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"3 X ' j O'l-iis Le .- ,d Ais
Iory ComnulUsS plan to ."cora
)..end that the Legislature and Vie
people take in order to preserve
the public schools of the state. "
. Five bills have. been. tentatively
dawn and these will be presented
to the Legislature which will meet
in Jtpecial session July 23to, act
upon the proposals. ,irsm-iZ-A
preview of the proposed ac
- tion was made public at press con-
rerencea held by Governor Hodges
- iae Friday.' '. ; "
The gist of thVWiool preserva
I tion plan would .simply provide at
tendance 'expense "grants, formerly
referred to us tuition .grants, to
V eltizens who do not want their ehil-'
f . dren to go to school with a mem
ber of the opposite1 racer and Allow
ev: local school unit to suspend Op
eration' of its schools, upon major
at ity publie vote, if .the .situation Is'
.considered intolerable.'- '-
. , : It the Legislature approve, the
r people of North Carolina may vote
on' these- questions, probably ' In
, September. The State Supreme
. Court has been' asked whether
general r election, in - September
would be lawful. , i.' '
. The Governor maintained the po-
sition : that after legislators had
had opportunities to freely" discuss
these bills, then the results should
immediately be made available to
"the public .v::.:;. .',-;..."' '
Five bills were released.
-. Here briefly Is what the' sug
.geeted bills' would dot - '. ,
' "1. provide for j public vote on
the question uf amending .the State
.. Constitution to permit the General
Assembly ,to' provide locaj option
and education expense grants. ,.A
i " local optionnir is 4e$n$d as "Any
leounty.ot.ttty.schont s-initritiv
uVV r nyfeonv8fiKt and reason
L lop i. si g:3'".:G ames
riE ;Paot Weak
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Three. 1 losses during , the; past
week,, two to Elizabeth City and
one to Colerain (pushed th Per
quimans' Indians down Ho third
place in the standing of the Albe
niarle League.
'Last Thursday night the Eliza
beth City nine'; taking advent! '
ot a number1 of errors on th Ma k
of the Indians, wen K S-3.decis'oi.
V. raul Matthews started the pitcij, j
duties for Hertford, but was feftiv
ed by Chrlstgau. Jim' Curtis went
' the route for the Tarsi .Thr Jhn
' dians blew, up in the fourth1 to al
low iviiz&Detn uty lum runs.-i, -u
, ' f Elizabeth City scored nfne' runS
. 6n seven hits while Hertford get
three runs on eight hits. ; -
The Indians bowed again to the
Tars last Friday n!!.t by a score
of 1 to 9. Hertford used three
, piti.hi?ri- in this contest, starting
. wiih Emmipizer, who fave way to
, Lil'y Winslow and Cliribtgail Uot
in t'arted pitching for the 'Tars
Vf.t"v.s chased i'n C s second and
i "avtl by Crrfj. I abeth City
broke Ce - e . i i tl.e second
by scoring 10 r 1 added to
i i ' 1 er.h i except the
.i and n'' " . t
' ' r ' -3 hits
C" .1;
able territorial ! subdivision within i
sn iadministrative writ wWch in-
clndes within its boundaries -one or
more pnblie schpola.t. - The" state
wide vote would decide whether per
mission would be given the General
Assembly to authorize upon major
ity vote of its voters, to suspend or
authorize, the suspension of the op
eration of one or more of the pub
lic schools in that, patcular unit
The education expense grant, , if
such a' plan is appriyett iy the Leg
islature and the people, would be
available only, for education in a
nonsectarian school. Such a grant
also would not be available if the
child can reasonably be assigned to
a school not attended by a child of
another race . Strict -regulations
are provided for the allotment of
these expense, grants ; .. V,
; 2. Provide for Oi! settiHy up :bf
machinery for regutBtingth-local
option pfan, which, of course, wouhl
depend upon the people's approval
of the constitutional changes." In
the preamble to this measure, it is
recommended that the Legislaturs
affirm "that schools and the means
of education ought forever to be
encouraged. The value and im
portance of our public schools is
"known and acknowledged by all
bur people. It 1 further recogniz
ed that our public schools are so
Intimately related to the customs
and feelings of the' people of each
community that their 'effective op
eration is Impossible except in con
formity with community attitudes.
