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JiQth Anniversary
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d Its 20th anniversary last',
Friday night, entertaining wiveji
of the members and a number
pf special guests. Jack Stickley
of Charlotte, past ' president of
Lions International, as guest
speaker, gave a serious and in-.
formative talk on the import
ance of Lions International and
V the-impact of its ideals of ser-
vice throughout the world.
v Stickley gave many - interest
ing bits of information on the
part played by Lions In tern a -y
tional for bettering conditions in
areas in Asia. ' '
Past President ' Stickley paid
tribute to the Hertford Lions
AClub on its 20th1 : anniversary
: and brought geetings from tho
. 600.000 fellow Lions in other
parts of the world. He was in
troduced by 'Phil G. Sawyer,
;.. Jr., of Elizabeth City, Gover
nor of District '31-J, "Lions In-
ternationai Sawyer was. pre
sented by Earl Luton, Zone
chairman. . . . . .
Claude Brjnn, president of
the Hertford Club,, presided.
Toastmaster Joe Tunnell enters
tained the group. Invocation
' was Offered by the Rev. J. O.
Mattox.
G.r? C. Buck welcomed the
j Lions, J-and their ladies 'and
Bob Langley of Bath, interna
tional .counsellor, responded. 1
Ralph White, Deputy -District
Governor, : Region One, District
31-J, presented . ten ' year' ser
vice award $o John : Biggers
nd: Charles Harrell; fifteen
year ""'service ' 'awards?, to. ; Jin
Bass, tG. "C.- Buck, Houston- Ed
wards,' T, P. Byrum and Frarfk
McGoogan. He presented Char-1
ter Member t20-year . awards to
mrtw 'ri th,r4nvoeation-.nd
gLTn7-their- fadies from Methodist Church of Herfford
i clubs in Camden, Weeksville, who wlll-6ive the Scripture and
lHamilton, : Bath, Nashville, jPrt,yer- - 1
' Cplerain, Elizabeth City, Eden-. . Perquimans will have iU an-
ton,! Aho'skie and Charlotte were jnyal Class Night. June" 1 and
guests of the Hertford Club as IwilJ; close its graduation exer
; were ' representatives from vari-'i cises with Commencement on
ous ornanizations in Hertford.
iinaianb vvm nuc
Mn Conference: Play
Here Friday; Night
The Perquimans Indians de
feated Williamston Monday af
ternoon to wtn . the Albemarle
Conference baseball title for
4Vip rlifht fn advance
In the district play-offs for the'j
state championship. " - - i
The Indians will play: a one
game playoff-here Friday night
against Camden for the right to
represent , tha ; district ' in ' the
elimination contests. Oamden de
feated Moyock for its conference
title and the right to mept Per;
quimans. v v
v Perquimans won .'their confer
ence title by . edging Williams
ton 2 to 1 in a sudden-death
play-off after the teams finished
the regular ' season tied for. first
place. ,
Pe,te Hunter- fanned 13 Wil
liamston batters t pitchy the In
dians to victory, . The 'Indians
sot two runs on three hits . while
holding the Green Wave to one
run on seven hits. . '
Perquimans rjorpd. ,1 Its! t,wjq
runs in the 's. cond inning., Nix-,
on was t '.''. 'J'aA Jti'or;' 'stole
second, C.-'.l.ngs -walked, J
V.'hitei :f.ied out ',and-, .WinslOw
sirred hone th,to runners.
' pi. .--" 'f ; ie 'between
ma-ia r J t!e T' 'swater
Coi.. 'nee v. icr ' 1 '.2 play
c i - hi ! Hertford 6a I tnoriul
Held toniiilit ' h paire time set
td 7:30 o'clock.
