-1 i
WEEKLY
A TTmUT WVfJPAPEa DBVOTED TO THB UPBUnilM 6r fal&TFORD AND PERQUIMANS county
IfliPlIlffllMilMS
if
r
Volume XIL -Number
; Seven White Youths
To Receive Exams;
12F.li
Farm Deferred Youths
Face Induction Under
Recent Order
' Selective Service orders to report
; for pre-induction examinations have
, gone out to seven more white youths
of the county, according: to Mrs. Ruth
Sumner, clerk of the Draft Board,
who stated the youths would leave
Hertford for Fort Bragg on October
. IT to be given their examinations.
The registrants ordered to report
are Clyde Lane, Cyril Winslow, Gil
bert Eure, Jr., James Twine, Floyd
Monds, Robert Evans and Lester
Baker.
Twelve more veterans of World
f War II have returned home since the
last issue of the paper, and have re
" ported at the local Draft Board to
record their discharge. The veterans
who reported this week are William
Bundy, Carson White, George Wins
low, Clarence Smith, Robert Rountree,
Claude Simpson, . Aubrey Umphlett,
Walter Symons, William Harris, Rou
lac Webb, white, and Alphonzo Hud-
;'son and Jacob Martin, colored.
Mrs. Sumner reported that the local
board has been notified by State head
quarters of Selective Service that al
though monthly quotas for the draft
have been cut, it is still necessary for
boards to furnish men for the armed
forces to fill in the gaps made vacant
by veterans being discharged. Since
the largest group of deferred men be
tween 18 and 25 is represented by
men in Class 2-C, the board has been
notified that in many cases inductees
will have to come from this class.
Class 2-C is a deferred classification
for youths encaged in fanning.
Selective Service does not desire to
hinder agriculture production, but it
points out that calls and quotas must
be filled to keep the armed forces up
to atrengttt called by the War Department
ire Vets Home
' l!D Clubs, StufcntSv
Respond Splendidly
To Appeal For Gifts
Miss Frances Maness, County Home
Agent, reported this week that the
response from members of the Home
Demonstration Clubs and school
students of the county, to the appeal
to share their Christmas with less
fortunate people in war ravaged
countries by donating small gifts and
money has been a complete success.
Miss Maness reports that 505 wrapp
ed gifts had been collected and a cash
donation of $42.50 received.
These items were packed this week
for shipment to New York where
they will be distributed by the World
Educational Service Council in the
countries designated by the giver.
Miss Maness shipped the Perquimans
gifts on Tuesday and these are sched
uled to arrive in New York Friday,
and will be added to the gifts col
lected in other counties throughout
the nation.
The Central Grammar School top
ped the list of contributions made
.. here, 227 items were collected at
that school, while Hertford Grammar
School gave 170; Perquimans High
School 78 and New Hope School, 82.
The money was contributed, mostly,
by faculty members of all the schools.
Miss Maness stated she was ex
. tremeiy pleased with the response
received from the appeal and expres
I led her thanks to all those who co-i
; .; operated in the plan. . . . . .
Cotton Stolen From
Field Near Hertford
f v Sheriff J. E. Window 'and Deputy
snerur Memn Owens are investigat-
- ing the theft of approximately 600
. pounds of cotton, stolen last Satur
day morning from' the field of Jack
Benton. ,
Benton reported to the sheriff last
Saturday that the cotton, picked last
Wednesday, was left in the field, near
Jackson's Store on the Elisabeth City
u highway .and thieves stole the cron
sometime during Wednesday night or
eariy iaursaay morning
Recorder's Court i ,
ReccsS This Week ; -
f Perquimans . County's -Recorder's
- Court was in recess this week due to
. the absence from Hertford of Judge
Charles E. Johnson All cases cited
for hearing in -court before Jndge
Johnson wera set for Tuesday.'Oto
berl6. .. , s.i .,!.,:
Clerk of Court W; H. Pitt reported
a or t'x cases are already on the
' -tf rnr-t wwk. , . :
41.
Hertford,
AUDIT FIRM REPORTS TOWN'S FINANCIAL
CONDITION BEST IN NUMBER OF YEARS
Board Is Contemplating
Some Reduction In In
come Source
Wall and Williams, certified public
accountants of Raleigh, who recently
completed the annual audit of the
books of the Town of Hertford, have
reported to the board of commission
ers for the town, that its financial
condition at the present time is the
best in a number of years. A resume
of the condition appears on page two
of this newspaper.
