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Standard Printing Co. xx LoulsiiUe, Ky. 40200 PL IE) Iff 1 A ITT IT M A ftl WEEKLY Ji li-a 11. c!i U. 1V11 Irs. 1 M THE Volume XXVI-43 Hr.-Hrs. Clarence Felton Are Gold Cup Winners Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Fel ton, Beech Sprint Community won the gold cup (or the best vegetable garden In the 1969 Per quimans County Vegetable Gar den Contest. The announcement was made during the Perquimans County Rural Community Re source Development Award Pro gram. The cup sponsored by the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation was presented to them by Mr. Fred T. Riddles, Vocational Agricultural Instruc tor at the Perquimans County Union School. Other winners In (he vegetable garden contest were as follows Second' place, Mr. and Mrs. Odell Hurdle, third place, Mr. and Mrs. James Al van Wins low. All participants !n the contest were presented a certificate lor achievement. U lid !!- rinM Cilln m. aunt v i . t hw stated that they were happy to be declared winners of the cup. ft serves as a good promoter but the vegetable garden was a life saver. A vegetable garden Is a good Investment. It is like tak ing out a good health Insurance. The Income saved by producing 75 Jurors Drawn For Oct. Term Of Superior Court The following seventy five persons were drawn to serve as Jurors, at the Superlcs Term of court, for Perqui mans County, which convenes on Monday, October 27, 1969. Rufus Proctor, Roland GIL llam, Jr., James R. Ball, T. Holy Jones, Alice Felton Nixon, Robert W.. Hurdle, El Ihu Perry, Sarah J. Boone ' Perry, Alfred White, Jr., Ja. cob L. White, Jr., Thomas P. Byrum, Carson Ughtfoot, James Brothers, J. Wesley Harrell, Paul L. White, WU, llam G. Sloop, Ellis D. By rum, Jr. Mrs. W. R. Hare (Deceased), James Alvah Win slow, Charles E. Smith Law rence c. Corprew , Ralph White , Jarvls G. Ward, Mrs. Dora W, Roberson, Archie T. Lane, Sr., Isaac Lowe , Wyatt Jordan, John F. Wilson, Wil. lie Bell Harrell, Delwln H. Eure, Delma R. Bateman, R. Carlyle sawyer, Mrs. Arrne E. Young, Herbert Lee Stew ard, William E.SprulIl, James Wallace Goodwin, Elmer C. Lassiter, Ernest E. Morgan, Ruby M. Raby, Erlean K. Wil. son, George W. Cooper, E. E. Twine, Walter Craft on Mat thews, j Joseph L. Steliga, Charles R. ward, Ernest J. Dail, Marie stallings, Sybil J. Winslow Chester Winslow, Mrs. Redman Perry, Billy Lee Pierce, Carl W. Winslow, A. T. Banks, Elsie W. Fel ton, Mrs. Ruth Hurdle Bur den Joseph D. Caravello, Dor othy M. Tucker, Alex as Ste phen Perry, Elisabeth H. Rob erson, Mary Ethel Dance, Linda W. Chappell, (Lives In Virginia) Carson L. Winslow, Robert . Elliott, Aulzy Hertford Police DcpL llonthly Report The following mommy report - for September was given by Chief Ben L. Cabbs at the regular meet ing of Town Council. ARRESTS . MADE: Drunk on the Street 2; Speeders 1; Assaults 2; Care less and Reckless Driving 1 j Mis cellaneous Traffic Arrests 2; -. Miscellaneous Arrests 2; Cita. : tions Issued for Improper Park ing 2. ACTIVITIES: Calls An , gwered and Investigated 107; Ac - eldents Investigated 2; Larceny of Automobiles 1 Automobiles Recovered 1; Funerals Worked 8; Courtesies Extended 119; J Doors Found Unlocked 3; Fire v calls Answered 1; Radio Calls 20; lights Reported Out 2. ..; their own vegetables will enable them to secure other needed items In the home. They will have to win the cup three times before becoming the owner of It. They realize that the families have Increased Interest and greater effort on their part will have to be made In order to main tain the cup for 1970. Mrs. Eva Hurdle, Winslow Ni canor Extension Homemaker Club, was announced the Food Conservation winner for 1969. The food conservation contest was also carried along with the vegetable garden contest. She was presented a gift and certi ficate. The Vegetable Garden Contest and the Foods Conservation Con test will continue for 1970. Mrs. M. B Taylor, W. C. Strowd, and R. M. Thompson, County Home Economics Extension Agent, County Agricultural Extension Agent, and County Extension Chairman would like to encoura age the families to begin now making plans to participate in the vegetable garden and the foods conservation contest for 1970. Thatch, Elton D. Layden, Wade E. Morgan,. Ralph L. Barr, Henry Clay Sullivan, Oliver Modlin, L. Clinton Winslow, Jr. Eugenia Greogry Tark en ton, W. v. Brabble, V. N. Darden, Patience Hurdle, Mel tonH. Bryant, Jr. The following are to serve on the Grand Jury this time: Walton D. Lowe (Deceased) Oliver Lee Rlddlck, James Preston Cayton, WlUlam D. Tice, John Willie Skinner, Rose Z. Madrey, Ray E. Kir by, Archie S. Chappell, Joel F. Hollowell, Sr. Shares