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plume XXIV. Number 37.
County Schools
He Enrollment
iiP2i2Plliipils
Enrollment f ; figures for Per-
quimahs County ;$chools on open
ing, -day; last week were slightly
Under f the- (figures for the same
day'ofthjjplast.. school year, it
was reported Monday oy acnooi
Superintendent J. T. Biggers,
who stated some increase in
over - all j enrollment will be
achieved by the end of this
week.
The three white schools-of the
county had an enrollment of
1,126 students for the first day
of, the -new school term, with
Perquimans High School having
321 students , and 108 in the
eighth grade Hertford Grammar
School reported 261 pupils and
Central Grammar School 436
pupils..
( A total of 1,103 were enrolled
. the two. Negro schools; Per
Itiimans ' Union School had 247
ift "the high school department
andt 476 pupils in the elementary
(.department. King Street School
enrolled a total of 380 pupils.
liJri Biggers reported the coun
ty schools got off to a splendid
start and are now operating on
full schedules. Pre-school regis
tration and assignment to class
es at Perquimans High School
expedited ' the opening of that
.school without the usual confu-
f slAi over students changing sub
ject schedules.
fjOne new teacher, Georgia
Smith, was employed as library -science
instructor at Perquimans
Union School and a vacancy ex
ists at the school in classes for
retarded children. Mr. Biggers
reported Jhis. vacancy will be
Ififed at a later date.
Final inspection of the new
addition to King Street School
will "be made, the 'superintendent
said, as, soon as contractors , com
plete work on some minor, ex
ception noted in the contract
for itit-echool.'
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HEADLINES
Tension over integration of
('schools in Tennessee, Arkansas,
jsand Alabama, mounted this week
Tesulting in a schopl iji Nashville,
Tenn., being blasted, assault oc-
iiwlnif In JUaKomo and tKo ClnVm
ernor 01 ATKUiisas was BCI vcu
jkdth a U. S. summons to Federal
iMOurt for using National Guards
men ,to prevent integration of a
'"Little Rock high school. The Ar
' kansas f situation raised legal
"questions unlikely to be settled
runtil the whole problem is aired
in court.
' Weather officials are keeping
close watch on Hurricane Car
rie, reported Wednesday some 1,-
.900 miles east of, the Florida
jcoist, as the third hurricane of
'the season, carrying winds up to
.110 miles per hour, moved slowly
j'in a west-northwest direction. As
pf Wednesday, the welther bn
jreau reported, the storm1 was riot
,a threat 'to any land areas but
I. ,. here was a possibility the storm
Inight change directions.
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The United States has stepped
ito the situation in the Middle
:ast, brought about by the recent
ctior In Syria, and is now send
ing arms to Jordan to; bolster the
military of that nation should 5y
Ha attack Jordan. ' v
! Due to a number of mishaps
m recent weeks, the Navy has
'-rounded its Demon Jet fighter
lanes pending an investigation of
luses to. engine failures. The
-ou- led planes are similar to,
r-ne which crashed here last
ry causing tragedy a Per
r.s High School.
Oak Grove Revival
Starts Moniiay Nighti
Revival services will begin on
Monday night, September 16, "at
Oak Grove Methodist Church. !i
The Rev. G. N. Dulin of New
ton will be the visiting evange
list. Services will begin each night
at 8 o'clock, continuing through
Friday night.
The public is invited to attend
the services.
There ' will be special music
each night.
To Be Elected At
Meeting Saturday
Members of the Albemarle
Rural' Electric Membership Cor
poration will gather here Satyr
day, September 14, for their an.
nual meeting and election of di
rectors for the corporation dur
ing the coming year, it was an
nounced by A. T. Lane, presi
dent of the organization.
All members of the corporation
are urged to attend the meeting
and participate in the selection of
directors and other activity sched
uled on the program.
Members will select nine direc
tors for the corporation and nom
inated for the posts are J. A.
