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1 ' 1 17' ri Vclu-3 XXVIIL Number 34. riertlord. Perquimans County, ftiorm Carolina. .Friday. August 25, 1961. 5 Cents Per Copy i T 'J Seventeen Cases On Court Docket Plans Developing For Farmers Pay Event October 6th At Session WEEKLY - A-fl vv- n IVii tj Tuesday - . i h BEATING THE DRUMS A full-blooded Apache Indian, r' Swift Eagle, booms the drum in North Hudson, N.Y., to aid r, boy scouts who collected ZVi tons of newspapers. Proceeds went to CARE. Mr. Eagle is lore instructor for the scouts. ACS Community Scheduled Fot September 1 1 f ' h method of.. holding , com munity A9C . farmer - committee elections was announced , today by L, L. Lane, chairman of this Perquimans County ASC Com mittee. . Community elections will be held i in the county's six-- desig nated agricultural : communities on September 11. - Polls will re main i open from 8 A. M. to 6 - ' P.v M. The following-. farmers Were" nominated for election as . Community Committeemen and , i Alternates and Delegates and Al ternate Delegates to the County Convention: K ' , sen A. Asbell, Darvln Carver, Estps t Copeland, vWillafoT Cope- ,' land, Tilton'.V Layden, . : . Elwood Nowell, Rudolph Perry, C. T. . Rogerson, Jr., Quinton Stallings and Robert Hendren. .f .; ; Bethel Community: i Dan- Ber ry, John Corprew, Roy Chap- ? i'pell, -.Srr Winston Lane, Jr S. ' Edgar Lorfg, Charlie ' Mathews, J.' Towe White, J. B. Perry,' W. D. Perry, JrH William Stallings. '.'Hertford Community: Jack Brinri, Clarence L. Dail, Milton Oail, Jr., Louis G. Howell, T. R. . Ttirby, Emmett B. Long, Samuel ; .Mansfield, J. E. Perry, Joe Rog erson, Carroll Williams.- . New Hope Community: Marvin ,Caddy, Ben Chambers Sterling Cblson, Belvin Eure, A. L. God frey, . Jrv James Godf rey Moody Harrell, ' Robert Suttoni'iTilion . .Whitehurst and J. Elmer Wood, " ' Jr. :.:l'''i'',:. ' :- ' -Nicanor Community: Quincy Riddick,v Selden Rountree,, John- . , nie Stallings, Joseph II.. Stair lilngs, Jr., Lyndon White, Her- bert L. Williams, ' Elisha ' S. Winslow, : Jarvis Winslow, Percy - L.' Winslow, Roy-Winslow. 1 Parkville Communityi George W. Baker, J. A, Bray, J. C; Bun dy,. Jr., Carl Godwin, : Otis J. Lane; Floyd Long," Wallace Mor gan, Ray Morse. Raymond Stan ton and Claud Williams. , i Any farmer - who as owner, 1 operator, tenant or sharecropper, is-participating- or is eligible to participate in any program" ad ministered by -.tlw. County. ASC h& -community. . 1 ' , " Announcements will , be made of the .Community Committee men elected immediately ! after the election. Delegates elected by the farmers will meet on September Si' to1 elect County Committeemen. '' ASC County and Community ' Committeemen elected will; take office October 1st., "X -: ' ''Polling places will be as fol lows! Belvldore ommunity, G.. L. Chappell 'store; Bethel Com munity, " Curtis Ctore; Hertford Community, .-Agricultural Build ing; New Jlope .Community, Turner "5t CaJ'y Store; Nicanor Coirmuhity, tie Wink Winslow Elo."; Tai". ''..'e' Community, Fr-Jl T'I.-eIo Zre. - -fa 4 This Week's ! I Headlines J Tighter controls on travel be tween East and West Germany were invoked by the JEast Gr- mane tfiia iimnl- nlmnJ i. Tir i. vrutA ciiiiicu tit XVcsl Berlincrs visiting in East Ber lin.. The Communist government previously clammed down on East Germans going into West Berlin., While this-situation- re mains taut it is now the general belief war ,ove Berlin will be 'j-.vprf fiUhuf tty jimilock- uc -wii iciiiaiii ior years 4X0 come. - -' t ' , 4i I The Untied States; France an1 Britain .have increased military forces in West Berlin" and1 clear ly stated intentions to remain there under' rights won' bv World War II regardless of any 'day and membership meeting on action Russia may take V -in j Friday,- September 8.' The. meet signing a peace! treaty with East, ine and address will take olace Germany. - - North , Carolina voters, a come November, will have an-'oppor tunity to 'voice opinions on somr actions taken by the ,1961 Leg tslature when several bond is sues ' and amendments . to the state constitution will be decii ed upon in a spQcial election. Among other items included in the election will be a decision by the voters to determine t0: cedure for succession of office holders. H.SV',1 Tornadoes hit five . Easterr North Carolina counties . earlier this week' resulting in heavy property damage but no injuries to persons residing in the- areas Twisters struck in Pitt, Greene Lenoir, Wayne and Bertie coun ties leaving behind damaged homes, tobacco barns and other outbuildings. ' Reports from