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WEES Y THE7' Volume XXIV.-Number 12. .Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, March 22, 1957. 5 Cents Per Copy. '. if ft : Annual Red Gross In County Monday ' Wans m a now being Derfectcd for Perauimans Debate, the -annual Jted Cross koii can to '1'eamS SCOre WlUS get, under way throughout Per-1 quimans County next week, it was reported this week by Mrs. W. C. Cherry, chairman of the Perquim ans Chapter of the Red Cross, Mrs. Cherry is also acting as the chairman of the 1957 fund drive and will direct the campaign. The drive here has Rotten off to a late start but the committee is hopeful ' CASUALTY EVACUATION by helicopter, perfected la the Kreaa Wr, is demonstrated at the Federal Civil Defense Administration's - up-to-date rescue school at Olney, Md. Here a street of carefully engineered, "bombed out" buildings confront rescue course students with k variety of situations, including rescue from actually flam ing structures of persons made up as "victims." (Rem Phoioi' Perquimans Opens Baseball Season With Chowan Fri. it will be in full swing by the end j of next week. Work is now in progress secur ing volunteers solicitors tor tne membership campaign and Mrs. Cherry reports the drive will be conducted along the same pattern as in the past, with solicitors mak ing1 a house to house canvass for funds for the Red Cross. She will announce the co-chairmen for the drive within the coming week. Perquimuns County has born as signed a slightly higher quota for the 1957 Red Cross campaign ac cording to Mrs. Cherry, who has been notified the county goal is $1,811. It is the hope of the; National Red Cross, and the local chapter Debate teams from Perquimans High School scored a double victory in the annual State Triangular con tests conducted last Friday. A team composed of Mabel Keel and Jean Edwards won the decision over debaters from Gatesville while the Perquimans team of Rachel Spi. vey and Ray Winslow won over the team representing Edenton. The subject of the debate was "Farm ers should be paid 90 per cent of parity prices." The winding teams will compete in a District contest to be held at a later date. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES i ' Israel, disappointed over devel opments in the Middle East since the evacuation of Gaza, has served 7 notice to the world she will fight in ' V the event Egypt blocks the Gulf of ,'Anaba. Oceuoation of the Gaza I' Strip by civilian ; officials from 17,v,.. ft umlni iiimrnval .nf t.brt UN. V uwfvj- u"' re f - ' "Vshas caused Israel to believe her na- V v'Mfonal eights may be infringed upon ... 'flfe1, Wfe't" -a -jtrqnger "stand against action by Egypt. - It's baseball time again and Per quimans High School will open its 1957 season today playing theCho wan team on Memorial Field. Game time is 2 P. M. ; 1 Coach Ike Perrv has been pre- 1 paring the local team for the sea son by holding practice sessions wi the oast 'two weeks. . Some 40 or 50 candidates reported for the ,ty- outs and Perry believes the pros pects for the season are pretty good. From the list of candidates trying out for the team it appears the squad will be built around Jnhnnv Miller, veteran catcher; Rniint.re.e. White. Chesson a n d Wheeler, as pitchers; and Harrell W " J - 'J""ff, . l'-l HffiT.rtr sa in. Plans are already complete fori the first annual subdistrict Chris- that the 1957 campaign can be suc-i tian Workers School, which is to he cessfully concluded within 10 days, held at the Hertford MetnoniM( virfd to Church March 31-Apiil 2. Purpose begin canvassing immediately and of the school is to train Christian i complete the task by April 6. , workers of the bdenton, rerquim- SuoDlies and information con- "ns, Chowan and neraora cn., g- : tu dii .., h eg. Classes will begin . aunoay ceiiiing me wi cm. - 'TrueliTood, Tommy. Matthews as in fielders. The "schedule for the reason for the Indians has been announced as mon I ''": An air crash Monday caused the .' ' I . .. - n, ... r. u i n.. J fdeath of rniupptnes rresiuuiii, -. - .. , , : . Magsafsay, and some u other. 22Chowan. here March 26-jGateBville, there March 27 Tarboro, here ,? Ann i nvmouin, inere ) l , tir l rn,.,..n un lima nn - persons aboard tne presidential " ! plane. Magsaysay . was a strong j supporter of Democracy and the big Western Powers. , He was an important figure in- the Philippines O ! uaJ Wi. TT anrl direct uuimg nw' " " - ied the fight against Communism infiltration there following the war. Th dpath of Magsaysay is expect- ".cd to result in some political un rest in the republic pending the next election. . The Denartment of Defense an- ' nounced in Washington Wednesday , orders have gone out for a redun ' tion in civilian and military person. nel of that department beginning i 'July 1. Secretary 'Wilson, it was ! ' reported, announced, personnel will . be-reduced by. 12 per cent. ' School officials and teachers, some 600 of them, gathered in Ra ; fHeigh Tuesday when the State J Board of Education presented a re s' quest to the General Assembly for -additional funds to provide teachers with a pay raise. The request 1 ; nrovidn funds to set pay scales for teachers of $2,900 to. 4,- . 