,3 4 ,3 ' ) nviT lTviu: ECLY WEE V .vili. Number 8(3. $ .Perquimans - County " 'school! tudento, totaling 2,302 enrolled 5m. n1nsps for ' the 1961-62 term! t .v . . ,i ,n the open.ngday last Friday. , was announced py y. 1. nig-- fifcrs, school superintendent. ' ' i) tyhe enrollment figures were 11 sllhtiy under ones for last year . bd the superintendent believes ' thei final enrollment will make , lasyear. w . ; " . Students attending school Fri- daj& did so ior the purpose of ,t0kt-ki-inrt fnv .: ,la.Qlma .: nnvintf ? V boog-and other fees and pre- parol for 'first full day schedule) ; whil nn T,.MHv rfthB itl 2309. t:.HWs Pn-'at rollej Friday, 1,200 were listed t fk. wn Npcrm .hnnis h . 1,402 '.listed at the white schools. Comparing -enrollment , figures With last year, Perquimans High lost one pupil, Hertford Gram - mar fechool lost six pupils, Ce'n- - tral" Grammar School gained fourteen ' pupils, King - Street School gained thirty and Per quimans ynion School . lost thirty , ! : Thel1 enrollment fisures for the' ' ... n " jiggers were: ' v f . 1960 Perquimans H. S 428 Hertford Gramiriar ....255 Central Grammar' 413 King Street ... ......408 1961 427 i 249 427 438 762 ' Perquimans Union ...892 i Total enrollment for last veir for trie five schools was 2,390 students. ; This year's enrollment of 2,302 show a, decrease of 88; studerjts. ' Enrollment this week will more than likely bring the total -tip to about the s'ame as i last year's enrollment. ( ' - j :). Afv-hrdine to Mr. Bickers.- the opening of scho61s was off to a smooth start Mhen' the full class eduies .beginr- Tutsaay: Bgtistn:vivd DsgiriS SLn; Dr., Deane,.Schaffer wiH.belmpst all parts of th county. guest; speaker for the Hertford Baptist revival, which begins on Sunday, September . 10, and con tinues ' through Sunday -evening on September. 17. ' " iDr Schaffer received his B.D. and "Th.D. degrees from" South- ejn ' Baptist Theological Semin- ary In Louisville, Kentucky. He served as' pastor in Lexington, Kentucky, prior to his ibecoming i imKwf Tlumlrtvtf nt rnfepr: - t t: . 1 ..1 College in 'South Carolina. - tR. S. Monds will be soloist; each evening and additional mu-! sic will be supplied by ' the; . ' ' "J." ' "T - hurch choirs. A.E.M. Corporation The pastor, the Rev. Norman j jyeetg September 23 9. Harris, will deliver the mesj , : i .., , ifges dn Stindy, September 10,' Members of the Albemarle Mid Dr. Schaffer will speak on Electric Membership Corporation Hlonday, September 11, ithrough .will gather in Hertford on Sat Sunday,. September 17. " I urday, September 23, for their : The services will, be held at annual 'meeting and election of 7:5 o'clock eath evening except - directors for the corporation open their 1961 football . sea onl Sundays when the service I during r the; coming year, it is son Friday .night 'against 1 the wiH beheld at .7:30 o'clock. The 1 public . is invited to attend. ASC Farmer Committeemen El cctioti ' Scheduled Sept. 1 J On i Monday, . September - 11, ypu and ) your neighbors will be electing the- ASC farmer com mitteemen who in 1962 will be responsible., for, the local admin istration of such national farm programs as the Soil Bank" Pro Era m; the . Agricultural Con srrvation, Program, Price Supr ports, Acreage Allotments, Mar keting Quotas, Storage Facility Loar.s, Mhe . Feed Grain Pro gram and others. , It is these men who will see to it that such Rational programs' are properly adapted 'to condl t' ps in. Perquimans County and to your farm, and it is the back l -und and experience of these 8rae" men that will be mingled v that of the 135 thousand J Jmerc-'-1, i in United s ii tjrmu-f-at 1 cf a-y x'n fr La' t 10 KM I 1 UU1L Skip MattheWS Oil N. C State Squad . . -i sf 1 ' Hazel (Skip) Matthews, former L, standout at Perquimans County High School, turned out September 1 as North Carolina State College Coach Earle Edward' began candiPdates . y , , . . . , . , B1. ii finished stronelv last season tc letter as guard. His good speed for a Un win t- him into . , .. a.