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- Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, .August 15, 1958.
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Vitnsso. Jailed On
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Objections Voiced
To Town Board On
Sewer Expansion
CA r WIN 'EM ALL Sammy Snead of White Sulphur
Aftorinni. W.Va.. rolls hit eyes in
iittat 34 holes of the PGA Tourney St Llarierch Country Club tar
Kvertown, Pa. Aging Sammy's two-stroke lead fell apart in
(the tournament's final round as young Dow Finsterwald of,
Athens, Ohio, came through to win. f -i- r" f '' -
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, '. Hertford Town Board, during I
its business meeting held here
'. Monday night voted to purchase
an automobile .for -use by: the
. town's .police department. "Dur
; ing.. consideration of the matter
it 'was revealed purchase of a
. v car for( he police '.department
will save! an 'outlays of some $150
per month, now expended for
..Use -of private cars. ; The" board
voted to' issue specifications for
v the vehicle--and accept bids from
local dealer, for furnishing-; the
' car. '-'J' -. V r , ..
i , Mayof ; V.-N. parden ad vised
the 'board members., a test -water
well ieinTirnrea"to suppfywa-
. ter for the town is being checked
Tthiff "week to- determine the sup
ply and; quality of the water. A
final report is expected ' within
.-.- a few' fl&ys. . r"V
The board voted to retain its
present- regulations, for charging
' minimum, fees for water Service
where more than one customer
is served by the same meter. ,,v..
Commissioner Henry, Sullivan
' proposed) the town ' install new
fresh cans in' the downtown area,
liminating ; the present , cans
now in use, and this matter was
referred to. the Mayor to secure
prices ; on . the new "type con
tainers. 1 ' ' " - " T .
Mayor Darden advisCds the
board complaints .have been
registered by residents" residing
near the Norfolk Southern sta
; titrn1 concerning dust spraying
the area when rail cars are ber
' -ing loaded with beans. He stat
ed he was conferring with rail
, road officials in ah effort to se
' : pure relief from the situation.1
, "A report was made town-! of
ficials are continuing ' efforts toi
have property owners tear down
A or repair unsightly and deterio
rated buildings ' located within
the- towa A number, of these
buildings have been taken down
iir recent weeks. ' ; -'V
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n clearance work were
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At
HEADLINES
1 President Eisenhower, speaking
to the UN Assembly in New York
Wednesday, proposed a six -point
plan for building a Middle. East
peace acceptable and sustaining to
all nations,1 Included in the plan
is' a jstand-by UNpolice force;
ecbiwric 5ior"'NaniMfountl guilty on charge of us
control of arms shipment into the
area. J -
The United States started re-
moving troops from Lebanon on
Wednesday just a few hours be
fore the ' UN opened its debate
of the , Middle East problems.
Reports from ' . Lebanon state
tension there has eased since
the election of a new president.
, The Navy announced Tuesday
another of its atomic: powered
submarines had ' crossed the top
of the world under, the ice of the
North Pole. The feat was first
accomplished by the Nautilus.
Now the "USS Skate has traveled
the same route, giving addi
tional uiformatioiv concerning a
new passage between the Atlan
tic and Pacific Oceans. '
Reports from New York early
this Week indicated Soviet Rus
sia had enlisted backing from a
number of Asian-African coun
tries for its demands for with
drawal of Western troops from
the Middle East The West is
expected to counten this position
by strong ' demands all nations
cease ' from fomenting internal
political trouble in other coun
tries. " '..-,,-
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' Democratic; party leaders from
nine Southern States '.gathered
in Columbia. S. C. last week-end
conducting a -harmony - meeting
aimed s by .; building up j the
strength of the ' party within
the nine states. . There was no
indication of a possible party
revolt during the 1960 elections.
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Iocal Athletes In (
East-Vest GzxiS ;
Two members of the ,1957
Perquimans High School ,foot
" U team. Tommy Mathews and
I Matthews, selected 'as
bers of the T st tm in the
; a annual East-V7et.t game
t last week in Cr'msboro
'. f r f " cr t held
i ' ' t. local
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Shortly after taking the wit-
ness stand in Perquimans Re
corder Court Tuesday morning,
a prosecuting . witness, Elsie
Harris, Negro, ' found herself in
jail for one week after being
held in contempt of court by
Judge Chas. E. Johnson. The
court adjudged the witness in
contempt for appearing as 'a
witness in a drunken condition.
