QUI MAMS "WEEKLY Volume XXII. Number 6. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 11, 1955. 5 Cents Per Copy Highway Official Rele&sesReport On missioners In t 3 OUR CITIZENS OF TOMORROW Discussion On Plans To Convert s Home t : Ti re PEE Com !( Numerous; projects In v . County ompleIte4 w . iDUrinffjlfeari i - Emmett Winslow, Commissioner f the First State Highway Divis ion, today reported On the construc tion progress made by the High-! way Commission in the First Divis ion during 1964. '"?.": Divjslonrwide, Winslow said, a total of 60.36 miles of primary' highways were improved. On the rounty roads of secondary road sys tem,. D total of 230.3 'miles were instructed and rebuilt. Another 112.3 miles of county roads were Stabilized for all-weather driving. :"Wlth division headquarters in Ahoskie; the First is composed of Bertie, Camden, Chowan. Currituck, Pare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Mar tin Northampton, Pasquotank, Per quimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties. As Division . Engineer, W.' N. Spruill directs and coordi nates the road work in these 14 eastern counties. ;v v.! In Perouinians, State forces wi dened NC. 37 from 18 to 20 feet with sand asphalt paving from the Chowan County line to Winfall, a distance of 9.2 miles., ); Contract forces completed 9.9 miles of grading and structures in .Perquimans from NC 37 in Bel videre Ji6rth. to the Gates County line near Joppa. State forces tlaid : an 18-foot wide sand asphalt base course. State forces finished sand asphalt resurfacing, 18 feet wide, . on "two roads, 'and their lengths: from : NC 37,.; 2.7 -milos northwest 6f Belvidere at the , Perquimans Chowan County line, north to the Perquimans-Chowan County line. .-4.4 'miles; i and from Snow Hill Cross Stands, east to NC 37, ' 1.2 miles, ... State forces laid 3.3 miles of an "18-foot wide sand asphalt ; miles- south of Hertford, via Bethel tt 'beginning of the nine-foot wide . pavement. , State forces completed 2.7 miles of sand asphalt widening from nine to 18 feet ofl the county road from the beginning of the .nine-foot wide pavement, 1.6 miles northeast of Bethel, to the Harveys Neck -Road, 2.8 miles southeast1 of Hertford. State forceB graded and laid a sand asphalt base course, 18 feet wide, from the-intersection of a paved county road, 1.3 miles . southwest of Chapanoke, west for 2.1 miles to the intersection of an unpaved county road. A sand as- tmalt surface was laid by State forces, on the. following 16-foot wide county roads, and their . lengths; from US 17, 1.8 miles south of Hertford, northwest to 'in. , tersection of paved county road, 0.9 ; mile south of Beach Springs, 2.6 vtnile?; from NC.87, 1.2 miles north . west of Winfall to NC 37, 2.1 smiles; from US 17, 1.3 miles west of Woodville, north to the inter- i section of a paved county road at the Chapanoke School, 2.6 miles; l. and from the Durante Neck Road, 1.2 miles east of US 17, east to . the Durants Neck Road, 2.6 miles. A total of 3.8 miles of county road -were stabilized. tfocal Bills Offered By Representative Three bills affecting Perquimans County have been introduced in the ; General Assembly by County Rep- resentative C. .R. Holmes, it was ': reported this week. . The first of . the , bills i repeals the law regulat ing the number of hunting blinds ( 'in . Perquimans River. , TJie. .second : bill is .to amend, the law to permit ... -the County Board to pay the- clerk .o the Board- (Register of Deeds) $ per diem, wgn acting asieric , at hoardmeetings The -third;, meas ure is one regulating .the pay , of members, of .Die; ;Board of Educa. tion, fixing per: diem. pay $15 and .. trayeL, aUowaneet ok;7c-;;per mile, . with .the r chairman ,ffif-, the board allowed an additional $100 per year for extra services per- . formed. - ; V The bill have been referred to nroper committees in the Legisla. ture for consideration. EASTERN STAR TO MEET. . The regular meeting of the East ern Star -will meet Monday night, February 14, at 8 o'clock, at the ." .