1 f i i r WEEKLY MAMS 1 c VoIutm XXX. Nrmber 3. ?c iiv FcrmlcptsPosition c. ; Ar.fi n !nChovoCounty Five "hundred ; entries ' were made at, the Perquimam County Farm FestipaL which was held on September 12 and 13. The individual exhibits were dis played in the Lions Club Build ing in downtown Hertford. Mr. and Mr; Farm. FesUVal, winners of the most first place prem iums, were Mrs. Dewey ' Perry, Sr., of Route 1, Hertford, and Talmadge Lewto of Route. 2, Hertford. V i' According i to the home eco nomics agent, Mrs. Ila Grey ; White, thexhibits were of high quality, and were well displayed, making an exceptional exhibit. The old hotel building housed 15 club exhibits. The Perquim ans County Home Demonstra tion Clubs had an exhibit of 1962 scrapbooks. The Whiteston Home Oemonstraetlon Club fea tured housing in their booth, "Accent With Accessories." Bel vldere showed "Refinishing Fur niture." Burgess Home Demon stration : Club " had a booth on "Table Setting:'' "Seasonal Ar rangements" was the title of the Winfall , booth. "The . Color Wheel" was ' ' illustrated in a booth by the Bethel Club en- ' titled "A Touch of Magic." The - (Continued en Pat Tw JMfcting -Of EI:2trisC0-cp :, Seven" hundred' M fifty of the 3,300 member of the Albe marle Electric1 Membership Oh poratkm gathered , at the Per quimans County High School last Saturday afternoon for the 16th annual 'meeting ol the ' co-oDrjmdr3rtidDttted In the r flection, oi directors fOf the year. K All directors were re-elected and are; t ".f ', Perqujmansi Al T. Lane," Floyd Matnews Charles nE.'; White, ' Sr. Chowan : John- - N; Bunch, J. - Continued n Pag I " V , AptitudesM w j ? Attention ?3 3firehts of high - school seniors " The Scholastic Aptitude Test will be given on ' December 7 ' in Elizabeth " City for the benefit of college bound students. This college board ex imination reouired for etlone& OI lne Aioemawe, a com- trance into any ; college. It is ' recommended that students take the SAT. en December 7 rather than wait; until a later testing date. Fprstudents who- wish to apply f ,f or. scholarships if is ab , solutey( ,, essential that - the" SAT be taken on December 7.' Stu ' v dents should make arrange ments .for,,, taking the test as soon aspossible: with the high school. officials. 1 . " ' '.' ;ri ..r ' ";;: rY;,,;;; Aldyn Winslow , GrafefiilTor Fine , Support Of Sing Thank you "for helping make the Community Festival - Sing such a grand success Saturday night, September 1. The gfenu ine enthusiasm expressed by the audience 'made 'my performance an inspiring and challenging op portunity. v I gratefully accepted the free-will off ering as per sonal gift from ' the people" of my county who participated in the first major contribution to ward my original goal of $3,000 for the Oriental concert tour scheduled lor the summer of '64. For this: I 'am deeply. grateful. I would like to,, acknowledge the efforts -of the Perquimans County Ccnuinity' Sir Croup that nade "it ooSsible fof my performance, at the' Festival Tj Sing. , This .group is comprised of selected members from Vari ous civic organizations in Hert ford. Those clubs represented are the Hertford Chamtsr of j Commerce, the. Jayceci, the Dusiness and Professional .V.'om rn's Club and the Horn tm- ijustration Club. Thlg coup ollaborated. and cooperated to Iher with prof ec ,IouJ Cci-T- I lease accept my grr- c ation f r e'1 y'T t.trc t, 'j and ' ' Over 170 Sterts fcUTdB Tests More than ' 170 ; ninth and tenth grade Perquimans High School students will take the three-hour National Educational Development : Tests March 9, 1964, according to E. C. Wood ard, principal. . . . ' The NEDT battery," he said, "is a series of tests in English, social studies, mathematics, na tural ; sciences and word usage, which have been : designed to measure each student's ability to apply basic learning skills rath er than his ability to 'memorize particular ,1 acts . or specific sub ject matter. ' . '"They have been used in Per quimans since 1950 in an effort to help students, parents and teachers identify strengths and