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COUNTY DELEGATION North Carolina Lt. Gov.
Jim Hunt (center) talks with those from Perquimans
County attending the Friday night meeting of the
Albemarle Law and Order Association held at the
Seaf are Restaurant in Nags Head.
GREETING FROM ALAO PRESIDENT - R.L. Spivey
of Perquimans County, President of the Albemarle
Law and Order Association greets the guest speaker
for the annual fall meeting, Lt. Gov. Hunt. Also shown
are Sen. Melvin Daniels Jr. and George Wood of
Camden. (Newbern photos)
Jim Hunt Speaks To
Law And Order Group
By KATHY NEWBERN
The crime problem was the message delivered by
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt, guest speaker at the
fall dinner meeting of the Albemarle Law and Order
Association held Friday night in Nags Head.
His speech emphasized the involvement in the fight
Civic Calendar
THURSDAY, NOV. 6
The regular monthly meeting of William Paul Stallings
Post 126 American Legion will be held at the post home.
This will be a family night featuring a covered dish supper.
All members and their families are invited to attend.
Commander Applegate has asked that as many members
be present as possible. Membership and the turkey shoot
will be on the agenda.
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The American Legion Auxiliary of Post 126 will meet a.
tne Legion Home jor a covered cusn supper, au oia ana new
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: memuers are mviieu u uuenu. Auxiliary uuco , yvw u
collected at this time. Each person is urged to come and
bring a covered dish.
The Perquimans C.B. Club will meet at 8 p.m. at the
Municipal Building in Hertford. Visitors are welcomed. A
rabbit hunt will be held with a $1 entry fee charged. One
C.B. member will go to an unknown spot in the county and
then participants in the hunt will search for him guided by
. the radio signal they receive. The winner of the hunt will
receive a piece of C.B. Radio equipment of their choice
costing under $40.
. .,. FRIDAY, NOV. 7
The Perquimans County Jaycettes will sponsor a fashion
show beginning at 8 p.m. at the Hertford Grammar School.
Tickets are $2 and may be purchased from any Jaycette or
Rescue Squad Ladies' Auxiliary member or at the door.
There will be door prizes and a raffle. Light refreshments
will be served. All proceeds will go to the Perquimans
County Rescue Squad for needed equipment.
SATURDAY, NOV. 8
The United Methodist Women of Cedar Grove Church will
have a rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Winfall Community Building.
The American Legion Post 126 will have a turkey shoot at
Perquimans High School from 3 -9 p.m.
. The Elizabeth City Shrine Club will have a dance for
Shriners and Guests at the Shrine Club, from 9:30 p.m. to
12:30 a.m. Admission is $5 per couple. Music will be
furnished by "Solid Gold" from Perquimans County.
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MONDAY, NOV. 10
. :A community meeting to discuss tne possibility of
- reorganizing the Perquimans County Schools will be held at
7:30 p.m. at the Whiteston Community Building. All
v interested parents and citizens are encouraged to attend
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C. - iThe Perquimans County Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary
;will meet at 8 p.m. at the Rescue Squad Building. AU
'. ' members are urged to please be present.
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; "' : The Perquimans County Chapter of the American Cancer
: 'Society will meet at 8 p.m. in the R.E.A. building. Dr.
. Richard Harding of Edenton will be the guest speaker. The '
- county president, John T. Biggers, will give a report on the
. State Meeting held in Raleigh last week.
TUESDAY, NOV. 11
' Hertford Rotary Club meets.
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. " Perquimans Lodge No. 106 will meet in the courthouse in
Hertford at 8 p.m. -
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; Perquimans County Horse and Pony Club meets.
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I. , WEDNESDAY, NOV, 12 ,
The regular monthly meeting of Garland Onley Post 8148
Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held at the Municipal
Riiilffinir ift Hnrtfnrrt at 7 -Mil n 11 All mmhfra urn lirffMi til
attend. !'
4- THURSDAY, NOV. 13
J renjuuuaiiB vutuiijF tiayvccs meet. , j .
J UPCOMING EVENTS '.
. The Perqulmans-County Jaycees will have a .Turkey
Shoot at Perquimans High School on Nov. 15 from 8-9 p.m.
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-: Bethel Fire Department will have a tarbeque chicken .
supper on Nov. IS from 4-6 p.m. Plates will be $2. Patrons
may eat at the fire station or takeout. !
