North Carolina Newspapers

i . tit , :XXV.Numfccr3. . - I . ' A Gates County Negro 20-year-old ' Cornelius Chesson, charged with -the murder of Thomas, Fel- , on,, rerquunans negro, on jrn. ' day night of last week, wag bound over to superior court by Record er Chas. E. Johnson, following a . hearing in Recorder's Court here on Tuesday. Bond was set for Chesson at $5,000. Felton died following a shoot ing which occurred in a dance hall operated by William Billups, near Shady Cross. According to testi mony offered by Billups, Chesson shot Felton twice with a revolver, hitting Felton once in the mouth ( 'and once in the body. Billups testified ome boys in the place -"vere teasing Felton as Billups left the building to get some wood and upn hig return Billups stated he hegrd his wife tell 'Chesson to , "put that away" and looking at Chesson he saw Chesson had a Billups stated Chesson immedi ately left the building. - Chesson was later apprehended at the Vir ginia state line by a Virginia pa trolman and. was held in custody " at Suffolk awaiting arrival of Sheriff J. K. White who returned Chessori to the local jail to await a hearing Tuesday. : ; Judge Johnson, after hearing the' state's' Witness, said he ' . thought the offense was bondable and set a bond for Chesson at $5,000. v-; - Sheriff White has conducted, an v investigation of the shooting but he did not take the stand Tues day However, he told the couit he had hot learned of any attempt , Jelton made to cut Chesson with a knife.- " ' , ' I , Fourteen defendants submittec to Charges of speeding and each courand fines as indicated fol - lowing their namesr Alfred Al- f ston, Jt, $10, Charles flayer $5. Jason Riggs '$10, Roger Williams, Walter Dobsoe, James Mann, Ne gro, Joseph Davis, Negro $55 Garland Bullok, Brue Jarvis, Ar thur McGee, Carig I Serveerly Melvirt Jliggs $5, , Rosa Scarbor- ough, James Alexander $15. i,,;Fine3 of $2 and costs of court we're taxed against Luther Lamb. Neal, Everett, John Costen,. Da via Costen and Willie Smith, all Ne groes and each charged with b ing drunk. fhe case of Louis Taylor, .charged -with driving drunk, was 'moved up to the superior court when Taylor requested a trial by Cecil, Parrish was ordered to pay a fine of $20$ a, costs after pleading guilty to charges of driv ing drunk. x , . Kermlt Elliott, egro, paid a fine of $10 and costs 'after plead ing guilty to a charge of follow . ing loo closely. , . Judgment was continued by the ,, Court in two cases, one charging Carroll Boyce with speeding and the other in which Earlip Qood win entered pleas, of guilty, to two counts charging assault on a, female. t William Riddick ,was fined $10 and costs of court on a charge of permitting a minor to operate a car on a highway. , Stanley WilsonNegro, submit- r:::'iTor:;r::t ..ii . . Christmas savipjrs, checks Amounting to some - J'l.CSD will be paid, our this weik, .to the more than 500 irrr-bers of the . rl. ' s of the Hertford ' Tar.'dng jny, It - was announced y by.R. u, r: d, presi- f:e local tars. .;. (, liick ttr'Tj t'-s Cl-.-t s Club 'an t: s :ar most t "es.ful ever y' the bar.k. ' of ic J f jn ' in t rty C: 1 ; corriiuu. .'y ' s. ! t' o 5 wKl ttd to a charge of using improper, license plates and paid, the court costs. - , Willie Outlaw, Negro, . John Gordon, Negro and Bennett Rock we:I, Negro, each paid the court costs after submitting to charges of failing to .observe a stop sign Costs of court were taxed against Joshua. Ellis and William Pailen after each submitted to a charge of illegal, passing. Bob Wilson, Negro, was order ed to pay the court costs on charge of having an improper registration card. . Locsl 4-11 Members M District ers Eight 4-H Club members from Perquimans County were declar ed District winners in the annual recognition day ceremonies con ducted last Saturday at Choco winity High School, Choco wiiiity. Special