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Voi.xxxiv.-No. a Hertford, Perquimans County, Worth Carolina, Friday, August 18 1967. V '- 1 ' ! . V0' 10 Cents Per Copy AO' p i i ii hi ii Hoard I The'- Perquimans Cdurity ! Board of 1 Education' ' met ! here Monday in the office of Superintendent C. C. Walters i with all members present and the appoint ment i of the following teachers was approved: ; jfc Carolyn ' O a y ; Howell, Rose Mary : Cahoon, ; Dor othy . L. : Turner, Maurice T.: Johnson, John Charles Parker, Thomas A. Sawyer, TT Vinla SI ffrih and Edna G.: . Davis. ' ' T h e, ' vocations agree ments -for 1987-68 were ep' proved, y 'the Board. ; " y ' It was; voted to pay i&l $100.00 supplement to each teacher at the end of the school year. The "supple mental rate is established at' $80.1)0 ! 'per semester. Teachers who do' not tvbrk as much as one' semester will not receive any part of the supplement . The full supplement '-Wi - only be paid to those teachers Who complete the- full school year, "i -'.- .' ; The Board voted to re place three , vehicles with Federal, Impact j Funds.. These vehicles will toe re placed .on a yearly basis hereafter. It was voted to allow the Town of Hertford to use the King Street School playground in their' recre-. ational program. - . ,. v : Maola .will furnish milk for the. school lunch, rooms for the j. 1987-68 term. Opening Gn;3 Coach : Robert (Bobby) Carter's Perquimans High School football squad will begin their 1967-88 season on Friday, September 8 with a game In Tarboro. The following is a sched ule of the games prepared for this year's season; - ; - Indians ; vs. Pasquotank Central at Central, Sep tember 16. .1 Ahoskie Vs. Perquimans Indians Sep tember 22, this game will be the first home game and will be played on Perqui mans High Memorial Field. On September ; 29 the , In dians vs. Bertie, at Bertie. Jhe October guinea will, bee ''i,(' i i. .- j'v,: i .;. ,. .; v . wbidiahs vs. Plymouth on Perquimans Memorial Field. ,. ctofeer 13 Indians .' vs. lyflffamstwy at William.,, atonMv.. -;.:,, -gifl October 20: Indians ! v. Edenton, at IBdepton. . s October 27: Indians vs. Gates County, Perquimans Memorial ' Field. ' '.' ':. ' 1 ' In November to games are scheduled, both games will , be pteyed h.' v " vember 3 the Iryiigne1, Vs. Scotland Neck. November 10, Indians vs. Northanib-1 Retired Group Plans t iteokt I. V Edwards, ' Per- c iqinnwrns County Chamber of Commerce manager; ' has ' 'anhoUnwdA a r meeting ' ot the National Association of ' Retired Civil Service em ployees "'will be held at Snug rlarbor with a picnic on- Thursday, August 17. ' The meeting : will begin at i4:30 P. M. with a sup pei at 5 o'clock. FOWLER IN HOSPITAL William (Bill) Fowler is a patient in the Albemarle hospital 'where he under v ent surgery. From all re ports, Mr. Fowler is doing fine and .expects to return , to ,his' business,, here, yr pooi '"e ls the ,0V1 r'ts. 1 i ' -'-Vf' the t . .:. i Station)- Ijj.-t rf the T. Meeting Education treak Mishap Cedric Moore, a native of Winfall, was , severely in jured in a freak accident that occurred at the Win fall .Service Station while Moore was awaiting the servicing of his automo bile. Mr. Moore' was sitting on a bench in front of the Service station with Mr. Lahe when ,g tire which Had Just 30 or 40 minutes before had been put on a truck, at the station, blew ilnd the rim struck Mr. Moore, breaking ; bis leg and leaving cuts and Bruises." Mr. Lane was also bruised by the flying tire rim.:. , ,. " Moore Wis rushed to the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City by ambu lance, i. " , , -V W. T. (Bill) Elliott and his ' wife, Mrs. Lillian M. Elliott, will open Bill's Curio Shop at 102 Market Street in the Broughton Building, the office former ly occupied by the : Perquimans-Gates - Chowan Farm Bureau on Friday, September 1. -; - - Specialty of the shop are ww...".