North Carolina Newspapers

Volume XXVI. Number 28. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 10, 1969. 5 Cents er Com - y - " III 30 with a alsce , budget c- i,, j , .-J-L T' ? $ J ' ' ''' t Ui cording to a finiAeial report IfCQilUdV iff I A ! ''J :- . i i Mi en the Board of Commiwioners ,,WM,,MMJ 1 Vl A 1 ' ' - ' ) - ' : r'-tjf 1 " ' by County Accountant Max R. O nit'lliM If mvmim t yH" 1 - 'ii "1 ;'t:;rr.-r-v .v--- , . - I Income during the past year, T" ' """I V ,vf Iit . " -''- ' i y y , ,,;. ' , - I including a loan secured for . : ' s ' I ImTmS&n "" '"' ? 1 - ' " ? r , y''-1 ' 1 school tapital outlay in the Claude Phillip Morris, Jr., 71, , , v," 1 . . . 1 Is'fl ' ' JL 'l1' ; f s " X '"5 - As 'It5 amount of $19,000, amounted to died ; suddenly at his home f".'. , li W f ,1' ' ! -V"V' ' 4 $425,271.13 while expenditures Tuesday morning at 6:45. A I I ( V ll'l I f ' 1 1 its l958n5lcalyar on J CRIM REMINDER Two empty shoes are grim reminders of an accident that killed 81-year-old Joseph Paganetto on the steps of his San Francisco home. Brakes of a neighbor's auto failed, and driver turned into curb to avoid school children at a crossing. As he struck the .brick steps at left, Paganetto stepped into the car's path. Commissioners In Routine Meeting Here Last Monday : Commissioners for Perquimans County held their July meet i ing here last .Monday conclud ing an agenda, of routine fiscal V matters. ., The Board approved a ' petition, presented by residents of the area served by the Four . ; Mile Desert Road, requesting the Slate Highway Commission to improve this roadway. ' S. T. Perry appeared before ' the Board representing the Per- quimans County Historical So ciety, and requested the Board to ; install shelving in the attic , in the Court House to provide a space 1 for storing :pU county documeiIt-was'liited out the! society has", beft granted records for information of his v ' torjc value but - according to ' rMr.: Perry the work can be done better if shelves are , provided for prcroer storage : of the rec ords. , : 1 lie iunuiussioners . took r no ; action on . a request by William Perrv. supervisor of the Farm ers Home 'Administration, to re- store 'some $325,. to the county budget to provide office space , and utilities for the FHA. Charles M. Harrell, County Chairman for Civil Defense, ap peared before the Board and tendered his resignation of the post, effective as of August 1. The resignation was accepted by the Board with regrets. No ac tion .was taken in "filling the s post at this time. ; ' V . R, 4 :.E.. Aiken Company of . Eliaabeth City was employed to audit. -the . books of the county for the , fiscal .year which closed , June 30; - t The ..j. Board, authorized 'the transfer of $5,000, received from the sale ,pf timber from county property, to the general -county fund ((to help defray the costs of revaluation of real property now under way. ' , , "The Board' 'also adopted the . county budget for the fiscal , year as published last month, and set the ,'1959 tax rate at $2.25 per hundred dollar valua tion. ' Julian C. Powell was reap , pointed as County . Tax ' Super visor and - authorized . to super vise the revaluation work now in progress. Reports were received by the Board from . the. Extension Ser- i vice offices ,-: and the Welfare Department,', ! " 1 ' Tfro Accidents In" , County On Holiday. f Patrolman R . R. ins"cqei"rf ported Tuesday , Perquimans County had only'twb Vniwor ac cidents on.the;highways durmg1 i. the Fourth of July holiday." He stated Willie Lee Winsiow and David James had a collision on the Harvey. Point . road . which resulted in property damage of about. $300 but no .personal in juries were sustained. ; i Iriscoe stated Winsiow and n' s i were " headed toward -i w! "i ""'iv s-"TV- I' Tiiio iiirnTo HEADLINES Congressional Democrats have Sedn BHU-l6r t0 his ; post as chairman of the ?fe Committe! following Butler's ... criticism . of Demolratic leadership in Con gress. House and Senate mem bers praised the leadership of Senator s Lyndon Johnson and House Speaker Sam Raybum- as well as other legislative lead ers.' :4 -VT r: " 7 " ':- :"""'',' i5teeL..iiegoUations continue as the strike deadline of July 14 approaches." Company and Union officials report 'little progress toward a settlement on a con tract but present activity in fefc steel industry indicates a slow ing down on demands for steel. Reports state industry's inven tory