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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 22. 1968
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Perquimans 4-H'ers
ln Camp Attendance
"Thirty-four Perquimans
County 4-H Club Camp during
.. August 5-M. sUtes MlssSher
n Taylor, Assistant Home Eco
nomics Extension Agent. This
year Perquimans County camped
with Hertford, Gates, and Cur
rituck counties at Betsy.
Jeff Penn 4-H Center near
ReidsvWe, N.C.
Besides attending classes
recreation, handicraft, swim-
ming, wildlife, "know-how",and
canoeing, the campers tom-with
mansion of the late Mrs. Betsy
I'enn. :.;
Those 4-H'ers who attended
camp were as follows: Susan
I Humphlette, daughter of Mr. and
; Mrs. Walter Humphlette, Jr.
Steven Chambers, son of Mr,
ana Mrs, Ben cnamoerst
Frances White, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs, Charles E. white; car
men Sutton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Sutton; Murden
Stokely, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Paul Stokely; Blake Stokely, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stokely
iSharl Thompson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, R.M. Thompson; Linda
'Ownley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. wnuam Ownley; Vickie
Haskett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Haskett; Sybil Hoods,
aaugnter or Mr. and Mrs. wai
: lace Hobbs; Paula Harrison,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. waiter
.Harrison; Jenny Whlte,daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Emory White;
Donna Dan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Broufhton Dalit Rhonda
lane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Post Koreans To Be
Enrolled In Classes
i An estimated 8340 Post-Ko
rean veterans will be enrolled
this fall in education and train
ing in North Carolina under the
GI Bill, W. R. Phillips, Manager
ox toe winston-saiem veterans
Administration Regional Office,
saw today.
m addition, approximately 760
servicemen la North Carolina
are expected! to enter training
this fall under the Post-Korean
GI Bill which grants educational
benefits to military personnel
with at least two consecutive
years of active duty as well as
to veterans who served on active
duty for more than 180 days,
part of which was after Jan. 31,
1985.
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Nationally, Phillips said,
5 23.000 post-Korean vet
erans and 30,000 servicemen
re expected to be enrolled this
In education and training
er the GI Bill. Mere than
L000 will be using their edu
, entitlement for the first
time.
. This- wUlbe the highest fall en
rollment since the Post-Korean
pi BUI granting TA educational
assistance of up to 36 months to
eligible veterans went into effect
on June V 1966, PhllUps said,
With this record participation
In the offing, veterans in North
Carolina who will be entering
draining for the first time tinder
iss GI Bill or who wtil be chang
ing schools or courses this fall
!- apply Immediately to the
zatom-flalem VA Regional Of-
e for their' Certificate of
-.siaty;
RUps pomtea out that i
veteran who applies now for
: "i Certificate can be. certain
r his GI JB1U education al-
-wanes win be dated from the
y school begins. However, 111
-1 die to apply for the Certi-
'e until after school has
.ied there may be a delay In
. .aent of his allowance.
"'"he Winston-Salem VA Re
sl C2c Manager said that.
. f' 3prams Vko wlU.
' fa I -t CrroV-a tt!n f&U,
7 3 O be en-
i U t . .i cf tii-hor
V f -rri' ;m a Per.
t t T 1 f'o He-
Edward Lane; Gwen Rlddlck,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Rlddlck; David Rlddlck. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rlddlck;
Kay Eure, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Belvln Eure; Rhonda Rlddlck,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan
ley Rlddlck; Cathy Evans and
Linda Evans, daughters of Mr,
and Mrs, Lloyd Evans; Marvin
Rlddlck, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Archie Rlddlck; Earl Lane, son
of Mrs. and Mrs. W.S. Lane,
Jr.; Terry Lane, daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. Archie T, Lane,
Jr,; -David Trueblood, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Sam Trueblood; Steven
Caspter, and Carolyn Caspter,
son and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Casper; Eddie
Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carrol Baker; Brenda Layden,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Charles Layden; Barbara Lay
den, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Layden; Jllly Harrell,
aaugnter of Mr. ana Mrs. J.
Wesley Harrell; Elaine White,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Way-
land .White; Connie Baker,
aaugnter of Mr. ana Mrs. car
roll Baker; Clyde Elliott, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Elliott;
and Ray Rountree, son of Mr.
and Mrs. SeMon Rountree.
