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Utility.
: ' Cxpansion plans' for the Town
of Hertford, Anticipated in con-
. nection with community growth
through . the activation of the
I . Navy's seaplane base here, were
discussed . at some length at a
meeting of the Town Board on
Monday night.
Establishment of a permanent
water well field, enlargement of
the electric system and' traffic
problems were among the items
on the agenda - discussed during
the meeting. .', ,' .'-;
Mayor V. N. Darden and Su
perintendent F. T. Britt were au
, thorized to investigate the feasi
bility and costs of installing a
new Y electric system to replace
' the' Delta; system ' now in use.
This new system will increase
voltage for the town from 2,300
to' 4.160 and require less costly
' 'equipment in future expansion of
the electric system. Serving; the
; town's customers. . V. f , ;
"' iThe Mayor advised the board
,; negotiations for an option on one
acre of ground, to be used as a
site for a well field, is progress
ing and plans for developing a
, new well- field is proceeding ac
cording to schedule.
During the discussion concern
ing the electric system Mr. Britt
,' pointed out the kilowatt hours
( of electricity used by local cus
tomers during the past' 17 years
1 had increased from 62,500 to 400,
' ?)00 as jot January, 1958. .
' The Board was advised by the
Mayor .that State Highway offi
cials have proposed the town di
vide north and south bound traf
fic on Route 17 in order to main
tain this route- through the town.
It is proposed that all "through
south bpund traffic be directed "to
8K. Gijubh nd rEdenton Road
"Road Streets whiy north bound
.traffic ivUrDqbyridClvurch
Streetsf? This matter was. taken i
under advisemeKt by, the board
and will be considered at a later
.date. '''''.
Taken under advisement for
the time being was the matter of
adoption of 'an ordinance which
wll empower, the Board with aur
thority td force property owners
to repair or remove delapidated
building areas with the town.
' At the close of the meeting the
Board i voted to change a zone
area, as recommended by the Ap
peal Board, pertaining to proper
ty owned by ;"Norfolk-Southern
Railroad which through error had
been zoned residential instead of
commercial.
Walter Gohoon Announces His
Candidacy For District Solicitor
Walter Cohoon this week an-:
nounced that he will be a can-'
didate for re-election for the of-;
ffce of District Solicitor in the'
Democratic Primary election on
May 31. s.
' 4'ln ( makintf this announce-'
ment.". said Mr. Cohoon, . "I wish
to express my gratitude to the,
good people of the First Solici
torial District fQr having honored
me'with the privilege of serving
them as their Solicitor, and to
thank them for their past gener
ous support of my candidacy. I
earnestly -solicit their, vote and
support again, and hope and trust
that the duties of this office have
been discharged by me in such a
manner as to have met with their
approval and as to merit their
continued support." ?
rd Of Education
To Lleet Friday P.M.'
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, , The Perquimans Board of Edu
cation will hold a special ,meet
, ing in the offices of, the superin
. tendent of schools t on Friday
night at 7:30 o'clock for. the pur
pose of designating a chairman,
'd handling any other business
'ch might be brought ..to.e,
.-.'.ion of the board. '! ' . ,
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. i i of Central Grammar
1 v 1 hold its March meet-
" ' -.Jay night in the au
't'lE -hov.1 beginning
. Mrs. Paul Wise,
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will be
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Flans
Of
Services
House Kunto
Houses situated within the
Town of Hertford will have new
street numbers' effective July 1.
