WEEKLY
Volume XXIII. Number 2.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 13, 1956.
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SiSC Office Gives
Sign - up Dates For
'56 Farm
The 1956 Agricultural Conserva-
tion Program will' open with the
initial sign-up period between Jan-
uary 26 and February 10, 1956, an
nounced L. L. Lane, Chairman of
- the Perquimans County ASC Com
mittee. J l Any Perquimans County farmer
, is eligible to participate in the 1956
Agricultural Conservation Program
, and farmers may sign up at the
County ASC office through Feb
ruary 10 to become eligible for pro
gram assistance in carrying out
needed conservation practices in
spring of 1956. A second sign-up
period will be held for farmers who
plan to carry out needed eonserva-
tion practices in the fall of 1956.
Requests made after February 10
for spring practices will be consid-1
ered by the County ASC Committee '
to the extent that funds are avail
able. I
Mr. Lane said that practices ap
proved for Perquimans County are:
Establishing a permanent or a
cropland pasture; improving per-
v manent pastures; forest tree plant
ing and forest improvement; con
structing farm ponds for livestock
andor irrigation water, open ditch
drainage, and tile'drainage; sowing
winter cover crops and summer an
nual legumes; and an establishment
" of a year round vegetative cover
to protect ' cropland through the
1956 crop year. ,
Mr. Lane further said that in
. signing-up under the 1956 ASC
Program to carry out approved soil
' and water conservation practices,
the farmer does.noti obligate him
self in any way. i Farmers who co
operate in, this program must put
:, up their f hare of the out-of-pocket
cost of the approved conservation
practice,, as well as perform all la
bor involved) .In turn, the farmer,
and the : natio ief$er jntu: -,ai Con
tract which worKSito trie 'benefit or
both parties.
Teachers -Firemen
' Hertford's Town Board, meeting
here ,in regular ' session last Mon
day night, had high praise for the i
teachers of the Hertford Grammar
School and the firemen of Hert
ford, Elizabeth City and Edenton
for their action in connection with
" the fire which destroyed the gram-
' mar school.
..The Board adopted two resolu
tions, one for the teachers of the
school in which the faculty mem
Sejra , were commended for their
calmness and courage while evac
uating the children from the burn
ing building, and the other resolu
tion, copies of which are to be sent
the, .Edenton and Elizabeth' City
Fire Departments ex pressed the
town's appreciation and thanks for
. the .aid and cooperation rendered
by the visiting firemen
' Expressions of appreciation were
also voiced to the individuals and
. groups who kept the fire fighters
supplied with hot coffee and sand
wiches during the more than five
houra the firemen fought the blaze.
Corn Allotment May
Be Needed In 1956
. t Any ', producer who intends to
plant corn in 1956 on a farm where
no' corn was planted during the
years 1953, 1954 or 1955 must ap
ply for a corn acreage allotment if
he wants price support on his farm
in 1956, Helene W. Nixon; Per-
' quimans County ASC Office Man-
' ager, said today. ; . ,i
Marketing quotas do not apply
to corn, however, under the acreage
"' allotment program, the production
of corn in 1956 on a farm which
has no corn acreage 1 allotment
would make all the corn produced
on such farm ineligible for price
fppprt in 1956.
A ppication forms for a corn
h ...age allotment are available at
the County ASC office. February
15, 1956 is the last day such appli
cations may be filed:
MASONS TO MEET
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge
To. 106; A. F. & A. M.; will meet
7 " lay night at 7:30 o'clock "
Prog
Lewis Stallings
New Fire Warden
. Lewis Stallings has been appoint
ed as County Forester for Perquim
ans County, according to an unoffi
cial report made late last week.
Mr. Stallings, one of three appli
cants recommended by the Board
of Commissioners for the job, was
appointed by the District Office of
the Department of Conservation
and Development.
Indians - Squaws
Meet Ahoskie Here
1 The Ahoskie High School bas
ketball teams will come to Hert
ford Friday night for the double
bill with the Indians and Squaws
of Perquimans High. The prelimi
nary game will start at 7:30
o'clock.
