Navy Granted Six Million: Dollars For Gonstructior- "f 3 ;j V'' 'm it TT! !' " 1' At Harvey Poiiit ir Station ilk .Win V r i''A' '.. V, ,- "." "l a ; t :'?, '. In anticipation of future :ghwth in connection with th reactivation of a Navy station at Raroy Point, a committee of the Hertford-; Town Board is making a survey this week on the possibility of ex tending water service to an axpat on U. S. 17 south of the, town. ;.-. A delegation of property owners of this area-appeared before- the Town Board last Monday night re questing the Board to consider in stallation of new water lines to the area to serve the residents now liv ing there and. those expected-to "build new homes in the future. L; Y. Brown, spokesman fr tfa delegation, stated 12 to 14 lot in the area had been purchased in re cent weeks and it was anticipated additional sales will be made short ly. He said installation bf water service will be beneficial in devel opment not only of this particular section but alW pf the town. ',: . A committee composed of Mayor V. N. Darden, Commissioner R.K L Hollowell and F. T, Britt was nain ed to. survey the proposed project .and report to the Board later this week as to the costs and possibility of carrying out the, project withM the near future. ' Tha 'Board took no action on a petition . presented by 'Kegro committee representing the- Citf tens Council which requested the Town .to assume total reaponaibil lty toi the operation and mainten ances "the Negro cemetery. - The committee,' which 'was composed of 0: Wilson Felton, ' T. M. Walker ani Miles Overtoil were advised the Coard wfj need a map of t"e ten. tery, eh& . owik. ..l.tp of I n cf tve c( ' d can cc . locst'jrt and 3 ii t;(e o.l sec- ery ,bee tl-t r ssu:. -f cemvteryv 1 ' " - 'It was uomUJ t t Aimhz the discussion of this nsailaf that the AK y. J L .J.ttu to the old section ot the cemeterf ana -wui main conuvi ana muiu-. tenance of this area on the same' basis as the Town operates Cedar- wood Cemetery; ' '? complaints . registered i vconcerniri' docs runninsr at larire over the! town, and it was reporteo the po lice department Is working to bring this situation under control.' . f m m- Mrs. Lydia Pallia JlcSiullan, ase 88; died Friday morning at 4:60 o'clock at her residence in Eliza beth City after an jllness. off &ree weeks. -She was a native of Nlxonton, had resided in Edorton one year and Hertford 25 ycara prior to moving to Elizabeth" City, where she had lived for the ras 40 years, f s waS the daujT.Uf of the late " ti and I'ary Elisabeth White Fa''..'a and-the wife of the late Dr. Thu . as Sbnlton McHulIan and a r, . . . J wraMa . Che is survived by three daugh tc-, Jlrs. V.'. CarlUn Evans of T- ri.' 1, r of 3 3 cf a L 1 c. : j. l. 1 r-.s. sh. ; tw-sons, 1, J., of 1 il President Eisenhower is report ed' as making steady recovery from a major operation he had last week for removal . of i an abdominal block, and doctors at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington,: estimate Mb, convalescence at ' four to six weeks. ' . : On Tuesday President Eisen hower' ' sent a plea to Congress askinsr restoration of at least a part of a billfon dollar' appropria tion to. the foreign -aid bill. Con gress had previously '. cut the ad ministration's :i request-, for funds foif this department. . Washington sources state Congress favors dras tic' ruts in foreign aid". - n ' , , Governor Averell . Harriman bf New York has" actively entered, the race for the Democratic - npmina tio fbr the Presidency, Harri ipan; a reluctant candidate for the past several months, tossed his hat in the ring last Saturday. He is expected to' have .strong backing from the liberal - members of the party.' ; - vv The Argentine government moved- quickly tills week- in putting down a small-scale revolution, re portedly aimed at restoring Juan Peron at the head' of the nation. Peront reports say, still has many followers In Argentina . who wan; to see the former dictator restored to power, . ' : P'-lmiM t..tjien arrest- n -,:o'iy'neiir Wilbon.4 foi"nganr iM.drag tjices" ott ! ' highway near that Mty. ' An feffWer Reported some 35 cars had gathered at 2 A. M. at a service ' station to participate or watdf the racing. Officers had been waiting Jit secluded spots and made- the arrests when the racing was started. u V;:!:ter - 1 lp , ?