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' V. WEEKLY i ' VJJ V VJJ I II lv ' . .Li .iliV, Volume XX11I. Itober 31, Hertford, Perquimans County North C&rolina; Friday, August 3, 1956. 5 Cents Per,CoD5! School Lur.clirccm Special Election T4M ): "JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE, MOTHER" Top gladiators J- Lccago. Adlai Stevenwn; Sen. .Estes Kefauver and Gov. Averell 1Ttmv bt ... . tij - n MH.t.tiM in '. King weeks 01 tne campaign as mwj ;u uuuv " - ! Ir-'.ij-t 4,.hh Hinnor hrtnnrine Ken Walter ' Fi Son's capital. George left the personal irycciii.ivw w annay - . , i levrlODeDhoot Case Bound; Over To Superior Court i- Henry Mallory, Negro of the! New Hope section of Perquimans County, was bound over for action '. by the grand jury at the November ' term of Superior Court following a "probable cause hearing held before Recorder Chas. E. Johnson here on Tuesday mornings. Mallory is , charged with assaulting Thomas . White, Negro, with a deadly) weap on with intent to 'kill on the even ing of June- 26, V k The defendant submitted no' evi-1 denca ftt the hearing Tuesday but "FMWvjnfr' the 'Stal "told "the Court' that JIalltiry. shot hit? with a j)l6oiy hitting .one of - his fineets. and fa second shot en fered his back. v Robert LoweryJ at-' -torney for Mattoiy,. requested the i xtecoraer to assume junsaicuqn 01 1 '' the cftse ahd find no probable causei ! k . ! .: i I.. . -. m was -aulfficienT evidence before, tbei court to place the matter"' before the Grand Juryv . , . " ; .The State took a nol pros in a case in which a number "of under-1 "aged children were charged with trespassing at 'the home of Mary Costen, Negro. ' Costs of court were taxed against Billy Pittman and Patrick McPad den after the defendants had plead ed guilty to charges of speeding. Robert Canning was fined $4 and costs after pleading guilty to a speeding charge, - i ' , ' ' The case in wnidh Haywood Welch, Negro, Is charged with Continued an Pag Si , jF0Flalr ,isr tit : Sdiutffe.-: Mrs. Grace Bamett McLean ais ' ter of Mrs. Vernon Lee Perry and Mrs. Elwood H. Perry was report I ed uninjured after being'oneV the it fortunate survivors of the Andrea 1 ' Doria which sank off Nantucket J Thursday. , .- " ' V "Mrs. McLean, a former resident of Hertford, and also graduate ' 6t Perquimans High School,! -was returning from Europe after spend 1. 1 four montlis ' to.ing" Italy, '' Trance, Greece and vitoerland, j ,ining her husband,' Li.i James P " r Lean; who to stationed roh-'ths ' Ui3 Intrepaid."-.'; I jit The Cape 'Ann, first shipto.the ' rfucue of the Andrea' Doriaifjwas 1 f - 8 one she arrived on .tt'Newj York ' TiursJay nifeht.' The Bed Cross had found places for them to stay ti-ii Friday Will Eof ? cf his" own 1 V tow, int"rvic 1 r and also Ta; s Emerson of I . Gary Moore . rni'..y a! ,n WTAR 1 ' tf Noi " "It ! ' i o-ved her. and ' j t ' I lw t' 1 " Tiihe was to 1 ij a ilii. . C. " ' pass - - ' Senate after 34 years of aetvice to TillS WEEK'S HEADLINES mmm!m moneyj A . military construction bill passed during the recent, ses sion, Congress vas . signed into law late last week by President Eisenhower. , The measure' includes a total of $4,233,000 for work pro jects at - Harvey Point -iri prepant- itaJiihejy'cUVatioiifU ( staUon into a raVal seaplane base. Estefi Kefauver, second ranking candidate for the Democratic 'presi dential nomination, has withdrawn m j I i , v : J 'i i. J V! jrom xne race ana reuesieu ma supporters' ti baclj the nomination cratic leaders believe the Kefauver the nomination coming up in Chi cago week after next. Kefauver announced his retirement from the presidential race at a news confer ence last Tuesday. Meanwhile, Harold Stassen has taken a leave of absence from his government position to stump for the nomination of Governor Herter of Massachusetts as the GOP can didate for vice president. ' Stassen contends the renomination of Rich ard Nixon for the office will weak en' the position of President Eisen hower.' ' " ' ; . r afit''i?V'V'?'' -' ' :' . v'' British naVal and air forces were alerted ' Tuesday -to be ready for immediate acti6n In case violence freaks' but hi' Egypt over the seis- ure 01 the SAies Canal.' The canal was ;"ialtionaKze:d ''last week by Egypt's President Nasser over pro tests by Britain and Prance. ; Re ports Wednesday stated Nasser had promised use of the canal by ships of all nations and there was some easement in the 'tension sur rounding the seizure. " Latest reports 'on the death toll involved in the sinking of the Ital ian ship, Andrea Doria, off Massa chusetts coast last week has been placed at 42. Investigations are being conducted by the Italian and Swedish 'c governments- concerning the collision. . - .n Clzzrged With' Theft 01 Welfare Check . r James- Manley . White, , Negro,, of Route one, Hertford, was token in to custody, last week." by Federal authorities charged with the theft and forgery of endorsement of a public welfare check,' He waived heading and was ordered held for the next Federal court term. i White was arrested fey Sheriff. JT. X. White and Postal Inspector J. T. Johnson, following an investiga- ' -r- tlon ebndiiotetl.for tfce jaA' month. I The EliSiiif reported White dmit 1 : ( ' i ca . V.ir t.Ip che.