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. 1 .wrs -. UIMAHS WEEKLY i S v- :?'; l7faAP DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OP HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY cdume-AL-HN umber 46.; ..'.,. i Hertford, Perquimans County, North .Carolina, Friday, November 17, 1944. $1.50 Per Yeai a g2C. Wat M ,f figrs finflfpur Gallons Dootles In tecbrder Docket Is Iiai-ge After - Three I Weeks' Recess A Taid made by local officers on e home of Hazel Hayes, Negro, last .4urd;ay;nlgh.t, jetted nearly four a illons of bootleg" liquor and cost the ; defendant a 60-day suspended sen f Iteace, anda fine o $100 and court ;5 iiCukB;a Perquimans Recorder's Court ibn Tuesday morning. . iJilMf '.-court docket was ' a rather f large one this week, since court had :.'iben.fo-recess for three weeks. ' ' :- Rjchard Matthews was fined .: $JO .bnd cosU on a speeding charge. , ; a1 Robert Dixon plead guilty, to being nmk'cn the highway and was taxed with costs of court, fj jh ; Clark, Negro, was assessed Vcourt costs, after pleading guilty to a - vchargf of assault on female, 'i H. Small was fined $5 and' or 'i'ttfered ib pay court costs, for being . ' drunk. . . fx5rl.. Poland plead guilty to a ' o' charge of driving drunk and destroy Jwpiprty' and was fined $76 on -. ;the first count and $25 on the second. ,.j,I::florbert Brown, Negro, was found : ViipCifnilty of assault with a deadly weapon. " vtThojnas Wells was taxed wit, costs joaiuiuay i of onrt for driving with insufficient j ifalaki HarrelL Negro, was ordered fc' .pay, court costsv,on a charge of 'assatilt'nirk'jtsmaiai' ' ' " ? Donald Koch and Eaymond Lassi ' ..'tiitait&tfeM-jpifliy tOBpeed .ng and each was j fined $10 and ! Eddie Qulnn, Negro, was fined $10 i and iostsfor -speeding. . :';.j'''-Uf .'OJWIfit" td with p st9 f rt lor rmng without an : vrttot.. licsnis-;i(!aiwu u: ..Charlie rerebbee, Jttgro, was or 4 dered to pay costs of court for driv- Jng" with improper lights.. Wallace cVppell was taxed with w court costs for driving with improper HghtoT.:' - vV 5 ?Jpe? White paid the' cburjt costs for being-drunk on the highway. ;:?iV'Aubrey. Wiggins, Negro, was fined 'i 410 and taxed with court costs on a f;; charge of fraud. " John Harris plead guilty to a j charge of speeding and reckless driv "ii Jn and was fined $50 and ordered to t"PF court costs. i'iS.. 5 V WM Launched . )nnuw ux Biw. iBiuiuiuiiig kiwuhi ; j ed in a spacef 24 hours was bagun - early this . week at .the Charleston INavy Vaid yhen' two landing ships Wsifd aowtMue Building ways and.jnto Tariognghrouded Cooper River. V Ther other fou sMps fet' the water V -aunng ; ,quaarnpja - launching "ere- v monies Tuesday. - . if t innsxenea, ; y reiatres of navy iiyrd employes, the LSM's launched V bore shields on ji their, hows stating w 'wmw www mpww nMNU10 t:, 4y the war Bond purchases of citi- ft sena, ofll North Carolina counties 'f' wHo oversubscribed their Fifth War .1 War Loan Record tfTiUoan; quotas. ' y The LSM - 298 honored , Macon, " Mecklenburg Mitchell, . Montgomery, Nw Hanover and Pamlico, whi). the ic.r-.w nonorea iscotank, Pen. f'jr, Perquimans, J Person and Polk c .unties., -''V i residing over tne, ceremonies' was :r Admiral. Jules James, tJSN, -Mnandant al the navy yard and C'ixth Naval - District, -who con i his brief address with tbe ad lions , i . ' " herever yon are," whatever you , r ever forget that this war is being . t on two fronts at home and i . a rapidly t changing battle line. re.whing around the world. Until t is finished, until the total score i 's up in our favor, it is our duty ' to f ht, and ftght hard, tha battle to w : i we are assigned. , Tha men oa t!;8 . ;hting fronts expect jit. The r m requires i it. wThe peril to " e l Jon we love demands it. In v wor s of our Commander-in-', Lt us hit the enemy and "hit nin and again'." .. : 1 ::3 s:rT tui-day "8 Lode, No 106, A, P. , 1 r eet Tuesday -at 8 P. IL Face to Face if .XUslssosrf the a Jap swjwrww U auosn nimssif m an Amenean (oxbole, then doc a fflUm -4mm ' iNst Sharp eyed douhbors diseorered him. Here you f tin, 4mkAf 'tomb mlistiiihwlj totting billets and grenades that f ". m mKW sua f wmm I bam fka twr M fsMh n Us-Dms. A few memints later he died In $ mmM .rjSwt bad. Bask ear beys ap whe are flghtlng such AWlwwkxiiBffWtfltaaAa, HEADLINES American Third Army forces, un der General Patton, are storming the fortress of Met this week and, indi cations are that the city will fall into Allied hands shortly, removing the last barrier between the Ihird Army and the German frontier. The Americans have been probing the German lines for several days, seek ing weak points, possibly as a prelude to the bitrsrest offensive on the Western front. During the