(.: Hall. AH members are ur ad to attend., K ' v- Perquimans Cage Tesms Divide Tilts With Manteo High Perquimans High School basket ball teams, playing n ,non;Confer ence double header here last Tues day night with Manteo, divided Jbdnors .'when the. Indian Squaws won a 43-33 victory while the Muii teo boys swamped the Indians by a score of 52 to 36. ' Barbara Edwards, Jo Pat Stokes and Barbara Russell led the Squaws in scoring the win over the Manteo girls. Perquimans secured a 22 to 13 lead at halftime and Coach Perry used his entire squad of players in coasting to a 10 point win. -."Edwards tallied 16 . points, Stokes hit for 14 and Russell scor ed 10 points. Sawyer tallied 2 and Froetnr one. L. Sears, with 17 noints was high scorer for thel Manteo girls. The Manteo boys, sparked by Kee and Mann, outshot the Indians to secure a 12-7 lead at the first quarter. They moved to a 23-13 advantage at halftime, after the In dian offense bogged down, and out- ! I 11 T......:v..i.0 l.ntfo 9U in UlUYCHI UlC I ClUlllllltlllO ".'.Y . I 23 during the second period. r u no-,.,. .,nA imo.im! vywui.ii iviij . ......v ...n ...... frequently, trying to find a comhi hation to stop Manteo but the early lead secured by the Dare boys was sufficient to assure victory., Last Friday night the Perquim ans teams won a double lull Irom Tarborb when, the local girls hand ed I tailwro a 40-30 defeat and the Indians-: won '-'a: one-point victory oVefr Tarboro boys 35 to 34. ' Tlie winV miJved the Squaws into third and the Indians into fourth' place In the standing, r . .', Paul' Mathews led the Indians Vii 13 points, Williams had 12, while Moore scored 13 points for Tarboro. The Indians were behindtwcre A- W- Hcfren president; J, P. 26 to 24 at the start of the final period but a rally by the Indians during thp last quarter gave them the victory. '.. The Perquimans girls led most of the way. The first quarter was tied 7-7 and the Squaws led 23-20 at halftime and increased it to 34 26 at the end of the third. Barbara Russell with 18 points and Barbara Edwards with 17 led Perquimans, followed by Jo Pat Stokes with five. Adler with 14, Mayo 11 and Rucker five paced Tarboro. ' Friday -night the Perquimans teams will travel to Weeksville for games with the Weeksville girls and boys, and next Tuesday night the locals will play in Ahoskie, Recorder's Docket Listed 21 Cases At Session Tuesday Traffic cases . predominated the docket in Perquimans . Recorder s Court in session here last Tues day after a recess of two weeks. A total of 21 cases was disposed of during the session. ' Fines ot $15 -were taxed against .Norman Gaulin, Floyd Rogers, Ol iver Modlin, Thomas Astle and Nfck' Haichuk, each of whom sub mitted to Vharges of speeding. ' :i William Breident and Lambert Dobbs were fined $20 after each entered a plea of guilty to charg ed of speeding.'; ., ; :".''.: '"; , Robert McDonald and Johnnie Cha'pp'ell entered pleas of guilty to 'charges' of driving without a li cense. Each was fined $25 and costs. . . "A fine of $25 and costs were as sensed against Winfort Iee, Negro, who entered, a plea -of guilty to charges of reckless driving. Four, defendants", Joseph Onley, John Hollowell; 'Vivian Baker and Rufus Freeman, Negro, were fined $12- after each had entered a plea of guilty to charges of failing to observe a stop sign, .n , . s s s. ' ' i .".' ' .'."'' V." '"'.! ""';x,,''4 '.'' "-' -. J V viv,H3 ' v.. ;;'.'.Nx?.'',453 - "TV .v -; r?Ty? - 1 $ r -4 -gJLiMatail- : "i ' ' '! i ifr-T r rr , ..i i.mmnfcM r u n r .... Above is another in a series of pictures of Perquimans County cthildi-eii, who will be the citizens of tomorrow, being published by The Weekly. Heading left to right, lop row lire: Lovette Monds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Monds; Tommie Miller, son of .Mrs. .Vita Miller; Patricia Anne l.ane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie T. Lane, Jr.; Nell Klizabeth Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cox; Douglas Benton, son of Mr; and Mrs. Floyd Benton; Jarvis Lester Dail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dail. Bottom row: I'rank Ward. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward; Charles M. Harrell III, son of Mr. and Mr. C..M. Harrell, Jr.; Knnnie Webb Hogerson, son of Preston Kogerson; Hol lis Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. If. Williams; Beshye LoutWard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ward; Wallace .Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nelson. Identification and photos by Allen Studios, Detroit, Michigan. Building And Loan Stockholders In Meet Wednesday Stockholders of the Hertford Building and Loan Association con ducted their annual meeting on Wednesday afternoon, in the Per quimans Court House and after . , ., a.. .-. i . . . ; 'I ' ... ' .'stewardship emphasis no pnrtoft a board of directors to . sen-e during the coining year. . MtMik Conference. The oooak Assets of the local Building andjjon wji , stewardship rally to Loan Association at the end of the She :,t. the Masonic TemmV at year stood at $132,093.23, it was reported by A. W. Hefren, presi dent. This represented a 10 per cent increase as compared to the year -ending 1953. Elected to serve as directors of the Association during 1953 were At', ML Hefren, C. "P. Morris, J. P. Perry, Max Xfomp&ll, 3. .WWard, Charles E. Johnson, V. N. Darden, Claude White' and R. M. Riddlck, Jr. Officers elected by the directors rcrry and C. P. Morris, vice presi dents, and Max Campbell, secretary and treasurer,: Commenting on the year, Mr. Hefren stated the local Building and Loan Association made 17 new loans to assist individuals in con structing eight new homes, five persons in buying their homes and four persons in repairing their homes. Total loans made during the year amounted to $33,800. -j ; ; CLASS TO MEET The Judson Memorial Sunday School Class will hold its monthly meeting February 15 at the home of Mrs. Thomas Dail. All members are urged to attend. ' . Paul Bembry, Negro, was fined $4 and costs after being found guilty on charges of being drunk. Dallas Rayburn submitted to charges of using expired license plates on a car and paid a fine of $15. - James Felton, Negro, paid a fine of $12 after entering' a plea of guilty to 'charges of failing to dim lights on liis car. ; ''; .. John; Skinner,' Negro, entered a plea of guilty to driving with in sufficient brakes. He paid a fine of $10' and costs. , Melvin Chappcll paid a fine of ($12 after entering a plea of guil ty to charges of driving on tle left side of a highway. ' Robert Sawyer, Negro, was sen tenced to the roads for six months after pleading guilty to charges of larceny.- , , A fine of $2 and costs were tax ed against Hollia Boyce, Negro, who submitted to charges of being drunk. - - - , , Lonnie Sykes, Negro, was found guilty of charge of failing to yield the rigi't-of-way. K was ordered to pay a fine of '$25 and costs. District Methodists Stewardship Rally In Edehtbn Friday ! Bishop Paul N. fjarber nig Bishop of the KK'liiiionil, ara of the Methodist Church, comes io - " ' I'.denton this week as lea der of tae p eirpliasis now geumg I iiniiirvv:i in fhr Fwirth (,:iro inx 7 -o'clock Friday evening, February 11. It is the stewardship rally fori the Klizabetb City District .of the Methodist Church, one of nine such rallies to be held throughout the North Carolina Con ferenco within the next few days. Pronation of the, stc,wardsh programs nr tne Mewouwt i inircn , is Jav prolM.i,jnff." Under the spon is.. primarily in the hands of lay- Lo-p of t1. Conference Board of men. Jasper- Smith, . Conference U.1V Activities a program known as Lay Leader, of Bethel, will be on ; Giving Voice to Silent Pulpits will the program. Fred Hitter 'of Alios- ;bc condueted for the five Simdnvs kie, who, more than any other lay- ;b(.fore Easter. This program will man, is responsible for the rally to uge iaymon in thc pulpits of those be held here, will also he. present clurcheS which do not have regu and will officiate in his position as larly schedul(Ml 1 o'clock sen-ices District Lay Leader. The devo tional will be conducted by the Kev. C. Freeman Heath, Superintendent of the Elizabeth City District. Music will be provided by Mrs. J. J. Ross, organist of the Edenton Methodist Church, and Norman Leonard, soloist in the rhoir of the