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i i mi EElC iii v -a 11 Hertford Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 7, 1961. 5 Cents Per Cc; i : ii ii ft'' ,4- 4 Jl r a-1 Superintendent o Perquim ans County School at A reoft ganizatln meeting of 8e Board of Intubation held here , last Monday J' - .' Sworn into office as members of the . board were Clarence C. . Chappell Sr., Mrs. Jack Brinn, ' D; H. lire, .George Caddy and - Howard Mathews. - Mr. Chapped wa reflected as chairman of the board. ' During! a meeting of tht outr going boArd 'It ' wag voted tils building (committee . should take dteps immediately to lecure. ad-J ditionalfjand for the expansion dt the Perquimans Union School, r !Businesa -handled - during the meeting iiof the new board- in cluded the appointment . of Car , roif Williams, - Ralph -'HrreU, j Juiiari' Ma thews', John Danchise end Mae Wood NoweU u the District School Committee. . The Board alsoi appointed the following parenU to membership on the various advisory commit- ' tees: Perquimans. High ' School, Mm' John Hurdle,. Mrs. Thelma Rogersoa, .Francis- Nixon; - Hert ford Grammar School, Mrs. Clin ... ton, Bay , Winslow; Mrs, -Ray White; Dewey ' Perry; Central Grammar School, Mrs. Ned 'Nix on, Mrs. Janice Wtnslow and Floyd Mathews; Perquimans Un ion School, Jamas- Turner, Odel Hurdle, Sanford Jennings; King Street r School, Mrs. Theodore , Felton, .George James, Mr3. Helen tFelton. t ' i' Mrsl Eva H. Ward was reap pointed as secretary to the su. perintendent for a term of . two '"The Board also went on ree , rd as opposing any change in tha Retirement System reguia tjons resardirtg extension - env - loyAlent tor'employeei- over 'the " - The superintendent was in strutted to - include - sufficient funds in the general school bud get lor employment of a full time maintenance man for coun ' ty schools. iM MMt ThisWeekVI Headlines; 4M -Bussfa, is expected to agree to a cease' fire in Laos by this week end, according to reports from London. The Soviets have indi icated approval for 14-nation Jhf erence concerning the future status of the small Asiatic coun tq': which, is the latest pawn be tween the East and West powers. Washington reporta President , iKennedy has decided he will Ifqllow" the pattern set by recent presidents In conducting. per sonal diplomacy by visits with heads of nations rather than leave foreign , policy action in the hands of the Stae Depart ment The President is meeting with .British Prima Minister . Macmillan this week and expect ed to travel to France next itionth for talks with President. J)Gualle.; , The United States, has called upon Cuban Premier Castro to out his ties With communism and restore a "- democratic form of government in his country. A pamphlet issued by the U. S. claimed; Castro had betrayed his --revolution and delivered the na tion into hands 0 a foreign power, '?'---'.' j, i -''""-'.'!;.':! vy-w-A ib-jmembef p'ighway ' Com mhsion i has been proposed - in a " biH before the Lerslature, call ing for a sheke-vy i th pres- rJ ,o -.r.;zat'on. JLfnder the pirc i t:il ac s on primary road fc- ijects' wiU remain at state k' -el but tke enlarged com mission 3 wi'.l permit closer - ties ' with the people, eoscrnlng; sec ondary rocd plan . . . . ... t ' -.Z SALE -j c: r -t c I' 1y ' -er-y V Cr-JstYntli life! Swaa: Friiry Evening ' The youth of tne Hertford. Baptist Church, under the' lead-r ership of Charles Eley, youth! pastor will be in charge bf j three services this week-end-tfi , Friday evening's service, Sunday I morning and bunaay evening services. The youth will also direct and conduct Sunday School at 9:45 A. M, and Train ing, union at au r. m., sun- day. V Thi evening, Friday the. 7th, the youth Of the church will B T , vTi J bay a Youth Inspirational Ser- vice at . 7:30 ' o'clock in which the youth will protride the mujic And the Rev. John Gill, assist-, College, - will bring an inspires tknal message. ; Following the lISCaAfipV UlC vuui aas.w utuv are invited to attend in me iow-j er auditorium of the church the' . showing of a color motion pic-, -tun linn witiucu .