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Perq. Co. Scottish
Rite Party Is Held
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Shown sitting at the head table is C.C. Buck, Mrs. C.E.
Winslow, Elizabeth A. Edwards, Leon L Edwards, Mrs.
Guy (Tuck) Webb, C.E. Winslow, Ed P. Blair, R.L. Pugh
and Frank Nobel
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On Friday night, March 15,
1968, In the Perquimans High
School Cafeteria, the Perqui
mans County Scottish Rite Club
put on their annual Ladles' Night
Party sponsored by the New
Bern Consistory, An attendance
of more than one hundred was
present to enjoy the occa
sion the guests being com
posed of the members of the
Perquimans County Scottish Rite
. Club and their wives and from
the clubs at Edenton, Elizabeth
City, Creswell, Columbia, Col-
eraln, and special guests from
Gatesville In the person of Bro
ther Llndy P. Harrell, District
Deputy Grand Master of the
First Masonic District and Mrs.
Harrell, and" representing the
New Bern Consistory were R.L,
, Pugh, 33rd, degree and P.G.M.,
and Secretary of the New Bern
Scottish Rite Bodies, Ed.
P. Blair, 83rd. degree and
class lecturer for the Scottish!
Rite Bodies, and Francis Clark,
33rd, degree, from Elizabeth
City. The following K.C.C.H.
members were present and rec
ognized: Coonie Smith, Walter
Kirby, and Clinton Bunch all
from Elizabeth City, and R.F,
spence of south Mills and o.c.
Buck of Hertford these were
all recognized by Leon L Ed-
Chowan Students Assist In
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,' March 1? - 84 is Youth Week
at the Hartford Baptist Church.
This is an annual event in which
the youth of the church from
thirteen years of age through
college age take upon their
shoulders for one week the
church's responsibilities for en
listment and spiritual develop-
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This year a Youth Team from
, Chowan College will conduct
services at 7:30 on Thursday
and Friday Nights (March 21-22)
and , on Sunday Morning
. (March 84) at 11:00 a.m. The
purpose of these services la to
strengthen and deepen commit-
tment to God and to His Son,
Jesus Christ. This Youth Team
, will be composed of: Elizabeth
O-Craig. of Richmond,- Va,;
M,;ord crouch of Henderson-
"NN. C: Johnny Edwards of
I a,' N. C.i and Lynda Ry-
zi Uom South Hill, Virginia.
,vn Sand-jr Night at 7:30 Billy
V.'ard, son of Mr. ' and Mrs.
; Jc'n Vvtrd, who is Youth Pastor
wU speak, To these four ser
vices children, youth and adults
are invited.
A C Thursday and Friday
Ki. , i f "owtg the services
those t" - ren years of age
1 thro- "i tf are Invited
to rt -. 'itfi fellowship jtU
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wards. Tuck Webb served as
Toastmaster and handled the
Job splendidly in his Jovial man
ner j invocation was given by G.C.
Buck; address of welcome was
made by Mayor Emmett Landing,
ana their three children did
splendid Job in songs and mu
sic of entertaining the crowd.
The speaker for the evening,
Brother Ed. p. Blair, was in
troduced by Cecil E. Winslow,
Interesting style and manner.
spike on Scottish Rite Masonarw
and its educational value and
truths as dramatized in the de
grees, and stated that Scottish
Rite Masons were selling the
pace in the different communi
ties. The dinner was excellent
ly prepared and served by the
P.T.A, ladles who sponsor the
Hiffi School MarchingUnit. Four
prospective candidates were
present and were deeply
impressed with Brother Blair's
speech and explanations. G.C.
Buck then thanked the New Bern
Consistory for coming our way
and sponsoring the party; thank
ed the P.T.A, ladies for pre
paring and serving such a splen
did meal; thanked Brother Pugh
for his short talk on Scottish
Rite Masonary. Then everybody
was asked to stand and Brother
Willie Ainsley pronounced the
Benediction.
