I
" CTADTIlin nUCtiiA cmllsi-le nlovtvi'h thoi-i'n'o-atfl
refugee camp Judenau40 miles from .Vienna," Austria Some'
OCA n 4Va vitA tknn ilOlt fift(V Viirt-ti 4MC irttA hair ffnrl IK4
homeland live in thelcamplrun bythe:AustrianlRedigrost.
kdians Win Second
Snlference Victor
At Ahoskie 64 - 56
. i; Coach . IkoTerrv's 1'cmuimnns
Indiana chalked up their second AI
. bemarle Conference victory at the
expense of Ahoskie last: Friday
' '':ig'ht when Jerquimnns scored a
64-56 win over the Hertford Coun
ty boys-on the Ahoskie court. The
Perquimans Squaws lost to s the
Ahoskie girls by a count of 46 to
.66 - -
F - White, : Matthews ; and Miller,
Hcoring. in double, figures, led the
Indian attack over Ahoskie.. Per
: . ,- luimaiw -rolled up a 21-8 advan
ce - .in . tne lirst. Quarter, ; after
. .
in!
hich Ahoskie came to life- and
e sui ieirojrrnoiteid'the u'm
, at 31-all, at halftime. the Indians)
hit for a toiil of il6 points during
the1; third quarter, while Ahoskie
scored 12. and this advantage was
maintained by Perquimans through
out the final canto. ' Perquimans
- -scored : 17 points while Ahoskie
garnered 13 in the fourth quarter. .
Scoring for Perquimans was as
follows: White, 19; Matthews, 16;
Vnilor.4 12; 'Baker, 9; .Tucker, 4;'
I'urton-2, and Whedbee 2., Piland
.i vas . leading scorer fori Ahoskie,
cunning.J? points. ,
y In - ttio, preliminary 1 contest the
v Ahoskie girls, jumped into , 17-15
. j lead in the first ' period 'and held
,the margin durfhg the game. Da-
vis led . the host" team scoring with
a total of 23 while7 Bngley hit for
20 points for the Squawk and Pierce
scored 15. '
11 - ..Weather, conditions fprced a
; ' postponement of-the games pched-
. (Continued.on Page Six)
ST. !erllits Area
l : .7 Last Monday
Winter; threw .its icy blasts at
:S area early. this week sending
temperatures down below the frees
inir murk. Snow, sleet and rain
fell early Monday morning, giving
way to all snow later in the day
but tl.e snow melted as fast as it
fell and the kiddies were deprived
of an opportunity to enjoy snow
h " : or sledding. :' v . -; .;
" and rain 'ell again Tues
t. using highway officials; to
motorists oA traveling, The
, irtcd about ipid-afternoon,
i; vcring the gtound. Th
to rain about 6:30 P. M., but
the snow remained Thurs.
' t iniing. .
7 Council
t Jan. 24
unty Councils of Home
i .ion Clubs will hold the
T of 1957 on . Thursday
, January 24, at 2:30
13 Agi'icultural Build
Colon Jackson pre
v -i.il be a very im
v.s meeting and any
liib member is urged to
i for the year's work
and committees ap
rve at t!ie ; District
. - held in Pasquotank
y a
1
, f
TIIIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES :
The 85th Congress, 'having.W
ceived the President's "State of the
Union" message, is settling . down
to. vast problems it must' consider
during the present session,-aniong
these being the President 8' request
for authority to use troops to -stop
Communist, expansion- In, the; Mid.
t. Vt-. . ....
7." " ,ja..7j
Wash i ngton jrepoMs ''indicajtef ; the
Eisenhower doctrine will be approv
ed by Congress.- - r ' v i ,V
The national budget for the next
fiscal year, expected, to-be prrespnt
'ed for Congressional -approval' at a
later date, is announced, asthe lar
gest in peacetime , history.. ..Call
ing for expenditures s-of'-swpe 72
billion dollars the budgelj has ' high
er appropriations : for ' most, depart
ments, but the. largest' increas will
ue xur nuuoiiai ueienne
- National economists are begin
ning to be a bit fearful on the point
of increasing prices ' and wages.
