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IMU'IMANS- WEEKLY 2 Volume XXX. Number 40. Hertford, Perquimans County, Nortir Carolina, Friday, October 4, 1963. 5 Cents Per Copy 1 V PuA r-.:";:5'5, Piqnina For. . Pc7r"!:::3:: lnJdo!ily As has been the custom for the past several yean, PTA ' members of the county schools will again act' as subscription. agent for the Perquimans Week ly, securing renewal subacrip tions as well as new, as pro ject to raise funds foe PTA pro grams during t the , year. The drive this year will begin 'on Tuesday, October 15, and con tinue until November 1.5. Schools participating in the subscription project will be the Hertford and Central Grammar Schools and Perquimans Union School. Members of the PTA's are authorized" agents for The Weekly during this - drive and subscribers are urged to pay their renewals or give their new subscriptions to. the PTA in or der' to. assist the groups to benefit through . this plan. The ; subscriber may check expiration date by the label on the paper and -determine when the renewal is due. The PTA groups will conduct a house-to-house canvass for subscriptions during the drive, giving each person an opportunity to renew his paper and help the PTA at the same time. . Afl .subscriptions sold through this"- drive will be started, at the expiration of present subscrip tions. That is, if you are now a subscriber and your subscription- is paid through December, or any month in 1964, the re newal you give the PTA will be carried forward- at the expira tion of the present i date. - i s This i . plan will enable , the PTA of i the schools . to raise funds:, for ' activities. : at v. the school and has been conducted in 'cooperation with the PTA (.forthevdpa .eight Vnuftaiifiii- Subscribers are' urged to sup port the, PTA in this drive and renew, wbscriptipn through the PTA. members or school, chjld- ln.renewkig . jVour ( subscrip- . non, piease give tne address that you . are, now"; receiving : jruui- . payer, Ml,. " WW 'Ml you may be' credited correctly. County IBs To fC3t C!ccd C"3ta ' Talmage Rose and John Beers, co-chairmen of the Bloodmobile program, .carinauhced J todfry! fjhaj ' PerquiiriaAs fell short of tti quo ta here Monday when the blood; mobile! arrly jand only 6$ feifys of blood :4egivehV;(WeUyi ... two white citizens of the county responded to the .call fort blood and. eleven colored. NineVother donors . were, rejected! , The chairmen expressed , jthej(r appreciation to the nurses,., JUrs. Willis Jessup and Mrs. Charles Murray; the registrars, Mr.Lu cille Winslow and Mrs, J. H. Satchwell; the typist, Mrs. John : Beefs; Mrs. JarvisWard, Who . did the stenographic work; the kitchen committeeMrs. Mattie Ance White, Mrs. Charles Whed bee and Mrs. 3. W. Zachery. Also to Pete-. Howel for . the signs, . to Joe Dempsey, principal . of the Perquimans County Union School and to the news- media Perquimans : Weekly, Daily' Ad-, vance; radiot stations WGAI and WCDT, to the' -TV "stations WTAR-TV and WyY-Ty; Mrs. Billy White and the' Perquimans County f Home. p Peraonstratioo Clubs. '''' ' " October Dccignatcd As' 1963 Membership Rlonth By PTtt (Each week under a column listed at your PTA wO b ar : tides from" the ' PTA' ! Pet qruimant County). " Children and Schools NEED you in the PTA, ' ; V,e want safe i and pracious communities rommiKr.-'-vJS thit are intolerant of inj'De, con cerned -for youth's crrrt'ty for education ,and eir.; mt, committed to f. 'ri-j a g oi ' 'a for citizc 5 of every sje, ?e, creed and cJ r. "re is tlie 1 - ? ' t the ' r,;""T we t tiTt 7 1 ' ' - j - Legion Post Will Meet October 7th The Hertford Reed & Louder Post No. 362 of the, American Legion will . meet on Monday night, .October 7 at 8 o'clock. All World War 1 and U vet erans and Korean conflict vet erans are urged to Be present. A membership drive is in the planning and a good gathering of veterans of these wars is urged. f'cmorial Service Hud Monday For i E. CYoodad : A memorial service was held Monday morning ' in the Per quimans tHigh' School audi torium to pay . tribute to , the school principal, E. C, Woodard, who died Friday night follow ing the Perquimans-Bertie foot ball game, in Windsor. Superintendent J. T. Biggers opened the