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fting Co. ' THE FEMUIMAN w: EI "3 TTJ KLY 'I oiume XXVI - 61 Hertford, Parquimani County, North Carolina, December 4, 1969 10 Cents Per Copy Christmas Parade Set For December 10th Capt. Wills Receives Air Force Medal X I J y Captain LeweUyn S. Wills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Wills of Rt. 3, Hertford, N. C, has re celved the U. S. Air Force Com. mendatlon Medal at Los Angeles Air Force Station, Calif . Captain Wills was decorated for meritorious service as a space systems project officer with the test and development directorate, deputy for space communications systems, Los Angeles Air Force Station. He was cited for his outstanding professional skill, knowledge and leadership. The captain Is assigned to the Early Xmas 4 Urged By Postmaster "Don't take a chance on dls- i . ... . . , appointing someone you tove, sena your gut parcels ana caras Cly enough to Insure their de iry before Christmas, not after," Postmaster W. W. White advised today, 'On the day after Christmas a post office building can be the most depressing place In the world," White added, "if it still contains a mountain of messages of love and cheer that didn't make It because they were mailed too late." : Such disappointments can be avoided If Christmas mailers will Observe the following mailing schedule. Gift parcels going to distant states should be mailed by De cember 1. Parcels going to local and nearby areas should be mail ed not later than December 13, The name and address of both the sender and addressee should be enclosed In each gift parcel to permit Identity in case of damage or loss of the outside address label The outside label should be placed on only one side of each parcel. , (feeding cards going to distant states should be mailed not later man December lO.Cards going to sal and nearby areas should 'in the mail by December IS, Postmaster White also empha sized the importance of using ZIP Codes and adding a return Sdress to all Christmas mail. only takes a couple extra seconds, but pays big dividends. ZIP Codes enable postal em ployes to sort and handle the mall faster, A return address Insures mat mall that can't be delivered because of an Illegible or incom plete mailing address rtll be re turned to the sender, "A return address might not seem very important," Post master noted, "But last year over 32 billion pieces of mall want to postal dead letter branches be- I,larching Unit To Sponsor Bazaar A Christmas Bazaar. sponsor ed by the girls of the Perqui mans County Marching Unit, will held Saturday, December 6 it the Lion's Club Building. Pro ceeds from the bazaar nil be - ised to help finance expesnes of he unit to Atlantic City next ily when they will march In the jternational Llons'Club Parade. : : The girls, their parents and Tlenas nave been busy for the est tew welts making many '-ferent types of handicraft suit it for Christmas gifts. Baked j canned goods nil also be i-Q. : ' ' Sveryone la, urged to come to support the Marching Unit -tr effort to raise funds for ' -p to Atlantic City. Space and Missile Systems Organization, a major com. ponent of the Air Force Systems Command which manages re search and development of USAF aerospace systems. Captain Wills, a 19S9 graduate of Perquimans County Union High School, Wlnfall, N. C received us a, s. aegree in ies from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University and was commissioned there through the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps program. His wife Is the former Ruth L. Russell. Mailing Is cause the mailing address couldn't be read and there was no return address on the envelope. If you estimate the worth of each of these pieces at twenty-five cents, including postage, postal customers lost over 7.5 million last year to dead letter offices. And none of this would have hap pened if the envelopes had con tained a return address." LIBRARY NEWS The Perquimans County li brary has been given a number of handsome memorial books re cently. These are This Treasur ed Land, The Wonders of Amer ica, It's People and Natural