Some reports state the situation
may develop into, a consumers'
strike that could affect the nation's
economy, v Government officials
are reported disturbed-over "the sit
uation and are' frowning on any
further bikes in wages and prices
' Great Britain has a new Prime
Minister, in Harold Macmillan, who
succeeded Sir Anthony Eden,: Mac
millan, whose mother .was an' Amer
ican,', is : expected to' bring -i about
closeif ties with the- United -States
healing the breech -which developed
after Eden's fiasco over the .Suez
Canal. t , ' i '
President Eisenhower ;this Vreek
is visiting areas in the western part
of the nation, : hard . hit by the
drought, to get' a personal view of
the problems facing the residents
whose farms and livestock produc
tion have suffered because of the
lack of rain during the ast , five
years. m .
1 1 . -i ' ' "'i'' V " "u r "
Former Resident -'
Dies In Greensboro :
Will Rufus. White, 88, native
of Perquimans County and'afqr-
mer. resident1 of; Hertfoii'3ied at
his home in Greensboro - whre he
has lived for several years, on Sun
day afternoon at 20 o'clock. , He
served as Register of "Deeds, for
Perquimans ' County f ok Several
yeare. ' .
i Funeral services and , interment
took place in Greensboro v Tuesday
afterno6ni:s'-' '.ir-t!'-i''!-ii-' ;"' '
Mr. White is survived .by his
wife, the ..former Miss Helen NeW-
by; one daughter, Mrs. Henry Rood.
Jr.; three sons, Dabney White and
Rufus White, all of i Greensboro,
i Nat V'hite of New York.City;
' ' " Cora V! "ie- of
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina; Friday, January 18, 1957.
Superior
smvene
fffp'-veet term of Perquimans
Supefcfor Court 1 will convene here
January 28 for the purpose of hear,
ing an all-civil docket, it was re
ported today by W. H. Pitt Clevk
of Court Twenty-one cases are
listed on the calendar for the first
week's term and nine cases are cal
endared for the second term, ."
The Court has released the fol
lowing calendar for the term start
ing January 28: Wilbur Lamb vs.
Catherine Lamb; James Lilly vs.
Leonls R. Lilly; Margaret Cash vs.
Guy P. Cash;. N. W. Chappell vs.
Elbert Chappell, et als; Jack Saw
yer vs. Robert Ivey; Carlton Can
non Est. vs. Charles R. Ward; Wil
liam Wilson vs. Wilbert Wilson;
Ellie H. Simons vs. Hughud F.
Simons; Oliver Lee Riddick vs. Ed
ward Scheidt; W. R. Baccus vs.
Ralph. E. Perry; Widow's Fund, Sir
idan Temple Charlotte N. Umph
lett; Hertford Livestock vs. Lin-
ward Godfrey; H. T. Davenport vs.
Wade Jordan; Mariah Jordon vs.
N. E;Chappell; Amy" Thompson vs.
Miltdn DailJ Jr.; Richard McDon
ough. James Hayden, Ethel Hav-
den, Ethel McDonough and George
McDonough vs. Noah Felton, Jr.;
Olive Layden vs. E. J. Layden, et
ais.
I lie nine cases listed for trial
during the week beginning- Febru
ary 4 are: Jesse L. Harris vs.
Mrs. W. H. Barber; Mack Ward
vs. Bank of Edenton; Mildred Whit
ley vs. Minn, Mutual Life Ins. Co.;
Lulu A. Layden vs. Emerson R. As-
bell; Samuel S. Salitan vs.. J. F.
Hollowell.et als; Eastern Distribu
tors, Inc. vs. Walter E. Matthews,
Jr.; Leanna R.' Winslow vs. John
nie S. White; Charles R. Chappell
vs. Ralph B. Chappell; Huffman
Mfg. Co., vs. L, B. Cobb.
)!
Dr. B. B. McGuire has receive J
word from Dr. William A. Smith,
Chief Tuberculosis section Division
of Epidemiology State Board of
Health that three mobile units are
scheduled to conduct a mass chest
X-ray survey In the District for a
period of 27 days, October 18
tnrough November 23, 1957.
The first conference . for pre
planning will be held some time in
April; wrote Dr. Smith.
Dr. McGuire said, "though we
have made great progress 'toward
control of tuberculosis, we cannot
be complacent about its continuing
spread.'
