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ITT 3 '37? WEEKLY Volume XXX. Number 46. Hertford, Perquimang County, North Carolina, Friday, November 15, 1963T 5 Cents Per Copy jr. Dofopoci am Scheduled To DafficS Kbmter 19 R. M. (Pete)Thompsonr Per quimans Farm Agent, said today that on Tuesday,-' November 19, buyers of feed, seed and fertil izer will have an opportunity to vote on whether to continue then ; Nickels :: For Know HoW pro gram in North Carolina for the .. next three years. This program is where 'a ton of feed and fer tilizer" will be assessed 6 cents a ton with . this nickel , being .used to promote research' in ag ricultural production and mar keting. Perquimans County farmers have probably received more benefit from the Nickels For Know How program than any educational program that has ever been promoted in North Carolina. ' ' I "Just about all the soybean and peanut t research that has been coming out for the past 8 or 9 years has been due to re search that has been financed by the Nickels For Knew How program. Therefore, Perquim ans County farmers really have a stake: in this coming election which will be held on Tuesday, .November '19.' The people elig ible to vote are any farmers and their wives, 4-H, FFA, FHA boys and girls that-.buy any . feed and fertilizer for .their liv lihood or projects carried during the year,"; states R. M. Thomp son, County. Extension Chair man.'. ;.r.-X- : The polling places i for Per quimans County are as follows: Agricultural ' Building,, ' Erwin Turner's store, Rob Turner's store, J. ' F. Hollowell & Sons, Wink WinsWs stere, Layden Service Station G. U Chappell's Service Station, Dick, Long's,' Jordan and Long Service Sta tion, Melvin Rogerson's store and Lawrence Corprew's Storey Auxiliayf,: The American Legion Auxili ary of Wm, Paul Stallings Vnit 126 . held its" regular monthly meeting Thursday night at the Municipal Building in observ ance of Veterans Day with a covered dish s supper with the Legion as guests. , , The Auxiliary Chaplain, Mrs. Ethel Perry, gave the invocation .after which everyone efijoyed a ,. delicious meal. , The president, Mrs. Ruth Pow ell opened the meeting with the usual . auxiliary i ritual, ; followed by singing the National Anthem. She and Commander Broughton asked that those who had hot paid their dues todoW at once. ' .Guest speaker for the evening was j the Rev. Fred ; Still, ! who spoke to the group on his recent trip to England., ;: He compared our churches v , here with the churches of England. Afterwards . he showed, the group slides of the church ; and community of Norwich, England, where he ser ved as exchange pastor. He al so showed slides of Scotland and Italy. The j(roup enjoyed them very; much.. :;' The group wasireminded of the special Sunday night church service to be held in the Metho dist Church with the Rev. Nor man Harris delivering the mes sage ' of the evening. He also was a special guest at the din ner meeting. . , The , meeting. - was adjourned with prayer by the chaplain. December meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Kelly White. Lionjs SponsOrih, Of Fruit Cake Sale The Hertford Lions Club is again sponsoring their fruit cake eale, the profits being used for eye examination and fitting of glasses for those who are not able to pay for these services. The fruit cake is the same high -quality as sold previously. The Lions Club wishes , to thank everyone who has. bought their cakes in the past,' and they would greatly appreciate your continued patronage. These cakes can be obtained from any ing 'will be open to . the public. iemberof the- Hertford Lions Dr., Isa Grant, Health Officer, tub,, ' ' 'Vill speak.' -' j Ifcrcld Byrum Aimid of Month ) y Harold L. By rum, - Airman Third Class, "D" Flight, serving the 3201st Air Police Squadron, Support Group " (AFSC) United States " Air Force, Elgin "Air Force Base, Florida, has been selected as Airman of the Month, : Airman Byrum is the . son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Byrum, .of Route 1,; Hertford. He present ly has served one year and one month in the USAF, He com pleted" his