Washington state Congress hopes to-i recess about the middle of September with little likelihood adminis: tration plans for change's' ih-'.tax structure, postal rates or medical care for the' aged being- adopted during this session-of. Congress. PrciceFmn'::;';. Milton Dail and' Son, local produce and farm suoply dealer fr nearly twenty years, Is quit ting business following a close out auction sale to be conducted at their location Saturday o ttis week!1 N Mr.. Dail, Sr., ' m ; announcing the decision, to go out .of busi ness stated that while the firm had' its . location rented for the balance of the year thy were making way for another tenant to take' over the-plant -site. lie expressed his and his son's ropreciatlon to the many pa t ons t'.-.rm ' out this area it had) n '" their r t'. e y Vrn.R'h pleasure to serve I s and wished for r. s f -v .the A varied docket of. 17 cases Was disposed of during - Tues day's session of Perquimans Re- 'corder's Court presided over by j Judge Chas. E. Johnson. , ) Jake Brown, Negro, found guilty on a charge of resisting arrest, 'was released , from cus- ij tody after - having served two davs in tail. The state limit i - nol pros in the case charging ;Brown with assault. ! Otis Sutton, Negro, pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving and paid a fine of $25 and costs. , : The case of Earlie Winslow, charged with driving drunk, was moved 'up to the Superior Court . docket when the defendant re- quested a trial by jury. ' , percent of the land was listed Submissions accepted 'by the as harvested cropland "while 54 court including the cases '' in percent - was wood3, waste and which Harvey Beard paid $22 , other and two percent in lm fine for speeding-Merrill Cope- proved 'pasture. , land, speeding, $23; Charles i Of the total crops harvested, Jones, speeding, $25; " Carmeha Rife, speeding, $43; Preston Copcland, speeding, $25; Russell rage, ' speeding, $24. v Luke Gregory, ' Negro, ? stop sign violation, costs; John Clark, failing to see intended movement of car could be made safely, costs; t William P. Lane, reckless driving, $25 and costs. James Carter. Negro, no op erator's license, $Z3 an4 costs; William Alexander, disposing of trash on a hiehwav posts: .Topi Perry, 'Negro, assault, costs Lee Stepney, Negro, improper park ing, . costs; , Elijah Brooks, Ne gro, : improper parking, ; costs; Cleamon, Holley, Negro, improp er brakes, costs. Governor Sanford ToAdrcMe' Peanut Producers Governor Terry" Sanford will address '; North. Carolina peanut growers at their annual ' field lat the Peanut Belt Research Station at Lewis ten. i Governor Sanford will be in troduced by State Commissioner of Agriculture L.. Y. (Stag) Ballentine.. . v-.-.- The.. Governor's address and the business meeting of the N. C. Peanut Growers Association will be held Friday morning. The ifternoon ' session . will be de' voted to. bringing growers the latest information on curing peanuts. . , "We .believe this will be a very timely topic," r said Astor ?erry, peanut specialist at State College, : who has helped plan '.he program. "Growers can find out about ' the . latest ' curing techniques, and still have time lo adjust their equipment before larvesting." .. . . j , -. Other' highlights of the pro gram will be the awarding of membership , certificates in the Two-Ton ' Peanut Club and the presentation of a '4-H' Club pea aut demonstration , i by , Jessie Smith ot Duplin County. Board Of Education To Meet Monday P. M. Members of . the Perquimans Board .'of Education Will ' hold their- August' meeting next Mon day night, August 28, beginning at 7:45 o'clock in the office of the superintendent of schools. J. T. Biggers, secretary to the board,-? said ' among mother things the bftard will consider approval of four ' teachers elected to the county faculty since ' the - board's last meeting and discuss an agenda ' concerning ' matters . re la ted to the opening of the new school term. , - REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services will begin at Oak i-Grove Methodist Church, Chapanoke, Thursday - night. August 24, and continue nightly through September 3. " . a The services will begin at 7:45 o'clock. . 