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UiWANS WEEKLY Vol- ne XXIV. Number 18. Jayce3 Tesn-Ager Award; . 0t 6ont .i h tin. O ' l' r I s The Hertford Junior. Chamber b(i oi tne neruora urammar. .school, :y at which time the Jaycees honored (Liiarle ' Charles M. Whedbee as the out standing teen-ager of Perquimans County for 1957, and installed new v' officers for the group for the com ing year. ; . This, is the first, year the ..local . , Jaycees have sponsored the Teen- v: ager project and Whedbee, who is , the son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas M. ; Whedbee was presented the first ' award. He was selected for the ' honor by a group of judges who , . based their decision upon-the ac v tivities of the candidates'. 'and the 1 achievement , during - the . current year. .' J. T. Biggers. superintendent of schools, made the principal address during the banquet, speaking, on the subject of "youth". The pre- sentation of the award was made j,,vby Hilton White, president of the f, Jaycees.' 1 . . i'-.? '" ; ; : The selection of Charles Whed bee for the honor wag based upon . ' his accomplishments as winner of a Morehead Scholarship, being a fin alist in National Merit Scholarship . contest; all conference football " player, and an honor student at Perquimans High School. He also served as co-captain of the foot ball team; president of the Mono gram Club; senior play and select : ed by his classmates as "most in telligent." He is a member of the Beta Club, football and basketball 1 team and the "Quiz 'em on the ; Air" team. He is also Acolyte ;n the Episcopal Church. . ! t The second partfof the! banquet "i! meeting was consumed with the in- ' ' stalla tion of new officers and this ' service was conducted hv Ivin tVtf.. Culpepper of Elizabeth City, for- 10th district. The new officers tak ing over the leadership of the local organization' are: ' Charles Skin ; ner, Jr., president; Kelther Has kett, vice' president; Moody Mat thews, secretary; Joe Towe, Jr.. treasurer; Julian Broughton- and Ray Haskett, directors, and Clyde Lane, state director. , i "Group Agrees Tp Continue Efforts For Mental Clinic : Some 25 persons, attending a . meeting held ii Elizabeth-City 'Fri day night of. last week, voiced de sires that efforts to establish a 4- ' County mental health clinic be continued. The individuals pres ent for the meeting were represent- fng Pasquotank, Camden and Per--quimans counties. It was report- ! . ted Chowan County was not repre . sented. Edward Haswell, head of the mental health division of the State Board of Health was' also present " -"Lorimer Midgett, coordinator of .'.! the project for Pasquotank County. explained the action that hai been taken, thus Ur, to get the idea of . a mental heilrh center across to the residents of the area. He ale" gave details about a simitar pro- Ject which is operated in Pitt Coun- . After extensive discussion of the !: project, during which it was point .. ed out the program has the en V dorsement of various county rrtedi fcal groups;'' those attending ' the meeting decided that each of the four counties should continue ef : forts to raise funds necessary to establish the clinic and operate it . for the first year." ' lender' the proposal fci ft has been made, the State Health De 'partmerit will pay two-thirds of the ' cost of the center while the par ticipating counties will pay the re r: ainder. ". , rerqiilraans County's" quota has n set t $100 and of this lount $428 has been contributed was reported by Mrs. Jack Brinn. is acting as twasurer for the " 1 funds. is v'ilerable interest in th r r.ti shown here last fa'J v i v i fVt r1-?' ' ' IT' .The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County will hold its May meeting next Monday, begin ning at 10 A. M., in the Cotirt House in Hertford. .;:';. -: In addition to other matters, the Board is expected to consider ten tative budget matters for the fis cal year, begining July 1, and to work toward adoption of a tax rate