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Winiall UlllCialS
Reelected Tuesday
The incumbent town board of
Winfall was re-elected in - the
tfnnArnl nlntirn Tuncrlair whan a
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polls to cast ballots in' the. elec
tion. Re-elected as Mayor of the
town was Elijah White and the
Commissioners are J. F. Hollo
welt, Sr., Nathan Mathews and
D. R. Trueblood. The board was
without opposition in the elec
tion,
Rev. Holloman To
Deliver Sermon
AtBaccclaireate
. Hailed ' as . one of the most
outstanding classes of Perquim
ans High School history, the
senior class of 1959 will offici
ally, complete its high school
career on June 2. The first
event in the final exercises of
the school year, however, will be
the baccalaureate ..sermori on
Sunday night, May , 24, i at 8
o'clock in the high .school "audi
torium. The Rev. Bryan Hollo
mon, pastor of the Bethel Bap
tist Chutch, will deliver the ser
mon.' Other ministers ,whouwill
take part during .the baccalaure
ate service will be. the Rev. L.
J. Howe, pastor of Hertford
Assembly of God Chiirih, & who
June
THIS VMS
HIKES
, North ' Carolina legislators
were! given good news this week
when : it v was announced the
state's estimated income for1 the
next two years will be some $16
million higher than previous
figures. . Thfr ' announcement is
expected to relieve the General
Assembly sof digging up any new
taxes during this session. .
Reports were made Wednesday
the .National Labor Relations
Board is ' considering charges
against a Roanoke Rapids tex
tile mill for : violation of the
Taft-Hartley law.) Meanwhile, at
Henderson negotiators appear no
nea a settlement pf the .labor
dispute which has , rocked .the
town for several weeks. . -,,
Negotiations overv.-Bj contract
for the 6teeJ industry are getting
under way with prospects now
Vight' agreement will be reached
without a sstrike in this , major
.dustry. Reports have stated a
Ktnka. was' 'apparent but huge
stockpiles . of steel, produced and
sold during the past five months,
have eased any shock a strike
mifc'it bring to the nation's
economy. ' - i .
World diplomats are reported
as believing Russia will make
"io move this ionth, - as previ
"o!y annotr 1, regarding i its
r-osition in i alirt, but will
t'f r-
ferd Services
CenctedTues,, ,
For!
William ' Thomas (Bid) Smith,
age 92, died Sunday afternoon at
1:13 o'clock following a short ill
ness. He was 'a native and life-!
long resident of Perquimans,
County; sort of the late Amos
and Sallie Winslow Smith; hus
band of . Mrs. Armalea Myers
Smith and a . member of the
Whiteville Grove Bap'ist Church.
He was a retired mail carrier af
ter 30 years of carrier service and
a prominent farmer and cne of
Perquimans County's oldest residents.-
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Besides his wite, he 'is survived
by ( two daughters, Mrs. T. G.
Shannonhouse of Elizabeth City
bnd'Mrs. L. N. Rohlader of Sil
ver Springs, Md.; five sons, Fred
E. Smith of Belvidere, William
H., Charles M., Walter A., and S.
B. Smith, all of Elizabeth City; j
three sisters Mrs. Watson Chap-
pell and Mrs. Israel . Lane, both
of the Chappell Hill section ' and
Mrs.. Olive Hendron of Elizabeth
City; one brother, Jim M. Smith
of the- Bagley Swamp section of
the county; 14 grandchildren and
16 great-grandchildren.
, Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Whiteville Grove Baptist
Church by the Rev. J. Paul Holo
man, pastor, i
A : quartet composed of Car
roll Williams, Lester Keel, Tom
my Byrum and Pete Riddick sang
"What A Friend We Have In
Jesus" and "Jesus Keep Me Near
The Cross," accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. J. Ellie White.
The casket was covered with a
pall of oalla lilies, white carna
tions, baby breath and fern.
Active pallbearers were Edwin
White, Charles Thomas Rogerson,
Charles E,J Layden, Emerson As
bell, Willie A.iWinslow and Viv
ian Dale, Honorary .pallbearers
wgye .Jerome ?Hurdle,' Archie Bjd-J
uiviv, ciaucriljr xaiit:,, jnuuu vuijc-
land, Wayland . White, Dr. t 'A.