Perquimans won a double header
from the Tarboro teams Tuesday
night when the Perquimans girls
rolled up a 49-34 decision over their
Albemarle Conference opponents
at Tarboro. Stokes led the Squaws'
offensive with 20 points. Russell
had 17, Hollowell 11 and Bagley
scored one. Sasser was high scor
er for Tarboro with 15 points.
The Indians scored their first
conference victoi at the expense
of the Tarboro boys gaining a 63
38 decision. Displaying some good
shooting, the Indians gained an
early lead in the contest and held
the advantage throughout the
ga me. , Sconngi ,f orV : Pei-qui mins
wenj Williams' ,witrt 2ipolhks; How
ell 13, Baker 12, Matthews.' 6, Bray
5, White4 and Mansfield 3.: Umiph
lett tallied 12 points for the losers.
On last Frjday, night the Wil-
liamston teams copped a double bill
Kext Friday flight
from Perquimans, winning the,ports from some of the tax li(.tf,,.s
girls' contest by a score of 55-41
while the Indians lost by a score
of 67 to 32.
Gaylord Perry led the Willititn
ston boys with 18 points while
Baker was high for Perquimans
wjtn Bix points.
Williamston un
corked a dazzling 1 offense in the
second period which the Indians
were unable to stop, and the Green
Wave held a 37-21 advantage at
the half. Cherry tallied five points
for Perquimans during the third
quarter while Williamston scored
14 points.
The girls' contest was fairly
close with Williamston holding an list taker who right now has plen-18-14
lead at ifche end of the first ty of time to devote to each person
period and moving to a nine point 'desiring to list his property,
advantage at the half, 29-18. Rus- Property owners are also remind
sell led Perquimans with 17 points ed that failure to list by February
while Robertson was high scorer
for Williamston with 19 points.
Many Income Tax
Laws Apply Solely
To Farm Operators
(This article, first in a aeries de
scribing the provisions of the Fed
eral Income and Social Security
tax laws as they affect farm peo
ple, was prepared by Charles R.
Pugh, W. L. Turner, and C. W.
Williams, extension farm manage
ment specialists, N. C. State Col
lege). '.. . ". v.:
Farmers, like other taxpayers,
need to know the filing require
ments, forms to use in filing taxes,
and information necessary to com
pute the correct tax as required by
law.
' Since farmers do not have taxes
withheld from their income like
most wage-earners, and do not
know what the exact profit from
their farm business will be until
the end of the year, they have a
few problems other taxpayers
don't have. There are parts of the
Federal income tax which apply
specifically to farmers. ..
Because of the extension, of So
Adopt Plans For
Grammar Students
At a meeting held here Tuesday
morning local school authorities
adopted plans for housing students
of the Hertford Grammar School,
and continuing the school schedule
until such time as the school can
be reconstructed.
Under the plans adopted children
of the first, second, and one section
of the third grade will attend class
es at Perquimans High School, in
a special section of the building set
aside for the group; another section
of the third grade and the fourth
grade will attend classes at Central
Grammar School, and the students
of : the fifth, sixth and seventh
grades will attend classes in the
Hertford Grammar School lunch
room, which is being remodeled for
the purpose and the reading section
Of Perquimans Library.
J. T. Biggers, school superinten
dent, stated the Board of Educa
tion believed this plan best of any
proposed, since all the children will
be housed in school property, and
hot lunches will be available for
them at each building.
The plans and schedule of class
es were given on Wednesday morn
ing when the students of the school
were assembled at the high school.
Mr. Biggers annunced that chil
dren within the town of Hertford
attending classes at the high school
are to be transported to the school
by arrangements of the parents;
those attending classes a't Central
Grammar School will meet at the
ilbrary site each morning and be
transported to the Central Gram
mar School by school buses.
Tax Listing Off
The annual job of listing prop
erty for county taxes, lcgun on
iTuesday of last week, is off to the
usual slow start, according to re-
Property owners are reminded
that only 15 days remain in which
they must comply with the law and
list property owned January 1, for
1956 taxes. Each of the five tax
listers have a schedule they follow,
and this schedule listing places'
where the tax listers can be found
each day is published in this issue'
of The Weekly.
