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A' S t V1 "1 J WEEKLY I a -',1 -4 1 :f. in7BB DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING 07 HERTFORD AND PERQUIMANS COUNTY Volume XILNumber 28. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 13 1945. $1.50 Per Year. Trvi7 .00 MiJMS Ration Applications Ef f ected By New Hours At OPA An order received by the Perquim ans OPA Board this week notifies all farm slaughterers thafc, effective July 1J5 thev must stamp their new permit numbers, issued by OPA, on dressed carcass, Whether they Killed tne live stock or had some one kill it for them. Permit numbers must be stamped on wholesale cuts 01 meai, so that it will not smear and can be eily read. Tha local ration office will also be- n observing the new government 44 our work week, ana rars. neien r&venport, clerk for the board, ad sed the public that all applications not ha filed with the office by Fri- y of each week for attention of the oard on Saturdays. If applications re filed Saturday morning the clerks willi.be unable to process the appli atibns for action by the board on haj; day, and thus it will be carried over to the following week. Afro. DavenDort stated that 35 mo torista were issued certificates for the purchase of new tires by the board at a meeting last Saturday. Passenger type permits went to Wil lia Mallorv. Willie Moore. B. C. Ber- ry 2, M. C. Sharp 2, Mose Blanchard, (Wflllam Tucker, K. a. Layaen z, ren- n n T 1 o G:JnAr rondure , twines & o"ij White 2, Sarah C. White, D. H. Sink, Mary Cameron, P. M. Buckner, George Bonner, Ernest Lilly, W. E. 3peUman, Monro Sutton, C. M. Bun- 4y, J. . Wlnsiow 4''Waries wins ..m A. MeGobiran. Moodv Mat Jieiw, Hayward filly, Decatur Davis, A: a. Window. Xl 2. R. P. White. W. X Blanchard, Dr. C. A. Davenport 2, nd J, O. Layden. -I Track fvofl DLSV.' Reed 2. B. W .'opeland, L. A, Smith 2, Wallace . . .. . a a . i m -WW . I n fright 1, ana xown pr neroorq c .ft-: . t' TKiCTS HEADLINES President Truman, along with his i-foup of advisors, is enroute to Berlin for a meeting with British and Russian diplomats. Mr. Truman will lieet for the first time with Churchill nd Stalin and it is expected prob- ms which have risen since the Yalta bnference will be ironed out at this lieeting. German reparation and rntorial claims, by victims of the taxis, will likely be included in the scussions. Assistant Secretary of State Jo- ph .C. Grew, who was ambassador b Japan at the time of Pearl Har- br, issued a statement Tuesday de wing that the Japanese have made h offer for peace. The report was sued to stop rumors that the Japs fek to end the war. Mr. Grew stat- that persons without authority to peak for the Japanese government ave put out peace feelers but he lid no surrender offer has' been re ived from Japan, either through of ial or unofficial channels. Meanwhile, American forces in the cific continue to pound the war me to the Japs. Two air strikes of e .thousand planes each hit Japan is week. One group from Admiral ys Third Fleet struck at Tokyo, troying more than 150 Jan nlanes. iie .the other group from an Army b nit at other Jap targets. He rts from Tokyo indicate that the li force of the Third Fleet is con- tujng its strikes against the Jap upland. Australian and Dutch troops in rneo have gained control of all of j tBalikpapan Bay area,: which in idea rich oil fields. American forces W concluded their campaigns on finaw and General MacArthur has 'ported that .the Philippines have V liberated'from the Japs. Some pping up is still being done in see my of thai? Philippines.-- Chinese ;sces continue to gate territory from k Japs along the China coast region. Redeployment of. American troops m Europe is proceeding at a rate excess of. original plans, accord r to officials in Washington and an :ar issued this week stated that se soldiers with less than six 'nths ; overseas duty will, be given ignments ia foreign areas aa yap., y as they can fee replaced at home. ; iDQvemonc (a, reaepioyea soiuiers i been so great that railroad traffic been almost tied in knots. ' The ,T has clamped down en civilians Pullmans and further restric- on travel may be ordered if .the 'Jons remain snarled, . 