--- a j0t of play during the ltftu r . ' . , - SklP w , All-Eastern honors Perquimans County High at the tackle1, position: He also wen au-conterence , nonors track- JJ Loccl Committee CommandsChznge Highway timber Residents of Hertford and Perquimans County felt the ef- fects of their first hurricane type weather ; of the "Hurricane, Sea- spn" " late Sunday afternoon . when ; heavy , rains atid strong jwjnds with some hail passed .through the county .v i,' Although no severe damage was done most of the county received the wind and rain, .Tree , limbs and debris was left following the storm, littering most every section. . 'Most o the residents were busy Monday morning using their -"Labor Day holiday" to labor and clean their yards, and " the streets oltpe fee imtos ana ; Hail s -large as , golf balls was reported to have fallen in some sections of the county. , - 'J.,. D. Coston, manager of Albemarle- 'Electric Membership Corporation, reported damages Falling trees knocked out electric lines and caused power failures at Durants , Neck, ' Har vey Point, the Sound Bridge road and' at Belcross. . Most of the ' damage was as a result of High winds, - lightning and tailing trees. I Albemarle Electric service men Vorked around the clock follow- .ing the Sunday afternoon storm Tiip, rUarinir 4h " " , .j troubles on the lines arid causing very little delay in service in the areas. announced by A. T. Lane, presi - 1 dent of the- organization, - for the "truly democratic- de velopment and operation of your farm programs, t ' -.You participate by helping to elect' your ' committeemen, by keeping them informed of . the problems facing your and ' your community and by giving them your ull support and coopera tion in their job cf program for mulation and administration. ' ' : The County Convention-: at which elected delegates will elect County -, Committeemen will be held on September 21, 1961. You .will be eligible to vote for your Community Committeemen, alternates and delegates if you have an interest as owner, oper- ator. (tenant or sharecropper in farm that is participating or is eligible to participate in. any program administered during the ' current calendar year through r ACC3 County Office.- ' 1 1 a-e some r 'y im-' : it Jxinlons to be made in' ?-r ,.-y of the i will, affect .ne h ; to m;iVe 1 ; " "Hertford, Perquimans County, North SANDBAGS FOR SAFETY The nuclear scientist who designed this ''poorman's fallout shelter," says that it will provide protecton from fallout.. The ?30 dwelling, which was modeled after a British World War II shelter, had its first showing in Storrs, Conn. Docket Recorder s Court Following HolidaV -X 'A ' ; ' v." ,;. ' ' "' ' ' '': '''' ' J i Pprnuimani Remirder's Court Revival Services ' : convened here Tuesday, with a docket - of fifteen cases being disposed of during 1 the session before Judge Charles Hi John- Sentences of 30 days each, suspended upon payment of a line ol zo.uu antt court costs .... . . each was meted Link O'Neal and ' Clyde Nixon, Negroes, found guilty on charges of as - sault with a' deadly , weapon. John Floyd Matthews, charged with speeding submitted and paid court costs, s Henry Howard Hegel, Jr., charged with 'speeding, paid fine of $13.25 and: court costs. Wayne Lee Baughman and T TUs -T, ,.,p each fined $5.25 and taxed with costs on speedinr charge -' James -AloiMa ' Spruill v was' taxed with court costs for speeding in townv I , John Wilson Gayiord paid the court costs for exceeding the the ; first five months -of 1961, hazards but often raises com- height. limit. . i were 10 per cent higher thantpaints from neighbors. Hollis James Miller, , charged the same period in 1960. The public health laws of with . improper; registration paid ,.This yai.,g figure M estrmat-'North Carolina require every court .costs. .:,,...