clunie XXV. Number 24. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 13, 1958. 5 Cents Per Copy. V ITcuk'EC -, Action;. on the part of State ; Highway , patrolmen, checking speeding in this area last week, resulted i in: a large number, of cases, on the docket of the ' Per quimans Recorder's Court Tues day. Forty rf our cases were listed on the calendar when court opened. ' Three defendants, Ted Mur chison, Robert Jarrett, charged with speeding and John Felton, Negro, '" charged with t . being drunk, failed to appear to answer the . charges and they were ordered apprehended and held for bond. 3: .i r ? ; ? Aubrey Wiggings, Negro, en tered a plea of guilty to a charge of being drunk and he was sentenced to three days in Jail. 1 Richard Holley, Negro, en tered a plea of guilty to charges of being drunk and resisting an officer in performance of his duty. He was given a 60-day sentence, suspended upon pay' ment of a fine of $50 and costs and, the condition he not be found drinkhng within the Town of Hertford for 12 months. -'Clyde Nixon, Negro, was giv en a six months road sentence after he pleaded guilty to being drunk and resisting arrest. Leslie, Wilson, Negro, pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and, carrying a concealed weap on.' " He was ordered, to pay a fine' of $55 and costs or serve 30 days 'in jail. Raymond , Hassell,;, Negro, en tered a plea of guilty to a charge of larceny,1 He was given a 60 '.'J ::t 3iiOEcn- Ssrvice ' -"i.-ri Wasliinfftoh Area Dri:cyRitDs:::il. (.'dsyAfteGfln ; Funeral services for John Carl, ton? Red) Bracy, 48. who died Saturday night as a result of in juries sustained in an automo . bile) ' accident, were conducted Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock . fif TurlfArH FunArnl Twm hvtho - ' Rev. James O. Mattox, pastor -of the Hertford Baptist Church. " : Patrolman's. R. Inscoe, who . . investigated the accident, re ported Watt Copeland was: cri . tically injured 'in the one car wreck . but was . improved ' on Monday. The patrolman stated the Bracy car 'overturned on the Center Hill road and was com- jiletely demolished.. The ; acci dent happened about three and a half miles , west 6f Hertford. ' " Inscoe said - the physical , evi dence at , the" 'wreck scene indL- cated the car was traveling at a -'"'jfiigh rate of speed. ; . ' During the services "Just a Closer Walk ' With Thee" was played by, Mrs. J. EUie White, organist. N Pallbearers were Odie Bracv. Jr., WiltoM, Roger, Buck, Lloyd . and J. T. Bracy, all nephews. . Burial followed in -the Ahos- K.ie uemevery. , Mr. , Bracy Was a native of Eertie County but had been liv i ing in Hertford at 74 Grubb Street for 'the past' nine years, working as a lineman for REA ,-iiv; Albemarle. He ..:-was,,' the hus- . tnnd of l.!-s. 11 "!s Trwr. Crscy and son of tte I ; t.W s ' aJ Millie Sirtith T . , ... - . I "sides his wife, he i j siirv;"' t y one son, John Ct . ' a I Jr.j one slater, Mrs. lornie L. r ' e of I Dock Eracy of I , Va., and. Odie Tv . UiCSS Till day. sentence, to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $50 and. costs of court. -f-X't-t---; Ira Thompson was found guil ty on charges of reckless driv ing, failing to report, an accident and assault. He was given a six months sentence to be suspend ed upon payment of a fine of $300 and costs of court. ,. . A 30-day sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $35 and costs ' was meted out to Hezikiah Basnight, Negro, who entered a plea of guilty to driv ing without a license. Reginald James, Negro, . was ordered to pay the court costs after he pleaded . guilty to a charge of driving " on the left side of -a highway. ". 