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WEEKLY
VolomXXV No. 36
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 26th, 1968
10 Cents Per Copy
Elected V.P. Louis -College
Chamber Of Commerce
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Directors Are Elected
Receives Gold Star Citation
Punt, Pass, Kick
Contest Set Oct. 6
iPSggy Lou Copeland, (seated left) has been elected vice
president of the Sophomore Class at Louisburg College.
Peggy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Estes Copeland of
Belvidere. Other officers elected are Elizabeth C. Bell,
Secretary, (standing left) Jay Fleck, president and John
'Quitter, treasurer.
Albemarle Craftsman's
Fair Set Sept. 25-27
' Corn shucks will be used to
make dolls and chair bottoms,
tine cones will be fashioned into
vail plaques and table appoint
ments, candle holders and com
potes will be carved from
i wood, and beautiful articles will
shaped on the potters wheel.
More than 40 adult craftsmen
' from the Albemarle Area will be
"Mtemonstrating various crafts at
the 10th Annual Albemarle
Craftsmen's Fair to be held
In the National Guard Armory,
in EUzabethCtty.N. C., Septem
ber 25-27. -
The craftsmen will work in
their booths each day from noon
until 9:00 p.m. The annual event
Is sponsored by the Extension
Homemakers Clubs in the Albe
marle Area and the Elizabeth
City Chamber of Commerce.
As an added bonus, the teen
nesting Held
By BPWClub
The Hertford Business and
Professional Women's Club met
Thursday night, Sept. 19th, at
the home of Mrs. Anna Harmon.
"; Mrs. Harmon, president, pre
sided over a business meeting
at which time plans were made
the "Welcome to Hertford"
project will be continued as will
the Health Careers Club and the
Loan Closet. The Candy Stippers
classes, an outgrowth of the
stealth Careers Club, will also
to continued.
; Mrs. Harmon explained the
format , of the civic directory
which the club will soon be
' selling as a money-making proj
ect and named Mrs, Dora Rid
dick and Miss Thelma Elliott
to compile a history of Per
quimans County to go on the
directory. ? . ; .
: Announcement was made of
the Eastern Area BPW meet
ing to be held In Jacksonville,
North Carolina Oct. 8-9.
, Mrs. Betty Swindell, program
'chairman, announced that the
, program meetings will be re
sumed next month and at that
time .the campaign managers
for both Mr. Scott and Mr.
Gardner will be our guests to
explain the platform of each
gubernatorial . candidate. ' If
plana work out, this will be a
'dinner meeting In the fellow
i ?ilpv hall . of the Methodist
Church.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, the hostess served de
licious refreshments.
Dr. T. L Undersell
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Dr. T. L. Anderson, De
' rtment of Ed -Ion, State
Elir-ci City, N. C.
It "fcrCe annual Woman's
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t n, 1, ft 3.C0 p.m. at
. r 1 A.L' Z. ZIon Church,
-.J, N. C. C ,e will soak
t!u' '.Ln Vlrt'cs World
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set, 19 years old or younger,
will be displaying their craft
skills in a special youth section.
Another attraction at the Fair
will be a food conservation area.
Fair -goers will, have a chance to
see and to buy such delicacies
as pumpkin marmalade or fig
preserves. All products will
bear the label of the Albemarle
KATe Conserved "Products As
sociation.
"Craftsmen in the Albemarle
Area stress quality workman
ship," Mrs. J. P. Morgan, Sr.,
Shawboro, N. C Chairman of
the events, pointed out." So only
high quality work will be exhibit
ed... From these crafts, many live
lihoods have grown and develop
ed into small industries and thus
Increased the economic stan
dards of the families as well as
the area.
Craftsmen participating from
Perquimans County include:
Mrs. T. F. HarreU, Decorated
Egg Shells; Mrs. John Lane,
apple dolls and stuffed doHs;'
Miss Sue Ferguson, crewel em
broidery; Mrs.; John A. Elliott,
copper tooling; also youth parti
cipating from Perquimans are
Sybil Hobbs, Gail Proctor, and
Sue Proctor.
