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Volume XXV No. 45
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina November 28th, 1968
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Mlsi Peggy Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Estes Cope
land of Belvldere was a Homecoming Queen Candidate at Louls
burg College on Saturday, November 23. Homecoming was
sponsored by Young Democrats Club.
PTA Subscription Drive In
Final Weekndim30
This la the final week of the
subscription campaign annually
conducted by the' Perquimans
County Schools Parent Teachers
r Association. The drive opened
on October 15th,
" ' This project of the PTA's of
the Perquimans Schools, has
long been a project raising fund
for use In the schools each year.
Any subscriptions secured by
the PTA, during the drive, the
PTA receives a commission,
. and at the conclusion if they
have secured a number of sub
scriptions or renewals, they
axe also given a bonus.
We urge all persons now sub
scribing to The Perquimans
Weekly, to renew their sub
scriptions during the campaign
and before or by November
30th, In order that the PTA's
' will receive the commission
plus a bonus..
On November 30th, the close
Of the campaign, The Perqul-
Chairs Donated To
Local library v
Six people have responded to
the library's need and donated
chairs to relieve the shortage
of seating facilities for stu
. dents. So the thanks of the li
brary personnel and the stu
dents go to these: Mrs. Johnnie
Phillips; Mrs. Keith Haskett;
Mrs. Addle Keegan; Mrs. Jonas
Futrell; and Mr. and Mrs. BUI
Cox. . .
Two memorial books were
given to the library this week
The Book of Country Crafts,
in memory Mrs. Ola Stalling
Ownley; and Masters of Art,
In memory of Mr. George Bon
ner of Kinston.
A few other new books were
added this week; The Arms of
Krupp 1887-1968, by Manchest
er; Relativity, by Einstein; Alu
minum, how it Is made and where
It Is used; The American Heri
tage for Dec. 1968; A Pair of
Private eyes, by Mcintosh; Dra
goon Pass, by Westland; and
Destination Capri, by Rendlna;
The library will be closed
Thursday and Thursday night
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Patented The
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mans Weekly will begin mark
ing up the renewals and adding
on the new . subscriptions se
cured during the drive by the
PTA. All subscriptions will be
extended who have renewed, all
those who do not and- We not
paid up to date, will be dropped
from the new mailing list.
Lydia Rea Riddick
Teaching In Wake
A Perquimans County coed at
N. C. State University is among
81 seniors currently doing stu
dent teaching in preparation for
a teaching career.'
Lydia Rea Riddick, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Riddick
of Belvldere, is teaching mathe
matics in Wake County.
She is a 1964 graduate of
Perquimans County High School.
The students began their
practice teaching Nov. 4, and
will continue until Jan. 17. They
have been placed in 35 different
schools located in 13 counties,
and are teaching six educational
fields: agriculture, industrial
arts, mathematics, science, vo
cational Industrial training and
English.
Students will be devoting full
time to teaching under the
supervision of the local co
operating teachers and mem
bers of the School of Education
faculty at NCSU.
C of C Plans Christmas Parade
The Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce Christ
mas Parade, scheduled for 4:00
p.m. Wednesday, December 11,
will award the largest cash
prizes in its history. ' .
First prize for best float
will net the winner $40.00 and
the second prize float will re
ceive $15.00. , 7 , .
In band competition, there will
be a first prize cash award of
$25.00 and a second prize award
of $15.00.
A large number of entrants
have registered and more are
expected to make the parade the
finest yet.
Distinguished
vulnerable jobs In Vietnam, C
123 crews come in at danger
ously low level to leave a misty
trail of nontoxic hertblclde that
destroys the dense foliage and
deprives the enemy of his pro
tecum Jungle cover. , ' "
Sergeant Davenport earned
the DFC for his extrad ordinary
achievement shortly before he
completed duty at Bt en Hoe
Air Base, He was in the lead
C-123 of a three-ship forma
t i r-h'J-J repeated passes
ever mountainous Jungle when
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A FRANC VIEW The scene Is quiet in front of Elysee Palace in Paris, but not so quiet in
side as French President Charles de Gaulle opened his battle to save the franc from spec
ulation and devaluation by severely limiting the money Frenchmen can take out of the
country. He also issued other austerity measures.