(Editor's Note: Any person having an Item they would
1" e to submit to the Civic Calendar should contact Jean
I rr.aon at the cfcombw .Tlee, 4:8-5357 before noon on
i" -y prior to tLelhursday e-Ion of the paper.) ,
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C.B. CLUB OFFICERS Officers of the Perquimans
County C.B. Club pictured above are (Front row, 1. to
r.) Jimmy Godwin, President; James Denehy, Vice
President; Nora Workman, Secretary-Treasurer, (row
two, 1. to r.) Edward Leicester, radio control officer;
Alton Stallings, chaplain; and Gail Godwin, public rela
tions. Not pictured is Talmadge Rose, chairman of the
board. (The picture was taken Thursday night which
explains Ms. Workman's costume). (Newbern photo)
C.B. Club To
Discuss Patrol Plan
The Perquimans . County
C.B. Club was formed in
April of this year for the
purpose of fun, family
entertainment and in order
for those using the Citizens .
Band radios to meet their
fellow C.B. 'era. At present,
there are 24 members ( a
husband and his wife count -as
one member). - ; r)
Tentative plans are being '
considered for the C.B. Club
to take on a patrol project. If
accepted, members will .
patrol throughout the county
for the sole purpose of
observing. If they see any
suspicious activity, they will
call in to the member at his
home base who will in turn
notify the local police or
sheriff's department if he
feels that, investigation is
needed. The members can
also use the radios to report
accidents quickly. The club
stressed that the patrol
project would only involve
observation and no member
Woman To Serve On Town Council
' By KATHY .NEWBERN
As a result of Tuesday's election, Mrs. Mattie "Pete"
Broughton has the distinction of being the first woman
in the county's history to be elected to the Town Coun
cil." Mrs. Broughton was the number two vote getter in
the race between five candidates for the two Hertford
Town Council seats. She received 193 votes, a close se
cond to the number one vote getter, incumbent Billy L.
Winslow who received 215 votes. Concerning the elec
tion, Mrs. Broughton said, "I'm overwhelmed and I'm
against crime of each citizen in the State. Hunt said, "If
we are going to lick the crime problem in North
Carolina, we will have to draw on the resources and the
commitment of people like yourselves people who
understand the problem and who are committed to do
ing something about it."
The Lieutenant Governor explained his position by
citing two bills he supported during the 1975 legislative
session. One increased the maximum punishment for
armed robbery from 30 years to life imprisonment. The
other requires the sentencing of anyone who committed
more than one offense of armed robbery.
Hunt reminded the crowd that "there is not one,
single, simple solution to the rising crime rate," but he
did point out some steps he feels should be taken. They
include a resolution of the State's citizenship to deal
with the crime problem, the election of leaders commit
ted to the fight against crime, educational programs
aimed at teaching what the criminal acts are and their
punishments, the compensation of crime victims, swift
and "Stiff punishment, and adequate local law enforce-
ment' .-v-s
Elaborating on his last point, Hunt proposed salary in
creases for law enformcent officers, an increase in the
160 hours of the required basic training and required
refresher courses.
Hunt received applause from the crowd of approx
imately 225 when he criticized the media for making
"heroes of the criminal defendants." He added that it's
time to make heroes of the local law enforcement of
ficers instead of making them feel that they are the
ones on trial.
In closing, Lt. Gov. Hunt assured the group that he in
tends to do all he can to wage a war on crime and to
encourage the state citizens to join the cause.
Others on the program included the Association Presi
dent, R.L. Spivey, and Planning Director, Melvin Bun
ch. Guests were' recognized by W.C. Owens, Elizabeth
City Police Chief and Sen. Melvin R. Daniels, Jr. in
troduced guest speaker Hunt,
Attending the meeting from Perquimans County were
Sheriff Julian Broughton, Hertford Police Chief Ben
Gibbs, Hertford Mayor Bill Cox, Magistrate Dilbon
Young, County Commissioners Lester Simpson (chair
man), Tuck Webb, R.S. Monds. Town Council members
attending included Jesse Harris and T. Erie Haste, Jr.
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MOUSE BUTTONS L. to R. Beth Winslow, Com
mittee Members for American Cancer Society; Don
Matthews, Vice President; of the Health Careers Club
sell a mouse button to J.T. Biggers, President of Per
quimans County Chapter of American Cancer Society.
Health Careers Club members at Perquimans County
High School will be selling Send-a-Mouse to College
button to furnish white mice for cxperiemental and
research purposes for lung cancer in an attempt to
find a cure for cancer. The county-wide drive for
Cancer Fund donations is continuing thru November
under the direction of Mrs. Paige Underwood, County
Chairman and Mrs. Louise Ward, Town chairman.
Loan And Grant
For County Water
System Approved
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Walter B. Jones
recently announced the approval by the Farmers Home
Administration of a loan of $1,870,000 and a grant of
$1,200,000 for the development of a domestic water
system for Perquimans County. The loan is to be repaid
in 40 years at 5 per cent interest.
The funds will be used to develop a county owned and
operated water system serving some 1,500 users not
presently served by a central system. The proposed
system will interconnect with existing municipal
systems where possible. The project includes two
storage tanks, two wells, and one treatment plant.
