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f sit:, OTE PEIRUIMAMS WEEKLY f ' : A . j1 . VOLUME XXVI Number 13. Hertford, Perquimans CountyNorth Carolina, Friday, March 27, 1959. 5 Cents Per Cops IV'.' ,. Legislative Bill Calls For County ri : l f tn-t Revaluation in oi JMntative plans now being con sidered by the Perquimans Board of Commissioners to hold a re valuation of property in : the county will become mandatory under, a proposed law introduced in ' the Legislature last Friday. Under the proposed bill Perquim ans County will be required to hold a revaluation by 1961, but may conclude the project before that date if desired. . , The proposed hill, calling for revaluation of property on a mandatory ' bizir every eight years,' wat( introduced as a state- wide measure In both the House and' the Senate. It .has the en dorsement of ; the Association of CoUnty Commissioners; and in addition to-setting dates for re valuation, requires each county to appraise all property on a uni form basis, and also requires the county - commissioners to levy a tax' each year to provide funds for- holding revaluations each eight years. " Under the terms of the bill, all property mus't be appraised at the market value;, the board of com missioners must then , select a fixed percentage to be applied to the appraised value in arriving at the' tax value. Personal property as well as real property must be assessed, at the same percentage. Commissioners for Perquimans County have been considering a property, revaluation for several year and presently are confer ring with several companies, rec ommended by the Institute of Government, - concerning the scope of the work and securing estimates as to the cost 6f the program. , Perquimans had its last-revaluation' in 1927. and the commis sions, reduced that. fijryi,e..by.. 25 per cent inTBS&t Action by the Leeissature has postponed reval uation since that date. However, : the 1957 postponement set the re valuation date for 1961 and it is believed the new proposed law included Perquimans "in the. 1961 category for thit reason. AlthntVli the. County Commis sions havo not yet taken definite action toward revaluation, it ap pear, it .will become mandatory for them to do so if the Legisla ture enacts the new bills. rerq Wins Over Central And Gatesville Ustetv To Close Friday cndiucn jay r ; The Perquimans County Li brary announces that the library will1 be closed on Good Friday and on Easter Monday, but will be open as usual" on Saturday preceding Easter Sunday. v The library this week is fea turing ft collection of rocks and minerals, a loan from the Rev. G.' F. Hill fbtu Elizabeth City. TheSe 42 specimens have been collected; from various sources, but many are native North Ca rolina minerals. AH together they make an interesting dis- Recent non-fiction acquisitions in th6 library include a 'copy of Burke's - Genealogical, and Her aldic History of the Landed Gentry, v This is for reference in, the library as- are two vol umes of The Revolutionary War M!uster Rolls, Another volume of Dr.' Frank Brown's Norln Carolina Folklore came- in the library this week. , " ; Three new "novels are: Re- 1 rnijmbrance Way, by Rehder; Brave -Young Hearts, by Bur- rui and Nine Tomorrows, by Asmov, - a tale of science fic . Uew -books for young people tl.y week are; , Defend Your self, r In the s r to. f ies; The hts and 5, If I High School PTA To Meet April 2 The Perquimans High School PTA will hold its final meeting cf the current school year on Thursday night, April 2, at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium New officers will be elected at this meeting and the group will discuss plans for next year. Mrs. Henry Sullivan, program chairman, has announced a film on parent-teacher relations with commentary will be shown at the mceUng, and following the film an -open- forum and dis- cussion will be conducted. ! AW members are urged to at tend and are reminded of the towel shower to be held for the gym classes. In Town Election Although no candidates as yet have officially filed for office, the Hertford "political pot" has started to simmer and more in terest is being developed -in the election scheduled for April 27 than has been shown in recent years. Hertford's primary election for, the selection f nominees for the fcur posts as commissioner and one for Mayor wJI be held on Monday, April 27. The election of the officials will take place on Tuesday, May 5. Registration books for the election will be Opened Satur day, April 4, and remain open for three Saturday for the' pur pose "oi 'registering voters ' not already listed on the roll. Offi- ejals for the election, nanied by the Town oard, are Mrs. B. G. Koonce, registrar; Mrs. R. A. White and D. J. Pritchard, judges. . Y' It is anticipated, judging from discussions concerning the ap proaching elections, that a num ber of candidates will enter the race for offices prior to the filing deadline, which is Thurs day, April 