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I , Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. 'Friday, April 28, 1967.
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co -py
MANS
The following resolution 1
and letter have beti filed
with proper authorities in
an attempt to get the
Town of Hertford desig
nated as a Port Authority:
, April 27, 1967.,
Department of the Army, (
District . Engineer,
Wilmington Corps of En
... gineers, ."
P. O. Box 1890 . "
Wilmington, N. C. '28401
Dear Sirs:
In accordance with -the
attached copy of a .resolu
tion by. the - Mayor and
City Commissioners of the
City of, ., Hertford; North
Carolina, it is requested
thai information be lur-i
nished. to me to implement
the formation . of- a Port
Authority- withln-the City
6f Hertford, North Caro
lina.' It is further' requested
thai you present plans' in-'
eluding the ' possible loca
tioh of a marina within the
confines ! of the city, to
adequately serve1 .pleasure
craft, commercial (fishing
vessels and ' barge . traffic. V
a This city has been con?
tinuously used as a port of
call since the first settlers
came to our shore's! Our
city , was chartered ' in
1758 'and is one of the old
est cities in North Caro
lina, i. It stil serves barge
traffic as well as : being
situated -in such a shelt
ered position as to furnish
year round "TUMlnf activs '
ity.
Your assistance In- fur
nishjng information which
mighf ' Implement '"these .
goals . will be appreciated.
' Sincerely,
q LEON I. EDWARDS,
Chamber c Manager, Per
quimans County Cham
ber of Commerce.
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Indians Top
Ahoskie Team
The i Perquimans High
. Indians edged Ahoskie 2
vto-'-l at . Ahoskie Friday in
an' Albemarle - Conference
scrap.
Riddick, on the mound
;or: i Perquimans, "allowed
only four hits, two of them
by 'Dunn, and struck out 12.
?he winners had seven
safeties with' Ray and Reg
gie Winslow getting two
apiece.
Skcore by innings: R HE
yerq: 000 101 02 7 1
Ahoskie 000 100 01 4 4
.Batteries: Riddick and
Winslow; Lowe andt Dunn.
Lela Mae Long
Wins Contest
' Members of the French
II 1 class of Perquimans
County High School ' re
cently participated in the
French contest sponsored
by the Extension Division
of the University of North
Carolina. .-;v... .
The test , consisted of
grammatical construction
' and translation- passages;
'- Lela Mae Long ranked
first while ' Joe Haskett
placed second.. Five pupils
tied for third place, Jan
White,, Jay Dillon Joyce, ,
Copeland,' Fred ... Murray
and Phil Graham, -.-t-.v .. -;i
'"The test was of value as
it served as a review of
the work done to French
I and II.
LEGION-!.,!, STING .
The William Paul Stall
' lings Post 128, American
. Legion, will meet at the
post' home on I,y 4th.
Commander J. H. Brough
ton urges all ir- N:ra to
, attend. fTi ? being
- made to-1 :j li -
'Day service. L. L. . ..rite, '
tyr., mr-v"- y c ' ! 'man,'
imports' .t Cd'r. 1 haS
t -t r'l f rt-
Mr. Moseley
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The Rev. E. F. Moseley
of Chapel Hill will conduct
Sunday services at Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church in
Hertford on April 30.
Following the 11 o'clock
service, there will be - a
coffee hour in the church,
parish house. All friends
of the Moseleys are invited
to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Moseley
will be weekend guests of
Mrs. Lloyd Horton in Hertford."::..;-
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" Before his retirement in
1965, Mr. Moseley was rec
tor of Holy Trinity Church.
On Our
Fire Scene
By C. T. SKINNER, JR.
Fire calls answered dur
ing April by the three fire
: departments in Perquimans
County have been primar
ily grass and woods fires.
Bethel Community Fire
Department is planning to
have a "all . you can eat"
fish fry. on May 6 from 6
to 8 Pi M. ;.i at , their fire
station. Proceeds will go
to' help ; secure additional
equipment needed by the
"department
'. Intercounty Fire Depart
ment (Woodville) has re
cently completed.4& .hours
training in ' fire fighting
procedures, ladder and
hose practice, and opera
tion of fire apparatus. The
fire service training .was
put on by Charles Skin
ner, Jr,; and assisted by
Lloyd Riddick and Keith
Haskett. , Chief Sam Jen
nings and 11 members of
the , Intercounty Depart
ment attended a training
session at the Hertford
Fire Department on April
20.
