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1 "'. Standard Printing Co. xx Lcuistille, Ky. 40200 THE P.E. RQUIMAN Volume XXVII -44 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, October 29, 1970 10 Cents Per Copy BE SURE TO VOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd. in in Celebrating One Year Service To Perquimans Co. Citizens iwmw wyti i i 1 IP -Pi- n I Si - .A- .fcn,ii nlii.iiiiitiii..i n'nmiiii i linn SSTto Sef1',r Cftken's Day Obserued At To Begin Bee. 2 CJ,cr 1 1 ,,,J AAathvJiet rhin The Edenton Employment Security Commission has received approval of a training course under the Manpower Development Training Act in Farm Equipment Mechanic and Operator. This course will begin on November 2nd and will run for 16 weeks. The training will be offered in Edenton at 709 North Broad Street. There will be a training allowance paid for partcipation in this program. Training will be 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, and will consist of 2 hours a day of basic education and 6 hours a day of shop and classroom in struction. There are good possibilities for employment in this field of work. Through the help of the Economic Improvement council, inc., director Mr. Roy Lowe, and an Incentive Grant from O.E.O., to Perquimans County. A panel truck to be used for transportation was pur chased with part of the funds. In , meeting with persons in com munity meetings, throughout the county, transportation was one of the most expressed needs. Named Perquimans County Mini Bus, by sixteen children (its first passengers) that rode back and forth to school for trainable children in Elizabeth City last year. The bus is still providing those children that service this year. Additional services have been added since October 1, 1969. Some of the places traveled by this bus in the past year: Cancer Hospital - Lumberton 2, Elizabeth City doctor's office 8, hospital 3, dentist 8, Chowan doctors 58, hospital 8, Raleigh;? C. 3, Reidville, to Betsy-Jeff Penn Mansion and 4-H Camp 3, Chowan County 1969 Fair 1, Chowan County 1970 Fair 2, Perquimans County Union School Science Class to Surry Virginia Electric Plant 1, Navy Medical Center, Virginia 1, Coast Guard Base, Elizabeth City, N. C, 2, Cherry Hospital, Goldsboro, N. C. 2, Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill 6, Duke Hospital, Durham 8, Medical Clinic, Greensville 5, Eye Clinic, Washington, N. C. 3, Caswell, Kinston 1, Doctor's Office, Hertford 25, Locate Beach 6, Senior Citizens to tour one of the local Nursing Homes. Having traveled a total of 28,177 miles, with 4,896 persons riding this bus for one reason or another. The Mini Bus is 'still covering a lot of ground. Serving as a form of transportation for people to the doctor, hospital, dentist, healtfi dept., both local and out of town, School children have used it on trips that were educational as well as pleasure. Assistance to those that receive donated food. Students wanting to attend their out of town football games. This bus transports 18 of the thirty children who attend Headstart Classes in the Perquimans Union School daily, 11 children to Trainable Classes in Elizabeth City. Ladies to at tend Family Planning Clinic at the Health Dept. when needed. Transported people to attend Adult Education Classes last year. To date the bus has carried persons or picked up and delivered donated food to 480 families in the county. Carrying people to the food classes held each month in the county. Travel to the 2 out of town football games, carrying the cheerleaders and a few of the students that wanted to attend the games. It has carried church groups to other churches as far away as Virginia. So you can see that Perquimans County Mini Bus has grown a lot in 12 months. Even though it's small in size, it's big in travel. Having helped a large number in many ways in the past and still running strong. We have not been able to serve every person that has asked, but we have tried to cover as many as possible. Having to depend upon the persons riding, and contributions from the public to operate this bus, service and maintenance are taken care of out of those funds, as well as the driver. This does not mean that a person can not ride if they can't pay. We have just as many or more riding that cannot pay as we have that do pay something. We have Senior Citizens and rSM CELEBRATING - Ptge 6) - Murray Morehead Scholarship Nominees Brant Murray, Edmond White and Archie Blanchard, seniors at Perquimans High. School have been nominated to receive the John Motley Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to male students for merit without consideration of need, for un dergraduate study leading to an academic degree. The scholarships are valued at $2,100 per year plus the tuition dif ferential, subject to renewal upon the maintenance, by students, of standard of work and conduct which in the opinion of the Trustees of the Foundation, justify the awards. Each eligible school selects its nominees through its own scholarship committee. v'f V 0 i iini y . j0 Senior Citizens Day was observed at First United Methodist Church in Hertford, N.C. on Sunday, October 25. The elderly citizens were issued a special invitation to be present at the morning worship service. Mrs. R.S. Monds gave warm words of welcome to all those able to be present. Significant at the service was the presentation by W.D. Cox, Church Lay Leader, of a one hundred dollar bill to Mr. P.L. Stephens, as a birthday gift from the church. Mr. Stephens was 100 years old on October 26. The above picture shows Mr. Stephens and Mr. Cox as the presentation of the gift was being made. Following the morning worship, those senior citizens present were served a delicious luncheon in the Fellowship Hall by the Women's Society of Christian Service of the local church. Named To Who's Who in American Education Centers Fifteen Atlantic Christian College students have been named to "Who s Who is American Colleges and Universities," according to Dr. Lewis H. Swindell Jr., dean of the college. Joyce Ann Copeland was named from Perquimans County. Joyce is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Copeland of Route 2, Hertford. Recipients were chosen by a vote of the college's faculty and administration on the basis of scholarship, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities,- ISDN C W mil t I ' ' . .1? . i WL. to Dil Young fholdfng his clean-shaven son) was judged the btautifullest beard and Bill Cherry was selected as the man with the handsomest sideburns and mustache. i r d a - i k Url f An automotive relic in the parade was a smooth-running An Impressive float was manned by the Hertford Jaycees 1928 Butch featuring Mr. and Mrs. Steve Perry. The and depicted Chief Kllcocanen and George Durant and Perry younguns are In the rumble seat. the signing of the first deed. 'Banfeer Hours' prevented a few people from seeing the watch owned by George Durant. It was part of a display at Peoples Bank and Trust Company. JPtt - fas Lester Keel and family showed an early version of Keel's Cobbler Shop. -, -: ' ) I. . 1 U V' fT I All- iVTs - Betty Hurdle's Girls SoibaII TeamIoated merrily down Lloyd Dad got his own float going and it showed what the street - looking like this. washday was like years back. 1 A 1? 1 . ',4 -; White, the Earl o Hertford, had a friendly smile 1 V ive for everyone throughout the big week. ' They shaved and sang. It was Gerald Blanchard'e .. Mrs. Joe Nowell cut the first slice of the huge centennial Barber Shop Quartet. birthday cake then It was serve-and-dig-ln. Clarence Shackelford, a clown with or without uniform, : poses next to uh-er-poses next to -uh l Let's take a last, long, lingering look at some of thel items that made the tricentennial so successful a few I weeks ago. ! The Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event turned out to be the most successful endeavor - and a week-long- -it was, too -ever put on in Perquimans County. Some of the reasons for Its success you'll see In these' pictures. And while it was only a few weeks ago perhaps they'll . . bring back some pleasant memories. ' ; Also - since so many people In the county were In-. -volved, one way or another, with what Is pictured here " this page should wind up in many a scrapbook. . " ; And- many, many years from now - you can tell your children or grandchildren - about the billltllg trlcen-' tennial
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