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Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 29, I960. 5 Cents Per Copy, 4 jcal Committee liChristian Workers Pasquotank Jury Winner Of Bank Scholarship IIIIIMIIIIMIMIIIiMlllilllMIMIMIIMIIIMimilMIIIIMIIM Ordered Here For oposss Chamber .1 -e XXVII. Number 4. tSjiiniiiiiiHiiMiiiilNitifimi MIIIIIIIMMIIMIIIIIIIinilHI School To Start HeraSunday Night Hugeii:ID!aim:lSIIiil I 8 Several1 weeks-of linteii ! rw '"ff uefcS art UtgroWth of ; the $ircaay 'w 'propose-ne ; niuob't or l.a -county-wide ', Chri.beffof t Coroittaif j TeanJ ifio .provide" economic ; growth for Perquimans County. .'The proposal is to be made at a, 'general mass meeting on Fri a day night,-February 5, to which Teyery business man and woman, i. and' this includes those engaged in farming,1 is -invited to attend 1 and' take; part in the foiimal or ganization. 'p-" Detail for1 the organizational 1 plan have not been worked out; this is to be done at the meet s ing next week vbut important "! points concerning, the plan have ill been supplied the committee by i; Frank1 Melton and Paul Good, . representatives ( of ; the U. S. Chamber of. : Commerce when i they visited Hertford and con :;.' ferred with -the committee last week. I , ? The local planning committee, composed of R. L Hollowell, Dr. T.'P. Brinn, Claude Brinn, ." Charles : Harrell, Joel Hollowell, Jr.-, Jesse Lee Harris and BroUghton Dail has ascertained sufficient ' public interest has ' been shown to-proceed with or- ganteingi a Chamber of Com . merce. 1- -Mr. Melton and' Mr. Good . V gave the -committee many use tul ideas concerning the opera tions of . a Chamber, and point- fed out i such .. an organization v serves ' the community not onily as a seeking of industry but al- those already established within a' community.. . s - - . ' , 'The meeting on Friday night, ii-Fj-bruarv 5. to which alk inter- mstodU: citizepSL of Perquimans P County are, UTWtBJf'lh jirged td! attend. Will be held ; tor the nuroose off nominating an4 elect- ittr b Alafiv of temporary officers fc and directors to serve pending the! OillCiai organisation vi- ic Chamber of Commerce. ;:-'; 's -The Committee also hopes to, during this meeting, determine ihti Work program to be sub scribed to during the first year o operation.1 This1 work pro . Brain wiU include seeking" of new , industry ' as well as other praams ; lot community m piyvuiuei't, ' . , , you' are la busines of any tye you are ureed to be at the municipal building ' in Hertford iriwov nicfht; February 5 and tae i part in : this mqvement iiIi:!S;VMS , si HMM - ;jf President Eisenhower . this week announced the . U. S. will talle no J reprisal? against .Cuba, TcSite Castro's . i anti-American v anlics and the Cubans appropri 1 htain' rif American property. " The President told newsmen the tf J S.' government has confidence - I'll. . .l.n:k - t 4Ua rnKnn lnt me nmuiy ui oeWe'to eventually overcome the apparent communistic action bv- the Cuban government. ..JrrencK President DeGi4alle is rhjfcting with strong opposition omnia plan ior Algiers , ana re pf U , from Paris indicate the DeGualle ' ' government haa i lost nich' of its popular 'appeal' due tdf trouble arising1 over-' .thei Air, g)rian situation. French,.,, colon; i living ,n Algiers oppose, DeT CaUe's, ; , ,plan to integrate the aa natiohale, FranW jH j'n '.jSlate politics warmed Xb a bit t":s Veek 'when anriou'ncetnent Ci. ifrrtrti Ci 'V. Henkel of f ntesvltle' thaf -'lie'"1! ieekifig 1tesvine'thaf 'he ",tt leeking M Dan Mea nir '' 'aS WtenahtCve. 