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Volume XLNumber
29.
Ibalh Depatnient
Prosecutes Patients
In Treatment Cases
Recorder's Court In
Lone Session Tues-
. ' day; Has 13 Cases
The Perquimans County Health De
' nartment was prosecuting witness
against three defendants in Record--er's
Court this week, after the de-
' Jendants had failed to take treat
ments for venereal disease. TUu
failure, on the part of patients, tc
take treatment is a violation oi tne
law and the local Health Department
is swearing out warrants for the
violations, after the patients refuse
to annear for treatment or do not
heed the pleadings of the Department
for them to appear for same.
Thirteen cases were heard by
Judge Charles E. Johnson at Tues
day's session of court, which ran well
into the afternoon.
The defendants in the Health De
partment cases were all colored:
Atverta Lightfoot, whose case was
continued until August 1 to give the
defendant an opportunity to appear
.for treatments voluntarily; Jesse
Lee White, who was found guilty and
given, a 30-day suspended sentence
upon payment of court costs and that
he take treatments, and Gertrude
White, -who plead iruilty to the
charge and prayer for judgment was
continued.
,'jLe Moore entered a plea of guilty j
, to a charge of speeding anc
fined $25 and costs. . ., J-
and was.
. k y Louis Combs. Nerrt, cwa, taxed
with court ooirts far beintf drunk and
disorderly. . . - I
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' ter' .vfaadin-r J W.iNaf.: 1 ,8f" MfT' ' ' , I
V ' Rufu iVBUuV NegTp, was found the heaviest air attacks yet launch
fOOt? 6t asaijitl,with a deadly wearied Jn Eupe, broke through the
Wilt wn.wM WVaVa reached a vaA-
y. eU sentence? nd 6rdered,ft fray Jftosts. , r 'rted 8 ideal for tank fight-
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fir "Acnarpng aam ware, fiegro. wun
trespass.
i.eorre ureen, JNegro, was lounu
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guilty forceful trespassed een-
teneed to tJireemonths on the roads.
Sentence wssyjiprtuied upon pay,
ment of a fine -of , 26 and costs.
However a previoia wpended
:-y Vl ov w"" ft'r M",
Elijah Carter. 'Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to driving with a false
operator's license, and was given a
'30-day suspended sentence and or-
wn-uoj auopcuuvu bcuhwvq aim vi-,
donui tn nv a fini at S10 and court 1
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costs,
Lester Hurdle, Negro,1 was found
guilty of larceny of a tire and wheel
He was given six months on the
roads, suspended upon payment of a
fine of $100 and costs.
T. C. Perdue was taxed with the
costs of court for being drunk and
disorderly,
William Mansfield was found
guilty of larceny and sentenced to
12 months on the roads. Mansfield
was charged with stealing a pocket'
Ibook belonging to Claude Chappell.,
The pocketbook contained approxu
mately $135.
Ration Doerd Issues
Tire Certificates
fifty-three' certificates ' for the
j," purchase of tires were issued by the
Perquimans Ration Board uurihg the
past week, according' to Miss, Mary
Frances Doll, clerk of the Board. .
t -Passenger type certificates -were
Issued to Cain Jeanette, 1; k; Alton
Jordan, 1 J. L. Cartwright, 1; R. E.
- Maier;.l; FT. L." Ward, 1; Albert
White, 1; L. E. Hatfield, 1;, Louis
, Nachman, 2; J. 0; Layden, 1; Ira
(Stalling, 1; Herman Terry, I; Rot
6it Shipe, 1; G. C. Buck, 1; ' Leroy
Halter, 1; Enog Mallory, 1; R G.
Hatch, 1; Rufus Lilly, 1; , Marshall
Tatum, 2; Carroll, Williams,'!; Luth
er Winslow. If Franz Egles, 1; Ralph
Perry,' 1? Sidney Goodwin, 1: Maude
; Mathews, lj E. T. Stallings,-!; C. T.l
. -'Winslow, 1; : Curtis Toms,'l; Grant1
cooper, z; u. If. Uray, 1 Llsha
, Brooks, 1: J. A,- Gradv. lj R, B.
