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Volume XXXII. Number 3.
Cl33 iforc Jnyceos Push
C?iuG? Education : Plans
' The Hertford Jaycees are en-
gugca in an enori among local
civic and church groups in be
half of the statewide attempt to
"make driver education in the
. ' high school available for all new
:i drivers under 18.
The General : Assembly will
j. bcasked to Appropriate an ad
Q dilional two million dollars to
f enable ' the public schools to
y provide u standard high school
driver education course for
i jevcry prospective" driver rcach-
Ving 16 years of age.
The standard course consists
of -a minimum of 30 hours class
room instruction and six hours
practice driving instruction, both
under a certified 'teacher. The
84iour safety,: education course
, now being conducted by the De
partment of Motor Vehicles for
- persons unable to enroll in high
school courses : 'does not include
practice' driving instruction and
v would : be v discontinued under
the' proposed ' expansion of the
high school program. ;
Local Jaycees will have the
. job of '. informing community
v. groups, on ' the a-cle of driver
education hiaccident prevention,
' according to local president Sid
Harmoa ''.;
The club hjps mailed to all
Jocal civic fmdR church groups a
copy of a resolution in support
of driver education. If your-
club or organization favors this
: resolution, f please - fill out the
resolution blank and return it to
f Sid Harmon before April 30. If
f your club has any questions pertaining-
to" the driver education
program: the local Jaycees wiH
be -glad to send a representative
i 'xo one or your imeeungs to ex-
t plain the program. '-. "
' The Department of Public In
struction and Department of
" Motor Vehicles both, recqmmend
f cd' to"the''eiraI:''?AtembirV'
v . Legislative Coancil Jnat V the
'state's driver,, education program
be conducted, exclusively, by- the
" Department of Public Instruc
tion. The Legislative . Council
"' has instructed the Department
' cf Public ' Instruction .to add
l. sufficient appropriations --..nVjits
' budget ' request 1 to. enable , high
fchoolsin the state to meet the
. needs of all driver license ap
plicants under 18.
- Universal ; driver education is
part of the nationwide Action
Program 'for accident reduction,
Harmoa said! i It ' is considered
a itop' priority objective in pre
; paring Americans to cope with
! an accelerating traffic accident
problem.
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CLD ST. ' PAUL'S-Sianding erect in majesty beauty ii St. Paul's Episcopal ChuTch
t r-nd oldest church in North Carolina. This photograph was taken Set or day
v o-j "-h now hd blangeled the area Friday night, making this most pictur-
Baptist Church
railing Event
: The Hertford Baptist Church,
cooperating with thousands of
other Baptist Churches in the
Southern Baptist Convention, is
observing "Baptist Men's Day"
on Sunday, January 24. "Bap'
list Men's Day" is sponsored by
the Baptist Brotherhood of men
from 17. years and older. This
day is set aside to acknowledge
the truth 'taught by Jesus
Christ, recorded in Holy Scrip
tures that every Christian as re
sponsible for sharing the Gospel
of Jesus Christ with the whole
world. In keeping with the con
viction of this truth the Hert
ford Baptist Church will have
men who ..are -not ordained
preachers to speak in the morn
ing and evening worship services
at 11 A. M., and 7:30 P. M.
William Byfum, principal of
Perquimans County High School
will be the speaker in the morn
ing worship service; and Rich
ard Morgan, Carroll Williams
and Dan Berry will speak in
the evening worship service.
The Hertford . Baptist Church
extends an invitation to all to
share with us the "Baptist Men's
Day" program at both the morn
ing and evening worship services
on Sunday..' :';.-.".
Meeting Is Held
The American Legion Auxili
ary met last Thursday night at
the home of Mrt. Tommy Millert
: Mrs". Julian Powell, the preji-
derit. presided f overTf fie ' jrieef-
irig' af ter: the rcll call , and all
reports given the hostess was as
sisted by Mrs. Earlie Goodwin
and Mrs. Dessie' Rcuntree served
refreshments of orange fruit
cake, nuts and punch.
