l3 j-4 WEEKLY Ji" k MAM "XXX Number 6? uiyoy Is - n VJ llmJ UlLOJ LvwU L UI -bspfeJ-?.' , Robert L. Hollowell, chairman of": the Medical Investigating Committee, announced that the Scars & Roebuck Foundation has been . contacted to" analyze the needs of, Perquimans' County through, a survey And establish its medical hospital needs. The committee will do the actual re search for . the foundation : , with in the county. V The 'information gatliered by the committee will,that all persons who havve not be turned over tcK the founda .,ii,i ...;..u ."j I lion which will analyze this and advise me uvampcr or Vom- WCek in order that the cam merce of their results. , paign can be .closed. ' ; Hollowell stated that this in-j Mrs. Beers expressed her formation will bring to light ; heartfelt thanks to each and whether-' a small hospital or a Mugi; buiuu ia Hi's ificauiit ouawci to the problem. The research survey will be : , made by the members of the 'Medical Investigation Comruit . tee. ' Most of this will be done ; by telephone.,:. A list of questions will be answered by those con . tacted and , these , include such items as the number of people - in the family, how many times been jn hospital for the past 12 months and for - what reason, ; number of times the family has been sick in the past 12 months and the present doctor and his v location, and : other such ques tions. The chairman further Stated that full cooperation of indivir duals asked to submit this in-j formation and the accuracy of estimations ; where ' appropriate will be vitally necessary in order to compile - the survey possible. most accurate Hollowell' stated, "Thi com- pletion of this survey will mark nn.vfir.rf .ten tnwmdii WtahlLih.,Bnc IN. K,. league Oi wurs ing i hospital -aciUties- in tnis.'" , . nly for" faciUties but" also lead6 projeWfffRf wiH ,ore doctors., .bur .commit- tal& to the AtlLUMJ : not for more tee feels tfa.at these two prjecs will go hand, fn hand., PerqulnTcns Ores GamasToGates Perquimans High School's bas- ketball Yearns dropped a dnublew..'-i TTnl4 header to the Gates Gacos last Ulieral Held V OT. Friday night with the Gatesj girls winning 40-3U ana ine ooys with a 57-43 score; The Gates girls led almost, ll"'" ' , " o u i.!if 6.J:.1 las McKmley Branch, general of the first half, when Perquim ans rallied to tie tho score 1212 as the half ended.:. Gates came back in the third; quarter and led . the Squaws 40-36 as" the ,k whistle .blew. ' Gates scored 10 points to Per quimans 4 in the final quartet. Sawyer- ed the scoring .,for 4 ; Perquimans With 12, Long I, and Cox ' 3- IWright led the Gates team with 17. followed b Wig gins with 14 and Cjiappell 5. ; The Gates boys' had to come ejjitom behind dn the final half to nip the Indians 57-43. The In . dians . took a 19-15 halftime lead " but were 'outscored by1..-Gates 18-6 in the third quarter. In the "final quarter i .Gates! chalked up H points and held the Indians to 18, ' ' ' ' Taylor was high . scorer, for Gates with 28 points. He was V followed by Hobbs with 0 and Hall and Perkins with 8 each. Freddie Combs was top scorer for the Indians, accounting for 17 points, followed by Mathews with 9 and Francis Combs with 7 points. ' . ' . v Board Of Education Discusses Plans Of Educational Protffam . . ... . ,. ." ..... ...... .. . i---' t 1 . , . . m . . i.;',;' .,;...; ;, The Perquimarul County Board ! sentative Archie T. Lane, Sr of Education. met in special ses-1 met with ; the board to discuss uion here Monday and the board legislation of . interest to Per- and Superintendent -J. T. Big j disoussed at length various t pi. . ' of the educational pro grain i t Perquimans County, in , cludinj transportation of pupils, relation " p of, the eighth grade -l the f "enth grades, super . .r-t; ; i - relation, lunch r ice surrvior, 't s cf build- v, for i ' ,r- S g Ci o d u I o d rn ir krjp Clinic March Of Dimes; flow Near End The March of Dimes campaign iri Perquimans County is in the final stage and Mrs. John Beta?, director for. .the Perquimans March of Dimes Drivp rpnnwsts get . their contrltut;)ns in this . everyone who has helped in the campaign and to each contri- butor.': Local Students Plan To Attend Careers Congress Five students from Perquim ans County, Carl Overton, Jerry Whedbee, Ann Baker,' Mary Ella Nixon and Verna' Ann Perry, will attend a meeting of the Second Health Careers Congress to be held at the Jack Tar Hotel m Durham on February 8 and 9. Mrs. T. P. Brinn, State Health I Careers chairman of the N. C. AM A Auxiliary, will accompany itne group. The Congress is sponsored by the Health Careers clubsi of N. C, the .N. C. Hospital Ediuca- tion and Research Foundation The purpose of the Congress! !o k) intnmi n,m ttin "..v, """ i-wK.y ,v u XH.