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i8,4 Co. uo-oiAAxe, fly. 40200 FTrJ TT ' T7 TT " Im TT!3 im n T7 TT T T A VT (C 7 El 1; ini ir a i& u ii m s w T;vr. Volume XV r No. 26 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday. July 18, 1968 10 Cents Per Copy 'Civil Service Commmion Vim Matthews Makes Big Catch on Outer Banks Hertford Firemen's Activities Report Announce Opening of Exams r. aKLYv rfe ,( . Hie U. S. Civil Service Com. mission has announced the open-i . lng of new examinations in the following occupations: 1. Careers lnScience and En gineering. These are positions In the physical and . mathematical sciences and engineering in grades GS-9 through 15. They are located principally In the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, although positions in cer tain of the subject matter fields ,wlll also be filled In other parts , of the United States, The new Wildlife Commission Sets 68-69 Migratory Season RALEIGH, N.C.-The North Carolina wildlife Resources Commission, In cooperation with the UJS. Bureau of Sport Fish eries and Wildlife, this week established the 1968-69 open season dates and bag limits for hunting rail, woodcock, snipe and dove in the state. Following the traditional pro . cedure of selecting migratory bird hunting season dates from within a frameword established by the federal government, the Commission approved migra tory bird seasons and bag limits similar to those of previous years. While making no changes in the length of the season or In the bag limits, the Commis sioners voted to open the North Carolina dove season a few days earlier than last year. To allow Tarheel hunters to take advan tage of the larger numbers of doves available In early Septem ber while opening the season on day when most hunters would fe free to hunt, the Commission uecieea to open wis year's aove season on Labor DayTttpfst years the dove season has tra ditionally opened on the first Saturday following Labor Day. This year's split season for doves in North Carolina will begin on September 2 and end on October 5. The second half of the dove season win begin on December 7 and end on January 1L The dally bag limit for doves win be allowed from 12:00 noon until sunset.' to addition to the dove season, the Commission this week esta blished the : season for rail, woodcock and snip in North Carolina. "Sing-Out America " Group Sings A t Church Ting-Out -Windsor", 006 Sing-Out America' groups present a program at the -d Baptist Church on Sun -'r.g,- July 21st, at 7:30 , l t' e Fellowship Hall of rch. This group Is com f 5 to 40 young enthu. " era from Windsor, . t iTankUn, Virginia, '!''. s, guitars, trum , s . tamborlnes and : tt osentatlon, i t of tMs group has J lis r "so thuslyj - r 3 t ! to rimake the 'I ii to re t i e cl Amerl- t i t C rs Is broad-band examination super-1 sedes previous examinations UVUKUif IUVIIUCU UiWRIH-j 1st, Cartographer, Astronomer, i Engineer, navigational scien tist, Hydrologlst, Meteorologist, Landscape Architect, Oceano grapher, Statistician and Mathe matical Statistician, Radioiso tope Scientist, Mathematician, Chemist, Metallurgist, and Phy sicist. , No written test is required for these positions. Ratings will be determined by an evaluation of education and experience. The Commission selected September 2 through November 10 as the 1968-69 open season for rail and established a bag limit of 15 dally and 30 in pos session. The Tarheel woodcock season set by the Commission will start on November 16 and end on January 19. The bag limit for woodcock will be 5 dally and 10 In possession. The 1968-69 hunting season for Wil son's snipe will be November 16 through January 4 with a bag limit of 8 daily and 16 In possession. Shooting hours for rail, wood cock, and snipe will be from one half hour before sunrise until sunset, ' " Hertford Loses Free Telephones The Hertford Town Commis sioners are faced with an ex pense of approximately $1,000.00 Der Vear for town tnlonhnna J flerric-as,pf July I, according Town Clerk. . , , The revised agreement with Norfolk and Carolina Tel. and Tel. Co. will eliminate aU free municipal telephone service. Elliott stated that plans are being made by the town officials which mav decrease tha telephone expense. Other business discussed dur ing the business section included temporary,; plans for street cleaning while the sweeper was out of order, and increased salaries for some' of the town employees, ' -400 Many of us have found ourselves saying things that we never thought we had the courage to say. Several of us have given; our best efforts not only to tol erate but