Mr. Williams, of the auditing firm
who usually meets . with the town
board at the conclusion of the audit,
was unable to come to Hertford for
the regular meeting Monday nighty
for the purpose of reviewing the au
dit and setting the tax rate for the
present fiscal year, however, this ac
tion will be taken at a special meet
ing during the next week or two.
The board had few matters, other
than routine financial items, to hand
le during the meeting Monday, but
the members did discuss possible de
crease in the sources of revenue for
the town, now that the decrease in
population is evident ' following the
closing down of Harvey Point. De
spite this fact, however, the board
discussed the possibility of a lower
tax rate for the town to be set if not
this year, then by next year at the
latest
There was some discussion of the
town purchasing all power and light
meters now in use in Hertford, but
this matter was tabled for the pres
ent. Etizzbsth City Band
To Play Ibre Friday
Elizabeth City's High School Band,
recognized as one of the outstanding
musical groups in North Carolina,
will appear at Hertford Friday night
5o furnish, musis at, the Perquimans
Jtiiabeth City High School football
J, a. HcUuflie principal of tne
Elizabeth City High School, stated
Wednesday that the band would ac
company the Yellow Jackets to Hert
ford for the first night football game
to be played here.
Originally it was planned that the
game this week would be the dedica
tion game for Memorial Field and the
band would have a part in the dedi
cation service, but due to delays in
completing the field the dedication
service will be held later.
Fewer Tire Permits
Issued During Week
Applications for new tire permits
fell off at the Perquimans ration of
fice last week, and onjy 23 certificates
were issued, according to Mrs. Helm
Davenport, clerk of the board.
The tire situation still remains
dark despite the fact the war is over
and officials of the ration board ad
vise, motorists to continue to take
care of their present tires until the
supply nears normal needs.
Passenger type certificates were
issued to Thad ChappeIl2, Elnora
Nixon, 2, W. A. Sanders, Major Lo
omis, Charles E. Johnson, 2, W. D.
Dail, A. R. Cook, Clifton Stallings,
L. E. Lane, 2, G. W. Jackson, Irvin
Whidbee, 2, Charlie Dail, 2, Charles
Ward, 2, N. P. Nissinger, 2, Walter
Lane, 2, Elizabeth Morgan, 2, Simon
Rutenburg, Luther Perry, 2, Emmett i
Riddick, 2, G. R. Riddick, W. E. B.
bpeuman ana l. r.. morgan, i. M
iviroy receiveu a penmi im uu, fice8 of tne United States Employ
tire. J ment Kervine
Local Resident
Reported Missing,
Police officers of North"' Carolina
and Virginia are looking for a Hert
ford resident, Harry Overton," who has
been reported aa missing ikince last
Saturday night i .
Overton, ' whoaa family V lives in
Hertford, works in Norfolk and he
was last seen on Saturday when he
appeared at his hoarding house, sup
posedly to obtain clothing prior to
coming to Hertford to visit his
family, 1 '. - J
Checks made by local officials with
Norfolk have-failed to reveal any
clues as to his whereabouts, rr
- BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Capt and Mwu.- Paul Bunuanrer of
Laurinburg , N. C., announce the birth
of a daughter, born ' Monday. night
Mrs. Bumbarger before her marriage
was Miss Sarah Ward. ' - ;i
. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT j
Mr. and Mrs. Hasel Mathews an
nounce the birth of. j a a.n, born
Thursday, September 27th. Mother
anl son are gett'ng along nicely.'
Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 12, 1945.
Hertford Stores Now
Observing New Hours
The majority of Hertford stores
and business houses began observing
new closing hours for week days on
last Monday. Following a get to
gether the store owners begin clos
ing at 5:30 o'clock, and will observe
this closing hour in the future.
There is some talk among the mer
chants of closing earlier on Satur
day nights, but this plan has not been
adopted by all the stores.
Dawkins Resigns
As Baptist Pastor;
The Rev. Howard G. Dawkins, pas
tor of the Hertford Baptist Church
for the past three years, tendered his
resignation to the church board last
Sunday morning, after having receiv
ed a call to become pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Kinston.
In a statement made following his
resignation Mr. Dawkins said, "It has
been a great privilege to live in Hert
ford for the past three years and we
appreciate the many kindnesses that
have been shown us from all the peo-1
pie of the community. I am thankful
for a community that cooperates with
the ministers of the town as you have.
"It has been an added pleasure to
be a part of a community where the
spirit of cooperation has been in the
churches. It has been a pleasure to
work with my fellow ministers in
Christian ideals and I am thankful for
the fine work of Hertford's civic clubs
and I shall always cherish my work
here with the schools and boys and
gins oi ine community. My prayer
ia for the community to do more for
our young people."
