'..' ij.. 1j WE Jl.JLs 11 .3 XXVIl.-Number 1. ' ill 'to MTS ALL OVER Gripping ; . ,time Orville Johnson, 41, pauses before leaving a Fort Worth, ' t .Tex., court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, , ' .Of his boss. Johnson's mother sobs in the background. ; Bobby Smith Gives ore Information On Life In Burma i j By BOBBY SMITH ' ' To my host father in Kan Gyi village I asked this question: "What1 dq you think of Ameri ca?" For a minute he paused and then replied, "I think Am erica is- a : great country, that her people r live in plenty, and tha she epjoys the highest standard 6f living in the world; but at the same time I believe -that .many 'Americans are today living in a false or unreal at mosphere." ; He continued " by stating that "as Burmese we re alize that we art not driving ,ard enough for the things we iiik we need, and wc are aware fhaf i we are JJ not industrious enough to try1 p -itaW-niahT 6T r goals" On the other hand, added, in an . industrialized untry like .America, '.I, think people are driving too hard with a speed' that is almost unbeliev able and that many times they do not know in what direction ihey are going." v i "Americans believe that money can i buy1 most "everything," said Jny host . father. , "They pour out millions . in foreign , aid, hoping tlo, ;win friends and .' influence fMKiple. td the democratic idea. What they forget is that proof, belief and understanding win friends.'' , ."Yes, I believe- jn de mocracy J' he confirmed, "but I want to choose it for my own self and not to have it rammed down my throat. You Will find, my son, that the people of Bur ma want to choose - their own tyfe 'of life, their own system of government, and that they want todo these things with thejr own minds.' Did not America . t ;uve this : opportunity? I - doi piald -much respect for America; admire her for her great fight J agninsi -communism ana ior net 'strain? 'rpliffioiis-tips. . . Yet. Arrt- . frrltans need . to learn to. relax, 'ojslow up 'their' fast pace and to' not try to- hog the spotlight Jnevery scene. The most im portant lessons that Americans fist learn, : however,." is:, that th6y're not so :periel:i;ds. they think' and that they, oo just as lis Burmese, have also . their shortcomings." " ( was completely amazed at ni hbst father's answer for two l reasons, i u-st, Decause ror .a i mn who never wentj any farth r than the ;)( fifth' , standard . uv icBool he ha4..an 'unbeiieyabfie inderstanding, of,, world .affpifs. " jr nearly .every ( fact ..h, e,. pnet, ( ntcdK there VY.as , a , Jtiving , ex jple to bajck 'it .;up. iSecpnd, ivocause he spofye ; Jhst t.pifo wj-.'s and,, sjLatecJ Tiis .views lh 1 He hesitation. He had ' ;;' : ' nself how o reacl and te 'ish, '. His i interest rn :U whis , ability , to . between . right ? and 1 his .constructive cri- very good. He had f ) be elected to a po ;, but he had a fine of - politics and Ty profession, he . 1 traJ-A fihd his " e urper middle if all Am 1 " "ie les- 1 man, i f A his wife perhaps for the last the cotton growing belt of Bur - ma. Near the village is the : has three children, resides on Mahlaing Cotton Experiment Route 3, where he owns a 300 Farm. Here much work is be- acre farm which he and his wife ing done in introducing new and better varieties of cotton. In- lespedeza and wheat. They have stead of importing varieties, the some 2,000 chickens, raise 260 farm is 'attempting to improve 1 gs Per year and also a num those which are already native' ber of high grade cattle, to Burma. Many of the farm-1 Al Harrison, State Jaycec ers, however, are growing cot-1 ton, the seeds which ,are gifts from Russia and America. All the cotton is picked, by hand, taken to the gin in ox carts, and in some cascs the seeds are removed from ihe cotton by hand., ,' Many, of 'the housewives do their" own 'rtfJihning of cloth from-wrtl6iv-h average leld per acfg" is only ' around ; 800 pounds. Kan Gyi also produces peanuts, vegetables and scasa mun. .'''.