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OUIMANS WEEKLY 'irM II II FEM 6 Volume XXVI.Number 43. 1 "SINK THE ARMY" New mascot for the U.S. Naval Acad emy, "Billy XVI," gets spruced up for presentation to the middles. Beauty treatment takes place in Dallas, Tex., on the pedigreed Angora, who replaces one which died recently. County Business People Urged To Attend PIC Meet THIS WEEK'S IIEADUIIES President "'Eisenhower re- quested the federal courts to is sue ' an' injunction ; halting the steel strike after a fact-finding board had reported to hW tijiere rwas little ' chance the ..industry and union might ctmi"tp"'agfee ment concerning, the. sjbjfke is-. sues. lnderr tne iwn-Harfiey laworji "must be resumed foi-a pfef'ib&iflpf 110 days, after which tne strike flould be' started again unless : agreement' had been reached I during the cooling-off period. ' "" ' . General George Marshall was buried i Tuesday in . Arlington, . Cemetery near Washington. The General was chief military lead-, er for the U. S. during World War. II, and later served inThieh government ' posts. His death came following a . long illness, . which started with, a stroke last January while he was living at, Pinehurst . i : Senator Lyndon Johnson,' Tex- , as, made a bid for the emo- J'cra tic nomination for President last week 'when Rep. Sam Ray-J burn announced he was nomin - ating Johnson f or . the office. Later Johnson held a huge bar- becue dinner at his ranch Honor ing the President of... Mexico. The event : was attended by a large number of people, includ ing; some very high party officials. , ; - ranking I v The U.' S. .State Department . announced Tuesday it wiHtijnt inkej action to oust a Soviet of ficial from the. United States "in retaliation for the Russian move which removed Russell Lanelle. Vt security official, ' from Moscow, Russia charged Lane ellelith spying and demanded his return home. - - V . r.i j - :: - Helvidprp Child Injured By Car An ! i3-year-old Nep,' fiWfl Wendell Jordan of Belvidere, was seriously injured wen he was struck by an automobile Tuesday, ' He was taken to Al- 'limarle Hosnital for ' observa ' tion an treatment. According ft Patrolman A It JiAcoe who' investigated the ao cident, te child was struck bv a caridriven by Wilton Bray o Jhiloh. The ch:M.hiH teft.P rolling store vehicle,' which hs PRrked by the rotftide, an Jarted to run arross the hiffh y toward his mother who was ' ? in a fluid r.' 1 :"ff cotton, - (! v-iS s 1 y ' e car. - , 1 r ; . t rss 1 V," - 'J ' , . x i WWW! I , a ;. All business and professional men and women, as well as oth er interested individuals in Per quimans County1 desiring to ad vance the economic development of this community are urged to attend a meeting next Wednes day night at 8: o'clock in the Municipal Building in Hertford, at which time progress reports will be made showing the degree of interest for organizing a Chamber of Commerce. V Last month a meeting was held for the purpose of reorgan izing-the, Perquimans Industrial Committee and a survey team composed : of , Charles Harrell, uiaude,! Brinn,, and Broughton mail '.na named to survey the cdunty to determine is suffici- ent interest existed for develop ment of an organization such as a Chamber of Commerce or sim ilar setup with a paid full time director. " . , This team, with a number of interested volunteers, have been contacting some 195 individuals to secure information and finan- cial support for the program. The survey committee worked out a budget for one year, and determined that some $8,000 to $10,000 will be needed to finance the program for the first -year. Results of this survey will be analyzed at the meeting next Wednesday and if it. appears there is sufficient public support plans will be placed in motion toward final organization. It is the desire of 'the survey team to determine, if possible, the scope of development indivi duals desire , to see stressed, and include such items as industrial development, tourist develop ment, retail promotion, farm marketing and credit ratings. I, Invitation to the public to at tend this meeting, next Wednes day have been issued and it is the hope of the committee every business ' organization will be represented to help advance the progress of Hertford and Per' quimans County. CitssTta&y ; . Mrs. Kathcrine Winslow "Hud ion, 73, died Tuesday at 6:30 P. M. in Albemarle Hospital af ter a lonrf illness.. . ' ' She was a daughter of Tudor V. and Mrs.. Mary Wood Wins low, and widow of William H. Hudson A native of Hertford, she formerly lived In Norfolk, She was, a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. . Surviving -are one daughter. Mrs. J. Kenyon Wilson, Jr; of Elizabeth City; one, brother, F. E. Winslow of Rocky Mount; one sister, Mrs. Thomas H. Willcox of Norfolk, Va and four grand children. Funeral services were , con ducted at the Holy Trinity Epis copnl Church here Thursday at ST.". ty the Pev. E. F.'Mos- r J y.. in Holy Hertford. Perquimans County, North State Election On Huge Bond Issue Is Scheduled Oct. 27 Perquimans Cdunty voters will go to, the polls next Tuesday, October 27, participating in the special election in which the State oj North Carolina is seek ing authority to issue bonds in the amount ' . of $34,400,000 for construction and major improve ments at the state's educational institutions, hospitals and other agencies. - . " W'. A. White, chairman of the Perquimans County .Board of Elections, stated the polls will be open from 6:30 A. M. until 6:30 P. M. for the convenience of the voters to cast ballots on the pro posals. He announced, that reg istrars for the election are as follows: Bethel, William Stal lings; Belvidere, J. M. Copeland; Hertford, Mrs. F. B. Nixon; Ni canor, Mrs. R. M. Baker; New Hope, W. E. Dail; Parkville, J. F. Hollowell, Jr. The ballots for the election will list nine proposals for the bond program and voters can vote for either one pr all of the proposals. ' The various bond proposals, as listed on the kallot, are: 1. The issuance of $18,891,000 State Educational , Institutions Capital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for capital ' improvements at the state's educational institutions and agencies. . 2. The issuance of $12,053,000 State Mental Institutions Capital Improvements Bonds of the State of North Carolina for .capital im provements at the state's- mental institutions. . 3. The issuance of $1,500,000 Community College Capital Im provement Bonds of the State of North Carolina or grants-in-aid for community college capital improvements. ' , 4f--The - issuance of - $500,000 Hospital, ' Capital lF Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for the purpose.ofj pro viding .funds for participation ;by the state through the Medical Care Commissibn in local hos pital construction. . 5. The issuance of $100,000 State Armory Capital Improve ment Bonds of the State of North Carolina, for capital im provements for the North Caro lina Armory Commission. v 6. The issuance of $466,000 State Training School ' Capital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for capital im provements at the state's cor rectional institutions. 7. The issuance of $140,000 State Blind Rehabilitation Center Capital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for capital improvements at the state's Blind Rehabilitation Cen ter. :.;Y : . 8. The issuance of $500,000 North Carolina State Ports Bonds of the State of- North Carolina for port facilities at Southport, Brunswick County, North Caro lina. . 9. The : issuance of $250,000 Historical Sites Construction and Restoration Bonds of the State of North Carolina. .Taycees To Sponsor Shoiy On November 5 Hertford Junior Chamber v of Commerce will sponsor , a show -featuring "The Joe Franklin En tertairiers" at Perquimans High School on Tuesday night, No vember 5, at 8 . o'clock, ' it was announced today "by John Beers, committee chairman. ' ? Door prizes will be awarded and children up to the age of seven will be admitted free. Tickets may be i secured from any 'member of the organization or at the door. Proceeds from the show, will be used by the Jaycees to help defray expenses of local projects. PHS Students At Press Institute "f Five members of the Perquim ans High School newspaper staff, Betsy Stallings, Carolyn White,. Lena Umphlett, Kathryn Sawyer and Raiford White attended the Scholastic Press Institute held Inst Friday and Saturday at the University of North Carolina. The students were accompanied to the meeting by Mrs. Clifton Stallinps and Mrs. L. B. Roun tree. Mrs. JcnTtta " V.'alker js r ' f4-"! r - , . PTA Subscription Drive Is Underway; Ends November 12 Members of the Parent-Teacher Association of . the Hertford Grammar School and Central Grammar School are now acting as subscript'.on agents for The Perquimans Weekly, seeking re newals to your home - town newspaper, and will continue this drive to raise funds for the next three weeks. The groups are working inde pendently of each other, in a drive to help raise funds- for school equipment usually furn ished by PTA. The Perquim ans Weekly is paying each group a substantial commission on all subscriptions sold and subscribers who renew their sub scriptions through the PTA will be helping the local schools