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sta"3d mama co r.u LJJI37ILL3, ESMrUSKf 40200 WEEKLY Volume 30 No. 18 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 2, 1974 10 CENTS awmakers Cite their jocal Contributions I if? Ji-if; Mi ' " LITTLE GIRL IN SPRING The pretty child is Christian Swain,, age four. Last week she came with her grand mother, Mrs. Katherine Ward to the Municipal Building. On the way into the. building she sniffed every tlower $60,000 Grant Goes For Handicapped Child Center A $60,000 grant to Alliance for Progress for a child center has been awarded from the U.S. office of Education. - The announcement of this" , demonstration child cenr '-tered home -based program ' for . handicapped ' children Health Role By FRANCINE SAWYER The 1973 General Assembly has enacted several significant statutes designed to boost the ability of local health departments to carry out their role to "protect and advance the public health." Briefly the new provisions are: - Require, not merely authorize, "counties to provide public health ser vices; " Revise the composition of local boards of health to allow greater participation; Provide local health services directly from the state - to appropriate : counties; Appoint local : health directors only after con sultation with ; the state health director and the county commissioners; Permit local health departments to charge fees (and therefore collect from third-party payers) for voluntary services given to citizens; , Increase state financial support of local public health services, including a special $2 million ; ap : propriation for, district departments and state provided local services and for local salary increase. ' The board of health members for Ferquimans County are: Lester Simp-' son, Dr. Allan Eonner, C.C. Walters and Mayor Bill Co . In more detail, the provision of public, health services reads this way: each county , shall make public health services, available to its residents. Counties may furnish services by crert;r3 a county health dc--rtmer.t, etc. " Where a coi-nty furnishes -'Mc health services -r.rsC. 'yi'C 'Icy-r ' ' ' . ; f r . c. y : Boosting ';v v J 4 Txpn was made by 1st district Congressman Walter B. Jones.' The program will work with children from birth to three years old who are mentally or emotionally handicapped, or language havft.peech problems or 1 NEW STATUTES The '73 General Assembly has enacted several laws designed to boost the ability of the local health departments across the state to boost their services. According to district health director, Howard Campbell, this district is following through on the new laws. , , - . Perq Added - Nine ' North Carolina counties were added to the ' coverage area of the. Tidewater' Chapter of Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America at the annual meeting, held in Norfolk. Va.- board 1 of health composed . of nine members appointed v by the board of county commissioners, upon -con ; sultation with the local ; health director. Howard J. Campbell, is the area's health director. ' t : -" -t'-ii -. i" -"' The county board of health shall include: one licensed physician, one licensed dentist, one , licensed pharmacist, one county commissioner, and five persons appointed from the general public. . , i Members of the county ' boards of health shall serve three-vear terms, but- no bcrrd meir.ber may serve more than three con secutive three-year terms. The hc-'.th county sh:.l c! board of ct its own "y. The ' rs1 :i y It t:.e ' " '1. c. C" r: zn sr 'y I- ' 1 . . ' '-Li,- ! :1 around the building. After being spotted, the consented to having her picture taken. She lives in Elizabeth City with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Swain. (Francine Sawyer Photo) other learning problems. The program will go into the home stressing em phasis on both the child and his parents or guardian. The purpose of the program is to help the child ..develop his full potential fer-; social, emotional, physical JULJUUiUUl tumans To List They are: Bertie, Chowan, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Perquimans, Tyrell, and Washington. Three coun ties Camden, Currituck and " Pasquotank were already covered by the local ' chapter ' ' , ' Expansion of the coverage area means that the local chapter rather than the national organization will now fund patient and community services for victims of ,' muscular dystrophy - and related neuromuscular diseases. Mrs. Mildred Marsh of 138 Atlantic St., Norfolk, is program coordinator of the chapter and can be con tacted for information as needed. MEETING The American Legion Auxiliary Unit of 126 will meet Thursday, May 2, at the Legion Home at 8 p.m. All members are asked to he present so that the P js cm be c" ' I'ruted. cognitive