for 1957-58. Ciiarles Skinner fcdCborrator Auto Safety Drre . Charles Skinner, Jr., president of the Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce, has been named coordi nator for Perquimans County for a vehicle safety check campaign! which is to be conducted through, out North Carolina during May, ii was announced here this week. Mr. Skinner stated the Hertford Jaycees will act as sponsors of the project, in connection possibly, with another civic organization. H add ed plans are now under way to hold the cnr check program herr sometime t.he latter part of May Tn connection with the VSC test Major W. B. Lentz. chief of th hisrhway patrpl's fleet of polic cruisers, urges, all motorists io take advantage of the opportunity to get a check-up on their motor cars. He said "if your car can't pass it, you're in for trouble.? Major Lentz warned. Tar 'Heo' drivers that safety is more than er will' accent performance ato well as appearance in caring for his ve hicle. ' . ft -I "Many people are of the opinion that the old broken-down jalopfcf aren't the worst menace on th road," he said. "And it's certainl" true that the car that is shiny and . Continued on Page Six) -. what due to the' lack of interest elthyn in other counties of the dis trict. : It rrtiains to be seen if the local interest can be revived suf ficiently to help' make the project a success. Individuals who have not contributed toward the estab lishment of the clinic may do so by sending donations direct to Mrs. Brinii or to Mrs: John Hurdle of Route three, Hertford. '" Building & Loan To Offer Savings Stock . Hertford Building- and Loan As sociation will offer for sale its 74th series of savings stock, be ginning Saturday, May 4, it was reported today by Max Campbell, secretary of the Association. Individuals desiring to purchase stock in the local Building & Loan are urged t' come to the Building & Loan "office to make arrange ments for the number of shares de sired. The s-ork is sold oh the bas'i of pajrvnts of 25c weekly on each share purchased and the shares mature at $100 value. :i ? Based' upon present earnings of the" Association the stock will ma- turo in S48 weeks, payingr simple ' interest in excess of four per cent PlaVers And Fans To Meet Tuesday An important meeting of base- bait players and fang Interested ir seeing 4 Perquimans team partici pate In t A'b'mae Lovrj" thl season ' will be held In the Court House' in Hertford next Tuesday night. Mav 7. at 7:30 o'clock. Th- or- -!e the local team and allper ; ' ii t taU'tre re- W-'IH Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, May 3, 1957. & Mi 0 HOW . BOYS LOVE IT! Outnumbered and all but outmafteurei Private First Class Tom F. Baracco of Portland, Ore., Army helleo; from explainlnc cuide to wary Arthur. Calif. It's a scene and AhjfcAAjfcA. - - - - - THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES I I i. r Jordan's King Hussein an nounced Tuesday the crisis which swept the tinynation for three weeks has ended. Hussein appar ently has control over the govern- A varied docket, consisting of a ment with strong backing from dozen cases, was disposed of dur two other Arab countries. The ac. ing Tuesday's session of Perquim- tion of the U. S., in sending the.ans Recorder's Court. Five of the ixth fleet into the. area is-credit- cases involved high school students j. The Navy is requesting $8,051, ed with having pi-evented outside j charged with violation of traffje QOO in fiscal 1958 as a second in intervention and a probable ouster laws. ' erement of the multi-million-dollar of the king. These defendants, Luther Over seaplane base - promised for con- Congressional committees are still wacking away at the Admin istration's $72 billion dollar budget and reports from Washington say it is likely some $3 billion will be eufrfwnhe pfiygiKliudgik. Tlie same reports, howevel,' point ' but there is little chance of a tax cut for individuals this year, but tlvs action is expected to be voted dur ing 1958, an -election