North Carolina Newspapers

J . Of Hertf ord:FcroP.js::nt Illwbss Plan For pOf Injto Premaasurement ITown's Financial Service Offered Operations Show By Office " rv Tne Town of Hertford, through its Mayor: and Commissioners, have endorsed a highway pro 's ' Ject , being . sponsored by - the Town of Plymouth, for construc tion of a new bridge over Albe marie Sound i and a highway which-will connect Washington J nd Bertie counties. ' , y f Mayot V. N. Darden, during a i meeting, of the Town Board on v Ilonday night, advised, the com-' miss toners Mayor L. R. Gurkin y of 'Plymouth had visited Hert ford and conferred with him con cerning the proposed project and also requesting the support of Hertford in presenting the plan to the State Highway Commi3 tion. " . " - 'The proposed construction will, if completed, link the two coun ties by highway,- thus opening tip a vast new territory for trav el and at the same time shorten distances ; traveled by motorists on U S.i Highway . 17. Mayor Darden ,,' said he had been informed ' the proposed highway will join Route 17 about at the Midway, between Eden-j ton and Windsor, leading to Ply .k ...ki.. i i: i..uu Z TvrT N. C. Highway 32 toward Wash- ington, JN. C. .cvuvnum suiiic uwuMiuii the matter, the. Hertford Board Methodist Church, Hertford, Jan then endorsed ; the proposal, uary 29-February 2. which already had received en-. n ZTZ rrS: V'v. vw 8a m-'in hA urA byA S?WWS? 7-Srr.r:.Z?r: Xr: ''laixin-vt me jviuiuciuui jiikh. i?ouht by the Legion for the purpose ' erecting a Legion ' 'ut, w Med cendintf further ; Town Board. 1 - church scol J!?,1 jT . . - . I age groups of the children s divi- i ki'sion and has nerved as confer- 1 1U13 Avecli s : -tfT 1 11 1 ! - ' i - JJIyUJmjfJj ;" ' ocnooi, . wiucu is tspoiwoicu mi , -' I nuallv hv the Methodist churches if44f9ti President-elect John F. Ken-(counties in cooperation with the nedjf, preparing to assume the N- C. Conference Board of Edu adnnistration.of this vast gov-: cation of the Methodist Church, ernment one week from today, I Sessions will be held each even-has- lieen receiving numerous re- ing Sunday through- Thursday porta? and recommendations on from 7 JO until 9:30 P. M. Oth jnattei's pertaining to operations, let instructors.; in this : year's including . such items as a tax school will be the Rev. Bob Mc- cut t boost the economic lion ana mcreasea : aciivny in public, welfare.. Kennedy ap - pointees report the change over in government administration going '.on lor severat -weeu, now is progressuig smoothly i through cooperation, of . the out going adrninistration. A report from Cuba on Wed- nesday ated Fidel asjrq is now expected to announce action by his government has scared away aggressors planning an " invasion of :Cul a. -Of - course, Castro blamed! t-.e United btates but his action in whipping up loyalty of the Cw' an -people had gone so 4 r ss to interrupt the dally ltv- 0f Dobb and Hyde Park Streets. .ig -.fciiU economic conditions of j The new building will be pre the Cubans. Witfi diplomatic fabricated material, allowing Mlai'.CMis between Cuba and the j erection to be completed in about u. a. uroKen oti, luo owisa eiu bs -' is handling U. S. affairs wili 1 Cuba. V. Kennt wlU n: days work; eign s from t tioji r . pic; tortn ' otrict. - I tie won 'jer - -t -ton reports President y,- after ' taking office, i t likely devote the first !,his administration to ; out economic and for- 1 1 I . . ... . cy problemsJnhented(for 47 but has not. . . ( f than jumping ini(o) i proposed in 'the piat-, 1 Which he Sought the Present Dedauaie Trophy Case FuncT V a for his plan fbrl To Close January 21 f-government .'.In . a, , -Vi. - .,7--' , ( ' '?ited,!n;frijv$ j((ft, 'nemoriaI trophy," case furjd, i but, the margin for stei'ted. here last year in niem, ! inuch' less"! thai tfe-' 'ory1 fit Mis .Joyce Owens' Rnd .' ired. Cnly fifty-: Miss Julie ' Lane by Mrs.' Jim of eligible voters J of these 75 per for , the ! DeGaulle Citens Coin- DllicJistCliurcli School Onsllsre On fcnuary 23lh r - : 7 Mrs V. E; Queen of Ehzabeth " - Use Of the Bib'e with Children" -n the Perluimans. . Chowan (Christian Workers School, scheM duied t0 De ft,w ln the first Frances Sh, daughter of the Rev Dan Sharpe wh0 served minister of the Hertfbrd church' to 1939 She is tbe beth City,Jand is certified to . 1 . . , . 