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'f Volume XXVII. Number 507
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cal Community
:ogress
ADDlroximatelv 37S dmidIs weif
on hand 'Thursday night to wit-
ness tne( first presentation of
community development awards
for t Perquitnans v County; when
New Hope won ;f irst place.
iri
. George" Bellmon, A3C rep - ZTE ZirZxt wee!0' the Program. The; piay. en
fcmtatvo ' ' ! Vtuittxi one aay early next wm,(iiw .,T. ,- . -
sentatve, was master of cere-
. monies for tde event.
;' The Eev, M." D. Hodgin, pas
tor of the Up River" Friends
Church, gave k the devotional
which .was fallowed by group
singing led Ly Mrs. frcd Mat-;
; thews.
.'Bellmon dccognized special
eiiests. Bob Long, representa
tive of State Community De
velopment Department; John
Pilan, district farm agent; R
M. Riddick, Jr., executive vice
president of Peoples Bank and
Trust Company; Allen Mills,
Perquimans Chan.ter of Com
merce manager; Charles Hairell,
president of Perquimans Cham
ber: of Commerce; Mayor V. N.
Uarden i and Representative Ar
chie T. Lane.
Musical 'entertainment was
presented by the Anderson
Methodist Church chorus and
the Up River 1 i lends Chui ch
quartet: .
A summary and evaluation of
the community development pro
gram was given by Mrs. Fannie
Hurdle, who stressed the purpose
of the program is 'to enric'.i and
develop the community.
Joel Hollowell, Jr., in giving
ideas for the future community
development projects, said there
was no end to what could be
done in the county, but it must
have the 100 per cent participa
tion to achieve success. '
, Doqr prizes, donated by the
Albemarle , Electric Membership
Corporation, were presented by
Jean Simmons to the following:
Miss Helene Nixon electric
Joseph Laydcn, lurtric clock;
electric clock; ,Mi. billy Wins
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low,, hot dog grill; Mrs. Thomas
I Nixon, electric clucft, and Claude
? White; popcorn popper, ...
George Lewir, agriculture' adr
'visor from Peoples .Bank and
Trust Company, presented the '
attendance twards to Winfall for J
for second jaee. ' v :
After congratulating the vari
ous groups on completing a very
successful program. R. L. Stev
enson, ' vice , president of ( the
bank, presented the awards to
the community1 leaders as fol
lows: il Mis. Billy Winslow,
Whites ton, white v ribbon, $48;
Preston Nixon," Beech Springs,
white ribbon,. $48; Mac White,
" BelvMeVe, ;wb!teribboH"; 4SA
Hollowell, Jr., Parkville, red
ribbon, $72.05; Thomas Proctor,
'Bethel, red ribbon, $72.05 and
Ben Chambers, New Hope,. .b,Ue
ribbon, $96.
At the conclusion of the pro
'gram a social hour was held in
the school 'cafeteria. ..L
JC3 f!uVc!l flX2tI
So:l Supervisor ;
f December 5-10 was soil con
servation district election' week
n " Perquimans V County. ' The
voters in the county have chosen
Joseph Nowell Jr., for a three
year term to. begin January 1,
1961. The: .response, v from the
eligible voters in the county was
quite gratifying to the supervis
ors, and they i wish to express
appreciation ' to nil who partici-.
patod. ' - ' i
Soil Conservation ' District- sup
ervisors -' occupy f : position t of
public office and public trust.
