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Standard Printing Co. xx LouistiUe, Ky. W200 FE MUIMAN KLY w: EE 3 Volume XXV No. 22 From County At Northeastern District Meeting ; Twenty - two Perquimans 'County Extension Homemakers were represented at the North eastern District meeting. The annual meeting was held Aucrust 28. 1968 at the College Of the Albemarle. Rev. Hank Wilkinson, Pastor of the Kitty Hawk Methodist Church was the speaker tor me program. Mrs. Warner Madre of Route i, Bertford, was Installed as 3 strict Treasurer, for 1069. rs. Madre Is the Perquimans County Council President. Mrs. Melvln Euro of Route 3 Hert ford led In group singing. Mrs. Elwood Stevenson of Pasquotank County presided at the meeting which included de votions, special music, greet ings, and recognition of guests. Mrs. C.W. Sprulll of Tyrrell County gave an informative re port on accomplishments of Ex tension Homemaker Clubs in the M counties. , Mrs. Delwln Eure, of Route 3, Hertford, Mrs, Dewey Yates of Route 3, and Mrs, T. T. har rell of Route 1, Hertford and Mrs. M. T. Griffin of Route 2, Edenton assisted with the regis tration. ' a Name tags were featured from each county. Perquimans County tags were smau Indian mocca sins which received much com ment. They were created by Mrs. T.T.Harrell. A social hour was held by the Pasquotank County Extension Homemakers. Registrars Appointed ror General Election Bethel, Mrs. Delate Ward, 3ethel Fire Department; NU :anr, Mrt. Annie Mae Baker, Community Building; Belvtdere, Jre. Zenovla White, Community j lUlldlng; Parkvllle, Steve Perry, Community Bldg. Winfallj New lope, Carson Splvay Sr., Com au$y Building; East Hertford, Irs. J. E. Morris, Perquimans Jounty Courthouse; and West lertford, Mrs. Francis B. Nixon, Zealth Department. i Registrars will sit at the Pre. tact Polling Places Oct. 12, 9 and 26; a.m. until sunset to tglster voters. i The Perquimans County Board it Elections has appointed the Jcscs Fails To .Report For Induction j Melvln Jones, 1596 East Park way, Apt. 5, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1233 failed to report for in. Suction as ordered on August 2, 1968 by Local Board No. 73, Perquimans-County, North Carolina. The board urges this registrant to report to the wrest local board office lm. aedlately. If he does not do so he board is compelled by law o report him to the U.S. At. orney for prosecution. . . Mrs. Margaret S. Scaff, Ex. cutlve Secretary of the board Iso request that members of Is family contact him and urge into report immediately. Haste To Support Jisa Gardner b e - port Jim Gardner n&U."'..l candidate Jim r t :nced today that r ,- ;-rt f r his candidacy by - rie Easts, Jr., of Hertford, . Easte is a member of iry Club and is thePresl , tt the A&eniarle Area De feat Association, ressman Gardner stated, i very pinasea to cave Mr. i w-'a me li br r l,oria Car. m Forth Cm" J icr'! ere r 1 1 t t s r l ' y ftt i - 34 Jim Robertson Given Bronze Star Award James H. Robertson, Specia list Four F4 United States, Com pany B 1st Battalion 26th Infan try, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zack Robertson of Hertford and hus band of the former Linda Sutton has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal(f irstoakUaf Clus ter with "V" device, for action February 2, 1968 in the Republic of Vietnam. ;.. Robertson was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroism in connection with military operating against a hostile force. On this date, Specialist Robertson was serving as a radio-telephone operator for his company commander on a recon nassance in force mission near An Loc. While moving towards a suspected Viet Cong base camp, his unit, along with an armored platoon accompanying them on the mission, received intensive small arms, automatic weapons and claymore mine fire from a numerically superior insurgent force. His radio drew a heavy volumn of fire as the Viet Cong concentrated their fire on the command group. He never theless remained with the corn- Ipany commander and relayed reports from elements of the company deployed throughout the battle area. , On several occaasions, his radio net became Jammed. With complete disregard for his per sonal safety, Specialist Robert- registrars for the Tuesday, No vember 5th, General Election. W. L. "Buddy" Tilley, chair, man of the Perquimans Board of Elections, announced the books will be open for registration on October 12, 19 and 26th. November 2 is Challenge Day. Voters will register on the first three successive Saturdays only from 9 ajn. until S pjn. Residents of the county that have moved since the last elec tion into another precinct in the county are required to register In the precinct that they have moved to and will not be eligible to vote unless they do so. The following registrars are: Deadline For Submitting APP 's For Personalized License The deadline for submitting applications for "personalized" 1969 auto license plates has been extended to September 30, according to the North Caro lina Department of Motor Vehicles.::- :V-VV- A department spokesman said only about 3,600 applications had been received by the time the original deadline expired onSep tember 1. The number was con siderably less than the estimated (,000 Tar Heel motorists who received personalized plates for 1968. A- f: Personalized license ' plates were approved by the 1967 Gen eral Assembly to provide addi tional revenue for highway beautiflcation and out-of-state travel advertising. The program allows motorists to select the characters which will appear on their 1969 license plate. The plate may consist of not less than three or mora than six characters, in cluding one dash (-). Words or letter combinations considered offensive, suggestive or other wise not In good taste will be rejected. Motorists desirlngpersooallz d plates may select characters to spell their name or initials, or to relay other special mes- Find Rites Held FcrB. Sutton Funeral services for Ber nard G. Sutton, 70, of Norfolk who died Tuesday morn teg in DePaul Hospital, were held Thursday at 2:00 In the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. C. J. Andrews, pastor of First United Methodist Church. "Abide With Me" was played during the service by Miss Caro line Wright, organist. . The casket pall was made of red carnations, white gladioli, white chrysanthemums and aslfern. . pallbearers were wuemwn Jr., Je? Elton Hurdle, Dur t , 1 red, Jr., ElUy Kan ( 1, t artin Towe and Moody Jr. i v cis in the larr.Iy son ignored heavy barrages as he ran throughout the battle area to act as a messenger during these times, thus malntainlngconstant communications bef 'sen the command group and the platoons. While accompanying the com pany commander, he placed heavy, accurate fire on the in surgents' to cover Ihoir move ments. His courage and deter mination under fire contributed significantly to the rot of the Viet Cong force. Specialist Four Robertson's outstanding display of aggres siveness, devotion to duty, and personal bravery is in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and relects great credit upon himself, the 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army, The award was made Robert son by direction of the President under the provisions of Execu tive Order 11046, 24 August 1962. Marching Unit Parents Club Has First Meet The Perquimans County Marching Unit Parents Club held their first meeting of the year on Monday night, September 9th at the Perquimans High School Cafeteria. Mrs. Durward F. Reed, Jr., the new president, presided. Mrs. Janice Boyce, Director of the Unit, led in a discussion of the rules and regulations of the Unit. She Informed the Club members that the Unit had In vitations to participate In the Oyster Bowl Parade on October 5th and the Columbus Day Pa rade In Hampton, Virginia on October 12th. The Planning Committee's re port was given by Mrs. Marlon S. Swindell, Chairman, She an nounced that a dance will be held at the High School on Sat urday night. September 14th. A fried chicken supper on October mh will be the main project for the year. Tickets will also be sold for. a Motorola Color Television set with the winning number drawn at the supper. Mrs. Swindell anticipates a very successful project and solicits your support, according to Mrs. Hilton White, publicchairman. sages. Many drivers who have applied for the unique plates have chosen humorous messages, while othrs have used the means to promote special Interests such as hobbles and professions. Applications may be obtained through the Department or any of Its 96 branch offices through' out the State. The plates cost $10.00 each in addition to the normal registration fee. Sara Winslow Holding Prize Catch I Sara Winslow, thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Winslow Is shown in the above photo holding a 20 pound carp, which was one of three caught , the . same morning In August, another weighed 19 lbs. -y.-'--. - Sara is an old hand at fishing, and is a real angler, on Monday, S .e:rber 2, she caught a pound and half Coir 1er. Tfee your i lady has been fish t ' r "1 r-rry a ff?h. t : ; V n i a 's ive, : - t ) c 't a t.ve Hertford, Perquimans County, Jim Robertson Green Panthers Claw Brawley In the battle of the big cats, the Perquimans County Union School's Green Panthers clawed the Tigers of Scotland Neck's Brawley High School merciless ly 62-0. Led by Captain Joe Winslow, the Panthers scored at will. Brawley kicked off fto. Perqui mans and the Green Panthers returned the kickoff to their own 40 yard line. Mixing his plays beautifully in a sustained drive the Panthers stalked to Braw ley s 7 yard line, where James (Snooks) Everett the games lead ing scorer with 15 points, scooted across the goal for the first score of the 1968 season. The extra point was missed. Before Braw ley could gain