-k tut contends IS in Hhe Democratic arena at! Harriman are shown in clos-'.I 4Ka ViitlA frr 4K Democratic J ""- ,A X 7 . B F. Georee (Ga) in the na- become President Wsantower'i H Day Next Sunday Holy Communion will be observ ed at the First Methodist Church Sunday at the 11 o'clock worship hour, it was announced this week by the pastor,; the Rev. James A. Auman. The Communion message will be centered around the "Re-, membranes of Jesus In Our Giv- ing". Joe H. Towe, Chairman of wina. r!mmippn ed that Sunday will also be Pledge Sunday and that pledge cards will be distributed at the beginning of the 'church hour, to be left at the altar at the time of Communion. The church 'is operating under a coiijfAlidated budget ' planil beglri-i local and icohferenqe, items of sup port. ; Under; this plan rfll 'church members are' being urged to make their pledges' all inclusive. ' ' ' . Church members who expect to be away on Sunday will find extra pledge cards on the altar at the church and are requested to go by the church and sign their cards and leave them there. Meeting in a special quarterly conference -,' .session on Tuesday night, the official board voted to begin extensive repairs at the par sonage immediately. . New officers of the Board were also elected as follows: Chairman, Dr. T. P. Br inn; vice-chairman, Charles Har- relli' Secretary, F. A. McGoogan; treasurer, Mrs. H. C. Sullivan, and Charge lay leader, Talmage Rose, Jr. . ' , ' To Observe Pledge Indians Glo League Play With ThreeHomeGaaneo The coming week will see i the end of the current baseball season in the Albemarle League with the Perquimans Indians scheduled to play three-games on the home dia mond. Thursday night of this week the Indians' will; play, Williamston here and then meet Elizabeth City on Tuesday night and Colerain will close the home games on Friday, August 10. : .;,! ) -I :. , During .the past week a mad scramble took place and still exists, among the teams-" from Hertford, Elizabeth" City and ' Camden , for second place In the league stand ings Camtuck. walloped Hertford twice to end the week's play in second place while Hertford and Elizabeth City were tied for third place, Last Thursday night ' Camtuck won a 11-7 . victory from the. In- dians on Memorial Field, racking up a five - run advantage before Hertford scored two - runs in the fifth. Vernon White started, the mound duties but was removed in the sixth when Emminizer took over. He was replaced by Christ gau. The local hurlers allowed Camtuck eight hits while the In- -i o'f T'irfr"1-. ;. ;i ! i o " ' Hit Mi'.. Lunchrooras in Ferauimaas : Hit Schoolk fceceivei si itotai iof f Iflr 938, worthliof icommodities luting the oast school year as Dart of the' federal program, designed to 'pro-l vide school children with hot lunch es during the school year, it was reported this week by J. T. Big gers, school superintendent. ' The aid was distributed though the direction of the United States Department of Agriculture, and part of the commodities received came from crops which make up farm surplus of the nation. ' In addition to the commodities furnished the lunchrooms, the Fed eral Government also paid ' the equivalent of three cents per pupil on each lunch served during - the year. This assistance amounted to a total of $7,677.98 during the past year. 1 'r'"K Aid received from th Federal Government, for lunchrooms; :dur- l insr the year drooped slightly from the total received during.the.prevj ous year,' Mr. Biggers said.' Dur ing the 1954-1955 school year' the total amount of commodities'' re ceived was valued at $11,032, or 94 dollars, more than , last year. Figjires released by Mr.. Biggers revealed the five ' school lunch rooms, during the 1955-56 school year, received a total of $52,833.51 from Federal aid and sale of lunch es. Students paid a total of $42, 375.01 for lunches while teachers paid $2,164.56. The lunchrooms, combined purchased locally a total of $38,237.32 worth nl foodstuff and paid out $12,798.46 for labor to lunchroom workers. Vr ' 1; Lunchroom aid to . all schools within North Carolina' showed an increase during the past -year as compared to. 1954-65. Total aid for the year amounted to $4,704,682 as