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WEEKLY Vol. XXXII. No. 15 C.r.iiy .rjc:!i!:2p Dill Be BononsSraiod At Tlio Craftsman's Fair '.- Corn shucks will e used in making dolls and chair bottoms,) pine cones will be fashioned into wall plaques and table arrange ments, dolls will be carved from cypress knees, and beautiful ar ticles will be shaped on the pot . tor's wheel. - '. v . ;-; Some 40 artists and craftsmen : from thfl Alhpmarlp muntios uill be demonstrating various ; crafts at the Albemarle Craftsman s Fair to be held in the National Guard armory in Elizabeth City : April 21-22. , . , ' w The craftsmen will work' in their booths each day from 1 to 9 P. M. The- annual event is . sponsored by the- Home Demonr , stratum Club women in the "Al bemarle counties and the Eliza beth City Chamber of Com : merce. . 'vv, . From these crafts, many live ;. lihoods have grown and develop ed into small industries and thus have increased the economic . standards of the 'families as well '. : as the area. ;:'; -: there will be craft articles to intrigue both,; young and old. Crafts to be demonstrated at , the fair this year include chair : caning, Mrs. T.C J. Wood, Mrs. Graham Byrum and Miss Harriet Leary, Edenton; ; r corn ; , shuck dolls, Mrs. M. A, Perry, Cora peake; corn' , shuck chair bot toms, Mrs. Fred Castelloe, Eden ton Route 3; authentic Edenton ian reproductions, M. W.S Kemp, . Edenton; hand-made furniture, - Worth Britt, Elizabeth City and . Rev. Fred ' Drane, Edenton; hearth brooms, Mrs. Earl Jor dan, Tyner . and Mr. and Mrs. ; M. ' L, Meads," Elizabeth City; i chasing and embossing alum- Continued on Pqa Two s , Homeowners Asked . io neip uean ijp i Homeowners, X in', Perquimanl , Countv are ureed to. DarticiDatel in Spring. Clean-up ! Week( nomstate pffairs, he attended the an but also .elirnjnate unneces-U 'haasirds;. ; The , 'nation sary fire' is observing its ' 52nd Spring Clean-up Week Iknd across the nation towns end cities will be 1 . . . j . : . . . .v. : l : '! , uugiHt--iuwg mtu aiyiiies in side and out. .There is no set date for Spring Cleah-up Week, right now is the time after the end of winter Weather, r ..The annual "Spring Clean-up" ritual pays a double bonus.. It improves neatness and appear ance. More important, it pre vents fires and saves lives and property. - Clean-up, , Week calls for concerted action on the part of everyone in the community to make our town tr- and county spic and span. In most communities-' Spring Clean-up Week is being directed by a local committee which "will inform .. householders when J the week will occur, and what they can do to join in., Heretofore the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce Jas made the an nouncement. V , Spring v Clean-up should-be carried on outside as well as in side the' house. Rake, up,, dead ..leaves - and small branches- that may have accumulated in, your yard during the winter. ;- ; Dale Carnegie 4 Course. Planned . ' A demonstration . meeting of the world famous Dale Carnegie v course in ' leadership training - will be held in the Perquimans Grammar -- School; cafeteria w in Hertford on Thursday, April 15, at 7:27 P. M. " - . There will be no cost or ob- ligation in.' attending this meet - ing. i' The course covers such topics .. as developing the memory, de veloping more poise and self . confidence; Learning to "get along better with people,' and how to speak effectively, to individuals find groups: ; The course is being sponsored in- Perquimans County by the Hertford Jaycees. ' f HPW Is Clin- , Decorated TZates The Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club has t'ecorative v plates printed with s -tures of the Perquimans River M idge, the Perquimans County urthouse ani t" e Perquimans (". anty Hinh l..ese plates t lt giving es f 'S, wed J. at cla"i i 'They -nm? l-r -r i PW m - Ivjk'S. i . Anne E. .1 ' for sale, -ecially nice SMntion pres and for be cr ... 1 ' . . J Post Is Given -To Jimmy Perry Jimmy Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence ferry, of Route 2,' Hertford, and a freshman at North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege at Rocky Mount, has been elected president of the1 Metho dist Student Movement 'for the academic year 1965-66. ; , : The MSM is an organization which : works --.to.'