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Ml f !' 1 (Ml .it. Ml . ili. i, Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, iViday, January 6, 1961. J ill - V' J I nans County closed out t..e l sjx months of its cur re? A year on December 31, o; . g well within its budget, b ' -g to a financial report le Board of County Com Ti ners on Tuesday by County i mtant Max Cempbell. atal cash receipts during the i amouniea. to aoB,u expenditures ran to $182, Taxes collected during the 1.. amounted td $82,825, y more -than for the same 1 last year. . ne figures given for the s county funds were r c 1 as follows:. General fund, "t'J.CO. 'expenditures $32,526; poor fund $1,204, expenditures, $515; debt service fund $28,350, expenditures $7,993; school fund $37, V '3, , expenditures $40,757; school supplement fund $8,806, expenditures $9,945; old age as isstahce $41,015, expenditures $12,011; "aid to dependent child ren $18,615, expenditures $18,138; APTD fund $18,690, expenditures $13,730; , welfare .-administration , $7,C.,3, expenditures $6,741. - Cash balances' in all funds on December31 amounted to $108,? 402. The" total budget calls for outlays during the. year in the amount of $426,909, thus expen ditures ' during the,; first 'six months Tan slightly behind the budget estimates, v Tax collections for the month of January are anticipated to be good, - since penalties . will - be added to tax accounts paid after the first of next month. c:- .;:.! ;:.3 - Officials bf the -State High way "Department this . week re peated earlier statements that, traditional road name signs on ' rural Selondary Roads will re ,r main in place.' Department of ficials said that in some areas, , the public had thought that Sec ondary Road numbers were be ing assigned to replace familiar local road name signs. --.. ,; This is not at all therase, ac cordmg to Secondary Roads Of ficer John Swam. "We realize that many persons are accustom ed ' to using ' the familiar road names and all of the signs dLs- : ' played on paddle-type, wooden markers will remain as they have always been," said Swain. He adJed that the Highway De part.nent will continue to main- ' tain and ' replace these road name signs whenever they de teriorate through age or weather. " At its December 28 meeting in 'eiii, the Highway Commis i went a step further in re- l to Secondary Road direc-, ' pi 'na.; Whenever a com- ' or communities are1 ser Secondary Road and t lie on the US of NC 1 system, large number will be installed, show 4h , the Secondary Road r and direction and mile toi .nation to the com 3. ''" .,; V::,'. ': ;':r-:':i 18 months ago, the High-5 Commissioa. installed li- t w. b b h late type, black and; Leslie ferry, Ervin Turner, ear ns, showing road num- son' Banks, Hoyle Jones and all its 58,000 miles of .Clayton Forbes, v facilities. This num. Burial followed in Cedarwood ystem was installed , to J efficiency of record and to direct, motorists 'iven, Secondary. Road, i there may be sev- e tions along the route 1 numbers are now d on the regular 1 vay mans to aid road residents . and hway Department! roRd ficili'es in' r i J iare.i fi c nu,, is, e road nurnber-f." t Jt (1 t 1.. 1 t 1 1 . Thy Week's 1 f Headlines Diplomatic relatione between thi - United States- end Cuba were broken off Tuesday night jj, S- following a demand oy we moan government uiai only 11 persons be assigned to the U. S. Embassy Jn Havana. President Eisenhower announced the break Tuesday night, saying there is a limit to what the United States can in self le specf endure and that limit had been reached. Meanwhile, there is specula- tion .regarding the status of the huge U. S. naval base, follow- Building and Loan paid out $28, ing this' diplomatic break, but 928.57 through the maturity of word in Washington is the Unit- savings and dividends and in ed States will not relinquish its i rights to "Gitmo." " The v agree ment between the U. S. and Cuba concerning control