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in1 ptv' t iWri-!;'..! .... 1 KVfe;j'ys- v 1 "i .ft A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY : Volume XI Number 31. Hertford, Perquimans County North Carolina, t riday, August 4, 1944. $1.51) Fer ear. ririir tttt PE1QUIMANS WEEKLY iJlJHIJd 4 V. 2 s - - 1 - i - si da -A r'St, "' :?!;:;: ..::;siii,. S 4 DEMOBUZING GERMAN MINES So fait wr Naii soldiers faMd from torn sectors in Normandy that they did not have tima t rvmort th warninf signs in thsir mine flslds. Hr an American Kugbamt officer oalmly loeatat ths hiddan axplosivM, randers then Mlaat and pilaa ap thm aalTag. Failur f tha anamy to conceal ba 4aaahl hand j'y1 probably sarad many American lires. in American troops, armored columns jA. and infan&rvmen fighting under Gifi eral Bradley, fanned out hi two Ui- " -J?lonB aIter B'Halyn VrouKn tneil!lis Vlew but' the tropical gale hit - 'an-Mi! Wi.mi.Un N. C., eatly T v fT T. ,"e,.,L"f TT.T: r -"" y turned inland to cut off the Germans ngnting me unusn in uie aen sec- tor. Given an advantage by the moun- j reported last month. j tainous terrain of northern Italy, According to reports from the Wil the Nazis have slowed the Allied mington area, the storm wrecked drive on that front this week, ac- cording to reports from itome. The, Allies, however, moved slowly ahead: and have called' upon Italian patriots to sabotage German communication and supply lines running back into the mountains. While the Allies are still some 600 miles from Berlin, the Red armies j have fought their way into Warsaw and are now about 300 miles from tQ gee K the German capital. Moscow re-. ' . ports all seven Red armies are!. Ihe heavy winds and rains started pushing ahead each day, but little, news has been given out about sue cesies on the southern front. The Red troops have captured most of the territory of the Baltic States, and are several miles inside the Ger man state of East Prussia. General MacArthur's forces in the Pacific leaped past another big Jap anese force early this week when they landed at Sansapor, 200 miles nearer the Philippines. Reports I state the Americans bypassed near- ly 100,000 Japs and are now engaged in a battle to end the fighting on New Guinea. The Americans under Hardcastle, vice president; C. P. MacArthur are now only 600 miles Morris, Henry Newbold, T. B. Sum from the Philippines. Admiral Nim-' ner and E. L. Winslow. ltz announced tnat tne Dame ion Tinlan an island in the Mananna group, naa enaeu ana ine Americans. are now in control. The fighting on Guam continues. ! Reports from the battle front an j i ' Normandy this week stated that the t ' , , uerman ace general, Kommet, nas . 1 'teen killed. According to the report1 -,, Kommel suffered wounds when Allied planet strafed his stafT car. Berlin ' - hat , not denied Rommel's death, but j has admitted he was wounded and In serious condition. ' , Manuel - Quezon, president of the Philippines, died in New York this week of tuberculosis. ; He had been ' 111 for torn time, but has looked af ;.ter his country's affairs since he es ; caped the .islands in '1M2, Sercio , ; Osmena, vice president, was sworn in at the new - Philippine president a almost immediately.. rfrK-'&'t&'-x j A: Secretary 'of Treasury Morgenthau announced 1 'Wednesday that total sales during- the Fihll! .War .toan amounted to more than 20 billion dollars.. The nation's quota had been tr set at '16 billion. In the Ave drives r conjcted by the , .Tressnnv Jtepaifr ment more ' lhan 1 billion 'dollars worth of bonds have been sold. Storm Hits Coast At Wilmington; Vind And Rain In County Storm warnings were issued for this section of North Carolina again evenin' Wlth on)y m(lerate w,n(lslgames will be enjoyed on Monday ana neavy rains oeing recoraea nere. The storm warning was the second issued