North Carolina Newspapers

'I; , chime XXIII. Ntimbcr 35. onctruefcion Bicjo .1 Wk Ttfbuiiding "moden.!.;,688 J?J"J iS tuaiiVj I it, Iplicatlottlfofciatatelifunds tswhifch i houses tu illustrated' here ..nesday 'afternoon' when ' the Perquimans . Board of Education bpened bids for the construction of a new Hertford Grammar . School and t new addition to the King Street School. r ,' . Low .bids for the projects, ten tatively accepted by the Board of at Perquimans High School, dur- a rerquimans flign pcnooi, aur - proval by the State Board t Edu- cation, totaled $366,54L64 ; The Anderson Construction Com pany of Dunn submitted a low bid f 1186,400 for the general contract of the Hertford Grammar building while W. G. Dunn of Greenville, submitted a low bid. jtl $92,029 for the general construction on the King Street addition. ; Low bidder for the' plumbing contract for both projects was the New Home Appli ance Company which' 'submitted a bid of $17,000 for thii work. A joint bid, submitted by X T. Pear- j. - . r'anwi Af. KTaitt Rami 1i arinnnnrv af f ...... : ; $33,365 was tentatively accepted on. the . heating "work' for both, pro jects. , ; . . v , ' , Only two bids were submitted fori the electrical work and these were not .opened since the law requires three bids must be received If any are, to be considered. The Board will receive additional bids on this work next Monday night , It is es timated the cost. of, the electrical work at both buildings 'will be $17,000. , : V -- lmmmfWMMBmV a; W', 4. masw k . P. .. f p.. 1" i" 1 '- ' r Tension over the. Sues Canal sit uation has eased somewhat by the acceptance .of Egyptian President Nasser to listen to- proposals by 18 nations for placing the caital un der international control, Nasser reserved the right to reject the proposals since he did not attend the London conference at which the proposals were composed, The Executive Council for AFL- "CIO, largest labor organization, , has endorsed the election o Ad lai Stevenson for Presldni The action will be presented, to all local unions for action at a meeting 'in Chicago next month. A Ye port says -this action, which! was not unani fAnoUs, will have some "affect in la. bor vote at. the 1 Nojen-r eleej.f-foiu- cloely befilnf" ,..'' 1."". . - Valuation of utilities In North ; CarolinSS during. the 'past year .inv "creased by nearly 46 million dol lars, It was reported by J. C. Be thune, secretary of the State Board of Assessments.' Th big gainers Included Carolina Light A Power, "Virginia , Power n Electric and Dtke Power Company along, wltii Southern Bell Telephone Company. Democratic Candid J rtevenson and Estes E. ' week started on a wiji t Adlai'l ver this r of the r ..on', to insticata' r a for the Iteetr . at niing prtsidfr'" ' ? 3 were p':j ' -t ' , j 1 strtes it. . j faciUn i cani " 3 ail t 3 3 w;". 1 1 1 no bolt 0 I . ' n - ov.r l a, A tl.t at a ,7i!sS5r,i .fu.i t id-": f 1 u ' if!.. I1 J. F will be usi ed ft 'build the' -King Street addition and pay for a por tion of the Hertford Grammar School project, will be presented to the State Board of Education at its meeting Friday. '. ,; ) Local school authorities stated, following the opening , of . the bids Wednesday afternoon, it Is antici- .pated gt leJwt .a month wiU . U,ired for Board to secure State approval and let contracts for the work.- Construction' of the two projects, it is likely, will not get under war before the arlv narl of fWtnW.Jf .j. j m t; li ' .-:';',.' W- &1 1 While overall bids for the school projects exceeded expectations ' and the amount of funds available for the building, a number of alternate' construction plans adopted by the opening of the bids' permitted deh,ch a"?cd 2 'fJt'Zl dnction. being madefy the con-ieam9' ,Hef ord 8a,nsed n hw .L., Mati by scoring five runs in the th.rd , w. w wv ui tiv wvui vvovn Ja . 1. ..iALl. 4.. xl .!rw"..""?. w,w"!tanth. WlUlamafam 'tallied the I HaA vwfl Af H'rfiiMtiAn . 1. I " 1 x m 1. J i It was reported, following ten- tative acceptance of the bids, the costs of the construction as it now stands wui run about $9.30 per: square foot. -:';;.