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sriD-'.RD PRINTING CO XXX . " LUUISrflLLB, HBSTUOU 4020C THE PE1OTIM AN WE Volume 30 No. 51 uimans County, North Carolina ' Thursday, December 19, 1974 10 CENTS Anniversary of Man's First Powered Flight EKLY 1.- j v.i V- si STATE SUPERINTENDENT At a meeting of school personnel of educational district I, Craig Phillips recently presented the proposed budget to members of the 1975 General Assembly. (Staff photo by Kathy Newbern.) North Carolina Schools: Craig Phillips Presents Budget Members of the Perquimans County Board of Education, school superintendent C.C. Walters, Asst. Superin tendent Pat Harrell, LaClaire Rogerson of School Food Services and several teachers in the county's school -system attended a .Legislative Dinner on Dec. 12 at North Pitt High School in Bethel. The purpose of the meeting was to present the proposed $585,008,532 budget I for North Carolina Public Schools to members of the . : 1975" General Assembly in Educational District I. The ; district includes , Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Camden, Ohowan, Gates, Hertford, -Bertie, Martin, Pitt, Beaufort, Washington. , Tyrrell, Hyde and Dare counties. .Craig Phillips, State Superintendent, presented the evening slide presen tation and explained in general the 28 programs I KA;1.K SCOUT t- Mr. and Mrs. Julian Broughton proudly look on as their son, Jeff Broughton is pinned as an Eagle Scout. Performing the ceremony was Bobby Holland (right , Scoutmaster. Jeff is a member of Boy Scout Troop 155. Prior to the ceremony, several other members of Troop 155 were recognized for their achievements. ( Newbern photo) . . .; ; , Youth Awarded Eagle Scout Rank Jeff Broughton, son of Sheriff and Mrs. Julian w Broughten, became ' the 1 latest of a long line of local . ' boys to attain the cherished Scouting plateau of Eagle Scout. He was awarded his "agle Rank last Tuesday, -ning during ceremonies involved in the proposed budget. Prior to the dinner, Phillips also held a meeting of those school officials present. The session was the fifth of eight to be held across the state, one in each educational district. These sessions known as . "Educational Family. Get Togethers" allow for questions and answers. Phillips talked to those present on basically four teen items involving the public school systems across the state. Some of the topics . i n c 1 u d e d management, involvement, accreditation, students' rights and responsibilities, sex bias and discrimination and certification. At the dinner, Phillips presented the proposed budget with slide illustrations. He said, "In the face of possibly being called irresponsible, the (state) Board of Education said, if we are going to continue momentum in 'ifi at the First United Methodist Church, Hertford. Scoutmaster Bobby Holland, ' Troop ; ' 155, presented the award. Jeff, who actually earned' his rank last March, presented his mother with the Eagle pin for her to froucSy wear, Who could ever imagine that one of the most im portant events in the history of the world could be decided by the toss of a , coin? ' A modern day public relations man would have picked a better day for the event than a. cold, windy Dec. 17, and a better location than the deserted sandy beaches of - Kitty Hawk, N.C. But Kitty Hawk was an ideal location for brother Wilbur and Orville Wright who had traveled from their cold snowy home in Dayton, Ohio to fly. This year marks the 71st anniversary of man's first powered flight from the slopes of Kill Devil Hill in the Wright's wood and fabric "glider" as they called it. The deciding coin toss came three days before the historic flight when the plane was ready to fly on education we need 585 million dollars'." Phillips pointed out that even though these were inflationary tiems, public education must not go without needed prbgrams. He then briefly explained each of the 28 programs that the board is requesting - money for. -In summarizing, Phillips added that although the programs were listed ac cording to priority, the items in the lower priority should be examined and considered just as thoroughly as those in the higher priority range. Members of the N.C. Senate attending included J.J. "Monk" Harrington, Melvin R. Daniels, Jr., Vernon E. White, and Thomas E. Strickland. Members of the House at tending the Legislative Dinner were Howard B. Chapin, W. Stanford White, Roberts H. Jernigan, Jr., George P. Cullipher, Vernon G. James, Sam D. Bundy and H. Horton Rountree. signifying that she is the mother of an Eagle Scout. Sheriff Broughten ,who was given no award or pin, was in reality rewarded with the satisfaction that his son "attained the highest award that a boy can achieve. He is proudly wearing a smile. . Dec. 14. Wilbur, the older of the brothers, won and took his place at the controls. He sailed into a stiff wind. The frail craft was only air borne for three seconds when a gust caused it to dip into the ground, damaging a wing. It took the Wrights three days to make necessary repairs something they had done many times before, following several hundred test flights with a series of smaller gliders. Wilbur and Orville were no strangers to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Searching for a place to try their machines their first visit was made in the autumn of 1900 at the recommendation of the United States Weather Bureau. Many of their wing designs were created from observing Kitty Hawk seagulls through many hours of watching and studying. For three years when their