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2,',: if - -,: hi j, j 'i , Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 12, 1960. 6 Cents Per Copy. J Plan ' are' ' now lr4 for the election 2,00 ASC community committee men " who 'will assist in admin istering the ASC farm"' programs s in North Carolina during 1981, Each,' year an election is held itt which three ASCJ conimiti teemen'and two alternate com- mitteemen are elected j to serve la each ASC community in ' the i .ate. . Three ASC county Com mi ttwmn - and - two ' alternate committeemen , are alsq elected may not rea,,ze ll- but they are in each county . after ' comply jtakm ne of tneir last ferry tlpn of the' romrriunity elections. "des across he Alligator George Bellmon, Perquimans jtt'ver- County ASC Office Manager, The activity underway "at the says that the election procedure western shore of the river is ftfr this year will be very much' part of the job of spanning the the- same - as in prior years.', waters of the Alligator with a Elections, he said, will', be toy. bridge, eliminating ferry service ballot box atv" designated com-, and providing a rdirect access' to munity polling places through out the county., ; . fhese elections Bellmon ex- the largest ever built in North pla,ined will be - conducted un-Carolina, will! be under traffic de the supervision of a Coun-' and the three ferries which now ty Election Board in i-- every 'transport vehicular traffic across v county in the" state. " Thesel tlie river will no ;; longer be election boards are set up as' needed. ; prescribed by the Secretary pf j Opening of .the bridge to traf Agrkulture and the membership fic" will bring the Dare resort as ; made up includes the Coun-j areas" closer to the central part ty Aent; County Meads- of the'of the state iy some 40 miles. Sol Conservation Service and; The bridge will provide a shot in Farmers Home Administration' the arm for ajl tourist interests and representatives of, the FarmJ m tho area and will mean un Bureau. The county ' election' interrupted driving along U. S. board met, hamed ' a secretary 64. - - " ' : and , selected community elec-I Another bridge scheduled for ;v tion boards and designated the' future letting is the Oregon In 1 polling places and.: location ; of, let structure, providing quicker the county convention. . , (access to Hatteras Island and the Bellmon further brought out the . fact that the ASC com munity committeemen serve throughout the .-' year advlsingi thai neighboring farmers of Jie current provisions of their fed-: eral "farm programs A Hertford business, In opera tion here for 49, years, closed its doors foe the last time las i Sat urday, t .... v I'-. The business-, 3. Brou gh ton & Brother, a partnership Was dis-1 Rolved bv the deaths of 'the own ', eis, and was operate or a? Several inilea away, . a traUer short time by the co-administra-jPrk wa set up to accommodate tors, -John Broughtonf Jr.,' aid the T. A. Loving Company em Howard BrOughton.x i 5 V .,'ployees who, will call .Sandy Arrangement 'were completed. point home- to the next. two last week whereby the femain- 4 . .. ing stock of th. store was sold Thebigges 'o U yours elf in 1U ntirety and the business project ever witnessed Vftd 1, Hr J nt th.t itl ". ese parte was set p onry a The firm owed current weekly ' 7 bills in the amount' of only $27.30 as of that' date, thus es tablishing some kind of a record.- ' '-4--'.. -: , . ,t,.i,;v... vU;:- Thatch Funeral Conducted friia 5 Ll'h Funeral .- services for Benja " mini James Thatch, 80, who died Wednesday afternoon at hia home on Route -1 following an illness of four months, were held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the ' Bethel Baptist v Church by the Rev. Bryan Holloraan, pas tor. ' ' : The church choir' sang "Some time We'll Understand" and "Rock of Ages.' .They were ac companied by Miss Maude., Lee Corprew. 