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7r t ft:- ?J ', .r'.J' ' STT1 TH 77". P RQUIMANS WEEKLY i ri5 Volume XXVII -No. 5 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, February 4, 1971 ' 10 Cents Per Copy : . f- - Standard Printlxa Co. TT TT T7 MM ft' : Jo8 Tove White, Jr. Awarded Scholarship Sponsored By HCBA iinuiMiiu UU..il!U UPUS&tP 1 iV, Bankers of North Carolina are continuing their award-winning , service to agriculture through the sponsorship of the annual two-week Short Course in Modern Farming at N.C. State University. The 19th annual session is set for February 1-12 in : Kaietan. ' Scholarships for 1,992 young North Carolinians involved in agriculture have been provided . by the hometown banks since the i short course began in 1953. "This week, the County Key Banker for Perquimans County, . R. L. Stevenson, announced that banks in this area will send one young farmer to Raleigh for the ' short course. All. expenses will be paid by the banks. Attending the short course from this county will be Joe Towe White, Jr. . The short course begins Monday morning, February 1, and ends on Friday, February 12. A total enrollment of more than r.. . v L V P erquimans Savings Bond Sales Reached '63,434.00 For The Year TU IT C Cn. Drnul. Program experienced its most ri . a Carolina durine 1970. .Cumulative sales of $65,662,260 ' were up 5.3 per cent over 1969 and were the highest since 1945, representing 103.7 per cent of the state's 1970 dollar quota of 163,300,000. Series E Bond sales alone amounted to $63,308,101, an increase of 10.3 per cent over the previous year s record. In Payroll Savings promotions, more . than 47,000 new savers were added to the Payroll Savings Plan, and the state continues to be a leader in the amount of support devoted to the Savings Bonds Programs by news and advertising media. There were 66 counties which made 100 per cent of their annual goal for 1970. Many others came close to 100 per cent. Mecklen burg: County led the state with sales -of $6,976,976, followed by Guilford with $6,165,218, and Forsyth with $5,214,896. In all, ere;were 12 counties which produced Bond sales in excess of $30.8 million. In: making this release R. L. Stevenson Perquimans County Volunteer Chairman, reported fUiat December sales in Veterans Holding Insurance Policies vT-q Get Dividends y. f '--...- -The Veterans Administration .announced today that 60,824 North Carolina veterans holding World War I and World War II insurance policies will receive 1320,200 in dividends this year. Wjfi: Phillips, Director of the Winston-Salem VA Regional OJfice, said these dividends are oart-of a record $275 million In annual dividends Aomuusiraior f Veterans Affairs Donald E. Johnson approved for Catribution in 1971. fh?:VA official stressed that '.. payment of dividends will 'automatic, veterans need not y?iJ5a ; to the VA to receive ,h"TOent, Veterans who have instructed . VA to retain their rdyidends will receive ap Mropriate statements, he ad- i PlpsplalnecLthat the i liount of dividend veteran r reives depends on such factors ft the plan of insurance, age of ;. insured, age of the policy and ' i face value. - 7 100 is expected. White in Raleigh these young farmers from all sections of North Carolina will learn to recognize and evaluate modern technology in a changing agri-business environment. The program covers broad areas of interest to agricultural leaders and specific commodity in formation. Mr. Stevenson was appointed County Key Banker last year by Bland W. Worley of Winston Salem, president of the N.C. Bankers Association. Mr. Stevenson is Executive Vice President of Peoples Bank ' & Trust Company, Hertford . Working with him has been County Extension Chairman Richard Bryant. The short course is one of the numerous agricultural projects sponsored by the NCBA. For 26 years, consecutively, the Association has won a national award for its outstanding farm program. Perquimans County were $4,923.00. Sales for the year reached 63,434.oa -or. -127.2. per cent of the annual goal of $49,879.00. "The many patriotic citizens of Perquimans County who have made this possible are to be commended for this fine effort", said Mr. Stevenson. Airman Donald Moore Completes Basic Training Airman Donald R. Moore, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Willie B Moore, Winfall, N.C, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been assigned to Sheppard AFB, Tex, for training in aircraft main tenance. Airman Moore is a 1970 graduae of Perquimans Union School. Church Study To Be Conducted At First United Methodist A church study, "The Americas: How Many Worlds?" will be conducted at the First United Methodist Church. Hertford, on February 7. 