- wPiiukuj ITntirnio1" axrhir'Vt Hnflla with. L,.k J ;,..;van Hospital after an illness of tunity. , The youth will conduct and provide music for the morning and evening services. The evening service ' will include brief - messages - by the follow ing:' Mary Ann Robertson,-: Har riet Williams, , Levern Jordan, Price Monds and Billy Williams. fThe Wtor and the yoth"of the Hertford Baptist Church ex-, KTUU tui UlVlUtllUH Ul ttll and adults this area to par ticipate and to support the youth by attending these thre servk."?; and Sunday .School and Train ing Union. , ; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ' Mr. nd Mrs. Donald Outland announce the birth of a daugh- 4n in..i rtin. nTonnk o Ki, i aula, viauc, uuiii uiaivi, t, at Chowan HospitaL They have returned to their home at land Circle and are getting along' nicely. f ' Efforts Underway To Revive District Mental, Health Clinic . Plans for reopening a district mental health clinic on an en larged basis, are now being studied in 10 counties of the Al bemarle . District. . according to Dr. J. A. Johnson, district health j officer. In a letter to R. L. Spivey, chairman of the Perquqimans County Bard of rommissioners, Dr. Johnson points out the re opening of the clinic (has been disoussed with representatives of the SUte Board of Health and a detailed plan for operations had been developed with the coun ties of CurHtuck, Camden, Pas quotank, . Perquimans, , Gates, Chowan, Washingtoh, - Tyrrell, Dare' and Hertford participating in the operational costs. The clinic if again placed in operation would be financed from state and - local funds, with the Id counties ' paying about one half the costs. Personnel would include a psychiatrist, three psychiatric social workers, Aa clinical ..-psychologist and two secretaries. , The area involved would in clude a total of 114,651 persons and the total budget for each ytar - would, begin at about $58,9d. 'Y ' Estimated per costs " to' each of the 10 counties, should' each decide to participate ( would be as follows: Currituck $1,445; Camden $1.?09, ' Pasquotank Perquimans $2,4 11, Gates $3C:5, Chowan $2,653; ' Washing ton 1 $4,275, Tyrrell $825, Dare $590, and Hertford $4,982. ; Under the plan branches of the' clinic would be established at Sunbury and Plymouth : with the psychiatrist spending each day ' at Sunbury and Plymouth and three days in Elizabeth City. . T" ? J-" i ioril Class of I - i ?. rch ,'WE1 r ' t r 8 cVlocti : ' . .: . 3. 2 , "h Ci-eg- The asaleas in Southeastern North-Carolina are in full bloom. College May Queen, is surrounded mansion at famed Orton Plantation. . The azaleas are expected to more weeks. -s ' - J . wJuuJuw wv wwwJ Aimf fAn flit ft f JU!lll bC ItllbO Held Saturday Mrs. Minnie Rountree, - .. 64 of died the Belvidere section ThlHnv flf 3.4n A M in C.hn- . J I two weeks.- - She was a daughter of John and Mrs. Maggie Dela Hobbs. Surviving are a son, Jack Rountree of Elizabeth City; two daughters,. Mrs. Inez Knouse of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Minnie Bell Rountree of Belvidere; four brothers, Oley Moore of -Hamp tonya..Slliriey, Moore .of. Nor folk, Vernice Moore of Suffolk, Va., ,,and Herman . Moore of Hobbsvile, and three sisters, Mrs Eunice: Craddock jif -Hobbs ville, Mrs.. Maggie Bunch ' at Sunburyand Mrs. Daisy Faliski of Norfolk. " ' " - She was a member of Sandy Crfjss Baptist Church, where a fnn(ril sprvirp was hplH SatiiF- ' - day at 2:30 P. M. by the pastor, Wood-ltnevKey. j. Leonard uerraia. Burial was in the family cemetery. - ' Church Organized For Coming Year Official' ftnnrH for First Methodist Church! rr Hertford. tor th vear beein- ...... ning July 1, has been announced as follows: - . a - Stewards: . Claude Bnnn, Max Campbell, Ray Haskett, Lloyd Lane, J. T.. Lane, D. F. Reed, Jr., Charlie Skinner, J, H. Towe, A. H. Williams, G. A. White, W. W. White, H. W. Winslow, Ed ward Barber, ' John Decker, Charles Jlarrell, Moody Mathews. Joe No well, , Talmage Rose,, Jr., Jimmy