.THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 54, No.34 USPS 42I-060 Hertford, Perquimans County. N.C., Thursday, August 28, 1?M> 25 CENTS
Indian Summer Festival Plans are being finalized
In just two weeks Perquimans
Xounty will once again be celebrating
Rit' Indian Summer Festival. The
Festival will be held Friday and Sat
urday, September XX and 12 in down
town Hertford and at Missing Mill
Park. This year the festival will pro
vide entertainment, arts and crafts,
and food booths for everyone's enjoy
ment.
Friday has been designated 'Colo
nial Day' and will be highlighted by
downtown sidewalk sales in Hertford
Jrom 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mer
chants will be have historical dis
plays in their store windows, and
there will be drawings for prizes do
nated by the merchants.
WZBO will be broadcasting live
and will conduct the Coca Cola scav
enger hunt and the Mystery Man con
test throughout the day.
Senior citizens of the community
will be displaying arts and crafts
they've made and voting for the Pa
poose (baby) contest will be going on
from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the
Senior Citizens Center on Grubb
Street.
Clowns will be walking on the
streets and portraits by Meta will be
displayed on the courthouse green for
the enjoyment of both youngsters and
adults.
Music will be provided by Bruce
Todd and the Perquimans County
High school Band will be on hand Fri
day around noon to give a perfor
mance.
There will be fashion show at
3:30PM and at 4:00 Miss Indian Sum
mer Festival will be crowned.
A Sidewalk Cafe sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce will be lo
cated on the courthouse green selling
hot dogs, hamburgers and french
fries for lunch, and at 5:00 PM there
will be a fish fry in the park. The fish
fry will be handled on a first come
first served basis, there will be no
tickets sold ahead of time. Plates will
be $3.25 and include fish coleslaw and
hushpuppies
Saturday has been entitled Pow
Wow Day and activies will kick off at
8:30 AM at the Hertford Grammar
school with the Indian Summer 5K
run. Cost to enter the race will be
$6.00 prior to the day of race and $7.00
that morning. Participants will re
ceive a tee-shirt.
Events will begin at the park
around 10:00 a.m. Arts and craft
booths will once again offer a wide
selection of crafts to choose from. Lo
cal residents will display wrought
iron lamps, yarn produced on local
farms, pottery and decoys just to
mention a few.
Chowan Hospital will have a health
care display and they will be con
ducting free hemocrats, blood sugars
and blood pressure screening for fes
tival visitors.
The Edenton Optimist club will be
have the ever popular train ride for
the kids and animated animals spon
sored by C&K Meats of Belvidere will
be on parade.
The tug o'war will begin at noon
and is being sponsored by WZBO and
Coke. There is a weight limit of 1,000
lbs. or 5 members. Cost is $25.00 per
team and teams will receive trophies
and a tee-shirt. Teams for the tug
o'war are still needed.
The Flatland Cloggers will be back
by popular demand this year along
with the Atlantic Fleet Band who will
perform at 5:00 p.m.
The annual pig pickin' will begin at
5:00 p.m. and will cost 94 00. The
menu includes BBQ, potato salad, co
leslaw and rolls.
The day will end with a street
dance from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
in the park, In keeping with town reg
ulations and signs posted in the park
aboeolutely no alcholic beverages
will be permitted.
Overall the festival looks to be a
good time for all so make plans to be
in Hertford September U and 12 for
all the fun.
I School
f opened
Monday
Perquimans County schools
opened smoothly Monday with an
opening day enrollment of 1,795 stu
dents.
This figure represents and in
crease of 25 to 30 students over last
year's enrollment figures.
Pat Harrell, Superintendent of the
county schools stated that he expects
the enrollment will jump to over 1800
students when all the children return
to school this year.
'The day went very smoothly,' said
Harrell, 'students had been notified
ahead of time of their room assign
ments, and it was very organized. 'It
kvas a credit to the principals and
their staff that things went so well.'
Harrell stated the students would
be dismissed at 1:30 on Monday and
again on Thursday of last week due to
meeting scheduled for the teachers.
'Early dismissal on other days be
cause of the heat will be handled on
an individual basis,' said Harrell.
Dismissal is set at 1 : 30 p.m. so that
teachers can follow alternate sched
)ules that have been set up by the prin
cipals of the schools.
The buses in the county traveled
safely and on schedule Monday with
out reported incidents.
Overall the school year in Perqui
mans County started out on the right
foot.
School opened on monday.
Teachers and students re
turned to Hertford Elemen
try and Central school for the
new year with few problems.
James challenges
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Representative Vernon James is
sued a verbal challenge to members
of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation to increase spending
in the area on roads during a meeting
of county officals from six counties
Friday at G&S Seafood in Hertford.
Stating that the area is not getting
it's fair share of the appropriated
highway funds, James urged DOT of
ficials to quit making excuses and
start approving highway projects in
the Albemarle area.
