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. I !. KEY - 1 1 ; i u , , i i 4 'i IX v' I jaw1 ij Jin1.! uit rt i 1 " ' I - mxi i ill ha v I. n VB.r4 'u v jmf?1: I I i 1 II ! : I 1. ; I I . 1 i I m ". li . i I I l r . 1 I I ; II ,.3 XXVII. Number 2.. Jiitractor Here i Start Work On jarpj junker!! way construction fon . : UU.'.! ' '.. I. ' i ' W., WhitA . Post- o. stated. Allen. Brown. contra rj te h, - project 'has ! arrive. i.i town to .begin opera - tions'just'as soon as the site is , cleared of present buildings. ' Brown ; represents Mr. and VMrs. ' Thomas ft. Wolfe and Mr. : and Mrs. Edward Brunson of Al bemarle, 'successful bidders for the new Post Office building. - Options on land ' owned by Matthews and Ainslev and T. P. -teyrum, located on Grubb Street opposite .the Municipal Building, have been exercised for use as a site for the building, i Workmen are now dismantling buildings situated on the land and the ; site is expected to be ready for the contractor to start ; construction within a very short time. Mr. White said it was his understands the con tractor will sublet part of the construction, giving local work men an opportunity to take part in the project. : ' -' - Construction of the new Post Office is being carried out un ,der a new program used by the Post Office Department, where by private interests construct the building, to government specif i- . cations and then leases the building at a monthly rental for a period of years. According to an announcement inade at the time the. Post Of fice Department ; accepted bids for the Hertford building;, the new structure wilf be modern throughout, consisting of 3,290 square feet of interior space, 360 square feet vof platform space - and 8,354 square feet of park- ' ing area., ; The building will be f air-conditioned throughout. .i. The -rlgiftslh, i ress'wll" tun , fpra . oeriod' of 10 years with toe jgovi. j eminent having ah option, to re jujrft ;the lease for an additional 4'ljye!.;-. - Postmaster White stated Mr. Brown believes construction time for the new. building will be about three months. - '".? ' Oreo's Grog tilting Here Jqi-ay night i'More tyan 200 volunteer firer jrrteh all members of the Eastern. Carolina ' Firemen's ' Association, gathered! in , Hertford Tuesday night for the annual convention, 'ith. the; Hertford Fire Depart ment as jhost, at a dinner prior & the -meeting. ',' The convention, heia at Per l Ramans High School, was bpen- by Mayor V. N. Darden, who welcomed the firemen to Hert ford. -J . ' ' Concord Fire Chief, , Charles Mlller, president of the State 'Firemen's.' Association, - made a ' "snort talk prior to a program presented by the" local depart 'plent which featured a film en titled, "The First Five Minutes." ' 'JDuring the business session of "the convention, presided over by ''tee president, Charles JU Pope of Clinton, jthe association voted to , "create two offices from, j the present (one of secretary-treas-, Airer. thus , dividing "the. fprk of Vis office, , ', i , , Wynn t Donat reported to ' the tsnveiiion. pn, the Firemen's - 'rensioh , Plan and advised the f a-emei). i, on. the . status 'ot this1 I ogram'r(' ' 'New Officers .elected for the t Sociation,. for the cpming yer Wre: Earl Kinsey oi,l6range, -? -!sid ; Horace Moore of Snow 1, ' .president : Mark' las; r, Jr., secretary and Curtis i- , treasurer. 1 guests at the conven 3 Sherman Pickard of C. Department of lnsur 1 members of the Hert ! Perquimans County f Commissioners. . ' -.-s. Howard tVfniams - i !; :v of a son, ,;. ' 3 at Aibe- , 1 v Warns ; t r n PasSetfiUciai! William, D. Landing, 70, retired Hertford business man, died Thursday morning at 3:15 o'clock in the Veterans Hospital, Dur ham, following a long iljness. He was a native of Perquim ans County, son of the late James and Julia Weeks landing and the husband of the late Annibelle Sawyer Landing. For 33 years he had been custodian of the Hertford Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Genevieve Sawyer, Mrs. Max ine Sawyer, Mrs. Belle Divers; two . sons, William D. Landing, Jr., and Emmett Landing; a number of grandchildren; two sisters. Mrs. Virginia West and Mrs. Gladys Lamb, both of Eliz abeth City. Funeral arrangements are pending. Guilford Coach Banquet Speaker Members of the Monogram Club at Perquimans High School entertained Wednesday night at the club's annual football ban quet, honoring the "1959 football team. William Dole, coach at Guil ford College, was the guest speaker for , the event and gave the youths a fine talk on sports and sportsmanship. A number of special guests also attended the dinner meeting. -. Candidate Visits HertiWtnday 'Terry Sanfprd, unofficial can didate for the office of govern or, .visited Hertford Thursday afternoon while on tour of a .ntlmber of counties in this sec tion of the State. , ,. ' Sanford visited among the business stores and offices and also