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For Unemployment
Summer Benefits
- Teachers , under
tontinuing. contract to
public schools who are not f
working this summer will be
ineligible for unemployment
payments.
-' Notth Carolina's
, unemployment insurance
Jaw rules ineligible all
. employees who are under
"written i or implied'
continuing contracts with
secondary schools during
the 1975-76 school year, the
Employment Security
Commission announced
Friday. -
Fire Fighters
Participate In
Weekend School
El wood Inscoe, Deputy
Commissioner of Insurance
with ' the North Carolina
Department of Insurance
presented 21 certificates to
individual fire fighters at
the completion of a week
end school held in Eden ton
' on May 10 & 11. This Annual
Ramp Service Test School
was promoted and
sponsored . by . the
Albemarle Firemen's
Association. The Edenton
Fire Department served as
host for this school.
,k, This Region MR" school,
., the first of its its kind ever
held in North Carolina,
trained firemen-operators
. in the various phases of fire
apparatus pump operation
and . carried out tests
required for annual
certification of pumpers in
. rated departments. .
.. The - following men
receiving certification were
f D. Henry Hughes, Tom
Noblitt, and Al Blount of
Camden, Charles Hassell
and Marvin Hassell of
Roper, Bertram Byrum,
,. : Chuck Westbrook, Lynn
Perry, and Luther Parks of
v Edenton, Frank White and
Leon Evans of Center Hill
: Cross . Roads, ' Jar vis
Local Student's
Art On Display
In State Capital
. '. The "Superintendents' to be exhibited was a paper
Choice". Art , Exhibit, mosaic of a tropical bird,
comprised of student art According to James R.
; from all over North Carolina ' Hall, director of the
v. is on display in the Capitol Department : of Public
. building in Raleigh through
; May 30.'
School superintendent
C.C. Walters of Perquimans
County Schools has chosen
as his entry a work of art
created by Cindy Hendren a
stucbnt at Perquimans K!gh
School. Cindy is a student in
Brenda Hollowell's art
class. Her art work selected'
eachers
' The ESC ruling clarifies
teacher entitlement to
benefits which became an
issue when Congress passed
the Special Unemployment
Assistance act, a bill
providing funds to states to
pay benefits to jobless
workers who did not have
, coverage under regular
unemployment insurance
laws.
' SUA provided "coverage"
but 4t did not define
Veligibility." Since it is a
federal program, the
Employment Security
Copeland and Beecher
Chappell of Belvidere
ChappeU Hill, William C.
Jones and Harold Noblitt of
South Mills, John Gregory of
Weeksville, Francis Nixon
and Charles Skinner of
Hertford, Ray Spruill of
Creswell , John Bost of
Columbia, and A.C. Hall of
Wake Forest.
Other firemen attending
that were unable to attend
all 12 hours of training were
Junius Britton of Edenton,
Marvin Hunter of Hertford,
Francis Danaher and Calvin
Swain of Weeksville; Billy
Phelps of Lake Phelps, J.C.
Williams and . Thomas
Sanderson of Swan Quarter.
Assisting with Instruction :
was Tomv Goodman, a
retired fireman in Edenton.
' The 12 hour course was
conducted by ' Elwood
Inscoe, Phil Reily, and Tom
Lander " with the Fire
Rescue Training Division of
the N.C. Department of
Insurance. : Mr. Incscoe
stated, "this was one of the
finest schools held in
eastern North Carolina,
recently," and expressed
his appreciation to the men
attending and giving of their
time on this week-end of
training.
Instruction's Division of
Cultural Arts, the
sponsoring agency, each
entry was chosen by a
school superintendent as
representative of the best
student art in that school
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The capitol building is
open Monday ', through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ineligible
Commission sought Labor
Department guidelines on
teacher entitlement.
' But federal ' officials
reported t hat
interpretations must be
made according to existing
state laws.' . - :.. ' .
Requiring claimants to be
"unemployed, : able . and .
available for work, and
actively-seeking work," the
UI law, therefore, rules
ineligible school employees
possessing continuing
contracts.
The agency said over half
the ' states have ruled
teachers ineligible for SUA
funds. V" i
If teachers had been ruled
eligible, many would have
drawn $90 a week between
school terms. ) : . ;
School workers and
teachers who do not have
continuing contracts Will be
entitled to unemployment
payments if they meet the
requirements of the law.
The Commission released
its decision Friday because
the school year is nearly
over. The opinion was
reached after a search of the
General Statutes by ESC
attorneys when it became
evident that no federal
guidelines would be issued.
