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Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 17, 1972
10 Cents Per Copy
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SK Registration u
Bogins August 1 4th
r.-dstratfon for Punt, Pass
iti Kick (PP&K) begins
:'.::2ust 14 at Ford dealerships'.
Hare than 1,000,000 youths are
I expected to enroll for the fifth
consecutive ywtS&X"-f$
Aged e-'"2t to 13, they will
! make their opening bids for the
Football Ball of Fame In less
; fcan two months. Six will make
it t- having1 their names in
scribed at Canton, Ohio, as
national PP&K winners. ; '
The program is sponsored by
U.S. Ford ' dealers and the
National. Football League
(NFL). "S . i
Registration closes ' Sep-,
tember 29. Registrants must be,
accompanied by a parent or
guardian.
;. PP&K participants punt, pass
and kick against others their
own age. Any youngster aged
eight through IS is eligible.
There is no entry fee and no
special equipment is needed,
There Is no body contact during
PP&K competition and par
ticipants do not lose amateur
status.
Scoring is based on distance
and accuracy. One point is
given fojeyery foot of punting.
Birthdays And
Civte Meetings
AUGUST 20
Mr. k Mrs. Edward Hunter
."-Anniversary
Mrs. Lenora B. Rouse v
AUGUST 21 ,
Charlie Dall
Jeanette Elmore
i Chamber Com. Bd. Dir.
AUGUST 22 .
Sybil Hobbs ;
J'ggs Burner "
Elizabeth "Peck" Cherry
Hert Rotary Club 6:15
f Masonic Lodge 8:00 -
Belv. Eomemakers Club
AUGUST 23 -r-
Robert Charles Downes, fit'-
Cathy Byrum
"'. Linwood Hawkins, Jr.
Pauline Webb
AUGUST 24
Nellie Gregory
Phylis B. Mansfield
Cindy Winslow Bunch
Bethel Ruritan -
AUGUST 25 ' ,
Mr. & Mrs. Alvln Kirby '
; Anniversary
Rene Hunter
Mrs. Dorothy Matthews
AUGUST 26 . "
Elizabeth Britt ' - -Jimmy
Vance, Lane, Jr. ,;
V Kevin Pierce ; m i -' "
-..j Mary George -1
Laura Abulia Brewin
Dawn Laytoo v -Anita
Briggs
Class Reunion
The 1962 Graduating Class of
Berqulmans County ; Union
School will hold a das reunion
Sat. Sept 2, 1972 at 8 o'clock at
; B SCbOOl . y t-'f
-All class. members are in-
' ' vjted.. Please contact Mrs
i auicia Harvey Heath, 240
Wlnthrop St 6C Brooklyn, N.Y,
lirs or Archie C. Felton, 4501
Ocvitt Ave., Newsome Park
Townhouse Apt Newport News,
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Local Students v
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Yearbook Staffs
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passing and kicking distance; a
point is deducted for every foot
off line. ,
. Six levels of competition
produce six winners. Trophies
are awarded to winners at all
levelsMtompetition will begin
September 30 with dealer-level
contests.
Starting at the fourth (or
area) level, competition is held
before the kickoff and during
halftime of NFL games. -
Six nationalf inallsts will
represent the NFL's American
Conference and six the National
Football Conference on January j
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Dallas.
Family Night
The Perquimans Lodge No.
106 win have a steak cookout on
Tuesday, August 22, 1972, at the,
summer home 01 uroiner .
Mrs. Jim Bass. Serving tim
will be from 6:00 p.m. until
7???. Masons, , wives , and
children welcome. Make your
plans now to attend.- .
Rifes Held
Monday For Johp
Broughton, Jr.
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John Broughton, Jr., 58, of 307
North Church Street Hertford,
died suddenly Sunday morning
at 4:40. -' . -M- -
-. A -native of Hertford, he was
the son of the late John and Mrs.
Vera Phillips Broughton and the
husband of Mrs. Mattle "Pete"
Relfe Broughton. ,
He was a,, member of the
Hertford Baptist Church and
was a real estate broker.
Besides hi wife,, he is sur
vived by a son, John Broughton,
3rd. of Indiana, Pennsylvania;
a daughter, Mrs. Susan B.
Winslow of Wilson: a sister.
Mrs. Mary Lucille Johnson of
Hertford; and three grand
childrea - Graveside services were held
Monday at 4:00 in Cedarwood
Cemetery by the Rev. Norman
Harris.
"How Great Thou Art" was
sung by the Men's Chorus of the
Hertford Baptist Church. They
were accompanied, by Mrs.
Chester .Winslow, accordionist,
The casket pall was made of
red and white carnations and
fern.
' Pallbearers were Noah
Gregory, Julian Broughton,
Broughton Dall, Milton DaiL
Bill Cot and Jesse Vav
Swindell Funeral was
in charge of arrangemiuts.
