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, Viii PERQUIMANS WEEKLY ; ' ...... .. . .. ( . , . ........ , , . i ... . . .... ,. -:.:...-. v clume XXIV. Number 47. )i;?mnizat ion To H. ll: ' w :4 i erj A Ipernihnent organization to direct the" planning and activi ties for the Perquimans Youth Recreational Center ' was per fected daere Tuesday . night during.- meeting held at the Hert ford Grammar School. : Much enthusiasm for , the wt - u v 4o be placed in operation be- ween now and Christmas for ' use by the youth of the county, - "was expressed by those attend " ing the meeting this week. ; i Heading up . the organisation M wilt be a board of directors com ' posed of the Mayor of Hertford, chairman pf the Board of Cotinty Commissioners, president and pasf president of the Hertford junior Chamber of Commerce, president and past president of j - the ; County Council for Home Demonstration Clubs, Mrs. John - jJuille Floyd. Matthews, ' Mrs. Russell .Baker, Carroll Williams, ;rMra.: Warner Madrfc, Mrs. T. P; 'Brinn, R. L. Hollowell, Mrs. Wade Jordan, . Mrs. Roy Nixon. Mrs. C. T. Rogerson, Jr., Mrs. C. Local E. Johnson and L. C. Winslow. I On Thanksgiving - m o r n i ng Also chosen during the meet-Thursday, November 28, the ing Was a permanent executive Men's Brotherhood and the Train . board .composed of Mrs. T. P.jing Union organizations of the ? Brinn, chairman, R, L. Hollowell, ; Hertford Baptist Church will lce chairman, Mrs. C. E. John son, secretary and treasurer, the -president of the-; Hertford Jay .;; cee and vthe, president of the Home Demonstration Club Coun ty (Council. . v Four , other committees were also designated and formed at -.-the '..meeting and these "included ,,- Building Committee, w. F. Ains- ley,, chairman; Athletic Commit , tfee, Dr. T. P. Brinn, chairman; Activity Committee, j Miss Thel t ma ' Elliott, jchsirman and PJAn- ning . Committee ,Henry, . . Q, t StoKes, Jr., chairman. During the meeting it was re ported a cumber of outstanding pledges 'remain to be paid to ward, the fund for this project , and individuals whohave made these pledges are urged to send : their contributions to Mrs. John "son "as soon as possible. , - 1 Indians Close Grid t Season Defeating Central High 20-13 The Indians ,of Perquimans s (High School closed out thel)f 1957 football, schedule last- Fri day night by winning a decision Over a determined Central team fcy.a score of 20-Ji'The victpiy gave the Indians 'a six-three record for the year. . i Perquimans ran. roughshod over the, Central gridders dur ing the first period, capitalizing - on Central's weakness to tally two TOs, taking a 13-0 ead and scored again in the ' opening minutes of the second quarter to run the score to 20-0. 1 Tommy Matthews, Indian back, sustained a broken -bone in his right hand during - the second period and saw no action after that ' , I Central scored TDs in the sec ond . and .third quarters and played fired-up bU after that point, stopping the Perquimans "fense cold. -v - On "the third '. . play : of the e a bad kick . by ,Central t only II ; yards , end .. Was 1 on the Green Wave 38. ".ns- drove dowtt, to the , fi om where Tommy d' '.;. '. --.y.'.v-' A.. iiti'il fumbled, on v the. first following the kickoff -"and IiJ 'ns N reco-"rl on the n ' 5-40. a to " .-.. s i: i, t X rquimans IX where ! to a r d r i , ', Ybutli Pe rfi&ted j County Schools To H Observe Holiday Perquimans County schools will be" closed next Thursday and Friday in ' observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, it was an- .school superintendent. Classes will fee resumed as usual on the following Monday. ' . 'Thursday will also be a holi day for local business houses and 'offices. All will be closed for Thanksgiving and the Post Office will operate on a holiday schedule. W. W. White stated mail, will be received and dis patched at the local office1' but there will be no deliveries of mail, or' stamp window service. Special Services On Thanksgiving sponsor its annual Thanksgiving service of worship, praise and fel lowship. U-': ;v ':'. '. ,' ;, The Fellowship Service will be gin at 7:30 A. M. with a light breakfast in the lower auditorium of the church. This breakfast will be prepared and served by the members of the Men's Bro therhood and will be under the direction of Tommy Byrum, pres ident of the organization. Immediately . following the breakfast the Training Union will i bfi in. charge tf Abe Thanksgiving Servicer A highlight. of th,'pro gramwill be several selectfons of Prais and Thanksgiving by the Glee Club of the Perquimans County High School, directed by Mrs! Georgia... Roberts.