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RQUIMANS WEEKLY
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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY
Volume XL Number 44.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 3, 1944.
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JUDGE RICHARD DIXON SAYS COMPROMISE
PEACE MEANS FUTURE WORLD CONFICTS
r Praises Libraries and!
Urges Use; Grand1
Jury Recommends
&hnnl Imnrnvpmpnts
i - "Unless we demand nothing less
i than unconditional surrender and then
I follow Wilson's plans for world
' 'peace, we might as well, right now,
X" prepare for World War III,'" Judge
j i . Richard Dixon told the grand jury
and spectators, in opening the Octo
ber term of Perquimans Superior
Court
Judge Dixon, in charging the grand
jury, told how, when he was a soldiei
in World War 1, and the armistice
was announced that he and other
soldiers expected at least to see the
Germans forced to surrender theit
arms, but that no such action was
forthcoming. Instead, the Germans
were permitted to form in order and
march back to their capital with
rifles shining and banners flying, as
if they were the ones victorious. He
stated that no such thing should be
permitted this time, as the sand in
the hourglass of time was running
lower for the Germans and Japs.
Judge Dixon, speaking on condi
tions within our State, praised the
libraries of North Carolina and the
great work they are doing in render-
ing educational advantages to those
who use the libraries, and he urged
greater use by all the people as a
method of expanding the education
received in the public schools. He
stated that one of the bright spots in
the life of our itate during this cen-
tury has been the increased effi-
ciency in our schools.
Members of the grand jury, chosen
at the opening session Monday morn
ing, were: David Cox, Jr., foreman;
H. A. Whitley, J. I,. Sutton, Jr., J.
W. Harrell, Henry Riddick, Ernest
Morse, Herbert Nixon, Nathan Rid
dick, W. H. Winslow. Charlie True
blood, Thomas Swain, Dockery Cart
wright, Nathan Sawyer, Walter
Nowell, Noah Felton, Jr., W. J. Ben
ton, Walter Winslow and J. D.
Chappell.
In their report to the Court, the
grand jury stated that it had made
a compleU investigation of the coun
m awpwyjayi ..mufti, lk rfr to .
oe in gooa condition. Minor repairs
were recommended to be made to
me uourtnpuse.
Other recommendations were for
repairs to school buildings, all noticed
to be in good condition and well-kept,
but needing minor rfcpaira. A num-;
her of school buses weiu also recom
mended to be repaired, and two
buses were recommended to be re-
placed by new ones. !
Lt Fordham Speaker
At High Sell ool On
Navy Day Program
Lieutenant J. H. Fordham, Execu
tive Officer of Harvey Point Air Sta
tion, was the principal speaker Fri
day morning, October 27, at 11:30
o'clock, when the Perquimans County
High School students observed the
169th anniversary of the establish
ment of the NaVy.
For the occasion the service flag!
representing 244 alumni of the High
School, was mounted behind the
speaker's stand. A large proportion
of these me and two women are in
the Navy.
The program, which was given by
the seniors, opened with the singing
of the "Star Spangled Banner.'' Lne.
Forehand read the Sixty-seventh
Psalm, and Joann Winslow offered a
prayer written by Henry C. Baker.
Marjorio Frances White conducted a
quiz on the Navy with 12 members
of the senior class answering the
questions. Pauline Smith introduced
the speaker.
Lieutenant Fordham first compared
the "rJavy as it was in 1936 with It as
it is now. He next spoke of the
achievements of the Navy, dwelling
particularly upon its recent victories
in the Pacific War Zone. Finally, tie
urged the students to beware of
complacency and gave several prac
tical suggestions that they might fol
low in helping o win the war. His
talk was both entertaining and en
lightening. The program was concluded by the
singing of "Anchors Aweigh."
Community Day At
Methodist Church
World Community Day will be ob
served at the Methodist Church on
Friday evening, November 3rd, at
7:30 o'clock. The Rev. B. C. Reavis,
pastor, will conduct the service, the
theme of his talk being "The Price
of Enduring Peace."
All denominations of the county
are invited to join in this service.