Our people in each community need
to', have, a full and .meaningful
choice as to whether , a public
school, which may have some en
forced mixing of - the races, shall
continue to 'be maintained and sup
ported in that community.? u Elec
tions fo decide. wh.ethe,r, school or;
scftoals in atwM . eptiont unit wtu
?v (Centlhail on rase xaree)
TCSLTVcyflii
M preliplnary furvey, is to be
likHearei Iterting
in the next few days for a Com
munity Mansoleum to. be construct-
ja jn jneerwpojmetery, un
der terms of an agreement reached
with town officials at a recent
meeting of the Tdwn5Board. The
msnsoleum- is being financed, by
Charles T. Zrakas of Wilson. Sirs.
B. K. Larie of Hertford is the local
fepresdntatisk for the 'mausoleum
project. They will make a canvas
of the 'entire community, showing
pictures and explaining to each one
what the mausoleum is and gives
to each individual .4 a-;?;- v: '
Thisc. survey;' is necessary first,
because few people understand the
important aspects of this type of
burial and second, it is necessary
because in this type mausoleum
only space is included in its con
struction for those desiring it Af
ter seeing pictures and other ex
planatory data which gives each
person a full knowledge of Its many
psl.its; t' en an intelligent decision
cart 'be rendered. ' Those inquiring
about or t..ose having the mauso
leum err" !"ed to Lsra are' under
.'4 (" " .1 v " Itv r. - "
1 os, wiio will assist in the
1 J, t 1 Ca cooperation of
conduct the
s t v "I 1 r -f'iierand will
f i 1 t tZ.ei construction of
t ' - I ". 7:-' s, while in
" J i li c..U.i.ted at the
I" i C ' . ". '.
I
mio Lodge
...will meet
. riy
Wheat AUotment1!
Available At ASC '! :
. Farmers on land on' Which no
wheat was seedeof fot grajn for any
04 the. years 1954, 1?B5 and 1968
may apply for a. 1957 wheai acre
age allotment, according, to. L. L.
Lane Chairman of the Perquimans
County; Agriculturl StaBilizatior.
and. Conservation Committee. : To
be considered oran allotment on
a farm, which had no wheat seeded
for grain" for any Of those years,
tlie farmer muft apply In writing
to his county ASC' committee .by
August 16, 1956.. " ; ; ':,'f ;
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Home Demonstration women in
the Eastern District are planning
a handicraft workshop at Roanoke
Island 4-H camp', August 14, 15 and
. n Mil . 1 1 1 III.
10. i .ine womsnop ucginn wiwi
lunch, 12:00 o'clock, August 14
ends after, lunch August. 16. .The
cost for food and lodging will be
$8.50. '
Crafts to be taught are as fol
lows: Aluminum Chasing and em
bossing: Mrs. John Keetch, Wea-
versville. i Basketry Reed: Miss
tola; Pritchard, Raleigh, and Mrs.
Thelma Smith Washington. Card
Weaving Mrs. Dick Tarbert, Black
Mountain. Cop per enameling
Earrings and pins: ,.Gus and Mag
gie Masters, Brevard. Coppe
Hammered Planters iv Mrs. Donald
Carrow. Bath. -. C o p'p e r Tolled
pJant.eri.urtonJ .Sini!ox, -Knox-:
vale. Pin-up Lamp: ' Mr. -Lyman
Dixon, Raleigh. R u g s Braided
(reversible): Mrs. Robert Walker,
Moyock. ' Rugs Braided (not re
versible) v Mrs,? O. W? Charles,
Greenville, Tenn. : Rugs Hooked:
Mrs. Estelle White, Halifax. Silk-
Screening Majorle Sherin, Smith-
field. "Quickie" crafts will be of
fered so the women can drop by
when they have a few minutes to
spare. The "quickies" are as fol
lows: Fabric Printlngt-Mrs. Mary
H, Matson, Asheville; Leathercraft
Belts Mrs. Ellen Southerland,
Greenville,' Tenn.; Plastic covered
coat hangers Mh)S Anne Benson
Priest, Brevard; Spatter Painting
Mrs. Carolyn B. Alligood, Washing
ton;. Pine Cones, Treating for color
ed flames Mrs. . Rita Preston,
Washmgton.i;v'& .rj''')J : l:"-'
. . "Any Perquimans Home Demon
stration Club women who are in
terested ' in attending this handi
craft workshop are urged to contact
me at the Home Agents' office as
soon as possible," stated Mrs. Flor
ence Webb, home agent : , - .