'n . Johnnie Smith submitted to charges of improper , turning of his motor vehicle and he paid the court costs. , The following defendants sub mitted to charges of : speeding and paid the court costs: Rus- sell P r.m t w.,w Thompson, Julian Charles, Jr.. William- Sawyer. ' Jr- Lowell Higgios, George Jackson, Carl ton Godfrey, James Yancy, Jr., William Jordan, Henry Spency, Kenneth' Humphrey Donald Sof ford, James 'Gibbs, Ernest Bunn, G. A. Frinks. William Griffiths. P. S. Thamby,rjohn i Meredith and T. K. Evans. Fines of $10 and casts were taxed against Frances Travillion, Betty ' Perry and Alexander Moore, each of whom submitted to charges of speeding, and Eva Cates paid a fine of $8 and costs cn I a- speeding charge. F. A. Continued on Pao Eijhi noucc i our mi Due to considerable interest shown by Perquimans farmers in a state farm tour, R. M. Thomp son, County Agent, today an nounced arrangements have been completed for 'a trip, which will be made by bus, for farmers in this vicinity. , The bus tour will be made July 15, 18 and 17, With reservations now being accepted at the Agriculture Building. It is estimated cost of the trip will amount to $35 and a $15 deposit is requested with each reserva tion. This -cost includes the price of a big league baseball) game to be witnessed in Washington. All reservations for the trip must be in the office of the County Agent not later than. July 9. Mr. Thomp son stated there will be room for 41 persons take; the tour. . - The main focal point on this trip will be around Washington, r,; C:, and some of the things of special interest to see will be 8 vegetable grading and packing shed, cattle and hog feeding op erations; and, poultry enterprises The tentative trip and the places of interest on the tour are as fol lows: ' ' ' 1 ' v " First (lay Leave1 for Washing tori, D. C," Route JT to Norfolk, Va, s Ocean View; to Kiptopeke Beach, Va, to Accamac, Va. . Ac comac, -Va visit vegetable pack ing, grading shipping operation. Accomac, Va., to Salisbury, Md. At Salisbury, Md., visit poultry processing plant.' - Salisbury; Mr;, to Trappe, Md., ' visit ' Willis Farms, Inc., Cattle Feeding oper ation, Trappe,. Mr., to Easton,1 Md., to visit large milling operation' Haston, MdM to Washington, D; ':'.' Leave for t '1 f".i".e. ' i s.J ." I.-jie V'ahing- ton; d. c , : r , to vis it e. t t-- ' f v ! ''on South- n Z'i i C 'Ave. Dorsey . ."i to r " vl. i:J, r'tsville or ' : '.n, vl. "t (1) poul , ( ) Ci.;r arch f t..d feed , p.. .. 6,i I '. " t '.y Research ...Lton, D I,:JM to visit r. ""olli. :., to viit I T ' '"on III h L.r.r.crsRovBcIctl In 4JI Contests The annual 4-H Dress Revue was , held ; Thursday ; afternoon, jjune, 8 with ; ten , junior girls participating, ';. Janice Ray Stan ton! daughter, of Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Stanton ' of , Winfall wore a burnt ? orange , dress styled with a full pleated skirt and sleeveless, square neckline bodice. The dress won first place in the junior division. Second and third place honors went to Joyce Proctor and San dra Jennings, respectively. Marcia Copeland was the win ner of the Junior Apron Divi sion. The skirt division winner was Myrtle Haft-eft and Marcia Copeland won second place. . The senior winner, Ann Lane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lane, will represent Perquimans County in Washington, N. C, on June 18 at Eastern , District Elimination Day. She wore a tailored blue dress and matching jacket. Letitia McGoogan and Beckie Gregory won second and third place respectively. Mar garet Mary Adams was also recognized in the senior divi- i sion. -v, Do;a IT . , . Mrs- Pa'ge Underwood, home ! "fT'"1 g'rl showed good workmanship, and prod uc ed a nice looking and properly fitting garment. Others partici pating in the Dress Revue were: Mary Lou Jordan, Beckie Hobbs, Sarah Hollowell, Christine Ad ams, Lois Chappell, D e 1 o r e s i Shouse and Elizabeth Harrell, Other girls who won demon strations and will attend Eastern District Day will be Kay Wins low, individual dairy foods; Del la Rae Copeland and Ann Lane, dairy foods team; Phyllis Hend- ren and Eva, Ann Smith, fruit and vegetable use team ,and Ann Befeton, individual electric dem onstration. Other demonstrations on the 4HJune -5th -program were: Frui and 'vegetable use, Faye Wood, and -Mary, Phthisic . second place, Paige Ami Chappell .and