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the p: El'OUIMAMS WEEKLY Volume XXVII.-Number 21. Commencement At Perquimans High On Monday Night ' Perquimans High School will j County Schools conduct its - 35th annual com-! fiViflro Tn PlinHfl mcncemcni exercises Deginmng with the baccalaureate' sermon on Sunday night and the award ing of diplomas , on Monday ' night. I. ,. , , ... Both programs are scheduled to' start at 8 o'clock in the even- ing. The Rev. James A. Auman, v pastor of the First Methodist Church,' will deliver the bacca laureate sermon, the services be ing held in the auditorium at the high school. The commencement program on Monday night will open with invocation by Carolyn White, followed by the salutatory by Linda Lou Elliott. Pauline Baq cus will read the history of the class of 1960 and Clay Stokes 'will make the presentation of the class gift Medals and , awards will be presented by E, C. Woodard, principal, and dip lomas will be awarded by Clar ence C. Chappell, Sr., chairman of the Board of Education, who will be introduced by Superin tendent J. T. Biggers. Kather ine Sawyer will give the vale dictory ' and benediction will be by Jack Brinn. Marshals for the events will be Dianne Hollowell, chief, Car roll McDonnell, Linda Bass, Frank Ainsley, Brenda Smith, Ver,na Ann Perry, Betsy Barbee, Reggie Baker and Wayne Chap pell. ,- Recorder's Court In Session With Heavy Docket Ppriquimans '.Raaufgler? 'Com resumed sessions here tms weex with : JuUge 'Chas. ( ,E, Johnson presiding. All cases disposed of during the term were submis sions by the defendants wish the' exception of seven cases in which bonds posted by the de fendants were ordered forfeited when the defendants .failed, to appear in court to answer to the charges. ; The ' following speeding cases were cleared when the defend ants submitted and paid fines as indicated: Howard Haywood $25, John iMallory $35, Austin Moz zarell $35, Annabelle. Albergotte $25, Samuel . Kubel $35, Oliver McPherson $55, Julian Moution $35, John Flaminio $25, Paul Woodward $25, Robert Blevins, Jr.. $25, Robert Doyle $25, Jo seph Walker $25, Johnnie Koon $25, Homer Miller $35,: Philip Connor $25, John Tolar $25.. George Elliott, Negro, paid. fine of $2 and costs after sub mitting to a charge of being drunk. Fred Colson and Earliest Spellman were taxed with the costs of court on charges of fail ing to dim headlights. Joseph Sawyer, Negro, paid the court costs on a. charge of passing on a curve. ' . ' Costs . of : court ,: were, taxed against Philip Lucas on a charge of using an expired license plate. Henry O'Bryant, Negro, was assessed the court costs on a charge of having no valid opera tor's license. , David Griffin, Negro, paid the court costs on a charge of ha v. ina no muffler. Costs of ' court were 'taxed againSf Jack Benton, Jr., on a ' charge of failing' to see intended movement of his car could be made safely. J Willie Moore, Negro, paid the costs Of court on charge of driving on 'the left side of a highway. Teenage Booklets' v Being Distributed ' ,'Due, to delay in delivery, the Teen-Code pamphlets published by the PTA Associations Of Per quimans County were ndt avail able for distribution until Tues day of! this week;; The booklets, however, are now ready end are being presented to ' students of the- schools. One pamphlet will be given to each family4,, begin ning at the high school level, en 1 F'Wts of the e'" are The . Department of Health, Education end Welfare announc ed in Washington last Friday that the application of tlhe Per-1 quimans County Board of Edu-1 cation for federal assistance had been approved. A total of $9,426 has been al located to Perquimans, $3,672 of which has been certified for im mediate payment. ' The funds are allocated under public law which (provides assistance to schools having students whose parents are employed by the Federal Government $2,754 has been assigned for a later pay ment. : Blue Shield Award A 33-year-old promise was paid here last Friday night when W. Dabney White, former principal at Hertford