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Standard Printing Co. xx Louisitlle, Ky. 40200 RQUIMANS 4 U. 11 Volume XXVI -No. 40 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, October 2, 1969 10 Cents Per Copy THE WEEKLY r ConfmQtion To Before the Attar shown above the Rt. Rev. Hunley A. Elebash, Bishop Coadjutor of the Episco pal Diocese ofEast Carolina, will administer the ApostoUe Rite of vwutiiMuun uu mum sermon at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Hertford; N. C. on . 8unday, October 5 at 11:00 a,m. . The service will m ark the com -pletlon of a nine months restore tlon project In which termite and water damaged wood in sills, but tresses, framing and ' weather- ; boards was replaced and exposed water-splash surfaces covered with copper. The exterior was craped and painted. inside, 85 of the plaster (In the nave and under the gallery) was torn out, the nave walls in sulated and plastered, and a sty- rofoam cornice simulating old wood installed to replace the plaster one that had to be sacri ficed in' the removal of the walls. The orldnal cornice was Dre- served In the chancel where the j old plaster was carefully patched. .The whole Interior was painted an antique white except for the pale gold of the archway separ ating the chancel and nave and the plaster medallions and frames that surround them in the celling of the chancel. The Church of the Holy Trintty is one of the most interesting buildings in all. of North Carolina I i, Judge W.SrPrivott Presides At Perquimans Dist. Court Early Britton Wlnslowwasglv. a a fine of $100.00 and costs of court after he was found guilty by Judge W. S. Prlvott in Perqul. mans County District Court Wednesday of driving under the influence of Intoxicating liquor. He was also charged with driving while his operator's license was revoked, but the Sttte took a Nol pros In the latter charge. Otis Jordan was declared not gultty by the court on charge of aiding and abetting In the lar ceny of gasoline after testimony was heard. . Jeffrey Butts and Calvin Jor dan were both found gultty of lar- ceny of gasoline and each de f endant was given a sentence of vu oays wiucn was suspenoea. They were placed on probation tor a neriod of 2 years and with the Completes Training stilt r V!,r,T ' ,TT 'wyv-v&wwc-'r V Gfraldlne Meads Owens, daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. Richard Calvin Meads, 8r, of Route t, Hertford graduated from the Louise Oblcl Memorial Hospital School of Laboratory Technician on September 26, i960. Mrs, Owens completed courses in Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Urinalysis, Blood Banktng,Sero logy, Bacteriology, Hematology, and Histology, While tralnlng,she ' - hi Amr Mua ailAf4 bIm i lw i George J. Carroll, Pathologist end Or. Carlos Pinto, Associate I Pathologist. I ' Mrs. Owens is now employed M Louise Oblcl Memorial Hot. -.at, Suffolk, Virginia, where e andberbusbend.LloydWayne Sns, are residing. frs, Owens is a 1967 grad t of Perquimans County High Mark Restoration ariT perhaps the most unique in the United States in that in so tar as has been learned at this time it is the oldest wooden buttressed building stl 11 unchanged and inuse after 120 years. The remaining buttressed buildings are either stone or brick. The majority of the buttresses support the inter iorly exposed hand-hewn rafter beams. Inside the barrel celling ex tends the length of the nave and covers in the western end a peg ged frame gallery. The church organ has been incontlnuous use since 1854015 years) -a one nun uel, five rank Instrument that was hand pumped until 1942 when an electric blower was installed. Across the church from the or' gan stands the baptismal font which has been used by the church from its beginning it being a gift of St. Paul's, Edenton In 1848. Tradition in both Edenton and Hertford has it that Queen Anne of England (died 1714) presented a font bowl to the Edenton Par ish and Alethla Collins gave a pedestal for tt. The restoration is nicely com pleted with new carpet through out the church. Many friends of the church from distant places have been invited for the service Sunday. Everyone present will stay for a luncheon in the Parish House after the service. further condition, 1-pay fine of $10.00 and costs; 2-attend school regularly. Payment must be made at direction of Probation Officer prior to Nov. 15. A Nol Pros wu taken In the case of Willie Shannon, who was charged with Issuing a worthless check. William A. cartwrlght was found not guilty of larceny after testimony was given In the case. Kenneth Wayne Snyder was tax. ed with costs on a charge of speeding. Forest Tex Williams, charged with speeding, was given aflneof $15.00 and costs. Kermlt Allen Lyle paid a fine 3t $20.00 and costs when found rullty of a speeding charge. Winslow TV Art Director Michael Winslow, son of Mr, and Mrs. John N. Winslow of Rt. 2, Hertford, has resumed stud ies at East