As" a member of the local board,
Mr. Ndwell. will assist .in "pro
gram "planning; policy, making
and the'-carrying 6ut 'of ' a ' Soil
'and- water'Cdnservation program
for .'Perquimans' County fcndiiheitt-0-! -ClyisUjias star fu-st ,shone
Albemarle . Soil Conservation
District Members of the coun
ty ' and district boards will meet
regularly - with ' agricultural ag
pney representatives' and others
interested in this important pro
gruiri. .. District supervisors are
non -salaried officials, serving our
d ri :t, state and nation in, this
important role largely at their
mvn expense and without com
1 In the f onii 'pf -sahtrV-. .
' ervi.ofs inr Ferqutm
s ,Zj..n 'y
r " ' - 'aw, '' i
? Awards
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in order , fo give iha priniers of
w.i,i . A . j
day for Chrulmab.i Press 'day T7 . . t .. ,...
v .....l, ;i, v. w..Mj,l'Helen Overton,. Joe Towe Whitei
next week will be Wednesday
instead of Thursday, therefore,
nows contributors and advertis
ers are requested to have all
copy 'in The Weeklv office not
later than 3 P. VLi next Tues-
day.
School Honor Roll
Forty students at Perquimans
High School were listed on the
school's honor roil for the sec-
ond grading period which closed
last week, it was announced by
E. C. Woodard. principal.
Honor students for this period
included: '
Eighth Grade: Judy Long, Beth
Auman, Phyllis Nixon, Margaret
Ainsley, Russell Sawyer.
Ninth Grade: John Stallings,
Price Monds, Reggie Baker,
Wayne Chappell, Perry Monds,
Jimmy , Perry, lima:' Bundy,
Gloria Miller.
Tenth Grade: Richard Auman,
Judy Baker, Verna Ann Perry,
Betsy Barbee, Becky Ftlton,
Harry Winslow, Billy Window,
Susan Broughton. : . :
Eleventh Grade: Frank Ains
ley, Alton Daniels, Sidney Long,
Linda Chappell, Sandra Hudson,
Rronil!) Kav Smith
Brenda Kay Smith.
Twelfth Grade; Carson Spivey,'
Ann Benton. Dianne HollowellJ
Hubert Burden, Carlyle Wood-1
aVd, 4Mary Frances Baker, Lin-'
da Bass. Connie Bovce. Phvllis
Hendrwv Carroll McDonnell and
Betty York. -
Forty Students On
Perquimans High
Pastor Reflects On
Summer Visit To
The Holy Land
y By James-A,' Auman
fc'"'A4
JLflom Jt-l: f. J 'i
Just over the
Jerusalem hills
adown, :
Past lovely , Rachel's
i ' domed tomb
white-
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Sweet r shrine of motherhood's
in : 1 i
by Madeline Mine.-)
When I was a bov I weU e.
iSZ IT,.?
I CiAn a nnnm hi
part of", Christmas program;!""; ArXX. Z S
Little didT I thinks then, - that & basemnt or sub
some day I would travel to that of the church. In reality,
Bethlehem town,. , and see for u ,g ft naturai cave in the stone
myself , the sacred shrines of wjth , fhe- church buiu over it
Christianity. But,, the tour of ,n, ,he. d s of; Mary and Joseph
the Holy Land was a fitting cli-1 (CoMtillu.a on 4o TBreal
max 10 my summer travels wiin
the Christian World .-Seminar, r It
brought into focus the Holy .
Scriptures, the Historical Jesus, I
and made the understanding of
the Scriptures so much clearer.
How ar is it to Bethlehem
town . Our study group trav
eled by, . touring car from Jeru-
of about eieht miles (12 in this i
l ase,' because , of .. .the present
Jewish-AbDiiiiputeS)5MtOver
rnifMlnillikWs.-riutir! iivi Mw 1-
--- --. -w-r-ri- f t ' r T I r ITT
an occasional olive tree, the nar-
row ,road.,.made jts wjnding: .way
intu.BeJhlebem, the place where
The- rugged Palestinian? country
side - between Jerusalem and
Bethlehem has changed little in
twenty -centuries, although : the
city ;? itself now has a popula
tion of around ten' thousand. -.
About one mile east of Beth
lehem we stopped1 'at the 'Fields
of the Shepherds,", where the
angel of .. the Lord came upon
the shepherds as they sat watch
ing ' tbeir -Jlbcks ,.iby,i oJghtiand
Ijreuslit 0ie h tidings ,.f Jesu
Chri-t's bii'lll. i A' ' ehunch 1 iias
bepi built h"-4,-,t'r,rov,i'contri-
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, JViday, December 161960.
