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THE P E R Q U1M A M S WEEKLY Volume XXIV. Mumber 46. Town Board Given '. , V . :, ., .' , .J-,, X . ... ' Review Of Audit At Meeting A . review of the audit of the oks for the Town of Hertford Br the fiscal year 1956-57, ending last - June 30, was given to the town board at its meeting last ( Monday night by James M. Wil . liams, CPA, who conducted the . audit ... ' 'v At the conclusion of the audit - Sreport the Board adopted the . 1957-58 budget calling for expend. , iWes of some $71,673 for opera- tions exclusive of the public utili ties department. ;'.' '-. The audit report revealed- the town, during the last fiscal year, increased its assets-to the sum of $554,744.21, and had liabilities on June 30 in the amount of $73, 624.36, of which $43,000.00 repre sents outstanding bonds. f Cash receipts during the year mounted to $191,628.64, while disbursements amounted to $187, .' 526.48, leaving a balance of $4, 102.06. Operations during the ve&f, according to the audit, were Ttoout equal to the previous year, although a total of $17,040,00 was - spent during the year for im provements to town property. Some of the major sources of . Income for the town during the year were, ad, valorem tax collec tions $21,239; intangible taxes. ' $930; water and light collections, $1,26,526; ice sold, $8,653; privi lege taxes, $2,18l beer and wine taxes, $1,941; sewer and water ' taps, $796; cemetery lots sold, $1, 595; parking meters, $1,743; de linquent fees water and light col. lections, $1,256; Powel Bill fund, Indians Close Out Football With Central tri. Perquimans High School will bring its 1957 football schedule to a close Friday night when the" Indians meet Central High 'on Memorial Field in Hertford -fiith game time set for 8 Vclock. The Indians, boasting a 5-3 ' record for the season, will be trying for their sixth victory Hrpd according to dope should emerge with a win over the Cen tral eleven. - . The postponed game with Spring' Hope has been cancelled and Will be played here next season,1 it was reported by Prin- cipal & C. Woodard. On Monday night the Indians battled V Elizabeth City to a ' standstill for almost three quar ters of a game which had been called off last Friday because of rain, but ran out of gas in the final period, allowing the Yellow Jackets to score a 34-18 victory. T Some fine running by Tommy Matthews, Tommy . Tilley and John Matthews kept the Yellow I Jackets unbalanced in the con test played in ' Elizabeth City Monday night and at half time Perquimans -held an .18-14 Jead over 'the champs of the North- . eastern" Conference. r ' : v. Early in the game Perquim- ans took a 6-0 lead when the Indians went 64 yards for a TD hich came on a pass from Til- fey to Bebbie Tucker. The ' Jackets then came back to score and added the. extra point to hold the lead 7-6. Perquimans Vioved aread early in the second period - when Tommy Matthews scored to Climax a 51-yard drive. Elizabeth pity's Burgess -then scored to put the 'Jackets ahead 'V Continued en Pag .Six Case Dealer To Get Ariona Trip Charlie Umphlett, local Case Equipment dealer, will be the guest of the company on a plane : trip Jo ' Phoenix, Arizona, the fveek of December 8, and while there .he will preview the new Case line of machinery for 1958. Mr. SUm'phlett, with other dealers representing the Balti more, , .Md., i'wea, .will leave by from Washington. D. C. "Ill return home about De - It ' , , Monday $6,872. Larger items among the list of disbursements included salaries, officials and office, $7,071; office supplies, $1,438; street mainten ance, $29,887; police department, $11,887; fire department, $2,000; insurance and social security, $1, 885; office equipment, $2,300; light department, ' $25,763; elec tric current purchased, $44,793; water department expense, $17, 883; ice department expense, $4, 000; bonds and interest-payment, $9,371. Mr. Williams advised the Board that total revenue for the town during the year amounted to $12, 315 more than anticipated at the time the budget was adopted dur ing 1956. Revenues from public utilities increased almost $9,000 over the previous year. Total property valuation for the town of Hertford was listed as be ing $1,692,944. The auditor stressed the fact the town need ed to pursue a more vigorous tax collection policy since outstanding taxes now amount to $16,347. The new budget adopted by members of the Town Board calls for expenditures of $200 more than last year and the auditor pointed out the splendid financial condition of the town warranted the increase in the budget. A new item included in the budget, voted by the board dur ing the meeting Monday night, was $500 to be used toward pay ment of firemen's fees into the Firemen's pension clan. PTA