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Hertford, Perquimans County North Carolin? Friday, February 2, 1945
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THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
;,,mw American army, the Eighth,
hfiS landed on Luaon Island, in the
R&tain area, to cut off any escape
tha Japanese have figured on in their
retreat front the force of the Sixth
Array advancing down from the Lin
gftyen invasion. The Japs on Luzon
are- vow in the same position the
AmeticaB oreer'were in whea the
Japs invade ta tlUUppinefc IHight
ltnmgw resist- ice has bea re
ported by vt&i'Sixl f Army grouft but
roxny town. Aava r been recaptured
wfthont nei fjpting. Jap
troops are twine toward thaBataan
meanwhile, Still'move toward Manilla
at a are now oniy some twenty mites
from the Capital.
Up to Wednesday there had been
no let up in the Russian drive on
Berlin. German troops and civil
ians, estimated at a million and one
half, are trapped or overrun in the
East Prussian area,( and Red spear
heads continue to roll on the Nazi
'capital. The Nazis have not yet an
nounced it, but authorities believe
the Germans have moved all govern
ment offices to Munich. The Rus
sians are moving on a double pinaer
drive to capture Berlin and Stettin,
an important seaport, north of Ber
lin.. Red troops have advanced into
Germany from Poland on a 150-mile
front and reports state are using
captured German supplies to carry
forward the attack.
?. Oh the Western Front four new
American divisions have been thrown
in with the First Army in launching
a new attack on the Seigfreid Line.
General . Patton's Third Army re
ports new gains into Germany and
the Nazi drive in the Strassbourg
area has been reported as slackening
off. ; The Allies have all but ironed
m the Belgian bulge and most of
tat First and Ninth Armies are now
back, on the Seigfreid Line at points
beyond the start of the Nazi of fest
ive jbt December.
Hitler, In a radio speech on the
2th anniverury f his assuming
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the Germans would .fight to the end.
even with the Nation overrun by the
Allieac He called on every German
to resist invasion of .theeriantry, but
report atate his speech was gloomy
i and lacked enthusiasm.
Leading authorises in ' both Lon
don and the United States are push
Ing the two Governments to, take a
stand on the war guilt ot German
leaders. ' Russia has already , an
nounced that it will deal with guilty
Nazis in its own way, but reports
aliow " London x and Washington are
doing little in the way of - making
preparations for punishing the Ger
man leaders for their responsibility
for the ,warV. r, .'(V f,)4':i;:;-,. , '
Reports from Washington Indicate
the Senate may reject the nomination
of Henry Wallace to the position as
recrctary 'of commerce,, f. Wallace's
" '-ers force a ,yote s on the, issue
? the Senate bill is passed Btrip
:.e position of Its power over
government's vast Tending
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4 COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP MEMBERSHIP
CORPORATION SET OP HERE LAST FRIDAY
Post War Project For
EHtahlishinir Rural
Electric lines In Al
bemarle Section
Perquimans County's first post
war project definitely got under way
here last Friday night with the for
mation of the .' Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation, a coopera
tive plan lor establishing rural elec
tric lines througlkout the entire Al
bemarle, areat;',.
The corporation was formed at the
meeting here ipllowing a series of
ties, in which residents of these coun
ties expressed their desire to form
such a cooperative. The four coun
ties named will comprise the corpora
tion. The organization was set up under
the direction of J. M. Granger, engi
neer for the State Rural Electrifica
tion 'Authority, and the fallowing in
corporators, were named to carry out
the formation of the corporation: J.
Wilson Jones and J. A. Whitehurst
of Camden County; Walter Loving
and E. L. Brothers of Pasquotank;
J. A. Wiggins, George C. Wood and
L. E. Francis of Chowan County and
A. T. Lane and J. Q. Hurdle of Per
quimans. J. Wilson Jones was named chair
man of the group at the meeting
Friday night with L. E. Francis as
treasurer and L. W. Anderson as
secretary.
Articles of incorporation have
been drawn and the organization now
(Continued on Page Six)
Increased Number
fire Permitslssued
. A total of 41 motorists were is
sued certificates for the purchase of
new tires by the local, ration board
during the past week, according to
Mrs. Helen Davenport, clerk-of the
board. This report shows a, slight
increase in the number of certificates
issued, , but the chairman of the
board states there is still a serious
shortage of tires and he. urges mo.
torists to fake care of their present
tires to help relieve the condition.
Passenger type certificates were
issued to Matt Mathews, 1; . W
Copeland, 8; W. Hi Stallings, 1; E.
C. Chappell, J; C. O. Felton, 1; P.
H. Onley, Jr., 1; Thomas R.:hWiris
Jow, 1; Clifton Stallings, 1; f James
Sawyer, 1; Warner Madte, 1; Elinza
Russell, 1; J. J. Phillips; lj 1; Willie
Archie, 1; Flora Felton, 1; F.' R.