Whitehurst and Joe W. Hastings,
Camden County; John N. Bunch
and J. A, Wiggins, Qhowan Coun
ty; A. T. Lane, CharW-E. White,
Floyd Mathews,,; Ellis WinslowJ
Pepjuimans County; W. R; Low
ry and J. A. bpence, 01 Easquo
ffihk Cbjjphty.if
Open
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Perquimans High School will
open its 1957 football season here
Friday night when the Indians
play Camden gridders in a non
conference game. Game time has
been set for 8 o clock.
Pre-season practice drills have
given the' local coaches, Ike Perr-
ry and Ab Williams, : an air of
optimism over prospects for , this
year's Perquimans team. Having
seven men.lel't from the first 11
last ,. season, the coaches .have
been working to fill the.., gaps
left on the right side of the line.
. Coach Perry reported the In
dians' starting line will average
180 pounds, while " his ; . second
siring line weighs' even . more.
He is pleased over the showing
made thus far by the more than
45 candidates trying out for the;
team. .
The backfield for the Perquim
ans team this year will be made
up of veterans from past sea
sons. v Tommy Tilley will direct
at quarterback, while Tommy
Matthews, John Matthews, Dan
Eure, Donny Bateman, Preston
Winslow and Johnny Winslow
will do the carrying of the pig
skUM :;T;::
Outstanding linesmen expected
to see plenty of action during.the
coming , season , will Include' Joe
Proctor, Tommy Lane,. Jimmy
Dozier,,, Warner, Madre; Thurman
WMdbee, Crafton Cblson;' Bev
erw.Tucker, johnny Miller, Jer
ry, Sullivan .Ben Gibbs, , Billy
Nixpn, Dave , ,Burjtojv , jind, . George
ROBCh,.,;'; ',,,;. ihTS'V.r;
.The game- tonight will .start
a 10-game schedule for the In
dians, who' will Play ive games
with conference . foes, Ahoskie,
Sdentori, Williamston, Plymouth
and Tarboro, and five non-conference
" contests igainst" Cam
den, Elizabeth City, Manteo,
Spring Hope and Central.
MASONS TO MEET
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Nn 10(1. Ai V.. & A. M.. will meet
' Tuesday night kt 8 o'clock.
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"JUST MELT AWAY" Great Britain has unveiled details of a new rocket - jet - powered
fighter that would just "melt away" if it flew at top speed. The Saunders-Roe S-R53, a single
seat interceptor powered by one dcHavilland Spectre rocket engine and one Armstrong-Siddeley
Viper jet engine, has been designed to the mixed -unit concept originated by Saunders-Roe for
high-altitude interception. It carries air-to-air guided weapons. The craft, shown here in test
flight over Leavesden, England, is said to be capable of flying at three times the speed of sound
about 2,000 miles an hour, f
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Hertford Jaycees
lip-Paint Up Month
At a meeting of the Hertford
Jaycees last Wednesday the
members voted : to sponsor a
"Clean-up, Fix-up Campaign" in
the town of Hertford for a peri
od of one month beginning Sep
tember 20 through October 20,
1957.
The purpose of such a cam
paign is two-fold: First, atten
tion given to cleaning off yards,
vacant lots and neglected areas
will give thp town a neater ap
pearance for tourists, visitors
and prospective industries, to
say nothing of increasing pride
in their own community. Sec
ondly, cleaning up property will
reduce such hazards 'as fire, ac
cidents and the prevention of
unsanitary conditions which
breed disease. - j
The promotion Of "home Sat
ety" wi,U be emphasized and the
improvement of such conditions
as unlighted areas, unsafe struc
tures and the installation of fire
extinguishers in the home will
highlight the campaign.
' In collection with the project
Mayor V. N. Darden has issued a
proclamation proclaiming the
month September 20 to October
20, as Clean-yp Month in Hert
ford ,and he urges all citizens to
cooperate in the project to make
Hertford a cleaner town in which
to live. "X ;'"
Urges Farmers To
Store Corn Crop
H. C. Blaylock of the
State!
