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V THE PERQUIMAN WEEKLY c t 'r i -Volume XXIV. Number 44. Farm Marketing Is Topic Of v Under present day conditions, production of any commodity is just part of the job of farm- er. Marketing has become more of an art in farming how than it ;ever was before, with so, many different products avail-1 i able to market producers. This holds true, especially on com Held Here Recently modities that are supported by I The Rev. James Mattox, pas , CCC. tor of the Hertford Baptist The-:'-. Agricultural Workers ;church, was' elected moderator Council of Perquimans County met and discussed the different .methods of marketing peanuts and decided that it would be ' much in the farmers' favor If he investigates these possibilities very closely this year. Of tourse," there is the method that jias been used in the past, in which peanuts were graded and sold directly to the buyer and in , years past this has proved very satisfactory, as there has been a very large demand for peanuts, but during this time, there Jias been two other meth-,late ds that have been used occa - sionauy, more so, in 195b and 1057 than in any previous time. First,": you have an opportunity to store : peanuts at ' loan value Jf;. these peanuts will meet the qualifications which is, not more than- 10 foreign material, 7 damage kernel and 10 mois ture. In this case you need " adequate storage which is ap proved by CCC, as oa a farm : or jii a bonded warehouse. An other possibility is the Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association, in which you are a member virtually - by being a peanut, producer. The Coopera tive : has - warehouses located throughout peanut areas which are .available to the producers, t'you u-e interested in,us- " ipg' either,; (j) 4hcs oVher meiA odit of marketing peanuts, , you should contact the ASC office in Perquimans County and have " - them give you more information! TI , , , ., . op this," states M. Thompson, HazeL Matts' So"ny ?Ja " County Agent, "and I personally. ews' . TWlldeI' K,ayc at" believe that these are possibili- !ews' Jnne Eihf Sof ties . that should be looked int0Mary Frances Baker, Jake My- this year." 0y Local Dealers iPre Chmtfitinr If UOIdUIIUWIIIK .'.Two "of Hertford's three au , tomoblle agencies are showing the. 1958 line ,of cars this week, while -the third modej will be displayed on November 7. 'Much has been written about , the many ' changes made by manufacturers in the 1958 line of cars but local dealers say the public-must see the models to .' appreciate the changes de signed - to . provide additional comfort and better performance in the cars. ' ' ' , New models of the 1958 Ply mouth and Chrysler cars are on . display at . Towe-Webb Motor Company with new grilles, plus i " side and rear styling detail for added glamour. New motors . ar also a feature in ithe Chrys , 1 ler line. A number of other new features are , of fered as op tional equipment. ; : . Hollowell Chevrolet Company ' . is showing the new 1958 line of. " Chevrolets, complete new from wheils to lop." Dramatic new styling and; engineering mark thjs line of cars. New for 1958 in . Chevrolets will be the Im pala, luxury models of the Bel ... Air series. v - $ t The third line of cars 1958 tord, will go on display next Thursday at the iftslow-Blan-cbard Motor Company..- . , . Cancer Clinic Will Be Held Oh Friday i " ,Qn Friday, November 1, the . Northeastern Cancer Clinic will .' be Yield at the Pasquotank Coun ty Health Department in Eliza hetn City. Registration begins at ,t P..M: A chest X-ray will be j given to anyone wishing it along with the examination of the five areas of the body where cancer is most easily found and cured. -The next clinic will be on Fri- -' day, December 6 Anyone who - wishes to be assured of an ap pointment should write the Can ever Clinic, Elizabeth City, N. C, ' r a priority, - -. M eeting Uni'tf ntH Poctf)! llCl II Ul U lUOlUI - . ' . 