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THE P OUIMAM S WEEKLY G Volume XXVI. Number 26. erquimans Festival Plans for reactivation of farm ers' day in Perquimans County are moving ahead iapidly accord ; ing to the Home Demonstration Club committee which announced today the service will sponsor ..a "County Farm Festival on Wed nesday, August 26. . . ...... .. ' t Speaking of the plans for the event Mrs. Gilliam Underwood, V County Home Agent said: "There will be many changes! '.t'made 'to what we will have this year as compared to what was 1 1 held in years past. : For example i the exhibits will be brought in oh Tuesday, August 25, judged on - Tuesday night and left in Itjie ex--. hibit booths until Thursday, Au- gust 27 so that people will 'have an. opportunity, to see the differ' et exhibits for two nights and one dayi Thtf prize money 'award ed this year will be 75c for first prize, 50c for second prize, find 25c for third prize.. Many other changes and ideas are being dis v cussed and if you have any sug gestions please , contact any Of the Home7 Demonstration Clubs and they will be glad to pass the ' suggestions on to the committee that will- be holding this func tion. V;-:.:-.'V, .;'";. : '- . "It is ; the, belief of the over : all committee -that this day can be made, fair entertainment for the people in Perquimans County and be of great benefit to- the whole county.,, (Now is the timejace to start looking for exhibits to display .--as tne success or tne We topped with a white orchid event depends largely tn the skill(anj -jhhon streamers and wrwe a! no ingenuity oi. me people P , are .exhibiting different products. . U n mill n .m jiTanJn. '-, . for Wednesday, August 26, as it is the day that we would like for you to newSi'-tit Ijhe Farm Festi r ri yr'tr ri nnn n Ajui n i r Five County Bills Enacted Into Law ByLegiolativeBody Five bills pertaining strictly 4o Perquimans County were ratified during ' the 1959 session of the Legislature, two of which will af fect the make-up of two local boards. . - ' - The Legislature' enacted - laws which provide that prisoners in v. the county jtail pay for meals ser ved during jheir stay in jajj Wpon convktiori' of f charged ' otfenses. yilt also ratified a bill providing V for a Peace Officers' Relief Asso- . 1 ciation."-'-';v ''i-ffi'-ifi vl On June 17 bills were ratified Which provide that candidates for the Board of County Cotninission . ers shall be nomlnated'by tiie res idents of the Township in, which the candidate lives; , Election of i the board will be foy the -county as a whole.-, Also ratified wat a billjwtuch calls for the- board W ediication to be made up of five members, one from each of the five town . ships of the county. Candidates for the board of education all be nominated by the county as a - whole and not by Townships as is the case in the election of county commissioners. -. .'. . : - : - The latter two laws become ef fective in 1981. , ' Ilclmes Boosted Tcr State Beard Perquimans County Represen- live C. R. Holmes, according. to a report from Raleigh Wed-'tfrouP. including nine Governors -sday,. is being booster for' ap- who will : spend three weeks Vlment by Governor Hodges to ourin Russia. Gov, . , Hodges "nLertMp on the State Utalt with. ' im a ttuniber of Commission. , - pamphlets $nd papers to give The Raleigh announcement said tht Russians some idea -on what 13 members of the 199 General North Carolina is doing in van Assembly Mi signed' a petition 0UA fllds- ,. . .Idng Governor Hodges to se- orth Carolina , Conference of ct Holmes as one of the two Methodist Church; in annual en to be named to the board, conference this week at Wil- mington, have adopted a plan. 1 1C j TO IIT conduct the : most . gigantic 'L ; evangelism campaign in their :imnns, lr'el'''i TTo.history 'at Reynolds Coliseum 7, p, . , ' " til F'p'.;! on October 3. Some f , ' "1 ministers and -laymen aie Clubs Fa sil m list; 26 is f.'.issPiioebelliirt Becomes Brida Of Belmont Perry Miss Phoebe Earline Hurt and Jesse Belmont Perry were united in marriage in the Pine Chapel . Baptist Church, Hampton, Va., last Saturday. The Rev. Law- renee Gill officiated. ,. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs" William E. Hunt of Hampton, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Perry of Hertford. . The -vows were spoken before an alter of white sumiperflowers and palms and cathedral candles. Mrs. Robert Ross played the wedding music accompanying Mis Mrs. Kenneth Martin, soloist, I Governmental red tape appar The bride, eiven in marriqee ently , entangled the Harvey by her father, wore a wedding eown. made bv her -mother. of,lnal "s.miure is uncertain ao white Chantilly rosepoint lace over taffeta, fashioned with a scalloped sabrina neckline I'ind long sleeves ending in wedding points over the hands. Chiffon and lace ruffles fell softy from the waistline to form a jhapel train. Veil of French silk illus- ion fell from a Swedish crown of - seed pearls, iridescents and, She carried a lace covered Bi gcM cross, a gift of the bride- 'groom, as her only jewelry. i. ..... . . . , . .Mrs. ; Paul Smith of Bristol, Tenn., was matron of honor and bridesmaids avere Misses Doro-i thy Hixson, Jo'AUen; Betty Wor-1 (Continued ?a Two) r r ini i-! ir - " ll5WtUV HEADLINES Secretary, of , State Christian Herter, in a report to the Ameri can people on -the foreign min- isters' conference in Geneva, stated Russia turned down the West's proposals ' for ' negotia tions and little progress was made toward settlement of the German problem on reunifica tion. ' He pointed ' out ; Russia continues its demands the Allies leave-Berlin but added the West is obligated - to stand by the people of West Berlin, who have expressed the desire to live in freedom. : Congress, running : behind schedule on several important legislative matters, is expected to work swiftly in the coming weeks in acting on such items as public housing, farm program, defense measures. However, Senate leader Lyndon 'Johnson stated this week he anticipates the Congress will .reduce pres sure for public spending to bring proposals into line with administration for balancing the budget. , ( , . Governor and Mrs. Hodges left Raleigh Sunday for Wash I jngtMV where they , joined a - r 1 i AN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION of the V. S. Army's new ANTSC-16 air-ground transport ( able oonunnnlcations system which is geared to brush-fire combat operations. The system gives V. 8. Army Combat commanders a communication capability previously possible only In large Jxed Installations Uncertain Future j -sM Point NAS project to the point coroing to xucnara m. iviansneia, ace military writer for the Nor , .tolk Virginian Pilot. According to Mr. Mansfie'd the seaplane program is unresolved atfthe Pentagon in Washington but the Fifth Naval District is prepared to proceed with plans for completion of the Hertford base. He reports the Navy will I neither confirm nor deny it is rready to shelve the seaplane program. Thn Fi The Fifth Naval District offices in Norfolk have on its planning boards some $4 million in con struction for the base for the year starting July 1, with orders to proceed with these plans. 'Cmd D.; F. ;Daliton, resident officer in oftarge-of 'construction at-NAS Harvey Point, has in formed this" newspaper his de partment is presently awaiting re lease of funds which will permit issuing of invitations for bids no the new construction. . Hertford Indians Play At Cam tuck On Friday High t Hertford Indiana, battling with Pasquotank for the leadership in' the Albemarle League, plays two important games this, week-end with Ountuclt..'?'.The'.'' Oa'mttick--' nine plays in Hertford Thursday night and a return game will be played in Camden- on Friday night. J- , . .. . ; The Indians defeated Pasquo tank 9-0 here Thursday night of last week to go info a tie for the league leadership but lost this po sition when Pasquotank took a 4-H decision at Weeks ville on Fri day night. ' t An eight hit batting spree, cap ped off with a home run by Mar vin Hunter, "giave the, Indians a decided ede over Pasquotank in the first game of the series. Pete Hunter, pitching for Hertford, al lowed only four hits and fanned nine. Pasquotank bounced back, how ever, to avenge this loss on Fri day night when the Indians lost 4-2. Pasquotank collected seven hits off Chesson and R. Hunter while King and Halsey allowed Hertford only two hits. The In. dians scored twice in the first then Pasquotank came 'back with three and added another in, the second. ' The Indians divided , games with Edenton on Monday and Tuesday nights', 'retaining second place in ' the , league ' standing with five1 wins and four losses. ' Pete Hunter was the winning pitcher in a 7-6 victory Tuesday night ' when Demp ' Pierce stole home in the last ol the seventh inning to give the Indians a tie breaking run. ' ' v T-ocal Scouts In Order.Of Arrow ' Three members - of Scout Troop " 155,' Charles Woodard, Richard Auman 'and Charles Eley, ' spent fh- week-end., at Camp r;;s "ir' , i., prd.whi-e Hertford, Perquimans County. North Carolina, Friday, June 26, 1959. lillUlIil! Society 0 Of Scholarships Provided By Trust Thomas Gregory Skinner, a Biographical Sketch, was the I subject of a talk by Silas M. Whedbee at he meeting of the Perquimans County Historical Society Monday night in the Perquimans County Library. One of Perquimans County's most illustrous and influential