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S WEEE r U .Co i Vol. XXXI V.-No. 16. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, April 21, 1967. U..lCS Per Copy Dyer's Ezzq Tizii; 2 To Attend Girl's State Seal Sale Oops, Somebody Chamber Of Commerce Goofed! Hi ' ' 1 ;t 1 l I!' I 4 ...Jf' . A V three-man ry for mayor and a nine - candi date race for low; town commission seats .have de veloped for the May 2 elec tion here. - Bill pox, Richard H. Morgan, Jr., Wesley E. Nelson" and . Zack Di Rob-" ertson, Jr., filed as candi dates - for ' the Board of Twn : Commissioners : be fore the, April 15 deadline. Cox owns and ' operates the Cme Stop Pure . Oil Station here, situated diag onally across from the bus station. Morgan is ' man ager : of the Hertford Ve neer Company, ffelsoa is an agent for Metropolitan Life Insurance ; Company, and . Robertson runs, along with his father ? Robert Son's Cleaners. . ... ; Other candidates for the ; board are: ' Commissioners W. F. .Ainsley and C. C. Winslow, former Commis sioner Henry Clay Sulli van and businessmen Jesse Lee . Harris and 'Charlie Umphlett. , Ainsley, .., former, ; Per quimans Democratic Party chairman and a merchant, was elected in 1963. Wins low, president of Window Blanchard Motor : Com bany.'was appointed by the board a year ago to re place W .A. XBilly) White, who resigned. : ullivan-resigned . irom the ywn board in October, 1963,' in a protest involve ing overdue utility bills. " "Umphlett is " a .Hertford. Motor Company - official InWIhe 'news when he sue cessf ully ; .blocked " a town attempt to locate its sew age , treatment plant on land he owns near his shopping center develop- tnent. f Emmctt Landing, who ran unsuccessfully against V. N. Darden for mayor in 1959 and . 1963, will try for that post against , Town Commissioner John " 6. Beers and 7 insuranocman Claud Brinn. i'rJ ,':.-'' t Landing; 44, is owner of t the Landing Supply Com pany. Beers Is completing Ms rfirst term on the town (Bqard, Brinn is a political J lwcomer. Darden will 1 not run. fct Out Veto "For El; bctb , We're off to flying start; let's keep flying, only faster and higher. , Let's make this the biggest and loudest election sedate old Hertford has ever witness ed. For the first time within some time there are can didates for the office ; of mayor, and candidates for town board members." ' The thing to do1 is get out . dnd vote. A vote cast fo? any . of ; these gentlemen Tunhir,g for office, will be a vote cast in the right . direction. You'll have a tough time going wrong ho , far as .your vote: , ' , - r Let's make it a record to begin with. -l It should be, we'll be electing officers to run the town. , But all the Interest Of Hertford and Hertford alone. Lit makes little dif ference whom you vote for tout vote. v lt , is the duty of every citizen of Hertford to take . it ; upon himself to GET CVT AND, VOTX. . ,1- The Perquimc-j C uinty Library in ot ." i Na tional Library Week is ex tending an Invitation to all the people of the county to y!'-!t ,the I'fcra-v, ?'- yVt jf clours and ij i u-e, ff, ?i regOUfC03.::."iV";: ".'i JohnStuller In Germany Army , Spf.cialist r Four JohntC. Stullcr, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L StUller, Hci tford, N. ; C, was assigned to the 8th In fantry Division in Ger many, MarcM 25. Specialist Stuller is a : medic in the division's 12th Engineer ' Battalion near Dexheim, Germany. He entered the Army in December 1S62 and was stationed in FTance prior, to coming to Germany. . He is a iOCl graduate of, American High School, Philippine 1$ lends. ' 'Liquor' Topic Of Ministers Tfie Tri-County Minis terial Association held its regular monthly meeting April 4 at the Edenton Methodist Church. The high point of the session was a discussion of ; the , then current issue of liquor - legislation " before the. Legislature The asso ciation unanimotisly adopt ed the fbHowing,resolution, 'which . was ' immediately forwarded to the State Senators . and Representee tives of . the tri-county J area. - Ministerial Association is interested . in the greatest spiritual, physical and so cial well-being of the peo-ii pie of the State of North Carolina and : particularly the people of Chowan, Gates and Perquimans Counties, and "; Whereas, the Tri-County Ministerial Association is