North Carolina Newspapers

1 'A'lmi'rsj i-swrOTJ .1 3-i WtfWM l Vol XXXIV.-No. 26. i '' V : ' ', .' . I i IfJulj' Fourth will be a busy jday Jn Perquiitians, County. .: The . Perquimans Couritii Horse and Pony Club, together with'; the American Legion Post No. 126,J are shaping up plans for a; list of fvents start ing with a:parade through town at 11 o'clock Tubs day morning. 1 ,;aO o'clock in the jrt ternoon. there will be a horse, show In the : Horse and Pony Club's --rink-on the. rPre$ton Nixon, .farm. Starting t 5 P.,M.,a lbei.jchicken .smppt -will be served at' the' horse show and at the American Legion, hut, -. The horse ' ftow', is ' the biggest" - event' ever, plan ned by the ' clubr The show ' yill have 16 events. They are as' follows:- Hal ter class, ' children's ' West ern pleasure, pole bending, western . lasilf'e ,', 'oofen. ring, spear; pen,unusical chairs, barrel racing: open,. children's barrel' gracing. g$i as you please" potato race, reining class ,opcn, egg and spoon race, pony express, keyhold open and western -pickup open. :', ;: rTrophies and ribbons', as well as money -willS be awarded to the winners in V the 'events. AH horse own ers and toYers are urged tof take part in the howl 'Tickets , to the -- supper are being -sold--now . b.y 'members of both 'the Horse anid Pony. Club and-' the American Legions-Post and at' Harmon's Pharmacy in Hertford., " '".i ' - Anyone wishing to. fee In the 'parade- iskiiqtted"t contact iWr ' h-' .-tBuddy)' TiUey 'at Harmon's Pharm ecy. 4 . l.USbt:f: James Richard. '.Sawyer, 66, . of Route i -died Thurs day afternoon in theuAlbe- V'nrarle Hospital following a long Hiness. A, hative of ..Perquimans County, he s was' the son of the late ytley- and Mrs, Margaret -Matthews Sawyer., and 4he husband of Mrs. Mabel Tass Sawyer. t jf rfe; was a retired farm er and a member of, the Hertford Baptist Church. -r-tAirvJying besides h i s &wife' are two sons, James R,,1 Sawyer, Jr. ,and: Carl Sawyer of Hertford," two brothers, . Julian. Sawyer and Clyde Sawyer: of Le . noir, N. C: a sisterr Mrs. Nannie Howell Smith of Lenoir. N. . C and six grandchildren. i .i Funeral services' were .v held Saturday at Z P. M, 4 in the chapel of the! Swin- . dell Funeral Horns by ', 'Rev. Norman Harris, pas- tor of the Hertford r. Bap ; tiat Church, assisted I by kRev. R. L. Bame,, pastor ;of the First Methodist '.Church. ' Burial was in Ccdarwood Cemetery. i "Beyond the Sunsfet" was played during. the ser vice by Mrs,' Chester Wins- tow. organist. 1 Pallbearers were Gene Phillips, Jack' Phillips," Dan ".Jiierry, Carl Skinner,, Car- ' sdn Epivey, Jr., and Carl prerton. ; ; " 4 ' . . LtVcr'S J -Viistnam i.A- 1 ' tlie! funeral ( ; ifn vMv-h yki t i- re Z A r 'an of e for -r jet l ar r : CAROLE WHITE. irole; White, daughter of Mr. and, Mr. Mac White of : Belvider.e,' left last week to attend the Gov ernors School of ; North Carolina at Salem College, in Winston-Salem. : ,y The Governor's School, a summer . program for 400 selected, juniors and sen iors from North Carolina secondary'' Schools,' is oper ated, by the State Board of Education.', The purpose of the' .school is - to develop new methods in education for the gifted high school students chosen for their outstanding' academic ach- r, , : Carole wl -be a senior at i Perquimans "County Clink BAhAA Rk 'T ' i 1' fnj-i 'nr,7 i::rtfc Eon Honors - Perquimans County High School EFA Chapter is well represented at ' the State FFA Convention which . is being held in Raleigh this week. . i 'Dan - Nixon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nix- On, and Johnny Caddy, son of Mr. and .Mrs; Marvin Caddy are the two Official delegates representing the local chapter. These boys will' stay on N. C. State University campus and at tend - the convention being held in the William Neal Reynolds Coliseum. All their expenses are paid by the. local chapter.. - Tommy Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Long, Tim Baker, son of Mr, and Mrs. Willard F. Zaker, and Da vid Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wililams, wil ..receive their r State Farmer Degree F r 1 d a y morning. This is the high est degree that the State FFA. .Association awards and 4 order to qualify for this lionor a boy must be outstanding in FFA work. : Hejmust have 'in opera tion .