service and stated, "We ;were all shocked to learn of : Mr. ; Woodard's " untimely death on Friday evening. We acknowledge with deep regret the passing of one who has served this school faithfully as principal for j 17 years. - During this ' time he commanded the respect of tha students and of all' the . teachers who worked! with him. , the loss will be felt keenly 'by, ajl of. us. .His devo tion i to his workrand his .loyal and intelligent, service won for. him,, the admiration of students," eatfneTs-r-satd seheol admirilsv 'Continued on Paga 3 t '"I Oct. 8th Deadline For Birthday Calendars 3 i tup., rt i iirig.mt-i Don Norman, chairman of the Jaycee community hirthdayiqalt endar. projec, 'stated'.'that th deadline for sales' bf 'the" calen dars had been extended to next Tuesday, Pctober 8. All Jay cees selling calendars have to turn their sales , in to him " by the 9th. Anyone desiring a calendar' should contact any local Jaycee by the 8th. aa plans are being made to type up the order on the 10th for mailing to the printers, , . ' . ; : ; AU . Jaycees have ben - assign ed a .specific 'territory to cover, so if no one has called on (yon, please, "call , a J aycee. i- : " - . i , ' i , -,:'' Board Of Education ; Will Meet Monday , The Perquimans County Board of Education , will hold its regu lar quarterly meeting on. Mon day night, I October 7, at 7:30 o'clock in the office of the su perintendent.' , , i Superintendent J. T. Bifigei's stated that -Ike Perry has been apponted as acting principal at Perquimans County High School to fill the vacancy left by the death of & C. Woodard. The Board of ' Education , will take, action to fill the position on a permanent basis at .the Monday night meeting." - . Mrs. -. Don- Norman is doing substitute work in the classes taught by Mr. Perrx. Anyone having " business with the board is requested to note time ahd;dateof the irieeting. a delusion" if we merely . wait for ' desire to be fulfilled. If wee would turn hope into con fident expectation, 'we' must help to make good, things hap pen...". " " "" ' Membership' in the PTA is a most effective way to ! "bring good things into being. In this great ! voluntary association mothers, 1 fathers, teachers, school administrators and pther friends . of children and youth i come tcether to . work to-.J ier. They snare tneir mior- . ..... I A and hopeX and learn . 'ch thor. Together r i 1 riva ' DurotsM iIUIIVIUIJU Ul . Not many Home Demonstration Clubs can claim the distinction of an active member having reached the eolden aee of 87! The club so fortunate is theiUne bu Charles Woodard saved Durants Neck Club and the dis tinguished member, Mrs. Jecola Webb. At the September meet ing her 87th birthday was the highlight, of ; the day, the oc casion properly acknowledged by the hostess, Mrs, Ernest Sutton with a beautiful cake, ice cream and the proverbial accompani ments including the birthday song and gifts. A sad note was interjected by the recent passing of a belov ed member of long standing, Mrs. Elmer Banks. Her; whole-hearted devotion to the club, provides a guiding star for all members of all clubs for all time. Anna Sutton read the prayer "Seek The Lord and His Strength", which characterized Mrs. Banks' ever cheerful personality. , New officers were elected for the coming . year, namely,' Mrs. Paul Stokely, president; Mrs. Ernest Sutton, vice president, and Mrs. Melvin Colson, secre tary and treasurer. In the capa ble hands of the new officers a successful 1964 is assured, and our good wishes go with them, Ila Grey White presented .the challenging and thought-provok ing theme, 'Take A Look At Yourself. It proved a . soul searching subject. ; v Plans for a club luncheon at the Marine in Elizabeth City September. 