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El y tt ti t -1 4 3v V XXVL Number 2. Hertford, Perquimans County, JMorth Carolina, Friday, January 9, 1959. 5 Cents Per Copj. Nafon Sc!uh$ Top Tarheel 4-H Members Premeasurement' Service To Be Available Through ASC Of fice To County! Farmers wmammmmm r V-i!iar-( f ITV' JP '..;!! tTT t!-W ! A ' ' ' A, . .' ' . " y 'Jr-- , csfi :4ff l" ' : ? . ass', f :x? I V . , it -is Eight Tarheall walkaat off wirti national fionori at tha 1958 National 4-H Club Conajrait kald racantly in Chi cago. Honorad for ttialr utttaa1in4 4-H work undar tha diraetiorf of tha Cpsparativ txtaruiofl Saraiea, thaia young poopla raeaivad anpanw-paid trip to tha eon . grai and with on -(caption, $400 (cholacihipt pro vidad by fading buitnaas and ajduactranal' group. . , Tha winnari arai fflrrt row, from loft) Bill Jonai, 18, Alaxandar, tractor Anwriew Oil Company; Gwendolyn McLaiirin, 18, Fayattavilla, elotlg Coati Clarke dan Moor How. 17, Caitonia, frotan fooda Whirl- iiwiwwwwwiwwywwwwvwW(wwftWv''ww Five Men t m connection witn Thefts "In I "."'"';''" THIS WEEK'S 2 $ X X IIEADLIitES i Jr Revaluation of ' currency and - free-trade agreements . .' among several Western European na . tionsi are expected to raise the " aUwidards ,'UyinjwjJbji these CQcountries j aurung ,,. tne , coming years, accorpmg to reports from cities such" as"' Paris Brussels and Bgnn. Likewise, the 'free trade arrangement : is . expected to make iriore gbods Available at lower prices for ' the people of the area. ' Russia's- latest moon " missile, which shot past the moon and is now orbiting , around., the," sun-, is expected to v provide vast amounts - of scientific- data con; terning the sun's energy and age of the moon. . - Radio contact-with the missile was lost last week as the Lunik overshot ' the . moon and became the first man-made planet. . Soviet Deputy' .Premier: Miko' yan, in the United States on a non-offcial visit, conferred with Sepretary of State "! Dulles for jiut two hours ; Monday but tlii matters discussed were not made public. " Some -'reports state Mikoyan will use . his visit ,or the purpose of attempting to rive- at a V. S.rRussian trade reement and a-possible U. S. loan to Russia. Washington re ports discount -the possibility of both programs. ' - - The 86th.' Congress convened Wednesday after party leaders had been selected Tuesday and TjCgan the task of organizing the body 'fir the session which is predicted will be a stormy one. However;, majority, leaders ldon Johnson , and Sam Rayburn are expected to retain a tight eon trol over-the session. -. ? nointivp '.'"duier-r ore vailed in -. Cuba' this week as followers of Fidel Castro,,, who ousted the Batista government last week, consolidated their, "position' prior to the holding MOfL elOctlehaito detprmlne a new. r president. Castro v lias ; proclaimod; Manuel Urrutia as provisional, president pending the election- v - i aj- ' - t . The coldest , weather : V wi ' t swept across the eastern' cf t'.ie nationi c y this , ,' f ing 'tempeu refl to , in many "sjjc 'Lhe orcri.a? .u'sovth i o'.Vr Gulf Staes. -z. r r of i of y i V A iwiirwiwatojaaaiMiittiaa Indicted .. ur'.i Virginia A Virsini, court gnnd jury has indicted eight men, including five 'from Perquimans County, on charges of embezzlement and grand larceny in connection with the alleged theft of nearly $4,200 Worth of soybeans from the Cargill Elevator in South Norfolk. . : Rumors, concerning the allega tions have been circulating' in this area for about two weeks. f fctf tilt , OM Monday -ttie graftd- jury r&;7(rtio,i lurnea six true Dills v cnarging eight persons with the crimes. Roger P. Futrell, a state grain inspector, was named in five of the true bills listing 13 counts of embezzlement and grand lar ceny. Robert G. Pilkington, a w'eighman at the Cargill facility, was named in six true bills list ing 14 counts. . : ..Five men from Perquimans, listed, as - truck drivers, Noah Reed Felton, McKinley Jones, Earliest. Spellman, Linwood Pri vett and James Elvin Stallings, were named in some of the bills returned by the grand jury. Wayne E. Sower, also of North' Carolina, likewise, is, charged in one of the true bills. ' a Home Demonstration Dress Re- Futrell and Pillington wereVvue Mrs-'White, expressed that arrested last month after Cargill since raising annual dues, receiv- officials called for a probe of grain shortages. The other six named in true, bills returned by the grand jury were not previ ously charged. 