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Volume 30 No. 3
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 17, 1974
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REMINISCENSE Riding down a long winding road leading to Winfall, passersby can
- see this plow and wheel. These items bring back fond memories of the past when hard
work was the key, and there were no worries of getting gas to do your farmwork. (Staff
photo by Kathy Marren)
Tom Watts Files
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TOM WATTS
Assistant Solicitor
Thomas S. Watts todays
announced that he will file
as a candidate for the office
of ,::. solicitor - (district
attorney) of . the First
Judicial District, subject to
the May 7 Democratic 1
primary.
Watts, 34, has served as
assistant district .solicitor
for three years, prosecuting .
in both District and Superior
; '. Courts. ; He previously
.served ' terms ? as District
Court prosecutor and as
Pasquotank - Recorders
tCourt Solicitor," For sjx
jyears he practiced law with
.' . the firm of Small, Small and
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In announcing his ,
" candidacy, Watts ; pledged
to, "maintain the present .
high v standards of the
solicitor's . office, in
cooperation with ; our
'. excellent; 1; area ' law
enforcement agencies.?' He
also promised to, "seek fair
and impartial justice, while
representing the rights of
the victims of. criminal
acts." -
Watts is a graduate of
Davidson College and
received his law degree in
1964 from the Wake Forest
University School of Law.
He is a member of the
Pasquotank County, First
District, North Carolina, 1
and American , Bar
Associations, as well as the
State and National District
Attorney Associations. He is
a ; member and past
re :Meui of the Pasquotank
Cr ;ty Young Democrats
C and previously served .
f i Democratic Precinct
in. . : ;.
! for his many civic
Watts is a past
- ! ( f the Elizabeth
Cit, Eid served as
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legal counsel, regional
national V director and
administrative national
director for the North
Carolina Jaycees. He sat for
two terms as a member of
the board of directors of the
United States Jaycees. He
has also served as a trustee
of the Boys Home of North
Carolina and the Museum of
. the Albemarle and recently,
completed two terms as
chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the N.C. Jaycee
Memorial Foundation.
In 1968 Watts was
recognized as one of the
Interest Cited In
Jaycee Meet
On Jan. 8, a group of
young men, which were
selected as a committee to
reorganize the Perquimans
County Jaycees, met at Joe
Towe White Jr.'s residence
to discuss plans and
exchange ideas for
chartering a Perquimans
County Chapter of the North
Carolina Jaycees. "
The committee consisted
of Douglas Umphlett,
Thomas Hurdle, Archie
Miller, Joe Towe White Jr.,
and Robert Halsey. Jimmy
Byrum : ; was elected
chairman of the committee.
. These committee
members will be contacting
Bd. Of Education
Holds Session
The Perquimans County
Board of Education met in
regular session on Monday,
Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. in the
Superintendent's office. All
members were present. '
The Chairman called the
meeting to order.
The minutes of two
previous meetings were
read and approved. -'
The Board voted to invite
the Advisory Council to the
District Meeting of the N. C.
School Boards Association.
This meeting is schrda'ed
for February 13th at
Fc- 'rrnrs Il'h School.
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Five Outstanding Young
Men of North Carolina as
well as receiving the
community Distinguished
Service Award given by the
Elizabeth City Jaycees. He
was recipient of the first
annual Outstanding Service
Award presented by ; the
Elizabeth City Fraternal
Order of Police in 1972.
Married to the former
Marguerite Peters of
Richmond, Va., Watts has
one daughter, Kathy, 9. Mr.
and Mrs. Watts are active
members of the First United
Methodist Church . in
Elizabeth City.
residents of the county
between the ages of 18 and
35 to become actively
involved in the Perquimans
County Jaycees.
i A meeting has been
tentatively scheduled for
. Jan. 24. Young men that are
interested in attending are
asked to contact one of the
above people, r r . :
Goals of the Jaycees will
; include leadership training
' through active involvement
in the community, setting
standards for our young
leaders of tomorrow,, and to
work jointly with city and
county officials to promote
Perquimans County.
In other business the
Board voted to grant a leave ,
of absence without pay to
Jean G. Humphlett. ;
The Board approved the
following fees to be charged
in the schools where ap
plicable : Elementary
Supply Fee - . $1.50,
Bookkeeping - $6.00,
Drafting - $3.00, Typing -$3.00,
Mechanics - $6.00 '
Office Practice $5.00?
