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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. Thursday, Nov. 23rd, 1967
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iCoupk Found Guilty
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a've read
now things Hkt I i In Cln-
JdreUa but I never k it really
happened," said , W. S.
Privot before tw , .d the
step-mother conv 'abus
ing. one of her.' t and
failure to ser
toother to schc '
Sarah Ellzabt
was found guilt;,
regarding Leroy .
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puse
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She was eente"'
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day to two years la t
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,ednes
f woman's
I division ox stater.
"1 cant seen jdycould
I abuse ; those ' ft unless
Ittey're in.ne sychlatrlc
j' lelp,w Judge f i ild.
ho recomms . rinai sne oe
given a cdmf; "yslcal and
psychiatric t f .atlon and
such tripsl as y be con
sidered appropriate.?,,
' Defense lawyers, O. C, Abbott
and John S. Ktslday pointed out
Legion's Membership
Drive Is Successful
Information received here
from Department Headquarters
of The American Legion In Ra
leigh Indicates that Hertford
Post f uo bad conducted a
highly successful membership
drive.
Mr, ', Julian H, Broughton,
Commander of the Post, has
received t letter from Depart
ment Adjutant J. Carroll Wll
son reporting that Post 126
has exceeded Its Legion
Membership Incentive Goal for
IMS. The Legion Adjutant ex
pressed congratulations and
thanks to the Post leaders and
membership workers for their
effort. -
A statement of high praise
tor, the. local-Poswa issued
by Robert A. (Bob) Tart of
Benson, North Carollna.Depart
ment Commander of The Ameri
can Legion.
i bonununw isn saw, "ine
AmembershlD of everv Lesion-
naire makes It possible for The
American Legion to maintain
service for the sick and dis
able In hospitals. Memberships
make possible all the Legion
programs; such as care for
needy children, Baseball, Boys'
State. Boy Scout Troops, ora
torical Contest, Community
Service, and all the others. I
am proud to congratulate Post
126 upon this notable achieve
Winslow Is Moved
To Wilmington
Preston Winslow employed
with General Electric Com
pany's. Atomic Products Depart
ment In San Jose, California,
has been transferred to Wil
mington, N.C, f -;
Wlnslow's responsibilities with
G.E. will envoi ve Quality Control
Engineering Activities for the
new Wilmington plant, which will
manufacture Nuclear reactor
fuel and related equipment.
Prior to bis transfer to Wil
mington, Mr, Winslow completed
training assignments m San
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Ark.. 8chenectady, N, Y, and
Philadelphia, Pa.
fe He Is married to the former
Uecky Nixon and theyhavethree
children, Cindy, Denis e and
Tommy,
Greensboro Glca
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Tie Greensboro College Glee
i will present a concert at
i Fl-t Methodist Church to
C"y, November JS, at
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Abuse Case
before sentencing that Mrs.
Pearson had been under
psychiatric treatment a few
years ago. They did not say
where.
The child's father, Arthur
Pearson, 65, was tried on the
same charges as Mrs. Pearson
child abuse and neglect plus fail
ure to send a child, Albert, 10,
to school. Albert was not en
rolled In any school for this
term. :,;''...' '':tV-'-;''.-
Pearson pleaded guilty to both
charges; Mrs. Pearson pleaded
not guilty. Judge Privot did not
hold Mrs. Pearson liable .for the
second count since Hie re
sponsibility of schooling lay with
the parent he said.
Pearson was found guilty on
both charges and was sentenced
to two years In the county Jail,
suspended. He was placed on
probation for a period of five
years.
ment,"
Post Commander Brounhton
explained that "68 - Can
Do Year" - the theme of this
year's drive was to remind
all war veterans of their ser
vice to their country which
makes them eligible to become
Legionnaires,
"We are accepting dues pay
ments now from Legionnaires
and eligible veterans whose
membership Is essential If the
local organization Is to continue
its service programs," Com
mander Broughton stated. Also,
he reported that the Post Is
planning to expand Its local pro
grams and activities, depend
ing on the final results of the
L106W membership drive. , -a...
