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t j It. j? i - :llU - "I feel that 'the ' people of North , Carolina -would ' prefer that our state and' party lead ers get on with the job of find: ing : 'ways and means to solve the problems of a growing and Progressive state rather than to 1 spend . so much time quibbling over a college name change," Bert Bennett,' state chairman of the Democratic party, - told a party audience here last week. - 'KXir people want the answers to road ' problems, how to t in crease industrial lans, the meth ods to solve our declining ruial population - and many other things, i The mass of the people re looking to the Democratic party and the 1963 Geneeral As sembly for the answers to these problems," Bennett said. ;"The ;key to success to the 1964 Generate Election," he said, "is ' the type of candidate that our party Is i able to , produce from township ,- constable to , president The time has passed when the party label can ' solely carry the issues and all of the candidates. Our Democratic can- , didates will need to have the best possible qualifications. Our party is only , as strong as our weakest candidate. No longer van wo expect me young voieri i and the women to blindly follow our party. , There is too much switching of party lines and our organization will be made, much stronger when we have the - best candidates." '"Eastern Carolina has a fine Democratic record, one that the . entire state is proud. As long as' our party continues to pro duce the ' best candidates ' and the best issues, we have .nothing to fear from any opposition,"' he said. alt- ' r .'.: I pr-- j i. f' 1 1 ' 1 ' :-' ' Rotarians fwiiJi'ffdv-i'irtll " irftend the annual ' conference of "the 771st District' of Rotary In ternational on March 24 and, 25 in Wilson, Joe; , Tcwe, Jr., presi dent of the local Rotary club said today. Representatives 'from 38 other ' Rotary Clubs from the - North Central and Northeastern part j of the state, comprising the dis trict, will also attend the con- ference. This meeting is held each year. President Towe said, to 'review Rotary service activi ties and to make plans for 'in creasing their effectiveness dur ing the coming year. ' Representing the president of Rotary , International, Nitish C. . Laharry . of Calcutta, India, at : the conference will be Gervis S. Brady of Canton, Ohid; owner of a public relations company. Also giving one of the main ad dresses will be Edmund H. ' Harding of Washington, N. , C, the Tar Heel humorist, and . a . past Rotary District Governor,. C. B. Martin from , thev Tar boro" Club, '.District 771 , Gover nor, will preside at the confer ence sessions. . - At the conference A Rotarian . will be nominated to serve as W Clnvemnr nt this Rntarv district for 1963-64. He will take office on July, 1. 1963, as the official representative of Rotary Inter national, w,orld-wide organiza etion of the Rotary clubs in the 771st 'District. ' - " J The new governor, will be formally elected, along with 270 other district governors from all parts of the world, at Rotary International's ' 1963 convention in St. Louis, Missouri, in June. These district governors will coordinate the service work of 526,000 business and profession? al executives who are members of more than 11,300 Rotary clubs in 128 countries. . r The Perquimans County Historical- Society will meet, Mon ' y night, March 5. at 8 o'clock ii the County Library., Cllas Whedbee, president of t!.e Per-.- :mans Society, ur-es all members to be present f r this r -el. An l- prcr i lias n V . J U-w-4.UtiU ftollo -White, president of the Perquimans . County Farm Bu reau,: t anouriced. today that , a special membership meeting is being called of all farmers in Perquimans County for a county wide meeting .in Hertford on Thursday night, March 28, at the Agriculture Building beginning ' at 8 o'clock. ' The purpose of the meeting is !more useful and timely for its to discuss the present legislative i01!!? mulion reaita ' . These families also . test pro-program-affecting the farmers of ducts on &rm m vAHu""a uuiivj' anu me ptu- posed (. wheat program, said White. Bill .Little, Farm Bureau Field Director, will be present to make the presentation. 4 Bltl'h Sorted lf.TSlllAtACC ' (Hubert White Burden, student of Atlantic Christian ' College, Wilson, has been selected mar shal for the Sophomore Class. The basis for . this selection is that Burden, has attained the highest scholastic average of any man , in the Sophomore Class. This is a very distinctive honor. His name was also placed on the Dean's' List for the Fall Semes ter. - '' Hubert While is the son of Jackson Moore Burden of. Wood- wUor.;.Bortja MX"omty, and -Mrsr- Ruth ,H. Buiden f Riute 2, Hertford, t .' j . 