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ii N TT TT m "R TMI T TT TAT A TT WEEKLY 4 ! A- V. iume XXX. Number 52. ::::: DsrAiol C!og Sliov; Jl17cn3dqy,Feb.12 'j, The second Market Hog Show and Sale will be held jtn Per quimans County on Wednesday February 12, 1964.! This show last year had over 300 hogs ithat were entered in the show and 'about 284 that qalified for the f ale. This show and sale is open to all farmers, 4-H and FFA ' members in the 10 counties in the Albemarle Area Develop ;ment Association and is spon sored by the AADA Association. Perquimans County Chamber of . Commerce : and 'the County of Perquimans. -i It is expected that the show and saje this year will be bet i ter quality wise than the show that has held in 1963. There will be a meat cutting demon , stoatlon similar to the one that , Wias held in 1963 again this year. ; You should make your plans now ito get -your hogs ready for the show and sata with the . hogs weighing at show time between 180-220 pounds and they must grade No. 1 or No. 2 to be elig ible for the ( sale, and No. 1 to be eligible for the show. ' The following rules and regulations, which are similar to 1963, are: 1.- The show is open to farm' ers. 4-H and FFA members in the ten counties - in the Albe marie Area Development. 2.-All hogs must te owned , by the exhibitor and entered in the show by January 10, 1964 3. Only barrows and gilts weighing between 180 and 230 pounds are eligible. -V . f 4. No. 3 hogs cannot be en lered in the show. No.: 2 hogs will not be eligible for prem lums. .. 5. Animals are eligible to compete in only one class. Each ; exhibitor is limited to one en Try in , each' class if all classes ftre" participated in. iNo pWson tali .exhibit- more than, f nine " ' 'hogs. ' -J (I, "." tJ.-AH ' entries' must. -be fao proved WlCQunty',agent'f',qi; -,vo-" 'cational teacher before entry, is ; Each exhibitor , or buyer '! assumes all' liabilities in case! oi " sickliest, dentil or injury.jto jhis 1 aftinials. The exhibitor is !re- . sponsible until the animal is sold, at which time the buyer assumes the liability. 8. All animals must be shown . a by their owner -except when an : ; exhibitor has two animals in ;the judging ring at the same 'lime. r'9.-Each. 4-H or FFA exhibitor . must submit an up-to-date, pro ; ject book . record book . at' the time his .animal 1 is weighed . in ' , , at the show. t. 10. In 'order, ito: compete, for premiums, all animals must -be . in place .not later than 12 noon, February 12, 1964, . '11. The Grand and Reserve ; Champion pens and Grand and Reserve Champion individual j hogs in both tne junior and adult divisions will be sold sep orately. All other hogs -will be conveniently grouped and sold an "decks" according to U. S grades. -.- . .- 12. All animals entered in the show must be sold. , - Class I , ; : ; .. Continued on Pa 8 ? D:rthj3s 1 Tecember 29' Susan Nixon VT. P." Newbold X ccember 30 , ' Mabel Sawyer ' -v, Ben Thach, Jr. ' Hill Sawyer , . L -.ember 3l- . ' : ' ITarold U Graham i Carolyn Ann White a " Tarah E. Winslow -;T ":ary 1 -nr. and Mrs. Dilb&n Young wedding anniversary 3 arber . . . 5 White , - , Jordan ' 7 3- Reed - . a Tarkenton ' Lou Towe . '. G. Wright " i Whitley ' . Howell i , ' "ks John T. Mathews Completes Course Marine ' Second Lieutenant John T. Mathews, - son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Mathews of Edenton Highway, Hertford, re cently completed the 26-weeks Officers Basic Course at (Ma rine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia, v V .. The Course, for newly ' com missioned Marine, officers and officers from allied countries, consists of classroom work in personal administration, first aid, map reading, weapons and leadership techniques. Rollo White Urges ntt "The people of Perquimans County need to understand that some issues very Close to their hearts are at stake in the struggle ; over, reapportionment of the Legislature," Rollo White, president of the Perquimans County Farm Bureau, said to day. ::- , "Take rural electrification," said White. "North Carolina's rural electric cooperatives man aged to keep their independence tnrough the 1963 Legislature but they could very easily lose it under a Legislature dominat cd by urban interests." White said that the future of the rural electric cooperatives otpenas -almost : wnoiiy on keeping a reasonable