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"WEEKLY
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Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, December 4, 1959.
5 Cents Per Copy,
I' rmers Voting On
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Bank In
VvQarketing Quotas
To Give Concert
er Deal Wit
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College Glee Club
Hertford
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, fhd' U. S.!tijWmenV!of Agl
! . jtfe, today anmoUHced i thai
i . ; renauunon parse tin g quo
. . 'the .lieo, 1961 and 1962
I v.- 3 of peanutswill beheld pe
; ce, jerii15p'i95dji!j'',::ll,;S ,
i . i U at ;least; -twtytljirdir of the
; growers voting.!:h the" ireferen
dum favor quotas, 'they will be
.'.. In effect in each of the three
years. . If more than one-third
of the Voters oppose, quotas will
MT not be in effect for 1960 and an
' other referendum would be held
in 1960 for the following three
years. ., .
v The Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938, as amended, pro
vides that the Secretary pf Ag
riculture shall proclaim a -national;
marketing quota and a
-national acreage allotment for j two-thirds have voted in favor.
peanuts each year. A 1960 mar-
keting quota of 934,000 tons a mm m
K.Canl McDonnell
-threshing were announced Pc-jp' J '
Tte national acreage allot- I 165611160 AlclU
ment is apportioned to states and! , :
me staie allotment is appor-r
tinned among individual peanut
producing farms within the
state, ;
: If , marketing quotas are ap
proved in the referendum,
growers who comply with their
' allotments will be eligible for
price ' support at the full an
nounced , rate, and marketing
penalties will apply to the ex
cess peanuts produced.
- If quotas are disapproved in
the referendum, quotas and pen
alties will not be in effect for
1960, but price support will be
available at 50 per cent of, par
vity to growers who comply with
' their acreage allotments.
Peanut marketing quotas have
, been in effect each year since
, 1 1949; i The last previous refer
, .endum.jKas,; held .December,
1956, '.tpueri fl.5f per cent of the
- growrf;:;vrtni'. approved mar
keting quota foriithe 195T, .1958
'and 1959 crops.
.Peanut and cotton growers in
Perquimans County are now re
ceiving notices listing tieir 1960
farm peanut and cotton acreage
' allotments, George Bellmon,
Perquimans County ASC office
t manager, has announced.
Tie notices now being mailed
civn farmers plenty of time to
make plans before they cast
Cbvo Baptists
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'nit'llPPrr r w Recorder's Court. All
i. ill I Ut Villi wl ; ' I defendants submitted to charges
' ! ' ; f ' ' prior to the opening of the ses-
The Chowan Baptist Assocta- i810"' . : ' . .. , . ,
m . TT . ... . ,., Paying fines, as indicated, af
tion Training Union wil holdr ' . .
,L . 4'L;.,- Miu . ter submitting to charges ,of
Monday,' December 7, at
rne.
V Ballard's Bridge Baptist Church.
V The Rev. Lamar Sentell, associa
tional j T.U. director, (has ani
nouncd that the meeting will
. begin 1 at 7:30 P. M., and that
the largest "M" Night attendance
in the history of Chowan Asso
ciation' is anticipated. A goal of
. 700 in1, attendance has been set
and Mr. Sentell reports that the,
goal wui prooaoiy oe excevueu.
Scheduled to bring the main
address of "Mobilization" Night
is the Rev. Dr. Frank Mortis,
pastor' of the Bull Street Baptist
Church, Savannah, Ga., and a
native of . Chowan- County. Dr.
Morris is well known , to Baptist
work as a dynamic and, convinc
, ing Christian speaker. .Hst will
' t :re?s the meeting on .ft svbr:
' t tf the church's responsiibjlt-j
in Christiark, trnmg.i.':i::;j i
' C. -cial " music i -by Vnfeureh
i-z .s in the area will b pre-U
J and congregational iM-j
r; Charles Oyerm&iv TJierRichardsdn.; of,- Elizabel.iCAtyj
-A period will be eon-
y members of the-Train
;,in ol the Providence
: !iurch. c The T.U. theme
month of 1960 will be by thex Woman Society of
I by the following Bap-1 Christian Service of; the local
hes: Macedonia, Be-1 church. There will be a meet
nin, Hertford, Eethel, ing of the District Committee on
J, Toplar Eranch, . Sal-1 Ministerial Qualifications in the
i. iioodvule, ChappeH S;
" -th City First
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their' ballots in the peanut 'quo
ta referendum and the cotton
Qubta referendum' to be held De
cember 1$, Bellmon said. 1 i i
i The I960 acreage allotment of
peanuts, for Perquimans County
is? 3519.2 which compares with
3524.6 . for 1959. The cotton
acreage allotment for 1960 for
the county is-1645.8 acres com
pared with 1638.9 acres in 1959.
