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Cmtuck - 5 4 .855
Hizabeth City 5 , 4 . .555
Colerain - 8 .883
Chowan 0 9 .000
Big auMatthewg. pitched-the
Perquimans Indians to a ,9-1 victory
over the Colerain entrjr'in the Al
bemarle League here Tuesday night
to give the local outfit a two to one
record for the past week. The In-
dians defeated Colerafn in an dPeto! .p"ated JJ h'
en inning contest at Colerain T1 "hte 8nd thmt5B
Friday fright by a score oi 10 tP V f dal?erT 8ltuation-!
ohZJL'J w TimaaiT i ? (e cooperation of parents in
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seven" .hi8, and; walked .three.
.Colerain' started Perry aa pitcher
: iut he was relieved in the fourth
by Dawson who finished the game.
John . Morris led the Perquimans
batting attack with a double and
two singles. , Chappell and Carver
. hit triples and singles. .'Pierce had
i double and single and Tow and
Matthews each' connected for a
ingle. The Indians scored 9' runs
on 12 hitsand three walks.
' , Colerain tallied its, lone score in
- th fourth ft which the Indium
took, command , and scored eight
runs .after Chappell started the bat
ting with a long triple,
' Perquimans scored its ninth run
in theseventh to earn the victory
over me Tappers.
A booming home run in the 11th
f inning by John Morris gave the In
' dians a 10-9 edge over Colerain in
a contest played there last Friday
night. The Indians used four pitch
t erg;; starting with Chappell who
. was relle yed" by Chrfstgau, then
fi Bill Winslow.and fihapy Paul Mat
' ' thews. " Colai(iiviied.i:threi hhrl
Wi : Each. tei&&sM'4iiit
nine Vita and'tWgame was a see
saw affair from th opehlngr frame.
j The loss suffered by the Indians
during. the week was. to the Eliza
beth City Tars who defeated Per
quintans Thursday night, pf, last
-weejs by a score; pi, u 50 mj.y"?
; Thursday nighjk f tjiis week rt
Indians will play 0ijiwair'"ii Hert
ford. A return game1 will be play-,
ed at Chowan Friday nigbj and the
Indians will play Camtuck ijr Hert
ford next Tuesday night.
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A huge. .federal highway , con
. structlon program appeared a, sure
thins- Tuesday when the Senate
passed a bill calling for an outlay
. of 33 billion dollars to build a 14,
000 . mile : network of interstate
roads, connecting all state .capitals
and most cities . with populations
over 50,000.' The measure haa been
sent to the President for his aigna-
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- Politics is a of conversation
at the conference of Governors be
ing held thia week at Atlantic City,
'IT. J, Adlai Stevenson appears to
Is a favorite among the Democratic
governors, with Harriman a proba
lie second choice. GOP governors
attending the conference signed a
petition favorirj e . ort of Pres
iJont; Eisenhower for reelection. ;
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To Bicyclists ' ;
: Hertford police today issued ' a
warning to all bicyclists on the
I mihipet of rMinir at ntirht without
lights. Pointing out the danger
not only to cyclists but to motor
ists, the police urge all users of
bicycles to have lights on the front
and rear of the,, bike if used at
night - j-" , ' . , I
Police Officer M. G.fOwens re
ported he had 'seen a number of
un. used by aan
-Wt, are equipped with light
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Notices of 1956 Farm Soil Sank
Base Acreage For Corn are being
mailed this week to corn , growers
in Perquimans County, Helene W.
Nixon, Perquimans , County ASC
Office Manager, announced. . . .
Miss Nixon said that in accord
ance With regulations issued with
respect to the Soil Bank Program,
the 1966 farm allotments have been
increased approximately 17 per cent
for the purpose, of participation in
tne ..acreage reserve part , 01. tne
Soil Bank Program and .for price
support purpose.f A-vA'.