Under the provisions of an or
dinance adopted af'a meeting of
ihe Town Board Monday night,
the area within the town limits
has.' been divided , into four
quadrants with Church and Mar
ket streets' being the divisional
lines. Each lot and building
situated has been designated
with new numbers and the ordi
nance, which becomes effective
July 1, requires house numbers
to be displayed by that date. :
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Varied Docket In
Recorder's Court
Here Last Tuesday
A varied docket of 13 car.es was
disposed of during last Tuesday's,
session of Perquimans Recorder's
Court presided over by Judge
Chas, E. Johnson. Two defend
ants, Judson Miller and Green
wood Welch, Negroes, failed to
appear to answer charges of traf
fic violations and each was or
dered apprehended for a hearing
next Tuesday. '" : "
Four defendants, Carl Wood
ard, Ris Hand, Charles Porter and
Donald Hunter, entered pleas of
guilty to charges of speeding and
each paid the costs of court
preen wood Welch, Negro, sub-,
mitted , to charges of failing - to
complywith . restrictions on his
.operatortlip,en.se',and paidithe
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Costs of - court 'iwere 4axed
against John' Lightfoot, Negro,
who entered a plea of guiltyjto
charges of failing to observe
stop sign.f 'J. i
Fines of two dollars each and
costs pf court were levied against
six defendants, .Jackson Costen,
Joshua ZacHary, George EliicUtt,
Frank HasselL Jr., all Negroes
and Ilisha Lamb and Sidney Cur
tis, each of whom submitted to
charges of being drunk.
Ge o r g e Whitehurst, Negro,
charged with assaulting a female,
was released after the court re
turned a verdict of not guilty in
the case. ;
Police To Enforce
Parking Ordinance
A crack-down on motorists
who violate the town's , parking
ordinance will become effective
here April 1, it was announced
following a Town Board meet
ing Monday night when the
Board authorized town officials
to collect a penalty of $1 from
motorists who ignore the court
esy parking tickets issued by,
the police'. .- - ': ; V
' Mayor V. K Darden pointed
out that the town, since adop
tion of a parking meter ordi
nance, "has endeavored to work
with motorists who . park over
time, and it has been the custom
for the. policet to issue a ticket
requesting payment for the over-'
time parking. :; y-.'f'ui.i
? Recently ..'..argiB;:-' unfae& pt
motorists . have;; Deen,i,,detecte4;
driyUig away from, meters y with-?;
pt , making, , ;the requested de-,
yder .orders issued , by he
tgyffH, B Wd,' beginning" April , ly
motorists , caught disregarding the,
courtesy tickets will be required
to appear before the Mayor and
pay a parking penalty of one
dollar::; ' -iJr-
-' BAKE SALE : .
The members of the St. Cath
erine Guild of the Holy Trinity
Episcopal : Church will hold a
bake sale Saturday morning,
f'irch 15, br V 'vt at 10 o'dock
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ONE FOR ALL Celebrating their first birthday, the Wendeborn triplets are a little short on
table manners but happy anyway as they fenst on a cake in their Dallas, Tex., home. Left to
right are Darlene, Marlene and Charlene. ;
Funeral Services
Conducted Sunday
For Sliel ton Long
Shelton McMullan Long, pro
minent farmer of the Bethel
community, age 65, died Friday
morning at 7:10 in Duke Hospi-!
tai; Durham, after a lingering
illness,
He was a native and life-long
resident , of Perquimans County,
son of the late William N- and
Florence Mansfield Long, and
husband of Marine Elliott Long.
He was a member of the Per
quimans County Board of Edu
cation, on whiqh he served over
30 years, had been a Master Ma
son for 34 years and was a re
tired deacon of : Bethel Baptist
Church. t :. , :. ' ; ,
.' Besides ? hisj wife, ' he is sur
vived -by twp '. daughterly' Miss
Jja ltertfof "Chowan CtflWge,
Aturfreesboro, and Mrs., Elijah
White; of Winfall; twor'sorisf,:Ed-gar-iani
Emmett of' Hertford;
one half-sister, Mrs.' W. S. Ev
ans of Hertford; one grandchild,
and a number of nieces - and
nephews. ... . '.: .
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at . the Bethel Baptist Church
with the Rev. Philip Quidley,
former pastor, officiating, assist
ed by the Rev. James . O. Mat
tox, pastor of the Hertford Bap
tist Church.
