North Carolina Newspapers

L w,-. ::'."';- .s'imV.y.':-. A. :' .:,:.::'; .:,V-'";.':;:.vt-i :':.' -'".' "'- 1 '. '',.:.' : ( rt r WEEKLY t .1 13 XXII: Number 42. Coach Ike Perry Perquimans Indiana will be out to upset the dope, bucket Friday! night when they tangle with a strong Edenton VP.es football team on Hicks Field '1 Identon. ,Eienton has a strong outfit this eeaton, currently tied for the lead in the Albemarle Conference. The ces have won four games and lost dnly to Elizabetjh City and Roanoke luipms. The Aces are given the edge over the Indians, the latter still look ing for the first victory of the sea son, but as fans know anything can happen, when these two teams play ind Coach Perry's team will be try. i:g;for a.wm. yi- Vf-VJ ''' Last Friday night the Indians traveled to Williamston and gained a 7-7 deadlock with the Green Wave which , bolstered . the confi dence of the Perquimans team. The Indians played an outstanding de fensive game against Williamston, the entire Perquimans line showing up' well, b-.;' : ' .V.V ;' ; Williamston scored its touchdown in 'the first period when Gaylord Perry -.smashed through the Indian defense from three yards out and the try 'for 'the' extra point, was made. -,.(,, ;. ' Perquimans used a passing attack in he. offense td good advantage With Bray and Williams on tye re ceiving end o( some pitches which netted nice -gaina. . The i Indians tied up the ball game in the clos- U minutes tot the third quarter whn Tommy Matthews raced six fords for. the TD and the try for the extnf point wbs good. ': " .; ' Following the contest with Eden ton this week, the Indians, will play w . - iHpjf Cnlnmr iia herein irwajf. night, October :S and, payihg:'Sprnig ,Hbpe,.hfle n November '4.';,! I" inters i;eoli;;es: I A death toll of 42 wag reported from six flood-stricken states in New England this week and prop erty damage was estimated in mil lions fef dollars. The flood result ed from a freak storm which struck the area Sunday; covering about the same' communities which suf fered ij f ront ; , severe j: floods during IIurraane Clarte on; August . v, " ',t tf: Governors of SouthernlStates aie meeting this week in'; Atabatna for their,nnual conference and reports from Jthe meeting isay'ithei atmos Ibtre; is thick with political activi ty ' concerning electibns-.Jn .1956. There ,3s some division fjn thinking' ovef imajo,' roblescoitfrOnting' Jlw n&tion"ibuti the Governors fall " ' I .. v;tiii J ' :i-'r-i Jill.-' ree-ft solution is neeueu.ior ,uie : ;rm jproiaem. (- . A 'federal' judge fn Meplihl, .1., Piis week accepted the State T.1 ssee's plan for gradual in. ' 1 of schools, and ruled for T a in a suit in whlqh five were seeking Immediate ion to white colleges.' . 1 - ts from Raleigh this week Gordon Gray has resigned -T... . .1.. TT'.'l.- " ""'"7' iia.- lur. t Pre-Trmity Episcopal Church were ded.i than Yelton will speak on the pro leave oi ainca irom fcated fcy Rey pauijpose1 oordination of social-seour- , a ' i j. j ' ..'11. VJ'O ll.lL..i DWVtU y becu.ile Secretary of t' ould Cl.arles Wilson re-. 'i tie o ;iee. . .. . : t OrT'ower continues sUjJ.'y from t'e heart -i 1, s,t month, and is d to holl a tnunshcr of t h we tc? of- fning niajor govern ulema. Reports from ' 'j6 the PreGlilont" will i move to his farm , hi 'i e-.r!y next month ha ' 1 r "'Bin until about , t . " t' e j '.r, before re ' t " " ' ' n. r, c. Central PTA Meets;, Next Monday Night r The PTA of the Perquimans Cen tral School will meet Monday night, October 24, at 8 o'clock at the Bchool. The Whiteston community will have the, program with Mrs. Mar- jorie T. Winslow in charge. Patrol. man Roland Tripp will speak on Safety. There will be special music and all members and ' interested per sons are invited to attend. .,. . First Period Honor Re!l Announced Atf Perquinoslligli A total of 92 students at Per quimans High School were listed on tile honor roll for the first grad ing period which closed last Fri day, it was announced Monday by E. C. Woodard, principal of the school. Students listed on the honor roll were Eighth Grade: Jack Brinn, John, ny Winslow, Preston Winslow, Ka theruie Sawyer, Sallie Skinner, Jo Ann. Cartwright Ailen'e Stallings, Clay Stokes, .Carolyn White; Carl Skinner,- Linda Lou Elliottj Lena UmphlettPaf JRpgeifconBilly Nix. on, Jr Wayne Howell.' " . Ninth Grade Jtottie Cartwright, Ethel Sutton, Jo Dvis.Towe, Park er Chesson, John Matthews, Bever ly Tuckefj- Gloria" Stallings, " Shir- Vt Ts-KblfoelKenMma WniT fceiatftt Meaaoakn: 'Ye'hie'll Chippr:'Wandai!Chapp6lli Vicjiiei Johnson, Lib ThaCh' Aldyne Wins- low, Merrill inilowBay Winslow. 