25 were discussed and accepted. ; The anticipation of a party provided a pleasant i note on which to terminate the meet ing : and 1 a "well fed" i group should have much to .report at the October meeting,, at. which time a membership drive will be j.c,h v. hi X 'A distribution ot Surplus ' ' lpi4 J'fiS Perquimans County 'will .be Tuesday, October 8, from the hours oi 8 'o'clock to 12 noon and from 1 to 4:30 P; M. . Mrs. Morgan (also gave no- tice that all ' persons in the county who are eligible to re ceive the'. surplus food must sigh up during the ' month of j October at the welfare office on Market Street. ' Registration day is Monday only through the month of Oc tobei.: U ) Dates ' i of i i Registration October?, 21 and!28.j;Ypu cannot sign up at tne Perquim ans, welfare office or any date other than the dates mentioned above, October 6 Johnny Danchise , Fred C. Featherstone -Margaret W, Bagley "J. B-. "W." Irene Broughton Patti Landing ' - October 1 County Commissioners ' First Methodist WSCS .' "Chub" Goodman . : October 8 1 ' Rotary Club 6:15 , " Masonic Lodge '' : Wesleyan Service Guild Dennis Keith DavU (Nellie Ruth Matthews H. W. "Pete" Bright Octooer 8 Jaycee Business . , . Mr. and Mrs.. Tom Cox , wedding anniversary W. H. Pitt ' , John Coston - . v v: -Mrs. Walter J. Knoy October 10 . , - Hertford Grammar PTA "Peggy White ' October 11 l'. Mrs. J. E. Everett i i Pant Cox , ' , Grace Winslow ' George W. Baker October 12 ',. J Mary T.' Reed , .' PTA MSETirS f "-TPCOTP The Perquimans li.gh School OH A 1 J..,. .1 Ml fift scneauiea w meei inurs- day night, was postponed and will meet the first Thursday in ITovember, plus Indians Win Fourth Straight Game By Defeating Bertie 34-0 . The Perquimans Indians rode a second half . scoring rally to a 34-0 victory over Bertie 'High! in Windsor Friday night. ! ' , ; The first half of the game: was scoreless. ,- t ost action saw Berue push the ball to within five feet of the Perquimans goal the Indians when he intercepted a Bertie pass. " Later in the half both Bertie and Perquimans moved within a few feet of the goal line only to lose the ball on fumbles. . The Indians came back strong in the third quarter. They took the kickoff on their own 20. Clark Harris, Ikey Stokely and Freddie Combs made repeated drives into ' Bertie territory. Freddie Combs carried the ball from the Bertie four to a touch down ; on a fake to the left. Combs also carried a pitchout for the! extra, point. I The next, scoring action saw Baptist Revival ; ; Begins October 7. A revival b. to be held at the First ; Baptist Church of Hert ford beginning Monday, October 7 and , will continue through October 11. Prayer and inspirational ser vices will begin each evening at, 7:30 o'clock. The -evangelist for these ser vices is. the Rev. Dave Riddick of Portsmouth, Va. Mr. Rid dick is well known because of his radio program over WRAP Broadcasting ; Station in , Nor folk, Va. ... .'" A 1 special ' invitation is issued to 'all by the church pastor, he Rev. F. L. Andrews.-; ; ' "I will be present on the first night of the revival meeting to assure ' one of the greatest crowds we have ever had in a meeting. I will pray for the. evangelist; minister,-1 and . lost souls that God will be glorified during this campaign, I will akto . bring as many - of my friends ;aa Ii ican. from night to night'WSelected.toiM : . il-niin Hi'; .". ( i ; i i 1. 1, The Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club met Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Betty T. Swindell for their regular monthly meeting. Mrs. Ann E. Young, president, presided. Plains were completed, for, the club's membership f 'driyejv pro gram with different Committees announced, by"i the president Mjr4.J,porai T. Riddick,' nerhber s.hip chairman, wiil act ail over all chairman. National Business . and Pro fessional Women's Week will be observed from October 6 through the 12th The local club voted to fix an appropriate ; window display downtown and- to1 pub licize their main project during this week. ;, : Following other business, the hostess served a sweet course IlllClullisl Membership Brive to Che members present. . Festival Planned By Central PTA . - A The Perquimans Central Grammar School PTA is busy preparing for the Fall Festival under the .leadership of Walter Humphlett, Jr., chairman of the Ways' and Means Committee, to be held at the school Thursday, October .10. The program, wll begin with a barbecue supper served in the cafeteria - from ' "8 until 8 o'clock. . 