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P E U I M AIMS WEEKL Y XXIII. Number 49. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, December 7, 1956. 5 Cents Per Copy JurorsSelected -1 .. i r t H II i I ' OH DEER, WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE?-Weary hunter Pijter Shepherdappears to be ' missing the chance of a lifetime.. Shepherd, tired of stalking deer Without finding any, rests . up at the County Deer Preserve Park, In Narrowsburg; NXThe dear deer, protected by. law , In this area, show no concern for his bow and arrows., -- - Officials Named To!!!Jalc.8es Conduct Growers Crop Referendum Members ' of the committee in charge of conducting the December 11 growers' referendums on the -corn, cotton and peanut programs 'and the location of polling places were today announced by L Jj. r Lane, Chairman of the County Ag ricultural Stabilization and Conser vation Committee. ': . In the referendum, farmers j throughout the commercial corn areas will vote on whether they I wish to use Soil Bank Corn, base V1 , acreage or acreage: allotments! in -"pVoducijfg their 4rn -crop." T$e .outcome of the refetendum will also v affect the method of qualifying for A. price support for thevl957 and la- ter corn crops. " r -jj "- il X. ' . As directed by regulations pf tii Secretary 0 Agriculture, the,Gun- ty. aoij VJommitiee nas qejujinaueu' three local farmers as members of the community referendum commit ; tees to conduct the . refcrendumS. - The members, must reside in the community and must be eligible to k .vote in-the referendums. Those named as members of the '.referendum , committees in Per- - . quintans County are as follows l ' Belvidere-JEstes Q. Copeland, El -wood Nowell and N. L. Lane; Ni , canoi" Percy L. Wirtslow, Selden Bountsee and A. E. Stallings; Beth , el jColon S. Jackson, Dan Berry . snd'Mrs.! Eio Curtis; Hertford- Carroll R. Williams, Clarence L. Dail 'and 3ercy' Rogerson; New Hope James R. . Stokely, Ray - Morse and Ernest W' Sutton; and Parkville, Julian R. Matthews, J. Lawrence Perry ' and ' Calvin M. . undy.'J 1 - ' ; . The following polling places will I "he open lor, voting in the referen- dums from 8:00 A. M., to 70 P, ' M., on December 11:- Belvidere j. L. Chappell's Store; Nicanor "Winks" Winslow's Store; Bethel ; J. L; Curtis Store; Hertford--Ag-! ricultural Building; New Hope S. ,T. Perry's Store; and Parkville fcVed Winslow's Store.' , ' - ... luistSccjt- t, leaders for , the Albemarle, t held their monthly meet re Tuesday night with a din 'lon at the Perquimans, High, ; cafeteria. ' Roland ,, 0rr, tit of the organization pre rver the meeting. , : -nits were given by the vari-' 1 . p leai?org from the district i i '. were discussed for the t J -nbrtree to be held . X. "cy To- , Penna. 1 led KeivA 1 Troop ; boys who I ve ach- : to at"x' i j jam- THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Great 'Britain, faced with a pe riod of austerity, as a result of the closing of the Suez Canal, has ask ed the United States to relieve it of an interest peyment of $82 million due this month. , Washington re ports state the administration looks with a vor upon the request -but has informed Britain that Congress wilt have to pass upon; the mattei when it meets next montn. : . 1 . .. ., . , Britain's financial position . has grown worse since Egypt was in. yaded and the Suez Carnal was clog, 'ed by action of the war. .-Its gold dollar reserve has dwindled due. to shipping conditions ' which has caused a sharp decrease in manu factoring and exporting within Great Britain. , " , . Although a news blackout has engulfed Hungary for several weeks reports from, Austria say Nationalists continue to fight Com. muniat troops in some areas of the nation. The capital of Budapest is under a firm grip of Russian-troops but Hungarians are reported fight ing in scattered areas, still hoping for freedom; Ul L'Jjfficials regard the'outlpok forieafce as' good: it" was announced this week following; a meeting be tween President Eisenhower and Secretary of. State , John Foster Dulles. France and England have announced a withdrawal of troops from Egypt .which is .expected to give the UN additional feower to work for peace in the Middle East. Adlai Stevenson announced this week that he will not again , seek the office of President.' He told reporters he will continue to work for the Democratic party but does not plan to seek office. - Lona Davenport Weds It, Stallings. Miss Lona Davenport, . daughter of Mr. and Mrs.? Guilford Paveh-i port of Edenton and John Thomas Stallings,' son of Mr, and " Mrs. Johnnie Stallings of .Belvidere, Rt. 1, were quietly, married Saturday afternoon at' 3 o'clock by the Rev. L. ,C, Chandler, pastor of Mace donia Baptist Church at - the par ffonage ;in the, .presence" pf few relatives' and friends. 