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i PER WEEKLY 1 - .1 Volume XXVII. Number 13. Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 1, 1960. 5 Cents Per Copj. THE f" 4 . "-71 V'MrUr.' r": '-V j; DUTY-BOUND Postmistress Sylvia Swanson stands beside -' What may be one of the largest balls of string in the world. She ,ii started the ball growing in 1927 when a federal directive to her TJwelve Mile, lnd post dice urged employes to save sf Youth And Safety ' - , . " ...V' " Prog ram For PTA .Miss Hath Jewell, of Raleigh, who is with the State Depart ment of Public Instruction, will be guest speaker at the Per quimans County High School PTA, Thursday, April 7, at 8 o'clock. Subject for the even ing , is "Automobiles and Adoles cents" and Miss. Jewell will dis cuss; 'parent-youth problems in this, area. Participants ' in a question-answer, period will be a liighV school bus - driver,'." high icheol car driver driver "cduca- , tinn, insli;ip:tpiv piolmanpar; rot mi safctv c&ion feaetf In preparation for this pro gram a group of high school stu dents have made a series of posters which they chose to call "The - Highway ' Zoo." These posters . will be on dispilay Thursday night. Mrs. R. S. Monds, program . chairman, ' has issued .a special i invitation to high school students, especially those of driving age, or soon to be of driving 'age, to attend Thursday night's discussion. Miss Jewell is regarded as both au thorative on the- subject of highway safety as well as be ing an enthusiastic and interest ing speaker. .Mrs. H. C. Sullivan, president, ' will preside at the business "meeting which wiU include thej election of officers of next year. The'; hospi tality chairmen have planned a fellowship-time fol lowing the meeting? This is the last - regularly" scheduled 'meet ing of the High School PTA for this school year, and school and patron Headers have been very pleased with the interest and at tendance at meetings during this second year of re-organization of the. Association at the high school.' Parents of high school students could make a special eftort to attend this final meet-, ing of the school year to, show their approval and support of the work being done by the PTA. l:- '. '"' - . ' ' - . 1 -r ?r Wts '.; ' 1 'i'""""- mm imimi-.iiiii. . --. W. Savage Jolliff Files For Board W. Savage Jolliff, announced Wednesday he will be a candi - date for the office of County m .- i uiuiiussumer' i nom wciviaeicune .close oi ine-program. : Townsnip auojeci w rat ueniv cratic Primary , on May 28. Mr. ' Jolliff filed notice of his candi dacy with the Board of Elec- 'inne nn Thursday- " " t ,() jf I J l '''i'ridpiaaiontf foE' Peroiman lt7:ii:m "Cvnilonji . l,.CAihty will hold, their April " u-M-VWWff v-,,u'rmeetinir . next Monday, bed Seeks Senate Seat . William Copeland of Muf- freesboro announced Tuesday he Will seek a third term, in the tate Senate; , representing the First L Distriit, subject to tlie Democratic Primary on May 28. During his service in the State (Senate, Mr. Copeland has served "on many important committees 'And diiT.lnfy tha laaf aMsinti WBS chairman of the appropriations ed, Was working; on a farm of p"mmittee. He served as Statethis wife's father, Roy Lee Boyce -"tor during the 1951 andiat the time he v"s arrrehended. 1 e-) t--'i h 'i :i " ' ' r J ' ! .' r f 'I'-ty i?:V-T'v V ISiflf Planned Meeting Hertford Churches Plan Union Service At Holy Trinity Union ' Good r fiday services, April 15 will he' held this year in the ;Holy Trinity -.Episcopal Church, from the hours of 12 noon until 3:00 P; M. : These are the- traditional hours which Chi'se is bcHeved'hrfvd Rang ed on the Cross. ; Ministers pt the local Baptist, Methodist ana Episcopal churches . met' last week to make final arrange ments for the service, in which they will rotate in giving the meditation on "The Seven Last Words." The Rev. E. F. Moscloy is host pastor, and he will be joined by the Rev. Worman Harris and the Rev. James Auman in bring ing this service of worship , to the people of Hertford and of Perquimans County. Mrs. Mil dred Whitley, organist, will be in charge ' of music arrange' ments. . . Merchants of Hertford have indicated that many of their stores will close for at least one hour of this religious observance that their employees may have an opportunity to join in the service. , . Worshippers arc invited to come and go at their conveni ence, with;, hymns offering an opportunity to be dismissed, and to be seated., .