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"WEEKLY it1: r: p Volume XXVIII. Number 12. Hertford. .Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 24, 1961. 5 Cents Per C-y. Mb Counties Meat 4 Considers Highway I in pro v em en ts - t; v .. ; ' 'ever, he pointed out, that he is About 25 representatives from vitallyit interested. in the '-total Chowan, Pasquotank, ; perquim- deVelopmejt of Eastern., North ans, Camden, Currituck arid Dare 01, "this secUon of , xit. counues met aa.oinner me-j state he saidf "is blessed with ing Tuesday- afternoon at the tma atUral resources but that Edenton Restaurant The pur- they have not been developed." pose of the meeting was to con-ln .j he advanced the sider road improvements in the: idea that the several counties Albemarle section, and U. S. I1,.oome together and plan for u in particular, due to the expect- tual development of the entire ed increase - in traffic in con- Becti0ri. He said other high nection with the, Chesapeake Bay,ways need improvements and, of bridge-tunnel, necessity, what money is , spent . present also at the meeting Was Merrill Evans, Chairman of ' the N.. C, State Highway Com- mission and W. F. Babcock, di- rector of the Commission, Edwin R. Mac Kethan of Nor-' folk, a director of the National .Bank of Commerce, also attend ed the meeting. He presented a group of charts pointing out the impact and the effect the Jn- ' creased travel will have on Eastern North Carolina. He - stated that the present U. S. 17 has its draw-backs due to a narrow highway- and j narrow bridges. 'He pointed out that adequate highways are necessary - for expansion of recreational fa cilities and industrialization and said; the question is, "Will we be ready for it when the Chesa peake Bay . project is com pleted?" Chairman Merrill Evans was also1, one of the speakers and in a humorous vein he said he should invoke the Fifth Amend ment He did, however, reiter ate . a previous statement that U.S. 17 is . of tremendous im portance to 1he expected in creased vehicular traffic. How- ' Heavy Docket In a feecoMer sourt At Ss3sipn Tuesday l!::yU:::iS3ifice ,Fni:::yTri:ily Holy Week services at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will be observed with two services, on Palm Sunday and six more dur ing the '.'week. -.There wilt be 'a celebration of 'the . Holy Com munion at 8 A. M., and morning prayer and sermon at 11 A. M . at which, time' the subject of the sermon will, be "The Ministry of Reconciliation." Palm - crosses will,' be :given iout at both-'ser-vices and at Church School ' On Monday nighty, at! 7:30 o'clock the Wtanjf wiltjbe read and the rector will' preach pn the subject "Jesus" Weeps 'Over v Jerusalem." On Tuesday night: there will be evening prayer and fhe sermon subject will be "The : Gethsemane; Experience;" ";--Wed-' nesday nigfit will be a prepara - tiort 1 service for the Maundy Thursday Communioik , There will also be a celebration of the Holy Communioij Wednesday morning at 7:30 o'clock. The hou? of the Maundy Thursday Conimiuiion is 7:30 P. M., and ' this' will .be .a solemn celebration without music, or sermon. . ' Good Friday at, 10 A 'M. the Bnte-Communlph " win be i read and special prayers"' offered; The ' ccr.gregatlbA will join in the! 3- liour service, vf2 noon td 3,P."M. a't the Baptist' Church; thif be ing a union service. ' (.y 'u' ' . Easter Sunrise Service at 5:48 A. M., on Easter IDay, April 2, will be held 'on 'the lawn of Mr. ani 1'ts. R. S. Monis on the siiores cf "the Perquimans River. T e T.3V. James A. "!an will I "j the ecrlji r ' 2 rnts r Wi's year using as his 6ub- 'Vs It.r n Td Cuwa" 'if 1 ' U1 1 on U. S. 17 will have some rela- tion with what is spent on other highways, for a network of good roads are essential in the prop er , development - of the . entire region in way of recreation and industrialization. Mr. Babcock also spoke brief ly, directing his remarks for the most part about priority for highways. He said there are 1,035 road projects now on file and that to complete them would require an additional $35,000,000. The Highway Commission faces many facets in road building, he said, and they try to thorough ly, analyze proposals wliich will be the case in highways in con nection with the bridge-tunnel1 project No attempt will be made by the present Highway Commission, which might be changed, he said, to adopt 'pri orities. . ' The group was , welcomed by Mayor John Mitchener. Weldon Hollowell, Chairman of the Cho wan County group, presided over the meeting, with Mayor Levin Culpepper of Elizabeth City be ing n charge of the discussion period. , j.