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COMMITTEE MEETS Shown above are Charles Mims of Hertford, Frank Guthrie of
Chesapeake, Va., Russell Burgess of Dublin, Va. and Dr. Jack Snider of Bristol, Term.
. The four members of Ruritan National make up an appointed committee to set up a
Ruritan Speakers Bureau. The group met in the county courthouse Friday. (Ward photo)
National Ruritan
Committee Meets
Several leading figures in
the National Ruritan
Organization were in
Hertford Friday to meet
with Charles Mims. The four
men make up a committee
to initiate a National
Ruritan Speakers Bureau.
Those visiting included
Dr. Jack E. Snider of :
Bristol,' Tenn., Ruritan
National Secretary; Russell
Burgess of .Dublin, Va.,"
Rurtian National Executive
Secretary; - and( Frank
Guthrie'of Chesapeake,' Va.,'
New Books At
The Perquimans County Library has recently been
given the following books as memorials: Hometown
U.S.A: in memory of Mrs. Mattie Dail; Complete
Flower Arrangements in memory of Mrs. Martha
Turner; two in memory of Mrs., Alice Kanoy are:,
Wedgewood Jasper and Painting Through the
Eighteenth Century. A number of other memorial
books have been ordered but have not yet been
received. ' " r
Other new books' in the library are: Animal '
Architecture; The Doctors' Book of Vitamin
Therapy; History of the Comic Art Strip, Ragtime
(the current book-of-the-month) ; The Eagle Has
landed (the current Literary Guild selection); Fear
Is the Key; The Dark Crusader; Golden Rendezvous
South by Java Head and Circus, all by Alistair,
' MTjHn- Rails filmon In thn Wnwlc Tka THwA In tha
Chimney; and The Marriage Chest; all by Dorothy
Eden; Four Doctors, by Siegle; The Course of the
Rebellars, by Shewmake; and Watchman's Stone by
Randall. -
Several light romances, mysteries and westerns and
two books for young people, Table Tricks and Day
Book of Magic complete this list.
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Chamber Begins
Civic Calendar
' The Perquimans County
'Chamber of. Commerce
civic committee is jn the
process of trying to
coordinate community
activities through the
i-'tiation of a civic
c ndar.
The proposed plan would
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member of the speakers
bureau committee. Also
attending the committee
meeting held in the county
courthouse was Ms. Sue
Yancy, Administrative
Assistant in the National
office located in Dublin, Va. ,
Mims, a resident of Rt. 3,
Hertford, is a member of the
local Ruritans and serves as
one of 21 National Ruritan
Directors. He was elected to
that position for a 3-year
term at ' the National
Ruritari "Convention. " He is "
CONFERENCE Ms.
Jean Gibbs will soon be s
touring Spain for , one
month where she will
attend the International -Human.
Relations
Conference for
Counselors in Costa del
Sol.: Ms. Gibbs is a
guidance, councelor at
Copiague Senior High
School in Copiague, Long
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Chamber office at 428-5657
by noon on Monday for the
items to be in the paper the
following Thursday. This
will give Chamber secretary
Jean Harrison the needed
time to compile the calendar
before the 11 a.m. Tuesday,
newspaper deadline.
. Those with items to
appear in the civic calendar
t'-.ould call the chamber
t.'Iice as soon as poisiUe in
crr to Lt the notices of
club H!2:'.:r"3, or fund-r-'
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presently serving his second
year. Active locally, Mims
also works with three
districts and serves on'
various national
committees. Mims and his
fellow members of the
speakers bureau committee
were appointed by the
Ruritan National President,
U.L. "Buddy" Lee of
Raleigh, N.C.
. Ruritans is the largest .
national rural service
organization having some.
38,000 members in 31 states.
North Carolina ranks third
in the nation mem-':
bershipwis e . T h e
organization is set up with
seven community service
committees fo work with the
local club. The local
Ruritans compete annually
for recognition on the
national level in such areas
as public services, social
concern ' and human
development.
Report
Earnings
ROCKY MOUNT
Peoples Bank and Trust
Company today reported an
increase in mid-year
earnings of 20.0 per cent
over .the same period last
year.
According to W.H.
Stanley, Peoples . Bank
President and Chairman of
the Board, ."Assets have
reached $224.9 ' million
compared to $207.3 million
during the first six months
of 1974. Total deposits have"
increased from $176.4
' million to $191.6 million.