-.' further the Christian - faith - on, the campus and fosters worthy projects thai help unite students in Christian fellowship. ;,- . '- ; .--. - Perry is presently serving as chairman of the MSM Commis sion on Fellowship and on, the Commission on Membership and Evangeltem..:v:"Actjive'Win''.'MSM.8ervicek!th&' new president, Mrs. Greensboro and the MSM Lead- ership Retreat Bt .Camp,. Chest nut ,Kidge, fja.ana.,,.. ': M-a;-, ?;sP i Perry ,, is among ,. 15 student volunteers .r who '. teach ' Sunday School at the Eastern Carolina Training School each ...Sunday afternoon. ,: ykV'X--.;.-.-! -fe-': Local Salesmen To Be Honored "More than 350 Ford dealership car and truck salesmen in Ford Division's Richmond . sales dis trict will be honored for out standing performance during 1964 at a banquet at the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond. n Saturday,' Aprir 10. H.. D. Richardsont district sales I manager, said a select number r . n . . -, i , . . . . . . ot j)oraaeaiersnip salesmen win be presented a 300-500 Club membership , award , for "excel lent - retail :. sales performance." The Ford. ,- 300-500 Club " was! founded in 1950 to recognize the performance of, outstanding Ford salesmen throughout the coun try, s Mr.- Richardson noted that the average . 300-500 Club member sold more than $400,000 " worth of automotive merchandise . in 1964 to qualify for the national honor. , The Sales' Award is a special recognition . within the Ford 300-500 Club. , , .Local Ford retail salesmen qualifying for awards include! : Charles H. Davis and Earlic Goodwin ,of Winslow-Blanchard Motor Company, Inc., Hertford. Miss Barbee Gets ; Fraternity JVod Seven ; coeds . were' initiated this week into East Carolina College's chapter ; of Phi Omi- cron honorary home economics fraternity. ,,vj ' The formal initiation cere-' mony was held in the parlor of the home,. . economics ; depart-' ment. Izora Jean Bell of At lantic, , vice president, conducted the services. -N . As a prerequisite for i full membership; in the fraternity, each student ' was required to maintain a scholastic average of B. . New - members of the local fraternity are: - "v Perquimans County, Hertford: Eotsy Cl-owell Barbee, daughter of I-.Tr. and Mrsi E. W. Barbee of est ' i'bb f'reet. A 19G3 r i n Gi nLboro Col . arbea is a soho '. : wrs salutatoriart of J i -1 j. i.g class at Per s i JUhool. . Hertford, Perquimans County, North Program Gf;en By Or. Derringer Dr. Robert vBarringer, . Aca demic ... Dean of the; t College of the Albemarle, was guest speak er on Thursday night, April 1, when ' the Perquimans. High School PTA held its last meet ing for the current school yean He gave a very interesting and .informative talk on the present curricula offered at the college, and also outlined v long-range plans which the administration hopes to put into effect; , During a business . session, it was voted to buy a. book to be put in the school library in memory of our late principal, Mr., I. P., Perry, Jr. , It was also voted- to finance our debaters when they go to the , University of North Carolina to compete in the state finals. J. T. Biggers, Superintendent of Schools, explained to those present the procedure which will be : followed in assigning students- for the : 1965-1966 school iterm.f-:';.'-,-,'.;...'-:,.':. lit' Mrs. John N, Winslow, presi- ident, announced we had receiv :,ed' a' certificate, showing the High School PTA had had a 2 mcrease in . membership ; this year. The Hospitality; " Committee announced . that , Mrs. Barbee's homeroom '.with 30 had the most parertts present. Mrs. Dil lon's -homeroom with 26, and Mrs. . Brickhouse's homeroom with 23 were second and third, respectively. , Miss Thelma Ell: Jtt, principal of Hertford Grammar School, presided at the installation of office! for the school year 1965 1966. She complimented the High School PTA on its achiev ing an increase in membership this year. She then installed the new slate of officers which had been presented by the nominat ing committee and ; accepted: Mrs. Ned Nixon-, president; Rob ert Louis Stevenson, vice presi dent; Mrs. Harold Graham, sec retary: and Mrs. :.. Walter, Ed wards treasurer. At the close of the installation Nixon presented Mrs; Winslow ith-'i-ptdeitf's-'pin .in recognition of her service. ' Plans Are Made Perquimans County Recreation Committee met Monday night to discuss plans for this summer. Last year's program was- dis cussed and every one was very well pleased with the results of the program and suggested that we hire another recreation di rector for ; the .,; playground this summer. ;.. Applications for the job will be received as of now for those people interested in the job. The applications, ; with - qualifications, should be1 mailed : to. " the. Per quimans TiCJounty . 