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V v 1 r-i r . -J. "i J ' f i , It- ill Vc ne XXIV; i . imber 31. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 2, 157. 5 Cents Per Copy. Contract Delay At Harvey Point Due To Funds f Freeze - -t 'I lltltif! - ti ink S WEEECLY s ! BEFORE ARIZONA WAS A STATEr-In t9l, when Port Htwtbuc wu emerfinf from IU Indiaa ftfhtlnf iw hat It tlectronle proving sround fairs were ioo4 lf etnlnry wy, the chpltn'i , fatally flrrt nw IU new homo fren thii primitive mule-drawn itjecch. Driver and chaplain Tk tor wrW qiwtMhe nonoro. Haacbkea. n IS yean eld.,, m ne. the home of the Apache Scout 4-H Judging Team Placed Thirds In Raleigh Contest :; This year 14 boys- and girls represented the . Perquimans County 4-H Clubs at 4-H Club Week- in "Raleigh. It was an honor. Indeed, for these 4-H'ers to be asked Id attend this an nual meeting of 4-H girls and boys from every county in North Carolina. The following members," along . with Richard Bryant, assistant county agent, and Miss Nancy Henderson, as- V sistant " home , agent, attended: "', Jean Edwards, Beth Skinner, Anne Lane, Rachel Spivey, Le- " titia McGoogan.' Becky Gregory, Lois V. Winslow, Ed Nixoii, Bil- Howell, Vernon Winslow, Billj .1 Hudson fend Whittey Matthews h v The bby" livestock judging team composed of Vernon Wins r low, Ed Nixon, Billy-Nixon aoc 'r- f Wayne Howell won . third plaet - in the State contest. Jean Ed Wards arid Beth Skinner placer m third pla.ee in the State finalf v r with their demonstration or fruit and vegetable use. Bill) : Hudson 'and Whittey .Matthew; - won third place with their dem ' r onstration on fruit and vegetable marketing1. Whittey won thin' 'j "- place in 'the State-wide contest ' also with, this demonstration or electricity. . " , -' ;. Billy Hudson and Becky; Gre f gory were in the State, health .pageant, where Billy was placed in the blue ribbon group s . Vernon Winslow competed f 01 ; ' State honors with his demon-:- ; ptration on peanuts, -. Anne Lane' 1 'modeled the outfit that declared her county dress revue , winnei In the State dress revue with ' other representatives 'from jail over the State. - Letitia McOoo r,gan was selected to receive spe L cial music training. ' Becky Gre gory also received special train- ing In recreation. " N' r These 4-H'ers really, had .to ' hustle to get. around to partici . pate in U these activities and ' attend all other planned programs, too. So it was a tired, but hapl py group of girls that arose early to return homeward to Per quimans County on Saturday morning. Fcrrn II retire Is ctFcr Ac-"tl4 "'Term leaders from Pasquotank, Currituck. Pe? A-nans and Cam' ' t' -1 counties will meet August i4 t t t' a Agriculture Building in I ' "h City at 9 A. M., to dis .( carre'nt agriculture prot-Vms 1 tlie course of action the ;.,,.! Dureau v.111 take on the i L'.ars. Accord-,t .ul H. Kc''rs, d'.ector cf t .'I ty a-! r-.i r 1 I t) r ? ( t '.' - t 'ate'S' ) i vi'l J ti M. J rat.on, conn u lee rs will t t" e c t f .ion ii or- v 1 I ; Revival Speaker - j ! , REV. KENNETH D. BERG C For a revival mootinj at tho Bethel Baptist Church Aujusl 18 25. the , ,Rev. Kenneth ' 1 Donald Berg, pastor of thV Powers" Me mortal Baptist . Chmteh at Hope - wou, vuwui m xnt evangelism i Tir?! v-rrwe IIEflUilS- r .' i i i. .,..... Attempts made Tuesday by Senate leaders to delay consid eration of the civil rights bill in order that the Senate could dis pose of other, legislation, chiefly mpropriation bills for defense nd agriculture, were blocked by )1 iiures unanimous consent ofle . v , f lembers "to sidetrack one bill (or another, and Morse refused to concur on the matter. . . ' An earthquake hit Mexico City Sunday, killing an estimated 200 Arsons and collapsing .wmany aree buildintrs. The U. S. Em- tassy reported . it had not been dvised . the fatalities included tiny Americans.' First reports Of the disaster indicated ' a . larger death list,, but later communica tions advised the toll down jvard. l The' first court- ras ntf Nnrth Carolina's new anti-racinsr law Was heard in Camden County last Saturday and ; resulted in two , Virginia men : receiving heavy fines and the loss of their automobiles after : being found guilty , of - racing'. . The . defend ants appealed ' the judgment to Superior CourJ. - 4 ' "Western powers conferring In London at a disarmament confer ence have notified West Germ any, they will not enter ah agree ment with Russia '' which .will hamper future, reunification of She German nation; , Thus far e London c, r "jr'uc h. i r"ade "a hr-i " ' tut air t this '''! " t are .11' 1 i be t ad i reet Project Completed Monday i A street improvement project, calling for the resurfacing of five Hertford streets, was completed Monday by State Highway em ployees who installed the new as phalt surfacing for the town. Streets resurfaced were ' Front, McCleary, Punch Alley,' Grubb and Market. The new surfaces on the latter four streets were in stalled between. Church and Front streets. The Highway Commis sion also installed ,a new drive way at the Hertford Grammar School. Measures Advised : All peanut farmers should by now know, the advantages of con trolling leaf apot and at tfiis par ticular Jtjsseyt,the year the pre valence of leaf spot is Visible to growers In practicalljy all fields. Peanuts should have had at A LeafSpotControl least one and possibly two applPtional Clib Congress in Chicago cations of dust to control leaf spot i last winer.';. r ' by this time. However, , if leaf spot control has not been applied, it is mot yet too late.i; Leaf spot should not be onf used with damr age caused by the leaf hopper but is a definite little brown spot us 1 uaiiy from the size of a pinhead up to about the size" of a pencil eraser, - The leaf first turns yel low and then, very shortly the round brown spot occurs. Many spots may occur pit one leaf. Where, the infestation becomes great enough, the leaf will shed from the plant. The loss of the leaf or 'the leaf surfaces will, cause marked reduc tion in the production of nuts sometimes as high as 500 to 600 pounds per acre and as much as 1,000 pounds or more of hay' per acre. Also, the shedding leaves accumulating around the stems of the plant on the surface of the point for Sofuthern stem rot so in preventing leaf spot you may Very well prevent stem rot, both Of which, if prevented, will increase your yields of peanuts consider ably.; It is recommended that for the control of leaf spot' 20 lbs. of copper sulphur flust be applied per acre at 10 to 12day iniervals through the middle or last part Of August. If insects are present causing leaf damage, a combina tion of 5 DDT and copper sul phur dust may be used to control both the insects and leaf spot. Store ODens New Annex This Week New and enlarged quarters' for the 1 .W. M. Morgan Furniturtl Store will be opened thisepk, it Was "reported by W. Jit. MprJ gan today. 'The show room, tte-t voted to - display of bedroom suites, ridar chests and 'boudoir furniture, adjoins - the" ' firm's ) present building and also has an entrance on Grubb Street. , The site was formerly occupied by Grocery Sales. Company. CIRCLE T, MEET TheJDella Shar burger Circle of the First Method t Church will have a picnic sv aer .' Monday night, August 5, t 6:30 o'clock I at the church. A!' members are I invited to te pre 1 r I V J 1 State Honor Club Two Perquimans County girls, Rachel Spivey and .. Jean Ed wards, were : selected to be jin the 4-H Honor Club. These girls were selected by Honor Club members throughout the state on the basis of their appli cations which contained y, the outstanding work., these girls have, done in their 4-H clubs. S Rachel Spivey has the distinc tion of being a State winner in the room improvement project in 1955. Before that time she spent several years of work on this project, and : many otherp. I This honor won her a trip to the National Club Congress in Chi cago that year. She came back home and began working with the 4-H'ers and parents, in her community arid developed a very active 4-H club. Last year Ra chel was chosen to represent N. C. at the Virginia State 4-H Club Week. .She was. also chairman of Perquimans County's 4-H ex hibit at the State Fair last year. She has given many talks to 4-H groups and civic groups, partici pated in radio programs, narrat ed programs and won honors in giving demonstrations. . She is an active member in her church and community and an outstand ing student