training at Lackland AFB, Texas, and was then as. signed . directly to Elgin AFB, Florida. He is a graduate of Perquimans County- High School having graduated on June 3, 1962. ', v , T-Sgt. . Bud L. Bulmer, "D" Flight Commander at Elgin Air Force Base, Fla.,' recommended Airman Byrum for the award. Since his arrival tit Elgin, Air man Byrum has been assigned duties:, as Base Patrolman, Pris oner Guard at the Base Con finement Center, Security Gtfard at various strategic locations on Elgin AFB, and was selected, aue to cis narp appearance una desirable qualities, for assigA- -rnrenjro- tne-ur mice ,Uate sec tion., ftat section was dissolved recently, and Airman Byrum was reassigned , to Air Police Flight duty.! The diversity , of duties assigned to Airman Byrum- ne cessitates an ability for quick adaptation, but ' sudden chances does, mot- pose; a problem for ' Continued on Page 2 C. of C. Directors Elected For 1SS4 On October 18th, 1963, ballots were mailed- to the membership of the -Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, Inc., to elect new board- members for 1964.- " " . Those elected were Dr.; A. B. Bonner, Tommy Byrum, Warner" Madre and Carroll Wlliams. Members of the Chamber board that are: terminating their (two year term this November include: Dr, T. P. Brinn, John Coston, R. L. Stevenson and Ju lian White.- . - - Members ot the board that will bef serving with ihose ' newly elected "include: Russell Baker, John Beers, C. E. Harris, Marion Swindell and & D. White. The Chamber of Commerce Bdard of Directors meetings are scheduled for the third ,Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P. M., in the Municipal Building. Jaycees Turkey Shoot Saturday The Hertford. Jaycees annual turkey shoot will be held Sat urday, November . 16, from 3 P. M, to 9:30 P. M. at the Per quimans County High School football field.'.,' - A drawing for a .22 calibre rifle will be held ot 9:30. Free coffee will be served to the shooters. - - "i ' ' ...'"''1 " ' " "' ' ' ' T.B. Directors To ' Meet November 21 'The board of directors meeting of , the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden Tuberculosis' Association will be held November 21 at 8:00 P, M.,Jn the' Agriculture Build- ing in Elizabeth City, y All ineni bers serving oh the Board are. urged to be present This meet-! J.V.DM3W Mar of Town Board of Hertford J. W. Dillon of the W. M. Mor gan Furniture Co. here, was in Stalled as a member of the Hert ford Town Board at . the regu lar monthly .. meeting of the board held Monday night in the Hertford Municipal Building. Dillon succeeds Henry C. Sulli van, who resigned following last month's-meeting of the board, Dillon, who was. a candidate for election last May, lacked only a few votes at that time to seat him. Other members of the board are W. F. Ainsley, W. A. (Billy) White and John Beers. A small number of local resi dents met with the board here Monday night concerning the de linquent utility bills, at which time one of the commissioners told the group present that the auditor, the clerk, the mayor and the present commissioners and those of the past were all 'guilty of negligence. Mayor V. N. Darden disagreed that the council should have un earthed the matter. He said "the auditor should have point ed it out to us." The board went on record unanimously' approving the east for the proposed US 17 bypass of Hertford. It was also voted to provide Continued on Page 4 309 Enrolled In PTAAtPCHS The" Perquimans County High School PTA held its first meet ing of the year on November 7 in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Charles Murray conducted the devotional, using as her top ic ; "The Firie Art . of Living." Mrs., Elwood Nowell, president, welcomed, all members, new and dia,- -andjnvited, them back for the next meetinK December. Tunneft rep&rtea a balance of $431.50 in the treasury with a few : small unpaid ; bills. T .The minutes of the last meeting were omitted; due to lack of time, and the secretary. , Mrs. Tickers, read thei recommendations of the exr ecutivei committee which were adopted as follows: (1) Allot $25 for scholarship