14. and zi at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. J. H. Towe. Sr. will be the coordinator for all these sessions. She will be assisted by others in the church imaging tne session on February 7 will be Mr. Arnaldo suarez, a native of Chile, now a resident of Raleigh. He is a former school teacher in Chile. At the session on February 7 he will show some slides and lead the group in the first session of the series. Mr. Suarex will also speak at the morning worship the United Methodist Youth aervice and at the United Metho dic Youth Fellowship meatta at 6:00. . Perquimans Students Earn NCSU Academic Honors Two women and four men from Perquimans County earned places on the Dean's list at North Carolina State University this fall. Chancellor John T. Caldwell congratulated the six, noting that they are among the 2,465 honor students out of 11,000 un dergraduates who achieved the averages of "B" or better. In contrast, only 358 students were suspened due to academic difficulties. Lela Mae Long' and Martha Jane Evans, both students in mathematics education, ae the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Long of Rt. 1, Hertford, and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Evans, Rt. 1, Hertford. Excelling in demanding fields are Sheldon Bateman Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Bateman of 105 Charles St., Hertford; Robert F. Han-ell, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Harrell, Rt. 1, Hertford, George A. Winslow, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Winslow of Rt. 3, Hertford; and Julian Reed Matthews, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Matthews of Hertford. Bateman is a junior in physics; Harrell is a senior in hor ticulture, Winslow is a fresh man in agriculture and Matthews is a senior in agriculture. Grades 4, 5, 6 Participating In Cons. Poster Contest Grades 4, 5, and 6 in the Perquimans County Schools have been invited this year to again participate in the County Conservation Poster Contest, as announced today by Floyd Mathews, Chairman of the Perquimans Soil and Water. Supervisors, sponsors. Mr. Mathews, also announced that Mrs. Grace Coston, retired 6th grade teacher, has visited each school and presented the liiaterials available for the study on conserving our natural resources. Mrs. Coston has a special interest in conservation and her students have been county and district winners on many occasions. Visual aides and booklets have been furnished by the sponsors. The posters will be judged the first week in March, then the first and second place county winners from each grade will compete with winners from Chowan, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck Counties in the Albemarle District Contest the second week in March. "We know our young people are aware of the environmental problems about them and will want to express their thoughts jand ideas on a poster, because this is an opportunity for them to 'teU it like it is'", said Mr. Mathews. Honor Students From Area Named At ECU Approximately eighteen per cent of East Carolina Univer sity's students last quarter made high enough grades to earn places on the university's official honor lists. A total of 1798 students were officially commended on the three honors lists. The honorees include 1428 North Carolinians and 370 from out of state. Most elite among the honor students are the 149 who made all A's (1). Next are those who made the Dean's list (2) by earning a solid B-plus average with no grade below C. The Honor Roll (3) includes those students who made a B average with no grade below C. Students from Perquimans County who made the Dean's list were: Elizabeth E. White and Janice L. Winslow. Honor Roll students listed were: Karen Jo Haskett, Carolyn Paige Long, Carolyn Anne White and Geneva Lucy White. American Legion Auxiliary To Meet . The American Lesion Auxiliary wIB meet Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. L.D. Myers. All members are urged to attend this meeting Jaycees Make The Past And Hit''! -1 lL: , T r V ' Former members of the Hertford Jaycees who attended recent Jaycee planning meeting. Left to right Emory White, Eldon Winslow, Walter Humphlett, Jr., Henry Stokes, Charles Skinner, Jr., Hillary Scaff, Francis Nixon and Billy White. Hertford Jaycees review plans for future of the club. Pictured left to right are Jaycees- Charles Ward, Ed Nixon, Randy Eley, Bobby Heath and Welly White. The Hertford Jaycees held their regular meeting on Wed nesday night with sixteen members and former members present. The former Jaycees were guest of the Hertford Club and were present because of their interested in the function and future of the Jaycee organization. The officers and members of the Hertford Jaycees requested that the former members, known as Exhausted Rooseters, join them in this meeting to assist with an evaluation of the past activities Perq. County Restoration Assn. Open Meeting Set For Feb. 15 An open meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the county courthouse, spon sored by the Perquimans County Restoration Association. The meeting will be conducted similarly to that which began the successful tricentennial week celebration. It will be an open discussion concerning the aims of the organizations, its ac complishments thus far and will seek out ideas on how to raise local, matching funds needed to make the endeavor successful. Restoration work has meant a lot to some nearby counties and can mean as much or more to Perquimans, both from an economic and cultural stand point. The Department of Archives and History is high on the possibilities offered by such Hertford Fire Department Elects New Officers The Hertford Fire Department had a busy 1970. They responded to 70 calls, there were 28 town and 41 county with 1 out of the