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rd,-Perquimans County, North Carolina, PViday, June 18, 1965.
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The Hertford Town Board,
meeting here Monday night,
approved the tentative 1965
1966 budget, of $263,600. and
the present tax fate of 95
cents peri $100' property valu
ation. The budget had in
creased slightly , but will not
increase the tax tale.
- ' The Board authorized the
signing of the new (-year
contract with ! the Virginia
Electric & . Power ' Company.
- A resolution' was presented
to enter into a two-year con
tract with the N. C. Depart
ment of ' Conservation and
Development for planning a
survey which consists . ol
Community Facilities plan,
Public Improvements Pro
gram,, and Codes and Ordi
nances. Because of the scope
of the undertaking and the
amount of work necessary to
complete the program, a two
year contract Is recommend
ed for this ' program. The
total cost of this planning
program will be $9,900.' The
Town of Hertford' qualifies
for federal government : as
sistance under the Housing
Act of 1934. Consequently,
the total cost to Hertford for
the planning services of the
Division of Community Plan
ning is' $3,900,' one-half will
be paid the first year, and
the other half is due. nine
months after the . federal
government approves the
grant. 1 .- ',.
The Town Board voted to
re-zone .210 '' King Street
from residential -to business
zone effective 1 at "what time
Isaac Lowe signs statement
that it will be used for a
cafe only. ,
The hiring of an employee
for primarily the Water and
Sewer Department was ap
proved. When the employee
, is not working in this de
partment he will be working
where needed.
The Board advised F. T.
"jBrltt to chain the drive at
the new dump on the Hert
ford CaUSWiy v-u'K&;.-tJ
park will be v..u
filled m. The area Is. to be
kept chained whenever there
is no one there to .took al
ter the dumping, of trash,
this is being done in order
that trash being dumped at
the site may be put in the
right places instead of being
left in the drive and where
it will be an eyesore to the
public traveling ,. the Cause
way road. 'r. . . . i
Commissioners '
To Get Raise ;
Archie T Lane, Sr., Per
quimans County . Representa
tive in the General .- As
sembly, introduced in the
House on June 7 ; a bill,
HB 1125. This bill "relat
ing to the compensation of
the Board of County Com
missioners -of - Perquimans
County." (Effective July 1,
1965, increases compensa
tion of members of the
Board by $5.00 per day and
increases the .annual salary
of the chairman of the Board
by $100).
The bill passed the House
on June 9 and on Jure 11
was reported 1 favorab.y in
the Senate.' ' -. ...
Local 4-IFcr3
Are Winners
Winners in 20 d.r.'erent
4 - H Club demonstrations
were selected on Thursday,
June . 10 at the Northeastern
District 4-H Demonstration
Day included two f- i Ter
quimans, Celf" i I ' t of
Wlnfall and I . . 1 I s, of
Route 3, Hertford. .
The- winning you- ".ters
are now eligil 'e to cc rpote
with winners from two other
. districts at t-?e 4-11 Club
Week at A. & T. Ci,'" 9 in
Greensboro k - t'Js t mth.
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A service pf dedication will
be held for'the Kitty Hawk
Baptist Chapel, located near
Kitty Hawk, Sunday, June
80 at 3 "P! M.: The- Chapel
is a . missions project of the
Chowan Baptist Association.
. Th chapel ministry on the
northern end of the be,ach
was begun in a rented build
ing in June,-i961. This work
was continued for the next
two summers under the di
rection of summer mission
students . provided by the
Home Missions Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
When the association vot
ed to construct its own
building in the area of Kitty
Hawk, it was decided to sus
pend services for the s um
mer of 1964 and resume them
in 1965 when the new build
ing would be available. '
:, The chapel, constructed at
a cost of $18,000, opened for
services ; on June 6. Rev.
Albert Bishop, pastor of the
Nags Head Baptist Church,
also conducts the service
each Sunday morning at the
chapel, r. Morning 'worship is
scheduled at 9:45 A. M., and
Sunday ;: School follows at
10:30 A.' M.
