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TEE PEMOUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 31 No. 3
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina Thursday, January 16, 1975
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EMS Office
Waivers
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The Office of Emergency
Medical Services of the N.C.
Department of Human
Resources is waiving a
requirement that on or after
January 1, 1976, every
ambulance on an
emergency mission be
staffed by at least one
certified Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT)
who has been trained in a
program approved by the
Office of EMS. The waiver,
which was announced by
OEMS Chief Jim Page, is
subject to approval by the
Medical Care Commission
at its March meeting.
Page feels that the
existence of the January 1,
1976, deadline has been a
threat to volunteer services
and has inspired an array of
letter-writing campaigns
among some of the
volunteer groups.
The 1973 EMS Act calls for
the upgrading of ambulance
attendants to the level of
EMT by taking at least 71
hours of instruction, plus 10
or more additional hours of
emergency room training.
"I'm willing to bet that the
volunteers will show their
Special Benefits Are Made
'Ayablepr-Uriemployed'
Jobless workers not
entitled to unemployment
insurance benefits in North
Carolina may now qualify
for special payments under a
bill signed December 31 by
President Ford.
Manager Mrs. Alice W.
Bond of the Employment
Security Commission here
announced January 13, 1975
that her office is now taking
claims for unemployment
payments under the Special
Unemployment Assistance
Act of 1974, part of
emergency legislation
enacted by Congress in late
December to provide aid for
the nation's unemployed.
: Said Mrs. Bond: "A
significant portion of our
labor force is not covered by
unemployment Insurance
and the new bill will provide
funds for unemployed
persons who do not qualify
for State payments. ;
"In November there were
approximately 166,800
Jobless workers in North
Carolina and over 105,000 of
this number were not
entitled to unemployment
insurance.":
Not covered by State law
are domestics in private
households, farm workers,
Landowners
To Report
; All landowners of ten or
more acres are urged to
cooperate with their County
Officials by accurately
reporting their 1974 crops
and livestock in the 1975
Land Utilization Survey to
be conducted in January,
Landowners will make their
reports directly to the
township listers, ' or in
counties where the survey is
done by mail they will
.complete and return the
questionnaires to the person
responsible for collecting
the data. The information
reported by the landowner is
confidential and is available
to the landowner only. The
law prohibits the use of such
.information for tax
purposes. '
"It is impossible to
overemphasize the
i rt .2 of accuracy in
irement
concern for skill and patient
care without the oppressive
insult of a deadline hanging
over their heads," said
Page.
He continued by saying,
"Forty-one percent of North
Carolina's ambulance
service is provided by
unpaid members of
volunteer rescue squads and
ambulance services, and 57
per cent of the ambulance
attendants thus far trained
in the program have been
volunteers."
An alternative for
educationally
disadvantaged members is
being considered, but it
must be approved by the
Medical Care Commission.
"If approved," said Page,
"these members may
complete the 81-hour
training program and be
certified as ambulance
attendants but not EMTs.
They may also take the
American Red Cross
Advanced First Aid and
Emergency Care course
which entitles them to
certification as ambulance
attendants, but not as
EMTs."
and State and municipal
government workers, but
they may now qualify for
federal payments.
Persons applying for
unemployment benefits
under the new bill should file
their claims at the
Employment Security
Commission office and
should bring with them:
their social security
numbers
information on the
amount of wages and
salaries they earned in the
past 52 weeks, and
the names and
addresses of their
employers during the past
52 weeks.
"We do not have the wage
and employment records of
persons not covered by
unemployment insurance,
so the claimant must bring
us this information so we
can take his claim,"
according to Mrs. Bond.
