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M U I MM S WEE KEY U ifil VoL XXXIL No. 35 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Priday, September 3, 1965. 5 Cents Per Copy E : : r- - : : .? 5:ii,V .-'s,;.--",-;t- 'm:..? f ., ; ' V- i.r,,',,;:,.: : A committee of public 1 spirited citizens of Perqui mans County told The Per quimans Weekly today, that they were in the process of circulating the following pe tition in behalf of - John T. Biggers, Perquimans County Schools Superintendent: "It has become increasingly apparent in daily contacts with the citizens of Perqui mans County that the over ... f whelming public sentiment of these citizens dictate that there be a change in the per sonnel of the :. Perquimans County School Board. ,, "It is becoming increasing ly apparent also that there can be no close cooperation between certain members of the school board, now a ma jority, and the superintendent of schools, Mr. John T. Big . gers, in the formulation and activation of school plans and functions, these being the proper duties of the county , superintendent. He must ex ercise the authority of such office without the encroach ment on such duties by any member of the school board, acting without proper - au thority, and the intimidation by any member of the school board. "It is also most undesirable to replace -any superintend ent of schools of any county so near to the beginning of 1 ' ' the school year of 1965-66. The chaos which this would ? Y bring about would do great 4 damage to the efficiency of such a school system and in terfere with the proper in struction of the pupils of k that system. However, we may look at - the problems which have been forced upon Perquimans County by the present school board, the ma i supermtenaent, or scnooisis .. -that" Tie education of out childreV shoujd hot be hurt. They fc-e . th .first concern and thai is the 'main fight. , l"SincAit is . believed the ' above f be trup, and since it is be. feved that the over- whelming majority of the sentiment is in favor of the retention of Mr. John Big gers, an 'since it is believed . ' that the Resolution appearing iri The rerquimans Weekly and The paily Advance thor oughly rejresents the views of the perple of Perquimans County, i is hereby sug- ges ted tha 6 those members of the - Perqaimans ? County School Bojprd who have in : dicated by ; their actions that they iare iot able to coop erate witl their elected su - periijtende'it forthwith sub v ; mit their resignations that 'f ', other mfy be appointed thereby leaking it possible '' for the entire school board to v function constructively '.'with 'the superintendent of - '-Behoofs for the benefit of the ' school children in Perquim- V ans Cotanty." 1 FHA Council Holds Meeting The Executive Council of the Perquimans County High School FHA held a meeting oh August 27 to discuss plans for the coming year. An impromptu discussion was held on what programs would be used at the monthly meet ings as well as the setting up of projects they plan to carry out. 'The programs for the new year are centered around "Building Blocks for the Fu- , f tare". Special projects in clude magazine drive, FHA float, Mother-Daughter Ban quet, scholarship fund, a mbbfy for the school pro- ar a nursing home pro- ' r . ,,. A,ios, attending the meet ing were: Miss Frances New by, Betsy Kirby, Delphine White, Sharman Taylor, Deb bie Stokely, Linda Harrell, Helen Overton, Aileen Beck and Carolyn White. C J The executive board of the I lertford Grammar School PTA will meet Thursday nisht, September 9 at 8 o'clock in the IT rtrord r -ammar School library. ' "rs. Dan Eerry, presi t, urges all board rem be i Blaoditaobile To Visit Hertford The bloodmobile will make its. visit here ' on Monday, September 13, according to Co-Chairmen John Beers and Sidney Harmon. ' ; ; ; The mobile unit will be set up in the Hertford Meth odist Church from 12 o'clock noon until 6 P. M. .".' The co-chairmen urge you to make plans to visit the bloodmobile and contribute a pint of life-saving blood. When you donate blood, you don't lose it. Nature will replace your blood volume in just a few hours.' During your medical examination, if it is determined that donat ing blood would be unsafe for you at this time (in any way), you will be thanked for your good intentions and asked to return at the next visit.