The ruling supports
current legislation before
the General Assembly and
in Congress which would
disqualify teachers and
certain other contracted
employees : of the public
school v system . from
receiving payments
: The possibility of legal
action to overturn the above
Employment Security
Commission ruling that
most teachers are not
eligible for unemployment
insurance is being explored,
Dean B. Westmoreland,
Marring
Is Honored
State Senator J.J. (Monk)
Harrington was one of five
people honored recently by
the North Carolina State
University chapter " of
Gamma Sigma Delta, the
honor society of agriculture.
Senator Harrington was
given a Certificate of Merit
by the society for his
contributions to peanut and
tobacco mechanization. The
presentation was made in
Raleigh by Dr. F.J. Hassler,
head of NCSU's Department
of Biological v ; and
Agricultural Engineering.
The other four recipients
of Certificates of Merit for
1975 were NCSU faculty
members. ,
, The ' citation . to
Harrington, who is president
o f H a r r i ngton
Manufacturing Company pf
Lewiston, read in part:
"...Under his leadership,
the company has been a
principal contributor in the .
timelydevelopmentof equip-
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president of the ' North
Carolina Association of
Educators, said today, '
NCAE Executive
Secretary Dr. A.C. Dawsc
said NCAE members are
also being asked to contact
Senators Jesse Helms and
.Robert Morgan to obtain
their support in defeating
the measure passed by the
House of Representatives
which would exclude
teachers from coverage
under the federal Special
Unemployment Assistance
Act. ''
He added that NCAE
officials are opposing in -the
North Carolina General
Assembly legislation which
would formalize the adverse
: ruling - by the State
Employment Security
Commission. That
legislation would exclude
from coverage any person
who has a continuing
contract, written or implied.
Westmoreland said it is
unfair to single out teachers
for exclusion 5 from ,. the
special federal legislation.
He said a North Carolina
teacher earning $8,000 for 10
months of employment is
. "certainly in need during
the two summer months and
is just as unemployed as any
other person who cannot
find work."
He noted that he has taked
with many teachers who are
actively, seeking summer
employment, "and they tell
me that their chances for
success i vare Temote."
Westmoreland said many
of these teachers (are
. "greatly concerned about
mortgage payments, car
payments, 4 and .' other
personal expenses which
. must be met twelve months
a year, not just the ten when
schools are in session."
ton
' ment for peanut and tocac
co mechanization. He has
played a vital role in the
necessary interplay among
university researcher,
equipment ' manufacturer
and farmer user. .
' "With courage, foresight
and dedication, he invested
the company's resources in
the . development of
prototype machines and
processes long before the
labor situation became
sufficiently, adverse to
create a profitable market
for his products. These
developments were distinct
contributions in view of the
fact that large full-line
equipment manufacturers
will not take such risks for
specialized crops of regional
interests..." -
Senator Harrington . has
served in the General
Assembly for 12 years. He
represents the ; First
District. 1 '
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BEFORE This picture was
and shows construction work
Fork Court housing project.
Low
Units
It is announced by Henry
C. Stokes Jr., chairman of
the Hertford Housing
Authority that the new low
income public housing units
are nearing completion and
the projected date of
occupancy is mid-June.
The thirty-four new units
are located on a ten-acre
site on the corner of Wynne
Fork Road and U.S. 17 by
pass. The housing unit site
will be known as Wynne
Fork Court. Two one-story
buildings provide four one
bedroom apartments; and
seven two-story buildings
accommodate two, three,
Coastal Area
; A Summary
EDITOR'S NOTE: The
following summary article,
was prepared by the
Perquimans County Citizens
Advisory .Committee
regarding land use planning
goals and objectives. It is
presented to the citizens of
Perquimans County as an
aide in understanding the
Coastal Area Management
Act and its implications.
North Carolina has 320
miles of Atlantic Ocean
coastline and 3,400 miles of
inland coastal shoreline. As
more and more people come
to the coastal area to
purchase property, build
second homes or businesses
and depend on the existing
resources of the area,
pressures begin to build up,
Pressures on the land, water
and public facilities can
become overbearing and
lead to a crumbling of the
beauty and economic
strengths of the area. Poor
development leads to
polluted waters, washed-out
and overcrowded beaches,
and shorelines. When this
happens, the area becomes
a nuisance rather than a
treasure. The Act. is aimed
at two major benefits to
coastal residents. First, is
land use planning for
careful development, and "
second, is the management .
of all the important natural
resources on which we
depend. '
A land use plan is a plan
that contains all the
important facts about the
county, The plan also
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taken October 31 of last year
beginning on the new Wynne
Income Housing
Near Completion
and four-bedroom units.