Judy Benton, third place.. .Elec tric Carroll McDonnell, second place; Betty Bro wn, . third place, and Beckie Felton, Junior Club member. ' . Miss "tiLydia !. Griffin, home agent of Gates ' County, Miss Maidred Morris, home agent of Chowan Couunty and Mrs. Clara Boswell, science teacher, served as judges for the 4-H events. Find Honor Roll Released Tuesday ForPcrnlnknsllS The honor roll for the final grading period at Perquimans High, ', School, concluded t; two Weeks "ago! was released .Tuesday byE. C.; Woodard, school prin cipal as follows: . o ( Eighth .Grade Pete Cook, Em ily Hurdle, Frank Ainsley, Franklin McGoogan, ' Edward Matthews, Wade Morgan, ' Mi chael Stoltz, Brenda Smith, Paul Stoltz. - : , Ninth Grade Hubert Burden, J. D. Hollowell, Carlyle Wood ard, Linda Bass, Kathryn. Bon ner, Frances Winslow, Mary Frances Baker, Jean Copeland, Phyllis Hendren, Ann Benton, Carroll McDonl, Faye Wood. Tenth Grade Jack JBrinn, Mary Glenn, Kathryn Sawyer, Betsy Stallings, : Johnny ' Wins- low, Carolyn ., White, Linda Lou Elliott, ' Pauline Baccus,. Jo , Ann Cartwright, Clay Stokes. . . -h-- Eleventh. Grade John Mat thews,' Ethel Sutton',' Letitia-.Mc- Googari,'v'BeVerly,'"Rose; ' Beverly Sucker, Ray Winslow.' . .' Twelfth ' Grade-Tommy jMaV the'ws, , Richard Wheeler, Jean TSdward's, Alma . Pi'ice,' . Sophia Godfrey, Jane Keel, ,Rachael Splve '.IiJ.V.::iJr,'5Phtt Wina- loy; reth,-1 '",,'irpe,TlA,0s nn Hurdle 'and' bo'rothy Taylor. . ' KIX3 CTVrT T3 HAD " ' r "n :t i.- . ..:a?:ce Nine pupils of Hertford Gram mar School had perfect attend ance records for the 1957-58 term; it was reported today by Miss Thelma Elliott principal The pupils xwere Donald Perry, iharon iMint'y, KoDert iee noi in'a I! 4' '.', ...... . - ' ' ' f - M B s- r , , ri p :, f THE ATOMIUM Spectators crowd around the Atomium, symbol of the atomic age at the World's Fair in Brussels, Bel- ; glum. Representing the basic molecular structure, the Atomium houses a restaurant and- ehibition halls in the aluminum, spheres'. They're connected by a system of escalators. Congressman Bonner Outlines Navy Plans For Harvey Point Following are the remarks' of the Honorable Herbert C. Bonner, Representative of the First Dis-i trict of North Carolina, at the ground breaking ceremony for the Naval Air Station, Harvey Point: "It is a distinct privilege and pleasure for me to be called.upon Harrell, age 73, who died Sun to address this group on the pc- day morning at 2:30 at his home casion of breaking the ground for on Route 3, Hertford, following the Naval Air Station, Harvey a lingering illness, were con- PQint. Many of you who are: present here today are my con stituents, and for us this station will mean many and varied bene, fits. To the visiting guests both military ;and. cjviliani - who 'liave come , to view this ceremony. I would like to extend the welcome of ; our communities and our pledge of cooperation and full support of this undertaking, both in the construction, phase and upon commissioning of this vital defenes installation. The State of North Carolina has a reputation foAiospitality and good neighbor- i liness which is 'unsurpassed any where in the country, and the cit izens of this area look forward eagerly to the day when we shall greet the military personnel arriv ing to man this station and assist them in settling down for what we know will be gratifying tours of duty in our communities. 'At the outset today 1 wish to touch upon the extreme import ance of this activity in the, de fense of this great and power ful nation. As you may know, it is being constructed for the sup port of one' of the newest and most far reaching additions to the Navy's air arm, the Martin P6M SeaMaster. These aircraft and the", men who will operate them will make up the latest innova tion in the concept of mobile striking forces. Their, contribu tion to the National Defense will be immeasurable. We may all Top proud that the Navy has select ed bur area for the location of the first base of this kind and en trusted - Us with