citizens, T. G. Skinner, educat ed at Belvidere Academy, Hor ner's' Military School and the University of North Carolina, served as a lieutenant in the' Confederate Army, returned to Perquimans County to practice law, served three terms in Con gress and one term -as State Senator. He was an outstand ing lawyer, an extensive owner, and was always keenly ....wvou ... w.1UiC U1 fellow . citizens. The speaicer read two tributes to Mr. Skin ner, one y written by his old friend, the late Tom McMullan of Hertford, the U 1 i T. local historian, the ' late Col. 1 J Creecy of Elizabeth City. in conclusion, wned bee s that to perpetuate the memory of T. G. Skinner and his devo-: tion to the people of Perquim-. an?,' his widow; children and grandchildren recently set up a trust fund of two hundred thou-, sand dollars to be. known as the, Thomas Skinner Trust Fund. ' Seventy per. cent of .the Income from this , fund is to establish scholarships for the education of Perquimans County students or the children and grandchildren of Perquimans : County natives. Awards are to be based UPOI). merit, and need.; Twenty perspeakers tournament in Region cent is ito go to : Holy Trinity Episcopal, Church in Hertford, five per cent to the Perquimans County Library for the pur chase of. books and the remain ing five per cent back into the corpus of- the trust fund. In the business session of the meeting Stephen. Perry of Dur ants Neck was elected president of the Historical Society. He succeeds Capt. Nat Fulford, un der whose leadership the soci-t. ety was organized in 1958. Carrol Berry . succeeds Perry as vice president, and; George Jackson - was elected to the i board of directors to succeed Berry. Other officers were re elected: ; Mrs.' C. R. Holmes secretary and curator; Mrs. Ju lian; . Powell, .. recording i secre tary, and . C. : P. Morris,; treas urer. . 1 . Captain. Fulford before, turn ing, over the gavel to thf new president, expressed his appre ciation to-the members for their cooperation in the work of theto be of some assistance with society. He stated that because of his health and other duties, he felt he had to relinquish the office of resident, but that he. would continue . to work as a member ' of the -: Perquimans County Historical Society to pre serve the county's rich heritage, In accepting the office , of president, , , Perry outlined i sev" o- i r- -g.th-t Y hoped he . C-"" y "i . work. 1 r '1 ( ) Advised " At Long Last There is good news for the resi- dents of Bethel Township, wholcamden's figure, was $1,000 for months have been inconveni- Chowan. $2.2fi0. and $4,000 rnv enced by a detour into Hertford due to construction of a new bridge across Raccoon Creek. An inspector for the State Highway Commission at noon Wednesday informed this report er construction work on the pro ject will be completed, weather permitting, by Thursday night and the highway will be open to traffic Friday morning. In the event weaither postpones this schedule the route will open the land-.early part of next week. Residents of the Township, just tms week presented a petition to the Board of County Commis sioners seeking some act on ex pediting the reopening of the highway. However, Board Chair- man K I. KniVflir nAmtoJ """1 7' ' ' I OPHH.-C me iM-ujeci was unaer con tated tro1 of the state Highway Corn- u'e '"" were act ut,u" lne peu" on" Beverly Tucker In Speech Tourney Beverly Tucker, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Tucker and win ner . of the Baptist Training ITni ,, ,l- u 1,: will go to Hendersonville Thursday to state finals. , compete in the Speaking on the subject "God and My Vocation," Beverly will be competing against the win ners of the other nine regions in North Carolina. The winner of this tournament will .. be North' Carolina's entry in the Southern Baptist Convention finals to be hgld at Ridgecrest in July. Beverly is a recent honor graduate of Perquimans High School. He is. an active mem ber, of the Hertford Baptist Church. He plans to enter the University of North Carolina this fall to begin studies in the field of medicine. His 1 speech is an inspiring account of how he : plans to incorporate his Christian convictions 'into his medical career in an attempt to do more than just help mankind with physical ailments, ' but try the spiritual problems as well. Accompanying Beverly to Hendersonville will be his pas- tor,' the Rev. James O. Mattox, ana dick Brewer, director or tne; Young Peoples Training Union Department of the Hertford Bap- jtist Church. , As Region One's entry jn the tournament, Beverly' Will : be representing 118 Baptist churches in t'" 12 nor'-p- co: " District Clinic Faces Cut Back Of Federal Funds The advisorv board of the Mental