To qualify for maximum price
1 support fte lfoHowjrik requirements
Ltc v1.. 'tfynK f.' V.v " : : $V
if yoinmj iwit ioa vbq com
acreage allotment Previously estab
lished tor 'Hie. farm, or ' (2) Set
aside in the Acreage Reserve for
-Corn '.or; im the Conservation Re
serve Program or in a combination
of the two, an acreage' equal to at
least 15 per cent of the Soil Bank
corn base.. To -the extent that a
producer electa to qualify for the
maximum price, support by, setting
aside acreage in the acreage re
serve, for corn, lie must reduce his
acreage of , corn belbw the Soil Bank
corn base by the number of acres
so set aside. To the extent that a
producer qualifies under the Con
servation Reserve Program, it is
not necessary to reduce his corn
acreage below his Soil Bank corn
base, but, he must comply with his
corn basei .
To be eligible for either the
maximum support rate on com or
to participate in the Soil Bank
Program, the corn acreage must be
measured.', Miss Nixon said that if
a producer was interested in par
ticipating in either of these pro
grams, abd the corn "acreage on the
farm, had not been measured, he
should contact the county ASC of
fice' immediately. . . . - "
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Construction of a new bridge
across the "Perquimans River, qi
Highway 87 near Eelvidere, was
started last Monday, it was repcrt
?d by J. Emmett Winslow,, High-way-
Commissioner for this , Dis-
'.e '-new fixed structure, Mr.
Wi; ;;;'ow said, will have a horizon-
I ! "' smij-aof 13 feet, fiiit inches,
v ' a veri'cal clearance of - five
i incles'or normit 'water
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. J 1 t" s new bridje were
' ,t-d by t.e T' U Highway
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'- LEST WE FORGET--The
shore or, on a, tennis court or golf course, a day with family and friends at a picnic, or a day
Just swinging lazily In a hammock with a glass of lemonade kt hand. But the men who, 180
l years ago, adopted our declaration of Independence, worked long and hard for something we
now take for granted. That was our independence obr freedom which, among other things,
lets us enjoy our leisure time in any manner -we wish. This Independence Day, remember that
our freedom must be nurtured, protected, exercised. Sometimes, it's a long, hard job. Always,
- it's everybody'i job. .. : ') :: .r-' . ,;.''..
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Soil Bank Regulations To
Be Expl
Iii 1 Ag SuildingiOh Monday
Growers of allotted crops can
learn how to earn payment under
the "Acreage Reserve'" provisions
of. the Soil Bank at a meeting to
bis held in Perquimans County next
.week. ' Jvv
- "Helene W. Nixon, Perquimans
County ASC Office Manager, An
nounced $idY2;; thstt f-s? :ynting
woiild, lie "helj'tat the 'Agricultutal
fiulldtafn' Hertford on Monday
night, July 2, at tt o'clock. -
Miss Nixon urged farmers to at
tend the meeting and decide wheth
er or not -to enter, into, an agree--ment
with Agricultural "Stabiliza
tion and Cbrisemtio'n.'" Immediate
ly following tha meeting, the 'ASC
Office! will begin' signing"agree-
ments with farmers ' who wish 'to
participate'. ? The 'provisions' of the
Acreage Reserve dictate, speedy ac
tion on the part' of farmers and
ASC r workers,' Miss ' Nixon sa'idi -
Essentially, Acreage Reserve will
permit growers of cotton, tobacco,
wheat and corn to plant less than
their allotment of these 'surplus"
crops and receive payments for un
derplanting. ' Where the crops are
already planted, farmers who fol
low certain' rules may plow up por
tions of their acreage and receive
payments. The meetings will ex
plain the detaflSjOf complying with
the rules.