Carolina University after a summer as Art Director for the Instructional television station for Mew Hanover County and the Wilmington School sy stem. Mr, Winslow was In charge of all art work for the television programs and did Illustrations for movies of the history of the Wilmington area. He also took part in an exploration and film ing of Baldbead Island. The film is to be used for the cause of maintaining the Island as a game reserve. . A senior at East Carolina, he Is majoring In commercial art and has a minor In print making. He Is a part time employee of Stroud-SpecUlties of Greenville, where he Is currently illustrat ing a forth-coming book. , Winslow Is also compiling a folio of woodcuts depleting the personages of the Lost Colony, which will be published in Feb ruary. Perquimans High PTA To Host The PTA of Perquimans Coun ty High School will hold its first meeting of the year Thursday night, October 2 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. 1 The president, Mrs. Rudolph Perry, urges all parents to at, tend this organizational meet US. '- i VI. Registration Books Open October 4th Registration Books will open Saturday, October 4. EVERYONE will have to re-register in order to vote November 4. Registrars will sit at Precinct Polling Places October 4, 11,18, and 25 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. to register voters as fol lows: Bethel: Mrs. Delsle Ward, Be thel Fire Dept.; Nlcanor: Mrs. Annie Baker, Community Build ing; Belvidere; Mrs. Zenovia White, Community Building; Parkville; Mr. Steve Perry, Com munlty Building (Wlnfall); New Hope: Mr. Carson Splvey, Sr., Community Building; East Hert ford: Mrs. J. E. Morris, Per quimans County Court House. West Hertford: Mrs. Francis B. Nixon, Health Department. - W. M. Divers & Son Robbed Again Early Sunday Morning M. Divers and Son, Jewelers, was robbed again early Sunday morning by thieves who took the same brick from the wall that was used In a Sept. 1 robbery there to break the window and got away again with a collection of diamond rings and watches. No clue has been found as to the identity of the intruders as yet, according to Chief of Police B. L. Glbbs, who is Investigating the case with the assistance of the SBI. m nam Mi:f a Perquimans County Cancer Crusade Is In Progress With emphasis on the need for regular checkups for cancer, the American Cancer Society has prepared the ground for launch ing Its annual educational and fund-raising Crusade on Oct. L Mrs. Marlon Payne, President of Perquimans County Unit American Cancer Society ex plained that the 1969 Crusade will stress the point that too manv people are careless or forgetful of- the necessity for regular checkups as a way to discover the onset of cancer at an early oppor tunity. "Most cancers can be cur ed - and lives saved - by detect ing cancer before it has had a chance to spread." Much of th e preparation for this year's Crusade, will be cen tered on training volunteers to assist them to explain to the pub lic how regular physical check ups can help save lives. "While the public Is steadily acquiring knowledge of cancer's warning signals, a recent Can cer Society survey showed that 57 of the public did not go regu larly for a physical checkup which Included a cancer test. Of those who went, the survey showed that three times as many women were interested enough in their health to have regular physical examin ations compared to the males. The figures proved to be around 40 of the women against 13 of the men." "Is It any wonder that more men than women died from can cer each year since 1949. Last year, the ratio was about 55 men to 45 women. Think of the thou sands of Uvea that would have been saved had these males un dergone physical checkups in time," . "Would I be out of line here if I stated that the nagging wife might save your life? For, the American Cancer Society survey clearly shows that someone wife, mother, sister, girl-friend has got to wheedle the male In her life Into visiting his doctor at least once a year. B may take a lot of persistence, but it could be a guarantee he'll be around much longer." Plans for the 1969 Crusade. Mrs, Payne explained, Include nauonwioe ostrioution of 45, 000,000 leaflets urging the read er to go for regular checkups, B Is hoped that every family in Perquimans County will recsiva this leaflet, most of which will be distributed In period by Cancer Society volunteer workers dur ing tne April crusade. The 1969 Oct. Crusade win nave the slogan, "Help yourself with a checkup and others with check," Bloodmobile To Visit Hertford On Oct. 6th We have saved our strongest bit of Information for our last article concern lngthe Blood Pro gram. The following Is part of a letter written on August 5, 1969 to our Perquimans County Red Cross Chpater. "We, as you probably know, keep a close eye on our blood collection records, and we have recently done a study covering the previous 3 years. In