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Marton Swindell of the
Swindell Funeral Home has
written- the people of, this
county: an open letter
Which, appear in this issue
Of The Perquimans Weekly,
explaining why th ambu
lance j service will ' be dis
cbnliijuedv .- ' -
The requirements "in re
cently passed state law per
taining to ambulance equip
ment and rate of pay make
ft' wohibltiv for the fun-
eral home to continue . to
yivvme amuuiancr service. -
Mr Swindell, .being the
person1 that he : is, witlv
everyone at. heart, -has: ex
plained in; the open letter,,
the situation., He has s dd
nted his ambulance end
equipment) to the v newly
farmed Perquimans ti&cut
Squad which will, provide
the service whe.0 the fun
fcfal homes in enjuimans
cease. '' f '. '.
l Mrs. ' Catherine ' Nelson,
f manager of the Rose Store
! in Hertford, " following the
! resignation of Xalmage
Rose aa i chairman , of the'
' Perquimans County Cham
- $er of Commerce's Merch-
nts Conjmittee, was elect
ed to sefve the unexpired
term' of: Mr. Rose, at' a
j meeting , held Monday af
I temoon in the Hertford :
i Municipal Building. v
pusi as mem per 03 me
comntitee. t, v . . 1 - ,
I Plans for the Christmas
I parade were discussed; as
Hi well as store hours, ahd
I minor routine matters.
, . The meeting was presid
ed over by Perquimans
, Chamber manager lon I.
I Edwards, and . was attend
ed by the following , mer'
chants:: Sid Harmoa, presi
dent of the Perquimans
Chamber - ttf Commerce,
Mrs. W. . Nelson. Wilr
son' Dillon,' Talmagft 'Rose, '
John Beers, V. N. Harden,
Keith Haskett, Preston Di
vers, W. P. Ainsley and
Virginia Transeau attended
foi hej press. "
epfBond,
A re Reported ,
TThe sale of U. S, Savings
Bonds in North Carolina set
new highs for July end
(he year to date. , -$'
Cash sales of Series E
Bords showed an increase
of more than 24 per cent
over " July a yeas ago.
Sales amounted to 3,349,
,i$53, a 22-year ,higl for the
month.' S Bond salos for
1 January-July exceeded $35
million, which is an in
crease of almost 14 pef cent
for; these months.
' Series H Bond sales of
$17,000 showed an increase
broker 70 ter cent in July.
January; July . Sle . of $1,-:
r"3,000 s were up &Q ' per
cent. I . , , !
','Combine4 Series B'a,nd
P Eond sales" amounted , to
?j.530,88 n July,' up 2
per cent over July
the oesjt .E and H July' sales
r'nee 943, ' January-July
1 ..lea 6f poth seri'Ti totaled
t :,52164a," an fc.tase 6f
13 8 per cent and the best '
combined sales rform-
- e.for the first t ironths.
i any year since I" 3.
Series E and II Bond
r '"s in Perquimarji poun-
j for1 the' mon'Jt f July
"i !nted to VJ..X. Com
4 JanUr' " r"4
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'"jLi,.;iVERSARY Mr. and
';t-Tom Byrum were
f auiats of 1 honor , at a din
' net ()ast month ielebtafing
l&el 50th ' wedding annl
rttwf. The event - - was
held at the ' American, Le
gion building in Hertford.
It given by their seven
childfen and lhair fam
lhs.t. The honored f were
also greeted bf other mom'
bt of their family.
Scottish Rite
iMout l!:!(l
. The Perquimans County
Scottish Rite Club held a
ladies' night cook - out
charcoal steak, party at. the
Winslow - Blanchard Motor
' Company's place of busi
ness on Thursday night,
.August -24, 1967, at 7
o'clock with - a total of 46
members' and their wives
andf guests present 'io, do
justice to those steaks that
were cooked by Cecil E.
Wins(ow and. Bob Spivey
and, assisted by a few oth
ers. ... -
.Tables and chairs were
set . up in the show room
of - the Winslow-Blanchard
Motor Company's place,
which -was very neat and
attractive and conveniently
, arranged, and as soon , as
the, guests had arrived 'the
president of the club, Leon ,
i Edwards called on Secret
tary' G. C. Buck to give
the invocation, and after
which, the first batch of
: grilled steaks was served,.
ralohg' with potato salad,
slamf, potato chips, pickles,
rolls and ice ,tea, tnd before
these' items were consumed
another batch of steaks
was6 served, "and then an-
, ther until all members
nd guests had been serv
ed. -Then came the relax
ing period the welcome
talk ' by President Edwards
and .also' the recognizing of
soetSaJ' guests. Five pros
peotfve members and their ,
wives4, were present' and
xiecogifcized. Then came the
rtfrWibction of the speak-
'ewh Carson Spivey, Sr.,
sHiJn wellnchosen words
. pwsoniea ouage vy. j.
ffTfy of Greenville, and
who',is a 33rd Degree Scot--tsh
Jtite Mason and a past
grand master. He spoke
own interesting style
mnm manner on Scottish .