and at the same time they are pay ing for their home newspaper for another year. All subscriptions taken by the PTA will be marked up at the end of the present expiration of the subscribers. Thus if a sub scriber's paper expires January 1, the renewal given a PTA member will run from January to January the following year. Likewise, subscriptions that have already expired will be dated back to the original ex piration, date. Each street in Hertford and each community in the county has a PTA representative seek ing renewal subscriot;ong and subscribers are urged to' co operate by giving their renewals to the solicitors calling at the individual home. No notices of pxpirat'on will be sent to subscribers following the close of the i PTA drive. However,''' subscriptions S which have expired by that time will be discontinued. If yu have not renewed your subscription as yet, do so to day throuph a member of the PTA. " Owens Funeral Mrs. Mattie Mitchell Owens, aee 58, died Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Lane Nurs ing Home aftpr a jingpUng ill ness. She wan a native and life-long residpnt of JPerquim ans County, and lived on Route 1 in the Burgess section of thp county. ; She was the wife of Benjamin . Cecil Owens and a mpmber of the Bethel Baptist Church. v , Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mm Will. Spruill of Route 1, Mrs. Vivian Faye Patnaud. of CoIp- rain, : Minn.; one son, ', Cecil Owens. Jr.. : of Rnvte 1; one sis ter, Mrs. Mary Coffield of Per aii'mans County and six grand children, i . ' ' '''." Funeral services were conduct ed ' Thursday . afternoon at 2 o'clork' in the chanel of the Swindell Funral Home by the Rev. Bryan Holloman, pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church. Members of the Baptist Church san "In The Garden", accom panied t the organ by Mrs. J. Ellie White. The casket was covered by a nail of white mums, pink carna tions and fern.. : Pallbenrerg were Beta, Wilbur. I.'oy, Carl, Carlton and F,arl Owens, a)l nephews of ' Owens. i Interment was made in Mrs. CeHarwood for. Cemetery in Hert- CUB SCOUT MEETING Cub Scout Park 15S, Hertford, will - meet at the Agricultural Buildinir In Hertford on Thiirs dav nicht, October 29. AH bovs 'nterested in joining the Cub Pack sue! their oarents are in vited to attend the meeting k it yrj ri'crt'i by D. T, P.2S3, Jr, Held thursday Carolina? Friday, October 23, 1959. iu tt. , . .... , i i i 1 yirtfif-P r M f! ft mtmmmmmtv- ri ''wfmn 9m t URBI ET ORBI When in Rome, future tourists will be able to walk the streets as they were in ancient times. The city will be a model with streets the size of sidewalks. Here, a woman checks the miniature Colosseum. Central PTA Holds Business Meeting And Party Monday Indians Marked As Underdogs in Game With Edenton Aces The Indians of Perquimans High will definitely be rated as the underdog when they travel to Edenton Friday night for a rtnewal of their football contest with the high stepping Edenton Aces. Holding a one-win-five losses record Perquimans will be aim ing, tci upset the Aces who have an outstanding record this year. Edenton has won Six contests and lost only to a strong 4-A i Rorkv Mount tpam bv a 2-0 margin. In an Albemarle conference game last Friday night the In dians lost their fifth straight game to Williamston High School by a score of 18-13. Williamston scored in the first period to take a 6-0 lead, then hit pay dirt again in the second quarter to lead 12-0. Perquimans came back to make the score 12-7 dur ing ': the same period. Both teams scored TD's in the f nal quarter. " ' - Williamston buiU up a 12-0 lead on a 29-yard touchdown run by Melvin Bowen and one-yard plunee by Lyle Paradise. Hertford bounced back and marcnea os yaras ior a lu. wnn Preston YYinsiuw guillg uvci from, the three. Tom Tilley passed to B. Nixon for the point. Phil, Kerley passed 37 yards for the final Williamston TD. Tnrn Tillev , Winslow s"ored fir Hertford from the five to climax a 63 yard drive. Next Friday night Perquimans will play host to Manteo on. Me-! morial Field and play at home again on November 6 against Scotland Neck and November 13' against Camden. : . Kins Street School ; PTA Holds Meeting King Street Elementary School PTA held 'its regular monthly meeting Monday night with a large number of parents attend ing. Committee chairmen were appointed to work on different projects for the improvement of the school during this term, v The main projects for the year are to have the name of the school, placed on , the building therand to secure a flag and pole for the campus. Plans were made for a Hal- loween Catnival to be held