1 t Fire At Fire of an undetermined origin completely destroyed the fuel house at the Major-Loomis Lumber Com pany Wednesday night, causing a loss of approximately $5,000. The fire was discovered a few minutes before 9 o'clock and an alarm was sounded immediately. The Hertford Fire Department answered a call for help and soon after its ar rival had the flames under control. The blaze had gained Such headway that the local firemen, assisted by a fire fighting crew from Harvey Point Naval Air Station, who also answered a call to the fire, aimed their efforts at controlling the flames and keeping them from spreading to other buildings. The efforts of the firemen soon brought the blaze under control and held the loss at a minimum. A. W. Hefren, general manager of the company, stated that the loss of the fuel house may make it necessary for the company to close down the mill for about two weeks. He said that he did not see how they could operate the mill until sufficient re pairs were made to the system of supplying fuel to the boilers. The length of' time needed for these re pairs could not be determined until a thorough check was made of the damage on Thursday. Vrightson Jackson Funeral Services Conducted Today Tiineral services for Wrigntsan T. Jackson, 27-year-old Mew Hope mer chant, were conducted at the grave side wTthe New Hope Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev, J. O. Cranf ord pastor of New Hope Methodist Church. Mr. Jackson died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound Sunday after noon at his home in New Hope. Dr. C. A. Davenport, County Coroner, af ter an investigation, stated that the youth had shot himself at about 3:30 o'clock Sunday. . . He jpMi J.PerqMBan6 County arid owned anoT operated the New Hope Mercantile' and Supply Store. He attended tl. New Hope Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louise' Owens Jackson; one daughter, Syivia; his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Benson, of Eliza beth City; one brother, Hazel Jack son, 'U. S. Maritime Service and sev eral uncles and aunts. Vacation Bible Schools Scheduled A vacation Bible school is being held this week at Bethany Methodist Church near Belvidere. About 80 workers and scholars were enrolled by Tuesday. Leaders in the school attempted' to make of it a community project, scholars and workers being invited regardless of church affilia tion. The program each day consists of songs, story telling, prayer, class work, recreation and practice for a commencement program. The school begins at 4 P. M. and continues for two hours. It will close Friday after noon but will be followed by a com mencement program Sunday night at 8:30.. The public is invited to attend any of .these services. Teachers at the school are Misses Madge Lane, Wilma and Manola Jollift and Mrs. Henry Wilder. A vacation Bible school is to be held at the Anderson Methodist Church near Hertford beginning Monday afternoon of next week- at i o'clock. The following teachers have been secured: Beginners class, Mrs. Wayland Howell; primary, Mrs. An- Jersen Laydeo; frniQr. . Mrs? J. E. 'erry; Intermediate and. young peo ple, Mrs. Joe Perry. The adult class is Jo be taught by the pastor: The school is to close Friday afternoon, but, js to be followed by a children's day , program at the regular service hour at .the church the fourth Sunday at 12 o'clock noon. The publitf is in vited to attend any of these services. Bogus Sugar Stamps Passed In County Counterfeit . ration coupons have made their appearance in Perquimans County. . . One local merchant received 15 counterfeit sugar stamps No. 3ff dur ing the month of June, according to S check made here, and It is likely that others have been' passed iru the - Merchants are advised to. use; care in receiving, ration 'coupons" of all Idnds; and to obajrVe .the' lfwjyhich calla for the stamps to be reinoved from ration books only at the tSe pH sales. " Counterfeit "coupons cani ot be used to replenish depleted stoc Hep Selectees To Get Pre-lnduction Exams Next Tuesday Local Board Office to Gose at Noon on Sat urdays Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the Perquimans draft board, stated Monday that under new work hours, announced this week by the Govern ment, the local county board office will close each Saturday at 12:30 o'clock. The Government has an nounced the cut in working hours from 48 to 44 hours per week. The public is urged to . remember this order starts at once and those having business with. the draft board should call at the office before clos ing time. 4 Mrs. Sumner announced that or ders to report for preinduction ex aminations have been mailed out to 27 Negro selectees, who are ordered to report at the local office next Tuesday, July 17, to leave for Fort Bragg and the exams. The local group includes Thomas Riddick, Daniel White, Robert Overton, Jo seph Lightfoot, Charlie Thatch, Al len Whedbee, Deardeary Riddick, George Gallop, Linwood Toms, Tom mie Coker, George Long, Jessie Cal loway, Herman Lightfoot, Ernest Thatch, Malicki Harrell, William Overton, Isiah Archer, Robert Key, Joseph Butts, James