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tt1 fur PERQUIMANS WEEKLY JLiLJQ 4- Volume XXXII. Number 8. illayor Sssliing Support f Hertford Citizens For FortliconiingOond Election Residents of Hertford will go to the polls on Saturday, March 20 to cither vote favorably or flgainst the $470,000 sewage bond issue. Mayor V. N, Darden is in hopes that a favorable vole on the bond issue will bo submitted A by residents or votcos. It is T necessary if Hertford can be as sured of a' sewage disposal, .sys tem that the vote, be "yes." He i pointed out .'.that the bond issue vj uyprovai was 'necessary in order :qLJf, assure the city of a federal appropriation to apply on the cost of installing a sewage dis- posal plant. The Town, of Hertford, like many othor towns throughout the state, is spurred on by the State Stream Sanitation Com mittee and public law. It is a program that the law requires to he carried out toward accoin pliilhing the necessary pollution abatement measures. And in which construction to begin on - or before January 1, 1965, the work ' is supposed to be com pleted and the sewage disposal ' placed into operation on or be fore January 1, 1966. , ' . A temporary permit from the N. C. State Stream Sanitation Committee .has been granted the Town for discharging of domes tic sewage, into the river for a temporary . period only. This was in accordance to application dated August. 30, 1902. The tcm- a porary permit issued to the i Town of- Horttord on Septem ber ?, 1962, was signed by E. C.I .Hubbard, secretary of the Slate '' Stream Sanitation Committee, i .... .The . permit is effective until , January 1, 1906. ' : V The local undertaking will lie jin all sewage lines with a cen- vide a disDusal Dlant. The Town of Hertford is eligible to (receive a federal grant for the project but must have approval of the public on the $470,000 bond issue j in order to meet requirements.' , y, Mayor Darden .explained tihstj ,it the ,.l?pnd Vote does not pass. ' j-cvenue bonds will have' to be Continued on Pajt iThret ' ' Meeting Is Held By Winfall 4 II Winfall 4-H Club met 'Febru ary 2 at 3:30 in. the Perquimans Central; Grammar School lunch I room. The meeting was called . to order by Jarvis Miller, vice president. . The pledge of allegi ance nnd 4-H Club pledge, was said' and was followed by the singing of America, led by the song leaders'. , Tse devotional was'' given ..by ; Debbie Cherris. Roll called, dues . collected and minutes were read by the secretary, Pattie Harris. . Commjttec reported find re- jjflioiisibililies for the; next meet-: mg; were arranged. ; ;r M'rs. - Underwood ' and , Toiu Brown were recognized and .the meeting was 'turned over to tthem. '' Mrs. Underwood gave' an in I formative demonstration on" first step in sewing and using a sew ing machinc.f Mr. Brown gave a talk on liow to take, a soil tost and gave out bulletins on his. 1 Refreshments wore served by 'Freda Godwin and Janet Hall and the meeting adjourned. Deborah Long, Reporter. Canvass For Heart Fund Slated JJy Vol liri leers In Perquimans Mrs. Joe H. Towe, Sr., chair man of the local 1965 Heart Fund campaign in Perquimans County,; slated today that the month long Heart ; Fund drive will reat'h a high point on Sunday. February 21, with a house- to ouse canvass for funds. The motor canvass being con ducted by the Hertford Jaycees due to 'the inclement weather lastt weekend was postponed un Jtil this Sunday also. Sid Har Anon is chairman of the motor canvass. Mrs. Towe praised the volun teer workers who are giving their time to make the Heart Fund campaign possible and v-ho are supporting the fight uinst our number one public 'ih problem, diseases of the County Council ; Holds Meeting The County Council 4-H Club met Thursday, Fcbruairy M at 7:30 at the Fellowship Hall of the Methodist Cihurch. Ray Winslow, vice president, called the meet ing to order. We all stood to say the' 'pledges to the 4-H and American flags. Judy Long read Psalm 6:19. Mr. Tunnel .had a program on promontory procedure' and some of the FFA boys helped demon strate. : Minutes of the previous meet ing were read by Patli Harris. Roll was oalled. A motion was made by Steve Riddick to appoint a committee to elect new officers