letters, (2) same budget as last year, (3) buy an active president's pin, (4) pay ' Continued en Page 4 . M II I I I'll I l II ! Guest Speaker At v Lions Club Meeting The Hertford Lions Club held its regular meeting in their den on Thursday night, No vember 7 at 6:45 with a splen did dinner being served by the Hertford Cafe, which was great ly enjoyed by everyone present. The club had as their guests Miss Bernice White,; who is em ployed by the State Commission for the Blind and is case work er for the blind in three or four counties; including Perquimans, and J. L. (Jimmie), Jackson of Elizabeth City, who is in charge of the District glaucoma Detec tion - Clinic. . - Miss White explained fully the nature and importance of her work .with the blind and also Jimmie Jackson explained how glaucoma works and affects the eye, and the importance of early detection and treatment of this eye disease. ' ' ( . A Look Backward As Foand In The Fartntmua -i V-kly File ! TMterycar ; ; NOVEMBER 1938 Mrs. Sumner Heads Local Red Croc Drive: " Mrs, Q.' p. Sum ner, - Jr., -has been appointed as chairman of the Red Cross Roll Call for Perquimans County with the following Hertford women as assistants: Mrs. C. P. Morris, Mrs. , E. ,:E. Payne, Mrs. T. J. Nixon, Jr., Mrs.VV.' N. Darden, Mrs. Charles . E.) Johnson, Mrs. Riddick Chappell 'and Mrs. W. T. Brown. A house-to-house can vass will be made. Only six teen days are : allowed for the work, the roll call beginning on Wednesday, Armistice Day, and ending . on ,the day : before Thanksgiving. v g:' . ;.:; " E. Q. White Among Thousands Attending Ford Detroit Meeting: . i.?,' Conlinusd eq Page Six . j Perquimans i : S:3S fi (' Ginger Joy Morgan and bar ence Chappell III have been chosen mascots, by the Senior Class of Perquimans County High School. Ginger is ' .the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pres ton Morgan of Route 3, Hert ford. , Clarence is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chappell, Indians Face Havelock In Greenville Friday The Perquimans Indians will meet Havelock in the Fricklen Stadium at East' Carolina Col lege , in Greenville on Friday night. This semi-final tilt be tween Perquimans as Albemarle A A Conference champions, and Havelock as Coastal Plains AA Conference champions, is a pre liminary to the Eastern State AA championship to be played : on November 22. Perquimans enters the semi finals with a 8 to 1 season rec ord and a 5 to 1 conference rec ord. Havelock has a record of 7 j wins, ltie and 2 losses. The Albemarle Schoolmasters' Club met Monday, November 11 in the Perquimans High School Cafeteria. One hundred fifteen school people from twelve ad ministrative school units enjoy ed the "address by Dr. Leo Jen kins, president of East Carolina College. He discussed the growth of East Carolina College and its importance to ' Eastern . ' North Carolina. He stated that the col lege now has an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students. In discussing the importance of a college education,' he stressed the social betterment and per sonal dignity of the individual. He stated that the philosophy of East Carolina Collegewas what ever' you do, do your best. If anything is worth doing it should be done well. ' Referring to why some stu dents drop out . of college, Dr. Jenkins stated it was lack of motivation and the desire for an education on the part of the stu dent.. : V' In response to a question, "What can the high schools do to better prepare Students for college?" Dn Jenkins said, "teach them to read." Members of the Perquimans County Board of Education and County Commissioners were guests of the club. , During the business session a resolutions committee composed of 'Mrs. Clara Bcswell, I. P Perry -and J. T. Biggers pre sented a resolution in-memoriam of E. C. Woodard. Four Boys Attend Judging Contest On Thursday, October 17, Joe Tunnell carried four boys from the Perquimans Chapter of the Future Farmers of America to the annual. FFA land judging contest, which was held in Gates County. ; The contestants from Perquim ans were Lot Winslow, Tommy Dale, J. " A. Bray land Russell