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Volume XXXV No. 8
Hertford, Perquiman County, North Carolina. Thursday. February 22, 1968
10 Cent Per Copy
Perquimans Merchants Offering Washington's Birthday Bargains Galore
Town Board Okays
Natural Gas Reading
The Hertford Town Board last
Monday night heard John T.
Bartlett, representative of the
North Carolina Natural Gas Co.
Transportation
Delegation Meets
1With Ed. Board
A delegation of Perquimans
Union School patrons headed by
the Rev. Willie B. Moore, ap
peared before the Perquimans
Board of Education here at their
February meeting, with a re
quest that bus transportation
be provided for the school
children residing In Wlnfall.
Spokesmen for the delegation
stated that they were Interest
ed In the safety and welfare
of the children Involved. It was
pointed out that the students
encountered a hazardous situa
tion along N.C. 37 enroute to
and from school each day. It
was also reported that during
bad weather the children were
often wet, muddy, and cold upon
arrival at school.
The Board voted to Instruct
the Superintendent C. C.Walters
to Investigate the matter, and
arrange for compliance with the
request In so far as possible.
, The Education Board at
torney Silas Whedbee met with
the board and reported that he
had been In communication with
the H.E.W, people through the
Washington attorney, JJD. Wil
liams, ft was pointed out that
a hearing was schedulrl for Feb
: ruary 13, 1968, in Washington.
- Superintendent Walters re-
ported that he had made plans
to attend the Annual Conference
of the American Association of
School Administrators. This Na-
tlonaf -Conference will be held In
' Atlantic City, N.J.
Dozier Designer Of Crystal
Pattern For Fostoria
W. Corbln Dozier, son of Mr J
and Mrs. Corbln Dozier of Hert
ford, who in an Industrial de
signer at the Masonite Corpora.
tions St. Charles Research
Laboratory, Is the designer of al
crystal' pattern named
'Triumph", for the Fostoria Co.l
Diver's Son Jewelers here
. has this beautiful unique pattern
In their line of FostorlaCrystal.
.Dozier is employed with
Masonite Corporation's Re
search Development Laboratory,!
at St. Charles, which employs
about 79 workers, and Is housed
in a complex several connected
buildings totaling about 80,000
square feet are five chemical
laboratories, a paint technology
laboratory, a new product
development area and conference
and display rooms. In addition
there is a production process
yiarea including additional labora
tories and a pilot production
punt.'.
During the past year the re.
search facility personnel de
:, veloped an efficient technique
..fetor producing fire-res 1st ant Mar
rplant for laminating vinyl
films to hardboard and parties
" leboard and improved the pro.!
ductlon of Masonlte's Waverly,
- vs., piant.
discuss the proposed pipeline
that will be piped natural gas
ino tms area. He asked the
Board to pass first meeting of
a franchise granting his cor
poratlon the right and prl-l
viiedge to distribute Natural Gas
within the Town of Hertford.
The first reading was read
and passed, this does not how.
ever obligate the town to grant
the franchise.
F. T. Britt, Town Superinten
dent, reported to the Board on
the construction of drain tile
In Cederwood Cemetery. The
Board asked the superintendent
to look Into the possibility of
contracting with someone, and
to get prices on the construction
of drain tile to be Installed by a
contractor.
Jack Kanoy, Chairman of the
Planning Commission presented
a proposed zoining ordlance up
dating of the ordlance passed In
9S7. Before passage the Board
has to call for a public hearing
which will be advertised.
W. Tommy Miller, reporter
on the Sewage Operation.
Sam Long, reported on Civil
Defense operations for the past
year. The program will have to
be updated prior tojune30,tobe
completely eligible for all
phases of Civil Defense grants.
The problem of dogs running
loose, was discussed, and is
being taken care of.
The .Board discussed a letter
received from the Safety Com
mittee of the Hertford Grammar
concerning congested traffic at
Woodland Ave., and Grubb St.
The request was for a stop light,
however crosswalks will be
marked first at the intersection
and parking will be prohibited 25
feet from the corner of this con
gested area.
The research facility, estab
lished at St. Charles in 1960,
centralizes research and de
velopment for . the multl.plant
Chicago-based - Masonite Cor.
Doration. originator and lead.
tag producer of hardboard. Hard
board is a manufactured wood
material made from tiny, thread,
like wood fibers which are united
under head and pressure to form
a panel product.