's ' , , The casket pall' wis made of white mum.?, white , glads, red carnations and fern. . Pallbearers were 'Juljan ho""., John Corprew, Wilbur Era! , Dewey Petty, Jr.. Joseph Pre .r and Lloyd, Evans. ., v v ' Interment was - in Hie church cemetery.,.' ' v - ' .. v. : Hathr nty To 4 WW 1 ?rea'ch Here Zzzlzy tlie-.Rev. O. L. Hathaway of ""alclfih,. foVm-iuperintc- '-jr.t of the Fayetteville Distr t cf the I, -thodnt 'Conference, f :-...t preacher at the Ilsf otVpt Church on At.' ! !' ' 1 he -y. foeing- Joj-mi:'nl-'M (p'-H Of ;ionrof around LVMK, iiLJ V,.J itw nmmitta- ,!, . . 1 ' .1' : 11 FcriFcny Scrc'ce In Extern Cac!:na , According to the State High way Commission, visitors , to North Carolina's Outer Banks the Outer Banks. By the sum mer of 1962 the;; bridge, one of Seashore National Park, first of iw ina iu ii lc iiwuuii, - , A new way of life has been predicted for all of Northeastern North Carolina with' the comple tioii of the - bridges. , Several years ago, the Umstead Bridge at Manns Harbor was opened to traffic and since that time has ' been , iltf therg,,, WewtelsJervice. tions and restaurants have ap peared and' party boat fishermen report increased business.' 1 This community 1 already is witnessing a change. The unde veloped country around the' fer ry landing has been transformed into a miniature City, complete with 'night watchman and long before actual construction was begun' on ' the bridge, crews moved ihto the area and built a harbor for "use in transporting materials to and from the scene. 1 Imw ' MMn.aliAM nrhanl T .rv,r ing" makes his own prestressed concrete piles and girders for the bridge. ; , The -casting yard was built on the spot as an economy measure,, saving the cost of transporting - piles and girders from I commercial yards a far away as Raleigh or Wilmington. By building the piles andi girders at the, construction site, the 1 Goldsboro- contracting. 1 firm has; established a first in North Carolina ro&d-bullding. .This, is the' first time that a contractor has ' undertaken; the. job of, cast ing his own piles and girders on location, according to Loving's superintendent on the job, G. B. Trimble. ' 'The casting yard consists of two casting' beds, equipped to cast six piles each at a time. , The piles, ranging in length from 46 to 94 feet, are reinforced with 20 strands of v716 inch .cable, roanufactured"in' Italy. r Some of t'.e first- piles -put into place on the bridge were reinforced with Japanese-made cable, according to Trimble, who said the orig inal shipment from Italy was de layed in port In New York by the longshoremen's strike. , , Jt takes 7 cubic yards of con crete to cast a 94-foot pile, and 12 hours later, after steam curing at 150 degrees, there emerges a 'tortt pile, weighing more than 1) tons, and ready, to take its 'place in the new bridge. Following the-curing -process, Co piles are transported by era re to a storage area nearby, ? t the bridge site out over ' -7 yard also is euip t t S tii Jar8 tt 0' 3 I-")''-' ) -V V- - TIME MARCHES SLOWLY A survivor of less hurried days; lowly throueh St. Peter's Sauare in Vatican City. ACP Open To All Farmers Of County All 'ftmers in Perquimans County who have not participat ed in the 1960 Agricultural Con servation- - Program and who! have conservation problems onj their farms should call at - the' ASC office in Hertford between August . 15 and : September I, George, Bellmon, Perquimans County ASC Office Manager, gym, featuring commercial and' said, today ' in announcing ' the hobby exhibits and handicraft. Fall Sign-Up, I Sponsored by the Farm Ex- ' In signing a request under tension Service, the festival, dei the i960 ACP to carry out ap-'spite an intense heat wave, proved soil t and water cbnser-1 drew county residents , of all .vaiion practices, the farmer ages who walked about the large does not ' obligate himself in gala decorated exhibit floor any way, but . he does make viewing the farm 'and commer himself eligible for program as- cial exhibits and the handicraft sistance in carying out needed arts shown by .merchants and conservation practices.: - 'members of the community, A Tmnnrta nt' .nViimwmnn. nn new exhibit which drew much u ' 7 . -.ui. attention was that of the County ."T1 .lu "mL.c u,c " there r.i .1 A 'l..,r..i T" Historical Society .which Wl before the public -to get a gen- trrX";lr,,': lar number of .histarie relic, J ISS MjJlMi..1: ? titol "T, . . ' ' iiori, . ""r. a"V, . J people oi t-erquimans county to urges aii' -farmeii'sl' Who have a need for any of ' the following practices "on his farm to visit the ASC office during, he IT D..fl. , Up Period (1) Establishment of a Per manent Protective Cover; (2) Es tablishment of Additional Pro tective vegetative , tover )inj r r rt ; . o tt, . m 1 Planting; .