Home Economics $3.00,
and Agriculture $3.00.
Thce foes are on a yearly
Listing Causes
Some Concern
Residents of Perquimans
County, polled by telephone,
expressed concern with the
method of listing taxes in
Hertford.
Prior to this year, listing
was done by a lister in each
of the four townships, ex
cluding Hertford. Residents
must come into Hertford and
list their 1974 taxes.
Following are comments
made by county residents
iBelvidere - "I think it was
easier on the people to list
taxes like they used to. It's
been like that, I don't know
why they changed."
Another comment from
Belvidere: "Well, I have to
go into Hertford to buy
things. I reckon it's alright,
but it was easier the other
way."
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Judgeship
Herbert Small, district
solicitor, announced that he
is a candidate to fill the
unexpired term of Judge
Walter Cohoon. Judge
Cohoon has resigned
effective Jan. 31 as judge of
the First Judicial District.
Small has been solicitor of
the First District for eight
years. Prior to that time, he
had been engaged in .the ;
private practice of law for 15 ;
years and was a member of
the law firm of Small, Small
and Watts.
He is married to the
former Annette Ward and
they have four children. The
- family is a member of
Blackwell Memorial Baptist
-"Church where Small., has
served as beacon,
Secretary and Chairman to
the Board of Deacons.' In
Sunday School he has taught
various classes or served as
Sterritt
Appointed
Dr. William R. Sterritt,
Chairman of the Health,
Physical Education and
Athletics Department at
College of The Albemarle,
WILLIAM STERRITT
has been appointed by the
State Department of
Natural and Economic
Resources to serve for two
years on a State Trails
Advisory Committee.
Sterritt was recently
chosen after a State Trails
System Act was passed by
the North Carolina General
Assembly. This act is
designed "to create a scenic
and recreational trails
system" in the state. - l
' However, North Carolina
with its mountains, pied
mont, and coastals regions
has many : potential
recreation trails. The State
Department of Natural and
Economic Resources,
therefore, appointed in
dividuals living in the
various areas who represent
different trail users to serve
on the committee.
Sterritt and a committee
member from Wilmington
will represent coastal North
Carolina.
TALLEST BUILDING
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The new 10-story library
addition is the tallest
building on campus at the
University - of , North
Carolina at Greensboro. The
$3.2 million building,
completed in October of
1573, more than doubles
library spaw at UNC-G.
From New Hope came
these comments: "It took
me a long time to list. Used
to I could catch a slow
period. Now I have to wait
unless I want to make
another trip to town."
Also a New Hope resident
said: "I don't like it one
bit."
Parksville: "It's alright
with me."
Another Parksville
resident said; "It's1
strange. Everything
changes. I don't like it. But
you have to pay taxes and
you might as well list,
wherever you have to."
The changes was an
nounced in ads and news
articles back in fall in local
newspapers.
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HERBERT SMALL
superintendent of an adult
department for over 20
years.
After graduating from
Elizabeth City High School
in 1942, he served three
years in the U.S. Navy. He
holds an engineering degree
from the University of
Virginia and received his
legal education at the
University of North
Carolina, graduating, in
1949, Juris Doctor.
Small was special counsel
for the Congressional
Committee on Government
Operations in 1951 and 1952,
and was in the practice of
law with L.S. Blades Jr. at
one time. For seven years
he served as county
attorney for Pasquotank
County.
Currently, Small is
chairman to the Solicitors
Advisory Committee which
is publishing the North
Carolina Solicitors Trial
Practice Manual. Other
professional activities
include American Bar
Association, American
Judicature Society, North
Carolina Bar Association,
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Storage
RALEIGH -- Gasoline
must not be stored in liquid
fertilizer nurse and ap
plicator tanks. Such use will
cause irreparable damage
to engines and other metals
with which , it comes in
contact.
North Carolina
Agriculture Commissioner
Jim Graham pointed out
that ' even very small
amounts of liquid fertilizer
contaminate gasoline so that
it is unusable.'
"These residues are
highly corrosive to all metal
except stainless steel. They '
will destroy fuel tanks,
lines, pumps, carburetors
and combustion chambers
of engines in all vehicles,"
he warned. - "
"This unwise practice has
been . adopted by some
fanners due to the fuel and .
tank shortage. To do this
could cause more economic
hardship to the individual
fanner than the energy
crisis itself," Graham said.