Slallings, Marion Swin dell, Emory '; White,. J. W. Dil lon, R. L. Hollowell, Elton Hur dle, Emmett Landing, Mrs. R. S. Monds, : Elbert Taylor, R. M. Thompson, Martin Towe, G. R. Tucker, Cecil E. Winslow. , . Trustees: J' R. Jarvis, W. H. Pitt, R. M. Riddick, H. C.. Stokes, Jr., Eldon Winslow, L. C, Wins low; Dr. T. P. .Brinn, Edgar Fields, Sr.,' V. N. Dardenr -,v . .iMrs. : H. Cv . Sullivan Will: be church , treasurer, , XL. A. . McGoo gan, church school, auperintend ent and . J. :L., Tumttll, lay leader. ,- , i; j e Commission .Chawmn',' named were- GeOrge -Blrrrtjn," member ship 'and evangelism; Mrs. J. L. Harris,.; education. Mrs. Qharles Murray, missions; Henry C. Stokes, Jr.,. stewardship and fi nance; John Beers, Christian So cial Concerns. , , ,. Mrs. Talmage Ross, Jr. will serve "!as president of the , WSCS and Betsy Barbee wtfl be presi dent -of MYF, The church" school superintendents J named ' were: Mrs. George Fields, Jr., children; r.'rs. Talmage Rose, Jr., youth, 1 Edon Vin'ow1,-' adult Com - irtion 'steward V1 Mr C.i"TV .ini.er,' Sr.;'' and 1 Mrs,1 M6ody T, Cr. " ' ' "I ',' '" " " by thousands of beautiful asaleas. In the background is the Commissioners To Seek Solution Of Drainage Problem Acting . upon .a request sub mitted by C. R. Holmes,. Hert ford attorney, the. Board of County Commissioners, , meeting on Monday, adopted' a. resolution calling on the U. Si Corps of I Engineers to conduct a , survey of the area, near the source of the Perquimans -River tol' determine a solution to , a drainage prob lem, which. has. developed, in the vicinity of the U. S. 158, affect ing land areas in Qates, Per quimans and Pasquotank cpun- Mr. Holmes, Who represent number of land owners area, advised the board ' the Washington Forest Company, re-presented . by Pilson Godwin, tv.. r..in. -.. r. i waa uuuiauklll mc uatca wn f ty Commissioners for the pur- pose of securing a similar reso lution requesting the Corps of Engineers to conduct the survey, v Mr. Holmes told the board the Washington Forest Company has expressed a desire to join land owners in seeking a solution to the problem without harm be ing done to any piece of prop erty. ; v ; . a Other matters handled during the board,; meeting included a motion to correct a tax listing error for Talmage Lewis, and to refund Mr. Lewis for overpay- ment of 1960 taxes' The board also adopted two resolutions ; calling upon the . .: 4.. uw mgnway wmiu" improvemeni oi v. o. mgnway 17 and these were ordered for warded to the commission. -Max R. Campbell was reap- Dogr Vaccinations Start Next Week W. Ray ' White, County Ra bies Inspector, announced today the annual dog vaccination pro gram will get under way in Per quimans next week. He has re leased a schedule of locations and hours, v which is published elsewhere in this issue of The Weekly. Mr. White pointed out to all dog owners that state law re quires, each of them to have, his dog vaccinated otherwise he is liable to court action for -failure , to comply with the law. r Board Bequests Membership Change ... The outgoing Board of Educa tion," consisting of" seven mem bers, adopted a resolution while hbldinir " its final meeting on Monday., in which It requested Representative A, T. Lane to in troduce , legislature increasing the new board from five to six1 members, appointing Charles M. Harrell as the sixth member of tha Board. The Board expfess- ed a desire its membership be - made up of ne member from each township-nd 'one member, representing the Town of Hert- 'ford. , " p v1 Miss Carol Hewlett. Wilmlncrlon remain in lull bloom for several pointed to the office of county accountant for a period of two years, his term having expired last Monday. The board went on record as opposing SB 126, now before the General Assembly, which calls for a homestead exemption of $5,000 for each person over the ! age of 65. Representative A. T. Lane ap-1 peared before the board and he was requested to introduce bills in the Legislature ' which will .change- the mixed term -Bl super- inr pnnrt. frnm Anril tr. Mflrrh aand the second wu win author ize disbursement of delinquent taxes collected into the general fund after an expiration date of one year. The board totV no action on a request by Dor. Juan Manufac turing Company to assist in an 'air-cooling project at its build ing after the board had been ad vised it had no authority to ap propriate tax funds to private in dustry. A letter of thanks from the Historical Jociety was read in which the society thanked the commissioner.