IM'llANS WEEKLY
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Volume XXVNumber 3a.
Fund
Harvey IPbiiit Base
The House Appropriations
Committee on Tuesday, acting
'Upon another committee's auth
orization for military funds for
the current fiscal year, slashed
some 46 million from the amount
requested for the Naval Air Sta-. High Schoo sometime during
tion at Harvey Point, Hertford, the past week-end,, it was re
; Previously, the Navy Depart- ported Tuesday by E. C. Wood-
ment had requested $11 2 million
for -construction at' the base dur
Ing the year 1958-59 and this re
' quest was jiven the approval by
the Armed Services "Committee,
subject to the decision of tfye
Appropriations Committee which
has final authority in approving
funds for government expendi-j
tures.
Of the amount cut, from the
request for funds $4,830,000 was
to go for construction of hangars
and $1,500,000 r included other
construction. . In slashing the
appropriations for Harvey Point,
; the committee, it was reported
from Washington, decided con
struction at the site should be
slowed down at least tempor
arily. " While the action by the com
mittee this, week ,cuts in half
funds requested for construction
: this year, it is believed the back
log of contracts already awarded
plus ' the ' some $5' million now
anticipated will provide a great
er amount of construction work
at the ase, during
'the year
1958-59.
! Overall,
the ' Appropriations,
Committee slashed, some $511
million from the : huge 4 V bil
lion dollars requested for military-
spending .during the year. "
-" Meanw"hHe-work Harvey
Point hlrbceedm g $n,- schedulcj
aeeorcung o reports in Hertford.-While
the work, present
ly, is mainly confined to found
ation . . construction,' contractors
, are., rapidly moving toward the
point where additional building
will start .within the next 30 to
40 days.
Defendant Waives
Hearing On Charge
Of Manslaughter
Facing , a- charge of man-
slaughter whint grew out, of a
fjaV accident which happened
lo&el oa. the morning of
July 5, Gene Morgan, Negro, of
the Edenton Air Station?, waived
preintiaarj Waring pi thef
uourt xxiesaay morning ana tne
case was moved up to thet Su-.
perior Court Bond for Morgan
was set 'at $500. ' ,
' : Other cases disposed of during
the court term included those of
William Raines, Milton Sevack,
Linwood Dilday, Estella Nassa,
William Crawford, Robert Crans
ton, James RohrerFreddie Bri
ton, Negro, Jon Ely and William
Gray; each of whom- paid the
costs of1 court after submitting to
-charges of speeding. .
Fines of $10 and court costs
were . taxed ' against
Roscoe
Barnes, .Seth Perry and Johnny
V.rendow after each" had" submit
ted to, speeding charges. ,
Jvhii . Ilalhaway and William
Gregory, Negroes each paid the
costs .of court after pleading
guiltyl to charges of driving on
the wrong side of a highway. ,
. Leroy Farless submittcj . to a
c'lirge pf .following a vt- 'cle top
r: 3 and paid the couvt costs.
i : nek Spivey was ordered
i j : -y the court cokIs on a
l .ar rf failing, to ,obrrve a
i P Slot
r -ts Dail submituj to a
! j of destroying property
i j t'.? costs of court and
f O" ' ig to J3E3.
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ffor
Camera Stolen
At High School
A
was
5-millimeter movie camera
stolen from Perquimans
ardi school who di8
covered the theft early Tuesday
morning.
Entry .to the- principal's office,
it was reported by Sheriff J, K.
White, who is investigating the
break-in, was gained by break
nf thrugh 8 frnt nd?w'.A
unvci,' uacu ill lulling
open the window, was found by
the Sheriff, who stated he is fol-
lowing up several clues left by
the burglars :
Hew Posts! Hates
In Effect Thursday
New and higher postal rates
go . into effect at the Hertford
Post Office after 5 P. M. on the
afternoon of July 31, it,was an
nounced todav bv .W. W White.
local postmaster. The new let
ter rate of four cents is effective
following , the final collection
period next Thursday. Letters
.mailed after, that time mustcar-
0"" I postage, White
pointed Out
The Post Office . Department,
however, announced the five
cent penalty for short-paid post
age .has fceen -suspended fois the
time beinc and will -oLjBO ialP
ijeffect , again until October"-1,
1958. - .