New Owners Of
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Wayland J. Sermons, Wash
ington, N. C, tobacconist, and
president of the Carolinian
Hotel Corporation, Nags Head,
and his sister, Mrs. J. Emmett
Winslow of Hertford and Nags
Head are now sole owners of
The Carolinian, a hostelry which
set a new trend in the old ocean
resort of Nags Head shortly
after World War n. They are
shown with Mrs. Winslow' s son,
Dr. Fred O. Purser of the
nuclear - physics division of
Di ' e University, and he is sec
r y to the hc'ol corporation.
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Perquimans County Chamber
of Commerce members have
elected the following directors,
whose term of office will run
from Dec. 1, 1968 to Nov. 30,
1970, Joe H. Towe, Sr. from
PCHS& Rose's
Will Sponsor
Light Bulb Sale
During the first week in Oc
tober, the student body of Per
quimans County High School, in
co - operation r with Rose's
Stores, will sponsor a light bulb
sale. A portion of the proceeds
will be added to the student
body's treasury, to help finance
improvement projects in the
future.
During the week, representa
tives of the student body will
visit your home. Support them
with your purchase. '
Baptist Church
Training Union
To Have Car Wash
Did the white knight miss
your car?
Don't worry about it. The in
termediate class of the Baptist
Church's Training Union is
coming to your rescue, this
Saturday.
Bring your dusty vehicle to
107 Covent Gardens between 9
and noon and you'll see a host
of eager young people ready to
make your car look like brand
new..:'.
For just a dollar they'll clean
it fron to back, top to bottom.
For another 50 cents they'll
clean the inside.
- All of the money will be used
to buy turkey dinners for needy
families this Thanksgiving- so
in addition to coming out with a
cleaner car, you'll be helping
somebody have a nicer holiday.
Class Of '69
Elects Officers
r The senior class of Perqui
mans County High School has
elected its officers. They are
Hubert Watson, President; Don
ald Perry, Vice President;
Linda Long, Secretary; and
Georgia Winslow, Treasurer.
Beta Club Sponsors
Bake Sale
The Perquimans High School
Beta Club will sponsor a Bake
Sale at the HarrisShoppingCen
ter and the Courthouse Lawn on
Saturday at 10 a.m.
Carolinian
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terest in The Carolinian
formerly owned by Julian and
Lima Oneto. Mr. Sermons is a
former State Legislator and
Mrs. Winslow is the wife of
former State Senator Winslow of
Hertford. The new sole owners
and also Mrs. Oneto are natives
of Winterville in Pitt County
N. C, the chlldrenofMrs.M. C.
Sermons and the late Mr. Ser
mons. Following the trans
action on the weekend it was
announced that The Carolinian
would remain open throughout
ti e v --r this year. The photo
v,-9 s in t'e hotel's Drift
v ' "i hy Aycock
Hertford Township, who has the
Chrysler - Plymouth - Dodge
Dealership in Hertford; B. A.
Talley from Bethel Township,
co-owner of Perquimans Con
struction Co.; Gerald Blanchard
from Belvidere Township,
owner and operator of the city
barber shop in Hertford; Robert
Sutton, who is a farmer, from
New Hope Township; Tommy
Byrum, from ParksvlUe Town
ship, owner of Byrum Furniture
Co. in Hertford.
The new directors will re
place R. L. Hollowell of Hert
ford Township; W. S. Wins low
of Belvidere Township; Johnnie
Gregory Jr. of New Hope Town
ship; J. A. Bray of Parksville
Township; and Lester Simpson
of Bethel Township.
Nancy Chory At
Nursing Institute
Nancy L. Chory has begun
her junior year of studies to
ward a bachelor's degree In
nursing at the Walter Reed Army
Institute of Nursing, Washing
ton, D.C.
Participants in the nursing
program complete two years
of studies at an accredited col-
lege before they arrive here
for their junior year. The pro
gram is conducted jointly with
the University of Maryland, and
while Miss Chory studies here
she is considered a University
of Maryland student.
After finishing college, she
will be commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Army Nurse
Corps, obligated to serve three
years active duty.
Miss Chory, a 1966 graduate
of Blacksburg (Va.) High School,
completed her first two years
of college at the University of
Washington, Seattle.
Her parents, Sergeant Major
and Mrs. W.F. Chory, live at
212 Dobb St., Hertford, N.C.
Cancer Clinic To
Be Held Oct. 4th
The Northeastern Cancer
Clinic will be held on Friday
afternoon October 4th, with reg
istration beginning at 12:30p.m,
A chest X-ray will be given
to anyone wishing it along with
the examination of the five areas
of the body where cancer is
most easily found and cured.