a first down, co captain Ernest Moore recover ed a Tiger fumble and Chester Jordan scored over his own right tackle. Everett scored the first of his three extra points and the onslaught had begun. In the second quarter Winslow bowled over tacklers to score from 25 yards out. Vickie Shamble scored the extra point. Seconds later Percy Davis pile v ed a Brawley pass and streaked 35 yards. Everett went over the standing up for his second extra point of the evening. The first half ended with the snarling Pan- 1 pound can. Some of her fishing partners are Mrs. Kelly Camp bell and Miss Dona White. Sara ' seems to know, the habits of the tiih, she has a boat which she can handle as well as most of us, and better than some, and she has her favorite fishing spots. (Hope she doesnt mark her fishing spots like her mother who was your editor's fishing partner we use to find a good spot and mark the side of the boat). And blast it, We could never find the spot again h0 J .... North Carolina. Thursday, September 12lh, 1968 lVU Khers holding a 27-0 lead. In the third quarter Perqui mans union's wendeii i nomas scored on ahandoff from Winslow (to up the score to 33-0 and Everett (made it 34 with his third extra fooint of the evening. Brawley tried desperately to avert a whitewash, but key inter ceptions by captain Winslow and the brutal tackling of Bruce Lowder, Willie Lilly, Ernest and Joseph Moore thwarted all at tempts that the boys rrom scot land Neck had. In the fourth quarter quarter back Percy Davis relieved Win- slow but not the pressure off of Brawley. Davis hit Vickie Shamble with a 25 yard scoring pass. Alphonso Felton Blasted off tackle for the extra point Winslow returned and handed off to Everett who jetted through the line of scrimmage, hurdled a would-be tackier, and headed for pay dirt 50 yards away., After a series of desperate passes Brawley punted to Per quimans. Davis returned to the game and immediately hit Sham ble with a 35 yard scoring aerial. Minutes later Davis on a rollout, ran 15 yards to score standing. Leamus Etheridge caught a pass from Davis for the extra point and the final scor ing of the evening. Joe Winslow was the top ground gainer with 129 yards, while Vick ie Shamblee trailed with 128. Robert Lee Jones and Alonza Watson ran beautifully. Jones had a 40 yard touchdown run called back for clipping. Annual Christmas Parade Set For Wed.,Dec.llth HERTFORD - The Chamber of Commerce has announced that Its annual Christmas parade win be held on Wednesday, Dec. u at 4 p.m. Theme of the event will be "Keep Christ In Christmas." Bands, floats, surprises ana Santa Claus will be featured In the parade. Complete details will Be announced later concerning participants. The Chamber decided to eli minate the awarding of trophies this year and put that money into making the parade itself even bigger...'' tin. w. E. Nelson, chairman of the merchants committee, sponsors of the parade, noted mat the 1966 and 1967 festivities were quite successful and said she Is looking for the 1968 event to be "the best yet." In addition to his appearance in the parade, Santa Claus will also be on the courthouse lawn from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December ' . U , and Saturday, December 21. This will give children la the area an oppor tunity to tea him of their needs for Christmas. a--. Following the parade, stores will be open until 7 p.m. to give everyone an opportunity to take advantage of the many Christmas specials to be offered by Hert ford Merchants. 5 Stores will be oepnntghts from Dec. 18-24. Farming And Heart Disease 1 lfA4 r9 lie tin ru-ifr fhlntf- fit sleeping as work. Yet, if we stop ana consiuer, e iio mat even while sleeping the body must carry on all the functions necessary for life. The heart beats and circulates blood, the lungs exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide, and the vital organs continue to function in sleep. There fore, sleep is con sidered as a form of light work. If sleeping is considered light work, then walking to the store on a sidewalk Is rated as mod erate work, and heavy work is considered to be walking on plowed land. In a booklet en titled "A Safe Wrok Load for Farmers with Heart Disease" the Heart Association has di vided and listed the many types of activities usually per formed by farmers In terms of work load. While statistics tell us that the number of farmers has steadily decreased In North Ca rolina, the size of the farm has Increased, and most farming is done during the summer months. Much of today's farm ing is aided by the use of equip ment; however, every farmer knows that driving a tractor Is hard work. Hot, humid weather, heart disease, and hard work can be a fatal combination. Age is important. An older person cannot work as hard as he did when he was young. Generally speaking, at 50 the capacity, assuming good health, will be about 70 per cent of what It was at 25 and at 