1 ' LlOPton f lflflSrotflr LlCuluU If lllllCl ulUI Baptist District of the chowan Baptist Associa- tion at . the concluding session of the two-day convention here last week. Mattox succeeds John H. Moore of Elizabeth City. A. H. Outlaw was re-elected clerk of the association and Bob Moore was re-named treasurer. Both are from Elizabeth City. A committee headed by Dr. Robert W. Kicklighter of Eliza beth City was appointed . to recommend a -. successor the Rev. G. R.; Singletary as ' association missionary.'Vserving on the board will be the Rev. Walter Moose of Gatesville; Dr. J. Samuel Johnson of Shiloh; M. A. Hughes of Edenton and Mrs. I. A. Ward. The commit tee met this week and sub mitted j its recommendation to the executive board. The convention heard numer ous speakers and reports during its two-day meeting which started Tuesday at Bethel Bap tist Church and closed ' in " the Hertford Church. - ; ' Student Council To Conduct Play The Perquimans Hieh School Student Council will present a . ... ... tireea;U glay. in the. 4uditorium4the twojyeeii of tHSVschool on November 7 at.Ike .perry had 8 P. M. . -, Taking part in the play will ,1,. tJui o: tjuu:- .ers, rarner unesson ana wyan- da Lynn Chappell. Boy Scout Drive Report Incomplete Contributions ,to the Perquim ans Boy Scout fund drive amounted to $230.50 up to Tues day morning, it was reported by Henry C. Stokes, Jr., chairman of the campaign. .The Boy Scout drive opened Tuesday of last week, but Mr. Stokes stated a number of re ports remain to be made before final tabulation of the results can be made. .He requests all solicitors : who have not yet completed their canvass to do so as soon as possible and make final reports to him. f '".-' - .-S , .i .d3&wliiww vo CETS HIS COAT Deputy Sheriff Bill Soileau solves a mys terious rash of broken glass doors in the St. Landry Parish, near Opelousas, La. Investigating the fifth such incident in recent weeks, Soileau noticed a few short white hairs at the ' scene and later apprehended this goat. It seems the animal's reflection In'the glass would cause him "to charge the door.' The case is-cloeed. , - . . Hertford, Perquimans County, North r 1 - 1 i FROM WHENCE THEY CAME- Back to the sea, some 2.500 pounds of cultured pearls roll down a chute into Tokyo Bay as Pearl Queen Sara Saic;a (wearing crown) and the "Misses Pearls" look on... The pearls, considered too low-made to market, even though their value is about $47,200, were dumped to maintain the high quality of the Japanese pearl industry. Buddhist priests prayed for the "eternal peaceful rest" of the pearls as they dropped into the deep. Perquimans Wins Easy Victory Over Manteo Grid Team ' The' Perquimans Indians, fresh from their easy 40 to 7 victory over the Manteo football team last Friday night, will play in Hertford again tonight when they tangle with Spring Hope. Little is known of the strength of the Spring Hope team, but the Indians are rated as favor ites to cop the contest In the game against Manteo, Perquimans showed much im Pr(vement over performances in 4U nn. t,.. .,..,,.1... . i r. u weeks, and Coach. most of his players in good condition. rerquimans scorea twice iniflom midfielcL Basnight each of the first three periods kicked the extra t una manieu laiiieo in ine nnai quarter. Early in the first round Tommy Tilley passed to Tucker down to the Manteo 20 and Tommy Matthews scored on the next play. A Tilley to Preston Winslow pass was good for the extra point. ; Johnny Miller recovered a Manteo fumble on the visitors' 25 and Tilley passed, to Tommy Matthews for the second tally. Tommy Matthews ran the extra point for a 14-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter Tommy Matthews intercepted a pass on the Manteo 15 and raced 85 yards for the third score. Coach Ike Perry began to sub situte freely after that and re serve back Preston Winslow ran 20 yards on a draw play late in the period for the fourth score to give the Indians a 27-0 half iv J?EjJr time lead. A 65 yard drive by Perquim ans was halted on the Manteo 8 by a fumble at the start of ber 11, and that the county has the third round, but Manteo un- been requested to donate a to able to move the ball, had to tal of, 95 pints of blood to the punt and Perquimans drove blood bank project. Eighty-five back, scoring again with Dan pints of the blood will be used Euro racing from the 25. jlo provide free transfusions at Jimmy Sullivan intercepted a hospitals and 10 pints of the Manteo pass on the Hertford 40 blood wU1 be allocated to the and ran 60 yards for the final Civil Defense program. Hertford touchdown. 