Green, Carson Spellman, Charlie Hunter, Clarence Harrell, Theodore Harrell, Luellen Felton, Lester Revell and Willie Brothers. Seven of the group have previous ly been rejected for service but are being returned for another examin ation, under the changed regulations which have reduced the standard re quirements for service. No official report has been re ceived as to the number of white se lectees accepted for service in the armed forces from the last group which left here two weeks ago. HOC Council Elects New County Officers Mrs. A. R. Cooke, a member of the Chapanoke Home Demonstration Club, was elected president of the County Council of Home Demonstra tions Clubs at a meeting held last Saturday afternoon. Other officers elected for the year were: Mrs. H. S. Lane, Ballahack Club, vice presi dent; Mrs. Effie Miller, Winfall Club, secretary; Mrs. J. Q. Hurdle, Durants Neck Club, treasurer; Mrs. Fred Matthews, Hopewell Club, pi anist; Mrs. Norman Elliott, Home and Garden Club, song leader. The main feature of the meeting last week was the 4-H dress contest, in which- ten club girls modeled cot ton dresses they had made. Follow ing the modeling, the winners were announced to be: First, Marjorie Perry; second, Edna King, and third, Ethel Trancis Elliott. Other girls participating were Carolyn Dean Harrell, Ann Myers, Eleanor Faye. Howell, Laura. Hopkins, Mollie Fran ces Wheeler, Geroline Winslow and Daisy Monds. Judges for the contest were Mrs. H. G. Dawkins and Miss Prue Newby. Another Teacher Signed For Schools F. T. Johnson, County School Sup erintendent, announced Wednesday that Miss Ruby Smith, a resident of this county, had been elected to fill a vacancy in the faculty at Central Grammar School. Miss Smith gradu ated from ECT.C in June. With the signing of Miss Smith, the Board of Education still has four vacancies in the county school system to, be filled before school opens Sep tember 3. Mr. Johnson stated that E. C. Woodward, principal-elect for the high school, would move here about the first of next month. He is now attempting to locate a furnished apartment for Mr. Woodward and his family. Rabies Inspector Warns Dog Owners G. C. Buck, Rabies Inspector for Perquimans . County, today issued a warning to all dog . owners that it's time for- the owners, to have dogs vaccinated, failure to do so is a vio lation of the law and on M ha destroyed .unless the law is complied wrcn aurtng tne jrfuxinajfon period. i jbuck jtaa made up his schedule for - vaccination - anil -, thia mav ha feund elsewhere in this issue. He aoviaea aog owners so cup tne scnea ule and keep it for iaformstien. Recorder's Court Has All Day Session After Long Recess Several Cases Consume Much Time Before Docket Cleared An entire day was needed this week to clear the Perquimans County Recorder's Court docket, when court convened after a two weeks' recess. A number of defendants, entering pleas of guilty to charges, aided the courts to clear the docket before ad journment came at 6 o'clock. In Separate warrants, Gaither Chappell was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, and Wayland White, Jr., was found guilty of carry ing concealed weapons, assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving. Judge Charles Johnson fined Chap Dell S25 and susuended a .'iO-dav sen tence upon the defendant's good be-! havior for one year. White was fined ' $75 and costs of court. Iioth defend-1 ants noted an appeal to Superior Court. Warnus Winslow, Negro, was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and given a :i0-day sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $25 and costs. Lee Wilson and W. R. Hollings worth were found guilty of assault and the court ordered a fine of $25 be paid by the defendants. Walter Felton, Negro, was found guilty of a charge of assault and he received a 30-day suspended sentence and was ordered to pay court costs. Adam Clark, Negro, was taxed with court costs after pleading guil ty to being drunk. Roosevelt Harvey, Negro, plead guilty to a charge of obtaining money under false pretense. Ho was ordered to pay a fine of .fr() and the costs of court. The fine was ordered remitted to James Sawyer. William, Cartwright was taxed with the costs of court after pleading (Continued on Page Two) Child Badly Injured In Street Accident Florence Felton, eight year old Negro child, was seriously injured at 3:45 o'clock last Saturday after noon, when she was struck by a car while attempting to cross Church street, in front of the Court House. The car was driven by Leroy Washington, Negro, of Portsmouth, Va. According to a number of eye witnesses to the accident, Washing ton was driving slowly