Grammar School, made Blue Shield award presentations to Thomas Nixon, III, son of Mrs. T. J. Nixon, Jr., and the late Mr. Nixon, and posthumously to Billy Crawford, son of Mrs. Kate Crawford and the, late Mr. Crawford, and Billy Tucker, son of Mrs. William Tucker and the late Mr. Tucker. Both the latter were killed in World War II. The award made to Mr. Nixon was the memory shield, orig inally purchased for the pre sentation and which was de stroyed in the ? school fire. A second shield purchaswd ' ; Mr. White will.b engraved with the names of Mr. Crawford and Mr. Tucker and hung in the audi torium of the Hertford Gram mar School. ; Selection for the awards were made by judges on the basis of an idea conceived by Mr. White back in 1927 when he told the students of the school the shield would be presented to one" of them for the "outstanding con tribution to the building of a better world." Prior to the ceremony during which the shields were pre sented, 19 members of the sev enth grade class of 1927, with Mr. and Mrs. White as guests, held a reunion supper at the Holy Trinity Parish House. . The award ceremony was con ducted at the Grammar School and drew a large crowd of for mer students and parents. Trueblood Rites Conducted Monday Timothy Clay Trueblood, 61, died Saturday . night at 8:50 o'clock at the residence in Chap anoke following a short illness, r He was a native and lifelong resident , of Chapartoke in Per quimans County and son of the late George Anderson and Mary Symons Trueblood He was a retired employee of t!he Foreman Lumber Comipany, having work ed there for 29 years. He is survived by one brother, G. W. Trueblood of Chepanoke. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapel of 'the Twiford Funeral Home by the Rev. A. N. Gore,, pastor of Oak , Grove Methodist Church.. Burial fol lowed in New Hollywood Ceme tery. Receive Diplomas At ECC Commencement Perquimans County residents receiving degrees and diplomas from Bast Carolina. College at commencement v exercises held last Sunday : Included William' Eugene Byrum, Janice Stallings, Ann White,: Sue P. White and Sylvia White Winslow. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs."H. . Miller of Hertford, Route two, announce t:3 of rvt, a t-i Hertford. Perquimans County, North Above is the I960 graduating class of Perquimans High School. Hertford. N. C. The members of the class are: Front tow, Frances Winslow, Anne i.ane, ttorotny Ann Morse. Linda r.hby, bre.iaa Elllioit. Selba Jean Hall, Bet lye Jane Overton, Len .a Umphlett, Carolvn White. Betty Leu White and Joan Faye Proctor. Second row, Mary Lee Glenn, Linda Lou Elliott, Ka'herine Sawyer, Pauline Baccus, Jeanette Hollowell, Dorothy Mary White. J idy Nixon, Ruth Jones, Dianne Divers, Pat Humph let! and Helen Taylor. Third row, Betsy Slallings, Pat Sicne, Virginia Barnes, JoAnn White, Clay Stokes, Pat Rogerson, Arlene Slallings, Barbara Co lson. Sallie Skinner, Sarah Ward, Helen Ward and Margaret Williams. Fourth row, Raiford Copeland, Bobby Overtcn, CjtI Skinner, Tommy Tilley, Jimmy Godwin, Pete Hunter, Glenn White, Carlton Boyce, Preston Winslow, Tommy Lane, Leroy Wood and Harold Winslow. Fifth row, Willis Williams, Grover Hollowell, Lenny Hurdle. Ronnie Stallings, Charles Banks, Jimmy Dozier, Jack Brinn. Wavne Howell. Robert Phthisic. FreHHi. Cnl. son. Johnny Winslow and Johnny Byrum. Sixth row, Larry Willis, Allan Bonner, Charles Barker, Billy Harrell, Jimmy Sullivan, Tommy Tarhington, Ben Gibbs, Claude Long, Hollis Copeland, C. D. White. Hersey Earl While and Billy Nixon. This Weeks Headlines Launching of a Midas spy satellite by the United States Tuesday is expected to change the aspect of. the .United Nations debate, now going on regarding the Russian charge against the U. S. for violation of Soviet bor ders. The satellite, first of its kind ever put into orbit, has prospects of providing nations with a super-warning system against surprise attack. Russia and East Germany this week released a US plane and its passengers, ; which had ,been forced down ncarWjesvaden on a