DONALD MOGiiN
a' ' . '
'' Perquimans . County has
k two outstanding .4-H dete
- gates 1 to represent the
v county at the Citizenship
Short Course held', in
Washington, D. C, in .June.
Thcy are Martha1 White,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Charles E. White of Route
1, Hertford,.- ; and . Donald
'Morgan,' son' ' of Mr. . and
Mrs. Shelton Morgan of
Winfall.
' The Citizenship
Short
Course is
designed,, for
4-H'ers with, ' great poten
tial to become outstanding
citizens.1 i They , learn of
citizenship values, , 4our
' Washington, etc., and bring
is
i
'-; MARTHA WHITE ' (
.'back and 'relay;- to the
'county the 'many experi1-.
ences gained 'from'1 this:
trip., , ,
-Marthji White has held'
various offices in her! lo-.
cal community ' clubs and
!has served very effectively
'on many various 4-H af
: filiated 'communities. ,;-y ;
ipon iias also held and
is holding Various offices.
, ' He was recently named
state winner with hfs pub
fit lie, speaking long-time rec
J;od, -.and was : state second
runner-up in J9fl6 In. puh
"tlc, speaking; ' ;
-T&;i ti Drill
. 'Simoh Rutenberg, Si, of
o'clock v in ' the Chowan
T-lIospitaC following a i three
-week illness, 1 - "l v
-''"A native of Odessa, Rus-
sia, he was the son of
Marcus and v Mrs. , Anna
J "Rutenberg and the husband
-V" the late. Mrs. ( Frances
Newby Rutenberg.-'-. a "
" V Prior 1 to his .retirement
he r owned, and operated
Eton's Department, Store,'!
1. nng been i jn the imcr-'
. r -.tile business or ver
, C j years. , A BD-yeat .mem
h'r of Perquimans, Lodge
I , 105, A. F. It A., Ml,
r was the eldest member
c tlie lodo. , ' '
Surviving are a stepson,
VA Alfred Williams of
Cirham and a s'.'or, Mrs.
f '.ney Marx ofI ' more,
' ; ryland. f '
Graveside s"rvii were
J i Tuesc'- j ' -v at
. 1 o'clock 5 ( id
f leteiy 1 ' L.
Tud'rChccen
For Project
fJcorge. Tucker, ; son of
Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Tucker,
Jh,v of :Hendersort and a
, grandsorf of ' Mr. and Mrs,'
i G, .a Tckety; Sr of, HerW
! jfprd has been selected tb
j iltterfd sthe ' Superior and
diftedi Student project at
j.. Western . Carolina College,
l,CuUowhee,,N. C, this sum-,
j:!ner.:.:.':.:;::V l-i:;' 'Y .
U i George; --Js- one of 60
fMth graven from this and
'other states selected for
the five-week coursevThere
are 30 students in each of
. twe sessions 'and he will
; attend the first which be
gins June 12th. ' -
Schccl Play
The senior class of Per
quimans High ' School will
present' its play, "1984'' on
May 24, at 8:00 P. M., in
Perquimans - High School
auditorium. ' 1 ' "
.'The 'cast is composed of.
Joe - Haskctt as' Winston,
Unda Owens as Julia, Kit
ty Reed as Parsons,' Peggy
Copeland as Syme, Joyce
Copeland as ' Loudspeaker,
Carl ' Lewis as O'Brien,
, Monnie Divers as Landlady, .
Linda Harrell as Messenger,
Dianne Benton as Coffee
Vendor, Brenda Bundy as
Waitress, . Fred Murray as
Guard, Jan. White as Mar
tin, and Dianne Phelps as
Gladys.
