Volume XXV.J-Number 52
School Committee
Conducting S tudy I
Of Enrollment Drop
The Perqviimans County Citi-
zens Committee for Better
Schools met at the Court House in
Hertford on Saturday, December
I 13, with Mrs. H. C. Sullivan and
Floyd Mathews as co-chairmen of
the meeting. There was a gen
eral discussion of matters con
cerning the school's curriculum
and testing program which had
already been introduced publicly
at the High School PTA program
in December. The problem of
'.students 'dropping but of school
was discussed. , :
- School Superintendent J. T.
Biggers reported statistics on stur
dents who began with the pres
ent high school senior class in
1947 in the first grade. With 114;
pupils in the first grades, fourteen
of them dropped out of school
: from the first through the seventh j
grades. From the eighth through
the eleventh grade, 38 pupils
dropped out. From the eleventh
grade to the twelfth grade, 26
dropped out. The class of 1959
now has 62 pupils listed on the
roll. These figures show that 46
per cent of those originally enroll
ed .in 1947 have now dropped out
of school between the first and
; llth'' grades ' r 's, , , a
V The Committee for Better
. Schools is concerned to take steps
that will" result in more students
, toWitr ffdVangsSof . .thfcppor?
'K'turiity to finish' their high school
,: that an investigation be made of
the causes for' go many dropping
out, in the hope that a remedy for
this condition may be found.
Figures compiled by Superi
ntendent Biggers revealed that a
normal drop-out of pupils is not
ed beginning with the first grade
through the seventh ; ; increased
enrollment is noted, usually in the
eighth grade, due to the number
of students failing to pass into
.the ninth grade. The largest per
MCSntage of drop-out occurs be
" tween the ninth and tenth grades
. and the eleventh and twelfth
,.' grades.
'.'. Average percent of drop-out in
the present senior class is 46 per
cent while the state average is
about 50 per cent.
The' Perquimans Board rEdu
catiori is continuing a survey' hf
the situation and hopes to deter
mine, thie main cause of the; prob
lem, especially as it- af ifectgi : ttie
high school level,
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VisitllereJan.19
Perquimans Chapter of the Red
Cross is now making plans for
the next trip of the bloodmobile,
which . will come to Hertford on
January 19, 1959. The unit will
be located at ' the Municipal
Building on Grubb Street be
tween the hours of 10 A. M., and
: 4:00 P, M. The county blood quo
tas for this visit will be 70 pints,
' it was reported by Marion, Swin
dell, chairman bf the chapter. "
.'Jn announcing the coming visit
of the bloodmobile,' Talmage Rose,
Chairman of the- project,, stated:
., "Everyone is urged to come, jo the
; ' Municipal , .Building , in Hertford
'tod- make a- ,donatipn pf blood.
Remember, as long as Pequimanar
County participates in, the, bfpqd
?pc(rgramyou or any, resident of
the' county will receive ' blood
transfusions free, except for a $5
fee charged by j the hospital for
, administering the blood. If your
.. Arviintv ilnAB 'nnt mntrp it . linnta
if or a large percentage bf . it and
- aS a result the blood program is
lost the cost of the transfusion,
i when needed will cost much more.
' Do your share nd urge others
to 4t me 4With .you. to: .pntribute
: 'ood on January .19," says Mr.
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Ti i l n j .. m
Observe Holidays
A majority of Hertford stores
and business houses will observe
a two-day holiday for Christmas'
and one day on New Year's.
Many of the local stores will close
Thursday and Friday of this week
for Christmas and close again on
Thursday, January 1. Local auto
mobile agencies will be closed i
three d;iys this week, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
The U. S. has announced it will
welcome a visit of Anastas Miko-
yan, vice premier of Russia to this
country for the purpose of a con
ference with the Russian ambas
sador. While in the U. S. Miko
yan will be given the opportunity
to confer, unofficially, with a
number of' government officials.
