North Carolina Newspapers

3 'Vcl eXXVLNumber.52 About Customs He I Learns In Burma Br BOBBY SMITH Much., has been written about the exotic women of many east ern countries, but no one seems to have composed a best-selling novel on the unusual and charm ing women of, the land of Bur ma. By combining their golden complexion, their slender well built bodies, . their jet black hair and their dark eyes, with excellent grace and poise, they form a most alluring picture. They have a sincere, warm and friendly ; personality. Industry and thrift are virtues tf Bur mese women, - who probably en joy more freedom of movement than the females of any' other eastern country. The Burmese code of wifely conduct', toward her husband is based on the Hindu code such things as eating only after the husband has finished, sleeping only after the husband has re tired, setting up from sleep be fore.' the husband awakes, and other Tjuch things are prescribed. It is interesting to note that men avoid walking or stooping under women's clothes hung up to dry, for such a thing tends to make a ' man subservient . to the wo man. .Yet, women" are to- be found , very ' muclv in the busi ness 'cleMheouiiHl some in its political-' life )i The- Dome, however, has been chos en by 'inost ladies of Burma as the,' best expression of, their per sonality, for many are aware that if they push themselves for ward too readily they will prob ably be reminded of the Bur mese adage, "A good dpg keeps his tail tucked in, a good wo man keeps in the backgrpund,". -: A homemade orchestra, a gaily decorated house, loud talk ing and nobody paying much at tention to the bridal pair are characteristic of a Burmese wedding. Yesterday, 1 attended the marriage of Mg Toe Aung and Ma Khin Myint. The wed ding reception, during which the ceremony is performed, lasts four hours. Upon our arrival we were presented with flowers and a gift as compliments of the bride and groom.. We were ex pected to drop a silver donation in the pot which stood near the door . as our present to the couple. After being seated, we were served coffee and sweet cakes. During the actual cere mony, which nobody except thf mftrriaro cnunls said wiV atten tion to, the bride and groom sat in front of the village, elders and heard their marital 'duties explained. At the conclusion, the t ie and groom dipped to pe ;her their hands into a bowl t:- with water and flowers, t, ' 'ig the world that they were n 7 officially 'married. I un ci .Land that, as a joke, friends tli row stones on top of the hous of the newly married couple all n-' .t, Just to be sure they tion't f t ajr sleep. ..)., mjn.. ' ige in Burma may be V either, love or. arranged i parental -agreement!'; No I consideration! - pt tde r dowry is, made. ?iThe i girl i does . not ichange ! on marriage; and it lis ntractv with both hus.- ued oir PaitTf) ::, - " -,i ri Projects Highway Commis .ting on November roads project work s County during , CO in the JTtpunt ' r maintenance of ' s and $74,300 : "fleets. r!.,i are'list- "", I'M, Hertford Stores To Observe Holidays Hertford stores will be closed Friday and Saturday, of this week in observance of Christ mas holidays, giving their em ployees a long three-day vaca tion. A majority . of the stores will "also be closed Friday,- Janu ary 1, for New Year. Are Now Opened Preparing for the observance of National Jaycee Week, next month, the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce is start inn its project of selecting the Young Man Of the Yeaf for Per quimans County, it has 'been an nounced by Moody Matthews, Jr., chairman of' 'the Jaycee com mittee or this project. - Mr. Matthews said today that nomination blanks will be sent to each organization within the county giving them the oppor- I tunity - tQinominate a candidate rfoinirt nomination blanks should be fill ed out and returned to him not latef than January 14, 1960. Eligibility for this award re quires that the young man be a resident of Perquimans County and not- over, 35 years of age, The selection is made by a group of judges all over the age limit and ; is ' based uoon rules set orth " by the ' National , Junior Chamber of Commerce. -Mr., Matthews; stated any in dividual wishing to nominate .a candidate for this award may secure a nomination blank from him Of Marion Swindell, presi dent of the Hertford Jaycees'. Santa Visit Here Attracts Hes Last Saturday was Santa Claus Day in Hertford and the annual visit Of the "Old ' Gentleman", sponsored. by the Hertford merf chants.r in cooperation with the. Hertford Fire Deyartment i and, Jaycees, drew a J'arge number ot kiddies, young and old, ; . Shortly after 1 P. M., the chil dren started gathering for the appearance of St. . Nick, who showed up at about 2 o'clock. Santa seated himself on- a throne and proceeded to greet many of the children who wished to give some last - minute Instructions about gift suggestions for