-, novelties, bird baths, urns, etc. j:..y' '.: j-::' .. This new business should attract a ,iot of Perquimans business as well as from the surrounding' counties, . as after a look around this week while the place is be ing readied for; business, it has much to offer. .The new business says they sell everything from horseshoe nails to an ele phant, and if they don't Have it, they will get it. Record Corn Crop Expected RALEIGH Based on re ports from growers as of August " 1, production of corn in North Carolina is forecast at a : record of 107,700,000 bushels accord ing to the N. C. Crop Re porting Service. A crop of this size, if realized, would be 31 per cent above the fsmall 1968 crop and l7per' centr above the previous record 1965 crop. Tnis year's crop for grain will be harvested from an estimated 1,436,000 acres as compared with 1,355,000 acres m i960. . . A record yield of 75 bushels per acre is expect ed and is five bushels about the previous record 1965 yield. If realized, this year's yield will be three limes greater than the 25 bushel .yield, produced in '1954. v . -'7::'V'';V-,ca ' The crop " was planted ' early. ; Supplies of moisture have been 4mple 6 meet the high requirements of Corn especially ' during' ' the time ears '-were' forming. Stands of corn are mostly ' ,Iverage to; above iii com parison ' to '. the past five years. , , Production of corn in the United States is estimated at 4,651,648,000 bushels, 13 per cent above the 4,103, 23,000 bushel 1966 crop. " LEGION POST TO HOLD riCNIC THIS SUNDAY Members and their fami lies of the iftiam' "Paul1 ttalibW Po3t m of1 the American 'Lf '.'on.'wm'.h ave, , a, covered' own . pu nic at Irrowlieay J1 ""'S tiiho?ay. Swh , pis nic at1 p'clock ia- tha aiternoon. Elliotts Plan Curio Shop notary Leadsr To Visit Club t ; : Rotarians' of this ' com munity -will welcome on August 22 the governor of ithis Rotary district, Thomas B. Rose, Jr., of Henderson. He will address the local Rotary ' club, 1 one of 40 ' in his district,' and' will con fer with' Julian E. Wihslow, Jr., president of the local Rotary club, and other club officers to obtain informa tion on the club's plans for its service activities and ; to offer suggestions on Ro tary administrative mat-: ters. V Mr. Rose is one of 278 Rotary governors in all parts of the world who are serving as the sole repre sentative of Rotary Inter national in districts com prised of ! member clubs. Each district leader is re sponsible for supervising the clubs in his area. More than 12,700 Rotary clubs in 134 countries are supervised by Rotary, gov ernors. ' A member and past president Of the Rotary Club of Henderson, Mr. Rose is Chairman of the Board of Rose's Stores, Inc. He was elected to of fice at. the Rotary conven tion in Nice, France, last May, and will serve until next June 30. "While in Hertford," ac cording to Winslow, local Rotary club president, "the governor of our dis trict will talk with us about possible growth of membership and the like lihood of forming addition al Rotary clubs in nearby communities. His visit will also give us a broader un derstanding of the world wide . Rotary -organization that today embraces more i-0ll all Mfim,.1l -J political and religious be liefs." v -Though a seasoned Ro tarian before his election to the office of Rotary gov ernor, Mr.- Rose attended an eight-day meeting last May in Lake Placid, New York at which all Rotary gov ernors for 1967-68 receiv ed intensive training for their jobs. Events Planned At Happy Home The Happy Home Camp Meeting will be in progress from August 17-27, with Rev. Clifton Turpin, vice president of Emmanuel Col lege, Franklin Springs, Ga. doing the speaking. Features of the camp meeting -will include spe- ' cial, choir and group sing- ' ing, , a concert on '. Monday evening, August 21, bj? a group of children from the Falcon Children's Home; country-style meals; camp ing facilities; and fellow ship services are scheduled for 10:00 and 11:00 , A. M. and 3:00, 6:30 and 7:3$. P. M daily under the dit" rection of Rev. Harold C. Leake, pastor of the chureh. Also on Saturday, Aug ust 18, at 3:00 P. M., he new parsonage of the Hap py Home Pentecostal Holl ness Church will be dedi cated by Rev. L." C. Sy mons, Conference Superin tendent of the Eastern Vir-; ginia Conference of Pente costal Holiness Church. : The campgrounds are lo cated 17 'miles' -north'.. of ' - Edenton off 1 Route 32 . " "'. The . public; is TdOrdially invited to attend and tnjoy' the blessings of the Lord in an old-fashioned camp meeting. . REVIVAL SERVICES ; Revival services will be conducted at the Anderson Methodist ' Church begin ning Sunday night, August ;(20 at 8:00 Pi M., and con t'inuing 'eacK evening thrtf' ''Friday''"' ' H!'' fi!ri yif '' The'riev. "W'fi'Ham iffont ' aid Aroore. 