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Vf J (! 1 .-. . II i J a rrrr.v 2nrvc?Ar;ii dtothd to tus ursuiLDiNa 07 Hertford and perquimans county XII. Numlier 51. - . Hertf brQrquimans CountyTNorth Carolina, Friday December 21, 1945. $1.50 Per Year. 'IT ' J I, i 'I ! v i srv in liTi - la-.. II T THIS WEEK'S leOLIllES 1 : tiatr trAtot that t.tlA flitfl Of the 1 iV&O "organization should be some city - In the united states, ine vow c'" . ' after hitter argument for the Bite to be placed in Europe. Russia joined " 'AtW countries in votine for the U. 8. Boston and Philadelphia seem to nave the lead on other cities as the ' -place for the permanent site. Strikes still remain the big news w'-i'-t thin r.ountrv. the union has reject- !' . u) imv increase offered by Ford " 'V Motor Co.. and the deadlock continues between the union and General Mo tors. Steel workers are scheduled to walk out on January 14. Reports from y Washington indicate the government 4 Vill attempt to find a solution to the 7 entire problem. , RvMptmw introduced at the war crimes trial being conducted at Nuen- berg offered proof that Hitler nea about his war casualties. A document presented this week showed the Ger man High Command admitted just prior to the counter-attack of the Bulge that German losses in men 'killed or missing totalled 3,544,284. Sixty five per cent of these losses ' ' occurred' on the Eastern front. The total does not include the number of men wounded. , ' " ' The United States Supreme Court stepped into the War Criminal trials 1 this week and stayed the execution of Jap-general Yamashita, who had been ' sentenced to hang after being found guilty by an Army court in the Phil , ippines. The action was termed un usual and it was not known whether the court would take over as the legal devise to pass final judgement . ' on war criminals. 'I j Former Jap Premier Prince Ko- ioye beat the rap for being a war crl ' tninal by committing suicide this "-week. Konoye died by taking poison, - . 1 l. n Ua (vnn tn oiil w mmtnm ( occurs to us that the ideal and spirit of Christmas should be of three hundred and sixty-five days dura tion. So, riglu now, please accept our sincerest Bf' Wishes for every day of the New Year. PUBLISHERS OF THE WEEKLY Perpmans Splits Doubfaheader With Winter Grips County Snow, Cold Prevail During Vcek-end Winter werldfc a fin grip nn fhinuhtidiuins'. the nast week mow, which fell for the first Elizabeth City Cops 2 Cage Gaines From Perquimans Teams i Perquimans High School's girls and beys basketball teams met aeieat at the hands of two Clizabeth City teams in games played Tuesday mgnt at tni Yellow Jacket gym. Be inoia Columbia Hoopsters Squaws Win Easily But Indians Are on Losing Side Perquimans High school's basket ball teams aplit a double header with Columbia's basketeers in games play ed Friday night on the Columbia court. The Perquimans Squaws won easily 29-20, while the Indians failed to cope with the Columbia boys and loft by a 3D-19 count. The accurate shooting of Wood and Perry for the Perquimans girls was too much for the Columbia sextet and the Squaws gained an advantage at the start of the preliminary game, which Columbia could not overcome. Wood tallied 19 points for the local girls, while her running mate, Perry hit for 8. E. White tallied one basket to make the total 29. For Columbia Liverman was high point getter, scor ing 16 of her team's 20 points. The Squaws played well throughout the entire game and were never in danger oi being overtaken by the Columbia girls. The entire reserve list was used in the action for the game. .The boys game opened fast with both teams hittins from the field ear- lv in the oDenine minutes and the count waB tied at 4-4. Columbia then hit two more from the field and Per nuimans counted from the foul line. The Indians called for time with trie count at 8 to 5 for Columbia. Co lumbia's towering center, Cohoon hit two more baskets before the period ended and Perquimans was trailing 12-fi at the end of the first quarter. The Tyrrell county boys continued to Xmas Seals Chairman Reminds Public To Mail Back Envelopes Mrs. C. A. Davenport, chairman of the Perquimans County Christmas Seals drive, announced today that the response to the appeal to purchase Christmas Seals to help in the battle against tuberculosis has been grati fvintr. and although a check on total sales has not been made as yet, she expects the final total to be near what it was last year. Mrs. Davenport stated that of all the envelopes mailed out, containing Christmas Seals, but a few have been rpt'nrnpri containinff remittances for the srals. She urees all persons who received seals by mail to return their- Victory Bond Sales Reach 3 Quarters Of Million Dollar s County Among Leaders Of State In E Bond Purchases Victory bond sales in Perquimans county continued to climb during the past week, and R. M. Riddick, chair man of the finance committee stated Wednesday sales totaled $777,3.'