Mr. White . announced the
Hertford Post Office has a sup
ply of the four-cent stamps, as
ewll as, cards and envelopes to
be used ' under the new rate
Jplan.
mitted to a charge of using- im-
proper equipment on his truck.
He "paid; 4 fine of $20 and costs.
""A firfe of $25 and costs were
taxed against James Connor, Jr.,
Whapleadedf guilty to' & charge
o) reckTess, driving.
Two'-detendants, Thomas La
nier , and Patrick . Leaverton,
failed to ' appear in court to
answer charges of . traffic viola
tiQns and each was ordered ap
prehended and held for bonds of
$50. ' . . ,
BPW Club Holds
Hamburger Supper ,
The Perquimans Business and
Professional Women's 'Club had
a hamburger supper Thursday,
July 17, at the home of Mrs.
Miriam Haskett, with Mrs. Has
kett and M1-"Betty Swindell in
charge of arrangements. i
' tThe following ": guests and
members enjoyed . the event:
Mesdames Hattie Weaver Perry,
Anne E Harrell, Peggy - McNid
er, Mary Dale Lane,1 Sallie McN.
Lane; Alice ' Kanoy,' Betty
Swindell,- Essie HBurbage, Mir
iam J Haskett, Dora T. 'Riddick,
Viola t' Nachman, ; Marie' S. El
liott, . Misses, Ha Gray 1 McElwan,
Thelma-Elltatt'!anS Hulda Wood.
.The 'Tegular business , meeting
will be held' August 7 at 8 P. M.
at; the home of Mrs. Marie' S.
rott ' , . s-
nx::o f.cital
1 1" : 3 Joan ' Long will, present
hi:r St, s.:ar students in a piano
r. 1 v U e recital on August 9 at
3 i l t' e Ic'Iul Comnun-
'. A r- ' 1 f 1-
Hertford, Perquimans County, North
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i 6IXTM FLEET MOVES w The miliiary coup in Iraq ovrtthrowing the pro-Western re
gime of King' Feisal caused President Camille Cliamoun of tiny Lebanon to appeal to the
United States for help.r On direct orders from President' Eisenhower, the Sixth Fleet, most
powenui navai siruung xorce
s,ouo Marines. Destroyers
tuic urnp 5
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HEADLINES
The UN Security Council ad
journed Tuesday following the
Russian veto of Japan's pro
posal for a settlement of the
Middle East situation. The So
viet veto' was expected but
plans to call an emergency ses
siori of the IJnited ' Nations, for
the purpose of hearing debates,
were cancelled pending a sum
mit meeting of government
leaders. ,
The United States and Britain
agreed to. a summit meeting at
the' UN but. France failed to
agree ' . and, , previously, India
said herr representatives ' would
meet at a place "ana"Qme agreed
by , the ( Western Allies. ; Russia
had proposed a meeting for Ge
neva but it appeared the' West
desired to keep the discussions;
within the United Nations."
Meanwhile U. S. and British
forces in Lebanon and Jordan
are carrying out orders to main
tain the status quo without ap
parent opposition from rebel
forces in the areas. Reports
have stated . , the ' presence 'of
foreign , troops within the two
nations has brought about a rift
among supporters of the present
governments. ; . r".
Preliminary reports issued . in
Washington early this week re
vealed the U. S. budget Was In
the red by about ,$3 billion 'at
the end of. . the fiscal year on
June 30. Officials predict ,a
deficit for the current year run-,
ning between 1 10 , and 12 billion
dollars.- j 0.; 1 .