-above average ' farm projects and show a profit of :$S00 and have same in vested or on savings. Must know .Parliamentary Pro- ced"f e( ,show .; leadership queries, must have par ticipated . in several com-1 munity -and it school ; im- provement : r projects, all schcil.' grades satisfactory and. must' have held an of fice in the-local FFA chap ter or been chairman of an; important committee.' )' GRADUATES Miss Sarah Elizabeth Klrby, daughter of Mr. and I.:rs. T. I "by, Tute 2, E'"'.n, g ' 'tei from II. "s r 5 College in r.' rcivirtg di ploma i.i foe liookkecping- Type a living Course June 21., if ( i-t r ' school ort Jure, J3, U -r. .r s Kirry. was a r " " t1 ? Tor- quimai ... i uating a' it! ;joI grad- 1 'in on for blood in the past three months, donors failed here last week to respond ! to the need, i The one bright ray ' in the i picture, -i how ever, was the fact of the 38 pints 'of blood received, 33 were : donated as .replace ments for - blood used by relatives and friends since January of this year. Mrs. Winslow stated that a quota of 75 pints of blood was hoped for. She announced that one gallon pirts were issued to Archie AsbelL Willie Ainsley, Nor man Godfrey, Mrs. .Helen Q.i Godfrey, f J. D.' Young, T. ) Erie Haste, 'Jr.; Edgar White" i and' Mrs.' Hazel Melton, ' ' Two saloln tlns were, is sued to Mrs; . Reha Owens and Jack Symons.' " A three gallpri pin was proudly; presented to John Beers. ?' , ) Mrs. Winsjovpr announced the next .bloodntobile ; visit . W 4T1UMIICHI4.' :W4 t U 41 October. ' r V.! Coast M j Some months dgo o- tilla of, the Coast OWard Auxiliary s was f fimqf, in thisv county! -The tGA ' Has as its primary purftose pro moting ; boating a f e t y through classes and ; , in struction and courtesy Mo- torboat, Examinations. ' Af ter completing the required coufses, barter," night was hell at. the- CdK)lini4n at 'Nag! JHead wii 13'menli uers;rcctavim.4tiuifvy cer tificates signifying mem bership in this national or ganization. Anyone .inter ested in boating is extend ed an invitation to become a member' of this .Flotilla. The requirements are. sim ply 25 or . . more : owner ship in a boat, licensed ra dio: station or aircraft or that the individual possess some skill or .knowledge relative to ' boating ' which would be of . value to the Flotilla. After t compilation Continued on Pag 7 , Tommy Long Takes Course Tommy Long was one of 98 boys, representing 74 counties, in the state, at tending the Third' Annual Resource Conservation Workshop held at N. C. State University in Ra leigh, the week of June 12- 16, according to George Q- Winslow, Chairman of the Perquimans County Board of Supervisors ; of the Al bemarle' Soil . and" Water Conservation District Mr. Winslow reported that prizes, totaling $370, were awarded to . nine of the boys making top scores on the evaluation test. A $250 .-scholarship was awarded , to the student making the highest score. Continued on rage 7 Group Sponsors Youth CamS-'C' The. Woman's Missionary . Union of the -Chowan Bap-i tist Association will, spon sor a day camp- for the IstraUon; iltbeal. 9M A. m!. The camp will be at Camp Cale. All . eight-year-oW chil dren are urged td attend Continued on Pfcfl f BIRTH ANNOUNCE? . Mr. and Mrs; Keith Ab bott, Jr. : announce he birth of a son, Chrlstd!her Kel'V onl June' 15. ! Urs.' Abbott is 'the former Mistf to'a Jine-Vrinsw, t' "hJ rt i.Ir. -and ha. livln l Group Forni:ti Winslow vt Belvii. " Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, June 30, 1967. .'.:3sI'cG90CL WuSllonor T:;'l Miss Letitia Ann 'Mc-. Googan, daughter' xt .. Mr.'1 and Mrs. F. A. McGoogan.. . has - been named top win ner in the music compeiti-v tion for the fifth annual Annapolis Fine Arts Fes tival in Annapolis, Md, f 'Miss McGoogan won the first r "ize for the entry of her : ; 'Woodwind Quartet ? No. 1." Her "String Quar- v tet No; 1" tied for the sec ond prize with "Sonata for Violin and Piano," by As- , sistant Professor John Duro of the Towson State Col lege , Music Department, Towson, Md. I Judge for the competi- y r tt. t - t ftn vai Dr Emma Lnu iDiemer, composer and as sistant professor of music ' composition at the Unever- 5ity of Maryland. , Miss McGoogan is cur-' ejntly studying composi lori with ' Douglas Allan- tfook in Annapolis. v She