' The following members were
present: Mesdamej Kelly White,
Julian Powell, Charlie Skinner,
Robert A. White, Vena ' Battori,
Maude Jones, L. D. Myers and
one new member, 'Mrs. Helen
Burner. ; , ; '
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WILL MEET MONDAY
The Perquimans County His
torical Society will meet Mon
day night. January 25 at 8
oclock in the County Library.
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Legion Auxiliary
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 22, 1965.
INTERESTED IN MENTAL
G. Bond of Edenion during a Mental Health Association meeting last week in Elizabeth City. At
the meeting it was decided to hire a psychiatrist, Dr.Ladislau Peter of Greenville as medical direc
tor. Mrs. Bond, has been a leader in the movem-mt fo -trb,!sh an Albemarle Mental Health Cen
ter for the lour counties in Shis area. Chowan Herald Paolo.'
Building Permits
$53,050 In 1964
Building permits issued by the
Town cf Heitford during 1964
amounted to $53,050 in new con
struction and alterations,' it was
reported here Monday by F. T.
Britt. buikiirig inspector, who
issues the permits.
Mr. Britt urges all persons
planning to build to contact him
before construction is begun to
get tsi? front and side yard
requirements and pointed out
the necessity of this particular
item regarding their construc
tion, Should they go ahead with
their building due to the laws
and regulations, it might mean
4wt they,, would i-have to tear,
wwirrof-"'': iridT"?'" new o.
struction should they' hot be as
required by law. , . ':
The building inspector pointed
out that "permits" must be se
cured before the property own
er' can start building or repair
ing projects on property.
DR. HAROLD WHITE TO
GET MIGRANT AWARD
Dr. Harold White, evangelist
for the Albemarle Presbytery
and executive secretary of the
Albemarle Council on Migratory
Labor, will receive the Dis
tinguished . Service Award for
the North Carolina Council of
Churches in ceremonies sched
uled for January 27 at Central
Methodist Church in Asheville.
HEALTH. Dr. William- Wassink
Clinical Director Secured
For Mental Health Center
After nearly two years cf
"planning" the Albemarle Men
tal Health Center will open in
Elizabeth City on July 1. Dr.
Ladislau Peter of Greenville will
be medical director. He is
psychiatrist. ,
' The center will be operated
for citizens of Chowan, Camden,
Pasquotank . and Perquimans
Counties. ' '"
Dr. Peter was employed, at a
salary of $20,000 per year, at a
meeting of the District N. C.
Mental Health Association; in
Elizabeth City last Friday, night.
More than 25 people fromi the
four counties involved biiived
1 inciern.eni, v,9&theti toj-aittftrfthj!:
meeting. 1
k At. the same time the group
recommended that Dr. William
Wassink of Camden be named
chairman of the group's exe
cutive committee. The commit
tee, to be named by the. county
commissioners of the four coun
ties,' establishing policy and ap
proving personnel. However, it
was agreed that Dr. Peter will
have a free hand in the selec
tion of his staff.
The center will occupy tem
porary quarters in the Albemarle
Hospital. It is understood that
a site adjoining the hospital is
available for a future home for
the center.
Dr. Wassink said the primary
purpose of this center will be to
work toward treatment and pre
vention of mental disease in the
Program Planned
By Local Jaycees
The Hertford Jaycees will
have their annual Distinguished
Service Award and Outstanding
Young . Farmer Award Banquet
on Wednesday, January 27 at 7
P. M. in the Hertford Grammar
School cafeteria!
Cabell Ramsey has been se
cured as guest speaker for' the
occasion. Mr. Ramsey is from
Kinston, N. C. . He is a past vice
president and national director
of the North Carolina Jaycees.
. Chairmen Tom Brown and
Thurman Whedbee of the Hert
ford Jaycees have put a lot of
work into the arrangements for
this banquet and it promises to
be one of the highlights- of the
Jaycee year. :
Morris Receives
20-Year Award
J. W. .Williams, Captain U. g.
Coast Guard, recently presented
A, P. Morris the Treasury De
partment's Length ofs Service
Award Emblem for 20 years of
fedenal service at . the Coast
Guard Air Craft Repair and
Supply Center at Elizabeth City.
