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WEEKLY
Vol. XXX1L No. 36
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, September 10, 1965.
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Indusfel Question
Perquimans Marching Unit Practices for School Term
Pouell tinds For
:3 PiiiiyUiMAns
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( On November 2, when you
.- go to the polls to vote for
or1 against the bond issue
there will be another ballot
which will 'be labeled the
' industrial development tax
ballot You will be Asked
: to vote yes or no on a ape'
cial : industrial development
. tax. f ' .
The purpose of this bal
lot is to determine whether
it. vbe the will, of the people
of Perquimans County that
a tax be levied at a rate not
to exceed five cents on each
$100 valuation of property in
. Perquimans . County, . to be
used for the purpose of at
trading new and diversified
t industries" ,, td j Perquimans
County and the encourage
, ment of ' new!; business and
industrial 1 ventures ;by local
as well as : foreign capital,
- and for the purpose of aid
ing and encouraging the lo
cation of manufacturing en
terprises, - making industrial
surveys and .locating- indus
trial plants V Perquimans
County, and for the purpose
of encouraging agricultural
development in saia county,
.There are many counties
in Eastern North . Carolina
.which are using this form of
financing ; for economic de-J
velopment activities. They
include such counties as
Martin, Warren, Edgecombe,
Nash, Pitt, Greene, Lenoir,
Duplin, Carteret and Onslow
Counties. ; - - .
The inclusion Of this bal
lot in November , is a result
of a request of an interested
group of. citizens of this
county to the' County board
of Commissioners at its last
meeting. It. is felt by this
group that if Perquimans
County is going to hold , its
own and ' further . its eeo
nomic development, that this
tax must be passed. '. ,'
- Following whatiUie "lo
' cation of i , a . factory which
' would employ. 100- workers
womq mean to our economy,
The location of such a fac
tbry would bring to our
community 359 more pwple.
91 more i school 1 chlM.en,
$710,000 more bersot I iv
come per year,. lJ.UO
more bank ; deposits, three
,.!. more retail establishments,
1 65 more employes . in non
manufacturing, 100 more
households, ' 97 more
( s e n g e r .car registrations,
$331,000 more retail sales
per year. .These figures are
, based on findings of the
United i States Chamber of
Commerce, so ' doesn't it
,' stand to reason that we need
i to toy to get our share of
the industrial prospects that
are locating . in ': Eastern
North Carolina each year?
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You probably won'fc need
a timepiece to tell ytni When
, it's 12 o'clock on September
,11; High noon will be an
nounced by $ blast of shot
guns across Tarheelia that
could put, the sound track
of a , shoot-em-up Western
movie to shame.
The occasion will be the
opening Of the first seg
ment of the 1965-68 dove
hunting seasonfunhing from
' September 11' through Oc
tober 16. The second ses
sion runs from December 11
through January 13. Shoot
ing hours ate from 12 noon
until sunset. ,
C The U. S. frish and Wild
, life Service has . jurisdiction
. for i establishing dove sea
sons and bag limit regula
t iions, - since the mourning
, dove 1 is c. -ied as a migra-
tory bird. Prospects look
pretty good as evidenced by
' s , ,.!'" limit of 12,
i.ssion limit set
i- ? 1 ' " ? V,.. . (- i -.
, In t the Jbright out
' , i..- hunters will not
ihe able ' to , indulge in the
sport as fully as they would
"like,"' Hulr.t g access, to rri
; vate pre; y 1 is - beer
. more limited each year i;.is
'. is not necc": orily the indi
; cation of an ar.' 'social atti-.
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Auxiliary Plans
Monday Meeting
St. Catherine's Auxiliary
of the .Holy Trinity Episco
pal' Church will meet Mon
day night, September 13, at
8 o'clock ' ae the Parish
House with Mesdames Silas
Whedbee and Nat Fulford as
hostesses. v
Miss Leonora E. Lea, the
headmistress i of St. ' Mi
chael's School, Kohe, Japan,
will be the guest speaker.
