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RECORD RELEASED Bobby Hollowell (1.) and Tom White (r.) go over some last
minute idea changes in their first record release, "The Catfish Kid (Ballad of Jim
Hunter)." White is the artist on the single and Hollowell is the composer-producer. The
record is currently being reviewed by three major record companies in New York for
possible nationwide distribution. (Newbern photo)
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DREAM BECOMES REALITY Tom White (right) shakes hands with Jim "Catfish"
Hunter as the two display a copy of White's newest release, "The Catfish Kid." A copy
can be obtained at stores in Hertford or by writing Hollowell Productions, Box 85,
' Hertford, N.C. 27944.
Local Talent Cuts
First recording
By KATHY NEWBERN
A local songwriter and singer have combined their talent to cut their first record which
may become a smash hit.
Things are looking good for Bobby Hollowell and Tom White who have just finished '
recording, "The Catfish Kid (Ballad of Jim Hunter)" on the Moon Records label. Moon
; Records is owned by the singer-composer team. For the new release, the artist is Big Tom
White and the writer-producer is Bobby Hollowell. At press time, the scheduled release
. Jate was set for Friday, Feb. 20. ,
t! At present the record is being reviewed by three major record companies in New York
City. There is a good possibility that the record will receive national distribution by one of
.. the companies and if so those records released on the Moon label should become
collector's items. The record is on sale for $1.29 at leading stores in Hertford.
'.'The Catfish Kid," is currently being played on both rock and country-western radio
stations. - . ' '.
Hollowell wrote the song about a year ago after it was suggested to him by a friend.
Hollowell and White, old friends, kicked around the idea of recording it, first as a joke, but
now the venture is a serious one.
- ' Hollowell has been writing songs as a part-time hobby for the last six or seven years.
This is his first professional effort and he is now a member of the Broadcast Music
Institute, an organization for professional songwriters. In December, Hollowell entered .
some of the songs he had written in the 2nd Annual Music Festival in California. Several of
his songs were rated in the overall top four-percent of all entered. He admitted that this
rating did encourage him to join with White in releasing the new record. ' .
White has been singing for 12 years and he also plays the guitar. He made his first public -appearance
as a freshman at Perquimans High School when he sang during the junior
class play. He was a member of a band called. "Variety Pack" for eight years and he is
currently the lead singer for the Perquimans based group, "Solid Gold." "The Catfish
v. Kid" is also his first professional effort. , - '
' :i The song itself traces the history of Catfish Hunter's baseball career from 1964 to the
' present Hunter has heard the song, liked it and gave it his approval. When asked if the
Vong might have sold better when Hunter was receiving much publicity, both men agreed
V that the spotlight on Jim Hunter win never die down. They said, "This could be one of his
' bifgest years ever." '- . .j. j'yu,. ''-;:' .. .,.'.,,
. : Side B of the single is an oldie but goodie from the 50's rock era entitled, "Shake, Rattle
- and Roll,,' which was originally done by Joe Turner. , ,v . ' '
-"The Catfish Kid (Ballad of Jim Hunter) "is performed in a country rock style with a very
catchy beat. It is professionally done and could prove to be a big hit. This reporter was
given a sneak preview of the single and found it to be very good with memorable words and
a tune that sticks with you. . - . '-'
Both men said they are really astonished at the way the venture has taken off.
.'. Everything has happened quickly and unexpectedly. If the record does become a hit,
' -al arearances are a possibility,, . ' ,
r -1- t::r.e, J'-n "Catflr-h" Hunter has been Perquimans County's claim to fame.
., ;r. - IL 2l ".:Jcf Jl l Hunter, he mryal.o become indirectly responsible
J t : f-r t . - j . . r , 1 r.is of Ferquimans Co .'.y, EJ-by Hollowell and Tom White. ;
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Union Honor
Rolls Released
Perquimans Union School principal Gary Stubbins has
released the following honor roll for the third six weeks
grading period. Also listed in the honor roll for the first
semester. .. -, -
3RD SIX WEEKS
ALLA's
5th Grade: Timothy Morgan, Sheila Perry, Lynn Stall
ings, Ann Forbes
7th Grade: Janet Barber, Rhonda Gossage.
8th Grade: Lisa Bunch. ,
A-B HONOR ROLL
5th Grade: Cynthia Lyons, Mack Jones, Hope Parker,
Zinia Parker, Elizabeth Towe, Fentone Eure, Thomas
Finley, Timothy Jennings, Carol Modlin, Aubrey Onley,
Carl Wilson.
6th Grade: Dianne Jordan, Joan Keyser, Melissa Lewis,
Carroll Bundy, Brenda Pierce, Linward Moore, Wilma Jor
dan, Debra Campbell, Preston Lowe, Donnie Saunders,
Alvin Copeland.
7th Grade: Maurice Hinton, Gay Lilley, Leah Harris,
Mary Winslow, Wendy Walton, Kenneth Byrum, George
Barnett, Daniel Eure, Eddie Pierce, Cindy Sawyer, Faye
Wills. . .