-, for the old safe) and historical papers contained j fliAroin -far lid. Kr tho cnnmtv - t .Li:.ij before the commissioners con- Hertford cerning a road in Township on which Mansfield says travel is being restricted and he requested the board to investigate this matterr for re lief of property owners using the road. The board instructed the county attorney to investigate the matter. Mman Calls Red CrossReports George Bellmon, chairman of the 1961 Red Cross fund drive, today called upon campaign so licitors to complete their canvass for funds and make final reports as soon as 'possible in order that the drive can be brought to a close." Mr. Bellmon stated incomplete reports show about 60 per cent of the county's goal of $1,200 has been turned in and he was hope ful the goal will be met shortly. He said the Parkville community was the tirst to reach i its goal and had completed its part ot the drive for, this year i , v :. ' ' Reports are yet to come from several' communities within , the county. .,-;r ,''-'!' White To Manage State Theatre , , W. A. (Billy) White, has' ac cepted a position as manager of the State Theatre effective as of Friday; it was announced here Monday; " Ha will succeed Mrs. Vera' Batton, who will remain as cashier, for . the theatre; ; ' ; : White uiigea' the public io give .more support to the local theatre to help ft' over -.the slump movie houses. have w experienced . for several years and to help keep this, bustaess inrthe '-c 16 Cases Before County Recorder Tuasday Morning A varied docket consisting of 6 cases was disposed ot during Tuesday's session of Perquimans Recorder's Court. Arthur Perry, Negro, charged with driving on the left side of a highway failed to appear in court to answer to the charges and he was ordered apprehended and held for a $100 bond. Richard Johnson paid a fine of $22 after submitting to speed ing charges and Carroll Hollo well paid a fine of $25 on the same charge. James White sub mitted to a charge of speeding and reckless driving. He was ordered 'to pay a fine of $50, the fine to be reduced to $25 upon condition he attend the State Highway Patrol's driving School. Melvin Rountree pleaded guil ty to a charge of driving drunk and paid a fine of $100 and costs. , Costs of court were taxed i against James Burke. Negro, and James Profitt after each submit ted to charges of driving on the left side of a highway. Johnny Hines, Negro, submit ted to a charge of driving a truck exceeding the height lim it' He paid the costs of court. Harold Harris paid a fine of $25 and costs after pleading guilty to charges of driving without a license. Costs of court were taxed -against Charles Winslow, Negro, on a charge of failing to grant a right-of-way. Gladys Evans paid a fine of $2 and costs on a charge of be ing drunk. A line oi $iu and costs were levied against Maude Dail who submitted to charges of driving on the left side of a road and ! improper use of dealer's plates. wiuiam bkmner, Negro, was fined $10 and costs after plead ing guilty to using' an improper muffler. , Robert Chappell, Jr., entered a plea of nolo contendre to "a charge of assault and plea of guilty to charges of driving on the left side of a read and de struction of property. Prayer for judgment was continued in the . assault case until May 1 7 and Chappell was fined $25 and Continued on Pag Eight Sim Up Dates Farmers On Feed Grain Plan Farmers will have an oppor- timitv tn S10n a fpprl 0rain u, A ia j ' May 19 covering the 1961 crops of com and milo, according to George Bellmon, manager of the Perquimans County ASC office.. Feed grain