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mm 4 Volume XXIV. Number 42. ocal P T A Given wAnMf; t !,tc m ' The new School was Hertford Grammar the scene for its first PTA meeting on Thursday evening, October 11, with near . capacity crowd attending. Mrs. R. S. Monds, presiding, : extended a hearty welcome to parents and friends in attend ance and also expressed appreci ation on behalf of the PTA to many for their acts of kindness and helpfulness in many areas of work going on in and around the School ' The Rev. James A. Auman, Methodist pastor, brought a most inspiring devotional entitled "What Is Your Name? Where Do You Live? How Old Are You?" , f ter the minutes were read, a - motion was made' and passed to accept the recommendations of the Executive Committee to pur chase an attendance banner; pay registration fees of Cub Scout leaders; put listings of meetings on the Jaycee calendar; contri bute toward ' Founder's Dffcr fund, and to work on shrubbery and grounds project as well as teacher's lounge and health room. . Following treasurer's report by Mrs. W. F. Ainsley, the president called on Mrs. Jarvis Henry, chairman of grade mothers, also Carrol Williams and Mrs. Joe Towe "White of the Finance Com- mittee, who made reports aS" fol lows: A Halloween party is scheduled for October 31 at the lunch room cafeteria beginning at 5:30, P. M., with supper being served rand with each grade having a booth; the big project of , the year, the Perquimans Weekly sales, is under way and Being directed by Mrs. James E. feting TdN Newby and her, commitfcw :Mwhjch ime fTA cook books Western '"and 'country show? jswere :cih' mfiafTVliS gales were scheduled for November 27th at, promoted for. the state building Perquimans County High School Baptist Association To Meet At Bethel - Hertford Churches THIS WEEK S urAmmrc f IILflULIIlLU 'A . . T Western powers continue to study the operation of the Rus sian satellite to determine what , if any scientific and military benefits are to be obtained ' through the project. U. S. scien , tists this week advised President ," Elsenhower there is no cause for panic because Russia .success fully launched its artificial moon. . From Washington a report this , vjteek says that Congress' is' ex 1 pected to take a new look at military spending when it con venes in January and there is a possibility military spending will 1 be stepped up as a result of the launching' of the Soviet satellite. An Administration spokesman stated defense preparedness must - come before tax cuts. " A 'tense situation remains in the Middle East following the ,Jt.. j'-w'i- i a i wui ut; served ai imo ay tne 1ft- landing of Egyptian troops in ' afaj of fte church The ayfte Syria, a step Nasser stated was session wiu gee highligntin taken to bolster Syrian defenses', Foreign Missions. The Hert- a gainst an attack from Turkey. Russia meanwhile, is still pro viding military equipment " to both Syria and Egypt which led Turkey to strengthen its de fenses at the Syrian border. ' CcriralPTATo IZ'zt Monday Night tr The PTA of Perquimans Cent tal -Grammar School will hold kg October meeting next Monday night in the auditorium' of the school beginning at, 7:30 o'clock. Irs. Vernon Harrell of the Snow Hiill community will have charge ' cf the : program. Several im r orta'nt business matters will be -" ated ' during the meeting ' d all members are urged to Di n 'M ,A i In her ePrt Mrs- w- c- Dozier . .1 A.1 . L 1 It A " 1 ra'"6,sca "le "Pe ' lnal 5,,e would have ' plans and ' prices available at the next meeting on the proposed shrubbery. J. T. Biggers, superintendent, report ed the school would have a grav el walk ' extending in front of the lunch room to the drive in the very near future, and that no money was available from county funds for cement walks I at this time. I Mrs Monrtc thpn rprntfni7pH committee chairmen: Miss Mary Sumner, membership; Russell A. Willis, safety; Mrs. John N. Winslow, lunch room; Mrs. Ha zel Matthews, magazine; Ray Haskett, Cub Scout institutional representative, and , Mrs. ? Ray Haskett, hospitality, all of whom gave splendid reports of work being done and of plans for the year. . Miss Thelma Elliott, principal, in her report thanked those mak ing contributions to the health room and library, and invited those wishing to see these and the class rooms could do so dur ing the coffee hour immediately after the meeting was adjourn ed. She also recognized two new teachers, Mrs. Roberts and Miss Gladys Felton. The attendance of the first grade with 92 won the at tendance banner for October. Nate Brinn rendered a piano selection, after which a short skit was previewed, with Mrs. R. S. Monds, Mrs. R. L. Hollowell, Mrs. H. C. Sullivan and Mrs. Jack Brinn taking part. The skit was presented at ' the dis trict meeting "ot Parents-Teach ers . Association ; at Ahoskie on October 15th during a luncheon, fund of PTA headquarters. The one hundred and fifty-second annual session of the Chowan Baptist Association