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TTTT' X"' W200 PERQUIMAN WEEKLY VohirrwXXVI-No.37 Hertford, Perquimani County, North Carolina, September 11, 1969 10 Cents Per Copy Sedan e Parade S THE Tempi ateraay Sept 13th kb Corps Gives local Youth Hew Opportunity Joe, dressed neatly In a blue shirt - and dark pants, spoke softly about his family, Ms ambitions and his reasons for dropping out of school. ' Across the desk from him sat Mrs. Hazel Tayloe, listen ing Intently to the youth's words. . occasionally she would stop the youth, probe the question at hand, : ana take some notes. Joe was applying for JobCorps training, and Mrs. Tayloe was , helping to recruit him. Her title yis Job Corps Counselor, and she wonts ror the state Department of Social Services. Joe Is a typical case that Mrs. Tayloe and the ten other Job Corps Counselors that cover the State come in contact with dally. ne is only one of the apprxl- mately 40 per cent of students that drop out of North Carolina's public schools yearly. During the fiscal year ending June 3U, 1969. z.511 NorthCaro. llna male youths between 18 and ' 21 years of age applied for en- rollment In Job Corps. The Regional Office accepted 2,433 applicants and 1,724 enroltees departed for a Job Corps Center, According to figures obtained from the National Office of Job Corps, North .Carolina main talned the national enrollment rate. Reports from the State De partmont of Social Services show 5 male youths from Perquimans . County were enrolled In Job , Corps Centers as of July 1,1969, : During the past 46 months Zl male youths from this county re- ported to Job Con Canters. Of mat numoer resigned oerore 90 days, 2 after 90 days but did not graduate, and 21 graduated. Mrs, Tayloe assists applicants i in filling out their application and administers a verbal match tag test and a short written test to determine whether the appll cant would go to a conservation camp or an urban camp. Applicants face a maximum of S weeks waiting period while forms are processed in the Regional Office, After they are officially accepted Into the pro. gram, Mrs, Tayloe will receive transportation tickets for them to the center where they are assigned. Once at the center, an appli cant's life will take on a rapid pace, molding htm for a future with business opportunities. He will take part in a physical fit ness program to strengthen his - body, he will work toward a high school diploma, ha will take part in recreational programs with boys his own age and he will enter a Job-training program, At the center he will learn to dress neatly and speak clear ly. Ho will be given Instruction on how to approach an employer and seek a lob, A new ' so confidence will be built in him, making mm a valuable asset to I the community and to himself. j Local Postmaster Postmaster W. W. White today received commendations from Elmer L. Ruatad, National Di rector of the UA Savings Bonds Division of the Department of the Treasury, for his outstanding service to the School savings Pro gram. :;. In this letter tothe Postmaster, Mr. Rust ad said, "You are indeed an Important ally, as we work together to" promote the sale of U.S. savings Bonds and stamps . . , We are again counting on your leadership in creating wide spread acceptance of the program throughout your community." Many of the schools In Per quimans offer School savings, is part of the nationwide U.S. Sav. tags Bonds Program. Savings Stamps are available In five de nominations, from 10 cents to 35, ana are on sue at au times , in fosc Axnces ana on stamp Days in the schools. v Pupils are provided stamp ak , bums at ho cost and, when they . are filled, the albums of Savings Stamps may be exchanged for . savings Bonds at the fjmlly bank, postmaster White said, "My associates and I are pleased and JLproud to continue this service to the young people of our com.' : munity. The School savings Pro gram has been teaching thrift and good ctttaenshlp to our youngsters, for 28 years. I know f no better way to encourage ' -n to get started with the -a habit.". .. He will be at the center untill he completes his Job training and graduates from the program. He will then either enter an on-the-job training program in In dustry or take a position In his field of training. While he is at the center, he will earn $30 a month for spend ing money, and $50 a month will be saved for him toward the time he graduates. The Job Corps Is open to young men and women between the ages of 16 and 21, who are out of school, unable to find an ade quate Job, and in need of a change of environment to become use ful and productive citizens. Mrs. Tayloe can be contacted at P. O. Box 325, Aulander, N, C. 27805, or Perquimans County Department of Social Services, Hertford, N. C. 27944. Mrs. Tayloe is not responsible for recruiting female Job Corps applicants, but she can provide