'i . , v, . The "pastor, the Rev. Lester Hall, will bring the messages. There will be special singing fu-'each evening. Half Of Farmland Producing Crops In Perquimans Less than 50 percent 'of the farmland in Perquimans County had crops harvested therefrom during I960, according to the Farm Census report released j this week. The report, issued by .the Crop Report Service department f o) the N. C. and U. S. Department of Agriculture, pointed out 44 l the report stated, 45 per cent of the land was in corn, 39 percent j in soybeans, seven percent in peanuts and nine percent mis cellaneous. : - The service issued the follow ing comments' concerning the census survey made for Per quimans County in January of this year: Of the 110,497 acres of farm ra"d reported in -the January, li,D1 Lun5US 5UIve -wf 4u... ans County, 48,714 acres or 44 percent were used to harvest crops in I960, which was- 1,087 acres more thrn the 47,627 har vested acres for' the crop year 1959. The majority of the I960 crops showed slightfy higher acreage levels over the previous crop year with the biggest in crease in soybeans; about 800 iacrse. Small acreage decreases e!te-M4icated'''V'-toHiygi; hums, and vegetables grown; for home use. Livestock inventories showed , a few 'less brood sows and 'beef cows, but small in creases were reported in the number of milk cows, also in the number of laying hens and pullets. Farmers reported 59 tractor drawn or mounted dust ing and spraying units in the county. Of the 3,921 people liv ing on the farm, which was fewer by 180 than the year be fore, 497 were listed as working 100 days or more on off-farm jobs during 1960. ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Perry of Suffolk, Va., announce the birth of a son, Scott Gregory, born Wednesday, . August 16, Mrs. Perry is the'former Miss Becky Gregory, daughter ' of Mr. and Mrs. . Noah Gregory. ; 1 Federal Wage-Hour Become Effective On September 3rd minded that amendments to the , - v V r.. j j a local and interurban transit sys- Fair Labor Standards Act, gen- , , , -t,tinn . . . w terns, and construction enter- erally known as the Federal. . '- Wage-Hour Law, become effec- tive on Sunday, September 3, jggl - 1 , ' .,' : ; The reminder comes from State Labor Commissioner Frank Crane . .... ... ., t-, , , who administers the Federal V "l ","," """1 erative agreement between the N. C. " Department of Labor and the U. S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. , North Carolina is the only State hav ing such an agreement for local enforcement of the Federal law. Commissioner Crane said that employees' who are how covered by provisions of the Wage-Hour Law will be entitled to a mini mum wage of at least $1-15 an hour starting September . 3rd. The law continues to apply to employees engaged in interstate commerce or the production . of goods for interstate-commerce, unless specifically exempt. New Coverage. . Coverage of tha Act also has been- extended to employees of large enterprises -j engaged in commerce or . the production of goods for commerce, Crane said. These newly covered, employees, mostly in the retail and service trades, ' will be due a minimum' wage of at least $1.00 an hour, starting September 3rd. - Also A WEE BIT HOT-Diana Lynn Askin and her father tried to escape the heat by going to a nearby, city.pool. Here the 2-month-old tyke found that she could relax and catch up on a little sleep, too, in the Sunnyvale, Calif., sun. Labor Commissioner Urges Students To Finish School "Go back to school and stay until you graduate." That was the earnest word from State Labor Commissioner Frank Crane as he urged Tar Ieel youngsters to quit summer jobs, return to' the classrooms, and make the most of their edu cational opportunities. "Don't short-change your own future by putting immediatel earnings from a job ahead of your need to learn all you can," declared Crane. "Don't sell North Carolina short by failing! to prepare yourself to share fully in the great future that! lies before us." And to the parents of school age children, Commissioner Crane had this to say: "Quit ting school to take a job is the worst, decision" a young person can' make . in today's complex world. Educating all our boys and girls to the limit of their capacity is necessary ; both for their own welfare and for the -Wjrg4flt-State Jfr Na tion. - . . ... .... t "There are fewer and ' fewer worth-while opportunities for the unskilled and poorly educated In our increasingly technogolical society," Crane stated. "At the same - time, there are serious eKnplotfoo in all n-f tVia nrnfoue- ions and many of the skilled chu,rch7 beginning. Sunday Au trades ! e an contlnulng through ' ' " Sunday, September 3. Our economy needs more; . highly educated people - pro-!. Services -will begin each even fessionals, technicians, scientists," m.