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. , . . . . v ' v ' ' f'"J': J' i " '."i1 '" .' f ': : ;: A- .. ,' v i'.1. "i ,.: Ji -, 1 . , :, : . it" ' ... t WEEK! f 1 1 f V i:- it A Co. , ! 1 Vol. XXXIV. No; 19. v;. -f ir "m t: , ii i n The present dn)inistra ' -r lon ol" the Town pt Hert .Xf.rdt Mayot'Y. N. Darden,, ", ' ap(jl 'jCqnunisaioners , W F. J- Atrsleyi -John JJeers, J.' VjJsoiV JJilloa : and Cecil A. t". I INfinstow,- met here' TftQnd&y night in theif last peMion, At 'the June ' nieetinf the newly elected officers.' Mayor Enwnett Landing and Coftunission rs Jesse Harris, .W.'i: p. (Bill) Cox, Cecil Winslow, and Henry Sullivan, will be sworn in and organized and assume their duties, w .. At Monday night's meet- . wig W. S. (Sam) Long," Hertford building inspec tor, reported to the board that he had issued eight bunding permits for the quarter ending in March. 5he permits totaling n ts'imated $87,500. . Leon I. Edwards, Per quimans Chamber of Com- ' v merce manager, met with the board and . thanked , them for ihe cooperation in .the many projects , he - hi put on since he became the Chamber manager.. Jack Kanoy, chairman of ' the Hertford Planning' Commission, reported On the progress made in the proposed subdivision regu lations and the up-dating of the present zoning ordi " nance. ' - ',.'-" Bill barlpw, representa five or the L. OE. Wooten Company, consulting engi neers, . reported to - the board on his final inspec tion of work performed b- M4Mit4 tit4Mawa'- AnttM"- tors.- that - laid the ' sewer pipe lines V and- forced mains. i These- were put into operation,;, here . on April 20, though' the pro- 1 . cessing plant is not yet 1 completed. '''' " ' After ' some disoussion, the b"6ard set the liquida tion damages on Central 7 Builders at 57 day at $50 per day, . These were the v days beyond" the contract date set for the comple tion of the .sewer' line broject. r '' y Payment of $S,00O to the L. ', E. Wooten Company svas ' approved for their work performed on the Ferer project. , 1 - . t ; The board wasi advised t4t Don Matthews Dis trict Highway ConuK&sion- 'er, will be here on Mon dSi night, -May 15, at 7:3b Goatlnued on Page Seven vj;. Perry , ' Joseph Lynch Perryj 69, ' diedt Tuesday morning at 5:40 o'clock" in his homei V 143 East Randall Avenue, Norfolk, following a long illness. A native of Per quimans County, he was ' the son of the late Thomas E'rJe and Mrs, Ibbie Anna Winslow Perry and the husband "of " Mrs. ' Ruth ' Phthisic Perry. Ka was a , retired baker "vi..h the tr. S. Public Health Ser vice and was a member of the Piney) Woods' Friends Meeting. 1 ' - . - " ' Besides his wife, he .is survived - ty ' brother, 1 r a Jph : Perry, and two 8 .iters, v'Mrs. - Emma Wlns-loA- and I'.s. Il.ie Cope ', 1' -d, all, of T-oute 2, Hert- t : JTuneral r s were 3 P. M. - 1 .lends Elmer . U T. 1.3'. li !d Thu lithei:-. Ci.urch T, ". i f '8 K , V. ; T. t ; r 1 -r ' r, Beauty Grant To Miss Cox i ' vJ R.'. - ' . -f ;i ... "' ' Miss; Nell Co, daugh ter of ,Mr. and Mrs. Thom as A. Cox, Sr., and a sen ior, at James Rickards High School at Tallahassee, Fla., has' been awarded a scholarship that will en able; her to study cosme-' tology. - . A committee of Cosme tologists ih Tallahassee se lected Nell from among several applicants. ' Each girl submitted, a resume of her qualifications and . her "reasons for wanting - to study ! Cosmetology and each .was required to sub mit, a letter of recommendation- from her teacher.; Nell . is enrolled in the Rickards ' "Diversified Co operation Training Pro-: grom and Is secretary of the D.C.T. Club there. She lives with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Hurdle in Tallahassee, Fla., and has been there for about a year. 4-11 Livestock Show IsjlG'd The Albemarle . A r e a Junior Livestock Show and Sale was held in Elizabeth Cty on April 26. This year, just as in the pait, wa very rewarding for ; all 'concerned., 3 Ferquim-' ans " County 4 didn't "bri'.ig home all the bacon," but we did ' get our share of the awards. Those ; who had steers from Perquim ans County ;' were as fol lows: . Johnnie Wood, Jimmy Harrell, Joe Harrell Ed mond Chite, Harold Thach, Bobby Harrell, p& r t e r Kogerson, Jarvis Miller, Millie White and Richard White. " . i The v grand champion steer honors went to Sue Ellen Hudgins of Gates County. The reserve cham pion honors to Harry