EECLY Uliiv J Vol. XXXIL-No. 27, Hertford, Perquimans County North Carolina, PViday, July 2, 1965. r jv 2 PodoL'oI ; " A' decision on ' whether Hertford , will get S federal grant to; help finance the construction of a sewage dis posal system, expected' here In June, will not be made until late July at the very -earliest. And the commun ity faces stiff competition for funds. ' The State ' Stream Sanita tion Committee met last . week. Congress has not yet passed the budget bill which will include , state alloca tions of . funds for - continue tion . of the sewer system . construction- grant program) and it is not known exactly what North Carolina s allot ment will be. The federal "money : is as signed to ; municipalitiesby . state committee. After" fed eral funds : become : avail"' able it is understood that a great portion of those who have applied for grants will have to be left out. The committee has applications for 44 cities 'and towns for grants. . i If a grant, is not received by Hertford, the sewage- dis posal plant will be delayed at least another year. ,' . Senior 4-H'ers Conduct fleeting The Senior -4-M Club met at the Agriculture Building in Hertford Tuesday ( night, June 1 29, at 8 o'clock with Joe Towe : White, president, presiding. . The devotional Was pre sented by David, Williams of Belvidere.i Then, a ' short business session ' was 1 dis posed ot. Fo(lowmg 'this, Mrs. Doris Nixon presented a program of Junior Leader- - ship, which was" most in spiring - and helpful to all r those present. ' She- brought wit the fact that everyone ia ... good one or a -bad one, be cause you as ; an individual influence others to either do good or bad. With this thought In mind, she urged . each 4-H member to develop then; leadership td broad ob- : jcctives of character, and ef fective citizenship.' 1 v.r , -., Refreshments' weYe served .'at the dose of the meeting consisting - of cookies and drinks. . 1 . . i i " i Demons trUlon On Buttons --"Buttons and Buttonholes" was the topic of the demon stration given by Mrs. Ila Grey. White Tuesday night, June 22, when the Belvldere Home Demonstration Club met in the home of Mrs. Robert . Louis Stevenson. : ' Steps were shown on how bound buttonholes were made. Beautiful buttonholes can sive distinction to any . Continued oa Page Six Scrkw 1 ... J J Miss Emma Clara Lay den died suddenly Sunday night at 7:00 at her home on Et 2, Hertford. A native of Perquimans County, she was the daughter of the late Ed ward and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Lay den. She was a member of Whiteville Grove Baptist Church. Surviving is one . sister, Miss Margaret Elizabeth Layden of Route 2. I . Funeral services were held Veunesday afternoon at 4:00 St the home ner Fulvidere by Dr. Karold V . ' Burial was in V.,e L'y.-a family cemetery. . - "Kearer T"y Cot to Thee" Vffi su J by v. ..,te. t..' c vt r Iv s made t l i t 1 white c " s g 3 f jrn. s v i i- nn -.Tin : i. mi s ii, J i . : L. . Jej. AJi'1 Ju-t Grant .Fob1 At Snug llrbor - Snug ! Harbor Beach Club is sponsoring; a rock rodeo to be held during the month of July. Four weekends of competitive sportsman ship beginning July 10 and ending August 1st. Rock fish caught on Sat urdays and Sundays during this event can only be enter ed . in the contest. - Every body is invited to enter this outstanding and pleasurable event, but must register on or before July 10 with Les ter Simpson, proprietor of the Snug Harbor Marina in order to qualify. A first ' and second prize will be" given for the largest fish caught, and a first and second prize will be given for the largest number of fish caught during, this con test. ' The winners to be an nounced on Saturday, Au gust 7, at 12 o'clock noon. The rock fish must be weighed and Inspected . by Mr. Simpson after each day's catch, so get your gear in order now and plan . to en ter this fantastic and highly competitive , contest. You'll have fun galore so register today. , This is an individual con test no teams involved this