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StandardN Printing Co. xx Louistllle, Ky. 40200 WEEKLY L.. i Volume XXVII-No. 27 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, July 15, 1971 10 Cents Per Copy Local Leaders Willi Gov. Bob V' -pov. Bob Scott showed his continued 'interest In Northeastern North Carolina and Perquimans County's leaders showed : -their continued Interest in getting things done, as all got together in Raleigh recently to discuss the needs of the area. Sons Of Rev. And Mrs. Williams Receive Degrees At MXKQ r L 'Thomas Fleming Williams $pA Edwin Thomas Williams, Jr. . sons of Reverend and Mrs. 'Edwin Thomas Williams, Sr. of Hertford, t, graduated ; from ; Mount Olive College recently, ''.is J:1 '.' ' . ' i, Thomas Fleming Williams Received the Associate in ! Sdence degree. While a student at Mount Olive Williams was a member of the annual staff, the Henderson Science Club and a (jorrection In Printing ) tif 'Perquimans Budget In last week's issue of The Perquimans Weekly the 4 Perquimans County Budget for .Wilson Receives 7B Decree it j ws for the' Tee m " ment , t:venth t ener r -9 27, h a V77 r- ill, .I..C. ,. t 1 ' v vate of :ol, and T,r:'J 1 of I ft i ! r m referee for the Intramural football teams. He plans to transfer to Duke University where he will be engaged in pre medical studies. Edwin ; Thomas (Ned Williams Jr., received the Associate in Arts degree. '' While a student at Mount Olive Williams was a member of the French Club, the Henderson Science Club, and the annual staff. the fiscal year 1971-72 proposed by the Board of County Com missioners was printed. In printing the budget the typesetter and proof reader goofed and left off the iden tifying alphabet that identified the items of the budget, ' We are sorry the error hap pened and are reprinting the budget In its entirety again in this issue of the paper. Candystripers Tour ' Albemarle Hospital The Candystriper Class r?onsored by the Hertford Luslness - ' Professional Women's Club and taught by ' Mrs. Ruby Bateman.assisted y I rs. Roxanna Jackson were r -conif anied to the hospital last fttssday by Miss Thelma Elliott, l&s. Essis Eurbass and Mrs. r rsanua Jackson, members of Ls club, to tour the hospital frior to beginning their volu"?-r work there. . IV. JJ;n ."xm. Supervisor of arrr-d for Vrt tour a.:JI iDiaLc-, af -mer Cc" ' r, rrw wc jtt fce h- . .,,J cr-Jac.: J I ,! x Thre trL!"j te ts r v e: Syll r ' n, Je-i Cv' - r rxa 1. 1, 1 i LJ : i Lr-3, tp : 4 j r -7. r y . 3 V.L.saii i ;. - Meet Scott With the Governor are 1st District High way Commissioners Joe Nowell, former County Commission Chairman R. L. Spivey, Hertford Mayor Bill Cox, County Democratic chairman R. E. Sutton and Bob Hollowed. Keeps County In Spotlight The Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce has been keeping the county In the news spotlight mis summer. ' Some of the items Include a short published account of the county in the June edition of State Magazine. The July edition of Wildlife rill feature a Inlet lire nf tin new fdowtitowri Hertford' 1 dock facilities. Pictures and stories of Sybil Jean Bateman, Northeastern North Carolina's only entry in tie Miss Teenage America Pageant-to be held in Raleigh next month -have appeared in this paper, the Daily Advance and the Virginian-Pilot. More stories and pictures will be forthcoming Some special and unusual publicity of our county will be forthcoming soon. News on that will be released later. One of the major tasks of any Chamber is td let people know about the town or county it represents. Happily, that task has kept us busy. Local Student On Dean's List At UNC-G One Perquimans County student attained the dean's list at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the spring semester which ended in June. ' . , She is Miss Susan Harrell, daughter of ' Mr. and Mrs Charles M. Harrell Jr., P.O. Box 66, Hertford Miss Harrell is a sophomore and is a Katherine Smith Reynolds scholar. - The dean's list at UNC-G is Cnmnoaed of studenti whru semester grades are in the upper eight percent of the fresh esh- man class, the upper 10 percent of the sophomore class and the upper 12 percent of the Junior and senior classes respectively. Altogether, S2S students out of a total undergraduate enrollment of 4.800 attained the dean's list during the semester. A total of 142 undergraduates at UNC-G . made all A's during the grading period. Masons Witt Meet July 27th July 27 Perquimans- Lodge 10S AF&AM wiU host the Masons of the First Masonic District for the regular quarterly meetirj July 27, 7:00 pm. at &e Perquteans County High School Dining room. District Deputy W.P. Goodwin will be in charts and RW Brother James Brewer. Past Grand Master of Masons of N.C. and Crsnd Treasure, will te rts f,;cir. r .t wJjj ijrved at 7 p c;:-ri-j to Cecil E. V- -i, I!