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THE PE R QUI MAN
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Volume 29 - No. 1
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 4, 1973
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You May Be
For $59000 Tax Exemption
If you are retired, sixty-five
or over and have an income of ;
less than $3,500 you may be
eligible for a tax exemption up
to $5,000 on your home.
' Mrs. Jacqueline Ricks,
supervisor, Program on Aging,
reminds property owners to list
taxes In January and to check '
with the tax lister on their
eligibility for the tax reduction...
North Carolina law; provides
that if the retired persons in-;
come is less than $3,500 an
nually then there is a $5,000
property tax exemption on the
appraised value of the real
property owned and used as the
principal place of residence by
the taxypayer.
Basically a claimant must be
the legal owner of the property
and must occupy it as his or her
residence. The claimant must
be retired and 65 years of age or
over and not regularly engaged
in an income producing ac
tivity. The claimants disposable
income and that of the spouse
can not be greater than $3,5000.
Disposable income is defined
for North Carolina tax purposes
to include income from social
security benefits, disability and
retirement benefits, military
pay, interest on tax exempt
Farmer Urged
to Buy Soybean
Seeds Early
Agriculture Commissioner
Jim Graham today urged North
Carolina farmers to buy their
soybean seeds early this year.
Soybeans seeds harvested
before the rains are proving to
be of excellent quality, ac-,
mrriinff tn onmnlp rwpivpH in
.ftta North Carolina Department
of Agriculture seed testing
laboratory. Those yet to be
harvested will likely be un-
suitable for planting.
"Soybean seed quality in
other states across the southern
region is generally poor,"
RnhDmuM "TVio HomanH tnr
good seeds is expected to grow. ;
Already, some of the seeds in
North Carolina have been
contracted by seedsmen in
other -states. The market
responds to demand and North
Carolina farmers will
remember that last year seeds
were supplied to us in large
volume from other southern
states."
Commissioner Graham em
phasized that soybean
verities are quite res
ponsive in their maturity to
Graham emphasized that
soybean varioites are quite
responsive in thdr maturity to
different night lengths.
Therefore, an exchange of seed
supplies - between North
Carolina and states to the north
and central soybean regions of
the nation is not possible. .
"No adjustment in minimum
germination standards is an
ticipated," Graham continued.
"And it behooves each grower
to get his seeds while the supply
and quality are good and prices
are not greatly affected by
demand from other states.
"Soybeans are an important
segment of the industry of
agriculture in North Carolina. I
want our growers to have the
jdvantaee of our good seed
before they are sold off to other
states.
Little Mint for Hertford
The Little Mint, located on Grubb Street, has just recently
been completed. At this time we do not know if the opening
fats has been set, but from the looks of things it's not too
far off. . -
Eligible
securities and dividends, etc.
An application for exemption
must be filed when listing
property for taxation. The
application must be supported
by satisfactory evidence of the
applicants eligibility. The
deadline for supportative
evidence of income is not until
April 15th.
Some property owners last
year, the first year of the new
tax law, failed to take ad
vantage of the tax exemption
for fear of future legal effect on
the property. Taking the
exemption allowed by the state
law will have no legal effect on
the property. The sole purpose
of the exemption is to gain tax
relief for the elderly with
limited incomes.
If you are eligible, then be
sure to take this tax saving ,
when listing 1973 taxes.
WSCS Meetings
Scheduled For
January 8th
The General Meeting will be
held on January 8th at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Milton Mann will lead the
annual "Call to Prayer and Self
Denial" Program and the
Wesleyan Service Guild will be
hostesses at the social hour.
The Minnie Wilson Circle will
meet on January 9th at 9:45
a.m. with Mrs. Marion Riddick.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cherry will
host the Mary Towe Circle on
January 10th at 3 p.m.
The Delia Shamburger Circle
will meet with Mrs. Edgar
White on January 15th at 8 p.m.
On January 15th the Helen
Bame Circle will meet at the
home of Mrs. John Corprew, Jr.
The meeting will begin at 8 p.m.