Nash of Pasquotank County with fifth place to Joe Harrell of. Perquimans County The Perquimans 4-ITers ghined .in the fitting 1 and showmanship. Bobby Har rell took first place and Richard .White, second place. The county had four of the seven entered. In ,the swine division, Joe Periw of. Route 2, Hertford, had the grand champion pig. Joe also showed the reserve cham pion pen of three. Others who entered . swine were as follows: RayEure, Johnnie Wood, Trances White, Bobby Har relj, Carter 4 Rogerson,' Di anne , Layden - and Steve Riddick: A '-'Everyone saw. changing ' trends ! toward : 'meatier' types in the . judging of these steers and swine, and we feel' sure , that next year will again be full of good competition nd fun , for.-1 everyone," states Douglas. W. Taylorj assist ant agricultural extension agent. ' " , 1 Perry Mends ' The East Carolina Col ic .Tau Chapter of Phi, "E'a Pj 'national men's honorary schistic frater- niV l mt Terr s-l V JU ' Hi tioniil ..based' . scholar i.onor. itiatoJ 11 new Ic' was , 'f i cf Mr5 j S. Ilonds, . i 'is-a na ; fraternity . ' -Is of 1 '? at uln t" ' r - V. SczrFlsy " The senior class 'of Per ! quimans High School will Lpresent its play, "1984", on May 24, at 8:00 P. M-. in Perquimans . High School . auditorium. ; r-,; ' ' - The cast is composed of Joe Haskett as Winston, Linda Owens, as Julia, Kit ty Reed as .Parsons, Peg gy Copeland as . Syme, Joyce Copeland as Loud speaker, Carl Lewis as O'Brien, Monnie Divers is Landlady, Linda Harrell as Messenger, Dianne Benton as Coffee Vendor, Brenda Bundy as Waitress, Fred Murray . as Guard, Jan White as Martin, and Di anne Phelps as Gladys. The. play is under the direction ' of Mr. William 1 Byrum. - The committee chairmen are: Publicity, Geraldine Meads; posters, Ava Rae Kirby and Shir-, ley Lilly; lighting, John Elton Hurdle and Lee Tun nell; costuming and make up" Carolyn Morgan and Amy Nixon; sound effects, Jay Dillon; tickets, Vera Harrell,--Ava Rae Kirby, and Emily White; proper ties, John Elton Hurdle, Lee Tunriell, and Jarvis Winslow; ushers, Geraldine Meads, Lela Mae Long, Sandy White -- and Pam Cox. A group of senior girls and the senior class mas- cots, Leah Harris and Car man 4 Chappell, will enter tain "between acts. Weaver Lands Prize Bass ' E. " S. (Red) Weaver of Woodvilla ijecently while ..fislung in Perquimans Kw., er, snagged an '8VSi pound bass from Bright's , Creek bridge on U. s S 17 busi ness route in Winfall on a 15-pound test line.;. , t ' " . Gibson Woodard and pnrty of Middlesex, N. C, i. were, here last , weekend and brought : in a nice catch of bream and bass. Also Mr. Narron of Wil son, . N. C, was here on Thursday and reported a good catch of bass and bream. Locally Muriel Layden, Richard Trueblood, Stan ley Spruill and Eugene Boyce had nice catches of rock fish on Saturday. This may be an indication of the start of our rock v fish season on the Per quimanfe River. I Tractor Driver Injured Slightly v, The driver of a farm tractor was slightly Injur ed - Monday afternoon in the Chapanoke section of Perquimans County when the vehicle overturned and landed upside down in the middle of State Road 1226. v Raleigh Hurdle, 51, cf Route , 3,' Hertford, was thrown from " the tractor. He was treated for minor .injuries by a private phy sician, Highway Patrolman R. H. Allen reported. ' The accident occurred . when . the - brake; on , the tractor's v left wheel aopar- eptly locked. The tractor ; swerved, went out of "con trol and overturned, Allen Said. HONOR ROLL ERROR " Don Morgan of 10-A at Perquimans County t '.High School and Linda Winslow of 11-A-; were left off the A-B honor roll in error by the school in last week's! issue of y The Perquimans - Weekly. , i " i ' ' We are happy to. make this correction for ; the school and these students.' ' TB B:n-nNG e T h e Pasquptank Perquimans-Camden TB Asso ciation will meet Thurs ' day, May 11, at 8 PII. In t:.e T3 c": e, l.:rUL..;h c;i: r . v. tlv ; urt, f r' 1 t : t1 9 A As- " i 1 r s Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Don!d.!orgLi4-II7ino v . ) " 1 ii i ilk .J- at .Mbji jAA DONALD MORGAN HERTFORD'S FERRY AND FLOAT BRIDGE Historical Society History, PART 8 (Conclusion) By Ray A. Winslow, Jr. : The worst danger to the : bridge was bad weather. The EASTERN COURIER (Hertford, N. C.) of 4 February 1897 reported the bridge - had, been, carried I way in a storm. ;1 Meeting jn ; special ses sion on 2 February 1897, I the County Commissionei's decided that "a. good Strong & efficient Steel and wood Bridge across Perquimans River at Hertford is a .ne cessity." ' A bond issue of $10,000 was ordered to pay for building such a bridge and also for. adding- fire- proof vaults to the office of the Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds. ; ; s With the Legislature's approval of the bond issue, Billy Ward Youth Pastor This week,- May 9-14, is Youth Week at the Hert ford Baptist Church. 