500 annually. . ' , , Ne3Dt Cancer Clinic Scheduled April 5 fr The Northeastern Cancer Clinic will, be held at the Cancer Center in Elizabeth City" on. Friday -after- ' noon, April 5, -with registration be-' Vginning at 1 P. M. A free chest X-ray will be given ti) anyone wish- ihir it alone with the examination of th five areas of ie body where ttincer is most easily found and Sured. , U-izV-'r There are - no limitations ai to ' """X, race, physical or economic stat us at the center. However, women should be 35 or more; men should he 40 or over unless referred by 3 doctor, or unless one of the "Sev i Danger Signals" or "symptoms" present. . ,' . . 30 people can be seen at i Center' each month due,, to i I facilities, so It is, suggest- ar-one who wisbes to be 1 rf an appointment should j C'x-er Center, Elizabeth a l ity. Examinees are April 5 Williamston, here. April 9 Ahoskie; there ; April 12 Edenton, there . ; April 16 Columhia, there. .. April 18 Tarboro, there April 23 Plymouth,"here April 56 Williamston, there April 30 Ahoskie, here May 3 Edenton, here May 10 Columbia, here May 14 Gatesville, here - Local school officials hope to play all home games during May at night, providing ithe weather will permit. Afternoon ' games played here will, start at 2 o'clock. v Christian Workers School ' Is Planned At Hertford Church rs I IX I 1 Plan To Revaluate Property Deferred By County Board Winf all Election Scheduled May 7 Officials of the Town of Winl'all are making preparations for the election of town officers to serve for two year terms. The election will be held on May 7. j Registration books for the elec- i tion will be opened on April Hi and j residents of Winfall not registered will have three weeks in which to ; register and lie eligible to vote in ' the election. j . ;m(, t)(, (()Unty jrovt-nmont.. The present Hoard of Winl'all is j T1. Commissioners, meetinir as i composed of Mayor Fred Winslow H(,im f Elijah Whit Tentative plans, discussed by the ; ! Board of County Commissioners at ! its meeting on March 4, to revalu j ate real property in Perquimans County through a horizontal in- en ase on all real estate was de I I'oiTcd by the Hoanl here Tuesday 'when the Commissioners met as a ' Board of Equalization and Review, j It was the concensus of the i Board a complete revaluation, to he planned and completed sometime j during the next two years, would . best serve the interests of the peo- I ' The Rev. Jack Crum of Raleigh will he one of the instructors in the Chowan-Perquimans Christian' Workers School which will be held at First Methodist Church, Hertford. March 31-April 2 at 7::t(l P. M. Mr. Crum will teach the course "The Meaning ot Metho dism," desiuned for all people of the church who are interested in the history and heritage of their church. He is a graduate of Em ory University and the Divinity School of Duke University. He has served pastorates at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, near Ka leih and the Wynnewood Park Methodist Church in Kaleigh. Oth er "courses will be offered in the school for teachers f children. youth, and adults. and I). L. Barber, Sr. and Alton Moore, Commissioners. Perquimans High School Honor Roll Lists 87 Students a Hoard ol iMiuali.ation aim ' 1 view, convened on Monday, i were unable to complete the inor distributed by Mrs. Cherry and will be in the hands of all solicitors by the kick-off date. Board Of Education Submits Claim To (Navy For Damages TB Association Boerd In Meeting The Executive Board of the Dis trict TB Association met Thursday niirht of last week at- Elizabeth City witb the president, Archie T., Lane, presiding over the'- session. Renorts made by various officials revealed a balance of $995.15 in the treasury on March 1; that sale of Christmas Seals netted $8,311.21 in the three Counties comprising the district. Of this amount ?8,W.( remains In the local treasury for operation of , the" Associa'tion and the balance goes to the N. U Asso ciation. : ,;:,-i,'.' !