year. The Agriculture Department announced from Washington it ap- near. farm nrirefl t.hia veni will ho better than last. Recent increases ip the price of some farm commo. dities resulted in the prediction. Secretary Benson, it was reported, stated- the price increase will be about four, per cent. Parts of Texas, suffering from a severe drought for several years, have been hit this spring with continuous .rains which brought about disastrous floods over a wide area. Heavy property damage re suited from the floods but from all reports the drought has ended for the time being. J The General Assembly, still fac ed with .final action on two im portant finance measures,- is mov ing along toward adjournment ac cording to reports from Raleigh. The Legislature now is expected to complete its work about the last week in May. It, appears the state's financial condition is good and the legislators' do not have the problems faced, two years ago when it seemed new taxes were needed to balance the budget. Hertford PTA To Install Of ficers , The Parent-Teacher Association of Hertford Grammar School will hold its May meeting at 8 o'clock on Thursday night. Hay 9. at Per quimans High School; ft; Was re ported, by Mrs. Jack Brinn, presi dent, who urges all members tr attend, Installation cervices for new nf. ficers, Df the PTA will be conduct JuBing tWe bug!n(;gg 8eMlon, , oflwrsonXeaves i ; Highway Patrol Mack G. Rogersohi A membe!1 bf the State Highway Patrol and sta- figned his post w'th the patrol, ef fective April 26. h was reported here this week , by .Acting Cpl. B. charge of this district during the IllnesSjOf Sgf. Logan Lane and the fc'-.-ac of C,l. R. A. Tr'rp. 1 ' S fuard durinc last year's Armed Foree an occasion that will be dttnlteeted - - - - - - -i'11-ii'inn.-innririni-i.n.anjlj-LruLiLnj-u.JLruuTj Perquima: is Court Had Varied Docket At SessioriTuesday ton, charged with reckless driving, Tom Ward, Charles Johnson, Jr., Edgar FieMs, Jr., all charged with speeding and Hazel Matthews, charged with failing to give a proper turn signal, entered pleas 0i gave the detendants a severe Virginia and North Carolina. lecture on the hazards of operat- New work planned for fiscal ing motor vehicles without due re- 1958 on the Hertford facility calls gard for observation of the law for refueling facilities, communica after which he fined Ward. John-jtions systems, a telephone ex son. Fields and Matthews, $25 and, change, air operations control tow- costs, suspending the sentence upon condition each write a 300-word theme on the subject of their viola tion. ' He also ordered his son, Charles Johnson', Jr.,. to'surrender his operator's license for a period of five days. Overton was likewise ordered to submit a theme on the disadvantages of reckless driving. Other cases disposed of during the session included the one in which Colon Curtis, Negro, paid the costs of court after submitting to a charge of speeding. Lassell Eason, Negro, was taxed with the court costs after 'plead-1 ing guilty to driving with an In valid license. ; :" Melvin Chappell pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to see the intended movement of his car could be made in safety and puid the court costs. A fine of $100 and costs were assessed against'. Georgia Lewis, Negro, who pleaded guilty to s charge of driving drunk. William Mallory, Negro, paid a fine of $25 and costs after sub mitting 1 to a charge of driving without a license. - Wilbur Sylvester and Elisha Lamb were ordered to pay the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of temporary larceny, K Ralph White, Negro, was order ed to pay a fine of $2 and costs after being found guilty on a charge of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. Lovett Smith was ordered jail ed for 80 days after failing to eom dy .with payment of a fine and court costs ordered In' a cabe in which he submitted to A cHarge'of driving drunk. . : . t ' ,. Henry Chessons, Negro, failed to, appeai; to answer charges of driv ' 'ng without