1. , 9 Burden is a graduaut. of Per quimans . County High . School; he ' was ' 1961 winner of the Thomas Gregory . Skinner schol arship at 'Perquimans High. Craftsmen Fair April 17 and IB When you think of crafts, think of '- the . Albemarle Craftsman Fair. This year the fair will be April 17 and J8 at the Eliza beth City armory. The fair will be open to the public each day from 1:00 to 9:00 P, M. ; Craftsmen from the area will demonstrate.' and exhibit crafts. There will be about 30 booths. . The 300 year celebration of the North Carolina Charter . The Tercentenary will be highlight ed at the fair." Glee Clubs from surrounding v counties will sing songs of old." Costumes will be worn by craftsmen who are dem- , onstrating crafts of the period i and hostesses, r The concession stand, will feature foods, typical of the era. Guest demonstrators will be as follows: Refinishing Picture Ftames Specialist from House Furnishings Department, Raleigh; Weaving Janel Hill Morris and Carolista Fletcher, School of Art at East- Carolina College; Pottery by John , Goodheart, Graduate Assistant; School of Art at East ICarolina, College. 1 . ' A, J general exhibit will fea ture articles from all " the dem onstrators and will be an out standing part of the fair." - ' : Tickets may be obtained from Home Demonstration Club mem bers who are co-sponsoring the fair."' ' r ..' Sarah Faye Wood . Completes Training 'Eight nursing students from the Louise Obici Hospital, in Suffolk are taking three months special training in pediatric nurs ing at . the University of Virginia Hospital. Among those taking the spe cial training is Sarah Faye Wood 3, Hertli rd, Perquimans County, N rth f" " Sir .ClarenChattrT of -;T "IVider hHj 6ef n'-3)a.(Bed a nlei.rvVtt ctFamoly?5,est Group of "Farm ; Journal maga zine according to Miss Gertrude Dieken. women's editor. ,'; ' ,'. Mrs.CCtiappell and hc family arejooe. of the 800 membelyfam- liUPS. ot the group. "The families are selected ' for their, special skills and interests In some phase of - farming, 1 homemaking or community work. They are lo cated all across the 'country. ; Family . Test Group members help the editors' of the national farm magazine by acting as a sounding board . for editorial ideas, and by . reflecting local opinions, problems and cus toms. This service supplements travel and farm visits by the 38 'editors of Farm Journal and .helps to ..make , the : magazine me nome. Defeat Efcnton - Carolyn Rogerson and -Becky Felton, Perquimans debators, were declared winners in the af firmative division of the Bound Robin Debates held March' 13 in Edenton, - ' 'J; , Gates County won. the'imega- tive division defeating Mary Lee Newby and Perry Monds; the Perquimans negative team,' by one point. '4' the United States should , pro - mole a Common .Market of the Western Hemisphere" was debat ed in three rounds by & high schpol teams - from Edenton, Gates County, Perquimans,' and Weeksville. ; : , The : participating;,, debators were judged individually "on de- very, case and analysis, knowl edge . and evidence, refutation 'and reasoning - and "organization, rather than being awarded the decision . as has been done in previous years. , - ; ; : ' The team having the nlghest total number jt r points at the j1 Continued on Page 5 Research Survey t'o; Completed Robert L. Hollowell, chairman, Medical , Investigating . Commit tee of the Perquimans County Chamber of . Commerce,; an nounced today that the Commit tee had completed the ; researcn survey S for the Sears-Roebuck Foundation. The Foundation had accepted earlier the task' of, ana lyzing the area and will offer recommendations based on the data the committee" is sending them as: to medical-J facilities needed within ' the county. ' The 1 Tourist Committee .was called in also to help in this project. " . ' y' , 'i'.yf''': . 'X)a behalf of the committees I want to thank all who bartlci pated in this survey, and t hope that an over-all plan pertaining to facilities heeded will be com, piled on the basis of these find ings, and presented at ' an feaf ly date," Hollowell stated. . r Gi!3StSp3l:erFr:r Liens rdfireir.:n; Mr.' William H. (Bill) Gaylord, Sr., of Norfolk,; Va.; will be the feature speaker at the Hertford Lions Club and Hertford Fire ; Department on March 21. , Mr. Gay lord is Safety Super visor for I the Eastern Division and the Albemarle District of the Virginia Electrio and power Company, i -'f . He, has devoted his full time to safety work for 14 years both as a profession and as a Civic interest. k He is training officer for Ches apeake Beach Volunteer F;:e Department & Rescue Squad, is a member of the American So ciety of Safety Engineers, and is a qual&ed flf-t Aid inetrutt,r, Overseas Wives Living In Community 5 -;" ' ' i i Shown in above photo are ipmbers of the Eastern North Caro lina Chapter of Cosmopolitan Associates. Inc.. an oraanization that has been formed in Uiii area of overseas wires. Heading, left to right, are Mrs. Shelia Leary-Jrem England, living in Edanton; Mrt. Edna White from England,' Mrs. Evelyn Baker from France. Mrs. Jill Stevenson fiwn England Mrs. Peggy Sample-' from Eng land, Mrs. Barbara Morse froiA England, Mrs. Helen Simpson from Northern Ireland and Mrs. Evelyn Ober from England. Mrs. Ralph Jordan from England, a' -smber of the local club, was not present when tb picture was n Winners floed In Science Fair Winners in the Perquimansj County High Science Fair havip0rqumlans County will attend been announced by .the school the annual jefferson-Jackson science teachers.