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I t II. ,! 1 I i h X 1 : Ja . ; a s ar I Volume XXV. Number 28. Hertford,, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 11, 1958. 5 Cents Per Copy, Board Adopts New etes iisialarlMith Bucket And Rate Monday ill iir i vi v ll J l l i tv 1 1 i.V' K'rv ! County Compl "r .sr,v Fiscal fir c , Bpdist:8alaiiicjed Tax 1 " BOY WONDER Jonathan Orbvite, 12-year-old Queens, N.Y., j boy,' itudies rocket plans in his home. The seventh grader- ; eni.iieiense jDepaniem scientists plans lor a rocket called '."flie Oracle," which could send a monkey Into space aboard tsatellite bigger than anything the Russians have sent up. ' Liter versions, ne saia, couia ::. partment said the b6y's plans , engineering proDiem.- . Local Boards Join lii ; Resolution On f oc:;&ad: Project UUt:!:::k (, . rayments under the ii57 wool Incentive' programs were mailed 1 to irdduters this week, accord- ing Ud i George Bellmort, Per - uuuiiniu vuuiilv . ' aov . uiLiizc 'j Shorn wool payments for the ;r 1957 Smarketing year . under the louaci, : ( M . . v ..wOol dn?entive program amount ed ,to 15.5 percent of the re- . turns v each producer received from ih sale of shorn wool dur- ing the -1957 . marketing year. ' :i The payment rate on sale of un- thorn i lambs to compensate for ' the .wool 1 on them will be 33 . cents per hundredweight of live - .. animals sold. , .. The . payments were 'made Only on shorn wool and unshorn lambs marketed be. . tween April X 1957,, And JMarch SVt1fFJripfevllund , from shorn wool payments and ... 5 6'ents per 100 . pounds of live- r !, weight - from '.Aamb . payments . : .wee made to finance, the seir- help promotion ; program 'which . ' Is -carried on by the Americaii Sheep .producers Council, 'Inc. v, J These deductions from, the pay J rrients to finance the prmqtion it, program were, approved by pro-:- ,; dv&en in a referendumin 1955;, v The shorn wool payment rate is theV percentage requited to raise the-average price producers re i ceived for jhorn wool during the ' marketing year, which was 53.7 ' cents per pound, up ,to the in. 1 ceniive level of 62 cents. The ' lamb payment rate is based on ' the shorn wool rate to give lamb producers equivalent compensa ' ' tion for the wool. on lambs which We' sold. ' This method of pay ftient is designed to encourage . ;. producers tq do, a good, job of p:: rketing their wool.- .. iMording ta, Bellmotv. sUb- ... stitially i the same- program as ;. fof 1957 , is being continued for ,.- ,th&,1958; marketing yeav, which . , began Auril 1,: The wool incen tive i price is being continued 'at C2 cents per -. -t- pound grease , l-'s; .Tljeipayroeritjam'for '.. marketing yepr wU sbe I. :ned" ' ih-'-rHid 'lVJ 'wen 1 the average price for 1C58 Wool m ' t rs become Jtnown. 1 ,.tJ-. coimty's first cotton bloom 4 f ! effice of The Per j " V was reported by I J. r,ii' i k of Route one, who ' I ' 'vwij Jn his '.'It week. ' " i carry a man. The Defense De werelogical but present severe, Commissioners represent ing Perquimans County and the Town fit -Hertford met kere in joint cession Monday mojrning to i aiscusf -propose roaa projects Jtitlavey, Point Ifaval " r o w ion, f .. I Following a discussionlbf plans as now proposed by tHe State j Highway , Commission for eon- KLiuiiLiuix iu iwu -arrfRH nuns in j oci vc mc ueuc, iiie uuarus, joint ly, adopted a resolution calling upon the State Commission to ex pedite the' construction of the highway leading from Hertford to Jhe base, and to construct this highway "the same width as bther roads planned for the immediate vicinity: - A copy of; the resolution is being-forwarded to the Director of State Highways and to the divis ion residerit engineer. " tt'was reported during the joint meeting a delegation representing the town and county will go to Raleigh, if necessary, to advance the desires 'of this community in any proposed routes the Highway Commission may plan for road development within Perquimans County. " , .... Under plans now considered by the Stat Hiehwav Cnmmiwion it.1 is reported,, two access roads will be constructed to serve Harvey Point; the present road i from Hertford, to the base is to; be wid ened and a new road "constructed from a poiriV on U, S. 17 near Light Nixon Fork, to a point 'near1 Burgess. , Present plans call for these, projects to get under way about the sarnie time. Local opinion is strong for the State to start immediate work on the Hertford-Harvey Point toad and to develop the neW road at a la terdate. ,The two boards also agreed to work jointly with commissioners acting as. a committee, to explore ways, and means,. to, expedite ex pansion, plajis In connection with the growth expected to come with construction of the Harvey Point NAS. t -,-v , , Fatal Accident 5,: , Reported Saturday., , - ' fatal "holiclayy afcident, oc curred 'in iPerquimans County last - Saturday morning, it was reported by Patrolman B, R. In- icoe, who investigated the acci-j donti which happened about one mile from Bethel on the .Yeo p im road.