In the December 15 referen
dums, fanners will vote on
whether they want marketing
quotas or not. If two-thirds of
those voting are in favor, mar
keting quotas will be in effect
for 1960 on cotton and for the
next three years on peanuts. In
previous referendums, consider
ably more than ' the necessary
rnrmii Mr.rwinii ni.tofanjinn
Perquimans County 4-H Girl,
was presented the 1959 State
Home Improvement Project
Award on November 28, at the
State 4-H Recognition Luncheon.
State winners in projects and
activities with parents, leaders
and 'sponsors gathered at the
State College Union in Raleigh
for luncheon and program held
in recognition for outstanding
achievement.
Accompanying M'ss McDonnell
was Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bright
and Agents Paige Underwood
and Ila Grey Mcllwean.
Carroll along with. 30 oOher
4-H'ers, two adult leaders and
four chaperones left by plane on
Saturday to attend the National!
4-H -Club Congress in Chicago.'
Airboys 5nd" girls- earmStrfl
honor .'of attending ; thef congress
through exceptional proficiency
in 4-H' projects. '
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f WEEK OF PRAYER
! The Burgess WMU observed
Week of Prayer at the church
Monday night. An interestinp
program on Foreign Missions was
presented by Mrs. Winston Lane,
Jr. A free will love offering for
foreign' missions was taken.
I Light Docket In
' Recorder's Court
A light docket consisting of
five cases was disposed of dur-
s . m 1 t- : t T3
. -T . - nn i n,.i
jviarsion nuuse iav, auu x aui
House
Blackwell $29. .
John Stallings was taxed with
the court costs' on a charge of
failing to see the intended move
ment of his car could be made
safely.
Jeffie Porter, Negro, paid the
court costs on charges of driv
ing a truck loaded to exceed the
height iinut
District Meeting
Elizabeth City District minis
ters ' and their wives are ex
pected to attend a Christoas
Fellowship . meeting and lunch
eon at .First Methodist ' Church,
Hertford, j Tuesday, , December', 8. ,
Beginning .afciill , , 'clqck, . tneyej
will be guoupumeetings with, .dis-t
tricfc 'superintendent, vR.L. Je
rome, meeting ;-W;ith..',the ,niip-j
ters 40 complete;. . plans fo,thej
ftfst half: at; thel conference yari
wno is president of the- wives;
Group, will ,meet witp the wives
for fellowship during this time.
Lunch will be served at . 12:30
afternoon.
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BLIND MAN'S BUFF? These students in the class of Father P. Carlo Rossi, University of
San Francisco, are not playing a game. They are using a unique classroom technique. Their
masks shut out distracting influences during romance language class. '
THIS WEEK S
HEADLINES
The long expected resignation
of Neil H. McElroy as Secretary
of Defense was announced in
Washington Tuesday and the
President announced Thomas
Gates, former Secretary of the
Navy, will replace McElroy as
head of the vast defense depart
ment. McElroy, who succeeded
Charles Wilson in the Cabinet,
will return to tyis former posi
tion with Proctor & Gamble.
President Eisenhower schedul
ed a national address to the na
tion prior to his take off Thurs
day for a tour of 11 nations in
Southern Europe and Asia. On
Monday the President met with
Congressional leaders to brief
them on the trip and the goals
he hPes to achieve by this
J0""1- . "
;EcenOmisti report the national
production has not as yet re
sumed 'its position prior to' the
steel strike, due mainly to pro
duction of cars which lack suf
ficient steel for full production.
It is anticipated the former
level , will not be regained until
the early part of next year and
this prediction is " based upon
condition the "steel strike is not
resumed. .-. ,
'Weather forecasters in Wash
ington this week announced air
currents during November act
ed unusual by shifting from a
west to east in direction and
traveled from North to South.
The officials said this trend
might indicate a sever ewinter
ahead. -, ' ;
Rotary To Hold
Ladies' Night Party
! Members of the Hertford Ro
tary Club will entertain ' their
wives at a ladies' night party
at the Hotel Hertford on' Tues
day night, (December 15, it was
reported by Dr: A. B. Bonner,
president, following the club
meeting this week. .
A committee composed of W.
J. Davis, R. S. Monds and James
R. White will have charge of ar
rangements for the annual party.
Town Installing
Holiday lights j
Town employees on . Monday
began the task of installing
holiday lights ' and ; decorations
on the streets in the business
district. Mayor V. N. Darden
stated the lights wHl be turned
on fori the holiday) -season .just
as, soon. . as.rthe. installation is
compfeteaf'4 ryjih
Injured Slightly Ini i
Acciaem. un r riuay :
H:
" Milton ' f- Dail,' Br.'a-fusateedJ
minor ; inuxi ' wnen ' u ucn
turned 'over on ; U. S. 17 just
south of Hertford last Friday
morning. :i$ : ''-;:
' Damages to the truck were
slight but some 30 dozen eggs,
being carried to customers, were
broken by ,the impact of the ac
cident , V Y,
AUXILIARY TO MEET
The St. Catherine's Auxiliary
w,i!X meet next I'nday niht at
8 o'c pck at hom of 'lVTife
r: V, i'i'lj6ydE!1Ju:'it'ittbi,'jive,
Former Principal
To Award Shield At
Ceremony In June
Thirtv-twn vears nBo. back inT Virginia Boyce, Maud Smith, Idi
1927, when W. DabnCy White of
Greensboro, was principal of the
Hertford Grammar School, he
made a unique announcement
to the student body.
, On the opening of the school
term, Mr. White promised he
would present one of the pu
pils with a blue honor shield
in recognition for the. individ-
ual's effort in contributing the
greatest in the work of building
a better world. The presenta
tion to be made on June 10,
1960.
With the time now drawing
near forthis. presentation Mr.
lilt. j-'.iir
White isi seeking ?to determine
which one of the former pupils
Should be selected for the out
standing honor.
The original shield, selected by
Mr. White for presentation, was
destroyed in the fire at . the
grammar school several years
ago but the former principal has
secured a substitute shield which
will be awarded next June.
Mr. White is requesting all
former pupils, as well aa the
public, to assist him in making
the selection and he requests
those interested to write him at
1110 Madison Avenue, Greens
boro, N. C, nominating one of
the pupils for the honor and set
ting forward the reasons for the
nomination.
The enrollment of the Hert
ford Graded School at the time
the offer was made, and the
group from which the selection
will be made includes the fol
lowing names: .
First Grade: Julian Britt,
Robert Chappell, Milton1 Dail,
Jr., Pete Everett, William Sum
ner Feild, William Hardcastle,
Jr., Clifton Howell, William
Lane, Hollowell Nixon, Warren
Perry, Lloyd Proctor, Sydney
Raper, Joseph Rogerson, Bill
Reed, Lon Spruill, Fred Stillman,
Joe Tucker, Jr., Eldon Winslow,
Preston Winslow, McMullan
White, Paul Hunter, Dorothy
Brinkley,, Marie Fowler, Hilda
Haste, Katherine Hendricks,
Lizzie Lee Hoffler, Eleanor
Hunter, Maude Keaton, Geneva
Landing, Hazel Mathews, Mar
garet Mays, Mildred Parker,
Louise Sanford, Mabel Spivey,i
Margaret; Standing '' Clara" "'Sum-.
nern Elizabeth Teabout, Rather-!
jne Winsfow, ' NWe" White? ;Marie
Miiler;' A'iice Medim-'CeKa-'Spl-j
yey,ti Margaret ; Mansfjelii;-nJes-j
sailn Mlocfc, Edna 'Jordaa;?
1 Secohd;f? GAdA'.Ws-;!RM&' ftRufus
Brlrih, James BOjwep.lSkinnef
Brittj ' Beverly BlanchardiHeriry
Canhon, Clifton -Culpejpper, :FranL
cis1 Dey, James Divers, Jesse Lee
Harris,, Francis Jessup,- Earl
Johnson, Conroy Miller, Carey
Quincy, Roy ' Reed, Henry C.
Stokes, Carroll Spruill, Frank
Snruill, Junior ;Bagley, 1 lionnie
Minutele, Robley Perry, Roscoe
Lane, Fenton Butler, Helen Co
field, Maud Ellis, Edith Everett,
Jeanette Fields, Mary Wood
Koonne: Ruth- Nachman, Prue
Newbyj' 'Madge1 '-PttwelL .iMarfoni
U.S? MyF"f BIleld
Third Grade: Clyde Sawyer,
Norman Riddick, William E.