this study, we note that your chapter has had a continuously poor show ing in blood collection, far below the number of units necessary to completely cover the residents of your county, yet they have been covered because they are part of the regional program. The two feelings uppermost in our minds are: 1. Why should a chapter get something for nothing (i.e. rest dents receiving blood without re placing It at Blood mobiles J 2. Does the county truly want a total coverage program if so, it is not evidenced by donors at Blood mobiles. - When your county entered the program it supposedly did so with the full support of the medical society, and the understanding that quota would be met, or at least work would be done to at tempt to meet quota. One or both of these obviously has not been done in your county. Another stipulation that your county had when It entered the program was that the chapter 'may withdraw from the program when extended experience shows the community consistently un willing to provide the necessary number of blood donors and or financial support. When such ac tion seems indicated, the chapter should call together representa tives of the community groups for a thorough review of the problem. If no solution can be found, the chapter board should take action, formally notifying those groups and people of the decision to withdraw. This notice should be sent out ninety days before the supply of blood to local hospitals and physicians Is terminated...' As you can see, the above re fers to the chapter's decision to withdraw (not the Blood Center's) after an evaluation of the situa tion. It will take an extremely honest appraisal of the situation to make a decision. You must ask 'can we fulfill our obligations and commitments to the community and the region 7 If the answer is yes but with reorganisation, then you must re organize. If the answer is no, you should withdraw, for your 6.A. Coronation Service At Hertford Baptist Church V ' . 1 r, ; ' P. : On Sunday evening September 26, 1969 a G. A, Coronation Ser vice was held at the Hertford Baptist Church to recognize girls 9-16 years of age, who had com pleted requirements of their For ward Steps, Those recognised as Maidens (First Step) were: Debbie Jones, Terrl Morgan and Suzanne Keel. Those recognized as Ladies-in-Waiting (Second Step) were: Patsy Cohoon, Joyce Winslow and Kathy Nelson, Those recognised as Prin cesses (Third Step) were: Ruthle Ward and Cindy HarrelL Those crowned asG. A. Queens (Fourth Step) were as shown above with their attendants; (Left above with their attendants: (Left to Right) Teresa Cartwrlght Crown Bearer: Neal Cart . wright r Flower Girls Beth Rogers Cheryl Phillips Flower Girl: Carol Ann Madre Crown Bearer: Ken Bunch Debbie Sawyer Crown Bearen Phil Woodell Flower Glrlt Jackie Sawyer county's populous and county's leaders obviously do not wish to be, bothered with the Blood Pro gram, no matter how beneficial it Is. ' You might think that the ans wer to the question of withdraw ing will be 'of course not because we have totalcoverage.'The pos sibility of change being dictated by circumstance never ceases to exist, and the necessity for al teration of existing programs and policies may be upon us. The question probably most prevalent will center on the fact that all hospitals in the region are under total coverage so how will withdrawal from the program affect our residents? The simple answer to this Is that residents of counties not In the program will not be totally covered. If your chapter does not de cide to withdraw from the pro gram, then It will be put on a continuing probationary program with reviews of the success of your increased efforts the only gauge of the probationary period being lifted. If the chapter re mains on probation for more than two years, a suggestion will be made that It withdraw from the Blood Program. This is a policy arrived at after a tremendous amount of discussion and study, for we realize that the persons hurt are those residents of your county who need the blood. But we can not continue to send Bloodmoblles to areas where productivity Is too low to Justify a visit. We depend upon chapters to meet quotas in order that we have a continuous flow of blood Into Into the Center, for our resident patients depend upon this blood, and we have obligations to live up to." This person is talking about our county and our Blood Pro gram. , The Bloodmoblle visits Hert ford on Monday, October 6. Our quota Is 80 pints. Please come to the Hertford Methodist Church between the hours of 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m. Let's show others what our county can do. Legion To Meet Thursday Night The American Legion Post 126 will hold Its regular monthly meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the Legion Home. Com mander Broughton has asked that members keep this date In mind and plan to attend the meeting. Debbie Perry Crown Bearer: Tony Harrell Flower Girls Hope Harrell Judy Harrell .