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sLndard Printing Co, jr touistiU, Ky. 40200 l. rrp 'Tj' jra 11 .1 1 JJLJI WEEKLY ii-a vl 11 lvli 1 M Volume XXXV No. 14 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 4, 1968 10 Cent Per Copy Mrs. Monds Featured On NCEA Program The North Carolina Education Association will either adopt In some form or reject a policy on ..sanctions of the NCEA's 84th annual convention in Charlotte which begins April 4. More than 4.000 persons will attend the meeting, Including 3,000 dele gates or local NCEA units. The delegates are expected to be called upon to set Septem- e date for mer ging with the North Carolina Teachers Association. Accord lng to Miss Helen Wells of Ashevllle, NCEA president, this move is expected to come from Sis floor In the formofaresolu on. It Is not In the printed resolutions which have been pre pared for consideration. The general sessions will be presided over by Miss Wells. The first session features the naming of Dr. A. C. Reynolds to the North Carolina Edu cational Hall of Fame; the presentation of the coveted School Bell Awards, and an ad dress by Dr. Alton C. Crews, superintendent of Cobb County Schools, Marietta, Georgia. The sanctions Issue will reach a climax on Friday morning when a revised tentative working paper Is presented to the dele gates. This will culminate a year's study of sanctions. Highlights in the paper are: approval of sanctions as appro priate professional action; re quirement of a two-thirds ma jority vote before sanctions are applied; the barring of any sanc tion not within the law; and re stricting a professional holiday so that It could not be taken without the approval of local boards of education. The original paper gave authority to either the Delegate Assembly or Board of Directors to initiate sanctions on behalf of the Association. This has been modified to read ''initiate consideration of sanc tions on behalf of the Associa tion." Other Items which will com mand attention of the delegates will be reports on the progress rjf the. legislative program otthe united Forces for Education, retirement changes, National Teacher Exam requirements, employment security, and teach er allotment. On the question of merger, Miss Wells reports that it is the opinion of many NCEA mem- American Legion, Amer. Legion flux. To Hold Meeting The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary of Wm. Paul Stallings Post 126 will meet Thursday night at 8 o'clock, April 4. No cards are being sent. Internal Revenue Offers Assistance James C, Ingram , Director's Representative of the local of fice of the Internal Revenue Ser vice encouraged taxpayers In this area to telephone the IRS office If they encounter a tax aroblem when completing their TOturns. The IRS number to call la 335-2898 In Elizabeth City. N.C, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each Friday. Assistance primarily on a self-helo basis, in flllne Federal rax returns Is also available In Elizabeth City, N.C., at 804 West Ehrlnghaus Street, Eliz abeth City, N.C,, In room 204 each Friday through April 16th. Assistance hours begin at 8:30 a,m. end at 4:48 p,m. The final date for filing this year falls on April 16th since Easter Monday is a State holi day. On Duty In Korea ! Li?Jtnant Philip R. Sawyer ; wr., . son of Mr, and Mrs. jete Sawyer of Rt, 1, Hert ford, is on duty In Korea. ', Lt. Sawyer Is serving as Exe. -itlv Officer of Headquarters 'o. 1st. Bde. 7th Inf. Dlv. , Ik i" bers that lt Is time to get the job done, as most of the pre liminary work has been com pleted. Copies of the proposed Constitution which would become effective on the date of merger have been mailed to NCEA local unit presidents for their study. A full report on merger will be presented for Information of delegates. Dr. A. C. Dawson, Jr., Execu tlve Secretary of the NCEA, will report to the membership at the second session, This session, the business meeting for dele gates, will deal with the question of sanctions, merger, and all other business of the As sociation. Dr. Carl S. Winters of Gen eral Motors Corporation will deliver the principal address on Friday evening, "The Teacher's Glory Road." An annual high light of this session Is the pre sentation of representative stu dent teachers from schools of education throughout the state. Others featured on the program are Mrs. Riley