Rufus White Lisied
In Wh&s'Who ;
Jri America
Rufus White, formerly', of
Hertford, was one of, twenty-two
Greensboro people who were
listed this year for uie first time
in Who's Who In America. '
Who's Who is the country's
leading bicraphical record and
is used 'widely by libraries,
schools and colleges and
Journalists. f
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The above picture on left thews W. W. Bandy plowing
under fescue grass In July last yea. This field had been in
fescue for ten years. '
The above picture on right was taken of the same field
on August 9, 1972 and shows soybeans waist high. Looking
at the soybeans are W. w. Dundy, jr., operator 01 ine larm
on the left, and Amp Cobb, Student Trainee with the Soil
Conservation Service, on the right.
, Those soybeans did not have fertilizer applied and they
Day Camp Set
For August 21-22
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The Perquimans County
Expanded Foods and Nutrition
Summer Day Camp will con
vene August 21, 22, 1972 at the
Economic Resource Center,
Hertford, N.C. The purpose of
the Camp is to provide two days
of wholesome fellowship and
recreation, creative learning
and 'the opportunity to learn
more about nutrition, as the
food we eat and the relationship
of what we eat to healthy
bodies. f
"The entire program is
geared for an enjoyable day,,
but the primary objective is to
help youth form better .at
titudes, regarding self, family,
and the Educational process"
stated Mrs. N.B. Taylor, Home
Economics Extension Agent.
This is to be held with an
atmosnhere that would en,
courage pride, self confidence,
group and individual ' par
ticipation and a sense of ac
complishment : The enrollment for the Day
Camp- would include children
from 9-17. The total enrollment
will be divided Into four groups
Namely Bread and Cerate,
Fruits and Vegetables, . Meat,
Milk and Milk Products. .
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The activities would Include
Runic Nutrition.' Phvaical
Fitness. Health, Handicraft f4-
recreation.
Day Camp will open daily at
9:oo A.M. and terminate at 3:30
P.M. There will be snacks and
lunch provided for children
attending the Day Camp. For
further information, please
contact the Extension Office by
calling 426-7697
Revival Services
At Up River
Friends Meeting,
' REVIVAL SERVICES began
at the Up River Friends
Meeting f in the Whiteston
Community, Monday evening,
August 14 and will continue thru
Sunday evening, August . 20.
Services will begin each
evening at 8:00 p.m. ; v
Speaker for the services' wi3
be a former pastor, Winford
GL'tcn who now pastors Deep
Ore. 2 Frbnds Meeting near
Ya".:...ma, N.C. . -
ClTton is a native of Rich
mond, Va. Married, and father
of two children. Has held
ras'Srates 'in the Evangelical
l!ethodlst Church before
J j Friends In 1SC4. He holds
t! s r:i-v.c;3r of Arts dree
-i Titchelor of .Theolosy
t ;:-3. Besides pastorlng,
f ' ibi done cr-cidaratle
I :-.I-:l work la various
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Edgar Fields Retires After
35 Years With Post Office
Edgar M. Fields retired from
his position at the Hertford Post
Office on June 30, 1972, after
having served 35 years, 16 of
which he was Assistant Post
master serving in that capacity
at the time of his retirement.
Fields served under six
presidents, and three post
masters, J.E. Morris. S.M.
Whedbee and the . present
postmaster W.W. (Bill) White.
Awarded Degree
Some 75 seniors will receive
baccalaureate' degrees in the
arts and sciences at Atlantic
Christian College's Summer
Commencement to be held here
on the campus Friday, August
18, at 8 p.m.
Delivering , the com
mencement address will be Dr.
Douglas Reld Sasser, president
of Pfelffer College, Presiding
over commencement exercises
will be Dr. Arthur D. Wenger,
president of the college.
Presenting the graduating class
will be George Harry Swain,
director of the ACC Summer
;hool.
Among those scheduled-! be
awarded degrees from
Perquimans County is Karen
Stallings Cameron, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton of
Belvidere. .
Hertford ERC Group
Fights Pollution
VJ- i fee theme. "Waste Not
V.'ant Not", the workers of the
Hertford Economic. Resource
center have been engaged in
many; activities during the
summer months. Under ; the
supervision . of volunteer
workers, Mrs. Laura Lowe and
Mrs. Gibbs and the youth have
created some interesting ob
jects that would have been
tc i on the garbage pile. Such
t,.' :i as tzi cartor., plastic
fc- r;'.;3i stocL:;s, corn
s' '. 3, r -p-r, sc-""-s of
c" 1 -,t c:rd
t' i, tJt 3, ar.j s:ja t'.Ue
haye the meet growth of any
According to F. A. McGoogan, District Conservationist,
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; ' Fescue grass not only increases the fertility of the soil
but Its tremendous root system tends to help open up tight
soils which makes it easier to till.