The Harris woman had charged
Howard Phillips, Negro, with as
sault but a nol pros of this
charge was taken after the wo
man had been jailed. -
'-Costs of court were taxed
against M. L. Uliase and Edison
Hurdle, ; Negro, each of whom
submitted to charges of speed
ing, - James Hurdle, Negro, paid a
fine of $10 and costs on a
speeding charge. -
Charlie Ballance submitted to
a charge of failing to dim his
car lights and he paid the costs
of court
Junius Spellman, Negro, phid
the .court costs after pleading
guilty, to a charge of failing to
giye a- motor vehicle signal.
Prayer for judgment was con-
tinued in, the Ncase of Earl Mit-1
chell Negro, who pleaded guilty
to, a charge of larceny. He was
ordered to pay the court costs
and be of good behavior for 12
months.
. Costs of court " were' - taxed
against John Skinner, Negro,
who submitted to a, charge of
failing to observe a stop sign.
Izean Warren, Negro," entered
a iea of guilty to a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon
and paid the costs of court -
, Jesse 'Purvis, Jr., . Negro, was
found guilty on a charge of us
ing an improper - muffler- on his
car. He was -ordered : to pay a
fine of $25 and costs of court.
"Bernice WcardLNegro, wasjinmiJterMargfetf WBagley,
ing profanity in a public place.
He was given a 30-day sentence,
to be suspended upon payment
of a . fine of
$29 and costs of
court. .
. "A fine of $50 and costs, of
court were ' taxed against Ellis
Hoffler, Negro, Who pleaded
guilty to charges of reckless
driving and possessing tax paid
liquor with : the seal broken. ,-
George Parker, Negro, charg
ed with j having insufficient
brakes, failed to appear to
answer the charges and he was
ordered apprehended and held
fcf a $50 bond. ''-,
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The annual fall sign-up under
the . Agricultural Conservation
Program for 1958 : will open in
Perquimans County on August
15, George Bellmon, . Perquimans
County ASC office manager, an
nounced today. ,! The signup
will close September 1, however,
requests for federal cost-sharing
in ' performing an '. approved soil
and water conservation practice
will be accepted as long as there
are funds available.
: Important achievements have
been' realized m this' county
through , the Agricultural Con
servation Program and' this pro
gram is open to all - farmers.
Mr. Bellmon asi d each farmer
who has a-f" for. any of the
following pracuces on his farm
who would' require financial as
sistance ' in carrying out these
practices to visit the local ASC
office-in Hertford;
Establishment of a permanent
protective cover; establishment
of additional protective vegeta
tive cover in crop" rotation; for
est tree planting; permanent pas
ture or hay improvement; forest
improvement;; . winter .cover
crops; year' rour T cover; farm
ponds for irri: '. i andor live
stock ; water; t ...anenf open
ditch drainage; e..' L::Ghment of
fpscue in crop rot?; ' ! ;n to retard
"n and io i Trove soil
-jre, x " " '"- or water-
i Bloodmobile To
Visit Here Monday -
Plans for the next visit of the
Red Cross bloodmobile, schedul
ed for Monday, August .18, are be
ing completed by the ' chapter's
blood program committee, Jt was
reported today by MaHon '.Swin
dell, chapter chairman " " '
Talmage Rose, Chairman of the
blood ; program committee,;: has
alerted all township chairmen re
questing they complete arrange
ments to have a large number of
blood donors present for the con
tribution of blood. , The olood-
mobile unit will be located at the
Municipal Building from 10 A. M.,
until '4 P. M.
BPW Club Planning
Fashion Show On
Friday, Sept 5th ,,
i The Perquimans Business and
Professional Women's Club s met
with Mrs. Marie S. Elliott at her
home on Pennsylvania ; ; Avenue
Thursday night, r August 7, for
its regular monthly business
meeting. ; The ' president ? Mrs.
Alice T, Owens, presided "and
opened the meeting with the
Club Collect. Mrs.. Mary Dale
S. Lane ' recording . secretary,
read the minutes and Miss Thel
ma ; Elliott, treasurer and '; fi
nance chairman, gave her report.
Christmas cards and stationery
were ordered to replenish the
treasury. '. . :f '?".:':". ':'-;,
The Public Affairs Committee
chairman, Mrs. Miriam P. ' Has-
ket, alongwith members of 'her
Sallie McN... iLane and Hulda
Wood, ; announced., plans for a
fall fashion show to be staged
at the .Hertford Grammar School
Friday ' night, September . ; 5.
