North Carolina Newspapers

r-rt tpj .. .y III' U .UN r'- i-W I ! i ..:':::2Qral Services Tuecday -For Miss,, Edith. th.Rachel Spivey. 20,' , Hertford, died Sun-i ion at 4:30 o'clock as of Route 3, day afternoon a result of injuries ', received in ! an automobile accident 11 miles south of Edenton on U. S. 17. lifelong resident of Perquim ans County, she was an outstand ing senior at East Carolina Col lege, '.where she was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority. She was a member of the New Hope Methodist Church and was ac tive .in the local and district Methodist Youth Fellowship.- She was riding ' "With two companions from Hertford. 1 The group was enroute to Green ville after a week-end at home. Miss Allen Jennette Williams and Miss Shelby Jean Overton , were virtually uninjured in the two vehicular crash. They were said to have sustained minor skin injuries and shock.; :y. State Patrolman Phil Bragg! who investigated the accident, 1 1 ' '- i-: l ii. iCUIlCU UIC ' Kill ' ill WII1CU wie young . women were tiding was in a collision with a car driven by Mrs. 'Gertrude Boyce of Eden ton, and that Mrs.' Boyce had been charged' with manslaughter following 'the patrolman's inves tigation. One of North Carolina's top 4-H members, Miss Spivey was a member of the State 4-H Honor Club which . is the highest honor ,. a 4-H member can achieve, at ' tended the 4-H Congress in Chi ; cago as a result of being a state home improvement project win ner, had "received the Horace Layden Award given to the out standing 4-H member in Per quimans County and in 1939 she served as counselor at the 4-H Club Camp in Manteo. f 1 Rurvlvitia ; tv . , nnpAnt Carsan D. and . Mrs.'' Catherine Bogue Spivey; one brother, Cat son D, Spivey, Jr.; and her ma ternal grandmother, Mrs. Sadie Whedbee JJogue, all of Route 8. Hertt6i-df yt 'l . ..' Graveside' services were 'held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Cedarwood Cemetery by the Rev. Dart Meadows, pastor of the New Hope Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. J. A Au- ,. . -M .1. . T1 - . . it .' man, pastor oi uie rirsi meino , dist Church. V ;The casket pall was made of white mums, red carnations and fern: , ' . ' j Pallbearers were Matt Spivey, Jr.; Winman Spivey, Watt Wins low,' Charles Sharber, Caleb Ives, Jr., and Dr. William Clark. I This Week's L Headlines President Eisenhower and President-elect Kennedy met for . more, than one hour in Wash ington , Tuesday ; discussing the coming change . In government administration and the probi lems confronting ;the government. Z Z7ZZ'n?AJ7?liH .'he is expected to arrive around meeting toaf' 4 cordial bnd'witH;. . . t Eisenhower informing . Kennedy when asked that he was 'available- to serve the nation if called upon to ,do so. ; Meanwhile Mr, Kennedy , is fast developing his staff and cabinet. Four posts, including appointment of Governor Hodges as Secretary of Commerce, have been filled, and, other appoint' ments are expected before the 1 end of this week. Publication of a , communist manifesto this week pointed to soe agreement being reached I ve- ween : nussia ana Kea wnina fol ving the communist confer ence in Moscow, several- week ago. The manifesto stated, -war is- not inevitable .as has beep the fpsition at : i Bed, China, in past y5ars-, '.The report appeared to, -rate China haa acknowl cdj ; r ssia. as still the leader of ! communism, - v '.. i Fi Lnt-elect , Kennedy has br i- i iven a study and recom ! ' n for reorganization of ". 3,t Defense Department i sweeping chaises are ted to step up U. S. de : r f ver at considerable less i i ..'