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Juem XXXIV No. 50
Hertford, Perquimans County,, North Carolina, Thursday, Dec. 14lhJ 1967
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!T:itford All A Glitter
Lester Simpson New Chamber President
Perquimans High PTA
Holds Panel Discussion
t7ith Christmas Decoration
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Hertford has donned It's dee-!
orations for the Holiday Season.
The Christmas street lights are
ail a-twlnkle and the store win
dows are all a-sparkle, for
Hertford has put on Its Christ
mas farb, and down town has
a real festive appearance.
Christmas is. as everybody
knows, only little more than
two weeks off, so It's high time
to get ready.-
V Hertford's stores can hold
ihelr own with any town any
where in holiday goods and
novelties, as well as in the
usual every day merchandise,
and this year every store has
displayed prettier gifts, many
Eighty Five On Honor
Ml At Perquimans H.S.
The honor roll for Perquimans
County High School, released
this week by Principal William
Byrum, for the grading period
ending November 87, lists eighty
five students. Ten listed were
on the "A" Honor Roll.
On the "A" Honor Rolli Bobby
Hollowell, Grade 8cj Grade D,
Religious Drama
To Ea Presented
At First Methodist
t A Christmas Drama entitled,
"In The Same Country", will be
presented by the Methodist Youth
Fellowship , of First Methodist
Church, Hertford on Sunday
evening on December 17th at
7s30 o'clock in the sanctuary.
There will be five tableaux and
the entire youth choir will sing.
Those Included are: AbJjah,a
shepherd boy of Bethlehem -Brant
Murray; Jotham, a second
shepherd boy Bob Reed; Luke,
a Greek doctor who collects
stories - Doug Haskett Rhesa,
an old shepherd, grandfather of
Jotham Larry Swindell) and
Narrator-Susan Harrell. . .. v
. This Drama will be Wren also
to the MYF Sub-District on Mon
day : evenln. December 18th
in Un church sanctuary.
OPTIMISTIC REPORT .
TOKYO - (UPIX - Former
Prime Minister Hobusuke Kishl
said Monday night on his return
from Bangkok, Saigon, Manila
and Taipei thai the Vietnam
situation la improving mllltarl.
ly, politically and economically.
Kctico To
Cubrcribers
t Recently , the Perquimans
.Weekly has been In the process
of a&Ing ejw subscriptions se
cured in the recently conducted
PTA campaign. If you know of
anyone who subscribed to this
paper, and whose subscription
hasn't been started, will you
please notify us Immediately.
We are also in the process of
marking up expiration dates on
subscriptions renewed during
the campaign. If by rough error
your paper Is stopped, kindly
notify this office so that we can
nake the correction. We will
ftry to get all new subscribers
.heir papers as rapidly as pos
ilble; however if you subscribed
ind have not begun getting your
paper, please let us know about
Beautiful New Home Sites
of them practical things which
every one needs. -
There hasn't been much
hustle and bustle about shop
ping here yet, the most popu
lar shopping time for Christ-
mas, Is a few, days before
Christmas, or even Christmas
eve. As always, some will wait
for the last few days before
Christmas, never seeming to
realise that to wait too long is
to take what has been left and
is not always the choicest.
So, U you havent done your
Christmas shoppln' yet. we'd
advise you to get in the swing
and do so.
Michael Walker) Grade AC,
Linda Harrell; Grade 90 Brant
Murray) Grade-10A,WayneRld-dlcki
Grade 10E. Anne Simpson
and Janice Wlnalowi Grade 10D,
Karen Haskett) Grade UB,
Chary Chory and Grade lie
Jane Evans.
"A-B" Honor Rolli Grade 8Ai
Van Harris, Dlanne Babb, Peggy
Grunn, Janet spivey. oraae st
Virginia Copeland, Mackey
Lewis, Jonetta Ward, Lu Ann
Stalling and Charlie Harrell.
Grade C-Sally Bundy, Jan Dillon,
Ellen Long, Jack Harrell, wayne
Proctor, Henry Stokes, Grade
BDrMartin - Fleetwood, Terry
Copeland and Linda Evans.
Grade 9 A-Brenda Long, Frances
Mansfield,' Jackie Ward. Grade
9B-Jullan Baker, Woody Bundy,
Sdmond white, Susan Godfrey,
Janice Layden, Patricia Morse,
colleen Ferry and Nancy
Turaielli Grade 9C-Archie Blan
.IumI lUh DhIh. i.lU Did.
dick, Maurice Skinner and Betty
Murray. Grade 9D-wmiam win.
slow. Grade 10 A-Douglas Perry,
Nan Ambrose, Brenda Harrell
and Martha White. Grade 10B
Dolores Spivey and Peggy White.
