North Carolina Newspapers

Standard Printlw Co. LoulstiUe, Ky. 40200 EMLllMAN-S week: Volume XXXV Nb. 14 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 18, 1968 10 Cents Per Copy LY Four-Laning U S 17 Stressedby Governors l Four of North Carolina's can ' dldates for governor have , stressed their Interest In four laning US 17 north-south, and ' Improving ITS 70 east - west Roads, vers deemed the key In developing the area's tourist potential, Industry and fishing, ' In letters read by Leon Edwards manager of the Perquimans - Chamber of Commerce, last Wednesday. ':.: 1 Letters were read from candi dates Robert W. (Bob) Scott, James C. Gardner, John Stick ley, and J. Melville Broughton, me letters reaa were in re- a .airwwisisi n osnsk WFirran iw ins a soclatlon asking the candidate's stand on roads and "reversing the downtrend In the economy." Bob Scott in his letter stated transportation Is the key to de veloping any area of the State, whether it be tourist industry or industrial development. "I think US 17. running north south In eastern Carolina should be four -laced. Highway 70, run ning east - west, is virtually four-Ian ed to the port In More head, and this should be com pleted. We were definitely short ' A , li 1 1 ii i . terstate funds. I have said over and over again that eastern Carolina must have new . industry. This must be done to strengthen our rural economy. to keep population dispersed and especially to provide jobs for farm families to supplement - their low income, to do this, we must nave good roads. We must ' have more industrial vocation programs available, especially - in tne nign scnooi ana junior ,hlgh levels to prepare these young people to take Jobs in the Industries which locate In the area, Candidate James Gardner said, "as a lifelong Eastern North Carollnan and former member of the Democratic party I am convinced that the reason Eastern North Carolina has never received Its fair share of anything in this state is because i we have blindly voted for De - mocrats every single,-year. Every four years, Democratic candidates come into Eastern North Carolina and make promise after promise. Then, during the following four years, none of these promises are ful filled. The tragedy of this Is that the Democrats could not be elected were it not for the ' Eastern part of our state. As a candidate for Governor of North Carolina, , I am virtually In terested In seeing that the Eastern part of our State is de veloped, I am strongly in favor of Improving US 17, and I am also strongly In favor of a East -West Highway leading to our major ports. I would do every thing within the power of my office to effect the "development of the Eastern part of our State. as well as the areas in the far Western section who have not '"' received adequate attention. ' This will be the primary goal . of my administration. We need to begin dlserlfylng and upgrad ing the industries in the East, And need to start giving serious thought and , planning . to up grading the tourist and recrea- . tlon trade In this particular " section, . John Stlckley reported that J.lr$.l.lonils,II.C.P.T!.A.Pres., E xplains Thene For Convention PTA delegates from across the state will gather at the Ciatler Hilton Inn In Greens boro, April 30 through May 2, far the 48th annual convention of the North Carolina Congress ' of Parents and Teachers. Mrs. Riley S. Mopds, state PTA President, In announcing the theme for this convention. Hertford Senior li MYF Hcncra lirk Beers l';Ms for night viewing have a Installed on the stained i windows at First Methodist In Hertford on Covent Street In memory of slow Beers, ; 1 . e i -Tiorlal was presented ' sc. ch by The Senior HI of ' I" r" rd Methodist Youth ', of which 'Mark ea active member - for a r of years. : 4 it was high time we stopped studying the East and parti cularly the Northeast and began doing something. B H time to start to work on the East-West Expressway that has been pro mised by the last four Demo cratic administrations, and never delivered, I call for four laning US 17. The tourist poten tial of eastern North Carolina Is fantastic We are turnlngtourlst dollars over to Florida and South Carolina and Ignoring transpor tation facilities in the East, and especially in the Northeast. The $300,000,000 . bond ' issue was supposed to spread over five years at some $60,000,000 per year. By some form of book keeping wlzardy, the State High way Commission has spent or firmly committed the entire bun dle, a year and a half ahead of schedule. Your next Governor, whoever he may be, will Inherit an empty