'Hertford Fire Depart
ment will hold a week
Jong school beginning on
May 8 with ' El wood In -scoe,
deputy state fire
upershal, putting ' on the
sthooi. y
.'4 Fire drills are of vital
importance in schools,
hurches and industrial
,'wplants. North' Carolina
'General ' Statute 115 -150
states that the principal of
school ' should hold a
Jire drill each month.' : 1
Frequency of drills ' is
more important in the pri
mary and grammar grades
than in the high school
grades. By the time pu
pils . have ' reached high
school grades, the panicky
. feeling of a drill should
no longer ' exist Exit
drills should be planned
and ) executed with one
Continued on Page 8
Mrs. Williams
Laid ToRest
Funeral services (for Mrs.
Odessa Winslow Williams,
who died Wednesday,, were
' held Friday at 2:30 in the
chapel of the Swindell
'Funeral Home by Rev.
Norman Harris, pastor of
' Hertford Baptist Church
and Rev. Winfred Clifton,
pastor 'of Vprlver Friends
Church. '
"In the Garden" and
"The Old Rugged Cross",
weri sung by members of
the':Baptist Church choir,
accompanied ' by ' Mrs. J.
Ellie White,' organist
The casket pall ' was
made of pink carnations,
white stock, baby's breath
; and fern.
i I tilliiarers 1 were Billy
'" V,"-" 5( 'David Wil'liams, ,
''Ronald Boyte, Billy Thorns
7 as , Winslow,' Wallace Bak-'
"er, Jr.,
and - Waldo Wins-'
"low. '
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Recommsnibu
i A tour of ' the historic
town area of Hertford is
listed in "Ocean , Hiway
Tours," a newly-published
folder . compiled , by the
Ocean Hiway Association.
. The folder provides a
brief, description of 28 lo
cal tours and lists the or
ganizations that can furn
ish additional detailed in
formation, tour guides and
folders.
The special tour attrac
tions for visitors have been
developed by cities, cham
bers of commerce and oth
er organizations in the his
toric seven-state vacation
land that embraces . the
coastal sections of : New
Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, North Caro
lina, South Carolina and
Georgia.
A free copy of the coas
tal tours leaflet may be
obtained from Ocean Hi
way Association; P. O. Box
167; Virginia Beach, Va.
23458. Also available is a
color map-folder, a 40-page
motorists guide, an events
folder, rules for the $5,000
Ocean Hiway photo Con
Continued on Page Five
Local Secretary
Is Given Honor
Mrs. Marjorie P. Fields,
Perquimans County Exten
sion Secretary, was honored
during Extension Secretary
Week on April 24, 1967 at
a Special ceremony jt the
County Agricultural Build
ing. The Perquimans County
Board of Commissioners
presented Mrs. Fields with
a Certificate of Merit for
10 years of service.
Marjorie Lou has been
Secretary to Jtfee, Fffni and.
Home Agents andris quite
proficient., in ', her duties,
both as Office Manager and
in Public Relations. : One
' Continued on Page 5
Frank Skinner
Dies Wednesday
Frank Brightwell Skin
ner, 51, of Rout6 3, died
Wednesday. ,, A native of
Washington, D. C, he had
lived in Hertford for 28
years.
: He was a farmer and a
member of Holy Trinity
Church where he was sen
ior warden. V.
Surviving are his par
ents, Dr. Joshua J. and
Mrs. Zula Hopkins Skinner;
his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mae (Maisie) Skinner; two
daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth
Jethro of Edenton, Mrs.
Sallie Halsey of Hertford;
one brother, Joshua ' Hop
kins Skinner of New Hav
en, Conn., and two grand
children. ' Funeral services will be
this (Friday) afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at Holy Trini
ty Episcopal Church. Bur
ial will be in the church
cemetery.
PROCLAMATION
Noting, from the daily
surveillance , of properties
of the Town of Hertford,
and improvements that can
be made thereof, ,
AND WHEREAS, there
are outstanding -indications
that various improvements '
can be made as 1 to the
looks, neatness, and sight
liness of the streets and
various properties owned
by the Town of Hertford
, and- its residents; . '
NOW ' THEREFORE, 1 I
DO HEREBY PROCLAIM,
that the month of May,
1967, be dedicated and
known by general public
of the Town of Hertford,
N. ' C, , as CLEAN-UP,
PAINT-UP, AND ANTI
LITTER month,, and that
all residents,' and the town,
do their utmost to make
the month, of May such , a
month. j , '
' ' I hereby Bet- fny ' hand
and seal 'to this PROCLA-'
MATION thia 125th' day Of
April, 1967. - " ' " ''!
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FISHING TIME The fish are biting, so get out
your equipment today. Bill Moore is pictured here
displaying the 7 -lb. bass which he caught at the Hert
ford pier this week.