Participating in the service
of dedication . will be Rev.
Norman Burnes, Ill chair
man of the Association's Mis
sions ' Advisory Committee,
Rev. Don Wagner, Modera
tor of the Association,5 Rev.
Robert S. .Harrell, Superin
tendent' of Missions for the
Association, Rev. Albert
Bishop, Mrs. E. A, Swain,
Association W.M.U. Presi
dent, Mrs. Royce Vickers,
W.M.U. Community Missions
Chairman, -Charlie, V a n n,
Chairman'of. .:theSChabel
It ijfj!'"ifthd D,U:
ard Murphy, Association Mu
sic Director, w,. t;-.-v:U.
The puplic igordially in
vited' to ..attend. '.:,'; ";
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Local Station
Changes Hands
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Owens
have "assumed the operation
and management of the Riv
erview Esso . Service and
Snack Bar, located on US 17
just north of Hertford. . v
Mri and 'r Mrs- vHaywooct
Divers have been operating'
the establishment, which
changed hands this-week.
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THE LOST COLONY This is the Silver Anniversary of Paul Green's "The Lost Colony", oldest and longest run
ning outdoor drama in America. Mr. Green of Chapel H ill (left inset) wrote the symphonic, historical play in 1937
when it was first presented in the Waterside Theatre at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island, near
Manteo, N. C.' Except for four World War II years, it has been presented each summer since that date. Joe Lay ton
(right inset)"' is the Director-choreographer of the 1965 pro duction which runs through September 5. Mr. Layton is
famed on Broadway and television as one of the top professional theatre artisans. Scenes, and some of the principal
characters from "The Lost Colony" are also pictured.
Lost Colony Is Set For Big Anniversary Season
MANTEO. Young actors,
actresses, ' dancers, singers
and theater, technicians mak
ing up the; cast and staff of
the 25th-productiori of "The
Lost Colony" outdoor drama
this summer are having the
opportunity : to work,- under
directors, choreographers and
others who have achieved
oUtstidij
:rev.iivn. ana .111
other areas of ,, the, profes
sional theater.-'; w
Heading the list is dyna
mic yjmng Joe Layton. ; This
33 - yehr - old director and
choreographer is back for his
second season in .; staging
"The Lost Colony." Serving
as his' first assistant , is Ran
dall Brooks, a native North
Carolinian and University of
North Carolina graduate who
went on ' to become one of
the top-rated stage ; manag
ers in New York's musical
comedy and ballet' world.,, 1
i Making their debuts with
"The Lost Colony" for the
1965 season, June 25 through
September 5, are Don Judge
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as production stage manager
and technical supervisor and
Michael . C. Penta as associ
ate choreographer.
Lending .their talents for
the pre-seasbn technical work
for the second year in a row
are Fred vV'oelpel as costume
designer and Nananne Perch-
er as ? lighting" designer,
first pif sented in the Water
side Theater in the Fort Ra-f
leigh national historic site
on Roanoke Island on July
4, 1937. It Was suspended
during four World War II
years because of the coastal
"blackout," but has been pre
sented continuously every.
summer since. Ferformances
are given , at 8:15 (EST)
nightly except Sunday. This
season special Sunday night
showings are also scheduled
July 4 and oh closing night,
September 5. j
' During the first 26 years
and 23 production season,
"The Lost Colony'; W like
most other outdoor historical
dramas was directed and
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staged largely by college
drama; professors and other
such educational personnel.
