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MM MS WEE ii:Ji- , ELY Volume XXTiumber 29. - . Hertf orderquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 17. 1953. . k rw. p -ju ui iucso ,i Tofaitg Grane School PulIs To Request Funds For Temporary Conver sion of Auditorium In a special meeting, held here last Monday night, members of the Per- - qvumans County Board of Education voted , to rescind action taken at a previous meeting, calling for the . transfer of seventh grade students of the Perquimans Central Grammar . School- to the high school building on f.' . , Following this action the Board vot- , ea to request the Board of County Commissioners to allocate sufficient funds whereby the auditorium of the grammar school can be converted, temporarily, for classroom facilities to house the additional students enrolled at . the school during - the past few years. ..;..-. , , Permanent plans for additional classrooms at the school, no doubt, will not be considered by the Board of Education until the final outcome " of a proposed State school bond elec tion is known. In taking its action Monday night, . , the Board of Education considered rec- . ommendations made by the State School Planning Commission. In this report Floyd P. Barnes, State Engi neer, reported conversion of the audi torium to permanent classrooms was not recommended, because the result ing rooms would not be standard, and the school auditorium, in its present state is ample size for a school with an enrollment of 600 students. Mr. Floyd, however, suggested, in order to relieve the overcrowded condition at the building the Board might convert the auditorium for temporary use as classrooms. The Board of County Commissioners Is expected to meet in special session to receive and consider the Board of k.Education's request for funds in or- der that the additional rooms may be made ready fr the opening of schools in September. ' The costs of the pro- posea conversion, has not been re vealed. tt J. T. Biggers, County Super'inten- dent of School", also anTMumiu&4ltfn7enU0.I!' V Wei, J-T. Biggers: BoarcToF Education has Mr0n' rmeUooti Membership, W. of September 2, as the opening day or schools in thi county, with a full day holiday scheduled for Monday, September 7, which is Labor Day. THIS IM'S HEADLINES The Big Three foreign , ministers' meeting in Washington was brought to a close this week with a proposal of another meeting this fall at which time Russia's foreign minister Molo tov will be invited to attend for fur ther discussion of world problems. At the close of. the Washington meeting the Big Three announced the talks had led to agreement, on unity of Ger many, for taking a firm stand against Communism and existing policies in regards to Red China. Governor William B. Umstead nam ed Alton A. Lennon, of Wilmington, to represent North Carolina in the U. S. Senate, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Willis Smith. 'Lennon, 46, is an attorney, and served In the State Senate in 1947 and 1949. He was sworn In as U. S, Senator on Wednesday, being presented by Sena tor Clyde Jrtoey. ' Russia has rejected an offer of the i United States to furnish 15 million dollars worth of foodstuff for use in ; Eastern ' Germany, The offer was made following riots throughout the area, during which it was learned the uprisings were caused partly by the lack of sufficient food in the terri tory. - y . . W.i " : .V'' Thnk To Install Niht Depository ; ; i Depositors of the Hertford Banking Company will soon be supplied with additional service, at ' a, nominal charge, which will provide added pro tection and convenience for the de positors, it was announced this week by R. M.; Riddick, Jr., president of the bank. The local banking company has pur chased, and soon will install a night depository, . Mr. Riddick said. ;' The equipment has arrived at the bank and is awaiting installation bj work men. i . " Depositors, cooperating with ' the service, will be provided keys and de posit bags, for use of the depository, j ; vd they will have the opportunity of -'"-j funds in the bank during n' n t! e t- 13 CazL uscc.js ico- aaM.-..VirnriAfWlAntiL, Survey On Cotton Program Started The preliminary work necessary for acreage allotment . and marketing quota programs on the 1954 crop of cotton was started this -week as an nounced by Helene Nixon, County Of fice Manager, Perquimans County rfliA. me cotton reporters will visit each cotton farm for the purpose of measuring the 1953 cotton acreage and obtaining data necessary for complet ing tne f arm Acreage Kenorts. ine operators of farms on which cotton was planted in 1951. 