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Volume 30 No. 1
HertfordPerquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 3, 1974
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Farmers Beware
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"SOMEBODY'S BEEN EATING MY HAY'It sure wasn't Goldilocks
and these hungry-looking beasfies aren't bears they're white rhinos.
The imposing trio is among 20 of thef rare African specie flown directly
from South Africa to take up residence in Kings Dominion's Lion Country
Safari north of Richmond, Va. After spending several weeks under close
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An OuJside Look Of The Store ,
School Schedule -
C" -s will begin one hour or conference with pbrents.
.ly for Perquimans This is a temporary measure
v hen daylight savings -." ,.,,. . . ,
into effect Jan. 6. whlch w:li be ln effert January
will be asked to and February. Th schedule
' """ remain . wm be adjusted - again for
'intl14 March, . , according to
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Mrs. Pearl Mudlin
The Trailer Grocery -
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Superintendent C. C. , Walters. .
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By FRANCINE SAWYER
WINFALL "A good
merchant can sell
anyplace,' that's a quote.
The quote didn't come from
any great treasures of
quotes. It was made up, to
fit a unique operation here.
Chappell's Grocery is the
only store in the county
operating out of a produce
trailerThe trailer, 40 feet
long and nine feet wide,,
houses everything from
Used As Grocery S
Building Permits
Total $43,736,403
Building permits totaling '
$43,736,403 were issued in
November by 36 Tar Heel
cities of more than 10,000
' population, State Labor
Commissioner Billy Creel
reported today,
r Creel said the November
. building figure was down
' 42.2 per cent from the $75.6
million reported ' in
i November, 1972 by the same
. cities. ' He added that
. $649,586,666. worth of per
mits were issued by the
cities during the first eleven
months of 1973 down three
per cent from the total of
$669,474,420 reported for the
same period in 1972.
Durham, with $6,
'744,067 ; in November
i permits, Winston-Salem
with $6,121,824, and Greens
boro with $5,011,557, were
the three leading cities.
i Complete November 1973
; figures Albemarle $920,007,
' Asheboro $262,215, Asheville
$924,538, Burlington .
$537,167, . Chapel Hill
$369,697, Charlotte '
$3,645,119, Concord $124,500,
Durham $6,744,067,
Elizabeth City $292,250,
Fayetteville $3,740,557,
Gastonia $492,269, Golds
boro 1572,000, Greensboro v
$5,00f.557, Greenville
$446,V26, - Henderson
, $14,600, Hickory $668,445,
High -Point $1,639,489,
' Jacksonville $82,044, Kinston ;
$469,369, Lenoir $418,165, ;
Lexington $270,585, Lum-;
berton $113,950, Monroe
$207,295, New Bern $117,495,
Raleigh $4,16,404, Reids-
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"observation by staff zoologists, the rhinos will be released to roam freely
in the 120-acre wildlife preserve. Lion Country Safari will open in April as
the first stage of the' Kings Dominion theme park and family en
tertainment center. Spokesmen say Perquimans County residents are
invited.
Trailer Is
country hams to even-flo
baby bottles.
The trailer still has its
putt-putt motor on it. These
motors, which make sounds
like an engine missing lawn
mower are used by truckers
to keep the produce, after
iced down, from spoiling.
The motor hasn't operated
since Mrs. Marjorie
Chappell, owner and
operator of the grocery,
store, set up shop in
October.
ville $170,400, Roanoke
Rapids $398,734, Rocky
Mount $795,738, Salisbury
$804,565, Sanford $822,600,
Shelby $232,347, States
ville $385,000, Thomasville
385,000, Thomasville
$247,327, Wilmington
$868,351, Wilson $629,007,
Winston-Salem, $6,121,824,
. City totals for the first 11
months of 1973: Albemarle
$2,505,532,' Asheboro
$5,288,154, Asheville
$20,701,163, Burlington
$12,040,774, Chapel Hill
$13,647,199, Charlotte
$72,720,114, Concord
$5,061,169, Durham
$55,710,241; Elizabeth City
$4,874,353, Fayetteville
$23,550,270, Gastonia
$17,169,812,
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Greenville
Henderson
Hickory
$17,169,812,
$87,561,382,
$13,227,485,
$2,055,458,
$13,375,570,
High Ppint
$35,768,731, Jacksonville
$3,250,022, Kinston
$7,573,759, Lenoir $4,028,572,
Lexington $8,194,096,
Lumberton $7,333,189,
Monroe $5,080,647, New
Bern $7,401,808, Raleigh
$84,668,579, Reidsville
$2,806,685, Roanoke Rapids
$3,247,403, Rocky Mount
$12,184,474, Salisbury
$5,517,475, Sanford
$5,001,050, Shelby $3,967,675.