recognition . for their outstahding work on projects and activities went to the following youths from this county: Xpis Wuislow, Belvidere, girls' achievement; - Beckie ; Gregory, Hertfore, girls' community rela tions; Carroll McDonnell, Durants Neck,, home improvement; Rach el Spivey, Hertford, Rt 3, girls' leadership; Ann Lane, Hertford, Rt. L dress revue; Whjttie Mat thews, Winfall, boys' electric dem. onsration; Phyllis Hendron, Tyner and Eva Ann,, Smith, ..Winfall, vegetable and fruit use team dem onstration. " r Jtber4-H'ers from here who aid Skinner, " Wayne ' Howell, Beth Hurdle, Vernon Winslow, Billy Nixon, Donald Madre, Carolyn Rogerson, ' Ann enton, Faye Wood and Svlvia Kniffht. ' ,; Project Winn i .-' .' J"sit jf.-e'Trt.; t-. i ! ; t-.i ;., ;t J lviaoton County WithQ principal off? Tommy Maston Central Grammar School, will direct the annual sale of TB Seals in Perquimans County, it was announced last Thursday following a meeting of the TB l ine ioi Elizabeth Association held - in City. ; Approximaidy ,w from the -three-county rea at-' Approximately tenaea uie mceuiig wjntu. presided over by Mrs. David Fearing, president, . r During, the meeting Mft.l Ff Bring called at'r tention to the annual seal sale drve and announced chairmen for the three . counties. . Miss Hattie Harney will, direct the Pasquotank County campaign. Mrs. ' Edwin Ferebee will have charge in Camden and Tommy Maston will head the project in Perquimans. ; .. Negro workers in the three counties will be Sadie Griffin in Pasquotank, M. B. Taylor in Perquimans and E. W. Spenoe in Camden. ... The district goal this year will: be $7,900 with Pasquotank County being ' assigned $5,500, Perquimans $1,400 and Camden $1,000. Funds derived from the leal sales will be "used to con tinue chest X-rays ift ' the area, as well ai' fdr educational ' and rehabilitation' wot. Seals are exrected -ttf b mailed Out r JteYCmber? 14. During the vpar' 'total' s "bf"' 2.461' '"X- were niadtf "lif. Iadta4k'.MMth'roJecf 'ior! tlhes'apJiaW. Bay'.-wijil f "5 more in Perquimans.- A to- t 1 of 23 new cases of tubercu ! s we-. r-""rted In the three c cs iw..i. . the 'past year, : nry rard 'avenport r:4 T-n were in Pasqu$- tsiU, e'. ht in Perquimans and two in Ccr,'. Dr. J. A Johnson, acting dis t ' 1 ''."h c." r, announced " , " ' x "" '. .,.-... ... ,' . .: t Hertford, Perquimans County, North ,: 1958 Christmas Seal Sale Now Under Way 1 ""Vriin- "in n n n r n linn nnr uxru"ij-xfxruJJVVJL-i-JUJUW- Li-jijijLjiMjijj'iJ'uJi.i(mirvt1ru " t xtvt ,W W Mtf if ?'A : Governor Luther Hodges displays the first Christmas Seals of ihe 1958 Christmas Seal Sale sold lo him by irresisiable saleslady. Betty Laie Evans.. Miss North Carolina of 1958. as Bill ' Friday of Chapel Hill, state Christmas Seal Ch lirman, stands by.1 In a joint statement. Gov. '.Hodges. and Friday urged all 'North Carolinians to fight. tuberculosis by buying and using the . Christmas Seals. Letters containing Christmas Seals, sent by 101 local TB Associations in the state, have been delivered at the homes of ov r 500.000 North Carolinians. Panthersin State Football Playoff Perquimans 'tJnion School's fnnthnll team, snnrtiner a 7-1 rer- ord for the past season, has been lor lne 'oemarie nuruan uis selected to represent this district ; tnct Convention to be held ; in in the State football elimination I Hertford Grammar School next nlavoffs. it was rennrted todav bv i Thursday, November 20. The R T. TTinifchiirv nr'inpinnl ". The Panthers will play Samp son County Training School Fri day in the first round of the play- otnintnn . , , .. . . .. Hertford PTA In Meeting Thursday 'Hertford , Grammar School Parent-Teacher . Association ; will hold its November meeting Thursday jighVof.thjs jweek at the school t tHitonumvT The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock and all members and friends of the school are urged to attend. Mrs. Mary Towe Edwards is chairman of the program. 