C-' M,asohly . jwhich was
iiirairalional and en-
Friends Church
L ;3 Services i
Revival Services, will,, be
- - at Piney ..Woods
Fronds ..Cnurch, ' Bejyidere, ;
bcinnihg September, 3rd
a"4 ending September , 10.
OSuriday night, the 3rd,
the service : will be held
, by the pastor, Rev. Elmer
Thomas, at: 7:30 P. M., the
remainder of the week the
services; will begin at 8 '
o'clock.-,
Beginning tfonday night,
Fev. T 'ly Tvi'A, pastor of
f C '.! , ,L:-ping,i
t " joro, N C,;will , be .
the f'lest speaker. ThfB;
jou to att..ii
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' Stomach cancer,' its
.symptoms': and "treatment,
1 was : the . subject of Dr.
Polk Williams talk to the'
Perquimans County . unit
of the American Cancer
Society at its August
. ,meetuig in Hertford's Mu
nicipal. Building Mondhy
' night' Following "his talk
Xhv Williams led an In
formal, discussion and,
"answered questions of the
members.'
" I In the business session,
'a revision of the by-laws,
presented , by , Miss Hulda
iWood.1 committee "cnair
rtian, was otel Upon and
ajecepted. , .'.
j Special ' ' mention was
made of the splendid re-(
port of the annual' Cancer
, Crusade of the' past year.
lit was the largest amount
donated in the history of
the ' organization. 1 ' Mrs.
j Roxanna Jackson,' Crusade
chairman, making plans
for the next Crlisade to be
held in October.
; Miss Thelma Elliott, out
going ' president, stressed
the fact that : a large per
cent of the Crusade money
can be used in this county
to help cancer patients. It
definitely is not connected
with the welfare program.
Mrs, Ruth Peterson, field
secretary, spoke, briefly on
the splendid jtwotk j of ' the
Perquimans 1 'County unit
and announced a , luncheon
meeting .;. at the Edenton
Restaurant ohv October ' 12.
This meeting il' be for
educational .''purposes, and
the public from a'12., coun
ty area is invited.
New officers elected for
the i Perquimans County
..It' iMki' t -I A T1!-l
ard Morgan; first vice
president, , J. T.- Biggers;
second! vice president, Mrs.
C?-SullvaK;cretary,
Mrs,' Irene Meads; treasurer,!-Mrs.
j. s, steliga.
Chappeils Visit
Cultural -Ceiiier.
SARASOTA, Fla.' Mr.
and Mrs. Seymour -Chap-pell
and ' family of Route
3, Hertford, today r, visited
the state-owned , RJngling
Museums' while vacationing
cn . Florida's lower west
cost. , ,
, The : Ringiing Museums
are the foremost cultural
center in the southeastern
United States. . Sltpated on
45 tropically ' , landscaped
acres in . Sarasota, they
were a gift of John Ring
ling to the state, and are
operated in , the cultural
and educational' interest of
Florida residents and visit
ors. ,
.' They consist of the Isfu-'
seum of Art, famed for its
outstanding collection .of
Baroque art; the Asolo
Theater, only original 18th
century Italian theater in
America'; the Ringiing resi
dence, a $1,900,000 Vene
tian' Gothic "palrizzo; and
the Museum of the Circus,
the first museum dedicated
to the history of the cir
cus. ,
In addition to exhibiting
the - permanent Collection,
the museums' functions in
clude a diversified pro
gram of temporary art ex
hibitions, art education.:
services, ' lecture's," films; 1
concerts,' chambetmuslc,' a
winter operi' fceiuoh and ' a ,
spring and 'summer 'festival ;
of Restoration plays.1 " K-'
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ReceiYesJIqnol: j
TAIPEI, Taiwan Senior
MSgt WilUam K. Hend
ien, son of Mrs. Olive L,
Hendren, 101 Casey Street,
Elisabeth City; N. C, has
received the U.- S. Air
Force Commendation Med
al"at Taipei - Air Station,
Taiwan. ; j . '
: Sgt Hendren was. deco
rated for meritr-ljus ser
vice at AI ,:,m(lHei
was cited for h' r 'stand :
jng ,W1J, kno-
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Miss Gregory
' On Tuesday, August 22
at 7 o'clock P. M., thai
1967-68 Perquimans County ,
High School Health Club
Council met at the home of
this . year's new president,
Shirley Gregory'.