Drive For Weekly Renewals To End Next Week Readers of The Perquimans Weekly who desire to renew their subscriptions through the Parent- Teacher Association of Hertford and Central Grammar Schools and thus help these organizations I rt -atco fimrla fnr PTA nnHvitipS are advised they must do so by Tuesday, November 19. The two PTA groups have been acting as subscription agents for, The Weekly during the past four weeks, seeking renewals for this newspaper, but the drive will come to a close next Tuesday. Mrs. James E. Newby of the Hertford PTA and IVIrs. Ruby 'Long of Central PTA, who have been -directing tne drive, urge their solicitors to complete a can vass of their territory immediate ly and be prepared to make re ports on November 20. ... Weekly subscribers are again rcmintled, the management, in an effort to assist the PTA in this project and help the' fund raising drive, has mailed no notices of subscription expirations while the PTA solicitors have been work ing. N6 notices, of expiration will be mailed before January 1. How: ever, 'subscriptions that, have ex pired will be discontinued at the close of the PTA campaign un less renewed through a PTA so licitor. 36 Pints Of Blood Donated On Monday Thirty-six, residents contri buted blood to the Red Cross program here last Monday, it was reported by William White, chairman of the local committee. Vnrtv 'rtnnnM anneared at the loodmobile ! headquarters but four rejections were listed -after each donor had undergone an examination prior to giving of the . blood. AO Mr. White stated the commit tee appreciated - the cooperation of the donors in donating .their blood and helping to keep this county in the Red Cross blood program. - Schedule Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 15, 1957. egion Units Hold Dinner Observance Of Veterans' Day ; The Wm. Paul Stallings Post of the American Legion and the Auxiliary observed Veterans' Day jointly on Monday night with a dinner meeting at the Hotel Hert ford. ; Commander W. F. Ainslcy .ser ved as master of ceremonies and welcomed the veterans and their wives to the meeting, which open ed with prayer by W. T. Wii loughby, Mrs. Ed Harrell, accompanied by Mrs. II. A. Whitley, sang "My Task". Past Commander B. C. Berry then invested a past commander's pin to C. T. Skinner, Jr., immedi ate past commander. He was as- sisted by other Past Commanders C. F. Sumner, John Decker and W. F. Ainsley. Mr. Berry praised Skinner for outstanding and faithful work performed during his term of office. Mr. Skinner thanked the post for its praise and for the cooperation he had received while he served as post commander. Mr. Skinner, who was the speaker for the occasion, then gave an inspiring talk on the work of the American Legion and the Auxiliary and the need for more, interest in those whose ser vice has kept our country free. He said it was time to take stock of our country's needs and shake the mantle of complacency which endangers the nation's safety. He said the Veterans' program was of benefit to all veterans and praised the work done by the Auxiliary for hospitalized vet erans and their families; also the child welfare program which the Legion and Auxiliary sponsors. The meeting closed with Mrs Harrell singing "My Buddy" fol lowed by a moment of silence in memory of the war dead. 9s Had Eight Cases On Docket Tuesday Perquimans Recorder's Court, n session here - last Tuesday morning with Judge Chas. E Johnson presiding, disposed of a total of eight cases and con tinued four cases until the next term of court on November 19. :harge of freckless driving and John Brown submitted to a Da id a fine of $5 and costs of :ourt. Linwood Parker and E. I? Lane, charged with failing to observe a stop sign, each, plead ed guilty to the charges and each paid the. costs of court. Lawrence Layden wa assess ed with the court' costs after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to yield a right of way. William A. Jackson submit ted to a charge of destroying property and he paid the costs of court. Thomas Harrell entered a plea of guilty to charges of driving or the wrong side of a street and failing to give one-half of , the right of way to an approaching vehicle. He was given a 30-day jail sentence and ordered to pay a fine of $100, these to be sus pended upon condition Harrell voluntarily surrenders his opera tor's license. He was also ord ered to pay the court costs. " O. J. Bunch entered a plea of guilty to a charge of simple as sault. Prayer for judgment was continued in the case upon pay ment o fthe costs of court. Sidney Curtis entered a plea1 of guilty to a charge of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. He was given a 30-day jail sen tence to be suspended upon pay ment of a fine of $20 and costs of court. New Gulf Station " Under Construction Another new building is un der vconstruction in Hertford. Workmen last week started pre liminary construction toward the erection of a new serviec station for Gulf Oil Company, which is operated by Noah Gregory. .. It is anticipated the construc tion of the new station wil take from three to four'months, de pending upon weather '- condi tions. . . 