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rMUOAMS WEEKLY V, 4 J : C . Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 10, 1955. 5 Cents Per Copy vv: ,.lL J legion Auxiliary Tentative Budget bifclsflfficersri. Of Hcrt Given 1, , , JM -WlAi a final report of 1,064.97 Perquimans X!ounrs for the eighth consecutive yean ranks with- vthe Honor Roll group of the Stat in topping its cancer fund goal- of $862,00,- according to the . report i: m.; , An1 estimated loss jpf $3,09 re sulKd from 18 forest fires which js burned - 877 acres In ? 1?enruhnans County from July 1, 1964 through 4 May 89, 1955, it was reported to ". tar Board nf County Commission en by Thomas D. Nixon, Jr., Coun i , ty Banger. Ai ' According to Mr. Nixon the vast year has been one of severe Tire -,- ." weather J conditions ' which caused j ',. ' greater loss theft during' the previa j ,i, uB year when; the county had only Jj f three (fires whkh burned 192 bct& :t,; ' pue.'to,wathet condittohs during , j ; ; th yeaiv Mr1. -Njxon said, It was .. necessary (or the Forestry JMvisiirti ; ; t ; ; , to ' cancel burning permits huthe general attitude of .thejimblie'iwaswion by an adult Applications for cooperative; and resulted in (Ires i .i being keptat minimum. ;2 The' Commission were advis ed that during the year needed re . , ' , pairs - were made to the ? lookout : tower and a portable radio ; was - placed in use to aid communica tkms. Plans are how under way to erect a building at the' tower site to be. used, for storage of equipment and materials.. .-: In concluding his report Mr. Nix ' on expressed appreciation Jto the ' people of the bounty, private and public agencies fr the cooperation 'r given the division during the year. - At the conclusion of its meeting on Monday the Board of Commis : loners went on record favoring the .continuance of Mr. Nixon as Coun ty Banger for Perquimans 'County. .,4. . W- ' v.-:. -!--. :w I '.-. PsBittflitidl of a 'major, strike in the auto-Industry faded this week when a compromise agreement was . reached between Ford Motor Com pany, kind the Union.:' Reports from Detroit: indicated a slmilaf agree- ' went may be reached between Gen eral . Motors and the Union, i The ' VAW sought a guaranteed annual wage from Ford, along with other benefits, and' a compromise was - reached with both sides agreeing on a .supplement for unemployed pay ment for period of 26 weeks. Negotidtions with GM are being . continued but officials hint no , strike is expected. ' Governor Hodges told newsmen this week that he .does not plan to call a special session , of the Leg islature for action en the' segrega tion problem, Although he is con'.' cerned about matter.' The: Gov ernor said he seek to avoid hasty action en. the issue and tiiat no pur , pose could be served by calling a speeial session of the General As v propou the tt!eting,ofQp. efffcials 'of . U. bnuiry nance ana' nussia be held at Geneva beginning July " 18. Reports indicate this will be the site for the meeting-if Russia agrees. An agenda is now-, being planned for the meeting aimed at furthering the advancement of i world peace. , Congress-voted this feek .for'-a ' pay raise for postal employees, v . er-Ir.x about eight per cent .for ; - worker. - The action followed a I rUsntial veto of a previous n.v.;3uas passed by Congress.- , ' . HIM K.,11'! r.iiill-.IHnMiillllXlillll ,.3. -itCl - - I. h A. rz 4 fl'1 w. " Hi County ' r.ars V !i k ry.3. s, I s rT'.imt. r ' y Veteran i dicer, s!.j- 1 t'.e oice i a tstol of 1 5 i dnr , it "t 'yetirl . i ' . g to the r?rorl the of tiltSl1' .3, mar out j, made It fho- calls, 64 . . ', hc!J 1. J liitervws, had if r i "'dr V. on e'jea- .' , V.- i - t'i 4 uininT, 3; n, 74; in - 3, 3; Jaycee Fishing r"" - r Preparations are complete for the fishing rodeo being sponsored tor local children under the age of 16 by the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce, it wag ' reported today by Edward Barber, chairman of the committee. The fishing contest, Mr. Barber said, will be conducted on the pier adjacent to. the Towe Oil Company off prubb Street from 1:00 P. M., until 4 P. M., Saturday, June 11. The rodeo is open to both girls and boys and prizes will be awarded the girl and boy who catches the larg est fish ., during thi hours of the totesfc;'''''''.!.