( .M A six' months jail sentence was meted out to George Jackson, Ne gMk during last Tuesday's Session of Perquimans Recorder's Court af ter' Jackson had entered a plea of guilty to four charges, speeding, reckless driving) 'failing to observe smtbpfsign and failing to. stop at thi soutfd of a patrol siren.! Judge Chas. JB Johnson ordered the jail l3ntwnce to be' suspended. upon con dition' that JSckson pay 's fine of $100 and costs, voluntarily surren der' his operator's license and not to drive a car again Until the State Motor Vehicle Department Issues a new license. - ' "":).', Charged with' speeding, Staths ScCless arid George Heilmari en tered pleas of guilty to the charg. es. KcCless paid a fine of 5 and ( coats and Heilmairnaid a fine of 14 and costs. : Lonnie Johnson and Mittie Fel ton, KecTes, 1 each . submitted to cl.ar;-.s cf bclnjf drunki Each paid a f ..e of (2 and the costs of court. . Cn: 1 I.:rsjn entered a plea eff '" tj a c.arg.of improper r . j a 1 lor velticle.. He pajd " y r 1 1 1 c t. . t ? t T "...'.jon, Negro, was found .. ;cUr'a. a of hunting 'out t . ', ;r for judgment ; 1 i i the "case upon ')( ts of court," s, Nlto, ' was j t" a cmirt for fa;I - r e a- 1 f t cc 1 : n i 3 " I", I'- was u- -nf t 1 C! " r- 1. f SOVIETS' "BEAR"-LIKE ,,BADCER"-iHybrW jt th ir is this fowengine, turboprop bomber, pride of the Soviet air force. It bears strildnr resemblance tyTfnother Russian bomber, the "Badger," and its swept-wing style give it uikmg resemblance to United States intercontinental bomber, the B-52. This strikingly clW viW1rtMMp,JasWt Published in. iTuna Imim Moiral Airifltinn I rvwwvwwwww nnjuiJ-ri rinrLrMi c SHIM Project r.r."roved By State Officials Perquimans County authorities have been notified by Edward F, Griffin, State pirector of Civil Defense, that the county's applica tion for $188,414 to carry out a Stream' clearance program, has been .approved by the state office and forwarded t federal authori ties for' consideration .and ap proval. The" project aimed at clearing county swamps, creeks- and rivers of debris' which ' has: clogged the drainage system was approved by ths Board of Countyj Commission ers at its last meeting and sent to state authorities for consideration. , Final adoption of .the program hinges, on Congress appropriating Six rnJodbJJairsfthVehabU tattyll , -project to ' bee earned out in1 8om6 8ft' counties in JNertheastem North TBt-nllna. ' Junior Music Club In Annual Banquet Mrs. R. M. Rlddick presented her piano pupils last .week in its final recital to an interested group of parents ' and friends : who were present. : L -At the close of-the program the class president, Franklin Mc Googan, presented her with a gif ! of silver In token of their love and of their regret that she was retir ing after 35 years of service in the schools. " 1- .', : ". V- Then, following their leader, each' pupil lined up. for a farewell kiss. - On Friday evening the class en joyed, its final banquet as a Hert ford Junior Music Club, entertain. inr their parents as guests at the Hotel Hertford. . ' Franklin McGoogan ' presided. Henry C." Sullivan pronounced the invocation, after which, Mary Fran ces Baker welcomed tha- guests Carroll 'Williams responded in be half of' the guests. Introduction of the guests followed ' ' Gay stunts followed,-Mrs. Dor othy Bass Veiiig a most charming master of ceremonies. At the close. of .the evening Mrs. Riddick presented .the MacDowell gavel to Letitia McGoogan, who had never brought in a poorly pre- pared assignment,' ' and had not missed a club meeting in her seven years' membership," 4 200Atter44-H , jpicnic On Friday ' . , The' 4-H, Clubs of .perquiraanp County held a wiener , ."roast at Camp Perry on "Friday, 'June.. B Approximately 200" 4-H boys and gills and adult' neighborhood 4-H leaders ppr' sci'v 1 111 this event This is tlie ,.tal i-nic of this type that has bet 1 hM- In Perquimans County and 1 ' in place of t. by Nancy Hen 1 Eryant, 4-H - ..ty, was n- and consist- ..rca. . r tliis t'.cnit 1 cf Cc- h- tlie annual 4 Recreation, derson and Club age., j ' Joyed by s'l r -m : ( nJour. '- . . t -.