- , ' . . Inscoe stated a car turned over on a curve, causing injuries resulting in dee'.h to V.illie Col lin, ri:ro, of 'r'. 'on Air Eta. r- f. r -- -t, ! ; Perquimans County completed ,j its: fiscal year last June 30th with the budget operations in balance according to a financial report made to the County Commission ers by Max R. Campbell, County Accountant. : Income during the past year amounted to $406,154.36 while ex penditures for all purposes totaled $405,585.10. A small cash balance of $569.26 remained to bring the county's cash balance to $58, 038.58. Currrent tax collections during the year amounted to $146,036.86 while income from sources other than taxation amounted to $259,60f,36. ,j f ; Total expenditures for the var ious departments of the , county government was listed by (he ac countant as follows: General County Fundi $66,792,19;, Poor Fund, $2,523.02; Debt l: Service, $49,096.92; Welfare Administra tion, $11,286; Old Age Assistant, $73,130.95; Aid Dependent Chil dren, $30,294.90; Aid to Perma nantly Disabled, .$25,168.52; Gen eral School Fund, $81,416.18; Cap. ital Outlay, $31,699.52; Garage Fund, $33,376.00. - Total' income for the funds were listed as: County Fund, $67,078.71; Poor Fund, $13,177.59; Debt Service, $42,271.41; Welfare Adminstration, $10,050.53; Old Age Assistance, $75,576.61; Aid Dependent Children, $28,652.23; Aid Permanently Disabled, $25, 114.87; . School Fund, ; $79,119.20; Capital Outlay, $31,737.21; Garage .Fupd, $33,376.00, . - The couitty retired $29,000 in bonded indebtedness which now amounts to $450,000. Of this amount $200,000 is owed for old road bonds while $250,000 is due on .school bonds. , Here Last Tuesday Seventeen casese were listed on the docket of Perquimans Record er's Court last Tuesday with 16 of the cases being disposed of while V one defendant, Hilliard Sessons, Jn, charged with speed ing, failed to appear in court and he was ordered apprehended and held for a bond of $100. . Five defendants, John Everson, Thomas E, White, Jr, Lewis Sin gleton, Henry, Gordon and Louis Papsidero, submitted to charges of speeding and each paid the costs of court ' : . , , . A fine of $5 and costs were tax ed against Robert Daisey who en tered a plea of guilty to speeding charges. .'.'."' William ; Beaman... ad. . James costs df cdurf after aubnriittirig'to charg es of failing; to observe, stop signqfvH4lK.I4U;., rCostst of court were assessed against Mark Davis who submit ted to a charge of following too closely behind a- motor vehicle. ; Lindsey Irivott paid a fine of $10 and pleaded guilty to driving with insufficient brflkes. Leonard Temple submitted to a charge of failing to dim his car lights and paid the court costs. James Roach was ordered to pay the costs of court on a charge of illegal parking. Oscar i Taylor submitted to a charge of failing . to stop ; for a traffic lighti and paid of court. Ella Mae Lana, Negro, en a twa weeks jail sentence, sus pended upon payroenjt of; a fine of $25' and, costs of. court after she was found,, guilty,, of. using profanity on the-streets of Hert ford o4(, ' T if I i. ) George Modlity Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. He paid a fine of $100 and costs of court. , David Corey paid the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of falling to observe a stop sign. ' ,'( , BAITS SALE TheHYT rf the New Hope vrv' 1 ( wf r-M i rc Give Kept On European Tour ' Members ' of the Methodist Caravan to Europe, headed by the Rev. ' and Mrs. James A Auman of Hertford, spent tw(j busy weeks in Switzerland aw Italy between June 16 and Jub.j 29, according -. to reports, ; set back by the caravaners. Leaving France on June' lfi the group arrived in Geneva thr same afternoon,' and settled inlr a quaint old , hotel under Ibi supervision of the Rev. Alfrtf Honegger, pastor of the Metho dist Church of that city; Thi group participated in church an MYF activities while in Switzer land and used part of the stay for visiting historical , sites and viewing the lovely scenery ol the area. , They visited Lucerne and Zurich while in Switzerland attending church services, in