Christ mas. - tT i , - Firemen :- and . Jaycees aided Santa Claus by passing out gifts of fruit and candy, which were furnished by th local merchants. Here NtSaridayJ)ii Student .Recognition bav.wiil bei observed, in,, First . a Methodist Chjy-ch, Hertfprd,. Sunday,,; De- cember 27, .yiflth special recpgnfr iioa.of alj. ipollege. students pres,- 'nfi nn that Aav C.nrhn f?hfmr a pre-iministeriai student .and senior at High Point College, will preach at 1 1 o'clock. Miss Le- titia McGoogan, freshman at Greensboro College, will be the organist for the day. . . There are, twenty college-age youn peoole from .First Metho dist Church who are attending college or engaged in Soecial training in schools or in the jo-med forces. Mrs. J. ,T. tahe," Jr.: IS Siunwt sncr" .'ry ana win -. I Jaycees Announce DSA nominations Hertford. Perqttimans Countyofllj Perquimans 4-H Glubs Join In Observance of The Golden Anniversary of Organization The year ,1959 celebrates th Golden Anniversary of 4-H. in! North Carolina The 4-H Clubs of Perquimans County have join ed in with ' this celebration . be cause progress through 4-H has been tremendous and 4-H has won a place in . the hearts oi many. - Fifty years ago, in 1909, the first organized club, twelve boys iii Hertford County came to be known as the Corn Club. In 1911 - Canning Clubs for girls were organized. bo the seea; was -planted, and has spread to ' include all of North Carolina. In 1915-16 Mrs. Frank Nixon v her tim and orffanizwl the O O first Canning Clubs in Perquim ans County. Miss Helen Gaither, a native of , the county, served iovxge; imeen Doys irom i-er-as vmt-remrv asent in 1917-18 quimans attended the North emergency and was appointed as the first full-time Home Demonstration Agent- in 1919. , She -organized four girts' clubs .. during ..thatJ j Jear which was the actual ; pe- Pddunty.-:,;yv jv,, Sl , m In 1920 the girls', club in the dounty had. a . biscuit campaign WHich .taught. ie -giF ,;hpw !,to make' quick breads. 1 ' Thirteen . gjrja t . clubs were or ganized in 19H .with outstanding accomplishments, jn food conser vation. In 1923 there were 20 girls' clubs with 'a membership of 232. About fifteen boys made up membership for the ?, boys' clubs. . Some 175 girls reported completing projects. .Clothing and millinery were emphasized. Perquimans County was hon ored by having a State Bread- Making winner " in 1924. Miss Maude Rogersojn,;. PeechJ Sprwg who pui, won a irijj.vo juqn-tNW. i v'l,,' third .plape, an ImpoJdani paJd of ghjri&bnaA The happiness of children at Christmas renews in us the joy of life. In every part of Christmas their faces mirror the wonder of the season. We hope your Christmas is filled with joy in abundance. As you share w.'.th your family, the spirit of the time, we extend to all of you the best wishes of Jhristmas. tIe publishers Chicago. Miss Rogerson is now S. Lane who lives in J Mrs. H. Hertfcrd, and is member of the Helen Gaith Home Demonstra tion Club. ' Each boy club member owned a registered Duroc Jersey pig when he started in .Club work. From 1924-34,. Perquimans Coun ty had no arm agent . which eliminated 4-H work wih boys.. In 1925, Miss Gaither became fll and was forced to resign her duties. At that time 22 girls' 1.,n : Even thuuh Perquimans County vne.H ""'"ejvgeni lor rne ne ren J". . wuunucu w Kiow. In 1926, the first State 4-H Short Course was held at State Carolina event. I - In 1936 three 4-H Clubs were organized , with 90. members on roll., AH, of the ,Club ,meetings' were .held at-,t)he high, school be cause, ,in. the .other : schools it waa impossible to get enough children of the .right l,gjei i.to: organize i a oIlub.fllEach;1JownShip, -had. a? rep resentative . , in-p the :, hifhi i, school club., , j.Those ..,whq :hadi : the most! outstanding jerords .svee. chosen t(j iattefl,Wildlife,!Camp.a -.::rjUu .(ShCi i-firlaif from! Berquimans County attended 4-H Short Course in 1937. ; Active girls' c!ubs were organized at t4ie Hertford, New "Hope, Winfall, at the' Grammar School and High School. The hi!h school ' club met at the Agriculture Building after school, ' Joint 4-H Clubs were beun in 1938. They met at the schools. P,erqumans Covmty' had,-an ex? bib-t at the, State) iFair, this yean &imethcdof helping boys carry prpject was begun in PerciUifti ti' Swjr5iPrtvw. .worked , ., -C:U-4i oa Carolina, PYiday,iDecember,25T:l959. 1 out by the bank. Each boy could have a pig financed by Lthe bank and repaid with pro fit. 4-H Church Sunday was first begun in 1939. Joint programs were carried on at the 4-H Clubs. Programs by the boys and girls were given during the first 15 minutes of each meeting. Just as the clubs do today, they would separate for meetings and demonstrations. A mailbox con test was carried on in the coun ty. , The annual Flower Show and Tea was most successful. The giris dTessed in 4-H cos tumes sat in a group throughout the program. They assisted with the serving at the tea on the Court House Green. The Club had an exhibit this year at the Seven County Fair, stressing a well-balanced lunch. In 1940 distict winner in the health contest and second place in - the - State ' contest ' held at State 4-H Short Course in Ra leigh was Sarah Elizabeth El'.'iott from Perquimans County. " The county had1 representatives at Recreation - School at Camp IJeach ' and - at -State Short Course. 