county. Property value involved $299,395.00, estimated value loss 165,600.00. The department spent 53 hours on call, equal to 808 man hours, in addition they spent 48 hours plus training. ; s Hertford Fire Department operates with 26 volunteers headed by Chief F. B. Nixon. Newly elected officers for 1971 are: Asst. Chief C. M. Harrell, Jr., Captain Company 1 W. A. Billy" White and Lt Charles Eley. Captain Company 11 Jack Harrell and Lt. Buddy Tilley. Secretary and treasurer, Billy Griffin. H. C. Stokes, Jr. was appointed Perquimans County Director to the Albemarle Firemans Associations. Evaluation of Future Of Club N i ujtffimmmm mn 'in of the club and to draw up some objectives for the future. Club President Joe Rogerson called the meeting a most worth while undertaking and expressed the opinion that many of the ideas "that "came out,f of "this meeting would have a very beneficial effect on the future of the club. " . Former members attending this meeting were: Emory White; Eldon Winslow; Walter Humphlett, Jr.; Henry Stokes; Charles Skinner, Jr.; Hillary Scaff; Francis Nixon and Billy j white, future attractions as the Newbold-White House. They feel it is so unique that it will be a mecca for tourists. But before we can capitalize on the attraction, the support of the public must be shown. The association was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and both organizations urge the full support of everyone in the county to make the project a success. George Gregory Beck Receives B.S. Degree George Gregory Beck son of Mrs. W.F. Tarkineton of Hertford received his B. S. Degree from Campbell College, Friday, January 29, 1971. Dr. Hubert M. Poteat, Jr., surgeon of Smithfield and past president of the North Carolina Surgical Association, spoke at Campbell College as the school graduated a mid-year class of 118 Friday morning. The commencement exercises' were dedicated to the memory of Dr. Leslie H. Campbell, second president of the college' who died November 25. Perq. Commissioners Have Brief Session The Board of Perquimans County Commissioners adopted a Resolution Monday requesting the N.C. State Highway Com mission to hard surface ap proxomately 200 ft. of road from U.S. 17 to the Albemarle District Jail located in Elizabeth City. The Board also adopted a Resolution requesting that Perquimans County be exemp ted from the operation of General Statute - 47-17.1. Rev. Paul McKinley Porter Dies Monday After Long Illness The Rev. Paul McKinley Porter, 81, a retired Methodist Minister, died Monday at 7:15 a.m. in his home, 119 W. Grubb Street, following a long illness. Prior to his retirement, he served as pastor of the Chowan Charge of the Methodist Church for three years. A native of Brown County, Ohio, he was a son of the late Rev. Moses and Mrs. Margaret Culture Porter. He was a member of the N.C. Methodist Conference, the First United Methodist Church, and the Jake T. White Bible Class. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Tucker Porter; a daughter, Mrs. Alma Hooper of Norfolk; three sons, Raymond Porter of Durham, Ralph Porter of Henderson and Joe Porter of Norfolk; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 in the First United Methodist Church by the Rev. C. J. Andrews, pastor, and the Rev. Waldo Smith, pastor of Upriver Friends Meeting. Burial was in Cedarwood Cemetery. With Swindell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Soft music was played by Miss Caroline Wright, organist. The casket pall was made of white chrysanthemums, red carnations, baby's breath and fern. Pallbearers were Edward Barber, Wallace Baker, Louis Howell, Julian Powell, Henry Stokes, and Joe Layden. Articles Of Incorporation Signed Board Members of the Perquimans County Restoration Association signed the Articles of Incorporation at a planning meeting of the Association on Tuesday, January 26th. Before signing the Articles were carefully studied along with the By-Laws to be sure that they establish the Association as non-profit organization, set forth the purposes of the association and were in the best interest of the people of Perquimans County. The Articles and the By Laws are being sent on to Raleigh so that a charter will be issued to the Association. The Slate of Officers was completed along the lines of current needs. The Officers of the association are: President, Joseph W. Nowell, Jr. Vice President, Herbert W. Nixon Corresponding Secretary, Mrs, Pearl R. Knight Recording Secretary, Mrs Lester H. Simpson Treasurer, George W. Jackson Archivist, Raymond A. Win slow, Jr. Wilbert M. Kemp, who was awarded the Ruth Coltrane Cannon Cup for his restoration work on several historic North Carolina sites, is Restoration Consultant and the Rev. Edwin T. Williams, Executive Ad ministrator. A public meeting is planned for February 15th at 7:30 p.m. in the County Courtroom in order that the work of the Association for the future may be planned. For the next few weeks the Perquimans Weekly will carry the full text of the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws Please cut them out and save them for future reference. Promoted To Marine Lance Corporal OKINAWA' - Marine Lance Corporal Joshua W. Lilly Jr., of Route 3, Hertford, N.C, was promoted to his present rank while serving with