WEEK -Number 29 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 18, 1958. 5 Cents Per Copy; Indians Increase Volume XXV.- ?! Contract Awarqed ?gi;Ror:l,I)rilIingi ?i l:.tet:ater:,:;ll !li jj: il Oil ;!! , ; . MM I i. .Cii. V . WRITE "30V TO THIS ; ; t, men who . died with nine others in a huge KC-135 jet Stratotanker in a Chicopee. Mass., corn . field. . The plane, attempting with three others a record hop across the Atlantic to Eng land, crashed moments after taking off from Wcstover Air Force Base. The plane struck ,. power lines before the disastrous crash. Two of the four planes established new records for , the distance. Their passengers and crew, were not informed of the crash till after the flights , were completed. The fourth KC-135's take-off was canceled after the crash. - Va riety Btefore Recorder's On Www vvx;k;ww THIS VEEICS HEADLINES Court , The United States landed 1,500 ' 'Marines in the Middle Eas,t na 'i, tion of Lebanon Tuesday to pre vejat xthe overthrow of the Leb '. tnc-nese government following the upheaval . In; Iraq ' on Mon " K;"4jt; President EiseT1haw:ar' 'Nnounctd'the U. S.:'wMtiprvide J nwre- troops; if t neededr to main ""'Uiii the government of Lebanon, ' Which has faced a crisis. tor 'sev- ' 'etal "weeks.. Meanwhrle,:-the U.,j - Keaiiea upon the unite ;Na ' f fiotts 'to 'assume, the responsjbil 3''!jty'of fkeeping the peace ift'the'j , Middle East, a move expeoted toj be vetoed by Russia, i ' !.A successful and well-kept i pldt o. overthrow the pro-West ern gdvfrnment of Iraq explod- , ed Monday when the Crown Prince was killed and it appear ' fed from reports King Faisal has disappeared. Pro-Nasser army ' officials were credited with car ':'rying ouf'the Iraq revoke.'" i . 'it " ; i.i', r . ... sbJ Meaawhjle, .Marines stationed M!'t'Camp iLejeune and tl other . , nearby stations; were, .pjacedj on ; JfoSm-hour , alerts as: .! precaution :'"iA'.f case, additional-, trpops-, were t hwdered. . "to Vth-,!trouWa area tifTRe government.'- alstf i'jordered 'iiDtner Units--tf.vthef . defense ; to stand ready-sHould- developments i"c aeferiorate into ' Increased fight-r .-.ttf. w&rS 1 . '' z d A The . Federal Reserve Board reported this week factory pro duction in the United States in creased during June for the second straight month. Although unemployment continues strong in many , areas economists predict a, ' brisk upswing in business during the final quarter, of this ?eaV "-. Contract- tAlksf betweta car anuactifrsr ", and thb' ' uhion e V6'Krts.um'ea ? as' v'flrh'e"drawff. J,0fi$ fh'start ,!6' fl5Slb M.;teeit. state agreement J(sv"nof'now 13 anceiiea .-.v.;'-,-.;. An Explorer Scout cruise, withlitation code, stops scheduled at Boston and! " The case in which Joseph Pat 4 V'jtland, Me., was cancelled r'ck is .charged with driving uuixdayby the Defense Depart-drunk mem aue to ine crisis in i.eDanon, f d the U. S.-ship assigned to the i outs was ordered back to Nor- I'orts,. including Franklin " ' . r ker-of ' V- STORY - A smashed tVDew'riter is Of Casss Tuesday Twenty seven of the 29 casea listed on the docket of Perquim ans Recorder's Court was disposed or ounng the session, held ontown and fn.e department wiU be xajr ... -uubo vni. w Johnson pressing. - V Two defendants, Joseph Eason and J. B. Zachary, Negroes, failed to appear ih . court; to answer charges and the court ordered them apprehended and held -for bonds of $50 'eachj;.' j'-Ta U Costs of 4 court were taxed against -David-.Corey,' Ernest ,L. White and Jtfhn Felfon aftr'icjb had 'submitted to charge's of tail ihg tci observe a' stop sign. ' 'J 4 1 1'eft'defenrfanf s,' Julian' " Rawls, Joyce Cliffordr'Muradc'k McMiU lah Andrew Drtrs, ' Sidney Able, -'Peter Paterzai J. N." Tay T6r,: 'Albert 'Ireland," Clydi Mabes atM Reuben : Wells;' ; Negro, : were taxes -with the - court costs after each had pleaded guilty to charg es of speeding. ' . f' ' 'Donald Devaney' was found guilty on charges of speeding and driving without a chauffeur's li cense. He was ordered to pay f fine of $30 and costs. k ) Philip Steward, found-ftuttty or charges of driving drunk an driing without a license, was or dered to pay' a fine of $125' and court costs. -A fine of $2 and costs were as- tfSWLil&iSt .Wvid. .Whlttvho each vf whom submitted to charg es of driving on the left side: of a -highway- t' i-n.'