its perpetual keeping. , ': ::: "To impress all present with the magnitude of this project I would (Continued ton Page Three) LoccI f,!ur!:r Caso Tri:JTr.:rsd:;ln i. Thp case, in which John Edgar Chappell was. charged with mur der, of , Norman Chappell, order. ed transferred -to the Pasquotank Superior Court, was trie Thura day of last week by Judge Henry L. Stevens. - , John Edgar Chappell entered a plea - of nolo contendre to charge of manslaughter and this plea was accepted by the State. Following testimony concerning the events leading up to the death of Norman' Chappell, Judge Ste vens sentenced John Edgar Chap- pp'T serve' two to three yeare in Pri'n. - : . i.W: i -V : Harrell Funeral Funeral services for Jesse ducted Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the Woodland Methodist Church by the Rev. William Pickett, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Earl Redding, pastor of the Pnrey Woods Friends Meeting. ' The church choir sang "Good night and Good Morning" and "Safe In the Arms of Jesus," ac- I ccmpanied at the piano by Miss Ann Benton. , The casket pall was made of red and white carnations, white stock, baby's breath and fern. Pallbearers were Elton Hur dle, Dennis Hurdle, Wilbur Sum ner, Rufus Harrell Odell Cart wright and Curtis Eure. , Burial Was made in Cedar wood Cemetery in Hertford. Mr. Harrell was 'a . native and life-long resident of Perquimans County, the son of the late James and Lela Munden Harrell and husband of Mrs. Jennie Hurdle Harrell. He was a mem ber of the Woodland Methodist Church and a retired farmer. Besides his wife, he is sur vived by one daughter, Mrs. Eunice Spivey of Belvidere; four Sons, Henry Harrell' of Richmond, Va., Ralph,, James and Vernon Harrell, all of Route 3; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Cartwright, Mrs. Venie Cartwright and Mrs. Daisy Eure, all of Route 3; two brothers. Moody - Harrell and Eddie Harrell, both of Route 3: 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. 4-H Club Health King And Queen Selected Friday The Perquimans County 4-H Clubs , held their annua health pageen and' v talent contest' on Friday, June 6. About sixty parents and. friends of 4-H Club members were- present to watch Archie T. Lane, ft .member of the board '" of directors of the Chowan, ''Perquimans, Pasquo tank and Camden' Counties Dis trict : Health Association, crown Beckie ' Gregory, daughter of Mf:' and Mrs. ' Noah Gregory, Senior Health Queen, and Billy Hudson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvin Hudson of Route 1, Senior Health King. ' Mr Lane also - crowned the Junior - Kins and Queen of Health. They were. Mabel Conducted Monday Louise-' vCook; daughter of Mr. j Chief Bobbie Elliott reported loss and Mrs, A. R. Cook of Route 3, front the blaze was estimated be am! Lot Winslow, son of Mr. anditween $200 and hOQ, ..The fire Mrs. Percy I. Winslow,' Belvi'jhad gaintJ 1 ' la i adway, by - ; --,.-, r - 'time the f.'- . t.i, arrived "at ;-- and Billy- j'ill repre- "rlnr i 3 I ! Congressman Bonner And Mavy iiQfficia Is .Conduct Gerem Ground breaking ceremonies, conducted at Harvey Point Naval Air Station here Thursday morn- Perquimans Chowan p , About three years foUow. ing at 11 o'clock, officially mark- quotank, Hertford, Edenton and ' ing an intensive survey conduct ed the start of the reactivation of Elizabeth City were guests of the! ec by the Navy, the site was se the local Naval Base. j Navy at the ceremonies. lected to be the first permanent A' host of-dignitaries, attending ' Following the program at the operational home of the Navy's the event with invitations issued ! base. Perquimans County and the long range jet seaplane, the Mar by the Commander of Naval Air Bases, Fifth Naval District, as well as many persons from Per quimans, Chowan and Pasquo tank counties, were present, for the program which opened with invocation by Cdr. Chaplain M A. Curry. A number of newspapers, radio and TV stations had representa tives present for the ceremony to give