Statesville $4,880,
461, "Thomasville
su,tsuts,'btf, wumington
$20,654,495, Wilson
$10,532,941;: Winston-Salem
$41,446,907.
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Now
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Mrs. Chappell is married
to Carlton W. Chappell.
Chappell has been disabled
for sometime. Therefore,
Mrs. Chappell decided a
little extra change would be
nice.
Chappell was in the retail
business in Norfolk for a
number of years. He gives
Mrs. Chappell all the advice
she needs.
The shelves are lined
neatly with various goods,
and the store is not jammed.
It looks like any other
country store in any county,
except it is not as wide.
Keeping Mrs. Chappell
company, when not busy
with customers is a radio
tuned to a religious station.
The station plays that good
ol' time religion music.
Chappell said that's the only
station he can pick up well.
Business, according to
Mrs. Chappell has doubled
in the last three months. A
number of customers found
the store helpful during
Christmas. Some 22 turkeys
and 50 hams were sold
during the rush.
The trailer was loaned to
the Chappell's by Johnnie
Phthisic. Phthisic can't use
the trailer on the roads
anymore, so it was given to
the Chappell's as temporary
quarters.
As customers go in and
out of the store, not an eye is
blinked considering the
unique facilities.
COA Dean's List
There were 177 students
named to the Dean's List at
College of The Albemarle for
the Fall Quarter, 1973, including
all curriculum programs.
Students receiving all "A's" for
the Fall Quarter were: Ray S. .
Meiggs, Jr., Camden; Elizabeth
Brinn, Hertford; Susan Bunch,
Jacqueline Burgess, Susan G.
Butler, John Catalina, Mark
Edelmann, Suzanne Edeimann,
Frank M. Grzesik, Nina
Markham, Robley Perry, Jr.,
Donna Sawyer, Susan C. White,
and Marsha L. Williams,
Elizabeth. City; Michael
McCann, Kathy : Sawyer,
Florence Scaff, and Cathy Jo
Winslow, Moyock; David
Pharr, Plymouth; Debra
Sanderlin, Sahwboro; and
Dennis Barber, Winfall. Also
included in this listing is one
husband and wife team, Mark
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Anhydrous Ammonia Can
Be Cause Of Big Problems
State OSHA Director Ray
Boylston today issued the
following statement on the
safe use of Anhydrous
Ammonia by farm workers:
"Anhydrous Ammonia is
being used widely as a
nitrogen fertilizer. It has
proved to be very effective
in raising yields. However,
this chemical when im
properly used, can cause
serious injury, blindness, or
even death. This chemical
must be handled and stored
License Plates
Ready For Folks
The application cards
necessary for obtaining
1974 license plates were
placed in the mail on
December 3, December
14 and December 20.
Department of Motor
Vehicles officials expect
this huge mailing,
estimated at more than
3,700,000 cards, to be
delivered by January 1.
The 17 Green and
While plates will go on
sale throughout the State
on January 2. The 1973
plates expire December
31 and their use beyond
that date is permissible
only if they are duly
registered by the
Department to the
vehicle on which display
is made. Owners who
have their vehicles
properly registered by
the Department have
Ihru February 15 to
obtain new plates.
Surrounding area
residents may obtain
plates at Municipal
Building Hertford.
Office hours will be
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Monday thru
Friday.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to
Noon.
The local license agent,
Jean B. Harrison, points
out that "to renew a plate
you must have a renewal
card" and cautions
against the misplacing of
it when it is received. She
also asks you to open the
envelope, read the
instructions and
complete the application
Crime Rate Up In 73
Serious crime in the
United States increased one
percent during the first nine
months of 1973, Acting
Attorney General Robert H.
Bork announced today.
This compared with a two
percent decrease in serious
crime during the same
period of 1972.
Mr. Bork said 71 of the
Nation's largest cities,
including Washington, D.C.,
reported actual decreases in
serious crime during the
January - through
September period of 1973.
"This. increase in serious
crime in the Nation means
that all of us must continue
to support our law
enforcement agencies in
their efforts to combat
crime in the streets," Mr.
Bork said.
The latest figures were
contained in the FBI's
Uniform Crime Reports,
which was released today by
Director Clarence M.
Kelley. The report of
nationwide statistics is
made possible by the
voluntary cooperation of
local, county, and state law
enforcement agencies.
The Uniform Crime
Reports divides serious
crime into two categories:
violent, which includes
murder, forcible rape,
robbery and aggravated
assault and property, which
includes burglary, larceny
theft and auto theft.
Violent crime increased
three percent during the
first nine months of 1973, the
properly to prevent injuries.