growth with three main objectives. These .objectives are designed to help the parents as well as the child accept the . hand icapped. t The obiectives are 10 develop lechniqueCiiJnx derstand and accept and meet neeoVof that child and parent and demonstrate these specific techniques between the child and parents in their home. Those working with the program believe one main quality of the project will be the early intervention which helps the child understand his handicapp through early teaching. The six-county project was founded for the first of three years with hopes it will be continued after that time. It will be administered by the six-county school systems through alliance for progress with the co operation of other county agencies. The six counties include in Alliance for Progress are Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Martin and . Perquimans. Proof Of Birth Required How can I prove when I was born is a question that worriesa great many people. We know that birth cer tificates were not issued to many of our elderly citizens at the time of their birth. But there are many other ways to prove their ages. Some of the records we can use are baptismal records, school records, old family Bible records, and old in-. surance policies which show date of birth. One very good proof could be an early Federal Census Records. We've had a Federal Census every ten years since the Country was first started. But the main thing I would like to em phasize is that if a person is nearing the age of 65, and he has an old record that he isn't sure of, he should get in touch with our office now. The Elizabeth City Branch Office is at 401 South. Dyer Street, Elizabeth City, N.C., telephone is 338-2161. The office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4 : 30 p. m, Monday through " Friday. By KATHY M. NEWBERN Staff Writer "The law makers are working for you." This was the theme at the Albemarle Association of Counties and Towns (AACT) meeting last Thursday night which was held at Angler's Cove. ' Guest speakers included Representatives Stanford White and Vernon James along with Senator J.J. ''Monk" Harrington. Senator Phil Godwin was not present due to illness. Each speaker was given his turn at the platform with questions and answers following. . A Perquimans County BUTTONHOLED Macon Johnson, left; chairman of the Camden County Conv missioners, who is always a lively person at any meeting, seems to be telling Sen. Monk Harrington just what is what. (Staff Photos By Kathy Newbern) Demos Seek Funds Perquimans County Democrats are completing the ten cents per registered Democrat fund raising plan in which the county is to keep half of the funds raised. This is another idea in which it is hoped to involve all Democrats on the precinct level to be involved in fund raising for local and state parties. County Democrat officials wish to announce the precinct leader and the amount needed: Belvidere, Joe Nowell, $30; Belvidere-Nicanor, Mrs. Annie M. Baker, $15; Bethel, Joe Spruill, $35; East Hertford, Mrs. Jean McNair, $65; West Hertford, Tom Brown, $45; New Hope, Ben Chambers, $40; and Parksville, Walter Hum phlett, Jr., $60. All aids are to report to leader or meet with the secretary, Mrs. Jean Harrison at the Municipal Building in Hertford on May 23 at 5 p.m., Mrs. A.H. Eason is treasurer and member of the Perquimans County Democratic executive' committee. Emergency Swine The North Carolina Pork Producers Association is calling an emergency swine producers meeting to be held Friday, May 3 at 10 a.m. in Greenville, North Carolina. The purpose of thg emergency meeting is to discuss the financial crisis that faces pork producers today. 1 Extremely high production cost and depressed live hog prices has caused much concern among North Carolina Pork Commissioner directed a question to the three speakers as to what had been done for the local communities. First, White explained that probably most beneficial was the $7 million allocated for a medical school at East Carolina University in Greenville. He explained that the bill to evaluate farm land as separate land would effect this area. Other laws he cited as being of local interest to the area included funds for technical in stitutes, work with mental institutions, prison reform bills, and efforts to make Jockey's Ridge at Nags ,r & nil N DISCUSSION Lester Simpson, left, Representative Vernon James and Hertford Mayor Bill Cox discuss details of legislation which will be coming up in the next session of the N.C. General Assembly. Karen Haskett Selected As Outstanding Woman Forty-six outstanding . women students at East Carolina University have been selected for special recognition during the campus' annual Women's Awareness Week. Each student was chosen by her own academic