SteRi&rd Printing; Co. ' xk
LottiatLlle, Ky. 40200
PEKdJlUIMAHS WEEKLY
Volume 29 No. 43
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 25, 1973
10 Cents Per Copy
Perquimans Profile
IE
n
FATHER & SON Jimmy Hunter and his father, Abbott, got togetherjn New York City
last Tuesday to talk about baseball, family and New York. Complete details and pictures
are Inside today's newspaper on Page 2.
History Of Halloween ;
It Isn't A Bad Time
The word Halloween is
really a contraction of the
phrase All Hallows Eve. All
Hallows Eve is simply the
evening preceding All Saints
Day which is a very
beautiful and meaningful
Christian festival.
Perhaps you have won
dered how the present
concept of Halloween
became associated with a
significant day in the life of
the church. Well, it all began
f t ' f- k; -
GHASTLY GOBBLINS Pam The Ghost and Sandy The
Witch are ready for Halloween. The spooks are the
daughters of Mrs. Peggy Muldrow of Winfall. Parents are
reminded to know where their children will be located
Halloween night. Best bet is to go with the children. (Staff
Photo By Kathy Marren)
Hobbsville Man
Killed Monday
CHOWAN BEACH -A 25-year-old
Hobbsville man
died Monday after suffering
a gunshot wound of the chest
when a pistol he was loading
discharged.
James Edward Ward Jr.
died about 6:30 a.m. after a
.22-caliber pistol he planned
to take on a deer-hunting
trip discharged, Chowan
I James Edward Ward, Jr. . i
.v- " -
I i 'ff m m !
L-oumy anerui i roy 1 oppm
said.
Toppin said Ward and
Robert Howard of Route 1,
Edenton, were loading guns
at Howard's house when the
shooting happened.
"It is listed S3 an
in the fourth century A.D.
The Emperor Diloletian
had persecuted the
Christian Church and its
members with greater in
tensity than any other
person up to that time. So
many Christians had been
put to death under his reign
that it was impossible to
remember all of them. A
special day of remembrance
was appointed to honor all
who had given up their lives
accident," Toppin said, "but
investigation is continuing." .
The Sheriffs Department is.
being assisted by the State
Bureau of Investigation.
A native of Elizabeth City,
Ward was a son of Mrs.
Novella Chappell Ward and
the late James Edward
.Ward.
He was an electronics
mechanic at Norfolk Naval
Shipyard. He was a member
of Warwick Baptist Church.
He was
veteran.
an" Air Force
Besides his mother,
survivors include two
sisters, Mrs. Linda Fay
Bundy of Hertford and Miss
Brenda Kaye Ward of
Norfolk; a brother, Earl
Ward of Route 2, Hertford;
and paternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L;i
Ward of Route 2, Hertford.
A funeral service was held
Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in
Swindell Funeral Chapel,
Hertford, by the Rev. W.E.
Carter and the Rev.
, Kenneth Spivey. Burial with
military rites were in
Cedarwood Cemetery,
Hertford. .
to preserve the Christian
faith. This was called All
Saints Day.
In 609 A.D., a beautiful
pagan temple in Rome
called the Pantheon was
converted to a Christian
Church. It had been con
structed in the year 27 B.C.
and was then dedicated to
all the pagan gods of that
day.
T h e C h r i s t i a n s
rededicated it to Mary.'the
mother of Jesus, and all the
saints who had gone to their
reward. An annual Christian
festival was set aside to
honor the occasion. A
century later one of the
chapels in St. Peter's
Church in Rome was named
for All The Saints and the
day of Nov. 1 was the day
chosen to honor the oc
casion. Nov. 1 became one of the
great Christian days of
celebration throughout the
church and was dignified by
ardent preparation the
Who's Buying
Peanuts
Currently there are four peanut companies buying
peanuts in North Carolina who are paying one cent a
pound below the price support loan to the farmers for
their peanuts. It is not necessary that these growers be
robbed of this one cent per pound on the peanuts which
they are selling because there are several buying
companies which are cooperating to make the price
support loan available to the farmers. The
cooperating companies are: Birdsong Storage
Company, Columbian Peanut Company, Hancock
Peanut Company, Planters Peanuts, Williamston
Peanut Company, Gillam Bros., Fisher Nut Company
and Severn Peanut Company.
It is .recommended that farmers who have their
peanuts in curing bins or trailers leave them there
, until their local buyers can handle them through the
CCC loan or get an ASCS on-farm storage loan. If the
growers having their peanuts in temporary storage
will refrain from marketing, those farmers Who have
their peanuts in the field will then be able to move
their peanuts through the available marketing
facilities at no less than loan prices.
School Issue Termed
Vital And Important
One of the most important
issues you will be voting on
Nov. 6 is the School Bond
Construction Issue, yet it is
one of the least publicized.
Read the next few
paragraphs so you can
understand what the
referendum is all about.
It was discussed at the
recent meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors. Our by-'
taws forbid us taking sides
on any political issue, but
since there is no, opposition
to this referendum, it was
' decided that we could, at
least, serve as an outlet to
inform the public.
