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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, October 17th, 1968
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Volume XXV Na. 30
lomi Commissioners
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Md Regular Meeting
A regular meettngottheTown
Soard of Commissioners met
ta October 14th 1968 at 7i30
P.m. with presiding Mayor Em
men fc. Ltncnng, Sr., Commis
sioners H.Sulllvan,C.C. Win
slow, WJ). Cox and J.L. Harris
'present, --"7
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approv
ed. ,7.7 .
r y",, bUIW vuiu iui w
his renort on the. A-BX- store
1 sales for September, Sales were
i tXfiZZfiQ, this being $1,760.75
J less than September 1967.
I . Chief B Glbbs reported
S Police Department acuw
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F.T. Brltt reported that work
in the cemetery bad been com
pleted. This work consisted of
placing drainage tile approxi
mately five feet in depth under
the driven ays to remove sur
face water:--AH the drainage
lines converge at one point to
a newly constructed manhole
to be pumped into the drainage
ditch. The approximate cost of
this project was $1,500.00.
Mayor Landing reported that
work will start this week re
pairing bad places in side walks.
; On "motion by J.L. Harris,
seconded by WJ. Cox, duly
passed, Authorizing the Build
ing Inspector to issue a build
ing permit to Erie Haste, Jr.
for construction of a garage
within three feet ot Winslow
Oil Co. property.
. On motion by C.C. Winslow,
seconded by J.L, Harris, duly
passed, authorizing the Build
ing Inspector to issue a build
ing in his back yard.
The Mayor reported that all
Hertford To
Low-Rent Housing Units
Congressman Walter B. Jones
announced today the approval!
of dconstructlon,of 44 tow-rent
hojnes ta Hertford. He said
ninaa win come irora Cue
Department Housing and
Urban Development to con
struct the new units through
out the city. Ten of te units,
he said, alU be designed,and
built especially for eldely re
sidents. Hertford Gresimar
School PTA Hocta
The , Hertford Grammar
School P T A met for their
first meetine of the school vear
on October 10 in the school
auditorium, C. E. Winslow J
i-resumx. presioea.
Mrs. Elton Hurdle, program
chairman. Introduced the Rev.
C. J, Andrews, Pastor of the
f irst jnecnomst cnurcn who
gave averylnsplringdevotlonal.
xne louowing recommenda
tions were approved: Have an
nual Halloween Party with only
students from H S to attend.
uorve suppers to different civic
organizations. Have Book Fair,
jell subscriptions to the Per
quimans Weekly and purchase
math supplement books for
grades 36. v.,- 7
C, E. Winslow introduced J.P.
iarrell, Principal ot the school.
3arreH introduced his staff of
teachers and welcomed the
- vp to his school, and invited
am to visit their children's
'4S rooms.
The meeting was turned over
J Charles Skinner, fireman of
sse Hertford Fire department
ho presented slides on tires,
Dlr hazards and ' their
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Lrs. Kuth Wlnslows 2-3
tnMnailon Grade won the at-1
.Jance banner. The meeHnsl
as adjourned after which visits
.ere made to the class rooms
id social was enjoyed in the
sen room, -
PerplMMCazh
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street name signs had been re
moved, cleaned, repainted and
put back at their respective
place.
Mayor Landing stated he had
purchased digging rights of ap
proximately three acres of land
from the County to be used
at the trash dump as fill as
future plans will be a sanitary
fill to eliminate burning which
was considered as a nuisance
to the public 7. 7-7-..X,
' On motion by W J). Cox, sec
onded b? Hfi. Sullivan, duly
passed, to support the Chamber
of Commerce same as last year,
which was $500.00.
On motion by W J), Cox, sec
onded by J.L.Harris,duly pass
ed, to pay all bills.
Commissioner W.D, Cox re
ported to the Board on his meet
ing with the Cltirens-Advisor)
Committee. This committee was
appointed by the Town Board
in August. Their first meeting
was September 23rd at which
time they recommended the fol
lowing! -
1. Condemnation of old build
ings or repairs to same,
2. Cutting back trees, shrub
ery at street corners so an
operator of a vehicle can see
both, ways before leaving side
streets, .
Members of the Citizens Ad
visory Committee!
C, T. Skinner Jr. Chairman; J.
Rolac Webb, Senior Advisor)
J. E. Winslow, Jr., Mrs. W. E.
Griffin, James Everett, Mrs.
John Felton,KeithHaskett,Mrs.
W.L. Sawyer, Jr., Carl Sawyer
Mrs. A. H, Williams, Percelle
Skinner, Mrs, Ed Davis, George
A, White, Jr., Mrs. D.F. Heed,
Jr.
