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rv U1MAMS WEEKLY l 4 .- - r47. Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 24, 1961. 6 Cents Per Copy 1 t i ri r .j, : v - '' i-Th Perquimans ASCS Office' AP f rMM"',Q t received the following telegram 'JkJ! JUi..miIuI0 V today permitting the grazing of1 1961 feed grain diverted acre lage, according to , George - Bell- ' lnon, office- manager. lV , " ,- j " ' ", , " ; The telegram read as follows: Xhe ASC office announced to-'In-view of the fact that a Par-Jday - that a cotton .referendum .tiVipant in the 1961 Feed Grain'wmbe held Tuesday, December ropgram. may now cumvate or plant diverted acreage for har vest in 1962 and in considera tion of the problem sof some producers who are faced with unreasonable cost for fencing in' ", -ujv" o, portent to business men and all -fields or .get livestock to an of us, In most areas fflore than available water supply the 961 hal, of the customers of busi. Teed Grain Program regulations ness are farmers This referen. are being amended to authorize dura has much to do . with cus turning livestock on designated tomers in the city . The annual diverted acreages on and after crop in Noh CaroUna this date. v , (brings in approximately 38 mil- v The amended regulations of, lion dollars of income. Our cot- AMAO 1 1l4 i 1 AriitiMiMif n4nl w the 1961 Feed Grain Program are expected to aid many par ticipants of the program in Per quimans County. f.;:;t!ng0aFrij3f si Dr, Frances Noblin. member of the 'medical staff of Eastern banatonum; Wilson, N. C, closed", in ,her; address-. Friday night before the board of direc tors'' meeting of the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden Tuberculo sis Association, held in the Ag riculture Building, ' that great progress had been made in the treatment of tuberculosis but much to bq done in the field of case finding. Dr. Noblin's topic was "Case Finding, the Keystone to h Kradication of Tuberculo sis." ' Dr. Noblin said the cam paign against tuberculosis might be more effective ,'and reach more people if TB sanatoriums were called chest hospitals, that every persqn should be educated i'. ; lo fcave ; annuar'c'hest exam 'i wittai pcmiifii! but'thav"? . , pebpVO' are.ifrafd of finding -out - 'what is' really. (wrbn,yrith ,themr emphas&ed' chest,, .ftprayii uncoM-. 1 ered, earlirTBlung .cancer and , other1 chest' diseases and stressed ! - the' importance tht the sal,pf ' Christmas "Seals play :; in; getting s ' indigents examined, treated ran4. i in mam instances provideedw , cine, hot to mention the mobile chest-X-ray .units and many - other services provides through 1 proceeds of the seals. I. - Dr Noblin said approximate ; If 2,500 Tar Heels have tuber- tulosis but do not know it that the. death rate may be down but C every J7 minutes someone died V in this country with TB, and , every seven, minutes someone r VdeveldpeS "the disease that TB yould continue to be a major .health problem until the rese - woir of. infection is stamped out. ' : Dr. Noblin showed 3C-rays of actual cases which she has. treat-1 Hi - .... r rf. '.;,.. lit j.A ecj, revealing ine results o aru trtatmnt. -and! the" need to' find cases in an. early stage. ' Mrs. Jejin Lassiter, nurse consultant, reported 03 -patients from 12 ' boarding, ( homes had. been tu--7 besculin tested and 67 chest V X-rfcyed a project of welfare, health departments and the TB Association. Mrs. Lassiter also reported tuberculin test for first rJ' andf ninth grades in district area . '. and will follow up - with chest X-ray, all positive reactors. -. Dft Noblin stressed the need - lor Jlu shots for all TB cases and other,- respiratory diseases and she had previously endorsed ! the nise of vaccine for these , pa tienu and the chest check up. The meeting was well attend-; ed" oy citiiens from the, three counties. , ' J; '; Krlrrz-T White II: ' A.r,L.; "The llervlord le Department . aiiiwerod a call to the" home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. White, Jjinon G.J.b 'Lireet Tuesday tiT3fli!rg at 11:45. Considerable damage yet to he determined