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Vol, XXXIV.Ka 28i Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, July 14, 1967. 10 Co 'P.v Charlie E. Lane, 58, of Rt. 3, Hertford, was Irilled .'instantly Sunday at 2:33 ; P. M. when he drove his ,car from the shoulder of US)' 17 into the path of an oncoming car. i- trhe Highway Patrol said jane' would not have been killed if he hacF been using his seat belt. ;j Three others not wearing' J seat v belts were : Injured (wo seriously; . and Were j taken to - the . Albemarle ' Hospital by the Pasquotank! County Rescue Squad. j . According to Hlghwafy Pairolman Y; Z. Newberryj Iane was thrown from tps ai and pinned under the left door. His wife, Mis.' Edna Russell Lane; 58, wis thrown ,put of the car, jrfto & r ditch and sustained a, broken leg and numerous lacerations and abrasions. ' ' - Mrs. Erma Lou Atttell, 41, '.of Dayton, Ohio, also received a broken teg ' and lacerations. 'Her son, jimes Thomas Atwell, 18, suffered a broken thumb andj cuts on the head. -. , ,! Trooper Newberry-said. Lane was operating His ear on US 17 about five! miles north of Hertford at h very clow speed. ' He drpve'to the, right shoulder 'ot the highway to let a long line of traffic . pass. An eye-' witness who saw .the ac- cident, told Newberry that ' Lane tried to mage a U- . turn on the highway and drove into the pith of a car operated by 4ames M. Atwell, 43, of Dayton. The cars met head-onj -r Newberry emphasized that;- the only person not injured in the accident was Atwell, who ,was wearing a seat belt Lane is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Russell Lane of Hertford; two sis ters, Mrs. O. Bi. Jordan of Smithfield, Vai and Mrs. J. W. Newboli of Rt. 2, Elizabeth City . ' ) The body was taken to Twiford Funeral Home -: Continued 4n Pag S ErT N. 1 9 .v. . 1 . ' NEWPORT, R. I. Kt Ensiai Henry N. Gri::, sotj' of 'Commander 'artd 1 Mrs, IW. E. Griffin, Jr., of PaJ.nUA Uin.ffnM X ''N. .C( was commissioned a. NavaJ. officer, with ' bis ''presant rankt graduation ceremonies at the Naval OfM y CanJ,f-. ,.-ool in 1 wport, H. I. r ; is f ' r" t'- ' ti re- i.sL;" ?'-, WINS 4 -H AWARD Gary Leroy Rouse, ton of Mrs.," Harriett Rous. 312 Covent ; Garden, j Hertford, won": firs!' place in free style race r at Betsy-Jeff Penn '4-H Center at Raids Till V. C. W.M. Harrell Taken In Death ,: V'1 - . , . . . .- ' . 1 'V - Willie Manning Harrell, 56, of Chesapeake, ':Va., an employe of Norfolk Ship building & Drydock Cor poration, -died Friday in his home in Chesapeake. A native :of Perquimans County, Harrell -was the , husband of ,. Mrs.. Helen Williams Harrell and a son of Mrs. 1 Gertrude Harrell and the late Willis Har- ,relL i... Others. iurviving' are two daughters,, Mrs. June James of , Chesapeake and Mrs. Charon Thomasen of - Paducah, Ky.; a son, Man ning B. Harrell of Chesa peake a . stepson, Douglas Bray of Chesapeake; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Stanton ;and Mrs. Joe Carley of Chesapeake, Mrs. Cannie Cannon of Hertford, and Mrs. Eva 7 Harrington of Washington, N; C, and a brother, T. T: Harrell of Hertford. . 11 GRIFFIN ,'' i;,. , neering. land' the customs and courtesies particular to the Na vy. ' In ' addition to classroom time, he spent two hours a day participat ing ' in marching drills, training in aurvival tech r.r,. j In tha-water and otlier physical"'cTJiditionuig activities. He received ac tual at -sea experience ahon-j a Navy yard ' pa-. t ul t. 't, - - -it '1 "r I. yl.-JM i: Consumers - in1 Pe'rquim ' ansi : County can realize s y in g on ; household , equipment' But' it takes - careful planning when buy ing, operating, and repair ing . ; equipment, - Mrs.i Ha Grey : White,'; ' extension home ' economics ' agent for' Perquimans ' Couhty, ob serves. : . 'i Basically a consumer can save household equipment dollars by buying a quality product that - meets the family's needs, using it in an efficient manner, and giving equipment the care and repair it needs. - Here are some guides that may help: . Buy a well-known brand from a reliably dealer who offers service locally. This ' is especially Important for ! major appliances. Service calls from a disatnee may ' increase the' cost.,, Money can t usually be saved by ' buying from a local dealer,-: Mrs. White points out.-. Household equipment sold j door-to-door is usually more ex- pensive to buy and to get serviced, she explains. 