'pM rf New Hope A'Urn Lennort-atoted he "T-J. t r: t be a candideito for the - f ate, leaving , the way ? Addison Hewlett o op rtor Everett Jordan if t (' ;ires to do bo. nt f " encies are con- -t: vlons of two re-Ci.s-.hes but BS yet i '-vr"i"pjits On rts " have ve 'bombs, :-3,'!,were iinimimmhihmiii iMmMMtiiMim-i. I I ,1 , Allot uin t if; ' s 11(4iMlfcMM.,(li inMMuai.iiR ine Kev. K. L. bame: of Wu- mincton. Dastor of Fifth Avenue Methodist Church there, will be one of the instructors at the Chowan - Perquimapr ' Christian Workers School which opens here at the Methodist Church Sunday . night at 7:30 o'clock. His course will be "Youth and Worship". For The Perquimans County Coun cil met Monday at 2 o'clock in the Agricultural .Building witr Mrs. Warner Madre, president presiding. ...The, meeting was called to orderwithi the ' sing ine of the United Nations. Song, followed by. an inspjringt devo tional by Mrs. Earl Hollowell. Mrs. Colon Jackson, secretary. the district report whioh was accepted by the council. A workshop for Wmfall acnoou fdratoeries and curtains), furnish ing refreshments for the blood- mobile unit and equipping ine Agricultural Building kitchen will be some of the projects for the year. Cards will be soKnn the clubs to raise moneyed help sponsor these joieotsf Also the owbs will coliect ior xwo onv March of Dimes and Cancer. aith a flmi on Cancer to be shown the first week in March under the direction of Mrs. Bert G. Tyson of Greenville. The ' Council voted . o seno $10.00 for the conference of World Affairs in Chapel, Feb ruary 11 and 12 with Mrs. Mor ris T. Griffin, . County Interna tional Relations Chairman as riplpifate to this conference with Mrs. Frank McGoogari as al ternate. . ' .' There will be a second AiDe- marle .Craftsman Fair , in Eliza beth City April 6 and ,7. . Mrs TTnderwood would, like for any' one interested in entering this Craftsman Fair to contact her so that their craft may be screened in time to enter the fair. Persuimans County was represented last year by Mr ItTt Orvnl union. rei- County will sponsor Hyo rlnthine booth for the N. C. State Fair this year, with Mrs William Winslow, Mrs. Floyd Matthews and Mrs. Vernon Har rell to serve on this committee. berif Rites Held Friday Afternoon J Funeral aervices for Earl Mat--thew-.i Perry y who, ; died at , h1? homs. in New -.Hope Wednesday night following an illness of. f our months,. "were conoucieu in,'u . .Vtowinnn t 2:30 'o'clock in, ,th? chapel of the" SwindeU Funeral ''T4 : Klndlv Lie?hr was played quietly during the ser vice by Mrs. J. Ellie White, or ganist. ' Th casket was coverea wiir a pall of red carnations, white mums and fern. Pallbearers were Robert Rob bios, Willis Owens,. Billy Bar cfoftj Lowell ' Perry," Roy Perry and Harry Perry. '''i 1 1 ' i Interment was in ths, rerry nx"y CfnictaxBt New Kopa." HD County Council Plan Projects Coming Year m'i it 1 Jesse Boyce, son of Mr. and the North Carolina's bankers to attend an all-expense paid farm 'program short course at Slate College in Raleigh. The selection of Boyce to r present Perquimans County at this annual event - was made this week by R. M. Riddick, president of the Hertford Banking Company, which is cooperating in the annual program. Boyce will leave Sunday for the program which starts Monday on the campus at N. C. State College. The Short Course is just one of many agricul tural projects sponsored annually by members of the NCBA. Shown here with Boyce is R. M. Riddick, president of the bank, and R. M. Thompson, County Agent. V V v. Phyllis Hendren, Monogram Queen at Perquimans High School, has been chosen to rep- Chowan ' College contest to be staged Saturday night, January 30, in Murfreesboro. The con testants will be representatives from all of the schools in this area, competing,. for . the Miss Chowan? Collele title. Mis Hendrenpwill be escorted to the event' by Glen White. Indians : Squaws Lose To Plymouth ; The basketball trail continued downhill this (past Week for the Perquimans Indians and Squaws as they dropped games to Plym outh and Williamston ith and Williamston. . - ... , And Williamston ftfi 45 defeat while the Panthers (2) an application for peanut ; illusion was arranged from a ti-BO-M oeieat wnue wie uii v, 1 1 hv thP i- u-.aa with cmnthprprf th Indians 61 