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Walter Jones
Cub Scouts Visit
USS North Carolina
Cub Pack 155 visited the
Battleship U.S.S. North Ca
rolina last Sunday and report
ed a busy day from 7:00 a,m.
to 7:20 p.m. There were nln
teen youngsters and fourteen
adults that made the bus trip
to the famed war memorial,
which is docked in Wilming
ton. The cubs had a good timet
and their feelings were summ
ed up one troop member who
described the tour of the big
ship as, "Really Neat." The
boys were accompanied by Cecil
Edward Winslow, cub master,
Will Slmmerson, Webelo Den
Leader and Allan Winslow, who
drove the bus.
' The group arrived at the Bat
tleship site at about 11:30 a.m.
and had lunch on the picnic
grounds at the war memorial
site. The lunch was followed
by a two hour visit of the Battle- .
ship and the youngsters were :
given the opportunity to inspect
nearly every inch .
hstnut Yield Good
J
:t are pictured harvesting
yie!d was very good thl
c 2 cr cp has been harv:jd
Display Equipment For Fire Prevention Week
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In observance of Fire Prevention Week, all,
of the Fire Departments in the county dis
played Fire equipment in front of the Court
house on Saturday afternoon. Participants In
clude Inter-County, Bethel, WlnfaU and Hert
fofd. Shown in above photo are (front row
Slides To Tell
Museum 'sStory
Perquimans members will be
host to the Museum Story which
will be presented Sunday after
noon, Oct, 20, in two slide pre
sentations at the Museum of the
Albemarle at 2:30 p.m. and again
at 4 p.m. 77
The slides, which were made
possible through a cash birth
day gift to the MOA from a
member, will be the second
In this year's series of educa
tional programs. ;
Members will be admitted
free and a small charge will
be made for visitors.
While at the museum visitor!
are Invited to view the new
permanent ; Indian cases that
have been built under the di
rection of Clarence Thorp
Sanders, president, with money
donated by the Elizabeth City
Jay-C-Ettes. '
Homecoming Set
At Perquimans
High Friday Nite
Friday, October 18, is Home-
vuuung rerquimans nign
School. There will be a parade
at 4 p.m. Various floats from
the school will be entered. The
theme for the parade is The
History of Perquimans High
School. Also in the parade will
be the Monogram Queen con
testants. They are: Georgia
Winslow, 12-Aj Linda Long-12-Bj
Jane Evans-12-C; Joan
Yohn, fl-A; Anna Chambers,
U-B; Gayle Thompson, 11 -Cj
Beth . Brum. 10-Aj Linda
Matthews, 10-Bj Leondra Stal
llngs, 10-Cj Harvina Chappell,
9 -A; Jonette Ward, 9-Bj Dar
lene Goodman, 9-Cj Karen Wat
son. 9-Dj Gall ChappeU, 9-E.
At 8 p.m, the Perquimans In
dians win meet the Edenton Aces
on Memorial Field, At halftime
the queen will be announced.
After the same theMonnsram
Club will sponsor a dance
featuring the Soul Scene, The
dance win be from 10:00 tolkOO
P.m. Admission wlU be SOcents
per person,
Social Security
Adidnistration
Some household workers in
this area are losing valuable
protection because their earn,
lngs are not being reported for
social security purposes.
If an Individual performs work
in and around the house, and is
paid as much as $50 cash wages
In a calendar quarter by one
employer, the work Is under
social security. His or her earn,
lngs must be reported by the
employer so that it may be in.'
eluded on the earnings report
filed on his behalf. Social Se
curity payments are based on
earnings. He gets no credit for
them it. his social security num.
her is not shown on this re
port. That can mean a loss of
payments when the time comes
for the worker and his depend,
ents .to-claim them. It could
mean no payments at aU. ;
The best plan is for the work
er to give his social security
number to his employer the
first day he goes to work on
a new Job.
Household workers, their em.
pleyers, and others who need
hr"j on social security matters
a... '1 got in touch with their
socl-4 security orr.ee. ;
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Elliott, Francis
Beth Hurdle With
Third Hos t Family
Dear Friends,
When most Americans think
of the Middle East, Iran in par
ticular, they immediately say
camels, deserts, mosques, and
oil. True, Iran does have all
these - but it has much more
that never finds its way into
the pages of NATIONAL GEO
GRAPHIC or LIFE magazines.
