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PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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'Volume XXVI. Number 10.
bounty
Gib
se To Budget
:ed
Financial operations for Per
quimans County have been run
ning at a normal rate during the
first eight months of the fiscal
year, it was revealed in a report
given the County Commissioners
Monday by the County Account
ant, Max Campbell.
Both income and expenditur-s
have been near figures as adopt
ed by the Commissioners in the
-current fiscal budget last June,
Income for the period has totaled
$289,835 while expenditures I
amounted In ah.H't (55 tier rent nf
the budget or a total of $230,079.
The General Fund, with budget
expenditure.; of $09,724 allocated
had Bi income of $369,464 while
spending for the eight months
period ran to $60,186. The Poor
Fund received $2,465 and ex
pended $2,620.
Income for the Debt Service
fund amounted to $43,475, while
expenditures were $10,173. This
fund, however, . will pay out
about $38,000 by May 1, when
the county will pay off $29,000
of its bonded indebtedness plus
interest for the past six months
period.
The General School Fund, op
erating on an $85,341 budget had
income amounting to $65,235
while expenditures for the first
eight months totaled $61,063.
The school supplement fund in
come amounted to $6,841 while
.spending was $4,896.
J' Income for the Welfare Ad
ministration fund was $9,055
While expenditures! were $8,017;
?i expenditures of $50,133 for Qld
Age Assistance was offset by in
Vcome of $48,971; income for the
Aid to Dependent Children fund
was $24,82 while expenditures
' abled received Income amounting
. ; to $19,449, 'while expenditures
were $18,266. '
Balances on hand in all funds,
,8 of February 28, amounted to
' $115,478.
Center
Makes
Increase
. Plans were formulated for
collecting the -remainder "of lthe
('pledges made; to . the County
Recreation Center in a call
meeting of interested patrons
of the Center,, held last Thurs
day hight in the Hertford Gram
mar School Library. Mrs.
Charles Johnson, treasurer, in
reporting on the financial sta
tus of the Center, which was
begun as a county-wide project
two years ago, said that more
than $12,000 has already been
collected. This money was used
for the purchase of the lot and
building and there is still some
indebtedness on this purchase.
If pledges - could be collected
the debt could be paid and
there would be a possibility of
getting the grounds in shape for
outdoor games. Especially- -in
the plans would be the finish
, ing of the tennis court project.
With this in (-'mind, ' solicitors
were ' appointed to collect un
. paid pledges and they will be at
Adopt
, work this week,' reporting pro'
Kress made on Monday, night,
March 9. - ' .
,1. . Committeeman' R. L.' Hollo
., well pointed out that.it is bnr
: possible to proceed .further' with'
improvement plans at the Cen-
lr ; ness has been wiped, wt.. Af
, ter , the present pledges are! In,
the group hopes to start a year?
ly program of systematic finan
. cial support, a sustaining bud
.. get, to keep the Center operat-
ing in a commendable way.c
V : 1 Henry Stokes Jr., reported on
-' activities at the County Recre
, ation Center during the fall and
winter . months. .His- records
show an average of 60 to 70
teenagers using the facilities on
the two nights that the Center
is open: , . Thursdays for the olcjr,
er high school group; Saturdays
for the f" h,"s'""i, seventh and
e!"hth " ' ' 1 ! '-mg ,is
u'v-i ' ccca-
Finances
Kr .. .
Last June
Three conferences have been
arranged for this month during
which County Commissioners
will seek additional information
concerning the scope of work and
costs involved in a. revaluation
project for county real property.
r Commissioner Chairman It. L,
Spivey advised other board mem-
i bers this week representatives of
appraisal firms will come to
Hertford on March 5, 11 ;,nd 25 t )
I confer with 'he board about
plana for holding a revalaution
in Perquimans County.
At the present time the board
is proceeding with plans to ho!d
a revaluation of property with
the new rates to become effective
in January of 1961.
s Play In
The Perquimans Indians were
eliminated in the District 2, Class
A basketball playoffs Wednesday
night when Jamesville defeated
Perquimans by a 43 to 39 score.