The casket was covered with
an all-white . pall, consisting of
mums, snapdragons, Easter lilies,
and roses.
The church choir sang "Some
time, We'll Understand."' A sold,
"Near to the Heart of God," was
rendered by James W. Brisson,
professor ' of music at Chowan
College. Miss Amanda Lou Cor
prew, church ' organist, accom
panied. , Masonic rites were conducted
at the '.graveside by Perquimans
Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M
At the conclusion Mr. Quidley
sang "Nearer My God To Thee,"
Pallbearers ' were Dr. - C. t A.
Davenport B. C. Berry, John T.
Biggers, Thomas Maston, Jim
Bass and Dr. A. B. Bonnet. '-
Honorary pallbearers were A.
D. Thach, J. T. Harris, J. D.
Chappell, C. T. Phillips, E. J.
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Farm Bureau To
Meet Monday Night
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There will be a County-wide
Farm Bureau meeting on Mon
day night, March 17, at the Ag
riculture Building In Hertford at
9 'o'clock.' The topic to' be dis
cussed' is ''Farmers' Viewpoint Ori
Natldrial ' Farming ' Legislation,'
with , Norman Larabee,. a farmer
who' 'has'! 'spent several days' in
WashifSgtdn , With the Farm Bu
reau:; Organization, glyin ; his
vifwiRpints; an'jBill Little, Farm
Bureau field main, both discussing
this topic, ,. ' ;
This is the first County-wide
Farm Bureau meeting that has
been held in Perquimans County
since the' barbecue last, fall, and
there are a great number of
things that will "be mentioned and
discussed.' Joe Nowell, Perquim
ans" Farm Bureau president, states
that this is one meeting which
every F a t m Bureau m ember
shoulcl attend." VV-' .'. '
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Proposal
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With more than five million
jobless reported in the nation
this week, government leaders
are proposing numerous reme
dies to stop the falling economy,
including public works projects,"
increased personal benefits and
a possible tax cut. Legislation
was introduced in Congress on
Tuesday by Democratic leaders
to extend unemployment benefits
longer than . the present 26
weeks. ,"
Three guards ' at the N. C.
Prison in Raleigh were fined this
week for alleged aiding a plan
ned prison escape by a group of
convicts. Officials reported the
trio of guards may return to
prison as inmates for their part
in the - escape plot. It was re
ported a $15,000 bribe, which
was never paid, figured in the
plot.
With a new envoy in Wash
ington, Russia is still clamoring
for a summit meeting between
top leaders of the East and West
but the, U. S. , is' maintaining
its position of demanding pre
liminary meetings for the- pur
pose of establishing an agenda
which will not permit the Com
munists to turn the conference
into a propaganda event for the
Reds. : : Commentators believe
such a conference may come lat
er this year if the agenda can
be agreed upon.
The Internal Revenue 'Service
announced Tuesday it had re
scinded a previous order that
itemized accounts of expense' de
ductions must be attached to
1958 tax - returns. The order
raised a big fuss, especially from
salesmen. Under the new rul
ing an employee who provides
his company with an accounting
of expenses need not file the
same with the IRS.
HD Club Members
Complete Project
Sewing machines ; were hunv
ming as well as voices buzzing
last week when Home Demon
stration, members, representing
their various .clubs in the coun
ty, came, in to make, draperies;
for the County Teen-age Center.
They voted at a recent County
Council meeting to take this as
a- county project for , the year.
The committee was composed of
Mrs. ' Josiah - Proctor, Mrs. Joe
Webb, Jr., and Mrs.: William
Winslow,ji County Council presi
dent. "My many tHanks go to each
and everyone that helped complete-this
project," states Nancy
Henderson, Home Agent pf Per,n
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To Close
Saturday
Hertford Banking Company,
joining other banks in this area,
is considering closing its opera
tions on Saturdays, it was an
nounced this week by R. M. Rid
dick, Jr., president.
