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MUIMAN
WEEKLY
Vclame XXXV No. 5
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 1, 1968
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Fred Combs Appreciation Day February 5, 1968"
Standard Printing Co,
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Combs To Be Honored At
Banquet Monday Night
Fred Combs Appreciation Day
Is Monday, February 5th, A ban
quet to be held In Combs honor,
report a large number have
Purchased tickets and are
! Planning to attend the supper to
jbe held at the Perquimans High
scnooi cafeteria at 7 o'clock.
Xombs. a Peraulmani Hlch
yhool graduate, son of Mrs.
Alice Ferrell Combs and the
late Mr. Combs, has made a
treat contribution to Permit.
nana county as an outstanding
student In school and athlete
while si Perquimans High,
Young Combs was chosen a
member of the North Carolina
l-A All-East Football Turn.
Also a member of the All
American Conference Team In
both football and baseball.
He entered N. C. state Uni
versity and became a member
Of the N. C. Unlvariltv turn
where he has brought honor and
fame to his State, his school.
mquimans county, nimseuand
Hertford Fire Department
This monthly bulletin Is anew
endeavor for the Hertford Fire
Department. The purpose of the
bulletin 1st
To inform the firemen of cur
rent events, future plans, and
meetings tnat are important
to our membership. An Informed
member is a better member.
To instill a desire to learn
more about the fire service,
!r. to save lives and property,
stud to be and able to render
emergency service in our community.
Pe rquimans Library
GetsReference Aid
'race A. Shuman, Assistant Reference Librarian, Reference
irvtces Division, North Carolina State Library, Is shown
waiving an IN-WATS request for information.
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More answers more quickly is
he goal. The telephone is the
leans. The time is now.
toward Wide Area Telephone
ice (IN-WATS) for toll-free
Virence assistance from the
orth Carolina State Library
a started this last week. 70
ubllc : library systems head
arters, including the Perqul
ms County Library which
rves the people of Hertford
i the surrounding area from
main library In Hertford
e direct recipient of the new
-vice. Through them branch
o libraries, independent
'"'pal libraries, special
-iries. and academic libra.
cf all kinds In all 100 North
ro'.-na counties are able to
're In the service,
"y making SUte Library re-'"
rees more Immediately ac
Sle, the IN-WATS line will
rthyln
, --V Vietnam Army
l rt Class Dennis D.
, 1, son of Mr. and
-. i i D. McCarthy, Route
: 1, is participating in
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and his Mother, Mrs. Alice F.
Combs, and twin brother Francis
Combs,
Combs has been chosen as a
member, of The All-Atlantic
Coast Conference Football team.
And was chosen to Look
Magazine A 11 -American Foot
ball team.
He was elected by members of
the N. C, State University team
as the Most Valuable player
for the year 1967, and was
awarded The Governor's Trophy
presented to him by Governor
Dan K, Moore.
Here In Perquimans, in ap
preciation for the honor and :
fame that Combs has gained for
himself and the county, a ban
quet Is being given In his honor
and a resolution of appreciation
signed by Hertford's Mayor
Emmett E. Landing, Wlnfall's
Mayor Elijah Cross) Whits and
R. L, Splvey, chairman of the
Perquimans county Commis
sioners, '
The regular monthly meeting
was held Thursday, Jan. 18th
at 7:30 p.m. (regular meetings
In 1968 will begin at 7:30 p.m.)
E lection of company officers will
be held, Cecil Richardson,
Elizabeth City Fireman - In
structor will give us training in
arson detection.
President elect Bob Elliott of
the Albemarle Firemen's As
sociation announces that the 1st
association meeting will be Feb.
o
benefit all North Carolina
libraries and especially the
smaller libraries with limited
reference materials," State
Librarian Philip Ogllvle said.
He also pointed out that urgent
Interlibrary loan transactions
can be arranged via IN-WATS.