on steel is sufficient to carry through a short strike period.' , A Chicago report Tuesday stated shoppers can ' look for ward, for some time, to a weak price in the meat market. The report said meat prices, off somewhat in recent weeks, may drift even lower in the imme diate future. The price decline has been mostly on pork, al though beef prices have shown a slight decline lately. . . Highway accidents claimed the lives of, "274 persons during the R4-hniir .Tulv 4th urAplr.enri nr. cording to V figures released byl the National ; Safety Council The Council had feared at least 350 : persons might die on- the highways during the -holiday period. ; Storm warnings were hoisted along the Carolina coast Wed nesday as tropical storm Cindy formed about ,200 miles from the North Carolina coats. - A hurri cane' watch was ordered be tween Cape Hatteras ; and Charleston,' S. C. Tides were reported two feet above normal at some points on the south coast President Eisenhower Tuesday vetoed a public housing bill, calling for expenditures of $1.3 billion. The President termed the bill extravagant 'and asked Congress to. act . Quickly to adopt a, ? sound constructive measure in, its place. S " BL.GibbNanied . et)Uty Sheriff ' B. i L'. Gibbs 'df Hertford was appointed as, deputy sheriff for Perquimans County for a period of 'one year during Monday's meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. k . .. - Gibbs, a resident of Hertford since 1937, has been manager of the house. Most of, the lurni the State Theater- during, that ture in the, home was removed time except for a number of before it received excess dam- years he served with the U. S. Army during World War 11. He ' , ' 1 r " -, t" 9 rvil- County D legation Attend 4-H Club Perquimans County was well represented at the Eastern Dis trict 4-H Demonstration Day, July J, in Chocowinity. Forty 4-H Club members, parents, friends and Extension Agents from Perquimans County trav eled by bus to participate and observe the district contests. The morning program consisted of demonstrations and activities' and PiPnfinn a v, ,u ..,.. I served in the ciet Jre. mg at the afternoon assembly was Allen Eure, president of the eastern District. Winners " of the contests were announced by the specialist in charge. Perquimans County brought nome many honors.. ..Eva Anr Smithy and Phyllis Hendren, first place and blue ribbon win ners of -the; vegetable and fruit use demonstrations; Ann Ben ton, first place and blue ribbon winner of girls electric, Nita Nixon and Debbie Stokley were Blue ribbon winners in the tal ent contest, Mary Lou Jordan was blue ribbon winner in the ciouung demonstration, Carolyn tfaye KOgerson, red ribbon win ner in the dairy foods demon sirauon; carson Spivey and Carroll McDonnell runner up and blue ribbon winners in vegetable marketing; Pete Cook was runner up and blue ribbon winner in public speaking, Ver non winsiow, runner up and blue ribbon winner in forestry. Wayne Howell, runner up and blue ribbon winner in boys elec tric,.. Carolyn Faye Rogerson, Dianne Chappell and Eva Ann Smith, participated in the talent contest, ' , Sarah Ward represent ed the county in the dress re vue- Willie Williams' presented the votes for Perquimans Coun ty. Carroll McDonnell for presi dent and Wayne Howell for sec; retary-treasurer This program is designed to be an incentive to 4-H Club boys and girls to work toward higher goals and achievements. Rectory Friday - ""'' uiisui caused several thousand dollars worth of damaM to A. TWoJ pal Church rectory, occupied by the jRev. "and' Mrs. E. M. Mose ley, last 'Friday morning. Hertford Fire Department . was called to''tfhe scene at about 10:20 A, M.; an&' Vuied the flame, and, smoke for soine two hours, t A fireman stated ft is believed the fire started around, a flue in the . kitthen -of.'