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PERQUMAN TJh ll ilTT & Volume XXV. Number 5. ontriDur Annual Polio Fund Reported As$50.25 ; Contributions to the 1958 March lr of Dimes campaign in Perquimans County are coming in at a very slow rate according to Mrs. Edi son Harris, drive chairman who stated the local committee is hopeful the tempo of the drive will start "picking up during the next week. Henry C. Sullivan, treasurer for the drive, reported Tuesday that only $50.25 had been reported thus far by solicitors and these ' reports had come from the Hert ; ford community. -.-'':,: Mrs. Corbin Dozier, Chairman of the Perquimans Polio Commit tee, announced efforts are being made to secure a number of so licitors for the rural communi ties of the county, to solicit funds for the March of Dimes, but thus far little success had been noted : to securing these solicitors. She requests individuals who desire to help promote the work of the Infantile Paralysis Foundation by acting as fund solicitors to get in touch, with her immediately. .The chairman stated that in or der for Perquimans to conduct a successful drive for the funds needed to carry on the work" of the Foundation it will be neces sary for all residents to join to gether, giving of their time and money to raise local funds. The Hertford Boy Scouts will lend assistance to the drive on V Saturday when they will conduct a Blue Cane Sale on the streets jpf Hertford. , They will be sell- fling, tiny Bue Canes with receipts Jfoing to the March of Dimes. ! 1 As has been the custom in the jpast, the county has no quota for (the March of Dimes fund but the hoeal committee- is hopeful at ; est $1,400 can be raised here to support the program which ha r r tfV-lkreedorw,feat.o,f inpfo '. 1..L !li.ll . .1 . piiq renaoiiiiauon lor tne victims 'fbf the disease. . Clinic Operations Stcited On ruonday A new Mental Health Clinic for he Albemarle area went Into Ipperation in Elizabeth City last Monday,, according to a report maae by Thomas Maston, Chair man of the Board of Advisors for Hthe Albemarle Mental Health Center. . . ... ' i The. clinic is operated by the " (our counties comprising the dis jprict health department in coop- I ration with the State: i t if ' ; , -. . " r ."I. !.t '. ; : :." ' ' . Maston said that at meeting Thursday night the board, hired frs. Martha Ann Seymour as sec etary ahd Interviewed " a psy Ifologist.' An agreement with the ;sychologist is expected to be . ' sached soon, said Maston.' . pr. Dietrich W. Heyder of the ilurham Child Guidance Clinic, ? 1 irill offer psychiatric services un ler u the direction of Dr.- John ; "owler. Heyder's services will be . A vailable to the public 14 hours liach week on Thursday from 2 to 6 Pi M., and from 7 to 10 P. M., kxA on Fridays from 8 A. M., to P. tt, Appointments can be inade by calling Elizabeth City, 263. . .;:,.:r:i- According .to Maston the offices an the County Welfare Building Ion Main Street have been furn ished with the exception of the reception room. Furniture for this, room is expected sometime , Inext week, said Maston. ;t--- Perquimans County property FrL-vLcStDsy 'r Owners who have not ye .listed ' ;lheir property for 1958 taxes, are temlnded today by Juliar('d.;Pow- HI, County Tax Superyisorj , that Friday, January 31, is the last day iiir listing without penalty. Mr. IPowell urges those property own ta see list takers in their re-. 1. 1 . tUve townships Immediately in order to avoid the penalty for latfe listing.'. . . -r :::3 to meet , , The Fc--uimans Masonic Lodge Vn. 1". . r. & A M., will.meet t n"u .t at 7:30 o'clock.' ' ri-i ions to Chappell To Speak At Breeders' Meet j The 30th annual meeting of the North Carolina Guernsey Breed ers Association will be held in the courtroom of the Cabarrus County Court House, Cohcord, on Tuesday, February 11. The pro gram gets under way at 10 A. M. Speakers include: Bill Hitz, Polk City, Iowa, vice president of the American Dairy Association; and Clarence Chappell, Jr., Bel videre, who will describe his farming program which led to his selection as "Star Farmer of America." Top 4-H Guernsey Club mem bers from each county will be honored and outstanding adult breeders will receive silver tro phies. Perquimans High ToConferenceFoes Suffering losses to Williams ton and , Tarboro, during the past week, the Perquimans In dians will attempt to improve heir conference rating when hey play Aho'skie there on Fri lay night. Playing host to Tarboro Tues day night the Indians, went down i,o defeat by a score of 48 to 72. The visitors dominated the play ihroUghout, leading at the first juarter 15-10 and holding a 34- 20 lead at half time. Play dur ing the second half was a re peat of the first half playing. fense, canning 21 points, while Hull added 17. ' Johnny Miller scored 18 poifts for het Indians, Buron hit for 10 and Matthews tallied seven. In a preliminary contest the Perquimans Squaws edged out the Tarboro girls by a margin 6f 15 to 42. The Perquimans for wards all hit in double figures. Pierce netting 17, McGoogan 15 and Bagley 10. Moore with 25 points, was high scorer for Tar boro. v Williamston swept a double bill from Perquimans last Fri- iay, the Williamston girls win ning 2 to 41, while the Green Wave won 68-48. The Williams ton girls led 18-16 at the end of the first period and 27-25 at the half.( . Abernathjr . scored 29 points Spivey ij'fof- Williamston while McGoogan had 18, Bagley 10 and Pierce Ij'fpr Perquimans. " Gaylord -Perry's' 38 points was high in the boys' game and gave the Green Wave an ad vantage which the Indians failed to overcome Williamston had a 37-14 lead at half time and this survived a 23 point splurge' by the Indians in the final quar ter.; Matthews was 17 points and Miller 'with 14 led the Per quimans scoring. AEMC Announces Rate Reduction l 'The board of directors of the Albemarle' Electric Membership Corporation have announced a re duction of electric rates to! their members pf about 5 effective with their January 20th, 1958 bill- li.i . , . .t.r. i :..., ing: ' A- T. Lane, president,, aid, the Board was'' aware of the adverse financial conditions, in the 'rural area' served by' the cooperative and felt ' that a rate reduction would be of some assistance at this time. ,i He also pointed out that this Wag in line with the policy of the Albemarle . Electric Membership Corporation to render the best service possible at the least cost to the members and that it is the aim, of the, Board, to make further reductions when thought, feasible. Loses Cage Games For Electricity Hertford; Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 31, 1958. I I THE MISSILE WATCH United Press, photographers te.sf the positions of their long-range cameras at Cocoa Beach, Fla. Their target is the missile-testing center at Cape Canaveral. A tightening up of security regulations forced the cameramen to move back to approximately six miles from the launching site. Adding to the difficult assignment is a new policy at tne missile center. Instead of leaving the red bull, which warns llshing and otiicr sea Ci'dft of an iuip. iuinitv filing, up till tiic miosile is f.ed. ti.e authorities tciu.-.d to p.i' i u- ar.o t..i- i ininic- diuleiy. So ti.wC mci. muot smup iuui.cut iisl ; iuCv. ujul cli' wmie cmuvid.: uie liOilir iocOCd. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES 1-.X-XM.X..-K:.M. I theh. families is now. coming A billion dollar educational ( from sources entirely outside of program, aimed at producing agriculture, reflecting a long-term more scientists through U. S. I shift in major sources of farm in schools, was proposed this week I come and a progressively lessen by President Eisenhower, who ' ing dependence on farming itself stated the situation existing is an emergency and the plan should not be considered as a permanent federal responsibility. hility. Russia and the U. S. have reached an agreement calling for a two-year exchange of films, ra dio and TV broadcasts and about 500 experts covering cul tural fields such as dancing, horse doctoring and artists. The deal concluded Monday was worked out by representatives of the State Department. , An uprising, in, VentiaHela-lask week disposed Distator Jimenez and a new government Of mili tary leaders is holding power pending free elections scheduled for a later date. Following the change in government, reports said, celebrations were staged' by the people, rejoicing the, over throw of the dictatorship. Allies of the Baghdad pact, meeting in Turkey this week, moved to strengthen their posi tions against any onset of Com munist