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st? .Printing Co. joc OS MAM 07 Iff IS? W TT V ILLY. Volume; XXVI - No. 11 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, March 13, 1969 10 Cents Per Copy itmiiiiiuiiniinnimnninmMiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiiiiiiiMiiiMnnHiHHNiiiHiii IIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIHUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIHIIIIIXIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIlia Co. Commissioners Extend Invitation To Med.Care Planners niiiiiinniiiMiimniiiiiiiiluniiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiimiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiniiHB .:. Chosen forWriters Seminar fcrrimzsxs Rcdp&ifc 0 Foods Rfess fit January V Shown in the above photo la Mrs. Wallace Hot can and lira. .Hilda Smith unpacking USDAfood : "upon It's arrival for distribution,;' at the Disbrlbution Center in tbe , Preeser Locker Building at tbe Hartford Municipal Plant. The . pictura on the right la Milton TJUddlck unpacking tbe food. Per? sons receiving tbe USDA donated foods' In Perquimans increased In January. 1,132 persona, re- ' ; calved tbe food. Thle tu an In ' crease of persons receiving the food in January of 1968 by78 per- i Hunger and malnutrition are acknowledged by officials as con -' tlnulng problems in North Caro- s Una. ,'!. As it stands today, among the Rate's 100 counties only Randolph County still claims not to need any form of food assistance either through direct distribution or stamps. A year ago, instead of one, there were 17 , Tar Heel counties in this position; ' ! , Agriculture CommUsloner Ames A. Graham, whose depart , meat bandies direct distribution Mrs. Eure Dies Suddenly Mrs. Battle Harrell Eure, 70, jdled suddenly Friday afternoon at ; U45 In her nomeo&Route3.Ana 1 live of Perquimans County, she was t daughter of the late Tom and lira, JarahliUwbethStisseU 'Harrell and the widow of Gilbert Blount lure. Sr. She was a num ber oftheBereaChurch of Christ. : Surviving are four sons, James W, lure and Gilbert B. lure, Jr. of Chesapeake, Vs., SgU Thomas Hasel lure of Dover Air Force Base, Delaware and Daniel Sure of Route 3j one sister, Mrs, Ma mie White of Route 8; five broth ers, Tom Harrell and David Har rell of Camden, James Harrell land Robert Harrell ofRouteSand Unwood Harrell of Route lj and tour grandchildren, Funeralaervlcea were conduct ed Sunday at ItOO ,p,nw In the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral' Home by the Rev. Thomas Biggs, pastor of Berea Church of Christ. Burial was in the Church Ceme tery. "In the Sweet By and By" was stag by Mrs. James Copeland and Mrs, Norman Miller. They were accompanied by Mrs. Cheater Wlnalow, organist. ;, The casket pall was made of pink carnations, White chrysan themums, and fern, Pallbearers were Bobby lure, Fant on lure, Jr., Dennis lure, eetwood Harrell, Jack Harrell Julian Harrell. t Hertford Police HDcpartpent The following monthly report for February was given by Chief Ben U Globe at the regular Coun- ' oil meeting, Arrests Madei rnke on Street t; Operating m ( -ated Ij Careless and Reck L:s Driving 1) Larceny of Money' t) Mcellaneoua Traffic Arrests It MtaeeUaneout Arrests l Ctta t!3i Issued for Improper Park-' ttU Acilvttlesj calls Answered r i i tveaated 10B Aocldents t,.c:""3d 1) Funerals Worked 8iCc. ": Extended U6j Doors X.xzA VJLz-i 4 Fire CalU asmsd 4j Radio Calls Re salved J",4j Ustits Reported Out i .' 1 r Tli V.'J T's Ecrartmeat 1 rrcsior a e.. :.2tn fried H';--r,f ' -'-y,l!nrch . 