"The best way to curb the spread
of tuberculosis," said Dv. McGuiro,
"is mass chest X-ray surveys arid
to find the cases in an early stage,
for tuberculosis has not been whip
ped," Dr. McGuire concluded. ,
Every case comes from another
case and many are walking TB cas
es that haven't ' had a medical
check-up in years. It is hoped that
when the survey coming to the Dis
trict everyone over 14 or 15- will
take advantage of the mobile unit
and have a chest X-ray.
Poster Contest . .
Winners Announced
The Young People of First Meth
odist Church, Hertford,' have re
cently closed a poster and theme
contest, using as their subject the
fall action project "Drinking'-r-or
Christian Living." Awards, .were
presented at .the 11 o'clock wor
ship service on January 13, by the
pastor, the Rev. Jameg A. Auman,
for .the Methodist Youth bellow
First Drize of five dollar, was nre-1'
sented to Miss L'etitia McGougan.
Second prise of three dollars went
to Miss- Dianne Hollowell; thh-d
ptise of one dollar was awarded to
Franklin McGoogan. ;i Letitia and
Franklin are youth of Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. McoGogan and Dianne, is the
. - W '
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Bob Hol
lowell. The winning posters will
be disphsyed at the .S" and M dur
ing the week of January 15.
MASONSTO ME:T"i
The Perquimans Masoi ic 'Lodge
No. 106, A, F.,,& A. M., will meet!
Tuesday luVht ut 7:80 o'c'jck,
PJcnned This Area
LatellextFall
Court To
Jan. 28t
-Julian C. Powell, Perquimans
County Tax Supervisor, today re
minded property owners that' only
11 days remain for listing property
for 1957 taxes. He urged all prop
erty owners," who as yet have not
listed -their property to do so im
mediately in order to avoid the us
ual last minute rush for the an
nual task.
A schedule of hours for the
township tax listers will be found
elsewhere in the issue of this news
paper for the convenience of prop
erty owners wishing to list their
property. '
Defendant Fined ;
$50 For Possessing!
NonTaxPaidLiouor
For possessing non tax paid li
quor Robert Bragg, Jr., Negro, was
fined $50 and costs in Perquimans
Recorder's Court here last Tuesday
after he had entered a plea of guil
ty to the charge. Bragg's father,
Robert Bragg, Sr., was taxed with
the court costs after he submitted
to a similar charge. t
Other cases disposed of during
this week's court term included
those of Jake White who paid a
fine of $10 and costs after sub
mitting to a charge of speeding
and Pete Jacknowski, who was fin
ed $6 and costs on a charge of
speeding. Jacknowski entered o
plea of guilty to the charge, t
: Albert- Davis eiiterea1'' aVyle . of
guilty to' a charge of "'driving ' witn'i
out a license. He was ordered to
pay a fine of $25 and costs of
cout. .
Costs Of court were taxed against
Rufus Spellman'Negrd, who sub
mitted, to a charge of failing to
yield the right of way.
Gene Norman, Negro, paid a fine
of $25 and court costs after plead-1
ing guilty to a charge of driving
without a license.
A verdict of not guilty was re
turned in the case in which Wil
bur Owens was charged with as
sault.
A capias was ordered issued for
Cyrus Pierce who failed to appear
to answer charges of possessing
fireworks' in the Town of Hertford.
Pierce was held on bond or in jail
pending a hearing next Tuesday.
The case of Jake Tillett, charged
with a deadly weapon was con
tinued at the request of the State.
I IIDaysLeft j
V w
Acc
dent
Truck!Mver?Wlieh
Tree CrusKes Cab
Wayiand Clayton Hollowell, Jr.,
29, native of Edenton and a resi
dent of Bertie County, died from
injuries in, a freak accident which
occurred on Edenton Road Street
between King Street and the town
limits, in Hertford at about 1:45
o'clock last Thursday afternoon.
J Hollowell was driving a bread
truck, headed south on Highway 17
when strong wind gusts, estimated
at. between. 45 and .50 miles in ve
loci ty, , twisted-off the top ofi
large- tree, besidp; fhigh,wpy jartd
the tree fell, .on, .the truck cab
crushfnr Hollowell.' ,l,v
"' JtJ.iLl 111' i 11 1 fl 1.
y
The tree' Pnor to, the acciden
was located between the cub and
the sidewalk, about four feet from
the street, The wind snapped the
tree off about five feet from the
ground.