-HH.I iu, ik,v ..!.-., plan : such ; careers, The meeting will include... ex hibits, motion pictures and work'. shops on Health Careers, as well, as tours of Duke University, of N. C, Walls and Lincoln Hos pitals. .. UaptlSl Leader Funeral services .... were held c : rj i .. : ..u r n ta , secretary-treasurer of the,-BpT tate Convention, who was killed in a car-truck crash ,near Ahoskie last Friday afternoon . Fiineral Service HeW For EImeT O. Banks Funeral services : for Elmer Gaston Banks, 76-year-old retir ed farmer of Durants Neck who died Wednesday, were held, Fri day at 3 o'clock in . the chapel of line Swindell Funeral Home ; by the Rev. Dan 'Meadows, pastor of New Hope Methodist Church, assisted by: the Rev. Fred Still, pastor of First Methodist Church. '; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jones sang 'When They Ring-Those Golden - Bells' ' accompanied' by Mrs. J. , Ellie White, organist. .V JThe- casket was covered with a- pall of red "carnations, : white mums! 'and White stock! v ,': Pallbearers were Alien Saun ders, . Ronald-, Saunders, - Robert Sutton, Carson Banks, Roy Ranks and Kentwood Turner. 'i I Burial was. 'Cemetery. ' '- in Cedarwpod F-v. quintans County and to North Carolina.- in general.' He ex pressed his opinion as favoring legislation that will change the method of appointing Boards of Education in North Carolina. He invited the boaid to, write hiitt or call him concerning any leg islation' of interest to education during the 1963 session. Other business to come before the Eo -J cf Taucatlon was a mt ..m pui --i p '''f 'permia-' 1 t i i "eat' ' i of i' -al Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, -February 8, 1963. Cr.il Defense Topic At BPVClub fncnllily fueling The Hertford eBusiness and Professional Women's Club held its monthly dinner meeting re cently , at the : home of 'Miss Thelma Elliott at ( which time Marion Riddick, Civil Defense chairman of Perquimans County, presented . a. most interesting -pro gram on the "Operation Sur vival Plan" for the county. i During his talk he discussed how his organization was set up to handle any emergency, either natural or man-made. The local unit is set up with an executive f and then 17 different ag- Each one of these agencies has a hairman who knows his duties and has assigned specific duties toi members of their agency Mr. Riddick pointed out that under the present setup Per quimans County is ' listed as t '.receiving area and In the event of . an atomic attack, we could expect to take' care of 9,000 ex tra people. His office has made a survey of the county and has a listing 6f all available facili ties. He showed slides on "Ru ral Civil ' Defense" which point ed out the effects of an atomic attack on an area not in the diJ rect hit area. Following his program,- the Hertford BPW went on record as wholeheartedly endorsing 1 the Civil Defense torogram in Per quimans County.! '."''"' During the short ;' business meeting presided ovver by the president, , Mrs, Essie Burbage, the following announcements were' made: Zy"::": '7-.',''. J Spotlight oil Women ; will be lit iChapel Hiir february 18-17; Hertford will be hostess to the district , meeting on March 24; tentative , pla.n? were ' made1 far the Jazz Festival to be present ed jsoon, and the club Jreted to contributes to ',,e; .SS!grr f uimes. xne next Dusmess meet ing will hp FpKRiam 7 'wtth Alip. Kannv iji l&li&M .. .. t T 1 1 1 -L . J .1. k, m,pr ment. nlHWi 1 "hf with Mr , Guest stm meralirsli'aai:BI Guefili irig Were Mr.; and ''Mrs Marion Riddick-. Mrs. Burbage, t.;Mrsi ''MaryVlg.rjLane,- Mrs,' Sally, Lane, Mrs. . Alice Kanoy,- Mrs. Dora Riddick, Mrs. Georgia Rob erts, Mrs. Margaret Maston, Mrs. Ann Young, Mrs. Marie Elliott, Mrs. Betty Swindell, Miss Hulda Wood and Miss Thelma Elliott. Bi!lyVinslow Studont Of Month '"S:p ,Jt.;,, ;.'