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. ! - 11 . : ,.: " . EE1CLY v. .' . f : . 1J: ?, Zli J V HI. Number 23.- Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 9, 1961. 5 Cents Per Copyj Chamber Reports Progresc mawaratovcurementUm too 1 1 . Li. iit73 budget .for Perquimans f for the fiscal year be- County ginning July 1, calling for ex-,- penditures of $699,023, was giv en tentative approval by the County Commissioners in ses sion here Monday. ' . The budget is $274,614 larger than the operations fo rthe cur- rent year and Will necessitate a UMont' Inoiwa, 4n v,,nfvi tax i rate. The commissioners tentatively set the tax rate at $1.27 for the coming yaar. A' 'bond -issue for schools, ap proved by the people two years ago, brings- about most of this Increase in" the , budget The county anticipates, issuing $269,- .00 in bofids very shortly to build a . new building- at Per quimansUnion School! and a . lunchroom ' at Perquimans ' High School. , Valuation figures for the coun ty; are slightly under last year :and tbe ux levy will be .based' ROOO " - '"jng quests made by the group 'tJnder the new budget xpen-, aitures for the General . Fund rftl be $83,687, the Poor Fund 17,394, Pebt Service $47,075. Of lis amount $30,900 will be for etirement of outstanding bonds ,$13,885 will be for interest -uuiiuit. i . . . tfJ i10018 wl l.,total -bonds. 74,957, brokn down as follows: 8,786 for" genral school opera- tiftn. -$21,171 f rr ttw srhonV sun- pmeVt , and the $265,000 men tiqned above. v ' ;Outlays for operation of the Welfare department are listed as fellows: " Administration $14,550, G Age Assistance 88,320, vAid Dependent Children v $41 ,040 and AM to Totally Disabled. $42,00. balancing this outlay of ex- rit. the com-nissionerswer( d YisW "csmatedla)m; Ilirom eouf-ces other tnaji" ad valorem taxation will amount to $521, 2231 leaving a balance of $177,800 o e raised by local property Aivards Presented To Students At Perquimans Higli Monday : lljrhfe Week's ! J i 1 president Kennedy - Tuesday night gave a report to the tt.rS. concerning his. conferences last : ..weekwith heads of: the French, "Rutssiah and British governments. lie" slated no agreements were made but the meetings were use . ?Iul in that government positions .were made clear to all concern ed. ) ! The ; conferences, were not intenjded to be negotiation events . but rather to obtain and give top level views to the. heads of government' ' - , ' f( Legislative committees early r this week cleared the way for final action on the State's 'tax and 'spending programs for the ; next two years, and moved near- ' ,-er' adjournment The approved .-Topriatibns bill ir 'u-'s most of Governor Sanfot.. J " stkm- ( tl t rcpim; however, some parts cf this were deleted. Tax-wise i' bill includes a sales tax tor fuiid expected to r,;e most of t" s additional money needed to 1 ' nee spending. The Dominican Republic an 'ed Tuesday a f of reign gov t, Lft ui-r ned, was in- ii a c L i. acy which re- 6:r.r,.x:rr.tln 1 last 1 Tn "' ). T.Iean . .' ! 1. - . : ; cL e r. 'on in ' the r.eavuJ Utin Cf e cL.i u re J Tyfi D''?l,fi V VlU L. J;' Two : delegations frbm here ?in R1a,lel Ihursday flt; nd p"bllc h.earmft c0"111 ProposiUon and Gnev- ance Committee , of the General Assembly, concerning the bill before the Committer requesting authority for the Town of Hert ford to hold an ABC election.v One committee, headed by the Rev? James A. Auman and com posed of residents from all sec tions of the, county, appeared in opposition to the enactment of the bilL . . - The other, committee, . seeking favorable action, was composed of members of the Hertford Town Board. ; The public hearing was set by committee foUoW cai c6mmittee also backed "its opposition with a petition sign ed by a large number of resi dents which sought action by Rep. Archie T. Lane to .kill the bill in the House. - : 1 . r - i '"Vn a -. 'u , i , i mayor ucu-ueii saiu me ap pearance- of members of the Town Board was to re-empha size the fact that the Hertford Board requested "the legislation after a large number of Hert ford citizens bad asked the town for an opporijtuiity to vote on the issue. SUMMER SCHEDULE AT ' HOLY TRINITY RELEASED ? ; JBeginning this Sunday, June 11, and continuing through the first Sunday in September, Holy Twinityvr Episeopa 1 i?Chttrih -4MiU have the following schedule of services: Holy- Communion at 8. A. M.; Morning Prayer and sermon, 10:00 A. M. Members of the Church Sohool are urged to attend either i one ' of these services. ' - Closing exercises were con ducted at Perquimans High School Mondaynight when dip lomas were awarded to "-65 stu dents by Clarence C Chappell. Sr., chairman of the ' Board of Education, marking completion of their studies in local schools. " ,LU1U1(( . tile Vvl ciiwiucg a im- cipal E. C. Woodard made pre sentations of a ' number of awards and medals tq-butstand-ing students at the school. 