The play is under the di
rection of Mr, William By
rum. The committee chair
men are: Publicity, Gerald
ine Meads; posters, Ava
Raes, Kirby and ... Shirley
Lilly; lighting, John Elton
Hurdle and Lee Tonne 11;
costuming and make-up,
Carolyn Morgan and .Amy
fcixon; .sound ' effects, Jay
Dillon' tirt; Vpra TTaff.
reu,.' Ava Kae Jturoy,, ana
Emily . White; ; properties,
John Elton. . Hurdle, Lee
Tunnell, and Jarvis Wins
low; ushers, Geraldine
Meads, Lela, Mae . Long
Sandy Whitei , snd Pam
,pox. - . " ; ' ( ;
A group bf senior girls .
and the' senior, class . mas
j;ots, Leah Harris and Car.
man Chappell, will' enter
tain between acts. ' r " ; . '
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Orh'o UuacliGd
A drive is underway to
organize a Moose Lodge in
Hertford. ''' . J.'. C. Stone,
special representative, N.C.
Lodge 0fder of Moose, has
been Meeting with local
interested people for about
two months. : The Moose
Fraternity is 9 family fra-"
ternity and, can be a great
asset tor pur community. ;
Campaign ' headquarters
will be located In, the
building that was formerly
the K & S Restaurant, Har
ris Shopping Center. To
date, 30. prospective mem
bers have paid their ap
plication', fee. ' A meeting
Hwill be held Friday night,
May 10 at 8 o'clock. All
interested persons are - in
vited. .
'Bud' White
Faccs'Count wiNps9iTf!qui.;
ans iman has been arrested
by,1 special investigators of
. the? Federal .Alcohol and
.Tobacco ,' Tax ' limit ':."for
"liquor violations. ,,'.
Special JVTU- .ageh'ts
James Saunders- and Ralph
! Ellis j of Williamston Said
WayJ-ind (Bud) White, 23,'
of Rt 1, ; Hertford, was
arrested at, a truck stop
near here.
,The. agents ' said White
attempted to sell 84 gal-
. Ions of r - 'xp'-'d whiskey
to an u. -c er a;ent.
His 1CC7 r " t i was
confi-'-af'- a. ' i.
Wl..tq . w a piI.i..i
nary he, ' ; '. Me a U. S.
Commisi' r ZW Eer.i
t -1" w"i 'i c'li'a; '
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4-11 fcny
Ccngrciited
' t This year,' i ;Cahada' is
Celebrating' ;th& 100th' an-.
niversary of their country
with an ! imaginative "Ex
pd Or in Montreal. The
Canadian 4-H; Clubs have
i offered an invitation to
, each, state in .the U. S. to
have two rejresentatives.
i Eight adults ire to ac
' company ' the igroup. "
Mrs. Ned Nixon of Aoute
2, Hertford,;) s, n d Vn e p
daughter, Maureen 1 Nixon,
submitted applications and
hsve recently received
Word that they had been
accepted to represent the
state for this; festive and
.educational occasion. V v
; The trip will be from
August , 6 through t h e
22nd, It will include ;ity
tours of Ott$wa and Mon
treal, admissions to "Expo
67," most meals, a tour of
Niagara Falls, a luncheon
as guests of the Canadian
L Council Of- 4-H Clubs,
guided toure of agricul
tural pavilions and Expo,
four days of entertainment
and viewing of Expo '67,
five days with a host fam
ily In ; Canada and many
more life-time rewarding
experiences. r
1 Mrs. Nixon has served
as a very active 4-H adult
leader for five years. She
also has represented the
county at the adult' leader
forum in Washington, D. C.
" Maureen ' has actively
participated in the . 4-H
Club program for six years
and has received- such
honors as representative to
Citizenship Short Course,
Key Award, state winner
in . girls' electric demon
stration an d territorial
runner-up -with her ; elec
tric long time record book.
More about the Canadian
"Expo '67" can , be seent In
thet MayspecJal edition of
the 'Itord Ttaiejr Wttgallhe.
Worms Botheir
Small Grain
Infestation .'of army
worms ' usually - becomes a
. problem in our small grain
about the 20th of May. At
the present time, we have
not located the insect, but
we ' have seen sighs xi
birds dipping and diving In
the small grain, which is
an ' indication of these
pests being present; ;,',
"Our recommendation for
control of these insects are
pretty well the same as
they have been jn, the jMst.