-tjr.- Judge Walker Presides At Perquimuns Judge Wilton Walker presided at the Wesnesday session of Perquimans County District Court and heard the following cases: Clarence Walker, charged with 2 worthless check cases, 1st case - the defendant received a 3 months suspended for 5 years with the conditions 1. pay 125.00 and costs and pay $155.01 through the Clerk of Superior Court Office for use of Dixie Auto - 2nd charge 3 months at the expiration of 1st suspended period with the conditions 1. pay fine of $25.00 and costs, 2. lay $89.90 resitution to the Office of Superior Court for Dixie Auto, and 3. not to be convicted of a worthless check law for a period of 5 years. Frank Watson : Winslow, charged with driving under the influence on intoxicating liquor, was given a 12 month suspended with the following condition s-1. pay fine of $500.00 and costs. 2. unless and until he shall be properly licensed by the Dept. of Motor Vehicles not to operate a vehicle in North Carolina. An appeal was noted and Bond set at $500.00. Sanford Lloyd Jennings, charged with assault, received a 30 day sentence suspended for 12 months and 1. pay costs, 2. pay his own medical expenses, 3. not to be convicted of an assault upon Naomi Downing. Donald Earl Hurdle, charged with speeding, was found guilty and given a 3 months sentence, suspended 1. pay a fine of $100.00 and costs, 2. not to operate a motor vehicle in N.C. for a period of 12 months. William Felton was ordered to pay $7.50 per week per child for his 4 youngest children with payment to begin July 2. Also, to pay costs of court. , Grover Martin Hollowell, charged .with speeding was given a 3 months sentence suspended l. pay fine of $100.00 and costs, 2. not operate a motof vehicle until duly licensed by the State. Johnny Mack Hendrix, charged with driving under the influence, received a 4 months sentence suspended 1. pay a fine IVfinimum Tillage Planting The above pktwe shows soybeans planted oa Floyd Mathews' farm the first of June. These soybeans were planted with no land preparation immediately following the combining of oats. Fmssii flmcc Fnr ' The above picture shows W.W. Bundy in the Burgess Community turning a twelve year old fescue sod. He plana to plant soybeans la this field next year. Fescue grass has tremendous root system and is one of the best plants for lmsrovLig t!;5it soils. District Court of $125.00 and costs, 2. not operate a motor vehicle for 12 months. Naomi Downing, charged with assault, was given a 30 day sentence for 12 months and 1. pay $50.00 and costs, 2. pay her own medical expenses, 3. not to be convicted of an assault on Sanford Jennings. Hurley Perry, charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, (2nd of fense) received a 6 months sentence suspended -1. pay $250.00 and costs, not operate a motor vehicle in North Carolina for 2 years until he shall be licensed by the State, 2. 6 months at expiration of other offense, suspended upon payment of $250.00 arid costs and not to operate a motor vehicle until properly licensed by the State. Melvin David Revel paid a fine of $25.00 and costs on a speeding charge. Elliott Shows Off Two Pounder Rock Fish Wifflam Earl Elliott of 24 Church Street, Hertford, shows off a two pound rock fish caught at the Hertford River Bridge. t n Sml TtnnmwmPOTt r fc7 ' J feJi3 ' W. - i ; t ... ... .'--V:::"; s t - Enter Annual Soap Box Derby Kenny and David Branholm will compete in the Annual Tidewater Soap Box Derby July 17 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Virginia. Winner of the Derby will receive $500.00 and a chance to compete at the Annual National Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio for a $7,500.00 Scholarship. Appointed To Perquimans Industrial Development Commission The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners at their July meeting appointed the following members to the Perquimans County Industrial Development Commission: William D. Cox, Robert E. Sutton and Emory White, each appointed two year terms. T. Erie Haste, Jr., Joe Towe White, Sr., and Joseph W. Nowell, Jr. -were each appointed three year terms. ll&'tC for x-ray equipment. The low bid Winslow Oil Co. submitted by to furnish oil used by County Agencies for fiscal near 1971-72 beifinnina - u.. u. j was avvcficu vy uic simiu. UVOIU U VVUUIUOOIVUV1 desire to lease and will accent Ttuft 13ai At pAmmlooiAnana sealed bids for the lease of farm iv,Mc tio.io in Parkville Township, Perquimans County library News The year's end (June 30th) report for the Perquimans County Library, show that the library has a book stock of 20, 197 books which is above the state average for books per capita. The circulation for the year was 21,424. Four new memorials have been given the library recently: How to Furnish Old American Houses; and