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Volume XXVIlt. Number i8. Ed u ca tion Boa rd Apn if j i j i m f k Members : of the Board of Education for Perquimans Coun ty, in regular session Monday . night, approved the election of teachers for county schools for the 1961-62 term and W. O. El liott and Lloyd Riddick, me chanics, Mrs. Lillian Elliott, cost clerk, Mrs.- Myrtle Williams, li brarian at Central Grammar School. Miss Carolyn Wright, music teacher and Mrs. Margaret Maston, supervisor. Contracts for rental of driver education cars, were approved for Hollowell Chevrolet Company and Towe-Webb Motor Company. . The Board adopted tentative budget items for the coming fis cal year, which will be present- ed the County Commissioners for appproval on May 12. The Board, also voted to a motion approv ing the. course of stucjy at Per quimans High School for the next year. . - :'. The superintendent was . di rected to investigate complaints concerning bus schedules and certain married students. Teachers ; approved for elec tion were: ' Perquimans High School E. C. Woodard, princi pal, Mrs. Elizabeth Skipsey, Clif ford "Towe, Mrs. Joan Stallings, Mrs. Annie E. ' Jessup, William , By rum, Isaac Perry, G. W. Un derwood, Mrs. Dorothy- Barbee, Mrs. Clara Boswell, Mrs. Blanche a Dillon,. Mrs. Anniebelle Whit ley, Mrs, Julia Stokes, J.. L. Tun nellj Miss Frances Newby. . Central " Grammar " School: Thomas Maston, principal. Miss Johnnie White, Mrs. Anne Now- ell, '.Mrs. Myrtle Wood,- Mrs. Lists Board Of Commissioners In liiriglhy Session Here Monday v- "'V"" 1 TUis Week's i Jfeadlincs Washington reports this week; state .President Kennedy is con ferrihg more and more, with top level military people and less and less' with the team of pro- lessors concerning TJ. S. stete.gy matters relative to foreign af- fair. ; Recent event? ip -Laos and Cyba led to the change in pro cedure, ;. . ," , The U. S. effort to hurl astro naut Alan B. Shep'ard' into space was postponed earlier this, week due! to inc)ement "weather but preparations were going ahead at Cape' CanayeraJ, -Florida,, to make the' try as soon, as weath er conditions permitted." .... r.i :i A joint, congressional " commit tee Monday, agreed id com promise bilj. on minimum, wiages, close to requests by ..the. admini stration, for. a $1.25 .minimum wage. The cpnrororaise,. how ever, reduces the employees af fected. The law was enacted by both Houses Wednesday. ' .Despite announcements by Fi del Castro that Cuba is- Inside the communist, bloc, top govern ment leaders in Washington state V. & troops will not be used to invade , Cuba. 'However, it can be expected eoonotrilic meth ods will be used fc) prevent further communist iwtn In the country. , Delinquent Taxed Sheriff J.'-K. WMe. 'was! bw1 dered Monday by the Coun I , ,?rTOW uWhhuji mW, taxes, ana jio 'sen i the same 'on .Mondayy July 3. The .delinquent, tax list wil be advertised during the month of June.- . WINFALL BOARD ELECTED tues, without ducsmon Mayor. Elijah "White and the town's three commissioners were re-eiected without 1 opposition Tuesday, with 20 votes est Serving ano'T two-yc r term will be Coimru 't Joel flol- Jow"lt Nc'.hr R. Trueblooi , T I' " t "vsen4(D; li TeacHe at Fore County Helen Winslow, v Mrs. i Lucille White, Mrs.1 Mary L. Morris, Mrs.' Bertha Lane, Mrs. Eugenia Beck, Mrs. Audrey Roach, Mrs. Ruth Burden, Mrs. Lessie Wins? tow, Mrs. Atha Tunneli, Mrs. Mary C. White. Hertford Grammar School: Miss Thelma Elliott, . principal, Mrs. Lois Stokes, Mrs. Grace Costen, Miss Mary E. Sumner, Mrs. Ira Eure, Miss Gladys Fel ton, Mrs. Ruth Winslow, , Mrs. Thelma Skinner, Miss Louise Chalk, Mrs." Dorcas White. Perquimans Union School: J. A. Dempsey, principal. Mrs. Johnsie Privott, W. R. Privott, Mrs. - Dorothy Thomas, : Mrs. Mable Stroud, Mrs. Geraldine Rogerson, Mrs Lona Wilson, klrs. Addie Hoffler, - Norwood Davis, G. N Reid," Mrs. Jennie Thompson, Miss Vivian Sharpe, H. E. Daughtry. Miss Doris Jen nings, Mrs. Mary James Mrs. Wealtha Mardre. Mrs. Letitia Lessane, Mrs. Rosa Newbyi Mrs. Edna Zachary, Mrs. Annie Sim ons, Miss Myrtle Felton, Mrs. Rosa Lowe, Mrs. Harriett Wins low, Mrs. Lula Andrews, Mrs. Alma Kingsbmy, King A. Wil