The citation read:' "Your rec
ord of extended service to the
United States government is one
of which : ypu can view with
pride.1 ; This command congratu
lates you 'on . having achieved
thw distinction." .
A:P. and -Mary Louise hav
adopted Hertford as their home,
moving here' ins 1957 after A. P.
completed 20 years in the Navy.
They now preside at 313 Sunset
Drive. .
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of Camden huddles with Mm: Ed
i area.
He explained that the' Mental
Health Authority is composed of
four members, each a county
commissioner in the participating
a i counties. They appoint a Men
tal Health Advisory Board, com
posed of six members and the
inclusion of Dr. Isa Grant, dis
trict health director, makes a
board totaling 25 members.
It is from the advisory board
that the executive committee is
chosen, with the sanction of the
county commissioners.
Dr. Wassink urged that the
plan for selecting an advisory
board from each county follow
theJjnesof .one,.' caubtfltm
missioner, the superintendent of
public instruction, superintend
ent of welfare, a medical doc
tor, a lay representative of the
Mental Health Association and a
minister.
If the commissioners approve,
the executive committee will
consist of a chairman, Dr. Grant
and a representative from each
county, for a total of six mem
bers. A budget of $45,000 was ap
proved for the first year's opera
tion. Of this amount, $33,000 is
for administrative expense.
Dr. Wassink saiu this money
is already in hand. Chowan
County commissioners budgeted
$4,000 nearly two years ago for
the project and funds from other
counties brought the total to
$21,000. Then state and federal
funds in the amount of $24,000
were secured.
Dr. Wassink said a psychia
trist in the area would help the
medical profession and be a
greater help to the community
as a whole.
Katherine White
Tours In Orient
Miss Katherine White, who is
with the State Department in
Tokyo, Japan, has completed a
tear of the Orient. Among the
places of interest visited were:
Manila, Bangkcjc, Singapore and
Hong Kong.
Miss White is a former resi
dent of Hertford and graduated
from Perquimans County High
School and also attended East
Carolina College.
Miss White is a granddaughter
of Mrs. Alethia White of Hert
ford and .i niece of Mrs. N. T.
Riddick of Belvidcre, with whom
she made heir home.
Weekly Now Has New Printer
The Perquimans Weekly since
its , 'birth has been printed by
The Chowan Herald in Edenton.
"However, as of January 1 of this
year J. Edwin Bufflap and Hec
tor Lupton, owners of The Cho
wan Herald, sold out to The
Chowan Herald, Inc., an Eden
ton corporation owned by L. F.
Amburn, , Jr., and associates.
,-. Btffflap and Lupton, who have
published' the weekly newspaper
in Edenton since 1934, are 're
in aining with the paper in their
present capacities. Bufflap will
be editor and Lupton advertis
ing manager, ' -!-'
PhoneCompany
Hints Of Future
System Changes
Norfolk Si Carolina Telephone
& Telegraph Company is expect
ed within the next 90 days to
discuss "the' broadening of tele
phonic communications" with
county officials.
In response to a resolution
passed recently by county com
missioners in Chowan and Per
quimans, L. S. Blades, Jr., of
Elizabeth City said it would be
approximately three months be
fore his company could intelli
gently discuss this phase of op
erations with officials .in the two
counties. -
He hinted in his letter to of
ficials that more than just toll-'
free service might be in the
planning stages for the immedi
ate future.
"Within the next 90 days we
hope to be able to be in position
to intelligently discuss the
broadening of telephonic com
munication within our service
area, which may solve the prob
lem mentioned in your letter
and resolution and perhaps many
more," Blades wrote.
The question of toll-free ser
vice in the area, especially be
tween Edenton and Hertford,
was spearheaded by the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce.
Early in December, 1964, Al
ton Elmore, chamber president,
and James M. Robinson, execu
tive vice president, appeared be
fore the Chowan and Perquim
ans boards and requested that
they ask the telephone company
for a feasibility survey of toll
free service costs. Each board
enthusiastically endorsed the
survey and passed resolutions
sent to Blades.