trip. fronv.'Swden to West Germany. It was reported the plane had strayed from course and " was over Bast Germany when forced down.. Following their investigation the Reds re leased the plane and crew. fcarinquakes and tidal waves battered Chile, Hawaii and . Ja pan this week resulting in the death of more than 1,000 per sons and property damage run ning into high figures. Chile was hardest hit- by the quakes and waves and rescue teams are now jn action searching for miss ing persons and attempting to house and feed the homeless. Governor LeRoy Collins of Florida has been named as chair man of the Democratic national convention Which will convene in Los Angeles July 11 to select the Democratic presidential nominee. Senator Kennedy (DJMass.), con tinues as the, leading candidate for the nomination. However, recent world events have affect ed his position due to his age. Meanwhile,. Vice President Nixon has secured more than enough pledged delegates to the GOP convention to assure his nomina tion as the Republican candidate. Jones Motorcade Visits Hertford "' Walter B. Jones, candidate: for Congress' from the First District, headed a motorcade of support ers , which, visited Hertford last Saturday morning. The motor cade started in Elizabeth City with stops being scheduled for Hertford, ? Edenton, Columbia, Swanquarter and Pantego. : .Supporters, of ,,Mr.' Jpnes join ed, the caravan as it proceeded upon the scheduled tour, w "Making a brief talk while in Hertford, Mr. : Jones stated he was encouraged by the .reports he was receiving concerning hi candidacy and ' that if elected he wanted the people, to call upon him for service; that he would atways .be available to anybody desiring his : assistance on any matters. -l , , He also said he believes this nation needs, to re-establish a firm foreign policy, and he be lieved . this1 will ocouf hV 'the event of a Democratic victory in November, ,,,,, . ' ,., , MASONS TOMTET . Perquimans . Masonic , Lodge, No, 1!3,' A. F. St A". IX, VfU meet Tuesday nilit at 8 o'clock. ; Mr Indians Advance In Baseball Play -Off; Play Wallace Next The Indians of Perquimans High School defeated Garner 4 to 1 last Friday night to win the right to meet Wallace-Rose Hill for the Eastern 2-T champion ship and probably a cracK at A Perquimans County house the State title. wife found out this week it E. C. Woodard, principal at I doesn't Dav to leav Irish oota- rerquimans nign, announced on Monday that the eastern play-off will start Tuesday night of next week when the Indians will play in Wallace. Wallace-Rsj Hill will come to Hertford for the second game of the series on Thursday night of next weekj Arrangements for a third game,, if needed, are incomplete. The third game of the Per- quimans-Garner series was play ed in Greenville. Pete Hunter, hurling ace 'or the Indians, struck out nin Rams and allowed only two hiis in the contest. He also added to his own game by starting things off in the first inning with a triple. Catcher Billy Nixon runcw 'd Huriter at bat and drew a walk. Freddie Colson gained life when he was hit by a pitched ball and Tommy Tilley's triple pro duced the three-run advantage for Perquimans , that Garner never threatened. In the fourth frame Jerry Chappell walked and was ad vanced to second by Charlie Fowler's sacrifice. A single by Johnny Winslow scored the only other tally for Hertford. Garner's lone score came in the fourth inning on a combina tion of errors. Firstrbaseman Faulk reached first base and continued on to second in a bad ly fumbled pickup by Johnny Winslow. Then Tilley's error gave him opportunity no move to third and an infield out did the trick. Sauls began hurling for Gar ner but gave way in 'the third frame , to Pipkin, who concluded .th contest. Duke was catcher.' Hunter went the distance for Perquimans and Nixon served as his catcher. ' - It Brodie Aboard U.S.S. Triton On 41,1 Lt. Robert Brodie ' III, hus- Cband'of Mrs. Molly Oakey Bro die, formerly , of .. Hertford, is Communications Officer of the U.S.S. Triton, world's- largest submarine which recently