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crne XXVIL Number 18. i i Rate ib- Tentatively'. Set v '- ,! '!;. 'Jf"' ". p-.. ' 1 ! " -' ': ' " ' V.' ' .'.J . Commissioners for Perqukn ; ans 'County, meeting here Mon .'!! day in regular session, complet 1 1 1 j ! i ed preliminary study of the ! : : 1900-61 budget and tentatively v,!: adopted a tax rate ot $1.25 per : hundred dollars valuation for the i ' , year beginning July 1. f The tentative budget 'is based . Upon new valuation figures of $14 million and calls for a tax r 1 levy of $175,000 which is $5,000 less than levied for the current ?, year. ' The budget is expected to '. t be adopted at the June meeting of the board. The board also voted to re- A . v quest the State Highway Com : mission to install a bypass at a , . proposed bridge construction 'site in the Whiteston commun- ity in the event the construction project is stared here. Authority was granted for ths installation of a communication sending set for the sheriff's de- . partment, which will be a part of v the communication system . set Up by the town of Hertford two years ago. . j The board tabled action on i . request "presented by Robert L. Hollowell and Charles Hollo ..well, representing the Perquim- . ans .Chamber of Commerce, in which they sought the county to purchase a $1,000 membership in . the organization. I.Mrs. Blanche Kanoy was ap pointed as delinquent tax col : lector, succeeding B. L. Gibbs, v who. resigned last month. ; r The board also '.voted-to in ' struct Sheriff J. K. White to ad vertise during the month of June all property upon which 1959 taxes " had -not - been paid - and to sell , The tax lien on , Tuesday, July 5. It was announced during the . i : meeting the 'board Will, receive v' , i pica for luel oil to toe purchased j- ny tne county ounog tne iap' ; I fiscal year atitsoexf meeting ' "'' 'June 6. Contracts for this award t will be made at that time. ' "V iv -: 'Authorization was also "voted ''p to amend the current ,yea,r bud- " jjei iur uie purpose ui auuiiig , - $1,500 for the expenditures of " hospitalization ' for. 'County, as. ' sis ted patients'. 4-IICIti":;:rs ...The fifteenth i annual ?Albe- . Biflrle Fat Stock Show and Sale Was one of the most successful events: Perquimans County 4 era have participated in, in ' $u$e a few years. The boys and girls - exhibited and sold ' ten steers! and 28 hogs in the annual two-day event i : : , .The showmanship, contest held on April 27 was, as usual, one of the most competitive events at the show and sale. Perquim-t . ans County had five contestants in this event. They were , Beth Hurdle, ' Tommy Harrell. Waldo 'Winslow,; Carson Spivey (and J. A; Bray, Jr. '.In .this event the judge watches the person show ing; the calf and -how well the animal has been trained, fed and cleaned up ready for the show. Again this year Beth Hurdle r was- declared the second place -Winner and Waldo Winslow was the fourth place showman in the contest,) ' " ' At 2 P. M. on . April 27 the Bale of the stock got underway (Continued on P" Thm) Kelles Fcr Bc:;r.er Dinner Tuesday A Perquimans County "Belles for Bonner" organization was perfected here Tuesdfy night when some 80 ladies from all parts, of the cou inty- attended a, dinner meeting at Elliott's Cafe i wasting gullies, and thy descend ! hear Congressman Ilurbert -C. j ants shall decrease land live in r ?;:bt- report on his campaign poverty or perish trom off ithe i "-election activities ' ' .3 up' the ."r-lles for r" rct'p here is I'rs. Liz I . C ho S"!J f e pur - ' --"iA'Jon is to i ' f e i'.t in $1.25 Hertford Native , Retires FromiCG; ' A Hertford .native, James H. Davnnnnrt. was rpfirwl last Fri day from the U.'S. Coast Guard aiicr zu years oi acuye service. Davenport' was ' Senior . Chief Yeoman, having been promoted to that rank in 1959. Davenport plans to take over the management of the Coast Guard Exchange at the Reserve Training Center, Yorktown, Va., on June 1. CommancEiot Set At PerquimLis i Kxercises for the thirty-fifth commencement