Only 30 people can be seen
at the Center each month due
to limited facilities, so it is
suggested that anyone who wish,
es to be assured of an ap.
pointment should write or call
the Center, Health Department,
Elizabeth City for a priority.
Examinees are asked to bring
a robe or housecoat with them.
Alb. Soil & Water Conservat'n
Supervisors Meet Here Tuesday
Lloyd Bunch of Edenton pre
sided at a meeting of the Albe
marle Soil and Water Conser
vation District Supervisors held
on Tuesday.evenlng, September
17, at 7 p.m., with 25 members
and guests attending.
During the business session,
Joe Tunnell, Vo-Ag Teacher of
Perquimans, reported on plans
for the Woodland Clinic to be
held at Camp Cale in Per
aulmans on October 10th at 2:00
o'clock p.m.'Mr. Tunnell com
mended the supervisors for
their interest In forestry and for
the sponsoring of the Clinic in
the Albemarle, and continued
that through their efforts now a
state contest is held. The Per
quimans team was state winner
this year, receiving a plaque
and a $50 check. Mr. Tunnell
reported, that some changes
were being made in the score
sheets for this year, art that
copies of the new score sheets
would be mailed out to each of
the U schools participating sev
eral weeks before the contest.
' f. C. Foro-t f -rviee pro
Boatswain's Mate First Class Benjamin Fredrick SHIVELY,
United States Navy, accepts a Gold Star Citation for the
Second Navy Achievement Medal for meritorious achievement
while serving in Riverine assault operations against the Com
munist insurgent forces in South Vietnam. Captain A. H.
GALVANL Commanding Officer, Naval Guided Missiles School,
Dam Neck, Virginia presented the citation to SHIVELY on the
fourth of September. From March 1967 to February 1968
Petty Officer SHIVELY served as Boat Captain on Command
and Communications Boat 111-1, aunitof River Assault Squadron
ELEVEN. Operating in support of the 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry
Division, he participated in 10 operations, involving numerous
combat assault missions which struck deep into enemy infested
waters and inflicted heavy enemy losses on both men and
supplies. Lieutenant MITCHEL, Petty Officer SHIVELY'S
Division Officer, watches the presentation. Shively is the son-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Elliott of Route 2, Hertford.
Jmjutrrcm3 (Eomtttj JCtstrirical octct
Wardens of the Poor (part 3)
By R. A.
(Continuation of regulations
concerning the poor):
"No visitors shall be admit
ted except by permission of the
Keeper or an attending Warden
nor shall any pauper be per
mitted to leave the premises
without the permission of the
Keeper or a Warden.
The different apartments in
the buildings shall be kept clean
and decent, and each person
received into the Poor House
shall also be kept clean
to effect which the Keeper shall
visit each apartment and each
pauper every morning and
evening and oftener if neces
sary and see that they cleanse
themselves as well as their
apartments if they are able, if
not any other of the poor, who
may be able, shall perform
that service, if none such, then
he must cause it to be done
by others, for which a proper
compensation shall be allowed
him.
A physician shall attend at
the Poor House once a week and
oftener if required and visit
the poor and prescribe and fur
nish such medicines and appli-
cations as may be necessary,
and grant certificates to such
of the poor as are unable to
perform service and it shall
be the duty of the Keeper to
see the prescriptions are ad
ministered and the remedies ap
plied.
Clothing and bedding such as
the poor cannot manufacture,
suitable for those destitute,
shall be prescribed by the War
dens and upon order of the
Board, purchased by the Treas
urer of the Wardens.
Singspiration And
Dedication
There will be a singspiration
and dedication at Epworth
Methodist Church on Sunday
evening, September 29 at 3:00
p.tn.
The public is invited to attend.
vides the technical planning and
the Camp Manufacturing Com
pany provides the cash awards.