a license and' reckless Irivjng. -1 He was ordered held in ''nil for a hearing until next week, lending posting a $50 bond. ON HONOR LIST Three c-,,( t East Carolina Coll-e were on the Sonor lit for excellent record in esdemjc work dnrrn the second iinrt"" h eollr, rnorted tndnv. .T" .Anna Williford ' was on the Dean's List while Mary Ann-Har-1 ris and, Ray Lane were listed on the honot rolL ... ft if'- b entbuslutic Cub Scouts, mechanic, switches his role bay Open House at Fort Mm- ifeund the world on May 18. , ' r n n'fniqjiri.n n.ru-i.n nn, ir-.fi unnnn r in Navy Funds .V. struction on the Perquimans River south of Hertford at Harvey Point. The seaplane base project, .'is prt of a 54-million-dolIar share 0f the 1958 Defense Dena.tment er, an operation building and ad ditional, dredging. The Hertford project .was allocated $4,250,000 for fiscafl957. NatlFamilyWeek National Family Week will be observed throughout the Metho dist Church during May 5-12, a week 3n. which special emphasis is put. on the importance of Christian family living. The( local Methodist Church to day announced plans for the ohser vance, which includes several out standing opportunities for the de velopment of Christian family liv ing, ' j Sunday, May 5, beginning at 3:30' in the afternoon, there will be the Elizabeth City District Fam ily .Life Institute, in the First Methodist Church, Elizabeth City. Rev. Harold D. Minor, N. C. Con ference Director of Adult Work, will bring the keynote address on "The Life of the Christian Fami ly Today." Discussion groups on various phases of family living will be led by Mrs. R. L. Jerome on "What Is A Christian Home?" Mrs.-James Auman, Hertford, on "Understanding Our Children"; and Rev. L. A. Aitken, Manteo, on "Using Our Time , Creatively." , (Continued on Page Six) . ! . ' Gommeh cement Hbhors Students A list of honor students at Pc quintans Hicrh Schi-r.l who will re- ceive-recognition for their achieve: ment during commencement exer cises was announced this week by E. C Woodard, principal of the school. -.'.,,'' i. Heading the list will be Charles Whedbee, -' Valedictorian of the "ndi.-ntfnir clans, and Edear Fields, J., who will be Salutatorian. Marshals for . the commencempiit wlff be Jean Edwr.rds .chief.' Dan Reed . Winslow, , Pntsy Ell iott, I,e- titia 'McGoogan, : Ray Wins'w, Jo Ann Cartwright, Linda Lou Elliott, jKathryn Bonner and Carrol. Mc- IDmbuI , r Perquimans High Honor Roll lists Sixty Three Pupils A total of 63 residents at Per quimans High) School were listed on the honor roll at the close of the school's fifth grading period, it was announced by E. C. Woodard. principal. The 9th and 1 1 th grades each had 16 pupils winning scho lastic honors. Winning the honors were: Eighth Grade: Ann Kenton. Di li n ne Hollowell, Carlyle Woodard. Linda Bass, J. D. Hollowell, Kath ryn Bonner, Carroll McDonnell. Fa ye Wood. Ninth Grade: Allan, B o n n e r. IBniy Nixon, Jimmy Sullivan, Jack White, Rebecca Burton, Jo Ann Cartwright, Mary Lee Glen, Betsy Lee Stallings, Carolyn White, Lin da Lou Elliott, Katherine Sawyer. Clay Stokes, Wayne Howell, Willi Williams, Pauline Baccus, Arlene Stallings. Tenth Grade: Lawrence Lav den, Kathleen Blanrhard, Ronnie Rae Dail, Vicki Johnson, Letitia McGoogan. Lib Tlvich. Aldvnr Winslow, Jo Davis Towe, Edith Spruill. Ethel Sutton, Ray. Wil low, Beverly Tucker, John Mat thews, Eleventh Grade: Jimmy Batts. Irving Mi.nsfield, Tommy Mat thews, Gail Pierce, Patsy Elliott. Sophia Godfrey. Lois Ann Hurdle. Jane Keel, Jean Keel, Beth Skin ner, Rachel Spivey, Iris Wildei. Dan Reed Winslow. Twelfth Grade: Don Baker, Sandy Divers, Edgar-Fields, Jr.. Pat Harrell, Charles Whedbee. Betty Ann Felton, Lois Howell Marcia Stallings, Lillian Ann Hol ier, Avis Layden. Albemarle League Reorganized At The Albemarle Baseball League will operate again this summer. That was the announcement made here following a meeting last Fri day night when plans were, per fected to field a six-team league composed of Camtuck, Elizalieth City, Sunbury, Hertford, Edenton and Williamston. During the meeting last week, T. P. Forehand was elected presi dent of the league for the coming year, and the representatives dis cussed the league's by-laws, mak ing a few changes of the rules used last season. Chief change in the rules re stricts a team from using players who reside more than 25 miles from the town the team represents. Sunbury and Edenton will re place Chowan and Colerain in the league membership this season. Tt is believed M'ese entries will add to the interest of"th.