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WEEKLY it c-ume XXVII.Number-3. V I ayceqs -V eetang Mm ordj i ' ' j sThe Hertford . Junior. Chamber in'..hot Commerce was host Wednes i; ; ' ' day night for1 the third annual f'jj. f Tenth; . District i meeting : of Jay, if' cees. Thenpeeting. was held at ' ; the Hertford Grammar School - with Russell Twiford of Eliza i beth City,' Tenth District vice president, as the presiding of ficer. 1 - ' i 'r. - Marioh Swindel, president of : the IHertford Chapter, welcomed fi the Jayqees to Hertford, follow er ing invocation given by Charlie Skinner. , Special' guests were recognized by Mr. Twiford, who presided Jk dver- the .business session which " v included chairmen committee re ; ports by the following officials: Membership, Scobie Price, Ahos .: kiejv DSAA Webb Williams, Jr., Elizabeth City; , OYF, Tom Brown, Rich Square; , National ' No. 1, Sjol fcherry, Windsor; Re ligious Activities, Heath Light, ', Elizabeth JCity; Boys' Home, Howard Nprville, Ahoskie; My . " True Security, Dr. A. L; White hurst, Plymouth; Directory, Rai f ford Futrell, Rich Square; Ex tfehsion ana Retention, Bod Bry an, Ahoskie; Records and Recog : nition, , Billi Flowers, Plymouth; Miss N. C.I Pageant, Ray Jones, Jr., Elizabeth City.' "Warren Twiddy of Edenton, National Director for the Tenth . District, also made a brief talk to the members of the organiza tion, i Details on the State No. 1 pro gram, Junior Champ, were giv en by. Jay Bundy, state chair man, and Dan Bowen, district chairman..: -.- y': Rich Square was awarded the attendance, prize for this an nual meeting. . ., It 'was. announced that a dele gation of sJayceei will leave Ra- .J't ' lowing, jnv$rnnlQ4geXjn uuu IBS (icettuis -; prujeyi . were. v-' Waiffenf ir Twiddy was ."given rabgnlU vot ,d th oUtitinding Jaycee vice L-"V president in North Carolina for last year. f More '. than 10 Jaycees were present 'for the dinner which was - served by the Hertford Grammar School PTA. 4-IIM Council HrjsTaOy Cdrcll f,:cDGi;n:!l . .-At " the Perquimans County 4-H Council Carroll McDonnell, State .Home Improvement Win nie, 'gave, a talk on her trip to Nationalv 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, She showed pictures souvenirs, and told of the many experiences she had as a dele gate. . v. The ' president, Vernon Wins low,; opened the meeting with the Pledge to the U. S. Flag and 4 the '4-H Pledge. The "Hertford 7 5th Grade won the 4- Banner for having the most attendance. The' secretary, Carolyn Faye Rogerson, read a card from the president of the Northeastern District expressing besj ' Wishes for the new year. , The finance committee was appointed as follows: Carolyn Faye Rogerson, treasurer; San dra Jennings and Floyd Math ews; v They were to plan the barbecue ' chicken supper 40 be ', held on March V 1960. l- Club members appointed to serve- on 'National Club Week committee .(.were: ' 'Ed Tfixoa Donald Madre,' Carroll" MpDon- . nell and Ann' Benton. - Nominations 1 for' district off 1 eerw were lisciissed. "EVa Ann Smith. . Ann iBenton and Vernon Window met to discuss' the College, will be theiguest speak--nominations and elected ' Carroll er . . lRt ; the ; Hertford Baptist lcUonneU))ruvijorj:p'P'J3- nt. . -t . t 1 1 1 1 " rs were urged to cam- :' TRANSFERRED - . ijr Carroll by writing to r f t is in other counties. ' Airman 2C Clarence B. Chap- " '..h Committee composed peH, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clar "h Princes, Princesses, ence S. Chappell, has recently t .j Kings was apooint- been transferred from MacDill 1 '.an the 4-H Heal'th Air Force, Base at Tampa, Fla.', f r the year.' - to McGwire Air Force Base in ' - was led bv Beth New Jersey. He graduated from r( fre ;hments were V -, Fork, Com- District ; Heidi In Oh.,Wedt School Leader Mrs. T. S. Newbold, Rocky Mount, one of the instructors in the forthcoming Chowan-Perquimans Christian Workers School, to be held at ' First Methodist Church, Hertford dur ing the week of January 31 February 4. Mrs. Newbold will teach "The Gospel of Luke". , Daughter of a' Methodist min ister, she received her A.D. de gree from : Greensboro College and did graduate study at WCUNC. Mrs. Newbold, who recently assisted in the conference-wide Bible Conference as one of the group leaders, is sec retary of Status of Women of the N. C. Conference WSCS and a member; of the Southeastern Jurisdiction committee on Status of Women. Active in United Church Women, she is former state president and vice-president of the N, C. Council of Churches. In the summer, of 1959 she taught in the Kentucky s . , v. ,y ' T.' -V- -i ronfyence , SWool oi Missionsiittipwjng th European, mission, and "in the N. C. Conference School of Missions at Duke Uni versity and in the Lincoln Lead ership School at Berea College, Kentucky. She is listed in Who's - Who of American Wo men.'