base acreages and'r 1UI payment rates were f furnished Perquimans County farmers by mail on April 1. To qualify fir pnee support on the 1961 crops of corn, milo, oats, rye and barley a producer must reduce his average 1959 1960 acreage of milo and corn by 20' per cent. , A farmer oper ating more than one farm must cooperate on all farms that he is operating in order to qualify for price support on any one farm. The price support rate for corn to cooperating farmers will be $1.29 per bushel. The esti mated support rate for milo is $2.05 per hundredweight and for oats 72 cents per bushel. No price support is available to non cooperating farmers. The minimum acreage that can be diverted from the production of feed grains is 20 per cent of the average 1959-1950 acreage. The maximum acreage that can be diverted from the .production of feed grains is 40 per cent of the base acreage if over 100. acres of grain have been produced on the farm. Farms having .a base acreage for 1959-60 ; between. 26 . nn J! . AA . ana iuu acres may uiveiT. u ttvrcs plus 20 per cent of the average base acreage. . Producers having a base acreage of less than 25 acres may divert the entire acre age. ., i , us j ,z ', No crop can be planted on the land that is diverted from the production of feed grains. The acreage of cropland on the farm cannot be increased. The divert ed acreage may be planted, to a cover crop. .- For crop land to be eligible , under . this program, a crop must have been K produce the Board Considerii: Fiscal Changes En Local Government New Program Is Unemployment Pay "Norlh Carolina workers who nave exhausted their, unemploy nent benefits may file for tem porary extended unemployment .jompensation benefits (TEC) on ji- after April 10," according to juell A. Bailey, Edenton Em ployment Security Commission office manager. "The TEC is a federal govern ment program which becomes ef ective 15 days after President Kennedy signed it March 24," Bailey continued, "since the lS'.h day falls on a Saturday, Monday, April 10, is the first day on which the claims from exhaust ers may be accepted. Claims for continued weeks of benefits 'may oe taken for the week ending April 14 on Monday, April 17. The Employment Security Com mission of North Carolina is acting as Agent for the Fsderal Government for payment of TEC benefits. "These claims may be filed at the local office any week day or at our itinerant points, Co lumbia (Wednesday), Hertford (Thursday), and Gatesville (Fri day). Some have asked for a definition of an 'exhaustee'," said Bailey. "Generally speak ing, benefits are exhausted when s person has exhausted his rights to regular State benefits (including UCFE and UCX), when he has received the maxi mum benefits allowable to him in his benefit year or when his benefit year, has feApired, Jbpfore he has received all 'his benefits. "Workers may 'be entitled to TEC benefits," said Bailey, "if "They are unemployed . . . "They have established eligi bility for State unemployment compensation (or compensation payable to Federal civilian em ployees UFCE and formei members of the Armed Forces UCX under Title XV of the Continued on Page Eight Announced To last three years. . The payment rate for average land in Perquimans County is $43.10 for the first 20 per cent f the, !and tha.t is signaled for the feed grain . program. The Parent rate for the second 20 average iana. raiiiib wiucn oic rated less than average will have a payment rate of less than (fri-J in Ttin fQ.rmant ratoa will be more tf the - farm rated above average. The feed grain law gives the secretary of tigriculture author ity 'to' sell feed grains which are now owned by the government and are in storage. Farmers de siring additional information about the feed grain program are asked to contact the ASC office. Pennington Rites Conducted Monday Miss Laura V. Pennington, 84, died Sunday at the home of a neDhew. Lewis Pennington at Great Bridge, Va., after Vk years illness. A Tyrrell County native, she was a daughter of Andrew and Eliza Wynn Pennington and member