-.w ''" Mr- Larfe reminded the ' board members that a mobile unit will be in the district next fall for the pur pose' of making chest X-fays, for the residents of the district; V ! Dennis Morsran was appointed to audit the-books of the Association n time to Present & Teport at a meeting of the Board of Directors. J. H. Mtbre was requested to serve as chairman ol the budget commit tee. ' J v ' A nominating committeo compos ed of Mrs. David Fearing,, chair man, Mrs. Kussell Baker, Mrs. Cecil Foster and R. L. Garrett was nam ed by th president, with requests fbat the committee have a report ready for the Board of. Directors' mefting to be held I,lay 2. The Perquimans Board of Educa tion on Wednesday of this weeK, transmitted to the Navy Depart ment a claim for some $35,000 for damages sustained when a Navy jet crashed into the garage at . Per quimans High School the latter part of February causing a fire which destroyed the building, several mo tor vehicles, tools, repair parts and other equipment. ' The claim was made in its final form following a conference here Monday between officials of the Board of Education and Richard C. Hall, representing the Legal De partment of , the Navy. Mr. Hall advised the local officials the claim will be processed as rapidly as pos sible by the Navy but final approv al for Davment of the claim mus come from Congress and it is very likelv several months will expire before the offer of a settlement of the claim is made. In answer to questions by the lo cal officials, Mr. Hall stated the Navy recognized its liability as to the damages caused by the plane crash and there should 'be no ques tion on that score. - The large item listed in the claim is for1 the renlacement of the ga- raM which burned: the Board of Education has secured bids on this tirbiect. the lowest of which is $11, 750. Also included In the list is an; item for $4.50" to replace tne school's' activity bus which was des- Each item lost in the ac night at 7 o'clock in the Hertford Methodist Church Educational Building. Class periods will last two hours each of the three nights. Highlight of the school will be a barbecue supper at the Hertford Methodist Church Friday, March 29, from 5 until 8 P. M. A movie, "John Wesley," will be shown at 5:30, 7:00 and 8:00 P. M. The gen eral public is invited to the movie. Teachers for the. various, cours es will be as follows: The iRfvl Jack Crum of Raleigh will -teach "The Meaning of Methodism"; the Rev. J. H. Lanning of Plymouth, will teach a course" on "Helping Adults Learn"; "Teaching Yiuth" will be taught by the Rev. Wallace Kirby of Fremont, N. C, and the instructor for the course on "Teach ing Children" will be Mrs. J. C. Goode of Richmond, Va. This is the first time in many years that such a school has been conducted in this area, and leaders of the various charges are fortu nate to have such a school. It is planned for the school to become an annual event, 'being alternated be tween the Edenton and Hertford Methodist Churches. A final planning pre-school en rollment meeting will be held at the Hertford Methodist Church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, March 24. AH officers and members of the various committees of the school are urged to attend this meeting. ' The Kew James Auman, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church will serve as dean of the school and Georcre Jackson of Oak Grove Church will serve as treasurer. Hangar At Harvey Point Destroyed By Fire Tuesday Morn. Child Behavior Program Topic At PTA Meeting 'America The Beautiful" was the opening song for the March meeting of the Perquimans Central Grammar School Parent-Teacher Association. The Whit'eston community had charge of the program with Mrs. Russell Baker as chairman. The. topic for discussion was "Our In vestment, Building Better Person alities". Herbert Williams con flicted the devotion reading Pro verbs 23:7 "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." He stated as k.ill.llnrrc in nreiwi ration for the re children have parents as an ideal; constl.uctj(,n f the station. Titli to the buildings passed Rep. Holmes Offers TvoLocal Bills Three bills, two of strictly lo cal nature, were introduced -before troved cident is listed In the claim and es- T -,,,,,.,, thia WK,i, nv Ren. timated "costs for replacement: . rn , Holmes of shown. Most of the items are orig inally purchase! under state con tract prices wnich are about 48 per cent less than regular retail cost, VFW To Elect , Officers Monday The. Perquimans . Post ; of ; the VFW will meet Monday - night. March 25, at 8 o'clock in the VFW hall. 