The amount and duration
of payments will be
regulated by State law. The
minimum payment in North
Carolina is $15 a week and
the maximum payment, $90
a week. Generally, a worker
earning $565 during the year
preceding his claim may
the individual reports. The
information is a yearly
history of the activities,
crops, livestock, etc, of the
individual "tracts. This
information is invaluable in
ma,ny ways to the individual
landowner as in the instance
of establishing future crop
allotments, the possible
allocation of fertilizer, gas,
: fuel oil and farm machinery
and marketing quotas,"
advised Ed Wester of the
Crop Reporting Service,
V N.C; .Department of
Agriculture. "It is also
vitally ; - important to
government at local, state
. and national levels as a
' means of determining the
needs for increases or
decreases in production and
in all areas of supply and
marketing." k
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MOVE 'ER OUT After a much longed for wait,
construction has finally been completed on the new
Hertford courthouse annex. Last week, workers moved
out temporary housing, office headquarters and
equipment.
NEW QUARTERS Some county and town employees
such as Mrs. Jimmy Godwin, right, have moved their
offices to the recently completed courthouse annex facing
Front St.
qualify for the $15 minimum
and benefits increase as the
worker's salaries and wages
increase. Unemployed
workers may draw benefis
from 13 to 26 weeks.
Workers who have
exhausted their regular
State unemployment
insurance payments and
have a benefit year in
progress will not be entitled
to additional payments
under the Special
Important Topics
Face EMS Council
The Region "R"
Emergency Medical
Services Council will meet
at 7:30 p.m. on January 31,
1975 at the Washington
County Hospital, Plymouth,
North Carolina.
Several important items
are to be discussed. Bill
Griswold, Regional
Coordinator from the
Albemarle Human
Resources Development
System urged on January 7,
1975 that all members
attend.
"One of the items to be
discussed is the matter of
squad training standards,"
Griswold stated. According
to Griswold, the 81-hour
State training standard has
been misunderstood by
many. The 81-hour training
and certification
requirement, Griswold said,
pertains only to those
members in the squad who
ride in the back of the
ambulance and actually
attend the patient. Much of
the training is aimed at
ensuring that this individual
can attend, to basic life
support ; needs, can
accurately ' describe the
victims condition by radio to
a physician, and can follow
a physician's instructions.
"What we hope to get at
this meeting is a concensus
from ;". rescue squads,"
Griswold said, "We would
like to know how much
training they feel they
need." "We would also like
to know if they feel there is a
better way to conduct the
training."
In addition to the training
Unemployment Assistance
Act.
However, extended bene
fits of 13 additional
weeks will "trigger in"
when insured unemployed
exceeds four percent for 13
consecutive weeks. At the
present rate of joblessness,
the Federal government
expects extended benefits to
become available in
February, reports the ESC
Manager.
matter, Griswold stated that
the Council would receive
recommendations from the
Equipment, Budget and
Finance, Evaluation and
Executive Committees for
allocation of funds for
equipment, chiefly
communication equipment.
"We still have squads who
cannot communicate with
hospitals," Griswold said.
When asked whether there
was any connection between
equipment and training,
Griswold stated that the
two could never be
separated if one
thought of Emergency
Medical Services as a
"System." "A system," said
Griswold, "is the whole
rather than one of the
parts." In other words, if
one is working to upgrade a
system there isn't much use
to try to provide equipment
if you don't have the people
f who know how to use it. Also
if you don't have the
equipment, the training is not
going to be of value. "What
we are working for", said
Griswold, "is more and
better services and we will
help and work with those
.who are also interested in
this."
"We have a lot of squad
members who are working
to upgrade their training,"
said Griswold. "About 235
are taking the 81-hour
Course and in the next phase
we will be training other
individuals who want the
training such as Police and
Fire Department
personnel."
Citizens Question
Proposed Amendment
For Equal Rights
By KATHY NEWBERN
The North Carolina
General Assembly is facing
an issue which is
controversial, emotional
and to a large number of
people confusing. The issue
is the proposed Equal
Rights Amendment. The
amendment to the U.S.
Constitution needs approval
from 38 states to become
law and at present 33 states
have ratified it.
Many citizens throughout
North Carolina are asking,
"What is the Equal Rights
Amendment?" It's wording
is brief and sounds simple
enough. It reads, "Equality
of rights under the law
shall not be denied or
abridged by the United
States or by any state on
account of sex." But what
area citizens want to know is
what it really means.