in' school. These qualifications, along with oth ers, ; entitled Rachel., tb be se lected to be in the , 4-H Honour Club. ;.v":. J Jean Edwards holds the title of being twice a State winner. In 1955 she won with her com munity'' Telations a; jrojects.f tn 199$ shelas, ; crowned Siate health improvement queen. hia honor won- her a trip to the Na- Jean v . was : co-chairman of a county'-wide rat eontiol' tam- paign one year. a&A the 'rtext y ar she sponsored a health week. Jean -has worked ' hard and ' has achieved success-with improving Continued on Pag Six Six Cases I tod ByIlECord:rAt ' Six1 cases were disposed of dur ing Tuesday's session of Per quimans Recorder's Court, pre sided over ' by Judge Chas., E. Johnson. Two defendants, Mel Vin Chesson arid Granby White, Negroes, ' failed ' to . appear .in courts " - .to " answer charges and they" Were ordered apprehended arid held on bonds of $50 each. :; ': HarryHigson entered a plea of guilty to charges of using im proper lights. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25 and costs of court. :- ; ' '"'':;'3..v.-i'- - George Harvey, - Negro, sub mitted 'to a charge of being drunk. . He paid a fine of $2 and costs of court. i , PearHne Riddick, Negro, plead ed guilty to charges of being drunk and destroying property. She was given a six months jail sentence, to be suspended, upon payment of a fine of $50., and costs of court and the sum of $46 to be paid Raymond Mason, -Ne-t grd, for his. destroyed property, j A, verdict of .not guilty, was returned n the ' case . in which Link O'Neal, .Negro, was charg ed with - assault with, a deadly weapon.'- ir , v , Prayer for judgment was con tinued ' in n the 1 ' case " m' Which Riley Jefferson ' was charged with a crime against nature. The court ruled no probable cause in the hearing and Jeffer son was dismissed by the Court. Harold Dorsey submitted to a charge of speeding and paid the costs "of court. ' The, ccs of Oscar McDonald was con.mued until August 13w TvoCountyCbls SessionTusay .Contracts for construction work' at Harvey, Point Naval Base are now expected to be let around the middle of August, according to word received, .by this newspaper from Congressman Herbert ; C. Bonner. The delay in letting con tracts on bids submitted to the Navy on June 27 was due to a freeze order, issued by the De partment of Defense for all mili tary contracts. . . Congressman Bonner advised this reporter .the ; construction work incorporated in the bidding of June 27 has a high priority, es does proposed work of dredging the Perquimans River in connec tion with the rebuilding of the "base, and contracts fdr this work will .likely be awarded just as soon as the Department of De fense . unfreezes construction funds. Bids of $2,804,000 were submit ted for the work of installing air craft, park areas, seaplane ramps and a bulkhead at the base. Awarding , of contracts for this work is. expected as soon as the Navy, can secure authorization from the, , Defense Department. Permission to award this contract was sought by. the Navy Depart ment last Thursday but a report in a Washington paper stated De fense Secretary Wilson had con tinued, the ban on funds and the freeze order may not be lifted un til the Senate has adopted the de fense budget .for the current year Congressman ' Bonner further advised it is. now estimated that bids for the work .of dredging the river may be called for in Sep tember of this year, 'since that project carries a high priority al so. Other items listed for funding in fiscal year 1958 will likely be contracted for during September or October. . Other construction in connec tion with the reactivation of Har-vey-Point, -it was Itterned, is now iiBted'-wrth'-a" tewpriority and- itl is unlikely, the Navy will call for bids on this work until the planes which will te based at Harvey Point have been perfected. ii toll ttj This District Civic leaders from . Edenton, Hertford and Elizabeth City have "arranged for a meeting to be held in the Municipal Build ing in Hertford on Wednesday nighf August 7, for the purpose of exploring possibilities of or ganizing an area committee to seek industry for the three coun ty ,; district, it was announced Tuesday by Mayor V. N. Dar den. Mayor