Ward,- Dr. E. H. North, Jr., Char
lie Rogerson,-Willie I. Winslow,
Linford Winslow, L.-C. Winslow,
Abbott Weston and Dr. Harold
White.-
Interment was. .made. .in. the
New -Hollywood iCemetery in
.Elizabeth-City, '
Clinic Schedule
Jhe District. Health Defyart-
ment announces the schedule of
pre-school clinics throughout the
health ! district beginning April
27, "and ending May , 25. Any
child who is entering school . in
September, 1959, , should either
have a complete physical check
up from his private physician or
attend one of the following clinics.-
In some of these clinics the
department will be prepared ,to
give ' immunizations ; if the par-
ertts desire it.' Parents are re
quested to bring the child's birth
certificate to the clinic. This cer
tificate is necessary for your child
to. be enrolled tO' enter school. .
The schedule is as follows:
Perquimans County King St.
School, May; 11," t, the school,
8:30 A. M. ' i!, f
:'i Perquimans Union School, May
15 at the health department, 8:30
A. M.. y -'.'.v
, Pre-school Beginners Day for:
- Perquimans " County Central
Grammar School, May 13 at the
school, 9:30 A. M., and Hertford
Gramrtar Sch6olt May 13, at the
school, 9:30 A.'M.CV;' li
On May 22, at' the health de-'
partment at' 10 A. TMl, for exami
nafion by appointment for Per
quimans County Central Grant:'
mat School hd Hertford Gram
mar' School."' ' ; " " ' ''Ay'''"
: '-TO. HQItD CtMGSPIRATION
' An' afternoon of various mu
sic will be offered Sunday, May
17, at ' the Epworth Methodist
Church in' Winfall;' at 3 o'clock
P. M. Selections will be rend
ered ' by' individuals, and choirs
from ' - different ' denominations
and churches in the " county
Everyone is Invited.' '
''X V'Inston tarie
Given By Health
Dent For Schools
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, May 8, 1959.
Honor Seniors
r
Ray Winslow. son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Winslow of Hert
ford hat been named Valedictorian of Perquimans High of the
class of 1959 with an averag of 98.97. He plans to attend the
University of North Carolina. Letiiia McGoogan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGoogan, has been named Salutatorian of
the class of 59 with an average of 97.80. Letiiia plans to enter
Greensboro College in September.
4-H Club
GaptureiPonors In
Livestock Event
The fourteenth annual . Albe
marle Fat Stock Show and Sale
got off to a good start for.' Per
quimans County 4-H'ers on May
5, the first day of the two-day
show and '. sale.. The show is
held each year at Scott & Hal
stead Produce Terminal on the
Weeksville Highway. : . '
Perquimans County 4-H'ers
trlade a clean sweep in the Swine
Department. ' Tommy Harrell
exhibited .' the Grand Champion
individual. The pig was bred
by Freeman Mansfield of Route
1, Hertford. ' 'Tommy is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Har
rell" of Route 1, Hertford. The,
eiewt'htintnVfc':iiai
was shown by Ed Nixon, son Of
Mr; and Mrs. Preston Nixon of!
Route 1, Hertford. Ed's pig was
bred.' and raised on ' his farm.
Nancy Matthews, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Matthews,
Route 3, Hertford, led the third
place individual. Louise Chap
pell, Judy Long, and Bryant Mil1
ler' were the last to leave the
show ring. Other' Perquimans
County 4-H'ers exhibiting - in
dividual pigs were Carolyn Faye
Rogerson, Wayne Howejl and
Joyce Lane.
In the pen of three hogs,
Louise Chappell, daughter of
Mr.-and Mrs. C. C. Chappell, Sr..
of Belvidere. exhibited the Grand
Champion Pen. These pigs were
raised On the ChappeM farm.