4-H Club work con tinued to grow in Perquimans County. Boys and . girls seemed W enjoy': : the , ' programs much more and to take a more active pari in project work. ' . By 1942 the fenrolbnent of 4-H members in Perquimans had grown to 218 with four tfubs a' each of the schools. Due to lack of transportation, an Achieve ment Day program was held in each club. A Hsflloween tea was held for the 4-H Clubs by the Ifome - Demonstration -County Council.- ; The ; 4-H Dairy Calf BoardOfulucation Approves Funds To Participate NDEA The Board of Education held its December meeting last Wed nesday night at the home of J. T. Biggers, prior to which the members were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Biggers. During the business session the board approved expenditures of $1,000 to permit the county schools to participate in the op eration of the National Defense Educational Act, whereby fed eral funds are available, on a matching basis, for advancement in the studies of math, science and modern foreign languages. The superintendent of schools pointed out to the board this four-year program may be put to use in improving the study of these categories in local schools. Reports on the meetings of the State School Board Associa-, tion were made by Charles M. Harrell and Mr. Biggers and the latter also reported on the sup erintendents' conference he at tended in Durham. On recommendations made at the association meeting, the board voted to study adoption of a set of policy regulations, which will govern action of the local board, . The board discussed a request presented by the Perquimans Union School for installation of 11 flood lights at that school,, estimated to' cost $1,82 n six years but tabled action on the matter to give it further study. County Farmers Favor Quotas AV total of 247 Perquimans County farmers voted in the peanut referendum held Tuesday, December 15; 228 voted in favor of marketing quotas for the next three years and 19 voted to dis continue quotas. In the cotton referendum held the same day 161 farmers voted for quotas while 15 voiced their opposition. According to a preliminary state report the peanut referen dum carried in North Carolina by 98.2 per cent and cotton quo tas were approved by 97.3 per cent. According to George Bellmon, Perquimans County ASC office manager'.this was the sixth time in which peanut farmers have voted on whether or not market ing quotas are to be used for their crops. The previous votes were held in April, 1941, Decem ber 1947, December 1950t .De cember 1953 and December 1956. In each, farmers overwhelming ly approved quotas for the fol lowing three crop years. Lane Rites Held Last Saturday Emmett Wilford Lane, 40, died last Thursday ' at his home in Winfall after a long illness. ; He was a son of Jadie and Mrs. Alethia White Lane. Besides his parents; surviving are his wife; Mrs Blanche Rus se'l Lane; ' three ' ' daughters, Blanche' Fay, Annette and Betty Ruth Lane, all of the home; four brothers, Grant Lane of Jack son, Ermon Lane of Route ' 2, Hertford, Otis Lane of Elizabeth City and J. R. Lane of Winfall; three sisters, Mrs.'Beulah God frey and Mrs. Doris Milliet, both of Hertford, and Mrs. Blanche Hammonds of Portsmouth, Va. A funeral service was con ducted at Lynch Funeral Home here Saturday at 2 P. M.; by the Rev; A. N. 'Gore. pastor Of WlnfaM Methodist Church. Bur ial was in West Lawn Cemetery, Elizabeth' City.' 'n, ' " Property listing To Get Underway In County Jan. 2nd 1 ' Special Services I Perquimans County Commis- At Holy Trinity sioners met in special session There wilfbVtwo Christmas ' here n Monday with services at Holy Trinity Church.1 tax hsters for the P'Posc of is The fir.it will be the tradit.onal i suinS supplies and giving in midnight service, which begins! structions to the listers in con- at 11:30 P. M., Chrtstmas Eve. This is a communion service with music, Christmas hymns and part of the service itself being sung. Choral Eucharist is another name for this service, eucharist meaning Thanksgiving. The second Christmas service will be on Christmas Day at 11 A. M., and this wi'M be a com munion service also. On De cember 26, St Stephen's Day, there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at 10 A. M. Perquimans Loses Twin Cage Bill To Yellow Jackets The Perquimans Indians closed out their pre-holiday basketball card by losing a twin bill to the Elizabeth City Yellow Jack ets while the local Jayvees dropped a contest 19-16. On