to 34.la"ulmc"1' D"al1 The girls' contest was fairly ine bum. vwk ..; even during the ; first ha f w.tn Plymouth holding a 28-24 Head at half time. However, the Plym outh girls increased , this advan tage by 10 points in the thiro period and coasted to a final victory. : Atineau hit for 27 points for Plymouth and Mizzel had 24. For the Squalws, Spears led the .offensive with 26 points. The Plymouth boys jumped into a 11.7-7 lead in the first quarter and moved to a 27-9 advantage at halftime. The fi nal smre was Plymouth oi,1 f er- aulmans 34. Fleming was high orer for Fiymouin wnn u qoints and Chappell hit' for 10 tnr "Pmnimarts. ' ' ' ' WiiTiamston won a double bill from Perquimans Tuesday night. The Williamston girls gained a 2,-poiht decision ver the Sqtiaws OU-yO wiliic t.-'- - tiafcitedi the ! Indian -6l to 29. Rogers' scored 21 points for the Williamston girls' .while ' Spears scored 25 for Perquimans. The Williamston ' boys led 40 to 17 at the ' half time and had a 41 t 12 advantage during the last half, v Robinson scored 19 points for the Green WaVe while Chappell was high point getter for the Indians with 10. TO PREACH SUNDAY : Th Rev. Charley Sandifec professor of English at Chowan College, will preach at the Hert ford' Eaptist Chulrch on Sunday, January. 31. ' y Vfl Mrs. M. C, Boyce of Route two, ASC Announces Deadline For Filing Applications For New Cotton And Peanut Allotments The final date for tiling an application for a new farm cot ton or peanut acreage allotment has been announced by George Bellmon, Perquimans County ASC office manager. February 15, 1960, is the final date in which to file "ant appli cation for a new farm - cotton acreage allotment. The follow ing conditions must be met be- fore the application win oe con- Peoples Methodist Church before sidered' by ; the county SCa bf ckground of paims ferni committee: (1) the farm musti . ... ....' 0. be one on which cotton was nbt"""' - - planted during any of the years 8'adioli flanked by cathedral 1QR7 iqrr and 1959: (2) an .ao- ' nlimtinn fnr .rnttrin allotment ! Shall' be filed by the farm oper T" , ator with the county committee by February 15; (3) the farm op-or-ofnr ehall h.4 larffelv deoend- ent on the farm for his liveli-1 hood, and (4) the farm shall be the only one in the county which is owned or operated by the farm owner or farm operator for which a cotton allotment is established for 1960. February 15, 1960, is the final . date in which to file an applica- tibn for a new farm peanut al lotment. Tha following condi- frinne mil st hp met before the application for peanut allotment will be considered by tne county ion flnmmittpp' MV the farm v - - : mi.cf Ko aio nn which TmanutS .i"""" "v : r 1 .irom nnt nlnntprt rtiinnff anv OI farm operator and farm owner ,.,i(h v.p mimtu pnmmittee bv - " ,lu,er ' February 15; (3) a producer on the farm shall have had experi ence in growing peanuts either as a sharecropped, tenant or as a farm oDerator or farm owner durinc at least two years of the past five years; (4) the farm op erator is largely dependent on n a t v.; liirAliVmrt nnrl the farm, for his livelihood, and (5) the farm is the only farm owned or operated by the farm operator or farm owner for which a farm allotment is estab lished for 1960. " Bellmon : also said .thatABsUl 5, 1960, has been established as the ; closing,' date4 foP);,felemg cottonj itcreSgj allotjiniK; eountv ASC committee for re apportionment to farms request ing additional acreage lor labu only.' The final date for reap portionment of released acreage is April 10. ' ' ' " ' Hero Pilot Husband' Of Hertford Girl Lt Richard S. Hoskins of Ederiton. who last week receiv ed world notice for a heroic ef-. fort in safely landing a huge Air Force plane, at a base in Japan after the plane had lost a wheel, is the husband of the' former Miss Marjorie Winslow of Hert ford. ,;; . . ;'-v:t L i -L-t. ; Hoskins. eafeiy, landed his c,argo