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T. ' t: '? ft ATTEND AADA MEETING Some of those officials attending the recent meeting of ' the AADA held at Angler's Cove in Perquimans County are pictured above. They are : ( 1. ' to r.) Rep. Stanford White; Hertford Mayor Bill Cox; AADA President Raleigh Carver; and guest speaker for the evening, Charles Skinner Jr. (Newbern photo) AAD A Holds Meet Charles Skinner Jr. of Hertford presented the program at the monthly meeting of the Albemarle Area v. Development Association (AADA) held Thursday night at Angler's Cove Seafood Restaurant. The meeting was called to order by Raleigh Carver, President .of AADA and a welcome to Perquimans County was extended by Bill Cox, Mayor of Hertford. Several special guests were recognized including Rep. Stanford White of Dare County and Mrs. "Pete." Broughton, Hertford's first councilwoman. - ii .y Rep. In brief comments, White said, 'It has been a privilege and honor for me to y have this opportunity to serve you this length of time. I've been in politics now for about 22 years. I'm not going to do any politiking tonight.; I'm only going to say that if you feel so inclined to send To Be DURHAM - 'Citizens United for the Improvement of Reading - will hold a regional meeting April 20 at Elizabeth City State Univer sity in Elizabeth City. The 7 p.m. meeting is open to the public. ; ''; , Attending wilt be county 'task force members, reading specialists, educators, and , interested t , i S. Regional Reading M me back, to Raleigh in 1977 78, 1 am not what you could call an amateur in politics." In business ; before the association, John Smith of the Tidewater Research Station in Plymouth was nominated and unanimously elected vice-president of the AADA. Several committees made reports before the membership. Lillian James, chairman of the Community Development Committee reminded those present of '; the May 15 deadline for communities to enter in the Community Development contest for 1976. Reports were also made by Ed Nixon of Perquimans, chairman of the Agriculture Committee and Ed Brown, chairman of the Industry Committee. Percy Williams, agricultural agent for Pasquotank County reported that garden judging in the Albemarle will be held Held At ECSU citizens. Presentations about local efforts and ac tivities to improve reading will be made by the follow ing county task force heads: Jeanne Meiggs, Currituck; ' Geneva Forehand, Camden; Jeannette T. Gard, Dare; Ophelia Jones, Hertford; Tim Aydlett, Hyde; G.W. Davis, Northampton; Ben jamin Speller, Pasquotank; - : :cfl.:anns ' m ' ' 't v ' i Frt C ' ""velec ' ;,i j'. . i J (or re-' ..' .;vts fcrf'a third ' . ' 3 ' '.;r the -'-a.la this year May 12-13. The areas of judging include size, insect and disease control, clean cultivation, varieties of vegetables, and arrangement and location. " The highest possible score will be 75 points. Richard Bryant, from agent for Perquimans, introduced Skinner for the program. Bryant pointed out that Skinner has held chairmansip of several AADA committees, most recently the Architectural Structure Committee. The program presented by Skinner was a slide presentation entitled, Travei-A4vehT1ilrO 'Education in Northeastern . North Carolina." The slides emphasized the varieties of recreationandindustry in the northeastern area, specifically . in the Albemarle. The next meeting of the AAD A will be held in Currituck County. eeting Mrs. R.S. Monds," Per quimans. In addition to the reports from county task forces, a special effort called "September '76" will be discussed. Scheduled for the third week of September, , "September '76'.' will be a week-long effort to provide intensive reading activities in each county. Conducting the April 20 meeting will be Julia Slebos, coordinator of county task forces for Citizens United. John R.B. Hawes, Jr., ex ecutive director of the Lear ning Institute of North Carolina (LINO, and Suzanne Triplett, Citizens United project director, will discuss the statewide ac tivities of the project. . Citizens United is a statewide project ;. coor dinated by LINC to improve reading in North Carolina at all age levels and in all kinds of j settings ,r- factories., schools, libraries, day care centers,"! etc. ' The project was initiated to provide direction and support for the North Carolina "Year of Reading" proclaimed . by Cover aor.V Jam -JE. Holshouser, Jr. ' Citizens 'task forces nave, been established in each of the state's 100 counties to assess local needs and put into ac tion a plan to help meet those needs. LINC provides technical- assistance and overall coordination for the project. ! " Citizens United is sup ported by grants from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, N.C Association of Educators and LINC operating funds, v,:ih r;::l 1 s:rv: s sup r ' i ty s:;.j c .l.-cr.-y Jones Announces Grant Awards WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Walter B. Jones today announced the following Administration and General Community Programming grants, by the Community Ser vices Administration: ".:,. 1. $105,000 to Coastal Progress, Inc., New Bern, N.C, ser ving Craven, Jones and Pamlico Counties; to provide transportation services for the 3-county area; technical assistance for 1,500 vegetable gardens; job training and placements; youth projects, S.O.S. programs that include hot meals; outreach, intake, referrals through Central Of fice and neighborhood centers. 