- . Bob White Honored At Dinner .Thursday '.' Robert A. White , retired Thursday from the Hertford Po lice Department after more than 22 years " of faithful ; service, to the town and the people of this community. He held the .rank as police captain at the time of retirement.- ? , . , , Town officials and employees honored Mr. White with a. din- - ner party at the Hotel Hertford 0n , Thursday; night, and present ed him with a retirement gift at L . . . Commissioners To ; Meet Next Monday meeting , next Monday, begin ning 'at -10 A. M. in, the Court House tn Hertfgrd. ' Individuals desiring to confer with the boaird are requested to- note the time and place of the meeting. ? DESERTER ARRESTED ; Homer Wayne Burr, 22, a de dared Navy deserter, was ar rested by FBI officials On farm near Harvey Point Monday nffArnnnn ' 1Riiit if WAtt rprwrt- Twenty Five Cases At A heavy docket of 25 cases, most of which involved , traffic violations i was disposed of dur-j ing Tuesday s session of Per quimans Recorder's Court pre sided over by Judge Chas E Johnson. Three defendants, O.ivcr Rid dick,' Henry Lindsey and Mc- FCinnif .Trmnc nil Noumne fnilnH tL. d-nnu nU.t;nnA j 4L, anH . ihnv worn nrHrrocl annrp-l hended and held for bonds. 'he Perquimans County Lib.ary Finonn Hfjan(, (nHDul'mg the business session, pleas of guilty to charges of!8'0 President, announc- speeding and each paid fines as indicated following their name: Hubert Britton $35, James Mol tar $5, John McNulta, Jr., $25, Evely McCarthy $25, Frank Campbell $25, Lillian Lewis $27, Charles Leuffen $4S, ..Clifford Kinnoy 125, Theop Everton $25, Fraak Pollewski $25, Donald Gould $g5, Eugene Butler $27, Iron Anderson $25, Jones $25, James Phelps $45. Vernan Adams paid the court costs . after submitting to a charge of exceeding a safe speed limit. A fine of $2 and costs were taxed against Daniel White who submitted to . a charge of being Jrunk. r,.w u j court costs on a charge of dnv- ing with expired registration li cense. Charlie Whidbce, Negro, was ordered to pay the court costs after pleading guilty to a charge of failure to observe a stop sign. Costs of court were paid by Elmer Sutton, Negro, who sub mitted to a charge of being drunk. , JPrayer for judgment, upon payment of court costs, was con tinued in the case in which O. J. Bunch was charged with as sault. The state took a nol pros, in the case In" which 'Alexander Wheeler was charged with as sault with a deadly weapon. Nathaniel Whidbce. Neero. .u. . u William Banks, Negro, was1 found guilty on charges of ck less driving and transporting; non tax-Daid liauor. H was or-.r' dered to pay a fine of $75 and costs or serve fiO days in jail. James Harris, Negro, was found guilty on charges of possessing and transporting non tax-paid liquor, disposing ; trash on the highway. - He was given a 60 day sentence to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $75 and costs. Both men' noted an appeal to superior court. ; Indians Defeat Scotland Neck 5-4 In Eleven Innings Perquimans, High .: Schools baseball team opened its confer- ence play on Tuesday afternoon, winning Scotland a . 