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SRQUIMAN
WEEKLY
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Volume XXVII 2T
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, May 21, 1970
10 Cents Per Copy
Meet Your Perquimans Marching Unit
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Pays Tribute To
Miss Newby
The Perquimans Board' of
Education pays Resolution o a
former member of the school
faculty at Perquimans County
High School, the late Miss
Frances Elizabeth Newby.
"The Perquimans County
Schools sustained a great loss on
May 1, 1970 when death claimed
our friend and educator, Frances
Elizabeth Newby."
(The resolution of respect is
printed in its entirety in this issue
of your paper. )
Monthly Report
Hertford Police
Department
Miss Lynne Landing is
e daughter of Mr. and
W. D. Landing. She
!s 16 years old and a
Sophomore at Perq. High
School.
She is 5 feet 4 in. tall,
has light brown hair and
due eyes. Her noDDies are
kwimmine. reading.
bating, and going to the
movies.
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Lynne is a Snare
Drummer in the Mar
bhing Unit. She is also a
member of the Heaitn
Club, FHA, Debate Club,
V Basketball, ana
umor Editor on the news
aper staff.
Miss Cathy Keel is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Keel. She is 16
years old and a
Sophomore at Perq. High
School.
She is 5 feet 7 in. tall,
has dark brown hair and
blue eyes. Her hobbies are
sewing, cooking, writing,
and working at the
hospital as a nurses' aide.
Cathy plays the Base
Drum in the Marching
Unit. Her other activities
Jiave been FHA, Health
Club, Debate Club,
Student Council Home
Room Representative,
and 9th grade Home
Room Secretary-Treasurer.
Miss Darlene Goodman
is the 16 year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Goodman.
She is 5 feet 3 in. tall,
has black hair and blue
eyes. Her hobbies are
sewing and swimming.
Darlene is a Sophomore
at Perq. High School, and
a Majorette in the Mar
ching Unit. Her Fresh
man year she was a J-V
Cheer Leader, Home
noom resident, a
member of Health Club,
FHA, and Student
Council. Her Sophomore
year she is Library
Assistant, played powder
puff foot ball and a
member of FHA and
Health Club.
The following monthly report
for April was given by Chief Ben
L. Gibbs at the regular meeting
of the Town Council. ARREST
MADE: Drunk on the Street, 3;
Assault, 1; Arm Robbery, 3;
Miscellaneous Traffic Arrests, 1 ;
ACTIVITIES: Calls Answered
and Investigated, 103; Accidents
Investigated, 3; Funerals
Worked, 6; Courtesies Extended,
111; Door Found Unlocked, 5;
Fire Calls Answered, 5; Radio
Calls, 218; Citations Issued for
Improper Parking, 1; Lights
Reported Out, 3; Bicycles
Reported Stolen, 1.
Chaplain Cherry To Give
Baccalaureate Sermon
Plans are being made for
Commencement exercises to be
held at Perquimans County High
School on Sunday "and Friday
nights, May 24 and 29 at 8:00 p.m.
Captain Corbin Cherry, (class of
1956) Chaplain at Walter Reed
General Hospital will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon. The
Reverend Thomas R. Butt, Sr.
(class of 1946) will give the in
vocation and the benediction,
and the Reverend Jesse Ray
Mansfield of the Selma Baptist
church (class of 1956) will read
the scripture lesson and offer the
prayer.
Special music will be
presented by the high school glee
club under the direction of Miss
Caroline Wright.
There are 76 candidates in line
for the presentation of diplomas.
The valedictory will be given by
Karen Haskett, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Haskett. The
salutatory will be delivered by
Wayne Riddick, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Riddick. Janice
Winslow, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Oras Winslow, and Douglas
Perry, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Perry will present the
history of the class of 1970. The
Mrs. White Demonstrates
Furniture Ref in ishing
Board Of Education Approves
Tentative A llocation of Teachers
I Perquimans Board of
jducation met here Monday,
lay 4 arid approved a tentative
Jlocatlon of teachers for the
370-71 term of school. This
Jlotment provides for 23
Vhenjjtor Hertford Grammar
fch6olj;45; dftir Perquimans '
entral Grammar School, 17 for
erquimans Union School and 26
jr Perquimans High School.
(The above number of teachers
pes not include special
lucation teachers or vocational
achers.
(The Board voted to budget for
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an additional vocational teacher
for next year.
In other business the Board
decided to operate separate
buses for high school and
elementary students in so far as
possible next year. .
r!f A new" budget for Driver
Education was approved. A
contract with R. E. Aiken, Jr. to
audit the financial records was
approved.
The purchase of a new mower
and tractor was approved with
the funds for this purchase to
come from the Impact or A.B.C.