to learn to make friends of our enemies. These are a few examples - of what sing-out has done for us. The message conveyed by sing-out is not preachy" or "old-fasEiloned". We feel that our music is alive with color, speed and sound, S's contagious In spirit, rfeyi!uat and beat. ; : "We' are out to make ft a new voice of a new generation and a new answer fof age-Ola pTOOiema. JU w mcmc and' slogan "Up WUh People" each word is s!?mMnt-.'Up" rafher than "Down" "With" of A-ZAielni , 82,1 ' 'e", all people, rather i i . a and JCne", i fcc-3 of nriy roc: Interested applicants may get further details in Announcement No. WA-8-05P. It can be obtained from Federal Job Information Centers In large cities, from many post offices in cities where there are no Job Information Centers, or from the Interagen cy Board of UJS Civil Service Examiners, 1900 E. St. N.W., Washington. D.c, Z0415. All qualified applicants will be considered for appointment without regard to race, creed, color, sex. or national origin. The Government is authorized to pay higher than the statutory rates to most scientists and engineers Joining the Federal workforce. Fringe benefits are liberal and attractive. In addition, travel costs for appointees and their immediate families, and for movement of their household goods to the first duty station may be paid by the government. 2. Career Opportunities In the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area for Office Machine Opera tors. -. Federal agencies in and around Washington, D.C, have openings for Card Punch Opera tors, GS-2 and 3; Electric Ac- GS-2, 3 and 4; Teletypists, GS-3 and 4; Peripheral Computer Equipment Operators, GS-3 and 4 and Miscellaneous Office Machine Operators, GS-2 and 3. The July 1st pay raise Is reflected in the following annual starting salaries: GS-2, $4,231; GS-3, $4,600, and GS-4, $5,145. A written test of verbal and clerical abilities is required for all positions. An additional test of abstract reasoning is required for Electric Accounting Machine and Peripheral Computer Equip ment operator positions. Typing ability Is required for Card Punch, Teletype, and other oper ator positions requiring use of a typewriter key board. Further details are in the amendment to Announcement WA-7-40. It may be obtained from Federal. Job -Information Centers in large cities, from many post offices in cities where there are no Job Information Centers, or from the Interagency 'Board of U.S Civil Service Examinee-, 1900 E.St. N.W., Wash ington, D.C. 20415. All qualified applicants will be considered for appointment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Young people appointed to these positions from other parts of the country may receive help from their agencies in finding convenient, attractive housing in the Washington, D.C. area. people today is violence, crime, drugs and unbelief. We fight these with counter feelings of faith, hope and love. We are not embarrassed to speak of the four absolutes-honesty, purity, unselfishness and love. These provide us with a challenge and a formula for building better lives. "We have accepted . a chal. lenge to make people see what life Is really about by the songs we sing and ff way we live. We put forth tills challenge to young people everywhere. K Is not easy but it gives us something to make our lives real to make them count, t give us something we can do to combat rather than a :4 to ttse uarest In the world. For mtry of us it is truly the g-''st i adventure of our Lves." The church extends a cordial Invitation to friends. Tim Matthews displays a 25 lb. Dolphin caught on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on a recent fishing trip with a group of local anglers. This was one of several nice State 4-H Club Week Set For July 22-25 A delegation of 1,250 Tar Heel 4-H Club members and their adult leaders will converge on Raleigh, Monday, July 22, for the 1968 state 4-H Club Week. our aays oi activities on the North Carolina State Unl verslty campus will climax another year of work for the 4-H'ers. Dr. T.C. Blalock, state 4-H Club leader, said each of the state's 100 counties will be re presented. The delegates will throw their youthful enthusiasm into a tight schedule of classes contests, recreation, fellowship and even politicking. Among the featured speakers, Mrsi Eula Umphlett Injured Seriously In Wreck Tuesday Mrs. Eula M. Umphlett, 58. of Rt. 3, Hertford, was report ed to be in a serious condition at the Chowan Hospital following a tnree-car wreck on US 17 .07 of a mile north of Edenton Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. Mrs. Umphlett