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WEEKLY J ii ,4l i.. J Vol. XXXII.-N2. 24. I, Perquimans County, orth Carolina, Friday, June 11, 1965. 5 Cents Per Copy r i f The Perijuians,'' County Board of Education met in s. special' session, on 'Monday night of ; this week ' With all , members' present iflnd ; also County Attorney Silas, ty. Whedbee and County Auditor Durwood Reed, r,. -Mrs. Margaret Maston was elected as Sup r visor iCf-Instruction f 0 r CPcrquimahs County schools.? 'v 1 ? . . Mrs. Daisy " Bembry ap i, peered before the board and t, presented, .certain, informa: s,jtion concerning .the' home Vi economics - department at - Perquimans Union School.'', j M i s s Pearl Allentine I Spaulding . was ' approved ,as ' primary teacher in Perquim- ans Union SchooL The board approved Miss Leverna Lamm s teacher , of English at Perquimans High i School. ' , 1 William Elliott was elect ed chief mechanic and Lloyd Riddick mechanic f tot Per quimans . County school i All janitors and maids were elected presented by the principals. - i . - -' Several ; school children .. filed requests to .the board for reassignment. ) All re quests were granted accord ing to their cholceiv' Requests for transfeir to Another administrative unit was granted to three fam ilies, Noyes, Biggs and Jen . nings. - Vr'i' - The school budget that had been tentatively approved at an earlier ;; meeting Was re viewed for inf ormation. x1; r u- The board' approved a . sal ary - increment increase for the chief mechanic, William Elliott. ' 'Cats' Are ' . Area folk of all ai?es tcn . spend -a qeisar'ely uimuu on the creek bank and pick' up Rood bit of change. U This can be accomplished by getting into the cat fish business. You are guaranteed Janice WinsW Given Medal At the final chapel pro gram of the year at Hertford Grammar School - last Wed nesday, Janice Winslow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oris Winslow, .was presented the Read Magazine Medal for a story she had submit ted in a seventh grade" writ ing contest, . Read Magazine, an American Education pub lication ' used in ' the' local seventh grade reading pro gram, gives this award to recognize and stimulate' an interest and achievement in , creative writing by young people. , , - Others who participated in the f story-writing contest ,&vere Carta Elliott, Catherine Sawyer, Charlotte Nixon and Pam Sutton. ' . visor led Cross Post Given To line Clyde Emory Lane, Jr., a dairy farmer of Rt. 1, Bel- videre, has accepted the job of chairman-of the Perquim ans County Chapter of the American Red Cross for the coming year.' Lane will have the following directors serv ing , with - him: Belvidere Township, .Billy Winslow; New Hope, Delwin Eure and Robert Sutton; Bethel, Willis Proctor and R. S. Chappell, Jr.i, Parkvilte, Tommy By rum and '. George Baker; Hertford, Clinton Eley and Frank Mansfield; Colored Community, Mrs. M. B. Tay lor, W. C. . Strowd and Jo seph ,Dempsey. A reorganizational meeting was held , Tuesday night ' at 8 o clock, in the, Municipal Building. J. A. Brooks of Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. BUI Coakley of Norfolk talk ed ? with' ; the r group, - giving them , suggestions 1 on how to best set up the program for the coming year and offering help from the regional and Tidewater offices in any project undertaken by the chapter. '.Reports were given by committee chairmen:- Treas urer. Marion Swindell; Blood Program, John Beers and Sid iHarmo'n; Water Safety, Tom Brown; Fund Cam paign, Buddy-Tilley. -.. In Demand a JBJarket hr-iimV9 -Fa, tjpaflyf!Columbia.tf ' xon Keynoids, who is m charge of Jagars operation in Edenton, said this week his company s is paying top prices for cat " fish. Last month he bought 150,000 pounds 'of cats here but the company needs more. . Jagars, started in Colum bia in 1943, opened a plant in Plymouth in 1948 and began operation in Edenton in. 1963. They purchased more than one million pounds of cat fish last year and could handle twice that many dur ing 1965. .:':. The company employs 45 and has a weekly payroll of (2,000. With the existing force 20,000 pounds of fish can be processed daily. , neynoias said cats . are caught locally by bob pole rod and reel, trot lines, wire traps, gill nets and pound nets. . Therefore, Reynolds said boys and girls out of school for the summer could get into business for themselves with a nominal investment At the local Jagars plant the fish are : weighed and poured onto tables, where they are cleaned, . Old Home f -tMrs. J. H. Newbold has ot- fered the Perquimans County Historical Society the old Th h'i vjy,it u lheophiius White home site, located on the Harvey foint nignway about three miles , from Hertford, as a gift to the society, to be re- stored and kept as one of the historical places of inter- est in this county. : The old home and barn . will remain on its present location. -The society has: been informed that the state will aid in its restoration. If this place is accepted, plans of the Historical Society is HISTORICAL HOME OFFERED AS GIFT TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Shown