-t . 'vvvirrvnnnrtnn-innnrifi' r r " " m ' Indiaho Win Whree During Iprst W eek Of Pla Iii Liaague The Perquimans, Indians-Iweptr. rough the first weeV of play in through the Albemarle ' eague, -wauling three games and losing one to hold a .750 per cent average. Maiager Hank Christgau's outfit snowed'. promise of developing, into :avery strong contender for league honors! during the summer play Ithia jreaK, , Tha Indians won . their, second game from Chowan last ThuWday night when Whitman and Chappell combined to pitch Perquimans to a 13-8 victory. Whitman . gave . up two runs, three hits, wpile Chap pelt allowed four runs and stx hits. Rogerson pitched most of the game fotf Chowan, givrasr top 12 hit! lie- ffofe beitiJe-vfedbyPiUiiiaji. who was Knicked for four safeties.' -Per . . Tf-T- -i xfflrst-4nd second,- qne in the fifth, two in the sixth, four in the eighth - t 1 ! xT- "It. wan tallied two in hJie tliird, one m the, sixth and three in the eighth t Camden,, t playing jn-Hertford on Friday riight, edged thesndians in a 5-4 decision which provided pleiv- ty of thrills to the large erpwA of fans attending the . contest.';' yeif non White and B. Winslbw did the pitching for the Indians giving up eight hits and five runs. - .Perquim ans collected six hits and four runs off Midgette and Hastings, -Cam-tuck's hurlers. John Morris, bat ting .600 for the Indians, led in the hitting with two safeties.' Each team scored once in the second, the Indians added one in this third, and then Camden tied the count In the fourth and went; ahead in the fiftht Perquimans tied ' the ' score in the sixth, added . another-ran in the eighth, but Camden tallied in the seventh and ninth for the winning run. Perquimans gained" -revenge for this defeat when the Indians play ed in Camden Tuesday night. Com ing1 from behind, the' local team scored a 11-9 win. Paul Matthews, pitching for Perquimans, gave npJ seven hits and nine runs, while the Indians collected 14 hits and 11 runs off .Zink and Hastings, who- did the pitching for Camtuck. Hunter had three hits to lead the Indians' hitting , attack, while Morris, Pierce and Towe had two each. Craig, and Sanderlhr col lected two hits each for Chowan; Camtuck took a 3-0 lead in the contest but Perquimans knotted the ..eount in. the,flCih. , Cjaroden tallied um;n in ins sixm oti in inuiana g6t twito'lWe'p! the Wd Camden scored -four -runs in the seventh?, to tie the contest but the Ihdians ral lied to tally -fuy'l the eighth--to sew up the' Victory: : . The Indians will meet the strong-1 Williamston 'team liv Hertford vn Friday night, with game1 time set ?t"8 o'clock: ttext week tit' Irt. dians wjll play In Elfeabeth City on Tuesday night,' in Hertford . on Thursday night and at Colerain on Friday night. - " , . ; ' '' 4-3 HEALTH -WEEK 'i ' Perquimans 4-TI' Club members i-ve Ilea. H WeeK June 18- . 1 .luded an "g the programs I -r ' ic' 1 1 j the clubs are -Tiiiona, a '9t PU'3 1 1 AV Qniiif Trnnn JPB? V " P a o nom oarwKuc ' Boy- Scouts of Hertford Troop 15J5"wjll .sponsor. barbecue supper on'-Monday night, June 25, at er quiniahs Ugh! School for the pur pose .of .' raising funds for the an- ; nu'ai' -Bdyr-SdoutA .camp, it was' re ported -by 1 "Bobby : ' Elliott, Scoutmaster!