'j Tenth, Grade: Johnny "PhlHips,! Dan Winslow. Phyllis-Jagley, Jan-i ilea Stallimrs. Amandav Lou Cor-' prew, Jean Edwards, 'Alma God- frey, Sophia Godfrey, Lois Hurdle, Jane - Keel, Kay Matthews; Beth Skinner, Rachael Spivey, i ; Beeky Cox, Janet Elliott, Patricia Elliott, Nancy . Lane, Iris , Wilder, Warner Madre, Tommy Matthews, Johnny Stoner. '- Eleventh Grade: Charlie John son, Shelby Overton,' Don Baker, Sandy Divers, Jd Ann Matthews, Edgar Fields, . Charles Whedbee, Lillian Hoffler, Mabel Keel, Doris Morgan, Ann Sawyer, Marcia StalL 'igs?;Jane::Winslow.:,' j j 'l""'" xweiiui vrraue: napiace jptuicr, Nahcy ' Bagley, i Marjories Byrum,. Mary! ;Dow. Chappell,") Peggys Har- Belmont Perry,' Annette ; Proctor, Jo Pat Stokes,' Sarah Sutton, Lois I hear Dr; Charles F. Carroll, State V.' Winslow, William ;BrjJm Jim-1 Superintendent of Public Instruc myjpopeland i-Tessej Maiiafield Ray; tion," deliver the principal address.' Twitie? Ruth Aysce,? Bertha ;Chap- !f The' morning general session will pell,-! LaRoe Chfppill,gEarbara open with the invocation by Dr. Lane,!Barbara Russellf Janice Stall-' John- Bennett, East Carolina Col ihgs, Anne White, Annie Rae Stok- ley and Judy Winslow. : - Five stained. glass Memorial win- Idows ' recentiy installed in Holy E. Shultz at the morning services on' Sunday. .. .. . ,..'.v. . , j ... The windows depict, respectively, scenes representative, of the Na tivity, The Epiphany, The Ascen sion, Pentecost and The Trinity. , The Nativity "window, in memory of John Henry Newbold was given by Mrs. J. -H. Newbold and her daughters. ; The Epiphany window, in mem ory of Thomas Gregory Skinner, was given ty William P. Skinner. The Ascen !on window in memory of Thomag !.':.:-! and Julian Gran bery Nixon, . was given by Mrs. Thomas Ni:?on. ; - ; The Ter' ory of J t v' 'w, in mem- -yand mory wavt taking G:ific:::3:vZis to antarctic I: if 1 1 11 "" 1 " ' 1 1 1 1 1 '"' 1 --' '- 1 " 11 L. " ii - "Of "4 V? . 1 A 150-pound, SVi-foot "Grasshopper", resembling a small bomb, V , After being dropped to desired location, a timing deviee Inside the - la coins to the Antarclie on "Operation Deenfreeze" durfair the In. 17. n...i.nnn..n .... ,1.. i mn,:nH .Af.aPAt;nn ti. . ternational CeoDnTsical Year 19d7-S8. The Nbvt intends In in the I K. l.nt ... . I, -r .!,!,:.. .n..nJ t.nn. I auner-robots as weather relay stations after parachuting- them , to f r I desired locations. . (FHTNC) L Tiir ...ill loctty while other instruments record and transmit air temperature, ' barometric pressure and relative humidity. Under study since 1942, I I .1. f . ..... .1 I I... .1 .1 .W. ... 1 ' ima miraei was neveiopea dj me WashiDfton, D. C DisuictLlcatM OfCCEAOnFriday - The Northeastern District of the North Carolina Education Associa tion will hold its 33rd annual con. vention here Friday, October 21. Twenty-one counties will send over 2,000 NCEA members to the con vention to be held at East Carolina College. Mildred Manning, ' Williamston, will preside over the meeting as nresident of the district Other district officers: ares Lela Mae I'Taylor,' Snow Hill,, vice president; R. M.fCashwell,-Rocky Mount, sec retary;. and '.Ella Cherry Moore, Rocky Mount, : Northeastern ' Dis trict NCEA Director. : Two general sessions will be held in the Wright Building auditorium, where the! convened members will lege. Bert Ishee, NCEA president, of Fayetteville and Earl Funder burk, National Education Associa tion Director for North Carolina, Asheville, will greet the group. Funderburk is the former superin tendent j of the Elizabeth City Schools. ' '' '.;,'-vr':'. ' Following i announcements, by .Mrs. Ethel Perkins Edwards, Exec- utive Secretary of the NCEA, Na. ity with the Teachers' and State Employees- .Retirement 1 System. Yelton will explain the features of the 'coordination on which a refer endum 'will be held October 26. Over 60,000 members of the retire ment system will be eligible to vote'. ' The Rev. J. MalloyjDwen, Green ville, will open the afternoon ses- sion-with an invocation, after which Dr. J. D. MessSck ; President of East Carolina College, will bring greetings. Dr. Carroll will then be introduced by James C. Manning, Williamston. . V ' ' LIONS BULB SALE TI.s r.