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13 WEE M 3. v Volume XXv. Number 42. Hertford, Perquimans Countyy North Carolina, Friday, October 18, 1963. 5 Cents Per Copy nT Aim I III 1 . I r V h - s . r i v The. Hertford Town Board, meeting here Monday night in ' regular ' session. . adopted the , budget and tax rate for the fto - cbl year 1965-64. : The tax rate ' is the same as tost year's, 95 i. cents. , , ' " A budget for the town tot the fiscal year .;. call for expendi tures of $225,000. r v Francis B. Nixon, chairman' of the Hertford ABC Board, and W. . T. k Elliott met with the ' Board and gave; a report on the , last quarter of operations for the ' local store 1 'The chairman stated that after December 31 of this year the ABC Board would start splitting the net profits from the local store between - the. Town of Hertford and the Perquimans County Board,, of Education. Mayor V. JN. Harden reported to the Board that the engineers and representatives 1 from 4 the Housing and Home Finance Ag- '- ency will be here on, Tuesday, . October 22, for final inspection of the water ; facilities, deep ; well and pump house. If the final inspection meets-their ap- proval, final . payment will be made to the contractors. The Board 'went on record as Kv approving the lagoon type sew age disposal system, .v ? Town of Hartford ha bee completed by the It. E. Aiken Company and ' full ".report tf the -audit -wET be maa at a f Weeting to be held this week. I C w I Sa'3 ; ? 4, Mrs. uraa Proctor, , ,-opfnent 'County 1 Council, an y nouhces that . the ' Community Awards Night for Perquimans county nas oeen set ror Mon- , ; day night, . October 28 . at the Perquimans .High " School at P.M. ' Robert Hollowell will be the , master of ceremonies. The pro- t gram will consist of five) mln , utes entertainment from each participating- community includ- , tng Whiteston, Bethel, ; New - Hope, Parkville and Belvklere. . ;i The winners of the community :' development program , will be ; announced at this time and also r the accomplishments of the .. gnat, as a whole. - udges will go into, the com- t munities at 9 A Mi on the morn- iing of the 28th, Each commun ity' . will tcll and show: the Judges some of the accomplish ments that have been carried on during the past year. ; Refreshments will be fur nished by . the Community De velopment organization., v' j i: "Society Sponsoring" Study Course 5 r The Woman's Society of Chris 4ianj' Service of the First Meth ocust cnurch wm conduct a . study- "The Christian Family and - y Its Money" on Sunday night, ' N,' October 20, at 7:30 o'clock; in the, Fellowship HalL The study in will be led by Mrs. Frank Mc- ' Googan, who was trained for ( this course at the School of Mis - V sions at Duke University in Au gust Other churches are invit ' . ted to attend. Perquimans Indians To Clash ,Wi ill Edcnton Aces Friday Night The Perquimans Indians, who now have run up a string of six victories, will travel to Eden ton Friday ncht to take on the undefeated Aces in a game that should settle the &Lc.iarle Con ference' chamrionrV.p. The InxI'iT-g stormed to their sixth coiv. they conciut:i : team 32-0 1 In the c , the game C ' throu" t 3 die to : vn. mi re victory when i-'C.e V." .-5- '. r.L! y-r.V t . 1 r rTM!" I cf c r - c i 1 f - V f t t " ,i . 4. Men! Water R:t6Dc3StToDe EfftCuVBllDV.T The Hertford Town Council in its September meeting voted to raise the water rates in the Town of .Hertford from a $1.50 minimum to $3.00, the increase effective November 1 for water used September 14 through Oc tober 19. . The increase in the water rate was passed on by the Board to provide funds to be set aside as a reserve for financing the building of the sewage dis posal plants which the . Town of Hertford has been ordered by the North Carolina Department of Water Resources, State Stream and Sanitation Committee, The project has to be Started on or before January 1, 1965 and com pleted on or before January 1, 1868. 