Glor ies, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wayne Hefren; A Treasury of Hunting, In memory of Charles E, White; American Manners and Morals, a pictorial history of how we lived 1620 to 1969, in memory of Russell Baker; Two volumes, Horizon History of China and The Arts of China, by the editors of Horizon Magazine, In memory of Mr. R. M. Rlddlck; Homeland, essays by Hal Borland In mem ory of Mrs. J. C. Blanchard; and American Folk Arts and Crafts also in memory of Mrs. J. C, Blanchard. Other new books In the . library arei Complete Book of Letter Writing, by Bluenihal; Buying Guide, by Consumer Reports; My Life and Prophecies, by Jean Dix on; Mr. Clutch, the Jerry West Story; Experiments with Magnl ism, by Soot In; and a number of new novels: Where the Lilies Bloom, by Cleaver; The Shiver ing Sands, by Holt; A Season of Evil, by Morrow; The Sound of Summer Voices, by Tucker; The Rising River, by Agnes Sandord; Mr. Bridge, by Connellj The Val ley of Time, by Wilson; The Kings Pleasure, by Lotts; The Country Club, by Bruff; Out of the Rocks, by Neilsooj A Special Providence, by Yates; The Point of the Game, by Cbx; Ever After, by Whitney, and A Loving Wife, by Welngar ten, Senior Citizens Recognition Program A Recognition Program for Perquimans County Senior Citi zens is scheduled for Sunday, December 14, at SiOO p.m. in the First Baptist Church In Hertford. - Please send to Mrs. I. E.Rog erson, Wlnfall, or to Mrs. M. B, Taylor, Home Economics Exten sion Agent, the name and birth date of the oldest person within your community. Special Christmas music will be rendered by the Senior Citi zen's Choir. The deadline tor the birthdate of the oldest senior citizen Is Thursday, December 11. Be sure to get yours in on time. Mrs. Mattie Spivey Dies At Home Mrs, Matte King Spivey, 78, of Route 1 Hobbsville, died Sun day at 6 130 p.m. at her home. A native of Gates County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas W, and Acenlth Perry King and the widow of Charlie C, Spivey, She was a member of the Sandy Cross Baptist Church and the Women's MlssionarySoclety. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Horace Hollowell and one son, Murray Spivey , both of Route 1 Hobbsville, and one grand- Funeral services ware held Tuesday a 2 p.m. In the Sandy Cross Baptist Church with the Rev, Thomas A. Clark officiat ing. Burial was In the family cemetery, What A Friend We Have In Jesus" was sung by members of the church choir, accompanied by Mrs, Elton Trotman, Organist, The casket was covered by a pall of pink roses, white glads, white chrysanthemums and fern. Pall bearers were Ear S tail ings, Thomas King, Forrest White, Dee Rlddlck, E. G.Wil li ms and Carlton Smith. Hertford BPW Club Has Program Meet The Hertford BPW Club met Tuesday night, November 25th at the REA building with Mrs. R ox anna Jackson, president, presid ing, ' Miss Hulda Wood, Chowan County public health nurse, gave a very interesting and Informa tive program on the work of the District and County Health De partments. With the aid of a chart, Miss Wood explained each phase of the work such as the im munization program, examina tion and diagnostic tests for ven ereal diseases, laboratory tests of blood, water, milk, etc skin tests and chest X-rays to detect tuberculosis, home visits by the nurse to help care for patients in the home, clinics for expectant mothers and clinics for crippled children and other children with special problems - Just to men tion a fee of the services avail able to the public A question and answer period was held at the end of Miss Wood's talk, and each one present came away convinced that the health department was a must to insure the best health care for the citizens of this county and area. In conclusion. Miss Wood stated that we could support our Health Department by contacting our legislators In Raleigh who provide money to the State Board of Health to assist each county In their work, The meeting adjourned to meet again in December for a Christ mas party at a time and place to be announced later. Services Held For Leonidas L. Lane Funeral services