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if- :-.: KLY VOLUME XXVI-Number 14. Hertford, Perquimans County, Nortfr Carolina, Friday, April 3, 1959. 5 Cents Per Cop; Free Polio Clinic WilUBe Conducted mmmm-:2&-2A , , -,..,,, MH...IWHH I. I .II.IM NUIJ U..HMKP.WIH mi... -II. I I muling il j v tt - a, , i ' IJ --,1 1.SU 'fm 1 . ' E W ' i , - fc.c v v .... . ' J PUZZLE PICTURE - TJ.S. tfavy's icebreaker Staten Island had visitors while caught in an antarctic situation "for the birds.'' The photographer counted six penguins who came to see the ship, trapped temporarily bj pressure ice in the Ross Sea. We count seven. There's an eighth bird in the picture, however. A whirlybird, its rotor and cab are unobtrusively visible behind ice rides, background. - . . Indians Plav Aces i Friday Afternoon SeekingFourtHWin The' Perquiirians Indians will be gunning for their fourth baseball victory of the season Friday ' afternoon when they tangle with ttieir old rivals, the: Edenton Aces,; on Memorial Field in Hertfqrd. Game, time) has been set for 2:15 P. M. Edenton this year is coached by Johnny Morris, former star athlete, who has' built a strong squad at the neighboring school. A game scheduled for 'last Tuesday between the Indians and Scotland Neck was post poned "due 'to inclement weather and will, be played at a later dote.'. l Three Perquimans nuners combined 'in ait: almost perfect game at Gatesvflle last Thurs day ahernoon '! as - the. Indians blanked GatesvJUe 9 to 0. ' "'-w'eiry Kite" 'hurliTTEeIfrst four innings, Pete Huntet two and .Parker Chessoh one. The ., only man resii base on them ' was Chappell. (who. was nicked by one of WhiW's tosses in the third. 1 ! Perquimans blasted l4 hits. Pete Hunter hiad two singles and a double apd Parker Ches- - son blasted a home run in the sixti with twojon and added a double. . : i . The win wtys ;: Perquimans' third ' straight.! . The Indians , beat Central " 0-4 and Gates ville 3-1 in. earlier contests.. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES ! . I I :: 1 1 i . i i , i i i i Foreign ministers of , NATO nations, meeting; 1 in Washington this ' week, reported agreement on a number of differences over the Berlin situation. This action is expected .-.to) unite Western proposals to be1 advanced at a later meeting with " the Soviet ministers, w ? i Meanwhile, irj Washington it ' was revealed bombers pf the JOIJ1X WHW ot jpiau uvuh;u - a. Congressional Committee . the U. S. nuclear pcrer U presently sufficient to break Russia in the event of a sneaU attack by the Communists. ' Sejcretury of De fense McElroy.- !was quoted as saying the U. S. military p!an riing program is j ahead and will, Remain ahead ofj jthe Soviet, v v'HRussia announced ' Monday it MM accept proposals submitted by U." S.,' Britain! !ahd France for , a -foreign ministers' meeting at ;'Gfcnevi W lay igounti workfor possible sumrtlt'meeyngbe conducted at a lpter 'date. , tj. S, and France have iinted the sum mit meeting hinges on the suc cess', achieved first at the Ge neva conference 1 v Lt. Gov. Luthej" Barnhardt re port 1 from, Raleigh Sunday thtt Yi does not believe the ture will, 'enact any1 tax 3s for thelt.ext two years '1 tr,vn buf''t f'osals 'ft' '-'si 1 1 -e. ircr but A r Light Docket In Here Last Tuesday A light docket consisting of seven cases was disposed of dur- ing . Tuesday's session of Per- ( quimans Recorder's Court presid-. ed over by Judge Chas. E. John son.:. Prayer for judgment was con-! binucu jii me hoc in wmicii xiiui Aydlett, . Jr., was : charged with flrilrinrt nn thiA laf4- ci4fi nf n nar ! ter line. "i , ' :m - '"4" " " , . ' .... .1 , Elisha Lamb entered' a' plea of j guiltvto-yhargesoj being drunk,!, festsUng"' an"" officer and trans- porting tax-paid liquor. He was, given a 60-day sentence, sus- pended upon payment of a fine of $50 and costs of court. George Butler paid a fine of $10 and costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of