Hertford PTAIIas
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Parent-Tea1 cher Association held
its December meeting Thursday
lugm . ui luai ween wita ivirs
R: L. Hollowell, president, pre-
'siding over the business session.
Tk' A..nn4L - i ; ; L.J
intuitu a
rurtm -& .
.Christmas' was centered around
s nd Charlie Umphlett read
Scripture passages and the class
sang several Christmas carols.
Mrs- Jce Haskett read the
lnmutes r lhe last meeting and
Mrs. Freeman Long, treasurer.
leported the PTA has a balance
c.f $811. Mrs. Charles White re
ported the PTA had again had a
successful drive securing sub
scriptions to the Perquimans
Weekly.
' It was also announced by Mrs.
Jessie Lee Harris a study course
will be conducted during the lat
ter part of February, and it was
i.lso reported the PTA's of
Hertford and Central Grammar
Schools will play a basketball
game next month. The seventh
(.rade won the attendance prize
and the meeting closed with a
boeial hour.
Bank To Open Extra
Hours December 23rd
R. M. Riddick, Executive Vice
President of Peoples Bank &
Trust Company, Hertford, an
nounced today the Hertford bank
will be open three additional
hours on Friday, December 23, to
coHtptttsatc for the holiday clos
ing, 'which has been declared by
Governor Luther Hodges for De
cember 24 and December 26.
The local bank will be open,
in addition to regular hours on
December tS, "from -four-to seven
o'clock in the evening.
" CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
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A Christmas program win De
presented at the Piney Woods
Friends Church , Sunday, night,
December 18, j beginning at 7
o'clock. The public, is invited to
auena.
butions from Roman Catholics in
Canada. And theni we ,.SSft
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&ipnf Vitv n:trldeioe-oKtlfe
ridges, giving the appearance of
a "city set upon a hill."
At the Church of the Nativity
jM TrUloViTvi .' wo cnuir thp slur
x markg he site of Christs
;Diruvana wnicii euc. mu.. ,
. -. il:iu-m
I season is visited by mdre than
n20,00ff;Ctoist ar:.who, make,an
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'Manie Committees;
PlanJanuciydleet
"nireetoru for . the 'Petouimari
County chamber a Commer
Pmtntv . Chamber of Commerce
niet last Friday night and namea
chairmen and vice cnairmen
the : various 1 committees
will formulate the Chamber
gram' of- work for f the coming
yea?;'--'.' s'4v:i'; ;,;. iv''ni' v'-l;.
Names of these chairmen and
vice chairmen -will be announced
after each has been consulted
and the appointments confirmed.
Allan W. Mills, Chamber man
ager, also announced a commit
tee composed of CaoC N, S.. Ful
ford, R. L. Hollowell, Joel Hol
lowell, Jr., Broughton,,Dail and
Claude Brinn had been named
to arrange a program, fop a din
nerU'nfcetint fortheitCfiamber
of Commerce - to b held the lat
ter part jof January.,'
Christmas Play
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AKU AKU-CHOO Artist BeHil Johansson hopes he won't
tickle a sneeze from this giant statue at Halmstad, Sweden.
He's putting finishing touches to concrete replica oi the
famous Aku Aku statue on Easter Island.
Christmas Ideas
Open House By
Christmas Ideas that will be
long remembered were -Play
ed at the Agriculture Building.,
The Home Demonst. ation Clubs,
of Perquimans County held an
Open House on Wednesday, De-
nnm Ki : 7- (Vupr 41111 npnnlP
witnessed the various Christmas
decorations which v ere exhibit
ed by the woman
Arts and crafts leaders from
each club served with the club;
presidents to maKe up a steer-
:A. . L. t I
mg commmee ior uic .cvan.