ia why the contest ' is arranged on Saturdays and Sundays instead of the week days' so. that it is tfair 'for all working sportsmen who like to troll for rock. Your catch must be landed on the weekend 'dates specified at the .; Snug Harbor Marina with'. Mr.. I Simpson 4 because, he ; win weigh and count and keep-' & tatari-tt n KOfc- board Phart. to ha nutinn th wall orr thevMartnar bmiaing so each Individual contest ant cah keep up with, their individual progress. ,1. First Prize:' For largest fish caught a Penn, 109 reel and trolling rod, 1. , ' 23 gallons of outboard-in board,' motor' gas, and 5 qts. oil. . . , Sec6nd Prize: For largest fish -Picnic icebox,. 10 . gal lons of gasoline for inboard outboard motor, and 2 qts. of oil. ' . . For the most fish, 1st prize and second prizes will be same as for -the-, largest fish caught., i 1 " - j - Vj A Look Backward i At Ftmkd tm Tha PerqalnaM Weekly fUm mt TwtorjreMr JULY 1938 Hertford Found ' Suitable For Locating Textile Plant By ' Pennsylvania ' Concern: Persistent rumors have had it for some time that Penn sylvania textile interests are wanting to locate a plant in this section- of the state. - In an effort to track down these rumors, this newspaper con tacted the local agent of the Norfolk Southern Railroad in the hope . that 1 the carrier's traffic department might be able to shed more light on the subject, and learned that the street talk was not with out - foundation. wTnle it js definitely known that the Pennsylvania people h a V e not decided which town will become their , permanent lo cation, it is known that the new factory or plant will be built in this section of the state. , . . 1 . 1 Grammar School Loses t Teachers: Because of the decrease in attendance dur ing the last school term, Per quimans County will ' lose two grammar school teachers this year, according, to , F. T. Johnson, county superinten dent of public instruction. - Claud ! ...Urns Cis First Cotton t: n: The first cot ton blosso.ii - appeared in the o"ice of The . Perquimans etkly from the farm of Claud Williams on Tuesday r, -h". He found the blos f t f t c reported ' , r I nday af- !- ' '. .' i;!'. OW liVt'S ( -i il. iJ. . 1. low farm. 1 iiiur'.'y sp ti" 1 i '. cut to Shown in the top left picture is Joel Hollowell, Jr.,' of ;j. F. Hollowell & Sons of Winfall as he holds a handful of fresh Cucumbers taken from the conveyor unloading a truck full of cucumbers belonging to Jake White, Jr. These cucumbers will be on their way to the Brookneal Pickle Company in Henderson shortly. Shown in the lower photos are Gialy Chappell, buyer for the Aetna Packing Company, David Boyce,; vho helps at the station, and standing on the unloading platform is Manison Revell, who just arrived with, a load of cucumbers. The vegetable is basketed as shown and ready for a large truck to take them to Maryland, the company's packing station. Brookneal Pickle Company of Henderson, N C, and the Aetna Packing Company of Glen Burnie, Md., are re ceiving cucumbers from Per quimans daily from the two buying stations in the county. J. F. Hollowell it Sons of Winfall is , operator of the cucumber buying ' station there for s the Brookneal Pickle Company and George Baker and Gialey Chappell are operating a buying sta tion at Belvidere for the Aetna Packing Company. The above , photos were Francis,, Combs Plays Semi-pro ( Francis Combs, a graduate of Perquimans County High bchooi, where he was a star athlete,', and now a vstudentl tuck, Chdwuv .Gates .and t.li,CSttx:ollefef wnertrfttare lie ,wm oatvuti uh me iv. 1. S t a te.; , freshman i -baseball team . this- past -spring, currently playing for Shen andoah, Va.,. in.., the semi-pro vaney jueague. r - Combs . was one of 38 freshmen ' athletes-, presented awards for their . participa tion m N." C. State's spring sports schedules." Combs was winner of a freshman baseball numeral. - . SOFTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS' : The Softball - league com posed of teams from Whitesr ton, v Harvey . Point, . Jay cees. Independents - and Hertford Hardware'' Company, got un der way here June 2 at Per quimans High.. School , ath letic field. . ' . ' ' ", ' The standings' to ;date are as follows: Won Lost Whiteston ' ,J S , ' 0 ( Hertford Hardware,3 3 ' Independents -t. 3 4 Harvey Point 4 Jaycees 1 1 3 . These v teams - play - each Wednesday and Friday night at 7:30 and 9 o'clock. There is no admission charge. The public is invited to . attend these ball games. Safe Weekends Sought In State highway troopers are preparing for a heavily traveled weekend as N6rth Carolina and the nation cele brate Independence Day. From the Lepartment of Motor Vehicles came a re minder that excessive speed, failing to give the right of way and drinking usually have an unwelcome part in holiday traffic smashups. ' ' 1, Officials t pointed out that last year 17 persons never returned from July Fourth trips. They were killed in fatal accidents caused by one or more violations . of the law. The agency said special driving caution will be re quired over the holidays it travelers are to reach their destinations safely. ' .V .' Cn speed, department spo? Tien reminded drivers that the posted speed limit is nc - necessarily , a safe limit (Mis?y factors call for a r?"'; d spoed, such as the we...;,( tra;iic volume, con d.tions tf the road and the vehicle and visual . reslnc- t -ns. ! 1 3 1 a con - CUCUMBER BUYING taken last Friday when op erations for the day were just getting underway. : , Cash for the ; farmers in this vicinity from crops of cucumbers .amount to large returns for a number of farmers .during . the months of June and July. ' ... '.Both cucumber 'buy in g stations are equipped , with grading machinery : to . take care of the grading of the cucumber crop, quickly mov ing the "cukes" as the farmers arrive with them, Ppl. Meiggs Cpi. Lem Meiggs of Dis trict . 2, State Highway Pa trol, comprising Perquimans, Pasquotank,! Camden, Cum day "the. following accident summaryjor the July fourth holiday' " last ' year, "-' 1964, which lasted from July 3 at Bealqrs Select Cecil' Winslow Cecil E. Winslow, Winslow Blanchard Motor Company, Inc., Hertford, has been ap pointed to serve as Area Chairman of the North Ca rolina ' Automobile ' Dealers Association for ' Perquimans County, according to an an nouncement made today by NCADA W. A.. Raney of Wil mington. Winslow will serve as liaison" officer between new car and; truck; dealers in Perquimans County and NCADA and- the National Automobile Dealers Associa tion. " . ' : Winslow will keep his area informed of state and na tional , affairs affecting the automotive industry and, in turn,; will advise the state and national, associations of happenings of interest on the ocal scene, 4 He-.will head a countywide membership campaign for , both organi zations in the fall. fast despite what the signs say, Officials, viewing the coming weekend, cautioned drivers to proceed at a safe, reasonable ' speed, caretully noting what other cars arel aoing. V'v ; " 'j-; "If many cars are passing you," they : explained, ; "you are probably going too alow, holding hack-normal traffic. On the other hand, if you are passing . many cars, chances are you are going too fast'' 1 ; Excessively slow speeds, in some instances, can be just as ' much a problem as ex cessively high speeds. -, -i . The emphasis, ; officials pointed out is keeping all traffic moving at as near a uniform rate as possible. Seven fatal crackups over the Fourth last year came from excessive ' speed, ac cording to agency records. In all there were -951 wrecks during the 78-hour holiday period in which 6G6 persons were injured Bnd 17 killed. Highway patrolmen, the department said," will be on constant, roving patrol dur ing Ce v--;:.eri to help cuib accivlc.a. pleasure seek TOIE insuring the top prices by the fast, moving process. They are packed in boxes at both placfes, placed on large trucks and shipped right on out oi the plants. The farmers in are area, receive top prices for their