North Carolina Newspapers

r TT7 Vr3 TO1 TG3 FTT ' Volume 23-No. 30 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 27, 1972 10 Cants Par Copy 1 ' TviTT IT TT TATT A -TXKS w "Catfish" Hunter Named To American League All-Stars : Jim "Catfish" Hunter of the Oakland Athletics, was chosen for the American. League, All Star Team again this year. ; Manager Earl Weaver named , a nine-man staff, headed by southpaw, Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers and right-hander, Gaylord Perry of ; the Cleveland Indians for the All Star Game Tuesday in Atlanta. Also selected were 'left handers. Wiblur Wood of the -Chicago White Sox, Ken Holt- tman of the Oakland Athletics and Dave McNally of :the Baltimore 'Orioles,' and the , rightrhandes, Jim Palmer and ' Pat Dobson of Baltimore, Nolan Ryan .of the California Angels. - Lolich, McNahy (10-7), r Palmer (15-4), and Hunter (12 ' 4) have been named to the All Star team twice previously. ' , Oakland's. Vida Blue, .the American League's most valuable player and Cy Young Award winner last year, was ' among the missing for the All Star Game. .Blue, a young sensation last year, got into a bitter salary dispute with Oakland owner Charlie Flnley this spring and was a stubborn holdout. He fin ally agreed to terms in May, but has r not been effective, struggling along with a 2-5 record. v'Wood (13-10), Holtzman (12- Birthdays And Civic Meetings JULY 30 L'l. Rufus Riddick JULY 31 C. C. Mansfield, Jr. Anita W. Kirby , Linda Spruill Jo Stroberg ' ' Mrs. Irving Long, Jr. Mrs. M.J.- Gregory AUGUST 1 Barbara Kepchar Elizabeth Lane . ' Mary Ruth Dail . James Wilder John W. Harrison, Jr. , Hertford Rotary Club 6:15 Masonic Lodge 8:00 Parksville Ruritan Bethel Fire Dept. - AUGUST 2 r Roxie Blanchard Kelvin Roberson Sandra Dail Edward Byrum , . Andy White AUGUST 3 Bryant Chappell Doris. Chappell ' G. Gregory Beck ' Am. Legion Post 126 AUGUST 4 'I (None) ; v AUGUST S -i Buck Winslow Georse Fields Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Walters Anniversary r Frank "Butch" Ward ' Susie Elliott . Lisa Boyce William A. Harrison ;l 971 Year Cook Available : ' The 971 1. "Perquimans County Historical Society Year Book" is devoted to a Wo'ncgragh, ! "Perquimans County and the Civil Warr", by JtAv Winslow, Jr. It teUs of -'wartime events in Perquimans ,and gives hist?ries; of the. County's volur.; r czr??s?2i. The 37-fe'2 1-vtory is sup plementci t y a 2rt"s rcr'or of Perquir. -3' Cor.U ' rats and Union r ' s. Cr 3 cf the 1971 Y ." r rr'i rri available f:r t.Z.:'i c "i f 1 tct Secretary, r- . .'. ---3 unty EC. K y, I x i Hertford, N.C., S l. L:vlvc .. 1 sir 7), Dobson (11-8), and Ryan (11-y 1 .1 .1 a ah ni ' IK maae uieit iirsi au omr appearances. ', Weaver, the Orioles' manag er, piloted the American League for the third consecut ive year, choserfon the basis of his team winning the pennant. Funeral Services Held Sunday For ArthurW.Chappell r Arthur White Chappell 77, of Route 1,) Belvidere, died Saturday at 11:00 in the Al bemarle Hospital following a six month Illness. A native of Perquimans" County, he was the son p the late Leroy and Mrs. Sarah, White Chappell. Ht. wt a farmer, merchant and carpenter and was a member of the Whiteville Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Umphlett Chappell; a son; Herbert Ray Chappell of Portsmouth, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Coins of Portsmouth, Va.; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. . Funeral services were held Sunday at 4:30 in the Whiteville Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. Ralph Knight, pastor, and the Rev. Walter Hill, a former pastor. ""Sunrise Tomorrow" was sung by Mrs. Walter HilL ac companied by Mrs.' Walter NowelL pianist - . The casket pall was madeW red roses,-; white chrysan themums, baby's breath and fern., . , Pallbearers were Herbert Ray Chappell, Jr. Fred Swain, Arthur Ray Swain, Joe Nowell, Walter Trueblood and Gerald Blanchard. . Burial was in the church cemetary with Swindell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Arithmetic Errors Net Three Million During the six-month period ended June 30, 1972, nearly 1,673,000 Federal income tax returns of North Carolinians were computer-checked for errors In arithmetic. . 1 IRS Director J. E. - Wall reported that 89,000 of the total returns reviewed contained math errors. Of these, 52,000 taxpayers made errors in their favor totalling $5,226,000 in additional tax. ( On a happier note for the .taxpayer, Wall reported that nearly 37,000 returns contained errors in favor of IRS, amounting to 12,318,000 In ad ditional refunds. 1 Definitely! ,. Speeches are like- steer horns, a point here, a point there, and a lot of bull in between. v Tiger, U.S.S. Barry. ReceivesDistinguished Service Award The Perquimans Weekly's ch'.irch pp'3 recently received to rrtenJi award, its fourth "Distinguished; Service Aae: " fr;m the Freedoms Fc i at Vc"t Forge. i:cL.:r . 