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WEEKLY
Volumt 23-No. 9
Hertford, Purqulmani County, North Carolina, March 2, 1972
10 Can ti Per Copy
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Delegates To Attend
U;N.Wash.
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r Jennifer Ann White and Susan
Humphlett, 16 year old
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Emory White of Route 3 and Mr.
. -endMrs. Walter Humphlett, Jr,
of Wlnfall, are two of the forty
one delegates selected to attend
the U.N.-Washington Study
Tour sponsored by the United
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
the N.C. Conference of the
United Methodist Church
March 11-17.
; Jenny Is vice-president and
Susan is secretary of the
Hertford First United Methodist
Youth Fellowship.
The tour has four purposes:
To understand and the functions
and operations of the United
Nations and the United States
Government; to provide the
opportunity to participate in
discussion of current world
affairs; to discuss the
Christian's responsibility and
the role of the church in the
' issues raised before the United
Nations and the Federal
Government; and to discuss
,how United Methodist Youth
caa determine his Christian !
responsibility in these Issues.
Jenny Is a member of the
"Hertford First United Methodist
Church. In 1971 she was a
delegate to the Annual Con
ference Session In Fayetteville,
attended the Senior High
Workshop in . Rocky Mount and
the Conference Youth Rally in
Durham, all sponsored by the
United Methodist Youth
. Fellowship, y A Junior at
"Perquimans " County High
School she Is co-assistant editor
, of the annual and a member of
.' the Health Club. She is em
f ployed by Albemarle Hospital'
as a nurse's alda.
Susan Is a member of the
1 Epworth United Methodist
' mt t. i n r i 11 a t .
wnurcn in yvinmu, a junior
American Legion
Celebrate Birthday
The Wm. Paul Stalling of iht
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 12ft will hold its March
,'meeting at the Legion Hut on
March 2nd at s o'clock, at wnicn
time, members will celebrate
the Legion birthday, All
members are urged to attend.
Rev. Harris To Head
Mission Advance Rally
1 Baptists of Ahoskle will
(' welcome church leaders from a
1 16-county area In northeastern
f North Carolina to a Mission
f Advance Rally In First Baptist
j cnurcn on juarcn 7 at 7!so
V o'clock p.m., according to
Norman B, Harris, pastor of
Hertford Baptist Church, who la
i Consultant for this region of the
Baptist State convention of
i North Carolina.
Roger Williams, Sur
, rintindent of the Baptist
Children'! Homes of North
Carolina at Klnston, will give a
testimony on mission work, .
There win he a panel to an
swer questions from any
member of tha audience con
cerning Baptist mission work
around the world. In addition to
Mr. Williams, this panel will be
composed of: Bobby Cross, who
Is Director of Development for
Chowan College; W.; Perry;
Crouch, General Secretary
Trcsjurer for tha Baptist State
Study Tour
Perquimans High School, she is
a member of the Beta Club, a
varsity cheerleader, co
assistant editor of the annual,
treasurer of the Junior Gass, a
member of the Health Club and
the Letter Gub. She also works
as a nurse's aide at Albemarle
Hospital.
Bethel Ruritan dub To
Celebrate Anniversary
The Bethel Ruritan Club met
Thursday, Feb. 24 in the
Community Building with J.T.
Blggers, president, presiding.
An Informatiove program on
safety In the use of pesticides
was given by Billy Grlffen,
assistant agricultural extension
agent. He showed a film to
Illustrate his talk.
During the business meeting
the members voted to paint the
Annual Variety Show
Scheduled March 25
The annual Heart Fund
variety show is slated for
Saturday, March 25th, funds
derived from the show will go
towards the goal for the 1072
Heart Fund campaign In
Perquimans which is $3,185.
John Beers Is Heart
Association President, in
Perquimans,
Nanette Ambrose
On G.C Dean's List
Nanette Ambrose member of
the sophomore class at
Greensboro College from
Hertford made the dean's list
for the fall semester,
She Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A.L. (Leo) Ambrose of 221
Market St.