Carter Rogers, Maureen Nixon and Car olyn White were placed on this committee. Becky Roberson, June Ham ell and Jarvis Miller were placed in charge of the election of district officers from Perquimans County. March 26 has been set aside for our. annual barbecue chicken supper. A committee was ap pointed to be in charge and is as follows: Lcc Brabble, Steve Riddick and Judy Long. The date we were given for 4-H Junior Camp is , June 7 through 12 at Roanoke Island. Mrs. Nixon made a motion to wriile to see if we could get a later date. New Hope Club Meeting Is Held 'Tre NcVoiHrff TraWHeld its : .regular meeting Thursday-.! February 11 at the Durants Neck Community House. : ' ' The president, Johnny Caddy! called , the meeting !to order with all singing America The Beau- tifiil and the pledges. . -,. j Anna.. Chambers gave the de votion,,'..;,.,;; y,.;.,;:..;W The secretary, Sheila Morse, read the minutes of the last meeting. The roll was called with 14 regular members and three new members present. The leader, Mr. Sutton, gave some interesting information on "Rules and Regulations Relating to Recognition and Awards in 4-H Club Projects". Mr. Sutton also gave a dem onstration on ticing knots. The meeting adjourned, fol lowed by refreshments and rec reation. ' ' Wieeks Is Winner Of Slate Award liHiram A.' Weeks, N. O. State Motor Club district manager for Pei-quiinans County, ,has won one of the company's top annual awards announced by Thomas B. Watkins, president, for outstand ing performance during 1964. Weeks was presented a plaque and a large cash award for plac ing first in membership increase for the year. He also received the Black Cat award. '," Weeks was highly commended for his achievement by Mr. Wat kins and Lewis Scruggs, Rocky Mount division manager. -.- heart and blood vessels. '.-Mrs. Towe reported that the Varsity Cheerleaders at Per quimans High School 'held a Soc-Hop following the ball game herd last week ' and that ' group turned in $21.60. The balloon sales, of which Mrs. Durwood Reed, Jr., is chairman went very well last weekend and will be held again this weekend. Names of the girls who participated in this part of the program will be announced in next week's issue of this paper. Heart Sunday is falling on Folio Vaccine Sunday, it is ex pected that with so many resi dents out that they will be contacted on their trips to the various clinics,- if not found at home by the canvassers. , Hertford, Perquimans County, North Tunnell Talks On Presiding rarnameniary procedure is important in any meeting, re gardless of how small or how large the group. Common cour tesy among the group is the key to insuring the best parliamen tary order. These points and others were presented to the 4-H County Council by Joe Tun nell, Vocational Agricultural Teacher, and boys from the FFA Chapter at their meeting last Thursday. Tommy Long acted as Chairman and the following boys demonstrated parliamen tary procedures: Tim Baker, Ray Winslow, Carter Rogerson, Lcc Brabble, Ray Perry, Steve Riddick, and Harold While. Parliamentary procedure is used in conducting meetings in order for the majority to rale, but to give the minority an oppor tunity to have a part. Motions are made in order to introduce a new subject. There are three steps in securing the floor: Member rises, addresses president, then .member is recog nized by president. After the motion is made, it must have a second or motion dies. President calls for discussion and I hen the vote. 4-H'crs from seven clubs were present. They were encouraged to take this information to their 4-H community members and to practice all illustrations. Ray Winslow, 4-H vice presi dent, recognized Patti Harris who read the minutes and call ed the roll. Eager Beaver 4-H Club had the largest number present. County Council nominating committee was appointed by Ray Winslow: Carter Rogerson, chair man; Maureen Nixon and Caro lyn White. : Plans were discussed for the annual 4-H Barbecue Chicken Supper to be held March 26. Lee Brabble, Steve Riddick, Judy Long, and Nancy Mathews were oppointed to serve on the Plan ning CornmiUee.y...(- .