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Volume 29-No. 8
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 22, 1973
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PLACEMENT SERVICE AT COA . openings to COA students Darlene
College of , The Albemarle Director of.' Goodman of Hertford and Barry
Placement Bruce Shepherd points out job Hathaway.
Placement Service Available
At College Of The Albemarle
"Sometimes even people with
skills cannot find jobs. This can
be simply because they do not
. know how to present their
qualifications to a potential
employer in the right way,"
f Bruce Shepherd Director of ;
Placement at College of The
Albemarle said in an interview
Y But, he noted, the COA
J Placement Office works to
I prepare job-seeking students
with a compact, complete
J summary of their skills.
' "This service of assisting
- students to find work is not
' limited just to graduating COA
students who would be leaving
' the school permanently. It is
also extended to students still in
school but in need of a part-time
work during the school year or
full-time work during the
summer," Shepherd said.
He pointed out many students
are out of classes by early af
ternoon and each day would be
available for afternoon jobs. In
addition to Elizabeth City, he
noted, COA is near enough to
Camden, Hertford, and Edenton
for students living in these
areas to work in the late af
ternoons without any real
problem. Many students who
reside in any of the seven
county Albemarle Area served
by COA would be available for
full-time summer work.
For those who seek full-time
permanent work,, the COA
Placement Office provides
grade records as well as a file of
recommendations from in
structors and other sources,
Shepherd said. ,
"Since our records are
organized and concise, we feel
f that we already give the student
the advantage over an equally
qualified job applicant who has
not prepared his qulaifications
for presentation," he added. - "
CUiwikmwl oniA ttiai 'Uihan Ilia v
M eiyes information about 'a :
lf opportunity, he passes on
he information to COA
students. In the hall, outside his
Receives Award
Miss Josephine Davis Towe.
, was recently awarded a 5 year
Service Award Pin for services'
rendered at Medical College of
Virginia, in Richmond,
J Virginia.
a Dr. Warren Brandt, president
of VCU, made the presentation.
Miss Towe is the daugher of
Mrs. nd Mrs. Martin Towe of
Hertford.
Notice:
Beginning on March 1st - , t
Watch for the history of Jimmy "Catfish" to be featured in 1
the Perquimans Weekly, every week, written by Paul
"Snooks" White. - ' . - ' -
We will feature the history every week up to the present
date. "Snooks' is a well known figure in the Perquimans area
and we are looking forward to'working with him on this issue.
office in the COA Technical
Center, he posts basic job
descriptions : on a ? special
bulletin board. ' Interested
students can then talk with him
for more details.
"We try to match the student
with the job for part-time work.
For full-time jobs, we send only ..;
those -students, we feel are the
best qualified, he said. "We feel
that we are doing a service for
both the student and the com
munity with our work. A job not
only helps the student himself,
Local Students Attend
Operation 77 At UNC-G
Three Hertford students
recently attended "Operation
77", a special program designed
to acquaint high school seniors
with the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
The program was called
Perq. Board Of
Directors Meet
HERTFORD The board of
directors of the Perquimans
Chamber of Commerce met
Monday night with officials
showing concern regarding the
number of membership pledges
and dues outstanding.
Marion Swindell, president
told board members "the
hardest service to sell is the
chamber, but we need them
(the businesses) and they need
us."
. Albert ; Eure, director,
proposed to the board a new
system of nominating directors
to the board. Eure suggested
civic organizations be per
mitted to nominate persons
from their organization to the
directors. Board members
decided to look into the
situation. -
. Howard Miller was named
chairman of the agriculture
committee of the board of
directors of the chamber.
Swindell told directors the
Chamber of Commerce office,
located in the Municipal
building was robbed of an un
disclosed amount of money'
between Friday after 5 p.m. and
before Saturday at 9 a.m. S.B.I.
offficials have been called in to
investigate. 's .
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but also adds to the economy of
the area where he works."
Shepherd noted also that the
( OA students offer their home
communities a wide variety of
skills. In addition to the usual
college transfer courses like
English, history, and math,
COA offer? training in .many
technical -skills. : Technical
courses vary from cosi
metology and secretarial skills
to electronics, drafting,
machine shop, and auto
mechanics.
"Operation 77" because the
next entering class of freshmen
will graduate in 1977.
"Operation 77" was held on
campus February 9.
