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x: Standard printing Co. xx TMEFEMUIMAN EKLY SWE t VolumeJXXyil-lo. 15 Miss StaWngs Miss Joyce Dlannt Stalling! and Miss Yvonne ' yoWmtr will graduate from- Louise Obicl School o T Nur$lng Sunday in commncmcnt exercises to be held ai the Suffolk Christian Church In Suffolk attp.m. Mil Stalling! 1$ tht daughter of Mr. and Mr. John . Stalling of Route J, Htrtford. Mi Vollmer ( tht daughter of Mr$. Ptggy Ann Muldrow of Winfall. COA Saty rs ' The College of The Albemarle Satyrs, the College Chorale, member! of the Albemarle Choral Society and the Modern 'Dance and Technical Theatre classes are rehearsing for the College Lyceum production of Lerner and Loew'a Broadway Musical, Brigadoon. Performance! will be May 14, IS, and 17 with 8:15 p.m. curtain times. Tickets will be available! at the door performance nights or may be purchased in advance at the Elizabeth City Chamber on Commerce, -.The cast includes Nancy Blades (Fiona Mac Laren), Bob Homelsky (Tommy), Jill iCrandall (Mea Brackie). Jim 'Bridges (Jeff), Kitty Whltaker (Jean Mac Laren), Richard Simmons (Charlie Dalrymple) Pat Twiddy (Harry Beaton) Patiy Houts (Maggie), Jack Horton (Mr. Lundle), and Carlyle Horner (Andrew? Mae ' Corann Sawyer (Jane),' An drew Stoll (Stuart Dalrymple) Talmadge Rose (Angus), John Lawrence (Archie Beaton), Sal Ctaelll (Sandy), Craig Maddox (Mac Gregor), and Shirley Viveiros (Kate) Others in the cast include Andrew Smithson, Sandy Davis, Tom Jewell, Don Jackson, Bill Kennedy, Martin Lundell and Bruce Garrison in the traditional Scottish Sword Dance which features Pat Twiddy. ' Brigadoon contains numerous Scottish folk dances combined with modern ballet as well as many well known ballads. This production will include the following singers and dancers: Alberta Midgett,. Grace Sawyer, Judy Wheeler, Debbie Evans, Bruce Wiseman, Kay Kennedy, Laura Vivieroa Bobble GUI, Patty ChappeU, Lynn Rose, Kitty Redfern, Susan MacKenzle, Mary Moore, yuicnnic covmgion, secay fll 1- . W A . . . woodhouse, Cheryl Brown, Dehors Griffin, Julie Hood, Wade Sawyer, Wayne Farmer, Kim Rose, Kathy Pugh, Nellie .Blount, Max Woodcock, Loretta 4 Jolly, Robert MacKentle, Laurie Owens, Leary Spence, J.J : Montague Installed As President n. iv. ibooi Montague was Installed u the 1971-72 President V the Eastern Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Associationn at the association's third annual meeting held April i it the Town and Country Restaurant in WllllamstonJ North Carolina. Mr. Montague, of Newport, succeeds Dr. Karl VanHorn of Washington as President. Other officers for the coming year are: Miss Carolyn Fulghum of Greenville President-Elect; Mr. Rowland Pruette, Murfreesboro, Vice Fresident; . Mr. Edward ravport, Shlloh, , Vice ir: -;.Mr. John Whalen, -A Vice-President, Mr. J.J. ;daualx. Slaiiry. Vlce 'resldont; rr. Jimmie L. Iorrls, VaEcrt.fro, Vlce rresident; Kr. X.LLn Smart, lavelock, SecrCrry; t!r. J. T. Zzmiso, GreenvL-j, Treirjer ;r, Curs Eag Cava. niw-r" r. . Lrii llt'.l-t , frca Tl. Cc.t rs lis. Jiwi;-T, tj . frion ii2i.a, Ui. Miss VoBmer Rehearsing Harris, Shirley Newsome, Dyra Bazemore. Deloris Ferebee Minnie Gregory, Nina Scott, Ernestine Evans, Cynthia Soence. Karen Neverdowsky David Griffin, Phillip and Tim Stalls, Elizabeth Bonner, Mary Jordan, Janie Bennett Catherine Wills, Joe Dixon, Nancy Ferebee, Gloria Felton, Emma Hathaway, Bonnie Boyce, Rona Lindsay, Darryl Bobbitt, Vickl Robbins (featured soloist), and Wanda Winslow (featured dancer). The production will be directed by Lucy Vaughan, assisted ny Andra Midgett. Instrumental music will be supplied by members of the East Carolina Symphony Orchestra, conducted bv Clifford Bair. who also serves as musical director of the production. Richard Simmons is assistant musical director, Wanda Winslow and Pat Twiddy are v choreographers, while William Kennedy, assisted- by Lonnls Hill, is technical director, The production is scheduled for May 14. IS, and 17 at 8: IS p.m General admission is 12.50 and student admission is $2.00. Ad-J vance sale tickets can be pur chased at the Chamber ofl Commerce for $2.00 and 1.50. The life Of A Fireman The following article was sent to us and it is the life of the fireman and was written by Chicago Firefighter. If they lose a building; It's a lousy department." " If they make a good "stop", folks say: "The fire didn't amount to much." If lots of water is necessary: "They are doing more damage with water than the