North Carolina Newspapers

1 s tit. it v t 1 A WE3LtEWiSPAPjSft DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY, 4-i' t '1, 't it I w,' Volume- XI. Number 3(L Hertford, Perquimans County, North CarAliTu- Friday, July 28, 1944. aii.&U rer ear t' WEEKLYi iff" I' J i it . . ' 71 ... V . W '' Pre Induction Cell For 15 White Men Received By Board State Office Advises County Lags In Num ' ber In Service Seventy-five white men, the larg est group ever called up by Selective Service in this county, will be ordered to report for pre-induction examina tions on August 16, Mrs. Ruth Sum ner, clerk of the local board, stated this week. Since most of the young men be tween 18 and 25 in this county have already received pre-induction exam inations, this August call is expected to be filled by youths between 26 and 29 years of age. Two induction calls have also been received here. Four white men will be inducted into service on Augus 22, and six colored inductees, Milton McDonald, John James, Dan Felton, William Peyton, Milton Harvey and Joseph Butts, will leave here Au gust 3rd, for Fort Bragg', No official report as yet has been i :ered regarding the 45 white men who underwent pre-induction exami nations at Fort Bragg this week. Thes( youths left here on Wednes day. Mrs. Sumner released a copy oi a letter the Perquimans Board' receiv ed from Lt.-Col. Thomas Upton, of the State Selective Service Head quarters, showing that. Perquimans County has 24 per cent oAJts total white registration in Clat 1-C, and 21.6 per cent of its total colored reg istrat: it ion in Class 1-C. Col. Upton's letter reads: "We regret the necessity for tailing to your attention certain fact which wei r are quite lore neiiner, u personnel ot your local Board nor the citizens ffyour a BountyMj , regard. : with pride. The report furnished by the ci.uv: l m..u M.MuuiMi..i. catee that you have in Class 1-C 24 per cent pf your total white regis tration 18 to 37 years, inclusive, and 81.1 per tent 'of your total colored registration f th same age group, as compared to a State average of 38.5 per eent white and 21.7 per cent colored;. .v ' "We are confident that all North Carolinians wish to contribute their proportion of manpower .as well as iowjng a fl00d 0f leaflets circulated material things in. Support of the:within Germany calling for peace, war effort. For that reason, we be- ' liavc that vnur Ftnnrd will raairlp tn remedy the above situation at the earliest possible moment. We feel that an effort to correct the situation in the leaRt possible time is advis able, as it is our opinion that we are neanng the climax in furnishing manpower for the armed forces, and it will be more difficult after that time tq correct the situation, as our calls wiIU probably be considerably ' less than heretofore. . "We believe1 that after an analysis , of the situation, your Board can remedy it and, therefore, request that you advise us the plan of operation by which you propose to remedy the matter and when you' expect to ac complish such remedy." Fifty-four motorists were issued certificates for the purchase of tires duryig the past week, according to Miss Mary Frances Dail, clerk of the local ration board, fassenger type certificates were Issued to W H. Win8lotjj 1 Valerie Schmidt, ;:i-'Jstal.v.Pler3r,: iJRo1cnt new, X; it, i, vnappeil, I; A. L, Dail, I Ij Irene Mathews, 2; Joseph ; KbwL4 54 Certificates For ski, Mttliw'BiddsV?lM4;HMyy. nghintfys np&d in Guam, - Shaw, 1 O. B. Grtyt 1; John Gullett, ; i; Joei iutts, i; c,ugene Felton, 1; Theodore Felton, 1; .George. Powell, . . 1; D.. F. Bynder, 1; Ji' L. lAne, H T.J ; W. Nixon, 4;. Wright Dimity, "It Lou- " is itoij:.'