-;:. , ; S vPistrict 4-H offioeBs must be submitted by March, 1. Beckie Roberson, Jill (Harreij and .Jar vis Miller . were 1 appointed to study requirements and submit 4-H'crs for each office. The 1965 4-H camp date was announced for June 7-12 at Roa noke Island, Mantco, N. C. : 'Maureen Nixon led recreation and had several' 4-H members to present skits of "Great Lov ers". Following the .meeting, re freshments were Served with an appropriate Valentine theme by Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur, Roberson, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Rogerson, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chappcll, Jr., 4-H Community Adult Lead ers. . Elliott Completes Military Cbii'rse . folLOXl; ' Miss. Captain John N. Elliott, son of Mrs. W. II. El liott of Route 2, Hertford, has graduated with honors from the Air Force's advanced : training course for communications-elec tronics: officers at Kccslcr AFB, Miss. The course is the highest of its type offered in the Air Force and is open only to care fully selected officers. Captain . Elliott, who studied radio, radar, teletype and tele phone equipment, is being as signed to :j Headquarters, Stra tcgic Air Command (SAC) Of full AFB, Neb, SAC keeps the na lion's intcrcqrtlinbn'tal missiles and jet bombers on . constant alert. " .', ' ' The captain, a graduate of Perquimans High School, receiv ed his B.S. degree from East Carolina College st Greenville, N. C. '. He also attended the Uni versity of ; Oklahoma, and was commissioned upon completion of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. . Captain Elliott is married to the former Delia L. Dean.' Nichols brothers open tri-way ''service station Walter G. ' and ' Charles R. Nichols, brothers, have opened the Tri-Way Service Station lo cated on USC 17 just north of Hertford at, the end of the cause way.' i' ' Although the business has not officially opened yet, as it ' is undergoing, renovation, the bro thers will have Self-Service Grocery business at ' their loca tion and ' in addition they will offer Electrical, Heating, Refrig eration and Air Conditioning service. - 9 SEA MONSTER? This exceptionally ugly creature is a manatee, or sea cow. Manatees, like this one at the j Miami Scaquarium, arc really harmless vegetarians. Saturday Afternoon Scuffle Costly To Wilherl Copeland Wilbeit Copeland was given a 30-day sentence in Perquimans County Recorder's Court here Tuesday by Judge Charles E. Johnson. Copeland was charg ed with assault with his hand on John Henry Davis. The sen tence was suspended uporl pay ment of $10 fine and court costs. The assault occuwod on Clhurch Street in the busy busi ness district between Darden Department Store and the cor ner. From the looks of the crowd that quickly .assembled around the scuffle and :. a car load of aa-rivers, it could have been a real , knock down and drag away.' However, things were kept' well in hand s TlrWie crowd was the Mayor, a Town Commissioner, two policemen and-an 'undertaker- When this reporter ' looked the situation over, things ' looked like they were in hand. The crowd slow ly dispensed and word of actu ally what took place was slow to be heard. Ronald Chaulk was given a 30 day sentence for being drunk on the street. This was suspended upon payment of $10 fine and court costs. Ervin Walton, charged with threatening Christine Walton with a knife, was given 30 days on the roads. The sentence to be suspended upon good behavior and not drinking for the next 12 months. William Aaron Umphlett not ed an appeal on a charge of driving drunk, fw which 'he re ceived a 60-day road sentence, Dave Boy ce Heads Bel vidiLTe Group The Belvidere Goal-Seekers met February 10 at 4 o'clock. The meeting was held in the Belvidere Community Building. Officers for 1965 were elected at the meeting. Those elected were: President, Dave Boycc; vice president, Peggy Chappell; secretary, Wanda Winslow; pro gram chairman, Tiny Dale; re porter, Joyco Copeland; song leader, Judy Chappell. Peggy Chappell read Psalm 8 for the devotional. Tiny Dale then led the group in The Lord's Prayer. Judy Chappell led the members in 'The Battle Hyirtn of Republic". ' "During the business portion of the meeting old record books were distributed. Club members received their 1965 4-H calendars and ; project selection charts. Those