8th Grade: Kathy.Rountree, David Eure, Sandy Muldrow,
Karen Butt, Elizabeth Eure, Cindy Smith, Robert Brown.,
Edward Winslow, Lori Newberry, Lois Ripperger. '
SEMESTER HONOR ROLLS
ALLA's
5th Grade: Thomas Finley. Ann Forbes, Sheila Perry,
Lynn Stallings. :
6th Grade : Dianne Jordan, Joan Keyser.
7th Grade: Rhonda Gossage, Janet Barber.
8th Grade: Lisa Bunch.
A-B
5th Grade: Carol Modlin, Shelia Carver, Kenneth Miller,
Fenton Eure, Mack Jones, Monica Moore, Elizabeth Towe,
Cynthia Lyons.
6th Grade: Carroll Bundy, Pam Muldrow, Abe Godfrey,
Melissa Lewis, Debra Campbell, Wilma Jordan, Preston
Lowe, Donnie Saunders, Ginger Stallings.
7th Grade: Cindy Sawyer, Faye Wills, Lynwood Winslow,
Mary Winslow, Kenneth Byrum, Craig Perry, Maurice Hin
ton, Gay Lilley, Lori Stancil. Gregory Creed, Daniel Eure,
Eddie Pierce. , ; i.
8th Grade: Gary Langley, Sandra Muldrow, Karen Butt,
Edward Winslow, Lori Newberry, Sherry Mims, Kathy
Rountree,
Public Hearing
On Title XX
- The -AJbemile . Regional Planning and Development
Commission conduct a public hearing in Perquimans
County concerning Title XX with the Mental Health, Health,
Social Services departments and citizens in the county.
; Every citizen and organization interested in services to the
disabled, elfcrly, children and families should attention
this meeting. f
This federal legislation known as Title XX allows state
and local governments to have more decision making
authority in henf federal funds are spent, and allows more
social services o more people than ever before.
Citizens and organizations can help determine the ser
vices needed in the county by attending the hearing. The
meeting will be held in the courtroom of the Perquimans
County Courthouse on Thursday, February 26th, at 10 a.m.
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N.C. JAYCEE PRESIDENT - Jim Morgan, President of
the North Carolina Jaycees served as guest speaker for ,
the Perquimans County Jaycees First Annual Ladies
Night Banquet.
Jaycees Hold
, By KATHY NEWBERN
Wives of Perquimans
County Jaycee members
Were in the ' spotlight
, Monday night as the local
chapter held its first annual
' Ladies Night Banquet in the
; high school cafeteria. . ?: -'
" . The program started with
a welcome by . Jaycee
President Welly White, who
on behalf of the Jaycee club,
: thanked the women present
for their Continuous support
Jean - ; Brown, v Jaycette
President, followed with a
rerponse on behalf "of . the.
Perquimans Jaycettes. -.
The invocation was given
by Jaycee Ci?lain Wayne
Winslow and a steak dinner
followed ; j;Yv..i-:
. Special guests were
reccfsd by Kenneth Ray
Winslow, Banquet
Chr.:rir.an. :me of those
prc:,-t indv.'zd JHertford
Mayor Bill Cox and his wife;
Joe Hollowell of Edenton,
Regional National Director
for the North Carolina
Jaycees; Ray Ward, : N.C.
Jaycee Director for Area F
, and another Area Director,
! Bruce Joyner of Wilson,
N.C, And those men who
. have aged out of the Jaycee
club who bear the title,
Exhausted Roosters were .
also recognized. "
The guest speaker for the
evening was Jim Morgan,
President of 'the North
Carolina Jaycees. He was
introduced by Ray Ward.
Morgan is a member of the
High Point Jaycees and in
' that club, he has held the
' offices of Director, Vice-'
President, ' and , President.
He was also the winner of
his7 local club's
. Distinguished Service
Award for two years and he
THOMAS E. STRICKLAND
Strickland
To Visit Here
Thomas E. Strickland,
Democratic candidate for
Governor of the State of
North Carolina, will be in
Hertford on Monday, Feb. 23
at 4 p.m. in the Perquimans
County Courthouse, to talk
with local people.
In making his announce
ment to run for Governor,
Strickland said he intended
to "conduct a strong cam
paign in all sections of the
state." And that he intended
to "discuss fully the issues,
the questions and the pro
blems which face us as
citizens of North Carolina."
Strickland has stressed
that he is funning for the of
fice dn his-wcord rt public
. service. He is presently sef-
ving his third term in the
North Carolina Senate and
he has served two terms in
the North Carolina House of
Representatives. He urges
citizens to consider his
voting record which is the
basis for his stand on issues
such as education, law en
forcement, agriculture,
roads, and prison facilities.
