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5 Cents Per Cony : i 1 IIM "Hertford, Perquimans County, Ncrth Carolina, Friday, July 10, 1964. r r j .f r p J ; ' n 'A small acale building boom is- under' way', in Hertford with four new private residences, in course ' of construction, j The Hertford Hardware , St Surply Company, has painted their en tire building which adds to the "business district and also to the residential section on Tront Street, which'' the reap of the building faces. One of the new homes, a co- ' lonial Williamsburg type - built: by Emmett . Landing, located inJ the new annexed section of town fronts on Whedbee Street in the development and at the rear of- the home runs the Perquimans " i ' R1vjy ': The Landing family jhas ' already moved -into their new , ; home.; , r . 'Across the t street, from the Landing , honfe,, -Mr. and Mrs. )j "Charles. Skinner are construct'1 ' 'Jng a new brick home . And at ' ' the far end of Dobb Streeti Mr. ' and Mrs. Bill Sawyer have a new brick home, almost ready far them to occupy . ' " " vs'lt is reported that ' several prospective home-builders are figuring on lots in (the new an nexed development just south of town ( in - which the Landing home is already located and the Skinner home ' under construc tion". - , ' fctyill'crs IiC."L.r.".IjSF:,, i : .Thirty-eight Perquimans Coun ty 4-H'prt had the experience of camping i or a week i; in the iint4ins fi North ' Carolina. ' Mia. , Neix NUoiTa. "NtKort. 4-H adult, leaders, accompanied the Vgrwp; -which' i lraveled. by chartered bus to, Camp . Swan uanoa near-' Asheville. . ' During vthe week, a mountain hike was a new. experience for many.t,; A trip 'to Maggie Valley and Ghost Town gave all 4-H'ers the thrill of riding the mountain-side sky lift to the top of the mountain wbre they saw a gunfight and other-western acts portrayed. - During the week, Perquimans County camped with Ashe and Franklin counties, making 105 enrolled in camp, ; taiy v classes consisted of . swimming, recreation, wildlife, electric, -' and handicraft- The -H'er" were; 'divided mto-four groups Heady Heart,: Hands 1 and Healthy Xtf? class participation.' . Basket weaying ; was " the worthwhile 'Handicraf I project The baskets mad of rounds reed, and fidt weavers were 10 inches tali and designed to make use' ful waste baskets.' i - The camp talent program' wafc held ; On M Wednesday evening. Many1' , Perquimans County 4 H'ers participated! Ifancy Tun nelL. a Hootenanny group accompanied- by Tim Brown, as-, Sistant farm agent, and Ed Nix on, Janis Wilson, Ben Cham bers and Marshall Caddy. The camp banquet which was held 'on Friday night was highlight of the week. Johnny Caddy presided and introduced all members on the program in eluding Maureen Nixon, who tsve tl toast to the camp staff and Janis Wilson, who sang "I'm Going to Leave Old Texas C ":Hnud o i ciclcnt CTB Accociaticn l"rd Davenport has recent n ted to serve as presi- r ;"otank-Perquimans-ib -cujosis A?iocia 1 . 5 s . rved as secretary i . ' j- n and on vari- l.r i c. . ; i. Lavepport is ii ' church work, C-: - y Eaptist 'i C'y and ' v ' ' i Asso ' U em . : r v -'Jit'' 7 i' " '. r.3rs. OUvetiwens 7 Dies In Gc rgia : Mrs. Alice Mijla Towe Owens, 52, died Monday; at 3 3ft A M. in the University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. ' A native of Mississippi, shtt; : had lived, in Hertford most e her life, where She was active in , civic ; and church work. . She "moved to WrightsvUle, Ga., ; three years ago, She was a member of First Metehodist Church of Wrights' ille Until her illness, she was secretary to the president of the Exchange Bank of Wrights ville and was president of the Home Demonstration Club. Mrs. Owens . was : a charter member, of the Hertford Busi ness and Professional , Women's Club and was well known over the "state, pf North . Carolina for her .work With the BPW. f She bad held every off ice on the lo- cal level, had served as district director ' and had held several offices on the '.state ' level. s i Surviving; are her parents; . Mr. and. Mrs. J. B. ' Mills of Guin, Alabama; her husband, Melvin G. Owens;, a stepson, Melvin G. Oweni, Jr.; - four . sisters Mrs, Ruth Lee of Waynesfield, Ala,, Mis Velma Mills of New York, Mrs.- Pearl Roberts of Wyan dolte, Michigan and . Mrs. Kate Smith of Guin, Ala.; cne broth' err J. B. 