was done ' the home . ; Af tt.e t was at tie f.,-o w s 1 mo' ' ' ala; . C ot . t f nd heat to ; po one j f 1 t'.e r a par ' -3 : i . the i ::::3Kod : ;iTivcnty-fiva Cases lend 19. to determine, if marketing quotas will be in effect for the 1962 cotton crop. . t , ' George Bellmon, ' Perquimans vouniy asi; oitice manager, this referendum is im- ton crop is planted on 406,000 acres of North Carolina farm land and on 49,000 farmS ' and 77 of the 100 North - Carolina counties produce some cotton. boss or curtailment, of this 38 million dollar, annual income from cotton would have ah adf verse effect not only v on cotton farmers but on all of Ms. V ; There are 590 farms with cotT iton allotments in Perauimans f County. ; These growers , will be notified of their 1962 cotton al- dis-flotments' before the referendum is held on December 12.' Bellmon stated, "We hope that every cotton farmerwho is elig ible to vote' will realize the ef fects of this referendum and vote on . Tuesday, December 12." Peanut producers : are remind ed to return their peanut mar keting cards to the ASCS office when-' they have . completed the sales of their 1961 crop of pea- HutSi If the card is returned by mail, the producer should sign the card on the inside and also enter" the number of pounds of seed peanuts on hand, v :. ; ' fcKwJUJ It. 'Ill The ' Community, . Development Awards' Night ' Program is sched uled 'for!:'. 'November ,30 afethe PeriiVmans County. , High School. William Whjtehurst, Community Development Council chairman, will be master of . cerem6nies for the event, r - ' The entire county has taken part ' in . the Community De velopment. Program in 1961. Chapanoke - Woodville organized in January of this year. Other communities are Belvidere, New Hope, Bethel, Beech V Springs, Winfall and Whiteston. . 1 ; 1,! The 'Peoples Bank & Trust Company in Hertford will .make cash awards ..to these .communi ties On basis of development in the fbllowing areas :.'.Commun ityi improvementt youth develop ment, home improvement and increased income, ;. , , ' : s S v Judges visited the seven com munities" 'on "... November 16, Ao hear reports and visit improve ments In the community. Qut v Continued on Page Eight V' 1 , 1 1 1 1 . New Business In Hertford The Perquimans County Cham ber Of Commerce announced to day the organization , pf a new company with headquarters ml Hertford. John ' Broughton, Jr., tof- Hertford has organized John 'Broughton Associates with pres en headquarters in Hertford,., -The company has an exclusive franchise as (Wamifacturer rep resentative .for .Pittsburg!) iphem. ical Laboratory, , Karlsonite Cor pOratlon ant Stero Corporation WVirginia, Southern Maryland and ' Eastern Tennessee. All three ; corporations represent manufacture for institutional and commercial .trade such as hos pitals, schools, restaurants, ' ho tels, etc. . The merchandise is of a -non-food var-iety and -is sold direct to the institutions through distributors in their respective f reas. , " John Broughton Associates is a merchandising and cus- ' - r"'i.io'.'i comv.-any in th ' c"'i 'v the c!l.- i i 1 1 ;.i.".Jlw,ing tle . .i t to t'- trade. Listed On RecoriJar Docliet Today 'Another unusually heavy doc ket was . -disposed of during Tuesday's term of Perquimans Recorder's.'-: Court, presided over by Judge Chas. E. Johnson. Isaac Williams and Odel Wil liams, both charged with pos session of non-tax-paid whiskey, .were given 30 day sentences; sentences to be suspended upon payment of $100 fine and court costs. Both men ' appealed and their bondsv were set at $200 each. Teeney Jones, charged with trespassing, assault on a female and destruction of property, was given a six month sentence, to he suspended upon payment of i $50 and costs; $5.00 to be added to cost for ; the use of Clinton Skinner. . Mary Marie, Napolitano, charg ed with '. speeding, was fined $30.25 and costs. .; Gaynor A. Bauske, charged with, speedinc. was fined $5.25 ' and costs. Charlie L. Hewitt, Jr., charg ed with: speeding, was fined $6.25 and court costs, Danny Wood and David Alton Goodwin, j charged with