Washington reports state the
Mikoyan visit is expected to lead
to developments easing the cold
war tension.
Navdl installations m some 17
states are affected by the depart
ment orders for closing or curtail
ing operations during the coming
year, it was reported Thursday.
The Chincoteague NAS, in Vir
ginia, is the only operate in either
North Carolina or Virginia affect
ed by the order. The Virginia
station is scheduled to close next
July 1.
President Eisenhower announc
ed late Wednesday night that the
U. S. had placed into orbit an
8.800 pound missile, surpassing
the feat of the Russian third Sput
nik which weighed, 2,919 pounds.
The Atlas missile orbited this
week was fired at Cape Cana
veral, Fla., it varies in altitude
from 115 miles to 920 miles, and
is .circling the earth every ; 100
minutes.
Fifteen NATO nations : ended
their Paris conference Wednesday
by issuing a blunt statement defy
ing Russian demands that the
U, R. Britain and France get' out
of West Berlin. The conference
voted a speed-up of plans for use
of nuclear weapons as a deterrent
to ' Communist threats to seize
Berlin.
Lions Club Holds
Christmas Party
Members of the Hertford Lions
Club entertained their wives at a in 1958 as feeder steers, with hog
buffet supper at the Hotel Hert- prices remaining steady or slight
ford last Friday night. Claude ;ly lower for the first part of 1959
Brinn, president of the club, pre-, and decreasing in the fall below
sided as master of ceremonies. the price brought in the first part
The program for the annual of the year. Feeder pigs will
Christmas party was presented bring a good price throughout the
by R. M. Thompson, George Bell-
rooii and Joe Tuhnell;
At the 'conclusion of the party
the men)persflnd ,guets exchang
ed Christmla's,gilfs7 - ft-VO I
I ..Mill. 'f;U i r
Change Made In
School Vacation
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1 - :-'
'. 'Jill-
n cnange nas peen maae.jn pne
Christmas holiday vacation sched
ule for the white schools of Per
quimans County, ft was announc
ed Friday by J. T. Biggers, school
superintendent. Originally, . the
schools were scheduled to reopen
on Monday, January 5, but in or-)er will be caught in a cost-price
der to make up a day's time, lostSqUeeze.
last ween oy weamer conditions, i
the holiday vacation will end oh
Thursday, January 1, and the
white -schools .will reopen on reg'
ular schedule Friday, January 2.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North
County Agent Gives
For Coming Year
By R. M. THOMPSON
The outlook for 1959 for Agri
cultural Products is one in which
most of the things that farmers
have to buy will cost a little more
and the things that are due to be
sold are selling for a little less.
The reason inost of the Agricul
tural products are selling for a
little less in 1959 is due to a large
carry-over from 1958 of grain
crops, soybeans, and a large
number of brood sows that will be
added to the products.- Also the
export of Agricultural products
will decrease slightly in the com-;
ing year. ' Wheat, ' soybeans, and
corn will all be supported along
with peanuts, and the price on
these commodities will be mostly
around support price.
Beef cattle will bring around
the same price that they brought
year due to pig parlors, garbage
feeders; and contracts j between
Feed Companies and - farmers.
Egg' prices will "be lower than they
Were tor the year 1958, - Efficient
farmer's Will find that labor sav-
ing devices used on. the farm yil
mean much in a financial way lor
the 'year 1959;. and this would be'
a good year; 'to Change to enter
prises that you an 'do most ef
f itfehtlyd using, if .possible, grain
or other feed crops that you pro
duce on the farms. : The trend
for the past several '. years has
been the same as it is predicted
for 1959 and that is that the farm
MASONS TO MEET
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge
No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will meet
Tuesday "night at 7:30 o'clock. ' :
DltOuM
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at this Holy Season i
. 'If you've seen the faces of Children at Qiristaasf you've"
' seen the Face of Christmas in jfc truest form. The eagerness,
the breathless anticipation, th.o hushed reverence shows U3
the real meaning of the Holiest of Seasons. Perhaps this is
why Christmas has such extra a3aning for uscdl. Once aravn
we see the Vorld bounded with the spirit of Good Will, filled
. with unforgettable memories. We 'extend our sincere thanks
I for your past friendship, and a wish for a most memorable .