aggression. Secretary of State Dulles, attending the meeting as a spectator, told the conference the U. S. will sup port any action in the area aim ed at stopping aggression. An automobile wreck in New Pork Tuesday may end the baseball career of Roy Cam,p nnella, Los Angeles Dodger. Campanella sustained a broken neck when a car he was driving overturned and struck a pole. Reports stated he suffered in juries causing paralysis, v i Smith Rites Held Here On Wednesday John Owen Smith, 62, died Monday following a short ill ness. He was a native and life long resident ' of Perquimans County, having lived in Winfall for the past 30 years. He was the son of the late Tim and De lilah Monds Smith. ' it. i ! i i , e survived oy nye nan , oromers, AiDeri canwrignt oi Grandy, Henry Cartwright of fortiocK, ,va., , George,., Cart wright of Winfall, Oscar Cart wright of Norfolk and James Cartwright' of ' Orlahdd, ! Fla. ; two1'1' half-sisters, ' Mrs'.' " Lucy Lowe of Winfall and Mrs.' Ida Umphlett of , Portlpdt, . ' Funeral services, ulrAr i WwiJ ducted .Wednesday afternoon at ;ju ai ' me iwhoto irunerai Home by the Rev. J. O. Mat tox, pastor of the Hertford Bap tist Church. Burial was in the family cemetery at Chappell's Hill. . Pallbearers were Cliff Morgan, Bruce Lowe. Alan Lowe, Harman Lowe, William Lowe and Demp- sey Lowe. ' . - . ' . ' V'' SUPPORT MARCH CF DIMES One-third Farm Coming From Nonfarm Sources Over a third ol the income of V , the nation's farm ODerators and as the predominant source of live lihood. The chief factor in this trend has been the big growth in non- farm job opportunities as the re- suit of the expansion of the econ omy over the last decade and a half, but an appreciable and glowing income is being contrib uted by a return on savings and by public and private retirement benefits, annuities, etc. The Income Breakdown A special survey made, by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Bureau of the Census shows that farm oper afar . families had an : aggregate. nonfarm income of $6.9 billions in 195? out of a total income of $19.3 billions in that year. Thus non- agricultural income represented 36 cents of every dollar of in come of farm operators and their families in 1955. Preliminary figures indicate that the 'nonfarm income of farm operator families rose to a new high of ,$7' billions in 1956, though still 36 cents of every dol lar of their total income last year. By. contrast, the comparable fig ure for nonfarm income of farm operators and their families was somewhat under $6 billions in 1950, or 27 cents of every dollar of their income; and in 1948 was about $5' billions, or 22 cents of every dollar, of income for that year. Figures prior to 1948 are distorted by wartime influences and' by' the depressibft of the Thir ties. Important' of Nonfarm Job 1955,. or over '80 cents? of every dollar of nonfarm income for the year. Of . this total, the , farm op- erator himself earned $3.5 billions in wages and salaries, and receiv ed an additional billion dollars The dominance of off-farm em ployment in nonfarm income is shown by the fact that farm oper ators and their families received a total of $5.7 billions in earnings from non-agricultural sources in from a noff-the-farm business or self-employment. Nonfarm earn ings of the wife and other mem bers of the family added up to $1 xh billions for the year. , Behind these figures is a long term . growth in the number of farm rwwrntnrs workinff off the r . farm 100 days or more. Back in 1930 this ,total was only 700,000. By 1940 the number .had crossed a million, and the latest figures indicate it , Js, approaching 1 'mftiion..;'f ' y. lvThe' category1 6f return" on sav ings contributed close to a half billion dollars to the nonfarm in come of farnx operators' and their families in 1055 in the form of In terest, dividends, trust funds, or royalties. Rentals from nonfarm real estate came to an additional.! $173 millions. Savings of the farm population have shown $ big rise over the last decade and a half. At the beginning of this year, , for example, farmers had over $8 billions in savings de- posits and U. S. Savings Bonds. Ownership of life insurance also has increased greatly among farmers to recent years as It has Family Income among the population at large, and the latest figures