For the Hertford Baptist Youth
who are participating In Youth
Week a banquet is being planned
on Saturday Evening by the youth
Social Committee, composed of:
Nan Ambrose, Nancy Elliott,
and Pam Sutton, chairman. At
this banquet Billy Williams (son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Williams), a senior at U.N.C
State will speak,
v The Baptist Youth Week Offi
cers are as follows: Pastor
Billy Ward; Secretary Rhonda
Bass; Music Director Kay Dail;
Statistician John , Plland;
Chairman of Ushers - Royce
Vickers, chairman; Ushers
Buddy Harrell, Steve Williams,
Gary Krause, Paul Bunch, Clar
ence Goodman, Edmond White,
Jalde White, Herbert Winslow,
Larry Gibbs. Carlton Keaton;
Sunday School Superintendent -Billy
Tarkenton; Associate Supt,
Darlene Goodman; Sunday
School Secretaries Dlanne
Babb, Brenda Banks, Linda
Banks and Linda Krause. De
partmental Officers and Teach
ers Adult Department, Men's
Bible Class - Billy Williams;
Dorcas Harrietts Williams;
E.C, Woodard Norman Young;
Fellowship Thomas Gregory;
Fldells -Wallace Nelson; Addle '
White-AUeen Beck; Phllathea
Pem Sit on; Judson Memorial-
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II. C. Lions Pay
Tribute To
Norman Trueblood
About 300 Lions and their
wives attended a testimonial
dinner in honor of Norman A.
Trueblood, State Secretary
Treasurer of North Carolina
Lions, at the Armory In Eliz
abeth City, on Friday night. Li
ons representing clubs from
Manteo to Murphy were in at
tendance. Many Lions from out
of State were also present.
Norman N. Trueblood became
a charter member of the Hert
ford, Lions Club upon Its or
ganization on April 4, 1939, and
has had a perfect attendance rec
ord since that time. He became
a Charter Member of the Weeks
vllle Lions Club when it was
organized by him on March 19,
1951. After his return from
Military service he became a
member of the Elizabeth City
Club which he had organized
on November 21, 1940.
During his 29 years of lion-
Ism, he has served In many
capacities as secretary
Treasurer of the Lions of North
Carolina, at which time there
were 186 Clubs with 9604 mem
bers in the state. He has or
ganized a total of 355 new Clubs
In North Carolina. South Car oil
na, Tennessee and Virginia. He
is now Dean of the State Sec
retaries, and on several occa
sions he has helped to train
new State Secretaries who are
entering the service of Lion
International and their re
spective States,
Hugh Clinkscales, president
of the Elizabeth City Lions Cluo,
presided at the banquet. Wll
ford L. Simmer son, president
of the Hertford Lions Club gave
the Invocation. Tostmaster was
Phil G. Sawyer. Jr. Entertain
ment was by Miss Alice Sue
Knowles, accompanied by Mrs.
Everett Stelner. Introduction of
the speaker was made by John
L. Stickley Sr., Past Inter
national President. Speaker was
V.H. Bradshaw, Manager, Ex
tension Division, Lions Inter
national from Chicago. 111.
NORMAN TRUEBLOOD
Youth Week
Nancy Elliott; Young Marrled-
Rlcky Glbbs.
Junior Department: Superb
tendent Billy Roberson; Girls
(9) Carolyn Barnes; Boys (9)-
Broughton DaU, Jr.; Girls (IQ)
Nan Ambrose: Boys (10) Dou
glas Benton; Girls (ll)-Angelia
Baker: Boys tuwoe t. wnite;
Girls (12) - Georgia Winslow;
Boys (12) Earl Bass,
Primary Department: Super
intendent Anzle Layton; Girls
(6)-Dlanne White; Boys (6)-
John O. White; Girls (7)-Anna
Chesson; . Boys (7) Sammy
Hourmousis; Boys (8) Victor
Lamb; Girls (8)-Barbara El
Hot.,;
Beginner Department: Super
intendent , Jackie Simpson:
Boys and Girls (4 and 5)-Car-
olyn White and Margo Perry.