balance of power in tht J Legislature be tween rural and urban Inter ests." ' v .:'-:: UfClther? iESUetxoaf U White noteq, that many 'attempts have been, made already in the Leg islature to levy ' heavier taxes on ,the . rural people, " "As1 more people get out of farming, ,aftd it takes more money to stay in farming, rural, people will have to fight harder, each legislative session to keep their taxes fair," said .White. "A Legislature dominated by urbah people is not likely to be sympathetic to the tax problems ' of rural people." , White urges the people of Perquimans County to vote on January 14 for the constitu tional amendment for fair rep resentation of all the people ofj North Carolina. .-. "This, will be the last chance lural ' people will have ito in sure that they are; fau-ly ,repre- sented m the State Legislature,' he said. '' - . - I " . i 'i i'i Whites' Annual Christmas Party Held At Belvidere . Dr. and Mrs. Harold White entertained the Belvidere Home Demonstration Club members and their families on Tuesday, December 17 ' at their annual Christmas party. The home was decorated for .the holiday sea- soni--r.'-s-i.:;::'...;'.. ,-;A The president, Mrs. ' C. T. Rogerson, Jr., called the meet ing to order and welcomed the guests. , . - v v - ,. - R. L. Steverson gave an in spiring devotional, reading the Christmas story from the second chapter of iLuke, using as his topic, "You Can Begin Again." He. pointed out that by Christ coming, the message of Christ mas ,1s a message" of hope and we can begin again, He closed with prayer. Mrs. Rogerson read the story, The Mysterious Visitor."; Ge neva White cave a noem: "Little Jesus." . Mrs. Oliver! Winslow gave the origin of 7 several Christmas carols as the group Joined in singing. . j Mrs, ; Edjjiard Wilder present ed a story, f'Lfttle Boy Down the Lane." ' Mrs,' Estes Copeland had charge of the entertainment Gifts were exchanged, then all were invited into the dining room, which ' was ' lighted by candles. The table was -covered with a lace cloth, centered "with lighted i tapers "and lota ' of Christmas goodies. Mrs. . Flora Hurdle presided at the punch bowl. It was enjoyed by ali People To Vote Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, December 27, 1963. L . - JUST HORSING AROUND Tired of standing, a couple residents of the Lucas Valley hills near San Rafael, Calif., kick up their heels. Perhaps, the other, at right, is content to plod about while his brothers engage in then; horse play. ' Oh, well, a romp in the sun never really hurt anyone . ' Pernuimans Sells North Carolinians continue to buy U. S. Savings Bonds in record volume. November sales of Series E and H bonds total ed $4,301,517,-' an increase of nearly 14 per cent over Novem Der of last year. Cumulative sales for the state total $46,954,759. : This is oyer five pei- cent greater than for the comparable 11 months' period of 1962 and amounts to 92.8 per cent of the state's an nual goal of $50,600,000. Twenty-two counties have al ready achieved their quota for this year,' and Mothers are close to making theirs. ; . Sales' ln'Perqtfmians County for. November were4 $5,265; for the year $45,160 or 44.6 per cent of its quota of . $101,200. , R., M. Riddick, ' Jr., Perquim ans County volunteer chairman for the .Savings Bonds program, stiid; in making this release, "Our state is within reach of making its dollar goal for this year. This will be the first an nual quota made in North Ca rolina .in the, peacetime history of the program. The 'extra' bonds purchased during Decern bcr can make this achievement possible. ' y $30 Presented To New Hope Club Sandra Webb, president of New Hope 4-H Community Club, made the- presentation of $30 to the New;, Hope Ruritan Club in November. ; The gift, which will be used toward the purchase of a new range for the Community Build ing, was accepted by Ruritan president, Horace Webb. ''; ; Schools Of County Open January 2 Perquimans County schools will conclude their Christmas vacation next Thursday, it was announced today by J. T, Big gers,' school superintendent, who stated full class schedules will be resumed in the schools on i Thursday, January 2, 1964. Liability Insurance New Certification Form Required To Secure 1964 Auto License Plates . , UNANCUL SE3PONSIBff,mr CERTIFICATION IBS . t ittibf certify that I hv financial niponilbllitr u reqtdiij km norm