show three out of every four farm families with some life insurance protec tion. All Farmers benefit Farm operators and their fam ilies also had an income of over a half billion dollars in 1955 from a variety of pensions and bene fits, including retirement pay, an nuities, veterans' pensions and compensation. This source of non farm income also is certain to grow in the future as more and more farmers qualify for a pen sion in an off-the-farm job or be come eligible for Social Security benefits A breakdown of the Depart ment of Agriculture figures shows the wide distribution of nonfarm income among farmers. The lead ing beneficiary in this respect wa? the group of part-time and resi dential farmers, who make : up just .under a third of all farmt and to whom farming is more a way of life than a source of live lihood. This group's nonfarm in come added up to $3V billions in 1955 and averaged out to some $2,400 for every farm in this clas sification. But commercial farmers, even those in the top echelons of agri cultural production, also hat substantial income from nonfarm sources. In a large number oi cases this nonfarm income even exceeded earnings from the farm operation. In all, the 3 million farms in the commercial classifi cation had an aggregate of $3.4 billions in nonfarm income ir 1955, the equivalent of approxi mately $1,100 per farm. Godwin Candidate For State Senator A pi,ston G()dwini Jr., Gates. vie attorney has ann0Unced his candidacy for the office of State Senator for the First Sen atorial District, A former State Senator, God win represented the district in sessions during 1953 and 1955. In making his announcement, Godwin stated: "I am grateful to the voters of the First Sen atorial District for the fine ma jority they gave me in the first primary in 1952 and in 1954. I am again asking them to permit me to represent them in the I 1959 session of the - Legislature and if nominated and elected, i shall sincerely strive to represent the district and the state honest ly and without fear or favor." Commissioners To Meet Next Monday ' ' Commissioners ; fojr Perquimans County will meet in' regular ses sion next Monday,' February. 3, in the Court' House, beginning at 10 A. M. In addition to other matters, the Board is expected to take further action regarding revaluation of real property for the year 1958. . ; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryant announce the birth of ai daugh ter, Maty Heath, bonis January 28 at Albemarle Hospitat Mrs. Bryant is the former- -Julia Tlmberlake jof Rocky Mount;" Commission Gives ReportForRoad lmprovementsln'57 During 1957, the State High way Commission completed 146.364 miles cf road improve ments in the First Highway Di vision, W. N. Spruill, Division Engineer of Ahoskie, reports. Of the completed mileage, 42.82 miles were renovated by ;tate forces while the other 103.544 miles were finished up by contract forces under the supervision of State Highway engineers. Spruill commended the state 1 and contractor forces upon the line work completed last year. Highlights of the 1957 con struction season include comple tion ,of grading and structure (the paving is under contract) on the new 5.54 mile long Windsor bypass on U. S. 17 and 13; 5.75 miles of grading and paving a new county road from N. C. 45, about 0.5 mile south of Mt. Gould, south to a paved road, about 1.1 miU'S northwest of U. S. 17; the beautiful 2'!!-mile long umcrete bridge across Croatan Sound on U. S. 264 . 64 ,'link'ng Manns Harbor and Man- tea; 1.2 miles of wideningg from 18 to 22 feet and resurfacing on U. S. 264 and 64 in Manns Harbor north for 1.2 miles to ward the Croatan Sound bridce; 1. 