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E E EL Y 1. Number 41. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, October 9, 1964; 5 Cents Per Copy Wiaiier Of $123 Scholarship In Talent Competition -.re Co n m m s w f f morcoiity Leo Arci Rpsult Of j)roiirjIii ySSon 8gjooB Docd I(5ogo w V j, V J An I ft .; Perquimans County Commis sioners arid Board of Education - ..... in setting up the drive for ,the $100' .million dollar school bond ' election, selected the following . committee to , lead in Perquim v ens 3ounty r- Mrs. R. S- Morvds, chairman, Dr. A" B, Bonner, .. chairman of ,the School Board; Bob Spivey, chairman i of the County-, Commissioners; Mrs Walter Umphlett, president of the Ferquimans Central PTA; : Mrs. Dan Berry, president of the . i Hertford Grammar; School PTA, and Mrs. John Newby Winslow, president of-- the Perquimans High School PTA. . The school bond election. will be held on ' Tuesday, November y 3 5 in connection with the na- tional election. One hundred .. million dollars is needed in North. Carolina to build, repair and equip school buildings. Perquimans County's share, as allocated according to the num r ber of children in average daily attendance in the schools, would be around $264,000; , A joint .resolution was passed by the Board of County Com - mlssioners and the Board of Edu cation endorsing the $100 mil . lion school bond issue as fol lows: , ,' . -i "Whereas, adequate public school buildings, as well as ' qualified teachers and tip-to-date courses, are necessary in gredients of a sound public vV school system; and .,: y ' : Whereas, the -construction -of . . rlecessary public i school build ings is imposing an ever-larger burden on county property taxes ' and county property taxpayers, arid Whereas, 'the, General Assem bly has offered to help counties meet this burden by authorizing Jtj the. issuance,, of flOO, million; In fiu.it. iu ..approval i ,of the .voters itni fhe general election oni ftovemoerj a,, f"lid '""! , '. Whereas, f tty($e jtafe. school. ' porjds are( approved 'fin jfioyerrir " er. 3, the pubUg, .schools 9tPf; " ' quinians' County. w.UJ. receive, ithe eum of $2l4,32p.39 for, Mse !in 1fbtiMingl'additlofiai sc1oolvbuildj itigs when they are needed;"' ana .. if these state, schools bonds are 'riot approved, 'the taxpayers of Perquimans County will have to raise this amount from property taxes, and , '.'Whereas, this amount and more will be necessary in the iirmiediate future if the children o Perquimans "County are to have adequate ; buildings in which td study's and prepare' fbj a productive' role' in the life (f; . inetp' community,, tha county and the state, - ' - " ' 3 . Now therefore be it resolved by ithe Board of County ''Com missibners f Perquimans C6un ty that the state : school' bonds i be and they hereby tin heartily ' endorsed, because they :will hek . provide the additional ? achooi buildings that . tour-ichildr jrieed, Andiba it ur,thr resolyed that all the voters of Perquim ans County be and they hereby are urged to vote FOR the issu 8 nee of these state school bonds . at the general : election on No vember 3. i " Perquimans Clab First Prize Winner In Tri-County Fair ; ;. Winners in the various cate gories of the Tri-County Fair held in Elizabeth City last week have be,en announced in which prizes of ' about $1,000 . were avnrded., In the 4-H, Clubs competition Fv quimans -" Clovprleaf ' Club tovs first place,'; With Pasquo t'j k Negro 4-H Club second. . All booths and exhibits in the ar 'c.'