Tickets may be bought from' any
club member in advance or tick
ets may be secured at the door.
Mrs. Betty T. Swindell, pro
gram coordination chairman, an
nounced . the programs yf or the
year with the following commit
tees in' charge: August, Finance
Committee; September, Interna
tional Relations; October. Legis
lation; November, Health; De
cember, Christmas Party; Janu
ary, j, Membership, Committee;
February, Public Affairs; March,
National. Security; April, Career
Advancement: May. Safety; June,
installation of officers, and July,
annual picnic. " ,
The president announced the
Perquimans Club will be hostess
to the fall meeting of the 10th
District of the N. C, Federation
of BPW . Clubs, Saturday night
October -A, at 7 o'clock when the
following- committees were ap
pointed-' to complete arrange
ments:'; Place of meeting, Miss
Thelma., Elliott; invitations and
favors, ', Emily , T. Harrell, Rox
anna Ci Jackson, Miriam P. Has-
kett and Mary Dale S. Lane;
decorations, Essie H. Burbage,
Marie S. . Elliott, Dora T. Rid-
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' Law "enforcement - officials
have been " requested 'to . be on
the lookout for two. Perquimans
County youths, Bryan Cayton,
Jr., and Bill Harrison, both 17,
reported missing 1 from their
homes since last Friday night.
Cayton 1 the son of Mr. and
Mrs Bud Cay ton but had been
residin "'irith his grandmother,
Mrs. C II. Trueblood, at Win
fall. Harrison lives , at the
Morgan EJoarding Home, near
Wmfall.
The youths,; were last seen
when they attended dance aV
Herf-rJ. Beach last Friday
nik'.t. ...
T r. jns of the youths
have I i
made available to
a wi'i area to
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NEAR-RECORD U.S. WHEAT CROF-A mountain of new
. crop wheat from Illinois and Missouri starts journey to Europe
: in this barge which is being loaded from a grain elevator near
St. Louis, Mo. It will be taken down the Mississippi to waiting
ocean vessels at Baton .Rouge, La. This year's wheat crop will
b the biggest since 1947 and the second largest on record-! .
wore than UU.000,000 bushel.
4-H Members Home
FromAnnualCamp
VeII Project
Rain Wednesday afternoon in
terrupted tests being conducted
on the water well project under
way for the Town of Hertford.'
. The Heater Well Company, con
tractors for the project complet
ed drilling on Monday at a depth
of 460 feet and on Tuesday ran ah
electric log graph which disclosed
several sources of water. A test
of the water at a depth of about
44Q feet revealed the water was
salty and non-usable. The "'con-
tractor then proceeded to seal off
this supply of water to take an
other sample at about 300 feet.
This test was expected to be com
pleted Thursday morning. - In the
event this supply is not accept
able a third test will be made at
a level of 90 to 100 feet depth.
Hertford Evens
Edsnton Series
After dropping an 8-4 deci
sion to Edenton in the opening
game of tRe Albemarle League
semi-final play-off, Hertford In
dians bounced back to trounce
the Colonials 21 to 10 in a game
played' in Edenton Tuesday
night..'"'. .'" :--v;, :,:.-
Ben Owens, Hertford catcher,
again; did a" fine pitching: job
against his former teammates.
Edenton ' started the scoring 'in
the' first inning with four runs
but , Hertford countered in the
second by scoring six and tak
ing the lead. The Indians add
ed five runs in the fifth and
three;, more in the fourth - in
nings. D. A. Carver led the
batting attack - for the Indians,
driving in at least six runs.
He hit a grandstand homer in
the second. . - -c .
Edenton used four pitchers In
the Tuesday game trying to Stop
the Indians, but to. no avail. -
in the opening game of the
series Lefty Fenn pitched Eden
ton to an 8-4 win over Hert-
ford. The Colonials scored four
runs in the second inning" and
four more in the eighth. The
Indians tied the count in the
seventh but lacked the power to
win. t
The semi-final play will con
tinue this week between Hert
ford and -Edenton, with Eliza
beth City playing Camtuck. The
final round of play will start
early, next week V between the
two teams winning, the semi
final rounds. - s; ; . .