Sutton, 1; Charles E.1 Johnson, 1; H.
' J. Winslow, 1; R. P, White, 1; D. L.
Reed, 1; Stephen Snvder, 1; J. Elmer
Wood, 1; T. Twi-o, 1; JacV Eld
dick, 1 t X'r, 1; W. C
r:o- nn, 2;
r.rv . I!allory, 1; Nor, -
man
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I Kason, 2, and
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What Happened to the Master
The answer to thU is simple. These American paratroopers dropped eat et the sky over Normany, took this
Frenek ViUsro and captured this Nasi tank. Herr Goebbels used to prattle that we were a deeadent race. Sure,
decadent thmt foot soldiers can capture German tanks intact Note that division insignia has been cen
sored out Are yon becking up such brave men as these with War Bond purchases? from V. S. Tntwry
THIS VMS
HEADLINES
' American. British and Canadian
forces shattered the Nazi lines in
Nwriandy thii week, when the Bnt-
American troops capturea oi.
u after a bitter ei ht day nfe.lt
'.More than 2,200 Allied planes drop-lnial
, t. 7ftnn tna .f hnmhs
Germans near Caen, preceding
the attack b nd forces. Xhe
AJe8 on Wednesday were 112 mires
from Pari d imporUnt news was
expected to develop from this latest
fighting in Normandy,
On the Eastern front Red armies,
following three days of fighting,
smashed through the crumbling
,'r
Nazi defenses for 31 milesin South
i "i . , mi. : -1.1. u
ern rotana near, lavow. iuis ai.uu.-r
was separate and apart from the
Red Army engagements in" Northern
Poland and the Baltic States. The
Reds on the north still threaten to
overrun East ' Prussia at lany time.
Reinforcements 'being rushed into
the German lines seemingly have
been unable to stem the rolling Rus
an armies, which are now; reported
about-400 miles from Berlin at
omej points.
i
Keports from the Italian front
state tat Allied troops have reached
the German Gothic defense line after
bypassing the port of Leghorn.
I Enemy .resistance js reported to have
i .essened on this front during recent
days. . .Allied planes based in Italy
I have 'continual to blast Nail com-
inunication lines and oil supply cen
ters during the week.
FronS reports on the . fighting in
the Pacific it would 'eenv American
iorc8 are now. concentrating on the
island of Guam.. Naval' forces have
heHed and bombed this?, Jap held
ase heavily during this week.-Mop-
ping- up processes en Saipan havr
been almost completed and the Japs
have' announced' the loss ,o this Im
portant base to the Amerlcang. A
shake-up . occurred in Japanese cir
cles this week when - Premier,. Toj
was relieved of his post- as. chief -rf
he Jap army etaff.' , "
' An estimated 360 -persons were
killed this week - when to shipe.
loaded with ammunition, exploded'
the,lX S. Naval Depot at Port Chi
cago, ' (Jai. ,The; town itself ,
shattered arid the explosion fwas felt
for mere than vw , mile,M0st r
those killed were ;.N -roes'' engaged
as dock workers. Au.horitjues .esti
mate 1,000 were injured. If - ' ;
Democrats gathered in Ch! ago" this
week to nominate Franklin,!, ). Roose
velt for a fourth term, Tl conven
tion opened Wedneoday. I ' spite of
the - ease ' in which Preside t Roose
1 velt -was nominated, it app red that
J a wide open race was pr
Ibterfor
J the vice preRldentiai pos
. There
'sice ,be
.ace ap
was much orposition to
1. T r".omiiK:i?d. i and t.
P'.?.r 1 to be between t r.ctor xru-r-'i
cf I'Issouri, Eanf.'..r BrJ:6loy
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.trara ttttttt r-nkTin w OTOTPAun AXm
lertford, Perquimans County.
Brother Of Local Man
Writes Brief Sketch
On Hertford, England
A brief sketch of Hertford, Eng
land, was received here recently by
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Barbee, Irom Mr.
Baibee's brother, Lt. Allen C. Bar
bee, who is stationed in England,
and who recently visited the town
after which our own town is named.