.It'ire coTy were ,in b iid ' a.ij s. roved by the e E - -rit of Agricul tu i. Talmad Fc ",ival t'c. Farm s, who t i t county :, was a tu' s' a t 1 ag cultuie aij wi' ner ' in 1" e tli s year. Ila v' ner on htr, yt vt'lr Fair i l ' bon Itaatei i:ovliil!:rtfcrd Hertford branch office No. 03 of the Department, of Motor Ve hicles opened here Tuesday. It is located in . the Perquimans County .Chamber of . Commerce office ' at the Municipal Build ing. The office opened under the , supervision ; of Walter Par rish, - Now at - long . last ' the public 1 may ituijuiit; iicciim: piates ivi automobiles, farm trucks, trail ers and motorcycles, also trans fer of license ' and all related title work. ' : ,- . The . office will be. open each day Monday through Friday from 9 A, M. until 3:30 P. M. It will be closed from 12 to 1 o'clock each day for lunch hour.." The office will t be open . only one-half day on Wednesday from the hours of 9 until 12. " New that Perquimans County has a lirenss bureau, it is honed and will be greatly appreciated if the public will make use of the service. Selected C!u1j 1 The Home Demonstration Clubs of Perquimans County sa lute .Mrs. Way land ;HowelWS club, member of the jweek t. "Mildred'V att heP friends f call J her, ii a member, of the ! Beech i.pmigs ,ome , uemoiwirauon Ciub. i iSh'e andnher husband live at, -Route , Hertford. "Serving as ailwembep .other flDduhifor 30 yearaj'ishe has alsd : been- 'presi dent and.'secretary -ofther clyb. Qne i club tnember said i"She; j& faithful- and i cooperative k Very puling, worker: ! She is' very terested ' ki her .club and 1 much,, an active member,, she does', anything and makes meet ings 'in her home very enjoy able to all". She enjoys working in her yard, Which is a colorful accumu lation'; of flowers and shrubbery arranged to make her home neat and - attractive. Someone said "she is' a good cook!" She be lieves in producing the food. that is eateni- She has' Mr' freezer packed full, many jars' oi canned food) and has a garden each sea-; son.'.- V 'r '"'" She' serves as County Home Demonstration Home Food Sup ply 'Project Leader: " Congratulations" W'Mrs. How ell on her1 achievements and best wishes - for1 many 'more f roirk the Home Demonstration Clubs: Ll..tJI..l..U AsC:,!:::rii:nFcr rl:3EriY2 W. W. White was named at a meeting last week as the Per quimans County Chairman of the annual finance compaign for the Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts' of America, according to & O. Robinson, 'Jr., Albemarle ' Dis trict. Finance Chairman. The finance .- campaign will have its kick-off ('on October , 27 to raise funds for next year's operating budget ' of the Tide water Council of which Perquim - Continued on, Page Two ; Pcn:'rT:r.3 Ilirh Xi . , Cvl, 15 ' The Perquimans County ftigh School PTA will rr'?t October 15 at 8 o'clock in tl.e l'h sVrol. This mee".''? will te the a ."ul 'T 't To : vool Ir Parenta," r ' t r ' ' V i -ents wi'.l oi pai l '.- it'ri r.t i: l t'-e i in ' e cl. s "-.). T - r - ; v. Tid PTA Ccnf create: HdAtECity liu, (Twenty-two -- members ' . of tlje Perquimans County PTA, repre senting (Winfall .. Central Gram mar School, Hertford Grammar School and Perquimans . County High School, attended the annual conference of District 9 on Tues day, September 29 at the J. C Sawyer School in . Elizabetlv pity. , . . . , Mrs, W. E. Hill of Coinjock, outgoing director,' presided over the program and business .- ses sions. . ' ' - Mrs. Felix S.'sjBarker of Ra leigh, president c the N-. C. Con gress" of Parents and ' Teachers, was, the featured .speaker.'