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EI0IMANS: WEEKLY
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-uine XXVI. Number 51.
Hertford Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, December 18, 1959.
5 Cents Per Copy.
J-iriGtmas
Thirteen Cases
Heard By Court
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Rotarians, Hold
Christmas Party !
The Rev. George Hdath of
Elizabeth City was guest speak
er at a Christmas party ' held
here Tuesday night at the Hotel
Hertford, when members of the
Rotary Club entertained their
wives and friends.
Wives of the club members
were presented Christmas cor
sages and other novelties as part
Biblical costumes portrayed) Rntariana w " T ., c
Monds, J. R. White, James Div
ers, Charles Payne were mem
bers of the committee in charge
of the arrangements.
', ;'. The Hertford Grammar School
1 PTA met' last Thursday . night
in the' 'auditorium of the school.
. Mrs.'.K."L.' Hollowell, president,
welcome the ; members' and
presented' ' the 'seventh grades
who were in charge of the pro
gram.' The Christmas .program
Was under the direction of the
seventh grade teachers, Mrs. R.
i "S. Monds and Mrs. John Coston.
- "Angels We Have Heard on
High" Was the opening song on
. the program. On the stage,
! girls and boys dressed in color-
v ful,
a living picture of the Nativity
scene. In the background chil
aren. looKing like carolers in
tneir wnue : vestments, sang
- many1 of the best loved carols of
Yuletide. Several of the stu
dents gave brief accounts of the
history of carols. The fact was
brought out that Saint Francis
of Assisi is said to be one of
the first to make Christmas car
i ols popular by having a story of
the first Christmas enacted and
accompanied by a ' sermon and
singing, As the children lit their
tall, white candles, the members
were impressed with the beauty
of the religious pageant, and . the
true meaning of Christmas was
renewed to them. Miss Caroline
Wright accompanied the group
on the piano, '..;
Mrs. R. S. Hollowell, mesiding
over the business session, ex
pressed gratitude to the seventh
- grade students and their teach
ers for the wonderful presenta
tion. ', : ...
Th e secretary, Mrs. John
t Winslow, read the minutes of the
'November meeting which were
approved lay the, group. ' , , .
' Treasurer, Mrs. Freeman Long,
reported a balance of $554.61 in
Jthe treasury. . ...
Mrs;' Walter Harrison Tepbrt
ed that the newspaper drive' had
been highly successful and
thanked everyone who helped to
' make it possible.
-The , study s course chairman,
Mrs. Walter' Edwards, stated
more information concerning a
study course would be given at
a later date.
v Magazine chairman, : Charlie
Umphlett, announced 41 mem
bers had subscribed to the PTA
Magazine and copies may be
purchased at each meeting.
Mrs. Hollowell and John Dan
chise, finance chairman, met
' vwith the Winfall and High School
PTA officers in regards to the
' basketball' game. The game will
be held on Thursday night,
January 28, with the three
schools sharing equally the pro
ceeds. Winfall and Hertford
Grammar Schools will.," furnish
the players and the High School
.' Continued on Pag Fir ,
Methodist Church
Plans Christmas
Week Programs
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SCOOPING UP THE PIECES After a successful ascent to 15 miles, this balloon gondola
took a beating on its descent. It was drafted over the countryside in Blaine, Kan., when
an emergency parachute caught the. wind. Neither of the two-man Navy research team which
photographed the "'--o Vonus Pfrmusly hurl.
.tjS-Squ&ft
LGijToCduiiib
Columbia High took both ends
of a twin bill from the Perquim
ans Indians here last Friday
night, the boys winning 33 to
29 . while the girls came through
43-26. "
Columbia's boys led all the
way. being in front 9-4 at the
Christmas Sunday, December
20, will begin in First Methodist
Church, Hertford, with church
school at 9:45 A M. F. A. Mc-
Googan, church school superin
tendent, today reminded class
groups that the traditional
"White Christmas'" giving foi
the unfortunate of our commun
ity will be received at the
church school hour,, or at the
morning worship hour. Chil
dren of the church will take
their gifts directly to their class
rooms. The youth and adult di
visions will place their' "White
Gifts" on the altar In the sanc
tuary as they come to Sunday
School or to morning-worship,
TLIghl"': From , Bethlehem.
