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Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 4, 1959.
5 Cents Per Copy.
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l.tevy. Crcbro Work
Contracts At Base
Navy decisions, made during a
meeting in Washington Friday of
last week, calls lor termination
of all work contracts at the Har
,l yey Point Base, it was reported
to this newspaper on Monday af
ternoon by Cdr. D. F. Dalton,
resident officer in charge- of con
struction at the site? " .
' Contrary to ; reports i which
. were r published in daily news
papers the first part of this
week, Mr. Dalton told this re-!
porter he was instructed by his
superiors of the Fifth Naval
1 District, Norfolk, to advise all.
contracts at the base that only
work -needed to preserve pres
ent installations at the base will
be completed. .'"'?':.' :
The contracts- will be authoriz
ed to prepare the base for moth-
- balling and this is. expected to
be completed within a period of
six weeks, according to Cdr, Dal
ton. The Navy 'is expected to
place the site on a caretakers'
. basis following completion of the
mothballing process. : ' j'.r:
" This reporter talked with" sev
eral of the sub-contracts work
ing at Harvey Point and was in
formed some of them will "be
ready to quit the scene within
. period of . two weeks.
A Navy spokesman in Wash
ington was1 '.quoted as saying
earlier thip, week 'Zre' Navy has
no definite plans for "fiwte, oh
er than placing it in reserVe but
should the department ever de
devlop atomic, powered planes
the site will be considered as
base , for such operations! How
ever, such planes are now only
in a planning : and -discussion
stage and it may be years be
fore it is ever developed,
The Navy's termination of'i
-1
local operation continued V'wmston cnappeu,,touna guu-
J ""a much discussed subject ;'M; :'1 charge of reckless driv
. Ing the past week nor tA f "fV, 'H driving on the vrong
i,a rt,K,i.itjit -Sr, tni'-jA-rfsif a' hmhwar."-as brdiere
. Washington' as iwell. About the
'-fthylfjifciBjtlj-jtBrta'j . Concerning
Harvey Point ls the fact . that
the Navy has made' its decision
to 'pull' out and it appears to be
a very final decision. "
"At
nun
B3ction Thursday
v' ASC ballot boxes will be
available in every agricultural
community in Perquimans Coun
ty on Thursday, September 10.
Farmers residing in these conv
munities will -. have the oppor
tunity between the hours of 71
Af- M. and 6 P. M. of voting for
' ASC ' community' committeemen
ttrfserve ' during, the coming i
year: According to George Bell
mdn,; ASC office manager, this
voting may be from a slate of j
nominees which has already
been chosen and publicized, or
votes' may be cast for a write
'in candidate.' ' " ' .
, these committeemen along
.: with the farmers who are elect-
ed as county ASC committee
men,' will play a major role in
1 the administration of ASC farm
programs in Perquimang County.
These ASC farm programs, BeB
ftsoh brought out, consist of the
agricultural conservation pro
gram, acreage allotment and
marketing quota ' programs, on
the basic commodities, price
support; programs i on f the basic;
, and several non-basic cbmmodi
' ties, the soii bank program, as
well ; as other special or emerg-c"--y"
programs ' that might 'be
' r c i during the year. ' '
V' 'sons who will be effligible
'p select the committee
; 'i who will: administer' these
,aii ' procrarrs inc' l2t - any
" rmr who as owner, c-perator,
ant or shcrecrc; er, is far
ting' or is fcllj-Ue to par-
, te in any program admin
L.utd by the Coi'-.'y ACC Com
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Commissioners Tc
Meet Tuesday A. M.
Perquimans . County 1 Commis
sioners will hold their Septem-
ber meeting Tuesday, SeptemberiDay week-end guests of the Rev.
8, instead of the usual first Mon-!and.Mre-' James Auman. .
dav. the meetinir beina . moved .Mr.. John is associated with
ahead one day in observance of
the Labor Day holiday. .' Persons
desiring to confer with the board
are requested to note the change
I in date for the meeting,
Eight Cases On
Rcconfer Docket
"A light docket consisting of
eight cases was disposed of dur
ing Tuesday's session ;of Per
quimans i Recorder's Court, pre
sided over by Judge Chas.