Grade IOC- Betty White, Kath
leen O'ConnelL Grade 10D-
irya' BaiwsLoulse Dale
juay aaii, nancy kkkuck, Mar
tin Owens and Dan Nixon, HA
Cindy Winslow, Doug Haskett,
cunice spivey ana snaron uoa
frey. UB-Susan Harrell, Don
Morgan, Donald Perry, Jimmy
Shaw, Dlanne Stalllngs and Mark
Thompson. Grade UC-Brenda
Baccus, Glorene: Bowmen, Vir
ginia Harrell and Nancy Kemp.
Grade 12A-Mary Colson, Kay
Dall, Belinda Hurdle, JoyceStal
lings, Brenda Thach, Frances
Walker. Trudy White, Linda
Winslow and Ethel Ruth Sprultt.
Grade - 12B Shelly Bateman,
ilea skipsey, Georgia stalllngs,
Sharman Taylor and Carole
White.
I,!elvin Colson
In Philippines
LUZON. Philippines Master
Sergeant Melvln J, Colson Jr.J
son of Mrs. Jessie S. Colson of
Rt. 3, Hertford, has arrived fori
duty at Clark AB, Philippines.!
Sergeant Colson. a supply In
ventory supervisor, Is assigned
to a unit ox the pacinc Air For.i
ces.
He previously served at Lang-
ley AFB, Va,
The sergeant: Is a graduate of
Perquimans County High School,
His. wife, Audrey, is the
daughter of Mrs. Glennle Wilson
of Rt. 2, Elizabeth City.
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THREE PRESIDENTS - John Sears (left), president of the'.
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the annual meeting
of the Perquimans County Chamber Wednesday night as
Son Of Mrs. Frank
Jessup Selected
For Promotion
William (Bill) Batts, as En
gineering Officer, ' presently
serving on the U. S. S. Spring
field Flag Ship of the Second
Fleet, a graduate of the 0. S,
Naval Academy, class of S"9,
has been selected for promotion
to Lieutenant Commander United
States Navy,
The officer Is married to the
former Brenda Forest Brown of
Birmingham, Ala., and the
couple has three children, Claire
4, David 2 and Timothy 1.
u. commander uatt's is tne
son of Mrs. Frank Jessup of
Hertford. His brother James R,
Batts resides in Cary, N. C.and
is employed by the Statistical
Dept. of Research Triangle In
stitute. Services Held For
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i.lIS JotCUH
Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold
Humphries Barclift, 83 died
Friday morning at 5:15 in Ports
mouth General Hospital fol
lowing a long illness, A native
of New Hope, she had lived In the
Chesapeake Area for several
years, v
She was a daughter of the late
Richard Calvin and Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Landing Humphries
and the widow of Alonzo Colum
bus Barclift. She was a member
of the New Hope Methodist
Church. Surviving are a step
grandson, James Barclift of
Portsmouth and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 2:00 in the Chapel of
the Swindell Funeral Home by
the Rev. Claude Wilson, pastor
of New Hope Methodist church.
"I Have Found a Hiding
Place" and "Love of God" were
sung
by Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Jones, accompanied by Mrs. Ann
Butt, organist.
The casket pall was made of
red carnations white chry
santhemums and fern.
Pallbearers . were Wlllard
Humphries Freeman Lemolne,
Archie Barclift, J. C. Davidson,
Robert Robblns and Leslie
Perry.
Burial was In Cedarwood
Cemetery, , -
A.
v 'Utse sold and
"' A water front,"
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Still Time To
Fund For Christmas Boys
Time Is drawing nigh-but
there is still time to contribute
to the fund started here last
week by a group of Interested
persons for little Albert and
Leroy Pearson, the two little
boys that were treated so heart
lessly, by their step-mother,
Sarah Elizabeth Pearson, who
was found guilty and sentenced
to two years In Woman's divi
sion of state prison.
"You" could help make these
little boys have a happier Christ
Violator Fined
Perquimans
George Edward Armstrong.
was jpundvqujlty m Perquimans
County District Court here Wed
nesday, by Judge Fentress T.
Horner the presiding Judge, of
having In his possession beer,
whiskey (tax paid and non-tax
paid whiskey) for the purpose
of sale.; Armstrong was sen
tenced to 18 months onthe roads.
The sentence to be suspended
upon probation for three years,
a 2300.00 fine and costs of
court. : That he not violate
whiskey laws and not have any
whiskey or beer In his pos
session for three years.
