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fage 2-The Perquimans Weekly, A Look Backward JULY 1936 "Bv VIRGINIA WHITE "" TRANSEAU LIGHTNING PLAYS HAVOC ON PERQUIMANS FARM: Lightning struck a barn on the Belgrade farm in Harvey's Neck on Wednesday night during the severe storm which struck' this section, burning , the $2,000 rat-proof building to the ground and destroying the contents including a quantity of corn and hay. Two horses, a cow and calf in the shelter beside the baVn were also destroyed. The entire loss is estimated .; at $3,000. Belgrade Farm, one of the largest and most valuable in Perquimans, is owned by Coppersmith & Jones, of Elizabeth City, NIC. Spivey is the tenant. Fire equipment from Elizabeth City responded to a call in the early morning to protect the fine old residence from sparks which the breeze carried in that direction. B OAT P A R T Y ENDS IN DISAS TER: What turned out to be merely a lark from the standpoint" of the par ticipants, might have been another water tragedy, when the sail boat on which a ' small party of Hertford young folks went out on Friday night sank and turned over a short distance from shore. In the party were Miss Louise Payne and her house guest, Miss Handcock, of Snow Hill, Md., Miss Joyce Harrell, Billy Tucker and James Evart Newby. The leaking boat began filling too fast for comfort and before anything could be done turned over from the weight Of the mast. The entire party, as a matter of course, went into the water. All but one, were good swimmers. Miss Handcock went down. Both young men dived for her at once and she was brought up safely. The mast Was taken out to relieve the boat of extra weight and the boat was turned upside lpwn. While the rest of the party clung to the upturned boat Mr. Newby swam a$hore, returning promptly In a small skiff for the others. While nobody be 'came excited and there was ;;no exhibition of fear, the . situation was a dangerous lone and it is lucky that the boat filled before it had gone farther from shore. BIRTH ANNOUNCE ilENT: Born to Mr. and 3Irs. John Hill, at their home in Hertford, on Monday, July 13, a daughter. : HEIRLOOM: The wedge :: . The ,., : Perqmmans Weekly Court House Square Z HERTFORD, NX. 27944 Entered as second class Z matter November IS, 1934 ' ; at Post Office in Hertford, '.; N.C. ' .'..' RAY WARD , C - General Manager - FRANCINE SAWYER Z- News Editor OFFKE HRS. 9 A.M. to 5 TM. Monday-Friday PHONE 426-5728 t3E3WaE JSSA1MCU1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR 5.00 ' I Published by Dear Publication I- Radio, Inc. AAF TOE BEST ' BUYS,'.' Th3 171 F 510 b aProvcn Field Performer Check out these' ItiF exclusive w Triple acroen cascade shoe " greatly kicreas cleaning efficiency . M r O f'?r-?tarretumscy!!nder s . ?s ipt C'cln wiShout c " ' j t:.e tr.z'.n ' Hertford, N.C., Thursday, July 11, which literally made the opening for the success of T.W, Nixon,- an ordinary iron wedge used for splitting rails, has been in the Nixon family for generations, handed down from father to son. It was, to Mr. Nixon's knowledge, owned by his great-great-grandfather . The wedge- is still used sometimes about the home place of T.W. Nixon, near Hertford- T.W. Nixon is one of the county's most suc cessful farmers and one of its most substantial citizens. He owns half a dozen farms in the county, several town lots In Hertford, and other property! He has reared a large family but he is still not an old man, and is still making money. The first money, however, that he ever made after he became twenty-one years of age, be says, he made by splitting rails at the price of $1.00 for 300 rails. He used this same wedge to split those first rails. Splitting rails, time honored labor, once the occupation of Abraham Lincoln, was the means of livelihood for a great many men as recently as forty years ago. Practically all of the fences on the farms of the South, until recent years, were made of rails split from the native pine and cypress. The im plements used to split rails were an axe, and iron wedge and a wooden maul. It must have been more than a day's work to split 300 rails, so that one didn't get rich quick at this back-breaking labor. Not many rails are split nowadays. There is no longer, the same necessity for fences that was the case before the "no fence" laws