-lfwiiiaiow;:i-fl- , - bert Ni3wmri.Ji T. WinslowiKi; - v , Kenneth Miller 1 Grace Knowles, 1; D. J. Rogerson, 1; Nathan Sawyer, ,lt WJb-oo 4,it J4'M"Fleet , wood If Caih Jcanette, It ' 'A. Bar. iris, iKBen. Owens, 2; Charles Diver; 2; ' a: Harrell, 1 J. L. White, t ; C T: ' Chappeil,' It AnnsA)ell (SBnrke, '4 Johir Grady,! Philin Parsley,'!; A, E. Cannon, 1 $;tk Jli Sink; J MjhM ' tie ranks, l; John; DiNapoll, 2;,,Ro V bert McDonald, 2;1W, U Elliott; Xi 'V and Hay ward LillyJ, . . Truck ' type certificates rfwera 'is sued to T R,' Sumner 8; 6: ' Vf. Ba Jtet 2t R B, Thnr5by2; JE. . H El? liott, Si V.," II. Vinslow, 2; ; Major - Loomis C04 4; and W. 11.. Wood, 1 x 1 ' ir' A medical eorpsmM bends wet ene of our wounded Tank maklnr oul France. Tou may be sure this wounded bum received the best metlrcal Bond purchase make this possible. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES T. . . u:i f : . uvvrcb u tins tiij, wan n aintru ii' Four top Nazis, Hitler, doenng, ... , " . n l l i , U; unA Mlss Jean klizabeth Wilson, Special- Goebbels and Himmler, now hold .t miI-om complete control over life within the , lst J'c m v- i-,Wavy-Reich, accordihg to reports issued The bnde is the daughter of Mrs. this wel'.by Hitler, who seemingly Winiam J. Wilson, of Cliff.side Park, ic ft .!., t m.intoir, f..ll rlln. trol over Germany following the at - temnt 6nhi8 life last week, keuorts , .. . . . . . , J. bmT. will tell whether or not the Nazi control oi Germany will continue and the war fought to its bitter end. Neutral sources report Hitler and the' Nazis have purged the minor of ficials connected - with the uprising last week, but have thus tailed to bring under control the top leaders of the opposition to Hitler. The at temnt to kill Hitler was made fol- The internal trouble in Gemany is reflected upon the battlefields throughout Europe. On the Eastern front the Red armie, seven are now in the field, are advancing at the rate of nearly one mile per hour and it is reported, following a new of- fensive launched Tuesday directly at Germany, the Reds are now only about loO miles from the boundary separating Germany and old Poland, The Red forces have swept past Warsaw in a drive toward Berlin it- self, and this drive caught the Nazis bat-footed, and permitted a break1 through on the middle of the East em front. i American and British forces in ; Normandy, alter several days of a i near stalemate, launched a heavy of fensive against the Germans Tues i day. .The Allied drive was preceded by one of the heaviest air-blitzes yet seen in France. More than 4,000 planes dropped bombs and strafed ! the. German ground troops in the Caen and St. Lo se.tors. .The Allies, it. was reported, advanced against strff opposition. , German resistance in Italy is re ported as stiffening also. However, the Allies there continued to march toward the -Nazi's Gothic Line. American troops were near Florence and still fighting in the Pisa section. The Allies have now;turned over to vth' Italian .vArnment control of, all or. Italy soutn .oi Kome.j i v,r ' ' fep .. where American Marines' and Army troops i are advancing against the Japs, most JJulCou Head harbot if Orots. nd have 'consoiir, dated, the two drives frojh north and' sotttfc; pwn)$m; & harbor. L Tlww;HTuff!M . H tPMJlH .omprI to, 'Thk'-Srtfird Fire' rDenirtment answered all at lUOVl'uesday. afI ternoon to . extinguish: a roof fin at j partments with other .agencies; itt Cox Avenne.;; B ! terpreUUgn' of the program to' the : fhehoaaei:eeis4.f,bs .Tocnr. wibliei financial, statistical and men- Hamun, -coiorea, was si; ptiy . aam aged by: the small blat4J and water thrown by the firemen In. putting put, the fire.'! J ' ' Invasion Casualty Henry C. Stokes Weds New Jersey Girl At Elizabeth City In a quiet ceremony held in Eliza beth City on July 16, Henry C. Stokes, Specialist 1-c (M) U. S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. r,r l '.. : : i t . iw jersey, ana prior io ner emry ' Javy in August ., 1943, as a J. WAVE, she was employed by the Air, ' KoHiirtwm Satoa rjuniniiit nf Moor MT-Zs Cliffside Park. N .T.. hio-h school The bridegroom is one of Hert- ford's most popular young men and drlving a'"1 Allure to stop before before entering the service in Feb-! enennK a highway; the charges re ruary, 1942, was an employee of the! sulte,l1 ,from an a,tc'dent which oc Hertford Postoffice. He graduated t'urred, 'ast Saturday morning on the from Pernmmans H,Vh Sehnnl and New HoPe when G. L. Sutton, attended Louisburg College. The couple are making their home at Norfolk, Va. Veteran Of Pacific Fighting Visiting Relatives Here Platoon Sergeant Keary Lane, a veteran of two and one-half years of fighting in the Pacific, is visiting his grandfather, A. D. Lane, of Hert ford, before reporting for new duty "l " "CUJ'"' cgi. iane nas neen in tne Marines for four and a half years and now w.irs the Silver Star Medal for gal lantry in action and the Purple Heart for injury under fire. He was wounded in action in the fighting at Cape Gloucester, when a Jap ma chine gunrfer pumped three bullets 11 L 1 t I rv- ! He saw action for the first time ' on Guadalcanal, and stated it was the courage of the Marines there that won the battle. Later his divi sion saxy action in New Guinea, New ' Britain and on other islands in the 4 av.nu;. He praised the medical attention given those wounded, and also the U. S. forces now engaged in the Pacific. He said.it is really a sight to see the" amount of power and ma terial America has in the Pacific. Sgt. Lane's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lane, now live at Franklin, .Virginia. Attends Raleiirh Meet Mrs. Sara , Brinn Perry, county superintendent, was the. 1 codnty welfare heads in among North Carolina asked by the State Depart ment, of Public Welfare to attend a our-daj- refresher course in Raleigh; last week, The course was given as part of the. State department's pro gram of staff development. Among the. subjects : ,.; studied were raUtfonahtoe .-of countv welfare de tal testing procedures; work ' with Negro families;:: child welfare prob lems; public assiBtanee; and staff .nrougn nis snouiaer. Disregarding out a icense and his father) Sidney the wound, Lane continued fighting1 Basnight, was assessed costs for per until he fainted from loss of blood j mitting his car to be so operated, and was hospitalized. Elijah White, Negro, was found development. ' ' 1 " , "7. git Army Sifna Corps Phort a casualty taj before evacuation fro,. attention in th world. Your Vai From V. S. Trri:un Recorder's Court Disposes Of Nine Cases Tuesday A. M. Four Injured In Acci dent Last Saturday Morning- -Nuie cases were disposed of by thevt ferouniiaiis Recorder s Court heay morning, including the one charging Thad Whedbee, Negro, wilh driving without license, reckless j Jr., his brother Clyde and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eure were injured as Mr. Sutton drove his car into a ditch in attempting to miss striking the Whedbee car, which according to tes timony offered in court had .stopped at the edge of the pavement. The occupants of the Sutton car: were badly cut and shaken from the accident and received treatment from; Dr. T. P. Krinn. Whedbee was found iruiltv of driv ing without a license and given a 60l;- C. Buck day suspended sentence upon pay ment of a fine of $10 and costs. Victor Leaf and William Snell each entered pleas of guilty to a charge of speeding and were ordered to pay the costs of court. Joseph Armstrong, Negro, was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to driving with improper lights and improper brakes. William Green, Negro, was fined $10 and costs for speeding. Alec Watson, .Negro, was taxeo with court costs on a charge of being ! drunk. Russell liasnight, Negro, was tax ed with court costs for driving witti- guilty of non-support and given a 60 day suspended sentence upon pay ment of court costs and $3 per week for the support of his child. The defendant noted an appeal to the superior court. Marion Riddick In Group Cited For Part Played In Invasion Marion Riddick, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M KHIdlCK, as a memoer Ol the 1814th Ordnance S. & M. Co., has been' cited for the work the group did in keeping two crack bomber groups operating on D-Day. According to a report received here, the