The Adults accompanying
the 4-H'ers to camp were Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Stokley, Adult
Leaders; Mrs. Stanley Rlddlck,
Adult Leader; Mr. R.M. "Pete"
Thompson, County Extension
Chairman,-and Sheriff "Taylor,
Assistant Home Economics Ex
tension Agent.
More than 3940 veterans and
730 servicemen are expected to
enter schools below the college
level In North Carolina this fall,
according to the VA Regional
Office Manager.
Since servicemen are not
eligible for on-the-job training,
all of the expected 300 GI BUI
on-the-job trainees In North
Carolina this fall will be vet
erans PhUUps said.
If the experience of the first
years of the Post-Korean GI
BUI continues this fall, the vet
erans in training will be almost
'evenly divided between Post
Korean service (alter Jan. 31,
1955) and Vlet-Nam era ser
vice (after Aug. 4, 1964), PhU
Ups said.'
Their entitlement is the same,
he emphalsxed.
Under the Post-Korean GI
Bill, an eligible veteran Is
entitled to one month of VA
educational assistance, up to
a maximum of 36 months (four
school years), for each month
of service.
VA educational assistance
available under this program
ranges from a monthly allow
ance of $130 or more (depend-
ling upon the number of depen
dents) for full-time institution
al training to payment of only
the actual cost of correspon
dence courses, PhUUps said.
The Regional Office Manager
explained that veterans have
eight years from the date of their
discharge from active duty to use
their Post-Korean GI BUledu
cation and - training benefits,
However, he said, veterans re
leased irom active duty between
Jan. 31, 1955 and June 1, 1966
nave until May 81, im to use
these benefits, ;
PhUUps reminded veterans
and servicemen who will be en
tered in school or training in
nortn carouna this tail that
they can obtain needed Informa
tion about their GI BlU edu
cation benefits and personalis
ed assistance in applying fur
them Si the VA Regional Office
In Winston-Salem, . ,
He reiterated the importance
Ito veterans who wlU be enter
ling training for the first time
wider , the Post-Koreas GI
X"l, or -who will be charcirg
iscliools . or courses this fall.
if- :t unmecateiy at tne
-!n VA Fp-'ocal
r tlielr cerULc , of
C. of C. President Says U. S.
Is Country Of Conflict
CULLOWHEE, N.C., Aug. 16
America is a nation In conflict,
the president of the Chamber of
of Commerce of the United
States said here today, but its
problems are arising from suc
cess rather than failure.
"We need to remember that
this is a growing, prosperous
nation. . .and not a nation com
ing apart at the seams or on
the brink of disaster, Wlnton
M. Blount declared.
At the same time, he warned
that "devislve and demagogic
elements of leadership both on
the left and on the right are
doing irreparable harm to our
nation."
These leaders, he said,
"arouse vast passions both of
support and opposition and out
of those passions arise an
atmosphere of violence and
anarchy."
The greatest challenge facing
America today, Blount said
may De "the serious spiritual
problems that are beginning to
emerge In our society."
The symptoms of these major
social problems, he said, are
everywhere: "dissension, dis
trust, violence, assasinatlons,
rising crime rates, irrational
protest, and anarchism."
Blount, president of Blount
Brothers Corp., a giant in the
construction Industry, spoke at
summer commencement cere
monies at Western Carolina Uni
versity. A total of 287 students
received degrees.
He declared that "a rising
tlae" of protest, uruan riots.
student revolts, strikes by pub
lic employes, threats from the
Poor Peoples March has been
seen In recent months. Now,
he said, crime, delinquency and
disregard for law have Increased
to an extent "that people in big
cities often fear to take an even-1
lng stroll."
In the face of these conditions.
Blount said, "whether we like
It or not, I beUeve our first
step must be to use police power
and authority whenever order Is
and authority whenever order is
threatened by mob action of any .
kind.
"This Is absolutely necessary
to the democratic process in a
highly populated society. Human
rights, In the final analysis,
cannot exist In a chaotic and
disorderly society."
Frustration In the cities and
even on the campus "may be
understandable, but Its expres
sion in Irrational mob action
cannot be tolerated by tne larger
society," he said. "The most
disturbing thing is that much of
this disorder in the civil rights
movement, campus revolts, and
laoor strikes is condoned by
Intellectuals and opinion leaders
as a method of progress. B is
high time for our leaders to
reassert order and reason as
the best method of progress,"
i . j ... ..."
