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Standard Printing Co, '. Icmlstllle, Ky 40200 FEE PER OUIMANS WEEKLY Volumw XXXV No. 7 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 15, 1968 .10 Cents Per Copy Gift Adds To jjlJ ,1 '1 1' Shown above Is a night view of the beautiful Hertford Baptist Church, taken by staff photographer J.D. (Juanlta) Divers. Mrs. Mark Gregory and family, have certainly added beauty to Hertford In their memorial gift of flood lights, in memory - of Mark J. Gregory, which light the Baptist Church, bringing out the beauty at night, which can be seen from a good distance. Businesses Prepare F or Birthday Sale Stores and business places throughout Perquimans County are going all out again this year In celebration of George Wash ington's Birthday, and dare busy slashing prices to the cost, to offer a barrage of bargains next Thursday. . - . The stores began several weeks ago, marking down merchandise for this special Mcasslon. This is not a sales pitch, but a real honest to good ness statement, when we say they have marked their mer chandise down, you can take our word for it. Better still, nlan now to do yourself, and your pecketbook a favor by at tending the sales that will be going on throughout the county. to next week's Issue of The Perquimans Weekly, we will have advertisements from these business firms, check your paper, each store will only be advertising a few Items however, a visit to the place of business and you will find many more not advertised, that you'll be glad you visited the store. The bargains the Perquimans business places are advertising are from major appliances down to the ..smallest Items. The special values that are being offered lit the gigantic Washing tons' Birthday Sale are being offered only on Thursday, as some of the Items they have on sale, are being marked down for this sale only. The sale on Washington's Birthday last year, brought In many outsiders, and Is expected to do so this year. Some that earn last year Just to look with buying not in mind, changed their minds quickly and became customers. Plan now to attend the sale besides bargains galore, you'll have fun too. Honest folks, some Perquimans Man Vietnam Army Specialist 4, William B. Chappell, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W. Chappell of Route 1, Belvidere, was assigned to a unit In the 100th Engineers at Long Eink, Vietnam on February 0, iveo. , . His wife, the former Miss Carole Copeland is presently living wkd ner parents in Ry T 1 VZZZK - Army Prl- " I!, f 13, son of i ' - J, f.t C we' t l in e, t - --r y 1 Town Beauty of the items they have on sale, you'll wonder "how they can cut the price so low." And actually, on some of these Items, these progressive minded busi ness folks have marked down, there is no profit. They Just want to give you the bargains you have been looking for. Youth Sunday Is Observed At First Methodist Church ? Youth Sunday waa observed in the First Methodist Church on February 11th when the Senior High youth of the church taught every class in the Sunday School and were in complete charge of the morning worship services. Talks on "when Christ was a Teenager", "Youth are Church Members, Tool", and "A Com munion Service that would not End" were given by Miss Bea Skipsey, Miss Anne Simpson, ana Kim Hose. ; Others taking part in this service were: scripture reading by ' Doug Haskett; morning prayer by Miss Sharman Taylor; special music by the Youth Choir with Miss HoUls Williams, soloist; ushers, Bobby Bame, Brant Murray, Jim White and Larry Swindell. Creating Goodwill Thru Education The time has arrived for worldwide effort to enlist the power of international under standing and goodwill to all man kind. This will require the com bined efforts of many people in many lands. First of all, within our own nation, it will involve the participation, not only of the nation's schools, but of all citizens who desire a world united for peace and Justice. This can be accomplished only through the schools, the com munities, and the churches. no challenge to education ever has been more imperative than now in our secondary schools. No other type of expansion and enrichment of the modern high school programs ' have been described as the variable price tags of survival. The schools of today, as well as .tomorrow, in order , to educate for world citizenship, must acquire a new meaning. It must receive totally new and greater portion of attention and energy of each responsible person. If America is to make her contribution to a peaceful world. the attitude of every citizen should be characterized by moderation, good common sense, and friendliness. To solve the problems stated above, each group in society must accept and raunniiiy discharge us own special obligations. Those who are leaders in government will need to devise the ways in which each , nation or individual can submerge their selfish in terests. Commerce and Industry must discover how the resources of the world can be placed at tne service of mankind. The experts of the press, radio, motion pictures; and many other means of communicating 1' "s, bywords, and image, must .rl"e to open clogged channels to t if 9 f ow of lr?"'