.anf.r.cv Billy-Winslow, . son of Mr..; and Mrs. L. L. Winslow of Star Route, Winfall.'was honored by the Hertford Rotary Club recent, ly as the Student of the Month from Perquimans High , School, when he was ,a, djnrier guest at a Rotary meeting. ,- . . ,,, The Hertford Rotary Club in cooperation with students - and faculty t. at . Perquimans ; Hign School sponsor 'this improvement contest "t for students, during the school year.. The pontest is a monthly event with1 the winner receiving tlw title of "Student of Jhe Month.''' " Winners are select ed upon five basic require ments:1. Tetiacityt i ' self -improvement, ; scholarship, schoot . spirit and participation in school ac tivities. J.-'.-: Billy Winslow was' selected on these qualities as the December Student of the Month., He is a member of the Student Council. He represented Perquimans High School' at . the North1 Carolina Student Council Congress held in Raleigh this yea& He is presi dent of the student body; a mem ber of the FFA for the past four years, member of the Beta Club for 'the past two years, member of the track team for the v past three : years, member of the Monogram " Club for ' the past tehree years,-two years as secretary-treasurer, , He was one of the outstanding members of the football team this past season. Winslow" was; introduced by James M. Divers, past president of the Hertford Rotary Club. Superior Court To Convene March 11 The next term of Superior Court will be held In Perquim ans County the . week of 'March 11 with JuSze Elbert S. 'Peele, Jr., c! LEADING PEANUT GROWERS Picturad above are the hiqh County for 1962. Left to right, Haywood Smith, third plat, 3.669 pounds per acre; Dary I Hurdle, second place, 3.672 pounds per acre; George Caddy, first place, 3.678 pounds per acre on 19.3 acres. Wallace R, Baker, director of the Peanut Growers Associa tion, is presenting the trophy to Mr. Caddy. This is the second year the trophy has bejn presented. Second and third prizes are lurnished by the local peanut buyers. Hertford Livestock ft Supply Company, J. F. Hollo veil ft Son and Hertford Fanners Exchange. Wm. Paul Stallings Post Endorses Building Project On Local Recreation Park The William Piaul Stallings American Legion Post voted to i endorse the proposed Commun- i ity Building project to be placed ; on the Perquimans County Rec reation Park. Emmett E. Land-l ing, second vice commander of ,u , t, . j 1 u the Legion Post and also chair - man of the " Chamber of Com - merce Civic Committee," was present and told the Legion Post about the planned community building project, Landing stat- ed that a survey was being made to determine if a community building was needed ;and if- ample of what the boys will be enough suppopt by civic or- doing at camp, this summer, aq ganizatiohs , would jMstify going Urdin,, to Scout Leader Marvin ahead with plans. The '. building would, -include individual rooms for . organiza tions' to call vtheir owrt riti -that they eould. 'keep their J records fcl iolthpr; icquipment, in;.jdesig d.( offif.n The, plans' aso pall i large meeting area tor so f uhctieris, 1 dahbes, banquets' the lite. ;'';: Commander Julian'" Broughton reported ; on .'attending a ' distrtct Scout 'meeting in -Elinabrtli City ' ' ' Continued on Page 8 ' '63 Heart Fund Drive Launched W, L. ', "Buddy" Tilley, presi dent of the Perquimans County Heart Council and also Heart Fund chairman, launched the 1963; fund -drive here Wednes day, when1 he placed the ' heart coin collectors in the' various business establishments' in the first steps of the fund raising Job. ; Members of the Council are Dr.. T. P. Brinn, who will serve as medical representative. Roy' Chappell is serving as treasurer and Virginia - W.- Transeau, pub licity 'chairman. : In opening the 'fund drive Mr. Tilley reminds the public that heart disease was the , leading cause of death in Perquimans County in 1961. " Total ' deaths here were 99, broken down into causes, heart -and bleod vessels disease caused 61.5. of the total. Other causes jvere . 