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MIT .13 XXIIL Number 4. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 27, 1956. 5 Cents Per Copy ivy Requests Six Million dlla rs: For Reactivation swners Machinery In Motion For $125,000.00 Bond Election Harvey Point QlWMAN EE Jul- W-foR County Commis Set Facilities I" red Facility at Harvey Point ap p..red a step nearer on Wednesday of ...jt i. week .when , the Navy, through 'the Defense Department, requested Congress to appropriate ' a total of six million dollars for rebuilding the station. . . : .'. , . ! The request was Included in the , Defense Department's overall bud get for the .coming fiscal year, . which begins on Julyl. The entire . budttet reauest was for 82.012.283.- i 000 for defense -- installations throughout the. world. Qf the to- : tal request $33.8 million was set out for installations in North Caro lina, including a 13-plus million dollars for the air station at Eden ton.' ' '' '.y-ui-'x ;,. ' The $6 million requested for Har j Vey Point reconstruction calls for , a nosehanger, aircrafting parking areaj seaplane ramps, ; bulkhead, ' dredging, boathouse, barge unload- ing facilities, fueling and fuel stor .. age facilities,- seadrome lighting, .public works facilities and utilities. Just a year ago this week, the Town of Hertford, which had had the site under lease for several s years, was notified the ' Harvey Point area was being taken over again by the Navy Department ; Since then rumors have been cit- --nir ii ii mnry rim traffic Violators IfiJakeUpDocketOf 'Recorder's Court 1. , . The Governors of four Southern states,'' meeting in Richmond Wed nesday agreed to use the doctrine of interposition in seeking reversal of the Supreme Court order to de segregate public schools. ' Governor Luther Hodges, who also attended the conference, declined an all out commitment on the proposal. "President Eisenhower has pro posed the nation consider adopting .-a 'standby, consumer credit control law ag a means of combatting in flation; Usually such a law Is adopted only during wartime but the) President's proposal, a report iaioV would be a safeguard against ruaaway prices now that the coun try is nearing a 400 billion dollar economy. ; A report from Washing ton, doubted if Congress will look witji favor on such a move, bar ring war. ' N An announcement was made in . Washington this week that the huge store of patents, owned by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, will be opened for use by the; general public soon. Many" of the! patents may be used on a royal-ty-ree basis. The move ii expect . ed to be a boon to make business es of the nation. . v ' ,v. 4. number of mid-western Con gressmen have presented a propos al for a moratorium on farm, mort gage payments and. a stepped up livestock buying, program by the r .Drnmenf as a means for, relief f farmers. The proposal has leun made to Secretary of Agricul ture Benson for consideration. i ; i , , v iuhii Paul Amen has been named s l ead footbail coach at Wake t College. Amen, assistant , i t Army, wiM succeed Tom who resigned. r 1 . '1 of Durants Neck was ijured at about 5 P. M., i his car struck an em i r;::i.' -h Cty. He nital i t, . - , . , ... g ..... , . M 1 :Jl3 Vffi('Sf : : IgMBKB : culatlng frequently the facility was to be reactivated. Harvey Point Berved as an au xiliary air station during World War II, being deactivated in 1946. Several -months ago an unofficial report from Norfolk pointed to ward its reactivation for the pur pose of relieving crowded condi tions at and near Norfolk. - . ', Advance plans for the buildings, it was learned by The Weekly this week, are being prepared by an architectural firm in Winston Salem, in connection with a firm in Washington, D. C. According to a spokesman for the Winston-Salem firm the overall expenditure of re construction of the Harvey Point facilities will cost about $18 mil lion.;',:" :- . ;.; ;...!. :',. : In addition to proposed work on the base, as listed above which is expected to cost the six million dollars how requested, additional expenditures will be made for the construction of an administration building, control tower, mess hall, bachelor officers' quarters, enlisted men's barracks, storage buildings, married officers' quarters and in dividual housing units for married officers and enlisted men. ; :::- The WinsfenvSalera architects are preparing plans for 14 build ings and the housing units. ; Caseo of 28 , defeiidantB,f,"tH charged. ;wtW,ttatfic (violations; were 1 disposed i Cf ' , by Perquimans feecorer'a Court during the session o A i last Tuesday. 