'mmister'W fh' ', (ng. The public is1 cofdlblly ' 1UV1I.CU NEW FARM BUREAU OFFICE Shown on the right is Mayor Emmett Landing; cutting; the ribbon on the opening; of the new office located in Harris Shopping; Center. Jesse Harris, owner of the shopping; center, Bob Jenkins, Field Man for N. C. Farm Bureau Federation, Charles Hathaway, District Supervisor for the N. v Farm Bureau Mutual In surance Co.. and Leon I. Edwards, manager of the Perqui mans County Chamber of Commerce.. On. the left is Walter Humphlett, Jr., Agency Manager for the N. C. Farm Bu reau Insurance Co., Mrs. Fannie Hurdle, office, secretary; J. F. Hollowell, Jr., Advisor, to the President of the Per quimans Chamber of Commerce and Rolkt P. White, presi dent of the Perquimans County Farm Bureau. ' Farmer Group The newest agricultural organization in the State is the "North Carolina As sociation of Farmer Elected Committeemen," with a re ported current membership of more than 2,500 and a potential membership of about 10,000. Charles R. Reeves, a gen eral crop and commercial pork producer from Samp son County, has been elect ed president of the North Carolina organization. Reeves said that, "any per son who is a present or past member or alternate of a farmer elected county " or community AAA. PMAi.' CSS, or ASC committee is . eligible for membership." Reeves went on to say, "any ASCS county or State office employee who has been a member a cow- mittee at some time in the past is eligible for mem bership . but . will not be eligible to hold office in the new association." ,. Other officers are Henry Winchester, Summerfield, vice president; William F. Tyson, . Stokes, secretary; and Charles A. Suddreth, Route 5, Lenoir, treasurer. There also is an execu tive committee of 20 mem bers two from each of the 10 Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Ser vice districts. Associations of farmer committeemen have been organized to date in sev eral states, chiefly- in the Midwest, and a 'national convention is to be held in Kansas City on December 8-9.? The president, of the na tional association is Robert J. Hoffman of Alden, Iowa. A North 'Carolinian, John ' N. Lockamy of Route 1, Clinton, has been named Southeast Area Director. .The preamble to the con stitution and by-laws of , both the State and nation , al .association states: . 14 Arrested Hertford's Police De partment had a busy month , during July, according: to a report to . the Hertford Board' here" Monday night by ' Police v Chief . B. L, Gibbs. ' '?'-: tn'ij 'i . " According to Chief Gibbs, .there was : a f total " of . 14 arrests made, five for be-" 11 Ing drunk, one disorderly : 'conduct, three, assaults, one" 1 operating -intoxicated,.three i ' miscellaneous .-traffic : 'arm rests and ' one " miscellane ous arrest Of the fourteen arrests made all were found guil ty as charged. The fines amounted to $230.00 and the costs $210.00, totaling : $440.00. The department answer ed and investigated 95 calls, ' worked four funerals, ex- " tended 101 courtesies, found two tfoors tmhxked, sri-. J tbweredl, two fire Us,nB03 ; ;'iradioai&, Issued tWDi'cttau ''(tians'i'andi'reported-J three ! lights' out i,The"polce caraJi By Policemen 'traveled. i,340 mileaf'-t- .'.("All segments of our na tional economy must be healthy and prosperous if a 1 vigorous forward thrust in the economy is to be maintained. If our farm economy is permitted to lag for any extended pe riod, the entire national economy will suffer. His tory proves that economic depressions are farm led and farm fed." ; President Reeves said further that the Organiza- tion's objectives are set forth in its constitution. 'The purpose and objec tives; of the association," sSys'the constitution of the North Carolina group hAll be to promote', "strengtheri, and impybye "the ; farmer elected commitee- system for local administration of "farm programs. -stairrturfher ,'bfc" the purpose of 'the association, through Jhe 1 coordinated strength of its membership, to seek, promote, and main tain effective farm pro grams which will (1) in crease . and improve-farm income , until it reaches parity with ; non-farm in come, (2) promote and pre serve the family-type farm, (3) eradicate rural poverty, (4) build and conserve the soil, water, and forestry re sources Of the nation, (5) promote new uses of1 agri cultural . products." Membership in this new organization is restricted fully to present or former elected farmer committee men. The new organiza tion is in no manner com petitive with or intended to : be competitive with existing farm organizations in the State. A State charter has been obtained. Dues are $5 a year, with $1 going to na tional, $2.50 to State, and $1.50 to county. ; Reeves concluded by say ing that "a State conven tion - is planned in Raleigh on November 6-7." Miss Barber Taken In Death Miss Sarah Frances (Frankie) Barber, 78, died Friday night at 9:05 in the Albemarle Hospital follow ing a lingering . illness. : A lifelong resident of Per quimans County, she was the daughter, of the late Henry 'and Mrs. Mary Per ry Baber, Sr. She was a member :pf Holy Trinity .Episcopal Church. . j, i ,, Surviving are a brother, Durwood Barber, Sr.,' . of ' Winfall ., and several nieces and nephews. ; ; ; y-.