9 cancer, 6 accidents, 5 influenza T.nd pneu monia, one diabetes and 17 oth er causes. . Council Heart Fund Chairman . Tilley pointed out that the ditianal Heart Sunday solicita- Lawrence T. Sawyer, Claude tion will be conducted this year Rountree, Hazel B. Matthews, G. on Sunday, February 24. The Elwood Nowell, Linwood C. El urban home-to-home; heart "can- liott, Luther H. Whedbee, Al vass will continue' to be held on ton , D. Perry, Joseph M. Stal Heart Sunday, he said. ; ' lings arid Willard Parrish.- - Grandson Mrs. Is Nominated Thomas' S. White, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. White, Jr., of Durham and grandson of Mrs. T. S White of. Hertford, has been nominated for i a Morehead scholarship as a representative of Woodberry Forest School, Tom' is a. senior this year at Woodberry .' Forest Preparatory School in Virginia, which he has attended f or the past ' three years. He is a member of the Studenti Council, associate editor of the school's newspaper, vice K"JB3KCSl 'i ': Peanut oroducers in Perauimans i ... .. . . ,r , ! National Boy. Scout Week, 1 ' . coruary is ocmg observed throughout the nation. Hertford Troop No. 155 is celebrating the fwcek by having a Scout display . . , ' , . ,. , jm the wlndow of Dardlcn s storc- This display is an ex- Simpson and Assistant Scout Leader John Ward. : Eht Monday Jtiglrt, 'Fepruairy 11 at 7:30 o'clcck in the Pc,r quimaas County Court House there will be a Court of Honor too recognize all the , boys, rwho have- advanced in rank and.'Won merit badges this past, year. vAU ;parcnts who have beys of Scout ag are urged- to .attend. A cordial invitation, is issued to the public. ' , , rt The names of the following 38 residents of Perquimans Ciiinty were drawn ..for jury 'service., at the March term of Superior Court during the Feb ruary; meeting of the County Commissioners held here Mon day. - ' ;: They are: Frances F. Monds, Talmadge ' Stallings, Marvin Robbins, Matthew Smith, , Wil lari F. Baker, Wilbur W. Tark ington, Henry Clay Stokes, Rob ert L. Robbins, Oliver Cart wright, Odell -Baccus, William C. Elliott,' Edgar L. Lane, Ray mond E. Spruill, Thomas Spivey', Alfred- P. Morris! Walter Humph lett,' Jr., Preston Divers, W. Ray mond "Stanton, Clarence - S. Chappell, Charles,. E. Layden, David Ri Trueblood, Levie Saw yer, Corbin Dozicr, W. D Rea, Jr.,,-John J. Stallings, William H. Cartwright, Jr., Meador Har- Boy Scout Week February 7 To 13 Jury Drawn For Superior Cou tra-'rell, Kelford Lenoel ByHim, T. S. White, Sr. For Scholarship president of the Book Club and the winner of the public speak ing award vfo rthe senior class. He has also won his letter in football, baseball and is captain of this year's basketball team. In addition to his extra curri cula activities, Tom has an ex cellent scholastic record. .1 He i will , appear before the central committee in Chapel Hill on March 8 and 9 for the final determination on his nomina- Highway U. S. 17 Topic At Meeting February 5th A meeting cf ; the Albemarle Highway Committee was held at the Marina Restaurant on the Camden causeway on Tuesday, February 5. Members attending the meeting from Perquimans County as representatives of the Chamber of Commerce were Mayor ' V. N. Darden,. Willie Ainsley, Robert Hollowell, Zack Robertson, Dr. A. B. Bonner a.nd LaiTy Aydlett, Jr. Levin Culpeppr-r, who lias been chairman of the commit tee for the past two years, ap pointed a nominating committee j composed of George Byrum, Ca idcr Harris and Lany Aydlett, Jr. The group felt that with the large land area 'represented, it would be to their advantage to elect a chairman and vice chair man.' William P. Jones of Eden ton was elected chairman and Willie Ainsley of Ilertfoid, vice chairman. After dinner, Gilliam Wood. Highway Commissioner from Fdcnton, discussed the present situation confronting the High way 17 improvement plan. He emphasized the need for more monetary appropriations for highway construction and im provement and that this'couli come only from the legislators in Raleigh' allotting more for this purpose. Wood further stated that with the increase of motor traffic on North Carolina highways, the situation is seri ous in many areas of the state. Virginia is conscious of- U. S. 17 being a major north-south ar tery and that it will become the major southern access