!8, or envelopes before Christmas Day, the more than three quarters of a million closing date for the drive. uonais. . - This amount is several thousand dollars less than sales for the previous bond drive, but it is deemed very sat isfactory under conditions which have prevailed here during this past fall. The county is among the leaders of the state in the purchase of E bonds. Sales here have reached $89,838; and TVrnuimans is one of eight counties in the state to have reached, or over- pnH arid snow time last Tnurway, ana ipw lempera- nni 'nwtvathut fn anvhral davit. The snow and rain, of Thursday continued! Squaws lost by a 35 to 16 count,; into Friday, when lower temperatures, while the Indians bowed 10 to 13. ; DrOUKUli nwro BIIUW Wimill duvh wtw- . MMuuiimj ci -w - 1 " . .... I 1 1 1 1 V U I. 1 1 1. i i m n --- ed tne ground, Monday was reponeo naa auiicuiiy in nitung me omki , render to U. S. officials m Tokyo, lie' , ... . , - hereJand were ovenafiJUy an,.agres- f neM k party the night before, ana , - v according to weath-J give . Lady Jiwketvfeam,. Jlia. vjioat -k-thn wrote his suicwift-noxe. in-wnujBi.v- wv-m rfT hTiclcnowleAred blame" for th. fTT5SaSSar incident. In his note Konoye stated he , h t the mid.we8t J T..nn;n nrnliM thfl Avid. ' .. . uoueveu ivuBa. anj converged on the Eastern sea- board. Travel conditions were bad because of the snow and rain and local police . ..j , . officials reported nine accidents last Seven persons were killed and more Tnursday alone Most of the acci 4L than 60 injured early this week when , , , natupe. carg i aVUTbU wwuj later he felt Nazi leader Ribbentrop hafl lured the Japs into attacking the U. S. Seven persons were killed and more than 60 injured early this week when two trains of the Seaboard Air Lines collided near Kollock. One train head ing from Florida north was running onto a siding when a south-bound ex press crashed into the north bound. Weather conditions were, reported partly as causes for the accident DraftCallsHalted For Holiday Season Draft calls will be halted beginning December 20 for the holidays, accord ing to an order received by the local board here on Monday, Mrs. Ruth Sumner, clerk of the board has an nonnced. The two calls to be filled by th Perquimans board, however, mun, Anfered nrior to the holiday date. Two youths, George Wood and Wilmer Chappell left on Monday for prein- auction exams ana live more were - ordered to leave yesterday for indue A tourtee more Perquimans county Veterans teported at tne arait ouice and recorded their discharge from service with the local board, seven of the veterans were white men and ; seven Negro. The white Veterans re- ton Whedbee, Edward McDonald, Mar hall Sawver; Henrv Layden, CUfton HowftlL -Jemie Lee Harris and Al- : phonso Goodwin. ' - , ' ' 1 : - The Negro veterans were William .Lindsay, Arthur Jones, Virgin Jte . wart, Joha .Skinner. Jr., George Tay ' lor. 'Adolphus Lee and Vernon Davis. running into ditches because of slip pery roads; however Patrolman Charles Pavne reported Ben Gray, a carpenter employed at the Midway Service station, near yvooavnie, wuu seriously injured when a car smash ed into a truck, parked near the ser vice station. According to Patrolman Payne, Gray was summoned to tne truck to give the driver directions when a car driven by Floyd Manning approached the curve in the road at this point, the Manning car sua on the icy road and hit the truck. The body of the truck' was bashed in and parts hit Gray in the chest. Gray was taken to the Albemarle Hospital, where his condition was reported ser ious. As a result of the bad weather po lice officials warn all motorists to drive with care especially when weather conditions are as they have been during the past week-end. Father-Son