. . Perry Rites Held Monday Afternoon At Celvidere Funeral services for Mrs, Car rie Layden Perry, 82, who died in Stafford, Pa., Thursday of last week , following an illness of seven years, were conducted at her home 'in Belvidere Mon day afternoon at 2 o'clock by Mrs. Bertha E. S. White, pastor of Chester Meeting, Wilmington, Ohio, former pastor of Piney Woods Friends Meeting. Mrs. Perry was ; a lifelong resident of Beividere, the widow of the : late Bragg Perry and daughter of Henry and Sarah Riddick Layden. She was a member of the Whiteville Grove Baptist Church and a former teacher in the Perquimans Coun ty schools. : ": . - X For a - number of years she specialized in growing flowers and won many top prizes- in ex hibits she entered . at fairs in this area of the state. ; Survivors are one son, Henry H. Perry of Bryn Mawr, Pa.; two grandchildren' and three great grandchildren..' -, f ; pallbearers were Robert Hollo well,! 1 . Charles Layden, Elton Layden, . Nelson - Lane;,' Elwood Nowell and Edgar Whitft Inter ment was "in Cedarwood Ceme tery in HertfottdJli 'i li.fs U. TO PREACH SUNDAY ' 'The ! ! .Rev;i Charley !: Sandiferi hrnffissor .of En'clish- at -Chowan Cftueoh on Sunday, January a.' f erquimans nigh acnooi in ,.wo( and has bei In the servic two Hertford. Perquimans County, North "'1 1 -y -M'SV 11 . w.n; -Ci x : .-v V'.v NONE ON THE AISLE There, will soon be standing loojn only at old Braves. Field in Boston, Mass., as this bulldozer clears out the scats. The stadium will be replaced by a modern athletic field. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES President Eisenhower on Tues day presented the Congress with j a wnopping-big $9.a billion budget for running the federal government during the next fiscal year. As in past years, the greater portion of the bud get goes to defense and missile development. The President es timated income! for the year will run 4.5 billion ahead of ex- penses and he urged this be used tor debt reduction. Governor Luther Hodges dur ing a meeting in Raleigh Mon day, lashed out at Eastern North Carolina as being without lead ership and activity toward se curement of ; industry for the area. Tuesday, the Governor announced his previous remarks had been too rough and that he stood ready to lend his help to any and all projects for the East. ' A Washington report this week stated President Eisenhower will visit Russia on June 10, follow ing the summit meeting now scheduled for: Paris'! in Mav. the President is also expected to. visit several countries in South America. State officials, becoming ,con- scious of the fact that speed, pr I Mr. Haste announced Monday traffic traps are handicapping that he will personally conduct North Carolina's vast tourist a . canvass of the business" dis business, promise a study of the trict of Hertford next week,1 and situation. Governor Hodges I he requests business men give blames the situation to JP and other inferior, type courts. The U. S. and Japan signed a "friendship" treaty Tuesday which has been termed an in- ... strument of indestructible part nership between the two na tions. The treaty gives Japan equal standing with the U. S. in the free world camp. Hine Cases Heard Nine cases were disposed of during Tuesday's term of Pfr- quimans necoraer toun, press ed over by Judge Chas. E. Johnson. Fines of $25 were paid by f . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 AH I ouiiuci xuiuca aiiu miiwii ders alter eacn nao suomiuea io charges of speeding. Phillip Trueblood, pleading guilty to charges of speeding 100 miles per hour and reckless driving, was ordered-to pay a fine of $135 and costs; 'Thomas Zinn, charged with using an improper muffler, fail ed to appear in court to answer the charges and he was ordered held for a bond of $5Q.' , ' i No? probable .cause , was, found in' the preliminary, hearing: held for S. j i. ,West ,on charge of fraud,, the court jpuling the mat ter ."was'-'a j civil . action- rather than . a criminal one, , , ? v o ' Robert Brown, : Negro; paid a fine of , $150 . and . ; costs after pleading, guitty'..if to charges of driving drunk and speeding. ' Costs of court were taxed against George Eure and Wesley Nelson after each had submitted to charges of failing to yield a right of way: Jessie Winslow, Jr., was or dered to pay the costs on a Charge of driving without lights. William . Armstrong, Negro, paid the costs of court after sub mitting to a charge of improper mittmg to a charge or improper By Local Recorder Annual Fire Report Reveals Loss Totaled $2.52 Allan Bonner County Nominee; As results of tests taken, Al lan