!! now being expended. if presented ; to j eels early in order to assure de '", is erpec1?!. livery by Christmas.', He also I iTrif P'fTf H i LL'Jili LwlkL L ; ; Ti: " Wn i Ml ' A light docket of II cases was disposed of during Tuesday's ses sion of Perquimans 'Recorder's Court, presided over by 'Judge Chas. . Johnson. jWilliam Hagen, Negro, submit ted to a charge of speeding and I lw "ne, of $30. Otis Chap ter submitting to a ;chare of exceeding a safe speed. Prayer. .; for ; judgment, upon payment of costs, was continued in cases in whjch Elmer . Tar kenton was .charged with assault with a - deadly - weapon and as sault on a female. . . Costs , of court --were : taxed against William Elliott, who sub mitted to a charge of passing a school bus ' while but was un loading students. , Louis E. : Taylor paid the costs of court on a- charge.' of failing to report an accident. : ; f Mack Jones submitted ' to a charge of improper passing and paid the court costs. ; A Fred Revell, Negro, was fined $2 and costs - after he pleaded guilty to a .charge of being drunk. A nol pros was taken in the case of Wortherm Hunter, Negro, charged with assault with a deadly weapon. . .. . Linwood Privott, Negro, was found not -guilty on charges of assault and forcible trespass. Alphonso Lightfoot, Negro, was found not. guilty on a charge of forcible trespass. USWS6MEET Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. flf.VA. F; St A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock nQpfii.-wvirinii-riri-in nr - ri-i- " - - Lccal Merchants Hlahning Santa Claus Dec. 17 '4 Plans "for. the annual visit pf Santa Claus to -Hertford are be- ihg completed and the event will take place Saturday after noon, December 17, it Was an nounced by Fire Chief R. C. El liott and Broughton Dail, of the Hertford Jaycees. Santa's Visit, as in the past, is being sponsored by the Hert ford merchants, in cooperation with the i fire s department and the Jaycees. The latter organi zations will assist in directing the program and aiding Santa Claus in distribution of gifts to the children ' who j come , to, see Santa.:"..;;-, -;Sf frH:&$l;P v; No ' announcement - was ; made as to the . mode of travel Santa will ' use for his visit here, but He will stop at the Court House, where he will distribute his gifts and talk with the children who wish to visit with him. The children , coming 4o see Santa Claus are requested " to follow the rules and orders of the helpers, thus , aiding in a tukk, and equal distribution, of' he gifts Santa will pass out to Jie children.. . . v . , , In connection with the visit by anta Claus, local merchants will iffer Christmas " shopping ' dis plays ' and specials and invite Kith adults and children to visit Hertford i stores' ' ,r during -'the event. . Post Office To n Start Holiday Hours A "new schedule & -hours for the Hertford i Post; Office goes Into effect starting Monday, De cember 12, it was announced to day5 ftjf (Postmaster ;W. ;W., White, The schedule ' wifl "be effective during the holiday season. Stamp windows will be ' open each day, including Saturday,' December 17, and December 24, until 6 P. M., for the conveni ence of the public. The Postmaster appeals to the public to mail cards and par- CflUwVu3To VHow farmers vote in the cot ton marketing quota referendum to be held throughout the na tion's cotton-growing area on December 13: ; will . determine whether, quota penalties will ap- 1 ply, and also .the level of price support, for , 1961 crop cotton. The referendum therefore, is, of vital concern tp every grower, says L. L. Lane, Chairman of the Perquimans 'County Agricul tural Stabilization I and Conser vation Committee. ; . The marketingiquota program will be in operation for next year's crop, the' chairman ex Plalns'. lf at .least. two-thirds of the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of the program. In that case, price support will be available' at : not i more than 90 nor. less than 70 percent of pari ty for the-. 