Fri day night the Indians defeated Columbia boys while the Per quimans Squaws lost to the Co lumbia girls. Perquimans came from behind during the second quarter to 'iold a half time lead 22-21 anH naintained its advantage until 'nte in the final quarter when 'he Jackets forged into the lead to score their victory. Both teams opened with a strong offense, Elizabeth City gaining a 15 to 12 lead at the "irst pe-iod. Perquimans out ;corcd the Jackets 10 to 6 in the second quarter and 11 to 9 in he third period. Free throws 'elped the Jackets in the final leriod giving them a 43 to 3P "c'nvy over the Indians. Freeman scored 13 points for 'he Jackets while Smith hit for 10 and Ross had 8. For Per- ipmnns Colson was the nieht'f 'iigh scorer with 24 points. Billy ixon had 11 and White and Chappell two each. In the Jayvee game McGoogan laced the scoring for Perquim ins with nine points, Daniels lad 4, Banks and Bray one Oavenport was the leading scor er for the Jacket Jayvees with seven points. The Indians gained sweet re venge over the Columbia boys Friday night, winning their first contest by a 53 to 33 score. Co 'umbia edged Perquimans in an pnrlier game. Colson and C. D. White led the Indians. Perquimans ' Squaws lost to the Columbia girls by a 55-28 margin. Spear with six points was leading scorer for Perquim ans. .;;;' " ' ' ''.' " ' ' "' :' . . Library Announces . Holiday Schedule The Perquimans County Li brary will be closed December 23 through December 26 for the Christmas holidays. ' It will also be closed New Year's day. Patrons will p'tease' note the holiday schedule and try to re-j turn promptly all books due be ore December 23. Those wish ing to take out books may get them as late as 4:30 Tuesday, December 22. Three noteworthy new books are in the library this week. They are: I Have Called You Friends, a story of Quakerism in North Csroiina, by Francis Anscombe; The Great American West ' a ' Dictorial - history from iCororiado' to the ist frontier, by rioran;' Historic Churches of the'Wrs. F. X Moseley jand llrs..p ujuw ny eroqew. -5 Cents PerCkw, nection with the annual job of listing property for taxes, which will begin January 2. In addition to the Commission ers attending the meeting were Tax Supervisor Julian C. Powell and List Takers Julian Long, Percy Rogerson, Mrs. Boll Proc tor, Carson Spivey and Mrs. El ton Layden. Instructions on the job of listing property, as drawn and recommended by the In stitute of Government, were out lined to the list takers and these were supplemented by recom mendation, by members of the County Board. R. L. Spivey, chairman of the board, cautioned the list takers to use care in preparing the property list, pointing out the importance of the duties and the necessity for an accurate listing of all property within the county. The list takers were also in structed ... concerning ' new as sessments which will be in effect on real property for the coming year. Tax listing starts on the sec ond day of January and all property owners must list prop erty for 1960 under penalty of the law. Failure to list property by January 31 is a violation of the law and makes the property owner subject to a penalty for late listing and court action or both. A schedule setting forth dates ind places at which list takers will work during the month will be published in this news paper during January and prop erty owners are urged to , take lotice of this schedule and list property accordingly, ' ; " As in the past, the list takers will also take the 1959 farm :ensus, and farmers are J urfic'd 'o prepare in advance a list' of ill land cultivated and crops produced during the year.. Hav ing this list ready will save :pnsiderable time for both the farmer and list taker. 3PW Club Holds Christmas Party The Perquimans Business and Professional Women's Club met lapt Thursday night at Hotel Hertford for its Christmas par ty. The dining room was beau tifully decorated for the festive buffet supper. The president, Mrs. Mary Dale S. Lane, presided. Christmas 1 Carols were sung with Mrs..DnraA T. Riddick at. file ' piano.' Mrsv - oame wiii.. uzuie mcuwui'Lwu'ii contests with the Rev. Matlnx and Mrs. Auman winning the nri7PS Misa Thplmn TVIlint't rparl a Christmas story, : xi'-'-- f.'f " Those enjoying the occasion were: Mr. 'and Mrs.' Arohitf'JT, ' Lane, Jr., the Rev. ; J.-I-Mat--tox, the ReyviandiMrstfAi httu man, Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Jr., Mrs. Robert Riddick, Mrs. Jack ; Barker, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Lane, Sr., Mrs. Harry Hollowell, ;' Mr. and Mrs. Melvin G. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burbage, Mr. and Mrs. D,( M. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Marion. Swindell Miss Thelma Elliott! Mrs.' Hattte Sit-" ivey, Mrs. Norman Elliott, Miss Huid Wood. Mrs. T, . ,G,; Howr'j J i W. rn if - r . l Mrs. ,Jack Kanov, , the Jtev ani , 1 1. a. pagiey,