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. . .7 v;?::';T..-'i i i ' r L J , ,11 QUMANS we: Vol., XXXII. No. 31. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Friday, August 6, 1965. 5 Cents Per Copy T Commission tandard Printing Co J ?VZZVTLLE, KY. J ill Sealed Bids On Lease EKLY 13 ,li ' JJl r. h H. d Elliott, Hertford fire chief, Charles Skinner, Jr., . assistant, and Sherman Pick .' artf from the N. C. Depart- .' ment of Insurance in Ra r leigh, met with a: group of interested ; persona r in - "the Bethel ' community of Per quimans County last week and . discussed ways and means of forming a Volun teer fire department in the Bethel community which de veloped into the electing of directors to form a volunteer fire department Roy S. ChappelL Sr.; was ' elected president; Maynard Fleetwood, vice ... president; William Corprew, secretary; Emmet. B. Long, treasurer and R. S. Chappell, Jr., pub . licity chairman. .;,. The group voted to have a fire .department and elect ed officers to get the pro ject underway. Proper pap ers were mailed to the Sec retary of State and already . the1 charter , has been re- turned." The volunteer de ll; partment at Bethel will be known, as "The Bethel Com 1 rhunity Fire Protection,. As- sociation. Inc." , 1 Committees have been ap 'pointed. ; On the Finance Committee Is Lester 6imp teon; chairman; Lawrence . Corprew, ' .' Willis Proctor, Thomas Fleetwood, . William tyobbs and Thomas Proctor. ', iThe Membership Commit tee' ts composed of Billy Har rwl,.'' . Maynard - Fleetwood, Emmett 1 Long and William Corprew.- " Equipment Committee composed of Maynard Fleet wood, Bobby Elliott, Charlie Skinner and , Lester Simpson. Communications ' Commit- teeH -Thomas-, Fleetwood, Willis proctor,. , 'Building: and Ground Com mittee, ) tot locate site: Wit ham. Corprew Billy Barrel! andUiam, Hohbg,,, , . R, a.:. Chappell, "jr., 'publl city chairman, has announc ed that: another meeting of the group will ' be held on Ml i J ..... . . .' : . : .. .... .v k ii i nursaay, August -a. vui interested ' persons : of the community, are - invited and urged to attend., ' . Services Held For Mrs. Powell Funeral 'services for Mrs. Rosa O'Neal . Miller Powell 75j " who died- Wednesday morning, Vere: held Friday at-2:30 in the chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by Rev. Norman Harris, pastor of Hertford Baptist Church. Members of the Baptist Church choir sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "My Faith Looks Up to Thee." . They were accompanied by Mrs. J. Eiue white, organist. yhe casket pall was made of . -pink carnations, White gladioli, baby's breath and fern. - Pallbearers were Joe ,Ays ' cue, Willie Ainsley, Noah Gregory, C 1 y d e Landing; Bobby . Elliott and Tommy Miller. Burial : was 'in Cedafwood Cemetery. ; ,.. -.. . . v Taflfte Sstteti2 There , will be a tour of Perquimans County farms on '.Thursday, August' 1J in which : drainage, . forestry, drop structures in ditches, cotton, corn, peanuts and soy beans will be shown, to the farmers on the tour. . ; The tour will begin at 9:30 A. M. at the Agricultural Building in Hertford and . will prob ably last .until 3:00 P. M. There are 56 varieties of early corjv planted, irk which ypu will have chaaie to look at and compare. There art 16 Varieties of soybeans which viU be observed. Oth er things to be seen are: weed ycontrol 0n corh soy beans, and peanuts; thickly planted corn, and close row soy beans, and topping corn. "Everyone who is interest el is invited to partic . ..te in this tour which is syon--ed by the -ricuUaral orkers in I - ! . is y, e i ve ! ' ;t ; v 1 r ' ? pa t 1 to ii": r 11. n, C 'y LUnAon u 1 Co FLdsCciiijiEign Short Of Goal The Red Cross Fund Cam paign has been officially closed and according to Fund Campaign Chairman W. L. (Buddy) Tilly,, the final total is $963.15. This is ap proximately $281 short of the goal set by the local chapter. If there are those who Have not been contact ed and who would like to donate, , they may contact Tilley or Chapter Chairman Clyde Emory Lane, Jr. ', Tilley and Lane would like to take this means of thanking all of those who participated in the campaign by canvassing, the town and county. To each of them they :'gi ve . their : sincere thanks. - ..' .' .' ,:- ;. , Townships and their chair men and the amount collect ed are listed as follows: r., Bethel Township, Marion R. Riddick, chairman, $59.54. New Hope Township, Charles Eley, chairman, $86.82.: ' v V Parkville Township, Mrs. Frank Bray, chairman, $45.76. Belvidere Township, Billy Winslow, chairman, $82.75. Hertford town and busi nesses, Buddy Tilley, chair