Mrs. E. J. Proctor, Sr., s the tlus townsh'ips of the counlv and
County Arts and Crafts leader. . ,)e Hertford and
Mrs. J.. E. Wood, Jr. County. f n Af,m.rfin ln ...
r WU4 ;.'aer, s whs - Tropwn:u"
for the, punch to be served.. , ,1e town of Hertford, con-1 , St,U 0,her Christmas activi
Door decorations were display- ... . . . ties announced L,v the local
ed by the Snow Hill-White Hat
Club. On tlie front door was a
lighted, star coated by Ann Ben-
ton, a .Senicr ,4-H Club mem-
ber. , .'A blue door showed a
scene "cut. from styraphone to
display ,"0 ' Holy Night." A. tin
can urcuaiiuu muiuuhucu , uj.
greenery' was displayed on a
door covered with silver paper.
Mrs. Vernon Hai rell, Mrs. wiut
Cartwright and Mrs. Melvin Eure
were!' responsible for the door
decorations. ; . )
Mantel 'decorations were ex
hibited by ; the Helen Gaither
Club. Mantels were constructed
from cardboard bixes to display!
the''. ideas.'; Mr?. Warner Madre
was' respolisibk for this group, ing from winter's first severe
Mrs. Mark ' Gregory displayed storm. Gale winds, sleet and
candles, angels "and other dec-snow swept out of the south
Orations to: reflect in a mirror west across the nation to the
over i - the mantel. . ' Mrs. Fred
Mathews displayed candles with
a' Madonna in white and gold.!
Mrs. Ann Berry exhibited can -
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rllpc s MaHnnna surrnunded bv
,,"v" "
and gold. Santa and
hj8. cut 'from plywood with
lothjng p( JeU.wool and cottl)n
W:yl
iiianiei Willi siucjviuks iiuuk u.v
the sides were exhibited by Mrs. of men who will serve as sec
Gill Underwood. Iretaries of state, treasury, de-
TheBelvidereClub exhibited
a variety of table 'decorations.
As novelty, was a gold, painted
hub cop displayed with an ai-
rnngement i of - gold sprayed ai- proceed with caution in adjust
ticles and .green candles. A five ig to national conditions rath
pointed pine cone in the shape e. than Use radical methods as
of a star caused many comments. sometimes pledicted during the
roinsetuas, nony, canaies, trays
ana ot;ier articles maae some
very colorful and attractive dis
.., .. Continued on Page Three
Town Of Hertford
Wins Damage Suit
natnedl The, SUe Supreme Court,, this , 1
nen for week,, handed .down a decision! "nmeni,
tiwhich 'favorable to the Town' of -fieri-11?18!;?'
ptd-Jfprd. in the 250,000 damage SUit'
brought a?iins!t the town by,""
Mrs, Ann Hollowell as k result
of the death of her husband
some two years a no.
The trial in the suit ' was
heard by Judge W. H. S. Burg
wyn in Perquimans Superior
Courts 'and following introduc
tion ; of some testimony Judge
Burgwyh dismissed the action on
a motion by the Town that it
was not liable for the condition
j. which existed at the time of the
Accident " The .- Supreme Court-
PMirnwd r-thisi action '-by ' thi.half 'weeksrr with' classes aresuoi
judge. .' . j ' ' ing on Monday, January 8, '
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Feature Of
Club Women
Filial Population
Count For County
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I(M.quimans County pickwl up
,3 P P
on
. '
i..n. i. i u. vLiwua tut tin;
19(10 accounting conducted earlier
this According to the fig
ures the population for Perquim-
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The release gave a break-down
for the population of the var
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pZ,uv,n ltr-l tnr 1u,'i.
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.Xvjd'l 402 Bethel 898-
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Hertford Township, 3.111; Town
of Hertford 2068- New' Hope
1.720; Parkville, 2,047; Town of
Whlfall
269.
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This Weeks
Headlines
. More than 200 persons died
this week from situations aris-
Atlantic. Temperatures skidded
to new low marks while heavy
snow, tied up communications'
and in some cities halted daily v Tm,;t v,,.a snn
.... 'IK. White, captured a huge
hucinncc mtiiMlv
.....
