THE' : PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume XXII.-Number U. . . Hertford, Perquimans County. North Carolina, Friday, April 8, 1955. R fw P.,
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Perquimans Board (Varied Docket In
;ldcijs Changes In
Recorder's Office
Approves- Paint Bids
Submitted for Court
House Project
' : A varied, time-consuming agen
da kept the Board of County Com
missioners in session here nearly
all day last Monday. ,
Resolutions were adopted con
tributing $100, to the Perquimans
County Ground Observer Corps, to
assist in the construction of a
watch tower, and $50 was voted to
ward the operation of a fatstock
show, .
The way was cleared for the
painting of the exterior of the
Court House when the Commission
ers accepted low bids for the paint
as submitted by Hertford Hard
ware & Supply Company. The
painting of the Court House is ex
pected to get underway in the very
near future.
Action rescinding increased valu
ation on several tracts sof timber
land was taken after representa
, tives of the Halifax Paper Co., and
the N, C. Pulp Company were
cation for a beer license, submitted
by Willie Taylor, Negro, of New
Hope Township.
" A discussion was held on a re-
valuation' of property within the
county but no action was taken at
this meeting, it being the opinion
of the Board this action might be
started and completed in 1957.
During the afternoon session the
Board adopted a resolution calling
for some changes in connection
with the office of clerk of Record
er's Court. It was agreed the du
ties of this office will be placed in
and under the office of Clerk of
Superior Court, effective January
1, 1956, and the Commissioners will
request Representative C. R.
Holmes to introduce a bill in the
Legislature which, will provide for
a deputy Recorder's Clerk with au
thority to issue arrest warrants, ac
cept bonds, and act in the absence
Y)f the clerk.
The bill will provide the clerk
of recorder's court to be appoint
ed by the Board of Commissioners,
to serve at a salary to be set by the
Board from $50 to $200 per month;
the clerk in turn will have authori-
heard, and gave reasons for the ty, subject to the approval of the
valuations listed by the companies.
. The Board reappointed Max R.
Campbell. to the office of County
Accountant for the next two years,
Campbell gave the Board a report
on the county financial condition
for the first, nine months of this
fiscal year and advised the Board
income and expenditures are in line
with the budget adopted last July.
. Approval was voted on an appli-
Board, to appoint the deputy or
deputies, who will serve at a salary
to be set by the Board at not less
than $25 nor more than $100 per
month. '
The bill will correct a present de
ficiency under which the court now
operates inasmuch as it will invest
in the deputy clerk the same au
thority now held by the Clerk of
Recorder's Court.
Indians Cop Fifth
r Straight Victory
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HEADLINES
The long predicted retirement of
i Sir Winston Churchill as Prime
! Minister of Great Britain occurred
: Tuesday, when the' 80-year-old dip
lomat tendered his resignation to
Queen ! Elizabeth. Reports from
London state Churchill may retain
hiB Beat in Parliament and continue
to offer his services and experience
- to the government. The resigna
tion cleared the way for 57-year-
' old Anthony Eden to advance from
the post of Foreign Secretary to
that of Prime Minister.
v, North Carolina's greatest forest
v fire;, estimated to have caused los
es in the millions, was reported un
der control late ' this week. The
fire swept across two counties,
Tyrrell and Hyde, , burning over
more than 250,000 acres of timber-
land. ' The State Forestry Service.
' aided by National Guardsmen and
troops from Fort Bragg and Cafnp
Lejeune fought the blaze for sev
eral days' before it was brought un-
. (er eontrol. ' :
' . Resolutions opposing integration
of races in public schools in North
Carolina were introduced In -the
General Assembly this week,: and
were approved by the House on
Tuesday. ) The action by the Legis-
, lature is expected to be incorporat
ed in arguments presented to the
U. S. Supreme Court by the Attor-
i ney General - when he ; represents
the State's position to the Court
regarding court ruling of last May.
