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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40200
at PCHS:
Board approves go ahead with funds on hand
By KATHY M. NEWBERN *
Despite controversy in the past
and the close defeat in November of
the proposed $1.85 million school
bond referendum, construction will
soon begin at Perquimans High
School due to a decision made when
the Perquimans County Board of
Education met recently in regular
session.
w The Board has approved using the
approximately $1 million oil hand to
start construction and renovation
work at the site beginning as early
as summer according to Superin
tendent Pat Harrell. During the
regular meeting, the Board of
Education met with the - Per
quimans County Board of Commis
sioners to request the nearly
$500,000 they had placed in a capital
reserve fund for construction. The
Commissioners agreed to turn over
these funds. And that amount added
to the nearly $500,000 on hand from
the 1973 Statewide Bond Referen
dum gives the local Board of Educa
tion the nearly $1 million which has
been designated for Phase I of con
struction and renovation.
Harrell said Phase I will consist
of $1 million in renovation and new
construction. He emphasized, "This
will not complete the project, but
the Board feels that with inflation
and decreased buying power, the
need exists to proceed immediately
with the funds available."
Following its decision to go ahead
and complete work with funds on
hand, the Board then instructed its
architect. Sam Ashford of
Newberry, Ashford and Associates
in Raleigh, to proceed immediately
in working with the administration
to develop schematics and
specifications for the $1 million
Phasel.
The Board of County Commis
sioners also agreed to work
cooperatively with the Board of
Education to build a new field house
and public restroom complex at the
high school. The money for this pro
ject will come from funds included
in the Board of Education's budget
for this purpose with the County
Commissioners agreeing to support
the project with additional funding.
None of the money for construction
renovation will be used in this pro
ject. Plans are to begin immediate
ly on the project with specifications
being developed, bids received, bids
approved and finally construction
beginning. School officials an
ticipate having the complex com
pleted by Sept. 1 and pointed out
that its location will be such that it
can serve the present needs as well
as the future needs of the school if
property adjacent to the high school
can be acquired by the Board, an
action that is continuing.
In other business, the Board of
Education approved a revised
policy on travel and reimbursement
expenses for employees approving
reimbursement for actual expenses
incurred when an employee is an of
ficial representative of a school or
the school system.
In budget matters, Ann Berry
was designated as School Finance
Officer by the Board. And the Board
discussed plans for the 1978-79
school budget including program
areas and capital improvement
needs.
In personnel matters, the Board
approved the employment of the
following to work in the Central
Skills Lab at Perquimans High
School: Alice Winslow as teacher,
and Jackie Cooper and Louis
Parker as aides. Charlene Overton
was also-approved for employment
as an aide in the Migrant Education
Program of the school system. Cur
rent Board employee Jeannie Urn
phlett received approval to work as
the full-time Coordinator of Pro
grams for Exceptional Children.
Her regular teaching duties have
been assigned to other teachers.
The question of optional ac
credidation was further discussed
by the Board with Marie Haigwood,
Assistant State Superintendent for
Program Services. She met with the
Board outlining the the accrediation
process for both the state and the
Southern Association.
The Board also discussed student
progress particularly at the seventh
and eighth grade levels at Per
quimans Union School. The Board
expressed its feeling that definite
steps need to be taken regarding the
number of students in those grades
performing unsatisfactorily. No for
mal action was taken.
The Board refused a request from
Field Enterprises Educational Cor
poration to send letters home with
students in the schools concerning
the purchase of encyclopedias. The
action resulted in the feeling of the
Board that allowing such might in
dicate endorsement of product on
the Board's part.
Before adjourning, the Board
heard from George Hall, a local
businessman, who discussed the
school system's and the schools'
policies on discipline and the
demerit system. Following his
remarks, the Board discussed the
concerns he presented and voted to
reaffirm its support for the school
principals in handling disciplinary
situations. The Board also agreed to
review the present policies on
discipline and the demerit system.
Town Council hears
citizens ' concerns
A delegation of interested and
concerned citisens appeared at
the regular meeting of the Board
of Commissioners of the Town of
Hertford Monday night to discuss
several Hems.