33 FIL1 rUsrs Attend Rdy The District J Rally of the Fu ture Homemakers of America was sheld October 5, 1963 at Washington'" High School in Washington, N. C. Sandra Sad ler, state vice-president, 'presid ed over the meeting. ' There?' we're 1,071 people at? tending, this mlly. Thirty-nine of these c?.e from the Perquim ans Chapter. This included the 35 member; 'Mis-Newby std Tdrr;.j Miss Jfinkhart', . student teaxieifMr !;Becand" Mrs. Copeland, chaperones. ' Johnny Corprew and Ed Nixon drove the bus to Washington. i The highlight of the morning session was the talk by Mrs. Er nestine Frazier, State FHA Ad visor, entitled "Your Home A Key to the Future." , She stress ed the importance of Home Eco nomics. ' She made a compari . Continued on Page Kight - ' i - Hertford Polic . Have Busy Month ' A total of 20 ' arrests were made during the month-pf Sep tember according to Captain B. L. Gibbs of the Hertford Police De partment in his monthly report to the Town Board on Monday night. , , m , Arrests listed were 5 drunks, 5 miscellaneous traffic arrests, 2 operating 'intoxicated, 2 break ing and entering,. 1 each or, the following counts: disorderly con duct, speeding, assault, careless and reckless' , driving, v whiskey violation, miscellaneous arrest. Of the 20. arrests, all but 2 were found guilty as charged. Fines amounted to $380.00 and costs- - $254.75 for a . total of $634.75. - y . . The police answered 209 radio calls, answered and investigated 94 calls, investigated 1 accident, wb'rksd four .funerals, extended 90 courtesies, found 9 doors un locked answered four fire calls, issued 1 citation and reported 11 lights out. i , The patrol car traveled 3,279 miles' for , an average of ;09 miles per day. when Jimmy ' Byrum ran 20 yards around left end. A pass from' Freddie Combs to Francis Combs added the extra point. " In the next action Freddie Combs ran a Wilhamston punt 0 yards for a touchdown, The extra point'' failed and the score at the half was 20 to 0 in favor cf the Indians., v In the third quarter Freddie Cc t s carried a handoff from the Vffitomston three to a - tal ' -. A;sin t" e point attempt i v ... 1 1 1' ; fcnnl scorirj action ,of try list Den Fcrflctc!::rTerni Of Signer Court The names of the following 63 residents of ' the county were drawn for jury duty at the Oc tober term of Perquimans Coun ty Superior Court during the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in their Septem ber ; meeting. ; . ;.:(-. - : -. Garland R. Eure, Charles Ar nold, Christopher -T Felton, J. H. Stallings, . Jr, Aubrey B. Umphlett, John R. Winslow, Carroll R. Williams, Austen C. Glenn, Adrian J. Smith, Sr., H. A. Turner, Way land Howell, Abe Godfrey, Jr., Thomas P. Byrum, Ernest Stallings, Benjamon Skin ner, John Ft Mansfield. Thomas Newby, Daryl E. Hurdle, Jasper Winslow, Noah Reed Felton, William J. Leicester, Curvin C. Mansfield, Jr., C. Frank Tynch, Earlie L. Goodwin, Jr., George V. Hollowell, -Julian B. White, Charles E.- White, Jr., John A. Elliott, Thomas Shelton Morgan, Jack Kanoy, Emma O. Ward, Louis Stallings, Alton Moore, Claude Moore, J. Preston Mor gan, J. R. Rogerson, Jr., Wil liam. E. ; Ferrell," Charles Hay wood Divers, Hugh P. Harrell, Isaac Whedbee,' B. Rascq Mod lin, Carlton Nixon, Henry Frank Ward, William H. Billups, Jr., Thomas' Fleetwood, Ruby A White, Henry W. Bright, McEl roy H. Chappell, Lloyd Ray Morgan, Willis , L. Jessup, Ar chie Goodwin, Jr., Robert P, Hollowell, Philip P. Perry, Jo seph I. BarclifUEdgar U Lane, Belvin R. Eure, Paul M. Colson, Sr., - Tommy Ellis, Sa'muell T. Moore. Noah: Felton,1 Jr., ohn Harreil, Rufus Lilly arid Grady L. Williams.. . v - Grand Jurow who served at L the last- Superior Court session who will servo again at the Of tober term ofbourt are Edward Barber, Charlie -L. Mansfield, John M Benton. Jr . lUlnh V. winsiow, Claude M.dng.:wn - rtl.ti."" .-.