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WEE 1 Volume XXVil. Number 40. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday October 7, 1960. 5 Cents Per Copj. Education Board J Board Conclude aw- c Settlement With Ups Requirement For HS Graduation eriff On Taxes KLY : - t i i , m v - v-r " . - si Sh f:h:. .f ' EITE-SIZE Safely on the other -aide- of a glass window, 4' ; tooray eel displays his hardware at the Miami, Fla, Sea- . ; : Quarlum. The sharp-toothed creature is known as the "rattle- , : snake of the seas." Nineteen Cases On Recorder's Docket At Term Tuesday eeeetteeeeeteee iThis Week's I j Hi 'M r ' Headlines Efforts on the part of neu trals 'in the United Nations to! bring ' about; a summit meeting between the ' Big Four powers apparently win meet with little success, according to reports from the UN on Wednesday, The demands' being niade by Russia's Khruschev, as the price lor the meeting, are termed as insulting in Washington leaving President Eisenhower no choice but to decline the proposal. ManwhilP mhst f thf.'JworMMnitting to a chargeof having leader in aftSiUaOfe at1 mfe session of the UN have left for their homes and reports by po litical experts indicate the So viet failed in any attempt to gain command: of the United Nation machinery and also fail ed ' to displace Dag . Hammar- skjold as the secretary general Of the organization. Fifty-nine persons died in two tragic disasters on Tuesday when tin airliner crashed iri Boston, 'Mass., and a chemical plant blew up, in Kingsport, Tenn. Fifty one died in the plane crash in Boston while eight persons died from injuries from th explosion in i Tennessee. Some 60 other persons were ' injured, by the plant explosion. . With the national "election only a month off, political dope eters are working feverishly orj polls to forecast the outcome. Aside from creating interest in the election the polls are taken less seriously by the major can didates as a true guide to voters' intentions. Senator Kennedy and ' Vice President Nixon are stepping up their campaign ef forts to win the Presidency and will continue the pace until No vember 8. ' Reports, as of. now, indicate the race is close and the! outcome , j may r depend on such states as New York, Cali fornia, Illinois , and Pennsylvania, all of which have a large num ber of electoral votes. 1861 Chevrolets On Display Tciay r Ji)61 .Chevrolets and Corvairsing merchandise , within a store. go ; on display at uouoweu Chevrolet Company here on Fri day October 7, it was announc-, ' ed by R. L. Hollowell, who stat ed the 1C61 )ine of Chevrolets features an all new body, the highlight of which r :'i easi- er entrance to . r de- partment, lar; - . j sraca, Improved chr - ' I t i over the hood vii. . V flollowcll Chev,.' ; Cotrrany Invites the public to vii.it its ihowror;ii and mclie a personal fyjjpectlon of these new cars, i , I R. Eass Nineteen cases on the Per quimans' 'Recorder's Court dock et were disposed of during, the term, on- Tuesday .which ; was presided over by Judge1 Chas. E. Johnson. , The case of John Jones, alias Wesley Foreman, have gained 13 pupils'while the! wa continued two weeks and!, , , . . ,. , was continued ; two weeks and Jackson Costen "was ordered ap prehended and held for, $50 bond When he failed to appear in court " to answer . to charges f being drunk. '.- ; Court costs were taxed against Charlotte ' Dubrose,: Negrq, in the case in which Swanson Du- hrose, Negro, was charged with assault. jvieoigv ranter, itfgioj pniu a ti i ht : J fine of $10 and costs after, sub- - jiwn - .i - - .1 Costs of court were paid", by Robert Daniels on a charge of fpllowlng too ; closely. James Byrum paid the court costs on a charge of having an improper muffler. 1 i :t . Clarence Spence, Negro, sub mitted to a charge : of being drunk. He paid a fine of $2 and costs. v , Ernest Cardwell was -taxed with the costs after submitting to a charge of driving a truck which exceeded the height limit. A nol pros was taken in the case in which Cecil Humphrey, Negro, was charged with driving without a license. A fine of $100 and costs were taxed ; against - Raleigh Hurdle, Negro, who pleaded guilty to a charge of driving drunk. . ' , Robert Williams, Negro, plead ed guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was given a 30-day sentence 'with a recommendation . he receive hos pital treatment. , Ralph Lane pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and diS' orderly, He . was given a' 30 day sentence, suspended upon payment ' of a fine of $25 and costs. Clyde Nixon, . Negro, pleaded guilty to charges, of being drunk and assault. He. was given a 60 day