. No payments wilr'be made for
peanuts this year, since there is no
Coni3COtAt
QSmCfcrch
Commencement exercises Sunday
night, June 24, climaxed a very
successful Vacation Bible School
held at Mt, Sinai Church. Chowan
Association, as parents and friends
filled : the church to witness the
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program. Mrs. Effie Miller servr
ed as principal and. Mrs.' Preston
Morgan, pianisU " f1". t
During the' week, children, in each
of tho fonr. riptiflrtmcntji narticinat-
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study, mission study and handwork
Rev. Carl C. Chandler1,' pastor, gave
the, charae)er story, placing ; much
emphasis -on the spiritual part' of
life; An offering was taken daily
for the Cooperative Program. ' '
Attendance sc t s hew record for
the churchy with an enrollment of
54 , and an avo- e attendance oi
53. '"Througho' t i'te week a spirit
of unity of purpose, cooperation
and Chriutian 1 ":.4ship.wa8 mani
fested fcy the fourteen members' of
t!."p faculty ftnl ci..lren'as well. ' . f
Hefshn"" v ve provided each
t'-iy ' y f.ie T " and b frank
f rt .it i , -yed by all on.
Fourth of July "means a day off from
ained At
surplus of the type produced in this
state. - f ;
The meeting wiU be conducted by
the County ASC. " J. L. Kelton,
ASC Fieldman. wilF appear 'on the
program o explain the 'details of
the Soil Bank Acreage Reserve.-
Miss Nixon urged farmers, bank-
ith
amt . become -acquainted with ' the
new program which,'' she said, could
add thousands of dollars Jo the
county's ' income 'and help reduce
surpluses:' ? - "'
At a meeting 'held last week in
Williamstoh, and which was attend
ed by County AgriculturalVorkers,
Miss Nixon said State ASC offi
cials pointed out growers of cotton,
wheat, and tobacco who reduce
their acreage bejow their farm's
established allotments (or base in
1 the -case of corn) may earn pay
ments for doing so. ',
There will 'be no 'payments for
Virginia-type peanuts, since there
is no surplus this year.
: The, provisions of the acreage re
serve program which will affect lo
cal growers follows r : "
1. Put land in the reserve that is
representative of the land used for
the crop. .
i 2. Harvest less than, the farm al
lotment of the particular crop (in
the . case of corn, less than the
base),'
County FFA Members'
At State Convention j
Njne members of the Perquimans
FFA chapter are in Raleigh this :
week attending the State Conven-j ;
tionof the Future Farmers of
America. Representing the' local
chapter as delegates to the meet-
ing are Parker Chesson, Donald
Baker and Joseph Proctor. I
The dairy cattle "judginsr team
. .' ' ; a ' ' ; . "". ' ; ! l
ers, businesamentli and' others ,w
i ifke ' n" PerquihianV1 Coujrj$y
Aifrhnfltureto attend the' fneetinff
composed of Ed Lee Madre, C. B.Ure" 29, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Chappell, Mac Elliott and Jesse 'ceremonies. ,
Boyce will compete for state hon-rTh puolic is invited to attend the
orS during the convention.' Two
members, Thomas ' Chappell and
Mac. Elliott are candidates to re
ceive Carolina Farmer ' degrees.
:' Wallace Baker, who on Thursday
was presented a 1.000 scholarship
to N. C. State College, and outt
standing member of the Perqtiinu
ans FFA is a candidate fof one of
the State FFA offices. , ' l' .
The group was. accompanied to
the convention by ;the advisor, Joe
L. TUnnell. T . 1 f .
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Wizs Danton Resigns ,
Lc.; . I Teacher Post '
Miss Dillwyn Denton, eighth
graJe teacher at Perquimans High
School. for the past three years, has
tendered her resignation of the po-j
sition.
. eective June 25, it was an
nouhec
r Wednesday 6y J. T, Big- C
get
upcrintendent of
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work, and a day spent at the
Meeting
3. Not permit the land to be
grazed, cut for hay, or cropped for
the entire 1966 calendar year.