- ' ':-V' .. .. '' The Red Cross Program al ways protects two people the person , donating blood and the sick or injured per son receiving the transfusion. Remember, a healthy person can donate blood five times a year, at two month inter vals, with no harmful effects. As usual, following your blood donation, refreshments will be served. ' "It is a good time of the year for farmers" to- get soil samples for we commg year ! according to R. M. .Thomp- Tman. Much of the early corn has been picked and the Soil Bank 'land probably ; disked and the soif sa&pllngillaljora tory in Raleigh is not over run so that reports can be returned rather rapidly. " It is also a good time; , to put out limei especially if bulk spreading of lime is being done, because the weather is dry enough for trucks to get in the field. Lime also does not leach in the winter rains and will be readily available in the spring and will be worth more to you in 1966 if it is applied in . the fall of 1965. The fertilizer dealers iu Perquimans County Hert ford Livestock and Supply Co., J. F. Hollowell and Son, Albemarle Chemical : Com pany, Hertford Farmers Ex change, Towe-Pike, and W. S. Winslow, and Fred E. Smith have offered assistance in getting these samples taken and if they 'are left at the Agricultural V Building in Hertford, arrangements can be made where postage will not have to be paid, in order to get these samples , to Ra leigh. - The Soil sampling cartons are at the' Agricul tural Building in Hertford, and if you have bought a map through the ASCS Of fice of your farm, it would be a good idea to number the samples and your fields the same. Then you could keep them in a file so that you would have a permanent rec ord of each field and the fertilizer history of that field. "We . would like to suggest that you talk this over with your fertilizer dealer and make arrangements to get your samples at a time that is convenient with both of you, so that you can make all the fertilizer preparations that you need for 1966," fur ther states Mr. Thompson. Demonstration Club Meets The Snow Hill-White ' Hat Home Demonstration Club held its August meeting on the 17th in the form of a picnic on the grounds of the Berea Church of Christ ' at 6 o'clock. We look forward io this occasion- every year with a great deal of pleasure when the members, their families and guests get together in fellowship 'and have a good time. ' V : " Every member , sent or brought chickens and these were .cooked by Belvin Eure, ' wh has proved over the years to be such an able ; 1 c i : ;s r-o Apt Seeking Soil Samples feilllilWiSSiii I ' HERTFORD'S LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION: Shown . in the above photos are the two low rent housing projects under construction here. The picture to the left shows the project located on King Street, west of Cedarwond Cemetery consisting of nine buildings reaching completion. The other photo is of the project at the lower south end of Church Street. This project is Just getting under way, i.:.''- Local Housing Project Develops The local Hertford Hous ing Authority, whose project is the building of 44 hous ing units for low income families, reported this week that construction of the units was one-third com plete. There are two sites in the local ' project. One on the south end of Church Street which will contain seven buildings and consist of 15 dwelling units ranging from one bedroom to four bed rooms each. The other on King Street west of Cedar wood Cemetery with nine buildings and 29 units from one bedroom to five bed rooms each. Variation of size of units was made to pro vide for those who will need rooms according to family size. .; . Each unit will be equips ped with its own refrigera tor, hot water unit ; and heating system. Window shades, kitchen cabinets,4 tile flooring and ceramic : tile baths will be in harmoniz ing dolors ; for each unit. Construction will be of bricks viiheeif -?witiv hite? phalt . 