will be held October 22 and 23. The general meted out in Perquimans Re theme of the meeting will bejeorder's Court last Tuesday to "World Missions".' The first dav's sessions will be i neia at ine xeinei odi wnuiun. uhtiuq whhuui a 11- The morning session which begins, cense,, reckless driving, driving at 9:45 o'clock will highlight As-1 with improper lights, failing to sociational Missions. The annual , stop for a -siren and resisting ar sermon will bes)reached by therest. The sentence was ordered Rev. Henry Napier, pastor of the suspended upon payment of a Center Hill and Great Hope Bap tist Churches. After dinner on the grounds served by the woman of the Bethel Church,- the after- noon session will highlight State ; Missions. ' Such dignitaries as W. P, Biggers taff of Raleigh, .'K. McGee of Winston-Salem and J. Mgrsh .Grant, of Thomasville will bring reports on Baptist work in the State !The second dav sessions' will be held at the Hertford Baptist Church. The morning session will highlight Home Missions. The Chowan College A Cappella Choir will sing and the newly inaugu rated president of that college, Dr.""'"cu ul "faing ; Bruce E. Whittaker will speak. id each paid the court costs . The main address of the morning will be brought1 by Dr. John A. Brown of Norfolk, Va. Dinner will be served at 12:15 by the la- ford Men's Chorus will sing and an address will be" brought - by Dr.- Floyd H. North of Hie South ern Baptist foreign : Mission Board, Richmond,, Va.' .J-; ' Much, -enthusiasm has been shown , hv this year's meeting and -the greatest crowds in the history of, the, Association', are expected. 5 . . Committee Chairmen fc the rfertf qrd , Baptist Church' Include: Parking, John Ward; Food, "Mrs. Tom Madre; Arrangements, Car roll Williams, and Hospitality, Jim BaSS.'.-? '"''' l- '', J: H. Moore of Elizabeth City is the Association's Moderator and he will be in charge 6f the ses sions." 1 - ' MASONS TO MEET .The Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106, 106, 'A. F; & A,M, wilt meet Perquimans; John Graham, Cho dliyjhignt.at 8 b&pck. ': aI?!,f?hiulP Godwin of Gates. Tues Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 18, 157. " ill if iiiri ' MmiWiWii-iniiiM ' ImjI' - - NATIONAL STAR FARMER. WIFE AND ADVISER-Joe Tunnell (left), teacher of agriculture at Perquimans High School, conferg with Clarence Cheppell. Jr., of Belvidere. the 1957 National Star Farmer of the Future Farmers of America, and Mrs. Chappell. Young Chappell attributes a part of his success as a Future Farmer to long-range panning and to expert guidance from his teacher, father and grandfather. Mrs. Chappell has been a partner in their farm and homemak'ng program since they were married in December, 1956. GoalJii Sight s. : The Perquimans County Li brary Board has received to date contributions ( totaling $2,783.29. The board members are very much, pleased with the generous response of the business houses, the civic clubs and the indivi duals in ' the drive for $3,000 with which , to make the neces sary repairs on the building into which the library will soon be moved. Some solicitors have still to be heard from and some civic clubs havA nntifio4 tha htaril tknt Un. . m V i Tu o The outcome of this game will will make late contributions. So u . . i the members feel that the $3,000. V", lmpont. ""f on will be received. !the ,fln ult lnA the. Albe" Every member of the board "ia rle . Confe- A Wln for washes to express 'appreciation toT1"' - CUl1 ,mea" 3 !'e each of the solictor nH tJfor the conference title for the each of the contributors who have given so generously of their ate the locaIs from these honors time and money to make possible ' The loss to Williamston was a comfortable, attractive build- the first of the season for Per ing for the, Perquimans County (luimans which now has a 4-1 Library headquarters. , . record. Edenton Aces are un: Six Cases Heard A 12 months road sentence was By Recorder Judge At Session Tuesday Andrew Copeland, Negro, wholunt entered a plea of guilty to the fine of $200 and costs of court. Copeland also pleaded guilty to charges of destroying prop? erty and for this offense .he was given a 6t)-day: sentence to be suspenaea upon payment of court costs and the Sum of $98 for re pairs to the . county jail, made necessary by the defendant's destruction. ' Court costs were taxed against the prosecuting witness, Laura !RMak.A Negro, in the case of Claude .iddick, ' Negro, who had been charged with assault. Two defendants, Albert Sim mons and Linwood Stewart, sub- ... . . . M "eroeri manning, charged witlflnumber of irnpr0VementS over luuuwuie too ciose Denina a mo- tor ; vehicle, entered a plea of guilty to the eharge and paid the. COUrt COStS. . , . , ' . .lames Anaerson, , wegro, sub mitted to a charge of exceeding a safe speed limit and paid a fine, of $10 andv costs of court. Edwards Elected President Of Bar Walter Q. Edwards, He't-tford-at torney. was elected president of'with it 0n