planej . witti live - men aboad, . after t flyinj. ' some lour houtg Witt; miiaing wheal, :v ft 1 -I Hertford, has been selected by Barbara Russell lessie4 Mansfield ! - Last Sunday at 4,00 P. M., in ia double ring ceremony in the candelacra and sett candlelight. Miss Barbara Jean Russell., " . . . ) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cran ford Eugene Russell of Hertford, became the bride of Jessie Ray Mansfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mansfield of Hertford. The Rev. D. B. Cruise, pastor of the church, officoted. Mrs. C. T. Mansfield of Tyner pre sented wedding music; Robert R. Toler of Richmond, Va., ren dered "O Perfect Love" and and "The Lord's Prayer ' as the , benediction. Traditional wed- .. .. ding marches were used. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a formal ; full skirted long sleeves with bridal points gown ot wnite Liinnap entin uith phantillv lace iip.. OH"" " .... ... . flMirorc nrvnlimipH tn n nnint. nf . - - - n. Vi hV, nonUpH hasnno waist. aia oi iiwun e..vu ... iridescent sequins. She carried a white Bible topped with semi cascade of baby breath, bow knot ribbons surrounding a purple-throated orchid. Her only ornament was pearl earrings, a gift of the bridegroom. Miss Annette Russell, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. other attendants were i . . i- Miss Nancv Goforth of Raleigh, and Mrs. William C. Elliott of Hert ford. They wore full skirted . (Continued on Page 6) To New Location .Milton Dail & Son, Hertford firm dealing in farm supplies and fertilizer, moved into new quarters this week after having leased some of the buildings formerly occupied by, the Farnv er's MaTt.1 ' ' ,; In announcing ' the rew ' loca tion for his firm, Mr. Dail said he was . pleased to advise his friends and customers of the change made today in the site for his firm's operation since the new quarters , provide addi tional space for operations. Mr. Dail invites , farmers of the area to visit - him in the new location on Grubb Street, itt, Hertford, and points" out he will now be 5n ' position to ren 4er ' his 1 customer! more service than available to the past, . Becomes Bride Of ert- 'ord. and the Rev. R. L. Bame. Wilmington, are two of the in structors .scheduled to teach in the . Chowan-Perquimans Chris ten . ..WorketSj!' School, which, opens . at ; ; the ' First Methodi t diarchy j Ha Uordi Sunday nigbjt, : lanuaSLttiat JO' o'clock. The school; wiUt.continue each night n ough Th irsflay, from 7:30 until 9:30 o'clock. Miss Wright, who is public scuooi music teacher for Per quimans County, will teach the course "Music and Children of the Church." A native of Jar visbuifi. Miss Wright received her music education training at j ureensDOio vouege ana me graduate school of Northwestern University. She has taught pub lic school music in Randleman and Oak City prior to coming to Hertford last year. She holds a certificate as Minister of Music in the Methodist Church and is serving in this capacity at the local Methodist Church, where j she works with four choir groups and is church organist. Fifth Avenue Methodist Church, Wilmington, will teach the course "Youth and Worship." Before going to Wilmington in I June of last year, Mr. Bame had . served pastorates at Southern Pines, LaGrange and Stumpy Point. He is a former district diiector of youth work and is serving now as conference sec retary of the Commission on Christian Vocations. Other courses to be. offered in this year's school are "Your Home Can Be Christian" to be taught by Mrs. R. L. Jerome, Elizabeth City, and "The Gos pel of Luke" to be taught by! Mrs. T. S. Newbold of Rocky Mount. The Christian Workers School is sponsored by the 11 Methodist Churches in . Chowan and Per quimans Counties, with the co operation of the North Carolina Conference Board of Education of the Methodist Church, with headauarters in Durham. In Meeting Moil The : Perquimans County