1 LIZ CAPTURES NEW YORK All the traditional hoopla is packed into the welcoming ticker-tape and confetti blizzard as New York welcomes Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The royal couple travel slowly up lower Broadway in Manhattan n that more than a. million viewers packing the sidewalks can see them through the plastic-domed parade cur. The flags of the United Stai.es and Great Britain flutter over the impres sive scene. Committee Sets Tentative Date To Open Youth Center A recreational center for the 'tional buildin t("' thc yuth duV young people ot ferquimansi County is moving toward reality, it was disclosed following a meet ing here Wednesday night which was attended by members of the Recreational Committee and rep resentatives of a number of civic organizations of the county which have expressed interest in assisting in the- development of Ihe center, located on the site of the old Hertford Grammarl School. During the meeting it was pointed out contributions on hand amount to within $300 of the pur chase price of the site, and it is hoped a number of outstanding pledges will be sent in in the very near future to swell this to tal over and above the original cost, giving a start toward thc op- eration of the center It was announced during the meeting the committee, hopes to place the center into use by the young people of the county some timo between Thanksc vine and time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, providing a recrea - Drive For Boy Scout Funds 60 PeV Cent Of Goal; Judge Chester Morris Puts In Word For Scouts The six counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates and Perquimans enters the sec ond week of the fund-raising drive with only 60 per cent of the goal in hand. The goal is $9,900, of Which $5,400 has been collected as follows: Pasquotank, $4,400; Edonton, $500; Tyner, $100 and Hertford, $450. ; One recent contributor, Judge Chester Morris, has this to say about Boy Scouts to the people of Chowan County. "For many years I have been interested in Boy Scouting, It has been my privilege to work with the Scouting movement in this area for a considerable period in one capacity or another. I have personally observed to my satisfaction the value of an active Boy Scouting activity in a com munity. ' I cannot think of a finer program, save, only the" church or the Sunday School than the Boy Scout program. v "In my experience as "an attor ney, as solicitor of this district, and for several years as Judge of the Superior Court, I have had some opportunity to evaluate the Scout Program. . .. .... "I regret that! cannot say that I have never had a Boy Scout before me for some delinquincy, but I can say that I have not had one whom I did not find possessed of some of the training which he received as a Scout, and who had gone so far astray that he could v Contlnuad on Pag S -' 'X t 4 s , "'s "lc """8 wm-i uin Plans also were discussed fur thi development of the entire site along lines suggested by the State Department of Recreation. The gmup attending the meet ing Wednesday night also dis cussed, in an exploratory manner, operational rules and regulation's which will be adopted lor the center at a later date. Members of the committee jkx well pleased with the progress achieved on the project to date but urge those individuals who have outstanding pledges to make contributions as .soon as possible in order (hat the project can bo placed in operation at the earliest possible date. All contributors . to the Per quimans Recreational project arc ! requested to attend a meeting at ; Hertford Grammar School Tucs- j day, November 19 at 8 P. M At this time a "'-.twl organization will be set up ft I ; orga 1 the facility. Mrs. Bush Praised For Red Cross Work A former resident, Mrs. C. R. Bush, sister of Mrs. Jake White of Hertford, was featured in a recent, article in the Washing ton, 'DC.,' Post and Herald, in which Mrs. Bush was highly praised for her more than . 40 years service as a volunteer worker for thc , Washington Chapter of thc Red Cross. According to Marie Smith of the Post Herald, Mrs. Husn spends about six hours a day sewing articles for use by the J Red Cross. She keeps an accur- ate record ot ner worn ana wnte 1952 has sewn the stagering figure of more, than 100,000 ar-, tides for use in hospitals and other Red Cross agencies. In the years preceding she es timates she! sewed unnumbered thousands of pieces for she be gan her volunteer work with the D. C. Red Cross during World War I. ,Of her work she said: "It's wonderful, to. feel I can still do.ed the home of George ail, something , to help somebody I Edenton chief of police. else." v She will celebrate her . 