'Commander J. W7 Dillon re norts the election of officers for the coming year will be conducted and he urges all members to be present for thfs meeting. ' , BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Perauimans. -The first measure proposes that carnivals be prohibited from show ing in Perquimans County at any time after Jan. of 1958. The sec ond nronosal enoowers the Board of County Commissioners to prohib it use of loudspeakers and other noise making equipment. within cer tain areas of the county. Both of these orODOsed laws; af fecting the county were approved for adoption by the 'Board of L-om missoners and were supported by a number of residents of the coun tv The third' bill introduced this week by Mr. Holmes calls for rent als paid by ministers in lieu of par sonage use to be deductible from Thousands of dollars worth of salvage lumber and other materials were lost at Harvey Point. Naval Base, near Hertford, Tuesday morn ing v,hen a fire of undetermined origin totally destroyed the big hanger at the base. The file was first discovered at about 7:30 A. M., and a call was ' placed by CPO C. C. Shous0 for the Hertford and Edenton Marine Hase fire denartments to come to the Th.. Mnno had mimed such! headway by the time the firemen ' arrived there was no opportunity to save the structure. The huge build- ing started to collapse about 4" j minutes after the blaze had 'been : discovered. The hanger, along with numer I ous other buildings on the base, was the property of a contractor wno n- in the process of demolishing th so we have Christ as our example. A duet, "Sweeter As The Years Go By" was rendered by Mrs. Alvah Winslow and Mrs. Clinton Winslow. Miss Johnnie White accompanied at the niano. The' film "An Angry Boy" graphically depicted the in fluence of home life upon the be havior of a child both at home and at school. The president, Mrs. John Hur dle, m-esided over the business meeting. Both the minutes and the President's message were read by the secretary. Mrs. E. W. Long, urogram chair man, announced the program top ic for April "Our Investment, Cul tural Advancement and Whole some Recreation", with Belivdere community in charge with Mrs. Vivian Dail, chairman. The following persons were ap pointed to serve-on the nominating committee to submit names for the officers for the year 1957-58: Mrs. Melvin Eure, Mrs. Frank Bray, Mrs. Harold White, Mrs. Roland Tripp and .Thomas Maston from th Navy to the contractor lust month and the value of the buildings had been written off by the Navy De partment. Demolition work on the rest of the base is expected to be continued under schedule which calls for the work to be completed by May 6. Rites Held Sunday ForMrs.B.F.Pike Mrs. Martha Jane Pike, 6(, died Friday at her home at Winfall. She was a native of Perquimans County, the daughter of the late Sam and Sarah Sutton and wife of B. F. Pike. She was a member of Mtv Sinai Baptist Church. Surviving besides her husband are three sons, Morris Pike of Nor Eighty-seven students at Per quimans High School were listed on the school's honor roll at the close of the fourth grading period last Friday, it was reported by K, Woodard, principal. Listed as winning scholastic lnui- ( ors were: j Eighth' Grade-: Ann I! t o-n .Tnnn Coin-land. Dia1 lie Hlh'vel Mary Frances Maker, ."ai -lyle Wood aid, Cecilia Williams, J. D. Hollo well, Roland Trill", I.indn Mass. Connie Boyce. Phyllis Heiidren. El ,len Truelilood, Mary I.ee Ward, Frances Winslow. Hubert Burden. Thomas Kiddick. Kathryn Bonner, : Diane Channel!. Svlvia K":-M Car roll McDonnell, Faye Wood. Ninth Grade: Carolyn W h i t e. Marv ' l.ee (lien,' Jo Anne wright. Uelierea Burton, James Sullivan, Billy Nixon. Allan Bon ner, Linda Lou Elliott. Katherine Sawyer. Clay Stokes, Margaret Williams. Carl Skinner. Preston Winslow. Jack Brinn. Willie Wil liams, Pauline Baccus, Arlene Stall-, ings. Tenth .Grade: Donald Baker, Da-' vid Burton, Lawrence Layden, j Kathleen Hlanchard, Vickie John-', son, Letitia JlcUoogan, AKiynej Winslow. Zelma Ward. John Mnt-j thews, Beverlv Tucker, Edith Spruill, Jo Davis Towe, Ray Wins low. 11th Grade: Jimmy Butts, Jake Myers, Janice Chappell, Becky Cox, Jean Edwards, Alma Godfrey, Kay Matthews. Gail Pierce, Laura El liott, Phyllis Bagley, .Amanda Cor prew, Patsy Elliott, Sophia God frey, Lois Hurdle, Beth Skinner, Dorothy Taylor, Iris Wilder, Dan Winslow. Jane Keel, Jean Keel. Twelfth Grade: Edgar Fields, Pat Harrell, Charles Whedbee, Syl via Copeland, Betty Ann Felton. Lois Howell, Nancy Lane, Doris Stallings, Marcia Shillings, Jane Winslow, C. B. Chappell, Charlie Johnson, Nora Grace Cook, Lillian Ann Hoffle'r, Mable Keel and Mary Ann White. Local Couple See Rioting In Cuba Re hut du ties and were in session again nil day Tuesday. At the conclusion of the session the Board voted to re quest the County Representative, Carroll R. Holmes, to take the ne cessary action postponing revjlu tion here for a period of not More than two years. The Board ex pressed itself as hoping the task of revaluation can h,- started some t j Ml,, next year to become effective in r.ir.n. The proposal for placing a hori zontal increase on properly grew out of the need on the part ot tin; county for additional funds dur ing the coming fiscal year: to fi nance the completion and furnisb inf two new school buildings. It is , estimated at least -S28.0U0 will be ' added t" the county's budget, as compared with the present year, and Ibis will necessitate an in 'j crease in the present tax rate. I Sitting as a Board of Equaliza tion and Review, the t ommission ers carefully checked the tax lists of-the residents as they were filed during the month of January and some changes were made in the list- : I) ..