- First, second J ' . . , and third place prize . winnerlDf Dinner ,n Raleh on March were announced in both the bio?0! according to William F. Ana logical and. physical science "dr4fe, County Chairman. visions. In the biological division thefwis county nave also Deen in first place prize winner was Joejvited to a reception honoring Haskett with his project on "HowPtrs. Lyndon Johnson scheduled Paper Is Made". The second place went to Stove Riddick whose project was "Products ..of Peanuts". Linda Harrell and Rita Jordan . were co-Winners pf the third place prize; their pro ject was "The Human Machine". Carolyn White, Wilbert Kemp, Jo , Francef Fe Jamf 'vS ton Chappell and Lee grabble were given honorable mention in the biojogical division; ; In the physical scienceivis ion Kitty Reed and Linda (Jwens were co-winners of place prize; their project 'was "Sewage Disposal". ? Jan White's How "A Canal Lock Works" Was awarded ; second .jplace. Uelix Lane1 plaqed , ijfeird with his pro ject on "Radiation". !Dianhe Benton, Carolyn Morgan, Steve Williams, Carolyn Lane and Bob by Hollowell received honorable mention in the physical sciences division. , -The Science Fair is designed' to. allow science students to se lect and Work independently in science related problems. Plans are being made to expand the Science Fair next year. Winners ' in the Perquimans Science Fair will represent the school in the District Science Fair to be held in -Greenville March 22. Cancer Officials A meeting of the board of di rectors and officers of the Per quimans County Chapter of the American Cancer . Society will meet Wednesday night, March 27 at the Hertford Municipal Build ing. Mrs. Bert Tyson, of Greenville, District Field Consultant, . will be the guest speaker. . The annual Cancer fund drive will begin in April. Bill Twi ford has been appointed 1963 Crusade Chairman , in Perquim ans County. Mr. Twif ord has appointed Mrs. ; Ann ; Elliott Young as the chairman for the Town of Hertford and Mrs. Co lon Jackson county 'chairman to be .handled through the Home Demonstration Clubs. AreTlT.2! G2tfeVGrse? Last' year in the Spring, .when I dug beside my office to plant my flowers I dug up a quarter in the soil and grass. ',.' This week, I did my annual Spring planting of flowers along side my office, end in digging I found money again but only a penny this time. - It either proves times are get ting hard or folks are getting thrifty and not throwing -their Eaoney away on the streets, " " Carolina, Friday, March 22, 1963. . de. Local Democrats Jo Attend Dinner 'At least two Democrats from Party members attending from hef"is . .... flor 3:30 P. M., at the Hotel Sir .Walter. The dinner, which will e held at the Dorton Arena at Ihe. N. C.; State Fair Grounds, will begin at 6 P. M., followed Jy , the principal address by the ,ice President. Funds derived from the sale If the $50 per-plate tickets will used to pay North Carolina's iijuola to the Democratic Nation al Committee and to operate state headquarters and other par ty activities for the . next year. In 1962 more than 1,500 Demo- crats attended ,tbe festivities. j ." The dinner this year is being directed by National, Committee members 'W W. Staton of San ford and ' Mrs. Herbert McKay of Chapel Hill. Charlotte attor ney W. E. Graham is General Chairman. 'State Party Chairman Bert Bennett has also invited the chairmen and vice-chairmen to Raleigh on March 29 for a Party Conference, who will also attend a .luncheon at the Executive Mansion as the guests of Gov ernor and Mrs. Terry Sanford. Evans And Lane Submit Joint Bill Representatives Archie Lane of Perquimans County and B- War ner Evans of Chowan County last week introduced a bill ; to create the i ChowanJPerquimans County Peace Officers' Protective Association, to include all peace officers in the two counties and members of the State Highway Patrol who are required to give full time to preservation of pub lic order,' protection of life and property and detection of crime. Eligible peace officers, in or der to obtain , benefits must ap ply and pay initiation fee and annual dues fixed by the execu tive board, but fee may not ex ceed $5 .and dues may not ex ceed $12 per year. ... The bill repeals a bill creat ing separate .associations for the two counties! ; It was reported favorably in the House on March 14th. '.