liams, Mrs. Elizabeth DeLoatche This school had three vacancies to be filled. King Street School: Dewey Newby, principal, Mrs. Hattie Riddick, Fred Riddick, Mrs. Edith Walker, Mrs. Hazel Bea mpn, Miss Jessie Sharpe, Mrs. Dorothy Newby, Mrs. Cleopatra Felton, Mrs. Geraldine Lowe, Miss Nellie Holley, Mrs. Tliza Perry, Mrs. Mary Jordan, Miss Elizabeth Hunter. Commissioners for Perquimans County 'had a long session here Monday, with a varied agenda for, their May meeting. The board authorized J. C. ilUnraan in mi rrfisifip na.int fnr lisp t th t home property and heard a report by W. S. Long, Civil Defense Chairman, on ac tivities of that Unit during the past six months. Long request ed the board to consider budget- in timHs for m oberations for tne coming year. A resolution was adopted by the board restricting hospitaliza tion rates to non participating assistance patients to amounts allocated within the pool fund, and instructed - the director of welfare to observe these re strictions, r George Winslow and F, A. Mc Googan ' appeared before . the board requesting the Commis sioners to budget funds in the coming year to provide secre tanal assistance ; for Soil Con servation. . - The board gave tentative ap proval to proposed budget ex penses for old age assistance, aid to dependent children and aid to totally disabled, the poor fund and debt service fund. With in sufficient time to give further consideration to budget matters, the board voted to held a special meeting on' Friday, May 12, for the purpose of considering bud get proposals for the fiscal year beginning July 1. ' Approval was voted on an ap plication for a beer license which was submitted by Raymond A. Lassiter. ' . -wing 'tHiv :) j i " The board also agreed to at tend a- meeting in' Gatesville on Tueiday: night; May 16, to iconfer with the U. S. Cdrpsof Engineers concerning r ihainage t problems aiiecung rvrquimans.' ana. Counties. VTf'.l', TsmtOf :3. K.- White advised the boaxd hs,inteiiMoii9-,lo' re lieive Deputy Sheriff Ernest Sut ton of duties effective May 31. Dr. T. P. Brinn Named Coroner County Commissioners, 'in regular meeting here' Monday, appointed Dr. T. P. Brinn to the ot'iqeof County Coroner", to fill thdi unexpired term' of the: (late rf."d A. Davenport. ! Theiap' :i:i,:t,;vs"ef:, ctiVe1 Inimedi- PEEOUIMAB Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, May 5, 1961. Jaycee Birthday BoitSel::&d ! The Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold a 10th Anniversary-Installation of Offi cers : banquet at the Hertford Grammar School on May 10. The Jaycees have been active for some ten years, having been chartered in 1951. Robert Bryan, 10th District Vice President, of Ahoskie will install the new of ficers which are as follows: President, John Beers; vice president, Robert Taylor; secre tary, Elwood Copeland; treas urer, Joe Towe; State Director, Hillary Scaff, and the board of directors consisting of Billy White, Walter Humphlett . and Charlie Skinner, Jr. Levin Culpepper, Mayor of Elizabeth City, past 10th Dis trict Vice President, will be the guest speaker for the anniver sary program. After the banquet the Jaycees and guests and all former Jay cee members and their wives will have a dance at Hilda's Teenage Center from 9 until 12 o'clock. All former members of the Hertford Club are invited to attend. Miss Diane Divers Weds Walter White The marriage of Miss Phyllis Diane Divers and Walter Well ington White, Jr., was solemniz ed in a simple but impressive ceremony Sunday, April 30, in the First Methodist Church fol lowing the regular service with the Rev. James A. Auman, pas tor, officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Divers and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Well ington White. Bobby Overton sang ."O Prom ise Me" and "O Master Let Me Walk With Thee". s The bride was attired in " a street length dress made of white brocade satin, fashioned with "a bateau neckline and full skirt with long tapered sleeves. She wore a white pillbox hat with nosetip veil and carried a white prayer book topped with a white orchid. v The bride's sister, Miss Bar bara Divers, was her only at tendant. She wore a pale green organza dress ijiade similar to the