16, Interest Growing uimans vjain . The Perquimans Indians have opened their 1959 baseball sea son, " scoring -two victories against - non:conference; oppo nents, displaying prospects for another ffood season under Coaches Perry,' ' Williams and Underwood. - Last "Friday afternoon the In dians opened , against Central, winning a 10-4 decision behind the pitching of Welly White, Pete Hunter, Parker. Chcsson and Jerry ; Chappell. The In dians ,had little trouble solving the pitching style of the Central hurlers and 'scored runs .with ease. ; Billy Nixon was the lead ing hitter with, two triples. - On Tuesday, afternoon, play ing at home, Chesson and jHunter pi'tched the Indilis to a 3-1 victory jtver a strong Gatesville team. ;. ; Gatesville , tallied one run in the first inning and held this lead until the fourth, when Perquimans knotted the count The Indians added one run in the fifth and another in he sixth for a total of three runs. Perquimans knicked Gatesville pitchers for five hits, while Chesson and " Hunter limited Gatesville " to, three safeties. Welly White led the' hitting with two singles for three times at bat. , Perquimans played a return game with Gatesville in Gates ville - on Thursday ' afternoon. Next Tuesday the Indian will rlav at Scotland Net 'i r w meet t'.ie Edenton ' local diamond Fridc;', . mu.y i ,lt. mi nit ilnilt i miiiii J f - ; , FINGER ON THE SITUATION President Eisenhower, who says that we'll "not retreat one inch from our duty," and that we'll exercise our right of peaceful passage to and from West Berlin, points to that, beleaguered city as shown on a map in the White House office. The President has stated further that, should developments justify a summit meeting this summer, WW VIUWQ Duties wuuiu ue Committee Named At Youth Center The board of directors of the Perquimans Recreation Associa tion has named an eight-man committee to act as an advance planning committee for the ac tivity of the Youth Center. Members of the committee arc George Baker, Mrs. Melvin Eure, Mrs. Elwood Nowell, Henry C. Sullivan, the Rev. James Au- man, Carroll Williams, Mrs. Wal-1 ter Harrison and Mrs. J. E. I Newby. This Krnim hild its first meet- 1 . , . ing on the night of March 19 and. o c elected Henry Sullivan to serve as chairman and Mr. Auman to serve as vice chairman. The committee's purpose will be to create more Interest and parti cipation jn the Youth Center activities. Presently , the committee is considering new. andpld ; ideas ItdvanEea" for "'ffie 'developmehTbf the center and the group's con clusions will be- laid before the board of directors for final ap proval. . . i ", , Another meeting of the com mittee with the center's board of directors will' be held on April 10 at the Youth Center. il Plans Programs At Home Demonstration Club plans for the coming months were discussed at a meeting of the County Counril heild Thurs doy of last week with the Cohn cil , president, -Mrs. ..William Winslow,, presiding. Mrs. Wins-' low urged the members to sub scribe to the new publication for Home Demonstration Clubs, and stated the publication de sires to receive ' club news, idea, recipes and' program plans from local members. ' Several events were planned for National Home' Demonstra tion Week May 3-9. Mrs. E. J. Proctor, Sr., and Mrs. L. B. El liottcounty house? 'furnishings and home, beautification leaders, were named co-chairmen to plan To Plan Activity HD County Council Meeting Thursday the annual ' spring tour of j peaks at the hands, and a nt homes which will be scheduled) ted bodice. The floor length the first .w'eek'.of May. Winf all skirt had a panel of lace from the H. D. Club will be hostess to t wedding point to the floor with the -annual commissioners' ban-1 applique of lace. The pouf auet during this week. I bustle in the back skirt led to a ; The -Council -decided that .the, eleven clubs in the county will supply" hostesses r to " assist the T. B. mobile unit which will be in the county April 11, 14, 15, 16,-17, -18 -and -21.- Mrs. Jock Benton, county health leader, will notify -clubs conserning the schedule. - ' '" l"h !, Mrs. Paige Underwood, county home economics agent, talked to the, 22 "Council members concern ing a - leadership contest spon sored by. a. national chain store. Mrs. Underwood also emphasized the importance''of club tnembers keeping- their i score sheet lip-to-date. The: club of , theyear will be chosen by these score sheets. ' ' i Mrs. Harold White was elect ed Education County Commit tee chairman. The objectives of Mrs,- White's committee will be: To support youth and adiUt edu cational programs enriching the r:.l..ui on Pig 6 Secilon ) - J icaujr lu ai nwyaic Note: This in one of a aerie vl weekly NUimnuries prepared by the legiHlutive "tuft vl the liiMitute id Uovvi-iinieiit on the work nt tile North Carolina Ocnerul Ansembly of 1059. It ia confined- tn cliNCUn sionti ol mutterK of Keneral iutereitt und mujui importance. New bills are coming in at a slow rate, so that the total intro ductions are now substantially behind the comparable figures for last session. 