Included in the discussion was
a request for rexoning of some
areas of the town, a suggestion
that codes and ordinances be
more strictly enforced, and ques
1 tions concerning the possibility
of relocating existing oil com
panies that are now in the city
limits.
Hertford Mayor Bill Cox,
presiding at the meeting, in
formed the group that zoning in
the town would be evaluated and
updated in June. He explained
that this is to be done at no cost to
the town under the Planning
Assistance Program of the North
Carolina Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development.
Concerning the question of en
forcement of codes and regula
tions, Cox explained that a codes
and insulation inspector had
been jointly hired by the town
and county.
On the matter of relocation of
oil companies, Cox responded by
explaining that assistance will be
given to oil companies in seeking
any possible grant monies for
relocation.
In its business session, the
council approved a contract with
Timberlake & Sykes, auditors, to
examine the town records for the
1977-78 fiscal year.
The group also adopted the
North Carolina standard
building, plumbing and electrical
codes for local use.
A "Resolution of Apprecia
tion" was approved to be
presented to fire departments
assisting in the Winslow Oil Com
pany fire of Jan. 10.
Other items discussed included
the possibility of registering the
Town of Hertford in the National
Historic Register.
It was announced that bids will
be opened Feb. 27 for the fire sta
tion building.
An update of work at the
water-based recreational site on
Grubb Street was heard as well
as a report on progress on the
Community Development Pro
gram in the King Street area.
F unding approved
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
Elected officials and school ad
ministrators in Perquimans County
t 9 ill soon be joining their counter
parts in five other nearby counties
in participating in a newly funded
program offered by the Rockefellar
Foundation,.
Chuck Swith, with the Founda
tion, informed school superin
tendents In the counties Monday
morning of the approval of a grant
application submitted by the six
county Alliance for Progress, Inc.
The program will enable Board of
Education members, school ad
ministrators, and County Commis
sioners in the counties involved to 1
work with the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in a role
identification and policy develop
ment program.
This, the newest AFP project ap
proved for funding by Rockefellar,
is a follow-up to the Leadership
Development Program recently
completed by school administrators
in the six counties. That program,
was also funded by Rockefellar and
conducted in connection with UNC
nhafl Bill
NO mjtmnss ? No Injuries were
reported in this accident involving
. an overturned log truck occurring
?t 11:10 a.m. Thursday la Per
v quimans County. Driver of the
'tractor-trailer truck eurrittM the
logs was James Bradahaw Stokley
of T01 Brooks Ave., Elisabeth City
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According to a report by la
ves tig a ting officer Charles H.
Mima, the vehicle was heading wost
on rural road 1300 when he came
Into the sharp carve by the sto*>
owned by 8.W. Turner. In the
curve, the welding on the fifth wheel
holding the load to the cab brol#
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and the load of logs overturned. The
driver was charged with traveling
left of the center line. Damage to
the truck was estimated at $500.
Property damages to a post and
fence belonging to R.W. Turner *as
estimated atflOO. (Staff photo by
Kathjr M. Newborn)
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Inmates are still at large
Dion Dale, 21, of Hertford was one
of two prisoners to escape Feb. 5
from the Gates County Prison Unit.
At press time, Dale and Thurmond
Bradford, 26, of Goldsboro re
mained at large.
Dale was tried August 2, 1976 in
Perquimans county for burning of
an unoccupied building, that being
the old Veneer Mill Located on
Grubb Street in Hertford. He was
serving a four-year sentence. Bran
ford was tried Jan. 23, 1974 in
Duplin Co. for assault with intent to
commit rape. He was serving a 12
year sentence.
The escape was reported at 2:45
a.m. by other inmates to Captain
Burce Stalls, Superintendent of the
Gates Prison Unit. Stalls said the
two escaped after locking three
unarmed guards in a detention
area. None of the guards were in
jured. The two escaped in a car
belonging to Dale's father which
had been reported stolen. The car
was later found abandoned near
Dinwiddie, Va.
Dale had been granted work
release at the minimum security in
stitution. Prior to his escape, he had
been released a weekend pass to see
his parents. Bradford had pre
viously been on the work release
program but had been taken off it
prior to his escape according to
Capt. Stalls.
