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Top Drest Revue Winners
The 1969 4-H Dress Revue,
alent Show, and Health Pageant
1a held at Hertford Grammar
ilck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
rchle Rlddick of Belvldere was
le Mistress of Ceremonies for
le Dress Revue, and Don Mor
an, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
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Morgan, was the Master of
eremonles for the Talent Show.
Red ribbon wlnners-ln the Dress
ue .-. were' Barbara Layden,
'eborah Saunders, Susan Roger
n, Rhonda Lane, Darlene Dav
xport, Peggy James Copeland,
11 Harrell, Brenda Godfrey,
all Eure, Gall Proctor, and
arbara Elliott. Blue ribbon wln
;rs were Deborah Lane,Beverly
'ire, Denna Copeland, Beth
jlnslow, Brenda Layden, Ella
tie Chappell, Lois Eure, Linda
wnley, Sheron Swindell, and
urmen Sutton. The first place
nners were Debra Lane(Apron
vision), Denna Copeland (pre
en division) and Ella SueChap
U (early teen division) and
urmen Sutton (Senior- Teen Div
ion). '
Red ribbon winners in the taU
,t show were Susan Rogerson,
th Wlnslpw, and Lynn Rose
inglng Cousins), Linda Ownley
iano solo); and Connie Baker
'.il Paige (Elliott (duet).
Blue ribbon talent winners
ret Barry Lane (piano medly)
nmi, Copeland (piano sptoV
rmen Sutton (piano solo) Sun.
:,inW LTD (Linda Ownley,' Ella
e Chappell, Donna Baker,
ay Stone, Claudia Wilson,
v-ida Godfrey); Eager Beaver
,-ber Shop Quartet (Gall Eure,
Try ' Lane, Debra Lane, Jill
rdid Security &
Fcniilics
fa . In It for young
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."s a question the folks in
.c1 Security Office fre-
'y hear. Ths Social Security
e has a new publication that
3 to answer this question,
called "Social Security In
ilon for Young Families.
, book tells about the pro
n the young worker and bis
y have if the breadwinner
.es disabled or dies at a
' age. S describes pay
may be mcia to dls
c' "Jrea colleges' )c 'i,
r children entitled cni.
, r ;cord of a parent wlto is
J, unable to work, or t s
. tlet Is freefor the ask
i r;y be obta&ed by call-.1-3931
or r!n to t'e
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Harrell,- Beverly Eure, Dlanne
Garrett, Darlene Davenport, Dl
anne Eure, Debbie Harrell); Sing.
Our VH (Greg Biggs, Fay.Eure,
Mike Stokely,Peggy James Cope
land, Lois Eure, Rhonda Lane,
Audrey Ann Winslow) and Ella
Sue Chappell (Pantomlne and
dance). The three top winners
were Ella Sue Chappell, Carmen
Sutton, and the Sing Out 4-H
Group, " ; :
The Health Pageant winners
were chosen on the basis of their
4-H record books. Carmen Sut
ton was crowned Queen, Earl
Lane (Prince), Brenda Layden
(Princess), Ricky Lane (Duke),
and Audrey Ann Winslow (Dutch
ess). Mrs, J. Emory White, Presl-.
dent of the 4-H Adult Leaders,
presented the winners with their
ribbons. ';.
. .. 'We were very pleased withr
the enthusiasm shown by the par
ticipants in this program", stated
Miss Sherrl Taylor, Ass't.Home
Economics Ext. Agent,
Bible School At
i Ibw Hope Church
The Mew Hope United Metho
dist Church Vacation Bible School
will be held June 2-9, time 8:30
to 11:30 a. in. Them for the
week is "Jesus Leads Me". Di
rector, Mrs. James Godfrey an
nounces the following teachers:
Nursery Joan Yohn and
Ann Robbins. Beginners - Mrs.
Charlie Perry and Mrs. Tommy
Harrison. Primaries - Mrs.
Norman Godfrey.- Primaries n
-Mrs. Lenford Stallings and
Mrs. Rovena Stallings. juniors
-Mrs. Bobby Jones and Mrs.
James Trueblood. Craft Mrs.
Fred Jones, Linda Owntoy.Kathy
Stone, Donna Baker, Claudia Wil
son. Music -Mrs. Harvey Butt,
Jr.
.All children ages 8-12are urg
ed to attend and visitors are wel
come He::? Ibd Pcsy
G-3 Will Ihvs
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The Perquimans Horse and
Pony Club will have their next
Horse and Pony Show June 1 at
2 pjn. The show will be held on
Preston Nixon's Farm, miles
west of Hertford. - i
Come " out and Join the funl
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Vacation Church School
Scheduled for June 2-6
The annual Vacation Church
School of the First United Metho
dist Church, Hertford, will be
held June 2nd. through June 6th.,
with daily sessions from 9:00
-11:30 a.m. The five day school
will be held in the Educational
Building of the church and will
offer classes for boys and girls
of nursery age (three year olds)
through the 6th. grade. The nur
sery grouping is new this year
In the Methodist Vacation Chnwal
School Curriculum, For the sec
ond year Holy Trinity Epslcopal
will participate, in the school,
making it a Joint effort for the
children of both churches.
' Mrs. Jesse L. Harris, Co
ordinator for Children's Work,
Is director of the school and
has announced the following
themes and lead teachers for the
classes i
: Nursery - "God's Plan for
Me" Ann Simpson.
Kindergarten - "Friends
Around Me" .- Mrs, D. F, Reed,
Jr.. -'
Elementary I-U - 'Our
Family In the Community" -Mrs.
Chas, Skinner, Jr.
Elementary nl 'Our Family
in the Community" - Mrs. Jesse
Harris.
Elementary IV - "Bible Lands
WSCS Will Meet
Monday Night
The Womens Society of Chris
tian Serviceof First United Meth
odist Church will meet Monday,
June 2, at 8 p.m. in the Fellow
ship Hall.
- Mrs. Cecil Winslow, chairman
of the Mary Towe Circle, will
present the program, the topic
being, "Looks What's Happening
to Religion".
All members are Invited to at
tend. Secondary Projects
ForEducaMe
Mentally Retarded
The Special Education Section
of the State Department of Public
Instruction will sponsor a study
institute on "Secondary Pro
grams for the E due able Mentally
Retarded" at Nags Head, June
10-13, Attending will be teachers
and special education adminis
trators from throughout the State.
: Purposes of the Institute, to be
held at John Yancey Motor Hotel,
are to familiarise teachers and
administrators with elements of
curriculum at the secondary level
for the educable retarded and to
motivate them to establish com
prehensive work-study programs
In their high schools. Among the
speakers will be Dr. Norman J.
Nlesen, chair maa of the Depart
ment of Mental Retardation, Ex
ceptional Children's Education
Division, State University Col
lege of Buffalo, N. Y., and Dr.
Octavla B, Knight, associate pro
fessor and coordinator of the
Mental Retardation Program, N.
C, College at Durham.. .
Unit Cited For
Meritorious
Service
Master Sergeant William
Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Moore' of Bon lee, N. C
has been recognised for helping
his unit tarn the U. S. Air Force
Outstanding Unit Award.
Sergeant Moore, a radio equip
ment technician at Mlsawa AB,
Japan, will wear the distinctive
service ribbon as a permanent
decoration. .
His unit was cited lor meri
torious service from July '1967
through June 1968. Wjmg per
a nnel established a unique and
sustained record of superior per
formance ' that was a major
element to the defense of the Unit
ed States.
t The sergeant Is a graduate of
Bonlee High School.
His wife, Edna, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William p. Lane,
of RU 1, Hertford, N.C., .
Ccp.win Clicrry
Captain Corbln Cherry and his
family are visiting his mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cherry. 1
Captain Cberry.Chaplalninthe
U. 8, Army, has been hospitalized
ror some time at Walter Reed
Hospital as a result of wounds
requiring foot amputation while
i in Vietnam,
and ' Times" Mrs. Mercer
Saunders. i
Elementary V-VI - '.'Paul,
Man with a Mission" Rev. and
Mrs. Edwin Williams.
Others, assisting in the school
aret Mesdames Raymond Win
slow, Walter Edwards, Elbert
Taylor, Mrs. J. T, Lane, Eugene
Boyce, W. M, Cooper, Peggy
White, Karen Haskett,Susan Har
rell, Patti Landing, Lynn Land
ing, Jan Dillon, Betty Blanchard,
Dee Boyce, Nancy Reed.
The circles of the Women's
Society of Christian Service and
The Wesleyan Service Guild will
be in charge of refreshments.
On Friday Evening, June 6th.,
at 7:30 p.m. Open House'will be
held, at which time parents and
friends will be invited to share
the school experiences Of the
boys and girls. '
Eastern Craft
Workshop Will Be
Held At ECU
The Eastern Craft Workshop
will be held at East Carolina
University on June 10, 11 and 12,1
1969. Mrs, T. T. Harrell of
Route 1, Hertford will be in
structor of the "Decorated Egg
Shell" Class. Mrs. Sylvia Win
slow of Star Rt., Winfall, Mrs.
Joe Towe White of Route 1,
Hertford will be instructor of
the "DecoratedEggShelT'ClissJ
Mrs. Sylvia Winslow of Star Rt.,
Winfall, Mrs. Joe Towe White
of Route 1, Hertford and Mrs.
Edwin Williams of Hertford will
attend the leadership workshop.
Crafts that will be taughU
Include Advanced Wood Carving,
Beginning Wood Carving, Crewel
Embroidery, Oshibana (pressed
dried flora) braided rugs,
Corn . Shuck dolls, Corn Shuck
Door Mats, Decoupage, Enamel
ing. Frame weaving, piae needle
articles tied fringe ,eed pod
beauties Quickie Classes wlQ'
be taught one evening to include
block printing from vegetables,
candle : demonstration, german
stars, Corn shuck f tewers,
pressed : cane chair sets, tin
candle holders, coathangers and
lint dusters, .
For more information, please,
contact (Mrs.) 11a Grey White,
Home Economics Extension
Agent. .
Mrs. W. Cherry, III
Selected For Award
Mrs. William (Billy) Cherry,
m of Hertford has been selected.
from over 100100 Heart Fund
volunteers, to receive an award
for outstanding service at the
North Carolina Heart Assocla
tlon's 20th Annual Meeting to be
held in Charlotte at the White
House Inn on May 28th and 29th.
The award will be presented
at the Awards Breakfast of the
Association held annually id hon
or of Founders Award recipients.
The Founders Award is pre
sented to Heart Volunteers "tor
distinguished leadership in the
Heart Cause," It may be earned
by distinguished service over a
period of years or for excep
tional service in one year.
The Heart Fund Drive netted
$1,195.17 in Perquimans County!
this year, r
Airman Weaver
Completes Basic
training
Airman Charles E. Weaver,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis F.
Weaver of Rt. 3, Hertford, N. C.
has completed basic training at
Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been
assigned to Lowry AFB, Colo.,
for training as an Intelligence
specialist. Airman Weaver,
1966 graduate of Perquimans
County K'nh School, attended the
Colic - Of the Afcemarle in
EH-s'-a C;-, N.C.
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Graduates From
Southeastern
Baptist Seminary
s
William Franklin Alnsley, Jr.
of Hertford, N, C, has completed
the requirements for graduation
from Southeastern Baptist Theo
logical Seminary. He will be
awarded the Master of Divinity
degree at the seminary com
mencement exercise on May 30,
Alnsley,thesonofMr.and Mrs.
W. F. Alnsley, Sr. who live at 108
No. Covent Garden Street, is a
graduate of Perquimans High
School and UNC at Chapel HllV
Alnsley Is married to theform
er Mary Fennell of Burjaw,N.C.
Flag Day Parade
Saturday, June 14
The annual Flag Day parade,
sponsored by the American Le
gion Post 126, is scheduled for
Saturday June 14.
Rep, Walter Jones will be the
guest speaker. Bands participat
ing include the U. S. Marine Band
from Camp LeJeune and the At
lantic Fleet Band from Norfolk,
Va. Captain Corbln Cherry will
be the Parade Marshal.
A Fish Fry will be held on the
Courthouse lawn following the
. event from 5-7 p.m.
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Perquimans County Unit Of ACS
Has Meeting On
The Perquimans County Unit
of the American Cancer Society
met Monday night at the Munici
pal Building with Mrs. Charles
Payne, Vice President, presiding
in the absence of the President,
J. T. Biggers.
Mrs, Pat Harrell, Secretary,
read the minutes ofthelastmeet
lng and the Treasurer's report
was given by Mrs. Ann Steliga,
Routine reports were heard
from the chairmen of the various
committees,
Mrs, D. M. Jackson, Crusade
Chairman, reported a total of
$1,519.52 to date has been col
lected during the Crusade,
Miss Thelma Elliott, Nomina
ting Committee Chairman, pre
sented the following slate of off
' leers for the new yeart Presi
dent - Mrs. Marlon Payne; Vice
President - Mrs. Clara Scofield;
Secretary Mrs, Carroll Har
rell; Treasurer - Mrs. Ann Ste
liga. The slate of officers were
accepted by the group.
A report was given by Miss
Hulda Wood concerning the first
Cancer Clinic sponsored by the
local Unit which took place April
30 at the Health Clinic in Hert
ford. Twenty ladies were checked
by Dr. Robert Peston, Medical
'Advisor of the local Unit. He was
Pfc. White Is
Stationed In Korea
Army Private First Class
Lemuel D. White, 23, son of
Menford White, 310 S. Covent
Garden, Hertford, N. C waa
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd
Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division
in Korea, May 2.
Cancer Clinic To
Be Held lune 6
The Northeastern Cancer Clinic
will be held on Friday afternoon
June 6, 1969, with registration
beginning at 12:00 p.m. a cnesc
x-ray will be given to anyone
wishing it along with the exam
ination of the five areas of tne
body where cancer is most eas
ily found and cured. Only 30 peo
ple can be seen at the Center each
month due to limited facilities, so
it is suggested that anyone who
wishes to be assured of an ap
pointment should write or call the
Cancer Center, Health Dept.,
Elizabeth City, N. C. for aprior
ity. Examinees are asked to bring
a robe or housecoat with them.
Motor Vehicles
Subject To Tire
Inspection Law
According to Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, Joe W. Garrett,
motorists in North Carolina are
subject to the State's newly enact
ed Tire Inspection Law. Under
the new law, ratified by the Gen
eral Assembly May 1, 1969, all
motor vehicles subject to safety
inspection In North Carolina
must have safe tires. Tires will
be rejected by inspection stations
if there is less than 232nds of
an Inch tread depth at three equal
ly spaced intervals around the
circumference of the tire.
Commissioner Garrett said
mechanics who are certified at :
safety inspection stations
throughout North Carolina arei
attending orientation classes on
the new Tire Inspection Law and
will begin inspecting tires im
mediately after receiving in
structions. Vehicles which are not due
inspection until late this year
must meet the tire tread stand
ards. However, motorists may
now be cited to court for unsafe
tires. A motorist defense in court
would be a receipt and statement
from an Inspection station show
ing that the unsafe tires have
been replaced within 15 days
from Issuance of the citation.
Monday Night
assisted by Miss Wood, Mrs.
Ruby Bateman, Mrs. Helen May
Murray and the Health CUnlc
staff, Mrs, Louise Barber, Mrs.
Flora Carter and Mrs, Faye
Moore.
It was a very successful CUnlc
and tentative plans were made to
continue the program with dates
to be given later,
Mrs, Ruth Peterson, ACS Field
Consultant, from Greenville
made a brief talk and commended
the Unit on the fine work being
done in Perquimans County,
Perquimans
NF0 Meets
Floyd Long, vice president,
Perquimans NFO, officiated Fri
day night at the May meeting in
the courthouse.
Floyd Matthews, Jr. reported
that two additional co-ordlnators,
"Teeny" Pierce and George
Roach had been appointed as co
ordinators for Section 3.
Bobby Heath of the Perquimans
ASCS told the group of the new
regulation affecting loans for
purchase of grain bins and peanut
trailers.
Noah Sugg, field director, re
ported that on a recent visit to
Raleigh, NFO officials were very
favorably received by the Pro
gressive Farmer staff. Newest
members to Join NFO, he said
are Gov, Bob Scott and Commis
sioner of Agriculture, James
Graham. V
According to Sugg, NFO re
cently signed the largest hogcon
tract ever in the nation and he said
the local unit would soon receive
contract sheets,
Matthews, who Is county bar
gaining supervisor, reported that
he had already received survey
blanks which will be distributed
to members for completion. '
Cheerleaders Will
Hold Bake Sale
The Varsity Cheerleaders of
Perquimans County High School
will hold a Bake Sale Saturday,
May 31, at 9:30 a,m.on the Court
house lawn. The purpose is to
raise money to buy new uniforms
for the coming season. , .
Please support these girls.
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I Officers Oj The Northeastern
Home Economic? Association
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OFFICERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN HOME ECONOMICS
ASSOCIATION Seated - Chairman: Miss Gay Howell of Per
quimans County; Vice Chairman: Mrs. Ann E. Davenport of
Tyrrell County; Treasurer: Mrs. Pauline Berry of Hyde
County; Secretary: Mrs. Jean Ballance of Hyde County. Stand
ing: Mrs. Frances Vollva, who was acting chairman of the
group, and Dr. Miriam Moore: Dean of School of Home Eco
nomics East Carolina University, The group is observing a
display of pine needle articles.
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Financial Aid
(This is the second in a series
of articles on Public Welfare In
Perquimans County. Today's
article begins to explain the ser
vices offered. In the first article
we reported that the many public
welfare services are divided into
three categories - Financial As
sistance, Medical Assistance,
and Social Services.
This article will explain the
first of three Financial Aid pro
grams Aid to the Aged which
was formerly known as old Age
Assistance.)
Many of the elder citizens of
Perquimans County are faced
with the reality during their later
years that they do not have suffi
cient Income to meet their basic
necessities of life. Some find
Graduates lune 2
John Basil Stallings , son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmy Stallings of
Hertford, will graduate June 2
from theUnlversity of North Car
olina at Chapel Hill with a B. S.
Degree In Pharmacy.
Following graduation he will be
employed In the Pharmacy at Pitt
Memorial Hospital in Greenville,
N.C.
Homemakers
Extension Council
To Meet May 30
The Perquimans County Home
makers Extension Council wlU
meet May 30, at the Perquimans
County Office Building at 2:00
P.m. ; -..
All club presidents, officers
of the Council, Committee
Chairman and club members are
Invited to attend. District Offi
cers are to be nominated by the
county. Reports are to be made
by Committee Chairman. Sum
mer activities will be discussed.
Mrs. George Winslow of Route 1,
Hertford urges all members to
attend.
Thomas Overton
Receives Award
Some 250 students at Virginia
State College, including one from
Perquimans, were honored re
cently at the College's an
nual Awards Day Ceremony.
The local student Thomas
Overton, received the Men Athle
tic Award for Football.
Guest speaker for the occasion
was Dr. Harry A. Johnson, as
sociate dean of the College, who
toU the winners they should be
prood of their accomplishments.
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To The Aged
themselves with no Income while
others have a small amount from
social security, retirement, don
ations from family members or
other sources.
The Perquimans County De
partment of Public Welfare ad
ministers a program of monthly
financial assistance tohelpneedy
elderly people who meet certain
eligibility requirements wttn
their basic maintenance ex
penses. The Aid to the Aged program
is a Federal program which is
financed with approximately
seventy per cent Federal funds.'
The remainder is appropriateda
irom state and county funds in
North Carolina.
To be eligible a person must be
65 years of age or. older; he must -
be in need of essential require.
ments such as food, shelter,
clothing and other necessary
items; he must not be living in a
public Institution or a patient in
an institution for tuberculosis or
mental disease; or a patient in a
medical institution as the result
of having been diagnosed as hav
ing tuberculosis or psychosis.
In addition to the above
eligibility requirements he must
agree to having a lien on any real
property he owns or acquires.
The said property is sold at his
death and the government refund,
ed the amount paid him during
his lifetime.
He does not have to be com.
pletely without money to establish
his need. If he is living alone,
he may have up to $500 reserve
money or personal property If
i couple is living together, they
(See FINANCIAL Page 6)
Hertford Jaycees
To Hold Amblyopia
Screening
The Hertford Jaycees nave
launched a campaign to detect
amblyopia, a leading cause of
partial blindness in chlidren.Sta
tistlcs from the Better Vision In
stitute indicate that today this
little known condition threatens
the sight of one in twenty children.
The free testing is slated for
Sunday, June 1, 1969 in the Hert
ford Grammar School from 2t00
to 5:00 p.m. In recent years, we
have learned that amblyopia Is
mainly preventable, but tragi
cally, because so tew parents
are aware of the danger, we are
still finding only a small fraction
of these children in time to safe
guard their vision.
It is for this reason, that the
Hertford Jaycees and the Better
Vision Institute have begun an ex
tensive campaign to screen for
signs of amblyopia In children
between the ages of three and six
years. :..-..'1"''.'";-
All parents with children from
three to six years old are encour
aged to bring them to this free
screening.
Church To Observe
100th Anniversary
The Chappell Hill Baptist
Church in.Tyner wlllcelebrate its
100th year anniversary on June 1
at 10:80 an.
Rev. Ralph Knight of the First
Baptist Church in Davis, iLC.
will be guest speaker. Special
music w at be featured. alxeone
visiting laymen will five talks.
Friends and neighbors are Invited
to attend.