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. WKEI13 TIIDRE'S A WHEEL It probably wouldn't do for
an amusement park, but this ferris wheel is fine for Boy h
Scouts at the Scoutorama, Kansas City, Kan. The lads made
. it from hickory poles and rope. ( ' ' , '
Ed
u cation Board
Hold Long Session
On Varied Agenda
. Th Perquimans County Board
of Education met in a long ses-
siou nere lvionaay nifjnt consid
ering n agenda of varied busi
ness matters.1 - ,
Board 1 assigned county students
to ' schools for the 1 term begin
; tiing next September. Under the
terms of . the assigned resolution
eaoh s"'ident was assigned- inrtfte
jh-iVol attended -.'last 'year ' andi
"pupils' beginning school for the
; first time wete assigned to the
school where the child attended
ttrfe-sohanl rlihit and wan ac
cepted.
Several -parents appeared be
fore the i Board requesting f a
summer -school session . for ele
mentary children. Action on this
request was tabled to' enable, the
board to secure .further infor
mation concerning Its organization.-
v f , ',' , .').'
The Board' approved the elec
tion jof the fallowing teachers:
' Mrs. Richard i Bryant, Central
Grammar School; John Wynn,
King Street' School;" Theresa Eb
ron, Perquimans Union School.
These new. teachers were ;secur
ed under the; additional- allot
ment made Perquimans County
under, the terfrs of the budget
recently adopted by the Legisla
ture.' '",''(.
'.; After v much); 'discussion, the
board adopted a new policy con
cerning the granting of permis-
sion ;to permit school-groups to
take trips . which require them
to ' be away from- home over
night. : i i .
The Board voted ho future
permission for , such ' trip? will
be granted except in cases of
official delegates to school spon
sored activities, '. J-.-V
' . The Board also, named the
following school janitors for the
coming yearr -Perquimans High
School-W.' V. Brabble, Gladys
Hall, Daisy Manley; Hertford
Grammar. School Leroy Light-
foot, Maries Felton; Central
C ammar School Ernest Stall
toss, Odel Stellines; King Street
School Stephen Vaughan, Bea
trice Vauhan,' Perquimans Un
io School Junius Spellman,
E-ama, Lamb, Lortrella Collins.
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wisre Jkcrctaty.'';
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Pcrquimtns Class
Of '5S Reunion
:!dLsst Sunday
' The Perquimans High School
"Class of 29aj5've't3' its firsk class
reunion at the' Perquimans High
School 1 Cafeteria Sunday,, July
2, ' where everyone enjoyed a
barbecue dinner. ;. ,
Thirty of the class of 56 at
tended with ' their wives, hus
bands or guest making a total
of 53. Mrs, George Barber, Mrs..
Hannah Holmes, class advisors,
Linda Boyce, Kim Rose, class
mascots, were special guests of
the class. t ' ,
' Charlie Umphlett, class presi
dent, gave the welcome after
which Bobby Mathews gave the
devotional ; , ' -h ,
Linda Boyce sang Chattanooga
Shoe Shine Boy and Kim Rose
played the piano and auto-harp.
Class members introduced their
husband, wife or guest and told
what they' had, been 'doing dur
ing the last 5 years.
Everyone enjoyed Mrs, Barber
and Mrs, Holmes as. they , told
what ; they remembered ; most
about the class and class mem
bers. Charlie Umphlett from New
Britain, Conn, and Mrs. Clarr
ence Watson (Annette Proctor)
of Philadelphia, traveled the
most miles to attend.
Those attending were: Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Baker, Vivian
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baker
John Benton, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam , Byrum,:Alr. .'and - Mrt
George Morgan, Mr. . and Mrs,
Ted Chappell, Mrs. 'James Dar
nell,' Jimmy Copcland, Mr .m and
Mrs. Marvin Gilden, Mr. : and
Mrs. Clarence Chappell, Jr.r Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Whitley, Seth
Morgan, '. Mr. and Mrs: Emmett
Lane, Mr. and Mrs. ' William
Proctor, Mary Ann Robertson,
Mr, and Mrs. Joe Rogerson, Mr.
and Mrs. Charlos Ward, Mr- and
Mrs. Alfred Winslow, Mra. .Noah
Reed Felton, ' Lois V. Winslow,
Charlie Umphlett, Ann 'White,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Benton, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Watson, Jr.,
M r. and Mrs. Joe Liner. Mr. and
i.: is. Eoi:
'.hews and Mr,
and Mrs. f i i
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ol'..er l
The cU.s c
the school sOi
quimans". .