70 it will be about 50 per cent. This Is partly because the heart and lungs do not work as ef ficiently in old age as in youth. In the booklet "A Safe Work Load for Farmers with Heart Disease" the Heart Associ ation lists nine fact that every farmer should take into con sideration when planning his ac tivities. Veteran's Administration The Veterans Administration today had good news for the taxpaying parents and guardians of an estimated 42,000 dependents going to school under the War Orphans Educational Assistance Act. Payments to "war orphans" are now regarded as scholar ships and are not to be counted for income tax purposes in de termining whether the dependent received more than half of his support from the taxpayer, ac cording to W.R. Phillips, Manag er of the Winston-Sale VA Reg ional Office. Under the law, "war orphans" (children of veterans who died or are permanently and totally disabled as a result of military service) are entitled to monthly benefits of $130 for full-time enrollment, smaller amounts for part time. . According to Phillips, a recent Internal Revenue Service ruling calling such payments "scholar ships" reverses an earlier find ing. Previously these educational allowances were regarded as being contributed by the student when determining who furnished more than half of the student's support for income taxpurposev The new ruling concludes that Congress intended that such pay ments be gratuitous in nature ana therefore they are scholarships, he said. Since the ruling Is retroactive, the VA advises parents and guardians to apply to their local district IRS director for the best method of filing for a refund. Generally, eligible young men and women between 18 and 26 are entitled to up to 36 months of schooling under the Act. Since this program began In 1956, more than 120,000 sons and daughters of veterans have re ceived assistance from the VA. Wardens Of By R.A. Winslow, Jr. In the nineteenth century, the duties now performed by the various welfare agencies were the responsibilities of the War dens of the Poor. The Wardens were appointed by the County Court. In 1833 the Wardens pur chased 200 acres east of Vos ses Creek for the use of the poor. This land stills belongs to the county, being the site of the old county Home, me war dens employed a Keeper of the Poor House, whose duties were as follows In Jan. 1844 when Willis H. Bagley posted bond as Keepers "The Keepr of the Poor - house shall feed and support his family out of his own stock Of Provisions-He shall receipt for all articles put in his possession and be accounta ble for the same-He shall fur nish a Cook and shall have the food cleanly and carefully pre pared and the same sent to the paupers regularly morning, noon and. night-He shall take care of Eure Says Are At A Albert Eure, president of the Perquimans Farm Bureau, said today that "farmers are at a crossroad and there is real de bate as to whether many of them will continue to farm." "The cost-price squeeze that has plagued farmers for the past five years has taken its toll and will continue until the party ratio is raised enought to allow the averaee farmer to make a pro fit," Eure declared. The farm leader pointed out that arm prices are lower at the present time than they have been since depression days. "At the same time," Eure said, "the cost for farm equipment and sup plies is higher than ever before. It is high time the farmers took the bull by the horns and joined together to fight this bad situa tion." "There is no better way for a farmer to be heard than through the North Carolina Farm Bureau," Eure ventured. "The total number of farmers has dwindled to less than six per cent of the nation's population. We must realize that our number are insufficient to cause any particular stir in Washington," President Eure revealed. "Even congressional agricul tural committees are not taken too seriously anymore in the Congress. Only by uniting solidly in Farm Bureau can farmers make their voices effectively heard." Eure disclosed that there are over 70,000 farmers in North Carolina who belong to Farm Bureau. The organization has nearly two million members in the 50 states. "Farm Bureau offers the through which he can make his complaints known," Eure in- Beware of Fraudu len t Medicare Workers Here There is a party operating in the Albemarle Area who is re presenting themself as a medii- care worker or employe report ed to Robert Alford, Officer- in-Charge of the Elizabeth City Social Security Office by resi dents of Currituck County. It appears that the intent of this party is to collect money from elderly people for Medicare or a fee will get them an Increase In Social Security benefits. Al ford said we have representatives operating outof theElizabethCity (Social Security office who are Authorized to accept money, but the representatives always carry identification or people have been notified a Social Security repre sentative will call on them. Alford cautions people of the Albemarle Area not to give any leash to anyone who says they are a Medicare worker or a representative of the Social Se curity Administration. While it is necessary for some people to pay premiums for their med ical insurance benefits, these Indians Vs. Central Here Friday Night The Perquimans Indians will play Pasquotank Central on Memorial Field here Friday night. Game time is 8 o'clock. Thev droDned their first puma of the season here last week to Tarboro. Sports fans are ex pecting them to keep the victory here Friday night. The Poor and have charge of all articles or provisions put in his pos- session by the Wardens.