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Vol. XXXI.N6, 22 ,
Hertford; Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, May 28, 1965.
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Superintendent of Pet
jtiuimans County ; Schools J.
T. Biggers has been notified
by telegram from Sargent
Shriver, director, Office of
Economic Opportunity, Pro
ject Head Start Program, of
.ir.the approval of grant of
. $21,745 to this county for the
Project Head Start Program
; under the Economic Oppor
tunity Act of v 1964. : This
grant, . the telegram read,
will take effect upon con-
sent by the ... governor of
your state. r ?'
Mrs. Riley S. Monds, Jr.,
is director of the Head Start
V Program, designed for pre
school children of the coun
ty the age level of six years
old noW or before October
IS, 1965.1 There will be ap
proximately 150 children se
lected for the project.
Thi3 "is approximately 80
of all children who will be
,. eligible for first grade en
rollment in September.. They
will be selected by school
personnel from the deprived
families throughout the en
tire county. This is the first
anti-poverty program applied
for; in Perquimans . County.
There are several others in
-. the making. , . , ; ;
' The list, of staff members,
.' though! incomplete, follows;
..j. The director, : Mrs. Monds;
, teachers, Mrs. ', Eudora Har-
vey, Mrs. Mary Johnson,
1 Mrs.- Eldon Winslow, Miss1
Louise Chalk, Mrs. Myrtle
. Felton, Mrs: RosuXowe, Mrs.
Mary C. White, Mrs. , Mary
C. Whiu, Mr.- Audrey
Roach. ' - ' '
Teacs' Aids: ,-Mrs. Sani-
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Jump lii4iiyer
Sunday afternoon, a color-
' ed,. woman., from the .lower
endj of Church Street sear
the Walters bridge went to
, the bridge to jump ' in and
end it all. She did just that
and was going down for the
third time, when her daugh
ter decided she'd go ; with
her . mother and " she, too.
; jumped into the water.: The
elder woman was pulled in
first by some man that went
to her - rescue arid retrieved
her on her third trip under
the water. . . - , ...
She was taken ashore and
it is understood that two Ne
gro Boy Scouts gave the
woman mouth to mouth re
suscitation,,; while " another
man saved the daughter. ' A
third man aiding in the res
cue jumped in and was bit-'
ten by a snake and was tak
en to the hospital. Both the
women were all right on
Monday.. ...
Held In County
Perquimans County Tour
of Homes was held on May
19, 1965. The homes of Mr.
and ' Mrs. Sam Trueblood,
Route 1," Hertford; Mr. , and
Mrs. Johnny Byrum, Belvi-
dere, and Mr. , and . Mrs-
Moody Chappell, Belvidere,
were toured.
Each year the Home Dem
onstration Clubs of Perquim
ans County sponsor an edu
cational housing tour for the
purpose of demonstrating
new ideas and techniques in
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The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Trueblood, David and
Gwynj is located on Wynn
Fork jRoad, Route 1, Hert
ford. ;,Featui ed here was . a
well arranged house plan
with excellent use of space.
The home is built of red
"scratch)' .brick and has elec
tric heating system. : '-.-
As the ladies entered the
house, they found them
selves in the foyer, adjacent
to, the living room, At the
end of the foyer, they enter
ed the family room. A hall
led to three bedrooms and
two bathrooms. To the right
were duung area, kitchen
and work area. .
i Construction features- were
painted wall boad, which
gave the home individuality,
inlaid linoleum, . pre-f mished
birch- paneling facecT with
Honor Is Won
By Miss Barbee
B ets y Crowell Barbee,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Barbee, -was among stu
dents, honored recently at
East Carolina . College.
Red., roses for qualifying
for membership in Phi Omi
cron during the school year
was presented to Miss Bar
bee, along with nine other
students.
Phi Omicron is the home
economics fraternity. Initi
ates must have a B grade
average in. home -economics
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COMMISSIONERS MEET
ON MONDAY, JUNE 7
. The.,; Perquimans County
Board of Commissioners will
hold their June meeting
next 'Monday, June 7, begin
ning at 10 o'clock in the
Court House. '-
Persons desiring to con
fer with the Board are re
quested to note the time and
place of the meeting.
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- The graduating class of
Perquimans County: High
School, Class of i 1965 the
largest in the history of the
school is pictured above.
Members are as follows:
Row 1, left to right Au
drew Sawyer Nixon, : Ann
White, Judy Long, Carolyn
Owens, . Louise Cartwrightj
Betty Lou White, Sandra
Stallings, Linda Hall, Joyce
Lane, Varina Brabble, ' Judy
Owens, Ann Nowell, Juhe
Proctor Mann.