highway fund. I will fight tooth and claw to make up for the way North Carolina has been slighted and shortchanged on the allocation of interstate Highway mileage. There Is much that : can be done to boost the economy of Eastern, and particularly Northeastern North Carolina. For 68 years our state has been held In the palm of the Democratic Party's hands. This Is not good for the people, nor the state. S encourages the party in power to take for granted and thus to ignore, the people that can be counted on. 9 Candidate Mel Broughton stated among the primary high ways that would be four-laned would be US 17 from Virginia to South Carolina, I would make every, effort to see that North Carolina gets its fair share. He agreed that this state did not receive Its just share ofjhe funds now being spent to build inter state Highways, This state's capital city la the only one In the United States which Is not con nected to the Interstate system. Under the new interstate highway program I would worktoseethat this Is corrected and our coastal areas were connected to the Interstate - system. As '7 a zormer chairman of the High way Commission I am well ac quainted with the road needs of North Carolina. . Regarding employment opportunity in this section of the State, I have advocated a system of State grants to small towns to enable them to Improve their water and sewer ; facilities. With better water ' and sewer facilities, smaller towns would be able to: attract bigger industries. We must ; step up our efforts to train, people for better jobs through vocational . education, technical institutes and com munity colleges. The Albemarle Highway Association, represents Per quimans, Camden, Chowan, and Pasquotank counties. i ? - During the meeting Carroll R. Holmes, local attorney, Spoke briefly on how the situation can be Improved, stressing the point that we on the local level must take the Initiative, by showing our interest, : The next meeting of the Albe marle Highway association will be held at the Holiday Inn In Elizabeth City at 12 o'clocknoon July 10... "PTA Salutes the Team", says that this encompasses a two fold purposes To thank publicly all those other groups which support and sustain and succor PTA In its activities; and to point to local PTA's as they work for children, the , In estimable value of community cooperation.' : One of the National PTA goils is the strengthening of com munity agencies. North Caro lina's special guest and speaking to this goal will be Mrs. Leon Price of Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Price Is the First Vice President of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, This na tional spokesman has a long and rich heritage of activity In PTA, both la; Texas and at thejiatlonal level. .:.V..'H . - PTA business to be dispatched at . this convention will be the adoption of the PTA Legislation Program for l'C3, and the Flat form; resolutions ; will be considered; a s:te preslueut, first vice-president and secre tary will be elected. ; The coveted Oak Leaf Award presented annually by the State PTA for outstanding service to children during the year will be f d at the banquet on Wed- evening, . " ii "' It- Lccd Participants Ftea Duz? Juunroaa Festivities , , '- Mrs. Thomas p. Brum of Hertford will be among the participants at the annual meeting of the Duke University Alumnae Association here April 18-20. . ' v.-;;-.;; : ' A member of the Woman's College Alumnae Council, Mrs. Brlnn will join scores of other women from throughout the country for a gathering which will focus ton "New Dimen sions in Learning." ,,, One of the first features for the Alumnae Weekend will be the annual School of Nursing Alumnae Lecture presented this year by Dr. Lulu Wolf Hassen plug of the UCLA Medical Center.,-. ; Dean Hassenplug will serve as moderator for several sessions : throughout the two day program. Also scheduled for the week end are several sessions related to the program topic These In clude students discussing under graduate life, Dr. Donald GllUn, Duke historian and authority on China and Southeast Asia, and Beth Cummlngs Paschal who will address a luncheon fathering on "New Dimensions In Art Appreciation." A tea at the home of Presi dent and Mrs. Douglas Knight, a performance by the Duke Con cert Band, open house at the new Alumni headquarters and several luncheons and dinner meetings will be on the agenda. ' The public Is invited to parti cipate in a number of the dis cussion gatherings and other activities, Including a tour of the Duke Gardens. The annual meeting of the Women's College Alumnae As sociation Saturday . morning J April 20, will be the ocasslon for the election of 1968-69 of ficers. Miss Phelps In.