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V, Standard Printing Co. xx Louisiille, Ky. 40200 EM(QUIMAN. WEEECLY Volume 23-No. 33 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 16, 1973 10 Cents Per Copy Ihlisirvest Festival W.m 6 By KATHY MARREN ! , Staff Writer . .1 , . , ,.', r ,. tjt-" ' . ' " f, - The much heard about and well organized Farm' Festival became a reality on August lOantMl. The Yniinir Farmers and Ranchers Association sponsored the project which turned out to be a success. - Jim Graham Galls For Awareness North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Graham .told the Perquimans County Farm Bureau : Young : Farmers- and Ranchers Saturday night consumer awareness of food production has reached an all time high. :"For too long Mr. and Mrs. Average Family, assumed their food supply began on the shelves of the : supermarket. But now k I truly believe' they are becoming aware of ' the importance of agriculture. This initially is due to he increase in food costs, and price freeze," Graham explained. , -"-"The pendulum is Firemen F Meet The Quarterly Meeting of 41.. Aik-i- me mucuiaiic ritcuinu Association was held by the Gates r Volunteer Fire Department Tuesday night, Aug. 7. , Chief of the department,,; Dick Tyler,' served the ' firemen a' delicious barbecue and fried chicken combination dinner along ' with the help , of Orson Gfeehe and William Willey. Each county was well represented by attendants with . Swan y Quarter Volunteer Fire Department ; traveling the furthest within region "R'., ten county area. The President of the AFA, W.A. Weeks, called the members to order the presided over the meeting. The location of the annual AFA Fire ' Prevention ' Parade was decided to be in Elizabeth City with the 'parade being sponsored by Elizabeth City '. Fire ; Department. Weeks also mentioned the fact that each .county director, must have an alternate to attend the executive board meeting along with the director. Kermit " Layton, ' Jr., executive director for (he association, commented on the pV North Carolina Department of Community Colleges Fire ' Service ; Training questionaires offered through his office. Layton also reported that the Association had given its support to the Emergency Medical Services project proposed by the Albemarle Human Resources & Development Systems. Film Scheduled' .''Another film presentation f tree 1 presented i by . the Perquimans County Chamber i r f Commerce will be held in the i inicipal Building tonight at 8 Feature number one is a t' sic d the silent screen ( " i "Old San Francisco," a ' ' 'e that c rs around the 5 eartli It tells what s v .. ..i (' ? bofs of the n r M r-Vs to ! a 1 1 ti.e luve!y : r t t i' i V. arein. v -;v : e fit in? - r i I !. i s are C-. . 1 - r i i Success ;, i As 'promised,' there was something of interest for everyone. Many of the town r and county 'women ' participated in the exhibits . which were awarded ribbons. The farmers themselves also turned out winners for some of their crops which were oh display 'and judged. swinging back toward agriculture and this will have the effect of makings your job as farmers and ranchers more meaningful. Graham stated that now . and in the future the demands on agriculture are going to become awesome. Much of the world is dependent upon U.S. farm products Soybeans and grain vare in fantastic demand here and abroad. "Obviously," he said, "we must take care of our needs at home first, but we must also build and maintain our foreign markets. It is imperative this be done to -stabilize our economy and equalize the balance of payments, v. "We are going to be forced to spend more and more for foreign oil and the only possible way to make those payments balance is by exports, , primarily agricultural exports,: "We are on the threshold of the second "green . revolution, and v with that . will come . explosive demands for you as fanners and ranchers and what you produce. You will, in the near future, become the most respected members of society because 'what you provide" is life itself," he predicted. In closing Graham said: "Agriculture is people oriented. It is undertaken by - people with a sincere desire to serve people. Still, however,; we have an educational job to do. We must teach people to become agriculturally oriented. I , believe this process has already begun but it must be continued and increased.:, When we have done this job, then we will have truly formed a cooperative, working partnership between farmer and consumer. It is only a matter of - communication and understanding." , Academy Sept. 4 ' The first day of School for Albemarle , Academy students is set for Sept. 4, it was learned today. ' The remaining schedule is as follows :October 12, End 1st Grading Period, October 19, Professional. Meeting (School not i in Session), November '22-23, Thanksgiving Holidays, November 28,: End 2nd Grading Period, November' 29, ' Teacher Workday (School ' not in Session), December. 