PAGE EIGHT
-SECTION TWO
OUTDOOR TIPS
from the Ancient Age Sportsman's Idea Exchange
FISHENG
Ever try chumming with milk?
If not you’ve been missing out
on a sure-fire way to lure blue
gills, crappies and perch to your
hook. All you have to do is
punch two nail holes (one in
either end) in a can of condensed
milk. When you drop it in your
favorite fishing hole the current
will work the milk out. The
fish will do the rest.
Oars are mighty handy when
you need ’em. But when they’re
not in use they get in the way
of your fishing and they drip
water into the boat. Bend coat
hangers over the edge of your
boat and form them into large
hooks. Your oars rest in this
cradle. No more problem.
HUNTING
A good way to ruin a well
planning hunting trip is to lose
the tiny screw that fastens the
ear piece to your glasses. Yet,
all you need to fix it is a book
of paper matches. Remove the:
staple from the match book cov- 1
er. It will serve as a substitute i
for 'the screw until 'you return
to civilization.
An old khaki shirt and trou-1
sers can be transformed into an 1
effective camouflage suit by ap
plying black and brown shoe dye
■to the material. It’s a whole
lot cheaper than the store-bought
kind—and the ducks never know
the difference.
SHOOTING
9hooting at flying targets is
one of the best ways to keep a
sharp eye in the off-hunting sea- j
son. It’s also a lot of fun—espe-1
Frankly Speaking
By Flint R.berts
A few mornings ago, on
Reveille with Roberts, around
7:30, I read a news item date
lined Springfield, Massachusetts.
It concerned an 8-months-old
baby in Miami, Florida, who had
6 living grandmothers and great
grandmothers. According to an
insurance company, that made
that particular baby a 50 million
to one young’un. Soon after
wards, I got a phone call from
Mrs. Rufus White, here in
Edenton, who told me about her
grandson, with 7 living grand
mammas. Wheels whirled 'round
’n ’round in my bean, and I
figured then that her grandson
could be categorized as a 60
million to one chance. Soon af
ter I signed off that morning, I
called the Associated Press and
got 'the ball rolling. Stations all
over the country got the news;
an item ran in the Raleigh News
& Observer, and another will
soon be run in The Virginian- j
Pilot. In this edition of The j
Herald you’ll see pictures of the
folks involved and right now in
this column, I’m going to at
tempt to describe the family to
you, and what a family. First
of all the momma and poppa.
Momma is Mrs. Johnnie Perry, j
Jr., and works at George Chev-I
rolet. Poppa is employed at the
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daily when you can shoot at
targets that break up. Next
I time out, get your buddy to toss
I some old clay flower pots up #1
the air for you, and you can do
the same for him. A good place
to .get ’em for free is your local
greenhouse.
If you’re lucky enough to
have a gun room (or any other
room you can call your own) a
simple touch that will give it
an outdoor flavor is to convert
.30-06 cases into coat hooks. It’s
easy. Drill slanting holes in a
one-inch pine board the proper
size to receive the empty cases
(if not .30-06 then whatever else
you have on hand). The final
result will look good. It will
also hold coats.
CAMPING
Most camping tragedies can
be avoided before ever leaving (
home. Here’s one way. A good,
firestarter can be made by pour
ing parafin into empty shotgun
shells. Pour in enough to fill
within a half inch of the top.
Shred the remaining portion of
the shell to serve as a fuse. 1
Put a few in your pocket before
you next venture afield.
ARCHERY
If lost arrows plague your
days, try this. Mark your shafts
with reflective tape. Wait until
after dark, then go looking for
them with a flashlight. Chances
are you’ll find ’em.
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Union Bag Company in Frank
lin. Now, the other men in the
family include two granddaddies,
Rufus White and J. E. Perry,
Jr. Mr. White lives in Edenton
and Mr. Perry resides in Hobbs
ville. The great grandpappy’s
include Will Hofler of Sunbury
and Walter Miller of Edenton.
