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uTU'ANS WEEKLY - r I f 1: Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday,-August 23, 1957'. 5 Cents Per Copy! InjterV7.CityfGroiip Farmers Day Feature Exhibit School Officials - , LUCKY BABY Second Lieutenant Mwlene H. Poleb ef Fwt "' ' Toe, t an Army mm at Fort Hood, let, met a late model n ' . eubtor. She can feed, chanre and bathe Um Infant without rf, , - ' novlnf Mm from It or disturbing Umperaturo or hnmWlti.,,, ,, Indians Cop THSird Semi - final Game From Camtuck 2 -0 ,, f 1 "--rv , 1 Revival Services ; x ; - ; ZJ REV. J. A. GROUT, SR., of High! Point, wpi be the evangelist in a revival at the , Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church beginning Wed nesday night, August 28, and cbn timiing through September 8; . Mr. and Mrs.' Loren Brechei sen of : Owosso, Michigan, will Wad the singing and render spe cial music at each service. Ser f vices will begin each evening at 8 o'clock. The Rev. M. M. Holmes, ' pastor, cordially invites tjje public to attend. v .... ntosllsldllcre : FfxCriKcnn'n ': Funeral services for Mrs. Jose phin ElJjdtJ JNqrman who. died Tieaf;jpjirnfh, August. I3k at Scotiand ""County Memorial Hos pital in Laurinburg, of a heart attadk" suffered after a broken hip .on Monday; were conducted :; Thursday morning .at 1 o'clock at fthe'; Lynch Funeral Home by) the Revl James 0. Mattox, pastor, assisted by the Rev. C. W. Dul ing of Windsor, K C. " " . During the service soft organ musif was played by Miss Kate Elanchatd. 1 Th5. casket was covered by a pall of - white glads, , lavender mums, asters and fern. 1 . Pallbearers were J. P. Perry, D. J. Pritchard, M. J. Gregory, Robert White, W. F."Madre, Cor bin Dozier, Reginald Tucker and Charles' Johnson. Burial followed in Cedarwood Cemcftery. " " 1 ' " ,I.Irsf Norman", who ' was well ,-,-h s tiere'was a native df 1 Jmans Cbuhty and. spent j i t rf her lite in Hertford' un ' 1 afew years ago, whf A she 3 'bulve 'Hfcr'tibme wiih her .liter. Ehe'"Was the. dauylv ' f- the" late Eli and Sullie '.i ir.'ElMott" i' and "wife ' of the LfiUlS'W. Norman. She was : mber of the llorlford Bap ' t Churchy UUrj a leading "t in all of its act:v,' r es her hrc'.'h jp ' T is survive 1 t v t "rs. E. r 1 r ' Jr.,'. ' 1. I fi-.-S 1 I . : f, , Ted Chappell pitched the Hert- ford Indians into the final play offs , of the Albemarle League Wednesday night when he held weunesuuy iiigm wuen iie ifciu. r Camtuck to four hits and no runs and candlelight in Berea Church . ...... ... 'nf fhotiit '- . while his teammates scored two runs to cop the semi-final round in the playoff. , - The Indians scored, one run in the fourth when Hunter singled and Paul Matthews doubled to tally Hunter. In the sixth D. A. Carver banged out a home run :to assure the Hertford win. The Indians'coUected six hit off, Wil liams, Hunter '.: and , Cliff Towe getting ; two each ..and Matthews and , Catver getting Jhe other wp. . j;r W'K- gMiinejxeeuert aup- porOrom hw teammates, Had complete control 1 of the game throughout. Camtuck failed to Set a man past second base dur- ing the game, After losing two straight games to Camtuck, the Indians bounced back to even the series at two all by taking ; the) third and fourth games..- The- Hertford team clobbered Camtuck 'J6-1 in the third contest played at Cam den last Friday night and: won a 9-8 decision in a 13-inning game played in Hertford on Saturday night. Ted Chappell led the Indians Friday night by turning in a fine pitching job and blasting two homo runs. , Chappell he!4 Cam tuck to three hits " while his teammates '' jumped ; on Paul Brickhouse ,. and "Mansfield for a total of 12 hits. Camtuck's lone run came on , a home run by Price. . Hertford scored four - runs in the first, one in the second, nine in the fourth r and. two in the sixth.: Rain halted the game in the seventh inning. Paul Matthews and 'Vernon White i pitched the Indians to victory jn the .overtime game Saturday. , Camtuck held an 8-3 lead going into the sixth in ning of the came , but: the In dians kept whittling down the advantage and knotted the count in the seventh. - ' Paul Matthews scored the win ning run in the 13th when he came home on a sacrifice fly by Joe Towe. ; ' ; - . Cancer Clinic To ; Oien September th " The Northeastern, Cancer Clin ic wul be held Friday afternoon, September.8, at the Cancer Center at Elizabeth City, , with registra tion .beginning at I : o'clock. A chest X-ray will 'be; given to any one wishing it, along with the ex amination of the five