SPECIAL MEETING
Perquimans Lodge No. ' 100,
A. F. c A. M., will hold a spe
cial meeting Tuesday night
August 19, at 8 o'clock lo con-
far third degree work.- All
r - v-s and visiting - Masons
v j to attend ty t.
"The most wonderful week of
camp I've ever had" was the re
mark made by a Perquimans
County 4-H'er returning from
4-H Club Camp at Manteo.
Twenty-three Perquimans Coun
ty 4-H Club boys and girls had
a most thrilling week of fun
and fellowship with Robeson,
Carteret and Onslow Counties
August 4-9.
The week consisted of many
activities including classes in
swimming, handicraft, recrea
tion, electric and wildlife. Spe
cial events were a Pirates Ball,
a talent show - featuring out
standing talent from 4-H Club
members and agents, a field day,
and a tour of the area. The
Lost Colony pageant, a banquet
and an impressive candlelight
ceremony. L. R. Harrill, State
4-H' Club leader," who was visit
ing the camp, . met and talked
to many 4-H Club members
Clover leaf awards were award
ed for initiative, leadership, co
operation and sportsmanship tc
Carroll McDonnell and Billy
Perry for swimming, : Sydney
Ann Blanchard for junior swim
ming and Betty Brown for rec
reation. Carson Spivey, Car
roll McDonnell and Ruth Jones
did outstanding work as group
captains for the week.
The. entire group were excel
lent campers, making a very
outstanding week , of camp
Members from Perquimans
County were as follows: Mi
chael Matthews, Linda Sutton
Michael Winslow, Vernon Wins-
low, Ann Nowell, Frank Cale
Winslow, Becky Felton, Jo
Benton, Diana ; McDonnell, Syd
ney Ann Blanchard, ' Gene Nix
on, id Nixon, Mary Barbee,
Susan B. Cox, Billy Perry, Bil
ly, Owens, Floyd Matthews, Car
roll McDonnell, Nancy Lou
Bateman, Jimmy Chap pell, Car
son Spivey and Betty Brown.
Local Units Share
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Perquimans ' County and the
Town of Hertford, late last week,
received checks amounting to $7,
035.10 in the division of state col
lected intangible taxes for 1958.
as reported by J. C. Bethune of
the State Board of Assessment
Perquimans County's share of
the collection was $6,146.27, while
the Town of Hertford received
$890.83
. According to Bethune collection
of intangible taxes this year ran
slightly behind collections for last
year. However, eounties i: and
towns received increased revenue
due to a change in the law by
the last General Assembly.
Intangible taxes received by
Perquimans County are estimated
in the preparation of the budget
and divided into various funds of
the county permitting a lesser tax
rate than would be possible with
.'out receipt 'Ot -the intangible tax
Intangible Taxes
Oak Grove Church
To Hold Revival
Revival services will be con
ducted at Oak Grove Methodist
Church beginning Thursday,
August 21, and continuing
through Sunday, August 31, it
was announced by the Rev. Al
bert Gore, Jr., pastor. Services
will begin each evening at 7:45
o'clock and on Sundays at 11
A. M. Mrs. Margaret Pierce,
choir director, and Mrs. Doris j
Kemp, pianist, are in charge of
the music. Several choirs from
neighboring churches have been
i" invited. The pastor, the Rev.
Elbert Gore, Jr', will deliver the
messages each day. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
RentalPayments
Under Soil Bank
Announced By ASC
North Carolina's basic rate forj
annual rental payments under the f
Soil Bank's 1959 Conservation Re- '
serve program nas Deen sei at io sewer privilege. ;
per acre, Zeno O. Ratcliff, Jr., Qn the basig of lnese reports
Chairman of the State Agncultur- which circulated around the
al Stabilization and Conservation 4own Mayor DanJen was quer..
Committee, has announced. For ried about tne reports and he
previous years of the program, the confirmed such a proposal was
State'shasic annual payment rate under considcration and the
was $10 per acre. mnttpr u.-s tn Hp HismssPd at
Average annual pajmient. rates
for North Carolina counties, bas
ed on the 1959 State rate, will:
be announced later. Ratcliff de
clared." These county rates will
vary according lan, produc
tivity, rental value, and the fixed
cost farmers will have to meet
to comply with the program. j
Individual farm rates within a
county will vary along the same!
lines, except that no farm rate
may exceed. 20 per cent of the
value of the land in the farm. I
1959 Conservation Reserve pro
gram includes additional incen
tives for farmers to "reserve" all
he eligible land on their farms
for at least 5 years and a priority
system for accepting Conserva
ion Reserve Contract applica
tions. "Eligible land, "in general,
's cropland which is regularly
'ised for cultivated crops or tame
hay.
