FEE PEMUIM AM
WEEKLY
4 Volnme XXV -rjfa. 24
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 4, I960
10 Cents Per Copy
Hertford and Creswell
frecfts Kill Driven
The driver of a moving van
was burned to death In a two
truck accident In front of the
ABC whisky store on the US 1?
by-Pass at Hertford Tuesday
jnernoon, The driver of the
tther truck escaped Injury.
A Creswell man was killed
In a truck-car crash near Cres
well earlier in the day. ; :
. Killed In the Perquimans
frash was John Milton Home, 25,
of Westminister, Calif. He was
a native of North Carolina whose
parents live in Portsmouth.
The driver of - the truck,
Roscoe B. Mason, 38, of Bath,
an oil tanker, described the ac
cident!
"I had Just slowed down for a
state truck to make a turn off the
highway and Just as I started up
again I felt my truck hit in the
rear."
"When he looked in the rear-
view mirror he saw the cab of
the furniture truck in flames.
The rear of his truck was also
burning.
"I pulled by truck to the side
of the road and ran across a
; field. I was afraid it might blow
up," Mason said.
Highway Patrolman Y. Z.
Newberry said Horne was prob
ably killed instantly when the
fire engulfed the cab of his
truck, The dead man's hands
were still clutching the steer
ing wneei when the fire was
: put out. His charred watch show
. ed the time of the crash
2:35 p.m. , ;::.- ..:';.,.:::'
Traffic was tied up on the by
j pass for nearly two hours as
firemen from Hertford and
Elizabeth City tried to put out
the blaze In the rear of the van.
,B was loaded with the furniture
a Navy family from Norfolk,
Little was saved,
Highway engineers were call
ed in to examine the highway
jiThlch was badly burned for about
AOO yards. The fire in the oil
: tanker was confined to the rear
of the tuck.
m addition to his parents,
Mrs. Eva Cray Estep and Louis
; Milton- Horne of Portsmouth,
' Horne is survived by bis widow.
Mrs. Martha Gale Horne; two
daughters, Eva Belle Horne and
Lorie Ann Home; one son, John
Milton Horne, ail of California;
three brothers, Jimmy Lee
Horne of SU Pauls, Samay Earl
Horne of the U. S. Navy in the
Philippines and Richard - L,
Horne of Portsmouth; one step
sister, Dorothy Ann Estep of
Portsmouth: and his maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Doshie
Holder of Fayettevllle. 1 1
The body will remain at Swin
dell Funeral Home in Hertford
pending completion of arrange
ments.
The Creswell man killed in
the head-on car-truck collls
1 ion 2-12 miles west of Cres
well on OS 64 Tuesday at 9
a.m. was William Jennings Dav
enport, 41. He was pronounced
; dead on arrival at Chowan Hos
pltal In Edenton.
Highway Patrolman Wilbur
Sessoms said Davenport passed
t car driven by Marshall Wood
ley of Creswell as it was making
a right turn off the highway and
ran head-on into a truck driven
by John Gosser, 19. of Rt. 1.
Edenton. Gosser was treated
61 the Edenton hospital but not
admitted.
... Davenport was the son of the
Drive With Care
Daring Holiday
If your temper pops like a
cracker this Fourth of July,
, s care that it doesn't steer
I --a tito one of the 1,300 traffic
cedents which the N.C. State
tiotor Club warns may take
at least 80 lives and injure
: 930 others on North Carolina's
Greets and highways during
long holiday.
The state will take a long
i on Its Independence Day
. from 8 p.m, Wednes&y,
S, through midnight Sun
., ;jy 7, a period of 102
?i, -Last year a similar
' ""ih period resulted
. ' i and 813 injured
! 1 j f clients. The most
t t y Memorial Day
s 5 r - cost 32 lives in
i M- nrr. "1. -1
? ' t -r violations
i' t i Fourth weret
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t--i f "e to yield
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late William A. and Mrs. Eva
A. Davenport and the husband
of Mrs. Dorothy Mann Daven
port. Besides his widow, he Is sur
vived by three sons, William J.
Davenport Jr., Gustln W. Dav
enport and Marshall L, Daven
port of Creswell; five daughters,
Mrs, Glenda D. Rose of Suffolk,
Misses Dorothy E. Davenport
Melody L. Davenport, Jean C.