1 .. , . ,. , . tian Workers 7 Schools in the J Jii ihZ Ti,inJa8 had, much experience in The Rev-A; N- Gtsre Jft-win- faU - is dean of this f "year's t , nhowan nn(1 Perauimans situa-jKenzie, Raleigh; the Rev. Bruce fate, runston, ana me nev. wai 'ter McDonald, Louisburg Col lega. . j . . , ' - - jl , i ui -A W I II Tl Hill l ynwvv w m New Station Here Another new . business will operi' in Hertford about March 1, When J. H. Conger & Sont f Inc.-.' Cohswnee for Texaco, of Edenton, will complete construct tion of a new and modern Texa- CQ Service Station at the corner eiShtdays. - J.H. Conger, Jr.. told this reporter Tuesday that prelum-! llfifI I lrl ft il nary work on the site will getlUlCU WiMA W. under way next week with the foundation for the building to be made about February 1. The Edenton company has rpnifntpri Tpynwi in t n i a rnn naa an 0uMet. m neruora. ior a. nuinber 0f ye&IS since the clos- i a : -... tc t Uf rhin-t ami finihh Kfr.tu Bass and Mrs, Bill Cox, will be closed Saturday, January 21, it was announced today. .: Arrangements have been com pleted for construction of the trophy case which will be com pletsd in about 30 days and in I sialted at Perquimans High oo3s - will j School in memory of the two r H u,-;'-u-t lad r -( nrj.i'a cnt lute ivuuen n urate uyncn, 10, Eliz abeth ;City funeral director and foimer resident of Hertford, 'died in a Norfolk hospital ' Monday morning from injuries received in an automobile accident which occurred in Norfolk early Sun day morning. . . - . j .'Norfolk. police reported Mr. Lynch was . riding in ' his car, which was being driven; by an unidentified young mt.v when the driver ran a red light and was struck by another car., The Lynch car was -knocked into a I ntlity pole resulting in fatal! injuries to Mr. Lynch. j Lynch was the , son of Mrs. I ?lt3ant Anne Lynch, owner of' the Lynch Funeral Home in Hertford, and the late H: W. Lyich. . j He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church at Elizabeth Ciiy; a member of the Pasquo-' tai.k River Yacht' Club; Eureka Lolge No. 317, A.F.&A.M.; Cher .okoe Chapter No. 14, Royal Arch Masons; Lafayette Yacht Club, Norfolk; Southern Cemetery As soc intion; BPOE Lodge No. 856;' Sudan Temple, and Griggs Com-. mandcry No. 14, Knights Tern-! plaf. mo . - 1 in Hertford, survivors include a son, Robert Horace, Jr.. and two daughters, Hannah1 and Pleasant Anne, air of the home. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth by the Rev. A. Heath ignt, rector, euriai ionowea m West fwn Cemetery in Eliza- beth City. iHW HrHHW IIIUUU v - For IB Seal Funds Residents v of Perquimans County received a-v colorful re- ftfevtet.ftbot thei,-,qhri8tinaj?Jaa't irom the Pasqubtank-PerquirA-ans-Camden TB :, 'Association, mailed the latter part of last week. , The' reminder , J also a plea, asking those who, received Christmas Seals to please send their contributions in. Tommy Maston, chairman, re ported that $1,200.28 Of the $1,400 quota for Perquimans has been received so far this year. " Mas ton said contributions are need ed to carry on the tuberculosis program and the proceeds from these Seals are the only source of income, ; all used for health education programs for the pub lic, chest X-rays, medical re search,: .vital to all, two such programs now being .conducted in our state, also' for the re habilitation of our TB patients. ' Maston said when we; give to this worthwhile program we are doing our part to prevent TB and bring those who have iV to the care . Of physicians, thereby helping to save lives. . ' Reports from the other coun ties: Andrew Bailey, chairman for Pasquotank, reports $4,084.15 of the $5,500 quota; Mrs. , Mack Morrisette, Jr., chairman : for Camden, $575 of their quota of $1,000. VIIIICH UUOlUkll , . ....... . , , .-,: John Hildrev Jordan. 6 i. died (suddenly on Tuesday morning around 10 o'clock in the Cho- ! ....... 1 A nnt.rA rvt wail UViJMIWh "".ui. v u County, he had Uved in winiau au of nis.iue. tie was the son of the late John Thomas j' .. c..lvv.u.'