The loss marked the close of
the current basketball season for
the Indians. A bad first quarter,
which ended with Jamesville
holding a10 point advantage, re
sulted in the loss for Perquimans.
The teams played even during
the second period and then Per
quimans outscord Jamesville 25
tolS during the, second half.
11 "fcoisoif wTrffta" point's and Bur
ton with 14 were hig.h scorers for
Perquimans while : Griffin scor
ed 14 points for the winners. ;
Jamesville, having an excellent
record during season plav, was
rated tops in the tounament.
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Indian
District Tourney
Committee
Plans To
Activity
sions for private parties and for
high school social activities.
When -the pledge collectors; re
port back ' oh Monday, March 9,
at 7:30 at the Center further
plans can be made for improve
ments and increased activities.
Mrs. T, P. Brinn, chairman of
the, board of directors, praised
the efforts of county people as
a whole in this ' project and
voiced ; the appreciation of the
board for the ongoing interest
in the County Recreation' Cen
ter. ' ,
County 4-11 Clubs
Anniversary Week
By BECKY GREGORY
' During the week of February
28-March 7 all 4-H Club mem
bers are celebrating, National 4-H
Club week, i North Carolina ,4-H
members are Celebrating this
week 'especially j because ;this
marks the 50th year, of 4-H work
in' North Carolina. : ;The theme,
"Keep 4-H on the Ciimh in ;'59"
has been adopted in North Caro
lina.; for-j.this anniversary,; year.
Throughout , National b-H, ,Club
Week the purposes . or , values' of
4-H work and some of its out
standing achievements will be
brought to' the attention of the
public. ' ' ''.".,.'.'-
The first 4-H Club was called
the Corn Club, which consisted
of only twelve boys. .They were
instructed on how to raise corn.
Some girls were eligible to be
members -of this .club. : The girls
were nqtjfsatis'e.d .with ; a club
thatMonly'.AiiVjer.fWpgixcjoiuicI
participate, so a Tomato Club; was
started for the farm, girls. . These i
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Obsemnpth
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 6, 1959.
COULD BE Its huge, metal-plate feet braced on lunar soil, 'this space vehicle, with living
quarters in the sphere atop the fuel tanks, could serve as headquarters for the first men on
the moon At least, that is how artists ,see it, as depicted in a fijm report on space prepared by
an aircraft manufacturer. Recent space investigations in Washington by a House committee
indicate that .scientists foresee a moon landing some time in he 1970s.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
British Prime Minister Harold-
Macmillan is planning a
trip to Washington to confer
with President Eisenhower on
developments regarding Russian
demands for making Berlin a
Free City. Macmillan returned
to London from Moscow, where
hs was rebuffed by Soviet Pre
mier . Khruskchev, who later
reversed his position on Berlin
after it became evident the
West was .not yielding to Rus
sian demands.
; Washington officials now be
lieve a minister's conference on
the Berlin situation is possiHe,
since5 KhrUskchev in his final
meeting with Macmillan ex-,
pressed U opposite views from his
original, statements." The" dffi-'
cfats also . believe .the Russian
deadline i lor auction on Berlin by
the latter part of May may be
delayed.
A giant U. S. missile, Pioneer
IV, launched from Cape Cana
veral, Fla., had soared past pTe-
! vicus U. S. space marks bv I
Tuesday, reaching " out 118,000
miles toward . the sun. Offi
rifils announced the missile is
off track and will miss the moon
by 38,000 miles. However, the
project was announced as a suc
cess.
State officials ordered 146
State Highway Patrolmen into
the Henderson - area early this
week following increased ten
sions in the: strikes at two tex
tile mills. .Reports Wednesday
indicated the arrival of the pa
trolmen, has brought . about, an
easement in the tempers v and
violence. - :
Law : enforcement officers con
tinued the. 'search ,' Wednesday
for a man who held up a bank
in Raleigh Tuesday . morning,
making away with $17,000. The
robbery . occurred at 11 A. M.,'l
when the bandit entered the
bank and told the two em
ployees it was a stick-up and
he wanted the money.