which came into existence some twenty-five years ago. Before this period, when whosoever would might allow his livestock to run at large, cows grazing by the roadside, pigs wallowing in the mud holes of the road, every farmer must of necessity keep his fences about his fields ; in good repair. It took a lot of rails for fences then. Now that fencing is only necessary for pasturing livestock, few rails are used, as most of the fences are made wjre. It. would be interesting to know how many other- small fortunes were begun with axe, an iron wedge and a maul. Resource (Continued from Page 1) Elizabeth City. He Was nominated by Chowan County, Hyde County, and Perquimans County. Dr. Chesson, 32, is dean of in struction at the College of the Albemarle. His educational and em ployment background is in marine biology. He is a member of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, North Carolina Academy of Science and National Wildlife Federation. He received his Ph.D. in science education from North Carolina State University. He is a Democrat. - AT LARGE Walter Davis of Elizabeth City. Davis, 54, was nominated by the Governor. A native of North Carolina he has residences in North Carolina and Texas. He is president of Basin Products, Inc. of Midland, Texas- 510 0 125 bushel tank (optional) Perkins engines - gas or O dlesel for horsepower and economy 1974 : :W.. SPECIAL VISIT Robert Morgan, Democratic Senate nominee, visits First District Congressman Walter Jones in the nation's capital. Morgan, who has pledged an allout effort for Democratic Party unity in the November election, recently called on Congressional leaders in Washington. The Ms.Barber Washington Report Attends By CONGRESSMAN WALTER B.JONES The major legislative action of the U.S. House of Representatives was the consideration of an authorization to fund the International Development Association in the amount of $1.5 billion. Being a long time critic of foreign aid, I, Set The Board of Perquimans County Commissioners adopted the Budget at their meeting on Monday and set the tax rate of $1 per $100 assessed value for the year of 1974 --J and levied a tax rate of $1 per $100 assessed l value on all real and per sonal property within the County together with a dog tax of $1 for male and $2 for female dogs and scheduled "B" taxes in amounts set out in General - Statutes of North Carolina. T. Erie Haste, 4 Jr., Joe ; Towe White, Sr., and Joseph W. Nowell were - re appointed by the Board to serve for three year terms as members of the Board of Directors of the Perquimans "County Industrial ': Development Commission ; effective July 1, 1973. : The Board re-appointed John G. Beers to serve as j Veterans Service Officer for Perquimans County for a period of I year. ', Bids for the lease of Park ville Township farm, known fas the County ; Home ' Property, for years 1975, 1976 and 1977 are now being accepted by the Board. The lease is for cultivated land only, which has a peanut ' allotment of 4.3 acres. Bids : must be filed in writing with " Julian C. Powell, Clerk of the Board, on or before 10 a.m. on Monday, August 5. : The Board reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. f I features V , Tax Value of course, voted against the bill on final passage as well as voting for all amend ments which would have reduced the effectiveness of the legislation. The program is designed to assist developing nations by making 50-year loans and in some cases with no interest whatsoever, and in others with from one to five per cent interest. It is difficult for me to understand how any member could vote for such legislation when there is not a citizen of this nation who can borrow necessary : monies at such a ridiculous interest rate. As one Member stated, as of this date, "...we have poured out $260 billion in foreign aid in herculean efforts to cultivate friendship ,. and establish a favorable climate in these countries so that private investors could go in and invest their money in the production of raw materials." So, by voting ; 'against this bill,'! continue my record of consistently opposing our foreign aid program as it is now con stituted. The House recessed on July 3 until today to observe the Fourth of July holiday. On the Fourth I had the pleasure of - visiting Belhaven, a community which