ffdtlp with which First Sergeant Riddick is assigned,, com posed of service .group personnel, under the commany of Major George Bibby and Major Leland Richardson, were responsible for keeping the Thunderbolts in flying condition, re-j pairing and refitting them on a 24 hour schedule. According to the report which read, "It if possible, if not probable that; their efforts were in a large part '.responsible for the attack on Beach . continuing. History may show that they saved the day." r that th MJEKT MASONS MJEKT TUESDAY NIGHT i ' Perauimans Lodge. No. 106, A. F. ft A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. French Instructor To Speak Here Under Auspices USD Club Dr. Lecomte de Nouy to Tell of Life Underj Hitler ! Kdgar J. Hill, director of the Hertford L SO Club, annouiu cil to day arrangements have been com pleted for Dr. lecomte du Nouy, fa mous French biologist and physicist, to come to Hertford mi August 14 and speak on the subject "Tun Years In Paris Under Hitler." The arrangements for l)r. de Nouy to come to Hertford was maile by the L'SO, and he will appear here under the I'SO sponsorship. Mr. Hill stated that the time and place for the speech will be announced at a later dato. Dr. du Nouy studied at the Uni versity of I'aris and obtained hi? l'h.D. and his D.S. degrees there. He was an officer in the French army during the first World War. and at the end of the war came to the Kockefeller Institute in New ork to carry on his experimental researches. For eight years he stayed in that city, as an associate member of the Institute. He went back to France in 1 127 and organized a department at the Pasteur Insti tute in Paris. memoirs He published about 2110 ami papers on his own researches i 'j he funds raised for this purpose and seven books. He escaped fromare use(i lor thirteen relief organiza France in August, 1942, after spend- tions, the main of which is the I -SO, ing two years under the Nazi i ad its program is widely known in regime. ; presenting clubs and recreation cen- it has been stated that his pre-1 ters and programs for .service men, sentation 'Two Years in Paris Un-not only in this country, but all over der the Hitler Uule" is educational, i the world where our men are serving inspirational and certai nly sound in ' the war. XP i The meeting in Klizabeth City was I eople ot Pei uu, mans County will , , i , n , . , 1 M . i held ior the purpose ot allotting to .... n t" m "'''. ni si nana, oi me metnods used by Hitler in ruling France duriig de j Nouy's stay, and the public will be ! "ivitei to attend this meeting. ! Names Committees At Last Meeting Chairmen and members of the va rious committees for the Lions Club for the coming year were named at a meeting of the Club last Friday night, by the Club's new president, Members of the administrative committee are: Attendance, Houston Edwards, Zack Robertson, Luther Sitterson, Jim Bass, Charles Willi ford; By-Laws, Archie T. Lane, Claude White, Simon Kutenhurg; Convention, Claude White, F. . Skinner, Morgan Kalker, J. D. Cran ford; Finance, Julian White, Dr. I. A. Ward, F. 1! .Skinner, Ralph White, Houston Edwards; Lions Edu cation, J. D. Cranford, Clinton Ely, Moyie 1 mphlelt, Charlie Vann, Cor- bin Dozier; Membership, Charlie vann, Herbert Nixon, Will True hlond, Zack Kobertson, Iiill White; Program, Charles Willifnrd. Howard Hawkins, K. A. McCJoocan. .luln.n White, K. A. Willis: Publicity Her-1 bert Nixon, Charles Skinner, Simon Kutenhurg, Morgan Walker and Archie T. Lane. Special Wartime Committees military affairs: Hovle 1'mr.hlett J. H Towe, Clinton Elv and Itiii Cox; Greeter: Charles Skinner, Howard Dawkins, Bill White, Jim Bass, Tom Byrum, Elton Hurdle, Food: Luther Sitterson, Will True blood, Ralph White and R. A. Willis. Activities Committee Chairmen Boys and Girls: J. H. Towe; Citizen ship: Frank Skinner; Civic Improve ment: Ralph White; Community Betterment: F. A. McGooean: Edu- eatnn. ln4..-j ri,.,l,:. u..ii - v" .' fi 1 i.t , 1 1 r .t 1 1 1 1 H f I ( . 