coverage of the event on a nationwide basis, Rear Adm. F. Wassie Hughes. commandant of the Fifth Naval District, .officiated at the cere monies and Congressman Heibert C. Bonner gave the principal ad dress. , Original plans to have a Sea Master plane fly over the site during the ceremony had to be cancelled due to weather con ditions. Navy photographers took air anc1 ground photographs to be releas ed for TV showing on a nation wide basis. Congressman Bonner had as hi? guest Congressman Carl T. Dur ham of the Sixth Congressional District. , Among the military personnel present for the ceremonies were: RADM F. M. Hughes, USN, Com mandant, Fifth Naval District; RADM A. F. Jay, CEC, USN; Brigen E. C. Dyer, USMC, Com manding General Marine Corpp Air Bases, Eastern Area; Col. Frank H. Collins, USMC, Com manding Officer, NAASi Edenton: Capt. J. S. Anderson, USN, Chief of Staff, Naval Air Bases, Fifth Naval District; CDR A. C. Wiese mann, Jr., USN, Public Informa tion Officer, Fifth Naval District LCDR D. F. Dalton, CEC, USN Resident Officer in Charpe of Construction, NAAS, Harvey Point, Hertford; Lt. A. W. Ber ger, CEC, USN, Proiect Manage' for Naval Aviation Facilities, anr Lt. D. L. Cooke, USN, Aide to Passes Wednesday Mrs! Urser Nurney Russell, age 61, died Wednesday afternoon at 1:40 at her home on Route 3, fol lowing an illness of seven weeks. She was a native of Perquimans County and had lived on Route 3 most of her life. She was the daughter of the late James Nur ney and Molly Morgan Nurney, wife of James A. Russell and a momber of the Berea Church of Christ. ,,' , Besides her husband she is sur vived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Burns of Thomas ton, Ga., Mrs. Martha Wilma Powers of Rt. 3, Hertford and Mrs. Lillian Grant of Edenton; two sons, Harry .Nurney Russell and James Monroe , Russell of Portsmouth, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Bennett of Long Beach. Calif.; one brother, Oscar Nur ney of Fentress, Va.; 14 granda children and five great-grandchil dren. The body will be taken from Twiford's Funeral Home here to the Berea Churchy 6f Christ Fn- day afternoon where funeral ser- vices will oe . conauciea ay , ? o'clock by the Rev, Walker Perry, Burial will follow in the church cemetery. , Firemen Answer ' Call Sunday P.M. ... j j. Hertford Fire Department was called to the L. E. Chappell store at Chapel Hill, 10 miles west of Hertford, at one o'clock Sunday afternoon to extinguish a fire which appeared to have started in Hi attic xtoi the buildinff. Fire adway, by the scire' a5 I gushed 'y . ex Ftirltirser Russell onyAtHa rvey Point Commandant, Fifth Naval Dis - trict. Governmpntai official. f.nn. 10wn or Hertford were hosts at; Is luncheon, served at the Hotel Hertford, for Congressman Bon ner and his guests and the Naval officials and representatives of me local government boards of tion at the site; two of these are Chowan and Pasquotank counties. 1 now under way and other pro Harvey Point, consisting of jects are expected to be started some 1,265 acres of land situat-1 within the next 10 to 15 daysi ed at the mouth of the Perquim-j Contracts already awarded call ans River, 10 miles southeast of .for an outlay of more than $8 Hertford, was purchased by the million, and the Navy has re Navy Department and established quested $11.5 million for construe as a Navy Auxiliary Air Station tion at the station during the on June 1943. Following World , year beginning July 1. f Town Board Votes Rate During a short but busy ses-; aiuu neie lasi monaay nignt, tne Hertford Town Board adopted a tentative budget for the 1958-59 fiscal year and set the town tax rate at $1.35 per hundred dol lar valuation. The budget is subject to review and change following completion of the an nual audit of the town books following the close of the year on June 30. The tax rate adopted is the same as the cur rent year's rate. . A " lengthy discqssion w-asl conducted on numerous com plaints, made during the past few weeks, concerning dogs run- ping