"HERTFORD'S FERRY
AND FLOAT BRIDGE
Historical Society
History
(PART 6)
By Ray A." Winslow, Jr.
While the bridge was
under construction the
County Court decided to
let out a contract for a
footway on the causeway
to be built as follows:
"The plank to be from
16 to 18 feet long, 12 in
ches wide, 2 inches thick
of good heart pitje to rest
on'' uprights '3 ft long and
the uprights buried in the
Earth one foot making the
foot way 2 feet 8 inches
above the earth the up
rights where the plank
joins to be 12 inches wide
6 in thick those placed un
der the middle of the
plank to be 4 in by 12 in
ches all the uprights to be
of heart Cypress. The
plank to be confined to the
uprights by good heart
pine trenails 6 in each
plank one in in diameter
6 in long 4 in the 6 in
pieces 2 in the 4 in pieces
or uprights."
F. E. Winslow also re
ceived this contract.
As these events took
place North Carolina adopt
ed a new constitution. The
old County Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions was
abolished and its govern
mental duties were trans
ferred to the newly creat-
V.M.Morgan
Taken In Death
Wallace Milton Mor
gan, 89, of 216 Church
Street died Friday morn
ing at 5:40 o'clock in his
home following a long ill
ness. He owned and op
erated the W. M. Morgan
Furniture Company for 53
years and was the oldest
furniture dealer in this
section of the state.
A native of Perquimans
County, he was the son of
the late Daniel Wesley and
.Mrs., Mary, Hollowell Mor
gan. ., He was a member of
Hertford Baptist. Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. G'abriella Parrish
Moore Morgan; two daugh
ters, Miss Helen Morgan
and Mrs. B. C. ' Berry of
Hertford; two grandchild
ren and three great grand
children. . ,
Graveside services were
held Saturday afternoon at
2 ' o'clock in . Cedarwood
Cemetery by Rev. Norman
Harris, pastor of Hertford
Baptist Church.
, , The .casket . was
made of white chrysan
1 themumsy white carnations
' and fern.f vhm- f !.''
l Pallbearers! were' Wil
Miam T. Elliott" Wesley
Nelson; Herbert; Eure: Jack
' Phillips,' H.-C; Latham- and'
.Robert A.. White, .-, -
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ed Board of Commission
ers. Perquimans first Board,
organized in July, 1868,
consisted of Joseph R.
Parker, Elijah Peele, Tim
othy Morgan and Alfred
Newby. One of their first
actions was to accept the
float bridge, completed
ACigust 10, for the county.
They also recommended
that
"for the security & fa
cility of passing vessels
and Steamers through the
draw of said Bridge That
there be twelve or sixteen
Piles or Post driven on
either or both sides of the
Bridge at the mouth of the
draw of Said Bridge and
Cap Sills fastened with
Trennails on the Said Post
or Piles to Secure & Stedy
the post from the Surges
of the waves & tide made
by winds and to prevent
Vessels & Steamers from
running into, or against the
Bridge. Thereby afford
ing a Sure and Safe pro
tection to the Said Bridge
as well as a more Secure
place to fasten the braces
that now hold the Said
Bridge on the town side
of the River."'
Shortly thereafter the
footway was completed,
with six turn outs for
passing.
On 17 August the tolls
were set as follows: For
non-residents, 40c for
conveyance with 4 wheels
and 2 horses; , 25c for
conveyance with 2 wheels
and 1 horse; 15c for
horse and man; 10c for
each head of cattle; 3c for
each sheep or hog; 5c for
foot passengers. No tolls
were charged citizens of
Perquimans County. A
copy of the toll rates was
to be posted at one end of
the bridge. ,
(To Be Continued)
Two Injured
In Accident
Eric G. James, 17, and
Linwood Blanchard, 17,
both of Dobb Street in
Hertford, were taken to the
Chowan Hospital in Eden
ton Saturday and treated
for lacerations of the head
following an accident at
9:15 P. M.
Highway Patrolman D, R.
Combo said a 1966 Dodge
operated by James was go
ing south on US 17 just
south of Hertford when it
went out of control on a
curve. The car skidded
about 297 feet,: overturned
-and hit a J Utility pole.
,The car was described as
a total loss and James w-n;
arrested for reckless driv
ing. .i
. A tree limb in the road
at the intersection of Halt,
stead Blvd, and Body Road
was the cause of an acci
dent at 3:55 P. M.,' Satur
day. :-( .