here in the past three weeks, but it is believed that the storm this week was less intensive than the one communication lines, cutting off that , city trom outside terntory. ine wind was reported blowing at a rate of 60 to 80 miles per hour and roads leading to Wrightsville and Carolina 'teaches were covered with water. Thousands of people living and va cationing at the two beaches were j exacuaieu ' cuy ui .,- I t j urn : ion, aireauy overcrowueu wun war workers and reports, were that many , . o ... f La: nin , . , , , , ' . the night. A moderate wind con tinued to blow during most of Wed nesday. Hotary President Names Committees J. R. Futrell, president of the Hertford Rotary Club, this week an- nounced the membership of the chib committees for the coming year. The board of directors for the club 'are: J. R. Futrell, president: W. H Mmhers of the committees are: Ciub Service, W. H. Hardcastle, W. A. Hefren. P. T. Johnson, B. C. Reavis: Attendance. A.' B. Rnnner. J. T4 l r r w. wara, v. . uaraen; reiiowsmp, Howard Pitt, J. Emmett . Winslow, C A. Davenport; Classification, C.I P- Morris, Henry Newbold, E. L.I ii: 1 g u u:.. rp r c- i "'""""i iDnruciBiuj, 1. a. ounmn, A- W. Hefren; Vocational Service, T. a- oumner, nenry iNewDoia, a. Davenport; International Service, E. Winslow; J. W. Ward, B. C. . imormauon, ma Lampoen, k. s. Monas; Community Service, C. P. Morris, A. W, Hefren, Howard Pitt and V. N. Daden. Members 01 the Rotary qiub were hosts Wednesday night at 4 fish fry "I enlisted personnel of th$ Harvey Point NAAS. The flsh iflry?was held it the municipal plant on Grubb Street and was well attended; American Legion 'i 'jThe; Wm. PtuI StalUngs Post f the American Legion will fpid its regular monthly meeting it tonight (Friday) at 8 o'clock, at fte Agri culture, Building in.HertfoiJ. Pott Gommander S. u. Chappell fcrgea all memoer to be present' 7 v ', 4 ! Public Invited To Hear Professor's Speech On Hitler cheduled On August 14 at Hertford Gram mar School Much interest is bein inaniCested here on the coming appearance of Dr. Lecomtte le Nouy, who under the auspices of the Hertford I. SO Club ..ill speak of his experiences in I'aris for two years, while that city was under Hitler's rule. Kdgar J. Hill, director of the I' SO, j stated today that iJr. de Nouy's i speech will be delivered in the audi-: torium of the Hertford (iraniniar School at H p. in., August 14, and that the public, as well as service ' men and women, is invited to attend. There will be no admission. Dr. de Nouy escaped from France in 1942, after spending several years in Paris connected with the Pasteur Institute. He was at one time as- the service tor two year.-, lia. sociated with the Rockefeller Insti- ' ' 'at-ifu- for IS months, ute in New York City. i - - - In announcing the urogram for thel 'OUfltV I erCentag'e USO Club next week, Mr. Hill stated that the street dance to be held on August 8 will be open for both the public and service personnel. Pre viously block dances have been ex clusive for service men and women; but beginning with the one nex Tuesday, residents of the county who desire may join in the party. The CiSO girls held a formal dance at the club last Friday night which was well attended and enjoyed by all. Refreshments were served by the Mary Towe Missionary Society and Mrs. R. S. Monds and Mrs. Sarah B. E'erry presided at the punch howl. The program for next week at the I SO includes, besides the block dance, a luncheon for Officers' wives, a luncheon for Service wives, free j movies on Thursday night and a barn ; dance on next Fridav nifrht Ooen tZ witT inSatLs nd and Saturday nights. Recorder's Docket Cleared Quickly On TP J i I IP1IV V1 0111 111 CJ Business was brief in the Per quimans Recorder's Court this week when the docket, made up of eight cases, was quickly disposed of by