"This will reduce the time
factor In interlibrary loan by at
least two days," he said, "and
time is of. the essence In our
fast paced world,". . ;
This new service enables
local librarians to get Informa
tion for their patrons by calling
a special number that wiu con
nect them with an IN-WATS tele
phone desk In the Reference
Services Division of the State
Library. The IN-WATS tele
phone desk will be staffed by
a professional librarian from
6:30 a.m, to 6:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday,
An automatic answering and
recording device will take over
when the State Library is closed.
Recorded requests for informa
tion and interlibrary loans will
be played back when the State
Library Is open again. Infor
mation will be called back to
the requesting library headquar
ters to be used there or relay
ed to another library in Its ser
vice area, Interlibrary loans of
books will be prepared for mail
ing. Interlibrary loan requests
which cannot be met at the state
Library will be relayed via Twx
to one of the major university
libraries in the Research Tri
angle area.
"Because a single IN-WATS
line must serve the entire state,
cf tse line will be restrlct--1
to r i " ce Interlibrary loan
'V'C 'Me stated,
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Monthly Publication
6th 7 p.m. Elizabeth City Fire
Station, Edenton Mayor John
Mltchener will be the guest
speaker. His topic: Co-operative
Co-operation? . . . Plan to
attend , , , we need Hertford
representation to elect Bobby
president. , ,
Fifteen days into 1968 and
the HFD had answered only one
call. (W, P, Robertson - Beech
Spring - Inside house). HFD
answered 53 calls In 1967 ...
13 in Hertford, 38 in Perqui
mans Cty., 2 In Elizabeth City.
Most calls on Friday most
calls between 12 Noon and 6
p.m. More available firemen
are needed between 12 Noon and
12 Midnight.
The Town of Wlnfall has form
ed a volunteer fire dept. Lloyd
Ray Morgan Is chief with over
20 members. Chief Elliott Capt
Lloyd "Pete" Rlddick, Chas.
Skinner have ben assisting in
training the Wlnfall firemen In
basic flremanshlp. Wlnfall fire
men have assisted HFD County
Unit on 2 calls,
From the TOWN CRIER clip
board: Mayor (fireman) Emmett
Landing has logged over 3,500
miles since becoming Mayor
in July, representing Hertford
at functions in N, C, and Vir
ginia. Fireman (His Honor -the
Mayor) Landing is the most
traveled mayor, In the shortest
time, in the Northeastern sec
- Resolution Of Appreciation
WHEREAS: FRED COMBS has made a great contribution
to Perquimans County.
AND
WHEREAS:.
AND
WHEREAS:
FRED COMBS was an outstanding student and i
athlete at Perquimans High School.
He was chosen as a member of the NORTH :
CAROLINA 2 -A ALL - EAST FOOTBALL i
' TEAM. " ;
He was chosen as a member of the ALL- :
ALBEMARLE CONFERENCE TEAM in both :
football and baseball.
HE enterod North Carolina State University
to continue his education.
As a member of the North Carolina state
University Football Team he has brought
honor and fame to HIS STATE, HIS SCHOOL,
HIS HOME, COUNTY and to HIMSELF.
HE has been chosen as a member of THE
ALL - ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL TEAM.
AND
WHEREAS:
AND
WHEREAS:
AND
WHEREAS:
AND
WHEREAS:
AND
WHEREAS:
AND
WHEREAS:
HE lias been chosen to LOOK MAGAZINE
ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM. .
HE was elected by the members of North
Carolina University Team as the most valuable
player for the year 1967, and was awarded
THE GOVERNOR'S TROPHY by Governor
Dan K, Moore.
HE has conducted himself as a GENTLEMAN
both on and off the playing field. -
Be It therefore resolved that we the under
signed proclaim February 8, 1968, as FRED
COMBS APPRECIATION DAY so that the
cltlzeps of Perquimans County can show their
appreciation to FREDCOMBS, an OUTSTAND
ING YOUNG MAN.
AND
WHEREAS:
Elijah White, Mayor
Town of Wlnfall :
tion of North Carolina.
Edgar and Evelyn Fields re
ceived a War Dept. telegram on
Saturday that their son Ervln
had been wounded in action In
Vietnam, His address Is (PFC
Ervln W. Fields. 53946584, Co.
D, 3rd Bn. 196 Light Inf. Bde.
