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WEEKLY
Volume XXVI -No. 21
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, May 22, 1969
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PERQUIMANS
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Tkt students la the picture
bov are members of the Per
quimans County High School
graduating class of 1969. Listed
from left to right are:
Row 1 - Linda Decker, Claudia
Brian, Missouri Bateman, Kath
ryn Langley, Joyce Taylor, Dt
anae Layden, Jackie Dixoo, Glor
PCHS Commencement
Exercises Are Planned
Plana are being made for Com
mencement exercises to be held
at Perquimans County High
School on Sunday and Friday
nights, May 2$ and 30 at 8:00
p,m. The Reverend Edwin T.
Williams of the Holy Trinity
' Episcopal Church will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon. The
Reverend William R. Pinner of
the Perquimans Methodist
Church will give the Invocation
and the benediction, and the
Reverend Gordon B. Shaw of the
'Bethel Baptist Church will read
the scripture lesson and offer
the prayer.
- Special music Willie presented
by the high schoolgleeclub under
the direction of Miss Caroline
Wright.
There are 76 candidates in line
for the presentation of diplomas.
The valedictory will be given by
Jane Evans, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Evana. The
salutatory will be delivered by
Donald Perry, the sod of Mr.
and Mrs. Dewey Perry, Jr. Susan
Harrell, the daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Charles Harrell, and
Brenda Baccus, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Baccus will
present the history of the class
of 1900. The program will begin
With the invocation by Dout
I Haskett, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
nay passeo. ids oeneaicuon by'
Dlanne, Stalling!, me daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Stallings,
' will conclude the commencement
program. These speakers are the
toA , ranking students in the
graduating class. '
Hubert Watson, son of Mr. and
Mra. Hubert Watson, Jr. presi
dent of the Senior Class, will
present the gift to the school.
A number of medals will be
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I-7CCC3 To Give
Tccmgcrdf
; Iczx Award K
All organizations, cnurches,
school clubs, civic cubs or in
vlduels who wish to place a
i ime in nomination for the annual
' -nager of the year award sub
i name and list of activities by
, 41 to Thomas L, Riddlck, 2U
XKlland Circle. Nominations
am school chibs may be given
Mrs. Rose 8. Riddlck, Guid
es Counselor Perquimans
- ly High School. No nomtn
i i ; s will be accepted, after
vS
1 award will be given at the
J. jaycee installation ban
' !ch will be held in early
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ia FeKon, Selma AsbeU, Caro
line Dsill, Sandra Colson, Jarvls
Miller, . Jean Sawyer, Brenda
Wood.
Row 2 - Kay Nixon, Paul Bunch,
Sheila Morse, Margaret Wilson,
Peggy Jennings, Peggy Chappell,
June Harrell, Virginia Harrell,
Jlamy Shaw, Ted Mills, Oianne
Louis R. Hollowell I
Selected To Attend
Resource Workshop!
Loull Ray Hollowell, arising
senior - at Perquimans High
School, has been selected to at
tend the 196 9 Resource Conserva
tion Workshop at N. C. State
University at Raleigh, N.C, June
9-13th, according to an announce
ment made this week by Floyd
Mathews, Chairman of the Per
quimans County Board of Super
visors, of the Abe marie Soil and
Water Conservation District, lo
cal sponsors. :;. -
Louis Ray is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Johnnie Hollowell of the
Bear Swamp Community, Is a
FFA student and member of the
Beta Club; His teachers, when
giving his qualifications, report
he Is of excellent character, good
personality, and an excellent stu
dent, j' ' ' '
He plans to enter college In 1970
and pursue a career related to
agriculture and conservation, or
one of the sciences,
Mr.' Mathews further stated,
"About 100 boys from across the
state will be attending this work
shop, and will be housed In the
Sullivan Dorm at NCU with adult
counselors provided for each
group of IS boys. Subjects in Soils,
Conservation, Watershed Pro
tection, Forest Protection, and
Wildlife Conservation and Man
agement will be covered in addi
tion to field trips related to these
classes, ftls a good opportunity
for students interested In this
field of endeavor to getaprevlew
expert professional instruc'
' a, aid. we are very pleased to
send Lttis ray to this work
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Stallings, Cheryl Copeland, Eu
nice Splvey, Rose Marie Morton,
Patricia Rouse.