- Other action taken by the Board during the special meeting Included granting permission to Mrs. R. Ralph White to teach piano music at Perquimans High School, durl tng, the coming term, under the su pervision of the school principal; m- , 'mmnmm iiiiiiiiiii.ii.imnm xw -Sieoda: ' ' m . U 4. ;QBleven cases were disposed of 'during Tuesday's' session of Per quimans Recorder's Court, which was of short duration due to the fact that most of the defendants entered pleas ojt gDlltf and paid fines , and court coats' prior to the opening of the session. ?; A scheduled preliminary hearing for -Ellis L. Braddam, charged with having carnal knowledge of a teen age girl, was waived by tie defend ant and the case was moved up to the docket of the superior court Braddam was released on a bond of $500 to await trial aw the No vember t-rm of court : kturt. costs were taxed against A,lfred Chiaechiers and J. F. Dooley after acb (tad. submitted to charge eaTpfl apeeding. 'Howard Twiggs paid' h .fine of $10 a Ad costs on a speedln j charge. V'-1 ' : '" ? i Johnnie James,, Negro, was or- 4ere4 to pay the 'costs of court after pleading prUiltyT to a charge I TUT a. 1 M Wesley Hurdle pleadedguilty to a charfc of djiying on, tae left ilde ofli1ighwIy?ia wal given a 30 day jail sentence, suspended uport payment of th court costs.' costa pnji hgrgy of allowing an unlicensed operator to drive his William Lurell paid the court car. He submitted to the charge. A fine of $25 and, court eosta I were imposed upon Clarence Brinn who pleaded guilty to' a charge of driving without a- license. Joe Leary submitted to a charge of issuing a worthless- check. He was ordered to pay the costs of court and make good the amount of the checfc" '" " ' "' ' ; Gel;te;a Dicke'rtoh-waj ordered io pa y tiia costs' of court bit a' charge of failins.to observe a atop. sign'. -'At the close 'of 'the coiirt session Ju .CI..s.- E. Johnson announc- ei t-.cr' ill -be in recess next Tues'ay, .i.bcr 4, "in order t'-at f court room-will be avail s'..." a tit f a i j of the County SUNDAY F l!o!y Tiliii'y T .jncts t t k ' - ' t 2, f .vices ( ' ' ,--.1 'Church y raorniiig, " C "iwunion 11 o'clock. K Hertford, Perquimans CountyNorth r iff WMn U.J I. 1 -a. Hi.-.'. v4trw m m,?'?nv J ftpr'fein hls to none in the fihl ;paft,dflthe Albemarle league; thejWrqlmaJns IP, i fill Indians bounced ;back htb'win 4hT I ia8j(;two coniesis irero inruimm-ston-i- The sixth game of the series was scheduled to be played here Thursday night . and the,: seventh game to be played in Williamston. Ted Chappell pitched, the Indians to victory over Williamston Tues day night giving up eight hits and walking hone.. The Indians, led by John MorriB and Al Winslow with three hits each, collected 6 runs off 13 hits. . , .. Hertford came from behind in the ninth inning to score ita sec ond win of the series. : Williamston tallied two runs in the second and seventh innings while .Hertford got two in the first, one; in the fifth and three in the ninth. S; Williamston Won ; the opening game, a 10-inning battle, by a score of 7 to 6, after a series of hazzles j , I &nt were never behind until the 1 winning run. . Williamston used ? . Hertford used B. Winslow and Em minizer. Williamston batters col lected 13 hits while the Indians got nine. '., '' ' ' Bad luck dogged the Indians in the second contest of. the series played here Thursday night when Williamston nosed out a 4-3 de cision. Ted Chappell pitched a fine game for Perquimans, allowing seven hits and walking none. Hert ford collected six hits off Steven son and Cherry, visiting hurlers but failed to score in the clutches when victory seemed assured. JVilliam ston scored two. runs in the first and two in the eighth while Hert ...... il f t.j f ord tall ed one run in the first and ' , . , wV ... w I..BV"-. y .1 WiUiamstdiv made jt three, gameM, 'J. t.. it H.I.J .m 1TW wii.bnj WWII mic contest played In Williamston Sa urday night Final score was 11 to, 5. Pau( 'Matthws, Atah' Wink low and Hank Chfistgau did the hurling for the Indians while Per ry was the winning pitcher. ernon White pitched the Indians to their first win of the series here Monday tiight when Perquimans gained a 10-9 decision. A big nine run rally in the sixth inning pro vided the edge needed for Hert ford to win, although Williamston threatened in the ninth when they, aMMul 1.BH mu.'