areas of the body where cancer is most easily fpund and cured, Only 30 people can be seen at the Center each month due to limited facilities. , Thiu quota has already been filled for Sep tember Clinic' Anyone who wish es to te t our-i of ai sppoint ment for t' e r .t c!' which - "1 te he' J n T ! ' ,,T i 'on, ' r 4, '.' " s ' " ? v f C, it Congress on . Tuesday passed and sent to' the President a com promised ' military construction bill calling I for the outlay of i $1,232 . billions during the cur rent fiscal "year. Included in the bill was au thorization for the spending of $5,728,000 fpr construction of new operations at the Navy's j seaplane base at Harvey Point. The sum approved for Harvey ; Point is expected to expedite the starting , of proposed work at the local base.. IJipSawyer. Jordan V r ntt ...v,.1.,, km MriedAugust4 Miss Anne Elizabeth SawyerJones was named as chairman of and Earl Vinson Jordan were the committee. J. V married August 4 at 5 P. M. The R. L Hollowell, chairman of Rev. Walter Perry performed the the Perquimans Industrial Corn double ring ceremony in a set-'mittee, stated Wednesday that j ting of white flpwers, palms, ferns of Christ. The bride is' the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Sawyer of Hert ford and .the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jor dan of Ryland. ; r Mrs. Guy Webb presented the nuptial music and accompanied Mrs. 'Melvin Eure who sang "I L6ve; You Truly," "Because and "The Lord's Prayer." Given in masriage by her fath- ert the brJ8e ore lt waltz length gown of whjtechanly laeeash iohoditb'sabHha nee Wine, em broidered over the .hands and pointed basque bodice. The bouf fant skirt was finished in scal lops. Her waist length veil of silk illusion was arranged from dainty tiara of irridescent sequins and seed pearls. She carried a. white orchid and carnations atop a white Bible from which streamers tied with florets fell. Miss Katherine Sawyer, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a blue waltz length lace dress with- a matching circular veil and carried a nosegay of red roses and carnations. Miss Mary Alice Sawyer, sister of the 'bride, and Miss Christine Jordan, sister of ,the bridegroom, were bridesmaids'. Miss Sawyer wore a. green taffeta dress with a matching circular veil and car ried a nosegay of yellow canja tions. Miss Jordan won a laven dar taffeta dress with a matching circular veil, and carried a nose gay of pink carnations, Herbert Ray Lane of Suffolk, Va,, was best man. Ushers were William Landing, Jr., uncle of the bride, and Glenn Langly brother in-law of the bridegroom. The bride's mother, chose for her daughter's ( wedding a . blue silk dress with white accessories. The bridegroom's mother wore a navy blue lace dress with match ing accessories. They each wore an orchid corsage. " Mrs. Preston Divers, aunt of the bride, was mistress of ceremonies. She wore a navy blue dress With white accessories and wore, a cor sage of pink carnations. After the wedding the bride changed into a navy blue sheath dress with match ing accessories and Carried the white orchid lift-1 ed from her Bible. , After a trip to Florida and Ten nessee (the -couple are making their home in Ryland. ,, On Friday night following the wedding jehearsal the mother of the bride entertained at the. home of Mrs. Preston Divers at a cake cutting for, the hridal party. STUDENTS MUST REGISTER Students attending Perquimans High School' during the coming year must " register " with the principal prior to the opening day cut school, it was announced by the principal, E. C. Woodard. who requests the students to come to his office any day next week f ' " " ' 1 of 9 :;!.RalelMi Industry , ;::;;'., ,..;- i Representatives from Eliza beth City, Hertford and. Edenton are scheduled to visit Raleigh next Tuesday, August 27, . for conferences with Governor Luth- er Hodges and W. P. Saunders, director of the Department of Conservation and Development, to discuss prospects for secure ment of new industry for the Albemarle area. ; Arrangements for the confer ence next week were concluded by State Senator Elton Adlett. Plans for this conference were developed at a meeting held here several weeks ago at the suggestion of Mayor Ernest Ke- hayes of Edenton, when towjn and county officials gathered to dis cuss ways and means of 'giving the local economic situation "shot in the arm." , ) At the meeting in Hertfdrd an area committee composed of W. P. Jones, Edenton: A. W. Houtz, Elizabeth City, and' R. L. Hollowellj Hertford, was