Carolina f inancial amandad, for the motor vtblclt nan te tut louowiog; rilDtortrntXullnaiaaof InaurancaCo. potAsancjrJiani"- fallcy sumbar, it Ifiuad; otbnwlM AE or JUndw Nuinbar ;eii tura of Ownar ai It appean 1 t S Tblltht - Abort it 4 jamplt of liability insuranct new certification form which must bt filled out before new 1964 automobile license will be issued. It includes the insurance company name, policy tomSm datt iht policy wtnl into forct. - T 1 -: i f lliiilllillliiiililii Doctors From 15 Counties Invited To Edenton For Post A post-graduate course in medicine will be offered to doc tors in 15 Eastern North Caro lina counties beginning Thurs day, January 16. -'V AH meetings will be tield at the ' Edenton Restaurant in Edenton. Tse course is being sponsored by the School of Medicine and the Extension Division or the University of North Carolina and the First District of the North Carolina Medical Society. Dr. Dale Groom of the Medi cal College of South Carolina in Charleston, S. C, will be the ; kickoff lecturer on January 16. At 5 P. M. he will explain how to read electrocardiograms (trac ings of the electrical impulses of the heart) arid 'at 7:30 P. M. he will discuss the treatment of congestive heart failure. , Or. Charles M. Howell Jr., of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem will talk cn Thursday, January 23. His two talks will real with lecent advances in the treatment of skin diseases. On Thursday, January 30, Dr. Ben M. Peckham of the Uni versity of Wisconsin School of Medicine will be in Edenton to (Continued on Page 6) Next Distribution Of Food Jan. 6, 7, 9 The mext, distribution of sur plus food in Perquimans Coun ty will be cn Monday, January f; -Tuesday, January; 7 and Thursday, January '9, it was an nounced today" by Mrs. Gladys Morgan, commodity supervisor. Hours of the distribution on these three dates will be 8:30 until 12 noon and from 1 until 4 P. M. Mrs. Morgan is urging again that all those in Perquimans eligible for the food to please bring 1 clean containers when they report for their food or ders. AeaponiiDuicy Act ox Aval, u deKrJ rlMHC I ob tbt rayaiM tUts and Tiff" pXnvaraa aid - UtlBl?J Graduate mm sMmmiimamamammmssta Course Christmas Party At Bethel Club The Bethel Home Demonstra tion Club members held their j Christmas dinner and party ati the Community House Friday J night, December 13. j Mrs. S. M. Long, food and nutrition leader, was in charge cne-day periods, the club com ci the turkey dinner, assisted ' bined its predictions of eight by other members in serving. - Emmett Long gave thanks and everyone enjoyed the din ner, after which the president, Mrs. W. D. Perry, Sr., asked everyone to join in singing "O Come Let Us Adore Him." Mrs. J. J. Phillips, program chairman, began the program with all singing "Silent Night." Mrs. J, C. Hobbs gave the devotion from the Christmas story of love for Christmas. Christmas, a happy time when people gather together in the spirit of love and friendship for each other, was given by two club members. Special music by Mr. and Mrs. William Stallings, Mrs. Carl Chandler, Mrs, Evie Cur tis, Mrs. Ennis Phillips and Miss Blanche Goodwin. I Recreation chairman, Miss Blanche Goodwin, conducted several games. , Mrs. Mary Lone won- the door' prize. - The club presented gifts to the retiring officers and gifts were eichang-i ed by the 40 people present. , ; ; ; ; ' Two Days Remain For Registration Registration for .new voters for the "Little Federal" amend ment on which Tar Heels will vote Tuesday, January 14, has been moving at a snail's pace in Perquimans. There arc two more registration dates, Decem ber 28 wid January 4, 1964. Tne registrars are sitting at polling places each of these dates from the hours of 9 A. M. until 5 P. M. to register those who have never registered here before. W. L. "Buddy" Tilley, chair man of the Perquimans Board of Elections, stated January 11 is Challenge Day. : ;- To be eligible to register, one must be 21, have lived in North Carolina far at least one year and be able to read and write any portion of the Constitution of North Carolina. . 