1 Recreation Obmmittee, ' attention of C. E. Winslow, Hertford, N. C.. If pos sible, we will select this man at our next meeting' to be held, the first) Monday in -May. ; - : y A program - to improve the playground was , discussed, . add-1 ing some new equipment and re pairing that which .we have. It was suggested , that in view of the fact that.y the recreation building on the; lot was begin ning to deteriorate more rapidly each year and to repair it- would be too costly for what you would have upon completion of the repairs fof what you would have it was , strongly suggested that we asked the people of the coun ty to - support a building ; pro gram whereby we could remove that building end replace it with a steel structure type building of about 60 x 73 feet This type building is not the most expen sive, yet it'' will f be most ade quate for our type programs and meet the needs of the county and its many programs. The chairman of the Facilities Committee was to report back at our next meeting and the fund raising chairman was to begin making plans for presen tation at our next meeting as to how the money may be raised. '-, VWe did very little to improve the playground facHilyast year. We have to and must , make some, improvements . this year. More young people enjoyed the playground last summer than at any time prior to that. I is a great thing and we must keep improving to main tain it as a great thing and in order to maintain and enjoy it, it costs money as well as any other good and worthwhile thing. : So we would like for you, the readers, to tck us in the big under ' i vuh your money and part, . .on. ' K. The playground is yours itl v, . 'I; n! i 7 ') ALBEMARLE METR0-f-The Norfolk & Carolina Telephone Albemarle Metro, will gcj into effect next year if telephone subscribers approve the plans later this month, t Officials believe, this would be the largest area of toll-free calling in the country. T Selection Of 1965 State Mother Anxiously Awaited In Hertford From the mountains to the sea, 44 mothers in North Caro lina have been nominatad , f or State Mother of the Year for 1965. W; ,; : . .. s The announcement of the selected- State : Mother - will be made during the annual meeting of the State Mothers Association Lenten Music Concert Slated A program of Lenten music will be presented by the- Per quimans High School Glee Club on Sunday, April 11, at 4 P. M. at the First Methodist Church. The concert will begin with anthems for Palm Sunday, an Easter carol, : "Joy Dawned on Easter Day," and two spirituals, "Ride on King Jesus" and "Lone some Valley." The major portion- of the pro gram consists of a cantata, "The Glory of- the - Cross," which - is based on familiar hymns. Among the hymns - are ; "Beneath the Cross of Jesus," "When I Sur vey the Wondrous Cross," "The Old Rugged Cross," "J Gave My Life For Thee" and "There is a Green Hill Far Away." The spiritual . "Were; You There?" and chorals ., "O Love Divine" will be , sung as a part of the cantata. . ' , . The middle section of the pro gram consists of two solos "The Ballad of the Trees ; and Mas ter" and "Gethsemane" and a duet,1 "The' Christ of the XTross." The concert . will ' conclude with the familiar "Hallelujah Chorus" by Handel. ' , ..The organ prelude of Lenten music will begin at 3:45 P. M. mi . . i 1 . l ' n . l i ine puouc is coraiany invuca iu attend the concert. PERQUIMANS SHERIFF'S ' REPORT FOR MARCH G. R. (Glenn) Matthews, sheriff of Perquimans -County, released the following report of actions in. the Sheriff's Depart ment for the month of March. Three capias, four subpeonas, two executions, six warrants and 18 ' summons were issued, plus one clainx of delivery. . Tour;Of' Steers There will be a- tour of the 4-H steers in Perquimans Coun ty, leaving from the Perquimans County Agricultural Building in Hertford at 9 A. M on Monday, April 19. . In Perquimans County this year, we have 11 4-H'ers feeding steers for the purpose of show ing ifth'em