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Standard Printing Co. jot Lbxdstille, Ky. 40200 THE PERQUIMANS W EEKLY Volume 2-No. 30' t,y-v ' C ' , 1 j If v ,. JAIL TORN DOWN A special picture page in this edition of The PMuhnaw Weekly 011 wtkvenfr'ojnPe was built at the turn of the century. It may be memories as well for those who were not so food of the jaiL I.. ... y-tii '' i"""""! Senior Citizens Event Scheduled Yesterday About 300 senior citizens from Eastern North Carolina are expected to attend a special Senior Citizens Night at "The Lost Colony" here Wednesday, July 25. Members of the senior citizens organization from the 10-county Region R in the northeastern section of the state will be admitted to the . Wednesday night performance at a special price for tickets. Rarely do the older members of the area communities have a chance to visit "The Lost AADA-ARPDC Unite In Efforts In a coordinative endeavor, the Agriculture Extension Service, AADA and Albemarle Regional Planning and Development Commission will in the next two months be evaluating the expressed needs and updating priorities with the older citizens of the ten counties of the Albemarle. The steering committee is composed of Agriculture Extension Agents on Aging, and ARPDC Staff. The committee met for a full day planning conference last week with representation from the Governor's Council on Aging and State officials Farmer Convicted ELIZABETH CITY Rodney Brooks, a local farmer, has been convicted here in district court of failure to dispose properly of a hog carcass. The defendent Was ordered to pay a $10 Tine and $16 in court cost. Prosecution followed an in vestigation by the Veterinary Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. , Such violations can result in the spread of hog cholera. . MEETING TONIGHT The Perquimans County Democratic Party officers will meet tonight at 8 p.m. in the Perquimans County Courthouse. Colony" says general manager John F. Hruby, and as a group with special rates these senior citizens will be able to make the trip. Lastyearasiihilar outing to the production was planned, but rain prohibited the perform unce thai evening. We are pleased to have such a large number of the senior citizens returning for the show this year, Hruby adds. The Senior Citizens' Region R includes the counties of Dare, Camden, Currituck, Hyde, from N.C. Agriculture Extension. The committee elected officers composed of Miss June Myers of ARPDC as Chairman, Mrs Minnie B. Taylor, Home Extension Agent from Perquimans County as Vice Chairman and Mrs. Louise H. Capps, Home Extension Chairman from Currituck County as Secretary. .. The committee will be working toward having the Region designated as a high impact area for the purpose of obtaining 1 additional assistance in accomplishing priority goals to benefit the senior citizens of the. Region. . , Fields Joins Firm Ervin W. Fields has joined Carolina Power & Light Co. as a junior engineer at the L. V, Sutton Plant fn Wilmington' A native of Hertford, Fields was graduated from Perquimans County High School, Hertford, and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., with a degree in electronics engineering. He served in the ' Army from 1967 to 1969. He is married to the former Cherry Creamer of Hertford, and they have two children. Fields is the son of Mrs. E. W. Fields of Hertford. , . Chowan, Perquimans, Pas quotank, Tyrrell, Washington and Gates. Mrs. Willie Harvey of Hertford organized the trip for the senior Citizens and' will accompany them at the performance. She is the Senior Citizen! Coordinator for the Economic Improvement Council in Hertford. Specialratesalsoareavailable to any organization wishing to sponsor a group attending "The Lost Colony." Further information or iicKei reservations may be made through The Lost Colony Box Office, P.O. Box 68, Manteo, N.C., (919-473-3414)' Mrs. Eason Attends Convention Mrs. A.H. Eason, treasurer for Perquimans County Democratic Party attended the recent session of the Down East'er State Democratic executive committee held at the John Yancey Motel Beach at Atlantic Beach. She was accompanied by Mrs. M.B. Taylor, home economics extension agent and James E. Turner a member of the Perquimans County Advisory Council andaninteresteddemocratic party member. All three had an enjoyable trip ' and an informative meeting. REVIVAL The Berea Church of Christ located near Hertford will be holding Revival Services beginning Sunday night, 29 at 7:30 and ending Friday night, August 3rd. Brother Raymond Bennett from Dover, Delare will be the evangelist. Brother Bennett has held revivals throughout the country and is a dynamic speaker. There will be special music each night. A chicken fry will be held on the closing night at 6:00. Come out and join us In our song service and hear the . gospel preached. ' Hertford, Perquimant County, North Carolina, Thursday, July Harvest Day Including Judging Local Talents There will be a Farm Festival on August 10 and 11th at the Perquimans County High School Gym. This will be of interest to all farmers, young - old - large and small. We would like to urge each of you to attend. The exhibits will be in the Gym, which will open at 9 a.m. Friday, to give exhibitors time to set up booths before Noon when the Festival will open to the public. Listed below are the field crops and vegetables we invite you to bring to be judged for three ribbon places: Perquimans Personality Betty & Marion Swindell By FRANCINE SAWYER One of the finest couples in Hertford is Betty and Marion Swindell. The two manage Swindell Funderal Home