Banquet At Perquimans High Members of the Perquimans County Chapter of Future Farmers of Am-I jtg E bond quota for erica held their annual Father and ,.,. . Son Banquet on Thursday night on the stage in the high school audi torium. The boys had full charge of the program, which had as its theme "The Change From War to Peace." Those taking part on the program were as follows: Blessing, by Trafton Phillips; wel come, by Mayward Chappell; re sponse, by Dad W. A. Chappell; From War to Peace, led by Elsberry Rid dick and several chapter members; Boy's Composition on "Man Most Men," by Melvin Colson. The following guests were recog nized by President Thomas Butt: Supervisor of Victory Loan. The chairman expressed his appre ciation to the people of the county for the splendid backing they gave this final bond campaign, and ne saw, "It's more than gratifying that Per quimans maintained its record in the purchases of government bonds; our record is one of the best in the entire nation and it will stand for a long time. We are all proud that the people of the county bought bonds to help put this drive over and now that the bonds have been purchased, keep them until they mature for they are the best investment one can own." He added that the prizes offered by the finance committee for best sales T. B. Elliott. District v uottuujia.1 ngiiiuuuic, " wuvum-u, . j , ... tv RnnrH nf , performance during the campaign will The Tyrrell county boys continued tol -t Q,min(ll1iont v I he awarded sometime next month, Ut. the , hoop during the second period members of the Board of after the committee has had time to w" i- - - -i Cou,v CommiBsioners, Vocational t?12 in fa or of Columbia. The In is were l-'laviner without the ser- vjes of Ferry but Elliott and Cecil Agriculture Teacher, W. F. Thomp son of Central High School and the President of Central Chapter, Prin- VMM of u' f-111"" Mcipal E. C. Woodard, and W. C. Chap Wjslow r ayed stellar ball through- Mr Woodard and Mr chapp(l1 0i. faiu -.j a .v. ,jio were made honorary members of the Pif fle third period the Indians anoronriate ceremony controlled the ball most ot tne time . ... check the sales of each school child and adult solicitor. The war bonds and war stamps will be awarded to those having the most sales to their credit during the entire drive. i('tI(e"'r'Wcats, shooting was un Rush AtPost Off ice . Going Full Speed g . It's Chrirtmastime at the Postbffice and the rush of incoming? ' and out rnlnv mail is exDected to reach Its oeak today or tomorrow. - While .mail I this year has not been as heavy as in the past two years, one to tne cios no nt Harvev Point, it has been heavy enough to give the postofflce de partment a lot of extra work. V ; , i t; niihifa was asked to separate local and out of town mail to aid the pos'Uce clerks in dispatching mail, and Postmaster S, M, Whedbee today y : . asm) him afmreciation to the trabr lie fr their cooperation in the "mat- t r. lie stated;: as usual, tne rosv t v-i'l ha rinud all dav Christmas a-. -re will ha no mail delivery of . e . except special delivery, Recorder Hears Four Cases Tuesday A. M. Four cases were disposed of by Judge Charles E. Johnson in Perqui mans Recorder's Court here on Tues- Aav mnrninir. George Davenport and his wife, Emmaline, Negroes, were found guilty of trespassing, destroying property anit nalnff nrofana lamruaare. They were given a 30 day suspended sen-. tence and ordered to pay a nne oi siu Anil LAafa. .. ' v:jc'''ft''.j;.-j- -.- Raymond Bateman was found not guilty on a charge of assault wiui a deadly Weapon. x JiiHcra Jnhnaon continued the case of Dallas Gilliam, ' who was found guilty of driving witn improper lights. James Riddick, Negro, was found guilty of interferring with an officer while in the performance of his duty, n. nu irivan a 811 rlav road sentence. to be suspended upon payment of a fine .of SZ5 ana costs or court. nnit nf t.hn first neriod and increas oH tliia to 18-3 advantaore at half time Each team scored eight points in the third period, then Ulizabetn city pull ed awav asrain in the final canto to rack up nine points to Perquimans' five. Roth teams were about evenly matched in all departments except hitting the hoop, and the local girls were definitely off their stride in Tuesday's game. In the boys' game, the Indians were without the services of George Wood and