-); ed at $193,794,000, compared to residence located within a mile William Edward. Skinner was $175,181,000 for the first five oi another residence, place of taxed .with court, costs v for op- montns of mo Bays Dr Chas. business or public assembly to erating av vehicle on the wrong Pugn speciaiist in agricultural) be provided with either an ap side of the highway, . policy for the State College Ag- proved privy; septic tank or ames. winiora Jones, cnargea ' 1 i"i " 1 .; jesse, j.enKins ana evi xve- veil were taxed with court cests for being drunk on the streets 01 nerttora. , , . I Frank Ivy, charged with be- : . k. kink. . ,n. 0 . . . .... given a 30 day sentence to be suspended upon payment of the court costs." lnfcnsTof,!eet Eliz. City Friday The Perquimans Indians wi - Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets, Coach Ike Perry : is anticipat ing a good show by - his : boy whp nave . Deen pracucing ior the past three weeks. . No doubt the Yellow, Jackets will be out for blood since .the Indians defeated them for the past two years. v ' ' . Local Barber Shop Changes Ownership A change in ownership has been announced for the Jordan Barber . Shop' in Hertford, W. B. (Bill) Jordan, lohal barber for the past 34 years, sold his busi ness to Gerald W. ' Blanchard, who had been associated with the shop . for the past several months. ,' Mr. -Blanchard, who assumed management of 1 ihe ,,. shop on Thursday of last week, stated he will have associated with him aiGrant Blanchard, and invites all patrons to visit them, The business will be known as Blanchard's Barber Shop. 1 " ' r MASC: KSET TSZZOXY " Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M., will meet Tuesday night at 8 o ciock. 1 members witn .improper muiuer, was iax-, pugh believes that the com d with costs. - I binajion . of the . Feed Grain u'-d to -.aiu , Light h&SSST A j tt Y ll J ' At U P KlVet i I rieil(lS . Revival meeting of Up River . Friends begins September , 10. Tho eiinr4av Bvmin sprvires will begin at 7:30 o'clock and services throughout the week ..... . a , , . ,...'!' twu- will Degin at a - ociock. ine series of services will come to a' close Sunday evening, . Septem- .ber 17, .;: 1 The evangelist will be the pastor, the Rev. Hershel ( Hill, who extends an invitation, to the public to "attend any or all services. . ' , Ql. t - f...... Innnmn State tarn lnr.nm;i AIXIH fM WfcMWi U I" A'l... lH.jijkA KM"! llinrRR , Cash receipts from farm mar- stings in North Carolina for ketings in North Carolina for rjcuturai Extension Service. program and higher support prices on several commodities this year should boost farm in rnmt f,,rthpr in thp latter half: -JZ " ... ' .: woopciaiuia in nip : i ecu Gmin Prnsram in North Caro- Hnn inrppd --to divprt almost 544,000 acres of corn and sor ghum,"-says Pugh. ; "For these farmers, cash operating expens es will be smaller on the re maining acreage, and conserva tion payments will 'be received." Total payments to cooperators, he says, are 'expected to be at' i. least twice , the '$7,536,610 au-l this spring. , ' "There' are . also indirect ef fects of the program," he notes. ''Price supports on corn and sor ghum, . while available only to coope-rators, were raised. This fa prospects of re- HlIoH ain nmrtllMmn wnnlH fe expected to raise the market price of grain." Returned From' Hospital : Friends of Mrs. G. E. Newby wdl be glad td learn that she has left the Rocky Mount Hos pital and is at the .home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Newby, Jr., at Rocky Mount. Kick-off Meeting For Area Development Plane, have been perfected for the kick. ff meeting of the Al bemarle Area Development As sociation, which will be held in the ' Elizabeth City armory Fri day night, . September 8. . The meeting is - scheduled to begin at 6:30 o'clock. The- purpose of -, the meeting is,- to, inaugurate the promotion of industry, agriculture, travel ; and recreation, and community j development in nine .northeast- :. em C' .The counties areimatioa-o--anticipated. Carolina, nqay, September. , ioi. ? &r J :.i.iiiriiiv,i.i;ay.u'v.it:)-rii nicnnMi ccw ' The Distriot Health Depart- Redmond