department for recognition. Students nominated received certificates of recognition at a special ceremony last ; Monday in the lobby of Ingis Fletcher Hall. The ceremony was at tended by members of the Producers which is creating substantial financial losses according to Tom Farmer, Executive Secretary of the North ' Carolina Pork : Producers Association. Congressman Walter Jones along with other Washington officials, representatives from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and representatives from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Head a state park. White mentioned two bills that never got off the ground. One would have allowed Supreme Court judges to remove county com missioners. The other would have removed 3 per cent of the food tax leaving the 1 per cent for county use. Following White, Rep. Vernon James told the group that he and White are outlining a bill to obtain a seed and soil testing laboratory in Plymouth to serve Region R. Elaborating on the local interest question, James explained that $10.6 million has been approved for L ECU faculty and ad ministrative staff, and was one of the highlights of the annual week. Other Women's Awareness Week events include an art show of work by women artists, lectures, films and panel discussions. Women's Awareness Week is sponsored by the ECU Women's Residence Council. Ms. Karen Haskett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith .Haskett of Hertford was one of the women recognized. Her major is psychology. Meeting representatives from North Carolina State University will participate on the program. Pork producers from across the entire state are invited and urged to attend this special meeting. . If this situation continues, it will drive pork producers out of business. Producers , selling breeding stock for ' slaughter and decreasing hog ; numbers means less . pork in the market place in the future. community colleges, with ' the College of the Albemarle ' to receive $90,000 and ' Elizabeth City State University getting $800,000 . 1 . 1 ,, pius anoiner V2 million . dollars for construction of a ; gymnasium. James said that he hoped for a : revisement in this area, ; etifinrf that Via fjtlt r nnn.r should be allocated ac-; cording to the number of -full-time day students at an institution. ; Next, Sen. Harrington told those present that his . number one project for the ; year had been the ECU -medical school. Concerning - this, Harrington said, "The governor was against us 100 ; per cent and that helped us win it. I'm not in favor of, no more Republican ; governors." He said that the medical school would be i great for all of Northeastern North Carolina, and that doctors liked to locate; within 100 miles of a medical , school. Harrington also urged local county com- ' missioners to unite and organize with those from ; other counties to make the best of the land use bill. He explained that a fight in the ' senate for a 15-man commission on land use had been denied, and com promise was made for a 12 man committee with the governor appointing an additional three. Motions were made by two Perquimans County Commissioners. The first, to look into plans of having a person from Chapel Hill to set up a local one-day ; seminar for new county ' . commissioners. The second,", motion asked about inquiring into the possibility of commissioners jour neying to N.C. State University in Raleigh to learn of their projects, especially land use. Before adjournment, Perquimans County Commissioner Lester Simpson introduced a motion to thank the law makers for the jobs they have done. This was unanimously approved. Ostomy Group Meeting Stanley Z. Pollock of, Lincolnton, N.C. will be the guest speaker for the May ! 5th meeting of the Nor theastern N.C. Ostomy Group. Pollock was recently !' honored for 25 years of volunteer service with American Cancer Society. . He is also a member of ; United Ostomy Association, Inc. His topic will be . "Having Fune" and there ! will be a question and anv; swer period. Us Clara Winslow is in charge of the ; program. The meeting will be held in the Albemarle Electric , Membership Corporation; Building (REA) in Hertford at 2:30 p.m. Ostomates, physicians, nurses, family, social workers and all interested persons are cordially in-; vited. A social hour will follow the program. White Assigned : Army private Alwood White. 22, son of Mrs, Annie M. White, 316 Stokes St., 1 Hertford. N.C, is assigned to the 9th infantry division , at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Pvt. White is an armor i reconnaissance specialist ; with the combat support company, 2nd battalion of the division's 77th armor. His wife, Nina, lives at 719 16th St., Virginia Beach. Va.
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