. Patrolman B. R, Inscoe, who In
vestigated the accident, reported
Hollowell was . traveling ' toward
Edenton at the .time of the acci
dent at a slow rate of speed, and
it was indicated he was unaware
the tree was falling on the cab of
his truck. - v
Hollowell was rushed to the Cho-
wan Hospital following the acci
'dent, miffring from head' injurwf'
mmmmmmm.
i&vs -B'r ----
CANAL' CASUALTY That which is missing is what is
significant about this picture. Absent from the' site of Egypt's
brooding pyramids near Cairo are the tourists. 'They often fill
the benches dotted across the nearby desert as points from
which to observe the ancient tombs of the Pharaohs. The tourist
trade is a casualty of the Middle East unrest, scuttled for the
time being as surely as the hulks which block the Suez Canal.
CornG
,000
Cn.-n n-i-nu-era in PBiv,iiim:,n
County stand to lose over $150,000
annunllv under new upnira iwliw.
tion plans of the Department of
Agriculture, according to figures
shown The Perquimans Weekly by
N. C. Spivey, Perquimans. County
farmer.
On figures based upon 195fi crop
yield and average' payments, a close
study of the loss comes near to
$166,000 than $150,000, if the acre
age reduction plan continues as it
if now proKsed. . ,
Spivey' roM thfo-'reporter thu t 'at
the beginning of corn allotments
by . the United States Department
of Agriculture, and subsequent ill
letting to county farmers by the
State, there. were only some 10 or
12 North Carolina counties which
were declared as commercial.
"Farmers are given allotments
on the basis of the history of the
farm he is tilling," Spivey said
"Thei-cfore, there were only a few
counties which qualified as com
mercial counties.
"But," he added, "our troubles
started when the. State began to
bring in additional counties. Five
were added this year, Tyrrell Coun
ty among Shem, and now a total of
32 counties in the state have to
share the allotment which is steadi
ly being reduced to each state by
USDA." ' , -
Spivey explained that in other
sections of the State, where tobac-
and a crushed chest. He died
shortly after arrival at the hospi
tal. The falling tree snapped power
lines serving the town but service
was restored within about thirty
minutes.
It took some time for workmen
to clear the highway of the truck
and. tree and traffic was routed
through the King Street school
grounds by Patrolman Inscoe and
Police Officer Robert A. White.
Town Board Adopts
Dynamite Ordinance
A new town ordinance, regulat
ing the storage and use of dyna
mite and other explosives within
'the limits of the Town of Hertford,
was adopted at a regular meeting
of, the Hertford board held' last
Monday night in the Municipal
Building. - ' ' .
; Violators of the ordinance, which
becomes effective . later, -face a
fine of up to $100 or 30 days in
jail, or both. ; i '
Only other matters handles dur
ing the meeting was a vote by the
Board to contribute a sum of $25
to the Perquimans Training School
activity hg fund.
$150
Acreag
To
rowers Face
Loss In
e Reduction
i c0. cotton and peanuts an- planter!
! in lal'Ke1' Quantities, reduced ailot-
1 menta m thut area caused them to
use corn as a fill in crop anil over
a -period 01 time enougn nail neen
raised on the farms in a particular
county so that it was declared a
commercial one. Therefore, it be
came eligible for a regular venrlv
allotment, cutting the other coun
ties in the process.
"We are continuing to be cut in
our allotments," Spivey reiterated,
"and not having other crons to fill
in with it is the.' next thiiur to im
posjihjefo'r tts t 'plant toithjH i Villi
individual allotments."-
Spivey said that-he. llwd'Cvlkeil
to. many farniei-g,; in Xsqilimaws,
Pasquotank and Chowan counties
and "not a one Baid tiint hi wiuld
K. ..Li- i "i..i h-i,,- ' '?. i, .
ment." And if a farmer does not
stay within his specified allotment
he will not be under the support
program set up by tlio government.
Last year, support price- was
$1.40 to $1.6o for those who stay
ed within their allotment but it
was about $1.25 for those who did
not. Now, it is expected that corn
this year will sell for no more than
$1 per bushel, and perhaps less,
for those not under the support
program.