present were , urged to join and attend the new 4-H Electric Club. ' Tiny Dale led the group in a scavenger hunt ;' ' , Our leaders, Annie Lou Chap pell and Thclma Rogerson, ser ved refreshments to the 27 4-H'ers present. TO TEACH COURSE Mrs. , N. J. McManus of Sun bury will teach ' the mission study book, "Winds of Change", at the annual county-wide Mis sion Study Meeting on Febru ary 25, Thursday night at 7:30 in Hertford Baptist Church. Members of WMS Societies are urged to attend and others will be welcome. Carolina, Friday, February 19, 1965. to be suspended upon payment of $100 fine and court co.sts. Appeal bond was set at $200. Jan Oliver Spruill, charged with reckless driving, was fined $25 and taxed with court costs. The following wore charged with speeding: James D. Wins low, $20.25 and costs; Anthony Devils, Edward Lee Brothers and Robert G. Beatlic, each $10.25 plus the costs, and Shcnill Miller Bryant, $5.25 plus the costs. William Spcnco Hurdle, charg ed with passing a stopped school bus while .the bus was engaged in unloading passengers, was fined $10.25 and court costs. .-JQUtcc .U8UiC. violations in cluded Burton C. Hall', charged with failure to drive same on right half of highway, court costs; Jessie A. Ethcridgc, no tail lights, costs; H. L. Ward, dis obeying stop sign, costs; Charlie Midgelt, Jr., left side 6i road not in passing, failure to signal when turning, court costs; Ray mond L. Mason, improper regis tration, costs, - and H. Jackson Cox, following too closely, costs. Robert Williams, charged with being drunk on the streets, was given a week's stay in jail. Claude Mann, public drunken ness, $2.00 fine and costs. William Cecil Grizzell, drunk on streets of Hertford, 30 days, suspended upon payment of $2.00 and court costs. Henry S. Jenkins, drunk on streets, 30 days on .roads, sus pended upon payment of $5.00 and court costs. Illness Is Fatal To Mrs. Luyden Mrs. Cornelia Perry L.-iyden, 80, died Monday at 1:20 !P. M. at the ihome of her daughter, Mrs. Julian Matthews, Route 3. Hertford. A native of Chowan County, she was the widow of Jack Lay.den, daughter of the late Anderson and Virginia Ward Perry and a member of Whitcville Grove Baptist Church. Surviving besides Mrs. Mat thews ure two other daughters, Miu Everett Babb of Whitcville and Mrs.' Jack Staff ord of Route 5, -Elizabeth City; one son, Her man Laydcn of Tyncr; one brother, John Perry of Edenlon; eight grandchildren 'and 10 great grandchildren. The jtody was removed to the Swindell Funeral Home pend ing completion of funeral ar rangements. . Meeting Selieduled By Commissioners . Meeting as a .board of equali zation and review, the Perquim ans County ' CommissiMiers will meet in the Courthouse Mon day, March 15 at 10 o'clock A. M. for the purpose of - hearing complaints and the equalization of property values. The Board will adjourn from day to day until this work is completed. Anyone having a legitimate complaint against his 1965 as sessed property ; valuation is in vited to appear before ' the board and air his complaint P. -T. A. Group Hears Reports The Hertford Grammar I'TA held its regular meeting Feb ruary ii with the president. Mis. Dan Berry, presiding. Jarvis Ward gave a very in spiring devotional willh Scrip ture coming from Romans. After motion made by Dun Berry and seconded by Mrs. Marion Swindell, the member ship voted to accept the recom mendations of the Executive Committee as presented. The treasurer, Mis. W. W. Bundy, reported the balance on hand. Mrs. George Field::, ) vograin chairman, 'reported a final net profit, on tho book fair as $55.28. She gave brief com ment;: on Founders Day. Mrs. Durwood Reed, kitchen chairman, reported the net pro fit from suppers served by the PTA. Mrs. Carl Sawyer, magazine chairman, reported thai, we havp a .total nf 20 subscriptions to the I'TA Magazine, which reaches our goal. Mis. Keith flasket t 'reported on the study eouise and l!'