Oi Common Stock Offered By Peoples Bank At its regular monthly meet ing on October 15, 1969, the Board of Directors of Peoples Bank and Trust Company authorized an of fer to the holders of Its common stock the rlgti to subscribe for 49,477 additional shares of Us common stock at the subscrip tion price of 921.00 per share at the rat4 of one new share for each 10 snares held of record at the close of business on October 15,1969. Transferable subscription warrants will be issued by the bank to the holders of record and they may be exercised In whole or In part, but no fractional shares will be Issued. The warrants will expire on November 10, 1969 at 4:00 p.nu EAT. and if not received by that time at Peoples Bank and Trust Company, at Franklin and West ern in Rocky Mount, North Car olina, duly executed and accom panied by the subscription price, will be void and have no value thereafter. ' ; Any of the additional shares not subscribed for pursuant to war rants will be sold pursuant to an underwriting contract between the bank and Wheat and Co Inc. and Interstate Securities Corpor ation, the Underwriters. - St. Catherine's Auxiliary Luncheon Harvest Sale Hov. 7 The St. Catherine's Auxiliary will have a luncheon and Harvest Sale on Friday, November 7, at the Episcopal parish Housefrom 12-2 p.m. : v Tickets can be purchased from the members of the Auxiliary and are on sale now. Saturday, Oct. 25, Is Last Day To Re-Register W. L, "Buddy" Tilley, Per qui mans County Board of Elec tions Chairman, urges all Per quimans County voters who have not re-registered to please do so this Saturday. Registering has been very slow to date and he stresses the fact that no eligible voter will be able to vote again until he re-registers. The reason for theRe-regts-tration is due to the fact that the Registration Books will have to be changed. ' ' -: So be sure to re-register on Saturday, If you have not already done so. AU precincts will be open at the usual hours. Further inform ation concerning same may be found on another page in this edi tion. D. W. Williams, Sr. Dies Following Long Illness Daniel Webster Williams, Sr., 70, of 322 W. Grubb Street, died Friday at 1:30 a.m. In the Albe marle Hospital following a long illness. A native of Chowan Coun ty, he was a son of the late Harry and Mrs. Margaret Upton Wil liams. ' He was a self employed paint er, a veteran of World War 1, a member of the William Paul Stallings Post 126 of the Ameri can Legion and was a Baptist. Surviving are. his wife, Mrs. Sadie Sanford Williams; a son, Daniel Webster Williams, Jr. of Hertford and a sister, Mrs. Bes sie Bristow of Philadelphia, pa. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 In the Chapel of the Swindell Funeral Homebythe Rev. C. J. Andrews, pastor of First United Methodist Church. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. "Ivory palaces" and "Beyond The Sunset" were sung by the First United Methodist Church. They were accompanied by Miss Caroline Wright, organist. The casket was draped with the American Flag. The casket pall was made of red roses, white chrysanthemums and fern. pallbearers were Willie Aln sley, J. W. Dillon, Thomas Dail, Bill Cox, Herbert Eure and Ju lian Broughton. Mrs. John Sanford Dies In Mocksville Mrs. John C, Sanford, 80, of Mocksville, N. C. died Friday, October 17, at her home. Sur viving are a daughter, Mrs. Ag nes Leary of Mocksville; two sons, John S, Sanford of Mocks ville and Dr. William G. Sanford of Ellsworth Air Force Base, S, Dakota. Funeral services were held Sunday, October 19, at Fork Episcopal Church by the Rev. Daniel w. McCasldll, burial lei lowed at Rose Cemetery. Mrs. Sanford was the daughter of the late Dr. John Speight and Mary Gordon Granbery Speight, both of Hertford. She was born In Hertford, and her family moved to Roper when she was a small child. Mrs, Sanford returned to Hertford as a young girl and at tended school here. After com pleting high school she entered the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she earned her degree. Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Set For Tonight The Perquimans County Farm Bureau, will hold its' annual meeting Thursday night October, 23, 1969 at 8:00p.m. in The Perquimans County High School Auditorium. The Guest speaker will be Mr. Bob Jenkins, Field Farm Bureau Representative. En tertainment, will be furnished and there will be prises ga lore, to be given away. After a short business session, re freshments will be served. Al bert Eure, President of Per quimans County Farm Bureau ' urges all members to attend and join In an evening of fine fellowship together. y; Conduct Canvass FcrUiaCEF The MYF of the First ;' Methodist Church of Hertford ' will conduct a door to door canvass for contributions for UMCEF on Sunday, OctobMr ' 26. Proceeds will go to needy . children overseas. Hertford. Perquimam County, inmniiiiiiiuiiimHiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimiiniiin Mrs. M. T. Griffin Receives Silver Tray at Recent Meet in mummmmmmmnmmmmmwmmwu Mr. R. H. Holcombe, Area Supervisor, Greensboro and Mr. M. R. Stone supervisor of theA&PTea Company, present Mrs. M. T. Griffin of Perquimans County the Extension Homemak er Outstanding Leadership award - A silver tray. Mrs. M. T. Griffin, Perqui mans County Extension Home maker, received outstanding recognition at the Council meet ing of the North Carolina Exten sion Homemakers Association. Mrs. Griffin of Route 2, Edenton was one of twelve leaders in North Carolina presented a sil ver Tray for outstanding leader ship by the A& P Tea Company. The meeting was held at the Betsy-Jeff 4-H Center at the Chlngua-penn Plantation, Relds vllle, N.C. A highlight of the meeting was a tour of the home of Betsy and Jeff Penn. The estate was given to the University of North Caro lina, The home is maintained for tourism by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A collection of rate items, unusual archltedujrJ an1"cor from around the world gave this home individuality unsurpassed. Mrs. Warner Madre of Route 1, Hertford, advisor of the Per quimans County Extension Home makers Council, Mrs. C. T. Rog- Slipcover Workshop Set For Oct. 30-31 A slipcover workshop will be held at the County Office Build ing October 30-31 at 9:30 a.m. each day. Mrs. Josiah Proctor of Route 1, Hertford and Mrs. Warner Madre of Route 1, Hertford will Instruct the workshop. Each have completed a course in slip cover ing taught by Mrs. LUUe Little of North Carolina State College and have had much experience. Each participant in the work shop will have an opportunity to slip cover a chair. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Ila Grey tomce Home ' Economics Extension Agent. Bake Sale The MYF of the First Meth. odist Church of Hertford will sponsor a bake sale of candles and cookies on Saturday, Octo ber 25 during a dance sponsor ed by the Annual staff in the PCHS lunch-room beginning at 8 p.m. Perquimans Co. Superior Court Convenes Oct, 27th Perquimans County Superior Court will convene October 27 with Judge Rudolph L Mlntz pre siding. Criminal Court docket for the October 27, 1969 session as fol lows: State vs. Milton Phelps, non support; Rufus Earl Bateman, D.UJL (2nd offense Cleveland Rlddlck, assault; Cleveland Rld dlck, assault on female; Cleve land Rlddlck, assault on female; Wilbur R. Copeland, D.V& Wil llam Felton Allen, speeding 80 in 55 zone; Jimmy Urich, speeding 77 In 55 zone; Howard Gene Boyce, speeding 79 In 60 cone; Larry Carlton Elmore, reckless driving; Ricky Wayne Trueblood, driving while license revoked. , Fred Douglas Colson, allow ing unlicensed driver to operate vehicle; Roland Held, D.UJ. (2) Improper parking; Val Morgan North Carolina, October 23, 1969 ft- erson, Jr. of Route 2, Hertford, Northeastern District Corres ponding Secretary and Mrs. Ila Grey White, Home Economics Extension Agent, attended the meeting. Mrs. C. M. Aldrldge of Ala mance, presided over the meet ing. Greetings were brought by Dr. Eloise Cofer, Extension Di rector, In Charge of Home Eco nomics, and Mr. Wesley Web ster, Chairman of County Com missioners in Rockingham Coun ty. Mrs. M. R. Parker 1st. Vie President rt Northampton pre sented the 1969 report State and District officers were installed. Over 300 ladies from North Caro lina attended the Annual meeting. Decoupage Class To Be Held In Hertford The Adult Education Division of College Of the Albemarle will sponsor a Decoupage class at Perquimans High School, begin ning Tuesday, October 28. Class es will be held from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. for elgh weeks. Registration fee for the 24 hour course In $2.00 The class will be limited to 20 persons. Decoupage is the craft of de corating wooden boxes and furn ishings. This project will give you many hours of pleasure, when completed. Enroll new and learn a new and exciting art I Education Board Endorses One Cent Sales Tax The Perquimans County Board of Education voted to endorse the local option one cent sales tax to be voted on in the November 4 election. The employment of Barbara Duers, Mellcent Knight, Vivian Trent and Janice Boyce was ap proved by the Board. The employ ment of Clifton "Pete" Howell was also approved by the Board. - After a lengthy discussion, the Board voted to participate In a Head Start Program which will operate during the school