5-4 Neck - decision- over in a contest. which required 11 innings. Pete Hunter, chief of the In dian pitching staff, did the hurl ing for Perquimans and per formed an excellent job in stav ing off the Scot,ties batters. Col son hit a home run for the In dians with two mates aboard and Carson Spivey got the hat ting honors with three singles. : The Indians jumped into a 3-0 lead in the first inning but Scot land Neck went ahead 4-3 in the last of the thrd Perquimans knotted the count , in the sixth and scored the winning tally in the Hth. . Perquimans ; won, a. 1 -0 victory over Central High 'School last Friday ' afternoon when Hunter also did a f ine J6j holding down the Central batters. .. The In. dians scored,' 'the winning run in: the sixth 1 when Johnny Wins low walked, stole second and .went to third base on a passed balL Billy Nixon. flied to the outfield to score Winslow . Perquimans, will plai the Edenkm - Aces -in Hertford on Friday afternoon of this week with game time Set for 2:15. j BIRTHKOUNCEMENT Mr. nd Mrr Harvey Butt, Jr.i ol Hirtford,' Itoute 3, an nounce tfrv 'Mh of a son,; Carl Harvey born Marcli 27.; Mrs. r-'t is 'the fct-a lAnn, Stall- , 1 1 . u cuiuesaajzt; Colonial DarTi Home In Belvidere - Thc Perquimans county" H tor.cal Society met March 28, in J 1 cd that the group was invited to attend and take part in the erection and dedication of a marker at "Belvidere," the co lonial home by, that nam in the village of Belvidere. The home, built by Exum Newby more than two centuries ago, is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd , Chenoweth. The marker to be T. ' made of stones is to be erected Keuben,. . uy mu oioiuai uamus or me 17tb Century. The society heard Jack Bauin, president of the Pasquotank Historical Society, speak brief ly on a proposed plan for a museum for several counties of this area. Mr:, Cahoon of Currituck, ex plained a plan for a joint com- mittee consisting of the presj , 4 . . . 6 . . , dent and two appointed mem bers from the historical socie ties of Currituck, Camden, Pas quotank and Perquimans, this committee to meet yearly to for mulate plans and discuss com mon problems, C. R. Holmes spoke on Mrs the proposed Dare Museuhi and a plan for arousing interest and, enlistinc suDDort of the people of the entire state in this pro ject. Mr. Perry brought to thc meeting an old lectern used in an Episcopal (or Church of Eng-" land) Chapel' that was near Woodvillc and in which services were held during the Colonial :era Attention was called to an old Savoyard south of Hertford in arthe gravfe f Gfn,tra Wl"llam Skinner of Revolu ,on ""' a"u b-vuu... eating that several members of early. Perquimans County fami lies lie buried there. An in vestigation as to possible plans for the restoration was proposed and approved. After routine committee re ports were heard, Mrs. Silas Whedbce called attention to nu merous books in the library's collection of local history. Carson Spivcy of Durants Neck, gave a demonstration of the art of making hickory hoops for barrels. This manual art was . once an important skill when all barrels were hand made and .those used for stor ing -salted j products had to be made with wood hoops. Carson and his- brother 'Bob Spivev are doubt the onlv oeoDle in this area who how possess this skill Te next meeting of tne socje. t will h. ihp second Monday ty in June. Polio Clinic Set For April 21-22 Announcement Mias made here Tuesday that the Perquimans Polio Committee, in cooperation with the Hertford Junior Cham ber of Commerce, will sponsor another anti - polio . clinic on April 21 and 22 t the Munici pal Building in Hertford. Free polio shots ' will be provided to all of the people of the county applying at the clinic. Dr. C. A. .Devenport and Dr. T. P. Brinn will act ;aS supervisors at the clinic, giving the shots. ' First, second V and third and booster' shots will be available and the committee is. hopeful the very young group pf citizens and older groups who have not had polio' shots will take ad vantage of this clinic to be im munized against infantile para lysis. iMoodv JWrel! To Seek Board Oftice Moody Harrell, , farmer of Route - 3, Hertford,' announced Thursday afternoon of last week that he will be a candidate for the office of County Commis sioner for New, Hope, Township, subject to the : DemocraticS pri mary election to be held pn May 28. " ; "s ; ' 'iC ! Jlliftifti fitll BIRD DOCTOR P"fnng out its chest, a pigeon gels a check