302 public bills have been introduced this year as against 287 for last session, But only 203 local bills have come in, as against 300 at the same time in 1957. Ratifications this ses- sion total 108 as compared to 104 last session. T3al Pmnavlv Pavalnnliftn A.wTuaHUA-va Bills introduced in both ihous- ies Friday would make significant, WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY ! ; : ' changes in the valuation and as- ation. In the fourth year follow sessmcnt of real' property, for adjing revaluation, the commission valorem tax purposes. SB 162,ers could make a horizontal in (HB 331) would change the pres ent quadrennial revaluation re- quirement to provide for regular : 8-year revaluations, on a stag- Sfl4hedule,1-sQ, ihjik. about 12. counties would revalue each year, but any county wishing to re value before its scheduled year could do so. County commission- McGee-EureVows Spoken Sunday At Berea Church Miss Marv Frances Eure, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delwin H. . Eure, became the bride of Harold Johnston McGec, son of Mrs. Mae Johnston Webber and the late Harold Valentine McGec, at the Berea Church of Christ on Sunday, March 22, at 4 o'clock. The Rev. Neal Puckett, pastor of the chorch, officiated in the double' ring ceremony in a set ting of palms, white mums and lighted tapers. The pre-nuptial music was pre sented by Miss Frances Privott, organist, and Miss Mollie Lu Yeates, soloist, who sang "Be cause," ".0 Perfect Love" and "The Wedding Prayer". : Given in marriage by her fath er, the bride wore a Paris original formal gown of .white peau de spie(and chantilly lace, fashioned with scalloped sabrina neckline, lace sleeves tapering to wedding chapel. train. Her fingertip veil of illusion was arranged from a scalloped half -hat, embroidered with irridescents and pearls. She carried a satin covered Bible top ped with a white onchid.. Mrs. Lon Brooks of Abilene, Texas, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Her dress was of Olympic blue taffeta fashioned with long; fitted torso,- short sleeves, full floor length skirt, ac cented with large bustle bow on the back skirt and a small bow on . the squared low neckline. Her headpiece was blue taffeta and net edged with sequins. Her flowers were roses and camellias, - Mrs.- Charles Smith and Miss Gladys Umphlett, both of Hert ford.' were bridesmaids. They wore dresses identical to the hon or attendant. Their flowers were bouquets of roses and camellias. ' Earl T Newton of Portsmouth, Va., uncle of the bridegroom, was Concluded oa Faga 6 Saclion 1 ' Jr i mm w. ers would be required to levy a special tax each year at a rate calculated to accumulate suffici ent money (with other available funds) in the years between re valuations to pay for the next re valuation. SB 101 (HB 332) would legalize the time-honored practice of assessing property for taxation at substantially less than its true value. The bill would require that property be apprais ed at its true value, and that the county' commissioners than adopt a fixed percentage of the appraised value as the assess ment or taxable value. Taxes levied by the county, municipali ties and other local taxing ,m thorilies would then be levied uniformly on the assessed valu crease or decrease in the apprais ed values to reflect current eco- nomic conditions, and the fixed assessment percentage would then be applied the revised ap- praisal values. Study Commissions The proposed creation of two Continued on Page Five THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES Western powers, having agreed on plans for a Summit meeting next summer, now await Rus- sian reaction to their proposal. Kruishchev has indicated the Soviets will accept a conference based on an agenda to be ar ranged by foreign ministers. No site has been selected for the Summit meeting but the foreign ministers meet at Geneva. Washington reports Christian Herter, acting Secretary of State, will succeed John. Foster Dulles in the event Mr. Dulles resigns the office due to the Condition of his health. The re port states Dulles has recom mended Herter as the succes sor. '..:, Efforts to settle the Henderson strike are being pushed by Gov ernor Hodges, who called in principals in the dispute for discussion toward agreement at the strike bound textile mills. The Governor reported progress is being made toward an agree ment : Iraq, beset with Internal trouble stemming from the up rising last year, has denounced its membershipp in' the Baghdad Pact. The action by the oil-rich nation is expected to weaken this pact which linked Iran, Iraq, Britain and Turkey in a pro-western agreement in the Middle . East. : . , BOARD TO MEET A meeting of the Executive Board of the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden TB Association will be held Thursday, April 2, in the Health Department, Cedar and Harney Streets, Elizabeth City, at 8:00 P. M. Mrs. David Fearing, president of the Associa tion, urges all members serving on the Executive ,, Board to be present.'' -.. ". ' " "Y". -' . BIRTH; ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and: Mrs. Harry Lee Wins low of Bdvidere announce the birth of a son, Alvin Roy, bom March 17, in Albemarle. Hospital, Mrs. Wtnslow is the former Miss Anne Itao ChappelL : Historical Group Hears Talks On Old Landmarks Talks on historic landmarks ' of the county were given here last Monday night during a meeting of the Perquimnns County Historical Soi-iely. The meeting was held at the Agri culture Building. S. T. 