which they had a part, and, met a number ol teiiow inrisuan: with whom a bond of fellowship developed. ' ...J Despite the language barrier the caravaners , report , . they an getting ' along, fine and thorough ly enjoying ,; the ; visit to jthf countries in . Europe. , All Ser vices attended in Switzerland were conducted in German,'' but the caravaners ' experienced littlt difficulty j due to , the similarjty f theseryiceR;t-':i ,--''-': : . Leaving Switzerland for Italy the .group -was., impressed with the,; scenic snow-capped; moun tains; custom service gave theij little trouble at the Italian bor der and soon the caravaners were in Milan enroute to Rome' The, caravaners were, greatly impressed by the Catacombs of Rome and the Coliseum as. wel as the other famous places of art of that city. A trip to the "Col ony" restaurent gave the group an opportunity to , get American style food, even to chocoate milk shakes. From Rome the group traveled to Venice, where they found the Methodist Church and attended services. From Venice the caravaners . went to Austria,, where they are spend ing .two weeks . working with youth groups of that nation. Navy Announces Jo&O-zngslii Construction The District Public Works Of ficer, Fifth Naval District, U. S Naval Base, Norfolk, has a num ber of openings in North Caro: Una and Virginia for construction inspectors 'in grade GS-Z with pay at the rate of $4,980 per year. In North Carolina, inspectors are re quired for the construction now under way at the new Naval Air Station, Harvey Point In Vir ginia, the inspectors are requirea for work at different locations in such as steel, masonry, wood, or reinforced concrete buildings, ex cavations, ' foundations, r oa da,, locks levees, piers, sewage dispos al, exclusive of journeyman ex perience in only, one of the rec ognized trades. He must also have had specialized experience as foreman, superintendent or in spector of general construction work. - f-Vi' iVV: - ' Applicants should submit a Standard Form- 57, "Application for Federal Employment,'! to the District Public Works Officer, Code DA-210., Fifth vNava.1 Dis- trict, U. S.Traval Base, Norfolk,: he costs I the Hampton Roads area,, f . , was giHrMave hadil "total of 5 years ol ex- perience including Shears of en er' In' VenWal'cbhstructlbh work ifnf:-'' V.rT-'-i" 1 ' t i ' TOP TEE TOT Little Jackie Debbs (left) from St. Peters burg, Fla., won first place in the three to five-year-old class in the. National Pee Wee Golf contest played in Orlando, smash ing a 6-4 on the two-hole course. Here the pint-sized pro gives -a bit of iron-shot advice to his" sister' Virginia, who played in the girls' end of the tourney; County Soil Bank Pay ments Total Of i-MiJW'I'W-X-X-M-M":-. I i. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Nine U. S. airmen, released from Soviet . custody this week, reported their plan' was shot down by Russian fighters as the unarmed, transport was enroute irorrt " Germany to Pakistan, the Air - Force announced the" f ii"rs were apparently in good condi tion following their release. "Meanwhile, in Cuba rebel ,'orces are continuing to release i number of hostages th,ey cap .ured in protest of American aid to Otban president Batista. Re eased prisoners, mostly Ameri cans, reported they were well treated by . the rebels while in custody. Unemployment in the U. S. reached a 17-year peak during June, according to reports by the government, but weekly re ports issued since indicate the economic picture is ' improving lowly. The June report showed more than five million unem ployed and more than 64 million persons as being employed with in the nation. ;r'',.;; : .: .. President Eisenhower visited Canada this week td confer with Prime' Minister Diefnbakree con :erfiing the possibility of setting up a joint . U.. S.dCanadiari De tense Committee and to discuss other matters of mutual" interest of the two countries. Governor -Hodges told news men this week he believed North Carolina is not ready to cut pub. lie : services should it find fi nances being reduced. , rne statement came when a reporter ssked the Governor if he thought the next Legislature might be in- lined to adopt an austerity pro gram rather tnan seen ; new sources of income. ' : Gcr.3 :ies sGene Proctor, son of Mr; and Mrs. Ehner.