- league and spark attend ince at all tames. The Edenton team, the league voted, will be permitted to use players from the Marine NAAS. It was decided the league will j open play on June 3 and the ses- Meeting sion will be concluded about the ' Friday when Gaylord Perry pitch middle of August. John Pavlich'ed his Williamston team to a fi-0 was designated as chief umiiire and victory over the Indians. Peri-y he was assigned the. task of draw ing a schedule for the six teams. Another meeting of the leacue will be held in Hertford on May 10, at which time the Board of rectors will be named, and final plans made for opening of the lea gue play. Wins Mention In Writing Contest Charles 1 Whedbee, a : senior at Perquimans High School, won hon orable mention in the 9th annual good writing school conducted by the North Carolina English Teach ers . Association, according to un announcement received here , Fri: day. He is the son of ' Mr. and Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee of Hert ford. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Rose an nounce the birth of , a daughter. Lynn Maiie, born Saturday, An-il 27 at the Albemarle ..Hosp'al.l("'ps .nlipf m In first, Mrs. ' Rose, before her marriage,! four in the t'lirJ, three in the fifth wm Miss Barbara Winslow,. 'and ona In tb sixth Inning. Committee Elects List Of Teachers Jii ) County Schools $10,500 Bid For School Property A top bid of $10,500 was made for the 10 lots comprising tin Hertford Grammar .School sit" which was offereil at sale :it puli lie auction here last Saturday. Th bid was submitted by a committe, representing the Perquimans Rec reational Council. , Silas M. Whedbee and ('has. E Johnson, attorneys handling thi sale of the property, announced th bid will remain open for a perim1 of 10 days from last Saturday af ter which the sale will be ronsid ered for confirmation by the Boar' of Town Commissioners and tin Board of Education. No Contests In Winf all Election Residents 'of the Town i.f Win fall will hold an election ni-xt l in' day, May 7, to select a Mayor am1 Town Board consisting of thiv commissioners. With an announce ment made this week by D. L. Bar her, Sr., that he has withdraw from the race as a candidate for the office of commissioner, the election offers no candidate with opposition. Elijah White is the candidate for the office of Mayor, while J. F. Hollowell, 'Sr., D. R. Trueblood and Nathan Matthews seek the posts as town commissioners. Mr. Barber withdrew from the race after the ballots for the elec tion had been printed, and there fore his name will hppvar on the huiwif Imt voters ne reuuested not to cast votes for his candidacy since he is not now a candidate, The election will be conducted rm :i House in Will- fall, with the mills open from 0:30. A. M until fi:.10 P. M. I WWWVWV w-w Indians Play Aces In Baseball Game Here Friday Night The second night baseball game of the season is scheduled here for Friday night when the Perquimans ,. , .1. ... i.l ..: I., e , Indians piay. tneir oni nvui hmo) Edenton with the dope favoring, the Indians to win. Game time has been set for eight o'clock and a large crowd of fans are expected to turn out for the contest. Next week the Indians will close out their regular scheduled games playing Columbia here May 10 and Gatesville on the night of May 14. Perquimans lost its third game in the Albemarle Conference last gave up only two hits, a triple by Tommy Matthews and a single by Arnold