His torical Society meeting Monday night, January 25, had a short nmffpam nn Pprnuimans PrMln- 1 ty.g part in the) Civil War, Miss Mary Sumner read a list of c 1 'Confederate soldiers who served in the different companies from Perquimans, and read several letters written by soldiers giv ing first-hand information of the battles they were taking part in. Mrs. B. G. Koonce presented an original poem and a letter written by her father, the late Tom MacMullan. The members of the society heard Ernest Sutton, chairman of the committee on old grave yards, read the epitaphs from and describe two old family graveyards that his committee had uncovered. Many of the. old stones dating back to the earlv 1700's had to be dug out and cleaned before the epitaphs could be read. President Steve Perry and Capt. Nat Fulford showed the members of the society several items of historical interest. Among these were a cast iron spoon mold once used in the Jamestown Colony; some pre Revolutionary hand-made tools; a large hand v hewn tray used for salting meat, . and several "shakes." boards cut a certain way and .used to cover houses before shingles were made by the settlers. Reports were given by several committees . and the ' president read several letters, showing that the society's work was attracting interest in other states as well as in' North Carolina. Church Extends Call To Rev. Harris The Hertford Baptist Church, acting uipon recommendation of its pulpit committee, has extend ed a call to the Rev. Nortnan Harris of Madison ; to fill the pastorate vacancy of. the local rhiirrh u ) !t, f. Kor;c ; tuna , lin rnisct j ,..-, " , vu " preacher ait 'thd Hertford church on suaaay, .January, u, ; 1 Miss Caroline Wright, Her Historical Group I,M I, II. II.UI.i.ll.lllfllllllH, HIM M..t.(ll.,.l..ll : . n .1! j a s l : uanaiaaie ! 3 tltlMltllltllMIHMHUMtHIMIMMIIMUMHtlmilKHimMfi, ! i.eru political leader in North ' Carolina, has officially entered ; ;he political race for election to the office of Governor. lawyer, legislative veteran and national committeeman, became the first announced candidate last week when he madj- the long expected announcement that he was a candidate. In his announcement, Larkins said his aim, if elected Gover nor, will be to raise the per capita income for Tar Heels. Harry Broughton Died Wednesday In Raleigh Hospital Harry Truman Broughton, 71, lifelong resident hre. died Wed nesday at 7 A. M., in Raleigh after a short illness. He was a son of Thomas Syd ney and Mary Frances Lonp Broughton and a member of Hertford Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mattie "Haskett Broughton; two sons, Howard Broughton of Southern Pines and Harry Broughton of Hertford; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Dale of Raleigh and Mrs. Julia Rivet of New Orleans; four brothers. Lewis Broughton of Savannah. Ga.v. f :mrny Broughton of Ports mouth, 'Va,., Julian Broughton of Detroit alio. Jo' n Broughton of Hertford; two sisto,'. .Mrs.'. Mil- rioil onH Mrs MaivVlaiTell of Hertfjrd, and eight grand children II :. I LAV. I Funeral services wiTMdW' Stallings, W. . A. Renfrew. u vtntA TtaM'rtA,Uvl Clifford Perfv. .W. D. Perry at the Hertford Bajjflstl.Chlifeeh ws j... : 4SAilt 'AwtAtlr under the directitW'rtwjLynch Funeral Home. "w High School PTA To Meet Thursday The Perquimans High School PTA will meet Thursday night. February 4, at 8 o clock in the High School auditorium, with the topic of the evening being Harmony at Home." The Rev. Maurice Grissom, pastor of theed in his resignation as a di . . f il. . 