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Volume 28-No. 17
Bethel Ruritan Club
25th Anniversary
Richard J. Klyne of Huron,
Ohio, National Ruritan
President, will be the main
speaker when the Bethel
Ruritan Club observes their
25th. Anniversary Saturday,
April 29 at 7:00 at the Hertford
Grammar School. J.T. Biggers
is president of the club.
Among the special guests will
be wives of the members,
members and wives of the
Durants Neck and the Parkville
Ruritan Clubs and widows of
former members.
Organized April 12, 1947 with
21 members, the Bethel Ruritan
- Club had C.R. Ward as its first
' president. Serving with him
were C.W. Phillips-Vice
President; Emmett Long
Secretary; J.L. Evans
Treasurer; I.C. Long-Sgt. At
Arms; R.S. Chappell, Sr.
Chaplain; and J.J. Phillips,
T.R. Kirby and T. Julian Long
as Directors.
The aim of the Ruritan Clubs
is to promote a better un
derstanding between people and
communities and in doing this,
to make the rural community a
better place in which to live and
work. There are sixteen clubs in
Brother Of
Mrs. Madre Dies
Frank L. Davenport a North
Carolina state trooper, a native
of Elizabeth City but stationed
in Fayetteville, a brother of
Mrs. Nancy Madre of Hertford,
drowned Thursday morning
when the car he was driving ran
off the right side of westbound
US 158 4 miles from Barco,
and overturned in a canal.
Davenport, 24, was returning
: from a fishing trip at Nags Head
X visit his father, Howard
1 avenport of Elizabeth City
A highway patrolman for
three years, he graduated in
1965 from Elizabeth City High
School. He spent three years in
the Army and was stationed in
Germany prior to joining the
highway patrol.
The father of one son, Thomas
Blake Davenport, he is survived
by his parents, Howard F. and
Mrs. Wilma Godfrey Daven-
... port; his widow, Pamela Vann
Davenport of Fayetteville;
three sisters, Mrs. Nancy
Madre of Hertford, Mrs. Bar
bara Wrenn of Richmond, Va.
and Miss Mary Davenport of
Elizabeth City; five brothers,
James T. Davenportof Ft. Mom
mouth, N. J., William H.
Davenport of Baltimore, Md.,
: Phillip C Davenport of Raleigh,
and Stephen C. Davenport of
Elizabeth City, and his
maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W.R. Gohagain of
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
A funeral service was held at
2 p.m. in Berry Funeral Home
' by Rev. Allen Rash of St.
Charles Catholic Church,
Ahoskle. Burial was in West
.Lawn Cemetery.
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Mkhael ..Kerry' Williams, 2, son of photographer Jack
WUUams of t4; ' -i)Clty;look puziled p his Dad's bine
.ribbon lUustrtvtidy, "Early Rebellion," which
features his Christening, frown annU. Michael's ofily
aversion to water la when it is poured on his head.
Anyway, Michael says there have been a Tot of "changes'"
made since then. The direct color print was displayed at a
Williamsburg convention pi the Virginia Professional
Photographers Association. Shown assisting Fr. John
O'Brien are Mr. and Mrs. Norm Cossaboom, who sub
' stituted for the godparents, Gen. and Mrs. Billy Ellis.
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the Albemarle Area with 433
members.
There are currently 20
members in the Bethel Club.
Officers serving with Mr.
Biggers are Thomas Ed
Chappell-Vlce President; R.S.
Chappell, Jr. -Secretary;
Marion Riddick-Treasurer;
Donald Madre-Sgt, at Arms;
R.S. Chappell, Sr. -Chaplain;
and Elliott Layden, R.S.
Chappell, Sr. and Dewey Perry,
Jr .-Directors.
Chamber Urges
Support Of Clean
Water Bond Vote
At its recent Board of
Directors meeting, the
Perquimans County Chamber
of Commerce agreed that the
issue of the clean water bond vote
referendum, scheduled for May
6, was important enough for he
Chamber to continue its
campaign to ask people to vote
affirmatively.