1 . Welfare: Archie T. Lane; Safety:! municipal pier, and a large number Clinton Ely; Sight Conservation andw,e present. Blind: Dr. I. A. Ward. I The Hertford Rotary Club will en- Julian A. White was appointed t0'tertain the enlisted personnel from represent the Club in working with I e base at a fish fry to be held at local organizations toward employ- the municipal plant on Grubb street ment of service men as they return home. Two new members were inducted into the Club at this meeting, they being R. O. Blocher and Edgar Hill. Two visitors. Ensign Dwain Peter son and Louis Sitterson, were also present. CHARLES CAM PEN SPENDING LEAVE WITH GRANDMOTHER C. P. O. Charles Campen, U. S. Coast Guard, who recently arrived in this country from a survivors' camp in Southern England, is spending his leave here with his grandmother, Mrs. Jesse Campen, County Co-chairmen Attend United War Fund Meeting Mon. Plans For Conducting Second Annual Drive Outlined to (iroup The Rev. P.. '. lieavis and J. Em niett Winslow. co-chairmen of the Pel qui man- t'ounty United War Fund Committee, were among reprr senlatiws from this district attend ing a meeting in Klizabeth City on Monday to hear plans outlining til" second annual War fund drive, which will be conducted around Octo ber !Mh. Chester A. iiv., . eculne dneci"i and Chester .Vlonis, ihaiiman of District 1.;, which is made up m counties ol the Albemarle, presided over the meeting and explained the purpose of the United War Fund campaign. On their return, the local chair men stated that they had accepted a quot-a to be raised in PerquimanA when the drive starts. However, was said that the amount of this quota will be announced later. Last year Perquimans was given a quota of $;i,l!)7, and it is believed that the liM-J quota will be somewhat highei. The local chairmen stated that they plan to call a meeting of the county-wide committee and organize it for the local campaign about the - middle of September. , niunU i Ulis di8lrict cam county in this district a quota for the drive this fall, and in addi tion the presiding officers gave a complete report on the handling of funds raised last year by the Lnited War Fund group, showing the aid and assistance rendered to people in Russia, Greece, China and other na tions inenuii by the Axis war ma- iniie. Colored Seaman Of County Loses Life In Explosion Last Week 1 Joseph M. Tolson, lS-year -old coi i ored seaman, second class, son ol Isaac Tolson of the Old Neck com munity of this county, lost his hie I in the explosion which occurred .it j the Naval Depot at Port Chicago, I California, last week, according in word received here by the youth's , father last Thursday. Capt. M. T. Kinnic, cnnimanddiir officer of the C S. Naval Barracks at Port Chicago, sent the father this message: "Deeply regret to advise you that your son, .lo.-iiph M. Tolson, 1 S 2-c, is missing and presumed d I as result of explosion occurring at 10:22, 17 July, 11144. at Port Chicago. According to ms father, the youth enlisted in the Naw at New York last March, while still under the age of 18, and had been at home on leave once since he entered the service. USO Program Includes Dance And Fish Fry A formal dance sponsored by the GSO is scheduled to be held at the Hertford USO Club Friday night at nine o'clock. This is the second party given by the GSO group, the enlisted men from Harvey Point wprp pntortninpd l.qt Frtrlav niirht. at a fermelr.n nartv and ilsnra nn thn next Wednesday night. All enlisted personnel are invited to attend. The club's block dance held Wed nesday night on Church street drew its usual large attendance and the music furnished by the Naval or chestra from Weeksville was enjoy ed by both dancers and spectators. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. Calvin Meads, of Elizabeth City, on Satur day, July 8, at the Medical Canter tn Elizabeth City, a daughter, Betty Delores. Mother and baby are do ing nicely. Mrs. Meads is the form-,' er Miss Leona Baccus. i s n f, s s