- ) liam ? Joseoh ; Williamttv Davidii!Miss Ila Grey White, Perqwrn- Boyce, .Charles 'ft. Hoffler and, Emmett Stallings., Amateur Radio Club Meets In Hertford - The regular monthly meeting of 'the Nottheastern North Caro lina Amateur Radio Club was held in Hertford Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the local Lions Den. . . . . , , ' Membership consists of mem bers from ' Hertford, Edenton, Elizabeth j City, Windsor, Ahos kie; Aulander, Conway, Mur freeaboro, ; Gatesville, , Manteo and Hatteras. Jim Botsford from Hillsboro, N. C was the guest speaker. Mr. Botsford is area . America Radio Relay . - League - section emergency coordinator. , He has one of the most' impressive and completely!,; equipped, mobile emergency communication sta tions mounted in a Ford Econi line Wagon. . , School Presents Woodard Memorial Perquimans . County Central Grammar School has presented Perquimans High School with a bust of Robert E. Lee as a memorial to E. C. Woodard. The J bust has been placed in the high school library.. Birthdas October 20 Winnie W. Riddick' Helene Nixon A Nellie' Fields' Oberst October 21 ' Mrs. Wayland HoWell Walter Edwards, Jr. Monnie Divers October 22; i Sherman Ray Long Mrs. Edla Wehb ' Elaine Jordan October 23 r; 1 Sandra Scaff 1 October 24 , Stanley R. Winslow Eva Ann Taylqr -October 25 Mary E. Brinn Carol Lane ' , ' , Sheila StiU' ' Cctobw 23-.';'V'W Thelma 7, Z' inner . 'Margaret Ka Tield rJyV r - ' . ' '- '4m " 5- " ' ' ' PTA Sfiription Drive For Perriiiians Weekly Starts; Ids Nov. 15th ,'PTA members of the Hertford Grammar ' School, .Central Grammar School and Perquim ans Union School opened their annual drive for " Perquimans Weekly subscriptions here Tues day, October 15 and the drive will end on November 15. ,, .The annual puroject to raise funds is conducted by the PTA's of. the schools mentioned ' each year. - They began Tuesday of this week acting again as sub scription agents for The, Per quimans Weekly. The PTA groups will solicit new and re newal subscriptions to ' The Weekly during the drive, re ceiving a generous commission for each subscription secured. Mrs. Carolyn M. Lane , is di recting the work for the Hert ford Grammar School ' group, being chairman of the work done in Hertford. Mrs. J. B. Perry is working in the county for the Hertford Grammar School PTA. Central Grammar School PTA in "Foods With A Flare" was fea tured by Miss Helen Shuey ' at a Special Interest Meeting for Perquimans County homemakers. The meeting was held on Octo ber 14 at the Electric Living Center in Elizabeth City. ; Miss . Shuey demonstrated '. a variety of, foods; She prepared a buffet luncheon,' a skillet meal I and an oven ladie? leamea new iecniuques, in rooa "preparation and hew .ideas for . he m oW Ioodsin.a 'nW WBV. ." 4 t'""r L.:-l-.,.y County Home .' Economics Agent, discussed the importance of family meal time to. family living and the various ..types of meal service. The dishes' that Miss Shuey prepared were given as door prizes. The chicken with al mond sauce was won by Mrs. George Winslow. The two-layer cherry pie was won by Mrs. Louis Winslow. Mrs. V. C. Dail won a Green Bean Cake. Mrs. C. T. Rogerson, Jr., received the Tuna Celery Dish. Mrs. Buddy Tilley won the minted peas. Mrs. Horace Cahoon won the glazed carrots. Mrs. Dotty Cay ton won a . skillet meal.; Oth ers tto attend were. Mrs. Ray HasketC Mrs. William Ray Mill er and Mrs. George .Thomas Roach. According to Mrs. White, "the group had a good time and seemed to enjoy, the demon stration".,, Trio From Hertford Attends Scout Meet j ' W. S. (Sam) Long, Area Dis trict Commissioner of .Boy Scouts, John Ward, assistant Scoutmaster and Dilman Young, a committeeman, attended the Tidewater Council Boy Scout Adult Leaders Training Course held at Little Creek Amphibious Base Saturday, October 12. All phases of Scoutcraft was conducted by all those attend ing. A very informative ses sion beginning at 1 9 A. M. ended with an impressive camp fire at 9 P. M. on Saturday evening. About 200 leaders from all areas of the vTWewater Council at tended. 18 Births And Topic At Meeting Perquimans County In August Seventy-two persons died and 182 were born in Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden" Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Tyrrell and Washington ; Counties in August' of this year. ; , : j Perquimans County reported 18 live births and one, death,' which was caused by heart disease. '.