be ing drunk on the streets of Hert ford. Prayer for judgment was con tinued in the case in which Wil liam 'Owens was charged with driving without a chauffeur's li cense. Willie Webb, Negro, paid the costs of court after pleading guil ty to a charge of assault. A fine of $10 and costs were taxed against Jackson Coston, Negro, , who submitted to a charge of being drunk on the streets of Hertford. Reginald James, Negro, was or dered to pay the court costs after he was found guilty on a charge o assault. Center Hill Baptist Church Will Observe 70th Anniversary With Special Service Sunday April 19 v Center Hill v Baptist Church has completed plans for a special homecoming, 70th anniversary nd Dedication Day to be held Sunday, April 19. At that time revival services ; will begin with the pastor, the Rev. Henry V. Napier, bringing revival messag es each evening during the week at 8 o'clock. . For the special day former members and pastors have been invited back and the program will include a rededication of the sanctuary and a dedication of the children in the cradle roll as well as a dedication of the new educa tional building which includes a church office, space -for kitchen, two bathrooms, and eight class rooms., i This brings to a total of 14 the number ,of classrooms, The, .new building, vas planned with ' the thought In mind of forming departments and the Sunday School will now have six departments. t : : After the 1 mominsr worship service which ; begins at 11 o'clock there will be a time of fellowship t on - the . grounds " as lunch will be spread and those attending will be able to renew old acquaintances.' All former members, as 'vell as pastors, and f -nds,, have r been sept,, inv$ti. tionsj.ormay consider this,,pews n ?s a r"-"c t mvitp'ion1 iq ai - r ' ' , 1 r. ",.c WeSf Sir I . .' I rerquimans Hoard of hduca Uion will meet next Monday j morning at 9:30 o'clock in the i off ice of the superintendent of j schools. Following completion 'j of business by the present I board, a reorganization of the j membership will take place ' with two new members of the board taking office for the first j time. The new board will also elect a school suoerintendent for the coming two jrears. Assuming duties as members : of the board will be Clarence I Chappell, Sr., Howard B. Mat- tnews Charles M. Harrell, Mrs. Jack Brinn, Dr. A. B. Bonner, Delvin H- Eure and George C. Caddy. Rites Held Monday i For Mrs. L Q. White ' ." : ' s, Mrs. Beatrice Winslow White, 5li""wifebf"'Elw6od Q. White, died. Saturday at 10 P. M. after a three-year illness., She was the daughter of the late Ehhu and Margaret Smith Winslow. Mrs. White was a na tive and lifelong resident of Perquimans Counuty. She was a member of the Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Brenda Ann White, and one sis ter, Mrs. William . B. Jordan, both of Perquimans County J two'givt. a fourth shot from this nephews and one ni6ce. , , Funeral services were con ducted Monday at 3 P. M. at the Bagley Swamp Church by the Rev. W. M.' Holmes, pastor, and the Rev. C. S. Saunders, former pastor. Burial was in the Smith family cemetery. Pallbearers were Roy Smith, Eugene . Smith, ' Josiah Smith, Roy Winslow, Joseph Winslow and Lucius Winslow. will be presented by some of the former members of the com munity and. the building will be open for use and inspection , by those attending. After lunch there will be a short . afternoon service begin ning at 2:30 o'clock in which the pastor Will bring a brief, force ful evangelistic message to con tinue the revival. : All evening services have been called off for this day. Former pastors who -have in dicated that they will return are The Rev. L, C. Chandler, pastor of .: Macedonia Baptist Church, Edenton, and . the. Rev., Franklin Cale, pastor of the First Baptist Churchy South Boston, Va. Oth er former pasprg. have, been. nt , vited to take part on i the, pro gram for the day., , . Merchandise Taken From Winf all Store Sheriff J.. K. . White reported Wednesday he is continuing an investigation of a break-in which occurred last Saturday night at the Fred Winslow store in Win- fall when thieves stole 25 car- tons of cigarettes and' five or six' the Board will be a review of jointa of meatj: , ..