man, $446.86. Colored community, ' Mrs. M. B. Taylor, chairman, $241.82. REV.. JESSE MANSFIELD RcvicJ Is Set Meat Hope i ft Revival services will be held at the Great Hope Bap tist Church near Hertford beginning Sunday, August 8, at 11 A. M. and nightly Sunday through Friday at , 8 o clock. The visiting evangelist, will 1 . . . . ! n r dc xvev. j esse rvay mails field, 28, pastor of Hickory Baptist Chureh of Whitakers, N. C. Mr. Mansfield is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mansfield of "Hertford. : Special music will be em phasized, with choral ar rangements from members of the church and visiting groups from other churches. Mf. Mansfield is a gradu ate 1 ; of Perquimans ' County High School, - Chowan Col lege, Atlantic Christian Col lege and Southeastern Bap tist Seminary. He has serv' ed as an interim and supply I as tor and has conducted avival services in several churches in North Carolina. He has a special interest ih North Carolina history,' and Southern Baptist growth in Eastern North Carolina. He is married to. the: former Barbara Jean Russell , and they have one . son. Russell. A special welcome recep tion.' is v planned s for iMr. Mansfield following the even ing service on Sunday, Aug usts. . i . A warm welcome and in vitation is extended to the public to attend these ser vices. V. M. Divers lias S::r::rv a W. M. "Bill" .Divers. Jr.. an. employe of t Winslow Oil Compa- ', i patiert in te Albemaj.v; L ital. 1 . Ijivers und?rweit, surgery this week and 13 1 orted ar doir.g njLtVt 1 HEADSTART PROGRAM Hertford Grammar Head Start children are shown at left Mrs. Winslow, talks about farmers and the food they rai se for us all to eat. At right, Street School line up with their teacher, Mrs. Walker, to play a color-learning game. PovertyProgram MakingProgress The Head Start Pre-School Project is in its sixth week in Perquimans County. Both teachers and parents are en thusiastic , about progress made with the children. Monday night parents meetings were held at King Street and Central Grammar Schools. Approximately 100 parents attended. Mrs. Ha Grey White and Mrs. Minnie Bess Taylor, Perquimans Home Demon stration Agents, were , in charge, of the programs. Their topic was "Foods That Make Your Child Grow and Go." The speakers empha sized the great importance of good basic nutrition in rela tion to a child's ability to learn. Mrs. Taylor said "If your child comes to school without breakfast, he s hun gry and he cannot learn." The value of ; green vege tables, tomatoes and milk was stressed. Parents were told that good nutrition does not necessarily result from u large family ' income. Wise use of cheap foods will make for adequate nutrition. It was pointed out that milk is the single most, valu-, able 'food- -itemr and that. powdered milk is every bit as beneficial as liquid. In the last five years Perqui mans County's milk per capi ta milk consumption has in creased, but it is still too low,. ' 1 Next Monday Head .Start Parents " Meetings will be held at Union and Hertford Grammar Schools. Mrs. Hurdle, 78, Taken In Death Mrs. Delia White Raby Hurdle, 78, d i e d Friday morning at 2:15 o'clock at her home in Winfall follow ng a. long illness. A native of Perquimans- County, she was , the daughter of Moses Rountree and Mrs. Missouri Thomas White and widow of Hubert Doctrine Hurdle She, was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptigt Church. ,:; Surviving is. a daughter' Mrs. Kutn tfuraen ? or ,win fall; three . sons, Howardd Hurdle and . Harold ; Hurdle of Route 2, Hertford, and Billy Thomas Hurdle of; Winfall; five sisters, Mrs. Nina Pierce of . Route 2y Elizabeth City, Mrs. Essie Sawyer of Elizabeth City,; Mrs. Jessie Chad wick of Jacksonville, Flay Mrs. Mat-, tie P. Sawyer of Lakeland, Fla.j and Mrs. Melvin Bright of Route 2, Hertford; one brother, Moses R. White of Route 5, Elizabeth City, and eight grandchildren .and two. great grandchildren. . Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in. Mt. Sinai Baptist Church by i ReV. ' Douglas Holland, j pastor, assisted by Rev. Ter ry : Jones : and Rqv. Edgar Harden, former pastors. I , Won t Have' to Cross Jordaij ,Alone" was sung by Edward- Jordan and "Will the Circle . Be .Uhbroken"! was sung by Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Stanton and Mrs.; Ef fie Miller. They were ac companied by Mrs. Ernest E. Morgan, pianist. At s the grave "Abide With Me" was sung by Mrs. Miller, Mr. "and Mrs. , Stanton ani Edward, Jordan. ' The casket pall was made of pink, gladioli, pink car nations and pink roses. Pallbearers were Harold Lindsey . Hurdle, Hubert ' r"vn, tL R White, r Culvut-;. Bright, Gerald ayer and Waverly Saw yer. , JtJuriBl ,wasi in.. Cedar wood Cemetery. Rug Hooking Workshop Set ' ' ; " Make an exquisite family heirloom learn the art of rug hooking. ; Mrs. J. W. Gore of Fayetteville will be in Perquimans County Au gust 18, 19, and 20 for a rug hooking workshop. She will bring supplies and equip ment to be purchased for use at the Workshop. One may make a chair seat or a larger item. " : Mrs. Gore is an authority on rug hooking and has taught in many schools and wornshops. She will teach how to dye old fabric for use in rug hooking. She will discuss the various steps in making a rug and teach how to use various materials. If ; you - are interested, please contact Ila Grey White at the Home Economics Ex tension Agents' office in the Agricultural Building. Peanut Crop ' "The need for dusting pea nuts has increased tremen dously due to the late heavy -raws that .we have had, and in many cases,' the need for additional nitrogen to be ap plied to peanuts has become very necessary," states R. M. Thompson, County Extension Chairman. Some of the farmers are using thin culti vator hoes and are going to run it just as deep as possi ble down, the water furrow in the peanuts in an attempt to get air to the roots of the peanut plants. "The last rain has made the possibili ty of damage to our peanut crops a real ' problem and many people should be real careiui as 10 now tney treat these fields" further states inucu Tiaino - . TiirTnar CT'STCka Mr. Thompson. It would be a mistake to plow heavy wet dirt onto the peanut vines, as this would make the pos sibility of Southern Stem Rot a real problem, 'but if the land can be aired out Without putting dirt on the peanut vines, it will be of benefit. , We are still recommending 30 to 40 lbs. of actual nitro gen to the acre where the peanuts are turning yellow and also , dusting with Cop per Sulphur and ; Sevin. "With proper care, many of the fields of peanuts can be brought around without too serious damage, due to wa ter, and we hope that you will give your peanuts the care that is needed at this time," further states Mr. Thompson. t Tour Of Area WillBelleld j The Albemarle Area De velopment Association Agri cultural) Committee is spon soring a farm shop . and storage, tour on Tuesday, August 10, in which the far mers from all 10 of the Al bemarle counties are invited to attend. We will meet in Eden ton at i the Joseph Kewes Hotel at 10 A. M. and tour three places in Chowan bounty and then comet to t erquimans ; ; Co u n t y for lunch.' and the,, afternoon tour, in which we will see r-V - the farm shops, feed mills and storage shops, and machinery ' sheds'. Floyd Mathews, Route '3, Hertford, is chairman of this tour and it is hoped that everyone that has a need for storage On the farm lor their ma chinery or need shop to do i pairs ; will be With . this oup. '(.': i i acts are very often stub- l rn things , and well con- aled. ' CopelandG iven Prestonj, Copeland was giv en a six-inonth road sentence in Perquimans County Re corder's Court here Tuesday. Copeland was charged with assault on Margaret Cope land, his wife. The warrant was amended to read by pointing a shotgun at Mar garet Copeland. Appeal was noted. W a y n e B u r k e Perry, charged with improper muff ler, was taxed with the court costs. Melvin Linwood Hunter, charged with reckless driv ing, was fined $25 and court COStS. - : Joseph J. Barordy, charg ed with speeding, was fined $5.25 and court costs. Glen E. Sandifer, 17-year-old white youth, charged with being drunk on the streets, was fined $2.00 and court costs, $89.45 to be add ed for repairs and damage done to the pail by Sandifer ; Joseph W. Feres, charged with driving with no lights paid the court costs James March, charged with being drunk on the streets, was fined $2.00 and court costs., - For the second year, the Board of County Commis' sioners, are sponsoring i trophy for the best corn yield in Perquimans County. Last . year, Ernest Elliott Morgan, Route 2, Hertford, won this trophy which was presented by Dr. E. R. Col- 1 i nts q Vi o Pnrn Pirtrl i rt i rr meeting . This year the rules are the same as they were last year and the prospects for a high, er corn yield are much bet ter than they were last year. You must turn in your weight ticket to the County Agents' office or . else the results will not be consider ed in the contest.' The rules are as follows: 1. If a farmer has less than 5 acres of corn, all of this corn would be counted as in the contest, and if he has more than 5 acres he must have at least 5 acres of it in the contest This corn must be in complete cut or cuts if it is planted in corn. This does not mean that a farmer that , has one-half a field of corn and one-half a field of soy beans would not be able to participate as the half field would mak; him eligible as long as it was all corn in that field. 