sentence, suspended upon payment r of v court costs and a hospital bill: Mack Parsons, Ne gro, pleaded guilty to assaulting Nixon; he was' ordered to pay the court costs and $10 on Nix on's hospital bill. ' . Jacob Thach, Negro, was found guilty on a charge of conceal He was ordered to. pay a fine of $50 and costs and be of good behavior , for 12 months or serve 30 days on the roads. - ' Mary L. Foster, Negro, was found not ' guilty on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Joe Gilliam, Negro, ; pleaded guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He was ordered to pay the costs of court and his shotgun was confiscated. Ernest Hardy, Negro, submit ted to a charge of illegally pass ing a school bus. He paid, a fine of $25. .r- ... :v . Luke Burke, Nei;ro, paid the court costs on a charge of driv. ire .without liability insurance. t p. t Tin James foreman, wegro, paia era ana wuue vinsiey wiu ue J."., r-n t1 e c. 'ts of court on a charge liver brief messages at the even--' i on the left side cf.ing wors' '- s' -ice. . The Perquimans Board of Ed- lication, during its meeting here on Monday night, voted to? ad-i vance requirements for ' high1 school graduation from 16 units' I to -18 units, effective as of June, I 11962. The action was taken (following a lengthy discussion of the courses offered in Per-i quimans County Schools, and is in line with similar action be ing adopted by boards of edu cation across the nation. The action was . announced Tuesday by J. T. Biggeis, school superintendent, who is now ad vising ail principals and stu dents of the new requirements. Otner actions' taken during the board meeting was the approval voted for appointment ot Mrs. Ann Nowell as part-time teach- ler at Central Grammar School land re-appointment ' of local 'school treasurers. -These treas urers are the same as last year with exception of Central Gram mar School where Mrs. Myrtle Williams was named as school treasurer. Mr. Biggers gave the board a review of enrollment figures for Perquimans. County Schools, comparing the present term with the school year 1053, which revealed total enrollment has jumped during this period by Negro schools have gained' 183 pupils. The Board also discussed. . at length ways and means to ac quaint the public with facts concerninglne school bond elec tion coming up on November 8, and adopted a resolution urging the public to support this proposal..-;-.- . The board was also advised the Perquimans Better School Committee will hold a meeting Saturday, night; . October 8, ;bj4&ijU4- m'aVY:3a'Vclck in thefany month fii -11361, the renewanaff will reach its -membership tourt House in jBertfbrd. ; ; , - . " liidoskrnsy Fo PJymcutii For Conference Gcme The Perquimans Indians travel to Plymouth Friday night for another conference game with thpv Plymouth Panthers, and based : upon their ' fine game against Tarboro last Friday nsht, feel confident of victory. Plymouth and Perquimans, on paper, appear , to be evently matched and local fans plan ning to', attend the game and boost the Indians can expect a good performance from the lo cal team. ' , Following the Plymouth, game, the Indians will play , in Hertr ford on Friday nightaj October 14 and 21, meeting Williamston and Edenton. j The stock of the Indians rose somewhat following their came : .... .... .. . v .last Friday against a highly re garded Tarboro team, which holds wins over Ahoskie, Eliza beth City and Jacksonville. Tar boro had its hands full winning a 7-0 victory from the Indians. The entire - Perquimans team played -a fine defensive game, containing the Tarboro offen sive and limited It to a small number of first downs. The - . (continued from Page 3) Laymen To Speak At Baptist Churcfi "Each year he Hertford Bap tist Church: in cooperation with other Baptist churches in the Southern Baptist Convention ob serve "Layman's Day," p which this year is observed on the 9th October. - Layman's Day is a day for- focusinj attention . on the need of the church for. total ly dedicated manpower. On this Sunday the ' laymen in the church are responsible for .the worship services. ' . ; : . J - Carroll .R. Holmes will deliver the morning message; -Clinton 1 Eley, J. T. Biggers, R. E. Vick- An i- . 