The tax listers urge individuals
to come forth and list their prop
erty as soon as convenient. This
will save the property owner time
as he will miss the last minute rush
and waiting; also it will help the
is a violation of the law and a pen-
alty is added for late listing.
cial Security to farmers in 1955,
many farm people will also be fil
ing returns to determine their fu
ture levels of coverage under So
cial Security. The accounting sys
tem and records serving as the ba
sis of the Federal income tax re
turn must also be used to compute
self-employment tax for Social Se
curity purposes.
No one type of record book is
prescribed by the Internal Revenue
Service. The books used, however,
should ; systematicaly reflect the
income, deductions, credits, and
other natter required to be shown
on the returns. Good records can
mean dollars in income tax savings,
social security benefits, and man
agement of the farm business.
Any citizen or resident of the
United States, regardless of, age,
having a gross income of $600 or
more during the taxable year is re
quired to file a Federal income tax
return, even though no tax is due.
(Continued on Page Five)
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
A winter storm, which was cen
tered off the east coast this week
caused havoc over a wide area of
nation. In Florida low tempera
tures ruined millions of dollars
worth of fruit and truck crops.
High tides along the North Caro
lina coast also caused considerable
property damage, especially at
Nags Head.
Resident of Virginia have vot
ed for a constitution convention for
the purpose 0f changing Virginia
law to provide for grants in aid by
the state to students desiring to at
tend private schools. The proposal
was voted by a majority of two to
one.. i
President Eisenhower has pro
posed changes in the farm program
to relieve the present depressed
condition. Reaction by Congress
men to the proposal, which includ
ed recommendation for . a "soil
hank" was- mixed but Washington
reports predict Congress will make
changes in the farm program for
assistance to farmers.
Possibilities for a political con
test for the governorship of North
Carolina this year appear to be
fading following an announcement
Tuesday by Dr. Henry Jordan that
he will not be a candidate for the
office. Governor Luther Hodges is
not an announced candidate but po
litical leaders believe ho will seek
a full term. of office at the May
primary. A number of other per
sons previously mentioned as pos
sible candidates have stated they
will not run.
Road Improvement
Completed During
Month December
During December, the State
Highway Commission completed
10.6 miles of road improvements in
the First Highway Division, Com
missioner Emmett Winslow report
ed today. All of the work was fin
ished in Perquimans County, which
along with Camden, Currituck,
Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, Bertie,
Hertford, Northampton, Chowan.
Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell and Wash
ington compose the First.
Division headquarters are in
Ahoskie. W. N. Spruill is division
engineer; J. J. Gilbert is assistant
division engineer. George K. Mack
is district engineer at Elizabeth
City; T. C. Liverman is district
engineer at Ahoskie; and W. F.
Sessoms is district engineer at Ply
mouth. In Perquimans, State highway
forces completed 7.2 miles of a
sand asphalt surface course, 18 ft.
wide, from Joppa to NC 37 in Bel
videre. State forces also resur
faced with sand asphalt, 22 ft.
wide, from Winfall southeast for
1.6 miles to US 17.
US 17 and NC 37 were resur
faced with sand asphalt by State
forces from the Pasquotank River
Bridge in Hertford north for 1.8
miles to Winfall. The newly-resurfaced
section varies in width
from 20 to 22 ft.
No Curtailment
In Library Service
The Perquimans Library Board
announced Wednesday there will be
no curtailment of library service
while the reading room section of
the building is in use as a school
classroom. The Board stated it
was offering full cooperation with
school authorities under the pres
ent emergency.
Patrons of the library are urged
to continue the use of the service
and there will be no change in the
schedule of hours. The front sec
tion of the library will be rear
ranged in such a manner as there
will be no interference in the op
eration of the school classes and
the library service.
CALLS FOR BALLOTS
Claude Brinn, secretary of the
Perquimans Federation of Indepen
dent Business today reminded the
members to mail him at once the "Aioemane, oi.
organization bulletin ballots in oivj ,-' Motels: Brown's, 96; Jordan's,
der that he can transmit the bal-1 95.5,
lots immediately) to Congressman . Hotels: Hotel Hertford, 8&
Bonner, v, .