.ta... i.. - k mAiA MeUiodist CHurCh arid was Tel tired from the .Eastern Trans portation Company;? v n t.; p BurVivihgl ar one sister,5 Mrs.'1 W.M Hurdle drFoute 8,;Hert ford; three 1 brothers, George A. Jordan'- of Route' 3. Hertford:5 William Carson Jordan of Win-'i fall . and Charlie C. Jordan of Portsmouth, Va. - '', L; Funeral services ' were ' con ducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. Dan Meadows, pastor of the Woodland Methodist Church. Burial followed in the Hurdle family cemetery. r-?"T , C 'j twi'J. ' t ; "ij i M if, 'Si? sytj REAL SKY HOOK Helicopter is 'used to airlift kite-like aluminum tower, above, 1-15 miles from assembly point to its transmission line base! Entire operation takes only JO minutes. Tower is part of 138,000-volt line from Smith Mountain hydroelectric dam on Roanoke River, Virginia. Patrolman Checks For License Finds Stolen Automobile StoDDinu a New York licensed Scar, which was being driven on' the wrong side of a highway, for a routine license check en- abled Patrolman B. R. Inscoe to recover a stolen car and re. suited in. the arrest of Vwo young, , men. pp-MwiiieQ. Umt? - to the car' on tne 'streets of; 'New' ourgn, n. x. Patrolman : Inscoe . Charged William Kent, Negro, With iriv ing oh the wrong side of a highway and driving without a license. , Kent was given a hearing in recorder s court , m HlSh Schol- still seeking their ruesday and prayer for judg-. flrst .basketball .. victory, of the ment was continued in the case yun6 season. ,l avel to Williams upon condition Kent, and his lon Fridav n'Sht for a conference companion, Jerome King, aloO,u,t with tne Gieen Wave- v 18,- be held for Federal authori-1 Playing some good games thus ties on charges of transporting far, the Indians have gone stolen car across state lines. through some second half de Other cases hecrd during clines, which finds them 0-2 in Tuesday's session of Perquimans the Albemarle Conference stand Recorder's Court included those ing. in which a nol pros was taken i - . Last Friday night Perquimans in the - case of David Snel!. played host to Ahoskie and charged ; with having improper dropped the decision in three license.- ' jgames. Ahoskie jay vees won a Clyde Nixon, Negro, paid a 41-24 victory over the junior In fine of $2 and costs on a charge dians while the Perquimans girls of being drunk. Margaret Overton, Negro, sub mitted to a charge of parking on a highway. She paid the court COSIS. . . Raleigh Ashley pleaded guilty. to charges of reckless driving! and hit and run. He was brder- ea to pay a ime oi r .u, costs and damages .he .inflicted on another car. - Mayo Banks, Negro i, was found guilty on a charge of driving on i . . t: e en J the ktt side of .a highway,:. He was fined $10 ;nd costs :- .osh ot;. cour , were u !?. er w navmg improper ii,ems, i noger lrueniooa paia tne costs , f pourt aftpr submittins to a. charge of driving on the wrong ?ide of a highway. Prayer for judgment was con- tinued in the case in which got 12. For Perquimans Me Dock Green, Negro, was charged Googan tallied 15 . markers- and With driving on the left side of Chappell got 14. ; ! ir f-r ' Mor cli . " , 1 -in of ,. . , t v ; 1 1 w ffl , it. mm mini i'&jmjmq a highway. Edward Jackson, Negro, failed w appear in court to answer lo charges of driving on the vv"rong side of a highway. He( was or"ered held for a $50 bond. Indians Perquimans lost by a nine point margin 49 38, to Ahoskie girls. , " In the feature attraction of the evening Perquimans jumped into Infi.n lonH nuop thl . Ahnslfi? tn. diang and rolled to g 19-14 lead flt closc of the firgt quarter Ahoskie, led by Odom and Ev- . started fmding the basket ge during the second period d Ahoskie coiected 15 points while perquimans tallied nine. , " . M . f fTAho7kic p - imn. ' W(.w - ri"d"th-; 7C u a U a iaa i iu 13- more in the final canto while the Indians collected 10. " Odom -was high point man in the contest with 16, while Evans of 1IS1 at PTquimF 1 Xl'fjh.) 1 I ':. CI'wi-Ibs E. v hil - '. . ' f 1 a.- 1 1 t.;. 1 , , ..4. i a cheJi i ci i. v ..,rc;c:Kv.-i nil Indians mi;! Seek First Cage Victory The Indians of : Any fanner in this county may have the acreage laid off, for him on which he will plait his allotment crop for this year. This service which is offered to producers of al! allotment crops : by ASC was termed "premea- surement" todav by George Bell mon, Perquimans County ASC office manager. Every year there are some farmers who, through inade quate measurement on their own part or because of .ncorrect in formation on the acreage i-i per manent fields, plant cither more or less than they are actually permitted by their allotment. In the case of overplantmg. this causes the fanner unnecessary expense in the way of unused fertilizer, unused plants or seed or treating of land that can't be J ; used. In the casa of under- planting, this could causetheta.sk will consume period of . receipt of $100,000 from the sale farmer to lose some of ..his, time from a month to six weeks, (of bonds, issued to renovate the "planting history" and of course since th, wwk mus, be domJ town's water system. of his income. pnor t0 ,ha m,-c,1I, of tho com- This premeasurement service! missioncrs as a Board of Equal may be requested through the ligation and Review an March 13 local ASC county office for all spring-planted crops. ASC has already trained and equipped the reporters who will do this premeasurement work. The far mer will be required to pay only the actual cost of the visit to his farm and the determination of' acreage on his farm. The de posit to cover the actual cost of the work is made by the farmer j at the time he makes applica- nun 101 iciiicuauiciiicm. oau liutnucm iiiwuuis ao, department $155 281 The premeasured acreage will who died Thursday afternoon at.