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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, friday, August 20, 1965.
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I?rc3rLv;ji::3'' Ato
Mayor V. N. Darden Btat
ed here this 'week that the
Hertford Town Board voiei
at their mMtma sDi-linr .this
month to cover all parking
; meters in downtown Hert
ford for a period of 30 $ayp
on ' trial basis, beginning
Wednesday, September 1. '
. All persons who are em
I ployed by the .business
f places in the downtown sec
tion are urged to park their
- cars in the town parking lot
behind the stores and leave
ih e v front street parking
9 area open for shoppers "and
' tourists. v..y:' .v-v-. J:, ' i
: The free parking is being
tried out and if it proves
successful and is not abused
by t persons parking their
cars and leaving them dur
ing their working "hours, no
doubt V the meters will ' re
main 'uncovered and : Hert
ford' will offer ire parking,
something that towns around
v 'us do not have,:f!t'";r'i-,:
Prior to the) installatioh oi
the present meters, which
require a nickle or a dime,
the town ' had , meters that
would take pennies and
nickles, and cards that were
used for those who parked
over' their time limit." The
card requested that you pay
the meter for. the overtime
and invited you back to
Hertford again. This meth
od was so abused it was ne
cessary to install the present
nickle and dime meters. arid
tickets "were issued lor those
overparking. : -
The Mayor- is asking that
the free parking time be
limited to an hour ana a
' . ,? l.Ull tit U1C IIWSU'"
This is sort of leaving it
up to the people of the 'com
munity : now as to whether
quest to 'not park overtime,
or whether they want the
meters back in operation; .11,
the privilege is abused, the
meters will go back' in op-'
eration at the end. of hep
teiriber and tickets, for over
- pfltktftgr will "again b issu'ed
, t At the town meeting held
on the second, Monday the
Mayor informed,rthe' mem
bers of the Town Board that
the "$173,000 federal ' grant
for the sewage disposal plant
; hnsi hMr.. anfiroved by ine
Raleigh office and has beep
sent' tp the 1 national office
, for official approval. ,
Superintendent T, T. Britt
Was' requested, to notify Car
roll, A. Carpenter to m.eet
with the" "Town Board next
month to discuss Chrjstmaj
of holiday lights tor the
town. -Britt was also asked
to get prices" to present to
the' board at its next meet
ing on a leaf vacuum ma
chine for raking up leave iji
town.- " : .
Talmadge Rose was reap
pointed ' to t, h e -i Hertford
Housing Authority for fjvf.
, year' term. - ''
Cecil Edward Winslow was
' reappointed to the Hertford
, ABC Board for a three year
I term of office.
IleWord lilts
t . Residents' of. the Town of
Hertford are reminded this
week that all property own
ers in the city limits are re
quired to : dean their lota
three times a year, on May
1. July 1 and September 1,
which is arriving shortly. ;
If owners do not comply
ttrttti .h itulm ftrHinAnpp.. the
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Town of Hertford will clean
the lot ' and property and
the costs will , be . charged
'against the property,
i This is a good ordinance
and ali,pwners of property
in town should be more than
happy to do their part, as it
... raises the value of the prop
erty by keeping it up and in
good condition, ' and also
adds to, the .beauty of the
town. . '
' Local' residents glued their
eyes to their TV sets en ?
watched Perquimans Coun
ty's Jimmy Hunter hold tf e
Yanks to four hits ktr
The 19-year-old Perfi! -
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livestock SKowv
'This' year, , the 4-H Club
boy and girls who are in
ested ' in showing steers at
the Fatstock Show and Sale
in Elizabeth City ? have a
wonderful opportunity to get
the steers ' off of, Perquimans
County farms,", states R. M.
Thompson, County Extnesion
Chairman. The. steers that
are available locally are just
about as good as they could
find, at sales held through
out this state. ( .
, ' On Wednesday, August 25
at 1:30, the 4-H Club boys
land girls and , their parents
are invited ' to- go and, look
at some of the steers that
are available here. They will
leave the Agricultural Build
ing at ' 1:30 : arid proceed to
the farms and we should be
through by 4:00 P. M.' You
will have the opportunity to
look ;1 at " these steers and
make your choices ,and talk
to the farmers.
