WEEKLY
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i Volume XXIV. Number 35.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, August 30, 1957.
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5 Cents Per Copy.
Industrial Group
County Schools To
Start Wednesday;
In Meeting; With
Open House Tuesi
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PERQU
IMS
Top State Officials
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ngi Eliia'betti City, Hertford and
.X Edentbn was in Raleigh Tuesday '
' Itonf erring with Governor Luther
Hodges and members of the
Board of Conservation and De
velopment for the purpose of en
listing state aid in securing new
industry for the Albemarle area.
t Thev group, members of the re
cently organized Tri-County In
dustrial Committee, met with
Governor Hodges at 3 o'clock
and later conferred with William
P. Saunders, director of the
' Board of Conservation ' and De
velopment, and Ed Kirk about
the situation within the three
counties.
.' Governor Hodges, after being
advised by the group it was
seeking the Governor's influence
in channeling new industry into
the ' Northeastern section of the
State, promised he will give all
the support he can to he pro
gram. ; The Governor commended the
group on the organization of the
Tri-County, unit, stating the unity
showed - a determination . on the
part of the counties to bring in
dustry into the community. . He
cautioned the group, however,
not to expect miracles because
securement of new industry can
not be achieved over night.
The meeting with the officials
of the Board of Conservation and
Development, while helpful to
gioup in socuring informa
tion as to the ways and means
to perfect ail organized program
to entice industry here turned
up little else. '. . ,.
Saunders and Kirk told the
group the C & D Board had
contact with about 18 per cent
of the new industries coming in
to the State ,xand the remainder
sought "Information v as to sites
rnd"1ownlckms'iVhf6tlgirdtlii
er, sources.' The C & D officials
told the Albemarle delegation
the ultimate success lay with the
group' in finding its leads to in
dustry that might move into one
of the three counties. ,
Representing . Hertford on the
delegation was (Mayor V. j N.
Darden, Robert L. Hollowell and
Max Campbell.
Emergency Loans
Wow Available At
F.H.A. OfficeHere
The United States Department
of Agriculture has authorized the
' making of Production Emergency
loans in nine North . Carolina
:l bounties through June 30, 1958.
iThe counties are Beaufort, Cam
? pen, Chowan, Currituck, Pamlico,
; Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell
land Washington.
. -fj ; This authorization is based on
(Substantial damage and losses to
(crops resulting from drought con
Editions and high temperatures.
JProduction Emergency loans are
made to financnormal farming
Operations, but not to refinance
- existing debts. Farmers can ap
' ply forjloans at the Farmers Home
xiuiinnisirauon cuuray oiuces ser-
1.-ing tne area.
! xo ue. eugium iui rimiutiv'n
Emergency loans, a farmer must
be unable to obtain the credit ha
' needs from other local sources.
. In addition, he must be primarily
engaged, in fanning and have suit
able experience . and reasonable
' prospects for success in the farm
ing 'operations he plans to carry
on with "the loan assistance. The
1 applicant must have suffered a
substantial production loss from
the adverse weather conditions.
Payments are scheduled accord-
ing to the borrower s ability t"
pay. Loans to meet opera'
penses are secured by ''
on croos ana oram'
tel property. Lo' -a
l lor repaymi-' jean
depend'"' - iurposeg.
for v- are advanc-
p production are
i repayment when
j from Ahe crops is nor
ru itceived. The Interest rate
Harvey Point '
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An appropriation bill, calling
for expenditures of more than 1
billion dollars for military con
struction work and including $8,
548,000 earmarked for the Harvey
Point Seaplane base, was signed
by President Eisenhower Wednes
day. .".:
Your home -newspaper also
learned Wednesday that the Navy
Department has secured a time
extension on bids submitted by
the Diamond Construction Com
pany for some $2.8 million work
at the local base, and 1t is now
anticipated the awarding of this
contract may be ... forthcoming
within the next 30 days.
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Funeral ; services for Wilson
Reed, age 84, who died Wednes
day morning at 1:05 o'clock in the
Albemarle Hospital following 8
lingering illness were held
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at
the graveside in Cedarwood
Cemetery by the Rev. James A
Auman, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church.
The casket was covered by a
pall of red roses, white carnations
and fern.
Pallbearers were Reginald
Tucker, Durward Reed, Sr., Julian
White. Henrv Clav Stokes. Hazel
Matthews and Jessie Lee Harris.
