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If 3 TO) KLY MAMS WEE Volume XXIV.Number 19. Police Arrest Two lifter! wm : A ..... . 4 JLiq aslidat Two arrests' were made here last : , Friday night after the Hertford Police Department,' led by Robert A. White, assisted by Sheriff J. K. White, Patrolman B. R. Inscoe and ATU Officers P. H. Blettner and Pi T.Woolard, raided the Sa - voy and Blue Chip Cafe in -search f Illicit liquor being offered for Sale. The officers found about Vi gallon of illegal liquor at the Sa voy and charged Alphonzo Hud - son, Negro, operator of the place, with possession for the purpose of sale. They also 'uncovered about three gallons of non-tax-paid liquor at the home ofQueenie William, ''Negro, and also charged her with possession of the liquor for pur pose of sule. , - ' Both were given hearings in Per quimans Recorder's Court Tuesday morning. The Williams woman en tered a plea of guilty to the charg es and she was ordered to pay fine of $100. A six months jail 'sentence was suspended. Hudson.' was found guilty of the charges,) after admitting he had possession of the liquor but not for purpose of; sale. He was given a nine months' jail sentence suspended upon pay - ment of a fine of $300 apd costs. ' Other dases heard during" the court session this week included those in which James Staggers, BillyYJoncs and Gary Dail, submit , ted to rhnrgeR of sneeding and each , paid the costs of court. 1 Joseph Mclntyre, Negro, charg- ed with being drunk and possessing ftquor entered a plea of guilty to the charges and paid a fine of $20. Kenneth Jones, Negro, found guilty on charges of reckless driv ing and carrying a concealed weap- on, was given a 60 day sentence, w&uspended upon paymento a, fine .'lt-l n AT- 1 'Clinton Boone, Negro, entered n plea of guilty to charges' of driv ; Ing without a license, driving af ter his license had been revoked, -driving with insufficient brakes. He was sentenced to jail, for six months, sentence to be suspendad Entries Listed In Annual Fat Stock "ShowOnMay 14th Officers;! Fcr TB Association At Meeting May 2 v A new slate of officers for the District TB Association 'was an- nounced at the' Spring meeting of the Board of Directors held Thurs day night of last week in Elizabeth City, flie meeting was'presided over by A. T-Lane,, Sr., outgoing ' president. ' . : '' ' : ::, Named 'as new officers for t4t Association were: . Mrs. David 1 Fearing, president; Dr. Williart Wassink, , vice' president; Edward uavenport, secretary; Dennis Mor gan, treasurer; Mrs. p. M. Baker 'and Tom Maston, both. of Perquim ans, were named as new members of the bbard. ' ; . . - '. f The meeting opened with a num- fcer of reports given by chairmen ed out that during the past year the followig number . of eases were reported in the district: Per quimans 6, Pasquotank 15,. Cam den 4; 156,pre-jiatal8 attended the 'clinic and had chest X-rays.' . : The budget committee presented hudget calling for expenditures f $7,104.77 during the year and is was approved by the Board. The program included a penal iwusmon, "Hth the panel eompos- i or ur. n. uonner, otirs nuiuu i 'n; 1, Bernard Sandick and Miss H M. Darden. ... Mrs. Fearing I as mor. ' OiiBstlinn i ri t' '!' '-t c' Raid U'OE! t , . . jupon payment of a, fine of $200 and COStS. I , Joseph Boone, Negro, was .found guilty on a charge of ' allowing fraudulent use of his operator's li cense. He was given a 30 day sen- ! tence suspended upon payment of a fine of $25 and costs. Kelford Byruro failed to appear in court to answer charges of shooting fireworks on the streets ' of Hertford. He was ordered ap, I prehended and held for a bond of $50. ' , David. Coston, Negro, failed to appear to answer charges of1 drlv ingover a safe speed limit. He was ordered apprehended and held for a $50 bond. Evelyn Ann Stanton M lf!MXAl Alius a It Ifl AllflTQll llfllirCfl ".Mil. WliMl VII In a ceremony beautiful in its 1 simplicity, Miss Evelyn Ann Stan- ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Stanton, became the bride of 'Charles Edwin Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith, on Sunday May 5, at 5 o'clock in the after noon at the JSpworth Methodist Church in Winfall. The Rev. E." M. Meekins officiated. The vows were spoken in a set tine of palms, with a large center basket of white chrysanthemum and gladioli. The church was soft ly lighted by tall white candles in silver candelabra. , Mrs. D. R. Trueblood, organist presented the nuptial music and . - . conn "fl ' Talfuf .' t Jt " ' "Tho sang "O Perfect' Love," ; "rne sweetest 'Story Eve Told" and. at the close of the ceremony, "The Wedding Prayer." , . Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an original design ' Continued on Page Eight) The - twelfth annual Albemarle Far Stock Show '-and Sale will be held -May 14 and 15 at the Scott and Halstead Produee Terminal en the Weeksville Road. J ' ' , Perquimans County will be repre sented this year by the following 4-H Club, members:- Thomas Kd Chrppell, f Jimmy Klrby, Louise Ch'appe'll, Mary Phthisic, Robert Phthisic, Mary Beth Hurdle, Carson'- Spivey, Jr., Lloyd Ray Mor- lL 1 'II 11 . Itffll' TtT'l gan, unwooa nuraie, wims .yvu liams, Billy Hudson, Clyde Lane, Jr., Waldo Winslow and Harold Winslow, all of which will exhibit fat steers.' Those members 'with market hogs , are Carolyn Faye Rogerson,- Floyd - Matthews, ' Jr., Wayne Howell, Billy Perry, Louise Chappell and Vernon Winslow. These girls and boys hava done an excellent- job of feeding and caring for their animals. The. qual ity of these animals is very good, all of the steers are in very good condition for the show and sale. They have worked, vary hard. in breaking their animals fqr show ing and there should be good n w who make a Tat Stock Show and sale a success or failure are the buyers. , ., . , The people, and firms who pur chased Perquimans County ,ani-j mals last year wert as follows: Carter Perry Motor Co.; Billy Cul-( pepper, nouoweii vnevruiei 1.0... Milton DaH and . Son! Smithfield Packing Co., Winslow Oil Co.. White's Grocery. Hertford Bankjnr Co., Harrell Packing Co., Hertford Livestock and , Supply,' Albemarle Chemical Co., J..F. Hollowell A Co.. Fred Matthews. Perquiman County Commiioners. Hertford Motor Co., Pitt Hordware Co., an M!'l-" A VimiMH ' - - v r ) ' At this year's 'show and sale, raltir Hertford, Perquimans County, North a wiAmm iv.Y-T Tin S ' -i PICTURES OF GRATITUDE Citizens of Springfield, 111., are becoming accustomed to Fred Martinelli's mobile picture 'gallery. Martinelli, shown with his portrait-decorated auto, came to this country from Italy as a young man, and worked as a miner until his retirement in 1951. To express his gratitude for the good things he has enjoyed in his adopted land, he has had his car decorated with portraits of many of the presidents and vice presidents as well as other public figures and symbols such as the American eagle. " THIS irrriH HEADLINES ' Moving toward adjournment, the' General Assembly is fast shapinjr up- budget and appropriation hills which will provide the state's fi nancial machinery for the next two years. Tuesday, a committee ap proved the Governor's plan for a tax formula which is expected to aid the growth of industry in North Carolina. This plan will relievo corporations of certain taxes now imposed but the administration counters the loss in revenue will he offset by gain in industry. Liability insurance for automo biles will cost more if an applica tion for an increase in rates, madei by the N. C. Rate Office, is ap proved by the Commissioner of In surance. The ' Rate Office claim losses paid during the past two years justify the rate increase be ing SOUgW.. XLJ - From Washington this week the Department of Agriculture report d housewives have influenced the increased ..costs of groceries by chopping demands since the end of World War II. The statement an nounced the dgmand for parking meas, trade stamp pre-packaged foods and the like has cost increas es in the price of foods:. An unofficial report Monday stated Poland was a scene of a big "iot, the worse since Poznan, when military police arrested a soldier in Jaroslaw, . a town of 20,000. Friends of-the soldier attempted to free the man and the action