1952 or both and not in 1953 will be requested to visit the county office for the pur pose of completing their , Farm Acre age .Reports, .""'r::' If marketing quotas are proclaimed by the Secretary of Agriculture on the 1954 cotton crop, the Agricultural Ad justment Act of 1938, as amended provides that insofar as practicable farm acreage allotments must be mail ed in time to reach cotton producers before the referendum which must be held not later than December 15. 1953. Lions Committees ForMngYctf Named Bylkrrell Committee appointments, for the Hertford Lions Club during the com ing year have been completed by Chas. M. Harrell, president of the club, and were announced at the last meeting oi tne club, Committee memberships were an nounced by Mr. Harrell as follows Attendance, C. T. Eley, J. S. Bass, L,. B. Cobb ',' By-Laws, A. T. Lane. Sid ney Blanchard, Claude White;1 Lions Education, R. R.-White, N. N. True blood, Claude White; Finahce, J. T. Lane, TJW Byrum. E. C Woodard: S. Long, Jack "Svmons. Dan .Bemr. Program, F. A. McGoogan, Joe Tun nell, J., T. Lane; Publicity, J. T. Big gers, C, T. Eley, Elton Hurdle: Agri culture, Dan Berry, Harry Winslow, v,. k. ward j Food, J. S. Bass, A. H. Edwards, Bobby Elliott; Boys' and Girls Work, Louis Tarkington, W. S. Long. -H. T. Hollowell; Citizenship, Tom Byrum, Zach Robertson, Charles Ward. . Civic Improvement. A. H. Edwards F. A. McGoogan, Louis Tarkington; Community Betterment, E. C. Wood ard, I. C. Yagel, Bobby Elliott; Edu cation, jl. B. Sitterson, H. T. Hollo well, W. W. Trueblood; Health, Elton Hurdle, Paul Fisher, Bill Fowler; Safety, L: B. Cobb, Bill Fowler. W. W. rrueoiood. Sight Conservation and Blind, Dr. I. A. Ward, L. B. Sitterson, Zach Rob ertson; United Nations, Harry Wins low, w, ju. : cox, Dr. . 1. A. s Ward; Greeter, Jack Svmons. R.' R. White. Charles Williford; Initiation, Joe Tun nel, A..T. Lane and Charles Williford. KevSystemSetUp ForCrOprators The State Department of Motor Ve hicles announced a new appointment system for driver license applicants which becomes effective this week, Designed to banish long waiting periods, which have , been a reoccur ing complaint, the new system will permit examiners to schedule appli cants at thirty, minute intervals throughout the business day. Fifteen minutes of the half-hour in tervals will be reserved for appoint ments and the other fifteen minutes will permit examiners to serve wait ing applicants. Drivers after July 13 mav call or write their nearest examining station ano receive confirmation of their ap pointment. - No. appointments will be made more than three weeks in ad vance according to licensing officials. Applicants are asked to arrive promptly for their, appointments, oth erwise examiners have been instructed to take a waiting applicant. Examining hours run from 8:30 to 6:30 r. M.- Hertford Scout On Jamboree Trip Bobby Mathews, a member of Hert ford ; Troop 165, of the Boy Scouts, is one of seven Scouts from the Al bemarle area attending the Third Nat ional Jamboree, now in session in Cal ifornia. Bobby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matthews, left Thursday of last week, along with other Scouts from this area, for the national encanw- ment - --'-... V ...o. , :-. V.vw,. ,. : I Ilavyfifciation On Doming Fluis fease doctors Large Crowd Attended Hearing Held Here Last Friday A.M. In a public hearing, conducted in the Perquimans County Court House last Friday- morning. Cantain Fitz- hugh Lee, representing the United States Navy, for the Fifth Naval Dis trict, explained the Navy's program concerning bombing operations in the Albemarle Sound, and apparently, ap peased a large crowd of commercial and sport fishermen, who had filed ob jections to a proposed enlargement of tne bombing range in the Sound. The hearing was called bv Col. R. C. Brown, .District Engineer for the U. S. Corps of Engineers, of Wilminsr- ton : to consider a Navy-proposed amendment to existing danger zone regulations in the Harvey Point area of the Sound. Captain Lee denied assertions that Navy fliers 4iave been using live am munition in its practice bombing, and stated it was not the intentions of the Navy to use live ammunition during peace times. He explained reports of bomb explosions heard by fishermen, and residents of the area, miarht be confused with concussion which result when high-power jet planes break through the sound barrier. Interested persons from three coun ties attended the public hearing and their objections were heard bv the of ficials following the explanation given by Captain Lee. Carl Bailey, attor ney of Plymouth representing com mercial fishermen from Washington County, gave reasons for their objec tions as did the following list of lo cal people: C. R. Holmes, attorney representing a number of fishermen from Perquimans Countv: R. M. Rid dick, Charles Henc, representing the tuBu-icc wiuune jjiuds; v. ju Lloyd and Joseph Proctor, Mayor V. N. Dar den and Tommy Gallop , of the Eliza beth City Wildlife Club. C. D. Kirkpatrlck of Morehead