compared to the $4,103,624 for the year 1964-55. ' New Hope Methodist Chusch is observing "Old Home Week" in conjunction with its annual revival this week. Services are being held each night at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. Dr. Clancey D. ' Barclift of Durham, a former member of New Hope Church, is conducting the services, A special homecoming day ser vice' Will be held Sunday, August 5, at 11 A. M. All former members and friends of. New Hope Church and Sunday' School are especially , urged to attend. A basket dinner immediately following the service. se huw on the part of the Perquimans team accounted for several Camtuck runs. : " , "; ' : Camtuck made it two in a row over Perquimans on Friday night when the home team' won a seven to one decision.' George Williams pitched a three-hit game for Cam. tuck, giving up safeties to Carver, Towe and Paul Matthews. Mat thews, pitching : for Perquimans, gave up seven hits. It was a well played ball game until the seventh inning when, the .Indians blew up and committed' a number W errors permittini - Camtuck; (to-scoi fre : Following the' close f Jthe regt; la season next week the 'league will conduct its' play off aeries be tween the four tptekma of the league. It is understood the first place team wnT play the fourth, place team while team number will play the trnrq place tfim. DELLA SHAMBURGEKS MEET .. The Delia Shamburger Circle of the Hertford Methodist Church Will meet Monday night at o'clock for their regular meeting and a pic'c fvner at Sandy Point AU mem i trr u-j-d to be present.. 'I -SHNIII. I.lll-fip - PI.I.HJ .; I( 0!dlloni';c::iAt tuvHopeChurch KEY TO BTJCCE8SFUL civil defense coontermeasures against an. attack, weald be adequate warning time for evacuation of city popn Utions. Here attack warning officers at Federal Civil Defense Administration headquarters plot "approaching planes" from re ports relayed from Air Divisions. During "Operation Alert, 1956," training exercises for CD personnel will be carried out to Im prove alerting systems and emergency communications. - ' (FCDA Photo) Miss Captures Miss Jean Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Edwards, was crowned State 4-H Health Queen at the health pageant presented at 4-H 'Week In Raleigh on Thursday night. of last week. 'She was se lected "for this high honor from a group 'of -iTS "queens representing their, respective cdunties. The se lection was made on the basis of her personal health improvement, family health improvement and community . health ' improvement projects.; '; j'i ! ' : This State honor wul entitle. Miss EWW'a'st expense ,trij to fh Rational 4H Congress in Chi cagov where her record will . be judged In national competition. , Reporting on. 4he outcome Of the state contest Miss Nancy Hender son, assistant home agent said, "We, in Perquimank County, are very proud of Jean and feel she will represent North Carolina well at Chicago." Perquimans County had fourteen delegates at the annual 4-H Club Week in Raleigh last week. These delegates . were: Beth Skinner, Nancy Lane, Rachel Spivey, Jean Edwards, Lois Violet Winslow, Bil ly Hudson, Linwood Hurdle, Willis Williams, Lloyd Bay Morgan, Pres ton Winslow, Julian Howell, Whit tie Mathews, Bobby Smith and Er- vin Mansfield. These girls and boys really had a wonderful time at assemblies, classes, demonstra- Jean n- " ii 1.1 otateneaitnu wonsn we evemng pronMHenry Sullivan introduced the thl fecrtiona5te!verf fcood and: tho speakers were, too. "I'm surti the boys -and girls will never for ged the Wonderful .speech that the Rev. Alexander, of Oklahoma City made," Miss Henderson said. The talent shOWjwas one of the linam highlights of ;the week, and the -Keel sisters, -nccompanieq oy Letitia McGoogan, reilly put Per quimans County on the map with their talent number, winning a blue ribbon for their talent. When Saturday morning came a group of tired, but happy Perquim ans County boys and girls board ed the activity bus and headed for home with many pleasant memories of the week. : ; Commissioners To Meet Next Monday 'The regular August meeting of the TJo'ard of: Commissioners, .for Perquimans 'County will be. held next: Monday, Beginning at 10 A.j M;, . in the Gourt - House in Hert ford.. Individuals desiring to appear-before the Board are request ed, to not the time and .place of the meeting, Officers Capture Two More Stills i ATTJ , Officers, in cooperation with Sheriff J. K. White, captured and destroyed two 6,0-gallon stills in Bethel Towrship last Friday. Sheriff White reported this brings to a total of 12 ('tills caotured by officers In this locality , ajnee Janu uarvU j;.,J IT -OSJl Edwards Title ueen Methodist Pastor And Family Honoreii ii The Woman's