R. Perry, Sr., Melvin ment issues warning to owners Rogerson, E. Edison Harris, Bil of new "shell or hull" type ly Lee Winslow, John T. God homes, which are beginning to frey, Jr., Oris Rountree, Jack appear throughout the Health I District, to provide sewage dis- I m . ' posai iacumes. I These homes are to be found mostly in the rural areas. Thprpfnrp. it is' nprpssarv in nrn. vide individual sewage disposal facilities consisting of septic . . . . tanK. or approvea privy. in most cases when these homes are purchased they con- ' sist of only the "shell or hull"; and it is the responsibility of 1 the owner to complete the in- terior of the homes, including the sewage disposal system. (Health Department officials have I found cases where these homes 'are occupied without provisions made for sewage disposal. r 1 Rati fipwacp HUnnfial. is as ; important as a gooa wafer sup ply,, heating,. Ughting, good, .con-. w h udenteand fac-T ,h -r if "T? Ufniptinn Pvnpn!ivp TV antenna p stuaenis ana rac erau authorities the new U. S. stmction expensive TV antenna ul Perquimans High School,'5 wilI Qualify for reater fed. land other items necessary to.,,.' o . ,im Smnrnm . 1 quallly '?r greaier.. iea raise the standards of living. it not only can create health it not only connected to sewer system. The Health Department asks the cooperation of these home owners in order to avoid any unpleasant legal action.' It is also pointed out the in .... ,.. en ",vaua dr.-u "I ' .noriZOmai OlSiance iiuiii any part of septic installation 'or pit privy. It .is recommenaea xnai a home take-into considerartion the lot size in order to provide adequate space for safe indivi dual sewage- disposal and water supply.-' Hew Industry Moving Equipment 1 Equipment was expected to begin arriving this week at the Truax " Veneer and Plywood Plant.- a new industry for Hertford. ' "The piant owner, Lyn Truax, was here this week-end. . Fol lowing the arrival and instal lation of machinery and sup plies the industry will begin operations. It is expected the plant will employ some 30 to 40 persons when operations "at the null get under way. In ElizabethGity Dare, , Currituck, Camden, Pas quotank, Perquimans, Washing ton. Tyrrell, Hyde and Chowan, each of . which ; is expected to send a creditable delegation, i Voit Gilmore ! of ; Southern Pines,.; who was recently ap pointed Director of the V. S. Travel Service, will be guest speaker for the meeting., Mr, Gilmore is' well - qualified to speak at such a meeting, so that a great deal of. valuable, infor- Jury List Drawn For October Term Of Superior Court The names of the following 57 residents of the rounty were ; re drawn for jury duty at the oc-i Homecoming At tober term of Perquimans Su perior Court during the meet' ing of the Board of County Com missioners on Tuesday. -William L. Tilley, George D.iChurch on Sunday, September! e. u,rou?nul ' Trueblood, - Jr., Charles E.: j0. Beginning with Sunday qu,mans Countv dunne e Smith, Vernon Lee Perry, Les- School at 10 o'clock, followed by montn of SePtember- according ter T. Keel, Thomas W. Til- the regular worshi service at to Walter Humphlett, Jr., chair ley, Frank B. Skinner, J. El- n o'clock. i man of the committee, bert Jordan, Charlie R. Stall- The Rev. Thomas Butt from' Mr. Humphlett in announcing ings, Jr., Carson L. Winslow, Bethesda Friends Church at the dates for the campaign said Garland Stallings, Grady L. Dunn, N. C, a former member all residents will be urged to Williams, Jarvis G. Ward, Wil- 0f the New Hope Methodist Participate in the Clean-up Ham A. Stallings, James Wilder, Church and of New Hope will Paint-up Fix-up campaign to j R. Carlyle Sawyer, Garland R. deliver the worship service. help make this community rea 'Eure, A. Ray Harris, James W. The public is cordially invited lize a healthier, better life. Copeland, Linford L. Winslow,' ! Grayson C. Jordan, Charlie L. j Elliott, Clement T. Jordan, Oc ' cue' Perry, Willie H. Lamb, Wal ! ton D. Lowe, L. Clinton Wins low, Jr., Selwin