Manual of Home Repair are in memory of Georg Powell; Wild Flowers is in nutmnrv Af John Pitt: and The London Times Atlas of the World is in memory of Dr. T.P. Brinn and Jack E. Brinn. Other new books in the library are; a biography of Einstein, by Clark; Screen Printing, by Beckmer; Blue Meridian, the search for the great white shark, by MattWeMen. camping in Comfort, by Strung ; and the Safe Driving Handbook. New fiction titles are: The Heirs of the King don, by Zoe Oldenbourg; Mrs. Palfrey at the Clermont, by Taylor; The Marble Forest, by Goldwalte; The Corinthian; Regency Beck; The Devil's Cub and False Colours all four by Heyer. For young people new bocks are: Warm up for Little League Baseball; Baseball the Modern Way, by Garstang; and Swamp GlrL by NeU Wechter. Piney Woods Friends Church To Hold Revival Paster Larry McEntire cordially invites the public to attend revival services at Piney Woods Friends Church July 19 through 25, services each evening at 8:00 p.m. Rev. W. Blake Wright, pastor of Graham Friends Church, Graham, N.C, will be the guest speaker. generally known as the County Home Property, for the year 1972. The lease is for the cultivated farm land only, and no buildings and woodland are included. The Board will also accept Camp Easter-In-The Pines Dedication Sunday A new Jaycee Chapel at Camp Easter-in-the-Pines, North Carol1IIs, ster Se1 aJTp crippled children and adults will at 4:00 p.m. Attorney General p.m. Attorney Robert Morgan will make the j . . , . . . dcatory address at the camp locaiea on w.u. u on me oui skirts of Southern Pines. The 1,300 square foot chapel is a gift to Camp Easter from the Southern Pin Jaycees, whose members did a great deal of the construction themselves. The beautiful chapel overlooks the hike at Camp Easter and is a very welcome addition to the camp facilities. Camp Easter-in-the-Pines was established in 1964 and its current facilities include a 5,000 square foot main lodge for dining and recreation activities, housing for 64 campers and their counselors, an arts .and crafts building, resident quarters, a undern well-equipped in firmary, and a specially designedswimmingpooicompiex fnr flip hanHirnnnpH for ,ne handicapped. 14 Arrests Made The following report for Juno was given by Chief Ben L. Gibba at the regular meeting of the Town Council. ARRESTS MADE: Drunk on the Street 3;. Disorderly Conduct 1 ; Speeders 1; Assaults 4; Miscellaneous Traffic Arrests. Misscellaneous Arrests 2. ACTIVITIES: Calls Answered and Invesitaged 90; Accidents Investigated 3; Funerals Worked 5; Courtesies Extended 98; Doors Found Unlocked 3; Fire Calls Answered 4; Radio Calls 198; Citations Issued for Improper Parking 2; Lights Reported Out 3; Bicycles Recovered 2. Revival Services Burgess Baptist Church will hold revival services July 19 through July 24. Services will continuing through Saturday night. Special music will be presented each night Guest speaker for the week will be the Rev. Leslie Bruce, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Elizabeth City. He has been minister there for the past two years. , 1 Twelve year old David is sponsored by Hollowell Chevrolet Company of Hertford and his eleven year old brother, Kenny, is being sponsored by the Southgate Mall of Elizabeth City. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. David E. Branholm of Route 3, Hertford. Pictured above is David "Speedy" Branholm in his racer. sealed bids for L.P. Gas to be used by Perquimans County Courthouse and Surplus Food Distribution Center, for heating season beginning September 1, 1971, and ending June 30, 1972. This bid to cover approximately 5,000 gallons of L.P. Gas. Camp Easter-in-the-Pines is a special camping program for North Carolina's handicapped individuals in wheelchairs, with bmces and crutches and with other physical limitations. This summer more than 300 disabled youngsters and adults ranging in age from six to sixty are at tending the program and en joying the camp activities adapted and planned for the handicapped. Representatives of the North Carolina and Southern Pines Jaycees and the North Carolina Easter Seal Society will be joining Attorney General Morgan along with visitors and guests for the 4:00 p.m. dedication. The public is cor dially invited. Lt. Col. Reed, USMC, Graduates From National War Colleue Marine Lieutenant Colonel Broke F. Reed Jr., husband of .Ka fjwm.r Mia flnrnihv Onlrov Wit. . W 1 . . ..ABWW WM.J WHW of Front St. Hertford, N.C, was graduated from the National War College in Washington. Selection to the college is .based on a record of outetanding, performance and the in-, illuiHiinVa nntontinl fnr future advancement. The course of study not only ' covers military, but economic, ; scientific and political con-: s iterations bearing on national security policy and strategy.