To be eligible for the dean's
list a GC student must have a
3.40 or better average of a
possible 4.0.
Convention of North Carolina;
R. Tom Greene, Director of
Cooperative Program
Promotion for the Convention;
and Hugh McKlnney, Director
of Public Relations at Campbell
College, . y ' ;
The concluding part on the
program will be a challenge
entitled, "We Can Advance,"
given by the General Secretary
Treasurer, Dr. Crouch.
"This Is a marvelous op
portunity for each pastor,
Chairman of Deacons,
Brotherhood Director and
Woman's Missionary Union
Director to learn more of what
he la doing through the largest
Protestant missionary force in
tha world. This mission work is
supported through what
Missionary Baptist call The
Cooperative Program." con
cluded Norman B, Harris,
Mr, Harris will preside at this
Mission Advance Rally on
March 7, hi tha First Baptist
Church, Ahoskle, beginning at
7:30 o'clock p.m. i
Ball
Game March 8th
Donkey Ball, the world's
craziest sport, comes to
Perquimans County High
School on March 8, at eight
o'clock This ballgame, played
from the backs of .trained
donkeys, Is reputed to be wilder
than a rodeo and funnier than a
circus.
For the game, the guidance
Gub members have obtained
the services of the nationally
know Buckeye Donkey Ball Co.,
Columbus, Ohio.
All local riders will be used
for the exhibition and the local
boys and gals have gone Into
serious training for the big
event, The girls and boys teams
announced that its players are
on a strict diet of Mothers Oats
and raw carrots.
Charles Woodard, the local
druggist, announced on hearing,
of the game, that he is in
creasing his supply of liniment
in anticipation of a large in
crease in business the morning
after the game.
Tickets are now on sale at
Perquimans High School, or
they can be bought at the door.
Unless tickets have been pur
chased by game time, an extra
25 cent will be charged at the
door.
roof of the community building.
To celebrate the 25th. an
niversary of the Bethel Ruritan
Club, a joint meeting with the
Parksvllle and the Durantr
Neck Ruritan Clubs will be held
Saturday, April 29. At this time,
The National President of
Ruritan Clubs, Richard J.
Klyne of Sandusky, Ohio will be
the guest speaker.
Mrs. Jane Cherry and Mrs.
Billy Miller are co-chairman of
the Heart Fund show, They
request that anyone who would
like to participate in the benefit
program to contact them, Mrs.
Cherry call 426-5855 or Mrs.
Miller at 428-7017,
The benefit show promises
this year to be another per
formance to be remembered.
Mark the date on your calendar
now,
Birthdays
And Civic
Meetings
' Birthday and civic meetings
from the Community Birthday
Calendar sponsored by the
Perquimans County Marching
Unit,
March 5
Eras Chappell
Beverly Walton
March 8
Tammy Copeland
Elsberry Whedbee
(Meetings)
Wlnfall Town Council
Perq. Co, Commissioners
.W.S.C.S. First Math. Ch,
March 7
; Kent Chappell "
Diana Hunter
Julia Griffin
(Meetings)
Hertford Rotary Gub
Masonic Lodge
Parksvllle Ruritan Club
Bethel Fire Dept.
" March 8
Gaudi rcllft '
Darlene Goodman
James Wlnslow, Jr,
Raymond Wlnslow
Cindy Elmore ; .
Margo Perry
March 0
John E. Jones
(Meetings)
Hertford Grammar PTA
March 10
Mr.&Mrs. Ralph Harrell
wedding anniversary
Eddie Joe Adams : i
March 11
Walter Humphlett, Jr.
Mrs. Llnwood Hawkins, Sr. .
Janie Proctor And Gene Boyce
Promoted
Hollowell
H. Gene Boyce
R. L. Stevenson, Executive
Vice President, of Peoples Bank
and Trust Company, Hertford,
announced today the promotion
of H. Gene Boyce from Note
Teller to Assistant Cashier and
Mrs, Janle W. Proctor from C.