-t r 1 1 the Highway Commission's plans The Sheriff . stated. m entry: , to! for saoon(ter Trtrai!-.h1ch were the store was gained:. by, breaks I crutlined to (the commissiooeTS at irg c.ta gtes.m t' e front door' meeting Held last we"ek.1n,3Eliz ctV i biCc" j abetM City. - ..vv' A free polio chnif for the children of Perquimans County will be conducted in ; Hert'ord on Thursday and Friday nights, April 23 and 24 under the spon sorship of the Hert.ord Junior Chamber, of Commerce in co- operation with the Perquimahs' County Polio Committee, it was1 Ji ., chairman ot the Jayceej The Perquimans Business and committee for the program. Professional Women's Club held Toe clinic, which will be un- its regular program meeting and dor the direction and supervi- covered dish supper at the Hotel sion of Dr.. C. A. Ddvenport and Hertford Thursday, March 19, at Dr. T. P. Brinn, will offer the (i:30 P. M. with Mrs. Margaret opportunity to children of the Bugley as hostess, county to receive free polio. The program was in charge vaccine shots and in the event f Mrs. Roxanna Jackson, chair a child received such shots at a man of the Safety Committee, previous clinic he may again The members Darticinated- in come in for a booster shot. The clinic will be conducted in the Municipal Building on Grubb Street. Plans for holding this clinic, Mr. Reed said, are now being I completed and it is hoped, since . ithe State has adopted a law re- quiring all school children to be'prints from October, 1958, To- mueuiaieo. lor pono pnor to en-May-,, Health entitled "Seat tering school, that all children, ' Belts: Safe or Hazardous" by E. white and colored, w''H use this, n Falos Ji- opportunity to receive their polio shots. Mr. Reed pointed out the vac cine shots will be given free, through the cooperation of the Mitit ; , ;. u.. K-.u -. v "Mrom members and nit evt::c parents wisn 10 con tribute toward the clinic opera tion, donations will be ac cepted. Parents and children alike are urged to make plans how to attend this clinic cheduledAljce 0wens And M,.s AHl.t, understanding of relationship of 'ta" wnmtioT with Tthe plan' ?"?y:gaV?. 8 ' 00 the'.wrldproblemB to Wr daily liv , . ... ,. j 'district meeting, i ling, develop an acpieciation of for holding the clinic Mr. Reed, n, . 5. . i , nlllU , . ..' ......, said the following statement has been issued by Dr." J. . A. JohrSl sen, District Health Director: "There seems to be consider- . , . . . able question as to the fourth r . polio shot. Moft authontatives . ., . ... recemmena tiiat a fourth or Dooster shot be given one year after the third shot. The Health Ltpartment is in complete, ac- cord with this policy. .However, 1 CTu. "r lu ! and we are not permitted to supply." Revival services will begin at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Sun - . - day nicht at 8 o'clock, with the Rev. R. B. Cottingham of War wick Swamp Baptist Church as guest minister. Special music will be rendered each night by invited choirs as well as the church choir. The following churches willi participate!' Sunday night, choir from Winfall' Methodist Church; Monday night, the adult and youth choirs of . the ' ' church ; ; Tuesday, a duet composed of Mrs. Calvin Bundy and Mrs. Ernest Long from Cedar Grove Methodist Church and the choir from Warwick Swamp; Wednes day night, the choir from Ebe nezer of South Mills; Thursday, R. S. Monds of Hertford Baptist Church will render a , solo and under '. the direction of Miss Caroline v Wright a group of children from Perquimans Coun ty Central School will sing; Fri day night a quartet from