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ll QUIKIAN Co Vol. .XXXII. No. 44. Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, November 5, 1965. 5 Cents Per Copy fi WEEI lirlit Voto Jn Ccoty But Industrial Taii AiiWovc3y391270 . A locpl vote on. levying taxes for Industrial Commis sion psfsed in the Tuesday referendum when voters cast their billots in favor by a vote of j 392-270. The com missioners called for the ref erendum under a la.w enact ed by 'lie 1965 General As sembly. J It provides for a special if ive cents tax levy on $100 valuation for the use in attracting new indus try, dejeloping existing ones and fori the purpose of en couraging agricultural de velopment in the county. The $300 million road bond issue ent v over with 487 voting ,; in favor and ,172 against' .'. . ' ' The 1! amendment , ;; to : the North Carolina : Constitution which will authorize the es tablishment of an intermedi ate cotirt of appeals passed 455 to 174. f vi- :.;-. ';-';. ':'". Voting w a s ; extremely light in tall precincts in .the county. : (..'' Judssn D. DeRamus, man ager of the North Carolina Veterans Administration Re gional! office today urged veterans . and : non-veterans alike,. ;to join in observing Veterans Day ceremonies in their respective communities. Veterans Day, ' DeRamus. pointed out, is an appropri ate time to pay tribute to ; all veterans, living and dead. Americans , in all . walks of life ffederal executives, gov ( emor4.''mayors, ,jiembers of vveterqto ttrganiatrtioni), patri otic societies,, clerks, secre taries and farmers can unite in ' a jnemorable evettt dedi cated jto all veterans., n..... "About 31 million men and women have . served In v the U. S.i armed forces during the various . wars, - from . the Revolutionary War , through the Korean conflict," DeRamus-'; said. "More than half of all participants' serv ed in World War II. "Almost 22 million veter ans, of these wars are living today. More .than nine of every ten are : married and have families. Now, veter ans and . their families com prise approximately u per cent of the U. S. population," DeRamus continued.. . s.i s , Veterans and veterans, or ganizations throughout ' the nation : : observed Armistice Day each year on November 11 until June 1, 1954, when the new name for the na tional holiday was conceived hty : Congressman Edwin K. Rees, a farmer-lawyer from Emporia, Kan., himself a vet eran, j -'Congressman Rees legisla tion left intact the language of a 1926 concurrent resolu tion which called for the ob servance of November 11. It substituted the word " vet eran" for "armistice." Bills Reported By Grand Jnry i-The rand Jury drawn for the November term of Su perior Court which convened here Monday morning finish ed up their work on Monday and rendered the following report:) ' - . ... They, passed all bills sent to, them by the Solicitor with the exception of three. Two counts i against Leon White, and the other against .Vin cent Shinosky. ' The city jail was Inspected and found clean and in good condition with the exception Of, .one stool seat in the bath roonuneeded to be replaced. The clerk's office was vis ited and found in good order. State Highway Patrolman Donald Cumbo submitted his report jand stated all school buses were in ; good condi tion. The recommendation of the! April term of court Grand Jury that all school biases be equipped with' fire extinguishers had been com plied with. "' FTA TO KZlt The Hertford Grammar ' ' xl ; Parent-Teacher As tion will me tt 8 r. Nove-. r If. "C -me r I 'r" f Veterans Day Observance Set Belvidere Plans For Dedication The public is invited to attend the dedication cere monies of the new Post Of fice building in Belvidere Sunday, November 7, at 3:00 P, M. ::;;.:';:. ' ?'