'vertJstej Service, I :c, fv rcj the""6Vr;K)rt the Crch" series for this r '"r and for over 1.CJ0 -rr ;;:rs In-the United I'-' 3 1 i Canada. i since :t T 1944, 5 r r the . t 1 1 ! ' t Channelization Is -Ag Farmeii's Mention "channelization" or stream channel improvement t today, and you are involved in a controversial subject. Many individuals and groups have called channel work "en vironmental destruction" but in Eastern North Carolina other individuals who are also con cerned with their environment partly because the land provides their living have quite a different viewpoint on channelization. Channel improvement is nothing new on the Flat Coastal Plains of North Carolina. To most farmers and townspeople channel work has long been essential for drainage of the low-lying land, flood protection and other benefits including the necessity of earning a living. ! " What some people now call a natural stream may be quite different from the stream of 50 or 100 years ago. Roy Hollowell of Bertie County in Eastern North Carolina, whose farm is in the Ahoskie Creek water shed, recalls: "As a boy, I remember a natural stream on our place that had several good fishing holes. They never went dry. Today It hardly resembles a stream it has filled in with sediment and tree tops. And channelization is the only way to restore this water course to the natural stream that I knew as a boy." As early as the Eighteenth Century, channelization was a useful tool for the farmer. Probably the most notable early Ia aarlu channel improvement work was the construction of the Dismal Swamp Canal, which began in 1790 as a joint effort of the States of North Carolina and Virginia. Planning work for the canal' was started by George Washington in 1763. Although the canal was designed to provide water transportation between Albemarle Sound and Chesapeake Bay, ; it also provided useful outlets for farm drainage systems. Agriculture is the oldest and most important industry in Eastern North Carolina. The. "Lost Colony" on Roanoke Island probably cultivated the soils for crops In 1585. And for these pioneers channel im provement was not necessary the farming was on too small a scale. - But soon after the clearing of large areas, and the in troduction' of the plow to the soil, the natural streams began to change. Hundreds of small streams that flowed free and clear became choked with sediment and tangles of flood borne; debris.' The farmers found it necessary to improve existing channels. The first channelization was usually done by hand, to reduce (Continued on Page 6) 1, Bloodmobile Will Visit Here The Bloodmobile will visit here Wednesday, August 23. The unit will be at the Hertford Methodist Church from 12 noon till 6 p.m. . American way of life. President Nixoa Is honorary chairman of the Freedoms Foundation. These businesses enable us to publish this superb feature: Pitt Hardware Company, Winslow Blanchard Motor Company, W.M.' Morgan Furniture Company, Cannon Cleaners, J.C. Blanchard & Co., .Inc., Elanchard's Barber Shop, Keith's Grocery, One Stop Service Station, Lane's Woodwork Shop, Winfall Ser v'"e Strtion, Peoples Eank & Tr-.t CTfany, Tyrum Fur r" se Coirany, I i.ll! s Fur t '.t' re Cc...;any, Vi: e Auto r . -y f-.j 0j c.rpany, : ftll C'l Cr-pany,- : -'s r :..it. a: ..-:.rie ( 1 C- - and ' C . "hey " " -'t, I t .kn. .hnw nmMna around bulldlnn and I " . . flooding of cropland in Bear Swamp. The farmers in Bear Swamp are hoping to get present channels enlarged and some new laterals constructed through Public Law 566 the Small Watershed Program. , "Agnes" Disaster - The Veterans Administration has outlined disaster relief measures for veterans whose homes v were damaged or destroyed by tropical storm "Agnes," H.W. Johnson, Director of the Winston-Salem VA Regional Office, announced today. . ; . Administrator of Veterans Affairs Donald E. Johnson noted that VA closely cooperates with Federal, state and local officials-in aiding disaster victims. ' "We will fo everything we can to help," Johnson assured veterans who suffered losses from the storm. - . . He said VA is taking these steps for veterans: providing counseling and assistance in obtaining repair or reconstruction loans from the Small Business Administration or other Federal, state or local agencies. '. . :V f reinstating wherever possible GI loan benefits of veterans whose properties were totally destroyed, so they may obtain other guaranteed or direct loans.' extending reasonable leniency to veterans with VA loans in default because of a disaster, ; and , encouraging private mortgage lenders to do the same. Boating Accidents Are Doubled With the summer only half over, boating accidents have more than doubled reports Ed Jenkins ' of the Division of Motorboats and Water Safety of the Wildlife Resources : Com mission. .:;':' ' ' ., : "At this time last year,' the state had 39 reportable boating accidents as compared to 80 thus far this year. As of July 1 last year, we had 19 fatalities as a result of boating accidents, while this July we have already had 28 boating fatalities," said Jenkins. In a plea for safer boat operation throughout the state, the Wildlife Resources Com mission asks all boat operators to abide by the following boating safety rules: 1. Know your boat .' 