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Volume 33 No. 15
MOTH-
ROLLING AdAIN Shown here, the Trailways bus stops
in Hertford en route to Wilmington. The buses started
DUI, Assault
'Cases Heard
, Judge Fentress Horner
presided at a brief session of
Perquimans County
District Court on' Wed
nesday and heard the
following cases: .!. .'
Hertford
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Insurance
Congressman Walter B.
Jones recently announced
. the approval by the Federal
Flood- I nsuran c e
administration (Depart
ment of Housing and Urban
Development) of subsidized
flood insurance for Hert
ford, N.C. Jones stated that
as of -April 8, 1974, all
structures used for
resident a I, business,
religious, or agriculture
purposes, structures oc
cupied by non-profit
organizations, and struc
tures owned by state or local
governments or agencies
thereof are eligible for flood
insurance coverage. The'
Town of Hertford became
qualified under this
program when it agreed to
adopt land use and control
measures that will minimize
flood damage to future
construction. Local in
surance agents may obtain
policy and other information
from : The 4 Kemper
Insurance Company, 1229
ticeenwood Cliff, Charlotte,
N.CT 28204
RAKE SALE
The Belvidere Chappell
Hill Volunteer fire depart
ment is having a bake sale
Saturday on the courthouse
lawn and Harris, shopping
.center beginning at 10 a.m.
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A divorce was granted in
the case of Pamela Jean
Sutton vs James Robert
Barnes, which was on the
Civil Calendar;
Other cases were - James
White, charged with assault,
received a 30-day sentence
suspended for 2 years with
the condition that he pay
costs of court, and . stay )
,
witness;
Kenny Pettaway, charged
with driving under , the in
fluence,' was given a 90-day
sentence suspended upon
payment of a fine of $125 and
costs and surrender his
driver's license for a period
of 12 months;
Vincent Thatch was found
guilty of shoplifting and
given a six months sentence
suspended upon payment of
a fine of $100 and costs, and
be on good behavior for five
years; , ,
Robert Chesson, Jr.,
charged with improper
registration and no liability
insurance, received a 60-day
sentence suspended upon
payment of a fine of $100 and
costs;
Hubert Tracy Smith was
taxed with a fine of $5 and
costs on a speeding charge.
The defendant appealed the
case and it was placed on
the Superior Court Docket -for
trial. Bond was set at
$50;
Scott Van Cayton,
charged with driving under -the
influence, was given a
90-day sentence suspended
upon payment of a fine of
$125 and costs and ordered
to surrender his driver's
license for 12 months. An
appeal was noted and the
case was placed on the
Superior Court, Docket for ,
trial.
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TRAILWAYS
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running again last Tues., Apr. 2 after a strike which left
many local residents in a predicament (Staff Photo by .
Kathy M. Newbern)
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LOWE' TO JOIN PER
DUE Rex Thompson,
Sales and Service
Director, Perdue Farms,
osecutirnj-Ait'Ahog"kie'v Division?" an-'
nounces that Tommy
. Lowe has joined the
Perdue organization in
.the capacity of a Sales
Representative. Prior to
joining Perdue, Mr. Lowe
managed a farm supply
house in Williamston. He
is a native of Harrells
ville and is the son of Mr.
and Mrs, Earl Lowe.
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Attending
In-Service
Margaret M. Maston of
Perquimans Co. will par
ticipate ; in a Staff
Development Institute
sponsored by the Depart
ment of Public Instruction
and Elizabeth City State
University, April 7-13 at the
Holiday Inn, Elizabeth City.
" Staff development or
teacher in-service includes
activities which allow for
continued professional
development of teachers on-the-job..
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The Institute will focus on
two areas; what is being
done in staff development at
the State level, and what is
. being done in . local school
units across North Carolina.
Approximately 30 Tarheel
educators will participate.
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irJMANS .WEEKLY
Hertford, Perquimans County, North
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Suspects
Arrested
& Jailed
Two men have been
arrested and charged with
the burglary of Pitt Hard
ware during the early
morning hours of April 3.