- Other." taking part on the program will be members from each depart- got - off a 20yyard ran ?and Billy Breeden - scored from jthe three oil ihe nextt.pjoy. . In ' the third . period Roffe broke; loose over tackle for 60 yards to ' Hertford's three and Tex Hassell sheakea over &r the tally. , . . -.. ' . t HEADLINES . Adlai Stevenson joined forces in the. U., S. Sta,te Department this week to act as advisor on foreign- policy developed by the .i Administration. . ,v Proposals-; to ' .v. A .ayhh: A it : are expected to be presented at the Paris meeting for NATO, and it is the government's hope that these plans will be, endorsed by both political parties. -j . i j; I ; V. S. 'soldier William S, Gi rard, subject1 of a controversy sev eral .months ago in connection wih the death of a Japanese wo: man wnp was-snoi (wnue, salvag ing material pn a U! lSvftfle range in-. Japan, v was found guilty, of manslaughter by1 a Japanese court I tence. Girard is expected to be returned to America at an earfy date by army authorities.- From Washington,, the Defense Department has -announced a speedup in the IT. S. missile pro gram and a report stated the IT. S. now expects to Inunch a. space missile shortly a:-. :r the first of r v ' r. , I ' " -, the Hertford, f Cw4fe-W w 1 1 iliff Mill - ' nrwwiwitifWtOi'Vlmnliiif .mi . t Ti -tii,iiirl,iiili.,T...,. wninnitWiM'irf &-$d t, LABOR OF LOVE Mrs. Fiances Kuchda looks with a critical eye at the results of her pains taking artistry a crocheted version of "The Last Supper." Mrs. Kuchda of Leavenworth, Kan., estimates that she spent two to three years in actual labor on the Work, which measures 30 by SO inches. Central PTA Hears Panel Discussion The Parent-Teacher Association of the Perquimans Central Gram mar School met in the school au ditorium Monday night, Novem ber 18, with the president, Mrs. Ernest Long, presiding. "Ameri ca" was used as the opening num ber with Mrs. Pauline Webb at the piano. Mrs. Long welcomed the large audience and recogniz ed Mrs. Melvin Eure, program chairman, who" announced the theme of the month: t"An Edu acted People Moves Freedom For ward." Mrs. Eure presented Mrs Ernest E. Morgan who edrfducted a most inspiring devotion on the subject of "Training the Child". She read from Proverbs and IT Timothy. ' , " Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson beautifully sang "When I Met Je sus." . Miss Johnnie TWhie was accompanist for this number. . Mrs. Melvin Eure presented the panelists who spoke on the theme of the month. The panelists were: Mrs.- Eddie Harreil whose topic was "Moral and " Spiritual Val ues"; Mrs. Frank Bray who spoke on "Education for Responsible Citizenship"; George Baker whose topic was "What I Expect' the. School to Accomplish"; Thomas Mason who discussed "Ways to Provide Better Education"; J. T. Biggers who spoke . on "Our School Community, Relationships" an 'Ulrs,.' Ernest Long whose top ic was Our Own Responsibility for Better Schools". " Manyteresting;and pertinent facts 'were; given .the, Association by theselii'ghly inforpiative talks, Mrs. Harreil hrought out the fact that character! education takes place every hour of the, day and in every relationship. Said Mr.' Harreil, "By working together the parents and teachers can develop the kind' of character thdt will prepare our children to live with Continued on Page Eight Methodist Service On Thanksgiving - ' Special Thanksgiving service in First ; Methodist Church, Hertford, will begin at 9 o'clock on Thanksgiving morning, it was announced ' today by the pastor; the Hev. James A. Au mani" The' ivorship-service will be preceded , by 'tt coffee and fel-. lowship hour fn' the ; Educational Building-beginning at 3:30 A. M. The .,! -Men's Bible'' Class will serve eoffeeJ and. doug'finuts : and the;iC?usadei!ff Class 'will' provide orange juices lor tne cnuaren.. ::''. J Maf-;;yv ' .--- At--.tte-.nme jfoclc woish.p rvtee thepastof will bring the service , ihe' pastOT will bring traditional Thanksgiving' mes sage; using as his theme And We Are : Pilgrims; Too." , The High School Glee Club; directed by Mrs. Georgia Roberts, and ac companied by u Miss Letitii Mc Googan, will provide special mu sic for the occasion. There will also be congregational singing and litanies. The' r"Wic is in- 1 s -.r-rT' ' i ' of;. First Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 22, 1957. 