bicycle business would slow down for the winter the two would come tfl Nortr Carolina for several months of study and testing. Eacl' year they brought with then a new and larger glider. Then as the end of 1903 loomed, the brothers brought their largest Department Opens Offices The Department of Natural and Economic Resources has opened three offices in the coastal area to provide a variety of assistance to persons associated with the com mercial fishing industry. Economic advisors at each office will offer financial management assistance, help the fishermen comply with national and state safety and health requirements, and try to help him apply the tremendous amount of scientific and technical information available to practical use to increase his catch. The advisors will be backed by the state food industries development section. "Today's fishing industry is being bombarded with federal and state regulations and scientific and technical information. The fishing industry is faced with selling its product in a highly competitive food marketing system during an uneasy economic situation," said James E. Harrington, Secretary of the State Department of Natural and Economic Resources.' "Those persons who depend upon the fishing industry for their livelihood cannot be successful by just tossing a net over the side or running a business by the seat of their pants," Harrington said. "The fishing industry is Banking Hours The Hertford Office of Bank of North Carolina, N.A. today announced that effective Monday, January 6 the bank will initiate new banking hours. . ' Manager Wayne Ashley said the new hours, designed to better serve, the .customers, will be 9 a.m. to Prior to Jeff receiving his Eagle, several other members of Troop 155 were recognized . for their achievements. Sixteen scouts were awarded a total of 27 merit badges in fields ranging from pottery to public health. creation yet this one sporting a motor a 12 horsepower - four-cylinder weighing less than 200 pounds constructed in their Ohio shop. The 17th of December "dawned, another typical Outer Banks winter day ... , windy and cold. Donning his goggles and gloves against the wind, Wilbur began readying himself for another try. But a gentle prompting from brother Orville reminded him of the coin toss and his , full-fledged try at flying three days earlier. So the controls now went to Orville. Twelve seconds and 120 feet later ... it was, in the words of Orville, "the first time in the history of the world a machine carrying a man had raised itself by its own power into the air in full flight." That day there were three more flights. On the final one Wilbur flew for an astounding 59 seconds, more than 825 feet. Dec. 17, 1903, will indeed be remembered by man till the end of time. The date has even been remembered by later pilots from the surface of the moon. But it will always hold a special place in the hearts of all Tar Heels it happened here. recognizing these chall enges. We believe the services provided at these ' new offices can help the industry meet those challenges." The economic advisors and their offices are: Richard McHugh at the Natural and Economic Resources Field Office Building, 3143 Wrightsville Avenue in Wilmington. The office serves Onslow, Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties. The phone number is 762-3394. Charles Pridgen at the Dare County Office Building in Manteo. The office serves Dare, Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde and Beaufort counties. Telephone 473-2143. ( Gray Simpson at the Division of Marine Fisheries Building at Morehead City. The office serves Carteret, Pamlico, and Craven counties. Telephone 726 7021. Harrington said the new offices were just one of several steps Natural and Economic Resources had taken in the past several months to assist the fishermen, including mov ing the Commercial and Sports Fisheries Com missioner from Raleigh to the coast, establishment of a fisheries economic de velopment program and seafood marketing system and special promotion of shrimp. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. On Wednesday the bank will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m . and on Friday hours will be extended to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The bank's driver in window will remain open all day. "These new hours will allow us to keep all our teller windows open during the busy noon hour, providing faster and more efficient service when most people are doing their banking," Ashley said. The new schedule will also allow bank employees to process customer transactions in time to meet the banking regulations' 2 p.m. deadline, he explained. L I , , -AC' mmmmmmmmummimtmmmmfv'-wi mmmmmmmimm m 11 k iiawii 11 ii- 111 iiirri i w Mm&Dmm TALKING WITH (;0VERN()R - At a recent luncheon with James Holshouser, N.C. Governor and Frank Perdue, president of Perdue Farms, In., plans were announced that Perdue would build a new poultry processing in Bertie County. Following the luncheon, on behalf of the mayor of Hertford, Ray Ward, General Manager of The Perquimans Weekly, invited the governor and first lady to visit Hertford. Ward also presented Governor Holshouser with an issue of the paper containing the article and pictures of the first lady when she recently spoke at the Chamber of Commerce bancjiiet . Perdue Farms To Build New Plant LEWlSTON. N.C. -Perdue Farms Inc.. with headquarters in Salisbury, Md., today announced plans to build a new $8 million poultry processing plant in Bertie County. The plans