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WEEKLY '4 'x xtrittSgi Volume XIL Number 21. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, May 25, 1945. $1.50 Per Year. COUNTY SCHOOLS TO CLOSE TERM WITH COUNT EXERCISES ON JUNE 8 COUNTY E BOND SALES ONLY 23 PER CENT OF QUOTA ASSIGNED FOR 7TH WAR LOAN Ml: 5 Thirty-three Seniors to - Receive Diplomas at High School; Pro ' f gram Announced f ' Perquimans County'B schools will rfnd ; the present school year with commencement exercises the high Z school on Friday night, June 8, P. T. :f 'Johnson, County Superintendent, stat- ed today. Thirty-three students of Ehe high -'i school, members of the- senior class, t have been named for eraduation and j'tj- yl receive their diplomas as 1 - certificates for having completed 1 thei.'school work. Those named as ' graduating are Horace Baker, Helen -"; fiaye Baker, Grace Barnett, Floyd U' Bennett, Hilda .Chappell, Mildred ; v Chappell, Marguerite Cook, Peggy ' 'Pelton, Lucy Forehand, Frances God- J frey, Buena Mae Godwin, Eleanor Hurdle, Colin Jackson, Leona Lane. f Harriett Lou Layden, Willie Mae " -Mansfield, Anne Mathews, Bill Mur ray, Pauline Smith, Lena Mae Saw ' yr, Ruth Tucker, Mildred Webb, Evelyn Whedbee, Myrtle Whedbee, 'Dorothy Faye White, Marjorie- Fran ces White, Marjorie Rebecca White, - Curtis Wilson, Esther Winslow, Joan , r WjHslow; Norma Winslow, George wood and Thurman White. 'The honor students among this . v year's graduating class are Bill Mur ray, who was named Valedictorian; ' Esther Winslow, salutatorian; Horace ji Baker, Peggy Felton, Leona Lane, y Myrtle Whedbee, Dorothy JUae t V, White, Marjorie Rebecca White, Joan I Winslow and Norma Winslow. The final exercises marking the close of the school . year will begin with the baccalaureate sermon at the high school auditorium on Sunday eyeninfc June 8, at 8 o'clock. The baccalaureate sermon will be deliv ered by the Rev.. Howard G. Daw kins, Sstor At, vthe ,. Hertford Baptist ureh. v. Glass- ' night, annually the night given over to seniors for fun, ! will iw itaged on Thursday, June 7. air. Johnson stated, that the speak er for the. commeneemleitmexercisei Is being ffefuredttr J$M hdXLLfJt3 A. Chappell, noujttenight-mri l" as to his same. : Local schools are late in closing this year due to opening late last Fall and taking a holiday so that students could aid in crop harvest ing. No date has been set as yet for the opening of the school term next Fall. County Contributes 3,01 Pounds Of Clothing In Drive Perquimans -County people gave generously of their old clothing in the United Clothing Collection drive which ended here on April 30, ac cording to" Charles Willifofd and F. T. Johnson, co-chairmen representing, the Rotary and Lions clubs, which sponsored the collection. Approximately three thousand pounds of old clothing were collected during the drive and people gave generously of clothing that will serve a useful purpose in war , ravished areas where clothing is unattainable. The co-chairmen stated the cloth ing will be shipped out from here ai A where to Ship the bundles. They also thank the public for the fine co operation received. t .!': " ,' V ': V ' F. F. A. Members Win Additional Honors s , ' Members of the FFA Chapter of " Perquimans County have again prov- 1 en their ability in livestock judging r and public . Speaking in competition . with 'members of the FFA chapters ' from Currituck, Pasquotank and t " Gates; v In recent contests held at Elisabeth Qty. , In the livestock' Judging, the Peri ; Smith; Louis Monda and Floyd Long, J This team won first place honors and received a S.0O cash prise given by thfl- Elizabeth City Chamber of -Com' -; merce. Thdmas . Butt of the Per . ' quimana chapter won public speaking - honors, and alsb a $5.00 cash award. Me ; inlstf;' won 'the .FAiiFederflaon' . . "Winslow,; Charlei "HosWW and ; Wal- ' ter Dail, made a creditable showing ' in ..v7jMgf5.