Mr. Reed was a native and life
long . ot perquimans
County and resided at 114 Grubb
Street, Hertford, He was the son
. &.&fJ&M!frr, and
Nannie Sumner Reed and husband
of Mrs. Minnie Winslow Reed. . '
Besides his wife he is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. M, F. Jol
ly of Greenville, N. C, and Miss
Mildred Reed of Hertford; threp
brothers, Ernest L.. Corprew; W..
and Dinn L. Reed, all of Hertford-
and . three 'grandchildren; Mrs.
Clark Stokes. Miss Judv Jolly anr"
Franklin Jolly, all of Greenville,
is 3 Per jcent.
Applications t t o r Production i
Emergency loans may be made at
the local Farmers Home Admini
stratlon located on the seconc
floor of the Bus Station Building
in Hertford. ,. . -
Bellezza Named
Aide To Wilson
Russell -G. Bellezza, assistant
administrator, Business and De
fense Services, .( Administration
Department of Commerce, haf
been appointed as an assistant
to Edward Foss Wilson, assistant
secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare. -
Bellezza will assist Wilson ir
administrative functians in the
department and will have re
sponsibilities in the area of Federal-State
relations. '.
: A native of Norfolk, Va., Bel
lezza 'attended high school in
Hertford. '" He is, a graduate; of
Virginia Military Institute and
Massachusetts Institute" of Tech
nology, where he received the
degree; of bachelor of science and
master of science In electrical
Uhgiheering.;
He served as an artillery of-
r In World War I , and was
v associate professor at V.M.I,
in 1919 and 1920." .A' . Z
He held executive positions
with the General Electric Com
pany from 1923 to 1936. He sub
sequently became an officer , of
Locke, Inc., an affiliate of Gen
eral Electric, and was president
of that company from 1939
to
1950.
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Pictured here are two views of Hertford' New Grammar School
hours of eight to nine-thirty o'clock. To the left is a frontal view
and lunchroom. The right view shows the library, teachers' loun
Farmers Day Drew
LastWednesday
Perquimans County's Fourth'
Annual Farmers Day, observed
here last Wednesday, was termed
a huge success by R. M. Thomp
son, County Agent, and Miss
Nancy Henderson, Home Agent,
who in cooperation with men
and women of the county staged
the event.
The exhibits of farm and
home work went on display
Tuesday and these were judged
Tuesday night, with ribbons be
ing ' distributed for viewing on
Wednesday. A list of the exhibit
winners will be published as
soon as the list is compiled by
the Extension office. A large
number of farmers participated
in exhibiting farm products and
members of each of the 12 home
demonstration clubs had exhibits
m display. '
The event was staged in the
high school gym, which was
crowded with people most of the
lay Wednesday when the activi
ties conducted in connection
with Farmers Day were carried
out ; . -,
Of interest to farmers of the
county was a .' weed : burning
demonstration which was con
lucted on Wednesday by Mr.
Thompson. ,
"We are very pleased with the
nterest shown in Farmers Day,"
Mr.,- Thompson stated, ancl he
'specially thanked the merchants
)f Hertford who cooperated with
'he project by staging exhibits
t their businesses to, help de
'ray the costs of staging the pro
gram. He also thanked the men
md women who aided the Ex
tension office in staging, the
program.
Hertford LionsTo
StartingMonday
Commencing Monday, Septem
ber 2 and lasting throughout the
week ending Saturday night, Sep
tember 7, Hertford Lions Club
will hold a big Community Fair.
The festival grounds will be next
to the Hertford Fire Hall.
The Lions Club has contracted
with the Virginia Greater Shows
of Suffolk, Va., to furnish the
Carnival Midway of shows, rides
md games. The Virginia Greater
Shows has the reputation of be
'ng one of the cleanest carnival
:ompanies on the road today.
They cater strictly to the much
desired form of jelean carnival en
tertainment, catering to the en
tire family.
- Among the many rides will be
four special rides for the children
as well as several rides for the
grown-ups.
On Saturday afternoon from 1
to . 5 o'clock a special children's
matinee will be held . when all
shows and rides will be at a spe
cial price to children
FORMER WELFARE WORKER
NAMED ip PRISON POST
Miss Davey Jo Liimsden, who
several years, ago served as case
worker in the Perquimans Coun
ty Welfare Department,' -has
been named assistant superinten
dent of Woman's Prison in Ra
leigh, it was announced by the
Prison Director, W. F. Bailey.
