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' h 1 i 4 i J ", .A . VliLNumber 3. tterttoru. Perquimans liounty. m)tn viroana. riday. January 2U, lytfi. bUentser umjj. County Committee i 1C of C Dinner Set Plan For Methodist School Proposes! Reserve For February 1st At Grammar School i; iLNii-vi' AViiZ-iiANJ tU VV 1U li'C'IY NUISEER? Bride No. 13 for Glynn Wolfe, 47-year-old "minister" of Los Angeles, is Sherry, 20, left. Sherry alio was bride No. 11 for Wolfe, who says their remarriage resulted from listening to evangelist Billy Graham who rV -r v I v MMIlMIM This Week's I Headlines La The Washington stage is set for the (inauguration of Johii I Kennedy as President on Friday at noorj. . President Eisenhower has made his farewell address nd all reports . indicate the thahge-ovw In the government tal ' 8dnii -:st!ations will ; be oh'e X of Vle 5 'Jeit in years.' Presi? dent L. -er. has submitted an ft' L.. budget for-the cor-,. y which 4s expected to U -4 sp-eVyhaf b3j,the f -Uteom,. . . -in - oraer .t6JparMeni: for4, the excellent rec- 1 uop wua- new-situations not in cluded in Eisenhower's proposals, In a' farewell address Tuesday night President Eisenhower told tne ' American people the U. S. faces still a struggle with com munism in seeking world peace But he 1 urged the U. S. to con tinue its . program ta that end. He also urged the people to keep a balance of power between in dustrial I and military develop ment1 iwilhin- the nation . and ta rnaintain proper balances for full advancement of the nation, ' Congress; in session for the past two weeks, .has been under going organization in preparation for its work under President Kennedy. Efforts are still being made; to liberalize ,:; the : House . Eules Committee; . to : -pave the : , j . . . j l 1. ,i . I to be presented which in he past I met httle success in getting ast ( u . ...uu .w. ..nt fc.-amount of water it carried re ports: from Washington indicate sulled w a much Prorosab for a new wage-hour lhn woud ptherwise hav beeft law and additional aid to the1"' ,t agea ior meaicai service may oe H 't" 1 but not to the extent now -ed. . : --rd Holds j lIeetinfjr; :d . Grammar r School cutive ,board met at the T tr. and Mrs. R. L. Hol . Lrs. Hollowell called Ung to order and: read ' nt's message. . Plans for" the second half .'.cxil year. The treas 1. Lorraine Simpson, re 1 b alance on hand of 0 - I PTA hot ( ; lowc . , them the werel 1 of th? urer, porte ! $7C2.' . heal. ' ment cur lannu f.-cm . e purchase of a dup-iciub. wilI meet Friday night of .all and gym equip the school was dis Jessie Lee Harris t Mr. Wilkerson - ! .nmt will conduct ta be held ; in . Charles Murray .ming. program i. Janice Eoyee 1 cre. d bar tlie frammar ) 1 '?y ',,'infalL ? I "r. and , I" - mr8 ! n C a 1 , I. - , 1 . J ; Lie i-r, : I ' s vvurcuuvu vomer, . , , J. OiL Per Capita About $3.50 f n e r 1 1 o r a , and erqunmans county naa an esiimaiea lire loss of . $32,055, or about $3.50 per capita aunng we year itj.u, according to a report released 3 of Education. The reso this f week by Hertford iFire iution also pointed out that Per. Chief R C. Elliott. While this quimans County citizens have wumwea. loss ; was somewnai twice in the iast ; three years higher than the previous year,1 proof of wmingness the per capita loss for the Town... increase iocai - support t for n unuiua uuuuuu;a 10 omy about 24 cents -Biggest fire loss during the year,, according to Fire Chief El libtt, came from the blaze which destroyed the Winslow sawmill at Winfall. Tbia report, issued by the Fire Chief, can only give credit to thevHtf(:,4UuteK,FiI-ie, ord made during the year. , To tal property value involved in the 37 fires within the county was $124,450, thus- the firemeh did a splendid "job .in controlling fires. The department1 had a total of 33 fire calls in the county, four in Hertford, the first of these being on October 16 and the other; three during, the month of swered one call, out of the coun - iy. : Fire losses for the town of while the estimated loss for the 33 fires in the county was $31,580, The firemen traveled a total of 599 miles answering all calls during - the year," the Hertford fire truck traveled 3 miles, while! the 'county truck traveled 596.jary PTA, will be granted a char- The water tanker, -an auxiliary used by the firemen on county ca ent fo ali county fir and the chief reportd e , The Town of Hertford, the re ported staged, went from Au gust 25, 1959 until Optober 16, 1960, without a fire call,1- this being a new record for the town. Members of the "Fire Depart ment were offered a total of 48 hours of training during 1960, and the chief said this training program paid off in helping to maintain a low per capita loss for, the town and county. - v Boy Scouts To ' - -Entertain Lions Memhers nf tho Hpi-i Fnr a 1. inns this week at the Boy Scout