Iran has a rich agricultural
area extending along the fertile
: coastal plains
near the Cas
pian Sea. For
the past
month I have
been . w 1th
M os e 1 e m
families in
Gilan which
Is located on
the western
shores of the
Caspian. The
terrain reminds me of western
North Carolina. The climatic is
temperate with an average rain
fall of about 60 inches per year.
Although rice and tea are the
main products, peanuts, small
grains, and virtually all kinds
of vegetables are also grown.
It Is even warm enough for citrus
fruits such as lemons, limes,
and oranges. Another Import
ant product is, naturally enough,
fish from the Caspian. Caviar
from the sturgeon caught in the
Caspian is the finest produced In
the world. One thing that I didn't
expect to find In Iran is the silk
worm cultivator. But with an
abundance of mulberry trees and
expert raising ot silk worms,
Iran produces raw silk - much
of which goes to the United
States to be made into para
chutes. Of the products mentloned.tea
is the newest in Iran. It Is grown
only In Gilan on a strip about
50 miles long and 20 miles wide
with its center being near the
city of Lanljan. (I am living with
my third host family on a tea
plantation in the village ot
BasUagurab two kilometers
west of LahlJanJ
Tea was brought to Iran near
the turn of the century by
Kashef-Os-Saltaneh, A native of
Gilan, Saltaneh as a young man
went to India where he saw the
tea being grown.He realized that
the climate and growing condi
tions were very similar to Gilan.
He posed as a student and work
ed on the tea plantations, learn
Guest Speaker At First Methodist Church
The Reverend Harrell G.
Thach, a native of Hertford,
will preach during the wor
ship hour at the First United
Methodist Church next Sunday
morning, October 20th,
Thach states that, "Inasmuch
as it has been 24 years since
my conversion experience, and
It was in Hertford that I first
sought to share with church con
gregations my 'New-found Joy,
I am thinking ot seeking to share
with your congregation how I
think now and what I seek to say
as a minister In this day."
CJ, Andrews, pastor ot the
First Methodist in Hertford,
extends a warm welcome to
the many friends and relatives
ot Rev, Thach in the com
munity. Rev, Thach is now poster of
Union United Methodist Church,
Sou'h Boston, Va. He is also
author ot his life experience.
left to right) Sammy Jennings, B. A. Talley,
Pete Rlddlck, Wayne winslow, Bobby Stalllngs
and Noah Greogry. Back row left to right are
John Beers, Sherman Long, Bradley Jennings,
Grover Sloop, Joe Barber, Bill Fowler, Bobby
Nixon and unaries stunner.
ing the precious and highly
guarded art of tea growing. When
returning to Iran three years
later, he smuggled seeds and
seedlings out of India. Later he
became Iran's ambassador to
India.
Since 1901 tea has been suc
cessfully cultivated here in
Gilan. Production was on a small
scale at first and the war-torn
years of World War I and World
War n saw little Increase in
production. However, ten years
ago the tea Industry was nation
alized: at the same time, many
timers rec$iyed g?ants-of land
under the Land Reform Pro
gram. At present, there are
more than 25,000 nectars under
cultivation.
The average tea bush pro
duces for about 30 years, but
there are those in the Lahijan
area which have been producing
fine teas for more than 50 years.
All tea Is picked by hand; car
ried tolccalfactorleswhereltls
dried. After grading, it is sent
to Tehran for blending and pack
aging. Another stereotyped idea, the
world-over, Is that onlytheEng
Ush drink hot tea at ten, four,
and more. Not so only here
in Iran, it's called chol Instead
of tea.
Your friend,
Mary Beth
SPECIAL NOTE
The earthquakes which struck
Iran were not anywhere near
where I was at the time. When I
go to Mazandaran in October,
I'll be approximately 250 miles
from where the worst quakes oc
curred. The International Farm'
Youth Exchange (IF YE), con
ducted by the National 4-H Club
Foundation in behalf ot the Co
operative Extension Service, is
a rural, educational program
operated between the United
States and about 35coun tries an
naully. The United States-Iran
exchange is conducted in co
operation with the National Ex
tension Service, Ministry of Ag
riculture. Financial support on
state level comes from the North
Carolina 4-H Development Fund
and 4-H Clubs, local civic or
ganizations and business firms
and interested individuals in
Perquimans County.
lwv?i ThZth 7.
"God Gets In The Way of a
Sailor", published In 1964.
Tests To Be Given
By U.S. Civil
Service Commission
The Civil Service Commis
sion today announced its 1969
examination for summer Jobs
in Federal agencies and pre
dicted keen competition. Of
the 133,000 applicants who were
found eligible in the 1968 exam
about 25.000 were hired.