V Revenue Commissioner Eugene
Shaw told the Legislature finance
, committee ' this - week, that .' North
- Carolina has the lowest per capita
sales tax, among the 82 states' col
lecting such a tax. The N. C. rate
Ja $13.24 per person." ! Shaw said
he believed this low rate is due toj
th 63 exemptions listed to the law
and also the single item limit of
$15.00. . . "
Meanwhile, the . Joint Finance
Committee of the General Assem
bly is continuing its study o( ways
and means tj raise additional tax
es needed by the State for the next
two years. Great opposition- has
developed against some of the pro
posed taxes listed in the "package"
proposal offered two weeks ago
and the final status of these bew
taxes are still in -doubt. ' ,
Coach Ike Perry's Perquimans
i Indians marked up their fifth
straight baseball victory of the
season last Tuesday afternoon by
trampling Plymouth High School
in an, Albemarle Conference game
by a score of 21 to 1.
The easy win over Plymouth
permitted Coach Perry to use his
entire' squad during the contest,
giving the reserve players some
valuable experiencePaul Mat
thews, . Ted Chappell and Seth
Morgan divided the pitching as
signment for Perquimans. Mat
thews hurled the first four in
nings, Chappell pitched the next
two and Morgan finished the game,
The Indians collected 10 hits off
Plymouth pitchers and scored runs
in every inning, , Plymouth scored
its. lone run in the fourth when
Matthews walked four straight.
Plymouth had two hits, getting
both off Morgan in the last inning.
In a return game with Gates"-
ville last , Thursday Perquimans
won a 21-0 : victory, using Seth
Morgan and Rogerson for mound
duties. The Indians, . showing im
proved hijtting ability, collecJd 16
hits off Gatesvillp pitchers, Pitt
man, Campbell and Lowe. The In
dians scored in every inning but the
last, and played errorless ball dur
ing the game. ' V V'VV-.
John Hill led the Perquimans
batting attack, getting three hits, in
three trips to the .; plate. ; Carver
hadithree for four. Johnny Wins
low suffered an ankle injury which
may force him from the lineup for
the balance of the season.
The conference game scheduled
to be played in Ahoskie Friday af
ternoon was changed, with ar
rangements made for the Ahoskie
team to come to Hertford for the
contest to be played Thursday af
ternoon. : . :
Recorder's Court
Tuesday Morning
Twelve cases were disposed of in
Perquimans Recorder's Court ini
session here last Tuesday momingl
when all defendants entered pleas
of guilty to the charges in each
warrant.
Costs of court were taxed against
Peter Reekstin and Herbert Buz
zard who submitted to charges of
speeding.
James Johnson, Negro, was or
dered to pay the costs. of court and
the sum of $100 to E. R. Winslow,
after pleading guilty to charges of
driving on the left side of a high
way Johnson's car collided with
a cart upon which Mr. Winslow
was riding. Winslow was injured
in the collision.
A fine of $2 and costs were paid
by T. J. Bass who submitted to
charges of being drunk.
William Gordon, Negro, plead
guilty to charges of driving with
out a license. He paid a fine of
$25 and costs.
Edward Kelly paid a fine of $25
and costs after he entered a plea
of guilty to charges of reckless
driving.
Stanley Wilson, Negro, charged
with non-support, was ordered to
pay the sum of $6 per week to the
clerk of court to be used for the
support of his children.
Carl Neal and Hillis Boyce, Neg
roes, submitted to charges of be
ing drunk and each paid a fine
of $2 and costs of court.
Percy Parker, Negro, was fined
$10 and costs after entering a plea
of guilty to charges of being drunk
and- disorderly.
James Murray was taxed with
the costs of court on charges of us
ing an improper muffler on his car.
William Bembry, Negro, paid a
fine of $10 and costs' after plead
ing guilty to charges of being
drunk and disorderly,
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SMOKE SCREENS SOUTH'S ORCHARD DISASTER
Smoke from lumber,, sawdust and rubber smudges shrouding
peach orchard at Shelby County Penal Farm, Memphis, Tenn., is
symbolic of the South's largely Jmsuccessful fight to ward off
ravages of spring's worst storm in; many years. Subfreezing cold
caused multimillion-dollar damage; to strawberries, watermelons,
cucumbers, corn and pecans; wiped out Georgia-South Carolina
peach crops.