21-January 2, Christmas Holidays, January 21-23, Midterm Exams-End of Semester, January 24-25, Teacher Workdays (School not in T Ion), March 8, End of f: Grading Period, April 12-15, Eu:jter Holidays, April n, End cf Eih Grading I':ri:i, Jjs 3-5 Final -, June-7, ' cc:'-- ".2, June 8, ,' r.ts '. who i may Open The farm tours conducted by various members of the organization were', informative: . v . Children were also very involved in the events that were scheduled for both days. They entered in the sack race, the watermolon eating contest, the watermelon seed spitting contest, and the moon walk ride. Ribbons and prizes were awarded in each of these events. Businessesand non-profit organizations set up booths in the high school gym that displayed their various products and services. These were very interesting and drew a large crowd of visitors. Farm equipment anfr boats were on display in the high school parking lot for the public to view. Some of these displayed the prices which made the public aware of some of the,, expenses involved in farming. One of the highlights of tbof ' two-day activities was the-, old timers' game on Saturday. A large group assembled to watch the old pros in action. There was a good turn out of the once famous team members. Hertford's team was victorious over Edenton by a score of 6-5. Between innings door prizes were .awarded to holders of the lucky ticket stub holders. Various town businesses donated the prizes. After the ballgame, a fish fry supper was held. This was sponsored by the American Legion. Again a large group' turned'out for-: some good 'ole fish. "The New Dixie Bluegrass Boys" provided musical entertainment as people tapped their feet to the bluegrass sound. Jim Graham, N.C. Co m m i s s i o n e r o f Agriculture gave an informative talk to those . present concerning today's farmer. - For a pictorial review of the festivities, see page Court ' News Judge Fentress Horner presided at the Wednesday session of Perquimans County Districf Court and heard the following cases; Probable cause was found at the , prelimi- ; nary hearing , , for Charles Dance,' charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and the case was . placed on the Superior Court Docket . for trail -appearance Bond was set at $1,000 00; , " - Otis Moore 'vas taxed with ., costs when found guilty of illegal movement of swine; Edward C a r roll Wainwright; charged with -driving while license were permanently revoked, was sentenced to ,12 months in jail; .--.',;(-..'..;., , Theodore-v Roosevelt Seymore, charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (2nd offense); received a 6 months sentence suspended ' upon payment of a fine of"'. $300.00 ' and costs and ' ordered to surrender'jis driver's license (3 years) an : appeal was noted and Bond : was set at $300.00: Lillie Marie Overton was . taxed jvith costs after she '. was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon; Charlie Wiison was found x not guilty of assault; . 11 Willie Dail, charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (2nd offense) was given a 6 months sentence suspended upon payment of a fine .of $300.00 and costs, and ; ordered to surrcr..J t his driver's license for a r . riod cf 3 :rB !.n ?;; '.! vts r.otcd and the det'endant was ',;i I ("i h!- o.-n ' t ' CONSTRUCTION Work on U.S. 17 south of the weigh station delayed traffic last week yning north and south. However it was for a reason. Paving of 5.4 miles from the weight station south was done by the Dickerson company. (Sawyer Photo) J ' Si ' 'I ( I ' K ) K f " 'J I " ''l ' ' ' "'''' '- Perquimans Personality Margaret Nixon Cash By FRANCINE SAWYER Margaret Nixon Cash and the Hertford Cafe are two together. Mrs. Cash has been employed at the Hertford Cafe since 1946. ' She began found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and given a fine of $85.00 and costs - an appeal was noted and Bond .was set at $100.00; ;. At a preliminary hearing no probable cause was found in the ' case of Melvin Norman, .charged with rape; Richard Lightfoot was found not guilty of an assault charge; :. . The charges of driving under, the influence of intoxicating liquor and no operator's license were , consolidated aga inst James ' Biggs, and he was given a 90 day sentence suspended upon payment of a fine of $150.00 and costs and ordered not to operate a ynotor vehicleuntJl properly HA'nsed by the State: , flenry Petteway ' was found guilty of assault by pointing a gun and received a 90 day sentence suspended, for 3 years and given a $50.CQ fine and costs, and ordered, not '. to,'; btf in possession' --of firearms, or Other deadly weapon for 3 years - an appeal was noted , and the case was plac on the Superior Court Docket for trail (Bond to continue) ; James Biggs was, found ' guilty of larceny of fci automobile and driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor . and given a . 