N. C Cotton Acreage
Is Lowest Since 1871
Cotton in cultivation on July 1
in North Carolina, is estimated at
465,000 acres,, according to the
North Carolina , Crop Reporting
Service. : Such .an acreage is 5.5
per cent below1 the 492,000 acres in
cultivation on July 1 last year, and
83 ver cent below the 1945-54 aver
age of 690,000. 'Assuming 10-year
average abandonment of 1.2 per
cent would result in 459,000 acres
fo harvest thisj year. This rould
be the smallest acreage of cotton
harvested in North Carolina since
1871; JV-VMP1 'J'.
Siata Hi- Iiray Patrol
NowAtlkenW
With the Induction last week ,Of
25 'rookie' troopers the State High
way Patrol achieved its full au
thorized strength of 581 officers
and men. ,:
Secretary of' State Thad jEure
administered tlie oath of office and
directed fre new men-to "circu
late courteous!' as they "began
their law e-"!--'
Under I Irol I
e; 3 will t iW 1
remain on p- -
?nt careers.
cy the newcom
alaries, but will
-iary status un-
school is held,
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i THERE'D BE NO RAINCHECK&r-The future home games oi the Brooklyn Dodgers may be
i played under a huge plastic dome, if current plans are followed through. Architect Buckmlnster
Fuller claims the huge.-pup-shaped 'roof over the baseball field would be 300 feet high and
. 750 feet in diameter The' air-conditioned.1 'all-weather sports center would have a seating
i J capacltyof-morr than ;Mi00,' as competed to S2.000' for Ebbets Field. , Artist Frank Tinsley
t t i envisions 's cut-iway vif tt the finished stadium, above. This artist's conception of the huge
: sports- facility isrittm u1y-'1siu'ei''MMliMUxUiustted.
State Roads Under
Federal Program
Since the recent passage of, the
biggesf ederal road-bill in history,
many people in the rural areas
think that the Highway Commis
sion no w has unlimited funds to
make extensive improvements on
the primary, secondary and urban
roads. Such is not the case,' High
way Chairman A. H. Graham said
today..:.y.;;':;:;.;.:;.
:vTo clear up any misvnderstand
ing by the public about the new
road bill, he pointed out that "Al
though a tremendous road program
is underway and a large amount; of
bulk m he 'aatiottallroad PDgranM
is specifically' .earmarked ftp work
on Qnly one roid : systemthe In
terstate! Highway SysiehV jl ; v
"Already we have been contact-,
ed by Individuals, and even delega
tions who want to get their bid in
early for. a. share in the new fed
eral, funds. -They don't seem to
understand that little of the in
creased federal funds will be avail
able for local and county road im
provements. (.'