up from Dr. L. M. Graves, Memphis, Term., health oflicer. He is out to find whether the buds actually constitute a healtl, ( menace to the city. Bids Requested On Construction Of New Water Plant Construction work on Hert ford's new water system is ex pected to get under way about May 1, according to Mayor V. N. Darden, who announced today sealed bids for the worw cover-1 ing the general construction of i raw water pumping station and additions to the water treatment plant will be received at the town office up to two o'clock Tuesday Hftcrnoon, April 19. P."ns and specifications for this oroiect ar on fit M'th office of Wm. F. Freeman, archi - tcct of High Point, N. C and j may be examined by prospec- I tive bidders This $100,000 project was giv en approval by the voters of vh ,,yT , m ,bnd ,ky responsible for all of the church's wh.ch the t6wn will fmance the Sund services expansion, have heen sold at a The Youth of Hertford Bap very reasonable uitorest rate. .. . - . ... (.nnnpra. Bids to be submitted for the program will include that of the! general construction and also plumbing and heating and elec trical work. It will call for the installation of a pipe line to thc town's hew water well, located about one mile south of the municipal plant; this part of thc project ;s to be carried out by the town employees of the utility depart ment. Completion of thc renovations to the water treatment plant will enable the town to start using its new water supply, which according to tests is far superior to thc present supply obtained from shallow wells.- -It is anticipated the project be concluded late this fall. will For State Senate N. Elton Aydlett of Elizabeth City announced Tuesday he will be a candidate for the State Senate for thc First District, subject to the primary election on May 28. Mr. Aydictt became the third Candidate in the race for the two seats from the First Dis trict. . In announcing his candidacy Mr. Aydictt said: "I shall always be grateful to the people of the First Dis trict .for the confidence they have ' heretofore expressed in me i 'by selecting me as their Senatorial Representative in the 1955-1957 sessions of the Gen eral Assembly. ,',;. "My principal concern has al ways been the - welfare and the problems of our peopie in this aiea, and I trust that my, past service warrants their vote and support in the coming primary election." ' Lane Elected To N. C. Co-op Office Archie T. Lane, . chairman of the board of" directors of the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation, was. T elected vice president of the North Carolina Association of Electric Member ship Cooperatives at the annual meeting conducted last week in Raleigh.,' ; Thirty-two individual cooperatives in the state make up the roster of the association. Aydlett Announces Baptist Church Observing Youth Week In Hertford March 27th 'tnrougn April 3rd has' been set aside as Youth Week at the Hertford Baptist Church. Youth Week, sponsored by the Training Union Depart- ment of thc church- vides thc tunny ui learning uuuui i....:.. r i : ..i , ine lesponsiunuies oi cnurcn membership through the experi ence of serving in the capacity of church officers. Youth Sun day, April 3rd, is the day when tho vnnlh if tl-irt 'hiicr-Vi will ho tion of their leaders have plan- ned a Youth Revival this week end (April 1-3) as a part -of the Youth Week program this year. To conduct the services each evening Friday through Sunday at 7:30 P. M., a student team has been secured from Chowan College consisting of: Richard Bunch of Newport News Va.; Leonard Capps of Norfolk, Va.; William Pitt or Tarboro, and Mary Ann Robertson of Hert ford. This youth team will as sist Tommy Tarkington, the Youth Week pastor, as he leads in the Sunday morning worship service. Youths taking part in the work of the week include Bobby Overton, Helen Taylor, Frank Ainslcy, Charles Eley, Barbara Divers. Jimmy Copeland, Beckic Gregory, Shelby Overton, Mary Ann Robertson, Tommy Tarking ton, Klaine Copeland, Eugenia Long, Charlie