College Accepts Milton Wilson i WASHINGTON. D. C. L Milton Leroy " Wilson, sop t or r. ana Mrs. isawara Louis Wilson, Sr., of 333, Dobb Street, Hertford, "has been accepted for the Sep tember term at Strayer junior College in Washing ton, D. C. i Mr. Wilson is a 1901 graduate of ,Perquiman County Union High Schoot At Strayer . he will enroll in 1 the Data Processing Management . p r 0 g t a m, working toward an. Associf ate in Arts degree. f local 4-H'ers .f erquimans Countv 4- H'ftrtf have e recently held &l"DuWic ing - and talent contest," health pageant and dress revue.. The theme of the activities wa.s : "Mother Goose Goes Mod." The stage was decorated with a huge shoe from which the 4-H'ers " entered the .stage, the public speaking contest featured Maureen 'Nixon, daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Ned Nixon of Route 2, Hertford, and Donald Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Morgan of , i r : r 1 1 in.... i. is., (iiuuu, . iney spuite un I I'Dnrrnnnl VnV.n A vi wiigi ' , anica a 11 u "You,: Yourself and Your Citizenship" respectively. . Both received blue rib bons. Next was the crowning of Health Royalty. The crowning included Tony Copeland, son of Mr. and Mrs. ; Willard Copeland of Route 2, Hertford, and Lois Eure, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Eure ' of Route 3, Hertford as Duke and Duchess.'' Crowned Prince and Princess were Victor ; Lamb of Route 1, Hertford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lamb, and Sybil Bateman, ' daughter . of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bateman of Route 3, Hertford. The King and Queen honors went to Jarvis Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Miller of Route 2, Hert ford, and June Harrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Harrell of Route 3, Hertford. ' The talent followed with Barbanaj (jEIlibtt adding 'a ipantomine; Wanda Wins low5 With 1 a' ap tand ' jazz p umber; Linda Lou Onley With', a piano solo; a sing ling (group consisting of Jenny White, Donna Dail, - Brenda and. Linda Banks? a solo by Kathy Evans and . a piano - solo by Carmen' Sutton. Receiving the blue rib bons were Jenny White, Donna Dail, Brenda and Linda Banks with the folk songs, Wanda Winslow with her tap and jazz rout ine, and Carmen Sutton at the piano. Billy White of Hertford added much - to 1 the -program by serving as master of ceremonies. " ' ' ! i The" --dress ' tevue "Was' 'heldithe some' week hs1' the ether activities. The script, Miss Letitia McGoogan holds a bachelor's degree in i music education from . Greensboro. College. In ariflitinn "she hnlH n ma. auamon sne noias a mas- tcr' degree in piand 'from tJorthwestern University in Evanston, 111. The VWoodwind' Quartet- Noj V will be performed n jthe concert series of the Annapolis Symphony Or chestra ;net.; fall. -K , ,.- Hold Contests written by Mrs. Ned Nix- ' ' - -IV ' MILTON L. WILSON-' iU0" of Route 2, Hertford. soeak-r,nvolved "all-garments tie- scnptions with a nursery rhyme. Gayle ThompsOh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Thompson, was. the narrator. ; In the apron ' portion of the pre-teen di vision, Sidney Jessup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Jessup of Hertford, was awarded the blue rib bon. - Others in the apron division Were Dianhe Eure, and Sharon Roundtree. Jill Harrell, daughter of - Mr. and Mrs. J.- Wesley Har well, won first place in the pre-teen dreW division. Others participating were Linda: Lou Onley, Sybil Hobbs, Darlene Davenport, Lois Eure, Debbie White. Peggy ' James Copeland, Sue Proctor, Joyce Sawyer. and Brenda Mansfield. .lit -the Early-Teen Divi sion, Collen Perry, daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. Ru dolph Perry, took the hon 6rs wiht her blue ribbon dress. J H e r competition was Gail Eure and Gail Proctor. The Senior-Teen Division was climaxed when Anna Chesson, daughter of Mr. end Mrs. Jake Chesson, Jr., of Route 3, Hertford. was awarded the first place honor. Her close and rug ged competition included Maureen Nixon, Nancy Riddick, Virginia Harrell, Carmen Sutton, Gail Wat son, Martha White, Missou ri Bateman and June Har rell Reffffie Webb Moved To Duke ! Reggie Webb, son of Mr. and Mrs. a . H. Webb of Route. 3.