result ed in fight between townspeople and the military. A Congressional committee this week voted its approval of the gov ernment's request for increases in postal' rateB for first class mail and air mail. The committee vot ed to advance the rate on each class by- one cent. Studies of ad ditional increases for postal ser vices will be continued. . ' , ' Red Cross Fund Now Totals $711 Perquimans County's annual campaign for Red Cross funds now totals only $711, it was reported Tuesday by A. W. Hefren, treas urer of the Red Cross Committee- Mr1. Hefren stated theVounty's quo ta for 1957 is $800 and all solicit ors except two have turned in fin al reports in the drivej v What,if anything, will happen to the Red Cross program here due to this lack of financial sup port, remains to be seen, . It is re ported the county committee can not continue the entire program unless the 1957 quota is achieved Lack of funds, a spokesman for the committee said,' may. force aban donment of the free blood trans fusion project which has "been,, in operation for several years. i:'. Town jjj Tq Meet Next Monday Hertford's Town Board will hold its ' May meeting next Monday nicht at the Municipal. Building1 at which time the board is expected o take action on adiD?'" "f a zon '" OlMi"V for th town. . Town Clerk R. C. Elliotts today line lor paym-H'c.lO-r)', V' the 'town will ' be May 10. Delin-'T-t t,rs wi'.l le i' ' "'sed on Bonner Navy Req Harvey Point Base ' A communication rereivAl ..by this newspaper from Congif.sman Herbert 8. Bonner late last week pointed out the Navy Department is seeking an additional $8,051,000 for; construction at Harvey Point Seaplane base. Mr. Bonner stated the Depart ment of Defense on May 1, sub mitted to the Congress a milita re construction authorization bill to taling more than one and one half billion dollars, in which is included the items for Harvey Point. The Congress must now act upon the request before the construction is actually authorized. V In addition to the funds for Har vey Point the bill contains a re quest for $199,000 for the- NAA at Edenton. : . The funds requested would be for use for the fiscal year' starting July 1, if approved 'by Congress. Proposed for funding during the next fiscal year ' at Harvey Point are the following items: Refuel ing facilities (2nd increment), com munications facilities, telephone system, control tower, operations building, dredging (2nd increment) fuel storage system (2nd incre ment), supply storage facility, bar racks, mess -hall, bachelor officers quarters with mess, electric distri bution system (2nd Increment), steam plant and distribution sys tem, sewage disposal system (2nd increment), water supply and dis tribution (2nd increment) and roads and streets. The estimated total cost of thesi items, according to the bill sub mitted amounts to $8,051,000. The Navy announced last Sat urday in Washington that ,toolintr up for production of more than 10 of P6M Martin1 Sea mast era is now- underway. -These are the planes scheduled to be stationed at Har vey Point. The announcement stat ed flight tests of the jet seaplanes are expected to be resumed in No vember. . House At Bethel A fire of undetermined . origin destroyed a two-story frame house in the Bethel community at about 6:30 Monday evening.: The build ing was owned by Charlie Ward and was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Simpson and Ruth Mansfield, r After some delay, the Hertford Fire Department, was notified and went to the scene. , The fire, how ever, had gained such headway be fore the firemen arrived it was im possfble for the department to save the building. , 1 Neighbors paved, most ' ef 'the. possessions owned by the Simpsons, who were away from home at the time, but - all of the furnishings owned by Miss Mansfield were lost in the blaze. . Mr. Ward reported the IMs was estimate n t.w,i lars. Dart of which was covered by insurance. - , j . The firs department . also an-1 owered a call .last Saturday a'r- oon to. the, home of Mr.'- and Mrs. Destroyed By Fire B. G,,Koonce to extinguish ehlnv,marl.Hosphal.