1 ' 1 Highlights of the-evening will include a contest for the most original . Halloween costume, crowning of the King and Queen, plus an interesting se lection of games. . , , . Home-made, cakes and pies will be on sale in . the audi torium. -: , A cordial invitation "is extend ed, to everyone in making this a Very successful event. - . .in P.. i' i .rii'V.. ; , , ,iV, . ).. : PTA TO MEET The Hertford Grammar School PTA will meet Thursday night at 8 'o'clock! (Oct. K10) at the school. All members are urged to be present.- ' " .. ...i..,., , 5- Perquimans receive the ball after ;' Bertie punted out of bounds. Freddie Combs im mediately : took the ball around the right Side from Bertie's 41 to score the second TD. Stokely went around end for the extra point. Jimmy Byrum scored ' the third touchdown from" the 10 yard line on a smash and Clark Harris caught a pass to score the extra point. - Francis Comb stook a Bertie punt on the Perquimans 30 and ran it to the three before be ing hrotight down. He added the tally on the next play on a quarterback sneak. Jimmy Hunter kicked the extra point. The final scoring action came when Stokely took a handoff and went over from the three. The victory was Perquimans' fourth straight, with three be ing in the Albemarle Confer ence. Dr. Bonner Speaker Dr. A. Bt Bonner spoke to the Perquimans County Unit of the American Cancer Sotuety in its Fall meeting in Hertford on September 30 in the Municipal Building. He told the members of the latest trends in the use of chemicals in the fight against Cancer. Mrs. Louise Barber, president of the local unit, presided at the meeting and introduced Ed- Cancer Memorial Fund and ask-' ed that the members . present bring this to the attention :of the public as "a contribution to the- Memorial ; Fund : provides . a way to' perpetuate the memory of a life that has been lost and offers a way to- prevent the further suffering of others." t. .Pit. .F$!Vk Mued attention, to a' new way now' in tne expen mental stage of detecting breast Cancer. viy ': ' ),i.:i .'Miss Thelma Elliott: presented the' proposed: hudget" and it was adopted. Miss Elliott : also 'ex plained the purposes for which cancerfundf oH ,elutefed treasurer s report, which s ed that a total of $722.63 was collected during the drive in the spring of 1963. : Mrs. Barber announced that the Executive Committee had voted to hold the annual - can cer fund drive in the fall in stead of the spring. The next drive is scheduled for the fall of 1964. Scottish Rite Club Has Cook-out lOn Wednesday night, Septem ber 25, the Perquimans County Scottish Rite Club held a cook out charcoal: steak and ladies' night party at the Hertford Grammar , School, which was well attended and enjoyed fully by everyone present. There were no left-overs for sale, as all appetites were up to and above normal, for when that food " committee, composed of Dr. Bonner, Tuck Webb, Toss White, Matt Spivey, Jr., Carson Spivey, Sr., Marvin Caddy, Horace Webb, C. E. Winslow and : others,'' got those steaks ready for consuming, all appe tites were at high pitch; even the invited . guests from New Bern, Uncle Charlie Seifert, Nelson Banks . and 'Jake Chad wick, , were ( huddled closely Continued on Page 8 Mrs. Lopez Dies . In Pennsylvania 1 . Word was received here Tues day night of , the death of Mrs. Mary Lopez in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Lopez is the sister of Joe Caravello , and was a frequent visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Caravello here.. . v. . ( Auxiliary To Meet On Monday Night The Saint Catherine Auxiliary of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will meet Monday night, Oc tober 7, at 3 o'clock at the home of Miss Louise Chalk on Church Street. All members are urged to at tend the meeting. . ( For Cancer Society Club Joins In Week Celebration The Hertford Business and Professional . . Women's j Club, along with 3,555 other clubs over the state, will observe Na tional Business and Profes sional Women's Week from Oc tober 6 through 12. Mrs. Ann E. Young serves as president of the local club. To start their observance, on Sunday morning, the local mem bers will meet a motorcade frorc Tarboro being led by Mrs. Grace Folger, state BPW vicf president, and Mrs. Betty Raed er, district director. Togethei with the members of the motor cade, they will attend morning worship services at the Hert ford Baptist Church. They will