Nursery Department: Super
intendent - Martha White; Crib
Babies Lu Ann stallings and
Brenda Harrell; Boys and Girls
(11 Linda Harrell; Boys and
Girls (2)-Kathy Keel and Jonetta
Ward: Boys and Girls (3)-Betty
White. Program Committee-
Anna Chesson and Georgia Wln
slow. Chairman,' Publicity Com'
mlttee Martha White, Norman
Young and Angelia Baker, Chair
man,
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Susan Harrell Crowned Miss PCHS
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Miss Susan Harrell was
crowned Miss Perquimans
County High School 1968 at a
pageant held recently at the
high school auditorium. She was
crowned by Miss Margie Banks,
Miss PCHS 1967 and presented
a bouquet of red roses and a
trophy. First runner - up was
Miss Jane Evans and second runner-up
was Miss Missouri Bate
man. Miss Linda Winslow
received the Miss Congeniality
Award.
Miss Harrell, a 16-year-old
junior, is 5 ft. 6 in. and weighs
110 pounds. She Is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Har
rell Jr. For her talent, she
played a piano solo, "Tonya"
from the film Dr. Zhlvago and
did a pom pom dance. Active
in school activities, she is as
sistant editor-in-chief of the
school newspaper, secretary of
the Eastern District Student
Council, member of the Beta
Club, student council, Letter
BoatdOkap
Final Gas
Rending
The Hertford Town Board
meeting here last Monday night
okayed the second and final read
ing granting the North Carolina
Natural Gas Co., the right and
privlledge to distribute .Natural
Gas within the Town of Hertford.
The franchise Is for a twenty
year period. This ordinance shall
be effective from the date
of the adoption by the Muni
clpallty and acceptance by the
company, and will not be re
voked by the Municipality un
less the company falls to have In
place sufficient gas lines to
enable 60 per cent of the
present existing Inhabitants
structure in the present
corporate limits of the Muni
clpallty to secure connections
within two years from the date
of adoption of this ordinance.
The board approved the let
ting of a contract to place tile
in the ' cemetery for taking off
surface water.
, Other business transacted
by the Board was the voting to
send W. S. (Sam) Long, Build
ing and Electrical inspector for
the Town of Hertford to the two
day school to be held in Ra.
leigh for Building and Elec
trical Contractors.
Debbie Perry Is
Spelling Bee Champ
Debbie Perry, of the sixth grade,
was declared the school
champion in the Spelling Bee held
at the Hertford Grammar School
on Friday, and will compete in
the Tidewater Spelling Bee in
Norfolk on May 4th. Other 5th,
6th, and 7th grade students who
participated were; David Rltter,
Allen Lassiter, Debbie Cherrlx,
and Brenda Mansleld. All these
students proved to be good
spellers, in fact Mrs. J. L.
Tunnell who called out the words
and Mr. Pat Harrell who verified
them, ran out of words and had
to begin over to stump the group
and declare the Champion,
Debbie is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Haywood Perry, Rt. L
Hertford, N. C.
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Club, FHA and is a cheer lead
er. She is an active member of
First Methodist Church and the
Methodist Youth Fellowship.
Norman Young, President of
the Junior Class, gave the wel
come and introduced C. U
"Dick" Brewer who acted as
Master of Ceremonies for the
event. Contestants were judged
on talent and evening gown com.
petition. Judees were Pat Flana
gan, Mrs. J. L. Wagoner and
Mrs. Julian Winslow Jr.
During the pageant, enter
talnment was furnished by Miss
Alice Sue Knowles, Albemarle
Junior Miss, Kim Rose, Billy
Cale, Karen Watson and Call
Watson. Gary Stevenson, a mem
ber of the Junior Class, served
as organist for the evening.
Contestants were Missouri
Bateman, Jane Evans, Sharon
Godfrey, June Harrell, Susan
Harrell. Linda Winslow and
Margaret Wilson.
Conservation
Winners
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About 311 fourth, fifth, and
sixth grade students participat
ed in the annual Conservation
Poster contest held during the
month of February sponsored
by the Perquimans County Board
of Supervisors of the Albemarle
Soil & Water Conservation Dis
trict. From this number, county
judges selected the following
winners:
Fourth Grade: 1st place, Ann
Winslow, HGS; 2nd place, David
Branholm, PCCGS; 3rd Place,
Pete Dall, PCCGS.
Fifth Grade: 1 st place, David
Scaff, PCCGS; 2 nd place, Paula
Perry, PCCGS; 3rd place,
Angela Stallings, HGS.
