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RQUIMAN
WEEKLY
Volume XXVII -No. 6
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, February 5, 1970
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Judge Fentress Horner
Presides at Dist. Court
Joe M. Spruill was found guilty
of. violation of Liquified
Petroleum Gas Safety Code at the
Wednesday session ; of
Perquimans County District
Court. Judge Fentress Horner
fined the defendant $50.00 and
costs of the court and ordered
him not to violate any ruling of
the Department of Agriculture in
the future.
. Craig Glyndon Dawes, charged
with non-support, was taxed with
court costs and prayer for
judgment was continued on the
condition that he pay $17.50
weeklyfor support of his child and
carry adequate hospitalization
Insurance on the child and the
.Another, Mrs. Trudy White
Dawes, during the term of their
marriage. The tather was
granted visitation privileges
very Sunday during the hours of
10 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 5p.m.
In the case of Ervin Wallace
Hill, who was charged with
assault with a deadly weapon, a
verdict of not guilty was given
and the prosecuting witness,
Gladys Thompson, was fined
$50.00 and costs for issuing a
Plow Boys Paradise
Opens In Hertford
"Plow Boys Paradise opened in
Hertford last week. The Teenage
Center, under the management of
Tom White and Andy Stone, is
located on Church Street in the
building owned by Mrs. Hilda
Matthews.
The Center will be open
Wednesday and Friday nights, all
ys Saturdays and Sundays.
bees will be held on the nights
ter Home Games with
haperones present.
' Profile Of
Perquimans County has a total
of 261 square miles with a
population . of 35 persons per
square mile. Perquimans County
is a Northeastern County, bound
on the East by Pasquotank
County, on the West by Chowan
County, on the North by Gates
County, and on the South by the
Perquimans River. Hertford is
the County Seat with adequate
fishing areas and hunting
grounds. Industry is limited in
Perquimans. The chief source of
income is from our neighboring
counties and Virginia.
NATURAL RESOURCES
The Albemarle Area is a part of
the Coastal Plain Region of North
Carolina. This area is known to
cpntain mineral resources; such
as shell, limestone, sand, gravel
elements, clay peat, phosphorous
and green sand. All this con
tributes to Perquimans County.
Forests About 40 per cent of
&e total land area is comprised
of forests.
Water Public and private
supplies are obtained from
Hertford and Winfall with sup
plies of river water. Winfall
Township's water plan capacity
is 140,000 gallons per day. Hert
ford's, water plant capacity is
800,000 gallons per day. Woodvllle
Township's system is nearing
completion.
AGRICULTURE
. The total farm income for the
county is 2-1 4 million dollars.
The major income is from the
sale of soybeans and corn. The
minor income is from the sale of
cotton and peanuts. The average
growing season is 217 days.
COMMERCE '
The Town of Hertford is a
commercial center for the
county. 18 miles to the East is a
major shopping -center in
Elizabeth City and 12 miles to the
West is commercial center in
Edenton. . i
EMPLOYMENT
The State of Virginia employs
the largest segment of our non
agriculture work force, except a
small amount of employment at
Chowan and Pasquotank
Counties.
UTILITIES
1. Electricity Supplied , by
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
and Albemarle Electric Corp.
2, Telephone ' Norfolk and
Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Co. 1 -?
1. Sewage - Provided by Hert-
within Its corporate limits,
vacity of, 600,000 gallons per
I IWater Provided by Hertford
tSn its corporate limits,
urce - four deep wells. In rural
ii eas, water mey be reached at
iiallow level, ,
frivolous and fictitious warrant.
Richard Jordan was taxed with
a fine of $75.00 and costs on a
speeding charge.
Ray James Brous Ober,
charged with speeding, received
a fine of $10.00 and costs.'
