WEEKLY
Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, July 20, 1978
15 CENTS
FIRE DESTROYS TRAILER -
Hertford fireman Ski Eley returns to
the truck for equipment at a fire that
destroyed a mobile home Tuesday
afternoon belonging to Arthur Har
rison of Hertford. Investigation as to
the cause #f the Are was continuing
at press time.
OVERTURNED CAR INJURES
DRIVER ? A Bethel fireman hoses
down the overturned car driven by
John Jules Owens of Edenton. The
driver was pinned in the car,
removed by citizens stopping to
assist, and was then taken to
Chowan Hospital for emergency
room treatment. (Staff photos by
Kathy M. Newbern)
Tuesday afternoon incidents:
; wreck injures one
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
A mobile home fire and an acci
dent involving one vehkle kept Per
quimans firemen,
and lav ei
Tuesday
The fire cat ; received and
minutes latert ent call came
ford. While Hertford firemen were
quick to arrive on the ftcene, the
trmr was already engulfed and
was considered a total loss. It was
first reported that the fire originated
doe to a gas tank explosion,
however, information from firemen
at the scene proved that account to
be false. The investigation as to the
cause was continuing at press time.
As Hertford firemen were survey
ing the inside of the trailer to be sure
the fire was out, a call from the
in
need at a car
accident
The accident, around 2:15p.m., in
volved one vehicle driven by John
Jules Owens, 83, of 914 Johnson
Street. Edenton.
Investigating trooper Y.Z.
Newberry reported that Owens was
traveling north on U.S. 17 about five
miles south of Hertford when he ran
off the road on the right, struck a
culvert causing the car to overturn
landing on its top in a ditch across a
side road.
Owens was trapped tmfde the
overturned car, but was pulled out
by individuals who stopped when
seeing the accident. He received aid
from members of the Perquimans
County Rescue Squad at the scene
and was later taken by squad am
bulance to Chowan Hospital where
he was treated in the emergency
room and then admitted. No in
formation concerning his condition
was available at press time.
An eyewitness reported that he
was traveling south when he met the
car and saw it swerving on the
highway just prior to the accident.
He then saw the car overturn and
come to a stop pinning the driver.
Owens' early model car received
an estimated (1,200 damages to the
right front and top.
No fire resulted due to efforts of
the Bethel Fire Department in hos
ing down the car which was leaking
gas.
Also assisting on the scene were
Patrolman M.J. McArthur and Per
quimans County Sheriff Julian H.
Broughton.
EIC initiates program
The Economic Improvement
Council. Inc. hatMU^ted a new pro
tect broadening tfife^coocept of self
help. By taping the resourcefulness
and expertise of certified retired
teachers, other elderly adults in.
area are now able to enhance theft
skills in the areas of reading, writing
and arithmetic. Twelve senior
citizens will now be provided an op
portunity to learn to write their
names, cash their own checks, read
local newspapers, and acquire addi
tional skills, according to EIC's
spokesman.
The program, the Senior CETA
Educational Project, is lying spon
sored by the North Carqfina Senior
Ihree attend
conference
? T ? ? ' ? ' . *
ft Three Perquimans County school
administrators attended the State
Superintendent's Conference to
Central Office Personnel July 12-15
at the Wilmington Hilton in Wil
mington. Nearly 600 superin
tendents, assistant superintendents,
And supervisors from across the
state attended t|?e four-day meeting.
The local representatives included
P*t Harretf, Perquimans ?ounfy
School Superintendent, and Mortis
Korneaay and Rosa fitiey. instruc
tionaliuper visor s ?'
Governor Jim Hunt addressed
conference participants Friday
afternoon in the hotel ballroom on
current educational issues.
According to State Superintendent
Craig Phillips, the annual con
ference provides an opportunity for
the staff of the Department of Public
Instruction to bring administrators
up *o date on the latest laws and
pdB$es affecting public schools, ser
vices available to local schools from
the state education agency, and na
tional and statewide issues and
trends in education.
" Educators attended their choice of
' a variety of sessions focused on such
topi^ as .community schools, voca
tional education, testing programs,
status offenders, and program re
quirements for exceptional children.
Approximately 20 different work
shop topics were offered.
tJ V
t in brief session
County Hottdof tad Land Use
Update tor 1S7S.
A discussion on the by-laws of
water system was
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Citizen's Federation, Inc., and is
funded under the Governor's Discre
tionary 4 percent CETA funds.
Elderly participants will receive an
allowance for their efforts, and in
structors reimbursed for their time.
Classes will be held twice weekly.
The project will be operated for
twenty two (22) weeks, as a
demonstration effort. A retired
teacher will serve as the instructor
for the class.
The purpose of the project is to
provide motivation and further
documentation to the general com
munity of the invaluable skills, and
too often, untapped resources, of the
retired teachers. It will also provide
training to enable elderly par
ticipants to secure more functional
skills that may protect them against
crime or abuse. The project win also
provide an opportunity to attain
some knowledge many elderly were
not afforded in their earlier years.
Approves
schedule
The State Board of Education ap
proved a salary schedule for teacher
aides, maintenance supervisors, and
school food service directors at their
^meeting held recently in
The action was a result of a study
by the Board and two legislative
study committees. These croups
have been studying the need for a
uniform salary schedule for these
employees during the past two
years. Prior to this time there was
no state-adopted salary schedule for
these particular public school
employees.
According to Gene Causby, assis
tant state superintendent for
personnel relations and public
affairs, "These employees have
loot deserved ?
Improvement responsibly and
DAMAGE FROM fORNADO _
While Hertford residents were
m ? ? i ? ,| ? * n?
ngmiBg nooaea streets from Sun
day's downpour, the Carl Phillips
family in Bethel had some different
' * weather troubles. A tornado
jon their borne and the
" it as can be seen in