Economi(jA avlsers' t to"jel
riesiaepjj reportea suiesday tne
nations economy has definitely
swung . upward, t from ts reSeMwere" Cosby Morgan of Wash
sion low; tf) this yeatW-Trftai ui
put of goods . has increased al
though unemployment records
continue spotty" throughout the
country. The report stated the
decline in sales of durable goods
such as autos and appliances has
halted., s V
Local Scouts Home
From Summer Camp
Eleven Boy Scouts of Hertford
Troop 155 returned home Satur
day. front4 Camp Darden after
spending a week at the summer
camp. Classes in swimming,,
archery and woodcraft skills were
enjoyed, as were oher advance
ments m Scouting. ' . f v"
,,. Attending the camp wpre Car
lyle and Charles Woodard, John
Stalling, Guv McCracken, Jim-,
,my Bonner, Eddie Miller, Howard
and Michael Hervey; Price Monds,
Jerry Sullivan, Clark Harris and
C. E. Woodard, counselor; t
TTardcastbWitlv'
Fleet Off Lclinan
Among Navy men from North
Carolina who f
J ' ' '7 v
1 c"f Eeirut,'
J ' rces on
" -I. V-ri-
t
in ine world, moved to the Middle
of the fleet are shown in a recent,
County Board Acts
To Assure Stream
Clearing Program
Carolyn Hilley
Weds Joseph Butt
Black well Memorial Baptist
Church was the scene of aj
lovely : wedding uniting Miss!
Carolyn Earl Hilley,
oaugnter
. . ..
of Mr. and Mrs. Lerov Hilley
of Elizabeth City : and JosepB
Earl, Buttr- son dt ,MrJnd' MfSt
L. E. Butt of Route 3, Hert
ford. ,
The vows were spoken at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. July
12, in a setting of white gladi
olus, palms and candlelight.
Dr. R, W, Kicklighter, pastor,
heard the wedding- vows. Gor-
dan Sanders played the wedding
music ' and . accompanied Bobby
Jones, who sang "Because" and
,!The Lord's Prayer."
The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, Ernest Mor
gan, wore a' wedding gown o!
nylon chiffon over taffeta de
signed with a V neckline ' and
fulfcJJfciiV Her veil of illusion
fell from 'a coronet of seed
pearls.: She- carried a white
Bible topped, with a white pur
ple 'throated orchid and show
ered with streamers.
-Mrs. Ernest Morgan, sister-in-law
of 'the' bride, was her only
attendant. She also wore white
nylon- over taffeta, harmonizinf
accessories and carried a- pink
nosegay. ' ' .-.. ' ... .
4 Williarn : Ownley - of Elizabeth
City was best man. Usher?
ington, D. C, C. D. Barclift of
Durants Neck, Frank Ownley of
Elizabeth City and Charles
Smith' of Hertford.
Mrs. Mary Huebeck was mis
tress of the ceremony. ,
For her daughter's weddinp
Mrs. Hilley wore a navy, blue
dress with ' white accessories
and a corsage of white carna
tions. ." '
The bridegroom's mother also
wore blue with pink atcessories
and a corsage of pink carna
tionsj i .n:", , "
Employment Office
Now Established At
Harvey 'Point Base
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hThe"
Employment , Security
Commission., has-. announced that
a field office will be established
at the Harvey Point Navy Base.
The office will be located at the
entrance to the base and will be
open from- 7 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Mondays? through Fridays, V
Charles T, Skinneu will be in
terviewer in charge of this of
fice, which operates for the con
venience of both job seekers and
contractors. Milton bass, man-
r ' "1er"n c":ce,- stated
Carolina, Friday, July
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f'Jr? '.w Sto.f" - adLy
Last with a detachment of
photo. The Marines landed
' AAAAwliirn'wVWAAAAAftAi
Commissioners for Perquimans
County, meeting here in special
session last Friday night, acted toj
pave the way for the county to i
participate in a $102,000 stream
clearance project previously ap-'
proved by the Federal Civil De-1
fense Administration.
