North Carolina Newspapers

"WEEKLY Volume XXIV. Number 33. Llecorder' c ' Court ,r'TT1' ' j, Court business picked up' in Perquimans this week with a to f tal of 22 cases 'listed on .the docket at Tuesday's session pre sided over by Judge Chas. E. " ' Johnson. The cases disposed of ranged from minor traffic viola tions to bootlegging 'and break ing and entering. ' ; - i v Link O'Neal, Negro," ' waived hearing on charges of breaking v: and entering Pitt; Equipment Company and his case was set upon the docket of the Superior ' Court. O'Neal entered a plea of guilty to a charge "of larceny of a, rifle from the, store and for ' . this he received a 90-day road , sentence. : .. ,;. -.. ..; .. tour defendants submitted to charges of driving without a Ii cense and each paid a "fine-of court costs. Willie Jones, Ne gro, $25, Charles Leigh, Negro, $10, Lemuel Boone, Negro, $25, Curtis Whedbee, Negro, $50. Bessie Ferebee Baker, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to the charges of possessing non-tax paid liquor for the purpose of sale. She- was given a 12 months jail sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $100 and Costs.':, . !,.. Kenneth Smith entered a plea of guilty to charges of driving drunk and driving without ti li cense. He -received a 90-day sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $150 and costs of court. ' :- ' Gilbert Crutchfield and Lessie Jordan, Negro, charged with failing to. ' observe a stop sign each entered plea of guilty and paid the oosts of court. Curtis Raper submitted to the charges of. reckless drivlna and pelid a fine of $25 and costs of va. lype feaiiuts Is Announced An interim support price of $236.80 per ton for Virginia-type peanuts is announced by the U. S. i . Department of Agriculture. This price, acdrding to H. D, Godfrey, 'Administrative Officer "for ' the , Agricultural Stabilization a n d 'f ; Conservation State Committee, is' based on the national average rate of $221.40 per ton and will be, in effect until the release of the Au gust 9 crop report. ' The an nounced national average is 81.4 ' per cent' of the August 1 parity . v ' price of 13.6 cents per pound. This Is the same as the minimum support price announced on Feb , ruary 25, 1957, which represented 82 per cent ot the January 15 . ' parity price.' ' . ' ; Godfrey" explained that he an nouncement would permit rice , support operations to be placed in effect promptly for the 1957 crop and that it provides for an. in "i ; crease in the support if the first official estimate of the crop re leased on August 9 proves to be less than the original estimate. i It price support is increased! any , farmers who may have placed peanuts under loan at the an nounced interim level will receive additional advances to reflect the higher level. . ' " t The support price for individual lots will be calculated through the use' of specific prices for each 1 per cent of sound mature kernels end per cents of damage and oth r kernels applied to the net weight excluding-loose, sheiled kernels, , The value of the, loose shelled kernels at 7 cents per pound will be added "to this . amount. ' , '"i-s ,' '"'X:' V To qualify' for Virginia-type price support,'; peanuts which . would'1 otherwise be considered Virginias' tnust contain nojt- less than 30 pet cent fancy size pea nuts. Virginia type peanuts with percentages df extra large kernels in excess of 15 per cent will re ceive a premium Of $1.25 for each per cent above " IS per cent. : ;" Loans on. 1SS7 crop peanuts will te available to individual pro- ducers and to grower associations from the time of fcprvest through January 31, 1953, and will ma- i tura May: SI, 1353i'or srl;oron desnand by the CommoiiUy Credit Corporation " ' Last Tuesday court Henry . Bolden, Negro, was found guilty on charges of reck less driving and destruction of property. Hewas given a six months jail sentence to be sus pended upon payment of a fine of $75 and costs of court Wayland White, Jr., paid a f: tin j . i. uu ui fiy miu- tuisia uiier suo- mitting to a charge of allowing an unlicensed operator, to drive his car. '' James .Wells, Negro, paid the court costs after pleading guilty to" a ' charge , of improper pass-1 "'6- ... I The cases of Ernpst. Hnrrtv ' Negro, and ' Milton White, Ne gro, were " continued until the next term of court. J. I. Curtis paid the costs' of court after