. : " John Bryant' entered t ' plea qt guilty ' to' iislng Improper1 equip ment on his car and paid the costs of courts A fine of $25 and costs were taxed against William Dillard, Negro, found guilty on a charge of parking on a highway. i Eugene Sechler paid the costs of .court after submitting to a charge of issuing : a worthless check. ' . , ' Costs of court -were paid by Haywood. Russell who submitted to a charge of forcible trespass. ., ; David Nixon, Negroi paid the Wsts of court tin-a chatge of im proper paTkihg1'" " "1 .":. Jfi I Sim Banks! Neti '8 "found guilty or being drunk 8n' possess ing tax paid' liquor' with' tHe "sea.l. broken, V: Prayer" for" Judgment, was confrjMe)ifp4nfeiii pt the couxtKoSti.! Kw4S f sii. Pray'ePYoV'Jddfem'ent wa's'cpt, tinued, upon cavment of court i itubis ui ine case in wniun oain jcuinnKS was iouna Kuiiiy oi vio- lating the health, department san- . was moved up to the Su perior Court on a motion by the defendant for a jury trial, i, E:ara ANNourTcruirNT Mr., and Mrs. Eldon Vv'inslow anioursfe-tu.e"l'..' r? 'fend HI ' ft , Si. ' , i tfrlm mompntn nf iv n. Three Firemen To Retire This Month .Hertford's Fire Department will ( pay tnoute to three of its mem bers who will retire July 30, af ter serving more than 30 years as volunteer firemen here, it was re ported to the Town Board Mon day night by Fire Chief R. C. Elliott The firemen who will retire are1 n.A XT XT T- J -.l 1 77. , Mayor V. N. Darden, Charles Ford two home runs in the victory. Sumner and B, C. Berry. Recog- scored Thursday night and Hun nitiori of their long service to the'ter also hit a home run. . Rid- made at a; meeting of the depart thig month.;? ,,, . . Council Ap? Hertford's celebration of its bi centennila will be "climaxed, by publication of art historic' b(ok let, now being prepared by W. G. Newby, one of the community's blder. citizens.-. This action was approved at a meeting of the Town Board last Monday night. Mr. Newby .is now compiling a Sistory of 'Hertford,', chartered in April 1758, which will be illus trated with pictures of a number of the historic scenes within the community. Further plans for celebration of the event, sometime this fall, are being arranged .by the Town Board. Other matters handled during the Board meeting Monday- in cluded appointment of Fire Chief R. C, Elliott to represent the Hertford Fire Department at the Mate Convention in Lumberton. on July 28 ' Mayor V N. Darden and Com missioners R, L, Hollowell and Henry C. Sullivan were named as a committee to wprk with a com mittee" from- the Board of C6iinty Commissioners ixi expediting de velopment plans for the town and county in' connection with expan sion anticipated with the estate hshment of the Naval Air Station at Harvey Point; Five From County On ECC Honor List Five Perquimans County stu dents at East' Carolina College were listed on th school honor rou iqr jne tfiird quarter of the school y tar,, the college announc ed this , week. ;- Students listed were Peggy HarrelL Janice Stall- lngs, Safah Sutton, Joanna Willi- forcV ahd BurwelL Winslow. '. v Vouth Granted i "TJie.' Uttivwsitt of South 1 CaW' Una has' announced" the granting of forty-'six' BssistantshipS fof the. academic year 1858-59, ' ) '- 'Those .'awarded assistantships. and wiU ,pend part of their time working in the school or depart ment of their choice. " , ' The assistantships carry award.) of from. $500 to $1,800 per aca demic year. Recipients included Charles (?. White, English, of Belvidere. : BIRTH rvrCEMZHT . Mr. 'and Kn. T'infred Smitti announce ths I i f J'a'sorw Le,wi3 MoricDcoMat y, JaJyjl"'V ; j 'Hertford's Indians , moved into a 4 Mi game lead in the Albemarle League with an 11-3 win over Camtuck here . Wednesday night. Parker Chesson .was the winning pitcher while Pete Paul was charged with the loss. Hertford scored twice in the first, fourth and fifth innings then tallied 5 runs in the seventh. Camtuck scored singles in the second, fourth and sixth. Richard Wheeler pitched the Hertford Indians to a 5-1 'vic tory over' Camtuck Tuesday night to move the Indians into a 3 Mi game lead in the Albe marle League. The victory 'was I the third straight for Hertford during the past week, the local team having defeated Edenton in two contests. The Indians nicked two Cam tuck pitchers, Zinb and Mans field, for five hits to score five runs Tuesday night Wheeler had .control of the game all the way. He allowed four; hits and walked five batters. The In dians got four hits off Zink and one off Mansfield. Taking a 3-0 lead, the Indians gave up one run to Camtuck in the fifth then came back to score singles in the sixth and ninth. Last week-end , the Indians trounced Edenton 8 to 4 and 10 10 5. D. A. Carver collected turn .1 a dick and Wheeler did the pitch ing, giving up 11 hits to the Co lonials while their teammates collected nine off Edenton hurl er Hiesler. , Hertford scored three runs in the fifth then Edenton went ahead with'-iour runs in the top of the eighth but Hertford bounced back. .