16 Direct Seal Sale uota $ 1,400 free chest , X-rays. He said UlHl UUC W WUl HI UlC oiakV budget persons under 2D years of age -.would not : be photo graphed. ?The . incidence of tu-; berculosis in the below 20 year . , , v., - 8up has dropped considerably, .Dr. jonnson expiaiueu. ot amu I he expected at least . 20,000 X- ray8 to be taken by the-mobile -J.. . , uriits. Mrs, iFearjng ' appointed a nominating committee headed by Mrs. D. M. Jackson. New of ficers. ' will V be spring meeting.. Hertford Coerd Bcichs Rosclution 0nl!l2hvsyi7 : Meeting here last Monday, tne Hertford TowntJBoarc adopted a resolution calling on the State Highway Department to develop a the. three purposes of the meet major plan' loi improvements to ingi, nameiy, to observe Veter- U. S. Highway it, aimea at con,: ana Dayr which 4 years ago .was verting the present highway- into Armistice Days noting the end i, four-lane system from ihe iViipf World, Waf, 1, .which was ginia sttite lme 'tbvthe South Caror fought ' to' ehd' all wars and" o 'Una !4tate liHe. s 'i1- ; f 'nake ith world safe for democ- The resolution pointed out some mean added traffic for Highway 17 through North Carolina. . j on aa ernes ana towns ana in. uf .and iWorw war n ana-tne jvo- past tiies 'are ''served by this, highway,, Iean' -conflict the world, is, still 'Tiyt 'iM In'stallatloh of a bridgertunnel gtruffelina to maintain fieacer to Other matters handled during this link of our country's larg the board meeting included the est organization; to pay a debt awarding of a purchase contract C.f gratitude to the r Auxiliary of to Winslow-Blfinchard Motor Co., William Paul Stallings Post and for delivery of a new 1959 Ford qbserve a get-together of vetep to the Hertford Police Depart ans, Ihe ir wives, . unit, members ment. The firm was low bidder and guests. ; 1 on the contract. Other bids were) ' Commander vjAinsley was in s ' mitted bv Towe-Webb ,M"tor, troduoed and. fca theaddress ii;;r-1; ' evroiet .p. to f"nn II W Albemarle Ruritian Qubs Will Meet In Hertford Thursday John T. Biggers, District Gov ernor of Runtan National, re ported today plans are complete convention wiu convene ai convention will convene at 3 P. M. and a night meeting will 6pen with a banquet at 6:30 o'clock. v '. ou , : j of Runtan National of Keedys ,.;un ir...l i . ...:n -i j vine, ixLai y laiiu, will. Ullcliu the convention in Hertford. He will make the principal address at the;, banquet session Thursday night. Schwagel will be intro duced by Russell Johnson, Jr., governor of the Roanoke Dis trict, , During, the , afternoon session reports will be given by F, A. . McGoogan and Mr. -Biggers, A parliamentary procedure team i ii om t-erquimans rr A win give a demonstration and reports of the nominating committee will made by election of S.;C. Chandler. The officers Will follow this report. , ' swill act as toastmaster ' durins the night session during which I community service w and" attend jance awards will be presented to members. Installation of dis trict officers will be conducted by Ernest Slack, - followed by comments from the new district governor. The Albemarle District is composed of three zones and Veterans' Day The William Paul Stallings Lepn Units 1 elected at the Post 126, American Legion, ob i ' ' ' served. Veterans Day Tuesday evening with a banquet given in the Municipal Building with the Auxiliary and other guests present. . , Post Commander B. C. Berry was program chairman and pre sided. ,- ' . - ' ' ' ' ' The meeting was opened with presentation of the colors, fol lowed bv the Pledee of Alleei- t the national flae. G. ,C. Buck gave the invocation. Mr. Rerrv then cave a brief talk on TAqy However,, after 40 years prpve that William Paul Stallings is not dead but sleepmg and to create and maintain -interest in ct vi;- . .i . 