Bethel Baptist Church composed ' of Mrsi Ernest Long, Miss Blanche Goodwim ; Wilma '- Brabble and JR. -S:. Chappell, .Sr. 1 V , j , The , services' will continue i through Fridayi night and i the publics is cordially invited' to attend, 'i.r -oi.k- 1 ',h o:'!ii Commissioners To i Meet Next Monday The Board of Commissioners for Perquimans County will hold its April meeting next Monday in . the Court House, ; beginning at 10 A. M. Among other mat- ters expected to be considered by Revival Services District Meeting Open SundayWght Here On April 7th Safety Program Presented At Club Meeting Thursday sjvjng "Driving Tips That Can Snve Your Life" led by the chairman. These driving tips were self directed rather than to the other driver. Mrs. Jackson also save a x)wrt discussion on seat belts rnr snfntv nnH rfictrihiit Mrs. Jackcn. called to the at tention of the members the mass survey X-ray unit which will be in He'tford April 11 to 21 Oltrl lirira.4 1(1111 r,nti.ir,otin " their fam ilies. The Ruby C. Blythe trophy which was won. by the Per quimans club at the spring meet- j ing of District Ten in Scotland ' umi nic uu.imi.oo lusting, j presided . over ...by. ;Mrs. , Alice uwens, the club went on record as supporting the "B" budget for schools and the correspond-1 I. . . , . ' mg secretary was instructed to r e . , 1 so inform our Senator and Rep- resentative. Those present were Mrs. Alice; Owens, Essie Burbage, Miriam Haskett, Betty Swindell, Viola Margar;t Bagle; bally Lane, Mary Lane, Roxanna Jackson, Marie Elliott, Alice Kanoy, Miss Thelma Elliott and Hulda Wood. HDCIubsToHold V, The 25th District of 1t:e North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs will meet Tuesday, April 7, at the Per quimans County Central Gram mar School. Winfall, at 10:30 A. M. Miss Delphia Rawtls, . home economist of Roanoke Rapids, will be the guest speaker. Miss Rawls will give a slide presen tation of her trip to Europe. Mrs. Julian Porter, president, 16th District Woman's Club will bring greetings from '. her br- ganization. Mrs. V. I. Hockaday, president of North Carolina Fed eration of Home Demonstration Clubs, and Miss Florence Cox, Eastern District home economics agent, will also bring greetings to the Home Demonstration Club members from seven counties: Chowan, Camden, Currituck, Gttes, Pasquotank, Dare and Perquimans. . r: Special entertainment .will be presented by. Perquimans Coun ty 4-H'ers during the morning h and af ternooni- program. ' . ; During the afternoon Mrs. Q. C;;Long, JrM of Chowan County! will give a report of the 25th District Committee reports will 'also be made by chairmen of the nominating, resolutions, reg istration,1 courtesy,' ; time ; and place, building fund, and publi city committees. District officers for -1960 will be Installed by Mrs. V. I. Hock aday , State , President. . . , . y, "Mrs.- George Wood, chairman of,' the district, will preside at the Home Demonstration annual meeting. MASONS tfO MEET i: ; Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106, : A.i iF.' feiAjr: M.,s Will imeet Tuesday night" at, 8 o'clock. TAKE A SECOND GLANCE Minor images as caught by the camera over calm water aren't unusual. What IS unusual in this view over waters of Fort Loudoun Lake at Knox .ville, Tenn, is the second mirror image, as seen through "eves" of mirror image, foreground. Rachel Spivey Is Legion Auxiliary Competing For 4-H o t At DUfriH Cluh State Honors tost. At Hlstr,lct A Perquimans County 4-H Club girl, Rachel Spivey. of Hertford, has been selected as one of eight girls to compete for the honor of representing North j Carolina's 155,000 4-H Club I members at the National 4-H Club Conference at Washington, D. C, June 13 to 19. Rachel, the daughter of Mr. ! and Mrs. Carson Spivey, Sr., . competed for this top award; among State 4-H'ers April 1, in Raleigh. On this date two boys and two girls were selected to ' attend the National