'The double ring ceremony was used. 0 ' " The bride wore.gown of. ice 1 blue nylon lace with scalloped neck line, ionir waist and full skirt and bracelet length sleeves.', Ker flow-' ers were American E;auty roses. , Miss Grace White of Edenton was ma' 1 of honor and TTalir nge r'ru'i ill' ' - d wai best man. " r a rt weuJ.. y trip toe " - ' t " Celt 1 e &t 5 VI Start Search For It '". A search is en for Perquimans County's outstanding young man of the year, who will receive the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce Distin guished Service Award during na tional Jaycee week next month; it was announced by Marion Swindell, chairman of the DSA committee for the Hertford unit. Application blanks, to be Aised in nominating candidates for the award are being distributed by the local committee, and clubs and In dividuals. ..having received "these blanks are : asked to submit the name of the candidate by the dead line dat given on the application. Selection- of , the recipient, will be made by a committee of local lead ing citizens and ihe award is to be presented after ' approval of the committee's nominee by the United States Junior Chamber of Com merce who affords the recognition through the local organization. The award will be presented Jan uary 14 to the young man the judg es believe has contributed most to the welfare of this community dur ing the past twelve months "And the winner need not be a member of Jaycees," Swindell said.- At the. same time as Hertford's outstanding young man is honored y the local Jaycees, more than 2, 000 other young men will be rec ognized in similar cerenjonies by Jaycees all over America. RuFriewbold Vail PassedAwayFriday Mrs. Ruth Newbold Vail, wife of Joseph Matthew Vail, and a well known poe.t died Friday-morning at 4.15 o'clock- at her home; : . v; .-Widely known in poetry circles in this country and abroad, -she had1 published two books, "River. Acres" and "The Years at the Spring." She also had selections published each year in the Book Fellows An thology. She had just completed her latest manuscript, which is ex pected 'to be published in the near future. . Mrs. Vail was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, with which she had been affiliated as organist for 13 years. A member of the North Carolina State Lit erary and Historical (Association, she also 'as active in the? Poetry Society pf America; and the Poetry Society of Virginia, t She, was in "Who's 'Who In American Poetry," a member of the American Pen and. Brush Clu Daughters of the -Con I f ederacy And St. Paul's Guild. . J Born and reared in North Caro lina,' she wast the daughter 'of John Newbold .and Mrs. Enola E1-. liott Newbold. ' . , ? Besides her husband,' she is sur vived Ay a niece and foster daugh ter, Ruth Vail Porter; a great nephew - and foster son,' Joseph Matthew Vail Porter and a sister, Mrs. Wilson Hollowell Nixon. - : Funejral services were conducted Eu ' y aft irnoon at 3 o'clock In -'scopal C urch. by the C B. Holmes. Young Man Of Year iT ' iv Church-loi LanetiAcirShaircian A number bf Perquimans County Cub Scouts Head officials began new terms of office Cx PTA PrOffram last Monday, after being sworn in-1 to office won at the general elec Hertfw Cub Scouts will have tion held in November, Included in jcha of- a Christma9 prosram t0 the list were Commissioners A. T. be presented at a meeting of the" Lane, William C, Chappell, R. L .,,, pr wi hp vplf, .I"' no,,uwe;"B1,lir . t,- m tr-ii 11 xr 1 M a a r e,' Kepresentative U. K. Holmes, Register of Deeds Julian C. Powell, Treasurer D. F. Reed, Jr., and Recorder Chas. E. John son.' ' i ": The new board of commissioners met at 1 P, M., and elected A. T. Lane as chairman Of the " board. Appointive offices filled by the new board were as follows: County At torney, S. M.