'j-t - ,' ,l'.-s.- ' '.n-i Hollow!!,. ppjM- Carolina, Friday, November 14, 1958. In North Carolina " - - iiirijinj nj--Ji.r n n n r nrn r Roms Fy Schwagel nlnh presidents from Zone One Wf S. White, Manns Har- Sidney Lowe, Movock: are: Dor. Reginald D. Owens, Poplar Branch; Millard Smith, Shaw boro; Dr. William K. Wassink, South Camden, and Clifford D. Wagstaff, Wanchese. Club presidents from Zone Two are: A. H. Edwards, Bethel; ' Dick Brewer, Durants 1 Neck; Roy Smithson, Newland- Providence; Claude " Williams, Parkville and Norman L. Lara bee, Pasquotank. I yCiuo presidents . from Zone Three are: W. J. Provitt, Cho wan; J. Whedbee Willey, Gates; Willis Taylor, Gatesville; Frank Rouiidtree, Hobbsville and W. D. Brown, Sunbury. Program Tuesday The Perquimans County Home Demonstration Clubs will hold their annual ' Fall Achievement Program on Tuesday, November 18, at Winfall Central Grammar School. The program will begin at 2:00 P. M.. with Mrs. William Wins low, County Council president, presiding. Mrs. Burnadette Smith, Singer Sewing Company's Educational; Supervisor from Richmond, Va will be featured guest. Mrs. Smith will present a program and demonstration on "Gifts To Make For Christmas" assisted by em ployees of the . Elizabeth City Singer Store.t , , . - ' ' The six hostess Home Demon stration Clubs,. Chapanoke, Bel videre, Winfall, Whiteston, Snqw Hilt-White Hat and Durants Neck, are planning for a,, very, delight ful and eventful . afternoon for Home , uemonstraMon., mem?.-! and guests, states. Mrs. Paige L. unaerwoooj ,nome, ageiu. ,)f U Miss Carolina - Wwght, s public music teacher, 'will be in charge of the entertainment Following the demonstration, awards will be made by Mrs. Underwood and the hostess ciun win entertain at 8 tea. " A report of the' year's, accdm- J .v.j. ... i Achievement Day pljshments will 1 be given during (McDowell moved the ball from the afternoon. At the close of thejtheir own 19 yard line to the 1958 Achievement program a new, Perquimans eighj and then scor- vm- .in .. Hnm ; FWmnfi(trat(on'eil 'on a 'bass.V Vr .--'.Vst J: wwrk will begin. Mrs. Under- wcci encourages ' good attena- r e and tfttrch enthusiasm. ' ' j Specie! Services ToiJak Opening Of College Drive Sunday, November 16, will be observed as Christian Higher Ed ucation Sunday in every Church in the North Carolina Conference, and First Methodist Church of Hertford will join with the more than 800 other Methodist congre gations in considering the chal lenge of the church to provide educational facilities for its youth. At the 11 o'clock worship service, the Rev. James A. Auman will preach on "To Serve The Pres- quimans are J. T. Biggers, Rus ent Age." Joe Tunnell, chairman sell Willis, Dr. Harold White and of the local college committee, Claude .Brinn. will present the views of the lay - men, ana n. o. ivionas, represent- me acout program is progres ng the Conference Sponsors sing rapidly in Perquimans and Committee, will present the views in order that increased needs re- oi parems concermng me present coniernce-wiae . empnasis on nriiiciii mguer X'Uuudiiuii. Friday night, November 14, at 8 o'clock, members of the local committee will meet for supper and last-minute instructions prior to Pledge Week, which is No- vember 16-21. . Those who are ex-. Jr., Geofge Bellmon, W. W. WiitP. Edear Fields H C. Sulli- ....... v . I van, Kussell Willis, J. u Harris, F, A. McGoogan, Fenton Britt, R. L. Thompson, Joe Nowell, Jr., H. W, Winslow, Eldon Wirislow, J. E. Newby, J. W. Dillon. Moody Mathews, Jr., Edward Barber, Paul Smith, John Beers, Charles Williford, Emory White, J. T. Lane, Talmage Rose and Ray Has kett. At the conclusion of the 11 o'clock worship service on Sun day, these men will be commis sioned by the pastor for their week's efforts in behalf of the two new Methodist colleges. Throughout the week of Novem- per 