Conference. L. R. Harrill, stale 4-H Club leader at N. C. State College, said the conference will provide op portunmes tor the boys and girls to learn about our federal gov-; oinment, better understand na- tional problems and citizenship -m-A iLii wuir. Hl cl ilcttlUil w IUC scale, share ideas for improving the nations 4-H program, inter- pret club work to our ration's leaders, and better inform . l.,. i , , general public about 4-H ac ties. the, activi- Rachel Spivey was a delecaUj I tc the National 4-H Club Con- g,ess jn Chicago for her home improvement oroiect work. She I j- a member of the state 4-H I club honor club and was second; place winner in the state dairy ' foods demonstration. WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY MiiU-: Tills la one of u M-rirg r weekly nuiiviiinr!ca pnpureil hy the IvcUlulive tuf( of tlie IiislUule of iiovcriiuieiit on the work ot (lu Korlh liiriilinu 'General Ansrinhly of lU-iil. It in coiilinecl to diNciih Hionk ol niuttern ol getierul interent and inujoc i-iiiportunce. , Bills continued to come in at a relatively slow rate this week, but the General Assembly movei rapidly in dealing with the bills already introduced. A total of duct referenda in 10 potato-pro-202 bills and resolutions 'have! dupina c0UnHP, tup nnpstinn been ratified to date, as against , 147 for the comparable 1957 date, These figures do not mean, now-1 ever, that the Assembly is mov-; ing bills through without debate; almost no public bill has passed either house without considerable debate Amendments are legion, and sessions are unusually long as even the most innocuous bills are debated at length. Budget The embattled Budget suffered mand refunds of marketing as another major assault as HB 375 Lessments only when assessment? was introduced by Reps. Barwick wei.e paid in the year levied, and and Hostetler. The bill would appropriate $6,180,010 for the bi ennium to provide additional public school personnel request ed by the State Board of Edu cation; major items include ap proximately $1 million for guid ance and counseling teachers,' S2 million for librarians, and $22 million for additional teachers to relieve principals of teaching du ties. On ; Thursday the State Board of Education presented a request for $44 V4 million above the figure recommended by the .pose a $l-per-acre assessment for Advisory .Budget Commission;) marketing promotion, passed the part of the -increase would be I House' Friday. used for a 10 pay raise fori , teachers. . The Highway Commis-1 SENIOR PLAY TONtGHT sion requested an additional. $20 j ,J million not recommended by the u The Senior Class of Pcrouim Budget Commission; Highway Di-j ans High School will present it? rector Babcock told the Joint Ap-i snmial 'play "The ' Thirteenth propriations -Committee, that It costs about ' $400 per mile each year1 to'maimain the average un-' paved road, $700 per mile to Meeting Roach Funeral Conducted Sunday George Thomas Roach. 02. died at 2 o'clock Friday after noon in Kecoughlan, Ya., Hos pital alter ;i lony illness. He w;ip a' mi mbcr of Cedar Grove Methotiist Church, Ruri tan Club, American Legion and Methodist Men's Club. He was the son of the late John Richard and Susan Nixon Roach and husband of Alice! SimDSon Roach. I I Surviving besides his ere two sisters, Mrs. B. C of Edenton and Miss Beulah Roach of Norfolk. Funeral services were con-1 ducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock at Ledar Cirove Metho dist Church by ,the Rev. Albert ' Gore, Jr.. pastor. Pallbearers were Trafton' Winslow, Ralph Miller, Joel Hollowi 11, Sr., Julian Matthews,' Klsbc ry Whedbcc, Jr., and Eli- jah A hite. . ! AUXILIARY TO MEET ' 1 The St. Catherine's Auxiliary will meet next Monday niaht at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Clyde McCallum. ' maintain paved secondary roads.. Chairman, Mrs. Worslcy of 'and $1300 per mile to maintain ' Greenville; .Second .District Pre- , I , . , sident, Mrs. Alfred Denning of .pnmary h8hwa-Vs- jCreenvilie: Unit President. Mrs. J Agriculture . Eagles of Greenville Depart I North Carolina's contribution ' ment Chairman Pan American ' to the interstate food market will' Committee,. Mrs. M. L. Windley; ibe no small potatoes if HB 393 Filst Area Publicity Chairman, I . 