We are ..recommending .
toxaphene at the rate of
lft to 2 pounds active to
the acre.. Many' of you"
have had experience with
this particular ' inxect'' and
know the damage, it can
cause. - We hope that you
Will keep , a close; check
and make, sure. .tha. .they ,
do not destroy 'yaufsmall "
grain this spring," states
R. M. Thompscr;Couiity:
Extension Chaimman. '
Services Held
For Mr.Pet
; Funeral services fpr ' Joi
seph Lynch Perry,' 69, of '
Norfolk, who died Tues
day, were held Thursday a,t
3:00, in Pipy;KtOs
Friends Church y(k ReV.r
Elmer Thomas, astqr,i'ih
Rev. L. T. ChappeU, partor
of Hunter's Fork Church,
and the Rev..T. 9f.TFc Vlerf;'
pastor of ,the Cap Chu.-les,
Vs., Presbyterian' CW-bh.
"Will The Circle ti Uni
broken" was. sung )bjf'v the
Rev; and ..MlXr, Elmer.
Thomas ' and "f W I jot . bq ,at 10 . A. M.', iReyIsaac
You' In the MoWn'g,-Vas,'"1IaMs, pastor,,. of Archdale
sung by MM.,Ktog.Geirg-,
Bytum, Mrs Hubert Byfum
and Mrs. Joe Oickenli. '
They were accompanied by -Miss
Carolyn Leakey pi-.,
anist.
The N asket , pal , was
made of , yellow, roses,' yeU
low chrysanthemums ' and
fern. . , 4t '
Pallbearers were R. It.
Copt'and, Jn, OrasWins
low, Parker CopeJnd,' tin-
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LELA MAE LONG
SCHOOL NAMES HONOR STUDENTS Joe Haskett.l
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray
Avenue, 1 Hertford, is the Valedictorian ot tne- senior em4
of Perquimans County High School. Salutatorian is Miss
Lela Mae Long, daughter of
of Route 1, Hertford. The Grand Honor Roll includes stu
dents who have a four year average of 90. They are Joe
Haskett, Lia mae ixng, Jai.
cnappeu, mil uranam, uera wine Meads, Larry Godfrey
Fred Murray and Andy Rugerson.
The Executive Meeting
of the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden
TB Associa
tion met Thursday, May U
at 8 P. M., in the District
Health Department. At
tending was Eddie W. Dav
enport, president; Mrs. Da
vid Fearing, R. L. Gar
rett, Dennis Morgan, Mrs.
Mack Morrisette, Jr., R. L.
(Bob) Spivey and Mrs.
Gladys I. Perkins, Execu
tive Secretary.
Minutes were dispensed
with since they were mail
ed earlier to the members.
Mrs. Gladys Perkins re
ported the appointment of
the TB Association's presi-
dent, Eddie V. Davenport,
to the North Carolina TB
Association's Board of Di
rectors, he attended the
State Meeting held recent-'
ly at Wrightsvyie; wlthoth
er Board members Mrs. A.
O. Smith, R. L. ' Garrett
and Dr. Isa Grant. . , '
" She announced a total of
Continued on Page 4
Cancer Group
Plans Memorial
With Memorial Day ap
proaching, the Perquimans
County Chapter of the
American Cancer . Society
is planning special empha
sis on its "living" mem
orial program, it was an
nounced .today.. 1
Making a contribution to
, thd i, Society's v 'memorial
fund is. a fitting and prac
tical way to help save the
living and commemorate a
"loved one; whq has ,die;d ' of
cancer or. other, cause.
The funds 'of the Amer-
lean Cancer Society, ... in
cluding Memorial Gifts, go
toward saving lives in the
present and many times
more in the future through
coordinated programs of
Education, ' Research ' ahd
Service. '
The Cancer Society
sends a dignified Memorial
Card to the family of the
person in whose memory
the gift is made and also
sends an acknowledgement
and receipt to the donor.