of this base calls for both, nations to consent to a break off of the treaty and this the United States is no't likely to do. The 87tli Congress convened in Washington this week anticipat ing a change in Administrations on January 20 when -John P. Kennedy takes over the Presi dency from Dyvight D. Eisen hower. . . Pre-session predictions relating to a battle between lib erals and conservatives failed to mature fully but reports from Washington indicate -an attempt to modify the' House rules com mittee will-be continued. .. -. a As Presidpnt, , Mr. Kennedy will inherit several- serious prob lems that are expected toormu late his course of action during the first fiscal year of his term In office. The current reces.(i)h. "-"jTmeyrtploytirent and- foreign: poli cy, Washington reports say, will cause the pew President to steer a "middle of the road" course during the coming year. James Terry Sanford was inau gurated as Governor of North Carolina at ceremonies at noon Thursday - in Raleigh, v Most members of the General Assem bly, including State Senator J. Emmett Winslow end Represen tative Archie T. Lane, Sr, at tended the . inaugural activities althouglr-the Legislature will not convene until next month.- Funeral services for Cecil Let Fairish, 55, of Route 3, who died last Friday morning around 2:45 enroute to the Albemarle . Hos pital, - were conducted Mondaj afternoon at 2 o'clock in the .New . Hope Methodist Church by the Rev Dan Meadows, pastpr. i.ne cnurch cnoir sang rne Old Rugged Cross'' ttnd "Abide With Me accompanied by- Mrs. Ann Butt; organist The casket was covered with an American Flag and the pall was made d white mums, red 'Carnations, and fern. - . Pollbearers were Steve Perry, Cemetery. A native of Perquimans Coun ty, he retired from the Navy in 1959 as a Chief Boatswain's Mate after serving 20. years. - He was the foster' son of the' late C; W. and Mrs. "Wortley Griffin and was a member of the New Hope Methodist Church. 1 Surviving are his wife; Mrs, Hawl McClain Parrish;. two sis- tc,,s' ucy tznotf or -unap- anoke and Mrs. Emma Barnes of -Roanoke Rapids; one brother, 1 Henderson Parrish of Baltimore. - ' - : Mt. and Mrs. Will E.' . Curtis celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary December 10 at their horre in Hertford. Tney have two children, ane 'iter, 1 s. J. C. I ".or of . ' "-, Va , f s a s i, f d- Despite the slow-dowh in busi ness tn 1960, Hertford' Building and Loan- 'Associa'tion 1 continued to : grow and prosper, following the pattern of previous postwar years Assets of the local Building'- And Loan Association increased to $322,712.83, or more than 15 percent as recorded December 31, 1959. ' Total increase ' in the as-1 sets amounted to $49,074.37. - A. W. Herren, pi es;cient of the Association, reported loans made by the institution during the past year increased by . $65,718.56 while savings accounts increased $12,900.00. Income of the institution, ac cording to Mr. Hefren, reached an all time high and more than 50 percent of this income was returned to stockholders through payment of dividends. Hertford i turn issued a total of 363 serial saving shares and 444 shares of full paid Stock. Total savings reached $248,81 .25 at the close Of the year. Total dividends paid to stock holders ; during - the ' past year amounted to $9,790.59 and at the same time the institution added $2,300 to its reserve funds bring- ing this amount up to $27,020.48 - Looking ahead, Mr. Hefre. . said, present indications point to continued increased activities by the association during the com ing months of 1961. Eris Haste ticked D;o Drive Le;r Erie1 Haste Jr., today was named director of the 1961 New March Dimes for Perquimans County.' '"",' - jThif appointment Was announc ed by Mrs."W. C, twitit, chair man of the county chapter of The National Foundation. Cam paigri dates are January 2-31. f "The UeWMarch of Dimes, al ready has made a .: substantial beginning in its expanded