submitting ' to a charge of speeding. Oscar McDonald, Negro, plead, guilty to a charge of possessing Vie Chowan Hospital following a non-tax paid whiskey ; for the short illness were conducted Sun purpose of sale. He was given day afternoon at 3 o'clock in the a 90-day jail sentence to be sus- Upnver Friends Churcn by the pended upon payment of a fine! Kev- 'Orval Dillon, pastor, assist of $100 and costs. ed by the Rev. Mrs. Bertha Smith Jesse Jenkins, Negro, entered a plea of euiltv to charees of reckless driving, having improp er lights and driving on the left side of a highway. He was giv en a nine months road sentence, suspended' upon payment of a fine of $100 sum of $600 and costs and the for damages to be paid Sergeant Miller, Edenton Marine. i'': . ' - Three defendants. Bernard- Bond,' Negro, Robert Brown,' Ne- gro,' and Melvin Chessott failed to appear ' in' " courts to , answer charges broucht : acainst them They were ordered apprehended and held for bonds of $50 each: Large Delegation ; From Perquimans AttenMIGanip Twenty-four 4-H boys and girls from Perquimans County left Monday for a full, week of camp at the 4-H camp at Manteo. This 4-H camp will provide many op portunities for its boys and girls. They will begin their day with a flag raising service, then, "after breakfast and a shortj assembly period they will attend classes on recreation, swimming, electricity, wildlife and handicraft. After lunch and rest period there will be sports afield for them. The Vesper programs each evening' are very impressive, with outdoor candlelight, ceremony which will climax the week's events. ;, .'There 1 is Talent Night and Stunt Night which everyone enjoys. ? All the programs will be conducted by the 4-H'ers themselves under the direction of camp supervisors and county agents. - , ',..:':. . The following 4-H members from Perquimans County are at tending this camp: Martha Mil ler, Jean Bagley, Juanita White,' Betty Brown, Elaine Copeland, Janie Williams, Susan Nixon, Di ane McDonnell, Carroll, McDon nell, Mary Beth Hurdle, Janice Ray Stanton, Susan Cox, Mary El len Edwards. Nancy Lou Bate man, Sandra " Jennings, Jimmy Chappell, Billy Perry, Ed Nixon, Vernon Winslow, Walda Winslow, Gene Nixon, Carson Clyde Lane, Mike Matthews and the agents, Kicnara Bryant ana Nancy Henderson, v; t' t -pt The -group will - return, from Manteo Saturday around 12 noon. Harvey Pcir.t rew , Jc:n3 Firef isMers; A five-man crew from the Har vey Point Naval Station, headed by CPO C. C. Shouse, Joined the forces fighting the forest fire this week near Stumpy Point. The local crew returned to the base Monday after spending four days siding to brin the fire under - ' 1. Kv"U'-'-1h' '-en Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 16, 1957 7 -i i i :Jj J; .......... J. X ,VJ PAUSE IN THE DAY'S OCCUPATION The enchantment of , spell on these three children as they listen to an outdoor storyteller in New York's Fort George ' Playground. Entranced, the girl on the left protectively clutches her doll. The little boy, center, ; watches wide-eyed, while a doll's bottle is nibbled by the girl on the right. The program, in which the storytellers visit parks and playgrounds throughout the city; is sponsored by the New York Public Library. Conducted Sunday Funeral services for Linwood Clinton Winslow, age 57, a prom inent, farmer of Perquimans County whodied Friday night at J White, pastor of the Chester nenas unurcn oi Wilmington, Ohio, and the Rev. Earl Redding, pastor of the Piney Woods Friends Church.' r ; ' A trio composed of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Dillon and Eugene I Dillon sang "Tread Softly" and "Dear Lord ad Father of Man- kind" was sung by the men's chorus. They were accompanied by Mrs. Ralph White, organist. The casket was covered by a 'Pal1 of white asters, white mums I and tern-' "Sweet Hour of Pray- er was sung at the graveside by the men's choir. ".' Pallbearers were Adrian Smith, Jr., Paul Smith, Elmer Lassiter, John Beers, Cecil E. Winslow and IJSldneyjWinsloWj; Jr. ' " . Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr, Winslow was a native and life-long resident of Perquimans County- and : the , Belvidere com munity, son of the late Arthur N, and Susan Jolliff Winsloy and husband of Mrs. Sylvia White Winslow. , He was an active mem ber of the Upriver Friends Church serving as elder, clerk of quarter ly1 meeting and teacher, of the Men's Bible Class. Besides his wife he is survived by one daughter, Miss LaClaire Winglow of the home; one son, Linwood Clinton, Jr., of Belvi dere;' two sisters, Mrs". Grace Smith of Rt. 2, Hertford and Mrs. Winnie Riddick of Belvidere; five brothers, Lindsay C, Cecil and Raymond of. Hertford, Sidney Winslow of Rural Hall, N. C, and Randolph Winslow of Beverly Hills, Calif.; several nieces and nephews. Camtuch Holds 2-Gani3 Advantage fl Local Nine Camtuck moved . into a two game lead in the Albemarle Lea gue semi-final play-off s by de feating Hertford 6-1 at Camtuck Tuesday nightyand taking an 8-1 victory in Hertford Wednesday night. The schedule calls for the Indians -to ' play at Camtuck on Thursday . night and should the Indians win the series will be continued in Hertford Friday night. Williams .pitched Camtuck to victory in the first came of the Spivey,Vpiay.0ffe, allowing Hertford four hits and fanning six. Paul Tuck er did the; pitching for the .In-! dians.;He(gave syp nine hits and six runs. ' Camtuck scored three runs in the third and six in the seventh, Hertforc; scored its run in th$ ninth-'l In Hertford Wecjnesday night the Indians tallied a run in the first on hits by Pierce and-Morris but, Camtuck retime back in the fourth to' collect three hits and four runs.i The Indiana com mitted three errors during the frame , which j .helped t Camtuck chalk up its second win of the series. , . . 1 . 'Hertford closed out its regular league; season by winning two Pw t out of three f - -n Fenton. T Commission Sets F th Plans For Secondary Roads The North Carolina State High-, hlcles Pf dyJv,11Jbe stablhzed way Commission has taken the I but not hardsurfaced. first step in the development of a The Plan sPells out how subdi-state-wide program for secondary visin I0a "sed "l)(rimarily for roads which comprise over 58,000 service to abutting property own of the State's 70,000-mile public ers" wil1 e handled and sets out road system. the standards they must meet to m. . ... , . I be added to the system. me seven memDer commission in its second meeting by Highway Director W F. Babcock and Sec ondary Roads Officer Harold W. Makepeace, received unanimous approval of the policy-making body as a basis for further study leading toward a definite second ary road policy. Under the plan,- secondary road funds would be divided primarily among maintenance, general bet terments, construction and addi tions to the State system. Ad ditional monies may be used in establishment of an equalization fund for construction work to as sure that some paving would be done in each county of the State. These additional funds, if avail able, might also be used in storm damage work, bridge work and fpr the building of access roads to public and industrial facilities. Three basic factors were men tioned in developing paving pri orities: : (1) Average annual 24 hour traffic count; (2) Adjacent land-use characteristics; (3) Pub lic service characteristics. . Babcock pointed out the traffic count would reflect average road usage and not unusual traffic con ditions. Land-use characteristics would include the number of oc cupied private residences, schools, churches, industrial and commer cial establishments. Public ser vice characteristics for each road might include its use as a school bus route, a -mail route, or a route to community shopping. : : ' ' j In alloting maintenance funds, the main consideration will be the number of paved and unpaved miles of secondary roads In a giv en county. In fixing "an average maintenance cflst per mile in each county, theHighway Commission would consider the traffic volume, soil and drainage conditions, ter rain and weather conditions." Tentative allocations will have to" be made until a cost account ing sys,temK lust put into effect July 1, provides "a true picture of the various factors that influence maintenance -costs," Babcock told the group. v Betterments widening roads, resurfacing them, relocating them and doing bridge work will be recommended by the division en gineers and county boards of com missioners and finally passed upon by the Director of High ways. .This work would be done on a statewide needs basis under the new program. - ' New construction jobs-build-ing or rebuilding a, highway with significant structural 'improve mentswill betapprotedas a tel ative