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Wilmington'Firiii
T :r:i'dx&2$k Contract
Hai
!: Mille f. Building Corporation !
of Wilmington N. C, has been
awarded 'a" $177,800 construction
contract at Harvey Point Navy
Base, -according to an 'an
nouncement made by the Fifth
Naval District office in Norfolk
last Monday.
According to the report' the
construction,' which ' will begin
this summer, will involve erect
ing concrete, . steel and frame
buildings and remodeling others.
'Testing and evaluation of cer
tain classified material will be
done at the reactivated facility:
Up to now this ''special testing
work has beeji, done at'' Camp
Peary, Va. .
The Navy has not elaborated
on the nature of the ' classified
work. In an announcement last
month the Navy said the facil
ity will ; be staffed mostly by
civilian J personnel, "primarily
specialists from private industry
in the area." ' ' ' ' -
Harvey Point was selected be
cause of its "relative isolation
and , quality of "; existing build
ings," the Navy said. About
$12 million in construction had
been completed on the $45 mil
lion .base ' when : the seaplane
plans were, scrapped. - V
Harvey Point, situated 10
miles south of Hertford on ,the
Perquimans .River, has been on
practically a caretaker , basis
since the Navy abandoned the
Seamaster program two years
ago. , , . .
The facility is, being and will
continue so, used as a practice
bombing site with some 20
Navy men assigned to the sta
tion. ' , ' j,
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Noes Officers -
1962 officers were elected at
the Perquimans County Home
Demonstration County Council
meeting on June 29.
;Mrs. Melvin Eure was elected
president, Mrs.' . Cliff Morgan,
vice president; Mrs. C. T. Roger
son, ' Jr., secretary, and : Mrs.
Vernon Harrell, treasurer. The
officers; will assume .duties - in
January of 1962. i
Mrs.'' 'Warner Madre, president,
conducted the meeting - which
opened with the singing of On
ward, Eves Onward. The devo
tional was given by -Mrs. Clin
ton Ray Winslow. '
Mrs. Fred Mathews, State, Dis
trict, and County Music Lead
er, Judy Long, Carolyn Paige
Long' and Ruth Harrell gave a
report on the State Music Work
shop at Brevard College.
Mrs. ' Edgar Long, County
Council Treasurer, presented a
budget plan for use of the treas
ury. She suggested that each
club should send all dues to her
at once at the beginning of the
year. - '
Mrs. Ray Godfrey presented
the report from the -nominating
committee composed of Mrs. Earl
Hollowell and Mrs. L. B. Elliott
The group decided that hus
bands would be invited to the
next commissioners' , banquet.
. Mrs Rob Turner was elected
to represent Perquimans County
on iiie uuiwi a nuns 'uur ui
October. ' Mrs. John Syittons was
elected as alternate.
The ' group decided to begin
work on the kitchen project im
mediately. Cups saucers, plates
and, silver for 50 is to be furn
ished for the,, kitchen at -ttie
Agricultural Building. Each
Home Demonstration Club' is to
contribute to the kitchen.:
.The following announcements
were made: "Farm Home Week,
Ralc- rh, N. C, July 11-14; Bast.
em district uraiiS tamp, Au
gust 14-16 at IJanteo, , and Na
tional Safety Week, ' J,.ly 2449."
T. e n. -. i aljouned with
the Club C: t ' .
n:cr.r.':r,3 Cc rt .
Perq-simans Count- Recorder's!
Court-wr-j in, re i ; Jay of
s H i-, 'i. 8 to t..e t yervance
T - y.' All c --es.
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I Very Promising
Prospects that Hertford ,will
be chosen as a site for a veneer
mill, with a possible employee
roll of 30 persons, appeared very
promising here Wednesday.
Allan W. Mills, manager of
the Perquimans County Cham
ber of Commerce, then said the
owner of the plant expected tn
be in Hertford Thursday to ne
gotiate a lease with -the site
owner, after which time plans
would -go forward toward estab
lishment of the industry.
The plant owner has been ne
gotiating' with : the site owner
for several weeks, and Mr. Mills
stated it now appears almost a
certainty Hertford will soon have
another industry employing local
people.
Local Delegates
To Have Part In
Farm Home VEsk
"And In Today Already Walks
Tomorrow" is the . theme for
State Farm-Home Week to be
held in Raleigh July 11-14 at
State College. According to II a
Grey Mcllwean, Home- Eoonomr
ics Agent, seven Home Demon
stration Club women will repre
sent Perquimans County.