President-elect John F. Ken
nedy is rapidly filling out the
vaeilnt in is 'cabinet M
nnnniinmH thic wpplr tiia nnmpe
ftulse and iftlerior. Reports
from Washington predict the
Kennedy administration, when
it takes office january 20, will
recent campaign.
Bioting broke out again this
week : in Algiers as' Trench
President' Charles DeGaulle yisf
ited J the i capjtiii (d aeflnot
tomproruis H wAt)emnt ; fofthe.
pi-oblems , resuiting : from , Alj-
gerian demands. lor ..local gov-
DeGoulle returned to
cutting short his Algerian
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School Holidays To
Start Wednesday,
Perquimans County schools
will start their annual Christ
mas vacation with the close of
classes on Wednesday 1 of next
week, it was announced by J.
T. Biggers, superintendent : of
schools, who said this . year s
holiday -wdl run. for one! and a
Christmas Week
Programs Set At
l Methodist Church
VWhite' Christmas'' at the
niornint' '-(lurch school and wor
lup hours, and an evening pro
gram oi special music win lea -
ture this week's Christmas ob-
servance in First Methodist
I Church, Hertford.
AduJts and vouth of the
church school will brina their
"White Christmas" gifts to the
altar of the church, while the tions and suPP's 13 the county
children will take theirs to their tux listers, who will bejin list
vari(,us departmc-nts. The church' inS P'operty for 1961 taxes on
i ommittee on Social Welfare will. Janui,rv 3-
distribute the itd.'s to needy!
Linulies. Tnn committee is
composed of Mrs. D. F. Reed, Sr.,'
Mrs. Bunii -e
chairman, Mrs.
Inscoe, acting
Keith Haskett.
Mi.-. L. C. Winslow, Mrs. Eliza-
lii th Skipsey, Mrs. J. E. Newby
iijio .vis n. i. wnite.
At 7:30 o'clock, the choirs and
congregation will join in a spe
cial program of carolling, usin,?
:is their theme "Everywhere It's'
Christmas." The customs of oth-l
er lands, which are familiar to;
our own country, will be illu-j
strated and music represenlatiie1
oi these various countries will cation were entertained with a
lie -sung. The adult choir will .Christmas dinner on Wednesday
present "Christ The Lord Is night by Superintendent of
Born" (Mexican carol) and with Schools and Mrs. John T. Big
the Juniors will siwj '.On Christ-, gers, prior to the board's De
mas Night." from England. The cember business meeting.
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:;eis. i ne oum, representative
,)i r.ngtisn carouer.s will sing
HI?L. i -1t -1 1 r mi ....
wnai Luna is inis; and the
Juniors will aiso sing "The Rock-
ing Carol." Conjirei'ati'inal car-1
-;n ,,.ij,. n 't ;.n.. 'v I
R h - : : vz !
Mw.L.'l 1.1V A r. . -r mi
aigiu , jLiwres oong in ine
Air" and "Joy To The World".
Mrs. Donald Norman will sing
"He Shair Feed His Flock." and
Mr, Charles Skinner. Jr., "Come
Unto Him." both numbers from
Handel's 'Messiah".
An instrumental presentation
of, lavor ite carols will begin at
7: " ' f:. 2 " Sunday night,
with Miss Carolina Wright, min-
,s' " music, ai me organ.
:-l ..t : - -. a i .
Methodist Church today includes
wscs General meeting Monday,
t-8:00 A. M.; "a
Primary DePa''t"ient Christmas
Party on Tuesday, D cember 20: i
Junior Depart ;neht Carolling on 1
Wednesday; December 21, and
Youth Fellowship annual car-
I ollirii; to shut-ins of the com-
imunity on Thursday, December
22nd. '
Officers Capture
Huge Still; Two
Uerenda
. . ATIT officers from Elizabeth
gallon capacity still in the Bul-
gess , section- of Perquimans
County, Thursday night, of last
week and look into custody
three men found in the vicinity.