historically has staged a fine Fourth of July celebration. Later I had the pleasure of joining the Kinston Jaycees in a similar celebration. I am also aware that many other com munities are reinstating the custom of a Fourth of July celebration. Call it flag , waving or whatever, I am convinced that these events are of importance in placing some ; emphasis on patriotism and appreciation of our past. By a vote of 207 to 140 the House failed to suspend the rules and agree to a resolution which would have authorized the Committee on the Judiciary to proceed without regard to the Rules of the House regarding the five-minute rule. A two-;' thirds affirmative vote of those present would have ; been required to approve the resolution rather than a simple majority. , r w m m m to - C.':: ) t: Workshop Ms. Chris Barber, a teacher at - Perquimans County High School was among 25 teachers from North Carolina to attend a unique workshop at Appalachian State, University. . The workshop focused on teaching local folk lore through the high school English department. Elliott Wiggenton, a teacher at Rabun Gap, Ga. in structed the workshop participants on how to go about doing this. Wiggenton initiated the Fox Fire student publication which has received national recognition and has now developed into a one-fourth million dollar operation. The purpose of ."; the workshop was to give teachers creative ideas on Siow to work with and help students recognize " the: importance of local history.: Teachers also learned how to make students more independent in developing their own ideas. During the workshop, teachers were placed in a reverse role; they did the learning. Students from Rabun Gap, Ga. attended the; conference with Wiggenton and showed the teachers how students can get involved with and learn from the local folk lore. The idea of involving local history with classroom studies mixes learning with pleasure. Mrs. Barber stated that the highlight of the workshop was an excursion by teachers and students into the mountains. The teacher participants ob served students in terviewing an old banjo maker and an elderly gentleman who made and worked with looms. y Local school officials depressed delight that Mrs. . Barber was able, to attend and feels that the ideas she developed during the workshop will prove to be advantageous. Fake Perfume Pushed Attorney General Robert Morgan said Saturday that bogus Chanel No. 5 perfume has filtered into North Carolina from a suspected northern manufacture and distribution point. Morgan said, "We have no way of estimating losses due to street sales, but we don't believe Chanel will suffer dramatically from the activity across the state. We simply don't want any North Carolinians to lose money. We believe we are aborting sales efforts with early detection and in vestigation." He added, however, that between November and February, New York City police seized more than 80,000 one-ounce bottles of fake perfume. The estimated street value was set at $1 million. Reports of sale of the counterfeit perfume have been registered in eastern, central and western North. Carolina. Some of the phonies were said bought at legitimate retail stores. Other purchases were made at a flea market near Asheville. Morgan said that to un derworld figures, the fake perfume is called "gaff." In metropolitan areas, he said, the illicit manufacturers sell to shops believed to be controlled by organized crime, and to street hustlers for about $2 a bottle. Chanel No. 5 usually retails for about $35 an ounce. The hustler sets his own price and sells to bargain minded consumers, known as "apples," Morgan said. , The Attorney General said several irregularities are evident in the bogus bottles of Chanel. Authentic Chanel bottles are from a solid mold; the phony is molded in two parts with the adhesive joint clearly visible. -Authentic bottles have an inscriptifcn on the back 'denoting the amount of perfume in ounces; the fake has no inscription. . Labels on bogus bottles have a fuzzy, faded ap pearance. Tops or stoppers on authentic bottles are glass; the phony products' tops are plastic. 