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v olume XXVI. Number 45.
Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 6, 1959.
5 Cents Per Copy.
riminal Docket In
Eperior Gourt
ncluded
The: November term of Superior-
Court, which. convened
here Monday - with Judge Ches
ter Morris presiding, moved with
dispatch in disposing of 14 crim
inal cases and several civil ac
tions during Monday and Tues
day. "
Following the judge's charge
to the grand jury divorces were
granted to Lycurgus White and
Lorenzo Armstrong. .. Other civil
actions disposed of by consent
agreement were those of Harlan
Hurdle vs. Lewis Bros., Elle H.
Simon vs. Hughue Simons, Towe
; Mebb Motor - Co. vs. Hughlet
ite and ' Towe Webb Motor
Co vs. Junius Burke.
other civil action, one seek
ingvcustody of a child, between
Mr. nd Mrs. Howard Cartwright
of Camden County was settled
withrche couple effecting a re
conciliation and agreeing to re
side ii Camden County. How
ever, Judge Morris in his judg
ment retained jurisdiction over
: the child.
Criminal cases heard during
MondaV and Tuesday included
those jn which Clarence Jones,
Negro, pleaded guilty to charges
of breaking : and entering and
larceny! and the theft of a car.
He was sentenced to state pri
son fori terms totalling 14 years.
Melvih Bright pleaded guilty
to a charge of driving drunk
. and ; driving with insufficient
brakes. He was ordered to pay a
fine of $100 and costs and be of
gpod behavior for 12 months.
v The grand jury returned not a
true bill in the matter in which
LHe Wilson, Jr., Negro, . was
'charged with breaking and en
tering and larceny. : '
- George Washington . Maston
wan fined .$100f and.4rdojred- 4qi
pay the ? court costs.,, aitei.n
pleaded guilty ..toTa 'charge of
driving drunk.
( .Marioh,' Strickland and Gerald
Wllcbx,, charged -"with , escaping
from Gatesville prison' camp,
. were ..each given six months sen
tence after each pleaded guilty
- to the charged ' '
S ; Willie Lane, Negro, charged
with escape from Woodville pri
son camD. was given an addi
Jtionalil2 months sentence after
he pleaded guiny as cnargea.
i; Fre Matthews was found not
guilty on a charge of speeding
in the first case tried , Tuesday
' morning. ' ' i
John Mobley pleaded guilty to
a charge of driving drunk. He
was given a sentence of four to
six months, suspended upon pay
ment of a fine of $100 and costs
and on the condition he be of
".good behavior for 12 months.
MelvhV Barrington, Negro,
pleaded guilty to charges of be
ing drunk, carrying a concealed
weapon and assault with a dead
ly ', weapon. He received sen
tences for a total of 19 months,
ipended upon condition he pay
the costs of court and be of good
behavior for 5 years, attend
church regularly,; abstain from j
the use of alcohol in any form,
be 'gainfully. employed and -iup;
port his dependents and refrain!
from the buying and selling of
automobiles during a five year
..period.
Most of the session' Wednes
day was devoted to the" trial
' of Louis Earl Taylor, tiharged
with driving drunk , and driyinp
with insufficient brakes. - The
jury found Taylor not guilty of
driving drunk but guilty , of
driving With insufficient brakes
He was ordered to pay a fine bf
50 and costs oi court
' Two cases remained ' on the
criminal' docket for trial Thurs- '
day, theses being the ones in
which George Trueblood ias
charged on ' two counts of lar
ceny and Willie ' Bryant,; Negro,
charged with assault with a
Jeadly weapon. -
It appeared to ourt 'officisls
few if any ol the remaining civil
jases on, the calendar would be
leard at this term of court.' '
Ictfer Of Local ' .
yn Dsjn Pehna.
rd was received here Tues-
ht of the death of Mrs.
;.'(.fren, 9, 'mclher of A.1
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Hi
Hertford PTA To
MeetNext Thurs.