All members are . urged to
be present and the men of
Holy Trinity are . also invit
ed to -attend. v -. f
Perquimans County area
boys eight through - 13 can
start signing up Wednesday,
September 1, . for the fifth
annual Punt, Pass and Kick
competition, with prizes and
trophies for youthf uj ; foot
ball enthusiasts most, skill
ful in punting, pass and
place-kicking. . -
Registration ( headquarters
in Hertford is Winslow
Blanchard Motor Company,
where entries will be ac
cepted from September 1
through October 8. Entrants
must be accompanied by a
parent or guardian. The
competition is free to boys
eight ! through 13,; and no
special equipment is needed.
No body contact is involved.
Upon. 'registration, , 'the fu
ture footbalL stars will re
ceive a booklet of PP&K
competition tips written by
Minnesota Vikings' ' punter
Bobby Walden,' Cleveland
Browns' s t a (MMattirback
Frank . Ryan andvSt. Louis
Cardinals'! place - kicked Jim
Bakken. ' ' 3 .
. Included fh' the illustrated
booklet a t e 'recommended
tips on' physical fitness.
Each participant ' also will
receive an " attractive t PP& K
tie-lapel pm. ?.
t Perquimans County -boys
wiu compeia ,oniy against
others their age in ountine.
passing and place - kicking
skills. , - ,
Points will be awarded for
each foot of distance the
ball, travels on the fly
Points will be subtracted for
each foot the ball lands to
the left or' right, of a: cen
ter line
Winning 8. 9 and 10-vear
old boys will receive NFL-
type i warm-uD riacketc. Each
siowrid 'place - winner will
receive a sturdy football
helmet. Third place win
ner! will be awarded regu
lation Size PP&K.' footballs.
Winning 11, 12 and l-year-
old boys will receive, gold.
suver and bronze? tronhies.
A lotai ot i awards will be
presented. - .
Scores of the Perauimans
county winnersiiU.he com
pared with other winners to
determine the six best scores
in each of 362 Ford Zones
or 2,172 zone winners. -
.Next stop for these, zone
winners .win be ' competition
in each of the 37 Ford Dis
tricts where 222 district
champions Will 'receive tro
phies.. All 222 district, cham
pions will' attend ' an AFL
game ; (with their', fathers) to
compete for area champions.
All area: ' champions -; will
travel to division events at
two NFL cities to compete
for 12. , division . .champion
ships, ''.
The finalists, six from the
NFL ' eastern division ! and
six from the NFL western
dwision. will ret to no. f with
both ' of their parents) ! W a
"lour of. Champions" to
Washington, D. C. Followins
mat, the 12 .fftaUsts and
their parents t will : travel to
the annual ' NFL lay-off
bowl game at which they
will compete ' for national
PP&K championBhpB.' t :
xne Jfunt,? Pass and Kick
competition is sponsored na
tionally by Ford dealers and'
National Football League.
Sponsoring in - Perquimans
County is the Winslow-Blan-
cr.ard Motor; C y. .
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DR. CLAliD B. BO WEN
Dr. C. B. Cowen
The Hertford Baptist
Church will - begin revival
services at "the 11 , o'clock
Sunday morning worship
service with Dr. . Claud B.
Bowen of the ; First Baptis
Church of Greensboro doing
(he preaching.' : The services
wilt be held each 'evening
Sunday the 12th through
Friday the 17th -at 7:45
o'clock. Sunday evening's
service will be held at 7:30
o'clock, and the church
nursery , will be open for
every service. .
Dr. Bowen is a native of
Winona, :, Miss. He . is a
graduate of Southwestern
College in - Memphis, Tenn.
He. received his Th.M. and
Ph.D from Southern Baptist
Theological . Seminary ' in
Louisville, Ky.
He has served the South
ern Baptist denomination in
the following positions: As
a vice president of the Bap
tist State Convention; as a
trustee of Campbell . College
of Buies Creek, N. C,i as a
trustee of the Baptist Hos
pital at Winston-Salem; j as
a trustee of Southeastern
Seminary at Wake Forest,
of which board he is now
president; as. a member, of
the Family Life Conference
Committee of the-.State Bap
tist vonvention, ana as a
director 'of .'Vork ; of, Pied
mont- "Associatiortal Com
mittees. ''-''A'y:.:.