the certificates for the purchase of tires court officials. Seven of the eight by the Perquimans Ration Hoard cases on this week's docket were for during the past week, Miss Mary traffic violations. I Frances Pail, clerk of the board, William Peeden, Colored, was as stated today, sessed court costs after pleading Truck Type certificates were is g'uilty to being drunk and disorderly, sued to Major-Foomis Co., 2; Hert Wheeler Dumbar, colored, plead ford Hardware, 2; R. H. Ohappell, 1; guilty to driving without license and B. P. Monds, 1; William Cartw right, ; he was ordered to pay court costs. ! '. and Winslow Oil Co. 2. Erwin Jordan and Lewis Lamb were taxed with court costs for driv- ing without license. Noland Chandler paid a fine of $10 and costs of court on a charge of speeding. 1"7" ArV-.". 71 . ... J , ' . ' KU" 10 a cnare I Pn.r r . t1. LZllZ U ."uhj vis pvvuiii vimi 6C William Harrell, Jr., plead guilty to speeding and was fined $50 and ordered to pay court costs. Ora L. Bvrd. found cuiltv of nros- t;t,,n .. 1. i. dered committed to the State Indus- trial rntor tnr. u,nman r . ri ' . . . 1 il. w CALUCU OlA II1UI1U1H. fVmnf t- A crin 4- T.4c, Uniy Aeill KepOniS LrODS III Good Shane x General rains fell throughout the county last Thursday and Friday nights and did wonders in bringing out crops in this county, according to L. W. Andersftn, county agent, who stated this week it was his be lief that corn, cotton and peanut crops here would be almost normal. Some parts of the county had little rain during most of June and July, but recent rains in those sec tions have helped crops greatly. Mr. Anderson, who is also secre tary of the County War Board, stated the. labor situation throughout the county at the present is good, and he thought . with normal weather condi tions during the harvesting period, there would be sufficient labor to harvest and house all crops. - v BIRTH ANNOUNCEME Born to Mr. Long, of Hertfi dav. Julv 28th Mother and baby NT and Mrs. Jtenan S. srd. RouteMlr on Tues- : " a mntfrfVeeman. Jr.! Nioing nicely. Brothers Serving f,., William K. Smith and Pvt. Carlton K. Smith, shown with cap, sons ol Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Smith, of lielvidere, make another brother team from Uirs county .-erving in the armed forces. William has been in service for tw. and a half year.-, and is now somewhere in England. Carlton, a member of I., For Fifth War Loan Reaches New Mark R. .M. Riddick, chairman of the Perquimans County War I'inancg Committee, announced Tuesday that total- .-ales of war bonds during the Fifth War Loan reached a new high of $f.6.r),548.f(t, or more than 212 percent of the county's quota. Sales of K bonds amounted to $9(),!08.f)0, Mr. Riddick stated, and the balance of the sales were made up of series F, G and other types of! bonds offered during the Fifth War l,oan drive. The chairman again expressed '''s appreciation to the people ol tNe county whose splendid cooperation m:;daj)it possible to achieve this re corrfffnd "tt 'those ,tnT'-'?rMP tne drive bv soliciting sales of war I hnnHc He added that thus far the county ha- not been assigned a quota for the month of August. Fifty-one Motorists For Tires This Week Fifty-one motorists were i.-sued Passenver Type: II. S. lane I; C. M. Stephens. 2: R. K. Mathews. 1; : Walter Pail, :i: S. V'. Long. 2: I!. S. lloskins, 2; Ralph Perry, 1: W. II. Riddick, 2; Robert Bischoff Will i Stephens, 2: Robert Perry, 2: W. A. V"" o. ; 'i: . A .... ' tl . 1 , I , " ; , vmOTl T '7. , lrnter ,;, f,oyd : , n FD "1; ' j Ja?fS C"u 1 11 i.T, i-t . i. 1 1 ft 1 1 , 1 , 1 , i. 1 1 1 1 1 White, 2; C. L. White. 1; Laura Overton, 2; C. I. Lewis, 1; Henry Cleaners, 2: Rufus Lilly, 1: Sterling Belch. 1: Robert White 2: DeLuxe 1 o. m n r.. o. u Monds 2: H. G. Hawkins. 1: C. S. i..,.i,a-,n 1. p.