The Parent-Teacher Associa
tion of the Hertford Grammar
School will hold its regular
monthly meeting .next Thursday
night, November 12, at 8 o'clock
in the auditorium of the school.
The Rev. James A. Auman,
pastor of the. First Methodist
Church, will be in charge of
Ihurs
the devotion. The program will a setting of white chrysanthe
be under the direction of the j mums, palms and candlelight,
program chairman, Mrs. Talmagel Wedding music was played by
Rose. A film, "Family on Trial," Mrs. Harvey Butt, Jr. "Be
will be shown to the members, . cause" and "The Wedding
afterwards, there will be a dis-
cussion and summary.
Following the meeting, the
grammar school faculty will en
tertain at a social hour. All
members are urged to attend
the meeting which promises to
be the most interesting and help-
ful to all parents.
The Halloween Carnival held
at the school on Friday night,
October 30, was very successful.
Parents and their children en
joyed .the delicious drinks that
were served in ' the cafeteria.
Afterwards, the children, who
were dressed for he festive oc
casion, . participated in the nu
merous" games held in the class
rooms.
, Mrs. Emory White, room rep
resentative chairman, directed
the carnivaj and was assisted by
all the chairmen of the grade
mothers. The proceeds from the
carnival will be used to supple
ment the treasury of the PTA.
Smith Tells More
About
As
IF YE Student
By BOBBY SMITH
Rays from the early morning
sun slowly began to reveal a
cluster of ' brown huts gathered
on the hillside. At the same
time, and with pride in his call,
the. family rooster (or - Burmese
alarm clock) . announced a new
day's arrival. Soon, bluish smoke
could be seen creeping up
through thatched roofs, and the
sound of hoof beats , rang out as-
farmers drove their cattle along
the village paths. Children hur
ried to and-fro carrying well
water in ' bamboo buckets. A
chilly tinge hung in the moun
tain air, a reminder . from the
cold night just past. Thus, an
other day of life burst forth for
me in my new mountain village
of Shwenyunbin. .
: Shwenyunbin, only three years
old, is a combination of what
used to be seven different Bur
mese villages. The government
ordered the consolidation so as
to provide adequate protection
for the mountain DeoDle of this
area against rising insurgent ac
tion.: These insurgent organiza
tions have been the main draw
back in Burma's climb for eco
nomic independence. The three
largest groups are Karens, the
People's Volunteer Organization,
and. the Communist The Karens
fight the Union because they
want to form their own inde
pendent, country;' the PVO's are
not content with the constitution
of Burma; , and ; the communisms
are striving to enforce their qode
of laws in iti$, land. .,, The pres
ent : military government, crpatp.
ed in September of 1958 by I the
Burmese Parliament, fas -.done
much tortid .the, country of ac!
tions from, these groups. , How
evet, eyen now it is not uncom
mon: for insurgents to raid a
village for food, to kidnan and
hold important Individuals for
ransom, or to kill and murder.
The groups -usually hide out in
small jungle villages. Burma is
still very much full of unrest
and several years will pass be
fore her peoole will live to
gether in great peace or content
ment '- .
1 ' Because of theses insurgents,
much of my travel is done'un1-
r mi'itftry supervision. f- Quite
Carolyn Oai! Weds
jT.3sDaii:!liiS!
(lev Hope fach
' '
'''The marriage of Miss Carolyn
Louise Dail to James Darnell
was solemnized Sunday ; after
noon at 4 o'clock at the New
Hope ; Methodist Church, in the
presence . of J' friends and rela
tives. "
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dail of
New Hope and the bridegroom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Darnell, of Upper Sand
usky, Ohio.
' The Rev. Dan Meadows heard
the wedding vows exchanged in
Prayer" were sung by Mrs.
Robert Jones.
The bride, given in marriage
by her uncle, E. L. Jennings,
was attired in a white wool
crepe dress with matching hat
and harmonizing accessories. She
carnea a wnnje prayer dook. wnn
carnations' and ribbons on top.