-SPAR" hoym Miss Paula Dlanne Phelps, Rt. 3, Hertford, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Milton McKlnley Phelps, enlisted In the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve "SPAR" pro gram on March 22, 1968 for a period of three years and trans ferred to Womens Recruit Training Command, Naval Training Center, Balnbrldge, Maryland for 10-weeks of re cruit training. i Upon completion of recruit training she will be assigned to the Hospital Corpsman school at Great Lakes, HL for a period of 16-weeks. Upon completion of the corpsman training she will then be assigned to one of the Coast Guard shore stations for duty. Miss ; Phelps is a graduate of Pasquotank County High, class of 1967. The following is a program of which Miss Phelps enlisted forj :, ;s . :i I. -"Jj .'' i : ;; i V .- . Beginning the first of 1968, the United States Coast Guard will initiate a program to enlist twenty-five ' SPARS, the Coast Guard designation for their wo men personnel. The SPARS who will be trained as women corps men will undergo extensive training prior to their assign ment to various medical clinics throughout the United States. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30, single. no dependents and be a high school graduate or the equiva lent. The basic period of en Ustment for the program will be three years, The SPARS, who recently celebrated their 25th anniversary, played an lm- port ant part during World War n when they helped the Coast Guard National Library Week Observed April 21-27 will mark the ob servance of National Library Week, The ; purpose of this occasion Is to encourage the development of lifetime reading habits as the foundation of a better Informed people. Within our nation's libraries are stored all the wonders of the world's literature. Scientific andtechni cal knowledge, i philosophy, economics, art, politics - very area of imaginable human interest await the exploring mlnot When man learned to record his ; accomplishments, per manently storing the v sum of his knowledge, progress became a cumulative thing, each genera tion building upon the progress of the past. Without this, We would very likely still be living In caves. Mankind must summon the wisdom of the ages ana fc"osB technologies yet ur.bon to "i a peaceful and a be" r v- 1 f r Ce f '-re. c ) ', ' - --9 p f-'i r Easter Sunday Fire Destroys House Here km,) I, w ;ri A fire Sunday afternoon about 3:15 destroyed the top section of the house shown in the photo. Again, the efficient work of the Hertford Volunteer Fire Department saved the day. The house Is located beside the Hertford Veneer Co. on Grubb St. Some of the contents of the home was destroyed, however a little of the household furnishings were saved but damaged by smoke and water. Saturday Final Registeration Date W. L. "Buddy" Tllley, Chair man of the Perquimans County Board of Elections, reminds the citizens of the county who are of voting age to register. This final day to register tobe eligible to vote in the May primary Is this coming Saturday, April 20. Chairman , Tllley said that some citizens of the county were under the impression that this was a new registration, re- Enlists meet emergency "expansion needs by freeing men for sea duty and war zone activity as the tempo of battle quickened. Today the SPARS consist of 18 women; eight officers and ten enlisted. The additional 25 future recruits will more than double the roles, quite a fete for 25 young women and quite a re sponsibility to Uve up to the standards that the SPARS have established In their 25 years of service. It goes without saying that the 25 applicants who are selected will be among the brightest young ladles in the country. They will have to be, for they will be members of the smallest womens service corps, doing an extraordlanary import ant Job, The benefits these young women will receive will parallel their male counterparts and they will have the distinction of being one of 43 members of the Coast Guard Womens Corps, while at the same time fulfilling a vitally important Job, A look Backward APRIL, ' FIRST POSTMISTRESS WAS HERTFORD WOMAN: Mr. and Mrs, A, W, Hefren were having dinner in a Suffolk restaurant The waitress and kitchen force weren't too rapid, and Mr. and Mrs, Hefren were reading the Richmond Times Dispatch. In one of the Question and Answer features they ran across some thing that should be Interesting to Perquimans County people. "Who was the first