Four tests for summer Jobs
in 1969 will be conducted
throughout the Nation according
to the following schedule, the
Commission said, adding that
interested ,- applicants should
file early to receive maximum
consideration. .
Those who apply by Novem
ber 6 will be tested on Decem
ber 7, by December 6 on Jan
uary u, by January 3 on Feb
ruary 8, and by January 30
on March 8.
Candidates who wish to com
pete should ask for a copy
of Announcement No, 414, Sum
mer Jobs in Federal Agencies,
which may be obtained from
high school counselors, college
placement offices, Civil Ser
vice Commission offices, and
major Post Offices.
Clerk-carrier Jobs in the
postal service, paying $2.81 per
hour, and civil service Jobs such
as typist, stenographer, clerk,
and engineering and science
aids, paying $75 to $99 per
week, will be filled from the
exam.
The announcement contains
complete information on the
types of Jobs to be filled, and
an application blank on which
the applicant may Indicate the
city in which he or she wishes
to be tested.
Again this year, a single
test will be used for both postal
and other civil service Jobs.
Applicants rated eligible in 1968
will not have to take the 1969
test. They will receive forms
to be used in updating their
qualifications.
Jobs to be filled from the
examination are located
throughout the Nation, princi
pally in. large metropolitan
areas. In some parts of the
country there may be few If
any opportunities In some of
the occupations covered by the
examination.
School Officials
Discuss ESEA Plan
In ECU Seminar
Thirty - two officials . of
Eastern North Carolina schools
met at East Carolina University
recently to discuss problems
and new opportunities of the fed
eral Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) program
in the public schools.
They attended a two-part
seminar held on the campus on
Thursday, Oct. 3. The morning
session was titled "Problems of
the Fall" and the afternoon part
dealt with "What's New?"
Speakers for the morning dis
cussion were W. M. Daniels of
Washington, Allen Trader of
Jacksonville, John Taylor of
Greenville and Lee Hall of
Windsor. Afternoon speakers
were Jimmy Williams of Fay
ettevllle, Sallie Ingram of Kin
ston, Charles Davis of Klnston
and R. C. Clary of Roanoke
Rapids.
Faculty Members of the ECU
School of Education who partici
pated were Dean Douglas R.
Jones, Dr. Ed Carter, Dr.
Thomas Vernon, Dr. Ralph
Brimley, Dr. William C.
Sanderson, Dr. Frank Arwood,
Dr. William B. Martin and Dr.
Richard Spear.
The meeting was another in
a regular series of seminars
sponsored by the ECU School
of Education. Dr. Brimley is
chairman of the seminars.
Attending the meeting from
Perquimans County Schools was
R. Marion Riddlck .
Birthday Calendar
Sale In Progress
Any organization or Individual
wishing to purchase the 1969
Jaycee Community Birthday
Calendar and or have their
meeting dates, birthdays or
anniversary listed on this
calendar that have not been
contacted as yet please contact
any member : ot the Hertford
Jaycees or phone 426-5478 on
or before Saturday October 19,
1968. The proceeds from this
calendar sale are used In local
Jaycee Projects.
Harvest Sale
And Luncheon
The St. Catherine's Auxlli.
lary will have their annual har.
vest sale and luncheon October
25 at the Episcopal parish House
from 12 till 2 pan. Tickets
for the luncheon are now on
sale and can be purchased from
any St. Catherine member,
Perquimans County
Exhibit At State Fair
When you visit North Carolina
101st State Fair, in Raleigh this
week look for Perquimans
County Foods and Nutrition Ex
hibit. The exhibit is located
in the Educational Building, De
partment U. The title of the Ex
Search Under Waii For
New Junior Miss
The search is on once again
for the Albemarle Junior Mlsst
This contest, sponsored by the
Hertford Jaycees, will culmi
nate Nov. 23 when the winner
Police Department
Participating In
Careers Program
The Hertford Police Depart
ment is participating in the New
Careers Program as set up by
New Careers-E.LC., Inc., with
headquarters being at the old
Edenton Air Base. This Pro
gram was entered into by an
agreement between the Town of
Hertford and New Careers -E.I.C.,
Inc. and can be terminat
ed at any time upon request by
either party concerned. Until
now the Program so far has
proven worthwhile.
This is a two year Program
that is designed to develop (sub
professional) Jobs. A selected
trainee is put on a 40 hour week,
half of the time training and the
other half working at the
selected Job. The first year the
Department of Labor pays the
full salary of the trainee and the
second year the salary Is paid
on a half and half basis by the
Town of Hertford and the De
partment of Labor. The training
program is set upby the College
of the Albemarle and all classes
are held at the Edenton Air
Base.