The project is to be carried out!
under
contract with the Army
Corps of Engineei.supervising
the work. ""'.''v ' ' '
, tocal government officials were
notified last week that the coun
ty, in order to secure this stream
clearance program, must grant
the right of egress and ingress to
areas where the work will be con
ducted. A rather lengthy resolu
tion set forth this permission was
tion setting forth this permission
was adopted by the commission
ers during the special meeting
and the resolution has been for
warded to the Corps of Army En
gineers at Wilmington.
The program set up for Per
quimans County includes five
projects and calls for $39,000 to
be spent clearing debris from the
Bright's Millpond; $8,000 at Sut
ton's Swamp; $35,000 for Bear
Swamp; $5,000 for Yeopim Creek
and $15,000 for Perquimans River.
Invitations have been issued to
contractors to submit bids for
these projects and bids will be
opened at the Wilmington office
on August 6.
Persons interested in determin
ing the actual location of the pro
tects may examine maps prepar
ed for the' program which are on
file in the office of the Register
of Deeds.
; In acting upon the request of
che Army Engineers for the right
of egress and ingress, the County
Commissioners adopted the reso
lution in belief all landowners,
adjacent to the areas where the
work will be carried out, heartily
favor the stream clearance pro
gram, but it was pointed out any
pbjections voiced by such land
owners will mean the project will
be abandoned.
. Actual work on the program is
expected to get under way shortly
after the Corps of Engineers
award the contracts during the
month of August. , . i , , .-..-.
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Nine From County i:
Attend ;4-H Camp
' It I N, ' , s.';v'. '
' Nine members of the Per
quimans Negro 4-H Clubs at
tended the J; W. Mitchell 4-H
Camp at Swansborov during the
week July 14-19, . enjoying the
facilities which provided oppor
tunities to develop ideas of the
4-H Club program. Classes of
fered during the week included
electricity, handicraft, recreation
and swimming. ,
Members , attending the - camp
were.. Saundra iNewby, ' Nellie
Zachary, Mary Skinner, Edith
Jon 3, Jan Spruill, Joe Spruill,
r., . . "i Thompson, Jr., C ".'
25, 1958.
toed Committee
The ' Governor's committee
named to evaluate existing serr
vices , to the aging people of
North Carolina has appointed a
number of county committees,
including Perquimans, to coor
dinate the program outlined by
Governor Luther Hodges.
Named to the local committee
were persons representing state
agencies and this group met and
6rganized" this week. Heading
the Perquimans committee is
John T. Biggers of the depart
ment of instruction, as chairman.
Other members are Mis. Paige
Underwood of the Extension
Service; Mrs. Charles Payne, de
partment of public welfare and
Mrs. S. M. Whedbee, county li
brarian. The Governor's committee is"
interested in organizing 25 one-
day county workshops to give
further study to existing ser
vices offered the aged, identify I
needs and make, r'ecommenda-'
tions for broadening services to
the older residents.
Claude Brinn New
Lions Club Prexy
New officers for the Hertford
Lions Club for the year 1958-53
were installed at a meeting of the
club neld ,ast FridaV nient at thP
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i rnnHlirtpH hv Phil Rnurvor rf .
I UiAl J T i 1 1 .. i : '
i Elizabeth Citv.
, n.jin 4K- ik fr;..o ...;n
Claude Brinn as president.!
ne uauae unnn as pres
Other officers are R. A. Will's,
f jrst vice; (president; Louis Tar
kington, second vice president;
Johr T. Biggers. secretary-treasurer;
Ralph White, tail twister,
and J. T. Lane, Lion tamer. Di
rectors are Charles Harrell, J. T.
Lane. A. T. Lane and T. P, By
rum. During the business meeting
the club voted to contribute a
substantial gift to Miss Jean Ed
wards, N. C. Representative to the
Miss Universe contest.