Monday, j rst District Bar Assoslation Lsl Ttuuthm nf 4hn iHnmmn V. il RENIQR MASCOTS at a meeting pf the attorneys" held , last Friday at Manteo. He buc-' "The -Senior Class bf PCHS se ceeds, Martin Kellog of Manteo. lected .two , mascots ito serve for Killiam Barwick and Herbert the school year of 1957 and 1958. Small, both of Elizabeth City, I The , mascots selected are, little were elected as vice president and Miss Lu Ann Stallings, daughter secretary-treasurer respectively, jof Mr. and Mrs. Lewis-Stallings - Also elected was a board of dl- jWard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill rectors composed of Thomas of " Belvidere and little Billy Chears, Dare County; Wilton Ward of Belvidere. Not only Walker of Currituck County; W. I. Halstead, Camden: Forest Dun- stan, Pasquotank; Walter Oakey, Indians Meet Aces In Important Game At Edenton Friday After suffering a 14-12 loss at the hands of Williamston High School last Friday night, Coach will play in Edenton Fdday . M against their old rivals, the Aces. Indians while a loss will elimin- beaten in conference play, while Williamston has one loss suf fered at the hands of the Aces. Williamston got the jump on the Indians in the game last Friday, taking a 7-0 lead in the first quarter after . blocking a Perquimans punt and recovering the ball on the three-yard line and scoring on the first play of smrimmage. Perquimans also scored in the first as a result of a blocked Tommy Tilley sneaked over from the three for the score. The Indians scored in the second period but a penalty nul lified the tally. Williamston came back in the third to score on a 65-yard screen pass play. Perquimans drove to Wil- liamston's five in the third but was stopped and a few minutes later Perquimans moved to the 5-yard line, from where Dan Eure went over. New Activity Bus Secured For School A new activity bus for Per quimans High School, replacing the one' lost in the school gar age fire Jast February, was de- The new DUSj brighty painted in co!ors of purpe and goldi has a iu u ;features and is fully heated for the comfort of tne chiIdren who m. I... i. win use me vemcie. ine dus is also equipped . ' with a luggage rack and cover, providing addi tionai room within' the bus for transportation of athletic teams! .A Jaycee - - committee,':' Billy White, Francis Nixon, John Beers and , Keith Haskett, went ' to Tigh Point on Sunday to secure the j vehicle and returned here SENIOR MASCOTS SELECTED will the pictures of these mas cots appear in the 1958 annual, "The Kilcocanen," but the .mas cots will take part in 'the com mencement exercises In May. . PTA Groups Open Drive To Collect Weekly Renewals Parent-Teacher Associations of the Hertford Grammar School and the Central Grammar School this week started a campaign to secure renewal and new sub scriptions to The Perquimans Weekly in an effort to raise ex tra funck for t! PT& activi ties during the current school yean Arrangements have been com pleted between your home-town paper and the PTA groups whereby a generous commission will be paid the associations for each subscription secured during the drive, which will run into next month. Members of the PTA are authorized agents for The Weekly and subscribers of the paper are urged to pay their renewals to the PTA in order that the organization may bene fit through this subscription plan. Planning this drive for several weeks, The Weekly has not mailed out expiration notices to subscribers for several months. However, .the subscriber may check his expiration date by the label on his paper and determ- jne wnen the renewal is due. The PTA groups will conduct a h6use to house canvass for sub scriptions, giving each person an opportunity to renew his paper and help the PTA at the same time. All subscriptions sold through this drive will be started at the expiration : of present subscrip tions. That is, if you are now a subscriber and your subscription is paid through December, or any month in 1958, the renewal you give to the PTA will be car ried forward at the expiration of the present date. This plan will enable the PTA of the two schools to raise extra funds for activities at the two schools, and has been conducted in cooperation with the PTA for the past three years. Subscrib ers are urged to support the PTA in this drive and renew subscriD- tions through the PTA members or school children. , No notices of expiration will be mailed to subscribers during the campaign but subscriDtions which have expired will be re moved from the mailing list of this, newspaper Unless renewed during the coming month. School Principal Breaks Knee In Fall E. C. Woodard, principal at Per quimans High School, suffered a broken knee cap in a fall at his home last Saturday. He was tak- en to Norfolk General Hospital where-he underwent an operation to relieve the condition. Clarence C. Chappell Named New National Star Farmer At Co Clarence C. Chappell, Jr., of ne has developed during the pastiods, broad-range