Bonner, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Bonner of Hertford, has been named as Perquimans' nominee in the annual competi tion for John Motley Morehead scholarships to the University of North Carolina: Bonner will point other nom inees from this area for inter views by a distpict committee later this month. The district committee will select final lists for interviews in Chapel Hill at a later date. March Of Dimes Fund Drive Under Way In County Perquimana County's annual March of Dimes fund campaign is now under way throughout the county, it was reported this week by Erie Haste, Jr., chair- man of the fund drive- some thought to the amount of contribution they desire to make toward this cause. He pointed out one-half of the funds-contributed by county resi- dents will ren.ain here to be ' . 1 l-.'. It... 1 1 f .. used by the local committee for financial assistance in combat ting polio, and it is the hope j that Perquimans County contri-' butions will reach a total of at least $1,000 in order that the local treasury can be replenished for any future emergency. A house to house canvass is being made in Hertford and re ports turned in so far indicate the drive is off to a good start. Mr. Haste urges all residents to rA!ii'(inir9ta in thic paiica 1 n nrn- . vide a local buiwark against an outbreak of polio. Central PTA Holds 1 1 Alf ti The Central Grammar School PTA held its January meeting in the school cafeteria Monday night, January 18. The mem bers -enjoyed, a covered dish sup per from, 6:30 to 7:30 which was follpwed by the meeting. Mrs. Harold White, president, nrvsidod over, the meeting and Mrs: Vivian u Dale, : secretary; . read Vth,: . minute which were1! aonroved. OT'i ' ' ?,'' v ' ''' . " 1 s i Mrs.-, Elwood : Nowell, program' chairman, reported that Found ers' Day will be. observed at the next meeting 1 and Mrs. Thelma Rogerson, Home Life Chairman, announced that the study course will beheld February 18 - 19. Mrs. White made the follow ing announcements' PTA bas ketball game will be held Jan uary 28 at the Perquimans High School and there will be an adult leaders' meeting for Cub Scouts at the agricultural buildr ing Thursday, January 21, at 7:30, P, M; "The,, meeting ,was tiien' adjdurned,. " men ximnar UIJII UUUUbl At School Monday CarolinaFriday, January 22 1960. Per Capit a Perquimans County suffered a $2.52 per capita fire loss during 1959, according to a report re leased this week by R. C. El liott, fire chief. Total estimated loss and dam age from the 30 fires recorded was given at $24,195, according to John Beers, secretary of the Hertford Fire Department. The local department answered a to tal of 32 calls, two of these be ing for the rescue squad. The Hertford' Fire Department traveled a total ot 224 miles to fight 16 fires in the county; a total of 16 miles to extinguish 14 fires within the town's limits. Estimated costs of all property involved in the 30 fires was giv en at a total of $137,870. Actual loss to county property was es timated at $22,470 while actual loss within the town limits amounted to $1,725. Mr. Beers reported to the de partment that one life was lost in -a fire during the year and that the department recorded two deaths by drowning. Mileage traveled by the.de partment's two trucks during the year was reported as fol lows: Truck No. 1, 156 miles; truck No. 2, 321 miles. The water tanker, used by the de partment as a supplementary water source for rural fires, was used a number of times on county calls and enabled the firemen to keep losses at a minimum, Funeral Services W. W. Trueblood William Weldon Trueblood, 68, died Sunday afternoon at 2:40 o'clock at his home, 111 Grubb Street, following a lingering illnes;. A native of Perquimans County, he was the son of the late William and Martha Wins low Trueblood and husband Of Mrs. Laura Jordan Trueblood. He was a retired mechanic, a member of the First Methodist Church and a member of Per quimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M. Besides his wife, he is sur vived by two sisters, Mrs. Mae Ross of Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. J. L. ' Delaney of Winfall; two brothers, David R. Trueblood of Winfall and Alonza J. Trueblood of Lakeland, - Fla.; two -stepchildren, Mrs. Robert Blaif and Robert Jordan of Newport News, Va.; several nieces and nephews: Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clopk in i the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the ev. . James A. Auman, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Held Tuesday For "His Eye Is On the Sparrow" and 'Beautiful Isle of . Some where", were sung by Edward Jordan,: accompanied by Mrs. J. Ellie White, organist. : Pallbearers were Dr. C. A. Davenport, Elija White, Russell C, Baker, William