Blount said he beUeves the
student generation "must dis
cover some firm and meaning
ful values to guide- It. Many
young people are slipping anchor
on most of the guiding principles
of earlier generations, but have
yet to find their own."
m the midst of national conflict
in ideas. Ideals, identifications.
and in the cities, on the camp
uses, and in beliefs. Americans.
Blount said, must keep their
perspective.
"Dent lose sight of the fact
that we are dealing with the prob
lems of success and not the prob
lems of failure, and I assure you
that the situations are vastly
duierent." Unemployment Is a
Evangelism Conference
Monday, Aug. 26th
The Evangelism Committee of
the Chowan Baptist Association
Is sponsoring an Evangelism
Conference on Monday, August
26 si the Rocky Hock Baptist
Church located on Route L, Eden
ton. Reverend Don Summers,
put standing evangelist from
Bristol, England, wltt be one
of the guest speakers. Reverend
Summers has probably spoken to
more people fact to face than
any other preacher in Britain
oday. He worked as an associate
evangelist with Dr.' Billy
jraham, notably for ten months
with the Earls Court Crusade
in 1966. He has traveled widely
n the United States and Canada
and has taken missionary cru
sades In Spain and Portugal.
I There wlU be two sessions,
one In the afternoon and one In
the evenlr. The afternoon be
gins si 3:00 p. m. and wlU feature
Reverend Junius Foster, pastor
oc tne Thaua iin eapust
Cbarch, Virginia L aach, Vlr
gx VZIL'n Lai associate
in fce r- .tT.t-jt tide Evan-
-, i:.c, r " t r e Co
problem he said, but "96 per
cent of our working population"
is employed. Better housing and
a better way of life is a national
concern, he said, but "the vast
majority of Americans Uve rich
and rewarding lives."
Blount said "I do not mean
to discount the tragedy and de
gradation of those who live In
squalor, despair, and hopeless
ness, but I submit that our sys
tem has provided for the vast
majority of our people a way
of life unparalleled in the his
tory of the world."
Business, labor, government
and virtually all sectors of
society, he said, must achieve
greater flexibility, and must be
come more adaptable to change.
Injuries In
Fatal to
' HERTFORD Dr. Ella Louise
Payne was kiUed in an automo
bUe accident in Greenvffle
Tuesday about 8:30 p.m.
An native of Graven County,
she was a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and
the Philadelphia Woman's Med
ical CoUege. At the time of her
death she was librarian at East
Carolina University. She was a
member of Hertford Baptist
School P rincipalsMee t
In Conference Schedule
Approximately 2,400 pubUc
school principals and their as
sistants wUl be Involved In con
ferences scheduled for three
areas of the state next week. The
meetings wlU be conducted by the
State Department
of Public ih-f
struction.
It Is the third year for the con
ferences which were requested
by the principals as a means of
exchanging Ideas and discussing
mutual problems prior to the
opening of schools for a new
academic year. On Monday, prin
cipals from the western area of
the state wUl meet In Lee Ed
wards High School at AshevUle;
on Tuesday, . the central
area meeting -wUl be held In
Page High School at Greens
boro; and on Wednesday, the
eastern principals wUl meet In
the auditorium of Meredith
CoUege at Raleigh.
In each instance registration
wlU be at 9 a.ro. and the meet
tags wlU continue untU late after
noon with a recess for lunch.
Stats Superintendent Charles F.
CarroU wlU preside at each
meeting and approximately 10
professional staff members from
his Department wlU participate.
Dr. CarroU wlU address the
groups on "Refining Educational
Tasks." Associate State Super
intendent J. Everette MUler wlU
conduct a session designed to
clarify the responsibilities of
various school personnel and
another one centered around the
principal's role in teacher, ad
ministrator relationships.
P r o raising develop
ments throughout the state in
organising schools and teaching
children wUl be reviewed. Other
topics Include using the super
visory services of the central
office staff and the state staff,
vent ion, and Reverend Don Sum
mers who wUl speakat both ses
sions, t ; .'-:.,
During the evening session,
which begins si 7:45 p.m., Rev
erend B.G. Campbell, pastor of
Westwood H1U Baptist Church,
Virginia Beach. Virginia wiu
bring the special music and wlU
also give ' his testimony.
Ravermd Georn Cooks, pastor
of Ballard's Bridge Baptist
Church, Tyner, N.C and Rever
end Billy Presley, pastor ney
noldson Baptist Church wUl read
the scriptures and lead the ses
sions in prayer. David C Col
burn, Minister of Music of Im
manual. Baptist Church, Rich
mond, Virginia wlU bo the pi
anist for aU music during the
conference.