.irf. h. .t the fin . ' , i , Bgtists Announce PlLTsFerP.3V'rcl SonfotnKr 0.1ft has hnmn desiff. nated as the dates for the annual I fait revival af fhn Horffnrd Bantist' Church, according to an announce- meiit ' made today ; bf the Rev. James O. Mattox, pastor of- thel church, who stated. the revival will open with the evening service oni September 9 and close at the mom- irig service-the following Sunday., Extensive plana have been made for - these meetings,' Mr. Mattox said, and include a vast visitation Srogram ' prior to the revival, iot ige prayer meetings and arrang ing for outstanding musical contri butions, which have alwalys been received with much enthusiasm, and praise by revival audience in the oast Dr. V. Ward Barr of Gastonia is to be the guest preacher, for this fall revival-meeting. , Mr. Mattox 'assures, that reserv ing Sentember 9-16 for the revival i will prove to be; -ft' prof itabhi" and timely move W rthe part'.' of' the' pdople of HertfprdJ'' l; ' . v.! ,v ') Ccuiity Rcrd To r- Ricet Next Tc:: Jay, 'The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County will hold its September meeting in the" Court House on. Tuesday, September 4, instead of Monday, 4 September 3. The change in the date of the meet ing was due to the observance of the Labor Day holiday which falls on next Monday. T "a c 'lirir'j to fpear be f I i at i i r t meet. 'e the . I HJ! U nr. HOW SHY CAN 0NE'CET?-Td Hare at a queen is one thing to be stared at by Britain's Queen Elizabeth is some thing else again. However, the "shy" airman hiding his face 1 isn't . overcome by the experience. He's . demonstrating the action of an ejection seat canopy which shields a pilot's face when he must bail out from jet aircraft at speeds in the near supersonic range. Her Majesty was treated to the demonstra tion while touring an airbase at Marham, Norfolk, England. Premium List For Farmer's Day Is Released By Agent Plans for the third annual Farm ers' Day, to be held in Hertford Wednesday, September 12, are moving along at a rapid pace ac cording to R. M. Thompson, Coun ty Agent. ; "The program this year will be different from the one we held last year," Mr. Thompson said, "but "H? ifiGrviicuius ait; asivcu lu parwvl- . . . ' I pate in having booths as they did Wnro Tor will h. .l,ihi'. on'H I - I"" - men;- wtet ljkys and rls are urged to plan an exhibit now, Premium money will be paid to. the top three in each exhibit" I ' ;' The program' will' be eondifcted at the Perquimans High School gynii and . the public is urged to join in to. make Farmer's Day a complete success. '" ,The premium list is as follows: Men's Division Field Crops Corn (1 doz. ears) Stalk Corn, sweet potatoes (1 doz.), soybeans (4 hills), cotton (4 hills), peanuts, small grain. ' . . "U -uuy rroauciB doz ) (1) brown, (2) white. Cured meats: Ham, shoulder, side. nonicuiiure-ru a r a e n exniDit (minimum of 5), watermelons, can taloupes, tomatoes, egg ' plants, 'fruits, apples (. doz.), grapes (pint), pears, peaches,' pumpkins, figs, onions, peppers, lima' beans, field peas cucambersi ' roast 'ear com, squash, Irish potatoes, honey. - . ' Women's Section , Department "A" Oothing Infanta-'; Clothing Dreas, gown. slip,- jacket, cap. t-hildreri's C 1 o t h i n g Cotton dress, boys cotton suit, t. child's wool eoat, slip. iWomen's CI o t h i n g -r Cotton housecoat, smock, school dress, best dress, wool suit house dress, apron. handmade pocketbook,' skirt . . Department "B" . . Home Cooked Articles ,Loaf Cake Angel food, sponge, pound. " ,: : !::' Layer Cake Devil's food, choco late, caramel, cocoanut, spice, any other filling, best decorated cake. Cookies Doughnuts, Ice box cookies, macaroons, cheese, straws (12), bIx cookies (any other kind), ' Candies , (12 pieces) Caramel, fudge, sea foam, . mints, dipped chocolate, cocoanut peanut. Department "C-Canned Goods "Canned. Fruita andVegetablej. Apples, apple sauce, figs, peaches, pears, 'carrots, tomatoes,, soap mix ture, beets, string beans, squash, greW peas, corn, lima beans. . Preserves P0a c.Jv pear- fig strawberry, apple, blackberry, grape.