During his stay as pastor the local
church received 123 fellowships, the
church debt was cleared entirely and
ine tuurcn ana parsonage ware. com
pletely renovated. The gifts" to mis
sions and benevolence were increased
from $929 in 1942, to more than
$6,000 this year. In gifts to missions
the church rose from 233rd in the
State to 62nd. In all, nearly $36,000
was raised for all causes for the
church during that time.
Mr. Dawkins, a native of Mount
Gilead, filled the pulpit of the church
at Louisville, Ky., Seminary, prior to
his coming to Hertford. His call to
Kinston was presented to the church
by the pulpit committee without con
sidering any other nominations from
the floor.
The pastor and his family are ex
pected to move to Kinston some time
around the first part of November.
Preference For Vets
in Job Campaign
In a special message to The Week
ly today, Pulpwood Campaign head
quarters stated that returning vet
erans will get preference for woods
and mills jobs in the recruitment
campaign now being conducted in
North Carolina by the pulp and paper
industry and the United States Em
ployment Service. The message fol
lows: "RenortR reachinir t.hlft nffict inHI.
cite that mills and wood producers
are rapidly rehiring former employees
who went into the services. In ad
dition they are trying to place other
returning ex-servicemen who apply in
one of the 20,000 woods jobs or 30,
000 mill jobs now being made avail-
abie by the industry through the of-
"The current re-employment pro
gram of the pulp and paper industry
and U.S.E.S. will not interfere with
the preference being given to ex
servicemen. In the experience of the
industry, service backgrounds give
returning veterans outstanding quali
fications for filling skilled and unskil
led jobs."
Job seekers should contact their
nearest u.s.fc.K. omces. Mills in
this area are in urgent need of more
top quality pulpwood NOW.
Former Resident
Dies At Fentress
William F. Corprew, of Fentress,
Va., formerly of Hertford, died, at
4:30 o'clock Saturday morning,
He is survived by his wife-Mrs.
Minnie BoRoweli Corprew, and four
sons, Clifton Corprew, of the USN,
stationed in South Carolina, Thomas
E.. Corprew, USCG, stationed at Sam
pson, N. Y., Louis Corprew of South
Norfolk Va, and William Corprew,
USN, stationed at Santa Rosa, Cal.
Funeral services were held at 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at the
Graham Funeral Home in South Nor-
Gets Call To Hinston
?;vfow;ft j&Si
Indians Ready For
in
ElizabetHCityHigh
Columbia Victim of Lo
cal Gridders in Game
Last Week
Fresh ffom their 27-0 victory, over
Columbia High School gridders last
Friday, the Perquimans Indians have
put in a hard week drilling for their
game with the Elizabeth City Yellow
Jackets, which is scheduled to be
played on Memorial Field at the lo
cal high school Friday night at 8
o'clock.
This Will be the first niKht game to
be played here this season.
The Indians won their first victory
of the seion by easily downing the
Columbja if'ater Bugs on the Colum
bia field Itot Friday afternoon. Play
ing withoffl Dan Berry, a regular
back, tlij Indians opended slowly
against'Columbia, but were in scor
ing position at the end of the first
quarter, and John Ward back for the
Indians ran ten yards for six points
immediately after the opening of the
second period. George Wood con
verted, and the score was 7-0 Per
quimans. Coah Max Campbell be
gan substituting right after the first
Indian score and the entire squad of
35 boys saw action against the Tyr
rell County team.
The lighter Columbia team had
trouble attempting plays against the
Indians, and aside from completing
three passes, were unable to gain
from scrimmage. Midway of the
second quarter John Ward broke
loose on a beautiful end run play and
scurried 55 yards for the second In
dian score. Wood again converted
the try for extra point and the score
was Perquimans 14-Columbia 0.
The Indians opened up with a pass
offensive during the third quarter
which resulted in Chester Winslow
scoring the Indians' third touchdown,
on a pass from Wood. A line buck
by Wood Converted the extra point,
and the Indians led 21-0. During the
final period Columbia threatened .the.1
Pfertjulhianfl gopf line but the JocaM
neia ana oiumDja was rorcea 10
punt. ' George Wood broke through,
the Columbia line, blocked the punt
and raced forty yards for the final
1 IJ 1 . J A
score oi me game.