'm er' J3i to ! t- ' - v IjrJI I fniinCln U UUUw IU -. . T . Qfff 111110 Crtf jltl I III IVK 111 UfiftMu Dftir"r"lc WRHftlV llullUldj . . PTA members of the Hertford and Central Grammar Schbols will again, this year, act as sub scription agents for The quimans Weekly, securing re- ..l.AMt:nn. - A:oni now JJBiuu aevvwm iw neip vrmeva. im" wt uiixiun pieces ncwal subscriptions as a project maU lh,8l8flowl tugh moJeVn 35.000 United States Post Of to raise funds for PTA pro- ficei .nnuaiiy. This specialized piece of equipment facss each let- grams during the year. The subscription drive will start on October 10, and continue for a period of five weeks. . Mrs. Charles White is direct ing the work for the Hertford Grammar School group while Mrs. ' Elmer Lassiter is the di rector .for Central Grammar School. Members of the PTA are authorized agents for The Weekly during this drive, and subscribers are urged ; to pay their renewals to ' the PTA in order to assist the groups to benefit through this subscrip- tion plan. The Weekly has not mailed'its annual membership drive and t out expiration notices to sub- ' scribers ., for several months .i However, the subscriber may' check his expiration date by the . j j-i label on his paper and deter mine when the renewal is due. The PTA groups will conduct a house-to-house canvass ' for sub scriptions, giving each person an opportunity to renew his paper and help the PTA at the same time, rt.'' ) -: '' ;-'; All subscriptions sold through this drive will be started at the expiration Of present subscrip tions. That is, if you are now a subscriber and your subscription ydu give Jto i the ; PTA will be carried forward at the expira tion of the present date. This plan will enable the WA of the two schools to raise xtra funds for activities at the two schools, and has been con ducted, in cooperation with the PTA for the past six years. Subscribers are urged to sup port the PTA in this drive and renew subscriptions through the. PTA members or school chil dren. Cards Ready For County Producers Peanut Marketing Cards cov ering the I960 crop of peanuts in Perquimans County are ready for- issue and farmers may call at the ASC office in Hertford for their cards, George Bellmon, Perquimans. ASC County Office Manager, said today. . The support price on this year's crop of Virginia type pea nuts is $213.93 ' per ton average grade. ' Bellmon brought out the fact . that : the national average support rate for 1960, was based on78 percent of parity., ? - "During 1960 CCC will Support the price of eligible 1960 crop peanuts through ? farm-storage loans to eligible producers and warehouse-storage loans to asso ciations operating - under , an agreement with CCC, It is ex- Peanut Marketing pected, however, that most loans ,Cam)11 Riddick and Leonard will . be obtained by farmers; R..., k nf Portsmouth. ; Va. through the association although: farm-storage loans will be avail able if .needed. . These loans can be made until January 31, 1961, and they mature May 31, 1961. New Chryslers On Dicplay Friday ? Chrysler Corporation, , display ing fcs new 1961 cars on Fri day, October 7, announces it will feature the Newport, Wind sor, New Yorker and 300jG cars this year. . . . - Towe-Webb Motor Company will have the 1961 Chrysler on display here today and J. H. Towe, president Of the firm, in v; s f e - public to vis" " the i to see the ms y im i f sta.l ii t" J ..i' ACT Per-'FOSTMASTEH GENERAL ARTHUR E. SUMMERFIELD operates Migh speed facer-canceller, one of the many electronic devices ter in the proper position for canceling, locales and cancels stamps al the rate oi 30,000 letters an hour. Membership For Farm Opened In Perquimans County Farm Ba I. (reau is engaged in conducting! is seeking a goal of 300 members for 1960. I The drive opened with the of- ficers and directors mailing out letters to all present members seeking renewal of the member-! ship by mail. The campaign I will come to a close later this'1 month with the annual Farm ! Bureau picnic supper. 1 Farmers and businessmen alike are urged to renew their mem bership in this organization at the earliest possible date in or- ' der that the goal may be reached : without delay. Results, ; so far, in the drive indicate '; ;Je county - TfjtiBu- L rtshvr -ariU onh ir . mmKU ; " group believe even more indi viduals shpuld join up than the Farm Bureau has set as the goal for the coming year. These lo cal officers of Farm Bureau point out membership in the organi-1 zation adds strength to the se ourement of farm programs and the more members the Farm Bureau can secure means great, er force in achieving these re suits. The teams soliciting member ships will make a canvass of each community in the county, offering everybody an opportu nity to join the Farm Bureau, but in case an individual is not contacted by a solicitor he is asked to contact Claude Williams, Joe .Nowell or ; Floyd Mathews concerning a membership and these men will see that the in dividual receives the member - ship credentials. ... r Riddick Funeral Mrs. Fonie