crops and bolster their farm income, The business also affords 'work for many local folks, who help with the handling, grading and re ceivingand to pickers who work for - the various num ber of. farmers in this area growing the pickling product. Report Issued 6 P. M. and ended on July 5 at 12 o'clock midnight:" Perquimans: Three acci dents," no injuries, no deaths; .grawdMnag,450v:ft . Pasquotank:' One accident, no injuries' and none killed, property damage, .jfSOO.; v Canfden; Four ; accidents, four injured, no deaths, property damage, $1,650. ' . , Currituck:. One accident, two injuries, none killed, property -.damage, $350. Chowan: - Three accidents, no injuries, none killed, property damage, $1,150. ; Gates: Three accidents, two injuries, no fatalities, property damage, $3,650. Dare: Two accidents, three injuries, none killed, property damage, $555. Cpl. ;: Meiggs stated the state will count its July Fourth holiday highway fa talities from 6 P. M. Friday, July 2, through midnight Monday,-" July 5, a 78-hour period (which incidentally is the same as last years' holi day). The corporal says, "There will be a continuously heavy flow of traffic to the beach areas and we solicit your co operation in ' driving safely and soundlly, that you may be around on the sixth of July. ' The Highway Patrol will utilize its . manpower, radar and speed timing devices to (Continued on Page Six) Tar Heelia ers are expected to jam highways leading to beach and- mountain recreational areas, with probably the heaviest traffic to be Friday evening and Saturday. They urged patience in the event of unforseen delays. '. "Good intentions : alone won't keep you out of an accident'' 1 authorities said. "Knowing and obeying the traffic rules is important but so is skill in handling - your car."'" '.,.-W-;- "!": 'i:;y;"'---' " 4 The skilled driver, accord ing to the experts, obeys not only man made laws but natural laws as well. He understands such terms as "centrifugal force" and "force of impact" and handles his car accordingly. ' "You may sometimes es cape the consequences of breaking a written law, but it's seldom you can break a natural law : and not suffer the penalty," authorities said with iia final plea ! to '"use more than average care in driving this weekend. 4 MASONS MEET TUESDAY Perquimans Lodge No. 106, A. F. Si A. M, will meet Tuesday night at 6 o'clock. Stcrcs Close : f.'cnday, July 5lh . Following the usual eus , itom,' 1 the i merokanta ( of 1 .Hertford wlU elose (heir businesses in observanee of the Fourth of : July holi day. The merchants of Hertford' arreed some years . ago 1 tot dose o ' the ; 1 1 following day 1 should any1 1, holiday fall en; a Sonday. Customers are, there fore, urged to anticipate their needs for the week end and make their pur chases on Saturday as stores will be closed on Monday; If you are on the high way, DRIVE CAREFULLY. If boating, observe safety precautions and let's have a safe and sane Fourth of July holiday, : Class Of 1930 non The 1930 -senior class of Perquimans County High School held its 35th reunion on ' , May 16, 1 1 1965, ' in the school cafeteria at 1 o'clock P. M. ' 1 Welcome was given by Henry Clay Sullivan and the invocation was given by Ad die White. A barbecue chicken dinner was served, after which Marion Riddick introduced the teachers and other guests. ' A memorial pause was held for the de ceased of the class, Elizabeth Jackson, Lester Ward and Naomi Wood. ; Prizes were won by the following members: For the most children, Herbert Nix on; for 1 traveling the longest distance, Mrs. Roscoe Cham berlin (Nellie Copeland); for being married the longest, Mrs. Lloyd Winslow (Mattie Winslow). Mrs Harold Hurdle (Cel esta Godwin) gave the his tory of the class. The alma marM.iwiJrs, Dorothy WTBarbee leading. The class was dismissed with prayer by Henry Clay St4- UVan; !' I ,: ;" . I! ii,; ( Ji:. . The ' 27 members present were Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Russell (Mary Woodard), Arlington, Va.; Mr. and Mrs Johnnie ' Broughton, Hert ford;. Mr and Mrs. H. T. Davis (Virginia Smith), Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Marie Spivey Elliott, Hertford; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Umphlett (Imogene Morgan), Hertford; Miss ; Mary Helen Newby, Norfolk, Va.; Mr, and Mrs. Warner Madre, Hertford; Elsberry Lane, Belvidere; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Nixr on,-Hertford; Mr. and Mrs. A 1 v i n Winslow (Margaret Boyce), Belvidere; Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Chamberlin (Nellie Copeland), Farming ton, N.H.