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MUIMANS WEEECLY ..XX Number 8. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 22, 1963. 5 Cents Per Copy I 1 1 1 Conservation Prcttkos A review of the 1962 agricul- i tural conservation program shows that 501 Perquimans County farmers r eceived cost-share as sistance in carrying out con servation practices on their 1 farms during 1962. The program . operates as a farmer - Department of Agricul ture partnership to protect our natural resources, , whereby the USpt&ares in the cost of car rying out practices. Perquimans County farmers earned $39,178. A break-down of the practices is 'as follows; , j. Permanent pasture: 85 farms, 257 acres, $5,424. Liming 'material: 76 farms, 1,565 tons, $7,026.--v : Forest tree planting 7 acres, $84.' ' Forest improvement: .' 17 acres, $140. -i .v.: Open ditch drainage: 2 farms, 3 farms, 89 farms, 792 acres, $10,918. Tile drainage: 1 farm, $198. Winter cover crops: 365 farms. . 5,041 acres, $10,565. ' Summer annual 'legumes, 2 'farms, 35 acres, $70. Perquimans County ; farmers have an opportunity in 1963 for . making better juse of their agri ' ; cultural conservation program than ever before. . With a continued need to shift production of - some .acreage of soil depleting crops, . farme'rs . have unequaled opportunity to use the .agricultural conserva tion program in . the seeding of grasses, and legumes.- In doing this," cooperating farmers will not only be , a helping to bring production in balance buU they will be building reserves in the soil to meet future needs.' ;' - ; The . seeding of grasses-: and "cgumesis only a part of "'the job of i moH y J'Qtit cnneQnra. 'tloh The" 1963 AC program also contains practices providing for' the application . of Ilmjrig rma terials . on farmlahd,! forest tree planting, forestry improvement open permanent ditch drainage ' and others. " ' .. ' i Farmers are urged to go4 by their local-ASGS Officp ldfdisJ cuss 'their 'canservatkin. breeds with the personnel there and, if their needs can be met through the program, they should sign the necessary papers. ; . ; Diggers Hltc On rXEA ComrnHtce , . - y. . ' " " ' i'"' -',;",'"",','f " '''''''H' 'k John T. Biggers, superintend-1 ent - of v Perquimans Couinly Scnools, nas , Deen appennreu io the Federal - Relations Commit tee of the North, Carolina Edu cation Association for,ihe 19.62 1963 term by the president. Dan S. Davis. 1 Members" are appointed by the president to explore ' specific problems and make recommend ations to the board of directors and to the delegate assembly. As a rule,- membership in these groups- will ' have' t wide geo graphical representation and will reflect the interests of teachers and .administrators at various levels '. of professional responsi bility., - . , Exam Called Kor Civil Service Jobs . The United States Civil Ser vice - Commission has announced a new examination' for patent aid for employment with the Patent Office hv Washington, D. C, 'at : a starting salary of $3,560 a "year. The career opportunities offered this examination should be of special interest to high school seniors, or . graduates, or ' others with training ' in science and mathematics. " A written test is required. '' There is en addi tional requirement of specific high school , science or mathe matics courses or one year of appropriate experience. . De tailed information is given in Announcement... No, . 297-B. Ap Tihcations mist- be filed by iril i2. 1 3. ' , ainm f - 3 -i-my v ' cw ment and appli-i-y le c' 'ained i . s Wouch- fun t:,e Mo By Uso Of Perm Fcmlliss Are Urged To Enroll In Hospital Insurance : 'Rural families Of Perquimans County who . have not yet en rolled in the Perquimans County Farm Bureau's hospitalization group with Hospital Care Assi ciation (Blue Cross-Blue Shield) of Durham, now have an op portunity to do so. . : . Clifford Winslow, president of Perquimans County Farm " Bu reau, has urged all Farm Bureau members who have not already joined the hospitalization group to enroll during this special en rollment period. Only members of the Perquimans County Farm 3ureau are eligible to join the Hospital' Care group.' Farm fami lies who have not joined the farm Bureau are invited to do so. A team of Hospital Care As sociation representatives, headed by H. R. Butler, assistant non group sales director, will be in Chowan, Gates and Perquimans counties for two weeks begin ning March 4 to assist Farm Bureau' workers in the tri-county campaign. Before the Farm Bureau group, with Hospital Care was organiz ed, rural families had to join