Chamber Manager Frank
Roberts pointed out that both
Democratic and Republican
nominees, during their cam
paign swings around the state,
have urged Tarheels to vote in
favor of the issue.
When it comes up for a vote it
will mean we all have the op
portunity to take an active part
in improving our environment
because the money will be used
to construct needed water
supply and sanitary sewer
facilities.
Much of the money for that
work will come from the sale of
bonds by the state there will
be no increase locally or
statewide so far as taxes are .
concerned.
This money will be vitally
necessary to Perquimans and
all counties in North Carolina
because none can foot the bill
alone. As a 'bonus' we will also
be eligible for additional federal
grants for water pollution
control projects but only if
the vote is approved.
For those reasons, the
Perquimans County Chamber
of Commerce is urging you to
support the cause of clean water
and a better environment.
Presents Recital
Five senior high students of
Mrs. Robert Gray will be
presented in a piano recital
Sunday afternoon, April 30 at
4:00 in the Edenton Baptist
Church.
Among the participants is
Linda Evans, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloud Evans of Route
1, Hertford.
She will be playing selections
from Bach, Clenetl, Chopin and
Rachmaminoff.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
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Emergency Communication
System To Cost $216,000
A group of mayors and county
commission chairmen from
various parts of Northeastern
North Carolina were told in
Edenton Tuesday afternoon
that ; a proposed emergency
communication system for the
10-county area would cost in the
neighborhood of $216,000. The
study and estimate was made
by Motorola Corporation at the
request of the Communications
Committee of Albemarle Area
Development Association.
Mike Worthington, a
specialist in emergency service
communication, said the
proposal included continued use
of existing equipment. "For an
average of $21,600 per county
you would have one of the most
effective and efficient systems
anywhere," he said.
At the heart of the Motorola
plan is a central dispatcher for
each county. Now as many as
five dispatchers are at work in a
county. He said this alone would
result in considerable savings.
The plan also calls for base
and mobile encoding equipment
as well as a communication
channel for Region "R" the 10
county Northeastern area.
Developing the Albemarle
Firemen's Association's slogan
of "Unity Through Mutual Aid",
the engineer said the fireman's
2,500 Expected To
Attend Countywide
Church Services
About 2,500 people are ex
pected to attend the countywide
church services being put on by
the ..Quaker Meetings in
Perquimans County and the
area's Chamber of Commerce.
The C Of C's Board of
Directors decided to hold the
celebration, which com
memorates the 300th. an
niversary of organized religion
in North Carolina, at the high
school ballpark to make
parking easier and because
accomodations will be more
convenient and comfortable.
The date remains May 7 and
services will start at 11:30 a.m.
Immediately following, there
will be a dinner-on-the-ground.
Each family will bring their
own provisions.
Speakers for the occasion will
be the Rev. Pat Robertson, well-
known locally for his work in
behalf of Christian Broad
casting on WYAH-TV and
WXRI-radio, and Dr. Grimsley
Hobbs, president of Guilford
College of Greensboro, one of
the nation's oldest and largest
Quaker Institutions.
Also on hand will be 1st.
District Representative Walter
B. Jones and Sen. J.J. "Monk"
Harrington.
Music will be supplied by a
choir of 30 men and women
representing the host chur
chesUp River and Piney
Woods.
Invitations have been issued
during the last month through
.the pages of area newspapers.
i Representatives of churches
contact the Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce.
A number of people from
other areas of the state will also
be in attendance.
Phelps Point, site of the first
services and originally chosen
lication Filed
For Drive-In Office
By Peoples Bank
R.L. Stevenson, Executive
Vice President of Peoples Bank
k Trust Company, Hertford has
announced that application has
been filed with the North
Carolina State Banking Com
mission for a Drive-Iri office in
the Western section of Hertford.
