LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40200
TMIS
PEMOUMANS WEEKLY
Volume 30 No. 10
NEW METHOD Hogs on Perquimans County farms
aren't fed as they were years ago. These pregnant sows
are limited to four pounds of a well balanced ration a day
Shortages & Inflation
May Make Smiles Fewer
By KATHY MARREN
Staff Writer
There's much talk these
days about inflation and the
gas shortage and how it's
affecting the average
citizen. But to a 72-year old
ladv. these two things are
. threatening to put her out of
a business that she's grown
tO lOVe. -. i :
.; Her. name is Elsie Lane
and she makes dolls. .
How are these things
affecting her? The eas
shortage will become a
deciding factor in her
summer sales, at her home
atRt. 1, Hertford; as well as
at Nags Head. And -as
everything else, the price of
material has gone up. Elsie
put it like this, "Material is
going up, so then the prices
of my dolls will have to go
up. But many people don't
understand that.' And the
gas shortage means not as
many will be stopping by my
house or there won't be as
many tourists going to the
beach. I may have to close
down."
Although she started the
doll business six years ago,
she began making dolls as a
little girl. She said, "When I
was little is when I guess it
started. I used to dress corn
cob dolls in scraps." She
also made , dolls for - her
children and grandchildren.
Elsie has -had no training;
she taught herself.
She makes all types of
dolls as well as patchwork
pillows. Her big dolls in
clude what she calls bed
dolls and Ragedy Anns. The
smaller dolls are sock dolls,
rag dolls, corn shuck doDs,
dolls : ; made from
clothespins, corn cobs and
hickory nuts. And the tiniest
members of her family are
dolls with bead heads and
dough heads.
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Her best sellers are
Halloween shuck dolls and
scarecrows. .
Elsie first began her doll
making with apple dolls, but
she has discontinued it since
they don't keep due to the
climate. The dolls are made
by hand, but also include
some machine work.
In front of her home is
what is referred to as Elsie's
Dollhouse. In - the - winter
months, . the Dollhouse is
closed but she takes orders
in her home that keep her
busy. Orders for her home
made dolls come in from all
over. At present, she is
working on an order from
New Jersey. The largest
order she's received was
from the Lost Colony
production for over 100
dolls. One of the things Elsie
enjoys most about her doll
business is meeting people.
She said, "I make lots of
friends and I love them all
because they're so nice to
me." These friends are
usually tourists who see the
sign in front of her house
advertising her dolls and
crafts. ,
- Her dolls sell at various
prices. One of her rather
small hickory dolls sells for
four dollars. She can make
about four small dolls in a
day, but the larger ones take
about two days. . "-
v Elsie's sales increase in
the summer months and
around Halloween when
people stop to buy pumpkins
which line her entire front
. yard.
: Elsie has entered her dolls '
in Craftsmen Fairs and she
once sat up an exhibit booth
at the State Fair.
' Adding to the problems of '
no gas and high costs of
material, Elsie Lane ad
mits that she is getting too
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during gestation. To keep "boss" sows from hogging the
trough, the expectant mothers are fed in individual stalls.
old to keep up with the
overwhelming orders.
Elsie does all the work on
the dolls alone and keeps the
business going.
She said that she wanted
to get someone to help her,
but as of yet she hasn't
found anyone.
Hopefully she'll be able to
continue the work that often
brings a smile to a little
girl's face. " v :
Completes
Course
Joseph C. Welch, 20, son of
Mrs. Frances E. Welch,
Route 1, Hertford, N.C.,
completed an 11-week
engineer equipment
maintenance course at Ft.
Leonard Wood, Mo.
The course prepares
students to perform
maintenance on powered
bridging, engineer con
struction, and eathmoving
and support type equip
ment.; Pvt. Welch is the son of
Wiley C. Welch, 91 Boreum
St., Brooklyn. His wife,
Betty, lives on Route 1,
Moyock, N.C.
SACRED MUSIC
A concert of sacred music
will be presented at Up
River i Friends Meeting
Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Appearing will be the Men's
Chorus of Eastern Men
nonite Seminary directed by
. Roy Roth. About 15 men will
travel from Harrisonburg,
Virginia, to present the
concert.
The public is invited.- :
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LL'a's D-.L-.3uce.
Hertford, Perquimans County. North Carolina, Thursday, March
DAVIS ST1LLSON
Makes
First
Record
WOODVILLE-Davis
Stillson along with backup
from Bhakti has cut his first
record, The Great
American Dream.
The 26-year-old artist
wrote the words and music
for the disc. Stillson said it's
his message to people to tell
them there is more to life
than one thinks. His
message can also be taken
as life is a fast take.
One of the lines in the song
goes "Don't tell me about
life, I've been there before."
He began playing the
guitar while serving in the
armed forces. He has played
in leading nightclubs while
in the army in the Near
East. He also performed in
night spots in the States.
The record has been
played : on area radio
stations, both AM and FM.
The record, for $1 can be
purchased from The Magic
Mushroom, Dolphins Club,
Elizabeth City I Music
Company or by writing
Wind Screen Productions,
Rt. 2, Box 684, Elizabeth
City, N.C. '
Dr. Phelps
Slated At
Museum
The next Members' Series
for the Museum of the
Albemarle : will ' be on
Monday, March , at 8 p.m.
At this time '.Dr.': David.
Phelps, associate professor, .
Department of Sociology
and Anthropology at East
Carolina University, will
give a talk, entitled "A
Search for the Past . in
Northeastern f North
Carolina." 2 : '
Dr. Phelps was born and
educated in North Carolina.
He has been a part of many
projects in Archaeology and
Anthropology in our state;
and also published a number
of publications on these
subjects. He has worked at
several sites in the
Albemarle Area and plans
to do further work soon.