(4), Korest .Improve- ment; (5) - Winter . Cover Crops; (6) . Year-Around Cover; , (7)1 T V- . Vg,, andor,. LivestocK Water; (8)j age; - (9) - Tile -' Drainage; (10) Lime on Farmland' (legumes and grasses; (11) ' Establishment of Fescue in Crop. Rotation. - r llartferaPuce Have Busy Month Hertford police , had a busy month during July,, according to a report made to the ' town board Monday night by Police Captain B. L. Gibbs. ';;-; '.v (A "total of 29 arrests were re ported along with morf than' 100 Other activities. The arrests in-, eluded -12 drunks one speeder, four for assault, three' for reck- less driving,; , three for larceny and six miscellaneous. Twenty- eight of those arrested were found guilty by the court and one defendant found not guilty. The department answered and investigated 45 calls, fouf acci dents, end extended 50 court esies. -Routine checks . revealed 1 1 ' doors were ' found left un- locked and 17 ' lights reported out - The police car. was driven a total of 2,489 miles, an average 0? 80.3 miles per day and the car used 240 gallons of, gasoline, and,, five quarts of .' dil Anderson , Church To Hold Revival , 'Anderson Methodist , Church announces a revival service' to j - , . . . . be conducted at the 'church, he- tj.-.J--.Jj, furf -ginning August 14. and continu-l IMCOraer 8U)U ing- through August is. The-In Recess Tuesday Rev. Tracy Varum of , Marshall berg, N. C, 1 will be the visit ing minister. -Services- will be conducted each ning at , 8 oV:! the Hev. T.a ' betrin - 'le" pastor, , c i- to 4 Perquimans Farm Festival Exhibits Draw Large Crowd Perquimans County's annual Farm Festival drew another rec- or( crowd here last Wednesday ! when the event was conducted in. the Perquimans High School; on display. Judging of the individual ex hibits ' Was conducted Monday Sign-.night and the winners were an- notinced sTuesday. - In the individual judging, Tal madge .Lewis and Mrs. A. E. , Layden were ' selected Mr. and Mrs. f arm Festival. Mrs. Lay den Won 19 ribbons and Lewis nine. - . I Blue ribbon winners were as follows: : 'Ftold Crops - W. W. Bundy, Mre , M T . Griffin. Tpm Madre. Raymond Sure, Mrs. Tom . Ma dre, Warner Madre; meats and poultry; products Claude Wil liams Billy Williams, Mrs. M. T. Griffin, W. W. Bundy; horticultures-Mrs..' George v Winslow, Georgia K. Winslow, Mrs. McCoy Phthisic, Michael. '.C Matthews, Mrs. A. E. Layden, Jimmy Har rell, Jr.,' Mrs. Willie Lamb, Mrs. M. T. Griffin, Mrs. Estes Cope land, Mrs. W. , D. . Perry, Mrs. Raymond . Eure, W. T. Lewis, Paul Ward. ,;' Clothing Mrs. Edgar Long, Mrs. W. C. Dozier, Mrs. "Vernon Harreli; .Mrs.. ; Sam Trueblood, Mrs! Onedia v Cartwright, Mrs, Ernest . Sutton, Mrs. Mark Greg- oyr, Mrs. Ed Wilder, Janice Stnntonr hakeH' Ponds Marcia ' Copcland, Mrs. Warner Madre, MrSi gstes Copeland, Mrs. George winslow, Georgia K. Winslow. Canned Goods Mrs. ' W. D. perry, Mrs. A. E. Layden,1 Mrs. ( Billy Winslow, Mrs., Raymond 1 Eure,' Mary Beth Hurdle,- Mrs. j. B. 1 Basnight, Mrs. ' Walton Lane, Mrs. Raymond Stanton, Mrs. - Ed Wilder, Mrs. - M. T. Griffin, Mrs. - McCoy Phthisic; ilowers - Mrs. Claude Winslo, Mrs. A. fe.' Lavden. Mrs. WDlie 1 Lmb. Annette Cartwricht Mrs. K. J. Proctor,-. Mrs -.Evelyn Bar relL Mrs. Raymond Stanton, - Mrs. E. W- Dunsmoor, Mrs. M. .irCriffjiii. ' . ' pell,' Elizabeth .King, -Mrs. Beu- lah Winslow, Mrs. Archie White, Mrs. ,Oneida Cartwright, Vennie CartwriCht Mrs. Webb, Mrs Nt FuTfnrH Marearet Ainslev grounds the project would cause 22 S r y',ierious damage to lands within Perquimans i Recorder's ' Court m,p Tnpjtdav due to ' the absence from the city Solicitor S.' ' M. Whedbee. . All j ca s' , the c'wkn we been. nt V 3 court t- . ) sum 'Ah' ' ! f X this old donkey cart rolls iMerchants Seek , Faced with changing customs as well as laws, a number of merchants in Hertford are giv ing some thought to rearrang ing the hours during which stores remain open, ' especially on , Saturday night. This reporter has been re quested to place the "thoughts' la proposal that cooperating stores : will stay, open on Sat urday 'nifihts only until seven o'clock. It is to be understood, at the present time, no definite action has been taken but the mer chants want their i patrons to discuss the matter freely with them 'and ,give the merchants their views concerning such, a plan.