pro gram of seeking to prevent birth defects and arthritis in addition to continuing to seek total con trol of paralytic polio," the new campaign ' director declared. ' '' "The people , of ' Perquimans County, : through their splendid support of the March of Dimes for. more than 20 fears, have contributed substantially to a great health program that re sulted in the Salk vaccine. "The 1961 New ' March of Dimes offers opportunity for all Jt us to be a part of work aim ed at prevention of still more of the great cripplers that afflict so many millions of Americans today," he said. "I am confident that the peo ple of this county-will continue 6 fi,ght . for, better health ; for themselves and their children ihrough te New March of Dimes, both as volunteer workers and through their contributions." - Mr. Haste also served as di rector of last year's March of Dimes--drive;" ' , ' . Tree Seedling's . . Offered By C&D The Division of Forestry of the' N. C. Department of Conserva tion .and Development has an- 1 nounced it has some 95 million forest tree seedlings to'distribute this winter and is now receiving orders for these seedlings from residents -of the state. - Applications.. for tree, seedlings Tiay bevsecured from fhe .de jartment by writing. N. Cs Dept Conservation and Development, Forestry Division, Baleigh,. N.. C, or . from the county agent or- Soil Conservation Service. Seedjings will be. shipped out only ,after receipt of tbe proper forms, Pricon Camp To Clcce Next Month An unofficial announcement was made here last -Week-end that the i State Prison Depart ment will close: its camp, at Woodville, in Perquimans Coun ty s'lortly.jtfter February 1. -It is u iorstood mmates at the carrp will be transferred to oth er c ,s end t',3 c.'rp si erin l. T C. J - end carer . :", 1 ' -v t" New March oi Dimes Poster Girl I ' i f f " V t ' " - v ' - - Ij, . , . if, Pretty and merry today, Linda Gail Breese four, of Colum bus, Ohio, was not expected to live when born with birth de fects of an open spine and. excess fluid on the brain. Now she is the nation's New March of Dimes Poster Child who sym bolises what National Foundation research and patient aid seeks to do for victims of crippling diseases. The National Foundation also is attacking birth defects and arthritis and is continuing work on polio, i, Education Board Continues Study Of Building Plan The j board ' of Education, for Iflff lCnC - QfflOWC Perquimans County,' -meeting in! IllUiullj " OlJUaif O regular quarterly session here . m m last; Tuesday night continued its I flQP l.tTP llHlP caritmittfee-study'of construction LUOU UQgC UQIIIbO plans for -an addition . at , Per-j . -.. ... ' , . quimans Union School. j Perquimans High School bas A plat 'for a proposed site forjetball teams dropped a twin the additional rooms has been bill here Tuesday night when the drawn but negotiations for thejcamden girls won a 48-30 deci site. are not completed. Like-'eiolv over the Indian Squaws and wise, the . board, which is. pro-.Camden. boys edged the Indians ceeding under plans approved by.5 to 48. the voters of : the county in a .special bond election, are mov ing slowly an the project follow ing an announcement made somei(iians time ago oy uovernor lerry n -1 I ...Ill nnnn. " . oaiiiuiu uhi in: win SfLltUUl tUlUUUtuull uiukiiuii vi the next General Assembly. .County. Representatives Archiellalf time. Camden scored 18 T., Lane,, Sr., . appeared before poillts in the third quarter while the board and discussed matters(Fcrquimang tanie)j 13. 