Johnson. . .4 ,
David Robert!, ' charged "with
reckless driving and : possessing
fireworks, submitted : , to the
charges and paid a fine of $25
and costs.
Donald Graham, John Gra
ham - and James Leavy, all
charged with possessions of fire'
works, entered pleas of guilty
and each paid the costs of court
.... George Sutton, Negro,: paid a
fine of $25 and costs after sub
mitting to a charge of reckless
-drivmg.'y W V' ; ' x;
: John Rountree, Negro, paid
the court costs on & charge of
driving without a chauffeur's li
cense, v
Robert' Phillips submitted to a
charge of being drunk and paid
a fine of $2 and costs. '
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Of New Friends
Found In Burma
' By BOBBY SMITH
"His face was tired, drawn,
and I; lined ' with wrinkles from
years of hard f work and stead
fast labor. .His body bent slight
ly forward, giving, evidence of
the many days, he had followed
the . wooden plow. fc His hands
were . hard, : rough and coarse
from pulling the rope that had
guided Jiis.,buffalo through the
knee-deep mud and water of the
rice paddy, ftis dar eyes nao a
twinkle and his tops formed a
smile that was warm, sincere
and , understanding, i He turned
when he reached his hous and,
with pride, in a husky Burmese
voice, said, XJome into your new
home,' my American son TJiese.
word had such, a- deep meaning
and trusted value . because I
then knew that rugged farmer
held for me both a place in his
heart, and .his" home. 'Thank
you, my Burmese father,' I said,
as we climbed together the steps
to my new home.
"In. a matter of minutes 1 had
been accepted into the lives of
this Burmese farm family. Now,
I thought, I will have to prove
myself worthjr ( of that r accept
ance in , the two weeks ; which! I
an to- spend in their home here
in the! village of Payavajay; ;'
."IjCK m (introduce, the., mem
bers of my family. First comes
my hosi father, U Onn .Sheve,
and his w'fe. Mg Han. ,M.v host
sister is. Te Am Mg and her
husband, IT Han Aung. Did you
notice that they each .have, a
different name? This is , quite
common in Burma as the wo
men retain their . own name at
marriage and . the children , are
given names that may have no
connection with either of the
parents. The day of birth, the
F'-iJSng spirit, and their own
1 r "-ar;'H:e .? determine
" Vs -. CI -n are
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ErcMJolmTo
Preach Sunday At
Metiiodist Church
Emil Paul John, layman of
Providence, Rhode Island, recent
ly returned - from three years
with the Board of Missions in
Austria, will be - guest speaker
at the First Methodist Church,
Hertford, Sunday, September 6.
He and Mrs. John will be Labor
the Providence Journal newspa-
per, since his return in Novem
ber of last year after having ser
ved as on A-3 (Austriax-three
years) short term ' ' missionary
since 1955 Many Methodists of
Perquimans County will remenv
ber 'his name as that signed to
the news communications from
the Methodist :- Committee for
Overseas Relief during the time
of the Hungarian revolution. Mr.
John was instrumental in de
signing- and helping with? the
building of the MCOR Home for
Hungarian boys in Linz, Aus
tria.; ':'. . v. ..
Young people of the Chowan-
Perquimans subdistrict will have
an opportunity to meet and talk,
with the- Johns on Saturday
night, when they have been in
vited to a Fellowship Ht?ur at
the First Methodist Church; be
ginning at 7:30 P. M. Mrs. John
is the former ' Ruth Nausner,
daughter of one of the Metho
dist Church, beginning at 7:30
P. M. Mrs. John is the former
Ruth Uausner, daughter of one
of the Methodist ministers serv
ing in Linz, Austria.