Hospital Care on a non-group basis.":. Since the group was es tablished, many ocal families have joined. ' ' Ms. Winslow br Nathan Ma thews, Farm .Bureau service agent at Winfall. DiiiuifCuilS Bowling ilecord Can you beat ; this, and, , did you know that right here in ithe Town of Hertford , one of our local citizens, J. Wilson Dillon, in November of 1937, rolling duck pins as a member of a bowling team in High Point, bowled a high single game of duckpins scoring 215, which was accepted as the ' world's record for; a single game of duckpins by the National Bowling Con gress? - " Dillon was a membef of, Mann Drug Company bowling team of i the City League in , High Point and ,on XoVember 13 UL837. in a sanctioned league match game .against the Moose team were five strikes in' a row, and four spares in the "regulation accepted as a world's record for a single game of duckpins ' by the National Bowling Congress.. This stood up for about one and one-half years. The 4 present record is about 240. . Dillon was issued a Certificate and presented with a "200 Club" medal. , He' has the large size score sheet framed. The champ says about the game in which he gained his title that this was one of those "once in a life time" lucky nights. Another Cancer : Clinic March The Northeastern Cancer Clin ic will be held Friday afternoon, March l,. with registration be ginning, at H : , o'clock, v A chest X-ray will be '. given to anyone wishing it, along with the exami nation of the five areas of the body where cancer is most easily fhund and cured. There are no limitations as to sex, race, phy sical or economic 5 status at the ;enter. However, women should be 35 or more; men should be 40 or over unless referred by a doctor," or' unless one of. the "Seven , Danger Signals"' ; or "symptoms" are present.- Only 30 people can be seen at the Center 'each .month due to limited facilities, so it is sug gested that anyone who wishes to be assured, of an appointment should write the Cancer Center, "ealth : Department, Elizabeth City, N. C, for a priority. Ex , i f e' lfed to brij a robe or housecoat with them. CANVASING TREND Visitor to exhibition of art in Chicago studies the mural which notes a different trend in modern art. .Trend is collecting objects of realism and putting them on canvas. The painting won artist James Rosenquist $1,000 and a medal. Physica Fitness , TopicAtJPTAMeet What is physical fitness? Why be physically fit? What should parents expect; of ' the schools? What' can parents do? . , These questions will be con sidered when the Central Gram mar ' and Hertford Grammar School PT A organizations pre sent a study on physical fitness for children of ; grammar school age in the Central Grammar School auditorium next Wed nesday and Thursday evenings, February 27 and 28. There will be two 50-minute sessions each evening, beginning at 7:30. 1 : On Wednesday Dr. Charles E. Spencer of Raleigh, who is sup ervisor of school health and physical education - and director of school health and coordinat ing - service, " will ,v address the group - and answer . audience questions on; the topic. ' Thurs day ; evening, a ; Cilm, "Youth Physical -.Fitness 'featuring star Gene Kelly as 'f nm"host." will sbe a IS- ria Bryant and Pr. Rcbertr Poston, ,d. di ss fermsj'of local conditions. 24 Traffic Cases In Recorder Court a ,V,on,r,r. j .,,.o fiU of, were traffic vioIa. tions,' was disposed of during! Tuesday's session of Perquim- . ans Recorders Court presided over by Judge Charles E, John son, " ' ' ' 'if ,J ' ": Lenwood . Privott was sen- fenced,- tb 60 days; otf the s'oads cn a. cnarge oi nciu itai w ruiij mon-Feltoh off the1 Highway, tt H:.tiAUL M '.L tl:u.. -- . . h. ficiiuuit t eiiuu uii. nit; iixgiiwciv i car,' Sentence was L suspended" upon payment of a $50 fine and court costs.' , , Gerald Howard Stanley',, who was ' charged with reckless driv ing and with possession of .tax paid liquor with the seal 'brok en, was given 30 days on the roadsi Sentence to be suspend ed upon payment of a $30 fine and court costs. ,i '' The following Were charged with . traffic violation , of speed ing; Johnnie Cobeland Rid dick, James Edward 'White. Os car A. Aragon, pavid,; Walton, Johnnie . Lunsford and j George Thomas Sawrey. ; Each , paid fines of $10.25 plus Court costs Jessie Risuoci and Kerry Wayne Httll lEfirdtt:" Richard Ambrose each oaid fines of $8.25.o"ler siaie. iubh bvuuui wumcia and court costs. TJohn , William Cake, Jr., William Woodley Foreman, Jr., and David E. Wold paid fines of 15.25" ; each plus 1 - Continued on G'.ftu Lenteii Schedule At