lull in the fighting during the past few weeks, it is known that General Eisenhower was massing tremendous supplies for a new break through toward Berlin. Reports from the .front state that the Germans have been retreating from the Metz area for' several days. On the Pacific front American Naval units sank or damaged an ad ditional 14 Jap ships in the Manila area . . . and General MacArthur's troops on Leyte are reported to have trapped the Japs in fierce fighting on that island. Reports show the Japs are continuing the job of re inforcing their garrison on Leyte. The Russian armies on the Eastern front continue to add to, the' pres sure thrown against the Nasis. The Reds have moved into the outskirts of the Hungarian capital of Budapest, but heavy fighting is stilK reported In .the section. i ' The mystery of the whereabouts of hitler continues to deepen as reports lay no light on his state oi health or his? location. Some officials of Lon don believe ne has been thrown out as top man of the Nazis, .and is either sick or hiding; High Nazi offi cials have made radio reports this week that ; Hitler .is in "excellent health, but is too busy to speak him self, v n . .. Reports from Europe say that the German morale is not as good as in recent months and that high Nazi officials have told German- soldiers to shoot any one planning to surren der, Hundreds of, Germans : fcave been deserting in recent weeks, go ing over to the Allies, as the Oppor tunity presented itself. ' 1 ii' " H." : The French government, seeking to rebuild France, is keeking some two billion dollars worth, of U ted States exports during the' next 52 months, according to reports fron 1 Washing ton; The French seek V . buy loco motives, ' trucks, fertilizer , and raw materials. ' ot Drive Opens Monday with Death mm i' ' "ii'i '5 Atmj SI f Ctp Photo nnsoal niotares to eoma out of the war. Here 1a 1 jpivvwv www ..w uw www wutv, New Race Track At QizabetirCity Opens On Thanksgiving 'Harness racing in Elizabeth City will be revived on Thanksgiving Day on the rebuilt track of the old Albe marle Fair Association a mile out on the Weeksville Road, recently taken over by the Eastern Fair Association, according to .an announcement by Roland Wright, president of the As sociation. More than a dozen horses have been entered by owners in Hertford, Gatesville, Roduco and the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and L. Seabrook Smith, widely known Virginia horse man, will come down to act as starter for The meet. Other entries are pro bable, but definite commitments have already been made by owners in these communities. Both trotting and pacing races will be run Thanksgiving afternoon, in the event scheduled to begin . at one o'clock. During the coming week bleachers will be set' up to accommo date more than 1,000 spectators, and there will be ample parking space for those who wish to view the spectacle from their vehicles. Officials of the new company look forward with assurance of wide in terest in the resumption of racing in the Albemarle, where it was an es tablished sport as long as 250 years ago. Edenton had a race track in early colonial times, before the Caro linas were separated into two states, and- in one form or another, racing has been continued since. Local horses, known to have been 'entered in the Elizabeth City meet on Thanksgiving Day, are those own ed by J, H. Towe, and it is believed that a number of other local owners will enter their horses before starting-time. ...y'j Mr. Towe's stable has been estab lishing a record in races this season, and they are likely to carry away the honors at this new track. Weekly To Print Early Next Week . Following Its Usual custom of observing- Thanksgiving, The Perquim ans Weekly will be printed one da7 earlier next week, and all corre spondents and others having ? news items for publication next week must have the items in this office not later than 8 o'clock- next Tuesday afternoon.- 7 't . ' v Thanksgiving will be observed in Hertford with all business ? houses and offices, along with the postoffice, being closed for the 4-T., ,i Sale Of Christmas Seals Started Here Monday Morning Mrs. C. A. Davenport to - Serve as Chairman; Quota Is $450 Perquimans County's annual cam paign to raise funds to fight tubercu losis, through the sale of Christmas Seals, got under way here last Mon day, under the direction of a com mittee headed by Mrs. C. A. Daven port. The small seals, used by thousands of Americans everywhere, will be sold to the public by direct mail, through school children and a special Bangle Day will also be observed to help raise funds. The bangles will be sold on a Saturday between now and Christmas Day, when the drive is scheduled to close, and