at the Fatstock Show in Elizabeth City. ' Each one of these steers will be visited on the ' tour and it is hoped that Jack Parker, animal husbandry specialist from - N. Cf State Col lege will be able to be with us for a short demonstration on fit ting and showing. i: ; vi A This year's steers are being raised by Edmond White, -son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E, White; Jakie' White, Jr., son of Mr.' and Mrs. Jake White, Sr.' . Bobby use Harrell, son-, of Mr. - and Mrs , 1 Thurman ' Harrell,. and Carter Carolina, Friday, April sketch above shows the proposed & Telegraph Company proposes. in Raleigh on April 8th and 9th. The State Mother and all nom inees will be honored at a lunch eon sponsored by the. North Ca rolina Automobile Dealers Asso ciation at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh on Friday, April 9th. Governor , Dan K. Moore will be the guest speaker for the oc casion and Mrs. Moore will hon or the State Mother and, all nominees at a tea that afternoon at 3:30. The families and friends of the nominees are in-, Vited-tobwtJi functio:ns';fleserv ations must'.' be' ' made .'for the luncheon on Friday by writing the State Mothers Association, 1121 Harvey' Street,! Raleigh; N.,C. . . 'V Mrs. Colon Jackson of Route 1, Hertford is -representing Per quimans County, Nominated by. the - Perquimans County Home Demonstration Clubs, Mrs. Jack son has high qualifications for the honor. Mrs. Jackson is mother of two children, Rev. Colon Jackson, Jr., of Fayetteville and Mrs. Audrey Bunch . of Edenton. She has three grandchildren. As a member of the Helen uauner Home ; Demonstration Club, she has held a leadership position as County Council presi dent, club president, secretary treasurer, etc. She has an out standing attendance record, 21 years without missing a meet ing. She has served on many committees and for the past sev eral years she and Mr. Jackson have been responsible for the Home Demonstration concession stand at the County Farm Fes tival which ' has contributed largely to financing the organiz ation. ' ''', -. :'.'; ...:"'.'-. - Mrs. Jackson is an active member pf the Baptist Church in Hertford and was highly rec ommended by .the minister and other members of her church as Mother of the Year. The Perquimans County Home Demonstration Club recommend ed with the following: "We choose Mrs. Jackson for the Mother's award in our coun ty because of her faithfulness in all things. If she is asked to bead a project in the Home Dem onstration Club .work, or asked to be chairman of a committee, Continued on Page Fiv Is Scheduled; Rogersonu son of Mr. and Mrs. Cd T.,ftogerson, Jr.; Richard and Millie White, son and ' daughter of . Mrs. Becky White; "Jarvis Miller, son of Mr- and Mrs. Bry an Miller; Kenneth - Ray ;and Jimmy Winslow, sons of Mil. and Mrs. Cyril ; -Winslow; 5 Allen Banks, son of Mr. and- Mrs. Tom Banks," and John, E. Wood, Jr., son" of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wood, Jr. Hereford, Angus and Shorthorn calves are all repre sented in the county this year. , 'Last year .the calveSjfroni Per quimans CoUnty v did - very weil in the FatstOck Show in Eliza beth City and it is believed that we again have a. very good crop of calves here this, year. "Thanks to the support of the local mer chants, the sale averaged higher above, market price .than ever before and we are sure tl)at we will feceive this support again," 9, 1965. toll-free calling area which The new system, known as Eastern Star Slate Installed Hertford Chapter No. 137, Or der of the Eastern Star, held itsimarle installation recently of the new j officers for the comine vear. ! The installing officers were as follows: . Installing officer, Maude Reaves, Edenton; install ing n marshal, Margaret Bell, Edenton; installing chaplain, Dick Brewer, Hertford; install ing warder, Cbrnie W. Long, Hertford; installing organist Caroline Swindell, Edenton, and installing sentinel, D; M.'Reavesy Edenton. Hertford officers installed eie': Worthy matron, Elizabeth Cherry;5 Vorttiy.,, patron, Willie Bachelor; associate matron, JCattterine Spivey ; associate pat Vpr -parson 'SpVey ; .conductress, Peary v Barber; as'sociate con ductress, Dorothy Brewer; secre tary, Gertrude Zachary; chap lain, Lois White; organist, Lu cille Johnson; marshal, Edna Eley; Adah, Mattie Butler; Ruth, Elsie