Miss Lumsden is a graduate of
Ahoskie High School and , at
tended WCUNC at Greensboro, -
large Crowd Here
Sponsor Carnival
A ! T-o. M. 4TMK
Perquimans High
To Open Football
Schedule
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THIS VEEK'S
HEADLINES
President Eisenhower on Tues
day rejected a request that eight
'counties in the Albemarle section
be declared a disaster area as a
result of the drought which
gripped the counties in recent
'weeks. The President advised
Governor Hodges conditions did
not warrant declaration of a ma
jor disaster in the counties sur
veyed. With the Civil Rights bill ap-
' parently headed for passage this
week, Congress acted to clear the
legislative decks in preparation
jfor adjournment this week.
(Washington reports stated possi
bilities for an increase in pos
ital .rates dimmed aa.a Sepate
committee halted hearings on the
proposed action.
Foreign a i d appropriations,
slashed by the House, Were in
creased by Senate action this
week, and it appeared the Ad
ministration will receive about
one-half billion dollars more to
run foreign aid during the com
ing year. President Eisenhower,
la Washington report stated, had
convinced Senate leader, Lyndon
Johnson the U. S. will need to
spend more than $3 billions on
(foreign aid during the year.
An American soldier, William
Girard, went on trial in a Jap
anese court this week charged
with shooting a Japanese Woman
while ' the soldier was guarding
a U. S. firing range near Mae
bashi.. U. S. authorities, weeks
ago, ruled that Girard was sub
ject to the Japanese court. On
the . opening of the hearing Gi
rard stated the; shooting was ac
cidental, il T i
A law passed; - by. the last Gen
eral Assembly providing ' for
pensions to North Carolina fire
men, is being tested in court to
determine its constitutionality.
Attorneys for insurance firms
have brought suit in the matter
to gain a ruling on the validity
of the law.
New Feed Mill
- Installation of a new feed mill
has been completed at Farmer's
Feed arid Seed Store, it was an
nounced by J; Moody Matthews,
I owner, who stated the mill will
enable the local firm to provide
farmers with the means to con
vert v home-grown grains and
roughages tnto .top quality, feed
for", livestock. , , ' ry- '.
: In announcing the new 'opera
tion, Mr. Matthews said "We have
installed the most efficient, mod
ern and best' feed milling equip
ment available to serve our cus
tomers. Now we .can grind any
thing" you grow that can be used
for feed, mix it uniformly with
proven , concentrates, thoroughly
blend any reasonable amount of
blackstrap molasses in the mix."
, Farmers of the area are invit
ed to visit the local store and tee
tha mill in operation. v s
which will be opened to the public next Tuesday night from the
of the administrative unit, containing the combination auditorium
ge, principal's office and one room of the elementary unit.
Seot. 13
Coach Ike Perry, preparing his
1957 Perquimans High School
football . team for its opening
game against Camden on Sep
tember 13, stepped up the tempo
of ,pre-school practice this week.
Practire sessions have been
conducted twice daily the past
two weeks, and Coach Perry stat
ed the squad is rounding into
shape in good "form. He expects
to continue heavy drills for the
j next couple of weeks to prepare
the Indians for the strenuous sea
I son ahead.
j Some 50 candidates for the 1957
I Indian team have been issued
I uniforms and most of these have
' been attending practice sessions
fairly regularly. Some of the
! players have developed early sea-
i son ailments, such as sore feet and
muscles but these handicaps are
expected to disappear as the
youths develop into form as prac
tice drills progress.
Wiiy appeared pleased with
the development of the squad thus
far and predicted the Perquim
ans opponents will have their
hands full when they play the In
dians this year. He said he ex
all candidates for the team to re
port regularly for practice begin
ning next week.
The Indians, doped as pre-sea-son
contenders for the Albemarle
Conference title, will play a 10
game schedule opening with Cam
den here on September 13. Coach
Perry released the schedule as
follows:
Sept. 13 Camden, here.
Sept. 20 Ahoskie, here.
Sept. 27 Tarboro, there.
Oct. 4 Plymouth, here.
Oct. 11 Williamston, there.
Oct. 18 Edenton, there.
Oct. 25 Manteo, here.
Nov. 1 Spring Hope, here.
Nov. 8 Elizabeth City, here.
Nov. 15 Central, here.
The annual revival at the
Baptist Church will begin Sep
tember 9 at 7:30 P. M. and will
continue through the 11 o'clock
service on September 15. This
year's guest preacher will be a
former pastor of the church, the
Rev. Charles W. Duling. Mr.
Duling is now pastor of the Ca
shie Baptist Church of Windsor.
Music for the revival will be
under the direction of Mrs. Fred
Mathews, who will also be or
ganist for the services. She will
be assisted by Mrs. Howard
Mathews, who will be he pianist
for the services. There will be
special music by the choirs of
the church as well as guest so
loists and groups.