1961 crop of upland, cotton. " If the referendum car ries, quota penalties will apply, to any ( cotton pr9duced in ex cess of the allotment. : If more than one-third of the, votes are : against quotas, there i would be no quota penalties, .and j the price support level to eligi ble growers would drop to 50 percent of parity. All farmers "who were engag ed or considered engaged in the production of upland cotton in 1960 will be eligible to vote in the referendum. The referendum will be held between the hours of 8:00 A. M., and 6:00 P. M on Tuesday, De cember 13, at the following poll ing places: Belvidere, Charles Layden's Store and L. L. Chap pell's Store; Bethel, J. L. CurtU' Store and Hertford Livestock; Hertford, Agricultural Building and Milton Dail & Son; New Hope, Rob Turner's Store and Turner & Caddy's Store; Nican- or, Wink Winslow's Store; Park vllle, Fred Winslow's,. Store and Towe-Pike Grain Supply in Chapanpke. Visit By High School PTA Hears Community College Plans The PTA of Perquimans High School held its December meet- with Carroll Williams presiding) ing Thursday night of last week; that. the. 'test is not academic. It over the business session. ; lis an aptitude test, measuring The devotional was a musical primarily a person's finger and presentation by a sextet from' the school glee club. Dr. Harold White, secretary, read 1 the president s message which urged the PTA to stress safetv among the students. He also read the minutes of the last PTA meeting. ' - , I ' Mrs. Henry C." Sullivan gave a - report on the district meet ing held recently at Columbia and Mrs; ' Jessie - Les Harris an nounced a study course will be conducted next February. Mrs russcii Baker reported the PTA had 29p members. -- Mrs. , Ned Nixon introduced State1, Senator Elton Aydlett of Elizabeth City, who spoke brief ly on community - colleges and then introduced Charles Gordon, also of Elizabeth City, who ex plained problems faced on open ing of . a community college, which iranks favorably as a. jun ior college. Mr. Gordon point ed out the community college, in Elizabeth City is'.; expected?; to ppen .in September of. 1961, and it . . will provide advantages to students desiring to attend such as permitting students, to; live at home and' thus aimmisnes tne cost of : college education. ,. He pointed : out such colleges must be accredited, and also he em- phasi?ed ' the4point that individ uals who Secure .college, educa tion can expect to earn $100,000 more during a " lifetime than per sons i-without college education. ' It was announced that Mrs. Henry Stokes' room ? Won the attendance priz and the meet L j t" ..J' a c Ji Koufi" Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, December 9, 1960 BREAKING UP THE CROWD New Orleans, La., police search, teen-agers as a police wagon stands by to take them to jail. They were picked up in an effort to control anti- integration violence at tne Free Schooling In;!;ocal ef mi UU3LH Plans are under way, accord- irig to Charles M. Harrell, presi-' dent of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, to estab- j lish a school for sewing machine i operators in' Perquimans County ,' in the ntor future, "In fact, if j everythinn goes according to schedule, ve may be able to be-1 gin elassos '-.'early in January," stated Mr. HarreU. The school will be held dur- ForGountyW 1rtaetrnVaCo 8iC S ff K survived by his wife, i cTaes TK tative An.hie T.Tane. Sr? J Sny rZt M Mrs, Martha York,' and two j adults should take toe & teach Ja, well. Register of the Perquimans County School 1 Ch , h- f. daughters, Clara Amelia and the youth the meaning of Amerinds. Chas E. Johnsom Rc- Superintendent, J. T. Biggers. There w.ll a program of m-. Elizabeth.. Lewis York of Hert-'ca. and what it stands for. Hej F. Reed, Jr.. Students will learn the operat ing of power sewing machines, under the .teaching of a person highly skilled in this operation, Land-etheir i.Neompjtioij?ihi course win prooaoiy result in full time employment. There is no cost to the student. Cooper ating in this school are the State Board of Education, Perquimans County Schools, Don Juan Manu facturing Company and the Em ployment ' Security - Commission. The course is open to women' from age 16 up who reside in Perquimans County. Interested persons, should contact the Em ployment .Security Commission's Edenton office, which serves Perquimans County.i Commis sion, personnel will administer a test, for sewing machine operat ors, register the applicants and forward 1 their names to the school, Milton Bass, manager of the Employment Security office, located in Room y 204, Citizens Bank Building, Edenton-, stressed manual ueweruy.