-f;istn'1lM local teams were taught and coached by G.. Or Buck, Vocational, teacher at Perquimans Hifrh EchooL L'" Banner lor being W8 ; best , speaker ) ;:ring.tte meet. J-'Vr , ij Stores Begin Summer Closing Wed: June 6th Many of the Hertford stores which have not made a practice of closing a half day on Wednesdays during the winter months, will begin the usual half day holidays for sum mpr on Wednesday. June 6. This custom has been followed in Hert ford for several years and it is un derstood the majority of the stores will begin observing the half holiday week after next. According to information rocerred this week, the stores will close each Wednesday at 12 noon through the months of June, July and August. 1800 Club Members The foliow:ng is a list of Perquim ans County residents who are back ing the Seventh War Loan drive for $130,000 worth of E bonds. They are the members of the "1800 Club." Eighteen hundred members will "put the county over the top. Is yoar name here? You can be a member by purchasing a $100 E bond today, j W. G. Wright, W. G. Hollowell, A. W. Hefren, M. J. Gregdty, Milton Dail, Mrs. Jake White, Mrs. George Jackson, George Jackson, Mrs. R. M. Riddick, V. N. Darden, D. S. Darden, S. K Mathews, S. M. Long, J. W. Ward, Mrs. i. W. Ward, lrs. Mary Edwards,: Mrs. C. O. Fowler, L. C. Winslow, John Broughton, C. B. Proctor, J. Van Roach, C E. Cannon, J. 1. Perry, W. H. Hardcastle, Jr., W. H. Hardcastle, Mrs. EJoise Hard castle, J. R. Chappell, S. G. Chap pell, Judy Benton. N. H, Stallings, C. B. . White, Joseph Elliott, Simon Rutenburg, llrm. Simon Rutenburg, J. 1 White,aM Lena Griffin, King A. Wilfirfl,' hp'E. Chappell, Louis I. Winslow, $, E. Payne, Richard Payne, MmNancy Payne, Mrs. Louis. sWinfil fvMrs. Mary Brinn, Mrfc Ksmiev AiJanchard, Robert A Ju- Edna S. Cannon.1 W. F. C? Edwards, M. D. Lane, Leroy Nixon, ' Daisy P. Nixon, J. C, Hobbs, Elijah Brooks, Thomas Har-! ris, R. C: Murray, W. M. Morgan, Mrs. W. M. Morgan, Helen V. Mor gan, B. C. Berry, Mrs. B. C. Berry, Carroll Berry, Jr., Blanche Moore 'Berry, Helen Gaither, J. H. Newbold, Trim Wilson, N. N. Trueblood, Mrs. N. N. Trueblood, Margaret S. White, R. B. Kirby, A. F. Proctor, Mrs. Eu nice Riddick, Stanley Riddick, Nathan Riddick, Willie Winslowt Mrs. Gert rude Winslow, Dr. E. .S. White, C. C. Chappell, Margaret Chappell, Clara I H. Chappell, George Powell, Thomas' I Morgan. Mrs. Thnmnu Mnrotan. Hrrrt Winslow, William Houston, Jr., W. T. Eason, Lucy P. White, J. W. Haskett, Mrs. Alice Haskett, William Barber, Ella Chappell, Mrs. D. M. Jackson, D. M. Jackson, Alice Jeanne Jackson, Eunice O. Kirby, Mrs. Louise Dale, E. M. Perry, Mrs. E. M. Perry, Nor man Elliott, W. G. Newby and Mrs. W. G. Newby. ; To Leave Ten white registrants will leave here next Tuesday to fill the final draft call for May, Mrs. Ruth Sum ner, clerk of the local board, stated this ' week: The men ordered to re port for induction next week are Lorertza (Elliott, Williajm White, Er nest Morgan: George Chappell, Mil ton Dail, Jr., Glenn Mathews, Boyd Morns, James Stallings, Robert Hol lowell and Earlie Goodwin, Jr. , Mrs. Sumner stated that four calls have been received for the month of June. Fifteen whit men will be or dered to report for production exams on June 11, and ten ifftiite'men will be inducted on Junf 27. Ten Negro- selectees will be ordered up for induction on June 14 and fifteen more will .be given preindjiction ex-, animations on June 19. Pictures Of Service Men' Shown At State 3 Picture of ' Porqainian County service -men which ivill , J shown at the State-Theatre tliia weeJJ accord Jng to M. Vera BrOTghtohanager, are those of XL. Tay, Wf BJanchard, K.B-Steph,:W'0.!tlliott, R. Ward, C. iniIotti:;.-FoWfflI, C T." WhiteV M.iddiclt ? Harris, A, B. Umphlett, C. f. Jteed R. Ha kett, G. K. Williams, I N, .R.'"JUddick, W. White, Pi R White,-: PJ.'fffc, Wood, 1 Jr., Vf. M. Knirtt ii DV M.Lane.. , ill Rikxcd U. S. War Dtpirtiant. Bureau of Publit Rtlatioivj. RATIONING WATER ON IWO JIM A Ankl deep in volcsnic cinders nar a 7th Fighter Command &as on Iwo Jima, Cpl. Arthur Bruwn, Ashton, Illinois, (right) receives his daily ration of two canteens of fresh water from TSgt. William Maunhnf, Jr., Chardon, Ohio. On the barren island two must last 24 houi. Special Memorial Services Sunday At Methodist Church American Legion Will Have Part In Pro gram Here Members' of the