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. The seventh grades from til
Perquimans County schools tour
ad their historic county on May
2,1 ud 22. Morethan200 students
were shown the many old homes
and historic sites In the county,
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more than 80 miles through Per.
qulmans County and Included vU
slsts to the Leigh House, New
Hope Methodist Church, Galatla
Baptist Church, Plney Woods Fri
ends Meeting House. Bethel Bap
tist Church and the Perquimans
Cfouaty Courthouse.
. The tour groups lunched on the
grounds of New Hope. Methodist
Church. "'
Places of historic Interest
Soil Conservation Service
Area VI, Gets Two Awards
:The U. S. Department of Agrl-
culture, soil Conser vice Service,
acrea VI, headquartered at Eden
ton, N. C. has recently received
So Safety Awards from Charles
. Bartlett, State Conservation
ist, Raleigh, North Carolina. The
first Safety Award was for opera
ting one year in the area without
an accident Involving as SCS
George A. White, Jr.
Is 1SS9-71 Chrm.
Of Red Cross
George A. White Jr. of Cres
tiat Drive has accepted the Job
f chairman of the Perquimans
County Chapter of the American
: .;d Cross for the years 1969-71,
; -oeedlng Mrs. Nathan Sawyer
o has served the past three
j -ars chapter chairman. He
. sumes his new duties July 1.
A Hertford native, White 1s t
aduate of Perquimans County
n School and 1968 graduate
i East Carolina ' University
'aere he was a math major.
e is employed as Production
Ttroller for the Carter Ink
T.pany in Edeston, Is a member
1 the Hertford Jaycees and the
: irst United Methodist Church.
. r!e and his wife, the former
: '. udia Cbessoa of Elizabeth
"y, are the parents of a
J5ter, Mary Margaret, 2V4
1 a son, Tim, 6 months old.
parents are Mr. amTMrs.
'S A. White, Sr. of Wood-3
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were pointed out and described
by the tour guides. Commentary
on the history of Perquimans
County was provided, together
with brief lessons in local geo.
graphy. v.
Tour guides were Miss Th el ma
Elliott, Mrs.' Jean P. Wlnslow,
Mrs. Sara L. Wlnslow and Ray
mond A. Wlnslow Jr.
1 This annual event, now In its
third year, is sponsored by the
Perquimans County Historical
Society. The tour, supplements
the seventh-gradeNorthCarolina
history course and is intended,
iO acquaint : Perqul m ans' young
people with their historic heri
tage. .:V
automotive vehicle which result.
ed In death, personal injury or
property damage of any kind.
The second award was for opera.
ting a vehicle for entire calendar
year without a Hmahiing injury
to any personnel in the Edenton
area. V
The following county work units
attached tothe Edenton area rece
ived a five year, January 1, 1964
through December 31, 1968, cer
tificate for operating without a
reportable motor vehicle acci
dent, Bertie, Hertford, Gates,
Hyde, Northampton, Perquimans,
Chowan and Tyrrell-Dare-Wash-
lngton.
In addition to the above awards
the following work units received
a five year certificate for going
without a disabling injury Janu
ary 1, 1963 through December
31, 1968, Bertie, Halifax, Hert
ford, Gates, Hyde, Martin, North
hampton, Perquimans, Chowan,
and Tyrrell-Dare-Washlnton, ac
cording to W. O. Lambeth, Area
Conservationist for the Soil Con
servation Service.
Hsid-Stext For
Pcrtfuimans County
The summer Head start Pro
gram for children who will begin
first grade In September will be
operated at Perquimans County
Central Grammar School, Win
faU, The opening day for this pro
gram Is June 16 and tt will con
tinue through August 4, Children
will be at school from 8:30 to
12:30. Buses will pick up children
who wish to at'.end thii pr w.u.
;B will take a while to get buses
operating on schedule, m case
your child is not picked up the
first day, please call the school,
426-8332. A, good program is
planned for beginners this sum
mer and tt 1 hoped that your
child can take advantage of the
many nice experiences which will
be Offered. The Program Coor
dinator will be Thomas Maston.
