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WEEKLY 1- . ' Volume XXX. imrrcr 81. herttord, Ferquimans Courity, North Carolina, Friday 'August 9, 1963. 5 Cents Per Copy . r- rr j- ppn Br. G. (Hector I!ii:jsistent L'2 Professor , Perquimans High School Marching Unit Perquimans Schools Will Open September 3 With r n nn m . U s u fc-- w j 7 ar -3. , . New Teachers Arii(C-cJ f v (J ;The effort being made to- or ganize a marching unit at Per fauirnans County High School has tttie appearance of being a real ty 'if i alL persona in Perquim ans County interested .in the , jjouth , and . advancement . Bach i Individual ' of this country is tasked to contribute -to a fund to esypport the unit. 1 jThe . Perquimans County j Chamber of Commerce began - die campaign back in October Wjth Dave Hallock acting chair- . man of the - Band Committee. lie Band Committee Working inK conjunction with the Civic Gijmmittee. . haB been working diligently in an attempt to or gajtize among the high school . suident groups, an. .Vail girl" - matching unit to form in dlffer etrf formations. The school netfds a unit such ; all; help and funds that can bt obt&ined are urgently- needed, l Tjjhe Nstudenjs of Perquimans High School have shown, great interest with some 35 girls out fori drill practice under the di recfjon of Mrs. Sidney, (Anna) . ' Harmon and Mrs. Eugene (Janie) Boyce. They have elected of ficers , with Barbara Harrison chairman and Ann White as sec retary. The .girls will, design their outfits specifically . for ' Perquimans County High School such as Indian-type costumes for the: 'girls and color guard. The unit will be comprised of majorettes, backed up by a ; drum and bugle unit and color ' guard. Some boys will be need er for (his detail, ' .The greatest need at pis time lun is for donations, for . drums, iT T' ' h department officials' pointed out, the university, t! i lL,leven the 'improved program for Dr.. Tucker is a ent menttoned, your . , . ,in . . . . uAiMhtJttA I -K. 'it. th. i bugles and an' instrument . donation :. will: be " appreciated. - Instrument donations1 and cash may be sent Ko" Sidney Harmon at '.the .jS.lf-M . Pharmacy, r or call 426-552T 'of 423-81125 and your contribution will be piqued I jsa? Stssp liCCErEir ioun . ft ... v . w . i .. k. j h i. , i . . . mm a. i. these youngsters, aa Hey uVr rvr.yf ;y- .. m. tr &mrTSVZr, l twenty Ambrose as co-chairman.- ' Any one desiring , a baby-sitter Islre qifested to call 426-7287 or 8 5829J The other members of the uriit will also serve a sitters. They have planned bake sale - Continued en tlahi FCIISCbsflr l jI ; 'fThe class of ,1953 of Perqumt ans i High " ' School met at ' the school Sunday, July 28 at a sec ond reunion. The, first reunion was a picnic held in 1958. Pete Mathews.-' class ' nresldent. 1 wel comed air; those, present, .Billy & 'the .Clerk of Court for their happell -Jed in prayer. Place'se-, : . " ' - '' CSrds with' blue ribbons marked I George - Butler, charged with each , place ;, and, ., were taken nome as mementoes or ine.oc- casioa. A delicious luncheon ...... ws i savea . vuiisiKiuigt var- KaaiiImI ViirVn a law rolls, apple pie a la mode and tea. The white clothed tables 'were attractively decorated with Ivy and .blue carnations, .the class flower. Two tall vases of snowballs ' were used to carry out the class color theme and to make an attractive setting fori the luncheon. ' Those present were: . Eugene and Janice Yagel Eoyce, Mr. and Mrs. Billy ChrrrelL Mr. tend Mrs. Parker Coptland, I C. and Shirley Copeland Elliott, ' Mr. end Mrs. James C ".i, tlr. and Mrs. Leslie Kirby, I.r. and i'rs. Pete Matthews,.!. s i T. Matthews Thr.-h, LI . 1 t 1 Carolyn I'aU". it Li ?. I "s and Ann I" James and Ft land. King' C TrueUood Eyr V.'heLre, IT White I loads, T. r hy J-n T.'l hurr..r,n ari 1 I r.r.ar-t, I -. Co, v ' ' C( . 8- i l i:. j " 1 I-IdiO I Jc-n i j Dor- : v.