-- The interested merchants feel they can arrive at a de cision' if , they have the- views of their customers toward this end,. . . "'" Likewise, this newspaper will print any letter to the editor a person desires to write and publicly state his views on the subject of stores closing ' at 7 P. M. ' Please remember, the let ters to be published, must be signed by the writer. The ' proposition concerning k. - Customer Views On Saturday Hours ! ing aiuiva ui nciiiuiu - uiMaitig vasiro guvei mucin iut iu ticuuns i 'hi. ,rt Wi. .;m.mm.,l... in. come about by practices being followed in other communities, along with changing customs inl the employment of personnel., Senate this week the U. S. gov Also, many stores are 'affected, eminent had stepped up military or will be affected, through n- alertness in view of the world forcement of wage and hour situation and more money is be laws now in force, or proposed, ing spent to keep the U. S. the on the state and federal 'levels, ti.w. v,, . -rtnt 0,1 v.i v..- cernim? thh nronosed i earlv C" . " C X - Saturday closing, please let your . merchants know about .it. No Decision Made On Drainage Plan V The State Highway Commis sion, .meeting .in New -Bern Thursday, of last week, took no action on a proposal for installa tion of a. culvert in U. S. High way 158 to provide drainage of land 'owned by Washington For est, Inc, located in Pasquotank County. I . X:' . '. '.-v . Between 35 and 40 property owners in Perquimans County traveled to "New Bern for , the purpose' of presenting a petition to-the commission opposing the installation of a culvert on the .serious damage Perquimans County. C.r; Holmes -represented the Perquimans petitioners and he urged the commission' to rule against the proposal, pointing out the proposal was made by a nrivte corDoration for private ofgaln. ','' The commission in'; dc f erring' - a- decision Urged both partiet- to try to. work out a sat- . factr-y. e-retaneat on the, gitu- Effort Being Made To Secure Another Doctor In County i ' Hertford and , Perquimans j County will be1 receiving in- i creased medical coverage about! January 1, 1961:. if efforts1 now being made by Interested par- , ties are successful in completing ; arrangements fpr p young rloctorl to locate in Hertford. Dr. T. P. Biinn, who with oth ers are in contact with this doc tor concerning his future loca tion, stated he is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and has had experience in the field of medicine -while in the military service. He is presently taking post-graduate work in obstetrics at Wake Forest Col lege. He is married and has u : t j Efforts to bring this young nnnrnr - tn Mnt'iinmanc I'nnntv ' have been underway for several months and at the present time the outlook is very favorable that he will locate in Hertford. While arrangements are as yet incomplete, it was pointed out should the community be sue- c-essful in acauirine this doctor , a rw ne win oecome a pan oi mis community, devoting full time' to a practice of medicine among the people -of Perquimans Coun ty. Tins Week s Headlines President Eisenhower delivered a speech to the reconvened Sen ate Monday calling for enact ment of some 22 pieces of legis lation which included several items that had previous atten tion from Congress. ,; According to reports from Washington, party members in Congress are jockeying for position which will be of help -4n the election eamrHienanhoufch some -com- ( mentators believe the Congress, hoping to adjourn by Labor Day, will not become involved in too much politics during this session