Star" will be the topic of the
morning sermon at 11 .o'clock by
the Rev. James A. Auman, min;
ister. The adult choir will sing
"Gesu Bambino" (Yon) and the
congregation will join in familiar
carols. -'
At 7:30 o'clock, Sunday night,
a special program of Christmas
music and dramatization will be
presented. Beginning with a
medley of instrumental music by
Miss Caroline Wright, Miss Le
titia McGoo'gan and Joe Haskett,
the evening will also include the
portraying of the Christmas
Story. ; Mrs. J. W. Dillon ' will
be the narrator. Others parti
cpating will include Susan Nix
on,: Jan White, Riley Williams,
Primary ' Choir,. Junior Boys,
Girls' Chorus made up of Jun
iors and Youths .the Adult Choir.
Ushers for the evening service
will be young, men who are
members of the Youth Choir.
Music Sunday evening will
include "All Praise to Thee."
"Into . My Heart," "Lullaby,"
"There's a Song In the Air,"
"Thou Child Divine," "Hark!
The Herald Angels Sing" and
"Silent Night."
Other events during Christmas
week will include the Christmas
meeting of the Women's Society
of Christian Service, at the
church, Monday, 8 P. M.;
Junior Department party and
vist to shut-ins on Monday af
ternoon at 3; the MYF caroling
party on Wednesday night at 7,
With refreshments afterwards at
THIS WEEK S
HEADLINES
President Eisenhower will be
in Paris this week-end to attend
a NATO Council meeting, during
which efforts will be made to
bolster the ' organization of
Western powers. Presently,
France and Germany, fully re
covered from a serious eco
nomic plight, are less inclined to
follow tha U. S. lead.
Meanwhile, U. S. officials wor
ried over the outgo of dollars,
are proposing the U. S. provide
less manpower for NATO unless
the European nations fulfill
their quotas. The President's
visit to Paris is aimed at se
curement of these objects.
John L. Lewis, titan of Ameri
can labor, has announced he will
quit, as head of the miners' union
early next year. Lewis has led
the miners for 40 years and was
one of the founders of the CIO.
Lewis will retire on his full sal
ary of $50,000 per year.
Exchange Student
Gives More News
On Life In Burma
A wide search continues for
two convicts, : among thp 20
which escaped from Ivy Bluff
prison camp last week. Eigh
teen of the convicts have been
recaptured, including Yank Stew
art, alleged leader of the break.
N. C. prison officials conducted
an investigation of the escape
and fired the camn superintend
ent as a result of the inquiry.
quarnsr. n-o m m """ the home of Miss Diane Hollo-
23-17 at the end. of the third w. flnH n1am for famiv wnr.
round, . , ' ,' -s
Soott, 1 w'i,th v 19 points ; and
Dozier with 8 led the Columbia
i " -while , B. Nixon . had , id
t ' Clbbs and Tarkin'gtori 8
fjr. the -Indians. C ,, ""
Columbia , girls won, in
tfter building .up a, JS7
. ' ' 'Tie. lead., ' 'A.., 7ivti
i -s the big gup for ,the
with 21 points, follpw
'ickhoiise .with 11 ,anjl
.Hurdle. ..had A) for
i 'with Brown- getftfg
ear . and Phthisie 5
in the home on Christmas
;cis
County ,', schools
r annual Ckrist-
' l.h the close of'
it
was an
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oi'J
ship
day.
Stcrcsfc::nce;.
.i.lliU .lit!. ,-,.. nfiil."fr iff
Hertford stores will star.Fri-
qay.jnignt remaining .open eacn
njglit)funtil Si9 o'clock; through
Christmas Eve, it was reported
Tuesday following a canvass of
the local business houses.
The merchants also decided to
observe the following holiday
closing schedule: Stores will be
closed on Christmas day, De
cember 25, r and on ' Saturday,
December 26. .