James stated that the DOT has the
money available but is always mak
ing excuses or delaying approval of
the area's highway projects. 'You
have the money available, but when
Northeastern North Carolina needs a
few little projects, you say, you don't
have the money,' said James. 'I'm
telling you I want equity. It's time for
you to act,' James stated.
Representative James also stated
that the DOT has their work cut out
for them, and strongly suggested that
they get on the ball and get some
things done in the region before much
longer.
Kenneth Roberson, DOT division
representative stated that it is diffi
cult to get state officals to approve
money for projects in Eastern North
Carolina due to the largely farm pop
ulation.
'We're all farmers here, and I'll be
darned if you can raise money for
farmers' stated Roberson.
'The general assembly is going to
look very closely at the distributation
of highway monies' stated James.
James said that he expected the
representatives to act. 'I can tell you
that you have your work cut out for
you, and you'd better get on with it,'
he said.
Earl Rountree, DOT representa
tive, sited tourism as a need for bet
ter roads in the Albemarle region,
but urged all county officals to im
prove local tourist attractions.
'We've got to build roads to get the
tourists in here, but it's up to you to
give them something to do once
they're here.' said Rountree. 'We've
got great untapped resources. Every
county in the region has something to
offer.'
Discussion between the group6 pre
sent at the meeting centered largely
on road projects in Chowan and Per
quimans county but other questions
were fielded by the DOT officials.
George Wells, State Highway Ad:
ministrator stated that US 17 be
tween Hertford and Woodville is on
scheduled, and will go to contract
sometime in 1968.
Wells stated that the Department
of transportation is committed to US
17, but federal fund cutbacks are af
fecting all the states highway pro
jects.
Wells stated that the department has
already received notification of a $30
million dollar cut in highway road
funds, and added that there may be
more.
DOT officials stated that the pur
pose of Friday's meeting was to keep
an open line of communication with
county officials in the area.
Before and after the meeting the
DOT officials toured the six counties
to assess problems and needs of the
regions roads.
Perquimans County school sets lunch polices
Hie Perquimans County Board of
Education today announced its policy
for free and reduced price meals for
children unable to pay the full price
of meals served under the National
School Lunch, and or School Break
fast Programs. Each school and the
central office has a copy of the pol
icy, which may be reviewed by any
interested party.
These are the income scales used
^r determining eligibility for tree
and reduced price meals.
Children from families whose in
come is at or below the levels shown
are eligible for free or reduced price
meals.
Application forms are being sent to
all homes with a letter to parents or
guardians. To apply for free or re
duced price meals, households
should fill out the application and re
ra it to the school. Additional cop
are available at the principal's of
FREE MEALS
REDUCED PRICE MEALS
FAMILY SIZE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
YEARLY
$6,968
9.412
11,856
14,300
16,744
19,188
21,632
24,076
MONTHLY
581
785
988
1,182
1,396
1,599
1,803
2,007
WEEKLY
$134
181
228
275
322
369
416
463
YEARLY
$9,916
13,394
16,872
20,350
23,828
27,306
30,784
34,262
MONTHLY
$827
1,117
1,406
1,696
1,986
2,276
2,566
2,856
WEEKLY
$191
258
325
392
459
526
592
659
FOR
ADDITIONAL
HOUSEHOLD
MEMBER ADD
$2,444
204
47
3,478
290
67
flee in each school. The information
provided on the application will be
used for the purpose of determining
eligibility. Household income may be
verified at any time during the school
year by school or other program offi
cials.
For the school officials to deter
mine eligibility, the household must
provide the following information
listed on the application: names of all
household members, social security
numbers of all adult household mem
bers or a statement that the house
hold member does not possess one;
total household income; and the sig
nature of an adult household member
certifying that the information pro
vided is correct.
White nominated to board
WINSTON SALEM-Perquimans
County Commissioner W.W. White
has been elected to serve a one-year
term on the Board of Directors of the
North Carolina Association of County
Commissioners. He was elected to
the post during the Association's 79th
Annual Conference here on August
14-17.
White represents Association Dis
trict 1 which includes the counties of
Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare, Washington,
Chowan, Gates, Perquimans, Pasqu
otank County, Camden, and Curri
tuck. He fills a vacancy left by Pas
quotank County Commissioner Bill
Owens who has been elected to the
Board of Directors of the National
Association of Counties.
Former Gov. Sanford visits Hertford for reception
Stressing clean and positive cam
paigning, the issues facing today's
fanners, and balancing the budget,
former Gov. Terry Sanford visited
Perquimans County oo his campaign
tour of Northeastern North Carolina
Sanford also stressed the impor
tance of young people to his cam
paign during his visit at the home of
Lucille Winslow, Thursday. August
21st in Hertford.
Sanford stated that we can no
Terry Sanford is talking with
supporters and guests at the
rbteplM held Thursday hi
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Hertford at the home of Mn.
longer wait to develop a new farm
policy, and that this would be a num
ber one priority as a senator.