on " T. , Activity Room. birth Announcement Mr. and Idrs. Fred Jones of Durants Keck announce the birth Cof a son. Thomas L'hford, on October v. 17 at ' the Albemarle Hospital, 'forrcr . Mrs. Jones if the . " Stalled, , ' ' 5 J r r Ms v 1 1 i , i 1 1 t The Central Grammar School PTA held its October meeting Monday night in the school au ditorium with Mrs. Harold i White, president, presiding. The opening song "America the Beautiful" was sung by every one with Mrs, Pauline Webb ac companying on' the piano. Mrs. Walhe Knight, who was in charge Of the program,, intro duced the Rev. Dan Meadows, pastor of the New Hope-Wood land charge. Mr. Meadows pre sented a very inspiring devotion. Mrs. Jack Benton and Mrs. Jeff Pierce sang "It Pays to Serve Jesus" with Miss Ann Benton as accompanist. Thomas Maston presented Mrs. Gladys Cropsey, secretary of the Tuberculosis Association for Camden, Pasquotank and Per quimans counties. Mrs.. Cropsey spoke briefly on tuberculosis and showed the film "Rodney," which told the value of a yearly check-up and R-ray. During the business meeting the minutes were read and ap proved and Billy Winslow, treasurer, reported a balance of $323.06. Mrs. William Winslow reported 57 subscriptions Sold to the PTA Magazine and Mrs. Thomas Chappell, chairman of the Ways and Means Commit tee, reported that the Perquim ans Weekly drive is progressing nicely. Mrs.' Chappell also an- , nounced that the Halloween carnival will be held on October 27 with a barbecue supper be. , ginning at 5:30 p. M. Mrs. Billy . Winclnur . .nnVhnnlr rhairman.i . 1. 1 1 l l. ...Ml announced that cook books will be on sale after each meeting. Continued on Page 6 Reach Blood Quota Perquimans County citizens failed to fill its Red Cross blood quota when the bloodmobile vis ited Hertford last Monday. Tal mage Rose, Jr., blood committee chairman, reported only 58 pints of blood donated by local resi dents toward the support of this program. i ' i The quota requested for this visit of the blood unit was 100 pints. The committee, expressed its a preciation to Doctors j A Ward, C. A. Davenport and T. Pj Brinn for their services and to the members of the Eastern Star and HD cilubs for their coopera tion. -. , ' '. Speaking of the results ob tained, a committee spokesman said the bloodmobile visit was disap mti in that so few ln dividuals turned up to contri bute blood for this program. He pointed out the people evidently want this program, for the coun ty uses more blood at hospitals for transfusions than is - contri buted by the county, but .the citizens lack interest in provid ing the ways and means to -main tain the presraat, 1 . ' ' " 4 J J County Fails To Tax List Given Recorder's Court Carroll McDonnell 4-H Club Project Carroll McDonnell, State 4-H Home Improvement Winner, will represent North Carolina at Na tional 4-H Club Congress No vember 29 through December 3,! .n Chicago. This announcement was made at a 4-H Fiftieth Anniversary Recognition Program at North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh on October 18. Carroll, a mem ber of the Perquimans County Senior 4-H Club, is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bright of Durants Neck. Carroll has been active in community, school, and county 4-H activities. She has com pleted 29 projects during her seven years of club work. She has given demonstrations, nar rated for dress revues, held of fices in school and county clubs, served on committeees, and par ticipated in many other county activities. She completed units during the four years &he participated in the Home Improvement Project. She remodeled her bedroom and helped improve other rooms in the home. Plaster wa torn down from the walls and re placed with wallboard. The old plaster was used to fill in the driveway as a part of home beautification. She used celo tex for the ceiling for a sound proof and more comfortable room, '-line painted the walls and woodwork, sanded and re finished the floors and added a closet for storage. She made curtains, dust ruffles and rugs for the room. A new bedroom suite came as a Christmas pres ent from her parents. Accessor ies were added for the finish ing touch. Her color scheme is lavendar, yellow, green and white. She has helped the fami ly with painting and improving the bedroom, living room, porch es and kitchen. This project is a challenge to other 4-H Club members in Per quimana County as Carroll was influenced by the work and leadership of a former 4-H mem ber in her community. Maston To Direct bounty Seal Sales Thomas Maston, principal of Perquimans Central Grammar School, has been named chair-J man of the 