For the benefit of those who
wish to attend both afternoon,
and evening sessions, shot, fried
chicken dinner wlU be offered
by the community ladles In ad-
icaon to restaurants located
wvt Rocky Cock. The meal
wlU cost arccinuteiy ilea.
At the same time, he said,
America also must preserve
fundamental freedoms, rights
and Institutions.
"I see great danger to Indivi
dual liberties from those who
advocate-as John Kenneth Gal
braitb does In his book, 'The
New Industrial Society' that
government greatly expand its
role and aggressively pursue
the development of a better
society. 1 have seen no evi
dence from other countries that
a large, centralized government
brought anything but progres
sive stagnation."
Blount said the growth surge
of the nation's businesses has
done more to lift the yoke of
poverty from people than gov
ernmental action.
Accident
Dr. Payne
Church.
Surviving are her parents,
Elmo Emmett and Nancy
Pilchard Payne of Hertford and
one brother, Richard Payne of
Charlotte.
The body was removed to
Swindell Funeral Home pending
completion of arrangements.
to lieu of flowers contributions
may be made to the Memorial
Fund of Hertford Baptist Church.
ln-servlce education, and com
municating with students and the
school community.
On Friday of next week, a
similar administrative con
ference wlU be held for approxi-
mateiy 700 curriculum ana in
struction supervisors in the
state's public schools. This
meeting wUl be at Meredith Col
lege In Raleigh. Dr. CarroU said
the supervisors have request
ed the aU-day meeting.
Six S taff Vacancies In
Perquimans Schools
: Of 54,700 estimated positions
for certificated personnel in the
pubUc schools of the state for the
up-coming academic year, a total
of 1,393 remained unflUed on
August 12. Six of the vacancies
are in Perquimans Schools. This
is 247 fewer vacancies than exist
ed at the same time last year
and 469 fewer vacancies than
two years ago.
The state superintendent of
pubUc instruction surveys the
schools for vacant positions each
August when positions already
fUled cannot be vacated, before
the schools open, without viola,
tlon of the 30-day notice required
by law.
UnflUed teaching positions
totaled 1,296 as compared to
1,497 last year and 1,676 two
years ago; unflUed non-teaching
vacancies (principals, super,
visors, Ubrarlans, counselors,
etc.) totaled 97 as compared to
143 on August 14, 1967 and 186
on August 15, 1966. The ratio
of : vacancies remains about
the same as during the past two
years with the greatest number of
vacancies existing In the ele
George Chappell
Dies Suddenly
George Watson Chappell, Jr.,
60 died suddenly Monday.
A native of Perquimans County,
he was a son of the late George
Watson and Mrs. Rosa Burke
Chappell. He was employed by
Bradley's Dairy in Herndon. Va.
and . was . a member of the
Lutheran Church In Washington,
D. C.
! Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Sadie Chappell; his step-mother,
Mrs, Ruth Boyd ChappeU of
identon; a son, Donald ChappeU
jof Washington, D. C; two
daughters, Mrs. SubU of Silver
Spring, and Miss Sucy ChappeU
jof Washington, D. C; a brother
U D. OSlmon) ChappeU of Hert
ford; two alsters, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ward of Hertford and Mr a, Mabel
Orr of RobbinsvUle, N.C; a
half-brother. Bruce ChappeU of
Germany; two half-sisters, Mrs.
Margaret Cope land of Hertford
and Mrs. Betty Lumpkin of
IChamblee. Georgia and two
grandchildren,
' The bodv was se&tlQ. Wash
llrgton, D. C, for funeral ser
vices and burial.
Ever Wonder Why
Teenagers Act
Way They Do?
If you as a parent, ever won
dered why your teenagers act the
way they do, this reminder from
Frances Jordan, extension fami
ly relations specialist, Norm
Carolina State University, might
answer your question,
"Teenagers act the way they
do because they Uve In the
1960's, because they are your
children and because they are
unique personaUtles," the spec
ialist asserts.
What's different about Uvlng in
the 1960's? The 15-year-old of
today was born in 1953. He has
never known a world at peace.
only Cold war, uncertainty and
International Insecurity. He has
never known a United States in
depression. He Uves In a world
with more earning power, more
things to buy and more pres
sure to buy them. He lives in a
money minded world.
Today's teenager Uves in a
world of opportunity, but he al
so Uves in a world of choices.