In Recorder's Court here on
Tuesday Kenneth Gordon and
Cornelius Sharp, 'Negroes, en
of guilty to charges
of manufacturing non-tax-paid
liquor at the still. Each was
ordered to pay a fine of $100
and costs or serve 60 days in
jail. Linwood Proctor, charged
with possession of materials de
signed to manufacture liquor,
was found not guilty by the
eotrrV when ' -evidence appeared
Uf show Proctor was at the scene
stiH Vri ' ipf ration; 1 1 V i i ; '5 i I
Other i cases heard by the
court ,thte week included those
in., which Charlie Whidbee, Ne
gro, , was found guilty ; of pass
ing:, a , schoql , bus engaged in
leading children. He was fined
$15 and costs., , . ,'
ri; Jamei Harris,; Negro,, charged
with" driving a Car with view ob
structed, - failed to appear in
court to answer to the charges.
He was apprehended and held
for a bond of $50.
Allen Hunter submitted to a
charge of failing to observe a
stop sign and he paid the court
OOstS. ' .'''''-.. . . ' ,:i
A $400 bond, posted by' Jessie
Volvia, was i ordered forfeited' courtesies, reported 16 lights out
whenj Yolyia Jailed, to appear An and found two bicycles which
courtiito uftnswar i7harges f' still remain unclaimed.:; The. i
driving iwithout a iicense. driving lice cur frpveied 3 H rafles us
drunk and 'using another' ii! tag 230 gallons ot gat. ? j;' '
Town Board Votes
Pisplato
Commissioners In
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PCCiai iVieeting
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Commissioners for Perquimans
County will hold a special meet-
oa Monday. December 19, for
the PurPse of issuing instruc
The board is also expected to
confer with representatives of
the Board of Education con -
cerning the construction of,
school buildings, provided forj
under the bond election held No
, vember S.
Board Of Education
Member:; of the Hoard of Kdu-
at the dinner besides
the board members
wej-e Miss
Thelma Elliott
Tommy Mas ton.
e C
bell,
Woodard and Mex Camp
fining me lurmess .session
During the l-u.Wness
-er by d
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ibsence of the
uunlu
chaiiman, C. C. ChaD-
pell. Sr.. reports were given on
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the meeting of the State School
ided by
Matii
ews and Mr. Bisscrs.
Plans were discussed and ap
proved for the board commit
tee to proceed with efforts to
secure additional land next to
the Perquimans Union .School for
the expansion -f''''
school.
Mr, Mathews also reported on
improvements to Memorial Field
snd stated the committee hopes
to have this athletic field disked
and leveled,
Charles M. Han-ell also report-
ed to the board on the progress
of establishing an industrial
training class in sowing and stat1
ed applications for admission to
the class are how beine acceot-
ed.
nts
cense.
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taxed aeainst R. A. I.assiter who
!, f i.
submitted to a charge of reck
less driving.
Carlton Perry, Negro, submit
ted to a charge of driving with
out a license. He paid a $io
fine and costs of court. I
Charlie Midgett, Negro, was
taxed with the court costs on a
change of driving with an ex
pired license.
. Cursie Alexander, Negro, paid
the costs of court on a charge of
improper parking.
Edward Towns, Negro, sub
mitted to charges of driving
with an expired chauffeur's li
cense. He paid the court costs.
Leslie Jackson, charged with
using an expired license, sub
mitted and paid the court costs.