- Los ; - i Lilt! J C!iLigc 13 Feed Program The II. S. Department VJAg-, rioulture has announced the major provisions . of the 1964 voluntary feed grain program. The program will be basically the same as the 1963 program. j .The , major change is an , in crease -in the top limit on di version from a farm's, base acre age with an inrrease, in the rate of payment for maximum diver sion. This than PR fa intended to 1 encourage producers to divert' additional feed . grain acreage and to increase their income. In 1964 a producer may divert as -v -njirnuch as 50 per cent of his feed iaui .. utue -acietige ia moo 1. base acreage (in 1963 it was 40 per cent), and those who School of Medicine of the Divi divert from 40 to 50 per cent sion of Health ; Affairs, ' accord- will receive diversion payments at the maximum rate for all acres diverted, i; As before, the maximum acreage' diversion will be 29 acres if this is more thanj 50 per cent of the base. ; .The 1964 feed grain program assures cooperating corn pro- ducers of price support at $1.25 per bushel (national average) compared with an estimated 80 cents which could have been expected if new feed grain leg- islation'had not been enacted, by the Congress last spring.. Wheat nrices can also be expected to stay above the estimated 85-90' cents 'a bushel that would have .. ; . J. wowever, feed. grains: with its ' cushioning effect oil wheat prices will not 25 Odes Triad rfive cases were heard by .Judge; Charles Johnson on Drs. Wester and Tucker partner Tuesday. ..morning during' tne ship. ' , v,., . i i weekly session - of Perquimans ' Dr. Tucker is a member of County Recorder's Court. .' the First a Baptist Church and Don Butler, charged' with choir of Henderson, and is an driving under the influence of active Rotarian there. He is a whiskey, beer or narcotic drugs, member t the , American Aca was fined $100 and the costs of demy of (General practice and courl. of the North Carolina and Vance Spangler McMullan, Jr., was County Medical Societies and is taxed with the costs of court on secretary ;of. the medical staff a charge of failure to drive on t Maria Parham Hospital. , the right side of the highway, causing, an accidertt involving Mrs. Elizabeth C, Baker and her mother. Mrs. Ef fie, Csddy. The defendaht was also ordered by the court to make -a satisfactory arrangement and carry ot out with Mrs.. Baker and' Mrs. Cad- dv. The.mnnev .ia th he iwiid," tJavumuj being drunk on the streets, and maaisung jrr?si was given a six months road sentence, which I . . wui iuii tumcwuveiy wiui nrMriniia Ifl rlatr ' nrnViarin eon. tence. " . William White, charged with " Continued on fan Sewn Diggers To Attend School Conference Superintendent of Perquiman?! County Schools. John. T Biggers will spend i the better part of 'next week. August. 13 1 through the 16th at Mars Hjll College at- tending the annual superinten iints' conference. Th -conference : called by the state superintendent of public instruction will . be attended by 1"1 county and city superinten ' '.ta.. ' ,t:al claviers -at :i-VOLE cr.t)VE cav: LCII Eci'' ming Monday, August 12 'ire- "j August 17, revival sei1 ! :) will be held each night " c" 'i t 'tevil'i Crove C . 2 t r, w ill 1 by Asso- V? 1 f DR. G..R. TUCJCER, JR. , i Dr., G. Reginald Tucker, Jr., a native of Hertford, who is a general practitioner ; in Hender- Son, N. C, has been named ,clin- lcai ussisuiiii piuicaaui ical assistant professor in the ing to an 'announcement from the office of the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. . Tucker, who for four years has been arsociated in partnership practice . with Dr. Millard W. Wester, Jr in the ceneral nractice of medicine, has continued his preceptor work at Chapel Hill one day a week,- working ; with i the' De- partment of Medicine at the University Memorial Hospital. He was promoted from the po- sition of clinical instructor. The promotion in recognition of "his faithful ', service," was tsranuey : AycocK, cnancenor ot a jiative . erf Hertford.;' He s' the son of Mr.Hee of the Ruritan National. He and'. Mrs.' G, Reginald Tucker, oi : ntwwi . -wauv.