-... o "who is 'interested- should hesi ' i ll Ik. tact" ho otl.,rI Idle: w vaiVk lire ico tre . . . It is hoped that a class of up to 20 can be formed as the ven ture will I'not be, successful if the classes are too small to af ford a teacher. , The sponsoring group urges all interested women to investigate this free schooling with prospect for full time employment imme diately. Voodville House Destroyed By Fire ltwp-jtorj' frame; housej sit atedW'Uhei WckiSltfet .of Woodville burned Friday night; and an. investigation bv fu-emen revealed the blaze ; started fol-j lowini children burning spark-) lprs inside tho .-dwelling ; earlier I v.jr,..v. jiary, ii was announcea weenies- - Hertford firemen ' were called; day by ; the outgoing Master, .u. t--.. ' v... t.-i. c' ', io ine scene auuut lmuiugni muh the fire had wined such head- - blaze from spreading to a ' dry area surrounding the house. 'Later. firemen went to the scene and determined the cause Of the: blaze, and further inves tigation revealed the facts con cerning" the youngsters who had been in the building. They were cited to the Ju venile court by way the firemen could not save lodge were: Senior Warden, C the, building, only prevent theLt Brewer; Junior Warden, R. C. JiaJTirj Department' j';;rUode next January; I 0 , cuy s scnoois. ai viass omen Glee Club Concert The Perquimans Hieh, Schof)! i Glee Club, under the direction of At Baptist Church Sunday Afternoon Miss Caroline Wright, will pre-, fell rom his tugboat and was fl.om communism he told the'ties were State Senator J. Em sent a concert of Christmas mu- ! i-,,mua .... .. . .. ... , mett Winslnw Pntintv Rottnocnn. .-MiwiutiiKii iiiuoii. ic(iJiinufi 3:45 P. M., when Franklin . Mc-' Googan, playing the ..bells, and Miss Wright, at the organ, will present a 15-jninute prelude of lavorite carols. 'v' " ' This year's concert will in clude, first, a group of Christ inas anthems: "Jesu Bambino," with Jerry Sullivan and Gene Boyce, soloists; ''Sweet Littie Jesus Boy," by a sextet com posed of Janice Stanton, Mary Frances White, Delia Ray Cope land, Eva Ann Smith, Patsy Perry and Rachel Bass; and "The Cherry Tree Carol' with Celtic Ann Long, soloist. Two selections from Handel's Messiah will be sung: "He Shall Feed His Flock," by Gail John son, and "Some Unto Him," by Janice Stanton. The third group will be carols j from around the.. world and will ! 'include: "Adeste Fidelis": "As Lately v We Watched"; "Angels We Have Heard On High"; "O Little Town of Bethlehem," with Sandra Keel, soloist; "Good Christian Men, Rejoice"; "What Child Is ... ...This?" "Christmas Prayer" and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." - Accompanists will be Misses Betsy Barbee, iAm Benton and Susan Broughton. Miss'" Ruth Harrell will present' the co- ! ordinating reading, : ' and . Vick Roach will give a special read ing, "Manhattan Christmas Eve." The High School Glee Club is a part of the public school mu sic program pf Perquimans Coun- iy ana hii conH ouiiu-jr i-. ternoon is planned fpr the. en-; , . , i . i it o r Jrichment of the Christmas season of the residents of the county, t AU are invited to attend.'. w .Tarvi WarH . elected Master of Perquimans L0(jge No. 106, A; F. . & A.-. M. 1ntr tho uaaT' ctatHintf nflvl .Tamil . .j tit... jhub. oyinonti. . .r-i , 1 Other officers elected by the . Holt; Secretary, C. p. niiBiuw,, A treasurer, jacK bympns; irostee, w r. Murravr finance and Bud- ApRointed ; offievrs"- for the i luugc. will uc iiaiucu. at a laici date by the f. incoming. Master. The new officers will be install ed at the first, meeting ; of the. 3 i ine Doay oi jonn m. ioik, of Hertford, was found float ing in the- Potomac River, near Washington, D. C, Monday morning. Harbor police iden'i - fied the body. Mr. York was captain of a tugboat . and was employed by the Diamond Construction Com-, dent of Ruritan National, who' in?f' pany.on a bridge construction gavc the principal address fori The board also set Decembec project near Washington. Ac-; the meeting. 