16-21, every Methodist in Perquimans County is expected to be contacted by .his local church committee to be 'given an oppor tunity to pledge over a three-year I period toward the building of these colleges. Indians Nosed Out By Jackets Scotland The Indians of Perquimans i High School will ring down the .curtain on the 1958 football sea- sqn Friday night when they play Scotland Neck in an Albemarle ' Conference eamp at Scotland Neck. The Indians are favored i to win this final game of the season, based on the records of , the two teams during this year.' Last Friday night the' Indians, lost to Elizabeth City 13-0 in what was one of the better f piayed games of the year. Per quimans, at least a three-touchdown underdog, outplayed the Jackets during the first half, rolling up six first downs while the Jackets collected only two. The first "quarter ended 0-0 sfter each team had parried of fensive thrusts which failed to dent the defensive tactics of the nnnnnent. ' ' Thi TnHinna crninpri two first downs to the Jackets' one ... ... , . .. A bad nunt earlv in the sec - ond quarter set Eliztbeth City up for its f irst score. Perquim ans was held for downs on the io ana pumea io . lis own . i Elizabeth Citv on 'a first down pass, McDowell to Ambrose, scored six points and added the conversion to lead 7-0. ; i i, . The . Indians bounced , ; . back with some nice runs by John Matthews and Jimmy Sullivan and three passes from Tilley.;.to b-... nn(1 Rihhs. After mnw mg. the baU from their own .40 Lto ' the Jackets' 24 the Indians fumbled and Elizabeth City re covered to stop the drive. The half ended with the score 7-0. s Elizabeth ; City showed its power plays during the third period, rolling , up I first downs which four quick netted its second touchdown. . Little and Elizabeth "'City1 threatened ,s fo' score, again in ,tne imi quar - - ter out me anve was stoppea Town Board Hears Review Qf Audit At Meeting Monday Boy Scout Drive Now Under Way In County Scout officials opened the an nual drive for funds in Per quimans County last Monday, it was announced by N. Elton Aydlett, who is serving as chair man of the district drive. Head- j ing up the campaign in Per- 1 These leaders point out that .ceive sumciem nnancial oack-1 ing urge me puDiic to respond cnciuusiy 10 mis appeal Scout funds. for Methodist Church Timfitr Ykl ft An At A All The annual bazaar of First iir.ii i ri u t i i .... meinuuisv nurcn, nertiora, spon- sored by the Woman's Society of Christian Service and Weslevan Service Guild, will be held Wed - nesday, November 19, at the church. Chicken salad plates will beser - ved at lunch time, from 12 noon until 1:30, by burger Circle. the Delia Sham licxets are now being sold by all women of the1?', ' oonas ana interest, $8, church. A turkey dinner will be served from 6 until 7 P. M., artd tickets may be secured for supper from any member of the WSCS or Guild, also. Throughout the day, articles of interest for Christmas gifts or personal pleasure will be on sale by various circles. There will be many handmade items, as well as homemade delicacies i Continued on Fage Eight Play Neck Fri. by the Indian line play. ; Eliza- ' r'lJ '"vu .c :u flve flrst downs while Perquim- an d(?f on- '""""v..,-!, H..L 1 mcv Plavea weu on lne 0t" fense for rquimans, while Gibbs- Proctor and Burton were outtandlnS on defense. ii Readers of The Perquimans Weekly who desire to renew their subscriptions through the Parent- Teacher Association of Hertford 1 and Central Grammar; . Schools I and thus help these organizations to raise iunas lor m activities, 1 . are advised they must do so by Friday. The two PTA gsoups have been acting as subscription agents for The Weekly during the past four weeks, seeking, renewals for this i newspaper, . dui the drive wiU come to a close today. Mrs! Keith Haskett of the Hert ford PTA and R, M. Thompson oi Central PTA, who