4 Mr. White stated he had Manteo did all the scoring in mailed out donor cards to 180 the final period when Sinclair (residents of the county, request Basnight went over from the 8 ing them to volunteer again to las a result of a sustained drive also Lane Reelected ASC Chairman 1 Leonidas L. Lane was re- elected chairman of the Per-!in quimans County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee by delegates to the county convention,, which was held Wednesday, ' October 23. Freeman S. Long was re-elect- ed vice chairman of the com- mittee and H. Harvey Butt was re-elected as the regular mem- ber. The first alternate is Preston Nixon and the second alternate is George W. Baker. The County ASC Committee is responsible for administra tion of the agricultural con servation program, the price support programs, the acreage allotment and marketing quota programs, the soil bank pro-.were set for hearing at the ses gram and the wool program. ision for next Tuesday. Perquimans Farm Bureau Names New Board Of Directors Perquimans County Farm Bu reau held its annual barbecue supper at the PerquimanS Coun ty High School on Thursday, October 24. The membership this year , is the highest it has ever been at this time of the year, with ap proximately 227 members al ready signed up for the year 1957-58. The Board of Directors were elected at the annual barbecue supper and this board is as fol lows: New Hope, John Hurdle; Parkyille, Floyd Matthews; Bel viderie, Ellis Stallings;' Hertford, M. H. Chappell, and Bethel, Dan Berry,, The Board of Directors will meet within the next few days and elect their incoming President, Vice President and Treasurer for the coming year. Bill-' Little, Field Representa tive for the N, C. Farm Bureau, Carolina, Friday, November 1, 1957. - DIoodmobileTo Visit Hertford Monday, Nov. 11th WiH'am White, chairman or the Perquimans County Red Cross Blood Program Commit tee, announced today the Red Cross , Bloodmobile will visit Hertford on Monday, Novem- "K'v u,c tuumy setu,e "s D,ot,a quota for this visit of the bloodmobile. He urges Indivi duals who have received these cards to return them to him as soon as possible. Headquarters for the bloodmobile- will be set up at the Municipal Building on Grubb .Street, and it will operate from 110 A. M. until 4 P. M., with a trained staff present to assist the collection of the blood 'contributions. "We are hoping," the local chairman said, "our people will respond to this appeal for blood and that we will better our record made last spring when donors contributed 50 pints of blood for the program." Recorder Court In Recess Tuesday Perquimans County Record er's Court was in recess this week while the November term of Superior Court was in ses- sion. Cases cited into the lower during the past week court during made .the principal address at the barbecue supper and Betty Brown,' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Y Jj. Brown, Route 1, Hertford, entertained the Farm Bureau members with a panto mihe that she will be doing at the Farm and Home Electric Congress to be held in Raleigh. The men and women that stayed for the program stated that : the talk was educational ancjt Miss Brown was very en tertaining. ; Other guests that were recognized at the Farm Bureau' meeting were Mrs, La than of Blue Cross Hospital Care," of which Perquimans County Farm Bureau members are' a group, . and Broughton Pail, insurance representative from Perquimans County. . Joe Nowell, president of the Farm' Bureau, presided over the meeting. Former Resident Featured In Item On Engineering Top woman engineer in Los ' Angeles area is Miss Virginia Tucker, sen'or engineer in aero-1 dynamics research at Northrop: Aircraft, Inc., according to the j Evening