Wm. Paul Stal lings Post ofvthe American. Legion will take part in a special Memorial Day service to be presented at the Hertford Methodist Church Sunday night pt 8 o'clock, it was announced here today. The Rev. li. C. Keavis, pastor of the church, will deliver the sermon and special music will be given by Mrs. Charles Johnson, Miss Mar garet Pearson and the choir, with Miss Kate Blanchard as organist. The service will be presented for all service men, veterans of World War I and those of the present war, and members of the local Legion Post invite all veterans of Wonct War II to join with them in the pro gram Sunday night. Legionnaires and service men are asked to meet at the church' not later "than 7:15 in or der that" the entire group .may enter the church in a body. Seats will be reserved, for all veterans and appro priate decorations will be placed in the church. The public is cordially invited to join with the war veterans in this annually sponsored Legion memorial service. The nominating committee of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post announced at a meeting last Friday the names of officers for the Post for the year beginning July 1. V. N. Darden has been named as Post Commander; J. R. Futrell, first vice commander; W. p. Hollowell, second vice commander, and B. C. Berry, adjutant Sheltos JJ. Chappell, retiring com mander, has served as the head of the local post during the past year. ' Appointive officers of the post will be named by the new commander and his associates within a short time. Lions Club Observes Ladies' flight Friday Hertford's Lions Club will observe its sixth anniversary with a Ladies Night party at the New Hope Com munity House Friday night at 8 o'clock, it was announced this week by Charles M. Williford, chairman of the program committee. . A delicious banquet will be served by the ladies of the New Hope com munity, and Jesse Jones, District Governor 1 for Lions Clubs, will be the guest speaker for the evening. G. C. Buck, president of the local elub, will preside and recognise the guests. Presentation of club awards will be made by Sidney Blanchard, club secretary. . PREACHING AT WOODLAND .The Rev. J. D. Cranford will preach "at H Woodland Methodist Church .. Sunday morning at. ,12 o'clock', . ogunday School wiH begin at U A .lt and everyone is urged to attend this and all services. i:'f fl ' Vet m Varied Docket Heard In Recorder's Court On Tuesday Morning Two Defendants Order ed Held on Bond For Appearance A varied docket of ten cases was dis posed Qf by Judge Charles E. Johjl son ' in the Perquimans Recorder's Court here Tuesday morning. Two defendants, Alice Rhodes and Milton Welch, cited to court for trarlic vio lations, failed to appear to answer the charges. The court returned the warrants for service and ordered the defendants held on bonds each. Alvin Lee was taxed with court costs after pleading guilty to oper ating a car without a license. J. E. Elvington was found guilty of failing to have weighed packages orouerlv labeled, .ludirment was sus- pended upon payment of court costs, announced that four infantry divi James Senate entered a plea of j i",ns Wl11 bt' redeployed and mem guilty to a charge of speeding and ' beis ot tm'' ""its will likely be the paid a fine of ?10 and the costs of j ',lst ,u oime to this country from court. I '':i"'pe. The units will he brought The State took a mil nros in the ! back to tho United States for some case charging Herman Stallings with driving with insufficient brakes. Mack Coltrain was fined $10 and ordered to pay the costs of court af ter pleading guilty to a charge of speeding. Louise Winslow, colored, was found not guilty of transporting non tax paid liquor. Patrolman Payne testified he stopped the woman and searched her car but found no liquor, but after she had driven off discover ed a broken jug near the point where the car had been stopped. A motion for non-suit was not granted but a verdict of not guilty was returned by the court. Ella Mae Lane, colored, was found guilty of assault and was ordered to pay the costs of court. Alphonso Cartwright entered a plea of guilty to a charge of