S. Monds, state PTA president, and Dr. Charles F. Carroll, state superintendent of public instruction. Just prior to the adjournment of ;he convention, the 1968-69 state officers will be Introduced and president Helen Wells will turn the gavel over to Mrs. Vera McKay of Durham for her year's term of office. The 8 NCEA divisions will meet at various times during the convention, and on Friday afternoon the 22 departments hold annual meetings for the election of officers, business, and professional subject-matter seminars. TheDlvlslons are: Classroom Teachers, Superintendents, Sup ervisors and Directors of In struction, Principals, Retired School Personnel. Student NCEA, Higher Education, and community Colleges. The Departments are: Agri culture; Art; Business Educa tion; Audiovisual Education; Bible; French; Elementary Edu cation; English, Health, Physi cal Education and Recreation; Guidance; Home Economics; Trade and Industrial Education; Latin; Mathematics; Modern Foreign Language; Music; School Librarians; Social Stud ies; Spanish; Special Class Teachers; Science; and Attends ance Counselors, Mrs. McGoogan. Mrs. Bame Are Elected To Office At the annual Conference of the Womans Society of Christian Service held at the Edenton Street Methodist Church in Raleigh -last Tuesday and Wed' nesday, Mrs. F.A, McGoogan was elected to a four year term of office as treasurer of the conference; and Mrs. R.L. Bame was elected to a 2 year term (completing her four years) to the office of Chairman oi spir itual Growth for the conference. Both ladles have served In many capacities on both the local and district levels, before receiving this honor and responsibility. Other Hertford ladies attend ing the conference weret Mrs. Elbert Taylor, Mrs. j.h. tows, Mrs. w.L, simmerson, Mrs, W.J, Davis, and Mrs, Elton Hur die. King Williams. Is Candidate King A. Williams has an nounced his candidacy on Per quimans County Board of Educa tion, Parkyille Township. ' Educatipn: B. S. Degree, A&T College, Greensboro, North Carolina, Diploma; A.XA. Force, Fort Logan, Colorado. Further study Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Service; Thirty-nine years as a teacher in Perquimans County; Organizer of Perquimans Credit Union: County-wide Adult Even ing Classes twenty -five years. Military Service; World War II Professional Affiliation: State Board of Directors of theNCTA, NEA, NCATA, AEA and North Eastern Schoolmaster's Club. At BP7 Meeting A meeting of the District 10 Business and Professional Womens Club met Sunday at the Edenton Restaurant with 115 Ipresent. ,Mlss Audrey Turtle of Elizabeth City was elected Ill rector for 1968-69, V Those attending from Hert ford included Miss Hulda Wood,, Mrs. Mary Cobb, Mrs Mary Dale Lane, Mrs. Essie Burbage, Mrs. Marie Elliott, Mrs. Jean Humphlett and Mrs, Pat HarrelL Mrs. Harrell represented the local club as the Young Career Woman, . , Chief Bright Is Serving Off Coast Of Vietnam (G0444) USCGC: ANDRO- (FHTNC) March 26 - Chief Gunners Mate Melvin V, Bright, USCG, son of Mr, and Mrs. Melvin E. Bright of Rt, 2, and husband of the former Miss Mary L. Miller of Rt, 3, all of Hertford, N.C., helped de stroy an enemy trawler while serving aboard the Coast Guard high endurance cutter Andro scoggin off the coast of South Vietnam. The cutter was patrolling off shore, 150 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone, when lt re ceived orders tokeep the trawler under surveillance. Closing In, the cutter came under fire from the enemy vessel. With the help of other Coast Guard cutters, Navy Swift boats, and Army helicopter gunships, the 255-foot cutter forced the enemy trawler ashore. Con tinuing flre'from theU.S. vessels caused an explosion which com pletely destroyed the trawler. Area Meetings Of Junior American Legion Auxiliary The Area MeetinE of the Junior American Legion Auxiliary will be held in Avden on Sundav. April 7, in the American Legion nut ai s:3u p.m. Christmas Seal Drive Excellent A total of $9,59193 has been received at the office of the Pasquotank - Perquimans -Camden TB Association in pay ment for the Christmas Seals since the official close of the 1967 Christmas Seal Sale, re ported by the overall Campaign Chairman, Dr. isa Grant. The response to the Christmas Seal by the citizens in the three counties has been excellent and I want to personally thank each and very