Sixth Grade: 1st place, Tony
Copeland, PCCGS; 2nd place,
Lois Eure, PCCGS; 3rd place,
Barry Lane, PCCGS.
Prize were presented to these
Broughton Backers
Sponsoring Rally
A seven - county old-timely
Democratic rally, featuring free
barbecue and music, is
scheduled In Elizabeth City on
Wednesday, March 27.
Featured speaker for the event
will be gubernatorial candidate
Mel Broughton. The visit here
will be a repeat for the Raleigh
attorney and former chairman
of the State' Highway Commis
sion. ' i
Counties participating in the
rally are Dare, Currituck, Cam
dent, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Gates and Chowan.
The rally gets underway at the
Elizabeth City Armory at '6:30
p. m. Supporters of Mel
Broughton are sponsoring the
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"We expect a big crowd and
a lot of excltment," said
a spokesman. "We believe such
an event will give the people of
Eastern North Carolina an op
portunity to see the next gover
nor of North Carolina."
Broughton has made several
visits to eastern North Carolina
since he announced his candidacy
in December,
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Winfall
Methodist To
Hold Revival
The Rev. Donald L. Budd,
minister of the Epwbrth Metho
dist Church in Winfall, announc
ed this week a revival to be held
at the church beginning Monday,
March 25 and lasting through
March 20 with services each
evening from 7:30 p.m. until
8:30 p.m.
Evangelist Rev. Edwin L.
Earnhardt of Hookerton, N.C.,
will deliver five sermons dur
ing the revival. The Rev. E. L.
Earnhardt is the son of the Rev.
D. E. Earnhardt, a retired
Methodist minister wlth41 years
of service. The Rev. E. L.
Earnhardt has 15 years of ser
vice in the ministry and he was
admitted into the conference in
1953 In Burlington, N. C. He was
ordained Deacon in 1954 and Eld
er In 1957. He is presently serv
ing the Hookerton-Ralnbow
Charge. This is his sixth year
on that charge.
The Rev. Budd invites you to
attend the services with ex
pectation and depart to serve
God.
Historical Society
To Meet Mar. 25
The Perquimans County
Historical Society will hold their
regular meeting on Monday,
March 25, at 8 p.m. In the County
Library.
A constitutional amendenment
will be voted on at this time.
Members are requested to
bring antique household Imple
ments for exhibition and ex
planation. All members are urged to be
present and visitors are
welcome.
Poster
Awarded
winners at the Hertford Gram
mar School on Friday, March
15th, by Wlllard M. Copeland,
chairman of this project assist
ed by George G. Winslow and
Floyd Matthews, supervisors.
First place winners received
$5.00; 2nd place winners $3.00;
and 3rd place winners $1.00
each. First and second place
winners have been invited to
compete in the Albemarle Dis
trict contest to be held In Ellz
abeth City, N.C. at the Holiday
Inn as guests of the Elizabeth
City Chamber of Commerce on
March 28th. At that time dis.
trict awards will be presented.
Mr. Copeland wishes to thank
all the children, parents, and
teacners lor tneir fine cooper
atlon in this conservation pro
Ject; also the Judges, Mrs. T.P.
urinn, Mr. j. l, Tunnell, and
Mr, Doug Taylor. Mr, Copeland
stated that the posters displayed
much thought and time had been
given to the Idea of conserving
our natural resources - soli,
water, ana wuaiue ana woodland.
Perquimans High
Perquimans County High
School debaters scored a dou
ble victory during round robin
comDetition with Gates County.
and John A, Holmes High
School on Tuesday March 12.
Both negative and affirmative
teams will travel to Wilming
ton, with their coach Mrs. Eliz
abeth Brit, to compete in the
district tournament reglonals on
March 30.
The querry for debates Is re
solved: That Congress establish
uniform regulations to control
investigation procedures.
The affirmative team is Billy
Ward and Douglas Haskett with
Brant Murray and Wallace Nel
son as alternates.