-A docket of 27 cases was dis- posed of during Tuesday's ses sion of Perquimans Recorder's Court .presided .over by Judge Chas. T. Johnson. . Defendants in 12 of the cases submitted to charges of speed- in gand paid fines as indicated: Earl Riddick $35, Wilson Rhodes $25, ' Nelson Smith $25, Betty Davis $25, William, Holmes $30, Wesley Nelson $35, Santo Ma- rotta $25, George Grant $25, Carl Dinge $23, George Vanwinkle $23, John Symons $35,. Oscar Blair $25. : Other submissions handled by the court included John Blanch ard, Negro, failure to grant right of way, costs; Marjorie Johnson, Negro,' failure to observe stop sign, costs; Lloyd Barnes and Roi us' Spellman, using ' improper mufflers, . costs; - Booker Costen and Glen ., Moore, Negroes, im proper parking, costs; .Howard Harrell, Negro, no operator's UV cense $25 and costs, Charlie Gill crese, Negro, improper license, costs; Durwood Hassell, Negro, driving on left side of road, costs Cladie Winslow, Negro, improper muffler, costs; William Roundtree, no chauffeur's license, costs; Joseph Tillett, Negro, fol lowing too closely, costs; Elisha Russell, no operator's license, failure to grant right of way, fraudulent use of license, $50 and costs. ' . Cleveland Riddick, Negro, was found guilty on , counts of de stroying property and assault. He was ordered to pay1 a fine of $50 or serve 60 . .. days ,,on the roads. . . ., j,, , Laselle Eason, Negro, pleaded guilty " to , a pharge pf, being drunk.' He was. given a, 30rday sentence suspended ' upon i pay ment of a fine of $2 and costs, , " Herbert Modlin, Curtis Rpund iFee ahd Joe' Jones, failed! to. ap pear in court to answer to the charges brought against each of them, and they were ordered: ap prehended and held for bonds of $100 each. I COI.SHTTEE TO MEEf , The Park ville Rural Develop ment Committee will meet Mon day night, March 27, at 7:30 o'clock in the Community Build ftt'in, uit-.A.L jA.i ' hieii.isi 9 . 1" - i tsJ attend.' ' Rci'.i- I ii. ,.'.. . - I "' i ' 1 - i ;, " I , ' ' ' ' DOG'S BEST FRIEND After the female German shepherd had been marooned on the Lake Michigan tee for a day, humane officers took to the air. Using a helicopter, they shepherded the shepherd to the Chicago shore, left. But not far from land, the Ice gave way. Using lasso, officer plucked dog from the water, right, and airlifted it to safety. ThisWeek's Headlines Talks aimed at banning future nuclear tests reopened in ' Ge neva this week with concessions being offered Russia by the U. S.,' and Britain. Frances, Jatest nation, to develop ncclear pow er, : is not present at the con ference but hope is expressed the . conference will lead to a treaty acceptable to the world. President Kennedy this week called on Congress for & ' hum ber . of changes in the United Mates oudget asmng among; other ihinm for 442 million for the Agriculture Deoartment: also innrpasps wro akpH fnr Infnr. matioti Acpn nrf tw Rtoto Draartment - o I i. t i ' I South Africa, loiut an'mToorU ant part of the British Common-. wealth, has broken its ties with the-. United Kingdom and with drawn from the Commonwealth following a conference of the ministers during which the South African government was criti cized for its stand on racial questions. Government officials have an nounced the recession picture appears brighter this month with figures indicating a leveling off in production and unemploy ment. February figures show national production did not fall below the previous month and seasonal employment halted the slide in jobs noted in recent! months. - n A bill, calling for changes in the State Highway Commissipn, is expected to be introduced in the Legislature iDossiblv next week. The proposal is expected to enlarge the commission and restore more authority regard ing secondary roads to a local level; . however, authority; over primary- systems is expected to remain at the state level. 1 " ' King Strcat PTA To Spenser Scout .V The King Street School PTA met Monday night in the activity room at 8 o'clock P. M. The de votion consisted' of "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" and prayer by Louis H. Felton. . The, presi dent, - Mrs. Daisy Perkins, pre sided. The previous minutes were read and duly approved. Fred Riddick, institutional rep resentative for . Troop 141, 1 came yngMli corporation was reelect- camp WNew;MeXfc6.!jhe: trip,ed the , Tar . Heel $165 per Scout; The trip is to begin August 2nd and" end Aug usf 23rd. J Means of fiiiajncing the trip were discussed at some length. It was decided by the group to send one Boy Scout A committee was then appointed to work out ways and means of raising the necessary funds. It was suggested to take the regis tration fee of $10 from the PTA treasury. - ' " " The program committee then presented a ' most ' informative panel 'dlsaiSoion on tuberculosis. Fanelfsts -were ' Mrs. A. Hurdle, i-VLi P.0UC3 ar.i l-A. Jones. 