weekly Perspective
Looking back
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by VIRGINIA WHITE TRANSEAU
G. C. BUCK ELECTED AS MASTER OF MASONIC LODGE
FOR 1942: G. C. Buck was elected Muter of Perquimans
Lodge No. 105 A.F. It A. M., for the year 1M2 at the first
regular meeting held by the Lodge in December. Other of
ficers elected at the meeting are C. R. Holmes, senior warden;
J. H. Towe, junior warden; D. J. Pritchard, secretary, and
George W. Jackson, treasurer.
BLACKOUT OFF: The test blackout which was to have been
held Monday night from 9:30 to 10 o'clock, was called off by
Charles Whedbee, chairman of Civilian Defense. Mr. Whedbee
received word on Friday from T. S. Johnson, State Director of
Civilian Defense, that neither Hertford or any town was to
stage a test blackout without approval of the intercept com
mand.
HERTFORD STORES TO CLOSE FRIDAY: In order that
merchants and clerks of the stores in Hertford may enjoy their
Christmas holiday, all stores in Hertford will remain closed on
Friday, December 26. This action was voted at a meeting of
the Hertford merchants held at the Courthouse on December 9.
Patrons are requested to do their shoping before the stores
close on Wednesday night in order to fill their needs until the
stores re-open on Saturday morning. All stores will remain
open nights until Christmas Eve.
FIRE SUNDAY MORNING: The Hertford Fire Department
answered an alarm Sunday morning at 3:30 o'clock, when the
Savoy, a Negro dance hall, wasHiadly damaged by fire of
undetermined origin. The fire was well under way when the
firemen arrived, but the blaze was soon brought under control.
E.C.T.C. STUDENTS HOME: The following students at
E.C.T.C., Greenville arrived Friday to spend the holidays at
their respective homes: Misses Nancy Darden, Esther Mae
White, Pat Edwards, Wally Mayes, Marian Lee White,
Eugenia Gregory, Blanche Chappell, Madge Lane, Celia
Blanche Dail, Mildred White, Mary Morris, Frances Newby
and Mildred Copeland.
Editor's Note
Letters to the editor are welcome. Each must be
signed and include complete address.
The subject matter should be of interest to the
community, not a personal gripe. Letters may be
edited for clarity and space limitations.
No more than one letter per person, concerning the
same subject, will be published each month.
Our staff box carries three names. But it takes the hard werii
and effort of a lot more than three people to put THE
PERQUIMANS WEEKLY together.
Many people contribute to the concerted effort that goes into
our weekly paper for little or no pay. Without them, many if
the features you might enjoy wouldn't be possible.
Some of these people don't carry a weekly byline, so often
their work goes by unrecognized.
So, I decided to take my space this week to acknowledge
these folks.
After all, Christmas is a time to count your blessings. '
Chris Kornegay, our "Cartoonist in Residence" some how
finds the time and originality to come up with a little weekly
art for our editorial page.
Jean Winslow, our resident gardening expert, not only goe?
out and talks to people in the community about any gardening
problems they might have encountered, but she also carefully
researches her articles each and every week.
Elizabeth Thach compiles and writes up our weekly "People
briefs" column, copies and types over the court docket (no
easy task), and did the research for our Perquimans County
Church Directory, printed for the first time in this we*W&
issue. \9
Virginia White Transeau takes us into an earlier
, Perquimans County with her "Looking Back" column, mailed
in each week. As some of you may know, Mrs. Transeau used
to own THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY.
Paige Underwood keeps us informed on the doings of the
Perquimans County Extension Homemakers and also offers
some helpful tips for easier living.
Billy Wooten relays the happenings from the recreation
department and also compiles area basketball scores.
Edna Wolverton lets us in each week on some of her good
cooking secrets. ,
Ellen Bowen, Perquimans County librarian, submits the
"Library News" and also lets us know of new book purchases
and library activities.
Tommy Riddick keeps us informed on the ASCS develop
ments.
Nan Reynolds compiles the civic calendar each week from
the Chamber of Commerce office.
Marjorie Lou Fields, County Extension secretary, submitted
several informative agricultural articles while the county was
without a County Extension Chairman.
Jack Grove has submitted several interesting feature
stories, and has also done much photography for us.