postmistress after adoption of the Constitu tion? the -question asked. Mr, and Mrs. Hefren looked at the answer. R stated that Mrs. Sarah deCrowe, of Hertford, North Carolina was the first postmis tress, appointed April 27, 1792. The answers were taken from the Washington Bureau Service. USUAL SUMMER HALF HOLIDAYS TO BEGIN THURS DAY, May 16: All work and no play makes Jack . . , but work and no play also makes Jack a duly boy and a less effie'ent clerk,; particularly In the Good Old Summer Time. Doors of most business places here will close at noon on Thursday and stay closed until the regular opening hour on Frjday morn leg, beginning May 16. ; MRS. FUTRELL WILL STEER WOMEN'S END OF BROUGH TON RACE: The gubernatorial race gathered local angle last week as it was announced that Mrs. Alice Futrell of Hertford, State Chairman of P. T.A, publi cations and also of P, T. A. exhlMts for the past two years; this week assume active c" ;. of tie wos' s dlvl r rf fs J. i!. l-c-"ton April 20th Is quiring everyone tore-register, This is not so. The registera tion books are open for those who have become of voting age. and who have not previously registered, And for those In the county, who have moved from one precinct to another. If you have moved since the last election Into another precinct, then you must register In the precinct In which you are now residing In order tobe ellgl ble to vote. You are requested to re-reglster only In the event you have movedtoa new precinct or have Just become of voting age, - A complete schedule of the registerars and the polling places appears elsewhere In this Issue of the Perquimans Weekly. Be sure to check, the schedule and be registered when primary election day rolls around on Saturday May 4. ,r ; ; Public Hearing On Ordinance Set For April 29th : The Board of Commissioners for the Town of Hertford, in an advertisement In this Issue of the Perquimans Weekly, have announced that a public meeting will be held on Monday night. April 29, at 7:30 p.m. In the Municipal Building on a Pro posed Ordinance to be known as Zoning Ordinance of the Town. The purpose of this proposed ordinance is to establish com prehensive zoning regulations for the Town, and providing for the administration, enforce ment, and amendment in order to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the town. 1940 : PRECINCT AND COUNTY POW WOWS: C. P. Morris, Sco-Co general manager and titular head of the Democratic Party In Per quimans County, is calling upon all good and loyal party members to meet In their respective pr In -clncts on Saturday, May 4th, and lay the foundation for the party's organization and move on to Hertford for the county conven tion to be held Saturday, May nth.', . BUILDING AND LOAN READY TO ISSUE 40th SERIES . OF STOCK; The Hertford Building and Loan Association Is Issuing Us 40th series of stock which will go on sale on May 4. A formal notice is carried to this effect on another page of this newspaper today. The Associa tion has been a boom to Hert ford and Perquimans County Home Builders since 1923, the year of Us organization. McCALLUM GARDENS THING OF BEAUTY TUUPS IN BLOOM: As usual at this sea son and in spite of the unsea sonable weather, the Clyde Mc Callum's riverside lawn and garden are beautiful. Purple and whtte blossoms, together with row on row of red tulips, are In profusion. SARA WARD ELECTED SOCIETY OFFICIAL AT WO MAN'S COLLEGE: Included among officers elected last week by the tour societies at the Wo man's College, University of North Carolina, was Miss Sara Ward, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. W, Ward, who was named 1 er-socioty representative for Superior Court Convenes In Perquimans The April Term of Superior Court convened hist week at the Perquimans Courthouse in Hert ford with Judge Albert Cowper presiding. The following cases were heard; . - . - : Ellis Earl Mlzelle, charged with driving under the Influence, was found not guilty; Ellis Sutton Jr., charged with selling mara juana, nol pros; Eugene Warren, driving under the Influence, $100.00 and costs; Carl Leslie Keeter, charged with driving under the influence, 1200.00 and costs; Homer Burr, charged with forceable trespass, was given a sentence of 18 months to be served at the State Department House of Correction In Raleigh; Melvln Barrington, obtaining property false pretense; was given a sentence of 1 year at the state Department House of Correction; James Maloyed Hunter, 2nd offense of driving under the influence, was given a fine of $550.00 and costs; George Erwln Jackson, speeding, $100, and