but will rather pass what bills that .need be adopted and then adjourn until January. The United Nations is work ing to avoid possible war in the Congo over a situation whiph IX 6 republic by Belgium. This week , the UN Security Council ordered Belgian troops to evacuate Ka tanga as a step toward avoiding an African uprising. , Cuba took over additional Am erican property this week follow- Ul4n onamiU Kir Ipiilat uFij''JZJAA ba'nks- monev on hand, accounts Castro in which he repudiated . .. i .i any ties with the United States. I receivable shares of slock own Meanwhile, the Organization of,ed,b-v 'nd'VKhials. -; American States denounced the . . . , .. filtrate this hemisphere. , President Eisennower told the strongest' military power in the ,J . ... ..u . - worm, ne 101a me oemue ine n c : nA , -i ... J , KJ. U OVU'IM W lit LVftf military strength. More than 1,000 Democrats, 1 headed by Governor Luther Hodges and Terry Sanford, gath ered in Raleigh Tuesday for the opening of the state campaign .w .I :Kv3T"w7r The rally was one of harmony . 1 . . and good fellowship as it de veloped plans for the coming campaign.- - i Indians To Start : Football Practice Coach Ike Perry ' announced today football practice for the I960 Perquimans Indians will tart next Monday, August 15. ! Uniforms will be issued at 9 O'clock Monday morning at the high school gym and pre-season drills will start Monday after- noon. Coach Perry requests all stu- dents at Perquimans High School to sponsor the children's Christ who desire to try out for. the mas program and to further im team to repor at he gym by 9 prove the community and. coun- o'clock Monday morning to re - ceive a uniform and instructions Concerning the- pra-school prac tic iessions. . Board Considers Electric Rate And New Building Code 4-11 Health Queen The Perquimans County 4-H neaun tueen ana King were given state honors at 4-H Club ,Week in Raleigh. Carolyn Faye Rogerson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Rogerson, Jr., of Route 2, Hert ford, and Vernon Winslow, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Winslow of Route 2, Hertford, were named in the hlue rihhnn urnnn I of North Carolina i-H Health I " Improvement Kings and Queens at the State Health Pageant at North Carolina 4-H Club Week. I They have boih been active in home, community and school ac tivities. They were chosen on the basis of personal, family and wmmunity ie;ith improvements ik th ..,,) : ,i ,... y cai . Vernon was the president of the Perquimans County 4-H Council and has participated on committees and acted as a lead- er in many capacities. He has given the forestry demonstration five times. Among her activities, Carolyn Faye is secretary-treasurer of . the 4-H County Council and has headed the finance committee, She has been county dairy foods winner for two years and has beeh district canning winner for two years. Town And County Share Division Intangible Taxes Perquimans County and the Town of Hertford on Tuesday received checks in the amount of $10,049.08 in the division of sfate 'collected intangible "taxes for 1960 as' reported by Allen Paschel of - the State Board of Assessment. Perquimans County's share of the collection amounted to $8,- 917.67 while the Town of Hert- 'ford received $1,131.41 Total amount paid the two lo cal governmental units amount ed to $2,204.28 more than was received from this source during 1959. The state collected a to tal of $10,004,784 and retained $637,283 as a collection fee. The funds are collected from such sources as money on deposit in ' 1 CLCIV. " Perquimans County are estimat .. .. , ., 1 the preparation of the an-I if"81 get and divided among "e vanous funds ?' Uw.count3r. s Pe"mtting a iesser tax rate than would be possible without receipt of these funds. THOMAS BUTT RECORDED In the Saturday morning ses sion of North Carolina Yearly .Meeting, wnicn was neia ai . . .Guilford College August 1-6, 1 Pknm P Rut Crtrt rf M, o r, H '"""r . . . I mis. iscicic uu ui it?w nupc, was recoraea (oraameaj as a minister of the Gospel in the Religious Society of Friends. Thomas,- a former member of Piney Woods Meeting at Belvi dere, served as student pastor lof the Concord Meeting near Greensboro for the past . ? Ivpar whilp ffettinff his training years while getting his tra.nmg at Guilford College. He was -called to pastor the Bethesda : Meeting near . Duiu .J t..,.. the first of July. 11c to jnai I ried to the former Mary Una "l .,,. "" three children, Tommy, Phyllis nk..n;n and Anne. . . : ' ...