1959 Christmas Sea Sale for Perquimans County. In I announcing the appointment to day, J. H. Moore, association president, said the Seal Sale will open November 1, and con tinue through December. The local campaign, the only source of funds for the tuberculosis prevention and control activities of the association, will - be part of the Seal Sale of the 3,000 as sociations affiliated with the Na tional Tuberculosis Association. "This year marks the 53rd an niversary of the first Seal Sale in the, world held in Denmark in 1904," Mr. Maston said. "In this half century, the Christmas Seal has played a vital part in the fight to control tuberculosis throughout the world. Here in Perquimans County, Christmas Seal funds help to pay for: Chest X-raying programs, year round health programs, f research pro grams now going on in North Carolina, and services to our pa tients.'"" ' v Mr. Maston said, "we are starting immediately to organize the annual Seal campaign which providqs funds for the' voluntary tuberculosis control program. I am sure the campaign will be a success because the women, men and children of Perquimans County are concerned about the tuberculosis problem in this area," t For 1959 Campaign 5 Cents Per Copy; Skippers In Fourteen defendants, all charg ed with failure to list their -taxes in Perquimans County for 1959, were cited into Perquimans Recorder's Court last Tuesday to answer to the charges of violat ing the law. The State took a nol pros in two of the cases when it was discovered the de fendants lived in Gates County. Two of the defendants, Cleve land Riddick and Ulysses Skin ner, both Negroes, were given 30-day sentences on the charges, sentences to be suspended upon the conditions , they list their taxes and pay same and pay the costs of court. Two other defendants failed to appear in court to answer to .the charges and the court ordered they be held in jail for bonds of $50 each for appearance in court next week. These defendants were Grandy White and Joseph Mclntyre, both Negroes. Other defendants charged for failing to list their taxes sub mitted to the charges and paid the costs of court. These were D. L. Sanders, Jeremiah White, Negro, James Burke, Negro, El worth White, Negro, James Har ris, Negro, William Gram White. Negro, William L. White, Negro, and Jimmie M. White, Negro. Submitting to charges of speeding and paying the costs of court and fines as indicated were Robert Lockridge $14.25, Pearl Willis $10.25, Francis Stanley $10.25, Simon Moshkoff $10.25, William Hollen $'10.25, Harry Peters $10.25. Costs of court were paid by Josiah R. Proctor, who submitted to a charge of exceeding a safe speed limit. Addie Mae Hoffler, Negro, paid lie costs of court after submitting to a chargeAof failing to see intended movement could be made in safety. Costs of court were paid by Robert Platz, who submitted to a charge of driving on the lett side of a highway. James Riddick, Negro, paid the court costs on a charge of driv ing a truck loaded above the height limit. David Brown, Negro, submitted to a charge of following too closely and paid the court costs. Andrew Fox was fined $2 and costs after submitting to a charge of being drunk. Jimmy Curlings pleaded guilty to a charge of using an improper muffler. He was ordered to serve a 30-day road sentence or pay a fine of $10 and costs. Henry White, charged with driving on the left side of a highway, failed to appear in court to answer the charges.. He was ordered held on a bond of $50. ' Hertford Grammar Carnival Oct 30th Sentences The spirits of old spooks of past Halloween Carnivals will be on hand to welcome every one to this year's carnival. The carnival will be held at the Hertford Grammar School Fri day night, October 30. Why not dress up as one of your favorite characters and join in the fun? ; The PTA has planned a won derful evening of entertainment for the entire family. ' Supper will begin at 5:45 P. M., and at this" time, hamburgers, hot dogs, French fries, desserts, candies and drinks will be on sae at a small price. After supper ev eryone is invited to . participate in the games which will begin about 6:30 P. M. About 2,000 prizes will be given to those taking part in the exciting" games. The gypsy fortune tell er will . be in her booth for those seeking valuable inform-1'.' tion. : No one will want to miss the terrible house of horrors.': bowling, shoot the birds, and all the other fun games. Make plans now to take. your family to the Halloween Carnivtel " 'or n evening of fun and fel lowship. , , , MASONS MEET TUESDAY , Pemiiimans- I.odwe Nn infi. I A.-F. k A. M., wHl meet Tues 'day Ri.t t a cv ,