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Biggers Re-elected
As Superintendent
Of County Schools
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Holy Week Services
At Holy Trinity
A schedule of Holy Week and
Easter services to be conducted at
Holy .Trinity Episcopal . Church in
Hertford Vere announced today hy
the Rev. Paul E, Shultz, rector, as
follows: Meditations from 2 to 3
P. M.( on Good Friday; .Baptisms
at 4 P. M, Easter eve? (Saturday)
Holy Communion, Easter 9 A. M.,
celebrant, the Rev. E. T. Jilson and
at 11 A. M., celebrant, the- Rev.
M,r. Shultz. -
MASONS TO MEET '
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge,
No. 106, A. F., & A. M., Will meet
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, '
First and second place winners in
the Poster Contest sponsored by
the supervisors of the Albemarle
Soil Conservation District were
announced here Tuesday as follows
Fifth Grade Brenda Smith, Cen
tral .Grammar School, first; Joe
Benton, Hertford Grammar School,
.'second.
Sixth Grade: Kathryn Bonner,
Hertford Grammar School, first;
Anne Benton, Central Grammar
School, second.
Seventh Grade: Betty Overton
Hertford Grammar School, first;
Linda Lou Elliott, Central Gram
mar School, second.
Judging of the posters took place
last Monday night. First, place
winners in each grade will receive
a $5.00 prize and second place win
ners will receive $3.00.
The six winning posters will. he
entered in the District contest to
be held in Elizabeth City on April
22. Counties entered in the district
contest include, Chowan, Perquim
ans, Pasquotank, Camden and Cur
rituck. :
Judging of the local posters was
done by Mrs. J. A. Webb, C. P.
Morris, Floyd Matthews and R. M.
Thompson.
Frank B. Skinner, George G.
Winslow and Emmett B. Long are
the members of the Board of Su
pervisors from Perquimans County.
They were highly pleased at the
success of the contest which pro
duced 190 posters made by chil
dren of the local schools. The Su
pervisors expressed their appreci
ation to the school principals and
teachers for their interest and ef
fort expended in helping make the
contest the success it was. .
Sunrise Services
At Bethel Sunday
The Bethel Baptist Church will
conduct a sunrise service next Sun
day morning at 5:45 o'clock, it was
announced by the Rev. D. J. Ston
er, pastor. A program of special
music will be presented during the
service and the public is cordially
invited to attend. .. ')
' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT '
Mr. and Mrs. Ab- Williams an
nounce the birth of a daughter, born
Monday, April 4, at the, Albemarle
Hospital. ; . 1
John T. Biggers was re-elected
as Superintendent of Perauimans
County Schools at a meeting of the
Board of Education held last Mon
day night in the office of the su
perintendent. The election of Mr.
Biggers followed a reorganization
of the local Board during which J.
Edgar Morris was re-elected chair
man of the Board and C. C. Chap
pell was elected vice chairman. The
school superintendent serves as sec
retary to the Board.
Other matters handled by the
Board during the meeting was the
adoption of plans to proceed with
cured from state sources for the
purpose.
The Board, upon the advice and
recommendation of the State Su
perintendent postponed action nam
ing committees for the five schools
and the 'election of any principals
or teachers. .
After discussing proposals re
garding the home economics de
partment at Perquimans High
School the Board voted to renovate
the present quarters of the depart-
ment, located in the school build
ing. Plans, were also made for pro
ceeding with construction of a class
room for the vocational class at
Perquimans Training School.
; A committee, composed of George
Caddy, D. H. Eure and Mis. T. P.
Brinn, was named by the chairman
tb meet with the superintendent
and make final inspection on the
new addition to the Central Gram
mar School.
A decision was tabled on the
matter of renlaciner fixed seats in
tne construction of the Kmtr Street the auditorium f tko P.rammo
.
usenoolyas last AS funds can be se-TSchool with moveable seats', whi
this room is renovated this summer
for its original use next year. Dur
ing the past year the auditorium
has been used as classrooms to al
leviate the crowded condition of the
school.
The Board voted to increase the
amount of insurance on the Central
Grammar School building in the
amount of $50,000, placing $40,000
on the new addition and adding
$10,000 to the amount of the poli
cy on the original structure.