-Hertford, who was seriously ' injured in " a truck-can accident In West Memphis,- ' Atk.; early in May,- was returned to Dur ham on. June 28. Webb suffered 8 broken back and shoulder in the accident in which he was returning to Elizabeth City from the Kiamichi Men's Clinic In Oklahoma,' where he and Bruce. Long ,'of Michigan and Wayne- Davis ! were- doing t-church work, . llie ear- wasstruelir from be-, , hind, by a truck and knock ed -J,000 eet-before coming to test, it . was reported Holiday Driving Vcrning Koted Too much independence in your driving during the long Fourth of July holi i day could steer . you into one of the projected 1,377 traffic accidents on North Carolina's streets and highways which the N. C. State Motor Club warns may claim at least 26 per sons killed and 884 injured. While Independence Day falls on Tuesday and most businesses will operate as usual on Monday, the state will officially count its holiday highway toll from 6 P. M. Friday, June 30, through midnight Tues day, July 4, a period of 102 hours, since many workers plan to take off the full four days. For the 78-hour holiday last year, North Carolina's traffic toll added tip to 19 killed and 876 injured in 1,051 accidents.. Leading driver viola tions reported were: speed ing, 193; driving left of center of the road, ,163; fol- ','Traffic congestion is lowing too closely, 115, and failure to yield right' of way, 103. heavier on July Fourth' weekends than any othtr holiday period," cautioned Thomas B. Watkins, presi dent of the motor club. "Consequently, hot-headed motorists with explosive tendencies can be far more dangerous than a short fused firecracker a n d would be wise to stay, out of the driver's seat. Keep cool while driving and en joy a safe holiday." Rat Control Program Set Sponsored by the Per quimans County Commis sioners, in cooperation with the state and local Health. Department, a county wide': campaign is.- to get underway 'to help reduce the rat population. Poison will be prepared by per- sonnet of the Sanitation Department of the District Health Department. The rat poison will , be avail able free to occupants of each resident having a rat problem. Poison will be available at the following places: 1. Perquimans County Health Center, Charles Street. ' ' 2. Pete Thompson's farm agent's office. 3. W. C. Strowd's farm agent's office. It is pointed out that the mixture ; is a poison, but that instructions are en closed inside each pack age of bait, which should be carefully read and car- Tied out. They also, in clude instructions for mak ing a bait box which pre vents domestic animals from getting to the poison. The rat population is es timated to be equal to hu man population. Rats are known carriers of disease and each rat eats about $2.00 worth of food each . year and destroys or dam ages ten times more prop erty and food than they actually eat. With Perquimans County participating ?frf th ' ' rat control Jhis now, ineludsy Pasquotaky "Perquimans, 1 Camden, Chowan and Cur rituck counties sponsoring programs to reduce the rat population. ' Local Student On Dean's List 'Eighteen 'outstanding stu-' dents at Chowan , College during the spring semester were named to the Dean's List and 68 others placed ion the college's Honor Roll for scholastic achievement, f Named 4 to J the Dean's List from Perquimani' was Sharon Rj JPieriqe: ot,Hohba-7 Ville., ' -i ?',:; fi.f' V,iJ'v,; Candace . Wood;. 4 Hertford was- named : to 4h Honor RolL-1 - v-' $60,0 abnof its Paid In Perquimans By 'Social Security llotice! We announced some time ago ' that - anyone having pictures they wish to be published must have them in The Perquimans Weekly office at least five days before publication, due to the fact that we have to send (hem away to have engravings made, otherwise it Is Impossible to run them with, the story. Fleas, folks, bear this in mind- And get your pic tures in, so it will not de lay your news. . ' . 1 ON DEAN'S LIST Ron ald M. Jennings, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Jennings of Route 3, Hert ford, a former graduate of Perquimans County Union School, made the Dean's List for the spring semes ter at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jennings is major ing in psychology. . Schedule Given For Softball The- Softball league, is well under, way with games schedued as follows for the rest of July: ' ; July 3 Jaycees vs.' Hert ford Hardware' and Harvey Point vs. Wood ville. i July 7 Harvey Point, vs. Whiteston and Jaycees vs. Woodville. . July . 