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: EEKLY 'A ttZZLlC 3IEWCPAPBR DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDINO 6t ibSRXfafcD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY fx .v, , i- ,Yolume XII. Number 19. Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, May 11, 1945. $1.50 Per Year. jk - a as a a mm ma. h a ii a a -v. . W h A IXM WAVf ji vv vox vi- Jl A V litf-m. Mtf u u t1 ; 'j.j ITT -3 - 4 ImEIuBEHSHIPS hi io club being taken BY BOIID SOLICITORS SEVENTH WAR LOAN County Canvassers to Concentrate Efforts i On Sale E Bonds Memberships in Perquimans Coun ty's newest club the 1800 Club are now being accepted by members of the county's war finance solicitors, who are selling war bonds during the Seventh War Loan. Membership in the new club is not limited and the only requirement for membership is that a person purchase a $100 Series E war bond, to help Perquimans County achieve its Seventh War Loan goal. Names of the members of the club, and it is growing each day, will be published in The Weekly. The purpose of the club is to obtain 1,800 members, thus assuring the E bond goal for the Seventh War Loan. A meeting of the County War Fi nance Committee was held at the Court House last Friday night and it was decided the house to house so licitor, while they would not turn down any orders for any types of bonds, will concentrate on selling Series E bonds during the drive. School children of the ' county are now conducting a canvass which they will close on May 21, but the adult solicitors will continue the work through June 30, the closing date of the Seventh War Loan. A $25 war bond will be awarded to the adult solicitor who sells the larg est amount in E bonds during this drive. This prize is in addition to the prizes to foe awarded school chil dren for their efforts R. M. Riddick, chairman of the War Finance Committee, told that group at the meeting last week that the big problem facing the county in this drive is the, meeting ef the E bond flaota, which is the highest the eoontv has Aver had rtllfintr ortxr bond drive, and he urged the solici tors to work at the task harder than ever before to insure Pertroimans County of maintaining its splendid record during- war loan drives,- Here- oBS .of the nMahtieof the State to report its quota sold. He explained the 1800 Club and said that any person who desires to join the club can do so by purchas ing a $100 war bond and thus in vesting the money in the war to knock Japan out and secure final vic tory. European Victory Observed Quietly In Hertford Tuesday Awaiting the official announcement or President Truman of the sur render of Germany, this community observed V-E Day Tuesday follow ing the 9 o'clock announcement. Stores closed upon the signal of the siren and ringing of church bells and ninny residents attended special ser vices atvthe Hertford Baptist church, which began shortly after the signal. Hertford was quiet as the day pro gressed, most of the streets were de serted and there was no hilarious celebration. The official announce ment of the end of the European war came: as an anti-climax here. The ' premature report of peace two weeks ago left a great majority of people expecting the report to come any day Then the news released on Monday caused even more confusion. The observance of V-E Day here followed the program worked out last Fall. Several stores, believing that the official announcement would be made Tuesday morning, did not open at all and the remainder closed promptly as the fire siren gave out its waving blast. Many -residents went - immediately to' church to offer prayer for the ending of the war in Earope. , GRADUATES AT BAINBRIDGE Cart WV Lewis) USNR, son of Mr. s and Mrs. W. W. Lewis, of Hertford " Route 4, graduated from the Quar , termaster School at Balnbridge, Md., May;!. He spent the? week-end with ' his parents and, returned Sunday night to await further orders. ' , ' ''!" ' ' I ' i I ulii 'ViaS' 1 ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ; ' Mr and Mrs; " Garland Lane an nounce the birth of a daughter. Mar- jorie.;l':;aelght':7k'-?oun'-r'boni Sterrv, a : AtnU'V 26 Mother - and daugh.jr are doing aiedy.fi; j , "... , ,, , ' k i S'EISTH' .NNpUNCEMSNf ; ( Mr. and Mm Louis 'Lane of Chap- Snnke snnntinmi fha Ktrth at .m. Anntrh. ter, we'-vt 9 pounds, born Tuesday t.?y i. ; y.tt and . d.:r!;ter are Tire Applicants At OPA Office Dwindle Applications for new tires fell off somewhat at the local Ration office during the past week, and only 18 motorists were issued permits to pur chase new tires by the Board at a meeting last Saturday. Passenger type certificates were issued to J. H. Winslow 