costs; Charlie Peterson, hit and run, $25.00 and costs; Willie Johnklns, driving under the Influence, $100.00 and costs; Calvin S. Wlnslow and Michael Rayman, each a sentence of 1 year at the state Department House of Correction in Raleigh after being found guilty of break ing and entering and Joe Saunders was placed on pro bation for 3 years after being found guilty of a non-buglarlous charge (under $200.00) of break ing and entering. Salem Almost In A IbemarleArea The group of Moravian settlers that bulU the village of Bethabara and then the town of Salem in what is now Piedmont North Carolina almost settled In the Albemarle area. In 1752 the head of the Ameri can branch of the Moravian Church, Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg, came to North Carolina, with a small group of men to select land for a proposed settlement In the colony. Planning to purchase land on the coast with good water for transportation, the group arrived In Edenton from Pennsylvania for a ten-day vlstt. The Bishop reported that "Land matters in North Carolina are In unbelievable confusion . . ." They were unable to find avail able land and turned west in a difficult journey to the Yadkin River area. On April 17, Wednesday even ing, the Moravians win return to the Albemarle area through the efforts of Peter W. Blum Jr. master craftsman of Old Salem, He will give a slide lecture on the restored Moravian town of Old Salem wUh emphasis on their well-known craft program. His costumed presentation at the Museum of the Albemarle will be followed by the traditional Mora vian repast of coffee and sugar cake. Assistant to the Director of Education and Interpretation, Herring Arrive In Perquimans The annual herring run In the creeks, and the Perquimans River plus the running in Chowan have begun. Last week the fish seemed to be at their peak In several of the creeks In the county the fascinating swirling of the run of the fish begun. Herring dippers, bad their nets out dipping up the fish. It is always a familiar sight during the months of March and April and even as late as May. The return each year of the herring to rivers and creeks of Perquimans is as typical of spring as an apple, peach or pear blossom. The herring, natives of the shores of Labrador, come to tne warmer waters in early spring to spawn. The male fore runners come first down the Atlantic, into the rivers, and finally the creeks. Soon the fe males follow them. Fat with roe, they go Into the quiet creek waters to lay their eggs. It was reported that on Tues day of last week, one couple of nerring dippers, dipped up about 600 herring in a very short time. Word passes quickly when the herring arrive and the dippers load their cars with wire nets and head for the creeks. They drop the wire net in, hold on to the strug until they feel the bump of the herring hitting the net. The net Is then quickly arawn out of the water and most of the time there are a half dozen to a dozen fish pulled in, Herrylng dipping is fun, but rememDer oefore you plan a trip, visit one of the places that sells the license because should you do d'rriPg without one, you'll ret: :t u-v. Consolidation Will Unite 22 Counties The North Carolina Tuber culosis Association Joined local TB Association officials at the Holiday Inn In Wahlngton Wednesday to launch a re organlzatlonal plan that will con solidate 22 counties in Eastern North Carolina. This is one of three area associations to complete formal reorganlzztional steps this month. The others are the mid state TB and RD Association wUh headquarters in Aberdeen and the Triangle TB and RD Association with headquarters In Charlotte. The new consolidation will bring the 22-county area to gether under one board of direc tors. The counties involved are: Beaufort, Bertie, Martin, Wash ington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, PUt, Greene, Lenoir, Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Carteret, Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Pasquotank, Perqui mans, Camden and Currituck, The consolidation of these counties Into one area associa tion will provide for the elimina tion of four local offices and seven volunteer units that are now operating within the 22 county section. J. T. Snowden, Jr., of Green ville, president of the State TB Association, said the executive director for the newly estab lished association will be Mrs. Tempe Clarke of Greenville. Mrs. Clarke was formerly Mr. Blum directs 14 craftsmen and four apprentices in the craft program run by Old Salem in the restored Single Brothers House, He Is an experienced