bride's wiah short puffed sleeves and matching hat and carried a single yellow rose bud. Best man was the bride groom's father. After a short wedding trip the couple will make their home at an apartment on the Hert. ford-Edenton Highway. In ' The local officer of Civil De fense participated in the exercise operation Of the State Office of Civil Defense and the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization which was -held on Friday April 23. This office, Which is locat ed at the Municipal Plant in Hertford, 'had a complete radio transmitter station in operation during , the alert and received some thirty flash bulletins from State Civil ' Defense Headquar ters and transmitted several ex ercise messages to state head quarters, " ,.j ' . ... . The local office of" civil; de fense was well pleased with this operation0 nut realized ' quite a lot more needed to be done in the wa Of preparation if , we hope' .to' be able t survive an enemy attack.' ' ' ' :' Tliei -local office .T6f ' civil ! de fense will be. ceratied . during hurricanes or any other emer gency that justifies its : opera tion as well as in the event of an attack by the enemy. . W. S. Long, County Civil De fense Chairman, said his office has numerous bulletins and oth er items of information for any one desiring copies. He also said movie' films are available to clubs and organizations desiring to .( show,: them programa. Staterepresentatives of fth.,CIvilt Defense nay also be-idebufe4:'as program apeakfirll if iufficieat notice ,can ibe iriyen ao i calonrlare . can.ba arrr:ii .n','i. : lay 10 County CD Unit Participated llIllllllF lll W-V -Ws v' '' ' PERFECT 300 Robert (Corky) DeGraff, 24, Grand Rapids. Mich., bowler, hugs wife Ardith after becoming youngest man ever to roll a 300 game in an American Bowline Congress tournament ' , County Home Demonstration Qubs Observing National Week With Several Programs 'Today's Home Builds Tomor row's World" is the theme of National Home Demonstration Week, April 30-May 6. Over 200 club members in the Perquimans County Home Dem onstration Clubs are celebrating the event with nearly 8 mil lion . women over the United Slates. Perquimans County has 11 clubs which meet once a month. Home Demonstration work is carried on by volunteer workers in cooperation with the Perquim ans County Extension Service. The leaders meet and plan their program" of study that " relates to home and family, such as Child Development, Nutrition, Interior Decoration, Better Uh derstanding of Public Affairs, or according to the needs and in terest 'of the, people belonging. Through a "show how" and "Tell How" method, the latest findings by home economics research are learned and developed by the club women. The Home Demonstration County Council is made up of officers and leaders from the 11 clubs in the county. The offi cers are Mrs. Warner Madre, president; Mrs. Willie Lamb, vice president, Mrs. Colon Jack son, secretary, and Mrs. Edgar Long) treasurer. National Home Demonstration Club Week is being celebrated by an exhibit in a downtown window! J: Mrs. Dan Berry is committee chairman and served with Mrs. L. B. Elliott. County Commissioners will be entertained at a dinner on May 5, at ' the Bethel Community Building. Dr.. Robert Benson, president of the College of the Albemarle, will be .guest speaker. The Burgess Club is hostess club for' the event The "Tour of Homes" was held May 3, The tour included the homes of the Walter Oakeys on Front Street, Hertford; W. E. Nelson, Church Street, Hert ford; R. L. Stevenson, Route 2, Hertford; Eugene Dillon, Route 1, Belvidere, and Thomas Mas ton, Woodville. The tour was concluded by a tour given by Mrs. Warner Madre, County County President, at her home. AsrentSays Time To Shear Sheep R. M. Thompson, County Ag ricultural Agent of Perquimans County,' has announced that it is getting time. for. alj ,sheep grow ers' in the county to be having sheep sheared.', ''The ''.wool pool, this year will-be handled pretty much as In the past, with the possibility of one change, "Let me. really point out-to you that this year fleeces being sold m the wool pool, as should be tied, if this wool is there is a very good chance that untied ' wool