THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
VOIum* 40, No. 52 USPS 420-000 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, December 20, 1904 2S CENTS
Madonna and Child
Kathy Smith is among the
winning participants in the
school art contest for grades
K-12 in Perquimans County.
Miss Smith, a senior at
Perquimans County High
School, will receive two free
video plays at One Stop
Convenience Store.
Hospice volunteer training sessions set
| By JANE B. WILLIAMS
> A nine-week Hospice Training
program, sponsored by
; Albemarle Home Health Care,
will be offered in Perquimans
bounty at the Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation
Building in Winfall beginning on
Thursday, January 17 and ending
on Thursday, March 14. Each of
Q?e weekly sessions will be held
| ori Thursday evenings from 7:00
p.)n. until 9:00 p.m.
Hospice training is given to
Volunteers, who in turn will
become certified to work with
terminally ill patients in their
homes.
Currently there are two such
patients in Perquimans County
4nd eight certified volunteers.
during the nine-week series of
| programs various information
Will be presented covering topics
from general hospice
information to feelings about
death and dying..
In Session I the topic of general
hospice information will be
presented by Kay Whedbee and
Nora McDougald. The session
will give insight into the Hospice
philosophy; covering its goals,
structure, function and
objectives and the history of the
Hospice movement.
Session II will deal with family
dynamics and legal aspects, and
will be presented by Joyce
Pickrel, MSW, ACSW and John
Matthews, Attorney at Law. The
presentation will deal with the
family as the unit of care, roles of
family members, how crisis
changes family roles and the
special needs of the child and
adolescent.
The psychosocial process of
dying will be covered in Session
II by Wilma Harris, Director of
the College of the Albemarle
School of Nursing. Cognitive
information on the stages of
dying and methods of dealing
with each stage will be among
the topics covered.
Dan Shingleton, MSW, Division
of Health Services will conduct
Session IV, which deals with
communication skills; covering
active listening, non-verbal
communication, body language,
open-ended questions,
nonjudgemental attitude and
role playing.
The physiological process of
dying will be presented by Dr.
Robert E. Lane in Session V. The
information to be covered
includes pathophysiology of the
actual process of dying;
information about cancer,
chemotheraphy, radiotheraphy
and terminology used by cancer
patients.
The Rev. Steve Wilson will
discuss feelings about death and
dying in Session VI. This session
will be a time for values
clarification on the part of the
volunteer.
Licensed Funeral Director
Larry Swindell and the Rev.
David Goehring will discuss
funeral planning in Session VII.
Session VIII will deal with the
grief process, and will be
presented by Dr. Roger Allen
and the Rev. Arthur Wall. The
session will include information
on grief counseling and
bereavement, as well as the
stages of grief and unique
responses.
Roberson named Fireman
of the Year at banquet
By CINDY LEICESTER
"Whenever he assigns a task to
someone he fully explains it so
that it can be carried out in the
proper fashion. He insists upon
completing a job and doing it
well. He possess great leadership
and patience." These are just
some of the qualities that
members of the Hertford
Volunteer Fire Department used
in describing Edgar Roberson,
their choice for recipient of the
department's 1984 Fireman of
the Year Award.
Mayor Bill Cox presented the
award to Roberson Friday night
at the annual Ladies Night
Banquet held at the Hertford
Fire Department.
Roberson has served as an
officer in the Hertford Fire
Department for several years
since joining in 1975, including
serving as captain in the local
department for upcoming year.
He is currently second vice
president in the Albemarle
Fireman's Association and will
be taking over the duties of
President of the Association in
1985.
Upon receiving this award
Roberson was quoted as saying,
"In looking over the other 21
members I could realize there
were many more qualified for
this honor. Also, looking among
the retirees I could realize and
visualize the foundation work,
the loyalty and the honor that
they had built over the previous
years in the Hertford Fire
Department.
"Also, with the outstanding
leadership of the chief and past
chiefs, and the officers and past
officers, and the members, there
is a lot of pride in the fire service
in this department as well as the
many departments in the county.
"The fire service is one of the
few organizations that I have
been in that went beyond their
call of duty to make the
organization a better
organization. And the quote,
'None of us is as smart as all of
us,' describes the departments
which the county has for fire
service."
Roberson has worked for
Albemarle Chemcial in Winfall
for the last six ye&rs and is
currently Assistant Manger in
Sales.
Besides his fire service
activities he been active in the
community for many years
including serving as past
director and Parade Chairman
for the Perquimans County
Jaycees and a former member of
the Perquimans County Rescue
Squad.
He and his wife Gail reside at
Route 1, Hertford with their
three children. Kristie, Mindy
and Justin.
In addition to Roberson, other
1985 officers installed at the
banquet by El wood Inscoe,
former N. C. Fire
Commissioner, were Marvin
Hunter, Assistant Chief; Bob
Reed, Captain; Parker Newbern
and Larry Chappell,
Lieutenants; and Walter
Edwards, Secretary-Treasurer.
Officers of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Hertford Fire
Department were also installed
at the banquet. They include,
Gail Roberson, President; Cindy
Leicester, Vice-President; Judy
Christensen, Secretary; and
Lynne Bunch, Treasurer.
Hertford Mayor Bill Cox
presents the 1984 Fireman of
the Year Award to Edgar
Roberson Jr. of the Hertford
Fire Department at their
annual banquet held Friday
night. (Photo by Edward
Leicester)
Board of Education
accepts plans for
school renovation
By MONICA ROACH
Plans for the renovation and
construction of a new facility
adjoining Perquimans County
High School received a nod of
approval by Perquimans County
Board of Education members on
Monday night.
Sam Ashford, of Ashford and
Associates, architects for the
renovation project, brought in a
set of plans for the renovation
project for final review by the
Board prior to the letting of bids
which is scheduled for early
January of 1985.
Changes were made on the
plans that were presented at the
meeting. Comments were made
by Board members that
additional windows and
ventilation were needed in some
of the rooms that were shown on
the plans. Mr. Ashford noted the
changes that were discussed and
assured the Board members that
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Bloodmobile today
The Bloodmobile will be in
Hertford today, (Thursday) from
3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the
Hertford United Methodist
Church.
During the holiday season the
demands on the Tidewater
Regional Blood Bank are at their
peak, and we encourage you to
give the gift of life.
The Bloodmobile is sponsored
by the Perquimans County
Jaycee Women.