2. There must be two oth er persons besides the farm er present when the corn is harvested, - and they must sign the ticket. This could be the truck driver and the , machine operator. : 3. The corn must - be weighed, moisture tested and scale ticket dated and signed. 4. We are requesting that the estimated fertilizer 'per acre, variety pf porn, date planted and spacing of seed, be made available for. other farmers informatjon; "" ;-: f'! 5.. After the- corn is picked and weighed; the farmer will estimate the acres and send this 'and the yield . to .the County Agents' office as soon as possible after harvesting, and all must, be in by the first of December. The, corn land of the top producer will be measured after this . inf orr mation is sent in, in order to have the correct acres.? It is felt that the rules are lenient enough that no farmer will be inconvenienc ed in ' participating,, and we hope that you, will take an CQntinusd on Page Seven Corn Trophy A 4 I-..', r.ll 'J.-:' ' . :' ', listening as their teacher, the pre-schoolers at King Sheriff Blasts Liquor Stills Glenn R. Matthews, Per quimans County sheriff, in his July report from the Sheriff's Department, had another busy month. He blasted three more whiskey stills in the county during the month. Other activity according to the report was two sum mons, ti capias, eight war rants, three subpoenas, one claim of delivery. There were 19 inmates in jail. Local 4-H'ers The Perquimans County 4-H delegation attended the 1965 State 4-H Club Week at N. C. State University at Raleigh July 26-30. Beth Hurdle completed her year on the State Council as vice president by presiding at the Tuesday evening health pag eant and ceremony. Caro lyn White end David Boyce were presented as Perquim ans County health queen and king during the State Health Pageant :-Also, on Tuesday, Maureen " Nixon presented her Eastern District electric demonstration in state com-1 petition. "Nancy Matthews w a ? named state dress revue win ner on Wednesday night. This honor was a highlight of the week," states Mrs. Paige Underwood, associate home economics agent. Carolyn White and Bobby Harrell were honored Wed nesday at the 4-H Key Award Banquet. They re ceived this award for being outstanding junior leaders in their local communities. Carolyn also cast Perquimans County's vote in the state election on Thursday. David Boyce served on the Clover Leaves newspaper staff and had the experience to interview speakers and feature various programs and topics. Dr. T. C. Blalock, assistant director in charge of 4-H, announced at the adult lead ers luncneon tnat Mrs. wea Nixon had been selected by the state staff to serve as an adult counselor at uan- forth Camp on Stoney Lake in Michigan. Also attending this leadership camp will be Beth Hurdle, who won the trip earlier in the year. Wanda Winslow participat ed in the state talent parade by dancing the French Twist on Thursday night. Others who attended-dur ing the week were Anna Chesson, Betty White, Billy Nixon, Mrs. Joe Towe White, Mrs. Fannie Hurdle, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd : Mathews and Mrs. Ila Grey White, home economics extension agent. It lies in our power to love or hate. For will in us is over-ruled by fate: . Marlowe. Attend Meeting . ON DISPLAY Mrs. Archie White of Rout 1, Belvi dere. displays her creation rlnnle crocheted afrhana. . ... Of Perqiiimnns Farm Jaycee Event Will Be Tonight The fourth annual fish fry and auction sale for the pur pose of raising funds for the Perauimans Countv Reerea- l tinn Port urill ha holrl in- night (August 6) beginning promptly at 5:30. The auction sale will be one of the best it is hoped that has been, with so many valuable items donated to be auctioned off. The Hertford Jaycees are sponsoring the annual event and it is their hope, that with all the work they have put in this pro ject that the people of the county will come out to the fish fry and auction sale. Entertainment has been se cured and plans call for a gala good time by all attend ing. Plan now come on out, even if you don't attend the fish fry the auction sale will offer you much entertain ment. By Mrs. White Ripple crocheted afghans are a popular pastime for Mrs. Archie White of Route 1, Belvidere. She has exhibited and demonstrated her afghans for two years at the Albe marle Craftsman Fair in Elizabeth City held in