-Ji Proctori' Sr.,' of Routejjne, left Sunday for Read ing Penna., where he has accept ed a position as industrial hy gienist in public health. A graduate of Perquimans High School, Proctor received an AB degree from Chowan College land a BS degree from Guilford college;"'-. i V ' : Z While serving in the U. S. Army he worked in the Fort Jackson, S. C, hospital and' Providence Hospital in Columbia, S. C, " Last June' he receive his degree' M Positi -Science ini Public ' "r from the 'University of i Cfollna. ' - To Yield $139,952 Perquimans County farmers f will be notified by the local ASC JH . . . j X Office to come to Hertford and J pick up their soil bank payments. George Bellmon, county office I manager for the Perquimans 1 County ASC Committee, announc - e(j today that these payments will De handed out in person in order to. expedite delivery of needed payments to the farmers and in oraer to permit tne tarmers to transact -other; business with the coiiht'y ' ortice "St "jJie same t jhie Mr. Bellmon cautioned, however, that farmers should, not visit the ASC office until fhey,' receive a post card notification to the ef feet that their soil bank payment is ready to be picked 'up, Ho further cautioned that Washing ton regulations will not permit the release of Soil Bank payments to a second party for delivery to a payee. Any farmers, however, who find it inconvenient to make a personal call by the ASC Of fice to pick up their check may request the county office to mail the payment to them. There were 2,771.0 acres placed in the 1958 Soil Bank Program bv Perquimans County farmers. This ! pai-ticipation, according to Bell mon, will yield payments of ap proximately $139,952.00. A good part of this $139,952.00 is yet to be paid and will be picked up by farmers scheduled to call at the local ASC County Office. Indians Continue To Lead League Tne Hertford Indians during the past week maintained their slim lead in the standing of the Albemarle League by dividing contests with the Camtuck out fit. On Tuesday night rain caused cancellation of. the Tars-Indians game in Elizabeth City at the end of the second inning with Elizabeth City holding a 5-3 lead over Hertford. Rain also caused postponement of the Wednesday night game be-1 the importance oi ioiiowmS im tween Elizabeth City and Hert-laws, an ability to perform ele ford. The contest was called at! mentary car maintenance ppera the end 6f two arid a half innings j tions such as cleaning and polish with' the score standing Hertford j ing car, care '! of tires and 2, Elizabeth City O.5 'J f - J . : ; , Edenton Colonials- meet the In dians in Hertford Thursday night and the Indians' travel to Eden ton on Friday1 night. '"-JC: .,- : ' Next week the Indians play in Hertford on Wednesday night against Camtuck and, Friday night against Elizabeth City, The local team plays, in Camden Tuesday and Elizabeth City on Thursday, Lam Family Reunion ''. 1 , , . 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Lane were j hosts at the Lane '"family re- Tripp: 2 Traffic , Code a union Friday ''July 4th;"'at their' Your Responsibility as a jriver, home, where the memDersf'&f h4' Cpl R".-' A. '"Tripp; 3 Highway famiiyf-eftjoyed -bH'butside' W-1 Safety,' Cpl.' R. A.' Tripp; i High- Board Of Education In MeetingMonday Meeting for its quarterly ses- sion here Monday night, the Perquimans Board of Education adopted the school budget for the 1958-5!) school year and vot ed to install a driveway at the Perquimans High School. The State Highway Commission ad vised the Board it will install the driveway but will not pave the road at this. time. Upon recommendation of the principal, Mrs, .Frances F. Monds was elected to serve as a one- clay teacher at Hertiord dram- mar School during th next school term. Prior to accepting the ap pointment Mrs. Monds had re signed as a member of the Dis trict School Committee. State Employment Service Opens Hertford Office A field office of the North Car olina Employment Service was Pened Hertford this week, it 'was announced by Charles T. , . , .., , Skinner, Jr., who will be in I charge of the office Seeing the need for increased service for Perquimans County , the State Office authorized open ing a Drancn nere. ine local oi fice is Jocated in the council rooir of the Hertford Municipal Build ina on Grubb Street and will bf open jaily, Monday through Fri- day, from 9 A. M., until 12 noon The office wili.be open to servj all types of employment withir the county. However, Mr. Skin ner will cooperate fully with con tractors' at the tlarvey Point Na val Air Station in placement o' jobs at that site. Persons desiring to register with the service for future .em ployment are asked to call at thf office during regular office hours Automotive Care New Pro ject For 4-H Club Members A new project, automotive care and safety, has been adopt ed