will bring less money than tied wool " states Mr. Thompson. Paper twine may be used on this wool to tie it : Mr. Thompson also states that if yOu need help A in; securing someone, to shear, iyowsheeft1! if youfwfll;lconitact his Office be wiU ,gye yauj the, Jianiesi of thto sheep sheiiwj i, county.. Dianne Hollowell Dianne Hollowell, leader of the 12 grand honor roll students at Perquimans High School for the 1960-1961' term, will be vale dirtorian for. the. Senior Class and Linda Bass will be class sa latatorian," according to an an nouncement today - by- E. C- Woodard, principal. Other students, all of whom averaged grades of 90 or better for four years in high school, are Carroll McDonnell, Hubert Burden, Phyllis Hendren, Kath erine Bonner, Anne Benton,' Faye Wood, Connie Boyce, Carlyle Woodard, J. D. Hollowell, Jean nie Copeland. Named as commencement mar shals for 1961, on a basis of scholastic grades, were: Frank Ainsley, chief marshal, Pete Cook, Brenda Kay Smith, Verna Ann Perry, Betsy Barbee, Wayne Chappell, Gloria Miller, Phyllis Nixon, Margaret Ainsley. Capt Wilson Now At Charleston AFS North Charleston AFS, S. C Capt. Thomas C. Wilson of Hertford has been assigned to this Air Defense Command radar site.; Capt. Wilson's job will in volve the controlling of Air Force fighter aircraft that pro tect the eastern seaboard. Capt. Wilson graduated from Perquimans High School and at tended East Carolinai College in Greenville. He entered the Air Force in March of 1951 after serving a tour , with the United States Army. He has served at Self ridge AFB, Michigan, Westover AFB, Massachusetts and Brook ley AFB, Alabama. In addition, he has been stationed overseas in Korea, Morocco and Libya. Capt. Wilson is the son of Mrs. J, C. Wilson, Route 3, Hertford. He is married to the former Anita Gulledge of Rae ford. They have three children, Thomas C, Jr., Anita Susan and Elizabeth Roberts. v GAME FRIDAY, NIGHT The Perquimans Indians will play the Ahoskie High base ball .team, in Hertford ' Friday night, weather permitting, with game, time, set for 7:30 o'clock. The Perquimans-Edenton game, scheduled last Friday, was rain ed4 out and will be played at a later date.. . SCOUT BARBECUE SALE The Boy Scouts of Troop 155 of Hertford, will be around knocking . on :your door next Tuesday night, May 9, -selling rickets for barbecue plates. Your help In- this fund raising drive will be Appreciated. ! Perquimans High The names of students at Per quimans High School achieving the honor roll during the fifth grading period was released this week by E. C. Woodard, school principal. 8th Grade Wayne Owens, Lot Winslow, Margaret Ainsley, rhyllis Nixon. Betty Ruth Smith, Phyllis Williams. 9th Grade " Freddie Combs, Frice Mends, John Stallings, Charles Woodard, Perry Monds, Peggie Baker, Wayne Chapppell, Sidney Ann Blanchard, Susan Cox, Fay Long, Gloria Miller. 10th Grade Richard Auman, Vick Roach, Ann Baker, Judy Paker, Eugenia Long, Verna Ann Perrv. Susan RiHHick Mara r ranees wnue. t. u. i,ayaen, Betsy Barbee, Becky Felton, La Vonne Lamb, Dianne Sawyer, Janice Stanton, Susan Brough (on, Gensvieve Chsppell, Billy Winslow, Wayne Winslow. 11th Grade Frank Ainslpv. Sixty Four Pupils Franklin McGoogan, Frankie tuKen lo 'nciuae me county in Hurdle, Jacque Stallings, Alton an' elecli determine wh3h Daniels, Wade Morgan. Waldo' e' or not an ABC store is 4 be Winslow, Linda Chappell, Pete esab"shed within the county. Cook, Sandra Nixon, Mary Lou Jordan, Brenda Kay Smith. 12th Grade Hubert Burden, Linda Bass, Connie Boyce, Phyl lis Hendren, Carroll McDonnell, Mary Phthisic, Eva Ann Smith, Mary Lee Ward, Betty York, Carson Spivey, Ann Benton, Katherine Bonner, Dellic Cope land, Sandra Keel, Dianne Hol lowell, Carolyn Rogerson, Faye Wood. Elliott Funeral Conducted Monday Funeral ' services for Mrs. Laura Hobbs Elliott, 87, who died Saturday morning at 2:30 at the , horn' of her daughter, Mrs. Shelton Long, on Route 1, following an illness of three months', were conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. A. B. Ham mett, pastor of the Bethel Bap tist Church, assisted by the Rev. Norman Harris, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church. "it Is Well With My