for Leonidas Lee Lane, 77, of Route 1, Belvl dere, who died Nov. 24, were held Wednesday, Nov. 26 in the Upriver Friends Meeting by the Rev. Waldo Smith. "God Be ; With You Til We Meet Again" and "The Old Rug ged Cross" were played dur ing the service by Miss Johnnie White, organist, : The casket pall was made of red carnations, white chrys anthemums and fern. Pallbearers were Nelson Lane, Elsberry Lane, Alvah Wlnslow, Cratton Winslow, Clifford Wins-' low and EUls Stalling?. Burial was In the Upriver Cemetery. State Board Of Health To Hold Public Hearing . The State Board of Health will hold a public hearing on Thurs day, December 4, 1969 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 614 Cooper Memor ial Building, Raleigh, N. C. to consider the drug MDA as to ad. diction-forming or addictlon-su. staining qualities or possessing hallucinogenic properties. This hearing will be held in accordance with provision of GS 9087 $ Other matters including revia. ad regulations on NurslngHomes and authority to perform blood alcohol teats will be considered by the Board. County Extension Homemakers Present Awards At Council Meet R. M. Thompson, Perquimans County Extension Chairman pre sented awards at the County Ex tension Homemakers' Council meeting. The fall meeting was held November 21 at the County Office Building. Thompson praised the group for their efforts and their con tributions to the county. He said "Progress is always change; however. Change Is not always progress." He recognized club members who had not missed a club meeting and presented pins to those with perfect attendance in Five Year multiples. Mrs. Maurice Crldlln of the Chapan oke Club and Mrs. J. B, Bas nlght of the Burgess Club were recognized for 31 years of per fect attendance, Thompson recognized Mrs. M. T. Griffin of Route 2, Edentonfor being the winner of the A & P Leadership award In North Caro lina and Perquimans County. Club leadership awards were given to Mrs. Odell Hurdle, Bay Branch; Mrs. Joseph Layden, Beech Springs; Mrs. Claude Wlnslow, Belvldere; Mrs. Josiah Proctor, Burgess; Mrs. Colon Jackson, Helen Gaither; Mrs. Archie Rld dlck, Whitest on; Mrs. John Rog erson, Wlnfall, Burgess Club won the $5.00 award for the club with the most points, Mrs. Elizabeth Wlnslow of Route 1, Hertford, President of the Council presided over the meeting. Mrs. J. D. Yeates, County Mu sic Chairman, led in music Mrs. Marlon Frlerson gave the devo tional. Mrs. Sylvia Winslow of Star RU Wlnfall, gave a report on Univer sity Days and the United Nations Tour Reunion. "You, the Con sumer" was the theme of Univer sity Days. Some highlights In cluded remarks by Dr. Brooks James, who said "You are a Con sumer from the day you're born when you begin consuming air". Dr. A. C, Edwards, Presbyterian R.M. Thompson Appointed Chowan Extension Chmn. R, M, (Pete) Thompson has been appointed Chowan County extension chairman to succeed Charles Overman who recently retired. Thompson, who has been in agricultural extension work for Goal: One Million Mrs, Charlie Skinner, Sr. Membership Chairman for Unit 126 In Hertford said that one mil lion members working for the welfare of veterans and their families, serving in their com munities and striving for the peace and security of America Is not Just a dream -It Is the goal of the American Legion Auxiliary for 1970. "Why do we need one million members In our organization?" she asked. "Because ours is a program not only of service but for keeping alive the ideals for which Americans have sacrificed so much in the past and are de fending so bravely in Vietnam to day." "The American Legion Auxi liary Is putting special emphasis on enrolling the wives of the Viet -time veterans," Mrs, Skinner ex plained. "We are anxious to have these young women Join us, not only because we think they would enjoy having the new friends they would make as a member of the Auxiliary but because in an or ganization like ours, there is al ways need -for volunteer work ers." "Our program of service to the hospital confined veterans," Mrs. Skinner continued, "is an interesting and certainly reward