interested persons with Informa tion on where to apply. Pfc.R. W. Hoffler Dies In Vietnam Pfc. Richard William Hoffler was killed In action In Vietnam August 31, according to a De fense Department report. Pfc, Hoffler, a son of James Monroe Hoffler, Sr. of 26 3 Grove Ave., Verona, N.J. Qiatlve of Hertford) and Mrs. Nan Price Hoffler of 1865 Dominion Ave., Norfolk, Va,, had been In the war tone three months. A native of Hertford, he trad' uated from Craddock High School in 1968 and entered the U.S. Mar ine Corps last December.Heww sent to Vietnam June 1, had his nineteenth birthday June 15 and was killed in action August 31. He was a member of Company A, 2nd Platoon, 1st Marine Battalion, He was a momber of Alexan der Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Va. - Also surviving are three broth ers, Donald S. Hoffler, of Han over, n. J., James M. Homer, Jr. of Norfolk, Va Charles S, Hosier of, Arlington, va.j a sis ter, Mrs. Dorothy Branch of Portsmouth, Va.j and grandfath er, Mark E. Price, Sr. of Hamp ton, Va. Pfc, Hoffler was a nephew of Mrs. Tom Cox and Mrs, Thomas Tllley of Hertford and Mrs.Cas per Meeklns and Jack Hoffler oi Elizabeth City. ' A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon In Alexander Baptist Church In Portsmouth, Va. Sturtevant Funeral Home has charge. The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Branch! 4629 Mallard Cres. Portsmouth, Dist. Jail Discussed At Hertford Meeting Woodburn C. Williams, chief of the Jail and Detention Ser vices of the North Carolina De partment of Social Services, dis cussed a District Jail Plan here Wednesday night for Chowan, Pasquotank, Camden, Chowan and Perquimans Counties, All coun ties were represented but Chowan. " ; Williams stated that the cost for a regional Jail would be around $384,000.00 and the ap proximate total cost would be 609,000.00 If built Individually by counties, tie also said the State Legis lature appropriated $200,003.00 last year for Jail Improvements, but priorities for spending the money would be given the Idea of District Jails. Aff'of these counties have sub-standard Jails, which is a perfect example of the need for a District Jail. ' f 1 A r Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Mrs. Lydia Turner Mrs. Lydia Margaret Dall Turner, 83, of route 1, Hertford died Saturday afternoon In the Chowan County Convalescent Home following a long illness. She was a native of Perquimans County and a daughter of the late Miles and Mrs. Sally Dall. She was a Methodist. Surviving are: her husband, Jerry Floyd Turner; three sons, Jerry A. Turner of Eau Gallle, Fla., Elton W. Turner of Chesa peake, Vs., and Russell R. Turn er of Waialua, Hi.; three daugh ters, Mrs. T. T. Harrellof Hert ford, Mrs. C. J. Lloyd of Jack sonville, Fla., andMrs.Roseman Cor lew of Cocoa, Fla.; one broth er, Walter Dall of Hertford; one half-brother, Ernest Dall of Ocean View, Va.;onehalf-stster, Mrs. Delia Edward of Va. Beach, Va.; seventeen grandchildren and thirty-one great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3:30 in the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev. Roy Carter and the Rev.O. T. Holton. Burial was in Cedar wood Cemetery. "An Evening Prayer" was sung by Mrs. Horace Miller and "Goodnight and Goodmornlng" was sung by J. B.Perry .William Stallings and William Lane. They were accompanied by Mrs. Ches ter Wlnslow, organist. The casket pall was made of white chrysanthemums, red roses, baby's breath and fern. Pallbearers were Winston Lane, Walton Lane, Irving Long, Ward Hunter, Alfred Lane and Joslah Proctor. Clarence Simpson dies of Injuries Clarence Lee Simpson, 44, of 710 Beech St., died from injuries he received In a car accident Saturday morning at 7 o'clock on Highway No. 10 Rushmere, Va. In Isle of Wight County, Va. He was a native and lifelong resident of Elizabeth City. He was employed by the Stone and Webster Construction Co. at Hog Island. He was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, a member of the Local No. 79 of Norfolk Ironworkers and a mem ber of the Elizabeth City Homing Pigeon Club, He was the son of Mrs, Erla Bell Simpson and the late Clarence E, Simpson and husband of Mrs, Margaret Peffer Simpson. Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by two sons, Donald Ray Simpson and Thomas Lee Simpson both of Elizabeth City. Four sisters, Mrs. Nellie Edwards, Mrs. Margie Harrell both of Elizabeth City, Mrs, Barbara Mongul of Miami, Fla, and Mrs, Mavis Harrell of Hert ford, N, C, Four brothers, James C. Simpson, MeMn Simpson, Douglas Simpson all of Elizabeth City and Arthur Simpson of Paw tuckett, R, I, nnnnnnniiiiiiiiiif iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiriini Perquimans High Cheerleaders Ready for M '7 Friday night, 8ept. 12, begins the new foot ball seasonforPerqulmansCountyHlghSchool, 1 The new cheerleaders are all ready with many new cheers and old ones too. They are very in terested in helping their team to have a good : year., .yy-t.:;.,.' :) '.y'.. : "', Therefore, they are doing all they possibly can to spread cheer - and winning spirit to their schoolmates. Our cheerleaders are well qua lified this year with 10 members and Mrs. Wal ter Humphlett as sponsor, Angela Baker la Rufus M. Riddick, Jr., Banker Of Hertford Dies Suddenly Rufus Marion Riddick, Jr., 83, retired executive vice-president of the Peoples Bank and Trust Company In Hertford, died sud denly early Saturday morning in his home, 211 Dot Street. A native of Gates County, he was a son of the late R. M. Rid dick, Sr. and Mrs.E mma Roberts Riddick. Mr. Riddick began his banking career at the Bank of Gatesville July I, 1908. He came to Hert ford Banking Company on February 1, 1922 where he work ed his way up to president of the company, a position he held until Its merger with Peoples Bank and Trust Company In 1960. He remained as Senior Vice President until his retirement In June 1968, He was a former director of the Peoples Bank and Trust and pastor chairman of the Hertford Advisory Board. A former treasurer of the N. C. Bankers Association, he held of fices in both the Group and State Bankers Association. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church where he had held most of the offices in the church's official board. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dora Taylor Riddick; two sons, R. Marion Riddick, m, of Hert ford and Charles Robert Rid dick of St. Joseph, Michigan; two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Wells of Edenton and Mrs. Hat- tie Weaver Perry of Windsors Two Perquimans Brothers Drown Two brothers drowned Satur day afternoon and a third broth er was saved while sw lmmlng II the Perquimans River, The three brothers, Kenneth Jones, 11, James Thomas Jones, 12, and Donnell Jones, 9, were swimming and crabbing with a neighborhood youth, Garland Mc Donald, near the southern bank of the river about one half mile east of the UJS, 17 bypass bridge when the accident occurred. The two youths drowned In a fenced off area where the river had been dredged from 4 to 30 feet deep for use in the bypass causeway. Sheriff Julian Broughton, who was in charge of the Rescue Operation, said that the boys were immediately in trouble when they got into the deep water. The Mc Donald boy saved the youngest brother, but was unable to help the other two. Both bodies were found about 8t30 p.m., approximately a half hour after the authorities were notified. The boys were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Jones of Rt, 1, Hertford. lliliiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiHiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i i milium. u ' -., , t -iU-x 9 f .1:1 Chief; Co-Chiefs are Nan Ambrose and Pam Sutton; Beth Brlnn is Sec. and Treasurer, They have also selected a mascot this year who is Jackie Hunter, daughter of Pete Hunter,Girls Basketball Coach. Angela and Pam attended Cheerleader's . Camp this summer and brought back a trophy and a Blue Ribbon So come on out watch your High School team - and as an extra nice attraction see your Blue Ribbon Cheerleaders perform. ' Ml I Van " RUFUS M. RIDDICK six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 3:00 in the First United Methodist Church by the Rev.C, J. Andrews with burial in Cedar wood Cemetery. "Faith of Our Fathers" was played during the service by Miss Carolina Wright, organist. The casket pall was made of red roses, white chrysanthemums and fern. Pallbearers were R.L.Steven son, R. S. Chappell,Jr.,Melvln Owens, Charles Payne, Wesley Nelson and Edgar White. PTA Serves You The Kitchen Committee of the Hertford Grammar School Parent-Teachers Association would like to remind clubs and other organizations that if they need help in a dinner meeting, the PTA will cook and serve, at the school, for a nominal price. You save money, time and ef fort, have a successful gather ing and aid the PTA in Its work. by letting PTA do the ceoklng, serving and cleaning for you. For reservations or further Information, call Mrs. Bryant Woodell at 426-5241 or Mrs.E J, Proctor Jr. at 426-7514. PTA Executive Committee members are reminded of a meeting at the school, Thursday night (Sept. 11) at 8 p.m. C Of C Meetings Set For Monday Night The examining committee of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday night, September 15, 1969 at 7:30 p.m, at the Municipal, The Board of Directors will meet at 8:00 p.m, on the same date and the mombership commltteewill meet at 8:33 p.m. also the same date and place. All members are urged to be present. First Game Social Security For Student With Deceased Parents Children of parents who are deceased, retired, or disabled can continue to receive social security benefits until age 22 as long as they are full-time stu dents at an approved school and are unmarried. In addition, pay ments can be made during vaca tions from school as long as the student is not out of school over 4 months. Children currently receiving benefits need to let us know if they will continue to attend school after their eighteenth birthday. Students not receiving social se curity payments who feel they may be eligible for them, are urged to contact the Elizabeth City Social Security Office for Information. The office is locat ed at 401 S.Dyer Street, Eliza beth City, N. C. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 12:03 Noon. Albemarle EMC Annual Meet To Be Held Sept. 13 Member-Owners of Albemarle Electric Membership Corpora tion will gather at 2:30 on Satur day afternoon, September l3th,at the Perquimans County High School to hear reports of the offi cers, management and to elect three directors. One director each will be elected from Chowan, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties. Entertainment will be furnish ed by Ernie Blvins and many use ful prizes will be awarded during the meeting. Every Albemarle , EMC member Is urged to attend and take an active part in their business, Albemarle Electric Member, ship Corporation was organized In 1945 to serve electricity to rural members In Camden, Cur rituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Chowan Counties, At the pre sent time the Cooperative has 721 miles of lines serving over 4000 members, J. D. Coston la general mana ger of the Cooperative, Present officers and directors are: J. A, Whltehurst, President, South Mills; J.A.Wigglns.Vlce-President, Tyner; W, R, Lowry, Trea surer, Rt. 4, Elizabeth City; Floyd Mathews, Secretary, Rt,3, Hertford; Joseph A, Byrum, Ty ner; A, T. Lane, Rt. 1, Hertford; W, E, Melggs, Camden; Everett Sawyer, South Mills; and Tom mi e Temple, Rt, 5, Elizabeth City. Red Cross Seeks Help For Hurricane Camille Victims Total Red Cross relief for Hurricane Camille victim!) Is now expected to rise to at least $15,030,030.00. The Perqul-m-rns County Chapter o.' the Red Cross has been Informed that Its quota has baen set a1 $257,03, After careful on the scene observation It was found that the damage from Hurricane Camille was much worse than reported on the first rough appraisal. Se vere damage in Virginia and West Virginia will require substantia) expenditures. Help will be need ed for approximately 69,000 families who suffered losses in Hurricane Camille, George White, Jr., Perqul- mms County Chapter Chairman, urges everyone to please cometo the assistance of these victims 'It could easily have been the Perquimans County area exper iencing this disaster). Anyone who would like to make a donation is asked to send it to Mr, White. (In case of check, make notation that it is for Hurri cane Camille Victim? Fund). Get Your Ballot To The C Of C Office Here's a reminder to all Chamber of Commerce members - to get your ballots into the Chamber office in time for them to be counted on Sept. 15. Your vote Is mighty import ant. It will determine who will be your Chamber representatives -who will help to make decisions Important to the community for the next year. Your ballot can be mailed in or brought to the Chamber of fice, .. Annual Pilgrimage of Sudan Temple Shrine Sept. 13 Sudan Temple of the Shrine made public this week plans for its annual Pilgrimage in eastern North Carolina cities and towns. Recorder Nelson B, Banks an nounced that the Potentate, Ed R. Hlggins, of Durham, and other Divan officers of the Temple would visit Elizabeth City, Hert ford, Edenton, and Plymouth on Saturday, September 13, 1969, Accompanying the Divan will be seven of the uniformed parade Units, In each of the places visited, parades will be held. Purpose of the visits is to recog nize and create interest in the Shrine and its benevolent work in behalf of Crippled and Burned Childreris Hospitals, The schedule calls for parades In Elizabeth City at 10:30 a.m., in Hertford at 12:00 Noon, in Edenton at 2:30 p.m., in Plymouth at 4:30 p.m. The Temple Units, dressed in full colorful regalia will be the Band, Oriental Band,Clowns,Chanters, Legion of Honor, Motor Patrol, and Sudan Patrol. The buses will arrive in each of the above towns about thirty minutes prior to the arranged schedule. The Units will im mediately assemble for the parade throueh the business section of each town and will be Dr. J. W. Thornton Sets Up Practice In Hickory, N. C Dr. Jack W, Thornton has Join ed Dr. Robert D, O'Connor in the practice of Otolarnygology in Hickory, N.C. Dr. Thornton, a native of Tunica, Miss., welved his Bachelor's Degree nt the Uni versity of Mississippi In 19G0. After taking his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the Univer sity of Mississippi Medical Col lege In 1964, he served his in ternship at William Beaumont General Hospital