com pleted a record 41,600 mile tour around the ". world while sub merged. " Lt. Brodie has" been assigned to the sub since it . was com missioned and, was. aboard when the Triton made its record-shattering . trip. The submarine is Equipped "with two nuclear re actors and is the most modem of the U. S. fleet. ' . ; Lt nd Mrs. Brodie reslda at Gales Xrrv. Conn, v k Carolina, Friday, May ' O Cr o : " .. .. . " ' .' ... : ,!, y Rocky Spud toes laying aiound too long. Mrs. Evelyn Hurdle of RFD 3, having run out of new potatoes dug down -ijnto a sock of Irish spuds she had purchased some time ago, and without noticing too much started to peel one. The scratching sound of her knife told her she was making little headway and closer exami- i nation revealed to Mrs. Hurdle I she was holding a petrified po- t&to. Almost perfect in shape, it appears to be a rock and now weighs considerably moi-e than an ordinary potato. Jordan Rites Held Tuesday Afternoon Isaac (Jack) Jordan, 88, died Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at , the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Lane, Route 1, Hert ford. He had been ill for sev eral months. A native of Cho wan County, he had lived on Route 1 for the past seveial months. He was the son of the late John and Martha Ann By rum Jordan and husband of the late Mary Ann Monds Jordan. A retired farmer, he was a mem ber of the Ballard's Bridge Bap tist Church. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Luther Harrell and Mrs. M. A. Perry of Corapeake, Mrs. John Lane of Route 1, Hertford, Mrs. Fred White of Edenton, Mrs. Harvey Brady of Newport Mame 7a an1 lWo Tlmmv ton of Atlanta, Ga.;. three sons, Elton Jordan of Goldsboro, Isaac Jordan of Route 3, Hertford, and the Rev. Alphonso Jordan of Ra leigh; . 35 grandchildren; 75 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. ;, Funertj services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 in the Ballard's Bridge Baptist Church "by the Rev. Lamar Senr tell, pastor. "In The Sweet By and By" and, "In The Garden" were sung by the Church Choir. The casket pall was made of red carnations, while mums and fern. ; Pallbearers were grandsons, Ralph Jordan, Augustus Perry, Fred White, the Rev. Roy.Har. roll, John Elmer Lane and! rnomas- iane, , , Burial was in the church ceme tery. AUXILIARY TO MEET - . The American Legion , Auxili ary of William Paul Stallings Post No. 26 will meet Thursday night, June 2, at 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. -Barbie Good Win, All members are urged to attend, , , , , . 27, 1960. Lepn Auxiliary To Conduct Poppy Day Sales On Sat. The American Legicn Auxili ary announced today that 1960 Poppy Day will be observed here on Saturday, May 28. Mrs; Thomas 11. Whjte. Peppy Day chairman for the organiza tion, said the annual observ ance is held to honor the more than half-million Americans who! died, and the nearly one million Americans who were wounded, in both World Wars and the Korean Conflict. "Memorial popples, wmcli are made by disabled veterans from this country's past three wars, will ba worn both as a memor ial to cur war dead and as a tribute to the disabled," Mis. White said. She added the red paper poppies supplied in this lccality were made at the Vet erans Hospital in Fayetteville. Tne American Legion Auxili ary said that Poppy Day has one basic purpose ... to pro vide a personal means of honor ing the nation's war dead. Vol unteer workers from the Auxili ary and other groups have do nated their time in order to hold the annual program. Officials of the Auxiliary said that although all funds received1 from Poppy Day go either to disabled veterans or their fami lies the main purpose of the ob servance is to honor America's war dead. Mrs. White announced that) children will be selling the pop pies throughout the count v all day Saturday and a weiner roast will be held at the home of Mrs. Roulac Webb for those helping on the project. County BPW Club Installs Officers And Holds Supper The Perguimans Business and Professional Women's Club met