--i...u .fVu.tnrl kt, ill l - j folk, Wesley Pike of Moyock, Da vid Pike of Hertford; three daugh Mrs. Atha Bunnell's room won ' ters, Mrs. Meadow Harrell and Mrs. , . ; -., , i. ft M Melton of. Winfall tuna Misa in 'attendance.' Adult Sewing Class Being Planned Here ,' rs - . ... 1 nrlttf-A T iAMn11 of Route three, announce the birth S inm rece.ved by ministers of a daughter on March 18 at the: ...., , ,,, Ka ik,,t TWnitil Mra. rhanriell aiAauno n ' a project as tnis are requesiea to I Albemarle Hospital. .Mrs. Chappell Phmulmana Masonie Lodek .... . .... u.. A,:i is the former Nettie Leo Lonff of No; i06, A, F, & A. M., will meet. 1U1SB "ewu "lwo X Plans for the organization of an adult sewing group for this county are novfr being made by Miss Fran cos MdutIiw Itnmo Economics teach er at Perquimans High School, who Hope" and "Will ine circle . . .. .. it. ;J Myrtle Pike of Baltimore, Md.; one brother. S. J. Sutton of Edento i and aeven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral . services were conducted Sunday aftern.ion at 2 o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home by the Rev. L. C. Chandler, assisted by the Rev. George Burke. The Winfall Church Choir sang "Whispering Be atatoA W. Joto anA time nf the. Unbroken." At the graveside tney meetings will be determined for the sang "The Last Mile of The. Way." convenience of those: joining the class All adults interested in such a project as this are requested to Pallbearers were Elijah W'lite, Tom White. Ruf us Proctor, Hay wood Proctor, Durwood Barber and Charles Wilder. .' Burial was in Ce darwood Cemetery. , A local couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Matthew, were among the Americans who witnessed the -uprising in Cuba last week, when more than 30 persons died in tV shooting following the revolt against the Batista regime. Mr. Matthews reported he and hia wife were on a peaceful sight seeing tour of Havana when sud denly at 3:25 in the afternoon, the shooting began and the street traf fic was snarjed in the area near the Capital building. He stated the driver of their au to finally managed to return them to their hotel where they were ad vised to stay until the revolt was quelled. Attempts were made by the couple to leave the city im mediately but all transportation was halted during the uprising and they were not able to enplane for Florida until Friday morning. Mr. Matthews said he-never saw anything like the situation which existed during rioting and that he hoped never to iee it again. ' these clianies will be ndtifii-d'by the Supervisor as to the changes made. Only a few property owners ap peared before the Board in regard to the tax listings and assessments and these were handled during the. session on Monday. Guilford College Choir Will Present Program March 31 l'p River Friends Meeting will present a program of sacred music hv the Guilford College A Cappella Choir on March 31 at It A. M. The performance will be held at Up River Friends Meeting House. This concert choir, recognized as one of the leading choral organiza tions of the South, annually carries out an extended tour during the Spring. The choir has traveled over seventeen states, with concerts given, among other places in the White House in Washington, before Wheel Chair" audience at arm Springs, deorgia, and has presented programs for the leading national radio networks. In l'.M!, le choir's appearance was featur- at the National Convention of Music Clubs held in Dallas, Texas. Under the direction of their con ductor, Carl C. 'Raumbach, the A Cappella Choir sings from a rep ertoire which includes music of the Early Church and through the cen turies to contemporary choral mus ic and Negro Spirituals. The public is invited to attend this program and hear the musical presentation by the choir. the Wa the Union School Honor , Roll Is Announced The following high scTiooT honor roll for the fourth reporting jieriod of the Perquimans County Union School, was recently released by R. L. Kingsbury, principal: Ninth Grade: Saundry ?cewl)y, Thomas Rodgers, Mary Lamb, Ce lestine Harvey, Walter Parker, Mary Burnett, Hattie Felton, George Johnson, Donald Riddick, Dorothy Tillett. Tenth Gi-adej Julia Hill, Bar- bars Chesson, Libby Billups, Doris Brouthers. - j ... Eleventh Grade: Aileene Modlin, Chester Mallory, Joseph Hoffler, Jean Perry. . -" '--
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