Seldom did the young per
formers' ftpd technicians have
the opportunity .ti work un
der currently v e r y v suc
cessful;: Broadway, and
other professional theater -artisans"
Than, in 1964, Mrs.
ol:. ,VThe' Lo s t ; Cc-lony,!
brought in Layton fresh
from such ehtertairtment tri
umphs as directing and chor
eographing Carol Burnett in
the TV spectacular, "Once
Upon . a Mattress," handling
both the book and dances of
such Broadway hits as Rich
ard Rodgers' 1 "No Strings"
and Noel Coward's "The Girl
Who Came to Supper" and
choreoghaphing the original
Broadway production of "The
Sound of Music." ; ;
In April of this year Bar
bra Streisand made her TV
debut with a one-woman
show titled "My Name Is
Barbra." It was acclaimed
by the United Press Inter
i 4 he was mi." i.i',.,, ri t
s at lei t from a Ai-foot rMn jletucr
gun he used to maneuver ajround
national (UPI) news service
as "a 1 pinnacle moment oi
American show business, in
any form, in any period."
" The UPI review went on
to say the production was
"created and choreographed
with', unerring taste and ideal
simplicity by ; Joe Layton."
He was listed in the credits
as having'-- 'conceived - and
staged!' ,miss Streisand's TV
spectacular. ;
After rehearsing and put
ting "The Lost Colony" into
production,' Layton will di
vide his time this summer
between Manteo and New
York" City, where he will
direct and choreograph a fall
Broadway show called. "Drat!
The Cat." Later in the year
he will stage another musi
cal for Richard Rodgers.
Winston - Salem-borh,' Ran
dy Brooks, whose mother
now lives in Charlotte, first
worked with Layton' when
Brooks was stage manager of
"The.,. Sound of Music" for
tWo "years. His credits also
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"C3ead Start" Slated
To Begin In County Gn
Monday, June 28th
Lee Brabble
Is On Trip
! According to George G.
Winslow, chairman of the
Perquimans County Super
visors of the Albemarle Soil
jnd Water Conservation Dis
trict, the Perquimans Super
visors are sending Lee Brab
ble, a local youth, to a one
week Resource Conservation
Workshop at North Carolina
State University in Raleigh
during the week of June 14
18. This workshop is beinj
sponsored jointly by the N
C. Chapter of the Soil Con
servation Society of America,
the N. C. Association of Soil
and Water Conservation Dis
tricts and the State Soil anc
Water Conservation Commit
tee with cooperation of man
state and federal natural re
source development agencies
According to Mr. Winslow
these students attending will
receive instructions in many
phases of conservation anc
natural resources develop
ment including soil and wa
ter conservation, wildlift
conservation, forestry, etc
In addition a well roundet
recreational program has
been planned including com
petitive sports activities anc
swimming.
At the conclusion of the
workshop, tests will be giv
en and first, second and
third place prizes awarded tc
those making the highest
relative scores.
Mr. Winslow indicated that
this was the first year of
this workshop but that in
terest throughout the state
is apparently high, based on
the present indications ol
the number of boys expected
to participate. He f urthei
stated that this workshor
should. serve to.. create a.tai
greater awareness' .of the
need for proper Stewardshir
of Our natural resources.
Police Report
May Activity
Hertford's Police Depart
ment had a busy month dur
ing May, according to a re
port to the Town Board
Monday night by Police Cap
tain B. L. Gibbs.
According to Gibbs' re
port, there was a total ol
21 arrests made, six for be
ing drunk, four miscellaneous
traffic arrests, three miscel
laneous arrests, two for op
erating intoxicated, one foi
disorderly conduct, on
speeding, one assault, one
larceny, one whiskey viola
tion and one breaking anc
entering.
Twenty of the 21 arrest:
were found guilty. The fine
amounted to $451 and cost.
$335, totaling $786.
The department answerec
and investigated 104 calls
answered 223 radio calls, ex
tended 109 courtesies, inves
?ated two accidents, larcenj
of automobiles totaled four
with the four being recov
ered. Worked two funerals
found three doors unlocked
answered one fire call, issiiec
one citation, five lights re
ported out and found twe
windows unlocked.
Mrs. Umphlelt
Holds Meeting
The Snow Hill-White Hal
Home Demonstration Club
held its June meeting on
Tuesday the 8th at 8 o'clocl'
in the home of Mrs. J. W.,
Overton as hostess.