Chappell, 1; R. P. White, 1; Carlton
Nixon. 1: Lon Stallings, 1: Marion
Parsons, 1: G. D. Gardner, 1; Julian
Parson, 1: - Rev. B. C. Reavis, 1: 1
Sterling- Miller, 1; Charles Wflliford,
1; Will Jordan, ,2; W, R. Baker, 1:
Andrew Dail, 1; W. B. Tucker, 1; F.
T, Mathews, 2; J. E. Davenpqtrt, 2,
and A. H. Williams, 2. ', A
' Truck type: - T. E, Chappeo, 2:
Major-Loomis, 4; , ,M. H. Elliott, 1;
J. C, . Blanchard & Co.," 1 ; Kehneth
Miller, lj Jack Colson, 2; i.A. N.
Winslowr Z; E. N.:Miller,: 2i G. D.
Towe, I, and' Ed Garrett, 2. .
v BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT v,
Bill C Reed, BM 1-c, and' 'Mrs.
1 Reed announce the birth of a
Reed announce the birth of a daugh-
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Names Of Members
Board Of Education
Placed In Assembly
The names of three members
0f
rj..c o m t nr v ra .
and D. L. Barber, were among- those
listed in a bill introduced in the
General Assembly this week for ap
pointment for a two year term.
The nominees for the Board were
placed before the Assembly in a bill
introduced by Representative T.
Clarence Stone, chairman of the
Committee on Education. The terms
4' ia, April, X947
Robbery Cases Sent
To Superior Court
Docket By Recorder
On motion by the attorneys for
the defense, the cases on the Re
corder's Court docket charging Wil
son Ferebee, Charles Farebee and
Dennison Revells, all Negroes, with
breaking and entering and larceny,
was set for hearing at the April
Term of Superior Court by Judge
Charles E. Johnson, at Tuesday's
session of the lower court.
At the same time, at the defend
ants' request for a trial by jury, the
cases charging Lula Ferebee, Gordon
Webb, Cassie Felton, Cora Boone,
Sadie and Martha Ferebee, Negroes,
with assault with a deadly weapon,
were moved up to the Superior Court
and will be heard at the April term.
The first three defendants are
charged with breaking into several
stores in Hertford, early in Novem-1
oer 01 last year, ana stealing Bums
of money from each. Wilson Fere
bee is, also, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon. The assault
charge growing out of an attack on
State Patrolman Charles Payne and
Police Officer Tommy Miller, when
the officers took the defendant to his
home to obtain a revolver stolen from
Darden Brothers Store. The second
list of defendants are alleged to have
attacked the officers after they en
tered the Ferebee house.
The case of Percy Winslow, Negro,
charged with assault upon two State
Patrolmen, was set for hearing at
the April term of Superior Court
- Judge Charles Johnson heard the
cases of two other defendants at
Tuesday's session. Raymond Roger
son was found not guilty of a charge
of being drunk' on the highway, and
the case was dismissed.
William Hunter, Negro, was found
guilty of speeding and was fined
S10 and ordered to pay the court
costs.
1 Two other cases were continued
on the Recorder's docket until the
next term of court ,
Cotton Gin Report
Showp Increase
r? Cotton' , ginning increased more
than 500 bales in Perquimans Coun
ty over 1943, according to a census
report issued this week by Willie
M.' Harrell, special agent The re
port showed' 4,399 bales ' of, cotton
were ginned in the county from the
1944 crop prior 'to January 16,' 'as
compared with 3,887 bales for '; the
crop of 1943. -' ' v
USO Will Hold Open
House Observing
Fourth Anniversary
Public Invited to At
tend Special Party at
Hertford Club
The American public, whose gifts
have made possible USO Clubs and
the organization's other activities,
will 'be the guest of honor Sunday
and Monday, February 4th and 6th,
when L'SO here, and in nearly 3,000
other localities, will hold open house
on the fourth anniversary of its
founding, February 4, 1941.
"As I SO is financed by the Am
erican people through the National
War Fund," Miss Mae Wood Wins
low, chairman of the USO Council,
said, in making the announcement
today, "contributors to the fund
through Perquimans County are espe
cially urged to attend to see what
their money has made possible.
"Your husband, daughter or son
ffrobably has mentioned what USO
means to men in uniform," Mr. Mill,
LiSO director, said. "Monthly at
tendance at these clubs, usually re
served for those in uniform, is over
30,000,000 and USO camp shows are
enjoyed by 2,000,000 more, so come
in, look around, be welcome and get
a first hand impression."
A proclamation praising USO for
ita four years of service to those in
uniform has been issued by Mayor V.