C. Clerk to Assistant Cashier In
the Hertford operations of
Peoples Bank, at a directors
meeting held in Rocky Mount,
J.C, on February 15,
Mrs, Proctor joined Peoples
Bank in April, 1968. She at
tended Perquimans County
High School and graduated
from American Schools,
Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Proctor
is the wife of Willis Proctor,
Route 1, Hertford. They have
one son, A. Willis Proctor. She is
the daughter of O. Roy Wlnslow
and the late Mrs, Sobelia W.
Wlnslow of Belvidere. She has
resided in Perquimans County
most of her life and has been
active in various church,
business and civic
organizations, 1 r
Boyce joined Peoples Bank in
February, 1869. He graduated
from Perquimans High School
in 1981 and attended Evangel
Watkins Upholstery
New Business Opens
Broughton Building
M.L. Watkins, this week will
begin operation of a business he
first opened here in February of
1988 and later successfully
retired, the upholstery
business,
Mr, Watkins, too energetic for
retirement, this week re-opened
his upholstery business and in
addition will custom build
furniture,
Watkins and his wife are
residens of Perquimans County,
having a home at Snug Harbor
where he moved following his
retirement from Civil Service.
He has' 20 years experience in
the upholstery work, He is
expertly qualified to rebuild
your furniture from frame out.
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Jackson, Ball & White Officers
i yry .-, u ,o:
Orricers of Elizabeth City York Rita
Bodies for 1972 were elected last- week.
The officers, left to right, are; George
Jackion, high priest, Cherokee Chapter
No. '14; James W. Ball, eminent com
mander of Griff Commandery No. 14; end
At Peoples Bank
Re - Elected To Board
College, Springfield, Missouri.
He is the son of Mrs, Grace
Boyce, 705 W, Grubb Street,
Hertford and the late Mr, Ed
ward Boyce. He, is presently
serving as treasurer for the
Perquimans County Cancer
Society and has been active In
church, business and civic
affairs,
W.W. Shaw, Chairman of the
Board of Peoples Bank and
Trust Company, presided at the
bank's annual shareholders
meeting held at the Home Office
In Rocky Mount on Tuesday,
February 15.
W.H. Stanley, president,
announced to the shareholders
that the bank's total assets had
reached a new all-time high of
$134,666,173.52 compared to
assets Of $121,519,479.68 for 1970.
Stanley stated, "Despite the
uncertainties of the year,
Peoples Bank experienced a
very satisfactory gain in all
areas. Deposits increased by
$11,205,981.51 to a total of
$117,232,772.58, loans Increased
by $6,742,065.38 to a total of
$76,838,560.86, net profits after
bond transactions increased by
$90,752.72 to a total of
$1,208,574,60 and total resources
Increased by $13,146,693.84 to a
total of $134,666,173,52."
Stanley also highlighted the
continued branch office ex
pansion of the bank. During 1971
Peoples Bank opened a new
office in NashvDle, remodeled
the existing William Street
office in Henderson and held the
grand opening of its new Main
Office In Edenton.
Stanley also pointed out that
since the beginning of the year,
Peoples Bank has begun
operations in Kobgood and will
soon open its Tarboro office.
"These two new facilities will
provide yi wl a total of., 52
offices in 18 northeastern North
Carolina communities. Quite
naturally we are most proud of
our continued expansion. Our
aim is to provide the finest
banking services available to a
wide area of this growing and
vital region of the state," said
Stanley.
During the annual
shareholders meeting the
following were re-elected to the
ftank's Board of Directors:
Graveside Services
For Stad Lynn Crain
Graveside services were held
Sunday at 2:00 In Upriver
Cemetery for Staci Lynn Crain,
16 day old daughter of George
and Mrs. Phyllis Williams
Crain. The Rev. Waldo Smith,
pastor of the Upriver Friends
Meeting and the Rev, Robert
Nolan, pastor of the First
Christian Church in Elizabeth
Gty officiated.
The casket pall was made of
Elnk roses, white pom poms,
aby's breath and fern.
Claude White, illustrioua master of
Tyriant Council No. 19. Grand York Rite
Bodies are acheduled to meet in
Washington, N.C. from March 5 through
March. 7.
