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1 Volume XXVII-NO. 17,
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, May 6, 1971
Eastern Cotton Oil Co. Building
Looking Like 1934 Explosion
In Cleanup Of The Property
Cox Elected Mtyor of Hertford;
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W.D. "Bill" Cox was elected
Mayor of Hertford In Tuesday's
Municipal Election, unseating
incumbent Mayor Enurtett
Landing by a vote of 357 to 128,
and to W. Claude Brinn's vote of
29. Five hundred and twelve
civic minded citizens of the town
went to the polls and cast their
vote.
Elijah "Toss" White, won the
seat of Mavor in the Winfall
Town election over incumbent
Mavor Joel F. Hollowell. Jr. The
vote was 76 for White and 41 for
Hollowell.
Winning the two available
seats on the Hertford Town
Board was incumbent Jesse
Harris and Willie Ainsley. Harris
polled 240 votes while Ainsley
received a vote of 207. Also
running for a seat on the council
G.W. Cooper with 107 votes, T.
Erie Haste, Jr. 154; Billy Win
slow 193; Herbert Nixon 66 and
Wesley Nelson 31.
For the three seats on the
Winfall Town Board two in
cumbents remained seated, CD.
Barclift with 101 votes and D R.
Trueblood with 75 votes. A new
candidate J. Emory White won a
seat with 69 votes. Incumbent
J.F. Hollowell, Sr. received 39
votes and Shelton Morgan 43
votes.
Fine Work Done By
Students For Library Week
Perquimans Schools
Received $32,110.23
Of NDEA Funds
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January, 1971, marked the i
beginning of the thirteenth year
that North Carolina schools have
been aided by funds from Title
m III of the National Defense
I Education Act (NDEA). The bill,
p enacted by Congress in 1958, has
1 nrnvided an accumulated total of
'$ ) 122,779,083.79 in federal funds for
-r 1 the Durnose of improving in-
m I afmptlnn in various academic
r$ I subjects in the elementary and
t All students in grades 1-12 in
the public schools of North
f Carolina have benefitted from
NDEA Title III, according to
Joseph B. Webb, State coor
I dinator of the program. For the
t twelve-vear neriod from 1958-
received a total accumulated
sum of $1,624,798.26. Within that
district Perauimans County
City School unit received
$32,110.23 of the total sum.
According to Webb, local
education agencies obtain money
by submitting projects out uw
must be able to match federal
funds with local funds. The
money is used to buy equipment
and materials to strengthen
instruction in twelve academic
areas. NDEA Title III money has
been used specifically in North
Carolina to acquire
planetariums, video tape
recorders, scientific equipment,
foreign language laboratories,
and eauioment used in reading
centers. The bill does not allow
the purchase of consumable
items, that is, items which are
consumed in use during a one
year period, added Webb.
Without the support from
NDEA Title III North Caolina
public schools would find it
difficult to continue offering the
experiences they now provide
and to move toward more
comprehensive programs in the
future, said State Superintendent
Craig Phillips. "During this
period of tremendous change
throughout our State, we must
have all the resources possible to
meet the needs of North
Carolina's school children
Phillips said.
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.The old Eastern Cotton Oil
Company plant that was
wrecked in 1934 when a boiler
exploded at the plant on Grubb
Street, killing six men, injuring
eight, and shaking the town of
Hertford like an earthquake, is
shown in the left photo. Damage
was estimated at $100,000. Ex
plosion was due to unknown
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: Following the explosion of the
$lant in 1934 it was re-ouut, since
the closing of the Southern
Cotton Oil Co. and the Plywood
Mills that ooerated on the site the
old building was out of operation.
Recently when work was
begun wrecking the building by
the New Ridge Construction Co.,
the wreckage took on a like appe
arance of the building following
the exolosion as can be seen in
the oicture. By the time this
naner is out all the brick and
Idebris will be removed from the
brooerty Riving Hertford a
cleaner looking appearance.
The 1934 explosion Killed j .l
Wilder, engineer, and five
Negroes Salister Wilson, John
Wright, Oscar Eason, Granson
Broady and McKinly Forehand.
Those injured were Ware
Wright, Matthew White, H.
Brickhouse, Haywood Martin,
Clarence Burnette, Joe Wilson
and Charlie White.
Bricks found by some who
have purchased the building
being demonished bear the name
stamped in them of the Hertford
Brick Co. So once upon a time -we
also had a brick plant here.
Wm. Paid Stallings Legion Post
Has Successful Membership Drive
Perquimans Has More Square
Miles Than Chowan And Pasquotank
. Perauimans County in the
Fantastic "First" Congressional
District is not as small as some
may think, and outnumbers
SChpwan and Pasquotank
counties in square mues, ac
cording to data compiled ana
released by Secretary of State
ThaH Eure. -
J.v Perquimans contains 335
iMsquare miles, Chowan, 230 and
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rasqwianK nas iw.