Committees appointed by the'
new president are: Joe Tunnel! i
and T. P. Byrum,. attendance; R.
A. Willis and E. C. Woodard, boys '
and girls; C. T. Eley and A. H.
Edwards, education; Sam Long,
R. R. White and J. T. Lane, fi
nance; Louis Tarkington and H.
W. Winslow, community better
ment; G. C. Buck, safety; R. M.
Thompson, program; George Bell
mon and A. T. Lane, agriculture:
Charles Harrell, J. S. Bass and
F. A. McGoogan, sight conerva
tion. '.' .
Farm Tour Termed
Very Educational
By R. M. THOMPSON
County Agent
Twenty-two farmers left Hert
ford on Tuesday morning, July
15, touring the Eastern Shore and
Del Mar, Va., farming and indus
trial area. The farmers that par
ticipated in this tour are as fol
lows: Joel Hollowell, Sr., Ray
Godfrey, Warner Madre. Freeland
Elliott, Charles White,' Jesse
White, Johnny Bray, George
Winslow, Elmer Wood, 'Bailey
Temple, Tom Banks, Ernest Sut
ton, Floyd Mathews, Leslie Perry,
Philip Thach, Preston Nixon.
Claude Brinn, Melvin Qwens, Joe
Tunneli; George Bellmon, Marvin
Caddy and R. M. Thompson, . ,
It was hoped that there would
be around 35' farmers that would
participate in this tour, but due
to conditions of cropi manv
farmers that intended to go could
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Rapley Swamp Church
To Hold Revival
A series of revival meetings
will begin in the Bagley Swamp
Pilgrim Church. Friday evening,
July 25, and continue through
August 3.., .t I .
' The Rev. MdCray Holmes' of
Kernersville will be' the1 'evflnge
V t -and the Re. 'J-ph Crotise
Service To Aged
Contract
Bridg
Com
DuringN
Sputnik III Seen
By Two Residents
At least two Perquimans Coun
ty residents viewed the Russian
Sputnik Tuesday night of last)
week when the satellite orbitine.
around the earth passed across i Tuesday afternoon he had been
the county. Willis Williams of j informed by a representative of
Route three, who has an inter-j the State Highway Commission
est in things celestial, after read-'bids for the new bridge will be
ing the satellite was due some-! offered during the August let
time during the evening, started ting by the Commission.
i watching for the Sputnik. At.
about 8:15 he saw the satellite ap-1
proaching and called his father,
Claude Willinnis t' see the object,
Both related the satellite was visi-
ble and could be seen turning as
it orbited through the skies,
They related it was much bright-
er than a star but there was noi
noticeable noise.
Given Area Post
R. L. Hollowell of Hollowell
Chevrolet Company, Inc.. Hert-
ford, has been appointed an Area
rhni k ,Z m n A,,.
Chairman by the N. C. Automo
bile Dealers Association.
s such, Hollowell wil be the
,. . ' , ,
liaison man between new car and
, . , .
truck dealers in , Perquimans
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O'tnWnf inn -mr? tho Mjiinn-il A n
tomobile Dealers Association.
norts Joe A Watkins nf OvfnrH 1
ores'dont of the. state dealer !
group.
Watkins said 'Hollowell will! At the present time trucks"
keep the two associations inform-1 carrying heavy loads of ma
od on local happenings and onin- terials for construction at the
ions and will advise local deal-1 base are being detoured via
ers of state and national matters s' condary roads in Bethel
affecting the retail automobile j Township due to the load limit
business. jon the bridge at Hertford. It
H" also wil cor?''"' a joint j has been reported these second
membership drive of both organi-,ary roads are deteriorating due
zations in the fall. to excess loads traveling the
MASONS TO MEET
The Perm.'mans Masonic Lodge
No. 106, A. F. & A. M.. w'll meet
TnpuHav nirtht at R nVlock.