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Janie W. Proctor
W.W. Shaw, chairman; W.H.
Stanley, president; Dallas L.
Alford, Jr., Rocky Mount;
Frank G. Baldwin, Jr., Rocky
Mount; Ray Bandy, Rocky
Mount; Allen C. Barbee, Spring
Hope; Richard H. Bernhardt,
Rocky Mount; William H.
Batchelor, Rocky Mount; J.C.
Carlton, Pinetops; John T.
Church, Henderson; W.R.
Coleman, Rocky Mount; D.W.
Davenport, Rocky Mount; W.B.
Gillam, Harrellsville; John W.
Graham, Edenton; W.B.
Harrison, Rocky Mount;
Thomas W. Hicks, Rocky
Mount; Robert L. Hollowell,
Hertford; Robert R. Mauldin,
Rocky Mount; J.L. Parker,
Rocky Mount; Frank P. Spruill,
Jr., Rocky Mount; H.H.
Strandberg, Jr., Rocky Mount;
S.S. Toler, Jr., Rocky Mount; J.
Dewey Weaver, Jr., Rocky
Mount; W.D, Wester, Hen
derson; and John G. Wood, Jr.,
Edenton, N.C.
Following the shareholders
meeting, the Board of Directors
declared a regular quarterly
dividend of 18 cents per share
for shareholders of record on
March 15 and payable on March
31.
In addition the Board of
Directors promoted H, Gene
Boyce from Note Teller to
Assistant Cashier and Mrs.
Janie W, Proctor from C.C,
Clerk to Assistant Cashier In the
Hertford operations of Peoples
Bank.
Senior MYF Visit
Jewish Temple
Eleven members of the Senior
MYF of First United Methodist
Church, Hertford, visited Ohef
Shalom Jewish Temple in
Norfolk, Va. on Friday,
February 25.
Jenny White, Vice President,
represented the local group.
They were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Swindell,
Mrs. Paul Byrum, and Rev. and
Mrs, C.J. Andrews.
Churches
World Day
The women of the Church of
the Holy Trinity and the First
United Methodist Churches in
Hertford will observe World
Day of Prayer, the international
celebration of faith and unity
among Christian women on
Friday, March 3rd, at 4:00 p.m.
in the Church of the Holy
Trinity. The theme, to be used
in similar gatherings in 169
countries, is "All Joy Be
Yours."
Since the first small
gatherings In the United States
85 years ago, the idea of united
prayer by women around the
world from sun to sun has in
creasingly captured the
imagination of community
groups. Today, World Day of
Prayer can be described as the
most important ecumenical
occasion during the year. This
celebration Is the most widely
observed activity of church
women, which is the
ecumenical expression of
Rites Held For
Mrs. Vera Batten
Mrs. Vera Hemingway
Broughton Batten, 70, of 130
Grubb Street died Saturday at
10:55 a.m. in the Albemarle
Hospital following a week's
illness. A native of Florida, she
was a daughter of the late Amy
and Mrs. Anzie Newton
Hemingway and the widow of
J.L. Batten, Sr.
She wai a member of the
Hertford Baptist Church, the
Mary Ellen Dozier Circle, the
Helen Gaither Homemakers
Gub and was employed by
Harmon's Pharmacy.
Surviving are two sons, Julian
Broughton of Hertford and
Sidney C. Broughton of
Wilmington Del.; two brothers,
Paul Hemingway of Dunn, N.C.
and George Hemingway of
Bronson, Florida; two half
brothers, Horace Hemingway of
Tallahassee, Fla. and Si
Hemingway of Tampa, Fla.;
and six grandchildren,
Funeral services were con
ducted Monday at 3:00 in the
Chapel of the Swindell Funeral
Home by the Rev. Norman B.
Harris, pastor of the Hertford
Baptist Church.
"How Great Thou Art" was
sung by Mr. Harris. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Chester
Wlnslow, organist.
The casket pall was made of
red roses, white chrysan
themums, orchids, and fern.