Laymen's Rally
Here Tonight
Methodist men from the 37
pastoral charges in the . Eliza
beth City District are expected
to attend " the annual. Laymen's
Rally at Perquimans High
School Friday night. Supper
will be served in: the cafeteria
from 5130 until 7:15 P. M., and
will be .followed by a platform
hour in ; the school auditorium
at 1:130. . Bishop Paul N.' Gar-
ber, Richmond, Va., and Dr.: J.
W. .Sells, Atlanta, Ga., will be
keynote speakers for the ' Occa
sion. " ' ' ' , .
Presiding will be - Fred Rit-
tcr, Ahoskie, district lay lead
er and appearing with him -on
the program will be conference
lay leader, J. Nelson Gibson and
District Superintendent C. Free
man Heath, Elizabeth , City.
The Rev. : James A. Auman is
host pastor.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. David -Barrint,ton
oi Raefc'rd' anndunee the birth f
k sort;' bbrn Friday,7 Februai'y! 13..
Mrs". ' 'Barringtort ' is "the formw4
Miss Billie Skinner. '"' ' l
Red Gross Chapter
Gives Quotas For
Annual Fund Drive
Henry C. Stokes, Jr., Fund
Chairman for the Perquimans
County Red Cross Drive which
runs from March 9 through
March 21, today announced a
breakdown of the quota of
$1,658 for each township as fol
lows: Parksville, $225; Bethel
$175; New Hope, $175; Belvi
dere, $225; Hertford Township,
$200; Town of Hertford and
business, $458; colored section
of the town ' and county, $200.
These quotas are based on popu
lation and experience during
past campaigns.
During the past year the local,
chapter has rendered financial
aid to seven families plus as-1
sisting 15 other families, such I
as getting servicemen home
during emergencies and helping
people passing through the com- j
munity who are stranded with-;
put funds. This phase of the
work is handled through the
Home Service chairman, the
Rev. "James A. Auman.
The largest single cash outlay
by far is made to maintain the
bloodmobile visits three times
yeariy
Which during the past
year has been tinder the chair
manship of Talmage Rose.
Mr. Stokes and Chapter Chair
man Marion S. Swindell express
the hope and confidence that
Perquimans County will again go
over its quota in order to main
tain these most necessary pro
grams, ;,; ''
Jurors Drawn For'
April Term Of
A jury list, composed of 56
county residents, Was drawn for
service at the April term of Per
quimans Superior Court during
the meeting of the Board of Com
missioners held here last Mon
day. ; ; "
Drawn for service at this term
of court were A. R. Winslow,
Jr., W. L. White, Sr., Elliott Lay
den, E. W. Lane, Caleb Raper,
Mrs. Winford Hudson, Eugene
Hurdle, Lofton Dail, W. D. Cox,
Henry C. Sullivan, W. Freeland
Elliott, Mollie Lu "Yeates, Claude
H. Simpson, ' Josiah Elliott, John
Briimslev John M. Pike. John Q.
White. Kramer Williams, Lin
wood . Dail, Joseph Ab Williams,'
Aled'Stallings. 'Joseph; Butt, Ker
mit Bentonj Marvin L, Simpson,
Melvin ' ftog'ersdn, '. John L. Wins
low, Lloyd Riddick, Trim W.
Wilson. . .. ;
Also Lmwood Lamb, William
S. Hurdle, Oliver D. Layden, Jr.,
Melvin Knight, Whichard Davis,
Linwood Godfrey, Hilary Scaff,
Corbin Dozier. Lloyd Dail, Wil
liam O. Creecy, Robert S. Elliott,
Johnny Hdllowell, Thomas Har
ris, L. D. Lamb, Lloyd A. Lane,
Dillard 1 Jackson, Htigh Harrell,
Charles Skinner, Jr., B. F: Bray,
Claude Dail,- Claude Riddick, Hu
bert A. Chappell, Edear A. Chap
pell,' Harry Thatch,-- Elijah Wh tie,
Raymond M. ! Thompson, Carr611
Lamb and Levy Sawyer. '
Superior Court
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Dog Vaccination
Refunds Voted Out
June 30, 1959, will be the last
day Perauim.uis County dog
owners wi.i receive a $1.00 re
fund for vaccination tickets
turned into the sheriff's office.