famed to head up a joint industrial group for the three counties.. Mr. the delegation to Raleight next 0 week will include Mayor V. U Tn-J t.nntnti.. .11 Darden, Representative Carroll R. Holmes and J. Emmett Wins-, low and Mr. Hollowell.. v - " Representatives of thes. three towns will meet in Edenton at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning prior to the visit to Raleigh to outline developments to be presented the Governor and other state officials. V Varied Docketln Nine cases were listed on the docket of Perquimans Recorder's Court in session "here last Tues day with Judge Chas. E. Johnson presiding. Most of the cases in' volved were in connection with traffic violations. ; 1 Costs of court were assessed against Robert Sickel who sub mitted to a charge of driving on the left side of the highway. Roosevelt Lane, Negro, paid the costs of court, after pleading guil ty to a charge of failing to ob serve a stop sign. i Robert Cale pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving. He paid a' fine of $25 and costs of court. ' ;"; ' Charlie Williams, Negro, enter ed a plea of .guilty to charges of being drunk. He was taxed with a fine of $2 and court costs. A $10 fine and court costs were taxed against Charlie Nixon, Ne gro, who submitted to a charge of I v Robert Brown, Negro, submit ted to a charge of permitting the use' of his car by an unlicensed operator and paid a fine of $25 and costs. ' : 'y::''' William H. White, Negro, enter ed a plea of guilty to charges of driving without a .license . and" reckless driving. He was given a 60-day sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $25 and coses ana me sum oi iuu 10 iu lard Pleasant for damages sus tained to Pleasant's auto. GeraldineHolley and Mary Rid dick, Negroes, were found guilty on charges of assault with deadly weapon. They were or dered to, pay a fine of . $10 and costs.,, . ,. Margaret Weber ,,, was found guilty on a .charge of following too closely behind a motor ve hide. . She was ordered to pay a une of $10 and costs. TO HOLD REVIVAL Oak -Grove Methodist Church will conduct a revival starting August 26 . and continuing through August 30, it was an nounced -r today by the Rev. M W. Dulin, pasotr. Services will be iconducted each night at o'clock and the guest pastor will be the Rev. G. N. Dul'n of New HereLastTuesday The 4-H'ers, Home Demonstra-1 tion Club women and farmers all over Perquimans County are get- ting articles ready for exhibition for Farmers' Day this year. Farm ers' Day will be Wednesday, Au gust 28. Articles will be brought in the day before, August 27, from 2 P. M., until 6 P. M., and judged that night so they will be .ready for the big day. No ar ticles will be removed from dis play until after 9 P. M., on Farm ers' Day. This way everyone will be able to visit Farmers Day and see the articles displayed. The Home Demonstration Club women wjU have a consession stand again this year where tasty homemade cakes, pies, ham sand- wiches, etc., will be sold. Mrs. Miss Shirley Eure The marriage of Miss Shirley Janet Eure, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delwin H. Eure of Hertford, iRoute 3, tQ .ton .Clyde Brooks of Abilene, Texas", was solemnized Sunday, August 11, in the Bear; Church of Christ, Hertford, Route The double ring ceremony was performed by .the pastor, the Rev, Neal Puckett, in' a setting of palms, fern, white gladioli, aster pypsophila and lighted tapers. Miss Mollie Lu Yeates, accom panied by Mrs. J. D. Yeates, sang "I Love Thee'V "Through the Years" and as a benediction, "The Wedding Prayer." Given in marriage by her fa ther, the bride wore a wedding gown of white silk, styled with a scalloped edge sabrina neckline, fitted bodice, full skirt, accented with scalloped lace inserts. The long leeves ended in wedding points over the hands. Her fingertip veil of silk illus ion was arranged from a'seallop- ed half-hat, embroidered with ir- ridescents. She carried a white Bible topped with white roses. Miss Mary Frances Eure, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a floor length gown of beige taffeta, with matching mitts and bandeau and veil. She carried red roses. Bridesmaids were Miss Lyn Brooks, sister of the bridegroom of Texas; Miss Marie Vines of Washington, D. C; Miss Marjorie Wright of Halifax, N. C. They wore gjjwns of pale green taffeta with matching mitts ana oan deaux and carried red roses. Continued on Pag Three - FUTURE HOMEMAKEHS OFFICERS IN MEETING The executive council of the Future Homemakers of America