People throughout North
Carolina want to know the
answers to some good
questions. Will the ERA
mean women must be
drafted? What about
alimony and child support?
Will the right to privacy
remain? How will the ERA
affect homemakers? These
are but a few of the areas of
concern.
Concerning the draft, the
ERA will mean equal
responsibilities as well as
Local Jaycees
During the week of January 19-25, Jaycees all
across the United States will be participating in
national "Jaycee Week." The Perquimans County
Jaycees will be participating in several projects
during this week to improve the community and
better themselves as individuals. The help and
support of all citizens of Perquimans County is
encouraged and will be greatly appreciated during
this week of Jaycee activities. Following is the
schedule of Jaycee events for the week.
SUNDAY: The Jaycees begin their creed with the
words, "we believe in God." To support this belief,
they will begin Jaycee Week by participating
in a service of Holy Communion at Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19. This
service will be followed by a Prayer Breakfast at
Owens Restaurant at 9 a.m. Chairman for tb.ese
projects is Phil Purser.
MONDAY: Jaycees believe that all citizens should
be informed and interested in all phases of local
government. The Jaycees attempt to keep themselves
as informed as possible and one means of achieving
this is to attend local government meetings. Monday,
Jan. 20, the Perquimans County Jaycees will visit the
Perquimans County Commissioners meeting, Jaycee
chairman of this project is Milton Long.
Also, the Jaycees like to promote the county
whenever possible. Therefore, on Monday, Jan. 20,
the local Jaycees will operate the Edenton radio
station, WCDJ for most of the day. This will give the
Jaycees an excellent opportunity to promote the
county and Jaycee projects.
TUESDAY: Jelly Sale The North Carolina
Jaycees have accepted the responsibility of building a
Burn Center in Goldsboro, N.C. To support this
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A ttcnci ion vent ion
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E.
Baker, Sr., President of the
Perquimans County Farm
Bureau, attended the
American Farm Bureau
Federation Convention in
New Orleans, La., January
4-10, 1975. The Convention
was held in the Rivergate
Convention Center at the
south end of Canal Street on
the Bank of the Mississippi
River. The principle
addresses were by the
Honorable William E.
Simons, Secretary of the
Treasury, and the
Honorable John E. Stennis,
U.S. Senator from
Mississippi.
The conferences attended
, included Beef Cattle, Swine,
Cotton, Field Crops, Farm
Bureau Insurance, Farm
Bureau Safemark Products,
and Organization. The
equal rights. Under the
present volunteer system,
all military enlistment
standards would have to
apply equally to men and
women. Sex alone could not
be a factor to determine a
person's fitness to serve. All
women would not be drafted
any more than all men have
ever been drafted and all
women would not serve in
combat. Almost nine out of
ten service jobs are non
combat. Many of these jobs
are similar to those working
women now hold. The ERA
will insure the same
enlistment standards and
military benefits for men
and women. Volunteer
standards at present are
higher for women than men.
Only female volunteers
must have a high school
diploma.
Some men will readily
point out that the ERA
would be advantageous for
them. Presently, some
states assume that the
husband and father should
automatically carry the
entire burden of alimony
and child support simply
because he is a man. Under
the ERA, alimony will be
allowed but the income of
each person will be
considered. This is already
the case in many states.
No law can require a
National Jaycee Week:
Conference speakers
included the most informed
people on each subject.
Entertainment during the
Awards program was by Al
Hirt. There was also a
Talent Show and Dance.
Tours of Historic New
Orleans was another
highlight. Its strategic
location on the lower
Mississippi River makes it
one of the great ports of the
world rich in history. While
in New Orleans they stayed
in the Le Downtowner du
Vieux Carre on Bourbon
Street, in the heart of the
famous French Qaurters.
The strength of the
American Farm Bureau
Federation is in the
volunteers from the 2.4
million member farm
families in 2,836 counties
across ourreat Nation.
woman to take a job outside
the home just as no law can
require men and women to
contribute equally to the
family income.