"I ,hope people will realize that
the new road bill provides no ap
preciable increase in funds for the
primary, secondary and urban
roads. I The lion's share of the in
creased' federal funds can be used
only on the Interstate system. The
new measure is so worded that the
funds ; eannot 1 transferred for
work en the other Toad systems." ,
If s- true that during the first
year of the program; the State will
receive an additional $26.5 million
for -wort -on the Interstate system
in North Carolina. However, only
$3 million more federal funds are
available Tor the primary, second
ary and urban links, he added. : :
- With the exception of 1,000 miles
the routes for the entire projected
41,000-mile national defense Inter
state system have already been des
ignated by the U. S. Bureau of
Publie, Roads. North Carolina has
only 717 miles of this vital inter
regional., road system. 1 It is on
these 717 miles that the majority
of the. new federal funds can be
spent. .-'
In addition to the 717 miles of
the Interstate system, North Caro
lina' has some 41,000 miles of pri
mary: knd urban yhigh ways which
(do.no flunlify, for anyttrf the In-
creased interstate funds limply Do
cause 'they're' not "on 'fli designat
ed system. - "I'd like to stress thai
there' Is ' Sfeeable "increase m fed
eral' funds" for Work' on 1 the prt
maVyf secondary and urban fjoadstf
M' said..'' .'-'s '
If you've got a fs,vorite road
project that yoU'd like 'to seer built
now that Congress has passed the
big road bill,, you ; might just as
well forget it. That sounds harsh,
but it's true. Unless your pet pro
ject happens to be on the 717-mile
Intestate system; chances are that
n j it the increased" funds can I:
si-ent toward it," Gi-aham explula
id. i -
"'. re are four major catego;' r
' 1 hiRhwgy funds: Intr-
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TIIIS WEBCS
HEADLIilES
Moving toward adjournment Con
gress is acting fast on a number of
important' measures which have
been under consideration for some
time. :The Senate Tuesday passed
amendments to the' social secyrity
law which provides . for women .be
coming eligible for payments at the
age of 62, and totally disabled per-
ments at the age of 60. The House
passed a new military construction
bill, to take the place of, one ve
toed by the' President, 'but; reports
state the .Senate may not approve
this new bill. .'
President Eisenhower returned to
Washington from Gettysburg this
week but doctors reported .he will
continue to canvalesce from the op
eration he underwent several weeks
ago. Washington reports state' the
President continues to make satis
factory recovery from his illness.
'The touring circus, long a tra
dition of the country, may have
reached the end of the road and will
no longer be an annual event for
which most ' kiddies and : adults
await. The management of .Ring
ling Bros., Barnum A Bailey, larg
est cjreus in the .nation announced
this week it was discontinuing its
tour and in the future, will play
only in indoor arenas in the larg
er cities of America. ,i: i.o . ,
Scandal broke in the Republican
administration in the State of Il
linois this week when it was reveal
ed that state auditor had admit
ted irregularities in office finances.
A grand jury is investigating the
matter 'which! if was reported, in
volves several hundred thousand
dollars. . . ' '. i "
' j A, fire at Edenton early Tuesday
morning destroyed a large part of
the M. G. Brown Company build
ings ' with loss estimated between
50 and 100 thousand dollars. Two
persons ere injured while fight
ing the blaze which raged about
five hours. ' . ' ,
Chappell Consigns
Diirocs to Show
Clarence Chappell of. BelviJere Is
consigneo uurocs io iw .nnu
Duroe Congress to be -held ion July
2526 and 27 at Lexington, Ken
tucky. Ha. has entered a spring
boar nd a spring gflt for this na
tional show and sale. :
This is the ninth National Duroc
Congress sponsored by the United
Duroc Record Association of Pe
oria, HI., in cooperation with the
University of Kentucky ; and the
Kentucky Duroc Breeders Associa
tion. . This Congress will include
such educational events as a Type
Conference, Judging Contest, Car
cass Demonstration, as well as a
lonal show and ,. two national
XT' w it "
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Report Reflects
Since the Perquimans County Li
brary year closed June 30th, the li
brarians have been busy taking in
ventory and compiling records. The
reports " of the year's work show
a circulation of 25,622 which in
cludes circulation of books from
the main library, the bookmobile,
and both branch libraries. New
books added this year number 660,
making a total of about 11,000
books now at the library.
" A total of 156 new borrowers were.
registered during the year, bring
ing to a grand total of 1,501 the
number persons in the County Who
use, the library: V . '
- v New books hv' he Jibrary. added
since July 1st Include, in non-fiction:
Man Under the Sea, a dis
cussion of all attempts to explore
the depths of the sea ; Bright Ta
pestry, a description of the gneat
houses of England and the dra
matic events which took place in
themj Masterpieces of Literature;
aim me duuji ui jietuin hiq cacn
good reference books in its field;
Goodbye to Uncle Tom is the cur
rent book-of-the-month.