Gregory; Esther, Mary Robertson; Martha, Peggy Webb; Electa, ' Daren ' Bright; warder, 'Jack Robertson; sentinel, Edgar Long Refreshments were enjoyed during a social hour after wards. Club Sponsoring Pancake Supper The Lions Club of Perquimans County is sponsoring a pancake and sausage supper at the Per quimans County High School oh Thursday night, April 15. The Girl Scout troops in Hertford are selling the tickets which en title each person to have all the nanpakpc l.hpv want to pat.. This- supper will be served , from 5:30 until 7:30 and if you have not had a chance to get a ticket, you can get one from the Girl Scouts or you may buy one at the door that night. The money made from this supper will be divided between the local Girl ' Scout troops and the Lions Club. The Lions Club is sponsoring a home for boys at Lake Wac camaw and contributing money to this home every year. 11 4-IFers In County Affected states H.'v Thomas Brown, Jr., I assistant agricultural extension agent. "Anyone interested in attend ing this tour is cordially invited to come and bring your- friends with you," further states Mr Brow;n. '.j : On Friday, March 26, the Per quimans County 4-H Clubs held their annual chicken barbecue supper. Again this year it was a very successful supper with ap proximately 850 plates being served..' "This supper is the only profit making endeavor of Per quimans County 4-H Clubs dur ing the year, and the money re ceived carries the 4-H Club pro gram through from year to year. Therefore, as a representative of the 4-H Clubs in ; Perquimans County I would like to ; thank everyone .who gave your support to this supper and to the adult leaders in .this county who gave Subscribers To Vote On ..-.-,.v:,--:'::.-'.."';';.' 1'J, ''.'' ' "Albemarle IVletro'' ELIZABETH CITY The Nor folk & Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Company announced Friday that toll-free telephone sfrvice will be made available to its customers in 11 exchanges ii tney approve the plan by mail ballot. Under the proposal, the exist ing exchanges of Moyock, Cuin jock, Mamie, Elizabeth City, South Mills, Sunbury, Hertford and Edenton would become a tree calling area called The Al- bemarle Metro Area. In addition, new exchanges would be located at Shiloh, Weeksville and Welch, which will also share in the free call ing area. Rates would be standardized throughout the new metro area. "It would be the first 'non urban' metro -area in North Carolina and one pf the first in the nation," N. & C. T. & T. President L. S. Blades, Jr., said. The proposal was formally an nounced here Friday night at a dinner for 100 business, civic and political leaders from the af fected area. The change-over would cost the company $2,152,908 in capital outlay and would climax a $6,855,458 expansion program which has been underway since 1961. The toll - free sfvice area would extend for 60 miles from east to west roughly the dist ance from Greensboro to Raleigh. It would reach from the Albe- Sound to Virginia and from Currituck Sound west to the Chowan River, including ! Merry Hill section of Bertie County. It would include all of parts of seven of the eight counties served by N. & C. T. & T. Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans. There are now about 12,000 subscribers in the affected area. Thgj!Ompany . anticipates a growtn . to more than 13,000 by the target date of the change over in October," 1966. Of the area now served, only Dare County and 92 subscribers in Gatesville would not be in cluded in the new free calling area. Over-all monthly rate increases would range from 75 cents to $4.75 for business. However, residence rate increases would only be 75 cents to $2.00. The new areawide rates for Continued on Pace Two Meeting Planned On Beef Cattle There , will toe an AADA beef cattle meeting at the Perquim ans County High School in Hertford at 7 P. Mf on Tues day night, April 13. All farm ers who are interested in beef cattle are invited to join this association and attend this dutch supper. The membership drive in this association has been going on for two months. Milton Dail, Jr., Route 1, Hert ford, is a director for Perquim ans County and has several people signing up members for the association. Dr. Behlow, N. Extension veteranarian, will be the principal speaker at this meeting and will discuss calf hood vaccination for