Account if necessary.
Superintendent C. C. Walters'
was authorized to proceed with
plans for construction of a
covered walk-way to connect the
King Street School with
Perquimans High.
Plans were made to prepares
new budget for presentation to
the Board of Commissioners at a
later date in May.
Resolution of Respect was
adopted by the Board for the late
Frances Elizabeth Newby,
Perquimans High School teacher
who died this month. -
Mn. Eariene White, Perquimans County Extension Aide demon
strates a lefinbhing furniture technique for student, Mn. T. T.
Harrell of Route 1, Hertford, N.C.
Perquimans High 1970 Graduating Class
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program will begin with the
invocation by Dan Nixon, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nixo-
The benediction by Nancy Rid
dick, the daughter 'of Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Riddick, will con
clude the commencement
program. These speakers are the
top ranking students in the
graduating class.
Doug Benton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Benton, president of
the Senior Class, . will present the
gift to the school. A number of
medals will be awarded to
outstanding pupils.
Members of the County Board
of Education, William E. Byrum,
Principal of PCHS, the District
School Committee, C.C. Walters,
Superintendent of Perquimans
County Schools, will be seated on
the stage for the graduating
exercises. Clifford Winslow,
Chairman of the Board of
Education will present the
diplomas.
Graduating exercises for the
eighth grade will be held on
Thursday, May 28, at 1 :00 p.m. in
auditorium.
Chamber Board Of
Directors Supper
Meeting Planned
The Board of Directors of the
Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce will hold its regular
monthly meeting this Monday
night.
It' will be the annual Past
President's Dinner and all in that
category are invited to attend for
an evening of fellowship and
food.
The former is free, the latter
will be at a cost of $3.50 and that
will be for the steak and all the
trimmings.
The meeting will be held at
Winslow-Blanchard Motor Co.
and will get underway at 7 j.m
Please notify the Chamber of
Commerce office by Thursday
and let them know if you can
attend. '
Perquimans Unit
Of ASC Meets
Monday Night
The Perquimans County Unit
. of the American Cancer Society
will meet Monday night at 8
o'clock at the REA Building in
Winfall.
Dr. Robert Poston will present
the program.
The public is invited to attend.
Beers To Receive
Heart Fund Award
John G. Beers, Chairman of
the 1970 Heart Fund Campaign in
Perauimans, has been selected
from over 100,000 North Carolina
Heart Fund Volunteers, to
receive an award for outstanding
service at the N. C. Heart
Association's 21st Annual
Meeting and Scientific Sessions
in Durham on May 26 and 27th.
The award will be presented at
the Awan s Breakfast of the
Associatif .i held annually in
honor of the Founders Award
recipients. The Heart
Association's "First Lady", Mrs.
Henry Miller of Winston-Salem
will present the Awards.
The Founders Award is
presented annually to Heart
Volunteers ''for distinguished
leadership in Heart Cause" over
a period of years or for ex
ceptional service in one year.
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DRESS REVUE WINNERS - Left to right Gil Proctor, Linda
Ownley and Debbie Lane.
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PICTURED ABOVE - TALENT WINNERS - Left to right,
Randy Lassiter, Barry Lane, and Russell Lassiter.
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Pictured above are the members of the 1970 graduating class
of Perquiir "i Co .ty K'i V tool. Rising from left to right:
Row 1: . 'j.Lcm, V i-.-J ManJield, Carla EUiott,
BrendaHur ,, ?:jmAir.bc i.Kt.Jt Haskett, Wendy Benton,
Judy Hall, ( " 1m Eoftler, Pat Co:'. :w, and Mary Godfrey.
Row 2: BeC.y . Lite, Tiny V:lt, Qau ' j Stokdy, Joan Yohi
Mary Ruth Ddl, Tlancy Reed, LaVanda Hussell, Anne Simpson,
BecUe Elliott, llaitbt White, ..d Pat Lane. Row 3: Geneva
White, Sandra Smith, Janice Et-IIL, Joyce Chappdl, Donna
Talley, Anjjda er, Nancy RiJxk, Pam Winslow, Jeryl
: Zachuy, and ;".:tcher. How 4: lUthard Waten, Mickie
Phelps, Earf Godfrey, Douglas Perry, Ricky White, Edward
Bynun, Parker Newbern, Pam Sutton, and Peggy White. Row 5:
Miltort Hunter, Coleman W. Webb, Louis Lamb,, Terry White,
DoiUd S tailings, Ddores Sphrey, Wanda Winslow, Larry Gibbs,
- and Gail Watson. Row 6: Carlton Small, Michael Miller, Gaby
Baker, Gayle Thompson, ShO Ward, Doris Newton, Janice
Winslow, Anna Chambers, and Maiy Beth Proctor. Row 7: Jeny
Cale, Johnny Caddy, Jim White, Wayne Riddick, Martin Owent,
Charles Cornelius, Donatd Hobbt aud Ken Dale. Row 8:
-Jcnny White, Jule Fleerwood, Broughton Dail, Doug Benton,
' Kiia Rose, Dan Nixon'andRayHollowell , . ' , V
Marine Sergeant Everett C.