'Mills, Jr., of New Jersey. Funeral services were held Tuesday , morning ; at 10 o'clock in the First Methodist Church at Wnghtsville. - - . v ; Graveside servjees werW held Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock in I Cedarwood ' Cemetery . in Hertford byv the" Revi' R, h. Bame, pastor of First Mthodist Church, " ' i t white mjycjifp, !Pallbearers were-W. H. Oakey. R. 'M;y RiddlCk;1 R.; Li Stevenson; P.' M. (Jake) 'Jackson; "Marion :RiddicKJand' Johh BiggerS, ; ouriai Cemetery; was''in ' Cedarwood i-VJ'; '. The contract idr-the last, bill board sign for the ;TnrCounty Highway Committee l has been signed. This last sign will- be constructed on the 1 ' Military Highway, at Indian Creek .Road in' Virginia,1 according to Larry Aydlett, 1 Jr.,' secretary-treasurer for the committee. J w ,fhe Sign Committee is com posed of Chowan, x) Pasquotank arid Perquimans Counties and is 3 joint effort on the part Of in terested citizens Of the three counties to" entic travel onto U, S. 17 through sign fadvertls- tag.. Eight thousand douars was raised the- first of the year on a pio-rata population basis. Eliza beth City raised $4,000, Edenton $2,400 and Hertford $1,600. The money , will pay for sign con struction and two- yearx -rentals advertising the three towns and encouraging travels onto the Ocean Highway to and from, the bridge' tunnel Signs south are generally located from the Wil- llamston bypass to the Windsor Y for north bound traffic, and on the Military Highway in Vir- nia for sout!;bomd 'traffic. ,' PI I. M ; GEOMETRIC : VIEW The ever-changing skyline of Chicago . is a study in geometry, thanks to the contrasts in architecture shown here. Old Euclid would have Jumped for joy and clapped his hands had be lived to see it. SitiaViflslov TcurinsCcntbsnts Sylvia Winsiow of Wmfall is among ;the 25; members' of the East , Carolina: I College travel study tour" of the mediterranean area now : on : a 38-day tour pf I three continents.; V li ;le grpup arrived, ( in ,ne VaorJt City June 16 to, visit ..the, WorJd-'s ,Fa before a,,, jet., fhght tq Lisbon, Portugal,'. . , The, return flight ,is scheduled July 24. from ' '(Thetour is, .directed . by...Djr,. ijtohert'B. Cramer,; director . of the geograhphy .department . at East Carolina College. It is sponsor ed by the Extension Division at the college. : The itinerary includes Lisbon, Madrid, Pakma in the Majorca Islands. Cairo and Luxor . in Egypt, Beirut in, Lebanon and Damascus in Syria. Traveling v by limousine,- the tourists will enter Jordan and cross, over to Israel. . Many fa mous Biblical sites will be vis ited including Mount , . Olive, Eethlehem, , Jewisalem, f the Sea of Galilee and. the Weizman In stitute. , V , . ' ! The five-week trip will carry group to Istanbul, ; Turkey,, and then to Athens,. Greece, for a 'visit to the Acropolis and an excursion - into the countryside near Athens, , , , .: Sightseeing and an evening at the opera are planned in Rome, Also planned in Italy is a two day excursion to Pompeii, Naples and the Isle of Capri Leaving Rome on July 19, the group will fly to Switzerland to visit. Lucerne. The final stop July , 22 is for 2 days in Paris. Final Report For Red Cross Drive Following is - the final report of the American Red Cross drive by the Negro iDivision for 1964: Mrs. Ernestine Felton, Beech Spring, $34.80; Miss Helen Fel ton, Bethel, ; $8.10; : WilUe Mal lory, Leigh's' Temple, $10.50; Mrs. Mable Turner,. New Hope, $16.50; 'Mrs. Manolia Parker, Bay Branch $52.00; Mrs. "Eva Hurdle, Winslow .Grove, $9.00;, Mrs. Eula Mae Smith,,. Nicanor; ; $18.44; George James, Hertford, $19.00; Mrs. Elaine Skinner, Hertford, $3.71; Mrs. Allihe , Jones, Hert-Class I, canned fruits, vegetables ford, $12.85; Miss Nellie Holley.Und meats (one jar division, ap- King Street School, $68.00; Miss EmUy Lamb, Winfall, $3.15 and Sirs. Dellana Boyce, Winfall, $12.00. Total, $268.05. ' COCA-COLAPARTY Tvliss Janet Chappell entertain I at a Coca-Cola Party in her ; me fct , Route 2, . Tyner, foy ':-t"ct "Margaret- Eure and ' f ltendents. Guests numberc 12- '. ! , i It of cl.ina. was presentei t 3 t ioree at the conclusion ft IIS Farm Festival Entree List For Perquimans Is Released Oy The following is the Farm Festival Entree List, for ujtmarw-.,.Cxunty-iaocrdJg t Mrs. Ila urey White, Home i-cO' bomics Juctension Agent. The. -festival this year, is a one day, affair,- and' is scheduled for Friday, August 28., , , i Rules and Regulation .: '" l.The entrees will be limit ed to the: premium , list.