She wore pearl earrings, neck
less and bracelet, gifts from the
bridegroom. '
'Miss Patricia Horner of Eliza
beth City was the bride's only
attendant. She wore a dress of
turquois brocade with matching
hat and shoes. , She had a bou
quet of pink carnations.
Donald Etheridge of Elizabeth
City was best man for the
bridegroom.
Mrs. E. L. Jennings of Wood
ville was mistress of the cere
mony. For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. Dail wore a beige after
noon dress, brown accessories
(Continued on Page 6)
Experiences
j several cases villages have been
' T,larpH iinrlpr rnmnlptft military
control .while I was living there.
The headman of one village was
killed in insurgent action on the
night before my arrival the following-day.
Once a week military trucks
bring food and clothing, which
are rationed, to the villagers
here in Shwenyunbin. The vil
lagers have to secure military
permissibn if they intend to go
beyond their village boundary.
They must also account to the
military officers for any item
they buy or sell in town. The
reason for these restrictions is
that some of the villagers
(Shwenyunbin is a Karen, vil
lage) , favor and will give food
and supplies to the Karen in
surgents. By - enforcing the
above, the government is hoping
to starve out the surrounding
Karen hostile groups. .
Some 85 of Burma's twenty
, million citizens belong to the
religious philosophy of Budd-
hism. The religion was estab
lished 2,500 years ago by an
Indian prince known as Gotama:
After six yeans of search and
meditation, during which he re
nounced his wealth and position
for a life 'of. poverty, Gotama is
believed to have achieved sal
vatiotij or in Buddhist termin
ology, "enlightenment about the
nature of human existence, and
Jhe; way toward self -fulfillment,''
Because, -; of this, I he became
known as Buddha, which means
"Enlightened One". In less than
900 years after nis death,' Budd
hism became the most powerful
If religion of Asia, j Todaj. itj stijl
maintains that role plus, having
gained more -Moiiowers man- any
of the other religions of the
world.' " .
Essentially, Buddhism Is a re
ligion, of .tolerance, gentleness
and high ethical conduct. It
teaches that suffering is caused
by selfish demands, and that the
only cure for Such is the elim
ination of these desires. ' The ef
fect of Buddhism upon; the char
acter and the culture of the peo
ple who . have adopted it . has
been --deep. ' Wherever it - has
penetrated, r it has brought with
it such' high concepts as respect
for the' individual pnd'a great-
STOCKTAKING Making an inventory at the Egyptian
Museum in Cairo is the job of Prof. Mohammed Rahman.
Some 25,000 pieces have disappeared. Dolls he is counting
represent the servants of King Tut, a few of the many items
removed from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian ruler.
Short Time Left To
Pay Subscriptions
For Benefit P.T.A.
Building & Loan
Of fers Stock Sale
The Hertford Building and
Loan Association will offer an
other series of savings stock for
sale beginning Saturday, Novem
ber 7, it was announced today
by Max Campbell, secretary of
the association.
This stock is purchased on an
installment basis, being paid for
at a rate of 25 cents per share
j per week tor a period ot aw
weeks when it matures at a par
valup of $100. The secretary
stated individual may purchase
j shares in any amount by apply
ing at the Building and Loan
office, which is open each Satur
day afternoon from 1 to 4 P. M.
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
Mrs. M. Hathaway
Margaret Saunders Hathaway,
age 78, died Friday morning at
9:20 o'clock after a lingering ill
ness. She was a native and
life-long resident of Perquimans
County 'and had lived in Hert
ford for a number of years.
She was the daughter of the late
Robert . J. and Cornelia Lane
Saunders; wife of the late Mark
Hathaway and a member of the
Hertford Methodist Church.
She is survived by one sis
ter; Mrs. W. W. Benbury of
Elizabeth City and one foster
brother, Cecil White of Hertford;
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services wee conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock in the chapel of the
Swindell Funeral Home by the
Rev." J. A. Auman, pastor of
the Hertford Methodist Church,
assisted by the Rev. Virgil
Queen, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church of Elizabeth City.