Now, for the ladies, and it’s here
that things really get compli
cated. In addition to momma,
there’s grand-momma, Mrs. Ru
fus White of Edenton and grand
momma, Mrs. J. E. Perry, Jr., of
Hobbsville. The baby has three
great-grandmothers, and they are
Mrs. Mattie Perry of Tyner and
Mrs. Mary White of Colerain
and Mrs. Walter Miller of Eden
ton. Next, comes the family j
favorite, the great-grand grand
mother. She’s 83 years old and
lives in Corapeake and her name j
is Mrs. Lydia Knight. I refer
to 'her as the family favorite be- i
cause everyone I talk to about,
the family always .get around to
sopie nice things to say about 1
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Mrs. Knight. It seems that de
spite her age, she still hunts,
takes care of the house, visits
j and stays quite active. She’s in
j excellent health as are, interest-
I irigly enough, every member of
. the family. And what a giant
| sized family ’tis. I asked how
many young’uns in 'the entire
family and no one knew for
sure, but they guessed 'that there
were around sixty. The Christ
mas list must resemble a de
partment store catalog. Another
interesting thing about the fami
ly is they’re very close to each
othtr, both in their feelings and
I geographically. All live within
' a radius of 30 miles. Also of in
! terest is the fact that the baby’s
I birthday is March 14th, the same
I birthdate as the maternal .grand-
I mother, Mrs. White. At 'that
time the baby will be a year
old. So there you have it: the
facts and figures about one of
the most unusual families in the
j world and they live right here
in Edenton. I’m glad I was
able to do a little bit in bring
ing their story to light. It’s an
interesting one and the people
involved are nice as can be.
By the way, the ladies in the
family are all quite pretty. As.
for the baby himself, well, John-1
ny Vaughan Perry, Jr., is quite 1
unaware that he’s a phenomenon.
He’s just busy bringing happi
ness to mom, dad, 7 grandmas,
great grandmas and great-great
grandma. He’s a hanrsome
youngster, and, as you can as
certain, he’s a happy youngster.
Sq, here’s a warm-milk toast to
Johnny Vaughan Perry, Jr.
Next week, another biographi- i
cal column, concerning yet an- 1
other interesting citizen in our;
town.
Closing thought: Her pleas-'
ures are in the happiness of her
family.
Additional Funds
Released To FHA
For 1961 Program
Additional funds have been
made available to help meet the
needs of eligible farmers who
need operating money to carry
out their farming operations,
Donald W. Norman, supervisor
for the Farmers Home Adminis
tration, announced.
Mr. Norman said that a $35,-
000,000 contingency fund pro
vided by the 1961 Agricultural
Appropriations Act has just
been released' to the Farmers
Home Administration to meet
the growing demand for credit.
This move was taken by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Mr. Norman said, in an effort
to make certain, within 'the au
thorities and funds available,
ECONOMY NEWS I
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Tops field with 26.86 M.P.G. averaging more than 40
M.P.H. in nation's toughest, fairest economy run
(NASCAR sanctioned). Rambler American Custom
Wlth overdrive takes first 6 places in
eiass 6-sweeps 8 of first 10
places-more proof of
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that no qualified family-type
farmer will be required; to give
up farming because of his ina
bility to finance his 1961 op
erations.
Because of high operating
costs and unfavorable margins
of profit many farmers have ex
hausted their regular sources of
farm operating credit. The
amount of operating loans made
so far this year by the Farmers
Home Administration totals 20
percent higher than last year.
The credit agency’s biggest lend
ing season lies just ahead as
farmers prepare to Start their
spring work.
The Farmers Home Admini
stration makes operating lpans
primarily to help eligible farm
families make improved use of
their land and labor resources
on family-type farms and make
needed Changes in their farming
systems. Most of the changes
call for adopting better farming
practices and improving the ef
ficiency of their farming opera-,
tions. Loans may also be made
to qualified farmers who carry
on smaller than family-type op
erations.
Operating loans help farmers
pay for equipment, livestock,
j feed, seed, fertilizer, tractor fuel
I and other farm and home op
erating needs including the re
financing of chattel debts. Loans
are scheduled for repayment in
accordance with the borrower’s
ability to repay, over periods up
to seven years. The interest rate
is five percent.
Further information on these
loans may be obtained from the
office of the Farmers Home Ad
ministration located on the sec
ond floor of the bus station
building, in Hertford.
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