New fiction titles include: The
Ninth Wave, by Burdickj Kentucky
Pride, by Markey; Remember the
House, by Rau; Harvest on the
Shore, by Carstens; and Surprise
Endings, by Christie. In addition
to these, there are several new
westerns and lighKromances,
School Bonds To Be
Sold JNext Tuesday
Bids on $125,000 worth of School
bonds, being issued by Perquimans
County, will, be received at the of
fice of the secretary of the Local '
Government Commission in Raleigh
next Tuesday, it , fres announced
hf-re Monday. Funds raised through
the sale of thsje bonds will be
used to aid. in the construction of
a new cchool for which plans are
now being prepared.
J. T. Biggers, school superinten
dent, reported this week the archi-
Interest In County
Library Last Year
tect drawing the school plans has!Scouts enjoyed the full routine of
i.mmiHert comnletion of rtie loh in
time for construction bids . to be
sought by the middle of August.
It is anticipated at least 12 months
will be required to, complete con-
struction of the building. , -
Sally Ruth Hollowell
Weds David Williams
' Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Hollowell
announce- the ; marriage . of their
daughter, Sally Ruth, to David Wil
liams, son, of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Williams of Route three, Goldsboro.
Mr. Williams is s, veteran of World
War II and is how in training with
the State" Highway Patrol, station
ed temporarily at Elizabeth City,
.: The ceremony was performed by
the bridegroom's pastor, the Rev.
F. T. Jones at the Baptist church in
Goldsboro, on ' Monday, July 16
1956. r
.BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT .
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph' Jordan ah-
nounce the birth of a daughter born
latweek, - i
Army Recruiter
Changes Schedule
MSgt. Sherman D. Owen, Army
recruiter for the Hertford area, has
announced the following change to
his visits to Hertford. The recruit
er will be In Hertford' at the post
office on Thursdays from 1 P. M.,
to 3 P. M., effective July 19, 1956.
The sergeant has formerly visited
in Hertford on Thursdays between
1 P. M., and 2 P. M.
Sgt. Owen also announced that
Cpl. Meridain Elderdice, WAC re
cruiter from Raleigh will be in the
Albemarle area on Thursday and
Friday, July 19 and 20 foV the
purpose of interviewing young la
dies who might be interested in a
service career. -
Jackson Riles Held
At Sunbury tues.
Mrs. Ellen Virginia Jackson, 53.
died Monday morning at 3:30
o'clock at -the residence in Sunbury
after an illness of eight years,
She was a native of Perquimans
County, New Hope section, but had
been resiJing in Sunbury for the
past 10 ye.rs.- She was the daugh ter
of E. A and Caroline Goodman,
the wife of Philip Leon Jackson
and a member of the Masters Con
gregation Christian Church.
Besides her husband and parents
she is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Bill Bright of Moyock, two
sons, Gene Jackson of Sunbury and
Philip (Pete) Jackson of Hertford;
two sisters, Mrs. David Griffin of
Columbia, S. C., and Mrs. Walter
Saunders Of Elizabeth CityVtwj
brother, tf&fySM&A Ooodmsw of
Hertford and James A. Goodman of
Creswell, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday at 4 o'clock in' th Mas-
Pters Congregational Christian
Church in Sunbury by the Rev.
Stanley Snead, pastor, Burial fol-
ftf in the' church cemetery. '
Federal
Capt
Of Whiskey Friday
Local Scouts Home i,
Twenty members of the Hertford
Troop of Boy Scouts returned home
last Saturday, after attending an
nual camp at Camp Sherando in
the George' Washington National
Park near Waynesboro, Va. They
were accompanied on the outing
by E. C. Woodard and F. A. Mc
Googan, Scout leaders.