Row 2 Evelyn Tarkenton,
New Colonial Store Now
Having A Grand Opening
On Thursday, May 27, a
new shopping pleasure comes
to Hertford with the opening
of " the new Colonial Store'
located at .330 Grubb Street;
You will love thenew lady-
like; approach tc shopping itftwill be S. A. - Chory whose
Wis . wuniaii-uesiyiiea uoion-
decorated,:; so logically laid
out that you . can-5 whiz
through; or browse at cyour
pleasure, and you will love
the money-saving prices that
have befriended the budget
of southern families for over,
fifty years. .. ; .. vy.;; '
This wonderful new Co
lonial Store also gives Gold
Bond Stamps which may be
redeemed for hundreds of
wonderful, useful, gifts for
every room in your home.
This distinguished merchan
dise is absolutely free with
Gold Bond Stamps which you
will receive with each pur
chase of 10c or more at' your
new Hertford Colonial Store.
You will be surprised how
quickly you will fill up your
first book and be ready to
start another as you receive
Gold Bond Stamps with all
your purchases.
Many special offers will
be made to all shoppers from
the store's complete grocery,
produce and meat depart
ments. 'The meat will be
Colonial's Natur-tender, ob
er, cleaner, so pleasantly 1 factioh to all customers.' As-v
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Carolyn Long, Pauline Col
son, Nancy Allen Modlin,
Sandra Winslow, Linda Ball,
Ruth Ann Stokely, Yvonne
Winslow, Janie Monds, Wan
da Chappell, : Betty Lou
Trueblood, Phyllis Williams,
Patsy Elliott.
Row 3 Lessie Chappell,
Hazel Howell, Louise Weav
er, Nancy Bundy, Marcia
Copeland Carolyn WhiteJ
Chesson, Lou Vickers, Vir
ginia Fowler, Margaret Ains
ley, Harriette Williams, Ca
rolyn Elliott, Pam Layden,
tained exclusively from Ar
mour Company, and jointly
quality controlled by both
Armour and Colonial.
Managing this newest 8.-
320- square feet - supermarket
sisting him will be George
Sutton ; as. ; assistant store
manager, J. P. Chesson as
produce manager ; and S. O.
Bateman as meat manager.
1 In last week's issue of this
paper, it was stated that
George Sutton was assistant
produce manager; ' this was
in error and we deeply re
gret the mistake. Mr. Sut
ton is assistant manager of
the beautiful new Colonial
Store.
Other personnel of the
store is as follows: Miss Jo
Hunter, head cashier; Mrs.
B. S. (Medlin) Hoskins, Mrs.
Marta Colson, Mrs. Joan
Lane, cashiers; Seymour
Chappell, butcher; Mrs. Eve
lyn Harrison, meat wrapper;
C. D. Barcliff, Frank Pat
rick, Elccle Griffin and Ed
ward Eason, clerks; R. R,
Gibbs. . Ervin Fields, Harry
Winslow, John Stallings,
Paul Gregory, Billy Nixon,
John Hurdle, bag boys.
In an effort to make shop
ping easier and mdre con
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tiOtLic doors.
Barbara Harrison.
Row 4-J i m m y Byrum,
Phyllis Nxon, Peggy Am
brose, Judy Stallings, Irene
Elliott, Brenda Byrum, Joyce
Banks, Faye Baker, Carolyn
Asbell, Ellen Wood, Inez
Boyce, Mary Barbee, Betty
Ruth Smith.
Row 5 Jimmy Riddick,
Greg Beck, Connie Sawyer,
Michael Winslow, Gene
Yohn, Maty Lee Newby,
Paul Gregory, Lot Winslow,
Sylvia Daniels, Kay Wood,
Ikey Stokely, Reggie Webb.
Burbage
Mrs. Esle H. Burbage was
installed its president of the
Hertford Business and Professional-Women's
Club on
Thursday iiight at a meeting
held : jn the Municipal
Building.
HM. , Lena, Leary,
State" BPW iPafiarnetarian,tt1rort'he Wst
of Edenton vas installine of
ficer -and installed the fol
lowing officers to serve with
Mrs. Burbage: Mrs. Marie
S Elliott as first vice presi
dent; Mrs.' 'Anne E. Young,
second vice president; Mrs.
Margaret S. Scaff, secretary
and 1 Mrs. Carolyn Faye R.
Fowler, treasurer.