60-day sentence 'suspended for 12 tsmviUis on iiiH cemdition that ' jwy for . damages of Ronald . u.g f r i , .!;; of it 1 "rV , , I . j - as awaitress and now owns and operates the restaurant; Her starting ; days, after the war, saw the cafe as a place of sailors and marines ..They came in for a good meal and a good cup of coffee. Local people didn't eat out much then and for the most part Uncle Sam's nephews were thecustomers-. According to Mrs, Cash, the military men came from the active Harvey's Point in Perquimans County and Edenton's military installation. " Mrs. Cash began" working for the Greek couple, Sam and Lena Hourmouzis "They were pleasant people to work for," she said. But while it was work, work, work at the cafe, Mrs. Cash had things to do at home. She is the mother of eight girls, and one boy. "Mother used to come home after work and wash and iron and get a meii on the table for us,'';',aid one of Mrs. Casr-'y , now grown daughter i. ' , . Mr.: Cash came in the cafe bick in those days at 5 a.m. and with a few hours break in the rtfiy, left for good fci il p.m. that night. Not only were military men big customers but tourists were always in the cafe. Every two hours the place would be ledded with tourists who crossed the Chesapeake Bay via ferrys'. The ferry's and U.S. 17 no longer, effect the Hertford Cafe, ':-ivv Tourists, Mrs. Cash found were nice, and polite. ; ; With the high costs of food Mrs: Cash had this to say: until recently the cost of food was fair, b-jt its harder to make a profit." However, the Inst of the ' ' ' ' ' "v: "s is the I 7 ' S 1 ' If - .1 ! ,A r it Hertford Cafe and compared to surrounding areas of the Albemarle, the food is not expensive and is good, according to a Customer from out-of-town. Mrs. Cash can be caught in the afternoon have hot tea and toast. Her hours are still long in the Hertford Cafe. But she still has the hustle about her of a 30-year-old woman. Those days of the 40s saw : the sailors and marines come in for a meal and a movie in Hertford. The movie house has shown its last picture show, but the Hertford Cafe , and Mrs. Cash continue. Open House Set Up i-A committed of Perquimans Coanly citizens plans to assist . students and other local people wiio would like to attend Open tjoiise at North Carolina Slate University on Saturday, Sep tember 29. Open to visitors 'that day at NCSU will be the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the School of Forest Resources, the School of Engineering, and ttte School - of Physical and 'Mathematical Sciences. . , Richard H. Bryant is serving. is chairman of the Perquimans County Open House committee, - Bryant said the Open House an acquaint high school Students with college life and introduce them to wide variety of career opportunities. They can see classrooms, hbiiratmit'S, doiin.loiies, imd ; inany special exhibits: and they ' can talk to NCSU faculty ,ni. ..ibers and students.' County Owes Bloodmobile Perquimans County residents owe blood to the Tidewater Red Cross Bloodmobile unit. . The county is in the red. Quotas must be met on the next visit by the Red Cross Bloodmobile from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Hertford on Aug. 23. Since fiscal year 1970-71 to present, Perquimans County owes 361 pints of blood to the Tidewater bloodmobile. EMC Meeting Set Aug. 25 Roanoke Electric Membership Corporation will hold its 34th annual business meeting of members at the Cooperative's Rich Square headquarters on Saturday, August 25. Notices of this meeting have already been mailed to the member owners who are urged to attend and participate in the - day's activities. ' The meeting will begin with a barbeque dinner at 12 o'clock noon. Two meal tickets will bwe issued to each Co-op member as he registers as he registers for the meeting. Parker's Barbeque of Rocky Mount, N.C. will serve each ticket holder a free dinner. Dinners will be served to non-ticket holders at $1.65 per plate. Immediately after, entertainment will be provided by "THE ' EXECUTIVES''- soup 6f Raleigh businessmen whose banjo music and' song will . please both old and young alike. The business meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:15 P.M. E.W. Evans, Roanoke EMC President, will present a report on the 1972 operations of the Cooperative and projections for( its future operations. Secretary-Treasurer, A.S. White wilf then give the treasurer's report for 1972. Three directors will be elected to the meeting to serve on the Corporation's eleven member board of directors. Nominees for these positions were selected from the list of eligible members by the Committee on Nominations on July 13, 1973. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting. Nominees selected thus far 'to serve in the following districts for three year terms of office are: District two, H.C. Martin, Jackson; district four. E.W. Evans, Como; and district eight, A.S. White, Windsor. The remaining eight directorships are currently filled by Frank Warren, Littleton; Grover Burgess, Conway; Henry Bennett, Rich Square; Thurman Morris, Gates; Elton Trotman, Hobbsville; Clyde Cobb, Windsor; Matthew Grant, Tillery; and Rascoe Gilliam, Windsor. Their terms of office are staggered, as provided by Corporation Bylaws, i to expire in 1974 and 1975. Attendance prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the business session. In addition, rocking chairs will be presented to both the oldest male and female members in attendance. v Soybean "Recent Observations in nearby areas indicate that it is time for soybeans fields to be 'examined for the presence of insects. Those' insects which seem most threatening at this point are the corn earworms larvae or podworms", states Mr. W.C. Strowd, Agricultural Extension Agent. These moths were reared in fields of corn and will be laying eggs in Soybeans where they will later feed on the soybean. pods. Should you detect this problem, we, recommend 1.0 Round ' (active jfigredient) Sevin per acre. ! ' V :- .' ' "' '' ' ' : "If you . ir tfc r-"t Though we've managed to take pictures on the moon, many challenges, beginning with the common cold, remain unsolved. Another is me manutacture oi numan blood. ; To date, blood is available, only because people share it. Some of us need to be reminded occasionally that blood is not a commodity to be bought like a bag of potatoes. Signing a check . doesn't necessarily produce blood. Lining up one's friends and relatives for an emergency donation doesn't necessarily produce the ': right kind of blood. (Or extend family blood coverage for the future!) TT J I tU ' nuw uu yuu rcguu tins donating of blood a moral obligation, a - civic duty, a generous impulse? Whatever your motive on, there is no question about the vital need for blood; Modern medical practices and a mounting accident rate put blood in a "must have" category. Whole blood is used for life-saving transfusions and blood by products have an increasing use in shock therapy and as serums to prevent disease. It remains a fact, however, that you can't get blood from a stone. Only the human body can produce the blood needed to sustain human life. v Only by sharing our blood with others will we have enough to succor the ill or wounded. The next opportunity to give comes on Aug. 23 when the Red Cross Bloodmobile arrives in Hertford. Be dutiful or be generous but, please be there! School Gets $5,079 Grant The Perquimans County schools have received a grant of $5,079 under Title I -Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, according to State School Superintendent Craig Phillips. The Part C grants have been allocated in addition to each school unit's 1973-74 ESEA Title I allotment and total $1,288,311 for the state. According to Harold Webb, Director of Compensatory Educaion for the State Education Agency, "Part C is more commonly referred to as the Urban and Rural program. To be eligible for an Urban and Rural grant, a school district must have 20 percent of its school-age population drawn from low income families, or 5,000 such children who comprise five percent or more of the total school-age population." "The grants are designed to meet the special, educational needs of schools having the highest concentration of children from low-income families," says Webb. "The funds are limited to preschool and elementary programs." Webb noted that this is actually money appropriated for use during ' the 1973 fiscal year, but funds have arrived so late that they will be used during the 1973-74 school year. The Urban and Rural funds are handled separately from the bulk of ESEA Title I Part A allocations which total $56,260,988 for the State for the 1973-74 school year. Insects nmiminim n I, rvj-titn.! f tliitrA ' ingredient) of Lannate .per; acre", further states Mr Strowd. - ; DATE CHANGED The regular " monthly meeting date for the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has been changed this month. ; Instead of meeting on the 20th the board will meet the luiivn ':''-'-J ' 2?th Ft r r h 1 rnllmillftn 1'ftnQU Al
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