Health Clinic, in .., a I Hlire-ilJlK xnui.Ud.v Illin, UtClU-j ed to continue the operation of the clinic desoite the fnc' that funds will not he available to meet a proposed budget of $34,125. The mental health clinic was started here .Inm-arv 30, 1958, on the operational plan of re ceiving a two-thirds nDDroprU tion from federal and state sources combined, or $20.00 and one-third, or $10 000, fron- the four eonntv district of Pas quotank, Camden, Chowan nnr' Perquimans. The State Monta TTealth Depn-tmen! lias be?r "peraiini? Willi a cletint. so "utbacks have been ordered al' over the state. Last Fridav the mental health section 0f the State Deuartment of Healtl notified the loeal hoaivl tunt i could guarantee only $11,000 fo' the 1.959-19G0 program al though it is possible that a'1 tional monies may be available later. Th? loeal board will as' for $15,000 and meimvhi'o i definitely will operate the local clinic as long as it can. On the one-tN'-d basis tin local district contributions may be cut to about $4,000, how ever there are some hones thn' ast year's figure of $9,000 a"air will be available since Perouim- ans County Commissioners have Q 1ir iVta CQmo ni'ArAitinnn1 Lmnnt nc 1n' ,.on from the Pasquotank United Fund, plus office snae provide in the Welfare Building bv the Pasquotank Countv Roard of Commissioners. Federal and state funds last wear amounted to $18,000. The meeting in the Mnta' Health Center Thursday mVh' was attended bv. the staTf. D' Hoggard, Ray Hollowell of Cam den, Judge Fentress Horner Dr. J. A. Johnson, district henltb officr: Mrs. Charlotte Fearing. M. R. Harshaw. and R. L. Soi- vey, Mrs. John Q. Hurdle and Or. T. P. Brinn of Hertford. Chairman Maston, Dr. E. Bond of Edenton and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Twiddy of Edenton were not present. Ten Cases Heard By Recorder At Session Tuesday -.'. Ten cases were disposed o during Tuesday's session of Per quimans Kecorder s XJourt, pro- sided over by Judge Chas. E Johnson, and two defendant Willie Jones and Johnnie John son, Negroes, failed to appear in ourt to answer to charges They were ordered apprehended and held for bonds of $50 each. Henry Riddle HI pleaded guilty to charges of speeding and paid a fine of $16.25 and costs of court. Fines of $25 and costs of court were levied against Will Langley and Mary Skinner, Ne gro, after each had submitted to charges of driving without a license. Prayer for judgment was con tinued in the case in which Nora Taylor, Negro, was charg ed with permitting use of her car by an unlicensed operator. ; Costs of court were paid by William Nixon, Jr.. and Harrv Persinger after each had sub mitted to charges of using im proper mufflers. James Hunter. Negro, was ound guilty on charges of pass-1 Department expressed (totisfac: ing on a curve and driving onjtion concerning enactment of the the left side of a highway. He was ordered to pay va fine of $10 and costs. , Court costs were tave"? against Patricia Williams, Negro, in the case in which Josh Foster, Negro, was charged with as saulting the Williams woman. Johnnie; Evans, ' Negro, paid -f--t i the costs of " court after sub- mitting to a charge of failing to! dim the headlights of his car. i ."Willie Griffin,-1 Negro, submit - ted to a tV' r--? . t being drunk i a V ' - - ' " iOfficers Seek Man jFor Brutal Beating iOf County Woman Morris-Mayo Vows Spoken Saturday Plymouth Church Miss Ann Lee Mayo, daugh ter of Mr. and M s. William Jesse Mayo, and John Edgar Morris, son of Mrs. John Edgar Morris of Hertford and the late Mr. Morris, were united in mar- rfaige in a Saturday afternoon I "'itches were required to close ceremony in the Plymouth Meth-ithe wounds she suf'ercd at the idist Church. The P.ev. A. D. hands of the assailant. She was Byrd, assisted by the Rev. VV. M. j'iiken to Albemarle Hospital for Howard, Jr., of Greenville, offici- j 1"eatment of the wounds and a'ted. I loss of blood. A program of nuptial music Sheriff While stated the man was presented by Mrs. Robert '''oke jnlo the home by remov W. Johnston, orjanist, and Miss 'n" a screen from a bedroom Jane DuLaney of Edenton, sclo- window. Mrs. Cartwright told st. the sheriff the man, after The bride, escorted lo the altar bea,ing ;md rolbing her, left by her brother. William Lvmarf 1't"' hcmt' b.v. the back door and Mayo, was given in marriage by,shwr11y a ,er lhat she attempted, her father. She wore a floor ,n ,cave 1bo h"''!p to to V-r-'eneth eown of white h.nnH din. non "arrell's for h-lp. The man ped Chantillv lace over taffeta fashioned with a b?soue bodice irrented bv a sabrina neckline Wminff Mn dm.o Inj rfiin:u " ,ul-h'"" "eib.