north on Church street as the child darted be tween two parked ears. As the child appeared in front of the mov ing vehicle, she was called to and seemingly hesitated, then started to turn back as she was struck. The child was taken to the office of Dr. T. P. Brinn for treatment and was later sent to the Albemarle Hos pital. It was reported she suffered a concussion and possible fracture of the brain. However, reports from the hospital indicate improvement in her condition. Officials here released Washington from custody, pending further devel opments in the child's condition. Java Club For Service Men Starts On Sunday Edgar J. Hill, director of the Hert ford USO Club, announced today the club would open Sunday mornings, beginning July 15, for the formation of a service men's Java Club. Dur ing the club meeting free coffee and doughnuts will be served service per sonnel at the club, and a short re ligious service would be conducted. The USO held its third block dance of the season on Tuesday night, and this event was well attended by ser vice men and their wives and sweet hearts. Music was furnished by the Swing King orchestra of Elizabeth City. Another block dance is sched uled by the USO for Thursday night, July 26. Perquimans Youth Injured Near Norfolk Worth Dale, .20, of Route 2, Hert ford, was seriously injured last Sat urday afternoon at 3:35 o'clock, when he was struck by an auto on a high way near Portsmouth, Va. According to a report from, there, Dale was standing on the highway near a car being repaired at the time of the accident. He suffered a right leg fracture and cuts and abrasions about the head;' He was taken to a Portsmouth hospital for treatment. Dale -war struck by a car driven by Shirley Howell, Jr., Negro resident of Portsmouth who is being held for court ftctioi . . Town To Clean Up Public Dump Area Mayor V. N. Darden, at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the Town of Hertford on Monday night, received instructions from the Board to proceed with steps to clean up the dumping area at the rear of the town lot at Market and Front streets. Trash and garbage has been dump ed on the spot for some time and the area is now infested with a large number of rats, and is also turning into an unsightly scene within the town. Mayor Darden stated that efforts will be made to destroy the rats on the spot and that then the location would possibly be cleared by burning the trash which has been dumped there. Precaution will be taken when the spot is fired in order to keep the fire under control. The meeting of the Board was a short one and only routine financial matters were brought, up during the session. Nep Dies From Injuries Received ! In Highway Accident Perquimans County's first highway fatality for 1945 was marked up here Monday morning when Clyde Seymour, Negro, of route three, Hertford, died in the Albemarle Hospital from injuries received when he was struck by a motorcycle at ; about 10 :.') Sunday night. The ac-i cident occurred about one-quarter of a mile south of Woodville. According to Patrolman Charles Payne, who investigated the accident, Seymour and another Negro, Nath aniel Whedbee, were walking to-1 ward Elizabeth City on the shoulder1 of the highway, when a motorcycle, operated by Harold Rick Kikly, a sailor stationed at Harvey Point, ap-' proached the pair. The motorcycle suddenly swerved from the pavement and struck both .Seymour and Whed bee, and also threw Kikly from the machine. The two Negroes were taken to' the Albemarle Hospital, where Sey mour died Monday morning. Whed bee is reported suffering from two broken legs and other injuries and is in a serious condition. . Kikly suffered head injuries and he was taken to the Naval Hospital , at Portsmouth, Va., for treatment, i Charges against Kikly are pending' his release from the hospital. Vesper Service At First Methodist Church The months of July and August have been designated as Young Peo- j pies' Religious Emphasis Period at the Hertford Methodist Church. The; leaders of the young people, the i workers in the Church School and the ; members of the official board are co operating in this program as was an-; nounced hy the pastor last Sunday, j At a recent meeting ot these work ers, with the pastor, programs were worked out for every Sunday through the month of August with leaders, speakers, pageants, music and a banquet planned. Each Sunday evening at 7 o'clock a vesper service will be conducted by the young people. This will take the place of the Young People's Fellow ship which has been meeting at 7:15 and also the regular evening worship service which has been meeting at 8 P. M. Next Sunday at 7 P. M. the