Lt. Barbee's letter stated: "We
went through Hertford, England, ami
while it is supposed to have 24,000
people it doesn't look much larger
than your Hertford to me. These
English towns will always fool you
for DODulation. You asked me to
write you a description of Hertford,
I England, but I am afraid I can't
it very interesting, not
mat it
is that bad. It is just a typical Kng
lish town, and when you've seen one
you've seen them all .... very old
buildings (you seldom see a modern
building anywhere) and lots of little
short streets a couple of blocks long.
It is in Hertfordshire and has a small
stream (couldn't call it a river) run
ning through it. We really breezed
through so quickly that I didn't have
a chance to make an adequate ap
praisal of the town."
Expected Storm
Swerved Out To Sea;
Disaster Men Alert
Storm warnings were broadcast for
this area of North Carolina during
the past week-end, when a severe
tropical storm, reported to be of near
hurricane force, was headed this way ;
from the southeast Atlantic, The
storm, however, remained stationary
during most of Sunday, then veered
off to the northeast and to sea. Only
the feather edge of the storm was
veported hitting the coast. I
Disaster committees and Red Cross
officials from Wilmington to Nor
folk were notified to be on the alert .
for serious property damage and pos-1
sible injuries resulting from the
storm. The heavy wind was report
ed to be blowing at a rate of from
80 to 90 miles per hour. 1
W. H. Pitt, chairman of the Per-'
quimans disaster' committee, placed
his group on the alert from the time ,
of the first warning issued by the au
thorities at Atlanta, and the local
group had prepared to cope with any
condition that might have Irisen
from the storm,
Many local residents, escaping t?ie
heat and enjoying vacations at Nags
Head and other resorts, were re
quested by the Coast Guard to leave
those spots .Sunday 1 and return to
their homes. ,, v
, .The storm, if was reported, was
one of the. most severe located off
the coast in recent years and authori
ties took every precaution to safe
guard property and lives. . .7
It 'was stated that the storm, af
ter it had swerved to the northeast,
was expected to hit along the coast
of. New Jersey.,!, '-.'"
LIONW CXUB-MEETS
' Tl Hertford Lions CTub wUl hold
its regular meeting tonight at lilt
o'clock at the-( Colonial Tourtrt
Home. , AH "members are urged to be
North Carolina. Friday,
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Army S'fsaf Cotpt Pbota
Watermelon Party
Tonight Highlight
Of USO Program
Operating Committee
Votes Permission For
Catholic Mass
A watermelon party to be staged
onvth-UJnicipal pier tonight, at' 9
o'clock by the GSO girls of the
Hertford USO Club will be the high
light of this week's L'SO program,
Edgar J. Hill, directoi, announced
yesterday.
Mr. Hill abo stated that persons
desiring to entertain a service man
dt dinner in their homes are asked to
call the USO Club, phone 2456, by
Saturday noon.
At a meeting of the committee of
management of the USO Club held
on Tuesday night, permission was
granted for the holding of Catholic
mass at the Club every Sunday
morning at 9:15 o'clock. The re
juesi wun made by Father F. J. Mc
Coiirt, pastor of the Catholic church
at Edenton for the purpose of hold
ing services for wives of Catholic
service men stationed at Harvey
I'oint.
In addition to the watermelon
party scheduled for tonight the pro
gram at the USO Club lor the com
ing week includes the following:
Saturday, a square dance will be
held at 8:I) o'clock.
Sunday: Catholic mass at 9:15
A. M.; vesper services at the Metho
dist Church at 7:15 P. M.
Monday: Luncheon for officers'
wives at 12:15; open house at club
during the evening.
Tuesdav: Quiz program ut 8
P. M.
Wednesday: A block dance at 9
P. M. with music furnished by the
Weeksville NAS orchestra.
Thursday: Luncheon for service
men's wives at 12:30 and free
movies at 8:45 P. M.
Milk Deliveries To
Be Resumed Here
X. Oliver White, milk distributor
of Hertford, announced today that
he will resume the delivery of milk to
homes in Hertford next Monday
evening.
