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PEEQUi If! El SLY Vol, XXXII No. 43. Hertford, Perquimans County North Carolina, Friday, October 29, 1965. 5 Cents Per Copy TI-3E MANS 'Harmon's Store No. 2 Will Open At Mew Harris 'Sbpsg Center Grand opening of the third business, locating , in Harris Shopping Center, Harmon's Store No. 2. is all set for Friday and Saturday, Octob er 29 and 30, Sidney Harmon, owner of the new store, an nounced today. Mr. Harmon, owner and f operator of Harmon's Pharm l acy, stated that Hertford ; Drugs, Inc., will be under ' the ' management of W. L. r, "Buddy" TUley, who has been manager of Harmon's l Pharmacy. Llovd Baelev replaces Mr. TUley at Har mon's Pharmacy. . The new store under the management of Mr, . Tilley will feature a large ultra modem quick lunch counter and will handle gifts, sun dries, tobaccos, ; , cosmetics and patent drugs. v Assisting Mr. Tilley in the Harmon's No. 2 store in Har ris Shopping Center will be Mr$. Anna Harmon, , Mrs. Margie Ambrose, Mrs. Aud rey' Goodman, Mrs. Marie Divers and Mrs. Mildred ' Dail. ,' Hours at the new Har mon's Store No. 2 in the shopping , center will be the , same as those of the Co v lonial Store, staying open on Friday and Saturday nights '.until 9 o'clock. 1 Mr. Hannon and Mr, Til ley extend an invitation to the residents of Perquim&ns and the ' surrounding coun ties, to visit the store during the grand opening and reg- t ister for the mony prizes to . ister for the manv nrizes to Bond Sties v '55 Of Quota , The month of September was record producing for the; sale of S. Savings Bonds in &orth Carolina It was the best September on rec ord as bond sales amounted to $4,469,000, an increase of nearly 15 over bonds sold in September of a year ago. Total bond sales for this year are running ahead of last year in North Carolina. For the first nine months of this . year cumulative sales amounted to over $39 million, which is the highest record ed for any comparable pe riod' since 1958. ::':. . - North Carolina has reach ed nearly 74 of its annual quota of $53,100,000 in the first, .three quarters of this year; . "J';;.- Sales in Perquimans Coun tf staled $2,463 for ; the moetfc of September: January-September gale amount ed to $32,152, which is 55 of the county's $58,410 goal fr;4965. f In making , this re port, R. M. Riddick, County Volunteer Chairman, - stated i"the fact that North Carolin- ians continue to purchase U. S(. Savings Bonds in such volume and at a time When there is much competition for the savings dollars indicates , ,both the practical and pa triotic appeal Savings Bonds afford bond buyers." He further pointed out that a ': great percentage of bond ' sales are through the Pay roll Savings Plan, which is widely supported by the firms' in North Carolina. Jesse X. 7ood Gts Recognition Pittsburgh, N. Y. Airman Third Class Jesse L .Wood, son; of Mr. and , Mrs. Lloyd VoOd of Rt. 2, Elizabeth City, has been selected Pro fessional Results In Dally Ef forts (PRIDE) Man of the Month at Pittsburgh AFB, n. y. Airman Wood, a flight equipment specialist, was rec ognized for his outstanding efforts in the v hums pro grant designed to reduce op erational costs and increase ; unit efficiency and combat readiness., The airman is a , member of the Strategic Air k f -tmmand, America's long e nuclear bomber - and ile force. : 9 airman is a graduate ' .:W. Moore High School. t wife is the daughter of Hurdle of Route 3, I.,. PTA Planning Halloween Par ty The Hertford Grammar School PTA wilt sponsor a Halloween Carnival Satur day night, October 30, at the Grammar School. Mrs. Lloyd Lane and Mrs, Ray Haskett, co-chairmen, : announce - that beginning at 5:30 a supper of hamburgers, hot dogs, chili, French fries and drinks will be sold along with cakes, pies and candies. Games of all kinds, pick pocket, the horror house, and a photo shop will be avail able for all the kiddies. All parents are urged to bring all their little witches, ghosts and hobgoblins out for a safe evening of Halloween fun. Masons Honor Local Member G. C. Buck has just re ceived a telegram from the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masons in Washington, O. C, informing him that he had been elected to the rank of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, and that he would receive the investiture at a place and date to be an nounced soon. This award is given by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite tor outstanding work in Scot tish , Rite Masonry. It is a distinguished honor to be Mected to the rank of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor. : G. C. Buck is a ast master' of Perquimans 'jodge No. 106, a 50-year member, a 32nd Degree Scot tish Rite Mason and a Shrin r Hp at.tpnMa-,-" thA Blue UUUgC ICgUiaKJ, kiwi