-': . ''. . "'. Living in the village has been one of, my . best experiences. There are fourteen metric class students and thus my relations with the young people have been excellent. ' After hearing about our 4-H organization, they became interested . in forming a similar type club in their vil lage; so one nighj we had a meeting and in ; the . end , we formed a 4-H Club of 31 mem bers. I ' explained '. project se- ganization of meetings, and the! good that could be derived from such a, club. ' All the. members agreed to start with, a half acre project of cotton and to com bine their 'efforts on a one acre garden project. I was able to furnish them some , packages of vegetable seeds ' AvhfcK I ' had brought with me fromj America. My host father and the; Buddhist monk for the village agreed to Continued on Paoh ftkf ' Specialist Gives Tar Heel Farm Costs In 1960 , The squeeze is expected to be n Tar Heel vfanners in I960. Prices received by; farmers are expected to continue downward. rtces paid by farmers are ex pected to remain high or to in crease. , These are some conclusions reached by agricultural ' eoono' mists at North Carolina v Statf College after studying prospects 'or m- i ' 'Here's wha.Fred A, Man gum farm management specialist vfor the' N.;C-i Agricultural Exitension. Serve,., Jijis tp.,say, on .the-ifarm :osts joutloofor 1,960,: , i Pricest ef, farm, machinery : and buildingr)supDltfis.,we oxpected to "climb as.fbfti influence of the itdel . strike ; is felt w i Price of used machinery will likely con tinue high in re'Jation to the cost of new equipment. - , Reflecting " the Influence of larger supplies, feed prices have been tower during the summer of 1?59 than a year earlier. This lower trend is expected L to con tinue in t 960. Prices of: feeder - steers and J salves are exjpgwa.. iouna Jowyear. wim t wo; exipeciaa com- r;,!erin 18S0. The trend toward Hertford. Perquimans County, North Marion Swindell And Wallace Cartwright Presented Jaycce, Outstaixmijg.perce Awarjdil? cing ttftujM County Wn iwj-.-lr-:-!.hri.,i. .uiJ.. r'"5 ,1ff'i''(' "if vuui.i)i "r" Word Junior ,ChAbcr of Qom-,' erce Rented ' each, wUh a -.4. Htnei t(' plaque I for: outstanding achieve t Mationi'. Swindell was naMcd the Outstanding Young Man of the Year, and awarded the DSA plaque, while Wallace Cart wright was named the Outstand ing xoung rarmer. The DSA and OYF ceremonies were held at the Methodist cnurcn. wiin tne Jaycees hos$ to their wives and a number of guests, including Russell Twiford of Elizabeth City, 10th District vice president and his wife. Warren Twiddy of Fdcnton, state director, and his wife. Swindell, president of the Jay cees, presided over the dinner meeting and introduced a num ber of former members and four new members, Robert Taylor, Howard Willjams, Erie Haste, Jr., and Herbert Lane. ' The district vice president, Mr. Twiford, made the presentation of the Outstanding Young Farm er award to Mr. Cartwright, pointing out the selection was made for Cartwright's achieve ments during ,the year, The award winner is married and work to produce soybeans, corn, president of Tabor City, was the guest speaker for the event and made the DSA presentation to Vinslov Funeral To BenConducted Friday Afternoon Lindley Jay Winslow, 08, died at the home of " his f daughter, Mrs. Roscoe M. White, 735 In dian River road, Norfolk, Wed nesday morning at 3:10 o'clock after an illness of two and a half years. He was the son of Dempsey and Martha Copeland Winslow and husband of Mrs. Delia Rail ford Winslow. He was a na tive of Perquimans County but a resident of Norfolk for several . In addition to his wife, he is survived by one brother, Ira S. Winslow . of Belvidere; two grandchildren and s.one great grandchild. , ' , Funeral services will be con ducted, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lynch Funeral Home Jiere by Dr. Harold Wh!te.' assisted by Mark Hodgin and Orval Dillon. Burial will be in the CedarWood Cemetery. Outlook For expected to continue in 1960. Fertilizer prices in the first half of 1959 have shown a 2 per cent decrease from the previ ous year. Prices in the coming year are expected to show little change. ' Policy measures