1 True bottles' necks are smooth; the bogus bottle neck has a rough edge. ! Murray Motor Parts j COMPLETE PARTS ! CENTER FOR ! AUTOS domestic & Im- J ports Lawn Mowers - Farm Tractors Out- ; boards Air Condition- era - Custom Trailer : S ! Hitches i j Murray Motor Parts j v HERTFORD. N.C. TheBoardof County Commissioners of Perquimans County, N.C, desire to lease and will accept sealed bids for the lease of farm in Parkville Township, generally known as the County Home Property, for the years 1975, 1976 and 1977. Beginning on January 1, 1975, and ending on December 31, 1977, The lease will be for the cultivated land only, and no buildings and woodland are included. ' i' V This farm has a peanut allotment of 4.3 acres. T! , . His must be W'.zl in writing with Ju!;:n C. Pcweil, Clerk to the" Ec:rd cf Cc.r.iy Ccmmissicners, on or before 1S:C3 o'clock A.M., ' LTcsdsy, ILsjast 5v'lS74. , J Tcrs: The xzr f:rs::J f:rn s!t::i ke cash, pz;2t!a in thrss " zr-:z i:.:;::.r. C.:3 n J;:.::ry 1, 1975, cne cn J:n.:ry 1, 1873, .-Jcr:cTJ::::; 1.1C77. Ths :::: J cf C C;r.r.::::;r.rs r:::rv3 .3 rl;M t: z:::;t cr fC,"t L-J i t.i . Sam Ervin Says WASHINGTON Every one is feeling the effects of the most severe epidemic of . inflation in our peacetime history. The poor, the not-so-rich, and the rich are trying to live with constantly rising prices that never seem to stabilize. To curb one of the causes of Inflation federal spendingthe Senate recently ,r adopted an amendment to impose a $10 billion cuf 'in the federal budget. The amendment offered by Senator Prox mire would limit Federal outlays during the fiscal year which began July 1 to $295 billion. I supported the amendment which was adopted by the Senate 74-12. This is the second attempt by the Senate to set a budget ceiling. Several months ago, this body voted favorably on a similar amendment to the wage-price control bill, but that measure was tabled, and at that time the ceiling died. The Proxmire amend ment is in accord with a recent suggestion by Treasury Secretary William E. Simon to the effect that one way to curb inflation is for the government to cut spending. In my judgment, Congress has a duty to exercise its constitutional power, the power . of the purse, to reduce govern ment outlays and thereby cool the fires of inflation which is robbing the people of their earning and their savings. When we look at the Federal budget, it is ap parent that there are areas where we can reduce spending without curtailing any essential government TOWE MOTOR COMPANY HERTFORD, N.C "Where Service 1$ A Pleasure. " THE BEST IN USED CARS. Phone: 426-5661 Weyerhaeuser Company - Manufacturing Facilities FREE TOURS See Plywood Being Manufactured At -The Plymouth Plywood Plant Monday Friday 9 a.m. Monday Wednesday 1:30p.m. See Fine Paper Being Manufactured At The Plymouth Fine Paper Division Thursday Ffidoy 1:30 p.m. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS NECESSARY FOR GROUPS OF MORE THAN 10 PERSONS (Adults Over 12 Only, Please) Call 793-8241 In Plymouth For Assistance. A . WeyerhsMuswr , The Tree Growing Company NOTICE - j. t..iilli.-,iV service. Our foreign , aid budget runs between $9 and . $10 billion annually, and I do not think the American, people would seriously' object to a major reduction' in grants, loans, and give-' aways to other nations.'. Indeed, . a reduction in foreign aid might assist us in engaging - in wiser diplomacy. ' ' i In our - domestic, programs, there is no doubt -that we could achieve considerable savings in many departments , and agencies if every . ex-1 penditure had to be for "a! necessary purpose." One of; the distressing things about' government is that there, always seems to be. examples of expenditures which serve little or ; no". useful purpose. A leaner budget will help in getting us ' back to basic priorities and will weed out projects of doubtful value. - The need for a Federal spending ceiling is apparent when it is viewed in thel context of the public debt limit. One June 26, in spite of, my "nay" vote, the Senate passed and cleared for the f White House an increase of $19 . billion from $475.7 billion, and permits " the Federal government to continue borrowing to pay its expenses. Inflation commands our attention. Something is wrong when the average citizen is being priced out of the market for things he needs everyday . Since government is , the big spender, any effective solution must begin by revising its spending policies. f "75
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