flames." If a fireman gets hurt: "He was a careless guy." If a cltixen gets hurt: "It's a crazy department." If a fireman inspects a citizen's property: 1 He is meddling in somebody's business. If he wants a flrehazard corrected: "I'll see the mayor." If he gets killed and leaves a family destitute: "That's the chance he took when he Joined the fire depart ment." . , Attend Seminar Mrs. Thomas Harrell and Mrs, Lofton Dail of Cannon Cleaners attended a seminar last week in Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Virginia Association of Launderers and Cleaners. Norman Oehlke, laboratory analysis expert from the National Institute of Dry cleaning conducted the meeting which cover the technique of working on the problem fabrics! of the seventies. Ccndidstes Seeking Office In Winfsll Election Seven Canutes are seeking office ia re winfaU Town ' y lay 43. City I -.3 released the ' ' set teaches of ec'Jca T. Clerk N.R. Ertcf r-' t -1 L r-eaof. 3 1 I: Oyer . ity Jzzl F. incumbs.t Perq. Co oicps to rnmae Perquimans County . Com missioners have voted to take steps immediately to provide for a referendum on whether or not to issue bonds to provide funds for the construction of water and sewer facilities. The State of North Carolina needs to spend over $125 million on municipal waste treatment plant construction in the next 3 1 2 years according to the lastest estimates of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA has made $19,863,000 available to North Carolina communities for construction of waste facilities for fiscal 1971, for a total of $72,801,392 since the Federal grant program was started in 1956. The Environmental Protection Agency can, under existing Federal law, pay up to 33 per cent of the cost of N.C., municipal waste treatment plants. The Perquimans Board of Commissioners at their April meeting also went on record supporting the efforts of the Perquimans County Restoration Association to acquire and restore the Newbold-White house as architectually and historically it is among the most significant dwellings In North Carolina. It is a matter of record that Court was held there in 1696 and that George Fox visited there earlier. A motion unanimously passed, the Board adopted a resolution to include Washington County as a member of the Albemarle Regional Planning and Development Commission. Notices of intention to apply to 'Medicaid Recipients Must Receive Approval Starting in May, Medicaid recipients must receive prior approval for certain services provided under the program. ' John R. Jordan Jr.yCjiairman of the State Board of Social Services, has directed the State Department of Social Services to begin implementing as soon as possible a plan that will require providers of health services to request prior approval before providing certain services. Effect of the plan will be to provide limitations for these services unless approval is given prior to their being rendered. Jordan stated In Raleigh that this action was taken after months of study by the Staff of the State Department of Social Services on ways to further in sure against misuses of the Medicaid program. He stated that while he and Commissioner of Social Services JAMES A. MADRE James Agustus Madre, 66, of Route 4, Weeksville, died Thursday morning In Albemarle Hospital after being in declining health for 16 months. He was a native of Perquimans County and resided in Weeksville for the past 36 years. He was a retired farmer, a member of Salem Baptist Church, and was an inventor, being the owner of several patents. He was the son of the late William Francis and Mrs. Sarah Parrish Madre and the husband of Mrs. Mamie Small Madre. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, James L. Madre of Laurange; one daughter, Mrs, Thomas E. Umphlett of Washington N.C; four brothers, T.E. Madre, W.F. Madre and Warner L. Madre, all of Hert ford, and A.L. Madre of Elizabeth City; three sisters, Mrs. W.D. Rogerson and Mrs, Clyde Layden of Hertford and Mrs. W.E. Rogerson of Elizabeth City and two grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in Twiford ; Memorial Chapel by Rev. Ben Hall, pastor of Salem Baptist Church. Burial followed in New Hollywood Cemetery Hollowell. Jr. For the three commissioners offices there are five candidates, Incumbent D.R. Trueblood, Incumbent CD. Barclift, and J.F. Hollowell, Sr., and the new csniiates secliri one of the! tJ-ee seats are T.S. (Shelton)i Marfan and J. Emory White. Hertford, Ptrqulmans County ,'North