Mrs. M.; T. Griffin of Route 2,
Edenton, is the State Recording
Secretary. Mrs. Fred Matthews
of Route L Hertford, State Mu-'
si4 Chairman" 'will be reponsihl
fh , I i , it i. , . " . it. ,' r a
week; ltrsrWarner Madre!Per
quimans County Council presi
dent, - and Mrs. Fannie Hurdle,
District 2 vice president, will
represent the county at the
State Council meeting. Mrs.
Melvin Eure, Mrs. C. T. Roger
son, Jr., and Mrs. Freeman
Umphlette will also be present
for the event. ' .,
Other persons who would like
to attend Farm Home Week are
asked to contact Miss Mcllwean
as soon as possible.
More Children In The Local
Population Census Data Says
What has been Perquimans
County's natural growth rate in
the last five years?
To help measure this progress,
the Census Bureau has analyzed
data that it gathered while mak
ing its recent population count.
It has also released comparable
figures for communities in other
sections of the, country.
In Perquimans County, ac
cording to the report, the trend
has been toward larger families.
, The Census Bureau uses the
unromantic but scientific term
"fertility ratio" in describing its
I findings,
What it shows is how many
children , there are, under the
age of y five, for every 1,000
women who are within the nor
mal child-bearing ages. It gives
"a rough index of .the natural
growth tendencies" of an area.
Perquimans ; County, :with a
fertility ratio of 557, reveals a
sturdy growth rate. .
Its Tatio compares -favorably
with that found in the United
States, ,488 children below age
five, per 1,000 women: , It top
ped the' South '.Atlantic States
ratio, 481, as well. :.. r
The effect of the increased
proportion of small children in
'.jthe county is also to be seen in;Hertford residents was the
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un tne oasis or tne iyeu cen
sus, -there are 'now 3.77 people
in the . .average household in
Perquimans County as " against
3.29 in the United States and
3.46 in the South Atlantic States.
According to an independent
study of family growth,, con
ducted by "the ' University "of
Michigan; a number of factors.i
go toward determining -wntther
" vup: wm iiavu w mui;
children,
Chief among'
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"DONT SEND ME BACK" A three-month-old lion cub
gives his mistress, Mrs. Vada Stovall, a pleading look. But
the Stovall's, of Portland, Ore., must send their pet to the
zoo because it's growing too wild. They nurtured the animal
when it was too small to get along in the usual environment
County Finances
In Good Condition
En d OfFisca I Yea r
School Calendar
Revealed By Sunt
The official calendar for Per
quimans County Schools for the
coming year has been announced
by the Perquimans County Board
PJ...t Aa3 111 1 l
ux .uum.y xu.-
duty.
August 30, teachers report on
duty. 1
August 31, pupils registration
day. ,
September 5, first day of
school.
November 23-24 Thanksgiving
holidays.
December 21-January 1, Christ
mas holidays.
.- April 20-23, Easter holidays.
May 31, schools close.
ability.
It was found that wives do a
"remarkably accurate" job of
forecasting how many children
they will have over a five-year
span.
In a 1955 sampling, followed
up m I960, those who were
asked how many they expected
in the next five years gave
answers that averaged 0.8 births.
The followup showed that their
predictions were fulfilled,. , al
most exactly.
Hand in hand with a rise in
the birth rate in an area go
changes in the way people spend
their money, Outlays for food,
toys, children's apparel, medi
cines and rent -move upward.
Less necessary expenditures take
a drop. , t -" .
Model-A Birthday
' When , the little black "1931
Model A Ford leaves Hertford
Thursday morning with Richard
Auman driving it to his new
home in Garner, it will be the
thirtieth birthday of the car,
because the bill of sale which
the owner still has shows the
purchasing date of the Ford to
be July 6, 1931.
ThA TTrwr? n familiar siaht trt
J property of the late James S,
McNider, whose son gave it , to
Richard Auman about two years
ago. Written in bold silver let
ter across t the front of the car
are the words "Hertford, N.. C,
Where Prosperity Is a Habit"
and 'the present owner has de
cided to leave this familiar
slogan oh the car, saying "Then
people ' Will ' know where1 I'm
from." , , , ,' V '
Richard . left ; quite , . early
Thursday morning to drive the
ford 'to 'Garner oft what '.may
we'.l be the little car's longest
t ii its tl:i.-T-year history,
Perquimans County completed
ills 1960-61 fiscal yrar on June
30 with its annual budget un
Iderspent by a figuic of $18,000,
according to a financial report
made to the County Commis
Isioncrs on Monday by Max R.