concerned regarding the effect of current proposed legislation allowing "brown bagging" and. '. "liquor by the drink" and the efifect of such proposed legisla tion on the well-being of the people of the State of North Carolina,, and ; : Whereas, definite advant ages have been noted for the well-being of the peo- 1 pie of North Carolina since .recent court action enfoijpgd disallowing brown baggmg, such as a notable reduction of traffic fatali ties on the highways of North Carolina, and Whereas, the proposed legislation will force a considerable 'number of .'counties in North Ctrolina to become "wet" where their' 'choice has already; been expressed to be' "fry,", Be it resolved, the Tri County Ministerial , Asso ciation is opposed to pro posed legislation allowing . brown bagging and liquor by the drink, " Therefore, we , request our elected State Repre sentatives and Senators to vote In , opposition to pro posed' legislation allowing brown bagging and liquor by the drink. ; The Committee on Race Relations also announces the selection of Fletcher F. Lassiter of Edenton, ChoWan County agricul tural extension agent, to serve, on the panel of the Human Relations Seminar to be held in' Edenton on Tuesday, May 16. Lassiter will bring to the panel and seminar . an articulate voice, and a genuine per sonal ,h - concern for"; con-.' timied growth in the im provement of human rela tions in the tri-county area. Revi E. C. Shoaf, pastor of the ; Edertton Methodist " Church,"': has agreed to serve as ' moder ator: for . the event," 7 HOLUS WILUAMS The American Legion Auxiliary of the Wm. Paul Stallings Post 126 held its regular meeting on Thurs day night at the Legion home and Miss Hollis Wil liams and Miss Kay Dail were selected by the group to attend Girls State in Greensboro, N. C, during June. , Miss Marjorie Banks will be their alternate. Hollis Williams . is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Williams of Route 1, Hertford. Mr. Williams is a war veteran. Miss Wil liams is 17 and is presently a member of the junior . class of P.C.H.S. Her school average is an overall grade '' of 90. She is a member l of the Student Council, ; Beta Club, F.H.A.' and the 'assistant editor of the an nual staff. She also plays (basketball and, is a mem ber of the Letter Club. She i,was a class officer her sophomore 1 year and a J homeroom officer during her freshman, sophomore, and junior year. Miss Wil liams is a member of the First Methodist Church of Hertford. She is a mem ber' of the adult choir. I Planned In Area W. Ray White, Perquia mans County Rabies In-' spector and dog warden, announced today that vac cination clinics got under way through the county on April ; 19 and will run through May 31. : All persons owning dogs will be given the oppor tunity to contribute to a community effort with ; public importance. Rabies is a problem that controls public health. A clinic schedule is pub- lished elsewhere in this is- sue of The Perquimans . Weekly. Check the clinic dates and stations and be sure to take your dog or dogs to one of these clin ics. All dog owners are required by law to have their dogs vaccinated against rabies during this period and . to assist the rabies inspector in adminis tering the vaccine by re straining the dog or dogs. Rabies is a fatal disease, but is a preventable one. Hertford's Ferry And . . (PART 5) . By Ray A. Winslow, Jr. Meanwhile some enter prising individual began to operate a ferry across the river in "place of the burned float i bridge. v In May, 1863, the County Court appointed a commit tee to buy this ferry or to "start another if the owner would not sell. The county operated a ierry for the: remainder of the war and the first years5 of Reconstruction. From the frequency with which rope was v purchased for this ferry it may be sur mised that the ferry boats were attached to a guide line running across the river. In . August of 1864 the County Court set trie, tolls for non-residents Us ing the ferry at $1.00 for a horse and cart, $2.00 for a wagon and horses, . -$1.00 for a buggy, $.25 fori foot . passengers, $5.00 fori. each bale of cotton, and (.01 per If -; fl 1 1 -,- 'nil ( 1 La' J KAY DAIL She attends MYF and has held the following offices in MYF: Secretary, local MYF; vice president, local MYF; secretary, sub-district MYF; and