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Volume XXVII- No. 7
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, February 18, 1971
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ilMss Vickie Perry
Named Sweetheart
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I Vickie Perry of Elizabeth City
Was crowned Sweetheart of
Albemarle Academy during the
half-time of the Albemarle vs.
PUngo basketball game Satur
day. 'Miss Perry, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Perry of
Brothers Drive, was crowned by
the 1970 queen, Mrs. Bonnie
Stallings.
' Princesses in the Sweetheart
Queen's court were: Mary Sue
Wright, 8th grade, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wright;
judge Walker Presides
At Perq District Court
judge Wilton Walker presided
atthe- Wednesday session of
erquimans County District
our t and disposed of the
bllowing cases:
William R. Proctor, charged
with support action in arrears
was ordered to pay $800.00 and
$37.50 weekly;
William Alfred Mitchell
harged with hit and run
&f0ivw1 a ft mnnths spntpiwp
jvnicn was suspended upon
Wment of a fine of $100.00 and
osts;
Lorenzo Harris, charged with
saving a concealed weapon and
lischarging a firearm, was given
6 months sentence, which was
uspended upon the following
onditions 1. Pay a fine of $30.00
nd costs, 2. Placed on probation
n 9 vaara urifh liaunl mnHiHnne
y Gun to be confiscated by
jheriff's Dept. and disposed of;
I Edward Sylvester Williams
harged with driving under the
nfluence of Intoxicating liquors,
2nd offense) received a
anths sentence, which was
.uspended upon payment of a
line of $250.00 and costs and
jrdered not to operate a motor
fehicle until he shall be duly
icensed by the State of N.C. An
nnpeal was noted and bond was
let at $500.00:
I Robert Samuel Svkes. charged
vlth driving under the influence
f intoxicating liquors, (2nd
iffense) was given a 6 months
entence, which was suspended
ipon payment of a fine of $250.00
..ml costs and ordered not to
perate a motor vehicle in N.C.
mtil he shall be duly licensed or
Us-driving privilege has been
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Eurnell Elwood Webb,
tanning Assistance
Approved For
Watershed Project
in a letter received last week
h the office of F. A. McGoogan,
'Strict Conservationist for SCS,
nrtp Mr. Charles W. Bartlett,
'lie Conservationist,' Soil
wervation Service; Mr,
.ett states: "The Ad
Water of the Soil Con
. ation Service authorized
Mining assistance for the Bear
jwamp Watershed, Chowan and
frquimans Counties, North
ajrollna, on January 25, 1971
, :j$ watershed covers 20,410
''Planning assistance will be
' Med to the sponsoring local
1 'ilzations in the very near
8."
Teresa Dixon, 8th grade,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles T. Dixon Jr.; Sherry
Phelps, 9th grade, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wade A. Phelps;
Rhonda Lane, 10th grade,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Edward Lane; and Pattie
Harris, 12th grade, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Edison Harris.
Pattie Haste was crowned
Future Queen. She is a first
grade student and a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. Erie Haste Jr.
She was escorted by Carl Habit.
charged with driving under the
influence of intoxicating liquors,
received a fine of $125.00 and
costs. It was recommended by
the court that the defendent be
given every possible privilege
for driving to and from work;
Gene Appleton was found not
guilty of assault with a deadly
weapon;
Robert Lewis Revel, charged
with speeding, received a 4
months sentence which was
suspended upon payment of a
fine of $100.00 and costs and
ordered not to operate a motor
vehicle in N.C. during the
suspension period;
Jeff White, charged with
carrying a concealed weapon
and firing into a public building,
was given a 6 months sentence
which was suspended upon
payment of a fine of $75.00 and
costs and ordered not to violate
any laws of the State and Federal
Government during this period -Not
to molest or be in the
presence , of James Williams
when notified by the Clerk of
Superior Court.
25 Young Homemakers
Attend Session of Foods
And Nutrition School
"Food Does Make A Dif
ference", said Mrs. M. B
Taylor, Home Economics Ex
tension Agent to a group of 25
young homemakers who at
tended the opening session of a
series of Six Foods and Nutrition
Lessons, held at the Perquimans
County Office Building this
week. She further stated that
food will help you to keep
younger looking and acting,
build a sound, healthy body, keep
it in good working order, resist
diseases and get well more
quickly, keep mentally and
physically alert, develop steady
nerves, and enjoy life. Every
person should eat a wide variety
ot 10008. scientists have found
that the body needs 50 different
nutrients - "The essentials", of
which are supplied by food. By
choosing foods that contain
certain key nutrients you are
likely to get the "50 essenials"
you need, further states Mrs.