Town Board Kdoyti
Code Of Ordinances
The Hertford Town Board
meeting here Monday night
adopted a code of ordinances
which was compiled for the Town
by the North Carolina League of
Municipalities. They discussed
further the proposed sub
division regulations which adop
tion was tabled to a later date.
The Board approved a pledge
of $500.00 for the Chamber of
Commerce. This is the same
as the-1967 pledge.
Ten A rea Girls
Ten girls from the Albemarle
area have entered the race for
the Albemarle Junior Miss
crown, three of the girls are
from Perquimans, Hollls Wil
liams, Margie Banks and Linda
Winslow.,;.,
The Albemarle Junior Miss
Contest is sponsored again this
year by the Hertford Junior of
Chamber. Ed Nixon is airman
of the Jaycees PageaiA; com
mittee. The ten girls from the Albe
marle area will compete in the
finals of the pageant, to be held
at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Novem
ber 85, In the auditorium of the
Perquimans High School. :
The contestants will make four
appearances on the night of the
Judging; in talent, evening dress
and sports wear division, plus
an ' individual . Interview which
will test their intelligence, poise
and personality. There will be no
bathing suits, ! '
The winner ofthe local pageant
will compete in the state finals
In Charlotte In February.
Hollls Elaine Williams is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Williams, Margie Banks Is the
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Calvin
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Mark Beers
Memorial
BoohsG'wen
The Museum of the Albe
marle has added through the
generosity of several donors
the following books to its refer
ence library recently. Three of
the books were given m memory
of Mark Winslow Beers, late
son of Mr. aqd Mrs. John Beers
of Hertford, and grandson of
Mr, and Mrs. L. C, Winslow.
"A Diderot Pictorial En
cyclopedia of Trades and In
dustry" (2 vol. set) Dover Pub
lications. Inc.. was presented by
Miss Susan Stitt and Mrs. Mont
fort Haslam In memory of Mark
Beers.
"American Bird Decoys" by
William J, Mackery Jr., was
presented by Mrs. T. P. Brlnn
of Hertford in memory of Mark
Beers. .
"Early America at Work. A
Pictorial Guide to Our Vanish
ing Occupations" by Everett B.
Wilson, was presented In
memory of Mark Beers by Mr,
and Mrs. William D. (BUI) Cox
Jr. :
Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Baum
presented In memory of Julian
Fearing Baum, "Biblical Arch
aeology" by G. Ernest Wright
(Phila. 1962)
"The Handbook of Old Ameri
can Toys" by Louis H, Herts
presented by Salem Extension
Homemakers Club,
"Field Guide to American
Victorian Furnlture"by Thomas
Ormspee was presented by
Salem Home Extension Club.
These books on antiques and
history are available for study
at the Museum
$800 Reported In
Cancer Crusade
W,0. .... VBVA0U1I, 4Ut-
mans County Crusade Chairman,
reports that approximately
$800.00 has been collected to
date with several volunteers to
be heard from. She urges all
workers to please get their re
ports In as hooif as poesJMo. f '
Bids were opened on Pe
troleum products and the bid
submitted by Winslow Oil Com
pany was approved.
Elizabeth City Mayor Harland
Webster, the Elizabeth City Fire
Chief and Councilmen, present
ed a copy of resolution "thank
ing the Hertford Fire Depart
ment for their assistance rend
ered during the March 1, 1967
fire which destroyed the old
Carolina Building in Elizabeth
City.
To Try For Junior Miss Crown
Banks and Linda Winslow the
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. Law
rence Winslow. '
The ten contestants from the
Albemarle Area to compete at
the pageant Saturday night are:
Marjorle Banks, Hollls Wil
liams and Linda Winslow from
Hertford; Joyce Harris and Alice
Sue Knowles, from Elizabeth
City; Corrle Virginia Scott from
Plymouth; , Carroll Lasslter,
Edenton; Wanda Jean Morris,
Hobbsvllle; Vicky Juanita Rog
ers, Ahoskle; and Shirley
Frances Simpson, from Shaw
boro. -
' Master of ceremonies will be
Ray Jones of Elizabeth City;
Director of Cholegraphy will
be Roy Askew of Elizabeth City.