Members of the Hertford
Methodist Choir "sang "Rock of
Ages" and "Sometime We'll Un
derstand,'' accompanied by Miss
Carolina Wright, organist.
The casket was covered by a
pall of white chrysanthemums,1
white gladioli and fern. f
Pallbearers Were Charles Skin
ner,! ; Edgar ' White, . Walter Co
noon, Walte Edwards, Durward
R;ed and J.'Em'mett Winslow.
Interment - was made in the
Cdarwobd Cemetery.
Lions Clubs To
Hold Cake Sale
The Hertford Lions Club will
conduct a fruit cake sale to raise
funds for Christmas gifts to
needy children ( and other, club
activities, it was announced to
day by J. T. Biggers, club sec
retary. Claude Brinn has been
named chairman of the commit
tee for this project and he stated
the- sale will start Friday,-No-;
vember '8. F Cakes; may btf se
cured' from 'any member of the
Lioiis Club. ' ' )
Only a short time remains for
subscribers to The Perquimans
Weekly to renew their sub
scription through the Parent
Teacher Association of the Hert
ford and Central Grammar
Schools, and thus help these as
sociations to raise extra funds
for school activities during the
current year, This subscription
drive, being conducted by the
PTA, will come to a close next
week.
: Representatives of the two
PTA groups have been solicit
ihg renewal subscriptions to.The
Weekly for the past month and
will close their drives with the
November meeting. Individuals
'who have promised subscrip
tions to one of the solicitors are
urged to see the solicitor within
the next few days in order that
the PTA may secure credit for
every possible subscription
The PTA groups are working
on a commission basis, receiving
a generous commission on each
subscription sold, plus a bonus
if the group sells a quota of 400
subscriptions. The PTA is work
inghard to achieve this bonus
award and can if given support
by the large number of subscrib
ers whose subscription
expires
now.
Subscribers are again remind
ed The Weekly office will not
mail out -notices of expirations
but all expired subscribers not
renewed during this PTA drive
will be discontinued at the close
of the campaign. Subscribers
may note the expiration date of
their subscription by checking
the numerals on the label of
their paper. These numerals
stand for the month and year
of the expiration date.
The presidents of the PTA
associations are urging all PTA
solicitors working on this pro
ject to complete the canvass of
their territory by the time of the
next PTA meeting in order that
all subscriptions may be re
ported at that time
Legion Units To
Hold Joint Meeting
A joint meeting of the Wm.
Paul Stallings Post of the Ameri
can Legion, and its Auxiliary
will be held . Wednesday night.
November 11, at the Municipal
Building in Hertford, it was an
nounced by W. F. Ainsley, Post
Commander. ; ' "
. The meeting will open with a
supper, given by the Auxiliary,
to be followed with a business
session. Ainsley stated that all
eligible Legionnaires are invit
ed to attend.
Recorder's Court
In Recess Tuesday
Perquimans Recorder's Court
was in recess this week while
the' November term of Superior
Court was in session. AU cases
listed -on the recorder's court,
dtfcket ; are set for hearing ' at terested parties are tlsQ invited October 23. r Mother and daugh
next week's term of court. 1 to attend. . , ter are getting along nicely.
iAnn Benton Wins
Award In 4 ,H Club
State Competition
. Ann Benton, a Perquimans
County 4-H Club member, v. ,s
recognized at the 195!) 4-H State
Farm and Home Electric Con
gress as sefcond place terri
torial winner. She was present
ed a, certificate and a gold watch
for her outstanding work in the
electric project. The congress
was held October 29-31 in Ashc
ville. The sponsor for the local
territorial award is Virginia
Electric & Power Company. Six
teen territorial awards were pre
sented to boys and girls in
North Carolina.
Ann is the dauchter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rob Turner, Route 3,
Hertford. She is active in com
munity, school and county 4-H
work. In her project she has
completed 30 electrical improve
ments. Winner of the State
girls' electric demonstration is
one of her outstanding accom
plishments. The congress was sponsored by
the Carolina Power & Light
Company, Duke Power & Light
Company, Nanthala Power &
Light Company, Virginia Electric
Power & Light Company and
the Westinghouse Educational
Foundation. Approximately 200
boys, girls and Extension work
ers were present for the event.