Also included on the site is a
one-story Community
Building.
Developer for the project
was Landin, Ltd. of
Greensboro, N.C. The
president is Carl W.
Johnson.
The fourty-four units of
the first project of the
Hertford Housing Authority
was ready for occupancy
March 15, 1966 and the
occupancy of the housing
units has been very stable
with very little turnover in
tenant occupancy. This
contains the full range of
opinions on growth and
progress expressed by the
citizens of the county. These
opinions will form a
statement of goals and
objectives that will be
written into the land use
plan for constant reference .
in the future when decisions
must be made about specific
development projects.
These opinions are now
being gathered by the
Citizen Advisory
Committee. At the same
time, professional land use
planners are preparing
maps and charts that will
show the different
classifications of land.
These' classifications
include land that is
. primarily urban, land that is
exiected to become urban
within ten years, land that
is agricultural, land where
small rural communities
are located, and land that
should be conserved
because of its fragile nature,
historical or public
ownership. Since these
plans are for the orderly
Civil
The State Department of
Cultural Resources
announces the publication of .
Volume V of North Carolina
Troops, 1861-1965: A Roster,
containing rosters of the
Eleventh through - the
Fifteenth Regiments N.C. '
Troops ' (Infantry). The
T-.iQ much Afferent than
SE-vidciiced by some
' t ' e proved very
'.1 -.1 - ' --s concert
AND AFTER This picture, taken Tuesday, shows the
v progress that has been made at the new low income
housing site. Apartments will be ready for occupancy in
mid-June.
project meets a definite1
need for housing in the area
and the local authority is
looking forward to the
completion and occupancy
of the additional thirty-four
units. It will mean that
families of low income will
beaffordedtheopportunityof
renting a decent, safe and
sanitary home and pay
rent in accordance to
income.
There are maximum
income limits and the
family who is eligible pays
no more than twenty-five
per cent of its total family
income for rent and utility
Management :
Of Planning
development of all the land
and water resources in the
county, every citizen should
express his or her opinion to
the Citizens Advisory :
Committee . The
questionnaire that you
received was sent to you for
that purpose.
The plan that will be
developed for Perquimans
County will be the guide to
the management of our
natural resources. Since
these natural resources are
importnat to our economy
and lifestyle, the Coastal
Area Management Act
addresses itself to the
proper use and
management of these
resources. Once they are
used up or destroyed, they
are gone forever. For
several years we have had
to obtain permits before
altering or developing many
of the water-related areas of
the county. After Interim, or
temporary, Areas of
Environmental Concern are
designated, developers will
be required to supply
written notice to the Coastal
War Roster
volume contains the names
and service records of more
than . 9,000 Civil War
soldiers. Included in the
volume is a roster of
Company F, y Eleventh
Regiment v N.C. Troops,
which was raised in part in
Perquimans County in
was one of nearly 200 to be presented this year in schools,
churches and civic auditoriums throushout Norih
Carolina and Virginia, The North CeroMna Symphony has
ten in e::iri:..:ce since 1CC2. (rT v ! photos) '
allowance. The new units
will be all-electric.
The apartments will be
managed and supervised by
the Hertford Housing
Authority. The Authority
will screen and select the
families. Each family
occupying an apartment
will be required to keep it
clean, mow the yard, and
keep the apartment in good
order and repair.
Applications for
admission may be made at
the Housing Authority
office, 104 White Street,
Hertford. The Housing
Authority phone number is
426-5663.
Resources Commission
sixty days before any land
disturbing activity begins.
When permanent areas are
designated next year, any
land disturbing activity will
need a permit, It is hoped a
"one-stop" permit system
will be set up to avoid
numerous agency rulings on
planned development
Citizens are urged to
contact any member of the
Advisory Committee and
give them opinions on how
Perauimans Countv should
VI 9UUUIU I1UV - glUW.
Members of the committee
are: Jesse P. Perrv. Wavne ,
Ashley, Bobby Jones,
Clinton Winslow, Donald
Madre, Julian White,
Shelton Morgan, and Paul
Smith, Jr.
Others who can be
contacted concerning
planning goals and
objectives include the
Perquimans County
Commissioners, County
Planning Board or T. Erie
Haste Jr. of the Coastal
Resources Commission.
February, 1862. The volume
contains 678 pages and is
indexed. Copies are
available at $20 each from
the Historical Publications
Section, Division of
Archives and History,
Department of Cultural
Resources, 109 E. Jones
Street, Raleigh, 27611. ;
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