Bangs, which is a requirement if the calves are going to be entered in the feeder calf sales. "It is hoped that everyone who has cattle will - become a member and will' attend these meetings. If you are planning to come on Tuesday night, be sure and let the farm agent know, so that ar rangements can be made for your supper." their time and help to prepare an(j serve this supper. It would have been impossible for us te have had a successful, event without the support of everyone involved. The Perquimans Coun ty 4-H took in $857. Expenses from the supper totaled $380.20. This gave the 4-H Clubs a profit of $476.80. Of -this amount, por tions will be given to the adult leaders, the 4-H County Council and the rest will be divided equally among the individual clubs in Perquimans County. We feel that this is a suffici-l ent amount to carry us through the coming year Without undue financial burdens on anyone in volved and we again thank each and everyone of ydu. who sup ported us- in this - endeavor," states H, Thomas Brown, Jr., as sistant agricultural extension agent,- , j , ' s ' ' Cents Per Conv Baptist Church Scene Of Second Society Concert Another in a series ofcon- i ccrls Dv lnu "wmznc Uiorai Society will be held at Edenton j Baptist Church at 4 P. M., Sun- j day with Dr. Clifford Bair us ! mnHiirtnr This is the first annual series of spring concerts by the choral group which is sponsored by The College of the Albemarle and the Fine Arts Council of the Albemarle Area Develop ment Association. The first concerts by the group was during the Christmas holiday season when programs were presented in Edenton ami Elizabeth City. . The- spring concert held last week at Elizabeth City was well received and a good audience is expected for the event in Edenton on Sunday. Soloists for the Edenton con cert will be Myrtle Pritchard, Nelson Chears, F. S. Braswell and Irving Baccus. A quartet, composed of Nelle Jones, Faye Cartwright, C. W. Overman and Braswell will also be featured on the program. The program includes the lent and Easter portions of Handel's "Messiah" and Vittorio Gian nini's "Canticle of the Martyrs" which was commissioned for the 500th anniversary of the Mo ravian Church. Anna Withers Bair will be or ganist. . , John T. Biggers Members of the Board of Edu cation for Perauimans Conniv met in regular quarterly session on Monday, with all members present and approved the elec tion of John T. Biggers as-sup- erintendent of Perquimans Coun ty Schools for a term of two years, beginning July 1, 1965. w, Jarvis Ward, Clerk of Court, administered the oath of j office to Dr. A. B. Bonner, ! George Baker and John Dan- tmse, mus quaiuying tnem members of the Perquimans County Board of Education. Dr. A. B. Bonner was nominated and elected to serve as chairman of the board for a two year term. D. H. Eure was elected vice? chairman of the board. The following District School Committee was appointed to serve a term of two years: Ju lian Matthews, Ralph Harrell, ' Mrs. Thelma Rogerson, Mrs. Wallace Hobbs and John Beers. The Advisory Committee apr pointed are: Perquimans Hih School, Mrs. John Newby Wins low, John Ward and Floyd Matthews. V Hertford Grammar School, Mrs. Archie T. Lane, Jr., Emmett Long and Ray Haskett. Perquimans County Central Grammar School, Clifford. Wins low, Hilton White and Belvin -Eure. Perquimans Union School, James Turner, George Light-, foot, Jr., Samuel Moore. Kim; James and Mrs. Helen Felton. The summer driver education program was approved on the same, plan as last year. Threo instructors were approved, Rob ert Carter, G. W. Underwood and Continued on Page Two Reed Is Renamed By ConimissionervS The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners at their April meeting- held v here Monday morning re-appointed D. F. Reed, T.. : nM. .. . f .... ,. period of two "years., A minimum and a maximum salary . scale , for Perquimans County employees was adopted by the board; . The board approved a petition i for the state to maintain second- ary road system for Lutz Lanet la. 1 1- MIL , 1 . . , . . T-. f i mq wniie rial section oi rei-t quintan County. - - t i The board members also went on record as supporting Moncie L; Daniels, Jr., for Highway Commissioner for the First Dis trict , . - , It was Voted to participate la the Home Industries Program for Perquimans County for one year, ,