in the above photos is the old Theopbilus White home, located near Hertford, offered to Perquimans Historical Society as a Rift from Mrs. J. H. Newbold. The mantel in the old home is beautiful and stands tall in the small living room. The entire house has wainscoating and is intact, but in need of repair. This is a most generous offer made by Mrs. Newbold, a native of Perquimans County. y- Truckers Give County Salute Perquimans County was saluted "by the numbers" when the North Carolina Motor-. Carriers Association released today their new county industrial fact book lets. . Research covering . perti- nent lacts was developed onj tunity Act 0l im was made iSSSSOTao. the latter?parfJtfav- inurui vaiyiuia. u was com piled yito a total of 78,000 booklets published . free by NCMCA. : ' , Basic facts . in Perquimans include: : Population, 9,000; land area, 261 (sq. mi.) ; households, 2,400; effective buying income, $9,749,000; re tail sales, $8,228,000; farm in come, $8,980,077; wholesale sales, $6,221,000; median fam ily income, $2,370; travel ex penditures, $491,000; employ ment, 2,823; highway miles, 309.8; motor vehicle registra tions, (autos) 2,534, (trucks) 926, and trucking employ ment 723; taxes and wages, $2,933,009. The booklets are being dis tributed to . local , , county commissioners, mayors, chambers of commerce, mer chants associations, industrial development groups and gov ernment leaders, if - v i; In announcing the booklet, a first in the Nation, J. T. Outlaw, executive vice presi dent of NCMCA. said, "It is our pleasure to' serve you and your community in this new industrial .development technique , -r' We 'hope We have served. you well." - "We sincerely ' hope the business and industrial , de velopment J le a d en and groups may utilize this fact booklet in the further pro motion of industrial develop ment throughout North Ca rolina's 1 00 counties," ! Out law stated. ..: , , - Space is provided in the booklets on the even pages, which may be -used .for local area pictures, letters- andor area development' ; informa tion.: This would be compilT ed. locally before submitting to prospective industrial de velopment clients for : their perusal. ' 'Vi'i-"'-;''- The back cover is also left nearly blank in order that it might be imprinted with the name of a local group or de velopment association; 'chani-1 ber of commerce, merchants association, etc.- - The officers names- or committees spe cializing in certain industrial fields might also be added. In this way it can be tailor made for each county book let need in each community for local industrial develop ment. , ... .. E A STERN STAR MEETING The regular meeting of " rtrord Cfft-r No. 137, ( t of t' : rn ' r, - ! le t.J.l in i j I.'v c Lo-'e room V.j y nu,ht, Jisne. 14 at 8 o'clock. All l ...bers are urged to be jeing Offered 10 place all of the relics now on display in the Perquim- ans Librarv at tnis old his" torical house, and the barn will be used for antique farm implements that . have ' been donated to the society by various people. The Perquimans Historical' Society will hold a meeting on Monday night, June 14, at 8 o'clock in the Perquimans County Library. v A report will be given by the nominating committee at this meeting and the elec- tion of officers for the com- j ing year will follow. . The presentation of the yearbook! ft " - T- 'Head Start' Program Slated The Head Start Program, designed for pre-school child ren of the county, has been delayed and will not begin until June 28, according to Mrs. Riley S. Monds, Jr., di rector of the program , in Perquimans. , Approval of a grant of $21,745 to this county for Project Head Start Program under the Economic Oppof By Mrs. White New officers for the year 1966 were elected to the Per quimans County Home Dem onstration County Council. Mrs. Archie White will be chairman, Mrs. J. J. Phillips, vice chairman; Mrs. Josiah Proctor, : secretary and Mrs. Sam Trueblood, treasurer. ' , The -Council Council met on June 3 at the Agricultural Building with : Mrs. Archie White presiding. Seven clubs were represented. ; ' Mrs. Colon Jackson, Moth er of the Year, gave a report on the State Mothers Meet ing in Raleigh where she was honored. It was reported that ap proximately 75 people toured three homes for the Annual Spring Tour . of Homes. i Mrs. J. P. ; Ward reported for - the . Public Relations .Committee. She 4 showed pag es of the publicity book that the committee is assembling. ,The County, Home Dem onstration Clubs', have an op portunity ; to have the con cession stand at; the ' Albe marle 1 Craftsman Fair in 1966. ' The clubs were asked to discuss, it " individually. . Mrs. Josiah Proctor report ed on the County Commis sioners banquet held in May. She. praised the. Snow Hill White Hat Club highly for their efforts to make it a success.. ... v Paige ' L, Underwood 1 and Ila Grey White made several announcements .as . follows: Refinishing picture frame workshop, August 26 and 27; rug hooking workshop Au gust 18 19, and " 20; Home makers ' ": Week in Raleigh,' June 16-18; 4-Hf Talent and: Health Program, June 15; 4-H Swimming . Classes, 'July; 10-24. , --j , The meeting adjourned af-i ter the Collect of Club Wo-! men. - RECEIVES DEGREE Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Turner attended the commencement exercises' at East - Carolina College on May 23. Mrs. Turner's daughter, Ann Ben ton, received a Bachelor of Science degree in education. 