Loans totaled over $132
million compared to $120.8
million at the same time last
year." ,
"Income before security
gains or losses rose to
$1,152,040 compared - to
$952,388 during the same
. period in 1974. Per share
earnings before security
gains were $1.74 at mid-year
, compared to $1.44 in June,
1974. . Net .income was
' $1,159,328 compared to
$967,050. On a per share
. basis, this amounted to $1.75
, compared to $1.46 at mid
year in 1974."
Stanley indica'ted that
economic factors in the
bank's market area have
caused an increase in loan
demand and a moderation in -the
rate paid for large
certificates of deposit which '
enhance the bank's
earnings. v
During the first six
months -of 1975, Peoples
Bank remodeled its office in .
Hfti rellsvillei and began
construction of facilities in
Eail y and Roxboro.
C les' Ear.k currently
h-s C3 c' ""3 in 22 MrrL"i
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The
following article has been
submitted by Curt Robbing,
Perquimans County Land
Use Planner, explaining the
reasoning behind the areas
of environmental concern.
When the first European
colonists arrived in the
Albemarle region over three
hundred years ago ; they
found vast and untamed
forests, swamps and rivers.
The Indians who inhabited
the area were hunters and
fishers and made no attempt
to change the natural
environment in which they
lived. With the first
colonists, however, the
environment of the region
and Perquimans County
began to change. Sturdy
colonists cleared forests and
drained swamps to make
room for their fields so they
could grow crops. Where the
Indians had been content to
live with the natural
environment, the colonists
were determined to change
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DOOR-TO-DOOR Perquimans County Marching unit member Yvonne Baker and her
mother Mrs. Carol Baker, participate in a door-to-door fund-raising campaign that has
been taken on by the organization to raise money to purchase a new bus.
Funds
Keep
The members of the
Perquimans County
Marching Unit and their
parents have been busy this
past month making a house
to house canvas in the
county receiving donations
to fund their new bus. The
campaign will end Friday,
August 8. -
Garland . Eure, ' fund
chairman, reports that the
bus . which costs
approximately $12,000 has
been ordered and delivery
should be made in
September. To date the unit
Movm' On
HERTFORD -r A rumor
received here at press time
was confirmed when a
report that : the large
Kenworth truck used on the
television program,
"Movin' On,'! was spotted at
the Perquimans County
truck weighing Station on
U.S. 17 north of Hertford. A
telephone call to the station
confirmed that the truck
had indeed stopped to be
Sr; Citizens Friendship Club Meets
. The " regular meeting of
the Senior ' Citizens
Friendship Club was held
July 15 at the E.I.C.
Building with Mrs. Rosa B.
Gibbs presiding. '
Mrs. Maria Bryant
introduced six new workers
with the Senior .. Citizens
it and make it better for
human habitation. , -
This ' process had
continued since colonial
times with natural lands
being cleared or drained for
agriculture, homes, and
businesses. Natural areas
have become smaller and
fewer in most places
including Perquimans
County, although the county
has been lucky to avoid the
urbanization - that has
occurred in some areas.
Until ' quite recently both
state and federal
governments encouraged
this destruction of the
original environment in
order to put the land to
productive" use. But
biologists, foresters, soil
experts and others have now
come to realize that the
earth is not limitless and
that natural areas serve a
purpose in the natural
scheme of things. The State
Legislature in 1974 found
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New Bus:
Needed To
Girls Rolling
has $2,997 in the bus fund as
a . result of bake sales,
candle sales and donations
but much more is needed.
Each person and business
is asked to give as
generously as possible when
contacted since there are no
funds available from the
town, county or school to
buy the bus. Each donor will
be given an official receipt
by the solicitor.
Eure asks that citizens who
have not been contacted,
should send their donation to
weighed as required by law,
but the unidentified station
t spokesman said the 'movie
: stars' were not inside. Crew
members of the "Movin'
: On" program were driving
the truck to Jacksonville,
N.C. following shooting on
location in Norfolk, Va. The
truck by-passed Hertford,
too busy to stop, 'cause they .
were movin' on,
programs. ; They are:
Wihiam Simon, Timothy
Htdgepeth, William
Bowser,' Susetta Bowser,
Marion Roundtree, and
Joyce White. These young
people will be aiding the
senior citizens in getting to
hospitals, banks, stores, etc.
that the coastal wetlands
are among the most
biologically productive
lands in the state and the
nation as well. Serving as a
natural habitat for many
animals they are also the
breeding grounds for
shrimp, waterfowl and
various species of fish. They
fairly teem with life.