Masonite produces more than
200 hardboard products for
building and Industrial use and
employs more than 4,000 per
sons at more than B0 plants and
offices.
, The products Include Royal,
cote wood grained panels for In-
terlors, : pre.flnished plastic
coated exterior or ding products
and the versatile peg-Board pro
ducts. In addition there la wide
variety of special hardboard pro
ducts for Industrial uses. These
products are developed and pro
tected by the men and women of
the research laboratory, of
which , our own Corbln Dozier
Is an industrial designer. He Is
a graduate of Perquimans Countyl
High School, studied at n.c.
State University, and at the Phil
adelphia College of Arts.
orbln Dozier, a native of Hertford,:
jasonlte Corporations, St. Charles,
-, makes- trial printing of newly
icoratlve hardboard panels. New
hires for panels are developed
Brother Is Killed
In Vietnam
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JERRY C. BURKHEAD
Marine Corporal Jerry C.
Burkhead, brother of Mrs. Esley
Cherrlx of Hertford, and the son
of Mr, and Mrs, Junius J, Burk
head of Leemont, Va., was killed
In the hot battle of Quang Trl
Just south of the Demilitarized
Zone In South Vietnam on Feb
ruary 8th, 1968; He attended
school here at Perquimans
County High School his Junior
year.
A Marine notice of his death
said that the marine died by
"hostile rifle fire," but gave no
further details. The last letter
was received by the family about
a week ago said he was "all
right and had moved."
Cpl. Burkhead had been In the
United States Marine Corps for
about two years and had been
in combat in Vietnam since Nov
ember 28, 1967. He was assigned
to A Company. 1st Battalion,
9th Marines, 3rd, Marine Divis
ion, a unit bearing much of the
brunt of the hot fighting now
going on In Vietnam.
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He was killed, the- Marine
BOtlCB-'grUtW.- whlla, his un
was "In a defensive position,"
apparently under attack by Com
munist troops,
A member of the family said
Tuesday that It would be about
ten days before the Corporal's
body would be returned to the
United States. At that time ar
rangements will be made. The
Burkheads have lived In the
Leemont, Va., area many years
and are well-known and highly
thought of there.
Look
FEBRUARY, 1940
COUNCIL TAKES NO ACTION
ON TOWN'S PRIVY PROBLEM;
101 HOMES SEWERLESSt The
smell Is awful . . . and In
summertime It's worse. That's
how Town Chemist E.L. (Sam)
Sawyer described Hertford's
Privy Problem at the meeting
of the towm board of com
missioners. Arrayed on a map
of Hertford prepared by Mr.
Sawyer, were 101 Red Pins, each
pin designating a house within
the town limits that has neither
water nor sewer connections.
D, S, Asbell of the State Board
of Health, was on hand at the
meeting to tell how other towns
have solved their Privy
Problems. E, Leigh Wlnslow,
WPA district supervisor, was on
to say that chances are
much better now to get the aid
of the WPA in carrying out
Mr, Asbell's plan than they will
be later. The Town Council took
no action. ;
NETWORK OF RURAL
ELECTRIFICATION LINES IN
COUNTY GROWING LARGER!
Contracts have been signed with
consumers on two more ex
tensions in the county's network
of rural electrification lines, and
the work of signing still more
contract's on another line which
will serve about 30 consumers,
is scheduled to begin within a
few days according to L. W,
Anderson, county agent. An
engineer has already talked at
the first extension on the
Belvldere line which will serve
12 farmers and other rural busi
ness men, This extension will
start at Vernon .Lane's place
north of Belvldere, run to the
Sandy Ridge Road and down the
Sandy Bridge Road to Louis
Winslow's a distance of two and
a half miles,
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
WEDNESDAY FOR. PRESTON
LONGs Funeral services were
held at Bethel Baptist Church
Wednesday afternoon tor Pres
ton Lwstf, 42, prominent farmer
of that section, who died at his
home on Tuesdav moraine. Mr.
Tuesdi
Washington's Birthday Sale
Thursday, February 22nd.
Perquimans stores and business places
have gone all out to make Washington's Birth
day Sale Thursday, February 22nd, the best
one ever held in Perquimans. Many stores
have put on extra help and added an abun
dance of merchandise that has been slashed
to rock bottom prices. Read each ad in this
issue of The Perquimuns Weekly, and shop
with these advertisers.