-'... v. The program will feature Mrs. L. J. Winslow, former Postmaster at Belvidere; Honorable J. Emmett Wins- low, member of the North Carolina State Senate, and J. W. Winburn, Postal Ser vice Officer: Fayetteville. r Following the dedication ceremony you will have the opportunity to tour the. hew Post Office and enjoy, re freshments,, according to' Postmaster Roy C. Bunch f ,y . . , , ! The November term of Superior Court convened in Perquimans County Monday morning in a mixed term of criminal and civil court with Judge Rudolph Mintz, Fifth District judge of Wilmington presiding. The following cases were disposed of during Monday s session: John . Edward Waff, Jr., charged ' with speeding 60 mph in a 45 mph zone, was fined $25 and court costs. "Lawrence Earl Crews, charged '- with . speeding 59 mph in a 50 mph zone, was Continued on Ptg Four r- eration ouaay Slops In Town . 'Operation:' Buddy,', a state wide c&rayan -wtth stops'- ih 66 towns andies-tri North Carolina from . Mantep to Murphy for .the' "purpose; of recruiting new members to World War . I veterans,, stop ped in Hertford in front of the Perquimans County Court House here ' Tuesday morning at 9:30 and was greeted with a number of Perquimans County World War I veterans, plus Vir ginia White Transeau, edi tor of , The Perquimans Weekly and Mrs. J. Emmett Winslow, wife of Senator J. Emmett Winslow. ' Gov. Dan Moore has des ignated , the month of No vember as World War I Vet erans Recognition Month. A Raymond J. Jeffreys, chief of staff and past State Com mander from Raleigh was ac companied by his wife and Lindsey Swindell, State Com mander were : . among ;': the caravan. Swindell, Depart ment Commander from Eliza beth City, is issuing a call for the 36,000 World War I veterans in North Carolina to come forth and be iden tified. Following the stops in each of the towns, it is the aim of the caravan par ticipants that each town stop ped in will launch their membership drive immedi ately following the visit. AT CONVENTION Three members of the PCHS Student Council, Beth Harris, James Lilly and Kit ty Reed, accompanied by Dutch Overton will - leave Sunday for Burlington, N. C, to attend the State Student Council v Convention. They will return Tuesday night with a , head full .,of new ideas to better our school. ' .' ,'- ' . ' ' .-.i.'.V- SWEAT SHIRT SALE ' The, PCHS, Student- Coun cil is selling ' sweat c shirts. In adult sizes you tan get long sleeves or short sleeves. The long sleeves are royal blue Or j white. The short sleeves are white. Adult and also children's sizes, blue and white. The sweat shirts have Perquimans Indians written on it With an emb lem of a crazy Indian. If you wish to buy a sweat shirt, contact' any of the Student Council members. AINSLET , ATTENDS v '' RirmXG FOX TOWN. W. F. Ainsley, Hertford Town Commissioner, has re- t'omed from AsntsviKe, where tf Seal Campaign : Mrs. Charles F. Murray of Hertford, f. has accepted r. .the Christmas i Seal chairmanship for r Perquimans County it was announced yesterday by Edward V. Davenport, presi dent of the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden TB Asso ciation. Mrs. W. L. Forbes will serve Camden County and Mrs. A. O. Smith will again head Pasquotank County as chairman. Also representing the Christmas Seal organization for this year are Mrs. I. E, Rogerson, who has served Perquimans County as health and Christmas Seal worker for several years, with her will be Mrs. Pearl Knight. Mrsc; Marion Cartwright will represent Camden County assisted ' by Jessie Forbes. Mrs. Edith Spellman will represent Pasquotank County with Mrs. Mollie M. Beasley, instructor of physical edu cation at Elizabeth City State College. , It is our good fortune this year to have these workers to accept this assignment to lead this year's drive against tuberculosis and other res piratory diseases, said Dav enport. Each mentioned are well known for their interest in church, civic and health work in their counties. We look forward to a record campaign in 1965, said Dav enport. The health, education, chest X-rays, patient ser Continued on Page Four Panthers Take Eighth Victory The undefeated and untied Green Panthers of Perquim ans County Union School continued their quest for an unprecedented , state ..cham pionship as they walloped thW.S.tCreecy Black Pan thers of Rich Square by a score of 38-6 on the latter's home field Friday night, Oc tober 29. ' Perquimans Union unde. feated in eight . straight games, started very slowly ana,: led at half-time 12-0 Riding the arm of triple- threat quarterback, Edward (Dude) Ferebee, the Panth ers began to strike viciously as Octavious Freeman gath ered in his first of two touchdown passes thrown by Ferebee. With 40 second to go in the first half, Fere bee hit left end Melvin (Hot Pots) Felton with a 25-yard strike in the. end zone, which upped the score to 12-0 as the half ended. The Panthers struck dead ly in the third quarter for 20 points as Ferebee hit Thomas Miller with a 35 yard touchdown pass. Mean while Matthew Leigh and Juile Harvey were ripping Creecy's line to shreds with Harvey scoring from three yards ' out. Defensive left -Continued on Page Six Building Repairs Now Completed The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners met here Monday in their No vember meeting, R. L.' Spi vey, chairman of the Board, and Commissioners W. W. Bundy, Riley S. Monds, Jr., Ellis Winslow and Thomas D. Nixon. Chairman Spivey reported the completion of repairs on the Court House roof. ' Commissioner Bundy made the motion that the clerk of the Board notify . the clerk of Superior Court that he is sue a receipt of each trans action occurring jn his ( of fice. The 'motion was sec onded by Commissioner Nix on, . , Reports were heard 1 from the Agriculture Extension Service and Welfare Depart ment, - WINS GOLF TROPHY Mr. and Mrs. .J. L. Harris attended the annual golf banquet at the Chowan Golf and Country Club Thursday night, October 28, at which time Mrs. Harris received a trophy for winning the fourth flight in the recently held ladies' golf tournament. SHERIFF MATTHEWS GIVES MONTHLY REPORT . .-Sheriff Glenn R. Matthews reports ; from- the Sheriff's Department ; tot October' the following papers were serv ed ? 27 . subpoenas, five war rants,, six capias, two claim Tribute Paid The spirit honoring the advanced diversified role in today's world, the editor of Who's Who of American Women, of outstanding wo men in a variety of fields some of these women long have been in the public eye. However, they hold in com mon with each other and other listees, the power to make life more rewarding for us all. Bertha White is a minister in the Society of Friends, is the daughter of Daniel Lee Smith and Alice Lopp Smith. She was a student at Guil ford College and a Bible student at Earlham College, alos one year at Pendle Hill. Was teacher in public school, Oak Grove. N. C' also taueht fat Oak HiJl, High Romlind' Oak Grove Seminary in Maine. She was matron for three years at William Fors ter Home for Girls at Friendsville, Tenn. She was a delegate for six. times, to Young Friends conferences in America, and one time to the International Young Friends Conference atv Jor dan, England. Two years youth Sunday school coun selor at Geneva Point, Lake Wumapesokie, N. H. .Two years Camp Mother for girls at Women's Missionary Con ference at Northfield, Mass. She was a delegate three times to the Five Years Meeting of Friends at Rich Mrs. Blanchard Taken In Death Mrs. Harriett Etta Roun tiee Blanchard, 79, widow of John Calvin Blanchard, died Tuesday, October 12, in Al bemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, after an illness of sev en years. A native of Gates County, she was a daughter of Seth Washington and Mrs. Re becca Spivey Rountree, She was a member of the Gatesville Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Rev. Rountree Blanchard of Sta ley; . three daughters, Mrs. Mack Corbett of Baltimore, Mrs. Marvis Jones of Gates and Mrs. Howard Hurdle of Hertford, and five sisters, Mrs. H. P. Munden and Mrs, J. S. , Hathaway of Ports mouth, Miss Nina Rountree of Norfolk, Mrs. . Margaret Anders of Baltimore- and Mrs. Mary R. Hobbs of Dar lington, S. C-, and ten grand children. Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in 11 the ' Gatesville Baptist Church by Rev. Don Wagner, pastor. ,'' The church ' choir sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Sweet Bve and Bye." The casket pall was made of white mums, red carna tions and white roses. Pallbearers were D. M- Parker, Graham Yarborough, Emmett Blanchard of Ports mouth, Clyde Blanchard, Ty ner;;, Hardy Brown, Hobbs ville, George Jackson; Hert ford, James Lee Eason, Franklin, and Tim Plyler, Whaleyville. . : Burial was in the Blan chard family cemetery. :' HEALTH DEPARTMENT V CLOSED NOVEMBER 11 ; The Health Department will: fee closed on November 11 iii observance of Veterans' it wss announced today v,1 vBSS'f' ' ! f .y To Mrs. White mond, Ind. Rf-orded a min ister of Society of Friends in 1920. Married to Fernando C. White, Belvidere, in 1935. Step children, F. Murray White, Winston-Salem; Myr ta E. (Mrs. L. C. Winslow) Hertford; Sylvia A. (Mrs. Linwood C. Winslow ) Belvi dere; Vivian R. White, Fay etteville, and Edwin S. White, Belvidere. She was a dele gate to the first All Friends Conference in London, Eng land, also a delegate to the National Friends Conference at Oskaloosa, Iowa at Swarthmore College, Pa., and at. Oxford, England. A rep resentative to Friends Ter centenery, North Western England in 1952. She served three years as chaplain with oth.ec ministers . at : Clinton iMmorial Hospital,-"Wiftningr-ton, Ohio. Served as pastor Oak Hill Meeting, High Point, also at Windham, Maine, for four years, at Al iens Neck, Dartmouth, Mass., for six years. Served at Piney Woods Meeting, Belvi dere, the home 20 years. Served as pastor Chester Friends Meeting, Wilmington, Ohio, for seven years. Now serves as pastor in her fourth year, Vermillion Grove Friends Meeting, Vermillion Grove, 111. Her record as pastor and religious worker spans over a period of nearly 60 years. Loved and respected almost worldwide. By Home Agent Ila Grey White, home eco nomics extension agent, has just returned from Drexel, N. C, where she attended a special three day clinic and furniture forum held by the Drexel Furniture Company. The forum is directed by Toward Hodgeman, sales promotion manager for Drex el, and is a short course to acquaint furniture people with every phase of furni ture from styling to manu facturing. In addition to tours of Drexel case goods and upholstery plants, where they saw furniture manufac tured from the raw material to the finished pieces of fur niture,,, there were lectures given by Drexel experts on lumber, veneers, wood fin-! ishing, hand decorating, styling, advertising and oth er phases of the manufacture and selling of furniture. A special film presentation giv en by Mr. Hodgeman tells the story and romance of fine furniture from .the style and decorating angle. Drexel's new 40,000 square feet showroom, where the complete line is displayed in attractive and well-decorated areas, made a perfect back ground as a classroom , for these lectures. ' -, . On completion of the for um, the group received dip lomas ior having attended and completed the course. WSCS TO MEET i The Woman's Society of Christian : Service of the First Methodist Church will meet Monday v. night at 8 o'clock in the visual aids room qt the church. . Circle leaders- are- asked " to bring a report of numbed of tick ets sold for the bazaar. All officers are urged to attend the executive meeting to be held at 7:15 prior to the !-- -!, '.,,.....,.:. . ,:v ,-. ,;. .. Trip Is Made School Board l!o!ds Meeting ; The ' Perquimans County Board of Education met in special session on Tuesday with all members present with the exception of John Danchise. The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing with the educational survey team the school building needs in Perquimans County. The special survey team consisted of Dr. Pierce, direc tor of school planning in North Carolina; Mr. Justice, Mr. Schultz from the Divi-! sion of School Planning and Mr. Manning, special con sultant for the Division of Public Instruction. Following a study of infor mation secured the survey team will make suggestions and recommendations to the local Board of Education. While here they visited all the schools in Perquimans County. Supt. John T. Biggers was authorized to file Part I of the application for federal assistance for the education of children from low income families. Executing this ap plication duly authorized by the Board of Education, Supt. Biggers is authorized repre sentative of said Board of Education. The board approved ac tion taken by William E. Byrum, principal at Per quimans High School in sus pending a student from