at large' within the town, and 4he Board is now consider ing adoption of a new ordi nance aimed at dog owners who permit - their animals to run at large. For the present the Board agreed to enforce, strict ly, to a dog ordinance which re quires owners to keep their ani mals penned up at night. Also discussed for adoption; was on ordinance which will re quire property owners to do away with outside toilets where sewer lines are available within the town limits. The Board was advised sewer and water lines now extend throughout the town limits except for a stretch of White's Lane. Adoption of this ordinance is aimed at. im proving the health and sanita tion of the town as well as pub lic appearance. The Board vot ed that compliance with this or dinance must be made not later than January I, 1959. It' was pointed out during the meeting that the recently adopt ed ordinance, pertaining to new house numbers within the town. becomes effective on July 1, and this act requires property own ers to have new house numbers in place on or before that date. It was reported the Hertford Lions Club will make a. can vass of the town selling and in stalling these new numbers. Veteran Officer Seeks Addresses Due to the change in house numbers .within , the Town of Hertf prd, effective July 1, C. C Banks,, Veterans Service Officer for Perquimans County, today re quested .. all,- veterans . residing within the city limits to- file a change of address with his of fice- immediately. Veterans are asked , to, take ; their new house number as well as their claim numbers to the local officer, Delinquent Taxes Advertised Today , A list of delinquent 1957 prop erty taxes, due Perquimans Coun ty, is advertised for sale in this edition of The Weekly. The sale will be conducted Monday, July 7v,,Pr9PBrty,,ownfrs ,may .still beat the isales de '"") by mek irj cr'04";..J''" ' v' '! Tax During . War II, the station was deactivat ed and the site was leased to the , Town of Hertford. ;; 6M SeaMaster. Present plans call for the sta-r tion to be commissioned during 1960. A number of rontrarts have been awarded for construe Of $1.35 Next Year Meeting Called To Organize County A public meeting for the pur pose of perfecting tha organiza tion of Perquimans. County His torical Societv Will b hMri In 'Mm Court House n'ijjJeHford at 6 o clock on Friday night, June 20 it was announced by Capt. N. S. Fulford, temporary chairman. Mr. Fulford staged: those who subscribe to membership in the society at this meeting will have the privilege of electing the 'var ious officers and comrAittee for the remainder of the calendar year and a voice in the writing of the Society's constitution and by-laws. Interest in organization of a Historical Society in Perquimans County has been voiced in the- past, but little effort was made until recently when more than 50 ; local residents joined other societ ty members throughout the state in an historical' tour of some of the landmarks existing in Per quimans. This led to a tempor ary organization being perfected from which may grow a perma nent and active society for resi dents of this countv. The meeting next Friday night - is open to the public and Mr. Ful ford and Mrs. Silas M. Whedbee, temporary recording ; secretary, invite representation at the meet ing from all parts of the county. Hertford Indians Divide Games With Edenton Colonials The Hertford Indians won a 5-4 victory over the Edenton Co lonials in the opening game of the Albemarle ; League, played in Hertfosd last Monday night. The. game was rained out in the fifth inning. v ; , h: : ", Hertfovd played in Edenton oh Tuesday night and came home on the short end of a 16-4 score thus breaking even in the first, round of games, j . ,-. V: . .' 'pi-:' Cam tuck comes to Hertford on Thursday night and the IndiarJ will play in Camden on Friday night. ' , i Games scheduled for next wee are as foliows: Monday night, , at Elizar City. ' Tuesday night, Elizabeth here.' - - - Thursday' nipht. 8t I Fri' v r' t, Historical Society