Construction Of
Bank Starts Feb. 1
Construction work 'on' the . new
Hertford Bank building will gef
under way about February 1,. it was
announced by the P. S. West Con
struction Company, which will have
charge of the work.
Mr. West stated about 40 num.
wlil be employel in constructing the
new building, 20 of whom will be
employed from the local labor sup
ply. The building; which will be
41 x 78 feet is expected to' he com
pleted about Sontember, 1957.
.-. .
Local Draft Board
To Induct 5 Men
Perquimans County Draft Board
has received an induction call for
five men for the month of Febru
ary,- i't was reported today by Mrs
Margaret S. Seaff, clerk to the
board, w ho stated the inductees will
leave here on February 19. Ten
men will be forwarded on ' the
same date to be giveiv pre-induc-tion
physical examinations. :
Mrs. Scaff said registrants who
wish to volunteer to' fill the in
duction call on February. 15' 'are
urged to contact the local office on
or before January 25. '
Central PTA Meets
jNeXt Monday Night
The Parent-Teacher Association
of Central Grammar School will
hold its January meeting in the
school auditorium Monday, January
21, at 7:30 P. M. The subject for
the meeting is "Parent and Family
Life Education." The White Hat
and Old Neck communities will
have charge of the program with
Mrs. Delvin Eure as chairman.
All parents are urged to attend
and interested persons ait: invited.
Public Hearing Is
Called
ZoniniOQririancI
First Aid Classes
Here Well Attended
The first lesson of an 11-week
course in First Aid was well at
tended Friday evening at the Mu
nicipal Building by a large group '
representing homemakers, home
demonstration clubs, American Le
gion and their Auxiliary, firemen,
I. ions, Kuritnns and the Business
and Professional Women's Club, by
whom the course is sponsored.
Dr. David Meiggs of Kli.abeth
City, a licensed. Hed Cross instruc
tor, is giving the course and those
attending are lookin gforward to
tne next lessons.
Methodist Church
Participating In
Prayer Program
I r i.i i' i f . l. -i . i
Hundreds oi .iieinonisi cnurcni'S
in tin' North Carolina Conference,
which embraces fill counties in east
ern iMirtn Carolina, are engaged in
a mammoth conference-wide "Pray
er Vigil," and the Hertford Metho
dist Church has been assigned Jan
uary 18 and If) for its special par
ticipation in this program. From
the hour of ! o'clock on the night
of January 18 through the hour of
9 o'clock on the morning of Janu
ary 19, the local Methodist Church
will be open for prayer and there
will be someone at the altar every
minute of that time, in a spirit of
prayer and self-examination.
The "Prayer Life Movement"
was conceived and called for by
the General Methodist Conference
meeting at Mmih-afrtSNeLsiuring;
The call Was for a world-wide mass
revival of prayer for all "Methodism
and is being sponsored by the Gen
era I Board of Evangelism of the
Methodist Church. Each of tb
nine districts of the North Carolin:
Lomerence nas neen assigned one
full week for its own active partici
paiion in ine program wnicli has us
its goal that during .every hour of
1957 someone, somewhere in tin
Methodist Church, will be at pray
er. The Elizabeth City District as
signment is for January 15-22, and
the Hertford Church 'hag been a
signed a 12-liour periqd of the Dis
trict assignment.
Mrs. Ed Barber, chairman of the
Commission on Membership and
Evangelism, is chairman of the lo
cal church participation, and in en
operation with the pastor has work
ed out a schedule whereby every or
ganization of the church will have
an opportunity to carry on this
prayer vigil. Arrangements are ai
so being made for quiet music at
intervals during the evening. Fol
lowing is a schedule, as released bv
Mrs. Barber,- for the local church
groups. Memners of tliese groups
are urged to be present during the
hour for which their organization
is responsible or if this hour is
not convenient, to attend the Pray
er Vigil at least one hour during
the 12-hour period.
9 to 10 P. M., Minnie Wilson Cir
cle, Mrs. Anse White, leader; 10
to 11 P, M., Mary Towe Circle, Mrs.
Bob Hollowell, leader; 11 to 12 P.
M Seniors and Older Youth, O. C.