needs basis or, when a road renders a definite public service.' , , , Within the funds available, the plan, Setfi iout this level of service for secondary roads: ? ; - Rural roads carrying an aver age of more than 100 vehicles a 'day will be given top priority for paving. j";'," ' Unpaved roads carrying more than 50 vehicles per day and ren dering: a definite public service may be considered for hardsur facing on a priority system con sistent with funds available. &.? Roads carrying less than 50. ve childhood imagination casts its As formefly practiced, subdi vision roads will be paved only if the property owners to be ser ved pay the equivalent of $1 a square yard. Criteria for adding subdivision roads are the standard right of way agreement; 25 per cent of the lots must be individually owned; and a minimum of three residenc es per tenth of a mile. A contingency fund for torm damage would help defray the ab normal cost of storm damage to :"rr''Talyrr-ra,f"; 41 3 X - X 1 smic muse luaua uiu onuges iu their pre-storm condition. This would insure against a. county losing most of its allotted main tenance, betterment and con struction to repair storm-damaged roads. A secondary road bridge fund would help defray the tremen dous financial drain on any coun ty for new bridges and improving substandard bridges. A substand ard) bridge would be any bridge with a capacity of less than eight tons grass. : Peanut Production Below Last Year Based on reports from grow ers as OI August l, production of peanuts in North Carolina is forecast at 283,200,000 pounds by the North Carolina Crop Report ing "Service. If the August 1 forecast materializes, 1957 pro duction would be 18.0 per cent below , 1956 production of 346,-5O9-.O0O, pounds. . Yield per acre from the cur rent -crop is estimated at 1,600 pounds. 1 This compares with the 1956. average of 1,750 pounds and the 1946-55 average of 1,230 pounds. Growers are expected to har vest the 1957 crop from 177,000 acres This is 10.6 per cent less than the 198,000 acres harvested last year. Unlike corn and tobacco, pea nuts have received relatively little damage from the extended dry weather. Dry soils have re tarded growth of vines in some areas. However, the crop is not; too far advanced to receive ( definite benefits from additional rainfall. . ' Third Polio Shot I&Now Available . '.The Health Department has is sued an. appeal to all children un der SO years of age who have had two doses of polio vaccine to have the third dose teven though the second dose may have been given a year or more ago. Dr. B. B. McGuire, health officer, stated tha shots are available at the health centers hi Hertford, Eden ton, Camden and Elizabeth City. Arrangements for the shots may be made by phone, or if desired, the doctor advised individuals to see private physicians. .y. ( ; ; Expected To Fall 59 Pints Of Blood CoilectedForRed Cross Program Increased interest in the Red Cross blood program was shown here this week when the county was credited with donating 50 pints of blood to the program on a visit of the bloodmobile last Monday. William A. White, chairman of the county committee, stated number of the volunteers an nounced they Were donating blood to the program because of the benefit individuals from this county had received through the blood bank program. Mr. White expressed his appreciation to the public for the response to the ap peal for blood in this county. The volunteers on Monday con tributing 34 pints of blood to the bank and the county was given credit for 16 pints of blood which were donated at Chowan Hospital last week for Linwood C. Wins low. Donors volunteering blood at the hospital included Louis Tarkington, Miss LaClaire Wins low, Clinton Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Winslow, Mrs. Tom Perry, Edgar White, D. F. Reed, Jr.. Mrs. Keith Haskett, Claude Winslow, Adrian Smith, Jr., Geo. Winslow, Lillie Jackson, Etta Turner, John Q. Hurdle and Tom Riddick. Volunteers who visited the bloodmobile were Eddie Jennings, Elijah White, Raymond Stanton, Frank Skinner, Abner Williams, Isaac Perry, Carlyle Woodard, Wilmar Brabble, Nellie Stallings, Tom H. White, Jarvis Ward, John Beers, Henry C. Stokes, Jr., Wal ter White, Minnie Winslow, Eldon Winslow, Carl Woolard, Harry Winslow, Mary T. Edwards, Lou ise Sorenson, Ralph Jordan, Fran ces Monds, Mary Ann Robertson, Valerie