FHA Council
Plans Banquet
, The,. Executiye; Council of the
Future Hcimemakers of America
met Tuesday afternoon, January
12 in the Home Economics De
partment. '
The purpose of the meeting
was to make plans for the
Mother - Daughter banquet. It
was voted to change tne date
from February to April 2 and to
have Easter cr Spring as the
theme. The menu was discuss
ed for the banquet and the in
vitations to be sent. Easter egp
program covers trimmed in red
and white were decided upon.
The following committee chair
men were appointed: Program
cover, Peggy .Copeland, Pat Long
and Mildred Moore; clean-up.
Aileen Beck; entertainment, Hel
en Overton; decorations, Linda
Harrell and Jan White; menu,
Dolores Chappell.
FFA boys are to be ticked to
serve as waiters at the banquet.
Nancy Elliott gave- a report
concerning the Federation Rally
to be held . March 2, at the Cho
wan High School. "Citizenship
For Youth" is to be the theme.
The meeting was then ad
journed. Proffram Is Slated
By Celestial Chorus
The Celestial Chorus of the
Cornerstone Baptist . Church,
Elizabeth City, will sing at the
St. Paul A. M. E. Zion Church,
Hertford,, Sunday, January 17 at
3 P. M. .
They are the mocking birds
of the Eastern United States and
have the sweetest voices on this
side of Heeven.
The public is invited to attend.-
The members of St. Paul A.
M. E ' Zion Church arc asked
to pay $4.00 to $5.00 Sunday,
January 24:
"v'The former owners and the
new corporation officials ex
plained that the purpose of the
sale was to bring younger, ex
perienced help into the organiza
tion. .-
Amburn, who became associ
ated with The Herald on No
vember 1, 1964, has been named
president and general manager
of The Chowan Herald, Inc.
Mrs.' J, P. Huskins of Statesville
is secretary-treasurer. Directors
of the corporation in addition to
Amburn and Mrs. Huskins are
J. P. Huskins of Statesville . and
Bufflap and Lupton.
The new owners pledged their.
First Session Of School
Study Course Is Planned
For Night Of February 4
Rexall Franchise
Sidney Harmon, owner of Har
mon's Pharmacy, announced to
day that he has been granted
a Rexall Drug Company fran
chise which entitles him to sell
Rexall products in Hertford.
Mr. Harmon thus joins the near
ly 11,000 other independent
druggists in the nation who are
.members of the Rexall organi
zation. "I am pleased and proud to
become a Rexall druggist," Mr.
Harmon said. "My customers
will welcome, I'm sure, the fa
mous line ot Kexan products
ana me advantages they will
ndie wun me in naving a Hex-
mi mug store in our area.
The Rexall Drug Company's
unique franchise program is an
idea which merges national pro
motion with community service,
mass production with personal
attention. It is an idea which
combines the facilities and re
sources of a giant corporation
with the dedication and enter
prise of independent business
men. It is a partnership dedi
cated to the strengthening of the
independent pharmacists who
serve their communities so well.
Putting this idea into action
are 24 Rexall manufacturing fa
cilities. With 14,200 employees,
they produce more than 4,200
different drugs, chemicals, toile
tries and cosmetics, rubber and
first aid goods and other drug
store products for the approxi
mately 11,000 independent Rexall
pharmacists.
Originally known as United
Drug Company when it was
foilnded' in 1903, Rexall has had
over 60 years of experience in
manufacturing and drug store
operation. Rexall drug stores
are found in Canada, England,
South Africa and Japan, as well
as in the United States. A di
vision of the parent Rexall Drug
and Chemical Company, the drug
firm has its international head-
quarters in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. Students Receive
Results Of Test
Seniors at Peiquimans County
High School have recently re
ceived the scores from the Scho
lastic Achievement Tests which
they took in December, 1964.
The test is designed to give
college admissions officials a pic
ture of the student's intellectual
ability and scholastic attain
ments. Results of the test are report
ed as a math score and as a
verbal score. The highest possi
ble score on each section of the
test is 800 points. The scores, on
the math section and on the ver
bal section are combined to get
a composite score.
Students at Perquimans Coun
ty High School who have a com
posite score of more than one
thousand points are Charles H.