1 shingles'' and upon completion - the lawns will be ' graded 'and seeded ' with an ' A adequate amount of shrubbery strategically plac-' ed to make the Units attrac tive as well as: -functional.' Even ' though the casual observer will not be' able to observe ' actually a third of the buildings complete, they are unaware of the large amount of work that has preceded the laying of foun dations for buildings. Storm drains, sewer lines, man holes, piling and large amounts of structural steel are now in place and which is included in the estimate of amount of work in place. Now that this basic work is complete,., above ground con struction will begin at a rapid pace. . . The general , construction contract was awarded to Fred C. Gardner Company, Inc., of Kinston, N. C, who have completed several con tracts in this area, ; one of which was the units for the Elizabeth City Housing Au thority. In addition ,to the local . authority's contract, the contractor is building a new library and dormitory for Elizabeth City State Teachers College. Dargan Harrell is the ' superinten (Continued on Pace Six) Riddick Slated For New Course . North Carolina's high schools are the first in the nation to offer a new course to , help ninth " graders get an introduction to the world of work. x Fred ') T. Riddick will be teaching this course at ;-ithei. Perquimans. ' Union School.' 'v; The course called Intro-' duction to Vocations, or IV was offered in 45 schools in the State in the fall of 1963 on an experimental basis. It was offered last year in about 100 schools. This fall the course is no longer ex perimental. It is to be of fered in about 260 ,ichools -an increase of 550 per cent Since 1963 and is supported partially by Federal funds this year. Already New Jer sey and Washington are go ing into' a similar .' program and other states are investi gating the possibilities. MEETING POSTPONED The WSCS of the First Methodist Church 'will hold its ' September meeting on Monday, September 13 in stead of September. 6. Mem bers are urged to take note of this change. , , f Punt, Pass, Kick Contest Planned Perquimans County area boys from 8 through 12 can pit t h e i r football skills against thousands of other boys throughout the nation in the fifth annual Punt. Pass and Kick competition which will culminate with a trip to Washington, D. C, and to an appearance at the National Football League Play-Off Bowl game for the top 12 winners. Sponsored " nationally by the Ford dealers of America and the National Football League, itheVPunt, Pass- and Kick fcompetition or PP&K will,' be staged in Hert ford by rWinslow - Blanchard Motor Company. jPerquimanst ' County boys will be. tested for their abil ity to punt, pass and place- kick on ; the same day as regions of other boys all ever the country. , For 8, 9 and 10-year-olds, warm - up jackets, helmets and foot balls will be given as first, second and third prizes for each age : group. Boys 11, 12 and 13 will receive gold, silver and bronze, trophies. There will be " 18 prizes in all. Scores throughout the country hsnjkwUl.vbe.com- par'ed " to defermine the ' six top winners in each of the 362 Ford zones a .total of 2,172 zone winners, . - Zone winners Will meet in 37 Ford District competi tions at which 222 district champions , will win - tro phies. . The : 222 1 runnerS-up also, will receive trophies. All 222 district champions will compete for area cham pionships to be held in the 14 NFL-city areas. The 42 eastern NFL-area champions will compete in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, December 11, to decide the six eastern, division cham pions (one for each age group). The 42 western NFL . area champions w i 1 1 compete in Los Angeles, Cal;, on Saturday, Decem ber 18, to determine the six western division champions (one for each age group). The six eastern' NFL di vision champions and the six western division cham pions, accompanied by their mothers and fathers, will go on to a "Tour of Cham pions' to Washington, D. C. They then will travel to Mi ami, Fla., site of the annual NFL Play-Off Bowl game, for half-time competition to determine the six National PP&K champions. Cecil E. Winslow, sales manager, of Winslow - Blan chard Motor Company, point ed out that PP&K involves no body contact, there is no charge for entering and no special equipment is needed. "Registration will be open from September 1 through October 8," he said, "with Winslow - Blanchard Motor Company as the registration headquarters." Miss Overton Finishes Course ; Miss Nell . Overton, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Overton, received her 'certi ficate upon finishing her nursing course of , the i Col lege of the Albemarle School of Practical Nursing. v- i . Miss Overton, along with another member of her class received a small Florence Nightingale lamp charm for showing outstanding prog ress during the year. She also received a gift for hav ing perfect attendance on the hospital floors and class and , was . also secretary of her class. She will, be employed by Albemarle . Hospital :- begin ning September 1, 1965. Miss Overton is a gradu ate of the May, 1964, gradu ating class of the Perquim ans High SchooL . Cpl. Meiggs Cpl. Lem Meiggs of Dis trict 2, Troop A of the State Highway Patrol, said in the coming Labor Day weekend, although the safety message is an old, old story, the tragedy , that continues to strike many happy families during a 'holiday is an old one, too. The tragedy about numerous iholiday deaths is, that so mny of them could have been prevented by sim ple attention to a few test ed rules. , With the assistance of the motorists, Cpl. Meiggs is again reminding the public how they can enjoy a safe trip on the forthcoming La bor Day weekend. More than 30,000 teenagers in driver-education classes of 780 high schools across the country will drive more safe ly this Labor' Day weekend because of what they've learned from their training. With schools reopened and the Labor Day weekend, travel wilt be heavy, and caution and observance of every rulei in the book is urged, to protect the driver and passengers and to pro tect oun piXffous 'school' 'chil dren.'.' On Labor Day weekend 1864, Troop A, District II, experienced a total of 11 traffic highway accidents, killing three and injuring six. This is a needless waste of life on our highways, Cpl. Meiggs1 said. If the motorist had been a little more care ful and more alert these tragedies would not have happened. This year the Highway Pa trol will continue its policy over the Labor Day weekend by all its personel putting forth every effort to curtail the needless loss of life and property damage. An addi tional 29 troopers have re cently graduated from Patrol School and these troopers will be on duty also. r In seeking help, the High way Patrol has appeared be fore civic clubs and organi zations asking for their help by appealing to their mem bers to set a good example in nignway saiety. Just as by the use of this newspaper the Patrol is appealing to you as a reader and motorist to practice highway safety. The Labor Dav weekend coming up will mean 78 I hours of holiday leisure time I for most North Carolinians. Kemember one moment of carelessness behind the wheel can make a lifetime of regret. Let's let "our holiday" end on the calendar, not on the highway. Donna Dail In Bike Accident Donna Dail, young daugh-1 ter of Mr. and Mrs. Brough-i ton Dail, suffered a severe-1 ly cut right foot on Wed nesday of last week in a bi cycle accident at her home. The. young lady was rush ed to the Albemarle Hos pital emergency room by her parents, where a number of stitches were ' required to close the wound, after which her foot was put- into a cast. Donna, from all reports, was a real soldier about the operation and didn't go to pieces when the accident oc curred or during the Ordeal she went through , of all the sewing up and putting the foot in the cast, in which it will have to remain for sev eral weeks. """SECOND CHILD Mr. and - Mrs, Thomas : T. Spivey, announce the birth of their second child, . a son, named Kevin , Trotman, born Tuesday, August NX 1965, at Chbwan Hospital, - Mrs. Spi vey is the former Margaret Copeland of Ryland, New Teachers Join Faculty ; One hundred Perquimans County School teachers at tended first county-wide teachers' meetings on Mon day, August 30. Superintendent John T. Biggers greeted the returning teachers and welcomed 19 new teachers who will be in the county for the first time. This is eight more teachers than were employed last year. The superintendent discuss ed for information school policies and procedures for the new school term. He outlined briefly new and po tential programs designed to strengthen and improve edu cational opportunities for our children. On Tuesday 33 school bus es were assigned to well trained boys and girls. This is one more bus than was operated last year. This year, for the first time, all school buses are equipped with fire extinguishers and each driv er has been instructed in the proper method for using the extinguishers. Many Registered At Conference More than 250 elementary school teachers, administra tors and consultants from 30 Eastern Noilh Carolina counties came to East Caro lina College Thursday for a conference on school im provement. , Under the direction of Dr. W. B. Sugg of Raleigh, in charge of the Comprehen sive School Improvement Project (CSIP) of the State Department of Public In struction, the conference was the final of three such pro grams held on a