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WEEKLY
Volume 32, No. 45
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 4, 1976
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Census Is
Underway
r The Special Federal Cen
sus of Perquimans County
got underway this week
when about 12 ' Census
Takers fanned eut over the
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count. Census Takers, who
are County residents hired
temporarily for the Census,
were trained earlier this
week by, Census Supervisor
Mildred P. Holliday in .
regular Census Bureau pro "
cedures and techniques. .
Each took an oath when ap
pointed that they would not
reveal any information
gained from local residents
under heavy legal penalities
for violations.
All Census Takers carry
an official red, white and
blue identification card
which they are required to
present when calling at each
household. They will also
present a letter explaining
the purpose of the Census.
Crew Leaders will carry a
blue identification card
somewhat similar to the
Census Takers.
A temporary Census of
fice has been opened in
Elizabeth City, and the
telephone , number is
338-0m
Supervisor Holliday, a
regular Census Bureau
employee, said that, based
on past experience and bar
ring bad weather or other
circumstances, the canvass
should be substantially
finished within about two or
three weeks, leaving some,
clean-up (recalling on per
sons not contacted during
the first go-around) as well,
as detailed checks for com- -pleteness
of enumeration to
be accomplished. Only per -nian?fwresidents
of.,, the ,
County will be included; ex- .
eluded will be: visitors,
students attending college
away from home, and per
sons stationed away from
home in the military.
Being taken under
authority of and as required
by the Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended in 1970
and 1975, questions on this
Census will be relatively
brief. Specifically asked of
each household member will
be: Name, sex, relationship
to household head, race,
date of birth, marital status,
and National nriuin Fnr
household members, 18
years or older, a few addi
' tional questions will be
asked on: U.S. citizenship,
whether or not the member
votea or was registerea to
vote in the Nov.1976 elec
tion, and if the : member
either voted or was
registered to vote in this
County. No questions will be
asked on how a . person
'' voted, his or her political
persuasion, or like matters.
Information gained from the
Census cannot be used for
, purposes of taxation, in-
' vestigation or regulation of
an individual, nor can any
Identifying information
about individuals be
. released , only statistical
totals will be published.
Questions will take only a
fev minutes ; at , each
household, and all County
citizens are urged to
cooperate as it is to the
County's advantage to have
an accurate and complete
population count, since
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many r eaerai ana aiaie aia
programs to counties and
to.wns are based in part oa
" population. On completion
of the Census preliminary
population figures will , be
released to Lester H. Simp
son, Chairman of the Per
quimans. County Board of
Commissioners; ' and for
their respective towns to
Mayor William D. Cox . of
Hertford, and Mayor David
R.TruebloodOfWinfall. '
' Ordinarily the County
would not have a complete
head count until the next Na
tional Census in 19CD. Bet
ween National Censuses a
Special Federal Census is
usually only taken at the re
c;u:t and expense of a local
Covernment jurisdiction,
izi ccsts to the county
!J well over several
'. "id du"ars. Th!s
t i h I -'-3 tst:n at no
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"DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL - North Carolina's
Deputy Attorney General, Howard Kramer, discusses the
future of the Law Enforcement Assistance Association at '
the Friday night meeting of the Albemarle Law and Order
Association.' 1
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WITH THE PRESIDENT John Beers (left) and Bill Cox
(right) are shown with Albemarle Law and Order President
R.L. Spivey of Rt. 3, Hertford. Seven people from Per
quimans County attended the Friday nigpt meeting.
(Newborn photos)
Kraroe
Future Of LEAA
By KATHY M. NEWBERN .
The Albemarle Law and
Order Association held its
annual fall dinner meeting
at the Seafare Restaurant in
Nags Head Friday. .Night.
Howard Kramer; Deputy
Attorney" General for North z
Carolina, ( served as - the ?
guest speaker. . Attending
from Perquim ans County
were Mayor Bill Cox and his
wife; Hertford Councilman
John Beers and his wife;
Hertford Police Chief Ben
: Gibbs, and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Smith Sr. ',
. Kramer introduced by
Dare County Sheriff Frank
Cahoon, discussed the
future of LEAA, Law En
forcement Assistance
Association, and law en
forcement in general.
Kramer told the group
that, the future of LEAA,
which was initiated in 1960,
is in doubt. He said, "LEAA
in is legislative trouble in
Washington and we may not
have LEAA with us for very
many years in the future. He
told, the group to consider -what
would happen is LEAA '
was "phased out or-not
funded. Kramer told the
group that if this happened,
there was the possibility of
turning grant funding from
the Governor's Law and
Order Commission over to .