Justin McCarthy
'Justin Daniel McCarthy, 69, of
Route 1, Hertford, died Friday
afternoon in the Chowan Hospital
following a two months illness. A
native of New York City, he was
the son of the late Daniel and
i . I &l rMr. -ill IV-
Mrs. KUZbdcui y ouuivan mc-
Carthv. ' .
He retired in 1958 from the
New York Telephone Company
. after 41 vears of service. He was
a member of St Elizabeth
Catholic Church in Elisabeth
.City. iY n-;-r"-r"
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Henrietta Kline McCarthy; three
daughters, Mrs. Joan Daily oi
Lo4 Island. . New York. Mrs.
LilUn Amerouso of Yonkers,
N Y. and Mn. Karen Shioley oi
' " -.rmeL N.Y. t two sons. Dennis
McCarthy of Portsmouth, Va.
and JufctlB J. McCarthy of New
I York: a brother, John McCarthy
rf Pine Bush. N.Y.: and 12
Vzrandchildrea " '
A funeral service was held
, ;Konday in the St John, The
I baptist. Catholic Church In
! -yoriers, N.Y, with burial in the
cemetery of the Gate of Heaven
la ML Pleasant, N.Y.
Twentv one counties comprise
the First District and contains a
total of 12,244 square miles.
States, with total areas less
than total of the First
Congressional District are:
Conn. 5,009; Delaware 2,057;
Hawaii 6.450: Maryland 10,577;
Mass., 8,257; New Hampshire
9,304; New Jersey 7,836; Rhode
Island 1,214; Vermont 9,609.
North Carolina Congressional
Redistrictina Act 1971 S.L., Ch.
257-Ratified April 29th.
Delinquent
Taxes To Be
'Advertised
Rv order of the Perquimans
County Board of County Com-
miu nnnn. waiter is. Harrison,
ParnutmAiu Tax Collector, will
advertise for sale in June, all
Real Estate on which 1970 taxes
hav not tvaen naid and will also
levy on all delinquent Personal
Pmrmrtv taxes.
Tax Collector Harrison will
hold the sale of the Real Estate
on Tuesday, July 6th, 1971 at the
uninnouae.
Club Meets May 9th
Tha , Northeastern North
Carolina Ostomy Club will meet
Sunday, May 9tn at 2 :30 p.m. The
meeting will be held at the
R.E.A. building in Hertford, N.C.
The Tidewater Ostomy
Association of Norfolk, Va. have
been invited to meet with the
Northeasiarn group at that time.
All oatomatca and interested
persons are Invited to attend toe
meeunj.'
CO A To Hold
Patient Care
Workshop
Two three-hour workshops on
Patient Care Planning will oe
conducted by College or Tne
Albemarle on campus (gym),
Mondav. Mav 10th.
One to be held in the morning
from a nn a.m. to 10:00 noon and
repeated again from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 D.m. to ename maximum
nnrtirination.
Douelas Sawver. Health Grant
Coordinator, says the program
will be planned mainiy tor urn s
and aides of tne seven county
area of Northeastern norm
Carolina : Pasquotank,
Perauimans. Chowan,
Currituck. Camden; uaies ana
Dare Counties with RN's in
volved in leadership roles.
Fflllowina is a listing of the
professional personnel involved
in leadersmp roies: jean
i .mutter. R.N .: Nell Moore,
R.N.; Sally Barnes, P.T.: Hulda
Wood, R.N.; Barbara caie,
R.N.: Elizabeth Berryhill, R.N.
and H. Ed.: Verna Kessel, R.N.;
Osceola Jurash, R.N.; Barbara
Bryant, R.N. ; Ann Parrisn,
P.T.; and MSjorle Pearce,
A.C.S.W.
The American Legion,
Department of North Carolina
Headquarters in Raleigh in
dicates that Hertford rost
has conducted a highly suc
cessful membership drive.
l.lovd Stallines. Commander of
the Post has received a letter
from Department Adjutant J.
Carroll Wilson reporting that
Post H 126 has exceeded its
Leeion Membership Incentive
Goal for 1971. The Legion Ad
jutant expressed congratulations
and thanks to the Post leaders
and membership workers for
their effort.
A statement of high praise for
the local Post was issued by J.
Frank Baker, of Charlotte, North
Carolina. DeDartment Com-
Nixon Accepts
Position
T.lnvd Nixon, formerly of
Norfolk, has accepted a position
with i Blanchard's Farm
FJouinment.
Mr. Nixon has nao many years
experience on Diesel Motors, and
lis a qualified and expert mer
rhnnir
Rlanchard's Farm Eauioment
undies in addidtlon to the sale of
farming equipment, tractor
service of all kind, Hydraulic
'Systems and Welding service
mander of The American
Legion.
Commander Baker said, "The
membership of every Legion
naire makes it possible for The
American Legion to maintain
service for the sick and disabled
in hospitals. Memberships make
possible all tne Legion
programs, such as care for
needy children, uaseDau, uoys
State. Bov Scout Troops,
Oratorical Contests, Community
Service, Law and Order, and all
the others. I am proud to
congratulate Post 126 upon this
notable achievement."