He ' is mai-Hed , to the for
mer- Louise Leavell of Mis
sissippi and ' they' have , two
sons, ClaUd Davis' Bowen, a
Fell 6w tit -'Southeastern
Seminary and Richard Land,
rum Bowen,,rwho is attend
ing Southern Baptist Semin
ary, and one daughter, Carol
Bowen, who is attending
Wake Forest College.
Dr. Boweii ' has served as
student pastor ; in Kentucky
and as pastor ' ne First
Baptist Church ' of Opelika,
Ala.; Calvary Baptist Church
of Jackson, .Miss., and the
First Baptist Church of
Greensboro since 1948. -
He- is ' a ' member of the
Rotary Club; chaplain of the
Fire Department of Greens
boro' and a trustee of the
Moses Cone 1 Memorial Hos
: pital of Greensboro, ; ; v- :
Dri'iBOWeh has , traveled
extensively throughout ! Eu
rope and - the Holy Land;
participated in a preaching
mission -1 sponsored by the
Foreign1' Mission Board of
.the Southern Baptist; Con
vention to Ghanna and Nis-
Wia, - West ; Africa in 1959;
directed a party to the Bap
tist World Alliance in.. Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil,, in 1960,
ana directed a party to tu
dope and the Holy Land in
1964, visiting the countries
of Holland, gypt, Lebanon!
Syria, , Jordan, Israel, Italy,
Greece, Zurich, - France and
England. 1
At each of the revival
services ' soloists, trios and
the choirs of the , Hertford
Baptist Church will present
special music- , '
' All in this area, are, invit
ed to come . and to share
these jrevival', services . with
us. ,
Meeting Held " ,
By 411 Qub
The White Hat 4-H Club
held its monthly meeting on
September 1st . at 'the Be'rea
Church of Christ. , The meet
ing ' wag called to order by
the president, Claudia Stoke-J
ly. . The group Was then led
in a devotion by Rhonda
ane. . The pledges were led
ana tnen a report Dy tne secretary-treasurer
".was Jieard.
Celon - Cahoon and 'Albert
Eure had a quick demonstra
tion on "All About Rifles":
Claudia then had the
v uhr d monstration, on
"ii.e Art of . a Dart" in sew
ing. Celon served refresh
ments, after which the meet
ir1 wrs adjourned.
Revival Speaker
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PoisedFor Action
" The ' Perquimans County
Marching Unit began its
third year, of performances
under the leadership of Mrs.
Eugene Boyce, Mrs. Sidney
Harmon, Mrs. Joe Rogerson
and Junior Assistant Mrs.
Ed Nixon, on Saturday,
September 4, by participat
ing in the Albemarle Horse
and Pony Show parade in
Elizabeth City. i
This Marching Unit is
quite unique 'in the fact that
it is the only high school
unit of its kind within the
state. .. ' .;.
Practice began for the 34
high school girls on August
2. Participation and enthusi
asm by the girls has en
abled them to accomplish a
great, deal in four weeks' of
practice and they are ready
for show time at the Eliza
beth City - Perauimans foot
ball game September 10. :
Instruction in the drums
Was given the girls by -Jim
Blount of Elizabeth City
during the months of July
and August." " : - -
Members of the 1965-66
unit are as follows: Chief,
Paulette Dail, Missouri Bate-
man, Claudia Brinn, Faye
B'oyce, ' Anna Chesson, Nell
Cox, Linda Decker, Monnie
Divers, Elizabeth Ivy; Rita
Jordan, Pat Long, Mildred
Moore, Ella Newton, Phyllis
Stallings, '. Nellie Sumner,
Joyce Taylor, Carolyn White,
Emily White, Trudy White,
Brenda Wood, Louise Ivy,
Cindy Winslbw, Georgia
Winslow, Ailene Beck, Pam
Cox, Kay Dail, Betty Fleet
wood, Dianne Layden, Lynn
Saunders, Judy Sawyer,
Jackie bimpson, Bea akip
sey, Linda Winslow and
Sandra White.
The Marching . Unit Will,
sponsor a candy sale in Oc
tober and the public is urg
ed to rally to their support.