ASC Office recently termed as
"unfounded" rumors which have
been circulating among grain
dealers and processors and farm
ers to the effect that Commodity
Credit Corporation plans to offer
up to 600,000. bushels of corn for
immediate sale in eastern North
Carolina. Many 'people have
blamed these rumors for the re
cent sharp decline in prices paid
to farmers in eastern North Caro
lina for 1957-crop corn which s
now being harvested. Mr. Blay-
lock stated that CCC does not an-
ticipate selling anything like this
quantity Of corn in the immedi
ate future. CCC-owned corn
stored in North Carolina will only
be sold as its condition dictates.
Small quantities of CCC-owned
corn have been sold recently in
North Carolina, some of which
was in danger of going out of
condition in storage and the sale
was necessary to protect the in
terest of CCC. Other small quan
tity sales have been made for un
restricted use on a competitive
basis. 1 Where' offers to sell' are
made "on a competitive bid basis,
CCC has the right t6 reject any
and 'all bids ' and CCC officials
have indicated: thajt they would
not accept bids which would tend
tc work a burden on the market
price,. .v-'i'v
According to Blaylock; CCC lias
recently offered for sale at Chi
cago a sizable quantity of, corn.
However, he ; emphasized that
these sale? are made for export
only and such corn will not, get
into domestic trade channels.
Such sales, he said, are not un
common but are made throughout
the year in order to dispose of
surplus stocks and to protect the
i bmj tv r
interest of the Government.
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Sponsoring Clean
Town Board Given
Information About
Drilling Deep Well
Exploring possibilities in secur
ing a town watei supply from
deep well sources, the Hertford
Board Monday night conferred
with a representative of a well
drilling company to obtain facts
pertaining to costs and success
from such an operation.
The Board was advised by the
company representative a test
water should be driven, after
which the drilling company will
present guaranteed charts as to
types and amount of water avail
able. He was optimistic over the
possibility of locating water and
stated the costs of a test well is
approximately $2,000. Costs' of a
nprmanent well varies, the reDre-
cot,,io at0A anr-nrHincr in tvnp
of material used in the well but
estimates as to the cast were from
12 to $28,000.
The council named a board con
sisting of John Costen, Henry C.
Stokes, Jr., Julian A. White, John
Beers and Charles Skinner, Jr., to
handle appeals made in regards
to the new town zoning ordin
ance. ,
Approval was voted granting
the Hertford Fire DeDartment au
thority to increase the' roster of j
the fire department by a total of
five men. The Board was advis
ed the fire department was in
need of additional men due to
the fact a nunr of firemen are
unavailable to help fight fires
during the day time because of
employment outside Hertford.
. After being advised members
of the nolice department must
pay additional costs in carrying
liability insurance on their, pri
vately owned cars, the board vot
ed to reimburse the policemen
for the extra costs of carrying the
insurance. The, cost will amount
to about $150 a year.
' No action was taken by the
board toward purchase of a com
munications system, to be install
ed for use by the police, firemen
and utility department but after
a long discussion of the proposal
the Board decided lo. table action
pending further-investigation of
thei matter! It was pointed out
during the discussion that Civil
Defense Authority will pay one
half of the costs of installation of
the system. ,
Club To Sponsor
Fall Fashion Show
A Fall Fashion Show will be
sponsored by the Perquimans
BPW Club on Thursday evening,
September 26, at the new Hert
ford Grammar School. Lovely
models will show clothes of dis
tinction, carried by stores of
Hertford. ' Mrs.. Mary Dail Lane
and her committee from the BPW
Club will have charge of arrange
ments.' The public is cordially in
vited1 to attend th show. ,
WSCSSubaistrict
Meeting SepC19
The Perquimans-Chowan Sub
district meeting of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service will
be held at Cedar Grove Church
on Thursday, September 19, be
ginning at 10 o'clock: ,
Mrs. J. A." Auman of Hertford
will give the morning medita
tion. Mrs. W. E. Brown of
Hobbsville, district president,
wjJV ba the noon speaker. ,
Carolina, Friday, September 13, 1957,
King Street PT A
To Meet Monday
The Parent-Teacher Association
of King Street Elementary School
will hold its first meeting of the
1957-58 season on Monday even
ing, September 16 at 8 o'clock in
the activity room at the school.