4' 1 PriceSupport For 1961 Crop Of Peanpts Set At S221.UO Per Ton Peanut farmers will enjoy an increased price support level in 1961, as compared with 1960, ac cording to George Bellmon, Per quimans County ASC Office Manager. 1 This is based on & recent an nouncement' by the Department of Agriculture that price support on 1961 crop peanuts will be at a minimum j national average of $221 per tpn. This compares with the minimum national jsup- Prt M m of 01.24 .per . I ". ; ; crease in ne nauonai average su" iaw m,a ine urt "' su4le snouia da- vance approximaieiy we same ntiviuum w ucuuuii, u ...: A j : . . ti i 1 m uk miaeasea support level 10 North. Carolina farmere istjhe same vtate, support in 1961 will be approximately $233 per ton to farmers in this state. Support on 1961 crop peanuts will be available by means of warehouse stored .loans to grow. ers associations, farm storage loan ; and purchase agreements Support for the 1960 crop re flected 78 of parity while the announced minimum support level for 1961 is equivalent to 85 of the March 1961 parity price of $260 per ton. ' The fact that all of these fig ures are based on a minimum national average support rate in dicates if the supply situation in August of 1961 justifies an in crease these rates might rise slightly. -, - Another factor which will af fect Uhe price farmers receive for their peanuts in this state, according to Bellmon, is the dis continuation of the deduction from growers support prices for inspection, growers ' association expenses, and monthly storage. The deduction from growers' support prices of $9 per ton from the, 1960 crop for. these expenses has been eliminated by the Sec retary "of Agriculture. At the time . the Secretary announced this change he stated: "Elimina tion of the $9 per ton charge and the higher support price will increase the net advance to pro ducers by an average of $28.76 per ton more than last year. Farmers received 1192.24 per ton in 1960. This will be increased to $221 per ton in 1961." Archie Lane Named Cooperative Prexy Archie T. Lane, Sr., president of the Albemarle Electric Mem a sute .organization of . tiiA Cooperatives t a' meeting held last ..week in Raleigh.'? !Mr. Lane previously held the post of vice president of the association and succeeded to the president's po sition when the former president resigned. ' ' LIBRARY HOLIDAY The Perquimans County LW brary will be closed all day on Good Friday ; and all day on taster Monaay, it was annouhpw today by Mrs. Lucy Whedbee, li - Ibraxiaa.., , . ,.- .- -J i. -t I 11 11 1 1 mm tJ V. J w t Utt Patricia Biggers Becomes Bride Of William LSchaaf In a ceremony marked by its simplicity. Miss Patricia Biggers of Hertford became the bride of William Edward Schaaf of Mansfield, Ohio, on Friday af ternoon, March 17 in the Trini ty Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham. Dr. William C. Bennett per formed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate fami lies. Marital music was presented by Mrs.' Agnes Skillen, organist. The bride is" the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Biggers of Hertford and a graduate of Duke University, where she will receive her master degree this spring. The bridegroom is the Son of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon E. Schaaf of Mansfield, Ohio, and he will graduate from Duke University in June. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a royal blue jersey suit with blue and white shantung blouse, clutch jacket with full sleeves. She carried a white Bible topped with three small orchids. Maid of ' honor was Miss Jo anna P. Williford of Hertford, who wore a Kelly green suit, clutch jacket with navy and white trim. She carried a bou quet of carnations and mums. Theodore McDonald of Buffa lo, New York, was best man. 13-Game Baseball Perquimans High School will play a 13-game baseball ' sched ule this spring season, according to an announcement made by E. C. Woodard, principal at the school. Under state athletic association rules, only a conference cham pionship play off will be staged this season, since regulations now forbids the usual state champion' ship play off. ; r The schedule for the Indians as released this week is as fol lows: ... .',.:;:,. ',,' r March 24 Colerain here, March 28 Elizabeth City here. April 7 Scotland Neck here, April 11 Edenton there. April 14 Williamston here. ' April 18 Ahoskie there. v April 21 Plymouth there. April 25 Scotland Neck there. April 28 Edenton here. . ' May 2 Williamston there. May 5 Ahoskie here. ' ' May 9 -Plymouth here. All . conference games will be played at 3:30 P. M. unless other wise stated as night games. MASONS TO MEET - Pepquimans Masf)nid NoJ i tntt' a- tp1 A' 'im mriii I Tuesday &ibt tt 8 o'clock, ScheduleUndanvay Tk By Biggers OnSchoolProgrcm The Central Grammar