-i-'V'-r - i ' During; August, Pasquotank County recorded 53 live births and 17 deaths, of which four were due to heart diseases; four I to intracranial vascular leisons; I two to cancer, kikemia or Ilodg- ,1 disease; one to inf-ucnsal directors tor the drive are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Humphlett and Mr. and Hrs.. Hillary Scaff of the Ways and Means Commit tee.:", :, .,. S Perquimans Union' School is also soliciting subscriptions for their PTA , The Weekly has not mailed out expiration notices to sub scribers for several months. However, ; the subscriber may check the expiration date of his or her paper by - the label on the paper at the end of the name and determine when the re newal is due. The PTA groups will conduct, a house-to-house canvass for subscriptions, giving each person an opportunity to renew his paper and help the PTA at the same time. All 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 subserip Continued on Page Eighf . Theft of Szrdines Nets $65.75 Cost Percy Riddick was given 30 days on the roads in Perquim ans County Recorders Court here Tuesday when brought before Judge Charles E. Johnson, charg ed with taking a can of sar dines from the Colonial Store here and concealing them in his pocket from view of the check out counter. ' Riddick't sentence was sus pended upon payment of a $50 fine and court costs, total cost for taking 'the sardines being $66.75, and the sardines were reiuint?tt iu vie uiwutM. suit. Thomas Raymond Lane, chare ed with iicense plates issued for vehicle other than the one on which used and no liability in surance, was given 30 days. Sentence to be suspended upon payment of a $50 fine and court cosU. ' Alfred Moore Riddick, charg ed twith speeding, was given 30 days on the roads. Sentence to be suspended upon payment of a $37.00 fine, court costs to come therefrom. ; Carl E. Stone, charged without a valid operators or chauffeurs license was fined $25.00 and costs of court. The following were charged Continued on Page Seven Magazine Drive Now In Progress The Future Homemakers of America and the Future ' Farm ers of America are conducting their annual magazine subscrip tion drive. The members of these high school organizations are solicit ing subscriptions! for several of the better known magazines. The proceeds from this sale Will be applied to the financing of several of the FFA and FHA projects such as departmental improvements and the sponsor ship of various trips. . "r Local Store Gets California Order White's Dress ShOppe, owned by Mrs. Jim Bass, recently re ceived an order from Newport Beach, California. "' . i , Mrs. Bass states this isn't the first order the local 'store has received from a distance. One Death In and pneumonia; one to home and farm accidents; . one to oth er accidents; one to phematurity and three residual. There were two infant deaths. ; :::-c Camden County reported Id live births and three deaths, of which one was due to heart dis eases, one to intracranial vascu lar lesions and one in' maternity. :: Reported in Chowan County were 27 live births and ; nine deaths, of which . there were three caused by heart diseases, one by totracranial vascular le gions, one to cancer, leukemia . I Con:ud w Tw " . Siscrior Court Ml Convene Monday, Oct 28 The October term of Superior Court will convene in Perquim ans County on Monday, October 28, with Judge Chester Morris of .the First District, presiding over a mixed session, including both criminal and civil cases. ' Forty cases are listed on the criminal docket and include a murder, manslaughter, rape, breaking, entering and larceny, escape, hit and run, assault with deadly weapon and some lesser charges. Cases listed on the docket are Rosa Lee Hardy, murder; John nie Whitehurst, Jr., rape; Dan ald Richard Matthews, man slaughter; Lawrence Winslow, 'assault with deadly weagon, Ricky Trueblood, three counts of breaking and entering and larceny; Morris Harrell, aiding and abetting and receiving; Rob ert M. Gurkin, David Scoggins, escape (Gatesville Prison Unit 014); McKinley Jones, assault; Davis Redell Layden, driving under influence; Harvey Mc Cleese Winslow, speeding 100 in 60 zone; Lawrence C. Collins, driving under influence of in toxicants; Preston McDonald Copeland, speeding 100 in 60 zone, reckless driving; Dick O'Neal, speeding 70 in 60 zone; Littleton David Pipkin, speed ing 45 in 35 zone; Bennie James Chandler, driving under influ ence of intoxicants; Robert Pat rick Chappell, Jr., hit and run; Robert