The group toured the building
and grounds of the Biltmore Es
tate. Dr. Alfred P. Haake, con
sultant lor Ueneral Motors, gave
an address entitled "A Catalyst
Kor Youth." "Reddy's Frolic"
featured special entertainment
for the boys and girls.
Ann Benton gave her state
winning demonstration, 'Dut
Door Lighting Pays Off" as a
special part of the program. A
banquet was the closing event
honoring the 4-H Club members.
One boy and one girl enrolled
in the electric project from each
county is eligible to attend the
Electric Congress. A 4-H'er can
attend only one : time and can
win an award only one time un
less i) is a higher honor.
The assistant home economics
agent, Ila Grey Mcllwean, ac
companied Ann Benton to the
conference.
Miss Pauline Gordon, house
and home furnishings specialist,
wiu demonstrate "The Use of
Crafts In the Home" at the an
nual Perquimans County Home
Demonstration Fall Achievement
Day. The meeting will be held
Tuesday, November 10, at 2:00
P. M. at the Hertford Grammar
School. Miss Gordon will ex
hibit a crafts collection in order
to illustrate use and- beauty of
handmade articles. Copper pic
tures, wood carvings and cera
mics are a few of the accessories
she will discuss. Miss Gordon
states that crafts addj decorative
and functional values ; to any
room in the home.
Outstanding club members,
county leadership winner and
the club of the year will be
recognized during the awards
program.
Installation service for new
Council officers will be con
ducted by Mrs. O. C. Long. Jr.,
25th District chairman.
Following the program . the
hostess clubs, Burgess , Beech
Springs, Bethel, Helen Gaither
and Hopewell, will entertain at
a tea in the school library.
' The public is cordially invited
to attend the Home Demonstra
tion Achievement Day.
Cancer Society
To Hold Meeting
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' . A special meeting of the Per
quimans County Cancer Society
will be held at the Municipal
Building in Hertford Wednesday
night,. November, 11, at 8 o'clock,
it was announced by the presi
dent, Miss Hulda Wood.
The purpose of the meeting
will be to further plans for a
research program being carried
out by the American Cancer So
ciety, and, all members .of the
local committee are urged to at-
tend this meeting 'and other in
Achievement Day
Program Revealed
Commissioners To
Hold Meeting On
Revaluation Work
Commissioners for Perquim- j
a ns County, meeting here on
Monday, voted to hold a special j
meeting on Monday night, No
vember 16, at 7:30 o'clock, at
which time they will make a
study of the progress of the re
valuation of real property which
has been under way since last
June.
The work, according to the
Carroll-Phelps Company, which
has the contract for revaluating
county property, is proceeding
according to schedule. How
ever, the County Board desires
to receive detailed reports and
make comparisons of new values
being placed on comparable
property.
Other actions taken by the
Board during the meeting on
Monday included adoption of a
resolution authorizing the Board
of Education to seek permis
sion from the State Buard of
Education to use approximately
$3,000 left from construction of
two class rooms at Perquimans
Union School for other improve
ments to county schools The
sum was part of $19,000 borrow
ed last year for the construction
project.
The Board, at the request of
the clerk of Recorder's Court,
voted to relieve Sam Hourmou
zis as deputy clerk to that court.
The action being effective im
mediately. After discussing an opinion,
secured from the Attorney Gen-
oral, the Board adopted a motion
to notify all interested parties
that fees paid to the deputy
Indians Celebrate
Homecoming With
Win Over Manteo
Climaxing homecoming at.
Perquimans High School last
Friday night, the Indians swamp
ed Mantco's football team by a'
score of 34 to 13 to mark up j
Perquimans' second grid victory
of the season.
The Indians, fresh irom their
0-0 contest with highly touted
Edenton, scored three touch
downs during the first period to
hold a commanding 21-0 lead.
