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Volume 31 No. 3t ,1 , - ' Hartford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 7, 1975
School Calendar
; ' The Perquimans County Board of Education has released
the. following 1975-76 school calendar which was deyeloped
', In cooperation with the Professional Advisory Council. The
council is made up of tw6 teachers from each school, the
, county principals, C.C. Walters, and Pat Harrell. :
v Aug. 14-22 Teacher Employment Days, i
Augk 25 Pupil Orientation Day
Aug. 26 First Full Day for Students
Sept 1 Labor Day Holiday ,
-. Sept. 23 End of 1st School Month '
:. Oct. 7 . End of 1st Six Weeks '
Oct lQ Teacher Employment Day t
Oct 22 End of 2nd School Month
Nov. 19 End of 3rd School Month and 2nd Six Weeks ;'
Nov. 21 Teacher Employment Day ' ,,
' Nov; 27, 28 Thanksgiving Holidays x ,
Dec. 19 Christmas Holidays Begin at close of school ,;
Dec. 22-Jan. 2 Christmas & New Year's Holidays
' Jan. 5 School Begins after Christmas Vacation
i End of 4th School month '
Jan. 19 End of 3rd Six Weeks 1st Semester , ,
Jan. 22, 23--Teacher Employment Days .
Feb. 4 End of 5th School Month '
: March 3 End of 6th School .Month; End of 4th Six
. March 5 Teacher Employment Day
April 1 End of 7th School Month
' AprU 15 - End of 5th Six Weeks -'
Apr. 16, 19, 20 tv Easter Holidays . ,; -
' April 21 Teacher, Employment Day '
May 5 -r End of 8th School Month
, - June 2V - End, rbf 9th School Month Last day of
school for students End of 6th Six Weeks-
1 June 3 Teacher Employment Day
June' 4 - Teacher Employment Day day
.Vacation-1 day . .
' June 7-11 Teacher Annual Vacation Leave Days , ,
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A new program called
;i Access To Mainstream, a
' home based program, Is '
. open to persons "who have '
' chUdren from aees birth to
four' years who need- some
help: with special skills or
learning to do things, such
s, ji walking 'or . talking,
kfn feiujv,S.r;:s dne5ejng:
themselves, or playing witn
toys and games. Access to
Mainstream teachers can
come to the child's home
and help the parents work
with the child. ' They can
plan a special program for
this child. This r rogram is
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PRESIDENTIAL. PLAQUE Garland Eure of Rt 3,
"Hertford (right) receives jt presidential plaque from
Charlie Davis, incoming president of the North Carolina
': Seedmens Association during the association's convention
1 held July 27-29 at the' Wiliriinieton HUton in Wilmington;
ti C: Eure served as 1974-75
; During his term, he held one speaking engagement and
appeared on WITN-TV, Channel 7, Washington, N.C.: in ;
connection with the convention and agricultural concerns
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free of charge. It is for
children in Bertie, Chowan,
Gates ,; , Hertford,
Perquimans, and Martin
Counties.
- ; Persons feeling they could
benefit from this program,
should contact Mrs. M. B
Taylor, Home Economics
.xtasbn Agent4 Pt-.
Office Box 234, Hertford,'
North Carolina 27944, or call
426-7697. The director of this
program is Mrs. Susan
Thomas, C. G. White School, .
Post'. Office. Box - 277,
Powellsville, North Carolina
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RECEIVES DONATION Dennis Stallings, manager of
Lowe's Funeral Home, Hertford, presents a donation to
Perquimans - County ; Marching Unit ' member Joyce
Winslow of Rt 1, Hertford. The donation will be used
toward,, the purchase of a new marching unit bus. The
drive to raise funds for the new bus is continuing
throughout the county by the marching unit members and
their parents. (Newbern photo)
ARPDC Receives Grant
Mr. T.R. Spruill,
Chairman of the Albemarle
Regional Planning ' and
Development Commission
announced today that he has
been . . advised - by
Congressman Walter B.
Jones' office of the following
information:
"Approval of a $49,500
grant to help continue a
program of planning for a
long-range economic growth
and new jobs in a 10-county
area of North Carolina was
announced today by Wilmer
D. ' Mizell,' "Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for
Economic Development.
The Albemarle Regional
Planning and Development
Commission; based at
Edenton,: applied for the
grant from the Economic
D e v el op me n t
North Carolina will join
other states in a nationwide
identity change of state
employment offices,
according Ho the
Employment Security
Commission here.