held an informal meeting at the Municipal Building between the hours of five and six o'clock. Perquimans Recorder Metes Heavy Fines To Defendants In Traffic Cases Tuesday 1 A number of heavy fines were. meted out to defendants in Per - quimans Recorder's Court -here u-j i i m a ,.:u.. Hilia utiu iracu xutmu uuljt w traffic violations. Manley Smith, found guilty on charges of being drunk, possess ing and transporting liquor and allowing an unlicensed operator to drive his car was ordered to pay a fine of $100 and costs or serve 30 days In jail.w Thomas Jones - pleaded guilty to charges of driving drunk and driving without a license. He was given a 60 day sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $175 and costs. Ruth Smith was . ordered " to pay the costs of court after pleading guilty to a charge of being drunk. The following defendatits paid fines as 'indicated after their names after each had submit ted to charges of speeding: Millard- Hopper $27, Attila Boka $2, Richard O'Heam' $25, Floyd Hatcher, j$B& Swfpn;- Miroux, Charlie i iLindleyf Jonie Johnson $29.;JMoses WilHford $25v An- appeal , to the 'Superior Court was poted to the case m which White, was louna guilty if . driving drunk and pleaded guilty to possessing ana transporting tax I Paid . liquor. The Recorder judgment was that the defendant pay a fine of $150 and costs. ' " t Costs of court were taxed against Charles Spruill and Clif ford Perry after each had sub mitted to charges of exceeding a safe speed limit , James Perry ' and Charles Jernigan, Negroes, paid the court costs. on charges oi driving with imrrc-rr lights. Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 15, 1960. i 'ft ij bi I i m !k ' w k'A I imami&. READY FOR ACTION Policemen and their dogs line up for They comprise the district's first canine corps-used to flush and other criminals. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES t Democratic leaders express some doubt as to the possibility the nation will wind up its next fiscal year with a surplus in the amount predicted by President Eisenhower. These leaders point out more money than anticipated should be spent for defense and space exploration as well as other governmental functions. The opening week in Congress found the members jockeying for power positions pretty much the same' as when Congress ad journed last fall. A group of liberals have proclaimed stands they expect to take and indicate they will seek to upset the con servatives in seeking to achieve their goals. Cuba this week denied a U. S. protest filed in connection with the Cuban seizure of property owned by Americans. The pro test filed by U. S. Ambassador Bonsai sought - protection on the rights of U.' S. citizens under the Cuban, lajd reform laws. One body remains missing in the plane disaster which occur red near Wilinington earlier this week . resulting in the death of 34 persons., Missing is Carlos Valdes, an official of a Cuban bank. Reports Wednesday stat ed the man's widow had aban doned further search for the body. Officials are continuing an investigation as to the cause of the -plane crash. v - , Ined, f 0 f h f?aded . tQ chrgl f ment, 'Cherry Privott,1 Negro, was ordered to pay the .court costs on a charge of failing to comply with a restricted operator's li cense. -.' y Edith Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving. She was ordered to pay a fine it ft.n and wvcts. T, n-uL XT - .. local ASC office as soon as possi- Dora Gibbs, Negro, paid the . costs of court after submitting '.- ' ' ' to charges of failing to report an' ' - A accident and faUing to comply, IfiniQIIC . VflllOWC with a restrioted license. tlllUIClllO uUUUlfO Eugene Warren and Earl Ches- son Negroes, paid fines of $25 and costs for driving without a license.. , Minnie, Chesson, Negro, paid a l fine of - $2 and costs after pleading guilty to charges of being drunk.'" ' Costs ot ' court - were taxed against Thomas Wells, who sub mitted to Charge of failjng to comply with a restricted license. Clyde Nixori, Negro, was found guilty1 ori a oharge of petit lar ceny. He' was given a 30-day sentence," "suspended upon pay- (ment of a fine of $28 and costs. Court Teams To See State Game 'i; Members of the basketball teams ' at Perquimans High School will be guests of North Carolina State - College at the State-Clemson basketball game to be plaved in Raleigh. Prin cipal E. 