Holy Trinity V s February - 27 Js Ash Wednes day and the beginning of Lent. At Holy f Trinity': i episcopal Church there will bb services on Ash ; Wednesday: vHoly Com munion at 7:30 A Mrf tne Lit any1 and Penitential Cr!lce at 10 A. M.i and evaning prayer and sermon at 7:30 o'clock. Beginning the tetrad 'Wed- nesday in Lent, the factor, the Rev. E. F. Moseley, Will give k series of studies in , the Psalms, These! services will br in ,' the with second, third and fourth Parish House and a cordial wel-j place -winners ,' being granted come is given t others than $4,000, $3,000 and $2,000 scholar members to attend. " V - ships. " ' Albemarle Area Market Hog Slioiv Apd Sale To Be Held In Hertford toch 6 The first Albemarle area Market Hog Show and Sale will be held on Wednesday, March 6 at Hertford Livestock; & Supply Company in Hertford. This show and sale is open to any farmer, 4-H or FFA boy or girl in the ten-county ; Albe marle area. Each exhibitor may enter a total of nine top hogs. These fall in : three categories, individual, pen of three and pen of five, FPU ' u.. . . ... : ..u iUB HUgS II1USI w8 v.t...A ion i oin and: grade either No. 1 or No. 2. i i ne nogs win oe weignea i from 7 A M. until 12 noon on March 6. ' The show , will star,t at 1:15 P. M. ' John Christian, Iood science Extension specialist, (meats) : wjjf? condvict a carcass demonstration at 7 P. M:s' This .should, be of interest, i& all far mers who sell hogs; "You will be able.iio seo, fol-' yourself the dif- tnnrrtrt Vint nknin '4Vln T- 1 9 i , "The (final. event of the all day show and sale will' be the sale at 8 P .M. ' . ' ' The purpose of this show and, sale is to publicize swine pro duction that is carried on in the Albemarle area. The production of swine is and has been a large tjart of the farmers' income in this', area. You are invited to come out and participate in what should i. . i: j - a ",osl miuuuauvc u, trn i 1 .. : v. : sponsored by the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce. Hilda Bembry Contest Winner ' Hilda Louise, Bembry is win? ner from Perquimans County Union High School at Winfall in the 1963 Betty Crocker Search for the American Home maker of Tomorrow. She thus becomes eligible for one of 102 scholarships with a total value of $110,000. . Having scored first in her school in the knowledge and at titude test on; homemaking giv en senior girls December 4, the winner's paper has been entered 'competition with those of for state-wide honors. The. State Homemaker of To morrow will be named in the spring. She will receive a $1,500 scholarship from General Mills, sponsor of the program, A $500 award will be made to the sec ond highest ranking Homemaker of Tomorrow in the state. The school of each' state winner will receive a ' Set:: of Encyclopaedia Britannicai Later, i State Homemakers of Tomorrow with their advisors will enjoy an expense-paid edu cational touf of New York City, ; Washington, D.1 C, and Colonial Williamsburg. Va., whicn win culminate with the naming of the 1963 ? All-American" Home- maker 6f Tomorrow. The national winner's .scholar ship will be raised to $5,000, ? r , A 7 1S Social Security Benefits W In County In '61 In 1901 more than 900 individ uals received $43,000 monthly in social security payments right h(M. in p0.,lim3i,c r,n. Q. " --"-" v"vr - cording to Richard M, ; Mycr, field representative of . the local office of the Social .Security Ad ministration. . This .was a con siderable increase over- last year's figures. .. . f ;: While"' the "Benefits' are: in tended primarily, for ' the bene ficiaries' economic security.; they help business, in; the community generally. . Most of the money is spent immediately for food, clothing and other necessities. - It is believed that 1962 bene fits paid in Perquimans will ex- ceed the 1961 figures. However, i Ithey have not been released as yet. , Only 60 Pints Of Blood Donated The bloodmobile visited Hert ford this week, slopping at the Hertford Baptist Church and only 60 pints of blood was con tributed. V This is the lowest amount that has been donated in some time and falling short of the quota is believed to have been caused by the flu bug, which has been lurking in the county. Birthdays February 26 Rotary Club, 6:15 Masonic Lodge Mrs. Raymond Winslow 'Mrs. Warner Madre Sharmah Taylor Kevin Fields " Sidney 'Eley Fenton Hurdle Roy Dail Beckie L. Owens February 27 Jaycee Dinner Arvin Hudson Cecil E. Winslow February 28 I Bethel Ruritan , ; 'American Legion Wayne R. Winslow Marta Mathews Colson .