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Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 26, 1976
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COMMISSIONED Charles R. Barnes of Hertford was one
of 35 North - Carolina Army National Guard second
lieutenants commissioned on Aug. 21.
Charles Barnes
Is Commissioned
RALEIGH - Thirty-five
' North Carolina Army National-
Guard second
.? lieutenants were commis-
'' " sioned at the North
Carolina Military Academy
at Fort Bragg on Aug. 21 ac
cording to an announcement
by John J. Tolson III,
' Secretary of the Depart
ment of Military - and
Veterans , Affairs. Among
. those- commissioned was .
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The new lieutenants
received their gold bars at
graduation exercises after
' completing the last two
' grueling weeks of the 12-
month Officer Candidate
School (OCS) at Fort Bragg.
The OCS graduates under
went a 15-day training
period as junior candidates
last summer. During the ten
months between these two
summer sessions, they at
tended weekend training
assemblies once each
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Major General Clarence
.B. Shinier,. Jibe. Adjutant
General of North Carolina,
addressed thf graduates. He
was introduced by Lieute
nant Colonel Leonard A.
Killian, Assistant Comman
dant of the North Carolina
Military Academy.
GUEST SPEAKER - Gus Tulloss, past president of the
North Carolina Jaycees, was guest speaker at the First An
nual Bosses Night Banquet held Thursday night. Tulloss
told the. group how failure can often lead to success.
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Jaycees Hold
Bosses Night
Approximately 30 people attended the Perquimans Coun
ty Jaycees First Annual Bosses Night Banquet held Thurs
day night at Angler's Cove Seafood Restaurant. ? . ;
. Jaycee President, Wayne Winslow welcomed the group;
and following dinner, each Jaycee present introduced his
employer. Administrative, Vice-President Ben Berry in
troduced Gus Tulloss, past president Of the North Carolina
Jaycees as the guest speaker for the evening.
. Tulloss themed his talk, "Lord, Let Ke Ee A Failure." He
told the group that prior to success comes failure and each
individual must realize that he probably will fail at first at
tempts. He continued that the power of failure must be
recognized and that the failure myth must be destroyed. To
- J -,T;ze his points, he ir:ed IV.cn Keller, Jack Nicklaus
; rs carries c: r ;:; .e wr.o la:::a, tut wcula rt
. .3 them, and later became successes in.
'i. cite J ALrEl:m LLccIn, a many time
" r, Jzyccs Kay Ward showed a s'-Ua
: tr: ? f.:'Jvi:.ics cf the locnl Jaycees from ,
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ESC Trailer
To Discontinue
Its Services
Mrs. Alice W. Bond, manager of the Employ
ment Security Commission office in Edenton, an
nounces that the Hertford Employment Security
commission omce wui discontinue service from
the trailer on Aug. 31, 1976. Unemployment
claims will be taken in the main courtroom of the
Perquimans County Courthouse on the second
and fourth Thursdays of each month from 8:130 to
10 a.m.
Charlie Skinner, Rural Manpower Represen
tative, will continue to serve Perquimans County
out of the Edenton office. He will also serve
Gates, Tyrrell, and Chowan counties for Rural
Manpower Services and will do employer
visiting and Job development contacts in non
agricultural activities. -
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NEW COORDINATOR Annie Lou Chappell, new coor
dinator for the Region R, N.C. Council on the Status of
Women, displays a bulletin board message. Ms. Chappell is
the mother pf three and resides in Belvidere. She is a
member of the Perquimans County Rescue Squad Ladies
Auxiliary and Whiteville Grove Church. She was previously
employed wth.Peeples Bank and Trust Comply for i
years. (Newbera photo) .?. . -
Ms. Chappell Is
Named Coordinator
-r By KATHY M. NEWBERN
Annie Lou Chappell has recently been named the
Regional Coordinator for the Region R N.C. Council on the
Status of Women. Appointed July 19, Ms. Chappell replaces
Ms. Jenny Cosner in that position due to Ms. Cosner's
resignation because of pregnancy. The regional office con
tinues to be located on the second floor of the Perquimans
County Courthouse with Marie H. Hurdle serving as ,
Regional Secretary.' ' ,
In the Region R area, Perquimans County is the first to
organize a local Council on the Status of Women with Janet
White serving as the local coordinator. But according to the
new Regional Coordinator, efforts are being made to set up
other local councils in the Region R area. At present there
are 44 county councils in the state and three city councils. In
the Region R area, Ms. Chappell has met with the Pas
quotank County Board of Commissioners to discuss the
possibility of setting up a Pasquotank Council. Still in the
planning stages, the commissioners and Ms. Chappell are
now working at obtaining local support for a council. As
part of this effort, a dutch supper has been planned in that
county for Aug. 31 with representatives of civic clubs and
agencies or anyone interested invited to come and find out
what the purposes of the state and local councils are.