15 miles of resurfacing, 20 feet wide, from U. S. 264 and 64 at Midway, east across Roanoke Sound to Whalebone; fesurfac , ng from Whalebone for 8.45 miles south to Oregon Inlet; widening from IR to 18 feet and resurfacing 3.34 r iles from a loint on U. S. 158, 1.6 miles east f Currituck Sound bridge, iorth toward Duck; four miles f grading and paving on a coun y road from N. C. 37 at Willow, -lortheast and northwest to a laved county road; widening the ld 18 foot wide pavement on N. C. :50 out to 22 '.4 feet from hoskie to Aulander; ra&fflg ind paving a new 18 foot wide ounty road from a point on a laved county road in California -.orth for 3.62 miles to U. S. ,158; '.uilding a new 0.112-mile long joncrete bridge over Pungo "liver on U. S. 264 at Leechvillc; :rading, paving new locations, widening old 16 foot wide con rete pavement to 22 feet on J. S. 264 from cost end of bridge over Pungo River at L,eechville southeast for 19.38 niles to about one mile north east of Swan Quarter; 1.33 niles of widening from 16 foot to 20 foot - 22 foot leveling and esurfacing U. S. 264 from a point 1.3 miles northwest of Swan puarter southeast to Swan Quarter; and grading and pav ing the new 10.57 mile long sec ondary road from Ocracoke north to Green Island; 11.04 miles of grading and : widening the old pavement from 18 to 22 feet and resurfacing on N. C 125 from Williamston to Hamilton; and grading and paving a new 2.151 mile location of N. C. 170 from U. S. 17 in Elizabeth City south to. the Navy Blimp Base; grad ing, widening from 18 to 22 feet, and resurfacing N. C. 170 for 6.033 miles from U. S. 17 in Elizabeth City, south to the Navy Blimp Base. Pure Bred Duroc Sale February 7 Clarence Chappell, Jr., nf Bel videre will hold his second Pure Bred Duroc sale at his farm on Friday, February 7, at 1 P. M. Last year Chappell held the first private sale that he has ever participated in, and offered a very outstanding group of gilts and boars for sale. This year he says that the bred gilts that he is offering for sale are even better than those he had last year. They are bred to the National Reserve Champion boar of 19571 He is offering for sale this year a total of fifty-three animals, made up mostly of bred gilts that are bred either to the National Reserve Champion boar or to Master Pioneer, 12th, with a few open gilts included and about eleven boars, ; , Y The 8ale will start at 1 P. M., on Friday at the Chappell Farm, with a Dutch style; lunch avail abe to those who Would like to come early and look at the animals'.- ' "' 1""' ' iSuperior Court In ;Session This Week Has Full Red Cross Meeting Next Thursday Night Reorganization of the Perquim ans Chapter of the American Red Cross and formulating plans for the annual Red Cross fund drive will be the purpose of a meet ing to be conducted here next Tuesday night, February 4, at the Municipal Building on Grubb Street. The public is invited to attend this meeting and special invita tions have been issued to the various civic organizations throughout the county. Much in terest is being shown toward this meeting and the promotion of an active Red Cross chapter aimed at maintaining Perquimans County in the Red Cross blood bank pro gram. ! .... I Christian Workers School Conducted Here By Methodists More than 100 Methodists from this area were enrolled in the Christian Workers School which closed Tuesday nicht at First Methodist Church, Hertford. Pro - vided as a training opportunity I Testimony for the plaintiff was for church school workers and taken on Monday and up until other interested people in thepnoHn Tuesday alter which the de Methodist Churches of Chowan , fense, alter being denied a nn and Perquimans counties, this tion for non-suit, presented testi year's school was the best attend- j mony regarding the case, ed and had a higher percentage' A recess was called in the of Course Cards of Recognition is- hearing Wednesday morning sued than any school tins group has ver held. Courses were offered for work ers with children, taught by Mrs. V; E.-Qttutr Durham fawo!vk.vv.irt!v-e township. , Shortly befom. ers with young people, taught by;noon Judge Morris announced the Mrs. H. R. Odum, Gibson; work- caS(' nad bceen settled by compil ers with adults, taught by the nlise and therefore was closed. Rev. J. L. Joyce, Havelock; and) A judgement in the amount of a general course on Bible Study, $2,250, with interest, was awarded taught by Mrs. R. E. Brown, Ra-'bv tne iul'.V to Mrs. Audrey S. leigh. Church school superinten-j R"!lcn wh" sought .damages from dents and pastors from each par-' Pyramid Life Insurance Company, ticipating church served as Board Defense Attorney C. R. Holmes of Directors in sotting up plans I"11'" mflde the customary motion and policies fr the school. They 'providing for possible appeal of will meet in Hertford February 6, tne Cilso to tlle Supreme Court, to begin plans for a similar school I Tno CU'-' term