There are many aa vantages
in buying steers locally. First,
you can get them early. Sec
ond, they are more than like
ly to have resistance . to lo
cal diseases,, and third, it is
a whole lot more convenient
to haul them a short dis
tance than it is to go to the
sales and compete with peo
ple from all over the state,"
"If you are Interested in 4-H
Club- steers, this year, . we
hope that you will be with
us on Wednesday, August 25
at 1:30," further states Mr.
Thompson.
MURRAY MOTOR PARTS
MOVES TO OLD COLONIAL
'; Murray Motor Parts Com
pany, located beside ' the
Hertford Cafe for a, number
of years, is moving this week
into the newly .'renovated pld.
location 'OjL.thi..; Colonial
Store building .beside theiW.
M.; Morgan ( Furniture; iCf rh-
IPSWICH, England Mas
ter, Sergeant Clarence T.
Madre (left), son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas E: Madre, oi.tHJt.
L Hertford,' N. C explains
the function of the automatic
flight control systems on the
F-4C Phantom II jet to mem
bers of the 81st Tactical
Fighter Wing at Bentwaters
RAF Station, England.
Sergeant Madre," an - in
structor in autopilot mainte
nance, is on. temporary duty
at ' the United States Air
Forces in Europe . (USAFE)
installation helping train
maintenance crews that will
be converting to the Phan
tom in October. '
The sergeant is a member
of the Airj Training Com
mand's Instructor Squadron
at MacDill AFB, Fla.
Sergeant Madre, a gradu
ate of Perquimans Count'
Hieh School, " attended the
University of Tampa. ' His
wife, Mary, is the daughter
of Mrs.' E. W. .Dunsmoor of
206 Woodland, Circle, Hert
ford. , ine oiSl
current complement of, FrlOl
VoodooBircraft .forihe. 1,800
, The 81st is phasing out its
mph Phantoms .which will
continue "to support USAFE,
the ? American overseas ' air
arm standing 7 guard With
NATO for the free worlds ,
BySgUoe
' The Perquimans County
High School graduating class
f ; 1950 held its 5th year
class reunion in July in the
school cafeteria. - Mrs. Shir
ley Butt Spivey presided and
gave a warm welcome to the
31 classmates and their hus
bands and wives.
Following a delicious din
ner" served by the Whiteston
Home Demonstration Club,
the members answered to roll
call giving a brief description
of their activities smce grad
uation.
Members of the class live
all over the United States
and have given good accounts
of themselves wherever they
are located.
; Laura ' Hopkins Adams of
Ruskjn, Fla.; was given a
prize for traveling the great
est distance. Mrs. Faye Rae
Symons Stallings and Wade
Jordan tied for the most
Children, five each. '
A . moment of silence was
observed in remembrance of
Horace Layden, only deceas
ed member of the class.
; Mrs. Carroll R. Holmes
was the class guest of honor.
There were many tributes to
her influence on the " class
and memories of days with
her still brought a smile to
every face. : ,
Those attending the re
union were Johnnie B. White,
Laura Hopkins Adams, Pat
Phillips Benett, Welton Greg
ory, Albert T. Eure, Marjorie
and Carlos Flink, Mildred
and C, D. Harris, Jr., Gar
land and Sadie Eure, Thomas
Edward Umphlett, Gene W.
Phillips, Geraldine Gregory,
Mildred Byrum Gregory,
Ruby Lane Harrell, Jean L.
Berry; J Lois Faye Benton
White, Janice Perry Winslow,
Ann Hadre Berry, Dan Ber
ry, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee
Winslow, Emma : Rogerson
Byrum and George, Velma
Carter Cartwright and David,
Ronald Butt, Dons Carver
and Seymour Chappell, Faye
Rae Symons and Delton Stal
lings, James G. White and
Lois White,-Wade H. Jordan
and Lillian;- Willie Mae Chap
pell and Jack Symons, Shir
ley nd ete " SplVey, RUth
Haskett Gurkin and Jack,
BiHv -i Winslow. - Edgar, u Y.
Berry - and Joseph lE Har-
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Revjivar Slated .
By JMtethadMs; V
Revival services will be
held at Anderson . .Methodist
Church near Hertford be
ginning August 22 at 8 P. M,
The visiting evangelist will
be Rev. R. ;; M. Smithson,
pastor of Pilmoor Methodist
Church near Com jock.
Special music will be pre.
sented each evening during
the services under the direc
tion of Mrs. Judy Felton and
Mrs. Mabel Howell.
