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Volume 30 No. 47
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina Thursday, November 21, 1974
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PRKVIEW OF PLATES Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce secretary, Jean
Harrison, gives you a preview of next year's license plate - and next year's and next
year's and next year's and next year's. In case you haven't gotten the idea yet - North
Carolina is joining other states in selling automobile license plates that you will keep for
five years. The only thing you buy from year to year is that year tag in the middle. The
new plates are aluminum and lighter than the ones now in use. They go on sale January
2. Office hours are 9: 15 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and
from 9:15 a.m. to noon on Wednesday and Saturday, By the way trailer, truck, 'and
motocycle plates will be the same as in the plast. One more thing-heed the advice on the '
bumper stickers on the rear of Mrs. Harrison's car.
Three State Watershed
Workshops Are Held
Three watershed
workshops designed to in
form project sponsors,
urban planners and other
government officials, en
vironmental groups and the
public at large on watershed
projects was held in
North Carolina November
19, 20, 21.
The workshops were
announced by William
G. Greenlee of Marion,
chairman of the Watershed
Committee of the State
. Association of Soil and
: Water Conservation
Districts,, and by Jesse L.
Hicks of Raleigh, who heads
the Soil Conservation
. Service in North Carolina.
Eacn workshop will begin
at 10:00 a.m. and close at
3:00 p.m. Locations include:
' Tuesday, November 19
Ramada Inn, Greenville,
Highway 264 Bypass.
Wednesday, November 20
Forsyth County
Agricultural Building,
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Winston-Salem, 1450
Fairchijd Drive.
Thursday, November 21
Lemon Tree Inn, Marion,
intersection of Interstate 40
and Highway 221.
The program included
discussions of:
1. Local watershed work,
and how projects are af
fected. 2. SCS . principles and
. standards used on water
shed projects.
3. Legislative action af
fecting North Carolina
watershed projects. ...
4. The status of watershed
projects in North Carolina.
A question and: answer
period will be a key part of
each session. In addition,
Executive Director Leonard
Solomon of the Oklahoma
Conservation Commission
will discuss watershed work
in Oklahoma, and a panel
will ' discuss a North
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Carolina project at each
meeting.
At- the Greenville session,
Conetoe Creek Watershed
Project in Pitt and
Edgecombe Counties were
discussed.
At Winston-Salem, the
Dutchman Creek Project in
Davie County was
covered.
At Marion, the Muddy
Creek Project which serves
McDowell and Burke
Counties was the panel
topic.
"We think these three
workshops , w i t h
knowledgeable people on
hand to supply scientific
information, will contribute
to the general knowledge of
people interested in flood
prevention and related
resource conservation in
North Carolina, "Chairman
Greenlee commented.
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With the holiday season
fast approaching, Hertford
Postmaster Henry Stokes
reminds the public that
mailing early and following
wise mailing practices will
speed up the Christmas
mailing load, and insure
delivery on time.
The suggested Christmas
mailing dates are December
10 for surface parcels;
December 15 for cards and
letters; and December 21
for air parcels.
Some suggested mailing
practices include the use of
zip codes, blundling large
mailings for local, in state
and out of state deliveries,
and the use of strong
packaging materials when
wrapping Christmas parcels
for mailing.
fn connection with the
holidays, the two ten-cent
traditional Christmas
postage stamps are
presently on sale at the
Hertford Post Office.
This year's Christmas
Masterpiece stamp is based
upon a detail from "The
Perussis Altarpiece," a
large oil painting which
hangs in the Metropolitan
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PRESENTS PROGRAM Ms. Rosemary Dunford
recently presented a program on alcoholism to seventh
and eighth grade students at Hertford Grammar School.
Ms. Dunford is Alcoholic Educational Specialist with the
Albemarle Mental Health Center in Elizabeth City.
Hertford Grammar
Students Learn
About Alcoholism
By KATHY NEWBERN
Seventh and eighth grade
students at Hertford
Grammar School learned
some of the facts about
alcoholism when . Ms.
Rosemary Dunford
presented a program at the
school Monday morning.