- The State agency Monday
adopts a new symbol which
manager Mrs." Alice W.
Bond belieyes better
. exemplifies the services and
assistance available
through the nation's public
employment system. A ,
"We are now displaying a
Job Service symbol," says
Mrs.'' Bond, "which will be
the same trademark used by
all offices in North Carolina
and . eventually by
employment security offices
in all states."
The new red, white and
blue design includes the
words "Job Service" and
three strips denoting the
American flag. It has been
accepted by the U.S. Labor
Department as a common,
identifying symbol to be
used by : all public
employment offices. :
There are approximately
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bac!r ar. ! c.":mive
a rrre cf 2 0. Ftlton
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Administration, U-. S.
Department of Commerce. '
.The funds will help pay
administrative costs of a
planning staff for economic
development districts
through June 30, 1976.
The district commission
consists of Camden, Chowan
Currituck, Dare, Gates,
Hyde, Pasquotank,
Perquimans. Tyrrell and
Washington counties.
The EDA district program
encourages adjacen
jurisdictions to work
together to overcome
regional economic
problems. EDA recognizes
growth . . centers as V
; communities which can
' provide: jobs and services
for ; '.- residents -, of
economically lagging areas
of the district The Elizabeth
City area is the district
ange
2,400 employment offices
which, although operated by
the separate state
governments, provide a
. nationwide chain of job
service offices.
"We have become known
as the unemployment of fice
in many areas when
actually we provide many
types of assistance to help
members of the public find
e m p 1 o y m en I .
Unemployment insurance is
just one of the services
offered by Employment
Security agencies in the
United States," says Mrs.
Bond. "During the 11 month
period which ended May 31,
local offices of the ESC had
placed over 71,000 persons in
jobs ; in ; addition to
processing unemployment
insurance claims.
"We provide testing,
counseling, job development
and job referral in an effort
to place people in jobs. .
"The new Job Service
identification is more
symbolic of the complete
assistance we offer the job
seeking public," Mrs. Bond
explains.
CO A Registration
' College of The Albemarle
Dean of Student Services,
John Simmons, announced
today . that Fall Quarter
registration for regular
curriculum classes is open
now through Sept. 8.
Civic Calendar
' MONDAY.AUG.il
Hertford Town Council ' Meets at the Municipal
Building at 7:30 p.m. '
TUESDAY, AUG. 12
Hertford Rotary Qub meets at 6:30 p.m.
Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106 meets at the
courthouse at 8 p.m. '.
Parksville Ruritan Club meets.
Perquimans County Horse and Pony Gub meets..
THURSDAY, AUG. 14
The Perquimans County Jaycees meet at the REA
building at 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 18
" Belvidere-Chappell Hill Fire Department Tractor
Pullbc:nningatl2noonatthefirestation.i .;
(NCI E: Anyone w'xh'r to place Items (n the civic
f ' " i'. ..".J cjl'3 Jean Harrison at the Chamber
t . j .y I I:; c i rriar t9 Thursday's edition.)
Travel Spending In
County Is Announced
' - RALEIGH Travel
.spending in Perquimans
County for 1974 was $1,000,
according to figures
published in the 1974 North
.Carolina Travel Survey. The
survey is published annually
fly the Department of
Natural and Economic-
'. Resources' Travel
Development Section.
Total state expenditures
were $978,954,770, and $651.9 ,
million of this was spent by
out-of-state visitors. There
were 39,000,000 out-of-state
; -visitors to North Carolina
' during 1974.
i commission's growth
center.
. The district commission
will provide $16,498 to
complete the $65,998 total
cost of the program."
Reports
; Are Due
v Quarterly wage reports
and social security
"uuonsiw "ousenom
worlFers are due by July 31.
People who pay
a
.household worker $50 or
more in cash wages in any 3-
month quarter must send a
''report of the wages, along
.with the social security
contribution, to the Internal
j&evet&e Service within one
j month after the end of the
' quarter. - .
Quarters are January-February-
March, April
i May- June, July- August
: September, and October-
November December.
Wage reports and social
security contributions for
the 2nd quarter of 1975 are
, due by July 31. ;
People who employ
household workers may file
the wage report on a form
available at any Internal
Revenue Service Office
Employer's Quarterly Tax
Return for Household
Employees . (for Social
Security).
The social security
contribution for a household
employee is 5.85 per cent of
covered wages, and the
employer pays a matching
amount.