They will sponsor a bake
sale Saturday on the Court
House lawn. AU proceeds
from, the candy orders and
the ' bake sale will go to
support - the unit's finances
for the year. Anyone inter
ested in donating to the
unit is asked to contact any
of the , sponsors or Sidney
Harmon s v narmacy
Heford Drugs
Planning Move
Sidney Harmon, : ow n e r
and' operator of - Harmon's
Pharmacy, announced today
that Hertford Drugs, Inc.,
will be opened in the Har
ris Shopping Center next to
the new Colonial . , Store
within the next 30 days.
Mr. .Harmon is the owner
of the new store and states
that W A. (Buddy) , Tilley
Will be tHe manager Qf: the
store. -'Harmon will , remain
at the Harmon Pharmacy on
Church Street ; , .
. The store! will feature a
lunch counter to seat 50 to
60 people, the store will
handle gifts, sundries, to
baccos, cosmetics and patent
drugs. ' vr.
In. announcing ( the , new
store,' Mr. Harmon further
stated that the store will in
no way alter1 the present op
eration ofvHarmon s Pharm
acy which has just recent
ly undergone complete reno
vation and been modernized
in keeping with drug stores
in cities. .'V . ".. ,,:,-:'v,
Hours ; at the new Hert
ford - Drug ' Store In . the
shopping center will be the
same as those of the Colo
nial Store," staying openion
Marching unit :
until 9 o'clocl . - v - i
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Union Gridders
Planning Games
Fifty-six i football candi
dates greeted Coaches ... W.
R. Privottj and J. S. Mid
gette last week. This is the
largest -number to report
for opening practice in the
past three years. Twenty
returning lettermen from
last year's team which won
six and lost three games,
have served notice on their
nine opponents that "Noth
ing can stop them this
year."
Some bright prospects
among newcomers- on this
year's Panther team are
Quarterback Joe Winslow,
Halfback Johnny Miller,
Halfback Julie Harvey, Full
back Jimmy Webb and
James Everett. Several oth
ers are giving a good ac
count 'of themselves. The
Green Panthers are working
hard for J their September
17th opener with the R. L.x
Vann Trojans of Ahoskie.
1965 Schedule
September 10 Ahoskie at
Ahoskie." $. -
September 17 Roper at
Roper.
September 24 Ffdenton at
home. - .... -.'
: October 1-Williamston at
home. , i
October 8 Scotland Neqk
at Scotland Neck.
October 14 Tarbara at
Tarboro.
October 21 Winton at
home.
October 29 Rich Square
at Rich Square.
November 5 Roanoke
Rapids at home.
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GIVEN AWARD Cecil Winslow (left) accepts Ford
Motor Company's Distinguished Achievement Award in
behalf of his dealership, Winslow-Blanchard Motor Co.,
Inc., of Hertford, from H. D. Richardson, Ford Division's
Richmond district sales manager. The award is for "pro
gressive management, modern sales and service facilities,
sound merchandising practices, high quality standards and
continuing interest in' rendering superior service to Ford'
owners."
Driver Given
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Jack s- Harmon Squires,
driver of a vehicle involved
in an accident resulting . in
property damage and, failure
to immediately stop iat the
scene of . the .' accident, was
given 60 days on the roads
in Perquimans ; County, Re
corders !.; Court here Tues
day.', ,':-:v f:K,
The sentence to be " sus
pended - upon payment ' of
$25 fine and court-costs, and
to the costs $30.25 be added
for Use of Caroline .Wright,
whose automobile was struck
by the Squiresicar. y. --
Robest E; Knight charg
ed with " reckless, driving,
was .' fined $25 and vcouit
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A Look Backward
At Found In The Ferquimmi
Weekly File ol Xetteryear
SEPTEMBER, 1938
2800 Perquimans Children
Parade Off To Classrooms:
School Opens Wednesday
Vacation has ended for 2800
school children when the
doors of the six white schools
were thrown open Wednes
day morning for another
term. The 16 colored schools
began their 1938-39 schedule
on August 22. The opening
day followed a very busy
schedule for Supt. F. T.