- ... ,..':; .o,.r.i ; Jelly Apple, 'crab apple, grape. . Pickles Cucumber, . bread- a n d butter, peach, ', pear, watermelon rind, beet, dixie relish. Department "D" Floral Arrangements - Cut Flowers Specimen rose, col lection of roses, arrangement -of mixed flowers, display of ainnias, srnir T.t cf dried materials. el f i'uiaSi collection of Carolina, Friday, August 31, 1956. 1: I' h X1" v t marigolds, unlisted arrangement. Potted Plants African violet, ferns, bogonia, geraniums. Department "E" . . Arts and Crafts Crocheted article, luncheon set, pillow cases, quilt, crocheted bed spread, knitted article, stenciled ar tjfcle, needlepoint, unlisted article, A new business, aimed at provid ing farmers of Perquimans County and this area with a market place for their farm products, will open in Hertford on Saturday, Septem ber 1. f W, Jarvis Ward, who will man age the new business to be known as The Farmers Mart, stated the company will occupy and operate the site formerly owned by The Southern Cotton Oil Company. The firm will buy corn, soybeans, cotton and peanuts and will op erate the cotton gin purchased from the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany. Mr. Ward said the gin is now ready to receive cotton grown during this season. ' ' -' " 'He also stated that during the harvest season T the ' firm ' will be open day and night in order to pro-' vide full service to the farmers pi this' 'area.' ' i In addition, to buying farm pro ducts, The Farmers Mart will op erate a retail business' selling,' in season, such items' as cotton seed products, Sco-Co fertilizers, a com plete line of farm seed, insecticides and wire fencing. White Funeral ll:!d Wednesday Mrs. Lela Boswell White, 80, died at.tthe home of her' daughter, Mrs. Editlv W. Fowlor here Monday night at 7 o'clock after d long ill nesa.- , 1 "She was"! a ' native ! of Chowan County but had lived in Hertford for-f-many years.--- She was the daughter of the late J. T.'and Saily BoawilL--'i'--'''.''..'.:. ' " . --Surviving are her husband, Ed waod W. White; two sons', James E:MVWie of Norfolk and Ernest L. White" of Hertford; two daughters. Mrs. Louise W. Dail of Norfolk and Mrs. ; Edith Fowler of Hert ford; one brotherThomas J. Bos well of Elizabeth City; one sister, Mrs. Annie B. White of Hertford. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 4, o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev, James O. Mattox. Burial was In Beaver Hill Cemetery In Eden ton. - ' tattmg.;, 't; , HsretlirSaturday Coach Steps Up 11 M 't'' CoacH Ike Perry,-preparing his 1956 Perquimans, H.:gh, School foot ball team for !lts. opening game against: Churchland, Va., on Sep tember 14; stepped up the tempo of pre-school practice this week. Practice sessions have been con ducted twice daily the past two weeks, and Coach Perry stated the squad is rounding into shape in good form. He expects to continue heavy drills for the next coupl-; of weeks to prepare the Indians for the strenuous season ahead. Some 50 candidates for the 1956 1 Indian team have been issued uni forms and most of these have been attending practice sessions fairly regularly. Some of the players have developed early season ail ments, such, as sore feet and muscles but these handicaps are expected to disappear as the youths develop into form as prac tice drills progress. - Perry appeared pleased with the development of the squad thus far and predicted the Perquimans op- ponents will have their hands full when they play the Indians this year. He said he expects all can didates for the team to report reg ularly for practice beginning next week. A name omitted from the list of players lost to the team through graduation was that of Corbin Cherry who will attend Chowan College. Veterans, around whom Coach Perry ex pests to build the 1956 team, showing up well in practice are Miller and White, ends; Hazel Matthews, tackle; Batts and Whed bee, guards; Phillips, center, and Backs Tilly, Tommy Matthews