. , Also steps have been taken by Ms. Chappell to organize
county councils in Chowan and Camden counties.
- The Perquimans County Council on the Status of Women
is, in some ways, serving as an example when visiting other
counties to start local councils. In early April, the Per
quimans Council was established after approval by the
county commissioners and since then, the efforts of council
members have been concentrated on forming a directory of
services available in Perquimans County. The directory
has been compiled with information ranging from voting
and local government to emergency phone numbers and
how women can obtain credit. The directory does cover a
wide range of services and local coordinator, Ms. White was
quick to point out that it will prove helpful to both men and
women in the area. The directory is now being printed and
will soon be available to the public at no charge and will be
distributed in public places. ..For the Perquimans Council,
the directory of services was established as a first priority
and now, upon its completion, the members of the council
will decide the next step to be taken. Ms. White pointed out :
that surveys, such as the unemployment rate in the county
or education levels, is a definite possibility and a service
which she feels is needed. Ms. Chappell said, "I think this
has been a big help when meeting with the county commis-
sioners from other counties, being able to tell them what the
Perquimans County Council has done," , ;
Ms. Chappell added that the effort to obtain county coun
cils needs exposure. "People need to know that we are here
and what we are trying to do. " As part of that, an interview '.
on the local television program, "Newsmakers" is a
possibility in the near future, v ' ; ; W "- V
In explaining what the Council on the Status of Women ,
does, Ms. Chappell said, "The county councils serve as a';
center for women in' order to conduct studies and gather,
data, furnich assistance and initiate and promote programs
to serve C i reeds of women regarding education, employ
rr , s- ' i concerns, legal matters, credit,, taxes, in-'
sur i The purpose is to facilitate an awareness of
t' 3 iu vom en their p" ht and potential and alsq to !
prt- . a Liter understandirg between sexes." She ad
C:d, "V.'e are not a Women's Lib organization. Both
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COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. Raymond A. Stone,
president of Sandhills Community College, delivers the
commencement address before the 94 candidates for
graduation last week at the College of the Albemarle. (COA
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Eleven COA
Students From
Perquimans
Graduate
"What you demand from government, you must be will
' ing to do yourself." This was the message wUch Dr. Ray
mond A. Stone, president of Sandhills Community College,
delivered to the 94 condidates for graduation during com
mencement exercises at College of The Albemarle last
week. . .: ,
Dr. Stone explained that his purpose was to make the
graduates aware of good citizenship. He pointed out that
wise and honest government is created by wise and honest
citizens.. '
Reminding the assembly that the power of democratic
self-government rests with the people, he said, "We live in
an age of revolution. If we don't like the system, we can
change it... but with ballots, instead of bullets."
The educator emphasized the need for continued study by
the individual in order to develop a high level of sound judg
ment. The best method of staying well-informed, he ad
vised, is through reading, listening to and watching all
sources of media available. By making oneself aware of all
v facets of a question or problem, one will be better equipped
' to determine the most workable solution, he explained.
The good citizen is an open-minded person, Dr. Stone con
cluded. "Keep in mind," he said, "that a good citizen is not
necessarily a popular citizen. You should always guard the
right of your opponent to dissent he may be right !"
The 11 candidates from Perquimans County who received
diplomas or degrees in five programs of study were:
Diploma in Practical Nurse Education: Teresa Noreene
Smith, Hertford.
; Diploma in Automotive Mechanics: David Alan Godfrey
; and Paul Blake Stokely, Hertford; and Garland Courtney
'Jennings, Belvidere. .
'Diploma in Machinist Trade: David Paul Trueblood,
Hertford.
Associate in Arts: Donna Jean Baker, Durants Neck.
Associate in Applied Science: General Office Technology
Myra Selina Felton, Carol Agnes Partin, Linda Cheryl
Phillips, Hertford; Linda Diane Baker and Sandra Alesia
Welch, Belvidere. V
Results Of
Farm Census
The market value of all agricultural products sold by the
414 farms in Perquimans County in 1974 amounted to
$14,971,000, according to a preliminary report of the 1974
- Census of Agriculture released recently by the U.S. Depart
ment of Commerce's Bureau of the Census.
The figures are for farms qualifying under the definition
first used for the 1959 Census of Agriculture: a farm in
cludes all agricultural operations conducted at any time
during the census year under the control of an individual
management, provided that sales of agricultural products
amounted to, or normally would amount to, at least $250 for
places of less than ten acres or $50 for places of ten acres or
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v Figures for farms with sales of $2,500 or more are shown
for $14,893,000 of all agricultural products sold in 1974 and
; $6,003,000 in 1969.