Mrs. Leary, - prior to in
stalling the officers, gave a
most interesting and chal
lenging talk on correct par
liamentary procedure for a
meeting and gave some im
portant points for the local
club to observe.
In the short business ses
sion, Mrs. Anne E. Young,
outgoing president, announc
ed plans for the state meet
ing to be held in Goldsboro
on June 10-13. Clothes for
patients pt Dorothea Dix
Hospital are being collected
and 14 books have' been do
nated by Mrs. Dora T. Rid
dick to be given through the
club to school libraries need
ing them.
The June meeting will be
with Mrs. Betty T. Swin
dell. Memorial Day
Drivers Warned
.. Cpl. Lem Meiggs of the
State Highway1 Patrol re
minds the residents- of this
county and the surrounding
area of the official observ
ance, period : for Memorial
Day, which will begin at 6
P. M. today (Friday, May
28) and extends through
midnight Monday, May 31.
During the Memorial Day
period last year in North
Carolina there were 639 ac
cidents, 10 fatalities, 411 in
jured. 1 Two ' persons were
killed on. May 29, six on
May 30 and two on May 31
during a 54-hour holiday
period.
Principal violations involv
ed , in all accidents were
speeding 114, failed to: give
right of vay 85, drove left
of center i03 and following
too closely 63. ; ?
Already this year in North
Carolina 470 have been kill
ed in accidents.
. The long , Memorial Day
weekend, which ; will begin
today " marks . the traditional
opening of the summer va
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. JUST WONDERING
A , few friendly words,
spoken at the right time, can
work winders, i You don ,t
give it much, attention until
it's too late,
Row 6 Billy Cale, Wayne
Winslow, Gene Perry, Steve
Lane, Paul Ward, Larry
Stallings, Chuck White, Rich
ard Meads, Frank Winslow,
Nate Brinn, Wayne Stallings.
Row 7 George Winslow,
Crafton Overton, Wayne
Owens, Russell Sawyer, J.
A. Bray, Braxton Godfrey,
Arba Clair Winslow, Clifton
Copeland, Tommy Dail, Sid
ney Eley. Joseph Riddick
was absent when the picture
was made.
Graduation Set
Plans are being made for
commencement exercises to
be held at Perquimans Coun
ty High School on Sunday
night, May 30 and Tuesday
night, June 1 at 8 o clock
Rev. Harold White, a sup
Greenville Presbyterian
Church, , will deliver the bac
calaureate sermon. Paul ' An
drew, minister of the Piney
Woods Friends Church, will
read the Scripture lesson
and offer prayer. Rev. Nor
man B. Harris will give the
invocation and benediction.
Special inusic will be ren
dered by the Glee Club un
der the direction of Miss
Caroline Wright. ;
There are 87 candidates
for the presentation of dip
lomas. This is the largest
graduating class in the his
tory of the iichool. Members
of the Beta Club will wear
gold cords. -
The valedictory will be
given by Phyllis Nixon, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Nixon. The salutatory
will be delivered : by Mar
garet Ainsley, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ains-
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Action Urged
On Mailboxes
Each Spring the Post Of
fice Department designates a
week during which patrons
on rural and box delivery
star routes are encouraged to
examine and improve, where
necessary, the appearance of
their mailboxes, and accord
ing to Hertford Postmaster
W. W. White, that time is
here again. This is Mailbox
Improvement Week.
The purpose of Mailbox
Improvement Week is to call
attention to the 'need for
providing . mail receptacles
which . are conveniently lo
cated, neat i in appearance,
safe to use, and which pro
tect the mail from - the
weather.
. Mailboxes that meet these
requirements contribute to a
more efficient delivery op
eration and, therefore, result
in; improved , service to the
entire route.- -
' Boxes and supports should
be kept painted and free
from rust. The name of the
owner should be shown on
the side of the box visible
to the carrier as he ap
proaches, or. on the door
where boxes ' are ;: grouped.
The mailboxes, must be lo
cated on the right-hand side
of the road in. the direction
of travel of the carrier wher
ever it would be dangerous
to serve the boxes on the
left, or where this would
be . a violation of State or
local traffic laws ot . regulations.
At High School
New Shopping Center
Opens Here; Harris'
Dream Comes True
Warning Issued
Dy Fire Chief
R. C. (Bobby) Elliott,
Hertford File Department
Chief, this week issues a
warning us the fire season is
coming. Fire is always dan
gerous. It's doubly danger
ous in summer.