the Third Marine Division on Okinawa. PETER HURD DAY SANTA FE, N.M. Gov. David F. Cargo recently proclaimed "Peter Hurd Day" in New Mexico. The famed painter lives in San Patricio, N.M. The governor's proclamation said Hurd "has brought dis tinction upon his native state as a native son whose artistic talents have captured the beauty and truth of life in New Mexico and elsewhere around the world." The Village Shop Opens In Hertford ( - . it m I o "v Win ";,-f; JLll. Lilll.llll Mll'l .ajSflZ---' I '1 itZltj ' Pictured above are Herbert Nixon and Bll!v W r' r ' Village Shop, one of Hertford's new businesses r c i ,:;v opened over the Hertford Bus Station. Th o specializes in custom-made picture frames, sigr p.:u ting, filing saws, sharpening, scissors and blades of ail types. Rufus White With Pilot Life Rufus White, President of Pilot Life Insurance Company since 1968, was elevated to Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at the company's annual meeting. of directors. Louis ,. Stephens Jr. was elected to succeed White as President and Chief Administrative Officer. White was born in Hertford, North Carolina and attended public schools in Hertford and Beaufort. He entered the life insuranee business with Pilot as an agent in 1928. He was promoted to Supervisor ami transferred to the home office in 1934. In 1936, he became a co founder of a sales promotion publishing firm. He returned to the insurance business in 1942 with Gate City Life. When this company merged with Pilot Life in 1945, he was put in charge of the Ordinary Agency Depart ment. In 1947 he was named Agency Manager. He was elected Vice President in charge of Agencies in 1951, and elected Vice President and Director of Sales in 1954. In 1963 he was elevated to Senior Vice President. He moved up to President and Chief Ad ministrative Officer in February, 1968. and was named Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 1968. He serves as a Director and member of the Executive Committee at Pilot, a Director of the Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, and President of Pilot Fire & 991 From Perquimans Receive USDA Family Food Assistance A 33 per cent increase in the number of needy North Carolina people receiving assistance through U.S. Department of Agriculture food programs has been reported for the month of November as compared to a year earlier. According to Russell H. James, Southeast regional director of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, 287,327 per sons were assisted during the month - an increase of 72,083 over the 215,244 aided in November 1969. FNS officials attributed the large increase to the intensified efforts of program ad ministrators and concerned North Carolina citizens to make certain every eligible needy person receives adequate food. The increase, the FNS official announced, was in the food stamp program where 164,050 low-income people in 50 counties were issued nearly $4 million in food coupons to supplement their diets. Of this amount, close to $3 million was in the form of free bonus coupons. Food coupons can be used like cash to buy food at local authorized grocery stores. In the remaining counties, 123,277 needy persons were assisted by the family food distribution program. During the month they were provided 4.4 million pounds of USDA donated foods valued at nearly S2 million to assure them of adequate diets. The food stamp program in North Carolina is administered by the North Carolina Board of 3 i , Gets Promotion Ins. Com; Casualty, South w. f.te & Casualty and Pilot nw in surance Companv. u,- i.v President of tne , i' oi Fund. Inc., and a usrrr' Jefferson Pilot !.,-, .:' . Inc. Mr. White is a memno First Friends Meet ' ot 1 Greensboro, ice Cnn ;-man the Board of Trustees, '.milt'oni College, and a pt pr-' -n .rid Chairman of Hie Junior Achievement of Greensfci.-u ;V has held many prominent prj&ts and committee assiutiTTit. nts with industry associations He s married to the fonver Katrine Smith of Greensboro and they have four children Public Welfare, while the family food distribution program is made by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture - both in cooperation with the Food and Nutrition Service. There were 991 persons in Perquimans County that received USDA family food assistance during the month of November, 1970 as compared to 1,057 in November, 1969. Farmer Is Required To Pay Social Security Taxes This is the time of year most farmers are mainly concerned with their farming plans for the coming year. However, farmers must also be concerned with their past year's farm operation in order to determine their earnings for income tax pur poses. A'farmer, like any other self employed person, is required to file an income tax return if he clears $400 from his farming operation. This is so even though he owes no income tax. The farmer, like any other self employed person, also pays social security taxes and gets social security credits if he has net profit from his farm operation of $400 or more. However, a farmer, unlike any other self-employed person, can use an optional method of reporting his earnings on his income tax return for social security purposes. 7k 'X ' r 5.. vta. . oimim m
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