1 ' Twenty-two of the defendants submitted to charg es of speeding and each paid the costs of court and fines as indicat ed following the name. ' These defendants Were: Reuben Jones, Edward McKinley, Russell Sams, Ernest Abrams, Wilma Dew ey $3, Robert Yohe, Walter Bing ham, Jr., , Virgie Trueblood, Car son Stervermen, John Lauden $10, Henry Papa, Gerald Tholl, Fortuna te Mel, Gaspuni Maniaci, Anthony Kockanewicz $2, John Gacek $2, Martha McDermott, Eugene Mes sina $5, Elra Pate $10, J. C. White, Clarence Spence $10, and Ray mond James. ; i Howard Johnson paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to charges of failing to observe a stop sign,: .- Jasper Archer, Negro, was taxed with the costs on charges of driv ing with insufficient brakes. He entered a plea of guilty to the charge. . t , A bond posted by Percy Nixon, Negro, charged with driving drunk, was ordered forfeited when Nixon failed to appear in Court to answer to the charges. Joe Riddick,, Negro, paid the costs of court after pleading guil ty to charges of parking a vehicle on a highway." , ' James Collins, Negro, was order ed to pay a fine of $25 and costs after pleading guilty to charges, of driving without a license, y. . Tyler Vick, Negro, was fined $25 and costs on plea of gftilty to charges of allowing an unlicensed operator to drive his car. Following recess of the conrt session, Judge Chas E. Johnson an nounced the Recorder's Court will be in session on Tuesday January SI and February 7 in the council room of the Municipal Building in Hertford instead of the Court House because of the terms of Su perior Court which Will be' con vened op those dates. x New Paster At : . Bcrea Church The Rev. Philip Quldley has ac cepted a call to the Eethel Baptist Church, filling the pulp?t left va- cant by tlie Fev. J. D. f ' er, who moved tj i. J-r. -V j C i i rv ) tLe Eiug'ees Tuesday Last Day A reminder was issued today by Julian C, Powell, County Tax Su pervisor, to Perquimans property owners who have not, as yet, list ed their property for 1956 taxes. Mr. Powell said next Tuesday, Jan uary 81, will be the last day for property owners to list without a penalty being added for late list ing. Tax listers for 'the various townships will be at their, appoint ed'places today, tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday for the purpose of serving .the property owners. Chas. Skinner, Jr. Winner Of Jaycee Charles Skinner, Jr., was pre sented the Distinguished Service Award by the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce as the Out standing Young Man of the Year at the organization's annual birth day and Ladies' Night banquet which was held last Saturday night". ."; Eldon Winslow, president of the Jaycees, presided over the dinner meeting and Bob Cox, National Di rector, " N. C. Jaycees, was the guest speaker. Levin Culpepper, 10th District Vice President, made the presentation of the award. The Jaycce Young Man of the Yea award is an annual event, the selection being made by three judg ed oyer he Sfr'year age- limit for unilnaaa whn are llhmitte(t bv'nr- ani2atidns within he county. S 'The1 Ward is giveri to .the young nian Itnei iudires ' find, thrttitrh a point system, has contributed most to the advancement and Welfare of the community during the past 12 months. The selection of Mr. Skin ner for the honor this -year was based upon his participation and activities in community and civic projects. Some of the activities taken part in during the past year by Mr. Skinner incliided aid rendered in raising funds and helping to con struct the Ground Observer tower; serving as Chief Observer of the Ground Observer Corps; Captain of No. 2 Comnanv. Hertford Volun teer Fire Department; First Vice President of Wm. Paul Stamngs Post of the American Legion; Quartermaster of Veterans of For eign Wars Post; Vice President oi the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce. Skinner, a member of the Hert ford Methodist Church, gives free ly of time to assist promotion of worthy projects, and works well with groups of different organiza tions. He is an interviewer with the Employment Security Com mission of North Carolina. R.C.Elliottnamed ClioiioOfLocal RedCross Chapter R, C, . Elliott, Hertford To4n Clerk, was elected chairman of the Perquimans Chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross at a,Teorganization al meeting held in the Municipal Building in "Hertford last Friday afternoon.