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i. Volume 34, No. 50
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Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, December 14, 1978
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Board of Education inducts members ;
Christmas programs are scheduled
By PAIGE EURE
The Board of Education met in
regular session on Monday, Dec. 4;
to discuss several matters. The
meeting was opened by Jarvis Ward
with the installation of two board
members, Lloyd "Flutch" Dail and
re-elected Clifford W inslo w .
Winslow was then elected to serve
as chairman of the boafrd and
? George Baker was re-elected as
vice-chairman.
Shelton Davis, princiapl at Per
quimans Central School, was pre
sent at the meeting to discuss new
programs and changes at Central
School. New programs include Ex
ceptional Programs, Primary
Reading, Title I Reading, and their
lunch program, which Lavis com
mented on as "having very good
participation."
Davis also spoke about the Open
House which was held at the beginn
ing of the school year. "We didn't get
a great deal of participation," Davis
said, 'It's a great opportunity for the
teachers and parents to discuss first
hand any problems, if any exist, that
the children are having."
At the end of this grading period,
the teachers will be including a brief
personnel note to parents partaining
to their child, inside report cards.
"If necessary," said Davis, "at the
end of the semester we may have
another Parent-Teacher Conference
Day."
A few changes have been made at
Central this year, one of which, is for
the protection and safety of the
students. With the buses unloading
and parking in the driveway,
parents bringing their children to
school, and all the traffic, Mr. Davis
was worried that a student may dart
out into the line of busy traffic and
get hurt. To deal with the possibility,
buses are now unloading and park
ing behind the school. Davis replied
that it's "money well spent to isolate
traffic."
Davis closed his part of the discus
sion by inviting the board members
to attend the Christmas Program at
Central School. Dec. Dec. 12 at 7:30.
Other program will be taking place
at Union School, Dec. 13; Hertford
Grammar, Dec. 14; and Dec. 19 at
Perquimans High, which will be a
combination of a Choral by high
school chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Lavezzo and an instrumental
by the new Perquimans County
Band; all starting at 7:30p.m.
Concerning non-resident-enrolling
students, the board adopted a policy
that is effective Jan. 1, 1979 with
regulations and procedures which
will apply to all children or youth
who enroll in Perquimans County
Schools, but their parents or guar
dians do not live in Perquimans
County.
Among some of the regulations,
the policy years of age shall enroll
without proof of residence with an
adult. The Adult supervisor will
have to provide a written documen
tation stating that the parent or
guardian is aware of and approves
of their child living with the adult
supervisor and the supervisor shall
be responsible for any school mat
ters involving the student.
This document must be filled out
GETTING THE CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT ? Mrs. Bonnie White and
Mrs. Sherie Woodell, both
employees of Hertford . Hardware,
were busy decorating their office for
Christmas. I think Bonnie is telling
Sherie what Santa is going to bring
her for Christmas. (Staff photo by
Tony Jordan)
Officials attend session
Over 300 North Carolina law en
forcement and criminal justice per
sonnel attended a twelve hour crime
prevention training session recently
sponsored by the Department of
Crime Control and Public Safety.
? Most participants have been named
crime prevention coordination in
their law enforcement agencies.
Julian Broughton, W.E. Harrison
and Victor B. Lamb of the Per
quimans County Sheffiff's Depart
ment along with Robert K. Morris of
the Hertford Police Department and
Mayor Bill Cox of the Crime
Prevention-Public Information
Committee completed the "In
troduction to Basic Crime Preven
tion" course held at one of fourteen
community colleges and technical
institutes across the state.
Designed to provide law enforce
ment officers with the expertise
necessary to coordinate crime
prevention activities within their
departments and communities, this
training session was the initial effort
in the Statewide Crime Prevention^
Program. The Statewide Program is*
a coordinated state and local pro
gram to reduce criminal opportunity
through law enforcement, communi
ty and individual citizen
involvement.
The training session prepared law
enforcement officers to respond to
citizen's request for crime preven
tion information and technical
assistance. Participants received in
struction on Community Watch,
Operation Identification, locking
devices, electronic security, per
sonal security, shoplifting preven
tion, armed robbery prevention and
the history and philosophy of crime
prevention.
Groff to speak at Perquimans 4-H Program
Mrs. Judy Groff, North Carolina
4-H Specialist, North Carolina State
University, will be the guest speaker
at the Annual Perquimans County
4-H Achievement Day Program,
Monday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Mrs. M.B. Taylor, Home Economics
Extension Agent, said that the pro
gram will be held at the Hertford
Grammar School and the topic will
be "4-H Is More Than Winning".