regional basis across the state this week. . Participants heard an outline Qf Ahe possibility and purposes of CSIP and a re port on the first year of the project's operation (1964-65) when j 95 t North;, , Carolina elenieritary schbols 'were' in volved. They were also told that the project had been ex panded to include 195 schools during the 1965-66 school term. The project, sponsored jointly by the State Department of Public Instruction and the Ford Foundation, involves the first, second and third grades. Helping with arrange ments for the Thursday conference were Dr. Douglas R. Jones, dean of the ECC School of Education and members of his staff. Staff members of 10 ele mentary schools in Eastern North Carolina took part in the all-day program. The schools thus represented were Belhaven; Sheep-Har-ney, Elizabeth City; Elm hurst, ; Greenville; Thomp son, Jacksonville; Morehead City; Riverview, Murfrees boro; Carver, Pinetops; Hun ter, Raleigh; Battle, Rocky Mount, and Lake Forest, Wilmington. ' Conference participants in cluded: Perquimans Coun ty, Thomas Maston, princi pal; Mrs. Margaret Maston, supervisor; Mrs. Atha E. Tunnell, teacher Perquimans Central Grammar School. A Look Backward At Found ta The Ferqatauaa Weekly FUei of Yesteryear Local Telephone System Likely To Be Replaced By Modern Dial Arrangement: Action by Utilities Com missioner Winborne Monday confirmed reports here that a modern dial telephone sys tem is about to replace the manual exchange system in use in Hertford for the past several years. The Commis sioner Monday issued an or der directing the Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Tele graph Company to replace its manual exchange system in Hertford with a modern dial exchange.- The firm serves 219 . subscribers in Hertford. ; ; Elimination Of Dangerous School Fire Hazard Urged By Insurance Department: Present conditions in direct violation of state laws. The State Insurance Department, reporting on an investiga tion of the fire hazards at the Hertford .Grammar School; show the building's condition to be in violation of existing North Carolina laws and the use of the au ditorium at the school under (Continued on Pan Six) ASCS C)Pi; Election fcrvjay; Ballots Due Sept 10 Mrs. Blaine Escapes Injury Mrs. Teresa Barring Blaine, 65, of Edenton escaped pos sible serious injury in an accident on the Hertford Causeway Sunday afternoon, when a Ford sedan she was driving went out of control as it came off the Cause way, knocked down several guard posts before striking a telephone pole and over turned in the shallow edge of the Perquimans River. State Highway Patrolman B. R. Inscoe investigated the accident. Mrs. Blaine came out of the wreckage shaken up but not injured. She was charged with reckless driving as a result of the accident. Transit Faces Break-In Count Judge Charles E. Johnson found probable cause in a hearing here Tuesday morn ing in Perquimans County Recorder's Court in a case in which a transit Vicent A. Shinvsky was charged with breaking and entering at the home of Mrs. Joe White, lo cated near Woodville on the Hertford-Elizabeth City high way. Shinvsky who was travel ing by bicycle through this county, - stopped at Mrs. White's home and pulled the screen door on the back of the home with such force as to pull the eye and hook from the door. The woman called the sheriff and ,4he man was-picked up at Oak Point Service Station where he had traveled on and was wonting on his bicycle. He told the sheriff that he wanted a drink of water at the White home. Bond was set at $500 and the man Was remanded to the Perquimans Jail to await trial in the Su perior term of court. Evalue Gray Miller, charg ed with driving under the influence of intoxicants, was fined $100 and taxed with court costs. The following were charg ed with exceeding the speed limit: Eli A. Phelps, Jr., Wm. P. White, George C. Yates, James B. Carter, $5.25 each plus the court costs; Isaac Whedbee, $6.25 plus the costs; Charlie Jordan, Willie Lee Jones, $10.25 each plus the court costs; Donald C. Taylor $7.25 and costs. Ellis Hoffler, charged with out a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, was fin ed $25.00 and court costs. Prayer for judgment was continued in the case charg ed John Kay Whitehurst with speeding. Sandra J. Harden, failure to drive same right half of highway, court costs. : Russell P. George, Jr., im proper passing, court costs. Pearline Riddick, drunk on the streets