Davenport and KlmberlyD.Duv-
Highway Patrol Seeking
Applicants For School
The North Carolina State
Highway Patrol is seeking ap
plicants for a basic training
school which will begin Septem
ber 8th attheUMversltyofNorth
Carolina's Institute of Govern
ment at Chapel H11L
Major E. W. Jones, who heads
the Patrol's Training and In
spection Division, says there are
openings for 40 men In the 14
weeks of school,
"The basic school," said
Major Jones, "includes a com-
W.S.C.S.:. W.S.G.
To Meet Monday
The Woman's Society
of
Christian Service and the Wes.
ley an Service Guild of the First
United Methodist Church will
meet Jointly Monday, July 8,
ai e r.M, in tne euowsmptiaii.
Executive committee members
will meet at 7:30 P.M. prior
to the Joint meeting.
At the conclusion of the busi
ness session Mrs, Marlon Rid
dick and. members of the Guild
will present the program, "The
Quest for Identity: Contemp
orary Literature." This will
be an examination of modern
poetry and fiction as ' guides
to the search for Identity and
meaning.
Following the adjournment,
circles that will not meet this
month will have the opportunity
to meet with their chairman
in regards to the circles bus
iness activities.
All members of Hie Woman's
Society and Guild are urged to
attend.
Pf Hal Rogers
In Vietnam
Army Private First Class Hal
K. Rogers. 24, son of Mr. and
Mrs.' Hal K. Rogers. Sr.. Route
3, Hertford, N. C was assigned
June 4 to Headquarters Com
pany, 3rd Battalion of the 4th
mnntry Division's 12th Infantry
near Dak To, Vietnam as a
supply man.
R. M. Rfddfcfc,
R, V., r;:j;ck, Jr., S&lor
Vice. Fr'sletrt and c: airman
of the F.ard of tee Felaa
Eank - ft Trurt C r; zy.
Hertford, K. C, v?s t riJ
at a reilrc.-,'-t t: rnJ e
22 at the T. -a i IC ry
Restaurant, .r' . , . .C.
ater sixty ysrs of I
Rlddlck bean his C " I
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enport' of the home; one broth
er, Marvin A. Davenport of
Creswell; a sister, Mrs. Francis
D. Comstrock of CresweH and
two grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held
Thursday at 3 p,m. at Mt. Her
man Methodist Church Methodist
Church by the Rev. Henry Hun
nlngs, pastor, and the Rev. Roy
Scarum. Burial will be In the
family cemtery with Walker Fu
neral Home in charge.
prehenslve survey ofallareasof
traffic control and law enforce
ment. The instruction Is by ex
perts in each field and cover
a myriad of topics from pursuit
driving to public relations."
On' July 1, the Patrol's
authorized strength will in
crease by 50 men to 877. The
increase in personnel was ap
proved by the 1967 General As
sembly. The legislators pro
vided for 75 men the first year
of the blennlum and 50 the
second.
b order to qualify for employ
ment by the Patrol, a young man
must be between 21-30 years of
ago, a U. S. citizen with a high
scnooi diploma, s leet -iz
Inches tall, 160 pounds and be
able to pass a rigid physical
and mental examinations.
"We have modified one of the
physical requirements," Mayor
Jones said. "It is now possible
for a young man with 20-40
vision to Join the Patrol. Of
course, this deficiency must be
corrective to 20-20 with glasses
or contact lens."
The Patrol officer said in
terested applicants can get ad
ditional information by contact
ing the local district first Ser
geant or by writing directly to
Patrol Headquarters, Motor Ve
hicles Building, Raleigh, N. C.
P. L. Winslow, Jr.
Given Scholarship
Percy L. Winslow. Jr. of Bel-
videre has been awarded a $500
Scholarship by the North Caro
lina Association of Insurance
Agents. Winslow is one of 15
students throughout North Caro
lina to receive this award for
the coming school year. These
awards are presented annually
by the Association to deserving
students whose scholastic
achievements and Interest
qualify them for such an award.