-L Graveside ' services were held Sunday at 2:30 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery . by the Rev,v Walter A. Henricks, rector. , n. ( "; The casket pall was made -of red carnations, white pom . poms, white gladioli .ind ienii' ...''-.". ; ,r-' wi '1,5 1 Pallbearers , were vBeph awst 'Durwood Barber, ' JrlH 1 1 Haaiea Robert Barber, JUndi k'jgey Earl Barber, Kenneth ;Barber, ... Jofl . (Barber . .and Carl; Barber i "t ASCS News By BOBBY S. HEATH ' Committee Tlections j T he ASC Community j Committee elections will i be held by mail this- year. Ballots will be mailed to eligible voters about! Sep-jl tember 8. The voted bal-; lots -must be mailed and postmarked or returned in person to the County ASCS office by September 18. The ASC community boundaries have not been changed from last year. A slate of nominees will be selected by the present community committee. The county committee may add additional nominees. Oth ers may be .added to the slate of nominees by peti tion if they are found to be eligible and willing to serve if elected. Petitions must be: 1. Limited to one nom inee each. 2. Signed by at least six eligible voters in the community. (Eligible vot ers may sign as many pe titions as they desire). 3. Received at the coun ty office by August 24, 1967. Persons nominated should be (1) currently engaged in the operation of a farm or ranch and (2) well quali fied for committee work and willing to serve if elected. In general, a person is eligible to be a commun ity committeeman if he lives in the community in which he is eligible to vote. If a person who is nominated by petition is found to be ineligible, he will be notified and given 15 days in which to appeal to the county committee. A list of eligible voters in the AS community com mittee elections by com munities is 'available in the county ASCS office and is available for-public inspection. Excess CCC Bins Available To N. C. Farmers North Carolina farmers will have an opportunity to purchase' excess CCC bins forjthe storage of this year's crops. The Secre tary of Agriculture has said that sales of bins will be stepped up to give farmers an opportunity to purchase needed storage space for this year's bum per grain crops. With increased produc tion of wheat, corn nd soybeans in prospect, bin sales are being expedited as much as possible to help assure orderly mar keting and to protect farm ers against the price-depressing effect of tempor ary excessive market sup plies. Orders have been placed by the North Carolina State ASC Committee for Continued on Page 4' More Rural To Get Mail About 6,000 rural fami lies in the four-state Atlan ta Region are now eligible for the first time to have mail delivered to their homes under a new Post Office Department policy. These families became eligible for this service when Postmaster : General Lawrence F. O'Brien last week announced a nation wide extension of rural de livery services ,. to less densely populated areas of the nation. : Regional .Director C. Banks Gladden,) who prais ed the new policy, estimat ed that about 20,000 indi viduals in North Carolina,. South Carolina, 1 Georgia and Florida will ultimate ly be affected. Under the new policy, rural delivery service can be provided for all areas with an average population density of one and one-half families a mile instead of the prior requirement of ; two families a mile travel led by,, the rural, carper.., xnis means mat a tami , ly ; livwg ' , wittyn , Jhrej, quarters vor.mue romj ; the present rmUetjpar- ,rieiis now,. eligibly for jde . livery service. " '.v.. IVlayorLandingReports Lines Water Oh Two IRS To Give Examinations Greensboro A special examination will be given on September 25 and 26 for' accountants and others who wish to represent tax payers in matters before the Internal Revenue Ser vice. Details on the exam ination and application forms are now available at the IRS District Office in Greensboro. An enroll ment fee of $25 to cover the costs of administering the exam is required when the application is filed. Applications for the exami nation mailed after August 31, 1967 cannot be accepted. Last year over 1200 prac titioners took the exam. Questions asked on last year's exam are contained in IRS Bulletin 1967-8. Copies are available at 20c each from the Superintend ent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Of fice, Washington, D. C. 20401. Cancer Board Holds Meeting The Executive Board of the Perquimans County Unit of the American Can cer Society met Monday at 8 P. M., at the home of Miss Thelma Elliott, presi dent. a ' The purpose of the meet ing was to set up the 1967 68 Budget for the local unit. Those attending were Mrs. D. M. Jackson, Mrs. Joe Meads, Mrs. H. C. Sul livan, Mrs. Ben Thach, Miss Hulda Wood and Charles Harrell. At the conclusion of the business, a social hour was held. FUNDS AVAILABLE Miss Thelma Elliott, pres ident of the Perquimans County Unit of the Ameri can Cancer Society, urges anyone in the county who is eligible for Cancer Fund assistance to please contact her. These funds are avail able to the public not just to charity patients, she stressed. Residents Service Under the old policy, de livery service was possible only if the family lived within one-half mile of a carrier's route. Gladden said the Atlanta Region has 3,147 rural routes and it's estimated each route will have an average of 1.8 families who can receive mail for the first time; because of O'Brien's new policy. ; Despite the fact the Vnit ed States is becoming more urbanized, Mr. Gladden said overall, population growth, has kept, the de . mand ' for , rural , delivery service high. During the past fiscal year the, Atlan ta Region extended this service to 21,416 families, hfe said. ; : Without the new criteria. Gladden said the 6,000 fam ilies now eligible would have had to wait for home delivery until more fami lies moved into their areas. Gladden said the Post .Office , Department, is anxi l.ous to. brovide the .''new'. . service' and,, encouraged any t! family. wHg!i tints'" JKev " t'heir jiai,ftmasW,)"m"J 'fil an ' nnhlif'ijfinn'' ' . " H Local . ---- - . - r - TT. Installed Streets Mayor Emmett Landing reported to the Hertford Town Board here Monday night that the new water lines had been installed on Grace and Gum Streets. V. N. Darden was re appointed to the Hertford ABC Board for a three year term. Julian A. White whs re appointed to the Hertford Housing Authority for a three-year term. Ray Haskett was ap pointed to the Hertford Planning Commission. Broughton Dail and W. W. (Welly) White, Jr.. ap peared before the Board to be assured their prop erty south of Hertford will be drained, when curb and gutter is put out there, be fore their signing a right of way. They were assur ed by: the Board that it would be. The Board asked the Po lice Department to request all persons having junk cars on their property to move them. An ordinance was passed prohibiting parking on the east side of Perry Street between Grubb and Willow Streets. Grain Bins ComingHere The U. S. Department of Agriculture is moving grain storage bins from the Midwest into North Caro lina counties where they will be sold at auction. Bobby S. Heath, Per quimans County ASCS Of fice Manager, said today that ten bins will soon be avaidable for sale in Per quimans county. The min imum sale price of the bins will be between $450.00 to $475.00. The steel bins be ing sold have a capacity of 3,250 bushels and are ap proximately 10 years old. New bins of that capacity cost approximately $850.00. A small aeration fan is in cluded with each bin. New Grain bins were in short supply last year. The used bins are being made available to stimu late the production and sale of new bins. Farmers are encouraged to continue buying grain bins from their local dealers and to purchase government bins as a supplement where needed. The date of the ' auction will be announced shortly. Additional information can be obtained at the ASCS Office. Free Attractions On Ocean Jliway Some of the best things in travel are free along the scenic historic coast be tween New York and Florida. These "something for nothing" attractions pro vide extra enjoyment and help save travel expenses for motorists who use the scenic Ocean Hiway,- The Ocean Hiway Asso ciation is j now printing a new guide to "100 Free Ocean Hiway Attractions," according to. George Attix of Elizabeth..; City,', chair man of . the organiza tion's Community Promo tion Committee. :. The 100' "no charge" at tractions are found in all areas of the seven-state coastal vacationland. They range from a natural fish ing pier that extends 600 feet into the surf at Ocean City, N. J., to a historic tour of the excavations and museum of Fort Frederica at St Simons Island, Ga. The new free attractions booklet ViU - foe available k.' '. . .t ; .... u'-.. . in oepiemoer, iboy, Atnx- said. A copy , may be ob 'Wied'y1 writing Ocean1 n way Association, . r: u. 90x1 w. ..Virginia .eeacn 'Va 23458. - 1