Darden reported ar rangements for the meeting were made by Mayor Ernest Ke- Ihayes of Edenton, who express ed hopes such a meeting can re sult rv an agreement . whereby the three communities, will work together on efforts to secure in dustry for the area. - In addition to members of the Town Board, Hertford will be represented at the meeting by members of the Perquimans In dustrial Committee. Mayor Dar den stated all members of this committee have been ' advised of the proposed ' plan and re quested them to be present at the" meeting. Sponsors of the meeting ' are hopeful., a. representative coim mittee can. result from the meet ing which will further the plan to bring industry, to the Albe marie area, by providing t united effort in working with State of ficals and the Department of Conservation and Development. C6nimissioners To Utet Next Monday . The regular August meeting of the Board of County Commission era will be held next Monday, be ginning at M A M in the Court House. Individuals desiring to arpear before the Board are re q" .ted to' note the time) n5 p!ace of the. meeting. , 1 Industry MILITARY OVERLOOK Purine m field problem In Germany, two IT. S. soldiers of the Tenth Infantry Division line up their 87mm recoilless rifle high oh hill overlooking peaceful valley. FFA Boys Spending Week At White Lake Accompanied by their advisor, Joe Tunnell, 22 members , of the Perquimans Chapter of the Fu ture Farmers of America, are va cationing, this week at White Lake.' During the week the boys will participate in a varied camp ing and athletic program. Attending the camp are Leroy Wood, Preston, Johnny and Har old Winslow, Jimmy Godwin, Claude Long, Carlton Boyce, Rai ford Copelarid, Hollis Copeland, Billy Nixon, "George Roach, Joe Proctor, Don' Baker, Eulion Wins low, Merrill Winslow, Rupert Swayne, Irvin Mansfield, Leon ard Pierce, C. B. Chappell, Pat Harrell, Martin Sawyer and Hu bert Burden. . ' . New Officers At Melting July 25th The William Paul Stallings Post No.;. 126. of., the , American Legion held an installation of officers for . the years of 1957-58 Jon July ' 25 .' at the .Municipal Building. . The. past - First Dis trict Commander,- B: C. . Berry, installed the following officers: Wiiliam F. Ainsley, Command- er; Russell C. Baker, First Vice Legion Installed Commander; John Decker, Ad- set the pace with two triples, a jutant and Finance Officer; W.t double and single. James Tem T. Willoughby, Chaplain; Ellis pie had two doubles and a sin- F. Weacer, Sergeant-at-Arms Ju lian C. Powell, Historian and C. C. Banks, Service Officer. Commander Ainsley stated, "The interest of former members of the armed forces in veterans' organizations, veteran . affairs may grow lax but the American Legion will never die in Per quimans County." Ainsley men tioned the role in , which the American Legion has played in getting ; veterans , benefits, G. I. schooling, farm training pro grams and service ' to veterans' families. . Ainsley also stated that no veterans' organization can be . effective or perform community services unless it has an active, progressive ; member ship. Veteran ; Service Officer' Cliff Banks gave the Post a report on services rendered to' veterans in Perquimans County and gave the Post members information per taining to veterans' pensions and other benefits. N Commander Ainsley announc ed .that the next regular Post meeting will be held on August 29th. Revival At Whiteville Will Beirin August 4th . The Rev; J. Paul Holoman; pas tor of the? Whiteville Grove Bap tist Churcji in Perquimans Coun ty, n announces that revival ser vices will be held in his church beginning . Sunday jriorning, Au gust 4, at 11 o'clock and will con tinue each night- through Satur day, August ,10. v. . V; . The visiting preacher will be the Rev. L. C. Chandler, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church The public is incited to attend any or all "services, MM pin al In sp ectio n New School Plant Set For Next Week Indians Improve League Position As Season Closes With the Albemarle League a final inspection of the new season schedulad to close next; Hertford Grammar School, esti week the Hertford Indians are in' mated at 98 per cent completed, a tight race with Camtuck