Mrs. Graff is a farm girl from
Horse Shoe, which is in the western
part of the state. Judy grew up in 4-H
and attended National 4-H Congress
ip Chicago as the State Dairy winner
in 1967. After an exciting career in
4-H, Judy attended the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro and
received a Bachelor's Degree in
Home Economics Communication
Arts.
Judy joined the Agricultural Ex
tension Service in 1972 as Assistant
Home Economics Agent in Polk
County doing 4-H and foods and
nutrition work. She remained in
Polk for six years and while there
received a Master's Degree of Adult
Education from North Carolina
State University in 1976.
The following awards will be given
by certain businesses who are 4-H
Boosters for the county: Top 4-H
Junior Leader, 4-H Poster Contest,
4-H Canning Projects, 4-H Talent
Winner, Top Safety Project, Most
Outstanding 4-H Member, 4-H
Vegetable Cardan Winners, Most
Outstanding 4-H Fund Raising Pro
ject, Best 4-H Camper, Most
Outstanding 4-H Club, Largest atten
dance at 4-H Achievement and
Awards Program.
before the child may be enrolled in
any Perquimans County School.
Carson "Kit" White was accepted
for employment as Carpenter, with
the Mainteaance Department, of
Perquimans County Schools.
New Board member Dail
Local woman
kidnapped
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By Tony Jordan
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aii armeu rouuery ana luanapping
occured last Tuesday just outside of
Hertford which involved a local
woman. Mrs. Pat Stiles was bound
with rope and driven toward New
Hope by Jimmy Stanley Frame,
P.O. Box 144 of Plymouth.
Frame carried the woman from
her place of business, The
Perquimans Gift Shop, in his late
model Pinto at approximately 5:30
p.m. She apparently fought Frame
who was thought to be armed. It was
later discovered that the gun was
only a toy.
Gene Davenport of Route 3,
Hertford followed the car to where it
turned off onto an isolated road.
Davenport lives down the road,
which is located adjacent to W.A.
Russell Supply Store. Davenport
said, "The car was not supicious in
any way until it turned on the dirt
road. It then look like it couldn't
make up its mind which way to turn
and went in the ditch. I was pretty
upset because they had thrown rocks
and gravel on my truck. No one
came out of the car so I went to the
car."
Davenport then figured that the
two were struggling for the gun.
"She yelled to me that he had a gun.
It was then I realized that it was
time for me to get someone who had
a gun", Davenport commented.
wunin seconus 01 me can snerai
Julian Broughton, assisted by High
way Patrolman Charlie Mims, were
at the scene. W.A. Russell, the man
to place the call stated, "By the time
I had put my shoes and coat on the
they (Broughton and Mims) were
here.
Stiles had been able to run to the
Davenport's truck while the 22-year
old Frame waited in the car. Frame
was in custody by 6 p.m. Broughton
searched the ditch and found the
gun, a toy, which it is thought he
threw out of the car after the ac
cident.
Mrs. Stiles was too shaken for
comment, but her husband, Pete
said of her, "She's a tough girl."
When Frame made the turn onto the
unpaved road, she was able to grab
the steering wheel and cause the
accident, even tied with the ropes.
According to Broughton Frame
very likely will face charges of
kidnapping and armed robbery.
In other late breaking news, the
Perquimans Sheriff's Department
recovered astolen car at 12:50 p.m.
The car was checked by Highway
Patrol on routine license checkes.
The sheriff was called and the car
was stopped in Durant's Neck near
the Woodland Church. The car was
stolen on Dec. 6, from the Eagle's
Club in Chesapeak, Va.
Merchants beware
Hertford Chief of Police Marshall
Marritt issued a warning today re
questing all merchants to be on the
lookout for professional shoplifting
rings. Merritt said that professional
shoplifters, flim-flammers,
worthless checks written and forged
are most common during the
Christmas season.
Chief Merritt also cautioned shop
pers to lock their cars and don't
leave packages where they may be
seen by "sneak" thieves. Packages
left in cars should be placed in lock
ed trunks.
Hertford officers have been in
structed by Chief Merritt to be alert
for shoplifters, purse snatchers,
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forgers and for other violation that
are more frequent during the rush of
the Christmas season.
Pedestrians are urged to keep
their minds on their walking.
Drivers are requested to be on the
lookout for shoppers and to watch
for persons with their minds preoc
cupied with Christams shopping
lists. Pedestrians are cautioned to
keep packages low so they can look
over them and see approaching
cars.
"If the above practices are
observed by our merchants and
citizens," Chief Merritt concluded,
"we may all look forward to a safe
and Merry Christams."
Bloodmobile in Hertford Dec. 1 5