1 la. the Cdncerning the public schools inlfina period both teams scored reference to the General Assem-inine p0inta f bly. He requested -the local Mansfield, Camden for- board to keep him mformed on scorer matters of particular interest to , canni b30 points, whiie Perquimans County schools. teammatef A. Leary, scored .The board also voted to rein-jlfl ,. Fo,.eUand had five and P. state Mrs. Grace Spear Eure and Leary tvro only Jee nerve as siuuenu oi Perquimans' High School. , Plans were also made for members 01 tne Doara 10 aueno the First District School Boards Association meeting wh.ch . is to be held in Windsor on January 24th,. Fish Hatchery Declared Surplus Congressman Herbert C Bon ner has been advised by the Der partmen't of the Interior; through a letter received irom non. iws L Leffle?,' Assistant Secretary, ., . , .... .n tw 4Ka am Jh MatPheWi nros. erty at Edenton has been declar. Wednesday evening, m Raleigh s ed surplus 'and turned over to Memorial Auditorium honoring the General' Services Administra-Gover.nor-e ect Terry , Sanford tion tof disposal under the pro- W Miss Harriet, tClay Stokes, visions "of the Federal Property daughter pf Mrvl.and Mrs, H. C, and Administrative Services Act S'es, and Miss Dianne Hollo of 1945. ' ' 1 well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ' " . ' 1 j .u.i Robert L. Hollowell. Miss Stokes h. LrZht tha Te new is freshma at Peace Colle8e was canstrucfed at his insistence11 atoo ?f w Ia rvi MMom North Carolina and to take the place of the old ViBlnharv1: in tiiv iyi Yllll niWR. tion. Th new bntcherv is the last -word in modern fingerling' Miss. Honowell was nominated dress was burgundy crepe and production and will be of great for the honor by State Senator Jher flowers were pink ,carna value to r irt'.ias wen as com-' Emmett Winslow, .while' s Miss, tions.. , , , , ! - ' out the' Etc' j wai nominated by F,?pre?j -,The 9ouple received m t,he ves- v . -t ... W.-oIjia, B.UUv AKWe X. Lane,-r.' ConllaMd oa Past Six A five ' point deficit in the third quarter of the contest : ac counted for the loss by the In- Camden started fast, se curing a 17-11 lead in the first ipeiiod but Perquimans closed (the gap in the second quarter, knottinu the count at 26-all at Chappell Ted the Perquimans scoring with 15 points, Mc- Googan hit for 12, Daniels and E Nix0Il got eight each and ... . play & conference game here on Friday night and will travel to Wil liamston on Friday of next week. Local Sponsors At Inaugural Ball ,Two young ladies from Heft- fnrfl wnn accented lnvuauons us - , - ' r j j: t sponsors . and attended the in- .fu-W oaii, wmcii was ... I oalc'" ""..-""" - senior - at Perquimans ' High 'School and her escort was John Broughtdn, IH, Ir.com3 Tax School WLlOsCcructcd l(:ro Jzney 12th 1 There will-be an Income Tax School held in the Agricultural Building in Hertford on Thurs-: day;, night, January 12,' at 8 o'clock, according to : R. M.; Thompson, County Agricultural' Agent. m: Dr. Bill Turner and Fred Man gum, . Farm Management and Public Afiairs Specialists of the N. C. Extension Service will con duct this meeting and everyone is invited to attend. Most of the discussion will be on Farm Income Tax, but parts of Social Security will be covered along with personal income tax "We hope that by having this meeting early in January, many people will take advantage of this school, and take part in the discussion, because there aie not trany days befoie filing income lax is due for fatmerV states Mi'. Thompson lie also states that il vou have questions that you would like answeied, this would be an excellent opportunity to piesent tin ?e questions, as the two men conducting the meeting aie well known as qualified Agneultuial Income Tax Specialists, and nopes mat you win make a spo I rial .effort to attend as he be lieves it will be helpful to you in the coming weeks. Evelyn A. Elliott Weds John Young In Baptist Church In an atternoon ceremony, Evelyn Anna Elliott of Hertford, daughter-of Mi s" Norman Elliott and the late Mr. Elliott, became the bride of John Dilbun Young, ot Ocilla, Georgia, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Young. The double ring cerejnony, solemnized in the presence of relatives and friends, was marked with sim plicity and charm when the nup tial scene was the Hertford Bap tist .Church. Officiating as the sacred vows were exchanged