A.P.O. 96256 San Francisco,
Calif. - Drop Ervln a line.
Mall from home really helps.)
At the dept. officers meeting,
the officers agreed on the fol
lowing Company assignment.
uMpre information at tuO'fta.
18th meeting. ?
Town calls and Standby: Com
pany 1 Ainsley, Brltt, Greg
ory, Harrell, C. M., Howell,
Miller, Nixon, H. N Sullivan,
Fields, E. M.
6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Company
2 Day: Danchise, Lane, Rlddick,
Skinner, Stokes, Tllley, Robert
son, Carter.
6 p.m. - 6 a.m, Company
2 Night: Nixon, F. B., Morgan,
White, Beers, Haskett, Fields,
Geo., Harrell, Jack, Taylor.
If a fire call occurs in Hert
ford between 6 a.m. - 6 pjn.
Company 2 Night crew will work
with truck 1. If call is between
6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Company 2
Day crew will work from Truck
1. On In town calls Truck 1
will run first, Truck 3 (Cty
truck) will run second, truck 2
(1940) will run third.
R. C. Elliott, Chief, C. M.
Harrell, Asst. Chief, C. Skinner,
Secty. of the Hertford Fire De
partment. Emmett Landing, Mayor
Town of Hertford
R. L. Splvey, Chairman
Perquimans county '
Board of Commissioners
Prizes Awarded
To Students For
TB Seal Sales
The Rellzious Pazeant. "Let
Us Adore Him", was presented
k tne King street Elementary
School, recently, In Hertford.
After Its oresentallon. nrizaa
were awarded to the pupils of
tne First, second and Fifth
Grades by Mrs. I. E. Rogerson,
Publicity Chairman of the 1967
Christmas Seal. This marked
the third year that King street
and Perquimans County Union
Schools have Dartlcloated in
activities which would assist in
skills that aid In subject matter
as writing, reading, spelling and
English including punctuation and
art, and letter writing. Prizes
were awarded to the following:
Coloring Christmas Seal:
First Grade, 1st award to Her.
man White, 2nd to Kathleen Fel.
ton and 3rd to Wanda Skinner. In
the second grade, 1st award went
to Isaac Whits, 2nd to Thomas
Felton and Roy Lee James, 3rd
award.
"Letters to santa"i First
Grade, 1st award to Kathleen
Felton, 2nd to Linda Brooks and
3rd to Nelson Jones.
Original poem on "Tuberculo
sis" was written by the Fifth
Grade Students, 1st award went
to Olga Halsey, 2nd to Ava
Michelle Walker and 3rd to Shir,
ley Llghtfoot.
Judges for this program were
from Elizabeth City. Mrs.
Rogerson said she hoped that
the students of the schools would
make this an annual contest since
It involved so many of the subject
matter for the student and ac
quainted them not only with the
Christmas Seal, but the
knowledge of the Christmas Seal
and Its work in the county. Prizes
for all first winners were
given by Mrs. Rogerson and all
second and third awards were
made possible by the school.
St. Catherine's
GuildToMeet
Monday Night
The St. Catherine's Guild will
meet Monday night, February 5,
at the Parish House. Mrs, J. H.
Towe, Jr, and Mrs. Earle
Haste, Jr. will be the hostesses.
Don't Get Cozy;
Deadline For Auto
Tags Draws Near
Hertford automobile license
plates as well as State tags for
1968 are now on sale, and day
by day, the deadline for plates
for town and the state Is draw
ing near.
That deadline is February
15th, and it will be here before
you know it. So, we suggest,
if you have a vehicle and you
are going to have to get license,
beat the rush and do it today.
Vehicle owners are urged to
buy their tags early to avoid the
February 15th rush. That will
be the last day cars can run
without the new tags. Town tags
can be purchased at the City
Clerks office In the Hertford
Munlolple Building, and State
license tags can be purchased
In the Perquimans County Cham
ber of Commerce office, also
located in the Munlclple Build
ing In Hertford, across from the
Hertford Post Office.