in Hertford, and both are "community aware." Being involved in community activities is omething which comes naturally to the couple. ' Marion was reared in Elizabeth City. Betty was reared in Eden ton and Georgia. Marion graduated from Elizabeth City High, School and i Ohio College of Mortuary Science . Ppttynemberships beside it. He graduated from Edenton is totally "into" whatever High School and Louisburg College. The couple were married in June in 1950. They have four children; Larry, 22 who is a funeral director in New Bern; Sheron, 20, who is getting married Aug. 11 ; Beth 14, and Jane, 11. The couple came to Hertford in 1952 to manage Twiford's Funeral Home which Marion later purchased. When he first came to Hertford, Marion got involved in the Hertford Jaycees. The club is now defunct, but the trend for Marion to work in civic y i if mwmi.nmm W mmm I ,g v n.-w jfiMwvw wttwwf!af 1 . v y 4 4 M UmmI C5 - ?tJ"wmm wm&to'wm Mm&mmtm sm v M &ua.tlB IimmMJ IWM&m twe&wq nM0ffi mmmmstmmm &$mmmimm wswm wHmpmFm: 4 Wi katw.Mi Ltwiutj iMi i.uiwl htl P tew 1 fir ir , --n mtt Insect Control Traffic hazards resulting from the dense white gas from fog trucks may be eliminated with the development of a new method of community insect control., ' Called Ultra Low Volume (ULV), the method is currently being tested under North Carolina conditions by North Carolina State University en tomologists. ; i.:.;? A cooperative development of industry and the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, ULV was named for the small volumes of chemical insecticide it requires. Not only will ULV replace the hazardous fogging method, but, according to scientists, will also cut the amounts of chemical insecticides used in half, thus reducing the cost of community insect control. Yellow Field Corn 3 stalks with ears Yellow Field Corn 6 stalks shucked White Field Corn 3 stalks with ears White Field Corn 6 ears shucked. Soybeans 3 whole stalks Peanuts 3 whole plants Sweet Corn 6 ears with shucks Snap Beans 1 quart unshelled Butterbeans 1 quart unshelled Cornfield peas 1 quart unshelled Tomatoes 3 whole affairs was just getting good. Marion later and presently got involved with the Methodist Church in Hertford, the Red Cross, cub scouts, president of the Northeastern Albermarle Funeral Directors Association and is serving for the second time as president of the active Hertford Chamber , of Commerce. ; Mari6n also just became the past president in June of the Hertford Rotary Club. He is also a member of the Bethel Ruritan Club. But Marion is more than just a name with a lot of club civic duty or function he has taken on. It is his second nature. He does manage boating activity as a hobby. He will not admit it, but he does enjoy gardening. He is modest about himself. His modesty might be overcome by his attractive wife, Betty, however. Betty, although, is not just a proud wife and mother riding on the coat-tails of her husband. Betty is indeed an active person herself. She is active in the Hertford Business and Professional Women's dub and church mmmmim'W q f!'? fefM.f&tjS liWiJftiiaSfe iijSJ mwsw mmmyf .i.wja HwKMte ttammlmmmi,. "i hiim wf BETTY A MARION SWINDELL In the new method, in secticides are not diluted with fog-producing diesel oil as in the older" method. V instead chemicals are emitted in a fine mist that is hardly visible. Critical in the effectiveness of ULV is the size of the chemical droplet, which must strike and stick to the target insect. Trained personnel are required to operate equipment which regulates droplet size. Their experiments, done in cooperation with the N. C. Board of Health and the Car teret County Commissioners, are underway in .the Carteret County communities of Davis, Marshallburg, Atlantic and other areas. Funding for the project is from Sea Grant, a division of the U. S. Department L.Mfl i,toert,Mi,m StMomKmmS 26, 1973 Potatoes rish 6 whole Squash, white 6 whole Squash, yellow 6 whole Watermelons 1 whole Cantaloupe 1 whole Okra 12 whole Sweet Potato 6 whole Cucumber 6 whole Cabbage 3 head Peppers 6 whole Apples 6 whole Peaches 6 whole Department I Arts Adult Division Class A Painting 1. Acrylics 2. Oils 3. Water Colors work has taken even more of her time. Not being "natives" of Hertford, one might wonder why the couple do so much for their community. They put it this way: "The people here are the greatest people in the world. A person can't help but not love it here." Marion said he read someplace that "service rendered to a comtnunity is the rent you pay for the space you occupy." That's been the families motto. And it has been a family. The older children cared for the younger ones, while Betty worked on the business books. "My children have been very co operative," she said. "As a matter of fact, that's how we all have going along, just by co-operating," she said. The couple feels it's the greatest place to live if someone's in trouble. The town will rally to anyone's doorstep to help. They came to Hertford more than 10 years ago with the attitude, "if we don't like it here we can go back to Elizabeth City." But after only several days, Betty and Marion Swindell began a love affair with the town and would never wish to leave. The townsfolks have enjoyed the Swindell's as well. i"mn.ii -u i . ...i ,m A P jr J(i-iim , J riwrw Can Make As an incentive for continuing employee interest in improving services and efficiency in the , Social Services program of North Carolina, the State Board of Social Services has im plemented an awards system for rewarding employees on state and county staffs who submit