this part of the campaign will be directed by Mrs. L. C. Winslow and Mrs. E. W. Mayes. Mrs. Charles Skinner will be in charge of the sale of Christmas Seal bonds. Mrs. Davenport, in announcing the start of the Seal Sale, stated that the quota given Perquimans County this year is somewhat larger than last year, and she urges the public to give full support to this drive by buying seals when approached by solicitors. The quota for 1944 is $450, compared to $175 for last year. The funds raised through sale of Christmas Seals are used entirely to fight tuberculosis,, and the chairman stated that a small portion of the quota from this county is forwarded to the national headquarters, and the balance remains here to be used locally. Tests made last year by the local Health Department revealed an alarmingly high tuberculosis ratine in this county, and the funds raised are'"'1 herP for tlle l,ast vears ami ,hlil' used to help fight the conditions which make this possible, a well as to effect cure for those affected- . The drive, Mrs. Davenport an nounced, will continue from now until Christmas Day, and she urges the public to buy Seals freely and to. use them on letters and packages mailed during the period. Five Youths Leave Monday For Exams; Colored Call Dec. 7 Five Perquimans County white youths, Edgar Berry, James S. Mc 'N'ider, Louis Stallings, Kalph Perry and Robert Elliott, have been ordered , to report to the draft office next Monday to go to Fort Bragg for pre- ; induction examinations, Mrs. Ruth ! Sumner, clerk of the board, stated ; today. There is no induction call for white men this month, and no pre-induc-tion call for next month. However, Mrs. Sumner stated that the local ; board has an induction call for eight Negro selectees for December 7. ' This call will be filled on the third j anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Selective Service has made few i calls for men in recent months, but some commentators are predicting that very shortly calls will be in creased to possibly 250,000 per month for the nation. Final Effort To Raise County's United War Fund Quota Being Made Members of the executive commit tee of the Perquimans County United. war fund met Tuesday night for the purpose of reviewing the work ac complished thus far in the drive to raise $4,500 in this county for the use of the United War Fund, and to outline a plan to bring the campaign to a successful conclusion. J. Emmett Winslow, chairman of the committee, stated that a total of $3,800 had been reported to the committee treasurer, and that $700 is still needed te put the fund over the top. - The committee members agreed that they will contact individuals through out the county within the next few days in . a final effort to raise the county's quota. : An appeal was issued to the public, especially, to those who have not been asked to contribute to this fund, to contact Mr. Winslow and help put this drive over by making a contri bution. " . '.i '. "; " ,:L- : COUNTY COMMITTEE TO STAGE MAMMOTH BOND RALLY AT COURT HOUSE NOV. 25th Pastor Returned Conference Assigns Reavis And Cranford To County For Year Announcement was made ;it the meeting of the Methodist Conference, held in Raleigh last week, that the Rev. B. C. Reavis has been reassigned as pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church for another year, and the Rev. J. G. Cranford was reassigned to the Perquimans County pastorates for the same period. Both of these ministers have sorv- work lias been outstanding, not only in their own churches but in all com munity enterprises. Indians Idle This Week; Play Roanoke Rapids Here Nov. 22 Efforts on the part of Coach Max Campbell to schedule a football game for the unbeaten, untied Per quimans Indians for this week have been unsuccessful, so the team will remain idle until next Wednesday afternoon, when they will meet the strong Roanoke Rapids High School on the local field. The game will start at three o'clock. A game scheduled !r Plymouth last Friday night was called nl'f by the Plymouth officials without ex cuse, but it is believed here that the showing of the Indians this season has put too much fear into the fninds of nearby teams and they have no desire to match their talent with the Perquimans squad. The game here next week prom ises to give the tans of this com munity plenty of action for their money, and a large crowd is expected to attend. The Indians will match their unbeaten record against a school much larger than Perquimans and the Yellow Jackets from up State have lost only one game this year that to the Elizabeth City eleven. Koanoke Rapids holds vic tories over Scotland Neck, Tarboro, Edenton and Ahoskie this season. Coach Campbell has been putting