Morgan Promises
To Be ' Bought' In
By FRANCINE SAWYER
ELIZABETH CITY
Robert Morgan, U.S. Senate
hopeful told political leaders
of the Albemarle Monday,
he would not be "bought" by
special interest groups.
The North Carolina at
torney general is seeking
Sen. Sam Ervin's seat in the
nation's capital.
Morgan explained the
kind of campaign he would
, be running. He indicated he
Bateman
Named
Manager
The Norfolk & Carolina
Telephone & Telegraph
Company announced today
that Thomas A. Bateman,
40, was recently appointed
Local Manager for the
company's exchanges
serviced from Edenton. The
appointment was part of an
overall restructuring within
the company which
realigned departments and
is designed to make the
company more responsive
to the growing needs of its
more than 35,000 stations,
more than 6,000 of which are
within Bateman's territory.
Bateman's duties will be to
represent the company to
the public and to the em
ployees, and to act as liason
with the corporate offices.
He will administer the
.company's policies and
programs.
Bateman began his
company career in 1953 and
was, until his recent
promotion, Supervisor of
Local Plant in Edenton,
where he has lived since
1969. A native of Weeksville,
he attended high school
there, and since coming
with the company has
completed several courses
in automatic dial exchange
maintenance and repair. He
served as a corporal in the
U.S. Army Combat
Engineers in Germany 1953
1955. He is a member of the
First Christian Church,
Elizabeth City, and of the
Edenton Chamber of
Commerce. He is past
president of the Elizabeth
City Cosmopolitan Club,
past president of the
Elizabeth City Teener
League Ba seball
Association, and past
member of Veterans of
Foreign Wars. He is
married to the former
Jeanette Fisher of Elizabeth
City and has a son, Lee, and
a daughter, Trina Dianne.
Bateman will be available
at the Commercial Office,
102 E. King Street, Edenton,
where he will maintain the
same office hours as the
Commercial Office, 8:30
a.m. to 4:55 p.m. Monday
through Friday. His
telephone number is 482
8481. New Office space
immediately- adjoining the
present office will be
prepared in the future to
better accommodate the
public. The- exchanges
served from this office are
Edenton (482-) Welch (221),
and Piney Woods (297-).
TRACTOR PULL
SCHEDULED
The Winfall Volunteer
Fire Department will
sponsor' a tractor pull
Saturday, March 9 at 10
a.m. The pull will be held at
J & N Supply Co. which was
formerly Hertford Farmer's
Exchange and is located in
Winfall. The weigh in will be
held at 8:30 a.m.
There will be seven
classes with trophies '
awarded to winners of each
Class.'" s -:
In case of rain, the tractor
pull will be postponed until
March 16. The public is
invited to attend.
7, 1974
would not be SDendins a
great amount of money and
will stay in the $400,000
budget range set by federal
guidelines.
An aide of Morgan's told
The Perquimans Weekly
Morgan would not be
coming "down east" often.
"Maybe one more time," he
said. The aide explained the
abundance of votes are in
the Piedmont section of the
state. The aide said Morgan
could get as many votes in
if
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TALKING WITH CANDIDATE Ed Nixon, left, and Willie Ainsley, right, takes time to
tell U.S. Senate hopeful, Robert Morgan, some of the hopes of the people of Perquimans
County. The two Perquimans residents were on hand Monday in Elizabeth City for the
informal Morgan breakfast. (Francine Sawyer Photo,1
Heart Fund Nets $1,800
Through many activities
and county-wide par-
ticipation, the Perquimans
County Chapter of the Heart
Fund raised an approximate
total of $1800.
Those heading the Heart
Fund Drive included:
Wavnp Afihlpv phnirmnn
Ed Nixon and Ray Ward, co-
chairmen for the auction
sale; Janie Boyce; town
Heart Sunday chairman;
Kerry Jones and Mrs. M.B.
FLANDER'S FIELD OF JONQUILS Goodness, the weather has been Leaubful in
Perquimans County for the past several days. Of course, this was written at press time
Tuesday. No telling what the weather will be today. However, for the past several days,
the doldrums of winter, which was mild, got even better, as residents took to bikes,,
motorbokes, and yes, even walking. Mother Nature took it upon herself to open the lovely,
yellow jonquils. (SawyerPhoto) - , : . -
one precinct there as he
could in the Albemarle's
ten-county area. The aide
added, "Morgan has a great
deal of friends in the east."
Morgan urged the
gathering to "get out the
vote," "We need a heavy
vote in the east."
When asked about
President Nixon and the
scandal which surrounds
him, Morgan indicated it
would be improper "for me
Taylor Sunday chairman:
Wayne Sayland, business
solicitor, and Billie Miller,
balloon and tag day events.
Wavnp AehiPV Heart
PLy hail? ii I
f ""d. Cha,earnv0Wn'eSheS J
L . evervone .
Perquimans County for
the,r enthusiastic par-
ticipation in the Heart Fund
Auction which was held Sat.,
March 2. Special thanks are
extended to Harold Win-
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10 CENTS
Not
Bid
to speak of Nixon's possible
involvement."
A record of 10 candidates
are seeking Sen. Ervin's
coveted seat. Morgan said
he felt Nick Galafanikis
would be his strongest op
ponent in the May primary,
but he (Morgan) feels he
will win.
Saturday night Morgan,
as a guest of Willie Ainsley
visited the courthouse
employes who had their
annual courthouse party.
slow, auctioneer who kindly
donated his time.
NEW ,loURS
Beginnir'i Monday,
March 18- the Perquimans
County Schools will go back
to normal hours. The
cphnnls will hutin at nin
a.m. EDST and end at 2:45
p.m.
Teachers will report at 8
a.m. and work until 3:30
p.m.
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