N.C. Farmers Face Credit Problem
Emergency Loans offeredbyFHA
Thousands of North Carolina
farmers are expected to face
financial problems in thecomlng
months as a result of the great
drought of 1968.
Reports Jfrom several offices
of the Agricultural Extension
Service Indicate that farmers
are particularly concerned
about getting operating credit
for 1969.
The reason for this concern,
extension agents say,ls because
many farmers are unable to
repay their 1968 loans.
It has been estimated that the
drought has cost Tar Heel farm
ers about $100mllllon.Farmers
in many areas of the Piedmont
and Coastal Plain have been
particularly hard hit.
Fifty - eight of the state's
drought -stricken counties have
been declared eligible for
emergency loans from the
Farmers Home Administration.
, . mi would suspect that these
loans are the best bet for those
farmers unable to get credit
from regular sources," said
D. G. Harwood, extension farm
management specialist at North
Carolina State University.
The loans are for 3 per cent,
Harwood, explained. They are
available in the designated coun
ties for those farmers who can
not get money from other lend
ers and who have reasonable
prospects far repayment.
The money can be used, Har
wood continued, for essential
farm and home operating ex
penses, such as the purchase
of feed, seed and other supplies.
"When financial difficulties
such as this arise, many
farmers turn to merchant
credit," Harwood commented.
"Merchant credit may some
time be necessary, but it Is
usually more expensive than
other types of credit."
While the drought has In
creased the need for farm cre
dit. Harwood points out that
the farm debt load is fairly low
as compared to that of non-farm
businesses.
One study in 1967 showed that
U. S. farmers had assets of
$281 billion and debts of about
$50 billion. In other word's .farm
Judging the bands and the
floats wUl be Pat Harrell,
principal of the Hertford Gram
mar School; Ed Nixon, President
of theHertfordJayceesandRad
cliff Reel, Sports Editor of the
Elizabeth City Daily Advance.
Climaxing the event will be a
visit from Santa Claus. On the
following Saturday, December
21, Santa will be on the Court
house Lawn from 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. He'll talk to the child
ren and have some candy for
them. ' - ...
Christmas parade chairmen
are El Everson and Harry Lee
Winslow.
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canroi cue sergeant nraveacon
tlnous fire to jettison the heavy
chemical cargo and enable the
pilot to successfully depart the
area, yr-;;..:..
The lJ-yeer service veteran
currently serves as an air
craft ' maintenance technician
with a Military AlrUftCommand
unit at Charleston.
Sergeant Davenport was grad
uated from Elizabeth City High
School in 1983. He Is married
to the former Kai&er'-e Sm!h,
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debts amounted to about 17 per
cent of farm assets. Non-farm
businesses had debts which
amounted to 41 per cent of their
assets.
North Carolinacountles eligi
ble for the emergency loans
from theFarmersHome Admin
istration are Alamance, Anson,
Beaufort, Bladen, Carteret,
Caswell, Chatham, Chowan,
Cleveland, Columbus, Craven,
Cumberland, Davidson, Davie,
Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe,
Forsytn, Franklin, Granville,
Greene, Guilford, Harnett,
Hoke, Iredell, Johnston, Jones,
Lee, Lenoir, Madison, Martin,
Mecklenburg.'
Also, Montgomery, Moore,
Nash, New Hanover, Orange,
Pamlico, Pender, Perquimans,
Person, Pitt, Randolph, Rich
mond, Robeson, Rockingham,
Rowan, Sampson, Scotland,
Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake,
Warren 'Washington; Wayne,
Wilson and Yadkin.
A request has been made to
add Bertie County to the list.
Farmers interested in obtain
ing an FHA loan should contact
their local FHA supervisor who
usually has an office at the
county seat.
Cheerleaders To
Attend Tournament
The Perquimans County High
School Cheerleading squad has
been selected to represent this
district for the first annual
North Carolina Cheerleading
Tournament This event is spon
. sored by Campbell College and
Is an effort to give the cheer
leaders of the state proper re
cognition since they do such a
tremendous job.
Head cheerleaders from the
ton ten universitltes in the state
will be judging this event, and
It is being held in conjunction
with the Bast . toast Basket
ball Classic, Memorial Audi
torium. Favetteville. N.C.
Campbell, Pembroke, Wilming
ton, and Catawba Colleges will
be participating in this Classic
on the 17th and 18th of Decern'
ber. The cheerleaders will give
a massive cheer during the
break between the consolation
and championship game the
evening of the 18th. A winner
from the 4-A, 3-A, 2-A. and
1-A divisions will be selected
as the top squad In the state
in their division.
Over 1000 cheerleaders have
been invited to participate in
this program, and it is hoped
to make it an annual event.
The cheerleaders from this
district and Perquimans High
School are: Susan Harrell, Jane
Evans, Claudia Brinn, Angela
Baker, Nann Ambrose, Pam aut
ton, Beth Brinn, Patti Landing,
Barbara waters, Advisor: Mrs.
Walter Humphlett.
Cancer Clinic To Be
Held Dec. 6th
The Northeastern Cancer
Clinic will be held on Friday
afternoon December 6, 1968,
with registration beginning at
12130 P.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 sug
gested that anyone whowlshes to
be assured of an. appointment
should write or call the Cancer
Center, Health Dept., Elizabeth
City, N. C. for a priority.
: Examinees are asked to bring
a roW or housecoat with them.
WSCS Will Meet
Monday Night
The Women's Society of
Christian Service of the First
United Methodist Church will
meet on Monday evening, De
cember 2, at 8 o' clock in the
Fellowship Hall. Executive
committee members will meet
in the library at 7:15 p.m. prior
to the general meeting.
Members of the Women's
Society who have not signed the
Charter Membership Roll Book
will want to attend this meeting
in order to sign their name in
the book. October through De
cember are the Charter months
for the new organization.
At the conclusion of the busi
ness session, Mrs. C, J. An
drews, Spiritual Growth chair
man, will present a Christmas
program, "Thy Light Is Come".
It is hoped that all members
will come for this spiritual en
richment and enjoy the fellow
ship following the program.
Circles of the Women's
Society and the dates of their
meetings are as follows: . 5
Mildred Auman Will meet with
Mrs. R. M. Riddick on Tuesday,
December 3, at 9:45 a.m.
Delia Shamburger will have a
covered dish supper on Mon
day, December 9, at 6:30 p.m.
with Mrs. Kelly White.
Helen Bame will meet with
Mrs. Thurman Whedbee on
Tuesday, December 10, at 8 p.m.
Mary Towe will meet on Wed
nesday afternoon December 11
at 3 o clock with Mrs. Charles
Skinner, Sr.
Members of the Wesley an
Service Guild have invited their
husbands as guests to a covered
dish supper at the church
Monday, December 9, at 7 p.m.
Archie Lane
At Meeting
Archie Lane of Perquimans
county, who has served six
years in the House of Repre
sentatives, will be In Raleigh
Tuesday when the Democratic
members of the house caucus
at Z p.m.
The caucus is being held for
the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidates for four
offices. Those to be voted on
include the speaker, who will
come from membership of the
house, sergeant-at-arms, prin
ciple clerk and reading clerk.
These three positions can be
held by any qualified Democrat
from throughout the state.
Lane, who has served one
term as sergeant-at-arms is a
candidate to succeed himself.
During his six years in the
house he has served at three
regular and three special ses
sions. He has also served on
the Perquimans County Board
of County Commissioners for 14
years, eight of which were as
chairman.
St. Catherine's Aux.
Meets Monday Night
St. Catherine's Auxiliary will
meet Monday, December 2, at
8 p.m. at the Parish House. Mrs.
Louis Kalapus will be hostess.