for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Wood also stated that the Ocean Highway .authorities have requested that the highway be changed to' No. 5 throughout its ! length. This would simplify confusion .particularly in and around metropolitan "areas. Wednesday, Feb. 13 A lestival or ciiorat music will i be . held Wednesday. Fcbmary 13 at Perquimans County High j School. The seventh, eighth and high school music classes of the; county schools will participate. Dr. Arnold Hoffman, State Supervisor of . Music, will be present to conduct the work shop, which will begin with practice in the afternoon and continue with a public perform ance by the group at 7:30 P. M. The program will cortsist of a group of sacred songs and .spir ituals, followed by several folk songs of different countries. Among the folk songs are the following: "Above the Plain," "My Wild Irish Rose." "Home on the Range" and "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mbunlain." The next portion will consist of the old popular songs "Side walks of New York," "Trail of the Lonesome Pine," "Indiana," "Carolina In the Morning" and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart.' The program concludes with a group of patriotic numbers and school songs. The Glee Club will sing "America Our Herit age " The entire chorus will end the program with "From the Declaration of Independence," "Hymn ' for the Nations" and "God LUess America." The p.iblic is cordially invited to attend this program of choral music. In. the event of too much sickness . among ,the students or bad weathcl. the festival will be postponed to a later date. Former Resident Dies In Florida E. S. Douglas, a native of Hillsbdro, N. C-. and former resi dent of Hertford who has re sided at Jacksonville, Fla., for the past 28 years, died Friday morning, February ,1, of a heart attack. l. . ' Mr. Douglas, while a resident of Hertford, was agent here for the Norfolk-Southern Railway Company. : ; He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Knowles Douglas of Jacksonville, Fla., and two daughters, Mrs. Fern Apple of Jacksonville, ; Fla.,1 and Mrs. Gloria Tarver of Lakeland, Fla. Funeral services were held at Jacksonville, Fla., Monday of this week .and burial followed them ' " v . ; - Plans Being Formulated In Effort To Reactivate Band At Perquimans High Hiram A. Weeks Wins Top Honors Hiram A. Weeks of Kdcnton, m . 7. u . . ; Slate Motor Club district man- ., ,- r., ,. , , ager for Chowan, Tyn e l, Wash- ;, i tr i . , inglon and Hyde counties, has ,. . . , . won one of the companys top annual awards for outstanding ou Islanding performance during 1962. Tiiom- B. Viilkins, pre. Went of the motor chili, har announted. Weeks received a plaque and a large cash award for placing nrsi in meiinx-rsliip increase in; the lop ealegoiy, lending the en tire company in sales increase. Uxnl Kiadcnts Practice Teaching iv-iie:. t,waris reactivating a Je-sc P. Chcsson, son of Mr. I""' of thin .size has been esti and Mrs. J. P. Chcsson, Jr., of 1,,a,rd 'e high as $25.0(10 Route 3, and Jimniio R. White, ! would he a continuous fi son of Mr. and Mrs. Fialnli White nanc.dl burden. A drum and of Route 1, Hertford, are among the 207 East Carolina College's senior .students teaching pro gram who are conducting classes for the winter quarter in more than 30 public schools in Eastern North Carolina. Assignments of senbrs at the college who arc now gaining ex perience as classroom instructors have been announced by .Dr. J. L. Oppelt, director of student teaching at East Carolina. Jesse f. Chesson os assigned to the Tavboro High School, teaching science; Jimmic R. White, Robersonvillc High School, in social studies. Birthdays February 12 Masonic Lodge Rotary Club, 6:15 PCilS vs. Scotland Neck ... 