The facility will provide drive
in window, night depositor)',
safe deposit boxes, and other
banking services. '
Stevenson said we have
watched the expansion of .(this
area and feel that the time has
come to provide our customers
with this banking convenience.
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Left to right: C.T. Skinner. Jr., of Hertford; Jesse Moore
of Motorola Corp.; Macon Johnson of Camden County;
andMike Worthington of Motorola.
worst enemy is time. The alarm
is received, the firemen are
directed, the fire is located and
then the call for mutual aid.
He said the most efficient
operation is through coor
dinating of efforts. "Com
munication provides the
nuculus for success," he stated.
Charles T. Skinner, Jr., of
Hertford, explained in
as site of the commemorative
event, was bypassed because of
what the Chamber's Board felt
was insurmountable parking
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Mimeographed sheets of
music will be handed out to the
congregation.
Marion Swindell, chairman of
the C of C committee in charge
of arrangements, is taking care
to see that a proper amount of
tables and chairs, and the
necessary loudspeaker
systems, will be brought out. to
the ballpark, as well as a piano.
Final note : It will be a time of
togetherness, unity and a show
of Christian strength.
Annual 4-H Church
Sunday To Convene
Perquimans County Annual 4
H Church Sunday Services will
convene Sunday, May 7, 1972, at
2:30 p.m. in the New Haven
Baptist Church, Route 1,
Hertford, N.C. Rev. Don
Morgan of Elizabeth City, N.C.
will give the Annual Message.
The theme for the service is
"And Ye Shall Know the Truth
and the Truth Shall Make You
Free": John 8:32."
The hostesses for the service
will be Wyanoke 4-H Club.
The purposes of 4-H Church
Sunday are as follows:
To enable 4-H members to
think together about home,
community, and world events in
spiritual terms.
To provide 4-H members an
opportunity to participate in a
service that develops the
HEART H.
To help 4-H members to
demonstrate their loyalty and to
realize their own respon
sibilities to the Church of their
choice.
To show 4-H members how
their Church can provide
Christian fellowship, help
fulness, better understanding, a
religious outlook, courage, and
harmonious living.
Mrs. William Modlin,
President of the 4-H Leaders
Organization urges the 4-H
Leaders, 4-H members, and
parents to begin now making
plans to participate in the
service, She further stated
today that 4-H members are
asked to wear their 4-H
uniforms, the 4-H Leaders and
the Extension Homemakers are
asked to be dressed in white for
this service. The men leaders
will wear the same type of
uniform recommended for the
4-H Club boys.
A special meeting for 4-H
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Perquimans County alone there
are five departments, none of
which can communicate with
each other. In Gates three such
departments exist.
Skinner, chairman of the
AADA committee, conducted
the meeting in the absence of
Phil Godwin of Gates, chairman
of the Governmental Affairs
Committee of AADA.
'FU,yd Barnes
Graduates From
Academy At Calif.
Master Sergeant Floyd M.
Barnes, son of Mrs. Essie M.
Barnes of 500 Willow St.,
Hertford, N.C., has graduated
from the U.S. Air Force Senior
Noncommissioned Officer
Academy at Norton AFB, Calif.
Sergeant Barnes, who
received advanced military
leadership and management
training, is a medical materiel
supervisor at David Grant
Medical Center, Travis AFB,
Calif.
The sergeant, who has served
in Vietnam, is a 1954 graduate of
Perquimans County High
School. His wife, Rose, is the
daughter of Oris W. Jefferson of
171 North Third East, Brigham
City, Utah.
Leaders is scheduled for
Thursday night, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Perquimans County Office
Building. The purpose of this
meeting is to complete the plans
for 4-H Church Sunday service.
All 4-H Leaders are urged to
attend.
County Democratic
Convention May 27
Robert Sutton, Chairman of
the Perquimans County
Democratic Executive Com
mittee announced this week
that the County Democratic
Convention will convene at 2:00
o'clock P.M. on Saturday May
27, 1972 in the Court room of the
County Courthouse in Hertford,
N.C. .. .