Social security
contributions help build
retirement, disability,
survivors, and Medicare
protection for workers and
their families. People who
employ household workers
can get a free copy of the
: leaflet, Social Security and
Your Household Employee,
at Elizabeth City social
security office at 111 Jordan
. Plaza.
Registration hours are from
8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2:30
p.m. Monday through
Friday.. ' '
.For additional
information, contact the
Student Services office.
The average number of
people per vehicle was 3.09.
This was for all parties who
registered at a North
Carolina Welcome Center.
Travel expenditures are
expected to go over the $1
billion mark during 1975.
Copies of the survey will
distributed to news media,
chambers of commerce,.
Travel Council of North -Carolina
members, and
those persons interested in
travel in North Carolina.
Superior
Court Is
Held
Judge Albert W. Cowper
presided at the July term of
Perquimans County
Superior Court and heard
the following cases:
James Arthur Dail was
found guilty of second
degree murder of Wilbur
Ray Quinn and sentenced to
35 years in the State Prison;
Michael Lawrence Dowd
and Julian Maynard
Fleetwood, Jr., both were
found guilty of careless and
reckless driving, and each
defendant received a fine of
$50.00 and cost of court;
Robert Cecil Harrell,
charged with 2 counts of
felonious assault on 2 of his
children, was found guilty
and sentenced to 10 years in
State Prison, (The 2 charges.
with consolidated for trial.)
Judge Cowper stated that it
was the earnest plea of the
court that the defendant
receive psychiatric
assistance;
After evidence by the
State was heard in the case
of Roger Edward Winslow,
who was charged with
reckless driving, a motion
for non-suit was allowed;
The charge of reckless
driving against Walter Ken
Matthews was changed to
driving faster than
reasonable and prudent for
existing conditions, and the
defendant was taxed with
cost of court
ATTEND JAYCEE MEETING Welly White (left), President of the Perquimans
County Jaycees et with State Jaycee President Jim Morgan at the recent Summer
Board of Directors Meeting of the North Carolina Jaycees at the Top of the Mart in High .
Point, N,C. North Carolina Jaycees. from all over the state converged on High Point to
attend orientation meetings for local Jaycee chapter officers and to discuss plans for
various Jaycee programs. Guest speaker at the event was David Hale, Immediate Past "
President of the United States Jaycees. Other attending from Perquimans County were
Mrs. Jean Brown, President of the Perquimans County Jaycettesf Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Berry,, Mr a and Mrs. Lee Brabble, Mr. and Mrs,' Archie Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Parker ;
Newbern, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stallings, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ward and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
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MAKING GAINS The above shows a picture of the field
borders or filter strips on Milton Dail's farm near Hertford
that are making gains in North Carolina. (SCS Photo)
Borders Help
Curb Pollution
Field borders, sometimes
called "filter strips," are
making sharp gains in North
Carolina, particularly in the
agricultural areas of the
Coastal Plain and
Piedmont, State
Conservationist Jesse L.
Hicks of the Soil
Conservation Service said
today.
Field borders are grassy
areas, 10 to 20 feet wide,
which have long been used
on the edge of cultivated
fields to reduce erosion. But
Hicks pointed out that
farmers no?.- appreciate
their value for filtering out
sediment, controlling
pesticide wash, and nutrient
loss.
Some landowners once
disked the edges of fields to
control weeds, but now most
are using the grass "filter
strip" for the same purpose.
Field borders have the
added advantage of
providing a solid stretch of
earth where tractors,
combines and other
equipment can be turned
around after completing one
pass across the field.
Jesse Hicks made the
point that soil and water
conservation measures are
often the identical
recommendation for control
of water pollution, a
continuing objective of the
Soil Conservation Service
during more than four
decades of service.
"Farmers want to take
care of their land after
all, they have the greatest
stake in protecting this vital
asset. They not only accept
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recommendations, but will
spend money to accomplish
this," he commented.
The State Conservationist
emphasized that "sound soil
and water conservation
measures, such as the field
borders so many farmers
are installing, are the best
tools to control many types
of pollution. I'm glad that
the Soil Conservation
Service, together with local
soil and water conservation
district, can help. It's an
essential program." .
Board
Members
Elected
Mrs. Catherine Biggers
and Mrs. Elizabeth Harris
were re-elected Monday at
the August meeting of the
Perquimans County Board
of Commissioners to serve 6
year terms as members of
the Perquimans County
Library Board.
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