Society of Chris tian Service of the Hertford Meth odist Church entertained the Rev. and Mrs. James Auipan and their three tihityren at ; a . recfeption on Monday .e'venipg, July '80, 'at the home of Mi1, and Mrs. L: C. Wins low on Church Street. The, Rev. Auman with his family, has recent ly moved to Hertford to take over his duties as pastor of the- Hert ford Methodist Church. ' The .lower floor of the Winslow home was thrown open for the oc casion and was lighted entirely by candlelight, Floral arrangements of pink were used in the hall and living room. In the dining room a color scheme of all white was used. The table, covered with a white cutwork cloth, was arranged with silver candelabra and punch bowl. Arrangements of white flowers and white candles were used on the ta ble and sideboard. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Winslow, Mr. and ( Mrs. D. F. Reed and Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Morris greeted the guests at the door. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Skinner and Mr. and Mrs. guests to the receiving lint, .which was composed- of " the follo'ing: The Rev. and Mrs. Auman, their children, Talmage Rose, kD. F. Reed, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs) Jesse L. Harris. Receiving at the dining room door and inviting the, guests into the dining room were Mrs. Jake White, Mrs. R. S. Monds and Mrs. Robert Hollowell. .Misses Kate Blanchard and Thelma Elliott presided at the punch bowl. Girls of the Methodist Youth Fellowship served punch, cake, nuts and mints to the guests'. Serving in. other places through out the home, were Mrs, B. G. Koonce, Mrs. J. O. Felton, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Riddick and Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGoogan. : Goodbyes were said in. the hall by Mr. anoVMrs. Joe Towe and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon 1 W inslow. About 150 guests called during the even ing. ..;;:.; Alice J. Saunders Weds Maxie Lamb . . Miss Alice Jean Saunders and Maxie Edward 'Lamb, both of Hert ford, were married in South Caro lina Friday, July 27, bja justice of the peace.' - Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Saunders of Hertford RFD 8, and Mr., and-Mrs. : Lewis Lamb of Hertford RFD 1. For the wedding, the bride wore a light blue dress and a white ear- nation corsage. k The couple will make then home in Hertford RFD 3, and the bride. groom will continue to farm with his father. ' ' ' At Reception Mon SetS RegistrationBooks To Open August 11- R. C. Murray, chairman of the Perquimans Board of Elections, an nounced Wednesday that prepara tions .are being made for holding a special election on September 8, at which time voters will ballot on a number of amendments to the State Constitution. Registration books for the elec tion, Mr. Murray said, will be open ed at the six polling precincts in the county on Saturday, August 11, and will close on August 25. He pointed out persons already listed on the books need not .register again in order to be eligible to vote in the special election but per sons not registered and desiring to vote must register by August 25. Designated For County Areas A Disaster Preparedness organi sation was perfected at a meet ing held here Monday night, at tended by about 20 representatives ft the Perquimans Red Cross chap ter, and which was conducted by Miss Eleanor Ramsey, Field Repre sentative for the American Red Cross. J. T. Biggers, chairman of the County Disaster Committee, point ed out the possible need for such an organization in the event this county should be hard hit by hur ricanes during this season. He: al so showed a film of local ' scenes observed during, Hurrioairie Hazel ftwo years ago. v ' Representatives from aft" sections of the county were present for the meeting and expressed keen inter est in development of the organi zation, Committee chairmen nam ed during the meeting were E. C. Woodard, Thomas Maston and Ir vin Turner, shelter; Miss Thelma Elliott, food; J. Van Roach, trans portation; C. T. Skinner, Jr., com munications, and C. Edgar White, clothing. In the event a hurricane disas ter should strike this area, it was authorized that Mr. Woodard and Mr. Maston will open the Per quimans High School and Central Grammar School, in Hertford and Winfall, offering shelter to those in need. Mr. Turner volunteered to investigate and secure shelter for the New Hope section of the coun ty. ',"v.;'. : The purpose of the meeting was to set up a program for the county in anticipation of the coming hur ricane season, although it is the expressed hope that need of the organization will not be required. Miss Ramsey told the group the American Red Cross will support