White,. Homer Grif ith, William
White, Robert Morris, Lawrence
Benton, Jesse Winslow, Charlie
Ellis, Noah Gregory, Clarence
Lewis, J ames R. White, Roy
Lane, William E. White, Jr.,
Wrightson Jackson, Clavin Per
William Fowler, Edward Tea-
j bout, Olive McCabe,, Mattie Relfe,
Sarah Hendricks, Blanche Dav
enport, Pauline Sutton, Dorothy
Hoffler, Joyce Harrell, Grace
Knowles, Alice Bundy, Patricia
Stephens) Charlotte Reed, Vir
Lginia Fowler, Nellie . Stanford
. .
Hattie . Everett, Mary Frances
Dail Maggie;; Hubbard.
Fourth ; Grade: Claude Brlnn,
James Byrum, Haywood Divers,
Robert Hollowell, Julian Jessup,
.Jr., Alfred Minutele, Billy Tuck
er, Shelton Tucker, Walter White,
Tom ' Cox, Clayton Thompson,
Claude Raper, Carl Britt, Robert
Knowles, Thomas Davenport,
Odessa Creekmore, Hazel Brink
ley, Eloise Broughton, Martha
Carver, Edna Cannon, Ruth El
liott, Doris Gregory, Martha Jor
dan, Hazel Mays, Dorothy Mat
thews, Leah Naohman, Mary
Perry, Elizabeth Reed, Genevieve
Standing, Ona Mary Stephens,
Katherine : Stephens, Thea Rus
sell, . Bernice White, Bennie
Wood, Cassie Davenport, Hattie
Riddick, Pattie Rogerson, Ruth
Parker, Frances Boyce, Mary
Alice Felton, Emma Smith and
Blanche Stillman.
Fifth Grade: Shelton Bagley,
Sidney Blanchard, Harri Smith,
Louis Proctor, Shelton Daven
port, Edward Byrum John El
liott Timothy Gregory John
Howell, Louis Eaves, Mathew
Matthews, Clinton Hollowell, Jo
soiaih Proctor, Joseph Proctor,
Philip Thach, Crayton Stephens,
Edward . Nixon, Guy Newby,
Edison Harris, Howard Sutton,
Monroe "Hoffler, James Hen-
dricks, Raymond Bateman, Carl
Perry, Tim Langston, George
Butler, Robert Ellis, Leroy Jor
dan, Hayden Spruill, Louise Rid-i'
dick, Clarice Lewis, Edith Skin-
ner, Thelma Riddickj Catherine'
Speight, Gussie Wood, Mattie
Lane, Edith White, Carolyn Rid
dick,,. Hazel Lane, Mary Ellen
Parker, , Frances King, Dorcas
Knowles, Lillian Blandhard, Hel
en "Nixon, Adelaide Eaves,, .Irene
Ceddest ,Thplma Divers, Ruth
Bantef-i.;',.;''.;'!.
: Sixth ; Grade: ; Garland, Belser,
Jessie Barnes, James Bass, Henry
Bondr Clarence Chalk, Julian
Coffleld,! u Woodrow . , Jaughtrey,
Nojih !;Fetfn, ; Harold -JHurdle,
Howard Hurdle, Kermit Kirby,
Dillard Riddick, Alvertus Still
man, Martin Towe, Edgar White,
Grdy Spivey, Floyd Matthews,
Hazel Mathews, Charlton Spruill,
Woodman Jordan, Sarah Brinn,
Ida Mae Broughton, Katherine
Broughton,. Blanche Louise Can
non, Fannie Coffield, Mildred
Copelandi Mary Fields, Marjorie
Jordan, -Annie Ruth Lane, Louise
teigh, Mary-iOnella; Relfe,. ,ClaU-Ca'-rcbKt$on,
Kwnaiv Stephens,
The Greensboro College 6lee
Club will give a concert in the
First Methodist Church, H6rt'
ford, on Saturday, December 12,
at 8 P. M.,,! Hertford has been
included in the 1959 fall tour,
which, when completed, will be
the eleventh year of concert
tours, with 224 full concerts in
cities of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Vir
ginia, Washington, D. C, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Maine and
New York.
Directed by E. L. Williams,
the concert tour group will in
clude thirty of the regular Glee
Club members. On concert tours
the program always includes a
major choral work which music
lovers will enjoy. Miss Letitia
McGoogan, freshman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mc
Googan of Hertford, is a mem
ber of this year's touring group.