Gary Stevenson from Hertford
will be the organist.
' Judges will be: Curtis Albert
son, Elizabeth City; Mrs. Dot
Wagoner of Gatesville; Robert
Hollowell, Hertford; Frank Rob
erts, Jackson, N, C., and Edgar
"Red" GarganusofWilllamston,
, The winner In Saturday night's
competition will be presented a
$100 scholarship. Trophies will
be awarded the winners and runner-ups
and a charm bracelet
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Virginia Transeau Meets
With Wynn Fork 4-H Club
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Shown in the above photo are the Wynnfork 4-H Club members.
First row, reading right to left Is Gail Proctor, Joan Hunter,
Kathy Evans, Sybil Lou Hobbs and Debbie Roberson, Second
row, Earl Lane, Clyde ElUott.DebbieSueSawyer, Sue Proctor,
Debbie Perry and Kay White. Third or back row: David True
blood, Frances White, Brenda Mansfield, Joyce Sawyer and
Sidney Jessup. Absent when the picture was taken were Cheryl
Phillips and Karen Copeland.
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Perquimans weekly editor
Virginia W, Transeau, "Miss
Virginia" as she is known to the
4-H'ers met with the Wynnfork
Club and their leader Mrs. Joe
Towe White, In the old Agricul
ture Building in Hertford on
Monday of this week. The editor
took their picture and then enter
tained them with a piano solo.
Frances White, club president
Perquimans Weekly
Observes 2Sth Year
Perquimans County is moving
ahead, and we're moving with it,
supplying the needs of our sub
scribers and advertisers with a
larger circulation, a stronger
paper, and better equipped to
serve the county than ever before
with aiodsrn p-uiu ..tiKtutpueut
second to none, and experienced
and skilled printers.
The Perquimans Weekly has
a birthday this week, on Nov
ember 24, 1967, the Weekly Is
celebrating it's twenty-eight
birthday, as a homeowned and
homeoperated newspaper in this
county. You can count on your
Perquimans Weekly, to partici
pate In every good move affecting
progress in Perquimans County.
Virginia White Transeau,
editor and owner of The
Perquimans Weekly, expresses
her appreciation to the many
loyal subscribers, the mer
chants and businesses who have
long been contributors of ad
vertising to this paper, maklne
it possible for the county to
maintain It's "OWN WEEKLY
PAPER". Without the loyal co
operation of these Perquimans
for winner in each category.
The winner in the contest will
also receive a trip to Charlotte
to compete in the State pageant.
Special guest Miss Linda
Christian Hand of Gatesville,
the Junior Miss 1967, will be
present.
Last Sunday, Mr, and Mrs.
Erie Haste Jr., entertained the
contestants and their parents
at a tea. - '
Wednesday night Is rehearsal
night for the contestants and
this begins at 7 o'clock p.m.
Friday night Is dress rehearsal
at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday beginning at 4
p.m. the Judges conference with
each girl will be held. At 6
p.m. on Saturday Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Harmon will entertain
all the contestants at a supper
at the Harmon, home on Market
St.
The pageant will get under
way at 7:30 followlngthe supper.
Tickets may be purchased
from any Jaycee or any contest
ant and are also available at
Harmon's Pharmacy or may be
purchased at the door at the
Perquimans High School. All
tickets are one dollar.
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Linda Winslow
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thanked. Mrs. Transeau, and the
club got down to the business at
hand. They elected next years
officers, discussed Achieve
ment Day, their annual Christ
mas party, and project selection
sheets,
Kathy Evans was hostess for
the meeting and served delicious
refreshments.
folks, it would be Impossible to
keep our county paper "our
own".