-!,''': ;r. Children , under ih:age of nine, who twlsh to ?entet'.rthe V- contest, must be accompanied to the loca- entry" in the contest may be sub mitted at the' site, ,: SixCasESlbzrd Oy Recorder In Court OnTuasday . Six cases was disposed of in Perquimans Recorder's Court here lasf Tuesday before Judge C. E Johnson. Willie Lee Winslow, Negro, was found guilty of issuing a" worth- ! less check. He was sentenced to the roads for 65 days, sentence to be suspended upon the payment of the costs of court and the sum of $65 to be paid Towe-Webb -Motor Company. 1 i ' Prayer Jo'r judgment wafcoTitift' .Ued m hasehith Maiy.lJpiW ChJppell jwiii.chajijged .wjth,)reckWsV unvioff upyn ifie cunuiuun ; uie up fehdarit write k composition j of not less "than 300 words upon the sub ject of "the importance of keep ing careful watch at all times while driving,'' " ; The composition to be turned into the court by next Tues day. r ' i , - ; Emons, Gibbs : and Charlie Wil- liamston, Negroes, submitted to charges of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. Each defend ant paid a fine of $2 and costs of court . Katherine Horton pleaded guilty to charges' of driving without. a li cense and paid a fine of $25 and costs. ' t f Peter Boyce paid a fine of $10 and costs after pleading guilty to charges, of permitting an unlicensed operator to -drive his car. , Dptist Announce EI!3MiilFl2is Baptists, are anti- the larzest Bible -School enrollment, jjis'.yea,- than ever be fore.- The school will be held at the grammar school due to the building of the new wing of the church's educational building. ' There will be a preparation day this Friday morning from 8:80 to 10 o'clock. The children win line up 'according to; departments and proceed into the auditorium for a brief worship . period. They will then go to- their classes where the teachers will, register the students, explain the work and schedule o'f the school.. After which will come a- refreshment- hour and , that, fol lowed by a . polor, comedy iilm.i x r .6n Monday the, 13th the school wity; actually begin .and ' continue through; Friday the , 17th. Com mencement -exercises will be held. at the: church Sunday evening June. 19. . Every, effort has been made to make tills a good, profitable and antertainiBg'iflchooLl The teachers are well qualified and experienced; the various Circles of the church will provide refreshments , during the recess and a movie will, be shown-each day during the feMow jl.ip period. , . '' The sshool will begin each day at 8:55 o'clock and close at 11:80 o'clock. The: ages will include 4 .vji 12. AH c1!ldren interest ed in atUnd'.i 3 tl.e school are urg--1 13 Irs r-" t f r " i rt"-"" j i' ' 1 I ' " " 1 8 c" " . . made1 Wednesday by the County Commander, Mrs. J. Elton Hurdle, calpaign chairman. ; Wonderful cobpratioA was shown by the peo ple if Perquimans County in mak ing this drive a successful one. The committee in charge of the rural areas was Mrs. Marion Payne, Mrs Roxanna Jackson, Miss Au drey ' Umphlett Mrs. Alice Towe, and Mrs. J. Elton Hurdle and they gaventthe' following report: Bur gess, Mrs. J. R. Proctor $2.75 ; ChipanokvMrs. LcB. EMiott $10; BeecV Spring, Mrsv Ethel B. Win- slow $10; Ballyhack,' Mrs. Edna B, Elliott $18.10; White Hat ;Mr. Ge- neya Sawyer : j $16.73; "Old j Nefck, Mrs.r Alice- Tow $14160 j'Durants NecktMrs. Nathan Spivey $25.11: New Jlope, Mrs.' Ann S. Butt $15; Chappell -Hill,-Mrs. Christine Cope- land $7.10; Belvidere,i Mrs. Percy L. Winslow $65.70; Mt. Sinai com munity, Mrs. Ralph E. Miller $75: Wmfall,5 Mrs.: C. J. 'Umphlett $33.03; Woodland, Mrs.,J. E. Wood, Jr., $13.75; U. S. 17 N (shortcut), Mrs. Henry Kirby $34.98; Harvey Point Highway. Mrs. John Cor- prew, Jr., $10.97; U, S. 17 South to Chowan Line, Mrs. Irvin Long $18.25; Bethel, Mrs. Madge Brab ble $7.60; Woodvilje and Highway, Mrs. Johnny .Bray $34.50; Bel W- dere and Star Route, Mrs. Elwood Nowell $34.98: Bagley Swamp, Mrs. E. Q. Hurdle $10.25;. U. S. 17 SW to Center Hill Highway, Mrs. C. L. DaH $10.50. Colored: Mrs. M. B. Taylor and Home Demonstration Clubs, $10. '." : Miss Hulda Wood and Mrs. Bei ty Swindell gave the following re port from the 'city area: Grubb Steet Mrs. Edna P.. Winslow $16.75; Mrs. Elsie Gregory; $3.70; Mr;. Addie-Keegan, $9.64;,lMrs. leMift'iiHlrV' Whltfei :$2"i(fc'if WoodlaAd1 Circle, Mrs. Martrarot Lane $21.00; Mrs. Willard TStaHings. : $11; PenrisyH vanla Avenue, Mrs. Edna Eley $39.36; Dobb Street, Mrs. Betty Swindell $19.55;' Mrs, R. L. Hollo well $40; Edenton Road Street, Mrs. Shirley Tarkington $4.00; Railroad Avenue, Mrs. Nellie Lew is $1.95; Academy Street Mrs. Liz zie Brown Thach $3.25; Market Street Mrs. Anse White $48.25:1 Willow Street Mrs. Margaret Cash $3; Front Street Mrs. Mary Dale Lane $22.75; Church Street, Mrs. J. T. Biggers $55.50: MrsEliza beth Skipsey $15; Billy Carol Di vers $3; Mrs. J. R. White' $59;' Mrs. Irene: Towe $7.60; U. S. 17 S to Hertford Livestock, Mrs. A. H. Ed wards $25.50. Colored, the Rev. T. M. Walker $20.50,' and Don Juan Manufacturing; Company, Mrs.' W. W; Boyce' $10.96, ; , '. ' 1 ';; .: Clubs contributing Werei Lions Cluby ; $15.00; American Legion. $5.00; ! Perquimans B&PW 1 Club, $5.00: ; Central Grammar School PTA, $10.00. " ::, v;:- ;'-;:) ' Contributions reported by schools was" as1 follows! ;,Winfall Central. Grammar School $33.10; Hertford Gramma School, $20.00; F.C.H.S., $9.38;' Hertford Training School, $12.00; Perquimans Training School, W.R. Privott $21.18. 4 . Tag Day was -held on Saturday, May 21st at which time $52.35 was realized and tags and pamphlets were distributed under the super vision of Mrs. Mary Dale Lane and Mrs. Ruth Smith. The four hard working girls who did such a good job were Misses Clay Stokes, Dee dee Bonner, Dianne Hollowell and Julie Lane, - f ; "t K. '-t ; Mrs. Hurdle, on behalf of the lo cal 'Cancer Unit And members, of ths : committeesV" expressed ; lei thanks to1 the public for the splen did, support given the crusade and to the' workers who so kindly vol unteered their lme and effort in behalf of the campaign.. " ' . " - . "' " j , Attending Camp Fonr girls from, the local f chapter of the Future . "Homemakeri t-of America and Miss Frances Newby; Perquimans County High School' home economics teacher, will leave on Monday fof the fHA .camp at White Lake. ;' r'-:i 7 A full schedule of studying phas es of FHA work and recreation is planned for the week. The group which includes Kabel Keel, Jean nette WiEiams, Nora Grace Cook nd Lil''an Ann Eof.er plan to re .ura on tar.'ay. ' y.'' ' 11- h r. i '" '''' i, Vi: ' ;a : I f'$ 'v . ; '' . FREEDOM UDDER THE' DOUBLE EAGLE Coat of arms ' j of the onetime dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary end also of the j 'House of Hapsburg once more glitters over an Austria which is once again independent of both royal reign and occupation.. Work ers have just finished restoring the half-million-piece tile mosaic on the roof of St. Stephen's Tower, Vienna, which was destroyed . - - - by fire in 1945.'- IndiansDefeatNAF In Op The Perquimans Indians defeat ed NAF Weeksville in the opening game of the Albemarle League played here Wednesday night by a score of 13-3. ; . ' ', . . . Rain on Tuesday caused the opening of the league to be delay ed by one day.. In ceremonies prior to the contest Mayor V. N. Darden welcomed ""baseball fans " to.ithe penihgr giu$e I'aHdVtddiibut'ithe; anie:bSiLrw ;!?:.;. , -':'. i-'':' Manager Ike. Perry named Mack Riddick to start the mound duties for the Indians and Riddick pitch ed tf fine game striking out 11 and allowing only six scattered hits. He gave up two, walks. Other start ers for the Indians were Morris at shortstop, Hunter at third base, Chappell, Allan and Bill Winslow m the outfield, Paul Matthews at first, Christgau at second and Car ver catching, i The Indians, led by John Morris, who had four safeties, showed a powerful hitting attack, collecting a total of 12 hits off NAF pitch ers Carroll and Rhodes. Runs were scored by the Indians in all innings except the fourth and ; fifth while NAF collected one run ' in the sixth and added two more in the final inning. 'The Indians play here again Fri day night meeting Palmer Tynch's Chowan nine with game time Bet for 8 o'clock. . :- ' V Collection Date v For Wool June 20 'I I "''. ' I : : . ' :The State Wool Pool was sold on June 2nd to he National Spinning Company of Washington. The prices are as follows: Clear Wool, ,5210 cents per pound; Light Bur ry Wool, .4790; Medium Burry Wool, .4290; Heavy Burry Wool, .3690; Stained Wool, .4290; Coarse Wool, .4290; Black or Dead-Wool, .3990; Lamb's Wool ,4150; Tags, :0800. ;;;.;; .' For the farmers in Perquimans County: who . wish to place their wool in the wool 'pool there is, a possibility that one truck' will .be used .ito carry this , wool to Wash ington. The collection point in this