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Volume 31 No. 11
Hartford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 20, 1975
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; The Perquimans County
Commissioners will soon
. begin canvasing the county
. " io determine if its citizens
want a county-wide water
system.
; The commissioners stated
that they are ready to
attempt to attain such a
Y system if that is what the
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FEELING GROOVY Students at Perquimans Union
School got the spirit last Thursday when they celebrated
Music In Our Schools Day. Shown here, the students
participate in movement to music made up by their fellow
students. A singalong was enjoyed by all.
School Music
Music In Our Schools Day
was celebrated last
. Thursday, at Perquimans
' Central Grammar School
and Perquimans . Union
School as well as by students
throughout the nation. .
The day was proclaimed
Honor Roll
William Byrum, principal of Perquimans High
School has released the following P.C.H.S. honor roll ;
A Honor Roll '- Susan Banks, Deborah Lowe,
Valorie Perry, Sue Green, Cynthia Hendren, Darlene
Riddick, Theresa Spruill, Teri Copeland, Suzy Towe,
Chris Harrell, Beth Winslow, Claudia Winslow,
Debbie Harrell, Reginald Overton, Terry Cobb, Julie
Samuelson, Janet Riddick, June Jordan, Rita Byrum,
Sharon Riddick, Elnora Rose, Priscilla White,
Carolyn Felton, Paula Perry, Earl Lane, Tony
Jordan, Karen Hoogerland, Jackie Overton.
' A-B Honor Roll Clyde Elliott, Linda Archer,
Beverly Barnhill, Phyllis Moore, Karen Finley,
Miriam Hurdle, Beth Swindell, Janet Munford, Mary
Spruill, Phillip Harrell, Paige Elliott, Pattie Riddick,
Carolyn Gray, Ann Rogerson, Nancy Hurdle, Robert
Kendrick, Geraldine White, Steven Casper, Charlotte
Downing, Kent White, Shelie Parker, Mar jorie Perry,
Gloria Riddick, Barbara Layden, Linda Spruill,
David White, Stanley Thompson, Marian Rountree,
Cheryl Walton, Mary Bryant, Martha Coston, Debbie
Meads, Peggy Stallings, Venetia Vaughn, Beverly
Eure, Michelle Boyce, Arkedella Garrett; Homeria
Jenette, Tammy Speaker, Carol Felton, Tanya Spear,
Wayne Tarkenton, Anne Winslow, Mary Vaughn,
Connie Arnold, Thomas Rountree, Olga Simpson,
teresa Smith, Cynthia Chappell, Diane Harris, Lynn
Hurdle, Reginald Stepney, Mary Hurdle, Scott Tilley,
Ann Ward, Dorothy Wills, Deborah Saunders, Cathy
Evans, Donna Baker, Terry Chappell, Benita
Hollowell, Rita Rogerson, Ruthie Ward, Dennis
Smith, Sharon Brooks, Yvonne Baker, Shirley
Blanchard.
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Water System?
people in the county want.
In order to determine if
there is a desire for a
county-wide water system,
a meeting will soon be held
with representatives of the
various communities within
the county present. The
people will be given
questionnaires to take back
to meetings in the
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dedicated, to all girls and
boys enrolled in public
music programs across the
nation.
The objectives of Music In
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This canvasing of the county
must be done within the next
few weeks to determine if an
attempt at such a system is
feasible.;
A preliminary application
and preliminary
engineering has been made,
but no definite steps to
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CONTEST WINNERS Eighth grade students at
Perquimans Union Schools participated in a contest of
their opinion of public school music as part of the Music In
Our Schools Day celebration. Winners in the contest are
shown here with music instructor Danny Meads (left) and
Gary Stubbins, school principal (right). Second place
winner was Gaius Winslow (second from left) and first
prize went to Bernard Warren.
Day Observed
was to make the public
aware of . general music
programs in the school
systems, to further develop
an interest and support for
music programs, and to
foster a feeling of unity
among all students and
teachers who deal with
music in education.
Perquimans students and
other Tar Heel school
children joined students
throughout the nation in
singing the MIOSD theme
song, "This Land Is Your
Land" by Woody Guthrie.
This song was selected by
the Music Educators
National Conference.