atiof their goals a complete soil 4, o'clock January 1, wa3 the sampling of all the fields in their bride's pastor, the Rev. Norman community, states R. M. Thomp B. Harris. ; Ison. Countv Agricultural Aeant. Mrs. Georgia H. Roberts play- ed a program of organ melodies scheduled to begin the projects as the guests assembled at thel1he w?ek f January 2 through church and was accompanist for the 7,h- These two communities Charles Johnson, II, of Winston- !the Bethel and Beech Springs. Salem( whose solo was "Be-, Fertilizer dealers m the county cause" and for Miss Mabel Fran- ,!lle cooperating wuh this pro ces Keel, of Radford, Virginia, 8ram b-V furnishing the technical cousin of the bride, and Mr. nt;1P wherever it is necessary for Johnson, who sang a duet, "I those communities participating Walk With God" as the bridal couole knelt for the benedictory ...... n..; tk fu!' .:. r T1, th,, .n a community 111c uixuiiiab Liidvcu jjie&L uc the Tie."; The beauty of the sanctuary was accented by the lighting of burning candles and for the al v, f u-,u DetOre wnicn tar arrangement, the vows were taken, of wood ardiafem uv pedestal groupmgs formed a background for the classic urns holding jade palms and all white specimen chrysan themums. . The bride approached the al tar on the arm of her uncle, John Grady Spivey of Raleigh, by Whom she was given in mar riage. She chose for her wed ding a fitted Erd green wool suit with fur collar dyed to match. Her headdress was fashioned of green velvet with matchmg veil. She carried a white Bible topped with a gold-throated orchid showered with ribbons. 1 Miss Sandra Keel, cousin of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a deep purple wool jersey dress and matching feath- 1 ij hanririrocc she rnrripri a J . j bouquet of lavender carnations , tied witn' wiae riDDoa William1 Paul Smith of Ports mouth, Virginia, brother-in-law of the bride, was best man. c i. -:i;.nkM . V T ..ji-,. o iT:ti- j L. C. EEtiott 'of - Hertabrd,coiisins of the bride. . . 'j i Mrs. Elliott wore on the:occa " daughtert wedding ! hat and matchingaccessor.es. ner inwvnj .were piim. tmna- lions worn at the shoulder. : Mrs. Melvm G. Owens served as mistress of ceremony. Her J .? 6 -2- S Cents PerCora. Board Considers Proposal For Auto License I In County m I a. 1 - Le - - .! - 'r ill Dr J Lem Stn, Pfeiffei College, -, piesident of vwll be the pnncipal speaker at be tondutted by a tally to Methodist Churches of the Elizabeth Citf Distuct on Janudiv 18, it was announced by tne Rev James A. Auman. pastor of Hertford ..mu...., u u . ...u r.!- lvicuiiiiui.il vanillin, wuu in iia-' ffii.l ill I'ii.tM,. nf Micuwmc fi ,h" ,. , , , . ' 1 The commissioners named S. -Elizabeth City district. n0T. Perry of Duiants Neck as a rally will De held at City Road member of the Perquimans Coun-. Methodist Church. tv Welfare Board. Mr. Perry Dr. Stokes, piesident of pfeif. ; succeeds R. S. Chappell. Sr., who fpf Pnllppo sini-e has he.-r. I es,nt'cl " Pst last month. 1 active in civic alfairs; he was! born in Korea and received h!stiSalu plying a request with early education there, later grad- j proper authorities for n reduced uatin!? from Asbury College, andspeed limit on highwav 17 in auenaing uuKe universuy ana; Yale. Communities To Sample Soil Under Development PJan Many of the communities tak ing part in Perquimans Com munity Development has as one Two of the communities are ,m the sou sampling drive. 