Sawyer. " - u t - ' Besides the contestants from I Perquimans and Gates, there were representatives from Cen tral, ' Knapp, Camden and Cho wan. t - ' , 1 a Gates '. won first : place, with Perquimans winning a close sec ond. A Gates contestant was the high scorer in the contest. - Lot Winslow and Tommy Dale, of Perquimans , were the second and. third high scorers, . MeetAtPCHS High Mascots i lis l Jr., of Belvidere. : . Each participant presented a talent before being selected. Ginger modeled a dress. Clar ence recited a .nursery rhyme and did the twist. One or tne duties of the mas cots is to lead the Seniors in Commencement exercises. $37,487 Sent Out IAA" "iniiri- ''vvww In Bank's 1963 Christmas Club 'R. M. Riddick, Jr., president of Peoples Bank St Trust Company reports that the Christmas Sav ings Club membership grew in 1963 and the largest sum of money ever sent dUt to the club members was mailed last Friday to the 553 club members and to taled $37,487.50. This year Peoples Bank saw an increase of 50 new club mem bers over 1962, when there were 503 members and $34,296.25 in holiday checks was mailed out. The checks were mailed out on Friday, November 8th. The new 1960 club memberships begin on Tuesday, November 17. Indians Defeat Camden 54 To 0 Perquimans High drove to a 54-0 victory over Camden's Reb els here last Friday night. This non-conference victory closed the regular Perquimans football season. The Indians were in control of the game from the beginning and scored easily and at the same time held Camden's offensive move ments to a standstill. John Stallings and Mack Nix on turned in a fine defensive blocking performance while Jim my Byrum s offensive blocking helped add at least one touch down to the Indians' score. Perquimans scored 28 points in the first quarter. The first play resulted in a touchdown when Jimmy Byrum ran the ball around his right end from the Camden 10. Freddie Combs passed to Clark Harris for the extra point. Jimmy Hunter, running around right end; Ikey Stokeley, taking Francis Combs' pass, and Francis Combs running around right end scored the remaining three first quarter touchdowns. Francis Combs took Freddie Combs' pass, Clark Harris skirt ed right end and Hunter kicked for the three extra points. , In the second quarter Fred die Combs took a pass from his Continued on Page 2 Perquimans Group Attend ,Student Council Congress . Freddie Combs, Lot Winslow and Susan Cox, accompanied by Mrs. Alice Combs, attended the 37th annual North Carolina Stu dent Council Congress held at the Richard - J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem No vember 3, 4 and 5. , " During the congress they at tended classes on "Honor Sys tems," "Financing the Student Council" and other topics. Busi ness sessions were held and of- fleers for the coming year were elected. i .;"' While they were at the con gress, ithey stayed in priviate homes of the local students. ' , A banquet and dance Was held Monday night and the final business session was held Tues day morning. This session closed with, a fellowship circle and the singing of "Auld Lang sy". ., . SeVBIl IlUfellS Conference Team Perquimans High School plac ed seven of its football men on the Albemarle A A All-Conference teams. Freddie Combs, Francis Combs, Jimmy Hunter, Mack Nixon and Gene Yohn re ceived positions on the first string : All-Conference team. Gene Nixon and Charles Wood ard were placed on the second string team. Joseph Riddick received honorable mention. The complete first string All Conference team consists of Freddie Combs and Francis Combs of Perquimans and Harry Spruill of Edenton as backs; Jimmy Hunter of Perquimans and Douglas Twiddy of Edenton as ends; Mack Nixon and Gene Yohn of Perquimans, Charles Overton of Edenton, Jimmy Willi'ams and Eddie Hardison of Plymouth as interior linemen. The second string team is made up of Gene Waters of Ply wouth, Hiram Mayo of Edenton, Frank Shields of Scotland Neck and Butch Howerton of Ahoskie as backs; " Gene Nixon of Per qquimans and Bo Lindsley of Plyfouth as ends; Charles Wood ard of Perquimans, Tommy Gardner of Plymouth, Walter Small of