1 Buy only equipment that is needed and that can : Contribute to the family's t needs. ; Much money can be wasted oil small house '. hold tools and gadgets i that are never used. A consumer should buy "sets" of ' equipment only when , the family - really needs Continued on Page Seven Causeway To Be Closed 2 Weeks The Hertford Causeway (U. S. 17-business and N. C. 37) -will be closed again for .a two-week period v which began today -to permit ad ditional work to btt done on the - draw bridgeV Dis trict Engineer Roy. E. West announced. .. Traffic entering or leav ing Hertford's northern ttnd will have to dejour ;2via the U.; S. 17 bypass, af it did when- the bridge was closed earlier this year. The work will be com pleted by ; July 22, West said and stressed that the bridge will be open next weekend, r when the crews are off duty. The current project will change the draw-span con trols from the span itself to the new house adjacent to the bridge and. will raise the struts in the over head " truss . to provide greater clearance for big trucks, West explained. ; Two Attend TB Institute ..Miss Hulda Wood, Cho wan' public health nurse, and Mrs. Osceola Jurash, Pasquotank public health nurse, will attend the In stitute on Tuberculosis, ac cording to Mrs. 'Gladys Perkins,., executive . secre tary to Pasquotank Perquimans-Camden Tubercu losis Association. .' More than 236 applica tions for attendance have already been filed for the four-day meeting. ; These professional . workers and volunteers -from , health, welfaa A 'educational 1 4 and , icacicv w amies; m. 1 1 ,The- 17th : Ins)tutet on 1 Tubercurosii v a ttd 'other t: Respiratory: Disease will 4 ' be' held July 10-13 nt the Blue- Ridge" 'Assembly, Black Motmtaim '!. 1 Dr. .iCharte A. JUMais tre, . vice , chancellor for health affairs at the 'Uni versity of Texas will 1 be the keynote speaker. His subject will be "Prevention , of . Respiratory Diseases Childhood Approach." , ' . The institute is co-sponsored by eight ' North Ca rolina agencies and , brings ...tor ither , annually an in , ur -.jigjjvunLero 1 .h, l v- rehat;Utti: 1 ftnd 13 )t.Jssocia'.:on;iiW kers lb- ..., a v ' ii t"1-" ' -d 1 7 JAMES T. KIRBT Is Promoted is James T. Kirby, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy ; R Kirby, Route 2, ; Ederiton. N. - C, was promoted to Army private ; pay ..grade E-2 upon completion of . ba sic combat training at Ft.'' Dix, N. J., June 15. The ., promotion was awarded two months earlier than is customary under: an Army policy providing in-; centive for outstanding trainees. . ' As many as half the trainees in each training cycle are eligible for the early promotion, based on scores attained during range firing, high score on the physical combat pro-, ficiency test, military bear ing and leadership potan tial. .. ,.;':';' 1 During advanced individ ual training, also of eignt weeks duration, those who received early advance-' (ment to E-2 may be t epVpl gibie lor anotner accel erated", promotion, to v E-3 (private first class). ; His. wife, Edith . Virginia lives on Pennsylvania , Ave. Hertford, N. C. ' Hertford Group,, Planner Meet LaVern Taylor of the State Conservation and Development Department met with the Hertford town commissioners Mon day night to discuss indus trial development. Some of the things he said a mu nicipality can do . to ready itself' .ferv industrial 'pros pects are water and sew age extension and sites for industries. '' The board' voted to fur nish some ' stone' ' bn the east Side- of the1 ABC store lot to continue ' a drive way around the building. - F. T.' Britt reported that he is expecting an elec trical contractor in a few days to do needed line work. The board discussed rain water entering into sewer lines : which has been a problem.. They authorized the clerk to have an ordi nance drawn up prohibit Continuad on Page 7 Harvey Point Changes Hade A 'program d replace the 5 Armfndlitary police force .with, mvllian-, guards at the iHarve$jPoint' .Special Test-: jing:, 'Facility' 4ias;,b,!un. . :. AJl'Jne .:Psb ' be .' t '-s'yre)l o r' ' rtrmy 1 f I . !anibo, 4t 'te f4ciliti!s. pvfljlicin- ' formationofficer, said. Three civilians are al ready' at work. The break in period and change-over will, take about a month. The new guards are being hired through the N. C. Employment Security Com-, .mission office in Elizabeth . City. . - " t ,:(UXhe.'ifacilUy? located - a Iputifcastaohre; onffAIbe- rtiarte'Sousttd. 43ptesfilen- 4itari.JJrntxpIbsivea'!ia - 'jith - 4 tM mihtargnsdeyices .ana is -J 1 ........ t.....I' : 1 Kirby glisters .'The 145 ' Military Airlift Group stationed at Char lotte's Douglas Municipal Airport, needs former Air Force navigators to fly as Reservists - with', the . unit. The unit needs additional navigators due to an in creased authorization in to tal navigators -on the unit manning document, and the .continued overseas flying commitments. The benefits are many 99 days pay per year amounting to over $2,500.00 per year for a captain; 5 day trips to Germany, Spain, England, South Am ericav and many other places; retirement points, and promotions. Any former first lieu tenant or captain interested in the program are request ed to contact Ma j. William T. Bundy, Jr., or Captain Paul A.. Webb, Jr., at 399 6363 or write in pare of Headquarters, North Caro lina Air National Guard, Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, N. C. 28208. Board Seeking Floyd WVhite Floyd Wilson White of Route 3, Box 29-A, Hert ford, was declared delin quent on June 20, 1967, by Local Board No. 73, Per quimans County for failure to complete , and return form as requested. Selec tive Service regulations provide that -delinquents , shall be ordered to report for induction ahead of other registrants, and that a delinquent who fails to renpond shall be reporjfed to the United States At torney for criminal action. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of this delin quent -registrant ..should urge him to contact the local board immediately in an . effort to . remove his j name from the delinquency list .' . Mrs. Margaret S. Scaff, clerk to the local board, will be on annual leave Monday, July 17 through Friday, July 21. The of fice will be closed during this time and all male per sons becoming 18 years of age during this week the of f ice is . closed should re port for registration Mon day, July 24. . : - v RECRUITER AVAILABLE Sgt. Marvin ,.T. Britton, local Air. Force recruiter, has informed your local hometown newspaper that the Air Force recruiting of fice' located .at 212 West Main Street in Ahoskie will now, be open Monday through Friday from 8 A. M., to 5 P. M., and on Saturday from 8 A. M., to noon. For special appoint ments contact Sgt. Britton or Sgt. Barnes by calling 332-2923 After 5 P. M., call 332-2597. ; ii 't ' ON D BAN'S LIST Allen B. Jennings, " grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Jen nings of Route 3. Hertford Jennings, a , former gradu ate of Perquimans County .Union School. Was listed on ihe Dean's List 91 A It -T .College', in AGreentboro. for t".. spring aemeeter. H is n o w atlendiiig swnmef t hool ai A. it T.' College.' County Fiuds Are In Trouble ' After observing many of the fields in Perquimans County, we have noticed that there are problems which are arising. We hope that you have check ed your fields and if you ' have any of the following problems, you might fol low our' recommendations: It is time to put on the first application of land plaster. We are suggest ing again this year a split application, put on at two week intervals, using a to tal of 1,000 pounds of land plaster. It is also time to be dusting peanuts with cop per sulphur and sevin. We would like to see you get a program of two week in tervals when applying this material. Insects are caus ing a great deal of damage to peanuts. A copper-sul-phur-boran dust should be applied about August I if borated land plaster was not used. We have noticed a large amount of over-liming of Continued on Page 7 Death Claims R. R. White Robert Ralph White, 72, of Route 1, Belvidere, died enoute to the Albemarle Hospital around 3:05 P. M., Saturday. A native of Per quimans County, he was a son of the late James Francis and Mrs. Mary Jane Lane White and the husband of Mrs. Ruby Banks White. Before his retirement, he worked with Hollowell Chevrolet Company. He was a member of Up-' river Friends Meeting where he was church elder and for many years served as treasurer. He was a past-'master of Perquimans Lodge No. 106 A.F.&A.M., was past president of the Lions, Club where he was a charter member and had a perfect attendance rec ord of 26 years. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Upton of Cam den and a son, Thurman White; two sisters: , Miss Pearl White of Belvidere and Mrs. Claude Walker of Burlingon; three brothers, B. L. White of Woodland; J. Hugh White of Winston Salem and Archie Bell White of Belvidere; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 3:00 in the Upriver Friends , : Meeting by the Rev.. Winfred Clif ton. Burial was" in Upriver Cemetery with Masonic rites conducted by Perqui mans Lodge No. 106 A.F. &A.M. ' "Others" was sung by the Men's Chorus of Up river Friends Meeting. The casket pall was made of red carnations, white chrysanthemums, white gladioli, and fern. Pallbearers were Lloyd Evans, Johnny Winslow, Russell Baker, Willie Ains ley, Charles Johnson and R. M. "Pete" Thompson. Moose Lodge ForniedHere .ST.l- 'A membership, drive is underway r. to 1 .institute a Moose Lodge. 