THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 40, No. 22 USPS 42&-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, May 31, 19t4 -y <r/ ' ' 25 CENTS
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' Down By The Riverside
. The back lawn of Mrs.
Lucille Winslow provides
the perfect spot for this
foursome to enjoy the
Perquimans River.
Although the water was
somewhat choppy, these
ducks preferred the
river's waves to the
company of the
photographer who entered
their tranquil
surroundings. (Photos by
KenCastelloe.)
Local youth win medals at State Special Olympics meet
Thanks to the generous donations
of area businessmen and
organizations, Perquimans County
Schools were well represented at the
State Special Olympics held in
Greensboro at State A <c T
Winners at the State Special
Olympics held in Greensboro
from Perquimans County
we e (left to right) front row :
Gaylene Walker, Tina
Haskett, Robert Wills, and
Jackie Ward. Second row:
Kathy Ansink, Advisor; Irvin
Everett; and Howard
Williams, Advisor. Back row
Steven White.
joins observation of
stewardship Week
Soil Stewardship Week, a
' nationwide observance which
emphasizes man's responsibility to
protect and conserve soil, water and
other natural resources is being
observed May 27 -June 3 this year
according to Floyd Mathews,
Chairman of the Perquimans County
Conservation Committee.
This year's theme "Conservation:
. A Common Commitment" stresses
; the value of working together to
: achieve common goals. As current
; Stewards of our natural resources,
we must continue to use them with
intelligence. Each individual must
? share the challenge of being good
! stewards of the land and water.
! The Soil Stewardship Week
; observance by its very nature, is one
to be joined in by everyone who
' shares a sense of personal
1 responsibility under God for the care
: of SOU, water and other vital
; elements making up our
' environment.
- SoU Stewardship Week ISM, is a
time to work together for better
. tomorrows. It is a time for a commoo
Volunteers
needed...
tor nominations for
Governor'! Volunteer
IJu
commitment.
Members serving with Mr.
Mathews on the Perquimans Soil &
Water Conservation Committee are
Elmer Lassiter and Carroll
Williams.
University.
Athletes representing PCHS were
Gaylene Walker who won a silver
medal in the SO meter dash and a gold
participation medal in the Softball
throw. Jackie Ward won a silver
medal in the SO meter dash and a
bronze medal in the Softball throw.
Robert Wills won a silver medal in
the 50 meter dash and a gold
participation medal in the Softball
throw.
Representing Union School were
athletes Irvin Everett who won two
silver medals in the SO meter dash
and 200 meter dash, and Steven
White who won two gold medals in
the standing long jump and frisbee
distance throw.
From Perquimans Central School
was athlete Tina Haskett who, under
the cheering of many spectators,
including Mrs. Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, founder of the Special
Olympics, won a gold medal in the 25
meter wheelchair slalom race and a
bronze medal in the frisbee distance
throw.
Other highlights of the trip
included a spectacular fireworks
display at both the opening and
closing ceremonies and the Victory
Dance held on Saturday night after
the Games.
Coaches that accompanied the
Olympians were Kathy Ansink,
coordinator of the Special Olympics,
Howard Williams, director of
Perquimans Park and Recreation
Department and Donna Haskett,
mother of Olympian, Tina Haskett.
Also chaperoning the groups were
parents, Sharon Ward and Kelly
Stallings, mother and sister of
Olympian, Jackie Ward.
Matthews elected V.P. of
N. C. Society of Toxicology
Dr. H. B. Matthews, Ph.D.. a
Research Chemist at the National
Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences, has been elected Vice
President of the North Carolina
Chapter of the Society of Toxicology.
Dr. Matthews heads the Chemical
Disposition Group of the Toxicology
Research and Testing Program at
NIEHS, in Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina. He previously served
on the governing Council of the
Chapter as Councilor.
The North Carolina SOT Chapter,
with a membership of several
hundred, is among the largest
regional chapters of the Society of
Toxicology. The Society's aims at
both the national and regional level
are to promote professionalism,
strengthen the research effort in the
field of toxicology and promote the
exchange of information among
Fingerprinting Clinic
More than ISO children
turned out Saturday to be
fingerprinted at the
Hertford Police
Department. The
fingerprinting clinic was
sponsored by the
V'
Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce
and the Hertford Police
Department. Officials
from both groups stated
that they were pleased
with the results of
Saturday's clinic, and
hoped that they would be
able to offer it again in the
near future. (Photos by
Jane Williams.)
investigators representing various
scientific disciplines.
Dr. Matthews, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Matthews of
Perquimans County, received his
Bachelors and Master of Science
degrees from North Carolina State
University in Raleigh and his Ph.D.
in Entomology and Biochemistry
from the University of Wisconsin at
Madison. He did two years
postgraduate study at the University
of California at Berkeley before
returning to North Carolina to work
at NIEHS, where he has been since
1970. His research at NIEHS focuses
on factors effecting the fate of
chemicals in higher animals and has
been described in more than 100
scientific papers, book chapters,
abstracts and other professional
publications.
Dr. Matthews, and his wife Betty
and two children, live adjacent to
Research Triangle Park in
Parkwood subdivision.
MATTHEWS