April Af llW" booth-she has -taught many people . skills in . cro- cheting the ripple afghans. sne says sne is nappy to teach others whenever she has an opportunity. The zig-zag pattern cro cheted in various shades oi one color or in several col ors in ' repetition gives a ripple effect. Ten or twelve shades of one color, brown, blue, green, etc., may be used to produce a blended pattern which can be used successfully as an accessory in the home. For a more colorful article she used sev eral colors in one afghan. She has her reasons for making crocheted afghans. I liked to crochet and didn't like to sew pieces to-1 gether. So I decided to make something that I could keep working on until it was finished." She recommends the four ply wool yarn. "I do not like orlon, it's soft, but is fuzzy and pills so bad." She said the four ply wool yarn makes a prettier afghan that is light in weight The fin ished article is 46x60 inches. "When I first started it took all winter to make my first afghan," she said, "This past winter I filled two oth ers, crocheted one out of left over wool and knitted a sweater. She has taken . advantage of the fact that people like to buy afghans for use in their homes. She has sold several at the fair and in the area. , Mrs. White is an active Home Demonstration Club member and serves as presi dent of Perquimans County Home . Demonstration Clubs. She is a busy person yet has time for her favorite hobby, crocheting afghans. ' Afghans Made The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners meeting here Monday in their August session with R. L. Spivey, chairman presid ing with Commissioners W. W. Bundy, R. S. Monds. Jr., Thomas D. Nixon and Ellis Winslow, authorized the Board of Education to pur chase fire extinguishers for the school buses. The Commissioners desire to lease and will receive sealed bids for the lease of a farm in Parkville Town ship, generally known as the County Home Property for the year beginning January 1, 1966, and ending Decem ber 31, 1966. The lease will be for the farm only and no buildings are included. The farm has a peanut allotment acreage of 4.3 acres. Bids must be filed in writing with Julian C. Powell, Clerk of the County Board of Com missioners, on or before 10 A. M., Tuesday, September 7, y965. The Board of Com missioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. . The board approved the petition requesting the State Highway Commission to im prove and hard-surface SR No. 1334 (Body Road), 2.6 miles in New Hope Town ship. They also approved the petition requesting the addition to State maintained Secondary Road System by State Highway Commission, SR No. 1328 (Deep Creek Road ) which is not main tained by State Highway Commission, beginning at the end of SR 1328 now main tained by State Highway Commission and leading to the home of Haywood L. Small, a distance of approxi mately mile in New Hope Township. - Beefcj , license appl ication submitted yi.George Edward " Armstrong was approved by the Board. It was voted by the board to pay $25.00 for property option from Mrs. Y. L. Brown. Reports were received from the Agriculture Extension Service and Welfare Depart ments. A contribution of $25.00 was voted by the board to the U. S. 17 Improvement and Development Associa tion. Course Attended By Mr. Miller ; Rev. George D. Miller, Box 147, Tyner, N. C, is amOng 200 ministers from across the south attending the annual Approved Course - of - Study School at Emory University's Chandler School of Theology. The sessions began July 19 and will last through August 13. The school for supply pastors, directed by Dr. Arva C. Floyd, is spon sored by the Southeastern Jurisdictional Council, the Board of Education of The Methodist Church and Em ory. Emory's school fOr supply pastors was the first of its type in Methodism when it began in 1946 for supply pastors without formal theo logical training. Now there are 15 or 16 such schools. The one at Emory remains the largest. The school presents . a course of study required of Methodist ministers who do not go to a school of theolo gy. Many of the ministers attending are men who have given up' successful careers in business or professions, Jo become ministers. ' ",-' Christian Church Revival Slated . . Revival services will .-be held at Bethlehem Christiari Church beginning Monday night, August 9 at 8 o'clock and nightly through Sunday night. August 15, The visiting evangelist will be Mack Woolard, min ister of Scuppernong Church ;. at Creswell. There will be special mu- 1 sic during the week and warm welcome and invitation is extended to the public to attend these services.