Hut, located on the' municipal lot at 6:45 o'clock; The Lions will . be guests of Troop ' 155, Boy Scouts of America, for supper and an' inspection of the Scout Hut sincel 11s rt'fiuvauua uy memoers qiijjohii.wm v .v" "-v,o, the troop, A buffet' stliyoer will hp serwH bl' Aie Scouts at 6:45 .after which the Scouts will present a program for the Lions, who spon sor the local Scout troop. i.L na inaugural uall - r.ss Ann, Erinn, daughter of Dn and Mrs. T- P. Brinn and a sij J.mt at Marjorie Webster Col 1. ? in Va-.hington, D. C.'will f! : ;l ; the Inpjjuration and the 4 ' . , The PertjuimBns County Board" of Education 'was - requested' to initiate , a ' movement to raise a' capital outlay' reserve fund for school needs in the future in ac tion taken by the Perqiumans County Citizens Committee for j Better .Schools at ; its meeting lasi wees, on January 14. Such action, it was pointed out, could be taken after long-range plan ning and study by county offi cials, now that that immediate j needs for ' School construction will soon be met by lhe bond is sue approved at the November iclecFian. School Superintendent !J. T. Biggers explained that school construction awaits a de- Icision as to the exact amount, of ' t i i u : ii 'u, k ti by the General Assembly in Ra- leigh which, it is hoped, will aid Perquimans County in the form of a statewide school construc tion bilL ' : Mrs. Jack Brinn, president of the Better Schools Committee, thanked committee members tor their participation in the motor- (cade campaign during a favor able vote for the bond issue in i November. In another - action, tlhe-coimnittse urged Perquimans County's reoreMntativ to (hP General Assembly to vote for the B budget for schoolS, which has been drawn up by the State schools by a tax increase in 1958 and a bond issue in 1960. Ar chie Lane, the county's representative-elect to the Assembly,' ex pressed his interest in educa tional advance' and pointed out that he had f ' made definite pledges to. the people, to t support such, advance in his -campaign W; election-.SJI Mrs. R. , S. Honds, a commit tee member and goals chairman of the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers, an nounced that in-service training in laboratory experiments will be offered for. science teachers at selected ; area ':: workshops. . Mr. Biggers read an itemized "state ment of all capital outlays for county schools since 1949 and m , discussed a semester system as an experiment in other schools. Cun Scout Pack To Receive Charter Cub Scout Pack no. 155, spon- sored by the Hertford-Element- ter for the coming year it was announced today by the Tide water Council Scout officials. -,' Selected as institutional repre sentative by Mrs. R. B. Hollo -J well, president of the Hertford Elementary Schobr PTA, will h, Ray Haskett. Ray makes the periodical reports to the Albe marle , District". Committee and represents the institution as a voting member to the Tidewater Council The chairman will be Marion Swindell. Serving with him will be Floyd Benton, Dewey Perry,' Jr., and James T. Wilder. To be' commissioned as Cub master by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be D. F. Reed, Jr., and his assistant is John Beers. Serving in the important capacity as den mothers will be Mrs. Dewey Perry, Jr., Talmage -Rose and S. O. Bateman. The-Pack has had an outstand ing record of ..achievement and will 'receive j specials national awards at the annual banquet in February. 4 y , J roster, for the beginning . las ' tlpntnn. Rmnphtnrt : Dail. ' m . t. TT 1 lommy uiegory, uougiaa kett, Donald Hobbs, Sammy HourmouziSj ; Donald : Keaton, Gary Krause, Billy Layden, Wil lard Maillett, Donald . Perry, Douglas Perry, Kim Rose, Nor- e.nini' i.arrw RuHndpll Richard Walters, Jim White and Tommy Wilder. EASTERN STAR MEETING The Hertford chapter of. the Ordor of Eastern Star will meet ; i '' J j roo. n at 8 o'clock "1 1 a '.V i' 7 Rumors which have been cir culating recently concerning the close-down of the Woodville Prison Camp were . confirmed I Tuesday when George D. Ran-, Pictured above are members of the board of directors of the dall, Director of the N. C. Prison Chowan-Perquimans Christian Workers School who met in Herl Department, advised Charles M. ' iord on Sunder afternoon, January 15 to complete plans for the Harrell, president of the Per- 'rtbcoming 'school which will be held in the First Methodist runu. i Church in Hertford January 29-February 2. Back row, left to quimans Chamber of Commerce, lhe R,v J A Aumln F A Mcfioogan, Hertford; Ralph this action had been under pris-' Harrell, Woodland? Robert S. Marsh. Edentons Aubrey Ownley. on department consideration for Cedar Grove: Sieve Perrv, New Hooe and the Rev. Dan Meadows, some time and will be consum- New Hope-Woodland. Front row, Savage Joliff, Bethany; the Rev. mated within the next few 5lph Ffwlkes. Benton, lhe Rev. A. M. Gore. Jr., Winfall. and weeks I Jackson. Oak Grove.