7:31). here Susannah Wesley Circle Abraham Lincoln, I8U9 Mrs. Hubert Chappell Wayland Howell Dickie Umphlett Archie T. Lane. Jr. B. R, Inscoe Mytle Batchelor Mrs. Tarlie Twine Kenneth R. Stallings Arden Stallings Mrs. Arthur Chappell February 13 Jaycee Business Meeting Bettie Bryant February 14 Hertford Grammar FTA St. Valentine's Day Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hollowell wedding anniversary T. Julian Long February IS No Birthdays February 16 Bob Taylor Jaii Dillon Tommy Wilder Kenneth Miller Nancy Zachary W. M. Morgan Jan White February 17 Mildred Miller Jeff Haskett Mrs. Singleton Lane February 18 P.C.C.G. School FTA Cornelia Cannon Reggie Winslow Earlie Goodwin Group Empowered To Examine Records To Be Held In County The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners, R. L. Spivey, chairman,- presiding with Com missioners W, W. Bundy, W. Savage Jolliff, Thomas D. Nix on and Riley S.' Monds, Jr., in their February 1 meeting held here Monday, employed. Carson Spivey to check' new construc tion, additions - to buildings and any and all appraisal work ne cessary" for. 1963, - at the same salary and car mileage as here tofore paid, The board voted to donate $50 to the Albemarle' Area Develop ment : Corporation ; for advertis ing Perquimans County. .The following -resoluation was passed by the board during the perior Court, ? the " Register of ":;Vv';-.:-:-:i -;'V"'::; :V-r- 5 Cents Per Copy The Band Committee, com posed of interested individuals throughout the county and co ordinated by the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, is investigating and developing plans toward reactivation of a marching unite for the Perquim- "is County High School. Some ,, . , ,, ... , years ao the county had i full .. ,, , . . ,. .. , hand which was discontinued ,h ,,. r , ., through financial necessity. The L0,.urin, ... .... .. ' , '. . . ... (' . , ,- . , ua mi.- mum airecior ana upon hh resignation the group was left witli'out ; leadership and training. Since then the in struments and(a few of the uni f'.'i nn have deteriorated, The crmniittec now invesli- gfiting h:: situation has decid el thai a complete instrumental hand, sin n as Krlenton and Eliza beth City, would be far too ex--pensive to be feasible. Ksti- bugle corps, accompanying a rifle drill team, would give the county school a marching unit without requiring ruch high fi nancial assistance. The group is already investigating the equip ment and uniiorms needed!, as well as personnel. Many of the uniforms previ ously used by the high school are available and every effort is being made to use the uniforms that are still good. Some of them, however, have det'.rior;-!.-ed with age and will have to be replaced. Francis Nixon and Dave Hal lock have been working with Mr. Woodard, principal, in the high school and have had con siderable response with volun teers forming the group. More participation is needed from tiie boys, since they will make up the rifle group, which is de signed for fancy marching and maneuvers I f j; f s Individuals serving on this committee include: Dave -Hal-lock, Francis Nixon, Floyd Ben ton, Don Norman, Tommy By rum, Charlie Skinner, Mrs. Ar chie T. Lane, Jr., Mrs. Fannie Hurdle. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Proctor and Joe Nowcll. Sophomores Will Help Raise Funds The sophomore class of Per quimans County High School, in order to raise funds for their .Junior-Senior, are taking .dona tions from February 4 through February 8 on 15 cakes to be raffled off Friday night at the basketball game to be played here between the Perquinvins and Ahoskie girls' and boys' basketball teams. Seafood Market Now In Hertford Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ty.nch of Windsor Route 2 opened .a sea food market here last Tuesday, located on Market Street in the old Cannon Grocery Store loca tion. The business js under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Tynch. who have been in the fish business all of their life and will offer, the residents hei-e the very freshest seafood obtain able. ''...' '.-.'.' :'i I meeting: That the Clerk of Su- Deeds, the County Attorney and a representative of the Depart ment of Archives and History be and they are hereby empowered to examine the records of the County of Perquimans and de termine those which shall be re-, lained in the . County of Per-; quimans, and those which shall' be turned over to the Depart ment of Archives and History. 1 On a motion passed, the board authorized a refund to Edgar A.' Chappell in the amount ' of $20.42 for real property double listed. '? Reports were received from the Agriculture Extension Ser vice and Welfare Department