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MANS WEEKLY
Volume 32, No. 48
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 25, 1976
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CONTEST JUDGES Serving as judges for the Area Com
munity Development Contest were (1. to r.) Hiss Mary Ann
f Spruill, Dr. Joseph A. Phillips and Miss Nancy Abasiekohg.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS - Members of the Beech
Springs Rural Community Development Committee are
pictured above (front row, 1. to r.): Mrs. Hattie
Williamston, Clarence Felton, Mrs. Willie Thatch and Mrs.
Elsie Felton. Back row: Mrs. Emma Blanchard, Mn.
Frances Williamston, Mrs. Bessie Spellman, Mrs.
Ernestine Felton and Mrs. Roxie Williamston.
FROM BELVIDERE The Community Development
Committee from Belvidere includes: Mrs. Emma Lilly,
Mrs. Eva Hurdle, Mrs. Reba Hurdle, Mrs. Marie White,
Miss Saundra Welch, Mrs. Julia Winslow and Mrs. Vosthi
Lilly.
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Judging Held In Area
evelopment
Gbmmunity
Judging was held Nov.,
9-10 in the Area Community
Development Contest. Ac
cording to Mrs. M.B.
Taylor, Home Economics
Agent, the county's
organizational leaders in
Rural Community Develop
ment put Perquimans Coun
ty back into the mainstream
when they told the judges of
the accomplishments made
during the year.
The communities in the
area judging were Belvidere
(representative of a large
community) and Beech
Springs (representative of a
small community).
EMT Course Is
Offered Locally
vehicle is required to have
the training. The trained in
dividual is responsible for
the 'medical aspects of a
rescue mission, , she
explained.
The course is open to the
general public. Registered
nurses, who complete the
EMT requirements are
eligible for 76 continuing
education recognition points
(CERP).
Registration for the
course will be open during
the first two class sessions
on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and
again on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
The second class which
would normally meet on
Thursday, will be postponed
because of the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Members of rescue
squads or ambulance ser
vices in the area will not be ,
required to' pay the $5
registration fee, but ' all
registrants are asked to
bring their Social Security
numbers to the first two
class sessions. Additional in
formation can be obtained
by contacting Douglas
Sawyer, assistant director
of Continuing Education, at.
3354)821, Extension 233.
News
The Perquimans County Library will be closed for the'
Thanksgiving holiday all day Thursday and Thursday evening-
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Memorials this week include a contribution to the
Memorial Fund In memory of Arthur Woods, and a book,
"Understanding the Kingdom of God by Harkness in
memory of Joel Hollowell. v:
: Other .new books in the library are "Thanksgiving Feast
and Festival by Luckhardt; "Easter Eggs fo? Everyone"
fcy Qockey; "Before Liberty" by Thompson which is a
t';ry cf North Carolina written in observance of the na-t'-Ys
t;c-':-nial year; "The Sleeping' Murder at the
:::rrvV ty Christie; "Muir's EloodV by Larson, "Storm
HERTFORD - An
Emergency Medical Techni
cian (EMT) course, under
the auspices of the Contin
uing Education Department
of College of the Albemarle,
will be taught here begin
ning Tuesday, Nov. 23.
Classes for the 81-hour
course will meet each
Tuesday and Thursday from
7 until 10 p.m. at the Per
quimans County Rescue
, Squad building located on
thevHertford-Edenton
Highway..
Marsha Massey, R.N.,
who will be the instructor,
said the classes, which will
continue through Feb. 25, .
1977, will prepare students
for the state examination for
certification. In 1975, laws
were set up by the General
Assembly governing train
ing and certification re
quirements for ambulance
attendants and emergency
medical technicians.
Mrs. Massey said, there
are some 250 rescue squads
in North Carolina, and so
farm more than 7,000 in
dividuals have 'received
EMT v certificates. Ac
cording to the statutes, only
one person aboard a rescue
. The judges included Miss
Nancy Abasiekong, Miss
Mary Ann Spruill and Dr.
Joseph A. Phillips. Miss
, Abasiekong is. an Assistant
Agent with Rural Communi
ty Development respon
sibilities in Mecklenburg
County. She is a graduate of
Berea College in Berea, Ky.
and holds a B.S. degree in
Home Economics. Miss
Spruill is a specialist in
Foods and Nutrition at N.C.
State University in Raleigh.
She holds a Masters degree
in Foods-and Nutrition from
Virginia State Polytechnical
Institute and N.C. State
University. Dr. Phillips is
Extension Soil Specialist
With the Department of Soil
Science at N.C. State. He
has been with the soil
department since 1968,
- working in lhe areas of soil
management and land use.
He has also been involved in
community development
and land use planning since
1969.
The committees told the
judges what the program
has meant to the community
and to the people. According
to committee members,
every person has felt the im
pact in one way or another.
Mrs. Taylor stated that
the success of the Rural
Community Development
work can be credited to good
working relationships be
tween all people. She said,
"The community must have
leaders who see the whole
community; leaders with
different ways to solve pro
blems; and leaders who
have a strong sense of com
munity loyalty."