2. Don't overload 3. Keep a good lookout 4. Operate at safe speeds 5. f .e"ect the weather 6. Tsl.e sufficient fuel 7. Yf) your t-t in s'e 8. C:r:y r;cc ryc- ; ..ent 9. s yc r t ..t pi , :!y 10. L y 1. 1 kw Knbwn Friend -.t . n Relie Measures making supplemental loans to veterans, ' where economically feasible, for repairs on uninsured, partially destroyed properties obtained with loans held by VA. Y A also may guarantee loans by private lenders to eligible veterans who have not used their GI loan benefits to buy or construct homes, or repair damaged properties, subject to certain lien requirements. Also, VA can make direct loans for the same purposes v Social Security Administration To Provide Information President Richard Nixon, in his address to the White House Conference on Aging, directed the Social Security Ad ministration to provide an in formation center in each of its 889 district and branch offices to help explain all Federal programs which aid the elderly. His direction is in keeping with the Administration's objective 14, which is to contribute to Government-wide and com munity planning for the aging, the widowed, the disabled, and for children. , y Toward this end, each Social Security office is now better eaulDped to give information and refer callers to sources that can deal with their problems. For many years, the Social Security Administration has used a referral service for the general public and has made a concerted effort to be fully aware of all community . programs. The Social Security Ad-; ministration is responsible for the federally administered program dealing :: : with retirement, survivor and disability benefits as well as the tnore recent "Medicare" program. The Administration also handles Black Lung Benefit Claims for coal miners and their dependents. Even though your social security office might not have jurisdiction in many areas, it is a good source for referral in formation and can put you in touch with those who can help. When you're in doubt about where to turn and get help, contact your . social security office at 401 S. Dyer St., Elizabeth City, N.C. The office telephone r .mber is 3C3-3031. Funeral Services Conducted For EE. Winslow Eugene Earl Winslow, 78, of Route 5, Elizabeth Citv. died Thursday at 12:30 P.M. in the Albemarle Hospital following a long illness. A native of Perquimans County, he lived in the Whiteston Community until two years ago. ; He was the son of the late Dempsey E. and Mrs. Lelia Jollif f Winslow and the husband of the late Mrs. Mary W. Winslow. He was a member of the Upriver Friends Meeting. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Helen W. Hewitt of Route 5, Elizabeth City, Mrs. Marvis W. Munden of Norfolk, Mrs. Myrtle W. Dail of Hertford and Mrs. Lina W. Hobbs of Tyner; two sons, Wallace Fentress Winslow of Route 1, Belvidere and Jesse Eugene Winslow of Norfolk; his twin brother, Percy E. Winslow of Route 2, Hertford and Mrs. Maxwell McCain of Waxhaw, N.C. 9 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 in the Upriver Friends by the Rev. Waldo Smith & the Rev. H.Y. Crimlnger. Meeting with burial in the Upriver Cemetery. "Beyond The Sunset" and "Iu The Garden" were played by Miss Johnnie White, organist.. The casket pall was made of red carnations, white chrysanthemums, baby's breath and fern. Pallbearers were Burwell Winslow, Marshall Winslow, Darvin Carver, Louis Spivey, Jarvis Winslow and W. C. Bateman. - Swindell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Church Summer Service Schedule For the remainder of the summer the following Church Service schedule will be ob served at the Church of the Holy Trinity. July 30th. 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon August 6th. 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon August 13th. 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion; 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion1 and Sermon August 20th. 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion; 10:00 a.m. Morn ing Prayer and Sermon August 27th. 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon September 3rd. 