closed with a to be held in 1959. These Chris-! pre-trial conference between the . tian Workers Schools are held an-Jud and attorneys in the cases . nually in selected localities ' ln which T. W. Wifcon and Na- throughout the North Carolina Conference, and are sponsored jointly by local churches and the Conference Board of Education. Russell Funeral Conducted Monday Funeral services for Willie T. Russell, 60, who died Saturday af ternoon at his homo on Hertford Route 3, were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Berea Church of Christ of which he was a member. The Rev. Neal Puc kett, pastor, officiated. The casket pall was made of red and white carnations. A quartet from the Roanoke Bible School, composed of Miss Pearl Preslev, Miss Gracie Sullivan, Ward Sulli van and Stacy Cox, sang "It Is Well With My Soul." Pallbearers were Olden Rus sell, Roy Onley, William Humph ries, Richard Humphries, Jarvis Onley and Woodrow Umphlett. Burial was in the Berea church yard. He was the son of the late Rob ert and Mrs. Martha White Rus sell. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Harriet Corbitt Russell; two sons, William ' A. Russell and Clyde Russell; one brother, Fletcher Russel of St. Brides, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Umphlett of Chincoteague, ,Va., Mrs. Ella Cooper of Camden and Mrs. Liza Harrell of Hertford Route 3, and four grandchildren. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Zedeker of 76 Market Street announce the birth of a daughter, Angela Fran ces, born. Saturday, January 25, at the Chowan Hospital in Eden ton.'' ' 5 Cents Per Copy Calendar The January term of Superior Court convened here Monday with Judge Chester Morris of Currituck presiding over the cal endar of civil actions. A total of 14 cases were listed on the doc ket but six of these cases were continued when the calendar was called during the opening session. Cases continued included those of Fenne.r Norris vs. Barbara Nor ris: Cai Iton Cannon Est. vs. Chas. R. Ward; Gilbert Euro vs. Willie B. Mi iorc; Percell Skinner vs. Charlie Jernigan; Percy Brothers vs. Charlie Kenigan; Anne Elliott Han-el vs. Benjamin Harrell. It was indicated that judg ments would be leached in cases of Oliver Riddick vs. Edward Scheidt and Samuel Salitan vs. J. F. llollowell and these two I cases were not heard during the term. On motion the Court ordered I the case of W. K. lidecus v.s. 1 Ralph Perry remanded to the of fice of the C'lei k oi Court for a I hearing. rut case' calkd for trial dur ing the tei.ni was that in wnich . Jonn Q. White was granted a di- voice from busie Gregory White. following this trial the court stalled tile case of Mrs. Leanne Winsiuw vs. IOiss Johnnie S. ' White, which involved an action in which the plaintiff sought to , havc' a dted st:t as'de wnne attorneys conferred with their clients over a possible set tlement of the issue which in volved the sale of a farm in Bel- than Riddick sought ludgment against Hugh White et als, and these cases were continued over, until the next term of court 1 William Copeland First Candidate The first ripple on the political waters in Perquimans County came Monday when William Copeland of Murfreesboro, an nounced he will be a candidate for re-election as State Senator for the First District. Copeland's announcement stat ed: "I shall be a candidate for re-election to the State Senate from the First Senatorial District in the Democratic Primary to be held May 31. If re-nominated and re-elected. I will serve the Dis trict and the State to the best of my ability". The county board of elections is expected to be organized at a meeting early next month, after which candidates will have sev eral weeks in which to file inten tions of seeking offices which will be up for election during 1958. Recorder's Court In Recess Tuesday Recorder's Court was in recess Tuesday of this week because of the regular civil term of Superior Court being conducted here by Judge Chester Morris. Cases list ed on the Recorder's docket were set for hearing next Tuesday, February 3. AUTO FIRE WEDNESDAY An automobile owned by T. W. Wilson was damaged by fire, on Wednesday night. Hertford Fire Department was called to extin guish the blaze at about 7 o'clock. The muse of the fire was not re ported. :.,' ' ' .' . '.'.. '