Surplus Property
Available In
Disaster Area
Governor Luther Hodges last
week announced that hurricane di
saster area farmers and small busi
ness concerns are eligible for pur
chase of government surplus'prop
crty. Only those farmers and business
firms who actually suffered dam
age or destruction of equipment
used in their operation as a direct
result of 1955 hurricanes are eli
gible to apply. Business firm ap
plicants are restricted to those with
less than 500 employees.
Governor Hodges pointed out
that the property may not be ac
quired for purpose of re-sale. It
must be used for rehabilitation and
the carrying on of business and
fanning operation, within the di
saster area. Much of the property
is new and unused. Cities, counties
and towns are not eligible to ap
ply. Purchase cost is 10 of the
amount paid by the Federal gov
ernment for the equipment. Price
is f.o.b. the government storage lo
cation. State Civil Defense Director Ed
ward F. Griffin is administering
the program. Applications must be
made- to his office. Representa
tives from his office will visit each
disaster county on a schedule cur
rently being cleared with county
officials. Application blanks will
be distributed by said representa
tives to those who wish to pur
chase. Assistance will be rendered
to applicants who need help in exe
cution of necessary papers.
A representative, handling these
application blanks will lie in Hert
ford, at the office of the clerk of
court, on Friday, January 13, at
10 o'clock A. M.
Released By Dept.
Sanitation ratings for year end
ing 1955 of various establishments
in Perquimans County Health Dis
trict which are inspected periodical
ly by Health Department were re
leased this week. These inspec
tions were made by K. J. Eyer and
D. G. Brown, sanitarians with Per
quimans, Pasquotank, Camden and
Chowan Health District.
The sanitation rating of estab
lishments is based on a system of
grading wherein establishments re
ceiving a rating of at least OIK
or more, is awarded Grade "A", es
tablishments receiving a rating of
at least 80, and less than 90 , is
rated Grade "B", and those estab
lishments receiving a rating of at
least 70 and less than 80, are
awarded Grade "C", no establish
ment having a rating less than 70
or Grade "C" shall operate.
In addition to establishments in
spected and rated, all schools are
inspected twice during the year.
Periodic inspections are made of
Welfare Department Boarding
Homes. Fish ponds are inspected
also.
Establishments and ratings are
as follows:
Restaurants: Triway, 93.5; S &
M, 92; Jordan's, 90.5; Hertford
Beach, 90.5; Brown's, 90; Bus Sta
tion, 90; Hotel Hertford, 88.5; Per
quimans Beach, 86; Glenn's Place,
85; Chub's Place, 83; Hertford
Cafe, 83; Rainbow Lounge, 83; Sa
voy, 82.5; Blue Chip, 82; Elliott's,
80.
School Lunchrooms: Hertford
Grammar, 95.5; Central Grammar,
94.5; King Street School, 93; Per
quimans Training School, 91; Per
quimans High School, 90.5.
Meat Markets: Barber's, 93.5;
Barclift & Son, 92.5; Cannon's,
92.5; Blanchard's, 92; Colonial, 92;
White's, 91; Haskett's, 90; P. P.
Perry, 90; Jake's, 84; Tucker's, 84;
Harris, 83.5; Oriey's, 83.5; Bate
man's, 82.5; Community Store,
82.5; Winslow's, 80.5; C. E. Lay
den's, 80.
Tourist Homes: Relfe's, 95.5;
ill. . n i
Food Lockers: Overton's, 86.5.
Sanitation Rating
Hertford Grammar School
Destroyed By Fire Monday
Loss Estimated At $100, 000
Boards Study Plans
For Replacement
Of GrammarSchool
Preliminary action was taken
here luesday night, during a joint
meeting of the Board of County
Co mm issioners and the Board of
Education, to develop plans for the
replacement of the Hertford Gram
mar School which was destroyed by
fire on Monday.