of Hertford Methodist Church. Survivors Sre . the nephew at Qreat Bridge and two niece. A ' 'funeral' service -was con ; ducted, in Cedarwood Cemetery in Hertford Mohday at 8:30 P-M bjr the Rev.', James 'A. Auman. TB Executive Board To Meet The annual spring meeting of the Executive Board of the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden Tu berculosis : Association will - be held Thursday, April A 13, at &l P. M.i in the District Health Det partment, Elizabeth,. City, This;,isf,a,husies6-'budget, rneet- j Bailey, pe?;dii rf. VM.pfr, 45" soclation, r. Commissioners for Perquimans I County, desiring to modernize ft and ' improve operations of the 1 county government were in con- I f erence on Tuesday with Donald B. Hayman, Assistant Director of the Institute of Government, for the purpose of ascertaining necessary actions to be taken to ward adoption of the changes.'. Among other things, the com missioners are considering . set ting up a tax collection depart ment for Perquimans County, combining the present four agencies which handle tax col-: lections into one unit, and to place all county officers and em- ployees on salaries. v' u At the present time, Perquim- . ans County has four tax collect- v ors; the county accountant col- j lects prepaid taxes, the sheriff ''' collects current taxes, the coun T ty attorney makes collections on tax liens and the deputy sheriff collects delinquent personal property taxes. Under the plans being studied by the commis sioners p tax collector, to be ap-' ' pointed by the board, will as-. sume the duties of collection of all taxes. As to the study concerning salaries, presently three major ' offiesi j receive compensation. : nainly through collections of : fees, these being the sheriff, ' clerk of court, and register of deeds. The Board is consider ing placing these officers on a ;alary basis, as is the method jsed by a majority of the coun- -, ties in North Carolina. The commissioners requested J' .lr. Hayman to meet with it on I Tuesday to discuss ways and . means of achieving the goais lesired and Mr. Hayman recom- nendad the commissioners re- J quest Representative ArT. IJane md Senator J.. Emmett Wins low to introduce legislation be fore the General Assembly plac- ? ng Perquimans County under ha general statute which 1 au thorizes the board of commis .ioners to set salaries for all of "icers and employees of . a :ounty. After a discussion with Mr. layman, the commissioners icon-' terred with Clerk of Court W. , 1. Pitt, Sheriff J. K. White arid legister of Daeds JulianJ' C. 'owell and each of the affected officials expressed an opinion he board's plan for salaries ;hould be placed in operation. ; However, it was agreed if the program is adopted no action will be taken during the; pres ent terms of the three officials without consent from them. The commissioners then re quested Mr. Lane and Mr. Wind ow to meet with them on Fri day night of this week, to furth er discuss the proposal and reach agreement concerning necsssarv legislation toward adootion of the program. Scheduled May 2 Voters of Winfall will elect a new slate or town olticcrs at H an election scheduled for May 2. Offices to be filled are the mayor's post and three commis sioners. J. F. Hollowell has been named as registrar for the elcc tion, with judges being Carson Jordan and C, A.. Bagley. Reg istration books will, be opened April 15 and 22. for the coni venience of voters who failed to register during the registration held last month. ' Candidates .' who have an nounced for offices' to date are Elijah White, who is seeking re election as mayor, and Joel Hol lowell, Nathan Mathews :and D. R. Trueblood who seek posts ,as town commissioners. ' ' Indians To Play Scotland Neck Fri. r Perquimans High School will open its conference baseball schedule Friday afternoon when Scotland ftecfc comes to Hertf " to oppose the1 Indians. Weal' 'permitting,; 'thov game will I played, on. Memorial Field si ing at' 3:30 o'ciockl : ;. ; "'.-.....
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