tinsmith, joiner, potter, andcandler. Pre vious to his four years on the Old Salem staff Mr. Blum worked for the U. S. Army at Western Electric in Winston-Salem. He is a Moravian and has been "for as long as I can remember" a trumpet and cornet player in the brass band best known for the traditional Moravian Easter sunrise service. The Moravians will find the Albemarle area far different to day than It was 1752, Bishop Spangenberg reported then that "Of handicrafts I have seen practically nothing In the 150 miles we have traveled across this Province. Almost nobody has a trade, in Edenton I saw one smith, one cobbler, and one tailor at work, and no more..." Today the Albemarle area Is noted for the diverse activities of Us many craftsmen. This lecture is being spon sored by the Museum of the Albemarle as part of Us Mem bers' Series, The public and interested Albemarle area craftsmen are Invited to attend this the last lecture In this East Returns From Vietnam Returning recently from Viet nam, Sgt. Leroy East spent two weeks leave of duty with his mother, Mrs. Walter East of Hertford. Sgt, East has left now for a three year tour of duty In Germany. Accompannlng Sgt. East to Germany are his wife, Pat, and a son, Lloyd East. 'The HearV Below Winners In The Battle Of Band Contest "The Hear Below" from Elizabeth City, N. C. shown In the above photo, picked up $100 cash after winning first place In Hertford Jaycees Battle of Bands contest and teenage dance held Friday nioht In Perquimans County High School Gymnasium. Bands competing for the prize were "The Hear Below" ;"Lttes of Nttes"; "Soul Scene"; and "Stone of Destiny". Their music was enjoyed by approximately 3G0 rsrsor.a, executive director of the coastal eastern area tuberculosis as sociation. The headquarters win be located In Greenville. ' "The consolidation of local associations into larger area units Is being done sothe Tuber culosis association can provide more and better services throughout the state," Snowden said, "With the New organization we can distribute the services more evenly within the counties that make up each area associa tion and reach more people with our programs." Dr. Lynwood Williams of Lenoir County, a former presi dent of the state association, Is the first president of the new eastern association. Joining Dr. Williams on the executive com mittee are; Rowland Pruttt of Hertford County, President -Elect; Edward Davenport of Pas quotank County, Vice President; John Whalen of Beaufort County, Vice President; Charles Mar key of Craven County, Vice Presi dent; Mrs. Carolyn Harris of Hyde County, secretary;' and J. T. Snowden, Jr., of Pitt County, Treasurer. Members at large Include: Miss Myrtle Brock of Jones County, Mrs. Pauline Bateman of Tyrrell County, Dr. Alban Papineau of Washngton County, Mrs. Edward Thompson of Pam Uco County, and Dr. Karl Van Horn of Martin County. year's series to be given at 8 p.m. at the Museum. Gaston Turner Rites Are Held Joseph Gaston Turner, 81, of Route 3, Hertford, dledWednes day at 1:45 p.m. In the Albemarle Hospital following an illness of two months. . A native of Perquimans County, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mrs. Florence Small Turner and was a mem ber of the New Hope Methodist Church. He was a retired farm er. He and his wife, the former Martha Ann Butt, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on January 1. Besides his wife, he Is sur vived by three sons, W.Arthur Turner of Weeksvllle, Ervln Turner of Du rants Neck and Arcla Turner of Tacoma, Wash ington; one daughter, Mrs. Clay ton Forbes of Virginia Beach, Va.; six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday at 3:00 In the New Hops Methodist Church by the Rev, Claude Wilson, the Rev. Tom Biggs and the Rev. Knowles, "Beyond The Sunset" and "Sometime We'll Understand' were sung by the church choir, accompanied by Mrs. Ann Butt, organist. The casket pall was made of red carnations, white chrysan themums and fern. Pallbearers were Haywood Small, William A. Small, Gaston E. Small Jr.; Ernest Sutton, Robert Sutton and Clyde Small, Jr. Burial was in the Perry FamUy Cemetery. Master of Ceremonies was Clarence Shackleford, Edentotv N. C. Judges for the event were. Robert Dally, Edenton. N. C.J Lloyd Bagley, Hertford, N. C; Jim Eastman, South Mills, N. C James Jordan won a trans It t radio at the door. Nancy Rldi ': won first prize for most s -vance tickets sold. Second p' t winner was Frances Mans We would like to thank all r sons that 'h!ed to ma! e i most successlU event, siii ; F''r sdA!!E?,ra''ocw -r --WVw i