Continued on Page Two
Friends Plan
May 20 Meeting
Eastern Quarterly meeti
ing'of Friends, will,, be, held
at Piney , Woods -..Fr-iends'
Church) Bejyidere, &. ,.(
on Mhy. 2Q-2L, Meeting for
Ministry . and .'Council' will
Frieiids Meeting, Archdale,
N. U will aeiiver tne mes- -sage
during the 11 o'clock
worship ' hour. ' 1 Business
meeting will be at 1:30
P. M. "
On Sunday, sabbath
school will be at 10 A. . M. -The
devotional will be giv
en by Miss Joyce Copeland
and Mrs. Ruth Layden will :
give .the lesson. - Worship.1
seryjee wilj.be.at lji, o'cJsck.1
ftnd, vLsaqc, IJwrjs, will
deliver jhe,rnessageiat this
t'-"e', y. Elqler. Thomas,
j, Jor, invites, you to St-"
td these services., n'i ,'
JOE HASKETT
Haskett, Sr.. of 107 Carolina1
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman ' Lone
white, Joyce Cope and. Grant
Holds Meeting
' The American Legion
Auxiliary of Wm. Paul
Stallings Post 126 held its
regular monthly meeting
on Thursday night at the
American Legion home.
Meeting was called to order
by the president. Mrs.
Sarah White followed by
singing the hymn of the
month, "I Would Be True'
followed by the usual rit
, ual. k Devotional was con
ducted by the chaplain.
Mrs. Ethel Perry. White,
Roll call and minutes of
,the last meeting were read
and approved. Reports
from various ' committees
were heard, from. Cards
Were sent to the sick and
. ... . . ' . .
bereaved. ;; Reports were
asked id be filled put and
sent to State Department.
Mrs. r Helen Skinner, past
3jdent-wili -install- off i-
cers for the new year at
the June meeting.
We were all asked to not
forget Poppy Day May 27,
They! will be sold ; then
Let every American wear
.one, a memorial poppy this
month and let every Amer
ican pause, if only for a
moment on Memorial Day
to honor those who have
given their lives that , we
may be free.
There being no further
business, the meeting was
adjourned. ' ', - . ,
Jaycees Attend
State Meeting
Several members of the
Hertford Jaycees attended
the N. C. Junior Chamber
of Commerce State Con
tention, May 11-14, in
.Charlotte.? .
Club members and wives
attending 'this annual event
were Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Rogerson, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Humphlett, Jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney', Harmon,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown,
and Mr. and Mrs. M. El-
wood Copeland of Eliza
beth City. i-
Burning Permit
Is Required
; Perquimans County For
est Ranger Lewis H. Stal
lings reminds all residents
that . the . law requires
everyone to obtain a per
mit for the burning of
brush, trash or any in
flammable ' material with
in 500 feet of any wood
. land or 100 feet of an oc
cupied dwelling ' before 4
P. M. for the remainder of
May Beginning June 1
October l.permits are not
required.
i. Due to : the dry and
windy conditions, he asks
that everyone ', ". be , ex
tremely careful and cau
tiounwhen burning. For
est fires- are : costly and
dangerous. 4
All forest- fires should
be reported to.. the Win'
fall Fire Tower, 426-5S51
during the day or 426-5291
tuas night 1 If no bna can be
-1 reached at - these "'tw'o
, places, ' ple8!' cdll 'the
N. C, ; Forest' v i,ervl!e' " at
Legion Auxiliary
Doctors Plan
Consideration of the
most recent advances in
the field of medicine is
the underlying theme of
the 113th annual meeting
of the State Medical So
ciety to open in Pinehurst
this weekend, May 20, and
continue through Wednes
day, May 24, according to
Society President Frank
W. Jones, M.D., of New
ton. ,
Delegates from this area
who have been designated
to officially . represent
their Medical Society in
the House of Delegates of
the Medical Society of the
State of North Carolina in
Pinehurst include Dr. T.
P. Biinn, delegate repre
senting Chowan - Perquim-1 '
ans Medical Society and
Alternate Delegate Dr. L.
P. Willi&ms, Jr., of Eden
ton. Scientific speakers dur
ing the Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday general
sessions will include: Dr.