'Spellman and Sowers appeared before the grand jury as wit nesses. . After they were indicted they were released under $1,000 bond each. The other four men iden tified '.as truck drivers were named in pickup orders issued by the court, and are being sought by a Virginia State Po lice investigator. ;...:1'., i x , 1 ' v Board Of Education In Meeting Monday . The --Perquimans Board, of Education held its regular quar terly meeting last Monday night in the office of the' supcrinten- vv MVaivwa-ta. . , ,' During the session ' the board' adopted a resolution opposing legislative " action . designed at placing additional financial - bur dens ort local units for; the opera tion" of the schools. . Letters pointing out the attitude ;of the board on this matter are-to ' be forwarded to State Senator- J. Ernmett Winslow and ! Represen- tative C. K." Holmes. . -? , ' This action ; grew out of re ports coming from Raleigh in dicating the possibility the General-Assembly may! consider leg islation aimed at returning some of the financial responsibility to local' school units. ' - The board voted to Install plaques at the Hertford, Gram mar School t and King , Street ;tool listing,',; the i .names " Of, of the BoRrd :of ,.JEdu-.; . t o ! , -time theseitwo 's ' ,ronEtru,cted;,i ,.)..;,,, pool Corporation: B, B. Halqiar, Jr., 18, Indian . Trail, poultry Saart-Roebuck Foundation. -" , (Standing, from left) Sua Brawar, II, Wtniton-Salam, recreation whoia trip to tha eongraw wai provided by . the National Committee on Boy and Glrli Club Work; Joyce Kay Smith, 18, Dobion, dairy foods damonitration Carnation Company; Carole Ann Green, 16, Hunters villa, garden, Allii-Chalmers. The North Carolina champions were among 200 national winners honored at the final banquet of the congress, attended by soma 2,000 club members, leaders, and guests from 49 states, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. HULounbouncii Discuss Plans For The Perquimans County Home Demonstration County Council held its first quarterly meeting of the new year on Monday at the Agricultural Building , in Hert ford with 20 members' represent ing 11 of the 12 Home Demon stration Clubs. ;. . Mrs. William Winslo'w, Council President, presided 'during the business' meeting, during which many items i were, discussed and several reports given.. Mrs. Eddie Harrell gave the de .The Council members voted that a flat charge of $1.00 be .made when any of the Home Demonstration party supplies are loaned to Club member or -non-ciub members. ' "' ...Mrs. Archie White,' Ways: and Means' Chairman, :reo6iUJ from the . project suggestions which club members wish to use to raise money '""Or "f the" County Council treasury. From' 125, mem bers reporting, ;20 voted that; each club be responsible for $1.00 per club member to be raised by. any project plus regular annual! dues; 12 voted for a County talent show; 87 voted that annual dues h raispd to ti os nrt 6 voted on ed the large majority of .the votes that all club members will be asked to pay their -annuaL dues promptly, i, Thjs project wfll oyly be effective for 1959. ' 4' V Talmadge Rose talked to the' group Of . ladies' concerning tre -freshments" which are ''usually' served at the local bookmobile unit three times a year. -He ask ed ' if the-- Home Demonstration Clubs would be Interested in pre paring and furnishing refresh ments for the coming year. The members voted to take this as a Community service and Health Di-oiei for; 1959.- Mrs...Jack Ben ton, 'County Health leader1, will make club assignments and four clubs will be responsible for the January 19 bookmobile. ,:' ' Mr. Rose also expressed that donors are needed -and told the Women that it is important and necessary that Perquimans Coun ty reach its quota. The ; March of pimes. and.Gancef Drives were voted to be Community service projects again this year. - v - Mrs. Paige .Underwood Home Economics Agent, ' presented the 1959 Home Pejhohf)atiqif fllan of Work. Each mpntp.w'U havc Stores To Observe Wednesday Closing 1 - Wednesday afternoon . .closing 'will" again be the' brdec 'o the day for a majority, o Hertford stores , and business . houses, be ginning Wednesday, January 14, it was reported here this Week. A survey of the merchant conducted. Monday, , indicated jmitof .; tJiej ?tQres,inwW'f start clnga Wednet;ay;tv,afterpoaps, Work During Year , stc'ttirgj nevtv vckf tf ' . Premeasurement of allotment this spring to ' fanners inT' Per- ...:n i :i.L I n ' Ltup ' ULIVUgCS Will UB Hvutiauiu quimans County, George Bell monj Perquimans' County ASC office manager, said today. " : Every yeir there are."; some farmers who, through inaccurate measurement on their own part or because of incorrect informa tion on the