Mr. i Smithson is a native
of Chowan Cqunty, having
been born in the Center. Hi"
community. He w the son
of Mr. and Mrs. . Rufus ; M.
Smithson, Sr. '
An invitation is extended
to the -public, to attend the
services by the pastor, . Rev,
George Miller. ' 1
lions Enjoy
Annual Event
, The-, members " of the
Hertford Lions Club, their
wves and special guests Dis
trict. Governor of Lions International.-
Dr. and Mrs.
William H. Wynn. their
daughter ! and Dr. Wynn's
mother, Mrs; w. a. Wynn,
all of Powellsville,. C. en:
j Joy 4. k cook-out given in
H h back d , of claude
Brinn and his wife. Alma,
who were hosts for the af
fair; at their home on Front
Street in Hertford ' . ' v
Honor Is Won
By Ford Dealers
Winslow - Blanchard Motor
Company of Hertford has
been selected as one of the
nation's outstanding Ford
dealerships fend will receive
the Ford Motor Company's
Distinguished Achievement
Award. .
The Distinguished Achieve
ment Award is presented "in
recognition of ; progressive
management modern sales
and. service facilitiessound
practices of merchandising
high quality standards and
continuing interest in rend
ering superior service to
Ford owners."
C. C, Winslow, president.
has been a Ford dealer in
Hertford since 1936. The
dealership is located on
u. S. Highway 17 North.
Training Taken
By Mrs. Dillon
Forty-nine junior high
school science teachers r are
neanng the end of a six-
week institute at East Caro
lina College which has offer
, ed specialized courses in bi
ology, physics and earth sci
ence., Under the direction of Dr.
Frank W. Eller, ECC science
professor, the , institute was
supported by a grant of $47,
000 r-from'j the; National Sci
, enc?. , Fpundatioar s,if :
a lts7 airri was to better pre
pare - already-competent jun
ior high .science teachers to
direct more : comprehensive
science programs in their re
specti ve sctools.l .'h i 1 1 ' ' f
. rai m..paiu in ine c.-- in
stitute hail froih 20 tl Wof'th
Caroltna'et bounties and from
13 other states as well as
from Canada ' and; Puerto
Rico. -, The'. t institute, began
July 8 and closes Thursday,
August 19. '
Enrollees i nc 1 u d e: Mrs.
Blanche B. Dillon, eighth
grade teacher at Perquim
ans County High School.
Thieves Enter
Local Concern
' The Winslow . Blanchard
Motor Company -was broken
into here at .its location on
U, S. 17 North 6f Hertford
Tuesday night or early Wed
nesday morning., Entry was
gained by prying a lock on
a rear door, of the building.
Once inside, the drink ma
chine was broken - into, as
was a cigarette machine.
From these approximately
$60 was taken. A movie
projector' was taken, and
possibly some tires, i , : . ;
, The office of the presi
dent, Cecil C. Winslow, was
ransacked. Mr. Winslow
kept cigarettes in his office
and the robber, though hav
ing broken into the cigarette
machine, 'took the - cigarettes
from Mr. .Winslow's office
and didn't bother the ones
in the machine. ,- They also
had the audacity to take a
can of lighter fluid from the
office. !-; i .:
It is presumed that Sheriff
Matthews has been called in
A ' nice footprint was made
'by the' robber, so' this time
maybe Whoever entered the
building will be caught right
soon. '..The. company lost a
brand hew Ford automobite
from its parking lot 'by
thieves several months ago.
This has never , been .heard.
from, , ,v:-A;'' 4
Another , breakin. it was
unofficially ., reported, occur
red at ' the home of Jake
White. - It is understood that
an arrest has been made.-
ON DEAN'S LIST vV',
Verna Ann Perry, a stu
dent at the M. C.; V. College
of Nursing in Richmond,' Va.,
was listed on the Dean's
List for the summer quar
ter. V.V..- i'1:"--:' .'. i.-'i,
. MisS Perry Is a eraduate
of Perquimans High School
I and ' is the' daughter of Mr.
and : Mrs; Vernoa Lee Perry
Little League
ChampsCrowned
A supper was held on the
Perquimans recreation ' lot
for "the Little League teams
last Tuesday night. Each
boy , on the winning teams
was presented a trophy. '
Shown in the above pic
ture, reading left to right,
first row, Clark Winslow,
bat boy (who? was also pre
sented a trophy), Kenny
Stallings, W & d e Winslow,
Worth Dale, Don White and
Earl Chappelk
Second row, Elmer Lassit
er, assistant coach, Archie
Blanchard, Bruce Winslow.