Thursday night, May 19, for -it covered dish supper at the home of Mrs. Sallie McN. Lane where arrangements of roses were used effectively throughout ths lower floor. Mrs. Myra P. Mitchell, Ahos kie, immediate past District Di rector, installed the following of ficers and presented each with a gift: resident, miss nuiau Wood; first vice president, 'Mrs. Dora T. Riddick; second vice president. Mrs. Roxanna C. Jack son; recording secretary, Mrs. Nezzie : P. Haste; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Marie S. Elliott, and treasurer, Mrs. Alice T. Owens. Mrs. Mary Dale S. Lane, out going president, presented Mrs. Mitchell with a gift and present ed Miss Wood the gavel and the president's club pin. Mrs. Mary Dale S. Lane was chosen "Club Woman of the Year" and was presented a gift by Mrs. Alice Towe Owens, the club's first "Woman of the Year" award winner. 'Mrs. Rox anna C. Jackson and Mrs. Marie S. Elliott tied for second place. I ivirs. mice vwe. Roxanna U. Jacxson were se - lected as delegates and Mrs. Dora T. Riddick, alternate delegate tot represent the ciuo 'aiong wuu .' Miss Hulda Wood, who Its a Continued on Page Five Report Given On Methodist Canvass The report of the Visitation Committee of the Every Mem ber Canvass now in progress at First Methodist Church, when they met for their second re port period Tuesday night, indi cates that the church member ship is well on the way to meet ing its goal of $28,000 in pledg es to cover next conference year's budget. A total of $20,860 has been pledged and reported Tuesday night. with most of the Visita- i tion .Teams still having two or more calls to make before Thurs day night's . check-UD . meeting. George Bellmon and Joe Tunnell, chairmen - of this phase of the Every Member Canvass program, indicated that they were hope ful of reaching the proposed goal before" Sunday, May 29, "which I has been designated as "Victory Sunday" in Methodist churches throughout eastern North Carolina- , . Big Vote Expected Primary Election Set For Tomorrow Baptists To Hold Vacation School The Heitford Baptist Church is planning to conduct a Vaca - tii.n Bible School during the week of June 6-10 from 8:30 A. M., until 11:30 A. M., each day. Preparation Day (IK' day of em oilmen',) will be held on Friday, June 3, at 8:30 -A. M. The purpose of the Vacation Bible School is threefold: (1) to teach how to worship; (2) to extend knowledge of the Bible, and (3) to develop Christ-like character. those children from the ages of three through sixteen are in- vited to attend. Parents will A three-man race for lieuten wartt to urge their children 1 1 ant-governor between C. V. Hen participate in this week of Bible kel. David Mi.Donnell and Clovd study. State Theatre To Open Friday The management cf the State Theatre announced Wednesday ; that preparations were being completed for the re-opening of; the Hertford movie house on the Friday night of this week. Holland Webster, president of the Carolina Amusement Corn- pany, which owns and operates the theatre, announced the busi - ness wilj be operated on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of each week. Shows will be presented on Fridays and Mon- , within the township in which days at 7:30 and 9:30 P. M. i they . reside. Woodley Bundy is Saturday schedule calls for the1 unopposed to icpresent Bethel shows to run continuously be- Township . while the race in ginning at 3 P. M.: shows on ! Belvidere is between Savage Sundays will be at 2:l.r, 4:15 nd Joliifl and Elwood Nowell; 9:15 P. M. Hertford Township, between R. Mrs. Vera B. Bat ton will be S. Monds, Jr., and Harry W. manager of the Hertford theatre' Winslow; New Hope Township, and she will be assisted by Car- Moody Harrell and R. L. Spivey roll Boyce and Mike Chinsolo. and in Parkville Township be- Tha local movie closed, due tween George W. Baker and to lack of support from the pub- Thomas Nixon, lie. last November; since then: W. Jarvis Ward, chairman of numerous residents of the coun- the Perquimans Board of Elec ty have expressed a desire to tions, has announced