'TT Traffic cases made up most of the 18-case docket disposed of by Perquimans Recorder's Court in session here last Tues iay morning. Edwin Caitwright was found riot gujlty on a charge of driv ing drunk but was found guilty on a charge of being drunk on a highway. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25 and costs of :ourt. Charlie . Williamston, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to the harges of driving without a li 'ense and driving drunk. He was given a 60-day sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine bf $125 and costs of court. .. James Jordan, . Negro, plead guilty to a charge of speeding ind. fie was ordered to pay the josts of court. A noj pros- was taken in the ?ase in which George White- hurst, Negro, was charged with obtaining money under false pretense, and costs in the case were assessed against the prose cuting witness, R. B. Thach. Charlie Austin and Matthew White, Negroes, entered pleas of guilty to charges of driving without a license and each paid a fine of $25. and costs. ' Odell Xewis paid a fine of $25 and costs after submitting to a charge pf reckless driving. Ern est, Sympns also submitted to a charge of reckless . driving and he' was ordered, to pay the costs of ccurt and submit a 300-word theme on the subject of reckless ! mm Eighteen Gases On iRecorder's Docket jHere Last Tuesday i Hertford Postmaster Bill White Announces Christmas Mailing Campaign h or t " I III - Predicting that the Christmas mail this year will see an all time record, Postmaster W. W. White announces his 1957 "Mail Early For Christmas" campaign this week. V- With Christmas only a little more than a month away, the Postmaster- says; "It's later than you think!! Most folks have a tendency to ! wait until December rollsVaround before they give their.; Christmas mailing plans a thouBhtl f 1 t ' ' ' The Postmaster further sug gested1 that Hight now Is the time to take tne following steps: Check your 'Christmas c5rd ilists-very, ure'at eac. J.-',.,.llJ.1u o. address includes the Ml namfe, street and number, city, zone and state. He said, also, that it is $ good idea to stock up' on heavy wrap ping paper, sturdy corrugated car tons, strong cord, and paper ad hesive Mape for us in securely packing and wrapping Christmas gifts. If you'd like to include your-Christmas card or letter in si'Js your gill; package, just add !" t'Class mail y lwith( .drivin& Homer Fournie'r paid tli cost:: of court after submitting to ;i charge of speeding, Buxton White submitted to a charge of failing to observe a stop sign and he paid the cost:- of court. : A ' fine of $2 arid court cost? were taxed against J. H. Mc pherson, Negio, who submitted to a charge of being drunk on ..thetreets.of Hertford. , , William Tell, charged with using an improper muffler, sub mitted to the charge and paid the court costs. Prayer for judgment was con tinued in the case in which Lolla Underwood was charged with being; drunk. ; . James Foster, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to driving with out a license. This being his third offense on the same charge, he was given a 60-day sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $100 and costs of court. William White, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to charges of assault and he was ordered to pay the court costs. George Dow and John Cush er, charged with being drunk on a highway, entered pleas of guilty and each paid the costs of court.- Joseph Kohler entered a plea of guilty to a charge Of driving drunk."..' He was ordered to pay a fine of $100 and the costs of court.' I imely Delivery - - I ll l I !' ' Masons To Hold Steak Fry Tuesday Members of Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will hold a steak fry at the town plant next Tuesday night, starting at . 6:30 P. M. . Guests will include mem bers of the Hertford Rotary Club and the Acacia Players from Nor view; Va., will present their an nual play at the lodge rooms fol lowing .the stik fry., AllHmem bers of the lodge-are: urged to at tend and visiting Masons are-tflso invited.'