Sunday morning's service will
be sponsored jointly by the lay
men and the . Commmission on
Missions of the , local Melfaodist
Church. -' They today issued a
special invitation for interested
persons to come and ihear Mr.
John, pointing out that the
short-term ' missionary program
of the Board 'of Missions of the
Methodist Chunch; isfli.V unique
I way fo laymen p. the church
iittt-)evdki thtinission'. field
I for hbrf' periods of serVice.
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irMMimw Y
IIEADLIIJES
President Eisenhower's diplo
matic visit to Europe ' has, ac
cording . to. reports, unified the
Allied position and gained for
the, President v worldwide sup
port as a leader for peace, The
President is now meeting with
President DeGaulle of France
and will return to Washington
this week-end to prepare for his
meeting with Kruschchev about
September . 15. ; President Eisen
hower received a tremendous
welcome in Europe and. reports
say the U. S. has regained rec
ognition as the . leading nation
in search) for peaceful solutions
to world tensions. -
Congress s still debating the
problem on inviting Russian
Premier Kruschchev to address
that body when the Soviet lead
er visits Washington. . Once r it
was thought Congress might ad
journ prior to the visit) but ww
it .. appears, the legislative wofk
of this session will not be fin
ished by that time and Congress
i , . . . ..
jnwst. speaker whilte he is in the
Capital. . i:- ; ;; .. . . ,'. , J
' India has charged Communist
China with! invasion of;ertain
Indian territory ' - by force s and
sent troops into the areas to re
pel the Chinese. The Incident
resulted in a thakeup in the In
dian,' government' which for
lens
years has observed a position of.g j' quarter, Peruim-1
"uo"'' imuH -u.c re.v,..,ana County students on the lists
,wn .ne vommuiuiiu ana uie
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Winners
In Exhibit Shows
At Fanti I ' Festival
t,,, . . . ,,
County, Home Demonstration
Clubs, civic organizations; and
Ruritans joined ; together last
week with efforts to revive the
Perquimans County 1 Farmer's
Day. The festival which took
place last Wednesday, August
26, at the high school gymna
sium was considered a highlight
of the 1959 programs of work.
With approximately 1,000 people
visiting the booths and observ
ing the various exhibits, the
success of the day was satis
factory. .
The exhibits and booths re
vealed that a great dealll of time
and effort had been spent to
make them so attractive. The
fine cooperation among the mer
chants of Hertford, the Fes
tival Committee and the various
organizations should be appreci
ated and commended by all,
states Mrs. Paige Underwood,
home economics agent.
Three ccaft demonstration
booths were an added attrac
tion. Capi. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Fulford exhibited and demon
strated their "Forest Creations"
of wreaths, swags, console ar
rangements ;; and corsages. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Sutton demon
strated stool bottoming by weav
ing an attractive pattern with
hong kong or oriental sea grass.
Mrs. Fulford and Mrs. Sutton
are members of the Durants
Neck Home Demonstration
Clubs. Mrs. E. J. Proctor, Sr.,
and Mrs. Charges Ward, Bethel
Home Demonstration Olub mem
bers, demonstrated step by step
the etching, of aluminum trays.
Mrs. Antoinette Sutton exhibit
ed chair' caning which featured
various steps.
The fish fry sponsored by the
Hertford Jaycees and Lions was
held on the ball park preceding
the" soft ball entertainment, Per
quimans County Rufitan'' cIUds1
vs. other civic clubs.
;Mrs. Clarence Dail- and T. E.
Madre were named Mr. and,
Mrs. Farm Festival. . i;
The following 'people were
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Twiddy-Long Yows
Spoken Saturday
On Saturday afternoon, Au
gust 22, at 5 o'clock, Miss Eunice
Nellie Long became the bride of
Joshua Alson Twiddy at the
Bethel Baptist Church.
The .vows were sooken in a
setting of white gladioli and
mums, palms and lighted candles
with ithe Rev.. Bryan W. Hollo-
' man, Jr., pastor of the bride,
performing the .douoie fring
ceremony. Wedding music was
softly played. . '
The bride wore a dress of blue
crepe with matching accessories.