- at t7:45 oc,ock and ther0 mathematicians, statisticians and wu be (our. morning services for research assistants - of all kinds. bose wh a unable to attend in n0nnin r,i.ir n the evening services. These army of skilled workmen, me chanics, and craftsmen to move the results of research from the( drawing board to the produc- Guest minister for the revival tion line. , meetings will be the Rev . Hoyle , "More people with equally B- Alexander, pastor of the West high-calibre education are need-,End Baptist Church at Gaffrey, ed in teaching, government, in (Continued From Page Four) Law Changes To K '!''.''.',' . vrane .saip. uie.- uvu...c provisions will continue to ap- 'piy to woricers wno areaireaay -,,, tJm aA ui -ii uiic null vay xur an nuuis wuiiv- . An ' a ,rt.,UoI, j,nr. employees who are newlycover ed under the Act, he sad, over time pay W'H not be required until 1963. ' , ' . , Exemptions Exemptions . continue to apply to such establishments as ho te!s motels, restaurants, hospi tals, movies and a few other ser vice es tabliinme"n ts. Crane add ed that the retail or service es tablishments exemption now in - "(continued from Pag 3) 4-H' Annual Picnic Scheduled Friday The Perquimans 4-H County Council invites, all 4-H'ers to at tend, the annual picnic to be h,eld4 Friday, August 25. - The picnic wui De in the form of a hamburger fry at the Elizabeth City swimming pooL' Swimming from 5:00 until 7:00 P.- M.; sup- 4ar follows swimming. County Council officers and 'adult lead ers will be sponsoring the event. All 4H Club members are urg ed to attend. , Revival Services At Bethel Church Aug. 27 To Sept. 3 I REV. HOYLE B. ALEXANDER The Rev. A. B. Hammett, pas tor of the bethel Baptist Church, announces that revival services will be held at the morning services will be held Tuesday through Friday at 10:30 South Carolina. The public is cordially invited to attend any or all of the ser vices. Principal Urges Students Register Pupils not already enrolled in I Perquimans High School should I register at the principal's office before September 1, it .was an nounced by E. C. Woodard to day. He said this included ail new pupils and those who did not attend 'last year except the new eighth grade. Mr. Woodard also stated stu dent fees at the high school this year will' be books, $4..50; insur ance,' '$2.00; ' typing fee, $5.00; agriculture, $2.00; home econom ics, $2.00. Books and insurance fees must be paid the first day while- other fees are payable during the first week of school. Rotary To Sponsor Indians' Program r Members of .the Hertford Ro tary will, again this year, assist the Perquimans High School ath letic program by sponsoring the printing of programs to be sold at ;-. all local football . games. Members of the Rotary Club, with Joe Towe,; Jr., as chairman,- will sell advertising for the programs, and all proceeds over the cost of the printing will be donated to the school's athletic project. "' r '' ' '' ' " ;,; -.''.' y ROTARY TO MEET ' Hertford's . Rotary Club will the members and their families meet, Tuesday , evening at 6:15 and friends. Bathing was en o'clock -at Elliott's. Cafe, joyed by the "young try.", . . Housing Program Making Progress A low-cost housing develop- ager of the Perquimans Cham mcnt for the Town of Hertford ber of Commerce, who this week has moved forward, according to rePc"'ted plans for the annual R. C. Elliott, town clerk, who Farmers Day event are rapidly reported this week that twenty- shaPing UP under direction of a five residents of the town have 'commlttee comPosed of R. M. ;ctittoned the Town Board to!Thompson J- L- TunneU, T. R. coninua this project due to lackKlrby' Mrs- Farn'e Hurdle and of adequate housing within thelMlss I,a Grey Mdlwean. ' ; town limits j While the plans are a -little- A public hearing of the pro- '"""f nht at ths tirae msal" has been set for Monday, commi'toe jha matJe arrange cptemb,r 11, at the regular, 1' Z neetintr of the Town JWH I lhe Id Pst offlce building-and - which will be conducted in the'. t3louhton u.ding.' The ounc.l room at the Municipal Z I W' ' Buildinq beginning at 7:30 P M ' lownitown' Wlt" merchants us Notice of the public hearing,! l?S window, for merchan- md its purpose, is published in this issue of your hometown! newspaper. JM CIud Holds The Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club held its monthly dinner meeting Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Betty T. Swindell, when the members enjoyed a fish fry in the hostess's back yard. Mrs. Essie Burbage, vice president, presided in the ab sence cf the president and wel comed Miss Phyllis Hendren, a graduate of Perquimans High School, who was the recipient of the BPW medal for the out - standing commercial student She also welcomed Miss Hend-! ren's