2, J. P. White 1, L. E. Winslow 1, Arba E Winslow 1, ToriSmy Miller 2, Melton Bryant 2, N. R. Powell 4, Geraldine Powell 4, Ed Mathews 1, R. E. Math ews 1, C. T. Rogerson 1 and W. F. Elliott 1. Truck type: E. N. Miller 2, C. W. White 2, Floyd" Mathews 2, , Milton Dail 1, Board of Education 2 and L. B. Eiliott 2. THIS WEEK'S HEADiite Marshal Stalin announced to al! the Russians Tuesday evening of the surrender of the Germans and the ending of the war in Europe, which took place officially at 6:01 P. M. Tuesday, May 8. Reports from Eu rope state the' Red Army cbntinued to fight Nazis right up to the final minute permitted under the sur render terras. President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill had already proclaimed V-E Day in Washington and London. In his speech Churchill promised .tremendous blows by the English against the Japanese in the Pacific war. , ' The last fighting in the European war took, place in Czechoslovakia, where remnants of Nazi forces con tinued to fight to the last. Ironically it was this territory over which Hit ler Jhwateweit .U.o, to war in 1938 prior to the Monich"conference which appeased, the ' Germans and handed Hitler the Sudatenland. Admiral Doenitz, successor to Hitler as leader in Germany, pronounced the end of the war and told the German people the Reich was a defeated nation. However, the German leaders have not admitted guilt for starting the war. While most of the world celebrated V-E Day heavy fighting was in pro gress on the Pacific battle fronts. The Japs launched an attack on Daveo in the Philippines and gained ground against American forces. The battle for Okinawa showed no signs of a let-up, as members of the U. armed forces saw no reason to celebne V-E Day. They all pro claimed a tough job lies ahead in downing the Japs. Australian forces which invaded Borneo have made gains and recaptured an important oil center on that island. It was report ed the Japs blasted the oil wells be fore pulling out. The conference at San Francisco paused briefly to observe V-E Day, out ,then continued its work on or ganization of a world neace nlan. The conference has been a-nintr well during the week, except the disagree ment over the Polish question. It has been reported this problem has been referred back to the heads of American, British and Russian- gov ernments to be ironed out when Tru man, Churchill and Stalin meet, which is expected soon. Certain war-time restrictions are expected to be lifted now that the European war is over., The govern ment has already announced the lift ing of the brownout, and the ban against horse racing "is expected to be lifted this week. Rationing will continue, although easing of some commodities are expected. It has been announced that OPA will raise the amount of gasoline allotted A coupon holders, but no date has been given. Selective Service officials have , stated there wilT be no easing of draft quotas for the present The Army is expected to release about two million men durjng the. coming year, but state nearly. seven million men will be used against the Japs in the war In the Pacific - ' KIMBRELL'GILLIAM t VThe marriage of Stanley Kimbrell, U&NR, and Mrs. Blanche Gilliam was solemnised Saturday evening, April 28, with the Rer, Howard G. Dawk- ins, pastor of the HlSrtford Baptist Church ,officiattag.:4':;!-!Vrf -J Mr8.SKimbrell Js tH daughter of Mr.; and Mrs. Elmo; E.vCannon. . Mr. Kimbrell, s, whose homers in Decatur, Alabama,' - has? seen "service Itf the : h Fa So and the ", European 1. r of Cperatlon. , . Construction Work On Memorial Field To Be Started Soon Funds Now Available For Lighted Field For Athletics Construction work on I'erquimans County's War Memorial athletic field at the high school is expected to be gin within a short time, according to an announcement made this week by the committee who sponsored tie project. Sufficient funds have been collect ed to construct a modern athletic field at the high school, lighted to provide for the playing of night fooi ball and Ix.seball games, and the field will be known as Memorial Field, dedicated to Perquimans County men and women who served as member! of the armed forces during Worjd War II. According to plans drawn for th field, it will be able to accommodate a full size football field, baseball diamond and soft "ball diamond. A new fence enclosing the field will be eiecteu as will DIeachers for both baseball and football spectators :ji shower house will also be erected far the athletic teams engaged in play ing. The project which began early ldst winter, sponsored by the Hertfptd civic clubs and -other interested crtt zens, was well received by the pub lic who contributed the