Appreciation Service
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GrOVe Baptist Church
recognized Mrs. Samora Mock
with an Appreciation Service
Sunday, December 24. Those
taking part in the Service were
Mrs. Carolyn Hurdle Hinton,
sponsor, Mrs. Cherly Riddick
Canton, Mrs. Barbara Riddick,
Bush, Mrs. Florazell Hurdle
Vauehn. Miss Joan Smith, Miss
Eunicetine Smith, and Miss
Mildred Norfleet.
All members of the choir that
sang with Mrs. Mock in early
youth participated in the ser
vice. Mrs. Mock was unable to
attend, but songs were sung at
her request. She has been in and
out of the hospital for 2 years.
she ,s me me Rev
and Mrs. Wright Demery of
Belvidere. She attended school
in Perquimans County and
Virginia Union University.
After leaving Virginia Union she
joined the Army and continued
her education for over 2 years.
She then went to work, at
Walter Reed Hospital in
Washington, D.C. Samora is
married to Sgt. Tommie L.
Mock, who is stationed at Fort
Miles, Va. They have 2 sons,
Torrence, age 5, and Coneleius,
age 2. .
At the conclusion of the
service, the group journeyed to
the home of Mrs, Mock. She got
out of bed and came to the piano
to sing with her former choir
members.
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1973 License Plates Now On Sale
The 1973 North Carolina license tags
went on sale Tuesday and can be obtained
at the Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce Office. Mrs. Jean Harrison is
agent for the Department of Motor
Vehicles.
Basketball
Januarys
January 9
January 12
January 16
January 19
January 23
January 26
January 30
February 2
February 6
February 9
Eager Beaver 4-H Club
Holds December Meeting
i ne December meeting of the
Eager Beaver 4-H Club began
with a visit to Trueblood Nurs
ing Home on December 19,
1972. Club members showered
nursing home .residents with
"gifts and fruits. A final gift of
joy was extended by the group
with Christmas carols. Af
terward, the club meeting
reconvened at the home of club
member Ka thy Sawyer. Here,
the regular meeting was called
to order by President Debbie
Lane. Officers for the coming
year of 73 were elected and are
as follows: President. Ch.-irles
A Look Backward
- By Virginia White Transeau
Jan.
HERTFORD MERCHANTS
PLEASED WITH BUSINESS
DURING 1934: "A good year,"
Much better than any previous
year for five years," "Fifty per
cent better than the average
since 1927," A great im
provement," such are the an
swers which sound the highly
optomistic note which business
men of Hertford give to the
query, "What kind of a year has
1934 been in your business?"
Every Hertford merchant gives
a good report of the year which
has just passed. And there isn't
a single vacant store in the
entire town.
MRS. J. E. WHITE GIVEN
TOKEN FOR SERVICES: Mrs.
J. E. White, who has been
president of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the
, Hertford Baptist Church for
seven years, was presented
with a beautiful pin by the
, Society at the last meeting of
the year on Monday night. Mrs.,
J. W. Ward has been elected
president to succeed Mrs.
White. . .
4,574 BALES OF COTTON
GINNED IN PERQUIMANS:
According to W. M. Harrell,
special agent of the Bureau of
the Census, Department of
'Commerce, the census report
shows that there were 4,574
bales of cotton ginned in
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Schedule
Weldon, home
Plymouth, away
Murfreesboro, home
Williamston, away
Scotland Neck, home
Edenton, away
Northampton, away
Gates, home
Weldon, away
Plymouth, home
Northwest away
Mims: Vice President, Beverly
Eure; Secretary, Kathy
Saywer; Treas., Karen Finley;
Reporter, Shorrie Williams and
Recreation, Gay Eure. The
Devotional was given by Kathy
Sawyer from Luke 2:1-20
followed by prayer led by Barry
Jones, Jr. Leader.
The meeting was dismissed
by Charles Mims, newly elee'ed
President. Following the
meeting, games and refresh
ments were provided by Kathv
and Mrs. Sawyer, at which time
members exchanged gifts.
1935
Perquimans from the crop of
1934 prior to December 13.