Taylor. The nutrients ate
classified: as proteins, car
bohydrates, fats, minerals, and
vitamins. If homemakers would
follow the daily food guide, this
will help to assure their family's
Funeral Services
Held For
Mrs. Hattie Symons
Mrs. Hattie Gregory Symons,
73, of Route 2, Elizabeth City,
died Thursday morning at 12:05
in the Albemarle Hospital
following an illness of a month. A
native of Pasquotank County,
she was a daughter of the late
Mark and Mrs. Martha Brothers
Gregory and the widow of John
Hill Symons.
She was a retired merchant, a
member of the Oak Grove United
Methodist Church, a member of
the Women's Society of Christian
Service and a member of the
Eastern Star.
Surviving are two sons, Walter
G. Symons of Rt. 2, Elizabeth
City and Jack H. Symons of Rt. 3,
Hertford; a brother, Lucian
Gregory of High Point; a sister,
Mrs. Bliss Bright of Route 2,
Elizabeth City; seven grand
children and one great grand
child. Funeral services were held
Saturday at 2:00 in the Chapel of
the Swindell Funeral Home by
the Rev. W. R. Pinner and the
Rev. Norman Harris.
"Have Thine Own Way, Lord"
was sung by Edward Jordan,
accompanied by Mrs. Preston
Morgan, organist.
The casket pall was made of
white chrysanthemums, white
pom poms and fern.
Pallbearers were Emmett
Stallings, Hilton White, Harvey
Perry, Joe Nowell, Ramsey
Elliott and Jeff Pierce.
Burial was in Highland Park
Cemetery in Elizabeth City.
Public Hearing
To Be Held
In accordance with federal
regulations a public hearing will
be held on the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act Title
III program in North Carolina on
February 25. The hearing, the
first held on ESEA Title III in the
State, is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
-12:00 Noon in the State Board of
Education room on the third
floor of the Education Building in
Raleigh.
North Carolina public schools
have been conducting ex
perimental programs under
ESEA Title III since 1965, the
year the federal legislation was
enacted, according to Dr. Edwin
L. West, Director of the Division
of Development of the State
Education Agency. Many new
ideas and techniques that will
enhance our teaching methods
and curricula have resulted from
the program.
The purpose of the hearing is to
inform all interested people of
the progress being made in
North Carolina schools as
result of funds from ESEA Title
III, said Dr. West. A slide-tjpe
program, will be presented to
accomplish the purpose.
The public is invited to attend,
and anyone wishing to speak at
the hearing should contact Dr.
West at the Department of
Public" Instruction before
February 18.
good health by choosing the
recommended number of ser
vings from each food group. A
daily food guide may be secured
from the Extension Home
Economics Office.
During the first session, the
young homemakers were taught
the relationship of the essential
nutrients to health; they were
shown how the nutrient
requirements vary according to
age. sex, and activity, showed
which foods supply the essential
nutrients, and how the four food
groups , meet the body
requirements for the essential
nutrients. A special exhibit on
the Basic-4-Food Groups, and a
display of Key Nutrients. The
young homemakers played the
Basic 4-Fun game. This class
was taught by Mrs. M. B. Taylor.
The next class wifl be on Key
Nutrients. Mrs. P. P. Battle,
Home Economics Extension
Agent from Gates County will be
the instructor. All young women
and homemakers with young
children, arc asked to attend
these series being held each
Tuesday from 1:30 fern, to 2:30
p.m. in the Perquimans County
Office Building.
Be On Lookout For
George Washington Friday
!
Hey! Don't forget to be on the lookout for George.
Washington, that is! He's got something good for you. He'll
be marching downtown Friday morning and he'll be handing
out certificates. He's got ws of 'em and they're valuable.
They will mean still fujtfner reductions at the stores par
ticipating in theatflmgton Birthday sale - which starts
Friday. Look foiflNiest George for some honest-to-gosh
values.
Governor Scott
Conservationists
DURHAM: Governor Bob
Scott receives Statewide Water
Conservation Award at the Tenth
Annual Governor's Conservation
Achievement Banquet of the
North Carolina Wildlife
Federation held during its
twenty-sixth annual convention
sponsored by the North Carolina
Conservation Education
Foundation in cooperation with
the National Wildlife Federation
and Sears-Roebuck Foundation
February 12, 1971 at The Durham
Hotel, Durham, N.C.