weaknesses in each student's educational development and- to help them make a realistic ap praisal of his educational and vocational objectives." Published - by Science Re search Associates, . the nation's largest commercial publisher of standardized tests, the NEDT battery was constructed under the direction of E. F. Lindquist, author of the widely used Iowa Tests of Educational Develop ment It has been administered' to 1 nearly - two million students throughout the country' since it was introduced H 1959. "One of :. the most interesting aspects ' of this program," says Mr, ; Woodard '."is .that . students who do exceptionally well on the test' battery are singled out for .formal recognition, Each Student Who scores in the ton 25 wr MliA aztkmaStyti awarded a special certificate of merit siemfyinir ; his ' hieh achieve - ment These certificates serve to stimulate : a respect for aca demic !-! excellence ampng the student body." - ' Governor Terry Sanford to day appointed four persons to the Board of Trustees of the unity, college at Elizabeth City. ::"--;srl:xr;A:-;f-j, Named by the Governor are: Former State Representative M. Keith Fearing of Manteo, State Representative C. Alden Baker of Elizabeth City, William F. Ainsley of Hertford, and Vernon G. James of Elizabeth City. s Fearing will serve a term ex piring June 30, 1965, Baker will serve term, expiring June, 30, 1967. J Ainsley will serve a term expiring June- 30, 1969. James will serve "a term expiring June 30i 197J, ' v ' - Historical Society Vill Meet Sept. 23 " The Perquimans County His torical Society will meet Mon day night, September 23, at 8 o'clock at the Perquimans Coun ty Library. Miss Mary Sumner and Mrs. Carroll, Holmes will present a most interesting program," part of it feeing based oh research by Ray Wihslow and Frank Ainsley in the archives at Chapel Hill, where they found much of inter est concerning Perquimans Coun ty and its early oducation. There will be on display pictures of Hertford, taken many years .ago. . Other historical data wil be presented and all members and others interested in' Perquimans County history-are cordially in vited to .attend. -y ; ': "V'.;:: Legion Post Is , Pbnninsr Drive ' ' The Reed & Lowther Post 362 of the American tgion of Hertr ford Will have a building fund drive on September 12, at 2:30 P, tl.,at Melton Grove, .it was announced ty the chairman, H?y M. Eiddick. All 'churches are reques'ted to ',et their report on or before teleyfoied Cclioge Trustee Hertford, Perquimans County, North , Mrs. Nellie Fields Oberst of Hertford has accepted a position as secretary to C. C. Walters, Su perintendent of Chowan County Schools. ' Mrs. Oberst, a native of Hert ford, is the daughter of Mrs. George Fields and the late Mr. Fields. She was graduated from Perquimans County High School in May, 1928, and attended Kings Business School in Raleigh from September, 1928 to May, 1929. A veteran school superintend ent secretary, Mrs. Oberst start ed working in Perquimans with Superintendent of Schools Edgar E. Bundy in June of 1929, a po sition she held with Mr. Bundy until he was elected as Superin tendent of Schools in Elizabeth City. Mrs. Oberst . was then secretary to F. T. Johnson who succeeded Mr. Bundy in the Perquimans Schools, and worked with Supt. Johnson until he re tired. She was employed by the new school superintendent at Mr. Johhson's retirement, John T Biggers and held this position until June 20, 1952. In July, 1952 Mrs. Oberst and her husband moved to Florida and lived in Homestead, Fla., until the death of her husband in December, 1961, when she returned to Hertford. Prior to accepting the position in Chowan County Mrs. Oberst was employed with the Albe marle Chemical Company, Recorder's Court Judge Charles Johnson dispos ed of a heavy docket at the Tuesday , morning, session of .the Fefrquimaos.. .County Recorders' Court. J" . ' Alnhnnen rtnil anil ' Pilov Cut.. 1 inn 'hnth txpro . rYinrcrpH with 'possession of intpxicating liquor still; ''operating still and pos session of intoxicating, liquor upon which State ,and , Federal taxes had not been paid,,' Each defendant was given a 6 . month road' sentence, which was sus pended upon, payment ; of fines' of $200 and costs each. Traffic violations and fines were as follows: ' James O. Kee, improper 'muffler, costs; Shelton Lane Brothers, failure to drive on right sjde of highway, costs; Vernon, Skinner, no valid opera tor's , license, . $25 and . costs; El ton Dallas Layden, failure to ob serve stop sign, costs; Garland McDonald, failure to drive on right ; side of highway, costs; Robert Edward , Muse, improper registration, case , continued un til October 1, 1963; John Ter rell Mangum, Jr., passing no. passing zone, costs; : James Syl vester Hunter; failure ' to main tain proof ' of : financial' respon sibility, he being the owner, and with a license' piste' on vehicle other than the one on which Continued on Page Six - A Look Backward At Fovnd In Tka Ttff almau '. VfwUr nief of YMterytar . September, 1936 . White Schools Open Wednes day Morning: All of the schools for white children in Perquim ans will open , on Wednesday, September 16. ' The schools for colored children will not" open until October 5. i ( . Exam Scheduled for Position As, Rural Carrier--Vacancy For Route Three in Hertford Office At Salary of $1800 Per Year: Receipt of applications will close on September 25. , An anpoint ment will be made very shortly of a mail carrier for Route 3, Hertford and the U. S. Civil Service. Commission has an nounced that a rural carrier ex amination for ' the position will be held at Edenton. Receipt of application will close on . Sep tember 2, 1936, according to an announcement received by Post master J. E. Morris, The date of examination will be stated on admission cards mailed the ap plicants after the close of appli cations, and will be' about 15 days after that date.- The salary of a rural carrier on a- standard -route of 30 miles served daily except Sunday is $1,CC0 per an- inum, with an additional $20 per Heavy Docket In (? " If C) - . - i. i ". ' , i i WHERE'S THE STEEPLE? How to place a 650-pound steeple atop the meeting bouse of Carmel Valley Manor, Calif, is shown by this helicopter. The entire project cost $4.5 million. It is a retirement community. Kjiuui-iuu-ir.nl ii-h- ' iiiihiiiiiwwmkoxwohxw '"" "s-v)w Sale Of Birthday Start Sept 25th The Hertford Jaycees an nounced today that the Com munity Birthday Calendars will be on sale through Wednesday of next week, September 25. This project, was started sev eral years ago to raise funds for the under-priviledged child ran Christmas shopping tour. Last year 16 needy children were helped through this pro ject. The entire proceeds of the project go toward the Christ mas shopping tour. ; ; Anyone interested in purchas ing calendars, anniversary list ings 1 and birthday listings ' can contact the following Jaycees or their wives: , John Beers; Marion Swindell, Charlie Skinner, Jr., Don Norman, Welly White, Joe Rogerson, Allan Winslow, Sher man Long, Hillary Scaff, Walter Humphlett, . Jr., TomtBrown, Sid, Harmon, Johnay. WinslowL B Cobb, David Branholm, ,; Tal madge Byrum; Julian Winslow, Jr., and Dilbon-Young. Please contact any of the aboye.,. persons before the 26th, next ... Wednesday,. .if you desire to lieip in . this worthwhile pro- Claude Brinn stated here on Wednesday that plans are under way to forni a group of sports enthusiasts in the county, a ten tative meeting has been sched uled; for Wednesday, October 2, to be1 held in the Lions Club den on -Church Street, and is open to all' sportsmen in the county. The idea' of the forming of a jgrovp is ' to promote support , in sport? ' here in our county, such as -1 the - school athletic teams, pony league, little league, fish ing, hunting, anything pertain ing to the promotion of sports. Mr.i Brinn is requesting that anyone' interested to please con tact him. ' Group Planned To Support Sports Indians Win Second Game Of Season By Swamping Central The Perquimans Indians will I play from Francis Combs for a play their first home game of the season , here on Memorial Field