Mi'iford O. Rouse, president-elect,
American Med
ical Association, Dallas,
Texas; Dr. J. Roswell Gal
lagher, chief, the Adoles
cents' Unit, the Children's
Hospital Medical Center,
Boston, Mass.; Dr. Wardell
B. Pomeroy, New York
City; Bernard D. Hirsh,
director, Law Department,
American Medical Associa
tion, Chicago, 111.; and Dr.
John A, Evans, Department
of Radiology, the New
York Hospital, Cornell
Medical Center, New York
City. In addition, a num
ber of scientific speakers
will appear from each of
the three North Carolina
Medical Schools.
The Carolina Hotel in
Pinehurst will house the
principal events with for
mal registration beginning
on Saturday, May' 20, lor"
the 3,700 member Medical
Society. , ,:
She initial session of the
House of Delegates, policy1,
making body of the State
Medical Society; will be
held on Sunday afternoon.
May 21. beginning at 2
P. M. Some 180 delegates
from 77 component County
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Woodville Lady
Held ForThef t
Bertha Lilly Biggs, 43, of
Woodville an employee of
the S & R Super Market
in Elizabeth City, appear
ed in Pasquotank District
Court Monday ; to answer
to charges of embezzling
more than $2,400 Over a
period of several months.
Probable cause was Jound
and Mrs. Biggs . will face
trial in Superior Court.'
She was placed under
$1,000 bond. -
The charges came as a
result of a routine audit
of the super market by an
audit company of Winston
Salem in early January.
Pony Killed
In Accident
A pony owned, by Clin
ton Winslow of Belvidere
was killed at 5:45 Monday
when it was : struck and
killed as it crossed the
highway fin. Belvidere. ; " '
Leslie E. Price, also tif1
Belvidere was Jthe - driver
of the car that struck tKe
pony; damages 'to the ear1
were estimated at $350. '
Tax Collector
To Sell Property
Perquimans County Tax
Collector J. Kelly White,
has been ordered , by the
Perquimans County Board
of Commissioners to ad
vertise in June and to
sell on the first Monday
in July ell real estate on
which 1966 -taxes are due
. and unpaid,1 and to begin
levying on', personal. ."prop
erty" on , which ' ,JB55 'taxes;
are ""due and unpaid, in
'compTiance witlx the-Jaws,
"or-tite"btatt''tr rcorrn, t;a,
rolina.' . ' "'
Judge Horner Hears
Distrjfe-rt Cases
Tfc.A V ' ' f!a1
'iCT'Li'lfr
ring
Albemarle Electric Mem
bership Corp. will be mov
ed into their new office
building on Monday, May
28, 1967. The new build
ing is located three-quarters
of a mile north of Hertford
on U. S. 17 business, across
the road from the Wlnslow
Blanchard Motor Company.
The telephone number is
still 426-5637. John Coston,
manager of Albemarle Elec
tric, invites you to visit the
new building.
Information received
here from Department
Headquarters of The Am
erican Legion in Raleigh
indicates that Hertford
Post No. 362 has conducted
a highly successful mem
bership drive.
Roy M. Riddick, Com
mander of the Post, has
received a letter from De
partment Adjutant J. Car
roll Wilson reporting that
Post No. 362 has exceeded
its Legion Membership In
centive Goal for 1967, -The
Legion Adjutant express
ed congratulations and
thanks to the Post leaders
and membership workers
for their effort.
.A statement of high
praise for the local Post
: was - issued by Robert M,
(Bob) " Davis of Salisbury,
North Carolina Department
Commander of The Amer
ican Legion.
Commander Davis said,
"the membership of every
Legionnaire makes it pos
sible for The American
Legion to maintain service
for the sick .and disabled
in the hospitals. Member
ships make possible all the
Legion programs; such as
care for needy children,
Baseball,: Boys' State, Boy
Scout Troops, Oratorical
Contests, Community Ser
vice, and all the others. I
am proud to congratulate
Post No. 362 upon this no
table achievement." . .