Carolina, April 22, 1971 on To Tak? r or reierenaum the N.C. Alcholic Beverage control Board to sell beer, submitted by Carolyn H. Stuller, Wayne Perry and Stewart Nixon, was approved by i'r the Perquimans Commissioners Board. u. . Keea, Jr., was re appointed County Accountant to the first Monday in July, 1973. Perquimans Sheriff's Department budget . was authorized in the amount of $250. The Board authorized the payment of Perquimans County share of the Albemarle Law and Order Association in the amount of $75.on Chowan Academy's School Champion Each vear the Virginian Pilot- Ledger Star sponsors a Spelling Bee Contest, for grades 5 through 8. Early in April a test was given in each class. The class winners were: fifth grade-Amanda Bunch, sixth grade-Ray Tew, and eighth grade- Ottis Cowper. Then a test was given April 15 to the winners from the classes to determine the school champion. Ottis Cowper of the eighth grade won and is the school champion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Cowper of Gatesville, Ottis will go to Norfolk Saturday, April 24 to compete with champions from 95 schools in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.! The winner of this contest will go to Washington, D.C. in June toj compete in the national contest, Good luck to Ottis in both! Norfolk and Washington! ;' Clifton M. Craig feel the abuses of the program are very few, they are continuously studying methods to make administration of the program even more-efV nctent. " "v Prior approval on some ser vices is already in effect, but in most cases the rendering of the services has been left to the discretion of the professionals in the health care field. When implemented in May, prior approval will become necessary for: 1. Nursing home care in ex cess of 90 days. 2. Hospitalization In excess of 60 days. v r 3. Hospital and surgical charges for elective surgery. 4. More than one eye examination per year and all eye glasses. 5. More than six visits to chiropractor per month. 6. All dental services except extractions, fillings, x-rays prophylaxis and . fluoride emergency and pain relief! treatments. j 1. More than one visit bv physician per month to atiursingj home patient or a patient suf fering a chronic condition where) treatment is stabilized. Perquimans FFA Team In Top Ten Mr. J.L. Tunnell announced last week that his FFA Team rated in the top ten during the 17th Annual North Carolina FAA Land Judging Meet held at Southern Nash High School, Bailey, N.C. on April 3rd. The Perquimans team had won first place in the Albemarle District meet held in Perquimans on March 25th, which entitled them to compete in the state finals. Mr. Tunnell said there are 47 Federations in the state, and six districts with about 95 par ticipation. His team came in second place in the district and were the recipients of a hand-l some plaque for the Chapter, : "I am very proud of the boys for their good work, and I feel thev represented their school and FFA chapter well" said Mr, Tunnell. Members of the winninj team were: (all juniors) Rick) Boyce, Bill Stallings, Edgai Robertson, and Bruce Winslow, To Meet The Board of r'rectors of the Perquimans County Chamber on Commerce will meet Monday, April 28 at 8 p.m. at thd Municipal Bulling ia Hertford. AS members are ; urged td attend. , i 'fj - More than 250 Ford dealership car and truck salesmen in Ford Division'! Richmond sales district ' will be honored for outstanding performance in 1970 at a banquet at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Va., on Saturday, May 1. Jack S. Straub, district sales manager,' said a select number of Ford dealership salesmen will be presented a 300-500 Club membership award for "ex cellent retail sales per formance." The 300-500 Club was founded 21 years ago to recognize the performance of outstanding Ford salesmen throughout the country. Mr. Straub noted that the 11,000 salesmen in the 300-500 Gub sold an average of $750,000 worth of automotive mer chandise in 1970 to earn the national honor. -Local Ford retail salesmen qualifying for awards include: W O. Winslow and Charles H. Davis, of Winslow-Blanchard Motor Co., Inc. ' Easter Seal Sales $737.50 A total of $737.50 has been raised during the 1971 Easter Seal Fund Campaign according to Mrs. Leo Ambrose, chairman. She expresses her thanks to those who have so generously contributed this year, helping to make it the best campaign year ever in Perquimans County. The local Easter Seal Society, during the past