1 Mrs, Dallas Waters of Plymouth; lis enacted. The bill sets up an !-,,, , e i. i. u.,;,. .1 administrative committee to con 1 0f whether, or not to establish1 minimum sizes and grades 0f! irish potatoes which may be shipped in interstate commerce; if a referendum approves such standards, the Commissioner of Agriculture will issue regula tions, and the committee will ad minister the program to effectu ate the purposes of the act. HB 349 provides that producers of peaches and potatoes may de- that the agency representing the commodity may sue to collect an assessment unless the producer files a protest within 30 days af ter the assessment is due. HB 347 changes" the present law with respect to the inspection tax' on feeds, and modifies the coverage of the law; an earlier bill, HB 143, which deals with the same subject, was reported favorably in the House on Thursday. HB 189. authorizing a referendum among j flue.eured-tobaeco farmers to im- Day under the direction of Mrs Elieabeth Skipsev oh April S, '8:00 P. M1. A small admission will be charged; Monday The American Legion Aux iliary of the William Paul Stal lings Post was host to the First District at the First Methodist Church in Hertford on March 30. First District Picsider.t Mrs. Andrew J. Bailey l'"om Eliza beth City piesided at the meet ing. Mrs. Ai thur Dray and Mrs. C. it. Sadler from Elizabeth . City :i(ivanced the colors. Tile pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Mrs. M. L. Windley of Bel haven, followed by singing tho N.itional Anthem with Miss Kate Dlanchard of Hertford at the or c.an. The preamble to the con- j siitution was led by Mrs. Re wifujbccca Sputanski of Englehard. Hare . .. the Rev; James A. Auman, pas tor of the First Methodist : Church at Hertford. The welcome was given hy Mrs- Ihelnia Hollowell, prwi- I dent of the Hertford unit. Commander of Post 126, W. F. Ainsley expressed greetings. The response tn thp welcome was uiven bv Mrs. R. E. Learv oi Edenton. A solo was rendered by Mrs. Archie T. Lane. Jr., of Hert foul. accompanied by Miss Kate BliT.-'hard. Special glicfts were recognized by the president, including First Area Vice President, Mrs. T. L. Noe of Wilson; Department Child Welfare Chairman, Mrs. Z. E. Murrell of Jacksonville; Depart ment Chairman Music Commit tee, Mrs. J. Paul Holoman of Edenton; Padio and Television l. I pdl 1 1 1 1 L I H ' OLI U,iUl.lim VIICIII" man, Mrs. R. E. Leary; Depart ment Chairman Legislative Com mittce, Mrs. H. A. Thorson o" member Chile: Elizabeth City; Welfare- Committee, -Mrs. Re beeea Syatanski. Reports were given by various unit presidents. Englehard unit had the largest percentqgi present according to mileage. Mrs. Dallas Waters of Ply mouth was elected as First Dis trict President. '-. It was voted that the First District go on record as spon soring Mrs. Z. E. Murrell for State President. Mrs. T. L. Noe introduced thr speaker, Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt State Department President fror Edenton. In her address Mrs. Chcstnul gave a short' history of the Am Continued on Page 6 . Debate Team Wins District Title The Negative debating team a Perquimans, High School, ' com posed of Raymond W'nslow ani Ann Lane, won the District titl in' contests conducted Tuesday c Greenville. ' As district winnet the team will compete in th-: State contest to be held later t. Chapel Hill." ' '.The . Perquimans- affirmative team, with Pete Cook and Lind Simpler as members, was rur; pets-bp In the district event art' were highly complimented for it performance. The debating team are coached by Mrs. John Cop Icy., . .