suggestions which may later be approved, adopted or recommended by the Board. An award of $100 and a Certificate of Recognition from the Governor will be given for suggestions which are im- ' plemented. ; Jimmy Jacumin, chairman of . the State Board says, "Some of j the greatest improvements in products and their production by industry have come from suggestions by employees. We . feel that in the area of services provided foqvpeople by social m nm i m . !.. I Br i i I Class B Drawings Department II Arts Junior Division (18 ind Under) Class A Painting 1. Acrylics 2. Oils 3. Water Colors Class B Drawings Class C Photo Snap Shots Class D Paint by Number Department III Crafts Adult Division Class A Christmas Decorations ' Class B Decoupage ass C Ceramics Class D Cornshuck Class E - Egg Shell Class F Jewelry Class G Dried Arrangements Class H Macarane' Department IV Crafts Junior Class A Embroidery 1. Crewel 2. Swedish 3. Cross Stitch 4. Other Class B Crochet 1. Afghans 2. Sweaters 3. Baby Articles 4. Pillows 5. Others Class C Knitting 1. Afghans 2. Sweaters It'sFarm Safety Week FALLS HURT - BE ALERT! That's the theme of the 1973 National Farm Safety Week, July 25 - 31 sponsored by the N.C. Rural Safety Council, the National Safety Council, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Falls are among the most common accidents in agriculture," accounting for about one-third of all accidental deaths. But they are perhaps the most difficult to guard against. Statistics indicate that you are most likely to have a dangerous fall while walking in the kitchen or yard. One study showed that over three-fourths of the fall victims involved received serious injury and half required hospitalization, falls are more apt to cause crippling and disabling injury to senior citizens than other age groups. Anyone concerned with the care of older people can obtain a free copy of the accident- prevention course Handle Yourself with Care," from prevention course "Handle Administration on Aging, HEW, Washington, D.C. 10201. The Rural Safety Council reminds you that being alert is the best weapon against any accident. Illness, Mugue, emotional upset, A. J alcohol and drugs are too often major factors in home accidents. Be alert for common hazards that may develop on anys farm. Without regular attention, work areas and passage ways may become dangerously cluttered, teooth surface can become ahppery from oil, mud, water or ice. Stairs, handrails and steps are hazards if not Suggestions services staff across the state, improvements can be made and efficiency improved. We are sure that the staff members at the county level who are working directly with the people have some good ideas on how we can better serve them." Special "suggestion box" pre addressed envelopes have been provided for each of the 100 county departments of social services. Suggestions are to be mailed to the State Division of Social Services where they will be screened by a committee comprised of presidents of the North Carolina SociaiServices Association, the North Carolina Association of County Social Services Directors, the North Carolina Association of Social Services Board Members and state staff nembers. 10 Cents Per Copy 3. Baby Articles 4. Others Class D Hooked Rugs Class E Needlepoint Class F Quilting 1. Quilts 2. Pillow Tops Department VI Needlework Junior Class A Embroidery 1. Cross Stitch 2. Swedish 3. Other Class B Knitting 1. Sweaters 2. Others Department VII Clothing Adult Class A Men's Suits 4 Coats Gass B Ladies Coats Class C Dresses Class D Hats Class E Suits (2 or more pieces) Class F Infant's Clothing Class G Children's Clothing Department VIII Clothing Junior 14-18 yrs. Qass A Dresses Class B Suits Class C Sportswear Department IX Clothing Under 14 yrs Class A Aprons Class B Dresses Class C Sportswear properly lighted and repaired. The farm tractor causes 800 to 1,000 deaths, thousands of injuries and millions of doiiai s annually in property damages, medical expenses and other related costs. More than half of the fatalities in tractor accidents involve overturns. The National Safety Council estimates that 90 percent of these fatalities could be prevented through use of the roll-over protective frames and cabs available on new tractors and for many older models. Of course, following the instructions in the operator's manual and using good judgment would prevent most tractor accidents. Some chemicals used in agriculture today are less persistent but usually considerably more toxic to humans than some of the pesticides recently banned because of their long-range effects on the environment. The toxicity of the materials in current use demands constant alertness in handling, application, storing and disposing of empty containers to avoid accidental poisioning. The Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the N.C. Department of Agriculture are sponsoring an educational program. Project Safeguard, designed to inform farmers and pesticide dealers in the southeastern states of the proper methods and protective equipment to be used in handling toxic materials. Tax Total $7,144.35 Perquimans County received a net total in sales tax collections some $7,144.35 in June. Neighboring Chowan County collected double that ' with a total of $14,797.51. Camden County got only $2,436.86. This North Carolina County received less than any county in the state. . . Pasquotank County took in $51,363.25 in local sales tax for June. Pasquotank surpassed tourist county Dare which received some $33,925.76. Rural Gates County took in $4,037.03 in local sales tax for June. '