-.to' tWly five in the bottom of the eight to win the contest . . - Welly White pitched Hertford to victory dver the Colonials 'on Friday night. Monch was the losing pitcher. Edenton opened the scoring with three runs in the first but Hertford countered with two' in the sixth, three in the seventh, and five in the eighth. Schedule of games for the In dians during the coming week is as follows: Friday night, Elizabeth' City here; Monday night at Edenton; Tuesday night Edenton here; Thursday night, Camtuck here; Friday night at Camtuck. . Ervin Jackson, Negro, was found not guilty on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. State 4-H dub) Week Scheduled To Be If eld From July 2 KTo 25 S'The 'thrill of a lifetime is close . Demonstrate," a course .designed at hand for some 1,200 North I to 'improve their ability to tell Carolina 4-H Club boys arid' -others of their projects and ex- gim. . SUte 4-H Club Week is scheduled for July 21-25 at N. a State College in Raleigh. The !, 200 club members selected to aU tend are among the state's finest farm youths. While at State College the boys and girls will take part in a host of activities, including demonstra tion contests to name state win ners in 27 different 4-H programs, according to L. R. Harrill, state 4-H Club leader. . One boy and one girl from each of the state's organized 4-H Clubs have been named as official dele gates. The. trip, sponsored on the local level, is in recognition for outstanding work and leadership,, said Harrill While at State Col lege the youths will be exposed to the highest type of fellowship, I information' and' inspiration! ' ' ' Upm arrival' at Stat College the' bays and girls will be divide ed into groups to attend Special interest classes.' ' Miss" ' ' Emmie Nelson, Afield-' repreSehtatiW f o the ' National Committee bit Boy arid Girls Club Work, Inc., Chica go, wuTteach a course titled "The How of 4-H Record,- Keeping"; Mrs. Josephine C Bond, home de velopment specialist for the if. C. Agricultural .Extension Service, will teach a course entitled, "New Rooms- from Old Here's How"; Mitchell Kirkland of the American Red Cross and Charles Scott of N. C. State College will instruct' iii' ""Farm' Pond" Safety";' .ar- and . E3 n.Serviesv TECHNIQUE The thumb goes in like so, but no music comes ,out,- Debra Lynn Taylor Thacker, 2, has the right idea but. the wrong instrument. A bugle, perhaps, or a trumpet might produce better results than a thumb but it wouldn't be half so satisfying. The tune is being supplied by Marine Aircraft . Wing Band at Cherry Point, N.C. ress Additional Funds For Harvey Point Soil Conservation The following conservation work was completed in Per quimans County from January 1 to June 30, 1958, it was an nounced by F. A. McGoogan: Conservation farm plans were written with sixteen farmers. 29.8 miles of open . ditch drain age was constructed which in volved ; the moving of 93,924 cubic yards of dirt. . Two group drainage jobs were constructed on which 22,212 cubic yards of dirt were moved Twelve farms with . a total of 784 acres of cultivated land will benefit by a better drainage outlet from these two group drainage jobs. Eight acres of wildlife plant mgs were made. Twenty acres were planted to trees. A. W. Lane dug a farm pond to provide water for irrigation. F. B. Skinner seeded a field to Coastal Bermuda grass for pas ture. This is the first Coastal Bermuda grass to be seeded iA Perquimans County. 1 periences; and Dr. Arnold Hoff- man of the N. C. Dept.- of Public Instruction will teach a 'special course in song leadership. 7 " , The youths will also hear outr standing speakers during the week-long event. Included on the program are Dr. Napoleon Hill of Greenville, S. C, noted author, lecturer, and better living coun selor; Dr. E. W. Aiton, national leader of 4-H Club and YMW programs, U. S. Dept. of Agricul ture; and Gov. Luther H. Hodges. Arden Peterson of Michigan State University will be in charge of all recreation during the week. He will also teach one of the spe cial Classes each morning to a se lected group, v .fTsvii? : i Other highlights of the week in. clude election of new 4-H .off i- cerss the- annual 4-H Honor Club tapping ceremony; the recognition ceremony for. state project, and1 activity dinners;. W Health. Pa-1 ' geant, ; during... which the... state 4-H.ihealth, kin&, and qfini Are' -Mhotedi.. nri ihp .annum hiAii selected;- and the , annual , Dress Revue, to select the state's cham pion 4-H seamstress. ' REVIVAL AT BURGESS ' 'Revival services will be held each