Egan, husband of Mrs. Mary E.
Egan of Route 3, Hertford, N. C,
is participating in "Exotic
Dancer III" with the Second
Marine Division near Camp
Lejeune, N. C.
"Exotic Dancer III" is a three
week joint service training
exercise involving an estimated
60,000 Navy, Marine Corps,
Army and Air Force support
troops, operating against an
opposing force of additional
Atlantic command units.
The operations include an air
dropped U.S. Army Airborne
Brigade coordinated with am
phibious helicopter and surface
landings by a Marine Ex
peditionary Brigade from Navy
ships. .
PICTURED ABOVE ARE 4-H HEALTH ROYALTY - Left to
right, Debbie Harrell, Gail Eure, Barry Lane, Vickie Godfrey,
Ricky Lane. Not pictured is Earl Lane.
A Look Into The 70'$ Is Theme
0 Annual 4-H Talent Shaiu
"A Look Into the 70's" was the
theme of the A n n u a 1 Talent
Show, Dress Revue, and Health
Pageant which was held on
Monday night, May 11 at Hert
ford Grammar School. The
narrator for the entire program
was Carmen Sutton, District 4-H
President.
Winners of the Health Pageant
were crowned by Mr. Ernest
Sutton, President of the Adult
Leaders. They were chosen by
their outstanding Health
Records and were as follows:
Barry Lane, Health King; Gail
Eure, Health Queen; Earl Lane,
Health Prince; (Not pictured in
the above photo) Debbie Harrell,
Health Princess; Ricky Lane,
Health Duke; Vickie Godfrey,
Health Duchess.
Talent winners were as
follows. Barry 'Lane, Blue
Ribbon for his piano medley;
Susan Rogerson, Red Ribbon for
her solo; Beth Winslow, Blue
ribbon for her piano selection;
Russell Lassiter, Blue Ribbon for
his solo; Claudia Winslow, Red
Ribbon for her piano selection;
Shaun Stokely. Red Ribbon for
solo, Cathy Newberry, Blue
Ribbon for piano selection; Mike
Stokely and Carmen Sutton, Blue
Ribbon for duet; Randy Lassiter,
Blue Ribbon for piano selection;
Murden Stokely, Red Ribbon for
his recitation; Vickie Godfrey,
Red Ribbon for piano selection;
EagerBeaver 4-H Club, Blue
Ribbon for their song and skit;
Rhonda Lane, Blue Ribbon for
piano selection; Ella Sue
Chappell, Blue Ribbon for her
Red
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puppet dance; Suzanne Keel,
Red Ribbon for her solo. Top
three talent winners were Barry
Lane, Russell Lassiter, and
Randy Lassiter.
Dress Revue Winners were as
follows: Debbie Lane, Blue
Ribbon; Beverly Eure,
Ribbon; Shaun Stokely,
Ribbon; Beth Winslow,
Ribbon: Suzanne Keel,
Ribbon; Susan Rogerson, White
Ribbon; Ella Sue Chaopell, Blue
Ribbon; Darlene Feltcn, Rec"
Ribbon; Linda Ownley, Blue
Ribbon; Gail Eure, Red Ribbon;
Rhonda Lane, White Ribbon;
Brenda Godfrey, Red Ribbon;
Gail Proctor, Blue Ribbon. The
winner of the Pre-Teen Division
was Debbie Lane. The Early
Teen Division Winner was Linda
Ownley; and the Sr. Teen
Division winner was Gail
Prnntnr .
Judges for the event were Mrs. '
Phyllis West, Assistant Home
Asent. Pasauotank County; Mr, .
Gladys White, Home Economic
Agent, Chowan County; Mrs
Judy Stewart, Home Economics
Teacher, Perquimans County
High School, Mr. Jimmy
Vaughn, Assistant Agricultural
Agent, Pasquotank County. t
"All in all, the events of the ,
evening proved to be a success,',
states Miss Sherrl Taylor,;
Assistant Home Agent.
The camel k a nistv-tempered,
beast that kicks, bites and spits
hut bo one nu louna a oener
cargo carrier for the heart of the
Sahara Desert. ' .