were unveiled today at a noon reception held near Lewiston. North Carolina Governor James Holshouser, Frank Perdue, . president of Perdue Farms Inc. and Bertie County of ficial s attended. Representing Perquimans County were Ray Ward and Melvin Howell. Farmers' Home Administration. Construction will begin immediately on 230 acres located on Rte. 308 and State Hd. 1 134. Perdue, the largest privately held, integrated poultry processor in the United States, recently purchased the land from the Griffin family of Bertie County. Perdue will employ ap proximately 400 local people at the plant upon its com pletion in March, 1976, thereby adding an annual payroll of $2.5 million to the local economyi "Our new plant will have the most modern facilities available in the United Slates and will meet all local, state and federal environmentalregulations," said Frank Perdue. "We are fortunate that Dean's List Students One hundred and forty eight students at College of the Albemarle earned positions on the insitution's Dean's List in recognition of their scholastic achievement during the Fall Quarter. Dr. J. Parker Chesson Jr., dean of in struction, released the list today which represents 15 per cent of the total fall enrollment of 1,010 college transfer, technical and vocational, and general education students. Included among those who received "A" in all subjects taken during the quarter were: Jodi Brantham and Shelia W. Caddy of Hert ford, Drum And Fife The "Hertford Fifes and Drums' became a new musical organization in Perquimans County on November 14. The Fife and Drum Corps is a self sponsored group. The Corps was organized for the purpose . ,of ,: . providing musical enjoyment and historical participation for the individual corps Perdue Farms has chosen to expand- their business in North Carolina. Perdue brings a new concept in poultry production to this line stale's northeastern agricultural community, but the economy statewide will also benefit. We do indeed welcome the Perdue company to North Carolina," Governor James Holshouser said. Page Benton, supervisor of Field Services. Division of Knvironmental Man agement, Department of Natural and Economic Ik-sources, commented. 'Terdue Farms has coor dinated activities with our Division so as to obtain state authorization for discharges as rapidly and effectively as possible." The new plant will process half-a-million locally grown chickens per week. The Perdue expansion program involves 300 contract growers within a 50-mile radius of Ahoskie with 300 broiler houses valued at $9.0 million. A $2 million teed mill, announced last March, is currently under con struction in Cofield. When completed in January, 1976, the mill will be able to produce 5,500 tons of feed per week and store over 600,000 bushels of grain. Contracts are now being Those students from the area earning 3.25 or better averages are: College Transfer Hertford Charles R. Barnes, Kathy Newbern and Patricia A. Trout t. Technical Belvidere Peggy L. Benton, Durants Neck Donna J. Baker, Hertford Deanna E. Beers, Jodi Brantham, Shelia W. Caddy, Steven T. Dail and Sylvia A. Gregory. Tyner Joan L. Hare and Connie D. Monds. Winfall William N. Taylor. Vocational Hertford Wilson V. White, Winfall -Ernest M. Chappell. Corps Organizes member, to keep alive the sound of ancient fife and drum type martial music, and to offer colonial type music for parades and civic functions. The Hertford Fifes and Drums expect to participate in the forth coming Bicentennial programs as y. well : as providing historical en tertainment on special occasions. . signed for the 1975 spring plantings to be delivered in the fall. In the near future. Perdue will announce a $1 million hatchery and regional office complex which will be built to supply the contract growers. Presently, Perdue operates a hatchery in Statesville, N.C. "We are very fortunate to have such an outstanding company located in North Carolina. The Perdue company will make a tremendous contribution to our economic growth," said Hob Leak, director of the Division of Economic Development, Department of Natural and Economic Resources. Bryan Smith, chief of Food Industries Develop ment Section. Division of Economic Development, Department of Natural and Economic Resources, commented. "The company thorough and understanding in working with State Government in order to comply with all regulations. Their site search has been detailed and precise to fulfill requirements to suit their needs and state and local laws." . M .. - u r. i: . in i ii v a i n 1 1 n a s economic growth depends on companies of this kind." Smith continued. "Not only does it create a tax base and jobs, but the purchase of raw materials locally creates a greater growth." Frank Perdue and Executive- Vice Prpsirlont Donald Mabe praised the cooperation they received from the State of North Carolina Department of , Natural and Economic Resources; Bertie County officials: the Griffin family; . and Mr. Hampton Brett, vice chairman of Bertie County Economic Development Commission. Hampton Brett remarked, "This is a great moment for Bertie County and this area. Perdue Farms' expansion will create jobs for our people and flow dollars into our local economy." Early Deadline Any advertiser or 'reader requesting to put an advertisement or news item in The Perquimans Weekly for the week of Dec. 2:1. is asked to have the information in to this newspaper by 11 a.m. on Friday, Dee 20, The deadline has been moved up due to Christmas.
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