Sgt. D. J. White Given
2nd Oak Leaf Cluster
Aii Kigth Air Force Bomber Sta
tion, England. Technical Sergeant
Dempsey J. White, Jr., 22, of Hert
ford, has been awarded his second
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal, I
equivalent to another award of the
Medal, for "courage, coolness and
skill" displayed on bombing attacks
over Nazi Europe as radio operator!
and gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress
in the group commanded by Colonel :
Frank P. Bostrom of Bangor, Me. '
The flyer is the son of Mr. and
mrs. uempsey J. wnite, sr., ot Koute
Hertford. Before entering the
AAF in January, 194,', he was a
nroiectinnist with the S , Thnf
in Hertford.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Following their complete naval de- individuals to increase their contri
feat at the hands of I'. S. Fleets, the butions, or for individuals who have
laps have been reported as massing not yet made a donation to irive lin
their troops on the Island of Eeyte
or a suicidal last stand against the
advancing forces under General Mac-
Arthur in the Philippines. Latest
Naval reports state that fK Jap war-
ships were sunk or damaged in the.
battle off the Philippines. Reports
from the Pacific state that A mnric'in
forces, aided by l'hiliuniie natives,
have captured all of Samar Island,
north of Leyte. More than 14,000
Japs, members of the unit that con-
ilueted the infamous death march
fn-m liataan, were killed bv the
Americans.
British and Canadian troops have
broken the German line in north
Holland and are moving to trap some
40.00(1 Nazis attempting to escape
into Germany. Fighting along the
American lines in France and Ger
many has been static this week. TI.e
trrions of. the Fii-ut ami Tlii.i
havaofrW hitting at the Nazi lines
for openings - through
smash the German stand.
which to
Some com
mentators believe that the Allies are
now readying the greatest offensive
of the war against the Nazis,
which will lie an attempt to knock
Germany out of the war before
Christmas. However. Churchill, this
week, warns that the Nazis may last
until next summer.
Reports from Aachen, thj? Urst
German city of any size captured by
the Americans, say that German
civilians are not being pampered, but
are being imuressed that thev have
been conquered, fhe American of-1
ficiaJs have designated a non-Nazi
as mayor of the city. The first free
mayor Grmany has had since Hitler
took over Germanv.
.Russian troops, after buttering
their way into Fast Prussia, have
intensified their drive in Hungary' and
are now some 4.( miles from the capi
tal city, Budapest,
continues between
the Germans in t'
in Poland anil the
Fierce fighting
the Russians and
Fastern sector, ;
Baltic States. j
The War Department has recalled
General Stillwell from the China-
India battle zone due, according to
unconfirmed reports, of his inability
to get along with Chiang Kai-shek,
commander of China. Reports say
that General Stillwell will be given
the task of training an American
Army for invasion of China.
Local Postmasters
Advise Patrons To
Mail Parcels Early
Local postmasters in Perquimans
County, this week, are advising pa
trons of the postoffices to mail all
Christmas parcels, addressed to
points throughout the country, not
later than December 1, to be assured
the parcels will reach their designa
tion in lime for delivery by Christ
mas. Silas Wbedbee, postmaster at Hert
ford, pointed out that this move to
have all Christmas parlels in the
mails early this year is due to the
great demand upon transportation
facilities, now heavily burdened with
carrying war supplies. He said that
the shortage of help on railroads, and
other transportation lines, causes de
lay in handling mail and parcel post,
as well aa other types of shipments,
and all indications are that the mail,
this holiday season, will be the
greatest ever. ' iV
Thust he advice, to be sure of
prompt delivery of Christmas parcels
one can be. certain ftn'y by mailing
the packages by Dember 1.
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War Fund Campaign
ign
Continues As County
Still Short Of Goal
One Thousand Dollars
Needed to Put Drive
OVer the Top
Additional contributions have been
coming in for the Perquimans United
, War Fund drive, but .). Kmmett :
Winslow, co-chairman for the com-1
mittee, stated Wednesday that one
j thousand dollars is still needed to put
' the county over the top in the cam- j
, paign for Rf()(). He stated that the
; t,,tai amount alreadv collected is n-
proximately $;!,r,0(l.
y , , e ., . . . .
I . era! count.es of tins district, in-
: .in Yunnan ami Ma'r.i I I'UIIUU,
I have already reached their goal in
: this drive and the local committee itj
I hopeful that Perquiman- will shortly
j be added to the list of counties who
j have successfully met their quota.
Mr. Winslow and the Rev. B. C.
Keavis, co-chairmen of the drive.
nave met several times this week to
map out lurtlir plans lor bringing-
the drive to a successful conclusion
but they appeal to the public that the
only way the fund can be raised is for
erally to this cause,
A check of contributors I,, the War
Fund is now being made and as soon
as this is completed, it is expected
that solicitors will be called to meet
and urired to recanvass their terri-
1 lories in order to contact individuals
Willi I):t in Kinn miecnrl im tn tVitH
missed un to this
time. Mr. Winslow said that ..II
township chairmen ami county solici-
tors will be notified by mail nf the
time and place for this" pieeting. !