The three students from
Perquimans County High
School who attended were:
Karen Michele Spence,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Henry Spence, Route 2;
Juanita Elizabeth Turner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Linwood Turner, Sr., Route 3;
and Lucy A. Frierson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Frierson, Route 2, all of Hert
ford. The seniors had an op
portunity to meet with UNC-G
faculty members and discuss
their academic interests. In
addition, they met with student
leaders on campus and learned
about extracurricular activities
at UNC-G.
Balloons For The Heart Fund
Manuel Miller stops to purchase Heart
Fund Balloon from Donna Thach, Beth
Swindell and Susan White. ; - .;
. Despite the cold 18 degrees -weather,
members of ' the UMYF turned out
Saturday to assist with the Heart Fund
Balloon Day Sale. s 1 ;
R. L. Stevenson Urges
Savings Bond Purchases
An immediate opportunity for
some 58 million recipients to
convert their 1972 income-tax
refund checks into U.S. Savings
Bonds was announced today by
R.L. Stevenson, County
Chairman for the Bond
Program, and Executive Vice
President, Peoples Bank &
Trust Company.
"The Treasury estimates that
Mrs. Carroll Boyce Ls
Appointed Heart
Sunday Chairman
Mrs. Carroll Boyce, of Hert
ford, has been appointed Heart
Sunday Chairman, it was an
nounced by Mrs. William C.
Cherry, Heart Fund Chairman
of the Perquimans Heart
Association. '
As Heart Sunday Chairman,
Mrs. Boyce has organized a
group of volunteers who will
conduct the door-to-door
residential solicitation Sunday,
February 25 in Hertford, Mrs.
Cherry said. She stated that
proceeds of the annual cam
paign will be used to help
support Heart Association
programs that are intended to
detect and prevent heart and
blood vessel disease. .
; Mrs. Cherry pointed out, that
in the past 12 months, 25,000
persons in North Carolina died
as a result of cardiovascular
disease, and said that con
tributing to the Hert Fund is the
best way that the people of
Perquimans County can fight
this major health problem.
Mrs. Cherry also stated that
applications are being taken for
those who wish to participate in
the Benefit Talent Show which
will be held March 31. Any one
interested in taking part in the
show is asked to please contact
Mrs. Cherry at 426-5855.
Tax Filing Deadline
Almost Here For
r j j rn i
farmers And fishermen
North Carolina farmers and
fishermen who did not file a
declaration of estimated
Federal individual income tax by
January 15, may have a tax
deadline of March 1.
If you earned at least two
thirds of your 1972 gross income
from farming or fishing, but did
not file an estimate by January
15, you must file your 1972 1
Federal income tax return and
pay any tax due by Thursday,
March 1, 1973, to avoid penalty
for underpayment of estimated
tax.
this tax refund will amount to
some $22 billion an average of
nearly $400 apiece," Stevenson
said.
"Individuals desiring to turn
their refund checks into Bonds,
need only fill out the special
Bond Application Form mailed
to them along with their tax
refund check. Then take the
form along with the check to the
nearest Savings Bonds issuing
agent most likely the bank.
There, Bonds in the specified
amounts will be issued promp-
tiy.
"This arrangement permits
persons to buy Bonds in a
convenient manner and in the
amounts desired," Stevenson
said. "We encourage the
citizens of our county to use
their tax refunds to add to their
future security, buying Series E
Savings Bonds, which draw 5-Vi
per cent interest, when held to
maturity.
Local Residents
And Sheriff Aid
Stranded Motorists
HERTFORD - The heavy
snowfall two weekends ago in
the Albemarle left many local
and torn 1st m(?orists stranded.
Perquimans County and
downtown Hertford was an
unexpected place motorists,
perched to wait out the
hazardous road conditions.
Sheriff Julian Broughton went
on duty Saturday at 5 p.m. He
did not leave Hertford and the
stranded motorists untikunday
at 6 p.m.
The sheriff stayed .in the
courthouse with some 45 to 50
persons who had no other place
to light.
Across the street the Hertford
Cafe stayed opened Saturday
until 10 p.m. and opened again
the next morning to serve
breakfast. '
While it was no slumber
party, it did show that only in
small-town America are the
hearts bis an(j the people care.
Broughton said the mood of
the stranded persons was one of
togetherness.
Makes Honor Roll
Beverly Walton and Debra
Demery made A-B honor roll
for the first semester at North
Carolina Central University, in
Durham. Both girls are seniors.
Beverly is the daughter of Mr.
& Mrs. Curtis Walton and Debra
is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Wright Demery, both are from
i; Belvedere.
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' Mrs. Billie Miller, chairman of Balloon
Sales, stated that the UMYF would be
back again this Saturday selling balloons
for the benefit of the Heart Fund Drive in
Perquimans County.
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Gwyn B. Price of the N.C. Rural
Electrification Authority (left) presents a
certificate for meritorious service to C.V.
Cobb of Rt. 4, Windsor. Cobb, a member of
the Board of Directors of Roanoke
Electric Membership Corporation, was
honored for 20 years of leadership in the
rural electrification program. The
presentation was made during a meeting
of North Carolina Electric Membership
Completes Degree
At UNC-G
A Hertford student is among
the 282 psrsons who completed
degree rf juirements at the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro during the first
semester, which ended several
weeks ago.
Overall, the students who
completed degree requirements
at the end of first semester at
UNC-G included 221 un
dergraduates and 61 graduate
students. They are being invited
to return to the campus May 12
13 to participate in UNC-G's 81st
annual commencement exer
cises. The Hertford student who
completed degree requirements
is: Mary S. Harrell Irons,
bachelor of arts in English,
daughtei of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles M. Harrell, Jr.
Peoples Bank
Acquired
Additional Capital
Peoples Bank and Trust
Company today announced it
has acquired $1.5 million ad
ditional capital. The funds were
procured through the issuance
of a capital note placed with a 1
private investor by Interstate
Securities Corporation. . .
Peoples Bank's board of
directors approved the action at
its meeting January 17. Final
placement of the note was
approved by the North Carolina
Banking Commission and the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. . ,
For Meritorious
Market Hog Show
Held In Plymouth
PLYMOUTH - Lee Riddick
& Son of Corapeake took top
honors at the Albemarle Area
Market hog show held last week
in Plymouth. The grand
champion was a 215-pound
Hampshire-Yorkshire cross-,
bred barrow and was
purchased by Frosty Morn
Meats, Inc., Kinston, for $1 per
pound.
Perquimans County farmers
had winners in each class.
From the carcass class on foot,
Willard Copeland won fifth
place.
Two Perquimans farmers
won in the carcass class on the
rail. They were W.C. Elliott,
fifth and Willard Copeland,
seventh.
In the individual light weight
class Willard Copeland was
seventh and W.F. Elliott was
eighth.
Three wins were claimed by
Perquimans in the individual
heavy weight class, seventh,
W.F. Elliott; eight, Willard
Copeland and tenth W.C. Elliott.
Dr. J.R. Jones, Swine
Specialist with North Carolina
State University was the judge.
Sponsors whose financial help
made the show possible were:
Daly, Herring Company, Allied
Mills Inc., Nutrena Feeds, G. &
M. Sales of Eastern North
Carolina, Inc., Albemarle
Production Credit Association,
Moorman's Feed and The North
Carolina Pork Producers
Association.
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Service
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Corporation in Raleigh, Feb. 13-15.
Roanoke EMC, with headquarters at Rich
Square, is a consumer-owned electric
cooperative which serves in Bertie,
Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford,
Northampton and Perquimans counties.
Vernon E. Taylor of Rich Square is its
general manager. N.C. EMC is the state
association for North Carolina's EMCs.
Jack Parker, Area Livestock
Specialist, said the show and sale
was quite successful "even
though many farmers from
Tyrrell, Washington and Hyde
Counties were unable to par
ticipate due to the snow.
The Albemarle Area Market
Hog Show is coordinated by the
Area Swine Development
Committee which is a sub
committee of the Albemarle
Area Development Association.
The show serves as a showplace
for the areas eighteen million
dollar swine industry.
Eat Properly
Everyone - regardless of
age, weight, body structure, or
sex should eat a wide variety of
food every day to be well
nourished and healthy, ac
cording to Mrs. M. B. Taylor,
Home Economics Extension
Agent. You are responsible for
knowing what these foods are.
What can you do is theiBIG
QUESTION? Mrs. Taylor
stated that the following ideas
will help you to see that your
family is well-nourished and
healthy:
Follow the Basic 4 Food Plan.
- You may secure oije from the
Extension Office by calling 426
7697. Only use Vitamin sup
plements on the advice of your '
doctor foods are the best
source of essential nutrients