Armstrong was charged in
another case with assault, to
wmcn cnarge ne entered a plea
of not guilty, and was found not
guilty. The costs of court was
assessed against the prosecuting
witness. ';;
A Look Backward
SSSSS (As Found in the FUea of Yesteryear) mm
Dec. 18, 1939 . V
- COMMISSIONERS HEAR PRO
TEST CONCERNING NEW ROAD
PROJECT: Protesting vigor
ously against the proposed re
location of the Center Hill road,
which theState Highway and Pub
lic Works Commission have con
sented to pave, three owners of
property on the road, John T.
Lane, A, J, Parrish, and J, M;
Sutton, appeared before the
Board of County Commissioners
at their meeting here Monday,
According to the proposed re
location, the new road would
cross a farm owned by John T.
Lane In the rear of the dwelling
house, which would result In
the back of the house fronting
on the road. Mr. Parrish's
house, which 1 set well back
from the road, would be brought
nearer to the road, with a portion
of his farm across the road from
the house. In the case of Mr.
Sutton, whose house like Mr.
Lane's, is on a corner the road
would cross his farm In the rear
of the house and some 700 yards
distance.
THIEVES STEAL CIGA
RETTES FROM , CHAPANOKE
STORE: Twenty cartons of ciga
rettes were stolen from the
store of Towe and Qulncy at
Chapanoke Monday night, but
while the cigarettes were the
only merchandise taken from the
store, this did not represent the
entire loss from the robbery,
for the thieves broke the ex
pensive plate glass of the door
to gain entrance. Sheriff J, Em
mett Winslow, who was called
to the scene shortly after the
breakin was discovered, said
the bloodhounds trailed the t'.Jef
a distance of . approximately
three miles down the railroad,
where the scent was apparently
let.
c LECTRIC AL C "LY
Lester Simpson (right) assumed the presidency of the local
organization from Sidney Harmon.
Courtesy of The Dally Advance
Contribute
mas by contributing to the fund,
that It is in hopes will make
this "the nicest Christmas these
little boys ever had.
Anyone wishing to contribute,
may do so by sending It to The
Perquimans Weekly, or Sheriff
Julian H. Broughton or Mrs,
Jack Kanoy, Since the apt .al in
last week's issue of this paper,
there were contributions sent in,
however so far more Is needed.
Time is drawing Christmas
closer each day, so sen in your
contribution today.
$300 In
District Court
11 )Jj B
ramvi charged Wth destroying
property of William C. Riddick
and with being drunk and dis
orderly, the cost of court was
assessed against the prosecuting
witness,
Dewey H. Berryman, charged
with failure to yield the right
a way to oncoming traffic,
pleaded guilty. Prayer for Judge
ment was continued upon pay
ment of court costs,
Alex Rudolph Perry, charged
with carrying a concealed wea
pon, the state took a No. 1 Bros.
George Warren Bridges,
charged with non-support, en
tered a plea of not guilty.
Bridges, however, was found
guilty as charged. Continued
under a former order $70.00
to be paid every two weeks
HOME: R. S. Jordan, dealer
In electrical equipment and sup
plies, has moved Into his new
store, located on Church Street.
The store, a part of the old
Shannonhouse building, was pur
chased by Mr. Jordan some
months ago and has undergone
intensive renovation,
THE SCOREBOARD on the
Weekly's big circulation cam
paign as of last Saturday Is as
follows: First Place, Mrs, C.F,
Reed, Second Place, Miss Vir
ginia Umphlett, Second Place,
Mrs. Roye Parks, Third Place,
Mrs. Louis Nachman; Fourth
Place. Mrs. Bill White: Fifth
place, Mrs, O. A. Chappell;
Sixth place, Miss Blanche
Everett: Seventh place. Miss
Luclle Lane; Eighth place, Mrs.
Martin Towe; Ninth place. Miss
Pattle Whedbee; Tenth place,
Miss Adelaide Eaves: Eleventh
place, Jesse Lane; Twelfth
place, Mrs. Wm. Matthews; Thir
teenth place, Mrs. B. F. Bray
and Fourteenth place,Mrs.G. W.
Bauer.