Several townships in the county '
still remain short of the amount rel
ported in the War Fund
Campaign
last year, and since the count v's
quota was increased 14 per cent in
this vear's drive, it will !. neeesunrv
for each township to increase its
contributions accordingly.
All solicitors are requested to con
tinue working on this drive, and (o
report funds collected either to
township chairmen or to Julian A.
W hite, committee treasurer.
Army Returns Three
electees In Last
Contingent Of Men !
l''oi the first time, since Selective
Service went into operation in 1!)4(),
the Perquimans County Draft Hoard
had three registrants rejected when
thev reported at Fort Bragg for
diirtion. after havinu- alresolv oassed
re-induct ion examinations
The three men were rejected from
the last contingent of selectees, who
reported for induction last week
they have now returned home.
The local Hoard has no calls for
induction of men during this month,
but does hae a call for pre-induc-
tion examinations of five white men
for November 2d, Mrs. Ruth' Sumner,
clerk of the- Board, stated this week.
Mrs. Sumner stated she has been
notified that registrants under 2li
vears of j:ge, who were previously
banned from enlisting in the Mer-
j chant Marines, may now do so, under
new regulations recently announced.
This ban was removed, due to the in
creased need for personnel of all
types to man ships cuiying supplies
to the armed force.-, especially since
the tempo of the lighting in the
Pacific has been stenned no to its
present peak.
She also stated that tin
Inr:.ii
Board is in the process of reclassify
ing men ;)8 and over into the group
of 4-A, in accordance with the re
cently changed regulations.
Sgt. Morris Spruill
Wins Conduct Medal
An Eighth Air Force Fighter Sta
tion, England. Sergeant Morris L.
Spruill, son of Mrs. Mary M. Spruill,
has been awarded the Army's Good
Conduct Medal, according to an an
nouncement by Colonel Donald W.
Graham, Commanding Officer of this
P-ffl Mustang station.
Responsible for the preparation of
special orders, general orders, daily
bulletins, documents and other offi
cial publications originating from
the headquarters of this Eighth
Fighter Command Station, Sgt.
Spruill is one of the vital "Keep 'Em
Plying" personnel commended for
teamwork with the pilots.
Teamwork between flying anH
ground personnel was demonstrated
when the hard-hitting pilots destroy
ed 800 Nasi aircraft in five months
for a crushing blow to the battered
Luftwaffe.
voters Will moose
Chief Executive At
Election Tuesday
Polls Open For Voting
From Sunrise to
Sunset
From sunrise to sunset next Tues
dav, November 7, Perquimans County
volers will join those of the entire
nation in casting their ballots which
will decide if President Frajiklin D.
Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate,
will be re-elected for a four-year
term as chief executive of the I'nited
States, or if he will be succeeded by
Thomas E. Dewey, (inventor of New
Vnrk, the Republican candidate.
Of course, there is little doubt but
that Perquimans will roll up its usual' .
overwhelming majority for the Deni-1
ocratic noniii.ee, but the concern of
('. P. Mo.ris, chairman of the!
Perquimans County Democratic Exe
cutive Committee, as well as other ,
Democrats, is to get out the vote. !
While quite a lot of interest in the I
election ol a President has been
I created, still the fact that, there are
no local contests is reason to believe'
that many will not go to the polls
unless they are reminded and even i
urged to exercise their right
pnvi-
lege and duty.
When going
lo cast their ballots
next Tuesday voters will be given
four ballots. One of these will be
for the offices of President and Vice
President, the Democratic candidates
being- Franklin I). Roosevelt and
Ilurr' s- Truman. The Republican
Cll flii ! flut a Hi ThOiTKlS '). MoWI'V iitu
-'"hn W. Iiricker.
Another ballot will lie for State
"fGcers, for which the candidates are
!ls f"'lows: For United States Sena-
,(,r- (:b'de R. Hoey, Democrat, and A.
Ferree, Republican.
For Governor, R.
Gregg Cherry,
I ,Vnl( 'r:lt. i,Mi Frank C
Patton, Re-
"oblican.
I'"1 Lieutenant
Governor, L. Y.
Itallentine, Democrat, and George L.
' ;. eene. Republican.
For Secretary of State, Thad lane.
Democrat, and AY. 11. Gragg. Repub
lican. Far State Auditor, George Ross
1'ou. Democrat, and J. M. Van Hoy,
(Continued on Page Two I
Fjnance Chairmen
iMeetSundavTo Plan
Sixth War Bond Drive
R. M. Riddick, chairma'
I'erquimans Countv War
of the
1 inance
committee, which has charge of all
war bond drives, will attend a meet
mg of chairmen from this region, to
be held Sunday at Greenville, to bear
the plans mapped nut for conducting
the Sixth War Loan, which is sche-
: duled to open on November 20.