-rtford Lions Club will syonsuf a licht bulb sale next Wed- nosctay evening for the purpose of i- - :,tk3 ' r financing club A 1 i to houne can- i lifted by club, Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 21, 1955. if . . .-- ! I if '''Vt?'''! j!?lf '- '- ' -" '" & j 1 . -fy' ' Nk 1 J.. ! J J: .1 1 navai nesearca juaooraiory in . (FrfTNO : cmerg ency Available Local F.H. A Office Public Law 38, 81st Congress, as amended, authorized the making of production emergency loans n des ignated areas ' where (1) serious losses in agricultural production have occurred as a result of drought, floods, storms, or some other natural . calamity, and (2) is a Widespread need among the farmers, of the area for credit to continue -their normal farming operations 'and. such credit cannot be I obtained ' through commercial banks, cooperative lending institu tions, or. other responsible sources . As a result of the.. widespread damage throughout eastern North Carolina caused by Hurricanes Conl nie, Diane and lone, Farmers Home Administration has been authoriz ed to make production emergency (bans to eligible farmers applying for assistance. . ' ; Any established farm owner or farm operator engaged primarily in farming Is eligible to receive a production emergency loans if he (1) has suffered a substantial pro duction loss because of the drought, flood, storm, or other natural ca lamity, (2) is unable to obtain from 9ther lenders the credit required to continue his normal operations, and 4(3) has reasonable prospects for success with the assistance of a loan. - . f Loans may be made for the pur chase of feed, seed fertilizer,- re placement equipment and livestock; for other essential farm and home operating expenses; and for tile re placement or repair of buildings, fences, drainage and ' irrigation systems on individual farms that were damaged or destroyed by the disaster. Loans may not be made to pay existing debts or to compen- sate applicants for their tosses. If Loans bear 3. per cent interest and are scheduled for repayment over the minimum period of time consistent with the borrower's abil ity to repay. Loans for repair or Improvement of retal estate may be scheduled for repayment over a period usually not to exceed 10 - "years. Amounts advanced for crop . production purposes 'are repayable when the income Is derived from the sale of the crops produced with the loans is rectlved. t Loans are BWid by (1) a. first j In upright position, the "Grasshopper" ii ready to shoot a 25-foot antenna into the air. Using a 12-valt wet cell battery it can send ' periodic radio weather reports at far ai 800 miles for 60 days. Navy testa in the Antarctic are expected to bring the robot to perfection.' , (HTINQ K FFhrbugh lien on all crops to be produced with the loan and on all livestock, farm, machinery, and farm equip ment : purchased . with the loan funds,, (2) the best lien obtainable on all other, crops growing or to be grown, .and (3) whenever neces sary,, the best lien, obtainable on livestock, farm machinery; ; and farm equipment owned by the, ap plicant. Real estate security' is' al ways required .when .-advances , afe made primarily ' for. improvements to real estate, and jn other instanc es when1 necessary to pivtect the Government's interest. . ' . - Applications may be filed and full information concerning pro- duction emergency loans may be obtained at the local , Farmers n.. .i4m,v:.t. r:.. i i 1 ed over tiie Bus Statiqn in Hert ford. Mrs. Inez H. Sawyer, Coun- ty Office Clerk is on duty eachi dv. Mnnrf- th,rrh Pr,Mw R-oo ! day, Monday through Friday, 8:00 A. M., to 6:00 P. M. Announce Change In Combine Law I Operators of combines and threshing machines are not requir ed to secure a license for such op erations', as it was reported in The Weekly's last edition. J. C. Powell, Register of Deeds, announced, this week the State law fcas been changed doing away with the requirement, for a license for tiie machines. However, under the new Jaw, it shall be the duty of any person, firm or corporation en gaged in harvesting crops by means of combines or power threshers to keep records of the acreage har vested and amounts harvested fori each farm. . '.." .' "v 'Reports on -these records- must be filed each year, for crops com - bined between August 1 and De- Lioans cember 31, of each year, the report j received commissions for the corn must be fjled by February 1 of the ling academic year; : The commis- next succeeding year. ; - :' j ' Complete 'details' .of ; this change, in the Jaw may be secured from Mr. Powell at uthe' Court House, v R0TARY TO'MEET. i The Hertford Rotary Club will, meet Tuesday evening at 6:151 o'clo i et tlie, Hotel Ii-tford, : i.i v vais xiijyiaj;u.: Ut (Towe-Webb Motors jTowe-Webb Motor Company has issued an invitation to the public to visit its : showrooms to see the new 1956 Chrysler and, Ply mouth motor ears which went on display today. The hew cars offer many added safety features for the first time, and new push-button shifting. Body styles for both the Chrysler and Plymouth havetbeen changed to give added beauty to the cars. En. gine changes, also, have been made in both lines. Mrs. Rachel Boyce Mansfield, 79, died Monday night at 8:45 o'clock after being ill only two hours. She was the daughter of the late : Dorsey. 8nd ?a!!e Wa'd Boyfe and memDer ot threat nope Baptist Bapti Church and the Woman's Mission ary Society. i,? T ' r Mansfield; four sons, Freeman N., n , 1 1 . s. ii Currin C, and Samuel Mansfield of Perquimans County and A. J. Mansfield of Newport News, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Kermit Jordan and Mrs. John Foxwell, of Eden ton; one brother, Dempsey Bpyce of Tyner; 29 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. The body was taken from the Lynch Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon to the Great Hope Bap tist Church for services at 2:30 o'clock conducted by the Rev. L. C. Chandler, pastor. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. : Pallbearers were Preston Percy Rogerson, Robert Johnny Hollowell, Matthew and Lawrence Perry. and and Dail Commissioned In pijlfg Naval ROTC' v Thomas B. Sumner, Jr., of Hert- 'ford, is one of 29 Naval ROTC ca jdets at Duke University who' have sions were awarded on the basis of military aptitude, scholastic1 and leadership ability. Sumner receiv ed the Midshipman rank bf Lieu tenant and will serve as command- er of one ofthe six companies m the Midshipman Battalion. ' He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 'T, B. Sumner of Hertford, Held Wednesday Annual Halloween Party Planned By PTA October 31st Masonic Banquet Planned November 8 The annual Masonic Banquet of Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F., & A. M., will be held on the even ing of November 8, in the Perquim ans County Central Grammar School lunchroom. All Master Mas ons are invited to attend and are requested to contact John Decker, Woodland Circle, Hertford or Toss White, Winfall for reservations. Matthews-Currin Vows Spoken At Oxford Sunday The Oxford Baptist Church was the setting Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock for the marriage of Miss Sylvia Virginia Currin of Elizabeth City and 'Oxford, and John Moody Matthews, of Hertford, The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Currin, Jr., of Route 1, Oxford and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mat thews, Sr., of Hertford. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Paul C. Mat. tox in a 'setting of white flowers, palms and candlelight. Music! yras vpresented by Mrs. Lynwood R. Currin, sister-in-law of the bride, pianist and John Dean, soloist. The bride, given in marriage by her father, was lovely in a wedding gown of Chantilly lace and tulle fashioned with a portrait neckjine embroidered in lndescentjetlUins and' seed pearls,, the full'iace skirt of' tiille forming' a circular train. Her bridal veil' 6f illusion was at tached to a cdrqnet of lace with sequins and seed , pearls. She car ried a crescent: bouquet of brides roses and stephanotis. Miss Marcia Carroll of Hamp ton, Va.,was maid of honor. She wore a gown of coral crystallette over taffeta designed with long fitted- bodice and scoop neckline. She wore a matching bandeau and. car ried a bouquet of bronze chrysan themums of gold pom poms. Little Debra Henry, a. niece of the bridegroom was flower girl. Her dress was similar to that of the honor attendant and she carried a bronze basket filled .with gold and yellow pom poms. : J. M. Matthews was best man for his son. Ushers were Taylor Cur rin, brother of the bride, and Lloyd Lane, Jarvis