At a meeting of bankers, held
Thursday of last week at Eliza
beth City, agreement was reach
ed whereby the banks will leave
the final decision to individual
banks. However, in counties
having more than one bank the
decision of one bank will de
termine the . decision of all
banks within that county.
Mr. Riddick in discussing .the
proposed change in banking
hours here, said if Saturday
closing is adopted the Hertford
Bank will remain open some 3
to 3' hours every Friday night
for the convenience of its pat
rons. In order to secure a complete
concensus of public opinion on
the proposal, Mr. Riddick stated
the bank will conduct a public
hearing on the matter before
making a definite decision. He
added, however, a large number
of bank patrons have already ex.
pressed to him the plan meets
with their approval and "they
saw no objections" to the pro
posal, It was pointed out that num
erous banks in larger communi
ties and cities have been closing
Saturdays for some time and
the proposal that banks in this
area follow the procedure has
been under consideration for
some time. ' ,
It is understood final ap
proval of the proposal must also
come from the State ' Banking
Commission.
Mr. Riddick stated the public
hearing on the proposal will be
announced if and when called by
the directors of the Hertford
Banking Company, giving the
public an opportunity to voice
approval or objection to the plan
should there be any.
Boardln Special
Meeting On Monday
' The Perquimans Board of Com
missioners and the Tax Supervis
or will meet in the Court House
in Hertford next Monday, March
17, beginning at 10 o'clock A. M.,
'as a Board of Equalization, and
; Review to handle matters per
taining to 1958 property valua
tion in the county.
Individuals desiring to confer
(with1 the. Board concerning valu
ation problems on their property
lare requested to appear before
the Commissioners at this special
meeting. '
Reed Candidate
For Treasurer
D. F." Reed, Jr., County Treas
urer, has filed as a candidate for
re-election with the Board of
Elections, it was reported by W.
A. White, chairman.' Reed is the
first candidate for county officer
to file for local Office with the
board. He seeks the nomination
in the May Primary, i
Rites Conducted
On Thursday For
J. Edgar Morris
J. Edgar. Morris, 56, prominent
resident of Hertford ' and chair
man of the Perquimans County
Board pf Education, died Tuesday
afternoon at 1:15 o'clock in the
Albemarle Hospital following a
short illness.
He was the son of the late John
A. and Susan Prickley Morris and
a member of the Hertford Meth
odist Church.
He was former Hertford Post
master and took an active part in
the development of sports in this
area, having been active in the
vioemane League lor many
For a number of years he has
been manager of the Hertford
Hardware and Supply Company.
He was elected to the County
Board of Education in 1950 and
served as chairman of that board
since April, 1951,
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Pattie Newby Morris; one son,
John Edgar Morris, Jr.; one
daughter, Mrs. George Clark, Jr.,
I ui miasm, va.; one oroiner, ai-
bert Morris; a sister, Mrs. Arthur
1 Hoffler, both of Sunbury and two
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I grandchildren.
funeral services were conduct
ed at the graveside in Cedar
wood Cemetery Thursday morn
ing at 11 o'clock by the Rev.
James A. Auman, pastor of the
Hertford Methodist Church.
Pallbearers were W. B. Jordan,
Henry Stokes, Jr., W. H. Oakey,
Jr., J. Emmett, Winslow, J. H.
Towe and J. S. Bass.
Honorary pallbearers were the
members of the Perquimans
County Board of Education and
the employees of the Hertford
Hardware and Supply Company.
Legion Auxiliary
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ticiitura ami
Goal For This Year
The Auxiliary of the Wm.
Paul Stallings Post of the Am
erican Legion is completing its
membership drive for 1958 and
needs one member to achieve its
goal of 57 members, it was re
ported at a meeting of the unit
held here at the home of Mrs.
J. H. Towe, with Mrs. Cliff
Pritchard and Mrs. J. K. White
acting as co-hostesses.
During the business session,
presided over by Mrs. W. G.