The Reserve Champion Pen was
exhibited . by Tommy Harrell.
These were also purchased from
Freeman Mansfield. ; Carolyn
Fayc Rogerson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. ,' C.:-T. Rogerson, Jr., of
Belvidere showed the third
place pen. ' .;
Gene, Nixon and Wayne How-.
U11 were : the last Perquimans
County 4-H'ers to leave" the ring
in the phase of the hog judg
ine. Brvan Miller was the
other 1 club member showing a
pc-n of three.
The livestock judging teamiline. Reuben Holt Ervin Tur-
consisting of Ed, and Billv Nix-
on, .Wayne Howell and Vernon
Winslow placed second 1n the
tuaging . contest. t Wasningtonjijy, cemetery at New Hope.
county ; won 1 tnis event, rne
team scored 773 out of a pos
sible 600 points. Ed Nixon was
the second high individual with
271 'points 'out of 300. 5 : ;
The Beef Cattle- Department
was divided into three-, weight
groups. s ;lri the' lightweight divi
sion there were five steers
Shown by, Perquimans . County
4-H'ers. There were ten calves
in this division and Perquimans
County.: steers placed first, ' sec
end, fourth, (ifth and sixth.
Tha first place calf was shown
:bv Betsv ' Kirby, daUfltnter vof
Mn and Mrs. T. R. Kirby. Route
2, Edenton. .J. A. Bray, 1 Jr., son
of Mr. and 5 Mrs, 'J- . A. Bray,
Route 3, Hertford, exhibited the
second place lightweight calf.
Others in. the , order mentioned
above were Clyde i Lane, Jr.,
Tommy Harrell and Wa io Wins
low. ' 1 ,
bin the' 'middleweight division
three Perquimans County calves
were shown in a grouo of four
teen calves and . placed third,
e'ghtb, and , eleventh., . In the
fli.-i .rr' -r., t . .rniv?g -were
:
Named At PGHS
ir- . I
Members
Butt Rites Held
Henry Harvey Butt, Sr., 54.
died Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the Albemarle Hos
pital following an illness of six
weeks.
He was a native of Perquim
ans' County and resided in the
New Hope section all of his
life. ...He was the son of .the
'ate Arthur and Fannie Smith
'Sara
Irene Hendren Butt. He ' was a
fanner, a member of the Ruri
Un rl..U 1 n . 1 C 1L
i.ait cxiiu a llltriliuci Ul LUC
New Hope MetHodist .Church.
Besides his wife, he is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs.
Joyce Elaine Skinner of Nor
folk and Mrs. Barbara Irene
Winslow of Belvidere; one son,
Henry H. Butt, Jr., of New
Hope; five sisters, Mrs. J. G.
Turner and Mrs. C. T. Everett
of New Hope, Mrs. I. J. Holder
of Portsmouth, . Mrs. C. W.
Ncwby of Norfolk and Mrs. H.
D. Turner of South Mills; four
brothers, J.' F. Butt of South
Mills, C. A, I. C. and L. E. Butt
of New Hope, and four grand
children. ' Funeral services were , con
ducted last Saturday afternoon
in the New Hope Methodist
Church by the Rev. W. E.
Pickett, pastor.
. "Good Night and Good Morn
ing" ; and "Sometime We'll Un
derstand" were siing by the
church choir and a solo, "Be
yond the Sunset" was sung by
Bobby Jones. Mrs. Bobby Jones
accompanied at the organ. The
casket was covered with, a pall
of red roses, white carnations
and fern. v . :
Pallbearers were Carson Stal
Ber . William Ownley, Carson
Spivey and pete Bright.
t Burial followed in the fam-
Hertford- voters, who cast more
than 500 ballots in the primary
election here on April 27, failed
to turn out in force for the gen
eral election held last Tuesday.