citizen for their time and energy in making this years Campaign a success. Pasquotank County reported $6,073.25 and a miscellaneous of $128.69 totaling $6,201.94, Perquimans County reported $2,035.85 'and a miscellaneous of $96.17 totaling $2,132.02, Camden raised $1,176.50 and a miscellaneous of $81.47 totaling $1,257.97. Dr. Grant said, "The TB As sociation will continue to make the double Barred Cross and Christmas Seal a fighting symbol of the war on tuberculosis and all other respiratory diseases." Christmas Seals received in the home help many people who are 111 from tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. Christmas Seals support detec tion programs to find unknown disease, medical research to discover new ways to treat and prevent illness, and educational efforts In the fight against tuber culosis and other respiratory diseases, "I am Indeed grateful, said Dr. Grant, to the tireless work of so many volunteers In each county that are needed during a Campaign, The splendid co operation given to us by the newspapers, radio stations, schools, churches, firms, civic and health groups. Each have given us a new Insight into true community team workdurlngthe Christmas seal Campaign." Farmers Urged To Buy Certified Seed Farmers who Insist on certi fied seed are buying insurance as well as the best seed available, "The blue tag on a bag of certified seed Is something like an insurance policy," explains R. M. Thompson, Perquimans County extension chairman. "It's insurance against such risks as Impure varieties, con tamination by weed seed, low germination potential and other problems familiar to farmers who aren't very' selective when it comes' to buying seed." Thompson added, "and in the case of certified seed, it costs very, little more to go first class." The cost of seed is the least expensive Investment the farmer makes in the crop. These costs don't compare with those of other items like fertilizer, machinery and labor. v But good Seed is Just as essen tial to be a successful crop as any of the more costly Items. "For what it costs, I can't think' of anything a farmer buys that gives him more for the money than the blue certif ication tag on a bag of seed," Thompson said. Certified seed are field In spected, laboratory tested, tagged and sealed for the farm er's assurance of quality. . Combs Twins With Wolfpack ftS ..... D-irui. 1 V IT ' ,-"'f taw j Uti Xi.i.i 4 j tsu- i1, w-ii - i" - FRANCIS COMBS A potentially talented, but untested, pitching staff will deter mine the success of North Carolina State's 1968 baseball season. Coach Sam Esposito appears to have good hitting, sharp fielding and better team speed than a year ago when his first Wolfpack squad split even In 22 years. Alex Cheek Is the only member of the eight -man pitching staff who has ever appeared In a varsity game. Esposito must get immediate help from freshmen Joe Frye and Mike Caldwell, and sophomores Tom Smith and Allen Hicks to do well during the Wolfpack's ambitious 31 -game schedule, 21 of which will be played in the Atlantic Coast Conference. "Cheek, who won five games, but lost six last year, will be our top starter," says Esposito. "Our young boys like Frye and Caldwell have talent, but we just don't know how they'll react In tight situations." Cheek started 12 games, finishing six, while compiling a 3.00 earned run average in 1967. Smith won four and had a 1.45 ERA as a freshman, with Hicks 3-0, as the Wolf lets won the Big Four freshman title. Cheek and Caldwell are southpaws. Max Wilson, a converted inflelder, heads the bullpen corps. Catching Is expected to be strong with Gary Yount, last year's regular, and Francis Combs, ineligible last year but a starter In 1966, both are receivers. The Wolfpack should have a tight defensive infield with junior Clement Huffman at second, sophomore Darrell Moody at short stop and freshman Chris Cammack at third. Ken Wiggins, who paced the freshman hitters with a .385 average last year, and freshman Mike Turner are sold utility Mielders. First base man Tommy Bradford Is expected to provide power, as is out fielder Dennis1 Punch, vtf72 nfcwr as a uesiimam -iv - v:: - Two of the Pack's more dependable performers, Steve Martin and Fred Combs, with Combs' range in centerfleld a big asset. Martin led State In hitting (.360) and runs -batted -In 07) last year. Fred led the Wolfpack In stolen