- .- ried, the former. Maude Holmes. Dr. and Mrs. -Tucker have two children, George -and Elizabeth. They reside at. 140 Lakeview Drive, Henderson, N. C.-.. ;J Dr. Tuckers teaching .duties 1 I Will U6 111 UUUlbiUli WJ UIUOC 'VI his' regular ' active practice with . Dr. Tucker's ,t only , brother, wnnam ueveriy., iucier, m, is second year med student at the University of North Caro- H"-' j ', 8 1 Rake Sale Will nA tjij ctni.lr ' A ' bake sale will be held on Saturday ' August' 10. Funds from the sale of cakes and I cobkies g9 the fi- ':- , nf tha Pomnimano Iw...,,:-,, 1Triit . w The sale will begin at 9 A. M. and last until "all the, cookies and cakes, have been sold." Final-Payments For Wheat Ready Final ' , wheat payments and feed grain, . .and price support payments under the 1 1963 pro grams ; have ; been made to 475 . producers.. Drafts totaling $2,648.82 under the wheat pro gram and,' drafts totaling $218,987.45 under the feed grain program have been issued., The Perquimans County ASCS office beganv making payments July 24 and . all participating producers have been notified to call at the office for their: check, f ; ' Keviv?:l C:!:eduled , At Cedar Grove. ; . , The Rev. C. P. Pearoe, pas tor of . Cedar , Grove Methodist Church, . has announced ,that re vival services will begin at Cedar Grovj I.'athodiat Church tanday at 8 P. M, and will con i t nue irmt .h Fri'ay,V August 13. There wiU' be special smgvyouth -of the state; forestry irg by various groups at each nfice, bee" 3 at 7:45 P.,M. i"viTs the Hera they are, folks, thai newly i. . . . ' . . m . . ... reaaing ie:i 19 ngm, mrs, pianBy (Anna; narrami, ivmiunut BOWr. not .hown in nirtur.. was diiactind from the front). Audrev Nixon and Nell Cox. 'jeeond row, left to right. Judy Long, Ann White, Amy Nixon, Judy 'Owens. Third row, Evelyn Tarkinglon. Marcia Copeland, Carolyn lOwens and Jo Barnes. Fourth row, Virginia Fowler. Carolyn Long, Betty White and AUeen Beck. Fifth row, Jo Frances Perry, Carolyn White, Monty Divers and Pam Cox. Sixth row, Nancy Allen, Sylvia Daniels and Pat Long. Not shown in the picture but reporting for practice are, Peggy Ambrose, Sydney Ann Blanchard, Barbara Harrison, Rita Jordan, Susan Nixon, Lou Vickers, Carolyn , Ann White, Beth Harris, Pam Perry and Ann NowelL ' " Brewer SpsaXer At Baptist Church In the absence of the pastor, Norman B. Harris, who will be preaching in revival services at i Great Hope Baptist Church, Dick 'Brewer will speak at both morning and evening services on j isunaay August 11 at II A. m and at 7:30 P. M. ! f Mr. Brewer is a Ruritan and oniciai positions 01 tne nuriran Club and is now a member of the Budget and Finance Comniit- jis a past master of Perquimans Masonic , Lodge and ,.ne , nas 100000 being shown in this uty Grand, Master for two; years. 1 valuation in SDite of the accepted by the Board ln the But .of earthly organizations ltrt amount of $8i5.50 for the year Mr. Brewer, places the Church in , loss in taxes due to tne livest0ck ,196: unfder terms of tub" highest esteem;.- He has served exemption this yAr- of approxi- ."cation for bids., in many positions m the Hert- te, half milUon doars The Board approved the addi ford Bapbst Church, inch,dmg ;Tne Necessity, to . pay ten thous-! tkn. to tate ";inta,ned comty that of chairman of the Board 'd on the incipal of road system of: the road lead- of : Deacons. He believes that also express laymen should their faith. ': -'v ' : The. public ,is invited to at tend both services.;; Work was begun on Monday morning in : the court " room of the historical Perquimans Coun ty Court House. ' The room will be redecorated, the walls will