of Perquimans High School will take place May 29-30. On Sunday," May 29, at 8:00 P. M., ihe 'baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by he( Rev. James A.. Auman, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church.:. The Rev. E. F. Mosaley.l rector of ithe Holy Trinity Epis copal Church, will " give the Scripture and prayer! and the i invocation nd benediction will be given by ithe Rev. Orval. Dil lon, pastor of the Up,. River Friends Church. The Glee Cluib will present special music and Bobby Overton will sing, r ; Commencement will be Mon day, May 30, at .8:00 P. M., with the Senior Class having charge of the program. ' Katherine Sawyer will . give" the Veledici tory speech and Linda. Iou El liott, 'the Salutatory.' Pauline Baecus will give the history Of tbefilass; Carojya-Whitt 1heW vocation, and CJay , Stokes jll present the class gift . to the school.- Willis Williams, Bobby Overton and Tommy Tarkington will sing land the Glee Club will provide other musical num bers. Awards and diplomas will be presented, after which Jack Brinn .will . give .the. benediction. This is the largest . class to graduate in i the history of Per quimans High Sdhool-rthere are 72 members. 1 - May 31 is a student holiday but teachers, will come and com plete their records. June 1 is the last' day of the 1959-60 school term when report cards will be given out; the eighth grade will be promoted and numerous awards -will be-made. ' ighSclioclf,Iay3ll Soil Stewardship Week Will Be Observed From May 22-29 During the period May 22-29, Soil .Stewardship .Week j will be observed . in churches of all faiths throughout . the nation. The 3,825 Soil Conservation Dis tricts in the United States are sponsors of this program.;. The 37 districts for North Carolina, Which include every acre of pri vately owned farmland from Man'teo to Murphy, invite your special attention to Man's ob ligation to be a good steward in his use of God's gifts of soil, water, plants . and wildlife. An Eleventh Commandment "Thou shalt inherit the Holy Earth as a faithful steward, con serving its resources and pro ductivity from generation - to generation. Thou Shalt safe guard thy fields from soil eros ion, thy living waters from dry ing up, thy forests from deso lation, end protect . thy hills from overgrazing by thy herds. that thy descendants may have Lions Club -will hold their -an-abundance forever. If any shall nuai charter :nd..: ladies', might fail in this stewardship of the! Fririnv iwk nr n,i. ir land, thy fruitful fields shall be - .i ...... .. .. :m- - . , come sterile, stony ground 'andjner party will start t 7 o'clock.' earth. ' . Walter Clay Iwermilk. ;. The, Eoil Conservation District SupervL -rs fcf Perquimans Coun ty are f n'' m'terial on .1 C - ) V.'cX to the r ' lilt!? cue.'jr end ask- y : i " -3 s V j Hertford Perquimans County. North Carolina, Friday, May 6, 1960. 'f: ( Gathered at Horrrv Point 'uation lour, were number of Navy officials frjm Washington who were joined by a delega- ? viio,,-0,..l?.erUord civic leaders. Pictured here on the sUe are Miyor V. N. Cardan; Vice Admiral . ,.. E. Wilson. Chief of Naval Operation for Logistics; State Senatbr J. Emmett Winslow; Con- Sressman Herbert. C. Bonner; Under Secretary of the Navy. Fred A. Bants, aiH Rear Admiral J. Peltier. Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. Photo by Bureau Yards and Docks) Education Board Appro unty Valerie White Becomes Bride Of Frank M. Roberts ' The marriage of Miss Valeria Gordon ' White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Norfleet White of Hertford, to Frank Marvin Roberts of EOenton, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Morris Roberts of Long Island City; New York,' was ' -solemnised Sunday evening. May '1; at 6 P. M., 'in the Hert ford Baptist Church, ' with the Rev. Norman B. Harris perform ing the double ring' ceremony in a setting of palms, gladiolas, mums and cathedral candles. Given . in marriage ; by r her; brother, Ernest Wilson White, the bride wore a floor length wedding gown of white chan- tijly . lace and nylon wedding tulle : over . satin, r styled with wide scooped neckline, outlined with heart-shaped: appliques of iridescent . sequins end . seed pearls, long torso fitted bodice with self-covered buttons down the back and long lace sleeves ending in wedding points over the -hands; very full gathered Continued on Page Eight below; ' i r 1 ! i , ' IL S. Population . ' 1950 151,?00,p60 s 't 1959175,000,000 1975228,000,000 ' . 