.. She stressed the fact that it is im- Penatjve the school 'bond refer; endum ' be passed. November 3 rlJohn T. Biggers1,' superinten dent of Perquimans County Schools and W. Frank Landing. principal of Knaptf High in Cur- tuck,-, were presented lifetime memuerenip pins in ing with the PTA honoring the American Association of School Administrators -'on the .centen nial observance , of the founding. During the ; business session Mrs. Walter A.i Ward' of Cora peake : was elected district di rector and Mrs. Harold White .was named vice director., "Others' appeasing on the pro gram were Dr. Robert I. Hislop, president, ,3. C. S Sawyer PTA; Robert Sperice, "president New land PTA; -Dr. Ben- E. Fountain, superintendent, Elizabeth. City schools; , Miss 1 Frances Setzer, field x secretary of. State PTA, and Mr-. Landing; " v JteWrt&TWpK he're numberedi District 'ineldes Bertie, Camden, Chowan, iCurri- stcltri i tWfft f yatt,' , .Hertford, Mattti,! P.adquotanx;' trquimaru, Tyrrell ' and Washington Coun- leccri!:rsCcurt Judge Charles Johnson dis posed of 17 cases on .. Tuesday morning during the regular ses sion of Perquimans County Re corder's Court. Mitchell Duke Ivey, charged with reckless driving, was given a" fine of $25, and costs, ! Clyde Winford , Overton . was taxed with costs on .a,, charge lof having, an, improper muffler. Robert Lee Davis, paid, a fine of $15 and cosjs on. a charge of nav- Roy W. Davenport paia. costs for faiiure; to yield right of way. George , Thomas Roach, Jn, charged with following another tiuck too closely, was taxed with costs. T , , . . , Marion Patrick paid costs for failure to. yield right of way.v Eloise Winslow White, charg ed .with passing in face of on. coming traffic,'" paid costs." ::( -Walter Ralph Long was taxed with costs for failure to dim his headlights when meeting traffic. ' Lloyd Mislowiec, charged with driving on: the left side of , the highway, paid costs. - James Fleming, charged with being drunk' on the streets, was given a 4-dy jail sentence, ine sentence has already been served. '.'.Robert Jenkins, paid a fine .of $2.00 and costs after being found auilty of - being drunk on the streets. , j " -r . ' ' . Speeding violations and fines were as 1 follows: Billy : Lee Tuttle, $10.25 and costs; Joe Berry Gay, $9.25 and costs; Hob son. Leroy.IveyY'k$9.29 and; costs; William Clark Brewer, t Jr., $14.25 and costs;' Thomas Joseph Rish, $9.25 : and 1 costs; William Iagram, costs. , . : , r.Ieetins: Is Called There will be a voter registra tion meeting at the First Baptist Church Monday night, October 12 at 7:30 o'clock. All interc-d citizens of Per quimans C" "y f e urged to foe r- t. onts wia t- t iv '., a to F. L. An 1 ..!. .. ii .JI..1. ,i . .i.,m'IJ., ' '1,I.M. i.iin. , ,:-' , , m ' r v -...i-,-." ..-i.'.-v i'-'sv.'' .Vi-f1 '-'.- .'9.i!:,'''-,Mi.,. : - '' " , v A J ' ; . - . . .;.7'..-...f. S.-:,;. It ! vf. ...... " ..... !i , 4 ........'-.!."-.--f--.v- V. t;' .-"i... v . .... ..... . ... v- ....,.,.,: .... . . . 'M. ' ' . . . Y ' u-r i - n y -i ,' I ! "5 $ ', . , i 'Uei V 'i'i It r -': ;.' - 1 1 , , '.-'-v-V'. - tx?: , A- ' j a. '' ': : 1 Flu " t y : T'i ' . t ?vi"- " kit jf' I i 1 w " '',s MivH A,'f- M-V.' f I , ' i H - J f . :...;'.'4 -i . I '.'fu ;:,':,;:;Vr'V". 1 :s I rv'. vV,tif;4j '( , ? k s'.!'-- ',,vl !,! . ' '' ; .v. Miss Carolyn Lee Eddy, winner peted in Atlantic pity in 8jtmber for tha title or "Miss America." Miss Eddy, of Norfolk, who won the 1964 title Of Mis Vfcglnia in July" of this year, and won a rton-finalist talent award in competing tot "Mis America" i Atlantic City, is the crranddaughfer of the lata Mr. and Mra. Henry Vane BaJcet. and Is pi aughter of (Miss Grace Bakeri) Mr. and folk, rVa. Miss Eddy w one of ten young ladies entered in the ceive the non-finalist award. II ...1 H I c At Football Geih 9 IH' Friday, October .16, will be Homecoming Day at Perquimans High SchooL The climax of the activities will he -at the half time of the f Perquimans-Wil' liamston football game, when the Monogram Club will crown the 1964 homecoming ' queea The club's annual Monogram Queen contest is being conducted now and will end on Friday af ternoon after the parade. The winner will be announced at the half time program. Nate Brinn wiU be the master, of ceremonies for the event, while Brenda By- rum, 1963 y, Queeiv&will , crown the new Queen. ,i ., ! ; f . The contestants this yeaf are; Connie