1' s fall Miss Benton will Le ; teaching in the Princess Ann school ; system in Vir ginia. Miss Benton is spend ing the summer with ..her parents. .' 1 - - Post Accepted To Local Historical Society v for 1964-65 will be made. terest in this county. One of DaVid M. Warren and Mrs. the projects is to- get aid for Frank Holmes of Edenton ;a home for the society. have'-expressed a desire to"! Mrs. Holmes will present a attend this meeting and dis-'film of historical interest of cus litems of historical in-' Eastern North Carolina. Honor Roll Students Named The jHonor Roll for the sixth and last grading period of the school year for the Perquimans County High School announced this week by the principal, William By rum, listed 86 students. Eleven , students , won schol astic honors and a're listed on the '"A Honor Roll . They and Mark Thompson.-, 10-C Grade: Lela Mac Long..; " ' .V t: .-..' 12-A Grade: Varina Brab ble and Joyce Lane. 12-B Grade: Phyllis Nixon and Ruth Ann Stokely. 12-C Grade: Margaret Ains ley,t Nancy Bundy, Mary Lee Newby vand Wayne Winslow. The A-B Honor Roll is as follows: 8th Grade: Val Bridgers, Michael Bunch, Walter Ed wards, Doug Haskett, Don Morgan, Brenda Baccus, Jane Evans, Sharon Godfrey, Sus an Harrell, Dianne. .Stallings, Cindy Winslow, Georgia Winslow. Continued on Page Five Three Delegates Are Chosen For Trip To Girls Slate Beth Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Har ris, Nancy Matthews, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Matthews and Pam Perry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Perry, all l.studentS of Perquimans County High School, have been chosen by the Perquimans County Am erican Legion Auxiliary , as delegates to Girls' State in Greensboro in June. Beth Harris is a student council member and has been for the past two years;' she is editor-in-chief of the' school Annual Staff, a mem ber of the Letter Club, Var sity cheerleader and Varsity , basketball team. She is a member,, of the Hertford Methodist Church, a member of the .MYF and next year's president. " She attended the UN Study Tour to New York and Washington- this - past PAM FERRY Youths Sought For Farm Work The North Carolina Em ployment Service farm labor office is Seeking applica tions from youth interested in summer crop harvest work in cucumbers and watermel ons. The Farm Labor Ser vice needs teen age or in early twenties youth to man a supervised cucumber pickle picking rig for local farm ers., i, ; s. , .:: t.-.i ' r Cv?-'KCi'?Skinw,4f.farm labps interviewer, states that the'.,- need for , help., in'-,- the harvest .of cucumbers is bad ly needed this summer as well as' in" some other types of farm work. Skinner point ed out that the demand for skilled operators of farm equipment is always preva lent. - Any employers that have openings for summer em ployment both farm and commercial for youth are asked to call the local em ployment service farm labor office, located next to the Perquimans Weekly office on the Court House Square in Hertford or call 426-7122. See ad in other section of this paper. March. -Nancy Matthews, on the Student Council for the past three years, is president of the Beta Club for 1965-66, served on the Annual Staff for one year, received the DAR award for citizenship and was on the debating team for one year. Very active in the 4-H Club, she served in . almost every of fice. She is a member of the Woodville Baptist Church where she is Training Union pianist and TU president of the Young Peoples Union. V : Pam Perry serves on the school Student Council, is .a member of the Letter Club, the FHA, a Varsity cheer leader, was vice president of the Chowan-Perquimans, sub district MYF and ' is active in the local MYF. She is as sistant editor of the school newspaper Per-Co-Hi Tattler. NANCY MATTIUi4 Tentative New Budget Holds 1965-66 Taxes At Same $1.60 Rate Sentence Given To Johnnie Flyth Johnnie Flyth, charged with possession of non-tax whiskey for the purpose of sale and for operating a busi ness without a license, was given 60 days in Perquim ans County Recorder's Court here Tuesday. The sentence to be suspended upon pay ment of a $100 fine and court costs. Appeal was not ed in the case and bond was set for Flyth at $300. Clyde Nixon, charged with larceny, was given 60 days on the roads, suspended up on payment of $50 fine and court costs. To the costs $10 to be added for the use of David Midgett. ; John Battle, charged with trespassing, was given 30 days on the roads. The sen tence to be suspended upon payment of $25 fine and cost of court. Leroy Goodwin, charged with embezzlement, waived hearing on five counts against him. He is charged with, while acting as agent, lessee or consignee of Frank W. Hollowell and Virginia Hollowell, did embezzle