( rJ,j 1. r. ' -1 , , , . r, . , , ti 11 r. ; , t T - W. L. Sawyer, 3; Joshua Simpson, 1; J. R. Hendren, 1; Alvin Winslow, 1 Jack King, 2; Shelton Long, 2, and Harry Winslow, 1. Special Services At New Hope Church A series of special meetings will be conducted at the New Hope Meth odist Church, beginning Sunday, Au gust 6, and continuing for one week, the Rev. J. D. Cranford, pastor, an nounced today. Lieut (jg) Paul Sanders, chaplain at Harvey Point, will be the speaker for the mooting service at 11 o'clock Sunday, and the Rev. B. C. Reavis will speak each afternoon at 4 o'clock and each evening at 8:30 o'clock during the remainder of ihe services. The public Is cordially invited to attend all . meetings. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. William J. Beale, Jr., of Jackson, announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret Harmon, on July 30; at Roanoke Rapids Hospital, Roa noke Rapids Mrs. Beale is the former Nell Hobbs. In Armed Forces stationed sn pwhe t in- Southwest Changing Events In Europe Give Nazis Additional Problems Changing conditions inside Kurope gue indication that more problem. are being faced by the Nazis daily. Turkey is expected to break diplo- matii rclatious with (iermany an.i day now and there is a possibility jt,a, ., stat( I 'I'm ke ha- of war nun oe ilcrlareil. prepared any reek oiling, and lepoits from there .-late all German national- are realty m leave the country. A shake-up was made in Finland on Tuesday when the pro-Nazi presi dent Kvti resigned and Baron Man- ,,.,.l,:, (,,, ,,.,1 (.-ornish -ei,r i! named to that post by the Finnish I Parliament. Some officia s believe Maniierheim will take immediate steps to seek peace with Russia, now that the Red armies have severed the Baltic Mates from the n., armies. The Russians by their break through in the Baltic sector have trapped some 300,000 German sol diers, and now control most of the area surrounding Finland. The Red forces arc battling for the city ol Warsaw, first I'nited Nations capital overrun by Hitler. The reports state the Nazis are burning Warsaw as they prepare to evacuate before the rolling Russian armies. No report- ha we been made on condition- iiis'de (iermany proper since the new of the attempt on Hitler's life. However, the seem i I if I v h 1 mi !('.; il nut ion now fronting the German armies on the Fast West and South must be hav- imr its elleil on fe Ceiinai, nooiila- tion. The Allied troops in v n.eimiv have broken out stretches of that peninsula and American armored forces now are plunging ahead across the Brittany peninsula, on which is situated the :,....(n..( ..,..( Upct TI,q Am- 1 r , 1 . V .,1 erican troops were reported as ad- vancing some 15 miles per day, as compared to the one mile a day they gained fighting in Normandy. More than 1(1,000 Germans have been buried by the Allied troops while the count on prisoners is un official due to the large number be ine taken, as tne Allies arive 10 new gains. more man ,,., v.m. .-, were captured in one day of the drive I which is now in its second week. Colored Selectees To Leave For Fort Bragg August 9th Fifteen colored selectees will leave here next Wednesday, August 9, for Fort Bragg, where they will undergo pre-induction examinations, Mrs. Ruth .Sumner, clerk of the local draft board, announced today. The board has ordered the follow ing registrants to report at the local office to entrain for Fort Bragg: James Newcom, William Turner, Holis Mitchell, Rufus Rouse, Bill Mallory, James Johnson, Roosevelt Harvey, Albert Turner, Ulysses Har rell, Oliver Riddick, Melvin Butts, Thomas White, Earl Zachery, Frank Whedbee, Ulysses Skinner, James White, Arthur Harrell and Alphonso Gibbs. The first induction call for August was filled yesterday, when six Negro inductees left to begin their military training. School Opening May Be Belayed Oue To Polio Situation State Official Suggests Proposal; No Cases Here j Opening of IVnpiiiiian. Conn! I .