Any farmer who complies with
these provisions, may become eli
gible for payments if:
1. He has underplanted his Soil
Bank corn base, or his allotment
for cotton,' tobacco, or wheat, and
ha certifies that hie! UnHerBlanted in
atnicawni complying kkr Tne
058 'ac'reaM reserve program, or
because of Adverse weather condi
tions. i-'V'
2. An acreage of the allotment
crop wiH not be harvested because
of destruction by natural causes.
3. He plows up the crop prior to
June 80, or. the final disposition
date, whichever is later.
Miss Nixon warned farmers not
to take any action toward comply
ing with provisions, of the Soil
Bank until they have signed an
agreement with the local ASC of
fice. ; -:
. She pointed out that the acre
age reserve phase of the Soil Bank
is the only part that will affect lo
cal farmers until next fall or la
ter.-' ;-:.;.'-'
: The other part is the "conserva'
tion reserve" which will permit
farmers to put land into certain
conservation crops, but not harvest
them, and thereby receive pay
ments to help establish the crops
and rental for the land in the re-
4-11 lleclth Pageant
Set For Friday Kite
, , '
For the first time in several
years Perquimans County 4-H
Clubs will conduct a 4-H health
pageant at the Agriculture. Build-
tag a in Hertford, Friday night.
' A' special feature of the program
will be a performance by. the 4-H
talent winners, honoring the new
J health royalty. MiBS Rachael Spi-
vey will act as mistress of cere
monies, and - Miss Audrey Umph
lett,, County Health Nurse, will
erown the kings and queens of
health. A. T, Lane will - give an
address of welcome.
. Crowning, of the junior and
senior king; and - queen of 'health
will climax 4-H Health Week being
observed this week under the spon
sorship of the Highway Club.
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". CIRCLE TO MEET
The Delia Shamburger Circle of
the Hertford Methodist Church will
meet Monday nisrht." July 2, at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs. John
Cop on with Mrs. Edgar Lane , as
county co-Kostess., All memters are nrg
ed to ftttenj.,:
' The Baptist Church will be the
scene of a Coronation' Service for
the GiflsV Auxiliary and the Royal
Ambassadors tms bunday evening
As befitting of its name, the ser
vice is to pay special recognition
to several young people who have
earned for themselves outstanding
achievements in the Baptist youth
organizations.
; Three girls, who have( achieved
the coveted honor, will be crowned
queens. They are Beckie Gregory,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Gregory; Patricia Keel, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Keel, and Bec
kie Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Cox.
, These girls will be recognized as
princesses: Anita Goodman, Linda
Bass, Lis Byrum, Shirley Byrum.
Jo Ann White, Elvira White, 'Cirri
ia Stallings, Sandra Keel, Vickie
Johnson, Shirley Tarkington and
Dianne Divers. j;
Mary Frances Baker, Jo Davis
Towe, Ruby Rand, Carolyn .Stall
ings, Sarah Dail and Judy Wins
low will be recognized as Ladies-
in-Waiting.
These girls have earned the ti-
ties of Maidens: Rachel Bass, Eu-
genia Long, Ann White, Carolyn County, was released from custody
Willis, Dorothy Dozier, Letitia 0f local authorities on a $1,000
McGoogan, Diane Hurdle and Gail bond late Tuesday evening follow
Johnson. I ing a shooting at the Mallory home
Among the boys who will be paid earlier in the afternoon,
special recognition will be Carlyle Sheriff J. K. White reported
Woodard, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mallory was charged with assault
Woodard, who has achieved the ti- with a deadly weapon after he had
tie of Knight in the order of the surrendered himself to the sheriff
Royal Ambassadors. j anc admitted he had shot Elijah
Donald Madre and Charli Fowl-' Thomas White, Negro, twice with
er will be recognized as Squires a .32 calibre pistol. r : ,
and the following boys will be rec-' Mallory, it is reported, went to
ognized for their achievement of his home near New Hope at about
the rank of Page: Frank Ainsley, 5 o'clock P. M., and .. discovered
Charles Eley, Buddy Goodman, white barricaded in a room in the
Tommy Cox,. Price Mpnds, Perry house. Securing the pistol, Mal
Mohds, Charles Woodard, Verne iory attempted to-oMer.tlw room
Hardison. Billy Williams and John oi,h .hiujnm A mh.tvfwn in
ine program is unaer me gen-
eral direction of Mrs. D. M. Jack-
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Metliodist Men's
Club holds Ladies'
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"Christ Of Every Crisis" was the
topic of a message brought by Rob
ert Louis Stevenson at a meeting!
of the Methodist Men of Perquim- J
ans Charge on Tuesday, June 19.