7 Awarded , for ,' the first time this year "was : the Skinner Scholarship, sponsored by the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, in the amount of $500,' which was presented to Hubert Burden. Gene Boyce was named the winner of the Student Council $100 scholarship. ; ' , ' Linda' Bass was awarded the Teen-Ager of the Year medal. The Valedictorian medal and name on plaque went to Dianne Hollowell and the . Salutatorian medal was won by Linda Bass. pther award, winners were: Sportsmanship, Hubert i Burden and Mary Phthisic; activities, Carlyle Woodard and' Carroll McDonnell, .citizenship medals; Faye Wood and Lot Winslow; dramatics, Carlyle 'Woodard: and Jean Copeland; journalism and Kilcocanen, Kalherine Bonner; Per-Co-Hi Tattler, Linda Bassi Carroll McDonnell was award-; ed the E.hident Council medal; Frank Ainsley the Mrs. B. G. Koonce award for highest grades in s ' 1 during. 1961; Phyllis r-iiJui von the'EPW commer- C, 1 1TP : '' cu'ture; I Will C -est gm ' s Lane fir 1 r " ! t . - ixon the T ck ...a i.i agri-' kef won the rd for high ire; Clyde ice won the Fete Cook 1 f r 'Ar.-sn- nieJ..!s t 'AiiHilcy ' and M a ii f V FISH DAY IN CAMOGIi'-Two enormous frying pans dominate the colorful port of Camogli, Italy, on the Italian Riviera as the annual mass fish fry gets under way. The cooks will feed 50,000 persons from these two pans. , i , Recorder's Gourt Docket Listed 20 Cases On Tuesday 1 N John Broughton M, son of Mr. verne Bridges, $25 and Edward and Mrsl John Brughton,' Jr., of DeLura, $21. Hertford.4:' was commissioned a'1 A 'motion of non suit was Second Lieutenant in the U. ' S. granted in the case in which Army, in services held : in the Thomas Donato was charged Coliseurii at North . i Carolina with driving on the left side of State College-on May 27. "'a. highway and driving a ve- He also receiyed a .bacheloc of hicIe exceeding the width limit, science degree from N. C. State! Timothy Ward and Paul Ward on the same date, ' , - I were found guilty on charges of Lieut. Broughton is now work-! ' ing on his master's degree' and will report to Hopewell, Virginia next spring to begin his duties with the Quartermaster' -Corps of 'the Army. ' v Farmers Advised To Dust Peanuts " " r - i 'Your peanuts ;hould be at the stage where, . dusting with Aldrin- should be done, if you did 'not use Aldrin , before you planted," states R. M. Thomp son, County .Agricultural Agent. ' . Aldrin should be . applied at the rate of ,itwo' pounds - Of ac tual, Aldrin per acre when the peanuts are two inches tall. This can oe pounas i a- nn or 4Q pounds of 5. -& Cul- ivate immediately after Aldrin applied with weeder or tary hoe. After .using A drm the next dustmg to trol in - sects snoum De un in ouipnur. Dust or Methoxychlor. Follow the recommendation on . the bag for the poundage to use, r, -J "11 you are "interested in the weed control that is being tried on peanuts this year, there are several." demonstrations close, by that you can observe. These are on': thei-farms of - Lester Baker, Belvidere; J. j O. ' ' White, i Jr., R6ute!i Hertford; Predtoh Nix on, .Route 2, Hertford . and Ar- chle ".Lane, i-Route. 1, Hertford. This control is-' using gallon of ' Dj'Nitro ' and 1 gallons, of Alanap;"' At the ; present" 'Jime, these controls ' look 'good and there is a possibility that you may be interested - m similar oractices next year. I would surest that you make an at tt rjt to see 'these -within - the next ttire'e weeks,", further says Mr. Thompsoa ; rrcrivr-3 cnr.nncATE . c i f'ycs M.'Jer re 1 A varied docket consisting oi 20 cases was disposed of durinf.' Tuesday's session cf Perquirr. ans Recorder's Court, over by Judge Chas. son. Three defendants, presided E. John- Edwani Jackson, John Roberts and Law- irence Rice, were ordered appre hended and held for bonds of $100 after they failed to appear in court to answer to charges brought against them. Found guilty on- charges of speeding, three defendants paid fines as indicated: Barbara Ann Hathaway, Negro, $28;-;"Loretta Pollardo, $22; Bennie ;'Monds, $22. Submitting to charges,' cf pewlin( and ' paying. 