(Julian Powell . March 1 . i ; Millard Robertson ; John R. Hill Naomi Bright John R. Ward March 2 . No Birthdays- , March 3 Martin Towe Becky- Eure "Soles" Perry March 4 County Commissioners "First Methodist WSCS : Mrs. J. W. Hampton : . ' JV It Towe'"- 4 PlL'ip Thatch Named Airman Of Year At Keesler Sgt. Phillip B. Thatch, Jr., 25, 3390th Schod Squadron, has been selected as Airman of the Year for 1962 at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Winner of the Air man of the Month title in Sep tember, he took the annual hon or in competition with 11 other contenders. He is the son of Phillip B. Thatch, Route 2. Hertford, and Mrs. M. A. Congleton of New Bern. Airman Thatch is an OJT supervvisor and study hall sup ervisor in the, Radar Mainten ance Branch, Airborne Electro nics Department. Assigned to Keeslch following duty at Kadena AB, Okinawa,, he has been at the ' Electronics Center for three years. He is a graduate of the NCO Prepara--' lory School at Keesler and has, completed the Airborne Radio Navig'attion Equipment Repair man Course at Scott AFB, Illi- nois. He has been in service since December, 1956. Airman Thatch is married to the former Margaret Ann Ellis of New Bern. They havev three daughters. Chervl. Nancv and Susan. The family lices at 412 Camellia Avenue, Biloxi. He is a member of Trinity Baptist Church and sings in the choir. During his off-duty time he is taking correspondence courses as nart of his Dlnns for a degree m electrical engineer ing. Recognition for winning the honor of Airman of the Year included a special week-end on the town arranged by the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce and awarding of a $50 savings bond, by the base commander. Major j General John S. Hardy, in cere- monies leiecasi over vuja-i v, Biloxi The new Parish House of Holy Trinity Ebiscopal Church was completed and turned over to the congregation last week. It was used on Saturday night for a party by the young people of Holy Trinity who invited the young people from St. Paul's in Edcnton to join them. The building was also used for Church School and the Young Churchmen Sunday. A dedication servivee will be held in April. Local AA Unit To Meet February 26 The Perquimans County Alco - holic Anonymous unit will meet flew Parish House Dedicated In April Tuesday night, February 26, at Developments of Domestic De 8 o'clock in the First "Methodist sign from Colonial Times to the Church. I Present, in memory of Mrs. Ruth You are invited to , attend if , Toms Newby, and The History you have an interest in mis program. A Look Backward 'A Wound In The Perquimans t WMkly Fllei of Yesteryear FEBRUARY. 1936 Farmers Hoping To Get Sub stitute For AAA Plan: L. W. Anderson, Perquimans County Farm Agent is keeping in close touch with i situation. There seems to be little doubt but that some simplified but more or less ambitious farm measure will, pass Congress at this ses sion. L. W. Anderson, who has kept in close : touch with the situation through the Extension Department of State College and other courses since the collapse of the AAA program, stated this week that he felt reasonably certain that therei would be a crop control system in operation in : time to permit cotton and peanuts being included in the program for this ; year, but that there was little hope that pota toes could be included, as plant ing time is so close. Ray Parry Breaks Arm Riding Horse: Ray, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, R. A. Perry, had the misfortune to break an arm when he fell off a horse he was riding at the home of his par ents on Monday. Ray was brought to Hertford, where "the - Continued Oa Vaga Eight , ' Donald Norman Namsd Winner Of Jaycee! DS A At Club's Annua! Banquet Guest Speaker I Bishop Paul N. Garber, resi dent Bishop of the Richmond aica of the Mcthcrlist Church, wiH ,e euest sueakor for the .annual Elizabeth City (District Laymen's Rally which will be held at Perquimans County High School on February 22 A bar- becue pork and chicken dinner Will be served beginning at 5:30 ! ""d continuing until 7 P. M. Singing will start in the school auditorium promptly at 7:15 ' p The program will start promptly at 7:30 P. M. The puDiic is inviica 10 aiiena. BPW Sponsoring iazz Festival The Hertford Business Profcssionai Women's Club .jj . r a jazz festival sponsor a jazz lesuval on rn-i day night, March 8, at 8 o'clock i in the Perquimans County High I I School , auditorium. The pro- gram will -feature., an -ensemble of four pianos and an organ played by students of Mrs. Georgia Roberts. These stu dents will be from Perquimans r!rmntv fpntral Grammar