-Mrs. Stallings be- ney fire.; Little damage was re - - ported fr-nf jfrs. Carolina, Friday, May 10, 1957. Releases uests For , TOWIl Of Wiflf till ! C -i x fffiints I 0eleClS UII,ClalS Voting was light in the election for the Town of Winfall, Conduct ed last Tuesday for the selection of a Mayor and Town Board. Elijah White was elected Mayor with a total of 27 votes and the board, consisting of three Commissioners, will be J. F. Hollowell, Sr., D. R. Trueblood and Nathan Matthews Each of these candidates received a total of 24 votes. The candidates were without opposition in the elec tion. Board AcfeOn Anti-Noise Bill Acting upon a petition presented by 24 residents of the county, the Board of Commissioners on Mon- J .1 1 1 . 1. . T Joity anupieu a rexuiuiion iimiiiK in effect a new anti-noise law re- CRnty enaeted for Perquimans County by the General Assembly The law empowers the Board of Commissioners to designate area" of the county in which it is a vio lation for an individual, firm in corporation to use certain types of noise producing machines within the area. Violation of the law is punishable by a fine or jail term upon conviction. The petition presented the com missioners requested the area sit uated along Route 17, south op Hertford, be designated as a see tion in which the anti-noise instm ments cannot be used. The resolution, which became ef fective 14 days after publication o the notice, sets forth the law will be effective along Route 17, from the Hertford town limits to the Brinkley Mill Pond swamp, which is about 4 miles south of Hert ford. Five hundred yards on either side of highway 17 is in cluded in the restricted area. Proposes Court Term Change A bill introduced in the General Assembly by Representative Car orll R. Holmes will make a change in the date for the fall term of the Superior Court, if enacted by;PnPPy 8aIes- the Legislature. Already reported favorably, the measure provides the court term will convene in Per quimans' County the 8th Monday after the first Monday 'in September.-; For the past two years this term of court has leen convening here during Thanksgiving week. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ' Mr. and Mrs. Billy Winslow an nounce the birth of a son, Dean Clark, born Tuesday, April 80th, In Elisabeth City. Mrs. Winslow is the former Miss Janice Perry. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT f . Born to Mr. and Mrs. Junior Stnllings, j . dwwhter. Serena-Angela, n April 30, at the Albe- fore , ker warriaye'wad Eleanor TilsonE. Chappell flamed Winner Of $500 Scholarship Tilson E. Chappell, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Chappell of Belvi dere, has been awarded one of twe $500 scholarships given by the Trane Company for the coming year at North Carolina State Col lege, Dr. J. H. Lampe, dean of tin college's School of Engineering, announced today. A rising senior in mechanical eii ttineering, young Chappell has maintained a "B" plus average in his studies. Dean Lampe stated that he was chosen for the award on basis of high scholastic stand ing, character, potential technical contributions in the field of engi neering and financial need. A member of Phi Kappa Phi, na tional scholastic honorary society, the State College student engineer is an active member of the stu dent branch of the American Soci ety of Mechanical Engineers. Other honorary organizations to which he belongs are Tan Beta Pi, engineering fraternity; Pi Tau Sigma, mechanical engineering fra ternity, -and Phi Eta Sigma, fresh man society. Chappell is also in advanced Army ItOTC. legion Auxiliary Selects Officers For Coming Year New officers for the Auxiliary of the ' Wm.. Paul Stallings Post f the American Legion were elected at a meeting of the unit held Thursday night of last week at the home of Mrs. Martin Towe with Mrs. Tom Skipsey and Mrs. Julian Powell :eting as co-hostess" - Elected as president was Mrs, Thelma Hollowell; first vice presi dent, Mrs.. Mildred Whitley; second vice president, Mrs. Grace Morris: secretary, Mrs. Helen Skinner: treasurer. -Mrs, Elda Webb; his torian, Mrs. Pickett Sumner; local treasurer. Mrs. Maude Jones. Mns. Marie Davenport, president, presided over the business session which opened with the Auxilia'-y ceremony followed by prayer tiven 'y Mrs. Ethel Perry. Special tri bute was paid the memory of Mrs. Rosa Waldron, recently deceased. Roll call and minutes were read by Mrs. Wi.