Mr. Winslow is returning to
East Carolina University,
Greenville, North Carolina as
a senior this tall. He is the son
of Mr. A Mrs. Percy L, Winslow
of Belvldere,
Jr. Honored at Retirement Dinner
A Trust Company, Rocky Mount
N.C Rlddlck has been honored by
his fellow bankers on many oc
casions having1 served as, both,
Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer
of Group I in the North
Carcoa Bankers Association.
I t served as Secretary-Trea-r-r-t
of the North Cac'-na
i . ers As-.t-ltacn for .two
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A Hertford fireman cools down the charred
remains of the moving van which collided with
the rear of a gasoline tanker on the US 17
Betsy Barbee Little
Mrs. Betsy Barbee Little graduated magna cum laude with the
class of '68 from East Carolina University with a B. S. degree
In Home Economics. While at E. C. U. she was a member of
Phi Upsllon Omlclon Honorary Home Economics Fraternity.
Mrs. Lltrte is now living in Plymouth where her husband, J.
Larkin Little Is the Manager' of Home Savings and Loan
Association. Mrs. Little Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
.Barbee of Hertford,
Rites Held For Alvin Stallings
Funeral services for Alvin
Leon Stallings, 17, of Route 2,
who died last Monday night as'
a result of Injuries sustained
when he fell from a truck, load
of wheat straw, were held Wed
nesday June 26, at 4:30 in the
Chapel of the Swindell Funeral
Home by the Rev. Noah Toler,
pastor of Whiteville Grove
Baptist Church, and the Rev.
William Pinner, pastor of the
Epworth Methodist Church.
Chairman of the Board of
Peoples Bank.presented Rlddlck
a Silver Tray bearing the In
scription: "Presented to R. M.
Rlddlck Jr.' in recognition of
sixty years faithful service 1908
1968 Peoples Bank -Trust
Company, Hertford. N.C." n
addition to W. W. Shaw, W. H.
Stanley, President of Peoples
tank, attended the dinner, with
their wives, Advisory Board
members, ofScers, employes
td t ir wives were in at
t " t"e Ksresrd Of
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Dead Near Hertford
by-pass at Hertford Tuesday afternoon and
caught fire. The driver burned to death.
(Radcllff Reel)
Graduates from ECU
"How Great
sung by Mrs.
Thou Art" was
Elton Trotman
and Ray Hurdle. They were ac
companied by Mrs. Elva Mae
Rlddlck.
The casket pall was made of
white chrysanthemums and red
carnations and fern.
Pallbearers were Bill Chap
pell, Douglas Chappell, Tommy
Meads, Johnny Frank Nixon,
wayne staaings ana uonaia
Stalling.
v Burial . was In the Family
Cemetery at Sandy Cross.
F.FJL Boys Win In
Forestry Contest
The Perquimans County High
School FFA Chapter won first
place in the State Forestry Con
test held at the State Convention
in Raleigh, This was the first
Forestry Contest ever held on
the State level.
The contest was set up by
N. C. Foresters in a wooded
area in Wake County and divi
ded into the following parts:
Sawtlmber estimation of
standing trees or "Cruising",
pulpwood volume or cordage of
standing trees, thinning, and tree
identification. The boys had two
hours to complete the above.
Boys competing for P.C.H.S.
were: Dan Nixon, Johnny Caddy,
Douglas Perry and Donald
Hobbs. Dan Nixon was the high
est scoring Individual in the
entire contest. The boys , won
a very pretty plaque and a cash
award. There is no National
competition in this contest.
Children s Hour
Skied At I.I0A
The Museum of the Albe
marle started this week having
a Children's Hour. This wilt
be held on Wednesdays from U to
L At this week's session the
program consisted of a scaveng
er hunt, story of Betsy Dowdy's
Ride, tour of Museum, nd a
picric kacb,
C; " ""n from the age 1
r f i'T'.'ed to tie next
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Phillip L. Jackson
Dies Saturday
Phillip Leon Jackson, 65, of
725 Grubb Street, died Saturday
night at 11:30 in Duke Hospital
following a short illness. A na-i
tive of Perquimans County, he
was the son of the late Llnwood
and Mrs. Elva Hasket Jackson.