-ii in tne oain to a "V" in the back. The honf-1 rant skirt with pleated nvlon lulle insets fell into a slight 'rain. Her double titred finger 'ip veil of silk illusion was at tached to a bandeau of net and leed pearl leaves, and she carried i bouquet of lilies of the valley. Miss Ann Lassiter was ma:d of lonor, and bridesmaids were Mrs. "Jeorce R. Clarke. Jr.. of Pulaski. Va., sister of the bridegroom; Miss Brenda Armstrong of Char-, mtP. neicp of (he bride: Miss VppI n.inroP of Lawreneevillp. Dupree Va and Miss Maidred Morris of laleigh. The attendants wore lallerina length dresses of ro nance blue silk organza fashion ed wit.h portrait necklines form ing short puff sleeves and old 'ashioned picture hats trimmed in watching velvet ribbon. They arried sprays of white daisies. Honorary bridesma'ds were IMiss Sue Lassiter, Miss jMidyette of Fairfield, and Continued on Page 2 State Legislature Enacts Point Plan For N. G. Motorists North Carolina motorisU will nr.r np, "noint 'J-i a viv. u i Qiniarl WPHinfT Hilt uibitual traffic violators under a aw enacted by the Legislature during its final week in Raleigh. The law, backed by the De partment of Motor Vehicles pro vides that a driver can lose his license for a period of 60 days if lie accumulates a total of 12 bad points within a period of two years. The law spells out the violations which are marked against a vehicle operator upon conviction in court. Various violations carry differ ent numbers of points, but When an operator's total reaches 12, within the time period, the li cense can be revoked for the giv en period. When a driver wSo has lost his license under the law gets it back he can only accrue eight more points in the next two-year pe riod before losing it again, this time for six months. Officials of the Motor Vehicle law, claimed to be a safety meas- ure aimed at ridding the high ways of habitually bad drivers. This law replaces recent au- thority under which the Motor Vehicle Pepartment revoked li censes after . repeated offense. The Supreme Court had ruled the nKinn .Wat niwonstftultionsl. " ' , --- Among other laws enacted in the irm days of the Legislature, which was in session fop, a total of , 137 davs.' was , the one ,; inj equalA 32.5 per -rent ct whioh . individu!als,ftrtin8' nextjty's -.mint f r V-" rril r.'-.t f: M '""-) r.i'v; ..I.-.- . f - -- 5 Cents Per Cops Local law enforcement offic ers, headed by Sheriff J. . K. White and SBI Agent John B. Edwards, are conducting a search for an unidentified Ni'gro man who broke into the home of Mrs. Mannie Cartwrig.ht, 56, of Route 3. Hertford, at about 9 oeiot-K Tuesday night, brutally beat her and robbed her of $30 ronlarripd in a brown purse. Mrs. Cartwright was beaten around the hod severa'y with what she reported to be a screwdriver. More than 50 was in the yard and threatened her unless she returned to the house. She re-entered her home 1 u Ir ' . .i . , . .i ,'"nl ,in,il abo"1 5 o'clock Wed- inesday morning when she went to the llarrell home, from wher? the call was made for Sheriff White. . Sheriff White reported he and other (iflicers are seldng a man believed to be between 35 and 311 years of ag-V weighing 160 to 170 pounds and about 5 feet 11 inc-he?. tall. Residents of the " mdl "le v-tiuviigm nome ",mlu lne snl ,n7 naa sccn a suanger in .tne neignor- Ik 1 r l r i """" " ""P'e oa.vs. This nin was repotted ilr-.-sed in a - pair of blue dungarees and a b'ue shirt, although the man who broke into the home was not wearing a shirt at that time. Sheriff White and SBI Agent Edwards, started an intcasive .' search and investigation of the crime immediately after they janp were notified and were rontw--.-jIiss '.ing at the task up to press time of this newspaper. k,now" as withholding. The Legislature killed off pro- POS(,t' iws calling for a revised state constitution and court re form proposals. FFA Members At State Convention Members of the Perquimans High School Future Farmers of America are in Raleigh this week attending the Slate FFA conven tion. Donald Baker is representing District I in the public speaking contest. If he wins in Raleigh he will receive $100 and will go on to compete for Tri-State hon ors. Preston and Johnny Winsiow will receive Carolina Farmers Degrees, highest honors awarded by the association, In order to ; receive this' 'honor a boy must show outstanding qualities of leadership, know parliamentary nroeedure. be able to lead a group ' discussion, make above average grades in all school subjects, hold '. an office in a local chapter and tinust have in operation an out-1', standing farming program. . Rond Sales Here Total $36,452.30 . Perquimans County residents have purchased a total of $38, 452.30 worth of E and H Savin -s Bonds since January L of f year, h was reported by T ury ' DepVirtmenf ' officials.'