the work, helps with the coaching and ; training of candidates : and' new mem bers and serves as chaplain of the lodge. China Subject At (Meeting The Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club held its monthly dinner meet ing Thursday night with Mrs. Essie Burbage, president, pre siding. Miss Thelma Elliott, Inter national Relations Chairman, presented a - most , informa tive and interesting program on "Red China A , Paper Tiger". In her comments, Miss Elliott gave some of the " background history of China which gave a better picture of why China is as she is. She stated that after 16 years of Communist rule, China has made some pro gress, but is still plagued by such handicaps) as. inade quate resources, a large pop ulation, primitive transpor tation and small industries. As an asset, China does have strength in its manpower and Continued on Page Six Selected For District Contest Cecil E. Winslow of the Winslow Blanchard Motor Company : has received noti fication that one of its par ticipants in the recently held Punt, Pass and Kick contest sponsored by the Ford Mo tor Company. ; The participant is ; Willis Proctor and he will partici pate in the district contest to be held in Richmond, Vel, on October 30. PERQUIMANS MAN IS CRUSHED BY TRACTOR '.' Elbert E. Jordan of Win- fall was : seriously injured last Thursday while work. ing on a tractor. In the pro cess the tractor moved over Mr. Jordan's body, doing serious injury. : Mr. Jordan was rushed to Albemarle Hospital, where he is a patient. 1 CHAMBER OP COMMERCE BANQUET DATE CHANGED The Perquimans ; County Chamber f of Commerce an nual banquet scheduled for December , 2 has been .change ed to December 6. . The above photo of Jimmy "Catfish" Hunter, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hunter of near Hertford, was sent to The Perquimans Weekly by a native of Hertford and a faithful subscriber for the past ten years, that is very much impressed, along with all of Perquimans County, that one of our own boys has become a star pitcher in major league baseball. Jim my graduated from Perquim ans County High School. The picture was sent to us by Mrs. Shirley (Baker) Tucci, a native of Perquim- Vote Nov. 2nd Leon Edwards, manager of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, stat ed today that an all out ef fort is being made to get the Perauimans Countv voters T6H.nep3irsbn Tuesday,' No vember 2. The voters will have the Opportunity to de cide whether it is in their best, interest or not to give the county , commissioners the power to levy a tax not to exceed ,5 cents per $100 valu ation, for the purpose , of ag ricultural and-' industrial de velopment in our county. Mr. Edwards feels that through the combined efforts of the Chamber, the Per quimans County Develop ment Corporation and the Jaycees, each and every vot er thoroughly understands the proposed tax. It seems to be a unani mous feeling among the peo ple of Perquimans County, stated Mr. Edwards, that rerquimans should be com peting for the many indus tries that are steaaily mov ing to North Carolina. This tax would put us in a more competitive situation and could be the answer to many of our problems, the largest of which" seems to be our inability to hold our young people'' due to the lack, of joba after graduation. ; MrsTiitT Reports On Tour Mrs. Archie White of Rt.. 1, Belvidere, represented Per quimans County on the 1965 United Nations Study Tour. This was the 12th tour for North Carolina Home Dem onstration : Club : members. The theme was "Widening Our Area of Awareness." Dr. , Eloise Cofer, 1 Assistant Director from-the North Ca rolina Extension Service ac companied the group. Mrs., White made the. fol lowing report on her trip. ... "We arrived in Washington, D. C, on Sunday afternoon. We went by chartered bus to the Washington Cathedral, the. Islamic, Center, . hadra guided tour of the National Art Gallery and attended a concert there. Continued on Page 8 PERRY-PERSY VOWS SPOKEN OCTOBER 24 -Mrs, Will Perry of Hertj ford and Clinton Perry of this county were united in marriage at .the Bethel Bap tist parsonage Sunday after noon, October 24 at 3:3,0 o'clock." . ' :: y. ,. r ; The wedding was perform ed by Rev. L. C. Chandler, pastor of the Bethel Bap tist Church. :. .;. ;; Citizens Urged To Perquimans' Own Jimmy jans County and the daugh ' ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vance Baker. Mrs. Tucci saw the last game of the season on Oc- 1 tober 3 between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics in which Per quimans County's own Jim my "Catfish" Hunter was the pitcher. Unfortunately, Jim my took the loss 3-2. But nevertheless it gave him a fine season average for a rookie of 8-8. The picture shown here was entitled by Mrs. Tucci, "The