17 regional commissions. He
Veterans Day Observance
Plans for the observance
of Veterans Day, Thursday,
Nov. 11, here in Perquimans
. County were - announced
today by Commander Tom
Applegate of the William
1 Paul Stallings Post No. 126
of the American Legion.
- This year's observance
will mark the 58th anniver
sary which ended World
War I, Commander Ap
plegate explained, as he
.; urged community-wide par
ticipation in the events of
this patriotic holiday.
' This year's celebration Is
sponsored by the American
Legion, s ' - v . - -Comrade
G.R. Curlee is
chairman of a special com
mittee in charge of all ar
rangements for the
Vet vets Day observance.
. TLe c'.scrv&sce wiU tcia
,- 'u
i
said this move would be ad
vantageous in that it would
put decision making to the
local level, however, he
warned that no matter how
the funds were divided,
there would still be more
dollar applications than
. could be filled. He concluded
that even if funding was
turned over to regions, this
would not alleviate many of
the problems.
Concerning the future of
law enforcement in general,
Kramer pointed to the need
for crime prevention by en
couraging fixed sentences,
speedier trials, and expand
ing prison systems. The
Deputy Attorney General
said that "for every 25
crimes committed in the
United States, there is now
one person, in prison." He
urged those in attendance to
back legislation important
to the future of law enforce
ment. In summing up,
Kramer said, "Now is the
; wrong time for us to give
. up.
Among some of the
special guests attending the
Friday night meeting were
Sen. J.J. "Monk" Har
rington, Congressman;
Walter B. Jones, Rep. Stan
ford White, and Rep. Bob
Jernigan. . R.L. Spivey, of
Hertford, association presi
dent, presided over the
meeting. ;
at n a.m. in front of the
' Court House. Speakers will
include Hertford's Mayor
Bill Cox, Reverend Norman
Harris, First District Com
mander E.C. Toppin, and
Reverend Joe Scalf,. post
- chaplain. A. wreath laying
ceremony will be held dur-
ing the service. f 1.
, Chairman Curlee urges
that every effort be made to ;
turn this year's observance
" here in Perquimans County
into a dynamic demonstra
tion of patriotism. He asks
: that all citizens and business
firms display the Flag of
The United States as a reaf-
firmation of our. pride In
' America and as our com-'
munity's contribution to a
coast-to-coast expression of
. national unity.
-Veterans Day has been
By KATHY H. NEWBERN
Perquimans County
voters agreed with the rest
of North Carolina in sup-',
porting Jimmy Carter for
(Jim) Hunt for North
Carolina Governor.
County wide totals showed
Carter receiving 1,612 votes -
comnared to 887 total votes ;
cast for Gerald Ford. The
American Party candidate
Thomas J. Anderson
received three votes; Labor
candidate Lyndon H.
LaRouche Jr. received zero
votes while Libertarian can
didate for President Roger
MacBride, received two
votes in Perquimans
County.
In state races, James
Hunt was declared the win
ner in the gubernatorial
race. Perquimans voters
favored Hunt with 2,133
votes while Republican
David T. Flaherty received
344 local votes and
The Perquimans County .
Library is operating on a
new schedule. Beginning
this week the Library will
be open from 9:30 a.m. to '
5:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday ino
closing for lunch). On
Thursday the Library will
be closed all day but open ,
from. 7 to 9 .Thursday?
evening, it wui juso m open'
ytrtm 9 tn O Tnoarfav .
evening".! The Saturday
schedule will be 9:30 to
12:30 and from 12:30 to 4:30
as usual.
This increase of eight
hours a week is the result of
being a part of the Petti
grew Regional Library
System.
. As soon as the Library is
fully staffed, which should
be soon, additional open
hours will be added to the ,
schedule to meet the state
standard of 46 or more
hours a week. This will make
it more convenient for
patrons to use the library
and for the librarians to do
their work.
Three Memorials have
been given to the Library
this week.
Fire Dept.
Pledges
Beginning the first week
of Nov. the President of
Belvidere-Chappell Hill
Volunteer Fire Department,
Beecher Chappell and his
wife will be calling on the
people north of the Fire
Department in Belvidere
Township for pledges to the
; Fire Department.
The assistant Chief,
Harold Copeland, and his
wife will call those in the
1 Goodwin's Mills section. :
Library
Update
designated by Congress as a
National Holiday to honor
the men and women who
served in the uniform of
the United States. It is
dedicated to the ultimate
goal which they all sought
through their, sacrifice of
service world peace
with honor, Applegate
explained. 1"
By its participation In this
patriotic holiday, Post 126
will be joining with some
16,000 American Legion
Posts throughout the United
States and in several
overseas territories and na
tions of the free world in this
significant observance.