There will be no admission
charge to the concert, but an
offering will be taken to help
defray expenses. Perquimans
County Greensboro College
alumnae will be hostesses at
Saturday night supper for the
guests of church members and
group and the girls will be
friends for the night. Sunday,
December 13, they will sing in
Franklin, Va.
Union School To
Open Basketball
Season Dec. 8th
The Perquimans Union Pan
thers and Pantherettes will open
their basketball season with the
Central High School teams in
Gatesville December 8th.
Returning lettermen from last
season are as follows : Chuck
Adams,: Freddie Lindsey, Horace
Reed, Henri Eason and Walter
Parker. The team will be built
around these players from last
year. However, with the assist
ance of the prospective varsity
players for this season such as
Eugene Etheridge, Robert Wins
low, Kenneth Cox, James Mit
chell, George W. Reid, George
Felton, Percy Wiggins, Edward
Felton, George Stephney, Den
nis Ferebee, Washington Lyons,
Earle Mitchell, Isaac White,
Charlie Skinner and William
Lightfoot.
Coach Reid- has been using
much time in practicing for
three systems of play, fast
break, semi-freeze and set-up
style with special emphasis put
upon accurate shooting and ball
handling along with consistent
backboard control on the offense
and defense, s "
The schedule for 1959-60 fol
lows: Home
Dec. 15 Central High.
Jan. 7 Currituck Union.
Jan. 19 P. W. Moore.
Jan. 26 Columbia.
Jan. 28 Rich Square.
Feb. 2 Marion Anderon,
Feb. 5 E. J. Hayes.
Feb. 18 John Bond.
Feb. 25 John Bond.
March 3 C. G. White.
'.". Away
Dec. 8 Central High.
Jan. 6 E. J. Hayes.
Jan. 11 Currituck Union.
Jan. 14 Columbia.
Jan. 21 Marion Anderson.
Feb. 16 P. W. Moore.
Feb. 22 Rich Square.
March 1-C. G. White.
Hertford PTA To
Meet Next Thursday
The; Parefit-Taeher Associa
tion , ol ; tne rieruora uranwnar
School 'wlir meet nxt Thursday
night, December 10, at 8 o'clock
in the auditorium of the school
; In keeping with the Christmas
season, songs of yuletide will be
one of the features of the spe
cial program for this month,
The seventh grades, under, the
direction of their, teachers will
present the religious program.
Mrs. R. L. ' Hollowell, PTA
president, will .preside at the
business meeting which will be
followed by a coffee hour. Par
ents,' and teachers are urged to
Commissioners To
Meet Next Monday
-
Commissioners for Perquimans
County will hold their regular
December meeting next Mon
day, December 7, beginning at
10 A. M.'in the Court House.
The Board will likely hold
some special meetings during the Hertford Bank, who stated final
month preparing to close out the action toward the proposal was
work on the revaluation of prop- taken at a meeting of the Hei t
erty, since new assessments on ford Bank directors on Tucsdayy
real property will become ef- night.
fective January 1, 1960. The proposed merger with the
Property owners are to be no-' Peoples Bank & Trust Com
tified concerning these new as- ' Pany. Mr. Riddick said, has been
sessments prior to the first of the under consideration for the past
year. i three years but definite action
County Swine Tour j
Scheduled Tuesday!
There will be a swine tour in I
Perquimans County on Tuesday
morning, December 8. On the
afternoon of the 8th a similar
tour will be held in Chowan
County.
The farmers of Perquimans
County are invited to attend the
whole day if possible and Tues
day morning in particular. It
will begin at the Agricultural
Building in Hertford at 9:30
A. M. There will be a break
for lunch and then the tour
moves over to Chowan.
J. R. Woodard, Extension
swine specialist and Dr. Batte,
Extension veterinarian, will con
duct the tour. Most of the as
pects of good practices of swine
production will be discussed
and in some instances illustrat
ed. Dr. Batte will post an ani
mal and discuss prevention -oi
most common diseases.
This is a tour that should ap
peal to swine producers in the
county as it will be an on the
farm demonstration. Remem
ber the date of Tuesday morn
ing, December a at 9:30 A. M.
at the Agricultural Building in
Hertford, states R. M. Thompson, ' same high type cf service as ir
County Agricultural Agent. the past.