Row 3 Jane Evans, Brenda
Baccus, Susan Harrell, Louise
Ivey, Janet DalL, Brenda Stall
ings, Georgia Kaye Wlnslow,
Elizabeth Ivey, Donald Perry,
Thomas Gregory, John Robblns,
Super Dollar Holds
Stockholders Meet
At its annual Stockholders'
Meeting on April 28, Mr. Leon
M. Melvln, President of Super
Dollar Stores, Inc., reported con
solidated sales of $4,700,000 and
net Income of $113,000 for its
last fiscal year. This net in
come represents a 23 per cent
return on stockholders' equity,
or 25 cent a share. This public
ly owned chain of 40 bantam sired
discount stores is headquarter
ed In Raleigh, N. C, Starting
from "scratch", it opened 10
stores from September, 1966 to
January, 1967 with sales of
$523,000 and earnings of $14,000
during that period. During its
fiscal year 1967-68, the num
ber of stores was doubled to 20,
with sales of $2,300,000 and net
Income of $67,000. Its President
reported that appropriate financ
ing has been arranged to double
the size of the company again
during the ensuing two years.
The uniqueness of this chain lies
In its program of taking discount
retailing to small cities and
towns. It Is reported to be one of
the fastest growing chains of Its
type In America,
The local Super Dollar Store is
located on Grubb Street. A Super
Dollar Store la also located in
Edenton, N. C.
Schooh of Information to be Held
ForPTA Officers and Chairmen
Mrs. Carlton G. Watklna,
president of the N, C. PTA, an
nounced eleven Schools of In
formation to be held this summer
at the State Office in Raleigh,
Ashevllle-Blltmore College In
Ashevllle, and at Community Col
leges across North Carolina.
PTA officers and chairmen, and
school personnel from all over
the state xue invited to attend.
Program highlights Include an
overview of State and National
PTA programs and projects, and
In group workshops there will
be discussions of leadership
techniques, PTA policies, parlia
mentary procedure and program
planning. .
- Seven of the eleven workshops
will begin at 9:30 a.m. and con
clude at 1 pobj the four evening
meetings. will be held from 6:30
p.m. to 10 p.in.
The full schedule IS: June 17,
College of the Albemarle, Eliza
beth City; June 18, Pitt techni
cal Institute, Greenville; June
24, Ashevllle-Blltmore College,
Ashevllle; June 25, Western
Piedmont Community College,
Morganton; July i, Rowan Tech
nical Institute, Salisbury; (Julv
Norman Godfrey, Marshall
Knight, B1U Rogerson, Ned Wil
liams, Gall Vaughn.
Row 4 - Don Morgan, Linda
Long, Danny Byrum,JohnPlland,
Gary Krause, Gary Stevenson,
Ronnie Baker, J. R. Ayscue, Mark
Thompson, Larry Swindell, Doug
Haskett, Tommy Chappell, Jack
Perquimans
Court in Regular Session
Judge Fentress Horner pre
sided at the Wednesday session
of Perquimans County District
Court and heard the following
cases:
Charles O'Bryan, charged with
manslaughter, was exonerated
after the court found no probable
cause. The manslaughter charge
was given following the May 1
automobile accident north of
Hertford which resulted in the
death of Antonio Cordova, Jr. of
San Antonio, Tex., who was rid
ing in the Volkswagen, with
O'Bryan driving, along with three
other Navy men.
Other cases Included: Douglas
Oral Chappell, charged with pre
arranged racing, received a 12
months sentence, suspended upon
payment of a One of $500.00 and
costs of the court and the further
condition that he should not
operate a vehicle for a period of
2 years. An appeal was noted and
Bond was set at $500.00;
Barry Brlggs and Donald
Hlnton, both charged with rape,
were found guilty of assault on a
female, and placed on proba
tion for 3 years and each de
fendant must pay the mother of
2, Central Piedmont Community
College, Charlotte;) (July 8, Cape
Fear Technical Institute, Wil
mington); (July 9, PTA Office,
Raleigh); July 15. Forsvth Tech
nical Institute. Winston-Salem:
--(July 16, Guilford Technical
jnsuiute, jamestown); July 29,
Sandhills : Community College,
Southern Pines.
Evening meetings are indicated
in parentheses.
Bank Merger
h. Is Approved
By action of Its. board of
directors, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation has ap
proved the merger of Peoples
Bank and Trust Company of Rocky
Mount and The Bank of Harrella
vllle under the charter and title
of the Peoples Bank and Trust
Company.
In a statement from W. H.
Stanley, " president of Peoples
Bank be said, "It is anticipated
that the merger will be completed
on June 16 and The Bank of
HarrellsviUe will become the
Harretlsvllle Branch of our
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ie Spear, Mike Bunch, BenCham
bers, Ray Chappell.
Row 5 - Carter R oger son, Rich
ard White, Cindy Wlnslow, Hu
bert Watson, Melvln Eure, Nor
man Young, Jimmy Wlnslow, Wll
lard Felton, Sheiton Manley, val
Brldgers, Frank 'Ward, Walter
Edwards.
Co. District
the prosecuting witness $250.00,
one half of the medical and hos
pital bills, court costs and an
additional $50.00 for expert
medical witness fee;
A probable cause was found at
the preliminary hearing of
Sherman Hlnton, charged with
murder, and the case was placed
on the Superior Court Docket;
The case of Nathan Stanley Rid
dlck, charged with assault, was
dismissed;
Cleveland Riddlck was fined
$8.00 and costs, and the further
condition that he cannot drink for
a period of 2 years, after he
was found guilty of being drunk
on the streets;
Robert Brooklyn Lowry was
taxed with costs on a speeding
charge;
James Pointer Harlow was
found not guilty of using an
expired inspection sticker;
Levi Revell, charged with being
drunk on the streets, was found
guilty and sentenced to not less
than 30 days or more than
8 months In custody of the De
partment of Correction;
Robert Herring, was sentenced
to 90 days on the roads, sus
pended upon payment of a fine of
$100.00 and costs, on a charge of
driving under the Influence of
Intoxicating liquors; an appeal
was noted and Bond was set at
$500.00;
Nathan Frederick Simpson,
charged with speeding, was
sentenced to 60 days, suspended
upon payment of a fine of $100.00
and costs, and the further condi
tion that he should not operate
a vehicle for a period of 12
months. An appeal was noted and
Bond was set at $200.00.
Museum Observes
2nd Anniversary
You are Invited to a birthday
party for the second anniversary
of the Museum of the Albemarle
on Sunday, May 25. Come and en
joy a slice of our birthday ca-e.
This will be our Member's Series
event for the month of May. An
Art Show and Music will be pro
vided for the party,
Art Show Set For
May 23, 24 & 25
The Albemarle Area Art Show
will be held at the Museum of the
Albemarle May 23, 24, 25. An en
try fee of $2.00 will be required
for artists. No admission for
viewing. : :'
American Legion
Auxiliary To Hold
Poppy Sale
They Remember - Will You?
"Lest we forget ... wear a
poppy." This will be the mes
sage of the American Legion
Auxiliary to the citizens of Per
quimans on Poppy Day, May 23
and 24.
Members of the American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 1 26. as well
as other volunteers who will
join In the activities of Poppy
Day, will be stationed at
numerous places all day offering
baskets of Memorial Poppies and
urging each citizen to join them
in wearing one of the little red
blossoms in honor of our Nation's
war dead.