Obviously, you will be
asked to vote for or against
Mr. A Mrs. AbbottHunter :
' Jimmy Hasn't Changed '
By FRANCINE SAWYER
EDITORS NOTE: In my
four years with Journalism,
I have had the pleasure of
interviewing two U.S.
Presidential candidates,
U.S. and state senators,
N.C. governors, obscure
people, rich folks, poor
folks, criminals, etc. I have
become cynical and crusty.
But Mr. and Mrs. Abbott
Hunter is a couple who have
made me believe there are
fine people left in this world.
They are, without a doubt,
two of the very few people
who made me feel more at
home in their home than
anyone I've dealt with
professionally in my career.
evening before the day of
celebration. In the old
English language the word
for sanctify was hallow
(remember "Hallowed be
Thy Name" in the Lord's
Prayer?).
Sanctify means to set
apart. So the day we call All
Saints Day was first called
All Hallows Day and the
preceding evening was
naturally call All Hallows
' Evening and later was
shortened to Hallowe'en.
The superstition
surrounding Halloween
regarding ghosts, witches
and hobgoblings comes
from England long before
the Christian era where it
was the custom to light
. large bonfires on the hilltops
; the last evening in October
to ward off evil spirits.
It was believed that on his
night the spirits of the
departed were allowed to
return to earth and visit
their former homes and
friends.
the issue. If the 'ayes' have
it the state will be able to
spend $300 million on much
needed school construction
in North Carolina.
What does this mean to
Perquimans County? We
will get $539,647.02 for
construction,- reconstruc
tion, ; enlargement, im
provement, repair, and
renovation of our school
facilities. Or, the money can
be -' used - o purchase
equipment. .
Superintendent of Schools
C.C. Walters said the money
will not take care of all our
needs, but he said it will go .
quite far in filling some of
the most important ones.
(Continued on jwge 4) .
Mr. and
Hunter are
parents.
Mrs. Abbott
mighty proud
They happen to be the
parents of Jimmy Hunter,
hurling Oakland A's pitcher.
The parents of the county's
favorite son.
They are good people.
The Hunter's smile when
you mention Jimmy to
them. Don't call him
"Catfish." They don't. Mrs.
Hunter let the cat out of the
bag recently, when a
number of reporters from
big time news media called
her and asked her if the
story about i Jimmy's
nickname was true.
"They were calling on the
I . uT""''"' """"
I 2 H 2 1 I 4' )
tiAox ' A" r;;
H - m lit " x
4 h0
i EM '
Proud Parents Of Jimmy Hunter, Mr. And Mrs. Abbott Hunter
NCHP Checks
G ounty Accidents
The North Carolina High
way Patrol investigated two
accidents last week in
Perquimans County.
At 4:10 p.m. Wednesday,
two miles north of Hertford
on U.S. 17 two vehicles were
involved in an accident.
According to highway
patrolman, Y.Z. Newberry,
Sandra Culpepper, 25, of
County Gets
$111,000
In Funds
By FRANCINE SAWYER
Perquimans County has
been allocated $111,000 in
secondary road funds, from
the North Carolina
Secondary Roads Council, it
was announced today.
The council has allocated
$28.7 million for im
provements to the state's
secondary road system on a
county wide basis.
Each county's portion of
the allotment has been
figured on a formula based
on the number of unpaved
miles within the county and
the average cost per mile
for paving a road in that
county's section of the state.
There are 85 miles of
unpaved ; roads in
Perquimans County. It cost
$46,500 per mile to pave a
road in Perquimans County.
The State Division of
Highways estimates it costs
$42,333 per mile to pave a
secondary road in the
Eastern section of the state;
$38,866 per ' mile In the
central portion and $54,879
in the western counties.
Chowan County has been
allocated $54,000 ;
: Pasquotank County has
been given! $80,000; Gates
County received a big
$167,000; Currituck County
got $95,000 and Camden
County received a total of
$78,000..
phone and wanting to know
if the story of Jimmy run
ning away from home and
catching catfish were true,"
she said.
"I thought to myself, now
what will folks think if they
thought Jimmy ran away
from home. They would
think we were terrible
parents. So I told them no
one ever called him "Cat
fish" that Mr. ' Finley
(Oakland's owner) made
that name up," she said.
Jimmy teased his mother
about it.
The Hunter's are an
honest couple.
Somehow you believe
whatever they tell you.
1705 Parkview Dr.,
Elizabeth City was
operating vehicle number
one which was a late model
auto. Operating vehicle
number two, a tractor-log-trailer
rig was Hallet Elmo
Chesson of Virginia Beach.
According to a report by
the NCHP both vehicles
were traveling north on U.S.
17 in a line of traffic. The
Culpepper auto began
slowing down and was
struck in the rear by the
Chesson vehicle.
Damage to the Culpepper
car was set at $2,500 and
Chesson's rig was damaged
to the tune of $100.
Chesson was charged with
failure to reduce speed to
avoid a collision. There
were no injuries.
A second accident in
volving one small foreign
car was investigated at
12:30 a.m. Thursday two
miles west of Hertford.
