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Volume 30 No. 44
MOUSING PRO.IECT Headway is being made on a
housing project on U.S. 17 Bypass just outside of Hertford.
The project will consist of 34 all-electric living units,
varying from one to four-bedrooms. Also under con-
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'RETIREMENT -Chief of the4fertfor'd Volunteer Fire Department Francis Nixon
; bright) presents Bill Fowler with a certificate of appreciation lor Fowler's 40 years of
' service, to the department. Fowler's retirement becomes effective today. (Newbern
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Bill Fowler Retires
After Forty Years
; By KATHY NEWBERN
"I've enjoyed every
minute of it." This was Bill
Fowler's comment upon his
retirement from the Hert
ford Volunteer Fire
i Department. Fowler, whose
retirement becomes ef
fective today, ; joined the
department in the early
' summer of 1934.
- j During Fowler's 40 years
of volunteer service, he has
done every aspect of fire
- fighting and is retiring as a
lieutenant, '
; Fowler received acer-
tilicate of appreciation for
..rjiis dedication and many
'I years of ' service to the
Hertford Fire Department
and as an extra bonus will
receive $50 for the rest of his
life. He will receive his first
JAYCEES MEET Several members of the Perquimans
County Jaycees attended the Fall Regional Meeting of the
, jiortheast areas hosted by the Dare County Jaycees. The
state Jaycee president Gus 5Tulloss was among those
" attending. Representing Perquimans County were Phil
purser, Wayne -Ashley, Wallace Morgan, Robert Halsey,
Archie Miller and Ray Ward.
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"Fowler's service has not
only been recognized by his
fellow firemen in Hertford
but also by the Albemarle
, Firemen's Association. Last
: year, that group presented
Fowler the Firemen of the
; Year Award for the
surrounding ten-county
-area.
Fowler saidhe feels that it
is time for someone younger
to take his place, but ad
mitted that he would miss
all of the men in the Hert
ford Fire Department.
None of the men in the
. department will miss Bill
, Fowler as much as Chief
. Francis Nixon. Concerning
Fowler's retirement Nixon
had, this to say, "Having
served 30 years of Lt.
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struction at the site is a community and maintenance
building. This will include a kitchen and seating capacity
of about 200. Upon completion, the community building
will be available for use bv civic clubs and organizations
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Fowler's 40 years, I can
truthfully say that I have
never seen a more dedicated
fireman. Bill has gone
beyond the call of duty
handling the maintenance of
the fire department's
vehicles as well as being a
very capable engineer and
operator. This is supported
by the fact that he has
driven emergency vehicles
40 years and has never put a
scratch on one of the, I feel
that it is a great loss to the
fire department and we will
all miss Bill very much. To
Bill, I say, Best Wishes and
Good Luck!"
Property To
Be Revalued
Residents of
quimans ' County
Per
will soon be naving meir
property revalued. By
General Statue 105-283 and
General Statute 105-317, all
prdperty must be revalued
at eight year intervals. The
property in Perquimans
County must be revalued
and put in effect by the year
1976. This work has been
started in the county and the
people will be called on for
information about their
property. Every person
working in this program will
have identification'.
The ' county com
missioners and the tax of-1
fice is asking for the
cooperation of Perquimans
County citizens in order that
a more equitable valuation
of the county can be obtained.
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Tar Heel Students
Are Scoring Well
North Carolina's high
school students are scoring
well above the national
average on portions of the
College Entrance
Examination, according to
results recently released by
the Educational Testing
Service (ETS), State School
Superintendent Craig
Phillips announces.
Although a report
released last year by ETS
showed that nationally
College Board scores have
been on a downward trend
over the past decade, North
Carolina's students have
shown no significant change
during that time on the
general SAT (Scholastic
Aptitude Tests) Verbal and
SAT Math sections of the
exam and have scored
significant increases, in
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According to n.i. conu.c,
Assistant Superintendent
for Research and
Development for the
Department of Public
Instruction the College
Entrance Examination is
composed of several major
testing areas. A student's
scores on the general SAT
Verbal and SAT Math
sections are a measure of
his or her aptitude, or
potential to achieve, and
are not directly related to
achievement. On the other
hand, said ) Conner,
individual achievement
tests, are a measure of the
student's actual
performance, or, ability to
use the information learned.