Mr. Stevenson, introduced by J. L.
Delaney, pointed out how Christ
met the challenge through healing
and teaching; how He asswered His
critics and is able to solve prob
lems today.
The meeting was observance of
the annual Ladies' Night dinner
and installation services for new'
officers. Walter Symons presided.
while the devotional was given by
Marvin White, ; Following a short
business session new officers were
installed by the Rev. E. R. Meekirs.
New president of the club is Mar
vin Robbins; vice president,' John
Elmer Wood, Jr.j secretary-treasurer,
George W. Jackson.
Attending the meeting were Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Delaney, Mr', and
Mrs. Marvin White, the Rev. and
Mrs. E. R. Meekins, D. L. Barber,
Sr., Claude D. White, Mr. and Mrs.
George Roach, Elmer Miller. Mar
vin Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Symons, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Har-
rell, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wood, Mr,
and Mrs. Jack Benton, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Wood, Jr.; and R. L.
Stevenson. :'
Insurance Agencv
Changes Ownership
? Announcement was made here
this week of the " purchase' by
Claude Bfinn of the Nachman In
surance Agency's -auto, fire and
casualty insurance business, This
portion of the Nachman Agency
will be consolidated with the Brinn
Mutual Agency, at 80 Church street
in Hertford. The announcement
stated Mr. Viola D. Nachman.
owner of the Nachman Agency, will
continue representing several com
panies handling life and Loxpitali
sation fnsuraiue'r ' .".i' -
flight Dinner Meet
BllSineSS HoUSCSi To
(J0g( Qr Jllly 4th
Hertford stores and business
houses, as has been the custom in
the past, are expected to be closed
all day next Wednesday in observ
ance of the Fourth of July. W. W.
White, Postmaster, said that mail
will be received and dispatched on
a holiday schedule but there will be
no mail delivery during the day.
In connection with the holiday,
State Highway Patrolman officers,
urge all motorists to remember the
'"Slow Down and Live" campaign
now in progress and to drive care
fully on the highway.
NewHopeShooting
Henry Mallory, Negro of the
New Hope section of Perquimans
the' room Malloty, it i alleged,
.hot White aeain. th bullet enter
ing near the shoulder.. White was
taken to the Albemarle Hospital,
where his condition was reported
as fair on Wednesday. ; '
A hearing for Mallory on the
charges has been set for Perquim
ans Recorder's Court on July 10.
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OnVa.ShortCourse
Miss Rachael Spivey, North Ca
rolina delegate to Virginia 4-H
Club Short Course at VPI, Blacks
burg, Va., returned home last Sat
urday after a week of wonderful'
4-H activities.
Following introduction to the va
rious officials connected with the
Short Course at VPI, Rachael was
interviewed on an assembly pro
gram which gave other 4-H'ers at
tending the course an opportunity
to hear about activities in North
Carolina.
Each morning the 4-H'ers at
tended groups. The group ' which
Rachael attended and to which she
gave North Carolina's contribu
tions or bits of information were:
Joyfully we sing, club plans and
programs, 4-H leadership, world
neighbors, to make the best better,
folk game leadership and social
courtesies. Rachael answered many
questions in these groups and was
proud that she could give many
helpful ideas which were based
from her work at home.
Every afternoon the 4-H'ers at
tended some type of activities.