Hollowell, Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt
of ' Edenton, state membership
chairman, was introduced and it
was announced Mrs. Chestnutt is
a candidate for president of the
North Carolina Department. The
local unit pledged its support to
her candidacy.
Mrs. Roulac Webb, treasurer,
reported the unit has a, cash
balance of $181.45.
The Ed Bond Post of Edenton
and its Auxiliary extended an
invitation to the Hertford Units
to attend a birthday dinner to
be given in Edenton at the
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VFW-JayceeCage
GameNextTuesday
Ticket sales are brisk and much
interest is being shown in the
benefit basketball game to be
played here next Tuesday night,
March 18, between the VFW and
the Hertford Jaycees. Tickets
will be sold at the door,, it was
announced by J. W. Dillon, com
mittee chairman. A portable TV
set will be given away as a door
prize. '
The VFW is billing Harry
"Brennan", Hollowell as its star
and his teammates will be Claude
Brinn, Broughton Dail, Hank
Christgau, Don Waters, W. F,
Ainsley, Ben Thach, Charlie
Skinner and a few missiles.
Performers for the younger
Jayvee outfit include John Beers,
D. A. Carver, A. L. Lane. Billy
White, Buddy TiUey, Clyde Lane,
Panky Nixon and a few secret
weapons.
Proceeds from the game will be
used to give the Hertford Volun
teer Firemen a good supper for
services rendered to the town
and county, ,
Hears Membership
Navy Seeking Bids
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Lady Luck was beaming last
Friday for Mrs. R. M. Fowler who
lost a valuable diamond from her
ring. On discovering the loss
Mrs. Fowler re-traced her morn
ing schedule and ended up at Bill
and Viv's where she had left her
car for washing. A search of the
inside of the car resulted in the
recovery of the stone, which
luckily had not been swept from
the car and washed into thp
debris pit at the local service sta
tion. After being rewarded for the
recovery the service employee
said, "That's the first time I was
ever tipped for not cleaning a car
good.'
Library Board
Planning Open
House March 16
The Perquimans County Li
brary Board will hold open
house in the new library build
ing on Sunday afternoon, March
lb, from 3:30 until 5:30. The j ant, who stated the Pentagon has
Boarc; cordially invites the pub-1 "unfrozen" a backlog of appi oxi
lic to attend and see the new mateiy $20 million for military
library quarters and see. what I construction in the Norfolk area
the library has to offer the peo- i and at NAF, Hertford.
pie of the county and the town,
The report to the Board show
ed that the library has more
than 1 2,000 books ; thirty-three
new books were added during
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Rep
Successful
For Red Cross F
Preliminary reports on the
progress of the annual Red !
Cross drive in Perquimans I
County indicate the campaign
will be brought to a successful
close this week-end, it was an
nounced by Mrs. Keith Haskett,
fund chairman.
Much enthusiasm is being de
veloped by the newly organized
local chapter for the Red Cross
and this spirit is being felt in
the fund campaign, according to
the chairman.
Perquimans County has been
given a quota of $1,458 for the
1958 fund campaign and early
reports made to Mrs. Haskett on
Monday revealed some $300 was
contributed on the first day of
the drive.' ,
The county quota has been
divided into five divisions with
each township of the county re
quested to provide its share of
the over-all quota. A fund
chairman has been appointed for
each township and has secured
volunteer solicitors to make a
house-to-house canvass through
out the county.
InasmuLii as the Perquimans
unit desires to conclude this
1958 fund drive in One week, all
solicitors are requested to com
plete the canvass of their neigh
borhood and make reports to
their chairmen by Saturday
night. ;
Directing the 1958 fund cam
paign under the supervision of
Mrs, Haskett, county-wide chair
man, are 'Mrs. Julian : Long,
Bethel; Mrs. Russell Baker and
Mrs. Harold White, Belvidere;
Mrs. Irvin Turner, New Hope ;
Mrs. Ernest Long, Parkville.