1 2000-335,000,000 ' .' Cropland per person - . 1950 3.1 acres 1959 2.8 acres 19752.2 acres 20001.6 acres , 1. Current figures indicate that 2.5 'acres of cropland are requir ed to adequately feed and clothe one person, . v, 2. Net gain of 1 person every 12 seconds. , 3. -2,700 acres each day taken out of production, for highways, airports, factories and other- ur- banizatioh developments. ; .! Lions Clab Ladies' Niht Party Friday; P" Members' , nf . th" HrtfcH theHotel Hertfordi. The din- F " . .,.w.v Among the , specia t guests for the event will be Ray E: Hollo- well of Camden; Deputy IKstrict Governor for Lions Interna- tional. , -i:. . 1 . Gorden L. Rogers bf the N. C. Pulp Compahy will ' present a film pro-am entitled, 'Vare of the Forest II. 'ps Paper Have Its Day." . r. ...T Co '4 s "V, -"I Naval Air Station wednesdav ves List Of Teachers I Meeting in a special session 'here last Friday night, , the Board of Education approved the county teachers list for the term starting next September, it was reported by J. T. Big gers, superintendent. , y; The board also voted to in stall the driver's .training pro gram for the schools during Jhe months of June, and July, rsfth er than conduct the program during the winter months, l i The superintendent and chair man of the board were author ized to continue a study toward acquiring Jandadjaeent to " jhe Pei;quimfl.ns Union,, SchaoUJr use uxpanaing uus iacuwy. : Teachers' . 'contracts approved for .the LComing year were . : ' Perquimans High School: E. C Woodard, principal; Mrs.' Elizabeth Skipsey, Mrs; Annie Jessup, Mrs. Janet Walker, Isaac Perry, Mrs. Clara Boswell, Gilliam Underwood, Mrs. Joann Stallings, Mrs. Dorothy Barbee, Miss Prances Newby, J. L. Tun nelL: Mrs. John, Copley, Mrs. An niebelle' Whitley, Mrs. Blanche Dillon, Joseph - A. Williams. Central Grammar School: Thomas Maston, principal; Miss Jonnie White, Mrs. Mrytle Wood,. Mrs. Helen Winslow, Mrs. Julia Stokes, Mrs. Audrey Roach, Mrs. Lucille White, Mrs. Bertha Lane,, Mrs. Eugenia Beck, Mrs. Ruth' Burden, Mrs. Mary L. Morris, Mrs. Lessie Winslow, Mrs. Janet ' Weathersbee, Mrs. Atha Tunnell, Mrs. Mary White. Hertford , Grammar School! Miss Thelma Elliott, principal; Mrs. Grace Costen, Miss Mary Sumner, Miss Gladys Felton, Mrs. Ira Eure, Mrs. Ruth Wins low, Miss Mildred Reed, Mrs. Annie Williams, ; Miss Louise Chalk, "Miss Caroline Wright, Mrs. Thomas Mastpn, county supervisor. i Perquimans Union School: J, A. Dempsey, principal; Mrss Johnsie, Privott, W. R. Privott, Mrs. Mable Stroud, ' Mrs. Dor othy Thomas, W. J, Thompson, Mrs.. Leona Wilson,- Mrs. Addie Hoffleav Miss Lula Mae Tillett, Norwood Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth Leloatche, King A Williams, Mrs. Ruth Harrison, George N. Reid, . Mrs. ; . Jennie Thompson, Miss j Vivian Sharpe, Thomas I White, Henry E. Daughtrey, Mis? Xoris Jennings; Mrs. Mary James, Mrs. Mary Newby, Mrs. Jldonia Rogerson, Mrs. Wealtha -.'.( Mardre, Mrs. Letitia Lessane, 1 Mrt ITWnn 7.aoharv Mrs Annie E. Simons, Mrs. Rosa Newby, Miss jwyrue r eipon, Mrs. Har? riett Winslow, Mrs. Rosa Lowe, Mrs. Alma Kingsbury. . King Street School: Dewey S."Newbyi principal; Mrs. Hattie Riddick,,.John Wynn, Fred Rid dick.i Mrs. Hazel' Beamon, Miss Jessie: Sharpe, Mrs. Cleopatra Uon ..Mrl Arotny wewoy, Mrs, .Jessie Skinner, Mrs. Ger- aldine lowe, Miss. Nellie Holley, Mas. Eliza Perry, Mrs. Mary Jordan, Miss Elizabeth Hunter.