The purpose of the Convention
is to elect officers for the
coming term, election of
delegates to the State Con
vention, Election of members of
the various committees and
such other business as may
properly come before the
Convention.
The Chairman also an
nounced that the various
Precinct Meetings will be held
on Tuesday May 9, 1972 at 8
o'clock P.M. In each Precinct
the Precinct Meeting will be
held at the regular polling place
in that precinct.
The present Precinct
Chairman are as follows; East
Hertford, S.M. Whedbee; West
Hertford, Tom Brown, Bethel
R.S. Chappell Jr.; Belvidere;
George Hollo well; Nlcanor,
Mrs. Annie Mae Baker; Park
ville, Claude Williams and New
Hope, Ben Chambers.
The Chairman urges a large
turnout at all of the meetings.
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1972
Judge Walker
Presides At
District Court
Judge Wilton Walker presided
at the Wednesday session of
Perquimans County District
Court and heard the following
cases:
William F. Holley, charged
with non-support of illegal child,
was found guilty and was given
a 6 months sentence which was
suspended for 5 years, and 1.
ordered to pay costs - 2. pay or
cause to be paid the unpaid
balance of hospital bill ($71.00)
and beginning April 21 to pay
$15.00 and like amount every
Friday thereafter. An appeal
was noted. Bond to continue.
James White, charged with
assault, was given 30 days
suspended for 12 .months, and
ordered 1. to pay $25.00 fine and
costs 2. remain on good
behavior, not violate any State
or Federal laws - not to con
sume any narcotic drugs or
alcoholic beverages for a period
of 12 months.
Emanuel Miller, charged
with public drunkenness,
received a 30 day sentence
which was suspended upon
payment of a fine of $20.00 and
costs.
Galvin Terry Spellman,
charged with driving under the
influence of intoxicating liquor,
was given a 90 day sentence
which was suspended for 12
months, and given a fine of
$125.00 and costs, and ordered
not to operate a motor vehicle in
the state of North Carolina for a
period of 12 months.
Joshua Walter Lilly, Jr.,
charged with speeding,
received a 30 day sentence
which was suspended upon
payment of a fine of $25.00 and
costs.
Rabies
Inspector
Schedule
W. Ray White, Dog Warden,
Rabies Inspector for
Perquimans County reminds all
dog owners that the State Law
requires every dog owner in
North Carolina to have his or
her animal vaccinated against
Rabies.
As County Dog Warden and
Rabies Inspector Mr. White will
vaccinate dogs during the
period appearing in an ad
vertisement in this issue of The
Perquimans Weekly.
During the clinic the vac
cination price is $1.25 from
April 29th until May 15. After
May 15 there will be an ad
ditional charge.
The Dog Warden-Rabies
Inspector has the authority to
cite into court anyone not
complying with this law.
Local Girl
Ghana Ambassador
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His Excellency E.M. Debrah, center. Ambassador from
Ghana is surrounded by officials of Salisbury and
Livingstone College following his address in observance of
International Day at the college recently. On his left are
Salisbury-Mayer E.L. (Sonny) Allen, who presented him
with keys to the city, and Mrs. Abna Aggrey Lancaster of
the English faculty, who presided at the special con
vocation. To his right are Miss Jerryl Zachary of Hertford,
student , representative who brought greetings, and
President F. George Shipman, chief executive of the
college who introduced the speaker.
2,570 Registered
Voters Ready For
May 6 Primary
The Perquimans County
Board of Elections now has
2,570 registered Voters, 200 of
which are in the 18-20 year-old
bracket.
In 1968 when a new county
wide registeration was held
there were 2129 voters
registered, since that time 441
new voters have been added to
the books.
Abreakdown of the registered
Ask Financial
Support To C0A
The Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce voted,
at its last meeting, to write a
letter of support in behalf of the
College of the Albemarle, to the
Chowan County Com
missioners. That is the only county, of
those served by the junior
college, that has balked at
giving financial support to COA.