-choids for I In - new term nia bo d--I laved I 'i' a .-hurt time, if a sugge--ti. i.i. . Hi:- ei k 1 !h . Carl . lie; j State Health ' Ulicl'l'. IS I pi; .1.1 l.ele. t .,e lei a! I ii..U i : Kdii. e mi a- i i (jilt- . , So pel i hi ei -! .lent . . 7. .1 ... i.e., saill eulie-.l.., . Dr. Ui- mild health ntlicers, of the State Septi'inliei la, epidemic. VYhil.. tiiis reported few , in a letter to eou:r ; - ll'.rgesteil I lia t .-cil"" delay opeieng am: lierau.-e of the I'o.i rtion of the State ria-ea.-es of the disea-e, the State Health Oflicer beliees oe I lay in opening schools e ery w hei will aid in combatting I'o.io. Con trary to rumor going aiouiiil this vei k, iae lor ,i i i le pa it men', told this reporter there were i:.. cases, as far as they knew, in this county. Mr. Johnson announced that plans for opening the colored schools about August 11, and opening of white schools on September 7 would be de layed if such action was requested by the local Health Department. He stated that if the opening of schools were delayed, it would per mit sufficient time for contractors to complete the new building now being constructed to house the classes o' the Negro school in Winfall. Work j is progressing well on this building, I he said, anil it should be ready foi ' the holding of classes about the middle of September. Other schools throughout tU-- coun ty aie also being prepared for tlv: return of students. Because of then excellent condition, little work is needed to put the Perquimans Hi"..; RcTiool burldfrtE and'tlTe Central ami ' Hertford Grammar School buildings ' in condition for opening. ' .lr. .lomisoii announced ne is sun "'' teacher for the first grade a. uie i e.o.ai wium...... bM otherwise his teaching stall' is rapidly being coin pleted. Local Pastor Heads District Commission On Evangelism At the meeting of the Elizabeth City Pistrict Conference last May the Rev. II. C. Reavis, pastor of the Methodist Church in Hertford, was elected chairman of the Commission on r.vangelism tor tins district ami since that time has been giving much time and thought to that work in addition to hi.- regular duties as pastor. Meetings have been held .with preachers in the interest of tnat v"rk besides doing the preach ing in revival meetings. Last week Mr. Reavis brought to revival services at Weeksville, and he is doing the preaching this week in a series of services in the Evans Church, and next Sunday afternoon 1 7"" 7"' , he will begin a series of services at New Hope Church. Many other calls have come to Mr. Reavis to help in similar services and he will bring his work as preacher in these meetings to a close in September, when he does the preaching at the Love Joy Camp Meeting, Troy, N. C. He plans . .. u; ; e -a L yJ u 1 (lie ulCdLiiuiK " a ociita viva, servk,es in the local Metho- djst church here in October. It is understood that Mr. Reavis is not neglecting his own pulpit in doing the preaching in these revival meetings, as he will be in his pulpit each Sunday morning and evening, and is looking after the pastoral du ties also. Henry Wilbur Bright Awarded Purple Heart Wounded On D-Day Mrs. John Bright of the Chapa noke community, has received the Purple Heart from her son, Cpl. Henry W. Bright, who, according to a letter written his mother, was wounded in action on D-Day. Cpl. Bright informed his mother that he is now getting along fine and has spent the week-end in France. He stated in his letter that he has spent the week-end eating and sleep ing in a fox hole, and he expects a furlough some time in 1945. He is attached to a unit of combat engi neers ' and has been in five cam paigns, and according to his letter, is looking forward to more. if ..-.wet 1i i t