'Perry of Dm-.-mts Neck K.'vc a report on gravestones in three o'-j burying grounds, the James P. Whedbee, the George Newby and the James Leigh family graveyards. B. C. Berry reported on the Perquimans County Court House, stating that Freemasonry in Perquimans County coincided with lite erection of the present Court House when the Masonic Lodge was organized here, there was a one-story Court House on the present site: probably suc ceeding earlier buildings. Un der the leadership of Gabriel White, in 1822, the Masons agreed to add two wings to the one room building in return for the privilege of holding their meetings there. Mr. Berry tnred some of the work of tin Masonic Lodge not enly in regard to the Court House but in laying the corner stone in numerous other old buildings in the area. Miss Mary Sumner talked on "Sumnerville." the old home on the. .Durants Neck road. She gave n detailed description of the home as it was originnlly buill and some of the changes thai have been made to it through the years, while at J least sjx generations of Sumners lived in il. She has in her pos session d(.tc!.3 ond maps of land bought by the family since the late 1600's. Sumncrvtlie is now the home of the Raymond Eure family. The program was under the direction of Mrs. C. A. Daven port awft-rCapt-K. S. Fulford presided over the business meet ing, during which the group decided to hold future meetings of the Historical Society in the Agriculture Building if it is available. Red Cross Drive Lagging In County The Perquimans County Red Cross Fund Drive, now in its third week, is lagging far be hind its proposed goal, accord ing to Henry Stokes, Jr., fund chairman. Of the goal of $UiR only $030.57 has been turned in. Some of the areas have not as yet reported and Mr. Stokes urges all solicitors to complete their canvassing "as soon as pos sible. If there is onyone in the town or county who has not been contacted and would like to contribute, they can call Mr. ' Stokes at Hertford 3296 and he will have someone call for it. The board of directors of the local Red Cross Chapter points out that the quota assigned the county for this drive includes financing local programs such as the blood bank and home service and unless greater re sponse is forthcoming in the appeal for funds some of these local programs will face cur tailment. Class To Present Play On April 3 The Senior Class of Perquim ans High School will present its annual play "The Thirteenth Day" under the direction of Mrs Elizabeth Skipsey on Friday evening, April 3, at 7:30 o'clock. The cast includes Beverly Tucker, Lib Thach, Lois Byrura, Joseph Proctor,' 'Edith Spruill, Shirley Tarkington, Bobby Stall- ings, Pat Harrell, Charles Elliott, J. T. Winslow, Dickie Owens and Jo Davis Towe. The assistants are: Vickie Johnson, student di ector; Buddy, Ayscue, Jack Dail, Willie Saunders and Victor Sut ton, stage managers; Brenda Joyce Stallings, Hazel Elliott, prompters; Sherman Long, lights and sound; Hulda Dail, Bonnie Dail, properties; Glennie Myers, Wynda Chappell, wardrobe; Bev erly Rose, Patricia Keel, Gloria Stallings, publicity, I Tickets Will be sold In advance and at the door,' Seamaster Planes May Soon Be Sent To Harvey Point Sunri.se Services At liaptist Church As Easter Day begins to dawn this year, churches "f Perquim I ans County will meet at the, Hertford Baptist Church for the sunrise service at 5:50 A. M. j Ministers of the county todav ; Issued an invitation for all I Christians vice. The Rev. if-ter of Methodist Hit- sum-is" Ionian will to join in this scr- W. K. Pickett, min New Hope-Woodland churches, will bring message. Mike IIol herald the beginning of the day with trumpet music, and there will be congregational singing of the traditional Resur rection hvmns. Cancer Society To Open Annual Drive Perquimans County's annual Cancer Crusade will get under way here with a kick-off meet ing on Friday, April 3. at 8 o'clock at. the Municipal Build ing, it was announced by Mrs. Norman Elliott, Crusade chair man. Guest speaker at the meeting, which will be sponsored by the Perquimans County Cancer So ciety, will y; Dr. Ray G. Silver thorne and the public is invited to attend. All members of the society and workers who have volunteered to solicit funds for the compaign are urged to at tend. Miss