-',1!in i 1. a Crc ;h t;.s U'IJ. Mrs. Barrel! Is Injured In Wreck Mrs, Joseph (Ruby Lane) Harrell of Rt. 2, Edenton, was injured Sunday afternoon, in an accident that occured within a short distance of her home, in a highspeed chase on US 17 South of Hertford which re sulted in Mrs.' Harrell being injured and two persons being arrested. Mrs. Harrell was traveling toward her home alone Sunday afternoon when a car being driven by Charlie Peterson, 29 of Hicks St., Edenton, andownet by Mrs. Mamie Johnson Hunter was being chased by Perquimans County Sheriff Julian h. Brouehton on US 17 in excess jf 166 mph when Peterson pulled out to pass Mrs. tiarreu, od- served an approaching vehicle and realizing he couldn't make the pass, pulled back and struck the car being driven by Mrs. Harrell in the rear, causing Mrs. Harrell to lose control and go into the ditch. The accident was investigated by State Highway Patrolman, Y. Z. Newberry. According to the patrolman Peterson showed tire marks for 174 feet before the accident and 222 feet after wards. His car also went into a ditch. It was reported Peterson Jumped out of the car and ran into the woods but later re turned to the scene. Newberry charged Peterson with reckless driving and driving without a driver's permit, while the woman was charged with allowing an unllcenses person to drive. Sheriff Broughton charged Peterson with driving in excess of 100 mph, failure to stop for a siren and blue light and leaving the scene of an accident Involving serious injuries. He charged Mamie Hunter with using loud and profane language In public and resisting arrest. Peterson had been tried in Perquimans County District Court several months ago and was given an 18 month sentence, suspended on condition he re main out of Perquimans County tor five years. Mrs, Harrell who was taken to the Chowan Hospital is re ported to be suffering from broken ribs, a punchured lung, and a scalp laceration, cuts on the face and treM'tatr possible back injuries. Opens Shop Pete Overman, Nationwide In surance representative in Per quimans County, has opened a Bait and Tackle Shop in the Nationwide Insurance building on U. S. 17 South, Just across from the Hertford Livestock & Supply Co. 1,187 Persons Receive Food From Commodity Distribution Program UJS. Department of Agricul ture Food Programs aided 160, 897 needy North Carolinians during December, 17,333 per sons more than the number that took part In the programs dur ing November. Right here in Perquimans County 1,187 per sons, received the food from the Commodity Distribution Program, - USD A' Consumer and Marketing- Service said that 124,845 persons in 62 counties received aid through Its commodity dis tribution program and that 36152 persons in 21 counties took part in its food stamp pro gram, v ' December's increased par ticipation is attributed to the en trance of one county that has a writer commodity distribution program and a general decline in agricultural employment. m North Carolina, the com modity distribution program is administered by the North Car-' ollna Board of Public Welfare, both in cooperation with the Con sumer and Marketing Service. Food distributed during De cember to needy North Carolina Elected To Head Firemen's Group R.C. (Bobby) Elliott, Hertford Town Clerk and Hertford Fire Chief, was elected President of the Albemarle Firemen's As sociation at the Association's meeting held In Elizabeth City and which was represented by firemen from departments in Pasquotank, Camden, Dare, Currituck, Gates, Perquimans and Chowan, r.,-, Charles Skinner of the Hert ford Fire nanartmant was alert ed to treasurer. Other officers are: R.C. Elllottj lstV.P.,Tully Tarklngton of Camden; 2nd V.P., J.S. Hales -of Elizabeth City; Secretary, J. H. Stevens of Eliz abeth City; Treasurer, Charles Skinner of Hertford and Chap lain M.E. Kearney of South Mills. John Mitchner, Mayor of caenton, was the featured speak er at tiie first general meeting of the Albemarle Firemen's Assn., which was organized last Koc ' V. Fred Smith Is