"Agricultural workers are
warned ithat in liquid form,
Anhydrous Ammonia
contains 99 per cent of ac
tual ammonia. Under
normal atmospheric tem
perature and pressure, this
chemical is a stable,
colorless gas, with a sharp,
irritating characteristic
odor. The odor is so
irritating that a human
could not, of his own free
will, remain in a place
according to instructions
before presenting it for a
new plate. This will
expedite issuance and
keep lines from forming.
The Department of
Motor Vehicles has made
arrangements with the
Post Office in Hertford to
turn over to the local
license office renewal
cards which the Post
Office has been unable to
deliver. Anyone failing to
receive an application
card may possibly find it
at the local license office.
"It will take from ten
days to two weeks to get
application cards from
the Department of Motor
Vehicles in Raleigh,"
says Mrs. Jean B.
Harrison, and she
suggests that those who
have not received an
application apply to her
office as early as possible
so that there will be time
to get one out of Raleigh if
she does not have it.
Motor vehicle owners
who have not received
their license application
card by January 1st.
should notify the
Department of Motor
Vehicles in Raleigh. "It
will take you from ten
days to two weeks to get
one and you should,
therefore, act promptly."
says Jean B. Harrison.
If you have not
received a renewal card
by the first of January
Please come by the
license bureau, as
February 15, will be too
late.
same increase as for the
1972 period.
Property crimes, which
are far more numerous than
violent crimes, increased
one percent during the 1973
period, compared with a two
percent decrease the year
before.
Forcible rape rose eight
percent, compared with a
13 per cent increase the year
before. Murder was up five
percent, the same increase
as a year ago Aggravated
assault increased five
percent, compared with a
seven percent increase for
the 1972 period. There was
no change in the level of
robbery; however, in the
1972 period it declined two
percent .
Burglary rose three
percent, compared with a
two percent increase during
the 1972 period. Auto theft
was up one percent,
compared with a four
percent drop the year
before. There was no change
in (he level of larceny-theft;
however, in 1972 it declined
four percent.
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The Turkana of
northwestern Kenya say of
a woman: ".It's the things
she wears that make her
beautiful." Rich or poor,
women decorate their
goatskin skirts with narrow
rows of beads, sewn with
homemade thread of
leather, the National
Geographic Society points
out in its book, "Primitive
Worlds."
containing injurious con
centrations of the vapor.
"Exposure to high con
centrations of Anhydrous
Ammonia vapors causes
severe damage to the
respiratory system,
strangulation, and even
tually asphyxiation. If
Anhydrous Ammonia, in
liquid form, comes into
contact with the skin, it
could cause freezing burns
as well as searing away of
the skin by dehydration.
This chemical also can
cause serious eye problems
that result in blindness it a
person is over-exposed.
"The condition for ignition
of Anhydrous Ammonia
gaseous vapor is unlikely to
occur in normal farm
situations, but extreme
caution to avoid ignition
should be practiced when
this chemical is used in
poorly ventilated areas.
Proper safety measures
for using and handling
Anhydrous Ammonia, as
detailed in OSHA Standard
1910.111, are as follows:
1, When Anhydrous
Ammonia fertilizer is trans
ferred from one tank to
another, hoses should be
checked for looseness and
possible bursting.
2. Use equipment
designed for handling
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fiuiivuiuua Mimiuuid. mane
sure the equipment meets
Federal standards.
3. Inspect equipment
regularly.
4. Let experienced
professionals make all
repairs.
5. Know the proper first
aid measures to take in case
a person is sprayed with
Anhydrous Ammonia.
(Have lots of water on hand.
Federal standards require a
five-gallon container of
water to be carried on the
vehicle dispersing this
chemical and a 50-gallon
drum of water at the storage
installation.)
6. Wear the proper
clothing during Ammonia
transfer operations
(goggles, rubber gloves, or
face shields).
7. Fill applicator tanks by
bleed method or positive
displacement pumps
manufactured for that
purpose.
8 Federal standards
cover the design, con
struction, location, in
stallation, and operation of
Anhydrous Ammonia
systems.
Grace Period
For Licenses
Edward G. McCoy,
commissioner of com
mercial and sports
fisheries, announced there
would be a 31-day grace
period in the enforcement of
commercial fishing licen
sing requirements next
year.
"We feel this is necessary
that commercial fishermen
who have made application
and we have been unable to
complete the paper work
and get the lecenses back to
rnic vfiar all Moanca eal
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comply with
mendations of
auditors. i
McCoy said since c
office closed for th
Christmas holidays Dec. 21,
many people have applied
for licenses and there will be.
no possible way to return
their licenses to them prior
to Jan. 1 . So in an effort to be
fair, we are extending the
time for 1974 licensing
requirements to Jan. 31,
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Those commercial
fishermen who do not have
application forms may
obtain them by writing the
division of commercial and
Sports Fisheries, PoEt
Office Box 769, Morchc- i
City or by contacting h
spector Charlie Ange, I.t. l,
Roper, 27970.