Edenton church. The main speaker of the even- Rotary Meeting A history -of the development of the Itforth Carolina State Highway System was the subject of a pro gram presented at a meeting of the Hertford Rotary Club last Tuesday night by State Highway Commis sioner J. Eminett Winslow. North Carolina, according to Mr. Winslow, has the greatest number of miles of highways incorporated in its state system than any state in the nation. At the present time the state system is made up of 68, 190 miles of roads. The public road system, Mr. Winslow told the Rotarians, start ed in: the Albemarle about 1650, when early settlers, needing " a method of moving cattle to Vir ginia markets, started using old In. dian Trails. About 1750 the area was divided, into .road districts, with able bodied men of the dis trict charged with keeping up the roads. This plan failed and about 1819 an English Engineer was em ployed as the first Highway En gineer, a man by the name of Ful ton.' .,''. '--','-":. ''"; Fulton gave up the job but not until he had proposed a plan for three types of roads, the first be ing those operated by the state; those operated by the county and third, private roads. This plan was adopted and is still in operation in most states in the U. S. ; Companies were : formed about 1850 to build plank roads, a fore- continued on Page Eight) ppighwayj THIS WEEK'S System Given At headlines ; ; G. Jefferson, Lay I will lie A (Leader of the Virginia Methodist j Mr. Jefferson is one i ; l nnfereix' of. Methodism's most dynamic lay- ;,,, ad outsUmding us a leader in the area of stewardship. The rally will bring over :)50 lay. men to Edenton from the Methodist churches throughout the Elizabeth will institute, y. 14-week period of ! voluntary tithing as one of the main aspects of the present em .phasis on stewardship in the Meth iodist Church. ! One of the most important of lay activities -in. ihu Mcikdist Church on the Sundays included in this period. Bishop Garher will hold a special service of consecration for those laymen, some 50 in all, who will take part in this program in this area. The men representing the Edenton Methodist Church as lay speakers will be John A. Holmes,- Gerald James, Robert Marsh and Dr. A. F. Downum. Russia is in the process of re shuffling its government, follow ing the resignation of Malenkov as premier. Malenkov, blaming himself for the agricultural failure in Russia, quit as premier last Monday night during a session of the Red Parliament. Immediately, it was announced Nikolai Bulganin had been named premier, but as recent reports have pointed out, it appears Khrushchev is now top man in the Kremlin. What effect the turn over of the Red govern ment Will have on the world situ ation remains to be seen; some sources say the rise of Khrushchev points toward continued tough pol icy by Russia while other unofficial reports see trouble inside the Sov iet as the top Communists fight over control. The U. S. Seventh Fleet has since Sunday been assisting the evacu ation of Nationalist Chinese from the , Tachen Islands. American forces' have orders to fight Com munists if fired upon, but reports through Wednesday indicated there has been only slight resistance to the removal ofthe civilian, popu lation from the Islands. : Housewives received good news this week when it was announced Brazil had reduced the minimum export price on coffee from 67 to 55 cents; a reduction which is ex pected to reflect on the ' product on grocery shelves In the United States. ii -H Style ShowTo Be Conducted Here During Next Week n unusual style show. "Kisli- ions from the Food Bag," will be nresented bv 4-H Clubs on Thurs- day. February 17 at 7:0(1 P. M.. at the Agricultural Building. Plans for the fashion revue wen; announced today by Mrs. Clara M. Boswell, Assistant Home Demon stration Agent. The showing will feature a wardrobe or styles pro vided by the National Cotton Coun cil and made from cotton bags in prints, solids and dyed fabrics. The eighteen smartly ' designed fashions for all occasions highlight the versatile re-use value of the cotton containers for feed, flour, fertilizer