The Board of Commissioner
on Monday adopted a resolution
requesting Representative C. R.
Holmes to introduce a law in
I this session of the Legislature
' which will nullify the custom
which has long been in force.
State law now does not require
the" cout.ty ' to 'refund todog
owner the fee paid out for
having dogs vaccinated against
rabies. However, the law does
require the dog owner to con
I tinue having dogs vaccinated,
j The action taken by' the board
Monday will save between five
, pnd six hundred dollars in ex
i penditures each year.
County HD Clubs
Will Be Host At
District Meeting
The Home Demonstration Clubs
of Perquimans County will be
host to the - Twenty-fifth-. Home
Demonstration Spring Federation
meeting Tuesday, April 7, it was
announced by Mrs. Paige L. Un
derwood, Home Agent. Club
members from Dare, Gates, Pas
quotank, Chowan, Currituck and
Camden counties will be guests
at the annual meeting to be held
at the Perquimans County'Cen
tral Grammar School, Winfall, N.
C, beginning at 10:30 A. M.
The Perquimans County exec
utive board and members of the
following committees: Registra
tion, reception, luncheon, decora
tions and program, need coopera
tion from all club members to
make the District Meeting a suc
cess. ' '
The County committee assign
ments for the District meeting
are as iouows: Nomination, Mrs.
J. P. Chesson, Sr.; Registration,.)
are as follows: Nomination, Mrs.
Mrs. Roy Nixon, Chairman; Cour-'
i . r . -n . . f...u m; 1
tesy, Mrs. crnest outton; nine
snd Place, Mrs. J. B. Basnight;
Home Demonstration Building
Fund, Mrs. M. T, Griffin, and
Publicity, Mrs. Joseph Layden
Hertford PT A To
Meet Next Thursday
The Parent-Teacher Associa
tion, of the Hertford Grammar
School will ihold it? March meet
ing next Thursday night, March
12, beginning at 8 o'clock in the
auditorium at the school. Mrs.
R.'S. Monds, president, urges all
members to attend. ,
i SERVICES SUNDAY '
Services , will be conducted
Sunday at 11 A. M. at! the Holy
Trinity i Parish House ; with the
Rev.f X .F- Hill; as rector . The
public is invited to attend the
services."..-, u i . 1
Shoplifter Given
00 Day Sentence
On Guilty Plea
A 60-day sentence, suspended j
upon payment of r. fine of $25' and i
costs, was nitteu out in Perquim- j
ans Recorder's Court on Tuesday
to Percy Jear.ette, Negro, after
he had entered a plea of guilty
to a charge of larceny. Jennetts
whs arrested Monday by Police
Officer Robert A. White on
''ifirgrs of larceny with the Co
lonial Store.
Clifton Stallines was ordered to .
pay a f'ne (- Si4.25 and costs of
court on a chnrffe of speedincr. A j
fine of $10.25 and costs were tax-1
I'd ngainst Melvin Garrelt who
submitted to a -harge of speed-,
ing.
Griii-tie Ferc'iM'c. Negro, found
guilty on a charge of driving
without a license and driving
vilh insufficient brakes was fin
id $35 and court costs. 1
William Dav;s, George Barbee
and Lois Racae, each charged
with failing to observe a stop !
sign were ordered to pay the I
cost:: of court.
Klvin Topping submitted t
charge of speeding and paid the
costs of court. j
Finos of $2 ench and court J
costs were taxed against Nicholas I
Kushlar and George Butler each !
.of whom submitted to charges of!
j being drunk on the streets of j
Hertford. I
C'osls nf court were paid by !
James Riddick after he submitted
to a charge, of driving with an
improper muffler.
John Glover paid the court
costs on a charge oi driving with
out a license plate.
William Sawyer was taxed
with the court costs after he en
tered a plea of guilty to a charge
of driving with improper lights.
Rites Held Sundav
ForB.G.Koonce,Sr.
Funeral services for Benjamin
Grande Koonce, 69, who died last
Friday in the Albemarle Hosoi
tal after an illness of six months,
were conducted Sunday after
loon at 4 o'clock at the Lynch
Funeral Home by the Rev. J. A
uman. pastor of the Hertford
Methodist Church.