Her flowers were a white orchid
shoulder corsage.
Mrs. Wilma Brabble, sister of
the bride, was matron of honor.
Ambrose Long was 'best man.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L.
Long of Route 2, Edenton The
bridegroom is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Joshua William
Twiddy of Elizabeth City. ; After
a short wedding trip the couple
will be at home .in Elizabeth
City. . -" -:' ' '
Jaycee Calendar
Project Under Way
The' Hertford Jaycees are now
in the. process of conducting
their annual birthday calendar
sale proceeds from which will
be used by the organization in
carrying out community . pro
jects. . '. :;i.";!.;- ''V.:; -y:' . , . '
The membership has been .di
vided into teams which are now
'canvassing, the county for, name
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,,io: i uwvnofs urifti
the Jaycees on this program,
EOC Honor Students
Listed Bv College
East Carolina College has
nOunced three lists of students
rpr-pivinc- honor durinir .the
m' Dean's Listt WUlEam
Byrum of Winfall, Sue" Perlyj
White of Hertford; Honor' Roll, j
Patricia. Ann EWk4t, ' mctMCl.
frivey. Ann EliarbCh an,
Are Listed
I.:
. winners in the different exhibits
; which, prizes were as follows:
I First, 75c; second, 50 'cents and
third, 25 cents.
Department A Clothing: Blue
ribbons (first prize) Mrs. Clar
ence Dail, Mrs. Warner Madre,
Mrs. Mark Gregory, Mrs. L. B.
Elliott, Mrs. William Copeland,
Mrs. Joan Tnieblood. Red rib
bons (second prize): Mrs. O'ar
enre Dail, Mrs. Mark Gregory,
Mrs. William Winslow, Mrs.
William ' Hudson, Mrs. Ernest
Sutton, Mrs. Floyd Matthews,
Rachel Spivey. White ribbons
(third prize): Mrs.' Clarence
Dail, Mrs. L. B. Elliott, Linda
T T ' n , T iist- Presented a program of nup
hews Mama Copeland Chris- tial music and accompanied M
tine Copeland Mrs. William , s :vja Lo wh
r
iviis. naruia nuiuie. i
Department B Home Cooked
Articles. Blue ribbons (first
prize): Mrs. Clarence Dail, Mrs.
Ray Godfrey, Mrs. George Wins
low, Mrs'. L. B. Elliott, Mrs.
Claude Winslow, Linda Lou El
liott, Irene Elliott, Nancy Mat
thews, Mrs. J. E. Wood, Jr.
Red ribbons: Mrs. Clarence
Dail, Mrs. Mark Gregory, Linda
Lou Elliott, Mrs. George Wins
ilbw, Mrs. Ray Godfrey, Mrs.
Claude Winslow. White rib
bons; Mrs.
George Winslow,
Mrs. M. T. Griffin, Mrs. Ray
Godfrey, Mrs. Josiah Proctor,
Mrs. Estes Copeland, Mrs. J. E,
Wood, Jr.,. Mrs. Claude Winslow.
Department C Canned Goods
Blue ribbons: Mrs. Clarence
Dail, Mrs. Ray Perry, Mrs. J. J.
Phillips, Mrs. Ray Godfrey, Mrs.
Harold Hurdle, Mrs. Anderson
Layden, Mrs. Warner Madre,
Mrs. White Cartwright, Mrs.
Estes Copeland, Mrs. John Beers,
Mrs. Walter Dail, Anne Lane,
Beth Hurdle. Red ribbons: Mrs.
Clarence iDail, Mrs. Warner
Madre, Mrs. M. T. Griffin, Mrs.