funds for tR erection of the Memorial Field, jt is in line with the now popular Ba tion-wide movement to provide living memorials for veterans of this war, rather than types propoed before The field will be used by the youth for years to come in a program de signed to build up physical education and health in the country. The funds collected by public sub scription will be turned over to the Board of Education and the Building Committee of the group, who will oversee the construction of the field. The building committee is composed of Mayor V. Jt. Darden, J. H. Towe, W. H. Pitt, A. W. Hefren, F. T. Britt and Clinton Ely, who will work with the Board of Education in carrying out the plans for the field. It is expected that the field will be ready for use by the high school foot ball team when the season opens next fall, if not sner. New Road Official Meets County Board . Merrill Evans, recently appointed as a member of the State Highway commission representing the First Division, was a visitor at the meet ing of the Board of County Comms sioners held on Mondav. He told the Board he appreciated the support ne naa received toward his appoint ment and added that Governor Gregg' Cherry, meeting with the Highway Commission recently, told that group that "secondary roads should .be an important factor in the next highway program." The Commissioners authorized County Accountant W. F. C Edwards to purchase a total of $50,000 worth of war bonds during tjie present war bond drive. The money available for this purpose is being set aside for the construction of school buildings after the war -and the payment on bonded indebtedness, and does not represent surplus. On motion ordered G. C. Buck was renamed Rabies Inspector for the county for a period, of one year. The county board also drew names for the jury box for the next four year period. Persons whose names were placed in the jury box will be subject to jury service providing their names are drawn prior to each term of court Dr. D. C. Hackett of the Health Department presented a proposed budget for the next fiscal year, but no action was taken on this matter as' the county budget will not be drawn until the meeting in July. JCC3 C!uh Members The first list of members of the County's 1800 Club, those who have purchased ft $100 war bond to help jut Perquimans over the top in the Seventh War Loan, was released to day by R. M. Riddick,. chairman of ihe War Finance Committee as fol- R. M. Riddick, t. P? Morris, Mrs. JV.-G. Wright, W. C Holldwell, A. W. Hefren, My J. .Gregory, Milton Bail, Mm ? Jafcef: T. A White, ? Mnt George Jackson, fleorge Jackson,' Mrs. E. M. Riddick, V.'N. Darden, D. S.. Darden, S. P; Mathews and , M. unf,; Belvidere Invader With Coast Guard In Okinawa Battle Survivor of Vessel Sunk In Atlantic Tells of Fighting Aboard a Coast Guard Manned LST Off Okinawa Shima J Special) A hero of the sinking of the famo:l Coast Guard combat cutter Hamilton, when she was torpedoed in the North Atlantic, David L. Chappell, Ship's Cook First Class, of Belvi dere, North Carolina, has returned te action; this time in Ahe Pacific. Chappell, acting chief commissary steward aboard this Coast Guard manned LST, recently participated in the initial amphibious landing opera tions on Okinawa Shima, Japanese homeland territory located only :i-10 miles from the Nip mainland. During general quarters the Belvi dere Coast Guardsman deserted his galley and took his battle station in gun tub four, where he serves as loader on one of the deadly 40 mm anti-aircraft guns. None of our guns had an opportu- i nity to fire until L plus five, as the Nip planes were unable to get through our outer ring of defense. But on L plus five nine Jap dive ' bombers managed to sneak through, and at last the guns on the Coast Guard and Navy LST's in the area opened up, and within a few moments all of the planes had been shot out of the sky," stated Chappell. Summing up the Okinawa invasion, the acting chief said, "We had ex pected a lot of action on L day, but when the day was over we hadn't seen a bit. There were no planes in the sky, and outside of two machine gun nests on the beach, we received no land opposition. Assault troops swept inland several miles before running into small Jap sniper groups. The lack of aerial resistance really proved a puzzle. I guess that our landing so close to their homeland caught them by surprise", or else the terrific pre-invasion shelling and bombardment must have driven them up into the hills," he added. A native of Belvidere, Chappell enlisted in the Coast Guard on No vember 3, 1940, and received his boot training at Curtis Bay, Md. Leaving boot camp, he was as signed aboard the