Riskey & Friskey
Visit Perquimans
To the citizens of Perquimans
County and nearby areas, Riskey
and Friskey, special guests, will
be visiting Perquimans County
soon, While in the county they
plan to spend two weeks in the
County Extension Agents' Office
Building, and 6 weeks in the
county schools. The purpose of
Riskey and Friskey visiting the
county is to prove to the people of
the county that milk makes the
difference. They also will prove
that weight and growth are not
the only signs of good or poor
nutrition. You will be able to
observe other signs as
disposition, the skin, the eyes, the
breathing, facial expression, red
blood, general feeling of well
being. Riskey and Friskey are white
rats and react to food the same
why as human beings. Riskey will
be on bread and soft drink diet,
and Friskey will be on bread and
milk diet. You will be hearing
more about Riskey and Friskey
after their arrival in Perquimans
County.
Please be on a look out for
information concerning our
special guests Riskey and
Friskey, states Mrs. M. B.
Taylor, Home Economics Ex
tension Agent.
Perquimans
TRANSPORTATION , i"
1. Air none.
2. Bus lines services are
furnished by Carolina Coach Co.
3. Freight services - provided
by Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Co.
4. Rail - Perquimans is served
by 24 motor freight lines, ten of
which offer interstate service.
GOVERNMENT
Perquimans County has a five
member Board of Com
missioners, serving four year
terms. Hertford has five coun
cilmen to serve from two to four
year terms. Mayor to serve a two
year term.
CHURCHES
There are more than 30
churches in the county.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
Peoples Bank and Trust Co.,
Hertford Savings and Loan and
Credit Union.
RECREATION
Recreation in Hertford consists
of water sports such as swim
ming, skiing, boating, etc. Adult
ball teams, billiards and fishing
and hunting are available.
Potential for recreation is very
good in Perquimans County.
There IS one private park.
MEDICAL
: Perquimans does not have a
medical doctor. There is one
dentist. Services of Perquimans
County Health Dept. is available
to all residents. The emergency
services are available from the
Volunteer Rescue Squad and
Perquimans County Ambulance
Service. There is a mental health
clinic.
TAXES
: Perquimans County has a $1.55
tax rate per $100 assessed value.
Hertford's City tax rate is $1.10.
EDUCATION (Public)
Education of individuals have
increased over a period of time
from 7. to 9. Total enrollment in
Perquimans County school
system is 2,234. ;
INDUSTRY '
Industry in Perquimans Co. is
'limited. There are' thre- in
dustries in Perquimans County:
Don Juan Shirt Factory, 24 years
in operation with 185 employees.
Coastal Veneers, Inc. with 7
years of work. Total employees
45.
HIGHWAY
Perquimans is serviced by two
highways, 17 and 37.
HOTELS, MOTELS AND
RESTAURANTS '
Perquimans Co. has one motel
being built on Highway 17,
between Hertford and Edenton.
There are 8 restaurants and
drive-ins. --t
ORGANIZATIONS
There are twenty-five major
organizations. ,
Bobby Elliott
Bobby Elliott, City Clerk, Is shown holding a 1970 Hertford license plate. Clerk Elliott reminds Hert
ford residents that Monday, February 18, Is the deadline for the purchase of Town plates.
Perquimans Ladies
Leave For Hawaii
Mrs. Sylvia W. Winslow, and
Mrs. Morse Griffin left this week
for a Royal .Aloha Holiday in
Hawaii, a sixteen day Tour in
cluding all four major Hawaiian
Islands, Oahu-Kauai-Maui-Hawali.
This Tour is officially
sponsored by North Carolina
Federation of Women, they will
' meet at the Abbey Victoria Hotel
in New York and go by jet flight
by United Air Lines.
In Honolulu visits will be made
to the Civic Center; Iolani
Palace, the only Royal Palace on
American Soil; Punchbowl,
extinct Volcano Crater;
University of Hawaii; Wavoili
Tea Room and Robert Louis
Steytensqna,..6rassJ, Shack., In.
Waikiki the nightly Polynesian
Revue at the International
Market Place and the fabulous
Kodak Hula Show at Kapiolani
Park. On to the Garden Island of
Kauai to see the Fern Grotto, a
cool mystical cave festooned with
ferns and a boat cruise on the
historic Wailua River, from there
a sight seeing tour over the island
of Molokai then on to the Valley
and its Volcanic Needle, the
mighty slopes of Haleakala, the
old whaling port of Lahaina and
Haanapali, the "Riviera of the
Pacific."