Fescue is a real good grass to plant on land that is going
to be left our in the feed-grain program.
(Photos by SCS)
The retiring Assistant
Postmaster says he will enjoy
doing things only when in the
mood to do them, not having the
pressure of working by the
clock. .
; Fields, a veteran sportsman,
will spend hit retirement
hunting, fishing and playing
some golf. a
' "Edgar" as he. is known by
Just about everyone, even folks
who have never met him, says
VI will miss most the
association with the public, my
fellow employees and friends.
Police Dept; k
Monthly Report
The following monthly report
for July was given by Chief Ben
L. GibbS at the regular meeting
of the Town Council. ARRESTS
MADE: Drunk on the Street 2;
Speeders 4; . Assaults 5;
Operating Intoxicated 2;
Carless and Reckless Driving 1 ;
Shoplifting 1; Miscellaneous
Traffic Arrests 2;
Miscellaneous Arrests 1; AC
TIVITIES: Calls Answered and
Investigated 105; Accidents
Investigated 4; Funerals
Worked 5; Courtesies Extended
111; Doors Found Unlocked 3;
Fire Calls Answered 1; Radio
Calls 207; Citations Issued for
Improper Parking 3; Lights
Reported Out 4. "
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tope were used for making the
articles.
. As a closing activity for the
summer there will be an exhibit
at the ERC center. The main
theme of the exhibit will be
"Something Out of Nothing".
An Interesting feature will be a
Christmas - display ' ; of
decorations that may be used In
the home. Other articles for
year round use will be on
exhibit.
The affair will fce held Sun-,
day, At!?Jt 23, i:72 from 12:30
until 2:2J. Th .lllc ia Invited
to attar.i r.: . -Omenta will be
served.
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Carmen Sutton
Attends Institute
At Iowa State U.
Miss Carmen Sutton of Route
3, Hertford was among those
who attended the 44th National
Institute on Cooperative
Education recently at Iowa
State University in Ames, Iowa.
Her accomplsihments as a
member of the National Junior
Horticultural Association
earned her a position as VIP
representative during the in
stitute. Miss Sutton was among more
than 600 American youths at
tending. The meeting included
sessions with national farm and
cooperative leaders and
discussions of the - U.S.
ecoiwmleaysiem and-lhe jroJe i of
cooperatives.;
The institute was sponsored
by the American Institute of
Cooperation, a national
education i organization spon
sored by more than 1,200 farmer
cooperatives.
Miss Sutton is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sutton of
Route 3, Hertford. .
Lung Disease
Control Week
Mrs. Sidney Eley,
Perquimans County Chairman
of the National Cystic Fibrosis
Research Foundation, an
nounced that Mayor Cox had
proclaimed August 14-August 28
as Children's Lung Disease
Control Week.
The proclamation signed by
Cox reads as follows:
WHEREAS there are five
million children suffering with
incurable iung-damaging
diseases, of which Cystic
Fibrosis is the most serious, and
. WHEREAS there is no cure
for Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma
ih liino Ha ma eft. chronic
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f Bronchitis, Broncmeciasis, anu
childhood Emphysema, and
WHEREAS many of these
. children's life expectancy is age
15 and others live under
- restricted schedules and diets
for their entire life, and c
, WHEREAS Pediatricians
spend up to 85 per cent of their
time treating children with
respiratory diseases, and ,
WHEREAS the month of
September has been designated
as "Never Take Breathing For
Granted" Month' in North
Carolina "
BE IT THEREFORE
RESOLVED, that I, W.D. Cox,
Mayor, acting under and by
virture of the authority vested
in me by the Laws of Hertford,
hereby proclaim the weeks of
August 14-August 28 as
CHILDREN'S LUNG DISEASE
CONTROL WEEK, throughout
the city and urge the citizens of
our community to Join with the
National Cystic Fibrosis
Research Foundation-' in its
struggle.
: W.D. Cox
Mayor
Man Charged With
First Degree Murder
Preston Copeland of
Belvedere was Jailed Friday
: night without bond and charged
with first degree murder in the
shotgun slaying of Stanley
Wayne Blanchard near Tyner
"Aug. v;
Perquimans Sheriff Julian
Broughton announced the
arrest Friday. He said the 46-year-old
driver was taken into
custody at a truck stop near
, Windsor by Bertie County
Sheriff Ed Daniels.
Broughton said Copeland was
placed in the Chowan County
Jail and will be given a hearing
in district court in Hertford
Aug. 23.
The death of Blanchard, 31,
occured in the trailer residence
of Jack Dail of the Tyner area.
Blanchard reportedly was
seated at a table and was struck
, to the neck, back of the head by
; a shotgun blast from outside at
close range. It occured at 9:20
p.m.
He died early the following
afternoon in Norfolk General
Hospital.