Christmas. ' THE PUBLISHERS.
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Effective
On February 2, 1959, new sal
ary requirements for the exemp
tion of executive, administrative
and professional employees from
the Fair Labor Standards Act will
go into effect, it was announced
today by Clarence T. Lundquist,
Administrator of the U. S. Labor
Department's Wage and Hour and
Public Contracts Divisions.
Under the revised salary tests,
'an executive employees, to be ex
empt from the Act's minimum
wage and overtime provisions,
must be paid a salary of at least
$80 a week instead of the $55 now
required. Administrative and pro
fessional employees, to be so ex
empt, must be paid at least $95
a week instead of $75, as at pres
ent. This amended scale will ap
ply in the continental United
States, Alaska, Hawaii, the Canal
Zone, Guam and American Sa
moa. ';.'. ; :
A special proviso for employ-,
ees qualifying for the exemption
under shortened' duty tests will
be increased from $100 to $125 a
week, and will be applicable ev
erywhere;'"; ; The Fair Labor Standards Act
exempts executive, administrative
and professional employees from
its minimum wage and overtime
P" Provisions, if they meet, tests
specified in the Divisions' regula
tions, Part 541. In addition to
salary requirements, the regula
tions contain tests on duties and
responsibilities. Except for the
higher salary tests, the exemption
requirements remain unchanged.
; Lundquist emphasized that the
regulations do not require em
ployers to pay these salaries to
persons doing executive, admini
strative or j professional work.
The new salary tests are for ex
emption purposes only. If an em
ployed who is covered by the Acf.
demotion
In Wag
Carolina. Friday, December 26, 1958.
j
Feb. 2nd
does not meet the salary iests, as
weir as the duties and responsi
bilities tests, he does not qualify
for the exemption. In such a
case, the employer may of course,
continue to pay the employee on
the basis of a salary, but the Act's
minimum wage and overtime paj
requirements mast be met, un
less some other s'atutory exemp
tion is applicable.
The Act requires payment of f
minimum wage of $1.00 an houi
and at least one and one-half
times their regular rat? of pay for
all hours worked over 40 in ?
workweek to nonexempt employ
ees engaged in interstate com
merce or in the production of
goods for interstate commerce, in
cluding any closely related pro
cess or occupation directly essen
tial to such production.
Santa Visit Here
Attracts Kiddies
Last Saturday was Santa Clau?
Day in Hertford and the annua'
visit of the "Old Gentleman'
sponsored by the Hertford , mer
chants in cooperation with the
Hertford Fire Department and
Jaycees drew a large number of
kiddies, young and old.
Shortly after ! P. M., the chil
dren started gathering for the ap
pearance of St. Nick, who showed
up at about 2 o'clock. Santa seat
ed himself on a throne and pro
ceeded to greet many of the chil
dren, who wished to give some
last minute instructions about gift
suggestions for Christntas.
Fifemen and Jaycees aided
Santa Claus. by passing out gifts
of fruit and candy, which were
furnished by the local merchants..
Chang
Hour Law
Indians - Squaws
Lose Double Bill
To Ahoskie Cagers
Ahoskie High School scored a
double victo y over Perquimans
Indians .and Squaws in games
played last A'cdnesday night at
Ahoskie. The contest marked the
end of the pre-season games for
the locals. Following the Christ
mas vacation the Indians and
Squaws will play their Albemarle
Conference schedule.