- The town had a total cash be accepted by ASC reporters as the home of her daughter, Mrs. balance at the close of the fis the "official" measured acreage Sidney P Jenup, 116 Front cal of $17 30 ad a savingS provided the farmer plants the Street, following an illness of account of $80,000, the latter rep entire premeasured area and no two months, were conducted Fri- vesenimg the unpaid balance due more, and provided there was no day afternoon at 3:30 in the for the water improvement con. obvious error made in the pre- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church tract measurement. A later trip will by the Rev. E. F, Moseley, vec- Tho hnn j0ut f . be made to the farm to determ- ine Uiat these requirements have, been mi but .in most cases ad-, onanist -.The-.askef'hlV "whs ditional measurements will. not. nlilde of white mums att3 fern be necessary. Pallbearers were Ned Nixon, According to Bellmon, only a Frank skinner, Heni-y Clay Sul- limited amount of this premea- livaa Ci,nres payne, Jimmy surement work can be done m BaUs and j;mmy Dozier the short time available, so ap-, Burial 5olloved in the cnupch plications should be made early. I em ' All farmers desiring premeasure- j a natjve nd ment should Visit the county ASC ,,.,. Mt.;Jo. t,,..,:. office as soon as possible. Owens Funeral Held On Thursday Benjamin Wesley Owens., 91, lied Tuesday morning at 4:15 at the home of his grandson, Ben Owens on Route 1. A native of Gates County, he had lived on Rdute I for the past 54 years. He was the widower of Mrs. Harriett Ella Morris, son of .the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Owens, a member of the Hert ford Baptist Church and former ly worked with the Atlantic Cre osote Co., in Portsmouth, Va. Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. .T. B. Jernigan of Norfolk and Mrs. J. C. Soivey of Ports mouth: two sons. Will W. Owens of Route 1. Hertford and Thur man F,. Owens of Portsmouth; one half sister, Mrs. Maggie As kew ot Gatesville; 28 grandchil dren; 66 .great grandchildren; 5 ' great-great grandchildren, Funeral services were c conduct ed Thursday afternoon at 1:30 in the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank Fortesque, pastor of Anderson's Methodist Church. I ,' Burial followed in Cedarwood Cemetery. . Tax Listing Now In Progress Here "-Hi . :--!'.v-;v;V. v Tax listing vhich has been in progress throughout, Perquimans Couiity .since January 3, ;is pro ceeding in' itsi usual- pace,, ac cording . to the ' five list ,takers for the five county .townships. : . Property owners are advised a schedule for each list taker is published in this issue of The Weekly, and they may take note of this schedule and see the list taker at the most convenient time. " Property owners x who have constructed new buildings since ; last January .:, are , aiso aavisea they must give notice of this action to the ills t taker, 'who in turn will, see the property1' is appraised tor 1961 for' tax pur poses. ' ' - if- " ' 4 1 Temporary Job i To correct a false public im pression, an announcement was made here Monday concerning the appointment by the Board of Commissioners of Carson D. Spivey as an assistant to county lax listers for 1961. Tins appointment is for a temporary job. assisting the tax listing department in tho mea suring and appraising of new construction, completed in Per quimans County since January 1, 19CU. It is anticipated by the Board of Commissione.s the Funeral Service Mrs. Susan Nixon Funeral ser ices for Mrs. Su-' tor. I Mrs H U'nitlev served as I Hit lUllg I L.IIULIll K7L A 1-1 V V4l J tOiin Held Friday For County, was the widow of Fran- for expenditures amounting to cis Nixon and daughter of the $284,777. late Thomas and Mrs. Elizabeth1 The board was also advised Turner Nichols. She was a' the progress on the water im member of Holy Trinity Episco- provement system