School PTA met at the school Monday night, March 20. The meeting was preceded by a covered dish supper held in the school cafe teria. Mrs. Harold White, presi dent, called the meeting to order and asked the assembly to stand and sing "Ami rica". Mrs. Elwood Nowell, program chairman, introduced J. T. Big gers who called on Mrs. Mar garet While to give a report on the "United Forces for Edu cation" meeting which was held in Raleigh. Mrs. Maston gave a very concise and interesting report. Mr. Biggers spoke on the "B" budget which is to be presented to the North Carolina Legislature. He listed the bene fits for Perquimans County if this budget is passed. The bene His wold oe: An increase in teacher salaries; better teaching situations (4 additional teachers); clerical help for teachers and principals; give teachers mpre instrutcional supplies, and addi tional library funds; special health services to children; an ditional clerical help in super mienaent s otuce; better jani torial service and supplies, in crease bus drivers salaries, 15 increase in school mechanic's sal ary and additional funds for wa ter, light and power; extended term of teachers' employment. Mr. Biggers answered ques tions for the PTA members and Mrs. White called for a motion PTA to go on record as support-j (Continued on Page 6) At Baptist Church Good Friday, March 31, Spe cial Services will be held in the Hertford Baptist Church with the churches of the town coming together in a union three-hour service, from 12 noon until three o'clock. This year's meditations dur ing the traditional .hours when Jesus Christ was being crucified on the cross will be centered around the theme "Characters at the Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus." The Rev. E. M. Mose- ley, rector of Holy Trinity Epis copal Church, the Rev. James A. Auman, pastor of the First Meth odist Church, and the Rev. Nor man B. Harris, pastor of the host church, will alternate in pre. sen ting; these meditations which will include thoughts concerning the crowds, the soldiers, Pilate. Herod, Judas, religious leaders, Peter, Simon of Cyrene, the two thieves, the women, and Jesus. The sections of the service will be planned so that worship. pers may come and go quietly during the singing of hymns by the congregation. Residents of Perquimans Coun ty are invited to attend the Good Friday services, and many of the merchants are planning to close their businesses all or part of this time that their em ployees may participate. Methodist Church To Hold Service , Holy Communion in observ ance of Maundy Thursday and the time of Jesus' Last Supper with His Disciples will , be ad ministered at First Methodist Church, Hertford, on Thursday, March 30,. at 7:30 o'clock with the Rev. James A. Auman in charge.; : . : In preparation for the- Com munion, the minister and choir will present . first the account of the events of this historic Thurs day, with, appropriate Scripture and music. Slides which depict the story as told in the Passion Play at Oberramagau will be shown. These will be slides of actual scenes from the famous play, which is presented : once every ten years in Oberramagau, Germany. ; All churcn members are in vited to participate in this Holy Week observance, and the Boys' and Girls' Membership Training Class is plannin gto attend wth 'their families for Communioh to- Special Services On Goop Friday White House Sho Interest Toward Harvey Point Bass Board Concludes Tax Review Work I Commissioners for Perquim ans County, meeting here last Monday as a Board of (Equali zation and Review, concluded their work in reviewing county property listed for 1961 taxation. A small number of citizens appeared before the board with requests for valuation changes quimans County had not dimin and the commissioners spent ished despite the setback con- considerable time checking valu ations on personal property. Individuals having changes made in their valuation will be so notified by the County Tax supervisor Phone Expansion Topic At Meeting Representatives of the Norfolk and Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company met here Thursday of last week with the Chamber of Commerce tele phone committee for the purpose of discussing expansion of phone service in Perquimans County. J. H. Towe, Sr., chairman of the Chamber committee, presid ed ,and the telephone company was rpnr2sent.pH hv (Tharlw: P Blades and V. W. Chase. nnrincr , r01.o,.Q iu nhnnp nffiri'nls nnintcvl nut Pr. quimans County phone subsCrib- ers had increased from a total of 314 in 1944 to 1,104 in 1961. The number of subscribers more than doubled during the past 10 years. The Chamber of Commerce committee was advised the com pany has carried out consider able expansion of service in Bethel Township during the