Raymond M. Thompson,
18,. pf, Rt. 3, Hertford, told
police; lie tried jt6 stop; his
1957 Fwd-from-hitting the
limb t end his car skidded
and hit a truck operated by
Torty M.-Baum, 19, M -8121
. . . . . . . . . .
'Damage to the carl was
$3 SO and $73 to the truck ,
v No arrests were 'mode,' ...
Convention
Spanker Named
Dr. Sydney- Jacobs,
president of the National
Tuberculosis Association,
New Orleans, La., was the
luncheon speaker . of the
North Carolina Tuberculo
sis Association's . annual
meeting April 20 and 21.
held at Wrightsville Beach.
The title was "Tuberculo
sis In the Non-Indigent."
Dr. Jacob Kooman, health
director of North Carolina
State Board of Health, dis
cussed "Trends in Tuber
culosa Epidemiology."
Other discussants and
their topics were: 'Dr. Roy
V. Berry, chief, Tubercu
losis Control Section, North
Carolina State Board of
Health, "The Child-Centered
Tuberculosis Program";
Frank K. Berry, public
health advisor, Tuberculo
sis Control Section, North
Carolina State Board of
Health, "Task Force Rec
ommendationn After Three
Years," and Dr. J .M.
Hester, staff physician at
Eastern North Carolina
Sanatorium, "The Diagnos
tic Treatment Center."
On Friday morning at
tention was focused on
"Clearing the Air." iDr.
Lynwood Williams, past
president of the North Ca
rolina Tuberculosis Asso
ciation, presided.
Presentations under this
theme were "Community
Air Pollution National
Developments," "Commun
ity Air Pollution State
Developments," an educa
tional film on air pollu
tion and "Personal Air
Pollution the Teenage
Smoking Problem."
Carole White
Is Selected
Miss Carole White, a
junior at Perquimans
County High School, has
been chosen to attend the
Governor's School of North
Carolina this summer.
The eight-week school is
for the highly gifted stu
dents. Carole, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. McMullen
White of Belvidere, will
attend in the area of Eng
lish. She is ' an active
student in her school, hav
ing served on numerous
Continued on Page 5
Dance Honors
Local Seniors
Members of the Senior
Class Of .Perquimans Coun
ty High School were honor
ed with a dancing party
Saturday night, April 22,
by the Class Mascots, Leah
Harris, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Harris and Car
man Chappell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Chap
pell, Jr. Frank Roberts, a
farmer WCDJ radio an
nouncer, was Master of
Ceremonies for the night's
entertainment..
Local merchants donated
Continued on Page 5
Death Claims
Mrs. Atkinson
Mrs. Annie Eure Atkin
son, 81, mother of Mrs.
Clinton T. Eley, and a resi
dent of 128 North Street,
Suffolk, Va., died Tuesday
at 5:40 P. M., in the Louis?
Obici Memorial Hospital
after an illness of six
. weeks. .
A native of Gates Coun
ty, she was a widow: of
Charlie Jenkins Atkinson
and a daughter of John
and Mrs. Martha Lilly
Eure. : ,
She was a member of
First Baptist Church and
its : Jean Albright Circle.
Surviving besides - Mrs.
Eley are another daughter, "
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hines of
Richmond; three sons, WiLs
lie i V. Atkinson of Williamsburg,-
Va., John T, At-,
kinson of Portsmouth, and;
C. Robert Atkinson of .Rich-,
mond; nine grandchildren
ffnd - four great-grtmdchil-
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25 Cases .e Jeard
By Judge Privott In
District Court Session
Judge W. S. Privott of
Edenton presided over a
session of Perquimans
County District Court on
April 19. Cases called in
cluded: Willie Webb, assault.
Not guilty.
Loretta Warren, shop
lifting. Six months in
jail, suspended upon the
condition that defendant be
placed on probation for a
period of three years and
pay the costs of court.
Harry Lee Tharrington,
failed to have vehicle in
spected. Costs of court.
Clarence White, Jr., driv
ing without valid driver's
license. Four months, sus
pended upon payment of a
fine of $35 and the costs
of court. (2) not operate
motor vehicle until a valid
operator's license is ob
tained. Jerry Thomas Womack,
speeding 75 MPH in 60
zone. Fifteen days, sus
pended upon payment of a
fine of $15 and the costs
of court.
Melvin Earl Vann, speed
ing 60 MPH in 50 zone.
$5.00 fine and costs of
court.
Jerry Miles Jernigan,
failed to dim headlights
when meeting . traffic. $10
(fine and costs of court.
William Linwood Privott,
failing to stop at a duly
erected stop sign. Costs
of court.
Cary Grey Temple, ex
pired inspection certificate.