be painted, the floor will be .cov ered with -tile and '' new chair type i benches will grace the court room when the work is completed. The work .1 is being done by the Landing Supply Compahy of Hertford. ' Commissioners for Perquimans County v at their - meeting here Monday stated that any churches or civic organizations in , the county, interested in the benches that are now being used in the Court House.' -which are being replaced, A may : contact Julian Powell at the Register of Deeds office in the Court House. The benches will be available about the first of September. Hertford Youth At 4-H Forestry Camp - R. Mark 'Thompson, 12, eon of Mr." and Mrs. R. , M, Thompson of Route 3, Hertford, has been se lected as the 4-H (Club repre sentative, from Perquimans Coun ty . to', attend the annual 4-H Forestry " Camp at "Samp Mill stone near Rockingham, , ; ' ; One hundred boys each a 4-H Club forestry rleader, in his eoun-ty---will converge on Camp Mill stone in Richmond- for the an nual 4-H Forestry Awards Camp during. the; week of August 12. . Southern Bell will again spon wm agam spon- Have Face Lifting sor the cam.in cooperation with """;w"c"lo'a- c"! the extension . forestry, depart Kte. m U. S. Coast Guard ment at North Carolina State. R1 period of four years and The nm-. i. 4ft'as transferred to Coast Guard further '.develop, among the know-how and leadership in the conservation -and development of one ' of the country's priceless formed Perquimans High School marching unit ii u i.. J 1 . .1 f1. 4 J A Lok Backward A roond In The Perqalmmm iVwkly FilM of TMteryear AUGUST. 1937 Perquimans Tax Rate ' Increas ed Over Last Year: Increased budget calls for $1.60 on hun dred dollars, old rate $1.40prop' erty valuation in county higher by $132,000. the tax rate ot 1 chairman, presiding, with Com Perquimans County' was fixed 'missioners W. W. Bundy, W. at $1.60 by the Boara ot uoun ty Commissioners at their regu lar meeting on Monday. This ranracanto nil inproafip OT 20c ; . , . over tne rate last year, wnicn was $1.40. The valuation of tax able property' in Perquimans is set this year ; at $5,287,864.00, whereas ear tne' vauation .. the bonded indebtedness of the county, as well as that of erect - ing a school building at Win- fall, was the chief cause of the increase in the tax rate. . In ad dition to this, the amount to take care of the county's por tion, of the expense of a home demonstration agent, and a wel fare officer had to be provided. Boy Critically 111 After , Fall From Tree: Falling from a tree top to which he had climbed at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Baccus, in the Hurdle- town ; section . of Perquimans, Lindsey,' nine, was seriously in jured late Wednesday afternoon. Dr. L A. Ward, who was sum moned from Hertford, found the child in such condition that he had. him carried at once to the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City. Thursday morning it was reported at the hospital that his injuries included a fracture of the skull and a fractured arm, and that his condition was critical. Elisabeth Darden In Radio ' Continued on Page Five ' Hertford Hardware Given Coat Paint - Hertford Hardware & Supply Company ' has a newly . painted front on their building here on Church Street. K The I building was painted green last week and though the building already looked good, be ing painted each year has im proved the i appearance of ' the store as well as the business district. F.. M. Robertson Joins Coast Guard The U. S.. Coast Guard Re cruiting Station announces that Fernando Millard Robertson, son of Mr. ' and Mrs.) Millard ... Receiving Center at Cape, May, .