-' Flower Girls Lisa Boy ce Crown Bearen Jimmy Har rell ; ,. j, . Narrator for the Coronation Service was the G. A. Director, Mrs. Jenny Bray, Charges were made and awards presented by Miss Hulda Wood, W.M.U, Direc tor and Rev. Norman B, Harris, Pastor. - .;; - : Counselors war. Un iii n r Elliott, Mrs. ,MlUon Dell, Jr., mm- wauac cartwrignt, Mrs. Carf'Bawyerf Mrs, Sam True blood; Mrs. Wesley Nelson and Mrs. UsteKeeL Mrs. Chester Winslow, Organist. Candle lighters were: Mary B, Ward and Willie Faye DalU Ushers were: Joan Cohoon, Frances White, Robin Perry, Su sie Elliott, Cindy Cox, Paula Har rison, Jo Thatch and Dlanne Winslow. - An Informal reception, honor ing the Queens, was held In the Fellowship Hall following the service NCEA Northeastern District Convention On Friday, October 10, more than 2,000 educators will meet at the Elizabeth city Junior High School for the 47th Northeastern District Convention of the North Carolina Education Association. During the General Session of the day-long convention, mem bers of the NCEA Headquarters Staff will discuss 'NCEA; The Voice of the Teaching Profes sion." Others appearing on the program are Dr. A. Craig Phil lips, state Superintendent of Public Instruction; Charles Pear son, NCEA President; Dr. B. Paul Hammack, Superintendent, Elizabeth Clty-Pasquotank Coun ty Schools; and Thomas Shutt, William R. Davie School. Kenneth Brantley, of Halifax County, will preside over the General Session. Other district officers are: Mrs. May Eure Har vey, Wlntervllle, Vice-President; Mavis Brown, Ayden, Secretary; and Mrs. Rosalynd F. Stalllngs, Nash County, District Director. The Northeastern District In cludes the counties of Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Hall, fax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington. In addition to the main pro gram, the eight district divisions will hold sessions. The divisions are: Classroom Teachers, Com munity Colleges, Directors of In struction, Higher Education, Principals, Retired School Per sonnel, Student NCEA, and Super intendents. The 21 departments hold morn ing business and instruction meetings. Officers for the fol lowing year will be elected by both the divisions and the de partments. Funeral Services For W. T. Chappell Held Thursday Funeral services for William Thomas Chappell, 83, who died Monday night, were held Thurs day at 3:00 In the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Home by the Rev, Harold Leake and the Rev. L, T. Chappell. "Where The Roses Never Fade" and "Beyond The Sunset" were sung by the Rev, and Mrs. Elmer Thomas, They were ac companied by Mrs. Thomas Chappell, organist. The casket pall was made of red and white carnations, white chrysanthemums and fern. Pallbearers were James Byrum, William Byrum, Johnny Messener, King George Byrum, William Winslow and JackEvans. Burial was in the Happy Home Church Cemetery, Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Minnie P. Thach Mrs. Minnie Perry Thack, 77, of Route 1, Hertford, died Mon day afternoon in Chowan Hospi tal. She was a native of Perqui mans County and a daughter of the late James E. and Mrs. Hattie Manry Perry. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church where she was a member of the Missionary So ciety. Surviving are, her husband, Alphonso Dail Thach; one foster son, Richard Mansfield, of Col orado Springs, CoL; two broth ers, Jones Perry of Route 2, Hertford and Paul Perry of Nor folk, Va,; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 in the Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev. Got don B. Shaw, pastor. Burial was in the Bethel Cemetery. A. L. Taylor, Sr. Dies Suddenly Word was . received here Wednesday of the death of A. L. Taylor, Sr. of Wadesboro-.He died suddenly early Wednesday morning in his home. Mr. Taylor 4s the father of Mrs. J. T. Lane, Jr. of Wood- land Circle, Hertford. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. ON DRUG REFUND New York --Consumers across the country are trying to get a part of a $100 million fund provided by five drug firms for users of certain wonder drugs between the year 1954 and 1966. This is a result of investigation of the high cost of some drugs. " " " minimi j Harrell Receives Award Stanton Harrell, Conservation Technician in the Perquimans -Chowan Work Unit, was recently presented the U.S.D.A. Cer tificate of Merit for Outstanding Performance. This certificate was presented to Stanton for his outstanding service and con tribution to furthering the cause of Conservation in Chowan County during the 1969 fiscal year. He Is shown being pre sented the certificate by Mr. Charles W. Bartlett, State Con servationist, as F. A. McGoogan of Hertford, Pistrlct Conser vatlonist, looks on. Stanton was one of eight Soil Conservation Service employes from throughout North Carolina to receive such an award. This award was presented at the Annual