-1 . CORRECTION Last week It was announced lhit' Hr. and Mrs. Julian 'Brough-r-rs's I'aufhtiT had STived end -nei Julian; iV.s was in V 7 hi v. l hi. .'7 r i Judge Johnson In Jeep Accident Chas. E. Johnson, Judge of Perquimans Recorder's Couit, sustained injuries -Wednesday when a Jeep in Which he was driving overturned on the New i Hope road, '. near the home of Raymond Perry. ' ; Mr." Johnson was taken to the Chowan Hospital for obser vation ana treatment. It was reported late Wednesday night he had suffered no serious in jury but received many bruises and abrasions. A witness said the accident occurred this way: Johnson's hat started to blow off; John son reached for it and the Jeep went out of control throwing Johnson in a ditch; the Jeep jumped the ditch and came to a stop in a farm yard. Indians Win Title rroiirScotKecir With 3-0 Victory The; Indians of Perquimans rngh ichoql are baseball cham- i pions , of the Albemarle Con- ference. Scoring a 3-0 victory over Scotland Neck here last Tuesday afternoon gave Perquimans , a 9-1 record in conference play for the season. The Indians lost only to Plymouth and this defeat was avenged last' Friday when Perquimans shut-out the Panthers 2-0 in a return game. Pete Hunter, recognized as one of the better high school pitchers in this area, lid a mas terful job turning back . both Plymouth and Scotland Neck. All of the scoring in the game Tuesday came in the first inning. The i lndians sporting a hitting streak tallied three runs. Til ley doubled to knock in two runs. Coach Ike Perry stated ; the Indians will play several prac tice games during lhe next two weeks in preparation' for : the play-offs which begin week af ter next. Bonner Barbecue Scheduled Tonight ' A Bonner For Congress bar becue and rally, for the people of the Albemarle, will be held Friday night of this week at Scott & Halstead Potato Shed, on ,the Weeksville Road near Elizabeth City. The event will Start at 6 o'clock. , . All citizens of the Albemarle area, including Perquimans,- Pasquotank,- Chowan, Currituck, Camden, Gates and Dare coun ties," are invited to attend. It has been announced 1 there will be plenty of barbecue for every-, body., r-.- ;-'' . .A ,v-.:'': V:.'.. Edmund H. Harding, national; ly known humorist, will be mas ter of ceremonies and added en tertainment will be provided. by the Washington High School Band. ;(v---'-: ;.ysr .. Congressman Bonner ' will . be present for the occasion and will make a short talk. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Cap, and Mrs. Rufus T. Brinn announce the birth Of a daugh ter, Mary Martha, bora April 23 ty CaroLfct Warwick, Thode Island. Navy Secretary Says Plans Being Considered To Place Harvey Point In Operation ;J' f Hope for' some type of opera v tions to be installed ait the Har- - vey Point Naval Air Station was revived here Wednesday morn ing when Navy : Under Secretary Fred A. Bamz announced the Navy Department now has un der consideration three programs, one of which may be located at the site of the local base. This announcement was made following an inspection of the base by Mr. Bantz, Vice Ad miral R. T. Wilson, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Logis tics, and Rear Admiral E. J. Peltier, Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. These offi cials were accompanied on the tour by Congressman Herbert' C. Bonner, State Senator J. Em mett Winslow and Mayor V. R Darden. ' Also present for 'the gathering at Harvey Point were aides of Admirals Peltier and Wilson, Charles M. Harrell and Claude Brinn, representing Per quimans Chamber of Commerce; Marion Swindell of the Hertford Jaycees; Max Campbell, editor of The Weekly and Eugene Hur dle of The Daily Advance, Eliz abeth City. Congressman Bonner and the group -..from Hertford were on hand at the base when the of ficial party from Washington ar rived by seaplane. The Navy's No. 2 man Mr Bantz in brief remarks said was a pleasure to be at Harvey Point and the purpose of the official visit was to evaluate the possibilities of the site, and that this could be done better by an on-the-spot check rather than j mission. 