'C. ' Woodard announced the invitation was extended by the 1 college ' r : athletic - director, jiFar mers Premeasurement Service Any farmer in this county may have the acreage laid off for him on which he will plant his allotment crop for this year, George Bellmon, Perquimans County ASC Office Manager, said today. Every year there are some farmers who, through inaccur ate measurement on their own part or because of incorrect in formation on the acreage in permanent fields, plant either more or less than they are ac tually permitted by their allot ment. In the case of overplant ing, this causes the farmer un necessary expense in the way of unused fertilizer, unused plants or seed, or treating of land that can't be used. In the case of underplanting, this could cause the farmer to lose some of his. "planting history". ' This' premeasuremenfc" -service- may be requested through . the. ASC County Office for a.11 spring-planted crops. ASC has already trained and equipped the reporters who will do this premeasurement work. The farmer will be required to pay only the actual cost of the visit to his farm and the determina tion of acerage on his farm. The deposit to cover the actual cost of the work is made by the farmer at the time he makes application for premeasurement. The premeasured acreage will be accepted by ASC reporters as the "official" measured acreage provided the farmer plants the entire premeasured acre and no more, and provided there was no obvious error made in the pre measurement. A later trip will be made to the farm to deter mine that these requirements have been met; but in most cases additional measurements will not be necessary. : According to Bellmon, only a limited amount of this pre measurement work can be done in the short time available, so applications should be made early. AH farmers desiring pre measurement should visit their Lose In Twin Bill j Ahoskie High basketball teams 1 scored a twin victory over Per quimans here. Tuesday night. The Ahoskie , girls unleashed a smashing offensive during the second half of the game to win 49-31 over the Squaws.. ' f Perquimans girls . had a one point lead at half time 21-20, but counted ' for : only 10 points in the last halt of the contest Spear was high scorer in the game with 15 v points,;c while Rawls led the visitors ' with 8, The boys' game was mostly Ahoskie all the wav. Ahoskie jumped into a . 30-16 lead dur ing the first half and maintained its advantage in the second half ending up with a 53 to ,34 de cision dver the Indians. Overton led the scoring for Ahoskie with W points, Odmn , hit for 8, Lindsay 7 and Bea man ' 4. Billy Nixon - tallied 19 'points for Perquimans, i wbile' C; D. White hit for fiv and J. NiXOjjJor four, inspection in Washington, D.C. out and apprehend burglars Offered By A S C Dirty Trick Not only was it a dirty trick but the act was also unlawful. The individual, as yet un known, placed a firecracker oi some other explosive matter in side the mailbox of Ernest Long Route three, Hertford, last Sat- I urday, after the family mail hac been delivered. The family was away at thi time but on returning horn went to the mailbox and dis covered the box badly damager and some important mail, includ m a check made out to Mrs. I on6, aesiroyea. w Hearings Planned For Complaints Representatives of the Carroll Phelps Company, which recently completed the field work in con nection with a revaluation 6 real property within Perqu;man County, will be at the Cour House in Hertford during the last two weeks of February fo the purpose of hearing com Dlaints by property owners or the appraisals made on thr. property, it was reported this week by Julian C. Powell, ta supervisor. Notices of new property as sessments to be used for tay 'purposes for 1960 were mailer' out by the tax supervisor late last month. Receipt of these no tices has caused cosidera'ble dis cussion by the property owners concerning the appraisals, many of wfhom have voiced a desire to protest the figures for their property. Mr. Powell stated the apprais al representative will be at the Court House each week day ex cept Saturdays for the final two weeks next month. Funeral services for Miss Ellen Frances Copeland, 86, who died in her sleep Saturday morning at her home, 611 Pennsylvania Avenue, were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank For tesque, pastor of Anderson's Methodist Church. : "Abide With Me" was played during the service by , Mrs. J. Ellie White, organist. 1 The casket was covered with, i pall" of red carnations, white mums, white glads and fern. Pallbearers were Preston Rus sell, Julian, Ed and Billy Nixon and Joe Snell. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. A native of Chowan County, Miss Copeland had lived in Hert ford' around 23 years. She was the daughter of the late Josiah and Jane Britten Copeland and member of the Friends Church lin Media, Pa. r. ' , , She !- is . survived ; ty several On Appraisals Copeland Funeral Conducted Monday Jiieceejujd jjephews.