- the home, ; used .to connect a ' water heat with a chimney. . . Fire caused some' damage to two , rooms of the . home and smoKe-oamaged tine remainder or ge. " Pending renovation to the ree- tnry,. Mr. a"d, Mm Moseley -win i " at 1' e Churh rarisiri " -1.' I Demonstration Day Damage To Church 30 with a -balanced! budget ac cording to a financial report giv en the Board of Commissioners by County Accountant Max R. Campbell. . Income during the past year, including ' a loan secured for school tapital outlay in the amount of $19,000, amounted to $425,271.13 while expenditures for all' purposes totalled $391, 215.11, a slight decrease compar ed with the previous year. Sale of timber from county property du ring the year, securement the above mentioned loan and a HP and Carrie Wright Morris, sinking fund to help pay for Before his retirement in 1954, property revaluation permitted he served as plant manager of an increase in bank balances at the Southern Cotton Oil Com the end of the vear to thp;Danv and since then he has amount of $101,497.16. Tax collections during the year amounted to $180,688.12 while income from sources oth er than ad ' valorem taxation amounted to $244,583.01. Total expenditures for the var ious departments of the county government was listed by the ac countam as loiiows: General, County Fund, $74,490.93; Poor Fund, $3,726.82; Debt Service, $48,110.66; Welfare Administra tion, $11,984.06; Old Age Assist ance, $76,411.00; Aid Dependent Children, $40,647.00; Aid to Per manently Disabled, $29,352.00; General School Fund, $96,699.54; Capital Outlay, $30,027.20; School Supplement, $6,795.90. Total income for the funds were listed as: County Fund, $81,168.76; Poor Fund, $2,940.18; Debt Service, $53,262.85; Welfare Administration, $11,361.33; Old Age Assistance, $79,083.17; Aid Dependent Children, $39,608.44; Aid Permanently Disabled, $29,- 78M4J' School ; Fund. $98,697.69; Capital Outlay, $21,276.54; School Supplement Fund, $8,086.53, The county retired $29,000 in bonded indebtedness which now amounts to $440,000. Of this amount $184,000.00 is owed for old "road bonds while $256,000 is due on school bonds: Comnletes Course In GM Training Center led Chappell, a member of the Stafford Oldsmobile Com-,, pany service staff, has complet- ed an intensive course in 9d-( vanced Oldsmobile servicing and; maintenance techniques on 19591 hydroma tic transmission at Gen eral Motors Training Center in Charlotte. ; This announcement was made by W. J. Buxton, Oldsmobile division general ser vice manager. "Chappell is one of thousands of Oldsmobile dealer service em ployes, Who have taken instruc tion under highly skilled in structors trained at the Oldsmo bile factory," he added. . "-ri ir rrmnrnnwM Escaped Questioned About Assault Willie A. Lane, Negro native of Pitt County, who escaped r,,, uii,, OK un T. "V T"'"" "" wnoon,, yun . w takfn'into custody, , Jay ,Martin Cointy officers Tuesday nightr ,ahd held for, fliestipning. by Sheriff J. K.f ) White,., , connecr 'tiohi ' witi tjheras.sult . i jrob- bejrjf bf Mrs. Manie ,Cariwright bitfhe nlghi'of i'june,?i.., ,! ,vi '.' SHeHff White. d-SBL, Agent John Edwards avebeenncon-. dUbtiAg' ah uitensiyp Jnvestiga 'ti6ti 'of "the 'assault-robbery- case since it happened and suspected , Lane as the- possible assailant "The local officers trailed Lane's movements to several points fol- lowing . his escape from the prison work crew but failed to catch up with the prisoner until Tuesday night K ' Sheriff White went to Wil liamston Wednesday where he questioned Lane at Length, about ine- orutai Dealing, oItir. rWn-, v "'"TlJever..j. sheriff Claude Phillip Morris, Jr., 71, died suddenly at his home Tuesday morning at 6:45. A native of Norfolk, Va., he had lived in Hertford for the last 41 years. He was the husband of Mrs. Grace Babcock Morris ofiand son of the late Claude Phil- worked as Perquimans Education. bookkeeper for the County Board of Active in church and civic af fairs, he was a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, serving as church treasurer at the time of his death and a former member of the vestry. He was a member of the Rotary Club havinc served as presi dent, a member of Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M., was treasurer of the Perquim ans County Historical Society, a member of the board of direc tors of the Hertford Building & Loan Association and was a former trustee of East Carolina College. During World War 1 he served in the reserve unit. Besides his wife, he is surviv ed by two daughters, Mrs. Eliza beth Jessup and Miss Mary Morris of Hertford; one son, Robert Walter Morris of Wil liamston; one sister, Miss Mary H. Morris of Norfolk, and one grandchild. The body was taken from the Swindell Funeral Home to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Wed nesday morning, where funeral services were conducted at 11 o'clock by the Rev. Edwin F. Mosely, rector, assisted by the Rev. J. A. Auman, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Pallbearers were Claude Brinn, Julian White, Robert El- liott, Jarvis Ward, Bobby El-! I Jiott and Frank Skinner. I Burial followed in thA rhnrrti cemetery, . ' ' ; ' !