Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, March 30, 1978
Volume 34, No. 13
15 CENTS
Local demos
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to attend dinner
Approximately 20 Democrats
representing Perquimans County
are expected to Join more than 2,000
Party faithful at the annual Jeffer
son Jackson Day Dinner in Raleigh
on April 1.
The funds from the sale of tickets
for $25 each help defray Democratic
Party expenses during this election
year, said county Democratic chair
man Archie T. Lane Sr.
ft More that 700 people are expected
tor the Democratic Gala" on Firday
night paying $100 each for tickets.
On Saturday morning Dr. Juanita
Kreps, Secretary of Commerce, will
be principal speaker at the annual
breakfast sponsored by the
Democratic Women of Wake
County.
Saturday afternoon dinner ticket
holders will attend a reception at the
Executive Mansion sponsored by the
Democratic Party. This event will
be from W p.m.
The dinner this year is being held
at the Jim Graham Buildinf at the
State Fairgrounds with doors open
ing at I p.m. 4nd buffet lines opening
at 7 p.m.
The program, which begins at I
p.m. will feature Governor Jim
Hunt, U.S. Senator Robert Morgan
and other Party officials. Featured
speaker will be John C. White, Na
tional Party Chairman. A dance at
10 p.m. will close out the affair.
Tickets for the dinner may be pur
chased from each county chairman
or at the door at the Jim Graham
Building.
EMC announces
contest winners
Names of winners of an essay
writing contest sponsored by
Albemarle Electric Membership
Corporation were announced this
week by Ed Brown Jr., manager of
the cooperative.
High school juniors whose essays
qualified them for an all-expense
paid Rural Electrie Youth Tour trip
to Washington, D.C. are Bonnie Rae
Sanderlin of South Mills and Celeste
Gwendolyn Wescott of Camden.
Miss Sanderlin is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Sanderlin Jr.
and attends Albemarle Academy
where she is a member of the annual
(ttaff and Beta Club. Also, she has
COT? MV8ral 8WardS 10 >rt
Miss Wescott is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William James
Wescott and attends Camden High
School. She is co-editor of the
Literary Magasine, vice-president
of the Student Government Associa
tion, and serves as an officer in
various other school and church ac
tivities. She is an honor studeat and
runner-up for Governor's School.
The Youth Tour winners were
among other high school Juniors in
the area served by Albemarle EMC
who submitted essays on the sub
ject, "How Mem bers Benefit from
Ownership of Their Electric
Coperative," Brown expalined.
They will be among some 40 young
people from all over the state par
ticipating in the North Carolina Tour
to the nation's capital city, June
11-16. Expenses of the youth tour are
bared by the 15 EMC'S in the state
Which sponsor "Rural Electric
Youth Tour" contests similar to the
one sponsored by Albemarle EMC.
Albemarle EMC serves some 5,500
member- consumers with power at
cost in parts of Chowan, Per
quimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and
Currituck counties.
Kiss Your Baby
campaign completed
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Mrs. M.B. Taylor, chairperson for
the Kiss Your Baby Campaign for
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in
Perquimans County, announces that
the campaign has been completed.
Total funds collected were $1,026.63.
Mrs. Taylor explains that the
funds will be used for research,
care, treatment, and teaching to
help those youngsters suffering with
cystic fibrosis, asthma, em*
pflysema, bronchiectasis, and bron
chitis. The Cystic Fibrosis Founda
Woa in North Carolina supports the
Duke CF Center at Duke Medical
Center in Durham along with 110
other such centers in th* country.
150,000 North Carolina youngsters
suffer with these incurable lung
diseases. 280,000 sdulls in North
Carolina carry the cystic fibrosis
gene. Cystic Fibrosis occurs 1 in 1000
births when both parents are car
riers of the gene. Life expectancy foi
CF patients is age 18. 82% of the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's dollai
is used tot Research and Medical
Care, Clinical Fellowships, Pub
lic and Professional Information
and Education, and Community
Services.
Mrs. Taylor would like to thank al]
participants for their loyal support
in making this drive a success. Vicki
Barnes states that "It is the besl
campaign , ever in Perquimans foi
Cystic Fibrosis".