The Ahoskie girls nosed out the,
?erquimans girls by a one point
t.crgin, 36. to 56 in a hard-fought
contest. Ahoskie had a 5-4 lead
at the close of the first period and
led 12 to 10 at half time. Per-
luimans tied the count in the l
'.hrd period but Ahoskie outscor
?d the Squaws 17 to 16 during
the final quarter. Monk led the
Ahoskie scoring with 18 points
while Letitia McGoogan, with 16
joints, was high scorer for the
?ame.
Other fccoring for Perquimans j
:ncluded i3 points by Spears, twoj
ty Bro.vn and one by Phthisic.
Desp'te a 21 point
pree by Daver Burton, the Ahos-
ie boys edged the Indians 53 to
6 in another close game. The
teams played even during the
first quarter fi-8 but Ahoskie pull
ed ahead 23 to 14 in the second
period and increased its lead an
other five points in the third pe
riod. Perquimans rallied in the
fourth to outscore Ahoskie 23 to
15 but was unable, to .crcome
the Ahoskie advantage.
Three Ahoskie players scored
in double figures, led bv Osbourn
who sank 15 points. Burton hit
for 21 for Perquimans, Tucker sot
12, Chesson and Nixon had five
each, Colson hit for two and
White had one.
At Watts Hospital ,
Dr. C. A. Davenport, who was
operated upon at Watts Hospital i
on Friday, is getting along fa irlyj
well. " r '
iNavyna
For Commissioning
Harvey Point NAS
Conference Held
On School Project
Following ;i report filed with
the loc;il Board of Education bv
Harvev K. Winslow. Engineer. Di-,'('iid"n, t'l,;ir-' ",:
vision' of Insurance of the State!!."'1"""11 t,u' ,,i'-t' I'C'lr-
Board of Education, relative
the electrical installations
i Hertford Grammar School, a om
! fcrence was held hero Tuesday,
December 3') at which time Pil
ston Godwin, representing tlv
electrical contraetoi, conferred
with the architect, J. W. Griffith,
and a committee of the Board of
Eduation regarding correction of
faults found by Mr. Winslow.
Corrections to be made, accord
ing to the report of Mr. Winslow,
are termed of a minor nature and
can- be made, partially, without
disrupting the school .schedule.'
Monogram Club To
Sponsor Junior
Basketball League
The Monogram Club of Per-
quintans Hiyh School has voted number of planes to be ha.,cd -'it
to sponsor Junior Basketball the NAS froi i 2 1 to 14. It is rea
Leasuo for yninestcrs of h's finable to rxix-ct , original plans
area, it was announced today by) for personnel and building. Ia-
j R. C. Woodard. principal of thejed on 'il pl;;nes will not be wed
I .school. I'd fir .bo number of plane; ae-
Plans call for the lcasue to be-'tually to be Vias.'L: at the station.'
I gin operations on January !i. and; When 'I w is ami. 'meed (o cut
all games of the league will he.urd r-: for the f'..' i.T-i.' iers. tit
I played on Thursday night dur-'Navy s,i:d it was diverting some
I ing January and February. The un million dollar, from this.pro
, Monogram Club hopes, through ; ieci. to other program1;, and whil"
mis program, io cieveioo inreresi the order cur ;t ii reo .-onlusion n
in the game among the youths! yarding the Harvey I':hii lia.e,
ind adults. : Naval aviation txp. : Is have :;l it
Regulations governing sponsor-1 erf the jet seapiam' progi aei i ;
ship of a team require that a team still of sound eoeeenf.
be sponsored by a church or civic I A local offiei il. aftpr st'iiivm-;'
organization; an adult must bei the navy announcement of Thur-
in charge of the team: a complete!
lust of names of players must 10
submitted prior to participation:
the age- limit for players is 15
years. Plays must furnish their
own uniform and equipment in
cluding towels.