- Whedbee; Clerk to the Board, Julian C Powell; Coun ty Solicitor, S. M. Whedbee; Clerk of Recorder's .Court, W. H. Pitt; Assistant Clerks Minnie' Lee WinS low and Sam Hourmouzis, and Court House Custodian, Trotmari Miller. . All old business pending was dis posed of by the old 'Board of Com missioners which met as usual at 10 A. M.; after receiving reports from various agencies, the board voted to have, the State Board of Health to name the District Health Officer as registrar of vital sta tistics for Perquimans County. Formerly this work was handled by a registrar in each of the five townships but now will be handled by the Health Offiper starting when the appointment is "completed 1 jn Raleigh. - Due to financial circumstances the board voted to postpone for one ( year the revaluation of property within the. county. Under . state law, 1957 will be tiie year for re valuation work to be carried out but; theboard, after ft. jong'dis. project could bet be carried out during 1958. " 1 . A financial report given the board by the county accountant re vealed income during the past five months has shown a slight decrease as compared to last year but coun ty expenditures are running it the approximate rate as set out in the fiscal budget adopted last July. The board also adopted a reso lution, effective immediately, au thorizing the county treasurer to pav orie-half court costs only to officiaU'.working on fees. This ac tion is in compliance with state statute's under which local courts operate. i. . In preparation for the annual task of tax listing, which starts January 1, the board appointed the following tax listers for the vari ous townships for the coming year: Hertford,-Percy Rogerson, Bethel; Julian Long, Parkville; Bell Proc tor.; Belvidere; Mrs. T; C. Ferry, New Hope;' Ernest Sutton. v 1 he Commissioners ' will ' met with the' tax listers on Monday, De. cember 17, at which timei instruc tions and supplies will be issued the list takers for their duties next month, i " .. Three Cases Before Recorder On Tuesday , Business ..was brief in Perquim ans Recorder's Court this week with only three cases listed on the docket for Jrial before Judge Chas. E. Johnson. , The State took a nol pros in the case in which Bobby Grandy, Ne gro, was charged with carnal knowledge. - -! 'Eugene Myer entered a plea of guilty to 'charges ;-of ' temporhry larceny of an automobile and the theft of personal property under the value of $100. Myers Wa sen-1 tenced to iserve' 'If? months Irt Jail.'1' ';ftarlRndVfHanM;-;v.,Weti',:'.':VM found guilty on a charge of assault. Prayer for judgment was continued upon payment' of "rWcburt'co'sts.1 ''' Christmas Lights Being-installed 1 Town employees began the job of installing Christmas decorations and lights in.tae. downtown area on last Monday and Mayor V. N. Bur den stated the work is expected to be complc by the end ; of this week"aii: the-lights: wlH b turned e-i r" ' t until after fee end of "son. at Perquimans High School rerquimans High school on Thursday night, December 13, be-j ginning at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Jack Brinn, PTA president, urges all members to be present and invites patrons of the school to attend the meeting. ' Frances Jordan big Center Hill Baptist Church was the scene' Of the marriage of Miss j Frances Jordan of Tyner, to Jay UDuling of Windsor, Thursday, No vember 22. : The Rev. Charles Duliiig, father of the bridegroom, and the Rev. Henry Napier, pastor of the bride, officiated. Nuptial music was ren dered by Miss Nancy Lane, pianist and the Rev. Norman Harris, brother-in-law of the bride, soloist. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'J. N.- Jordan of Tyner. The bridegroom is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Duling of Windsor. Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a ballerina length wedding gown of lace and tulle over satin, styled with a basque bodice to the oval 'neckline, and ascalloped edge. The long lace sleeves ended in wedding points iover the hands. The very bouffant skirt of tulle was complimented by lace j inserts. Her,, veil of : illusion! was caught to a satin clorhe bead-' ed with seed pearls. She carried a white Bible, topped with white ca mellias and pom pom chrysanthe mums. Miss Novella White of Tynoi was maid of honor and only at tendant. Her gown was of. rose brocade satin fashioned with prin cess lines and scoop neckline.' She wore a bandeau of matching bro cade satin. She carried a nosegay of pink carnations, pink camellias and white daisies. : 1 nomas Dale of Hertford was best man. Ushers were James Jor dan of Tyner, brother of the bride, and Roger Spivey of Hobbsville. Mrs. Cameron Boyce was mistress of ceremonies. The bride's mother wore a navy wooj jersey dress with matching accessories and a pink glamellia. The bridegroom's mother wore a brown crepe dress with matching accessories and gold chrysanthe mums. After a short wedding trip the ouple 'will be at home at Buies Creek, where the bridegroom is en rolled at Campbell College. On .Tuesday night, prior to the wedding, Miss Novella White en tertained at her home with a mis cellaneous shower for the bride. Two Indians Named On Conference Team Two members of the Perquimans Indians 1956 football team were selected for honors as members of the Albemarle Conference squad of the year at a meeting of the con ference officialg on November 28, Charles Whedbee and Tommy Matthews were, named to the all conference team.,- Two other play-l ers on the Perquimans squad, John ny Miller, and Charles Johnson, re ceived, honorable mention.