year, bought a wheel chair, a set of leg braces, a pair of orthopedic shoes, sent a crippled adult to Camp Easter Seals in the Pines and helped with transportation costs for two patients to Chapel Hill. Mrs. Ambrose would like to stress that this service is available to any crippled child or adult In the county. If needed, the unit is authorized to help with purchase of special braces, chain, shoes, artificial limbs, 'crutches and' any of the many other Items ndeded. Also, help Is made on transportation costs to hospitals such as Duke, Chapel Hill and Gaitonia for medical care for the patient. One of the outstanding services offered by the Easter Seal Society is the Camp Easter Seals in the Pines at Southern Pines which is a camp for physically and mentally handicapped children and adults. If you know of someone who might benefit from this camp, please let them know and have them to contact Mrs. Ambrose or Mrs. Joe White, unit treasurer. The Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club is sponsor of the Easter Seal Society in Perquimans County. Albemarle District Jail To Trip $400,000 The All iarle District Jail will cost mi e than $400X to construct th approximately $200,000 of he totalamount coming froi the Governor's Committee oi Law' and Order and the optn taronna JL .. Department offSocial Services, Remainder of the costs will be borne orfa per dapital basis by the inree countYes involved, Paquotank. Camden and Perquimans. The jail committee includes R.L. (Bob) Spivey, Perquimans, chairman; Fred Markham III, Pasquotank County, vice Winfall Charter , Revision Representative W.T. (Bill) Culpepper introduced a bill in the General Assembly "To revise and consolidate the Charter of the Town of Winfall in Perquimans County". The bill as the title Indicates, covers subjects of town boun daries; composition of board of commissioners (mayor plus three commissioners; town officers (specifies that com missfoners to appoint clerk, treasurer, chief of police and other deemed necessary) ; or dinance powers; taxes; and compensation of board (mayor to receive $10 per month, com missioners to receive $5.00 each per month. Perq- Students Having Shown in the above photo are students of the eighth grade of Perquimans High School enjoying a Read-Out. The students are: Thomas Rountree, Bonnie Godfrey, Ella Sue ChappeU, Marvin Riddick, Debbie Harrell, Hazel Simpson, Tarry Turner, Stanley Modlin, June Jordan, Teresa Smith, Deborah National Library Week April 18th-24th "You've Got A Right The Honorable Terry Sanford, Mrs. Vera B. Melton and Clifton Metcalf, Executive Directors of National Library Week are asking every citizen in Perquimans County to join others across the state in the celebration of this great event. To reach the most people in the shortest time; the schools churches, civic clubs and other organizations are Siiked to make a contribution in some of the following ways. Start a home library for your family and share your books with others. Start a church library that will include religious materials. Organize community book clubs. Start reading to your children before they become school age. Ask children to tell about stories read at school. Watch for theatre shows about book stories. Have home "Read-Ins so each member of the family can become involved. Have down-town side walk "Read-Ins." Encourage students to become involved in library services. Plan a summer tour of local M. chairman; Walter Burgess, Camden and Police Chief W.C. Owens of Elizabeth City. Federal Protective Officers Openings Applications are now being accepted for Federal Protection Officer positions, with the General Services Administration throughout Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi,- North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Crittenden County, Arkansas, and Christian County, Kentucky. Starting salaries for these positions are $6,202 for. GS-4 and $6,934 per year for GS-5. Federal Protective Officers routinely maintain order on Federal premises, ensure the safety of persons and equip ment, check passes, direct visitors, and regulate the building alarm systems. They may also investigate accidents, and participate in emergency evacuations. Information concerning qualification requirements and application forms are available from the Federal Job In formation Centers . and from most large Post Offices. NORTH CAROLINA: 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601. Applications should be mailed to the Macon