The first item of busi
ness concerned was that of
projects which the Health
Club could undertake for
the coming year. It was
suggested . that we carry
lover our plans for Career
Day, helping with the
March of. Dimes and con
tinue our work with Eas'-,
ter Seals. Working with .
cancer dressings and main-1
Diana, v-Our ; new : project H
include: Favors, for hospi
tal trays during holidays,
repairing toys for a' child
ren's home at Christmas
end send delegates to the
Health Careers . Congress
again this year.
Next we suggested ways
to raise ' money. Our first
will be through the dues
, that will be $1.50 per mem
ber for the year and will
have to be paid before the
first meeting. A second
' way was to have a fish
supper.. ' We also ' decided
to have bake sales, sell
Christmas cards and pos
sibly have a womanless
wedding.
The thir4 item of busi
ness was . field trips for
the club to take during our
new year. Our major field
trip .goal will be the Medi
cal College' of Virginia.
Other trips suggested were
Obici School of Nursing,
Fields Fires
Ft Bragg, N. C Army
Private Ervin W. Fields,
- 20, son of Mr. , and Mrs.
'Edgar M. Fields, Sr., of
Hertford, N. C, fired ex
pert with the M-14 rifle
' near the completion of ba-
sic combat training at Ft.
; Bragg, N. C, Aug. 16. -The
expert rating is the
: highest mark a soldier can
' achieve on his weapons
qualification, test. : ,
. : His wife, Cherry,, lives in
Hertford. ,,
C;A.Bagley
TakenlnDeath
' Puneral. exv c e s-,,for
. Charlie,, Alfred Bagley, 88,
,whp udied Thursday , morn
ing. JW?re, h.ed Saturday, at
. a.:00,.U), fra,,.ChapeL fit , the
Swindell Funeral home., by
the Rev. p. I, Budd," pas
i tor of Cedar Grove Metho
dist Church.
"Face to Face" was play
" ed, during the service by
Mrs. Durwood Barber, Sr.,
organist ' Z
The .' casket ,' , pall was
made of white chrysanthe
mums and red carnations. ,
. Pallbearers ; were Chuck
Neiderstadtur.Tommy. ,Hgr
.cttevn Man ftw . Truchlood,
..Jamesr, Leight itQlyde :,ly
ridea; and1. Julian .Mattbews.
nuJC'i-M. 5ii(ia j Cedar
Grove Cemetery, c " -''. .
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Hosts Meeting
Riverside ' X-Ray , Technol-"
ogy and to visit- a veter
inarian's office,.-'
We decided to ,be in
charge of. two ."assembly :
programs during the year.
We were told' r that we ,
would have floats in the
Homecoming 'and " Christ
mas : parades again this
year. vWe. will 'also have' a
booth in .the Five Cpunty
Fair. . . . -;
The following programs r.
were decided for the com-
ing year: - "
September Have Candy
Stripers.': tell of their .work
: and give' a demonstration;
October Ask a nurse to
talk. ; i-f-'v-.
- Novenibef1 Repair toys
for a children's home. . . . '
: December ' Have - -some-'
one speak on LSD.
January Have 1 an ob
stetrician or. a pediatrician
talk. ' t
February-Have- our dis-.
trict supervisor talk and .
show a film. , ' - '
March Have a- veterin-
arian- talk. ' '
April -.Have: a:' dentist ;
talk' and . give a . question
period. . r: . u '. .
May Have elections:. ;
We hope " to) contitftf e our '
reputation elf e3oe".4 the.1
number one Health Careers'
Club in the state of North
Carolina, which we are.,
After refreshments' 'were
enjoyed . by all. ' T h e
president dismissed the
meeting.
SHIRLEY GREGORY,
President.
JOHNNY CADDY, .
' Reporter.
Social Security
Of f ice Is Closed
The' Elizabeth City So
cial Security office will be '
closed on Saturday, Sep
tember 2, 1967, and Mon
day, September 4, 1967 be
cause of the Labor Day
holiday weekend, according
to Robert W. Alford, of
ficer in charge. .