They will transfer to the Big
Island of Hawaii and the resort
village of Kona, favorite home of
King Kamehameha and one of
the worlds ' greatest deepsea
fishing areas. It was there that
Captain Cook first landed in
Hawaii in the Eighteenth Cen
tury. In Kona she will motor through
Hawaii Volcano National Park to
the slopes of the active Volcano
Kilauea and to the lush jungles of
giant tree ferns, towering
bamboo and tropic birds, and
visit Thurston's Lava Tube. In
Hilo, the Orchid Capital of the
world they visit the Celestial
Orchid Gardens where fields of
exotic orchid blossoms grow.
Scholarships
Available To
School Librarians
The Awards and Scholarship
Committee of the North Carolina
Association of School Librarians
is again accepting applications
for the annual scholarship of
$500.00 available to school
librarians, it was announced
today by the chairman, Mrs.
Elizabeth S. Storie. The
scholarship is awarded each year
to an applicant who already holds
an undergraduate degree but who
wishes to certify or do graduate
work in library science and be a
school librarian. The aim of the
scholarship is to encourage en
trance into the field of school
librarianshlp or advancement for
those already members of the
profession. This N. C. A. S. L.
Scholarship program is in its
fourth year.
Applications may be obtained
from each county and city
superintendent or from the
scholarship committee chair
man, Mrs. Elizabeth S. Storie, 514
Lakeside Drive, Statesville,
North Carolina 28677. Deadline
for this year's applications is
April 1, 1970.
Displays Town
0ERTFOnI
Changes Made by School
Board For 1970-71 Term
After a lengthy and serious
study of the matter the Board of
Perquimans County Education
Monday night voted to approve
the following plan of organization
for the County schools for the
1970-1971 term: All students in
grades 1 through 8 on the Hert
ford side of the Perquimans
River are assigned to Hertford
Grammar School. All students in
grades 1 through 4 on the Winfall
side of the Perquimans River are
Educational TV Programs
On Land-Use Plans In Feb.
A series of three, hour-long
programs on LAND-USE
PLANNING for the State of
North Carolina will be aired in
February over the Educational
Television Network of the
University of North Carolina, was
announced this week, by Dr. W.
M. Crosswhite of NCSU.
The series, prepared and
sponsored by the Departments of
Economics and Soil Science at
North Carolina State University,
is scheduled for broadcast at 7:30
p.m. on February 4, 11 and 18,
and should be of particular in
terest to people in this area.
The first program is entitled
"Our Changing Communities".
Topics covered in the first
broadcast include: present day
trend and the direction of change
in North Carolina, population
statistics, employment, land-use
patterns and problems, and the
need for adequate planning.
. "Solving Land-Use Problems"
is the title of the second program,
which will consist of a panel
discussion. Panelists include
Richard Wilkinson, Head,
Department Landscape Ar
chitecture, NCSU; Betty Wiser,
Editor Tarheel Voter Education,
League of Women Voters; Ralph
McCracken, Department of Soil
Science, NCSU; Henry Lewis,
Institute of Government; and
John Scott, Senior Planner,
Research Triangle Regional
Planning Commission. Topics
covered by the panel include
planning, land-use control,
government programs, state
programs, taxation, and citizen
Civil Service
Positions Are
Available
. The Raleigh Interagency Board
of U. S. Civil Service Examiners
for North Carolina announces
that applications are now being
accepted for Stenographers and
Typists. Salaries for these
positions range from $84 to $106
per week.
The Raleigh Board processes
applications for all Federal
activities in the state of North
Carolina.
Applications and further in
formation may be secured from
Mrs. Carol V. Chesson, Civil
Service Examiner in Charge
Elizabeth City, N.C. Post Office
or from the Interagency Board of j
U. S. Civil Service Examiners,
415 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh,
North Carolina. Refer to An
nouncement No. AR-07-08.
license Plate
-it.
assigned to Perquimans Central
Grammar School. All students in
grades 5 through 8 on the Winfall
side of the Perquimans River are
assigned to Perquimans Union
School. All high school students in
grades 9 through 12 in the County
are assigned to Perquimans High
School. The present King Street
School will become a part of
Perquimans High School and will
be used for Vocational
Education.
participation.