The president, Mrs. Free
man Umph.ett, presided. The
meeting was opened by the
singing of Brahms "Lulla
by." .--;;''
Mrs. : Overton read as the
devotional the 5th chapter of
Romans, first' through the
tenth verses, . followed by
prayer. ' r "" " ; ; .
The minutes of '.;: the last
meeting were readi and ap
proved, , the roll was called
with 10 members being pres'
ent. -;"',-:'' $?
Mrs. Ua Grey White, home
economics extension agent,
gave a demonstration on
"Buttons and Button; Holes."
She showed step by stop the
newest method of making
button holes and . how to
have the right size buttons
for the dUferent kinds of
materials.
The "Head Start" Kinder
garten Program will begin ii
a 1 1 Perquimans - County
Schools on Monday, June 28.
All children entering first
grade in September are in
vited and urged : to partici
pate, according to Mrs. Riley
S. Monds, Jr., director.
The program is designed to
get children ready to learn
to read so that valuable time
is saved during the first
year of school.
School hours will be from
i A. M. until 12 A. M. each
day, with lunch being served
at 11:30.
The teachers for the schools
and Mrs. R. S. Monds, di
rector, will spend a week
training at West Carolina
Teachers College in Cullo
wee from June 21 through
June 25.
On Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 16 and 17, teachers
,ield sessions in their respec
tive schools for training the
aides that will assist during
the regular school' sessions.
Class rooms were put in
readiness and lunch room
workers were briefed on
plans.
The school staff will be
lided by Perquimans County
Home Agents, Welfare and
Health Departments, Dr. Al
lan B. Bonner, local dentist
ind by the North Carolina
State PTA, both in the daily
;chool program and at par
jnts' meetings to be an
nounced later.
Jaycee Banquet
Set For June 23
The Hertford Jaycees will'
hold their annual installa
tion of officers banquet and
Teenager of the Year Award
on June 23 at 7:30 P. M. in
the Hertford Grammar
School.'; ' " "' '". y-
Warren Twiddy of Eden
ton has been secured: as the
?uest speaker, according to
Sid Harmon, outgoing presi
dent of the local Jaycees.
Officers to be installed
re: Joe Rogerson, presi
dent; Tom Brown, vice
president; Charlie Fowler,
secretary; Clyde E. La.ie,
treasurer; Walter Humphlett,
Jr., state director. Directors
Sid Harmon, Thurman Whed
bee and Carson Spivey.
The banquet will be buf
fet style and will be served
'iy the Hertford Cafe. All
laycees and wives and Ex
hausted Roosters and wives
ire expected to attend.
Beth Hurdle won the
Teenager of the Year Award
last year. ,
Class Reunion
Held At School s
The 1940 graduating clas
if Perquimans County High
School met Sunday, June 13,
it the school cafeteria for
'.heir 25th reunion with 40
if the 60 graduating mem
bers present.
Bill Cox, class president,
extended ' welcome to all.
Archie Riddick gave the in
vocation. A delicious din
ier of barbecue chicken or
oork was enjoyed. Each
member introduced them
selves and their mates tell
ing a little about their fami
lies. Durward Reed, Jr.,
read letters from some Who
were unable to attend. Dixie
Chappell Porter, class pro
phet gave some of the pro
phecy that she gave for class
night. s
Gifts were presented to:
Ruth Hollowell Stevenson of
Naples, Florida, who had
traveled the fartherest, Dew
ey Perry, Jr., with the youn
gest child. , There was a -3
way tie for the one with the
most children, v Durward
Reed, Jr., Archie Riddick and
Inez Harris Corprew with 4
each. Mattie Reed Connelly
and Mildred Evans Dail tied
for. having two grandchildren
each. Thomas Hollowell was
the most recent married.'
Edith Reed and James Wild
er won the door prizes..- '
, The class song "We'll Nev
er Forget" was sung. The,
flowers used were in - mem
ory - of Katherine Godfrey
Byrum, the only member
who had died, . ;
Pictures were made of the
class. ' . ,
Those present were: Har-
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