vice president, subdistrict MYF. She is presently running for presi dent of her subdistrict and district MYF. Kay Dail is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dail of Route 1, Hertford. Her father is a war vet eran. Miss Dail is 16 and is presently enrolled in PCHS as a junior. She has an overall average of A-B. Her school activities have consisted of basket ball, Beta Club, Health Club, Marching Unit, FHA, Student Council and eight years of piano. Miss , Dail is a Baptist. She has been a president, secretary, and treasurer of her Sunday School Class. She is the Youth Week teacher for juniors at her church. Miss Kay is her Junior Depart ment pianist and part-time church pianist and organist. In four years in the G.A., she has been president and secretary. She is the pro gram chairman of Y.W.A. Views Film The Hertford Grammar School PTA held its last meeting of the school year recently with Mrs. Charles M. Harrell, president, pre siding. The program was given by Bobby Elliott, fire chief of Hertford, who showed an interesting and most infor mative film, , "In Case of Fire". This film pointed cut the importance of all families knowing what to do in case fire did strike their home. Mr. Elliott suggested that each: family work out some plan of es cape from all parts of their home and bring it up of ten enough that each child and , person would . auto matically react to. the plan just as they do in school fire drills. Prior to the program, Mr. Leon Edwards presented a most inspiring devotional. Continued on Page 5 pound of tcbacco. Soldiers could pass free of charge. Aifter the War the Coun ty struggled to its feet. In February, 1866, a commit tee was appointed to "as certain .if possible the best plan. & form of a Bridge to be built over the River at Hertford in place of the old one," , They returned a report in May. but it was a year before a resolution was made to call for bids for a contract. f . ; j f i. The (plan and specifica tions for Jhe bridge say - ii That'lgO'od heart timber" Historical Society History ' Jl' "T t.vt.3mitJ!3t.'rjm)FJ, The Health Careers Club of Perquimans High School who is serving as the 1967 Easter Seal campaign chairman for. Perquimans County, announced this week that the goal is far from being reached and are urging everyone who has not contributed to please do so. The County quota is $600 and to date this Soal has not reached near the goal. The Health Club has been working trying to meet Perquimans County's small quota, won't you give today? This is an important campaign, your gifts mean that some un fortunate child could have fully, good lives in helping make these crippled chil dren and crippled adult? as well, that they have your uoport. Please, won't you get in touch with one of the Health Club members of Perquimans High School and make a donation no matter how small, "it will be a big help" in so many ways. Death Claims Mrs. Stallings Mrs. Pastora Rountree Stallings, 83, of Hobbsville, the widow of Asa R. Stall' ings and a daughter of J. S. and Mrs. Nora Twine Rountree, died Tuesday in Obici Memorial Hospital of Suffolk, Va, ', A native of Chowan County, she lived in Hobbs ville most of her life. She was a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church. P'Ritrt7tVini ar four sons' Jack Stallings, Ira Stallings and James Stallings of Bel videre and Hershel Stall ings of Hobbsville; six daughters: Mrs. Nina Stall ings of Hobbsville, Miss Nora Stallings and Mrs. Mae Stallings of Ports mouth, Mrs.' Quincie Rid dick of Belvidere, Mrs. Louise Parker, and Mrs. Hazel Hoffler of Sunbury; two sisters, Mrs. Lethia Stallings and Mrs. Cora Stallings of Belvidere; 25 grandchildren; and 30 great grandchildren. A fimprfll service was conducted Thursday at 2:30 in Sandy Cross Baptist Church. Burial was in the family cemetery. STUDENT TEACHER Mary Frances White Twiddy, senior at Atlantic Christian College, is doing her student teaching with Mrs. Joe Tunnell in the first grade at Winfall Cen tral Grammar School. Her husband, Donald Pat Twiddy of the U. S. Navy is leaving this week for California and Vietnam. Float Bridge be procured 20 feet in length 1 foot wide 4 inches thick all of the Same di mensions for Sleepers to be well joined together and covered with good heart plank 2 inches thick Crosswise. t "That