Citv. represented jthe. State .Department of conservation and Development and fcugene Schwall represented the State Wildlife Resources Commission at the hearing. The Navy showed the 200 or more fishermen and others at the hearing the dummy missiles it said its flyers are using in the Albemarle area. One is a simulated mine which weighs about 100 pounds when filled with wet sand and the other a dummv hnmh which weighs about 15 pounds both 1!!.. would do serious damage. if hlttiner a nerson nr fishinr knot the Navy brass admitted. Representative Herbert C. Bonner of the First North Carolina District, at tended the hearing and declared at its end that he thinks it was wholesome and clarifying to those who had be-) come rather apprehensive over the lit tle known plans of the Navy. Bonner said he had received "quite a jiumuer 01 complaints from his con stituents protesting Navy tactics and operations of Navy flyers in the Al bemarle area. He said Navy officials ana mm at tne .Pentagon in Washing ton last Thursday that no live am munition has been used or that the Navy has any plans to use any in the Albemarle Sound area. Congressman Bonner had called the rauiiary officials' attention to a 1918 law passed bv Concrpsa 1 - o "v uiat v u f ,d that ful1 consideration should be accorded commercial fiahA. men properties commandeered for mil- jwry purposes. c'c-sscdForJune it The . State Hiflhwav Cnmmiaainn completed 6.9 miles of paving in Per- 4Ui4uwiie county during the month of June, Commissioner J. Emmett Win- biow reported today. State Highway Maintenance forces aea ana paved a 16-foot wide road from Winfall northeast to the Chap-anoke-Parkville. Road for 6.9 miles. Ihe project was financed by the sec ondary road bond program. The old 5 First Hiarhwav I composed of Camden, Chowan, Curri- "ic wMfH, rasquotanic, Fer- Kk"8' .Berti. Hertford' Mrtin, Northampton, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Warren counHoa wni,i. of 60.8 miles of road work to comple- tjFder e - ew. 14-division ' State Highway Commission. Pnni!n.. - mans in the First Division along with Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates. Hertford wd mr Northampton; Pasquotank, Tyrrell and ".u.8wn counties. , Division head quarters are in AhnoVla w r pruill is the tJvisJon engineer. ' County flaatf Report DdcU Waves IbLngBecorder Courl Docket Lists Six teefi Cases At Tuesday Session Sixtee cases were listed on the doc ket of Rerquimans Recorder's Court in session here last Tuesday. -With several the hearings contested the term, ran, over into the afternoon. James iLee Collins. Nesrro. charted with assault with a deadlv with intent to kill, waived preliminary hearing of the charee and hp -man bound over for action by the grand jury at the October term of Superior Howard Passwater. Jr.. submitted tn a charge-of speeding and paid a fine of $10 and costs. Pleas of guilty to charges 0f speeding were enterpd v James Wells, Edward Breedhear and Andrew Myrup, each of whom paid we cub IB 01 court. A fine- of $25 and costs of cnnrt was levied against Charlie Wan-is Negro, who submitted to charges of reckless, driving. I Edward Handsbourii. Nearo. failed to appear in court to answer charges 01 possession ot non-tax-paid liquor. His bond was ordered forfeited. Leonard Keltner was found guilty on charges of allowing fraudulent use of his operator's license, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct. He was ordered to pay a fine of $100 and costs of . court. Gilbert Byrum was round guilty on charges of being urunn on. tne nignway, resisting an of ficer and disorderly conduct. He was ordered to pay a fine of $60 and costs. A companion, Clyde Thomas, charged with speeding and driving without a license entered a plea of guilty and was lined $35 and costs of court. Louis Stallings. charged with driv. big without a license, failed to appear in court and the warrant was ordered returned for service. A verdict of not guilty was returned in the case in which Walter Davis, Negro, Was charged with reckless driving. Verdftfs of not guilty were returned in the efcses in which John Chappell and John Byrum were charged with trespass and disorderly conduct. A fine of $10 and costs were taxed against Dillard Riddick, who entered a plea of guilty to charges of being arunK on a highway. Edward Johnson, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to charges of failing to observe a stop sign. He paid the costs of court. Charlie Nixon, Negro, Was taxed with the court costs after pleading guilty to charges of driving on the o'ia n Boy Scouts Of East And West Albemarle Meeting in Norfolk last week the executive board of the Tidewater Council voted to combine the East and West Albemarle Districts in North Carolina to form a single Albemarle District, which includes the seven counties north of the Albemarle Sound