-. J " ttu AU . iVIeet Monday Night - . . Commissioners for the Town of Hertford will hold their July meeting next Monday night, July 13, at the Municipal Building, it was reported by R. C. El liott, Town" Clerk, who stated the Board will proceed with fur ther, action toward calling a spe cial election to secure authority to issue bonds to provide funds for installation of a new water' system for Hertford. Prisoner Robbery did not disclose the results of the investigation Wednesday. Lane . was not returned to this county Wednesday but .was re ported still in"' custody of law mforcetnent Officers'." ' (Martin County's sheriff ar rested Lane at Oak , City Tues da"y' night" upon"' request from tfes 'Peyquhhans sheriff that the prisoner watf"i wa'nted , for ques tioning in connection ' with the crime' committed ' here. M Mrs.'CBrtwr'ight Was assaulted by a masked man' on the night of June 24 While she sat in her home watching television. The man gained entry to the home through a bedroom window. He assaulted Mrs. Cartwright with wnat is Deneved to have been a screwdriver. The description She gave the .sheriff of the as- winning streak Tuesday night sailant closely compares to the . handing the Edonton Colonials escaped prisoner. , ithe short end of a 4-0 score. Sheriff White, stated Wednes- Hertford scored all four runs in dajrlnighrhe 'is' fcontinui'ng thefthef fourth, inning! ' . 4imstigatioh, .of the! case. pendng l)t,Hunter was the winning pitch lurthef developments, . er for the Indiana, ' AERIAL CAS STATION of the USAF Tactical Air aircraft is a KB-50., To Discuss Plan Hurricane Watch Preparedness plans to be put i into effect by the Perquimans I Red Cross Chapter if a hurri-1 cane strikes will be reviewed with a national Red Cross dis aster service representative dur-' ing conferences in Hertford on July 15. Mrs. Cecile Chiddix of the or ganization's Southeastern Area headquarters disaster staff in Atlanta, Ga., will confer with the chapter's disaster committee on shelter, feeding and other emergency services, according to Marion Swindell, chapter chair man. The Hertford visit is part of the organization's "Operation Hurricane Watch," consisting of conferences in chapters in 125 Southeastern Atlantic and Gulf coast counties ' and parishes in North and South Carolina, Flor ida, Georgia, Alabama, Missis sippi and Louisiana. Chapter one-day visits will extend through July. I Mr. Swindell said emergency preparation for adequate mass care of hurricane evacuees or ! victims will be discussed, as 1 we" as training of volunteers tor hurricane activity, and co ordination of Ked Cross opera tions with those of governmen tal and other agencies which have disaster responsibility Also to be reviewed are clans ! for helping individual families among the victims who may need assistance beyond shelter, feeding and . other mass care. This additional aid, Swindell said, might include funds to the extent needed for home recon struction and refurnishing, hos pital and medical expenses, oc cupational and other assistance the family cannot meet with its own resources. In the past five years the Red Cross has spent $4,839,000 m emergency care and family as sistance to victims in six hurri canes which have struck the coastline of the southeastern area of the United States, Swindell said. In Hertford Hertford Indians defeater1 Pasquotank here Monday night to move into the lead in the Al bemarle League. The Indianr will play at Camden Thursday night and meet the Camtuctt team in a return match ir Hertford on Friday night. !.- The Indians scored three run in. the1 bottom of the seventh inning to- take a 3-2 decision from Pasquotank Monday. Ches son was the winning pitcher for Hertford, while Halsey and King did the mound duties for Weeks ville. ' Weeksville scored single runs m the first and third innings. The Indians continued their Indians To Play Camden Friday High ofT the South Carolina coast, an RB-66 reconnaissance bomber, Command moves into position for aerial refueling. The tanker1 " ' ""'. School Calendar Released For Term Beginning In Sept. Fifteen Cases On Recorder's Docket At Session Tuesday A varied docket consisting of 15 cases was disposed of during Tuesday's session of Perquimans Recorder's Court, presided over by Judge Chas. E. Johnson. Costs of court were