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon The Rev. Mr. Williams, Rector of the Church will be on Vacation July 24th through Sunday, August 6th; On Duty August 7th. through August 22nd. and on Vacation August 23rd. through September 8th. Fire Dept. Auction Sale Postponed ' ' The Hertford Fire Depart ment Auction Sale has been postponed. Time of Sale will be announced at a later date. 1972 Senior League Champions i s ' . f The Perquimans County Senior League has its 1972 champions. It's the Bethel New Kcpe team which compiled a 13-0 record this year. With many summer days still left, the Perquimans squad is lockbs for teams In the Elizabeth City area to f!;y. From left, frcr.t row, Carl Library Receives Memorial Books The following memorial books have been received in the library recently: The Complete History of Hunting; The Cowboy in Art; and the Treasury of the Gun in memory of Raymond Wilson; Wilderness Kingdom; Common Stocks; Everybody's Guide to the Stock Market; Home Landscaping; and Investments are in memory of Trim Wilson. Easter the World Over; History of Ins. Policyholders Urged To Check Policy Tqpe The Veterans Administration this week urged all GI in surance policyholders to take a second look at the type of policy pay-off they have selected for their next of kin. H.W. Johnson. Director of the Winston-Salem VA Regional Office, warned that too many widows of GI nolicvholders are penalized following the death of their husbands upon learning he had selected small monthly navments over 36 month periods. In some cases, Johnson noted, veterans chose smaller navments for life more than 25 years ago, and never updated their policies. GI policyholders who wish now to switch to lump sum payments should request Form 29-336 from VA and select option No. 1. This would allow widows to select monthly payments should they deem it necessary. Veterans were urged to mail the form to the VA insurance center where they 'pay premiums. I- On Summer Active Duty 4- 17-Navy Petty Officer. First class Ernest E. Roquemore, husband of the former Miss Allene Waffe of 408 King St., Hertford, N.C, is a Naval Reservist who sailed on sum mer active duty aboard the destroyer USS Wallace L. Lind for the largest underway reserve training operation in the Pacific in 10 years. His ship is homeported at Portland, Ore. and operated with Destroyer Squadron 37 for the week-long exercise in Hawaiian waters. Boat Inspection The Elizabeth City Coastguard Auxiliary will be in Hertford at the Hertford City Docks Sunday, August 6, at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of giving free boat inspections for safety devices and new regulations. ALL BOAT OWNERS - Please bring your boats and take ad vantage of this free service. American Costume; ' : the Evidence of Washington; The History of Weddings; and Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain are in memory of Mrs. Mattie Toms White; Hunting Dogs of America is in memory, of Pete Bright; Whitling and Woodcarving is in memory of P.L. Stephens; and w science YearoooK 1972 is m memory of Mrs. Z.A. Harris. , Other new booksiin the library ; are: biographies of Vida Blue; : George Kaufman; and Julian ' Bond: A Large Type Cookbook; , The Peter Prescription, by Dr. , L. J. Peter (a sequel to The Peter Principle which was a best seller for a long time) Where the Money Went, .by Stone; The Dawn's Early Light, by Walter Lord; Australia,. by The Australian News;t New fiction titles include ten romantic novels by Barbara j Cartland an English author; Home, by Balridge; Ironwood, by Melville; and A Falcon for a Queen, by Catherine Gaskin. Rites Held ; For J.E. Lassiter John Elmer Lassiter, 77, of Route 1, Belvidere, died early Saturday morning in his hdme. He was the son 'of the son of the late William C. and Mrs: Media Broglen Lassiter and :.the husband of the late Mrs. Martha Winslow Lassiter. He was a member of the Upriver Friends Meeting. : A retired farmer, he was an Army veteranof World War I and was a member of the American Legion. Surviving are sons, Harold Lassiter of Norfolk and Elmer -Lassiter of Belvidere; two V sisters, Mrs . Vera Edwards of Aulander and Mrs. Addie Branen of Baltimore; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 3:00 in the Upriver Friends Meeting by the Rev. Waldo Smith. Burial was in the Upriver Cemetery. f "Teach Me To Pray" and t'How Great Thou Art" were played during the service by Miss Johnnie White, organist, The casket pall was made of pink roses, white; . . ch rysanthemums, white stock, baby's breath and fern. ' Pallbearers were Bill Lassiter, Lyndon White, Jasper Winslow, Harry Lee Winslow, Waldo Winslow and Travis White. . 1 Sales Tax Totals $6,495.82 .G.A. Jones, Jr., : Com missioner of the State of North Carolina Department, of Revenue, announced today that the 1 per cent sales and Use tax collection in Perquimans County for the month of June amounted to $6,495.82. .. This is an increase, of $524.86 over the month of May. ; Butts, Donald Morse, Eddie Jera!-i,; '4 William Harrell, Charles Ferrell, Bobby:.. Lane and Gary Byrum. Second row, Coach FJchard Waters, Ricky Sawyer j Wallace Wood, Ken Eoyce, Mike Jones, Dar-y Gregory, Glenn Harrell, Gcorja Levilj and coach Lee Stalling. . : ".