19 as a date for a special meet- cording to reports received hero. Mr. Stokes urged the members in at wnic1' tint it will ccn York was reported missing by I of Ruritan to remain stronslfer with tho ,ax listers for the companions late Sunday nignt. A foreman for the construction comoanv said York apparently 1 iora. ne was ine son oi ciaine , York,"' assistant attorney general under President Roosevelt. .He, A delicious dinner was served missionere met .Monday morning received "his education at Au-'to about 150 Ruritan members! t0 conclude all outstanding busi gusta ; Military Academy and and guests by the PTA of Hert-iness and certified the result of . Mil U : I TT: ;., f... n. o-l t . 1 tht s,,hnl Hnn folar.tiitt . hrilI ' ' i - i"i - . - i - ii - . - ii - n - Highway Results In Death Of Norman Layden Norman Floyd Layden, 50, of. Route one, Belvidere; was kill- ed in a highway accident on the i causeway near Hertford at aboutl one o'clock Thursday morning. According to Highway Patrol-1 man Riddick, who investigated! the accident, Layden, along with John W. Chappell and Wayland White, Jr., were riding in a 1952 model car headed north from Hertford. Riddick reported the car apparently went i oiit of control after crossing the Perquimans River . Bridge and went over to the left shoulder of the road then swerved back to the right side, striking a tree and overturned into the river. Mr. Riddick said Chappell and White suffered injuries, the ex tent of which, bad not been de termined.. He is continuing an investigation of the accident. Mr. Layden was a lifelong resident of Perquimans County; member ot the Whiteville Rmva Rntis( , rhllh anH . Lavden.s .servicp station. tha. inr nf th ,a,A Pa). las William and Mrs. Alethia Cartwrigljt Layden. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. I Clara 'Nixon .Layden; three; daughters, Mrs. Leslie Jordan of! Rt. 1, .Belvidere, Miss Pamela Layden and' Miss Rita Layden, both, of - the home; three sons, " iiuam Jayuen oi oeiviueie, Lawrence Liayaen ana Ambrose , Carroll Layden,- both of Rt. 1, Berviderct;' one sister, Mrs. Elton Ward of ' Tvner: four brothers. , , Charles Layden and Elton Lay- den of Route 1. Belvidere, Mar .. ; . , . . . ,. , ,, !!l-Layd.enof Route 3: Ell?abeth. ny'. 1J 8i-Tvis iayaen a Braggl N' C; two grand I ITlT on1 Vrir Inlim I nWnn fV remains were removed to .,... , , I UK UVVI1JUC I . 1'UIC (II il III! Ill- - .. . . .i pending completion of funeral arrangements. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT , Mr,, and Mrs. ! Elmer Lassiter of Route Belvidere, announce the birth of a .sqr born Decern-. Vm O 4 . A -.1 T '1-1 I ' ' .. i ' -.-... . . in.. ,nm M New County Board Organized; Spivey Named Chairman District Governor Of Ruritan Clubs Dick Brewer of Hertford was at 1:00 p- M- naming R. L. Spire-elected District Governor for, vey as chairman of the board. Albemarle District of Ruritan-l Appointive offices filled by the National at a Ruritan Conven- i board included Julian C. Powell tion held here last Friday. The ' as Clerk to'' the Board; Silas M. election was announced at the : 'Whedbee,. County Attorney and closing session of the convention ' Solicilor of tne Recorders Court; held at Hertford Grammar I W' H- Pitt,. Clerk .of Recorder's School Friday night, ' j-Court; Miss Minnie Lee Wins- More than 100 members of' loW and ,JuIian Brouetn. pu Ruritan Clubs from this area at-! "V e Recorder Clerk, and tended the district convention at1 3," . lIler as el,stod the which the three clubs of . Pei-1 Court House-. quimans acted as hosts. Named -as tax listers were T. Recognition for outstanding ulian nLon Bethel township; achievement and attendance was P,ercy ,Ro? Hertford town- given the Newland-Providenee , -y Is Di-ner. arhiovprnrnt. fi,- th. past, year and the attendance w. . t. . . riI, j ciub. j s. L. Lowry of Pasquotank nr,H.onl U.. lutions committee which was adooted and Mr Rrewer thn intinrfii.i YnUnn