There are so many choices to
make. Not Just things to buy
but what to do with his time
and energy. Just think of aU the
careers that didnt exist when
you were a teenager, about aU
the activities and places to go
that weren't available 20 years
ago. Your teenager's pressures
and choices are far different
from what yours were at that
age.
Teenagers act the way they
do because they are your chil
dren, Miss Jordan adds. While
it is true that schools, church
es and other groups and mass
media have Influence on your
children, the fact stiU remains
that parents are the greatest
single influence. The basic val
ues, what your teenagers believe
Is most Important, they learned
from you. They copy your
strengths and weaknesses.
Often they act the way they do
because you taught them to act
that way.
Teenagers are people with in
dividual differences, Miss
Jordan adds. There are in
stances when your teenager acts
the way he does because he is an
Individual. He Is not Uke anyone
else in the world. He is react
ing to the way he Is; the way he
was put together. He Is respond
ing " to ' hiS physical, mental,
social and emotional makeup and
he Is responding on the basis
of bis own experiences.
Together these make him the
personality he is, Miss Jordan
believes.
mentary schools, 735. At this
time last year, 794 elementary
teaching positions had not been
ruled.
State Superintendent Charles
F. CarroU said 73 of the state's
157 county and city school sys
tems reported employing, for the
196B-69 school year, more teach'
ers holding less than the Class
A certificate (based on coUeee
graduation; than they had employ,
ed for the 1967-68 year. A num
ber also reported hiring two peo
pie to fUl one position. "I ex.
pect the number of teachers
working on a half-day basis wlU
continue to increase," Dr. Car
roU said.
Edgar ChappeU
Dies At 52
Edear Allison ChappeU, 52, of'
Route 1, Tyner, died Friday af
ternoon In the Albemarle Hos
pital foUowing a long Ulness.
A native of Perquimans county
he was the son of the late Wat-
son C. and Mrs. Jenny Smith
ChappeU. He was a farmer.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Beulah. Marie ChappeU; one son,
Douglas Ray ChappeU of Route
1. Tyner; two daughters, Mrs.
Peggy Lane of Newport News,
Va. and Mrs. Janet Byrum, of
Rt. 1, Tyner; one brother, Al.
phonso ChappeU of Rt. l, Tyner;
one sister, Mrs. OUve Mae
Green of Gates. N. C: and two
grandchildren. .
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 4:00 In the Chapel of
the SwlndeU Funeral Home by
the Rev. Gilbert ChappeU and the
Rev. L. T. ChappeU.
"Wonderful Peace" and "Take
My Hand, Precious Lord" were
sung by Mrs. Joe Dickens, Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Byrum, and Mr,
and Mrs. King George Byrum,
They were accompanied by
Miss Harolyn Leake, organist.
! Ths casket paU was made of
white chrysanthemums, white
pompons and fern.
; Pallbearers were Joseph
Otis ChappeU, McCoy Phthisic,
Doras Copeland, Beecher Chap.
peu and Harold copeiana.
i Honorary ' pallbearers w
Walter Harrison. Joe Towe, Wal
ter Datt. Jimmy aaUlngs and
Rudolph Perry. .. '
Burial was In West Lawn
Cemetery in Elizabeth City.
Conservation Leaders & Guests
Tour 1-XL At Aug. 13 Meeting
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Pictured above are George Wlnslow, Elbert A. Moore, F. A.
McGoogan, Willard Copeland, and Floyd Mathews who were
among the 32 supervisors and guests who toured the I-XL
Plant In Elizabeth City, N. C. on August 13th, during the after
noon session of the Albemarle Soil and Water Supervisor's
meeting, presided over by L. C. Bunch of Edenton. During
the morning session, It was announced that a new project for
the district was the selection of Conservation Farmer of the
Year; applications to be accepted up to September 15th.
Elbert A. Moore, new Conservation Technician in Perquimans,
was welcomed by Mr. Bunch. Sam Cox of Burgaw, N. C. was
awarded a Distinguished Service Plaque for six years of out
standing work In the district. Mr. Cox was Conservationist
for Chowan County before being transferred in June. Per
quimans supervisors to be hosts for the September 10th
meeting.
Peanut Price Rate
Increase Is Needed
The Secretary of Agriculture,
the Honorable OrvlUe L. Free
man, In announcing a $13.25 per
ton price support increase on
peanuts for 1968 was to the pea
nut farmers of the nation like a
life-raft being thrown to a drown,
lng man, according to Joe S.