Ball That Got Away Time To Send Christmas Gifts Hertford Postmaster W. W. (Bill) White stated today the period of October 21 to No vember 10 has been desig nated for the mailing of Christmas parcels by. .surface transportation to members of our Armed Forces overseas. For ' airmal parcels the pe riod is December 1 to De cember 10. Greeting cards for Armed Forces overseas should be mailed within the periods designated for parcels if they are to have a reason able expectation of delivery prior to Christmas. Packing of packages is very important, all articles should be packed in boxes of wood, metal, solid fiber board, or strong double face corrugated f iberboard. All should be securely wrapped in heavy paper which ma terially strengthens the pack age. The package should be well tied with strong cord. Prohibited articles in ad dition to the articles normal ly prohibited in the mails, matches of all kinds and lighter fluid may not be mailed to overseas military addresses. Cigarettes, other tobacco products, coffee, and various other items are pro hibited in parcels addressed to some military post offices. Addresses must be legible and complete, and should be prepared by typewriter or pen and ink. All APO num bers have been changed to five digits which are identical to the Zip Code. Funeral Held For Mrs. Preston Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Gaither Preston, who died Wednesday, were con ducted Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church by Rev. George Frank Hill, . pastor emeritus of the Christ Epis copal Church, Elizabeth City, and Rev. : Peyton ; Williams, rector of the Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Norfolk: Mrs. H. A. ' Whitley placed soft organ music. $ , . , The casket was covered with-, a pall of roses, white carnations and white pom poms. Frank Skinner, N. S. Ful ford, Walter Oakey, Dur wood Reid, Willis Jessup and Walter Edwards served as pallbearers. v' Burial followed in . the church cemetery. SERVICES SUNDAY AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Rev, A. J. Mackie of Windsor will hold Commun ion, service at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Sun day, October 31 at U A. M.;. Hunter ( From Catfish." Shown is Jimmy Hunter reaching for the ball and the fens are left to right, Ken Tucci brother-in-law of Mrs. Tucci, Mrs. Tucci (Shirley Baker) and her husband, Samuel Tucci, Jr. Mrs. Tucci stated in her letter that the Chicago Tri bune and the Joliet Herald News have printed astound ing articles of Jimmy Hunt er's ability as a rookie pitcher. The picture was taken at Comisky Park in Chicago, 111. Student Book Fair Nov. 1-5 The Perquimans High School Library will sponsor a student book fair from No vember 1 to November 5. Students will be able to browE?t.id -purchase -books. The book fair will be open from 8:30-3:30 each day ex cept during the lunch hour. Books will be in display in the reference room of the library. The book fair committee invites all students, parents and visitors to attend the fair. The fair will not only help spur student interest in reading and building home li braries, but will also contrib ute to a worthwhile project. The school earns 20 per cent of all sales and profits will be used to purchase books for the school library. The Beta Club is co-sponsor of this event. Continued on Page Seven Civil Defense Meeting Held A Civil Defense meeting was held in the Municipal Building Tuesday night, Oc tober 26. David W. Spivey, director for . Area A, and communication officers and radiological officers from Currituck, Camden, Pasquo tanw, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Tyrrell and Hyde counties were present. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways and means of communications in the event of any type of emergency or disaster where public facilities might be disrupted. Also discussed at this meeting was how to detect and deal with radioactivity caused by either a nuclear attack or any type of acci dent pertaining to radioac tive material. The meeting was well at tended and much interest was known by all. Evening Classes A t Higli School Registration for adult evening classes will be held at Perouimans Countv Hieh School on Wednesday, No vember 3. This evening edu cational program provides an opportunity for - persons is vpars old or older to com plete their high school edu cation.-';- Anyone interested in these classes i should attend the registration meetintr at Per quimans, High School at 8 o clock. - Those who have al ready attended such a meet ing at Perquimans High should, also be present. 