- Mr.Jiandall confeired with Mr. Harrell in answer to a petition' the Chamber of Commerce filed seeking retention of the prison ' camp, in Perquimans County. Mr.. Randall advised Mr. Harrell i the camp presently needs . mucH ' renovation and it had been; deemed inadvisable to carry out such a project in view of de-, partment plans for its system, i Mr. Randall, it was reported,! stated a study will be made as to the feasibility of the Prison Department turning over the site to Perquimans Countv for possible industrial development. Operation Due To The Perquimans County Recre ation Center is now temporarily closed. The center has been op erating on Saturday nights for school children attending the fifth grade through the eighth. poor attendance. With finances running very low pad monthly expenses to meet, the center is having much difficulty in trying 10 maintain its operation., - Mr. i and ; Mrs. .- Francis , Nixon, Recreation Directors for the cen ter are disappointed over this ahnoun cement and regret that at present they, cannot serve the children of this county. They have enjoyed working with this group and appreciate , the past cooperation .given them, ' In announcing the closing the directors said: "We . hope that very soon the demand will in crease to reopen the center and resume a regular schedule and ertoifgh public interest will be aroused to back this worthwhile project, , r.,. "Meanwhile, we would like to stress the fact that although the center is not operating on Sat urdays, the facility is. not at a complete stand-still.. "It is available anytime to the high school . fpr its social functions and open to the Girli pfpniit. for a mevKna ninro , Anyone . who desires : to lease the building for private or group entertaining may do so by con tacting Mr. or . Mrs. Francis Nixon. . . , . ..: .- .;. , Fire Destroys Two 'Houses Here Friday , Two tenant houses; located at Center Suspends Spring City, were, destroyed .by ers in fertilizer and farm pro fire last Friday afternoon with duce. . . ! losses being . estimated betweeni $1,500 and $2,000. ; v Firemen were called , to : the sponp at 12-45 fiVWwk .in Pxtinl guish : a blaze situated in. . one Ofi Hhe - biiildings; the 'fire had gajhd such headway the ' fire-' men were unable to gain control before the wind blew; the'flames onto an adjacent house which I an. rilirnon ' The houses were owned by Mrs. R. G. Fitch, one was. va-t cant at the time but the other 1 was occupied ' by Riley Sutton, who lost most of his personal property in the fire. Both comr panies of the Hertford Fire De- partrtent were called out for the blaze, which got its start by children playing with matches. Firemen reported the children were . in the vacant house, strik ing matches, and threw one into p! cf d-Uris. r'- y. Mi mniinnrn ntummmt Jaycee s Farmer I Hprtford Junior Chamber of rnmmprr nh.rvPrt ii annual award night last Wednesday u,m, inn mimif -.a the Hertford Grammar School, after which presentation was made of the Distinguished Ser- Vice Plaque and the Outstand- ing Young Farmer Plaque. ' W. A. White, president of the Hertford Jaycees, presided' over the meeting which included a number of special guests, besides past DSA winners and- their wives, exhausted roosters and their wives were Mr. and Mrs. Tim Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. ' Charles M. Harrell, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Gibbs, Allan W. Mills, Charlie Schneer and members of the . Highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Jaycee DSA award, which this year went to Broughton T. Dail, 33, oyung Hertford businessman. This presentation was made by Russell Twiford of Elizabeth City, vice president of the Jay cee 10th District. The 1961 DSA winner is mar ried to the former Harriett Lay den and they have two children, Broughton Dail, Jr., and Donna Dail. Selection of Mr. Dail for this honor was made by an un disclosed committee of judges, all of whom were above the age limit for the award. Mr. Dail's selection was made upon three basic requirements, contribution DSA And t community progress, leader- j ing policy to become effective ship and self advancement. Dur-1 Wednesday, February 1, and con ing the past year the winner tinue through the first week in wa active in helping with the 1 October, it was announced to organization of the County day' by. Allan ,W. :Mills, managei Chamber of 'Commerce, he and his wife are serving their sec- ond term as vice presidents of the Hertford Grammar PTA. He is a past active member of the' VFE and a very active member th HprtfnrH Rantist Church and its Sunday School. He is also a member of the board . of directors of the Hertford church and its Sunday School. He. is also a member of the board 'of directors of the Hertford Jay cees, and just recently was co chairman of the unit's calendar project and was chairman of the 01 ; t 'I960 t,uri3ii.'iaa: auuuig . .wui f I for -underprivileged . children. ! Businesswise, Mr. Dail is asso- ciated with his father in the Mil- ton Dail & Son firm here, deal- - R.