But if Chowan does not, none
can, except for Pasquotank.
The commissioners there
have already said they could not
afford to foot the bill by
themselves. Each county is
being asked to contribute solely
on tne basis of population.
COA President, Dr. S. Bruce
Petteway said that under the
circumstances, it was feasible
that the area could lose the two
year institution, described bv
Perquimans County Chamber
of Commerce Vice-President
Marion Swindell as. "one of the
greatest assets this area has
ever had."
The Chamber's Board of
Directors also went on record as
asking other organizations and
individuals to write to Chowan
officials, as Edenton 's own
Chamber of Commerce, and the
Jaycees there, have already
done.
Annual WMU
Meeting Set
The Perquimans County
annual WMU meeting is
scheduled for May 3 at the
Bethel Baptist Church at 10:30
A.M.
The Rev. Ralph Knight,
pastor of Chappell Hill and
Whiteville Grove Baptist
Churches will be the guest
speaker.
Special music will be fur
nished by Kathy Sawyer, Barry
and Debbie Lane.
After the benediction, dinner
will be served by the ladies of
the church.
Mrs. Dewey Perry, Jr.,
county WMU president, extends
a cordial invitation to the
members and visitors are
welcome.
Greets
10 Cents Per Copy
Voters, 2,461 are registered with
the Democratic party, 90 with
the Republican, and 19 in
dependents. There are 1,741 whites
registered, and 929 Negroes.
The registeration for the May
Primary closed April 7, anyone
not registered by that date will
be unable to vote in the May
Primary, however they may
register at anytime before the
General Election.
W.L. (Buddy) Tilley, is
Chairman of the Perquimans
Elections Board, Mrs. Elton
Hurdle is the Perquimans
County Registrar.
Head Start Taking
Applications
Applications are now being
accepted for four and five year
old children to enter the 1972-73
Head Start Program.
If you are interested in
enrolling your child, please
contact the Perquimans Head
Start Center at Perquimans
Union School in Winfall, or the
Economic Resource Center in
Hertford.
The deadline for applications
is May 26, 1972.
Birthdays
And Civic
Meetings
APRIL 30
Julia L. Tillett
Clark Winslow
MAY 1
Bobby Lane
Paul Chappell
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts
Anniversary
Winfall Town Council
Perq. Co. Commissioners
W.S.C.S. First Meth. Ch.
MAY 2
Jerry Mansfield
Jane Swindell
William O. Creecy, Jr.
Hertford Rotary Club 6:15
Masonic Lodge 8:00
Parksville Ruritan Club
Bethel Fire Dept.
MAY 3
Kelli Lynne White
Ed "Nickie" Nixon. Jr.
MAY 4
Mr. & Mrs. L.B. Sitterson
Anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. Walton Lane An
niversary
Rubell Byrum
American Legion Aux.
American Legion Post 126
Lions Club
MAY 5
Chris Mansfield
Dorothy Perry
Steve Morgan
MAY 6
Sarah C. White
John Eure
Rites Held For
Thomas S.White
Thomas Skinner White, Jr.,
61, of Route 1, died Thursday
morning at 12:30 in his home
following a long illness. A native
of Perquimans County, he was
the son of the late Thomas
Skinner and Mrs. Jennie
Blanchard White.
Before his retirement, he was
a sales representative for The
Linen Thread Company of Blue
Mountain, Alabama. During
World War II, he served as a
Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Air Force.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs.
Virginia Transeau of Route 3;
and two brothers, Walter White
and Julian (Showboat) White of
Route 1.
Funeral services were held
Friday at 11:00 in Cedarwood
Cemetery by the Rev. Gordon "
Shaw, pastor " of the Bethel
Baptist Church.
The casket pall was made of
red carnations and fern,
v Pallbearers were Jake
Chesson, Herbert Nixon, Louis
Proctor, Seymour Chappell,
W.H. Oakey and W. Ray White.
Swindell Funeral Home was
In charge of arrangements.