- ;;. Coach Ike .Perry and Principal E. C Woodard represented :Perquim 4ns 1 at the. meeting.'. . BIRTH -ANNOUNCEMENT, Mr. and Mrs. Winston 'Lane, Jr., announce, the birth of a son, Win ston Earl Lane III, born December 4. Mrs. Lane was the former Miss Ima Jean Bass. VFW MEETS MONDAY ? ; The. regular meeting of the Gar land H. Ownley Post of the local VFW will meet Monday night lit e'clock at dub rooms. Command er Pillon- hsw requested that all members be present, ' " ' WedsJay Dul 1 --JMd APPLE CASTLE This ornamental tower in Frasnoy, France, ! should be a monument to health, if apples a day keep doctors i r.way. Representing the local Tower of Avesnes Church, the clever reproduction is made of hundreds of apples. Displayed I at the Fruit Exhibition, the castle managed to withstand wan- dering hands and remain intact for the duration of the show. GamdenGagersTop Perq In Season Opener Camden High School spoiled the CoUnt.V Seal Sales basketball opening at Perquimans , "NTiw TVvfol CQAQ High Tuesday night l.y copping a0W A0Tal both games of a double, header,! c .,, .. ., ... n. i i. l i 1 S"lflp 2fil letters with contribu winning the girls i conjest ny a j . score of 3f"to..2 and the bovsf ;i.n-! iion wti'llin"' Tfiave" been ' re-' test by a four! point margin of 47; po,ted "'W'1 b' Mls- c- p- Jl'' t0 43. ris, chairman of the Perquimans Chaffin, scoring a total Hi' 21 points for the Camden sirls, led the winners while Bagley v;ts hiuh scorer for the Indian Squaws, tally ing 11 points. Pierce hit for five points for Perquimans. The Cam den girls had a 10-7 lead at half time and won easily in the fourth period when the Indian Squaws fal tered on their shooting. In the boys' contest I'eto Paul and Leary did some shurpshooting to lead the Camden team to vic tory, each of these scored a total of 20 points which made the dif ference in the final scorn. . Coach Ike Perry used most of his squad in the opening gameand the team showed fine prospects for develoning into a strong contender for Albemarle Conference honors this vear. .'Scoring bv the Indians was fairly divided with White hit' ting for 15 points, Tommy 'Mat thews 12. Miller 9, Burton 6 and Whitev Matthews, one. Paul canned two baskets to give Camden a 4-0 lead early in the game then Burton made it 4-2. From there on the two teams trad ed points uritil the third period when Camden gained a nine-point advantage to assure them the win for the night.,; Camden led at half time by a score of 23 to 20. Perquimans will play four more games before the Christmas holi days, playing Central, Camden and Chowan away from home and meet ing Central in a return game here on December 18. ' Post Office Plans For Holiday Rush Preparations are being made for the usual rush of holiday business at the Hertford Post Office, it was reported today by W. W. White. Postmaster, who reminded post of fice patrons it will be wise to do one's Christmas mailing early. Mr. White announced that for the convenience of the public the local post office will be open af ternoons of Saturday, December 15 and 22, until 5:30 o'clock. . CLASS MEETING 'The Dorcas Sunday School Class of the Hertford Baptist, Church will meet Friday evening, Decem ber 14 at the home of Mrs. Joe Ward, teacher, at 8:30 o'clock fol lowing the prayer service at' the church. All members are urged to attend. uimans High jib seal Sales tins year. .More i than 1,800 letters containing, the Christmas seals were mailed out to residents of the county and the response to the appeal for funds for the continuation of the District TB Association work is running' about 2o per cent of the quota. j Pointing out that now is the time for persons to buy and use the tiny seals, Mrs. Morris urged the public to join in this annual ! drive to help fight tuberculosis hyA sending in contributions as soon as possible. Boy Scout Troop To Sponsor Sale Of Christmas Trees With Christmas just around the corner, Hertford Boy .Scouts are er.ming to the aid of the "old man" who always vaits until the last minute to go out in search of a Christmas tree and