Annual 4-h Banquet
e
Draws Hug
Crowd
To
Winfall School
The 4-H County Council held its
annual banquet Thursday night of
last week in the Central Grammar
School lunch room. Each year the
council members invite to the ban
quet their parents, the County Com
missioners, the county school prin
cipals and superintendent. , Among
other guests this year were E. L.
Norton, Northeastern District
Agent, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lay-
den, Miss Lois Violet Winslow,
Miss Jean Edwards and Miss Sarah
Dail and Mrs. Clara M. Boswell.
Wallace Baker, County Council
President, presided and recognized
Preston Winslow of the Winfall 7th
Grade Club who gave thanks after
which, a delicious ham dinner was
enjoyed by the 115 members and
guests present. The food was pre
pared and served by the ladies of
the Durants Neck Home Demon
stration Club. " , v .
Welcome to the ; parents and
guests -was given by Diane Divers,
a member of the Hertford Gram
mar School 7th grade 4-H Club.
R. L. Spivey, a member of the
Board of Commissioners, gracious
ly responded.
; The , president ' recognized all
guests, fcnd introduced the speaker
of the evening, E. L. Norton, who
has worked in Extension Service as
Farm Agent in Northampton Coun
ty, as Eastern District Agent and
now is Northeastern District Agent.
Mr. Norton brought a brief and
most Inspiring message on what he
called two subjects that all people
talk about, but no one knows all
about, "The Weather and People."!
out having to know the why of any
of its phases. "People," he said,
"could be conversation material as
long, as you talk of your people
and not mine." He urged the boys
and girls to notice and appreciate
the progress that has been made
in rural living and to give due cred
it to simple people who have made
this progress possible. His remarks
were spiced with humor that was
enjoyed by all. In a more serious
tone he paid tribute to the memory
of Horace Lay den with whom he
had worked in this district.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Layden have
for the past four years given the
Horace Layden cup in honor of
their late son, to a 4-H club mem
ber for his or her outstanding
achievements in club work, Mrs. I
Layden made the presentation this
year to Miss Lois Violet Winslow
of the Perquimans High 4-H Club,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Winslow of Belvidere.
Miss Jean Edwards and Miss Sa
rah Dail were recognized as the
winners of the titles of Miss Per
quimans High and Miss Perquim
ans Grammar School,' respectively,
in the beauty contest held earlier
in the year. '
During the evening Willis Wil
liams of the Winfall 4-H Club pre
sented a gift of appreciation to
Mrs. Clara M. Boswell, for her
work with the clubs of Winfall
School. Mrs. Boswell until recent
ly was Assistant Agent for both
Chowan and Perquimans cotmties
He-said the weather is converse-land now is working full time in
tion material to pass the time with-1 Chowan County.
Officers Installed
By Eastern Star At
Recent Meeting
New officers of the Hertford
Chapter of the Order of Eastern
Star were installed at a meeting of
the lodge on March 28, it was re
ported this week.
Taking part in the installation of
the Grand Officers were Mrs. Sally
Bonner, Mrs. Maude Reaves, Mrs.
Annie L. Mullen, Mrs. Nancy H.
Coffman, Mrs. Ruth H. Overman,
Robert Spence and Willie Batche
lor. Installed as new officers of the
Hertford Chapter were: Mrs. Kath-
erine Biggers, Worthy Matron;
Cecil C. Winslow, Worthy Patron;
Mrs. Lucile L. White. Associate
Matron; Elijah White, Associate
Patron; Mrs. Lucile B. Winslow,
Secretary; David J. Pritchard,
Treasurer; Miss Kimsey Perry,
Conductress; Mrs. Lucile N. Satch
well, Associate Conductress; Mrs.
Ruby White, Organist; Mrs. Edna
A. Eley, Marshal; Mrs. Spivey
Matthews, Adah; Mrs. Mary S.
White, Ruth; Mrs. Mary B. Robert
son, Martha; Mrs. Eva S. Howard,
Electa. '
During the services the Star
Points, the Associate Matron and
the Marshal presented a program
of love to the new Worthy Matron,
under the direction of Mrs. Eliza
beth Cherry, Past Matron.