Costs of court.
Hardy Skinner, failed to
have vehicle inspected.
Costs of court.
John Ed Mitchell, fail
ed to have vehicle inspect
ed. Costs of court.
Fred Brummel Hartness,
violation inspection law.
Costs of court.
Mack Henry Gillenwa
ter, speeding 70 MPH in 60
zone. $5.00 fine and costs
of court.
William Edward Cox.
failed to have vehicle in
spected. Costs of court.
Stephen Vaughn, failed
to have vehicle inspected.
Costs of court.
Lincoln Vernon Spencer,
Jr., speeding 70 MPH in
60 zone. $5.00 fine and
costs of court.
James Ernest Lamb,
Continued on Page 5
Miss. Governor
Honors
Senior Master Sergeant
LaPolk Jordan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clement T. Jor
dan, 716 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Hertford, has been
named an "Honorary Col
onel" on the staff of Gov.
Paul B. Johnson of Mis
sissippi. The citation accompany
ing the selection noted that
the honor is bestowed "in
recognition of his out
standing ability, accom
plishments and service to
the state, country and
profession." During the
four years, Jordan has
been assigned as the V. S.
Air Force liaison to the
Mississippi Wing of the
Civil Air Patrol,
i This honor is rarely be
stowed, upon a person out
side the State of Mississip
pi. Jordan and his wife
Mary reside at 1533 Woody
Drive, Jackson.
HOSTS MEETING
William Paul Stallings
Post 126 was host to the
First District Legion meet
ing on April 21. Julian H.
Broughton, commander of
Post 126, was elected to
the ofOce of i commander
of, the. First JJistrict. rDi
vision.,. Commander . J. , L
Chestnut t of Edenton com,
plimented . Broughton on
the tfine record in mem
bership of - Post ,125 - for
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Edwards Will
Attend Event
Leon T. Edwards, cham
ber manager, will be in
Asheville, N. C, April 28
29 attending a convention
of the North Carolina Fed
eration of chapters, Nation
al Association of Retired
Civil Employees.
Mr. Edwards is the Field
Officer for the Fifth Dis
trict of North Carolina, and
president of Albemarle
Chapter No. 1005.
District Headed
By Broughton
Sheriff Julian Brough
ton of Perquimans County
has been elected First Dis
trict Commander, N. C.
Department of American
Legion. He succeeds E. L.
Hollowell of Edenton in
the post.
W. E. Mills of Edenton
is district vice commander
and J. L. Chestnutt, also
of Edenton and Division
Commander, is National
Convention Delegate. Wil
lie E. Goyd of Elizabeth
City is convention alter
nate. Officers will take office
in July.
Sheriff Broughton is
commander of Hertford
Post No. 126 and it was
announced that this post is
one of the ranking units
in the state in new mem
berships. Last year the
post had a goal of 39 mem
bers and they have now
signed up 198 members
this year.
Mills reported that the
Edenton post had a mem
bership goal of 134 and
thus far had signed 162
members.
nonoweu presided at the
district meeting held in
Hertford on Friday. The
district is composed of
posts from Ahoskie, Co
lumbia, Edenton, two in
Elizabeth City, Gatcsville,
Harrellsville, two from
Hertford, Manteo and Sun
bury. For Red Cross.;
Mrs. Nathan Sawyer, fund
campaign chairmen .for,: the
annual Perquimans 'County
Red Cross drive, reports
that a total of $1,002.33 has
been donated thus far.
Goal for the drive is
$1,246.00. She urges all
solicitors who have not as
yet finished their territor
ies to please do so as soon
as possible. It is sincerely
hoped that the goal will
be reached since money is
so desperately needed to
carry on the work of the
Red Cross.
At the present time the
Red Cross has approxi
mately 233 workers in Viet
nam. These are primarily
, field directors who work
closely with the servicemen
on their bases. Also, the
Red Cross has been ' most
active in the disaster- bpcb
in the nation the areaj tf
cently struck by -tornadoes
particularly. ' ' '
If there is anyone who
has not given and would
like to do so, he may Con
tact Mrs; Sawyer or Clyde
Emory Lane, Jr., chapter
chairman.
Drive Underway
ATTEND CONVENTION ,
. The following students
of : Perquimans County
High School spent several
days . in Asheville . last
; week , attending the : Beta
Club ".convention:,-; Hollis
; Williams,- Bea Skipsey, Jan
,,-White, jCarole White, - Joe
Haskett, and .Tommy Long.
i They were accompanied by
Mrl Sasser, the (acuity
. sponsor. f-gJb. t:i:j