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KLY . . i .. " !i:'!J U iViJ.ih:! I J'l U: :lume XXIV.- Number 4. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 25, 1957. 5 Cents Per Copy. Jonstraction Contracts Home At Woodville Destroyed By Fire mmawmmmmmmmma Oh Friday Morning fi? iif'o"r -.,.l.r- Ijrf ri j. 1U: i ' ft ' J h n 1 i ir ' t w at - f - - , v f y,t ; i 4 rt ; Construction contracts for re- ' building the Harvey Point Naval ' Air Facility are scheduled for let ting during April, 1957, according . to information supplied The Per- qitimang Weekly last Friday by Congressman Herbert v. Bonner, v - ,The Harvey Point project, includ ed in the Department of Navy pro gram for fiscal year 1957, calls for . the following contracts at estimat- - ed costs, to be awarded during ' April: Aircraft parking area, $064, ; 000; Seaplane beaching ramps, $1, 201,000; Bulkhead, $915,000; Dred ging, $1,153,000. -,"" A number of other projects pro posed in connection with the reac. ; tivation of the base were not fund ed foi" fiscal year 1957 but are ex pected to be included in appropria tions , to be voted for fiscal year 1958. v These , include a nose han ger with capacity for 25 seaplanes'; a bout house; barge unloading fa cilities; fueling facilities; fuel stor age , seadrome lighting; public works- faculties; .utilities;, sewage disposal and utilities substation. ; j. The information supplied by Con gressman Bonner pointed out the Navy Department plans recommiss ioning the base July 1, 1957, and adds items approved for construc tion in fiscal : year 1957 will en able the Navy to have u usable fa cility much sooner than if it wait ed for permanent personnel and operating facilities. The remain der -of the required construction will be programmed in increments, illanl M WEEK'S . President' Eisenhower began his - second term last Sunday but all the vhoola connected with an inaugural were held on Monday when the s President ' again took the oath of . J '.office before some 20,000 visitors to- the event. This was follbwed by - a huge parade in which all states ; had a part, either with a marching '", i : band or a float. In his inaugural address President Eisenhower stressed his determination to con- - tinue work for world peace. Ri,wl.f' N,w Ynrt flltr nnl doubt, are resting easier follow-! this manner will preclude the re ing announcement by the police the lease of Mf an? P8f o h? fa person responsible for "many acreage allotment ' to.: the ASC c ires dur nor the nast 11 vmr. had . befen arrested.!-Officers reported Geoyge Metesky had been charged "with the crime, 'even while he was -preparing another bomb to plant somewhere in the city. . A court , appointed attorney - for Metesky v said his client was a mental case. ' , A huge lawsuit over damages re sulting from a collision of two ships off Nantucket last summer, has been settled out of court,- Of ficials' for the Andrea Doria and Stockholm reported the settlement was made Tuesday in London. No details of the settlement-were dis clo -ed. . ' .A . . " ' . 1 . ' i -'- - " "' . Klevon persons died Monday night when tornadoes hit - seven ?oints in Louisiana, Oklahoma and J ':souri. Property damage from i ie unusual mid-winter storms was t irr-ited very high. t , : :cn Selected All-Star Game 're Johnson, 200 pound tac i i!.e 1956 Perquimans High 1 football team, has been in ;o plajn the' annual all-star 'est game scheduled to be ! next July at Greensboro," -iV, who is a senior and an nt at Perquimans Eigh, 1 .1 the. inviUitJon. He 'y named to tbe All n. He is the son of Hr. i. E. Jol."- , the number and' size of each -fa' crement will depend upon ' .Nfcvy needs' and scheduled deliveries - of planes now under procurement The report pointed out, in addition to funds available for construction during 1957, the increment for the 1958 program contains 16 items estimated to cost $8,051,000, and includes operational, support, troop and officer housing facilities and utilities, .roads and walks. . In addition, a Capehart project for 510 units of family housing haB been cleared by the Federal Hous Ing Administration and is now in the office' of the- Secretary of De fense for final clearance. : V-., j The present Harvey-Point base contains a total of 1,265 acres of land, and some addition to these figures is expected to be acquired through the bulkhead and dredging projects scheduled for this year. Present programming calls for the planned personnel strength-to-be 180 officers and 1,254 enlisted men and 100 civilian employees. Congressman - Bonner reported the Capehart housing; project, now awaiting final approval, should be cleared any time.' This project of 510 units will be combined with a 500 unit proposal for the NAF at Edenton.' A