aimed at con trolling inflation have resulted in a sharp curtailment of avail able credit and the second high est interest rate In history, "in 1960 credit for agricultural ourposes will likely be difficult to obtain and then only at very high; interest; rates. r , . , Taxes on farm" property have increased sharply for the past several years.,.., Taxes on farm real estate in ; 1960 are expected to. equal or slight, exceed the 5 per cent increase in 1859.' r Prices of farm land have con tinued to rise, especially in the South, . Demand for land is strong and there are fewer farms on the market This de mand end price trend will con tinue in 1960. Farm wage rates in mid-1959 were 9 per cent greater than last petition ironvi other segments of a cplral wia con , i. Mil). Ml ''.TPr''l;'i. Mr Harrison-rccozed 'former DSA wmnersi t, Francis I forme .eorfe SJfnT J"! f itfBilly -white and John Beefti:ii George , F.ields '.Henry v? Speaking briefly to th Jay cecs and iheir guests, Mr.' Harri son said despite opinions tu jjho conuary, mere are more oppor tunities in the world for young men but he warned an individual must set a goal which he must ', work toward for final success, ' and that this is not necessarily a financial one. "Success," tlie speaker said, "haSllnany forms and for one to reach the goals set one must sacrifice to gain those goals." . He urged the group to take particular interest in the de velopment of education within the community in orrler to pro vide children with the best pos sible educational foundations. In presenting the DSA plaque to Mr. Swindell, Mr.' Harrison announced ; the winner was se lected for his Outstanding con tributions made to the commun lty during 1059. Swindell, who is 30 years pld, is married and has three children. He has served as chapter chairman' of the Red Cross; is pack chairman of Cub Scouts, a member of the Recreation Commission board of directors, secretary-treasurer of the Methodist Church Sunday School, a steward in the church and a member of the Commis sion on Education in the church, He is also secretary of the Bethel Ruritan Club. He recently became owner of the Swindell Funeral Home and is now vice president of the Northeastern Albemarle Funeral Directors Association Building and Loan Reports Another Successful Year Assets of Hertford Buildiir and Loan Association continue! to show a substantial increas' during 1959, reaching a h gh o' $273,638.46, it was reported this week by A. W. Hcfrcn, president of the association. Mr. .'Hcfrcn said in the insti tution's annual report that de spite tight home credit markets Hertford Building and Loan made important , gains on the thrift and home financing fronts during the year. Income cf the' institution dur ing 1959 reached an all-time high and more than 65 percent of this income was returned to stockholders through payment of dividends. Hertford Building and! Loan paid out $31,252.50 through the maturity and withdrawal of saving shares and in turn issued 288 new shares of serial saving shares. .' More than $8,000 were added to the net savings fictount bring ing ' the total to v $236,738.50. Mortgage, loans ' also rose over the final figure of 1958 and tctal loans made during the past year amounted to $62,500.00. Total dividends , paid out to stockholders during the year 1959 amounted to $10,356.69, and at the same time the institution added to its reserve funds bring ing this amount up to $24,720.50. Former Resident Dies In Asheville Word was received here of 'the death Friday morning of Mrs.' O. Frank:,.Young,. the former- Myra Skinner of Hertford,! at an Ashe ville, N..vC, hospital- following an illness of 10 days. A native of .Iferquimans County, she re sideif in Asheville. ; .She was i the wife pf. O. Frank; Young, and daughter , of the late .Richard Q. and I Jpsephine . Skinner., and. a member, of ..Trinity:' Methodist Church in Asheville. -w.-.,it . Besides her husband, she is Malcolm Arthur of Asheville; survived, by one daughter,- Mrs. two brothers, Charles Skinned of1 Hertford and Lin wood Skinner: of Sanford,: Fla.;: fiv ; sisters. . Mrs. Annie Chalk, Mrs. Pearl Banks and Mrs. Josephine Hef: ren, all ef Hertford; Mrs. Kate Wozelka of Edenton and Mrs. Evelyn" Worgan of M Asheyille; tnree granacruidren,,,n, i.,n Funeral, services were i1iitttt('ihm;'th'e''vic4eirV.':''Bbth Carolina, Friday, January 8, 1960. ftiv '- ANIMALS - A displaced Russian, CG-year-old Koiistantuie Tscherepanow, liked animals. While walking his dog in a Chicago park he tried to stop three 15-ycar-old boys from throwing rocks at ducks in a pond. One youth turned on him, striking and killing him. Here, his daughter identifies his bodyfc while his dog keeps vigil. Recorder Docket orted At Term A docket consisting of 28 cases was disposed of during Tuesday's session' of Perquimans Record er's Court presided over by Judge Chas. E. Johnson. Three defandants faLcd to ap pear to answer charges brought igainst them and Earl Chcsson, Minnie Chesson, Negroes, and lexander Moore were ordered held for bonds of $50 each. Costs of court were tnxed against Edward Lcich and Wil liam Boamon, Negro, on charges if exceeding safe speed limits. Each of the defandants submit ted. Submitting to charges of speeding and paying fines as; indicated after the name were Margaret Islcr $29, Neil Spruill $26, Earl Willis $25, Ronnie Long, Laura Lawrence $25, Wil liam 'Dnrmall $25, Frances La throp $22, John Benncr, Jr., $20, Andrew McQueen $25, Shirley Calhoon $25. Robert Ivey submitted to a charge ot driving drunk and paid K fine of $100 and costs. Costs of court were taxerl against Julian Howell who sub mitted to a charge of failing to yield a right of way. Ed Harris, Negro, was taxed with court costs on a charge of shooting off fireworks. Willard Hurdle, Negro, paid, the costs of court on a charge of using improper equipment on his motor vehicle. Lemuel Spcncc and James Peoples, Negroes, were ordered j to pay fines of $25 and costs after each ' pleaded guilty to driving without a license, Costs of court were taxed WiaisFoiTTW Conference Game . Perquimans High's basketball teams resumed play here Tues day night dividing a twin-bill with Williamston. The Indians lost their first conference; con test by a 28-41 1 margin while the Perquimans Squaws edged the Williamston girls 35 to 29. i In the g-ls contest the local team ; gamed an 8-7 advantage during the first period and held the lead throughout the game. Half time', score was 17-15, Per quimans I I . ....; ' Phthisic .; led ' the scoring for1 Perquimans iwjfh 18 tmints, while Spear , h it ; fori 1 8, Hurdle got 3;' Brown 2, and Owens 4.;' Rogers, with, 10: .points was high scorer for' the visitors. .. ' ' Wynn was high scorer for Wil liamston in the boys game, hit- ting for 11 points while B. Nixon garnered 10 as high scorer for thp Indians. - , Williamston opened the . con test by securing an" 8-4 led in the first period, advancing this advantage to a 17-12 margin at halftime. ; The Green Wave opened ; the"second ' half -with a 14-fehlnt third quarter 'Wihlch 'as-- Rep r ,1 -4 . -r 28 Cases Tuesday ' urn i s- V against John Mathews who sub-' lno 'cv- Bryan Jlolloman, pas mitted to a charge cf failing to!1"1' of fie bride, and (he Hev observe a stop light. j Phillip Quidlcy, former pasior of Jackson Costcn, Negro, paid a!t!le bride, now of Atlan'ic. N. C. line ot yz and costs on a chamei of being drunk.. Ernest Symons paid the costs of court on a charge of failing to see intended movement of his car could be made safely, Martini Wplcli Nt'ttm uc fin- ed $10 and costs of court after-! being found guilty on a charge of destroying property. r , t- , . , Roosevelt Fclton, Negro, wis, , I I , and costs after he pleaded guil- itV lO Jl r'hlllTX', if tin i-1j i n it r,n .. hi1(h,nv ,:.,;,.. , Marvin Chandler paid the costs cf court on a charge of passing a car in an intersection. vosib 01 court were taxed 1 against Melvin Bright for per- mining his car to be operated ! while not covered by liability insurance. Simon Story was! uuveu wiin tne costs lor driving a car not covered by liability insurance. trail neckline was. ''edged with A fine cf $25 and costs wrre ichantilly lace and re enibioid.