Each of the five counties rep
resented were asked to submit
an applicant for the Conserva
tion Farmer an award to
present to the winner of the
year; at the Southeastern Area
Meeting in Chowan County on
November 19th, at which time
Senator George Wood will be
guest speaker. :
Chairman Bunch reported on
his attendance at the Southern
Conference of Supervisors held
in Asheville last week, when 13
states sent members of their
state committee and adminis
trative officer or executive sec
getary to discuss conservation
needs and problems, Mr, Bunch
told the group the cutback in fed
eral ' funds was discussed in
length, and that a copy of the
resolutions made during the
Conference were to be sent to
state and federal officials of the
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for
their information and cod
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Winslow. Jr.
Plain, wholesome provisions
shall be furnished, suited to the
condition of the paupers, pre
pared by the Keeper and sent
in to them and served at the
common table or otherwise
as may be directed by the phy
sician or Wardens and the
Keeper shall receipt for the
the same when put into his pos
session and render accounts
at every regular meeting of the
Board of Wardens, of the amount
received, and the amount which
may be required for a given
period:
All spirltous liquors are to
tally prohibited the use of the
poor unless prescribed as med
icine by the physicians and
the more readily to enforce
this prohibition; no Keeper shall
be permitted to keep for sale
or barter any spirltous llqours
nor sell nor barter such on
the premises." (To be contin
ued.) Janis M. Wray
JOINS AIR FORCE Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Lamm, Air Force
recruiter in Durham, N. C, shows Miss Janis M. Wray a
model of the Air Force F-4E Phantom Jet. Miss Wray enlisted
in the Air Force Sept. 19 and is now at Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas. (Air Force Photo by MSgt. H. T. Anthony)
Miss Jan.is M. Wray, 18-year-old
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth C. Wray of 733
Teets Lane, Virginia Beach,
has enlisted in the U.S. Air
Force for four years.
Staff Sgt. Clark E. Sessoms,
Air Force recruiter in Eliza
beth City, N. C, said Miss
Wray enlisted Sept. 19 in Ra
leigh and departed the same day
for Lackland Air Force Base,
Texas, where she will receive
basic military training.
Janis is a 1967 graduate of
Princess Anne High School
where she was a member of the
Future Teachers Club, Alpha Y
Teens, the French National
Honor Society and the Girl
Scouts. ''. -
Before Joining the Air Force
she was employed as a sec
retary with Harrell's, Inc., in
Hertford, N.C. Miss Wray bad
not decided the exact type of
work she wanted to do In the
Air Force at the time she en
listed. However, she said she
wanted to go into a field other
than admJni'rtrattQa,
Only a few days remain in
which Perquimans County area
boys can register for the Punt,
Pass and Kick Competition open
to boys 8 through 13. Eighteen
handsome trophies will be
awarded during the local
competitions which are spon
sored by Winslow Blanchard
Mot. Co. gold trophies to the
first place winners of each age
group; silver to second place
and bronze for third.
" Every boy has a great chance
with so many trophies award
ed," Cecil E. Winslow pointed
out. "But registrations close
Friday evening October 4th.
Registrations cannot be ac
cepted later because we must
get ready for the big Competi
tions on Oct. 6, 1968 at Per
quimans County High School.
Headquarters for registra
tion, where all boys 8 through 13
can enter PP&K through October
4th is at Winslow Blanchard Mot.
PCHS Student
Council Has Meet
The Student Council of Perq
uimans County High School has
begun planning ' ahead for the
1968-69 school year.
On Friday, September 13, the
council held an organizational
assembly. New homeroom re
presentatives were installed.
They were: 8a-Brad Fields;
8b-Woody Perry; 8c-Jeff Has
kett; 8d-Tony Winslow; 9a
Jann Dillon; 9b -Char He Har
rell; 9c Darlene Goodman; 9d
-Peggy Griffin; 9e-Kathy
Keel; lOa-Minnie White; 10b
Nancy Tunnell; 10c Edmond
White, Ha-Peggy White, lib
Nancy Riddick; Uc Gayle
Thompson; 12a-V'rglnia Har
reU; 12b-Paul Bunch; and 12c
Walter Edwards.
Student body president, Don
ald Perry, announced plans for
laying tile in the dressing rooms
of the gym. This improvement
to the school is a major ac
complishment for the student
body.
Plans were also announced
for the sale of light bulbs in
October, a Powder puff foot
ball game and the annual
Christmas Dance.
This year's student council
promises to be very active In
the affairs of P.C.H.S. during
the school year. Many projects
are being planned for the im
provement of the school.