- lor w " warning. The U", S. Coast Guard, offers many opportunities tor ambi- t Front row, unw uutuvi, !... '"iH Sawver. Sandra Stalling. Nita, Mrs. Janice Commissioners Hold Meeting The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners met here Mon their August day morning in meeting an the Court House. Present were R. L. Spivey, Snvaeo .In iff R pv S Mnnris Jr., and Thomas D. Nixon. The Board authorized a tern'-' porary loan to the Welfare Ad-, ministrative Department in the amount cf $500 and funds to . . , come from the county general fund. . Kenneth ,W., Miller's j bid , for Ihc County" Home property Was "'6 , " lu l"c "'uc , - . A ' j Proximately 250 feet. The funds will come from public access funds and will not come out of the county secondary road con struction funds. On motion passed, the Board fixed the fee for filing a fed eral tax lien at $1.00 per lien, and fixed the fee for filing a federal tax lien certificate of discharge at $1.00 per certificate as authorized by GS 44-66 of the General Statutes of florth Caro lina, , as amended. It was voted by the Com missioners to .hold its next regu lar meeting on Tuesday after the first Monday in September. Reed Matthews In All Star Game Heed Matthews, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Hazel ' Matthews of Route 1, Hertford, was selected and played in the All Star Bowl game at Greenville August 9th. Matthews played the positiqn of halfback for the North .team. He weighs 185 pounds and is five feet inches tall. He is a 1963 graduate of Perquimans County High School and Will enter. North Carolina State Col lege in the fall. Outstanding athletes from throughout North Carolina were chosen' to play in this game, sponsored by the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce, j All proceeds irom the game will go to BtJys' Home, Lake Wacca maw, ; North",' Carolina. The North Carolina Jaycees built 'and fully support one cottage which J accommodates 20 boys at Lake Waccamaw. ,'" Assembly Of God Calls Of f Services Hertford , Assembly of God, Church announces that due- to camp meeting at Windsor, N. C, there will , be, no night services for Sunday nights, August -11'. and 18. ' Also there will be no prayer meeting Tuesdays, August 6 and Wm. Sam Long Named Organize Radio Operators William S. (Sam) Long, K4PVJ, P. O. Box 395, Hertford, has been selected to set up an organization of Hertford ama teur radio operators prepared to furnish organized emergency communications in time of dis aster, it is announced by Corn- munieations Manaeer F. E Han- , th Am..iran TaAin Bplav y 01 lne Amerlcan Kaal Kelav League, national association of radio amateurs. Lon., assiB1,mpnt whirh Mr" Ljnss assienmeni, wnicn carries the title of Emergency Coordinator, is to band together (members of the amateur radio service in his community to per fect arrangements for emergency radio communication by hams in the event of natural disasters1 or other emergencies. In addition to use of inormal station equip ment working from commercial I power, amateur stations use self-' powered radio transmitting and iceiing equipSt needed- Coordinator, will call local meet- Inoc nf iimlDtin octaVilich nnm. mo operating 'procedures r tiOns,'may , be .mobilized under mMllated.Nemergency conditions. '1m tjuUfialso imlude liaison f planning with the local chapter iui uic iiiiciiv.aii iicy, v.1 vjcto aiiu i ... . louier reiiet agencies, as sug gested in the working under standing the-jARRL ; Emiprgtatvcy Corps has with the national headauarters of the American Red Cross and other, agencies. liaison win De esiaonsnea aiso with local protective services, such as fire and police depart ments and civil defense com munications will receive much attention. In announcing the appoint ment, Handy pointed out that r.adio amateurs have traditional ly had the responsibility of be ing in constant readiness to of fer assistance in time of need with ham-acquired skill, emergency-powered transmitters and a wealth of community spirit. "When sleet storms disrupt tele phone and telegraph service, or floods isolate whole communi ties," the league's