H. Eure, Thom as K. Morgan, Robert, Harrell, Odist Newby, Willie Colson, Kanoy, Josiah Smith, George B. " ' Winslow, Charlie Small, Edgar I nappeu,. oames r,. uamen, TT J-t II T T7 TV II i ti r : i i T n Wldr,le lnomds ividnuiieia, r. n. , Thatch, Joel T. Hollowell, Jr., I Walter Trueblood, T. Hazel Eure, i Roll P. ' White, Joe E. Onley, , u"VLr nlniraw' nordte weoo, i """" ; ""J"' ; Wi ia N' Kn nwf Kpmamm H , . .. X, ,f mcuonaia ana Wallace Morgan-, . Qnf Aflf Ifl VnilllMlf IIUIUI J I U OUUIIOUl At High School HprtfnrH Rntarv C.lnh. . in cn- I t"t Vr studen dur- : . ch . M w n,c luiifii ow.w jr.u., .i. u, a. u ana ld aoes unaer pres was announced today by Erie ent conditions, since neither of Haste, Jr., president of the club. tnese highways are now classi- The contest will be a monthly event with the winner receiving, The proposal to change the the title as "Student of ' the Ocean Highway , numbers to Month." According to the reg- u. S. has been endorsed by of ulations the winner may re-'ficials connected with the peat any number of times dur-' bridge-tunnel project at Norfolk ing the year. j and it is understood has ap- Seeking to establish a ter public relations with stu dents at the school, the Ro tarians also seek toy assist in providing a goal for students to improve their citizenship and scholastic standing as a student at Perquimans High. Winners of the monthly con . test be selected upon five sejf improvement, , scholarship, school spirit and participation in school activities. Each month the Rotary Club will have the Student of the Month as a dinner guest at a Rotary meeting, will publish a f , 1 stnrlont in Tnn Perquimans Weekly, along with, a brief autobiography. . The Rotary committee heading up this project include Max Campbell, chairman, Henry Hen ry, W. F. Ainsley, Dr. A. B. Bonner and R. L. Hollowell. Beagle Club Holds "Fun Trial" Here The Albemarle- Beagle Club held its Labor Day "fun trial" on the farm of Charles White, Sr. Of the 18 dogs entered, the fn,in0 wprp inH - win - following were judged as win ners: 13-inch Class: First, Emmie Lu, owned by Carl Sawyer. Sec ond, Lane's Prissy, owned by T. R. Lane. Third, Joe's Queen, owned by Joe TunnelL; Fourth, Lane's Jack,..owned by T. R. Lane. ; 15-lnch ' Class: First, Bob emp, owned by : Alton Moore. Second, Pine Tree Jack, owned by Jack Phillips. Third, Moore's Jack, owned by Alton Moore. Fourth, Caddy's Queen, owned by Marvin Caddy. ' The judges for 'this trial were Jimmy Sawyer and T. J. Lane. ; EASTERN STAR MEETING ' The Hertford Chapter xf the Eastern Star will reconvene on Mnndav niirht at 8 o'clock in the Masonic room at the Court i The Navy is proposing to re-; Peoples i Bank Trust Corn House. All members are urged establish a bombing range in the pany was appointed depository to be present . Vvv ' Sound, replacing one destroyed ,ior Perquim?- C "yv r Chamber Clean. Up Drive To Continue Thru September New Hope Church There will be a homecoming, held at thp New Hone Methodist' to attend. Hurricane Type Weather Deals Severe Blow Here The Transportation Committee 0f v,i ci4-unaiia vuuinj' chamber of Commerce, meeting the Perquimans County . . here Friday of last week, went . on rec0ird endorsing a. proposed change in the numbering of the Ocean Hiehwav. I A movement has been under way for some time to f hancfp . .....w ..uxr.. . . .... ... tne ucean Highway which now is designated by route numbers, 1 13 and 17 to U. S. 5 to run from 'QuebecCanada, into Florida, j fficial boards for the town : and county will be requested toiCan( iots have been cleaned up. adopt resolutions requesting the Nnrth Parolinn Wirffiuaw ftonart. t I ment to adopt the plan -and to confer with federal highway of ficials to make the change. Max Campbell, chairman of the local transportation,. commit tee, pointed out if the action is j , iirfvJ-. -I.jr.j nd "emenTs ThTn eXr .. .... , fjC(j as interstate roads. bet-;proval of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and the Eastern Shore