Johnson, who held three
meetings at 10, 2 and 4
o'clock. Instructing this coun
ty's 1,225. white children are
the following teachers: At
Perquimans . Central Gram
mar School Miss Lucille
Long, Mrs. A. R. Winslow,
Miss Margaret White, Mrs.
Neva C. Morgan, Miss Mabel
Lane,f Miss Alma Legeett,
Mrs; H. R. Winslow, Miss
Bertha Chappell, Miss Cora
Layden and T. R. Ainsley.
At the Ballahack School-
Miss Ruth E. Hurdle; at the
White Hat School vw Miss
Johnnie White; at the New
Hope Schoolt-Miss, Carolyn
Riddick'and Mrs. Margaret
Goodman. Teachers' at the
Hertford : Grammar , School
are Miss. Mary Sumner, Miss
Alice Babb, Mrs. Mary Etta
Walters, Mrs. ' C. W. White,
Mrs. Nathan Relfe, Mrs. Cor
nelia Jessup and Mrs. T. C,
Chappell. The Perquimans
County High School faculty
includes Miss Esther . Evans,
Mrs. G. W. Barbee, Miss Hel
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Cancer Society
Hears Dr. Poston
The executive board of
the Perquimans County unit
of the American Cancer So
ciety met Monday ; night 'at
the Municipal Building.
Charles u Harrell, president,
presided over the meeting
and introduced Dr. R. L.
Poston, program ; chairman.
who presented a film en
titled 'Sense Under . the
Sun," which brought out the
danger of over exposure to i
the sun, which is the chief i
cause of ;. skin' cancer. Fol
lowing the film Dr. Poston
conducted a question and
answer period and i empha
sized the importance of see
ing a doctor when skin
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This County Hits
New Figure $9,816
County Schools
In Compliance
Dr. Francis Keppel. U. S
Commissioner of Education,
has notified the Perquimans
County Board of Education
that the plan submitted for
the Perquimans Countv
Board of Education system in
compliance with Title VI for
the desegregation of it.-'
schools of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 has been review
ed by the Department of
neaun, education ana wel
fare, office of education,
Washington, D. C, and on
the basis of the review of
the plan, particularly of the
provisions made for the
school year 1965-66, has been
determined that the plan is
adequate to accomplish the
purposes of the Act and the
regulations of the Depart
ment of Health, Education,
and Welfare. The plan there
fore provides a basis for the
approval of applications and
for the payment of Federal
assistance at this time.
PTA Committee
Holds Meeting
The Executive Committee
of the Perquimans County
High School PTA met
Thursday night at the home
ot Mrs. Ned Nixon, presi
dent. Mrs. Nixon presented a
very inspiring devotional,
using the theme of the year
for PTA: "Every Parent a
Teacher."
During the business ses
sion, presided over by Mrs.
Nixon, plans were discussed
for recommendations ' to be
presented at the regular
meeting of the PTA , on
Thursday night, October 7.
Recommendations included
annual supper, sponsored by
the PTA, which is the only
money-making project of the
year, to be held October 29
in the school cafeteria; COA
scholarship; sofa for high
school reception room;
scholastic letters; contribu
tion to the Marching Unit,
and donation for 8th grade
materials, such as maps and
library books, if needed.
Mrs. Nixon announced
that the District PTA meet
ing will be held October 5
at Manteo and urged all
members to attend.
At the conclusion of the
business session, the hostess
served delicious cookies and
cokes to those attending.
Members of the Execu
tive Committee serving with
Mrs. Nixon during the 1965
1966 school term are as fol
lows: R. L. Stevenson, vice
president; Mrs. H. L. Gra
ham, secretary; Mrs. Walter
Edwards, treasurer; Mrs.
Royce Vickers and Mrs. Jay
Dillon, Program Committee;
Mrs. Ray Haskett, Member
ship; Joe Tunnell, Parlia
mentarian; Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Sutton, Mr. and Mrs.
Julian Long, Mr. and Mrs.
El wood Nowell, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Reed, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Fleetwood and
Pete Thompson, Finance;
Mrs. Bernice Inscoe and
Mrs. Floyd Matthews, Hos
pitality; Mrs. Charles Mur
ray, Magazine; Mrs. Ben
Thach, Publicity and His
torian; Mrs. Robert Hollo
well and Dr. Harold White,
Study Course; Mrs. Walter
Edwards, R. L.- Stevenson,
Clyde Sutton and William
Byrum, Principal, Budget.