bases (11), runs (18) and doubles (5) as an inflelder in 1967. John Rowland and Dave Boyer are also letter men outfielders. Albemarle Highway Assn. To Meet In Hertford The regular quarterly meet ing of the Albemarle Highway Association will be held at Hert ford, North Carolina Lions Club at 12:00 noon, April 10th, 1968. You are urged to attend. Please notify your nearest Chamber of Commerce Office by 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 5th, In order for the proper amount of food to be prepared, b Eden ton call 482-3400, Elizabeth City call 335 4365, Perquimans County call 428-5657. The lunch will be buffet style with plenty of food for every one at $2,25 per person. There will be a speaker after lunch, whom we are sure you will enjoy. -We need your Ideas on the following subjects, ways and means to get increased traffic on U.S. 17, a highway clean up program, Including road side parks, highway safety, abandon ed signs and removal of politi cal signs after the election, as well as any other Items that will attract tourist trade this sum mer. Good Friday Services Set Holy Trinity Episcopal and First Methodist Churches of Hertford will sponsor Services on Good Friday, April 12th for the Hertford Community. The service at Holy Trinity will be from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. and at First Methodist at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. R.L, Bame, pas tor of First Methodist and the Rev. Edwin T. Williams, Rector of Holy Trinity will participate in both serlves. Completes Basic Training Airman Johnnie M. Hollowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Hol lowell of Rt. 3, Hertford, N.C, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He Is now assigned as a security police man with a unit of the Strategic Air Command at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Airman Hollowell is a 1962 graduate of Perquimans Co. Union High School, Wln faU, N.C. ; t :wr 1 I'V FRED COMBS School Holiday At Easter To Be Cut Short The Easter holidays for Per quimans County schools will be cut short one day, of the four days lost because of snow. The revised school calendar now provides that Friday, April 12 and Monday, April 15 will be Easter Holidays for the schools. The other three days lost due to the snow will be added at the end of the school year. District American Legion Auxiliary To Have Meet A District Meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the American Legion Hut on S. Dyer St. in Elizabeth City on Tuesday, April 9. Regis tration and a coffee hour will be at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 10 a,m. Those who wish to attend are asked to contact Mrs. Lessle White, President, by Friday of this week, so that she can make reservations. Pvt. White Is At Fort Bragg FT. BRAGG, N. C. (AHTNC) -Army Private Zollar V. White Jr., 20, whose parents live at 134 River St., Winfall, N. C fired expert, with the M-14 rifle near the completion of basic combat training at Ft. Bragg, N. C March 15. The expert rating Is the high est mark a soldier can achieve on his weapons qualification test. Final P.T. A. Meet The Perquimans County High School P.T.A. will hold its final meeting of the 1967-68 school year on Thursday night, April 4, at 8 o'clock. The program will be on patriotism and citizenship. The speakers will be the Rev. Norman- Harris, Mayo Emmett Landing, Dr. A.B. Bonner, and Mr, Charlie Skinner. Paula Perry And Tony Copeland District Poster Winners Last Wlc Students from Camden, and Perquimans shared top honors at the 15th annual Albemarle Conservation Poster Contest finals sponsored by the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce on March 28th at a special luncheon held at the Holiday Inn. About 60 students soli and conservation people, parents and teachers at tended the event, honoring the first and second winners from the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in the four counties of Pasquotank, Camden, Chowan, and Perquimans. District winners were: Harry Ward, 1st prize, 4th grade, Cho wan; Paula Perry, 2nd, 5th grade; Perquimans Central Grammar School; Mary Fere bee, 1st, 6th grade, Camden; Tony Copeland, 2nd, 6th grade, Perquimans Central Grammar School. The annual poster contest is sponsored on the local level in each county by its Soil and Water Conservation Super visors. The first and