Perquimans Marching
Unit to be in Windsor
The Perquimans County High
School Marching Unit has been
Invited to participate in the 200th
Anniversary " Celebration of
Windsor, Nv C. on Saturday,
Nov. 30. -
The group attended Band Day
Perquimans Ext Homemakers
Meet at Hert. Baptist Church
"My experiences at the As
sociated Country Women of the
World" meeting was the title
of an address given by Mrs.
R. W. Humphreies at a meeting
on Extension Homemakers
Clubs on November 21 at the
Baptist Church at Hertford.
The clubs meeting for the Joint
meeting were Belvldere, Beech
Springs, Burgess, Bethel,
Chapanoke, Helen Galther, Snow
Hill-White Hat, Whlteston, and
Wlnfall.
Mrs. Warner Madre, presid
ed over the program. Mrs.
Dewey Yeates was Pianist. Rev.
W. R. Pinner, pastor, Perqui
mans Charge of the United
Methodist Church, gave the de
votional. Mrs. Melvin Eure
rendered a solo. Rev. Norman
Harris, of the Hertford Baptist
Church, gave greetings.
Helen Galther Extension
Homemakers Club gave a report
of the years' activities. Mrs.
Donald Madre was the narrator
for this. Those giving reports
were as follows; Beautlflcation,
Mrs. Joel Hollowell, Sr.; Safety,
Mrs. Archie White; Housing
and House Furnishings and
Creative Crafts, Mrs. Jake
Chesson, Jr.; Music, Mrs.
Dewey Yeates; Public Infor
mation, Mrs. Joe Towe White;
Foods and Nutrition, Mrs.
Archie Riddick, Home Manage
ment, Mrs. Joseph Layden.
Mrs. Georgia Fields, Per
quimans County Extension Sec
retary, narrated the Fall Fash
ion Show, co-ordinated by the
Belvldere Club. Those par
ticipating were Mrs. Estes
Copeland, Mrs. Bill Winslow,
Mrs. Josiah Proctor, Mrs. T.T.
Harrell, Mrs. C. T. Rogerson,
Mrs. Flora Hurdle.
Miss Sherri Taylor, Ass't
Home Economics Extension
Agent, Introduced Mrs. Hum
phries, speaker for the meet
ing. Mrs. Humphries showed
slides and talked extensively
about her unique experiences
at the Lansing, Michigan meet
ing. Mrs. Ila Gray White, Home
Economics Extension Agent,
gave perfect attendance awards
to twenty-one Extension Home
maker Club members. A & P
Leadership awards were given
to Mrs. Gordan Shaw, Rt. 1,
Hertford; Mrs. T. T. Harrell,
Rt. 1, Hertford; Mrs. Melvin
Eure, Rt. 3, Hertford, and Mrs.
J. P. Chesson, Jr.
Mrs. Melvin Eure displayed a
silver tray, the award given by
the State for outstanding leader
ship. Mrs. Eure was also pre
sented a Heart hfire Pin.
Mrs. R. L. Spivey, Chair
man of the Perquimans County
board of Commissioners pre
sented 30 year Perfect At
tendance awards to Mrs. J. B.
Basnight and Mrs. Hedy
Crldlln.
The meeting adjourned with
the Club Collect. A social hour
followed the meeting, given by
Beech Springs and Wlnfall Ex
tension Homemaker Clubs. The
fall motif was used In decorating
and delicious punch and cookies
were served.
Thanksgiving Day
Service
The Thanksgiving Day Service
at Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church, Hertford, N. C., has
been set at 9:00 a.m. The
service will consist of hymns,
scripture, tne HOiy communion
and a Thanksgiving message by
the Rector, the Rev. Edwin T.
Williams. Everyone is welcome
to the service and topartlclpate
in the Communion.
Willetts' Home
Lost Bv Fire
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willetts
and child lost their Mobile home
and all of their possessions Sat
urday in a fire in Wilmington,
N. C. The family had left the
home about 15 minutes earlier
and returned to find everything
a complete loss. Cause of the
fire was due to a furnace ex
plosion.