HEALTH DEPT TO CLOSE
FOR ASSOCIATION MEET
The Perquimans County
Health Department will close
Wednesday at' noon on Sep
tember 15 and remain closed
September 16-17 for the pur
pose of attending the North
Carolina Association of Pub
lic Health being held in Dur
ham. The local department
will remain closed until
Monday, September 20, when
it will again resume its reg
ular schedule. , ' '.' , f
bake sale:;,,.':'
The Perquimans County
marching unit will sponsor a
bake sale on Saturday, Sep
tember 1 1, starting at 9:30
A. M. on tne Courthouse
Green. Proceeds will go t
finance the unit's expenses
for the year. .
Perquimans County's share
in the 1965 allocation of
street aid monies , from the
North Carolina State High
way fund to municipalities
under the Powell Bill as of
July 1, 1965, N. C. State
Highway Commission Plan
ning Department amounts to
$9,816.79. Hertford's share
being, $8,331.69 and Win
fall's amounted to $1,485.10.
As provided by Chapter
136 of the General Statutes
of North' Carolina, state
street- aid allocations are
made annually to legally in
corporated cities and towns
which establish their eligi
bility and qualify under the
law. Municipalities establish
their eligibility by submit
ting data concerning their
municipal election, ad va
lorem tax, other sources of
income and budget ordi
nances. Many legally incor
porated towns are inactive
and do not perform those
municipal functions neces
sary to qualify under the
law.
The statutes require that
a sum equal to the amount
produced by one-half cent
of the regular six cents per
gallon state motor fuel tax
be allocated to the total list
of active and qualifying mu
nicipalities. The allocation is
proportioned among these
cities and towns on the basis
of relative non-state system
local street mileage and
relative population. Each
municipality furnishes its
own. certified local street
mileage date, along with
qualifying data. The popula
tion data is obtained from
the latest certified federal
decennial census. The num
ber of participating munici
palities' in the state is 422
and the . aUocatiori total to
these municipalities amounts
to $8,776,008.98 for 1965.
The ever-growing volume
of gasoline, being used by
motor vehicles is reflected in
the .annual increase in the
allocations. From ' 1951 to
1965, the annual allocation
increased 93 per cent. The
number of participating ci
ties and towns has grown
from 386 to 422 because of
the incorporation of new
towns and the reactivation of
dormant towns.
Date Is Set
For Field Day
Peanut Field Day will" 'be
held at Lewiston on Thurs
day, September 16 beginning
at 10:00 A. M. This is the
Research Station for peanuts
in North Carolina and many
farmers from Perquimsms
County have attended these
meetings in the past, and
have found them very bene
ficial. This year, the afternoon
will be devoted to digging,
and harvesting peanuts. Sev
eral acres of peanuts will
have been plowed up and
windrowed and the manufac
turers of peanut combines
will have an opportunity to
demonstrate their equipment
in the field. '
The program is as follows:
10:00 A. M. Call to order
by Astor Perry, program
chairman; welcome by James
A. Graham, Commissioner of
Agriculture; remarks by W.
R. Baker, Jr., superintendent.
Peanut Belt Research Station;
response by Minton Beach,
Jr., president, N. C. Peariu.t
Growers Association; presen
tation of Two-Ton Peanut
Club Awards by Astor Per
ry; presentation of Peanut
Leadership Trophy by Joe S.
Sugg; Introduction Of speak
er by Guy L. Jones, in charge
of Extension agronomy; Our
Role in Finding New Peanut
Products by Dr. W. M. Rob
erts, head, Food Science De
partment, N. C. State Uni
1 versity. Lunch will 'beAser
ved at 12 noon. During the
afternoon J. C. Ferguson and
J. W. Glover will be on the
program. - .;,,-r:i;: ( ,'
"We hope that you ywill
take this opportunity to at
tend, because the program is
designed for farmers in the
peanut area -and it is feW
that it can be of real benev
fit . to you," states R. . Ml
Thompson, County Extension
Chairman, v , -