taxed against Charles Pennington and Alfonza' Parson, Negro, after each had submitted to charges of failing to .observe a stop sign. Fines of $25 and costs of court were levied against Isaac Jefferies, Negro, Johnnie Cobbs, Negro, and Bennie Lamb, each of whom submitted to charges of driving without a license. Willie Winsiow, Negro, paid the costs of court after submit ting to a charge of driving on the left side of a highway. Fines of $2 and costs of court were paid by Jesse Nor man, Willie Fletcher and Clyde Nixon, Negroes, on charges of be'nfi drunk. Each submitted to the charges. James N. Newby, Negro, charged with displaying a driv er's license owned by another person, and Rufus Rouse, Ne gro, charged with permitting im proper use of his license, each was ordered to pay the court costs. Ernest Symon5, charged with parking an a highway, submit ted to the charge and paid the costs of court. Harry Scott, Negro f was or dered to pay a fine of $25 and costs after pleading guilty to a charge of driving without a li cense. Alton Pierce, charged with be ing drunk and resisting an of ficer, was ordered to pay a fine of $50 and costs of court. Willie Jones, Negro, was giv en a 30-day sentence, suspend ed upon payment of a fine of $35 and. costs. after being found guilty of speeding and driving on the left side of a highway. WITH SEVENTH FLEET Western Pacific Hubert W. HarTell, airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh P. Harrell of Rt. 1, Hertford, N. C, with Heli copter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8, is serving in the Western Pa cific as a unit of the U. S. Sev enth Fleet. ; ? -. 1 v The Hornet flagship for Com mander Carrier Division 19, join ed the fleet in late April and has participated in anti-submarine exercises. : The carrier can ef fectively launch combat-ready aircraft against submarines, then travel hundreds of miles to a new location to recover her air craft. STEAK FRY The Hertford Rotary Club and Perquimans Lodge No. i 106, A. F. & A. M., will hold a steak fry at the municipal plant at 6:15 P. M. next Tuesday night 1 The Perquimans Board of Edu cation held its July meeting Monday night in the office of the superintendent of schools during which it approved the election of the following teach ers to Perquimans County schools: Mrs. Mary Morris, Central Grammar School; Norwood Dav- ' is, Thomas E. White and Vivian Sharpe, Perquimans Union School. Election of these teach ers leaves only one vacancy in the teacher's list of the county, that being at Perquimans High School. The Board adopted the school budget for the fiscal year 1959 60, calling for an outlay of cash amounting to $85,380. The superintendent reviewer for the Board summer repair work now in progress at the various schools. A motion was also adopted directing the school superinten dent to purchase additional fire . , extinguishers to be placed in the county school houses. These extinguishers to be similar to ones recommended by the State , Division of Insurance. . . f. . . Superintendent J. T. Biggers also released the school calen-. j dar for the term beginning next September and this calendar, was as follows: August 19 Principals report for work. August 26 Janitors report for work. August 31 Teachers report for work. September 2 Schools open. September 7 Labor Day vaca tion. November 26-29 Thanksgiv ing vacation. December 23 - January 3 Christmas holidays. April 15-18 Easter holidays. May 30 Student holiday. May 31 Last day of school. Robbery Attempt Foiled Sunday An attempted roboery at the home of Mrs. Jobe Stallings of the Belvidere community was foiled Sunday night when the would-be robbers were frighten- ' ed away from the home. According to Sheriff J. K. White, a person or persons t the screen in a window of 'the Stallings home Sunday night ap- parently to break in the home and the act awakened Mrs. Stallings, who called out to 'trie f intruders who immediately left the scene.- - .- Hertford Youth , With Air Lines ; Charlie M. Umphlett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Umphlett of Hertford, has been assigned a position as reservation agent for North Central Air Lines and will be stationed in Chicago, 111., according to an announcement made here last Monday. . : MEETINGS CANCELLED k The Hertford Chapter of: the Order of Eastern .Star has can celled i its ' meetings ; for the months, of July and August and will resume regular meetings ir September,