Mrs. Willetts Is the former
Jo Frances Perry, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perry of
tiertiora.
at UNC -Chapel Hill on Satur
day, November 8, and were In
vited to the football game there
in the afternoon.
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are doing a fine Job. We are
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I. Mrs. Melvin Eure, Route 3, HertfoiJ, recipient of the North
Carolina A & P Leadership Award for nor outstanding ac
complishments in the Extension Homemaker Organization and
community activities.
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2. Perfect Attendance Awards are
Elmer Wood, Sr., 27 years; Mrs.
Wallace Bright, 11 years; Mrs.
Mrs. Hedy Cridlin, 30 years.
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S. Mrs. Warner Madre, President, Perquimans County Exten
sion Homemakers Council, talks with Mrs. R.W. Humphries
of Eure, N.C., speaker at the Fall meeting.
Motorists Urged to Drive With
Care During Thanksgiving Period
The North Carolina Highway
Patrol has announced plans to
step up its traffic law enforce
ment activities during the four
day Thanksgiving holiday.
CoL Charles A. Speed, com
mander of the Patrol, said to
day that every available troop
er will be on the roads, "with
orders to find and arrest those
motorists who annually make
the Thanksgiving holiday one of
the deadliest periods of the
year on our highways."
Speed said special efforts will
be made to apprehend drinking
drivers and speeders. We know
that these people are responsi
ble for most ofthe accidents and
most of the deaths and injuries.
We want them off the highways,
and we are certain that all re
sponsible motorists are behind
us in this desire.
All mechanical and electronic
aids available to the Patrol will
be In operation throughout the
holiday. Speed said normal pa
trolling, VASCAR, radar and
speed watches would be em
ployed on all heavily travelled
routes to detect speeders, and
that Breathalyzers would be
conveniently available to all
troopers for testing ..persons
suspected of driving under the
Influence.
"Last year," according to
the Patrol commander, "there
were 1,755 accidents in North
Carolina during the holiday
period. These accidents result
ed in almost a 1000 Injuries and
35 deaths. We want to reduce
these figures this year and we
will spare no effort to do so.
Meets Hiurs, Dec. 5
The Perquimans County High
School PTA will meet on Thurs
day, December 5 at 8:00 p.m.
In the High School Auditorium.
Mr. R, M. Thompson, Presi
dent, urges a good attendance.
The GleeClubwlll present the
program., under the direction of
Miss Caroline Wright,
given left to right Mrs. John
M.T. Griffin, 19 years; Mrs.
Colon Jackson, 25 years;
"Of course, we will need the
cooperation of the public. We
are asking everyone to slow
down. Don't take chances. Drive
defensively. And don't drive at
all if you have been drinking.
The Thanksgiving holiday
period officially begins at 6:00
p.m. Wednesday, November 27,
and runs through midnight, Sun
day, December 1.
Episcopalians To
Begin Church Tear
The first day of the Christian
Year , Advent Sunday, December
first, will be marked by Hert
ford Episcopalians with a Cor
porate Communion of the men
and boys and the annual Congre
gational Meeting. The men and
boys of thechurchwlllbejolnlng
at 8:00 a.m, with other men and
boys In a similar service
throughout the United States and
the world. Immediately follow
ing the service the men and
boys will gather in the parish
house for a fellowship break
fast. The whole congregation will
gather in the Parish House at
6:00 p.m. for a covered dish
fellowship supper at which time
each person will turn in his
pledge card to be dedicated at
a breif service using the parish
house altar Immediately follow
ing the supper. The service will
be followed by reports from each
of the organizations of the
Church, the election of new
Vestrymen to fill the places of
those retiring under (he rotation
system and other church busi
ness. The meeting will close with a :
film strip and discussion of the
Trial Liturgy which will .be
used at Holy Trinity, as it is
being done throughout theUnlted
States, from January first, 1669
through February 16th, Effc
family will bring their eery (.
the Trial Liturgy tothe meV ,
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