-inked everyone who helped make this a success. Mrs. George Byriun was elected chairman of the Nomin ating Committee. Working with her will be Mrs. Milton Dail, Jr., and Mrs. Emmctt Landing. Mrs. Tt. S. Monds gave a very informative program on "Drop Outs." Mr. Bigisers asked that PTA to let 'him know of any adults un der the 8lh grade level who would be interested in instruc tional classes. Miss Elliott invited the mem bership to visit the classrooms. Mrs. Joe Meads, 'hospitality chairman, reported that Miss Summers' class had the largest percentage present. NewBids Asked On Housing Job Bids received for construction of the housing project here were in excess of recommenda tions, termed too high by the Housing Authority and turned down. Bids were opened at. the Au thority office and the low bid of $507,000 was in excess of rec ommendations. The housing pro ject will replace a number of houses on Church and King Streets in Hertford. Advertisements for new bids will probably be announced shortly in order that the pro ject may proceed as scheduled. Supper Is Held By Bethel Club The Bethel Home Demonstra tion Club met Friday night, Feb ruary 12, for their annual cover ed dish supper. After a most delicious supper. Mrs. Wade Jordan, vice presi dent, opened the meeting by all singing "The Old North State". Mrs. Carl Chandler gave Ihc de votional and led in prayer. Mrs. Ha .Grey While, home agent and Pete Thompson, farm agent, showed slides and 'the advantage in using good house plans in building new homes or remodel ing old ones, After the program games were played, with Mrs. Charles Ward and Mrs. Rubcllc By rum as prize winners. The door prize was won by Pete Thompson. Special guests . included hus bands and friends of the mem' bers, Mrs. Lucious Butt, Pete Thompson, farm agent; Mrs. Ila Grey White, home agent, her husband, Billy While, and his mother, Mrs. Ancc White. Field Trials Slated By Area Beagle Club The Albemarle Beagle Club will hold a field trial Sunday, February 21. '. Drawing for both classes will be held at 8 A. M. at the club house. Clifton ParrLsh and Ray Bird- well, two cxericnccd judges from Kinstori, N. C. will judge both classes. The club has over 50 acres of fenced, well stocked running grounds. You do not have to be a club member to enter these trials and everyone is welcome. Final Stop Polio Clinic Is Expected To Attract targe Crowds On Sunday T. E. Winslow Taken In Death THOUTMAN. Thomas Em mctt Wiiulow. 51, of Route 1, Troutnvaii, died at 5 o'clock Saturday morning at Davis Hos pital after a critical illness -f three clays. He was the son of Mrs. Mary Vcrna I.anj Winslow and the late Allen Ulysses Winslow and the hushind of Martha I'cny Winslow. Surviving in additl.ion to his molher and wife are two sons. Thomas P. Winslow of Gas tonia and Daniel Avery Wins low of the home; four sisters, Mis. I,. It. S tailings of Belvi dere, Mrs. Van Spivey of Chesa iPoake, Va.. Mrs. Herman Wiggins of Gales and Mrs. IIhit H I,as siter of Norfolk, and four broth ers. M. it. Winslow of Virginia Beach, L. L. Winslow of Nor folk. :Crafton Winslow of Win fall, and J. A. Winslow of Bel videre. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Troulman, conducted by Rev. G. G. Adams and Rev. Norman L. Joyner. Interment, followed in Iredell Memorial Park. Con nly Farm Site Of Tree- Planting Pine seedlings are being set out on 'approximately 15 acres on the county farm. The county commissioners had the brush and hardwood removed with a bulldozer with K, G, blade, so the acres could be planted to pines. J. L. Lane recently had a thick stand ot pine thinned. Mr. Lane had the N. C, Forest Ser vice to mark the trees that need ed to be removed. The addi tional space provided by thin ning should 'hotp the remaining trees to grow much faster. Ben Chambers is also having some of his woodland marked for thinning. Several Perquimans County farmers have sent in applica tions to the Wildlife Resources Commission for seed for wild life plantings. Shrub lespedcza is a perennial legume which pro duces large quantities of seed when properly maintained. Quail relish the seed and cotton-tail rabbits eat. the bark and leaves. Serceia lespedeza furnishes good cover for quail. The annual seed mixture consists of millet, eowpeas, soybeans, milo and an nual lespedeza. HERTFORD POST OFFICE TO BE CLOSED FEBRUARY 22 The Hertford Post Office will be closed on Monday, February 22, honoring George Washing ton's birthday. There will be window service from !) o'clock until 10 A. M.. and from 2:30 until 3.:t0 P. M.. on Monday. No deiveries will be made by carriers. Musicale No. 11 But Dale Is In Docs anyone ' remember Musi calc No. II presented here Tues day, May 29th at 10:00 A. M.