past year and has scheduled further expansion in the Winfall, Bel videre and New Hope areas for the present year. Approval Hertford 5 - Day Week Plan Ben R. Roberts, Commission er of Banks, on Thursday of last week issued an order granting approval to the Peoples Bank & Trust Company of Hertford to operate on a five-day week, des ignating that the bank is to be closed on Mondays, and remain ing open additional - hours on Friday evenings. The order approving the pro posal was issued . following a hearing conducted here Monday of last week and after which the bank amended its petition to request permission to close on Mondays. In the order approving the bank's petition, Mr. Roberts pointed out: "Pursuant to 'the authority granted by G.S. 53-77.2, . it is hereby ordered that (1) Peoples Bank & Trust Company, Hert- ford, North Carolina, shall be closed on Monday, of each week, beginning Monday, March 27,( mm. n n t r i tt l Company, Hertford, North Caro lina, shall remain open for the transaction of business on each Friday, except when Friday shall fall on a legal holiday, begin ning Friday, March 31, 1961, forj not less than seven hours, three of which shall be after 3 P. M.; and (3) 'the above-named bank shall remain open on Lee-Jack-1 son Day, Halifax Day, Confed erate Memorial Day, Mecklen burg Declaration of Independ ence Day, Memorial Day and Election Day, unless such holiday falls on the day on which said bank is otherwise closed under the provisions of G.S. 53-77.2." R. M. Riddick, Jr., Executive Vice President, announced Mon day new banking hours will be observed beginning With Mon day of next week, and the first Friday evening hours wiH. be started Friday, March 31. ' 1 . : Riddick -stated that due to a few merchants' :) opposition to Saturday closing, the bank tad, A I .11- 11. . -tt. foint Naval Base is not a dead issue appeared last week when a White House . spokesman ': in formed Congressman Herbert C. Bonner use of the facility is still under consideration by the De partment of Defense. Congressman Bonner, in a let ter to Mayor V. N. Darden, said his interest in Hertford and Per- cerning Harvey Point and re leased the following letter he had received from the White 'House as to the future of the facility. "The President has asked me to reply to your letter of Feb ruary 21, 1961, concerning the possibility of utilizing the Na val facility at Harvey Point, ! North Carolina in the programs of the Department of Defense. , "The Department of the Navy, informs me that an intensive survey has been made of the po tentialities of the installation and the kinds of utilization for which it is adaptable. In this connec tion the other military depart ments also have been informed of the availability of the fa cility. As of this time, however, a definite program for utiliza tion of the installation has not developed, "For your information, how ever, it is understood that there is a possibility that a classified use of the facility may develop in the reasonably near future, in which event the installation will be utilized, although not involving substantial employ ment. "The President has asked the Department of the Navy to ad vise you promptly if this possi bility materializes and wishes you to be assured that if it- ,t dies not materialize, efforts -Will be continued to find other ap propriate activities for the in stallation." . Given To Bank For decided to close on Mondays and remain open Friday afternoons from 3:.30 P. M., to 7 P. M. He said "we feel that this change in banking hours will please the general public and that the new Friday evening hours will prove to be popular with our customers." Honor Roll listed A total of 53 students at Per quimans High School were listed on the school honor roll at the close of the fourth grading nerind. it was announced bv E. c Woodard, principal The h dents fls were. - . 8th Grade Wayne Owens, Reggie Webb, Lot Winslow, Mar garet Ainsley, Mary Lee Newby, Phyllis Nixon, Betty Smith. , 9th Grade Sandra Jennings, Ruth Harrell, Charles Woodard, John Stallings, Price Monds, reddle Combs, Perry Monds, 1 SvHnpv Ann Klajinhnrn , Kusan Cox, Faye Long, Judy Reed, Reggie Baker, Wayne ChappelL Tommy Harrell, Nancy ( Bate man, Gloria Miller. ' . t 11th Grade Frank Ainsley, Franklin McGoogan, Wade Mor gan, Frankie Hurdle, Alton Daniels, Linda ChappelL Pete Cook. Sandra H. , Nixon, Linda Rountree, Brenda Smith. . 12th Grade Hubert Burden, Jerry ChappeU, Carhyle Wood ard, Linda Bass, Connie Boyce, Phyllis Hendren, ' Carroll Mc Donnell Mary Lee Ward, J. D. Hollowell, Ann Benton," Kathry n Bonner, Dellie t Copeland,1 J 1 Copeland, Dianne Hollowell, I becca Er, rt T7v5i I n. my vi nope uiai ine narvey Perquimans High Fifty Three Pupils 'I n
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