5 , And Billy Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ward of Hert ford, has been nominated and elected by the church's youth to serve as -Youth Pastor., Youth Week ' is an an nual event. if . which ' the church'3 youth from 13 years of age through col lege age take over church' responsibilities for: one week. The youth under the leadership' of the Youth Pastor will be responsible for: the Mid-week Service at 8:00 P. M.; the Friday Evening Service of Inspira tion at 7:30 P." M.;" the Sunday Morning Worship Service and the Sunday i Evening Worship . Service. The, youth under, the lead ership 'of Howard Robert son Youth Sunday School ' Superintendent, will con duct all Biblical Teaching and Training ,.on Sunday 'morning. ,' Billy Ward as ' Youth Pastor will lead the; Wed nesday 'j Evening t'i Prayer Service and he . will speak at the 7:30 Sunday Even ing (Service. - ' t ,( The ' Social 'Committee composed of Nancy Elliott . (chairman), Harriett Wil liams, Peggy Ambrose, Ann na Chesson ; Paul Gregory and Norman Stalljngs has planned a banquet for the Intermediate ' and Young People's Departments -on Saturday at 6:30. An 'in-' formal vyouth meeting .will fOllOW. . (''" s "' ' ' A youth team ebmposed ' of ; College-; students v from C ', bPU C?"Z"- r-st-Ca- r c " i i i v i r i- ' V MMt , "T . bonald Morgjan, 15, son of-: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas SHelton ; Morgan of Wir. iill, is state. 4-H boys' public speaking winner.' He has given 14 talks and placed' third in the state 4-IJ public speaking con test in 1966. He Was pre sented watch, sponsored by' tlie Pure Oil Company. : Morgan was among the, l04jal., 4-H members who tooji top honors on the basis of long-time project records, along with Susan Coleman of Moyock and Arnette Cahoon of Colum bia. i . The 1967 state project winners and alumni win new were announced by Dr; T. C. Blalock, stale 4-H leader at North Caro hai State University. the) county proceeded in March to appoint Geo. L. Austin, a civil engineer from Atlanta, Georgia, to , draw up the plan, and spe cifications for the bridge. Bids were received and opened 12 April 1897. Sev en' companies made bids ranging from: $6387 to $8040. All were rejected find a private contract was made -with the Geo. E. King Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, for $6000. As this bridge was un der construction the Coun ty operated a ferry. The new bridge was accepted on 7 February 1898 and J, B. Baker Was appointed its first Keeper, at a sal ary of $10 per month. That was tlie end of Hertford's famous float bridge. It was in opera tion almost; exactly i a cen tury. "";;' -v." '"";' (The complete v story of Hertford's ferry and float bridge, together with pic tures of the old float bridge and causeway and a history of Nixon's or Blan chard's bridge, will be found in the 1983-1964 Yearbook of the Perquim ans County Historical So ciety. Copies are avail able from the secretary, Mrs. Raymond Winslow, Sr., at $2.00 each.) , Ruritans Hold Annual Banquet The Parkville Ruritan Club held its annual la dies night at the Holiday Inn in Elizabeth City on Wednesday night, May 3 at 8 o'clock. As each lady arrived with her favorite Ruritan, she was presented a lovely corsage. . The president, Clyde Sutton called the meeting to Order and the group got the night started by all singing "America." The invocation was given by George Baker, after which a most delicious ham dinner-was enjoyed by all. Vice President Carroll Holmes gave a very warm Continued on Page 8 Police Have Quiet Month Hertford's Police Depart ment had a quiet month during April, according to a report given the Hert ford Town Board. Monday night by Police- Chief B. L Gibbs. ' ' ( According to the chief's report, there was a total of only eight arrests 'made, two for being drunk, one assault, .'one ' careless and reckless driving, one lar ceny and two miscellan eous, arrests. Seven , of the eight ar rests were .' found guilty. The 'fines amounted to $115 and the costs $105, totaling $220.