site has been selected the report said, about halfway be tween Harvey Point and Edenton, but no action can be taken on this until the Harvey Point project has been cleared by the Department of Defense. . . . Local ASC , Conrtty offices now have-a procedure whereby cotton, peanut wheat, and : corn farmers may preserve' their acreage history evert though they will not plant their allotment of a,particular crop. In order to accomplish this preser vation of planting history, farmers must make application to their lo cal county committee on 'the pre scribed form according to Helene W. Nixon, Perquimans County ASC Office Manager. In filing a -request for the pres ervation of acreage history, the farmer will be required to' certify that he is the owner or operator of the farm carrying the allotment Preservation " of the allotment in w..j ." p"" ment to other farms. , Release and reapportionment, according to Miss Nixon, is , another method of pre serving acreage history. ; However, only cotton, ' peanut, and 'wheat farmers have the -privilege of pre serving their acreage in this plan ner while growers of all allotment crops may preserve -'their' history by execution of Form MQ-31 and presentation of this form to their local county committee. Farmers who fajil to plant a sub stantial portion of their allotment will, lose some of their planting -history and consequently - some of their allotment if they do not take steps to preserve their history. In order that farmers and our State will hot lose allotment, that I3 vi tal to our farm economy, Miss Nix on urged farmer who will be lin able to plant their allotment to visit their local ASC County Com mittee and obtain further details on this 'provision for the preserva tion of Acreage'.'1" .", , Junior G&ss T:- ? 1 Present Play Feb 7 f The Junior Class of Perquimans High School will present its annual play, ln the " auditorium of - the school on Thursday ghi. Febru ary 7. Curtain time is 8 o'clock. Title of this year's play Is " Aunt Eetjie Beats The Band,", ft hilari ous 8-act comedy. . The cast will be xr' ' rg of t' e Junior Gass. Last Day! - A. reminder was issued today by Julian C. Powell, County Tax Su pervisor, to Perquimans property owners who have not, as yet, list, ed their property for 1957 taxes, Mr. Powell said next Thursday, January 31, will be the lust day for property owners to list without a -penalty being added for late list ing. Tax listers for the various townships will be at their appoint- ea- places today, through next Thursday for the purpose of serv ing the property owners. Viamiiite William A. White was presented tile Distinguished Service Award by the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce as the Outstanding) Young Man of the Year at the or ganization's annual birthday and Ladies' Night banquet which was held Wednesday night at the VFW hall. Hilton Whit s president of the Jaycees, presided over the dinner meeting and lied Gursanus, past State Jaycee president, Ws tne guest speaker t.ncl made the pres entation of: the plaque. .The Jaycee Young Man of the .ear award is an annual event, the selection being made by three judg es over the 35. year age' limit., for nominees hb'.are' submitted by.or ganiiatlonsHVithitt the county; ': man me judges nny, uirougn a point system, has contributed most to the advancement and welfare of the community during the past 12 months. The selection of Mr. White for the honor this year was based upon his participation and activities in community and civic projects. - v Some of the activities taken part in during the past year by Mr. White included his chairmanship of the Red Cross Blood Bank pro gram, leader of the County GOC Post, captain in the Hertford Fire Department, of which he serves as secretary, aid rendered the Hert ford Troop of Boy Scouts, assist ance given to other civic organiza tions as master of ceremonies and operator of public address system at athletic contests. . He was also active in work at his church and civic affairs. John Beers served as chairman of the committee on arrangements for tKe DSA banquet and Marion Swin dell was chairman of the commit tee on selection of the Young, Man of the Year. SupariorCourt TermKextVeek ' A . two week term of Superior uourc win convene nere next won-1 day ', for hearing civil actions Brought in the local court, it was reported by W. H. Pitt Clerk of Court, who stated that Judge Jo seph Parker will be the - presiding; j judge at, the first week's term. ' Drawn, for jury service at the first term of court were: Mack Lane, Henry Daughtry, Charles K. Ward, Abbot Hcnter, William H. Cartwright,' Alonza Turner, Jr., J. 1. Skinner, J. B., Ayscue, Joseph I. Lane,' John Wlnslow, Melvin Eure, Edward Wilder, ' Edgar Riddick, Marion ' Copeland, 7 JarVis Ward, L. L) "Lane, Jack Kanoy, Mercer Tbomas, Julian Talock, Nona C. Raper, George W. Barbee, Walter Nowell, Freeland Elliott, B. C. Ber ry, Seth Long, Sr., Samuel Moore, D. O. Cartwright, Arba ; Winslow, Mrs. Evelyn C. Whedbee, M. Park er' CopeIand, Paul , Leads, Oscar Wilder, Paul. M. Tucker, LInward Godfrey, James White and Elwood Nowell. : '.,, Winner Of Jaycee Annual DSA Plaque July Listen For ERASING THE SCARS OF smasnea Dy me air ana sea Domoaramem wnicn accompamea me Said. The United Nations salvage fleet has. resumed efforts to clear. the blocked which Port Said is. the northern Perq uimans iourt Teams Score Wins Over Plymouth Hi Corprew-DailVows The wedding of Miss Mary Fran-.i ccs Dail, daughter of Mrs. John B. Dail and the late Mr. Dail of Hert- ford and William Corprew, son of Mrs. John Corprew and the late Mr. Corprew of Edenton, was solemniz ed in the Hertford Baptist Church January 20, at 5 o'clock in the af ternobn.j The Rey. James 0- 'Mat tox, pastor of the church, officiated, using the double ring ceremony. . The wedding music was present ed by Mrs. -Charles E. Johnson, or ganist, and the Rev. Norman Har ris of Madison, soloist. The church was decorated with white flowers, including gladioli and mums, against a background of palms and fern, and was lighted by tall candles. - ' The bride and bridegroom enter ed the church together. Mrs. Percy Dail of Edenton, sister-in-law of the bride, was ma tron of honor, Percy Dail was best man. Thomas Dail served as ush er. . , The bride wore a French hlun blannel suitwith mink color. Her hat aws of white satin, embroidered with seed pearls. Her other ac cessories were brown. She carried a white Bible, topped with a white orchid. The matron of honor was attir ed in a Navy suit and wfltching ac cessories with which she wore a corsage of pink roses. : Only the immediate families were present. After a short wedding trip, the couple will make their home on Route 2, Edenton. ,. Mrs. Corprew was graduated from Perquimans High School and has been employed as bookkeeper at J. C. Blanchard & Company for several years. ' Mr. Corprew is em ployed in Edenton. East Rites Held Last Wednesday Walter L. East, 67, died suddenly Monday night at 7 o'clock at his home Jiere. : ' He was the son .of the late Mitch and Bertha East. , . Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mi nerva East; four" sons, Russejl of Route 1, Hertford Walter, f Jr., Jesse and Leroy, all f tle ;hpe;' five daughters, Mrs.; Frances E. Taylor, Route, 1, Hertford, Mrs. Blanche Harrell, Route 2, Hertford, Mrs. Shirley Taylor, Norfolk, Mrs. Myrtle Lamb, Belvidere, Route 2, and Mrs. Ethel Mae Nichols of Al taVista, Va.; one brother, John East of Danville, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Secaretta Singletary of Danville, Va.; 22 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. - ; v j-, -' s Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home here. Spoken Sunday At Baptist Church III f I'm illiw i i nmmmmmmmmmQmmmmmmik.immmKmmmmi . WAR Egyptian workmen clear terminus.r I The Indians of Perquimans High ! School closed but the first round of play in the Albemarle Confer I ence ly defeating Plymouth 48 to j 35 in a contest played Tuesday j night in Hertford. Tim Perquim ; ails girls chalked up their second j straight win, downing Plymouth's girls 45 to 40. The Indians hold ;. " ' ' ' I '' m-u uy i ommy ia..e , 'no cannel a P'nt for tl1e ,n" dians, I erquimans had little (liln- culty scoring its third confeivnco win. Plymouth placed a rugged defense before the Indians through out the first half holding the locals to 20 points ;but outside shooting by Matthews and Baker during the second half guve Perquimans u ismmanding lead. - -Perquimans led at halftime 20 18 but started pulling away in the third period, scoring . 12 points while Plymouth got 8. The local boys hit. for 16 tallies in the last period while the visitors collected only 10. Harden was leading scorer for Plymouth with 12 points and Brown followed with nine. Scoring for Perquimans were Matthews 20, Baker 12, White 8, Miller 3 and Burton and Whedbee, two each. In the preliminary the Squaws led bv Williams anil Rao-lev came from behind to defeat the strong Plymouth girls' team. Williams hitl 23 points, Bagley 13 and Pierce, nine. Plymouth held a 32-29 ad vantage at the end of the thiol period but Perquimans knotted the count at 40-all and then went on to win 45 to. 40. Womble with 22 points Was high scorer for Ply mouth. Last Friday night the Edenton Aces trimmed the Indians 46 to 33. Perquimans definitely had a bad night in the shooting department while Edenton's Billy Bunch pour ed in 19 points to lead his team to victory. The two teams played on