Pallbearers were Jack
Broughton, Milton Dail, Jr.,
Howard Broughton, Joe Nowell,
Broughton Dail and John
Broughton, Jr.
Burial was in Cedarwood
Cemetery.
Perry On W.F.C.
Dean's List
Donald Edward Perry, son of
Mr, and Mrs. Wlliam Dewey
Perry Jr., of Hertford, Route 1,
has qualified for the fall
semester dean's list at Wake
Forest University,
Perry Is a junior and is
majoring In history.
Fair Participants
All new craftsmen desiring to
participate in the 14th Annual
Albemarle Craftsman's Fair
September 27 October 1, 1972
or to become members in the
Albemarle Craftsman's Guild
must submit S samples of their
best work on or before April 1.
They should be submitted to the
Home Economics Extension
Agents Office and delivered to
Mrs, Elsie B. Edwards, Area
Home Economics Agent,
Edenton, N.C. A secret com-.
mittee will judge the work and
select the new member and or
participants for the Fair on the
Quality of their work.
Guild membership is not
necessary to participate in the
Fair, but all Guild members,
along with the participants in
the fair for the last t years, will
automatically be Invited to
return to the 1973 Fair,
In addition to these, will be
To Observe
of Prayer
Protestant, Orthodox and
Roman Catholic women who
wish to mobilize around com
mon goals and channel their
energies into effective action.
The goal of Church Women is to
form a visible fellowship of
bellversf in Christ, and move
in every community and nation
as instruments of reconciling
love.
Chariman of the International
Committee is Gudrun Diestel of
Germany, who also compiled
the material which was
developed into a service for the
1972 celebration. Women from
at least ten eastern and Western
European countries contributed
material. The service is
adapted by the national com
mittees to fit the individual
needs of each country.
As the women of eastern and
western Europe chose what
petitions should be included in
this year's worldwide prayers,
they were aware of three
problems affecting the whole
world: the plight of displaced
peoples, the strained
relationships between the
generations, and the unsettling
effect of the technologies!!
revolution.
This year's theme, "All Jo a
Yours", is designed to raise iftf
consciousness of the participan
that the joy found in Christ is
transcendent, permeating all cf
life no matter what conditions
prevail.
The World Day of Prayer
offering goes into a fund called
Intercontinental Missio-the
process by which Church
Women participate in a
ministry to people all over the
world.
Meet Tonight
American legion post 12d will
hold its regular monthly
meeting Thursday, March 2nd
at 8 p.m. at the post home.
Commander Lloyd Stallings
has asked that all members
keep this date in mind. Im
portant matters concerning the
post will be djscussed at this
meeting.
County, Towns
Share$20,264.69
Perquimans County, Hertford
and Winfall will share $20,264.69
net collections for the past
quarter in the 1 per cent sales
tax levy,
G.A. Jones, Jr., com
missioner of the North Carolina
Department of Revenue, has
released the figures for a!i
counttes participating in the l
per cent sales tax for the
quarter ending Dec. 31, 1971.
Perquimans net proceeds
amounted to $20,264.69
distributed on per capita basis,
population 8,351 for the county,
$15,447.78. Hertford, population
of 2,023, $3,742.17 and Winfall;
population 581, per capita
distribution $1,074.74.
The above figures represent
the net collections with cost of
collecting the tax $1,035 per
$100. Cost of collection for
Perquimans was $211.93,
Deadline April 1
those whose articles meet the
standards requirements by the
committee.
The Standards Committee
meets only once a year to ap
prove new craftsmen and new
members. Thus those who do
not qualify at April 1 meeting of
the committee will have to wait
another year to be approved,
4-H members and other youth
will have to submit only one
sample of their work April 1, but
all youth participants must
submit each year if they desire
to take part in the 4-H and Youth
Center of the Fair.
"Applications may be
secured from the Extension
Office", states Mrs, Paige
Underwood, Home Economics
Agent, For more Information,
contact the Home Agent. At the '
1971 Fair, there were 35 booths
manned by about 50 approved
adult craftsmen and 4-H
members and other youth.