2. $33,000 to Greene-Lamp, Inc., Snow Hill, N.C, serving Greenland Lenoir Counties; COMMUNITY SERVICES: Conduct & Administration; Social Services Delivery System, Educational Assistance Program, Nutrition Pro gram,' Emergency Fund. N.C. MANPOWER COUNCIL: Adult Program and Youth Program. 3. $46,000 to Martin County CAA, Inc., Williamston, N.C, serving Martin County for the Administration and Coor dination of program services developed into projects in the following 6 program arias supported by CSA funds: Man power, Education, Health, Social Services, Economic Development add Housing. 4. $29,334 to Economic Improvement Council, Inc., Eden ton, N.C, serving Camden, Chowan, Dare, Currituck, Hyde, Gates; Pasquotank, Tyrrell, Perquimans and Washington Counties; To address the Socio-Economic pro blems of the low-income population of these ten counties. Approximately 21,000 low-income residents will benefit directly from the service under the following projects: Ad ministration, Job Development, Housing, Senior Op portunities and Services, Outreach Assistance, Community Foods & Nutrition, Consumer Education, and Transporta tion. This grant is effective June 1, 1976, to run for one month. 5. $58,666 to Economic Improvement Council, Inc., Eden ton, covering same ten counties as Item 4, for same pur poses, effective April 1, 1976 to run for two months. 6. Cboanoke Area Development Association, Inc., Mur freesboro, N.C, serving Bertie, Hertford, Halifax and Nor thhampton Counties. For Conduct and Administration of program objectives covering a one-year program plan in nine general program areas: Manpower, Transportation, Housing, Economic Development, Health, Social Services, Education, Environmental and Senior Citizens Services. NOTE: With the exception of items 4 and 5, all other grants are effective April 1, 1976 to run for three months. Civic Calendar "vHfHUaSDAY: ; Hertford BPW Club meets. ' :. Hertford Fire Department meets. . . Hertford Lions Club meets. SATURDAY: APRIL 17 Bethel Fire Department will sponsor a Fish Fry at the Fire Station from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Plates are $2.00 each. During this time a Bake sales will also be held by the Ladies Auxiliary. ' Belvidere-Chappell Hill Fire Department Ladies Aux iliary will have a Bake Sale on the Courthouse Lawn from 9 a.m. 'til. The Senior MYF at First United Methodist Church will sponsor a bake sale on the courthouse lawn and at the Har ris Shopping Center lasting from 10 a.m. until. A District Fish Fry will be held for Jim Hunt from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the McPherson's lot in Elizabeth City. Hunt, a candidate foe-Governor, will be flown in for the event by Sen. Melvin Daniels. SUNDAY: APRIL 18 Snug Harbor League will meet at 1 p.m. . , - MONDAY: APRIL 19 Perquimans, County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building in Hertford. All members are urged to please be present. i; .- " The Perquimans County Senior Citizens Club will meet at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Home. Members and Guest are invited. Perquimans County Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at the Courthouse in Hertford. '. Marching Unit Parents Club will meet. . Perquimans County Council on the Status of Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Council Office on the second floor of the Courthouse. .:..' TUESDAY: APRIL 20 - Perquimans Lodge No. 106 will meet at 8 p.m. at the Lodge HaU in Hertford. ' ' , Hertford Rotary Club will meet. , Belvidere-Chappell Hill Ladies Auxiliary will meet. WEDNESDAY: APRIL 21 ) Durants Neck Ruritan Club will meet. ; - . ... UPCOMING EVENTS , i Perquimans County Marching Unit will have a Bake Sale i n the Courthouse Lawn on May 15, from 9 a.m. 'til. - Safe Driving Urged RALEIGH - Edward L. Powell, i Commissioner ' of Motor Vehicles today reminded motorists that the. four day1 Easter Holiday weekend will begin at 6:00 p.ny Friday, April 16 and end midnight Monday, April 19. Last year during the four , day period, 25 persons lost their lives and 645 persons were injured on j North Carolina highways. ' : During the Easter holiday-, laft year there were 1,141" trr accidents In the State v '. i 1.C14 violations of the y , r: ? v.' Icle laws. The I:: r- s of these ac APRlL15 V:-: - ' . cidents were, falling to see safe movement and speeding. Speeding over 75 m.p.h. caused 7 , highway deaths, . Powell reported recently that through February, of this year, traffic deaths and Injuries in North Carolina were up over last year. He explained that such must not become th$ trend in North Carolina. . if everyone makes that personal effort to be a safe and courteous driver, we can all have a safe and en joyable holiday." Powell concluded. , . COUNCIL MEMBERS AT WORK Members of the Perquimans JCounty Council on Hie Status of Women are pictured above as they worked on a directory of,ervices al their Monday night meeting. From left to right, members are Jane Bibbflrving Bibb, Jauet White, local coordinator; Jenny Cosner, and Annie Lou Chappell. (Not pictured are council members Naomi Perry and Hilda Wood). (Newbern