and other farm and home products. ' The collection will in chDfe,: bousndivsecs. phiy-eMlies, ta Moved daytime frocks, and dress es for afternoon and evening wear. Today's cotton bag, offered in wide range of colors and patterns, is a product of the latest in the textile designer's art, Mrs. Boswell pointed out. "Modern cotton packaging plays an important role on the American domestic scene," she said. "The cotton bag, traditional in home sewing, now comes in variety of color and design adaptable to both wardrolw and home accessory needs. The style show scheduled for Thursday. February 17th will demonstrate now ideas for the thrifty and fashionable re-use of these cotton bag fabrics." A small admission charge will be made at the door. The public is invited to attend. ATTEND MEDICAL MEETING Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Davennort and Miss Ruth Schroeder left Tues- sale Saturday morning at 10 o'clock day to attend a medical meeting in at the Perry Electrical Store on Durham. . J Church Street. Board of Education Map Plans For New King Street School Perquimans Board of Education, seeking to expedite plans for the construction of a new King Street School, has employed James Grif. fith as architect for the project, it was announced Tuesday following a meeting of thc Board last Mon- day night, ' After a discussion of a sketch of the building to be constructed and the employment of Mr. Griffith, it was agreed the sketch and prelimi nary plans for the project will be presented to the State Board of Ed ucation for approval on February 15. Construction of the building, according to J. T. Biggers, Super intendent of Schools, will not begin prior to the allocation of State funds remaining of the last $25 million received through a bond sale. Unofficial advice has been received that this allocation may be forthcoming within the next three months. - The Board voted to seek a reduc tion of the speed limit on Highway 17, adjacent to the Perquimans High School area, as a safety pre Eagle Scout Award Made Last Sunday To Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Mathews of Hertford, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at the evening service of the Hertford Baptist Church Sun day, February 6. Seoul; Mathews was presented his Eagle badge by bis Scoutmaster, Bobby Elliott, of Troop 1 5.1. Rev. James O. MaUox presented Raymond Collier who spoke on the correlation of. Christianity and Scouting. Scouts of Troop 155 had an impressive candlelight investure ceremony symbolizing the J2 parts of the Scout Low. Mr. and Mrs. Mathews took part in the presentation of the Eagle award. Mr. Mathews presented a certificate signed ,y President Eisenhower, and Bobby presented his mother with a mother's Eagle Scout necklace. Both of Bobby's grandmothers watched their grand son receive this highest award in Scouting. A poem "The Eagle Scout," was read by Mrs. Simon Chappcll. The impressive ceremony was at tended by former local Eagle Scouts Charlie Skinner, Bill Elliott and Billy White. Billy Blanchard, a former Eagle, died in the service of his country. Doward Jones, an other former Eagle, was not pres ent. Also present were the troop committee and members of the Hertford Lions Club, sponsors of the troop. All the members of the newly organized Cub Scout Pack Viiid their den mother attended. Many congratulations went to Bobby Mathews for attaining Eagle Scout for it requires much time and effort. Bobby is Ifi years old and in the llth grade at Perquimans High School. He has been in Scouting 8 years and has .Ifi merit badges. He is Junior Assistant Scoutmaster of the troop and has attended Camp Darden two years, the National Jamboree in Califor nia in l!)r:), Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in 1951, and was elected to represent the. Albemarle District at the National Junior Leaders Training School at Schiff Scout Reservation in New Jersey in 1 9 T 4 . He plans to attend the World Jamboree in Canada this summer. FOOD SALE members of the Saint Cath Auxiliarv will hold a food Th enne caution for students. The Supcrin tendent was authorized to