acreage in perma nent fields, plant either more or less than they are actually per- . milted hy their allotment. In the case of overplanting, Bellmon explained, this causes the far mer unnecessary expense in the way of unused fertilizer, unused plants or seed, and treating . of land that cannot be used. In the case of underplanting this could cause the farmer to- lose ' vitally needed farm income':: . This premeasurement service may be requested through, the local ASC county 'off lce.:.ASC will furnish, train and equip reporters who will do, thisv pre measurement work. Thevfatmcr will make application at , the ASC county office for this pre measurement service and at the srmc time deposit sufficient funds to cover the cost of the work. The cost to the farmer will be $3.00 plus $1.00 per acre with a minimum of $8.00 per farm. The premeasured acreage will be accepted as the "official" measured acreage for all ASC purposes provided the farmer plants the entire premeasured area and no more, and provided there was no obvious error made in the premeasurement. A later trip will be made to the farm to determine that these require ments have been met but in most cases an additional survey will not be required. Applications for premeasure ment will be accepted through February 15, 1959. Only a lim ited amount of this premeasure-fgult from a deepening of the re ment work can be done in thefcession. We have every reason rtinnn r ni J tvA Hnnrln AHStltf it Commissioners for Perquimans! County held their January meet-J ing last Monday with W. L. Madre presiding in the absence of the board chairman, R. L. Spi vey, who is confined to his home because of illness. Reports were received from the various agencies and the board was advised that tax collections during December amounted to slightly more than 25 per cent of the total levy. Sherifff J. K. White .reported $45,507.72 in col-! lections for the month. . ' Although no action was taken on; the maters, the board discuss-, ed several fiscal .policies of : the county Including adoption of sal aries,, rather than fees, for. offi cers,, property revaluation, , and Wcial security retirement for county employees.; ; ,ii v In connection with adopting a salary plan for. cpunty officials, now paid by fees and property revaluation, it was proposed the county seek further information on these matters from the Insti tute of Government. Action on a possible increase in pay for county .list takers was tabled untij the next meeting of the Board on February 2. Christian Workers School At Hertford Sponsored by the North Caro lina Board of Education o the Methqdist -Church-, a Chewan- Perquimans Subdistrict Christian workers- school Will be belrj, at theFirsb.iMethodisfc. Church in Hertford Thfci school will; be heidv January 25; to'. 27t from .7:30 ko 0:30 o'clock: each night and will Ms dpeii'Io all" Methodists in.Chot- wan and Perquimans: counwes; Variotisntourses of tudy :wi51 be offered during: the session in cluding "Christian Stewardship," "How To Improve the Church School," "The Use of the Bible In Teaching Youth,'' and : "Work ing .With, Chlldrea',' Teaching the various courses will be the Rev, R. L. Jerome, pastor of the First Methodist Church at Roa noke Rapids; John Meares of Ra leigh, the Rev- Walter McDon-all-ifi Iiouisbnrg ilCoileger.; Jitid W:Elizabetli-JArratt-tJart!ett; Monday TovnFtteZoiias j As a matter of information' for interested parties, the following data is published setting out fire zones within the Town of Hert ford. The., town has four zones: Zone one is the area lying cast of Covent Garden street; Zone two is that area situated north of Market street, extending from Covent Garden street to the rail road tracks; Zone three is the area lying south of Covent Gar den Street, extending the rail road tracks; Zone four is all that area situated west of the rail road tracks. Continued Growth Hertford Building and Loan Association boosted its assets by $56,794.00 in 1958, experiencing one of the best years in its his tory, A. W. Hefren, president. said today. Writing of the association's an nual report, Mr. Hefrcn said the institution now holds more sav ings and serves more customers than ever before, and expects to attract even more saver custom ers in the coming year. , If the recession of ?ia8 'jid nothing else," he said, "it made people conscious of the value of saving. Many individuals and families stepped up their savings program so as to build a sizeable cushion to tide them' over any financial distress that might re I . . . . . people have learned how easy it is to save and how profitable in tenns of the