Outlook October 12 is- j sue, published at Santa Monica, ' California. '! Miss Tuckf-r is a daughter of Mrs. Isa Tucker of Hertford. I In an article featuring the, young engineer, uncier aaie or October 12, by Anne Morgen- thaler, Miss Tucker is quoted as saying that the woman that S'.eks a career in engineering must excel in ability and edu - cation to get a toe-hold in that ovci wncimmgiy masculine field. but that with the increasing demand for engineers her op portune es for employment are good and the salaries excep tionally good in comparison with other fields chosen for women. Miss Tucker is president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and is also recording secretary of the national organization and a representative of women en- ,.inr.,..-u n ihn t ,w Ammin Technical Societies Council. "Our Society of Engineers trying to encourage high school i girls with an inclination for mathematics, physics and istrv to enter the field." Miss Tucker is quoted as sayine. For women who seek careers in aeronautics she recommended that they obtain bachelor 0f science decrees in mechanical engineering. Miss Tucker, now a resident of Santa Monica, holds a key position at Northrop Aircraft,! Inc. In the published article Miss Tucker is described as senior engineer in the "Boundary Layer Control Research Depart ment." She explained that her research project involves the layer of air that goes over wing services. The object of the pro- ;ram is to design wings in such manner that air flnuinn nvpi- their surface becomes smooth. In the event this is accom plished the plane will require less power to navigate and will be faster. Building And Loan To Open Stock Sale The Hertford Building and Loan Association will offer an other series of savings stock for sale on Saturday, November 2, it was reported today by Max R. Campbell, secretary of the Association. The stock may be purchased in any number of shares and payment is made on the basis of 348 weeks, with each share of stock maturing at a value of $100. Also available, the secretary said, will be full paid share stock of the Association, the par value of which : is $100 per share. Dividends pail upon this type of stock is at a rate of 3'j per cent interest annually. I? . -. srK f it) it-1, , " 1 k 1 cJ l HI lit , LABOR OF LOVE Sachrui Djaruman, using a new construc tion kit called American Skyline, puts the finishing touches on a replica of the United Nations Building in New York. The real building serves as a "live" model in the background. The young-1-ster, son of an Indonesian official at the U.N., hurried to com plete the project before United Nations Day on October 2v Crim inal Docket In Superior Court Concluded Tuesday Series Of Wrecks Saturday Causes Heavy Damages property damage estimated at ab. S2non replied fmm sr.ries of .,., .l(.fiH(,n,s vrhi,.i. ,K.cuired ,,Pro iml Saturday af - trInoon. it was rpl'rtPf! i,v P.. - i;,. n r ..... i;..i,... a ' . Sl;it0 ,.;..,,;,,,.. R ln. but fo.tunately onlv mm- 1)erson;, nnr)l.,i injuries were re- Thomas Harrell .r Mertf'ird. the officers reported, was driv ing his car east on Grubb Street when ins car collided I with one owned liy William Bagley. near Farnx is Feed and Seed Sloie. The Harrell car continued up the street and hit the rear Cla reiu-e Dail. a of a Dal. ear driven by Mrs. Evelvn passenger in this ear. suwereo injuries, out was re sul fered injuries, but was '1(,ai'fl ;r,;l' treatment, at Cho- viier inmng uie jj.nl car, Han-ell's velrelc swerved and struck the bus station, then the Har- rp" t,ar v'i nt -,n ,lu ,rft si,l' "f 1 1 he street and struck CHI- Sr.. into "wniM1 f,y l"m Hymn knocking th" Byrum Va one owned by Oscar Blanchard of Route 1. Hertford. Inscoc quoted Harrell as say- ling that he leaned across the seat to roll up the right front window of his car and lost con trol, striking the Bagley car first He ll,e,v-told ,the -officer hO Cllll I Hilt Weall antrlliinn else until aft,.,- ,,.,,.1 iv car pile-up. ilarre'l was charged with chem-rlrutK (,wn('' '' J- W. DU". parked at the curl, near I operating to the left side of thel'"8 a