White, Wayne Stallings, Mary
Lee Newby, Margaret Ainsley,
Phyllis Nixon, Mary Barbee, J.
A. Bray and Peggy Ambrose.
GAME FRIDAY NIGHT
There will be a student-faculty
basketball game Friday night,
January 2fi in the Perquimans
High School gymnasium.
A small admission will be
charged. Everyone is invited to
attend.
As Herald Changes Hands
best efforts to continue to make
The, Herald one of the most re
spected hometown newspapers
in North Carolina.
Amburn seid he has been "in
love with Edenton" since his first
Visit here in February, 1964.
Since moving to Chowan County
he has been extremely impressed
with the friendly and sincere
manner of the - people in this
section, he relates.
. , "This newspaper expects to
continue as a' working . partner
in the future development of the
community," Amburn stated.
. He -added that plans are al-
ready underway to broaden the ,
' 5 Cents Per Copy
ille Perquimans Central and
Hertford Giammar Schools have
announced a joint study course
on immediate and long range
plans for school facilities for
Perquimans County.
The first session of this study
course will be held at the Hut
ford Grammar School Thufbdriy
night, February 4, at 7:30
o'clock. Homer A. Lassilcr,
State Supervisor of Elementary
Education, will be the keynote
speaker for this session.
Mr. Lassiter will be assisted by
a supervisor serving in the High
School Department of Educ-i
tion. They wiil detail the trend
cf education and educational fa
cilities throughout, the state,
and will discuss the merits and
shortcomings of the un-inui
pians which tlie local Bom.d tl(
Education is now evaluating,
A question and answer period
is scheduled for this session and
all interested Dcrsons arc in.
vited anH urimH tn atlonrl
. The study course will be con-
eluded with a second session un
der the direction of the kcul
Board of Education.
The second session is to he
held at the Winfall school, the
date to be announced in The
Perquimans Weekly next week
pending completion of arrange
ments. Again. yru are urged 'by yi.ur
PTA's to attcud the study with
these matters which are of vitnl
importance to the future of Per.
quimans County's groatcst po
tential our children.
Dr. F.G. Fuller
Now On Circuit
GREENVILLE An East Caro
lina Cdne'ge'professor is among
a group of experts on a current
tour of North Carolina Educa
tion Association meetings aimed
at explaining new NCEA and
NEA affairs to local chapters.
Dr. Frank G. Fuller, director
of guidance in the ECC School
of Education and a past NCEA
president, joined other speakeis
in Manteo today for an area
meeting there. His calendar al
so calls for trips to Hertford
next Tuesday and to Snow Hill
January 27 to discuss associa
tion developments with members
in those areas.
As a present member of
NCEA's board of directors, Dr.
Fuller was asked to help with
three area meeting visits in the
current annual series which will
reach every section of the state.
Agendas call for discussion of
internal affairs of the associa
tion and projects and programs
of NCEA and NEA. A promi
nent matter for the current
meetings is discussion of NCEA's
1965 legislative program.
BYRUM ATTENDING -FURNITURE
SHOW
Tommy Byrum, owner of the
Byrum Furniture Company of
Hcrltoi d, is spending several
days this week at High Point
attending the annual fuimtuie
show. Mrs. Byrum accompanied
her husband to the showing.
DAUGHTER BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Munny L. Nix-ui
of Route 1, Edenton, announce
the birth of a baby girl, born
January 18 in the Chowan II
pital. ,
Mrs. Nixon is the former
Marion While of Hertford, tlm
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
W. White.
local news coverage 'both with
stories and pictures; "The Her- ,
aid has been a driving force in
this entire Albemarle area for
over 30 years and will continue
in that role," he said.
Amburn, a native of Yadkin
County, was associated with an ;
afternoon daily, the Slatcsvillo:
Record St Landmark, for a num
ber of years. : His experience in
cludes all phases of journalism,'
circulation, hews and feature
writing, photography and adver !
tising. For two years prior to .
coming to Edenton he was co- '
manager of Vance Motor Inn in. .!
Statesville, . a luxury hotel
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