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STANDARD PRINTINQ CO XXX LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKt .40200. MOUIMAN TOE FE WEEKLY Volume 31 No. 10 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Caroline, Thursday, March 13, 1975 10 CENTS t 1 RECEIVES AWARD At a March 6 meeting of the Executive Committee of the , Albemarle Law and Order Association, R.L. Spivey of Hertford, (center) president of ; that organization received a special award. Robert M. Stevenson (left) with the Dept. of Community Colleges in Raleigh presented the association a certificate of appreciation for their efforts in the Law Enforcement Training Program. Looking on is Chief of the Elizabeth City Police Department Clarence Owens. Chaffin Presides In District Court Judge John Chaffin presided at the Wednesday session of Perquimans County District Court and l- I .1 1 . neai u uie iunuwmg vases; Greg Biggs, charged with breaking, entering, and larceny, received a 6 months sentence to run consecutively with previous sentence ' of breaking, entering, and larceny -sentence to be suspended for 2 years, ordered to pay a fine of $100.00 and costs (to be w. paidik under-, .the-, supervision of Probation Officer), placed on Probation for 3 years, to abide by any curfew of Probation Officer, and pay $2.40 for use of Glenn's Place; Lindsey Alexander Kemp, charged with allowing an unlicensed minor to operate a motor vehicle, was found in contempt, for failure to show ( fined $25.00 for failure to appear). The defendant was given a 90-day sentence suspended for 2 years, a fine -of $100.00 and costs, and ordered not to violate any law for 12 months; Marguerite Jennings Hanson was found guilty of driving under the influence and given a 90-day sentence suspended for 2 years, a fine of $100.00 and costs; and ordered not to violate any State law for 12 months; Michael Gerald Grose, charged with driving under the influence, received a 90- loir cantanio eiicnonHarl fw 2 years, a fine of $100.00 and costs and ordered not to operate a motor vehicle on theN, C. Highway until licensed to do so, and not to violate any laws for 12 month; v- Robert Nelson Overton was charged with creating a public disturbance and malicious damage of real property. The charges were consolidated for judgment and the defendant received a 6 months . sentence Board Of Education Meets -. The Perquimans County Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, March 3, at 8 p.m. in the Superintendent's office. All members were present. The Chairman called the meeting to order The Tninutes of four previous .meetings were read and approved. A delegation representing the Perquimans County .Marching Unit appeared before the Board to request financial v aid Z for , the purchase of a bus. No action was taken on this request. . The County .- School Principals appeared before the Board and participated In a discussion' concerning possible reorganization of the schools. . I"""s were madeor the i '.sail suspended for 2 years, a fine of $100.00 and costs, ordered to pay the Town of Hertford $100.00 for damage to door, and not to violate a N. C. law for 12 months: Roger Edward Winslow was found guilty of reckless driving and received a 60 day sentence suspended for 2 years, a fine of $50.00 and costs, and ordered not to violate any N. C. law for 12 months. An appeal was ) noted , and the , case was placed on the Superior Court I Docket for trail. Bond was set at $100.00; George Warren Bridges' charged with driving under the influence, 2nd offense, and being a public drunk, received a 90-day sentence on the DUI charge suspended for 2 years, a fine of $200.00 and costs, ordered not to operate a motor vehicle on the N. C. Highway until properly licensed, and for a period of 2 years not to appear in public with any alcohol about his person whatever, and not to violate any laws. The State took a Nol Pross on the Public Drunk charge; John Donald Broyles, Jr. was taxed with a fine of $10.00 and costs for operating a red light on top of vehicle; George Walter Baker was taxed with a fine of $25.00 and costs when found guilty of passing a stopped school bus; . . ' Henry Wayne Icard paid a fine of $15.00 and costs on a speeding charge; : The State took a Nol Pross in the case of Cleve, Jeffrey Jordan, who was charged with having no operator's license. The defendant received a 30-day sentence ' suspended for 2 years for stop sign violation, and registration violation, a fine of $25.00 and costs, and ordered not to violate any laws for 12 months. Board to journey in a body to Raleigh on Thursday, March 6. The itinerary for this trip calls for visiting the State Board of Education while' they are in session, and a visit with the General Assembly. The Board discussed plans for a delegation to attend v the Annual - Convention' of the National School Boards Association. This convention will be held . in Miami Beach, Florida on April 19th, through 22nd. The Principals of the countyr schools will be requested to meet with the - Board ' in ... April for the purpose of evaluating personnel. On motion duly made,' seconded and carried the : Board approved the , OccupationalEducationPlan for 1975-76. it up n Ml) "4 iW 1JU - ! AWARDS LUNCHEON Top winners in the Conservation Poster Contest were recently awarded trophies at a luncheon. They were: 1 to r; Claudia Sawyer, Ann Marie Forbes, 2nd row; Charlene Whitehurst, Michelle Stahel, Floyd Mathews, Chairman of Perquimans Board of Supervisors; 3rd. row; Ed Brown, Manager of Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation, Karen and Kent Scott. (SCS Photo) Awards Luncheon Held For Poster Winners The six top winners in the 22nd annual Conservation Poster Contest were awarded trophies by Floyd Mathews, Chairman of Perquimans Board of Supervisors, at an awards luncheon, Thursday, March 6th. , First place winners were: Claudia Sawyer, a fourth grade student from Camden Middle School, Charlene Whitehurst, fifth grade student from Griggs Elementary and Karen ( 1 I S.H'K Willi ikV,SU( COUNTY WINNERS Floyd Mathews poses with winners in the poster contest from Perquimans County. At left is Karen Evans a sixth-grader at Chowan Academy and a first place winner. At right, is Ann Marie Forbes a fourth-grader at. Perquimans Central Grammar School and a second place winner. (SCS Photo) Perquimans County Board Of Education Visits State Board All five members of the Perquimans County Board of Education along with Superintendent C.C. Walters and Assistant Superintendent Pat Harrell attended a meeting of the State Board of Education