No admissions will be charvod
for the Junior League games but
donations by soeetators will b"
accepted. Some type of an award.
to.be decided upon by the spon
soring agencies, will be awarded,
at the conclusion of the season of
plnv. j
Churches or organizations desir-
ing to enter a team in the league i
are requested to contact Mr
Woodard
ary 8.
not later than Janu-
Teen Center To Be
Closed On Christmas
Miss Thelma Elliott, Chairman !
of the activities committee for the;
Perouimans County Youth Cen-!
'ter, announced today the Center Mr. Reed said today that nolr
I will be closed all dav Christmas, j niltiml h'anks will be sent to
I The committee, however. .wiir01'e;mization within the con-, -I
hold a dance for teenagers at thcl filing them the opi.ortunilv b
Center on Friday night. January
2, with music furnished by John -
, Rimiohtnn nnd hi orchestra.
Town Auto Tags
On Sale Jan. 1st
Automobile license plates for'
the Town of Hertford will go on!
sale January 1. it was announced
today by R. C. Elliott, Town
Clerk. The tags may be purchas
ed at the town office and must
be displayed on motor vehicles
owned by residents of Hertford'
by the deadline date in February.
i
ROTARY CLUB TO MEET I
The Hertford Rotary Club will j
meet Tuesday night. December,
30, at 6:15 o'clock. President
Charles Payne urges a full attend
ancc.
5 Cent'- ier Copj .
Date
nges
The commissioning 'l-ilc for
Harvey Point. NAS, Ilcrtlr.i d, his
l)''(n ;i(lviirK'(d by H six inonlhs
,h r;tid. il uas iTpoi lccI to 'I lie
V.Vcklv by LC'ir. I). V. D;i'lon.
nUalton stilted original pt;ms en II
, : er! Irji the MAS to bp'comniission-
! during October l!)li0 but thU-
date h:.i been 'lavaiuvi 'o March
i f soiiu; '.'. lnc.ths away.
Consti'uct'iin worV in I'-v '
imount of $'.)." million lins bee -under
way at the stat:on sine
1 January, and is prncei-ding
sihedule. Although plans fur the
station are expected to be ci't
somevyhat due ,, the cancellation
of orders for the SeaMaster ulnn.
idililional i rimi.'iets for rotistrue
,;on ai" cxpee.'-'d to bo nwiu de 1
between Jar.u iry and .julvi.f ne;
IX'dr. D.i'ion t( (. ; reporter
'jresent Ka.'v plans call fur 1 1
SeaMastr.r pir.i)";; tn '"' bas'Tl a'
Harvev Point ami so far a.-. !
known at the present time per
sonnel for planning thee p'are
will be assimiecl to Harvey Point.
A report issued Thin sd iy .,iai
'ng the Navy n V eon::ider .-. line
I.
eduction at ll,.rvcy. 'oint is in
line with the order ruttin'4 toe
day eotueniiir'
large number
throu'-'hool. 1'c
present plans
will go t'iriuu:
plans migvt have
' duel ion of a.
installation
in try', believe
Harvev Point,
literwise th"-'"
neen .-helved in
that announermen;.
Jaycees Announce
Nominations Being
ReceivedForAward
I Preoaring for the observance of
I Nation.'.l Jayeee Week, next Jan
I uary 13-25, the Hertford Junior
Chamber of Commerce is starting
i its project of selecting the Young
Man ot Ihe Year tor reifpunians
County, il has been announced by
n- R(,''d' Jl"- chairman of the
Jayeee committee for this projc"
j nominate a candidate tor tins
1 award. He stated the nomination
I blanks should be filled out. am
returned to him not later than
January 14, 1959.
Eligibility for thi? award re
quires 1hnt the vo-ing man ! a
resident of Perqu.-Tians Coim-'y
and not over 35 years of ace. T.l,ie
selection is made by a group of
judges, all over the acre limit, and
is based upon rules set forth, bv
the National Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Mr. Reed stated any ui'livldunl
wishing to nominatp a cnnom.ito
for this award may secure a
nomination blank from him or
Keith Hasket, president of the
Hertford Javce).
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