Area Office, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 451 College Street, Macon, Georgia 31201. a ft n w ' 1 I sf 1 r r and state libraries. Take books with you on vacation trips to pass the time away. What ever we can do in Perquimans County to improve the reading abilities of our citizens will be a major step in helping to eliminate illiteracy, Civic Mindness Reflects In Filing Of Candidates For Offices The final filing for offices in the Town of Hertford govern ment reflects civic mindness by the slate of candidates that filed for the three offices open at this time. To be voted on in the May 4th election, is Mayor and two seats on the Town Council. Three candidates are seeking the Mayor's seat. Incumbent Mayor Emmett Landing is seeking re-election. He is op posed by W D. (Bill) Cox and Claude Brinn. Filing for the two available seats as councilmen are: in cumbent Jesse L. Harris, Her bert Nixon, Willie F. Ainsley, George W, Cooper, Wesley Nelson, Billy Winslow, and Erie Haste, Jr. In the opinion of many, the above announced candidates are n good slate to choose from and will be a hard decision to make. It is hoped that much interest will be shown in the voting on the election date Tuesday, May 4th. At that time, the citizens of the town will have their opportunity Pilgrimage Colonial Edenton To Feature Oompi Quartet Open house for the historical homes and buildings in the an nual Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton will be Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday hours will be from 2 til 5 p.m. On Friday evening April 23rd, at 8:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church the Chowan Arts Council is sponsoring the internationally popular Ciompi String Quartet from Duke University. The Quartet has appeared in three continents and their visit to Edenton, is a return visit. They played in a Christmas Concert in December of 1967. The director Giorgio Ciompi. came to this country in 1948, invited by Tosxanini to become a member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, toured in ternationally for fifteen years as a ciolinist of the Albert Trio and was appointed Artlst-in-Residence at Duke University. The Ciompi Quartet has established an astonishingly high level of performance. The biennial pilgrimage is sponsored by the Edenton Woman's Club. All proceeds are given to Historic Edenton, Inc. to 10 Cents Par Copy Readout Saunders, Cedric Burke, Bennie Riddick, Anthony Whitehurst, Sue Green, Jean nette Jones, Connie Arnold, Paula Perry, Dorothy Hurdle, Jacqueline Overton, Malcolm Bryant, Vance Godfrey, David White, David Scaff, Hurley Perry, Roger Nowell and Paulette Gallop. To Read" crime and ignorance that are helping to destroy our nation. Many displays will be set up in our schools related to National Library Week, North Carolina History Week, and Earth Science Week. Visit the schools and bring along a friend to share these rich experiences. to show their interest. You are given a choice, if you don't vote, then don't gripe later. Hertford is a small town, however some of the smallest things in the world ere the mightest. (Someone said that.) To Sponsor Chicken Supper The Hertford Lions Club will sponsor a barbeque chicken supper, Friday April 30th, at Perquimans County High School from 5 'til 7:30 o'clock. Tickets can be obtained from any member of the Monogram Club, Letter Club or Guidance Club. Adult tickets are $1.50 and child size $1.00. Benefits derived from the supper will go to the Field House Building fund. There will be a ballgame at 7:30 following the supper. Perquimans High will be playing Gates County High School. aid in preserving old buildings and landmarks. Mrs. Allen Downum Jr. and Mrs. George A. Byrum are co chairmen of the event. Headquarters will be the Edenton Municipal Building where tickets, information and free guide service, will be available. Pre -School Oinic April 28th All parents of children en tering first grade next fall are urged to attend the Pre-Scbool Clinic to be held April 28, at Perquimans Central School, Winfall, and Hertford Grammar School, Hertford. Birth certificates of children entering school must be brought to the Pre-School Clinic. Children entering Perquimans -Central School in Winfall will register from 1:00 to 2:90 p.m: Children entering Hertford Grammar School will register from 1:30 until 3:00 p.m. Parents are urged to- make a note and remember the Pre School Clinic date and the hours of registers tioo. "I