of Winfall and disturbing the peace, $10 fine and court costs. Rufus C. Dillard, failure to stop at a duly erected stop sign, court costs. Blondie H. Overton, im proper muffler, was taxed with the costs. Talk Scheduled By Missionaries Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thesis, missionaries from the Meth odist Conference serving in Korea, were the special guests of the WSCS meeting held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Miller this week. The missionaries reported to the local group on a little Korean boy that the local WSCS is caring for. The visitors also gave talks and showed films to the group present. - HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED SEPTEMBER 16-17 The Perquimans County Health Department will be closed September 16-17 for the purpose of attending the North Carolina Association of Public Health being held in Durham. The local depart ment will remain closed un til Friday, September 20, when it will be back on schedule, tee Bobby S. Heath, manager of Perquimans' ASCS County Office, announced today ASC Committee elections are be ing held by mail in Per quimans County in 1965. Candidates nominated are as follows: Belvidere Emerson R. As bell, Willard F. Baker, Clar ence C. Chappell, Jr., Walter Murray Parker, Robert Phthisic, Herman Small, Louis L. Spivey. Bethel Lawrence Corprew, Richard Harrell, Colon S. Jackson, Clifton Jones, Em mett B. Long, Warner L. Madre, Jimmy Sawyer. Hertford: Maurice Weldon Byrum, Grant Dail, Clarence Felton, Johnny Hollowell, Ir vin C. Long, Carroll R. Wil liams, OraS W. Winslow. New Hope Clarence Burk, Belvin Eure, Melvin Eure. Robert W. Turner, Guv H. (Tuck) Webb, Jacob Wills, J. Elmer Wood, Jr. Nicanor Lester J. Baker, Clyde E. Lane, Jr., Quincy Riddick, Seldon Rountree, Linwood Twine, L a s s i t e r (Shoe) White, Lyndon O. White, Clifford Winslow. - Parkville George Ann strong, A. Tom Banks, Her bert Jennings, J. Lawrence Perry, Julian R. Mathews, Wallace H. Morgan, W. Ray mond Stanton. Ballots were mailed to all eligible voters on record on August 31, 1965. Eligible vot ers not receiving ballots may obtain a ballot by visiting the County ASCS Office in Hert ford. September 10, 1965 is the. final date for voters to mSll or return ballots to the Per quimans County ASCS Of fice at Hertford. The Perauimans Countv ASC Committee will publicly count the ballots on Septem ber 15, 1965, at 10:00 A. M.. in the Agricultural Building in Hertford. The public is invited to witness the vote counting. The County ASCS Commit tee is responsible for settling questions on election proced ures, or eligibility to vote or hold office. Such determina tions of the County Commit tee may be appealed to the State Committee. Farmers voting in the com ing community elections have received an envelope contain ing a ballot and two enve lopes. The farmers should vote for five persons listed on the ballot and insert the ballot into the blank enve lope. The blank envelope should then be inserted in the envelope addressed to the county ASCS office. He should sign the certification on the back of the envelope and drop in the mail . .... Please remember that only one ballot can be placed -in the return envelope since ev ery voter must sign the cer tification. If a husband and wife are each eligible to vote, each must return their ballot in separate envelopes. When the ballots are re ceived in the county ASCS office, the envelope will be checked to be sure the voter is eligible to vote. The blank envelope containing the bal lot will then be removed from the larger envelope and placed with all the other bal lots. Each ballot will, there fore, lose its identity before its tabulated. The county ASCS committee will public ly open and tabulate all bal lots on September 15. At this time, none of the ballots will bear any identification of the person voting. It is necessary that each person voting sign the certification on the envelope in which the ballot is returned If the certification is not signed the ballot inside will ppt.be tab ulated. Any person signing by mark must have his mark witnessed. Motorists Asked To Drive Safely Dear Mr. Motorist: ' 1 The . Perquimans Weekly . and the North Carolina De- partment of Motor Vehicle hopes you will heed the message in these two lines as the autumn driving season . begins: Save a life and you'll' never regret it Take a life and you'll never forget it i
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