-The merchants also indicated
they will' be closed alii day Fri
day J""iary 1, :in obsrvanpe
cf New'Yp-r's. "ij,'r 1 '
Reports from inside Cuba point
out economic' conditions become
worse instead of. better under the
premiership - of Fidel Castro,
'astro's government continues
to denounce the U.' S. and uses
tactics similar to those which
are reminders of communist in
filtration. " ,
King Street PTA
Completes Project
: The King Street Elementary
School PTA recently completed
its first project for this school
year, which consists of letters
for the school's name. George
James, Jr., president of the PTA,
says he is satisfied with the pro
gress being made by the PTA
and bei'ieves that the goal set
by the PTA will be reached by
the' close of achool.!"
, !e sixth, and seventh grade
class, under " Ihe direction ; ' of
EredkT. Riddick, has placed" a
scene oi the . "Nativity" ' on' the
campus.., Tins display was done
during the'r 'class ' art 'period1.
Flood lights will be on the scene
from 7 until 9 6'clock eaich night
until' TMtfesfiit)eri'27jr vj7i '
The .Christmas Cantata, under
the direction of John A. Wynn,
Jr., and Miss Elizabeth Hunter,
will" be given December 17.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend. . No admission will be
charged.
D. S Newby, principal , pf the
school, wishes to congratulate
the PTA for its spirit of coopera-
tion during the year.'
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TUESDAY"'
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By BOBBY SMITH
Looking back now, the experi
ence which occurred the night
of October 15, 1959, seems more
like a dreim than a reality. Yet,
I know it is very much real and
that it will always be a living
part of me, a part that when
remembered will bring back both
thoughts of happiness and ex
citement. Here I was a strang
er among a new family of people,
being asked to assist with some
thing that I had never seen
before, something of which I
had,, in no way, any type of
knowledge. However, I was a
white man and I was from Am
erica. Therefore, my host fam
ily had little doubt in their
minds that I was capable , of
handling any situation, yes, any
situation, even to delivering
babies; for that, the latter, was
the precise situation which had
come to face me. My host
mother, 26-year-old Ma Khin
Yi, was giving birth to a child
and my host father, Ko-Kyaw-Sein,
expected me to help. I
explained, using a'l the Bur
mese in my power, that I knew
nothing of medicine and that I
had no training in delivering
babies. In the end, he seemed
to believe and understand me
somewhat, but he insisted that
I must come and help all I
could, To relate the happen
ings which followed, in a report
such as this, is impossible. At
ten seconds past midnight, how
ever, a new and darling six
pound baby boy was resting in a
basket filled with rags; and his
cries proved that he was going
to have , strong lungs. The
mother had been given no medi
cine and there was only a vil
lage mid-wife present. 0 Within
an hour after the birth, the
mother was sittini? uprieht in a
straight chair,, by the next
morning was walking, and with
in three days was doing her
regular house duties.
Disregarding the usual naming
customs, the family decided the
baby must be named for me and
that the naming ceremony should
bo conducted on Sunday after
noon. The family, being above
average in finances, planned a
village-wide celebration. When
Sunday arrived,, it found a beau;
tiful cradle decorated with flow1
ers, ribbons and paper.' Inside
the cradle, surrounding the baby,
were placed money, rice,' books,
clothes ' and "'various medical
herbs. AH. of these', according
to custom, 'are, "tb" bring health,
wealth, education and happiness
to the child. The local phongyl
arrived and performed the re
ligious program which consisted
mainly of shaving the hair from
the infant's head. , Then the
name 'of the baby was given by
the phongyi, the father and my
self. .. The name chosen : was 1
Robert (for me) Sein (his fath
er) and Tint (day of birth). Fol
lowing this, the family gave a
feast of rice to all the euests.
It -was a wonderful afternoon, -j Mr, and Mrs. Frazier Miller
'"It was" during my stay.:.withj of -Elizabeth City announce the
thils family' thatr;i. shared' hvthe toirtli '.of a son, bom Sunday, De
festival of li-hts or, as it is 'eallr crtr.ber , 13, at the Albemarle
' 1 tr- " t,--ThP-- -utlr- ."-1. :s. MWer ,1s. the
occurs at the full moon in Oc
tober, brings to an end the three
months of Buddhist Lent with
its moratorium on marriages and
its strict religious observances.