Smioc Pri."was tabled until a later meet- , through faith in God and ad - vance Ruritan through service. i p;nHnt nut tv,u nIIM! urgca me ciuds to mainiam, America as American. .ii - - t i - '.vwrtiw Accident Seal Chairman Reports $365 In Contributions Tommy Maston. Chairman of the Perquimans County for 1960 Christmas Seals, announced that $365 had been sent in by Per quimans citizens for Christmas Seals during November. Maston said Christmas Posters are in the business area, post ers in schools, book marks in libraries; also for all students; color sheets, a replica of twin Christmas Seal, given to first, second grades, also Perquimans kindergarten. I said Christmas; Mr. Maston Seal funds are used to protect you and yours from this ever- J present' danger of tuberculosis.' Christmas Seal money helps to ( inform people about TB and about the need to have tubercu lin tests and chest x-rays; Christmas Seals help to get ac- tive pases into TB hospitals, and out again cured; Christmas Seals are behind th search for better drugs and better methods of prevention. Everyone should use all their .Christmas : Seals, re- ceivua, Maston, on their. cards .and letters ana to decorate Xax coUectionS for the same .their gifts, to-.- show that each I period amounted to $48.395 ' out citizen is helping in the overrl0f the total of $175,000 which . all fight against TB. ti l y-v ! ni j Board.Of EdUCatlOll The Board of Education for Perouimans Countv will hold its " - riwcmhop mwtim twt Vixtnos.'Sdinnt .riiiu win ImU day night, December 14, at 6:30, nual Christmas Supper and meA o'cloek at the home of J. T.' ing Tuesday night, December 13, Biggers,; superintendent . of at the home of Mrs: I. A. Ward, schools. , the teacher. A Christmas pro- Prior to the meeting, Mr., and Mrs. Biepers will entertain the 1 .1 1. ... BCehtsPterCop. Perquunans County officials, elected to office on. November 8, were sworn into office and as sumed their t duties' last Monday. The new Board of County Commissioners, composed of W. W. Bundy. H. W. Winslow, Sav age Jolhff, Thomas Nixon and R. L. Spivey, met and organized 'n woe, Beivi- ucie luwnsnip; Mrs. uetle rroc- w """vulc lownsnip. ana Parkville ?elvin Eure' New HoP.e t,Wfl- hip. I Tlie board a!so accepted the res!gR!Jtion ' of R- s- ChappeJL I Si'.. us a member of the Coun- ty Welfare Board. Appointment of a successor to this position 1 ,:ftin6 of property for taxes for 1961. Other officials assuming r'u- The outgoing Board of Corn- j iovemocr o, a preliminary meas ure necessary before action can be taken to oroceed with th sale of the bonds to be ustd for school construction. J. T. Biggers and C. C. Chap pell, Sr., representing the Beard of Education, appeared before the board to discuss the bond sale and construction program, but tabled any proposals to be made until the commissioners' meeting on' December 19. The board also voted to pur chase a $1,000 membership in tne Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, the funds for this to be made available from money received from the sale of beer and wines. Commissioner H. W. Winslow was authorized to purchase some' smoking stands for the lob by of the Court House and Sheriff J. K. White was authoriz ed to have necessary repairs made to the Court House heat ing system. Financial Report Perquimans County's financial ouerati0ns for the first five months of the current fiscal year were outlined t0 the Board Commissioners during its meeting Monday by County Ac countant Max R. Campbell. The report showed the county is operating well twithin its bud get, which was adopted last June. Total income for the five j montns period amounted ' to j$154,801,v while the total expendi tures were $150,379. About 42 percent of the total $428,409 budget was expended dlring the nor-iA was levied for the fiscal year.!" Total - cash balances on -hand in all county funds as of De cember 5 amounted to $81,649. class to Meet The Jiidson Memorial Sunrtav i - - gram, will be presented and gifts exchanged. All members are it .. f. . a . . a , . : . ' .