Commission says
not enough interest
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The North Carolina Utilities Com
mission decided today that rattident
\ interest does not exist to warrant the
establishment rftoU free Extended
Area Service (EAS) between the
Waves exchange and each of the ex
changes of Xante* and Kill Devil
Hills and between the Boxton ex
subscriber! conducted from
January II through February 17,
summary of which foDows :
Number of Ballots Mailed ? 5,620;
Number of Eligible Ballot)
Returned ? 3JM; Percent of Eligi
ble Ballots Returned ? I7J;
Number of Returned BaQpts Votinj
Against EAS - 3.M4; Percent <x
Returned Ballots Voting Against
EAS - 17.5.
jGroup plans PCHS visit
various exhiktta to
TWO KILLED IN ACCIDENT -
Shown above are the two vehicles
wfifch were involved in an accident
Satarday just sooth of Hertford
which resulted in the death of a 19
year old mother and her 3-month old
son. Shown at left is the car driven
by Clinton Wyckoff who, along with
his wife, received injuries and were
taken to Albemarle Hospital for
treatment. At right is the car that
was driven by Linda Jo Dail who
was killed along with her son, Jason.
A passenger in the Dail car was also
injured and and taken to Albemarle
Hospital. (Staff photos by Ray
Ward)
Slick highway:
Mother, son killed in wreck
A two-car collision in Perquimans
County Saturday at 4:25 p.m.
resulted in the death of a 19-year old
mother and her 3-month old son.
Killed in the accident were Linda
Jo Dail, 19, of 5601-B Joslin Street,
Virginia Beach, Va. and he* son,
Jason Dail, age 3 months. Another
passenger in the car, Michael C?r
roll, age 15, was taken to Albemarle
Hospital where be was treated for in
capacitating injuries.
Also injured in the accident were
Clinton Wyckoff, 57, of 21 Roweland
Avenue, Delmar N.Y. and his wife,
Jean C. Wyckoff of the same ad
dress. Both were also taken to
Albemarle Hospital and treated for
incapicating injuries.
According to a report from in
vestigating Trooper C.H. Mims, the
Wyckoff vehicle was traveling north
on U.S. 17 one mile south of Hertford
at a rate of 50-55 mph. The Dail vehi
cle was traveling south on U.S. 17 at
about 50 mph when the car started to
skid on wet pavement and skidded
into the left lane striking the
Wyckoff vehicle. The Dail car struck
the left passenger side of the
Wyckoff car.
Driver Linda Jo Dail and her in
fant son, a passenger in the back
seat, were both thrown from the
vehicle.
Damage to the late model Datsun
driven by Wyckoff was estimated at
$7,000. Damage to the late model
Ford driven by Ms. Dail was
estimated at $2,200.
No charges were made in the
accident.
Energy symposium is scheduled
Area residents who are concerned
with the status of energy and the
future problems which must be
faced due to dwindling supplies of.
energy resources may be able to
gain answers to some of their ques
tions by attend ing the Energy Sym
posium which will be conducted at
Collge of The Albemarle at 10 a.m.
Friday in the gymnasium.
The Nu Nu chapter of Phi Theta
Kappa national honor faternity at
Art show plans being finalized
Plans are being finalized for the
1978 Pasquotank Art Show and Sale
to be held April 5-8 at Southgate Mall
in Elizabeth City.
The Pasquotank Show is one of the
largest shows in the area with over
100 artists and photographers from
the Albemarle, Tidewater Virginia,
The Outer Banks, and Pasquotank
County exhibiting hundreds of dif
ferent pieces of art. Many varied
media will be represented including
Heart Fund reports
The following is a partial report on
money received for the Heart Fupd
Drive during the month of February
in the town and county with the ex
ception of the businesses. A total of
$1,693.23 was raised through the ef
forts of volunteers who worked
under the sponsorship of the Hert
ford BPW Club on Heart Sunday in
the town of Hertford and the Home
Extension Service who took the
responsibility for canvassing the
county. A breakdown is as follows :
Heart Sunday $670.49
Pools Grove 46.50
Winfall 80.00
Chinquapin 47.50
Melton Grove 35.41
White Hat- Snow Hill 529.90
Bethel 10.00
Chapanoke 22.00
Bay Branch 77.52
Belvidere 16.00
Bethel 9.00
Winslow Grove 29.55
Chapanoke 24.36
Leighs Temple 10
Volunteers Were Mrs. Annie Mae
Hurdle, Mrs. J.P. Perry, Mrs. C.R.