- Annual Christian Workers School C2 Cciicfuctcd llere 'Methodists of Chowan and Perquimans counties will parti cipate in , their annual ; phristiari; i Workers'!; School ' Janifary W i February 4; at the First Methp dist' Church in Hertford, j Spofdii so! ed -jointly by the d. Coni ference Board of Education and the local churches of the two counties, this year's school will offer four courses vital to the Christian growth of church peo ple. Sessions of the five-night school will begin at 7:30. ' 'The Gospel of Luke" will be taught by Mrs. T. S. Newbold of Rocky Mount. This is the gen eral Bible course, offered for all who desire a deeper understand- ing of Bible content. Text for tins course is Laymon s book ; llvl m lexas for 35 years, re- power and at the same time re "Luke's Portrait of Christ," turning here 15 years ago. She suit in less voltage loss, which is also one of this year's was a daughter of Samuel and j Dunn" the meeting of the approved study texts for the Mary Ann White Winslow and , Boarri M,mriav ,PW1, R n v. (Woman's Division of Christian lOtrjviLC iviis. INewDUlu IS a 'mpmhpr rf tho ennthooctor-n i.,.. lsdiction committee on Status of J i Women, and a former state president and vice president of the N. C. Council of Churches. Currently she is serving as state chairman of leadership educa tion and' member of the national board of managers of United Church Women. The Rev. R. L. Bame, Wil mington, pastor of Fifth Avenue Methodist Church, will teach the course for youth and workers with youth, "Youth and Wor ship." Mr. Bame is active in outh work of the North Caro- ina Conference having served 1 is district youth director, and as secretary of the Conference Commission on Christian Voca ions. "Music and .Children of the Church" will be taught by Miss Carolina Wright, Hertford, pub lic school music teacher and minister of music in the N. C. Conference. The textbook for tnifl course is "Music In Re ligious Growth of Children," and is rlpsipnpr? tn hpln wnrkprs with children and with choir groups to find new ways to use music in helping children learn about God, and to worship God. Mrs. R. L. Jerome, Elizabeth City, is instructor for the coursa lesigned especially for young idults in the churches on "Your Some Can Be Christian." : Mrs. Jerome, an outstanding leader in he Family Life program of the ronference, will seek to help arents face some of the con licting problems which the mod ern home must face. Local leaders in this year's (Continued on Page 6) Local Committee Given Data On Organizing Chamber Of Commerce For This County Details concerning the organi-1 Hollowell, Dr. T. P. Brinn, , , , .Charles Harrell, Claude Brinn, nation and operation of a Cham- ..,, ., T D u, , . . t, .. Joel F. Hollowell, Jr., Broughton ber of Commerce for Perquimans ' ; . ..,, . .,- j . , , Dai , Jessie. Lee Harris, Mayor County were outlined to a local ' ' ... , , . J,1j f iV. N. Darden and Max Camp committee here last Mondav at-1, , ., . ger of the Elizabeth City Cham ber of Commerce. The local committee, acting in behalf of a large number of in- terested county citizens, has been conducting a survey concerning perfection of an industrial or ganization or a county-wide Chamber of Commerce. The sur vey reveals sufficient interest to finance the program but a defi nite decision- awaits the type of organization , to be adopted here. mi. muA visneu nfiuuiu i the request . of the. committee, and the District Office for Cham ber of Commerce.. He gave the committee information on the fi nancial support needed, for. op eration ;of, a Chamber' of ;Cotiri merce, and , also detailed the work carried out for communi ty improvement' anc( f betterment once tne unamDer 01 commerce is organized within a community. He stated that while a Cham ber of Commerce was not pri marily an industry-hunting or ganization it did work closely with the community in secure ment of new industry, and at the same time carried - out a pro gram of work essential to im provement of the community, making it, a better, prospect for new industry. j; Members of the local commit - tw which ia composed of R. L., Mayor Reports On Town Pro jects jNow Being liMM, Id Friday For Sfah Davis Funeral services for Mrs. 1 Sarah E. Davis, 91, who died Tuesday of last week at the home of a nephew, Bennie Wins low, in the Whiteston commun ity, were conducted Friday af ternoon at Up Rivre Friends Church by the Rev. Orval Dil lon. Mrs- Davis was a native of Perquimans County and had ine w.dow of William P. Davis. '-'lie waa a meuiutri Ul If , Friends Chnifh i River: I Interment was in Up Friends Cemetery. Pallbearers were Elsbury Lane, Archie Riddick, Gerald Wins low, Clifton Winslow, Merial Winslow and Millard Winslow. Attorneys Seek Change Of Venue Attorneys representing Ann Taylor Hollowell Taylor in a . suit in which the plaintiff is ! seeking $250,000 damages from the Town of Hertford for the ; fatal death of her husband, who ' aiea m an accident in Hertford on January y, laay, are seeking a changa in venue from this 1 county, or a change of venue for ; the jury, made to This was the report to be held in Hertford on Tues the Hertford Town . day nieht and hp invitPd thi. Board by Town Attorney Chas. E. Johnson on Monday night. The suit is being defended by the town through