county will be ,ihe Agricultural Building , in .Hertford on MbndayJ June, 2001. at ;7 o'clock. : ,JS, fI;nyo.tt ihavei not notified the County- Agent's office about plac tag, .wool.ln this pool) please do so at your earliest opportunity so that suffieient:arrangementsV!:can 4 be made to haul all the -Wool that i3 eotlected," - says R. M." Thompson, Perquimans County Agent The" , handling charge in. Wash ington of the wool is; 1 cent pet pound and this year there is no penalty for untied wool; "After your wool is 'sold you "should pre sent your wool receipts to your h cal ASC office and fill, out CCC Wool Form 46. This will enable vou t receivn your incentive nay- meat," states-Thompson, - , Game Reginald Tucker, Jr. Receives MD Degree Among the 59 graduates receiv ing the MD Degree from the Medi cal School of the University of North Carolina at exercises held in Chapel Hill on June 6 was' G. Reg inald Tucker, Jr., of Hertford. : Tucker .is ,a Phi BekjKapj gradua'te of the UhiVeraitV' receiv ing the B.S. degree in 1952.' He is a member of the Phi Chi Medi cal Fraternity and will serve his internship at the U. S. Naval; Hos pital, Charleston, S. C. - Dr. Tucker is the son of Mr. and Mrs, G. R. Tucker, Sr., of Hertford and husband of the former Maude Holmes of Hertford. Ferry Schedules For Summer Are ion Chief Engineer W. H. Rogers, Jr.,' announces the summer operat ing schedules of the Manns Harbor- Roanoke Island, Alligator River, and Oregon Inlet . toll-free ferries which are operated by the State Highway Commission. . s The schedules went into effect Wednesday, June 1, and Will con tinue through September 30. ' Rogers said that service on the Croatan Sojind and Oregon Inlet ferries had been stepped up this year to accommodate the anticipat ed record-breaking tourist traffic Under this year's schedule, "The Governor Cherry" and the "Sandy Graham" will make 20 round trips between 7:00 A. M., and midnight across Croatan Sound between Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island on US 64 and 264. The daily ser vice has been increased by five additional round trips; last year there were only 15 round trips The last ferry will leave Roanoke Island nightly "except Monday, at 11:30 P. M. It takes 30 minutes to; cross the sound; ' i ' ' S ' Every day between 8:30 A. M-, and 7:00 P. M., the connecting Al- ligator River ferry "the Governor Scott"- will make -nine round trips between Sandy , Point and East Lake on US 64.- The Alligator crossing takes 30 minutes.' ' "The TyrreirV will be used as a standby in. ease of an emergency: ! i Two more trips have been added to the, Oregon Inlet ferry service bringing the total to 20 daily round trips between 5:00 A. M., and 6:20 P. M. Two converted Navy land ing ships "The Lindsay Warren" and the "Governor Umstead" will be used full-time to make the 20- minute crossing ef the Met, . An other converted Navy landing craft "The Conrad Wirth" will be (Continued w Page Eight) Nor In UDerat The' William Paul Stallings Post No, '126, American Legion Auxili ary met last Thursday night with Mrs.; J.H.'Towa and Mw JCelly White at the home of Mrs. Towe on Church Street Mrs, Helen Skinner, president of the unit presided over the meet ing which was opened with the reg ular auxiliary ceremony. Mrs. Lessie White gave a report on the recent Poppy Sale which cleared $207. Mrs. White report ed that the winner of the Poster Contest prize of $2 was Jeane Britt and that the prize of $2 for larg est amount sold in Hertford went to Miss Rachel Bass and a simi lar prize in the rural area to Miss Patsy Umphlett of Winfall. Mrs. White was given a vote of thanks for the very successful pop py sale. .." Mrs. Skinner announced that Miss Sarah Sutton and Miss Judy Wins low would represent the unit at Girls' State. New officers for 1955-56 were in stalled by Post1 President Mrs. Sa rah White, as follows: President Mrs. Madge Towe; 1st vice president, Mrs. Lessie White; 2nd vice president Mrs. Grace Morris; recording secretary, Mrs. Edla Webb; corresponding secre tary, Mrs. Minnie Miller; treasurer, Mrs. Thelma Hollowell; historian, Mrs. Helen Skinner; chaplain, Mrs. Ethel Perry and Mrs. Mary Chap pell; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Elsie Gregory. Mrs. Edla Webb read the Con stitution and by-laws. Mrs. Irene Towe gave the pro gram which was a history and cus toms of .Panama after which