Jordan, Ern est Sutton,. Claude White. Masonic rites were conducted at the- graveside in Cedarwood Cemetery by Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M. ,,. MASONS TO MEET Perquimans Masonic Lodge, No. ' 106, A. F. & Ar M;. will meet Tuesday at J;00 P. M, v Planning Session The executive committee mem bets of the Hertford Grammar School Farent-Teacher Associa tion met on January 13 at the home of the president, Mrs. Rob ert Hollowell, to make general preparations for the remainder M' the school year. Mrs. Hollowell reviewed the 'President's Message," which was printed in the January issue of the North Carolina Parent Teacher Bulletin. The secretary, Mrs. John Winslow, read the minutes of the last executive meeting, which were approved. Mrs. Freeman Long, treasurer, ieported a balance of $550.52 in the PTA treasury. ' A summary of the expendi tures for the 1959 PTA session was given by Mrs. Hollowell. The committee held a lengthy discussion on the purchasing of several items that are needed in science and mathematics at the school. A budget showing what has been spent and new plans l'or the balance of the school year will be presented for ap proval at the next PTA meet ing. It was announced that Hert ford Grammar School will have , an interesting study course with Winfall Central Grammar and Perquimans High School on Feb ruary 18 and H). Preparations are being made by several committees for the Winfal Central Grammar and Hertford Grammar School bas ketball game which will begin at 7:30 P. M. on January 28, at the High School gymnasium. Those present for the meeting were Mis. Hollowell. Mrs. Wins low, Mrs. Long and Miss Thelm.i Elliott, principal of the school: Mr. and Mrs. Bioughton Dail. vice president; Mrs. TaJmadge Rose, program chairman; Mrs. Clinton Eley, hospitality; Mrs. Walter Edwards, study course: John Danchise, finance: Charles Umphlett, PTA magazine; and Mrs. Elbert Taylor, publicity. Following the adjournment of the executive meeting,. Mrs. IIol lowell served refreshments to the committee members. County fled Cross On Friday Night The board of directors of Per quimans County Chapter of the Red Cross will hold its annual meeting Friday night to make plans for 1960 and to select a new chapter chairman to succeed Marion Swindell, who resigns after having served for the two year period recommended by the National Headquarters At this . meeting full annual reports will be made by Talmage Rose, blood chairman; the Rev. James A. Auman, home service chairman, and James Divers, chapter treasurer. Also attending will be 'Glen Brozier of Elizabeth City, field representative! for the American Red Cross. Smith Rites Held Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for the Rev. Matthew Smith, who died at 12:35 Friday morning at his home, were conducted Sunday afternoon at - 2 o'clock, at .the Bagley' Swamp Pilgrim Holiness Church by the Rev. W. J. Smith of Kernersville, assisted by the Rev,. M. M.' Holmes, pastor, the Rev. W.' A.' Way of Greensboro, the Rev. C, E,' Winslow of Man chester, Cdnrt,' the Rev. D. B. Cruise of Elizabeth City' and the Rev. Eugene Smith of Draper.'"- The casket was' covered with' a pall of white lilies and mums. "Wonderful Peace' and V Amaz ing Grace" were sung by the congregation. Mrs. Eugene Smith accompanied at the piano. Pallbearers i". were Adrien Junior Smith, Robert Louis Stevenson, L. Paul Smith, Chas. Edwin : Smith, grandsons, . and W. P. Morris and Robert Hend ren. . ." ;.- A large ' male chorus sang "When They Ring The Golden Bells" at the grave. .Burial fol- lowed in the family cemetery, Chapter To Meet Engineer Office Approves County S t r e a m P roj e c t Terry Sanford Makes Campaign Visit To Hertford Terry Sanford was a "visitor in Pern ui mans County Thurs day and talked with a number of friends about his campaign for Governor of North Carolina. Sanford said he will make for mal announcement of his candi dacy next month. "Public education will be the dominant issue of my cam paign." he said. "Improvement of schools is North Carolina's most urgent need." S:infni'it w u-pll kn.nvn hpre-1 abouts and has many triends in the area. He is a native of Laurinburg and since 1948 has practiced law in Fayetttville. He regretted that this visit was brief and said he will return during his campaign av.d tivlk more with people on interests of the aiea and state. I Sanforo is a tormer State Senator land 'member State Ports Authority. of the He, has been Dresident of the North i Carolina Young Democratic dlub and a Democratic National Con vention delegate. He was a paratrooper in combat in World War II, alter having been a Special Agent in the F.B.I. "Our industrial expansion pro gram must continue," Sanford said in touching on