"We know that everyone in
Perquimans will wish to express
a personal remembrance and
gratitude by wearing a poppy on
that day," said Mrs. Tom White,
President of Unit 126 American
Legion Auxiliary.
To Receive Degrees
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Some 289 senlorsare scheduled
to receive degrees in the arts and
sciences at the 67th Commence
ment to be held at Atlantic Chris
tian College on Friday, May 30,
at 7 p.m.
Commencement speaker will be
Dr. D. Ray Lindley, president of
the University of the Americas,
Mexico City, Mexico. Delivering
the baccalaureate sermon will
be Dan Hensley, Jr., chaplain of
the college. Presiding over com
mencement exercises will be Dr.
Arthur D. Wenger, president of
the college.
The Baccalaureate Service will
be held at the college, Sunday,
May 25, on center campus, at 7
p.m. Commencement will beheld
In Wilson Gymnasium.
Those scheduled to receive de
grees from Perquimans are as
follows
Brenda Byrum Wlnslow, Route
3; Nathan Thomas Brinn, Box 214;
Joyce Ola Banks, Route 2; Con
stance Landing Sawyer, Route 1;
and lUricia Ann Banks, Routa 3.
ECU Senior Gets
Fellowship In
Chemistry
George E. Craln of Elizabeth
City, a senior chemistry major
at East Carolina University, has
received a research fellowship of
$2,400 for the next academic
year at ECU.
Professor of chemistry Dr.
Grover W. Everett announced
the fellowship and said Craln,
who graduates June 1, will be
working in inorganic chemistry.
He will work under the direction
of Dr. Don F. Clemens, as
sociate professor of chemistry.
Upon completion of his
master's degree, Craln plans to
transfer to another university
and begin work toward a PhD
degree in physical chemistry.
Craln is married to the former
Phyllis Lee Williams of Belvl
dere. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Craln Sr., 203
N. Ash 8U, Elizabeth City
Soybean Growers
To Vote Tuesday
On Tuesday, May 27, soybean
growers will again have the op
portunity to vote to determine
whether an assessment of 12
cents per bushel for all soybeans
sold will be assessed for the next
six (6) years. The North Carolina
Soybean Producers Association,
Inc. has been In operation for
three (3) years, and during this
three years has engaged in an
extensive program to promote
research in fertility, weed con
trol and new varieties of soy
beans, along with a big push in
marketing. The marketing as
pects, whereby soybeans are sent
to Japan for them to use for edi
ble -purposes is showing great
promise, and if the North Caro
lina soybean meets the standards
as It appears to be doing, could be
of bigbeneflt In the demand for the
beans produced In North Caro
lina. "Every soybean grower
should make an effort to vote on
Tuesday, May 27 and the polling
places are as follows: County
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Office Building, J. F. Hollowell
and Sons, Wlnkii", Charles Lay
den Store, Rob Turner Store,
Ervln Turner .Store, and Cor
prews and Wadi Jordan", states
R. M, Thompson, County Exten
sion Chairman.
Public Welfare In
Perquimans County
There is probably no other
Agency in Perquimans County
whose functions are less under
stood than those of the local
department of public welfare.
Some attitudes toward public
welfare, and this widespread lack
of real understanding of how it
functions on a day-to-day basis,
provide a realm of controversy
probably unequaled in any other
public venue at the present time.
The problem was pretty well
summed up recently by North
Carolina Welafre Commissioner
Clifton M. Craig when he said,
"Our nation at present Is in the
midst of a social revolution as
evidenced by the rioting in the
streets of our cities and the
various demonstrations being
held In many places. At no time
in our history is It more Im
portant for the public to really
understand the problems of the
poor - for it is the responsi
bility of the public through their
elected local, state and national
Perquimans School
Board Visits
Schools
The members of the Perqui
mans County School Board met
Thursday morning at 'J o'clock
at the office of Superintendent
C. C. Walters and made a visit
to evry school in the county.