4ine wetfy Nathanial t Krumbein, $24: La- "sning witn a gin et on &un- 'Hav Timntnv Warn, was finpr day. ; Timothy Ward was fined $25 and costs, while Paul Ward was fined $35 and costs. Charlie Day was fined $50 and costs after being found guilty on charges of reckless driving and possession of tax paid liquor with the seal broken. ; Bernice Woodard, Negro, paid' a fine of $50 and costs of court after being found 'guilty on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. , .- . - ; Pearline Riddick, Negro, found guilty on a charge of disturbing the peace, was ordered to serve 30 days in jail or pay a fine of $25 and costs. , , . -,. The court accepted the follow ing submissions: Walter Deal, failing to' grant right of way, j costs; : Alonza Brickhouse, Ne operator's license, $25 , E(Jward Clarki no ;chauffer.s u cofc. Cscar ro-'McDonrtdf driving on ieft side f hi h costs. Rufus Cole Ne drivin(C wittl obstructed - . Isaac ymee; Ne- Dunlow, improper muffler, costs; Charlie Dail, stop sign, costs. Final Report Made By Fund Chairman Perquimans County has arhiowpr! its 'IBfil . Red Cross Fund quota, according to an an- nouncement made Tuesday by George Bellmoru wio .served as the (chairman of .the fund, camH paign. '' Total contributions made by the residents 'of Perquimans i, amounted to $1,249, . . ' Mr Bellmon and Claude Wil- H chairmen of the Perquim ans Red Cross Chapter, express of ed pleasure with completion the fund drive and thanks the volunteers solicitors for their time and effort as well as those who , made the drive a success through their contributions.' ... ' . , 1 1 ' . " . i:jl7c:"3 to kset ' VLfvd"e No 1 me J County Allocated Extra Road Funds I An allocation of $19,132 of I surplus highway ; funds will be used in Perquimans County for paving about one mile of second ary road No. .1224, which runs from the Lake road toward j Parkville in Parkville Town- , ship. . f.' .. George K. : Mack, District En- i gineer for the Highway Com mission, appeared before the! I county board on Monday ad I vising- the board of the alloca tion of this fund, from surplus! j in the highway department. He"'" "le " "ciory is . , . ' . ,. . expected to come tn Hprtfnr.H requested the board to take ac- I l'on ' advising ' the Commission what project the commissioners desired carried dut with the funds. Mr. Mack arid Philip Jackson 1 aPPears the owner desires local also discussed with the commis-j financin8 which may be an ob siohers road situations in the j stacle in securement of this ; in county and inquired concerning' dustry. stabilization needs to county! Harrell said -the Chamber of roads. Commerce is continuing negotia-- Faculty Positions Filled At Meeting :Or EducationvBoard Perquimans County Board of. Education, meeting in regular session Monday night, approved election of four teachers to county school faculties and ap pointed Lloyd Dail as mainten ance supervisor for county build ings.', ; .Named to teaching positions were Robert Carter at Perqum ans High School, Robert Vaughn, Mrs. Winnie Robinson and Wil son Bunch at Perquimans High School. Board Attorney S. M. Whed bee conferred with the members concerning progress being made to secure a building site for a new unit at Perquimans Union School. Following a lengthy discussion (he board voted no summer cre dit will be accepted as a basis for . promotion of a pupil ' re tained by the school. It was (pointed out there has been some proposals made to the board for advancing pupils from one grade to a higher one based on work done during a summer session. The proposal was rejected by the board. The board also voted to pro ceed with the sale of $265,000 in school bonds as authorized by voters in an election in No vember, 1960. v : ' , Employment of Mr. Dail as maintenance supervisor adds a new position to the school list and, one desired , tor s'ome time by the Board of Education. It is anticipated by local officials filling this post and placing it iny operation will , save consd erable money in repair bills in future years. Mr Dail will work directly 'under the authority of the Board of Education in maintenance and !pkeep of all county buildings. l)p River Friends Plan Bible School Vacation Bible School will be gin Monday, June ;12, at Up River Friends Meeting house each ' morning from 8 to 