8 superintendents iik from pictures and maps on file ed lhe 10-month plan while 37 in Washington. were opposed to it. Mr, Bantz said such new and( Ministers representing the permanent buildings as are now Western Big Three pledged to located at Harvey Point could jtheir NATO partners Tuesday not be abandoned and left to to make no piece-meal settle detatiocttMd..: thi - awhile -itn(ent with Russia at theuimW was, at. the present moment, im- meeting. A real effort to seek possible to make a definite an-an an or nothing understanding nouncement, the Navy is defi-1 for world peace will be made. nitely Considering ithe base for one of three operations, two of which were announced as being a communications center or a hydrofoil boat program. Mr. Bantz told the group the Navy Department considered Congressman Herbert Bonner as a friend interested in the opera tion of the department. The Naval officials on the in spectioon tour were advised by Lt. Harkness of the Fifth Naval District that present op erations at the station include the practice bombing program and a otal of 17 men were sta tioned at Harvey Point. In connection with the official visit of. the high jnavy officers,' Congressman Bonner reported a telephone conversation he , had Perquimans Farmers Received $32,146 In ASC Payments In '59 T ;zirBroughtflid" Committee last f riaay reveaiea i ASC payments to county farm ers for approved . practices dur ing the year amounted to $32, 146.70. Payments to townships were listed as : follows: . Belvidere, $4,978.61; Bethel $3,278.66; Hert ford, $4,643.21; New Hope, $ 10, 730; Nicanor, $4,491.69 and Park ville, $4,024.52. A summary 6f the approved practices carried out included 64.5 acres of permanent pasture, 341 acres , cropland pasture; 3,991 acres ;, winter cover ,; crops; 23 aa es siimmei' ' annual ! legumes, 12 acres of lime on farmland. ' : A total of 54 permanent ditch drainage projects were Carried out, 5. ponds dug for livestock, 1 pond for irrigation and! 34 acres of - land planted to forest trees and 20 atres of forestry improvements. : ;' " The 1959 performance sched ule showed 560 farms had 3,524.6 acres allotted to peanuts on which 3,276.5 acres were planted; 592 farms had a cotton allotment of; 1,638.9 ' acres, of which 951 acres were planted; 122 farms had allotment for . wheat of 248.2 acres while 912 acres were planted. " ' . lii -J Lane is chairman of the Perquimans County Committee and - George,- Bellmon is office urgs j,n member to attend this of $100 and co manager. . , n . , J meetbs. ,- - :, ' - . -Urpvl ti r - i had Wednesday morning with Congressman Carl Vinson (D-Ga.), chairman of the Armed Forces Committee. Mr. Bonner said the committee chairman re iterated he had no intentions of permitting the Navy to abandon Harvey Point but was insisting the base be placed to some use ful purpose. Bonner said these were his sentiments, too. On the inspection tour the of ficials visited air parts of the base and inspected the boathouse and administration building, which now houses the present operations program, the complet ed warehouse and public works building, observation tower, heat - Probable Found Of Manslaughter THIoWEEK'S HEADLINES JWh"3 it ""ojuiuy oi 5CHUOI supenn - tendents in Worth Carolina favor a 10-month school year instead of the present nine-month plan. This opinion was gathered in a study by the State Study Com- May is the month for pri mary elections in several states expected to have an affect on the presidential primary. Thus far little change has been not- j ed concerning the Democratic race. Kennedy, Humphrey, John-1 son and Symington are the most mentioned candidates while Nix-, on continues list. to head the GOP May Day was celebrated in many nations this week, espe cially in Europe, in observance of labor. Moscow saw its usual big parade featuring the Soviet military power. ; East Berlin dis played a facimile of the Moscow event while West , Berlin dem onstrated with a theme on free- dom , for, all, , ' , ; Some improvement in the traffic law enforcement set up in Perquimans County is