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r I) THE U. 11 Volume XXVII -42 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, October 15, 1970 10 Cents Per Copy WEE LY SJrintterAndCcx SctUpParfido f- The Tri-Centennial parade set for October 17th is taking form in a solid manner reports Bill cox, parade co-chairman. The theme of the parade is "Pefcjulmans County Prowess on Parade" The first section of the parade as has been described (in. the Weekly) tut week will be lead by the famous all girl Perquimans County Marching Unit under the direction of Mrs. LaClair Rogerson. Thomas Ed Chappell, who is sporting the longest beard thus far, will portray Rev. Martin Ross, who organized the Bethel Baptist Church. Jack Caddy will represent John Harvey, an early North Carolina Governor from Perquimans County. A float of BPW Club members will depict a colonial milltlna nartv Tnmmv Dunne!! 1 -"B I V ' J CI . Pualetown, with the able assistance of Mrs. Darvin Carver and Mrs. Kathryn Lamb, has restored a buggy to be driven fn the parade. The Homemakers Extension Clubs under the direction of Mrs. Minnie B. Taylor and W. C. Strowd have created a number of interesting floatsSenior Citizens will ride in the parade. L. R. "Flutch" Dail has come up with an idea that will be very unusual for a parade. Jerry Turner, an 86 year old youngster, will drive his garden tractor. The Towns of Winfall and Hertford are ex pected to have entries in the parade. The second section of the parade will be lead by the U. S. iNavy School of Music Band from Little Creek, Vs. This band was 'obtained by a Hertford native, Captain William H. Hardcastle, jjr., Commanding Officer of ItheUtUe Creak Naval Base. The "band will be followed by 4-H clubs, Boy and Cub Scouts, Little league teams on trucks, mule and cart entries by Robert Elliott and Floral Felton, and special Interest floats as mentioned in a lews story last week by Frank loberts. A miniature Model T p-ord will be driven by Henry F.5 Ward, Jr. as well as a 1928 Bulck Iriven by Steve Perry, Jr. Mr. Sari "Breezle" Hollowell of .Winfall will conduct a deer hunt down the parade route with his 'mous Blue Tick Hounds, !2owed by Ray White and his dogs with a live coon on the .at, Eddie Barber's beagle Jogs may not be able to find the rabbit due to limited running Space. Clarence Shackleford, a plown of renown will entertain parade watchers. r. Bet You Didn't Know This rr,v ' " v" "," ' K! f li MM. ill V t A, i mr tin - is m --mrf "r i i iiiiittiT jkSSy" ""' I'i'-l " rr--uli .w.-w,,. ...minimi MMMxM WMMMV tmm ' 1 Visit Peoples Bank And View Jewelry OnDisplay It's George Durant's Pocket Watch. Being twelve letters in Dur ant's name -the letters are the hour marks on the priceless watch. To wind it up, there is a little key. The watch was loaned Peoples Bank display during the Centennial celebra tion thru the courtesy of the late Steve Perry family. Old Timers Pose For Camera Till v i r TIMBERS OF OLD BRIDGE IN HOU8E We bet that you didn't know, that right in Hertford stands a house that was constructed from timbers from the old float bridge shown above. The house Is located on Dobbs Street and Is a part of the estate left by Captain and Mrs. T. S. White, now belonging to Thomas S., Jr., Julian, and Walter White,, and Virginia White Transeau. An Adventure The first mission study of the United Methodist Church is scheduled for the 18th and 25th of October at 7:30 p.m. "Com municating the Gospel or How the word gets Around" is the general study for 1970-71. It is designed to give united MethodlsO understanding ind Insights as to how to carry on Christ's unfinished business "As is witnessed in the 20th Cen tury." Mrs. Marion Riddick will be conducting the emphasis and it promises to be a very in teresting one. Bicycle Riders Welcome! You 'All Come Jessie Cox today issued the following Bicycle Riders (Welcome, in the Tri-Centennial Parade. All ages welcome, young, and adults, to ride bicycles no matter what model, in Saturday's Perquimans County Tri Centennial Parade beginning at 3 o'clock, Saturday afternoon October 17th at Perquimans High School. Seymour Chappell and son Jerry, dressed in their Centennial Celebration outfits were caught by our cameraman while viewing the Historical displays in the downtown windows. Sale Fri.f Oct. 30 St. Catherine's Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will hold its annual Harvest Sale and Luncheon on Friday, Oc tober 30th from 12 noon til 2:00 p.m. in the Episcopal Parish House. Tickets may be secured from any member of St. Catherine's Auxiliary. Perquimans County recreation Vill be displayed in the parade by various boats and trailers, Jumping units, and a golf cart weratea oy area wiae gouers J. and Margaret Lane. The arious members of the erqulmans Horse and Pony !ub will bring fanfare to the wade. I The third segment of the parade will offer some in teresting entries pointing out TFood, Clothing, Shelter and Service" on parade in Perquimans County. This section t the parade will feature far iters, field workers, merchants, businesses, agricultural, sgging, Industrial, and service Concerns hat provide em '.oyment and stability to the sonomy of the county. A float of fecial interest will be the Csmillia Milk Cow" obtained y Mr. and Mrs. McCoy Phthisic. &er mobile units will feature jive models, moving displays, uildlng trades, logging, and :eavy equipment. Uniformed members of the lertford Fire Department will aist In lining up the parade at high school staging area, and ill also have fire apparatus on andby at various locations, niformed members of the erqulmans County Rescue luad will assist in