Floyd Mathews of Route 3,
Hertford, N.C. received the Area
Soil Conservation Award, having
been a District Supervisor of the
Albemarle Soil & Water Con
servation District for six years,
actively participating on the
district, area, and state levels.
The Award further reads:
"Working with local schools on
the Conservation Poster Contest,
he has also served as Chairman
of the FFA Land Judging Contest
Committee for the Albemarle
District. He is a "conservation"
farmer on his approximately 449
acres of land that he owns. The
following conservation practices
have been established: con
servation cropping system; crop
By-Laws Of The Perq.
County Restoration Assn.
This week concludes a series of
articles presented by the
Perquimans County Restoration
Association. Last weeks issue
contained the Articles of In
corporation, this week will
consist of the By-Laws of the
Association.
THE PERQUIMANS COUNTY
RESTORATION ASSOC., INC.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I
NAME: The Perquimans County
Restoration Association, Inc.
Students Asked
To Perform
In State Capitol
Student performing or art
groups in all parts of the State,
including those from
Perquimans, are being asked to
present short programs at the
State Capitol Building in Raleigh
during the coming spring and
summer, according to Jim Hall,
Director of Cultural Arts for the
State Education Agency. The
performances, said Hall, will
begin during Heritage Week,
April 18-24, and continue through
the summer.
All kinds of student musical
groups - singing, instrumental,
and so forth-may participate in
the program. Hr I will handle all
programming arrangement-,.
Art groups that might wish to
display craft skills and other
abilities may also perform in
Capitol Square during Heritage
Week, said Hall.
The performances will be
kicked off Monday, April 19. with
Raleigh ceremonies featuring
Mrs. Robert Scott, Heritage
Week Chairman, and State
School Superintendent 1 Craig
Phillips.
The object of Heritage Week -
the first such observance in the
State's history - is to emphasize
North Carolina's rich cultural
heritage and to involve as many
as our million and a quarter
school children as possible in
cultural activities, said Phillips.
Events are planned in all areas
of the State for the week of April
Any group wishing to take part
in the Capitol Heritage Festival
may contact Jim Hall, State
Department of Public In
struction, Raleigh, North
Carolina, 27602 for details.
And Two Local
Receive Awards
residue; field border planting;
open ditch drainage; tile
drainage; grassed waterways;
and woodland site preparation.
His field borders consist of
sericea lespedeza around some
fields and fescue grass around
others, both of which are
beneficial to wildlife."
Governor's Scott's award read
in part: "Throughout his career,
he has demonstrated a con
tinuing interest in the preser
vation and development of the
State's natural resources. A
most significant contribution in
the field of environmental
protection was his vigorour
stand as Governor that the vital
water resources of the marsh
land surrounding Baldhead
Island must be preserved in
undisturbed public ownership for
the benefit of all the people of
North Carolina."
Orville L. Woodhouse of
Grandy, N.C, Currituck County,
received the Governor's Wildlife
Conservation Award for his
working to achieve a better
public understanding and tc
create a better program ol
wildlife management, in his 20
years of service to the sportsmen
of North Carolina;
ARTICLE II
PURPOSES: Please see Articles
of Incorporation, Section III.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP: Please see
Articles of Incorporation, Sec
tion IV.
ARTICLE IV
ANNUAL AND OTHER
MEETINGS: There shall be at
least three meetings a year of the
Board of Directors, one of which
shall be known as the Annual
Meeting and shall include the
Membership. The time and place
of these meetings is to be set by
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS: Please see Articles
of Incorporation, Section V.
ARTICLE VI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
A. The management of the
affairs of the Corporation shall
be vested in a Board of Directors
consisting of (25) twenty-five
members, who shall be elected
as set forth in Article VII of these
By-Laws. Directors shall serve
without compensation.
The Director of the Depart
(See BY-LAWS - Page 3)
Winslow-Blanchard
Ford Distinguished
Winslow-Blanchard Motor Co.,
Inc., Hertford, N.C, has been
selected as one of the out
standing Ford dealerships in the
country. Jack S. Straub, Rich
mond district sales managei for
Ford Division, announced.
Cecil C, Winslow, dealership
president, will receive the Ford
Distinguished Achievement
Award at a luncheon at the
Downtown Club in Richmond,
February 18.
The national award, presented
by Ford Division of Ford
Marketing Corporation, is
designed to honor dealers who
have consistently maintained
superior facilities, customer
service and salesmanship.