He was a member of the
Damascus Christian Church In
Sunbury and was employed by
the State Highway Department
as superintendent of the Main
tenance Department. For Gates
and Perquimans Counties. He
had been with the department
tor 38 years, having started
as a helper and working up
through the ranks.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Lucille Matthews Jackson;
a daughter, Mrs, June Bright
of Southern Pines; a son, Gene
Jackson of Charlotte; two step
daughters. Mrs. Ralph Cone of
Huntsville, Alabama and Mrs.
Jack Montgomery of Roanoke,
Va.; a step-son, Paul Matthews
of Winston-Salem; two sisters,
Mrs. Ora Hendricks of Hertford
and Mrs. Lloyd Elliott of Wil
mington; one brother, Jerry
Jackson of Chesapeake, Va,; and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 3:30 In the Chapel of
the Swindell Funeral Home by
the Rev. M.E. Taylor, pastor
of Damascus Christian Church
and Mr. C, L. Brewer.
Music was played during the
service by Mrs. J. Ellie White,
organist.
The casket pall was made of
red roses, stock and white
chrysanthemums and fern. Pall
bearers were Jimmy Stallings,
C, C, Hofler, Hurley Hofler, Roy
West, Edmond White and R. C.
Bunch. Honorary pallbearers
were members of the StateHwy.
Department. Burial was In the
Damascus Church Cemetery,
ounDury, ;
Funeral Services Held
For Joseph O. Chappell
Funeral services for Mr.
Joseph Oliver Chappell, 78, of
Rt. 1 Belvldere who died last
Sunday night, wereheldWednes-
day June 26 at 3:00 In the Chapel
of the Swindell Funeral Homeby
Mr. Luther Gray and Mr. D, O,
Dameron of Norfolk.
The casket pall was made of
white chrysanthemums, red car
nations, white gladioli and fern.
Pallbearers were Ray Twine,
Clarence Chappell, Jr., Hubert
Chappell, Thomas Chappell, Dr.
Joe Draper, Jr. and Harvey
Chappell. :
Burial was in. the Chappell
Family Cemetery.
Funeral Rites Held For
Mrs. Julia Divers
Funeral services for Mrs.
Julia Goodwin Davis Divers, 48,
who died last Tuesday morning
in the Albemarle Hospital were
held Wednesday June 26 at U30
to the Chapel of the Swindell
Funeral Home by the Rev. CJ,
Andrews, pastor of First United.
Methodist Church.
"In The Garden" and "Abide
With Me" were sung by Mem
bers of the Hertford Baptist
Church Choir, accompanied by
Mrs. J. Ellie White, organist.
The casket pall was made
of pink carnations, white chry
santhemums, white gladioli and
fern. , .
Pallbearers were Palmer
Tyieh, James . Divers, Georjel
rrrc a, v.t, Eaot, wjs, ur ,
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Seaboard Medical Association
Has Three Day Convention
June 19-23, 1969 are the dates
set for the 74th Convention of the
SEABOARD MEDICAL ASSOCI
ATION. Making the announce
ment is Robert G. Gahagan, M. D.
of Norfolk, Virginia newly elect
ed President of the two-state
physician group.
Other officers elected to serve
1968-69 Seaboard Medical Asso
ciation at the Annual Convention
held at Nags Head last week-end
were: Henry L. Stephenson
M. D., Washington; &d vice
president, James L. Thompson,
M.D., Norfolk; 2nd vice-president,
Samuel G. Jenkins, M.D.,
Elizabeth City; and 4th vice
president, Charles Rawls, M.D.
of Suffolk.
B. Voss Neal, M.D. of New
port News continues his term of
three years as Secretary
Treasurer of the 500 member
group. The new officers were
installed last Saturday night at
the President's Dinner.
T. P. Brlnn, M. D. of Hert
ford presided over the three
day Convention. Robert A, Ross,
M.D. of Chapel Hill, N.C. was the
guest dinner speaker on Satur
day night. His topic, "The Role of
the Regional Medical Societies
Today", gave emphasis to the
;fine exhange of scientific and
fellowship provided by such
group meetings as the Sea
board Medical Association. Its
value reaches far beyond the
more formal and "Impersonal"
large audiences found in state
and national associations. 1
The 73-year old medical group
the oldest of its kind along the
Atlantic Seacoast, agreed some
ten years ago to hold its Annual
Convention at the Hotel Carolin
ian at Nags Head. In recognition
of its "permanent" Convention
site, Past-Presidents plaques
were presented to the ten presi
dents serving the Association
during this period of time. They
were: L. Everett Sawyer, M.D. of
Elizabeth City, N. C; William
H. Rommn, M. D.Moyock, N.C.;
Charles E. Horton, M.D. Nor
folk; David T. Tayloe, M.D.