and east of Chowan River. The purpose of the consolidation is an ef fort to more effectively use the staff of the Tidewater Council. Raymond F. Heck, Jr., will con tinue to serve the territory, and will have more time to devote to field work. Horace W. Coleman, chairman of the re-districting committee, says the matter of where to nlace the ad ditional man in the 1954 budget was being studied. Lester S. Sherrick, chairman of Darden Scout Reservation, reported a very successful first two weeks at Camp Darden this summer. , He point ed out that the new rifle range was extremely popular, and that every boy was getting gome training in the actio iiaiauiuig ui Aire arms. - . - The board accepted an invitation to hold its next meeting at Darden Scout Reservation on Friday, Aug ust 1. : : v;. The annual budget for the year 1954 of $71,934 was unanimously adopted by the executive board. The 8 per) Cent increase provides for an addi tional field executive on the staff to help meet the ever-increasinsr bov population and resultant gross in Scout membership. . The average iboy membershin of the Tidewater i Council' for the first 6 months in 1953 is 7,054 as compared with 5,923 for the same period last year. This represents an increase of 19 per cent. r , ; i W. R-. Moore, finance chairman, in presenting the recommendations vof his committee, pointed out that this was- strictly a minimum budget and represented absolute needs to meet the challenge of , a growing youth popu lation. . Town Board Postpones Action On Boat Launching Project Pending Conference - -ii-ni 1 nruinjLn Set Tax Rate The Town of Hertford will retain a tax rate of $1.35 per hundred dol lar valuation, the same as for the past fiscal year, it was reported at the Town Board meeting Monday night The Board voted to adopt the $1.35 rate tentatively, uendiner the annual audit of the town's books, to determine tne expenditures of the past fiscal year. During the meeting the Board an propriated the sum of $100 to defray expenses or tne delegates from the Hertford Fire Department, who at tend the State Firemen's convention scheduled for August 18-20 at Caro lina Beach. Bobby Elliott and Billy White have been designated to renre- sent the fire department at the con vention and Henry C. Sullivan will represent the board. Rotary Committees Announced Tuesday Plans for the Hertford Rotary Club during the coming year were reported at a meeting of the club, held Tues day night at the Hotel Hertford when Carroll R. Holmes, president of the club, announced committee appoint ments for the year. Directors of the club head up the four main committees of Rotary, and each has a number of sub-chairmen directing activities of cooperating committees. The Rev. Charles Wulf, vice presi dent of the club, is chairman of the club service committee and serving un der him are the following sub-committee groups: Attendance, Charles Henc; Membership, A. W. Hefren; Classifi cation, C. P. Morris; Program, Chas. Wulf; Fellowship, V. N. Darden; Mag azine, W. F. Ainsley; Publicity, Max Campbell; Rotary Information, W. H. Oakey. Henry C. Sullivan is chairman of the vocational service committee and serving with him are J. R. Futrell as chairman of Buyers and Sellers Com mittee and J. Emmett Winslow, chair man of Employers-Employees Rela tions. Max Campbell is chairman of the community service committee and his co-chairmen are Rural-Urban rela tions, D. S. Darden; Safety, Dr. A. B. Bonner; Youth, Bob Hollowell, Indus try, V. N. Darden. Charles Henc is chairman of the club's International Service Commit tee, and serving with him on this committee will be Dr. C. A. Daven port, E. L. Winslow and W. H. Oakey. It was announced that the club will sponsor a community service project on July 28, when a program and film on atomic warfare will be shown in the council room of the municipal building, and which will be open to the public. Arrangements for the pro gram are being made by Charles Henc and further announcements on the program will be released later. Parrish Rites Held Last Saturday P.M. Alexander J. Parrish, 75, died on Thursday of last week at his home near Hertford. He was a native of Chowan County but had lived for a number of years in Perquimans. He was the son of Andrew and Carolina Ward Pamsh and the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Copeland Parrish. He was a member of the Great Hope Bap tist Church. Surviving besides his wife are a f nut pr arm A 1 avqiuIm TmaklMil t Washington and three brothers, Joe and James Parrish of Norfolk and Carey Parrish of Edenton. Funeral services were conducted last Saturday afternoon at four o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev. Chandler, pastor of the Great Hope Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. C, W. Duling and the Rev. Mr. Phillips. Pallbearers were J. P. Perry, Dr. I: A. Ward, Tobe Mansfield, Archie T. Lane, Elmer Rogerson, Joe Lay den, L. B. Perry and Preston Roger-son.'