11 , o'clock. Closing exercises will be held .Friday night at o'clock. - "PuvMiat art I f"!nYMirk R.platinn- ship" is the theme for the week. Kindergarteners will study fMy Home and Family;" Primaries, "Love , One Another; Juniors, "Living and, Working Together 1as Christians.' Topic of. Junior ' h V'j 1 be ' Making Our uroup WewImmstriesJM Perquimans County Cham - ber of Commerce is makinc nnn- siderable prbgress toward secur - ing new industries for this com - munity, it was announced Wed nesday by Charles M. Harrell, president of the Chamber. During the . past few weeks, Mr. Harrell said, directors of the Chamber and Allan W. Mills, manager, have held numerous ' Conletencas with representatives oi two industries which have ex-: pressed desires to locate in ) Hertford. j Uniquely, Mr. Mills pointed out, leads to these industries were secured through friendly and optimistic attitudes of sev-i eral Hertford business neoDle. especially Vivian and Hazel Matthews, who contacted the owners during stops at their I service stations here. Following' conversations, the Matthews ar I ranged for contacts to be made I "ih Chamber of Commerce of ficials. i Brightest prospect of the two, according to Mr. Mills, is a ve neer mill which will employ about 40 persons to start, with a potential of 90 employees. Late . IIT J 1 m v ii " Z ,ura ,7 m1' mu:s Friday to complete his decision and plans. The other industry being dis cussed is a paint factory but it Church To Hold Bible School The Hertford Baptist Church Degms vacation BiDie scnooi Dy navmg a t-reparauon uay oni Friday, June 9, at 8:30 A. M., on' which day those who plan to attend Vacation Bible School are registered and acquainted with the order of the worship service which is held at the beginning p . . m r , T-, :i , oi eacn aay oi v ucauun. niuie School.. ''.;.. wv, ' The parents and friends are invited to the commencement program for Vacation Bible School, which will be held on Sunday evening, June 18, at 8 o'clock in the Church sanctuary. This program' will consist of worship and "of presenting some of the things that, were learned during Vacation Bible School. The teachers and . workers for this year's Vacation Bible School are:''-',' ''' . :-r '' Principal, Rev: v Norman B. Harris; secretary, Mrs. Joan Trueblood; music director,; Gail Johnson; pianist, Linda , Bass ; Nursery Department superinten dent,; Shelby Jean Overton; Nursery Department teachers, Mrs. Pat Davenport, Mrs. Ruby Bateman, Mrs. Peggy Winslow and Cornelia Cannon; Beginner Department superintendent, . Mrs'. Slsie Gregory; Beginner Depart ment teachers, Mrs. Shirley El liott, Mrs. "Jean ; White, Mrs. Marge Ambrose and Mrs. Edna Eley; Primary Department sup erintendent, Mrt. Ellie Mae Vick ers; Primary Department teach ers, , Mrs. Flay Dail Mrs. Eu genia Beck, Mrs. .Mary Beth Layton and Mrs, Clara Gibbs; Junior Department superintend ent, Mrs. Colon Jackson; Junior Department teachers, Mrs. Mar jorie Weeks, Mrs. Carolyn Cart wright, Mrs. 'Ruth Powell and Mary Ann . Robertson; Interme diate Department superintend ent, Mrs. Jo Ann Stallings; In termediate Department teachers, Mrs. , Raleigh Perry, Mrsi; Addie White, Mrs. Nezzie : Haste and Mrs. : Katherine ' Biggers. ; V : The pastor urges the parents to encourage their children from three through sixteen years of age to attend this special week of Bible study v . and character building. ' ' ; Hertford Baptist 1tions witn botn firms and final decisions may wen De reacneaiaue to luiancial ! Delore Llne weeK 18 over- H0W' i? iie, xoo, seemea aouDUUl if the Chamber, on advise of pursue ef- state officials, will Board Resolution Asks Congress For Drainage Survey Wiiliam C. Chappel! Died Tuesday At Belvidere Home William Caleb Chappell, 78, a lifelong resident of BelvHere, died Tuesday niofhihr at ':9;43' at his Jiome following a long illness. The son of the late Caleb W. and Mrs. Lucinda Parks Chappell, he was a mem- I I ! in Iber of the Piney Woods Friends moving a flood threat to hund ! Meeting, where he was a trus-reds of families residing in the jtee and had taught Sunday ; area. , j School for 22 years. He retired j Other matters handled during alter 61 years as a rural mail the board meeting included carrier and prior to that he 'adoption' of a tentative budget taught school for 11 years. He, for fiscal year 1962. and settine had also served four years as a. i county commissioner, Surviving are one sister." Mrs. Elihu