forl pHor to its acceptance ' by the second position in the league j county. The inspection is ex- standing. Williamston, it ap-!pected to be made next week, pears, has about clinched first i Biggers reported - the general placein the league, i contractor has finished his part - Trig btdjartsfiyved ' wHWn - h h'alfJgame of secorfti"r positiori by defeating Camtuck Tuesday night in a tert inning contest. The fi nal score was 15-12, . .. . ! The game was a slugging', af fair throughout with Hertford getting 17 . hits off Victor Zink and Pete Paul. Joe Towe, John ny Morris and -Cliff Towe had three hits apiece. D. A. Carver walloped a home run for the In dians in the first round. Camtuck picked up 15 hits off Paul Matthews. George Williams gle. Hertford was leading 12 to 7 in the eighth inning but Cam tuck got two runs ih that round and three more in the ninth to tie the score. Then in the top of the tenth the Indians sewed it up. Hunter and Riddick open ed with singles and Riddick was hit by a pitched ball to load tlip bases. Stallings singled two run ners home and scored on a sin gle by Riddick. 360 Autos Given Some 300 Perquimans County motorists voluntarily put their motor vehicles through the saf ety check lane conducted here last Friday by the Hertford Lions Club, it was reported by Claude Brinn, who had charge of the project publicity. The project, sponsored by the Lions Club, was in. cooperation with the national program aimed at cutting down the accident rate on highways by acquainting' motorists with car detects. At the lane here several cars were refused the ''safety check" sticker when it was found a car had some - defect which- .was in violation of a state . law. ' . . The owner Nof one of these cars im mediately had . the defect Cor rected and was then awarded his sticker. , , Mr. Brinn stated - the ' Lions Cliib appreciated the cooperation it received from: members 'of the Hertford troop of Boy Scouts, mechanics' ifrom , local ; garages and the Hertford police, who as sisted in the Operation of 'the safety lan'-. , Uff ?f SafetyCheckHere With only 30 days remaining of the summer vacation period, Perquimans County school offi cials are making preparation for the opening of the 1957-58 term on Wednesday, September 4.- -' County Superintendent J. T. Biggers reported this week ar arngements are being made for of, the work-and only a porttaw of the electrical ' contract ; re mainsf to be completed on this building. Progress is also reported on the new King Street School pro ject and it was stated the con tractor for this structure has promised completion of - the building in time for use. at tht' opening of the school term: ' Mr. Biggers announced.-principals of the five county schools will report for work at their of-, fices on August 21, and will b in the offices each day there- after until the opening of the schools for the purpose of ar ranging schedules and holding conferences with students and parents. Assignments of school bus drivers and routes are now be ing made1 and the transportation system, complete with a new school garage, will be ready for the new term. Following acceptance by coun ty officials of the new Hertford Grammar School, public inspec tion of the building will be con ducted in form of an open house. A committee named by the Board of Education is now work ing out plans for this event, the date of which will be announced later , . Retired Pastor To Preach Here Sun. The Rev. Dan M. Sharpe of Durham,, a farmer pastor of the First Methodist Church of Hert ford, will preach at the 11 o'clock worship service at the Methodist Church Sunday morning, August 4. Mr.; Sharpe, who served the Hertford church . from , 1936 to 1939, is how retired and he and Mrs. Sharpe are - making their home . in Durham. Until recent ly, he was serving as retired minister in :- One of the newly organized churches in Durham. Sunday's , sermon subject will be "Sustaining . Words." . There will be no Communion service. Mr: Sharpe will be accom panied to Hertford by his wife and the? Hl be staying at the Methodist j bhage in the ab senc bl ;': u& Rev. and Mrs. James Auman,' who are' at' Lake Juhaluska, vacstiooing and at tending thdM Southeastern Jurki-dicion-Adult Corvocation.