' Veterans Day is also a
Special membership target,
date . for the American
Legion, Commander ' Ap
plegate said. .
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Perquimans Voters Favor Carter ;
Hunt Declared N.C. Governor
American Party candidate
H.F. (Chub) SeaweU Jr.
received seven votes. Per
quimans votes favored
Democrats in all state
races. For Lieutenant
Governor, James C. (Jim-
my) Green received 2,041
votes while William S. (Bill)
Hiatt received 290 votes and
Arils P. Pettyjohn received
nine votes. Democrat in-
f cumoeni inaa cure
received 2,037 Perquimans
votes in his bid for reelec
tion while Asa T. Spaulding
Jr., the Republican can
didate, received 312 total
votes and American Party
candidate T.M. Long
received 19. In the State
Treasurer's race, Harlan
Boyles was favored with
2,017 votes compared to J.
Howard Coble who received
286 Perquimans, votes.
Henry L. Bridges was
favored by local voters for
State Auditor with 2,024
votes while Michael A. God
frey trailed with 279 votes.
Incumbent Attorney
General Rufus Edmisten
' was also the Perquimans
favorite. He received 2,006
votes to Edward L. Powell's
298 votes. Commissioner of
Agriculture James A. (Jim)
Graham received 2,036
TALKING It OVER - National Potato Board president
Vernon James (left) is shown talking with Sheriff Frank
Cahoon of Dare County who welcomed the national group to
Northeastern North Carolina. ,
Potato Board Members Visit Dare
Following a Friday night
meeting in Elizabeth City,
members of the National
Potato Board traveled to
Nags Head last Saturday for
a tour of the area and a ban
quet at the Seafare
Restaurant. .
Vernon James, president
of the board, and local
Representative to the
General Assembly, served
as host for the trip.
Board
- By KATHY M. NEWBERN
All members were present for the regular meeting of the
Perquimans County Board of Education held Monday night.
Following the reading and approval of minutes, the board
went over the following matters.
The board reviewed the new member policy and possible
reorganization. Newly elected Board of Education member
Preston Stevenson will take office Dec. 1 and will take the
oath of office at the first December board meeting. Con
cerning reorganization, the board discussed the election or
reelection of the board chairman which is optional for either
December or April. The board discussed staying with the
local precedent of reorganization in April.
. Under personnel matters, the board of education ap
proved employment of the following in Perquimans County
Schools: Dorothy Gibbs as a seventh grade teacher at Per
quimans Union School; Kathy Tant to work as a Home
bound teacher in the pre-school program (under Title
IV-B); and Lionel Jones as a maintenance helper under
Comprehensive Training Employment Act (CETA) funds.
. In programming discussion, members of the board
reviewed' the local program for exceptional children.
Superintendent Pat Harrell praised the efforts of program
coordinator Jeannie Umphlett and pointed out the areas of
identification, screening and placement of exceptional
children as being followed according to law..
Discussion was also held on the school dental health pro
gram". The dental health program is now emphasizing
preventive and educational programs as opposed to correc
tive treatment. .
Pat Harrell discussed with Board of Education members
the recent meeting held by a committee developed in .the
' Alliance for Progress six-county area to study community
education. Harrell is serving on this committee. Harrell
said that the committee has recommended each county
schedule a local meeting soon after Nov. 30 Involving all
agencies that offer services of interest to community educa
tion. Harrell has talked with the Perquimans County Board
of Commissioners concerning this matter and a meeting
will be held at a later date. M
The last item discussed under programs was plans for
American Education Week. Harrell mentioned that the na
tional observance could include a local tour of the county's
schools and an informal get-together session with communi
ty leaders in Perquimans County
votes while Kenneth H.
Roberson received 283 votes
and Edwin B. Drury
received two votes.
Democratic candidate for
Commissioner of Insurance
John Ingram received 2,020
local votes compared to
Republican Kenneth H.
Roberson who received 283
votes.
In the Commissioner of
Labor race, local voters
favored Democrat John
Brooks with 1,990 votes
while incumbent T. Avery
Nye Jr. received 311 votes
and American party can
didate Robert W. Bennett
received ten votes. And
Craig Phillips received 2,020
Perquimans votes in his bid
for reelection as Superinten
dent of Public Instruction
while the opposing
Republican, Evelyn S.
Tyler, received 304 votes
and American candidate Ar
thur G. Nuhrah received
three local votes.
In the local races, Lester
H. