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Volume XXV No. 43
Hertford, Perquimans County,' North Carolina, November 14th, 1968
10 Cento Per Copy
"federal Funds Given
Boating Access Program
Governor Dan K. Moore this
week forwarded checks totaling
919,820.72 In federal funds to the
North Carolina Wildlife Re
sources Commission to be used
in the Commission's boating
access area program.
The federal funds will pay a
portion of the Commission's
expense in developing four boat-
, bur access areas In North car o
Una. The access areas which
"have already been completed
and are now open to the public
include Bear Creek Lake Access
Horse Show
Results
: 1. Pony Halten 1st place
Joey Winslow: 2nd place-Tom
my Stallings; 3rd place-Phllllp
ihach (owner, rreston mxotv
2. Youth Western Pleasure:
1st place-Charlotte Nixon; 2nd
place - Linda Williams; 3rd
' place-Susan Gregory.
3. Children's Western Plea
. sure 1st place-Nancy Hunter,
2nd place-Alvin Winslow; 3rd
place-Shirley Jones.
4. Childrens' Barrel Racet
1st place-Alvin Winslow; 2nd
place-Joey Winslow; 3rd place
, -Nancy Hunter.
5. Open Barrel Race-lst
place-Rider, Carter Rogerson
(owner, Johnny Smith); 2nd place
Rider, David Harrell (owner,
John Chappell).
6. Ladies Western Pleasure
-1st place-Charlotte Nixon; 2nd
place-Linda Williams; 3rd place
-Susan Gregory.
- 7. Childrens' Musical Chairs
-1st place-Joey Winslow; 2nd
place-Nancy Hunter; 3rd place
. -Richard Owens (owner, John
ChappelD.' .
8. Open Pole Bending-lst
place - Carter Rogerson; 2nd
Jim Robertson
r? 9. Beginners Go-As-You
'Please (1st yr. rider) -Lst place
Rider, Mary Mtter (owner
Preston Nixon); 2nd place-Cindy
tXjttar timet Preston NixoriV
id. upen u-as-iou riease
lst place-Linda Williams: 2nd
place-Charlotte Nixon; 3rd
place-Ed Nixon.
,. 11. Childrens' Flag Race-lst
place-Alvin Winslow; 2nd place
. -Joey Winslow; 3rd place
Nancy Hunter. -
12. Open Roadster Pony
1st place-Johnny Stallings; 2nd
place-Roland -Boyce; 3rd place
-Wallace Chappell.
13. Men's Western Pleasure
-1st place-Preston Nixon; 2nd
' place -Ed Nixon;, 3rd place
Johnny Smith. ..
14. Open Ring Spearing-lst
place-Rider, Carter Rogerson
. (Johnny Smith);. 2nd . place
Carter Rogerson.
. IS, Open Western Plea sure -lst
place-Linda Williams; 2nd
: place Susan Gregory; 3rd
place-Shirley Jones.
16. Faster Horse Around the
: Ring-1st place-SandyMcMullen;
2nd place-Cartel Rogerson; 3rd
place-Rider, Ricky True blood
(owner Joe Meads).
Hooh fair To Be Held At
PX.H.S. Nou. 18 To 22
The Perquimans High School,
will sponsor a student book fair
from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22 during
Book Week. Students will be able
to browse and purchase books.
The book fair will be open the
; hours of 8:30 a,m, to 3:30 p.m.
Books will be on display in the
reference room of the library.
The book fair committee in
vites all stud.nts, parents and
visitors to attend the air. The
tx will not only help spur stu
dent interest in reading
-l building home libraries, but
will also contrite to a worth
, white project. 1 .. school earns
20 per cent of all sales and
profits will be, wed for the pur
se of library books
The Beta Club is helping spon-
ey Shoot Zzt
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Tie Jaycees Turkey Shoot
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Area near Sylva in Jackson
County; Lake Tlllery Access
Area near Albemarle in Stanly
County; and Big Flatty Access
Area near Elizabeth City In
Pasquotank County.
A fourth area, yet to be de
veloped, is Saw Pitt Landing
Access Area, on the North
east Cape Fear River near Bur
gaw, in Pender County.
All four of these projects were
eligible for federal assistance
under the Land and Water Con
servation Fund Act of 1965,
which seeks to promote long
range recreational development
through a coordinated federal,
state and local program of in
vestment. The project was initially sub
mitted to the Recreation Sub
Task Force of the State Plan
ning Task Force and recom
mended by Governor Moore. B
was then approved by the Bureau
of Outdoor Recreation, United
States Department Of the In
terior, which administers the
Land and Water Conservation
funds. ,
A Wildlife Resources Com
mission now maintains 91 boat
ing access areas, across North
Carolina and has several more
planned for development
Perquimans Library
In Need
The'
Perquimans County
Library
needs a number of
chairs. The twenty-three chairs
now in the library are not enough
to seat the number of students
that come in the library to
work on school assignments.
Often these students occupy
all the chairs, some stand at
counter high book shelves,
others perch on step-ladders
or stools, and some even resort
to sitting on the floor. This
situation 1s 'not--conducive I
quiet, orderly work, but the
current library budget cannot
be stretched this year to buy
any chairs.
Two people, seeing the
need, have donated a folding
chair and a swivel stool which
started the idea that probably
other friends of the library
have one or more foldingchairs
they ar e not usine and c an donate
to this cause. If so, they are
asked to call the library (428
8319). Such a gift would be used
and appreciated.
Four memorials have been
given to the library this week.
Two in memory of Henry Edgar
Kirby are: The Revolutionary
War, by The National Geo
graphic Society editors; Vanish-
ine America, by Wilsoni The
Elizabethan World is in memory
of Mrs. Ola Stallings Ownley;
and Guide to American Victor
ian Furniture is in memory W
Mrs. Eunice Kirby.
Other new books in the library
are: The North Carolina Higher
sor this event; and the Beta
Club members will act as sales
men.
The book fair display will in
chide attractive new paper back
books from many publishers in
an popular price ranges, ah
reading areas of interest to
students will be represented, in
cluding classics, fiction, biog
raphies, adventure ' stories,
science, nature, crafts, mystery
and reference books. Wonderful
books to read or to give as gifts.
The committee is working with
Educational Reading Service, a
professional book fair company,
to furnish an individual selection
of books for the fair
Lt. II. II. Griffin
Jlbrd USS Ccrrv
Navy Lieutenant (Junior grade)
h., n. uriinn, 29, son oi com
mander and Mrs. W. E. Griffin,
Jr. of ICS S. Front St. Hert
ford. N, C. Is in Vietnam aboard
the destroyer vr Corry.
Durlrj iu f tf-y of action
in the Wkr' jLi Corry fired
against sue; ' It "wysur"'y
caches and sk . somn.wS
south of iiL ihe action
marked the brst time the 21
year-old ship has nred In a com
bat zone.
Amid the explosion of shells
four enemy samcans werenush
ed out In the open and were
sunk bywaitingNavyiwirtbepta
Laser in the day the Norfolk-
t--zi dastroyer scored a direct)
Lt cn an enemy bunker.
Albemarle Choral
Society To Have
Christmas Concerts
Through the efforts of Mrs.
Nelson Chears, chairman of the
executive committee of the
Albemarle Choral Society, a
plan has developed to acquire
the services of a group of in
strumentalist from East Caro
lina University headed by pro
fessor Paul Topper of the Uni
versity's School of Music to
participate In the society's
Christmas Concerts.
The concerts, which will be
under the direction of Dr. Clif
ford Balr of the College Of the
Albemarle faculty, will be pre
sented Sunday afternoon,
December 8th at 4:00 In the
sanctuary of the First Baptist
Church, Elizabeth City and will
be presented thefollowlngnlght,
December 9th in the E dent on
Baptist Church at 8:00. The
concerts are being presented
under the auspices of the COA
Lyceum committee, Professor
John Simmons, Chairman. Dr.
Balr will be In Greenville Mon
day afternoon to go over the
music with Professor Topper
and to make plans for the final
rehearsals. The concert will
feature the Christmas portion of
Handel's Messiah and two con
certed Christmas Anthems by
Early American Composers As
sociated with the Salem, N. C.
congregation.
Of Chairs
Court Records 1670-1696, a
publication of the State Dept. of
Archives and History; The Na
tural House by Frank Lloyd
Wright;; Man's Conquest of
Space, by National Geographic
Society editors; The Twentieth
Century by the editors of Time
and Life; A New Book about
Aquariums by Glllls; The Couch.
and the Altar by Reddlnn The I
Essence of Defense, by Mc- II
Namara; Lessons or History oy
the Durante; The 1968 Science
Supplement of Americana En
New fiction titles are: The
Green Gauntlet, by Delderfleld;
Many a Green Isle, by Turnbull;
The School of Soft Knocks, by
Welsand; and several light ro
mances and westerns.
Hertford BTU To
Hold Bake Sale
The Intermediate Class of the
Hertford Baptist Church Train
ing Union will hold a bake sale
on the courthouse lawn, Satur
day beginning at 10 a.m.
There will be plenty of good
things to eat-lncluding cakes,
pies, cookies and other dessert
favorites.
If your family has a sweet
tooth, visit the courthouse lawn
this Saturday morning. Big
selection - small prices good
cause.
Attend Annual
Mayor Emmett E.. Landing,
Sr. and Town Commissioner
C.C; Winslow attended the 59th
Annual Convention of the North
Carolina League of Municipal
ities which was held October 31st
through November 2nd In Char
lotte. , The three day meeting was
headed by the theme "The
Changing - Concept of Urban
Governmefi". The League Di
rector did a fine job of plan
ning the program for a study In
problems ana solutions of Local
Government. ,
There were pportunities to
talk shop with other city and
town officials, finding out their
problems and hot they solved
Sparks Rescued
By Coast Guard
J. E. Sparks, owner and
operator of Harmon's Phar
macy, was found Sunday night
about 9 o'clockln the Albemarle
Sound near the Alligator River,
on ms ze toot caotn cruiser
which had cone aground. A
helicopter from the Elizabeth
City Coast Guard Station located
him after several hours of
ground and air search when he
tailed to return from a fishing
trip as expected around 3:30
The Coast Guad had received
a call from Captain MeMn Jen
nings of the Pasquotank County
Rescue Squad following a call
from Mrs. Sparks, Lt. Harry
Ku-s with co-pilot Lt. (Jg)
bid Crlswcld and Petty Of
ficer Mo:,Tely, crewman, pilot
ed me ne;;copter. -
Dr. Sparks wis t& un
harmed by small t.-ts and
members of a volunteer rescue
party from Hertford who were
direeted by the helicopter tothe
stranded boat. ,
Hertford kijcees Seeking
Albemarle's
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1968 Junior Mte
The Hertford Jaycees are go
ing all out to find Albemarle's
Junior Miss for 1969, accord
ing to Pageant Co-Chair man
Welly White and Billy White,
Already W entrants, repre
senting several sections of
Northeastern North Carolina,
have entered the Albemarle Jun
ior Miss Pageant, and several
more applications are expected
any day. The high school Sen
iors who have entered at this
time are: Susan Lynn Hare, Rt.
3, Edenton; Treva Jane Lee,
Rt. 4, Washington; Judith Ann
Thuston, Elizabeth City; Hope
Basnight, Elizabeth City; Sue
Cllnkscales, Elizabeth City;
Cancer Leading Cause
Of Death in Women
Breast cancer, the leading
cause of death in women, was
the first site of cancer to be
aineled out by the American
Cancer Society as a target for
a national public education pro
sram.
Of an estimated 65,000 new
pases of breast cancer in 1968
experts predict an estimated
28,000 deaths from the disease.
When breast cancer is xouna
early, more than eight out of
every ten women so afflicted can
be saved, nit oeiay serves ro re
duce the chances of survival al
most in half. The five-year sur
vival rate for localized breast
cancer is 82 per cent against
a mere 47 per cent when the
Convention
them, many of them being like
ours. - l": ,',.-
Claude F. Sitton, Editorial
Director :.i'of theNews & Ob
server and Raleigh Times, gave
a s, most timely speech on
the "Changing South". Dr. Ken
neth McFarland, Educational
Consultant of the American
Trucking Association, talked
on the subject "Selling America
to Americans".
The North Carolina League
of Municipalities is an organiza
tion of cities and towns in North
Carolina that are incorporated
and pay annual dues. This en
ables towns and cities to be tied
together with a mutual interest
to stay abreast of all programs
from which they might benefit.
A good example is legislation.
Towns and cities are promptly
notified by the League of any
legislation introduced involving
municipalities. This enables
towns and cities to combine
efforts to either endorse the
legislation or contest it, which
ever most benefits the people.
The rowell Bill street Fund and
the Gasoline Tax Refund are
important things that we bene
fit from and which were brought
about by legislation and the com
bined efforts of the Leasue of
Municipalities and the cites and
towns of the state. ,
Capping Service
Set Fcr Nov. 22
ti Capping .Service tor the
Candy Striper Class of the Per
quimans County High School
Health Careers Club will be held
in the school auditorium Friday,
November 22, at 8:30 a.m.
Rev, C. J, Andrews, pastor of
First United Methodist Church,
will be the guest speaker. All
parents and friends are invited
to attend.
Junior Miss
Jackie Louise Simpson, Eliza
beth City; Marjorle Spurill,
Washington; and Debra L,
Wright, Edenton.
The contest seeks tohonor the
outstanding Senior Girl In our
area. Anyone interested In com
peting may obtain entry blanks
from their local high schools
or from any member of theHert
ford Jaycees. The final judging
will take place on Saturday,
November 23 at the Perquimans
County High School Auditorium
at 8 P.M.
Pictured above Is Miss Alice
Sue Knowles, last year's Albe
marle Junior Miss.
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has spread throughout
the body.
Surgery is the standard
method of treating breast can-;
cer, while occasionally radio-jj
theraphy or chemotheraphy . Is
used In conjunction with
surgery. . -
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CANCER
SOCIETY
The most important weapon
against breast cancer is the pa
tient's own vigilance.' When
every woman learns to make
an examination routinely and
to act promptly if any unusual
conditions are detected, many
lives will be saved which un
fortunately today are being lost
through ignorance or fear. In
addition to this monthly self
examination, all women should
have a health checkup once a
year by a physician. This should
include breast and pelvic exam
inations, as well as a Pap smear
test.
Not all lumps and breast ab
normalities are cancerous, but
no abnormality should nver be
ignored. With time the essence
of safety, a physician should be
consulted at once. Breast lumps
should be diagnosed promptly,
even though most will tarn out
to be benigrt.
Women In Perquimans County
are urged to write the American
Cancer Society at the Perqui
mans County Unit in Hertford
for their free copy of the leaf
let " Personal Memo for Today,
BSE" which shows the steps
involved in making their own
breast examinations in the pri
vacy of. their homes., The So
ciety also has a 15-minute film
Illustrating the procedure for
breast , self-examination that
shows on .. request, free of
charge, before any woman's
group. The Society will also
arrange to have a physician pre
sent to answer questions;
Mrs. Ha Grey White, Educa
tion Chairman of the local Unit;
will be glad to asslt in any way
possible. vV , ' ;
AMERICAN
Powder Puff
Game Scheduled
For Friday Night
This Friday night, the Student
Council of Perquimans County
High School will sponsor the
third annual "Powderpuff"
Game. Representatives of the
Junior Class will try to show
their strength against female,
contenders from the Senior
Class. The class of '69 is hop
ing for a second straight vic
tory, a clean sweep intwoyears
of competition. The gridiron
contest should be a thriller.
The boys of Perquimans
will not be left out. Cheerlead
ers of the male gender will spark
class spirit for their team mem
bers. Also, the half-time will be
very exciting. Then, "Miss
Powderpuff" will be crowned by
the captains of the football team.
The boys, in gay outfits, will
surely add to the glamour and
excitment.
Be sure to come at 8 p.m. and
join in the fun. A Sock-Hop will
be held immediately after the
game in the gym.
Scouts To Attend
National Jamboree
The seventh National Jambo
ree of the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica will be held at Farragut
State Park, Idaho, from July
16th to 22nd, 1969. This 5,000
acre park was the site of the
12th World Jamboree In Aug
ust, 1967, which was attended
by 12,017 Scouts from 107 na
tions. Nearly 40,000 Scouts from
Star to Eagle rank will attend
this Jamboree from over the
United States and many other
countries will also send repre
sentatives. The Tidewater Council has
been allocated 3 troops of 111
boys and 9 leaders. To be eligi
ble to attend, a boy must be
12 years of age before Septem
ber 1, 1968 and have been reg
istered as a Scout or Explorer
on July 1, 1968. He must achieve
Star rank before April 1, 1969.
He must also meet requirements
of camping experience, leader
ship and Scout spirit,
A special train originating at
Nwi-olk-and. making stops at
Petersburg, Lynchburg, and
Roanoke will take approximate
ly 450 Virginia Scouts and Lead
ers to the Jamboree. Stop-overs
and sightseeing on route to the
Jamboree and return will be
arranged.
A Council Jamboree Commit
tee under the leadership of J. T.
"Tim" Timmons is now plan
ing the participation of the
Tidewater Council in this Na
tional Jamboree. A special bul
letin with Information and cost
has been sent to all Scoutmas
ters and Explorer Advisors. A
number ' of reservations have
been received and after the first
111 qualified Scouts have been
accepted, others will be placed
on a waiting list.
Scouts and parents who are
Interested In getting more in
formation on the Jamboree
should contact their Scoutmas
ters, Explorer Advisors or the
Tidewater Council Service Cen
ter, 109 W. City Hall Avenue,
Norfolk, Virginia . 23510. The
telephone number is 627-4348.
Hertford Police
Monthly Report
The following monthly report
for October was given by Chief
Ben L, Gibbs at the regular
Council Meeting: Arrest made
Drunks 3; Disorderly Conduct 1;
Assaults 3; Operating Intoxicat
ed 2; Careless and Reckless
Driving h Larceny Shoplifters
2; Miscellaneous Traffic Ar
rest 1; Miscellaneous Arrests
L Activities Calls Answered
and Investigated 98; Accidents
Investigated 2; Funerals Worked
2; Courtesies Extended 102;
Doors Found Unlocked 6; Fire
Calls Answered 4; Radio Calls
217;, Street Lights Reported Out
4.
Los Angeles quarterback Roman Gabriel accepts the double
barred cross to officially become the 1968 North Carolina Seal
Chairman. Gabriel, a native of Wilmington and former star
quarterback for North Carolina State University, was selected
to direct this year's campaign by the North Carolina Tuber
culosis and Respiratory Disease Association. Aspiring quarter
back Steve Mayaor presents the symbolic cross to Gabriel.
PI A Subscription Drive
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Way - Ends Hov. 30
Today is the halfway mark, of
the annually conducted drive of
the Perquimans County Schools
Parent Teachers Association
subscription campaign for the
Perquimans Weekly. The drive
began October 15th, and was
to conclude on November 15th.
However due to a request of the
PTA agents, the drive was ex
tended thru November 30th.
The Parent Teachers As
sociations of the schools in
Perquimans, have now for many
years been conducting the sub
scription drive for this news
paper, as a project to raise
funds for projects in the schools
each year.
Any subscriptions secured by
the PTA, whether they be new
subscribers, or renewals of our
present subscribers, the PTA
receives the commission during
the drive. At the conclusion of
the campaign a generous bonus
is given by the editor of the paper
to the Parent Teachers Associa
tion. We urge all persons now sub
scribing to The Perquimans
Weekly, to renew their sub
scriptions during the campaign,
so that the the PTA will receive
the commissions. -
Just as quickly as the sub
Hertford Water Plant
To Install Electric Heat
The regular meeting of the
Town Board of Commissioners
was held on November 11, 1968
at the Municipal Building.
After hearing a reading from
the city attorney, the. Board
approved an agreement with the
County tor 2.9 acres of digg
ing rights at a price of $1,740.
W.T. Elliott, Chairman, re
ported that ABC Store sales
for October were $18,856.85.
The Board had a discussion
on blind corners on our city
streets and the fact that they
presented a hazard to drivers.
Plans are now underway to elim -lnate
this problem. Also, the
Board authorized signs to be
placed at the two entries to the
cemetery prohibiting no through
trucks traffic This type traffic
creates damage to the street
as the vehicles are too heavy.
The Board asked for a survey
on the estimated cost of laying
sidewalk on south side of Crubb
Street Woodland Avenue to
Charles Street.
Roman Gabriel CMmm
LChristitifls Seal Campaign J
Roman Gabriel, the quarter
back for the Los Angeles Rams
and former two - time Ail
American at North Carolina
State University, is no stranger
to record smashing. And he
doesn't confide his ability to
set records to the football field.
Gabriel is Chairman of the
1968 Christmas Seal Campaign
in North Carolina and he is just
as determined to set a record in
this year's drive as he is to'
bring down football reports.
In the Chairman's annual
message, Gabriel has issued a
long distance challenge to Tar
Heels to join the campaign and
help fight tuberculosis and other
respiratory diseases.
"The fight against lung
disease is a great deal like an
athletic contest," Gabriel said.
"There is need for a quarter
back, but everybody on the team
plays the game."
mm
scriptions are turned in, The
Weekly will begin cutting new
stencils and your mailing date
will be brought up to date. All
those persons, who do not re
new, and whose subscriptions
have expired will be dropped
from our mailing list, this has
to be done in compliance with
Postal regulations.
Please understand, that
following this PTA subscription
campaign a complete new mail
ing list will paid up-to-date,
will have to' be dropped from
our circulation.
We know, that some of you
feel that "you will drop by
the office and pay later". We
would like to accomodate you,
by carrying you on our list
until you find it convenient. How
ever this can no longer be
done, and as it is a Post Office
regulation, we are not going to
take it upon ourselves to mail
you a free paper against Govern
ment rules.
We urge you to subscribe, or
renew now, or at least by-or
before, November 30th. We don't
want you to miss a copy of the
paper, to insure this, you must
check your expiration date and
be paid up at the conclusion of
the PTA campaign.
W.S. Long advised of a Civil
vhj SUM .
county officers of this area to
be held November 13. He asked
that all that could attend to
please do so.
The Board passed a resolu
tion requesting the Post Office
Department to provide city car
rier service to all residences
With the citv Hmlfs
F.T. BrStt reported to the
Board that progress is being
made on returned on in the
business area on December 6.
The Board approved install
ation of electric heat in the
water plant at a cost of approxi
mately $450. This will be less
expensive that the present
system of piping the heat to the
water plant from the ice plant.
Also discussed was the pur
chase of land on the east side
of the cemetery to be used as
an addition to the present
cemetery. This matter will be
ArlAJk . II L 1
ucliucu bi me iieAi regular
meeting.
"That's the way it is with the
fight against TB, emphysema,
chronic bronchitis, asthma and
other lungcripplers; the doctors
hospitals, and TB and RD As
sociations help to make the
game plans, hut the real stars
are the pm-b. who become an
active pait i ' she team by an
swering then Oristmas Seal
letters quicldy and generously."
From his home in Los
Angeles, Gabriei urged every
North Carolinian to take an
active part in the fight to help
people breathe a little easier.
"Nobody knows the value of
healthy lungs better than a pro
fessional athlete," he said.
"And when you see how many
people in North Carolina are
being struck down by tubercu
losis and other respiratory dis
eases, it makes you want to do
what you can to help. That's
why you can count on me to do
my part."
Gabriel, who still holds most
of the passing records at North
Carolina State, maintains a
strong Interest in his native
state. For the past several years
he has returned to the North
Carolina State campus during
the summer to participate in a
football clinic that is sponsored
by the University football staff.
"Working with youngsters
who want to play football is al
ways a pleasure. But I know
that there are many boys who
would like to be on a football
field, but they are confined to a
hospital with tuberculosis.
Working for them through the
Christmas Seal Campaign is an
even greater pleasure, because
one day those youngsters may be
able to put on a football uniform
and play the game with the best
of them," he said.
Christinas Seal letters are
being delivered to the homes of
North Carolinians throughout
the state this month. Officials
of the State Tuberculosis and
Respiratory Disease Associa
tion nope this year's campaign
will be the most successful in
history.