This is a once a year sale, and some of
the prices on items are almost unbelievable.
You are invited to attend this sale, and if
you haven't thought much about it, and are
planning a trip elsewhere , you may be sorry.
We are tipping you off tho, if ifs a bargain
you are looking, It is waiting for you here
in Perquimans County.
Your shopping here, keeping your money
in your own county is a way you can help
your own community grow. Remember the
growth of this community depends on you,
just as much as it does anyone.
Linwood Stallings Perq.
'Champion Peanut Producer
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Llnford stallliurs of Route 1. Belvldere was presented tha
"Cbariplon Peanut Producer" trophy during the recent
Field Crops School. Holding the certificate is Mr. Crafton
Backward
who had been In 111
health
the past several years.
is survived by his widow. Mary
C, Long, and two children,
Evelyn and Julian.
REHEARSALS START NEXT
WEEK ON MRS. KOONCE'S
comedyi Rehearsals are
scheduled to start next week on
the rural comedy,"Aunt Jerushy
on the Warpath", to be pro
duced and directed by Mrs. B.G.
Koonce under auspices of the
Perquimans County Committee
on the President's Birthday for
the Warm Springs Foundation.
Among those selected thus far
players in the performance Is
Mrs. W. H. Pit, Mary Wood
Koonce, Mrs, H. C. Stokes, Jean
Newbold, Alice Roberson, R. S.
Maids, Jr., Eddie Sanford and
Charles Willlford.
"HERTFORD MUST GROW
UPWARD-IN SMOKESTACKS"!
"If Hertford ever expects to
grow, it must grow upward-in
smokestacks". The Perquimans
Weekly reporter was questioning
Norman N. Trueblood.chairman
of the Lions Club mdlstrlal Com
mittee, and was asking what to
expect from the committee.
"Don't expect miracles," the
chairman sald."Wedontantlci
pate any miracles, but we do
Intend to go about this in a
systematic - manner". The In
dustrlal Committee is the Lions
Club group working on the pro
ject of attracting more industry
to Hertford and environs. "We;
intena to catalogue Hertford's
advantages of location, trans
portation.
available ability oflClty Musl Hall. The Blue Noes.
labor and sites. We intend to
paramount the advantages that
Hertford enjoys over other towns
and cities further south and
west in the manner of territorial
location which In most cases
provides Hertford with, pre
ferential freight rates , , , a big
item witn manuncturers. pro
gress may be slowj Jt may seem
even to stand still, but this isn't
a publicity gag, we intend to
gat results,"
Wlnslow of Route 2. Hertford,
Third Place Winner. 2nd-Place
winner was Mr. Lloyd "Punch"
Stallings of Belvldere. Standing
on the left is Astor Perry,
Peanut Specialist and on the
right is Joe Sugg, Executive
Secretary of the N. C. Peanut
Growers Assn. In the background
left to right, is GeorgeE.Flelds,
representing Hertford Farmers
Exchange Joe Rogerson rep
resenting Hertford Livestock,
and J. F. HoUowell, Sr.
Heart Fund Show To
Be Held Friday Night
Mrs, Vernon Lee (Georgia)
rerry, cnairman of the Heart
Fund In ; Perquimans County,
stated today that plans for the
annual Heart ; Fund Benefit
Variety Show are complete. The
show will be presented at Per
quimans County High School, on
p may evening, eoruary Z3rd.
at 8t00 p,m.
Much time, has been put in
the planning of this show to make
it entertaining and from the re
hersals, belelve me folks, It's
a show you don't want to miss.
Mrs, Perry announced that
Robert Dale of WCDJ Edenton,
will be the announcer,
' The Cast is as follows! Allen
and Rossi, Emmett Landing and
Clarence Shackleford. Georgia
Perry singing; Kim Rose and his
trlo-featurlnz vocalist Gall and
Karen Watson. The Gay Charles
ton girls featuring: Betty Hurdle,
Jane Cherry, Kitty Brown,
Margaret Scaff, Dlanne White,
Barbara Nixon and Monnle
Divers. .Thirteen Indian
Rockattea airslirM fnn e.hi-
local singers. The sauor giris
In a song . and dance routine
from the South Pacific (Honey-
bun; with Jo Frances Perry,
bnerui Anderson, and Georgia
Perry on the wash board. .
