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STAimD PRMTIHO CO XXX r - -L0yiS7iLLE, KSSTUCKX 40200; Tim WEEKLY Volume 31, No. 47 Hartford, Perquimans County, N.C, Thursday, December 4, 1975 10 CENTS TTTAT A TTC? 7 - AY- A a Special Election ' ' Saturday marks' a Special Election in Per quimans County. Citizens will go to the polls to , express their opinion on the proposed county wide water system. County residents are urged' to exercise their right to vote in the Water Bond Referendum. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until, 7:30 p.m. For a list of the polling places, see page 11. v DR. DUANE NEUMAN , t Financial Manas j On Thursday night, December 4, at' 7:30 p.m., Dr. Duane Neuman, Exten . sion Economist, N.C. State University, will lead a discussion on - Financial Management for Commer cial Farmers.. Dr. Neuman will discuss capital budgeting, analysis of credit, and other financial management topics. The meeting will be held in Hert ford at the County Office Building which is located on Civic Calendar . THURSDAY, DEC. 4 ; 1 The American Legion will meet at 8 p.m. at the Legion , Hut. , , , . : -' ; The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. '' Members are asked to bring a present for the exchange of v Christmnas gifts (not to $2 each). : The Hertford Lions Club meets. The Perquimans C.B, Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the -Municipal Building in Hertford, i SATURDAY, DEC. 6 ?; Special Election on County-Wide Water System. ; . , J i An exhibit of photography by Pat Flinn will be open to the public at the Perquimans County Library from 9:30 until 12:30 and from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. The exhibit will continue "through December and is sponsored by the Perquimans Arts Council. ' 'The Bethel Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will hold a bazaar and rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fire Station in Bethel. Christmas items, hand-made needlework, handicrafts, miscellaneous household items and clothes will be on sale. Included also, will be a bake sale and a few home , canned items. MONDAY, DEC. 8 ' The Wesley Circle meets. , , TUESDAY, DEC. 9 ' Hertford Rotary Club meets, , , ; :;. '"-' ; The Perquimans Lodge No. 106 will meet at 8 p.m. at the courthouse in Hertford. . : . WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10 i " The regular monthly meeting of Garland Onley Post 8148 I Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held at the Municipal Building in Hertford at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. ' TIIUT.SDAY, DEC. 11 'v. Perquimans County Jaycees meet. , , ement the Hertford-Edenton Highway, ( Business 17). Charles E. Hammond, Area Management Marketing Specialist with the Agricultural Extension. Service's Coastal Plains Area Economics Program invites Commercial .Farmers and Agri businessmen in Chowan, Perquimans and Pas quotank Counties to attend the meeting. INTENT LISTENERS Shown above are some of the ap proximately 75 people attending the local Farm-City Week observance dinner held Nov. 25 at the high school cafeteria. Standing is Richard Bryant, County Farm Agent, who made a film presentation. Farm-City Week Is Obse rve d Locally An informal get-together supper was held Tuesday night, November 25, at the Perquimans High cafeteria in celebration of Farm-City Week. Approximately 75 people attended including representatives from Panel Discussion To Be Heard On Radio Tomorrow Lester Simpson, Chairman of the Perquimans Coun ' ty Board of Commissioners, interviewed today, said members of the County Board will be on a Question and Answer Panel over Radio Station WCDJ, Eden ton, tomorrow morning (Friday, December 5) from 8 , to 8:30 a.m. . , The panel, Simpson said, will answer questions relative to the vital County-wide water bond issue to be voted on in a special Perquimans County election, 'Saturday, December 6. Others on the panel, Simpson indicated, would be Richard Bryant, County Exten sion Chairman, and Jim Robinson, Manager of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce. "I feel confident the voters will not turn down the $1,200,000 grant from FHA," Simspson concluded "that will pay more than one-third of the project's cost." v w IK JAMES B. OLLIS Top Awards To Be Given The annual Jaycee Awards Night Banquet will be held Monday, Dec. 8 at Angler's Cove Seafood Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. : Three top community awards will be presented at this time. They are the Distinguished Service Award, the Outstanding Young Educator Award and the Outstanding Young Farmer Award. Guest speaker for the evening will be James B. Ollis of Laurinburg, N.C. He is an involved Jaycee hav ing held in his local club the offices of director, external vice-president, internal vice-president and presl- several civic clubs and organizations. The evening included a fish dinner prepared by members of the Hertford Grammar School PTA, a film entitled, "Some Land Of My Own," and brief Metric Coordinator Is Named Kathleen Brickhouse has been named to the position of Metric Coordinator of Perquimans County Schools. She is a qualified math teacher at Per-, quimans High School. In connection with the ap pointment, Mrs. Brickhouse will be attending a two-day workshop December 8-9 in Williamston along with other Metric Coordinators from this region. The, pur pose of the workshop is to familiarize metric coor dinators with the plans of the State Department of Public Instruction to include Metric Education as a part of the school curriculum. Mrs. Brickhouse will be responsible for coordinating county efforts in moving toward Metric Education. She will be working with teachers and administrators in curriculum development and planning and she will be conducting . staff developments activities for teachers. ; dent. He has served as Vice-President of the North Carolina Jaycees and N.C. Director to the . U.S., Jaycees. He has also held the position . of North Carolina Jaycee President. 'V ATTENDING FARM-CITY WEEK DINNER Several town and county officials attending the Farm-City Week dinner are shown above. They are, left to right, Wayne Ashley, President of -the Chamber of Commerce; Jim Roberson, Chamber Manager; Marion Harrell, chairman of the Farm-City Week observance; Richard Bryant, County Farm Agent; Bill Cox, Hertford Mayor; and Ed Nixon, Town Council member. (Newbern photos) remarks by city and county officials. Presiding over the gather ing was Marion Harrell, outgoing vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the local Farm-City Week obser vance. Officials making remarks at the dinner took the op portunity to express support of the upcoming Water Bond referendum. Richard Bryant, County Farm Agent and .Chairman of the Per quimans County Planning Board pointed out that the $1,200,00Q grant for the 'witer'sy stent is a gift from the federal government and is "Something not done every day." Bryant also cited the support of the county-wide water system as one way to bring the county and town together. Thomas Nixon, member of the Perquimans County Cerebral Palsy Variety Show To Be Repeated By popular demand the Variety Show which was held in Swain School Auditorium on November 21st. and 22nd will be presented in several County Community Buildings. , This is the show which was arranged by Andrell Henry, Albemarle Area Chairman of the United Cerebral Palsy Campaign, The show is basically Country-Western and Gospel, but includes other variety artists. Music is very capably pro vided by the Don Madre Band. Featured singers are Melissa Lewis and Barbara Layden. The show also in cludes authentic Hawaiian and Tahitian dances by Carol Evans, tap dancing by Barbara Layden, clogging by Patricia and Lynn Perry and others, a comedy song routine by Rose Hand, I!, and magic . by Andrell Henry. , Definite arrangements have been made to present the show ' this Thursday (December 4) at the Center Hill Community building at Center Hill-Tyner. Other locations may be the Whiteston Community Building and the Belvidere Community Building. It is hoped that arrangements can be made to have the show in Pasquotank County. If anyone can suggest a building in Pasquotank and other counties, please con-. tact Anrell Henry, Route 1, , 1 iii! t. i , I wo - - Commissioners was also recognized and said, "Your Board of County Commis sioners has worked hard on this water system. Per sonally, ! think it's one of the greatest things that's happened to this county in my lifetime." Jim Roberston, manager of the Chamber of Com merce, pointed out the origin of the National Farm-City Week celebra tion and stressed the im portance of county and town residents working together. He also supported the passage of the Water Bond saying, "It's to our real ad vantage to pass this bond issue and ! hope everyone will tell his neighbor to sup port it." The Far m-City Week din ner was sponsored by the Perquimans County Chmaber of Commerce. Box 230, Belvidere. Phone: 297-2333. The show, this Thursday at the Center Hill Communi ty Building will start at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donations of $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for students. Proceeds go to the United Cerebral Palsy Fund. " t - -V i iu IT, 4 SWORN IN OFFICE At the Monday night meeting of the Hertford Town Council, those recently elected members were sworn in office by Jarvis Ward, clerk of court. Left to Tight are re-elected Hertford Mayor Bill Cox, newly elected council member Mattie "Peter Broughton, and re-elected council member Billy L. Winslow. (Ray Ward photo) Christmas Parade Is Tomorrow The annual Christmas Parade is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. Again, the parade is being sponsored by the Perquimans County. Jaycees with assistance from the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce. v At press time, approximately sixty participating civic clubs, churches, individuals, and organizations had joined the planned parade. This should make the annual Christmas parade even larger than last year's. Participants will assemble at Perquimans County High School at3:15p.m. and the parade will begin at 4 p.m. The parade route will differ from in the past with it leaving the high school and traveling north on Eden ton Road St., turning right to go up Grubb St., turning right to go along Church St., and then turning right to go down Dobb St. and will return along Edenton Rd. St. back to the high school. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best three floats and trophies will go to the best three marching units. Five judges will review the entries as they pass in front of the courthouse. Judges are Ray Ward (Chief Judge), Marjorie Lou Fields, Mrs. George Peckham, Tommy Privott, and Jean Winslow. The parade will include approximately 40 floats, the Perquimans County Marching Unit, the Hertford Fifes and Drums, Manteo High School Band, and the Marching Vikings from Elizabeth City State Universi ty. Also on hand will be clowns and the arrival of San ta. Santa will stop at the courthouse to give out candy to the children and take Christmas orders. ' Honor Roll Gary Stubbins, principal of Perquimans Union School, has released the following list of students named to the A and A-B Honor Rolls: AHONORROLL 5th Grade : Timothy Morgan, Lynn Stallngs, Sheila Perry, Thomas Finley, Ann Forbes. 6th Grade: Joan Keyser, Dianne Jordan, Donnie Saunders. 7th Grade: Janet Barber 8th Grade: Lisa Bunch A-B HONOR ROLL 5th Grade: Monica Moore, Mack Jones, Elizabeth Towe, Dana Dale, Sherry Carver, Zina Jackson, Cynthia Lyons, Fenton Eure, Aubrey Onley, Sheila Carver, Carol Modlin, Lisa Smith, Hazel R. Whidbee. 6th Grade: Wilma Jordan, Ginger Stallings, Preston Lowe, Gordon Wilder, Carroll Bundy, Pam Muldrow, Lin wood Moore, Jesse-Byrum, Abe Godfrey, Melissa Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Jon Stallings. 7th Grade: Gregory Creed, Daniel Eure, Jr., Rhonda Gosage, Cindy Sawyer, Michael Winslow, Maurice Hinton, Lyn Winslow, Kenneth Byrum, Mary Winslow, Craig Perry, Karen Colson. 8th Grade: David Eure, Gary Langley, Sandy Muldrow, Sherry Mims, Kim Rountree, Lori Newberry, Charita Whitehurst, Edward Winslow. Warning Keith W. Haskett, Per qimans County Tax Super visor, has announced that a ' letter will be sent to all retail dealers in Per quimans County asking them to check their inven tories before listing their 1976 taxes. According to Haskett, a check of tax listings of in- ,,.., I. ''- t--- mi nnm Mi! ventories in 1975 shows that some of them may have been listed too low. The letter warns retail dealers that if the 1976 in ventories appear to be too low, they will be checked against the dealer's North Carolina State Income Tax Return. Listings for State and County should not vary.
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