-r-taxed against Arthur Brown, Ne-: ed with tiny seed pearls. The gro, who pleaded guilty to a full' skirl extended into a lace charge of parking on a highway cathedral train. Her fingertip without lights. 1 veil of hand-rolled French il- Erncst While, Negro, pleaded lusion was attached to a pearl. guilty to a charge of driving a car not covered with liability , insurance. He was ordered to pay a fine of $50 and costs. I ' '"T""--TTT.TvvwyvyvivvvvvWVVWWVV Scouting Kecords Kevcal 665 Perquimans County Youths Have Participated In Program The TidewaTcr- Council, Boy c"hurcn- Award in the Albemarle Scouts of America, announced al'ea; tho recipient was Bobby today that a special four-cent' Mathews. The Hertford Baptist commemorative postage stamp1 Church currently has presented; will be issued in the observance i lhc most f tllc chureh awards of the Fiftieth Anniversary of j m thc area, thereby recognizing the Boy Scouts of America. Scouting has grown from over one Scout Troop in Perquimans County to seven Scouting Units. The largest growth has taken place in the county under the sponsorship of the Central Per quimans County Grammar School in Wirrfall. The ,C,ub, prpgram is' under the leadership, of Pete Thompson, County .Agent ' Scouting was' originally started in the earlier days ' under the financing and directorship" the Hertford Rotary. The' Hertford Lions ' nbw' 'ria& ' 'sponsorship of the Scouts' and ''Explorers 'With'j Matvi n 1 Simpson 6 S 1 Scoii tm ast ef f jtvhh 'Beers is 'Explorer' advisor. CtUrwood Reed, Jr.,1 is : Cubmas-j ter of Pack . 155, Sponsored by 1 the Hertford Grammar School. The King Street Elementary soonsors - a Scout Troop and a Cub Pack under the leadership of Dewev Newbv. vrinciDal and Gcorge Wilson Felton. Scouting honors have been be stowed upon , boys of Perquim-1 ans, as having one of the largest number of, Eagle Scouts '.qualify ing. through j4-H. and! FFA pro jetjts their, inejitijintgesi! ipresent e,.,pie first . God and Country ing the final Quarter, , . County Closes Out ,TI.T..I.. f Eaingi in Stores 1T0 Observe - Wednesday Closing Wcdncsdiiy aitcrnoon - closing is again the order of the day for a large number of Hertford stores and business houses. Mosl of these stoics started this week closing lor half day on Wednes day and will continue the prac tice until next December. number of other stores will start Wednesday aitcrnoon closing the first week in June. Whitley-Iong Vows Spoken In Bethel Baptist Church The wedding Miss Sheldon Jean Long, daughter of Mrs Shelton Mewlullen Long of Hert ford, ftnrl the late Mr. Long, to Charlie Thomas Whiff, boa of Mr. and Mr?. Kyland Washington Whitloy of Murfrcesbcro, took place r: Decn.bcr "7 at Beihel Barest Clureh. "inci.uca wun t..;: jjuoIc nn? ceremony. Miss Mary Lee Lassiter, organ major at Meredith College, and nooei t f.'ii :. Williamson, voice major at ttie University ti 1 North Carolina, presented tlv wcckll? mus,L' Mr- Williamson s 1r?Vrht?,'y Gvic" Song of R....h and "The Grcal- cst of Tlp h Love". T,., ,lrAmA ...... : .. vvh.iii.jiij Jinvf III u setting of baskets of hite mir.ns' ana glads centered" by an "all white star made of wh'le mums, candles, palms, ferns and mag nolia leaves. The bride, given in marriage by her brother, Edgar Long. wore a gov. 1 .vnich she designed and whici was made by a cousin of the bride, Mrs. John NoweP f . AfU.-.dcr and the bride's motr. It was of winter white n.u.hess satin and imported French chaivtillv lace. The nnr- lace, and illusion can. She rar- ricd a white prayer book show- crcd with roval orchids and Continued on Page 3 that a boy grows best under the influence of his church. Charles and Carlyle Woodard are the only brothers receiving the award at one time in eastern North Carolina. Explorers Larry Willis and Franklin McGoogan have been selected to be on Governor Lu ther' ' Hodges' Traff'c Safety Speaking Bureau. Explorer Al len Bonner is a candidate for the Mort'head Scholarship. ' : The records show at least 665 boys t have participated in the progVams of the Boy Scouts of America in Perquimans County. T'Thte -'Boy Scouts of America throij.gh the Albemarle and Coaslal Districts is maintained and promoted only through the area Scout campaign and united funds. This program is being currently carried on, in capable hands, by veteran Scouters; Rob ert Elliott. City Clerk and Hen ry Stokes, according to McDon ald Djxon, Area Scout Finance Chairman; MASONS tO MEET . i -Perquimans Masonic- Lodge No. 106? A F. ft A., M.r wilt meet Tuesday night at 9 o'ctafc ' mm 5 Cents Per Cop5 . 