1 1 41 U. First Baptist Church, Elizabeth City, will be guest speaker. Through a discussion of main areas of friction in family rela tionships, 'it is heped to create an interest in the, writing of a Teenage Code for the young people of Hertford. The Student Council has already . discussed this matter, and members of the Council1 will be present Thurs day night to ask questions of Mr. Grsom, relative to the de velopment of a code. , . j Mrs. H. C. Sullivan, president, will preside at the business meeting- which will be followed by a fellowship period in the cafeteria. This is the last call fnr memhprshin Hues which, mav be paid to Mrs. Joseph Proctor. membership cnairman, or to Jim Bass, treasurer TAX DEADLINE Sheriff J. K. White "today re minded' taxbaverSiWho. have no irinid thpir 1959 taxes that ; 8 r' - - J 1 r penalty will be added, effective .vjjenruary . ..rf . . A jury composed ot Pasquo:' ; j' tank County ?-.itiier.s:. has i been) n? ordered by Judge Chester Mor-j".') ris to convene in. Hertford' nexlj ' '!! Wednesday morning for the pur-J !' j pose of hearing the $250,000 r, damage suit brought by Antf ..J. Taylor Hollowell Tayior against the Town of Hertford. The plaintiff, through her at torneys, had sought a change in venue from the Perquimans Su perior Court for this trial; Judge Morris ruled against the change but did, however, order a non-local jury. Mrs. Taylor is seeking the huge sum as damages due to an accident which occurred here during January 1957 resulting m the death of her husband. in The February term of court .; i ' will open Mondav. February and Clerk of Court W. H. Pitt has released the following cal endar for the term William Riddick vs. Mary Perry Riddick; Aaron Riddick vs. Addie Riddick; Wiley Welch vs. Frances Welch; Ocie Austin vs. Marian Austin; Barbara Melton vs. William Melton; Tallue Holley vs. Robert Hol !ey; Robert Thatch vs. Carrie Thatch; Curlee Felton vs. J. H. Lilly; H. D. Hurdle vs. Oliver D. Layden; H. D. Hurdle vs. J. Van Roach: W. E. Baccus vs. Ralph B. Perry; R. A. Winslow, trus tee, vs. Spence Elliott; Paul Smith, Sr., and Jr., vs. N. "C. State Highway Commission; Per kins Glue Co., vs. David E. Her- vey. Dewey Wells, Adm. vs. Odell Simons Aycock; Ann Taylor Hollowell Taylor vs. Town of Hertford; Rosa Russell vs. T. C. Story, Jr.; Elaine, Nellie and Dorcas Sumner vs. Norfolk Southern J? -R 3 ' Lwian B. Cox vs. Harriet C. McNidcr; Liz- zie Lee Armstrong vs. George Armstrong; Isaac Lowe vs. Le mar Redmon;. Rosa Lowe, Adm. vs. John W. Trueblood. Perquimans County Jurors drawn for service at this term . of court are: Pailen E. -Lane, X ,v t Joe L. TunneU, F. A. McUoogS-l,i,. an. D. T. Rose, Jr., Eth?, White, W. S. Long, Jjjjf&. ' Lassiter, Claude M. nVaf.' , vin Lamb. LathaM"-"- 5l&fi. ' George A..' WWtJMtar- -oil Proomin TTmrfKlfat- ' Pari ,ir ii-;-.t t'T.i-TrrLuK - T- i ,t.. ' j 'mmnu& Airiiisw. t Haywood JPmjef Willia'm L. Tilleyichard' Bryant, Ashton Calsort, Glenn Matthews, Charlie. nsfielClyde White, Edgar ftft Rob'erson, Gilliam Undcr- Ivfttod. Walter J. Dale, Joseph .... - . Clifford Perry, ,W. D. Perry, Jr.. Walton D. Lowe. H. R. Mil ler, John Harrell,'" Ralph Lay den, Clarence W,' Winslow, Jar- vis G. Ward, Clarence Winslow, Hilary Scaff. Dr. Brinn Resigns As Bank Director At the meeting of the board of directors of the Hertford Banking Company held Tuesday afternoon. Dr. T. P. Brinn hand- rector of the board, thereby terminating nearly twenty years of service in this capacity. Ho had been re-elected to the board : at the stockholders' meeting f ; January 19, 1959. ' Dr. Brinn saict that ' he was grateful for the honor and priv- ' uege of having been connected" with Hertford Banking Company during this period of . its great est growth in assets and , good-, . win. e appreciated tne priv-. , Uege ; to " contribute -in , a conr- . structive way . in the banking 'acniucs exienaea 10 me many patrons of the bank. Personal .'easons, however, make it : im )erative that he terminate- his :onnection with the management : at this time. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Commander and Mrs. William H. Hardcastle of Springfield,. Va.. announce : the . bjrth of, a -daugh-, ter, Mary Lee, born- December. 17, , 1959 at .DeWitt- Army. 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