Coach Campbell announced Wed-
nparinv Ih'At the atnrtino- hna-iin for
tne game toaay woum 0e winsiowj
and Lane, ends, Perry and Winslow,
tackles, Symons and Mansfield,
guards, Paul Smith, center and
Berry,
Wood, Ward and Layden,
backs
OPA Plans Control
Of Building Costs
Some details on OPA's far-reaching
peace-time price control program
have been released by OPA officials
with the declaration "building ma
terial costs must and will be stab
ilized." OPA asserted, "One look at the" rec
ord of what happened after the last
war is enough to show why this pro
gram is so vital; 68,000 mortgage
foreclosures on homes in 1926; 97,000
in 1927; 116,000 in 1928; 134,000 in
1929."
Commenting on these figures a few
days ago,' OPA Administrator Chester
Bowles said, "That's what happens
when a building boom goes bust."
Authority has been received from
Washington empowering district OPA
officials to set community dollar- and
cent ceiling prices on construction
materials and building costs in each
area. These will be decided upon af
ter a survey has been completed to
determine what costs need to be flat-
priced and where.
An "unprecedented boom" in build'
ing is anticipated, according to OPA,
and officials said that before long a
person could consult a chart in his
area and determine how jnuch it will
cost to modernize a bathroom, put a
new roof on the garage or barn, or
build a whole house.
Local Boy Crosses
Equator 32 Times
Tracy C. Winslow, ship's service
man third class, USNR, Route 2,
Hertford, with other members of the
crew of the hardy oiler USS Schuyl
kill, crossed the equator 32 times in
providing supplies for the fighting
fleet in the Pacific,
The Schuylkill participated in the
operations in the Western Carolines
and the Marianas, as well as the en
gagements at Ieyte, Luson and I wo
Jiraa. f-'&'.'-ii vi'.' 1
She has carried PT boats, planes
and alt the usual supplies which fleet
oilers furnish to the fighting ships, in
addition to. her precious fuel.
: On several occasions she traveled a
distance of z,D00 jniles to keep ren
Other ships of the fleetvj
Grid Battle With
COUNTY WAR FUND COMMITTEE MEETING
CALLED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
General MacArthur's troops con
tinue to occupy more and more of the
Jap homeland as a new premier as
sumed the leadership of the Tokyo
government this week. MacArthur's
men have uncovered and placed under
Allied guard rich reserves of gold, sil
ver and platinum, estimated in value
at more thnn w P'l'nnn. A ')ir-r';ni
head i ia tt "rs is checking to see
what
amor !
en loot.
f Ibis Irofs-'.rc might be stol-
Stiili s a"1 the big news on the
home front aga'i this week, :md the
coal sitia ion looks innie too bright.
The Navy has taken over oil refineries
which hi's eased the oil imkI gasoline
supply. Antu manufacturers are still
hampered by strikers and government
officials ;in attempting to mediate
most bf th labor arguments.
Trials of w.i'- criminals are under
way throughout the world. In France
Pierre Laval was convicted and sen-i
tenced to die for collaborating with
the Nazis during the occupation of
France. Nazis who were in charge
of concentration camps are being
tried in Germany and a Nazi general
is also being tried for shooting Am
erican soldiers without trial. Jap
General Yamashita, the terror of Ma
laya, is being tried in the Philippines
for crimes committed against natives
and Amercan .soldiers.
Argentina's pro-Facist government
fell this wepk. after several davs of
unrest in that South American t onn-! Half of the amount is to go to the
trv. Col. Peron, kev man of the na- United Service Organization and the
tion, was forced to resign and newl remainder is divided among 13 agen-elect'h-ns
have been called for nextcies wm'ch handle relief in countries
iinriiiu-. Argentina, which acted nro-isurn as Cnina a,lfl Belgium, and a
Nazi during the war, was snubbed .
agajn ;lst week by nations of this'
niiunhrf whpn n mMtirtir. rntlHi
for nnitin thp AmPriran morP pIorp-I
I -
v waR (.alu.e,M ,.,t ,i. ruest ,,f the
0 n i t -1 States
. (;(,,.ra Marshall, in what may be
his as, 0j,,nnia r(.)ort as (.hirf f the
Army, called for compulsory military
fr?iimnfr in ttiiu ...nnf i-c .iu i-q tt
maintain peace. He stated, A rich
nation which lays down its arms asj
i we have done after every war in ouri
history will court disaster." Mar-'
shall is expected to resign soon and
reports say he will be replaced by
General Eisenhower.
: Methodist Pastor
Returns From Troy
I The Kev. B. C. Reavis has returned
! from Troy, N. C, where he has been
preaching at the Love Joy Camp
Meeting. During his absence last
Sunday, the Rev. A. H. Outlaw and
the Rev. A. L. G. Stephenson filled
the pulpit at the Methodist Church.
Mr. Reavis will be in the pulpit next
Sunday for services at 11 A. M. and
7:30 P. M.