Patrick Chappell, St., speeding 80 in 55 zone; John Lautares, speeding 67 in 60 zone, and Earl Roy Harper, driving under influence of intoxicants.. Eight cases are listed on the civil docket. Officers Elected The annual Farm Bureau meeting of Perquimans County was held at the Agriculture Building Monday night, October 14, at 8 o'clcok. Rollo White, president, presided and during the business session, the treas urer's report was given and the nominating committee composed of the three past former presi dents, George Winslow, Joe Nowell, Jr., and Clifford Wins low, Joe Nowell, Jr., and Clif ford Winslow: submitted the new slate of officers for the year 1963-64 Rollo White, pres ident; Belvin ; Eure, vice presi dent, and Albert Eure, county secretary and treasurer. The president, Rollo White . then an nounced the names of those ser ving on the State and National Continued on Page Eight A CORRECTION In last week's issue of The Perquimans Weekly in the Win fall news appeared an item, "Mrs. T. H. White spent several days last week at their cottage at Nags Head with her husband Tom, who has been employed at the Nags Head Fishing Pier this summer." ' This was in error, as Mr. White is retired due to health reasons and is not employed any place. The Whites spend much time at their cottage at Nags ead, as both like to fish. The error is regretted and correction is gladly made. A Look Backward . A Wind In The TarqalmM ' Vklr Files f YMtarrcar October. 1938' Loafers In Hertford Must Work Or Else: Loafers who . won't work when they are offered jobs on the farm are going to stand a poor 'show next winter when they apply for relief, if the ef forts of Recorders Court Judge Walter H. Oakey, Jr., are pro ductive of results. "A man who won't work in October need not expect to get help later ' on," said Judge Oakey, in referring to the fact that the farmers of Perquimans are in need of labor ers just now in the harvesting of crops. Information came to Judge Oakey a few days ego that the farmers were having difficulty in inducing men and women to work.: , Funeral. Saturday for Whit Matthews! Funeral services for Co&MMt oa Page I 1 Hertford's Rotary tk'j Sponsors illovemont (For Woodard Memorial Fund Public rag About By-Pass Oct 23 -11A.M. The State Highway Commis sion will hold a public hearing Ln the Perquimans County Court House in Hertford Wednesday morning, October 23 at 11 o'clock. The hearing is on the pro posed relocation of U. S. 17 t'orming the Hertford bypass. In charge of the hearing will be Highway Commissioner Gil liam Wood of Edenton, Assist and Chief Engineer R. W. Mc- Gowan and Public Relations Of-! ficer Roger R. Jackson, Jr. A map is posted in the Per quimans County Court House showing the location of the project. The public is invited to at tend the hearing and all inter ested citizens will be given an opportunity to be heard. Punt, Pass, Kick Perquimans competition in the Winslow-Blanchard Motor Com pany sponsored PunV Pass and Kick contest will be held on Perquimans County High School football field Sunday afternoon, October 20, weather permitting, according to Cecil E, Winslow. The contest Will ''jjegkV! at 2 o'clock; Registrations will close on Saturday, October 19, so there is still time for those youngsters who haven't register ed to get down to the Winslow- Blanchard Motor Company and do so. ' , Last year's contest drew a large number of contestants and it is expected that there will be equally as large number this year. BP W Club Plans For Guest Night Thursday, October 24 Members of the Hertford Busi ness and Professional Women's Club met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. R. M. Riddick to make final plans for their "Guest Night" in the Fellowship Hall of the Hertford Methodist. Church on Thursday, October 24th. One feature of the evening will be a Fashion Show with Miss Thel ma Elliott as mistress of cere mony, in which the following members will take part: Miss Hulda Wood, Mrs. Anne Young, Mrs. Essie Burbage, Mrs. Rox- ana Jackson, Mrs. Tommy Mas tor, Mrs. Mac Kanoy, Mrs. Ma rie Elliott, Mrs. Mary Dale Lane, Mrs. Betty Swindell and Mrs. Georgia Roberts. Over 150 Hear Dr. Guy Phillips At Schoolmasters Club Meeting