.':'';'-. . . ' '..-.'. ''.;-.. ; Interment was in Cedarwood Ceme tery. .; v::-f.V :.,;V: ':.':'.: SUNDAY SERVICE Due to the adsence of Walk A Per ry, minister of , Berea Church of Christ,, who is away on vacation, the sermons, morning and evening, will be delivered this .Sunday, July 19v by Norman Miller, a student minister of Roanoke Bible College. Everyone is invited. Church Street Residents Oppose Lease Of Punch Alley Site There is bitter opposition on the part of re&idents of Church Street to the Town of Hertford leasing the wa ter front property on Punch Alley to the Wildlife Resources Commission for the purpose of erecting a boat launching facility for the use of sport fishermen. Protesting that such a project erect ed in the heart of a residential section will not only constitute a nuisance but will devaluate their property, a number of those living closest to the proposed boat ramp facility appeared before the Board of Town Commis sioners at its regular meeting Mon day night. Walter G. Edwards, local attorney, opened the discussion by informing his hearers that he had been retain ed to represent property owners ad jacent to the town property. After calling attention to the irrevocable damage which would be suffered by the residents of Church Street if the facility is located at the proposed site, Mr. Edwards stated that if the town officials decided to take the step over the protests of the opposition, they would be inviting a law suit. There is a strong feeling among the group of citizens who would be di rectly affected by such a facility at this particular point, that none of those taking the initiative in promot ing the project live near the area which will be vitally affected, and that they have a right to expect their gov erning board to protect their inter ests, even though they are a minority group. Others who spoke in opposition in cluded Max Campbell, James Evart Newby and Mrs. Viola D. Nachman. A group including Charles Henc, Sam Hourmouzis, Charles Ford Sum ner, Lloyd Dail, Dr. A. B. Bonner, Bill Elliott, W. H. Pitt and Julian White spoke in favor of the project. Stating that he was speaking as a citizen and not in his capacity as at torney to the board, Chas. E. Johnson called attention to the fact that if the Wildlife Commission required a long-term lease from the Town, it should be remembered that the Town would be relinquishing all rights to handle or control the facility. Following this hearing the Board went into its regular business session, and while it took no definite action on the matter, it did, however, vote to request a conference with the Wildlife officials to learn full details of the proposed project and the type and length of lease sought by the Com mission. An official of the Wildlife Resourc es Commission came back to Hertford Tuesday morning to learn of any de cision taken by the Board at its meet ing Monday night, and this official advised Mayor V. N. Darden the Com mission required a 99-year lease for installation of such a facility as being proposed. It was learned there is some doubt on the part of town officials as to the wisdom of leasing the proposed site for such a length of time, and this of ficial is expected to return to Hert ford on Thursday at which time defi nite action toward the matter will be taken between the Town Board and the Wildlife Commission. Ayscue-Elliott Miss Minnie Marie Elliott and Alton Ray Ayscue were united in marriage Saturday, July 11, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ayscue. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott of Great Bridge, Va., graduat ed from Great Bridge High School this year and is now employed at a bank in Norfolk. Mr. .Ayscue is a graduate of Perquimans High School and is also employed in Norfolk. The Rev. J. R. Byerly of Powells Point, officiated at the wedding. The bride wore a dress of white net over taffeta, with a high collar, cap sleeves and paiienna-length skirt. She wore white accessories and her cor sage was a white orchid. Mrs. James Thomas Hall, matron of honor, wore a ballerina-length dress of pink nylon with matching ac cessories. Her corsage was a purple orchid. James Thomas Hall was best man. ' The bride's mother wore a dress of blue nylon with white accessories, and the bridegroom's mother wore a blue taffeta dress with black accessories." The living room of the home, scene of the wedding, was decorated with colorful gladioli, babybreath, astors, fern and other cut flowers.1 Following the ceremony the couple' was entertained at a cake cutting at the bridegroom's home, after which the couple left on a short wedding trip to Asheville. ' ? . : , : i vows Spoken July 11
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