the out side sleep ers be beveled say about 45 degrees and plank fas tened to said sleepers on each side of the bridge the whole length ' with the same angle as the sleep ers. That the banistering to be put on an under & upper line of Railing on each side with Cross tim bers for them to rest upon & tfor the feet of the braces to rest upon & the feet of the braces to be fastened to & that' additional solid wharf, be -constructed to extend to" the sand shoal." : .The m contract was ap proved in November,; 1867, wheri Francis E., Winslow i agreed to build.'a bridge for 3290. "' ."jTb Be Coutiaued) - On Saturday, April 8, the 21st anniversary of the Fii: ture Homemakers of Amer ica Convention met at ths State fairground in Raleigh. Ten girls from the local FHA Chapter traveled to Raleigh for this special event and in listing the girls that attended Betty White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Towe White of Route 1, Hertford, was omitted from the list. We don't know whose error this was, but we are happy to announce that Betty was there with the other girls which included Nan Am brose, ,Pam Sutton, Peguy White, Brenda Harrell. Pa tricia Lane, Aileen Beck, Linda Winslow, Margaret Mansfield and Angela Bak er. Miss Edward;, local stu dent teacher, and Miss Frances Newby, local ad visor and home economics teacher also attended the convention. We don't know how Bet ty White's name was omit ted from the list, as she takes a very active interest in this program. Our apol ogies to Betty. TAKE TRIP On Saturday, Mis. Jo seph Rogerson and children Susan, Ann and Richard, .pent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Winslow at Rural Hall and the Jack Booze family at King while Mrs. Sylvia Winslow at tended a committee meet ing of the delegates to the Fourth Friends World Con ference at Guilford College. They had supper with Mr. and Mrs. Orval Dillon and spent the night at th Quaker Lake Conference Center, and returned home on Sunday. , Mrs. Moore Taken In Death , Mrs. Selma Brewer Moore, 42, was asphyxiat ed Sunday morning at 1:30 when she was overcome by smoke in her apartment in Houston, Tex. A native of Wytheville, Va., she lived in Winfall for eight years prior to moving to Houston six months ago. She was a member of the Baptist Ch'Tch in Houston. Her parents were the late J. .P. and Mrs. Pearl J. Brewer. Surviving are her hus band, Cedric E. Moore; a daughter, Mrs. Patricia M. Gurganus of Houston; a son, Cedric E. Moore, Jr., of Houston; a brother, Al bert J. Brewer of Pensa cola, Fla., and a grandchild. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 in the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank Parham, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church. Burial was in Westlawn Cemetery in Elizabeth City. "Beyond the Sunset'', Beautiful Isle of Some where" were sung by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stan ton. They were accompa nied by Mrs. Durward Bar ber, Sr., organist. The casket pall was made of pink carnations, white gladioli and pom poms and fern. Pallbearers were Bruce Briggs, Leon Moore, Dur ward Barber, Sr., David Trueblood, Walter ..Humph lett, Jr., and Shelton Mor gan. Chemicals Use Is On Increase Interest continues to- be Hph in the use of chemi cals to control grass and weeds in all the crops in Perquimans County. A many of you know, that have been swaying foi years, there are different nozzles required for dif ferent rates; and different materials, - ' '', f,In the case of nozzles. If ' you have questions ' we suggest that you contact us at the Farm Agent's of- Sponsors Sales Event In Hertford Saturday ft- COMMISSIONEDi-Phillip R. Sawyer, Jr., 19, whose parents live on Route 1, Hertford, was commis sioned an Army second lieutenant after graduating from the Infantry Officer Candidate School, Ft. Ben ning, Ga., April 11. He was trained in leadership, tactics of smaM infantry units, and use of infantry weapons. He also received instruction in map and aerial photograph reading, , gueriMa warfare and coun ' tei insurgency operations. W. Ray White Is Re-appointed W. Ray Whita was ap pointed again by the Per quimans County Board of Commissioners here last Monday at their April meeting, Rabies Inspector and Dog Warden for Per quimans County for the period of one year. All commissioners were present for the meeting. ! R. L. Spivey, chairman pre sided with Commissioners W. W. Bundy, Riley S. Monds, Jr., Thomas D. Nix on and Ellis Winslow. The Board also rc-ap-pointcd Durward R. Reed, Jr., County AceouiHanl for two years. Mrs. Williams Death Victim Mrs. Odessa Mae Wins low Williams, 52, of Route 2, died Wednesday morn ing at 11:20 in the. Albe marle Hospital following an illness of four months. A native of Perquimans County, she was the daugh ter of the late James F. and Mrs. Ellen Sabre White and was a member of Hert ford Baptist Church. Surviving are her hus band, William Howard Wil liams; a daughter, Mrs. Jeanette W. Weidner of Hertford; three sons, How ward Williams, Jr., of New port News, James Melville Williams of Chesapeake, Va,, and Steve Williams of "Hertford; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Winslow and Mrs. Al- vah Winslow of Belvidere ,and Mrs. Roy Lane of Or- -lando, Fla.; a brother, . Branning Winslow of Route. ,'1, Belvidere, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home. Burial will be in Upriver Cemetery. REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services will be .held at the, New Hope Methodist Church , begin ning i Wednesday, April 26 through Sunday, April 30, at 7:30 P.'M. i - '! The Rev,' John M,.; Rob- erts, pastor of Faison Meth-'i odist Church, will be the -' SoeakeT;' ! The revival will close with a Singspiration ou Sunday night. The Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an old fashioned Trades Day with an auc tion to begin this Saturday at 2:30 P. M. and lasting until 5 P. M. The following are a par tial list of items which will be auctioned: Used cars, auto seat cushions, recap tires, hat boxes, 25 tana of scatter rujss, ll thermos jugs, six rugs, 16 step ladders, 12 clothes hampers, 24 washable win dow shades, six electric fence chargers, six 3-piece barbecue sets, mirro ice cube trays, 3-quart plastic tubs, lard stands, packages of rubber bands, 6-piece table sets, tootbal.s, 4 quart ice cream freezers, step-on metal trash cans, fertilizer, used window air conditioners, motor oil in case lots, antiques, cured hams, groceries, dog food, one motor bike, two used Kuns, five tube poultry feeders, four insect fog gers, quarts, gallons, 5 gallon and 55 gallons, Pli-o-Dri painting, 22 live stock mineral boxes, 13 cattle and hog oilers, one star aluminum gate, 10 feet long. All of these items are to be auctioned, plus many other items which have not been itemized . at this time. , You all come (for bar gains galore. , Leon Edwards will be auctioneer, assisted by va rious others of our county, 'Let us know if you have anything for sale. Methodists Plan Revival Services Rev. George Megill, mis sionary to Brazil, will be the guest speaker at the First Methodist Church of Hertford during the week of April 24-28. Mr. Megill has returned to the Unit ed States for a regular year's furlough from active missionary service. He is doing advanced study at Duke Divinity School, Dur ham. Commissioned a Metho dist missionary in 1961, he has since worked with the autonomous Brazilian Methodist Church as direc tor of the Ana Ganzfrga Qfj phanage at Inhoaibar.-about an hour's distance from' Rio de Janeiro, Theje, h.e,.gaiijir istered to the needs of '176 children; left homeless by death, disease and deser tion. Upon his return to Brazil in July he will be gin a new church on Gov ernor's Island, site of the international airport of Rio de Janeiro. Born in Kansas and rais ed in Oklahoma, he receiv ed a B.A. degree from the University of Tulsa and the B.D. degree from Duke Un iversity Divinity School, Durham. He was a dole gate from Brazil to the World Methodist Family Life Conference and World Methodist : Conference in London in August of last year. V ' ' . He , will speak at 7:30 o'clock each evening.. Spe cial music is' planned for each service and . visitors are welcome.'. .;, , ACCEPTS POSITION AT CAROLINIAN HOTEL Mrs. Sam (Lena) Hour mouzis, who formerly op erated the Hertford Cafe, has accepted a position as hostess at the Carolinian Hotel, Nags Head..? INVITATION : Members, of the Perqui mans Cotmtyt Historical So-. ciety are : ; invited' tb the ' dedication"' of the ' .Visitor Center-Museum at ; Bruns wick Town State-Historic Site on Sunday, Aprid 23 at 2 o'clock,