aspects of North Carolina life. "Our agri cultural economy must get similar interest and emphasis, to match the success in indus trial growth." Tax Listing Time Drawing To Close Perquimans County property J owners are reminded today by Julian C. Powell that time for listing property for 1960 taxes is lapidly drawing to a close. The law requires all property own ers to list property for taxes by January 30, or failure to do so results in a penalty being charged against the property owner. Tax listers for the various townships may be located by checking their schedule which appears elsewhere in this edi tion of The Weekly. Indivi duals are urged to list taxes now and avoid the usual last minute rush which is expected t to take place next week. The list takers report listing thus far- this month has been about, at the usual rate and a large number of property own ers remain unlisted. : Landing Funeral Held Saturday t Funeral-; services for William D. . Landing, ..Sr., who died last Thursday imorning in the Vet erans Hospital, in Durham fol lowing a, lingering illness, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First Methodist Church by the Rev. James A. Auman, pastor. Music was quietly played dur ing the) service by Miss Caroline Wright, organist Pallbearers, members of the American Legion, were Vivian Darden, B. C. Berry, John Decker, : W. F, Ainsley, v Joe Nowell and- Russell Baker. ."" Interment was made, Jo.Cedar wood Cemetery. I .... W ?fs 5 Cents Per Copy, i Congressman Herbert C. Bonr j ner reported this week receipt j of a letter from Col. R7 P, David i son, U. S. Corps of Engineers, ! Wilmington, N. C, announcing that office's approval of a stream clearing project for Per quimans County. j Mr. Bonner stated the project is part of a $5 million appropria tion he had secured for clearing streams and drainways clogged by Hurricane Hazel.- . - The letter received bv ConJ gressman Bonner from Col. Dav idson follows: "I am glad to report that m i January I960 the Chief of En sneers approved slnagging and .learing a 2.5-mile reach in Por luimans River, Perquimans bounty. North Carolina. -The each extends from a point one .ialf mile above Perry Bridge to ihe Upper River Bridge near the community of Nicanor. The lower end of the improvement would be 3 miles above the' bridge near Belvidere on State Highway 37. ' "If the improvement is made, it will extend a 5-mile-long im provement, made by this officn acting for the Federal Civil De ense Administration (now of .ice of Civil and Defense Mo bilization), down stream to a point where the stream is rela tively free of obstructions. The federal cost of the improvement is estimated at $7,500. Local interests are required to: "a. Provide without cost to the United States all lands, ease ments and rights -.of-way neces sary for construction of the pro ;ect. t. Horn and save the Unit- ed States free from damage due to the construction works. "c. Maintain the project after completion in accordance with regulations-prescribed Jjy the Sec.viai y ot the Aruty. :; v "Members of the Perquim,.s Board of County Commissioners have informally indicated- a; wii-V lingness to fulfill the req,uire nients of local cooperation; I am now informing the Board that the project has been ap- proved and that we will'adver tise the work when the forma'l assurances of local cooperation have been received." 'j : 1 Earl M. Perry Died At New Hope Earl Mathew Perry, 68, prom inent retired farmer and logger of New Hope, died Wednesday night at 11:45 at his home in New, Hope following an illness of four months. A native and lifelong resident of Perquimans County, he was the son of the late Lloyd Byron and Sally Perry and .husband of MrsV Gladyce Hillyer Perry. He was a member of the New Hope Methodist Church, a member of the Church's Finance Commit tee, of the Woodmen of the World and the New Hope Ruri tan Club. For many years he : was ' A member and chairman of the Perquimans County Board of -Commissioners. , Besides his wife, he is suri vived by a daughter,, Mrs. Doro? thy Carroll of .Birmingham, Ala.i one son, Leslie H. Perry;' one sister, Mrs. Eunice. Winfield -of Washington, N. C; one brother J. Carter Perry of. Elizabeth City ' and two ! grandchildren, ,, J. .i The body was removed to the Swindell Funeral Home trending completion of funeral . arranga" ments. , ,. Five Students On ECC Honor Roll Five Perquimans County stu dents attending East Carolina College achieved scholastic hon ors at the school -during the fall quarter, v according to an an nouncement made by the college). John V. Matthews imade , the dean s list while William Byrum Wynda.Lyne ChappelL' Jessie PJ Chesson, Jr., and Janice K. Stal lings were -listed on the honor roll. . . Wednesday Night "9 i: