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Volume 31 No. 20 ; Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 22, 1975 - 10 CENTS
Job Openings
ROCKET BUILDING CLASS Shown above are some of
the students at Perquimans Union School who participated
in a rocket building class under the instruction of two
NASA men; The launch was held Friday at the school. (Sid
Eley photo)
BLAST OFF! ' Students participating in the rocket
launch at Hertford Grammar School proudly watch as
their miniature model lifts off. (Photo courtesy of Pat
Harrell) ,
County Students
Launch
By SID ELEY
With the assistance of
James 7 Miracle and
Ransome Ritler of National
Aeronautic and Space
' Administration, fifty fifth
and sixth grade students in
Perquimans County built
and launched .their own
rocket during the past week.
Miracle "conducted ; a
space 7- program at
Perquimans Union while
Ritler visited Hertford
Grammar and Perquimans
High, Each student was
given the opportunity of
seeing scale models of
airplanes, ' rockets, and
other, equipment that has
been or will be developed
and used by NASA.
' After an introductionary
assembly, the students were
Receives Loan
7 Congressman Walter B.
Jones today announced the
approval by the Farmers
, Home Administration of a
loan of $27,000 to the
;Belvidere-ChapeI Hill
Volunteer Fire Department,
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NASA exhibit,' when they :
were put in small groups so
that they could get a closer
look and also ask questions.
They saw such equipment as
a Saturn V rocket model, a
space suit, a tele
communication systems
model, a sky-lab model and
satellite models. ' ',
The history and the future
of the space Program plus
the actual building of
rockets spurred the interest
of many students, y -
Perquimans County is
extremely grateful to NASA
for their program and their
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Who knows, we may have
our own future .astronaut
here in Perquimans County.
Belvidere, N.C., to be repaid
in 15 years, at 5 per cent
interest The loan will be
used to finance a new
jumper truck for i the.
Belvidere-Chapel Hill
firefighting force.
Kockets
Must Be Listed
Perquimans County
employers , possessing
federal : contracts are
' required by the federal
' , government to list their job
openings with the
Employment Security
Commission office in
Edenton.
Contractors or sub-.
' contractors with contracts
" of $10,000 or more must
"take affirmative action in
the ' employment -. and
; advancement of qualified
Vietnam era veterans by
listing their job openings
with appropriate v State
employment service offices,
"according to provisions of
the Vietnam Era Veterans'
Readjustment Assistance
Act.
Employment offices, in
turn, are required to give
veterans priority in referral
to these job openings. ;
Employment' office
' manager Alice ' W. Bond
reports that the law was
passed to improve the
, chances of armed forces
veterans, especially
. veterans of the Vietnam era,
for finding civilian jobs.
. The law does not force
. federal contractors to hire
any specific job applicant,
Out On
Court
As a, Perquimans County
. Commissioner, R.S.: Monds
attended the public hearing
on April 16, preliminary
hearing, State versus
Hodgson. '
A telephone interview was
held with the commissioner.
.The following is his
comment. . .
Reporter! Mr. Monds,
what exactly is involved in
this case?
Monds: The main
controversy appears to be
over a medicine called
amphetamines. Dr.
.Hodgson prescribed the
medicine to four undercover
agents . who registered as
patients under false names,
false occupations, false
addresses, and offered Dr.
Hodgson false symptoms.
(One agent did use his real
name, but false address,
etc). Apparently Dr.
Hodgson did prescribe a
small number of
amphetamine tablets, about
one tenth of the quantity a
habitual user would use in
one day, if he consumed the
entire lot, according to the
State's expert medical,
witness. The State expert
did . testify that
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Monds Speaks
but it .' does require , the
company or firm to Mi job
openings with .' State
employment offices and
interview veteran
applicants. . ;
"The final choice of
applicant is still up to the
employer," says Mrs. Bond.
In addition to placing job
orders with the' public
employment. offices,
contractors - must F- also
identify the name and
location of hiring sites
across the State and report
quarterly ' . to the
Employment Security
Commission on hiring. .
The U.S. Department of
Labor is the enforcing
agency. w
Employers failing to list
the job openings may be
subject to penalties under
the , law. Veterans ' who
believe any contractor has
failed or refused to abide by
the law may issue
complaints to the Labor
Department.
' Mrs. Bond urged ; all
companies and firms with
federal contracts of $10,000
or higher to contact - his
office to make certain that
they are complying with
provision of the mandatory
listing law. t 1
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similar medication was
prescribed over the state for
children as well as adults.
Accord i n g :: t o
pharmaceutical
regulations, amphetamines
are not - considered an
addictive medicine and they
have a good range of safety.
For instance; Dr. Hodgson's
directions were one tablet in
48 hours as necessary ; while
the hyperactive child, 8 to 10
years of agewouldfrequently
receive the same size tablet
three times a day.
Reporter: According to
this witness, what are
amphetamines used for?
Monds: In .' general,
amphetamines help or
improve the functioning of
the brain; according to the
expert witness, v
' Reporter: What exactly is
the charge and what is
hoped to be proved in the
state vs. Hodgson case?
Monds: While the total
amounts of money charged
and received by . Dr.
Hodgson was $38.00, the
State charged him with five
counts of felony and hopes to
prove that the proper
doctor-patient relationship
was not established.
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LOADING UP Sixteen couples representing the
Perquimans County Jaycees met at Harris Shopping
Center early on Thursday morning to leave for the N.C.
Jaycee State Convention held in Asheville. The group
charted a Trailways bus.
OUTSTANDING KEY MAN
certificate from President of
for being named one of the
Carolina.
OUTSTANDING LOCAL PRESIDENT - Wayne Ashley
'(right) receives a plaque for being named the most
outstanding local Jaycee president in North Carolina.
Presenting the award is N.C. Jaycee President Gus
Tulloss. Looking on in the center is Jim Hastings, vice
president of the U.S. Jaycees and a candidate for U.S.
Jaycee President. .
Local Jaycees Cap
Top State Awards
By KATHY NEWBERN
The Perquimans County
Jaycees walked away with
many high awards and
honors during the North
Carolina Jaycee Convention
held May 15-18 in Asheville,
N.C.
Representatives of the
local chapter arrived in the
SPECIAL GUEST One of the several special guests
rec viized at the Chamber of Commerce past presidents
t -t was Dr. Ravin Mehta, an assistant to Hertford
c t Dr. Allan B. Bonner. Dr. Mehta has been in
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Wallace Morgan received a
the North Carolina Jaycees
top ten Key Men I in North
"city of the sky"little known
to many of the Jaycees
there. But following two
awards . nights, the
Perquimans County
Jaycees became a legend
over night. '
Individuals in the local
club also racked up some of
the highest honors in the
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ON THEIR WAY Shown above are some of the smiling''
faces of Perquimans County Jaycees and Jaycettes as
thev denart for Asheville. After a busy weekend filled with
meetings, luncheons and awards banquets, the scene of '
the return trip was a little different.
OUTSTANDING STATE DIRECTOR Ray Ward
received two individual recognitions during the Asheville
State Convention. He received a certificate for being one
of the top ten Key Men II and was named the Outstanding
Local State Director in the state.
MANY AWARDS Wayne Ashley, immediate past
president of the Perquimans County Jaycees, displays his
individual awards won at the state convention. On the
table are some of the 21 total awards won by the club and
individuals. The awards are on display in the Darden
Department Store window in Hertford.
state. Wayne Ashley, the
immediate past president,
was named the winner of the
Linn B. Garibaldi award
which is given annually to
the most outstanding local
president. Ashley first won
in division competition and
was then named the overall
recipient making him the
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AWARD OF RECOGNITION Bethe Brown, daughter of
Mrs. Kitty Brown of Hertford received an award: of
recognition from the Chamber of Commerce during C ?
past presidents dinner on Monday Night. Chamt"
President Ed Nixon made the presentation. Bethe is t: j
Tidewater area winner in the annual Ledger-Star spelhr
bee and wilt travel to Washington, E).C. in JuneJ .
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most outstanding president
of a local Jaycee chapter in
the entire state. Also, Ray
Ward was named the
outstanding local State
Director. Ward also won
first in division competition
and was then named top in
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