have been directing the drive, urge their so licitors to complete a canvass of their . territory .immediately and be prepared to make reports Fri day morning. - 4 1' .Weekly subscribers are again reminded, the management, in an effort to assist the PTA in thisj project and help the fund raising drive, has mailed no notices of subscription expirations while, the PTA solicitors have been work ing. No notices of expiration will be mailed before January 1. How ever, subscriptions that, have ex pired wjll be iso9ntiaud at the close of, the, ..pTA , campaign iiess renewea wirougn o- 1 ncitor. 1 , Weekly Renewals To End Friday 5 Cents Per Copj . A review of -the annual audit of the books for the Town of Hertford, presented to the Hert ford Board during its Novembe meeting held last Monday after noon, revealed town income dur ing the fiscal year which ended last June 30 amounted to $194, 735.17 while expenditures during the same period were $192,393. '" The report on the audit was made by Frank Wall of Wall and Williams, CUA, Raleigh. Total , assets of the town at the close of the fiscal year were $569,381.56. A resume of the aud t, as com oleted by the Raleigh firm, is pub- iished elsewhere in this section of The Weekly Some of the major sources of income of the town during the year included taxes. $21,598: wa ter and light collections. $137,014; ice sales, $8,280: privileee taxes, S1.947; beer and wine taxes, Sl. 977; cemetery lots sold, S1.785; parking meters. $1,886: PoweH Bill funds. $1986: delinquent utility fees, $1,579 Total disbursements amounted t some $3-000 under the budget as adopted last year. Major cash j outlays w'ent for salaries, $7,455; streets, $30,030; Powell fund, j $5,672; police department, $12,- l12: f ire department, $2,006; light department, $31,840; electric cur rent purchased, $49,671; water de partment, $19,558; ice department. 011. Cash balance on hand at the close of the fiscal year amounted to $6,689. . In reviewing the audit Mr. Wall pointed out total bond indebted ness amounted to $37,000 and he advised the board to take immedi- e steps towaic' foreclosing delinquent -1; hens Vhicte Jtlte5, town ho,ds in the amount of ap- Proximately $18.ui)0. He also stated he had reviewed the proposed budget for the cur rent year and found it to be about the same as the one used for the past year and recommended its -final adoption. However, the Board tabled this action until the. next meeting. j THIS WEEK'S ! HEADLINES Russia, apparently, is setting he stage for another "cold-war"' crisis by calling for the with-' drawal of foreign powers from Berlin, Germany. Russia's pre mier this week hinted the foi" powers should leave Berlin pp.' mitting East Germany comple4'.' control of the city. Britain. France and the U. S. are oppos ing the Red proposal. Southern Deniocrats are expect- ed to retain control of most of J the Senate and Congressional I committees during the 86th Con- f!ess -ft However, reports point out he emoca .c majority, in the Congress will mcrease committee membership has dimimshmg the Federal and state authorities are investigating a dynamite blast which wrecked a school building early this week at Osage, t , West Virginia. The school was integrated three years ago and Osage reports no trouble had oc curred until the school was wrecked, V Some of ficials ' stated' 1 they believed the blasting was the ' work of professionals. . '.' The U. S. Census reported' this ' week the population is growing faster than predicted and fore- ' casted new population figures covering the next 22 years. , It is ' now estimated the population will reach 215 to '243 million persons by 1975. Two From Hertford Awarded Citizenship Among the )0S persons grant ed & i citizenship in .cere monies :. conducted Thursday1 'of " last Week .in paleigh were two residents of Hertford,; Mrs.rRalph ' uran una nuwuiu ieuiw 4 ..