expect ed to follow action taken by county officials on Monday when Julian Broughton was named as a deputy clerK of the Recorder's Court This post, which involves is suance of warrants, has been vacant for several months and resulted in the . State Highway Patrol .requesting action be tak en ; to provide service to their arresting officers. y Broughton was ; appointed to the pffice by Court Clerk W. H. rttt and the appointment was approved ;, by the Board of County Commissioners. He start ed his duties Tuesday. TB Association Directors Meeting . The Board of Directors of the Pasquotank-Perquimans JCamden Tuberculosis Association-" W i 1 1 hold their annual spring meet ing , Thursday, May 12, at 8:00 P..M..'in theiAgricultur Bald ing, Elizabeth City; J. H. Moore, president of the ' essooietion Deputy Court Clerk 5 Cents Per Copj, ing and distribution plant sani tation plant, and communications' building. Mr. Bonner also reported the Under Secretary had advised him in the event the Navy ever develops a ' jet plane Harvey Point will definitely be the site selected as its base. v. '.-. The tour and discussions at , Harvey Point were concluded it aoou; 10:30 A. M., and the of ficial party returned to Wash ington by plane. Congressman Bonner left for Chocowinity where he was to address the father-son banquet forthe FFA Chapter of Chocowinity Hiffh ' School, Cause Is On Charge Probable cause was found at I I a p' euuunury Hearing in rer j quimans Recorder's Court Tues day in the case in which Jerry i Taylor of Norfolk, Va., is charg- with manslaughter in connec- j uon wnn tne nignway accident deaths of Miss Joyce Owens and Miss Julie Lane of Hertford. Two witnesses testified at the hearing this week. Vernon Bar-r nette, Negro, truck driver of one of the vehicles involved in the accident, stated he was driving toward Hertford when he noticed lights from another vehicle . coming up toward the rear o the truck. He testified he' Was driving at a "spear1 cf ab'oiit' ?5 to 40 miles per hour and had passed three cars when he felt an impact at the back of the truck. He told the court he had passed through patches of fog jvut there was no fog at the 'S(.ene of the accident. He also went to informed the court he the Taylor car and assisted in calling an ambulance and the highway patrol, Patrolman D. O. Williams tes- tified he investigated the acci dent and on arrival at the scene found the truck and car had not been moved. He testi fied the car had skidded 54 feet and the truck had skidded 12 inches. He also stated tail llights were on the rear ot tne truck at the time he arrived on the scene. ; Williams told the court there were patches of fog from Edenton to the Y, near the accident scene and that he drove through some ' fog this side of the Y. v J. C. Goodwin, . attorney for Taylor, moved for a dismissal of the charges but Recorder cnas. E. Johnson denied the motion, stating in his opinion the state had produced sufficient evi dence for the matter to be taken to Superior Court for action by the grand jury. Other cases disposed of during the court term Tuesday includ ed those in which James Buck paid a fine of $25 for speeding and Martin Kessman paid a fine of $25 on the same charge. Fines of $2 and costs were taxed against John Costen, John nie Johnson and Leslie Wilson, Jr., all Negroes, who entered pleas of guilty to charges of be ing drunk. . Tarline Toxey paid the court costs after1 submitting to a charge of exceeding a safe speed limit. ' - David Jones submitted to a charge of driving a truck which exceeded the height limit. - He paid the court costs. Costs of court were taxed against Antonio Vetro i on a charge of failing to observe a stop light. Howard Phillips, Negro, .noted an appeal to Superior Court af ter he was given a 60-day sen tence suspended upon payment of a $25 fine and court costs following his plea of guilty to a charge of reckless driving. . j- Clinton , Riddick, ' Jr f found guilty ion ' V Charge of larceny, was glven a 90-day sentence sus- InorwW nrvvn tjavmr" ' " ' '