Sawyer, ' sponsored'1 ! by Winslow-Blamihard Motor Coih-s pany; Harnette Williams, spon sored by Hertfor Motor JSrim-.1 pany; , Sandr j Stallings, Bppn- 3tred by S . M. Pharmacy; De lores Chappell, . . sponsored y Morgan I Furniture Company; Pam Perry, sponsored by Divers & Son, Jo Frances Perry, spon sored by Towe Motor Company; Amy Nixon, sponsored by Hollo- well Chevrolet Company; Vir gin ia Rea, ' sponsored' by White's Bar-be-cue; Dawn . Lane, spon sored by Dick's Drive-In; Trudy White, i sponsored by Hertford Hardware . Company;- Rita Saw yer, sponsored by One-Stop Ser vice Station; Sharon Godfrey, sponsored by Darden's Depart ment J") Store; Sandra Colson, sponsored by Joe e. Bill's Ser vice Station end'Derenda Lamb, sponsored by1 Elliott's '-Cafe. A homecoming parpde? will be sponsored by the school ; Friday afternoon ' at 4 o'clock which w'ill,' feature floats,, a, cars " anjtl many other attractions.! " Mem bers of the Monogram .Club will direct the parade. .,, .j CubScoatk Willis r RIeet Monday; isiili;: A meeting will Jbe held -on-day night at 7:30 o'clock et the Hertford Grammar gchool audi torium to " reorganize Cuh Scout Pack No." 155. All present Cub Scouts and parents and. all new boys who are eight years old and Interested in becoming Cub Scouts end their parents are in; viled to attend. . . ; , If Cub Scouting in the-com -n.unity is to continue, interested gvn Ai ar I of a $1,000 tcnoiannip non-finalist talent award when she com Wilmington has announced that Stockton W. Rouzie, Jr., of Vir ginia Beach, Va is the low'bjd- def for ' removal and' disposal of a i derelict baree from Perduim- ans River. Rouzie's bidemount- ed to $4,493.10. Four other bids were received in amounts rang ing from $4,862 to $9,950. Bids were opened in the office of the District Engineer September 29. The wooden derelict is situat ed on the west side of the Nor folk Southern Railroad Bridge near Hertford. Under the terms of the- con tract, the contractor will be re quired to commence 'work with in 20 calendar days' ; after re- ceipt of notice to proceed and to complete the work, not later tnan-. bU .caienaar. iays aner re- ceipt of 'notice lt .proceed. ' ,-, ,.v, r . .t-M i n il .. A Look Backward - A Foand In The Perqnlmsna '' ruH)r' file at yeaterycu . . it v October 8. 1937 Mayor Silas Whedbe. Sends Boter' War Nwe11, , . . .Mrs. Etta Walters, Mr?. Oemp- Special Invitatipn To Distin- sey .. ; winslow ; Mrs. Minnie gubhed Guests To Spend Short Wnite , Mrs; Thelma Skinner, Tim in eruora: i presses is - torical Importance of Perquim - ans County -. Mayor Whedbee lays ciaim io some msroncm ais- linciion ior rerquiman yuumy in a lener wriuen io n. tsruce Ethendge, chairman of the N. t.. Conservation and Development, wis ww, in wmcu c ri.u an invixauon xo uroveinm Hospitality committee ana tneir guesxs io stop im lunciieou if. Hertford While , on the, l - oav tour of North Carolina, sponsor - ed by the Department of .Con- servatioh 1 and' Developnien., Eighty-five; 6r,. more travel bu- reau executives will make "thilJ tmi anA wVari riiii trins for "hui. rimdst of 'thousands, of tourists each year. Thousands of peo - pie who never' thought of com - T . CoaUnueA en Pao - TB Committee To Meet October 15 ; The Executive Meeting of Pas- suotank-Perquimans-Camden Tu - berculosis Association will meet Th'Tsday, October 15, at 8 P. M. in the TB ' office ift Elizabeth Ci' - ' . ' .ard Davenport,, president ci s Association, urges mem - t j serving on the Executive Cv j to ettena, Mrs. Robert B. Eddy of Nor "Miss America" contest to re Education Board The Perquimans County Board of, Educationineeting rr-Mon diy- sdupted ia71omKrsoadtion endors ihgu the state'' proposed $'.00 million school bond refer endum. ' ; ;, ';.. Mrs. Riley S. Monds accepted the chairmanship of a county campaign committee to inform the people