sustained head. back and abdomen injuries and was taken to the hospital by the Chowan Rescue Squad. Others treated at the hospital were her husband, William F. Umphlett, her daugher-ln-law, Mrs. Linda Umphlett was admitted with a broken leg and foot injuries. The others were treated and re leased. . According to Patrolman Y. Z. Newberry, Investigating officer, John C. Twlddy and Umphlett were driving cars heading north on US 17 when Twlddy stopped before making a left turn, Umphlett's car, which was following him, went into a skid when he' applied his brakes and struck the rear of Twiddy's car. Umphlett's car continued Into the left lane of traffic and was hit by Plttman's.car.; Newberry charged Umphlett with failing to reduce to avoid an accident. : Mrs. Sutton Reports First Cotton Bloom In Perquimans Mrs. Cornle W. Sutton of Rt. 1 Hertford reported the first cotton blossom In the county on Friday. July 12. Mrs, Sutton has been the first person to give this report to the weekly for a number of years. Woodville Boy Killed By Truck Addis Cudero Burke, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Burxe, Jr. of Rt, 3, Hertford was killed Thursday when he attempted to jump into the rear of a farm truck driven by his uncle while he was backing Into a yard. Hel slipped and fell under the wheels. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Albemarle Hos pital. ' ' i Highway Patrolman W.B.Rld. dick said the accident occurred on State Road 1333 near Wood ville at 11:30 AJA. . . The truck was owned by the boy's father and driven by his uncle. William F. Burke. 35 of Rt. 3, Hertford. -ran Dolphin landed him were. Jack Young, and Sid Hertford. according to Blalock, will be Jesse Owens, Olympic cham pion, and Sharon Finch, afrom er Miss North Carolina. Miss Finch will appear on the program - Tuesday morning speaking to the 4-H'ers on "Excellence Through Physical Fitness." Owens will speak Thursday Morning on "The Challenge That Faces Youth Today." Dr. John T. Caldwell, chan cellor of North Carolina State University, will welcome the group at the opening assembly Monday evening. A pageant, "Tribute to Excellence," will be presented by Wake County. Among the other highlights of the week are the Honor Club tapping ceremony Monday night, the Health Pageant Tuesday night, the Dress Revue wednes day night, and the Parade of Talent Thursday night. The morning assemblies begin at 8 p. m. in Reynolds Coliseum. The public Is invited. Some 30 contests, starting Monday with Judging in livestock and horltlcultural crops, will be held throughout the week. The contestants are winners from the state's six extension districts. One of the most spirited events of any 4-H Club Week Is the cam palgn and election of officers. This convention-style election will be held Thursday afternoon. Current state 4-H officers will preside at various sessions during the four days. The of ficers are: Janice Hancock, Ran. doiph County, president; John Pat " McDowell, Edgecombe county, , vice-president: Tex Barrow, Greene County, secre tary - treasurer; and Llbby Leary, Forsyth County, re- Mrs. Sjjluifl Winslow Attends "Qua Iter Safari Mrs. Sulvla W. Winslow left July 10 for Goldsboro where a Greyhound chartered bus stop ped in Raleigh, Durham, Greens boro, Winston-Salem and Ar lington, Va. to pick up North Carolina Friends and left on what has been termed a A Quaker Safari." V The thirty-eight travelers and the driver will all attend The National United Society of Friends Women and Quaker Men's Conferences at William Penn CoUege, Oskaloosa, Iowa. " The group will remain for a post-conference tour, leaving on July 19 to travel through South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colo rado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkan sas and Georgia. The Oklahoma they are to visit The Friends Mission Station at McCIoud. The North Carolina Missionary Circles are spend ing . cloth scraps that can be used for quilt squares. They will also take tothe Conference books of trading stamps toward buying an ambulance for the hospital at Kalmosi. (2500 books are needed.) This Is the Christian Service Project for the Con ference. A Devotional book has been prepared by one of the group. The Morning Devotional should cause each to experience a real spiritual growth. It Is the aim of each person to cause the trip to be a highlight in the Uves of aU others in such a way that each ' 1 11 ( m by the group. Fishing with Hoppler, Tom Brown, Dilmon Harmon on the T&T out of Rescue Squad Is Very Active The Perquimans County Res. cue Squad has been quite active since it began operation