Hulda Wood, president of the county society, will preside at the meeting, during which plans will be formulated to carry out a successful fund drive. Sixteen Gases On Court Docket At Session Tuesday A varied docket consisting of Hi cases was disposed of during; Tuesday's session of Perquimans Recorder's. Court, presided o'verj by 'Judge Chas. K. Johnson. foils ef couit were a:-,se.s.eil against W. L. Dailey, O. W.j Copley and lioy Boycc-after, each had submitted to charges of failing to observe a stop sign. Arnold Basnight, Jr., paid a fine of $14.25 and costs of court after pleading guilty to a speed ing charge, Seymour Elkins was fined $5.25 and ordered to pay the costs after he also en tered a plea of guilty to a charge of speeding. Beatrice Harrison paid the costs of court after submitting to a charge of improper use of headlights on her car. William Brothers, Negro, sub mitted to a charge of failing to display a read flag on a loaded truck and paid the costs of court. A fine of $27 and costs of court were taxed against Aaron Rowe, Negro, who pleaded guil ty to charges of permitting an unlicensed operator to drive his car and of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. Ervin Jackson, Neero, was fined $25 and costs after being found guilty on a charge of as sault with a deadly weapon. Wilbur ) Whitehurst, Negro, charged with the same offense, was found not guilty. Harriet Rouse and Carrie Thach, Negroes, were ordered to pay the costs of court after be ing found, guilty of mutual as sault. . . Mason Nixon, Negro, was found guilty on a charge of non support of his children,. He was given : a 30-day sentence, sus pended upon condition he sup port four of his six children, the other two children being in cus tody of the mother. I 'Costs of court were taxed against Benjamin Lewis, prose cuting witness, in the case in which Frank Jessup was charg Harvey JViint Naval Air Sta tion may :;"n be the h iven tot al least of the Martin PMVt SciMistei planes, which have lx-en completed, on the order of 14 of the seaplanes. The Weekly-was informed last Thursday: that the Navy has issued tenta tive orders for the slatinn to by prepared t" receive two of the planes around t'ic first of Apti1. While construction is still il progress at the NAS, Cdr. D. F. Dallon. r-:-:ii I'M t offi r in charge ef construe lion, to'd this report- r work is progressing on schedule and a number of new building contracts are expected to be is sued by June. These new contracts, it is bc- i Moved, will cover construction of 'a number of buildings necessary j lor the operal;on of the station. I Sometime ago Commander Dalton ' reported the Navy Department. ! had stepped up the commission ing date for the base bv a six mon'.h period, from October. 1!)G0 ! to some time in March. Mayor V. N. .Darden reported Monday he had been advised by ; Congressman Herbert C. Bonner that some 3.7 million dollars i worth of contracts are likely- t I be awarded at the base during the coming summer. The Con gressman also advised Mayor Darden that information he had leceived from the Navy Depart ment indicated Harvey Point NAS may become part of the de fense picture in the development of nuclear aircraft in future yt-vs. More than nine millions in con tracts, some of which have been completed, have been let at the ; base since construction was start- ed last year. Better weather con ! ditions vmr expected to permit a stepping up of the work during the coming months. ed with assault. A fine of $125 and costs were levied against David Coslen, Ne e.ro, who entered a plea of guil ty to cii:ii';;es of driving drunk and driving without 'a license. John Costcn, Negro, paid a fine of-S5 and costs after sub mitting to a charge of being drunk, William Burke, Negro, was or dered to pay a fine of $2 and costs after being found guilty on a charge of being drunk. Methodist Church Host For Good Friday Services Worshiupes from all churches of the Cotyjsty will gather at the First Methodist Church in Hert ford Friday for the three-hour Good Friday Service, scheduled for the hours twelve o'clock noon through three o'clock. The Rev. James A. Auman, host pastor. will be the presiding minister. Other ministers who will present meditations on the Seven Last Words will be as follows: "Father , Forgive Them," the Rev. H. V. Napier; "Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise," the Rev. W. E, Pickett; "Woman, behold they sori--Son, behold thy mother", the Rev, Lerov Howe; "My God, My God, why hast thnu forsaken me", the Rev. Orval Dillon; "I Thirst," the Rev. Bry an Holloman; "It is finished," the Rev. P. M. Porter; "Father, into Thy hands I commit my. spirit," the Rev. Frank Fortesque. Clos ing the meditations will be the Rev. James O. Mattox and giving the benediction will be the Rev. A. N. Gore, Jr. Stores of Hertford will be clos ed during this service. There wjll be opportunities to come and go, at will, during the: singing of hymns. - '"""". ' ''