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ANS WEEKLY
>y, September 7, 197?
15 CENTS
Stalls to head tri-coiinty center study
Taking a one year leave of
absence from Us present position as
Director of Vocational Education for
Chowan, Gates, and Perquimans
Counties' Schools, Kenneth L Stalls
will serve as Director of a Tri
County Career Education Feasibili
ty Study. A grant to conduct the
study is being made possible
through joint funding of the State
Department of Public Instruction
and the Coastal Resources Commis
sion. Stalls will assume the duties of
this position of Sept. 1, and will be
located in the Perquimans Co. Board
^of Education office.
w As director of the Feasibility
Study, Stalls will concentrate on
determining if the educational needs
of students in Gates, Perquimans
and Chowan Counties can better be
met by combined efforts. The
feasibility study will explore offer
ing specialty vocational courses, as
well as advanced academic courses
in the Arts and Sciences. The
possibilities of an Alternative School
and offering increased adult educa
tion programs will also be examin
ed. The purpose of the feasibility
study will be to determine what ad
vantages a Tri-County Career
Center can offer to students and;
citizens in this region.
The conception of a Tri-County
Career Center was begun in
December of 1977, at which time the
Boards of Education from Gates,
Perquimans and Chowan Counties
met jointly. Visits to in and out of
state Career Centers and mounting
enthusiasm precipitated these
Boards' application for a Feasibility
Study grant >
In announcing Stalls' leave of
absence to be Director of the Study,
Chowan County Schools Superinten
dent, John Dunn stated that he is
"pleased to have him in this new
position." Dunn added that "Stalls
possesses knowledge of all the coun
ties, (having served as vocational
education director of the three since
1974), which gives him a feel for the
type of courses and offerings needed
to make a Career Center a success."
Stalls, who received his BS degree
in Industrial Arts and MA degree in
Administration k Supervision, and
worked toward advanced certifica
tion in School Administration at
East Carolina University, has also
purtused graduate work in Voca
tional Education at N.C. State
Unmersity and has an Educational
Specialist 8th year Administration
Dejree from the University of North
Camlina at Chapel Ml. He has
taint Industrail Arts and Drafting,
served as an assistant principal and
principal Stalls resides in Edenton
wit| his wife, Lucille, and daughter,
Karen.
Applications for the vacated posi
tion of Director of Vocational Educa
tion^ for Gates, Perquimans and
Chowan Counties are now being ac
cepted until Sept 5. This position
will be for an interim period of one
yean Anyone interested should
apply to Supt. John Dunn, P.O. Box
206, Edenton Chowan Schools, Eden
ton, N.C. 27932.
KENNETH L STALLS
Gladys Hall named community ed. coordinator
feNEW COORDINATOR - Mrs.
"Gladys Hal! & pictured discussing
ta* new position as Coordinator for
Perquimans County Community
Education, with Brewster Brown,
Director of Community Education
for the six counties involved in
AffiSffCfelOrTrtgrets. Mrs. Haffex
plained that in her new position, she
will work toward the goal of further
uniting schools and community.
(Staff photo by Kathy M. Newbern)
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
Mrs. Gladys Hall of Rt. L Hert
ford, has been named Coordinator
for Perquimans County's Communi
ty Education program.
In her new position, Mrs. Hall will
work closely with the county's four
schools, public service agencies,
Superintendent Pat Harrell, and
Brewster Brown, Director of the
Alliance for Progress six-county
Community Education Project.
Community education has receiv
ed much attention of late with
Governor Jim Hunt placing em
phasis on it as an approach to im
proving relations and uniting com
munity and schools.
Basically, it employs the
philosophy that schools belong to the
citizens of a local community and
they should, as such, be utilized for
the benefit of all the community's
citizens. This utilization can include
the use of school facilities by local
groups, such as night courses for
continuing adult education, or
recreational activities for senior
citizens. The list of possibilities for
uniting school and community are
endless.
And it will be Mrs. Hall's job to
looklnto, initiate and carry out some
of ttyose possibilities. In additional to
coordinating such activities and
worfdng closely with public agen
cies. as coordinator, Mrs. Hall will
worjt with and direct the school ad
visory council for community educa
tion receiving input from local
citizens. Her job also includes serv
ing as Supervisor for Adult Continu
ing Education, courses offered
through College of the Albemarle.
Mrs? Hall has an impressive
baofepmnd of work in and related to
school and community. She has been
involved in some form of public
education for the past 12 years as an
aide in kindergarten and physical
education, as well as her work as a
general aide. She has worked direct
ly with Perquimans Central and
Perquimans High schools. Also, she
has one year of experience with the
Department of Social Services work
ing with their New Careers pro
gram, a community oriented offer
ing. Last year, she also served on the
ESEA School Advisory Council.
She is a graduate of Perquimans
High School and attended Elizabeth
City State University. She and her
husband, Roy Hall Sr., have one son,
Roy Jr. They are members of St.
Paul AME Zion Church where she is
president of the senior choir.
Concerning her goals in her new
position, Mrs. Hall said, "I would
like to get the parents, students, and
teachers more involved and get the
schools used by the community
more by letting them know the
facilities are available." She added
that once people under
stand schools belong to them, she
feels this attitude will bring the com
munity closer together.
Mrs. Hall will join the community
education coordinators from the
other five counties in Alliance for
Progress in reporting progress to
Brewster Brown, head of the six
county project. Concerning her
selection, he said, "I think we're
lucky to have a local person that can
take over these responsibilities. I
think a number of good things will
result from Gladys accepting this
position. I think she has the potential
to unite and work with all groups in
the county."
Local School Superintendent Pat
Harrell added, "The community
school concept is not new in Per
quimans County. School facilities
have been used in the past by com
munity agencies and groups. With
the employment of Gladys Hall, we
will be able to better coordinate
community activities and to expand
on existing programs."
Hunter to lead mental health campaign
Marvin Hunter of Hertford has.
been named Mental Health Bell
ringer Chairperson for the City of
Hertford for the October 1978 cam
paign, according to an announce
ment by Lodie H. White, President
of the Mental Health Assiciation in
North Carolina.
"The Mental Health Association is
the largest citizens' voluntary ad
vocacy organization in the United
States fighting mental illness and
promoting mental health," said
Mrs. White.
Since the organization is non
profit and non-governmental its en
tire support must come from con
tributions such as those to be col
lected in October.
The orginial and continuing pur- t
poses of the Association are to:
Improve attitudes toward mental 1
illness and the mentally ill through
public education; 1
Improve services for the mentally j
ill; and j
Work for the prevention of mental
and emotional illness and the promo- 1
tion of mental health.
Through the social action and
public education programs the
Association helps to assure that ap
propriate funds are available to sup
port public mental health services in
North Carolina, and that laws are
passed to protect the rights of the
mentally ill person to humane and
dignified treatment
Board reviews request for assistance
Request fur assistance from local
law enforcement was the first and
main topic of discussion when the
Perquimans County Board of
it .
Education met in regular session
Monay night with one member
absent.
Previously, the board had made a
WORKSHOP
Uooc sample of a &splay at > recent
workshop tor school food services
held at Northeastern High
in Elisabeth City. The
iseotatives
Currituck,
In attendance, along with a
representative of each of the eooft
ty's fottf schools. HIghHthts of the
workshop ir'niM iimpa of new
foods, film strips on proper food
preparation, and comments OB
-How to Eat An Elephant" by Gene
Cauaiqr, Assistant State Supeitotem
dent for the Department of Public
Instruction. (Photo courtesy of The
Daily Advance)
formal request for law enforcement
assistance in preventing nonpaying
fans and supporters to view athletic
events at the high school. The re
quest was necessary to the the new
fence at the high school which allows
a view of the events from outside the
enclosed area. At the Monday night
meeting, John Matthews, board at
torney, met with the board to discuss
the request Superintendent Pat
Harrell told the board that he has
received information from the Per
quimans Sheriff's Department that
the District Solicitor is developing a
legal document relating to the mat
ter which will be presented for board
approval No action was taken by
the board on the matter.
Matthews also reviewed with the
board state law relating to school
personnel and local policies.
In personnel natters, the board
amoved the employment of the
following: Pam Lothian as third
grade teacher at Hertford Grammar
School; Crystal James as ESEA Ti
tle I reading teacher at Hertford
Grammar; Jackie Smith as eighth
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erquimanx Union
as CETA
atPsrqidmans Central
School; Betty W. Beers as
with school food services at
Patricia
at Union
is High!
as lunchroom workers at Hertford
Grammar.
The board then moved into pro
gram areas reviewing the
kingergarten program, exceptional
children operations, and response to
the new band program.
In the kindergarten program, the
board approved the transfer of 11
kindergarten students from the Cen
tral Grammar School attendance
zone to the Hertford Grammar
School zone in order to avoid having
a kindergarten-first grade combina
tion in each school.
And, concerning, the band pro
gram, Harrell explained that
response has been good with 105
students in grades 6-12 having
already signed up for band.
In the area of administrative
operations, the board heard a status
report on the renovation
construction project at the high
school. They approved a recommen
dation that application be made to
the State Board of Education for use
of the lire state bond monies. The
board also reviewed their plans for
receiving and ^warding bids for the
protect. ?frw?f bids an the protect
will be received untfl 3 p.m. on Sept
S, the board agreed to change its
meeting to that we instead of Sept.
IS Jnorier to receive those bids.
Before adjourning, the board ap
nroved release reauests for two
wV iirM ? 4V
students, ar rfpted a imirnt
J. RICHARD FUTRELL JR.
Hertford native
joins Planters Bank
J. Richard Futrell Jr. has joined
Planters National Bank and Trust
Company as Executive Vice '
President.
Just prior to coming to Planters'
General Office in Rockyt Mount,
Futrell has been associated with
North Carolina National Bank as
senior vice president, serving as
Raleigh area and city executive. He
began his career with NCNB in 1960
and assumed increasingly responsi
ble management positions while be
ing located in Tarboro, Durham and
New Bern.
Futrell, a native of Hertford, was
educated in North Carolina public
schools and received his A.B. degree
from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel HQ1 in 1W. He
was graduated in 1M3 from the
School of Banking of the South at
Louisiana State University.
He served on the executive com
mittee of the North Carolina
Bankers Association, the board of
trustees of the United Way of Wake
County, as vice president of the
Triangle World Trade Association,
on the executive committee of the
Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of
America and is a member of Group
50 and the Raleigh Rotary Club.
Futrell is married to the former
Billie Bateman of Tarboro and they
have one child.
In commenting on Futrell's elec
tion by the Board of Directors,
Chairman and President James B.
Powers said, "Planters is fortunate
to secure the services of a bank ex
ecutive such as Dick FutreH Over
the years he has been active in each
community where he has lived and
contributed to a wide range of civic,
professional and social organiza
tions. We are looking forward to hav
ing him on our senior management
team in the yean ahead."