It is a gay festival and holds a
carnival full of enjoyment. Pwes
(Burmese plays) are to be seen
in every quarter and everyone
seems to be wild with excite
ment. Every town and every
home is illuminated with lights
(mostly candles) and paper lan
terns of lovely patterns, while
feasting never stops. Along the
rivers thousands of little A oil
lamps, each fastened to bamboo
or banana stem floats, are set
adrift. Large paper fire bal
loons are launched through the
moonlit sky. It is also a time
when the people flock to the
pagodas and present many gifts
to their Buddhist monks. For
the festival commemorates the
return of Lord Buddha from
Tawadeintha heaven, when the
Devas were said to have lined
his route and illuminated his
way. The Festival of Lights is
fun and gaiety, with a strong
mixing of a religious flavor.
My host village, by the name
of Lelkaungpin, belongs to the
Patheingyi Community Develop
ment Project. This project, con
ducted by the Mass Education
Council of Burma, is designed as
a means whereby to study, iden
tify and analyze the various
needs and desires of the village
people. It is one of the meth
ods being conducted in an effort
to raise the economic standards
of the people of the country.
The 32 project villages have a
population of about 9,000. The
Continued on Pag Five
A total of 13 cases were dis
posed of during Tuesday's ses
sion of Perquimans Recorder's
Court.
Ethel Crane paid a fine of 26
after pleading guilty to a chargp
of speeding and John Swope was
fined $25 on a charge of speed
ing. Joseph Mclntrye and Eddie
Ervin, Negro, each paid a fine
of $2 and court costs aftci sub
mitting to charges of being
drunk.
Costs of court were taxed
against Elhs Miller who sub
mitted to a charge of failing to
sec intended movement of his
car could be made safely.
Hobert Ward was found guilty
of being drunk and assault. He
was given a 30-day sentence,
suspended upon payment of a
fine of $25 and costs of court,
j Charles B. Ward pleaded guil
1 ty to charges of failing to see
intended movement of his car
could be made safely and of
leaving the scene of an accident.
He was ordered to pay a fine of
$50 and costs or serve 30 days
in jail,
The bond posted by J. P. Mc-
Nair, Negro, charged with dnv
ing on the left side of a high
way and possessing and trans
porting liquor, was ordered for
feited when the defendant fail
ed to appear in court to answer
the charges.
A fine of $50 and costs of
ccurt were paid by Mrs. Ruby
T. Coleman, who submitted to
charges of reckless driving and
leaving the scene of an accident.
Emma Blanchard, Neero, paid
he court costs on a charge of
failing to yield a right of way.
Costs of court were taxed
against Harry Spruill on a
cnaree ot driving with an ex
pired chauffeur's license anl
Lander Overton. chareeJ with
having no chauffeur's license.
Bernard Davis paid the court
costs after submitting to a
"harpe of failing to observe a
stop sign.
James Riddick, Negro, was
axed with the court costs on a
charge of driving on the left
side of a highway. ;
r January 1st
Mfte
Publishing Date
Early Next Week
Next week's edition of The
Perquimans Weekly will be
printed on Monday, December
21, instead of the usual Thurs
day to provide a holiday for the
printers of the paper. All news
copy and advertising for this
coming issue must be in The
Weekly olfice by 3 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, December 19,
for publication in the issue of
December 25. News contribut
ors and advertisers are request
ed to note the change in print
ing date and their cooperation
will be appreciated.
Pi Chanter Meets
At Hotel Hertford
Central PTA Holds
Christmas Meeting
The Winfall Central Grammar
School PTA held its annual
Christmas meeting Tuesday
night, December 14, in the school
auaiTorium. lihe meeting was
turned over to the chi'.dren of
the school, who under the di
rection of Miss Caroline Wright,
presented a beautiful Christmas
program entitled "The Message
of Christmas."