Chapter of Perqujmans County High School met at the home of Jean V Edwards Monday 5 after noon, August 19. '''v''' The purpose of theN; meeting was to plan the program of work tor the year. The girls planned mny interesting programs and projects, xne nrsi project win bej I art' exhibit at the Farmers Diy celebration on August 28. ' fhe girls attending the meet ing. With' their advosir, Frances Newby, - were Jean- Edwards, president; Dottie Cartwright, Wynda Lyn Chappell, Betty Jane Overton and Glennie. Myers. " . . ( BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Seth Long, Jr., of Hertford, Route 3, announce the bir'.'i cf a daughter, Nancy Lau Lon Clyde Brooks M. T. Griffin is chairman of this stand. The Perquimans County 4-H Clubs will have on display an ex- hibit oh "4-H Room Improve ment Pays." This exhibit, was one of the six 4-H Club exhibits representing N.C 4-H Clubs at the State Fair in Raleigh last fall. The Home Demonstration Club exhibit will feature crafts they have made this year. Several local stores and busi nesses will have exhibits of their merchandise on display. Cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded to the best entries. "Let's make pur Farmers' Day the biggest and best ever," stat ed Miss Nancy Henderson, home agent. ! THIS WEEK'S 1 HEADLINES Plans ftjr adjourning Congress next Saturday were given a set back when Civil Rights again became an issue on Tuesday and it appeared the Congressional leaders werer'tinable to reach an agreement over disposal of the Senate-passed bill. Washington reports earlier indicated the rights bill might be shelved un til the next session. However, it now seems proponents of the issue will not agree to this pro cedure. A new trouble spot developed in the Middle East this week when Communists seized power in Syria, blaming the United States for the action. A Syrian minister stated the coup result ed from efforts on the part of he U. S. to force Syria to ac cept the Eisenhower doctrine. N. C. Motor Vehicles Depart ment reported this week its program for enforcing a new law which requires vehicle owners to carry liability insurance is shap ing up in good fashion. The department is completing ar rangements with Insurance com panies to have a card file of in sured motorists. The law pro vides motorists must have liabil ity insurance before they can purchase 1958 auto licenses. Rams during the past week gave firemen a big assist in ex tinguishing the forest fire which raged in Hyde and Dare coun ties. Foresters report the flames are now practically extinct. Student Insurance Will Be Available A group insurance program for students and teachers of Per quimans County Schools will' be available again during the com ing school year, it was reported this week by J. T. Biggers, school superintendent. The price of the insurance - protection per pupil will be $1.50 and the policy se lected for the Schools for the year will provide greater benefits than the one purchased last year; i Students secure th .ihsurahpe prbtectiein by turning in the costs to the teacher at the beginning of the school term next month. . REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services will begin August 28 at Bethany Methodist Church at 8 P. M. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Carl Yow. The public is invited to Mapping StaitingNew . Tenr tOp:n House "'V Arrangements are being com pleted for a gala open house at the new Hertford Grammar School for Tuesday night, Sep tember 3, it was announced to day by Miss.Thelma Elliott, prin cipal and a-member of tKe open house committee. Miss Elliott stated the public, is nvited and urged to attend the open house which will be con ducted between the hours of 8 and 9:30 P. M. Rotary Governor ToVisit Hertford Club Next Tuesday C. Gordon Maddrey $r J5L '( .LSiWoodr Helen Wfcfel. drey, Governor of the 771 Dis- . u:. is making his annual official visit to each of the 39 Rotary Clubs in northern part of North Caro lina. He will address the local club and confer with President Morris, Secretary Kanoy and committee chairmen on Rotary administration and service activi ties, Tuesday, August 27., Mr. Maddrey is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Ahoskie. He is a Past Presi dent of the North Carolina Farm Bureau; a member of the North Carolina General Assembly for four terms; active member of the Tax Study Commission; Deacon and Sunday School teacher in the First Baptist Church of Ahoskie. He was elected as a District Gov ernor of Rotary International for the 1957-58 fiscal year at Rotary's 48th Annual Convention in Lu cerne, Switzerland, last May. Wherever Rotary Clubs are lo cated, President Morris asserted in discussing the Governor's visit their activities are : similar to those of the Rotary Club of Hert ford because they are based on the same general objectives de veloping better understanding and fellowship among business and professional men, promoting community-betterment undertakings, raising the standards of business and professions, and fostering the advancement of good will, under standing and peace among all the peoples of the world. 