and J Jim Ross. Batts and Ross are transfers and will see action with the Indians during the coming sea- Welcome Pastor The churches of Hertford will meet in a Union Service on Sunday night, September 2, in the First Methodist Church at 7:30 o'clock to officially welcome the Methodist minister, the Rev. James A. Au man, to the town. Mr. Auman was appointed to the Methodist Church I at the meeting of the Annual Con ference in June and assumed his duties at the local church in July when he came to Hertford from the Camp Ground Methodist Church in , Fayetteville where he had served for the past five years. Congregations and ministers' of the Baptist, Episcopalahd Metho dist Churches will participate in the service. The Rev. Mr. Auman will bring the message of the evening, using as the basis for his sermon the Parable of the Sower. The Rev. ' James Mattox, Baptist minister, will have, the evening prayer, and Rector Paul Shultz of the Episcopal Church will read the Scripture. ' : j All Hertford residents are in vited to attend Sunday's , night's Union .', Service at the Methodist Church. V- Hertford Board To Fill Police Job Mayor V. N. Darden announced , Wednesday that the Hertford Town Board will receive applications for filling a vacancy on the town po-t lice force caused by the resigna-j tion of Police Officer Pete Riddick; Mr. .Riddick - resigned his job: Tuesday, same to be effective Sat urday, September 1. -i ?' ;! ' ' t . Applications to fill the post will be received at the Municipal Build ing up to 5 o'clefct Mondayi'- Sepi tember 10. Thp jBpard.tflllifjll the .vacancy at its' meeting on Monday night, September 10. . .; . 1 ' .'' Local Attorney Attends Seminar W. H. Oakey, Jr;, Hertford a torneyj has returned home from Chicago where he attended a Na val .Law Seminar ; at the . Great Lakes Naval Station. While at the Seminar Mr, Oakey was admitted to nractice before the U. S, Court of Military 'Appeal. . Officals Enrol lment -Gain i Preparations for the ope nj rig of. the 1956-67' school' term hv'Per nuimana Coimtv have hnen ram. pleted it was announced today bjjR" J. T. Biggers, school superintend- j ent, who stated it is anticipated en rollment at all of the schools will be higher than during the last term. 1 Largest percentage gain in en rollment is expected at Perquim ans High School where pre-school registration reveals 314 students, or more, will report for the classes at this building. School principals and the super intendent have been making last minute surveys, reviewing the plans for the opening of the new term and report all is in readiness for the opening on Wednesday, September 5. Miss Thelma Elliott, principal of Hertford Grammar School, an nounced, that all pupils of that school will meet at Perquimans High School on next Wednesday, prior to being assigned classes at various locations for this coming year. Mr. Biggers stated two vacan cies which exits in school faculties will be filled by the end of this week, and each school will have a complete roster of teachers by the opening day. School officials completed a sur vey of all school bus routes in the county, and made some slight changes in these for the coming term but the routes, generally speaking, will be about the same as traveled during the past year. Mr. Biggers also announced all' students are requested to bring money to their schools as soon as possible for the payment of book fees and activity fees. Early pay ment .of '.these fees will expedite the work on the part of teachers with the issuance of M)oks'and sup plies. ' - ; Part time schedules will be bb served at all schools for the first two days of. the term. Wednesday classes will be discussed ' at "11 o'clock and on Thursday school will be dismissed at 12 o'clock noon. Full schedules of classes will be started on Friday and lunchrooms will be opened beginning with this date. ;' Stores To Observe Labor Day Holiday A majority of Hertford stores and business houses, following the custom of past years, will be closed all day next Monday in observ ance of Labor Day, U was reported here this week. W. W. White, local Postmaster, announced the Post