Holmes, Mrs. H.C. Sullivan, Mrs.
B.C. Glover, Mrs. Jack Kanoy, Mrs.
Ellie W. Vickers, Mrs. P.M. Porter,
Mrs. Zack Phillips, Mrs. Ruth Bid
dick, Mrs. E.A. Goodman, Mrs.
Leo Ambrose, Mrs. David Brewin,
Mrs. James Elrod and Miss Sybil
Skinner.
Also, Mrs. Georgianna Skinner,
Mrs. Alberta H. Eason, Mrs. Bar
bara Lyons, Mrs. Elaine Skinner,
Mrs. Dorothy Perry, Mrs. Delia
Harvey, Mrs. Sylvia Fetton, Mrs.
Margaret Elliott, Mrs. Wyonne Skin
ner, Mrs. Annie M. Rodgers.
Mrs. Immett Landing, Mrs.
Baljh Barr^ Mrs. BfflTice, Mrs.
Mrs. Luther Chessoo, Mrs. Cornie
Mrs.
Johnikins, Mrs. Floyd Matthews,
Mrs. Eddie Barber, Mrs. Elsi
Felton, Mrs. Bettye Modlin, Mrs.
Ida Holley, Mrs. Ruth Eure, Mrs.
Etheleen Davenport, Mrs. Mae
McKaye, Mrs. Mollie Tucker, Mrs.
Jo Stroberg, Mrs. Marta Colcon,
Mrs. Linda Robertson, Mrs. Margie
Eure, Mrs. Ann Butt, Mrs. Frances
Harris, Mrs. Alice Thatch, Mrs.
Manolia Parker.
Also, Mrs. C.T. Rogerson, Jr.,
Mrs. George Jordan, Mrs. Marie
White, Mrs. Mamie Parker, Mrs.
Henry Mallory and Miss Chrystal
Mallory.
paintings in oils and acrylics, water
color, pen and ink, lithograph,
batik, silkscreen pottery, collage,
sculpture and various media and
bird carving. A wide range of prices
will insure that there will be
something for everybody at this
show.
For the first time the art of
Photography will be included in the
show. A wide variety of photographs
will be exhibited and sold during the
show.
A total of $300.00 in prize money
will be awarded for Best-in-Show,
Runner-up best in show, and Most
Outstanding Pasquotank Artist. Rib
bons in each individual media will be
awarded.
A one dollar donation entitles a
person to participate in the drawing
for the magnificent oil painting by
Donald Bryan of Nags Head. Tickets
will be available before and during
the show from any Arts Council
member.
the college is sponsoring the discus
sions as a public awareness project
for the community. Science classes
from Pasquotank, C8*nd?B Cur
rituck, Gates and Perquimans coun
ty high schools have been invjted to
attend the mid-morning session, as
well as any area residents who have
an interest in the topics.
Speakers will be Dr. Wade S. Jor
dan, chairman of mathematic and
natural sciences; Curtis B. Phifer,
biology insturctor; and David
Hodges, chairman of electronics and
physics instructor.
Jordan will lead off the discussion
by addressing the questions, "What
Is Energy?" His presentation wMl
offer a physicist's view of what
energy actually is. The discussion
will include a statement of basic
physical laws that apply to energy
and their relevance to its use. Jor
dan will also describe various forms
of energy that are currently
available for use.
Phifer will discuss the present
energy istuation in the United States
and the world. Some of the questions
he will consider are: "Is There a
Real Energy Crisis?"; "How Severe
is the Present Situation?"; "What
Conditions Have Contributed to Our
Energy Problems"; and "How Will
Future Events Affect Our Energy
Utilization?"
SIGN OP THE SEASON - With
colored ens, grau-filled baskets,
and chocolate bunnies, the Easter
season was escorted in Friday at
Hertford Grammar School with a
surprise risit from the Easter Bun
ny. Although usually shy of
photographers, the fussy friend, was
captured above posing with some of
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his friends at the school who donned
rabbit ears in the spirit of the
season. (Staff photo by Yvonne
Baker)
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