The Board of Education reported
it had voted unanimously to use
the remainder of stale funds avail
able for the construction of a new
addition to the King Street School
and that a request will be made to
the Board of Commissioners for ad
ditional funds for the const met ion
of a new Hertford Grammar
School.
The Board of Education also re
ported, due to State regulations,
it will seek a new site for the new
building, and will report to the
Commissioners as lo the progress
in securing this site.
Inasmuch as Insufficient funds
are available for the construction
of a new school building the Hoards
decided to seek permission of the
Local Government Commission for
holding a special bond election as a
method of securing. the money
needed for the building. A com
mittee composed of A. T. I.aue,
chairman of the Hoard of Commis
sioners; County Attorney X. M.
Whedbee, Counly Accountant Max
Campbell and School Superinten
dent J. T. Biggers will confer with
the Commission offrrnds tin Fri
day concerning the possibilities of
holding a bond election.
The Board of County Commis
sioners will meet, in special session
in the Court House next Monday
night, to consider further develop
ments on the matter.
RIRT1I ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Airs. James M. I'niph
lett of Cody, Wyoming, announce
the birth of a son, Joel Thomas at
Cody Hospital, January .'!. Mrs.
Umphlett is the former Betty Jane
Bartlett, of Cody, Wyoming.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dail an
nounce the birth of a son born Sun
day, January 8, at a hospital at
Huntington, W. Va.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hanlie of
Butler, 111., announce the birth of
twin sons, Donald William and
Daniel George, born December 29,
1955. Mrs. Hanke is the
Ruth E. Jordan of Tyner.
Defendant Given 90
Day Jail Sentence
On Driving Charge
Norman HarrCll, Negro, will
have to pay damages in the amount
of $250 plus a fine of $25 and costs
of court or serve a jail sentence of
90 days for driving a car in a reck
less manner and being involved in
an accident. Harrell entered a plea
of guilty to charges of reckless
driving before Judge Chas. E. John
son at Tuesday's session of Record
er's Court. He was arrested after
striking two cars parked near the
intersection of Market and Eden
Road Streets last week.
Calvin Skinner, Negro was found
found guilty of assaulting William
Dempsey and Matrice Revells, Ne
groes, with a deadly weapon. He
was given a 90 'day sentence to be
suspended upon payment of a fine
of $25 and costs and medical costs
of $115 incurred by the two prose
cuting witnesses.
Philip Yandle submitted to a
charge of parking without lights
and paid the costs of court.
A $100 bond was ordered forfeit
Red Cross Officers
To Meet On Friday
C. P. Morris, chairman of the
Perquimans Chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross, announced today a
meeting of all officers of the chap
ter will be held at the Municipal
Building in Hertford on Friday af
ternoon at. 4:30 'clock. He urged
all officials to be present for the
meeting.
Peanut Allotment
Notices Mailed To
County Producers
Notices of 195(1
Peanut Farm Al-
lot moms have
hcen mailed to p'ca-
nut, producers in Perquimans Coun
ly, announced Helene W. Nixon,
Perquimans County ASC Office
Manager.
Producers who planted peanut?
in either 1951 or 1955 and are not
planning to plant peanuts in 1956
may release to the County ASC
Committee thc'r 1956 peanut acre
age allotment, and the farm will
receive credit for the released acre
age in establishing the 1957 pea
ion, allotnienriVflfie iarm.
Producers wishing to do this
should call by the County ASC of
fice as soon as possible and re
lease (Jieir acreage which will he
reapportioned to other peanut
growers in the county.. Producers
desiring additional peanut acreage
for 1 95(1 only from released acre
age should call by the ASC office
and file an application. April 30,
1956 has been set as the final date
for releasing peanut acreage.
Miss Nixon also said that cotton
acreage may he released under the
same conditions as peanuts by pro
ducers who are not planning to
plant cotton in 1956. Applications
for additional cotton acreage from
released acreage are being accept
ed at the county office although a
final date for releasing cotton acre
age has not been established.
Miss Nixon urges all producers
who have not already done so to
return their 1955 peanut marketing
card to the ASC office to avoid tak-
formeriing a reduction in their 1956 pea
nut farm allotment.
ed when Bealc Veney, Negro, fail
ed to appear in court to answer
charges of speeding and reckless
driving.