marketing pro Route 1, Belvidere, a 1954 gradu- seven years bv careful planning, j cedures, and initiative in explor ate of the Perquimans County , hard work- wise investments and ing and developing sources of in High School and an outstanding excellent management." j come from his farm and farm pro State FFA leader, is the new Na-' Snarin8 in their son's honor : ducts. tionai Star Farmer highest hon-,were Mr- and Mrs- Clarence C. ! He owns $20,000 in farm lands or conferred bv the Future Farm- CnaPPeN, Sr., of Route 1, Belvi-; including 60 acres valued at SR.000 ers of America. Selection of the 21-year-old Fu ture Farmer for the national hon or was announced at the 30th an r-r-A nual national FFA convention held in Kansas City, Mo., Tues day, October 15. He is the first North Carolin ian to win the honor. Young Chappell, whose net worth after seven years of FFA projects amounts to $71,961.39, was awarded $1,000 in cash in rec ognition of his new achievement. He also received a $125 award as a recipient of the coveted American Farmer Degree, top des ignation among individual honors in the FFA organization. In recognition of his national nchievement, Youn; Chappell will be invited to make several net work TV and radio appearances. One of his appearances will be on the popular "National Farm and Home Hour," conducted on the NBC radio network by the vet eran Everett Mitchell. Further recognition will be giv en to Chappell when he rides in the lead car in a mammoth pa rade inaugurating the American Royal Livestock Exposition in I Kansas City Saturday, October 19. R. J. Peeler of Raleigh, execu tive secretary of the North Caro lina Association of the Future Farmers of America, hailed Chap pell's National Star Farmer hon or as "a once-in-a-generation achievement." Mr. Peeler continued, "Clarence is the most outstanding farm boy that I have had the privilege of working with during my 30 years in vocational agriculture and the FFA. "His program is top quality all the way. His accomplishments in dairying, swine, beef, and crops have been excellent in both qual ity and profits. "It is a real inspiration to visit and talk with Clarence relative to the outstanding program which 4-H Adult Leaders Hold Supper Meet The 4-H Adult leaders met for their regular supper meeting Fri R- s- Monds acted as toastmas day, October 11 with 40 members j ter fi' the occasion. present. The covered dish menuj Following the dinner Mrs. D. consisted of fried chicken, candied i M. Jackson read a letter from yams, string beans, rolls, butter, former superintendent Edgar E. coffee, chocolate cake and straw - berry Angel food cake. Carson Spivey, president, call ed the business meeting to order. Mrs. Carson Howell led the devo tion by giving a "Preview To The Sunday School Lesson". Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam Underwood were in troduced to the group. Mrs. Un derwood is the new Assistant Home Agent. "T r T . r : u j T) a i ii ' j-iisirici t-n necogniuon uay is unl..l r.... tit 1 n : Edenton. 4-H County Council will meet October 21 at 7:30 P. . . ., . . ,. in., in Agriuuuurai ouuaing, ana inai rerquimans county wii have three 4-H'ers to represent the county at Electric Congress in Raleighl October 27-29. Betty Brown, Letitia McGoogan and Whittie Matthews will leave with Assistant Home Agent Paige Un derwood on Sunday, October 27. Richard Bryant and Paige Un derwood led games which they suggested to be used at Local Club Christmas parties. A book let of games was handed out to each leader. Bishop Wright To Conduct Services The Right Reverend Thomas Wright, D.D., will be present Sun day, October 20, for the services at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Bishop Wright will have charge of the Jl A. M., service and also preach. All members and friends are cordially invited to partake in the service, says Rev. Mr. Shultz, rec tor of the parish. nvention In jaeie. ine elder Mr. Chappell ; was awarded an honorary Ameri- I can Farmer Degree at the nation - - " special citation was presented to Mrs. Chappell. ; Young Chappell's selection as, the National Star Farmer was based on his extensive farming Drocram and his eommnnitv anrl home improvement projects cov. ering the past seven years. His farmine rerorH. smmari. ed in a bulky 16-page report, re- fleets a keen sense of resource-1 fulness, diversification of his crop' and livestock enterprises, adoo-! tion of modern agricultural meth-1 4-H Judging team Participating In State Fair Contest 10th Annivprcsrv The pei-i,iimas 'cunty 4 h Ulllll milllffCI OHl V Livestock Judging Team will at- H . ntftt i"ni the Nor,h Carolina State nPlinintl III I faCC Fair this week t0 cmpete in the IIGUIIIUll Ul tllllOO State 4-H Livestock Judging con- nPlfl I 3Ct linn3V Tne team won the right to enter IIUIU LaOlUUIIlUlf the State contest by , winning third place at 4-H Club Week in Fifty-seven persons attended Ralei8n th's past summer, the 30th anniversary reunion of 1 The team win leave