ing program. The men are so appreciative of the attentions they would not otherwise receive were it not for our volunteers. We know that so many V. A. patients are forgotten and neglected In the busy world's rush! Attention from the pretty young wives of Vietnam veterans on hospital rounds could do so much to lift their morale There are so many other projects that the new members could give time to - projects that they would find interesting and worthwhile." "So," Mrs, Skinner concluded, "we are making a special appeal to any interested eligible woman to Join the American Legion Auxi liary in Unity and Service for America Minister of Raleigh said "Suc cess is not what we have, but what we feel". Some topics dis cussed were "Ingredient cook ing", "No hope for low priced food with the present standard of living", "A Home Is not a home unless It Is furnished to fit chil dren", the quality of together ness In the home, the working mother and attitudes of fathers, etc Mrs. Melvln Eure of Route 3, Hertford, Mrs. M. T. Griffin of- Route 2, Edenton, Mrs. Ar chie White of Route 1, Belvldere, Mrs. R. W. Turner, of Route 3, Hertford and Mrs. Wlnslow at tended a reunion In Raleigh of the United Nations Study Tour groups, Mr. Sam Levering of Special Agencies of U, N. spoke to the group. Mrs. Edwin Williams of Hert ford gave a report on the North eastern District Crafts Workshop and showed corn shuck articles, dried flora, Oshlbana, decorated egg shells, and paper flowers, made by the group who attended the workshop at East Carolina College. Mrs. Warner Madre of Route 1, Hertford reported on the North Carolina Extension Homemakers meeting which was heldlnReids vllle, N. C. She told about the Conserved Products association in the Albemarle Area. Mrs. Eva Hurdle gave a report on the success of the Vegetable Garden Contest. A highlight of the meeting was a dress revue of garments made by homemakers. Mrs. T.T.Har rell, Clothing Committee Chair man was Narrator, Twenty-one ladles modeled in the revue. Mrs. Clara Ferry modeled a basic dress created at a "beginning sewing" workshop. Mrs. Warner Madre and Mrs. Gordan Shaw modeled garments made as a result of a "fitting" workshop. 1st . Vice President "Mrs, Joe Towe White of Route L Hertford reported on the years' activities of the Extension Homemaker Committee, over 18 years, has been county chairman In neighboring Perqui mans County since 1954. The announcement of the ap pointment was made by Dr. George Hyatt Jr., director of ag ricultural extension at North Carolina State University, with the approval of the Chowan Coun ty Board of Commissioners. Thompson will assume the new position Jan. 1, 1970, accordlngto J. C. Jones, chairman of the Northeastern Extension District. Dr. Hyatt described Thompson as "very capable whether In the field working with farmers or at his desk planning and giving lead ership to the total county exten sion program." A native of Elizabeth City, Thompson Is a 19S0 graduate of North Carolina State University. He has done further graduate study at NCSU. Prior to entering college, he served In the U. S. Coast Guard three years. Thomp son taught in the public schools In Harnett and Northampton County briefly before becoming m assistant extension agent In Johnston County In 195L He moved to Perquimans as county chair man in 1954. Wm. Paul Stallings Unit 126 To Meet Thursday Night The Wm. Paul Stalllngs Unit 126 of the American Legion will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hut In Hert ford. All members are urged to at tend. Perquimans High School PTA Meets Thursday Night The Perquimans County High School P.T.A, will meet Thurs day, Dec, 4, at 8 p.m. In the auditorium. The program viU be presented by the Glee Club under the direction of Miss Caroline Wright. All parents are urged to attend. Christmas Parade Set For Dec. 10 Wednesday December 10 lsthe day for the Christmas Parade, sponsored annually by the Per quimans County Chamber of Com merce. It will be fun for old and young. It gets underway at 4 o'clock, starting at the high school, heads north on 17 to Dobb, then to Church, to Grubb, to