88th birthday On November "18. Mrs, Bush lives with her two' daughters, Grace and Mary Louise, who are teachers in the Washington schools. i, , : t-H Achievement mil rhursday, Nov. 21 Perquimans County 4-H Club numbers are becoming excited over the Annual 4-H Achieve ment Day which will be held on Thursday, 'November 21, at 7:30 'j'clnck at the Central Grammar vhool. Awards -will be prc;cnled and erlil'ii-ali s will be given to 4 H 'Jul members. County winners vill be announced. Also 4-H Club members will utieles such as corn, peanuts, .iavr the opportunity to exhibit articles of their own in the li brary. Thc boys will exhibit irans, insect collection, etc. lirls can exhibit cakes or pies, andies and cookies and other 'itieles. Also such articles as aimed foods, aprons and crafls. Lyman B. Dixon, Assistant tate 4-H Club leader, will be he speaker. Those who have r en fortunate . enough to hear Mr. Dixon before know !)' is a uo.;l ( iilhiisinstic speaker con ei nin;-l-II (,'lub work. Mrs. Paige L. Underwood. As Maul Home Ayent, and Rich ire Bryant, Assistant County V'-jent, asks that anyone bring nv; ai tick's for exhibition t )le:ise bring (hem on the morn iiU of November 21 to their ikool, and they will pick their? ip there. They will be judged y program time. "We urge all 4-H Club mem h.ts and their parents and riends to attend our 4-H an uial Achievement Day, an' ring any other interested por ous," states Richard Brfant Vssistant County Agent. Hub Women To Hold Program On Tuesday Afternoon The Fall Achievement Da; jrogram for all the Home Dem mstration Club members in Per quinians County will be hel' next Tuesday, November 19. a' 1 P. M. at the Winfall Gram mar School. All civic organizations, towns ncnple and other non-club mem bers are cordially invited to at tend. - m hifihlifiht of the wi. 5., Mrs. Svlvia Matthews, VB:f wil' the pro tion oi hristmas cookery The new County Council of ficers will be installed by Miss Florence Cox, Eastern District Home Agent, in the installation service that she will conduct. The past County Council presi dents will be honored. Also those members who have had perfect attendance one or more years will receive special recog nition. The club that has done the best job of completing their year books will receive a cash award, and the club that has the best attendance at this Achieve ment Day will receive the gav el for the coming year. Everyone is invited to attend the tea immediately following the meeting in the. school cafeteria. "So make your plans now to at tend the Home Demonstration 'l Achievement Day pro gram," states Nancy Henderson, Home Agent. Youth Placed On 2 Years Probation James Carson Trueblood, 24, of Perciuimans County who faced a ha.ge in Chowan Recorder's Court of first degree burglary last TuesdaVi entered a plea of guilty to a charge of illegal entry with- Otit felonious intent and was giv en a two-year sentence, suspend ed and he was placed on proba tion for a period of two years. Trueblood was represented by W. H. Oakey, Jr., Hertford attorney. Trusblood was arrested Thurs day morning of last week at about 3 A. M., after he had enter- MASONS TO MEET The Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Day Will Be Held County Quota Of $1300 Accepted In Sale Of TB Seals Central PTA Plans Panel Discussion National Education Week will be featured at a meeting of th PTA of l'crquunaiis Central Grammar School next Monday night, November 18, when Mrs. Melvin Euro will conduct a pan el discussion on "This Is Your School." The panel members will be Mrs. Ernest Long, Mrs. Eddie Harrell, Mrs. Frank Bray, I J. T. Biggcrs, Thomas Maston and George Baker. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the school, starling at. 7:30 I'. M. and all members of the PTA and friends of the school are iiryed to at tend. Bank To Pay Out Christmas Checks Around 4110 cheeks, represent ing Christmas Cub savings at he Hertford Banking Company will be mailed out to club mem bers next week, it was reported by R. M. liiddick, Jr.. president if the bank, who stated this .'ear's Christmas Club is the argest ever handled at (he lo al institution. The release of tin";; funds. ;aved by the members during he past 50 weeks, is expected 'o be reflected in early Christ- nas shopping in the community !ur;ng t'je next few weeks. Mr. -Riddick announced now savings club for 1958 will be ipened within a short time at he local bank, and the public i.s invited to join in this savings Jan, which will run for