- $3S7Cc!!ected For l!:3t Fund W. L; "Buddy" Tilley, chair man' of the Perquimans County Heart Fund campaign, announced this week that an incomplete count of ,the contributions to the heart fund to date is $367.00. The campaign has been severe ly hampered this year due to the flu epidemic, however, there Will be a little more to add to the report when completed. -. .; Tilley expressed his thanks to all who contributed to the Heart "Fund in any way, J 318Perqu!nos Farms Diverting Acreage In 1553 The signup through March 14, 1963, shows 318 farms diverting 10 acres of barley, 4,307.7 acres of., cccn and 29 acres of grain sorghum. ' Growers who participate in the 963 . feed grain program will have' four definite advant ages over growers who elect not to participate. These advant ages.are; ' v:.'- 1. Price- supporf will be avail able for, the participating grow er's 1963 production of corn, grain, sorghum and barley. 2. A substantial income from the acres diverted is assured re gardless of drought, flood, in sects, hajl or crop, diseases. 3. The - price support pay ment on the established yield of the planted acreage is also as sured. 4. An ' advance payment of part of the diversion payment, at the participant's' request, will be fad at . the time of signing up or' as soon as possible after that time. 5. Perquimans County farm ers have an additional advantage in that those who sign to parti cipate in the feed grain pro gram will be eligible to obtain a farm storage facility or mobile dryer loan. A grower participating in the feed grain program reduces his acreage" of corn, grain sorghum and barley by at least 20 per cent on his farm's feed grain base acreage and devotes this diverted acreage to a conserving use. . To participate in the program, an intention form must be sign ed at the ASCS office on or be fore March 22, 1963. Peanuts The final date to release or request peanut acreage is April 15, 1963. Mayor Darden Seeks Re-election . Incumbent Hertford Mayor V. N. Darden announced here on Monday that he will seek re- 1 election in the Municipal elec tion to be held May 7. In announcing he would again be a candidate for the office of Mavnr. Mr. Tlarden stated he felt that he would like to see he would like to see the programs "the accelerated public works extension of water lines and deep wells, the Public (low rent) Housing, Urban, renewal and the sewage disposal issue completed," and therefore, he was seeking re-election. Mayor Dar den also said, "I am very ap preciative of the former support from the citizens of Hertford and will appreciate their support in the coming election." Although ho other candidates as vet have announced the Hert ford political pot has at least mailing the contributions to the started to simmer and more in- treasurer. terest is being developed in the Coin collection containers will election scheduled, for Mav 7.!be Placed in the business estab- preceded by the primary to be held on April 29. . Registration books ; for the1 election will be open four weeks prior to the primary fbr the pur pose of registering new 'voters. ! Birthdays J March 20 Durants Neck Ruritan March 21 ... Lions Club 6:45 . Firemen's Meeting BPW Dinner Jerry J. Sullivan Tommy Maston Eldon Winslow March 22 Floyd Matthews, Sr. ; Elliott Layden, t . Harriett Williams " . Ivie Ann Ward Mary Bnnkley Ward March 23 . . , i L. G. Howell " , Hilda Russell , '" March' 24 , V . , No birthdays ' March 25 Perq. Historical Society ; First Methodist Official Board. ' Clinton Ray Winslow, Sr. ? ' . John G. Beers ' ' x Kay Nixon - - William Harrell, Jr. i r : Verna Ann Perry fc.::'J illiss Perquimans County High School For 1963 Susan Broughton IPC- Miss Susan Broughton, daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. John Broughton, Jr., a student at Peace College in Raleigh, is one of ten students chosen by the administrative faculty of Peace College to be tapped into an honor society, Phi Thetea Kappa, a national junior college honor sorority maintained at the col lege. The local chapter is known as the Gamma Phi Chapter. This lienor society is a non- secret organization. Its objec tive is to promote scholarships, to develop character and to cul tivate fellowship among the stu dents of both sexes of the junior colleges of the United States. Membership in the local chapter is limited to students who are in the upper scholastic ten per cent of the regularly enrolled student body of the college divi sion, and who meet the other re quirements lor admission to the society. -. Miss Broughton is also a inem--ber of the Rho Delta Social So rority and 2 member of the Lotus a.uiual staff. Mrs. Ralph Jordan '63 Seal Chairman lue 180 rosier oeai bale Campaign of the North Carolina Society for Crippled Children and Adults began this month and will continue through April. Mrs. Ralph Jordan of Hertford has accepted the chairmanship of the campaign in Perquimans County. Mrs. Joe Towe White is treasurer of the drive. 