Killed By Deer's Antlers Of Interest to many Perqui mans County people Is the death late last Saturday afternoon (Feb. 3), of Fred A. Smith, a former coach and teacher at Perquimans High School, who was killed near Loulsburg when a deer went through the wind shield of his car. Smith, 58, of Zebulon, was dead on arrival at Franklin Memorial Hospital about 5:30 p.m. The State Highway Patrol said the accident occured on N, C. Scott To Visit Here Tuesday Lieutenant Governor Robert (Bob) Scott, who is the son of the late Governor Kerr Scott. and who has been serving for the past four years as Lt. Gov. of North Carolina has announc ed his candidacy for the Gover nor's seat in the coming elec tion. Scott will visit Perquimans County on Tuesday, February 20, and will speak to the people here at the Perquimans County Court House at 1 o'clock. The Lt. Gov. will fly Into Eliz abeth City on Monday, where a luncheon is being held at the Holiday Inn at which time leaders from five counties will be present. On Monday night, Scott will speak at the Armory in Elizabeth City. On Tuesday, the candidate will visit five count ies in this area. families had an estimated whole sale value of $998,760. These foods included dried beans, corn meal, flour, grits, lard, short ening, margarine, butter, cheese, chopped meat, dried milk, peanut butter, dried split peas, raisins, rice and rolled oats. ' Low - income families taking part in the food stamp program during December swapped $277,563 of their own money tor $525,610 worth of USDA food coupons. This means the fami lies received $248,107 worth of free, bonus coupons to boost their food buying power at local grocery stores. It also means that this much money was added to the economy of the food stamp communities. - " ? " Scout Leader Honored mm V-,' mm Floyd Benton, scoutmaster of Troop 155, sponsored by the Hertford Lions Club, and Mrs. Ernie Rackley serving as a den mother in pack 162 sponsored by the Pasquotank Rurl tan Club, were presented outstanding scouters awards for 1967 at the Cosmopolitan Club in Elizabeth City, Saturday night.. Mrs. Rackley shared the top award with Mrs. David (Phyllis) Stick of Pack 161 of Kitty Hawk, Mrs. Stick was . not present to accept her award. Benton, in the past two years has made many contributions' to the scouting program and the boys of Hertford's Troop 155 is one of the best in the Albemarle District. ' 561, about 16 miles east of Louls burg in Franklin County. Smith's ear was headed west toward Loulsburg at the time of the accident. Trooper D.C.Day said a car operated by Mrs. Norma Garrett, 27, of Durham, was headed toward's Smith car when a deer bounded out of the woods, struck the Garrett car and bounced it throughSmlth's wind shield. Franklin County Coroner re ported Smith was Impaled by the deer's antlers, Mrs. Garrett was not Injured. Smith had served as superin tendent of Wake County Schools, and last June was named direc tor of a four-county education program for adults in north eastern North Carolina. Since that time he had maintained a home In Murfreesboro as well as In Zebulon, and commuted between the two towns regularly. He was directing the basic and pre-vocatlonal program In Ber tie, Halifax, Hertford and North ampton counties for the Choanoke Area Development Association the major anti poverty organization in the area. A native of Conway, Smith attended Duke University, graduated from Elon College In 1932 and received his master's degress from Wake Forest Col lege, prior to Joining the Wake School staff In 1950 he was an associate professor of physics at N. C. State University. He was made superintendent In 1956, Earlier he coached and taught in Hertford, Ahoskie, Littleton, and Mlllbrook and was principal at Rose HU1 and Wakelon High schools. Smith was a son of Rev. and Mrs. Smith who lived in Winfall where the Rev. Smith was pastor of a charge. His wife, the former Cornelia Hill of Murfreesboro, operates a ladies shop in Zebulon. Memorial Books Received At Library The . Perquimans , County Library has ---received two memorial books this week. They are; History of Rocketry and Space Travel, by Von Braun, in memory of Mark Beers, and Book of Hummingbirds, in memory of Mrs. Mattie Barber White. Other new books in the Library are: Markings, by Dag Hammer skjold, Nurse on Call, by Gilmer, Sister to the Bride, by Michaels; Northward my Calling, by Fry; Eagle Pass.byStandlsh; France, by the editors of Life; Football, by editors of Sports illustrated; Book of Track and Field, also by the editors of Sports Illustrated; Smoking and the Public Interest, by the editors of Consumers Report; The