YOUTH INJURED IN CAR
WRECK HERE SUNDAY NIGHT:
m spite of the fact that any
motorist who is familiar with
the, road will tell you that the
curve in the road at Newbold's
Corner Is a perfect curve, there
have been numerous accidents
three, and at least two fatal
ones. In one that occured there
Sunday night, Cleveland Buck,
young son of G. C Buck, Vo
cational Agriculture Teacher at
Perquimans . High School, re
ceived minor scalp lacerations,
and the three other occupants of
the car, Roy Lane, Fordle Field
and Richard Spivey, escaped un
hurt, when the car In which they
were riding with young Mr. Buck
at the wheel; was wrecked. The
occupants ox the car were picked
up shortly after the wreck oc
cured by a couth-bound bus and
bnrt to KerOrd. ;
Volunteers Urged
To Submit Reports
By Crusade Head
Mrs. D. M. Jackson, Per
quimans County Crusade Chair
man of the American Cancer
Society, urges all volunteers
who have not turned their report
to please do so as soon as
possible so that she can give
the final report tothe head office.
She said she hopes to top the
goal of last year, but as yet, the
report is not complete with ap
proximately $1,025.00 turned In,
Watch Your $20
Bills; Counterfeit
Money In Area
The public Is cautioned to
watch your $20.00 and for that
matter any other denomination
that doesnt Jpok exactly right,
OA Monday of this week, a sum
of $20.00 counterfeit bills were
passed In a nearby town, it was
reported.
Reporter Snoops On Shoppers
While watching the Christmas
shoppers touring the stores last
week, and meeting up with their
neighbors and friends and stop-;
ping for a chat or to look at this
and that, this reporter got so
curious as to what they were
buying for Christmas this year,
so snooping she went, she parked
at a counter where nearby two
women were talking Christmas
over. One said to the other,
what you going togltyourhusbln
for Christmas? The other lady
answered, I ain't thought much
about It yet, he ain't gimma no
money to get nothing wicLWell,
since that seemed to be about all
of that conversation, the
reporter moved on down a
counter or two, where three
ladles had just congregated. One
was asking the old familiar ques
tion again, what you going to
give your husband for Christ
mas, the other lady replied, I'm
going to give him h If he
doesn't stop griping about the
budget. She must have meant
what she said, cause she didn't
crack a smile. So out that store
and Into another. I strolled.
J. K. White Re-Appointed
Tax Collector, Dep. Sheriff
The Perquimans County Com
missioners, meeting here last
week In their December meeting
with R, L. Spivey, chairman pre
siding with commissioners
W, W. Bundy, Riley S, Monds
Jr., Thomas D, Nixon and Ellis
Winslow, re-appointed J. Kelly
White, Tax Collector and Deputy
Sheriff, for a two year term.
Tax List Takers and Crop
Report Listers for 1968 were
appointed, Mrs, Elton Layden
to Belvtdere Township, T.Julian
Long, Bethel Township, Percy
Rogerson, Hertford Township,
Melvln Eure, New Hope Town
ship, and Mrs. Doris Jean Rid
dick, Parkville Township, -'
Julian Powell, Clerk to the
Board was Instructed to notify
the List Takers, of their ap
pointment and to meet with the
Board of Commissioners on
Monday, December 18, at 10:00
o'clock a,m. in the Perquimans
Court House. The Tax Listers
will receive instructions for
listing property in 1968.
Mrs. Blanche Kanoy, was re
appointed as Deputy Tax Col
lector, for a two year term,
The Perquimans County High
School PTA held Its December
meeting on - Thursday night
December 7 at 8 o'clock In the
school auditorium, .In the
adsence of the president, Mrs,
Charles Murray, the meeting
was called to order by vice
president, Pete Thompson. He
gave a very warm welcome to
those present.
The devotion was given by the
Glee Club, under the direction
of Miss Caroline Wright,
accompanied at the planoby Miss
Kay. Dall They sang a medley
of Christmas carols.
Mrs. Ray Haskett, secretary,
gave a report on the district
meeting. Reports were also
given by Mrs, Leo Ambrose,
treasurer, and Mrs, Thomas
Fleetwood, magazine chairmen.
A very Interesting program,
Social Security Benefits
Approximately $65,000
Approximately 1200 people In
Perquimans County receive over
$65,000.00 In Social Security
benefits each month, according
to Robert W. Alford, Office -in
charge, Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, Social
Security Administration branch
office in Elizabeth City.
This amount ofSoclalSecurlty
money circulating in Per
quimans monthly, Is a shot In
the arm to the community and
financial status of the people
eligible to receive the benefits.
Savings & Loan
New Homesite
Workmen are busy as bees
renovating the building on
Church Street formally occupied
by Murray Motor Parts' Co.,
which was purchased by the
Hertford Savings and Loan,
The building when completed
will house the Hertford Savings
& Loan Association offices.
Several ladles were looking at
some mens suits. One said, I'm
getting my husband a new suit,
the pockets in the one he is
wearing are so ragged it makes
picking his pockets hard to do
without waking him up. The other
said, Pm going to give my
husband a train, he has wanted
one ever since Richard got his.