"The Elizabeth City of-:
fice will continue to be
open n , Saturdays.' from 9
A,.M."ito 12 .noon." stated;
Mr'.j'Alf'ord(,:"m' WeV'to'
better serve the1 people of
this ara." 1 He emphasized
that the office- WouM be
closed- this Saturday mly
1 because1 of the' Labor Day 1
holiday. ' ' i ', 1
Mr. 'Alford stressed the
importance of1, contacting
the ' Social Security office
when you need informa
tion or help- with, a. Social
Security matter.
- : SECOND CHILD
Mr X. and " Mrs. ; Charles
T. Smith announce the
birth -I of 'their' secdnd
ittaughtch' Kithryn'i Renee,
born , August' ;J4 at Albe
marie' Hospital.- Mm,- Smith
is tne- iormer Kvelyn1 Anna
Stanton, , -' " . . '
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Friday, September 1,
Chap pell
'warning
brctBase
Montgomery, Ala.-rChas.
W. Chappell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie G. Chap
pell of Star Route, Win
fall, N. C, recently par
ticipated in a U. S. Air
Force Reserve Officers
Training Corps (AFROTC)
field training encampment
at Gunter AFB, Ala.
Chappell, a student at
North Carolina State Uni
versity; was one of some
1,400 students in the two
year AFROTC program at
tending six-week encamp
ments this summer at Air
Force installations through
out the country.
Authorized by recent
legislation, the two-year
program enables highly
qualified students to be
come Air Force officers in
only two years. After
completion of the six weeks
of field training, the stu
dents become AFROTC ca
dets upon return to college
in the fall.
During field training the
students are given 50 hours
of classroom instruction and
45 hours of physical train
ing. They participated in
survival training, visits to
other Air Force bases, and
flights in Air Force air
craft. They also receive
special briefings on opera
tions and functions of base
activities.
Each student receives the
pay of an active duty Air
Force airman while in
field training and $50 per
month during the two years
of AFROTC training on
campus. . . :
Chappell is a 1964 gradu
ate of Perquimans County
High School, Hertford, N.
C, where he was salutatorr
ian of his graduating class.
He lettered in football and
track and received his A.A.
degree in 1966 from the
College of the Albemarle,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
New Residents
Are Welcomed
Several new families
have recently been wel
comed to Hertford by the
Hertford Business and Pro
fessional Women's Club.
Working with the Merch
ants Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, the
club presents the newcom
ers, with a booklet of cou
pons redeemable, for gifts
or merchandise at differ
ent ''stores in Hertford.
They are also presented a
brochure of Perquimans
County and a pamphlet
listing Churches, emergen
cy numbers and other help
ful information.
. Jhe newcomers are Mr.
arid Mrs. Robert Pritt of
the Kanoy Apartments and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kyle
of 719 Penn. Ave., both of
whom are with the , Se
curity Guard at Harvey
Point; Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Kalapos of 214 Woodland
Circle and Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Adams, of ,211 Wood
land Circle who both work
with United Dye , Works;
Mr. and, Mrs. Ray . Varga
of 207 Woodland, - Circle
who is with the Ui S. Coast
Social Security Admini
stration. ' Anyone knowing of any
other newcomers to Hert
ford is asked to contact
Mrs. Marie S. Elliott, club
president or Mrs. Marion
Swindell, project chairman..
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ATTEND FUNERAL .
l The ' Gil c. Duck family
attended' the funeral f his
bKother VH.""V. Suck -in
Greenville, N. 'C;, 6nl Thtirti-
d&vi jAueusfx Jl'i'arid ihe-
v'titrned that afternoon. , '
1967.
Stores Observ
Holiday Monday
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A majority of the Herti; i
ford stores and " business j
houses will be closed next J
Monday, September 4th ' in !
observance of the Labor
, Day 1 holiday, according to 1
Leon I. Edwards, Perqui
mans County Chamber of
Commerce manager, who
made a survey of the busi
ness establishments.
In addition to the stores
and business houses, the
Peoples Bank & Trust
Peoples Bank will " be clos
ed as the usual procedure
of closing on Mondays.
Al?o the Hertford Post Of
fice. There will be no mail
deliveries made on Mon
day. However, the mail
will be placed in the box
es in the Hertford Post Of
fice. .
Effective September 6th,
the merchants in Hert
ford will resume their win
ter schedule by remaining
open Wednesday all day.
D. D, McCarthy
Gets Promotion
Ft. Bragg, N .C Dennis
D. McCarthy, 21, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Mc
Carthy of Route 1, Hert
ford. N. C, was promoted
to Army private pay grade
E-2 upon completion of ba
sic combat training at Ft.
Bragg, N. C, August 15.