tlle county the class of 1927 at Perquimans on Thursday. October 17 and High School, held last Sunday in ' judSe during the contest on Fn 'the lunch room at the school Jdav- October 18. The bovS will Miss Hulda Wood and Mrs. ' judSe six classes, two each of Charlie Elliott registered the beef- ca,t,e. swine and sheep, guests and presented each of the ne of each wil1 be market ani ladies with a corsage in the class mals and one each wil1 be breed colors of purple and gold. This ing stock- color scheme was carried out in I ' The Perquimans Team will be the decorations featuring fall 1 judging against Rowan, Haywood, flowers and candles. Halifax and Edgecombe counties. The banquet committee, com-: The winner of the State contest posed of James E. Newby, R. S. i wiU receive an all-expense paid Monds, W. C. Perry, Mrs. D. M. trip to Chicago and the National Jackson and Mrs. Fred Matthews. I Livestock Exposition, welcomed the members and The trip to Raleigh is being guests. Punch was served by ! sponsored by Miller and Humph Mrs Matthews. . lette Livestock Market, J. F. Hoi- After invocation bv Charlie I lowdl & So" and Henrv CIi,y Smith, the group enjoyed a de-1 toke! of Hel"'fard Livestock & licious barbecue chicken dinner. I SuPPIy Co- .Bundy and Bill Perry read the class prophecy as it appeared in the school annual. Members of the class gave a brief account of themselves and what they are now doing. Hardly any of the prophecy predictions came true and it was amusing to hear the' old grads relate what they did after leaving PCHS. W. J. Taylor, superintendent of County Schools, and fnrmpr nrinninal t pom 1 1 "v 1 uimans. aim ii inn ' u.4 4,i Elliott gave tk;,, a e i Thirty seconds of silence was observed in memory of two members, Ruth Thach Mann and Junior Miller, who died this past year. Attending the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Matthews, Miss Hulda Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dail, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hi Matthews, Elizabeth City, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. ;Riddick, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Spivey, Mr. and Mrs. Moulton Ingram , and son Franklin, Princeton, N. C, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jernigan, Bay side, . Va., Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Perry, Virginia Beach, Va., Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Rogerson, Mr.' and Mrs. Claude D. White,' Mr. and Mrs. George Jackson, Mrs. Sara Maie White and daughter, Sara Lynn, Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Winslow, Elizabeth City, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Wil liams, Elizabeth City, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gregory, Elizabeth City, Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Stal lings, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Jack Continued on Pag 6 5 Cents Per Copy. Missouri inheuted from his grandfather and a one-fourth interest in his '. 275-acre farm valued at $12,000 -..u given mm rouowng ms graduation from hieh school. Secretary Peeler said Chappell is one of the few FFA members who has sold his livestock on an international scale. In addition n coiiino u:u n-.in.. bl-eeding stock in iatp h; , has marketed his product in oiM ..v, Countries, in addition to the United States, in which Chappell has sold his livestock include Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chi'e. Continued on Pag 5 Team members are: Wayne Howell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lew is Howell of Route 2; John Ver non Winslow, so nof Mr. and Mrs. J. N, Winslow, Route 2; and Ed. and Billy Nixon, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Nixon, also of Route 2, Hertford. Town Board Holds Routine Meeting In a meeting of the Hertford Town Board, held last Monday night, facts relative to the prob lem of proper rental rates the town will pay Mr. and Mrs. Jpsse Lee Harris for property in use bv the town was given to a board of arbitration which has been se lected to make a final decision as to the rent to be paid by Hert ford for the use of the lnd. The land in question consists of 2.26 acres adjoining municipal property and has been incorporat ed into the town's water well field. No action was taken on a pro posal that the Town pay $5 per month contribution for members of the Fire Department who de sire to join the State Firemen's Pension system now being organ ized. This plan provides retire 'ment for firemen after 30 years of service with participating depart ments. Total annual costs for membership of the local depart ment amounts to $1,680 per year. It was pointed out firemen can join the plan by making personal payment of the monthly fee. . Also tabled was a proposal the town take action against proper ty owners who have permitted houses within the town to become delapidated. and thus a fire and health hazard, . r
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