fe,"ale' He was sentenc I street. A hearing has' bevn scheduled for Tuesday before i!!erc,uin,,i'ns C"un,v Recorder's j Court 'Judge Charles Johnson Flu Vaccine Not Available At Dept. The District Health Depart ment, it has been reported by Dr. B. B. McGuire, has no Asian flu vaccine and does not plan to stock it even when it becomes available, due to the costs and since it is not required by ' " ,, ' H' 'ases oi , ""vu . Icl'01lea l" me acpanmeni, it is recom- mended individuals see their, ; private doctor and take the vac-' cine when he can obtain it. VFW HALLOWEEN PARTY ' . ch"T In 6 PLANNED SATURDAY NIGHT i'"1 w,11,am . MiU-holl. Negro, i ntered a plea of nolo contendre The local VFW- Post No. 8297 to a charge of larceny, will hold a masquerade party) at the VFW Club Saturday night from 9 to 12 o'clock. Prizes will be awarded. The i public . is invited. .; ; -si- 5 Cents Per Copy, s I Perquimans County Superior Court for the October term con vened here last Monday morn 'ing with Judge Clifton Moore I presiding and moved quickly to conclude the criminal docket 'late Tuesday. A number of civil actions were scheduled jfor hearing starting Wednesday. ) The court opened with hear ing of two divorce actions and 'divorces were granted to Lottie !M,1"r and Beulah Felton. 1 ue to i.lness of witnesses for.' botii the State an,! Hr.frn.: tl.n lease in which Crec Lane is chargi-d with manslaughter was continue;! until the next term ol court. The grand inrv re- i turned a true hill in this case which was given a preliminary hearing in the Recorder's Court. The case of Link O'Neal, Ne gro, charged with larceny, was .continued at the request of the ' State when it was explained O'Neal is now at large, having escaped from a prison camp. The State took a nol pros in the ease ill which Clarrmro Brickie of Edenton was charged with manslaughter. This case grew out of an accident which occurred on the Harvey Point road resulting in the death of Euia Garrett on last March 2. Cont nued until the next term of court was the case in which Lililan Boone Riddick. Negro, is charged with uriving without a license. The State requested-' the continuance because of ill ness of a witness. Alphonso Hudson, Negro, en tered a plea of guilty to a charge of possessing eon-tax' . paid liquor. He was ordered to nav a finp nf $inn uA ,f .A u r i. u.u .....'' for a period -f ,hree vxirs. -L . Wi,lie Waldon. Negro, enter 'ed a plea of guilty to charges of forcible trespass and assault-. (jeinm ui two years on eacn or rne counts, and received a sentence of from three to five years after DleaH- ing guilty to a charge of es cap'ng from a work gang from Wooc'ville prison camp. William Burk", Negro, enter ed a p'ea of guilty to a charge of reckless driving and driving on the left side of a highway. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25 and cctts of court. Crek Lane, charged with fail ing to onserve a stop sign, tr.r,,h i;t m, irnev. requested 'th ease be remanded to the Reiordor'3 Court and that the judgment of S10 and r-osts of the lower court be invoked. Judgments, were pending "in. the cases in 'which Willie Wins low, Negro, was found guilty Editor's Father Passes In Indiana Max R. Campbell. Editor of jThe Perquimans Weekly, and 'Mrs. Campbell are in Shelby ille. Indiana, where they were I called because of the death Of i Mr. Campbell's father, James Chris Campbell, Tuesday after noon. The deceased, who observed his 101st birthday anniversary -on September 15 of this year, was a native and lifelong resi dent of Shelbyville. He had been in failing health for the past two years. Survivors include four sons, J. G. Campbell of Wilmineton. N. C: -Max R. Campbell of. Hertford; J. Alfred Campbell of Carthage, Indiana, and Charles D. Campbell of the home. Funeral arrangements had not been made when the message of Mr. Campbell's death was re- -ceived in Hertford. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nowell of Hertford announce the birth Of a son, Matthew Earlei-born Fri day, October 25 at the Albemarle Hospital.- !
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