Fowler, John Stallings, Charlie Banks, Charles Woodard, Betty Jane Overton, Judy Winslow, Rachael Bass. Donald Mdre, L'evern Jordan, Dianne Divers, Billy Williams, Vern Hardison, Ben Gibbs, Don ald Chesson, Tommy Lane, Tom my Tilley, Pete Perry, Tommy Cox, Jim Robertson, Sandra Keel, Gail Johnson, Jo Ann White, Sarah Dail, Guy Mc Crackcn, Joan Taylor and Cath erine White. Dank Exhibits Former Presidents Portraits of former' presidents of the Hertford Banking Com pany have been placed on ex hibit in the directors' room of the Peoples Bank & Trust Com pany ' which merged recently with the Hertford Bank. The pictures arel of G. Herbert Newby, who served as president of the local bank, 1901-1903; W. S. Blanchard, 1903-1919; T. S. White, 1919-1933; Dr. E. S. White, 1933-1946 and R. M. Rid dick, Jr., 1946 to I960. PARKVILLE MEETING A community meeting for residents of Parkville Township has been called for Monday night, April 4, at 8 o'clock at which time the group will per fect its organization for parti cipation in the Peoples Bank & Trust " Company's ; Community Betterment Program. All resi dents of the township are urged to attend this meeting and help adopt a program of work , Education Board Secures Architect For Building Plan Easter Services Announced Fcr Methodist Church Thc Rev. James A. Auman to-; day announced special pans frlboara t.011.stmc.tion p- ett inc. Hertford Methodist Church, 1 10 lx.placv sjy ladcquato rooms -or the next two weeks, leau-jat Perquimans Union School ng up to Easter, and with the;;lnd bui!a a cafclcl.ia at Pcr. ..nnouncement, issued an invita-i qlliman3 Hi,h School. Thc ,ion for other people of the com-j board ,f C0U,Uy commjssi(mcrs munity to join in these services. I hus ...quested thc Board of Edu Hol - Communion will be ad-:cutio to Sfccure 0sti -tes as to ministered this Sunday, April 3.jthc construction costs and to re al the 11 o clock worship hour.tport lcse findings ,0 thc com. Vt the 6:30 Youth Fellowship mjSKjonCrS hour, both' sections will be-in Acting 0 this cnd tne cduca. new units. The Junior Highs tional board ThlTsday nighl Login a scries on "Secure in votod to employ the firm of Gods World." while the Senior Dudcy & Shoe of Greenville to group oegin a two-sessions unit draw preliminary plans for the April lO. I'a.m Sunday, boys and girls who have been attend ,..e me.noersnip i raining L,iass- es will be received into the membership of the church at the ll o clock hour. There will al- so be a service for Baptism of Infants at this time. At 7:30 on April 10, the combined choirs will present a cantata "The Glory of The Cross," with Miss Carolina Wright, minuter of mu sic, in charge. This cantata tens tne siory oi ine cross ana terminal courses during the its significance for Christians as vears jn attendance at local they prepare for Easter. (schools. These schedules will ba Maundy Thursday Holy Com- pleased to all students during munion Service will be at 7:30 April and p.ir, nts tUC. ir UPst. P. M. At this time the Adult cd lo contcr with their children Choir will present some of the f-oncc. nin thc var-v.is study traditional music of this part C()Ulses, of the remembrance ef the life ( A lengthv discussion was held of Christ as He joined with His on ,he sch()ol budget for the disciples for the Last Supper. c,1,...nR voar and n tentative bud Easter Day, April 17, will be gew subject 'to approval by 'the'.. observed wilh II. o'clock wor- Board o Colmv Commissioners, ship, and reception of adults in-jwas ;ldopted calling for an out to the membership of the church. ay of S89,189 for general school Altar lilies will again be a fea- cxpcnscs and $m.34S. for the lure of the Easter Day wor-' 'schoo- supplement, fund. These -ship, when many church mem-bud(,ct figures are expected to bci-s bring the lilies in memory bc pn;senled to the County Com of loved ones, or lo honor some-'missioncrs 1(. consideration one. Mrs. J. W. Dillon is in ncxt Monday. charge of the lily arrangement. Supcrintendcnl of Schools J. Regular Church