- (Items not listed here may be exhibited but will not be judged and willlPsahn and led in the praying not receive premiums). ;2. Any article which'has been judged in state -or county com petition cannot be re-entered. t -3.' Persohs entering articles must be residents of Perquim ans County. .'4. Entrees must be entered under name of person who made, grew it '.or . produced, the'; article. Premiums will be 75 cents and 50 cents for first and. second re spectively, ; .:,..',' 5. -Only . one article- may. be entered in, each' section under a person's name; ,-...'.. , j .., , Women's Division ; t Department A -Clothipg: Class 1 Infants', clothing. Dress, gown. Division, slip, jacket,- cap. Class II. Children's clothing, division, dress, boy's suit, child's coat, skirt, blouse or shirt, Qss III, Ladies' Clothing, Division, housecoat, best dress,, suit, house dress, apron,, homemade hand hfcgi skirt, blouse, evening gown, hat;' ladies' coat. v v ,1 Home Cooked Articles ; ' Department B Class I. Loaf cake, division, Angel food, pound, sponge. - Class II, layer cake ,(l whole) division, v devil's food, chocolate, caramel, v cocoanut, spice, any other , filling.- Best Vieconated cake.';'. Class : III, Cookies, (12 of each). Diyvision, ice .box cookies, macaroons, creese straws, cookies (12) any ether kind, drop Cookies, pressed cookies, cookie .' squares. Class IV, Candies (6 pieces) Division, caramel, fudge,; sea foam; mints, decorative mints, pulled, dipped chocolate,, cocoanut, : peanut . brit tle, (6) pieces of any other kind. Department C Canned Goods. pies, apple sauce, figs, peaches, pears, carrots, ; tomatoes, . soup mixture, beets,, string . beans, squash, ; green peas, corn, ; lima beans, ; cornfield peas, . greens, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, tomato juice, meats. Class H Preserves', Division, Peach, pear, fig, strawberry,- blackberry, , grape,, water melon. 1 Class III, Jelly, Divi- sioiv, apple, crab apple, grape, blackberry, " Class - IV, ' Jam, grape, peach, strawberry fig, marmalade. Class V, Pickles I t Home Agent I County Council Per-fDi'riisa Pipnin j n--- - j - 4a The 4-H County , Council met Tuesday, June 13, at the Agricul ture Building at 8 o'clock. Nan cy Mathews, president, presided over the meeting. ,The pledges to1 Hhe 4-H and American flags' were said.; The devotion was given by Missouri Bateman; Who read the'- 101st of The ' Lord s Prayer. " - ' 'Peggy Ambixwe read the min utes. of . the, last meeting... The roll; was called and the Senior Club kept the banner. , ; The" first item of new. busi ness 'as-ifche annual 4-H Picnic, A motion was made and second ed to have it at the swimming pool at Elizabetlh ' City, either August 6 or the 13th. Several committees were appointed to be in charge of the planning' of the food and recreation. The second item -was the purchasing of a public' address speaker for the 4-H clubs. A motion was made and seconded, a committee was annointed to be in charge of buying it. . ' Several dates were discussed as follows: July 9 Workshop to make study- lamps. July 13 Cornmeal muffin bake-off. September 28-October 3 Na tional Club Week. The- meeting was t then ad journed. My Minute With God By GEORGE MILLEH. pasior ,Chowan Methodist Charge "Let not your heart be ; '. , troubled." John 14:1. When a person has a physical heart trouble he seeks a cardv ologist, or a heart specialist a; we know him. We are most careful to carry out 'his instruo tions to the letter. As we walk this earthly path way, with its hardships, disap pointments,"! misunderstandings, and heartaches, it is so easy to get "spiritual heart 1 trouble.? We ask, what can we do? Is there anything we can do? Yes, there is, - Take your burdens to fhe Lord and leave them there. ? Dear Lord, Help each of . .us who, are heavy laden j : "to find rest ih Christ.1' ' 'CHURCH NOTICE , . Schedule of services for Sunday,- July 12, 1964: ' ', Bethany Methodist, 8:45 A. M. AnJ-rson, 11:00 A. M., and 7:E3 T. It Ceco Miller, pastor. Intrastate Rates Cy.Tclcpiicns Co. L. S. Blades, Jr., president of the Norfolk & Carolina Tele phone & Telegraph Company, early this week stated that he was pleased to announce that its petition filed before the North Carolina Utilities Commission has 'received favorable approval, wherein the company's subscrib ers 'Will receive certain benefits. The;; Utilities Commission re quested all companies in the state to adjust their gross reve nues downward to allow for the 1 reduction in