- M. Thompson, Perquimans ary 12, in Winston-Salem! Mrs. Farm Agent, made the preSenta- j Mathews is the former Miss tion of the Outstanding .Young Barbara Edwards. ' ; - - '",,,Wilw,l,v,,,,,,''w Monogram Banquet Held Thursday . . Members I ot the 'Monogram Club at Perquimans High School held, their annual banquet on, rnursaay nigw m mis ween m the cafeteria at the school Don ald Madre, president of the club, presided over the dinner - meet- discussion on the subject, 'To ing which, was .attended by the morrow's Citizen, Everybody's members and a number of- spe- , u- r s Mr,nH u-iii cial' guests. -. ; , Earle Edwards, head footDall coach at N. C. State College, was selected to be the guest speaker for the banquet this year, and in addition to a short talk by the eoach ia rfilm was shown 'of. 'f - unes. ' 1 l" 1 ' I Pres e n t Awards Young Farmer award, which went tocases were continued and two Clifford Winslow of RnniP 1. RpI. videre. Like the DSA award, istna umc nv.Ho fnr hic h,.ri- by an undisclosed committee and Mr. .Winslow was chosen for the progress he has made in the farming business. Winslow is married to the former Miss Ma- rie Rountree and they have two children, Stanley and Claudia, Mr. Winslow served two years in the U. S. Army and now farms 175 acres of land, is rais- ing some 1,500 head of chickens, He is a former member of the Belvidere Ruritan Club, presi- dent of the Perquimans Farm Bureau, assistant Sunday School teacher and recording clerk for Up River Friends Meeting. I ; A il. 1 1 1 J mg the evening, was the SPOKE award wrticli went to rcooen (Bob) Taylor as the Outstanding Hertford Jaycee for 1960. This award was made by Broughton ail. Some Local Stores To Start Closing Wednesday P. M. A majority of Hertford stores and business houses have adopt- ed a Wednesday afternoon clos- of the Perquimans Chamber oi Commerce, who conducted t survey to determine the policy to be followed by Hertford stores. mr. mius leporica . we poncj win De lonowec oy mow dui noi all stores, several merchants in- dicated they will follow past policy and remain open Wed nesdays all day until the sum mer months. '' All stores will remain- open this Wednesday and on Wednes day, January 25, and those stores planning to close Wedncs- ua " ... practice on February 1. ; - -. .... . . ' BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT . Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mathews of I Winston-Salem announce the! birth of a son, Paul Matt Mat-the Program Committee, submit hews III, bom Thursday,; Janu-1 ted a report of events to be High School PTA Meets February 2 !, The I PTA of Perquimans High School will meet on' Thursday night - February 2, ' at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of the school. A program will" be' a panel act as moderator. The adult ap proach will be discussed by Mrs, Joe Tunnell, Ike Perry and Mrs. ' A R, Cook. Carroll McDonnell and Hubert Burden will: repre- sent the 'sliidents. All member?! public Is Invited to attend. . Masons District Meeting Here Jan. 24 Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. f, & A. M., will be host at a FU-st District meeting of mem bers of the lodge to be held in Heitfoid on Tuesday, January 24. A dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock, to be followed by the meeting in the lodge rooms at 8 o clock. AU Master Miisons and visiting Masons are invited to attend and all members of the Perquimans Lodge are urged to be present Eleven Cases On Court Docket At Session Tuesday Eleven cases were disposed of during Tuesday's session of Per quimans Kecorders Court, two defendants failed to apuear in court to . answer to charges . brought against them and the Court ordered they be held for $50 bonds each. These two de fendants were Jessie. Brothers and Melvin Liily, both Negroes. Hugh Willie Riddick, Ne,gro, and Gilbert Swayne each paid the costs of court after submit ting to charges of failing to yield a right-of-way. Costs of court were paid by William White, Negro, who pleaded guilty to a charge of us ing an improper muffler. Milton Westbrook submitted to i charge of driving a vehicle wnicn exceeded the width limit, de paid the court costs. I Meg Haie paid the costs of a a :harge of failing to observe stop light. George Butler was given a six located at 'Woodville. Rumors .Tionth sentence after he entered; during the "past weeks has this 1 pica of guilty to charges of. camp being closed about rebru jeing drunk and disorderly and;ary 1. Mills stated Monday the assaulting an officer. j chamber had