Ms. Dunford is Alcoholic
Educational Specialist with
the Albemarle Mental
Health Center in Elizabeth
City. Her job includes
educating students through
school programs such as the
one on Monday, counseling
with families of alcoholics
and counseling with the
alcoholic.
Ms. Dunford presented
the facts related to the
disease. As she put it, "I'm
here to just present the
facts; it's up to you how you
use them."
In her presentation, Ms.
Dunford used several
phrases to describe alcohol.
According to her, alcohol is '
a drug, a chemical, an
allergy of the body, an
obcession of the mind, an
anesthetic. . . ,
Some of the facts about
the disease of alcoholism
included some startling
statistics. Ms, Dunford
informed the students that
there are nine million
alcoholics in the United
States today and four other
people are effected by these ,
nine million, such as wives, ;
husbands, parents, em
ployers, brothers, sisters,
etc. She also pointed out that
450,000 teenagers in the
United States are already
alcoholics,' Further: com-f
menting on the widespread
disease, she added that one
out of every ten jpeople that
Museum of Art in New York.
Designer of the, stamp is
Bradbury Thompson of
Riverside, Conn.
The stamp features an
angel taken from the central
of the five panels making up
the large alterpiece paint
ing. The angel is one of two
in the central panel one is"
depicted in flight on either
side of the upright portion of
the cross that dominates the
panel.
The second Christmas
stamp is taken from an 1853
lithographic print, "The
Road, - Winter," by the firm
Currier and Ives. The
drawing was done on the
lithography stone by Otto
Knirsch, one of the
celebrated American artists
Nathaniel Currier employed
to produce drawings that
were to be colored on an
assembly line of girls, each
of whom applied a single
color.
The stamp was designed
by Stevan Dohanos of
Westport, Conn. The design
shows a man and a woman
in a horsedrawn sleigh
moving through a wintry
landscape.
drinks alcohol will die from
it or will develop permanent
brain damage. Alcoholism
is the number three killer in
this country with heart,
disease and cancer ranking
first and second respect
fully. Ms. Dunford told the
Hertford Grammar students
that alcoholism is chronic,
.progressive, and fatal.
Showing an understanding
of some of the problems
young people face, Ms.
Dunford said, "Alcohol
makes us feel more
congenial, and like one of
the gang; it gives us a sense
of belonging." However, she
did not preach on the sins of
drinking. "I'm not here to
frighten you," she said,
"The alcoholic is drinking
because he is so full of fear
and he knows that alcohol
deadens the emotional
pain."
Following the class
presentation, a personal
interview with Ms. Dunford
revealed some new trends
toward helping the alcoholic
and the role society plays.
Ms. Dunford commented,
"If , we can think of the
alcoholic as a sick person
doomed to death or , per
manent insanity, then we
can start to help him."
The Albemarle Health'
Center where Ms. Dunford
works is under the State.
Department ; of Mental
Health. The center covers
five counties including
Perquimans. Ms. Dunford
said, ;- "Treatment of
alcoholism in this
Albemarle area is one of the,
center's concerns. We have
an alcoholism rehabilition
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PROCLAMATION Hertford Mayor Bill Cox recently signed a proclamation declaring
Nov. 22-Nov. 28 as Farm-City Week. Looking on is R.L. Stevenson, 1974 Perquimans
County Farm-City Week chairperson. Activities of observance for the week include a
Nov. 26 luncheon at Owen's Restaurant in Hertford for the county's civic club presidents.
This will be followed by a tour of Don Juan Manufacturing Corp. in Hertford. Also, there
will be a one-week art exhibit at the Peoples Bank lobby displaying works done by
Deanna Kickel Stevenson. And, R.L. Stevenson will attend a luncheon at the North
Carolina State University Faculty Club in Raleigh for the county Farm-City Week chair
people.
County To Observe
Farm -City Week
R.L. Stevenson has been
named Perquimans County
Farm-City Week chairman
for the 1974 observance of
Farm-City Week. The ap
pointment was announced
by Mr. Sherrill Williams of
Newton Grove, state Farm
City Week Chairman.