2,930 Eligible To Cast Ballots W. L. (Buddy) Tilley, Chairman of the Perquimans County " Board of Elections stated - here y Tuesday that there , are " 2,980 registered voters in Perquimans County in the following precincts: Bethel has 304 registered, twb Republicans; Belvidere, 327, 20 Republicans; East Hertford 605, 10 Republicans; West Hertford 509, five Re publicans; New Hope 398. six Republicans; Nicanor 164, 14 Republicans, and Park- ville 667, 27 Republicans. During the recent registra tion period which ended Sat urday, October 23, Mr. Til ley stated that 38 personf registered and of this num ber 29 were white and nint were Negroes, with no one being turned down. Chairman Tilley stated that the appointed registrars are in readiness for the Novem ber 2, 1965 election, at which time the 300 million dollar road bond issue and the pro posed amendment to the N C: Constitution which will authorize the establishment of an immediate court of ap peals, and also locally a vote on levying taxes for Indus trial Development. It . is expected that every one eligible to Vote, will ex ercise their right on Tues day, November 2, when thesf very important issues an brought to vote. Residents of the counts that moved since the las election into another precinc' in the county will not b eligible to vote in this elec tion, unless they registerec in their new precinct durinp the registration dates whicl ended October 23. The polls will open Tues day, November 2, at 6:3' A. M., and close at 6:30 P M., according to Chairmar Tilley. Death Claims Jacob T.White - Jacob Tiino'cliy White, 89 died Thursday at 4:15 P. M.. in his home, 319 W. Grubt Street after a . long illness A native of Perquimans County, he was the son of Caleb and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Myers White and hus band of Mrs. Beulah Cleaver White. ; He was a retired lumber inspector. He was a member of First Methodist Church, where he was a past trustee and ste ward, and was a member of the Men's Bible Class which was named for him. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Barbee of Hert ford; two sons, W. M. White of Richmond, Va., and W. Ray White of Hertford; sev en grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 in the First Methodist Church by Rev. R, L. Bame, pastor. Music was played during the service by Miss Carolina Wright, organist. The casket pall was made of red carnations, white chrysanthemums and fern. Pallbearers were Wilbur Roberson, Jack Brinn, Tal mage Rose, Eldon Winslow, Keith Haskett and Edgar Fields. Interment was in Cedar- wood Cemetery. Field Trial On October 31st The Albemarle Beagle Club will hold a field trial the 31st of October. Drawing for both classes will be at 8 A. M. at the club house. Lunch will also be served at the club house, Once again the club will have one of the top field trial judges in the state in Clifton Parnsh from Kins- ton, to judge this trial along with Ray Birdwell, also from Kinston. The club has over 50 acres of fenced in running grounds with plenty of rabbits to in sure a smooth running trial, You do not have to be a club member to enter these trials and everyone is wel come, r MRS. T. S. WHITE NOW PATIENT IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Thomas S. White, Sr.; of near Hertford, was ad mitted to the Albemarle Hospital on Monday for ob servation and treatment ' . Mrs. White is the mother of The Perquimans Weekly editor, Virginia White Tran seau. . Perquinic" ano Subscription Campaign Is Now Wearing Close Hons Club Will Sell Fruit Cakes The Hertford Lions Club has just received a fresh hipment of Benson's old nome fruit cakes, and that .'xcellent quality and price re the same as they were 'ast year. The profits are spent for ;ye examinations, eye treat- nent and glasses for the leedy, regardless of race. Afe are grateful for your past patronage and the Lions ;lub would more than ap reciate your continuing this atronage and support. Any member of the Hertford Jons Club will be glad to .upply you with these cakes. When you buy these cakes ou are helping some less ;'ortunate person. Legionnaires To Visit Here Attention to all World War I veterans is called to in auto caravan that is starting from Manteo and Slizabeth City to Hertford, Edenton and on through tforth Carolina to Murphy. State Commander Swindell if Elizabeth City and chief f staff and Past Command ;r Raymond Jeffreys of Ra leigh and some other World War I officials will be in Jharge of the caravan. They will arrive in Hertford on ruesday morning, November I at 9:30 at the office of the Perquimans Weekly and will be there about 10 minutes before going on to Edenton. AH World War I veterans are requested to meet the caravan here n Tuesday norning, November 2 at 9:30. Wear your caps if you have jne ,and greet the caravan and the officials. It might do some good, so please ob serve and be governed ac cordingly. P.C.H.S. Honor Roll Released The Perquimans County High School honor roll for the first grading period, an nounced this week, by Prin cipal William Byrum listed 84 students. Nineteen students won scholastic honors and are listed on the "A" honor roll. They are: 9th Grade 9-A, Brenda Baccus, Jane Evans, Cindy Winslow, Walter Edwards, Jr., Doug Haskett, Donald Perry, Mark Thompson and Hubert Watson. 