school. Plans Are Made For Book Fair Mrs. Marion Swindell, pub licity chairman of the Hert ford Grammar School PTA, announces that the Hertford Grammar School will spon sor . a ;, bfyik fair from, No vember" ' ffl "through Novem ber 12. The book fair will be open during school hours on Wednesday and Friday and Thursday night immedi ately following the PTA meeting. Books will be on display .in the library of the school. The book fair committee invites all students, parents and visitors to attend the fair. The fair will not only help spur interest in read ing and building home li braries, but will also contri bute to a worthwhile pro Continued on Page Two Churchwomen Plan Bazaar A bazaar will be held at the First Methodist Church on November 10, beginning at 12 o'clock with a chicken salad luncheon. A variety of items including Christ mas gifts, aprons, handwork, flower arrangements, Chuppa knives, duzzits, etc., will be on sale at the booths. A smorgasbord supper will be served in the evening from 6 to 8 o'clock. Tickets can be secured from the follow ing: Mrs. Charles Harrell, Mrs. Elton Hurdle, Mrs. R. L. Hollowell; Mrs. Anse White and Mrs. Earlie Good- FARMER BYRUM SPEAKER AT ROTARY Farmer Byrum of Frank lin, Va., a noted after dinner speaker was guest speaker at the Hertford Rotary Club meeting held here Tuesday night. He was the guest of Charles Payne. Attending the meeting was a visitor, Dr. Lawrence Kim brell, a dentist from Detroit, who spent a Vacation in Hertford several years back, likes it ; so well, he comes back here to fish every op portunity and while here al ways attends the Hertford Rotary Club meeting. ATTEND HOMECOMING Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Winslow will attend home coming at East Carolina Col lege this weekend. : Mr. Winslow is an alumni of the college and a member of the 1950 football team, which will be honored at the homecoming. CHAMBER BALLOTS DEADLINE NOVEMBER I The deadline for . returning all ballots for the Board of Directors of the Perquimans County ; Chamber of Com merce, must be in the Cham ber office by ' Monday, No vember 8. The ftxamining committee will ftiftet on- this date. ; v Murder Court Faced By Braxton Godfrey In Death Of Colson Photo Awards Exhibit Slated The 1965 Kodak scholastic photo awards are on display in the high school library of Perquimans Union School. The exhibit, a traveling sa lon, represents the results of the third combined con test conducted by Scholastic Magazines, Inc., and spon sored by the Eastman Ko dak Company. Because the contest stimulates the youth of America to greater inter est in photography as a means of creative expression, the Union School is pleased to display the photo na tional awards. Appeal Issued By Red Cross The Perquimans County Chapter of the American Red Cross issued an appeal today for help for the James W. White family of the Whiteston community, who lost all of their belongings in a fire Tuesday afternoon when their home burned to the ground. . Besides household furnish ings, clothes and shoes are needed for White, his wife and seven children ranging in age from 12 to 6 months. Sizes are as follows: White: Pants size 32-32; shirt, 15; shoes, 9. Mrs. White: Dress, 14 or 16; shoe size, 6. Girl age 12: Dress, 10 or 12; shoes, 61!i. Two boys: SUe- 10 pants; size 12 shirt and size 5 shoes. Girl age 6: Size 6 or 6V2 dress. Boy age 4: Size 6 pants and Continued on Page Four Baptist Church Scene Of Rites The First Baptist Church was the setting Saturday af ternoon, October 23, 1965, for the marriage of Miss Kathleen Story and Joseph Lister Etheridge. Rev. Man ard H. Mangum, pastor, per formed the double ring cere mony in a candlelight set ting of palms and chrysan themums. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crowder Story of Route 2, Hertford. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Al- Continued on Page Three Big Opening Held By Store Harmon's No. 2 Store had a big opening in Harris Shopping Center on Friday and Saturday when the store opened for business and gave prizes to those holding the lucky tickets. Mrs. Rosa Lee Allen of Hobbsville won first prize which was a 8mm movie camera. Kelvin Roberson won sec ond prize, a three - piece lounge set. Miss Peggy White was the third prize winner and re ceived an Agfta camera. Mrs. Ben Thach won the fourth prize, an electric hair dryer. : Fifth prize was an electric blanket -and was won bp Jake Chesson. Mrs. Becky White won sixth, a Brodident electric tooth brush set. Mrs. G. R. Tucker won seventh prize, a tape record er. B. R. Inscoe won eighth prize, that being a Sunbeam electric shaver. Miss Caro lyn White won the ninth prize, a transistor radio and Mrs. Margaret Copeland the tenth award, an electric clock. W. L. Tilley is manager of the store. DICK BREWER SPEAKER AT OHIO RURITAN MEET Mr. and Mrs. C. L. (Dick) Brewer spent several days in Salem, Ohio, while attending a Ruritan meeting at which Mr. Brewer was the guest speaker. ' ; - ' On their return trip home, Mr. and Mrs. Brewer visited friends there in Salem, Ohio, also in Max Meadows, Va., Burljnjton, N. C, Braxton Godfrey is being held in the Perquimans County jail for the fatal shooting of Melvin Colson, 54, last Friday night. The alleged shooting took place at the home of God frey's estranged wife in Woodville. It is understood that Mr. Godfrey went to the home of his wife and shot Melvin Colson there. Godfrey is being held in the Perquimans County jail on a charge of murder. Sheriff G. R. Matthews is continuing his investigation. Melvin John Colson, the victim of the shooting, was a resident of Route 3, Hert ford. He was a lifelong resident of Perquimans County and a member .of the Elks Club in Elizabeth City. He was the son of John Rufus and Emma Godfrey Colson and the husband of Mrs. Jessie Skinner Colson. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Mel vin Colson, Jr., of the Air Force at Langley Field and Harold C. Colson of the Air Force; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Boyce of Houston and Mrs. Mary Donald of Nor folk; two brothers, Bruce Colson of Hertford and Wil lard Colson of Elizabeth City, and five grandchildren. Soil Sampling Is Being Urged County Agricultural Agent R. M. Thompson recently re ceived information on the number of soil samples re teived and analyzed' rbr each month of the 1964-65 fiscal year. The inflow of samples is much greater during the months of January, Febru ary and March. Maximum monthly output by the lab oratory is about 15,000 samples. The lab operates at maximum capacity only three months of the year. Mr. Thompson points out that many more samples could be analyzed during fall months resulting in more rapid service on a greater number of samples. In ad dition to this advantage, farmers would avoid the Continued on Page Two Students Hold Free Classes GREENVILLE Eight home economics majors at East Carolina College are con ducting f r e'e classes for housewives as part of their BS degree requirements. Classes this week are en titled "Personalize Your Home for Under $5" and "Millinery Madness." Two more sessions will be held next week, "Modetn Magic with Mixes" on No Continued on Page Six Miss Barbee Was In Contest Betsy Crowell Barbee, Phi Omicron professional frater nity, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Barbee of Hert ford, a graduate of Per quimans County High School, was among a field of 46 candidates picked to com pete for the 1965-66 home coming queen's crown at East Carolina College. Five coeds have been pick ed from the field of candi dates as finalists, they are Phyllis Sue Brinn of Bath, Sandra Lee Britt of Fayette ville, Sally Ann Foster of Littleton, Tamara Suzette Miller of Hickory and Celia Kay Orr of Falls Church, Va. . The winner will be crown ed during the homecoming festivities at the college this weekend. . GUILD TO MEET St. Catherine Guild of Holy, Trinity Episcopal Church will meet at the Parish House Monday, November 8, at 8 P. M., w,ith Mrs. C. A. Davenport, as hostess. ANNUAL MASONIC , LADIES': NIGHT NOV. it The annual Masonic Ladies' Night banquet will be held on Tuesday evening, Novem ber 16 at 7 o'clock. At . the banquet two ; 25 year service awards will bo presented x to two Master t-mi. "r ' '" .'' .' .
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