The editor, also expresses to
the Parent Teachers organiza
tions of the schools who have Just
completed their annual Per
VUinlWek!y subscrMlun
campaign, her appreciation and
congratulates them on chalking
up the best subscription
campaign tliat this paper has
ever had before. Each schools
PTA turned In more subscrip
tions than has ever been secured
since this editor has owned the
paper. The PTA's have been
conducting a subscription drive
forhe Perquimans Weekly for
many years now, In October of
each year. They deserve double
congratulations this year, as
there were other campaigns
going on here In the county at the
same tlmethe subscription drive
for the Wee&ly was underway.
And none of the drives were
begun until after the Weekly
drive had already gotten
underway.
The Perquimans Weekly has
endeavored, under obstacles, to
give you a good newspaper, and
we hope to continue to Improve
the paper until a copy goes Into
every home Is this county. It is
the first to have used color In
the paper, and we expect to
give the advertisers and sub
scribers a paper that they will
like and be proud of. We will
use every modern method to
make changes as time passes
along in keeping with the fast
moving times and to keep up
with the dally newspapers. It's
a challenge, but we will make
a stab at It, as we want the
best for what we think Is the best
county In the state", says editor
Transeau.
Merchants
Set Holiday
Schedules
The Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce's Mer
chants Committee met here this
week and discussed the store
hours for Christmas and estab
lished holidays , for 1968
was stated by the Chairman.
Present for the meeting 'was
Mrs, W, E. Nelson, Chairman
of the Committee; Jay Dillon,
KelthHaskett, John Beers, Wllllel
Ainsiey, Taimage Kose, Mary
Beth Layton and Leon L Ed
wards, Chamber Manager,
It was decided that each store
should set the Christmas hours
in accordance with their own
competition or as business might
demand,
Jay Dillon made a motion that
holidays be established the same
as last year namely New Years
Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
Day and the day after Christmas,
The motion was seconded by John
Beers and carried.
Homecoming At
Center Hill Church
Set For Nov. 26
Homecoming Day Is planned
for the Center Hill Baptist
Church of Tyner on Sunday, No
vember 26, It was announced
today by the Rev. David L. Har
rls, pastor. The service for the
day is set for 10:30 a.m. A
former pastor, the Rev. W.
Franklin Cale, of South Boston,
Virginia, will be the major speak,
er. It will be the first such ob
servance of the church in nearly
nine years.
The feature of the day will be
the dedication of the "new"
church auditorium. It has been
completely renovated on the In
terior, with new walls, a new cell
ing, new pews, a redesigned
pulpit and choir area, new light
ing fixtures, and wall to wall
carpeting. The day will also be
the annual church building
fund.
An extended service has been
planned, with a variety of special
music from the choirs of the
church. In addition, Mr. and
Mrs. Alphonso Jordan of Raleigh
and BUI Cale, the son of the
Rev. Cale, will be singing.
Speaking also will be the Rev.
David L. Harris, pastor of the
church.
Two nurseries have been
planned for Infants and toddlers,
and following the service all at
tending will be encouraged to
remain for dinner, planned by
the ladles of the church under
the direction of the hostess for
the day, Mrs. J. Cameron Boyce,
the church social director.
Mr. Cale Is a graduate of
Campbell College, the Unlver.
slty of Richmond, and Southern
Baptist Seminary In Louisville,
Kentucky. He succeeded his fath
er as the pastor of the church,
and served for eleven years, In
this his first pastorate. He has
pastored In Culpepper, Virginia,
and Is currently pastor of the
First Baptist Church of South
Boston, Virginia. He has served
numerous Baptist agencies In
Virginia. He Is married to the
former Dorothy Bragg of Gran
ville County, and they have one
son, Bill, who Is a ministerial
student at the university of Rich
mond.
Former members, friends,
and relaUwss are invited to at-
tend.