9-B, Susan Harrell and Don Morgan, Grade 10-A: Georgia Stal lines. Grade 11-A: Lela Mae Long. Grade 11-C: Joe Haskett. Grade 12-A: Betsy Kirby. Grade 12: Rufus Riddick. Grade 12-C: John Decker, James Lilly and Pamela Continued on Page Seven Oct. 30 Cancer Crusade Deadline Sid Harmon, chairman of the Cancer Crusade, reminds all volunteer workers that October 30 is the Crusade deadline. Mr. Harmon urges all crusaders to finish up their area as soon as possible and to turn their money in by the deadline so that we can get an accurate account of the Crusade. Mr. Harmon stated that from all reports we would exceed our goal of $1,000. He feels that the people of Per quimans County responded vprv wpll to this most need ed program. Anyone who may have been missea Dy the crusaders should contact Mr. Harmon and he will ar range to have your contribu tion picked up. BAPTIST BANQUET The Judson Memorial Class of the Hertford Bap tist Church will ha ve its banquet for members and in vited guests on Thursday, November 4, at 6:30 P. M. at -the church. .. ;;. - - r- ly's - f Only a short time remains for subscribers to The Per quimans Weekly to renew their subscriptions through the Parent-Teacher Associa tion of the Hertford Gram mar School, Winfall Central and Perquimans Union School and thus help these associa tions to raise extra funds for school activities during the current year. This subscrip tion drive, being conducted by the PTA's of these three schools, will come to a close on Monday, November 15. Representatives of the three PTA groups have been soli citing renewal subscriptions to The Perquimans Weekly since the 15th of October, and they will close their drive on November 15. In dividuals who have promised subscriptions to one of the solicitors are urged to see the solicitor within now and the 15th in order that the PTA of their choice may re ceive credit for every possi ble subscription. The presidents of the PTA associations are urging all PTA solicitors working on this project to complete the canvass of their territory by November 15. Subscribe or renew today, help your PTA and help yourself to some good read ing. Tests Planned For November 4 More than 50 ninth and tenth grade Perquimans Union School students will take the three - hour Na tional Educational Develop ment Tests Thursday, No vember 4, according to J. S. Midgette, Counselor. "The NEDT battery," he said, " is a series of tests in English, social studies, math ematics, natural sciences and word usage, which have been designed to measure each student's ability to apply basic learning skills rather than his ability to memorize particular facts or specific subject matter. "They have been used in Perquimans Union since 1959 as a help to students, par ents and teachers in identify ing strengths and weaknesses in each student's educational development and in making a realistic appraisal of his educational and vocational objectives," Midgette said. Published by Science Re search Associates, the na tion's largest commercial" publisher of standardized tests, the NEDT battery con structed under the direction of E. F. Lindquist, author of the widely used Iowa Tests of Educational Development. It has been administered tor more than two billion stu dents throughout the coun try since it was introduced Co in 1959. "One of the most interest ing aspects of this program," Midgette said, " is that stu dents who do exceptionally well on the test battery are singled out for formal rec ognition. Each student who scores in the top 10 per cent nationally is awarded a spe cial certificate of merit sig nifying his high achievement. These certificates serve to stimulate a respect for aca demic excellence among the student body." This year the NEDT pro gram administered in Per quimans Union will also in clude an inventory of stu dent educational aspirations and plans which, when used with the scores obtained on other parts of the test series, will enable advisers and guidance counselors to im mediately identify potential dropouts and other students ,who need special counseling. PTATo Sponsor Chicken Supper A barbecued chicken sup per, sponsored by the Per quimans High School PTA, will be held Friday night from 5 to 8 o'clock in the school cafeteria. The public is urged to at tend and help make this event a success, since this is the only money-raising PTA project of , the year. ' Adult plates are $1.25 and children's 75 cents, ; -: '"' - -v; '';''.:''ii-j-''.---.'.