Attorneys Johnson and John Hall. Mr. Johnson advised the Town Com missioners the defense is hope- 'M the -natter will be settled a the February 'term of Superior Court. Building Permits For Year $44,900 Building permits, issued by the Town of Hertford during 1959, amounted to $44,900 in construc tion, it was reported Tuesday by F. T. Britt. superintendent, I who issues the permits. Mr. Britt pointed out permits must be secured before property own ers can start building or repair projects on property. tion to Mr. Attix in coming here to provide the information de sired by the committee, which will make a report to all inter ested parties at a public meet , ing tQ be he,d flt the Municiipal Building on January 20. BAPTISTS TO HEAR REV. NORMAN HARRIS SUNDAY The Rev. Norman B. Harris will be guest preacher at the Hertford Baptist Church on Sun day, January 171 Mr. Harris a, native 01 rayeuevuie, is now pastor i ' Of j , Comer's ; Chapel Church, in Madison.,' : BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT I Mr. and Mrs." Howard Hurdle announce' the birth of a daugh ter, Miriam1' Harriett, -born Tuesday, January 5, at the Al bemarle 'Hospital:." Mrs. Hurdle is the former Miss Hazel Blanch ard of Gates County. ; BIRTH ANNOIWCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. John Beers an nounce the -birth of a daughter, Mary , Lindsey, born Sunday, January .10, at the Albemarle Hospital. Mrs. Beers is the for mer Miss Betty Jean Winslow. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born to Mr. and Mrs. Euiene t Dillon 0" January 5. 1960. a "son. ( Ricky Harold. Mrs. Dillon is the. former Miss Patricia White. 5 Cents Per Copy, Progress ss is !!beirtg; madeil' acit! cording to a report !mad Mori-' day night by Mayot-yNj'b),. den to Town;iConmissioherS,' ',oti,1 the conversion of the iown's ! electrical system from a delta ' system to a Y system. The Mayor pointed out to the board this program has been under consideration for some t me and when completed will piovide the town's electric consumers with a modern, efficient system. He stated installation of the Y system will Dl'OVidp a mnro j even distribution of the electric liott gaVfi the Commissioner's an accounting of the town's opera- tions for the first six months 0f the fiscal year, pointing out inrfimp ic rilnnintf cliffhtlt. kinU , . ... illglt- ( er than estimates made last July - while expenditures are in keep ing with the budget adopted at ; that time. During the period covered by the report expenditures for the ' street department amounted to i $16,445 from a budget of $34,100; police department, on a budget of 15.000 had expended $6,200; tne fire department, on a budget of $3.0. had expended $1,097; expenditures for the electrical department amounted to $37,593 of its $82,000 budget. Fire Chief R. C. Elliott an nounced to the Board the Dis trict Firemen's Convention was members of the board to attend the dinner and business meeting scheduled for Perquimans High School. 257 Census Takers Assigned For Work Establishment of a district of fice for the 1960 census of popu lation and housing at the Post Office Building at Washington, N. C, has been announced by Director Joseph R. Norwood of the Census Bureau's regional of fice at Charlotte. John R. Brinson of Belhaven will be supervisor of the district office. He will direct, a force of 15 crew leaders and 242 census takers in the following counties: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Cur rituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank. Per quimans, Pitt, Tyrrell and Wash ington. ' Taking the 1960 census nation ally will require the services of 160,000 enumerators, 10,000 crew leaders and 400 district super visors, all temporary workers. The district supervisors, working under the general direction of the permanent regional field di rectors, are responsible for all phases of the census in their districts. Duties of the district supervisor include the recruitint; of the crew leaders, obtaining space for crew leader training, recruiting and training a small office staff, reviewing the com pleted questionnaires and direct supervision of the field canvass , which begins on April 1. ' 4U-. i the cen- 1 sus, all households will receive in the mail an advance census report form, a new census-taking - ' device which is designed '' to ' speed , up the field canvass and provide more accurate statistics Distribution of this form,' which contains the' basic population ' and housing questions igives tjie ! 1 family a chance' to assemble in- ' formation about each member in . advance of the census taker's ' visit. . CENTRAL PTA TO HOLD SUPPER MONDAY The Central Grammar School PTA will hold its annual covered dish supper Monday night, Jan uary .18, beginning at 6:30 o'clock, in the school : cafeteria.' The '.PTA. meeting vill follow tlie Supper." AH patroiie and members are invited to attend. I !