concerning the need for the bonds. After a summary of the edu cational implications of the Eco nomics Opportunity Act of 1964 by Superintendent John Big gers, and a more thorough pre sentation of Title I, Part . B, ' Working Program by Mrs. R. S. ,'Monds, the board, voted to spon- sor; a woric training program Perquimslris C6unty. : ' Approval :'! of1 a'' ! basketball schedule for ' Id64-G3 was .. tabled 'until th next' meeting. A list of . substitute teachers was approved as presented by the principals. . The list includ- ed Mrs. ,C. R. Holmes, Mrs., A. j Mrs Alice Jean Winslow, Mrs. 1 vni,t Vii, , A M, John . Anderson for the white - schools. Mrs Mary E Newby, Mrs Megie p WhitehUrst, Mrs. , E.! Rogerson. Mrs. Salome H. Rrofhpr. Hprmn Rmall. Mrs Izctta Hollowell and Mrs. rna Davis for, the Negro schools. , , The jnsurance pohcy for the county feohool tuiyings wa, viewed and approved for 1964- - gg amount 0( $i;523,000, - ' . ' VioSfv wUniOr VarSliy Defeats Bertie JV, ,U I The- Perquimans High School injr varsity football team de ; featel the Bertie County JV , team -cm Thursday, afternoon by I - M n B in - i o-io. ine two most outstanding pjayers . for Perquimans were Earl, Bass, in offensive r end Dwight Spruill on defense.lBill Decker turned , in a good per-i .fcrmance as quarterback. , The j touchdowns were made by Earl i Bass and Billy Ward. Per- quimans fumbled the ball only twice and most of the yardage JwaJ made around the ends end running wide. . Bobby . Harrell lands Andy Rogerson also played . well in both defense and of- Sponsors Wcrk Training Program 'jense. a 1 Indians Defeat Bertie 12 ToO The Perquimans Indians broke their losing streak here Friday night when they scalped Bertie Central on a wet field 12-0. The warriors were really on the war path after three straight losses, and scored a touchdown in each of the second and third quarters to win an Albemarle Conference game. Johnny Decker passed to Ed die Miller for 19 yards and the first score in the opening quar ter.. In the second half of the game Jimmy Byrum grabbed a Bertie punt on Perquimans' 28 and dashed 72 yards for the Indians' final score. icipate In State Fair Perquimans County is one of tnree counties selected by the Home Demonstration State Coun cil to participate at North Caro lina State Fair October 12 through 17. Each year three counties are chosen to display , special ex hibits-depicting work the clubs are doing or ideas they are pro moting. Oother counties parti cipating are Wayne and Person. Each exhibit will be awarded a premium of $250. " 5 According to Mrs. M. M- Brawn, Extension assistant-. homeJ economics agent, tremendous progress has been made in car rying the programs to families. Today, agents , are - effectively using a variety-of personal,-mass and. group methods as a means of furthering, their work. There are 667 Home Demon stration Clubs in the State Coun cil with a total membership of 18,000. Hertford Fans To See Redskins Play On Sunday At the crack of dawn Sunday morning, a group of 75 men from the area will leave Hertford for Washington where they will see the. Redskins: play the Philadel phia Eagles in a National Lea gue football game. A part of the group will depart from the Bus Station at 5:30 A. M-, via chartered bus to Richmond Oth ers will drive cars. The special train will depart from Broad Street Station in Richmond . at 9 A. M., (EST) Sunday morning. This will be the seventh annual football trip from this area. The group is asked to note the de parture times of the bus as well as the train. Editor Invited To Meet "Lady Bird" Virginia White Transeau, edi tor of The Perquimans Weekly,, was invited to Ahoskie on Tues day to welcome Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, who arrived there on "The Lady Bird Special" at 3:30 P.'M The train arrived in Ahoskie at 3:13 