In the neighborhood of 150 members of the Albemarle Schoolmasters Club met in the John A. Holmes High School cafeteria in Edenton Monday night The meeting was presid ed over by ' Hiram J. Mayo, president of the group.. The principal speaker for the meeting was Dr. Guy B. Phil lips of Chapel Hill, consultant to the North Carolina State School Boards Association and a member of' the State Board of Education. . i In opening his remarks Dr. Phillips challenged the School masters Club members to move ahead with the state, in the im provement of . the quality and quantity of education to be pro vided for the children in this section of the state. - , "While we are living in a period of great tension in local, state and world issues,1 said the speaker, there is a bright day of hope and adventure for North Carolina. A rapid expansion of population in the state, and a shifting of this population to Football Coaches Ike Perry and Bobbie Carter were guests of the Hertford Rotary Club Tuesday night,. :at which time they presented ' the film of the Elizabeth City-Hertford football game, displaying the winning talents of the local Indians. , During a lengthy business meeting the coaches explained to the club the desirous need of a large electric football and baseball scoreboard for the benefit of the fans as well as the teams. Unanimously, the Rotary Club voted to assist in payment of the scoreboard by establishing the' ; "E. C. Wood ard Memorial Scoreboard Fund." A committee within the club of W. F. Ainsley, Erie Haste, Jr., and Jack Kanoy was appointed to invite other civic, organiza tions, as well as residents of the town and county, to participate in this worthy fund. The work ing committee started immedi ately in formalizing plans in the fund drive by announcing that any school teacher, school of ficial or civic club member would be asked to accept dona tions to the memorial fund on deposit with the Peoples Bank & Trust Company in Hertford. Jack Guthrie and Talmage Rose, Jr., were guests of Ro tarian Allen Bonner. Girl Scout Drive Solicitors will begin making calls on October 21 : when the finance drive for the Hertford Girl Scouts will get under way. The drive will continue through October 31. Mrs. Raj' White,, chairman of the finance drive, announced that the , Hertford Girl Scout Troop has been ask ed to raise $200.00. Mrs. White urges the public to give gener ously to help support the new Girl Scout program. The Hertford Troop now has 43 girls and a Brownie Troop is in the process of being or ganized. The leaders for these girls have . just completed a leaders' training course by go ing to Suffolk one day a week for five weeks. This training was available because Hertford was taken into the Greater Tide' water Girl Scout Council Sep tember 30. The leaders look forward to other advantages of belonging to the Council as it means a much better program will be available for the girls. All the money contributed during the finance drive will be spent for the girls in this coun cil. None of it will go to the National Organization. - Health Director In Hertford Wednesdays Dr. Isa Grant, the new health director for Camden, Chowan, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties, has announced that she plans to be in Hertford on Wednesday afternoons. terms of industrial and econom ic opportunity for the youth of tomorrow, places upon the citi zens of Eastern North Carolina a double burden of preparation of boys and girls for a new Way of life, and an urge for them to bring to the' east some new industries and operational op portunities." The speaker said education is the "basis of. a strong society'' and' that the basis of North Car olina's society today is higher and wide educational opportuni ties.' "Education," he said, - "is the gateway to the ruture." During the business meeting Mr. Mayo appointed J. T. Big gers of Hertford to prepare a resolution of respect for Prin cipal E. C. Woodard. - He also spoke about the $14,000,000 fund which is. available to aid edu cational programs. f . ' , The meeting was arranged by Mrs, David Holton and musia was furnished by the , school' Glee Club under the direction of Mrs.' Suzanne K " -v Begins October 21