speed ing, were' each fined $10.25 and costs, also Thurman Ellis. Clayton L. Henderson, Paul Avery Pick, charged ' with no chauffeur's license, were taxed with court costs. Terry Haywood Jones, Harold B.f inslow, Ronald D. Stall ings, Ljnda Lee Deadles, each charged with improper muffler, were taxed with costs. Delois ' C . Armstrong and Calice C. Cooper, charged with improper brakes, were taxed wnu tuiw. - , r;, . Peggy - Simpson : and ' Eugene Jonathan Johnson, c h a r g e d Landing, Jr., were recently se With driving . on ., the left side 41,0 c;- r paid costs. ... - John H.i Overman, failure to dim headlights, paid the costs. William; C Chesson, charged with improper patkiflg, was taK- .eJKith.cpsts. . -'-T Frank Ki- Harney, Sr.; charged with improper -registration, paid the COStS. ' '. ,'. t i Wlliam T Bracy, , charged ,wiih passing: on a :icurve, paid the costs. . , ' 1 .1 Donald A.v Carlson, charged with 'improper lights, was taxed .with court costs. - v ? - r" 'E'ddie.F. Bonds, charged with driving "on the left side, paid the costs. "Hugh H. M)ur paid the costs for passing on a curve. Virgil B. Sutton, charged with issuing a worthless check, was given a six month sentence, to ' be, suspended upon payment of $100. fine and the amount of the check to be added to costs. .. James W. Lane, , charged with no operator's, license, was fined $25.00( and court, costs. . n;c Dacemborist . ii ;jThe Northeastern Caricer 'Clin ic , will be held on Friday af- iternoon, December 1st, With registration, beginning at ,1 o'clock. A chest X-ray will be given to anyone wishing it along wifK'the'examination of the five areas of the body where cancer is most ' easily found and cured There are no limitations as to sex, ' 'race, ' phys ical ' or econom ic status at the center, However, Women;, should be 35 or more; men . should .- be 40 or over . un less referred by atdoctor, or un less one of the 'Seven Danger Signals or . "symptoms" are present. ' ' - -j Ohly 30" people; can ,be seen at the Center each month due to' limited facilities,- so it is sug gested that anyonfl who wishes to be' assured of an appointment 'should 'write the Cancer 'Center, Heajth , Department, Elizabeth City, N..C, for a priority A Ex aminees are asted to bring a robe or housecoat With ' them. ; thanksgiving Service AUIoly Trinity . There will be a Thanksgiving service at Holy Trinity Episcopal KChurch Thursday morning at 10 o'clock: . This will consist of a ce Oration of the Holy Com- munwn and a brief talk. The of ring i9'' for Thompson p- phanage in Charlotte. " y iff V HOT ROAD A roller helps to cover electrical cables near Newark, N.J., for an "under actual conditions" test o an effective way to heat highways to keep them free of snow. Perquimans High I - Perquimans High School to be their mascots this year. ; Peggy . iA the daughter of Mr. and ' Mrs. Marvin Simpson of Hertford. Eugene is the Son of MrTand Mrs. Emmett .Landing, also of Hertford.' .. . . Pet Police Report Shows 14 Arrests Police Captain B. L. Gibbs made his Police Department re port to the Hertford Town Board, revealing 14 arrests had been made by the department, with 12 defendants having been found guilty and two acquitted. Ninety-four, calls were answer ed arid investigated by the po lice. Two accidents were inves tigated, 79 courtesies were ex tended.; 'Eight doors .were found unlocked.' "Three fire' calls were answered. Twenty-two lights were reported out. The depart ment answered 201, radio calls. Thanksgiving Service At CH Baptist Church ' ,'A special service, of Thanks giving has been planned for Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock at the ' Center Hill Baptist Church, according to the pastor, the Rev. Henry V. Napier. The service will feature a spe cial selection for worship ar ranged from the tune Lyons for Junior Choir and will be used as a call to ; worship. As a musical meditation preceding the the, '.Thanksgiving prayer the Youth Choir will bring a spe cial selection arranged from the tune "How Great Thou ' Art," entitled "Our God is Great." , For the dedication of special gifts for the Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina the Church Choir will bring a spe cial selection, arranged from the tune Nan Danket entitled "Now Thank We All Our God." The Junior Choir will be di rectedi' by , Mrs. ' Henry Napier, the Youth Choir bv Mrs. Carl Bunch and the adult Church Choi by the pastor. -'The ac companist for all the music and the, hymns will be Jakie Boyce, church pianist. 