cutter Alexander Hamilton, ajid served aboard her for 15 months until she was torpedoed by a Nazi sub in the North Atlantic on the night of January 2!, 1942. "One torpedo hit midships, and we lost 26 men who were sleeping just after getting olf watch," related ; Chappell. "At the time we were hit we were about ten miles off Ice land, and were on convoy duty with a destroyer. The torpedo tore a big gap in our bulkhead but it didn't sink us. The following day we had taken on so much water that it was necessary for the destroyer to put a fiSh in us and send the old Hamilton to the bottom.'; Chappell described how his first thoughts were of his wife and moth er. "I can't explain it," said Chap, "but their visions just popped into (Continued on Page Six) Fen Negro Selectees Up For Prandiiction Ten Negro selectees have been or dered to report to the local Draft offices on May 16 to leave for Fort Bragg for pre-induction examina tions, Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the Board, announced this week. The selectees ordered up include Jerry Williams, William Turner, James Jordan, Mathew Harris, George Lindsay, Preston Thatch, James Lee, Cornelius Sharp, Johnnie Davis and Horace Brothers. This will be the second group given pre-induction examinations from this county this month and two more calls, both for induction, are on file at the Draft office to be filled this month. Fifteen colored selectees will leave for induction on May 21 and ten white men will leave on May 29. AWARDED PURPLE HEART Capt. Fenton Butler, son of Mrs. George Butler, has been awarded the Purple Heart, according to word re ceived here this week. Capt. Butler is stationed in the European Theater of Operations. MOTHER'S DAY PROGRAM A Mother's Day program will be presented at the Methodist Church Sunday night, May 13, at 8 o'clock, honoring the boys and gtrie from the church who are serving in the armed j forces. ; The public is invited. PRESIDENT TRUMAN PROCLAIMS SUNDAY MAY 13 AS DAY OF PRAYER AS WAR ENDS Rotary Gub Names Scout Committee Hertford's Kotary Club voted Tues day night to continue sponsorship of the Boy Scout Troop and named a Scout Committee to handle the de tails in connection with the local Hoy Scouts. The committee named in cluded Dr. A. I!. Bonner, chairman, K. T. Britt and Max Campbell. The club voted to assume responsi bility for selling $J.",000 worth of E war bonds during the Seventh War Loan drive now in progress. Guests of the club at the meeting ivi'ii' llii ti'v A 1 1 j. i-1 Minims and the ,,., ii,,.u,.,i n,,,, Wi,ic Miae Mar- garet I'earson sang a solo as part of the V-E program held. School Committee Elects Principal For High School F. T. Johnson, County School Sup erintendent, announced today that E. C. Woodard, superintendent of Cur rituck County Schools for the past two years, had been elected as prin cipal of Perquimans County High School for the September. Th year beginning next : election was made I by the School Committee at a meet- ; ing held Tuesday night. In addition to serving as principal j at the high school, Mr. Woodard will j also serve as district principal and j will be in charge of the Hertford,: Central and New Hope grammar! s,m'"ls Mr. Woodard will come to Per-j quimans on high recommendations. He is a graduate of the I'niversity of North Carolina and formerly taught schools at Chowan and ind - sor before going to Currituck, lit was available for the position here due to Currituck's former superin tendent being released from the armed forces and returning to re sume the post as superintendent. The action taken by the school committee, which is composed of H. C. Stokes, chairman, A. W. Hefren, seennary, v.iarence v.. nnppcii, ivi-iii ! win II Eure and Dr. K. S. White, af- i firmed by the Board of Kducation at a meeting Wednesday. Mr. Woodard is married and one child. He expects to move has his j family j ing tin to Hertford siimmc r. some time dur- Recorder's Court In Recess Tuesday I'erquimans County's Heconko's Court recessed its regular term on Tuesday of this week in observance j of V-E Day. Judge Charles E. John- son announced that all cases docket ed for hearing this week were con tinued to the May 14 term, and ad vised all defendants and witnesses to note this change of date for hear ings scheduled for last Tuesday. A number of cases were on the docket for this week, but the major ity were for traffic violations. Local police report very little activity dur ing the past week. OPA Announces New Shoe Stamp Soon To help housewives and others in budgeting their remaining shoe stamps to fit the family needs, OPA District Director Theodore S. John son has announced that another shoe stamp will be valid on August 1 for one pair of shoes per ration book holder. The number of the new stamp has not yet been selected, but will be an nounced hefore August 1, he said. Airplane stamps 1, 2 and 3 are now good and will continue valid indef initely, he added. Ernest White Wins Inf. Combat Badge Pvt. Ernest White, husband of Mrs. Annie Maude White of Hertford Route 3, has been awarded the Com bat Infantry Badge after participat ing in the Colmar campaign in the European .heater of War, according to an announcement received here this week. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis Perry of Windsor announce the birth of a daughter,v Joan Gregory, born Fri day, May. 4th. Mother and daughter are doing nicely. Mrs. Perry before her marriage was Miss Haddie Weaver Riddick. Announcement of Sur render of Germany Made Tuesday; Nazis Quit on Monday; Japs To Race Full Frce President Harry S. Truman, in an nouncing the unconditional surrender of Germany, thus ending the Euro pean phase of World War II, pro claimed Sunday, May Bl, as a Day of Prayer and be urged all people of this nation to attend their church on that date and offer thanks for the ending of the hostilities in Kurope and to pray for the men who di.'d that victory might be won. Special services are being ar ranged at local churches for Sunday in connection with the Day of Prayer observance and each church cordially invites everybody to attend the ser v ires The President's announcement of ! the Nazi surrender was made Tues ' day morning at 9 o'clock, simultan- eously with similar announcements in London and Moscow, although the j actual terms were signed by the 'Ger ' mans at Rhienis, France, at 2:35 I o'clock, French time, on Monday, May 7, ending the war after five years, eight months and six days of the greatest bloodshed and destruc tion the world has ever seen. The news of the surrender was re- porteu unofficially Monday afternoon h. i:,.I,r;,i Kispnhnwer's headauar- ters refused to confirm the report, and for its greatest news scoop in history, the Associated Press was suspended temporarily from activity in Kurope. However, this suspension was lifted Tuesday. The European pari of World War ill, which began with the mvasio.i o: Poland by the Germans in Septembe: , 19:19, ended when the German chief i of stall', Col. -Gen. Jodl, appeared at ' General Kisenhower's headquarters, 1 a little red brick school house in Rhei ni render l'l'aiui, and signed rticles after :l(i hour: ihe sur : of ron- versations. It marked war machine th' best the had overrun the e whicl world almo nd the German a period was ever seen; it entire con- had t 111 iiiienl nl the if Europe and controlled all capitals except London and and the four neutral na- MoscoV ti IIS. Hl General Eisenhower wa not pres ent at th" actual signing of the sur render, but later received the Ger man admiral, Von Friedburg. The Germans stated the terms of sur render f.ore harsh hut called upon the German people to accept the burden because there was nothing else left for them to do. Ilepnrts Tuesday morning stated that German elements in Czecho slovakia were still fighting on orders of a Nazi leader, who defied the Ger man order to cease firing, but these troops are expected to be liquidated shortly. President Truman in his announce ment of the surrender reminded the American people that the peace in Europe docs not end the entire war. i for the Japanese continue to fight on l in the Pacific. He called upon all Americans to continue to work at their war jobs and stated that the full force of American might would be thrown against the Japs to speed final victory as soon as possible. Special Election Monday To Decide Hertford Boundary A special election called by the County Hoard of Elections to deter mine whether or not a certain tract of land at the western limits of the Town of Hertford shall be incorpor ated into the town will be held Mon day, May 14. Persons eligible to vote in the election are those residing in the Town of Hertford and the area af fected by the election. The proposed extension of the Town's limits was voted by the General Assembly last February, subject to the outcome of the ejection next week. The polls will open at the Court House in Hertford from 6:30 A. M. to 6:30 P. M. Eastern Standard time, or 7:80 to 7:30 Eastern War Time. At the time the bill was passed by the Legislature it was understood there was little opposition to the proposal. However, since that time several property owners have voiced objections. The outcome will be de cided by the votes cast on Monday. Eligible voters are urged to vote in the election and to remember the time the polis will be open. I i 3 ' s '(