Teachers arei Mrs. Myrtle Fel-
tbo, Mrs. Rosa Talley, Mrs. Mir
iam Hoggard, Mrs. Mary John
son, Mrs. Mary White, Mrs.
Atha Tunnel, and Mrs. Audrey
Roach. ' ' -.
Rites For Eunice
Spivey Held Mon.
Miss Eunice Lee Spivey, 17, of
Route V BeMdare, died Friday
night at 10:4 ! from injuries re
ceived from an automobile acci
dent. ; V'.'
- A native of Pasquotank Coun
ty, she was a daughter jof Louis
Lee and Mrs. Eunice Harrell
Spivey.; She was a member of
Plney Woods Friends Meeting.
She was a 1969 graduate of Per
quimans County High , School
where she was a member of the
Newspaper Staff, the F.HJL. and
the Health Club. ;
Besides her parents the Is sur
vived by one brother, Victor
Spivey and one sister, Delores
Ann Spivey, both of. the home;
maternal ; grandmother, Mrs.
Virginia Harrell of Route 1, Bel
vldere, and paternal grandmo'Ji
er, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Spi
vey of Route 1, BeMdere.
, A funeral service was held
Monday at 3: 00 In the Plney Woods
Friends Meeting by the Rev. El
mer Thomas, pastor and the Rev.
Mark Hodgin, pastor of the Up
River Friends Meeting.
" Where the RosesNever Fade"
was sung by Rev. and Mrs. Elmer
Thomas. They were accompanied
by Mrs. McKay Rlddlck, pianist.
The casket pall was made of
pink roses, whote chrysanthe
mums, baby's breath and fern.
Pallbearers were Norman
Young, Tommy ChappeU, Jimmy
Wlnslow, Douglas Swayn, Jr.,
Lloyd Belts and Tony Hickman.
Burial was in Up River Ceme
tery. v'y.
T. Rogerson Dies
After Long Illness
Terry Glenn Rogerson, 11, of
Route 3, died Saturday morning
at 6 US In King's Daughters Hospi
tal, Norfolk, Va. after a long ill
ness, A native of Pasquotank County,
he was a son of William Luther
and Mrs. Mary Ruth Stalllngs
Rogerson, '
He attended Cedar Grove Meth
odist dnorch and was a! grade
student at ' Perquimans County
Centeral Grammar School.
Besides his parents he is sur
vived by three brothers, Wayne,
Bill and Fred Rogerson all of the
home and four sisters, Misses
Margie, Eva, Rita and Susan Rog
erson all of the home.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel
of the Swindell Funeral Home by
the Rev, William R. Pinner, pas
tor - of Cedar Grove Methodist
Church, Burial was in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
"Jesus Loves Me" and "In The
Garden" were sung by Mr. and
Mrs, Danny Meads and Julia
Overman. They were accompan
ied by Danny Meads, organist.
The casket pall was made of
yellow roses, yellow carnations,
and fern.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Rog
erson, Clyde Weeks, Billy San
ders, Johnny Carter, , Donnle
Meads and Michael Rogerson.
Mrs. Annie Curtis
Dies Monday
Mrs. Annie Laura Perry Cur
tis, 78, of 812 W. Grubb Street,
died Mojdiy at 7:08 p.m. In the
Chowan Hospital following a two
day illness. A native of Perqui
mans County, she was the daugh
ter of the late Reubln and Mrs.
Annie Laura Pratt Perry and the
widow of WlUie Earl Curtis.
She was a member of the
Bethel Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Sidney
Curtis of Hertford; a daughter,
Mrs. Jojumy Miller of Chesa
peake, Va. three brothers, Josh
ua Perry of Sunbury, Joel B.
Perry of Route I, Hertford and
Raleigh Perry of Albemarle; four
sisters, Mrs. Doris Stalllngs of
Richmond, Va., Mrs. Ruth Hal
sllp of Hamilton, Mrs. Glenn
Hobbs and Mrs, Sidney Sutton of
Elizabeth City; three grandchil
dren and one great grandchild.