Mjilk deliveries were suspended
her several months ago, due to Ol'A
regulations, under which Mr. White,
deliveries. ' However, new arrange-
ments recently completed by the dis
tributor will permit resumption of
delivery and enable him to make a
.'air profit.
In making the announcement con-
corning delivery of milk, Mr. White
3
statea that it would be absolutely , will be conducted on July 22.
necessary for persons desiring milk The local health office; it was also
to jba. left at, homes to place oui announced, will be closed every Mon
empty bottles, "No milk will be left day and Wednesday on account of the
unless, a bottle ia -placed oat for the 1 typhoid clinics being held throughout
one wanted. Individuals without ex- the county.
tm bottles may obtain jone from his J
driver, -Mr,' White laid. J BIRTjfl ANNOUNCEMENT
Persons desirjng mDDk to: be , da- .
livered to a dWnavare Wke4 to con- Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Davis an-
tact Mr. WbJt,- W 4iw, ana
give the name and , address , where
milk is to be delivered. '
PTFPAT TTM A "MS ffii TNTY
July 21, 1944.
Contingent Of Men
Leave July 26 For
Preinduction Exam
Eleven White Inductees
Left For Fort Bragg
Wednesday j
A contingent of I'orly-five white
youths has been ordered by the local
draft board to appear for pie-induction
examination on Wednesday, July
Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the
board, stated today. This group
will be the last called during the
month of July, and will include
l youths between the ages of 18 and
I 25. Future calls are expected t" tie
; made up of some men in the 'Zi'i-'l'.l
! age bracket.
An unofficial statement by (lenei
j al Hersey published last week stated
that barring unforeseen action, it is
doubtful that Selective Service will
call any man in the future above the
age of 30, and who is engaged in an
occupation contributing to the wel
fare of his community.
The youths who have been ordered
to report for pre-induction examina
tion next week are: Thomas Perry,
Milton White, William While, Belvin
Eure, Melvin Eure, Roland Copeland,
Jr., Harvey Chappell, Thomas Nixon,
Jesse Ilarrell, Lloyd Lane, Wayland
White, Jr., Shelton Long, James
Boyce, Clyde Lane, Leslie Winslow,
Joseph Evans, Albert Barnes, Me.:l
ford Trueblood, Wallace Ownley,
James Lamb, Jr., Edgar Berry,
Thomas Chappell, Calvin Bundy,
Winslow Rountree, Milton Jordan,
Melvin Rountree, James .Stallings,
Arthur Copeland, Thomas Rogerson,
Calvin Godfrey, Joseph Nowell, Lyn-
don White, Adrien Smith, Quincy
Kiddick, Sidney Stallings, Elihu
Winslow, Charles Layden, Oliver El
liott, Robert Hollowell, Joseph El
liott, Elmer Lussiter, James Roun
tree. Hubert Dail, Carl Lewis and
Clyde Russell.
Eleven youths, all accepted for
military service, left here Wednewlay
for induction into the armed forces.
These youths were: William True
blood, Walton Wood, Charles Har-
rell, Jr., Gaylord Riddick, Ernest
White, Herbert Ward, Calvin Lane,
Ike Stokely, William Mansfield, Jr.,
Clinton Winslow and Doward Jones.
j A pre-induction call for 15 Negroes
to take examinations has been re
ceived Mrs. Sumner said, and these
selectees will leave here on August
: 9. No pre-induction calls for white
' men for August have been received
yet.
Al Ward With First
Paratroops Landing
In French Invasion
Al Ward, son of Dr. and Mrs. I. A.
Ward, was one of the first American
troops to land on French soil during
the European invasion, according to
letters received here by his parents.
Dr. and Mrs. Ward have received
two letters from their son since 11
Day, when, according to the local
paratrooper, his regiment paracuhted
into France four hours in advance of
the invasion on the coast, and spent
days fighting and dodging the Nazis.