A total of 157 votes were cast
tor , the election of the officials
with Mayor V. N. Darden receiv
ing a total of 157 votes while the
totals for the Board of Commis
sioners were as follows: v Henry
C. Sullivan 154, A. W. Hefren
154, Robert L. Hollowell 154 and
W. A. (Billy) White 154. ; .
All of the newly-elected offi
cials are incumbents except W.
A. White who succeeds W, Ray
White as a member of the Board
f lOommissioners.-' Thelf ne
bwrd will 'be sworn intd 'tfice
Last Saturday
Light Vote Cast
ydt"t I!jr'-y and awume' their
Proceed On Plans
Commissioners for Perquimans
County, meeting here last Mon
day, voted to proceed with plans,
immediately, for a property re
valuation within the county to
become effective January 1, 1960.
The board .agreed to negotiate
with at least two appraisal com
panies to work out a contract for
the program and Attorney Silas
M. Whedbee was authorized to
arrange meetings with the com
panies, to confer with the Com
missioners on these negotiations.
Present plans call for the re
valuation work to get under way
nv next, month providing a con
tract can be completed by that
time.
On a. recommendation by Sher
iff J. K. White, the Board adopt
ed a resolution requesting Rep.
C. R. Holmes to introduce legis
lation in the General Assemb'y to
enlarge the law enforcement au-
thority of the police department
of the Town of Hertford to an
area of a three mile radius of
Hertford.
The Board also adopted a reso-i
lution requesting Mr. Holmes to I
introduce legislation authorizing!
a Peace Officers' Association for
Perquimans County, whereby
funds for the organization will
romi from Hues naiH hv memhers
and the sum of $1 to be added to
court costs of defendants convict-1
ed in the county courts.
Oil companies were requested
to submit bids for furnishing the
county fuel oil, beginning July
1. Bids will be received and
opened at the next meeting of the
Board on June 1.
The Commissioners also adopt
ed a resolution requesting inclu
sion of the county into a bill, now
being considered by the General
Assembly which calls for the
Commissioners to fill vacancies
oh 'tblb' board! 'Such- vacancies are
filled by the Clerk of Court.
W T Qourvpr anrl T C Vnr.
w, L, sawyer and J. L. Mor-
gan
appeared before the board
regarding property lines between,, Ru,sell r,
property owned by the county) rhairman; Miss Annie Wolf, '
ana Dy sawyer, ana aner a ais-,
?ussion of the matter, the board ,
ndvised Mr. bawyer of its opinion Chestnutt, Edenton, state direc
ts to ownership on the property 1 tor
in question but tabled the mat-
ter until its next -meeting.
School Honor Roll
Students at Perquimans Higl
School achieving honor grade;
during the fifth grading perioc1
were listed by the school princi
pal, E. C. Woodard, as follows:
Eighth Grade: Richard Auman,
Judy Baker, Susan Brouphton,
Verna Ann Perry, Mike Hollo
man, Celtic Ann Long.
Ninth Grade: ' Frank Ainsley,
Sidney Long, Frank Mansfield.
Brenda Smith, Paula Stoltz, Al
ton Daniels," Wade "Morgan, Ed
ward Mathews, Franklin McGoo
gan. '
Tenth Grade: Hubert Burden
Ann Benton, Kathryn Bonner,
Carroll McDonnell, Linda Bass,
Barbara Colsin, Frances Wins
low;' -::' ;
Eleventh Grade: Pauline Bac
cus, Linda Lou Elliott, Carl
Skinner, Jimmy Sullivan, Preston
Winslow, Jack Brinn, Brenda El
liott, Katherine Sawyer, Clay
Stokes, 'Carolyn White. .
Twelfth Grade: Donald Baker,
Beverly Tucker, Ray . Winslow,
Hazel Elliott, . Letitia McGoogan,
Becky Nixon, 'Beverly Rose, Eth
el Sutton, C D. Barclift, John j
Mathews. 'Kathleen .Blanchard,!