The negative team is com
posed of Dlanne Layden and Don
Morgan with alternates, Karen
Winfall Fire
Have Efficient Drill Fire
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In Case of Fire Call Day
The members of the Winfall
Community Volunteer Fire De
partment, with their Fire Chief
Lloyd Ray Morgan and assisted
by Charles Skinner of the Hert
ford Fire Sept. began their first
practice drill last Saturday
afternoon, put on a fine display
of efficient work setting fire
to the old Tom Nixon home lo
cated just outside of Winfall,
three times, and successfully
and quickly extinguishing the
blaze within minutes, saving the
old house from total destruc
tion, despite winds-, and saving
it for another drill,
Perquimans County Commis
sioner Thomas Nixon, a volun
teer fireman himself in the
Winfall Department, turned the
old house over to the Winfall
Community Volunteer Fire De
partment tp bum.i)f,,
Those volunteer fireman in the
Winfall Dept. participating in the
fire drUlwere: Fire Chief Lloyd
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Registrars Given Duties;
Filing Deadline Mar. 22
With one day left in which to
file for office Perquimans
County citizens with their eye
on a seat in the county adminis
tration have until 12 o'clock
noon Thursday, March 22, 1968
to put their cash down and their
name on the line. After o'clock
Thursday it will be too late to
file, the gates will be closed,
according to W.L. (Buddy) Til
ley, chairman of the Perquimans
Election Board.
The registration books will be
opened on April 6th and will
close on April 20. A complete
schedule with the names of the
registrars and the precinct in
which you will have the op
portunity to registrar is pub
lished elsewhere in this issue
of The Perquimans Weekly. You
must be registered, in order
to vote in the May 4th Pri
mary. If you have moved to a new
precinct in the county, you must
registrar in that precinct in
order to be eligible to vote.
Little enthusiasm has been shown
here in the race for seats in the
county administration. To be
voted on in this primary Is the
office of county coroner, office
of the Registrar of Deeds, county
treasurer, two seats on the Per
quimans County Commissioners
Board, in District 1 composed
of Hertford and Bethel now held
by W.W. Bundy and in District
2 composed of Parkvllle and
School Debaters
Haskett and Woody Bundy.
As our team prepares for
the coming contest, we wish
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Left to ht Don Morgan,
(seated), and Doug Haskett.
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Ray Morgan,
Members are Fire Chief Lloyd
Ray Morgan, Assistant Chief,
William Ray Miller, Grover
Sloop, Captain; Bobby Rlddlck,
treasurer, C. D. Barcllft, sec
retary: Charles Smith, John Saw
yer, Matthew Lane, Grover
Hollowell, Bobby Stallings, Ray
Kirby, Preston Stevenson, Wayne
White, Josiah Smith, Floyd
Long, Joe Barber, George Roach,
Wayne Winslow, Robert Taylor,
Ned Nixon Jr., Paul Smith, Ned
Nixon Sr. and Thomas Nixon.
Winfall firemen built their
own truck, using the Chrysler ;
Marine pump from Harvey Point
Vintage. They made over $800.00
from a fish fry and auction
sale they held to help raise
funds to start their Winfall Com-
munlty Fire Department. Of
course money is needed to de- :
fray expenses, and all contri
butions will be welcomed ac
cording to Chief Morgan.
Belvidere townships, seats now
held by Thomas Nixon and Ellis
Winslow,
There are three seats on the
Board of Education, to be voted
on they are now occupied by Dr,
A.B, n -.nner, John Danchise and
George Baker.
Candidates that havefiledwith
Chairman W.L, Tilley thus far
are: Incumbent Julian C. Powell,
office of Registrar of Deeds.
Floyd Benton, incumbent Per
quimans County Treasurer
office; and one new commis
sioner candidate Lester Simp
son, seeking a seat from District
1, incumbent W.W. Bundy who
now holds the seat has filed for
reelection. In District 2 on the
Perquimans Commissioners
Board, Incumbent Thomas Nixon
has filed for re-election.
tui in j JiaoiCTA
Charles F. Murray Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murray
of Market Street, and undergrad
uate at the University of
North Carolina pledged to Kappa
Sigma, one of the University's ,
24 social fraternities during the
recent spring rushing period.
In order to pledge fraternities,
undergraduate men must be at
least second semester freshmen
with a 2.0 or C quality point
average. ,
Score Double Win
them the best of luck, ft is
sure that the teams will rep
resent Perquimans County well.
Dlanne Layden, Billy Ward
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