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T: S7IHDA3D PRIHTITO CO XXX "' ' LOUISVILLE, KESTUCKT 40205 , WEEKLY Volume 31 No. 24 Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 19, 1975 ' ' 10 CENTS '. . DAYS GONE BY Mrs. Doris Chappell of Rt. 4, Hertford prepares for the upcoming Fourth of July celebration with this costume reminding all of the good old days. Part of the celebration will include prizes for the best colonial costume worn during the day of fun. The Hertford BPW Club will award prizes to the most appropriately dressed man, woman and child (under age 14). The contest begins at 9 a.m. at the old Post Office Building. July Fqunh - July Fourth should prove to be a fun day for citizens of all ages in the county with the planned , Hertford celebration to kick off the Bicentennial. - According to Hertford Mayor Bill Cox, the following activities have tentatively been planned: A parade sponsored by the Hertford Volunteer Fire 'Department, 'ftas scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Chairmen for theevents are Sid Eley and Parker Newbern. Some of the units to be included in the local parade are: a horse drawn 104-year-old coach owned by Lib Thach, the Perquimans County Marching Unit, the Hertford Fifes and Drums,' CONCERNED OVER CRIME N.C. Atty. Gen. Rufus Edmisten told members of the Albemarle Regional Planning and Development Commission that he was concerned over young people involved in crime today. Edmisten was guest speaker at the ARPDC meeting held Friday night in Edenton. , ' . Regional Commission Meets ; New Officers Take Oath By KATHY NEWBERN North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten told a crowd of about 160 people that young people involved in crime is the thin most crucial in his rr.: id at the fourth annual mcdfirj of the ..Albemarle Re&i ;.al Planning and DuvC --nt Ccrmicclon (Ar.1 J) TriJay n:'3?-.t.; - T! " ' Willi ; j-rt'y - . j Art i at ' .1 4 f ) Hi. -fat r . decorated bicycles, costumed citizens, members of the local horse clubs, and the American Legion color guard. The decorated bikes entering and finishing the parade route will be judged by the local American Legion Post and prizes will be awarded. Also, along the same lines. the Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club fpr - the best colonial costumes worn during the July Fourth celebration. The BPW Club will also be holding a morning bake sale. . When the parade ends at Perquimans High School, the Perquimans County Jaycettes will take over , with contests and games for Sen. Melvin Daniels introduced Edmisten, guest speaker for the evening. Among . his comments, Edmisten praised the work that is being done in Raleigh by Sen. Daniels and Rep. Vernon James. He said. "It's no picnic up there; (Raleigh) now. Last week was a very agonizing week. Programs had to be cut that he!? the people. Education was cut and I think that's fcr.J." . LI " 'n 3'M that his ; y s 1 V2 t -t h:n tht t 1 (' : - s i - i to be r 'mi t" 1 1 "I : . I :- ".j r--:r:t , centralization of HIT THE SACKS These boys have hit the sacks but definitely not for sleeping. They , are practicing for the sack race which will be just one of many contests and games to be sponsored by the Perquimans County Jaycettes during the July Fourth celebration. Pictured at left is Richard Thach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thach. Shown with him is Phil Woodell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Woodell. Both families live in Woodland Circle in Hertford. un0Mt the young and old. Some of the events scheduled include a sack race, three-legged race, wheelbarrow race, a dunking booth, a pie eating contest, and a duck booth and fish pond for the younger set. The Jaycettes I will also have hamburgers, hot dogs, lemonade, iced tea and ice cream for sale. A Softball game sponsored by the Lion's Club under the chairmanship of Jimmy Byrum is set for 2 p.m. at the high school. Ah ' evening fish fry sponsored - by the Perquimans County Jaycees will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. also at Perquimans High. , , There will be a horse show NEW ARPDC OFFICERS r- New officers of the regional commission sworn in by Rep. Vernon James at the Friday night meeting included (1. to r.): T.R. Spruill, chairman; Lester Simpson of Perquimans County, secretary treasurer; and John Bell, vice-chairman. (Newbern Photos) . . . . . . say that citizens are helpless because if you can't do it, who can?" , .j Concerning crime and ' young people, Edmisten ' urged the public to "help beginning around 1:30 p.m. sponsored by the Perquimans Horse and Pony Club at the club ring site about four miles west of . Hertford. There will also be a show sponsored by the Hertford Saddle Club at their ring site beginning around 1 p.m. The July Fourth activities will be ended with a fireworks display on ; the P erq uiman s - R iver. sponsored by the American Legion to be held around 9 p.m. With all the activities listed above, residents of the county along with out-of-town friends and relatives can expect a grand ole time with plenty of fun on July 4th. .:. j that young : person from ever taking that first step." "To start with, let's don't cut down on education. -Ignorance breeds contempt . and lawlessness." ; v i Tn r 4y (si-r.r-) and Sid . 2 1 ' ' i Cc ;:.'y H. .cue Eyiad .: I fit -tdxi:--'!! ;) , .: - 3 C 'y Jayci. 5 ' 1 " ... r .:. (v.'sri Gommunity Meetings City and county officials met recently with Curt Robbins, local land use planner to discuss the results t of a recent county-wide survey concerning land use planning in Perquimans County. After much discussion among the 22 citizens attending, the citizen advisory board and county planning board agreed that the results of the questionnaire should be taken back to the local public for additional comments. Robbins said, "This isn't any kind of final document. This is by no means the end, but I think it's a good start. We've gotten a good return from this county." It was pointed out that according to the survey, 94 per cent of those replying agreed that the future development the county should be planned. Officials said this was an out and out statement that the people want and need a land use plan. The local planner, advisory board and planning NEW RAMPS Shown above is one of the two ramps recently added to Perquimans Union School in order to make, .travel by .students, in wheelchairs 'easier The addition of the ramps Was just one of the school improvements recently approved by the Board of Education. Board Of Education Meets: School Ramps Among Plans The Perquimans County Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, June 2, at 8 p.m. in the Superintendent's office. All members were present. The Chairman called the meeting to order. The minutes of three previous meetings were read and approved. On motion duly made, seconded and passed the Board accepted the resignations of Daisy Hollowell and Prescilla Eason. The Board approved an amendment to the 1974-75 budget which calls for the following increases in expeditures: Code 632. Fuel, $4,500.00; Code 633, Utilities, $3,500.00; Code 615, Board , of Education expenses $600.00. These changes are to be financed from unexpended money on hand. Billy Elliott appeared before the Board to request that the Perquimans County Marching Unit : be given permission to p;irchase a bus in the name of the Board of Education with the title of the bus to be carried by the Board of Education. After a careful deliberation of this matter, the Board voted to further investigate the insurance requirements and other areas of concern involved with this request. . No further action was taken at this time. : ' i A . contract with R.E. Aiken Jr. ' to audit the financial records for 1974-75 was approved by the Board. In the way of other business the Board voted to have some termite : treatment work done t Central Grammar School and Perquimans Union School. The Board voted to p?y up to $75.00 on the e pence s of f-ch rrhcr.l v ,o att;n 's Planned To Discuss Land Use Surveys the Principal's Conference which will be held in Wilmington on July 20th through 23rd. The Board received a letter from Principal William Byrum of Perquimans High School. The letter was a request for permission to install four air conditioners in the King Street Building. The Board voted to approve this request with the understanding that all wire and other materials needed to complete this installation will be furnished by the school and the work will be done by the maintenance crew. Charlie Skinner appeared before the Board " and explained the need for purchasing wheel chair for an elementary school student who had been using a wheel chair that was in bad shape. The Board voted to purchase a new wheel chair to be used as needed. After some discussion the Board voted to build ramps where - needed j at Perquimans Union School in order to accommodate any Student confined to a wheel chair. ;; ;-:'Vr.: , In other business the Board allotted the teachers available from the State ' Allotment in the following manner : Hertford Grammar School - 19; Perquimans Central Grammar School -12; Perquimans Union School -15; and Perquimans High School 26. This does not include vocational teachers, ' exceptional teachers, ESEA teachers, or local teachers. This allotment is tenative until final approval is received from the State . Board of