chappell of Belvidere; one ip. M Hattrps. T wrH nf niece, Mrs. Hattress I. Ward of ! Ryland. one nephew clarence ' C. Chappell, Sr., of Belvidere. Funeral services were conduct- I . eo Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Piney : Woods) Friends Meeting by the Rev. j Mark Hodeins. nastor. assisted i by the Rev,.' Virgil Pike, retired. former pastor. Mrs. Melvin I Copeland sangl "It Won tBe Ix)ng, t May Be Soon and Mrs. Freeland Cope-lyear land and. .Edwin White sang "Where He Leads Me, I Will ronow. iney were accom panied by Mrs. Edwin White, pianist. The casket pall was made of red roses and white mums. - Pallbearers were Benf ord Copeland, Carson Monds, Lin ford Winslow, Elwood Nowell, Walter Nowell and V. C. Wins low. . . Burial was made in the fam ily cemetery near Belvidere. Assistant Agent Resigns Position V Mrs. Ann Bell, assistant home agent for Perquimans County since August 15 of last year, has tendered her resignation of the position to the Board of County Commissioners, effective as of June 8, 1961. . Mrs. Bell is leaving the local extension , service r position : be cause her husband is returning to active duty with the U. S. ( Navy. ' . Vacation School. At Bagley Swamp The .Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church is to hold a Vacation Bible School 4 June 12-16, The school will begin each morning at 9 .o'clock, and, close , at. 11:30 A M. y.There will be" glasses 'for each age 'group, including! the teen-agers. : The- school will be held at the church at Bagley Swamp. All are invited to join in this, period of studying God's word. The theme" of the sct.jl torts to secure the paint factory arrangements which will be necessary to se cure this factory which would employ 12 men with a growth potential of 40 to 50. Commissioners for Perquim ans County, meeting here in regular session on Monday adopted a resolution requesting Congressman Herbert C. Bonner and Senators Sam Ervin and Everett Jordan to introduce a measure before Congress calling for the U. S. Corps of Engi neers to conduct a drainage sur- vey of the upper reaches of the Perquimans and Pasquotank Rivers. A'requast for adoption of the resolution was submitted by C. R. Holmes, Hertford attorney,' I who represents a. number of 1 residents of Belvidere Town I ship and Perquimans County, all jof whom . are affected by the j threat of flooded conditions with in the area. - --f Mr. Holmes pointed out re- . quests for" adoption "of similar resolutions were being placed before' the' boards Of commis sioners, for Pasquqtank; and Gates Counties, and Jhe. believed Con gressional action will , result in " a survey which can be used as ' a starting point for correction of the drainage; problem in that area;3 I - ue stated the reason for spek-' " jng Congressional action was to save the three counties possible extra costs and will result in re- the county tax rate at $1.27 per $100 valuation. The board also voted to em ploy R. E. Aiken, Jr., to conduct the annual audit of the county's books. Oil dealers, are to be notified the co.unjy will accept bids fcf furnishing the county with heat ing oil for' the year beginning. July 1. Bids are to be submit ted to the county board on or before July 3. t unanciai repon suDmitiea to the Commissioners by the . Bprn,,ntat Pn0rinir tho first 1 menths 0f this fiscal revealed the operations are well within the budget adopted ,act .Ti tv, y,Aaot uj for expenditures totaling $425,- 409 and to date expenditures are $387,567, matching the income anticipated a,t the time the bud get was adopted. ; - ' HD Garden Contest And Tour June 15 "Eat better,, live longer, feel better, grow ' stronger", is the . slogan of a good gardener. , The Home Demonstration Gar den Contest and Tour will be on June 15. . The contest Will .be--', gin at 9:00 A. M., at which time judges will visit and judge each ', of the eleven . gardens, '-which' have been selected from. 4 the communities.; Accorauig'ntO' 11a Grey McHwean, home economics agent, . each ; 1 Home Demonstra tion Club had the -opportunity to hold a contest and select two to be in the county contest., Gar dens which are entered in t' contest are as follows: Snow Hill-White Hat, Mr. t Mrs. Melvin Eure and Mr. Mrs Beivin Eure; :; Chapan ' tr, and Mrs. A. C. Glenn; E Springs, Mr. -and .Mrs. A. Layden,' Dnrants Neck, T.lr. -Mrs. Robert Sutton; -."Betlit-l, and Mrs." M. T; Griitrin p Blanche ; Goo.'" "in; T j and Mrs. J. I . T , hck