by a group , of county 4-1 members 15 years of age ' anr under. The project is a challenge tr young p-ople. In the Unitec States each year, two millior youths reach driving age anr apply for permits to operate motor vehicles on the streft and highways. On the annua beginning group of two millior youths, only a fourth are re ceiving any organized training in traffic safety. The objectives of the automo tive program are to develop an understanding of the importance of the motor vehicle on the American way of life, a cleai knowledge of highway safety and proper attitudes of highway couresty, an understanding of traffic regulations and other laws related to operation anr ownership of motor vehicles, and checking1 $he fcadjator and: battery, a knowledge .of , the .basic, parts of the' Car 'ahd the principles of their maintenance and operation an, understanding . of ". the eco nomics of efficient purchase an operation of an automobile, and an ability to keep and interpret a record of the cost of operation and ownership, ; an awareness of the voctional opportunities for competent prsons in the auto motive field.. The project is made up of ten sections: 1. Im- portance of. the Automobile on Our Wav of Life by Cpl. R. A. nd A county budget, calling for ex penditures of $376,216 during the I current fiscal year, as proposed j and published by the Perquimans Board of County Com miss .oners, was adopted at a meeting of the Board last Monday. The county tax rate was officially set for the year at $2 per $100 valuation. Other matters handled during the meeting included taking un der advisement a proposal for es tablishment of a dog pound for the county, to combat a dog sit uation which has come about in recent months. It was- pointed out action by the Legislature might be necessary in order to help finance the proposal. The Board went on record ap proving a three year lease, with privilege of five years, to J. C. Morgan of the county home prop erty which is operated by Mr. Morgan as a boarding home. The new lease is to become effective January 1, 1959. The board also authorized the underpinning of the residential building at the county property. Commissioners R." L. Spivey and E. B. Hollowell were named to supervise the work. By mot on, the Board named the Durants Neck Ruritan Club as "iistndian of the Durants Neck community house until June 30, 1950. Tabling action on an applica tion for a beer license, the com missioners po'nted out they had been notified by the alcohol con trol unit in Raleigh of a new pro cedure for the issuance of beer ind wine licenses. Under the new' system,- effective July 1, all pe titions will be handled by the unit and permits for licenses must he secured at the office in Ra leigh either by mail or in per-iorii-" -1' ---fr-- After the completion of these nrms one is fled with the local nvernment and one with the al cohol control unit in Raleigh. The 'oca government then has 10 days ;n which to forward any protest or comments to Raleigh. Fol lowing that a local investigator s'"i if the control un't will conduct f in investigation in me area anu make recommendations to Ra- 'eigh. Most Valuable Ml Star Player Johnny Morris, Hertford second 'laseman, was voted as the most valuable player in the 1958 Albe narle League Al Star game play id here last Friday n:ght. This was the second time Mor his has received the trophy which iccompanics this honor. He won t first in 1956 in the annual event sponsored by the Hertford Jay cees. The All Star game was won by the North 2-1: playing for this eam were members of the Eliza beth City and Camtuck clubs while the South team was made up of players from Hertford and Edenton. More than 500 fans turned out for the contest this year. T. P. Forehand, league presi dent, presented the Most Valu able Player trophy to Morris, while John Beers, vice president i the Mertford jayCees, presented each player in the all star contest with silver baseballs as a token . of the club's appreciation to the players for donating their services with the proceeds going to the . Jaycees "project" fund. Town Board To u Meet Monday Night V Hertford's Town Board will hold its July meeting next Mon- day night at the Municipal Building, it was reported bv R. C. Elliott, Towif aerk. Final action on a rezoning proposal presented at the May meeting, is expected and other f '.seal mat ters will be handled during the meeting. ' t . MASONS TO MEET .. .The Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106, A. T St A M., will rr-t ,11 II r beeue dinner, ontinued on Page (.Tuesday ni;;ht at 8 o'clock,