received no re- Wiliie Parker, Negro, was' plies to wires sent the Governor found guilty on a charge of driv- and Prison Board concerning mo ing drunk. He was ordered to camp's continued operation, pay a fine of $150 .and court; . costs or serve a 60-day sentence. John Kitchenman paid the court costs on a charge of im proper passing. Costs of. court were taxed against Grady Simmons who submitted to a charge of issuing l worthless check. Fines of $2 and costs were evied against Jackson Costen, Negro, and Joe Brickhouse after each , had submitted to charges if being drunk. King Street PTA Plans Programs The regular meeting "of "the King Street School PTA con vened Monday night at 8 o'clock in the school activity room. The president, Mrs. Daisy Perkins', presided. Devotion consisted of the singing of "America"' follow ed by prayer by Mrs. Cleo Z. Felton. : . , Minutes of the previous meet ing were read and adopted. The 'procedure for securing glasses for -eedy persons was explained Mrs. Helen Jones, chairman of held for the next five months. Founders Day February; Panel Discussion March; a basketball game 1st of April; Guest Speak erlast of April; PTA Social- May. This report was accepted Mrs. Mary Holley presented a request to the PTA to help send Mrs. Helen Holley and children to see their husband and father, who is a patient in the sana torrum at Vhapei Hill, it was decided to give $10 to help de fray the expense of this trip.. Dewey Newby, principal,' dis cussed the policy of free lunches. Mrs. Sal lie Everett raised the question, as to securing help to assist children in crossing the street at two very dangerous intersections. A committee of volunteers . is to seek aid for this problem. Financial,! aid was requestedl which the PTA is sponsoring. A "kick-off dinner, marking opening operations of the Per quimans County Chamber of i Commerce will' be held at the Hertford Grammar School oii ' Wednesday night, February 1, at 7 o'clock, it was announced lie re this week by Charles M. Har- ' rell, president of the organisa tion. This first annual Vl inner meet ing, according to Allan Mills, manager of the Chamber of ' Commerce is open to all mem bers of the chamber, and to all individuals interested in becom ing members. Tickets for the event are on sale at the Cham ber of Commerce office, or may be secured from any member of the board of directors. W. R. Henderson, Industrial Development Administrator for the N. C. Department of Con servation and Development has been secured as the principal speaker for the dinner meeting. He is expected to outline pro cedure plans for industrial de velopment to be used by com munities seeking industrial de velopment, such as is one of the work programs of the local chamber of commerce. Mr. Mills pointed out this dinner meeting is very import ant and he -urges all members t attend, and also stated wives of members are invited. Committee chairmen fur tht Perquimans County Chamber o. Commerce are also expected to be announced at this meeting, after which each of the various committees are expected to be gin operations on the work pro gram outlined for this year. In connection with the cham- ber operation during the past month, Mr. Mills reported Mon day, the chamber of commerce has uetitioned Governor Terrv Sanford and ' the State Prison 'Board to continue operations of the Perquimans Prison Camo. Three Youths Held On Charges Of ! Three Perquimans County youths have been takon into cus tody by Sheriff J. K. While and charged with breaking and entering a number of cottages land homes on Route three, Hert ford. Sheriff White reported Wed nesday Edward Sutton, Cra:g Foster and Billy Umphlett, all of Route three were taken into custody last Saturday in connec tion with the investigation of the break-ins and 'each was charged in warrants, drawn Wednesday. They will be given preliminary hearings in Perquimans Record er's Court next Tuesday. The sheriff stated he had re covered almos't a pickup-truck load of. articles including radios, electric clocks, rods and ree's, guns and other items allegedly taken from the cottage. " After several days of investi gation, Sheriff White stated the youths admitted committing the ' break-ins and larceny of the ar ticles from the cottages. ; , He also said he is continuing an investigation of the theft of a wheel and tire from a low-boy! trailer, reported taken at John nie . Gregory's shop on Route three Tuesday night. Indians To Play Scotties Friday Perquimans High basketball teams i will play the conference leading Scotland Neck teams on the Hertford court Friday night with the ; preliminary ; game scheduled , to startj at 7:30 o'clock. . The Indians, currently holding down the cellar spot with an 0-3 record, will be out to upset the Scotties Who ' hold ' the confer-. ' ence lop position "With a 3-0 rec ord, t Breaking-Entering n