Doftie ; Cartwright, Mary Alice
Godwin, Vickie Johnson. Edith
Spruill, Jo; Davis Towe, Faye
Pierce Williams.'' ' ,t
PIANO RECITAL
The piano pupils of Mrs. R.
Ralph White will present "Calen
dar Magic", Tuesday evening.
May 12, at 8 o'clock at the Hert
ford Grammar School. The pub
lic is invited to Attend.
WMU TO MEET
The Perquimans County WMU
-win hold its annual 'meetm.tr at
Principal Lists
Students On High
Burgess Baptist Church, Ma.v 13.f ry E. Dnughtrey, Miss Doris Jen
All memibers are most cordially nings, Mrs. Mary E. James,; Mary
invited to efwt.
Board Considers
Tentative
InMeetinfeM
No Refunds For
1959 Dog Tickets
County Commissioners, in ses
sion here Monday, advised
Sheriff J. K. White action the
Board had taken previously in
vot ng out refunds for dog vac
cination ti-kets applied to 1959
tickets, as well as any issued in
future years.
The Board stated it set a
deadline of June 30. 195!), for
dog owners to obtain re"unds
on tickets issued prior to 1959.
Postal Officials
In Meeting Here
Hertford Postmaster W. w.
White was host at a meeting of. Tentative approval was voiced
the Postmasters of the First for a welfare budget amounting
District when 70 of the mem-to $185,970. Of this amount
bcrs convened at the Perquim- ''3" 's for administration;
"ns High School Friday night of S80'30" for old age assistance;
last week. $45,900 for aid to dependent
Mr. and Mrs. White were jthildren' and $37,440 for the
losts at a delicious dinner 'ATPD fund- f .the total
served in the school cafeteria. ! amount budgeted for welfara
Invocation was given by thethe county will b? required tn
Rw. James A. Auman. I provide . $21,607. A tax rate of
During the business session'2'5 cr"nls wil1 be required to pro-
briet ta,ks were made by Mrs
Elfie Backhouse, Mark Sumner.
Jack Williams and Mr. Mc
Googan, who rfported on a very
successful membership drive.
Mrs. Irene Twiford invited the
group to meet at New Bern for
its June meeting.
Staton Inscoe of Raleifh was
the guest speaker for the event
He was introduced by Roland
Garrett of Elizabeth City. Mr
Inscoe traced the history of pos
tal service, reaching ba-k V
.BiD,Ilcnl Orgies, ijad j-evealed jQte.
advance of the service to the
present day.
.,
Nominated as nffir-erc nf tho
AssoHatim fnr thp n::
JamcsviUe. vice chairman; F L
Andrews. Bethel, secretary; J. L.
County Teachers
Listed For Term
Starting In Sept.
Names of teachers, elected by
he District School Committee
.md approved by the Board of
Education for Perquimans Coun
ty Schools for the 1959-60 term
were released this week by J. T.
Biggers, supt. of schools.
Perquimans High School: E. C.
Woodard, principal, Mrs, Eliza
beth Skipsey, Mrs. Annie E. Jes
;up, Isaac Perry, Mrs. Annette
Jopley, Mis. Kathleen Brick
iiouse, Gilliam Underwood, Mrs.
Joann Stallings, Mrs. Dorothy
Barbee, Miss Frances Newby,
Joseph L. Tunnell, Mrs. Annibelle
Whitley, Mrs. Blanche Dillon,
Joseph A. Williams. '
Central Grammar School: Thos.
Maston, principal, Mrs, Johnnie
White, : Mrs. Myrtle Wood, Mrs.
Helen - Winslow, Mrs. Julia F.
Stokes, Mrs. Lucille White, Mrs.
Bertha C. Lane, Mrs. Eugenia
Beck, Mrs, Ruth Burden, Mrs.
Lessie Winslow, Mrs. Dorothy
Weathersbee, Mrs. Atha Tunnell,
Mrs. Mary C. White. -Hertford
Grammar School: Miss
Thelma Elliott, principal, Mrs.