P. M. Mrs. Johnson made her first Tar Heel appearance, in behalf of her husband's presiden tial campaign. Ahoskie was the only stop in Congressman Her bert Bonner's First District The train left Ahoskie for Rocky Mount, arriving there at 4:40 for another stop. ; Arrangements for the . train tour through ' the district was made by Henry Oglesby,- secre tary to Congressman Bopner. ; Bake Sale Will Be Held October 10 The St Catherine Auxiliary of County Chosen To Part Holy Trinity Episcopal Church lected, i Prince, and Princess in will hold a bake sale on Sat- the Grades 1 fthrov 8 and a urday, October JO, beginning at King and Queen f. Grades 4 10 o'clock in the morning. ' . i through T. " i The bake sale will be held In ? There will be 1 1 ".iris t the Parish House et Holy Trinity games and entertJl t as v -Church and is the , first . of uaL Hi iestivd : ; ' eeriea to b hcli 'fcjr.ti C Perquimans County has been designated an emergency lean area as the result of crop yield -. reduction caused by extreme drought condition from May through mid-July of this year. 'Hugh A Clark, county super visor of the Farmers Home Ad ministration, stated that in cer tain sections of the county all crops have reduced yields, but that the major reduction is in ct-rn. It id estimated that corn yields are reduced from 10 to 80 per cent county-wide. . Emergency loans at 3 per cent interest -may be made to eligible farmers for feed, seed, fertiliz er, insecticides, farm supplies, equipment repair, replacement of ; machinery .worn beyond eco nomic repair, and other essen tial farm operating expenses. Farmers who . need financial assistance and feel they are eligible- for an emergency- loan are urged to apply at the local Farmers' Home Administration office located in the Davenport Building in Hertford. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week from 8 A. M. until 5 P. M. Johnson Gives Uniforms - Hats To Marching Unit Members of the Perquimans County Marching Unit were presented, red, . white and blue uniforms and hats Jy . President Lyndon -Johnson in" Raleigh on Tuesday night, where they per fprmed for the President and H : 3 Special group,,, in the Coliseum before a capa city crowd. , -i -' The- unit Wias one of two marching units in the state in vited - by the . North. Carolina Young Democrats to perform for the President. The area for their performr ance was limited to about 36 x 36 'feet, but Mrs. Sid Harmon, faculty ". advisor,- said they per formed beautifully and received a big ovation. ; The Marching Unit, which was organized last year by the Per quimans County Chamber of Commerce, is composed of 34 Perquimans High School girli dressed as Indians. ; The group is sponsored by the high school! with donations made .by locai organizations, especially, the Jay cees; : " '" . ..- Directors of the Marching. Unit are Mrs. Eugene Boyce, Mrs. Tom Brown and Mrs. Joe Rogerson, Jr. , T The trip to Raleigh was Conilrtuea on Paga 5 Girl Scout Drive Begins October 12 The Girl Scout Council of Greater Tidewater Fund Drive will begin October 12 and will close October 23. The goal for Hertford is $250. Solicitors will start making their calls - next week. The Hertford Girl Scout were taken into the f Council for ; the first time last year. Be longing to the Council offers the girls the chance to 'attend day , camp, troop camp arid establish ed 2-week . camp. Leaders re- ; ceive training from a member of the Council's professional staff Continued on Page 2 Fall Festival At ; Winf all October 9 " i The annual Fall Festival of the Central - Grammar ' School at Winfall will be held, on Friday night, October . i -i; ? V . There will be a barbecue sup per beginning at 5:30 PJ?M., Un til 7:30. v v At the Fall "Festival 'winners of the popularity contest are se-
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