Friday night with Ahoskie. This will be the third game of the season for the Indians1 and they are holding two victories, the first, game played with the Elizabeth . City i Yellow Jackets and last Friday night's game with Central. ' , ' tt is expected that a capacity crowd ..will be oh hand to wit ness the . game - with Ahoskie Friday, night.' In last week's game i with Central the Per quimans Indian outclassed the Central High team 33-0. Perquimans scored three times in the first half on passes and added two more in the final period, one on a 7-yard run and a blocked kick which set the '.stage for the final touchdown. Jimmy Hunter, glue-fingered Perquimans end, hauled in a 25 yard pass from Freddie Combs early y in 1he first period and Freddie Combs passed to" Crk Harris for the extra point. ' Hunter again Aps on the re ceiving jend of a 545-yard,, pass Carolina, Friday, September 20, 1963. Mrs. T. P. Brinn Of Service Guild Mrs. T. P. Brinn has been ap pointed as1 a member of the board qf directors of the Doro thea Dix Volunteer Service Guild. She will represent our section of the state in planning to pro vide extra services and materials to the hospital and its patients. Mrs. Brinn has an extensive list of items, both new and used, which are needed by the hospital for the patients. These cover a wide range from Vic trola records, books and artifi cial flowers to evening dresses and even used cosmetics. Any persons or organizations who would like' to collect and contribute items are requested to please contact Mrs. Brinn for a complete list. Books Given To County library Two memorial books were given to the Perquimans County Library this week. They are: A Treasury of Driftwood Ar rangements and Old American Houses, 1700 to 1850. Both are in memory of Mrs. Robert A. White. The library also has four more books by Will Durant. These are: Our Oriental Heritage:! The Life of Greece; Caesar and Christ and the Renaissance. These, together with three of Durant's books that the library acquired earlier and the next book of the month to come make up the eight volumes of the Story of Civilization. Two other volumes are still to be publish ed before the work of Mr. and Mirs. Durant will be completed. A new book of a lighter sort is Sun to Daylight by Heinz and Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers. A Finger In Every Pie by Victoria Case is the current Lit erary Guild selection, and two books fo teenagers, Rod's Girl and Pony Girl, complete the list for this week. : touchdown in the second round. Francis Combs passed to Fred die Combs for the extra point The third 'touchdown came just before the half ended when Freddie Combs pitched to broth er Francis in a well executed play which started in mid-field. Francis Combs took the ball on Central's 20 and gave a fine display of broken field running as he raced for the tally. Try for extra point failed. : Numerous penalties kept the Indians from scoring in the third quarter but, they marched goalward in the final round - (Continued on aoa ) v Charles Woodard Senior President Charles Woodard , was electedj senior class president at Per quimans High r School oh Mon day," September 9. Also elected were Linda Sutton, vice presl dent: Svdnev Ann' Blanchard,! secretary, .and Wayne Chappell, treasurer. Seven of Thirteen Nurse Graduates Front Perquimans Thirteen members' of the School of Practical Nursing at Albemarle Hospital received their diplomas at colorful grad uation exercises held Friday .night at Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City. Miss Linda Rae Tynch was presented the Florence Nightin gale lamp as outstanding stu dent of the class. Misses Mary Louinda Hollis and Eloise Mor rion Smith were recognized for their perfect attendance and record for the year. Dr. Robert Hislop, president of the College' of the Albe,marle, with the assistance of Robert Jeffries, hospital administrator, presented diplomas to Carolyn Marie Bowen, Marjorie Ann Hollowell, Helen Elaine Sum ner, Rebecca Jean Sutton, Linda Rae Tynch, Mary Louinda Hol lis, Minnie Joyce