He was the son of the late Ev-
"rett and Orpah Brock Koonce c.f
Tones County. He attended Trin
!ty Park School and Trinity Col
'ege in Durham. He had lived in
'-tevtford since 191fi and was mar--ied
to Mary McMullan.
Survivors besides h's wife are
wo children. Benjamin Koonce
Jr., of Raleigh and Mrs. Ralph
Wallace of London, England; two
"randchildren, Frances and Mary
McMullan Wallace of London,
England; two sisters, Mrs. Mar
vin Stacy of ChaDel Hill and
Mrs. L. S. Ward of Conwav. S. C.
and one brother, F. P. Koonce.
of Trenton.
During the services the Meth
odist Choir sang "Blest Be The
Tie" and "God Be With You 'Til
We Meet Again".
Pallbearers were J. R. McMul
lan, E. G. McMullan, T. B. Sum
ner, Sr., T. B. Sumner, Jr., J. C.
Jessup, Charles Ward. Jr., Aus
tin Koonce, V. N. Darden and
James E. Newby.
Burial was in Cedarwood
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YVomanleSS WedulTUT
There will be a big wedding at
the . Winfall Central Grammar
School on Thursday night, March
12, with the ceremony getting
under way promptly at 8 o'clock.
This is a wedding that everyone
is invited to attend, and is spon
sored by the Winfall PTA.
One thing different about this
wedding is that there will be no
women involved. Joe Li Tunnell
will be the bride, given in marri
age by her ? ? ? father, Cliff
Morgan to Mack White the bride
groom. Special . music will be
rendered before and during the
ceremony by many groups and
Tom Banks will be the Mistress
of Ceremony. The Rev. Thomas
Chappell will conduct the mar
riage ceremony. ., -,-
Mark . your calendar for this
date, as this will be an expert
an expert-
surely. want
' ' i
ence that yju wjll.s
to witness ,.:,,
CountyB
To Employ Deputy
In Sheriff's Dept.
I Plan Approved
Highway officials W. N.
Spiuill, division engineer, George
Mack, district engineer and Pat
Patrick appeared before the I
Board of Cniintv Commission,..-.!
oi. Monday to discuss secondary
road projects in this county.
Mr. Spruill pointed out $29,-
001) of money appropriated to I
Perquimans County I'or this
period had not been allocated to
specific project .s and he recom-j
mended $ifi,i:0!) t.e used for ad
ditional improvcpu-nts planned
for the Road Landing project in
Bethel Township, and that $13.
84(i be used to aid in maintain
ing the detour route now in
use serving Marvey Point. He
pointed o"t '.his road leading
from Rorte ;7 to the base road
via Bcihel is rapidly deteriorat
ing due to heavy traffic and will
i need additional maintenance
during the present year.
The Commissioners went on
record approving allocation of
tl." monv.v lor the;;c suggested
projects.
Town Of Winfall
Election May 5th
Machinery has been set in mo
tion for holding the quadrennial
election. of officers for the Town
of Winfall. it was reported Wed
nesday by Mayor Elijah White.
The Town Board has announc
ed registration books for the elec
tion will be opened on April 11.
18, 25 and May 2 and t'e elec
tion will take place on Tuesday,
May 5.
Persons desiring to file as can
didates for offices of the town
must do so with the Clerk of the
Town of Winfall on or before
April 16.
J. F. Hollowell, Jr., has been
named as registrar for the elee-!
tion .which will be held in the
ottice of J. r. Hollowell & Son to be paid the assistant depu'
inJVmfdlL of the coun,v recorder's com :
Legion Auxiliary
Host Department
Officers At Dinner
The American Legion Auxili-1
ary of the William Paul Stallines
Post was host to Deoartment of-
ficers and guests at a buffet tur
key dinner meeting Thursday
night, February 26, at the home
f Mrs. Kelly White.
The house was decorated with
candles, camellias and other
spring flowers. The George
Washington idea was carried out
with hatchets and flags on in
dividual trays, and in the pro
gram. A beautiful camellia was
presented to each officer and
guest.. . .