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Humphlett (Gladys Winslow), Hertford; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Winslow (Mattie Winslow), Elizabeth City; Dennis Winslow, Hertford; Jasper Winslow, Belvidere; Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Butt (Edith Hobbs), Hertford; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Modlin (Martha J. Lane), Tyner; Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rid dick, Hertford; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Spivey, Maryland; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wil liams, Hertford; Mr. and (Continued on Page Six) L. W. Chappell Taken In Death Funeral services for Luth er William Chappell,. 88, who died Tuesday night were held Friday afternoon at 3 in the Chapel of the Swin dell Funeral Home by Rev. Luther Gray and ; Rev. George Miller, pastor of the Christ's Sanctified Holy Church in Norfolk, Va. V: Members " of the f church sang "When I Inherit My Mansion", "Without - Him" and "What A Day That Will Be'V' -V The casket pall was made of White gladioli, white chrysanthemums, white car nations, red roses, baby's breath and fern. , ; Pallbearers were Thomas Chappell, Clarence Chappell, Sr., Clarence Chappell, Jr., Hubert Chappell, Vernon Chappell and Joe Draper. Burial was in the family cemetery in Belvidere. '; LIBRARY WILL BE i t CLOSED ON MONDAY " Mrs Silas Whedbee, li brarian, announces.: that the library will be closed Mon day, July 5, in observance of the Fourth ol July holiday. Activity 3 For Benefit Of Local Recreation Projects 1 " REV. EUGENE OWENS Service Is Set By Mr. Owens Rev. Eugene Owens, As sistant Professor of Preach ing at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N. C, will fill the pulpit for both the morning and evening wor ship services at the Hertford Baptist Church in the ab sence of the pastor. Rev. Owens is a native of nullum, v a. 11c v.v.tivv.w Southeastern Theolog- cal Seminary, New York, N. V., and his S.T.M. degree from Union Theological Sem inary in New York. He has served as pastor of Churches in North Carolina and New I York - Halsoserve4 ,a$ (a f specIaCTeurer " hi" Pastoral Theology at the McMaster Divinity College in Hamil ton,;' Ontario. " the public is invited : to hear Rev. Owens at both of these services (11 A. M. and 7:30 P, M.) on Sunday, July 4th. County Lags In Bond Sales Savings Bonds sales in North Carolina for the first five months of this year amounted to $22,282,524. This is 42 per cent of the state s annual goal of $53,100,000. Series . E Bond sales for the year are running slight ly ahead while Series H Bond sales are running sub stantially behind sales re corded in the first five months of last year. During the month of May E Bond sales showed a de cline of over 4 per cent. H Bond sales were off 34 per cent. The combined sales of E and H Bonds during May dropped over 6 per cent Sales in Perquimans Coun ty for the month of May were $5,297. For the year County sales totaled $20,183, which is 34.6 per cent of the 1965 goal of $58,410, accord ing to R. M. Riddick, Per quimans County Volunteer Chairman of the Bonds pro gram. Hospital Post Is Now Open ' Civil Service examination for the position of Medical Laboratory Technician (Gen eral), GS-4, $4480 per an num, and GS-5, $5000 per annum, is now open, it was stated today by the Execu tive Secretary, Board of U, S. Civil Service Examin ers, Veterans