She urged citizens to join
in and continue to help keep
Perquimans County in the
mainstream of life by work
ing together to make it a bet
ter place in which to live,
work, and play.
Library
V."tr. " js" ty L:sins and "Judas Flowering'
'ty Hodge.
Committee
Election
According to the County Committee of the Agricultural
Stabilization Conservation Service, nominees for the 1977
ASC Community Committee election have been named. The
election will be held on Dec. 6. The following are the names
of the nominees as they will appear on the ballot for each
community: Belvidere Savage Jolliff, Walter Murray
Parker, Curtis R. Perry, George (Jack) Nowell Jr., L. Clin
ton Winslow; Bethel Lawrence Corprew, S. Edgar Long,
Donald Madre, Otis Newby, W. Dewey Perry Jr; Hertford
M. Weldon Byrum, Clarence Felton, L. Wayne Howell,
Ray Hunter, Oras W. Winslow; New Hope William Wray
Chappell, Belvin Eure, Robert H. Eure, AX. Godfrey Jr:,
Henry Mallory; Nicanor E.L. Hurdle Jr., J. Quincy Rid
dick, Seldon Roun tree,. Lloyd Stallings, Raymond White;
Parkville Ralph L. Layden, Floyd Long, W.E. (Ned)
Mathews Jr., Floyd (Jack) Modlin, and L.Paul Smith Sr.
Ballots will be mailed to all known eligible voters in the
county on Nov. 26. Any person who does not receive a ballot
and thinks that he is eligible to vote may obtain a ballot at
the County ASCS office. if determined to be eligible to vote
in the committee elections. All farm owners, operators and
producers are eligible to vote in this election. Each farmer
may vote for three or less candidates listed on the ballot, or
he may write in his choices on the lines provided at the bot
tom of the ballot. Ballots must be returned or postmarked
not later than Dec. 6 to be counted. The certification on the
envelope must be signed in order for the ballot to be
counted. t
- The County ASCS Committee will publicly tabulate the
voted ballots at the Perquimans ASCS office on Dec. 9 at 10
a.m. V-. v ' "
The newly-elected committeemen will hold a County Con
vention to fill vacancies on the County ASC Committee on
Dec, 20 at 10 a.m. in the ASCS office. These Community
Committeemen also choose the County Committee Chair
man and Vice-Chairman. ; '
Perquimans Census
Nears Completion
: Mrs. Mildred Hplliday, Supervisor of the Special Federal
Census of Perquimans County, said this week that the
Census is drawing to a close. Census Takers, who started
canvassing the County on Nov. 3, have virtually completed
their initial canvass, leaving some clean-up work (re
calling on persons who were not at home at the time of the
initial visit) for the following few days.
In order to be certain that no permanent resident of
Perquimans County is overlooked, Mrs. Holliday urged
that residents who feel they may not have been included in
the count, complete the special "Were You Counted" form
carried elsewhere in this issue. It should be clipped out and
mailed immediately to the address given on the form.
Those who wish to call, may contact the Census Office in
Elizabeth City; 338-0136, and give the information. Mrs.
Holliday said. "We want to be sure we have included every
person who was living in Perquimans County on Census
Day Nov. 3."
She again emphasized that only bona fide residents of
Perquimans County, or those who have no usual residence
elsewhere, will be included. Specifically excluded from the
count are students away from home attending college
and those stationed away from home in the military. She
also said that people who think they may have been counted
ahould first check with other family members, who may
have given the information in their absence to the Census
Taker.
Mrs. Holliday said 'she expects shortly to have a
preliminary population count for the County, as well as
Hertford and Winfall, for release to County Commission
Chairman Lester H. Simpson, and Mayors William D. Cox
Hertford Post Office:
The Annual Perquimans.
Extension Homemaker's
Christmas Open House will
be sponsored by several
clubs on Thursday, Dec. 2
from 7:30 to 10 p.m. and on "
Friday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. at the County Of
fice Building on the
Hertford-Edenton Highway. ;
The public is invited free of
charge. :
Demonstrations, decora
tions, refreshments and gift .
ideas will' be featured
Thursday night. Friday will
consist of displays only.
Other , dates of interest
open to the public include:
Tuesday, Dec. 7 at which
time Mrs. Jack Boone will
be . the instructor of a
macrame Necklace and belt
workshop beginning at 3:30
p.m. at the -County Office
Building. These items, ac
cording to Mrs. Boone, will
be ideals for gifts or holiday
accessories. Youth are also
urged to attend and anyone
can register for the
workshop by phoning
426-7697. And a reminder
hat the Holiday Foods
workshop will be held at the
County Office Building on
Dec. 8 with Miss Mary Ann
Spruill as workshop leader.
and David R. Trueblood respectively. The Census being
taken under the authority of and as directed by the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1970 and 1975, is being
conducted in 28 counties throughout the Country. Shortly
after the first of the year, sample surveys will be conducted
in an additional 65 governmental jurisdictions in the
Nation. After completion of both the Censuses and Surveys
the compiled data will be presented to the Congress as
statistical tables. As in all Censues, no identifying in
formation can be released about any individual, and only
sworn. Census employees may see personal information.