The third program, February
18th, is to be seen on February 18,
will feature a question and an
swer panel entitled "Land- Use
Planning for Local Govern
ments." Members of the question
panel are Mrs.. Eva Sitton,
Raleigh-Wake County League of
Women Voters; William M.
Crosswhite, Department of
Economics, NCSU; and George
Winchester, President, N. C.
Association of Soil and Water
Conservation Districts.
Chappells To
Attend Meeting In
Blowing Rock
Mrs. Annie Lou Chappell,
Assistant Cashier of Peoples
Bank and Trust Co., her husband
and 2 boys will be at the French
Swiss Ski School in Blowing Rock
on Feb. 7 and 8, 1970 for the
Winter meeting of the North
Carolina Group of National
Association of Bank-Women, Inc.
NABW is an organization of
women bank officers in all fifty
states of the U. S. A., Canada, and
a few foreign countries.
Ski lessons will be given on
Saturday, and the Chairman of
the North Carolina Group, Miss
Peggy A. Howie, will preside at
meeting oh Sunday. Miss Howie
is Operations Officer of North
Carolina National Bank, and
resides in Charlotte.
Mrs. Jean Harrison, Vice
President, Payroll and Benefits
Department at Wachovia Bank
and Trust Co. in Winston- Salem
will moderate a discussion on
"Women on the Move."
Covering that subject as
panelists will be Miss Madelyn
Eve, Assistant Vice-President,
Credit Operations at North
Carolina National Bank in
Charlotte, Mrs. Adelaide Scott,
Assistant Vice-President,
Operations at Peoples Bank and
Trust Co. in Rocky Mount, and
Administrative Assistant Mrs.
Dorothy Butler in the Trust
Department of First-. Citizens
Bank and Trust Co. in Raleigh.
Arrangements for the Ski
lessons were made by Mrs.
Mildred Gwinn, Special Services
Officer, North Carolina National
Bank in Charlotte, while Mrs.
Viola M. Billue, Assistant
Secretary at Bank of Charlotte, is
general Chairman of the
meeting.
Hertford Fire Dept.
Activity Report
Department Status: 27 active
Firemen operating four units of
fire fighting equipment.
The department answered 56
calls, of which 15 were within the
city limits, 39 rural calls, and 2
calls outside Perquimans County.
Men responding to calls - 765,
Time spent on calls - 40 hours
and 5 minutes, Man hours spent
on calls - 753, Property value
involved $91,800.00, Estimated
value of loss $30,400.00, Injuries -4.
The department obtained a 1969
Ford Howe firm pumper with a
750 gallon per minute engine.
(Purchased by Perquimans
County).
There were 23 hours of training
offered by Hertford Fire
Department during 1969.
The department gained three
new firemen during 1969. They
are, James Robertson, Bobby
Heath, and Jimmy Stallings. W.
F. Ainsley retired as an active
firemen in October of 1969.
Department officers of 1970
are:
Chief - R. C. Elliott
Assistant Chief - Francis B.
Nixon
Secretary & Treasurer -Charles
Eley
Company l Captain - Lloyd R.
"Pete" Riddick
Company l Lieutenant - C. T.
Skinner, Jr.
Company 2 Captain - Henry C
Stokes
Company 2 Lieutenant - Z. D.
"Jack" Robertson
Annual
Hog Sho w
The First Annual Albemarle
Area Market Hog Show and Sale
will be held on February 10, 1970
at the Livestock Show Barn in
Plymouth, N. C. sponsored by the
Albemarle Area Swine
Development Committee. "The
general rules and regulations are
available at the County Extension
Office, and pny interested farmer
should contact the Extension
Office for information on these
rules and regulations", states
Billy Griffin, Assistant
Agricultural Extension Agent.