H e rtfo r d I n d ians
Continue To Pace
Albemarle League
Hertford Indians continued to
set the pace in the Albemarle
League during the past week
winning games from Elizabeth
Citv and Edenton, thus main
taining their 4V2 game lead in
the league. Two games were
ained out last week and will be
played later.
Parker Chesson and McKay
Riddiek pitched the Indians to
a 16-9 .victory over Edenton
here on Tuesday night. The
Indians clobbered four Edenton
pitchers for a cluster of hits
while D. A. Carver' and Johnny
Morris both collected home
runs. Edenton was no match
for the hitting strength display
ed by the Indians..
Last Friday night Hertford
rallied to defeat Elizabeth City
14-6. The Indians exploded in
the eighth inning to score 11
runs. An error by the Tars,
with two men out, led to the
rally started by Hertford.
. Welly White and McKay Rid
diek did the pitching for Hert
ford, while Jim Curtis and Lar
ry Barker held down the mound
duties for- Elizabeth City. The
Tars scored two runs in the sec
ond, Hertford tied the count in
the third, then Elizabeth City
added two more in the sixth and
eiehth. holding, a 6 to 3 advant
age when the roof fell in and the
Indians chalked up victory
number 14 for the season.:'.
Next week will mark the final Church choirs of Tyner will have
round nf play in the league for special music; on Tuesday Aug
the regular - season' . schedule,1' ust 1 9th, Macedonia Baptist
which finds Hertford playing at' Church' 'choirs will, bring specif 1
Elizabeth' City on Tuesday 'and! music; "'The Center Hill E"7"
!1 Frmn pri 7" r,'- I "' ' ' '
5 Cents Per Copy.
Fori New
ing
Plans for construction of a
new heavy-duty bridge across
Raccoon' Creek at, the south
edge of Hertford are proceeding
rapidly, according to Mayor V. ;
N. Darden, who announced on
Soecifirations for thP hrirf
have not bren revealed, but the
official here Tuesday stated the
snp.'onch to th bridge from
Hertford will be filled and
mippd about four feet and that
ditches now running alongside
the road will be eliminated,
The nmiwi will hp nnrt nf th.
plans of the State Highway
Commi.ssion lo provide heavv
duty access roads to the Naval
Air Station at Harvey Point.
Governor Luther H. Hodges re
cently allocat d $75,000 from his
emergency fund toward comple
tion of this bridge, and other
funds will be provided by the
state and federal governments.
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revealed by W. N. Spruill, resi-
i ctenl engineer for the First High-
i., u;,. . , . . .
l!,ne highway to be constructed
, . , . . .
from a point near Burgess into
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ine iMavy Dasn. iwo nignwavs.
one leading from Hertford and.
Up
extMonth
re-lthe other Spinning on Highwav
17 near Lient Nixon Fork wilt.
diverge into
the highway at
itjurgess.
route and for this reason local .
officials are urging a speed-up
construction oi me nignwyA
h ading from Hertford to the
base.
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fix rained out games, five with
Elizabeth Citv and one with
Edenton, which according to
Ralph Jordan, club president,
will be played during the week
following the close of the regu
lar schedule. A play-off will be
scheduled following completion
of all league games.
Revival Meeting At
Center Hill Church
Begins August 3rd
Revival services are planned for ,
Center Hill Baptist Church, Ty-,
ner, to begin August 3rd with the -1
1 o'clock service and to run each
evening during the following
week with services beginning at
8 o'clock. . ' ': ; ;. ..;
The Rev. J. C. Meigs of Page- '
land, S. C, will be the guest
evangelist. -' The music will be di- .
rected bv the pastor of the '
church, the Rev. Henry V. Na,
pier, with special music supplied
by different churches in the com
munity. ' . . . -.
On Sunday night, August 3rd,
the Great Hope Baptist Church
choir of Hertford, will bring spe
cial music. On Monday, August
4th, the Ballard's Bridge Baptist
V'