Washington, N.C., John L. Mc
Cain, M. D. Wilson; Clarke Rod
man, M. D, Washington, N. C.;
Walter P. Adams, MJD.Norfolk.
Mission Sunday
To Be Observed At
Methodist Church
Mission Sunday will be ob
served at the First United
Methodist Church In Hertford
Sunday, July 7th, when Mr. Kwan
Lyun Kim, a Korean student
studying at Duke, will be guest
speaker at the 11:00 o'clockwor-
shlp service according to Rev.
C. J. Andrews, pastor. On Sat
urday evening he will be meet
ing with the MYFers of the
church during a cook-ouc and
fellowship hour at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stokes.
Mr, Kim will be returning
to his homeland later this month.
Winfall Water System
Plant In Operation
Mayor Elijah White of WuMl (left and Robert Taylor, water .
superintendent (right are bush checking the filter and controls'
at the New WlnfaU Water System Plant to see that everything
is operating prpperly. The plant pumps 30100 gallons of water
C A r ,:c ion Ceremony was held Jjne 1 with Cor-ress-r
l V't'r Jv' s as g'est f?t--r tr t"e evst. ve are
1 t-j r- ' t r ' " ' e i i r "
Gervas S. Taylor, M. D. Nor
folk; Jerome E, Adamson, M.D.
Norfolk; John R. Chambliss,
M. D. Rocky Mount, N. C. and
James M. Habel, M. D. of Suf
folk, Va.
Dr. T. P. Brlnn, out -going
President, from Hertford, N.C.
received his Past-President's
to the Company headquarters
dent Robert C. Gahagan, M.D.
of Norfolk at the close of the
Dinner on Saturday night.
Ortho Pharmaceutical Com
pany was the recipient of the
1968 EXHIBITORS AWARD. An
nouncement was made on Sat
urday night that a plaque will
be properly engraved and sent
to the Company hedquarters
In recognition of this AWARD.
The THEME of the 1968 Con
vention was: MAD MOD MED
WORLD-wlth the costume party
held on Friday night. Prize win
ning couple, judged by a com
mittee, was Dr. and Mrs. T.P.
Brlnn of Hertford. Their hand
painted, psychadellc - attire
actually glowed in the "black"
lights which help create the
MOD Atmosphere of the hotel
Ball Room.
Some 250 members, exhibi
tors, wives and guests were
present for Saturday night's
President Dinner and Ball. Ray
Kipper and his Band from Nor
folk played Saturday night and
Dick Jorden and his Combo en
tertained the Convention group
on Friday night.
William A. Elliott
Dies Friday
William Alexander Elliott, 74,
of 311 Grubb Street, Hertford,
died unexpectedly Friday morn
ing at 11:40 In the Albemarle
Hospital. A native of Perqui
mans County, he was the son
of the late William J. and Mrs.
Laura Hobbs Elliott. He was a
member and former deacon of
the Hertford Baptist Church and
was employed by the Hertford
Farmers Exchange.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Agnes Mitchell Elliott; three
sons, William A. (Bill) Elliott
and J.D. Elliott of Edenton and
R. C. (Bobby) Elliott of Hert
ford; and half-sister, Mrs. Shel
ton Long of Route 1, Hertford;
two half-brothers, Cecil Skin
ner of Texas and Lloyd Elliott
of Wilmington; seven grand
children and four great grand
children. Graveside services were held
Sunday at 4:00 in Cedirwood
Cemetery by the Rev. Norman
Harris, pastor of Hertford
Baptist Church.
The casket pall was made
of white chrysanthemums,
baby's breath and fern.
Pallbearers were Carl Sawyer
Jimmy Sawyer, Carl Skinner,
Julian White, Raymond Harmon
and Jack Phillips.
Swindell Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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