"Each exhibitor must notify his
County Extension Office by
February 5, 1970 if he plans to
exhibit in this show", further
states Griffin. The following is
the program of events : 7 :00 A.M.
-11:00 A. M. Weigh and pen all
entries; 11:00 A. M. -1:00 P. M.
Lunch; 1:00 P. M. - 2:00 P. M.
View Commercial displays; 2:00
P. M. Judge Hoof Carcass Class;
3:00 P. M. Judge Adult Show;
6:30 P. M. Presentation of
Awards; 7:00 P. M. Sale of All
Entires.
"We feel that this is an ex
cellent opportunity for hog
producers to see what quality
hogs they are now producing and
help them in selecting breeding
stock to produce quality pigs in
future years". "I feel it will be
well worth your time whether you
produce swine or not to attend
this First Area Market Hog Show
and Sale, view the exhibits and
observe the events which will
take place", states Griffin.
Flight Engineer
Openings Are
Available
Brigadier General William J.
Payne, Commander of the North
Carolina Air National Guard,
announced today that the 145
Military Airlift Group, NCANG,
based at Charlotte's Douglas
Municipal Airport has immediate
openings for former Air Force
enlisted men who are interested
in becoming Flight Engineers.
Interested persons should
contact Major William T. Bundy
Jr., or CMSgt Myron L. Pigg at
Hqj North Carolina Air National
Guard, Douglas Municipal
Airport, Charlotte, NC 28208,
telephone number 399-6363, for
further information.
Community Meet
To Be Held Feb. 11
The Hertford Community meet,
ing will be held Wednesday Feb.
ruary 11, 1970 8 p.m. at the
Economic Resource Center, 210
Hyde Park St. Hertford, N. C.
all residents of Hertford are
urged to attend.
John Beers Named 1970
Heart Fund Chairman
John Beers will serve as
Campaign Chairman of the 1970
Heart Fund Campaign in
Perquimans County, it was an
nounced by the president of the
Heart Association. The campaign
will be conducted throughout
February and will have a goal of
$1,500.00.
Beers will be assisted by the
following serving as key com
mittee chairmen in the month
long campaign to support
research, educational and
community service activities of
Association.
Rural Heart Fund Directors -Miss
Sheri Taylor and Mrs. M. B.
Taylor; Heart Fund Benefit
Chairman - Mrs. Ed Griffin;
Treasurer and Memorial Gifts -Roy
Chappell; Special Gift
Chairman - Henry Stokes;
Business Day Chairman - Charles
Eley; Baloon and Tag Chairmen
Mrs. Emmett Landing and Mrs.
Paul Byrum;
Heart Sunday Captains - Mrs.
Donald Morris, Mrs. Bill Cox,
Mrs. Carl Sawyer and Miss Bill
Perquimans County
Rescue Squad
Monthly Report
The Perquimans County
Rescue Squad at its regular
meeting voted that since we
serve the ppople of Perquimans
county it was only fair that we let
them knew what the squad ac
tivities, are.
In January we welcomed two
new member."., Milton Dail Jr.
and S'ijve Perry into the squad.
On Jan. 12th and 14th Dr. William
F. Crutchley of Elizabeth City
conducted an E. O. Four course
in the auditorium of the
Agriculture Building. Twenty
Two men were in attendance and
were certified. This course is
required to receive an ambulance
attendant card which u required
by the Stale of North Carolina.
During January we answered
26 calls in Perquimans County
composed of emergencies and
transfers. Our three vehicles
traveled 942 miles. Squads one,
two, three and four logged 1440
man hours on duty at the squad
room and the day squad being
subject to call while at work 792
man hours, it was reported today
by the squad reporter.
Local Student Advances
In Scholarship Competition
Miss Nannette Dawn Ambrose
of Hertford is one of 19 high
school seniors from 14 area
counties who was interviewed in
Williamston Tuesday, Feb. 3, by
the Katharine Smith Reynolds
Scholarship Committee from
District One.
The 19 young women are
competing for a Reynolds
Scholarship to the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
The scholarship will be worth
$6,400 for four years of study at
UNC-G.