assault on Wilmer Chappell. After evidence was presented, judgment was sus pended upon payment of court costs and that the defendant be of good be havior for two months. A motion for non-suit was allowed in the case charging Wilmer Chappell with assault with a deadly weapon. Judgment was suspended upon pay ment of costs in the case charging Bill Peer with forcible trespass. QUARTERLY MEETING AT PINEY WOODS CHURCH Quarterly Meeting will be held at! Piney Woods Friends Church Satur day and Sunday, May 26 and 27. On Saturday services will begin at 11 o'clock. On Sunday, Sunday School at 11 o'clock. Morning worship at 12 o'clock. The Rev. F. E. Carter of Greensboro will be the visiting min ister. The public is cordially invit ed to attend the- services. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Boyce, S 1-c USCG, announce the birth of a daughter, Virginia, weight seven pounds and njne ounces. Born Tues day, Hay 15, at the Albemarle Hos pital, Elizabeth City. . Mother and baby.are doing nicely. Mrs. Boyce before -her marriage was Misa -Hilda Griffla of Tyner. , - County Wide 4-H Club Vesper Service Sunday Perquimans County's 4-H Clubs will hold their annual vesper services next Sunday evening at 6 o'clock on the Court House Green, according to Miss Frances Maness, club leader, who urges all 4-H Clubbers and their parents to attend the vespers this year. Chaplain H. (J. Howling from the Naval Station at Harvey Point will be the speaker for the occasion and the program will be in charge of members of the 4-H clubs. The public is invited to attend the services. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Announcement was made Wednes day that Winston I hurchill, who in j . Iiritain's dark days of HMO assumed J the position as prime minister of ! England, and who led the Iiritish. people through the European war, had tendered his resignaUen to King George. Churchill assumed the post as prime minister when ETngland was all but beaten by the .Nazis and his famous "blood, sweat and tears" speech rallied the British to light on to victory. During recent months ; Churchill had come in lor mucn cn- annw f,,rct.s ,:iv return home, ticism at home, but il was under- j The chairman reported that few of stood that he wouiu. .-tanu for re-, the county solicitors have made re election when England conducts u.sj ports on E bond sales since they be first election in five years, some tune' gan their canvass May T, and he this summer. urges them to bring in reports as I Selective Service officials in Wash-' I inirti.n :iihii,iiiwwI u..iln...l:.v t .:it I unlimited deferments wouid be gran:- ed men :it) years of aire and over, in a change effective immediately. However, the deferments will based upon a registrant being en gaged in useful jobs. The draft change was made, it was announced, due to results of narrowing the war to one front and the need tor younger men. It is likely, under this change, of $u(llnal tl'w I1U'M llH,M' I through will tie deterred. The War llepartment has amiounc- ed that the Eirst Army, which fought the Nazis to a standstill in Europe, . W1 be redeployed to the Pacific i MKhtiK front immediately. It also training and furloughs he fort going to the Pacific areas. P. S. Marines and Army units . I. ting on Okinawa are slowlv but su , iv mating down Jap resistance lor mat important island, only miles from the Jap mainland. Ter rific fighting is in progress as the Japs cling to rocks and caves in a l jtruKFle to death to keep the I'. S e j ... iorces irom completing the invasion. U. S. leaders on the front state that me ena oi meoattle draws near as year ago this month, superior American force is brought;' Her first narrow escape came on to hear on the remaining Japs. More .r maiden voyage from the Cnited than 48,000 Japs have been killed on : States, when enemy submarines at Okinawa, bet the American losses ' tacked the convoy in mid-Atlantic are also heavy. j and torpedoed two ships flanking her. Tire Certificates Certificates to purchase new tires were issued to 39 motorists by the Perquimans ration board at its meet ing last Saturday, Mrs. Helen Daven port, clerk of the board