The body was removed to the
Swindell Funeral Home pending
completion of funeral arrange
ments. Crocks Iferrell HI,
Is UuC Graduate
C. Brooks Harrell, 0I,of Elis
abeth City received a B, S. De
gree In Pharmacy from UNC,
at Chapel Hill on June 2. He will
begin work in a M. 8. m Hos
pital Pharmacy at UNC July 1.
Mr, Harrell is the grandson of
Mr, and Mrs, Wallace Goodwin
of Rt., Hertford. v .
Hertford, Perquimans County,
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Chaplain (Capt.)
The William Paul Stalllngs Post 126 American Legion will
hold its .annual Flag Day celebration on Saturday, June 14,
The parade will begin at 1 p.m., and will start from the Legion
home, v'
Capt a la Corbin Cherry, North Vietnam amputee, will serve
as the parade marshal. Captain Cherry was wounded while
serving as a Chaplain in the U, S. Army, when he stepped
on a mlnel
The principal speaker will be Congressman Walter B.
Jones, of bur First District.
World war I veterans will have reserved seats near the
reviewing) stand. Vietnam returnees and other veterans will
be recognized. Post 126 requests that all other veterans
march In the parade;
If anyone wishes to march IntheFlagDay parade in special
uniform, or costume, you are requested to contact Sheriff
Broughton,, and also bring your own flag.
Post 1J6 asks that all residences and places of business
' fly their i flags on Flag Day. Anyone who does not have a
flag to display, and wants one, is asked to contact members
ot Pest 185, as the Post-has t$eni'9i'ale,' W
'The U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet personnel band will be present
again this year. The Marine Corps band from Camp Lejeune
, is also scheduled to participate. The ever popular all-girl
Perquimans County Marching Unit will also be one of the
highlights of the Parade. The Perquimans county horse and
pony club will also be represented. There will also be
several color guards, floats and other units.
Post 126 will have a fish fry on the Courthouse lawn start
ing at 8 p.m. Tickets are available from members of the
Post and will be on sale until 7 o'clock Saturday evening.
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P.F.C.Jarvi$Dail
Jump School Grad
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P.F.C. Jarvls Lester Dall, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie L. Dall,
Route Hertford, graduated from
Jump School at the Airborne
Training Center at Fort Benning,
Ga.May 22,
He was one of the twenty boys
chosen to go to Path Finders
Training School. A school which
the Army calls the elite para
troopers. They were organized
to set up secure drop cones in
Vietnam in order to Insure the
safety of our men dropped there,
whether by parachute or helicop
ter. These men are one of the best
and mostdependeduponteamsthe
United States Army has in Viet
nam to combat the Vietnamese
aggressors. Upon the completion
of this school a paratrooper is
capable of maneuvering his para
chute to land in a designated ra
dius of 20 feet within the spot
designated at an altitude of 2,000
or more feet. .
Dardsn Dept. Store
Planning Picnic
Darden Dept. Store will be
closed all , day Wednesday,
June 18, for the personnel to
attend their annual picnic at Nags
Head.
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Corbin Cherry
Receives Degree
From UNC-G
MARGARET LYNNE AINSLEY
One student from Perquimans
County was among the 1,024 per
sons to receive degrees from the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro during the 77th
annual commencement -exercises
recently (June 1).
The record number of gradu
ates heard commencement
speaker Sen. George S. McGo
vern, D -South Dakota, discuss
"The Generation Gap."
Honorary degrees were award
ed to Howard Holderness,
Greensboro Insurance executive;
Thomas L Storrs, Greensboro
banking executive; Allen Tate,
nationally known poet and novel
ist;. Dr. Wills Player, former
president of Bennett College in
Greensboro; and Dr. Persia
Campbell, of Flushing, N.Y for
mer UNC-G faculty member.
Participating- in the cere
monies were William C Friday,
president of the Consolidated
University of North Carollnr;
UNC-G Chancellor James sJ
Ferguson; and G ov. Robert W.