'Easter Seals will be mailed out, however, anyone wishing to make contributions and do not receive Seals, may do so by lishments, Mrs. Jordan said, and lne -sea's win De mauea out just as soon as they are readied. Sullivan Editor Of Kilcocanen Jerry Sullivan has been se lected editor-in-chief of the 1964 Kilcocanen, the Perquimans High School yearbook. Sullivan, who was assistant editor of the school's 1963 yearbook, will as sume his duties immediately and will begin laying preliminary plans for the production of the yearbook. Other staff members were also named in the recent selection. Selected to serve on the staff were Russell Sawyer and Paul Gregory, photographers; Mar garet Ainsley, art editor; Price Monds, Mary Barbee and Nate Brinn, sports editors; , Sandra Jennings and Joan Green, senior class 'editors; Ruth Harrell and Gloria Miller, underclassmen edi tors; Lois Anne Chappell and Anita White, business and circu lation managers: Lydia Riddick, Dianne Matthews and Nancy White, advertisement, managers; Susan Nixon and Nell Overton, feature editors; Patricia (Roun tree,Linda Sutton and Bonnie Benton, organizations . editors; and' Perry Monds and . Jimmy Perry, copy editors In Honor Society -JJ vn df -f - 5 Cent3 Per Copy Verna Ann Perry, daughter of Mrs. Elwood H. Perry of Route 2, Hertford, was chosen Miss Perquimans County High School of 1963 Thursday night, March 14. Miss Perry was selected from a field of 13 Perquimans High' contestants. 1 A member of the Senior Class of 1963, Miss Perry plans to en ter nurses training upon gradu ation from high schooL In the "Parade of Talent" sh gave her version of the song "Doing What Comes Naturally," For the 'IParade of Beauty" she wore an aqua blue evening gown fea turing a bell skirt end a scoop ed neckline forming into a deep V in the back accentuated by a bow. - IPrior to the selection of Miss P. C. H. S., Francis Nixon, mas ter of ceremonies for the con test, announced Miss Congeni ality as chosen by the vote of the 13 contestants. Chosen for the honor was Becky Hobbs. The runners-up on the contest were Judy Reed, first runner up; Becky Hobbs, second runner-up; Sandra Jennings, third runner-up and Eugenia Long, fourth runner-up. Five of the talent presenta tions in the contest were select ed to represent Perquimans High in the Edenton Trade Fair. The talent presentations selected were Judy Reed's dance routine, Joan Green's skating routine, Eugenia Long's and Anne White's Charleston routines and Sandra Jennings' performance at the piano. The fifth annual beauty page ant was sponsored by the Junior Class. Featured on the program was a "Parade of Beauty" nar rated by Ila Grey White, mis tress of ceremonies for the can-' test. A "Parade of Talent" fol lowed with each of the contest ants entertaining with vocal, dance or piano numbers. Judges for the contest were Frank Roberts of WCDJ radio in Edenton; Mrs. Clara BosweU. a teacher in the Edenton school system, and Harry Venters, as sistant farm agent in Chowan County. rams J. W. Jennette announced that Health Programs, , promoted by the Pasquotank - Perquimans- Camden Tuberculosis Association, are being line up for spring. Programs will be held at the King Street School in Perquim ans County; the H. L. Trigg, Annie E. Jones, P. W. Moore and Pasquotank Elementary Schools in Pasquotank County; and the Marion Anderson . School in Camden County. Mrs. Marion Swindell is chairman of spon sors and judges for Perquimans; and Mrs. Joe Lamb, Jr., and Mrs. Mack Morrisette, Jr., are chair, men for Pasquotank and Cam Continued on Page Five Vinfall Election Winf all's Town election will be held on Tuesday, May 7, at which time the town people will elect a mayor and three com missioners. Officials serving Winf all at present are Elijah White, mayor; and commissioners, J. F. Hollo well, Sr., David Trueblood and Nathan Mathews. Auxiliary Bake Sale Scheduled Saturday The St. Catherine Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will hold a bake sale this Saturday, March 22, begin ning at 10 rfclock in the morn ing. ,' i -v-r: The bake 'sale will be held in the new Parish House beside the Episcopal Church. The public is urged to take note of, th .change. In location of the bake sale' to its new lo-" cation fn the recently completed Parish House beside the church Health Prog Being lined Up Tuesday, May V