W. C. Stroud and 'Mrs. M. B.
Taylor, chairmen of the Negro
division; George Felton and
Willie Winslow, Hertford; Theo
dore Felton and ' Mrs,. Mary
Jones, Bethel; Mrs. Susie , E.
Taylor and Miss Mary Sumner,
New Hope; Ernest Wilson and
Mrs. Virginia Mallory, Leigh
Temple Mrs. Elnora Billups,
Mrs, , Mattie Brothers, Bay
Branch; Mrs. Corena Riddick,'
Odell Hurdle, Nicanor; Mitchell
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The Navy Department has is-,
sued invitations for bids, to be
Vsubmitted to the Fifth Naval Dis-
trict, Norfolk, Virginia, on or be-
fore 2:00 P. M., April 8, for a
contract for. a dredging project to
i De carried out at the Naval Air
Facility, Hertford, it was an
nounced this week by Ralph Hall,
Civilian Public Works Officer at
the base.
Mr. Hall advised this reporter
that estimated costs of this con-'
tract is $1,700,000 and will consist
of demolshing the old boat house,
pump house, and the dredging of
2,343,100 cubic yards of material
in construction of dikes, drainage
canal and clearing and dredging
of a boat channel.
He also announced the official
name for the seaplane base has
been changed to Naval Air Fa
cility, Hertford, North Carolina.
The name Harvey Point has been
dropped by the Navy depart
ment. He announced the Public Works
Office at the NAF had received
plans and maps for some 21 oth
er projects scheduled for con
tracting and bids on these pro
jects will be called for within the
next 60 days.
This action is in line with an
announcement made last Satur
day by Rear Adm. F. Massie
Hughes, Fifth District Command-
It is now anticipated that the
contract for the dredeins Droiect
at Hertford will be let shortly af
ter the opening of the bids re-
ceived by the Navy Department
on April 8.
nt To
Drive
und
Zachary, Oak Hill; Mrs. Louise
Washington, Mrs. Emily Lamb,
Winfall; Charlie Parker, Chap-
anoice, Mrs. America Moore,
Wood ville; Mrs. Ernestin Felton,
Chinquapin.
Union School Honor
Roll Is Announced
The following is the high
school honor roll for the fourth
reporting period for. Perquimans
County Union School as released
by the principal, R. L. Kings
bury: Ninth Grade David O. Skin
ner, Lula Billups, Bertha Bowe,
Ethel Copeland, Barbara Felton,
Catherine James, Yvonne Man
ley, Claudia Riddick, Nellie
Zachary, Edna Blanchard, Alvin
Newby, Gloria Burke, Helen
Jones, Mary Felton, James W.
Butler, Eva C. Hurdle, Wyrna O.
Johnikins, Mary E. Moore, Vir
ginia M. Nixon, Barbara J. Rid
dick, Clarence . J. Rogers and
Dorothy L. Turner.
Tenth Grade Mary Burnette,
Hattie Felton, Mary Lamb,
Saundra Newby, Donald Riddick,
Thelma Parson, James Martinj
George Johnson and William
Lightfoot . . ' ' ' ' '
Eleventh Grade Sarah Har
rell, Barbara Chesson, Elsie Gal
lop,. Elmer Copeland, Melvin
Walker, Julia Hill, Willie Moore,,
Llewellyn Wills, Doris Brothers,'
Shirley Blanchard, Libbie Bil
lups, Charlie Small, Evora Spell
man, ' William ; McCoy Smith,
Florazell Hurdle, Brenda Lowder
and Mamie Lou Wilkins. .
Twelfth Grade Andrew White,
Joseph Hoffler, Joe W. Skinner,
Sarah Burke, Mary White, An-,
nie Felton, Harvey Winslow, Ce
cil Tomes, Doris Felton, Chester
Mallory and Hattie James.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mf. and Mrs. J. D. George of
Raleigh announce the birth of a
son, born Wednesday, March 5,
in Raleieh. Mrs. Georee is th-?
former Miss Elizabeth Darden.
Poi