Concerning any connection be
tween the two escapees, Stalls said,
"They had developed a close friend
ship in the last 30 to 60 days."
At press time, state and federal
authorities were continuing the
search for the two in both North
Carolina and Virginia.
Sheriffs ' Departments cooperate in raid
The Sheriff's Departments in Per
quimans and Chowan counties
teamed up Saturday morning in a
raid on an illegal moonshine
liquor operation discovered at Rt. 1,
Hertford.
Water system
grant approved
RALEIGH ? State grants total
ing some |31 million were offered
recently to 92 local governments
across the state for construction of
water supply projects according to
an announcement by Human
Resources' Secretary Dr. Sarah
Morrow and Governor Jim Hunt.
Included in the approved grants
was $230,425 for the Perquimans
County project.
These are the first grants made
pursuant to the North Carolina
Clean Water Bond Act of 1977 and
the 11th group of awards for water
supply projects since the construc
tion grants programs began in 1972.
The voters approved the new Act
in a referendum on Nov. 8, 1977,
authorizing $110 million for grants
to assist local governments in finan
cing the cost of construction of
water supply projects. This brings
the total amount of State funds that
could be made available for such
projects to $180 million.
Since the beginning of the grants
program, 514 water supply projects
have received State assistance
amounting to approximately $94
million. These projects, on which
local governments bear most of the
financing burden, have total costs
exceeding $500 million.
Charged
in accident
A one vehicle accident reported at
9:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, seven miles
stiuth of Hertford on Highway 37,
near the location of the*Tive Mile
Y" resulted in minor injuries to the
driver.
Raymond Lee of P.O. Box 94,
Winfall, driver of the early model
automobile, was charged with driv
ing under the influence of alcohol.
According to the report by In
vestigating officer Y.Z. Newberry,
Lee was traveling north on
Highway 37 apparently driving oa
the wrong side, of the road. He
swerved to the right going out of
control and skidded off the road on
the west shoulder. The car then
overturned in I ditch and came to
rest oa its top.
Lee was tfken to Chowan
Hospital complaining of injuries.
Damage to the car was estimated
at $1100.
James Oscar Wells of Rt. 1, Hert
ford was arrested at 5:50 a.m. for
possession, sale and transport of a
non-taxed-paid liquor. Wells was ar
rested by Perquimans Sheriff
Julian Broughton and Chowan
Sheriff Troy Toppin while he was
heading west toward Chowan Coun
ty on rural road 1312. The officers
reportedly found two gallons of the
illegal liquor on the front seat of the
car Wells was driving.
Following that arrest, officers
from both counties converged on
the site of an illicit still operation at
9:30 a.m., shortly after it was
located. They destroyed the entire
operation including a 100-gallon
copper still with copper cooler and
condenser, 100 pounds of wheat
meal, and 14 gallons of illegal
liquor. The still had a 250-gallon
capacity and contained 100 gallons
of fermenting mash. No arrests
have been made for the ownership
of the still.
According to law enforcement of
ficers from both counties, they had
been working on the case for the
last two months.
The value of the destroyed or con
fiscated moonshine totalled $150 ac
cording to Sheriff Toppin.
Wells was realeased Saturday
afternoon on $1,500 bond.
Other officers in on the raid were
Walter Harrison and Victor Lamb,
Deputy Sheriffs for Perquimans
County, Chowan Deputy Sheriff
Melvin Evans, and Chowan County
ABC Officer Joseph Byrum.
ALBEMARLE
FIREMEN'S
Association
WORD OP THANKS - John Beers.
Hertford Town Councilman, was
recognised (or comments at the
Feb. 7 meeting of the Albemarle
Firemen's Association held in
Poplar Branch, N.C. Beers ex
pressed the appreciation and
gratitude o I the Town of Hertford to
all those assisting during the
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W iiulow Oil Company lire on Jan.
10. Also during the meeting, Charles
Skinner Jr. of Hertford, Chief of the
Hertford Volunteer Fire Depart',
ment, was elected and Installed as
first rice president of the organisa
tion for the coming year. (Staff
photo by Kathy M. Newbern)
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