in Raleigh last Thursday, March 6. Dr. Craig Phillips, State Superintendent, recognized the Perquimans Board and according to local school officials it is believed it was the first time an entire local school board has attended a Evans, a sixth grader from Chowan Academy. Second place winners, in the contest were : Ann Marie Forbes, 4th grade, Perquimans Central Grammar School, Michelle Stahel, 5th grade, Moyock Elementary and Kent Scott, sixth grade, Griggs Elementary School. Judges for the contest were: Herbert Crase, Watershed Forester, N.C. Forest Service, George W. Lewis, Vice-President of of Education While in Raleigh, members of the board also visited the North Carolina General Assembly and met with each of the district legislators, Senators J.J. "Monk" Harrington and Melvin Daniels along with Representatives Stanford White and Vernon James. The board discussed educational issues with their legislators and asked them about their predictions of Agri-business Department, Peoples Bank & Trust Co. and S.L. Lowerey, Extension Chairman, retired, Pasquotank County. The 30 county winners named in individual county contests were luncheon guest of the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation. Principals, teachers, and other guests were guest of their respective county soil and water conservation committees. The awards luncheon was sponsored by the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation in cooperation with the Albemarle Soil and Water Conservation District composed of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotan k a n d Perquimans Counties. Mr. O.C. Abbott, Attorney from Elizabeth City, and former work unit Conservationist was speaker for the event.' He recognized each contestant as a winner by having participated in the contest. He encouraged them to continue the work in presenting conservation and our environmental needs to the public and stressed the importance of generation to think "CONSERVATION". Each student was . presented a small Easter Basket as a favor by A.B. Etheridge, supervisor from Pasquotank County. ;' The District winners will compete in the Area Competition March 27th at Edenton, North Carolina, State Board meeting. school related appropriations. During the afternoon, the board members returned to the State Department of Public Instruction and met with Dr. J.L. Pierce, Director of School Planning, and members of his staff. Topics discussed included school facilities, selecting and negotiating with architects and overall planning of facilities to serve the educational needs of students. The local board of education also met with Dr Jerome Melton, Deputy State Superintendent and Ms. Marie Haigwood, Special Assistant for Elementary Education, to discuss school organization. It was pointed out to the board that they should seriously consider four distinct programs and then use school facili ties to best imple ment them. The pro grams include: early childhood, which should be an exploration type program centering on all phases of the child, intermediate, a program which should concentrate on skills development; middle grade, also exploratory; and, secondary, where the students should have available choices for his or her specialization. Members of the Perquimans County Board of Education felt the day was worthwhile, informative and helpful to them in their efforts to provide local leadership. Coastal Areas Discussed GREENVILLE - North Carolina coastal areas of environmental concern were discussed by Dr. Arthur Cooper of the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Economic Resources at a conference on coastal development at East Carolina University Wednesday. Dr. Cooper was one of 14 coastal and marine experts addressing the gathering of about 75 elected local officials, municipal and county planners, members of the Coastal Zone Council, scientists, state environmentalists, and interested lay persons. The conference was sponsored by the UNC Sea Grant Advisory Services. Among the coastal areas cited and detailed in Dr. Cooper's discussion were coastal wetlands, estuarine waters, renewable resource areas, fragile or historic areas," public trust waters natural hazard areas, and areas for key facilities, such as possible energy generating sites of national significance. The Coastal Resources Commission is empowered by state statute to designate any and all of these areas as "of environmental concern," thereby protecting them from destruction by commercial development or natural disasters he said. . Jim Hastings, Vice-Pres. of U.S. Jaycees (ius Tulloss, Pres. of N.C. Jaycees Top Jaycee Officials To Visit County The month of March marks the first anniversary of the Perquimans County Jaycees. Tonight, March 13, the Jaycees will be honored with a visit from Gus Tulloss, President of the North Carolina Jaycees and Jim Hastings, National Vice-President of the United States Jaycees and a candidate for the presidency of the U.S. Jaycees. Along with Tulloss and Hastings, several other state Jaycee officers will be visiting Perquimans County along with guests from all over northeastern North Carolina. The evening will begin with a social with the Perquimans County Jaycettes and other Jaycee wives to begin at 6 p.m. at the Albemarle Electric Loan Money Released Congressman Walter B. Jones announced today that he has succeeded in having the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture release $5,980,000 to the Farmer's Home Administration for farm operating loans. FHA operating loan funds were exhausted earlier in the year. The money released by USDA today will come from fourth quarter funds and wil) help relieve the immediate farm credit crisis in North Carolina. Jones said more money will be needed if farmers requirements for operating money are to be fully met,' and announced that he will push immediately for a supplemental appropriation. Y Membership Corporation Building. All Jaycee wives are invited to attend this social and meet Tulloss and Hastings, Immediately following this, all Jaycees and guests will get together for a pig picking at 7:30 p.m. to be held at the home of Ned Nixon. Jr. All members of the Perquimans County Jaycees and exhausted roosters are invited and encouraged to bring a friend. Concerning the one year anniversary, Wayne Ashley, Jaycee president said, 'Although this month completes the first year's operation of the Perquimans County Jaycees. we as Jaycees know that this is just the beginning of many great years to come for our chapter and community."
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