4t et iBia mce I'crqi! 'ts.. nly closed out the fir. months , of the! cur rent fiscal year, , December'! 31, with the financial budget well vithin balance according to a inancial report given the Board f County Commissioners during heir meeting here last Monday. The report, made by the Coun y Accountant, showed total in :ome received by the county luring the six months period miounted to $211,602 while ex enditurcs were $107,080. Taxes ollcctcd during the same pe iod amounted to $80,036.76. Income for the various fuiul.j of the county were lisled as fnl ows: General fund, $56,01 : Poor fund, $6,372; Debt Service, $24,501; Welfare Administration, $6185; Old Age Assistance, $40, 075; Aid Dependent Children, $20,21.8; APTD, $15,987; General School fund, $37,137; School sup plement, $1,710. Expenditures by funds for the ;ame period were: General fund, $47,052; Poor fund, $5,051; Del., service, $8,41 ft; Welfare Admini itration, $6,085; Old At;e Assi.it uire, $41,006; Aid Dtpcndrnl Children, $21,471; APTD, $15; 742; General School fund, $37, 500; School supplement, $4,002.' During the meeting the Boar. I jrantcd permission to the Stati Department of Archives to pho'o county records, at no cost to tho county. No action was taken on a claim presented by W. L. Sumner re garding 'title t 1-0 acres of land s tualed adjacent to a tract of land lec-ated south of US 17 sold by the rounly to Mr. Sum ner a number of years niro. Just recently, the land was discovered to be owned by Perquimans County. Mr. 5-iumner through 'if rc pi'cociilative, - ircscMed claim based upon a deed given for tlie sale of the other prop erty. On motion adopted the Board voted, for tax purposes,, to- as sess all real and personal prop erty at fifty percent cf its ap praised money value subject, to revaluation now in .progress. The Commissioners also ' dis cussed ways and means to sec'; -improved tclcnhone services t all parts of rerquimans Gounly and agreed lo request a S-cprC-sintative of the Norfolk-Carolina. Telephone and Telegraph- Com pany to meet with them at Jlieir meeting in February to further discuss this program. W, N. Spruill, Highway En gineer for this division, and Phil lip Jackson of the highway dis trict, met with the Board t'l discuss lifting of weight, limits on the highways leading fronn Hertford to Durants Neck and from New Hone to Woodville. Mr. Spruill promised the Board to investigate the situation :m l to give some relief if possible, especially during months when weather conditions permit. Chairman Appeals For Contributions In TB Seal Sales Tommy Maston, chairman of Christmas Seats for Perquimans County, urges Perquimans citi zens to mail in their contribu tions as soon as possible. Mas- . ton said $1,050 had been recciv- ! ed so far of the quota of $1,400, ' so badly needed to continue the tuberculosis control program in Perquimans County; , Only 924' letters had been heard from out of 1.805 sent in : Perquimans -County. ' . ; ,, ', , Maston said funds contributed for Christmas Seals are used to. find those who don't know' they' are ill with tuberculosis to 'pro; tect others from (infection to - help TB sufferers get well in or der to return tq a normal life;.' and help support research to find better ways of coping, with this . ; dread disease. : ' ' '. : ' Much progress has been "made . in the v war against tuberculosis, Maston said, pointing out that, M i TB cases had , been reported found in Perquimans County;! in , the' past '.'two years and every- ' oh6 must increase their in'ens'" to continue to" fight until cU those are safe from this cUsc l-$;i 'l:'I1 m