Stallings Riddick, 65, died after a long illness at her home in Hobbsville Sunday at 10 'A. M. Daughter of Reuben and Mary Rountree Stallings,'.. she was a native of Perquimans County and a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church,, its Missionary Society and Gates County Home Demonstration Club. ; ' ' Survivors are her widower. Oscar Riddick; " seven sons, Thiirman Rirfdipk' nf Belvidprp. Paige Riddick of Gates, Lloyd Riddick of Hertford: McKay Rid dick of ; Hobbsville and Frank' Riddick; of Marietta, GS.; two daughters, Mrs. A. B. Deans cf Norfolk and Mrs. Paul Ballard I of Portsmouth; three brothers. v.Maxey Stallings and W. D. Stallings of Belvidere and A. F. Stallings of Hobbsville; and 24 grandchildren, : Funeral services ' ; were con ducted in Sandy Cross Church Tuesday at 2:30 P, M. by the Rev. 'J. . Leonard Jerrold,, pastor, and the Rev Norman B. Harris of Hertford Baptist Church. Burial was in the Riddick fami ly cemetery. kl r Txr,y meets Tuesday , I" ",rj .Rotarians will meet t I X$ C&fe Tuesday at Q:15 ConductedTuesday Drive Bureau If rTQ I lflv III llMI U,UUJ 1 Hold Supper Fri.; Stokes Is Speaker Fulton Stokes y Ruritan Clubs of Perquimans County will hold their annual corn contest supper Friday night, October 7, at the Durants Neck Community House. The! supper will be served from 6 to 8 o'clock. : Warner Madre, of the Bethel Ruritan Club, has been declar ed the winner of the corn con test, having produced 149.9 bush- els per, acre. Runners-up in the 1 contest were Melvin Eure of I Durants Neck Club and Ray f Morse of the Parkville Club. Special , guest for this- event Friday night will be Fulton Stokes of White Oak, president of Ruritan National. Mr.' Stokes was elected to head Ruritan National in Janu ary, after having served as na tional vice president, national director, district governor, club president and vice president. He has a perfect Ruritan attendance record and is' active in, many community and fraternal organi zations. Club To Sponsor First Aid Class The Hertford Business and Professional" Women's Club' will sponsor a" First Aid Class during the month of ' November 'With Dick Brewer, J qualified -1 Red Cross instructor, conducting ; the classes. -All. persons interested in registering for this course are asked to contact Mrs.- Essie Burbage,' Health and Safety Chairman, at 6211. The exact dates for . the : course will ,be announced later. Hertford PTA To Meet On Thursday The PTA of Hertford, Gram mar School will hold its first meeting of th new school year on Thursday night, October 13, beginning at ,8 o'clock in the auditorium' of the ' school. AH members are urged to attend, and friends of -the. school -are County i V -4" ' ' y - invited to the meeting.' 4-H Achievement Day Program Plans for the 1960 County Achievement Day were made on' September 29 at a meeting held ! at the Agricultural Building. j Ine Committee members pies- j ent for the meeting brought in icit-as and plans lor the Acmeve intui Lay mat will be held on November 3, 19t0 at the Hert iord Grammar School auditorium at 730 P. M. Tne following conxmittee members have made plans for Achievement Day: Mrs. Warner Madie, Route 1, HerUoid Chairman of the Pro gram Committee; Miss Thelma JSlliott, Hertford Chairman of Arrangements Committee; Mrs. J. N. Winslow, Route 2, Hert ford Decorating Committee; Mrs. Claude Williams, Route 3, Hertford and Mrs. Carroll -Williams, Route 2, Hertford Co Chairmen of Exhibit Committee; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Eure, Route 3, HertfordChairmen of Wel come and Usher Committee; Eva Ann Smith, Route 2, Hertford Chairman of Publicity Commit tee; Mrs. T. R. Kirby, Route 2, Edenton and Mrs. Carroll Wil liams Co-Chairmen of Cleanup Committee; Clyde Lane, Route 1, Belvidere Chairman of Eval uation Committee. Mr. Bryant and Mrs. Bell is sued a county-wide invitation lor everyone to come and par ticipate in this year's County 4-H Achievement Day on No vember 3. r MrsMUmphlett Funeral services for Mrs. Mag gie Smith Umphlett, 84, who died Thursday .night at 7:40 in j the Chowan Hospital following a long illness, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev. Joseph Brickhouse, pastor, and the Rev. James Lay ton, pastor of the Mt. Sinai Bap tist Church. "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" was sung by the church choir and a duet, "Sometime We'll Un derstand" was sung by the Rev. and Mrs. Neal Puckett. They were accompanied by Mrs. W. P. Lane, pianist. The casket pall was made of white mums, white glads and fern. Pallbearers, nephews of Mrs. Umphlett, were Martin Green, Joseph Smith, Roscoe Stallings, Johnny