Standard Printing Co. xx Louiaiille, Ky. 40200 THE PEM.UMANS W KLY clume XXVI - No. 10 Hwtford, Perquimans County, North Carotin, Umh 2, 1C 10 Cents Per Copy ikw York I From Tar ;: New York has turned to North Carolina for assistance in re. writing the Empire state's laws on abortion , . Two of the four people Invited to addreiM a Joint Commute on Publlo Health of the N. T. Legls lature Feb. 17 In Albany are SUte Rap. Art Jonet of Meckle burg and Dr. J. r. Hulka of the School of Medicine at UNC. , -t The other two participants are ,8tte Rep. Richard Run of Color ado and State Sen. Anthony Ail. -.eoson of California. ; ,That theeo four were chosen -to addreae the Joint session Is not aurprlalnf . North Carolina, Colorado and California succeed, ad during, their last Legislative .sessions in reforming abortion aws which had remained on changed since the latter part of the last century. New York wants to know how they did it. v . Rep. Jones sponsored the legis lation in North CaroUna.mdolng to,, he Joined leaders throughout the country la bringing abortion from- behind closed doors Into Mobile debate. This leadership In North Caro. Una has spurred others to look objectively at the problem and, xter re-study, to advocate changes In the laws. Some of these advocates are previous op ponents to change such as Roman catholics. ' House Speaker Earl Vaughn was delighted that North Carolina fad been Invited to assist New Jfork. Since being named Speak. 9Tt he has advocated an exchange jof Information between legisla tures, and said the Invitation ex tended to Jones shows what can toe done between lawmaking bod iss of the various states. .The climate has changed drastically la recent years," said fp. Jonas, "and i wouldn't be surprised to see a bill Intro, aoceq somewhere in some state to repeal state laws on abortion and leave It entirely to medical Jones' bill provides that abor Cub Scouts Hold LIu3 - Gold Banquet .Cecil Edward Wins tow, Cub blaster of Troop 155 la Hertford served as Toast master for the Cub Scout s Blue and Gold Ban ftuet held at the Hertford Gram mar School on Friday, February tStlw Also on the program were Rev. Norman B, Harris, Pastor of The Hertford Baptist Church, who gave the invocation; Bill Reward, Scout Representative for the Albemarle Area; gm. mette Landing, Mayor of Hert ford and Floyd Benton, Scout master for the Boy. Scouts of Hertford, ; .Award were presented to the Cub Scouts and Webolos by their Cubmaster, Cecil Edward Wins low, ";A very entertaining skit was presented by the Webeloe and a J.-JI. 1 Ll J ; wm upuni ceremony uy :peal. -:",.-,v;: I i . covered dish supper was en joyed by the guests, scouts and scout-families, v mz! ClwwC3 Fcx - h III Miii ml I lir MVUMMIllW I; The series of Craft Classes r adults la Sewing bom be. ';nlng and advanced, knitting, -ocheting, and cane bottom wing , will begin Monday, jrch J, at the Fine Art Center s. Road Street la Elisabeth ,'y. .;'- -'.-'-v'-; .These classes areopcntoreeV s of the evea-eounty area ' lis served by the Continuing Ian Division of College Of :xarlei Camden, Chowan, ijJc, care. Gates, Pasquo. i tzi Perquimans. -s schedule of classes Is as Irrst Monday Sewlng10 d.' to IS Noon. Tuesday . :isU-4 10 ajn. to IS Nooa -r'-y Kiting . 10 ajn. 11 Kaon. Thursday. Cane -Ti WMvlcf 10 ajn.to It tfto have not previously rsd'BEy do so at the first J cssraso'3d3ie.An i, at tUa wrSlng, are : ( -a. Tiara is a $3.00 '.on for each class, j tree .ra. jc be tried. x''.' Jtc:a crl It ltioffan i a t . " " r i "" oca. C ' - ' Seeks Help Heel State tlon will be legal if any one' of several conditions exists Threat to the mother's life. Threat to her physical or mental health. Likelihood that the child, If born, would be seriously handi capped. In the case of rapeor incest. Many states are expected to follow North Carolina's leader, ship this year in liberalizing abortion laws. Robert Reed Back From Vietnam Robert H. Reed, USN, attached to the 1st Hospital Corp, 1st Mar-, lne Division, Vietnam returned home having had a year's duty In the vicinity of Danang. Reed Is now visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. William C, Reed of Wlnfall and his wife Lynne and son Tucker Reed in Durham, N. C. After his leave Reed will be stationed in Louisville, Kentucky at the Naval Induction Center, Fifty Eight Pints Of Blood Donated Here Fifty-eight pints of blood were given Monday when theBloodmo bile visited Hertford at the First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Nathan Sawyer, chairman, ex pressed her disappointment in the comparatively small turnout when the quotawas 75 pints. Since the last visa to Hertford, 96 pints of blood have been received by Perquimans County residents. With only 45 pints received at the October visit, this puts us in the red as far as putting backas many pints, as we have used during the past year, ftui "people were re-' jected due to various reasons. John Beers received his four gallon donor pin. Mrs. Sawyer expressed her appreciation to those who did do nate their blood and those volun teers who assisted with the Blobdmoblle visit. Canteen work ers were Mrs. W, D. Landing, Mrs. Mattle Matthews and Mrs. .Evelyn Whedbee; Registration -Mrs. Carl Skinner, Mrs. Joe Towe, Sr. and Mrs. Fern Slm merson; typist "Mrs. John Beers and Nurse - Mrs. Charles Mur ray. . . . " . , The next bloodmoblle visit will be la May. Major Colson At Andrews AFBf Not I,lrs. Major Melvln J, Colson, Sr. of Rt. 3, Hertford, N. C, has ar. rived for duty at Andrews AFB, Md. Major Colson, a pilot, Is as signed to a unit of the Military Aircraft Command, He previous ly served at Travis AFO, Calif. . The major, a graduate of Per. quintans County High School, earned his B.S. degree from East Carolina University In Greenville, N.C., and was com. missioned there upon completion of the Air Force Reserve Offic ers Training corps Program. His wife, Shirley, is the daugh ter of Mrs. David R. Moore of Nor Una, N. C. NOTEt The above news article appeared In The Perquimans Weekly recently, and thru aa er ror In the printing the story be gan "Mrs. Melvln J. Colson, of Rt. 3, Hertford, has arrived for duty at Andrews AFB, Md." We regret the error. Eri;it Serving Tird Cutter Chief Gunners Mate Melvln V. Bright, USCQ, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvln E. Bright of Rt. 2, and hnsband of the former Miss Mary L. Miller of Rt. 3, all of Hertford, N.C. is serving aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Andros. eoggln la the Atlantic Ocean. The cutter is ecsSdiaooean. ocr?:Mc and meteordcal la ve ' " -Ofis and isrves as an air be-." '.3n aid to Trans-Atlantic , Ts A ' 'roscoct'Jt will conduct a r. : : J lnve ';lon of the c t f;r the Enita. t : ' f "-e from f e .' j f f i lt izi-.n. " ' ' 1 ) t ' f.M Article In The ttsrch Issue 01 The Carolina Farmer Historic old "Greenfield" of Edenton, a showplsce of the Albe marle region, will be featured In an article in the March Issue of The Carolina Farmer. The magazine, which has 200, 000 subscribers acrossthestae, presents a description of the gracious old home, with pictures of the house and some of Its furnishings. The article is by Betty McBrlde, The Carolina Farmer's Carolina Homemaker editor. "...;vs "Greenfield, with its lovely setting on the Albemarle Sound and its 200 year old history, at tracted North Carolina writer Inglls Fletcher," the article says. "She was seeking quiet and seculsion to write her second Carolinians novel . . . Inglls Fletcher chose to use Greenfield as a setting for part of her novel. Greenfield became the fictional home of the two main characters in her book, "Men of Albemarle." . The article also refers to the Wood family and its ties with Greenfield and notes that the late George Wood Sr. was a di rector and vice president of Albe marie Electric Membership Cor. por ation of Hertford which serves the area. v; Annual Nags Head Fox Hunt In March Chasing Brer Fox through the dunes and myrtle groves of North Carolina's Outer Banks Is some people's Idea of a perfect March day. For others, It's the excite ment of tournament basketball or, the roar of a powerful racing engine over an asphalt ovaL These are Just a few of the March activitlea..inlfartu Caro lina, according to the State Travel and Promotion Division, Hunters will ride to the hounds In the annual Nags Head Fox Hunt, March 20, 21 and 22. But there's an unusual twist because horses are taboo. They get In the way of the Jeeps and cars. These hunters listen to the music of the chase while motorized. Headquarters for the three days of fox hunting Is the ocean front Carolinian Hotel at Nags Head. A "hound-tel" Is Install ed to house the more than-100 foxhounds brought to the coast for the hunt. The Southern Conference con cludes its tournament in Char lotte with finals scheduled for Greensboro on the first day of March. Prep cage tourneys are sprinkled throughout the month of March. The three-day Atlantic Coast Conference , Tournament gets underway in Charlotte on March 6. The NCAA Eastern quarter finals tournament will be held In Raleigh on March 8 with the Southern Conference and Middle Atlantic champions battling two "at-large" teams for the honor to Join the ACC and Ivy League winners In the Eastern finals, March is the month when Tar Heels greet the spring flowers and camellia shows are forerun ners In this flowery fun. The Fayette vl lie camellia show is March 1-2 while Elisabeth City has a camellia celebration March 22-23. . A superlative racing season gets sutsd with the "Fireball 300" at the AshevlUe-Weaver-vllle Speedway on March 2. The first super speedway race la the Caro Unas - Virginia area takes place at Rockingham-Ham let's North Carolina Motor Speedway on March 9. The Carolina Spring Spoedorama will award over $78,000 la prises. The 23rd annualBlrdDog Field. Trials are set at Tryon on March 8-9. The Raleigh Kennel Club Dog Show Is March 21 and the FayettevlUe Dog Show Is March 23. ; . , , : : '' - V., March 4-8 the 6th annual Ra leigh Antique Show Is held. The 12th annual Southern Pines Antique Show Is March 19-2U Another capacity field of senior golfers is expected to participate in the Pine hurst Country Club Seniors Four-Ball Champion ship on the calendar, March 7-1 8. The NCAA national Fencing Championships are set for Ra leigh, March 27-29. "Easter the Awakening" la scheduled at Morehead Plane tarium, March 29 - April 14, In Chapel Hill. . 1'arch Is known as the windy month. There'll be no trouble "breerlrj at. to fun In Korth ltOt HEART tvm VARIETY SHOW Btesentei last FrtdaT Heart Fund $470. The show was eo-ehslrmaiwd by Mrs. Jam Cherry and Mrs. Lenny Hurdle, Presented la the Perqnkmns High School auditorium to an overflowing crowd, with part having to tbunl. Rural-Urban Gap Widens Tar Heel Native Reports The gap between rural and urban America Is growing wider, says a North Carolina native who Is now vice president of the Uni versity of Missouri. Speaking at the 1969 Agricult ural Outlook Conference In Wash lngton, D. C, Dr. C. Brice Hatch, ford saidt "Rural communities are lagging, and this shows up In every field where measurement is possible education, health services, housing, protection and, yes, even recreation. A high er per cent of the rural people live In poverty than In metropoli. tan areas." "There probably has always been a lag; the disturbing point Is the widening of the gap." Rural Institutions are under little pressure to catch up, said Dr. Ratchf ord, because the rural residents refuse to admit there Is agap. ;". ' "Most people in rural areas still firmly believe that the rural community is a better place In which to Uve, that it has better churches and schools, less crime and poverty, greater morality, more recreation, and more everything else that Is good. Obviously, the facts do not sub stantiate this picture and the real danger of such a view Is the legitimatizing of the failure to bring about Institutional change," Dr. Ratchf ord pointed out that the same acceleratlngtechnology that Is reshaping our farms and Industries is having an equal lm. pact on institutions and publlo services. Not many years ago, for Instance, most health ser vices were rendered by a general practitioner In bis own office or the home. Today, minimum health service takes a team of special, lsts, hospitals, and very expen sive equipment. This health team needs a large population and a publlo Investment beyond the means of most rural local Institu tions. The same situation Is found in education, public utilities and .even churches. Perquimans High School has been a very busy place theselast few weeks. In the spotlight now are plans for the annual Miss PCHS pageant to be held Satur day night, March 8, Under the sponsorship of the Junior Class, everyone Is looking forward to ' something a little different la this year's pageant. " Also occupying a great deal of W. A. Washam Dies On Sunday i Word wasrecelved here Sunday of the death of W. A. Washam of Huntersvllle at Memorial Hospi tal InCharlotte. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 3 PJ4, AT A, R. P, Church in Hunters vllle. . ; Mr. Washam was a brother-in-law of Mrs, Walter J. Kanoy, Sr. of Hertford. Bake Sale Saturday The Junior class of Perqui mans County High School will sponsor a Bake Sale Saturday, March 8 on the Court House town, The sale will begin at 9:30 AJI. Proceeds will be used to defray (he expense of the Junior-Senior Prom, "Small communities are necessarily tied to larger ones. The local rural institution stands no more chance of being self, sufficient in the last third of this .century than the modern commercial farmer. "But small communities tend to vigorously fight large ones which chokes the larger community and brings slow death to the small one." Dr. Ratchford said rural com munities have lost much of their Influence la recent years. They have lost population. As farmers have become more specialised they have lost their common causes. And the power to deckle many of the moat Important as pects of a community's future has moved from local control to state, regional or national levels. Rural populations have continued toMecllne, and most rural areas have not been able to boost their non-farm .. eajloyment. "Rural areas - have either Ignored what has been happening or react, ed violently." Dr. Ratchford said rural com. m unities have largely failed to take advantage of the Federal programs that were created to help lagging areas. They have simply not applied tor the aid available to them. Ratchford said regional plan, ning commissions hold real promise for rural areas. They pool resources from several smaller Institutions, they pose no Immediate threat to existing In stltutions, they can provide com prehensive planning for economic and social development, and they can deal effectively with state and federal governments. Dr. Ratchford, 49, Is a native of Gastonla and a graduate of N. C. State and Duke universi ties. He was a former assistant director of the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service before be was named director of the Missouri Agricultural Extension Service In 1959. He was later made vice president of the University of Missouri and placed In charge of an extension nativities. the Juniors' time and energy are junior -Senior prom prepara tions. All of the committees are working Industrie us b; to have everything ready forthsblgevent which Is scheduled to come off While the Juniors are working, the Seniors are definitely not sit ting Idly by. They have selected a Senior Play to be performed, and cast tryouts will begin next week, Mrs, James Cartwright is this year's director. Seniors are also order log their commencement invitation sjhejr days si old Perquimans are be coming numbered! The PCHS 8tudent Council will serve as host for aa areaStndent Council Workshop to be held oa March 7 at the First Methodist Church in Hertford, The theme of the workshop wlU be "Choice and Consequence." Approxi mately 70 Council members from 10 surrounding schools will bo present. 'f;-; ;v,'. Basketball season is over, ami baseball practice sorted this week. The todtaas are tooktog ahead hopefully to the new sea son. Coaching the baseball team is Mr. Pete Hunter. The annuel staff has mat all of their deadlines this year, sad the annual has been melted to the publisher on time. The onrythifig left now is the long wait lor Its return, . alsht aetteA Om Perquimans Students Win DAR Essay Contest Students from Perquimans County schools took top honors in the essay contest sponsored by the Edenton Tea Party, Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution during Feb ruary. This year's topic was "Heroines of the American Revo lution", and students from Per quimans and Chowan Counties participated. The eighth grade winner from the two counties was Jenny White of Perquimans High School who used as her topic, "Molly Pitcher". The winning seventh grade essay was written by Joyce Hollowell of the Hertford Gram mer school. Her subject was "Betty Zane". Troy Harrison, also of HertfordGrammar School took top honors in the sixth grade division, with his essay, "Betsy Ross". The three students read their winning essays as part of the DAR American History Month program at the Edenton Res taurant on February 12. At which time they were presented with certificates of award. They were accompanied to Edenton by their teachers, Mrs. Henry Stokes, Miss Gay Howell and Miss Mary Sumner, and Mr. and Mrs, Emory White, Mrs. Robert Hollo well, and Mrs. John Harrison. PCHS FFA Brings Home Honors The ParUamentary Procedure Team from the Freshman class of Future Farmers of America Chapter at Perquimans County High School, underthe leadership of Joe Tunnell have again con quered the surrounding F. F. A. Chapters to gain first place in the Federation. This victory at Chowan came after close competition with four other schools which were Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank Cen tral and D. F. Walker of Edenton. The contestants from Perqui mans were Van Morris, presi dent; Jack Harrell, vice presl. dent; Martin Fleetwood, secre tary; Wayne Proctor, treasurer; Tommy Fleetwood, reporter; and Donald Wilder, sentinel. The purpose of this contest was to practice and use the Parlia. mentary Law. Also representing at this F.FrA. meet, was Johnny Caddy al Public Speaking contest,Hlstoplc was Agriculture Past, present and Future,' which brought him third place honors. Rapker New. bern, reported the meeting. Perquimans 1969 Tax Valuation To Be 50 Appraisal The Perquimans County Com missioners meeting here Mon day, adopted a resolution that the 1969 tax valuation would be 50 of the appraised property value. . The transfer of $850 from the Assistant County farm agent's budget, to the farm agent's bud get, was authorized. Perquimans County Is without an assistant farm agent. SaakiaS Tuffald Nut was on the wit ness stand and was proving bard to handle." Are you a drinker of hard liquor?" asked the cross-examlnlni lawyer. That's my business,' growled Tuff old, defiantly. i "I know," soothed the lawyer, "but do you have any other business'" Boost In Cucumber Growers Requested B. C. Mangum, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, to day called for a 10 percent boost in price for the state's cucumber growers. "R is time," Mangum said, "for processors to estabUsh price rates on a par with those paid growers in northern states. North Carolina growers are be ing offered the same prices paid two years ago for the same grade sizes. There is nothing fair about it," Mangum declared. Mangum pointed to continued Increases in production and har vesting costs as an added burden to producers. "A 10 percent price Increase for top grades this year should be the minimum, he as serted. He continued - "Why should North Carolina growers be asked to produce cucumbers cheaper than their counterparts In other sections of the country? Contract prices offered in Michigan and surrounding areas are $10 for No. l's, 35 - $6 on No. 2's and 33.50 - $4.50 on No. 3's. The practice is flagrantly discrim inatory. "We are aware that a large percentage of North Carolina cu cumbers are produced under con tract for out-of-state pickle com panies," Mangum revealed, "and that the commodity has to be shipped back to the respective states for processing. The extra shipping costs to processors, however, are out of line with the price differential now being ab sorbed by North Carolina grow ers." Mangum also mentioned the processors within the state. Certainly," he said, "they do not have extra shipping costs. Yet, they are paying producers the same prices as do out-of-state companies. "North Carolina cucumbers are In great demand by pickle com panies because of size and qual ity. It appears, then, that our cukes should qualify as a pre mium commodity - immuned Legion Auxiliary Spring Conference The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, De partment of North Carolina, held Spring Conference at Fayette vlUe, February 21 thru 23rd, at the Downtowner. Mrs. Julian Powell attended all the general meetings, Executive committee, 50th Anniversary Committee, Community Service, Child Welfare, and Forums on Rehabilitation, National Security and Civil Defense. A reception was held Friday night to meet the National Presi dent Mr- Arthur B.Hanellfrom California, who gave an address on Saturday afternoon following a special buffet luncheon honoring her. Following the banquet, enter tainment was by Comedian Don J. Brown from Charlotte. This was followed by an Informal re ception for all Legionnaires and Auxiliary members honoring all World War I Veterans, with a large birthday cake tor the Gold en Anniversary of Legion. Department Pr -sldent, Mrs. Tim T. Craig from Charlotte, and Department Commander C. Marcelle Williams from Faith, N. C, presided at the meeting. A joint Memorial Service, was held Sunday morning, and all un finished business followed. Double Check Tax Return Before Mailing GREENSBORO, N. C. After your 1968 Federal Income tax return is filled out, it is a good Idea to set it aside for a day or so and then give it a thorough review before mailing it. District Director of Internal Revenue, J. E. Wall, said that North Carolina persons who fok low this advice often find Income or deductions they omitted or errors in arithmetic A review of the return may disclose that the social security number was omitted or listed incorrectly, copies of all w. 2's (Wage and Tax Statement) are not attached, the return is not signed, or the address or zip code is missing.. This review Is time well spent as It may prevent delays in pro. ceasing the return and speed up any refund due, wau sua. from price inequities," The farm leader indicated that farmers have voiced concern over cut-off- dates for deUvery. "Cut-off dates should be adjusted to the growing season of a parti cular year and be approximately the same dates for comparable areas." Cucumber acreage dropped six percent last year, and yields var ied widely, according to the American Farm Bureau. How ever, suppUes this year are ex pected to be about the same due to the large carryover. Consump tion continues to be generally good. Member growers of the AAMA bargained for and received a price increase last year and have recommended a minimum increase of five percent across the board on all contracts this year. "The tlmeto get more money," Mangum warned growers, "is to ask for It when you are asked to sign a contract. Growers should not produce for less than a 10 percent increase in prices. Our growers can produce the quality and size most in demand by pro cessors, and should not settle for existing price variations." Watson Honored At Banquet Hubert H. WatsonofU.S.Agrl Chemical of Hertford was one of 12 salesmen honored at a banquet on Tuesday evening, at the Cape Fear sales and marketing execu tive club In Wilmington. The distinguished salesmen were presented trophies. This Is the second year Mr. Watson has won a trophy in the past three-year period that his company has awarded them. He was accompanied to Wil mington by his wife, the former Clara Allen of Belhaven, N. C. The couple are the parents of three children, Gail, Karen and Hugh, all students at Perquimans High School. World Day Of Prayer The United Methodist Church in Hertford will be the gathering place for the Women of Hertford who take part in the World Day of Prayer Service this year. The Service will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7th. The Women of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and Hertford Baptist will join with the Women of the Methodist Church for the service under the leadership of Mrs. George Baker, Mrs. Charles Harell and Mrs. Edward Griffin. The women who will be praying together this year in this world wide service will be follow ing the theme-"Growingtogether in Christ." Registration For Upholstery Class Thurs., Mar. 6th Registration will be held tor an upholstery class on Thursday, March 6th at fallings' Uphol stery Shop. Classes will meet, every Thursday from 7:00 F.M. till 10:00 P.M. The course is of fered through the College of the Albemarle. The cost of the course is $2.00. Anyone interested lathe course should attend the regis tration meeting or caU Mr. Stall -lngs at 426-5507 for further In formation. Eagle Scout Awards To Be Presented Eagle Scout awards willbe pre sented to two Hertford boys, Ralph Brantley Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Murray and to Henry Clay Stokes, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Stokes, Friday night at 7:30 VM. In the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church. Tar presentation of. these two high Scout Awards, will be made by William S. Stewart, Albemarle District Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. All Scouts have been Invited ana Interested persons are also welcome. , ., , - TT T-"V jTT