Sherwood Blanchard, Dickie
Winslow, Rodney Lassitei
and Billy Winslow, coach.
Third row, left to right,
Douglas Layden, William
Winslow, Kenneth Ray Wins
low, Tony Winslow and
Julian Baker. Ricky Boyce,
a member of the league, was
not present when the above
photo was taken.
C.C. Mansfield
Calvin Columbus (Tobe)
Mansfield, 88; of 140 West
Grubb Street, Hertford, died
Sunday at 4iP. M. in. the
Albemarle. Hospital after an
illness of two weeks., A na
tive of Perquimans County,
he was the son of Calvin and
Mrs. Anne Goodwin Mans
field.
, He was a retired farmer,,
a member of the Great Hope
Baptist Church and a mem
ber of the. Woodmen of the
World.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs.
Ella Burton Wilson Mans
field; two daughters,, Mrs.
Mary Jordan of Hertford and
Mrs.': Lynnette Foxwell of
Edenton; four sons, Freeman
N. Mansfield, Curvin C.
Mansfield and Samuel J.
Mansfield, all of Route 1,
Hertford, and A. J. Mans
field of . Hampton, Va.; 30
grandchildren, 47 great
grandchildren and two great
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
.Tuesday at 3 P. M. in the
chapel of the Swindell Fun
eral Home by Rev. Jesse
Ray ' Mansfield, grandson of
Mr. Mansfield and pastor oi
Hickory -Baptist Church in
Whitakers," assisted by Rev.
David i Harris, pastor of
Great Hope Baptist Church,
and Rev. L. C. Chandler,
pastor of Bethel Baptist
Church.
"Beyond the Sunset" and
"We Are Going Down the
Valley" were sung by the
Great Hope Church choir,
accompanied by Mrs. J. El
lie White, organist.
, The casket pall was made .
of white chrysanthemums,
pink carnations and fern.
Pallbearers ; were Kader
Davis, P. E. - Lane, Robert
Hollowell, Earlie Goodwin,
Jr., Marshall Boyce and T.
P. Mitchell.
Burial was' in Cedarwood
Cemetery. . ':
Some people pay - their
debts and others forget them,
if they can. v
Former County School
BcrSupports Biggers
A maioritv ' of the living
me m b ers ; of Perquimans
County School , Boards . who
have served during the ten
ure of office of John T.. Big
gers as Superintendent of
Perquimans County Schools,
Mary G. Brinn, Clarence C.
Chappell, Sr., Charles Har
rell,. j, Jr., Julian A. White,
Mrs. A. R; Cook, Mrs. Alice
Futrell, D ur wood Barber,
Carroll Ward and Tim Mat
thews,; have rallied to the
support of Perquimans Coun
ty i. Superintendent Johnii-T.
Biggers, in a statement to
The Perquimans Weekly and
LocdlledstcTt
Program Ending
; Miss , Frances Jordan, fam
ily lifiv consultant nf Stuti
College, Raleigh,! ppkJii
the - meeting for parents ror
Head Starters Monday night
at the Perquimans County
Court House. She was intro
duced by Mrs. Ila G. White,
Perquimans home agent.
About 100 parents and
teachers were there to hear
Miss Jordan emphasize par.
ents' tremendous influence
it: their children's lives. It
was noted that in maturing,
children drain from about
100 people. Although par
ents have this help, they
are still the most important
factors in a child's develop
ment Miss Jordan said, "A
parent's influence is 250
times greater than that ol
any other single individual
This fact puts a great re
sponsibility upon parents."
Mrs. R. S. Monds, Head
Start director, reviewed
Mead Start progress and
asked for ; comments con
cerning Head Start dividends
to children trom Mrs. Minnie
Bess Taylor, Mrs. Winfield
Tingle, Mrs. Mary C. White,
Mrs. Myrtle Felton and Miss
Thelma Elliott.
At the close of the meet
ing parents were given an
opportunity to find their
children in snap shots dis
played - around the Head
Start flag.
The eight-week Head Start
program will terminate Aug
ust 20. One hundred eighty
eight children have partici
pated in Perquimans Central,
Perquimans Union, King
Street and Hertford Gram
mar Schools. Ten teachers,
18 aides to teachers, six
lunch room workers, four
janitors and a director have
been employed with funds
from the Office of Economic
Opportunity. From these
funds, too, approximately 80
children have been trans
ported to and from school: 7
to Perquimans Central, 49 to
Perquimans , Union, 24 to
King Street and 3 to Hert
ford Grammar. Lunch rooms
have been dperating in all
foui- schools. Roughly $28,000
has been spent in Perquim
ans for the pre-sbhool pro
ject.. , ,.. . :
Rating Is Won
By Mrs. Becker
Mrs. Barnett L. (Billie)
Becker, granddaughter of
Mrs. W. E. Dail and the late
W. E. Dail of New Hope, has
received an Outstanding
Performance Rating from
the Pentagon headquarters
of the Defense Atomic Sup
port Agency (DASA). Mrs.
Becker is a contract special
ist in the DASA's Logistics
Division.
The Defense Atomic Sup
port Agency is the joint ser
vices organiatzion which
plans and coordinates the
Defense Department's nue
lear weapons programs. The
agency's responsibilities in
clude nuclear . weapons ef
fects research and under
ground test programs, moni
torship of the nuclear stock
pile and maintaining readi
ness to resume , atmospheric
testing if it becomes neces
sary. . ;
Mrs. Becker lives at 7518
Fisher Drive, Falls Church,
Va.
DRAFT OFFICE TO BE
CLOSED NEXT WEEK
The office of Selective Ser
vice will be closed Monday
through Friday of next week.
Beginning August 30, the of
fice will be open daily Mon
day through Friday from 8:30
A. M., until 5:30 P. M. It
will be cosed daily from 12:30
until 1 P. M. '
Perquimans County has a
call for 37 physical exami
nations for, the month of
September, -r
other papers of this state.
. The former members have
published this week on page
eight of your Perquimans
Weekly "A Resolution In
Support of Perquimans Coun
ty School Superintendent
John T. Biggers. '
The vote of confidence to
Superintendent Biggers fol
lows last week's article ol
censure. The former board
members have also placed an
advertisement in the Daily
Advance and copies of the
resolution ; have been . sent
to , every newspaper in the
state, - ' v .
Special Audit
Explained This Week
John T. Biggers, Perquim
ans. County School Superin
tendent, today explained pro
visions of an audit report
turned over to - the District
Solicitor by the Perquimans
County Board of Education
for presentation to the Grand
Jury.
The " following is back
ground information with ref
eience to an audit report by
the Department of State au
ditor, dated July 29, 1965,
signed by Henry L. Bridges
prepared by John Buehan
Superintendent Biggers says:
This report was presented
to the Perquimans County
Board of Education on Aug
ust 9; 1965, at' a secret meet
ing in the home of the board
chairman,: Dr. A. B. Bonner.
Th superintendent was not
informed of this meeting un
til presentation of report had
been completed and action of
the board taken. The Board
of Education action included,
among other things, that the
report be fciven to the Dis
trict Solicitor with instruc
tions that . he present it to
the Grand Jury, and a re
quest for the resignation of
the superintendent of schools
immediately.
The audit' report recom
mended that certain action
be taken as explained in
three exhibits.
Exhibit "A"
That reimbursement be
made by Mr. Biggers to the
Perquimans County Board
of Education in the amount
of $1,790.41. This amount
consists of twenty-two checks
over a period covered by the
audjt. Background informa
tion in support of this action
is as follows:
Several times during the
1950's Mr. E. C. Woodard
asked the Board of Educa
tion to help out with the
athletic debt at the Perquim
ans County High School. His
request was granted several
times. When the activ-ty
bus was purchased and the j
ythletic fund, continued to go
in thjt , red, tt: was suggested
that the operating expense
for the activity bus be turn
ed back into the athletic ac
tivity fund. Mr. J. E. Mor
ris, chairman of the board,
Mr. ,, Woodard,' principal of
Perquimans High School, and
I discussed this. We agreed
this would be one way to
help decrease the athletic ac
tivity debt. .
Checks ; for operating ex
pense of1 the - activity bus
were drawn, on the high
school fund and turned over
to me. I endorsed and cashed
the ehecks I and turned the
money over to Mr. Woodard
for the athletic activity fund.
It was treated as receipts
from athletics or other
sources and put in the high
school , genereal '. fund and
credited to the athletic fund.