Cattlemen Plan
StockerSale
The Albemarle Area Cattle.
man's Association plans tospon.
sor the first stocker calf sale
for the area on April 12. The
new sals was approved by the
State Feeder Calf Committee at
the recent cattleman's Con.
ference held In Raleigh. The sale
will be held at the stockyard In
Elizabeth city.
Jack Parker, Area Livestock
Specialist, says the sale will be
for cattle snowing a pre
dominance of beef breeding, in
cluding beef cross.breds. Both
steer and heifer cattle will be In
eluded. All cattle must come dl
rectly from the farm. The cattle
must weigh at least 300 pounds
and be dehorned and healed.
Steers will have been castrated
properly and completely healed.
Bred heifers, stags and bulls
will be rejected.
Consignments to the sale
should be made by February 15th.
A $1,00 deposit per calf consign,
ed Is required.
Farmers wishing .to consign
calves to this sale should con.
tact their County Extension Of
flee or their Beef Association
rirt .or.
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Shown above la a picture which appeared In
the Albuquerque Journal.showlngJ.A, Terrell
standing beside his single-engine Cessna
which he was forced to set down on US-06
Just west of Albuquerque recently when Ice
formed on the craft's wings. Terrell, and
his wife the former Kakcy Nixon, daughter
Hertford Ks
MakeAwards
JIM CHURCH
The Hertford Jaycees
will present their annual
Distinguished Service Award and
Outstanding Young Farmer
Award at a banquet In Hert
ford Grammar School at 7 p.m.
Wednesday.
James W. church Jr., secre.
tary of the N.C. Jaycees, will
be the principal speaker, A na
tive of Alleghany County, Church
has been active in Jaycee work
following his attendance at the
College of William and Mary
and two years service In
the Army in Korea.
Assistant vice-president of the
Clemmons Bank in Clemmons,
Church has served as vice-pres-
ldent and treasurer of the
N.C. Jaycees. The local chair
man for the awards is Welly
White.
Hertford Baptist
W.M.U. Schedule
The W.M.U. Circles of the
Hertford Baptist Church will
hold their regular monthly meet
ings as follows:
Monday, February 5th:
7:30 Mary Ellen Dozler
Circle - Mrs. Colon Jackson
8:00 Bessie Prltchard
Mrs. Noah Gregory; Inabelle
Coleman Mrs, C.E. Johnson;
Mattle Macon Mrs, Marie
Elliott.
Tuesday, February 6th:
8:00-Rosa Powell - Mrs.
Donald Madre.
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Perquimans County Historical Society Gets Gift
The Perquimans Historical so
ciety in Its regular January meet,
lng received a gift of eleven very
old papers dating from 1733. The
deeds, and a page from a very
papers consisted of various
wills, deeds, and a page from a
very old Bible.
Mrs. W. J. Stanton Sr., the
donor, was unable to attend the
presentation; however, three of
her children, Mrs. E. A. Good
man, Mrs. Haywood Divers and
Mr. Raymond Stanton were pres.
ent. Mr. Herbert Nixon who was
first shown these old papers
made the presentations In behalf
of Mrs. Stanton. Mr. Raymond
Wlnslow jr. explained to the so.
clety the unique way old deeds
were written to make them very
authentic. Gradually the society
is adding to Its collection, old
papers that tell the history of our
county. The society is grateful
to Mrs. Stanton for the gift of
these papers.' ..;: .- v
During the business session
disposal of three showcases was
discussed. Mr.' Raymond Wins
low Jr., yearbook chairman, was
Busy Highway
Mrs. Perry, Chairman
Heart Fund Announces
The 1968 Campaign
Mrs. Vernon Lee Perry, an
nounces the people who are to be
chair mans and help In the Heart
Fund Program which begins
February 1st. Chairman of the
Heart Fund Sunday for the town
are: Mrs. Delores Phillips, and
Mrs. Richard Morgan, Business
Day, John Beers. Balloon and
Taij Days, Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Harrell, Activity Heart Chair
man for the Negro Communities
is Mrs, M, B. Taylor, School
Section, Mrs. Charles Skinner,
Rural Heart Fund Director, Mrs.