Anderson -,Layden,';-Mrs. James
Jordan, Mrs. .C.jW., Lane, , Anne
Lane, Rfrs. J.- J. 'Phillips. White
riDOons: ivirs. j. n. DaSniBi,
Mrs. M. T. Griffin, Mrs. Whit
. ' Continued on Page 4
Cbappell - Layton
Vows Spoken In
Miss Kutn waroiyn iayion oi
Edenton became the bride of
Thomas Edward Chappell of
Hertford Sunday afternoon, Aug-
. i. no 1 A njnlrtn1p nAnamnnv
111 " n 7 Zri ,1
at Rocky Hock Baptist Church.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Layton, Sr.,
of Edenton, and Mr. Chappell is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy S.
Chappell of Hertford.
The Rev. Bryan W. Hollo
well, Jr., heard the pledge of
vows in a setting formed by
baskets of white gladioli, can
delabras holding burning tapers
and palms. Pews were marked
with white satin bows.
A recital of wedding music
was presented by Earl Harrell,
organist, and Jerry White,
soloist.'".-: : y'-'. :'
- The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, J. T. Layton,
Jr.. of Jacksonville, wore ' a
sown --'6f chantilly lace' over
satin. The fitted bodice was
featured with a sabrina neck-1
line and lace scalloped sleeves.
The full length skirt was fash
ioned with a scalloped overskirt
of lace. Her fingertip veil ' of
illusion was attached to a crown
edged in pearls. She carried a
white prayer book centered with
a white orchid. ?; 7 1
The sister-in-law of the bride,
Mrs. Shirley Layton, of XJreen
ville,' was matron of 'honor.
She wore a ballerina ! (tength
dress of pink nylon chiffon
over taffeta with matching, mit
tens and headdress and carried
a nosegay of flowers. ) f
. Bridesmaids were Miss Jean-
iRockyHockChurch
an-Jette Bunch and Miss Jean. Peele,
friends of the bride. Their blue
dresses were identical to that
o the matron of honor.' They
also carried a nosegay or now-
era.
Miss. Charlotte. Anne Layton,
niece of the bride, was .minia-
- tura bride. She yore a dress
if "ical to the bride's. Master
Matthews-Sawyer
Vows Spoken In
Elizabeth City
Sunday afternoon, August 30,
at 3:30 P. M. in the First Bap
tist Church, Miss Barbara Saw
yer became the bride of Robert
S. Mathews. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mul
drow Sawyer of Elizabeth City,
and the bridegroom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Math
ews of Hertford.
The Rev. Maurice Grissom,
pastor of the bride, assisted by
the Rev. James Mattox, pastor
of the bridegroom, performed the
double ring ceremony in a set
ting of white gladiolus , chrys -
anthemums and fern and inter-
j -u r.i i- A1
spersed with softly lighted cath-
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edral candles.
Miss Emerald Sykes, organ-
Promise Me," "Because" and
"The Wedding Prayer" as a
benediction.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was lovely in a
wedding gown of pure silk or
ganza with a scooped neckline,
fashioned on Empire princess
lines and with a Chantilly lace
panel in the back forming a
chapel train. Her fingertip veil
of hand rolled French illusion
was attached to a cap of match
ing lace and seed pearls. The
bride's onlv iewplrv was a rair
of tiny j earrings and pearl
bracelet, a gift of the bride
groom. Miss Loretta Sawyer of Eliza
beth City, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. She wore
a waltz length dress of white
nylon organza with a bouffant
skirt featuring a pink rose em
broidered top. She wore a
headpiece! of a white bandeau
with a matching circuCar nosetip
veil of silk illusion and carried
a crescent shaped bouquet of
varied pink carnations with ivy
interspersed.
The bridesmaids were Misses
Continued on Page 4
School
Fig
Lists 2300 Pupils
Perquimans County school stu
dents, 2300 strong, enrolled for
classes for the 1959-60 term on
opening day last Tuesday, it was
announced by J. T. Biggers,
school superintendent. The en
rollment figures were slightly
under ones for last year but the
.
superintendent believes the final
enrollment will make last year.
Students attending school on
Tuesday did so for the purpose
of registering for classes, paying
book and other fees and prepared
for the first full day schedule
which started on Wednesday.