A local observance of the
special day began at about
8:10 a.m. at Perquimans
Central Grammar School
with an opening exercise
which included the singing
of the theme song, a flag
ceremony and a brief
singalong with students and
teachers. This was
conducted with Thomas
Maston, school principal
and Danny Meads, music
instructor.
At 1 p.m. an assembly was
OYSTER ROAST
The Elizabeth Shrine Club
will have an oyster roast,
steamed and fried, for
shriners and guests on
March 22 from 6:30 until.
9:30 p.m. Admission is $5.00
per person. A dance will
start at 9:30 and last until
12:30 a.m. Music will be
provided by Wayne Stokley
and Canyon.
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picture at left shows (1. to r. Gus Tulloss; local Jaycee
'President Wayne Ashley, Jaycette member Jeannie
Umphlett; Joe Hollowell, vice-president of Area C; Jim
Hastings and local Jaycette President Sallie Halsey. The
piaqucs held by TuIIofs and Hastings were a gift from the i
Jaycct'.-s and v :re mrie by Jeannie Umphlett. The
obtain the system have been
started.
As community reaction
and facts about the system
are made known, they will
appear in this newspaper..
This paper also welcomes
any comments concerning
the proposed county-wide
water system in the form of
letters to the editor.
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held at Perquimans Union
School in celebration of the
MIOSD. The program
included a flag ceremony, a
singalong with the entire
student and teacher
population, and singing of
the theme song. A contest
was held among 8th grade
students to write a
paragraph on their opinion
of public school music.
Several of these were read.
First prize went to Bernard
Warren for his general
reactions to public school
music and second place was
awarded to Gaius Winslow
for his idea to begin a school
band. The Union School
MIOSD assembly was
conducted by music
instructor Danny Meads
with assistance from school
principal Gary Stubbins.
Legislative
Committee
To Meet
The Legislative
Committee of the District I
School Boards Association
has scheduled a meeting,
Friday, April 4, with the
legislators representing this
district to discuss the 1975
School Boards Association
legislative program.
Superintendents and school
board members from nine
counties in the district will
be in attendance in addition
to the legislators.'
The meeting will be held
at Boswell's Restaurant in
Edenton, beginning at 7
p.m. .
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CERTIFICATES FOR SERVICE Members of the Albemarle Electric Membership
Corporation's Board of Directors James A. Whitehurst (left) and Archie T. Lane (rieht)
I recently received certificates of meritorious service from
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Albemarle EMC Board
Members Recognized
RALEIGH - Horace
Moore, 1974 president of
North Carolina Electric
Membership . Corporation
recently, presented
certificates for meritorious
service to James A.
Whitehurst, South Mills;
and Archie T. Lane., Route
1, Hertford. Tommie
Temple of Route 5,
Elizabeth City; and Joseph
A. Wiggins, Tyner, also
received certificates, but
were not present for the
ceremony.
Ldne, Whitehurst and
Wiggins were each honored
for 30 years of leadership in
Perquimans
School Team
To Make Visit
A team of Perquimans
school personnel will leave
Hertford Sunday (March 24)
to visit the Oakland Schools
in Pontiac, Michigan.
The team consists of Ken
Stalls, Occupational
Director; Archie Miller,
Perquimans High
occupational teacher;
Carroll Harrell,
Perquimans High English
teacher; and Pat Harrell,
assistant superintendent of
Perquimans County
Schools.; The group will
arrive in Michigan on
Monday.
The purpose of the trip is
to review and observe an
occupational reading
program designed for senior
high school students
entitled, "Vocational
Reading Power.' '
Depending on the trip and
what is observed, the
program may be adopted
for use in the Perquimans
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second photo shows Tulloss and Hastings talking with the
Jaycettes and Jaycee wives present at the social.
Following the social, the special Jaycee guests went to a
pig picking held at the farm of Ned Nixon, Jr. The event
was the regular monthly meeting of the Perquimans
County Jaycees.' Several interested young men in the
the Rural Electrification
program ; Temple was
recognized for 25 years of
service. All four men are
members of the Board of
Directors of Albemarle
Electric Membership
Corporation whose
headquarters are in
Hertford.
The presentations were
made during the 1975 annual
meeting of North Carolina
Electric Membership
Corporation in Raleigh,
March 11-12.