1 , The special message for Thanksgiving will be brought by the Rev. Carl Hart, pastor of the Ballard's ' Bridge Baptist Church. N , , . The public is invited to at tend this service which takes the' place "of regular prayer ,ser I vice for the Center Hill Church, I : " ' 7 J T V Senior Class Mascots school elects class mascots each j'ear from groups of children between the ages of 4 and 6, years who are not in school and are residents of Perquimans County, ,. A boy. and girl mascot ;is; selected Snd they will have a part in the senior class com mencement program. . . Central PTA Meets Monday J rz The Central Grammar School ties an$ Colleges". PTA held its meeting Monday This work includes biographi night, November 20, in the cai sketches of outstanding stu school auditorium. George Bak- dents in educational institutions er, president, called the meet- throughout the nation, ing to order and asked the as- Those representing East Caro sembly to stand and sing "Old jjna are upperclassmen who North State." have excellent records in schol- The Rev. Lester Hall of Win- arship, leadership, and partici fall, gave a very inspiring dc- pation in extra-curricular activi votional, stressing the import- ties and who give indication of ance of teachers and parents to future usefulness to society, set a Christ-like example for They were nominated for the the children. - . I honor by a committee of stu- Tommy Maston, school prin-' dents, faculty members and ad cipal, presented a movie entitled ministrative officers at the col- "Learning Through Cooperative Planning." This film dealt with how the children of a school and community could play such an important part in the beau tification of their schools and communities, i Edison Harris showed a film which he had taken of th,e men of Central PTA when they came out to the school with their equipment i i i i i 1 . Mr, Baker invited the parents to come out to the school and see ' the great improvement on the playground.; ' Mrs. v Lewis Stallings, secre tary, read , the minutes of the October . meeting which stood approved as read. Mrs. . Elwood Nowell, treas urer, reported a balance on hand of $931.22 and announced that cook books ..would be i ori sale after the meeting, Ike Perry, ' membership and : Continued on Pag Eight ' School Holiday In Perquimans Perquimans County schools will be in recess Thursday and Friday" of this week while ob serving the Thanksgiving vaca tion. Superintendent John T. Big gers stated schools will reopen on normal schedule again ' next Monday morning, 1 November 26, : Turkey dinners will be served in', the school lunch ( "rooms throughout the county on Wed- "toesday. Supsrvisor Election For ASC District To Be Held Dec. 4-9 Election of a member of the Perquimans ; County ( Soil Con servation1 Supervisors Commit-- tee of the Albemarle District will be held December 4-9. The term of John A. Bray ex pires this year in accordance with the rule for staggered mem-' bership on the three-man com mittee. The terms of George G. Winslow fflnd Joseph W. Nowell, Jr., will expire in 1962 and 1963 respectively. Two men have been nominat ed for the position, Marvin Caidy and John A. Bray. PetK ,u . , . signed by 25 registered voters. Ballot boxes will be placed at central' places over the county during the election period. . Perquimans High Student Injured In Freak Accident Elton Chappell, -8th grade student at Perquimans High School, suffered painful injuries to his face in a freak accident at the school last week. 