Edenton Road and back to the high school. The parade will spotlight a number of floats and bands and there will be good-sized prize money going to the top two win ners in each category. Judges will be stationed in front of the courthouse and maks the presentation at the high school, at the parade's conclusion. Chief Judge Is WGAl's country-western disc Jockey Ray Ward. Judging with him will be former Hertford Mayor Vivian Darden and Dally Advance stafff writer Bessie CuU pepper. There will be about 30unitsand in addition to floats and bands we'll have old cars, beauty queens, color guards, cheerlead ers, Smokey the Bear, horses, plenty of clowns who will be giv ing away plenty of candy and First District Highway Commissioner Joe Nowell, who will be handing out 1970 state maps and of course the one, the only Santa! So don't forget the date and time for the fun Wednesday at 4 p.m. Mrs. J. Winslow Announces Arts Drive Mrs. Julian E. Winslow, Per quimans County's representative on the Executive Council of the Albemarle Area Arts Council, announces that the Perquimans County Chapter, of the Arts Coun cil will put its Drive in full swing from Saturday, Dec. 6 through Dec. 1 3. The Drive Committee is com posed of officers from the coun ty PTA organization, who fully realize the need for further op portunities in the Arts, Mrs. Don Morris of the Hert ford Grammar School is in charge of the ticket sale. She will be as sisted by Mrs. Robert Hendren representing Central Grammar School PTA, Mrs. Rudolph Perry and Mrs, Estelle Felton, representing our two high schools, will be respon sible for a float in the Christmas Parade Dec. 10. Mrs. W. E. Griffin vill be In charge of par ties and publicity. There will be a tent, furnish ed by Mr. Swindell on the court house green Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, manned by Mrs. Thelma Elliott and Mrs. T, P. Brlnn. Dec. 15 Deadline For "Operation Santa Claus" 'Operation Santa Claus" is nearly over . December 15 is the deadline for this project which is sponsored each year by the North Carolina Mental Health Associa tion (NCMHA). This project is NCMHA's annual effort to make sure that all the patients in our North Carolina State MentalHos pitals and Centers for the Re tarded receive gifts at Christ mas time. According to the Directors of Volunteer Services at the Hos pitals and Centers, more gifts are still needed. Gifts of clothing for male and female adults and children, and especially in the very large adult sizes, are still urgently needed. So are personal and recreational Items, as wall as larger gifts for the wards. Your gift - unwrapped, please - may be taken to the nearest Mental Health Association or Clinic, or to any of the publi cized gift collection points in your community. Your partici pation In 'Operation Santa Claus" will mean a far brighter Christmas this year for the thou sands of men, women, and chil dren who are now occupying North Carolina's mental institutions. American Legion Auxiliary Meets Thursday Night The American Legion Auxiliary of the William Paul Stallings Unit 126 will meet Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Lessle White for theChrist mas Party, Baiter Heads 5i"vwt.; sew- 1 IJfcl,. . 1 .11 NEW DEBATE CLUB OFFICERS are Wallace Nelson, Wayne Rlddlck, Angela Baker and Betty Murray. The Debate Club, beginning its second year at PCHS, met in late October with the club advisor, Mrs. Elizabeth Britt. The mem bers elected the club officers at this meeting, Angela Baker was elected to preside at the meet ings, "Wayne Rlddlck was chosen vice president, while Wallace Nelson was elected to the posi tion of secretary. Betty Murray New Hope -heigh Temple Homemakers Club Meet The regular meeting of New Hope-Leighs Temple Extension Homemakers Club met in regular session Monday, November 24 in the home of Mrs. Bertha Mallory, Route 3, Hertford. The meeting opened with the song Kum Ba Yah followed with the devotion by family life leader. The secretary -treasurer report Bethel Community Development Club Holds Meeting In the absence oft lie president, the meeting was presided over by