As in former years, two types
it payment will be made under
the program a cost-share pay
ment for carrying out a conser
vation practice on the "reserved"
'and and annual rental payments
during the life of the contract.
The Conservation Reserve is
being opened early this year, the
Chairman explained, since the
other phase of the Soil Bank the
Acreage Reserve will not be in
effect in 1959. While a definite
opening date has not yet been an
nounced for the program signup,
;t is expected to start early in
October.
Football Practice
Starts Here Today
Coach Ike Perry,- athletic di
rector at Perquimans High
School, has issued a call for the
first football practice t of the lo-
al school to be conducted at
Memorial Field this afternoon.
A number of candidates for
the 1958 Indians team turned out
Thursday and received uni
forms for the practice sessions.
Preliminary practice drills will
be conducted daily between now
and the opening of schools on
September 3, after which the
practice sessions will be schedul
ed in accordance to the . school
schedule.
Auto Stolen Here
Last Friday Night
i State . Highway ' Patrolmen are
searching for a black Ford se- i
dan reported stolen in Hertford j
last Friday night from w. W.
Boyce of Grubb . Street. The
report was made by Patrolman
B. R. Inscoe. .The car contained
a quantity of fishing equipment
at the time it was. taken. ;
Hertford's Town Board, meet
ing here in regular session on,
Monday night was advised by '
a small delegation of citizens
there is a number of objections
to any enlargement of the
town's sewage system that would
cause further pollution of the
Perquimans River, due to con-.
struction of a large housing
pioject adjacent to the town.
The situation grew out of ru-
mors concerning the possibility
a housing development may be
constructed upon land situated
npnrhv 1hp nrpspn tnwn limits
providlng tne project COuld ob-
tain sewer service from tht
town.
For the past several' months
numerous individuals have been
visiting Hertford expressing in
terest in construction of a' hous
ing development but thus far no
definite arrangements have been
completed for such project.
The last group visiting the
town for this purpose conferred
with Mayor V. N. Darden as to
the possibilities of securing util
ity service from the town, in
cluding tapping into the town's
sewer lines by installation of all
feeder lines to the town's sys-...
tern and the giving of title to the
installations to the Town of
Hertford, plus the privilege of
annexing the area into the cor-
porate iimits jn return for the
meeting Monday. He
also advised any objections to
the proposal could be voiced at
the same meeting.
.Speaking for the delegation,
Voicing nobtttu3Mi-, and "count ..
proposals, were James ' E. New- '
by, Dr. T. P. Brinn, Claude
Brinn, Eldon Winslow and John
Costen. The group pointed out .
all were interested in the de-:
velopment and growth of Hert
ford but the dfi velopment should
be along planned, lines where
by further pollution of the river
would not be a problem.
The discussion led to a sug
gestion that a sewage disposal
plant be installed here before
any expansion of the sewage
system be undertaken by the
Town Board.
At the conclusion of the dis
cussion Charles M. Harrell told
the board, as a citizen, he
thought the board should take
affirmative action on the pro- .
posal and work out the prob
lems after securement of ex
pansion,
At the conclusion of the reg
ular business session the board
went into an executive meeting
and agreed to defer action on
the matter regarding sewer line
service to housing developments
inasmuch as a definite request
had not been received by th'
board.
Board Of Education
Meeting here in special session
on Wednesday night of last week, :
the Perquimans County Board of
Education, acting upon decisions ,
made by the District School Com-....
mittee, approved election of a
niimKaf t1 tp&ehprff it mimtVr
schools. .
Miss Caroline Wright was nam
ed as public school music teacher
while Mrs. Gladys White and Mrs.
B. L; Raines were approved as
teachers at Central Grammar,
School. i
The Board accepted the resig--nation
of Legrande Summersett
as principal of King Street School
and approved ' the ' election of
Dewey NewbyVas his successor.
Newby will assume his new du
ties this month. : t ' 1
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Lieut, and Mrs. Calvin Butt of
Bermuda announce -the birth of
a daughter. Jo Anne, born
Thursday, July si, at Lermud'1.
Mrs. Butt is the former I"
Anne Rountree 6f Hobbsvilk.
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