Scott. '
Chancellor Ferguson con
ferred a degree on the following
Perquimans County student:
Margaret Lynne Ainsley,
daughter of Mr. and Mr s. William
F. Ainsley Sr. of 108 North
Covent G arden, bachelor of artsJ
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Hertford Police
Monthly Report
The following monthly report
for May was given by Chief Ben
L. Glbbs at the regular Council
meeting. Arrests mads! Drunks
on the Street 2; Disorderly Con
duct 1; Speeders 1; Assaults 2;
Careless and Reckless Driving 1;
Miscellaneous Traffic Arrests 2;
Miscellaneous Arrest 2; Cita
tions Issued for ImpropW Park
ing 1; Activities: Calls Answered
and Investigated 101; Accidents
Investigated 1; Funerals Worked
1; Courtesies Extended 112; Doors
Found Unlocked 12; Fire Calls
Answered 3; Radio iCalls 219;
Lights Reported Out 2j Bicycles
Reported Stolen L ;t
Correction On
Tax Listing
The names of M'.irrill Q.
Layton and Joseph L BarcUft
'were listed on the Delinquent
:Tax List last week by mistake.
Airman R.W. Biggs
Is In Thailand
Airman First Clan Robert
W. Biggs, son of Mrs. Bertha
L. Biggs, of Rt. 3, Hertford,
N. C, is on duty at Nakhon
Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thai
land. Airman Biggs, an aircraft elec
trician, is assigned to a unit of
the Pacific Air Forces. Before
his arrival In Thailand, he served
at Charleston AFB, S. C.
The airman attended Elizabeth
City (tf.C.) High School. His
father, Robert W. Biggs, resides
at 1818 North Road St., Elizabeth
City.
His wife, Linda, is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Win
slow of 1506 West Main St.,
Elizabeth City.
Adult Art Classes
Persons desiring to register
for the Art Classes should at
tend the next class of their choice
or call 335-5461 andask for'the
Continuing Education Division.
Out-of-town registration will
take place the first day or night
of the scheduled course.
' This summer the costof the Art
Courses will be $5.00 for ten
weeks three hours a class.
Program Director Ben Hill
said "We hope that everyone
Interested in the Art Program
will take advantage of the Course
Offerings". "It is not necessary
to have had previous art
experience to sign up for these
classes",
Mr, Hill is also working on an
art programfor children - grades
3 to 6 and 7 to 12, For more
information on the children's art
classes, call 33G-4465,
SCHEDULE
AT ART CENTER
Mondays Crafts Class, 9:15
a,m.; Painting & Drawing, 9:15
a.m.; Painting & Drawing, 7.-00
P.m.
Tuesday Pottery, 9:15 a.m.
Friday - Block Printing, 9:15
a.m,; Sculpture, 9:15 a.m.
Kitty Hawk Art Classes
Wesnesday - 9:00 a.m. and 7.-00
P.m,
Gatesville Art Class Thursday
- 9:00 a.m.
Funeral Services
Held For Abbett
Dawson Weston
A funeral service for Abbett
Dawson Weston, 85, who died
Tuesday,- were held Thursday
at 2:00 in the Chapel of the
Swindell Funeral Home by Bro
ther Luther Gray and Brothei
Dorrls Damrun of the Norfolk
Christ Sanctified Holiness
Church and the Rev. Billy Pres
ley, pastor of the Reynoldson
Baptist Church in Gates County,
"Prettiest Flowers", "Marth
Through The Streets", "Life's
Evening Sun" and "Meet Me
There" were sung by Mrs, Pearl
Comstock, Mrs. Alice Gray, Miss
Alma Parker, Mrs, Dora Gray
and Mrs, Leona Grainger of Nor
folk. Mrs, Chester Wlnslow was
organist.
The casket pall was made of red
carnations, white chrysanthe
mums, baby's breath and fern.
Pallbearers were Charlie Tho
mas Rogerson, Basil Cope land,
Rudolph Perry, Travis White,
Paul Byrum and Estes Copeland.
Burial was in the Chappell
Family Cemetery near Bel
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Floyd Mathews Presents j
j Check To Louis Hollowelll
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Floyd Mathews, Chairman of PerquimansCountySoilandWater
Supervisors, local sponsors of Resource Conservation Work
shop is shown presenting Louis Ray Holloweil of Route lj
Hertford, a letter of congratulations along with a check for
$50,00 to cover expenses at N. C, State University at Ralolh,
N.C.June 9-l3th.
Louis Ray is an active FFA student and a mi-mtr or th"
Beta Club at Perquimans High School. He will be among 100
students from across the state attending this workshop on
conservation.
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J ChappeWs Bill Baptist Church
Observes 100th
About 300 people gathered at
ChappeU's Hill Baptist Church
Sunday, June 1, to observe Its
100th year anniversary. Rev.
John Allen, pastor, leading the
program. Rev. Ralph Knight, a
former pastor, gave a very in
spiring sermon. Special music
was rendered by visitors from
Temple Baptist Church of Nor
folk, Va., and from Center Hill
Baptist Church of Tyner, as well
as music from th'e host church.
Mrs. CarroU Holmes of Hert
ford, Mr. Lloyd Griffin of Eden
ton, Mr. Carlyle Ward of Rocky
Mount', and Rev.1 A. H. Outlaw
of Newport brought greetings and
reminisced about times and
people of the past of this church.
The history highlights of the
Asst. Supt. Of
Edgecombe
County Schools
Kelly Jordan Byrum, son of
Mrs. Beatrice Byrum Evans of
229 Woodland Circle, has re
cently been elected as Assistant
superintendent of Edgecombe
County schools, '
Mr, Byrum has worked in the
Edgecombe County schools for
the past fourteen years, ten years
as a teacher and coach and the
past three years as Director
ofESEA Tile 1,
Byrum is married to the for
mer Marjorle Doss and they
have two children Michael Scott
7 and Kelly Leigh 9, The Byrum
are now living in Nashville, N.C.
Charles Woodardj
I Accepts Position
I In Edenton f
Charles Woodard has accepted
a position in the Pharmacy De
partment at Mitchener's Drug
Store in Edenton and began his
new duties on Monday of this
week.
. Charles is the son of Mrs. E.
C. Woodard and the late Mr.
Woodard of Hertford. He received
his education at COA in Eliza
beth City and UNC in Chapel
Hill, where he received a BJS,
Degree In Pharmacy on June 2.
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Anniversary
church were given by Mrs. Lester
Lane.
After the program a fine fel
lowship hour was enjoyed around
a bountiful lunch served on the
grounds.
We wish to take this opportun
ity to say "thank you" to each
one for coming and sharing this
day with us on this momentous
occasion
Pat Harrell Joins
Staff At COA
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Dr. Bruce Petteway, President
of College of The . Albemarle,
announced that Jamt's "Pat"
Harrell has Joined the staff of
the College of The Albemarle as
Assistant Director of Continuing
Education. He will officially as
sume his new position on July 1st.
Mr. Harrell comes to College
of The Albemarle from the Per
quimans County School System
where he has served as principal
In Hertford, North Carolina,
Prior to his service In Hert
ford as principal, he served as a
teacher and coach at Millbrook
High School in Raleigh and at
Marriott High School in Aylett,
Virginia.
Harrell is active in organiza
tions on the local, state and na
tional scene. He is a member
of the DurantsNeck Ruri tan Club,
the Perquimans County Rescue
Squad and Is a member of the
Hertford United Methodist
Church where he serves as a
Sunday school teacher and youth
counselor.
Professionally he is a member
of the local and state NCE A units,
the North Carolina Division of
Principals, the National Associa
tion of Elementary School Princi
pals, and is a member of Phi
Delta Kappa NationalFd joational
Fraternity for men.
Pat is a native of Perquimans
County and is married to the
former Carol McDonnell.
Mrs. Dillon Gets
Science Grant
Mrs. Blanche Dillon leftSunday
for 6 weeks Summer School at
the University of North Carolina
in Chapel Hill. She was the
recipient of a Science Grant
through the National Science
Foundation, and will further her
education in the study -of geology.
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