mother, Mrs. R. L. Hend - 1 hit ten, ana ivirs. lvunam f. nas- kett as guests of the club. During the short business meeting reports were given by the members attending the dis trict execut.e board meeting in Ahoskie. Mrs. Roxanna C. Jack son gave a report on the year's activities of the Sick Loan Clos et sponsored by the club and listed some of the things need ed and most called for. Mrs. Dora T. Riddick reported she had received samples of the "hristmas cards to be sold by the members. A member was appointed to represent the club at a meeting of the executive committee of the Perquimans County Recreational Lot on tember 7. The next business meeting will be held September 7 at the home of Miss Hulda Wood. Former Resident Died Last Friday Mrs.: Hillary G. Winslow. wife of H. G. Winslow. former resi- dents of Hertford, died in N. C. Memorial Hospital at Chapel' Hill Friday of last week after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday in Fayetteville ,, . u t u txr;nl...n k.j : .j i ,.,.. lui iiic (;aaii u jrcaia. Mrs. Winslow-was the daugh ter of the late Edmund L. Pern berton and Mrs. Kate Murchi son Pemberton of Fayetteville. She is survived by her hus band, an attorney in Fayette ville; two children, Mrs. Kath erine Lindsay and Hillary G. Winslow, Jr., both of Fayette yUleiW ffUren; -8 8te" it:, . ivjLia, ivi. vaiisiury, a brother, Jennings Pemberton of Jinner Meeting Interment was m a Fayette- ter. Decorations will be issued vine cemetery. Pallbearers were. t u c i, i t 1flas,v'"e' uav.iv opuicis VI iiiKii ruuil, jCiin- mett Winslow of Hertford, Watt Winslow of Newport News, Va., William , Synder of Greensboro, Ben Huske HI, Or. Albert Ste wart and Morehead Stack of Fayetteville.' BURGESS HDC PICNIC The Burgess HDC held its an nual picnic at Goosenest Beach Wednesday at 6 O'clock. A fried chicken dinner was enjoyed by i Friday, October 6,.wiir!be Farmer's Day in Hertford, ac-' cording to Allan W. Mills, man- " ' T y S"Wn m the high school gym. A well rounded program is being planned to highlight the day. The committee has invit ed Senator Sam Ervin to visit Hertford to deliver an address .luring the ceremonies and . a fish fry, by tickets only, will oe held from 5 to 7 P. M. The lay's program will end ,that night with a football game be tween Perquimans and Plymouth High Schools. Farm produce and handicraft displays will be a feature of the program as in past years, and entries for these displays will be handled through the farm extension office. Mr. Mills stated he and the committee are also attempting to secure a band for part of the day's program but as yet this ! effort has met without success It is also understood, this year the merchants of Hertford are ' planning to join in the program I . .' ... with specuiltt-sales events ! most of the stores. in Blood Chairmen Appeal To Donors To Report Monday ' Appealing to residents of Per- quimans County to give 'fill support to the Red Cross blood program when the bloodmobile , visits Hertford next Monday! the , program's co-chairmen, Talriaje Sep-jose, jr., ana John Beers issued ithe following requests to donors to turn out for the event and "f'P the county secure its quota I! uu Pims OI oiooa. . "Monday, August 28, is "D Day" in Perquimans County. Of course, by that we mean DONOR DAY. That will be the day that everyone is asked to take up arms, right or left, and join jn the fight against disease and in jury. The battle lines have been drawn and it is up to us to hold the fort. No one will be drafted but many volunteers are expect- .J . e . i . . snow up ior mis assign ment, mane your preparations now to join the ranks of those 'who realize the great need that is ever with us for blood and blood derivities. Make certain tnat your name is on the roster of those who cared ' enough to give to this life-giving program. Bring a buddy when you come.: Remember, headquarters for this operation will be the First Meth odist Church in Hertford. The doors will open at 12 o'clock noon and remain open until' 6 o'clock P. M. ' Refreshments will be served at the canteen. Our quota . for, this visit is 110 pints, Mark it on your calendar now. Don't go A WOL on Mon- Be proud to wear yours." Dr. Campbell To ; $neak Here Sunday , Dr. Leslie Campbell of Camp bell College . will be the guest speaker at the Hertford Baptist Church "Sunday morning at ill A. M., when the church observes Off-To-College Day for the;stu-;i dents of the Church. ' ' The Rev.. Norman Harris, pas tor of the church, said the pub lic is cordially invited to attend the service planned to pav ' to ' the students of tne mumty, , ,