.The promotion was
awarded two months earl
ier than is customary under
an Army policy providing
incentive . 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 poten
tial. During advanced individ
ual training, also of eight
weeks duration, those who
received early advancement
to E-3 may be eligible for
another "accelerated" pro
motion, to E-3 (private first
class).
Bethel Church
Plans Revival
Revival services will be
gin at Bethel Baptist
Church on Monday, Sep
tember 4, at 8:00 P. M.,
and will continue each
evening through Saturday
at this time and end with
the morning service on
Sunday, September 10.
Rev. David Harris, pas
tor of the Center. Hill and
Great Hope Churches, will
be the visiting speaker.
Singing will be under the
leadership of Mack Bunch
and Duard Murphy, music
director of the Edenton
Baptist Church, will lead
the singing. We will have
special singing each ser
vice. We welcome you to
come worship with us in.
these services.
Services Held
For Mr. Pierce
Fuheral services fbr' Wil
lie fierce, who- j died,
Monday were held Satur
day at 4:00 in Oak Grove
Methodist Church.''
'In : Times Like These"
and "Nearer , My God To
Thee" were ' sung by the
church choir. . They were
accompanied by Mrs. W. M.
KenV w:-.
, The casket pall was made
of red , carnations; white
chrysanthemums, white gla
dioli 'and 'fera' , v " ."
Pallbearers were . Eddie
Lee Jennings, John A. 'El
liott, Ernest Long, Thomas
F. Hdllowell, Herman' Hbl-
lowell and Ronald ' Bate'-'
man; " " '
1 Burial ' was ini Westlawri
Cemetery"1.1 in l" Elizabeth:
City.. " .. .
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IN SUMMER TRAINING
. Cadet John H. Decker,
Jr., whose parents live at
224 Woodland Circle, Hert
ford, uses a compass on a
practice exercise during
summer training at Camp
Buckner on the Military
Reservation, West Point,
N. Y.
The third classman (soph
omore) has participated in
eight weeks of intensive
training designed to in
struct him in the capabili
ties and use of combat
; arms. The program, which
. ended Auguht 25, included
day and night patrolling,
; mountain climbing, hand-to-hand
combat and practi
cal' experience in how to
survive in the field.
Class Of '42
Has Reunion
The Perquimans High
School Class of 1942 cele
brated the 25th anniversary
of their senior year with a
luncheon at the high schoor
' cafeteria on Sunday,. Aug-.' 1
ust 27.
, The class colors of green
and white were carried
out in the floral center
piece and candles. While
the group assembled, and
during the meal, they were
entertained by Gary Stev
enson at the organ.
. Those attending from a
distance were Evelyn
Copeland Cannon and hus
band from Panama City,
Fla.; Elizabeth D a r de n
George and husband from
Raleigh; Maxine Harrell
Murff and husband from
Norfolk; Eloise K e a 1 0 n
Britt .and husband, from
Suffolk; Bertha Mae White
Baily and husband; from
Newport News; Reba Madrp
Sigmon from Portsmouth
Nags Head.-;' From
beth -City were Artie Mae
Hollowell Temple and: Hus
band, Ruth Winslow Self
and husband, and Lucy
Russell Rogerson and hus.
band. ' ' ; .
From the county were
Lois Asbell Stokes and
husband, Calvin Banks and
wife, Marjorie Chappell
Wood and husband, Nor
man Godfrey and wife, El
mer Lassiter, and wife, Ju
lian Long and wife, Doris
Miller Nixon and husband,
Quincy Riddick and wife,
Selden Rountree and wife,
Blanche Rae Skinner
iDecker and husband, Rob
ert' Louis Stevenson and
wife, Cleo Trueblood
Walker and husband, Ola
Bogue Whedbee Banks and
: husband arid Dorothy Whid-
: bee Perry and husband.
' Robert Louis Stevenson
apted as toastmaster' for
; the, occasion. Selden Roun- .
. tree gave" the invocation.
Doris Nixon, read the class
! history.',; up to rU942, after .
Which each ' member . told
df , his life since, high,
school days. Gag " gifts
were , presented to several
in. the group.' Greetings -
from Miss Esthier Evans,
senior , advisor, .were ' read
by Lois Stokes.' The gath
ering closed with the sing- .
ng of "It's' Old' Prquim
an?-"-'' - .'.,.'
At the conclusion of the
1 reunion, the 'floral arrange.
i mbnV at, .'the head' of the'
H grave 01 Morns rirnn
who'. Had . been . vie presi -t '
dent o-fthe class, ' " ,
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