North Carolina Newspapers

KLY ' MM 4 t?1 JiJi 111 21 W P t Volume XXVII.Number 30. ANOTHER PLANE Ttiis is the .Soviets, shot down in the charged the craft was spying of Eisenhower's promise on spy M. ' oniempt narges Made Against Two Court Wi t n e s s es Acting to bring a halt to tho . in Perquimans Recorder's Court, Judge Chas. E. ' Johnson on Tuesday sentenced Robert Wil liams, Negro, to one week in jail after, he found Williams in con tempt of court for having a1 war rant issued against Tresic Over ton, Negro, on charges of assault. The (Overton woman was found hot guilty. The court also or dered a contempt of court capias to be issued for' Pearlinc Rid dick, Negro, who failed to ap pear "in court to' testify after she had charged her husband, Thom as Riddick, with assault. Four defendants submitted to charges of speeding nd paid .fines' as indicated: t Anthony ayivi'Fv t : uvsi wi uum ny-iY plane ,was on.a spy mis X 35 Dennis' Monroe $25 anf EcT- Isjon when - shot dow"S' by the ward -Sandt, Jr., $25. . J Soviets. However. Russia used Costs', of court were paid by Julius Woolard who pleaded guiuy to cnarges or anving without a chauffeur's license.' Marion Harrell, Negro, was taxed with the court costs on a . chargo of exceeding a safe speed. George Butler pleaded guilty to xhargfe of being drunk. He was. ordered to pay a fine of $10 anij costs , or serve 30 days in jail! 1 '.v.;r Barclay Barclift, Negro, plead ed ' guilty to a charge of being dntnk.' He was ordered to pay a fine of $2 and court costs. Hersey Lee Phillips, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to charges of exceeding a safe speed and driving on the left side of a highway'. He was fined $50 and costs. - - ; ,i; V ' John White, ; Negro, paid , the costs of court after submitting to a charge of improper passing. Miles Griffin, Negro, submitted vto a charge of failing to observe a stop sign, , He paid the court costs. ... ,':''. :- U ';' ' Cleveland ,; . Sutton, Negro, charged with driving without a license-and driving ph the 'left side of a highway, was ordered held -for a hearing in juvenile court when it was determined he was under the age of 16. , Peanut Support Rates Increased The interim support rate for 1960 crop, peanuts has been set at a . national average level of $201.24 . per' ton for average grades. According to - George Bellmen, ' Percjuimans.' County. ASC effice manage this eom- pares with a hational average price of ,$1&3.50 per ton which prevailed duHnj' 959 ; . For Virginia ' type! , peanuts which ' makes .up , tji .principal production in tms state tne in terim ' support . rgtq . will be $213.93 per ton average grade. In announcing these rates which TVlU be in effect for 1960 Bell mon brought, out the fact that the -national average' support rate for I960 was based on .78 percent of parity. ' During 1960 CCC will support 1 the price of eligible I960 crop peanuts ' through : non-recourse farm-storage loans ' to " eligible' f roduews' ": and," non-recourse C ""-J earrrtl ' a photo of the RB-47, like one Barents Sea area. The Soviets on their territory, and a breach flights made at Paris. This Week's Headlines President Eisenhower, address ing the GOP Convention Tues day night challenged Soviet Piemier Khrushchev to agree tq a world-wide election in. which the people of the world would cast a vote on the question of their desire to live under a com munist system or a system such as the United States. f The United Nations late Tues- day absolved the United States 0f charges by Russia" the U. S. its veto, in Ihe Securiy Coun - tcilto halt a U. S. proposal for an impartial investigation of the incident and the return of U. S. flyers held by Russia. UN troops Ln the Congo have restored order in that African republic following bitter riots which threatened world peace. Efforts on the part of United Nations succeeded in the with- .... . , .... .. diawal of Belgian forces Which had been ruslted in to protect Belgian nationals. Congo offi cials visiting the UN have ex pressed accord with the United Nations' plan for maintaining peace in Africa. (Congress 4 wijl reconvene an August 8, following the political conventions -.recess and fireworks are expected to fly as the two parties 'attempt to secure poli tical advancement through the legislative actio'ns In the House and Senate , " ., V "Alaska and Hawaii have been chosen as the location for the opening' round of the presiden tial pampaigii according to re ports froirl bbth'Jonn V. Ken nedy and Richard M. Nixon. While both candidates "liave been campaigning for months, the of- ficial campaign is expected to start about September. 1. i ' Board "Receives Two Resignations J. T. Biggers, school superin tendent, reported Monday that Mr. and Mrs. Abnei- Williams have tencfereA tReir'regnationsj .... i uo v,-..v.. - I nr. toaKhon rn t'piYiniman; i :niin-i tv Schools. : . 