- i e;vZ;z. . ; Mevmbers;of the -troop will make a -house to - house ' canvas ' during the, next'- two" weeks ' selling tickets for the. event" All proceeds from the supper wiH be used toward de f ra jfhw fh expenses ot the Scouts at brfgitmiiKT tWmp-- i - retires As Phone ive. ; -tAn .'Sra' comes to a close in Hprt f ord '. todayi 'thisJISth day of June, when ;!'HU. " Sadie" Williams re tires! as the local representative of the 'Norfolk ' & Carolina' Telephone Company, after giving 39 years of faithful service to the resident of this commtfnity.. . ' : ; " ' For many, many years, she Started' work for the company in 1917, some 20 years before the in stallation of the present dial sys temshe was one bf the operators in the " Hertford exchonge which then was manually operated, and the older residents recall many fav ors and services rendered which was far beyond the "call f duty."" ; Since the late 1930s, when the dial system 'was installed in' Hert ford, Mrs. Williams has 'remained with 'the 'company here, serving' as local ' representative and office manager. About her retirement she said, "I have had grand subscribers and will miss them, but I greatly, ap. predate the ; friendship- and co operation I 'have received from them' in the years I have served 'them." ""4I 1 Mrs. Williams Is being suc ceeded at' the telephone office here by Miss Anne Hurdle. - J etanb..To;'.i:M;' At Methodist Church ) The Glee Club of Perquimans High School, under the direction of Mrs," Charles Johnson, will present special - music - St - .the Hertford Methodist Church during the morn ing worship service Sunday, June U?. s The public i Invited to attend tne 'services. - ; ' ' ;' F!rel'0aTuesdayt:;:2 Destroy Smokehouse j Hertford foremen answered a call to the hom of 3B: J. Proctor Tues-c?-y morning at 4:25 o'clock to ex ith a' blaie Which destrowed a ' ? i ' :se.' , Cause of the1 fire ' -- Sed vi t lass was 1 t'tr"', i.;s flprieat V!l2ceB3kerTo Compete In State Driving Contest The Governor's Traffic Council, after - a- spirited three months search, will find what It is seeking June 17-18, when North Carolina's beBt lad and lassie school bus driv ers are crowned at Chapel Hill. ; For the youngsters it will be the climax of the School Bus Roadeo, the first such event to be staged in North Carolina. For two days con testants from every nook and cran ny of the state will engage in the maneuvers designed to eliminate all but the ' most skilful. Patterned after the American Trucking Association famous truck drivers' roadeo, the contestants will labor, through a 100-question work out. followed by the field tests in which the youngsters will pilot their 21-foot vehicles through a series of skill field tests under ex pert eyes of the judges. Professional truck safety repre sentatives from the Safety and Personnel Council to the North Ca rolina Motor Carriers Association will rate the young contestants, in addition to laying out the field course for the driving tests. District contests have eliminat ed all but 59 contestants who will Show off their talents at Chapel Hill. Back home the drivers were rated by highway patrol troopers and school officials on their skill, courtesy,- ability to keep discipline -on their buses, - consistency; in maintaining -schedules, and a 1 creiij driving recordV nia11gs?tfierttnLikgI: ' (Material aid lit the suDDort of the event has come from the N. C- Stttte Automobile Association, Which will a ward each state win ner a $600 scholarship; and the N. C. Motor Carriers Association which will lay out the field test course, furnish the Roadeo judges and donate the two state champion ship trophies. Pyramid Life In surance of Charlotte has contribut ed silver trophies to district win ners. , V The school bus roadeo will be come a permanent part of the Governor's Traffic Safety Coun-' cij"s plan for the future. Wallace Baker, a graduate of Perquimans High School this year, and one of the school's' bus drivers, will represent this district in the state contest, having won first place in the district event. He will leave Sunday for the state event, being accompanied: by Mrs. Alice E. Futrell, field representa tive for the Department of Motor Vehicles. ' , Thieves Break In Harris Home Sunday Between three and four hundred dollars worth of jewelry and valu able papers were stolen from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edison Har ris sometime last Sunday between 10 A. M. and 3 P. M., it was re ported following the robbery. ; Sheriff J. K. White is conduct ing an investigation of the robbery which was discovered by the Har ris f amily. 