As a result, past policies
urging the destruction of
natural areas are being
reversed. People are
beginning to realize that all
things on earth regardless of
their appearance, serve a
purpose and that by
destroying the natural
environment man may
destroy himself in the end.
We must preserve the
critical natural areas which
we have left if we are to
avoid the serious
consequences now facing
many areas. The people who
come to the county during
the summer vacation
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Mrs. LaClaire Rogerson,
Director, Rt. 1, Hertford or
to Mrs. Marion Swindell,
treasurer, 509 Dobbs Street,
Hertford. Or, those
interested may call one of
these two. Someone will be
glad to go pick it up.
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PRESENTATION R.L. Stevenson (left) presents an Award for Patriotic Service to
The Perquimans Weekly; accepted by Ray Ward, General Manager. The award was
made jointly by the Treasury Department and Stevenson, Perquimans County Savings
Bond Chairman, for the newspaper's support of the savings bond program. (Newbern
photo)
months are fleeing the
reality of unrestrained
g r o w t h a n d
industrialization. Very few
people choose to vacation in
cities such as Raleigh and
Norfolk. They would rather
be in the more rural coastal
counties.
The Coastal Area
Management Act enacted
by the 1974 Legislature
affords Perquimans County
the opportunity to keep
much of its natural
environment by designating
the most critical areas as
Areas of Environmental
Concern. By so designating
an areas its use is
restricted. It does not totally
prohibit use of an area but
recognizes that it is
important to use it
carefully. It is unwise, for
example, to build homes and
businesses in an area prone
to floods. By designating
flood plains as Areas of
Environment Concern such
development can be
prohibited.
Of course there are other
reasons for including an
area as an AEC. It may be
particularly beautiful,
sustain a remnant species of
plant or animal life, be
particularly prone to
erosion or have historical
significance. In all of these
cases it is in the public
interest to develop such
areas appropriately.
Unrestrained development
Jaycees Will
Attend Summer
Board Meeting
Perquimans County
Jaycee president, Welly
White recently announced
plans for local Jaycees to
attend the Summer Board
Meeting of the North
Carolina Jaycees to be
conducted August 1, 2, and 3
in High Point.
Approximately 500
Tarheel Jaycees will gather
for the annual event to
evaluate programming,
initiate new areas of effort,
EMS Council
Meets Tonight
A regular scheduled
meeting of the Region R
Emergency Medical Service
Council will be held tonight,
July 31 at 8 p.m. at the
Perquimans County Rescue
Squad Building in Hertford.
The purpose of the meeting
is to elect officers and
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would destory them and, in
some cases, be a threat to
other nrpas and npnnle '
Any development within
an Area of Environmental
Concern must, therefore,
have a permit. This is to
assure that the area is not
destroyed by the proposed
project. All projects in
AEC's that already require
permits ;thoseof greater than
20 acres in size; those that
involve construction of one
or more structures having
an area ot 60,000 square teet
and; those that involve
drilling or excavating
. i i i
naiurai resources on iana
and under water will require
a permit from the Coastal
Resources Commission.
So while some types of
development will be
restricted, it is in the public
interest that such
restrictions are made.
These areas are important
not only to the people of
Perquimans County but in
some cases to the state and
nation as well. As such they
must be protected from
indiscriminate development
and misuse. The time during
which we could afford to
abuse the land and our
national resources has
passed. We must now
protect our remaining
resources and practice
sound management. This is
what the designation of
Areas of Environmental
Concern is all about.
discuss ways to improve
effectiveness within local
communities, and conduct
state organization business.
One highlight of this year's
conference will be guest
speaker David Hale,
immediate past president of
the United States Jaycees.
Presiding officer for the
event will be newly-elected
North Carolina Jaycee
President Jim Morgan of
High Point.
appoint committees for the
fiscal year. All persons
interested in upgrading
emergency care are invited
to attend. The continuation
of this council is a
prerequisite for obtaining
federal and state support.