Broughton would give no
Open House
Scheduled For
Farmers In Area
J.C. Blanchard Co., Inc. has
scheduled an open house for all
farmers in this area on
Saturday, August 19. John
Beers and , Talmage Rose,
owners of J.C. Blanchard Co.,
Inc. said they will unveil
Generation . Two, the biggest
advance In tractors since John
Deere introduced the New
Generation Tractor twelve
years ago.
Beers and Rose recently
attended a two-day meeting at
Waterloo, Iowa whdre the ne
line was introduced to all John
Deere dealers. J.C. Blanchard
Co. says their enthusiasm was
very high, particularly after
they and other dealers had
operated the new. tractors.
While they cannot discuss
specific details until the August
19 announcement, -Beers and
Rose said it will be to every
farmer's advantage, especially
from a health and comfort
standpoint to attend the open
house and learn all the facts
about the new John Deere
Tractors.
The open house will begin at 9
a.m. and will last all day.
Selective Service
System Board To
Close For Week
The office of Selective Service
System, Local Board Nos. 73
and 21, will beclosed next week,
August 21-25. Executive
Secretary, Mrs. Margaret S.
Scaff, will be in Raleigh at
tending a state-wide con
ference. ;
. Mrs. Scaff reminds male
persons attaining the age of 18
years they must register with
Selective Service within 30 days
prior to their 18th birthday or
within 30 days after their 18th
birthday.
The office is open, with the
exception of next week, each
Monday through Thursday from
8:15 A.M. until 5:15 P.M. U is
closed for lunch each day 12:00
noon until 1:00 P.M.
Webster New Football Coach;
' Celvhi Webster, former coach
at CS. .Brown and Mur
freesboro High Schools, has
been appointed head football
BoardOf Directors
To Meet
The monthly meeting cf the
Perquimans County Chamber
of Commerce Board of
Directors will bi held Monday
August 21, 1972 at the Municipal
Buildlr-j atgy.m.
All members are particularly
urged to attend. Some Im
portant new business will be on
the agenda.
details for publications and no .
motive was given. '
: Copeland rfwrtedly recently
was convict , I threatening an. i
officer aw , been scheduled
for a heawu,, in Perquimans
District Court on charges of
assault with an automobile and
shooting at Blanchard. ' -.v- r
The Perquimans County
Sheriff praised the cooperation
and efforts of Chowan Sheriff
Troy Toppin and his depart
ment, the SBI, and the Bertie
Sheriffs Department
WilmaGail
Chappell Receives
Scholarship i
Wilma Gail. Chappell has j
recently received the Gay ' !
Memorial Scholarship,,
given annually to an: io-, :
coming nursing student, -by.
the Louise Obici School of.
Nursing in Suffolk, Virginia: -
The amount was $150;00. ; ;
The scholarship is given to
interested students cm the'
basis of financial aid and,
academic ability. ; : -!;
Gail will start her training ;
on September 12. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs;
Wilmer (Red) Chappell of
Belvidere.
Rider Injured As
Motorcycle Skids
Vernon Douglas Markham,
21, was injured Monday at 7:45
a.m. when the motorcycle he
was operating reportedly ran
off the right side of Rural Paved
Road 1307 and skidded. "
. The accident happened 1J
miles south of Elizabeth City.;
Markham, who gave his
address as Rt 3, Hertford was
treated and released from
Albemarle Hospital.
Albemarle
Firemen's Assoc
Hold Meeting
The Albemarle Firemen's
Association Quarterly Meeting
was held August 1, at, the;
Edenton Fire Dept. Chief Parks,
was the host. A steak dinner
was served along ' with a
business meeting. One Hundred
and Ten firemen were present
from the Albemarle Firemen's
Association, ten county, area.:
The meeting was presided over
by Chief Dennis Swain of
Columbia.
The business of the meeting
consisted of amendments and
adoptions of the. AF.A. Con
stitutions ft By-Laws.;. The
Association has grown from
Seven counties to ten with the
addition . of Hyde, Washington
and Tyrrell Counties.
KennitL. Layton Jr. wis also
introduced to the Association 'as
the new Executive Director for
the A.F A Layton gave a brief
summation of his, duties, and
expressed his desire to work
with the Individual Fire Unite.
The next meeting is planned for
Oct in Currituck County; '
coach at Perquimans High
School in Hertford.
While at Brown, Webster won
the conference championship in
football and was named coach
of the year in 1969. At Mur
freesboro he was defensive,
football coach and track coach
for two years. ;f . t ' , .
Webster played Collegiate
football at Elizabeth City State
University and was an AU-CIAA
performer. He also played la
the , Sudan Temple All-Star
game his senior year. . . - y : : . "
Among tls playing partneri
have been Jeihro Pushand
Johnnie Wton, who now r" y
prof&donally with the C j
Cowboys and the LA;' r 1,
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