Mrs. Biggers presented Mrs.
Cherry a past Matron jewel and
Mr. Winslow a gift, tokens of ap
preciation from the chapter for
past services.
A number of visitors from South
Mills, Edenton, Tarboro and Rhode
Island attended the meeting. Re
freshments were served at the close
of the meeting.
Interest In League
Baseball Shown At
Meeting Last Week
Possibilities for the revival of the
Albemarle League baseball circuit
for the coming summer appeared
good following a meeting held last
week in Edenton at which time rep
resentatives of four teams which
participated in the league last year
expressed interest in seeing the lea
gue revived this year.
A. W. Hefren, president of the
(league last year, gave a financial
report on the 1954 operations and
presided over the discussions of
plans for 1955.
Three of the four teams repre
sented stated they were definite
ly interested in playing ball this
year, under the terms of the rules
adopted in 1954. They were high
ly in accord with keeping the ama
teur baseball status and with using
the young men of the communi
ties including high school person
nel as much as possible.
Of the four teams present only
Edenton could not make a defi
nite statement. Edenton spokes
men contended they had heard lit
tle concerning baseball this year
and were not in position to make
any commitments. The other
teams who stated they were defi
nitely interested were Hertford,
Elizabeth City and Rocky Hock.
Colerain, the only other team in
the league not represented is ex
pected to field a team this season
and efforts are to be made by
President Hefren and other inter
ested baseball citizens to contact
other towns in the area in an ef
fort to have a six team league.
County Board Steps
Up Tax Sales Dates
Sale of liens against Perquimans
County property on which 1954 tax
es have not been paid will be held
one month earlier this year than in
the past following action taken by
the Board of County Commissioners
in session' last Monday.
The Board adopted a motion or
dering Sheriff J. K. White to ad
vertise all such delinquent taxes
during the month of June and to
sell same on July 5.
The action taken by the Board is
in line with the law and procedure
followed in other counties whereby
current tax collections are 'complet
ed within each fiscal year.
Sheriff White advises all nersons
who have not paid 1954 taxes to
come forward and do so promptly,
to avoid embarrassment and addi
tional costs.
Calendar Released
For Superior Court
Term On April 18th
Five Killed On
County Roads In '54
Final figures on fatal accidents
in North Carolina for 1954 have
been compiled and released by the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
This report shows five persons died
from highway accidents in Per
quimans County during last year.
The agency reported 991 fatali
ties for the year, which was the
best record since 1950. Total num
ber of accidents reported were 40,
449 of which 880 were classed as
fatal.
Vaccine Available
Only To Children
In Grades land 2
Numerous requests from parents
of children in grades three through
12 and pie-school children to ap
prove the children for the Salk
Vaccine to lie given by the District
Health Department ling been re
ported by Dr. B. B. McGuire, Dis
trict Health Officer.
These requests must be denied
according to Dr. McGuire who to
day issued the following statement
in connection with the vaccinations:
"The National Foundation for In
fantile' Paralysis has purchased
vaccine for eight million children,
to be given to first and second
grade children throughout the na
tion, if the vaccine is aonroved for
use by the National Institute of
Health, and only for children of
these two grades whose parents
have given written permission to
give it.
We. had .Uiwied quests - for
1,067 Pasquotank County children,
440 in Perquimans, 565 in Chowan
and 207 in Camden, or a total for
the district of 2,279. These have
already been reported to Raleigh.
"We are sorry that the National
Foundation rules prohibit our giv
ing it to any children not in the
first and second grades this present
school year. If the vaccine is ap
proved for use, parents can obtain
it from their private physicians."
Officials Anticipate
Busy Week on Crim
inal Actions
With 25 cases listed on the cal
endar, court officials anticipate a
busy week for the Perquimans Su
perior Court which convenes here
April 18, with Judge Clifton Moore
scheduled to preside over the one
week term.
Fourteen criminal cases are
scheduled for trial during the week,
four of these being capital crimes;
Horace Reid and Roosevelt Sheard,
Negroes, are charged with rape;
Samuel McCuIley and James Brick
house are charged with murder.