On his arrival he stated the annual
conference for the Methodist churches
will meet on November 7 in Golds
boro, with sessions continuing through
November 11, with appointments be
ing read at the session on that day.
Mr. Reavis is a member of the Con
ference Board of Evangelism and is
chairman of the Program Committee
to arrange for special emphasis meet
ings and radio program at Goldsboro.
Police Investigate
Petty Crimes Here
Police officials here are investigat
ing a series of petty crimes, the latest
of which was committed Monday
night when a thief or thieves broke
into the Towe Motor Company office
and stole a small portable radio.
Sheriff J. E. Winslow and other po
lice officers have tracked down a
forger during the past week and are
working on a number of other small
crimes that have been reported.
John Lowe Victim
Of Heart Attack
John Lowe, 78, highly respected
colored resident of Hertford, died
suddenly Monday morning at his
home, from a heart attack.
Although born in Virginia, he had
resided -in Hertford for many years
and : was engaged in business here.
He and; his son operated the Lowe
Funeral Home on Market street
Funeral service were conducted at
2:80 -o'clock . Wednesday afternoon.
$1.50 Per Year.
Executive Group to Map
Drive Plan; Solicitors
Meet October 19
J. Emmett Winslow and Kev. H.
C. Reavis, co-chairmen of the Per
quimans County War Fund commit
tee have called a meeting of the ex
ecutive group for next Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock at the Courthouse, at
which time a plan for conducting the
final war fund drive will be drawn.
This plan will be presented to the en
tire county committee and the solici
tors at a meeting to be held on Fri
day night, October 19.
The co-chairmen have delayed the
opening of this final drive, due to
general conditions within the county,
but they express hopes that by con
ducting ii concentrated campaign for
a period of about t"n days the coun
ty quota of approximately $4200 can
and will be obtained.
Both Kev. Reavis and Mr. Winslow
urge the public to heed the appeal
which has been made by President
Truman, Governor Cherry and other
high government officials for success
in this war fund drive. These of
ficials have pointed out that despite
the fact that the war is finished,
there still remains a terrific job to be
done by war relief agencies and by
lne ubu- wmc" must provide camp
8nows Bna usu uiuds tor tne men
who remain in service until they are
discharged.
Every person in Perquimans is
urged to give at least as great a do
nation toward the fund as was made
last year; only through this kind of
cooperation can the drive be brought
to a successful close.
The goal in this drive is slightly
under the amount raised in last year's
campaign, which included the budget
for the Hertford Hoy Scout Troop.
snla" Percentage goes to relief
agencies for Russia, France and
(eat Britain.
Township chairmen, who are mem-
iters or me executive committee, are
asked to have the township solicitors
'appointed by the time of the meet
ing next week.
Naval Officer Wins
. . r i i. . ...
Bronze Star Medal
"
For displaying exemplary courage
j and skill in fighting the fire caused
. by an enemy bomb hit, Lieut. Samuel
Shorey Hollingsworth, USNR, of
Hertford, has been awarded the
j Bronze Star Medal.
While serving as a member of a re-
pair party aboard a large aircraft
carrier in the vicinity of Shikoku
Island, an enemy bomb hit caused ex
tensive fires and blast damage in the
below deck spaces of his ship on
March 19, 1945.
Hollingsworth, with utter disregard
for his own safety and in face of
great personal danger, succeeded in
effectively directing damage control
parties in the immediate area of the
explosion.
Working under extremely adverse
conditions resulting from the presence
of live steam, intense heat and smoke,
he was instrumental in effecting con
trol of the fires and preventing their
spread.
According to his citation, "his cour
age, skill, devotion to duty and deter
mination were at all times in keeping
with the highest traditions of the
United States naval service.
Peanut Harvest Under
Way; Yield Not Good
Peanut harvesting is underway on a
large scale throughout the county
this week, and next week is expect
ed to see the peak of the harvesting
season. Labor conditions remain bad,
although the additional help gained
by bringing in prisoners of war has
helped the situation some.
Some reports indicate a fairly good
crop on certain lands, but these are
the exception, as most farmers re
port a smaller yield this year than
last. Heavy rains prevented proper
cultivation and the fields are very
grassy.
. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Lieut, (jg) Bill Jessup and Mrs.
Jessup announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Susan Jean, born Wednesday, Oc
tober 3. Mother and daughter are
fine.
PTA MEETS MONDAY
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Central Grammar School will
meet Monday night October 16, at
7:80 o'clock at the school building in
Winfall. All parents and interested
persons are urged to attend.
' r--