Willie N. Gilliam is the New
Careers trainee that is taking
advantage of this Program and
is currently working with the
Hertford Police Department. He
is proving to be most valuable
to the Department by assisting
our Policemen in their duties
of serving the public.
The following monthly report
for September was given by
Chief Glbbs at the regular Coun
cil Meeting: Arrests made -drunks
2; speeders I; assaults 2;
operating intoxicated 1; care
less and reckless driving, 1;
shoplifters, 2; miscellaneous
traffic arrests 2. Activities
calls answered and investigat
ed 3; funerals worked 9; cour
tesies extended 108; doors found
unlocked 6; fire calls answered
6; radio calls 221; street lights
reported out 4.
Perquimans FFA Team Places Third
In Woodland Conservation Contest .
The Perquimans High School
FFA team captured third place
honors in the district Woodland
Conservation Contest at Camp
Cale, Perquimans County, on
October 10th, competing with
10 schools from six counties.
This contest was started six
years ago in Perquimans under
the Joint sponsorship of the
Albemarle Soil and Water Con
servation District and Gates
County district supervisors, the
N, C, Forest Service, and the
Union Camp Corporation of
Franklin, Va.
In June of this year, the Wood
land Conservation Contest be
came a statewide event, with
the Perquimans High School 1967
FFA team the winners.
Members of the Perquimans
teKm and others pictured above
are: Henry Cunningham of the
Jones Lumber Company, co
sponsor; Julian Baker, Edmond
White, Archie Blanchard, Joe
L TunnelL Vo-Ag Teacher,
Richard Wlnsiow; and Blair
Stutzman, Procurement Super
visor of Union Camp Corp., co
Sponsor. The first place team.
asquotank Central, received
$20; Gates High School, second
hibit is, Sail, With The Basic
Four. It is a river with 4
sail boats sailing In the direc
tion of the anchor revolving
on a turn, table with the basic
4 Foods states, Mrs. M. B.
Taylor, Home Economics Ex
tension Agent.
is chosen at the Perquimans
County High School.
Announcement of the contest,
a highly popular activity last
year, was made by Welly White
and Billy White, Co-chairmen
of the Jaycee Pageant Com
mittee. The local Junior Miss, title
is given to the high school
senior, between the ages of 16
and 19, who best typifies the
ideal American teenager. Judg
ing includes personality, talent,
scholastic achievement, and
personal appearance.
Teenage girls of the Albe
marle Area, who are Interest
ed incompeting,can obtain entry
blanks from your local school
or from any Hertford Jaycee,
The girl chosen as the local
Junior Miss will be presented
a scholarship and the Junior
Miss Trophy. She also will re
present the Albemarle Area in
the State Finals of the Junior
Miss Pageant.
The state winner then will
compete In the National Finals
at Mobile, Ala. The national
winner shares In the $42,000
America's Junior Miss Scholar
ship fund.
National sponsors of the
America's Junior Miss Pageant,
Inc. are: John H. Breck Com
pany; Chevrolet Motor Division,
General Motor Corporation;
Eastman Kodak Company; and
Scott Paper Company.
Baptist Training
Union To Hold
Bake Sale
The Intermediate Class ot
the Baptist Training Union of
the Hertford Baptist Church,
will hold a bake sale on the
courthouse lawn on Election
Day.
They urge you to "get out
and vote," and buy some
delicious home-made deserts
after you cast your ballot.
No matter who your politi
cal choice is -all parties wiU
agree that the cakes, pies, cup
cakes and other delicious items
that wlU be on sale will get
everyone's popular vote.
place winners, received $15.00;
and Perquimans received $10.00
for third place. Calvin Hewitt
of Pasquotank Central was high
scorer and received $5.00.
The N.C. Foresters whowere
in charge of technical arrange
ments were Earl Dutton, Sam
Taylor, and John Lively. They
were assisted in group assign
ments by these rangers; Lewis
Stalllngs, Alton Miller, Graham
Harris, George Tarklngton,"
Charles Edwards.
m his remarks tothe students,
Mr. Dutton assured them they
could all be winners In that,
it was far more important to '
gain knowledge through this
training experience than to Just
be winners for the cash awards.
He thanked the supervisors, and
others responsible for sponsor
lng the contest.
Chairman of the district event
was George G. Winslow, who
presided over the business ses
sion. He termed the contest
the best one held yet, and thank
ed the Forest Service, Soil Con
servation Service, and 'the co
sponsors, Jones Lumber Com
pany and Un on Camp Corp. tor
their support again this year.
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