Education. There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned by the C' -.jman. board agreed that from here the first goal should be another set of community meetings. The following dates and places have been scheduled: DATE, June 19 June 24 June 26 June 27 July 1 July 10 8:00 P.M. Hertford Although a meeting will community, at press time the details were unavailable. They will be announced later. At each of these community meetings the results of the survey will be discussed encouraging input and comment from all segments of the county population. The next step will be for the citizens advisory committee to draw up a list of county goals and objectives. This list will then be presented to the local planning board for the start of actual physical land use planning. It has also been reported that in approximately two weeks, a map of existing land use in Hertford would be drawn up. A similar map of existing land use in the county has been started. Citizens with questions concerning the steps accomplished thus far or interested in finding out more detail on the community meetings should contact their community representative on the citizen advisory committee which consists of: Jesse P. Perry, chairman and representative of Hertford Township; Wayne Ashley, Town of Hertford; Bobby Jones, New Hope Community; L. Clinton, Winslow, Belvidere Community ; Donald Madre, Bethel Community; Julian White, Town of Hertford; Shelton Morgan, IVihf all Communitjrarld PaulSmith" Jr., Parkville Community. Strowd To Be Honored On Sunday Recognition services for W.C. Strowd, retiring Agricultural Extension Agent will convene Sunday, June 22, at First Baptist Church in Hertford at 3 p.m. The church is located on the corner of Hyde Park and King Streets. This service is sponsored by the Community Resource Development Organization, Extension Homemakers, and 4-H club leaders. There will be a three minutes expression on honoree by representatives from various organizations and co-workers. W.C. Strowd was born and reared in Chapel Hill, N.C. He finished high school there and attended A. and T. College in Greensboro, N.C. where he received a B.S. degree in Agriculture. He has completed a number of advanced courses at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Thirty-one years ago he was appointed Emergency War Food Production Assistant in Perquimans County. After a year or so the title was changed to County Agricultural Extension Agent. Strowd will retire June 30. THE EXTENSION NEWS, published by the Agricultural ; Extension Service of N.C. State University at Raleigh saluted Strowd as follows: . .. . "for this outstanding leadership in developing 4-H junior adult leaders; for his achievements in helping to plan and implement the community action - and general agricultural programs in a highly effective manner; for his important role in establishing a functional organizational structure which . embraces - all communities in the, county and which involves youth and adults; and for his ability to work with programs and people in helping alleviate individual and group problems through the application . of t?c--ology in crop and . TIME COMMUNITY PLACE 8:00 P.M. Belvidere Community Bid. 8:00 P.M. Winfall Community Bid. 7:30 P.M. Bethel Regular meeting of Bethel Ruri- . tan Club 8:00 P.M. Whiteston Community Bid. 7:30 P.M. Parkville Regular meeting of Parkville Ruri- tan Club - v -County Office.;, Building be held for the New Hope W. C. STROWD livestock production, community improvement and youth development." Strowd recalls, with much pride, a number of special projects which brought state honors. Outstanding among these were the many N.C. State Fair exhibits and 4-H electric demonstrations. ' Recently, his area of work has centered around Rural Community Development and the production of soybeans. : He is a member of First Baptist Church where : he and his wife have been dedicated Sunday School teachers for many years. He was chairman of the trustee board of the church for 14 years during which time the church was renovated from weatherboard to its present brick structure. ; -"'U- Much time and effort has been given by Strowd 'in aiding a number of families in the town of Hertford from the status of renters to piat of proud home owners. ,7; Strowd looks forward to his early retirement with great anticipation. Included in his plans are getting more involved . in worthwhile church and . community projects, doing a bit of traveling and spending a good deal of time working m the yard and. flowers arJ beautifying - his new retirement home in Char-1 Hill. The public is invited to attend he service,- i,: "-n I
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