on Oct' ober 6, 1967. According to report given out this week bv Durward Barber, Jr., Captain the local squad, manned en tirely with volunteer help, has answered 185 caUs both emer gency and convalescent and driven a total of 10,244 miles since that date. Seven first aid classes have neen taught, including a course -0E3-whlch was taught by Eliz abeth City doctors at the Col lege of the Albemarle. Spon sored by the State Board of Health, the 24 hour course was taught for nine nights. With an active membership of 70 men, fifty-two of these have qualified for their ambulance attendant certificate from the N.C. State B card of Health. Td N.C. State Board of Health. To quallfty for this, a member has to complete both the standard and advanced first aid courses, plus the OE3 course. Out of the squad, four members have recently qualified as First Aid lnstuctors. These are Dur ward Barber, Jr., Dan Berry, Eldon Winslow and H.B. Mil ler. The local squad which is on duty 24 hours a day, is divided into five squads, each with a sergeant in charge. One squad is responsible for alldaycallswlth each of the other four taking one week a month staying at rescue squad headquarters each night. New officers will be elected at the July 22 meeting. Present officers are Captain Durward Barber, Jr.; Lieutenant Eldon Winslow; Secretary Talmage Rose; Treasurer George Jack son; Sergeants H.B. Miller, Gene Phillips, Lloyd Dail, Arch ie Riddick, Pete Thompson and Floyd Benton. will be a better person when the trip Is over. Mrs. Winslow expects to re turn home in time to attend the North Carolina Friends Yearly Meeting at Guilford College, Greensboro, August 6-9. Revival At Berea Church Oi Christ An old fashion Revival Meeting will begin at the Berea Church of Christ on Monday July 22 and continue through Sunday July 28. Services will begin each evening at 8:00 o'clock. Jack D. Harris, of Ellaabethton, Tennessee, will be the Evangelist. The public is invited to come and hear heart thrilling music and soul searching preaching each night. 1 i kj J July 18, 1968 7:30 P.M. Fire man's Meeting Fire Station Training on automatic sprinkler systems will be conducted by iiacx w. Harreii. jacK is in charge of fire fighting opera tions at the Harvey Point Test ing Facility. He has planned instruction on sprinkler sys tems - actual pumper hook up at the Don Juan Mfg. Co - and a pre-planned Inspection tour of the plant. The only other sprinkler system in Hertford is the Hertford Veneer Co. Life Membership Awards Chief ElUott presented life membership cards in the N.C. State Firemen's Association on June 17th to the retired men: C. T. Skinner, Sr., S. M. Whed bee, C. F. Sumner, V. N. Dar den, E. M. Fields, and B. C. Berry. 25 Year Service Awards were presented to Bill Fowler, F. T. Britt, C. T. Howell, H.N.Nixon, and W. T. Miller. Chief Elliott congratulated all these firemen for their service to the Hertford Department. Richard Morgan resigned on May 1st and Robert E. Carter presigned on June 14, 1968 from the HFD. We appreciate the ser vice these men rendered while living in Hertford. Flash Fire Results in Death The July 2nd gasoline tanker moving van fire brought to focus a number of points: (1) The HFD firemen that respond ed and assisted In controlingthe fire (and helped to re-load the trucks) are to be commended highly. From evidence seen and reports from spectators, these firemen did an outstanding job. (2) The special training held re cently by the HFD on gas tanker fires certainly paid off. (NOTE: firemen that do not attend train ing can often jepodize other firemen's life in an emergency by not being aware of new methods and by their reluctance to attack fires), (3) Thanks go out to the firemen from the Win fall, Intercounty (Woodville), Bethel, and Elizabeth City de partments for their assistance., this points out the value of mu- M.B. MottsNetu Pastor At Center Hill Baptist Beginning this week the. Center I Hill, and Great Hope Baptist Churches will have their new pastor M.S. Motts, who has re- j cently moved into the parsonage i at Center HilL He comes to the I Center Hill, and Great Hope Churches from Gastonla where J he has served the Bethany Bap-1 tist Church for the past six and I a half years. During the time he was pastor in Gastonla he com pleted the requirements for i graduation from Southeastern! Baptist Theological, Seminary i where he graduated on May 3U Prior to going to Gastonla, he, served the First Baptist Church ( Mission, of Bessemer City, N.C. and before that the Cal-j s.c. He is married to the former Miss Miriam L. Leftis ofGaf-j mey, D.t. ana iney nave uuee