1 tea tt 17 o'clc: at I ' C ' 'A Cram- t 'j -e ff.l l in r " n't"e 3 f I ?cf' it")! i y '.t a a j i ; a : t ; r IN5 tti ; of t i I 3 V of food donated to cooperating counties by the U, 8, Department , : of Agriculture says there has been "definite improvement." , Concrete efforts have been made, he says, to reach persons ' , in need of food assistance by the ( N. C. Department of Agriculture ' working with USDA's Consumer and Marketing Service. As a re sult, 30,000 more persons In North Carolina are receiving food now than a year earlier. '. He also says, that the amount of food distributed to each person has increased rising from around -0 pounds to nearly 35 pounds per month - and that a greater variety of food is now available. ' , Mew public concern about the malnutrition problem has given rise to questions on whether do nated foods are sufficiently nu- , trttloua, familiar to persons us ing them, and easy to prepare. Says jay P. Davis who directs the N. C. .Department of Agricul ture's distribution efforts, "All the foods must meet high stan dards' of quality 'and' sanitation, Two Veteran AEMC Directors are Honored Two veteran directors of AlbeV marie Electric Membership Cor. , poretfun of Hertford' Floyd Mathews of Rt. 3, Hertford, and John N. Bunch of Rt. I, Kdenton, have be en honored for out standing service in rural eltotrifl cation. Mathews and ' Bunch were among 18 EMC directors cited at a meeting of Tarheel Eleotrlo Membership Association In Ra leigh March 4-6. : Chairman Gwyn B. Price of the Stsve Msdre Is' llsnbsr Of IiJH t Steve Madre, 13 year old son of SMaster SgU and Mrs. Clarence Madre of the U. 8, Air Force sta tioned at MU Home Air Force Base, Iowa, has been elected to the National Junior Honor So ciety.' -V- ' Thomas Edward Madre, Steve's borther, received the honor two years ago when the Madre'a were living in England, Madre Is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Madre and Mrs. Earl Dunsmore of Hertford. Pvt. Jt ! Ildlcv'cll Pvt. James HoUowell u awarded the military rating of Topographic CompuUr, and re ceived a diploma upon tucoesi tiZf completing the Toprralo Corp-Jtlrg course In the Depart ment of Toporraphy at tneUnited , Ciates Army Enstneer school, ; This hlily technical course is dn'ried to provide the Army Er-'ueer with the knolee and sU.-j neceiiary to perfarm the oc: -'as ld B2t "&nenta of r : -lo fr"-ri Cxtdsa, i cf t-'ss.e-dd.tcrKlaUoB .ci. r. -i (f '.v2r.a froa . : r'st-.'-ssotaltta C iff ' sc.5Sr?pcll. 1 ' rt- Ml f-'W Lmfc'a'-j La-jrnn i i and if properly used they will provide 100 percent of a family's daily nutritional needs." r He adds, "Many foods are more enriched than similar items. on the regular retail market shelf." This is what !s offered: Dry beans, butter, cheese, corn meal, scrambled egg mix, flour, canned whole chicken, grits, lard, canned chopped meat, evaporated milk, nonfat dry milk, rolled oats, pea nut butter, canned vegetables, in stant potatoes, rice, corn syrup, juice and rolled wheat. Davis' division works with boards of county commissioners In providing transportation, per sonnel for handling foods, and facilities for storage and distri bution. This year it Is estimated NCDA's services will cost around $629 thousand while it la expected that food donated by the Federal government will be worth nearly $27 million. Nutrition education Is another aspect of the work being done In North Carolina to help low-Income families with their food needs. County distribution cen North Carolina Rural Elsetrif cation Authority, who presented certificates to the IB, praised Mathews and Bunch for their contributions to their cooperative and the development of their area. Mathews and Bunch were awarded eertiflcatesforaoyears service eaohasdlraetorsof Albs, maris EMC. They were unableto bo laRalelghforthoprosentatlon. Price asked that their certifi cates be sent to them with his congratulations. Albemarle EMC serveslnpor. tlons of Camden, Chowan, Curri. tuck, Pasquotank and Perqul. nans. John D. Coston Is Albt marie EMC'a manager. Soybs&n And Cottosscsd Pries Support Price support for 1968 crop aoy - beans will be at $3.28 per bushel . No. 1 grade, and for cottonseed at $37 per ton, basis (100) grade, It was announced today by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Har din. Application of the soybean sup port level to No. 1 grade rather than No. I is to simplify loan op erations and to make loan pricing mora nearly comparable with market prices baaed on No. I grade. ' By law, the two oilseeds must be supported at levels that will : enable them to compete on equal . terms in the market. The Secretary also announced that no soybeans (except for non et orable beans) will be sold by CCC during the current market ing year ending August 31, 1969, and that beginning with the now marketing year sales will not be made at less than the higher of market price or 110 of the 1969 crop support plus carrying charges, , , S was further announced that soybeans planted on feed grain base acreage by 1969 program participants will not be eligible for feed grain price-support pay ments. Soybeans supplies for the 1968 69 marketing year are placed at a record 1-14 billion bushels, 17 percent more than last year. The action In soybean utilisation has been Slowing In the last two marklag years, Only a slight r Is ejected this year from the 8S0 million bushel level of 1C87-63. Protective use Indi cates ths sejtm carryover stocts at the end of ti current marfcrtlrx year nest I ""amber 1 protly wa eac?:i J0 mllUon buftsU ooirured wn 1C7 mil Urn a y?T earlier, i:sat of the crrsvrr li:::'jr will esd up In , i slocks at a cost of .'i over Ir.'J a billion dollar. t ters provide recipes on how to use donated foods and county ex tension home economists are available to give advice to fam ilies at home. Apart from the program to feed low-Income families, but com plementing it, is the program to. provide food to schqpl children. All school cafeterias in North Carolina are given; USDA foods which they supplement by pur chasing additional foods from lo cal merchants During the last fiscal year, the N. C. Depart ment of Agriculture distributed more than 42 million pounds of food to Tar Heel schools with an estimated wholesale value of over $13 million. ' .' Also, a special food service program for pre-school young sters has just recently been es tablished. Authorized by a 1968 amendment to the National School - Lunch Act, the 3 -year program will mean better nutrition for children attending public and non profit private institutions In North Carolina and other south eastern states. Retired Caretaker Of Cedarwood Dies John Raleigh Perry, 70, died In' his home at 2:20 a.m. Monday. A native of Chowan County, he was a son of the late William and Mrs. Ira Boyce Perry. He was a re tired, caretaker ' of '"Cedar wood Cemetery in Hertford and was a member of Center Hill Methodist Church, Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Minnie Dall Perryj one son, Les ter Perry of Chesapeake, Va.; one daughter, Mrs, Beatrice Rld dlck of Hertford) and three grand children. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2t00 in Cedarwood Cemetery by the Rev. Norman Harris, pastor of the Hertford Baptist Church, "Sweet By and By" was sung by the Men's Chorus of the Hert ford Baptist Church, accompan ied by Mrs, Chester Wlnslow, accordlanlat. The casket pall was made of red carnations, white chrysanthe mums and fern, Pallboarere were Elwood Per ry, Joe Perry, Haywood Perry, Herbert Byrum, Jr., Spurgeon King and Julian Brought on. Chamber Directors To Meet Mar. 17th The Board of Directors of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce will have their month ly meeting, Monday, March 17, 1969 at 7:30 p.nu at the Munici pal Building In Hertford. All members are urged to attend, Tbe Chamber of Commerce had been requested to get some more of the "Welcome to North Caro lina" tags. They are pleased to to announce that those tags have arrived. Tbe price of these tags are $1.25 each. So come on by the chamber office and get yours. Bethel Ruritan Club Spcncricg Show i The Bethel Ruritan Club Is sponsoring a Country and West ern Music Show on Friday night, March 21, at $ o'clock p. m. at the Perquimans County High School. Musical groups featured Include Billy Old and The Possum (quar ter Clan, plus The Bobby Jones Family, and other local musical roups. Dcrsak Udy To Cp:ii At Rctay Miss Solvleg sorenson from Denmark who la doing under, graduate work at Wesolyon CoU lege la Rooky Mount win he guest 1 speaker at the Hertford Rotary Club on Tuesday night Mar. 18th. . K'M Nflrenson is a fcrelin ek-t-.-.-.e stuuent studyingunderths sponsorship of ths looal Rotary deficit. The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners have sent tbe following -letter of Invitation to the top North Carolina Medical personnel tor assistance and guidance In their professional knowledge of tbe present and fu ture of establishment of good fu ture Medical practice for Per quimans County. March 3, 1969 Dr. M. J, Musser Executive Secretary N. C. Regional Medical Plan ning Commission Roxboro Road Durham, N. C. Dear Dr. Musser: Through the good offices of our only physician In Perquimans County, A General Practitioner, we have been Impressed with the knowledge and ability that exists in the councils of Tbe Regional Medical Planning Commission at Student Council Of PCHS Has Division Workshop The Perquimans County High School Student Council Sponsored a Division workshop on March 7, 1969. The workshop was held at the First United Methodist Church from 9:00 a.m, to 2:15 p.m. Fifty-two delegates and ad visors attended. Those schools from Division Six of the Eastern District participating were Per quimans, Camden, Bertie, Chow an, Pasquotank and Gates, After registration, an assem bly was held. Donald Ferry, President of PCHS Student Coun cil presided. A devotion was given by Rev. C, J, Andrews of the First United Methodist Church; Donald Perry and Mr, William E, Byrum, Principal gave the welcome, Tbe Perquimans Council presented a skit depleting the theme, "Choice and Consequence". After an nouncements, the group divided into discussion groups. Ideaa were exchanged on the following toplcat Profit and Non-profit pro jects, Integration Problems, Election Procedures, Interesting Others, Responsibilities of Stu dent Council Membership, and School Spirit. Lunch waa aerved at the Per quimans High Cafeteria. Bill Leonard, President of the Eastern District, North Carolina Student Council Conference, pre sented the key note address later In the afternoon. His topic was leadership as his speech waa en titled "Prepare Today to be Leaders Tomorrow", This was followed by a question and answer period. :.: After a very successful meet ing, the workshop was adjourned by Donald Perry, Don Morgan Hertford Grammar PTAToMeetThurs. ' Hartford Grammar School PTA will meet Thursday March 13, at 6 o'clock at the school. The speaker wlllbe Dr. Samuel B. Pettaway, President of Tbe College Of The Albemarle. Dr. Pettaway la a graduate of N. C. State University and Is active in church and civic or ganisations. His subject will be Colleges in Community Service. UlllllllllltHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIU Receive Eagle Brant Murray and Henry Btox, Jr., are shown wlththalr parents, following receiving Eagle Scout Awards at the First United Meth odist Church of Hertford last Fri day night. ' Standing left to right: Mrs.. L . , J ,, ,, - -i-i Chapel Hill, N. C.j The Depart ment of Community Health Sci ences, Dr. Harvey Bates, Chair man, Duke University; and Mr. William Henderson, Executive Secretary of the N. C. Medical Care Commission, Raleigh, N.C. Our problems have been dis cussed with them and with each of these, however, we believe that our situation could be more ac curately diagnosed by an "on the spot" review of our problems and by so doing arrive at a more comprehensive solution to an ever -Increasing medical prac tice dilemma, L therefore, as chair man of the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners, extend to you and your groups a most urgent invitation to visit our area at the earliest possible moment to help us work out or at least start a plan of rural medical practice that will fit and fulfill our present as well as future medical prac tice needs. Sincerely yours, R. L. Splvey Chairman Perquimans County Board of Com missioners cc: Dr. Reece Berry Hill Chapel Hill, N. C. Dr. Harvey Estes Durham, N. C. Mr. William Henderson Raleigh, N. C. jjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiMiiiiiiimiiiHmiimiiM Many Thanks! Many Thanks I We the members of the Per qulmans County Rescue Squad wish to extend to the people of Perquimans County our sin cere appreciation and grati tude for their support In mak ing our fund raising project a success. - Thanks goes to those who donated merchandise for auc tion, thoae who purchased tickets, thoae who gave fish, those who helped to prepare the food and all the many peo ple whoetoodlnllnefor plates. Due to the extreme weather condition it was difficult to function as efficiently as we would liked to have. We ap. predate your cooperation. Again many thanks I aiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Enroll Now In Bonanza Enroll now in the third Annual North .Carolina Corn Meal Bonanza, The application form may be secured at the County Of fice Building, said today by Mrs. MJ3. Taylor. A participant may enter in one of the following divi sion: Junior, Senior Main Dish, Senior Bread and Cereal Divi sion, and Senior Dessert. Three prizes will be given in each division aa follows: First prizes - Portable transistor TV's, Second prizes - Swinger polaroid cameras, and Third prizes Portable transistor radios. The N. C, Corn Meal Bonanza is sponsored by the North Carolina Corn Millers Association and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. The entries and the original recipe for preparation of a corn meal dish must be mailed by March 31, 1969 to tbe North Carolina Corn Millers Associa tion, P. O. Box 2281, Raleigh, North Carolina. You may contact Mrs. MJ3. Taylor at the County Office Building, Hertford, N. C for the application form, the of , tidal rules and regulations. Scout Awards Jharles Murray, Brant, Henry Stokes, Jr. and Mrs. Henry Sto1-'- ' d row left to right la' t and Mr, Stokes, fjre members of ths Bo, -oop 158. Floyd Bi. master. Dr. Elton Trueblood, Profes sor at Large of Ear lbam College, Richmond, Indians and author of 18 religious books and numerous articles is chatting with the Rev. Edwin T. Williams, Rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Hertford at the Chrt.st.iai Writ er's Council Seminar conducted recently at the University of Georgia, Athens. The Rev. Mr. Williams was among thirty men and women whose manuscripts were chosen from more than 300 entries for tbe week's intensive training in County Poster Winners Enter District Contest Winners of the five-county Con servatlon Poster Contest located In the Albemarle Soil and Water Conservation District will com pete In the District Contest this coming Thursday, March 13, at the Albemarle Conservation Poster Contest which Is annual ly sponsored by the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce. The county winners that will compete In the district contest arej Perquimans County Fourth Grade 1st place, , Scott Wlnslow; Perquimans Coun. ty Grammar. 2nd place, Terrle Morganj Hertford Grammar. Fifth Grade 1st place, Anne Wlnslow: Hertford Grammar. 2nd place, Kelvin William sj Perqul. mans County Grammar. Sixth Grade 1st place, Mar vin Rlddlck: Perquimans County Grammar. 2nd place, Snarl Thompson; Perquimans County Grammar. Camden County Fourth Grade 1st place, bebra Burgess; Grandy Elemen tary. 2nd place, Robert Mldgett; Grandy Elementary. Fifth Grade - 1st place, Cathy Gagnonj Camden High. 2nd place Julie Doll; Camden High. Sixth Grade 1 st place Debbie Gregory; Camden High. 2nd place Paula Oder; Camden High. Chowan County Fourth Grade 1st place Sue Ann Mosley; White Oak Con solidated. 2nd place, Bradley Ward; White Oak Consolidated, Fifth Grade 1st place, Jackie Parker; Ernest A, Swain Elem. 2nd place, Maru Amburn; Ernest A. Swain Elem. Sixth Grade 1st place Karen Small; Ernest A. Swain Elem. 2nd Dr. Marcus Hobbs L Provost At Duke Dr. Marcus E. Hobbs has been appointed provost of Duke Uni versity succeeding Dr. R, Taylor Cola. Dr. Hobbs, a professor of chemletry and former vice pro vost, assumed his dutlea on Jan. It He has been onthe Duke facul ty for more than 33 years. In announcing Dr. Hobbs' selec tion, Duke President Douglas M, Knight said: "In my judgment, there Is no man in the univer sity as well qualified to be its chief academic officer as Dr. Hobbs. I look forward with great anticipation to working with him," -. Dr. Hobbs is a member of the NCBCBS Board of Trustees. 1 Dr. Hobbs is married to the former Miss Sarah Blanohard, daughter of Mrs, J, CBlanchard and the late Mr. Blanchard of Hertford. laxon To Teach Are you interested in "decoup age"? Herbert Nixon who is an artist in this field, of Hertford, will teach a class beginning Mon day, March 17 at the Perquimans County Offioe Building. If you are Interested, please contact Mrs. Ila Orey White, Horne t EMwomios Extension Agent, Phone 438-7697. n writing and marketing books and articles with a Christian empha-' sis for the non-religious public Others on the staff of those, conducting the seminar along with Dr. Trueblood (whose ancestors held title In 1670 to the laud on which Elizabeth City now stands) were: Dr. Charles She J J - latest book, "Letters to Karen.", Vin cent Guarlno, literary consultant and former editor of Teen Maga zine and Alexander Leipa, Sen ior Editor of Doubleday Book Company. place Connie Copeland; Ernest A. Swain Elem. Currituck County Fourth Grade 1st place, Rickey Etherldge; Griggs Ele mentary. 2nd place Melissa Wit law; Moyock Elementary. Fifth Grade 1st place Leroy LUley; Knotts Island Elem. 2nd place, Ruth Morris; Moyock Ele-' mentary. Sixth Grade 1st place Magr Donne Peters; Griggs Ele mentary. 2nd place, Susan Jean MacDaniel; Knott Inland jRlem," Pasquotank County ' Fourth Grade 1st place, Sybil Hall; Weeksvllle Elementary. 2nd puce, Antnony overman; weeaa. vllle Elementary. Fifth Grade 1st place, Dar lene Lane; Weeksvllle Elemen tary. 2nd place , Kathy Harris; Central High School. Sixth Grade 1 st place, Danny Rogerson; Weeksvllle Elemen tary. 2nd place, Bruce staUlngs; Weeksvllle Elementary. The County contests are spon sored by the Individual counties In the Albemarle Soli and Water Conservation District and are judged within each county, The district contest will be held at the Holiday Inn. The judging will begin at 10:30 and the win ners will be announced at a noon luncheon honoring all of the con. testants. Tim Brinn Winner In Optimist Oratorical Contest Tim Brum III, son of Mr. and Mrs, R, Tim Brinn of Rocky Mount and grandson of Mrs,R,T, (Hattle) Brinn and the late Mr. Brinn of Hertford, 15-year-old Socky Mount SenlorHlgh School student was judged winner of this year's Evening Optimist Oratori cal Contest. Brinn was selected by a pane I of three judges. Along with four other contestants used the topic, "Respect For Law -Cornerstone of Citizenship," as their topic Brinn, a tenth grade student, will now compete In the Zone Con teat which will be held the week of March 16-22. Should Brinn win the Zone Contest, he will be eligible : for the Elimination Contest to be held April 13-10. The winner of. the EUmlnatlonContdt will com pete at the North Carolina Dis trict Convention in Ashovllle, May 23-25. A winner will then be selected to represent the District national Contest in Miami, Fla., June 2130, - Also competing In the Opt Unlit sponsored annuall event was Ray Brinn, brother of Tim, the win ner. Ray is a student at Edwards Junior High School. Jan Spruill Is Promoted Jan 0. Spruill. 80, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. 8pruUl,8U3 EdeatonjQtd 8u.HjrtfpxULC a promo! 23 to Art. j specialist servtrj t j aeannonev 2nd ArrT.; Ml Division i, Tex.
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