Campbell, County Accountant.
Tnpnmf, H.lrinrf ihn uiur av.
eedel expcnditures $20i276. To.
w ,tincoine Jroni, h11 sourccs
amounted to $430,465, while cx-
$44.0,108. .'
Tax collections .cjunng the fis
cal year amounted to $170,541.
leaving approximately $61500 of
the levy to be collected and in
come from sources other than
ad valorem taxes amounted to
$266,723. The county closed out
the fiscal year with cash bal
ances amounting to $128,327.
Total income for the various
departments of the government
was given as follows: General
Fund, $95,559; 'Poor Fund, $2,563;
Debt Service, $53,639; Welfare
Administrative ' Fund, $14,498;
OAA Fund, $87,574; ADC Fund,
$39,673; APTD Fund, $37,886;
General School Fund, $80,738;
School Supplement Fund, $21,
843; Capital Outlay, $2.25.
Expenditures for the different
funds were listed .as
General
Fund, $92,423; Poor Fund, $6,067;
Debt Service, $58,852; Welfare
Administration, $14,037; OAA
Fund, ' $85,f07; School Supple
ment Fund, $23,901. .
, During the past year the
county reduced its bonded in
debtedness by $30,900, plus in
terest on the bonds outstanding.
Sanders - Nixon
Vows Spoken In
Voodville Church
In a ceremony characterized
by beauty and charm, Miss Judy
Nixon became the bride of Ed
ward . Arnold Sanders Sunday
afternoon, June 25, in' the Wood
ville Baptist Church. The pas
tor, the Rev. William S. , Brown,
officiated in 'the ' double ring
ceremony. Mrs. Gildon White
hurst , was pianist and accom
panied Bobby Ray Spence, who
sang "Where Thou Goest" and
as a benediction "The Wedding
Prayer." -
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Leroy Nix
on of Route 3, Hertford, and the
bridegroom is, the son of Mr. and
Mrs.- William Edward Sanders of
Route 4, Elizabeth City.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a formal
gown of silk organza with, lace
bodice embroidered . with se
quins' and pearls .over satin and
net. Lace .inserts adorned the
very bouffant skirt. Her finger
tip veil was attached to a tiara
of pearls. , Her cascade bouquet
was made of feathered carna
tions "centered with a single red
' iCon&Hud on Pagt Thm)
Hertford Awarded
Third PI ace For
Pedestrian Safety
State Official In
Meeting With Local
Chamber Officers
Officers of the Perquimans S1ln8 the. town's achieve
Chamber of Commerce were in "1 l" tra'f'c safety'
a meetinc here Fridav of last
Friday of last
week with Eugene Harris, in
dustrial representative of the
Boarri of rwnraii n
velopmcnt, for the purpose of,
roi..,i i.- -
MHiug . nit- iouuk vi d re
cent industrial survey submitted
to the CD Board by the local
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Harris told the Chamber
officers the survey revealed
much information to his depart
ment iihih nrill kn
"'- allu
made available to industries
at-t'iung locations in worth Caro
lina. He pointed out, however, it is
essential for the community to
organize an Industrial Commis
sion if it desires to participate
in securement of new industry.
He told the Chamber members
an industrial commission is ne
cessary to expedite loans and
other financial matters which
might arise in the event the
community desires to construct
buildings and lend financial aid
to a now industry.
Mr. Harris also recommended
to the Chamber of Commerce it
conduct a program to clean up
the community, especially the
approaches to the town, since
appearances create a lasting im
pression on prospective indus
trial officials, He suggested old
houses and buildings be re
paired ... and painted, . business
buildings be updated and high
ways approaching the town be
beautified.
He commended the survey for
its information relative to Hert
ford's business sites, caunty
school system, churches, com
munications and transportation.
Bonner Advises
Board On Project
Commissioners for Perquimans
County, meeting here last Mon
day, read letters from Congress
man Herbert C. Bonner in which
the Congressman advised there
is little hone that special leeis-
iati0n be introduced in -Con-
gress concerning a drainage sur
vey project for the- upper
reaches of the Perquimans
River.