'Mrs. Williams' taiight at Hertford Grammar AVIinnl and Mr. i-.WlIllBmS WBS . . "... . , . eighth grade teacner ana assisi - i - T anb coach at Perquimans HighN School 'ir. f., ;. . , J The coop V aVeff ' accepted similar positibns, .in., schools w:i.; V -v Mr. . -Biggers 1 announced Mrs. Eldon Winslow will fill the va cancy treated, by the resignation n Mn Wllliamc lnll4 nfl vM- nn replacement has been found to fill Mr.- Willtems',. position. OAK GROVE REVIVAL Revival services at the Oak Grove Methodist Church, Chap-f anoke, will begin on Sunday, night, August .7, and" continue each night ;.through August IV J ' The Rev. T. Fant Steele, ias- tor of the ;vasi i Methodist .Chiub; will be the '.visiting minister. .... Hertford Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 29, 1960. Entree List Open For Farm Festival The Perquimans County. Farm Festival schoduied for . Tuesday, August .will: bo 1 similar to the events held . , in the past , years, according to R. M. , Thompson, county agent Everyone i is on; couragej to bring in individual exhibits. j The rules are as follows: 1. Entrees will be limited to the premiumlist. 2. Any article which has been judged in the state or county competition cannot be re-entered. 3. Persons :.. entering articles' must be residents of Ferquimans County. '4. Entrees must be under the name of person who made the article. 6. Premiums will be 75e, 50c and 25c for first, second and third place. 6. Articles must be entered on Monday, August 8. between the hours of 3:30 and 6:30 P and not removed until 9 A. M wqimj a. ..,, in Women's' entree list' is as fol - lows'. iDnnartmont ''A" Infnnfo clothing: dress, gown, slip, jack et, cap. Children's clothing: best dress, cotton , dress, boy's cotton suit, child's wool suit. Women's clothing: school dress, best dress, wool suit, house dress, apron, handmade pocket book, skirt, evening dress. De partment "B" Loaf cake: angel food, sponge, cake: Devil's food, chocolate, caramel, cocoanut, spice. Best decorated cake: cookies, brown ies, cup cakes, doughnuts, cheese j straws, 6 cookies (any kind to be judged together). Candies: vinity, peanut brittle, unlisted candy (to be judged together) example: mints. Department "C Canned fryits and vege tables: apples, apple sauce, figs, peaches, pears, tomatoes, beets, string beans, green peas, corn, lima hntlnti nAaa rv5 mento Preserves: peachi pear strawberry, apple, black- berry, grape, watermelon rind. Jelly: apple, crab apple, black berry. Pickles: cucumber, bread and butter, peach, pear, watermelon, xind, beet, relish. Department "D" Cut flowersi Specimen rose, collection ; of roses, arrangement of mixed flowers, collection of marigolds, display oi zinnias, arrangement f dried materials, collection of dahlias, collecttion of glads, pot ted plants: African violets, ferns, begonia, geraniums. Depart ment "E" Art3 and crafts: Crocheted articles, luncheon set, pillow cases, quilt, . knitted ar ticle, crocheted ? bedspread, needlepoint,' tatting, unlisted ar . Continued on flfta tlr To Drive Cars The Motor ' Vehicles Depart- ment reports that 2,8 motor- ists were required tft surrender their legal driving privileges in June for a variety of traffic of fenses ranging from drunk driv ,ing through incompetency. The June list brpuiht the mid- year total of license Withdrawals to 16,620 officials said, " In a' regular monthly compila tion of license revokable traffic violations, the vehicles agency listpri" 7f)1 rvftpatinn tnr rinink . . . v - , j nn s. . , ; - -B u r Bpeeuuie auripg. June, rne two onenses normally lead th V revocation list - - , ; h Violations eading to re? vueuuu iiiuiuupci in pai i,. reeiv- "vini-, n"f 'pPfe susPea- .www to posu secunirviiarceny ct auionink bile, ,j . transporting intoxicants, improper use . of dirvef's license and incompetency. Also during June the agenrv mailed warning letters to 877 operators .convicted on, one count of reckless driving and 3,031 letters to borderline speed ers. In either case a. simiir conviction within a year means loss of driving privileges, A third warning letter was also sent to 1,253 drivers who've accumulated fpur w mora points under , fhe , state's paint systen) for driver control : ... Many Mo Lost Privilege Aug mm j I 1 A large delegation of Per quimans County residents, land owners in the Whiteston section ot this county are expected to travel to New Bern next Thurs day, August 4, for the purpose of presenting a petition of pro test to the State Highway Com mission, which will meet in ' New Bern on that date: j the Perquimans delegation will be represented by Attorney C. R. Holmes, and the petition the delegation will present will oppose a plan whereby the Cbm-f mission will approve installation of a culvert in Highway 158to 1 i permit additional drainage rrpm a uu ge iana area adjacent to wie iisnim owdmp mil) uiu iiuiftu r-v: 1 c . .. il. h- lrn ot Perquimans Coiin- ' Spokesmen for the delegation contend that this project if ap proved and placed in operation will result in a deterioration of their lands and thus cause a loss J in value. ; . The Highway Commission has announced hearings will be con I ducted in the Superior Court ! . -. .. c 1 1. i ........ . Sourt House beginning at 9:30 A. M., arfoTtocrsons desiring to appear 'isefoe the Commission arc asked to write for an ap- P01ntment iTJ rf rj..:. Meets Monday Night The Perquimans Board of Ed ucation will hold its August' montinit nvi MnnHav niirht. Aii. Delegation To gust 1, in the office of the su-U perintendeht of schools. The ...WV...Q " I. J - - n - " ' meeting will begin at 7:30 P. M. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C Thompson of Elizabeth City an nounce the birth of a son, Jo seph Lyle, bom July 19, at Al bemarle Hospital. Mrs. Thomp son is the former Miss Allune Yeates. Sept For FarmersTo File For GasTaxRefund September 30 is an important claiming the refund. Farmers date (o most Perquimans County who filed last year will receive farmers. That's the deadline to! forms automatically. Other farm file for the federal gasolin tax ere may obtain forms with ad refund which is available onj ditional information from the gasoline used on the farm be- tween July 1, 1959 and June 30, 1900. ; R. M.' Thompson, Perquimans County agricultural agent, re ports "that the refund has been estimated at about $32 for the aveVage eligible North Carolina faiTnerv t ' "I am convinced," Thompson added) "4hat there are many fanners in the county who ne glect to claim 'this money to which thev are entitled." I Thompson says gasoline used an a farm is subject to cither a three or four cent per gallon re fund, depending on the date pur chased. . i'In order to file for a refund,", Thompson points out, "you must own, be. a' tenant tm, or operate a ' farm. Tf nmnnii oIca iicaq their equipment on your farm 1 3ifl:S purchaser and Keligible for the refund." - ... ''Persons1 who file a claim must! Jiave records' to support their claim uptm ' request from the District Director of Internal Revenue. j Care must be taken not to in- elude gasoline used on highways, for personal or non-farming pur poses; or for processing, canning, packaging or freezing operations The law provides penalties for those who file false claims, .' or excess Perquimans County farmers dell said he and the other Red should i send their claims to 1he Ckms officials would ' like to District ,; Director f of" Internal j thank all of those who Worked Revenue, Greensboro, N. C ., : , jsdi hard soliciting in! this ; cam Form 2240 is to ba used i&lpaign. DINNER ON THE HOOF This group of Wyoming delegates to the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in St Louis makes sure of plenty of grub. They drove their own beef burger on the hoof with them. Social Security Benefits 718 In This Area Inscoe Tied For Shooting Honors B. R. Inscoe, Hertford way Patrolman, tied for top honors in a shooting test given i members of the troop from this ai-ca recently at Rocky Mount Inscoe scored a perfect card of 100 out of a possible 25 shots. Approximately 100 patrolmen of Troop A participated in the urcs ..e available, he said.Jfor increased knowledge of wa- ! manned by members of the test Which requires each patrol-1 There are several reasons for ter safety and it is the hope of Ruritan Club pending orgnnira man to shoot his pistol five tle inrrease it was stated, the Jaycec committee a laro n '.of the volunteer companv. times from the hip. five times i Among them being the long-, crowd will be on hand to wit-1 Mr. Brewer said the club hvl ,,.rmU,1,mlu,,tcra growth ana longevity ot;ness this demonstration now I 1 """ ':'-ithe aged and . that portion of. scheduled for next Wednesday times with the right hand while; the population eligible for bene-'afternoon behind a barricade and live timcs w'1'1 t'le 'eft hand from behind a barricade. It is the policy i Highway Patrol to of the State have each officer take this shooting test at least once a year and 70 is regarded as a passing grade. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT The Rev. and Mrs. Norman Woiic annnnnpp ihp liivlh nf a' , ' , o j t , .f aaugn er, oorn ounauy, uiy ai viiDcmarie nospuai, Ju;a- bcth City. county agricultural agent or by writing the District Director of Internal Revenue. Chamber Position Declined By Wood .... .. - The position as manager of the Perquimans County Cham ber of Cpmmeree was declined last week by Rear Adm. Lester' O. Wood of Norfolk, who advised officials of the Chamber of Commerce he had already ma commitments nd was unavail able for the local job. Charles M. Harrell, president of the local organization, then I i , . i .. rr i .. ' ne ana B are in contact wun otner pros pects for the post and efforts will be made to secure a mana- ! as soon as possible. . Red Cross Driv ; 10rt Of QllOta . -. - y-j i. Final figures for the 1960 Red Cross fund campaign were given this week by Marion Swindell. fund chairman. ; Collections amounted to $1,123.85, falling short of the goal of $1,298. Out of the county, only Hertford, Hertford Township and the col ored people reached their . goal Others came close but some of the areas fell far short of their quota. n uauui tncJC iiguics, 111- 30 Is Deadline . rJi-..A.K'lt Paid To At the end of 195!). as Federal social security was starting its twenty-fifth year, old-age, sur vivors, and disability insurance monthly benefits were being paid in the Perquimans County area i III fill Ut I Nlll IN Tin it the rate of a vpar ric.oi-Hi no tt ,,, n ' p- ,. r..." serving this area from the social security district office. This is a snhutantial inoi-onwo in :.,,. of hpn.fioinl.os J ..An ! amount since February. 1959, the iast previous date for which fig- fits Ho also stressed the point that -while the benefits are in tended primarily f or the indi vidual's economic security, these payments in such large amounts help business in the communi ties generally because most of the money is spent immediately on food, clothing and other nc- j cessitics. Mai irnnl 1 . ho c!,M annul 13'. .... ' million persons were receiving 0,d.a gurvjv6 and disability old-age, survivors insurance monthly benefits at the end of 1959 at an annual rate of more than $10 billion. The okl-aee insurance average monthly payment, in this area compares favorably with the av erage for this region of $65.45. He also pointed out that al most half a million disabled worker beneficiaries and their dependents receiving benefits nationally a yearly rate of over $400 million. In this region the average payment was $84 per month which compares with the national average of $89. By contrast, he recalled that when benefits first became pay able in 1940, the average month ly payment to a retired worker with no dependents receiving benefits was $22, and to a re tired couple the average pay ment was $36. The original Social Security Act was signed into law on Au gust. 14. 1935, and as social se curity celebrates its Silver An niversary, about 74 million working people are in covered employment or self-employment in the course of a year. They are building old-age, survivors, and disability protection - fori themselves, their dependents and their survivors under the social security law. r .," . A representative from the Dis trict Office is in the area at regular times to assist interest ed, people in filing claims, and processing ' any other matters which mav be present The Norfolk District Office is locat ed at 220 W. Brambleton Ave.. Norfolk 10, Va. v finest Preacher At Methodist Church , Charles McAdams, now with the new Fayetteville Methodist College, formerly business, nvari aeer at. Edentoh Street - Metho dist Church,,- Raleigh, will be guest preacher . at the Hertford Methodist Church ': on Sunday, July 31. : . He will also be present for the 9:45 A. M, Church School hour and meet with the youth, and adults of the church school to show ' them " color slides ' Of progress being made on the new college which will be 'opened for operatioa in September. Durants Neck Club Acts To Organize Eire; Depart merit Jaycees Sponsor Water SafetyShow Wednesday, Aug. 3 The Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce., in cooperation with the American Red Cross, will conduct a water safely demonstration here next Wed nesday, August 3. at 2 P. M. , The demonstration will t-iki; nlai.f. ! iv, u , j- the Hertford Municipal Building. Z truck and M "V1" William J. McDonald rcprc- , ,a" ft,1C scntative of the American B d : 7 T "f""5 8P" C,,S, wi., be on hand to direct Vehicle. and conduct the demonstration. Heading up the Jnycee commit-1 The Ru'tns also plan to se tee in chareo of ihr. :..,,.. Cl"' n'!,lcj' h"sc and other fire ments is W. A. (Billy) White The demonstration will ded with all types of water safety including Dersonal saf,.tv f,.'.- waders, bathers and swimmers, rescue devices, swimming skill for boaters and operators of outboard motor boats. Also included on the program will be a demonstration on life saving practices to be followed in case of water accidents. In view of the vart interest and enthusiasm locally in the use of small boats in the Per quimans River, the Junior Cham her nf Pnmmpro fnt:ititti-ir I nred ,n thP na. t f .h ' New Law Extends Gl Loan Period Two More Years World War II veterans have two years in which they can apply for Veterans Administra tion guaranteed home, farm and business loans. This is the re sult of a law signed by the President on July 14, which ex tends for two years the dead line on this program, which had been July 25. 