LOCAL MAIL CARRIERS
ATTEND DISTRICT MEET :
Among the Perquimans County
mail carriers who attended the
semi-annual meeting of the
Albemarle Rural Carriers
Association held in Edenton on
Tuesday were . William C.
Chappell, C. B. Parker, Herman
Jenkins and Postmaster J. E.
Morris.
W. M. MORGAN FUR
NITURE COMPANY SALE:
Mr. Morgan's annual after
Christmas sale included a Bed
Room Suite for $49.40, Livine
Room Suite for $39.95, Dinning
Room Suite for $84.85 and many
more items with prices that
can't come up to today's. The
prices were at least V4 cheaper.
CHEVROLET DEALERS
ADD TWO MEN TO SALES
FORCE: L. N. Hollowell, the
local. Chevrolet dealer, says
that last Saturday was one of
the best he ever had. He sold six
new cars on that day. In
ci dentally, the Hollowell
Chevrolet Company has em
ployed two more salesmen on
their force. . ' - i '
Pictured above is Mrs. Harrison
displaying the license for the new year.
The deadline for displaying the new
tags is February 15.
Peoples Bank to
Open Additional
Office in E. City
Peoples Bank and Trust
Company today announced it
has filed an application with the
State Banking Commission to
open an additional branch office
and night depository in
Southgate Mall on Ehringhaus
Street in Elizabeth City.
Melvin R. Daniels, Jr., Senior
Vice President and Office
Executive of the Elizabeth City
Office said, "We look forward to
expanding our service and
providing this additional con
venience to our customers."
Peoples Bnnk nterei the
Elizabeth City market when it
merged with Industrial
Commercial Bank last August.
As a result of the merger,; a
multiplicity of bank services,
including trust and farm ser
vices from farm production
loans to managment of farms
with absentee ownership,
became available to citizens of
the Elizabeth City area.;
At the time of the merger,
combined resources of the two
banks were approximately $144
million, based on figures for end
of year 1971. At that time, he
Industrial-Commercial Bank,
had resources of $9,300,000.
Peoples Bank currently has 33
offices in 19 cities and lists its
resources at more than $159
million.
Know Your
Social Security
Starting in 1973, people who
are working while getting social '
security benefits can earn more
but never lose more than $1 in
benefits for each $2 earned.
The more you earn, the higher
your total income will be. Under
the new social security law,
social security payments will be
reduced by $1 for every $2
earned over $2,100 in a year.
Previously, monthly
payments were reduced by $1 in
benefits for every $2 earned
between $1,680 and $2,880 in a
year-and by $1 for every $1
earned over $2,880.
People 72 and over will
continue to get their full social
security benefits regardless of
earnings. Under the new law,
people under 72 can earn as
much as $2,100 in a year and get
their full social security
benefits. Different rules apply
to people getting social security
disability benefits if they work.
In addition, starting in 1973,
full benefits can be paid for any
month in which an employee's
wages are not more than $175
or he didn't perform substantial
services in self-employment.
Previously, the monthly limit
was $140.
Also, starting in 1973. ,only
your earnings -in the rmWfs
before you reach 72 will be ofied
to figure what benefits are due
you for those months. Before,
earnings in the entire year you '
reached 72 were counted in
Figuring benefits due you for
months before you were 72.
Perquimans
District Court
in Brief Session
Judge Wilton Walker presided
over the brief session of
Perquimans County District
Court on Wednesday and heard
the following cases:
John' Henry Davis, charged
with public drunk, received a 20
day jail sentence suspended for
; 12 months upon payment of a
fine of $10.00 and costs. Judge
Walker ordered the defendant
not to possess or consume any
alcoholic beverages during that
period;
; William A. Foreman was
found not guilty of 3 charges of
assault on a female;
No probable cause was found
in the case of James Wilson,
who was charged with
breaking, entering, and lar
ceny; Willie Webb was found not
guilty of assault with a deadly
weapon;
Walter White, charged with
assault, was given a 30 day
sentence suspended for 12
months with these three con
ditions 1. pay a fine of $25.00
'and costs 2. be on good
behavior for a period of 12
months and not violate any
Federal or State Laws 3. not
commit an assault on Milton
O'Neal for 12 months.