I Mr. Riddick stated this week that
,. he had had no information relative to
the quota Perquimans County will
get for this next drive, hut that the
Treasury Department has announced
a slight decrease in the national
quota, compared to the Fifth War
Loan.
The local chairman announced that
a meeting of the county committee
will be called within a short time,
and that plans for the heal drive will
be made at this meeting. There is a
possibility that the drive here will
opto with a bond rally, in an effort
to sell the entire quota for the coun-
ty during the rally. 1 lie
; :lls stated that the school
of the community will be
chairman
children
sell bonds during the drive.
Mr. Riddick issued an anneal to
the people to be prepared to continue
the fine record Perquimans has made
in all bond drives, during which eacn
drive has been oversubscribed by '200
per cent.
I egion Post Holds
Armistice Banquet
At New Hope Thurs.
Members of Wm. Paul Stallings
Post of the American Legion, thjeir
wives and guests, observed an Arm
istice Night program by holding a
banquet at the New Hope Community
House on Thursday night, and en
joyed, besides a delicious dinner
served by the ladies of the New
Hope community, a program in keep
ing with the celebration of Armistice
Day, marking the 25th anniversary' of
the end of World War I.
A large number of persons were
present and heard the program.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Barbee an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Fletsy
Crowell Barbee, on October 27th, at
the Medical Center in Elizabeth City.
Mother and baby are getting along
nicely.
SUPtRlUR LUUKI UUMPLETES DUCKET UN
WEDNESDAY CONCLUDING OCTOBER TERM
Julian E. Dail Supt.
Air Corps Warehouse
An Kighth Air Force lioniber Sta
tion, Kngland.- Warehouse superin
tendent of the Air Corps Supply Di
vision at the bomber ba.-e, .Master
Sergeant Julian E. H.ile, Hertford,
speeds the shipment of ec,iipnient
that soon will become part nl a ic-
. conditioned liomlier ready ti i more
blows in support of Allied troops on
the conl inent. He is a moinb. r of an
VIII Air Force Service Command
sub depot here.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. louza Dale,
Route 2, Hertford, he u a- employed
by the Norfolk Navy Yards, Pnrt
niouth, Va., prior to entering the ser
vice in Julv, PMI. He has been over-
US months.
Indians Remain In
Undefeated Class
Dy Downing Ahoskie
The Perquimans Indian.-, won their
fourth straight victory, and still re
main in the undefeated class, by
downing a determined Ahoskie high
school football tfarn on the Ahoskie
field last Friday by a Jt to 1;; mar
gin. This was the first game this
season the Indians permitted an op
ponent to cross their goal line.
Ahoskie scored first b a series of
passes shortly aftei the opening
kickoff, but failed to convert the try
for extra point and led by ti n count.
The Indians played listless ball lim
ing most of the I'i. t half and per
mitted the Ahoskie team to con.piet.
a number of pas-es which kept the
piesstire I., the Indians' del'on.-e.
Late ill the I'n si cpiailer the Ind'an-'
offensive started clicking and, altei a
series of end runs ami line bucks, .Im
Nowell crossed the goal hue for Per
quimans' fir t touchdown. The try I'oi
extra point was declared bad and the
score was li-f. Neither team scored
during the second period and score at
half time was still tied.
The Indians received the kickoff
at the beginning of the second ball',
ami Joe Nowell, w ho scmed ali four
ol the Indians' touchdowns, again
crossed the Ahoskie goal line for s:
points to put the Indians ahead i'J.
to (i. ho-kir gained .'in .aids, af
I Id
ol plays In th
lliai If:
lo Mill I he hal I in sooi i
j and addeil six points to then total on
another pass. Their tr I'm ei i a
i point was good and the score ;,, ):;.
12. Ahoskie.
The local squad got going dill mil;
the final quarter and tall'ed two more
touchdowns to run their seen- i,p In
'24 point.-, while Ahoskie was held
scoreless.
Coach Max- Campbell used fifteen
men in the game against Ahoskie.
and switched Wilson from center in
to the backfield for part of the
game. Several of the pia.wis
ceived minor bruises, hut all are ex
peeled to be in fine shape for the
game this week with the Washington
High School Pains to be played Fri
day night at S o'clock, at Washing
ton, X. C.
Price Panel Board
Sets Ceiling For
Wood Used As Fuel
Members of the Price Panel Board
'd the Perquimans 0PA office met
'ast Thursday night with K. S. Dixon.
asked to('PA field officer, and wood dealers
' 1,1 '"ls area and set a ceiling price.
tor wood used tor Tuel.