1960. ! The same law extended for two years the program of direct loans for World War II and Ko rea veterans living in designated rural areas where guaranteed GI loans are not obtainable from local lending institutions. The Treasury Department is authorized by the new law to advance a total of $150 million in each of the next two years for the direct loan program. The new expiration date of Delegates to. the national Re the guaranteed loan program 1 j publican Convention in Chicago World War II veterans is July, this week, as was expected, 25, 1962. The direct loan pro- , named Vice President Richard M. gram for both World W;ir II Nixon as the GOP candidate for and Korea veterans will expire the Presidency. years how hence. Korea veterans. ever, will still have until Janu ary 31, 1965. in which to apply for GI -guaranteed loans. tit u .. r , worm war u veterans since tne beginning ot the tri loan program with the GI Bill in June, 1944, have had more than five million loans guaranteed by VA, for a total of approximately $41 billion. Since direct loans were first authorized in July, 1950, the VA has made 165,000 direct loans totaling $1 billion,1 three hundred million to World War II and Korea veterans in eligible areas. The GI loan interest rate of 5 percent is unchanged by th new law. Bethlehem Church To Hold Revival A series of revival meetings will be held at Bethlehem Christian Church beginning on Monday night, August 1, and continuing through Sunday night, August 7. Services begin promptly at 8 o'clock each evening. The visiting evangelist will be David Davis, minister of Valley Forge Christian Church of Elizabethton, Tenn. The pastor and congregation offer an invi tation to all. The church : is lo cated five miles from Hertford on the Bethel road. 5 Cents Per Copj, Two years of work and plan ning for the establishment of a volunteer fire department for the Durants Neck ar;i.l of Per quimans County reached a cli max Monday night when the Durants Neck Ruritan Club met and voted to proceed immedi ately with the conversion of a surplus military truck into a 1.000 gallon fire truck which will serve as a nuclei!;: around whih the club will develop the volun teer fire organization. In the meeting Monday night 4U . 1 . "'L'Mireis vuien in oor- i'fS'htine equipment for the truck Jusf !IS soon iiS clm bp dp" tcrmlncd ,he '.VPC and size of !t'Mipmcnt needed to fit the fix- lures now on the vehicle. The club members are constructing the 1,000 water tank which is to be mounted on the tnak 'chassis. Speaking for the Ruritan Club members. Dick Brewer said actual forma i urn of the volunte er department must await secure ment of " detailed information ;and regulations governing such 'organizations but in the mean time the Ruritan fire truck will be Dh'iced in sorvicn tn all fh. people of Ihe rountv It will h, obtained the truck a a donation from .1. Emmett Winslow about two years ago but .had been de layed due to other projects from fully developing the. community fire fishting unit until the pres ent timet j. .' ' "t ' ' ' y Directors of the Durants Neck Ruritan Club have had the pro ject under serious consideration for some time, behoving organiz ation of vi community fire fight ing group could ana will rmple- " ment the Hertford Fire Depart ment in aiding to save future 1 fire losses within the county. Total costs of placing the truck, in operating condition as a fire fighting truck is .-'estimated. about-$1,200. part of which the Ruritan Club .hopes to secure through contributions from the public Nixon As Nominee For President Some bickering developed dur ing the convention over the par ty platform and this led some delegates to start a draft move ment for Barry Goldwater of Arizona ' but Nixon had control of the situation with sufficient delegates to win the nomination on the first ballot. Differences between Nixnn I and Governor Rockefeller of New York were erased Tuesdav and Rockefeller announced he would support the nomination of Mr. Nixon. The platform pommittee conw pleted its work Tuesday aftftr imaking some changes in the words used to speel out the GOP , position on civil rights and na tional defense and Chicago rev ports indicated - the platform adoption by the convention was a certainty without too much op position being expressed by some dissenting delegates. Original plans for the conven tion called for the nomination of both the office of President and Vice President on ' Wednes day night but reports rom the convention Tuesday stated Mr. Nixon had proposed a delay in the naming of the Vice Presi- : dential candidate until Thursday, The reports said Henry Cabot Lodge; Ambassador to tf"'' , ed Nations, and Senator; - of Kentucky appeared tc front-runners for this hi 1 Republicans Name vi -,. j ' 4 - I 'it