then join the MEET THE MEM BER MOTORCADE to Eliza beth City. During the week a window display pertaining to the pro gram of BPW will be fixed in one of the downtown stores and publicity concerning the club's main projects will be given through the newspapers and over the radio stations. Bump er strips publicizing National BPW Week will be displayed on the cars of all the members. The local club is proud to be a member of such an outstand ing national organization. The theme for the year of 1963 is "The Responsioiiuy of Full Partnership." Couple Injured : A ' 1961 Ford driven by Mrs. Mary Tripp Stallings, 25, of Rt. 3, Hertford; crashed: into a utili ty pole on US 17 near the in tersection of 17 business and by pass: early 4ast Wednesday morrj,- Mrs. StaHings andut . passenger. John J, Sailings, 40, also' of Rt 3, HerletijJ wftre ;caw-ed to the Aioemarte WospltaU s j ... i, " A total oi S425 aamage was suffered ..to , the automobile and property." .Investigating officers were State Troopers R. P. Cooke and W. B. Riddick. It was re ported that Mrs. Stallings lost control of her vehicle after it had left the right side of the road, and as it had left the right side she had turned the car hard to the left to come back on the road and it went out of control and skidded into the utility pole. Damage was esti mated at $125 to the pole and about $300 to the car. Development Group Will Meet Monday Belvidere Community Devel opment will meet Monday night, October 7, at 8 o'clock. A Look Backward As Foaid In The Ferqnlmint Wooldjr File of Yesteryear OCTOBER 1936 Amendment Would Allow More Judges: Hon. Charles Whedbee of Hertford is chair man or tne First Judicial uis- trict for the promotion of the adoption of the amendment to increase the membership of the Supreme Court. Our State Con stitution makes no provisions for relief of the Supreme Court,) should an emergency arise on j account of sickness, or other dis ability of any one or more of its members. Figures, tabulated from the records in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court, conclusively show that the nor mal amount of 'work disposed of by' the . Supreme Court has been practically doubled. J. lEmmett Winslow Chairman Roosevelt Electors ; Committee: The appointment of J,' Emmett Winslow as chairman of the Roosevelt Electors Committee has been announced by A. D. Folger, State Finance Director and National Committee or this State', from his headquarters in Raleigh. The Roosevelt Electors Committees, of which there will be one or more in each county, is the official agency designated by f the Democratic "National Committee to raise funds for the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. ' , ; Local Glee Clubt Off To Good (Continued on Pag Two) E. t Woodard Virtira Off Heart Attack Following Windsor Commissioners Will Meet Next Monday Commissioners for Perquimans County will 'hold their October meeting next Monday, October 7V beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning in the Court House, Persons desiring to confer with the board are requested to note time and place of the meeting. Gen. John t Wood, Hertford Native, DieslnPortsmouth Brig. Gen. John Elliott Wood, 72, (retired) of Bells Island in Currituck County, died Tuesday morning at 4 o'clock in Naval Hospital at Portsmouth after a long illness. He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Munger Means and Mrs. Cliff Ward of Elizabeth City, Mrs. William H. Moore of Nor folk and Mrs. Hugh P. Beal of Greensboro; one brother, Col. Stuart Wood of Fayette ville. Funeral services were con ducted Thursday morning at 11 o'clock A. M., in the chapel of Twiford Funeral Home. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery in Hertford. Gen. Wood was born in Hert ford, son of John Q. A. and Ju lia Elliott Wood and attended school there. He later graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard and studied architecture in Italy. He served . with the regular Army in France during World War I and was accorded . many honors. Later he served on the Mexican border and in the Phil ippines, j - 1 .!'' ' In August, 1940, was - ordered, t4 Continues on Page FHA Executive Council Meets The Executive Council of the Future Homenvakers of America met September 17 in the Home Economics Department. The meeting was called to order by the president, Faye Long. Faye introduced Miss Linda Pinkham, our student .home economics teacher from East Carolina College, to the group. Phyllis Williams, secretary, was asked to read the minutes of the last Executive Council meeting, which was held in August. Business for this meeting was: To elect chairmen for different committees; discuss ways for publicity and to draw up the plan for the float in the, home coming parade. After much discussion on each of these, the meeting adjourned. Berea Homecoming Scheduled Oct. 6th There will be Homecoming at the Berea Church of Christ on Sunday, October 6. Bible School will begin at 10 o'clock, with J the worship at 11 o'clock. Brother James Joyner of Eliz abeth City will be the guest speaker for the homecoming. Lunch will be served on the grounds at noon time. The pub lic is cordially invited to at tend. Officers Elected Unit At Meeting ( The newly formed board of directors of the Perquimans County Marching Unit met Monday night at the Chamber of Commerce office at the Mu nicipal Building. The board is designed to replace the previ ous Chamber committee which was set up for the purpose of getting the unit started. Since this objective, lias been accom plished, the newly formed board will be responsible f or auch co ordinations as finance, member ship, equipment, " purchasing, t travel arrangements, training, ' etc.. will perform, this Friday mVht Members of the board include during the half-time of the Ply Henry C. Stokest Jr.. . Francis i mouth game. A hat-oas will Nixon, John Biggers, Bob Tay i--''ih"H ':.:'-. "t Football Game Erwin Carlyle Woodard, 53, principal of the Perquimans County High School for the past 17 years, died Friday night at 11:10 o'clock in the Bertie Mem orial Hospital in Windsov. He suffered a heart attack follow ing the football game between Perquimans High and Bertie High in Windsor. A native of Princeton, N. C, he was the son of the late John and Mrs. Elizabeth Wall Wood ard. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and did his graduate work at Wake Forest College. A mem- ERWIN CARLYLE WOCDARD ber of the Hertford Baptist Church, he was on the Board of Deacons and taught a Sun day School class. Mr. Woodard was a vice president of the Lions Club; district chairman cf Scouting; was holder of the Silver Beaver Award in Scouting; was past president of the Albemarle Schoolmasters Association; a member of. ,the, North'Carolina Educational Association; a mem ber of the North ' Carolina Principals Association; vice president of the Albemarle Ath letic Conference and was a member of the district More head Scholarship Committee. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen Mohn Woodard; two sons. Carlyle Woodard, Jr., a student at UNC, and Charles Woodard of the home; two brothers, J. V. Woodard Of Ra leigh and Paul J. Woodard of Princeton; a sister, Mrs. Earl Continued on Page 5 LB. Myers Named Field Auditor For Smith-Douglass W. H. Payne, manager of the Smith-Douglas . plant in Wil mington, has announced the ap pointment of E. Burton Myeis as field auditor for the Wil mington sales territory. Myers has been with the firm since 1937, coming to Wil mington from Washington, N.'C, v.'hen the Wilmington branch was opened in 1947. For the past several years, Myers has supervised the com- pany's representatives in .Dup lin, Pender and Onslow coun ties. , Mr. Myers is the son of Mrs. W. T. Smith of Belvidere and Hertford. He is married to a Perquimans County girl, the former Doris Lane of Whites tan. ., .'v' For Marching Monday Night i lor, Don Norman,: ; Mrs. Beers, Sid Harmon, Mrs. John Toni Brown, Mrs. Eugene Boyce, Mrsi Sidney Harmon, Henry Clay Sullivan, Mrs. Joe Rogerson and A. L. Aydlett, Jr. At the meeting Monday night the following officers were elect ed: Sid Harmon," chairman of the board; Mrs. John Beers, vice chairman; Don Norman, treas urer and A.. L. Aydlett. Jr.. secretary. . f' The marching unit has oer-1 formed during the half-time at the last two football games and I V, ".'." 1 ' : ConnUtd pa Pag Ftv ' . ::i'. V' - ';-" t'VV '
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