Frances F. Monds, Mrs. Grace
Coston, Miss Mary ; E. Sumner,
Miss Gladys Felton, Mrs. Ira
Eure, Mrs. Ruth Winslow, Miss
Mildred Reed, Miss Louise Chalk,
Mr3. Annie Williams ' and Miss
Carolina Wright ' '
Perquimans Union School:
Richard L. Kingsbury, principal;
Mrs. Johnsie Privott, W. R. Pri
vott, Mrs. Mable Stroud, Mrs.
Dorothy Thomas W., J. Thomp
son, Mrs. Lona Wilson, Mrs. Lula
Tillett, Mrs. Vyvian Harris, King
A. Williams, Mrs. Ruth Harrison,
Mrs. Addie Hofler,' Mrs, : Jennie
Thompson, George N, Refid, Hen-
E-Newby, Mrs. Idonia Rojiersonj
5 Cents Per Copj v-
?Mnda
County Commissioners were
in a long and busy session here-'
last Monday, giving considera
tion to a varied agenda includ
ing tentative budget proposals
for the fiscal" year beginning
next July 1.
Reports given on current bal
ances in county funds revealed
the income and expenditures of
fhe county government is run
ning close to estimates adopted
by the Board last June.
During its session Monday the
Board gave tentative approval
to budgets for the Welfare De-
! t.artment, poor fund, debt ser
vice fund, school fund and
school supplement fund. Final
approval will " be given thesa
matters, as well as the budeet
lor the general fund at tn
June meet ng of the Board.
ide these local funds.
Expenditures for debt service,
which is the payment of out
standing county bonds and in
terest on bonds will amount to
$49,462 and this will require a
lax rate of 60 cents to provide
the funds.
Indications are that the bud
get for the poor fund will re
main next year at ahout the
same figures as required during
the present vear. Thin
for expenditures of $2,450. with
k-Ha4 rate- r- f wHs-. -
Consideration of the budget
scuciai iunu mailers W9S
i.j : u .
"r'"1".'!11
ZZ riZ
tained.
All of these budget itTns are
subiect to reconsideration bniore
'final adoption, experted at the
June meeting of the Board.
Mrs. Wealthea Madre, Mrs. Le
titia Lessnne,. Mrs. Edna Zach
ary, Miss 'Myrtle - Felton,' Mrs.
Annm E. Simons, Mrs. Rosa New
by, Mrs. Harriet Winslow, Mrs.
Rosa Lowe and Mrs. Alma Kings
bury. .,
King Street School: Dewey
Newby, principal, Mrs. Hatt'a
Riddick, John Taylor, Jr., Fred
T. Riddick, Mrs. Hazel O. Bea
mon, Miss Jessie Sharp, Mrs.
Cleo Felton. Mrs. Dorothy New
by, Jessie L. Skinner, Mrs. Ger
aldine Lowe, Miss Nellie Holley,
Mrs. Eliza Perry, Mrs. Mary
Winslow and Elizabeth Hunter.
Five vacancies exist in the list
due to resignations tendered toe
school committee last week: how
ever the school authorities ara
now seeking to fill these vacan
cies before the close of the pres
ent school term.
Don Baker Wins
Speaking Contest .
Donald . Baker, - representing !
Perquimans . Chapter of the
FFA, in the District One speak
ing contest held at the local
high school Mondays was de-
clared winner for the district
end will represent District One
in the state contest to be held
in Raleigh next month in con
nection with the FFA Stata
Convention. '
District One of the FFA is-'
composed of schools from 21 "
ctunties. Oak City placed sec
ond in the contest held. Monday. t
1 BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT r
Mr and Mrs. "Lindsay Reed of ,
Raleigh announce the birtih of a
son, Ernest . Lindsay Reed III.
born Thursday. April 30j at t
Ho?rital in P,il":rV