White, Mrs. Ann White. Stockton Turner, Selma Harrell, Jessie Colson, Joseph Nowell, ivy o. iviuuus, cjuiia i oim.. Melvin Colson, Charlie Skinner, Reba Owens, Elizabeth C. Baker, John Billups and Winifred Hud son. Being Taken For Farm Program The annual fall sign-up under the Agricultural Conservation Program for 1957 ' is now on in Perquimans County, Helene W. Nixon, Perquimans County ASC Office Manager, announced. The sign-up began August 15 and will close September 1. However, re quests for Federal cost-sharing in performing an approved soil and water conservation practice will be accepted as long as there are funds available. Important achievements have been realized in this county through the Agricultural Conser vation Program and this program is open to all farmers en a first come first served basis. Miss Nixon asked each farmer who has a need for any of the following practices on his farm who would require financial assistance in carrying out these practices to visit the local ASC office at once: (1) Establishment of a Perma nent Protective Cover; (2) Estab lishment of Additional Protective Cegetative Cover in Crop Rota tion; (3) Forest Tree Planting; (4) Permanent Pasture or Hay Im provement; (5) Forest Improve ment; (6) Winter Cover Crops ; (7) Year Around Cover; (8) Farm Ponds for Irrigation andor Live- stock Water; (9)Permanent Operi Ditch Drainage. :; Mrs. L. W. Norman Died At Laurinburg Mrs. Louis W. Norman, 82, for mer resident of Hertford, died Tuesday at Scotland County Me morial Hospital of a heart attack suffered after a broken hip Mon day. . ; Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. E. Not-fleet Gardner of Laur inburg and Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, Jr., of Richmond, Va. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Lynch Funeral Home in, Hertford Thursday morning at 11 o'clock by the Rev. James O. Mat tox, assisted by the Rev. C. W. Dullng of Windsor.. ; " . Applications Now Mayor Resigns As Fire Chief Names Successor Zone Ordinance Published Today Regulations and descriptions contained in Hertford's new zon ing ordinance are published else where ' in this edition of The Weekly for the first time. The ordinance will become effective on August 23.' Under the terms of the ordin ance, appeal from the code is per mitted when proper application is made to the Board of Adjustment and is upheld by that board. Property owners are requested toi study the ordinance and save. their copy for future reference. Attend State Sale Three Perquimans County dairymen participated in the fall production sale of Guernsey cat tle held at the State Fair arena, Raleigh on Thursday, August 8. Mary and McCoy Phthisic of Ty- ner bought two choice bred cows and Clarence Chappell, Jr., of Belvidere community was the seller of the bred heifer "Stead fast Elenior," which brought $515.00 as the top price of the group of 20 two-year-olds offered at the sale. The Tyner family bought this fine animal. A. B. Slagle, Guernsey cattle breeder of Franklin, was the top seller of cows, with three head bringing a total of $1,480. Top cow of the sale was Belmont View 'Traveler Twilight" which brought a high bid of $550 from County Dairymen Ri-SJohn Burns of Carolina Dairy of Shelby. Forty-four head were sold for a total of $14,980 for an average of $340.47. -A Jot of three cows sold by Brookberry Farms of Winston-Salem owned by Bow man and Gordon Gray, brought $1,420. ,; ' - - w w rnrwws Coast Guard Boarding Unit Is Making A Check On Minimum Requirements For Motorboats Owners and operators of motor boats in this area are advised that a U. S. Coast Guard Mobile Unit from the Fifth Coast Guard Dis trict, Norfolk, this week began a systematic campaign to promote water safety on the streams situ ated in the Albemarle district. The unit, headed by CPO John DeCinzo, will conduct an inspec tion and enforcement drive con cerning the minimum legal re quirements and suggestions for the safety and pleasure of boat operators. The unit, CPO De Cinzo stated, will be located in this area for art indefinite per iod of time, "It is not our purpose to harass the people who own and operate motor boats," Mr. DeCinzo said, "we simply want to make them safety conscious and have them develop a respect for water." The unit will operate under the authority vested in the Coast Guard for the promotion of safe ty measures on