Fannie E. Hurdle. The Hearts
Benefits Chairman are; Mrs.
Hillary Scaff, Mrs. Edward Grif
fin and Mrs. Vernon Lee Perry.
This will be a variety show and
anyone who would be so kind
ChappeU free On Carnal
Knowledge Oj Negro Gr
The January 29th term of Sup
erior Court convened here
Monday morning with Judge Al
bert W. Cowper of Klnston pre
siding, Robert Patrick Chappell
charged with carnal knowledge
of a teenage Negro girl on Dec
ember 11, 1965 was found not
guilty. During the States
evidence there was a directed
verdict of not guilty. The case
was opened following the seating
of a Jury from a venire from
Pasquotank county. Court re
cessed at 1:30 for lunch.follow-
Failure To Send Children To
School G ets Woman Prison Term
Mary Taylor, was given six
months In Womans Prison here
last week In Perquimans County
District Court, by Judge
Fentress T. Horner.
The woman was charged with
failure to send minor children
to school.
complimented for his excellent
work in its production. The con.
tlnuance of the seventh grade tour
of the County In the Spring was
approved. Progress was report
ed on the research being done for
the walking tour of Hertford.
Mrs. Silas Whedbee presented
the book "Old Southern Towns"
that the society had placed In the
library as a memorial to Miss
Kate Blanchard. Mr. Silas Whed.
bee suggested an amendment to
the by-laws to have the officers
elected in September and take of.
flee In January. The amendment
will be voted on at the March 25
meeting.
Vming the "Show and Tell"
period, several members ex
hibited old articles of clothing:
hfJ usvaeii anuo uuwmi
boy's velvet suit, hats, bonnet,
epaulets and a census taker's
badge. At the March 25 meeting,
members are asked to bring
antique household articles.
Members of the society were re
minded that dues are now payable
for the calendar year 1968.
of Mr, and Mrs, Herbert Nixon of Hert
ford, were returning from Gallup during
the height of a storm when the forced land
ing was made. State Police were standing
by and Terrell used the highway as a runway
and the couple returned the plane to Sunport,
to contribute their talents, we
will meet In the old R. E. A.
building Feb. 7th at 8; 00 o'clock.
Any interest and help shown
will greatly be appreciated. This
benefit will be on the 23rd, of
February on Friday night. There
are several people who will be
helping to carry this campaign
over for us that I am unable to
mention at this time, however
lets all get together and do a
good job to help this fund grow
so that the people who have
recently achieved so many suc
cesses in the heart field may
still be able to carry on their
miracularous job. Please help
us reach our goal It may help
one of us at some time.
lng the testifying of a small
sister of the teenage Negro girl.
The case was finished early
after court was resumed.
Following the verdict, court
recessed until Wednesday
morning.
MEETING HELD
The Hertford County Action
Council held its monthly meet
ing at the Hertford Municipal
Building at 8:00 p.m. on Monday,
January 29, 1968.
Walter Boyne, jr. charged
with driving under the Influence
of intoxicating liquor and with
out a valid operators license,
was fined $125.00 and taxed with
the court costs.
Mack Junior Banks, charged
with reckless driving, was fined
$75.00 and the costs of court.
Colon Lewis Cahoon, charged
with larceny of an outboard
motor, was sentenced to con
finement in the Perquimans
County Jail and assigned to the
N. C. Department of Correction.
James A, Jennette, charged
with assault, was taxed with the
court costs. , f
George Thomas Featherstone,
charged with speeding. Prayer
for Judgment was continued upon
payment of the court costs.
Murry Hassell Askew.
charged with speeding, was
fined $15.00 and court costs. .
V, 1M JUUglllBllt WW, VUU L
turned in the case charging
Joslah Ward Proctor with speed- '
lng. -. - . ,"
James Allen CashwelL ,
charged with speeding, was fined
$20.00 and assessed with the
court costs.
Ralph Harry Heldenrelch,
charged with falling to drive on
the right half of the highway,
was taxed with the costs. .
W. D, Hobbs, charged with
giving a check against in
sufficient funds. Case was dis
missed upon payment of the
check. ' .'