The ceiling price established is .I2
per cord, or $.'( per cart load, one
fourth of a cord. All mill w I. .
board ends and slab wood is to sell :
not higher than $8 per cord. j
These prices established at the
meeting are higher than prices in 1
li)42, but the increase was due to the
shortage of labor for cutting wood
and the higher wages now paid for
the labor.
Wood dealers may sell wood for
fuel at prices under these ceilings,
but will be violating the law by
charging prices higher than these set
at the Hoard meeting.
Wearer Of Purple
Heart Home On Leave
Pfc. Harry L. Forbes, V. S. M. C,
who was wounded on Guam and was
awarded the Purple Heart, is spend
ing a leave with his aunt, Mrs. Mark
Hathaway.
The youth has just returned from
22 months overseas duty and, in ad
dition to having won the Purpie
Heart, has also been awarded a Unit
Citation by the President for action
during the time he served overseas.
Negro Sailor Gets Two
Years on Charge of
Manslaughter; Gvil
Actions Continued
Perquimans County's October term
of Superior Court adjourned Wed
nesday, after completing its docket
of 1" criminal case- and continuing
all civil actions, excepting divorce
cases, until the January term of
Supei mi ( lourt.
I'licr to the opening of court, ;t
appeared tha; the entire week would
be needed to clear the docket, but the
task was expedited by coin! official,
and tin.- made pi ssible the return to
work of many fanners who were
serving on the j.ijy.
The State accepted a plea of godly
to reckless driving from Pill Hairs,
charged with drunken driving, and
the defendant was ordered to pa., a
fine of and costs.
Judge Richard Dixon, who presided
over the term, ordered tin cases of
.Malaki Harrell and Klijah White,
colored, charged with non-support,
remanded to the Recorder's Court,
when it was shown that the defendant-
were complying with the judg
ment of the lower court.
A capias was ordered issued for
Ashley Fleetwood, who failed to ap
ear to answer to a charge of simple
assault
The case of Trim Gordon, charged
with fraud, was continued until the
next term of court, upon the plea
of the defense.
Clarence I.anc was, fined '- a.nf
ordered to pay the court costs on a
plea of guilty to a charge of reckless
driving. The State accepted this
plea when Solicitor Chester Morris
announced that the State had in
sufficient evidence against the de
fendant on a charge of driving drunk.
The Court allowed a motion of the
State for continuing the case charg
ing Ransom Kdmunds with man
slaughter. Joe liutts, Negro, was found guilty
of simple assault and with boine a
Peeping Tom, and wa
the roads for .''.(I day
count and nine months
count .
Wayland White. .1 1
sentenciMj to
mi the fn -I
n the second
we- found
gllillv of
sentenced t
ckless dining and was
six months on the mads,
be, susoendcil upon pay -it
f .SUM. and costs of
sentence
meiit of
court.
I.
ti
f King, Negro sail.. i, chargi-it
with murder, entered a plea of guilty
In manslaughter ami the plea was
accepted by the State. King was
.sentenced to Slate Prison for a pen. d
of not less than two years and not
more than three years.
University Head
Gives Support To
School Amendments
In support of the -chool amend
ment to the constitution, to he voted
on in the November 7 elections.
President Frank P. (.raham of toe
( Diversity of North Carolina, vice
chairman of the State wide group
sponsoring the amendment, issued a
statement in which he listed the fol
lowing five main reasons for -up
portin;' the amendment:
No one Governor could appoint a
majority of the State School Hoard
under provisions of the amendment.
The setting up of the needed ollice
of the controller should be left to the
legislature and the Hoard of Kduca
t ion. who can safely be trusted to
provide for a sound and efficient
busine-s administration of the schoo-ls.
TN provision for members from
Vie State a! large is a nmre certain
guarantee of representation of the
minority party as is just and in ac
cordance with the fair and demo
cratic traditions of our people.
The amendment eliminates the re
ipiirement that a majority should be
appointed with business and profes
sional experience and gives more as
surance of representation from agri
cultural, professional, labor and civic
groups as well as business and finan
cial groups.
It has the support of Governor
I!rough(on, Democratic Nominee K.
Gregg Cherry, Republican Nominee
Patton, Democratic State Chairman
Cmstead, F.ditor Clarence Poe of the
Progressive Farmer, the educational
organizations and a large number of
lay oitizens who consider the passing
of the amendment for the best in
terest of the schools and the State.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Pollard, of Wil
mington, announce the birth of a son
on Saturday, October 28th. Mrs.
Pollard is the former Miss Martha
June Elliott, of Hertford.
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