is 85 per cent pal Church. : completed and the filtering plant Surviving besides Mrs. Jessup is expected to he placed in op are one son, Joseph T. Nixon of eration in about two weeks. Pierson, Florida; three grand-1 children; three great grand children and two great great grandchildren. r Police Report 17 Arrests In December A total of 17 arrests were made by the Hertford Police De- nartment rlnrinir thf month of December, according to a report .Chamber of Commerce is urging made to Town Council Monday citizens across the state to at night by Police Captain B. L. tend the church or synagogue of CibKs. : their choice with their family Other activities reported by during the week of January 'J the police included 83 calls an-! through January 15. This wee svvered, five accidents investi- has been proclaimed North Caro-. gated, 87 courtesies extended.! Una Jaycee Religion In Amon-Thc- police discovered 12 doors can Life Week by Governor Tor- left unlocked and 11 lights rc- ported out. The oolice car traveled 2,609 miles, using 300 gallons of gas. Jaycees To Make )' A Wards At BailQliet The Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce will present two during Religion In American loveted awards at their annual Life Week, i Udies Night Banquet Wednes-j The theme of this Religion in day night, January 18, at the American Life program is "Join , Hertford Grammar School when the North Carolina Jaycees in at the Distinguished Service Award tending the church or synagogue and . the Outstanding Young of your choice with your family Farmer Awards will be given, j this week." ., ' The Distinguished, Service n .."71 j ', Award, given to the youngmanj BUllamg remiltS ,' in Perquimans County who has lotal $12.7&0" . ; been outstanding in I960, will. . . ...... .'. . be given by Russell Twiford, Building permits, issued by the former 10th District Vice Presi-.Town of Hertford during 19C0, dent. The Outstanding Young numbered 25 and called for con Farmer Award will be presented jstruction in the amount of $127. by R. M. Thompson, Perquimans 550.' it was reported Monday by County Farm Agent, , to the , F, ,T.' Britt, Hertford Superin young man who made the great-l tendent, who is the issuing of es gain in 1960 in fanning and cer for the permits. his own personal life. MASONS TO MEET - Perquimans' Masonic Lodge No. 106, A. T te A. lM.. will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. : j Assets of the Town of Hert- ""u uiticasea oy j.yjj auiing the fiscal year which closed Juna in tAM . i... . 1 uw, iuu, ui-curaing to an audit report completed here last week by the R. E. Aiken, Jr., Com pany, CPA's of. Elizabeth City. The annual audit of the town's books was delayed this past year due to a mix up with the audit ing firm which had a contract to review the town's books. This contract was cancelled by Hert ford and a now contract made with the Aiken firm, which con cluded (he iuiriit The audit revealed the town's assets amounted to $722,674 while current liabilities totalled $136,448. Revenue received by the town during the year amount ed to $307,996. which included Income from property taxes during the year amounted lo $25,325, privilege licenses $2,100, parking meters $1,677, cemetery lots sold $1,915, mosquito control $1,534, miscellaneous income $3,- i 358 and utilities, including the $100,000 from bonds $259,760. Expenditures made during the year totalled $230,965 for the fol lowing: General government. I $20,905, polica department $13, 1261, fire department $3,130, the street department $25,220, sani- tflttnn Hpnftrlmnnt Itlfl API rwma. tery d epartment 2,2M, utilities now stands at $1 16,000, which is KPt .,n fnr mvJi ' period of yeart " te last pay' ment being dv-in 1981.. Following the report on tho audit, which was made by Mac' Miller of the Aiken firm, who advised the town commissioners the books of the town were iu good condition and well kept, the adopted a budget for (he cunvnt fis.-al vMr whirh rails . . . Jaycee Religion In American Life Week In Progress The North Carolina Junior ry aamora mw a w,... L.narics L,ynn Brown of the White Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh and Jaycee State Religious Activities Chair mas. John Ulmer of Chapel Hil!. : Jaycee Clubs throughout North Carolina will be asking local residents to support and attend their chosen house of Worship BAKE SALE SATUrAY St. Catherine's Auxil' T of Holy Trinity C' rch wil' ' I a 'bake "sale Sat- -ay,' J '11, tn ' the : old ' ar L j ci 1 Church Street '