From there on until the end of
the non-conference game Per
quimans had things pretty much
its own way.
Coach Ike Perry used the op
portunity of the easy victory to
give some of his reserves a
chance to gain game experience
and practically all of the squad
saw some action in the con
test. Perquimans failed to score in
the second quarter and the half
time score was 21-0. Both teams
scored 13 points during the sec
ond half.
In half time ceremonies the
Perquimans Monogram Club con
ducted the crowning of Phyllis
Hendren as its 1959-60 Queen.
First runner up for this honoi
was Dianne Divers and second:
runner up was Miss Hurdle.
Preston Winslow scored Per
quimans' first touchdown from
the five after a sustained drive
and soon afterwards another
Perquimans march carried to
the seven where Jimmy Sulli
van bucked over.
Johnny Winslow scored from
seven yards out soon afterwards
for ! Perquimans' third touch
down of the period.
Preston Winslow got his sec
ond score on , a 18-yard gallop
in the third quarter and Jerry
Chappell got off a nine yard
run to complete the Perquim
ans scoring in the final period.
Tonight the Indians return to
competition within ' the Albe
marle Conference, playing Scot
land Neck in Hertford with game
time being 8 o'clock. Next Fri
day night the Indians will close
their football season ; playing
Camden in Hertford. v
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and ; Mrs. Hilary Scaff
announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Sandra Gail, , born Friday,
sheriff for duties performed
were returnable to the county
treasurer up to the amount ap
propriated by the Board as sal
ary paid the deputy. The ruling
handed down by the Attorney
General pointed out the author
ity under which the Board had
appointed a deputy sheriff but
stated that although the sheriff's
department previously worked
under a fee system, any fees
earned by a deputy was due the
county until the amount paid in
salary had been equalled and
then remaining fees went to the
sheriff's department.
A financial report made to the
board by the county accountant
revealed the county, during the
first four months of this pres
ent fiscal year, is living within
its budget as adopted last June.
Total expenditures for all funds
during this period, the account
ant reported, amounted to $146,
544 while income for $113,626.
The deficit in income over the
spending will balance out during
the coming four months wh.'n
tax collections are at their high
est point.
Claude Brinn, representing a
civic organization seeking estab
lishment of a Chamber of Com
merce within the county, ap
I peared before the Board seeking
1he commissioners' cooperation.
The board voiced agreement for
me project but tabled any ac
tion toward its financial support
until the next fiscal year, since
all funds of the county for this
year have been appropriated and
additional funds are not avail
able. THIS WEEK'S
HEADLINES
Reports from Europe, where
Governor Hodges and his indus
try seeking team seeks new in
dustry for North Carolina, state
the delegation is meeting with
success in discovering potential
leads for future development.
The list of prospects interested
in setting up business in Nortn
Carolina, it was reported, thus
far, is 35.
Top performers in some TV
quiz shows told a congressional
committee this week the shows
were rigged insofar as their ap
pearances were concerned. From
testimony given to the commit
tee, it appeared everybody knew
how the shows operated except
the public.
Early returns Wednesday
morning on a number of local
elections held throughout the na
tion Tuesday indicated the Dem-
ocrats
retained control of the
governorships in Kentucky and
Mississippi and mayoralty offices
in Philadelphia as well as a
number of larger cities in the
Middle West.
The Supreme Court Tuesday
heard arguments by the steel
industry and union concerning
validity of the Taft-Hartley law
but there was no indication as
to when the court will make '
known its decision. Meanwhile,
the steel strike, is resulting in
drastic curtailment of the pa
tional economy. Some reports
now say the effects of the strike,
if settled immediately, will be
felt into the early part of next
year.
: Change In Date
The regular day for the So
cial Security representative to
come to Hertford in November
is a legal, holiday. Therefore,
instead of being at the Court
House in Hertford r Wednesday,
November 11, Mr, Bettendorf, the
Social Security representative,
will be , in. Hertford on Tuesday,
November JO. ," 11