evening at 8 o'clock at Bur gess Baptist Church, beginning Monday, July 21, and closing with the-H o'clock services on July 27. vited ta Uend-vT. gestapeakr, M Report Given AW r f' 'V Si A Approves I Congress, last week, authorized an additional su.z million lor construction of the -Harvey . Point Naval Air Station. Hertford, and Washington reports all indica tions point toward Congress ap-, propriating the funds for expend iture during the current fiscal year. The Navy Department" about six weeks ago requested the au thorization, and now since that action has met approval, the ac tual funding of the money must be voted , prior - to expenditure. This action is expected before Congress adjourns next month. ..Total of the military construc tion bill for North Carolina insfal latibns amounted to $17,881,000: thus the Harvey Point project; is to receive the lion's share of the funds. The $11,215,000. authorized for Harvey Point will be used, if ap Dropriated for operational, train ing, maintenance, medical and administrative facilities, troop housing, utilities and ground im provements. More than $8 million in con tracts have been awarded during the past year, for work at the lo cal base and projects are report ed progressing, as scheduled, al though one company, Diamond Construction, had a work stop page for a couple of weeks. Oth er firms are moving onto the site in preparation to begin contracts awarded during the past sixty days. ', . In connection with construction at Harvey Point, Lt. Cmdr. D. F. Dalton stated another 40 to 50 days will lapse before, there is a noticeable pickup in the labor force at the site. : . . Shore Farm Tour Twenty three Perquimans County farmers returned home on Thursday after a three-day farm tour of the Eastern Shore of Vir ginia, Maryland and Washington. D. C. Conducted under . the sponsor ship of the local Extension Ser vice, the group left Hertford ori Tuesday". morning) Aroute' to Washington. Stopjoverjjvere ar- '""8CU. " xo,nac; ua" w"fre th7 'v,s,d vegetable packing Tad'n ' operation - Jhere' the .W to Salisbury, Md;. st0PPm ther to see the op erations of a poultry;, processing plant.- J.,:-.;, ... A cattle feeding project was seen at Trappe, Md. and a mill ing operation was visiting at Eas ton, Md. Other farming opera tions were visited as was the Beltsville, Md., Research Station. The tour also included several stops in the state of Delaware where the. group Saw additional poultry production and swine breeing,pro,e,ctst;H :,h,!n.;': Tie. group, was accompanied, op the. tour by &. Mi Thompson,! Per quimans ."Countjr -Farm -AjenVi--i . Group Home From Jean Edwards Leaves For California Contest Miss Jean Edwards, represent ing North Carolina in the Miss Universe contest, left Tuesday for Washington, D. C, where she joined other contestants to plane to California for the finals of the contest. Miss Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Edwards, won the North Carolina title at a state contest conducted recently at Ahoskie. A 1958 graduate of Per quimans High School, Jean has been active in school events and has also achieved an outstanding record in 4-H Club work. Board Of Hcslth ers The District Board of Health,: according to Dr. B. B McGuire, has adopted a resolution publiz- irig thr fact that swimming, wa ter skiing and other aquatic sports are dangerous from a public health standpoint in Pas quotank River, Little River, Par quimans River and Edenton Bay. ' Most of the raw' sewage from Elizabeth City, Hertford and, Edenton goes directly and un hampered into these Waters, the' Health Officer stated, and a snnitnrv snrvpv hv tKo .Qtato n. ',ed these bodies o Water 'are polluted. . . ' . I Dr. McGuire statedy "Wfe nave no authority to prevent :swim ming in the above ; named rivers and upper Albemarle Sound, but we strongly advise., against it. You are indeed taking 'your health or even your own life in your own hands." ' , '.; Vaccination against typhoid alone, even given annually, will protect only against typhoid. Against, the Salmonella group, almost as dangerous,, there would be no protection. .The Health Department has proven typhoid carriers as well as Salmonella carriers on file. Th Salamon ella group covers over 100 dif ferent strains and all are carried along through sewage. The only "saving grace," the doctor pointed out, is the amount of dispersion with so much wa ter,, and this,,, tooi varies ;: with weather conditions.. . ' Announcement was made here" Wednesday of the purchase by T. P. Byrum, of the White building, formerly occupied by the Hert ford Furniture Company. . Mr. Byrum announced he will move his furniture