According to investigating
officer Y.Z. Newberry, a car
operated ; by Robert
Franklin Harrell, 24, of Rt.
1, Hertford was damaged on
its right side and top some
$500 worth after running off
the road on the right side in
a slight curve and then
going back to the left side of
the road into a ditch and
overturning. Harrell was
charged with failing to
reduce speed while ap
proaching a curve. There
were no injuries.
ATTENDS SEMINAR
Charles T. Skinner, Jr.,
Perquimans County Fire
Marshal, attended a Arson
Investigators Seminar in
Greenville on October 17.
This Arson Investigation
program was sponsored by
the North Carolina Fire
Marshal's Association.,
Captain Sam S. Cobb, Chief
Arson Investigator for the
Norfolk Fire Departmetit
conducted the training
program v;
Because it's simple truth.
They offer no gimmicks.
Mrs. Hunter is the talker
of the two. Mr. Hunter ribs
her a little about her
motherly pride. But don't let
him fool you. A big gleem
comes in his eyes everytime
you ask him a question.
Mr. Hunter has been a
farmer and has logged all of
his life. When asked if
Jimmy helped around the
house to do his share of the
chores, Mr. Hunter said,
"Yeah, Jimmy was a good
boy. He did his part."
The day Finley came to
sign Jimmy up, he was out
in the fields chopping
peanuts.
Jimmy, the youngest of
eight children was reared as
the other children,
Methodist. He is a member
of the Baptist Church, now.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have
20 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren. Come
February of '75 the couple
will be married for 50 years.
Jimmy was born right at
home like the others in his
family. His parents
remember that as even a
child he wanted to be a
professional ball player.
They recall how he used to
play in the yard with his
brothers and sisters.
Mr. Hunter used to join
them. One morning
however, Mr. Hunter woke
up sore. More sore than he
had ever been in his life. He
then decided to watch.
Mrs. Hunter began a
scrap book of her entire
family when they began
appearing in local
newspapers . This
mushroomed for Jimmy and
his career spans a number
of clippings in many
scrapbooks his mother
keeps.
In the living room of the
MR. & MRS. BILL INGRAM
ABC Officer
Living Here
By FRANCINE SAWYER
Bill Ingram is a new
resident of Perquimans
County and has a very
important duty.
Ingram is ABC officer for
Pasquotank, Perquimans
and Chowan County.
He and his wife Winnie
live at 221 Dobb St. Hert
ford. The couple have three
children. Two are grown
and on their own and a
daughter, lives with the
Ingrams.
Duties of a state ABC
officer include control of
State permits for beer
outlets and enforcement of
all hquor laws in North
Carolina as well as any
other laws.
The Ingrams say they are
very fond of Perquimans
County and Hertford. "We
have been made to feel at
home," they said.
They were both reared in
small towns in the western
part of North Carolina and
appreciate and enjoy the
small town atmosphere."
Since they have been
Hunter's home are a
number of pictures of
Jimmy, and the Oakland
team.
Mr. Hunter remembers
Jimmy's favorite team as
Cleveland. "He used to
watch baseball games on
television all the time," Mr.
Hunter said.
Some good down home
fatherly advice came from
Mr. Hunter. "When Jimmy
was a boy I used to tell him
to eat dumplings so he'd be a
man," he said.
Jimmy ate his dumplings,
pitched a perfect game in
high school and continued to
be a pro.
Has success changed
Jimmy Hunter? Not on your
life.
According to Mrs. Hunter,
he's still the same boy. He
hasn't changed. "He's as
sweet as ever." she said.
"Everytime he calls home
he tells me to say hello to
everybody in Hertford," she
said.
Mr. Hunter will testify to
his eating habits. "He still
likes dumplings, but he
can't wait to get home to get
local bar-be-que," Mr.
Hunter said.
Jimmy's hair is
something Mr. Hunter
doesn't like a great deal. "I
told Jimmy he ought to get
his hair cut. He tells me 'oh,
daddy, it's okay,' " said Mr.
Hunter.
Mr. Hunter doesn't object
to his mustache. "My
granddaddy had one, so I
guess it's alright," he said.
The children, all of them
but one, lives in Perquimans
County. One lives in
Elizabeth City. They still
come home about every
Sunday to visit their
parents.
There is a lot of love in the
Abbott Hunter household.
married they have lived in
larger towns and are glad to
"get back to a smaller one."
The couple enjoy fishing
and canoe riding together.
Mr. Ingram enjoys hunting.
He and his wife have been
married 21 years. He is a
retired chief in the Navy.
Mrs. Ingram enjoys re
decorating, taking care of
her family and enjoys using
a metal detector.
Mr. Ingram's spare time
is used to go to Martin
County Technical Institute
three times per week to
obtain his associate degree
in police science.
INVESTIGATES
' ' : FIRE '
Members of the Hertford
Fire Department responded
to a fire involving a farm
combine in the Bear Swamp
section of the county on
Saturday night. Thomas
Hollowell, owner of the
combine had been able to
contain the spread of fire
because he had available a
small portable fire ex
tinguisher on his combine.