Such ' as demonstrations, tour of
VPI, public speaking contest, share
the fun rehearsal, 4-H chorus,
(Continued on Page Feur)
Commissioners To
Meet Next Monday
Final, action on the county bud
get for the new fiscal year, be
ginning July 1, is anticipated at
the meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners, which, will be held
in the Court House next Monday,
beginning at 10 A. M. V ,
Some minor .changes are expect
ed to be made to the proposed bud
get, which was published on June
8. ,' However, these changes are not
expected to affect the proposed tax
rate for the coming year. , -
BondFoHoving
H Girl Reports
, After several weeks of intensive
investigation, Sheriff J. K. Whitei
reported Tuesday a solution has1
been reached in connection with a
series of robberies which have oc
curred in recent months at widely
scattered points in Perquimans
County. The sheriff stated war
rants charging breaking and enter
ing and larceny will be drawn and
arrests made within the next sev
eral days. . i)
One man, Darrell Ritchey, a Ma
rine stationed at Edenton, has ad
mitted participation in most of the
robberkj and identified other par
ticipants to die sheriff. v .
A break in the case came last
luesaay wnen rour Marines, Kitcn
ey, Robert King, Arncld RouscJ)
and Charles Chambers were tak
en into custody by Sheriff White
on a charge of stealing a 15 hp
outboard motor owned by Walton
Lane of Route one, Hertford. This
quartet was brought into recorder's
court for a hearing Tuesday but the
case was continued for one week at
the request of the State. .
Sheriff White reports Ritchey
has given him, and officials at the
Marine Base in Edenton, a full and
complete statement concerning'
robberies which occurred at the
Winfall Service Station, Baker's
store at Whiteston. Curtis' store
at Bethel, Glenn's Place, the
REA office, E. A. Spivey store and
the Harrell Gas & Coal Company. '
Merchandise and small amounts
of cash were reported stolen from
these places at the time the break
ins were discovered. .v.'.:v
At least three Perquimans Coun
ty youths are implicated in the
robberies, according to the state
ment given Bbenff White by Ritch- -
ey and othei $ "ormatibn the sher-
iff has unc0rt .1 in his inVestiga- !
lli.1'Wuii'Jj:,!bJ' u il.
1 involved in ' lit least j, two of the
DreaK-ins. warrants are expected
to be issued againBt each of these
individuals. ;
NameForehanitAs
New President
T. P. Forehand of South Mills
Monday night was elected, presi
dent of the Albemarle League, suc
ceeding A. W., Hefren who wda
forced to resign due to illness. -
Hefren was stricken several day
ago and announced that he would
be unable to continue as head of
the semi-pro circuit. Edgar Mor
ris of Hertford, vice-president,- will
continue in that post.
Managers for the league's all
star game which will be played in
Hertford on the night of July 4 uni
der sponsorship of the Hertford
Jaycees were chosen by drawing
names from a hat Jim Curtis of '
Elizabeth City will manage a team
composed - of Camtuck, Elizabeth
City and Hertford players whilo
Dedrick White of Colerain will
manage the team made up of WiU
liamston, Colerain and Chowan per
formers, v ,
Tickets for the contest are be
ing placed on sale in each park in
the league and a big crowd ia exr
pected to be on hand for the scrap.:
Elizabeth City's protest against
Williamston for use of an ineligible
pitcher was denied. It "-as shown
that the player in question, orig
inally on the Colerain roster, had
been released by that club before
signing with Williamstori.
Board Of Education
Meets Monday Night
' The Perquimans Board of EduV
cation will hold its July quarterly
meeting in the office of the super
intendent of schools Monday night, ,
July 2, it was announced today1 b
J. T. Biggers; secretary, .y.t- ' I .
In addition to other matters' f
be considered, the Board is expe
ed to pass approval on plans f
construction of additions to t
King Street Elementary School s
a new Hertford Grammar Schob'
order to expedite work on f
new new projects, i - , 't
LeagueDirectors