Grant Dail, Negro, paid the costs
of court after pleading guilty to a
charge of assault.
James Lee Collins, Negro, sub
mitted to a charge of driving with
out a license. He paid a fine of
$25 and costs.
Twenty defendants, all charged
with speeding, entered pleas of
guilty and paid the costs of court
and fines as indicated after their
names: David Hernick $25, Roy
Ryan, Carmine Ferrante, H. L.
Archer $5, H. M. Haynes $5, Sol
Gedman $5, Charles Birney, Mer
ritt Hall $5, Nicholas Luncelotti
$5, E. J. O'Connor, F. L. Brown,
Joseph Eisgrau, Lewis Gallo $25,
Ernest Conway $5, Gordon Red
mon, James Ferryman $3, A. J.
Stupeotti $3, Bill Nowling $5, Lois
James $5 and Herhert. Reckt,
Teachers Credited
With Saving Chil
dren From Injury
A Hertford landmark was de
stroyed by fire here last Monday
when the grammar school was con
sumed by a blaze which was dis
covered at about 8:55 o'clock A. M.
Courageous action on the part of
the teachers of the school account
ed for the 270 students being evac
uated frohi the building without
incident or injury.
The fire was first discovered
when one of the children noticed
fire around a light fixture. This
was called to the attention of Miss
Mary Sumner who then notified
the principal, Miss Thelma Elliott.
The fire, drill signal was sounded
and the students were marching
from the structure when the Hert
ford firemen reached the scene.
Shortly thereafter the flames hurst
through the roof which then fell in
on the second story floor.
While it has not been determined
whether the fire started from
faulty wiring or from the chimney,
which ran up the renter of the
building, it was evident the fin?
had gained considerable headway
before being discovered.
Much credit for the safe evac
uation of the children was given
the fact that school practices fire
drills regularly; very few of the
hildren realized the building was
ablaze until thy had reached the
streets. Many of the children,
thinking the incident only a drill,
left the building without their
coats and hats, and all of these.
eft on the second floor, were con
sumed by the flames. The children
were sheltered from the winlcry
weather in nearby homes and some
were transported lb Perquimans
t,"''fc remaiii"d
until school was dismissed about"
11 o'clock, and all students of the
white schools went home.
Firemen from Edenton and Eliz
abeth City answered calls for help,
and arrived shortly, to assist the
Hertford firemen' in fighting the
fire, which was the worse in Hert
ford in many years. The firemen,
using four pumpersbattled the
blaze for more than five hours in
freeing rain and sleet; they con
tained the flames to the two-story
brick building although at. times it
appeared the high wind gusts
might carry the flames to nearby
homes, ft was estimated that more
than 800,000 gallons of water was
thrown onto the blae by the fire
men during the day.
A number of the firemen remain
ed on duty, at the scene through
out Monday night, being forced at
times to extinguish small blazes
starting among the debris.
The grammar school, located on
the site of the old Hertford Acad
emy, w-as constructed about 1904;
it was remodeled in the early
lOIIO's and again about 1940. A
tornado ripped a roof from the
building in 1947 and this was re
placed at that time.
Estimated loss resulting from the
fire is given in excess of one hun
dred thousand dollars, including a
large per cent of the furniture and
fixtures. All furniture situated on
the second floor was lost in the
tire, nut some ol the items were
saved from the first floor before
the fire reached the point where
salvage was impossible. The Board
of Education carried insurance in
the amount of $50,800 on the de
stroyed building and $10,000 on the
recently completed lunch room
which was not damaged.
J. T. Biggers, Superintendent of
Schools, declared a school holiday
for Tuesday when school officials
met for the purpose of formulating
plans for housing the classes from
I Hertford Grammar School in other
(buildings until the school can be
replaced.
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BAKE SALE
The St. Catherine Auxiliary will
hold a bake sale Saturday, January
14, at 10 A. M., at Perry Electric
Store.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. John Ward an
nounce the birth of a son born Sun
day, January 8, at the Chownu
Hospital.