the navigable wa ters of the nation. It will, ac cording to CPO DeCinzo, work during the days and evenings in carrying out inspections and en forcing the regulations. For the benefit of boat owners and operators, Mr. DeCinzo point ed out some of the regulations which must be observed, other wise the operator - of the boat faces possible citation to federal court. He stated, first of all, that the person operating a boat is to tally responsible for the safety of himself and all passengers of the boat.;' ... , ,;-j'.v;rVj-'i:,',' All boats 16 feet' or over in length must be registered with the Coast Guard and carry the Coast Guard number for the boat Motor boats of Class "A", less than 16 feet in length, must be equipped with lifesaving devices such as one Coast Guard-approved life preserver, buoyant vest, ring buoy or buoyant cushion for each person aboard. It must have) a combination light in the fore-j par of the boat, showing red to I 5 Cents Per Copy. Board Mayor V. N. Darden, chief of the Hertford Fire ' Department for the past 18 years, tendered his resignation of that post dur- ; ing a meeting of the Town Board last Monday night. In announcing his resignation, i. Mayor Darden told ; the Town Commissioners that age was the chief leason for stepping down from the post but it was his de sire to remain active within the department as a reserve. He told the Board it was his opin ion younger men in the depart ment snouia De given the op portunity to advance and pro mote further success for the de partment. During the years the Hertford Fire Department, rated as one of the best volunteer organizations in the state with a fine record for minimum losses, has kept abreast of the times and shown progress in maintaining its rec ord. New and modern equip ment has been added for the use of the department as a means of keeping fire losses far below the average. Following the Mayor's resig nation, the Town Board, aetini? to fill the vacancy, elected R. C. Elliott to succeed Mr. Darden as chief of the Fire Department. Elliott, this week, is attending the State Firemen's Convention being conducted at Carolina Beach. . . Other matters handled by the 'Board during the meeting in cluded adoption of a motion to notify Jesse Lee Harris to take action concerning appointment of an arbitration board to con- . sider the question of the town's , ' Mr. Harris, otherwise the Board will drop action on the matter. The Board also discussed plans ' v to investigate possibilities of ' seeking a wtte" supply, for the town from deep well sources, and it was agreed this matter 1 will be considered at length at the next meeting of the Council. port andgreen to starboard, visi ble one mile. A white light, visi ble for two miles, aft showing all around the horizon. It is not re quired the boat have a fire ex tingiusher, but it is recommended. , Motorboats of Class 1, 16 to 26 feet in length, have the same re quirements as those of Class A, ' while additional requirements are : necessary for boats of Class 2, 26 to 40 feet and Class 3, 40 to 65 feet. It is very important that all life preserving equipment carry a U. S. Coast Guard-approval num ber. ' Violators of these regulations are liable, in most cases, to fines of $100. "Safety on our recreational wa terways is the result of common sense, courtesy and education," ' says Vice Admiral A. C. Rich mond, U. S. Coast Guard Com mandant. "Whether a motorboat becomes a pleasure boat or a menace to life and property depends upon -the manner in which it is main- tained and operated. "The Coast Guard, through its facilities and those of the Auxili ary, endeavors to assist boat own ers and operators by recommend- ing safe practices for the opera- tion of motorcraft. We hope to reemphasize to the nation's boat ing public that we are all work ing toward the same objective your own safety and the safety of others. j.".,: . ,v;'v:i, "Only with your help can we hope to spread the gospel of self regulation and common sense and thus bring to a halt the growing record of needless death and de struction now attendant on the rapidly increasing family sport of ' motorboating." BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ; ; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Wins low of Belvidere announce the birth of a son, Joseph Lee, born July 31, 1957. Mrs. Winslow is the former Miss Anna Rea Chap pell. ,