federal income tax to corporations. ;The; Telephone, Company peti tioned the Commission for per mission to reduce intrastate toll rates in accordance with a recent order of, the Commission. This reduction amounts to five to fif teen cents per -call on rhost of the calls made within the state. The : Telephone Company ,. also asked, in the same petition, to expand its base rate area in Hertford, Edenton and Elizabeth City. This will reduce mileage in these exchanges, and in many instances eliminate mileage.; - The company passes cn to its sub scribers these benefits amount ing to $18,780.87. The new intrastate rates were effective July 1 and the new base rates will be reflected in the company's billing beginning with the 6th of July. Varied Docket In Vernon Brickhouse ' was charged 1 with ' assault on Ella Mae . Brickhouse and appeared m Perquimans County Record er's Court on 'Tuesday before Judge Charles Johnson, who found the defendant not guilty Vshaiig(tctw.and atfaewd z4h$: cbsts of court against the prose- outing, witness. 7 George Butler was found guil ty by the court of beihg drunk on the property of W. S. Butler and wag given, a 30-day road sentence which was suspended upon condition that the defend ant voluntarily have himself committed to N. C. State Hospi tal. . Said sentence to be in ef fect if defendant is not admitted by July 14. , Costs of court were assessed against -the prosecuting witness in the case of Robert Brown, who was charged with assault. Robert Jenkins, Jessie Willard East and Jessie Jenkins were taxed with fines of $2.00 and costs on' charges of being drunk on the streeets. ; ' William Thomas Bowser was eiven a '3-day iail sentence on a charge of being drunk on the street. Sentence has already been served. James Clinton Hunter was taxed with costs on a charge of driving ; faster .than reasonable and prudent under existing con ditions. : -' ' ' Gilbert Otha Garrett paid the costs after being found guilty of failure to drive the same on right half of highway. Earlie Warren, Jr., charged with' having ; an improper muf fler, paid costs. : The case of Willie Lee Shan non was continued until July 28. He was charged with failure to dim headlights when meeting and passing traffic.. ',? ,; Lenwood Lupton Berry, charg ed with being on the left side of highway not in passing and possession of tax paid whiskey with broken seal, was taxed with costs. Speeding , violators and their fines were as follows: Edward Garland Williams, costs; Flet cher Watts. Jr., $37, costs to come therefrom; Richard Doug las Brasington, $10.25 and costs; William Bobby Lowry, $10.25 and costs. ' . REHEARSAL PARTY Mrs. Delwin Eure and Mrs. Harold .McGee entertained the Chappell-Eure rehearsal party at the home of Mrs. Delwin cure on Saturday night, June 27, " Her home was decorated throughout with flowers.; The dining room table .was Covered with a lace cloth, centered with an arrange ment of white gardenias and candelabra, flanked by a crystal punch bowl and a 44ier wedding tfeke. . . . 'Fifty guests, were, served, . Reasons In Assinniriont Mrs. Skinner Dies After Long Illness Mrs. Blanche Lucinda Sawyer Skinner, 65, died Sunday at 6:55 P. M. in her home on 105 West Amripmv Ktrept f nl lnw in a a Inntf iiinc a notio f pJlrLlfor assignment to school County, she was the daughter rf,ftamnf''' ?rgk S thi W .lamps Wlv anA Me Margaret Anne Matthews Saw yer and the widow of Raymond Carlton Skinner. She was a member of the First Methodist ; Church. Surviving are one son, Carl Skinner of Hertford; five daugh ters, Mrs. Blanche Rae Decker, Miss , Sybil Skinner and Mrs. Shirley Edenfield, all of Hert ford, Mrs. Mildred Lamdin of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Billie Barrington of Raeford; three brothers, James Sawyer of Route 1, . Hertford, Julian Saw yer and Clyde Sawyer of Le noir; one sister, Mrs. Nannie Sawyer of Lenoir, and 15 grand children. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock ans County to Edenton was ap ih the chapel , of the Swindell pr0ved. . " Funeral Home by the Rev. R.