the polling scp the movie re-opened and its places will be open between continued operation, no doubt, the hours of 6:30 A. M. and fi:30 will depend upon public sup- P. M. for the convenience of the port. voters. House Committee Approved Funds For Nuclear Plane Further possibilities pointing I toward a renewal of operations at the Harvey Point Naval site ; in this county developed Friday ! of last week when the House Appropriations Committee ap proved a $73 million expenditure for the development of a nuc lear plane. The action of the committee "-.was a reversal of action taken bjr a gub.comrnittee which had previously tul.ne1 d()Wn such a ucst I The appropriation for the j nuclear plane is part of $3 bil- lion bill financing the gover.n j ment 'public works programs and the Atomic Energy Com mission. In adopting the aP' 1 propriation it was pointed out now is no time to slow down on this project due to military and psychological reasons. In connection with this action Congressman Herbert C. .Bon ner recalled various statements I made by officials in the Defense J Department which is committed to use the Harvey Point site as a base for a nuclear plane. At the ground-breaking cere mony conducted at Harvey Point last year, Captain Sanger of the Navy Department in discussing the operations of the base stat ed in the event a nuclear plane was ever developed Harvey Point was the ideal site for its base. Other Defense Department of ficials are also committed to the same viewpoint and only two weeks ago when Under Secretary for the Nevy, Fred A. Bantz, made an inspection tour of the base he also said Harvey Point would be utilized if and when ft I 5 Cents Per Copj, Saturday's primary election is expected to bring out one of the j largest vote totals recorded in j Perquimans County in recent ! years, according to orediction i - . i by a number' of local resident.:. Main attraction creating lot of interest in the primary ap pears to be the race between incumbent Herbert C. Bonner and candidate Walter B. Jones for the office as Congressman for the First District. Considerable interest is also shown in the contest between four candidates seeking the of fice as Governor. These candi dates aie John Larkins. I. Bov- erly Lake, Ten Malcolm Seawel Sunford and Philpot is also attracting some , attention from the local voters. Eight races for Perquimans County offices will be decided by tho balUting Saturday. The.e races are between Car roll R. Holmes and A. T. Lane. Sr., for County Representative: : Julian C. Powell and W. A. (Bil- l.v) White for Register of Deeds; Walter G. Edwards and Chas. E. Johnson for the office as judge of Recorder's Court, and Allan B. Bonner and Marv Relfe Brinn for membership on the Board of Education, Voters in four townships will I also decide races for office of 1 County Commissioner. Voting : under a new law in effect this ! vear. County Commissioners will be nominated bv the voters Pucleal" P!ane was developed, Congressman Bonner told tins newspaper, following the " an-' nounccment of the ApproDria- ! tions Committee's action in set ting up million tor such a plane, that he will continue to work toward securing an opera tional program for Harvey Point. Electric Current Outage Set Sunday Electric Dower customers, ser- ved by the Town of Hertford, were advised today by ; Mayor V. N. Darden that the current will be cut off for a few hours eaily next Sunday morning to permit utility employees to make a voltage change in the local system, Customers are requested to note this temporary suspension of service, which will be carried out providing weather conditions Saturday and Sunday permit the work which has been scheduled. The voltage change is part of the re-organization of the Hert ford system which is beinr changed from a Delta system to a Y-system to provide a more efficient service to the customers. . BOARD MEETS FRIDAY ' Perquimans Board i of Educa tion will hold a special meeting on Friday night, May 27. be ginning at 7:30 o'clock in th office -of .the superintendent of schools. ; , . , . '