L. C. Elliott, and after getting off to a slow start out played the Yellow Jackets during the greater part of the game. The host team gained a iour tn nne lead at the close of the first quarter, but the Indians came back strong in the second and tallied six points while holding Elizabeth City scoreless. The half time score was tn four for the Indians. In the third period the Jackets took the of fensive and hit for seven Doints while k.M.'n Tniltono thia anil th home team held a one point advanff age, 11-10. Both teams were missing many shots, and the Indians seem ingly were permitting the Jackets to get loose on the offensive. During the final nnriod Elizabeth Citv hit four times from the field to tally eight points and the Indians counted ror only three more. The final count was 19-18. i n ' Ml' Ul LI t lliuutcii canny and they roiiea in more, prsident then recognized" the points while the Indians counted only an(J adviser G c three. During the final period the . . LTt TZS rnf!i Pr-iion to Dad W. A.Chappell for ailU I1CIU bllC IIIUIUIIO nal score v was 39 to 19 for Columbia. This was the first conference loss for the Indians since the 1943 season. jFFA Parliamentary CoifMHeldfes. tha wollont wmnnsp for the dads. A Parliamentary Procedure Contest The F. F. A. officers serving were as staged by the Future Farmers of ADDlications For Tires Drop Here Annlinattona for new tires were on the decline at the' Perquimans ration office during the past ween, according to Mrs., Helen Davenport, who stated 19 motoriata were issued Demits to purchase new tires at a meeting of the board Monday. Parmita . were issued to Murden Stokely, 2, C. W. PhOlips, J. L. Lane, G. H. Jolliff, 2, G. B. Winslow, 2, W. C. Strowd, Vivian Matthews, Robert Harrell. 2. Arba Winslow, L. E. Umphlett, W. T. Jones, 2, Ernest Morse. 2. W.- E. DafiV Henry Perry, T. B. Sumner, 2, Carson Winslow, Jasper Winslow, 2, "White & Hefren, 2, and Majoij-ioomis, e. Rotary Oub Will Not Meet For Two Weeks ' Because two , holidays, Christmas anil N '.Yaar. 'fall on their regular meeting nights, members of the Hert ford Rotary club 'Voted to ' suspend fnal navt two mantlnflra. The next meeting of the club will be held on January s. ." t , x RWRVTfTRS AT BEREA The Rev.' Preston Cayton will fill his regular appointment at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the Berea church. ThAtM will ha a CThrtatmaa nrOBTam presented at the church on Sunday evening at seven o'clocK. xne puuic is invited to both services. Brabble-Ward Vows Spoken December 8 Miss Amies Lois Ward, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Carroll V. Ward of Bel- videre, and James Thomas Brabble, son of Mr. and Mrs, James E. Brab ble of Edenton were married Satur day afternoon, December 8 at 3 o'clock in Elizabeth City. The Kev. W. R. Stephens was the officiating min ister and the double ring ceremony was used. The bride wore a slate blue wool trabardine suit with white blouse and havy accessories. Her flowers were a rnmniro nf American Beauty rose buds. Those witnessing the ceremony were: Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brabble of Edenton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Ban 'tr of Norfolk. Va.. Miss Elizabeth Byrum of Hertford, and John Ward of Belvidere. The bride is a graduate of Perqui mans County High school and at pre sent is employed by Major and Loomig Lumber Company. Mr. Brabble was a prominent farm er of Chowan county, prior to his in duction into the Army. He was re cently discharged after serving 21 months in the European area. Following the wedding a reception was given by Mrs. T. R. Kirby, Mrs. Roy Newsoms and Mrs. Eugene Bak er at the home of Mrs. Kirby. Guests were greeted at the door by Mm. Rov Newsoms. Mrs. Eugene Baker poured punch and Mrs. T. R. Kirby served sand wiches, salad and pickles, The dining tnhla waa centered with a larsre wedding cake topped with a bride and groom. The cake was cut and served to the guests. Approximately 65 guests were present. After the recention the couple left for a short wedding trip. Upon their return they will make their home with the groom's parents. follows: President. Thomas Butt Vice President, Paul Smith; Secre tary, Josiah Smith; Treasurer, Clif ford Winslow; Reporter, Sidney Lay- iden, Jr.; Assistant Adviser, Dan Ber- America, was held last Thursday at the Perquimans High School with chapters from Perquimans, Central and Movock participating. Each chapter opened and closed the meet- A loud-speaking system was in-,ing according to their Ritualistic . . . i. i 11 e ll. 1 1. nAr.Mnn4o rt fVlA 1lfll. rv. stalled on the stage which added greatly to the enjoyment of the pro gram. The menu consisted of barbecue, slaw, candied yams, rolls, corn bread, pickles, coffee, brick ice cream, cakes, and salted neanuts. 