Edenton, Billy Carter of Scotland Neck and Tom King of Ahoskie as interior linemen. Those who received honorable mention were Mack Allen of Plymouth, Douglas Sexton of Edenton, Pete Austin of Bertie and Nelson Kerley of Williams ton as backs; Sammy Styons of Plymouth and Reed Raynor of Ahoskie as ends; Joseph Riddick of Perquimans, Charles Skinner of Plymouth, Johnny Overton of Ahoskie, ' Bill Herring of Scot-j land Neck, Durrell Ambrose and Perry Byrum of Edenton and Bing Mitchell of Bertie as in- i 'i ! terior linemen. Local Journalists Five Perquimans High School journalists attended the Novem ber 8 session of the National Convention of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Journalists which was held in the Golden Tri angle Hotel in Norfolk, Va. The Friday morning session consisted of la career panel made up of Palmer Hoyt, editor of the Denver Post; Turner Catledge, managing editor of ithe New York Times; Charles Ferguson, senior editor of The Reader's Digest; Felix McKnight, execu tive editor of the Dallas Times Herald, and Blair Clark, CBS News. These widely recognized jour nalists gave a brief resume of the elements in their lives which had carried them to their pres ent occupational positions. The students who attended from Perquimans were Mary Beth Hurdle, editor ; of the school's newspaper; Jerry Sul livan, editor of the school's yearbook; Mary Barbee, assist ant editor of the school new,s- ipaper; Rachel Bass, activities editor for the school newpaper and Howard Roberton, photo grapher for the school news paper. Police Arrest 22 People In October Hertford's Police Department had a busy month during Oc tober, according to a report to the Town Board Monday night by Police Captain B. L. Gibbs. According to the Captain's re port, there was a total of 22 ar rests made, 5 for being drunk, 5 miscellaneous traffic arrests, 4 assaults, 2 miscellaneous arrests and 1 each for disorderly con duct,,, speeder, careless and reck less driving, breaking and enter ing. : ' Twenty of the 22 arrests were found guilty. The fines amount ed to $231.25 and costs totaled $271.25, totaling $502.50. The department answered and investigated 107 calls, 1 acci dentworked 4 funerals, .extend ed 95 courtesies, found 10 doors unlocked, answered 4 fire calls and made 227 radio calls. Eight lights were reported out The patrol car traveled 3,720 miles, an1 average of 120 miles per day. ' ' , Perquimans Fall 'U .. Held On Seal Chairman Perquimans County is most fortunate in having W. A. (Billy) White as Christmas Seal chairman for 1963. White is manager of Murray Motor Parts of Hertford, takes an active part in civic and health organizations. He is a member of the First Methodist Church, serves as a fireman for Perquimans and is also the youngest Councilman. White is married to the former Ila Grey McElwean, Perquim ans County Agent. White said the 1963 Christmas Seal sale will be conducted smong all residents in the coun ty and require many helpers. The Christmas Seal will go out November 15. , C. of C. Banquet Scheduled To Be Held November 20 The 1963 annual banquet for the Perquimans County Cham ber of Commerce will be held in the Perquimans County High School cafeteria at 6:30 P. M. on November 20. The "Perquimans Platter" will be served again and will consist of country ham, oandied yams, snapbeans, corn, pickles, carrot sticks and conn bread, with ap ple pie and coffee. "A Tribute to Our Major In dustries" will be the theme of the banquet. R. L. Hollowell will give the annual report. The officers of the 1964 Executive Committee for the Chamber of Commerce will be announced. Tickets may be (purchased at the Chamber office or from the following members: John Beers, Spec Harris, Carroll Williams, Russell Baker, Marian Swindell, Tommy Byrum, Warner Madre, H. C. Sullivan, Willie Ainsley, Claude Brinn and Vivian Mat thews. Livestock Survey Planned In County Postmaster W. W. White has announced that rural mail car riers and star route contractors will begin distributing December 1, livestock survey cards to farm er patrons" on their routes dur ing the week of November 18. The Post Office