The Department officers and
guests were: State President
Mrs. J. L. Ghestnutt of Edenton;
District President Mrs. Andrew
5. Bailey of Elizabeth City; De
onrtment Music Chairman and
also president of the Edenton
unit, Mrs. Paul Holoman; De
partment Legislative Program
Chairman Mrs. H. A. Thorson of
Elizabeth City; pepartment
Chairman of the Scrapbook, Mrs.
R. E. Leary of Edenton, and Mrs.
E. A. Swain, president of the
Elizabeth City Unit.
Mrs. W. G. Hollowell, presi
dent of the local unit presided at
the meeting. Twenty-four were
present. .
Mrs. Chestnutt" discussed the
schedule for the District Meet
ing which will be at the Hertford
Methodist Church March 30, and
plans for next year.
Mrs. Bailey made a short talk
on the district program, and com
mended the local unit on getting
their membership quota in early.
Mrs.' Holoman emphasized the
importance of music at all meet- '
inirs." 1
Mrs.' -Tharson's discussed ' the!
5 Cents Per Copj
oardvotes
Acting upon a request made
i by Sheriff J. K. White and un
i tier authority of a 'law enacted
by the 1957 Legislature, the
' Board of Commissioners on
Monday voted to employ a
1 deputy sherilf for the law en
! forcemenl department of Per-
1 u"m County.
Inasmuch as
.there is no provision in the
j budget for the current, year for
'paying the official, no date was
! set by the board for emDlov-
Picnt of the deputy.
K. I. Ever, District Sanitation
Ollicer for the Health Depart
ivenl, appeared beloi;- the board
presenting a proposal the county
he included in the Health De
partment's rat eradication pro
gi.'im, whereby the department
provides rat p-is n to residents
of the area. Cost was estimated
at about SlliO per 1,000 pounds
of poison. The matter was
tabled pending adoption of the
next budget.
On motion adopted the hoard
authorized (he Sheri'f to adver
tise 1958 delinquent taxes on
leal estate during the month of
; June and to sell t ho same on
the first Monday in July.
K. M. Tlinmii:.r,ii advised the
j Commissioners a advisory hoard
for the State .tension Service
I will be nanv wmt July 1, and
ue ieque.su.fi e ronmussion
ers to considi-i "econmicnding a
number of persons for appoint
ment to this board.
Tlie board iil adopted a'
resolution reauesting lloprcs-'n-tativc
C. R. Holmes to introduce
legislation at this session of the
General Assembly which will
authorize the Commissioners to
sell the New Hope Community
House at a private sale.
A request, presented by the
County Bar Association seeking
adoption of a law making" a new
index system in the Register of
Deeds office as the official in
dex of th county, was tooled
until a meeting of the board on
March 16, to enable the board
members to secure additional
information on the matter.
hip ouara aiso tnnien a re-
quest for
an increase ir. salai
Auxiliar' p''"8' ams which
fr0m the Amcican Legion.
come
Mls- Lt'al"V emphasized the im-
portance of each unit keeping a
scrapbook. :
Mrs. C. A. Davennort, Mrs.
Noah Gregory. Mrs. Vera Batton :
and Mrs. Maude Jones were ap
pointed as a committee to make
plans for the next meeting which
will be with the Legion at the
Municipal Building.
Truck Driver Has
Narrow Escape In
Accident Sunday
Billy Duke, 36, driver of a
huge truck-trailer tanker, nar- ,
rc.wly escaped serious injury or
death here last Sunday when
the tanker went out of control
on the cause ,ay and crashed
into the mar s.
Duke was j. -Hied in the cab
of the truck for about half 'an .-,
hour, until a motorist removed
the steering c.ilumn which pin-'
ned the driver.
State Highway Patrolman Rob
ert I. Weathersbee investigated.
He said that traffic was ham
pered and at times halted for
some four hours while exten
sive but fruitless efforts were
made to lift the " vehicle ; from ...
the marshbed. However, it had .
to remain- there pver night and
work on getting it out was re-
sumed Monday- - . . - . .
ine accident occurred at;i:;r
m. north of the Perquima':,
River bridge. " Duke, driving
' - Cofctnued oti P-v 2 '