"The sign-up period for the Perquimans County Water
System is still in progress. If you have not signed up
and wish to do so, you should contact Mr. F.A.
McGoogan at 426-5428. Mr. McGoogan has recently been
hired by the County to complete the sign-up of prospec
tive water users and mapping their location in the coun
ty," according to Richard H. Bryant, Perquimans Coun
ty Extension Chairman.
Plans are now to hold a Referendum on the issurance
of Bonds to cover the cost of the water system in
December of 1975. Everyone should know and unders
tand fully that this water system would have no effect
upon any other system in the county as far as rates or
paying for the bonds goes. This system, just as the
others already in the county, will be paid for by the
people who use the water, with the aid of grant money
from State and Federal sources.
This system and the other systems in the county
would be hooked together and water could be sent
anywhere it is needed in the event of an emergency.
The cost of hookup when the system goes in will be 25
dollars. This cost will remain at this figure, until a
deadline is set for sign-up. After the sign-up period is
over the cost of hook-up will be quite a bit more expen
sive, at least by a hundred dollars or more. ,
real proud that the citizens of Hertford showed con
fidence in me." Concerning the question of more women
getting involved in county politics due to her victory,
she responded, "I think they're interested in running,
but I don't think they have enough spunk." The other
elected councilperson Billy L. Winslow commented that
he felt sure he would enjoy serving with the first
woman on the Town Council. He added, "I would cer
tainly like to thank the voters of the Town of Hertford
for showing their confidence in me and I promise to do
the best job I can." The third place candidate was in
cumbent Jesse Harris receiving 173 votes. The remain
ing candidates were W. "Tommy" Miller who received
95 votes and George W. Cooper tallying 70 votes. The
race for the two council seats was a close one between
the three top vote getters throughout the final count
with under ten votes often separating each. There were
three write-in candidates in the Town Council race with
each receiving one vote. They were Claude Brinn,
George Holly and Mary Holly.
Hertford Mayor Bill Cox was re-elected for his second
term. Unopposed the Mayor received 339 votes. There
were four write-in candidates for the office of Hertford
Mayor. Emmett Landing received two votes, Marshall
Merritt received two votes, Jesse P. Perry received one
vote and W.A. "Billy" White received three votes.
A total of 399 Hertford voters turned out for the elec
tion, almost two-thirds of the estimated 650 registered
voters.
In the Winfall election, incumbent Mayor David
Trueblood, who was unopposed, received 51 votes. There
were three write-in candidates for the Mayor's office
with each receiving one vote. They were Seymour Chap
pell, Jake Chesson and Douglas Umphlelt.
In the election to fill two Winfall Town Council seats,
incumbent Grover Sloop received the highest number of
votes, 39; closely followed by newcomer Richard H.
Bryant with 37 votes. The other candidate in the Town
Council race was Ervin Whidbee who received 22 votes.
An estimated 54 Winfall voters turned out, about one
third of the total registered voters.
PETE BROUGHTON BILLY WINSLOW
BILL COX
DAVID TRUEBLOOD
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is to try to interfere or stop
any crime they might
observe. The club would not
be responsible for injury to
any member and would
serve on a strictly volunteer
basis. Club members would
report the activity and leave
and would take no credit for
any apprehensions. The
C.B. Club is hopeful that the
patroling project will be
accepted by club members
and supported by the
community.
Any persons 16 years or
older who has a C.B. license
is eligible for membership
in the Perquimans County
C.B. Club. A visitor may
first attend two meetings
and then join if he prefers.
The club meets the first and
third Thursday of each
month at the Hertford
Municipal Building.
To Host Tour
Hertford will host a
meeting of the Albemarle
Historic Tour, Inc. at 10:30
a.m. on Nov. 25 at the
municipal building, it was
announced today by Herbert
Nixon director, . Repre
sentatives Attending will
come from as far west
, as Halifax and as far south
as Bath.
RICHARD BRYANT
GROVER SLOOP
FASHION SHOW Rosa Stallings (left), co-manager of Dar den's Department Store,
helps Annette Trueblood select a robe to model in the Friday night fashion show
sponsored by the Perquimans County Jaycettes. Ms. Trueblood, a Darden's employe will
be modeling several fashions from the store. One highlight of the show will be Helen
Hunter, wife of Jim "Catfish" Hunter, modeling the gown from Woodland Dress Shop
that she wore when she appeared on Howard Cosell's show, "Saturday Night Live." The
show, "Falling In Fashion For '75," will feature fashions and accessories from Roses,
Darden's, White's Dress Shop, Youthland, Diver's, Woodland Dress Shop, Gregory's and
Super Dollar in Perquimans County and fashions from three Elizabeth City stores,
Brook's, Grand Central Station and The Style Center. (Newbern photo)