a to- al of 50 weeks. TTinnnfvvvvvvvvVWWVW Local 4-H Members Win Recognition At District Meeting The Eastern District 4-11 Hec )gnition Day was held in Wash ington, N. C, on Saturday. No vember !, at the Washington Country Club. Local 4-H members attended the meeting with the agents. Miss Nancy Henderson, Home Agent; Mrs. Paige Underwood. Assistant Home Agent and Rich ard Bryant, Assistant County Agent. A very fine program was planned with Herbert C. Bon ner, Congressman of the U. S. House of Representatives, ad dressing the 4-H'ers, agents and parents. ( Lyman B. Dixon, Assistant 4-H Leader, recognized District Demonstration and Activity win ners. Those from Perquimans County receiving certificates and ribbons were: Whittie Mat thews, electric demonstration; Ed Nixon, peanut production demonstration; Billy Hudson and Whittie Matthews, demonstration team demonstration on vege table and fruit marketing, and Jean Edwards and Beth Skin ner, team demonstration on vegetable and fruit use. Perquimans County had three 4-H project winners recognized by Mr. Dixon. Jean Edwards, district achievement project win ner; Rachel Spivey, district leadership award winner and Lois Violet Winslow, district and state citizenship project winnner. The livestock judging team from Perquimans County, con sisting of Billy and . Ed Nixon, Vernon Winslow and Wayne Howell, were the district win ners. The . Highway Club received second place recognition for out standing health work in their club program. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Edwards are adult leaders for this club., Others attending were Faye Wood, Carolyn Rogerson, Carroll McDonnell, Sally Ruth Hurdle, 5 Cents Per Copy. Plans for the annual sale of TB Christmas Seals throughout Perquimans County were formu lated at a meeting lield here last Thursday night, it was re ported by Mrs. C. P. Morris, who is serving as Seal Sale chairman for Perquimans. Mrs. Morris announced a quo ta of $1,300 has been assigned as the county's share of the Dis trict TB Association budget for the coming year and she urges the residents of the county to contribute generously to the seal sale in order that this goal miglit be reached. Last ynar contributions amounted to $1. 55.5:). The chairman staled 1.4i'IO let ters containing Christmas Seats will be mailed out to Perquim ans homey in time for indivi dual:, lo u.-e the seal:; for Christ mas mail. Giving a report ei. !,e open- It Inn of the District TP. A.;-nria. tion during the past year, Mrs. Monis stated the sea sale funds went toward purchase of films 'lid solutions to make 471 cbf st X-rays in tlv local health de oaitment offiie: a heal educa tion program is conducted in 'lie three elementary schools and recently a study of tuberculosis was completed at Perquiman,-. High School in al biology and, general science classes. I'e--quimans Union School will have -t s'milar study at a later date. In addition to the above, all seniors from the two high schools' wit? tuberculin tested by the Public Health nurses for the past two years. A yc ar-rouiid rehabilitation,',' program is also carried out' 'bp- ommunity helpers and IhS'tB ' Association. '. t Af : Assisting in th'..U57CHrt.sV . mas: , Seal Sate Ty-V "WK Wi-? ' B.,1 Taylor, acting jSca-cliali-V.i' man with Mrs.' Morris ' " v , Belli Skinner, Anne Lane and Letitia McGoogan. Schoolmasters In Meeting Monday Members of the Albemarle Schoolmasters' Club met here on 'Monday night with the Per quimans School acting as hosts for the November meeting of the organization. The dinner ssssion i vas conducted in the cafeteria ol 'he Hertford Gvummar .School, with Superintendent J. T. Big fcers acting as toiMrnaster. The meeting opened with, tne group singing "America", fn!- I lowed by pledge of allegiance led by the Rev. James O. Mattox, ! after which the Rev. James A, Auman gave the invocation. Miss Thclma Elliott, principal of tl.e I grammar school, welcomed the ' viyitors to the meeting. I Special guests included mem bers of the Board i f County.-' Commissioners, the Perquimans Board of Education, members of (the school committees, Repre sentative C. R. Holmes, Mayor j V. N. Darden and Max Camp-' l bell. I Following a delicious turkey dinner, served by the school's 1 PTA, the Rev. James Mattox in troduced John Gill, Administra tive Assistant to the President of Chowan College, who was the guest speaker for the occasion. Mr. Gill spoke on the subject of the 3:Ds in relation to educa tion, pointing out that Democ racy, Direction and Divinity played an important part in de velopment of yduth in attaining . its designation in life.f ' In Hospital Charlie Skinner, Sr., was tak en to the Albemarle Hospital 7 Tuesday for observation- and treatment. : '
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