Editor's ( Mailbag Responsibility in our society l\ TO THE EDITOR: VIEWS ON RESPONSIBILITY IN OUR SOCIETY Responsibility is extremely important in our chang ing society to all of us. At present, of course, the at mosphere in which this generation find themselves is one that tends to emphasize the right of the individual to do whatever he or she pleases. It is true that each one of us have individual rights, but we must obey the supreme laws of the land. Liberty is extremely precious, but it must be able to operate without obstacles, but must be able to operate toward good faith and mutual understanding, and this direction is called sense of responsibility to all of us. Parents are perhaps not giving as much time to the training of children in their early years as was the case in many decades ago. I believe the basic cause of misbehavior in our homes, in our community, and in our schools today, parents have failed to set up a guide line for better Americans. Youths and adults will commit any crime to get money to buy drugs and dope to satisfy their desire. I am urging parents and teachers to work together to save the lives of their children. Crime wave is not con fined to any country or to any people. It is an interna tional tragedy. GEORGE W. COOPER Local Scout Leader Dobbs Street Hertford Special salute TO THE EDITOR: SALUTE TO THE GRADUATION CLASS OF 1953 Hail, Hail Graduation of 1953 Let's take a look at you and me Twenty-five years of time we have spanned What have we accomplished for God, Country, and Man? We were rocked in the cradle of Perquimans County Schools, Taught very strictly, the golden rule, Named like Woodard, Holmes, Stallings, Jessup and more Help shape these lives for our future door. The door swung open and into the future we went Forty-nine seniors, ready willing and intent On finding the proper field, and making our calling sure Reaching high for our goals with ideals so pure. Now after twenty-five years let's take another look As we scan the pages of the annual book Did this graduation class of 1953 Reach their goals as they set out to be? As I cast my eyes on each page and each face j realize the achievements made by this class A long list of professions, titles and degrees We are reaching our goals as we have achieved. I see mothers, fathers, and Sunday School teachers Men that are well known and great civic leaders Bankers, Bookkeepers, and car dealers too Carpenters, Contractors, and Consultants for you. Farmers, teachers, nurses and electricians Presidents of companies, accountants and beauticians Manager, secretaries, and many, many more. :We have produced almost any profession you could wish for. I say once again, Hail, Hail to our graduation class We are running this race and completing the task. Yes, we are accomplishing much for God, Country, and Man, We are proud of our heritage in this wonderful land. HAZEL TRUEBLOOD BYRUM Class of '53 Tyner, N.C. I Parks named outstanding 0 . - Jerry Parks, Sanitarian in Chowan County recently received the "Outstanding Young Sanitarian Award" sponsored by the Northeastern En vironmental Health District. The district in cludes 28 counties in Nor theastern North Carolina. ? Parks received this award for outstanding per formance in the enviorn jnental health field. He is presently employed by the Pasquotank-Perquimans Camden-Chowan District Health Department. Parks is originally from Edenton. He graduated from John A. Holmes High School in 1972. He enrolled at East Carolina Universi ty in September, 1972 and graduated with a B.S.P. in environmental health in May, 1976. Parks accepted a sanitarian's position with the Northampton County Health Department where he quickly established a certified Environmental Health Laboratory. He became a Certified Wastewater Laboratory Technician and Certified State Milk Laboratory Technician in 1977. Parks accepted a posi tion with the Pasquotank Perquimans-Camden Chowan District Health Department in May, 1977. Since that time he has been certified and has assumed all responsibilities for the environmental health pro gram in Chowan County. He has actively par ticipated in food handlers seminars presented in the district and is also assisting in the develop ment of a program to determine the quality of sanitation in assigned foodhandling establishments. Parks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Parks. OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOW HAS Ml EXPERT MECHANIC ON DUTY 4NAPA) f*1." -*-1 2jj W tirts A kattario. CALL T aking a look backward JULY 1040 By VIRGINIA WHITE TRANS EAU WALTER EDWARDS GOES TO CALIFORNIA TO TEACH FLEDGLINGS HOW TO FLY: Walter G. Edwards, local attorney and aviator, has gone to California to teach Uncle Sam's student fledglings how to fly. Uncle Sam is going to turn out trained aviators by the thousands to bring this country's air force to a strength that no other nation can match. Edwards left Hertford last Thursday and his route of travel was through Washington and Chicago by train. In the same corps of instructors with Ed wards id California will be two buddies who were with him when he was commis sioned at Kelly Field in Texas. Edwards' job in California is linked with one of Uncle Sam's major defense problems; he in tends to train 7,000 new military pilots a year, and Class reunion held The Perquimans County High School Class of 1953 held its 25th Class Reunion June 24 at the Holiday Inn in Elizabeth City. Fred Matthews, class president, welcomed the class members and their guests. Carlis Roberson gave the innovation. The color scheme for the even ing was the class colors ? blue and white. After dinngr, the roll call was taken with each class member answering with a short resume of their ac tivities since graduation. Those present from out of-town were: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Majette (Ruth Dawson), Grimisland, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Em mitt Eason (Kay Stanton), Suffolk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. James Griffin, Farmville, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Carlis Roberson, Asheboro, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spivey (Audrey Lane), Tyner; Mr. and Mrs. John Butler Byrum (Hazel Trueblood), Tyner; Sgt. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, Jacksonville, Ark.; Jack Robertson, Elizabeth City; Mr. and Mrs.nGeorge Welcher (Catherine Baker), Plainfield, N.J.; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harrell, Cayce, S.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Branch (Maewood Nixon), New Bern, N.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Garland Walker (Glenda Lane), Newport News, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Chappell, Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. John Whiteside (Marilyn Baker), McLean, Va.; Mrs. Lon Brooks (Shirley Eure), Austin, Tex.; Mrs. Ray Meads (Jean White), Elizabeth City; Mrs. Mar shall Boyce (Alice Proc tor), Chuckatuck, Va.; Mr. SALE COMPLETE Members of the Per quimans County Marching Unit have completed their canvassing for 1979 Com munity Birthday Calen dars. This is their main money-making project of the year. Anyone who has not been contacted and would like to have a birthday or an niversary have a birthday, anniversary or club meeting date listed is asked to contact Mrs. Paul E. Byrum at 297-2447 or Mrs. W.D. Allen Jr. at 426-5175 before July 31. and Mrs. Fred Matthews, Windsor, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hall (Emily Sumner), Chesapeake, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Parrish (Mary Esther Saunders), Newport News, Va.; Cary Stallings and daughter, Michelle, of Nor folk, Va.; Those present from Hertford were; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thach (Betty Matthews), Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lane (Carolyn Mat thews), Mr. and Mrs. John William Chappell, Mr. and Mrs. Earlie Goodwin (Ann Myers), Mr. and Mrs. William Penn Chappell (Leo Long), Mr. and Mrs. Willis Proctor (Janie Winslow), Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Elliott (Shirley Copeland), and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Riddick (Peggy Stokley). Classmates that were unable to attend but sent letters were: Mollie Yeates Forehand of Hamp ton, Va.; Bette Davis Pot ter of South Shore, Ky.; and John Holmes of Charlotte, N.C. Teachers present for the reunion were Mrs. Louise Blades of Elizabeth City and Ellie Fearing of Nags Head, N.C. At the close of the reu nion, Hazel Trueblood Byrum read a poem saluting the class. A copy appears elsewhere in this paper. Future plans for the class will be another reu nion in five years. The Perquimans Weekly Court House Square HERTFORD. N.C. 27944 Entered at second class matter November 15, 1934 at Post Office in Hertford, N.C. RAY WARD General Manager KATHY NEW BERN News Editor OfFia HOURS ? AJM.toSFJM. PHOM4^5TO Km mi ***** iiiiii: 11 jjmjhw. frim to Ttan. pefc SUBSCRIPTtON RATES ONE YEAR 7.50 MTUU M ABVAMCT' Published By Advance Publications Inc. Elizabeth City, N.C fellows like Edwards, a 2nd lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve, will do the training. Edwards will take a little training himself first, however; he hasn't flown in four years, but with a few hops and in structions he will be ready to train the younger fellows in the rudiments of flying speedy fighter planes and bombers. BIRTH ANNOUNCE MENT: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chalk are receiving con gratulations on the birth of a daughter on Sunday mor ning/July 21, 1940. BIRTH ANNOUNCE MENT: Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Jolly of Greenville an nounce the birth of a daughter on Monday morn ing. July 22, 1940. Mrs. Jol ly was formerly Miss Katherine Reed of Hertford. NEAR-SIGHTED LADY: One of the funniest stories we've heard recent ly concerns a rather near sighted elderly local lady who lunched not long ago in a neighboring town. She sat at a table facing a large mirror, and catching a glimpse of her reflection in Ft she nodded politely in faint recognition. The figure nodded instantly in reply. "Who is it?" she asked her luncheon compa nions. "She looks so familiar, especially the hat. And she spoke when I did." The other ladies cur cously craned their necks in search of a familiar face. It was a Norfolk restaurant, and they final ly agreed they didn't know anotnersoulintheplace.lt worried the near-sighted lady all through the meal... particularly the hat. (You know how it is when you can't quite place a face or speak a name that's right on the tip of your tongue.) It was when they got up to leave the restaurant, and the other lady and the hat did too, that they found it was all done with mirrors. FOR GLAZE Try using a new, clean paint brash for brushing dough with flue or melted Your Pharmacist Charles Woodard Says?1 _ , J. 101 N. Church Strwf H?rtlord. N.C. 1ml. 426-3327 I New approach to blood pressure control Can simple, 60-second isometric exercises reduce blood pressure ? According to Prevention Magazine not only doe* it help to lower blood preeaure, but it claims to do ao without side ef fect*. Thought you might like to know. But if you're on blood pressure medication, by no means discontinue without your doctor's okay. Here's the exercise: Stand relaxed, tense all muscles (without clenching fists) for six seconds while breathing normally and counting aloud; then, rest several sec onds and repeat twice more. Do this exercise three times a day and within eight weeks of regular exercising your pressure should drop significantly. . ft Cv Woodard's pharmaCy Dial 426-5527 Hertford, N.C. * 74 Fori LTD, 4-dr., VS, AT, AC, VT 77 OMi W VS, AT, PS, AC 76 Mustang II, 4-cjl., 4-spd. 76 Fonl LTD, 4-dr.v VS, AT, AC. 76 Ford Granada, 4-dr., 6-cyL, AT, PS, AC. 75 Pfm^ 4 dr., VS, AT, PS, Ad 1 74 Cho?Vop,4