County Board To
Meet Next Tuesday
The Board of Commissioners of
Perquimans County will hold its
September meeting on Tuesday,
September 3, instead of Monday,
The change in the date of the
meeting was due to observance of
the Labor Day holiday which
falls on Monday. . ' .-,
Residents desiring to appear be'
for the Board at its next meeting
are requested to note the change
in data of the meeting.,,
Baptist Church
Docket Listed 12
Cases On Tuesday
A varied docket totalling 12
cases were disposed of during
Tuesday's session of Perquimans
Recorders Court.
A fine of $25 and costs were
taxed against William Orrok, Jr..
who submitted to a charge of
reckless driving.
George Perry, Negro, paid a
fine of $20 and court costs af
ter pleading guilty to charges of
speeding.
Paul Snell. charged with fail
ing to observe a stop sign, paid
the costs of court after pleading
guilty to the offense.
Edward Whitley, Negro, sub
mitted to a charge of failing to
observe a stop sign and paid the
costs of court.
Lloyd Harrell, Negro, found
guilty on charges of driving
without a license, was ordered
to pay a fine of $25 and court
costs.
Costs of court were taxed
against Vernon McKnight, who
entered a plea of driving with
out a license.
James White, Negro, was fined
$25 and costs on charges of driv
ing without a license.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued in the case in which Earl
Spence, Negro, was charged with
assault with a deadly weapon.
Lassell Eason, Negro, found
guilty on charges of driving
without a license and reckless
driving, was given a six months
sentence, to be suspended upon
payment of a fine of $150 and
costs of. court.
Chis Kitchen submitted to a
charge of failing to observe a
stop sign and paid the court
costs.
Elmer Key, Negro, paid a fine
of $2.00 and court costs after
pleading guilty to charges of be
ing drunk.
James White, Negro, was found
not guilty on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon.
Local Towns Share
In Powell Funds
The towns of Hertford and
Winfall in Perquimans County
will share in the allocation of
$6,477,032 to be divided by the
State Highway Commission
among 405 municipalities for im
provement on non - highway
streets, it was announced from
Raleigh Tuesday.
Allocations to the Town of
Hertford this year will amount to
$6,986.49, which is slightly more
than the town received last year;
the Town of Winfall will receive
$1,408.89 as its share of the funds
for 1957. Distribution was made
upon the basis of -2.12 per capita
and the number of miles of non-
highway streets in each town
The money comes from Powell
Bill funds, voted several years
ago by the General Asdsembly,
and is a part of the gasoline
taxes collected by the State.
Cities and towns become eligible
for Powell Bill funds 'by per
forming certain functions neces
sary to qualify under the law
including the collection of id va
lorem taxes, the election of gov
erning officials, and the filing of
necessary data with the Highway
Commission before limiting date.
MASONS TO MEET
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge
No. 106, A. F. tt A. M., will meet
Tuesday night at 9 o'clock.
Drive Safely Over
Labor Day Holiday
Perquimans County motorists ' meeting of the Board of Educa
today were appealed to by Sgt. j tion, held Monday night in the
Logan Lane of the State High- office of the school superinten-
way Patrol to help prevent
highway accidents during the
long Labor Day week-end by
driving safely while on the high
ways. Sgt, Lane stated this district
had an excellent record last
Labor Day and he hoped the
motorists will use care and keep
the record intact during the
holiday coining up.
G.W. Chapped Died
Wednesday A. M.
George Washington Chappell Two new school buildings will
died suddenly at 9 A. M.. Wednes-be used with the opening of the
day at his home near Belvidere. i 'crm. Mr. Biggers pointed out.
He was the son of the late these being the new Hertford
James Henry and Sarah B. Grammar and King Street build
Blanchard Chappell and husband 'ngs-
of Mrs. Rachael Chappell. He I Students, teachers and patrons
was a member of the Meadow f the Hertford Grammar Cchool.
Grove Sanctified Church. (will unveil this school to the
In addition to his wife, he is' Public with an open house on
survived by a son. Edgar W.
Chappell of Belvidere; six daugh
ters, Mrs. Otha Winslow and Mrs.
Percy Chappell of Belvidere. Mrs.
Walter Winslow and Mrs. Thomas
Byrum of Hertford, and Mrs. Da
vid Boyce of Pt. Deposit, Md.:
three brothers, Willie Chappell of
Durants Neck, Herbert Chappell
of Hobbsville and John Ervin
Chappell of Belvidere; six sisters,
Mrs. Will Frue and Mrs. Clarence
Scott of Elizabeth City, Mrs. Will
Copeland and Mrs. Ervin Cope
land of Ryland, Mrs. C. C. Chap
pell of Winton and Mrs. Abby
Brantingham of Ransomville, N.