"The Distinguished
Achievement Award is just that -
recognition that a dealership
has consistently provided the
best to automotive sales and
service for its customer, over
the past year," Mr. Straub said.
"At the same time, the
dealership has given Ford
Merchants Hold
. in i ual H ash ington s
Wrthday Sale
Once again the merchants in
Hertford will hold their annual
George Washington's Birthdav
Sale.
This year it was decided to
hold the sale February 18th thru
the 22nd.
Washington's Birthday Sale is
major monev saving event of
quimans County.
day to check every
your Perquimans
WWjsfy-Check every ad
vrQsement anc1 save more
moneV on merchandise than ever
beforeS, The merchants have
reduced prices on their mar
chandise to give you the biggest
bargains yet.
Don't forget. Friday morning,
George Washington ? will be in
Hertford giving away gift cer
tificates. 1972 Housing
Fair To lie
Staged In Eden ton
"Your Dream-A-Better
Home" is the theme for the 1972
Housing Fair which will be
staged in Edenton. You, you read
right! The Spring of 1972 has
been selected by the 10 counties
in the Albemarle Area including
Perquimans County as the time
to have commercial and
educational housing exhibits
under one roof. "Since big
commercial representatives will
be on the s cene, it is necessary
to engage them a year in ad
vance and this is the reason for
the early announcemnt." states
Mrs. Paige Underwood, Home
Economics Agent in Perquimans
County. The fair will be a
tremendous attempt to show that
everyone can make better
housing a reality in some degree
Dy improving present conditions.
Mrs. Ralph Harrell, has been
named Perquimans County
Housing Committee Chairman
and will serve on the Board of
Managers for the 1972 Fair. Mr.
Lester Simpson, and Mr. Joe
Spruill are committee members
and will be working in many
areas of the planning and
arrangements fc- the event,
further states Mrs. Underwood,
Agent in Charge. Homemaker
Club Housing Leaders and lay
leaders will also be combining
their interests and efforts to
make the fair an outstanding
contribution to housing in this
area and in North Carolina.
Library News
Two memorial books have
been given to the Perquimans
County Library in the past week.
America this land of ours by the
Country Beautiful editors, and
Methods and Manners of
Cooking, by Axler., both are in
memory of Mrs. Hattie Gregory
Svmons.
Other new books in the library
are: island in the Center of the
World, New Light on Easter
Island, by Father Sebastian
Englert; Crime in America, by
Ramsey Clark; Fell's Guide to
Operating Shortwave Radio; A
Boy Named Charlie Brown, by
Schulz; My Darling, my Ham
burger, by Zindel Nurse in
Jeopa dy, by Humphries,
Romance for Jennifer, by Lock
wood, and The Magic Mirror, by
King.
Mo. Co. Receives
Achievement Award
Division superb representation
in the area's automotive
marketplace."
Winslow-Blanchard Motor Co.,
Inc., has received the award in
three previous years.
Betas To
Participate In Heart
)aign
e Beta Club ot
County High
conduct a door-to-
for local Heart
1971. The volunteer
ill render their ser
vices throughout the county as
Kvell as in some sections of the
town of Hertford.
Please contribute generously
that more may survive.
, NIXON A DRAFT
President Nixon pledged re
cently to make every effort to
end the draft by midsummer of
1973.
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State Jaycee Vice-President
Visits With Hertford Club
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Mr. Gene Racklev. State
LJaycee Vice-President from
rrarboro. North Carolina, visited
with the Hertford Jaycee Club at
their regular meeting on Wed
nesday night. The purpose of Mr.
Rackley's visit was to discuss
kith the local club some state
Jaycee programs that he felt
Aould be applicable to our
situation in the Northeastern
part of the state. Some of the
programs that were discussed
were membership, political
participation, and community
projects.
milium jin-r Kresiciem, joe KOgerson, cisrusses
operation of local club with State Jaycee Vice-Ptvident.
Gene Kackley of Tarboro, N.C.
J. S. Hill Of Near Sunbuiy
Is Champion Peanut Producer
Gates County peanut grower J.
S. Hill of near Sunbury has been
named champion peanut
producer in the Tar Heel State by
the North Carolina State
University Extension Service
and the North Carolina Peanut
Growers Association.
The runner-up is Everett Byrd
of near Clarkton.
Judging in North Carolina was
based on several factors: yield
per acre, quality and size of
peanut allotment.