Of the total 2300 students en
rolled Tuesday 1193 were listed
at the two Negro schools and
1107 listed at the white schools
Perquimans High School had a,
total of 422 Students with HO'enrering the seventh .grade, Mary
listed in the 8th grade and 312.Barbee, patrol leader; Beth Au
in the high school department J man, Mary Lee Newby, Evelyn
Hertford Grammar School hadTarkenton and Carolyn Ann
262 students, Central Grammar! White. Mrs. Lura Newby and
School 423; ; Perquimans ; Union
.School enrollment Tuesday was.
pia. wnue R.mg otreet ocnooi
had 378 students.
'Teachers began their duties on
Monday in preparation for the
opening . on Tuesday and full
schedules got under way Wed
nesday..; :; ':?: ' ':l;-';;';'if
Mr. Biggers stated all schools
were off to a fine start for the
new year and that two new
new year ana wait two new, -classrooms,
construction at Per-1 bf
quimans Union School during the! mar School PTA. The troop
past summer, were placed tato"",UBU ,"7" v ,
xJi Frances Monds, Mrs. Evelyn
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Lions Oub To
Hold Bulb Sale
Members of the Hertford Lions-
Club will sponsor a lieht bulb,
broom and doormat sale Friday
evening, September 4, between1
the hours of 7 and 9 oVlock, it
was reported by Erie Haste, Sr.,
chairman of the club publicity.
Lions' will make a house to house
canvass and, proceeds from the)
project wi,lj be used to help the
Lions Club carry ottt Iti aid to
Accountant Report
OnTownOperation
Released By Board
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Local Stores To
Obser ve Holiday
Labor Dav. Monday, Septewi
ber 7. will be observed bv a
majority of Hertford stores and
U , . . : 1 .. i , .
was reported today, following a
survey conducted by the town
to determine intentions of the
stores to observe the holiday.
i " enmg u
, , ,,
ness as usual on Tuesday. The
n . ms- hi. ,
Post Office will observe a iho h-
day schedule, with mail being
received and dispatched but
there will be no deliveries.
Hertford Jaycees
Join In Project i
The Hertford Junior Chamber
I of Commerce has adopted the
Statewide Jaycee project to help
the Boys' Home of North Caro
lina at Lake Waccamaw; Marion
Swindell, local president, an
nounced. This project is to be a
full club participation project.
The Statewide project begins'
u j
has been des.gnated by Jaycees ;
as 'Boys Home Month" ,n North.
Carolina. It is hoped that each,
Jaycee will join the "Buck A
Month" Club plan.
M. Elwood Copeland is the lo
cal Jaycee Chairman of the Boys'
Home Committee. "
The purpose of the Boys' I
Home Project is to help the
derprivileged youth of North
Carolina and help the non-profit
1 organization attain its goal of ,
providing further facilities fw -
" youths. ,
Girl Scouts Hold
The newly-organized Hertford
Girl Scouts held their investiture
ceremony at the Recreation Cen
ter on Tuesday night, August 25.
Eleven girls, who make up
the two patrols, having passed
the tenderfoot test, received
their Girl Scout pins and were
officially recognized as members
of Troop No. 2, Hertford Post,
of the Girl Scouts of America.
Girls receiving pins at Tues
day night's ceremony were: Busy
Bee Patrol, made up of girls
Mrs. Dorothy Barbee are troop
leaders for this patrol. The
Beaver Patrol, made up Of girls
entering the sixth grade in Sep
tember 'are, Pat Long, patrol
leader; Pam Perry, Beth Harris,
Nita Nixon, Jo . Frances Perry
and Becky Lou Owens. Troop
leaders for this patrol are Mrs.
Reba Owens and Mrs. Ljb Har
ris. .". ; ,:
Hertford Girl Scouts is being
Taylor and Mrs. 1 Doris Ainsley.