When the Perquimans Union
School purchased a bus in
1957 the operating expense
Was treated in the' same way.
Several checks pther than
the activity bus expense
Were handled in this same
manner. They were all non
tax funds and the fact that
they were used to help the
athletic fund deficit did not
deprive or curtail any of
services the other schools re
ceived. We have always
made an attempt to help any
school in the family of five
county schools when they
were in financial need.
These funds were therefore
used for the direct benefit
of Perquimans High School
which at the time was in
real need.
' It should be clearly under
stood that 4he , explanation
given herein is not to be in
terpreted as a reflection on
Mr. E. C. Woodard and Mr.
1 P. Perry, both now de
ceased. They were men of
the ! highest honor and integ
rity. They, were deeply de-.
voted : to the public schools
of Perquimans County, and. I
know they served in their
position with the public
schools with complete hon
esty, sincerity, and whole
hearted desire to do what
was best and right for their
school and "my person who
knew the . high character of
these two Christian gentle
men as I knew them and as
I believe the people of Per
quimans County knew them
would have had, no hesi
tation in passing funds to
them to be used for their
School. The explanation giv
en herein which makes ref
erence to these two former
fcrinolpejg ' ; of Perquimans
High simply reaffirms my
faith in them, and I shall al
ways remember them with
an abiding affection that
knows no bounds.
Some time after Mr. Perry
became principal he came to
my office with a number of
bills to be paid. He asked
me how he could take care
of them when his general
fund was in the red and he
had no source of receipts for
the general fund. Shortly
tnereaiter the $95.28, refer
red to in the auditor's re
port, was passed to Mr. Per
ry and placed by him in the
general fund. Mrs. Perry is
aware of the deficit that
confronted her husband as
principal and is aware that
he received help from the
superintendent.
Written financial records
prepared oy the principal
clearly show that over the
period in question the ath
letic fund at Perquimans
High School was operating
in the red and funds were
needed to help in the situa
tion. The records also show
that when the athletic fund
showed a balance the super
intendent did not transfer
further funds to it in the
manner indicated.
It should be made abund
antly clear that the superin
tendent gave complete co
operation to the auditors, and
it is believed that the in
formation and cooperation
given by the superintendent
made it much easier for the
auditors to make the inves
tigation. If any complaint is to be
made regarding an honest
effort to help Perquimans
High School in the manner
indicated, let it be made to
me as superintendent and
not against the dear memory
of my friends and former co
workers, Messrs. Morris,
Woodard and Perry.
Exhibit "B"
. This amount, totaling
$768.75, covers charges made'
to certain maintenance ' ve
hicles and other county own- ,
ed equipment. Reimburse-,
ment for items .of this - na
ture is usually made by
county voucher drawn on the
county school fund budgeted
for this purpose. During
certain times in the past
years the county school funds
were very low and some of
these county expenses were
deferred for one, two or
even three months. When
this; was done because of
lack of funds the monthly
reports would be altered in
the amount to be deferred.
During the period covered
by this audit report some of
the deferred payments were
not entered on a later re
port, according to Exhibit
"B." Thus the Perquimans
County Board of Education
owes the amount of $768.75.
to the State Board of Edu
cation. Allegedly this pro
cedure has been practiced at
other places through the
state. Alterations referred
to in the explanation of Ex
hibit "B" were made with
the knowledge of my secre
tary, the supervisor of trans
portation, and the cost and
property clerk. At some
times the alterations were
made by one person and at
other times by another per
son. The alterations referred
to were made because county
funds were not available at
the time to reimburse the
state, or in some instances it
was discovered that no re
imubursement was due the
state. '
Exhibit "C
It is stated here that re
imbursement should be made
by Mr. Biggers to the State
Board of Education in the
amount of $92.29, as shown
by the exhibit. This repre
sents labor and paint used
by the school bus mechanics
in preparing and painting a
1950 Chevrolet surplus bus
purchased from : the State
Board of Education. It is
the state requirement that
school bus mechanics paint ;
all surplus busses before
they are permitted to be op
erated as private vehicles.
In this instance, since the
title of the vehicle passed
from the county to a private
owner before it was painted
rather than after it - was
painted, it is contended that
the privae owner should pay"
he state for labor and paint
used.
All items described in this
exhibit were explained to
the Perquimans County
Board of Education in the
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