-'.- 1 JAYCEE CALENDAR PROJECT UNDER" W SWAY The Hertford , Jaycees are now in the process of conduct- ing ' their annual birthday , cal- endar sale, proceeds from which will be used by the organization ity.t fhe public is urged ,to cooper Jate with the Jaycees on tail 'rqject, .L And King Honored i Hertford Town Board, meeting here in regular, session Monday ,Tught, authorized a study to be made concerning- electric power rates when used to cool or heat homes and buildings. This .ac tion is in line with other util ity facilities furnishing electric current for new appliances such as heat pumps, now gaining fav or as the method for heating of homes. No action was taken pending this study on a request made by W. W. White for reconsideration of a utility bill for the new Post Office building which uses this type of appliance, i The board also discussed adop tion of a building code which will provide authority to the Hertford board to condemn de lapidated buildings as fixe haz ards. Hertford is presently op erating under the state code but the board expressed an opinion a code written solelv for the town 'ill give the board defin ite power not included in the state code. Pending adoption of a code, the board will have a representative of the Department o Insurance to come to Hertford for the purpose of conducting a SUrvey of buildings and homes ,antj compje a 'report on action needed to be taken against Dr0Dertv owners who have Der- mjtted buildings hazard. to become a Anotlier discussion centered around further action to speed up collection of delinquent taxes and the town attorney was in structed to begin immediately foreclosure proceedings against a number of pieces of real estate for which the town holds tax liens. The town clerk was also authorized to proceed with ac tion toward levying against per-. sonal property for the collection of delinquent personal property taxes. The board named R.,C. 'Elftot.r,, fire chiuf and. Commissioner Wi v A. White as delegates to the . State Firemen's convention to be. conducted . at Carolina Beach next week and appropriated the , sum of $100 to cover expenses of the delegates to the conven tion. F. T. Britt, town superintend ent, was instructed to carry out the annual project of cutting grass and weeds on vacant lots where property ' owners have failed lb do so. Charges of this work will be made against the property owners. The board also authorized the town clerk, during the annual aunit or me 1 own s uuus. ij write off delinquent personal taxes of individuals known to have been dead for a period of five years or more, OnScoutCamporee Members of ' the Hertford Lions Club were given a detail ed report on the Boy Scout Camporee held during July at Little Creek, Va., when the Scoutmaster, Marvin Simpson and two Scouts, Paul Gregory ! ' v ' and Howard Robertson were guests at the. Lions meeting last Friday night. The Scouts told about the more than 4,200 boys attending the camporee and the activities. The Scouts were divided into patrols with 42 boys being as- i signed each patrol. ' Scouts from i Hertford . Troop 155 , comprised . '. . . . , u each wftn a- blue ribbon for their .camping perfomianceS: J Total points won the local trols were 1 1.290 points. "The local Scouts were accom- panied to 7he ; po . hy Softntmaster Simnsnn and E. C.. i Woodard: The Hertford troop is sponsored by the Lions Clifb. MRS. LELAND SADLER ,' Word was received here last Sunday of the death of Mrs. Madge" Gregory Sadler sister of Gregdry at her home in. c 'r Funra-al r- Anderson, S. C. , Funerai ser vices were conducted at Ander son at 10 o'clock on Monday , morning, , . '., MASONS TO MEET t-- Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106, A, T. it A. will meet (Tuesday night tt 9 o'clock.