Albemarle EMC is a
consumer-owned electric
cooperative which serves
about 5,000 consumer-
County School system.
The trip is being made
possible through Title III
Adaptor Grant Travel
Funds after a proposal to
visit the program was
submitted.
The "Vocational Reading
Power" program was
originally funded under the
Title III Grant. Now this
program and 23 others have
been validated by the U.S.
Department of Housing,
Education and Welfare,
meaning that they are
currently being funded
locally . A review of these 24
programs have proven that
they are worthy of
replication. After local
school officials looked over
the programs available, it
ws decided that the
"Vocational Reading
Power" program in
Michigan would be worth
observing for possible local
implementation.
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Hoarce Moore, President of
members in Chowan,
Perquimans, Pasquotank,
Camden, and Currituck
Counties. Edward E.
Brown, Jr., is its general
manager. N.C. EMC is the
state association for North
Carolina's 28 EMCs.
Funds
Needed
The Perquimans County
Red Cross Chapter is almost
broke. To be exact, the
chapter has less that $50 in
it's treasury at the present
time. So what, why does the
county's Red Cross need
money? What does it do?
The Perquimans County
Red Cross sponsors the
bloodmobile for the county.
This alone costs the chapter,
since it must pay for the
snacks served to the blood
donors, which is a small
price to pay for life giving
blood.
If this is not enough to
show the good the chapter
does, think about its other
two main services. The
Perquimans County Red
Cross works very closely
with the military in
informing service personnel
of family emergencies and
works with the military in
getting the . service
personnel home and also
back to their duty stations.
They also have a local
disaster relief program to
help local families through
disasters such as fire,
storm, etc. This shows a few
of the many services of the
"Good Neighbor".
The chapter requests that
you be a good neighbor by
giving of your time and
money to help your "Good
Neighbor" help you when
you are called on during the
first fund raising campaign
in 3 years the last week of
March.
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county were special guests as a part of the membership,
drive being conducted this month by the Jaycees.'
Representatives of Jaycee chapters - throughout
Northeastern North Carolina, as well as several top
Jaycee officials were present to enjoy the good 'ole
country style pig picking.
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Johnson
Named
Chairman
Mrs. C.E. Johnson of
Hertford has been named
chairman for Perquimans
County for the 1975 Roanoke
Island Historical
Association (RIHA)
membership campaign.
Mrs. Johnson's
appointment was announced
by Mrs. Terry Sanford,
general membership
chairman for the annual
drive.
RIHA produces "The Lost
Colony," the nation's first
outdoor historical drama,
each summer in Waterside
Theatre on the Outer Banks'
Roanoke Island near here.
The theatre is located in
Fort Raleigh National
Historic Site, the exact
location of Sir Walter
Raleigh's first English
settlement in the New Weld
which mysteriously
disappeared.
Memberships in the
Association are available in
several categories
regular, $5; sustaining, $10;
sponsoring, $25; and patron,
$50. These members are
entitled to one reserved seat
ticket for each $5 value of
membership.
Life memberships are
available at $100 and each
member receives a lifetime
pass to the production;
donor members at $250
receive two lifetime passes;
benefactor members at $500
receive two lifetime passes
and their names are
inscribed on the
Benefactor's Panel in the
Lindsay C. Warren Visitors
Center at Fort Raleigh.
All memberships in the
Association are tax
deductible as contributions.
Members are invited to
attend the annual luncheon
and association meeting
held in the winter as part of
North Carolina's Culture
Week activities.
RIHA, a non-profit
organization chartered by
the state of North Carolina,
is dedicated to sponsoring a
continuing program of
education, preservation and
entertainment in
commemoration of the first
English settlements in
America. The Association
also has been largely
responsible for developing
Fort Raleigh, the country's
spiritual birthplace, as a
national historic site.
The 1975 season for "The
Lost Colony" opens June 20
and runs through August 30.
This is the 35th production
season for Pulitzer Prize
winner Paul Green's
symphonic drama which
has been acclaimed as "the
first and still the best of the
outdoor dramas."
"The Lost Colony"
recreates the story of the
first English settlements in
America. Sir Walter
Raleigh's colonies on
Roanoke Island date 20
years before Jamestown in
Virginia and 30 years before
the Plymouth Rock landing.