7. ' Entrance to the home was gain ed by , smashing a door window, and it was evident the thieves were experienced inasmuch as .they took only valuable articles.'; ,f , '' '' i - WWW Mrs. Towe Named Editor BPW Magazine . Miss Hulda WoodMrs. Essie W. Burbage and Mrs. Alice M. Towe represented th Perquimans Busi ness and Professional - Women's Club at the State Convention held last meeting were read by the see in Winston-Salem last week-end. . jretary. A report of 14' cards sent (.Mrs. Towe w selected the new to the sick '.was reported by the editor for the State Magazine, ' corresponding secretary, Mrs. Min ?TheTar Heel Woman." She was(nie Miller. Mrs, Thema HblloweM also elected the first alternate dele ! gave the treasurer's reporfe i I Ti-' gate to attend the national con-1 , Gifts were ; presented to Mrs. vention of BPW Clubs, which will Helen Skinner, Mrs. Minnis-Miller be held at Miami Beach, Florida and Mrst Madge. Towe fbr perfect the first week it July with head- attendance and to Mrs. Vera Bat uarters at t')e Fountlnbleau ten, Mrs.-i Edla Webb and Mrs. Eotel. ;' 1 " (ContinnedenPsge E!,i1it r f!o Action Yet No action, as yet, has been' tak en toward the sale of Perquimans County bonds for the purpose of raising funds to help construct new schools in this county. Some court cases affecting the legality as to the sale of bonds are still pending and bond attor neys, who must pass opinions up- on these bonds, are awaiting final decisions on the cases pending be fore the courts. Meanwhile, the: local Board of Education is proceeding for plans for the construction and this work will be started following the sale of the bonds. Lists 64 Students The Honor Roll for Perquimans High School for the sixth and final grading period of the school term was released this week by E. C. Woodard, principal, revealing a to tal of 64 students winning schol astic honors for the period; The honor list as released is: Eighth Grade: Jack Brinn, Clay Stokes, Johnny Winslow, Katherine Sawyer. Jo Ann Cartwright, Caro lyn White, Carl Skinner, Wayne Howell, Billy Nixon,: Jimmy Sulli van, Pauline Baccus, Linda Lou El liott, Anne Lane, Pat Rogerson. ; Ninth Grade:, Jo Davis 'Towe, Lawrence Layden, Kathleen Blan ehaKllf.i&''r)J5 Nixon,' ShfrrejP : TaHfentrfh, Zelma Wood, Beverly ' Tucker; !, Vickie Johnson, Lib thacft, Aldyne Wins low, Merrill Winslow; Ray Wns low.; .' ;'; -.. Tenth Grade: Jake Myers, Dar. Winslow, Janice Chappell," Amanda Lou Corpre, Jean Edwards, Lois Ann Hurdle, Kay Matthews, Beth Skinner. Rachael Spivey, Nancy Lane. Iris Wilder, Patsy Elliott, Beckie Cox. ? Eleventh Grade: Don Baker, Sandy Divers, Charlie Johnson, Jo Ann Matthews, Edgar Fields, Lil- lian Ann Holler, Charles Whedbee, Marcia Stallings, Jane Winslow. Twelfth Grader Wallace Baker, Nancy Bagley, Marjorie Byrum, j Annie Lou Lane, Bobby Matthews, Annette Proctor. Jo Pat Stokes, Sarah Sutton, Lois Violet Winslow, Judy Winslow,. Annie Reed' Stok ely,. Janice Stallings, Ruth Ayscue, Ray Twine, Jimmy Copeland. 