Post Commander Stallings
explained that "Reach Out" the
theme of this year's drive - was
to remind all America that The
American Legion believes in a
program of better com
munication with the community
and its Veteran citizens
especially the returning Viet
Time Veterans.
"We are accenting dues
payments now from Legion
naires and eliaible veterans
whose membership is essential ifl
the local oraanization is tol
continue its' service programs,"
Commander Stallings stated.
Also, he reported that the Post is)
Dlannina to expand its local
nr oir rams and activities
depending o the final results oi
the 1971 membership drive.
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The above photos placed on display at
Perquimans Union School during
National Library Week and done by the
students, show real art ability.
P.T.A. Toured Library
At the close of the last meeting
of the PTA held at Perquimans
Union School, Winfall, North
Carolina May 3, 1971, the
president, Mrs. Helen. Godfrey
and Mrs. D.L. Williams invited
the parents, visiting guests and
other friends to tour the library
to see the fine work on display
done by the young student ar
tists, authors, poets and
illustrators for National Library
Week. (April 18-24)
These posters, stories, poems
and illustrations were done
according to the students in
terpretation of the slogan "You
Have A Right to Read." Other
displays included a scene done
by the Seventh Grade on North
Carolina Heritage, Rare Books,
Antics-Crafts, pictures stories of
ereat American Arators and
Human Interest Writers, the life
history of Mrs. Victoria Billup s
family and her 50th anniversary,
scene on the Netherlands, etc,
Many books related to these
subjects were pointed out.
It is the belief of many parents.
teachers, students and librarians
in the county that the importance
ui lc2ri;i..g o reac well is our
greatest goal ai;:i that tne ideas
gained from the exhibits over the
entire county will take roots,
erow and exDand until all our
citizens can read well. Let's pass
to the future generation tnis
great Heritage.
Perquimans Asked To Aid
New Doctor Financially
As Leader-One Serves!
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Marching Unit
Parents' Club Meet
Postponed
Due to try-outs for next year's
Marrhintf Unit, the Marching
Unit's Parents Club meeting will
be postponed until Monday nigm,
May l7tn. ; '
Postponement is in order that
the parents of the new girls in
ducted following the try-outs, i
will be able to attend.
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Mrs. Donald Madre, above," of The Helen Galther
Homemakers Club in Perquimans County, Is shown as she
presents a recent demonstration. Mrs. Madre Is only one
of the many active leaders In the County.
HERTFORD - A decision to
buy medical equipment costing
$17,000 for an Atlanta, Ga.
physician who has agreed to
open an office here was made
Monday by the Perquimans
County Board of Commissioners.
R.L. Stevenson, chairman of
the Medical Committee of the
Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce, said Dr. R.B.
Hodgson, 49, will open the office
if the equipment is purchased as
goodwill gesture by the com
munity. , Stevenson, who asked com
missioners to aid Hodgson, also
disclosed that the physician
would commit himself .to
spending about $36,000 to move to
the area and practice for about
five years.
The amount Hodgson indicated
he would snend would Include
rent on the Brinn Clinic and
purchase of additional equip
ment and sunnlies.
Stevenson said "The cost of
' movlna and a reduction in in
come in trvina to regain the
huslness of the late Dr. Thomas
Brinn would be an added expense
for Hodgson."
, Perauimans County has been
without a nhvsician since the
death of Brinn in April 1969.
Althouah commissioners
agreed to purchase the equip
ment for Hodgson, they indicated
they do not know where the
money will come from.
County Attorney siias
Whedbee, told commissioners
that advalorem tax revenue ano
income from the one-cent sales
tax recently aDoroved cannot be
used to buy equipment for Dr.
Hodgson.
According to Whedbee. tax
revenue cannot be used for such
m ironies since medical facilities
are not regarded by the State of
North Carolina as a necessary
expense.
Most of the money tne com
mlssioneri aareed to contribute
will go toward purchase oi a a
ray machine.
The requirements of
Hodgson are not out of line,
according to James Felts of
Charlotte, a representative of the
Duke Foundation and the
Reynolds Foundation.
Felts disclosed that many
communities have done and are
doing much more to attract
nhvsician to their areas, ac-
rnrdina to Stevenson.
"Dr. Hodgson has visited
Perquimans County four times
during the past 12 montns at nis
own expense," Stevenson said.
Mavor Emmett Landing, also a
member of the Medical Com
mittee, has visited the physician
in Atlanta, Ga.
Chamber of Commerce
President Erie Haste Jr. told
commissioners that committee
members have spent a year
talking to Hodgson. "Something
should be done immediately," ne
declared.
The question as to where the
money to purchase equipment
for Hodgson can be found was
left unanswered by com
missioners.
Commissioner Thomas Nixon
suggested the possibility that
some of the money couia coma
from Individuals in the area. "I
know of one man who would
contribute $1,000," he said.
'Now. if we could find it mora
people like that, we would be
ready," said commissioner b.u
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