Y.; and 28 grandchildren and five
great grandchildren.
The body was removed to the
Lynch Funeral Home in Hertford tains six class rooms, a multi
pending completion of funeral ar- purpose room, principal's office
rangements. land a first aid room.
Williamston Nine
Takes Three Game
Lead In Playoffs
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Hertford kept the Albemarle
League playoffs going Wednesday
night by banging outran 11-8 win
over Williamston' in the fourth
Damp rtf flip cHpc "RMripW nitnh-
ed the Indians to the win while
the batting of Cliff and Joe Towe
and John Morris was outstanding. I
Cliff Towe had two doubles and
a single for three trips to the
plate.
The Indians took a 3-1 lead in
the third and were never behind
after that point. Williamston tal
lied three runs in 'the seventh but
the Indians came back to score
four. Riddick fanned five, walk
ed six and gave up six hits. Mack
Cherry was the losing pitcher.
He gave up 11 hits, walked five.
and tanned tnree. ' Rotary Club last Tuesday night
Williamston too ka 3-0 leadjand addressed the club on Ho
over the Hertford Indians in the j tary aims for the coming yeari
final round of the league's play- Prior t0 the dinner meeting,
off Tuesday night by winning after which Mr. Maddrey gave
the third game of the series 9jhis address, the officers of the
to 5 at Williamston. Ted Chap-1 Hertford Club presented reports
pell and Paul Matthews held
down the pitching assignment
for the Indians while Stevenson
did the hurling for the home
team.
The best game of the series
thus far was the ; second game
played in Hertford last Friday
night when Williamston nosed
out the Indians 3-2 in a pitch
er's duel between Paul Matthews
nd Williford. Hertford scored
two runs in the first inning due
mainly to wildness on the part
of Williford. Williamston scor
ed one run in the third and two
in the fourth to sew up the vic
tory. Matthews gave up eight
hits and the Indians knicked Wil
liford for six safeties. Riddick
with two hits led the Indians'
batting attack.
Williamston opened the series
by gaining a 12-7 decision over
the Indiana in a contest played
Preparations for the "opening
of the 1957-58 school term in
i Perquimans wee reviewed at a
dent. All schools of the county
system will open next Wednes
day, September 4, and school
officials believe enrollments will
average out about the same as
the last school term.
Preliminaries of the new term
:aie expected to be completed on
Wednesday and Thursday with
full schedules starting on Friday.
Superintendent Biggers request
ed that students bring money to
the schools as soon as possible
ifoi payment of book and activ
ity fees. Early payment of these
fees will expedite the work on
the part of teachers with the is
suance of books and supplies.
Tuesday night of next week from
8 to 9:30 o'clock. Miss Thelma
Elliott, principal, is in charge of
a committee on arrangements for
this open house event and the
public is invited to attend.
The new school is a modern
one-story brick building located
on Dobb Street. It has nine
class rooms, a multi-purpose
room, library, first aid room,
conference room and principal's
office.
The building, constructed at a
cost of approximately $232,000,
has been termed as very mod
ern and practically fireproof.
The new addition at the King
Street School, similar to the
Hertford Grammar Building. con-
at Williamston. Williamston tal
lied two runs in the first inning,
one in the fourth and six in the
fifth, two in the sixth and one
in the eighth. Vernon White,
Pi,chin?. for Hertford .gave up
feve" hlts efore beln8 reheved
Dy "rker reason
The Indians collected 10 hits
off Cherry and Williford, who
divided the pitching duties for
Williamston. The Indians tallied
one run in the second, one in
the fifth and four in the sixth.
Rotarians Hear
TalkByMaddrey
C. Gordon Maddrey, Governor
of Rotarv Distrirt No 771. nnlrt
m official visit to the Hertford
of club activities during the past
year. C. P. Morris is president
of the Hertford Club.
Labor Day Holiday
Will Be Observed
Labor Day will be observed as
a holiday next Monday, it was re
ported here this week. Most of
the. stores will be closed in ob
servance of the holiday and W. W,
White, Postmaster, stated the
Post Office will operate on a holi
day schedule. The office will be
closed but mail will be received
and dispatched from Hertford.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee Jones
of Lincoln Nebraska, announce
the birth of a daughter, Paula
Jeannette, born August 7. Mrs.
Jones is the former Jean Audrey
StalUngs of Durants Neck.