- . , . Jayeees To Hold Turkey Shoot On Sat. . Hertford Jayeees will sponsor a turkey shoot Saturday, Novem ber ; 23, . at Perquimans High School Athletic Field beginning at IP. M., and .continuing until 9 P. M.r it was reported today. The committee in charge of the event promises plenty: of fun and ex citement for all. . The public is invited to attend..; A second, tur-fcey- shoot wiH; be sponsored "by 't.v.ef - :-atioji cfl S-tur'-', Ie- Hertford Grammar PTA Membsrstiip : The Parent-Teacher Associa tion of the Hertford ' Grammar School held its November meet ing Thursday night of last Week w th Mrs. R. S. Monds' presid ing over the business session. The meeting opened with mem bers singing "O, Come All Ye Faithful." Mrs. Georgia Rob erts, music teacher, then pre sented Judy Reed, who gave a piano solo. The devotional was given by C. R. Holmes. Minutes of the last meeting w.re read by Mrs. Elton Hurdle, secretary, and reports were made l.y a number of committee chair men. Mrs. Jarvis Henry report ed on the Halloween carnival, which proved very successful, and announced the PTA secur ed a protit of $250 from this project. Carroll Williams, the finance chaii man, gave a report m the progress of the PTA sub scription drive for The Perquim ans Weekiy, stating the commit tee was nearing its goal in this campaign. Miss Thelma Elliott, principal, was honored by being presented i bu.lding fund scrool in the name of the executive commit tee of the PTA Miss Mary Sumner, member ship chairman, reported the PTA had 320 paij members this year, making for a 100 per cent membership for the unit. She a .so reported the sixth grade won the attendance honors foi November. A skit stressing magazine; was presented under the diTcc tion of Mrs. Charlotte Matthewt and taking part were Kent In-( scoe, Joe Haskett, Mrs. B. R. Inscoe and Mrs. Matthews. Following adjournment of thf meeting open , house was ob served as part of the celebra tion of National Education Weel and the patrons enjoyed inspect ing various displays and post ers ' pertaining to Educatioi Week. Sale Of Christmas Seals In Progress ThroughbutCounty The 1957 Christmas Seal cam paign to raise funds for the con ' tinuing fight against" tubercu losis began November 15, .the 51st anniversary of the first Seal Sale in 1907. Mrs. C P. Morris, County Chairman of the campaign, said funds are urg ently needed "to maintain and increase the many services di rected toward detection of -TB cases, and to provide patient services. ' Perquimans County has been assigned a quota of $1,300 for this campaign, and Mrs. Morris stated Christmas Seal letters have been prepared for mailing to all residents of the county, giving them an opportunity to buy and use the tiny seals dur ing the coming holiday season. She said the fight against TB continues to gain ground, and that progress made has been shared by everyone. . A total of 1,488 letters, con- taming the tiny seals, were mailed out to residents of Per quimans. Mrs. Morris said. The task of preparing . these letters and seals for mailing has been handled by the BPW Club mem bers, including Mrs. Melvin G, Owens, Mrs. Archie Lane, Sr., Mrs. Jack Burbage, Mrs. D. M Jackson. Mrs. T. T, Harreil, Mrs. Archie Lane, Jr., (Miss Hulda Wood and Mrs. Marion Swindell. Three Boy Scouts, Frank Ains ley, Price Monds and ..Tommy Cox, assisted the campaign by distributing campaign posters throughout the business district of Hertford. u..-.-. ... LIBRARY TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE - ' Perquimans Library will be closed all day Thursday and Fri day,, , November SS8 and 29 in ob servance of Thanksgiving, tt was reported . today by ' Mrs. S.' M. Rep. Bonner Here Thursday; Discuss Local Base Early Edition In oruer to observe the Thanksgiving holiday, The Per quimans Weekly will be printed next wcck on Wednesday in stead of the usual Thursday. All news copy and advertising copy must be in The Weekly office not later than 3 P. M. Tuesday, November 26, for publication in the i?sue of November 29. News contributors and advertisers art requested to note this change in printing date and their coopera tion will be appreciated. Robertson Funeral ConductedTuesday Elmer P. Robertson. 55, died Monday at 5:45 P. M. at hi. home near Hertford after an illness of nine months. He was a son of Elislia and Mrs. Lilly Haskett Robertson and a member of the board of deacons of Great Hope Baptist Church. He was a member o' the Woodmen of the World. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Dora White Robertson: ive sons, Wilbur Robertson o' Hertford; Carroll Robertson of Yorktown. Va.; Carlis Robert son of Washington, D. C; Ju ian Robertson of Norfolk anc Billy Robertson of Hertford: two brothers, Zack D. Robert son of Hertford and Alphonso Robertson of Merry Hill; a sis er, Mrs. Darvis Copeland ol fyner and seven grandchildren. Funeral ' services were con lucted Tuesday afternoon at 2 Vclock at the Great Hope Church by the Rev. Henry Na )ier, assisted by the Rev. L. C. Chandler. The church choir sang "Saved By Grace," "Beautiful River" ind "Safe In the Arms of Je sus." . . '. Pallbearers were Robert Hol owell, Freeland Elliott, Archie 'jane, Sr., Percy Rogerson. Mel in Rogcruon and Ray White. Interment was in Cedarwood Cemetery. 