Henry and Carl Riley of Elizabeth City. Shirley Currin,; another brother of the bride, was junior usher. Mrs. Carl Riley of Elizabeth City was mistress of ceremony. (Continued on Page Five) Roach Rites Held Tuesday Afternoon - Mrs. Susan Ella Roach, 86, died Monday morning at 12:38 o'clock at her home in Winfall, after an ill ness of three weeks. - She was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Nixon and wife of the late John Richard Roach. She was a member of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church and an honorary member of the Woman's Missionary Society. Surviving are two sons, G. T. Roach and J. Van Roach of Win fall; two daughters, Mrs. B. C. Hare of Edenton and Miss Beulah Roach of Norfolk, Va.; 15 grand children '' and' 23 great ' grandchil dren. ; Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock at the Cedar Grove Methodist Church by the Rev. E, R. Meekins. Dur ing the services the choir sang "Face To Face", "Abide With Me,' "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" and "Asleep With Jesus." Pallbearers were Worth and Leo. nard Hare, Robert and B. L. Hollo- well, Johnny Roach and Jimmy Roach. ' " ' 1 '."',' " Interment was In' .the Cedar Grove . Cemetery. - 5 Cents Per U An interesting program on safe ty and health was presented at th October meeting of the Hertfor-' Parent-Teachers Association mee' ing held Thursday night of 1p week in the auditorium of t. Hertford Grammar School, Mrs. Charles ' Murray spoke safety in the home and outlin practical measures to be taken I' order to avoid accidents in th home. R. A. Tripp talked to th members on safety on the higl way. Miss Thelma Elliott discussed th health regulations pertaining t school children and to the lunc' room. An interesting demonstrate was given by four members of th Hertford Volunteer Fire Depa' ment, Francis Nixon, Herbert Ni on, Bobby Elliott and Billy Whi' on the use of the new resuscitat- recently acquired by the depart ment The meeting was conducted b Mrs. Jack Brinn, president. AmAr the routine reports heard from tht various committee chairmen va' a report on plans for the anrffis Halloween carnival. E. C, Wood ard, chairman of the finance com mittee announced that the Hallo ween carnival this year would be held on Memorial Field, if the weather permits. Details will be announced later. At an 'earlier meeting the PTA adopted i polio of purchasing any prizes,' or ma terials that the organization r--ed thus ending the old policy r asking merchants and other b ness organizations to donate prizes and carnival wares. T PTA appreciates the past generos ty of such business firms, but vot ed in favor of the change.,! ' . The local organization cast a ma jority of ite votes for Raleigh a3 the headquarters for the State PTA. TuesdayMorning Business was brief in Perquiir ans .'Recorder's Court here las Tuesday when eight cases wero cleared from the court docket be fore presiding Judge Chas. E. Johnson. Richard Ward was taxed with the court costs after pleading gultty to charges of speeding. Me'vir Tucker, charged with speeding, submitted and paid a fine of $2 and costs. Alphonza Hudson, Negro, entere'V a plea of guilty to assaulting : wife. He was given a SO day se' tence, to be suspended upon th payment f costs and the conditio he not again be charged with th: offense. - Robert Stewart, Negro, w found guilty of larceny and driv ing without a license. He was ser tenced to jail for 60 days, sentenc to be suspended upon payment of fine of $50 and costs and the sum of $25 for use of Queenie Wil liams. ' William Winslow ' and CharH' Williams, Negro, entered pleas "' guilty to charges of being drur' and possessing non-tax-paid liquo- (Continued on Page Five) Grain Elevator Now In Operation J. F. Hollowell & Son hav cently completed construction ',. new grain elevator, only one of kind in Pequimans County, to s" . farmers of this area. The p1p' tor, with a capacity of about 25 "7 bushels per day, began operar'', about two weeks ago. , It is au' . matic and requires little time f loading and unloading grain. M" Hollowell reported 100 bushels o grain can be handled at the ele vator in about two minutes tim-, He slated the firm had handled 23 0D0 bushels of grain at the eleva 1 tor since operations started. Tb public is invited to visit the fir-, and inspect the operations of th ; new elevator I! it- :