section of Virginia. Housing Hearing Set For Monday A public hearing to determ- background let us all be in Sun ine interest in establishment of day School and church on Sun- Housine Authority for the Town of Hertford to provide I The minister, the Rev. Fred low tost housing and adequate erick E. Still, requests all the housing for this community will regular members to make con be conducted next Monday niglt t tact with those that have been at the Municipal Building dur- away on vacation or for some ing the regular meeting of the other reason have not been at HnW.ford Town Board. tending church regularly. Individuals desiring to be are urged to attend the meet- ing. Commissioners Hearing About Commissioners for Perquimans I County in a meeting Tuesday passed a resolution that a pub lic hearing be held on the pro posed "bombing range" in Albe - mnrlp Knunri nnnnsitp the Har - ! " p.i: " a station 1 ?ey Point N3 i't - hearing to be held in the Court nouse in neraora, ume ana Ocean Highway and to prosecute date to be set by R. P. David- vigorously the immediate steps son, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, to have v: s No 5 assigned t0 in Wilmington. the North Carolina segment of Congressman Herbert C. Bon- j the Ocean Highway, ner, in a letter to this news-. c Edgar White, director of paper, pointed out he had raised i Perquimans weifare, Was auth a question of a public hearing on orUed to offlce o the the matter in the event citizens late Dr c A. Davenport for the of Hertford and Perquimans nf tv.A wifarp nff;rpS fnr issuance of a permit for this project. Copies ; pf, the public notice unu. yiu : were furnished a numberof ofp ficials, including the Mayor and) chairman of the Board of County rmmicci, hi. far ho I objections ' had : been received concernine the proposal. 5 Cents Per Copsj A clean-up campaign, under the sponsorship of the Com munity Betterment Committee .of the Chamber of Commerce-, will , , . . .. . n "We are not asking people to spend a lot of money," Mr. Umphlett said, "but we do hope they will join in cleaning up vacant lots or unsightly build ings to give the community a better appearance. We hope they will paint-up some places needed if they find it possible to do so." . The clean-up campaign is be- ing conducted along the lines as recommended by the Conser- ds reLuniiiieiiueu uy me unser- vation and Development Board in Raleirh as a means to hek - make thi3 community more at- tractie to securement of new industry. Considerable effort by local people has already been ex- r r nended recently in followinis this recommendation; several old buildings have been torn down adding to the attractiveness of Hertford and a number of va- Mr. Humphlett said posters proclaiming the clean-up cam paign have been placed in local stores and business houses, and a check-off list of minor rec- ommendations will be distribut ed to homes in Hertford this week-end. tje urges cverit body" to Join '"in th ' clean-up drive to help make it a sue- Methodists Plan Sunday morning, September 10, has been set aside as Back, To Church Sunday in the First Methodist Church in Hertford. Frank McGoogan, Church School Superintendent, urges' all members of the Church School to be present on this special day. He stated: "Since vacation time is now over, and the call of the beaches is in the aay- Mr. Still will preach at the 11 Special music j will be presented by the church choirs. Propose Public Bombing Range last year by a storm. The Board of Commissioners also went on record endorsing the resolution regarding the 1 renumberinr of the Ocean Hiph- ! ....... .u xt tt:u wa" icl,ura."' 8 l"e " I way Commission to join efforts 0f other states traversed by the two years with the privilege .of five years, i The effective date being October 1, 1961. ; Mrs. T. P. Brinn and Mrs. J. Special Services T Biggers were appointed merh $ lAteS Board. ' ' . , , ,. . - .'i- The Board authorized the temporary, transfer of $4,000 from the general Fund to the ,,