Sugg, Executive Secretary of the
North Carolina Peanut Growers
Association. Sugg further stated
"on behalf of the peanut grow
ers of North Carolina, I want to
express our sincere apprecia.
tlon to Secretary OrvlUe Free
man and to Mr. Horace Godfrey
who primarily carried out re
quest for a price support in
crease aU the way to the White
House before getting an approval
to set the level of peanut price
supports for 1968 at 77'2 per
cent of parity." This, according
to Sugg, was the successful ell
max to months of diligent effort
on the part of growers, not only
from North Carolina but from
throughout the peanut producing
states of the nation, to, first,
get a price support Increase for
1968 and, second, to develop
legislative amendments to the
present peanut program thatwlU
Increase net income to growers,
assure adequate supplies at rea.
sonable prices to the consumers,
and reduce the cost of the pea
nut program to the government:
thereby, placing on the books oil
Congress a sound, defensible
peanut program that wlU aid the
total Industry In progressive eco
nomic growth in future years.
The growers, Sugg stated, had
asked for a price support level
of 30 per cent of parity for 1968,
but due to the economy minded
Congress and pressures to re
duce government spending, the
secretary of Agriculture was
fortunante in being able to get the
price support level raised to 77
per cent of parity.
Marshall Grant, President of
the North Carolina peanut Grow,
ers Association: J. F. Turner.
School System Is
Ready For 1968-69
The county school system ma
chinery Is ready to go into mo
tion, and schools are ready to
begin the 1968-69 term on August
28,1968.
Teachers wUl begin their work
on Monday, August 26. Student
orientation day is August 28 and
the new 180 - day school term
wlU get underway on Thursday,
August 29.
Labor Day holiday wUl be ob
served in the Perquimans
Schools on Monday, September
2nd. This wUl be the first holi
day of the year.
' There wUl be a two-day
Thanksgiving holiday with
schools closed on November 28
and 29th. .
The Christmas hoUday win
begin at the close of the school
day on December 20. Schools
wlU reopen after Christmas on
January 6.
Easter holidays are AprU 4,
7, and 8th. In the event there
are make-up days, the holidays
will be used. .
Board Member, Jackson, North
Carolina; Mr. Mlnton Beach Jr.,
Secretary of the association,
along with Sugg, served on the
Legislative Committee and made
many trips to Washington in de
veloplng the legislation which is
now in the Agricultural Com.
mlttees of the House and Senate.
They also assisted in prevail
ing upon the administtatlon
the need of a price support in
crease to prevent economic dis
aster. FoUowing the Congres
sional recess, It Is anticipated
that grower representatives wlU
return to Washington in an at
tempt to get the amendments as
introduced will accomplish the
three criteria mentioned above
and wiU give each farmer an
opportunity to decide at what
level he wishes to produce and
at what price. Sugg said "if we
are successful in getting this
blU through Congress, meet
ings wiU. be held in every coun
ty to explain to the growers
what the facts are and Just how
the program wlU work. The price
support Increase wUl affect the
economic structure of Eastern
North Carolina where peanuts
are produced to the extent of
2.6 mUUon doUars, or in anoth
er way wlU mean an Increase
in income to the average farmer
of approximately $16.00 an acre.
Expressed in another way, since
most of the people in North Caro
lina talk In terms of cents per
pound rather than dollars per
ton, the Increase amounts to
8-10 cents per pound.
The grower efforts have been
materlaUy expedited by the
active participation of Congress
men L.H. Fountain, Walter
Jones, Alton Lennon and Dave
Henderson, and in the Senate
both Senator Jordan and Senator
Ervln are actively participating
In the passage of the legislation.
AU farm organizations on a state
level Joined hands In pushing for
the peanut price support increase
and legislative amendments.
The 1968-69 school term will
end on May 29. With extended
work for the teachers May 30
through June 2nd.
Fire Chief Attends
State Convention
R. C. (Bobby) EUlott. Hert
ford's Fire Chief, and Town
Clark, has returned to his desk,
after attending the N. C. State
Firemen's Convention held last
week in Raleigh.
Chief EUlott was accompanied
to Raleigh by Ms wife and daugh
ter. -
"ITS A GIRL"
Mr. ana Mrs. Walter R. Cox
announce the birth of their first
child "a girl" Karen PaJge,bora
Tuesday, August 6th, 1968. -.
Mrs. Cox Is the former June '
Paige ChappeU, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Percy ChapppeU of
Belvldere, N.C.