even terms during the firs hali but Edenton pulled away during the third period and "Perquimans was unable to overcome the advan tage. White led the Indians' scoring with 11 points while Matthews had 8, Baker and Miller 0 each and Tucker 2. In the girls' contest the Squaws came from behind to win a 45-41 victory over Edenton's girls. The Indians and Squaws swept a tWin bill from Gatesville on Wed nesday night of last week, the Squaws winning 37 to 36 and the Indians 51-49. . Interest Shown In First Aid Classes Continued interest is being shown by local people in the first ' aid classes being conducted here by Dr. Meiggs, Red Cross Instructor, .who conducted the second class of the series last Friday night at the Mu nicipal Building here. i Much progress is being made by the local class, and all members are being urged to attend classes reg ularly in order that each lesson rah be taught and illustrated on sched ule, ' -,. away ttm rubble Angio - r rencn 11 Revival Speaker DR. CLOVIS (;. CIIAITELL. World famous as a preacher and author, Dr. C'lovis G. Chappcll of Waverly, Tennessee, will he (he preacher for a revival meeting at the Edenton Methodist Church Feb ruary 3 through February' 8: Nine Cases Heard By Recorder Judge AtSessionTuesday A total of thirteen cases were listed for trial at-Tuesday's ses sion of Perquimans Recorder's Court, but, after motions by ' the State four of these were continued until February 12, and nine were heard by Judge Chas. K. Johnson. Sidney1 Ward submitted to a I chm'Se of failing to observe a sto s K aml ',lua lnB ro8t 01 (0un Melvin Green was found guiltv on a charge of exceeding a safe speed limit and he was ordered to pay a fine of if 25 and costs of court. The State took a nol pros in the case in which Dallas Bryant, Ne gro, was charged with assault. A fine of $50 and costs were levied against James Thomas, Ne gro, who entered a plea of guilty to charges of driving without a li cense and using license not issued to him. . . . El-cell Boone, Negro, was found not guilty on a charge of larceny. George Roach, Jr., was found guilty of a charge of reckless driv ing. Prayer for judgment was Con tinued in the case upon condition Roach voluntarily surrender his operator's iicense for a period of one week and submit to the court a 300-word theme on the subject of reckless driving. A fine of $25 and costs were taxed against Victor Bell who en tered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving without a license.' Paul Lambert, charged vvith permitting Bell to drive his car, was also fin ed $25 and costs for violation of this law. 1 E. S. I.angley, Negro, pleaded guilty to a charge of issuing a worthless check. She was ordered to pay a fine of $10 and costs. : Cases continued until'' February 12 included those of William Rid dick, Negro, charged with assault; Robert Ward and Billy Jones, charged with assault; Charlie Out law, Negro, charged with illegal possession of a shotgun, and James Tillett charged with assault with a deadly weapon ami' carrying a con cealed weapon. . MASON'S TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 7;30 o'clock. of buildings j lvasion oi rort Suez Canal, ofj :?:.;?:v::$':w!;;v 441 Receive Chest X-ray At Office Here A report released this week by the District TB Association stated 441 individuals had received chest -W..JS ui uie ioc-ii neann l emcn trom March thi-ough Decemlier of Part of the expenses con nected with these X-rays, the re port shim, comes mm tile liinrlsi raised through the sale of Christ mas Seals. The report added a total of Sl, l!)7.4.") had been contributed to the !)5(l Seal Sale Fund. Visiting Speaker At Meeting Of WMU In Hertford January 31 The Institute of Missionary Fun- lamentals will be held at. the Hoi"-; 'onl Hapfisl Church Thursday, Jan- uary 31 at 10 A. M. ' Mrs. I. A. Ward or TT -rtford.i nrayer chairman for the associa-i tion. will lead the devotional period.! The morning session will consist largely of method classes on home mission series for the different age groups of the WMl'. There will also be a class on stewardship anil community missions. The afternoon session will fea ture an address by Miss Hilda Mayo, second vice president of North Carolina WMl. "We feel privileged in having Miss Mavo in the Chowan Associa, ! tion for this meeting." says Mrs.. Thomas Asbell, Association Super-; tntendent, "and especially urge you I to avail yourselves of this rare treat. So, if for any reason you i i cannot attend all day, do come fori the afternoon- session." Grounds At Healtli CenterGettingNew Landscape By BP W Julian Powell Weds i Professional Women's Club has un- II dertaken, as one of its projects, MissHollowell In itssstt'sr: rilinkntlt Pltlf ' t"hi"','s -St,'eet in