N. Darden, who has asked every ci
tizen of Perquimans County to take
'advantage of the open house invita
tion to visit the USO Club in this
cifc-, while Chairman Miss Mae Wood
Winslow is also emDhasizinc that all
"i""1 be welcome any time Sunday ot
Monday,
juancing win feature the open
house celebration on Monday, with
music and refreshments. There will
. oe an entertainment by service men
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ana civilians.
"We in USO are proud of the ac
complishments of the past four
yer$" Mr- Hi" said, "and ohry re
Cret we cannot have everyone see at
first hand what is being done in al
most 3,000 other clubs and operations
in the United iStates and overseas
throughout the western hemisphere.
We also wish that everyone could
see how USO camp shows entertains
in the camje here and in every 'thea
tre of war.
"Thanks are being extended to the
many men and women of this county
who have given their time to make
USO a friendly place. USO is proud
of its . 1,000,000 volunteer workers
all over the country who make its
work possible. Some of them will
greet you at the USO Club and show
you the facilities you have helped
make available."
Survey Reveals Gas
Being Misused By
Some Truck Owners
The Office of Defense Transporta
tion has made a very careful survey
regarding the critical shortage of
trucks and gasoline, Dr. E. S. White,
chairman of Perquimans County
AAA Committee, announced here
today.
The survey revealed that "unless
all unnecessary travel by farm
trucks is eliminated there will not be
sufficient gasoline to take care of
the critical needs," he declared.
Dr. White pointed out that, "in
many instances, gasoline has been
Issued for farm trucks, based on the
fact that the applicants received con
sideration for such allocations of
gasoline by indicating that they
were taking care of the essential
hauling in the community, or of the
transportation of certain farmers.
Investigations revealed that at least
a half dozen truck owners had been
issued gasoline for the same purpose
and in many instances, fanners were
taking care of their own transpor
tation." The AAA leader cited cases where
gasoline had been issued to applicants
for pick-up trucks to carry on farm
ing operations and it was later
found that the trucks were used,
90 per cent of their operations, for
pleasure driving.
"Something must be done about
the gasoline that has been allotted
for essential use and used for non
essential purposes," he said. "In an
effort to eliminate such waste and
to be assured that our most essen
tial transportation can be carried on,
the Perquimans County Farm Trans
portation Committee has been asked
to review all .Certificates of War
Necessity in, Perquimans County, he
.concluded.' -V,i ' - ; . , . ; - ; .
BILL EXTENDING HERTFORD LIMITS TO
BE PRESENTED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Police Warn Electric
Users On Brown-Out
Local police have notified all users
of electricity of the new WPB orders
prohibiting the use of outdoor adver
tising signs and other lighting ef
fects, after February 1, Mayor V. N.
Darden stated today.
The "brown-out" order went into
effect yesterday, as a measure to
aid in conservation of coal and other
fuels used in making power. It will
remain in effect until the present
shortage of coal is overcome.
Considerable changes are noticed
on the streets of Hertford, what with
the electric signs being out and tin:
marquee of the State Theatre being
dark. However, street lights are
still permitted and the result is still
not a total black-out.
iidians-Moyock In
Conference Game On
Local Court Tonight
Perquimans High School's Indians
will attempt to sew up their claim
for the Rural Conference basketball
title when thay meet the Moyock
team in a game on the local floor
Friday night. The Indians practical
ly cinched their first conference
championship by defeating Central
High School last week by the mar
gin of 43 to 34. The Perquimans
girls' team, meanwhile, went into a
tie for first place in the conference
by downing the Central girls 24 to
17. The Squaws have lost only one
game, that to Central by a two point
margin earlier in the season.
The Indians have won ah confer
ence games and have only one defeat
marked against them for this sea
son. Greenville outpointed the local
basketeers last month. Two gameh
scheduled for earlier this weJt" were
cancelled by school authorities due to
examinations now in progress.
In the games played last week at
Central, the Perquimans girls opened
their game by shooting into a 4 to 3
lead at the first quarter and increas
ing this lead throughout the game.
The score at half time was 10 to 5
and during the second half the
Squaws outscored the Central girls
14-12.
'The Indians broke fast to win an
11 to 4 advantage in the first quar
ter of their game, but Central out
pointed the Indians in the second
period 9-8. During the third quarter
the Indians went on a basket shoot-
ing spree and ran their score to 34
while holding Central to seven points. !
The game was fairly rough, 19 fouls I
being called on the Indian while the ,
officials penalized Central 10 times. I
Wood and Wilson were ejected from I
the game in the final quarter on five
fouls and Central managed to tally 1
14 points while Perquimans hit for
nine, but the host team was never
strong enough to overcome the In
dians' lead piled up in the first three
periods.
The entire Indian team played an
excellent game and all of them hit
for five points or more to run up the
total of 43 points.