his team through a series of strenu ous drills this week in preparation fcr the game next week and he states the Indians are ready for the contest. Minor ailments of some of the boys have cleared up and all are in good condition for the game. Thieves Loot Two Business Houses Thieves broke into the Darden Brothers' store and Reed Oil Com pany office here on Tuesday night and made away with money amount ing to forty or fifty dollars and a gun owned by Mayor V. N. Darden. TU n 1 U 4Alrc X lie lliuilcjr iuiu blic gull waa iorcii i from the Warden store, and jjurwooo Reed reported to police that, so far as he can determine, nothing was taken from his office, but much damage was done to furniture the safe in the office. and The thieves entered the Darden Store by breaking through the doors at the rear of the store. No clues were left by the intruders. -V C Hs Nfs , , u .'jiinllt ' sty Quota of $218,000 Ex pected to Be Sold Within Short Time Township chairmen and their solicitor-., who will make a thorougn canvass of Perquimans County duriu;; the Sixth War Loan drive, whlc. opens Monday, November 'JO, met. with the War Finance Committee at the Courthouse on Thursday night to receive supplies and instructions for the drive. The War Finance Committee will stage a mammoth war bond rally ai the Courthouse on Saturday night, November 25, at 8 o'clock, in an ef fort to sell enough bonds to com plete the county's quota of $218,000. During the rally, which will be simi lar to the one held here during the Fifth War Loan, bonds of all types will be auctioned off by Ray Oggles by, well-known tobacco auctioneer o." Greenville. Valuable articles will go to the persons bidding highest in war bond purchases. In addition to staging the big War Bond rally, the local finance commit tee, at a meeting held last week, voted to offer a series of prizes to individuals for assisting in the drive. Two $25 War Bonds will be offered L individuals, including school chil dren, for the greatest number of bonds sold in the campaign, and for the largest amount in dollars sold. Three prizes in war stamps will be awarded to the school child in the High School and the two grammar schools for the best sales effort. Kach of these awards will be $6.25 in War Stamps. The county's quota loi the Sixtn War Loan is approximately fifty thousand dollars less than the Fifth drive, and the local committee, head ed by R. M. Riddick as chairman, is hopeful that the quota can be raised within a .hort lime. The quota lor Series E bonds has been set at $65,000, and individuals are urged to purchase at least one extra $100 Scries K bond during the drive. Township chairmen announced fur this drive arc: C. P. Morris, Hert ford; W. K. Dail, New Hope; Dr. K. S. White, iielvidere; Charles K. Vi bite, liethel, and (!. W. Jackson, 1'arkville. The township solicitors will be the same as those who did such an excellent job during the last bond campaign. King Williams has been named again to head the drive among the colored division. The public is urged to remember the date of the Bond rally and plan on attending for, in addition to aid ing the county to put over the Sixth War Loan, a very interesting pro gram will be arranged and plenty of fun is in store for all. New Year Begins At Methodist Church; Open House Planned Another year is beginning on the calendar of the First Methodist Church at Hertford. Last year was one of the best years in the history of the church under the leadership of the Rev. 1J, C. Reavis, pastor. After the unanimous request of the official board and the quarterly conference of the local church to the North Caro lina Conference for the return of Mr. Keavis, he has been returned for an other year. Plans are being made and the schedule mapped out for the year ahead. Last Sunday at 11 o'clock Mr. Reavis expressed his delight at being back as pastor and in his ser mon issued a forceful challenge to the church for faithful and earnest cooperation of all members for the full and important year ahead, and statod that every department and or ganization in the church is expected to do nothing short of the best. Among other things Mr. Reavis announced that "open house" is being planned for the church on November 26 from three to five in the after noon. Special music will be render ed, refreshments will be served by the Woman's Society of Christian Service and the whole membership of the church is urged to come and en joy the fellowship and become better acquainted. All members of the board of stewards will be present i with their lists and each member of I the church will be given an opportu nity to make the pledge to the church budget for the year. Pledge cards and packages of envelopes will be i furnished. .5' 3 3 ft- -&-