- Elliott; will succeed C P. Morris who served as chairman for the past two years. v Other officers of the Perquim ana rtinntnv ftlected at the meeting were Mrs. J. H. Towe, vice chair man; A. . W. Hefren, treasurer, C. C. Banks, secretary, and Mrs. Law rence Towe, chairman of the Jun ior Red Cross.' ' ' v - ' AH committee chairmen were re elected to their posts t6 serve dui ing the coming year. , 5 - At the close of the meeting Mr. Morris, retiring chairman, expres sed his appreciation to his co-workers and the public for the fine co operation given him while he serv Continued on page Five. ', ,,i Annual DSA Plaque FLIGHT OF FANCY No space ship, this. It's the balcony of a hillside home in Turin, Italy. Architect Enzo Venturelli, left, calls the design "Chaos." ' Sculptor Umberto Mastroianni, right) commissioned the unusual design for his home. , Sup Convene For Civil The January term of Superior Court will convene here next Mon day with Judge J. Paul Frizelle presiding over the term which will handle a docket consisting of 24 civil cases. : A special term of court follows the regular term, and this will con vene Monday, February 6. , . , .A court calendar for next weekls term has be'en'tfdeaitHdjiby -Clerk (ft Court W. H. Pitt ks follovirg': i' N. W, Chap'pell tys.- Elbert N. Chappell. Westchester Ins. Co., vs. NCHS ! & PWC. ;'. Washington Lbr. Co. vs. Ed Lee Jennings. Retha S. Chesson vs. Bruster Ches son. ' Hertford Livestock Co. vs. D. M. Robertson et als. Duval Dis. Co. vs. J. M. Spruill. C. E. Cannon vs. Charles R. Ward. Catherine Thach vs. James Thach. Natl. Cash Register vs. J. M. Spruill. ' Mack Ward vs. Bank of Edenton. R. B. Thach vs. Washington Lbr. Co. v. , Percell Skinner" vs. Charlie Jer nigan. . Percy Brothers vs. Charlie Jer nigan. Sinclair Ref. Co. vs. Enos Mal Iory. . Martha Brinklcy vs. H. D. Hur dle.:" . y Mariah Jordon vs. N; E. Chappell. Sanford Stall ings vs. Alton Wins low.. William Wilson vs. Wilbert Wil son. Jack Sawyer vs. Robert Ivey. Amy Thompson vs. Milton Dail, Jr. Dorothy Lightfoot vs. William Russell. Dianne Lightfoot vs. William Russell. : ' Howard Lightfoot ,vs. William Russell. Drawn for jury service for the court term convening January 30 were; J. P. Chesson,- Jr., Ulric C. Caddy, F. R. Chappell, B. G. Koonce,. J. ' J. Phillips, James F. Perry, Quincy Riddick, Abram L. Hurdle, Norman Godfrey, John Harrell, Lester Keel, W." H. Lane, Caleb Raper, .Oliver Cartwright, Jessie Lee Harris, James T. Hall, Jones Perry, M. M. Spivey, Sr., Carson Monds, W. A. Gay, Wilbert Wilson, J. R. .' Jarvis, . J. Alton Pierce, Earl Taylor, J. P. Cart wrierht. D. A Winslow. Robert Russell, , W. L. Sumner, Carl' N. ' Owens,' V. L. Proctor, Archie As bell,. Henry Edd Smith, Henry C. Sullivan, John O. White, Jr.; E. S. Fulghum, Abe Godfrey, Sr. AUXILIARY TO MEET j .' . . - . - ' .. - The American Legion Auxiliary members will meet Thursday night, February 2, at 8 o'clock at the ttnma nf Mr. C P. Morris. All bring a white elephant to be used in games and contents. . Court To Monday Actions Hertford PTA In Meeting Here Last Thursday Night The Parent-Teacher Association of the Hertford Grammar School niei Thursday night .of last week' in the Court 'Huso. The site: of the meeting 'being changed due (jo the If ire Which destroyed the -.'school. All future meetings will be held at the Court House on the usual meet ing nights. Mrs. Jack Brinn presided over the business session which includ ed a discussion, by the PTA mem bers concerning possible sites for a new grammar school. At the close of the discussion an overwhelming majority of tiie members express ed a preference for the building to be constructed on the tract of land facing Dobb Street which is now owned by the Warren Heirs. Superintendent of Schools J. T. Biggers was the program speaker. He spoke on the subject of Schools in North Carolina and gave a com parison of the schools as rated against those in other states. At the close of the meeting it was announced that the PTA study course for this month will be pre sented in two Barts, the first be ing scheduled for Friday morning, January .27, at the Agriculture Building from 9:30 to 11:30 o'clock and the second part will be held Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Madre from 8 to 10 o'clock. Civil Defense Talk Given At Central PTA Meet Monday : Monday evening, January 23, the PTA of Perquimans Central Gram mar School held its regular meet ing in the auditorium . with the president, Mrs. John Hurdle, pre siding. "America" was sung at the open ing of the meeting, after which the meeting was turned over to Mrs. Raymond Stanton of Winfall, who was in charge of the program. Mrs. E. R. Meekins Conducted the devotional using as her text a few verses from the 18th Chapter of. St. Luke. She emphasized the im portance of giving children the knowledge of spiritual strength be ginning first in the homes; , A male quartet Of Winfall sang "Send The Light" with Mrs. Durwood Barber at the piano. Miss Thelma Elliott, principal of Continued on, Pit go Fife - Still Here Abnormally low temperatures continued to hover over Perquim ans County this week, and the third heavy snowfall of the season was