-w don't know the year. Anyway graduation followed on the same day at 8:15 in the evening. The program went like this: Ho! For Carolina By School; Invocation was given ;' by the Rev. T. N. Lawrence. The program followed with a Piano Trio-March Hcroique, At tic Bray, Annie Jcssup and Ruth Humphries. A piano duct Bugler's Gallop was presented iby Annie . W. Smith and Evelyn Parker. ' A chorus of selected voices rendered "Bella Napoli". ! Then followed a quarteUe-Le-Carillon, 1st piano Nellie 'Maude Tucker, . Blanche Cannon; 2nd piano Bessie Jordan, Mabel Bass..;-' . .y The "Sunflower Dance" piano duet, Mary Newbold, Helen Newbold. Alice Elliott vocal soloed 5 Cents Per Copy About 500 volunteer citizens arc now preparing plans for the operation of 38 public clinics on the final Stop Polio Sunday February 21 in a nine county area of 'Northeastern North Ca rolina. About 52,000 residents of Pas quotank, Camden, Currituck, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Dare, Bertie and Hertforj Counties will visit the pol;o clinics on February 21 to re ceivc their third and final dose of Sabin oral polio vaccine. Th clinics will be open frorr. noon until 5 P. M. Dr. T. P. . Brinn of Hertfoi -, , ehainnan of the campaign foi the sponsoring First District Medical Society, today urged all residents who have visited t':.e clinics for other doses to be cer tain to get the final dose. , 'it is very important that a pe. son gets oil three doses of the vaccine," Dr. Brinn explained. He said those who have misse.1 one of the first two doses should take the third dose on February 21, and then get the missed dose of vaccine in make up clinics that will be an nounced later. The clinics will be located mostly in the schools in the nine county area. Clinics in Pasquotank County will be operated at Central High School. New land School, Bank Street School. Wceksville School, J. C, Sawyer School, Sheep Harncy School and P. W. Moore High School. Tho only clinic in Camden County will be located at the Camden County High School. Clinics in Currituck County will be open at Knapp School, Griggs School and Knolls Island School. In Perquimans County the clinics will be open at Perquim ans High School. Perquimans Central Grammar School, John ny Gregory's Truck Body Shop at Woodvillc and at Perquimans Union School. In Chowan Ccunty the clinics will be located at the Edentjn armory, Chowan High School, White Oak School and St. John's Community Center. The only clinic in Gates Coun ty will be operated at the Gates County High School.' Clinics in Dare County will be located at Kitty Hawk School, Mantco . High School and Cape Hatteras School. In Bertie County clinics will be open at Aulander School; Colenain School, West Bertie School, Windsor Elementary School, West Coleraiu Element ary School, C. G. White High School. John B. Bond Element ary School and W. S. Etheridge Elementary School. , In Hertford County clinics will be operated at Ahoskie High School, Harrellsvillc School. Murfreesburo High School, Win ton School, Riverview School, It. L. Vanii School .and C. S. Brown High School. MASONS MEET TUESDAY Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M.. will meet Tues day night. All members are urged to attend. Remembered Question "Mother Machree". Ouo-Farandola, 1st piano-r Minnie field, 2nd, Oleta Fowler. Piano Solos -t. Hannah May Fleetwood, Barcarolle from Ob eron, Serana ta-Moskowski. ' Voices of the Woods, a chorus of selected voices. Piano Solos Louise Williford, presenting Curious Story-Heller, Believe Me If All Those Endear ing Young Charms (left hand). A vocal solo "Laddie "by Han nah Long Fulford. The Star Spangled Banner . and then tamo a piano quartette-Ada Astra ... 1st piano . . . Dorothy and Marjory Nixon, 2nd piano, Mary Sumner and Eugenia Blancherd, At the bottom of 'the pro gram was written. Tuesday Night 8:15 o'clock Graduating Exer cises. Invocation by Rev. J. M. Ormond, Welcome by , Tom Jes1 sup. Report by George E. Ma jor and then the presentation o( diplomas by c. W. Gaither. i r