children; Beverly 12, Sandly 11, and Cheryl 10. While in Gastonla he served as pastor Advisor of the Gaston j Baptist Training Union, And at the time of his resignation from the Gastonla Church he was President of,the Gaston County, Foster Parents Association, an j organization composed of par ents who opened their homes to neglected and uncared for child ren. The children were placed In the homes by the Domestic Relations Court, under the j supervision of the Welfare Department. During the timej their home was opened to take in children they cared for 27 child- i rent. The children's ages were ! from 2 days old, to 12 years old, 6 weeks was the shortest stay and 3 years was the long est stay of any of the children. Mr. Motts has also had an Interest in the Boy Scout Pro gram, He has been In scouting most of his life since he was 12 years old. He was the third boy tobe awarded the Eagle Scout Award In the troop he belonged to In his home town of Pacolet, S.C. The first boy to receive that award was General William Westmoreland, also a native of Pacolet. The highlight of Mr. MUl. a mn In lQKQwtlltA miUB WVC WUIIW HI i" j be was attending the National Jamboree at Irvine Ranch in California, He was chosen as the outstanding sc outer and as a result waswrlttenaboutlnnews paper and - magazine articles throughout the United States and many foreign countries. Since entering the ministry be has served as Scoutmaster, and Committeeman' , tual aid - man power wise. The . Perquimans Rescue Squad was on stand by also. (4) Sheriff J. H. Broughton is to be commended for his dutyln crowd control during the fire, and following thru on the removal of the trucks and damaged property from the highway. He stuck with the Job for four days and nights. Pre-PIan Mutual Aid- The one result that should come from this tragedy is for the chief officers of all the fire depart ments in our county, the law enforcement officials, rescue officers, civil defense etc. to meet, pre-plan, and write out a mutual aid plan In the advent of other fires, wrecks, plane crashes, hurricanes, or natural disasters. The need for a good Dlan is nowt Butwhn wills the leadership to get this Job aone? Where does the respon sibility lay? Who will get these emergency units together and coordinate the plans? We are already 5 years latel New Pumper Ordered: The Perquimans County Commis sioners have placed an order for a new fire engine that will be operated by the HFD. The engine will be on a '69 ford built by Howe Fire Apparatus Co. - sold by Atlantic Supply Co (Dick Joyner-Suffolk, VaJ. the pumper will be 75 GPM 700 gallon capiclty booster tank painted RED - with delivery ex pected in the early part of 1969. Chief Elliott and Commissioner Ellis Winslow worked with. Joyner on the spec's. With this new pumper, this should make the fire fighting capability in Perquimans County second to none in the Albemarle. Fish Fry Supper on Saturday July 20th at Woodville from 4:30 P.M. until 7 P.M. The Inter county boys say you can eat all you want for $1.25. The Albemarle Firemen's Association will meet and eat on August 6 at the Moyock Fire Department. Mr. Motts is a veteran of the Korean war, during which he was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Currituck, a sea plane tender, and at the Naval Air Facilities, weeksville, N.C. During the time aboard ship he served as Chap lain's Assistant, Librarian, and Editor of the Ship's Newspaper. Jenny Chambers Picked By Jaycees Jenny Chambers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Chambers, of , Rt. 1, Hertford, has been selec ted by the Hertford Jaycees to represent Perquimans County in the 6th annual Boy's Home . Bowl Game as a Cheerleader. The game will be played at Flcklen Stadium, on the East Carolina University Campus in Greenville August 3 at 8 p.m. The game is played between the North AU Stars and the South All Stars. These boys are se lected from various high schools across North Carolina for their outstanding football accomplish ments, ' All proceeds go to Boy's Home at Lake Waccamaw, N.C. Boys : Home offers a home of Christian environment to neglected, un-' der privileged, and in many' cases, homeless boys who may. be sent to a training school if they do not receive help and guidance. ' The Hertford Jaycees are nap-r py to have such a fine represen tative as Jenny. Anyone wish to attend Boy's Home Game and watch Jenny cheer, as wen as support Boy's Home, may purchase tickets at Harmon's Pharmacy at $2.00 apiece. They have only 20 to sen because of the deman, 1 . I K. i "if.' LVU
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