Pat Mansfield, our Circulation Manager, not only gets the
papers to the stands and to the mailboxes, but she also is our
number one typist, receptionist, and chief go-for.
And last, but certainly not least, the production staff at the
DAILY ADVANCE pastes up all of our pages without too much
grumbling.
Merry Christmas.
Wiseman
last
Letters to the editor
NRHDA not free !
Editors, THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY,
Show me a "federally funded program.. .with no cost to us"
and I'll show you a newly elected town councilman displaying
confusion...lOO percent confusion. (Unless "us" don't pay
taxes.)
NRHDA is confusing to the public and it probably doesn't
want the facts supported by more confusion...HOWEVER:
If R. L. Stevenson, in support of NRHDA, is quoted
correctly, he said the last doctor in Perquimans county "died
of a heart attack with a waiting room full of patients." BUT he
reported to ECHSA the week before that of the last two doctors
in Perquimans County one left a dope addict and the other in
bankruptcy.
FACT:
?The last 2 doctors living in Perquimans County are both still
living and well.
?If Joe Nowell, Perquimans County Commissioner is quoted
correctly he said, "We need a doctor right in Perquimans
County."
FACT:
?Albemarle Family Practice IS IN PERQUIMANS COUNTY.
?Chowan Medical Clinic-Hertford Office, has 4 doctors 5 days a
week in Perquimans County.
I have spoken many times with Hertford Mayor Bill Cox.
Basically we are in agreement on what we need, what we
want, and probably what we'll get and "never the twain shall
meet." I said that, not Bill.
I have been to meeting after meeting. I have read newspaper
article after article and I must admit there has to be
SOMETHING WRONG with a project that has been rejected so
many times by so many different committees.
FACT:
?NRHDA is the result of a meeting held right here in
Perquimans County at the high school. It lived one year and
when it applied for an additional $200,000 (federal money) it
ran into opposition. First, and largely, from Tyrrell County
where it was asked to leave.
?At AtS Clearinghouse meetings in Perquimans County on two
different occasions it was defeated because of negative
comments.
?At ECHSA in Greenville it was rejected or "not recom
mended."
?At HEW in Atlanta it was sent back to be revised.
?The trip started over again throngh AK Clearinghouse-public
hearing and ECHSA again sent it on to HEW in Atlanta
"without recommendations".
?We are in a holding pattern as of this date (12-20-71) to see if
HEW will approve the spending of tax mooey on a project that
should "get its act together" and quit wasting all this time and
money oo dreams that can't come true.
SURE WE NEED A DOCTOR THAT LIVES, WORKS AND
PLAYS WITH US AND UNTIL WE GET ONE, LETS BE
THANKFUL OF WHAT WE HAVE.
In memory of Mallie
Editors, the PERQUIMANS WEEKLY,
Please print this poem in memory of my husband
Mallie:
It has been three Christmases since Mallie passed away
It seems as if it was only yesterday.
I miss him in that kind of way.
I know that God knows his heart as well as he knows
mine.
And there must have been a special place that he needed
him that day.
Life is so lonely here all alone; because we were together
most of the time.
We shared many precious memories as well as woes, but
none so great that we didn't outgrow.
My love for him was great, honest and true.
Never did I hear him call that I didn't answer too.
The years we lived together were so very short.
God Bless you Mallie as I still morn my loss and help m|
carry this heavy cross.
Lola Watkins !
Naval Academy
accepts Hagan \
Michael Frances Hagan, 17,
a Senior at Perquimans
County High School, has been
accepted at the United States
Naval Academy in Annapolis,
Maryland.
In order to be accepted at
the Naval Academy, an ap
plicant must be nominated by
a senator, a congressman, the
vice president or the president
of the United States.
Hagan, nominated by
Congressman Walter B.
Jones, is the second person
from Perquimans County to
receive acceptance at the
Naval Academy.
Presently listed as third In
his class at PAS. with a
grade point average of M,
Hagan is active is the Beta
Club, the French Club, the
Drama Oub, and is also editor
of the Ugft school annua) staff.
Hagan wiD report for duty in
'?? ? ' 'V-\~
June of 1900 and plans io
major in aerospace
engineering.
Hagan is the son of Mr. aid
Mrs. Herman E. Rosenburgpf
Snug Harbor.
THE PERQUIMANS ?
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