traffic trol at key points of the arade, and have a first aid unit atloned along the parade route. tCharles Skinner, Jr., parade halrman said he would like to Jink all the parade participants x advance and also the persons listing in securing entries for :m parade, Skinner stated, "I ve never before seen such west as has been shown by Ivlduals contacted to be in the ide. This is truly Perquimans nty Unity.", . Confirmed At Holy Trinity Church 1 ;,1 w mm':' "r- " " Perquimans Centennial Featuring Abundant Displays of Old Relics ; H ' , XTl 11 fit...,) ( r.. ii mj i T"T i mmmm ipc'j ill y.' I WM jTrn fW'W-ft UJ-te Downtown stores in the heart of Hertford have their windows dressed up wivh old relics dating back to ?. Displayed is a cradle that Gov. Harvy slept in. The displays are too numerous to mention and are well worth a trip to see. When this reporter was viewing the window displays Monday afternoon late, there were people from Norfolk, Windsor and other places taking a look. An unidentified person from Norfolk said, "This is one of the best displays of old items I've ever seen." The Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina (the Eastern third of N. C.) administered the Apostolic Rite of Confirmation, delivered the sermon and Celebrated the Holy Communion on October 4th at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Hertford. It was the occasion of the 25th year of the Bishop's Consecration. The service was followed by luncheon In honor of the Bishop and Mrs. Wright in the Parish House. The Bishop and Rector and those confirmed are shown above: Gerald Lee Kalapos, Louis Walter Kalapos; Jr., Mary Breese Ritter, Robert Meredith Murray, Dawn Marie . Doxier, Polly Sanders Haste, Mrs. (Leslie L.) Brenda Louise Copley Koonti, and Denise Gayle McDonald. The Rev. Edwin T. Williams, rector of Holy Trinity is shown conversing with Bishop Wright prior to the luncheon. Mrs. Morgan Played Big Part In County Progress Mrs. W. M. Morgan, affectionately known in Perquimans County as "Mama Morgan" will celebrate her nth birthday on Friday, October 16, 1970. Well known throughout Perquimans and surrounding counties Mrs. Morgan with her late husband, W. M. Morgan (known as the furniture man) opened up the W. M. Morgan Fur niture business here in Hertford May 3, 1914. : Mrs. Morgan assisted Mr. Morgan, her activities were, generally confined to the bookkeeping end of the business. For over twenty years Mrs. Morgan assisted her husband in the business until her health began to fail, and to restore her to good health she retired from the store in 1939. The Morgans thru the years built up a good furniture business In which the entire community is proud, and the' couple kindled friendship tmong ell of those that knew them. Mrs. Morgan has two children, Mist Helen Morgan and Mrs. B. C. Berry. Sheriff Brough ton Poses For His Picture 4 Mrs. W. F. Ainsley, sidewalk photographer (actually owner of Gregory's here) stands in front of store helping Perquimans Sheriff Julian H. Broughton to pose for a picture before her old type camera. Beard Judging Sat. Afternoon At 6:00 All of our whiskered friends are reminded that the beard- ludsins contest will be held at the Municipal Building Saturday at 8 p.m. while you're enjoying the American Legion-sponsored fish frv. First prize goes to the hand somest face-full of hair and will be $15. The second prize, $10, goes to the runner-up. There will be two judges on hand to carefully check each strand of hair so, if you've been growing a beard and sideburns and a mustacjie for the Trlcentennial, bring It down to the Municipal Building Saturday evening. And - may the best beard win! Rites Held For Mrs. Chappell Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Corprew Chappell, 83, of Norfolk, Virginia, who died Tuesday night were held Friday at 3:00 in the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. Melvin Styons and the Rev. Charles Alligood. '"Face to Face " was sunt the Bethlehem Church Cr They were accompanied by Mrs. Llna Ruth Morgan, organist. The casket pall was made of white chrysanthemums, white gladioli, and fern. Pallbearers were John Cor prew Sr., Thomas Ed Chappell, William Stallings, Richard Small, Joe White and William Dennis. Burial was in the Bethel Cemetery. ng by Choir. ;-.JbnWW'' . . . . ZKmm WleWfc , 4 ,'s ' I A v : X- A- y 2 jr &r - PFC WILLIE E. GOODMAN is shown receiving "Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device for heroism in connection with ground operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Private First Class Goodman distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on the 9th of April 1970. while serving as a crewman with Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 5th Calvary on a blocking force mission north of the Baluong Valley, Quang Tri Province. Early that morning the platoon suddenly came under an intense barrage of small arms, automatic weapons, rocket propelled grenade fire, B-40 rockets, and satchel charges. During the initial attack PFC Goodman received serious wounds. Disregarding these wounds, he supplied a constant source of fire power at the advancing enemy. He was instrumental in securing that section of the" night defensive position. His willingness to protect his position, despite the severity of his wounds demonstrated his courage. PFC Goodman's bravery and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military ser vice and reflect great credit upon himself, hit unit, and the United States Army. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.' E.A. Goodman of Hertford.
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