contact proper officials concerning this matter. A request was presented by the j Perquimans Training School for in- j stallation of flood ' lights on the school property near Winfall. The request was referred to the Super intendent who is to investigate the cost of the installation and report same at the next meeting. The Board members spent con siderable time discussing a recent bus route survey, aimed at elimi nating some unnecessary stops on each bus route, but action on this matter was tabled until a later date, ,not to be effective bef ore next September. Meanwhile, the matter is being given further considera tion by school principals, bus driv ers and chief mechanics. The meeting was concluded with a discussion of the annual audit of school finances, the audit report having been submitted by the R. E. Aiken, Jr., Company of Elizabeth City. Get Preliminary plans for converting the County Home into a boarding home, effective next July 1, were discussed at the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners last. Monday. Further discussion and adoption of the plans are eX ported to take place at a future meeting. Details concerning the conversion of the home into a boarding home were considered at a committee meeting held Thursday night of last week at which time A. T. Lane, chairman of the Board of Commis sioners. J. C. Morgan, Superintend ent, of lublic Welfare and Max Campbell, County Accountant, were present. Considerable savings to the coun ty is expected tinder the new sys tern. C. U. Holmes, County Represen tative, met with the Commissioners Monday and discussed legislation now before the General Assembly d some measures expected to be presented, which may have some effect in Perquimans Countv. In- hided in possible legislation will be mtlawing palmistry in this county. The Board passed a motion au thorizing the painting of the ex terior of the Court House, the work to be completed sometime this spring. The Hertford Banking Company was reappointed the official de pository for Perquimans County funds. County Accountant Max Camp bell reported B. E. Aiken, Jr., certi fied public accountant, had com pleted the annual audit of county books and filed copies of the Im port with the County. During the fiscal year 1958-54, the county re ceipts amounted to $358,939.1 (5 while total expenditures were $859,963.03. Cash balances as of .Tune 30, 1954, the close, of the year were f 108.31 1.88. During the meeting the Board llso received reports from the Ag riculture Service, County Home Su perintendent and the Public Wei- fare Department. Authority was voted to make ome repairs at the County Horne including purchase of a rug and re pairs to the bathroom and hall of the borne. Emuloyees Guests At Fish Fry Sat. Between 40 and 50 persons at tended a fish fry last Saturday af ternoon when the Hollowell Chev rolet Company entertained Its em ployees and members of their fami lies at the company, garage. The event was a reward tendered the employees for achievement during"- the month of January when the firm delivered more new cars than in any month during the company's' history. Special guests at the fish fry were Mr. and Mrs, J. M. White. Mr. White is Chevrolet Manager for this district. March Of Dimes ir ' Fund Now $1,145 " Additional contributions made to the March of Dimes fund during tho past week have swelled the to tal of tho campaign to $1,145.90, it was reported Wednesday byMis3 Kimsoy Perry, Fund Chairman. , More than five, hundred dollars has been received in: contributions since the progress 6f the campaign was reported last week', the larg est part coming from the business section of Hertford. George Fields, fund treasurer, reports "a -few so licitors remain who have not made complete rejjorts but these are ex pected before the end of this week. - ''';. ' Snecial Event At r . Masonic Lodge Tues.' The Acaia Players of Norview Lodge, Norfolk, Va., will visit the Perquimans" Lodge, No. 106, A, & A. M., on Tuesday night, Feb ruary 15. All Master Masons are invited to attend the meeting which will begin at 7:30 o'clock, . , : Court House. To New Paint Job This Spring