In order to eliminate inequities
in competition between the small
grower with acreage that can be
quickly harvested and the large
grower who is more vulnerable
to weather conditions, points
were awarded to growers with
larger acreage.
The two winners will receive a
free trip to Key Biscay ne, Fla.,
and Nassau February 19-23, as
guests of Elanco Products
Company at a production and
marketing seminar. Elanco
manufactures Balan R and
Treflan R for peanut weed
control.
Elanco is sponsoring the
seminar this year to honor top
producers from the peanut
growing regions and to present
new production, harvesting and
marketing information.
Hill planted 19.2 acres of
Florigiant peanuts in Norfolk
sandy loam on May 20. In late
October, he harvested an
average of 5,349 pounds per acre.
Winning honors for peanut
production is nothing new for the
Yates County farmer. He has
been county champion for five
years and this is the third year he
has obtained yields of over 5,000
pounds per acre.
Hill broadcast 500 pounds of 0-
19-20 fertilizer to the acre, cut the
seed bed deep and applied and
incorporated Balan just before
planting.
He used 130 pounds of seed per
acre in 38 inch rows and applied
preemerge herbicide just
before crop emergence. The
seeds were planted shallow' -
Maj. Colson Earns Outstanding
Unit Award For Third Time
Major Harold G. Colson, son of
Mrs. Melvin J. Colson Sr. of Rt.
Hertford, N.C, is an air-
crewman in a select Andrews
AFB, Md., special air missions
organization that has earned the
U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit
Award for the third time.
Major Colson is a pilot with the
89th Military Airlift Wing.
The 89th operates a special
fleet of aircraft - including Air
Force One - for the air transport
of the President. It also trans
ports high ranking U.S. officials,
visiting foreign heads of state
and other dignitaries. ' t
The wing received its latest
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Viee-Presidrnt Kaekk' static,
"I am quite impressed with (he
plans that have reeenth been
made by the Hertford ( iu!. and I
am sure that the llei'tord
community will benefit trom
these plans." lie ottered his
services to the loeal club at am
time and told loeal President .loe
Rogerson that he would be glad
to come back to Hertford any
time that he was tailed.
The Hertford .luycees meet
each L'nd and 4th Wednedav at
the Hertford Cafe at ',' p.m 'and
welcome all visitors to their
meetings.
.about one meh deeu. Hill
jid
pot
and
noe
.nd
To control inserts and leaf
Hill applied copper sulpkit'
sevin. He ran : .ou;!,
through the crop n(
cultivated twice.
Byrd planted ''' '.' .
cres of
inuts in
April 15
s h'ter.
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Florigiant and N.C ; e
sandy loam sod between
and May 2d. About Mj da
he harvested an a i : .-im
pounds of peanuts per acre
He used a bottom plow to break
deep. then used a power driven
tiller to apply a pre pl int her
bicide. His fertiliser program
varied from field' to field, but
alwavs. he said, "it was based on
N. C. State University recom
mendations to the letter ."
Byrd planted )2h pounds of
feed to the acre in :14 and 38 inch
ows, leaving a broad middle for
the tractor. He planted, about two
inches deep.
He applied a post -emerge
herbicide and didn't have to
cultivate at all
Neither the champion nor the
runner up had to irrigate due tj
ample rainfall And the aosence
f serious leaf sootiina con
tributed to the good yield.
Both Hill and Byrd averaged
about 14 cents per pound for their
entire crop.
Sgt. Ayscuc On
Duty In Thailand
U.S. Air Force Senior Master
Sergeant John D. Ayscue, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H Ayscue
of Rt. 2, Hertford. N.C . is on
duty at Korat Royal Thai AFB
Thailand.
Sergeant Ayscue is an aircraft
systems superintendent assigned
to a unit of the Pacific Air
Forces. Before his arrival in
Thailand, he served at Shaw
AFB, S C.
The sergeant is a P.H9 graduate
of Perquimans County High
School. His wife. Wilma, is the
daughter of Mrs. H I'. Goodwin
kf 4316 Hickory
Wood Lane,
poraville. Ga
citation for safe and reliable
operation during the past two
years.
The major will wear a
distinctive service ribbon to
mark his affiliation with the
39th.
He was commissioned upon
completion of the Air Force
Reserve Officers Training Corps
program at East Carolina
University where he received bi
B.S. degree in 1955. He is a 1951
graduate of Perquimans County
High School. '
His wife, Shirley, is the
daughter of Mrs. D R. Moore of
Norlina, N.C.