Patrols meet each Tuesday af
ternoon at 3:45 at the Reorea
Hon Center. When school begins
other applications will be receiv
ed for those who are interested
in joining the Girl Scouts. In
formation may be secured by
calling either of the troop lead
ers.
; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford S. Wins-
tow of Belvidere, announce the
birth of a dauehter, claudie Ma
Enrollment
Released
Pinning Ceremony
A summary of the audit of the
books of the Town of Hertford
for the fiscal year which closed
last June 30, as prepared by
the firm of A. M. PuMlen Com
pany, public accountants, was
leased fr publication today
! hv t Vi o Tmirn Rnanl
According to the report the
town's assets amount to a total
of $599,741.83, the greater por
tion of this1 being in fixed prop
erties in the amount of $511,
281.92. Accounts receivable to
talled $18,399.31 and taxes re
ceivable amounted to $8,030.99.
Investments totalled $5,077.43.
Current liabilities amounted
to $47,164.65 and the fund bal
ance was $552,577.18.
Cash receipts Curing the year
1958-59 amounted to $211,988.25,
broken down as follows: Ad
valorem taxes collected, $26,
961.99; privilege licenses $2,
129.60; other items, $13,090.49.
Intangible taxes, $890.83: fran
chise taxes, $662.11; AB? taxes,
$1,948.33; civil defense, $1,847.50;
Powell Bill1, $6,971.93. Water
and electric sales amounted to
$145,295.57, ice sales $8,696.40
and installation and service fees
$3,493.50.,
Disbursements during the
period amounted to $206,942.81
and
included the following
items: Administration, $7,881.00;
offi f fl ;
anc6i $3 430 92; audi $&
j, !:',,,.'
wut,..,
genera? expense, $2,653.93; do
nations, $990.00; social security
program, $2,723.30; equipment
and plant additions, $1,657.85;
mosquito control, $363.00; Bi-
Centennial books, $1,403.92: xo-
un-ilice department, $16,133.49; fire
department, $2,581.16; street de-,
partment, $42,486.52. Total, ex-'
penditures for the utility depart-
ment were $122,624.58 and were i
as toiiows: L,at)or, $ze,Z8a.oo;.:
electric current for resale, $52'
672.24; supplies, $23,912.30; Im
provements, $12,071.29; bonds'
retired, $6,000.00; interest and
commissions, $1,680.75.
The town had a total cash
balance at the close of the yezx
of $11,709.29.
Reserve Sipup
Now In Progress
1
Signup under the 1960 Consei .
vation Reserve Program is nov.'
in progress in Perquimans Coun
ty and will be until the dead
line September 10. George
Bellmon, County Office Mana
ger, cautioned county farmers
today that if they do not visit
their ASC county office before
the September 10 deadline and
request that maximum payment
rates be set up for the land they
are considering for reserve, they
will be ineligible to participate
in the program for 1960. He
brought out . further that they
do not in any way obligate
themselves to participate by re
questing that these rates be es
tablished. '
Filing a request for the infor-'
mat ion as to the farm maximum
rate simply indicates an inter
est on the part of the farmer ,
and helps him to make up his
mind whether or not he wants
to participate in the 1960 Soil
Bank Conservation Reserve Pro
gram and the probable extent of
that participation. Bellmon re
minded farmers that when they
learn their farm maximum rate
they will again be required to
visit the county office to file , a
request for a contract. On the
second visit to the' ASC office
the farmer must offer his land
for placing in reserve at some
thing Jess - than the maximum
rate previously established. , The
more the farmer reduces his bid
below the maximum established,
the better his chances of parti- '
cipation. . According to Bellmon
funds available - for new con
tracts in 1960 will be approxi
mately half of what ! was avail
able in 1959. .' For this reason
farmers who offer their land
considerably below the maximum
rate "will stand a much better
chance of having their offers ao -
jl Violet u ,r ' -eJ on Pyt Tl
Ui blind, program. . . v "; , ; i
rie, born on August 22. 'cepted, '