'A schedule pf the registration places at the five townships in Perquimans County : and the hours of registration are print ed in this issue of The Per quimans Weekly. .: License Examiner On Duty January 8 J. E. White, driver license ex aminer, will be back in . the local office on Wednesday, Jan uary 8, and continue the usual schedule on Wednesday of each . of the policy is required. week in the 'Hertford Municipal! Commissioned of Motor Ve- Buildiiig, ,. : 'Wclfis, Edward Scheldt, stresses Lose Lives Driving Holiday Traffic 1 Drive with the spirit of Christmas and avoid becoming one of the unlucky 13 victims who th North Carolina State Motor Club predicts will die in North Carolina streets and high ways during the short Christ ir.us and New Year's holidays. Since both holidays fall in the middle of the week and will be officially counted as only Christmas fatalities and five for New Year's. The state will count its Christ mas traffic deaths from 6 P. M. Tuesday, December 24, through midnight Wednesday, December 25, and its New Year's fatalities from 6 P. M. Tuesday, Decem ber 31, through midnight Wed - ntsday, January 1. However, since many companies arc giving their employees at least two days off for Christmas and some three, the over-all total for the holiday season is expected to be considerably higher. "Our estimate is based on (Continued on Paqe Three) Hertford Stores Closed Wednesday Most stores and business houses in Hertford will observe "New Year's Day" Wednesday, January 1, 1964. Business will again b'.1 in full swing on Thursday, 'January 2. CLINTON R. WINSLOW BUYS REGISTERED ANGUS BULL Clinton R. Winslow of Hert ford recently purchased an Aberdeen-Angus bull from W. E. Lane, , also of Hertford. MASONS MEET TUESDAY Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A, M., will meet Tuesday night. All members are urged to attend. '64 Automobile Go On Sale Thursday, January 2 Issuance of new 1964 automo bile, license plates will begin Thursday, January 2 through the Edenton license plate agency located at 501 South Broad Broad Street in Edanton. Mrs. Goldie L. Niblctt is the local agent and urges automobile owners to secure their licenses as early , as possible. To obtain a 1964 North Caro lina license iplate, the owner of a self-propelled motor vehicle, unless he has qualified as a self insurer or filed a bond, must have and - certify that he has liability insurance with a , com pany licensed to write liability insur'amce in North Carolina. Certification is by Form F-R-2 which appears on . the reverse side of the 1964 license applica tion card: The name of the in surance . company, the - policy number and the effective date Perquimans Tax Listers Scheduled Begin Listing Property Thursday, Jan. 2 James Trueblood Graduates At FFB In Puerto Rico Airman Trueblood Graduated missioned School at First Class James M oi Hertford Iris from the Noncom Oflicer Preparatory Ramcy AFB, Puerto Kico. Annum-Trucl lood was train ed in management, leadership, security, human relations and other duties and responsibilities of Air Force noncommiNSioned officers. The airman is an automotive repairman assigned to the 72nd Transportation Squadron at Piamey Air F'jrcc Base. He is the con of Mr. and Mrs. Kathan N. Trueblood of Route 2, Hertford. He is a graduate of Perquimans Counly High School and attended Lee College at Cleveland, Tenn. nignway uroup Sets Deadline To Raise Funds The Albemarle Area Highway Committee met here last Wed nesday and Mayor Levin B. Culpepper of Elizabeth City told the group that tentative plans for a U. S. 158 bypass .north of Elizabeth City are expected to be presented to the N. C. High way Commission in February cr Much. The area highway group was formed to promote a new, direct highway from Elizabeth City to Moyock to tie in with Virginia 168. However, the matter was dropped by the N. C. Highway Commission when Virginia de- lcided not to improve that route, The committee set January 15, 1964, as a deadline for rais ing funds and designing bill boards for a promotion of U. S. 17 to attract traffic from the Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel. Edenton raised $2,400. Hertford has $250 of its $1,600. Eliza beth City has not started its drive for $4,000. The committee voted to use the bridge tunnel seagull sym bol on all seven proposed high way signs and voted to use one north of the U. S. 17-13 inter section in Virginia to promote U. S. 17, which runs beside the Dismal Swamp Canal. WM. MOORE PROMOTED Staff Moore, 6i52nd newton Sergeant William now serving with the Security Group, Kirk Air Force Base, Scot- land, has been promoted to