photo) Resolution Forms Local Council On Status Of Women By a vote of four to one, the Perquimans County Commissioners passed a resolution on March 15 for ming a Perquimans County Council on the Status of Women. One of the priorities for the newly formed council will, be to gather data concerning the status of women in Per quimans County and also act as a referral sending women with various needs to the agencies available in the area to offer help. Ac cording to the resolution, a second priority of the coun cil will be to investigate pro blems, opinions, and at titudes of women in Per quimans County. Over one half of the total county population is female. In Nor th Carolina, about 25 coun ties are involved in the state council. Janet White has been employed as a full-time coordinator for the local council; this being made possible through a CETA (Comprehensive Employ ment and Training Act) grant. Ms. White will be working with the other coun cil members who are: Jane Bibb Bethel, Snug Har bor, Holiday Island; Annie Lou Chappell Belvidere, Whiteston; Naomi Perry Woodville, Parkville; and Hulda Wood - Hertford. Ir ving Bibb has been named as an alternate council member. The New ' Hope Woodville seat on the coun cil is vacant at this time and any interested party is en couraged to contact the council office at 426-7466. . The council held their third meeting Monday night and are meeting on a weekly basis while they are still in the planning stages. ' Although young, the coun cil is already doing much work. At present, the group is compiling a directory of services in which various agencies and services for women will be listed in cluding people to contact for help - or assistance. The council is also working on forming a speakers bureau and council members and interested persons will be available to speak before civic groups and organiza- tions explaining the goals.: progress, and Effectiveness of the local council. Another undertaking of the council is a list to be compiled of of women , in -Perquimans . County who are qualified for; an elected or appointed of fice. This will be used local ly and also sent in to the state council In connection with this, council members : have obtained a list of the (elected and appointed posi . tions in the county and the names of Jbose currently in those positions. Also j i 1 11 ft 0) X members invite speakers from various agencies to visit the local council and in form them of their agencies services. The Perquimans Council on the Status of Women is expecting to send three delegates to the Second An nual Conference of the N.C. Council on the Status of Women to be held May 13-14 in Raleigh. The keynote speaker will be Gov. Jim Holshouser. Delegates will be attending seminars and 16' r-3 ROYHARRELL Harrell Files Mayor Roy Harrell of Edenton filed April 5, for the Democratic Seat of the House of Representatives. He made the following statement: v;.. f "I will be 'a' visible representative of the peo ple; visible in the State House and equally as visible within the District. People will not have to come to me to share their desire for a better life. I will go to them to share their concerns, seek their counsel in order that I might be a servant of the people in the truest sense. . It is a long distance from Ocracoke to Raleigh. Long distance representation is what has caused the people to - become cautious and disgusted with their govern ment. ' Government at practical ly all levels has become a pawn of the biggies rather' than a tool for the masses. Farmers Urged To Order RALEIGH Farmers nave been' asked by Agriculture Commissioner James A. Graham to begin ordering lime supplies for summer and fall applica tions as soon as possible. . , - According to W.E. Lane, NCDA transportation specialist; if lime is ordered now, suppliers w,ill be able to . assure adequate workshops, will learn of grant availability, and will learn how to write grant ap plications. Anyone interested in more information on the local council, or interested in at tending a meeting should call the office at 426-7466 or can contact coordinator Janet White at 426-7834. Ms. White said, "We would welcome visitors or observers to council meetings." Those elected by the people too often neglect their homefolk once stricken with Raleigh Fever. There is a better way. I will pledge my best efforts to find it. I will be contacting people in all eight counties over the next few weeks. I want to thank the many people who have offered to help me in this election; I will need their help and appreciate it very much." Harrell has served four years in US ' Air Force; worked 12 years as Manager of Sears in Edenton; worked five years with the North Carolina Rural Fund for Development; worked one year with the Albemarle Human Resources Develop ment System; and is cur rently an associate Director of the Albemarle Associates in Edenton. He and his wife Syble have three children. transportation facilities to stock pile it and avoid the last minute buying. In the past a shortage of transportation has caused some shortages to develop during the fall. By ordering early the farmer can avoid this problem. "There- is .an adequate supply of lime this year" 'Lane explained, "but sup pliers . must know needs.
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