'Young Chappell was attempt ing to enter the school gymna sium door which was locked and unknowingly pulled the handle of the door, thinking it would open and at the same time pushed his face through the glass door. He received a severe lacera tion to the nose and was treated bv Dr. T. P. Brinn, who sent the student to Chowan Hospital. In VUf i Patricia Ann 1, Hertford, a Elliott of Route eradate of Per 1 .niuaimu quimans County High School I"""" A . , L 1 r. I (,,... U at the Agricultural Building and student at East C arol.n a P. M. Joyce Lane, sen College, is among he East Caro-, 1 na students included in the! , j ! f u 0tiai devotional. Supper was served 1961-62 edition of the national , .. , .r . u,:..:L m .n. y t"e Extension agents. Clyde UUU1H.U1.1UU Students in American Universi- lege. Jaycee Turkey Shoot Termed Successful The turkey shoot sponsored by the Hertford Junior Cham ber of Commerce held last Sat urday at Perquimans Memorial nt Jnhn Beers . .. a hiff suc. 1 ' r cess. Many participated in ine turkey shoot and 23 turkeys were won. Hillary. Scaff of the local Jaycees was chairman of the turkey shoot. Winners of the turkeys in cluded two youths, Larry Swin dell and Earl Bass. Other win ners were Walter Humphlett, John Beers, Erie Haste, Jr., Charles Payne, Pete Stallings, Howard Bass (3), Larry Swin dell, C. D. Copeland, Crafton Matthews, Carlton Keaton, How ard Winslow, Johnnie Winslow (2), George White Walter Har rison, Billy Elliott, Henry Brown ell, Don Norman, H. B. Miller, Earl Bass and Francis Nixon. 1 Christmas Seals Mailed In County A total of 7,780 letters car rying three sheets of Christmas Seals each have been-mailed to homes in Perquimans, Pasquo-'j tank and Camden Counties by the Tri-County Tuberculosis Association, , ; President Andrew J. Bailey said the count in Perquimans is 1,609 with a quota of $1,600. Perquimans ClmuikwM Commerce Directors Listed Christmas Seal DriTulii Progress Mrs.' M. B. - Taylor, County Negro ' home economics' agent, will' serve as chairman and W. C. Stroud, agricultttire. ft;ent, as co-chairmen of the Christmas Seal fund. The committees will cooperate with committees in the county. Mis. Taylor said the 1961 Christmas Seal sale will be con ducted among all residents, community health clubs and the I churches from November 13 December to rais2 . funds for its TB prevention and : control program during the com ing year. Plans have begun in the promotion among community groups and special interest in its success, pointing out that tu berculosis hits hard at our people. Listing helpers for posters, clubs and churches are: Mrs. Gladys Hall, Bishop J. H. Tucker, Mrs. Odessa Harvey, Mrs. Easter; Creecy, Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson, McCarthy Mitchell, Mrs. Louise Washing ton, Mrs. Mary Riddick, Mrs. Marion Frierson, Mrs. Mary Jor dan, Mrs. Smily Lilly, Mrs. Katie Johnson, Mitchell Zach ary, Mrs. Clintoria Mallory,' Mrs. M. I. Hoffler, Mrs. Virginia Mallory, Mrs. Doyle Harrell. Mrs. Elaine Skinner, Mrs. Ethel Harrell, George Skinner, C. T. Felton, Mrs. Steven Vaughan, Mrs. Estelle Felton. Mrs. Emily Lamb, Mrs. Emma Etheridge, Mrs. Reba Hurdle, James Winslow, Mrs. Sarah Rid dick, Mrs. Delane Boyce, Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, 'Mrs. Susie Taylor, Mrs. Dollie Spellman. 4-H Adult Leaders Hold Meeting Here The Perquimans County 4-H Vt..1. 1 J . XT- 1 T ,o,-Jt II Lane, president, called the meeting to order. A nominating committee was appointed for 1962 officers. They were Mrs. C. T. Rogerson, Jr., Mrs. J. N. Winslow and Thomas Maston. Officers elected were as follows: , President, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Kirby; vice president, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vickers; secretary and treasurer, - Mr. and Mrs. Thur man Riddick. A committee of the following were appointed to assist with 4-H Achievement Day. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Williams, Mr. .and Mrs. Lyndon White and Mr and Mrs. Warner Madre. A discussion of a county Christmas party was held. A motion was made the commun ity clubs have a Christmas par ty individually. The motion was carried. It w.as to be left up to the individual clubs whether they would assist a needy fam ily. The supper comf f ittee for January appointed was Mrs. C. T. Rogerson, Jr. Mrs. Thurman Riddick and Mrs. N J Winslow. Extension Agent Richard Bry ant presented a talk on gun saf ety. . R. M. Thompson expressed regret from the group that the Lanes would be leaving the county. . 