Soul" was sung by Tommy Byrum, Carroll Williams, Lester Kell and Pete Riddick, accompanied by Mrs. J. Ellie White, organist. The casket was covered with a pall of white mums and white stock. Pallbearers were her grand sons, William A. Elliott, J. D. El liott, R. C. (Bobby) Elliott, N. C Elliott, Carl Skinner and Leroy Skinner. Burial followed in the Bethel Cemetery. . Mrs. Elliott was a native of Gates County but had lived on Route 1 for 68 years. She was the widow of Stephen Elliott, the daughter of the late Alexander and Mrs. Christ ianna Hobbs and a member oi the Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Shelton Long of Route 1, Hertford; two sons, William A, Elliott of Hertford and Lloyd N. Flliott of Wilmington; two step sons, Cecil L. Skinner of Corpus Christi, Texas, and W. C. Skin ner of Edenton; 28 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Three Cases In RecorderVCourt Three cases were on the doc ket in Perquimans Recorder's Court at the term conducted on Tuesday. Clinton Skinner, Negro, plead ed guilty to charges of possess ing non-tax-paid liquor. He was given a 60-day sentence, to be suspended upon payment of a fine of $100 and costs. Richard Hayden submitted to a charge of speeding and paid a fhie of $25.' Alfred 1 Whjte, charged With tailing to ,give a signal, failed to appear in court to answer to the charges and he was ordered apprehended and held for a bond of $100. BOARD TO MEET , The Board of Directors of Pas-quotank-Perquimans-Camden Tu berculosis Association will hold a meeting Thursday, May 11, at 8Vp.' M.;. in the Agriculture Building, Elizabeth City.' 1 An drew J. Bailey,- president,: urges all-members to be present: The "Jijublic is cordially . invited. KLY De lega tion Asks County Inclusion In ABC Election A delegation of citizens num bering between 100 and 150 ap peared before the County Com missioners here last Monday voicing opposition to a proposed law authorizing the Town of Hertford to hold an ABC elec- tsion. The Rev. Orval Dillon, who slated he was speaking in behalf of the delegation, told the Com missioners the people were con cerned over the matter, and saki: "We don't like to see the lown when and county separated" could the town of Hertford then it conits to making ideci- hive an election. Whedbee re affecting the area. He plied he had not studied the law railed upon the commissioners to use their influence with local iegis'ators to prevent such a separation between (he town and county on this issue. Mr. Dillon urged action be Replying to Mr. Dillon, R. L. Spivey, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, pointed out the County Commissioners had not acted 'Jiion the issue and that the town is a separate gov- Representative, to change -any eminent unit which can request I proposed bill calling for an ABC local bills and pass ordinances. election to include the county in The Rev. A N. Gore, Jr., con-! to the .election. The resolution curred with statements by Mr. '! was adopted by the board. Dillon and pointed out the dele gation was requesting if an elec tion be conducted, it be on the sume level as one held in 1949, when an ABC election was held on a county wide basis. Other speakers in behalf of ! County Feed Grain Program Certificates Total $130,561 As of May 3. corn and grain sorghum producers on 42U farms in Perquiman; County had filed forms indicating their intention to participate in the 1961 feed grain program, George Bellmon, Perquimans County ASC office manager, announced today. In an effoi t to increase farm i an effoit to increase farm income and to stop the buildup of feed grain supplies, the pro- gram provides special payments to corn and i;rain sorghum pro ducers who agree to divert a portion of the acreage formerly planted to these two crops to an approved conservation use. While the program is voluntary, corn,110"- He was a retired U. S. and grain sorghum producers rural mail carrier, having serv will not be eligible for price sup-!ed 31 years. Ho was a member port on any of their 1961 feed ol tlle Woodmen of the World, grain crops unless they cooper- having; been a member for 60 ate in the feed grain program, i years and a member of Park- Bellmon reported -that 