George James, president, is urg
ing that each parent and patron
attend this meeting.
The agenda for the meeting in
cludes formulating plans for this
year's activity and the climaxing
of a financial drive which will
end next month.
Machinery Set In
ASG Election Here
The County Election Board met
and appointed three farmers in
every community who will have
the responsibility for conducting
ASC Committee elections in Per
quimans County, Helene W. Nix
on, Perquimans County ASC Of-
f ice Manager, announced.
The County Election Board
composed of R. M. Thompson,
County Agent, Chairman, F. A.
McGoogan, Soil Conservationist,
W. H. Perry, Jr., FHA Supervisor
and Joe W. Nowell, Jr., President
of Farm Bureau, appointed the
following farmers to serve on the
Community Election Boards: Bel
videre Willard Copeland, James
Li. Lane, J. Moody Copeland; Ni
canor Alvin L. Winslow, Wallace
R. Baker, Ellis Stallings; Bethel
Dan Berry, Earl Riddick and R.
S. Chappell; H e r t f o r d Percy
Rogerson, Wilbur Roberson, S. J.
Mansfield; New Hope E d d i e
Harrell, Ernest W. Sutton, Ray
Morse; and Parkville Elmer L.
Miller, Claud Williams, W. H. El
liott, Jr. .
The Community Election
Boards will select a slate of at
least 10, eligible persons as nomi
nees for membership on the com
munity committee. A notice of
these nominees will fee published
not later than Thursday, Septem
ber 19. If 10 or more farmers in
a community, who are eligible to
vote, desire that additional per
sons be nominated they may sub
mit a petition to that effect to
the community election board not
later than Friday, September 20
The petition must carry the sig
natures of 10 Or more eligible vot
ers residing in the community.
Community Committee elec
tions will, be held this year by
ballot boxes in every community;
they, will be held Tuesday, Octo
ber 8. At the community elec
tion, a chairman, vice-chairman,
regular member, and two alter
nates to the community commit
tee will be elected. The chairman
and vice-chairman of the com
munity committee will serve as
delegate and alternate delegate to
the County Convention at which
a chairman, vice-chairman, regU'
lar member, and two" alternate
members will be elected to the
County ASC Committee.
Farmers 1 are reminded that
with farm prices falling through
out the State, they can't afford
to be apathetic about the vitally
needed farm program. All farm
ers must get out and vote on the
8th.
For Holding
Hew Officers Of
Legion Auxiliary
Assume Duties
, The Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul
Stallings Post of the American
Legion resumed regular meet
ings last Thursday night at the
home of Mrs., Edla Webb, with
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Elizabeth
Haskett as hostesses. Mrs. Mild
red Whitley presided over the
meeting which opened with the
usual Auxiliary ritual. Mrs.
Ethel Perry gave the devotional.
Twenty members wpre present
for the roll call and Mrs. Webb.
Mrs. Minnie Miller and Mrs.
Belle Newbold were cited for
perfect attendance during the
past year.
Mrs. Sarah White reported the
local unit had enrolled a total
of 56 members and it was re
ported dues amounting to $3
were collected and the treasury j
showed a balance of $248.89.
Mrs. Newbold reported on cards
sent to the sick and that a gift
had been sent Mrs. Marie Dav
enport, immediate past presi
dent. Mrs. Thelma Hollowell was
then installed as unit president
for 1957-58 and she pledged her
self to work for advancement
the Legion Auxiliary. Other
officers assuming duties at th IS I
meetmg mcluded Mildred Wh.t-lg,. of Winfali at Corinth Bap.
ley, first vice president; Grace ltjst church on Sundav, Septem
Morris, second vice president; , nt 4 m nVlnrk
Helen N. Skinner, recording sec
retary; Minnie Miller, corres
ponding secretary; Edlar Webb,
treasurer; Pickett Sumner, his-
torian; Maude H. Jones, serge- diolus and lighted candles. Prior
ant-at-arms; Ethel Perry, chap- to the ceremony a program of
lain; Belle Newbold, social sec-1 nuptial music was rendered by
retary; Maude Jones, local Mrs. Ralph Stevenson, organis't.