experienced Monday night. The snow started falling about 7 P. M., and soon covered the ground with a blanket of white. High way travel was slowed considerably but employees of the Highway De partment worked diligently to keep the roads as suf.i as possible for travelers. Weather forecasi"rs predict tem peratures in this area will remiiin below normal during the net 15 days. Plymouth Cagers Win Double Bill From Perquimans The Indians and Squaws of Per quimans High School lost basket ball games to the Plymouth High teams Tuesday night, the Indians dropping a hard fought battle to the Panthers by a two-point mar gin of 60-58 while Plymouth girls defeated the Squaws 60 to 45. Perquirnans held a nine point lead at the half with the score standing at 34-25 but Plymouth staged a second half rally which accounted for the narrow win. Billy. Bray with 20 points was high , scorer of 'the contest. Nooney and Harden each scored 15 points for Plymouth. Others scoring for the Indians was Williams 12, Baker 9, Matthews 7, filler anijlowe'lf Latham led the Plymouth girls scoring a total of 33 points While Stokes was high for Per quimans with 28 points. Plymouth had an 11-point lead at half time with a score of 31-20. Bagley scor ed nine points for the Squaws, Hol lowell hit for six and Edwards scored two. Perquimans divided a double bill with Edenton last Friday night, the Indian Squaws winning an easy victory 37 to 24. The local girls rolled up a 9-0 lead at the end of the first period and were ahead 19 to 5 at half time. Coach Ike Per ry used his entire squad of reserves during the final half and the re serves tallied a total of 18 points while the Acelets hit for 19. Stokes and Russell were high scor ers for Perquimans. . In the boys' game, a contest which was a thriller until the clos ing minutes, Edenton jumped into a 12-10 lead at the first period and held a five point advantage at the half, 26-21. The Indians closed the gap to 33-36 at .the end of the third period and tied the score with four minutes of play remaining, j The Aces then spurted to take com mand of the situation and finished with a nine point victory 52 to 43. Tonight the Indians and Squaws will travel to Williamston for re turn games with the Green Wave and next Tuesday the local teams will play Tarboro here in Hertford. Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Set Today The annual meeting of the Per quimans County Farm Bureau will be held at Perquimans High School on Friday, January 27, beginning at 4 o'clock, it was reported this week by Walter Nowell. president of the organization. Paul Shackelford, Farm Bureau Field Representative, will discuss a few of the Farm Bureau policies during the meeting. : ' Following the meeting a supper will be served those attending. Mr. Nowell said a person's 1956 mem bership card is a pass for the sup per and he urged all members to attend and bring the family. HOLD BUSINESS MEETING The counsellors and officers of the Youth Fellowship organization of the Methodist churches in the Perquimans-Chowan District met Sunday at the Methodist' Church in Edenton to discuss business and to map out pluiis for tl coming y?,r . - - , . -. , Membership Quota Achieved By Local American Legion Hertford Post No. 126 of the American Legion has exceeded its membership quota for 1956 accord ing to information received here from State Headquarters of the American Legion in Raleigh. John H. Decker, Commander of ,he Post, has received a letter from tho Legion Adjutant, Nash McKee, expressing thanks to the member ship chairman, all Post officers, and membership workers for their effort. Paul H. Robertson of , Chapel Hill, Department Commander of the American Legion, issued a statement of high praise for the local Post. Comdr. Robertson said, "I am proud to congratulate the officers and members of Post 126 upon this notable achievement. All of - the programs and serviivs of the Leg ion are made possible through dues paid for membership and we ap preciate the great part played by Post No. 126 of Hertford. Sincere thanks to every member of the Post who had a part in the mem bership work." The quota of Post No. 126 is 46 and the membership for 1956 to date is 49. Quotas are assigned each Post by the State Headquar ters and are based on the average membership of the Post for the past four- years. "We do not intend to stop our membership drive now .that we have reached our quota Post Commander Decker s'ai'd. '''There are many niore eligible!! veterans who have not yet' joined our Post and we invite theta all to become members." ' .' Awarded Citation In Safety Drive The Perquimans Weekly has been awarded a citation for valu able service for the support and helping to prevent accidents dur ing the "Slow Down and