1s InstallsOfficers The American' Legion Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post held the regular meeting on June 7 at the home of Mrs. Elsie Greg ory with Mrs. fera Batten as co hostess. - The president,' Mrs. Madge Towe, presided at the meet ing. After the presentation of flags and the oath of allegiance the "Star Spangled Banner" was sung, followed by the Preamble. Mrs, Blanche. Berry, past presi dent, was in charge of the instal lation ceremony.1 The new officers installed 'were: "- President,. Mrs. Marie' Davenport; first vice presi dent', Mrs. Mildred' Whitley;, second vice president, Mrs, Grace Morris; secretary, Mrs. EdJa Webb; record ing secretary, Mrs. Minnie .Miller; treasurer, Mrs. Thdrn Hollowell; sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Elsie Greg ory; chaplain, Mrs.it Ethel Perry; historian, Ms. Helen Skinner; The roll call m& minutes of the Perquimans High Legion Auxficry An announcement 1 from 'Waah"-!!' ington on Friday of .last week.! long awaited by residents of this:' 'community, reported Congress had : given final approval to the Navy Department's request for six mil lion dollars to be spent toward re activation of the' Harvey Point ' Naval Air Station. a v.' ...... ; The request for the funds was included in the all-over defense budget for the fiscal year begin ning July 'l, and work on con- v struction of the base is expected, to. be started sometime during the' next few months. ' Unofficial reports state the Har-i vey Point station, which will ..pro vide facilities for basing of P5M and P6M seaplanes, will eventually -cost about 48 million dollars. The -remainder of the total expenditures will come In future years as Con gress approves future , military spending. '' . Architects have been working on construction plans for the base since last January, and Congress man Herbert C. Bonner said jiro- ; jects authorized in the current mili- . tary expenditures bill will be push-' ed as rapidly as possible. ' . Of the six million dollars appro-' priated for Harvey Point for. the coming fiscal year Bonner said that . $1,201,000 will be spent on instal- lation of ramps and beach facili-' ties; $915,000 for bulkheads for the ramps and immediate area; $1,153, 000 for dredging; $100,000 for hangars; $240,000 for boat houses and facilities; a 20-space bunk house for the permanent crash , crew; $197,000 for barge loading facilities; $133,000 for increasing ' of than rapid ? fueling operation;, -$400,000 for fuel, storage with a capacity of 25,00 barrels; $150,000 iw' -v'Hfii'.fjfsettitie'ftSfc.OOV' for' public . water . facilities and 39t,000 for water, sewage and treatment. . '-"h'4 In addition to the funds approv ed for expenditures at Harvey Point, Congress also approved $13, 926,000 for development and in- :. creasing facilities at the Edenton Air Station. Several contracts for this .'base have been let and more ' will be let in the coming months.' ' II inners 1 ' ' ' ' ':. '" . I Announced In if I i On Thursday night, June 7, at 8 o'clock in the Agricultural, Building in Hertford, 4,H Club; . members competed in the -annual 4-H Club talent contest. A large crowd attended and the-contestants, offered an evening's entertainment' consisting of solos, trios, :auar. tets, quintets and piano selections.;. This contest is held each year $o , select winners to compete in theV district talent contest to be held in Washington in July. , The winners were: Vocal so!o,(! Mary Alice Sawyer; piano solo, Le-. titia McGoogan and Ky Winslow; . novelty number, Betty Brown and- ! Jeanette .. Hollowell; vocal duet Carolyn Rogerson and Glenda Law- rence; vocal trip. Sara Dale, Verv na A. Perry and Betsy Barbee; vq- . cal quartet. W. M. Matthews, John Phillips, Wayne White and Charlie' Johnson; vocal quintet, Mabel Keel, Jean Keel, Jane Keel, Sandra Keel and, Patricia Keel. ? Judges selecting these winWs were Mrs. Hattie Byrum, ChoHvan' County ttom Agent; Joe Outlaw Assistant County Agent, of Wash-" ington County, and- Al Newsome,'' Assistant County Agent of Gates- fi ill uounrvw Vllle.. ,. : .!. f , "Everyone attending seemed to" i enjoy the talent very much and I'r believe our Perquimans County winners will make very good showing in v the district pomneti tion In Washington," stated Nanc Henderson, Assistant Horn Agent.- To Quantica !".':'-' 'I . Coh'w. H. Oakey; Jrlef 1 1 nesday for Quantlco; V: where he will remain for tw o v o military service.- Ee turn to Hrtord ,T El1.