Miller, Sarah Parrish Dail, Norvie Currin Ab bott, Peggy Jane Spear, Gail Johnson, Eloise Morrison Smith and Mildred Arlene Miller. The Rev. A. Heath Light, rec tor of Christ Episcopal Church, brought the graduation message. He emphasized the importance of cooperatiton between the nursing profession and religion. Mrs. Jean H, Wilson, direc tor of nurses at the hospital, presented pins to the graduates, Mrs. Marcella Allen, co-ordinator and teacher, presented special awards. Mrs. Edwin Aydlett, Jr., sang two solos and Mrs. Thomas Pritchard was organist. Court of Honor Monday; Sept 23 Boy Scout Troop No. 155 will hold a Court of Honor on Man day . night, September 23, at 7:30 o'clock in the1 Hertford Baptist Church Sunday School assembly room. This will be one of the largest Court of Honors that the troop has ever held. There will be approximately 75 merit badges and advance in; rank presented to members of Troop 155. : Slides will be shown of the boys taken while at camp this summer and the leaders are hop ing the public will attend and show the troop that the public is backing them. All Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and anyone else interested in ScoUjting are urged to attend. The Scout Committee especi ally urges all boys 11 years old or older living anywhere in the town or county to attend and receive information on how to become a Boy Scout. Student Council The Perquimans High School Student Council held its first meeting of the school year on September 11. The Council dis cussed its plans to raise money to finance its program for the year. Plans are presently be ing formulated to revise the high school handbook. On Sep tember 17 members of the Stu dent Council met with the eighth grade to help orient them to the program of P.C.H.S. The officers of the Student Council are Freddie Combs, president; Lot Winslow, vice president; Nancy Mathews, sec retary; Mary Barbee, treasurer; Reggie Webb, sergeant-at-arms; Carolyn Long, pianist. The committee chairmen are Rachel Bass, finance; Susan Cox, publicity; Ruth Harrell and San dra Jennings, house and grounds; Phyllis Nixon, calendar; Betty Ruth Smith, standards; Beth Hurdle, social; ; Perry Monds, traffic; Price Monds, elections Margaret Ainsley, scrapbook; Faye Long, library; and Brenda Byrum and Mary Lee Newby, lockers. . ' , The newly-elected , homeroom representatives are Tim Baker, Rita Sawyer, Carole White, Peg gy Copeland, ' Grant Chappell, Phillip Graham, Lee , Brabble, Rufus Riddick, Douglas Umph- lett, Judy Long, Paul Gregory, Irene Elliott,. Margie Corprew, I Joan Greene and Sydney Ann BiancharO, In First Meeting Inclement Weaftar Fcils To Affect Attendance At Community Joins Local Firm " mi LAWRENCE CORPREW Erie Haste, Jr., secretary treasurer of the Hertford Hard ware & Supply Company, an nounced this week that Law rence (Larry) Corprew, a native of Perquimans County, has been employed by the local company. Mr. Corprew was added to the staff in order that the company can give quicker service to the customers o the Hcrtcrd Hard ware Company, Mr. Haste stated Beta Club Holds The Perquimans High School Beta Club held its first meet ing of the school year on Sep tember 10, 1963. The. main item of business was the voting in of the new Beta members. Re quirements for membership in the Beta Club include a scholaS' tic average of 90 on all subjects taken and the possession of a good character. The new members are Mar garet Ainsley, Mary Barbee, Nancy Bundy, Marcia Copeland, Paul Gregory, Judy Long, Mary Lee Newby, Phyllis Nixon, Wayne Owens, Gene , Perry, Howard Robertson, Russell Saw yer, Betty Ruth Smith, Larry Stallings, Wayne Stallings, Lin da Sutton, Paul Ward, Reggie Webb, Phyllis Williams, Frank Winslow, Lot Winslow, Juanita White and Ellen Wood. The old members of the Beta Club are Reggie Baker, Rachel Bass, Sydney Ann Blanchard, Wayne Chappell, Freddie Combs, Susan Cox, Joan Greene, Ruth Harrell, Tommy Harrell, Clark Harris, Beth Hurdle, Sandra Jennings, Faye Long, Gloria Miller, Perry Monds, Price Monds, Jimmy Perry, Lydia Riddick, Patricia