second place county winners compete in the district finals. Judging of the posters was made by William E. Austin, as sistant state conservationist, L, E. Hicks, Sr., Staff Forester, and H. A, (Jack) Smith, adminis trative officer, N. C, Soil and Water Conservation Committee. All three men are from Raleigh. H. S. (Jim) James, from the Union Camp Corp. In Franklin Va. was guest speaker. He told the group that this was the only contest on a localized basis in Eastern North Carolina or Virginia. He also told the child ren that they would make the choice of whether America has clean air, or pollution, and whether natural resources will be conserved. A. W. Baccus Is Taken In Death Mr. Archie Winfred Baccus, 75, of Route 2, died Friday at noon In the Albemarle Hospital following an illness of three months. A native of Perquimans County, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Mrs. Luanna Smith Baccus. He was a farmer and a member of the Holiness Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Maggie Lamb Baccus; two daughters, Mrs. Thelma Roger son and Mrs. Ethel Winslow of Route 2, Hertford, a son, Willis Roy Baccus of Route 2, Hertford, four sisters, Mrs. Ella Lamb of Tyner, Mrs. Annie Byrum and Mrs. Ernest Howell of Elizabeth City and Mrs. Elmer Chappellof Route 2, Hertford; one brother Carey Baccus of Chesapeake, Va.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 in the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. Harold Leake, pastor of Happy Home Holiness Church and the Rev. L. T. Chappell, pastor of Hunter's Fork Church. And the Rev. Harry Wood, Burial was in Westlawn Ceme tery in Elizabeth City. "Heaven" and "Old Rugged Cross" were sung by Mrs, Miriam Byrum, Mrs, Louise Dlckerson and Mrs. King George Byrum. Mrs. Miriam Byrum served as organist. The casket pall was made of red carnations, white chrysan themums, white gladioli and fern. Pallbearers were Vernon Winslow, Michael Winslow, Carter Rogerson, Melvin Chap pell, Odell Baccus and the Rev. Irvin Baccus. Campaign Report For Red Cross As of to date, only $342.00 of the goal of $507.00 has been turned into the Red Cross Fund Campaign co-chairmen, Mrs. Carl Skinner and Mrs. Dickie Owens. The chairmen urge all workers to complete their as signed territories as soon as possible in order that the fund drive may be closed out. They ask that each person give as generously as he can m order that the Important work of the Red Cross may continue, locally and nationally. Promoted To SP5 SP5 Julia Faye Baker, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie R, Baker of Route 1 Belvldere was recently promoted to the present rank by Lieutenant Colonel Buthorne on March 21, 1968. SP5 Baker Is stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and works at Combat Developments Com mand, Artillery Agency, where she Is the Security Receptionist. SP5 Baker joined the Army on July 29, 1965. a Baseball, - .Catfish Jim (Catfish) Hunter likes to be where the action is, whether it's toiling on the mound for Oakland's Athletics or carrying his favorite shotgun through the fields of neighbors' land near Hertford, N.C. When he pitches Hunter pre fers to stick around for the full nine innings. The same holds true when the right-hander re laxes between seasons. Seldom did the fluid -throwing fast -ball pitcher allow a day to slip by without bagging his limit be tween October and January. Now 30 pounds heavier and considerably stronger than when owner Charlie Finley dished out some $75,000 in bonus money to sign him after a sensational 26-2 high school career, Hunter ap pears on the verge of striking lt big. His 13 victories last season stand No. 1 for him. What im pressed Athletics' officials even more was a dip in Hunter's earn ed run average, from 4.02 in 1966 to 2.80 last year. It placed him 12th among all American League pitchers. And he's still a few weeks from reaching his 22nd birthday I But age, or lack of it, is no handicap to this refreshing youngster who bubbles over with enthusiasm, a farm boy making good in the big city while re maining a country boy at heart. "I'm never going to leave Hertford," promised Hunter, Sunrise Service To Be Held At Up River Cemetery An Easter Sunrise Service will be held Sunday morning, April 14 at Up River. Elmer Lassiter will be the speaker, Rev. Winford Clifton will read the Scripture, and the Up River Choir