Mrs. C. B. Randall of Kinston is
chairman of the committee which
will select two district finalists
Saturday. The two district
finalists will be interviewed in
Greensboro March 16 by the
Reynolds Scholarship Central
Committee.
The Central Committee will
name one winner from each of
the 11 districts in the state, and
Red Cross Seeks
Help For Horace
White Family
The Perquimans County
Chapter of the Red Cross is
asking for help for the Horace
White family of Winfall, who lost
their home and practically all of
their personal belongings in a fire
recently.
Household items, clothes or
anything else would be greatly
appreciated.
The couple lost their infant son
in the fire, but they have a year
old boy who wears size 12 to 18
months clothes. The father wears
size 15-1 2 - 33 shirt; 32-32 pants.
The mother wears a size 10 skirt;
12 dress and 7-1 2 shoe. The
grandmother wears a size 18 or
18-1 2 dress and size 7 shoe.
If you have something for this
family please contact ' George
White, Jr., Perquimans County
Red Cross Chairman, at 426-7891.
Cooper ; Rural Chairmen Park-ville-
Mrs. Vernon Lee Perry;
New Hope - Mrs. Fannie Hurdle
and Mrs. James Harrell;
Belvidere I - Miss Dianne
Layden; Belvidere II - Mrs.
Archie Riddick; Hertford II -Mrs.
Thurman Harrell; Bethel
Mrs. Billy Harrell; and Durante
Neck - Mrs. Garland Baker.
Regional jail is
Approved By
Commissioners
The Perquimans County Board
of Commissioners adopted a
resolution Monday stating that
Perquimans County will par
ticipate in the construction of a
Regional Jail along with
Pasquotank and Camden
Counties. The resolution further
states that the State of North
Carolina will provide matching
funds in the amount appropriated
by the counties involved. Con
struction is to begin in the near
future.
The Board appointed Joseph
Nowell, Jr. to serve as Director ofr
the Perquimans County In
dustrial Development Com
mission to fill the unexpired term
of Russell Baker.
In other matters of business
reports were heard from the
Home Economics Extension and ,
Social Service Departments.
Colonial Stores
Declare Dividend
Directors of Colonial Stores
Incorporated, 418-storc
southeastern and midwestern
supermarket chain, today
declared a regular quarterly cash
dividend of 35 cents a share on
common stock.
The regular quarterly cash
dividend of 50 cents per share
was declared on outstanding 4
per cent preferred stock.
Both dividends are payable
March 2, 1970, to stockholders of
record on February 16, 1970.
Colonial Stores, with
headquarters in Atlanta, has
operations in the following
states: Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland,
North Carolina, Ohio, South
Carolina and Virginia.
will also choose one winner- al
ia rge from the 22 final nominees.
The Reynolds Scholarships
were established in 1962 by the Z.
Smith Reynolds Foundation in
Winston-Salem in memory of
Katharine Smith Reynolds, wife
of the founder of the Reynolds
Tobacco Company, an alumna of
UNC-G, and mother of the late R.
J. Reynolds Jr.
Cancer Clinic
The Northeastern Cancer
Clinic will be held on Friday
afternoon Feb. 6th, with
registration beginning at 12:30
p.m. A chest X-ray will be given
to anyone wishing it along with
the examination of the five areas
of the body where cancer is most
easily found and cured. Only 30
people can be seen at the center
each month, due to limited
facilities, so it is suggested that
anyone who wishes to be assured
of an appointment should write or
call the ancer Center, Health
Dept., Elizabeth City, N.C. for a
priority. Examinees are asked to
bring a robe or housecoat with
them.
Watch For False
Revenue Officers
Or Agent
Taxpayers here should watch
out for unscrupulous individuals
posing as IRS employes to extort
money on the pretense of
satisfying unpaid taxes, J. E.
Wall, District Director of In
ternal Revenue for North
Carolina, cautioned.
Wall said all bonafide employes
of the Internal Revenue Service
who contact the public carry
distinctive identification. Ask to
see these credentials if the person
who claims to be an IRS employ
approaches you and does not
identify himself .