fagt 1-Tht Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, N.C., Thursday, August 25. 17 First School Lunch Menus - Perquimans County Schools will begin serving lunch on Monday, Aug. 29. Lunch prices will remain the same as last year: K-8 50 cents; 9-12 55 cents; all reduced 20 cents; extra milk 7 cents; adults 70 cents; adult extra milk 15 cents. The following lunch menus are for Aug. 29 through Sept. 2: ALL SCHOOLS Monday, Aug. 29 Hamburger Cancer Meeting Planned The Perquimans County Chapter of the American Cancer Society will meet Monday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the Albemarle EMC Building, located on U.S. 17, north of Hertford. Dr. Roy C. Haberkern, pediatrician, will be guest speaker at the meeting, presenting information on cancer in children. Cancer is second only to accidents as the cause of death for children under 15 years of age. Childhood cancer accounts for one out of 28 deaths compared to adult figures of one out of six. However, since 1950, death rates for all sites have declined somewhat from more than eight per 100,000 to 5.5 by 1973. This seems to be partly a result of the decreasing death rates for leukemia, kidney cancer and lymphomas. The actual number of deaths has also decreased during this period. Incidence has also decreased slightly from 1947 to 1971. If present rates con tinue, the number of new cases per year will be about 6,500, deaths number about 3,000. The most common forms of childhood cancer are leukemia, brain and central nervous system, lymphomas, kidney and bone. Cancer kills more children between the ages of 3 and 14 than any other disease. Leukemia accounts for about one-half of these deaths. For all forms of cancer oc curring in children under 15, the five-year survival rate age-adjusted for normal life expectancy is 30 per cent. For the 10 most frequent forms, the range is as low as - three per cent for some ' leukemias to a high of 98 per cent for thyroid and 85 per cent for eye tumors. In Com prehensive Cancer Centers, the five-year survival rate rises to 50 per cent for children with acute lym phocytic leukemia; these results reflect aggressive treatment, more than 60 per cent of leukemia cases in children are acute lymphocytic. ' The public, including in terested parents, are invited to attend the Monday night meeting. Dr. Haberkern will also discuss cancer symp toms in children. :: RETURN HOME ,' Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Perry and children, Becky and Gwen, have returned to '.their home in Hueytown, ' ; Ala . after spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. J. ', Lawrence Perry. :-: VISIT HERE Willis and Wesley ; Williams of Raleigh, grand sons of Mrs. Claude tWilliams, visited here '.recently. MOORE'S HOUSE PAINT V A 7 REGAt French Fries Chilled Peaches Peanut Butter Chews Milk Tuesday, Aug. 30 Fish Portion Tri-Taters Slaw Bread Milk Wednesday, Aug. 31 Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Tossed Salad Applesauce Bread Milk Thursday, Sept. 1 Beef Stew Fruit Cup Cornbread Milk Friday, Sept. 2 Ham, sliced or pattie Potato Salad Greens and Pickles Bread Milk High School: See menu at school for additional items. Local People Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Thigpen of Windsor were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Swindell on Sunday. Mrs. C.A. Davenport has returned home after spend ing several months in Cam bridge, Md. with her sister, Miss Ruth Schroeder. Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Ed wards, Walter Edwards Jr., and Mrs. H.A. Whitley spent the weekend at the Edwards cottage at Nags Head. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Skinner of Mountain Home are guests of relatives in Hertford this week. Mrs. Don Holman and sons, Don and Billy, of Va. Beach, Va. were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Hofler. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Bagley have returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Pickhardt in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Pul Bam barger of Hickory were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Towe and granddaughter, Stephanie White, were weekend guests of Miss Jo Davis Towe, in Richmond, Va. Chowan Academy wi 1 1 Open on Wednesday September 7th for the 1977-78 School Year. For 221 - FINAL CUT OFF DATE FOR SIGNING UP FOR COUNTY WIDE WATER SYSTEM SERVICE TAP ON WILL BE AUGUST 31, 1977. AFTER THIS DATE TAP ON CHARGE WILL BE $200.00. INTERESTED PERSONS SHOULD CONTACT PERQUIMANS COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE, CQUNTY OFFICE BUILDING - HERTFORD, N.C. APPLE FOR THE TEACHER? George Overman didn't have the proverbial apple to bring his mathematics instructor, Phyllis Byrum, so he substituted this gigan tic cantaloupe which will easily take the place of a dozen or so apples. The huge, aromatic melon is the product of Over man's garden and although it was not weighed in, from the heft of it, it should have scaled well over 10 pounds. Overman, Miss Beth Swindell left this week to enter Guilford College. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mathews and family of Winston-Salem were guests of Mrs. Phillip Jackson on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Don Roberts and family of Virginia Beach.VA. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Chappell in Belvidere on Sunday. Jim Mertz Jr. and son, James Mertz III of Cullowhee are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Broughton Dail. Mrs. Tom Riddick of Whiteston is a patient in the Albemarle Hospital due to injuries sustained in an automobile wreck on Sunday. MSSgt Phillip Thach Jr. and family left Thursday for their home in Cape Canaveral, Fla. after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. P.B. Thach Sr. Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Walters have returned home after spending 2 weeks at Nags Head. Mr. and Mrs. Don Chesson and family of Raleigh were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Chesson during the weekend. Information 4277 or 221 - In The News Mrs. Seymour Chappell has returned from the Albemarle Hospital, where she underwent surgery last week. Mr. and Mrs. Julian White Jr. and their daughter, Joan, of Forest Hill, Md. will spend this weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Julian White Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ross and son, Jason, of Raleigh were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Divers. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Elliott of Ahoskie were guests of relatives here dur ing the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. John Stall ings and family of Green ville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sawyer and Mr. and Mrs Jimmy Stall ings during the weekend. Mrs. Mac White of Belvidere was a patient at Norfolk General Hospital last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gregory and family of Nor folk, Va. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Felton Jr. and other relatives in the area on Sunday. i- Mr, and Mrs. Lynn Boyn ton and family of Rock Hill, S.C. were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Felton Jr. Call 41 10 no! who maintains a busy schedule farming and working for a local ophthalmologist, also finds time to attend classes at College of the Albemarle. The sophomore is enrolled in one of the community college's college transfer programs which will allow him to transfer to Durham Institute to com plete his study for an optician's degree. (COA Photo) Miss Teri Copeland left last week to enter Greensboro College. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dail and family of Newport News, Va. and Mrs. Wayland Howell of Hertford spent last week at Nags Head. Miss Ann Winslow and Miss Mary Bryant have returned to Peace College in Raleigh to resume their studies for the 1977-78 school year. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Biggers have returned home after spending . the weekend in Pinehurst with Mrs. Big gers' sister, Miss Helen Cole. Miss Thelma Elliott was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Godwin Jr. in Williamston on Sunday. Murray Dail has returned home after being a surgery patient in Albemarle Hospital for several weeks. Mrs. George Clarke and sons, Morris and Roger, of Petersburg, Va. spent several days last week with Mrs, J.E. Morris.. T . ,,. Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Christensen have returned to their home in Charlotte after spending last week in Hertford. gngn . - Y J-J!! c tile IT TAKES A LOT OF GRASS TO FILL THE BAG-N-WAGON. BUT VERY LITTLE EFFORT TO EMPTY IT. The optional Bag-N-Wagon holds an unbelievable 30 bushels. So you may be able to mow anH van n mi voi lr entire lawn withm it Rtnnninrr to emntv. And when it's finally time to empty the . Alt fe-- All Snapper mowen meet CZ2' HERTFORD; Looking Backward AUGUST 1939 By VIRGINIA WHITE TRANSEAU MASONS ENJOY FISH FRY AT ZACHARY'S PLACE: By the broad bluer waters of the Perquimans River in the water-front backyard of Dr. J.W. Zachary, the Perquimans lodge of Masons together with wives, sweethearts, daughters and friends, ban queted late Tuesday after noon at a fish fry. PARTY LEAVING BY SPECIAL BUS MONDAY FOR WORLD'S FAIR: Leaving by special bus late Monday afternoon to spend several days at the New York World's Fair, return ing Friday morning to Hert ford, are: Misses Grace and Hilda Knowles, Bernice White, Patricia Stephens, Dorothy Stephens, Ruth Elliott, Mary Morris, Blan che Moore Berry, Mary Thad ChappeU, Clara White, Virginia White, Merle Blan chard and Gladys Hamrick, Mrs. T.W. Jessup Miss Pearl White, Morgan Walker, Frank Jessup, Eldon Winslow, and Zach White. AN HISTORICAL FACT: Hertford, county seat of Perquimans, was in- The Perquimans Weekly Court House Square HERTFORD, N.C. 27944 Entered as second class matter November 15, 1934 at Post Office in Hertford, N.C. RAY WARD General Manager K ATHY NEWBERN News Edtor OFFICE HOURS 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday-Thursday PHONE 426-3728 News and advertising deadline: 11 i.m. Tues. prior to Thurs. pub lication. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR 7.50 "ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABll IN ADVANCI" - - Published By Advance Publications Inc. . Elizabeth City, N.C 'i - ts-ifcitslir .1111 U L A.N.S.I. safety specifications. corporated in the year 1758, and was named for the Earl of Hertford, one of the Lord Proprietors. ENTERTAINS FRIENDS: Miss Florence Darden entertained a few friends at a slumber party at her home Wednesday night. Her guests were Misses Ruth Hollowell, Marguerite Ware,. Anne Felton, Ruth Winslow, Nita Newbold and Margaret Broughton. BIRTH ANNOUNCE MENT: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Otis Lane of Chapanoke, a daughter, Evelyn Gertrude, on August 14,1939. HIGH SCHOOL CORPS OF PATROLMEN IS SUG GESTED BY LIONS: With the approach of the new school term, the Hertford Lions , Club has ' been, scouting around with new ADD LIFE Add longer life to a shower curtain beginning to tear from the hooks by placing cloth reinforcements at the holes. TRAVEL TIP When traveling, carry large safety pins for pinning skirt tops to the bottons of hotel hangers. Take child in for check-up Finding school clothes and getting supplies for the children may be keep ing most Moms busy right about now. But it's also a good time to make an appointment with your doctor for your child's before-school physical check-up. It's easy to put off, but don't wait too long. Your Woocfarc's Pharmacy Dial 426-5527 Hertford, N.C. fills! A CUT ABOVE THE REST. The new Snapper "High Vacuum" Riding Mower not only gives your lawn an incred ibly smooth cut, it also vacuums up grass, leaves, twigs and other light litter. So you : can keep your lawn looking great year round. Bag - N - Wagon, youll find that it's quick and .a easytodo. -Prlr'sr )Jjl Get the revolutionary "High Vacuum" nider at your snapper aeaier. ana stan me revolution on your own lawn. HARDWARE ideas which may be put into ' practice and help to reduce . r the element of danger to the county's several hundred; school children who travel' by bus. The Lions, at their A meeting, discussed a system; 7 of high school patrolmen, one for each bus, and ap pointed a committee to talk the plan over with F.T. Johnson, Superintendent of the schools in Perquimans. ; T ... I i - f i r ON THE TEAM - Oliver Felton of Hertford will be playing the nose guard posi tion for the 1977 football season of the Pirates of East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. Felton is a graduate of Perquimans County High School. Your Pharmacist Charles Woodard Says J WKKtri' I'hiirmary. In I N. ( hm h Wr.vl. HrlW. N.C. Ul 426-5527 doctor is always busy. And right now in addi tion to his normal patient load, school check-ups and immunizations are filling his appointment list. So, call ahead, today. Make it easy on "Doc," Plan now and avoid the last minute rush. Pracription 8riiiliu . l!:rris Plumbing & K3 423-5575 j) KrJ I E k 1 y .:.1 h:rtfc"d. n.c. Per?. C-::".