On the SAT Verbal, North
Carolina's students average
409 as compared to last
Halloween History
Tonight ghosts and goblins will be roaming
the streets excitedly ringing doorbells and
yelling, "Trick or Treat." Yes, as Charlie Brown
would say, tonight is the time for the arrival of
The Great Pumpkin. Why all the fuss and
bother? What is Halloween? And why do we
celebrate it?
The work itself means hallowed or holy
evening because it takes place the day before All
Saints Day.
Halloween has an interesting history. 'Many
superstitions and symbols are connected with
Halloween. The Irish have a tale about the origin
of jack-o-lanters. According to them, a man
named Jack was unable to enter heaven because
of his miserliness and he could not enter hell
because he had played practical jokes on the
devil. Therefore, Jack had to walk the Earth
with his lantern until Judgement Day. r
The Druids, an order of priests in ancient
Gaul and Britain, believed that on Halloween,
ghosts, spirits, fairies, witches, and elves came
out to harm people. They thought the cat was.
sacred and also believed that cats had once been
human beings but were changed to their feline
form due to evil deeds they had committed.
From this belief comes the present day use of
such scary symbols during Halloween.
Halloween is a time of fun. But it can also be a
time for accidents. So, tonight have a Happy and,
Safe Halloween.
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as well as families living in the project. Developer for the
project is Landin Limited of Greensboro and construction
is'being handled by John Crosland Company of Charlotte.
The project, to be used by families in need of housing, is
year's socre of 408. On SAT
Math, the average student
scored 437 this year as
compared to a score of 439
last year. Thus, Conner
added, our students are
"holding their own" in these
major tests of the College
Board.
On individual achievement
tests, N.C. college-bound
students scored above the
national average this year
on English Composition,
Math, American History,
and Average Achievement.
On English Composition, for
example, they scored as
many as 37 points higher
and on American History
the difference was 23 points.
Last year, Conner noted,
achievement test scores
were above the national
average on English
Composition, Math.
, American msiuijr,
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biology.
Not on) y did . Tarheel
students score above the
national average in the
areas mentioned, they also
significantly raised their
own scores this year. In
comparison to last year,
students increased from 546
last year to 554 this year in
English Composition; from
546 to 547 in Math; and from
531 to 538 in Average
Achievement.
The most significant
Increases, Conner pointed
but, were found' in the
foreign language tests , In
Spanish, the aveage score
went from 469 to 489, an
increase of 20 points. And
French showed an even
larged increase, raising 26
pounts, from 478 last yean to
504 this year.
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COMPLETE COURSE Law Enforcement Officers in the area recently completed the
160 hour course, "Introduction To Police Science:" The four-week study was sponsored
, by College of the Albemarle and held at the Elizabeth City 'Police Academy. The course
is mandatory for new officers during their first 12 months of employment. The state law
is carried out through the Minimum Training and Standards Council and the community
college system. Those receiving certificates are: first row, from left, Judith Melvin,
Nags Head Police Department (NHPD); Gerald Hatchell, Deputy Sheriff Dare County
(DSDC); William JonesNHPD; Donald Smith, Elizabeth City Police Department
(ECPD); Ronnie Stallings, Edenton Police Department; Hatton Midgett Jr., Manteo
Police Department; and J.M. Edwards, ECPD. Back row, from left, Ernest Haskins,
Elizabeth City State University Security Officer; George Newby, ECSU Security
Officer; E.R. Horton. Roper Police Department; N.B. Krause, ECPD; Lonnie Woods
Jr., DSDC; Roger Mihovch, DSDC; and F.M. Merritt, Hertford Police Department.
Pictured at far right, W.C. Owens, Chief ECPD. Absent from picture, T.F. Hooper,
ECPD. (Police Photo)
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CASPER? When trick-or-treaters come out tonight, they will be greeted by this ghost
and cat which guard the home of Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Chappell of Rt. 4, Hertford. It
rnay not be Casper the Friendly Ghost, but the costumed children may think so.
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June 1 of 1975. (Staff photos