announced Monday. Passenger type permits were is sued to R. E. Perry, W. H. Howell, M. T. Griffin, 2, J. T. Benton,2, G. F. Griffin, V. E. Winslow,2, L. B. Sit- terson, J. A. Smith, R. J. Farrell. L. J. Winslow, Dr. 1. A. Ward, Otho Winslow, Oscar Chappell, W. C. Mor gan, B. F. Ainsley, Kenneth Miller, Vernon Ward, Elihu Lane, Tom Perry Robert Hendren,2, J. B. Bas night, Joe Butts, W. R. Welch,2, W. B. Phillips, Julian Long, W. C. Lane, Eleanor Nixon, James Winslow, Mrs. C. B. Goodman,2, L. R. Lane,2, W. F. Hollowell, Julian Matthews and Charlie Uhiphlett. Truck type: D. Q. Cartwright,2, Milton Dail, Raymond Wilson, Edgar Chappell, J. I. Barclift and W. L. White,2. Buy More War Bonds Finance Committee Fac ing Huge Task Meet ing Coal Before Big Drive Ends With only five weeks remaining of the Seventh War ioan drive, Per quimans County's War Finance Com mittee faces a huge task in selling $100,001) wortli of E bonds if this county is to lie among those of the nation who siiccesslully complete their Seventh War Loan quotas. I'p to Wednesday noon re.tidc nU of this county had purchased only T. per cent of the Jfl.'iO.OfKI quota Sales recorded showed :il,7l2.rl' woilh of K bonds had been purchas ed since the E bond drive opened the first purl of April. The county is 'lagging behind the national sales in this dihe by about 10 per cent, and unless more people buy these E bonds I'ciquimans may close the Seventh War 1ian with its quota not met. "Wishful thinking that the war with Japan is going to be over soon will not end the war, neither will wishful thinking put us over the top in this important war bond drive," R. M. Riddck, chairman of the War Finance Committee, said today. He added that our government is planning- for a long war with Japan and is now taking steps to move most of the men and much of the equipment that beat Hitler in Europe to the Pacific area to hasten the defeat of the .laps, but all of this takes money and we here at home must provide that money through the purchase of war bonds to help hasten the (lay when all of the members of the souii as possible in order that th committee may keep an accurate check ..n the proiire.-.- the drive. " i'por : u. r - e.- I this week children who t rem tm- county sch o. , wt;r" "nter-d In-"prior tn the ir, j. contest mie week cariv.iss made by auu.lt solicit, us, but it is believed when these reports are made that the total sales will be upped by several thou sand dollars. . Membership in the IROil Club is j growing daily, but there are still not ; enough members to put the county over its goal and, therefore, there is still room for many more members. Join today by buying that l"'1 K bond. Seaman's Ship Near Victim Of Enemy On Channel Shuttle Run Aboard the I'SS EST ".,:; In an i English South Coast I'orth, March 2'J (Delayed) Kobert IS. Miller, si-a-m.m first class, I'SN'R, son of Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Miller, Route :!, Hert ford, is a crew member aboard this LST, three times a near-victim of enemy action since sailing for the European Theater of Operations a ; The second came on one of the . shuttle runs she has been making ! across the channel since shortly al -, ter D-Day. ' Off the Normandy beachhead an enemy plane was shot down and crashed into the water just a few yards off this ship's stern. Return ing from Cherbourg, she underwent her third close call when a transport was lost in the area close by. Recently she made her 40th shuttle run since D-Day. In that time she has carried cargo of all sizes, shapes and forms for the allied armies and her passengers have included Polish, French and British, as well as Ameri cans. liefore his enlistment in the Navy, Miller was employed as a dairyman at the Edgewood Dairy Farm. Central PTA To Hold Last Meeting Monday The Parent-Teacher Association of the Central Grammar School will hold its last meeting of the present school year on next Monday night at 8:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the school building at Winfall. Mrs. Ralph White will have charge of the program. Her piano students will give a musical play entitled "Springtime In Music Land." v.