1 Bagley Swamp To Observe Homecoming There will be a homecoming held at the Bagley Swamp Pil grim ' Church on Sunday No vember 26. The Rev. A. E. Barefoot an nounced there Will be special morning worship service at 11 o'clock. Followed by dinner on the ground. And in the event of inclement weather, dinner will be served in the church. The public is cordially invited to attend. , ' ' Overton Named Meat Department Head Harry Overton has taken over the meat market at the Harris Super Market in Hertford, , ac cording to Jessie Lee Harris." ' Dr. T. P. Brinn, John D. Cos ton, Robert L. Stevenson and Julian A. White are the new di rectors of the Perquimans Coun ty Chamber of Commerce, hav ing been chosen as a result of ballots east in the election of the board of directors held last Friday. The four new' directors were chosen from a ballot of eight nominees, for two year, terms. , The candidates were Dr. T. P. Brinn, John D. Coston, Erie Haste, Jr., Joel F. Hollowell, Sr., Steve T. Perry, William A. Rus sell, Robert L. Stevenson and Julian A. White.' The continuing board mem bers are C. M. Harrell, Jr., presi dent; Claude Brinn, R. L. Hollc well, Floyd Matthews and War ner Madre. The new board of directors will meet Tuesday Jor the elec tion of officers for the coming year. At which time the presi dent, vice president, secretary treasurer and manager's post will be acted on. Allan W. Mills, manager of Perquimans Chamber of Com merce, stated that at the meet ing for the election of officers to be held Tuesday, a proposed budget of 1961 will be presented for approval and a program of work for the year has been pre pared for presentation. Beagle Club Holds The Albemarle Beagle Club held a field trial on November 18 and 19, with 15-inch dogs running on Saturday and 13 inch dogs on Sunday. Winners in the trial for the 15-inch dogs were: First place, Bob Kemp, owned by Alton Moore; second, Lanes Show Off, ' owned by T. R. Lane; thjrd place, Pine Tree, owned by Jack Phillips; fourth place, Inscoe's Perquimans Shorty, owned, by. B. R. Inscoe; fifth place, Mr.' Boston, owned by Altdn tMoorev- Judges for the Saturday trial were Carl Sawyer and Edward' Barber. , ' ' . Winners in the trial held Sun day for the 13-inch dogs held at the Club running grounds were: First place, Rocky Hock' ' Rock, owned by T. R. Lane; second, "B.R'.'s" Beauty, owned by B. R. Inscoe; third, Wills Mokey, owned by Alton Moore; fifth place, Norview Pilot, own ed by Jimmy Sawyer. Judges for the SUndav. trial were Ike Perry and Edward Barber. The next field trial for the Beagle Club is scheduled to be held the last of January. Dr. Hunt To Speak At Methodist Church It was announced . today by the Rev. Frederick E. Still, pas tor of the First Methodist Church, that Or. F. Olen Hunt will be the guest speaker Sun day morning, November 26, at 11 o'clock. Dr. Hunt is head of the De partment of Wills and Legacies of the Methodist Church. Form erly he served for 30 years' as head of the Foreign Mission i Section of the Board of Mis sions of the Methodist Church. ' Mr. Still said that Dr. Hunt will, be in Hertford on Saturday, November 25, through Monday, November 27 for the purpose of talking with and assisting peo ple interested in making their wills. This service is furnished by the Methodist Church at no charge to church members. Ap pointments can be made by ' calling ; the minister's study v phone 5191. ; r Hertford Stores Qbserve Holiday Hertford stores and business houses were closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving holiday,' but reopened for busi ness as usual on Friday. " , ' ; With this holiday passed, many of the stores which have been remaining open since Oc- ' tober on Wednesday afternoons will continue , this practice now until Christmas, remaining open all day on Wednesdays for1, the remainder of he year. " "