Burton and Jim Newby, leaders;
12 to 1A. M., Men's Bible Class,
J. R. Jan-is, leader: 1 to 2 A. M..
Commission on Membership and
Evangelism, Mrs. Ed Barber, lead
er; 2 to 3 A. M., Rev? James A. Au-!
man ; 3. to, t A; ,M.,. Official Board,
Dr. T. P. Brinn, leader; 4 to 5 A.
M., Commission on Finance, Joe H.
Towe. leader; 5 to fi A. M., Com
mission on Education, Mrs. Elton
Hurdle, leader; 6 to 7 A. M., Com
mission" on Missions, Mrs. J. L.
Harris, leader; 7 to 8 A. M., Wes
leyan Service Guild. Mrs. George
rtelds, Jr., leader; 8 to 9 A. M
Uella Shamhurger Circle, Mrs. W.
H. Pitt, leader.
RECEIVES AWARD
T-Sgt. Clarence T. Madre was
recently presented an award at Mu
nich, Germany, for submitting a
new wing idea to the Air Force.
Mudre, who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs.- T. E. Madre, has been over
seas for three years anl is expected
2.I!l5lJ-? t'"'3 '7""tiT in July.
5 Cents Per Copy.
o CiXDiam
Residents of the Town of Hert
ford, interested in a proposed zon
ing ordinance, for the Town, Will
have an opportunity to air their
views at a public hearing, which has
been scheduled for Wednesday
night, February fi, 1957. The
public hearing will be conducted in
the Municipal Building in Hert
ford, beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
Notice of the hearing was issued
today by L. N. Hollowell, Chair
man of the Planning Board, which
in cooperation with a representa
tive of the League of Municipalities
conducted a survey of the town
anil have drawn up a summary of
the proposed ordinance which will
be explained to those attending the
hearing oh February 6.
The planning board announces,
in its notice of the bearing, that
a map proposing the various zone
for the town, and a summary of the
ordinance is now in file on the
Town Clerk's office for public in-,,
sped ion. ::''
Preliminary work toward :u!op
tion of a zoning ordinance here
began last fall when the Town
Board named tb; planning board
composed of L. .V. Hollowell, E. L.
Reed, Julian A. White, John Cot
ton and Emmett Landing. Thii
board met with Leigh Wilson of
the League of Municipalities who
conducted a survey of Hertford,
using the results of this survey I o
recommend to the planning board
adoption of certain zoning regula
t ions.
These regulations are subject to
change through action taken at the
public hearing or by action taken'
by the Board of Town Commission
ers; however, once adopted by tli
Town Board the regulations can
be changed only by ruling' of an
appeanoard wbichwill be sejeet;
ed after "final adop'tltin' of fh. ordi-nance.
1 rope it. v owners interested In
this proposed zoning ordinance are
urged to inspect the map and sum
mary on file in the clerk's office
and to attend the public hearing
for full explanation of the ordi
nance. School Attendance
Subject Of NCTA
Meeting Held Wed.
The third local NCTA meeting
for Perquimans County was held in
the library or Perquimans Training
School on Wednesday at 3:00 I M.
Dewey Newby was in charge of tlv
topic for discussion, "A Program
For Today's Children." Legrando
Summersett, principal of thc Kin--Street
Elementary School, and Dr.
S. E. Duncan, State Supervisor of
Negro High Schools, were consult
ants. Mr. Summersett talked on th
topic from the point of view of
children who drop, out and those
who stay in, with emphasis on de.
vising a program that would meet
the needs of both groups. He stat
ed that a survey should be made
with the objective of determining
how the sriaduates IIVIIYI UillJ
meet anil coie with competition in
life as compared with the non
graduates. He also stated that the,
school's program should be annlvz-'
ed to determine to what extent it
P tllP Mren who drop out
uiiu uiose wno stay in school to live
and function properly in a demo
cratic society.
Dr. Duncan spoke from the point
of view of those children who stay
in school, stating that the appeal
of the program to the student will
do more to keep him in school than
any other medium. .
A question and answer period
followed the discussions.
Four Fires During
Past Eight Days
Hertford Fire Depurtment hada
busy time during the past .week'
answering four alarms in a period
of eight 'days. Three fires result,
ed in practically no loss while 'th.e
fourth, at Byrum Furniture Com
pany, ennspd slight, damage.,