service will be in the form of a medi tation with the lighted cross and candles. Ruth Tucker will lead, Pauline Reavis will make the talk! and direct the meditation and Joan Trueblood will be soloist for music rendered in connection with the medi tation. Each program will be some thing different, and promises to be most interesting and helpful. Pro grams for the following Sundays will be announced each week. Mrs. L. C. Winslow ' is superintendent of the Young People's Department and Miss Kate Blanchard is director of the music. Church School will be held at 9:45 A. M. next Sunday as usual. Morn ing worship at 11 A. M., with the Rev. B. C. Reavis, the pastor, preach ing, using "Four Levels of Faith" as the. subject of the sermon. Hebrews 11:1 will be used as the text. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Chief Sp. and Mrs. Thomas Phil lips announce the arrival of a son, born June 16, named Charles Thomas Phillips II, at the U. S. Naval Hos pital, Norfolk, Va. Chief Phillips is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Phillips of Route 1, Hertford. Figures Show County More Tripled Quota During 7th War Loan Final Report Made on Tuesday Shows Sales $1,034,410 Sales of war bonds during the 7th War Loan closed here last Saturday night, and Tuesday R. M. Riddick. chairman of the War Finance Com mittee, revealed that Perquimans County had oversubscribed its quota by approximately 333 per cent. Total sales on all type of bonds mounted to $1,034,410.75. Of this total $151, 910.75 worth of E bonds were pur chased and credited to Perquimans County. The chairman stated, "This is by far the best record we have ever had in sales of war bonds since the bond drives started. We have always met our goal, even oversubscribed most of them, but this campaign has been the best. Our people responded whole heartedly to the appeal issued for funds to help lick the Japs and I am certainly proud to have had a part in the drive and greatly appreciate the cooperation of the War Finance Com mittee and its solicitors." An unofficial check of the record Perquimans County has made in bond campaigns, beginning with the second drive, conducted early in 1943, shows that the county increased its invest ment in war bonds during each drive. Total sales during the second through the seventh war loan amounted to three million, one hundred ninety-two thousand, eight hundred and sixty three dollars. The record in each was as follows: 2nd drive 3rd drive 4th drive 5th drive . 0th drive 7th drive 206,832.00 .i(l(i,201.00 473,808.50 532,392.50 639,918.75 1,034,410.75 Perquimans County's quota for the Seventh War Uan was $301,000 in all types of bonds and $130,000 in E bonds. The treasury type bonds were quickly sold, but it took several weeks for the solicitors to achieve the E bond goal and win for Perquim ans the honor of being the first comi ty in the State t" reach the E bond quota. t New Hope Resident Dies Of Heart Attack Docket Cartwright, 48-year-old resident of the New Hope community, died suddenly Monday morning while riding in a cart. He was a prominent farmer and a native of Perquimans County. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Dail Cartwright; seven daughters, Mrs. Margaret Gray and Miss Myrtle Cartwright, both of Elizabeth City; Miss Katie Mae Cartwright of Raleigh, Miss Fannie Dail Cartwright, Miss Annie Belle Cartwright, Miss Evelyn Cartwright and Miss Bettie Lou Cartwright, all of Hertford Route Three; four sons, Horace Cartwright of Riverdale, Va., Oliver, Wayland and Fenton Cart wright of Hertford Route Three; three brothers, D. M. Cartwright, Ernest Cartwright of Hertford, Route Three and Willie Cartwright of Camden; one half-brother, Cliff Cart wright of South Norfolk, Va.; hi? mother, Mrs. Martha Cartwright, Hertford Route Three and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. J. T). Cranford, pastor of the New Hope Methodist Church. Hoffler Brothers Meet On Okinawa Mrs. Lizzie Hoffler, of Hertford, received word last week that her two sons, Monroe, stationed with a Seabee outfit in the Pacific, and Roy, who is aboard an LST, enjoyed a three day visit with each other, after a separation of three years. The two Hertford youths were on the island of Okinawa, and Roy had his brother's address, and on arriving at the island looked up Monroe for the reunion. Lt. Shelton White Home On Release Lt. Shelton White, USNR, has ar rived at the home of his mother, Mrs. Sarah White, after having been released to inactive duty by the Navy Department. Mr. White received his release on July 4, after having served with the Navy for 81 months at various sta tions throughout the country. If 3