-He shall' , furnish the Poor with a suf ficiency of flre-wood-He shall, at all times, be governed by and have lnforced such regulations as may be established by the war dens for the government of the Poor-He shall procure coffins and burial clothes for those who may die (to be paid for by, the Wardens) and have them bur led without further -csense to County-He shall provide (out of the provisions in his possession) dinners for the wardens on tneir several days of meeting-clear of charge. He shall plant and cul tivate, for the exclusive oenent of the Poor-three thousand hills of sweet potatoes-three bushels of Irish potatoes ana one thousand bills of Cotton-the ground tor the j same to be well manured ana uuu product carefully housed -The farm to be delivered in "good order and condition on 1st Jan. 1843. The Labor of the Poor within doors to be appiy'd to the . use and benefit of the 10 Cents Per Copy Farmers Crossroad dicated. "Then, with the farmer's support, something can be done about it. We are in the middle of our annual membership drive. We invite all farmers to Investi gate Farm Bureau." "Farmers have to cultivate good laws as well as good crops in order to bo successful today," the president of the Perquimans County Farm Bureau said this week. The local farm leader,- Albert Eure of Perquimans noted that county, state and national laws "can either help farmers or hurt them. It's up to the farm er to see that legislation benefi cial to agriculture is written into the books." Eure said that farm land in North Carolina should be appraised and taxed on the basis of its value for farmingpurposes according to Farm Bureau mem bers throughout the state. Farm Bureau has worked with past i sessions of the North Carolina j General Assembly to mt such leglslative authority and an all - out effort will be made again this year. Eure said that the most ef fective way for the farmer to be heard is "by raising his voice in unison with his fellow farm ers. This is the kind of group action which Farm Bureau uses, and its gets results." Eure issued an appeal to Per quimans County farmers "to Join Farm Bureau during the current membership enrollment, and let people know that farmers are determined to solve their own problems, and that they're work ing together to do it" The Perquimans Farm Bureau. with a current enrollment of 384 farm families, has set a goal of 400 families on the rolls by the close of the membership drive. premiums should always be paid by check or money order. For the added protection of the people, Alford advises that the check or money order should be made payable to "Social Security Ad ministration, Supplemental Med ical Insurance Benefits." If any one is approached by a person who cannot prooerly identify themself as a representative this should be reported to the Social Security office. In addition, it would be very helpful to the Social Security office to receive a very good description of the person, Including the type of car they are driving and the license number of the car. Also, people should call the Social Security office immediately when ap proached by a person who cannot properly identify themself as an employe of the Social Security Administration. This will assist the Social Security Administra tion and the local authorities in apprehending the parties who are illegally collecting funds. Leads All-Stars ir. 'J'."!- u3 . David Vlck, 12, the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gay of Rt. 2, Elizabeth City and J.B. Vlck, Sr. of Maple, led his San. ford Jaycee All-Star team to vic tory in the State Little League tournament at Hickory recently. Young Vlck Is the son of the former Virginia Gay,, a 1951 graduate" of Perquimans County High School and J. B. Vlck, a native of Rocky Mount. They now reside In Sanford. 'o the elBht'team finals at Hic kory, Vlck was the hitter ana pitching star. He pitched two one-hitters In the space of three days, striking out 29 bat. ters in 12 innings he pitched. With the bat, he was Jus as laifatattnr- Ha hi flva hniMM In the three games, one of them , a grand slam, and drove in 11 in 10 at-bats for a ,600 Tourney average. David s also the first ' of the 8 teams to hit a home, run in the 4 Jay tournament. i i y ! ' 1 4.