Charged with . breaking,
entering and .larceny were
James Oliver Wilson. 22 and
Alter trf ""SOothM
' Hertford. -
According to the' police
department $900 worth of
merchandise was taken
from the hardware store
and recovered by police.
Items included two shot
guns, two .22 caliber rifles,
shot gun shells, rifle bullets,
rods and reels and several
hunting knives, r.
Assisting the Hertford
police department in
arresting the suspects was
Doug Brinson of the SBI.
Hearing is scheduled May
1 in district court.
DIRECTORS MEET
The next meeting of the
Board of Directors of the
Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce will
be Monday night at 8 p.m. in
the Municipal Building. '
It will not be a lengthy
meeting, but there is some
important business' to be
discussed. All board
members are urged to at
tend. Directing the Institute will
be Dr, Edyth Cole, chair
man of the Department of
Education at ECSU. Special
presentations will be made
by Dr. William Moore,
professor of educational
administration, Ohio State
University, and Dr, Lester
Ball, professor of education.
University of North Crolina
at Chapel Hill.
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t of the range of
Carolina, Thursday, April 11,
Easter
UPPER ROOM
COMMUNION
Thursday evening,
11 at 7:30 p.m.. the
Apr.
Congregation of the First
TJnited ' Methodist Church
will participate in the Upper
Room Communion, Service,
. a combination of Seder and
the traditional holy com
munion service. After
worship in the sanctuary,
the people will process to the
fellowship hall for this
unique and meaningful
'candlelight celebration of
the Lord's Supper.
4 THE LOVE FEAST
On Friday, the 12th at 7:30
,p.m., the beautiful service
of. the Love Feast will be
held in the First United
Methodist Church sanc
tuary. The feast is a
remembrance of Christ's
life and death. Mrs. Virginia
Bell of Elizabeth City will be
the guest soloist. The
congregation will worship
around the old wooden
cross.
EASTER DAY
SERVICES
All the choirs of the First
United Methodist Church
will unite in presenting the
Easter Day anthems at the
11 o'clock hour. The
highlight of the service will
be the reception into the
church membership of five
.vtang people " . - w, ,
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YOU'RE INVITED
The public is cordially
in vited to attend any or all of.,
these lovely and meaningful '
services.
SUNRISE SERVICES
Easter Sunrise Service
will be held Easter Sunday
morning at 6:30 a.m. in the
backyard of Mr. and Mrs. R.
S. Monds on Front St. The
Rev. Norman Harris, pastor
of Hertford Baptist Church,
will deliver the sunrise
sermon. The Rev. Phillip
Purser, pastor of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church,
and the Rev. Milton Mann,
pastor of the First United
Methodist Church, will
conduct the service. Music
will be provided by mem
bers of the Hertford Baptist
Church choir.
FIRST AID
A safety and first aid
program will be sponsored
by the Perquimans County
Farm Bureau Young
Farmers and Ranchers :
Committee Monday' April
15, at the REA building at
7:30 p.m.
Instructing the course will
be the Perquimans County
Rescue Squad.
The program
the public.
is open to
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range of the camera, to let the photographer get a better '
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ORDINATION Rev. Philip Purser was bestowed his priesthood last Thursday evening '
at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church here. The Right Reverend Hunley Agee Elebash, D.D. '
the Bishop of East Carolina conducted Purser's ordination. Some 140 persons attended. ;
A dinner, sponsored by St. Catherine's Guild was held at Mr. and Mrs. Julian Winslow's
home on Front Street prior to the ceremony. A reception followed the ceremony in the
Parrish. The combined choir of Hertford Baptist Church, First United Methodist:
Church, and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church provided music. This was the first or
dination at Holy Trinity Church since Dec. 23, 1890 when Claudius F. Smith entered into
the priesthood.
Town Has
Learning
Lab
Perquimans County
now like Chowan,
Pasquotank, and Dare
County has a College of The
Albemarle Learning Lab. It
is only a beginning and at
present is only a "mini-lab."