New Hope Resident
Dies Tuesday Night
Mrs. Nancy Jane Overton, 75, wife
of George Overton, died at her home
near New Hope at 12 midnight, Tues
day, following a lingering illness.
' Surviving, besides the husband, are
one son, J. W. Overton, Route 3;
one daughter, Mrs. Myhalie Grandy
of Elizabeth City; five brothers,
John, Major and Henry Wright of
Edenton; Tom and James H. Wright
of Columbia; two sisters, Miss Ellen
Wright and Mrs. Annie Twiddy of
Edenton, and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were conducted
at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
the Lynch Funeral Home in Hertford,
by the Rev. J. D. Cranford. Inter
ment was made in Harrell's Ceme
tery at New Hope.
Tyner Youth Writes
From German Camp
Mrs. Mattie White, of Tyner,
Route 1, who was notified bv the
War Department that her son, Pvt.
Ernest S. White, was missfig in ac
tion ince November 8, has received
a letter from the youth stating that
he is no wa prisoner of war.
The letter was received last week
and the youth stated that he is be
in j held in the German Prison Camp
Stalag II B in Germany.
The soldier is a brother of Joe
and Vashti White, of Hertford,
Route X.
Proposal to Be Voted on
By Res-dents of Af
fected Area
Representative W. W. White, at
the request of the Board of Commis
sioners for the Town of Hertford,
will shortly present a bill in the
General Assembly calling for the ex
tension of the town's limit on the
western boundary, according to an
announcement made this week by
Mr. White.
The bill, now being drawn, calls
for the incorporation into the 'Lwn
of Hertford that area beginning at
the present town boundary near tie
railroad and extending west to in
clude the housing project known as
Wood's Court, thence north, approxi
mately along the housing project line,
to the Perquimans River. Tiie terri
tory now contains some 60 to 70
houses, which would be added to the
number now regarded in the town
limits.
The extension of the town's limits
has been discussed for a period of
years, and a number of the residents
affected have voiced a desire to have
the action taken. Since the con
struction of the 35 houses in Wood's
Court the owners of these houses,
Jordan & Wilson, have given a writ
ten notice to the town officials re
questing the Town to extend its
boundary to include their property.
Mayor V. N. Darden stated Wed
nesday that a map showing the pres
ent limits of the town and the area
affected by the bill is now being
drawn and this map will be available
to the public at the town office for
any resident to see if he desires.
In a statement this week Repre
sentative White stated that he plans
to present the bill very soon, but
that he desires to know the attitude
of the people affected by the bill and
will welcome the opportunity to talk
with them about the measure at any
time.
The final decision regarding the
matter, however, will rest with the
residents of -the .fowfl .'ilertfor(i,
and those living in the area the bill
would incorporate into the town, an
the bill calls for an election to be
held in which the people affected will
voe on the extension. If a greater
number vote for the extension, it will
become a law, but if the majority
vote against the measure, the exten
sion will not be incorporated.
Town Attorney Charles E. John
son stated that due notice of the
election will be made and that every
person affected by the measure will
have time enough to register for the
referendum and an opportunity to
cast his vote on the matter.
Mayoi uarden has announced that
i tne measure is carnea, tne town
is prepareu 10 give tne aauuion an
the services now offered in the town,
such as water, lights, sewers and fire
and police protection.
Winslow-Perry Vows
Taken At Parsonage
Marjorie Elizabeth Perry, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Perry of Bel
videre, and William Eugene Winslow,
MM 1-c, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arba Winslow of Belvidere, were
united in marriage Friday evening,
January 26, at 7:30 o'clock. The
wedding took place at the Methodist
parsonage in Hertford, and was
solemnized by the Rev. B. C. Reavis,
using the double ring ceremony.
The bride wore a suit of ice blue
gabardine with black accessories, the
only ornament being a pair of heir
loom pearl ear-rings. Her corsage
was a purple-throated orchid.
The bride was attended by Mrs.
Vivien Dale and Miss Evelyn White
and the groom had as his best man
Leslie Winslow. Others witnessing
the ceremony wens Mr. and Mrs. T.
C. Perry, T. C. Perry, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Arba Winslow and Mrs. R. R.
White, all of Belvidere.
Immediately following the cere
mony a buffet supper was served at
the home of the bride's parents, af
ter which the bride and groom left
for a short wedding trip.
The bride is a graduate of Per
quimans High School and at the time
of her marriage was employed as
bookkeeper at 0. C. Blanchard's De
partment Store. The groom also at
tended Perquimans County High
School and for the past six years has
been serving in the United States
Navy, the latter four years at vari
ous points overseas.
COTTAGE PRAYER SERVICE
The Cottage Prayer Service of the
Baptist Church, which is sponsored
by the Woman's Missionary Society,
will meet Tuesday afternoon at 8:30
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. L. B.
Sitterson. Every one is cordially, in
vited to attend, ... -.-
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