earnings . they re ceive, they will continue to save at an expanding: rate." The Building and Loan Officer summarized Hertford Building and Loan Association's 1958 op- erations as follows: Savings increased by $66,109.00 bringing total savings at year's end to $227,673.50. - Dividend payments to .savers for use of tlicir funds totaled $3, 853.57, an increase over 1957. The home mortgage loan port folio was increased by $61,128.00 bringing the total of home loans outstanding to $236,460.66. Reserves have -been expanded to $22,687.07 and now exceed the reserves at the beginning of 1958 by $3,000.00. Mr. Hefren forecasts an even better year for Hertford Build ing and Loan Association in 1959. The economic' recovery from the recent recession should continue in the coming year, he said, but at a slower pace. Employment should remain stable and prob ably rise, consumer spending should increase, businessmen will probably continue to expand their inventories and government spending at federal, state and lo cal levels is expected to rise also. BPW Club Adds To The Perquimans Business and Professional Women's Club met Friday night, January 2, with Miss Thelma Elliott at her home on Riverside Drive or its regu lar monthly business meeting. The president, Mrs. Alice T. Owens, presided and opened the meeting .with , the Club Collect, Mrs. Mary Dale S. Lane, Record hut Secretary, called the roll and read the minutes. 'Miss Elliott, toeasurerv gave her report. .Tentative -plans were made, to serve a chicken pot pie supper to replenish the treasury. Two hospital beds have been purchased " for the -.Local Loan Closet for the Sick, the Club's Public-, Service, , and are avail' able to loan free of charge." Mrs. Betty X Swindell will be hostess to the covered dish sup per and program 'meeting a t her home on January 15. Mrs. Marie R llitott-an Mi . Anne E; Har will be joint -hostesses to the business meeting February 5. Building And Loan MISSILE LAUNCHING 1 ranee ballistic missile was in IBM ll :w ' Base Calif 1 Missile trailer serves also as crane lo im missne into piacs. i iaunciuns pad.'-.T and 4 Equipment buildings. 5 Shelter which rolls forward to cover missile area. I Protective barricade for trucks .holdiri" liiri fuels. Health Department Employees of the Pasquotank-Camden-Chowan District Health Department held a New Year's party at the Health Center at - Cedar and Harney Streets in Eliz abeth City on December 31. , Prior to the party a staff con ference was held, at which time various procedures and admini strative policies were discussed. At the suggestion of Dr. J. A Johnson, health director, stafi officers were elected for the com?' ing year. K. J. Eyer, sanitarian wajtelected. president, and Mrs Louise Barber, clerk, Perquimans County, was elected secretary treasurer. It was decided to hold monthly staff conferences. Immediately after the staff conference, a social hour was en joyed by the following; Dr. J. A. Johnson, Mrs. Evelyn Whaley, Mrs. Rose Pugh, Miv.. Sarah B. Allen, Mrs. Kale Zim merman, Mrs. Marion SpruiM, Mrs. Alice Sawyer, Donald G. Brown and K. J. Eyer of. Pasquo tank County; Miss Audrey Umph- lett and Mrs. Louise Barber of Perquimans County; Miss Hulda Wood and Mrrf. Glenn Lane of Chowan County, and Mrs. Jean Harrison of, Camden County. Guests of the group included Mrs. Gladys Cropsey and Mrs. Annie Blake Gregory of the Tu berculosis Association. DSA Dinner Jan. 21 The Hertford Jaycecs will hold their annual Distinguished Service Award Banquet on Wednesday night, January 21, it was announced today by D. F. Reed, Jr., chairman of the DSA Committee. Mr. Reed pointed out next Wednesday, January 14, is the deadline for filing nominations laycees Planning for this award, ana ne siaiea'cosis oi court, auer suonuunis n individuauls or clubs desiring to a charge of using an improper nominate a young man for this honor may secure nomination blanks from him. This annual award is present ed to a man between the ages of 21 and 35 who lives in Per quimans County ana nas per formed outstanding community service during the year 1958. Hertford PT A To Meet Next Thursday The Parent-Teacher Associa tion of Hertford Grammar School will hold its January , meeting next Thursday, January 15, be ginning at 8 o'clock ,in the audi torium of the school.; Mrs. R. S. Monds, president, urges all mem bers to be present The program will be presented by Mrs. W. G. Edwards, program chairman. MASONS TO MEET 'The Perquimans ' Lodge No. 106 Ai" F.! & A,' M.;- will meet Tuesday' night at 8 o'clock, . SITE Here's the installation from which the first Thor intermediate launched