But its services are many.
Located at Kings Street
School the mini-lab is open
from 7-10 p.m. on Tuesday
and Thursday night
; beginning 'In'April.
ffs"'purpd$p. is-W give an
interested ?, adult regard
less of how much education
he has a chance to study on
his own many different
courses ranging from
elementary school material
to college level studies. The
adult student can even
prepare for the High School
Equivalency Certificate
(GED) at the mini-lab. And
there is no charge.
The mini-lab can help a
person get a high school
education. With that he may
even go on to college. Or an
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individual may just want to
take some courses for self-
improvement just because
he wants to learn
something. Courses may
even help a person upgrade
his qualifications for his job.
' Each of the courses are in
books or booklets that are
divided into step-by-step
sections. The individual can
study at his own pace. There
are no grades given or set
speed to complete the
courses. Each person sets
his own schedule for at
tendence at his own con
venience during the hours
the mini-lab is open.
Subjects offered range
from reading and literature
to math, from social studies
and history to business and
technical courses. Also
offered are foreign language
courses and health subjects.
A person must be 18 years
old to enroll in the mini-lab
and not presently enrolled in
the public schools.
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News Of
Nineties
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mrs. Silas Whedbee. chief librarian of
The Perquimans County Library, showed me the
Perquimans County Historical Society Year book for 73.
Compiled by Raymond A. Winslow, Jr., the work included
short takes from The Perquimans Record, during the
nineties. The Perquimans Record was the first newspaper
published in Perquimans County. Following are some of the
more humorous news of the day time. Although it certainly
did not seem funny to those people during their day.
W.H. Ward, coach maker and undertaker, head of Main
Street. Hertford, Solicits your patronage. (Nov. 26. 1890)
One of the needs of Hertford is a, laundry and the way to
have it is for the families in town to invite a Chinaman to
come and establish a laundry here and support him . ( Oct. 7,
1891)
Hertford is on the boom. (Dec. 7. 1892)
Our Postmaster is a bar keeper, and keeps the bar in the
same building with the post office. (Nov. 25, 1891)
Miss Bella Skinner, one of Hertford's charming and
bewitching daughters, is visiting friends in Edenton. (Nov.
5. 1890)
(During court week) we had Mr. Summers, of N.Y. with
his Phonograph, and the Italians with their dancing bears ...
(Oct. 7. 1891)
Mr. M.H. White left yesterday with his seven horses for E.
City Fair. He will enter his horses on the race track and all
others better look sharp. (Oct. 22, 1890)
Mr. David Copeland of this county killed a couple of wild
turkeys last week, one weighing 19 lbs. and the other 20 lbs.
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Mr. Wilson Sutton, of New Hope Township, dropped dead
yesterday at New Hope from Heart disease. Mr. Sutton was
at the voting precinct and called for a plate of oysters, but
fell dead before he ate them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose White of this county celebrated
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in their lives bought a single
Capt. Chappell
Returns To Base
U.S. Air Force Captain
Charles W. Chappell, son of
Mrs. Gladys Chappell of Rt.
1, Belvidere, N.C'-. has
returned to his home station
al Langley AFB, Va..
following two months of
temporary dutv at
'jVlildenhail RAF Station.
England.
Captain Chappell is a C
130 Hercules pilot with the
37th Tactical Airlift
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-JUST WAITINti After all the fuss, this fish with legs'
decides to "stand" still and wait to be returned to the .
water. Wonder if he can walk on water or just swims?
10 CENTS
The Gay
Recalled
wev; iren. 6, itwzi
that nur npnnlp spp 1ft it that
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pound of meat. ( Aug. 25, 1892)
Snuadron. a component of
the Tactical Air Command;
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Such TAC units are
rotated, generally on a 60-1
day basis, to overseas.
locations to maintain a high
operational readiness. ; v
His wife. Deborah, is the
daughter ol Mr. and Mrs:
Jack S. Hall, 509 Aberdeen
Road. Hampton. Va.