TAX LISTING TIME Elwood H. Perry, right, lists his taxes with Hertford. Township
lister, Orace Winslow. Some persons outside the Hertford Township have complained of
coming into town to list taxes. (Sawyer Photo)
H.A.Lane Takes
Sargeant Duties
By FRANCINE SAWYER
H.A. Lane, 48, began
duties as First Sargeant of
the North Carolina Highway
Patrol Troop in Elizabeth
City.
Sgt. Lane comes to
Elizabeth City from Shelby,
N.C. where he served as a
Line Sargeant.
The soft spoken sargeant
was born at Mt. Olive, N.C.
He began duties with the
highway patrol at age 21
with his first station in
Greensboro for 12 years. He
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PLANS IN MOTION Mayor Bill Cox accepts a bumper
sticker from Eddie Barahm, of the state bi-centennial
commission. A meeting was held in Hertford last Thurs
day, with plans going in motion for the upcoming event in
76. (Sawyer Photo)
Increased Period
The deductible, under the
Hospital Insurance part of
Medicare, will be increased
for benefit periods starting
in 1974.
The law requires an an
nual review of the cost of
providing hospital services
under Medicare. This
review is necessary to help
keep the program finan
cially sound.
A review of the hospital
costs for 1972 indicated that
an increase in the hospital
deductible was warranted.
This increase is from $72 to
$84 for the first 60 days of
hospital care. If you are in
the hospital over 60 days,
the charge to you is $21 per
day. Should' you need
hospitalization longer than
90 days your cost would be
then worked the Camp
Lejeune area and then
Shelby in Cleveland County.
Sgt. Lane commands 15
highway patrolmen in six
counties, here.
He has 26 years of service
with the patrol.
Active in Lion's Club.
Lane served as past
president of the Shelby
Lion's Club. He is also past
master of the Revolution
Masonic Lodge in Greens
boro and a 32nd degree
Mason and Shriner. He is
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$42 per day for the next 60
days. ;
These new deductibles go
into effect for hospital stays
commencing January 1974
and thereafter. For more
information get in touch
with any social security
office. ;
TAR HEEL NURSES
The School of Nursing at
the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro has
attempted to train nurses to
practice in North Carolina
and to a large extent it has
done just that. Of the 120
students who have earned
their nursing caps at UNC-G
since 1970, 96 have remained
in the state, and all 96 were
in state, and all 96 were in
active practice as of the fall
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also past zone chairman in
the 31-C district of Lion's
International. He was
deputy district governor and
resigned his post before
coming to Elizabeth City,
Sgt. Lane is married to the
former Charolette Moody of
Siler City. They have one son,
H.A. Lane, Jr. who was an
honor graduate from the
University of North
Carolina who is now serving
as 1st Lt. in the United
States Air Force, stationed
in Klamath Falls, Ore. He
is the father of a young son.
Sgt. Lane, takes the place
of Sgt. J.C. Thomas who was
promoted and now works in
the western part of North
Carolina,
Hog Show
Scheduled
The Albemarle Area
Market Hog Show and Sale
will be held in Plymouth,
N.C. on Feb. 5 at the
Livestock Arena. The show
is being sponsored by the
Area Swine Development
Committee with financial
assistance from; Daly
Herring Company ;
Albemarle Production
Credit Association; Allied
Mills; G & M Sales Com
pany and N.C. Swine
Producers Association.
Any hog producer in the
area can exhibit up to five
top hogs; one barrow in the
carcass class; two light
weight hogs (180-210
pounds) barrows or gilts;
and two heavyweight hogs
(211-240 pounds) barrows or
gilts.
A sausage-burger supper
will be served to all con
testants and spectators at 5
p.m., just prior to the sale.
Any farmer interested in
participating in the show
should contact his County
Extension Office.
Ferry
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Changes
Schedule
The North Carolina
Department of Trans
portation has announced a
reservation system for the
Cedar Island-Ocracoke
ferries.
: Effective on Jan. 12, the
system will enable travelers
to make reservations on a'
ferry within 72 hours of the
scheduled departure time.
" Ferry reservations will
not be transferable. They
may be made only by
telephone or in person by
applying to the terminal
from which the departure is
to be made. Names of.
vehicle drivers and license '
numbers are required. :