- . The department answer ed and i Investigated . 97 als,( investigated one ai cidmt, worked seven fun erals, (extended ; 118 oour't-v esies.'. 'four i. xeight ? doors unlocked, answered , five 1 .fira 'Calls, 217 , t" 3:6 callSj Ha. i one t ' -n and rs-r- t ' Friday, May 12, 1967. Harvey, DcH Finish Course Hertford " Police Chief Een L. Gibbs announced his week that two mem bers of the Hertford police force, Ropert L. - Harvey and Alphonso Dail, Jr., h a V e completed police school in which they were enrblled at .the College of the Albemarle. ; The police chief congrat ulates these men on the high grade they made in completing this 1 schooling which was held at the College of the Albemarle April 3 through April 2!. Once hundred twenty hours of training was of fered for all interested law enforcement person nel. The course was offer ed . for all the interested law enforcement agencies within the area, free of charge. The course consisted of 12Q hours training iii courts and law, elements of offenses, laws cf. arrest, evidence, search and seiz ure, general criminal in vestigations, juveniles and law, special courses, motor vehicle laws, liquor laws, state prison system, state parole system, human t::d public relations, law en forcement procedures and police administration. 1 1 - S j. r t 1 (I Bronze Star Medal Given The President cf the United States of America has awarded the Bronze Star Medal to Specialists E-4 Joseph T. Benton, RA14845588, United States Army, for outstanding meritorious service during the period 19 January 1960 to 18 February 1968. in connection with ground operations against a hos tile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Through the untiring efforts and pro fessional ability, he con sistently obtained outstand ing results. He was quick to grasp the , implications cf new problems with ,which he was faced as a result of the ever chang ing situations inherent in a counterinsurgent opera tion.' The. energetic ap plication' of his extensive knowledge has materially contributed to the overall effort of the United States in Vietnam. He was a motivating example to all with whom he came in contact. His devotion to duty, loyalty and meticu lous attention to detail, are in keeping with the finest traditions of the . United States Army, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, the 25th Infantry Division, and the military service. Pierce Finishes MercuryCourse James Pierce of . Hert ford Hardware & Supply, Box -137, Hertford, has qualified as a factory-trained outboard mechanic, fol lowing , completion of a training course at the Charlotte Service School of Kiekhaefar Mercury, man ufacturer of Mercury out board motors. . The course included dai ly instruction periods, sup plemented by actual bench practice, blackboard ses sions, group discussions and examinations.. Full atten tion was given to each of; the nine models in. the 1967".' Mercury - line; with special emphasis on,, the. new . Thunderbolt lgniton r -n. I &s. fwlonds Featured By Edits. &' Observer As Tar Heel Of Week Ward Joins McLean Firm J. Herman Ward, a na tive of . this county, son of Joe W. , Ward, Perquimans Register of Deeds, for a number of years, and h! late Mrs. Myrtle ' Nowell trd, has joined McLean Trucking Company as di rector of taxes and audi's. Ward, who resides it'. Winston - Salem, was a paitner in W. M. Russ & Company, a certified pub lic accounting firm that lecently merged with Ernst & Ernst. He joined the Russ firm in Raleigh in 1S42, and seven years lat er he established a branch office in Winston-Salem, of which he was manager for 18 years. He is a member of the American Institute of Cer tified Public Accountants. Ward is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. With his wife Katherine and heir chil dren, Joe and Ann,, he lives at 204 Canterbury Trail in Winston-Salem. Vick Qualifies As Mechanic James M. Vick of Hert ford Hardware & Supply, 146-148 North Church Street, Hertford, has qualified as a factory trained outboard mechanic, following completion of a training course at the Charlotte Service School of Kiekhaefer Mercury, a division of the Brunswick Corporation, manufacturer of. Mercury