Central PTA Hears
Rescue Squad Leader
The Perquimans County Cen
tral Grammar School held its
November meeting on Monday,
November 20, 1967 at 7:30 p.m.
In the school auditorium with
Mrs, Johnny Gregory presiding.
The devotional was given by
Mrs, Mary White's and Mrs.
Atha Tunnell's first grades, un
der the direction of Miss Caro
line Wright.
The President recognized the
guest. Minutes of the last meet
ing were read by the secretary,
and approved as read, A note of
thanks was read from Tommy
Maston Principal, to the people
for their thoughtfulness during
his sickness.
The Perquimans Weekly drive
was most successful. Wallace
Onley with the higaest number
of perscriptions, Rebecca Hur
dle, second place, Karen Stall
lngs also leading in number.
The room representative
chairman, Mrs. Hilton White
requested to meet with the
grade-parents after the meet
ing. The President reported that
we were well represented at the
Seagulls Enjoy End Of
The above picture was taken
near the home of Dr. Joshua
Skinner, on the Old Neck road.
What appears to be snow, Is a
field covered with seagulls.
Some are busy eating from the
harvested field, and others have
gotten the message and are fly
tag In.
It was a pretty sight Sunday
afternoon, with these birds glid
ing thru the air and the field
covered. When this picture was
Meaning Of Hospital
Facllftu In Hertford
Citizens of Perquimans Coun
ty will have the opportunity on
Saturday, January 13 to vote In
the special election for the pro
posed "Hospital Facility." A
spokesman for the Advisory
Committee for this Hospital
Facility (Diagnostic Clinic) ex
plains what it is all about, and
the advantages.
"For a long time the citizens
of Perquimans County have talk
ed about our need of doctors.
A group of county citizens be
came tired of just talking; so
they decided to see what could
be done. Doctors were sought by
individuals and by groups to no
avail.
During the quest for doctors,
it was discovered that two young
doctors wanted to locate in
Eastern North Carolina; and they
would have been Interested in lo
cating In Perquimans County If
a medical facility that Included
doctor's offices with a Lab Room
and an X-Ray Room had been
available. These men had studied
to practice medicine; they were
trained to practice with the help
of a "Lab" and an X-ray ma
chine; and they did not want to
waste their time waiting to see
If a county would build such a
facility. They wanted to practice
medicine upon completion of
medical training as they were
trained and they did not want to
wait upon "lfs", "perhaps" and
"maybes,"
A committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce of Hert
ford began to Investigate the
need, cost and construction of
such a building. They sought
and secured advise from the
State Medical Facility Board.
The committee asked the County
Commissioners to let the
citizens of Perquimans County
decide by ballot whether thev
would or would not support the
construction of a Hospital
Facility. The County Commis
sioners said that they would put
the matter before Perquimans
County Citizens and let the
citizens rietide by ballot on this
proposal. The County Commls-
district P.T.A. Meeting in Sun
bury, N.C, Parents were encour
aged to Join the P.T.A.
Albert Eure, Introduced Dur
wood Barber, Captain of the Per
quimans Rescue Squad, who was
in charge of the program. Mr.
Barber, assisted by Seymore
Chappell and Willard Copeland
gave a most informative pro
gram on the operations and by
laws of the Rescue Squad.
Parents were invited to visit
the children's rooms. There be
ing no further business, the
meeting was declared adjourn
ed. Hertford Xmas
Decorations Up
Perquimans County folks will
be getting the Christmas spirit
now In a few days when the lights
go on In the downtown business
district of Hertford.
Workmen began setting poles
on Monday to hold the decora
tions and on Tuesday, had begun
putting up the decorations.