treasurer. she accompanied Mrs. D. S. Moy-
Mrs. Hollowell then named the ers who sang "Because,"
following committee chairman-1 "Through the Years" and "The
ships for the year: Marie Dav- Lord's Prayer" as the benedic
enport and Ann Nowell, Ameri-.tion.
canism; Grace Morris and Pick- me oriae was given in mar-1 congressman neroert c non
ett Sumner. child welfare- riage by her father. She wore.ner, who visited Hertford Thurs-
Blanche M. Berrv and Marv T
iReeri. rnmmnnitv sorvt- Sarah.
U. White and Lessie E. White,
finance; Elsie Gregory and Allie
E. Johnson, Girl State; Elizabeth
Skipsey and Brenda Stallings,
junior activities; Helen Winslow
and Doris Ainsley, legislative;
Edla Webb and Elizabeth Has-
Ikett, membership; Helen Skinner
and Mildred Whitley, music;
Mary W. Winslow and Lucille
White, Pan American; Madge P.
Towe and Edla Webb, poppy;
Blanche M. Berry and Ruth H.
Powell, publicity; Irene P. Towe
and Ethel Perry, rehabilitation;
Madge Towe and Ruby B. White,
past president parley; Nannie
Pritchard and Mattie B. White,
Gold Star Mothers.
It was reported the Auxiliary
wui conauci a cook dook pro
ject to raise funds for the unit.
Members are urged to brine
gifts for the veterans' hospital
gift shop to the October meeting
which will be held at the home
of Mrs. Sarah White.
At the close of the meeting
the hostesses served a sweet
course.
Game Warden
Calls Attention
Open Seasons
Perquimans County Game War
den Cohoon this week warns
hunters relative to open seasons
and bag limits on game.
Deer season will be open from
October 15 to January 1 except
that part of Chowan and Per
quimans counties south and east
of U. S. Highway 17. The bag
limit is one daily, one possession
and two for the season.
The squirrel season will also be
open from October 15th to Janu
ary 1. The bag limit is Six daily,
12 possession and 75 for the sea
son.
. Quail season will be open from
November 28 to February 10 with
the bag limit being eight daily,
16 possession and 100 for the sea.
son. ;
The wild turkey season is also
from November 28 to February 10
with the bag limit being one dai
ly, two possession and two for the
season.. . ;:.-.;V V.-
Open season for bear is Octo
ber IS to January 1 with the bag
limit being one daily, two pos
. ... . Continued on Page C:x
Officer Assigned
Harvey Point For
Construction
Central PTA To . i
Meet Next Monday
The Parent-Teacher Association
of Central Grammar School will
hold its first meeting of the new
school year next Monday night,
September 16, at 8 o'clock in the
school auditorium. The White
Hat Community, with Mrs. Melvin
Eure as chairman, will have
charge of the program. Mrs.
Ruby Long, PTA president, urg
es all members to be present for
this meeting.
Barber-Pritchard
Vows Spoken At
Corinth Church
In a lovely and impressive
ceremony Miss Theresa Pritch
ard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse L. Pritcharcl, Route Two,
Elizabeth City, became the bride
nf T.inHcpv F Rarhpr. son of
tiff.. I -Ml-., T,..r.A Tt-ivUnr
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. D. S.
Movers, pastor, in a setting of
Dalms and baskets of white ela
a ballerina length gown of lace
and tulle over satin, styled iWith
sabrine neckline, and long lace
sleeves ending in wedding points
Continued on Page Six
Recorders Docket
Listed 16 Cases At
Session Tuesday
Fifteen of the 16 cases listed
on the docket of Perquimans Re
corder's Court here last Tuesday
werp Hisnosed of durine the ses-
sioni whjie the case in which
Thurman Mitchell, Negro, charg-
ed with speeding, was continued
when Mitchell failed to appear
to answer the charges in the
warrant. He was ordered ap
prehended and held on a $50
cash bond.