School classes T Bigttei-s announced Wedncs are also meeting during this dav ,h;,t the school eommiltco season, and Church S-hool Su-'mct Tuesday- night of this week-, perintendent F. A. McGoogan ;ind elected principy'.s for l' r annotinccd that general themes qujmans County schools for for the Church School during ncxt ycar Elected were E. C. this month is "We Remember v- .ri.ird. Perouimans High: Jesus," phasizii with adult c'asscs cm-' phasizing "Marks of Citizenship. in the Kingdom." Bloodmobile Has Successful Visit The Red Cross bloodmobile .superintendent ot schools. had its most successful visit to . Hertford this week, according to p i .' ...1, Wine Talmage Rose, committee chair-1 J Jv IOb man, who reported 128 pints ofjDistriCt UtllCe blood were contributed toward the Red Cross quota. Beaming with gratitude, Mr. Rose was high in his praise to the people of the county for meeting the challenge of pre serving this program which pro vides transfusions to hospital pa tients He estimated more than 200 residents of the county turned out as prospective don nrs:' so manv individuals came t he bloodmobile unit could " (handle the traffic and about I donors were turned .away and ! asked to come back upon the ! next visit of the unit. Insuf ificicnt time allocated for the unit visit to Hertford prevented thc Red Cross workers from ac cepting blood from all those who volunteered. Mr. Rose and his co-chairman, John Beers, expressed apprecia tion to the Parkville Ruritan Club for sponsoring this visit of the bloodmobile, to J. A. Demp sey for the, excellent turnout and support on the part of the colored people, and to all those committee workers who toiled of last year's standard size cars, diligently in assisting the Red.J- H. Towe, president of the lo Cross unit workers during the) call i 4, has, issued, a tordiat day. 1 1 invitation to the public to s J "This is an example of good, and tesi drive the nev Valiant team work," Mr. Rose said, "on todajt.. ; , . . the part of the people wK showed by the results obtained they desire to keep this blooo program available to the resi dents of Perquimans." ; l Members of the Perquimans Board of Education .rr"t in spe cial session Thursday night of ' last week for the purpose of dis- j cu? ig new jnstnuction pro-'-jjccis for Perquimans Union School and Perquimans High j School, and to prepare a prehm linaiy budget for. the fiscal ""car beginning July 1. lTnrlpr r'nrwiflm-nt :- 4Vw projects and make ost csti- nlaIes to be supplicd ,nc counly commissioners. E c Woodardi Miss Thelma Elliot and Tommy Maston met with le boai.d and revii,wed 1ho coul.se of study offei.ed in pe,.quimans Count" schools and .,doplcd a plan whoreby students will be. suppiicd with a curricu- ,um schedu;e with wh - h they n,a bctlcl. dloose studios aimed commercial study or ,.,.ni- Miss Thelma Elliott, Hertford Grammar School; Tom my Maslon, P. quinians Cen tral Grammar School; J. A. Denipsey, Perquimans Union School and Dewey Newby, King Slrcv.t School. Thc Board of Education will hold its regular April meeting: ncxt Monday night, .beginning at 7:30 o'clock in tb; office of the Perquimans High School dele gates to the Eastern District meeting of the N. C. Student Council Congress, held last week in Goldsboro.' successfully cam-. paigned Pete Cook to election as the District Secretary. Oth er officers selected vsre Phil Stevens of Rocky 'Mov..it, presi dent; Douglas Freeman of Gates- villn vino nresident. Representing Perquimans High at the congress were Miss Cook, Kathcrine Sawyer, Willis Wil liams and Mrs. Leon Brick house, r New Valiant On Display At Dealers ' Chrysler Corporation's new compact car,- the Valiant, is on display here for the first tune at Towe-Wcbb Moto Company. Distinctively y new from the wheels up. Valiant is reported to ' -ve m - hip-room, knee room end head room tnan many " V:'' MASONS TO MEET ! Peroui'ns Masonic Ixi'hf No. 1M. A. F. h A. M. WT' meet Tuesday aight at 8 o'ciot' . I
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