Smith, T. M. Stallings and Harry Smith. Burial was made in Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Umphlett, a native and life long resident of Perquimans County, resided on Route 2. She was the widow of Charlie Mac Umphlett, daughter of the late Martin and Laura Smith, and a member of the Bethlehem Chris tian Church. Survving are three sons, Dew ey Umphlett of Route 2, Eliza beth City, Melzer Umphlett of Long Beach, California, and Charlie Umphlett of . Hertford; seven daughters, Mrs. J. M. Spruill of Drivers, Virginia, Mrs. N. L. Spruill and Mrs. C. A. Hol loman of South Norfolk, Mrs. Leroy Goodwin of Route 1, Hertford, r Mrs. Bryan Miller, Mrs.' Cliff Morgan and Mrs. Carl Godwin of Route 2, .Hertford; one brother,' Gus Smith of Ra leigh; one sister, . Mrs. Laura Stallings of Route 2, Hertford; one half-brother, Jim Smith of Suffolk, Va.; one half-sister, Mrs, Tallauh Pierce of Gatesville; 29 grandchildren, 18 great grand children and one great-greatgrandchild. MASONS MEET TUESDAY Perquimans Lodge, No. 106, A. F. & A. M.; will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock.. All members are urged to attend, Held Monday Fo Commissioners for Perquimans i County concluded a settlement on collection of 1959 taxes with Sheriff J. K. White during a meeting of the board held her last Monday. 'the settlement revealed total county wide tax levy for ' 1959 amounted to $200,190.32. Of thic lnirt, tlOfl 7-31! d 1 . 1 $10,566.35; discounts allowed oft prepaid taxes were $390.21 anal insolvents turned over to the "oara by the bhenff amounted tO 3Z3.JD. - The . Board authorized r the Sheriff to receive the 1960 ' tax books immediately and to start at once on the collection' of the new taxes. The Sheriff was al so authorized to secure the ser vices of a deputy sheriff who will be employed part time as law enforcement officer for Per quimans County and also be employed by the Sheriff. : Re muneration for. the deputy to be paid by both the county and the Sheriff. This action was provided for in the 1961 budget adopted by the board last June. The commissioners also au thorized a temporary loan to the county school supplement fund in the amount of $3,400, the funds to be used pending reim bursement to the schools by the federal government for outlays on NDEA projects. Land owners in the area of Southern Shores appeared be fore the board requesting the commissipners to petition the State Highway Commission to machine roads in that section to improve traffic conditions for some nine residents residing on the two roads serving the area. The hoard also recommended to the Superintendent of Public Welfare that regulations of; tht iepartme win proviae ownersnip qi an .itnob'l'1 v f reoiniont. f M4' checks makes the recipient in ligible for aid from the Wel fare Department. No action was tuken on n re quest submitted bv the Hert ford Jaycees for pemiission to sponsor a circus in Perquimans County. The board pointed out ... a law passed by the Legislature takes such matters out of the hand? of the commissioners. A financial reoort. submitted to the board by County Account ant Max Campbell, covering the first three months of the- cur rent fiscal year, revealed coun ty income for the period amount ed to $82,066.45, while expendj- ' tures were $87,421.11. Balances in county funds at the close of business on September 30ti amounted to $77,138.39. Harvest Day At Yoodvflle Church On Sunday, Oct 9 Woodville Baptist Church, Hertford, Route 3, will again this year observe Harvest Day as it has in recent years, the date Sunday, October 9. There ; will be the usual' Sunday School and worship service in the morning, dinner on the grounds and a special service at 2:00 P. M., at which time the guest speaker will be the Rev. T. Timothy Bailey. Also the pres ence of a group from South Norfolk is anticipated who will render special music. ' The close of this associational year, September 31, . marks the end of Woodville's first year of full-time ministry i under - thi leadership of the Rev. William S,, Brown and one of the year's ac-.' complishments has been the completion of a new brick par- sonage adjoining the church grounds. The congregation is thankful and takes just pride in it because it results from their hopes and prayers and ef forts; so this year the occasion is more meaningful han ever as the . Harvest , Offerings are bought-and applied to tl.e re maining', indebtedness of ; this building. ' - "'All members- arid their faml lies; former . members , ani ' , tysrested friends are invi be presort I t t' j , C " gram a;:i ti i '? :?.'.,
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