Post Commander Riddick
explained .that "67 . - The
Big Year" - the theme of
this year's drive was to
remind all war veterans
of their service to their
country which makes them
eligible to become Legion
naires. "We are accepting dues
'. payments now from Leg
ionnaires and eligible vet
erans whose membership is
essential if the local or
ganization is to continue its
service programs," Com
mander Riddick stated. Al
so, he reported that the
Post is planning to expand
its local programs and ac
tivities, depending on the
final results of the 1967
membership drive.
Warniiig Noted
For Lot Owners
- v Residents of ! the Town
of Hertford are-, reminded
this week.; that. .all prop
erty owners are . required
to, .clean .-their lots '. three '
jtimes- a year, Jn-May, July
, .anij. September,. ! . '.
i' jf , owners do not com
ply with this ordinance,
the Town of Hertford will
clean the lots and the cost
will be charged " against
the property.
This is a good ordinance
and all owners of property
,'in the town . should be
more, .than happy to do
their part, as it raises the
value of the property io
keep, , it' up ,fnd , .adds 1 to
l. ; tae peaqty, 01 tne,towi. it
looks, moremviting to folks
, who, are traveling through
looking for . a, 'place-. tcr'Ttv
session
Moving
Legion Post
Here
Judge Fentress T. Hor
ner, presiding in Perquim
ans County District Court
here on April 26, disposed
of the following cases:
Linwood Clay White,
charged with driving un.
der the influence of in
toxicating liquor, resisting
arrest and driving after
license suspended or re
voked. A $400 cash bond,
was ordered forfeited.
Sandra - Louise Webb,
charged with manslaugh
ter, was found not guilty.
Earl Harrell, charged
with assault, was given a
12 months stntence, sus
pended for three years,
usual conditions defendant
not drink any whiskey of
any kind and pay a fine of
$25 and the costs of court.
Jule Harvey, charged
with reckless driving, was
fined $25 and taxed with
court costs.
Columbus Brothers, who
was charged without hav
ing a valid operator's li
cense and failing to dim
lights, was fined $35 and
court costs.
Preston Lewis Wrighton,
charged with no brakes on
trailer, violation of in
spection law, was fined $25
and court costs.
The following were
charged with failure to
have vehicle inspected:
Mason John Dailey, Mar
tha Davenport Bright, Wil
lis Woodley Simpson, Ern
est Hardy and James Ed
ward Lane. Each was
taxed with the court costs,
with the exception of Lane
in which case the state
took a . noi pros,- -'- "j
King ' Solomon Hurdle,
charged with .failure to
dim headlights for on
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Memorial Day
Service Set
The William Paul Stal
lings American Legion
Post 126 will have a
Memorial Day service on
May 30 at 8 P. M. at the
Legion Post Home,
Past State Commander
Alvis Carver of Dunn will
be on hand to make the
principal speech. Post
Commander J. H. Broug
ton urges all Post 12J"
members to attend.
William Paul Stallings
Pbst 126 will sponsor a
large parade in Hertford
on June 14, Flag Day. Pa
rade Chairman C. T. Skin-
ner, Jr.,. states that efforts
are being made to obtain '
military bands as well as
other marching units. This
will be a flag parade and
anyone that has ever
wanted to be in a parade
will have the opportunity
as long as they carry an
American ilag in the pa
rade. Music Recital
Set Thursday
Mrs. Thomas Chappell
will present her musio
students in a recital on
Thursday, May 25, at 8
o'clock ' at Hertford Gram
mar School.
; On' Friday, May 26 a re
cital will be hold of Mrs.
Chappell's music students
at 8 .P. M., in the Winfall
Central ; Grammar School.
The public is cordially
invited ; to-'attend.. .
t-: y ' " " ' '
New Members
In Burgess Club
Mrs. Cecelia Brooks join
ed the Burgess Extension
Homemakers Club at their
last meeting. Mrs. T. T.
Harrell, club president,
conducted the meeting and
welcomed Mrs, Brooks in
, tot ihe club, 1 '
Mm,. Joe. Towe t White
jri gave .the demonstration for
tht'nontlv', "'
! -Mrt. J: B: Perry was hoa-'
tesj (or the meeting,