and willfully misapply or convert to his own use, or did take, make away with or secrete, with intent to embezzle oi fraudulently or knowingly did wilfully misapply or con vert to his own use, money in which did come into hit possession or under his care i n violation of N. C. GS 14-90. Luke Davis Burke, charged with failure to maintain proof of financial responsi bility,, ai Ijaing, owner:of ve. hicle. ' He was fined 50ano taxed with the .court costs. .. Mac 'Ellis'' Vlnfams7 charg ed with left side not ii. passing and possession of ta paid whiskey with the sea. broken, was fined $10 aric court costs. The following were charg ed with exceeding the speet limit; Claude Thibault, $20.25 plus the costs; Edward Let Spencer, $19.00; Jimmie Mi zell, $16.25 plus the costs. Alyce I. Bashista, $14.25 anc court costs; Sigrid J. Howell $12.25 and costs; John Ma rine McClintock and Anton k Otero, $10.25 each, plus th( costs. William McDonald, follow ing too closely, was taxec with the costs. Charlie Midgett, failing ti yield right of way, $10.0t fine and court costs. The case of Jesse Thoma: Winslow, Jr., charged witl driving under the influenc of intoxicating beverage, thi; being the second offense, wa continued. Degree Earned By Miss Harris Judith Ann Harris, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A Harris, Norfolk, Va., anc granddaughter of Mrs. Tern pie Tarkenton, 197 N. Eden ton Road, Hertford, receivec her bachelor of science de gree in elementary educatior from Old Dominion College, Norfolk, Sunday, June 6. . Miss Harris was a member of the . Student Education Association and of the Con cert Choir and was named to the Deans List for aca demic, excellence while ; at ODC. - " ESTH HARRIS A budget lor : Perquimans County for the fiscal year 1965-66 was tentatively adopted here on Monday by the Perquimans County Board of County Commis sioners in their June meeting. They adopted tentatively al ternate plans of the county budget for 1965-66 and set a tentative tax rate at $1.60 per $100 assessed property valuation, which keeps the tax rate the same as last year. C. C. Banks, Veterans Ser vice Officer, made his an nual report to the board. He was re-appointed as Per quimans County Veterans Service Officer for a period of one year. The school budget was ap proved for the fiscal year 1965-66 as was the Welfare Department budget. J. F. Hollowell, Sr., was re-appointed as a member of the Welfare Department for a three-year period. Beer and wine license ap plication x submitted by Co lonial Stores for the new store located on G r u b b Street, was approved. The board voted to accept bids for fuel oil and kero sene to be used by county agencies for fiscal year 1965-66 and the board re serves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Lots Required To Be Cleaned Lot owners within the Hertford city limits are re minded, the weed, grass cut ting and lot cleaning time is here again. The Town of Hertford reminds all persons owning lots of the city ordi nance which requires that the lots be cleaned of weeds and growth three time a year. - , j Jf tha Jots are jiot cleaned on the '"respective dates, the Town will have the lot cleaned and the cost will be charged' against the owner. Local Jaycees Are Entertained M. Elwood Copeland en tertained the Hertford Jay cees at a "South Sea Island" party in his beach house at Kill Devil Hills Saturday night, June 5. Members and wives at tending were: Mr. and Mrs. Dilbon Young, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meads, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Winslow, Mr. an$l Mrs. Hillary Scaff, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Humphlett, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Welly White, Mr. and Mrs. John Beers, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Browq, Mr. , and Mrs. Sidney Ha mon. V Special invited guests were Mr. and Mrs. Billy Whie and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lee Perry. Deadline Is Set In Big Contest Sid Harmon of Harmon's Pharmacy reminds the teen agers of the deadline of July 4 in the national "Teen Forum," open to local teen agers. The entry blanks must be in by July 4. All those who wish to en ter the contest being con ducted by the Rexall stores throughout the nation, may pick up an entry blank at Harmon's Pharmacy. The grand national award is a three-week all expense paid trip to Europe. Overman Faces Trial In Court The case of W. J. Overman of Pasquotank County sched uled for trial in that county on a charge of cruelty to an imals has been ordered mov ed to Perquimans County for trial in the next term of Su perior Court scheduled for early in November. Overman. 62. is ElizaVwth City-Pasquotank Civil DeJ fense Director. -' Judge Chester R. Morris granted the defense motion for a change of ' venure af- ter Elton Aydlett presented affidavits which said OveN man could not receive "a. fair, and imrartial trial" in Pasquotank. County. Aydlett, argued that extensive news coverage of the ease orevent ed an .impartial trial for Overman, . -
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