the meeting was adjourned to meet again in September. ' The hostess served delicious re freshments to the fifteen members present North Carolina's wheat acreage allotment for the 1956 crop is 281, 739 acres. This is a slight de crease from the allotment of 284, 547 for the current year. The Na tional allotment for 1956 remains the same as in 1955, 55 million acres, the legal minimum. Helene W. Nixon, Perquimans County Office Manager, advised that the State allotment has been broken down to counties. The al lotment for Perquimans County is 149 acres. Farm allotments have been determined for the 1956 crop, and each wheat grower will receive notice of his farm allotment before the 1956 wheat marketing quota referendum to be held June 25th. The referendum will determine whether marketing quotas recently proclaimed by the . Secretary of Agriculture will be in . effect for the 1956 crop. A two-thirds fav orable vote is required. State and - county allotments. Miss . Nixon explains, are based upon wheat acreage of the past 10 years with consideration for weath er and trends. Farm acreage al lotments are based on the wheat acreages of the past 3 years with consideration for tillable acres, crop rotations, type of soil, and other factors. This accounts for the change in state, county and farm allotments from one year to the next .. County Gains One Teacher Next Year 1 One additional teacher has. been allotted to the Negro,, school sys tem for the 1955-56 year by the State Board of Education, it was reported this week hy J. T. Biggers, CountySuperintendent of Schools. The number of teachers .in , the white schools remain the same as last year. ,,T f -t v,n;r j v ! Mr. Biggers said - the State al lotment of teachers, based upon av erage daily attendance records pro vides f or 27 elementary teachers for the white schools and 10 high school teachers, exclusive of the home . economics and agricultural teachers. The .Negro schools will have 29 elementary1 teachers and nine high school teachers.. , The Board of Education has ap proved the election, of Maceil Jen nings for the new position, which is open in Perquimans Training School. ' ' 1 State And County Wheat AcreageSet County Asks Bids Prom Oil Dealers Sealed bids for furnishing Per quimans County with fuel oil for the coming fiscal year will be re ceived by the Board of Commission ers at their meeting on July 5, it was reported following the Board meeting this week. Fuel oil deal ers are invited to submit bids for both fuel oil and kerosene to be used by the county from July 1, to June 30, 1956. The Board also approved a con tract with the R. E." Aiken, Jr., Company of Elizabeth City to audit the books of the county for the 1954-55 fiscal year. A petition requesting improve ment of a road in New Hope Town ship was approved and. forwarded to the district highway office. icials Meeting Monday Officials for the Town of Winfall, elected last month, were sworn into office and assumed their duties at a meeting held last Monday night. Taking the oath of office as May or was Fred S. Winslow and Com missioners are D. L. Barber, Sr., Elijah White and Alton Moore. Following the installation of the new board, J. F. Hollowell, Sr., was named as clerk to the board. During the meeting the Board authorized the clerk to advertise all delinquent 1954 taxes due the town, on July 8 and to sell same on Monday, August 8. Individuals whb have not paid thei 1954 taxes due the Town of Win fall are urged to make prompt set tlement and avoid further penal ties. Board NamesPitt To Fill Clerk Post The Board of Commissioners, during the regular meeting last Monday, appointed W. H. Pitt to the office of Clerk of Recorder's Court to fill the unexpired term of. C. T. Skinner, Jr., who resigned, effective May 31. No action was taken by either the new clerk or the Board on' ap pointment of an assistant clerk of recorder's court, as provided for un- der a law enacted by the General appointment will be made proba bly next month. The appointment of the assistant clerk is made, un der the law, by the clerk subject to approval by the Board of Com missioners. The appointment of Mr. Pitt as clerk of recorder's court in no way affects his position as clerk of su perior court; he will continue with the duties of this office to which he was elected in 1954 in addition to handling the duties as clerk of the recorder's court. By