The question of privacy is
a heated one. But under the
ERA, men and women
would not be required to use
the same public restrooms
and public sleeping
quarters. Equality does not
mean sameness, and the
ERA will not require men
and women to be regarded
as identical.
The proposed Equal
Rights Amendment is
not new. It was first
introduced into Congress in
1923. The effect of the
amendment has been the
subject of thorough
investigation and much
debate. If passed, the
proposed ERA would take
effect two years after it is
ratified by the necessary 38
states.
After completing a brief
telephone survey to homes
in Perquimans County, it
appears that the ERA is
something that a majority of
the local residents are not
familar with or uninterested
in. Responses varied and it
should be noted that this
survey is not necessarily
conclusive. The survey was
made in the afternoon and
the majority of the
Plan Activities
project, Jaycees all across North Carolina will sell
grape jelly during this week. The local Jaycees will
participate in this project Tuesday, Jan. 21. Local
chairman is William (Butch) Ward.
WEDNESDAY : Visitation to Gates County Jaycees
One of the many opportunities the local Jaycees
have is that of visiting Jaycees in other communities.
Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Perquimans County Jaycees
will take a delegation of its members to visit the
Gates County Jaycees under the guidance of this
project chairman, Ray Ward.
THURSDAY: Award Night. Thursday night of
Jaycee Week will be highlighted by the Awards Night
Banquet. The Jaycees will host their wives, former
members, town and county officials, the chamber of
commerce and various other guests. Guest speaker
for this evening will be Gus Tulloss, president of the
North Carolina Jaycees. Jaycee individual awards
will be given plus an award for Outstanding Young
Educator, Outstanding Young Farmer and the
Distinguished Service Award. Banquet Chairman is
Bobby Harrell; OYE chairman Ben Berry; OYE
chairman Lee Brabble ; and DSA chairman Jimmy
Winslow.
FRIDAY: On Friday, Jan. 24, the Perquimans
County Jaycees, Jaycettes, and county fire
departments will kick off "Operation Red Ball." Red
ball is a stick-on window symbol free to every home in
Perquimans County and Hertford. The red ball is to
identify children or invalids in a home so that firemen
can quickly evacuate these rooms first in case of fire.
As a result, those participating in the red ball alert
feel that if it can save the life of one person, then the
project will be a total success. This success, however,
can only be achieved with the cooperation and
support of everyone in the county. These
organizations ask that citizens place the
decals in children or invalids' bedroom window on the
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SATURDAY: The Jaycees, like any other
organization or business must have money to operate
and carry out different projects during the year. To
raise money at this time, the Jaycees will hold an
auction at Harris Shopping Center beginning at 10
a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Everyone is invited to attend!
Jaycee chairman for this project is Lee Tunnell. ,
The Perquimans County Jaycees would like to take
this opportunity to thank all the people throughout the
town and county for the tremendous help and support
you have given us since our organization formed. We
say, "Thank you to everyone."
Paper Drive Comes To Halt
The Perquimans County Marching Unit will not
collect newspapers again until further notice due to
the closed market for scrap paper. The unit would like
to thank all those who have collected paper in the past,
especially those who carried their papers to the
storage house. The unit will collect again as soon as
possible. Notice will be given at that time.
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responses were from
women. Some responses to
the question, "Are you in
favor of the Equal Rights
Amendment?" were:
"Off the top of my head, I
would say yes, although I
am really not familar with
the amendment."
"I wouldn't vote either
way."
"I'm not familar with it."
"We are for equal rights.
I certainly hope the
amendment will pass."
"Yes, as far as I know."
"I'm against it. If a
woman has a husband
working and she has
children, her place is in the
home. Not out working."
"Yes, I'm for it!"
"If women are going to be
drafted to fight in combat
zones, no I am not in favor of
it. I believe God made man
the stronger and woman the
weaker. However, if a
woman does a man's job,
she deserves the same pay.
But we already have laws to
this effect."
"We agree with it." :
"I am in favor."
"I can't says right now."
"I am definitely for it.'!
This newspaper welcomes
comments from the public;
on the proposed Equal
Rights Amendment. The
should be in the form of a;
letter to the editor.
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