1 "We beliqve that this is one of the finest Di-ocrams that can j)e -- -- . as a means ot assisting larmers to plan their fertilization pro- ter of the 'ate Rev. James M. gram for the next three years, and Mrs. Ella Smith and attend and it is hoped that before d the BaS'ey Swamp Pilgrim 'everything is finished, every . . . ... iarmer in rerquimaiis cuumj ...ni ,,n,.r,;i,. in hnua jJa(j assistance in obtaining soil 1 samples." states R. M. Thompson, Mr Thomnsnn snpi'ests that if you have any questions concern ing this program, see your of ficers of community develop ment in your community, your fertilizer dealers or agricultural workers in the county. Short Session In Recorder's Court Perquimans Recorder's Court was in a short session here on Tuesday disuosina of only six cases listed on the court docket. One case was heard by the court I while the other five defendants! submitted to charges out of court. . . v Charlie Cogdell, Jr., Negro, pleaded guilty to a charge ofl driving drunk. He was ordered I -in Mnir o Tin a to pay a fine of $100 and costs of court or serve -.a 60-day jail sentence. , . , . j George Ayscue. submitted to a charge of failing to see intend ed movement of .his car couldo"s injuries in an automobile ac be made safely. He paid the court costs. " Fines of $2 . and costd each were taxed against Lucious Arm strong; Negro, George Harvey, Negro and James Gaffey, oni charges. of .being drunk. hJeri'Vi Chaonell submitted to charge, of following too closelyj and paid the wmt costsk Faced with an ever rising cost in government, the Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County, meeting here last Tues day, took under advisement a proposal to provide for a lew requiring motor, .vehicle licenses ' especially for Perquimans Coun ty. Fees- collected from this source, should the proposal be placed in efiect, would go into the general school budget, thus reducing, by a like amount, the tax requirement for this depart ment Alter .1 lengthy discussion of the proposal, the commissioners took the matter undei advise ment foi further study The board named Carson Spi vey as an employee to assist in the tax listing of pioperty for 1960. Mr. Spivey will laspect, measure, grade and new construction county completed appraise all within the during the past year Mr. Spivey received tt amine in this work while em- ployed by the Canoll-Phelps Company which ,evalued Pcr- quimans County property m 1959. Chairman R. L. Sptvey was authorized bv the board to mves- the congested area south of I Hertford, and to place the re- quest for action betore the prop I er agancy. Tin. action was tak ien following requests by resi dents of the congested area. I County Representative Archie T. Lane, Sr., appeared before the board; advising the commission- . ers he desires to be of service tof them ditring tne't-Wing session ' of the Legislature, and will work with them in any changes sought in local laws during the session. Reports were received by the board from the Department of Welfare and from the Extension Service offices. Smith Rites Held Monday Afternoon Muss Neppie Maude Smith. 55, a native and life-long resident ot the Bagley Swamp section, died unexpectedly on Saturday night at 715 in the Chowan an illness of IHospital following was the daugh- ,-mucn. - . . fiiirtivinn- uvt mid QiQtr Mra 1 E, R. Stevanson of Route 2. Hertford; two brothers, Adrian J. i "smith, br., and Hoy W. Smith, ooui or nouie a, neniora. . Funeral sen'ices were con ducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church by the Rev. A. 1 E. Barefoot pastor, assisted by- the Rev. D. B. Cruise, pastor of the Peoples Methodist Church. "Shall We Gather at the Riv er" was sung by the congrega tion and Mr. Cruise sang "I Will Pilot Thee." They were ac companied by Mrs. A. E. Bare- ) foot, pianist. j The casket was covered with a pall of pink carnations, white j mums and fern. , Pallbearers were Adrian Smith Jr., Paul Smith, - Robert Louis Stevenson, Preston Stevenson, Charles Smith and Robert Hend- rcn. .. . Burial followed in the family 'cemetery., Durants Neck Man Injured In Wreck James .Carson Trueblood, 27, of Durants -Neck, sustained scri cident, which occurred Tuesday morning about three miles south of Deep Creek, Va.- Truehloodj according to , the pati-olman In vestigating '"the wreck, wa? thrown from the car and Buffered ' injuries vto. his , back.- He was "-entered. . a -Portsmouth, Observation , Va, end. hospital, for , treatment, '