the local disaster committee, and should the need arise field workers will be sent here to aid in the work, Also, the Red Cross will provide for food and other supplies needed in event disaster strikes this com munity. Hearing Held Tuesday For Teen-Age Girl A teen-age "girl, placed in jail late last week at the request of her father, who claimed she at tempted to poison him, was releas ed from custody Monday night af ter Sheriff J. K. White had charg ed the girl with assault with a deadly weapon. The charge, being a misdemeanor, the matter was re ferred to the county juvenile court and a hearing was conducted by the juvenile 'judge, W. H. Pitt, on Tuesday morning. In connection with the case, an Elizabeth City based serviceman is being held under bond for appear ance in recorder's court here on August 14 on a charge of having carnal (relations with the girl. The warrant against the service man was sworn out by the girl's father, on information and belief, and was served by. Sheriff J. K White. , The serviceman was re leased, under bond, to the' Elizabeth City Shore Patrol . A ,u w if j v - - i r ' i m r I - 4 j -fW ,North! Carolina! General sembly concluded its special. sessjoi": on- Friday of tost week by adopt ing the Pearsall Committee pro- ' gram in regard to public schools : of the state. , Included in the measures adopted by the special session are proposed changes in. the State Constitution which will be decided by the people of the state in a special election' which has been called for September 8. ;. In the special election the voters of the state will have the oppor tunity to approve or disapprove the amendments proposed by the com mittee, the fjrst of which provides for payment, from state funds, of tuition grants for the private school education of children whose parents object to their attending a mixed school, or for whom no pub lic school is available. A second amendment, known as local option plan, provides that a majority of a local board of edu cation may call an election at any time on the closing of a public school within its school district. The board must call such an elecv tion if petitioned by 15 per cent of; the registered voters of the local option unit as defined by the local board of education. Also included in the Pearsall Plan as passed by the Legislature, is a bill modifying the compulsory attendance law so no child will bo required to attend a mixed school, and another authorizing contingen cy and emergency funds to be used for paying tuition grants between the opening of. the coming school term and the regular session of the General Assembly next year. ', The bills carrying out the Pear sall Plan numbered eight in all, including a resolution of protest agajn.st the ."oppressive usurpation of pbwer", .by the U. S. Supreme, Court in its schoof VtregataotirW cisftns,v- it.-. ':; h. ' .,: County Very Bright Reports Agent ' Crop Outlook in Crop conditions in Perquimans, ir Couhty, at the present time, are very good, according to R. M. Thompson, County' Agent, who stated weather conditions during : the past two months have been ex excellent for crop production. Bar ring storms the county is expected. to produce an abundant harvest la-, ter this season, the farm agent said. - Reports from all sections of the) county indicate the corn crop is one of the best ever produced. ; Some damage was reported from drought in early June but recent rains, it is believed, came in time to correct', the situation and made good re covery. . ' 1 : ;, Peanuts are looking very good. Some fields have broken stands due to dry weather at planting time, but in general there is a fairly good stand and the crop is making excellent growth. Growers are ap plying dust to control leaf spot di sease and insects. Land plaster was applied to most of the fields in early July and is about completed nOW. '.-':' . t-.. " Cotton is looking very good. Many fields of cotton have broken stands but plants are making ex cellent growth. A weekly jnfesta- tion has revealed the lowest , boll ; weevil infestation in several years. Some weevils are : puncturing " squares but thei are in spotted areas in the fields and the damage does not seem to bo heavy. Most growers plan to dust during lata July and early August to catch the second generation of young weevils. Pastures and scybeans are making excellent growth since the rains - came. . -v- '" " ' v : ' . f . FORESTRY OFFICER . : Robert Gustafson, who has been appointed as manager of the East ern Forestry Co., branch office, at Hertford. Gustafson, a resident of Hertford, holds a degree in forestry from the University of Michigan. Tqe Eastern company, which, ha-' headquarters at Avalon, Vh, is & general -consulting firm, ;. . 2