During the, week's outing the
camping. Classes were conducted
I in RU'imminff. lifonjivinff mrnntrimtK
- d . ni -
cooking, and a full schedule of rec-
reation. Ribbons Were awarded for
J achievement in all classes offered
at the canlp and three local Scouts
Larry Willis, Carlyle Woodard and
Frank McGoogan won all ribbons
available to individual boys. '
According to the leaders th boys
thoroughly, enjoyed the camp, es
pecially the -fine food which was
plentiful, j
Scouts of the Hertford ' Troop
who attended the camp were Larry
Willis, Billy Willis, Percy Newbern,
Frank . Ainsley, Carlyle Woodard,
Buddy Goodman, Dean Britt, Tom
my Cox, Charles Fowler, Roland
Tripp, Donald Madre, Charles Bar
ker,' Charlie Banks, Jimmy White,
Alton Daniels, Frank McGoogan,
Riley Williams, , Harry Winslow,
Charles Eley and Guy McCracken.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louis Stev
enson announce- the birth of
daughter, Joy Anna, born-July-12
at the Chowan Hospital. '
From Annuel Camp
Traffic lawioIatorsHmade;iuT)
most of the' decked in .Perquimans
Recorder's Conn Here 'li it" Tuesday
when a tottl 6f;47casei were' heard f
by Judge Chas. E Johnson. s
A f'nc of $100 ar.dosts of court
were levied against parold Hoffler,
who entered plea of guilty to
charges of reckless 'driving within , -the
town of Hertford.
Costs of court were taxed against "
Joseph Stallings,' Edna O'Neill,
Waiter Luger. -and Lloyd Osborn,
after, each had submitted to the
charges of speeding. ' '
. Two .defendants, Gilbert Riddick ;
and ; William Cartwright, paid the
COsts of court after pleading guilty
to? charges of failing to yield the ,
right-of-way..
William Creecy, Negrd, was or
dered to pay the court costs in a
case in which he pleaded guilty to
charges of assault. ' ; . A
Willie Proctor was -taxed, with 'l'
the court costs on charges of al-
lowing his car to be driven by an !
unlicensed operator. LHHe Proctor !
was fined 25 and costs after !
pleading guilty to a charge of driv
ing without a license.
David Tinkham submitted to a
charge of operating a car without
a ' muffler. He paid the costs of
court. -
Joseph Elliott was fined $25 and"
costs on a charge of allowing an
unlicensed operator to drive his t
car. ' .';. . ; ': . V, '
Lonnie Boyd, Negro, paid the
costs of court after pleading guilty
to a charge of illegal passing.
David Pike was ordered to pay
the costs of court on two counts, '
beinp drunk ar.d assault. He en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charg-
j ' V-
. Belvjd Taylor, Kegro, was fine4 :
$25 and costs after pleading guilty ''
side o! a highway.,' :
' Jackson Coston, Negro, was fin
ed $25 and costs on charges of driv
ing without a license. Frank Wins
low, Negro, was fined $25 and
costs on a charge of permitting an
unlicensed operator to drive his
car.' .". .':. ' . .-' ';J.--
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Officers
ure Huge Stills
Federal agents seized and des-
troyed 684 gallons of whiskey at
the home of Gaitha Riddick, Negro,
of; the Belvidere section of Per-'
quimans County last Friday night.
The cache, it was reported by
ATU officers, was the largest sin
gle amount of illicit liquor captured
by authorities during the past 25
years. M. R. Harshaw, of the ATU
said he had been an officer for 23
years and this was the largest sin- -gle
amount of spirits taken in this
area during that period.
It was estimated the whiskey
taken was valued at $14,000.1 Of
ficers said they found no still at
the place, but it is was evident that
the Riddick home was a storage
point for the whiskey. j
Officers had had the place under
surveillance for some six months.
Armed with a search-warrant the
ATU, men went to the home last
Friday. After failing to find any
evidence of liquor in one outhouse,
they went to a smoke house which
was filled with 1,368 two-quart jars
containing ? whiskey. : . The officer
reported it took some time . to
smash all of the containers. "
- Riddick-was not at home at the
time the officers began the search
but : when he arrived some , two
hours later he. Was placed under
arrest and taken to Elizabeth City
where he was arraigned before the
U. S. Commissioner. Bond was set
at $600 for Riddick .who wilt face
charges In the Federal Court
;
' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT :
Mr. and Mrs. Hinton Routt'
announce the birth of a dau- '
anKay White, bora -July 12, 19,
.the Albemarle- Hospital in I!l';
tbeth City. -,