1 'in: Hertford the, last of July; To date 47 applications- rhave been received Plans- have been made to lease the building in Harris Shopping Center which was formerly occu-. pied by the K & S Res taurant . Any person that is interested in becoming a Charter Member should come by the Moose Cam paign Headquarters. - Representatives will be at' the,, Campaign Head quarters ' at "Harris Shop ping Center on Jury H3; 14 and July 10,' Wand 'July, 27 1 and 28" to' accept appli cations iffoW 8:00' to"10:00 P. M',4 '" 1 ""V Dr. Ward JTuii Active After Years Of Being Area 'Country Doctor' Chez-Judy Changes Hands Mrs. Frank (Phyllis Bac cus) Mansfield has purch ased the Chez-Judy in the Harris Shopping Center from Mrs. Bobby (Judy) Heath. Mrs. Mansfield will operate the beauty salon as "Phyllis' Beauty Shop." The new manager an nounced that Miss Becky Rcberson has been em ployed to assist Mrs. Mans field as an operator. Phyllis' Beauty Shop will change their hours. Instead of closing on Wed nesdays, the shop will be closed on Monday. The new hours will go into ef fect on August 1. Captain Wills PlaysARole LOS ANGELES When a Titan III-C booster hurled six satellites into orbit from Cape Kennedy, Fla., Saturday, July 1, Captain Lewellyn S. Wills of Hert ford, N. C, helped put three more "phone links" in the new U. S. military communications network in outer space. Captain Wills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Wills, Route 3, Hertford, is a me chanical engineer with the Continued on Page 7 Job Openings Are Announced The Perquimans County Community Action Council has, announced three job openings. These positions are for community aides who will be appointed for a period of one. year and who will help wherever needed to advise concern ing better health, housing, jobs and training. They will work under the gen eral supervision of Wilbur Pierce of the Economic Im provement Council. One of these positions will pay $65 a week and the two others $60. Those who would like to apply can pick up application forms from either Joseph Spruill at Community Gas &. Coal Company or Rev. Walter Henricks of 206 Market Street. The appli cations must be returned to Mr. Spruill or Hr. Hen ricks by noon on Wednes day, July 19. - MWlllBlllllilBIP 'iwiWVfySV .SWfc'-K:' :$' l.'f :.?. Dr. I. A. Ward has prae- ticed medicine for the past 60 years. On June 24, 1907, Dr. Ward opened his office in Weeksville, N. C, and served the people of that community for one year, then moved to Belvi dere in Perquimans Coun ty. With his horse and bufi gy he traveled in Per quimans and Chowan County for years, a real "country doctor." He de livered approximately 5,000 babies, attended many with typhoid fever and pneu monia and during the first "flu" epidemic went from house to house attending the needs of the peoplp without sleep and very little food as long as 72 hours (three days and nights) at the time. In 1913 Dr. Ward bought his first automobile. It caught fire and burned af ter six months, so back ho went to the horse and buR by travel for another year. In 1915 the doctor mar ried Ruth Lassiter from Corapeake, Gates County, and they were blessed with four children, Ruth Alice, Alphonso, Jarvis and Mar guerite, three of whom arc stil living. Allphonso died in service in 1944. In 1925 Dr. Ward at tended college at Belview Hospital in New York City, where he specialized in the treatment of dis eases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. He opened his office in Elizabeth City as . an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist." Dr. Ward made the move from Bel videre specifically because the school at Belvidere was to be closed and he could not bear to see his little children ride the bus all the way to Hertford on such bad roads each day to school. No roads were paved at that time. After Dr. G. E. Newby's death in 1935, a petition from the country people of Perquimans County was handed to-Dr. Ward, urg ently requesting his return to the county as a general' practitioner. He returned to Hertford in 1936 and was actively engaged in the practice of medicine as well as eye, ear, nose and throat work for 28 years. ;:'Dr.' Ward is still in his office for service ' each morning but is in his gar den each " afternoon. ": Dr. Ward has always been active and a faithful 1 Continued on Page 7 Iwtllltlli 4 N r . f f Vf i TO) TO) TVOT1 TYVi r
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