Police Report Is
Given For November
Hertford Police made a total
6f; 23 arrests during November,
according to a report given the
Town Board Monday by Police
Captain B. L. Gibbs. Heading
the : charges, were 10 cases of
persons being drunk; 5 miscel
laneous traffic arrests .were
three speeders caught and two
arrests made on charges of dis
orderly conduct. :: The depart
ment answered 74 calls., invest i-
gated six accidents, extended Jl
Met On Wednesday
Fined
5 Cents Per Copy,
A new ordinance, regulating
the purchase and display of town
licenses for automobiles, was
adopted 'by the Hertford Town
Board during its regular meet
ing held here last Monday. The
ordinance, which is published
elsewhere in this edition of your
Hometown paper, requires every
automobile owner residing with
in the town limits to purchase
ind display on his car a license
issued by the Town of Hertford.
i The license must be displayed
! an or before fohmarv H f
.:ich year.. Failure to comply
with the ordinanp,, mnc u
sibte fine up to $2o and 30 davs
n jail, or both. The new ordi
nance becomes effective Janu
ary 1. 1961.
Other actions taken bv th
6ard during the meeting includ
ed voting Christmas gifts to em
iloyees of the Town. The gill',
ire to be the same as last y.'ir,
qual to about one clay's pay for
,'ach employee. '
Fire Chief' 11. 'C. Elliott report
d to the Commissioners the
.Mremen of Hertford will hold'
i barbecue chicken dinner 6:i
Hiursday night at 1 hi' Hertford '
irammar School, f nd he also
nvited niemi ers el the be'ird
o attend. Wivss of the iiie
nen will be guests for the sup--er.
Due to a conflict, the Boar-'l
.oled to void .a contract award
ed an auditing firm to conduct
.lie annual audit ot the hooks
or the Town of Hertford and
icawardeil the conliuct to U. E..
Aiken. Jr., wno had reported lo
the board he will start work on
ne audit iJecoinlier IJ.
Mayor V. N. Darden gave .
rogress rept-rt: fo the Comiui
ions on the ixaovation of the
.own's water lilter plant, mid
itaied progress has been slow
ed somewhat but be anticipates
this'!he tork -T. ho complettd
about '.January' It Meanwhile,
town employees continue to flush
vvater maiiis to reduce foreign'
ubstances th the water supply
vhich Mayor Darden pointed out .
vil! be cleared completely when
.he filter plant is placed in op-
eration.
It was also announced the
Board will make a study of the
;own's raW tor. electric power,
io determine., a possible reduc-';
tion. of thes jiates following'
completion , of tlje: annual audit
of the towfi's .fiscal'. books.
On Sunday morning, Decem
ber 18. at It o'clock the 'com
bined choirs, of the Hertford
baptist Church will present their
urogram cf special Christmas
nusic. The program will in
clude: ''Christmas Means Think
ing of Jesus" by Geoffrey O'Hara
lrid Warren Angell, Bobby Over
tonv soloist; "Angels We Have
Heard on High" Traditional,
Trio Mrs. George Baker. Mrs.
Charles Johnson and Ann Elliott.
'Sweet Little Jesus Boy" by
Robert MacGimsey, Bobby Over
'on, soloist; "Lullaby to the
Christ Child" . Polish Carol;
"The 'Wondrous Story" by H. R.
Palmer, Mrs. Reginald Tucker,
soloist; "Go Tell It on the Moun
tain" Traditional American
Spiritual, Mrs. Hintcn Roundtrecv
soloist, and "Silent Night" by
Franz Gruber, Ann Elliott, so
'oist . ; :
On Sunday evening,- December
18, at 7:30 o'clock, the yoitn,?
people of the Hertford Baptist
Church will present the Christ
mas pageant "Unto Us," under
the direction of. Mrs. Dan Berry.
Those' participating in the pro
gram are Carlyle Woodard, Don,
aid Chesson, Guy McCracken,
Donald Madre, Charles Fowler,
Mrs. Gill Underwood and Ike
Perry.
The Hertford Baptist Church
extends a cordial invitation to
all for both, services. ' i-'
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT j
Mr. 1 and Mrs. James Arthur
Terrell of Scottsdale, Arizona,
announce the birth of a third
child, second deughter, Eliza
beth, Dawn, born .Thursday, De
cember. 8. ',, Mrs. Terrell, is the
former lUm ,.. Katherina . Alien
Nixon,
Christmas Service
At Baptist Church