Al wrote that his regiment was
the first to land in France in ad
vance of the invasion forces and that
he spent the first seventeen days liv
ing in a foxhole, from which he
wrote the first letter, received here
about a week ago. His second let
ter stated that his regiment has now
been sent back of the lines for a rest
and he was enjoying real food again
after eating rations for mail'- davs.
He stated it was now a rare thing
to see a Nazi plane in the skies over
the area where he is stationed.
He also wrote his parents that his
regiment had recently received a
Presidential Citation for its action
during the invasion.
health Office Clinic
Changed lO July LI
The Perquimans Health Depart
ment, today, announced a change in
the date of the well-baby clinte for
this month. The clinic, usually held
0n the last Saturday of the month,
nounce the birth of a son, born July
1 16, named Willie Percy , Jr. Mother
I and son am doing nicely.
$1.50 fer
Finance Committee
Announces Winners
Of War Loan Prizes
Sales Soar Above Two
Hundred Per Cent of
County's Quota
i War bond sales in 1'eru.uimans
County, counting i,ward the r'ifth
1 War Loan, hau now reached tne
total of $.r;(7,017.25, R. M. Kiddu-k,
chairman of the Var finance Com
mittee, reported Wednesday.
This sum represents more than
two hundred pel rent of the quota as
signed this county prior to tne open
ing of the drive last month, and al
though the i!i'!e nas officially closed,
sale of all K bonds recorded up to
July .'II Count on the quota.
The War Finance Committee met
on Tuesday night to tally the sale.i
by individuals made during the Fifth
Var Loan and to determine the win
ners of the prizes offered by the
committee for individual effort. A
$2f war bond was awarded Elizabeth
Winslow for selling the largest
amount of bonds during the drive,
and Mrs. Louis Nachman won the
other $25 bond for selling the great
est number of bonds to individuals.
S. M. Long and Mrs. Winston lane
were second and third, respectively,
in the total of applications sold.
However, there were no prizes offer
ed for these positions.
Paul Smith was found to be the
winner of $6.25 worth of w ar stamps
for having sold the most bonds of
any high school student; while Jun
ius Winslow won the $6.25 worth of
stamps in the grammar school
division.
By virtue of having sold its over
all quota of $267,001) worth of war
bonds and $74,000 worth of E bonds
on July 1, Perquimans County was
the first county in Region One to
l meet its goal, notwithstanding tne
fact that this honor has been claim
1 ed by other countieB. laifact, it is
' believed that Perquimans was the
first county in the entire State to
meet its E bond goal.
In awarding the prizes offered
during the Fifth War Loan, the
county committee expressed its ap
preciation to all those who partici
pated in the drive either by selling
or buying war bonds, and urged that
I the public continue to buy bonds
I rniriilurlv now thai this drive has
closed. The county will be given a
quota each month and unless regular
purchase of bonds is continued, tn"!
count v will fail on these (foals.
Construction Negro
School Building To
Get Under Way Soon
Construction work on the Negro
school building at Winfall is expect
ed to get underway next week, ac
cording to F. T. Johnson, County
School Superintendent, who stated
this week that arrangements have
been made to secure the lumber
necessary for the construction of the
building from R. L. Taylor at Merry
Hill. The construction work will be
under the direction of Henry Swayne.
The building has been estimated to
cost around seven thousand dollars,
and wil Ibe used temporarily for
holding classes, until such time as
conditions permit the construction of
the permanent building.
This temporary building will con
sist of six class rooms and is ex
pected to serve more satisfactorily
for the holding of classes than has
the arrangement in use since the
Negro school building burned at
Winfall several years ago.
Mr. Johnson stated that the build
ing is expected to be completed in
time for the holding of classes when
school opens in the fall.
He also stated that he still has
some vacancies among his teaching
staffs, but expects to have all posi
tions filled before the opening of
schools.
Revival Services At
Berea Church Begins
Monday Evening- At 9
4
A ten-day revival service will be
gin at Berea Christian Church on
Monday evening, July 24, at nine
o'clock. The services will be held
each evening at that hour.
Dennis W. Davis, . of Williamston,
North Carolina, has been secured to
conduct the revival and he will
preach at each service. i
The public is cordially invited to'
attend any and all services.
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