-hb and Mrs. Belle New hold reported on cards mailed dur ing April. A treasury report was made by Mrs. Thelma Hollowell. Mrs. Newhold reported I4 member ships hail been signed for the com ing year with the quota set at 5fi. 'Mrs. Elsie Gregory, Girls' State chairman, presented the names of seven candidates for this honor and the unit selected, by ballot, to send Misses Becky Cox and Patsy El liott to represent the county at this annual gathering. All members were urged to at tend the state convention, if at all possible and Mrs.' Lessie White, chairman of the Poppy Sales, an nounced plans for this annual event. Named as a committee to conduct the sales Were Mrs. Julian Powell, Mrs. Sarah White, Mrs. Vera Button, Mrs. Belle Newhold, Mrs. Elsie Gregory, Mrs. Pickett Sumner, Mrs. Edla Webb, Mrs. Valerie Felton, Mrs. Helen 'Skin ner, Mrs. Ethel Perry, Mrs. Mary W. Winslow, Mrs. Mattie White. It was also announced prizes will be awarded for achievement of the At the close of the meeting the hostesses served delicious refresh ments to the 21 members attend ing..;" i It was announced the June (meet ing of tha unit will be held at the home of Mrs. Elsie Gregory, with Mrs. Vera Batton and Mrs. Maude Jones as co-hostesses. Local Jay cees At State Convention Eight representatives of the Hertford Junior Chamber of tCom merc W fcnr , Thnrdav morn ing, for Asheville tb attend he State Jaycee Convention in thn city. Representing the local unit St. the convention wi" lv Chr'e Skinner1, Jr., Billy White, C'vde Lane, Joe Towe, Hilton White, Jar vis Henry, Henry Stokes, Jr., and J. Emory White. Board Con s i d e rs Tentative Budget At Session Monday Mrs. Webb Resigns As Home Agent Here Mrs. Joe Welili, Home Agent -for Perquimans County for the past two years, has tendered her resig nation effective at the close of this fiscal ye-tr, it was announced at th" meeting of the County Commis sioners on Monday. She will be succeeded as Home Agent by Miss Nancy Henderson, presently assistant to Mrs. Webb. Tn her resignation Mrs. Webb expressed her appreciation to the officials and club women of the county for the splendid coopera tion she received as Home Agenr. Her resignation was accepted by the Commissioners with regret. Perquimanslndians To Play Columbia Here Friday Night With three games remaining on the li")7 baseball schedule, Coach Ike Perry's Perquimans Indians will play the first of these con tests Friday night, meeting t:n Columbia Wildcats on Memoir. i Fields in Hertford. Next week th. Indians will play Chowan and Gatesville with the games set for Tuesday and Friday nights. E. S. Woodard, principal, an nounced local athletic officials are. also attempting to schedule-a four team track meet to he held here the latter part of next week. Perquimans lost a hard-fought game fust Friday attewon,-to EdcntoT," the 'Aces' going home"" on the long end of a 3-2 score. Ches son and Miller was the battery for Perquimans. Chesson gave up five hits and three runs, while his teammates collected four hits off Harrell, Edenton hurler. Edenton got four of their hits in the first inning and all three runs. The fifth hit came in the third; af- i ter which the Aces went hitless anil runless. Perquimans tallied one run in tlie lirst and one in tne (Continued on Page EithO Hertford J aycees To Sponsor Polio Shots Clinic Here Mrs. Corbin Dossier, chairman of the Perquimans County Polio Committee, has announced that the Hertford Junior Chamber of Com merce will sponsor free Salk vac cine polio shots on May 1G and 17 at the Hertford Municipal Build ing from 7 to 8:'i0 P. M. These free polio shots will be administer- ' ed by local doctors in Hertford. All people, both white and colored, are encouraged to take advantage of these fre polio shots. - People up to the age of 20 will be given free shots and people from 20 on will also receive