its action on Monday the Board consolidated the duties of the two offices to be handled by one official. ' ; Fire Department Sponsor Wrestling Arrangements have been made by the Hertford Fire Department to sponsor girl wrestling matches at Perquimans High School Memorial Field next Monday night June 13, beginning at 8 o'clock, it was re ported by M. N. Nixon, Fire Cap tain. In case of rain the matches will be held in the high school gym. : . ;- Three matches, featuring famous stars : such as Maria Garabaldi, Italian ' Champion, and Hillbilly Kate of Puducah, KyH plus a tag team match will comprise the pro gram for the evening. MASONS TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lodge, No. 106, A. F.,& AMn will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. : All members are urged to be present and visiting Masons invited. Sworn In During Expenditures' Call For' ; pi,' t tt rife . " v Per Hundred . ; A tentative budget for Perquhn ans County for the fiscal year be- ginning July 1 and ending June 30, 1956, was adopted by the Board of . . Commissioners meeting here - in . regular session last Monday. The tax rate for the coming year was . also tentatively set at $1.65 per- lone hundred dollar valuation to . cover expenditures in the budget The proposed budget published i'S elsewhere in this issue of: The," Weekly, calls for total expenditures , ;' during the next 12 months of $289, 727.00. ; :-:-,:y'vy-nl Final adoption of the '' 1955-56! -.' ' budget is' expected to take place at a meeting of the Board f Com- ' missioners on Tuesday, ' July. 5, which will be the regular meeting ' of the Board for next month. The overall budget as compared ' with the one for the present fiscal year shows proposed expenditures will increase by about $41,688. : A , slight increase has been reported in 14 property valuation throughout the ' county this year. Allocations to the various depart ments making up the genera! coun ty fund for salaries, supplies, equipment and other expenses are , as follows: County Commission ers, $4,925; Tax listing, $2,400; Sheriff's Department $3,800; Elec tions, $750; County Accountant ; $2,150; Treasurer, $700; Court House, grounds and jail, $5,230; ' Register of Deeds, $1,090; Health and Coroner, $3,295; Farm Agent - $6,547; Home Agent $3,733; Dis trict Health Department $7,401: Suparior Court, $3,000; Clerk Su perior Court, $1,200;. Recorder ' , LCourt, $6.9,26181 $1278; F.S,A., $4,600 Veterans'' Officer, 41,200; total, $62,324. Allocations for the Poor Fund call for expenditures amounting to $2,550, which is a substantial re duction as compared to last year, and which is made possible through the conversion of the county home into a boarding home. Expenditures totaling $40,850 has been allocated for Debt Service from which the county will pay off $24,000 in bonds and $14,857.50 in interest during the year and Sher iff's commissioners amounting to $1,937.50. The county school system will operate on a budget of $17,669 from which $36,425 will come from taxation and the remainder will be received from sources other than ad valorem taxation. The overall welfare budget for -the county amounting to $112,334 ' will require $9,300 from ad valorem ' taxation with the remaining sUm 1 being received through State and' 1 Federal aid. : RatifiedByGA Eight Local Bi'ls A total of eight local bills, per taining to Perquimans County, was , ratified by the 1955 Legislature ac cording to a report released by the Institute of Government All of the bills were introduced before the General Assembly by Representa tive C R. Holmes. The first of the bills prohibit the practice of phrenology within the county; the second repealed a law requiring licensing of hunting blinds in the Perquimans River; the third and fourth ad juBte the, coia-r,;. ings to the Clerk of the" Board" of5 ' Commissioners and members of the Board of Education. The fifth 'buT set Up machinery for a continuous :" grand jury for the eotnrty the'1"' sixth outlaws the use of live virus ' for the vaccination of hogs; 'thV ' seventh sets up regulations' for'V'v corn trading, and the eighth meas ure provides for appointment of a clerk of recorder's court and as sistants by the Board of Commis sioners. ROTAftY CLUB TO MEET The Hertford Rotary Club will meet -Tuesday evening at 6;15 ' o'clock, President Henry" SuWvuu - - requests all numbers to4.-iai 'j-