Winslow. Williamston col lected 10 hits off three Perquim- Di-jans pitchers and scored six runs. four of the runs being tallied in the fourth. Chesson started the mound duty for Perquimans but was relieved midway. of the fifth when he was hit bv a batted ball. Rountree was the relief hurler but he pitched to; only part, of the inning and was! tration; Noah Gregory , Boy Scouts, taken out in favor of Wheeler who During the meeting it was vot completed the game for Perquim-( to change the meeting night of Playing under thp lights for the first time this . season . on Tuesday night, the Indians trounced Ahos kie in a conference rentest by; a scdre' of 9 to 0. Richard Wheeler turned in a two-hit performance as pitcher for the Indians while his teammates collected nine hits off Overton and Joyner, Ahoskie hurl- ers. :.'..-,' , Chesson and Wheeler led th" Pemutmans hatters, collecting s dooMo and sinele each. Amol'l Wimlow fo two s'ne'es. Tb 5 Cents Per Copy. The District School Committee for Perquimans County met here Monday nmht and "elected teachers for the five schools of the district i'or the term beginning next Sep tember. The selection of the eachers following a conference be ween the committee and the five K-hool principals. Mrs. R. S. Monds, Jr., is chairman of the ommittee. Only three changes were made in the list as it existed during the i resent school year. Miss Gladys Felton was elected to .succeed Mrs. Mary Walters at Hertford Gram mar School, Miss Janet ("lean w'll fill a vacancy at Central Grammar School and Mrs. C. R. Holmes will succeed Joe White as English teacher at the Perquimans High School. Mrs. Walters is retiring and Mr. White lesigned to enter the army. The list of teachers as selected by the ci mmittee, subject to ap proval by the Board of Education, was released as follows: Perquimans High School: I". C. Woodard, principal, Mrs. Elizaltotlv Skipsey, Dr. Harold White, Mr, loami Stallings, Mrs. Anne E. Jes--iip, Isaac P. Perry, Mrs. Anne Xowell, Miss Nancy Zachary, Mrs. Dorothy Barbee, Joe L. Tunnell, Mies Frances Newhy, Mrs. Blanche Dillon, Mrs. Anniebelle Whitley, Joseph A. Williams. Hertford Grammar School: Miss Thelma Elliott, principal, Mrs. Grace Costen, Miss Mary E. Sum ner, Miss Gladys Felton, Mrs. Ira Eure, Mrs. Annie Williams, Miss Dorcas Knowles, Miss Mildred Reed, Miss Louise Chalk. Central Grammar School: Thom as Maston, principal, Miss Johnnie White, Mrs. Myrtle Wood, Mrs. Helen Winslow, Mrs. Gloria Jack- son, Miss Margaret White, Mrs. f Lucile White, Mrs, Bertha Lane, j Mrs. Eugenia Beck, Mrs. Ruth H. Burden, Miss Janet Glenn, Mrs. Lessie Winslow, Mrs. Elizabeth Burton, Mrs. Atha Tunnell, Mrs. Continued on Page Six Local Legion Post Elects Officers 'New officers for the Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Le gion were selected at a recent meeting of the organization, it was reported by Chas. Skinner, Jr., out going commander. Elected for the year beginning July 1, were W. F. Ainsley, Com mander; Russell Baker, Vice Com mander; John Decker, Adjutant; W. T. Willoughby, Chaplain; Ellis Weaver, Sergeant-at-Arms; Julian C. Powell, Historian, and C. C. Banks Service Officer. Named as chairmen of the vari ous committees of the post were: R. Ralph White, membership; W. D. Landing, Jr., child welfare; Dempsey Winslow, Americanism; C. F. Sumner, oratorical; B. C. Berry, Boys' State; Joe Nowell, Jr., athletic; C. T. Skinner, J,r., public relations; Roulhac Webb, econom- jfs); j. Kelly White, graves regis- the local post from the first Thurs day of each month to the last Thursday; making the next meet ing scheduled for May 30. The newly-elected officers of the post will he installed at a meeting to be held on June 27th. Roard Of Kdu cation ToTVW iMay 9th Per"niman Cniiftv Board of Education will ho'd it May mwr in nn Tbursdv nl"ht; M"v 9. st 7:30 o'clock 1,1 'e n" h" n. perintendent of schools, it was an nounced today by J. T. Biggert, secretary to th bosrd. ,
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