Concerning agriculture,
Strickland has said,
BANQUET CHAIRMAN - Kenneth Ray Winslow, chair-
man of the Ladies Night Banquet, introduces special
guests present. (Newbern photos)
j.' :
Ladies Night
is the only man in North
Carolina to have been
named one of the Five
Outstanding Young Men in
the state on two occasions.
He and. his wife, Ann have
two children and Morgan
: practices law in High Point,
In his remarks before the
group, Morgan urged those
present to display a positive
.attitude and to get excited
about their community, the
Jaycees, and their families.
'..- Morgan also traced some
of the contributions that
women have made
throughout the history of
this country and pointed out
: some of the things done by
young men in history at an
early age. He stressed the
'importance of training men
to become leaders in the
5 community, which is one of
the goals of the Jaycee
xiil
"Agriculture is the
backbone of our state and
national economy.
Agricultural research and
trade opportunities must be
expanded and improved."
He feels that secondary
roads "should be brought
closer to the people" and
that local officials must be
given "authority to make
decisions without clearing
everything in Raleigh."
Strickland is for capital
punishment and against the
Equal Rights Amendment,
but is in favor of equal pay
for equal work.
Concerning his campaign,
.Strickland said,, , "C,.amh ,
paigning is not only the"
responsibility of the can
didate and his supporters
but it is the responsibility of
each citizens to listen
carefully, ask questions and
choose the person who has
the best program for all the
peopleof North Carolina."
Perquimans County
citizens will have the op
portunity to listen carefully
and ask questions on Feb. 23
when Strickland visits here.
Several spec i a 1
presentations were made by
the Jaycees. Local
President Welly White
presented : a plaque ' of
appreciation to ' the
Jaycettes which was
accepted by Jean Brown.
And the Jaycettes received
a certificate of appreciation
for their community
involvement from the Town
of Hertford which was
presented by Mayor Bill
Cox. The Perquimans
County Jaycees presented
several gifts to Jim Morgan
and his wife, Ann. This was
followed by a drawing for
door prizes donated by sev
eral local businesses. The
winning raffle ticket on 100
gallons of fuel was drawn
and the winner was William
J. Bentley of Hertford. The
raffle was a Perquimans
County Jaycee project.
Winslow
Selected
HERTFORD - Andrew
Winslow of Hertford, chair
man of the North Carolina
Soybean Producers Associa
tion, has been selected to
participate in the 1976 Elan
co Soybean Leaders'
Marketing Mission to
Eastern and Western
; Europe.
i Purpose of the mission,
according to Winslow, is to
help soybean industry
leaders take an active part
in assuring continued strong
foreign markets for U.S. ,
soybeans. About half of all
soybeans produced in the
U.S. are exported.
Scheduled for March 7-16,
the trip is sponsored by
Elanco Products Co.,
manufacturer of Treflan
herbicide. The itinerary in
cludes Germany, Poland
and Yugoslavia.
As a participant in the
mission, Winslow will also
have an opportunity to
observe first-hand some of
the soybean market
development activities fund
ed by the North Carolina
Soybean Producers Associa
tion through the state's
half-cent per bushel soybean
checkoff.
These market develop
ment activities are con
ducted by the American
Soybean Association (ASA),
in 44 countries in Europe,
the Far East, the Mideast
and Latin America.
As a member of the Elan-
co
mission, winslow will
join soybean leaders from 15
states. They will meet with
ASA overseas staff
members, agricultural at
taches and officials of Euro
pean government and in
dustry. They will also visit
the port of Hamburg, a Ger
man margarine plant and
Polish livestock operations.
This will be the seventh
consecutive year that Elan
co has sponsored an interna
tional market-building trip
to promote U.S. soybeans.
ASA cooperates with the an
nual tour by suggesting an
itinerary and a list of soy
bean leaders as par
ticipants. rirewoms
Planned
The Perquimans County
Bicentennial Committee has
asked the William Paul
Stallings American Legion
Post to procure and 'shoot'
the fireworks display for the
upcoming Fourth of July
Bicentennial Celebration.
The Legion Post has
accepted this task, and has
already set the forces in
motion to obtain the
necessary funds through
fund raising projects.
Post Commander, Thom
as M. Applegate, said
that the initial project is a
raffle of a PACER 2300, 23
Channel, mobile CB radio.
The entire proceeds of this
raffle will go towards the
purchase of the fireworks.
"The display this year,"
said Commander
Applegate, "will be bigger
and better than last year's
display, costing more than
$680 as compared with 1975's
$500 cost."
New
Hours
New office hours for the
Perquimans Weekly will be
Monday through Thursday
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The
office is closed on Saturday.
The deadline for news or
advertising will continue to
be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday
prior to ' Thursday's
publication. ,
Clay Pigeon
Shoot
The Perquimans County
Jaycees are sponsoring a
Clay Pigeon Shoot on Sat.,
March 6 from 9 a.m. until 5
p.m. on the Bob White farm
in Hertford. There will be
single and team competition
at $5 for single entry and $20
for a team of four to enter.
Trophies will be awarded.