Administration Hospital, Fayetteville. ; The examination is being conducted to fill positions at the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Hospital The registers may also be used to fill vacancies in other Federal agencies in the area. Applications will be accept ed until the - needs of the service are met. The first cut-off date for. acceptance of applications is July 7, 1965. , . . ' Complete information " and application blanks may be obtained at the Civil Service Office, Veterans . Admini stration . .. Hospital, Fayette ville; N. C, or at the local Post .Office, '. his B.A. degree from Wake."1 p ',cf" , lla" Forest; B.D degree from , Wlte5 Humphlett, Jr., or ,N-- .... JUIUUUUU Co-chairmen Carson ' Spi vey and Charlie Fowler of the Hertford . Jaycees have announced plans for the an nual fish fry and auction sale held each year for the bene fit of the Perquimans rec reation lot to be held this year on Friday, August 6. The funds that were raised last year on this project were used primarily for pay ing for a recreation director and repairs to the recreation lot.. : . Clubs Asked ToHelp The Belvidere, Bethel, New Hope, Parkville, Whiteston Development Clubs, Durants Neck, Bethel, Parkville Ru ritan Clubs, Ballahack, Beech Spring, Belvidere, Bethel, Burgess, Chapanoke, Durants Neck, Helen Gaither, Snow Hill, White Hat, Whiteston, Winfall Home Demonstra tion Clubs, Lions, Rotary, aycees and BPW Clubs all are being asked to help in this project. Auction Sale Items such as cakes, can dies, handicraft, services and other items will be auction ed off during the fish fry. A special plea is made to ladies in the entire county who have a special recipe or handicraft to donate an item for the auction sale. Merchants in the county will be asked to contribute items for the auction. Persons do nating items are requested to bring them to the display table by 5:30 P. M. on the day of the fish fry. Inter- , , . . the Solicitation Committee.. Advance Sale Of Tickets Sale of tickets will be by advance sale and should be purchased by Tuesday after noon, August 3. All com munity development clubs teidl'etvtc'' cful! "' iare being asked to help iii the advance sale of tickets. -Any person desiring tickets can contact Elwood Copeland or Hillary Scaff, co-chairmen of the ticket sales. The fish fry and auction sale will be held on the rec reation lot. Anyone inter ested in donating items for the auction sale or purchas ing tickets for the fish fry can contact Walter Humph lett, Jr., Sid Harmon or El wood Copeland. or any oth er Jaycee member. Tucker Given Insurance Post Shelton M. Tucker has, been appointed general agent for American Defender'. Llf 4 Insurance Company in this area, according to an anff nouncement by Edwin C Baker, executive vice prVsi? dent of the company.' "Our company is fortup ate to secure the ser$jce of Mr. Tucker," said Baker. "His training and experience'' will be of valuable assistance in planning effective insur ance programs." : The new agent, who will maintain an office in Ra leigh, is a native of Hert ford and attended Centen ary College. He is a vet eran of the U. S. Air Force. Agent Tucker resided with his wife, Marie, at 4704 Yad kin Drive in Raleigh. ' , .. Services Held For Mrs. Miller Mrs. Hattie Lee Miller, 65,. of Route 2, Elizabeth City, died at 7:55 o'clock Monday morning following a threev year illness. She was a. native of Per quimans County and " the daughter of the late James Edward and Mary Majorline Jackson Hendrix, and the widow of Judson Miller and a member of Woodville Bap tist Church. . She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. James Lv Newson of Portsmouth; one son, James L. Miller of Bel Air, Md.; one sister, Mrs. Essie Barnes of .Hertford; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. r' Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'clock in Berry Fun eral Home by Rev. Sidney ; Oxendine, pastor - of Wood ville Baptist Church. Burial (was in Cedarwood Cemetery' in jienioro.. - . .