Barber Shop quarteete, fea
turing Hilary Scaff, John Beers,
Talmage Rose, George Fields,
Tom Brown and Pete Rlddlck.
Barry Lane, with Chatannoga
Cho-Choo, Betty Hurdle, Lloyd
Bagley in routine of Frankie
cneUj
.
Rev. W. E. Eason
To Hold Revival At
Oak Grove Church
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REV. W.E. EASON
The Rev. W, Everette Ea
son Sr. of Jacksonville, N.C.
will conduct Revival services at
Oak Grove Methodist Church,
Chapanoke, March 4-8 at 7:30
o'clock each evening.
The Rev. Eason is a native
of South Mills and the son of
the late F, M, Eason and Laura
Halstead Eason. His wife Is
the former Miss Helen Matthews
also of South Mills, and they
have four children, W. Everett
Jr., Donald M Steven P. and
Susan Lynn.
He received his education at
Louisburg, College, University
of North Carolina, East Caro
lina University, Atlantic Chris
tian College, Duke Divinity Pas
tor's School and non-resident
study at Southern California
School of Theology, and Chand
ler School of Theology at Emory
University.
His pastorates have been at
Creswell, Washington. Four
Oaks and he Is currently serv
ing at Jacksonville.
He is District Director of
Publishing Interest Town and
Country Commission, N.C, Con
ference; Chairman, Evangelism
Committee; and Secretary of the
Board of Governors. He is also
the author of the booklet,
"Preparation for Revival."
Special Program
On Landscaping
What do you know about land
scaping? A special program will
be held for you on February
29, 1968 at 7:30 P.M. at the
County Office Building.
Maurice Cridlln from West-
over Nursery in Elizabeth City
will be the guest speaker. He
will talk on landscaping.
The program is sponsored by
the Home Beautificatlon Com
mittee of the Extension Home
makers Clubs. Mrs. Joel Hol
lowell, Chairman, extends
a special invitation to you to
take part In this program.
shooting Johnny down.
Miss Alice Sue Knowles,Mlss
Albemarle Junior Miss, display
ing her wonderful talents.
Bobby Jones, singing "Some
where My Love".
The Mens chorus line dressed
as ladles in a kick and get kicked
dance routine: composed of
Buddy Tllley, Sid Harmon, Al
Everson, Welly White, Tom
Brown, Emmett Landing and Joe
Rogerson. ,
This variety show Is a must,
you'll enjoy every minute of
it. Much time has been put In
the planning, it's great. Plan
now' to attend this heart fund
benefit show.
Division President of the
Heart Fund for Perquimans
County is W, F. Ainsley, Mrs,
Vernon Lee Perry is the chair
man. Mrs. Virginia White
Transeau, Education Chairman;
Mrs. Paige Stallings, is the trea
surer and Memorial gift chair
man. Rural Heart Fund Director
chairman IsMrs.FannleHurdle.
The above named sincerely hope
that citizens of the county will
give to the Heart Fund. Every
penny is needed to fight Heart
Disease. The group named has
a special interest In the Heart
Fund, as Mrs. Vernon Lee Perry
lost her husband last February
with a heart attack. Mrs,
Virginia W, Transeau, the
education chairman, was. born
with a hole in her heart; and
realizes the need for attention
to Heart Diseases, open heart
surgery, ad research.- -
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Political Pot
With State Hats
The political pot here In Per
quimans hasn't even begun to
simmer yet, tho there is an
election on May 4th, In which
their are offices open, the office
for coroner is open, office of
the Reglsterar of Deeds, two
seats on the Perquimans County
Commissioners Board. In Dis
trict I composed of Hertford and
Bethel, the seat now held by
W. W, Bundy, and District 2,
composed of Parkvllle and
Belvldere townships seats of
Thomas Nixon and Ellis
Wlnslow.
Filing deadline for all county
offices announced by William L,
(Buddy) Tllley, Perquimans
County Board of Elections, Is
March 22, high noon (12:00
o'clock).
Yhe 1968 primaries will be
conducted on the first Saturday
in May In accordance with the
change made by the 1967 General
Assembly. Therefore, filing
deadline for candidates who must
file with the State Board Is Feb
ruary 23. Filing deadline for
candidates who must file with
their County Board. March 22nd.