Mr. Bonner advised the board
he was in receipt of a resolution
adopted by the Commissioners
requesting he introduce a mea
sure before Congress calling for
relief from threatened floods in
the area. He pointed out spe
cial legislation, such as this, can
not be introduced without fav
orable recommendation by the
District Office of the U. S. Corps
of Engineers and forwarded the
local board a letter from this
District Office nointing out the
situation involved is a drainage
problem rather than a flood
control project, and apparently
was not justified inasmuch as
parties involved revealed no in
terest in establishment of a
drainage district.
Other matters handled during
the board meeting included reap
pointment of Julian C, Powell
as county tax supervisor for a
period of two years.
On motion passed the board
awarded Sinclair Refining Com
pany a 'contract to furnish fuel
oil to the county for the com
ing yeart The company submit
ted the low bid for this service
at a discount of .0275 per cent
off tank wagon prices.
The board : approved s applica
tions for beer licenses as sub
mitted' by Will Matthews, Mrs.
Clara Layden " and Roy Hall,
Negro.
A request for a budget allo
cation for civil defense, submit
ted by W. S. Long, CD chair
man, was tabled, t The board
voted to reimburse 1Ar. Long' for
some expenditures made upon
condition no further, funds are
to be expended without -authorisation,
by the board,
The. Town of Hertford won
third place in the 1960 Carolina
Motor Club program on pedes
trian safety and was presented
, a plaque at ceremonies held
! here last Monday, at - which
time G. E. Harris, representing
I the motor club, presented Mayor
IV. N. Darden with the plaque
! . 1, F'uun was maae at
me municipal ouuaing ana was
attended by members of the
lown Doal . Pnce depart-
7 nUmDCr 01 ,nlerest-
ed persons.
Mr. Harris pointed out that
AAA had for the past 30 years
been engaged in promoting traf
fic satety, especially for pedes
trians, and he was pleased to
announce this program had
brought about a reduction of ac-
cidents
trians '
and injuries to pedes-
At first, Mr. Harris said, the
pedestrian program was for
larger towns and cities but
some three years ago, the Mo
tor Club set up a program for
towns under 5,000 population,"
and that Hertford had mad
much progress participating in
this project. .
He stated some 67 towns in
North and South Carolina nar- ''
ticipatc in the program each
year but interest was greater in
Northeastern North Carolina
than elsewhere.
Mr. Harris congratulated the
townspeople, the town board
and police department for the
.safety record achieved during
.he past year and stated the
judging of the award is made on
the basis of the town's safety
measures near and around the .
.schools, crosswalks and car op
erators' .attitude.. - ..- - : V "
In accepting the award,
Mayor Darden thanked Mr. Har
ris and the Motor Club and ex
pressed appreciation for ' the
program which assists small
kOwns to promote safety on their
streets. He also praised Police
Captain B. L. Gibbs and mem
oers of the police force for the
splendid job each carried out to
enable Hertford lo win third
place award for 1960.
This Week's I
Headlines
President Kennedy secured a
court order late Monday invok
ing the Taft-Hartley law into the
Maritime , strike which had
crippled U. S. shipping for . the
past month. The court order re
quires strikers to resume jobs
for a period of 80 days.
British troops have establish
ed defense lines in Kuwait, as
a preventive measure against
Iraq's threat to overrun the tiny
area which only recently achiev
ed its independence fom Great
Britain. Word from Kuwait on
Wednesday indicated the pres
ence of the British troops foiled
the Iraq plans.
Governor Sanford on Tuesday
reduced prison sentences for,
some, seven union leaders, con
victed of conspiring to dynamite
a "textile plant during a strike
in 1959. , The governor's action
results in av possible early pa
role for the men.
North Carolina's fatality rec
ord for the lone 4th . of Jiilv
holiday reached 28 late Tuesday:
14 of the deaths came from auto
accidents, nine persons drowned
and the remaining five were list-,
ed y as miscellaneous accidents,
The highway death toll was un.
der the predicted, total of 21. j
New Of ficers Tuesday
Rotary To Install
i -h h-. .'' ''.'"" '- "' '' ''h hhJp
New officers of the Hertford
Rotary Club will be installed
at a meeting of the club rJot
Tuesday night at 6:13 at El
liott's Cafe.- ?
- The incoming . president will
be Erie Haste, Jr who will sir .
ceed James Divers. : Vice pre
dent will be Joe Towe," Jr.,
Jack Kanoy, will be reinsl
ar secretary and treasitrr.
"All' members are tn l'i i
present for this xr-z'L,