'Farm credit has been a major
problem facing farmers' stated San
ford, 'now it is causing many farmers
to lose their businesses.'
Sanford said that in the past farm
credit has been handled on a year to
year basis, and that the current farm
policies have been patched enough.
"We need to change the way farm
en get credit" said Sanford. "We
need to change regulations and ex
tend credit to the farmers over a
longer period of time." Sanford also
stated that he has formed an advi
sory council composed of farmers to
help him work on new farm policies.
Sanford said that there are many
factors to be considered in laying out
the new farm policies. "There are
several factors such as world mar
kets and prices to consider," stated
Sanford. "There is no ready or quick
answer to the problem facing Maim
ers, all the factors must be weighed,"
he said.
Sanford also briefly addressed the
financial problems of the federal gov
ernment. He stated that the pressure
is on to balance the federal budget.
"We must have courage to cut the
budget," said Sanford.
"The budgeting systems must be
restructured so tha it can be scrunti
nized line by line," he said.
Sanford said that the budget must
be balanced from'a democratic point
of view. "We need to take care of peo
ple who need our help," he stated.
Addressing the changes being
made in the tax bill this year Sanford
stated that he felt it was a good ap
proach. He cautioned that the county
will suffer side effects, and adjust
ments may be necessary to the new
bill. He stated that with an aware
ness of the necessary adjustments he
supports the bill. "We will see the
need for adjustments," he said, "but
we must be careful not to put back
the loopholes."
Sanford also feels the democratic
party must be made stronger with
young people taking a more active
role in decisions.
"The history of North Carolina is the
history of the Democratic Party,"
said Sanford.
The former Duke University Presi
dent stressed that he will ran a posi
tive campaign aad will not be in
volved with negative political ads.
Sanford feels that with everyone
waging together there will be a
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gropi victory in iwvmdmt.
COA holds graduation
ELIZABETH CITY-A 'Voice out
of the Past' congratulated 72 College
of The Albemarle graduates last
Wednesday night, thanking them for
helping assure the college's 25 years
of success through their achieve
ments as students. Eight Perqui
mans County residents were among
those honored.
"In the final anlalysis," said
Charles M. Gordon, "It is you who
have made the requirements.. .and it
is you who drive us forward."
The Elizabeth City businessman
led a committee that worked tireles
sly toward the charter of COA as the
first institution in the N.C. Commu
nity College System. He served as the
college's first board of trustee's
chairman from 1960 until 1965.
Paraphrasing Shakespeare, Gor
don told the graduates, and approxi
mately 600 others who had assem
beled in the S.L. Sheep Auditorium to
witness the summer commence
ment, "Hie world is a stage, and you
are forever acting out a one-person
performance. Your peers are your
critics, and they are severe, indeed! "
He pointed out that unlike profes
sional actors, others do not have
offstage time to work on script and
scene changes. "You do not have a
day off from your theactrical run,"
said Gordon. "Day in and day out,
you are required to adjust to comedy,
to tragedy, and to the whole spec
tram of the human condition."
Gordon admonished the graduates
to learn from the mistakes of pro
ceeding generation. "Those who fail
to profit from history, are doomed to
repeat it," he warned.
He urged the assembly not to be
came involved in another Vietnam,
saying that if his gmration had lis
tened to the warnings of young peo
ple, the country wo^tf have avoided
the "unconscionable tragedy" that
resulted in the waste of 58,000 Ameri
can live.
The speaker urged his audience not
to believe those who say young peo
ple have it easy today. "I can think of
few times in history when there were
more challening problems to be
solved than lyou face today," he said.
Among the many problems to be
resolved, Gordon cited drug abuse as
foremost, calling it "an insidious
cancer on the face of society." He
pointed out the dangers caused by
workers who use drugs while on the
job as a tangible threat to public
safety.
Gordon encouraged the graduates
to take an active interest in politics.
He said some might involve them
selves in the political arena.
"Others of you will have to content
yourselves with exercising yoir
power through the ballot box," he
said. "Never, never underestimate
this power." He pointed out that its
threat prevented Lyndon JohnSon
from seeking reelection, and "the
mortal fear of it caused an explosion
in the brain of Richard Milhous
Nixon."
Dean of instruction Norman L.
Norfleet presented each candidate as
Dr. Parker Chesson, Jr., COA presi
dent, and board of trustees chairman
J. Wilson Jones, Jr. conferred de
grees. Perquimans County graduates
included: Pamela C. Blount, cosme
tology; Levi Brothers, Jr., air condi
tioning, heating, and refrigeration;
Bobby B. Butler, summa cum laud*,
and Yosiah M. Lord, light construc
tion; A. Wayne Corprew, pre-bust
ness administration; Thomas E.
Harris, Jr., machinist trades; Donna
O. Pierce, summa cume laude. elec
trical Installation and maintenance,
and Lloyd E. Riddick, cum laude, ad
vanced machinist trades.