There were 350 of these farms in 1974 compared with 353
in 1969. The average size remained unchanged at 214 acres
during the five years. The value per acre climbed from $332
to $S0a, raising the average value per farm from $70,973 to
$128,216. v r.' v; v.;: '.:
; - The market value of livestock and their products on
farms of $2,500 or more of sales -was $3,170,000 m 19?4;
poultry and their products, $67,000; and crop sales, in
cluding nursery products, hay and forest v products,
$11,655,000. - -
Farms reporting less than $1,000 in sales numbered 19 ii
1974. The value of agricultural products sold on these farm
totaled $11,000. :
Classes Begin
At Academy
With Aug. 23 being the
beginning of the 1976-77
academic year at
Albemarle Academy, the
Albemarle Educational
Foundation Board of Direc
tors has announced the
faculty and staff members
who will be employed by the
academy.
In the lower school the
following ' teachers have
been employed:
kindergarten, Elizabeth
Haigler and Kathy Alligood
Hayes; first grade, Joyce
Harris; second grade,
Delores Stone; third grade,
Beverly Godwin; fourth
grade, Janet Spencer and
Ann Dowdy; and in the
seventh grade, William
Bohannon.
In the upper school the
following instructors have
been employed: in the areas
of English and business
education, Carolyn Ward; in
the area of history, Alice
Raines; in the mathematics
and science areas, Robert
Harris and Amy Johnson;
and in the area of foreign
languages, Toni Burns.
Reading coordinators.
Elsie Hollowell and Tapp
Robinson; librarian, Mary
Sue Hall; secretary
bookkeeper, Mary Ann
Bohannon; cafeteria
manager, Pam Smithson;
and custodians, Lang
Beckham and James
Newbern have been hired
for the new year.
Among the newest addi
tions to the faculty and staff,
Mrs. Haigler is a University
of North Carolina graduate
who comes to the Academy
after three years' employ
ment at North Ridge
Elementary in in Wake
County and Mrs. Ward is an
Elizabeth City native with
aBachelor of Arts in English
from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
Mrs. Chapman, a Florida
Technological University
graduate comes to the
Academy from employment
in the sixth grade at
Bushnell Elementary in
Bushnell, Florida, and Mrs.
Hayes, who will assist in the
kindergarten, is a recent
graduate of Roanoke Bible
College. Mrs. Burns is
returning to the Academy
after a year's absence.
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GIFT FROM FELLOW EMPLOYEES - L.C. Elliott (left)
receives a watch from Solomon Hurdle on behalf of all the
employees of Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation
asjbe resigns to work full time on the family farm.
Elliott Honored
L.C, Elliott has announced
his resignation from
Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation ef
fective Aug. 6, 1976 after 19
years of service.
He first joined Albemarle
EMC on May 1, 1957. He is
married to the former
Shirley Copeland of
Belvidere. They have two
children: Susie, who is mar
ried and living in Buxton,
N.C, and Charles, age 9.
Elliott was honored at a
recent employee fish fry
when presented a watch by
his fellow employees. He
and his family reside at Rt.
1, Hertford where he will be
"pushing pork" full time on
the family farm.
Civic Calendar
Thursday, August 26
The Perquimans County Jaycees will meet at 8 p.m. afcthe
Albemarle EMC Building.
Bethel Ruritan Club meets.
Saturday, August 28
The Elizabeth City Shrine Club will have a dance for
Shriners and guests from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the
Elizabeth City Shrine Club. Admission is $5 per couple.
Music will be furnished by the "Sounds of Time."
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Monday, August 30
The Inter-County Ladies Auxiliary will meet.
Tuesday, August 31
Hertford Rotary Club will meet.
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The Perquimans County Council will meet at 8 p.m. at the
Perquimans Economic Improvement Council office at 210
Hyde Park. Any interested persons are encouraged to
attend. '
Wednesday, Sept. 1
The Perquimans Cdunty Jaycettes will meet at the
Albemarle EMC Building at 7 p.m.
BROWNIE OPENINGS
Brownie Troop 711 has
five openings. These will
be filled by the first five
parents to come to. 204
Hiland Park Avenue in
Hertford to fill out a
Parent Consent Form.
The first meeting will be
held Wednesday, Sept. 1
at 4 p.m. in the Methodist
Church School. Call the
phone number below for
further information.
There are four age
levels in the Girl Scout
program: brownie
first, second and third
grades; junior fourth,
fifth and sixth grades;
cade-te seventh, eighth
and ninth grades and
senior ninth, tenth,
eleventh, and twelfth
grades. The newest level
is pre-brownie for grade
K.
If anyone is interested
in starting a Girl Scout
Troop in her community,
she should contact Per-;
quimans County Re
cruiter' and Trainer
Esther Weiner at 426-5133
in Hertford. ;