Awards Banquet held at the Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina on September 25, 1969. Mr. Norman A. Berg, Associate Administrator of the Washington office, Soil Conservation Service, delivered the principal address. Mrs. Harrison Attends C-of-C Secretary Workshop Mrs. Jean Harrison, secretary of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, was the only Chambar secretary In North eastern North Carolina to attend the 1969 Chamber of Commerce Secretaries Workshop, which was held Sept. 23 and 24 In Raleigh. A variety of speakers dis cussed topics of interest tothose attending,, according to Mrs. Harrison who said that Mrs. Bar bara Bangs, secretary of the Laurlnburg Chamber of Com merce spoke on the Importance of committees. "Without committees, there would be no Chamber," Mrs. Bangs said. Mrs. Harrison said that Mrs. Bangs regards committee as "groups of people who will study plans and Ideas and make them materialize. Another function they have Is membership involve ment, which Is necessary to carry a project through to Its comple tion. "A committee should be uni fied In its thinking and one way to do that is to make sure that the same people remain on a parti cular committee until a job Is finished," according to Mrs. Bangs. The president of the Laurlnburg Chambr of Com- merce said that all civic dubi should work with the Chamber to better accomplish their pro. jects." Mrs. Harrison said that the secretary of the Goldsboro Cham ber of Commerce, Mrs. Dot Hood, discussed meetings and said they should be "well planned. A meet ing" she said giving a set of rules "should not be called unless there is a specific purpose, should not be much over an hour and, If possible, conducted at lunch time in dutch-treat style." Norman W. Hearn, manager of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce said that Chamber members are volunteers. "No one has to belong. We are a non profit, chartered organization. We are a business organization with across-the-board interest." Tracing the history of Cham bers of Commerce, Hearn said It "was . started in England in 1750 and came to the U.S. In 1765. The first Chamber office opened in New York City to op pose the tax stamp law. "A Chamber should have a pro gram of work set up, so that peo ple would want to make an In vestment In their community through the Chamber of Com. merce. Our job Is to Improve the total resources of the com munlty, with the economic well being of the community, a basic object," he said. - Charles J.Weotz, executlvedi rector of the Laurlnburg Cham ber of Commerce told the meet ing that "one of the main Ideas of a Chamber should be creation of jobs through expansion of exis ting industry and through bring ing in new Industry." He said the Chamber should also be designed to "create a bet ter placetollveand work, through, better housing, law enforcement, fire protection, beautlflcatlon and education." , Mrs. Harrison said that a dis cussion by H. A. Sleber of the Greensboro Chamber of Com. merce was to have centered on trf. 1 i public relations but reported that "Instead, he spoke on integra tion. "All but the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce lave Negro members. Most have just a few, but Greensboro has several," Mrs. Harrison said. She added that Sleber was on the Public Relations staff of Presi dent John F. Kennedy. She said that Roy Sowers Jr., director of the Department of Conservation and Development' spoke on his departinent'sacttvl. ties. Other highlights of the meeting were a tour of the Governor's mansion, Department of C & Dand a play at the Village Dinner Theatre, "Don't Drink the Water" which Mrs. Harrison de scribed "very enjoyable." Mrs. Harrison said shereallz. ed, after the meeting, that the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce "is not too far out of line, according to what the other Chambers are doing." Completes Basic SAN ANTONIO Airman O. Paul Bunch, son of Mrs. Mollis F. Bunch of 106 Edenton Road, Hert ford, has completed baslctrain. lng at Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been assigned to Keesler AFB. Miss., for training In the air traffic control field. Airman Bunch Is a graduate of Perq. County High School. Seniors Will Select Mascots All children from the ages four to six are invited to participate In the try outs for the Senior Mascots of Perquimans County High School. These try outs will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the high school audi torium. All participants must be resi dents of Perquimans County and will be requested to show some of their talent. Homecoming Homecoming will be observed at St . Pauls A.M.E.Zlon Church, Hertford, N.C., on Sunday, Onto, ber 5, 1969, at 2.-30 p.m. The guest speaker. Rev. McDaniel, pastor of Bay Branch A.M.E. Zion Church, Belvidere, N.C., will be accompanied by his choir and congregation. The public it Invited to attend this service. . Urn JL '-mjX1