at Uncle Sam's West Coast facility, Vandcnberg Air Fores Varied Docket In Recorder 's Court At Session Tuesday A varied docket consisting of 20 cases was disposed of during Tuesday's session of Perquimans Recorder's Court, presided over ty Judge Chas. E. Johnson. Capias were ordered issued for two defendants, James Belch and Lloyd Thompson, after they had failed to appear in court to pay fines levied on traffic charges. A 30-day sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $25 and costs, was meted out to Linwood Stokely, Negro, who pleaded guilty to operating a truck with improper equipment. Cecil Parrish entered a plea of guilty to a charge of driving without a license and was found guilty of driving after his li cense had been revoked. He was ordered to pay a fine of $250 ; and costs Joe Perry, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of trespass. He was ordered lo pay the costs of court. A fine of $25 and court costs were taxed against Earl Ches son, Negro, who submitted to a charge of driving without li cense. Delmar Lewis, Jr.. charged with driving with an expired license and reckless driving, failed to appear in court to answer the charges. A cash bond posted in the case was or dered forfeited Pleading guilty to charges of speeding, the following defend ants paid court costs plus fines as indicated following their names: Gale Root, $5.25; Don ald Moore, Negro, $10.25; John Hudor, $30.25; Lee Overton, Jr., Negro, $10.25; Jewel Bryant, Negro $10.25; Elnora Snead. $20.25. Costs of court were taxed against Rupert Hassell, who sub- milled to a charge of using im- proper registration. Glenn Moor;:, Negro, paid the Continued on Page 6 Highway Accident Causes $700 Loss About $700 in property: dam ages was reportedly sustained at 1:25 P. M., Sunday in a two-car accident, eight-tenths of a mile South of Hertford on U. S. 17 at its intersection with the Skin ner's Bridge road. ':' State Highway Patrolman Rob ert I. Weathersbee investigated. He said that James Edward White, 27, Route 1, Hertford, was attempting to make a left turn into the side road in his 1953 Mercury when a 1959 Buick, driv en by Albert B. Allen, 75, of 5l Orchard Street, Greenfield, Mass attempted to pass in a restricted zone. ; The Buick struck the left side of White's car, causing damages estimated at $210 to the Mercury and $450 f to the Allen vehicle. No one was hurt in the impact. Indians Win From Green Wave 38-33; Play Scotland Neck The Perquimans Indians open ed defense of their Albemarle Conference tournament title on Tuesday night by handing Wil Hamston a five point defeat 3B 33. While the Indians wore winning, the Jayvees and girls' teams were losing to the Wil lianislon teams. Dave Burton tossed in 15 points to lead the Indians in victory over the strong Wil- lianiston squad. Tucker scored scven pointSi chesson and Nixon got five each and Colson hit for four. Williamston gained a 6 5 lead in the first period but Perquim ans led 15 to 14 at the half and maintained its lead during the second half. The Indians scored 13 points in the third period while the Green Wave added 10 points. In Hie final canto the local cagcrs hit for nine points and Williamston e'yiit... Next conferem" game for the Indians come Friday night when Scotlau ! Nuck plays the Perquimans tc.iiiis at the local gym. Game tin o for the pre liminary contest will be 7 P. M. The Perquimans Squaws lost a 48-40 decision ... to the Wil liamston girls in a preliminary contest played last Tuesday. Abcrnathy, scoring 38 points for Williamston, was the lead ing scorer. Letitia McGoogan led the Squaws in scoring with 23 points. Spears got nine and Brown six. The teams played even during the first half, the score standing -.t 18-all at the rest period. Williamston gained a seven point advantage . during the third period and, added another point to the margin during the fourth quarter. Final score was Williamston 48, Perquimans 40. The Williamston Jnyvees de feated the Perquimans Jayveo" 33 to 20. - Bloodmobile Is Scheduled Jan. 19 Preparations are now being completed by the blood commit tee of the local Red Cross Chap ter for the visit o the bloodmo bile to Hertford on Monday, Jan uary. ,19, it was reported by .TaN madge Rose, Chairman of the committee. Mr. Rose urges all community , committee chairmen 'to solicit donors for this visit of the Red Cross unit, in Order that Per quimans County will reach its ed out there is an urgent need to replenish the blood bank which has been depleted in re- cent momns ia pruviue uee transfusions' to hospital patients in need of blood. ' , ifi ' (.. , ,Vhi::':r-TV'i::-