6.812.6 ville Holiness Church, acres of corn and 33.0 acres of Besides his wife he is sur grain sorghum on the "partici- vived by four daughters, Mrs. pating" farms have been signed Charles Cuthreil of Elizabeth up for diversion to conservation City; Mrs. Joul Goudy, Jr., of uses. The farms have 1959-60 Dayton, Ohio; Miss Hazel El base acreages totaling 24,129 , iiott and Miss Marjorie Lou El acres for corn and 128 acres for hott of Chapanoke; nine sons, grain sorghums. The minimum Leon Elliott of Washington, and maximum diversions for a D. C; William Henry Tlliott 6f particular farm are calculated South Mills; Sgt. Ray Wood El from its 1959-60 base acreage. . Iiott of the U. S. Army stationed Negotiable certificates issued;'" Germany; Capt. John N. El c? payments for diversion from 1lott of the USAF, San Juan, corn and grain sorghum produc-1 Puerto Ric! Carlton Elliott of tion have a total value of $130,- Elizabeth City; James Robert El 561.87. These certificates are liott of Chillicothe, Ohio; Charles redeemable either in feed Brains lj- Milton and Cecil Elliott of ot in the cash eauivalent. Ud to . half the total payment to be earned on a farm under the feed grain program may be made in advance if the farmer requests and Oliver Elliott of Route 2, it . (Hertford and E. W. Elliott of Corn and grain sorghum farm-1 Portsmouth, Va. ens in the county who are inter-1 Funeral services were qorlduct ested in the program but who -ed in Elizabeth , City, T)iui;sday, have not yet filed an "intention with burial following in an to participate" form are urged Elizabeth .City cemetery. , to get in touch with the county 1 1 r" , asc office, in Hertford without Madre Is Named delay ' Airmail Of Month ", Jaycees To Give Teenage Award Hertford Junior Chamber of Commerce is again, this year, sponsoring an Outstanding Teen ager Award, according to John Beers, committee chairman. , Mr. Beers stated applications for nominations may be secured from any Jaycefe, and the dead line for nominations will be May 20. ; Teenagers between the! ages Of -i 13 and 19, , as of June ,1961, are eligible, to compete for j the award .which will be presented next month. ' 1 w -i 5 Cents Peropyj the delegation included Mrs. Del sie Howell, the Rev. Dan Mead ows, L. C. Winslow, L. Lane, El mer Lassiter, E. Q. White and several others. The Board had County Attor ney S. M. Whedbee read ths gen eral law which provides for a ocunty board or voters calling an ABC election and the Rev. James A. Auman questioned Mr. Whedbee for an interpretation of the law on a county hold point should the such an election, to the extent he could reply to the question, Mr. Spivey then pointed out j the County Commissioners have jno official duty regarding the town board, that each board acts separately under powers invest ed by law and the only action the Commissioners could take would be to intercede with the legislators on the matter. At this point Commissioner Nixon moved for adoption of a resolution by the board to be : forwarded" to Archie T. Lane. It. has beer, reported a bill pioviding authority to the Town of Hertford to conduct an ABC election has been proposed but J no such bill, up to Tuesday, had been introduced before the Leg- islature. Rites Thursday For W.H. Elliott William Heivy Elliott, 80, died '"em -u uciulh. hi ithe Albemarle Hospital after a short illness' He was a native of Perquim ans County and resided at Chap anoke for the past 68 years. He was the son of the late Henry atld Louise' Chappell Elliott and husband of Mrs. Lucy Wood El- Chapanoke; one foster son, Fran cis Elliott of Elizabeth City; one siste-, Mrs. Eunice Crawford of Norfolk; three brothers, A. B. T-Sgt. (jlarence T. Madre, son I of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Madre lot RFD 1, was awarded the ci tation as Airman of the- Month at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The citation which was ' pre sented by Major Cecil E. Green cited Madre for his high degree of productivity and efforts and commended him for -his exten sive knowledge) concerning , his career field.' ..., wi. A, i Madre is ' married to1 the for mer! Miss -Mary Difnsmuof,' and they have1 two' children; Tommy and Step-ben.' ., -. .