Joins Air Force
Miss Wray comes from a
military-orientated family. Her
father Is a retired Navy chief
petty officer and her brother,
Kenneth Jr., is attending radio
School at Bainbridge Navy Base,
Md.
One of the reasons Miss Wray
decided to Join the Air Force
was travel. She was born in Ha
waii and has traveled extensive
ly throughout the United States.
Another reason she decided on
going Air Force was the op
portunity to Increase her edu
cation. "These are the two most
popular reasons young women
are enlisting in the Air Force
today," said Sgt. Sessoms.
Patriotism also had some
thing to do with her decision.
"Pd be the first to stand up and
fight if my country's freedom
was at stake," she proclaimed.
After completing basic train
ing, Janis will be assigned to a
technical school or go directly
to one of the many air bases
located throughout the United
Rates for trsirf on the Job.
Co. Registrants must be ac
companied by a parent or guar
dian. There is no charge and no
special equipment is needed.
Each boy, upon registering, re
ceives a free PP&K lapel pin
and a tips booklet written by
Bart Starr of the Green Bay
Packers, Billy Lothridge of the
Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis's
Jim Bakken.
During the competition boys
will compete only against boys
their own age in the three foot
ball skills. There is no body con
tact and participation in no way
affects a boy's amateur stand
ing. Winners in the Perquimans
County competition go on to
Zone and then, possibly, Dis
trict, Area, Division and Na
tional contests. Suitable troph
ies and runner-up certificates
are awarded at each level of
competition.
In addition, Area winners go
with their dads to Division com
petitions held in NFL team sta
diums, with Division winners
twelve in all traveling to
Miami, Florida, with both
mother and dad for the National
finals during the NFL Play-Off
Game in the Orange Bowl on Jan
uary 5th. All national finalists
and their parents will also go
on a "Tour of Champions" in
Washington, D. C. on January
6th & 7th.
Punt, Pass & Kick, a nation
wide program is sponsored na
tionally by the Ford Dealers of
America and the National Foot
ball League.
Mobile Clinic To
The North Carolina State
Board of Health Mobile Clinic
will be parked at the Health
Center in Hertford, North Caro
lina for the purpose of taking
chest x-rays.
As a chest x-ray is required
as part of the examination for
a Health Card, Teachers, known
positive reactors, and contacts, '
you are urged to take advantage
person interested in obtaining
a chest x-ray may receive one
at this time.
The schedule for the clinic
is as follows; Oct. 3rd 9-12
noon and 1 til 5 p.m.
Oct. 4th 9-12 noon only
Oct. 7th 2-5 p.m.
Oct. 8th 9-12 noon 1 til 5 p.m.
There will be no charge for
this x-ray.
Local Pharmacy
Changes Hands
Effective October 1, 1968 Har
mon's Pharmacy will be owned
and operated by Mr. J. E. Sparks
of Elizabeth City, N. C. Mr.
Sparks has purchased the busi
ness from the present owner,
Sidney Harmon.
The business will continue
to operate under the name of
Harmons Pharmacy. Mr. Sparks
is well known to the area, he
operated the Apothecary shop
for many years in Elizabeth
City. Mr. and Mrs. Sparks plan
to make their home In Hertford.
Trees Make News
A Tree Farm sign and certi
ficate of membership in the
American Tree Farm System
in recognition of good forest
management was presented
today to Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Gaither of Elizabeth City, North
Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaither won
the award by managing 136 acres
of their woodland in Perquimans
County for the continuous pro
duction of wood while protecting
his trees from fire, insects and
diseases, and destructive graz
ing in accordance with Tree
Farm standards.
In making the award, Sam
Taylor, Service Forester with
North Carolina Forest Service,
congratulated Mr. and Mrs.
Gaither for setting a high ex
ample in the proper use of wood
lands. -
"Trees are a crop that can
be grown again and again on the
same land," said Mr. Taylor.
"That is exactly what Mr.
Gaither is doing, and that is
what more and more landowners
must do if we are to meet our
country's growing demand for
forest products.'.' i -
The nationwide .: American
Tree Farm System,' sponsored
by American forest Products
Industries, k., now has
'32,642 Tree arms with 72
million acret f woods being
"farmed" under the principles
of multiple-use forest manage
ment In North Carolina there
are not L412 , Tree Farms,
with over two million acres