Serving with Stevenson as
co-chairman for the county
committee is Richard
Bryant, County Extension
Chairman.
Farm-City Week will be
observed across the nation
on November 22-28, ending
on Thanksgiving Day. The
purpose of the event is to
help create a better un
derstanding between rural
and urban people.
In appointing county
Farm-City Week chairman,
Mr. Williams stated that
North Carolina is fortunate
to have a fine relationship
between urban and rural
citizens. "Farm-City Week
can help to maintain and
strengthen this relation
ship," he said.
Mrs. Gilbert English of
Randy Simmerson
Named To
Who's Who
Randy Simmerson, a
senior at North Tredell High
School in Statesville, N.C.
and a former resident of
Hertford, was notified
recently that he is to be
featured, in the Eighth
Annual Edition of Who's Who
Among :- American High
School Students, 1973-74.
1 Simmerson is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford L.
Simmerson of Statesville,
N.C. He is active in the
DECA Club, French Club,
VICA. Scouting, and has won
a science award, is a
selected member of the
Order of the Arrow and is an
Eagle Scout
In addition to having his
biography published in the'
book, Randy will also
compete for one of ten
scholarships of (500 to $1,000
funded by the publishers
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Trinity is serving with Mr.
Williams as state vice
chairman. This will be the twentieth
annual observance of Farm
City Week, Last year's
observance, according to
final reports received at
national headquarters,
involved the active par
ticipation of more than
15,000 communities in the
U.S. and Canada.
Farm-City Week is under
the direction of a National
Farm-City Council, Inc.
headed by Don Tuttle,
Connecticut Department of
Agriculture, State Office
Building, Hartford, Con
necticut. Kiwanis Inter
national will serve as
coordinating agency for
Farm-City Week and act as
headquarters for the
National Farm-City Council
for the nineteenth con
secutive year.
The National Farm-City
Council is composed of
representatives from more
than 150 major farm
organizations, industries,
businesses, associations,
governmental agencies,
educational institutions, and
church groups. A
Presidential proclamation
and a joint Congressional
resolution have called for
Farm-City Week ob
servances each year since
the inception of the event.
Farm-City Week has won
the Freedoms Foundation's
Distinguished Service
Award, which carries the
same distinction in the
community service field as
does the famed "Oscar" in
the motion picture industry
and the "Emmy" in the
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'CANCER CRUSADERS David White, president of the
high school Health. Careers Club, recently presented a
check in the amount of $200 to Harriet Woodard, town
chairperson for the Cancer Crusade campaign. The Health
Club members raised the money selling the "Send a
Mouse to College" ; buttons and the Cancer' Crusade
balloons. Faculty advisor for the club is Elaine Pritchard
and the community sponsor is the Hertford Business and
Professional Women's Club. Carolyn Fowler served as
county chairperson during the Cancer Crusade month of
October. (Ray Ward photo) . . '
television field, and the
Silver Anvil Award from the
Public Relations Society of
American for being the best
community relations pro
gram of 1966.
Bill Cox, mayor of Hert
ford, signed the following
proclamation for the ob
servance of Farm-City
Week in Perquimans
County.
WHEREAS the prosperity
and well-being of this
fnrrmiinitv aro rtarumrfont
upon the cooperation bet
ween the two great elements
of our society: farmers and
urban people, and
WHEREAS the com
plexities of their individual
problems and the
divergence of their ac-
tivitips have lpri fn a
widening gulf of misun
derstanding, and
WHEREAS this gulf of
misunderstanding must be
eliminated, and each group
must understand the other if
our American way of life is
to endure, and
WHEREAS Farm-City
Week provides an un
paralleled opportunity for
farm and city people to
become re-acquainted,
THEREFORE, I, William
D. Cox, Mayor of the City of
Hertford, do hereby
proclaim the period of
November 22 through
November 28 to be Farm
City Week; and I do further
call upon all citizens of this
community to participate to
the limit of their capability
in the joint visits, seminars,
social and civic events at
tendant to a successful
Farm-City Week in Hertford.
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