Rountree, John Stallings and Charles Woodard. The Beta Club officers are Susan Cox, president; Charles Woodard, vice president; Ruth Harrell, secretary-treasurer, and Gloria Miller, reporter. Birthdays September 22 No birthdays September 23 Perquimans County Historical Society First Methodist Official Board Mrs. Thomas J. Nixon, Jr. Dr. I. A. Ward Mrs. Nathan Relfe September 24 Rotary Club Masonic Meeting Betty Carol Russell Becky Felton Frank Ward September 25 Jaycee Dinner : Mrs. Arba Winslow Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Eure -, wedding anniversary . Ann White Doug Haskett September 26 Bethel Ruritan American Legion Charlie Skinner, Jr. Edith Spivey Elva Rae Winslow September 27 Caroline Wright Sid Harmon Don Norman ; September 28 ', Rodney Lassiter Faye Harrell ; Elizabeth Dail Bobby Elliott' Initial Meeting 5 Cents Per Copy Festival Sing The Community Festival Sing which featured Miss Aldyne Winslow, a native of Perquim ans County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Winslow of Route 2, Hertford who is scheduled to go on a tour to the Orient with the Musical Ambassadors during the. summer of 1964, was well attended here Saturday night in spite of the inclement weather. Choirs and choral groups from the entire county gave spe cial numbers. Miss Winslow led the audience in singing many loved old songs, Miss Winslow is a senior at Asbury College, where she is majoring in applied voice and music education. She is one of two North Carolina students who have been chosen recently from many candidates to tour the .Orient with the Musical Ambassadors during the sum mer of 1964. Miss Winslow has a voice that all of Perquimans can be proud that we have one so tal ented to be blessed with, and so willing to work to attain '"what we have heard predicted 'fame'." The attractive soloist was' ac companied by Miss Rachel Hud son of Ramseur, N. C. Miss Hudson taught piano at South ern Pilgrim College before ac cepting a position on the faci ulty at Asbury College this year. She received her Masters Degree in music education with a major in piano from the Uni versity of North Carolina. She is a professional accompanist and has made several records. Charles Skinner and Billy White acted as masters of cere mony. The invocation was giv eh by the Rev. Homer Smith, new pastor of .Jhe Bagley Swamp- Pilgrim Church, Miss Winslow's first presenta tion was "Getting to Know You,'" followed by "I Am Thy Continued on Page t Assistants For Library Chosen Library assistants chosen f a serve the faculty and studant body of Perquimans County High School are Mary Barbee, Patsy Elliott, Betty Ruth Smith, Irma Bundy Forbes, Linda Ball, Juanita White, Ellen Wood, Bet ty Monds, Gloria Miller, Lois Ann ChaDDell. Evelvn TarkAn. ton, Sylvia Daniels, Sydney Ann Blanchard, Susan Cox, Ruth Harrell, Sandra Jennings and Frances Langley. These students under thA di rection of Mrs. G. W. Barbee are responsible for chartnnf and receiving books. They also aid the librarian in the intri cate procedure of new books and periodicals. the library at the high school is more than ever a center nf study since the size of the study nan placed in the librarv in smaller. Because -of this tion in the size of thA stnHv halls, the reference room is now available for the use of classic which need to use the library facilities. Five Scouts Pass Lif esaving Course Five Hertford Bov Scouts passed the lifesaving course conducted at the Elizabeth Citv Golf Course. The boys are Lee Tunnell. Fred Murray, Larry Swindell, Norman Stallings and Bill v Ward. These boys are i nlan- ning to return next summer and receive training in Red Cross Lifesaving. Revival Services At : Assembly Of God Revival services will begin, at the Hertford Assembly of God Church at 715 . West i Grubb Street Sunday, September 22 with services each night at T:30 o'clock. ; The evangelist will be the Rev. R, F. Parker of Lithonta,1 Georgia. The pastor, the Rev, Albert G. Eller, extends an in? . vitation to everyone to attend 1

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