Through the Special Census Perquimans County is gaining
an up-to-date population count which ordinarily would not
be available until after the 1980 Census, scheduled for April
1. This should prove to be a valuable tool to city and county
planners and officials in planning the directions the County
should take in the next several years.
Mrs. Holliday praised the cooperation of Perquimans
County residents, who, by their cooperaton with the Census
Takers, have made the job easier. She also commended
highly her work force of two Crew Leaders and 12 Census
Takers, all local residents hired for the Census, whom she
said have worked hard and been diligent in their efforts to
make sure that every Perquimans County resident is
counted.
The following persons have been taking the Census:
Vanora Brothers, Crew Leader; Delphine Barr, Crew
Leader; Margaret Knopf, County; Marie Byrum, County;
Dianne Phelps, Hertford; Ann Winslow, Hertford; Hulda
Wood, Hertford; Rita Saunders, County; Hazel Powell,
Winfall; Elaine Lewis, County; Dorothy Burke, County;
Teresa Overman, County; Ted Boswell, County.
Open Saturdays
Until Christmas
HERTFORD Hertford Postmaster Henry Stokes has
announced two dates important to the public wishing fcr
Christmas mail to be received on time. Dec. 3 is the sug
gested date for. mailing all parcels and Dec. 10 is the sug
gested date for mailing all letters and greeting cards.
Stokes pointed out that the suggested mailing dates are
earlier than usual due to the increased mail volumes
generated by the 15-state United Parcel Service strike in the
East and South.
.In order to assure delivery by Christmas, Stokes en
courages the public to mail items by these dates. He also ad
ded that proper packaging should be used and people should
check to be sure correct addresses and zip codes are used.
For those mailing overseas packages and greetings, the
Postal Service strongly urges getting these items in the
mail immediately to assure delivery by Christmas.
Also, according to Stokes, due to these mailing dates and
the amount of mail expected during the Holiday Season, the
Hertford Post Office will open on Saturday mornings from 9
to 12 on Dec. .4, 11 and 18 for the convenience of the public.
Stokes added that he hopes the public will take advantage of
this temporary expanded service.
Civic Calendar
THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 25
Thanksgiving Day: COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS AND
BE THANKFUL!
SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 27
The Elizabeth City Shrine Club will have a dance for
Shriners and Guest, starting at 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Music will be by the Sounds of Time. Admission is $5.00 a
. couple.
MONDAY: NOVEMBER 29
Inter-County Ladies Aux. will meet.
, TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 30
Hertford Rotary Club will meet.
Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 106 will meet at 8 p.m. at
the Lodge Hall in Hertford.
WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 1
Perquimans Jaycettes will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the
Albemarle EMC.
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 2
American Legion will meet.
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, American Legion Aux. will meet at 8 p.m.
Hertford Lions Club will meet.
Homemakers Plan
Many Activities
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MARY ANN SPRUILL
Holiday Foods
Workshop Planned
Miss Mary Ann Spruill,
Specialist in Foods and
Nutrition, 4-H, at North
Carolina1 State University,
Raleigh, N.C, will conduct a
Holiday Foods Workshop at
the Extension Office
Building on Wednesday,
Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. Miss Spruill
is a 1973 graduate of
Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute and State University
where she received
masters degree
. and Nutrition.
in Foods
Miss Spruill is planning
the workshop around dried
foods from North Carolina
including such things
as
fruit leathers of various
flavors, pumpkin and
sunflower seeds, etc. All are
excellent and nutritious
ideas for stocking stuffers or
could be used as gift idea
for children. Time is being
planned for adults to
prepare some of these foods.
Adults are asked to take to
the workshop a cookry
sheet.
This work can only ac
comodate 25 participants.
According to Mrs. M.B.
Taylor and Mrs. Paige L.
Underwood, those wishing
to participate may sign up
at the Extension Office
Building or call 426-7697.
Safe Holiday
Driving Urged
RALEIGH Edward L. Powell, Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles, reminds motorists the Thanksgiving holiday
weekend is one of the most dangerous of the year on North
Carolina's streets and highways.
The N.C. State Motor Club of Charlotte has estim ated that
approximately 20 persons will die in North Carolina traffic
accidents over the holiday weekend.
Powell said that during the four-day (102 hours) holiday
weekend last year (1975), there were 1,546 traffic collisions,
978 persons injured and 26 persons killed on North Carolina
streets and highways. Official observance for this year's
holiday begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24 until midnight
Sunday, Nov. 28. '
"As we approach this dangerous holiday weekend with
1,302 fatalities this year, we can improve this record, but we
need the cooperation of the public. I am asking all motorists:
to drive defensively and cautiously," Powell said.