(Honest folks, I don't know who
Richard Is, cause I didn't know
tne people).
On to one of the Hardware
Stores I made my way, they
seemed to have the biggest
crowd. One lady was buying a
flashlight, the other asked her
who it was for-she said "who's
buying it"? So that settled that!
Nobody that was shopping,
seemed to really be enjoying
it. They acted as tho it was
a real chore.
Then there was this real sweet
looking old lady, she was waiting
patiently to get waited on. Finally
the clerk approached and asked
If he could help her. She said
yes, I want a shotgun. He laughed
and said, you going hunting. She
(See REPORTER Page 8)
Reports were received from
The Agriculture Extension Ser
vice and Welfare Departments.
The Board authorized the ex
penditure of $480, to advertise
Perquimans county.
A resolution was adopted auth
orizing the Sheriff to be included
under The County Social Security
Program.
Aid Sought For Family That
Lost Possessions In Fire
Fire aid Is being asked for the
Early Warren Jr. Family of Win
fall who lost all of their posses
sions in a fire which destroyed
their home last Wednesday
morning.
The family is in need of every
thing, particularly clothes for
the husband who la a 40 tall and
wears a size 18 shirt. The
mother wears a size 14 and
there are two children, a girl
consisting of a panel discussion
on moral and spiritual values
was given, Mrs. Eugene Boyce
program chairman, Introduced
the panel members, which were
Dr. T. P. Brinn, the Rev. R. L.
Same, Mrs. Pat Harrell, Mrs.
Talmage Rose, R. L, Stevenson,
Linda Winslow, and Tommy
Long, with Miss Thelma Elliott,
as moderator.
The hospitality chairman,
Mrs. Durwood Reed, announced
Mrs. Pat Harrell's 11B home,
room had the largest percentage
of parents present, with Mrs.
Barbee second, and Mr. Sasser
third.
Mr. William Byrum, Prin
cipal, thanked the PTA for the
work that was done to the
teachers lounge, and Invited
those present to see the lounge,
and go to the cafeteria for refreshments.
Search For Mother
Of The Year Is
Underway By Clubs
The blanks are now avllable
for nominating a qualified
mother for State Mother of the
year, 1968, announced today by
Mrs. M. B. Taylor, Home Econo
mics Extension Agent. These
blanks may be secured by con
tacting the Home Economics Ex
tension Agent's Office, Hertford,
North Carolina, or you may
call this number 426-7697.
The nominations are being
conducted on County and Dis
trict level. The blanks for the
nomination of a county Mother
must be turned in the Home EcV
onomlcs Extension Agent's
Office Friday,! December '22, '
1967. The bounty nominee for
District participation will be
voted on December 26, 1967
during Home Demonstration
County Council Meeting. Mrs.
A. N. Scarborough, Chairman of
the State Selection Committee
for State Mother of the year
announces that nominations for
State Mother are growing In
such large numbers because
North Carolina is blessed with
so many wonderful mothers who
deserve recognition that twenty
six districts have been set up
A district selection committee:
will screen the nominations and
select one of them as a district
nominee to go to Raleigh for
the selection of the state Mother
of the Year. All nominees with
in each district will be honored
in the district In which they live.
This will be more convenient
for the nominee as well as
enable more of their families
and friends to attend the re
cognition function honoring
them.
A nominee for State Mother
must be nominated by a re
cognized organization. Nomina
tions by Individuals are not
accepted. The current 1968
blanks that contain the rules
for nomination as well as the
qualification for the selection
of the State Mother must be used.
Not only must the 1968 State
Mother be a woman of achieve
ment herself through her service
In civic, religious, cultural and
educational activities, her child
ren too must show achievements
as reflected in the care and
nurture by their mother. Her
youngest child, therefore, must
be over 15 years of age. All
races and creeds are eligible
for nomination and recognition,
January 15, 1968 is the deadline
for nominations with all sup
porting data to be in the hands
of the district chairman.
The County deadline is Fri
day, December 22, 1967, for
further information Mrs. Taylor
urges you to please contact the
Home Economics Extension:
Agents 426-7697, Hertford,
North Carolina.
age S and a boy, age S. , .
At the present time they art
living with his parents but as
soon as a house is found, .
they plan to move. Anyone having
anything in household turn-.
ishlngs or clothing which they
would like to donate is asked to,
call Mrs. Nathan Sawyer, 426-
7648, chapter chairman of the
Perquimans County Red Cross .
or Mrs. Marlon Swindell, SMF
Cr-'rmsn, 4'3-7:il, ,