Hearings will be held for Eddie
Austin, John Chappell, Malachai
Parsons and Russell Willis, each of
these defendants being charged
with reckless driving. ,
Other criminal cases listed on
the calendar and the charges were:
Rodney Brickhouse, speeding; Jesse
East, breaking and entering; Wuk-
Imr Walkin, no operator's license:
Reiley Sutton, Jr., larceny, and
Ozell Nance, larceny.
Eleven civil actions .seven of
which are suits for divorce, are al
so listed on the calendar for ac
tion during the week. The civil
calendar is as follows:
Mary Male vs. Charlie Male.
Dolores Newby vs. Lorenzo
Newby.
Retha Chesson vs. Bruster Ches-
son.
Velma Bagley vs. E. Shelton
Bagley.
George Smith vs. Catherine
Smith.
Minnie B. Taylor vs. Hardy Tay-
lor, Jr.
Annabell O'Neal vs. William
O'Neal.
Martha Brinkley vs. H. D.
Hurdle.
Sini'Uli" Kefinftig Company vs.
Enos Mallory.
National Cash Register Company
vs. J. M Spruill.
Mariah Jordon vs... N. E. Chap
pell. Due to the nature of the crimi
nal cases scheduled for trial and
the time expected to be consumed
in disposing of these cases few of
the civil cases are expected to be
handled during the week of court.
County Tops Quota
In Red Cross Drive
Felton Rites Held I Perquimans County has oversub-
Tuesday AfternOOn scribed its 1955 Red Cross Fund
quota, according to Mrs. Jack Bur-
Mrs. Harriett B. (Lettie) Felton, hage, fund chairman, who reported
age 81, died Sunday night at 11:30 Wednesday total contributions to
o'clock at the residence of henHnto nmmmf tn l Odn r,o
daughter, Miss Gladys Felton, in
St. Pauls, after a lingering illness.
She was a native of Bertie County
but had Jseen living in St. Pauls
for the past 27 years, prior to
which she lived in Hertford.
She was the widow of the late
William Alonza Felton and a faith
ful worker in the St. Pauls Metho
dist Church and the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Miss Gladys Felton of St
Pauls and Mrs. Hemy Clay Stokes
of Hertford. Three grandchildren
also survive..
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in
the St. Pauls Methodist Church by
the Rev. C. B. Harris, pastor, as
sisted by the Rev. O. L. Hathaway
and the Rev. M. Y. Self.
Pallbearers were D. F. Reed,
Noah Felton, Jr., Tom Jessup, Reg
inald Tucker, J. H. Towe and Chas.
Johnson.
Burial was in Cedarwood Ceme
tery in Hertford.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Broughton'Dail an
nounce the birth of a daughter born
Friday, April 1st at the Albemarle
Hospital.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Yearns of
Wake Forest announce the birth of
a daughter born Thursday, March
31st. Mrs. Yearns is the former
'Miss Marguerite Ward.
The county goal, set at the be
ginning of the campaign by the
National Red Cross was $1,075.
Final reports to the local chapter
have been made by all team cap
tains with one exception and it i3
believed when this report is filed
the county fund reached during the
1955 campaign will surpass $1,100.
Mrs. Burbage and other chapter
officials are highly pleased with
the successful Red Cross drive and
have expressed their appreciation
to the public for the fine response
to the appeal for funds and to the
team captains and volunteer soli
citors who gave of their time and
effort in making the drive a com
plete success.
The campaign was conducted un-
der the direction of Mrs. Burbage,
who was assisted by team captains
Bobby Elliott, Mrs. Glenn Mat
thews, Mrs. Jack Benton for the
white division and Mrs, M. TS. Tay
lor and W. C. Stroud and the Rev.'
Walker for the colored division.
A. W. Hefren is the fund treas-"
urer. '
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Easter Services
At Mt. Sinai Church
Easter services will be- held at
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church next Sun '
day night at 8 o'clock when the
choir of Macedonia will join the
Mt Sinai choir in presenting an
Easter message with music The
public is cordiftlly Invited to' ab
tend,'