4-H County Council Install Officers At Meeting Thursday New officers were installed at the regular meeting of the 4-H County Council held on Thurs day night, November 14, at the Agricultural Building. Becky Gregory was the installing of ficer and the following County Council officers were installed: President, Billy Hudson; vice president, Betty Brown; secretary-treasurer, Lois Byrum; program chairman, Susan Nixon and reporter, Rachel Bass. The new officers for the High School are: President, Donald Baker; vice president, Rachel Spivey; secretary, Becky Greg ory; program chairman, Carroll McDonnell; reporter, Katherine Sawyer, and song leader, Whit tie Matthews and Dianne Chap pell. - 1 In theWinfall school the new of f icers f or the fifth grade, are: President, Lancelot . Winslow; vice president, Larry S tailings; secretary, Reggie Webb; program chairman, Ramona . Lavee and Ann Nowell; ; reporter, . Joyce Banks; song leaders, Ikie Stoic ley and Judy Long. Sixth Grade officers are Beth Hurdle, president; Sammy Monds, vice president secretary, Roger Lilly; program chairman, Mike Matthews and John Green; reporter, Patricia Roundtree; song leader, Arva C. Winslow and Ruth Elliott.' " ' J'; ? ? ss . Seventh'' Grade officers are: President," Celtic1' Ann Ldhg; Vic1 5 Cents Per Copy.. Night To ' Town and cbunty officials, en leavoring to determine the 'facts or fiction" making up the reports regarding Navy plan3 or constructing a new seaplane , base at Harvey Point have invi' -ed Congressman Herbert C. Bor ner to visit Hertford on Thnrs, lay night, November 21, for the purpose of enlightening the peo- pie of this community on the o"? fic'al statu.- of the proposed base. During the past 10 days re- ' ports have been circulating in ihis area that a change in orders regarding Harvey Point may be in the making. These repoirt3, r while coming from semi-official -; hources, have been declared er roneous. Congressman Bonner, when queried about the reports, to.d Mayor V. N. Darden that he had contacted Navy officials in both Washington and Norfolk and that lie had been advised there has been no change in the orders as I '.i the proposed project for Har- ' vey Point. ' : Upon receiving this informa- tion the local officials requested ;" Mr. Bonner to come to Hertford : to report direct to the people of j the community on information he has been able to secure concerti ng construction at Harvey Point. r The public meet:ng will be held in the Municipal Building : n Hertford Thursday night, be- ginning at 7:30 o'clock. All in- ; terested persons are invited to attend and hear the Congress- , man's report on the situation. It has been disclosed that some inspectors assigned to Navy projects in this vicinity have been notified they will be re lieved of duty during December As to this situation, local of- ! ficials were advised the action is merely routine and has no bear ing on plans for Harvey Point. . Whether true or not, the re- kports which - circulated here tended to arouse the people of the community that have been looking forward to the reactiva-'y tion of the local Navy base and' the officials are working diligent ly to secure this project for the .' county. King Street PTA Holds Open House The Open House celebration held at King Street Elementary School on Sunday, November 17, , was very well attended. The building was beautifully decorat- ed with fall flowers, supplied by a host of parents and friends. . Guests were conducted on a guid ed inspection tour of all class rooms where ." children's work, . teaching aids, and equipment were displayed. The inspection , ended in the cafetoriqm where, re-, freshments wer served. - All guests present seemed,,' unanimous in the opinion that the school now has a well kept, ex cellent school plant, adequate, equipment and facilities capable of rendering a superior education- ' al program for the community which 'it serves. - i ' f ' Numbered ' among the guests were Mayor V.' N. Darden of Hertford; Superintendent and Mrs. J. T. Biggers; J. E. Morris, . Clarence Chappell, George Cad dy, A. T. Lane and other mem bers of the ' Perquimans County Board of Commissioners; Max Campbell and faculty representa tives of all Perauimans Countv Schools; President nd Mrs. S. Ti. Williams, State Teachers Col' Elizabeth City, and a host school principals ' and teach Two) T.'hedbee, Librarian. Continued on Te;a Eight from the Albemarle ares.
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