year. Bridges, creating disburoance; Oscar Glenn Jones, creating dis turbance; Margaret Overton, murder; John Henry Davis, drunk on the streets (2 resisting ar rest; Robert Herring, D.UJL; Douglas Oral Chappell, prear ranged racing; Sherman Hint on, murder; Johnnie Lee Magwood, D.UJ, (2) failed to comply with inspection law. Siegfried Wachtel, over width; Julian B. White, D.UJL; Carlton McDonald, B.E. & L.2 Bobbie Chappell, discharge firearm into occupied dwelling; Wayland L. White, Jr., assault; Gregory til lis Clegg, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill Inflict ing serious bodily injury; Roy Camponella Woodard, breaking, entering and larceny and Joshua Warren Overton, breaking, en tering and larceny. ' Dr. Joshua Skinner Dies Suddenlv Dr. Joshua John Skinner, 87, a retired biochemist with the U.S. Dept. Agriculture, died un expectedly Friday morning at 7:30 In his home, Cove Grove Farm, Route 3, Hertford. A native of Perquimans Coun ty, he was a son of the late Josh ua and Mrs. Sally skinner and the husband of Mrs. Zula Hopkins Skinner whom he married In 191 1. He was a member of Holy Trin ity Episcopal Church. De. Skinner received his bache lor of science and master of science degrees from the Univer sity of N.C. In 1903 and 1904 and his doctor of philosophy degree from American University In 1917. He was the author of about 150 scientific articles on plant nu trition, nitrogen, nutrition and fertilizer requirements of crops on soil of the South and was co author of HUNGER SIGNS IN CROPS. During his career he cooperat ed in agriculture science Investi gation with Pennsylvania State College, N. C. State College, Vlr ginia Polytechnlclnstltute, Clem son, S. C. College, Georgia Ex periment Station, University of Florida and the Texas Agri culture and Mechanical College. He received the Longstreth Medal from theFrankllnlnstltute in 1919 and in 1930 was awarded the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Award by the American Society of Agro nomy. Besides his wife he is surviv ed by a son, Joshua Hopkins Skin ner of New Haven, Conn; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A funeral service was held Sunday at 1:30 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church by the Rev. Edwin T. Williams with burial In the Church Cemetery. The Casket pall was made of red roses, white chrysanthe mums and fern. pallbearers were Edmond Skinner, Ned Nixon, Robert Has ley, John Jethro, Ben Skinner and James Suter. Perquimans County Surpasses Annual Savings Bonds Goal U. S. Savings Bond and free dom Share sales In North Caro lina for January-September amounted to $47,173,717. This represents 79.1 percent of the state's 1969 dollar quota of $59 600,000. Sales for the month of September amounted to $4,853, 392. Band W, Worley, state volun teer chairman, stated: "We are proud of the citizens of Perqui mans County for their patriotic support of the U, S. Savings Bonds program, as evidenced by the achievement of 154,8 percent of their 1969 dollar goal. Today, with the ever-present threat of inflation, it la essential that the national debt be more widely placed into the hands of indivi duals through this safe andprov end method of saving. We are pleased that the people of Per quimans County nave responded to this call to action and com mend R. L. Stevenson, Execu tive Vice Pres., Peoples Buik and Trust Co., volunteer county chairman, for tbepersonal lead ership be Is giving to this Im portant program." Home Economics Assn. Annual Meet AtWrightsville "Making Tracks with the Time" will be the theme of the 52nd annual meeting of the North Carolina Home Econo mics Association at Wrights- ville Beach, North Carolina, on October 30 through Novem ber 1, Miss Iola prltchard. of Raleigh, announced yester day as president of the organ ization. Headquarters 'for the con vention will be at the Block ade Runner Motor Hotel. Highlights of the meeting will Include a Beachcombers' dinner, moonlight cruise, par ade of the flags, and sessions by regions. Exhibitors will be present and explain new pro ducts and materials important to home economists. The program will Include speeches by H. Robert Charles, Family Home Edi tor of Parents', magazine: Mrs. satenig S. a. Marie, Manager of Educational and Consumer Relations of the J. C. Penny Company, and Mrs. Mildred Davis, repre sentative of the American Home Economics Association. Scouts Place Cancer Stickers On Vehicles - C p Larry Chappell, Roger White, Troy Harrison, Leroy Pearson and Kevin Fields, five of the Hertford Boys Scouts, are pict ured placing Cancer Stickers on cars Saturday at the Harris Shop ping Center. The Boy Scouts I PCHS Students Invited To Attend