We are close to that men
acing "fire season'' now. Va
cant lots and fields, if left
uncut, are ready to burst in
to flame at the touch of a
match. Woodlands are dry
ing out and when this de
hydrating process reaches a
certain stage, trees will lit
erally explode when attacked
by fire, and start conflagra
tions that may extend over
many acres. Crown fires,
running with hurricane speed
and force along the tops of
trees, will extinguish all
life, human or animal, in
the area they cover.
These holocausts can be
prevented and easily pre
vented if only we'll all
help. Keep fire in mind and
act accordingly. If you own
property, see to it that it is
kept clean and unlittered
and free from dry grass.
Obey the fire laws they
were made for your protec
tion, not to annoy you.
As a matter of fact, the
greatest tragedy of fire is
that it is almost always un
necessary. It may be that
the unpreventable fire exists
but if is ,a very rare excep
tion indeed' ..Jiuntan failure
underlies at least nine fires
out of ten. A little" care and
thought on your part may
save your home or someone
else's from destruction. It
may save a life.
Saturday, May 29 is Poppy
Day. Mrs. Tom (Lessie)
White of Winfall is chair
man of the American Legion
Auxiliary's Poppy sales in
Perquimans County and she
is urging all to "wear a pop
py" to show that you re
member. This is the appeal of Am
erican Legion Auxiliary Pop
py Day volunteers to the
people of Perquimans on
Poppy Day, states Mrs.
White.
By wearing memorial pop
pies on Poppy Day next. Sat
urday, people of Perquimans
will be paying tribute to
500,000 men wo gave their
lives for America in the
three wars of this century.
Nearly one million were
wounded in the three wars.
"Wearing a poppy on Poppy
Day shows that we remem
ber and are grateful for
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TB BOARD
The Pasquotank - Perquimans-Camden
Tuberculosis As
sociation board of directors
Will meet Thursday, June 3,
1965, at 3 P. M. in the Ag
ricultural Building on Co
lonial Avenue in Elizabeth
City. President Edward V.
Davenport urges all mem
bers of. the association to
plan to attend.
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Set Saturday
Jesse Harris, shown in the
accompanying photo looking
over some blueprints in front
of the beautiful new Colonial
Store that opened here on
Thursday of this week, saw
his dream come true with
the opening of the Colonial
State, and with construction
near completion on a drug
store and Dozier's Florist
site.
The Harris Shopping Cen
ter is located in midtown
and it is solely the project
of Jesse Harris. The young
man has worked day and
many nights, planning the
shopping center for the
growth of the town, and the
convenience of local Perqui
mans and surrounding coun
ty folks. It covers over 2'2
acres. There are 178 park
ing spaces at the Shopping
Center.
Harris Shopping Center is
located within walking dis
tance of any part of town.
It is located on Grubb Street
and fronts Edenton Road St.
The location is ideal for
growth, with 16 acres or 128
50-ft. lots.
Jesse Harris, when he be
gan planning the site into a
Shopping Center, had the
love of his life at heart "his
hometown Hertford, and its
future growth, or survival."
Business breeds more busi
ness and as the Harris Shop
ping Center grows it seems
only natural that the exist
ing 128 lots will be taken,
and at the same time in
crease the business and traf
fic in the old part of town.
- ,Mr, Harris 4s-to -be- corn-amended
for undertaking such
a venture. He is responsiblo
for many interests in Hert
ford his own store, the Don
Juan Manufacturing Co., the
Hertford Veneer Mill, and
we don't know how many
other business interests. We
do know though, that he is
responsible for the above.
Jesse Harris answers the
question of "whose job is it
to get new industry and bus
iness for communities"? ...
Getting new business and
making a community grow
should be everyone's busi
ness, he smiled. By "every
one" Harris means the man-in-the-street
as well as top
business and civic leaders
and professional industry
hunters. Mr. Average Citi
zen must share responsibility
for good schools, recreational
facilities, churches and ways
of helping the aging. He al
so has a responsibility to see
what jobs are available to
those who want to live arid
work in the community, an
other interest that Harris
takes to heart. He says, J I
hate to see the young people
grow up and, leave the com
munity becaujse of the lack
of work, and a future for a
young person here.
In small towns elsewhere,
we have seen this happen,
the communities were all set
to get new industry. As
soon as local property own
ers discovered that an indus
try was interested in a plant
location, they raised their
prices on the property in
volved. Those people were
not interested in their fellow
man, only interested in see
ing their pocketbooks grow
fatter, and by the greed the
industry would pick a site
elsewhere. Industries want
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