Harvesting Season
being taken- all the birds were
chatting away their familiar sea
gull sound. -,
V This is a bird that rarely
pver leaves here, they Just hang
around summer and winter, b
the summer they stay , on the
river diving ' for fish, m the
spring they follow anyone on a
tractor thats busy plowing the
fields. Then in the fall they are
back In the fields again after the
harvest."
sloners also appointed an Ad
visory Committee for this Hos
pital Facility (Diagnostic Clinic)
composed of D. M. Jackson,
(Chairman), Roy Chappell,
(Bethel Township), Julian White
(Hertford Township), Joel Hol
lowell (Parksville Township),
G. H. "Tuck" Webb (New Hope
Township) Joe W. Nowell (Bel
videre Township). A part of the
function of this committee is to
explain to the citizens of Per
quimans County the terms which
will be found on the ballot and
what is involved in this medical
facility to the citizens of Per
quimans County.
That which follows Is the Ad
visory Committee's explanation
of the ballot. The ballot will ask
the people to decide on a
$250,000 bond issue for the con
struction of a "Hospital Facili
ty", The Advisory Committee
believes that $125,000 will be
ample to build the facility. The
Building will be built adequately
with the thought of long range
economy In mind and with the
idea of saving as much on the cost
of construction as Is possible.
The reason $250,000 is placed
on the ballot is so that county
officials will not have to ask the
people of Perquimans County for
more money to complete a part
ially constructed facility. No
more bonds will be sold than are
absolutely necessary to con
struct the "Hospital Facility"
(Diagnostic Clinic).
On the ballot will be the term
"Hospital Facility". What Is
actually being planned is a
Diagnostic Clinic which will In
clude offices for two doctors,
and X-ray Room, a "Lab" Room
and an Emergency Room, The
X-ray, "Lab" and Emergency
Rooms are considered to be
"necessities".
The reason that the term
"Hospital Facility" Is used on
the bond Issue Is due to the fact
that laws governing the "Diag
nostic Clinic" which Is planned
come under the North Carolina
Law entitled "Hospital Facili
ties Act". That which is now.
being planned, that which will
be voted upon is not a hospital
but is a Diagnostic Clinic com
posed of offices for two doctors
with an X-ray Room, a "Lab"
Room and an Emergency Room,
The ballot also provides for a
vote which enables the County
Board of Commissioners to levy
up to 10?, per $100 property
evaluation on the Perquimans
County Citizens to keep up the
Hospital Facility (Diagnostic
Clinic). This does not mean that
the citizens of Perquimans
County will be taxed this 10?
per $100 property evaluation.
After the doctors have arrived,
it is believed that a lease can be
worked out so that the Hospital
Facility (Diagnostic Clinic) will
not cost the citizens anything
for upkeep on the building. Re
garding foreseeable expenses, It
Is believed that the maximum
cost to citizens of Perquimans
County will not be over 1? to 2?
per $100 property evaluatvon.
Even when equipment in the
X-ray and "Lab" Rooms need
to be repaired or replaced, or
should the building need any re
pairs, which should not be a
year-after-year expense, we be
lieve that on that particular
year of need only then will the
1-2? be needed, lflt will beneed
ed then.
The reason that in spite ofthe
foreseeable need of only a couple
of cents that the request for
10? is made is due to the fact
that the County Commissioners
do not under any circumstances
want to have to come back to
the people to request additional
tax for the maintenance of this
"Hospital Facility (Diagnostic
Clinic).
Our County Commissioners
promise to levy no tax for this
Hospital Facility (Diagnostic
Clinic) unless it is necessary
and then to levy no more than Is
absolutely necessary. They are
all property owners and they
don't want to pay any more tax
than Is absolutely necessary
either.
Perquimans Schools
Observing Holiday
Thanksgiving Holidays are be
ing observed by the schools in
Perquimans County. Students In
the schools here get two days
holiday, Thursday November 23,
and Friday November 24. They
will return to their usual class
es and schedule on Monday Nov
ember 27th,
Christmas holidays will be
gin for the Perquimans Schools,
at the close of the school day on
Tuesday. December the 19th.
This will be a nice long holiday
with school beginning after
Christmas on Wednesday,' Jan
uary 3rd. Actually the student i
will have a fourteen day holldi y
counting the Saturday's andSut
dfty's,