Technical Scrbeant. Moore has served eight years with the Air Force and four years in the Navy. He is accompanied in Scotland by his wife, the for mer Edna Ruth Lane of Hert ford and their two children, Phyllis and Chris. License Plates the importance of reading the instructions given for obtaining a new plate and supplying accu rately all the information re quired. He particularly cautions against giving an insurance agent's name or agency name for that of the insurance com pany and recommends that the full name of the insurance com pany and the policy number be taken direct from the policy. Motor vehicle owners are urged by the licensing officials and the local license plate (.gents to complete the FR-2 certification befote the appli cation card is presented for a new license plate. Issuance of new tags will move slowly un less this is done. : . Mr. Schedit warns that the penalty . for certifying falsely that liability insurance is in ef fect is revocation of plate, sus pension of driver's license for 33 days and fine or imprisonment, 5 Cents Per Copy I Tax listers for Perquimans I County start Thursday the task of listing county property for 1964 taxation, it was announced by Julian C. Powell, county taX supervisor. County tax listers for the va rious townships are: Belvidere Mrs. Elton Layden. Bethel T. Julian Long. Hertford Percy Rogerson. New Hope Mclvin Eure, ParkvilU? Mrs. Belle Proctor. The tax listers will carry out the duties of their office under instructions issued them by ihc Board of County Commissioners in a special meeting held here this month. The tax listers' job will run tchrough the month of January i;nd all property owners must list their property by January 31, otherwise there is a penalty for late listing. Schedules for tax listers are lcing published this week and property owners are urged to list early in order to avoid the usual I; st minute rush. A Look Backward! Aa Found In The Ferqnlmana Vkly Filea ol Vcatcryear I PTA Sponsors Hot Lunches For School Children: Hoi, lunches will be served to the underprivileged children who attend the Hertford Grammar School when school resumed after Christmas. The Parent Teacher Association of the school is sponsoring the project, and funds to help carry on the work will be supplied from the local Red Cross fund, to be sup plemented by such surplus com modities as the WPA has on hand and by private organiza tions. Christmas Day Friday, De cember 25, 1936: Christmas Day fell on Friday, in 1936. The . merchants, owners and clerks all enjoyed three full days of pleasure, the stores being closed Friday, Saturday and, of course, Sunday. Pre-nuptial Affairs In Honor Of Miss Perry: Miss Mary Lavinia Perry, whose marriage to Nathan Newby White of New York City will take place on Saturday morning at the Hert ford Baptist Church, has been honored with many entertain ing in honor of the bride-elect. Rufus Brinn Gets Letter At Marion: Cadet Rufus Brinn, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Brinn, was among those named for scrub football letters at Ma rion Institute, Marion, Ala., for the 1936 season. Brinn played a guard position and in the role of substitute played in a great number of varsity games, only lacking a few quarters of making his varsity "M." Major tt Loom is Company Distributes $2,000 As Christmas Gifts: The employees of Major & Loomis Company are having a roal treat this Christmas. The company is giving bonus checks to the employees as Christmas Continued on Page 5 Accident Table Cpl. Lcm Mciggs of the Stale Highway Patrol has listed be low the number of accidents, fatalities and injuries that oc curred in Troop "A," District 2 for the month of December: Accidrnta Fatalities Injured Ciimcli'ii - 4 : 0 1 Chowan 7 O 7 CuiTllm-k ..13 3 4 , Di:io - 8 0 3 . Outea , ...14 0 U'v, Tusquolunk -19 O 12 Perquimans ..16 1 1 6 For most people the Chi isU mas season is a merry occa sion. But for many others it. is a time of sadness caused by carelessness on some one's part. During the coming week hundj reds of persons will ' die un necessarily. The situation should call for some very sober think? ing on the part of everyone. "As we are traveling to visit our loved ' ones, let's be . more safety-minded so as .- not to bring sorrow to ' the ones ; that mean so -much to - us," 1 the cor poral urges,
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