assists the De partment of Agriculture each year in making this and two other surveys. . Livestock cards returned by farmers to their carrier will be mailed direct to the North Caro lina "Crop Reporting Service in Raleigh. Information from each card, if properly reported, will then be tabulated and combined with other reports to give indi cations of changes in livestock on Tar' Heel farms. These indi cations ; will also be used to es tablish estimates of the 1963 calf crop, milk production, lamb crop, wool production, and the fall pig crop as well as farmers plans to have sows farrow in 'the spring. Postmaster White urges those receiving cards to fill them out and return to the rural mail carrier, carriers helping witn i this survey are Charlie Skinner, Jim Newby and Charles Willi ford. 1 Achievement HD Clubs' Day 7th "Shoot For The Moon" Get In The Space Race With HD In '63" was the theme of the 1963 Perquimans County Home Dem onstration Achievement Report. The Fall Achievement Day was held November 7 at the Hert ford Baptist Church. The re port was given by Home Dem onstration Projecjt Leaders and Committee Chairmen in an outer space skit. The Belvidere Home Demonstration Club was chair man of the report. Mrs. Harold White was narrator (Col. of Op eration HD '63). "Astronettcs" who were dressed in space suits reported on outstanding work done in the Home Demonstration in 1963. Mrs. Billy Winslow re ported on Clothing, Mrs. T. T. Harrell, Foods and Nutrition, Mrs. William Winslow, Crafts, Mrs. George Winslow, Education, Mrs. Edgar Long, Family Life, Mrs. Fred Mathews, Music, Mrs. Archie White, Safety, Mrs. Colon Jackson, Community Service. Other committee chairmen who sent reports were Mrs. Fannie Hurdle, Public Relations, Mrs. R. W. Turner, International Re lations and Mrs. Thomas Proctor, Housing. Mrs. Melvin Eure presided over the Achievement Day Pro gram. The meeting opened with the song "Onward, Ever On ward." Mrs. C. W. Reed of the Beech Springs Club, gave the devotion. Mrs. Warner Madre of the Helen Gaither Club pre sented the welcome. Mrs. Billy Winslow of the Whiteston Club responded for her clubs. Grcet Continued on Page b Property Damage Nets 12 Months Judge Charles E. Johnson meted out a 12-month road sentence in Perquimans County Recorder's Court here Tuesday morning to Link O'Neal, Negro, charged with destroying prop erty. 'O'Neal used an ax on a 1949 Dodge automobile, the property ot William White, broke glasses and tore several holes in the car. Cost of court was charged against the prosecuting wit ness, Retha McDonald, on a charge of nonsupport against her husband, Garland McDonald. W. R. Chesson, Jr., and Rob ert D. Atterbury, charged with speeding, paid fines of $8.25 each and court costs. Jasper D. Evans, charged with exceeding the speed limit, paid a fine of $10.25 and court costs. General Norman, charged with being without a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, was fined $25 and taxed with the court costs. J. B. Jones, charged with fail ure to operate on right half of highway, paid the costs. Milton Lee Bnickhouse and James O. Phillips, charged with disobeying a stop sign, paid the court costs. Jewel June, charged with ex ceeding a safe speed under ex isting conditions, was fined $25 and taxed with the costs. Frank Mayhen, charged with parking on. the highway with no lights, paid the costs. Curies J. Frost, charged with improper brakes, paid the costs. Paul Bembry, William P. Gal lop and Levi Rcvell each charg ed with being drunk on the streets of Hertford, were fined $2.00 and court costs. Central PTA , To Meet November 18 The Perquimans .Central Grammar School extends a cor dial invitation to all PTA mem bers and others interested to at- . tend the regular meeting Mon day night, November 18, at 7:30 o'clock in the school' auditorium. An interesting program is planned and everyone is urged' to attend. ,. The president, Mrs. Pauline Webb, is proud to announce that the association raised $800 at the October Fall Festival, a fun-filled night for both the children and parents. November
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