NCSU Open House Perquimans County high school students, especially juniors and seniors, are being Invited to at tend the annual Open House pro gram Saturday, Nov. 8, at North Carolina State University at Ral eigh, The Open House is sponsored by the University's School of Agriculture and Life Sciences and School of Forest Resources. Open House, which drew an es timated 4,000 people to the M C. State campus last year, Is held for career-minded high school, students, their parents, teach ers and career advisors. Also invited are other adults who are Interested in finding out more about the statewide activities of N. C. State through its research and extension programs. R. M. Thompson, chairman of the county Open House commit tee, will be glad to answer ques tions about the program and to ! plan transportation. Special exhibits designed around the theme, "Careers -2001," will be opened to the pub lic beginning at 9 a.m. in Rey nolds Coliseum, Several hundred Receives New Assignment Edward L. Wilson, Jr., who is stationed with the United States Army in Korea was re cently assigned to a new posi tion In transportation person- I nel for the Secretary of Joint Staff of the United Nations Command In Korea. PFC Wil son had to secure top secret clearance after getting Into UNC-SJS in order to obtain this position. He Is the son of Mrs. L. G. Wilson of Hertford. Attends Opening Of World Series Play Paul "Snooks" White, Tommy Tllley, Jr., Sheriff Julian "Lit tleman" Broughton and his son, Jeff, attended the opening game of the World Series at Balti more, Oct. 11, 1969. They were entertained before game time by their friend, Opal White, In downtown Baltimore. Mr. White is a Shoe Store Exe cutive. Mrs. W. M. Morgan Celebrates 98th Birthday Mrs. W. M. Morgan celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday, Octo ber 16, at her home on Church Street. Numerous guests called during the day to offer their best wishes to the honoree. mtmt i I ' HT .j the ' . -X M 10 Cents Per Copy are participating In the current Perquimans County Cancer Cru sade. They will place stickers on car s next Saturday at the Shopping Center and Downtown Hertford, also. careers In the broad areas of agriculture, life sciences and forestry will be Illustrated, Fa culty members and students will be on hand to discuss career op portunities, currlculums, admis sion requirements and campus life activities. Visitors can view the exhibits in Reynolds Coliseum from 9 turn, to 3 p.m. Time will be provided for visits to various departments of the two schools. A Dutch lunch will be served at Dorton Arena at the State Fairgrounds. An exhibition by the Univer sity's swimming team at Car michael Oym and an inter-squad basketball game at Dorton Arena are also being planned for visi tors. Perquimans C Of C Endorses One Cent Sale Tax Monday night meeting went on record as endorsing the local option sales tax and President Bill Cox said the Chamber also wanted to remind those that have not done so, to register this Sat urday. "It's your last chance and If you don't register, you dont vote" he said adding that "If you don't vote In favor of this tax, Perquimans County will lose about $82,000 a year." Cox noted that the state will add another penny sales tax in the next couple of years anyway "but that money would be used by the state. The county wont get very much of It. The money the county will get from this local option sales tax will be used for welfare, health, better jail facilities and to fill other needs of the area," he said. He added that the money will,' in general, go toward "making this county attractive to new In dustry, business and residents." Cox said the single extra penny could go toward hiring UOschool teachers (above the number em ployed with current state funds) or facilities for up to 555 school children. He said -it's important to vote for the tax on Nov. 4, but to do so you must register this Satur day, it's your last opportunity." William D. Felton Promoted To Sgt. William D. Felton. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence O. Felton, RU 1, Hertford, N. C, has been promoted to sergeant In the V& Air Force. Segeant Felton is a supply inventory specialist at Da Nang AB, Vietnam, assigned to the 366th Combat Support Group, a unit of the Pacific Air Forces. The sergeant is a 1966 graduate of Perquimans County Union High School, WlnfalL, N. C Mrs. Harrison Asb Workers To Turn In Reports Mrs. John Harrison, FerquU' mans Weekly Subscription Driver Chairman for the Hertford Gram. mar School, asks all workeri to please turn their subscriptions to her at the earliest possible date.
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