110 dads, F. F. A. members and guests were present and enjoyed the occasion. The banquet was efficiently served by the Home Eco nomics teacher, Miss Prue Newby and her class of Home Economic girls. Missionary Group i Re-elects Officers The Women's Missionary Society nf th Hertford Baptist Church met last Monday afternonn, and re-elected its present officers for another year. Mrs. I. A. Ward is president of the group. Other leaders named are Mrs. W. F. Madre and Mrs. L. W. Norman, Sunbeam leaders; Mrs. Hudson Butler, G. A.; Mrs. Tom Madre, R. A. and Miss Doris Byrum, Y. W. A. A report on the Centenial was made by Mrs. J. W. Ward. Reports were also heard from various circle leaders. form, then the presidents of the var ious chapters drew four cards from several piles of cards, each card hav ing printed upon it certain questions relative to parliamentary procedure and the subject of what each chapter whs to nractise and demonstrate. ;Each chapter was in d;rect competi tion with the others, and each Agri culture teacher judged each team but his own. The judges awarded the Perqui mans team first place and this honor carried with it a Federation banner to be added to the collection at the high school. Members of the Perquimans team were Thomas Butt, Paul Smith, Jo siah Smith, Clifford Winslow, faidney Layden and Dan Berry. The team was coached by G. C. Buck. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT an- BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood, Jr., from Edenton announce the birth of a son, Charles Wood, 8rd born Sun- day, December the 9th. Mrs. Wood before her marriage was Miss Nell Riddick. Mr. and Mrs. Brvant Miller nounce the birth of a son born Thurs day. December 13 at the Norfolk General Hospital. Mother and son are doing nicely. DISCHARGED Willia Alnalav who Tin received an honorable discharge from the service arrived home last week. MRS. B. W. HATHAWAY DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Mrs. Arnette Preot Hathaway, wi dow of the late Dr. Burton W. Hath- awav. former Perauimans County citi zens, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. J. M. Jones, in fcdenton, Sat urday morning following an illness of only a few days. Survivors are four daughters, xurs. J. M. Jones of Edenton, Mrs. L. T. Avery of Southern Pines, Mrs. E. H. Townsend of Norfolk and Mrs. W. F. Sutton of Kinston. Three grandsons and three granddaughters also sur vive. Funeral nervices were held in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Edenton Sunday afternoon with, the rector, the Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, officiating, Rurial was made in Beaver Hill Cemetery in Edenton. Auction Market To Close For Holidays Auction sales at the Hertford Live stock and Supply Company market will be called off until after the holi days, it was announced today by members of the firm. No sales will be held on Tuesday, December 25 or Jan uary 1. The firm stated, however, that its buying station will be open during the period and purchases would be made by the station. HERTFORD LIONS CLUB MEETS TONIGHT 6:45 R. R. White, nresident of the Hert ford Lions Club announced a change in time for the meeting of the club to be held tonisrht at the Colonial Tourist Home. The club will meet at 6:45 instead of 7:15 p. m. Christmas Program At Winfall Church A anecial Christmas nrotrram by the children and a pageant, The Promised Princp. hv the children and adults will be presented at the Epworth Metho dist church at Winrau on sunaay night at 7:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited. Renort Shows Cotton Ginning Under 1944 A census report on cotton ginning in the county for 1945 released this week by Willie M. Harrell, special agent, showed that 1,486 bales of cot ton had been ginned prior to Decem ber 1. This is almost 3,000 bales under 1944. According to the report 4,119 bales were ginned for the same period last year.