45 Candidates Out For Football Drill v Coach Ike Perry conducted the first foQtball practice' of the sea son Thursday of last week with some 45 candidates trying out for the " 1957 Perquimans Indians squad. The drill was devoted en tirely to physical exercises to pre pare the boys for more strenuous practice to tome later. : Speaking of the prospects for the 1957 Indian football machine, Coach Perry said, "we really have a fine bunch of boys out for prac tice. The number will grow be cause several veterans have yet to report. " The boys are show- .ing a Splendid attitude for the early workouts. : The-coach will need to replace four holes in the richt line due to lrces hy r " " i fy.v Plans Fo With only 12 days remaining of the summer vacation, Per- quimans County school officials are completing plans for open- ing a new school term on Sep - tember 4, it was reported today .: by J. T. Biggers, School Superin- ; tendent. ', A county -wide principals' meeting will be conducted in the : superintendent's office on TueS' day, August 27, at which time--. plans and regulations for the' year will be reviewed. On Aug ust 29, the principals and jani tors of each school will meet, with the superintendent to djjs- cuss maintenance of the build- ( ings aW grounds and a new : ate law pertaining to inspeo- -' ion of buildings for prevention of fires. ? County-wide teachers' meetings will be conducted on Tuesday, September 4, with the white' teachers meeting at Hertford Grammar School at 10 A. M. arid ' Negro teachers meeting at Per quimans Union School at 2:30 , p. m. ; Mr. Biggers stated the faculty ' is complete for each school in the unit and listed' the teachers for various schools as follows: 1 Perquimans High School: E. I C. Woodard, principal, Mrs. Elizabeth Skipsey, Mrs. Hannah Holmes, Mrs. Joan Stallings, j Mrs. Anne E. Jessup, Miss Kath- ( leen Ownley, Isaac Perry, Mrs. t Clara Boswell, Miss Nancy Zach ary, Mrs. Dorothy Barbee, Joe Tunnell, Miss Frances Newby, Mrs. Blanche Dillon, Mrs. Anni belle Whitley, Ab Williams and Mrs. Annette Copley. Perquimans Central Grammar: Thomas Maston, principal, Miss Johnnie White, Mrs. .Mrrtte- Julia Stokes, Miss Margaret Bertha Lane, Mrs. Eugenia , Beck, Mrs. Ruth Burden, Miss Janet Glenn, Mrs. Lessie Wins low, Mrs. Elizabeth Burton, Mrs. Atha Tunnell and Mrs. Mary White. Hertford Grammar: Miss The ma Elliott, principal, Mrs. Grace , Costen, Miss Mary Sumner, fttys Gladys Felton, Mrs. Ira Eure; Mrs. Annie Williams, Mrs. Edgar . White, Miss Mildred Reed and MisS Louise Chalk. 1. ; Perquimans Union School: R. " L. Kingsbury, principal, Vivian Harris, King Williams, Johnsie Continued on Page Eight 1-H Members Back From Annual Camp Several of the Perquimans County 4-H'ers won honors in achievements during 4-H Camp at Manteo last week. They camped with Green, Martin and Al leghany counties. Mary Ellen Edwards of Hert ford won the award for gettihg the most autographs. There were 99 campers and she got 69 auto graphs. Diana McDonnell of Dur ants Neck won the junior swim- ming award. This award was based on cooperation as well as skill. Carol McDonnell of Dur ants Neck won the senior swim ming award for the girls and Car son Spivey, Jr., of Rt. 3, Hertford, i won the senior swimming award for the boys. Betty Brown of Hertford was declared talent winner of the 4-H Talent Contest, when she gave a pantomine "If You Don't Know." She was also Mistress of .Cere monies for the banquet which cli maxed the week's events. ' ' Carol McDonnell had the lead-j ing role in the Vesper program.;-, This particular Vesper program; took place out of doors. This was? a most impressive ceemony with' the 4-H'ers dressed in white in front of a background of pines; 'a lighted cross and the water. ' "The 23 delegates that at " ed from Perquimans Coi ' an unusually well r grocp-,1 end t' y co-V- ' " toi. T ' " c "j i" "i to at- r' ' - Av.tust 6 at AU",,"-,f attend " servir" r -,-- r' '.ro'-rh rv