Ihe stage was decorated to
represent a church and was
lighted with candles. The ohil
dren, consisting cf five different
choirs, sang many lovely carols
and were dressed as choir mem
bers. . ,
Miss Phyllis . Nixon recited
'Manhattan Christmas Eve" and
Miss Audrey Sawyer gave a
recitation of "Spirit of Christ
mas."
The program was closed by
the combined choirs singing "Si
lent Night" and the benediction
by the Rev. WtHiam Brown.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ,
Pi Chapter of the Delta Kap--a
Gamma Society held a lunch
eon meeting at Hotel Hertford
in Hertford on Saturday, De
cember 12, with the president,
Miss Carolyn Brinkley of Ply
mouth presiding.
Christmas decorations brought
out the holiday spirit in the
notel's dining room.
Highlighting the occasion was
? demonstration on "Creative
"nristmas Art Activities" bj
Miss Polly Arthurs, supervisoi
if art for the Portsmouth, Va
city schools. Miss Arthurs also
howed slides of her actual work
as an art teacher at the present
time. She was introduced by
Miss Ruth Hoyle of Elizabeth
City.
Prior to the 1 o'clock luncheor
an interesting business sessior
was held in the educationa
room of the Hertford Methodist
Church.
The February meeting of P
Chapter will be held in the Fel
lowship Building of Trinity
Methodist Church at South Mills
with the South Mills member?
and the Elizabeth City member.
as hostesses.
At this meeting Miss Minnie
Hollowell, chairman of nomina
tions, will present the slate of
officers for Pi Chapter for 1960
,1962. , Representatives attended tht
meeting from Washington, Hert
ford, Martin," Bertie, Camden
Chowan, Dare, Gates, Pasquo
tank and Perquimans counties.
50th ANNIVERSARY : V
The children of Mr. and Mrs
Velum C. Winslow request thr
honor of your presence on thf
occasion of their 50th weddinr
anniversary at their home or
Sunday afternoon, January 3
1960. Hours for calling will be
between 2:30 and 5:00 o'clock.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
A Christmas program, featur
ing . a candlelight service with
recitations j by j small chijdren,
Wffl be presented Sunday night,
Pecemberi 2ft, , at . the r Berea
Church 6f Chridt,. The services
Jaycees Hear Talk
8y Vice President
Of 10th District
The Hertford Jaycees at their
dinner meeting on Wednesday
night welcomed three new mem
bers into the organization. Rus
sell T. Twiford, vice -president of
the 10th District of North Caro
lina Jaycees, was present and
gave the club and the new mem
bers an interesting talk on Jay
cee activities on local, state and
national levels. Henry C. Stokes,
Jr., past president of the Hert
ford Jaycees, and past vice presi
dent of the 10th District, also re
lated to the members the mean
ing of Jaycee projects and the
work that can be accomplshed
by Jaycees.
I Hertford Town Board was ad
! vised during its meeting Mon
day night by Town Attorney
cnas. K Johnson that all pre
liminary formalities toward the
issuance of $100,000 in bonds,
the funds of which are to be
used in expanding the water
system, have been approved and
that in his opinion the bonds
will be offered for sale as soon
as final approval is given by the
Local Government Commission,
probably right after January 1.
Other matters hand ed during
the board meeting included an
appropriation for financing the
convention of the Eastern N. C.
Firemen's Association which will
be held in Hertford next month.
Expenses for this convention is
estimated at about $400.
The board voted to meet with
County Commissioners next
Monday for the purpose of de-
I teimining the percentage of ap
praised price to be usprl as as
sessment, values for lax pur
poses. This action becoming no.
cessary due to the revaluation
of real estate within the countv.
Mayor V. N. Harden advised
the board action is being taken
to regulate parking on Front
Street. A number of com
Dlaints on this situation having
been made recently. The board
also adopted- an ordinance au
thori?ing the Mavor to erect
signs for the regulation of park
ing on town owned property.
The board also voted to pro
sent all employees of the town
with a Christmas girt, as hn
been the custom in nast yean.