(. Superintendent John T. Big L. Bame, pastor of First Metho- gers reviewed briefly the sum- dist Church,; mer renair wnrk hp'tne rlonp at. "Whispering Hope" was play-lthe ed during the service by Mrs. J. ElUe White, organist. The casket pall was made of I rca lust:, wiliic iiiiuiis, wjulci glads and fern, ' PnllKAarpt.0 wars .Timmv Qa.ir- yer, Carl Sawyer, Mason Saw-), yer, Douglas Elliott, Bobby El liott and Tom Banks. Burial followed in Cedarwood Cemetery. The Bagley Swamp Pilgrim Church will hold its annual homecoming service on Sunday,1 July 12. . All, friends, former pas. tors, former members and mem bers of the church are cordially invited to be present on this special occasion The Sunday School hour will begin at 10 . A. M. and the morning worship service will begin at 11 o'clock. . The Rev. James C. Smith, dean of men, Southern Pilgrim College, Kernersville, N. C, will be the guest, speaker. There A will :also be special singing' in the morning service. It is planned that dinner for all will be served on the church yard at 1 P. M. '--' Beagle Club Trial Sunday, July 12 The Albemarle Beagle Club will hold its monthly: field trial Sunday, July 12. Drawing' for both classes will be at 7 A. M. at the club house. Coffee and doughnuts will be served for breakfast and bar becue for dinner. .The club has over 50 acres of fenced in running grounds well stocked with native rabbits to insure an ' enjoyable trial for everyone. You do not have to be a mem ber of the club to enter these trials and everyone is welcome. Homecoming At Bagley&ftnur Receives BS Degree At State Jesse Bebnont Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Per ry of Route 1, Hertford, gradu ated from North Carolina State of the University of North Caro lina at Raleigh on May 29. He received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in mechan ical engineering. Belmont is a member of the National Hccior ary Mechanical Engineering Fra ternity, Pi ,Tau Sigma, which is the highest honor a mechanical. engineering student may obtain. He is also a member of Tau Beta Pi, a national honorary en gineering fraternity. . '.- Belmont has accepted, a Na tional ' Science, Foundation . fel lowship for graduate studies to ward a Master's Degree in the field ' of i engineering mechanics beginning in September. He is married to t lormw,I,s Eart - Support '? To Sclios!? The Perquimiuis Comity Board of i Education ' met in ; regular quarterly session here Monday. The following parents and their children appeared before the Board to present verbal reasons in support of their application Jack ""6s- cum, vuki ivuui Spruill, Mrs. B. S. Logan, Do loris and James Robert Logan, Willie Jones, Jr Alline Patsy r r;. to Tt j.. uarry josepn eroaay, Mrs. jfTea Burke, Earline Burke. The ' Board took the matter under consideration. ; : ' -v , .... Miss Jacqueline Hendricks was approved as English teacher at Perquimans High SchooL Janitors and maids for Per quimans High i School, Perquim ans County Central Grammar School and King Street School were approved. Action was de ferred on approval of janitors at Hertford Grammar School and Perquimans Union School. A reauest for - assignment of Fav Ann Moves from Permiim- various schools. , - IDirlC PlIlArl LAP UlUJ llGllCU 1111 Construction Of Hertford Bypass The State Highway Commis sion has announced a call for bids on projects for the July 28 highway letting. Twenty-two. projects in 26 . counties are in- jtHla&voIv'iSBjt 'n&te1naVlO0 miles of road construction., Among the roads scheduled for construction work at this let ting are U. S. 17 (Hertford by- U. S. 21, Interstate 77, interstate 26 U. S.' 301. U. S 64 and U. S. 129. All bids for these projects must be received by the High- ' Commission no later than 10 A. M. Tuesday morning, July 28, 1964. PerqUimans 4.356 miles grad ing, base course, bituminous concrete binder,' surfacing and culvert on Hertford bypass from point on U. S. 17 approximately one mile south of Hertford, northerly bypassing Hertford on the east side, crossing Perquim-i ans River and ending on U. yS 17, 1.5 miles north of Hertford. Friendship Club Has Annual Supper The Friendship Club of the Don Juan Manufacturing Com pany held its annual dinner Fri day night, June 26 at the Hert ford Grammar School. A large number of members and guests enjoyed a delicious chicken bar becue supper prepared and served by the Ryland Home Demonstration Club. A program of music and song was enjoyed by all present, with Mrs. Edna , Marrow and Mrs, Bessie Lee Sawyer in charge. Charles Shneer, the manager, spoke briefly to the - group, Jimmy Copeland won the door prize. Everyone enjoyed the supper and the program. . JZSZZ LILMONT TZT.T.'! ina Hurt of Hamptortt Virginia. They have-two children, Euvid, two years "" and Diane, five i months.
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