10 Whiteston vs. Jaycees and Woodville vs. Hertford Hardware. July 14 Whiteston vs. Hertford Hardware and Harvey Point vs. Jaycees. July 17 Hertford Hard ware vs. Harvey Point and Woodville vs. Whiteston. July 21 Harvey Point vs. Woodville and Jaycees vs. Hertford Hardware. . July 24 J a y c e e s vs. Woodville and Harvey Point vs. Whiteston. July 28 Woodville vs. Hertford Hardware and Whiteston vs. Jaycees. July 31 and August 4 Play-offs. Unit Members At Baton Clinic The P.C.H.S. Maching Unit was represented at the third Annual Baton Clinic which was held at the North Carolina State University in Raleigh last week by Linda Winslow and Geneva White. June 18-24 was a week of hard work and fun for the two unit girls. They received instruction dealing with baton twirling and marching procedures. Al so, Linda attended a class for '. instruction - in- twirling with fire. 'The girls have brought back many new ideas, and it is hoped that they wilt benefit the unit when they begin practice in August. . ; . SaleT)7Bonds Reported Here .. : U. S. Savings Bond sales "continued their V " upward trend : in North; Carolina -during the month of May Sales k totalutt ,' $4,850,671 were up almost '5' per cent over'May'of last'year and were the largest-sales . re- . ContinuM a Pa Copy Co $68,049 in social security benefits was paid to resi aents of Perquimans Coun ty last year on a monthly basis. At the end of 1966, 1,263 men, women and children were receiving benefits. 949 were older people, receiv ing benefits as retired workers, the wives and husbands of retired work ers and the surviving wi dows or aged .dependent parents of workers who have died. But social security is not just for older people. 209 young widows and children in the area were receiving benefits amounting to $9,494 at the end of De cember. 105 disabled work ers and dependents were receiving benefits at a monthly rate of $5,652. Death ClinT Mr. Lane, 74 Lindon Hosea Lane. Sr.. 74, of Route 2, Tyner, died suddenly Saturday morning around 9 o'clock in his home. A native of Cho wan County, he was the son of the late Hosea John and Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Layden Lane and the hus band of Mrs. Emily Dail Lane. He was a member of Chappell's Hill Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. He was a retired farmer. Besides his wife, he is survived toy five daugh ters, Mrs.,;;Clarine JBakev. Mrs. Ouida Speakman and Mrs. Joan Haskett of Elizabeth City, Mrs. Max ine Bunch of Edenton and Mrs. Geraldine White of Belvidere; two sons, Les ter Ray Lane and Linden H. Lane, Jr., of Tyner; a sister, Mrs. Eunice Lamb, Hampton, Va.; two broth ers, M. D. Lane of Route 2, Hertford and E. J. Lane of Tyner, and 26 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 4 P. M., in the Chappell's Hill Baptist Church by Rev. John . Al? ien, pastor and Rev, Ralph Knight, a former pastor. "Rock of Ages" was sung by the church choir and Isaac Byrum, Tsang "How Great Thou -Art' iann "Beyqnd the Sunset." They were accompanied $y..Miss Dawn lLane, pianist The casket pall was made of red carnations, white ' chrysanthemums white gladioli, baby's breath and fern. Pallbearers were M. T. Lane, Mabe Lamb, Carlton Goodwin, Donald Lane, Fentress Lahe and Duard Lane. Burial was in the fam ily cemetery. Services Held For MrsJordan Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Mansfield Jordan, 62, who died Wednesday, were held Saturday at 4:30 P. M., in the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the ' Rev. Norman Harris, pastor, of Hertford Baptist Church and the Rev. Jesse Ray Mansfield, ; pastor of Salem Baptist Church, : : "Beyond The Sunset" and "Abide With Me!'., were sung by; the ( Great Hope Baptist Church Ch'oirl They were accompanied -by Mrs. J. Ellie White, organist The casket pall was made of . white stock, pink carnations, white' chrysan themums and babys breath. . Pallbearers ""were"' Mat thew Dail, Frank Mansfield, Odus Mansfield, . Carlton Kanpf ield,-- John Freeman ansfield and Wilber Rob troM, ' ' "T' . ! ! Burial ,v vwas ' In i Quixt' wood Ce&vrtery: '" ' ;j' 10 O