outboard mo lois. ' The course included daily instruction periods, supp'p mented by actual bench practice, blackboard ses sions, group discussions and examinations. Full attention was given to each of the nine models in the 1967 Mercury line with special emphasis on the new Thunderbolt ignition system. Reggie Webb Seriously Hurt Reggie Webb, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Webb of Hertford, was seriously in jured in a truck-car colli sion in West Memphis, Ark., Friday at 7 A. M. His condition is regarded as fair at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He suffered a brok en back and shoulder, a Roanoke Bible College of ficial reported. Two others in the car were also injured. Bruce Long of Michigan received fractures of both legs and Wayne Davis had neck injuries. All three men were connected with the college. According to college of ficials, the men were re turning to Elizabeth Citys from the Kiamichi Men's Clinic in Oklahoma, where they were doing church work. The car was struck from behind by a truck and knocked 1,000 feet be fore coming to rest, the of ficial said. WINS TRIP Mrs. Nellie Mansfield, representative" for "the Charlotte Liberty Mutual Insurance Company has won the 1 1966 insurance convention award and will take an all expense paid trip to Montreal Canada, to the World's Fair May 17. This trip was won ty increase and collection per centage. .' -. 1 Mrs. Mansfield would like to give .thanks and appreciation to her many policyholders for ( making this trip possible.,. She has , been an agent for the Com pany for the, past 15 years and , has , won. .'many such trifa. - vo,iV ;cnts Per Copy Mrs. R. S. Monds, Stata PTA president, a life-long resident of Hertford, was chosen last week as the News and Observer "Tar Heel of the Week." In an interview relating to the write-up, Mrs. Monds had this to say: "6f course, it was an lienor to be chosen 'Tar Heel of the Week,' but more for PTA than for me. In general, I think the re porter did a good job, but made several glaring mis takes, and I am glad to have this chance to set ti.ein straight. "I was quoted as saying the local PTA 'was no great shakes.' Here I was net referring to a local PTA at all, but to the or ganization in the first school I taught in Marion, that was not a PTA at all, but a series of "Moth o:V Meetings.' It was about this that I said that even then I saw the po tential in a real PTA. "Certainly it was the persistent strength of Per quimans County's PTA's that has kept me interested all these years. "The reporter, too, said about the vote for a school tax that I said it was the last Nne. 'The last one' wasn't mentioned. What I saij was that all the money voted had nol been used and that per haps the PTA would stir up sentiment for using more of the tax. (I am happy to , hear the Per o.u'ma&i School Bocrd, without being prodded, is requesting the County Commissioners for permis sion to use more of this tax money for schools). "And last, of course, ine Continued on Page Seven Thomas Madre Named To Post Thomas' Madre, son of Master Sergeant and Mrs. Clarence T. Madre, a mem ber of Woodbridge Junior High School, has been elected into the National Junior Honor Society. This society elects those stu dents who are above aver age in scholarship, leader ship, service, character and ' citizenship. This introduction cere mony was held at school assembly on May 8. MUSICAL PROGRAM - The monthly Sunday night musical program will be held at the First Bap tist Church Sunday, May 14 at 6:30 P. M. .The time for the pro gramshas been changed so it will not conflict with the musical program to be held at the Edenton ar mory. The public is in vited to attend. ' Mrs. Davenport Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Barber Davenport, 71, who died Tuesday night were held Thursday at 2:30 in the Chapel of the Swin dell Funeral Home by the Rev. Norman Harris, pas tor of Hertford , Baptist Church. i ' i ".The Old Rugged Cross" was sung by members o.' the Baptist Church choir. They were accompanied by Mrs. J. Ellie White, or ganist. The casket pall was made of pink carnations, white chrysanthemums. white stock,- baby's , breath and ' 'ern, . 7- V ,l ' : Pallbearers . , wer& . Jack Robertson, Howard Rob-. ertspn, Eddie Barber, Dou glas. Sawyer,' Josiah, Proc, , tor nd John Danchise. ' ' ' ..,-. Burial was Jn Cedarwei Taken In Death