Mrs, M. B. Taylor. Following the Devotional period, the meeting was open to business. All Com mittees reported and officers were elected for the coming year. Py motion all were retained for another year, with one new ap pointment. Mrs, Esther W, Loundes was appointed as report er. Committees were appointed on the following projects: Increase Income - Mr. George Skinner, Chairman; Home Improvement -Mr. Clifton Jones, Chairman; Community Investment -Mrs.M, B, Skinner, Chairman; Youth -Mr. Jerry Zachary, Chairman; Program - Mrs. Minnie Gregory, Chairman; Recreation - Mrs. Margaret Skinner,. Chairman; Membership - Mrs. Mary Har rell, Chairman; Refreshments -Mrs. telle Gxanby, Chairman. Plans were completed for the Twentieth Anniversary of the Achievement Program and the Exhibit, which was held Novem ber 19 with much success. Plans were also made toward the Annual Christmas Parade. All business completed, the meeting was closed by repeating the Mlspah. Gather Tax Records Now With the income tax filing sea son almost here, get a head start on your 1969 return by getting your tax records together now, J. E. Wall, District Director of Internal Revenue for North Caro lina, said that cancelled checks, receipts, records of contribu tions, and other financial data will help you prepare a more accurate 1969 Federal income tax return. Albemarle lunior Miss Pageant Set For Saturday Night The Albemarle Junior Miss Pageant will be held Saturday at 8 p.m, in the Perquimans County High School Auditorium. The Pageant Is an annual event sponsored by the Hertford Jay cees. Dllbon Young and Tom Brown are Co-Chalrmen for this year's Pageant, Debate Club Si jTMi!iiS serves as the treasurer of the Debate Club. Three club members, Woody Bundy, Cathy Keel and Michael Walker, along with Mrs. Britt are writing the constitution of the club. Later in the year, the members of the club will do re search on the 1969-70 debating topic. The club members will then try out for the position of debaters and alternates. was given and approved by the members. During the business session the members agreed to contribute funds toward the delegates ex pense to the Citizenship Seminar, in Washington, D. C. January 12, thru the 15th, 1970. Also during the business the following officers were elected for 1970; President, Mrs. Bessie Thomas; Vice President, Mrs. Sophia Godfrey; Secretary, Mrs. Susie E. Taylor; assistant sec retary, Mrs. Cora White; Mrs. Elmiral Crutifield, Reporter, Mrs. Bertha Mallory; Music Leader, Mrs. Cora White; Fam ily Life Leader, Miss Mary Sum ner. Mrs. M. B. Taylor, Home Ex tension Agent, following thebusi ness meeting, gave a demonstra tion on "Investing In Family Re lationship". The meeting closed with the Club Collect. During the social hour refreshments were served by Mrs. Mallory. College Students Home For Holidays The following students have re turned to college after spending the Holidays with their respective parents: UNC, Chapel Hill - Andy Rog erson, Fred Murray, Joe Has kett, Doug Haskett, Walter Ed wards; N. C. STATE U. - Shelley Bateman, Bill Decker, Tommy Nowell, Marshall Caddy, Richard White, Steve Rlddlck, Jane Evans; ECU, Greenville - Jan White, Carolyn White, Carolyn Long, Sharman Taylor, Jinny Cham bers, Shirley Gregory, Jay Dil lon, Chuck White, Paul Ward, Claudia Brum, Cindy Wlnslow; CHOWAN COLLEGE -Thomas Gregory; WAYNE COMMUNITY COL LEGE - Lee Tunnell and John Elton Hurdle; CAMPBELL COLLEGE -Greg Beck; WAKE FOREST U. - Donald Perry; UNC, Wilmington - Jackie Simpson; ALEXANDRIA COMPUTER SCHOOL - William Harrison and Ben Chambers; ACC - Douglas Umphlett, Pc; gy Copeland; WILSON TECH - Wallace Mor gan and Royce Vickers; , ELON COLLEGE - Bea Skip sey; HARDBARGER BUSINESS COLLEGE - Jean Sawyer. Crime Rate Spirals . NEW YORK The Insurance Information Institute notes that crimes involving property, which have a pronounced eHect on insurance losses and rates, climbed sharply again in 1968. Robbery increased 29 per cent over the 1967 figure, larceny rose 21 per cent, auto theft 19 per cent, and burglary IS per cent.
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