Mountain Stars in the Library of America series, oy tne editors of Time and Life; and the cur rent Literary Guild selection, Paradise Falls, by Robertson. Dies In Georgia News was received this week of the death of Louis Broughton of Savannah, Ga. who was a native of Perquimans County. Survivors are a daughter and a son, one sister, Mrs. Milton Dail of Hertford, two brothers Sammle Broughton of Ports mouth, Va., and Julian Brough ton of Detroit, Mich. Funeral and burial services were held in Savannah, mmm Commissioners Decline House On County Home Site The Perquimans County Com missioners meeting here last Monday with R,L.Spivey, chair man presiding, with commis sioners W. W. Bundy, Riley S. Monds Jr., Thomas D. Nixon and Ellis Wlnslow, decided not to rent the house on the County Home property located In Win tall. James Ellis Axon II, appeared belore the Board of Commissioners In regards to renting the house. Other business of the com missioners at their meeting was the canvassing of the returns of the Special Election held on January 13. The Board authorized Countv Accountant D. F. Reed Jr., to supply budget to be amended in the amount of $100. Beer license aoollcatlons of James A. Quain and William Burton, were approved by the Board, Reports were heard from the Agriculture Extension Servian and Welfare Departments. Hollowell Elected In NC Blind Group New officers and directors were elected for the North caro. Una Association for the Blind for the year 1968-1969 here to day. Eros Pitts, Asheville, was elected president; Robert G. Frye, Hickory, First Vice President: John Xanthos. Burl ington, Second Vice-President; u. Kay pruette, Frankllnton, Secretary; J.H. Nappler, Clay ton. Treasurer: and directors Gudger Cabe, Candler; James spears, sneiDy; wm. parisn, Greensboro; Herbert Hollowell Jr., Edenton; Armstrong Can- nady, Zebulon; and Habib Nichola, Farmville. The following directors serving presently will serve an other year: Shaw Brown. Mooresville: Wavne Slmoson. China Grove; Stacy Budd. San- ford: and Hovle Farrell. Graham. Brickell Speaker At Albemarle Arts Meet Perquimans Editor Invited To Govs Conference Virginia White Transeau, editor and owner of the Perquimans Weekly, has re ceived an Invitation from Governor Dan Moore, to attend The Governor's Conference on Community Relations sponsored in cooperation with The North Carolina League of Munici palities and The North Carolina Association of CountyCommls sloners, to be held Wednesday, February 21, 1968 in Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh. Honor Roll At PCHS Announced William Byrum, principal at Perquimans County High School has announced the honor rolls for the schools grading period ending January 15, It is as followst "A" Honor Roll) 9B,Edmond White; 9C, Linda Harrell; 10A Douglas Perry, Wayne Rlddick; 10B, Janice Wlnslow; 11B Susan Harrell, Donald Perry; 11C, Jane Evans; 12A, Joyce Stallings, and Linda Wlnslow, "A - B" Honor Roll: 8A, Tommy Fleetwood; 8B, LuAnn Stallings, Jonetta Ward; 8C, Sally Bundy, Jann Dillon, Ellen Long, Darlene Williams, Jack Harrell, Bobby Hollowell,Wayne Proctor; 8D, Linda Evans, Terry Copeland, Billy Stallings, Michael Walker. 9A, Janet Ball, Dickie Wlnslow; 9B, Woody Bundy, William Creecy, Susan Godfrey, Patti Landing, Nancy Tunnell; 9C, Archie Blanchard, Linda Baker; 9D, Brant Murray, Johnny Webb, William Wlnslow, 10B, Anne Simpson; 16C, Ray Hollowell; 10D, Carolyn Barnes, Louise Dale, Karen Hasket, Nancy Rlddick, Dan Nixon; 11A, Eunice Spivey, Louise Ivey, Doug Haskett; UB, Chary Chory, Dianne Stallings, Don Morgan; UC, Virginia Harrell, Elizabeth Ivey, Brenda Baccus; 12 A, Trudy White, Nancy Kemp, Hollls Williams, Jenny Chambers, Kay Dail, Belinda Hurdle, Ethel Ruth Spruill, Brenda Thach, Frances Walker, Sharon , Godfrey; IBB, Shelly Bateman, Tommy Long, Steve Williams, Betty Fleetwood, Bea Skipsey, Georgia Stallings, Sharman Taylor, and Carole White. Former Hertford Man Elected President Of Life Ins. Company K.,J ts-r' W . " -- - RUFUS Rufus White, a native of Hert ford and former senior vice president of Pilot Life Insur ance Co., has been elected Pres ident and Chief Administrator of the company. Announcement of White's election was made at the annual meeting of stock holders and directors held last week at Pilot's home office In Greensboro. White succeeds O. F. Staf ford who was elevated to Chair man of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. White attended public schools of Hertford and Eeaufort and the University of North Caro lina. He entered the life in surance business as an agent with Pilot In 1928 and was brought into the