Of fice will be closed but mail will be received and dispatched on holiday schedule. Local Towns Share In Distribution Of The Powell Funds f The towns of Hertford and Win fall, in Perquimans Countyf will share in the allocation of $6,219, 336.82 to be divided bj the State Highway Commission among 400 incorporated, active, eligible mu nicipalities for improvement on non-higftway streets. , , The 1956 allocation to the Town of Hertford .is $6,872.19, while the allocationfor .infall is 1306A6. i This is the largest amount ever distributed sjnc the Pcwel Bill Act was, riassed in 1951, when a' total of ,$043,096.20 was divided among 386 towns. In 1952, a total bi 498.,82.30 - was shared by ; 388 towns. In 1953, a total ef $5,244,- 203.40 was divided among 394 Tar Heel towns. In 1964. $5,391,717.4 lJ was shared by 396 towns. Last year, a total of $5,711,978.98 was divided among 399 towns. This year's allocation brings the total six-year disbursement - of Powell Bill Funds to $32,069,175.11. . The increasing annual total dis bursements are due to the ever growing volumes of gasoline being used in motor vehicles. The fund 5 Cents Per Copy P red ict Peanut Production Peanuts harvested for picking or threshing from 1,270,386 acres on United States farms in 1954 total ed 884,664,110 pounds, with 1,095, 748 acres, or 86.2 per cent, in 100 leading counties producing 807, 121,165 pounds, recording to 1954 Census of Agriculture figures for ranking counties released today by the Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department of Commerce. Comanche County, Texas, was the leading county in acreage in peanuts for picking or threshing with 34,962 acres 2.8 per cent of the U. S. total, and 27th in quan tity harvested with 10,424,670 pounds. Early County, Georgia, was second in acreage with 29,973 acres, and 10th in quantity harvest ed with 19,091,185 pounds. South ampton County, Virginia, ranked third in acreage with 29,604 acres, but first in production with 47, 692,127 pounds. Among the top 100 counties in peanut acreage in 1954, 37 were in Georgia; 20 in Texas; 13 in North Carolina. Perquimans County ranked 40th in the nation in pounds of peanuts harvested, while it ranked only 92nd in the nation as to the num ber of acres planted to peanuts. During 1954 Perquimans County had 3,403 acres planted to peanuts and harvested a total of 6,902,045 pounds. Mrs. Roxie Smith Rites Held Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Roxie Teague Smith, 65, wife- of Nelson J. Smith, Route two, Hertford, who died at a Winston-Salem hospital last Saturday, were conducted Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Pleasant Hill Ghristian Church, Liberty, N. C, by the Rev. 0.L. Ruth, assisted by the Rev. C. S. Saunders. Surviving besides the husband are her father, Eugene Teague of Snow Camp, N. C; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Smith Thurman and Mrs. Mozelle Peabody of Kemers ville; one son, the Rev. Eugene Smith of Draper; six grandchik dren; four half sisters and two half brothers. , . Interment was in the Pleasant Hill Church cemetery. ., comes from a c per gallon of the total or gross 6c gasoline tax (less refunds) during fiscal 1955-56, when the gross State gasoline tax totaled $74,690,855.92. Checks will be mailed to the par ticipating towns in mid-September. Half of the total allocation, or ' $3,109,688.41, is divided among all qualified muncipalities on the ba sis of population. The per capita' rate is $2.04 this year. Last. year, It was $1.88. . . , ,. The other half of , the total alloca tion is divided, among all the quali- -fied municipalities on the basis of ' relative mileage of non-State sys tem or local streets which comply with the. Act.. The mileage rate this year is $496.66. Last year, it W8g 1472.65. As of July 1, 1956, the 400 ticipating towns had 6,261.17 miles of non-highway system ; streets. Their total population, according to the 1950 census,' was 1,522,998. ? Allocations were figured to, the penny by the Highway Commis sion's Division of Statistics and Planning under the direction nf 1 1 UMUIMIUIO lt(.ii.0 James S. Burch, -.1 ' N '1 "'