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THE HOUSE TOUR The rams came off and on for last
of the Albemarje sponsored tour of Perquimans County
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homes, but the people
a great success it was.
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Perquimans County, North
Peanut Seeds
Scarce In Area
By FRANCINE SAWYER
The seed situation looks critical for peanuts, ac
cording to Perquimans County farm agents Billy
Griffin and Richard Bryant.
The quantity and quality of seeds is the major
problem.
The reason for the small amount of seeds
available is due to an immature crop last year and low
shell out of seeds from pods.
Many seed dealers are reporting that only 40 to SO
per cent shell is received whereas a normal year runs
about 60 per cent shell out.
The seed testing laboratory in Raleigh reports that
of 2,900 samples tested for germination only 62 per
cent have germinated high enough to be sold legally.
To be sold legally in the state the minimum ger
mination has to 75 per cent.
Perquimans County farmers put in 3,200 acres
of peanuts a year.
Some 80 to 120 pounds of seeds are required for
each acre. ,
The situation was one that the board of agriculture
met Monday to consider what type of action on lower
germination standards in order to increase quantity.
Farmers who have saved seeds should have them
tested.
Junk Gars Are
Leaving Town
HERTFORD The drive
to move old junk and
abandoned cars from
Hertford is on.
Some 38 cars in Hertford
are considered abandoned,
and the cars will be
removed.
With the assistance of the
three local car agencies in
the county as well as
Edenton tower John Perry
the cars will go.
The junk cars will be
placed on Jesse 'L. Harris'
property. After an amount is
collected, the autos will be
picked up by John Perry, a
junk dealer in Edenton.
North Carolina law reads
like this on abandoned autos :
A vehicle is abandoned in the
state when it is left on
private property without
consent, left on public
grounds for at least seven
days, fails to display a
current license plate, is
partially dismantled or
wrecked or u incapable of
self-propulsion. In addition,
it is legally termed a junk
Observance
Set By Men
ine North Carolina State
Firemen's Association will,
as usual observe the week of
May 6 to 12 as Volunteer
Firemen's Week in North
Carolina.
F.B. Nixon, chief of the
Hertford Volunteer Fire
Department had this to say
about painting and mowing
the fire-safe way.
Paint brushes and power
mowers usually go into
action during Spring Clean
up, and if either or both
figure in your plans, he
suggests you keep these fire
safety pointers in mind:
For paint removing and
brush cleaning, solvents
labelled "non-flammable"
are safest. If you must work
with flammable ones, better
use them outdoors. Indoors,
be sure windows are open;
stoves, pilot lights and other
ignition sources are off; and
no smoking.
In storing paint materials,
keep, them well away from
furnaces and also away from
exits' or under stalrways-so
you will not be blocked from
scaping should these highly
combustible materials catch -.fire.
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Get rid of old paint and
solvent containers and those
with small left-over
amounts. Store paints and
solvents only in capped .
metal containers-glass jars
and bottles break easily, ,
creating a definite fire .-,
hasard.
MEETS TONIGHT
The American Legion -Auxiliary
of Post 1M will
meet tonight at the Legion
Home at I p.m. All members
are urged to be present.
Carolina, Thursday, May
automobile when it is more
than five years old valued at
less than $50.
A junked or abanoned
vehicle can be legally moved
when: (1) a written release
has been obtained from the
owner, leasee or occupant of
the premises or (2) the board
of county commissioners
has declared the vehicle to
' be a health or safety hazard.
Any Junk vehicle removed
shall be held at least 15 days
t30 in some cities) in cese the
owner wishes to prove
ownership, pay costs of
removal and storage and
reclaim the vehicle.
After waiting the required
period, the vehicle, may be
disposed of as the committee
sees fit. Or with the consent
of the owner, it may be
disposed of regardless of age
or value without waiting a
single day.
A clean up beautification
meeting was held Thursday
night at the county office
building with this in
formation related to. the
public.
Fire Report
Issued Todaj
During 1972, the Hertford
Fire Department had 50 fire
calls. Of these 50 calls, 28
were county calls and 22
town calls. There has been an
average of 15 "firemen
responding to each fire call.
The 50 calls received by
the department were of the
following types: 10 struc
tural dwelling fires, seven
dwellings contents only, 2
mobile trailers, four com
mercial building fires, one
farm building, two grass
fires, two woods fires, two
vehicle accident, eight
vehicle motor and content
fires, two flammable liquid
fires, five 'community ser
vice calls, and five mutual
aid assistance calls.
Total firefighting man hours
is over 500 hours. .There has
, also been approximately
1,083 man hours of training
put In by the members of the
fire department this year.
Bill Passes
" The bill to limit hunting in .
1 Perquimans County was
ratified on April 25 by the
state legislature.
The amendment ' was
adopted In the senate April
23 and makes prohibition
effective only in absence of
written permission of the ,
. land owner.
The controversial bill .
brought a round of objection
from some local hunters who '
submitted petitions to the
county commissioners,
However, the bill with "
some modifications Is of- '
flclal.
3, 1973
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Perquimans Personality
Chief Ben L. Gibbs
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, By FRANCINE
SAWYER
HERTFORD Ben L.
Gibbs is "The Man."
Serving aspblice chief
sincel966.Gibbsknowshis
town and his people. The
people know the man.
Gibbs is a high-ader by
birth, and a Perquimans
resident by choice.
It's been a long way for
the 61-year-old man, who
does not look his age.
Born in Manns Harbor,
the son of a fishermen, he
moved with his family at
the age of six to Elizabeth
City, after his father
became a merchant.
In 1937 Gibbs came to
Hertford as manager of
the State Theater. Gibbs
managed the theater,
which showed movies of
..soilders and sailors,
leaving their loves behind
and heading for "The
War."
In 1044 this stopped.
Gubbs put on his uniform
and had an exciting career
for two years in
the service. He super
vised a prisoner of war
camp while in the ser
vice. After the war, he came
back, and managed the
same theater. The movie
house was showing post
war films, comedies and
westerns. It was a
different time, a time
which would never be
recaptured.
In 1959 Gubbs became a
Perquimans County
depute, the Sheriff was
Kelly White.
In May of 1960 Gibbs
joined forces with the
Hertford Police depart
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ment as captain.
The mayor was the
police chief, as well as the
fire chief, town manager
and a host of other things,
however, the captain
'really had chief duties
and it became official for
Gibbs in 1966.
Gibbs said he felt
Hertford was and is a safe
town. "Of course all
towns were safer once,
more than today, but
Hertford isn't terribly
unsafe."
The only trend Gibbs
sees as different in the
law enforcement work is
the lack of respect the
public has for law officers
and law in general.
"It wasn't like that at
one time, now a number
of people have nothing
but contempt for law
officers," he said.
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small town has a number
of advantages. Gubbs
knows his town and the
people by name and face.
By knowning the people
so well, Gibbs does not
ha ve to get super technical
in investigating a crime.
He knows the people's
habits and ways. It
makes law enforcement
work easier.
Gibbs was chief back in
the late '60s when Golden
Frinks and his gang came
into Hertford, and nearly
held the town at bay,
issuing complaints and
demands. It blew over.
So Gibbs is celebrating
his 13th year with the
Hertford Police
Department.
He is married and the
father of three boys.
In his spare time
Gibbs enjoys fishing
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