communica tions manager said, "it is ama teur radio that comes to the rescue with operators and self- the sole agency able to transmit messages calling on the outside world for aid for the stricken community." Family Recreation August Club Theme Family recreation is the theme for Perquimans County Home Demonstration Club meetings in August. The schedule for the week of August 12-16 is as 'follows: Beech Springs: August 13 at 6 P. M. at Mrs. Noah Feltom's for a covered dish supper. Whiteston: August 13 at 6 P. M. at Sandy Point Beach for a picnic supper. Durants Neck: August 14 for a fish fry at 6 P. M. at Long Beach estate. Helen Gaither: August 15 at the home of Mrs. C. W. Prit chard at 6:30 P. M. for a picnic supper. Local Students On ECC Honor Roll Three lists of students at East Carolina 'College who have received official , recognition from the college because of their excellent records in academic work during the spring quarter of the present school year have just been announced. 1 j , 'i ? Perquimans County is repre sented on the honor list as fol- lows: . " t ' I Honor, Roll: Jon Wikander ' Fulford, Hertford; Phyllis Lee Hendren, Tyner and Dan Reed The 1963-64 term . of - I'-t'T. quimans County public sci..:;f! will open here on Tuesday, fc : tember 3, with teacher-pupil r ientation planned for that ' . Principals will begin wor Tuesday ,- August 20 to plans for the new term. -', Perquimans schools will open this term for over 2.400 students with seven additional teachers. The first day of classes of the 180-day school term will be an Wednesday, September 4. Listed below is the 1963-64 tentative school calendar August 20 Principals report ifor duty. August 20 Janitors report for duty. August 22 Maids report for duty. August 29 Teachers report for duty, September 3 Students report to school for assignments and distribution of books. September 4 First day of 180 day' school term. November 28 and 29 Thanks giving holidays. December 21 January 1 The Christmas holidays. March 27-30 Easter holidays. May 28 Pupils ; remain at home, teachers at school. May 29 Last day of school 'for pupils. J"ne 1 .r81 t0T teaCtierS. .; day of school ; l'g Ti v If- - " j : Jijne" It Principals finish Supervisor-' wiH 'have same schedule as principals. Days lost because of bad weather will be added at end of school term unless severe weath er causes change in schedule. At Bagley Swamp The Rev. Clarence E. Wins low,' son. of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Winslow, pastor of the First. Church of Nazarene in Binghamton, N. Y... was the guest speaker at the Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church on Sun day, August 2. Mr. Winslow and his family; his wife, the former Matti Morris Winslow of Pasquotank County, and their two children, Shirley and Linda, are visiting relatieves in this county. In the absence of a pastor un til the newly called pastor, the Rev. Homer Smith of Columbia, S. C. arrives on August 13. the ;Rev. Graham Senter from Salis preacher on Sunday, August , U. Mr. Senter is the husband of a Perquimans County native, the former Lelia Lee Winslow. I ' ' ' ,,rfiii-iiririniu-u-ij utju August 6 Rotary Club, 6:15 Masonic Lodge Parkville Ruritan Jean Humphlett Carroll R. Holmes Mrs. W. O. Trueblood August 7 No birthdays v . f '.V August 8 , Jakie White ' Mrs. Fenton Hurdle Mrs. Claude Fields Tommy Haste .' Marshall Bateman ;r, August 9 F.'H. Cale August 10 ; Noah Gregory Pattie Harris ' , Hilda Matthews August 11 " ; David Williams Elizabeth Nixon Johnny Winslow' ; Eva Blount ewby ' ' Roger White s August 12 H Anderson Methodist Men ; Hertford Town .Council f C. T. Skinner, Sr. j Dick Brewer . j - ; J Madeline Nixon. ' , v Patricia Ann Lane i -i Mrs. C. M. Vhite, Jr. Winslow Speaks I V t :j . "natural r-.arccs-rforests. , 'tious1 men, like Mr. Robertson. 13 - T. .IWinslow. WutfaJL - j George; V.r - C a