Krhnnl. Perquimans Ct)Unty High School and the Hertford Grammar School. Tickets may be secured from any BFW .member or any per forming student. Proceeds will be used for continuing projects Of the Hertford BPW Club. Everyone an evening is invited out for, of fun with music. library News New books in the Perquimans County Library this week in- elude three memorials. They are Old Silver, in memory of 1 Mrs. Edna Nixon; American In- terior Design, the Traditi(n and oi me vross, musuuiuu uy or- man ' Xiaiiocne, in incmury ui Mrs. Kate crawtora. The current book of the month, The Fall of the Dynas ties, by Taylor, is now in the library. Two Literary Guild .selections for this month are also in. They are Devil's Harvest, by Slaughter, and Seven Tears for Apollo, by Whitney. Other new novels are Voices of Glory, by Grubb: Maria, by Bok; Night of Shadows, by Lockridge, and John Slaughter's Way, by Wyck off. :' .".'-V.': For ; young people new books are: All the Fun of the Fair, by Clews, and The Book, by McGinley. , Emily Hurdle On Chowan Honor Roll :- One Perquimans County stu dent has been named to the fall semester Honor Roll at Chowan College. She is Miss Emily Frances Hurdle of Belvidere. Twenty students, having a 2.5 average or above, were named to the Chowan College Dean's List and 54 students were named to the Honor Roll having a 2.0 average or above. The fall semester marked a record ? enrollment at Chowan College with 772 students regis- tered. with an additional 65 en rolled in extension work in Ro smoke Rapids. - ' . I Donald W Nnrman wau the recipient of the 1962 Distinguish ed Service Award and Tildon Whitchurst of Route 3, the 1962 Outstanding Young Farmer Award at the Hertford Jayeees' banquet at the Hertford Gram mar School. John L. Kennedy of Fayetle vdlc, state president of the Jay eees, made the presentation to Dun Norman and George Bell mon. manager of the Perquimans ASC office, presented the out standing YFA to Whitehurst. Norman's activities during the yoar which won him the covet ed DSA included member of ths First Methodist Church; usher in church; 1961-62 secretary of Men's Sunday School Class; chairman of college fund in the Methodist Church; chairman of recreation lot fish fry and auc tion sale; assisted in Farmers' Festival; assisted in the collec tion for March of .Dimes; served as 1961-62 secretary to Ruritan Club; vice president of Rotary Club and recently elected as president; chairman of the 1901 DSA; secretary to the Hertford Jaycees. 1 Norman is employed by the Farmers Home Administration as county supervisor. Under his supervision the FHA has made many loans to citizens in the auumy iur ine oeucimeni oi mo community. During 1902 1 ho Perquimans FHA had its great est year in history. He is married, tc the former Retlia Morris and is the father of twr, daughters, Donna and Kim. Norman is from Reiis- from Burlington. The Normans have hpftn rosidrnls nf Ihis ' .V ' t Charles Skinner, Jr., past , president and DSA winner, pre- '" "w .V , .nn.J ....... .--1 4a TPm.n4f for their outstanding work on the recreation park. Assembly Of God Revival Scheduled Revival sprvirs will limm ' S(ndayi Kl,bruary 24 in the !.!, srrvirP ;.. Hnrtr,,, a,i,i t nJf-i u The evangelist ' will be the Rev. Rolaad H. Blcunt. of Dur ant, f'lorida. Mri Blotmt is blind but has a real gifted min istry. He plays the accordion and sinus accompa.nyina him- scif ,;ind hc and his wife sing together, which adds much to the services. The pastor, the Rev. Albert Eller, invites all to attend those services at 7:30 each evening through March 10, with the ex ception of Monday, March 4. Beagle Club To Hold Fun Trial The Albemarle BenRlc Club will hold a "fun trial" Sunday, February 24 at .7 A. M. This trial will be held on the club txinning grounds on the Jack Brinn farm. The 15-inch hounds will run first with the 13-inch hounds to follow immediately afterwards. A person does, not have to be a member of the club to run a hound in this trial. DEVELOPMENT GROUP MEETS MONDAY NIGHT The New Hope Community. Development meeting will be held at New Hope'-: Community Building Monday night, Febru ary 25, at 7:30 o'clock. The new president, Fenton Euro", will be presiding and he urges everyone to try and at-; tend. , Mrs. Gloria Eure, program chairman, has arranged for a very interesting program. Mar ion Riddick. County Civil De fense chairman, will be a special guest and present a program about Civil Defense. George BeUmon and Mrs. Bill Twiford will . also be special guests.'' ,t Entertainment will be fur- Jnished and refreshments will bo served. -; -