Entry Forms Ready In Search
For Outstanding Young Farmer
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Any person in the community i
knowing an area outstanding f H 111111111 I.MVV
vouns farmer is tnrlav askpH bvl1 'UIIIUI UIUJO
the Hertford Junior Chamber of
Commerce to nominate him for
possible awards and recognition
as the Jaycee-sponsored Out
standing Young ' Farmer project
got under way.
According to Richard Bryant,
project chairman, nomination
forms are now available from
Jaycee officers.
The "farmer" search is aimed
at honoring the community's ag
riculturalists who have made ex
ceptional career progress with
out neglecting good conservation
practices or responsible roles in
community life. Jaycees also
hope that a better understanding
of the farmer and his problems
will result and that more young
people will become interested in
farming as a lifetime career.
All farmers aged 21-36, not be
coming 36 during 1958, are eli-
iM tcr min.n..' KnmnW
may be land owners or renters. I
The local search is part of a;
nationwide effort now taking
place in some 1,500. American
communities, sponsored national
ly by the American Petroleum
Institute; committee on agricul
ture, and the U. S. Junior Cham
ber of Commerce. '
'' After community. Judging, Jay
cees will enter Perquimans' win
ner in the state finals. He will
be eligible to represent the state
in national competition and may
win an all-expense trip to the
national awards program next
April where America's Four Out
standing Young Farmers of the
year will be selected and honor
ed. Deadline for local nominations
is January 1, . according to Mr.
Bryant, and he added, "We
hope to be deluged with nomi
natidns,' for Perquimans certain
ly. ha its 'share of exceptional
I Stockholders of the tHertfo
I Banking Company will hold 5ft
1 special meeting on .TuesdayL
I T I lA. I nFn i. .i '7 i
i 'uevemoer a, io, ior we ourti
pose of voting on a propose:
! merger between the local banka
and the Peoples Bank & Trust'
Company of Rocky Mount.
This announcement was made
Wednesday morning by R. M.
Riddick, Jr., president of the'
toward the final steps had not
been taken until now.
It is anticipated that in the
event the stockholders of the
two banks give approval to the
action the merger will take
place early in 19G0. No dale
as yet has been set. 1
The merger between the
Hertford Banking Company and
tne Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany, which now operates
branches in nine towns, besides
the home bank in Rocky Mount,
must be approved by the stock
holders, the State Banking Com
mission and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
Assets of the Peoples Bank &
Trust Company is apnroximately
$37,000,000. William W. Shaw
is its president and Frank Spruill
is chairman of its board of di
rectors. Directors of both banks, Mr.
Riddick pointed out, have ap
proved the merger and final
steps await the decision by the
stockholders. Mr. Riddick stat
ed the merger will provide the
local institution with broader'
lendipg ability t and, other urt-i
vantages in the event tlie mcr-'
ger is completed.
In the event the merger is
completed, Mr. Riddick said, no
changes will be made in the per
sonnel or the services of the
local bank but advantages will
be enlarged and the customer?
of the bank will bp eiven thr
nilO I " Al
Talent Contest
The Junior Class of Perquim
ans High School will present its
second annual beauty-talent con
test to name Miss Perquimans
High School. The contest will
be held in the high school au
ditorium on Wednesday, De
cember 9, at 7:30 P. M.
There will be added enter
tainment provided by talent from
Hertford Grammar School and
Central Grammar School at
Winfall. Door prizes donated
by various merchants in Hert
ford will be given away.
Comprising the rollj of beauty
talent contestants are three can
didates from each high school
J rnu ' i . i
-' l"e 8"a enierea are:
Nintl Graa' an Bagley, Ver
na Ann Perrv and CVltio A.
Long; Tenth Grade, Pete Cook,
Paige Ann Chappell and Brenda
Kay Smith; Eleventh Grade,
Joyce Owens,1 Carroll McDonnell
and Linda Bass; Twelfth Grade,
Dianne Divers,: Betty Brown and
Jeanette. Hollowell. ,,;
' Much interest is being shown
in this contest and , everypne is
invited to come out . and, see
Miss Sara t: Ward, the reigning
Miss Perquimans High School,
crown the new queen.
MEETING CALLED
Greensboro : College Alumnae,
living in Perquimans County,
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Walter Edwards Friday at 4:00
P.. M., to make plans for the
Greensboro ' CoUege Glee Club .
Concert which is sched"ed ' at
the Methodist Church for Decem
ber 12. All alumnae in this
rejaJl?are. urged to attend' thi"
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