AUXILIARY MEETS
The American Legion
Auxiliary, William Paul
Stallings Post 126, will meet
tonight at the home of Mrs.
Geneva Sawyer.
Designated Economic
Development District
' . ,
In a special ceremony held at the office of the Albemarle
Regional Planning and Development Commission in
Edenton, the agency was officially designated an
Economic Development District by the U.S. Department
of Commerce. A certification signed by Secretary of
Commerce Peter G. Peterson and Robert A. Podesta,
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development Was
presented by James Campagna, Regional Planner for
Economic Development Administration from Atlanta.
Receiving the certificate was William B. Gardner,
Chairman of the Board, ARPDC. The certificate states
that ARPDC has met the qualifications of the Public
Works Act of 1965 and is eligible for program assistance as
provided by the Act.
'; ;lt was a damp, cloudy New Years Day
but that didn't stop the sportsmen from
getting out As the day draws to an end the
Ambulance Attendants
Training Course In
Perq. & Chowan Co.
The Continuing Education
Department of College of the
Albemarle announced that a 24
hour Ambulance Attendants
Training Course (E-03) will be
held at the Rocky Hock
Volunteer Rescue Building in
Chowan County. It will meet
Tuesdays and Thursdays
beginning January 9 and ending
February 1 from 7 to 10 p.m.
This course is designed to
develop understanding of and
appreciation for the role of the
ambulance attendant in the
care and transportation of the
sick and injured. Classroom
discussions include principles
related to administering
emergency aid to victims in
selected situations, to safe
transportation of the sick and
injured, and to safe operation of
the ambulance. Student ex
periences include supervised
practice in applying splints, in
using resuscitation techniques,
in applying dressing, and in
positioning and transporting
victims with a variety of con
ditions. All Rescue Squads are invited
to participate. The course is
sanctioned by the North
Carolina State Board of Health
and is necessary for cer
tification of ambulance at
tendants. ; f '4
Instructors include Mr. Bill
Royals, Mrs. Virginia Bunch,
Dr. L, P. William, Sr., Dr.
Richard Hardin and Dr. Bernie
B. Baker.
In addition, Ambulance At
tendant Training E-04 will be
presented February 5 and 6 at
the Perquimans County
Agriculture Auditorium,
Hertford, N.C., from 7 to 10 p.m.
All Rescue Squads are invited to
participate.
This course is used to upgrade
Rescue Squads who have
already had E-03 training. The
course will focus on emergency
procedures for external cardiac
compression and treatment of
burns. Instructor for this 6-hour
course will be Dr. William F.
Crutchley.
For further information call
the Continuing Education
Department at the College of
The Albemarle, 335-0821, ex
tension 233.
Birthdays And
Civic Meetings
JANUARY 7
Nelion Smith
Jimmy Harrell
Ruth Sutton
JANUARY 8
Paula Kaye Winslow
Leah Harris
Earl Riddick
Billie Sloop
Jack Hunter
Greg Biggs
Stanley Ward
Calvin Banks
Wesley Circle
JANUARY 9
Margaret Copeland
Mike Jones
Kenneth Ray Boyce
Sarah Ann Goodwin
Willard Copeland
Colleen Perry
Hertford Rotary Club 6:15
Masonic Lodge 8:00
JANUARY 10
Mrs. Dorothy Owens
Hazel B. White
Mary Lindsey Beers
JANUARY U
Leah Harrell
Marion Harrell, Jr.
Clyde White
Hert. Gram. PTA Exec.
JANUARY 12
Tommy Keel
Weldon Byrum
Barbara 'Morris
Julian "Boogie" Nixon
JANUARY 13
Kathryn Williams
Laurence Wray Chappell
Charles Henry Ward
Milton Long
J. T. Lane, Jr.
fishermen return home with their catch,
which we hope was better than the
weather (Lousy).