In El Paso, Texas from 19G4-cr. while on duty as a Captain , in the VS. Army Medical Corps. From 1965 and prior to com ing to Hickory, Dr. Thornton completed residency training at the Medical College of South Carolina. Df , Thornton also served dur ing the Korean conflict as a U.S. Marine Pilot. He entered the ser vice in 1953 and completed his tour of duty in 1957. He held the rank of Captain. He is married to the former Janice Sumner of Hertford and they have two children, Tameron and Brannan. Restoration Group Organizational Meet To Be Sept. 19th A meeting to organize a Restoration Committee, will be held in the Municipal Building on Friday night, September 19, In stead of on the 22nd as previous ly announced. Purpose of the meeting is to organize a group that will work to make the many historic sites in Perquimans County,historlcal attractions. The committee willhelpestab Iish the sites, get funds tor pre servation and work with an eye toward making the history of this area come alive. The meeting date again Is Fri day, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m, in the air conditioned Municipal Building, 1 at"V tj' x joined by local Shriners and city and county officials. After the parade in Edenton, provisions have been made to feed the Shriners lunch there as the Eden ton Nobility will be holding a Crippled Children's Fish Fry feeding several hundreds of people, Sudan's Uhiformed Units are famed throughout the country and are frequently called on to add color as well as dignity to parades in many cities. The Band Is a regular Brass Band and its beautiful garb, smart ap pearance, and musical excellence are highly praised wherever Is appears. The Oriental Band is a group of Shrines who furnish, with unusual instruments, w I e r d 1 y harmonious music reminiscent in rhythm and sound to the music of desert tribesmen. Their dress is in the style of the Middle East and is extremely colorful. They enjoy a nationwide reputation. The Clowns are a group of Shriners mostly from Dunn, N C, They dress the part and have a bag full of tricks and gags with which to delight the crowds along a parade route. Funny looking conveyances upon which they ride are hilarious. The Clowns are a -favorite with .the children as well as tickling an adult or two now and then. The Chanters are a choral group who exercise a bit of ingenuity by actually singing to the crowds along a parade route, even over the Bands, They mnnage this by riding atop their bus and amplifying their rendi tions to the accompaniment of organ and guitar. The Legion of Honor Is a mnrching group of Nobles, either present or past members of the Armed Forces, and will form an honor guard for the Potentate and Divan, The Sudan Patrol is a crack drill team, who add snap and poise to all Shrine parades with their expert precision marching. The Motor Patrol is a parade unit which gets about on small motor scooters. Its deft handling of these little machines with intricate maneuvers usually have witnesses oohlng and aahlng. Sudan, situated In New Bern, is one of two Shrine Temples in North Carolina and serves the eastern part of the State as headquarters for Shrine activity. Its Jurisdiction Includes approxi mately that part of the State from Durham eastward to the coast. It has some over 9000 members and they are recog nized throughout the nation for the great contribution they make to the charitable work of the Crippled and Burned Children's Hospitals, Technically, the Shrine Is called the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, This is usually shortened to the more familiar single term. Area Temples are governed by a Potentate and corp of officers known as the Divan. LocalShrlne Clubs are adjuncts to the area Temple and are authorized by it of which there are 37 throughout the Jurisdiction of North Caro lina. Officers of the Temple will be on hand to meet the Nobility in each town and to hold Press Conferences with the Radio and Newspaper, Hertford Police Monthly Report The following monthly report for August was given by Chief Ben L. Gibbs at the regular meet ing of Town Council. ARRESTS MADE: Drunk on the Street 2; Speeders 1; Assaults 2; Careless and Reckless Driving 1; Mi seel, laneous Traffic Arrests 2; Mis cellaneous Arrests 1; Citations Issued for Improper Parking 1, ACTIVITIES: Calls Answered and Investigated 118; Accidents In vestigated 3; Funerals Worked 5; Courtesies Extended 121; Doors Found Unlocked 2;FireCalls An swered 3; Radio Calls 227; Lights Reported Out 2, Chicken Supper The Hertford Lions Club will sponsor a Chicken Barbeque Sup per onFrldaynipht,Sept,l9,from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Perquimans County High School Cafeteria. Proceeds from the event will be used for the P.CHJ3, Letter Club and the P.C.HJS, Marching Unit. '.. .
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