will sing. The service will be held at the Up River Cemetery at sunrise. Battle Of Bands; Teenage Dance Don't miss the war of the century, when six well known bands from the Albemarle Area get together to compete for the first place in a knock-down, drag-out fight to the finish "Bat tle of Bands" Contest and teen age dance being held at Per quimans High School gymnasium Friday, April 12, 1968, 8:00 until 11:00 p.m. Exquisite door prise to be given away. Admission $1.50 stag, $2.00 couple. Pur chase advance tickets from Har mons Pharmacy or any mem ber of the Perquimans County Marching Unit. Sponsored by Hertford Jaycees to finance local Jaycee projects. Chairmen for the event, Al Everson, and Billy Baker. On UNC Dean' List Joseph Ray Haskett Jr., and Ronald Marce Jennings of Per quimans County are among the list of undergraduate students on the Dean's List at the Uni versity of N. C. for the fall semester, 1967. Included are students from the General College, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, the School of Journalism, the School Of Education, and, in the Division of Health Affairs, those depart ments which have undergraduate majors - Dental Hygiene, Physical Therapy, Nursing, and Pharmacy. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must take a minimum of 15 semester hours of work and earn a B (3.0 quality point) average with no grade below a C on all work taken. - Hunting Is There "not even if they pay me $100,000 a season. Hunting is part of my life, has been since I was eight, and I owned my first shotgun two years later." The right-hander was serious while sitting in the dugout prior to a starting assignment against Philadelphia in a Grapefruit League game. THE TAR Heel native, not the least bit sorry he turned down college for $75,000, is not espe cially sold on the aged saying of "Go West Young Man, Go West." He thought Kansas City was a pretty good distance from Hertford. Now comes the move to Oak land. "As long as they pay me I'm going to play," said Hunter who deals with the owner at contract-signing time. "He's the man with the money. Mr. Finley gave me a good raise this year. I wanted more, but I'm satis fied. Wall almost," he hedged.' Hunter pitched well enough in spring training last, season to earn the opening assignment for the Athletics. He stands a good chance of being on the mound when they throw out the first ball in Oakland's brand new 50,000 - seat stadium as major league ball invades the coastal city this year. HUNTER THEN talked about his lazy arm, the disappearance of his fast ball for a period of time, the direct result of being on the disabled list while his foot healed. A .hunting accident al most ruined his baseball future, , he did lose a toe, but that's in the past. "I just kept throwing hard and extending myself until the fast ball came back," explained Hun- ; ter. "For awhile I got by with 1 control, pitching to spots, throw ing curves for strikes. And this surprised the batters who didn't believe someone my age pos sessed such accuracy. "Soon I had a reputation as a breaking ball pitcher." It's not true any longer, and Hunter , thinks he's as fast as ever. "The fast ball is my out pitch now, the one I rely on In tough situa tions." A slider, curve and changeup keep the batters guess ing. WHILE SOME 15 or more pel lets remain in Hunter's foot, they seldom bother the hurler, "Once In a while the foot gets a little stiff,'' admits the pitch er, "but I don't let it affect my work on the mound." The sorearm of another pitch er gave Hunter his big chance In 1965. "I was pressed into service the last half of that season on a regular basis as the fifth start er in rotation," he recalled, "and I won eight games." He's been a regular ewer since, and he's still not 22. Wins Trip To Bahama Islands Mrs, Nellie Mansfield from Perquimans County, a represen tative for the Charlotte Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, has once again won the trip to the ' convention for the year of 1967. This will be an all expense paid trip to Nassau which will be taken by plane on May 9th. . On this trip she will recieve an ' award from the president of the -; company for 15 years of ser vice. She wishes to thank her i policy holders for making this trip possible. In order to win this trip she produced the Increase V and collection per cent required ! by the company,