Live" pro gram conducted throughout the na tion by the National Conference of State Safety Coordinators in the campaign of 1955. The citation was issued by Edward Scheidt, State Coordinator. AccountingMethod Important For Tax Filing Purposes (This article, the third In a se ries describing the provisions of the Federal income and So cial Security tax laws as they affect farm people, was, pre pared by Charles R. Pugh, W. L. Turner, and C. W. Williams, extension farm management specialists, N. C, State Col lege.) . An accounting method should ac curately reflect income and expens es. This purpose is valid whether records are being used as a basis of reporting taxes or as a means of measuring progress in farming. Record systems can be organized to fit. the basis of reporting income tax, found most favorable to the individual farmer. The most commonly used ac counting method used by farmers is the "cash receipts and disburse ments" method. Under this system all taxable income whether receiv ed in cash or property is listed in the year received. Expenses in curred in producing farm commodl ties are deductible only in the tax able year in which they are paid. Gross Income under the cash meth od includes receipts during the tax able year from the sale of raised livestock, pjiJcry, crops, and pro Meeting in special session here last Monday night the Board of County Commissioners and the Board of Education began pro ceedings leading to a school bond election to provide $125,000, to be added to other available funds, to be used in constructing a new grammar school to replace the one destroyed by fire two weeks ago. The Board of Education present ed the Commissioners with a reso lution which set forth facts that the new building was needed in or-' der for it to maintain school facili ties within the county as prescrib-" . ed by law. The resolution pointed out present facilities are inade quate and a new building was needed to bring facilities up to re- -quirements. Following the presentation of this resolution the County Commission- , ers then adopted two resolutions, sebuiig uic juacninery in muiiun which will lead to a special election by which the voters of the county , will determine the question of is suing bonds in an amount of $125, 000 for the purpose of supplying the funds for the school. Copies of these resolutions are published elsewhere in this edition of The Weekly. A public hearing on the matter i of issuing these bonds will be con ducted by the Board of Commiso sioners on February 7, at 10 A. M., in the Court House in Hertford. The Board of Education then act ed upon a number of matters per taining to the building of the new school. It authorized the chair man, J. Edgar Morris and Superin tendent of Schools J. T. Biggers to negotiate with the owners of a tract of land, known as the War ren .tract, located adjacent to Dobb Street, near Woodland ircle- tar-i the .purpose of obtaining a part of . thii'trhct of iiandr&s'a site for the. new building!1' '; . Negotiations for the purchase of this tract of land are expected to be' started immediately. The Board voted to employ im mediately an architect to prepare plans for the new school and au thorized Mr. Biggers and Mr. Mor ris to secure the services of the architect requesting plans be read ied for the possible letting of con tracts for construction about May 1st. Members of the Board of Edu cation discussed, at length, the dis posal of the tract of land on which was situated the building which burned. However, no action was taken on this matter and it was tabled for further discussion at a later meeting. duce; breeding fees; rents; agricul tural program payments; patron age dividends; and profits from the sale of livestock and other items which were purchased. Many farmers who are likely to sell two or more years' production in one year use the "accrual" ac counting method. Under this sys tem, farm income is included in in- : come for the year in which it is earned, regardless of when pay ment is received. Changes in in- ; ventory values of livestock, crops, produce, feed, etc., during the tax- : able year are considered equivalent to increases or decreases in income. . Unlike the cash method, complete inventories at the beginning and end of the year are required for reporting on the accrual method. Under the accrual method, farm ex- . penses are deductible in the taxable year in which incurred, whether, paid or not Over a period of years, the ac crual method may allow a smaller tax outlay since 'taxes are progres sive and since a more uniform tax able income is shown than under ' the cash method. On the other hand the cash method has certain advantages for more simplified record-keeping. When using the. Continued on Page Fivej ' -