The cash gifts will be based upo.i
sa'ary received by the individual
employee.
Fire Chief R. C. Elliott invit-
Russell Twiford introdui-ed antfWj . rle Department meet.
ins scheduled for Thursday
night of this week at the Rec
reation Center.
wcK-umeu me lonowing new
members: Herbert Raye Lane,
who with his wife Thelma live at
'05 South Woodland Avenue;
Robert J. Taylor who with his
wife Eva Ann live at 204 Wood
land Circle; Howard Williams,
who with his wife Margaret Ann
Hve on Grubb Street.
President Marion Swindell
welcomed William Manning of
Williamston, 10th District public
relations chairman. Manning
poke to the club concerning
public relations work and publi
city. Also introduced was Gary
Martin from Elizabeth City,
state chairman for the Jaycee
Teen Ager of the Year Award.
limy While, chairman of the
Jaycee Christmas shopping pro
icct, reported that all plans have
been completed for thij shopping
tour for underprivileged children
again this year. It was reported
that money raised by the Jay
cees through the sale of com
munity birthday calendars and
the Model T car donations will
be used for the Christmas shop
ping tour.
Diane Divers Wins
Perquimans Crown
Health Officer
Urges Suooort Of
TB Seals Drive
Miss Diane Divers, a senior at
Perquimans High School, was
lamed queen of the school at a
beauty-talent contest sponsored
by the junior class Wednesday
light.
The title of Miss Congeniality
went to Miss Paige Ann Chap
pell, a junior. ,
The. runnernips,. were second,
Miss; Betty, Brown, who had the
nost outstanding talent; third,
Miss , Joyce- Owens and fourth
Misj;;tihda.s 'Bass,, bot.hj.'junjors,';
and fifth, Miss Celtic Ann Long,
a ninth grader.
Other participants were Misses
Jean Bagley, Pete Cook, ' Jean
iette Hollowell, Carroll McDon
ald, Verna Ann Perry and
Brenda Kay Smith.
Special talent performances
were presented by the Perquim
ans eighth grade, Winfall and
Hertford Grammar Schools,
Judges were Warren Twiddv.
Crank Roberts and Mrs. Nnnrw
Carson, all of EdeAton; George
Fields of Hertford and Mrs.
Charles Ward. ,whp was Miss
Perquimans High in 1939.' . '.
Mrs,,, EJton - BoswelL Jr , of
Edentqn, Perquimans , High
School-teacher, wn In, c1--?;? of
Dr. J. A. Johnson, health of
ficer for the district, said to ef
fectively fight tuberculosis, it is
necessary to find it, using such
means as chest X-ray ;md In
beiculin testinc, and the ncd
ror understanding among the
oeople that tuberculosis is a
contagious disease.
Manv people did not realize
the basic facts governing com
municable diseases, and the inci
dence of tuberculosis in the area
would be much higher if the
work of the Tuberculosis Asso
ciation that provides films and
solutions to .make the chest
X-ravs in the district wore ham
pered by lack of interest and
neglect in sending money for
he. Christmas Seals mailed
throughout the district.
Dr. Johnson said chest X-ravs
in the District. Health DenMCt-
ment since January, 1959, num
bered 2.209 and 377 in Perquim
ans Health Department. Includ
ed in these are TB patientscon
tacts, those referred .by 'doctors,
several hundred health cards,
students and the general r"blic
Approximately 200 arc follow
up of the several thousands made
on mobile unit during the early
part of 1959. ,
Dr. Johnson also stressed the
need for more tuberculin test
ing of first graders and General
public. So far first graders in
12 schools of the district have
been tested by public health
nurses and other schools are
making plans to tuberoulitl test
their students. i
Countv Board ,To
Meet Next Monday
Commissioners for Perquimans
County will meet in special ses
sion next Monday, December 21,
for the purpose of instructing tax
listers with regulatons on the
listing of I960 property for
taxes, AH list takers are re-,
quested to . attend this meeting,
since information concerning the
revaluation of property will bp
made known to the V"t takers.
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