Costs of court were taxed
against Thomas Mitchell, who
submitted to a charge of failing
to give proper signal while op
erating a car.
Sallie Smith pleaded guilty to
a charge or speeding ana paia
the court costs.
A fine of $25 and court costs
were assessed against Marsnai
Taylor, Negro, who plead guilty
to charges of possessing non-tax
paid liquor.
Four defendants, Lester Bak
er, Kicnard uromweii, winirea
Riddick and William Rogerson,
Negro, all charged with failure
to observe a-stop sign, submitted
to the charges and each of the
defendants paid the court costs.
Two defendants, J. C. Norman
and Lester Hurdle, both Negroes,
submitted to charges of being
drunk and each paid a fine of $2
and (Court costs.
Helen Ferebee, Negro, paid
the costs of court on a charge
of failing to observe a stop sign.
She ented a plea of guilty to
the charge.
Carlton Perry, Negro, charged
with breaking and entering and
I larceny, waived preliminary
(hearing of the charge and his
lease was placed upon the docket
of the Superior Court for trial
at the October term of court
Sidney Curtis, charged with
driving drunk, requested a trial
by jury and his case was moved
up to the Superior Court docket.
Edward , Holley, Negro, enter-
5 Cents Per Copy.
Task
In preparation fot the letting
of a $2,185,000 construction, con
tract at Harvey Point Seaplane
base, the Navy this week assign
ed Lt. Frank D. Lucente to Hert
ford to serve as construction of
ficer at the base. Mr. Lucente
came to Hertford Tuesday seek
ing living quarters for himself
and his wife.
Actually construction at Har
vey Point is now expected to
get under way about the first
of next month. It has been re
ported the Navy is preparing to
award the first contract for work
at the base between now and
September 25. Bids for the con
struction of a bulkhead, two
parking aprons and other pro
jects were received and opened
by the Navy several months ago
and due to circumstances exist
ing in Washington the letting of
the contract was suspended for
the time being.
During the closing days of the
last session of Congress more
than $8 millions were authorized
and appropriated for construction
at the local base during the fis
cal year 1958, which started last
July 1.
A tin' limit, incorporated in
to the original bids, expired Au
gust 27. However, the Navy De
partment requested and received
a 30 day extension of this ex
piration date and it is now un
derstood the awarding of the
contract will be made prior to
September 27.
Lt. Donald Dalton is public
works officer for Harvey Point,
Edenton NAAS, with offices at
the Edenton base. He is expect
ed to set up offices at Harvey
Point which will be under the su
pervision of Lt. Lucente.
day of last week, reported other
i contracts in. connection with
i work at Harvey Point ' Will be
awarded between October 1 and
IJanuary 1.
ed a plea of guilty to charges of
driving without a license. He
was ordered to pay a fine of
$25 and costs of court.
Robert Walker submitted to a
charge of failing to observe a
stop sign and paid the costs
of court.
W. L. Privette, Negro, was
fined $25 and costs of court af
ter he entered a plea of guilty
to a charge of failing to observe
a stop sign and was found not
guilty on a charge of using pro
fanity in the presence of two or
more persons.
School Ransacked
During Week-end
A quantity of ice cream and
some school supplies were found
missing when Perquimans Cen
tral Grammar School officials
discovered the building had been
ransacked over the week-end.
The discovery was made by the
officials on opening of the
school Monday morning.
Authorities believe the break-
in was made by a group ft chil
dren and Sheriff J. K. White re
ported Principal Tommy Maston
has advised students at the
school no children will be allow
ed on the school grounds after
school hours unless accompanied
by an adult. Violation of this
regulation will result in the
children being taken into cus
tody by the authorities.
FELLOWSHIP TO MEET
The Chowan-Perquimans Sub
district of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship will meet at Ander
son Methodist Church Monday
night af 8 o'clock. The young
people of Anderson Church will
be in charge of the program and
the refreshment hour. All Meth
odist young people of the two
counties are urged to attend.' f r