business, now located in the Broughton build ing, to the new location as soon as he has completed some minor renovations to the building pur chased this week. He stated present plans indi cate his business will be in its new location within the next few weeks. With increased space in his new building, Mrv Byrum reported, he plans to enlarge his stock of household- furnishings but will continue also to handle used fur niture and antiques. - School Project Started Monday Replacement of the electrical wire system in the main part of the Central Grammar School was started last Monday, it was re ported by J. T. Biggers, school superintendent. The $4,000 con tract calls for rewiring of -the main building with exception of the auditorium, and installation of new fixtures in the classrooms of this section ot the school ' ' ''f Mr. Biggers also reported sum mer , maintenance" work planned for other schools, of tjje county is about completed and the. school! wiy shortly,.be ready for the new ferm' 'tart.inS. .8Plebr-;.:u Byrum Purchases white Building Plans for development pf new water field to s serve, .the ! Town of Hertford was' advanced Tuesday when the Town Board awarded a contract to .the Heat er Well Company of Raleigh for the drilling of a test well on ; a tract, of land, under option to the town for a period of one year. Acting under authority voted by the Town Board, Mayor V. N. Darden awarded the contract when it was determined the Heater Company was the low bidder for th? project. A total of three bids was submitted for the work. ' F, T. Britt, town superinten dent, stated Wednesday, prelim, inary work on the project will get under way the middle ol next week, , when the drilling firm will come here to start drilling the test well. During the past year the Hertford Board has been in1 con sultation with state and federal geologists concerning the local wat r problem and these au thorities will be available fo advice during the installation of the test well and. development 'of a permanent well providing the test provfs successful. Several months ago the Town securpd an option on a tract of land located about l'z mile from the town limits on the Gaither property for the purpose 'of drilline the test well. In the event the test is successful,' it is oroposed the town-will purcnasi the land and proceed with plans for installation of a new water field. ' Mayor Darden announced the' I contract awarded the Heater. Company calls for expenditures not to exceed $2,000 but should a test well prove- successful, ad ditional funds will be neede for " installation of a permanent well and the piping of the water to the .towti plant for distribution throughout the town. a ' Securement of thrse necessary funds, it was reported, may. re-' quire a bond issue to be approv ed : by the residents uot . the' town. . '...,-'.. ; , ' Mrs. Addie Lane Humphlett, 87, died at 6:30 o'clock Wednesday morning s at the Albemarle Hos pital after an illness of four weeks. i She was the daughter of thi late Charles and Rebecca, Lane and the widow of Frank Waiter Humphlett. She was a member of the Winfall Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Walter L. Humphlett of Winfall and a daughter, Mrs. Claude D. White of Winfall; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted Friday afternoon . at 2 o'clock at the Winfall Methodist Church by the Rev. A. H. Gore, pastor. Burial will be in Cedars wood Cemetery. The 'body will remain at the LyjrcH Funeral Home until carried to the church. Horn Production Prospects Bfight! Based on condition reports from farmers as of July f, production of corn in '.North Carolina is foreV cast at 71 ,448,000 bushels, lip' 19 per cent from the 60,125,000 bush els produced in 1957, according to the North Carolina Crop Report ine Service. Acrease for harvest is estimated at 1,832.000 or one percent below last year's acreage, hilt a prospective yield of 39 bush els as compared with 32.5 bushels for last year more than makes up the difference. Though corn got off to a late start,' ample supplies of . moisture and , other . weather conditions have been ideal for its growth, and as of July 1 the cron was generally in excellent condi tion.' The smaller acreage is pri marily the result; of greater par ticipation in the Soil Bank Acre age Reserve by producers In 32 ' 'j ' iv- ' ' ' -' : 't i -i: ;; birth Announcement;, ' Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baumgart-tee-announce the birth of a son. Leigh, boni Sunday, July, ,6, ft Jarvisbur?.!, frs. Batimffftrtnvr f i the forT'- " '.'cS .T';r!slow' Humphlett Rites Friday Afternoon i ..'' , :"-.'.- : ::. '