home office in The Albemarle Area Arts Council met at the Museum of the Albemarle on Wednesday, February 14. The members of the Perquimans Arts Com mittee: Mrs. T. P. Brlnn, Mrs. J. Emmett Wlnslow, Mrs. Julian E. Wlnslow Jr., Mrs. Kelly White, Corbin Dozler, and Her bert Nixon, were hosts to a luncheon served to the guests who represented Arts Commit tees from ten Albemarle coun ties. The guest speaker was Robert Brickell who Is the Ex ecutive Director of North Caro lina Arts Council. He made a very helpful talk in which he outlined plans by which the Albe marle Arts Council can begin to move forward in the promo tion of all forms of art In our area. Each county Council will seek new membership of those interested in any of the art forms for local promotion. The County councils will have representation on the Albemarle Council which will work as a unit tor such projects as the teaching of the arts in our public schools. Spiritual Healing Rotary Topic The Hertford Rotary Club, meeting at Elliott's Restaurant, each Tuesday at 6; 15 p.m. will have Splrtual Healing presented as program material for Its next two meetings, February 13th and February 20th. The Rev. Edwin T. Williams, Rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Hertford and a past District Governor of Rotary will present the topic, covering on the 13th the Biblical and theological basis and the historical development. On the 20th Splrtual Healing as used in the Episcopal, Methodist, Congregational. Presbyterian. Southern Bantist. Lutherlna. Quaker and Federated Church will be covered with a period for questions and discussion. Jimmy Stallings Promoted To Sgt. Jimmy E. stallings who has been stationed at Fort Bragg, since entering the armed forces in October of 1968, was promoted to Sargeant In January of 1968. Stallings Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 3, .Alton StalUnss of RL 1. Hertford, and is married to the former pals Ann Chappell. WHITE 1934 as Agency Supervisor. He left the insurance business to found the Selavislon Company a firm dedicated to producing sales aids for life insurance companies. He headed the Sela vislon company until 1942. In 1942 he joined the home office of Gate City Life as Or dinary Supervisor. Upon the merger of Gate City and Pilot in July of 1945, White came to the Agency Department of the combined companies. Li 1947 White was elected Agency Manager, tie was elevat ed to Vice President and Di rector of Sales in 1954, re sponsible for over - all sales activities for the Ordinary, Combination and Group Divi sions, b 1963, he was pro moted to Senior Vice President. White is a, former member of the Board of Directors of the Life Insurance Agency Manage ment Association and recently was named Assistant Secretary and Trustee of the Life Under writers Training Council of the National Association of Life Underwriters. He is a member of the First Friends Meeting In ureensDoro ana serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Guilford College, Rev. Bame New President Of Tri County Ministers At their December meeting the Tri-County Ministerial As sociation elected the Rev. R. L. Bame, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Hertford, as their new president. Other officers elected were: Vice President, Rev. Haywood Harrell, Gatesvllle; Secretary, Rev. John Slngletary, Gatesvllle, Program Chairman, Rev, H. L. Mitchell, Gatesvllle; Publicity, itev, ti. c. snoax, t den ton. The Ministerial Association meets monthly in the Edenton Methodist Church. What Happened To Mini Skirts? Boy I Here In Perquimans County it's cold, the water in the Perquimans River is 'way out, the old log that the turtles sit on In the summertime, is showing more. Exposed roots and snags have been visible for sometime now. 'Nother thing, those Mini skirts seem to have disappeared for the past several weeks, and have been replaced with wool slacks. We think "thats a nice change". Even If it did have to get extremely cold. Before some quit wearing those skirts, lt was so cold you couldn't tell where the knees stopped, and the goose bumps began. Change Made In Belvidere Meeting Eastern Quarterly Meeting of Friends will be held with Corinth Friends, Corinth, Va., February 17th, beginning at 10 a. m. This will be an all day meeting. ' Due to changes made, there will NOT be a Joint meeting of Piney Woods and Up River Friends on Sunday Feb. 18th., or in July as has been the custom for many years. But on 3rd Saturday and Sunday In May and November, Eastern Quarterly Meeting will be held at these two Meetings as in the past.
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