free shots but a voluntary donation will be accepted to help defray ex penses of the Salk vccme obtained by the Perquimans County Polio Committee. No person;' will be turned down. This series of shots will be the first, and two weeks later, on June 8 and 7, a second series of shots will be administered and then some six nionths later the third shot will be given. ' . V Jaycee chairmen Billy White and, Durwood Reed,. Jr., encourage all people to take these allots. Chair man White states, It is 'very im portant that all people in Per quimans County, take these free shots in order to help prevent this dreaded disease from striking in this area." PIANO RECITAL The piano students of Mrs. Ralph , White at Central Grammar School will present & musical . playlet at : tWiv.itnni o" Tb'ixnv night, May 16, starting at 8 o'clock. The pub lie i invited to attend. 5 Cents Per Copy. Commissioners for Perquimans County held a long and busy ses sion here last Monday considering an agenda of a varied nature in cluding preliminary estimates on a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Final action on these budget items will lie taken at ' the next meeting; of the Board prior to final adoption of the bud get and setting a tax rate for the coming year. The Commissioners were advis ed liy the County Accountant that a substantial increase in the tax rate will be necessary for the next fiscal year to meet proposed ex penditures for the various depart ments; the biggest portion of the increase being needed to meet ex-oenilitui-s for completing con struction and furnishing the new Hertford Grammar School and fur nishing th King Street School. Aporoval has been voted by the Ron rd' appropriating a total of $18.1110 for the county's part in op-et-oting the Department of Public Welfare: $I.:M2 for blind assist ance; $2.12") for forestry service -mil $:tt),(i00 for school capital out lay. The Hoard went on record re questing Rep. ('. Tt. Holmes to pre sent a bill in the Legislature post poning revaluation of county prop erty for a period of two years, and provide the Board with authority to levy a tax of not more than 20 cents to defray the costs of the revaluation work. Mr. Holmes was also asked to instigate proceedings which will provide the County Hoard with au thority, to enlarge upon the coun'y law enforcement department and to regulate certain zoning restric tions. ; ... ' "N. S. Fufl,ori'iipVai'e( i' -'before i " the Board requesting the improve ment of the Tucker road in New Hope Township and this request was approved to be forwarded ,o the State Highway Department.. R. E. Aiken, Jr.. of Elizabeth City was employed to audit the county books for the fiscal year 10TC-.r)7, which closes next .Tun" ynth. Approval was voted on an appli cation for a beer b'cense as sub mitted by Norman F. f.ayden. OfficersNamedFor Baseball Entry In Albemarle League Definite interest in summer-time baseball in this area was shown here Tuesday night when a large number of fans and players met for the purpose of organizing a Perquimans team for representa tion in the Albemarle League. After a discussion of the many problems-faced in fielding a, team in the league the fans voted to pro- ! ceed with plans for a club. Cliff Banks was named president of the organization with W, W. White as vice president. Directors elected were Claude. Brinn, Ralph Jordan, A. W. Hefren, J. E. Morris, Fred T. Matthews, J. H. Towe, C. E. Pritchard and J. T. Bntt . Tt was. announced that play will start in the Albemarle League on June 3( and the local group vote ! to immediately start organizing the local team. Another meeting of the officers will be held next Tues day night at which time a mana ger will be naied forthe Indians. All players interested in, trying out for the semi-pro club are asked to contact Mr. Banks as soon as pos- ' -'-.' - The directors voted to conduct a pre-senon sale of season tickets (or the .20, home nms -which wi'l ' be played on Memorial Field in Hertford. These geason tickets will go on sale early next week ,nd. may be purchased at a discount . A
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