some holly. This year, Hertford Troop 15"i of Boy Scouts will sponsor a sale of trees and holly as a means to raise funds for its annual summer camp. The sale will get under way about December 11 and continue through Christmas eve. Headquar ters for the sales will be located on the Court House Green and at the corner of Grubb and Perry Streets. Scouts will be on hand each even ing and all day on Saturdays to sell trees and holly. Special orders may be given in advance by con tacting any member of the local Scout troop. All proceeds from the sale will go into the summer camp fund for the benefit of all members of the local troop. v New Market Opened In Hertford Friday Another new business "opened in Hertford last week-end when Har ry's Market, featuring a complete line of staple groceries, .meats and fresh vegetables began business in the W. H. Barber building at the corner of Grubb and Edenton Road Streets. "; The business will be managed by Harry Overton who invites his, friends to .visit him : at hig ' new store. ' nuarv Terms Tlie names of 72 county residents . were drawn from the jury box dur ing the meeting of the Board of Commissioners last Monday, for service at the civil term of court ' to be conducted here during Janu ary and February pf next year. Two weeks of court will be held, the first starting; on January 28 and the second term beginning on February 4. Drawn for jury service at the first term of court were; Mack Lane. Henry Dnughtry, Charles R Ward. Abbot Hunter, William H. Cartwright, Alonza Turner, Jr., J. J. Skinner, J. R. Ayscuc, Joseph f. Lane. John Winslow, Melvin I-'ure, Edward Wilder, Edgar Rid dick, Marion Copeland, W. Jarvir' Ward. L. L. Lane, Jack Kanoy, Mercer Thomas, Julian Tadlork, Nona C. Kaper, George W. Barhec. Walter Nowell, Freeland Elliott, B C. Rerry. Seth Long, Sr., Samuel Moore, D. O. Cartwright, Arha Winslow, Mrs. Evelyn C. Whed iice, M. Parker Copeland, Paul Loads. Oscar Wilder, Paul M. Tuek- I. inward Godfrey, James White and Elwood Nowell. The list for the second term of court includes: Herman Monds, Ronnie Dail, Arthur Copeland, Ce cil Everett, Frank Skinner, Ralph Toidan, Benjamin Smith, John M. Matthews. Jr., Archie Godwin, Howard Stallings, F. A. McGoogan, Richard Kirby, D. L. Saunders, Oliver I.ayden, Sr., Watson Eure. Julian B. White. Percy E.,Winslow, Mrs. Ruby A. White, R. L. Kings bury, J. H. Corbin, Charles Lay den. William F. Ainslcy, Roy W. Dail, Harold H. Hurdle, Jacob T. White, Louis Spivey, Joe B. Perry, Henry Armstrong, Henry Layilen, Jack Brinn, Louis Tarkineton, Ralph Higgins, J. T. Harris, Chas. E-. -WIh f.rff, 4'lniPl,am!1 and ' William B. Jordan.' - ; Agencies Adopt On Conservation The l!l"i7 Agricultural Program which will be in operation in Per nuimans Countv next vear wns formulated by the heads of countv ft ricultural agencies on Tuesday of this week, according to Helen" W. N'ixon. Perquimans County ASC Of fic Manager. Thp froup selected the follow ing soil nd water conservation practices to be included in the 1957 Handbook of Conservation Prac tices for Perquimans County: (1) establishing and improving perma nent pastures;' (2 establishing cropland pasture;" (3) lime on le gumes and grasses; (4) establish ing yea r-a round cover; (5) sowing winter cover crop; (6) sowing sum mer annual legumes: (7) forest ' tree planting and forest improve ment; ami (8) constructing f"rm ponds and open permanent ditch drainage. According to Miss Nixon, the to. tal amount that may be used to provide cost share assistance to farmers who carry out needed con servation practices in this countv next year is $34,434. She explained further that this "cost-share assist ance" is matched, at least equally, by the farmer's monev as his share of the cost of 'carrying out long range, conservation work that will benefit not just the farmer but oil people. In addition to furnishing his sharp of the. cost, the farmer furnishes all labor involved in car rying out needed conservation prac tices. .'. w Tn order for the program to bring about needed total conserva tion on farms, farmers need to be gin now thinking about their con servation , needs and how these needs can be met. V Farmers who have a conservation need which can't be met with their : own resources -should ' visit J the : county ASQ -office and look Into the possibility of participating in next year's Agricultural Conserva tion. Program.?;'"".. Vv M :i ;':-v' V BAKE SALE H 1 The St. Catherine Auxiliary will hold a bake sale at Perry's Elec tric, Store .Saturday, December 8, beginning at 10 o'clock. County Program