Hertford. Mem- tllZdDBin ullY i ' , 1 11 1 , ," ly ' ; i nated many of the shrubs and The Wedding of Miss Ruth Eve-! plants needed," and tin- club has lyn Hollowell and Julian Collins! purchased other pieces of . shrub-, Powell, both of Hertford, took i brry, A number of pieces of shrub-, nlaee at the First Methodist Church i hery and small trees are still need- in Elizabeth City oil Saturday, January lit, at i) o'clock in the evening, with the Rev. O. Kelly In gram officiating, using the double ring ceremony. - Miss Nancy Lane, niece of the bride, was mai l of honor and the bride's only attendant. Thomas Hollowell, brother of the bride, wa best man. The bride wore a Navy suit trim med with white pearl buttons with which she wore a white satin hat. and navy shoes, and she carried a navy bag. Her corsage was a purple-throated orchid. The maid of honor wore a brown suit with matching accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nixon Hollowell of Hertford, RFD 1. She received her education in the Perquimans County Schools, anil Fast Carolina College. She is n member of the faculty of the Elizabeth City High School.'; The bridegroom., is the son of George Powell and the late Mrs. Powell. He received his edueati'ni in the Perquimans County Schools and served with the Armed Fuxgs during. World WaF fl. ' tie il tit present' Registeivfif Deeds for Per quimans .County. They will make their home at the Powell residence on Church Street in Hertford. i VFW MEETS MONDAY A meeting of the Garland H. Ownley Post of the VFW will he held next Monday, January 28 at 8 P. M. Commander J. W. Dillon has requested nlh members to at tend this meeting. Hertford F'n-e Department an swered two calls last Friday morn ing, one to the home of Tlldon -Whitebuist, one mile south of Woodville and the second to the home of Dan Herrv on Route one. A ,W().st(.v r,.au h two-story Iranie house, owned by Mr. W hiteliiirst, was totally des lroyed by flames early Friday morning as a result of a fire be lieved to have started from a light which had been placed beside a wa ter pump in an el fort to keep it Irom freezing. The local firemen were called to the scene at 1 :4." A. M., some time after the blaze had been discovered, and arrived at the fire at 2 o'clock. A spokesman for the local Fire Department told The Weekly the fire had gained so much headway by the time the firemen arrived on the scene it was too late to save , the building. All the firemen were jalile to do was kenn nearby build ings watered down and halt the' 'flames from spreading to these buildings. The spokesman said he ; believed the local firemen could ; have saved most of the home had the Hertford Fire Department been notified immediately on the discov ery of the fire. Some clothing and a few articles of furniture on the first floor of the home were saved from the blaze but loss from the fire was estimat ed in the thousands of dollars. Hertford Firemen left the scene at about :i:'W. after aiding the. Whitehursts for some !)0 minutes, ' in 20 degree weather. It was so '"1'1 !1 hoS(1 "m'-u' f7''1 a'"1 placed in th fire a few minutes to thaw- out so it could be used agfiin"'- to throw water on the flames The second fire of the day wax a chimney blaze; at the home of Mr. Berry. rto damage The fk-emen reported rto damage at this call. v. if ed to make the project complete. If anyone in the town or county would like to give some of the needed greenery, the gift would be sincerely 'appreciated.'. According to the 'layout ' which Was worked out with the help of I!. M. Thomp son, the following trees and shrubs are still needed: Six Chinese holly. 21! Little Leaf Japanese holly, 1 willow oak, 7 dog wood, 2 oak, and Ligustrum to form a border down the sides of the lot. The RPW Club would like to en list the cooperation of the parents of the town in keeping children from breaking the new shrubs and trees. Workers at the Health Cen te have reported that several pieces of shrubbery have already boon broken. It is the hone of the Busi ness and Professional Women's Club that the grounds of the Health Center, when the landscap ing is finished, will be a credit to the Town of Hertford. ' -v Officers Capture Two Whiskey Stills , Tso whiskey'- stills, one of BOO ' giflon capacity and the other a 250 'gallon job, were destroyed by ATU officers in the Belvidere see. tion of Perquimans County on Wed nesday of last week. The officers reported the stills were located on a farm owned by Norman Oliver Chappcll. In addi tion to the two stills the officers destroyed 2,700 gallons t mash, found at the stills and 50 gallons of non-tax-paid liquor. No arrests were made in connection with tha matter, the oflic.erg reported, --
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