The purpose of the visit was to
check the condition of the build
ings and to observe the students
at work, Practically every class
room, workshop, lab and library
was visited and the general im
pression of the Board members
was that all county schools are
functioning normally. They were
in agreement that the buildings
are in need of repair. The Per
quimans County High School
building is in very bad condition,
ind repairs are due to begin on It
this summer. An addition to the
building at Hertford Grammar
School is to be iijade the near
future, and the other buildings
will undergo routine repairs dur
ing the summer months.
Area National Farmers Organization
Have Meeting in Elizabeth City
Several counties of the Albe
marle Area were represented
Saturday night at a supper In the
Colonial Restaurant when NFC
members and guests gathered
for a promotional meeting. Coun
ties in attendance were: Bertie,
Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Gates, Pasquotank, and Perqui
mans. Following the meal, Noah Sugg,
field representative from Sm
Hill, N. C. welcomed the group
and Introduced the Area Market
ing Chief, Billy Wade of South
Hampton County, Va. Others tak
ing part in the program were
public relations man, Grover C.
Wynn of Bethel, N.C. and Alfred
Sugg, a Field Representative.
Emphasis was placed on pub
licizing the meeting to be held
Monday, May 26, at Wright Au
ditorium, East Carolina Univer
sity In Greenville, N. C. at which
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Perquimans Conservation Notes I
Picture above shows a two-row minimum tillage planter with
fertilizer attachment, planters, and barrel for herbicides being
sprayed Immediately behind planters.
Minimum tillage is a practice used in some of the adjoining
counties and has proved to be a cost reducing measure. In addi
tion to reducing the cost, it will reduce the loss of moisture in
the soil at planting time, retard the forming of plowed layer.
Most farmers' planters can now be converted to a minimum
tillage planter with little expense. With the approaching season
of harvesting small grain, It could possibly be worth considering
in planting soybeans.
Contact your local SCS office or your extension chairman for
additional Information.
representation to determine the
type programs that will be offer-,
ed in the future and to help al
leviate some of the shortcom
ings of the programs In th.
past."
This newspaper in a series
ol artic les will attempt to provide
the iactual Information on the
public welfare programs in our
county and how they are
administered and financed.
The first article appearing
today will be on how public wel
fare is organized statewide and
how the local department fits into
the picture.
Public Welfare in North Caro
lina is a State supervised and
county administered program.
What makes it even more compli
cated is 'hat most of the ser
vices clfered are Federal pro
grams established by the
Congress and the majority of the
funds to support these programs
are supplied by the Federal
government. More Federal funds
come Into North Carolina through
the State Department of Public
Welfare than through any other
State agency, Including the edu
cation am.' i,i hway departments.
Recent reports have indicated
that this State appropriates a
smaller percentage of Its funds
to public wellare than any other
state.
Basically tlx many services
offered tali lute three categories
- financial assistance, medical
assistance and social services.
Most of these services have
certain requirements attached to
them by the Federal government
by which the State must abide.
The State tlirough the General
Assembly may make additional
laws that affect the administra
tion of the programs. The General
Assembly also gives the State
Board uf Public Welfare authority
to establish other policies and
requirements that they deem
necessary for proper ad
ministration. Members of the
itate Hoard cf Public Welfare
j ar.- appointed by the Governor for
'i ms t'i six years.
At the local level the re-
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time Edhard Plingsten, Vice
President, N KO, will speak. Hon
ored guests expected to attend
are Gov, bob Scott, Rep. Walter
Jones, Rep. u H. Fountain and
Secretary of Agriculture, James
Graham. Supp-T is to be served
at 7:30 P.M. the program will
becin at 8:1 f(. Ijnnr irlzpK flrp
to lie given and the public Is
invited to atteii'.i. Tickets for the
meal may be obtained' through
Thursday, May 2, by contacting
either the President or section
foreman ol ea h county NFO
unit.
A regular monthly meeting of
the Perquimans County NFO will
be held Friday, May 23, at 8 P.M.
in the Courthouse in Hertford.
Members are urged to attend
and bring their wives. An in
vitation Is also extended to the
public to attend.
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