Till ay stated the first primary
will be held on Saturday, May 4,
date on which the second primary
If needed will be held on June 1.
The filing deadline will occur
at 12:00 o'clock noon on the dates
Indicated.
Counties with regular regis
tration, the books will be open
on April 6, 13, 20. April 27
will be challenged day. Regis
tration books will therefore be
open on the above desltnated
Saturdays.
Board of Education seats are
open for three candidates. They
are the seats now occupied by
Dr. Allen B. Bonner, John Dan
chlse and George Baker.
To date nopresent officehold
ers or new candidates have flW
for reelection or election with
Perry Monds On
Dean's List At ECU
John Perry Monds, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Riley S, Monds
Jr., of Front Street Hertford,
was among the students at East
Carolina University who made
the Dean's list from Perquimans
County.
. Two other students from Per
quimans County. Reginald F.
Baker of Rt. 2, and Paul Glynn
ward of Rt. 3, were listed on
the Honor Roll.
Nearly one In six East Caro
lina University students last fall
made high enough grades to earn
places on the offical honor lists
of the university.
That Is 16 per cent of the
students-a total of 1,432-got
official commendation from the
university as three honors lists
were announced.
The honorees Include 1J46
North Carolinians and 286 stu
dents from out of state. The
latter represent 22 states, the
uistrict of Columbia and
Germany.
Most elite among the honor
students are the 113 who made
all A's, highest grade at the
university. Next are the 357
who made the Dean's List by
earning a solid B-plus average
with no grade below C.
The third list the Honor
Roll Includes 962 students who
made a B average with no grade
below c.
Bundy Champion
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Plctured in the center is,
Mr. Bundy received hi 1
School, for " being the P
Champion, standing on the
of the Perquimans County
present'"' he award andv
Corn J" it from N.C.
Being Filled
the Perquimans Board of Elec
tions. Interest In local politics
will no doubt begn to warm up
within the next tew days. You
can find a tew folks congregat
ing in small groups here and
there and the chief topic of
conversation ... It seems, is
politics.
Several candidates for State
Offices have visited here In
the past several weeks. Tho we
haven't haven't been Informed
of any local managers for these
candidates, It is likely that they
will soon find someone to do their
banner waving.
Congressman Walter B.Jones
last week became a candidate
for reelection to the U. S, House
of Representatives, He is
seeking a third term as
representative from the 19
county First District. He was
first elected In early 1966 to
fill the unexpired term of the
late Herbert C. Bonner. Later
In the same year he was elected
to a full-two-year term.
Lt. Gov. Robert (Bob) Scott,
who has been serving for the
past four years as Lt. Governor,
of North Carolina, has announced
nis candidacy for theuovernor's
seat in the coming election. Scott
visited Perquimans County on
Tuesday of this week and spoke
at the Perquimans County Court
House.
W. T. Culpepper, Jr. of Eliza
beth City, has announced his
Intention to seek re-election to
the North Carolina House of
Representatives as Representa
tive from the First District.
The District consists of six
counties; Camden, Chowan,
Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank
and Perquimans and is entitled
to two Representatives. Cul
pepper's candidacy Is for
District Seat No. 1.
Philip P. Godwin, has an- .
i:o;"iced Us intention to seek
re-election to the North Carolina1
House of Representatives from
the First District, his candidacy
is offered for District House
No. 2.
Thomas Wade Burton, At
torney General of North Carolina
has announced he Is a candidate
for re - election as Attorney
General.
State Senator Robert Morgan,
has announced candidate tor the
office of Attorney General for
the State of North Carolina.
Jack Stickley has announced
his candidacy for the office of
Governor of North Carolina,
Harrell On Dean's
List At U. of N. C.
Clarence Brooks Harrell m,
a fourth year student at the'
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, was placed on the
Dean's List In the School of
Pharmacy, for fall semester.
Harrell Is the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Goodwin.
of Rt. 1, Hertford.
Supt. Attends
National Meet
Perquimans County Schools
Superintendent C. C. Walters
attended the Annual conference
of the American Association of
School Administrators, held
at Atlantic City, New Jersey,
last Saturday, February 21.
"Corn Grower
f Route 3 Hertford.
- the Field Crop 'I f'
y Corn' Grower
'veyi Chairman) , 1
issloners, who.
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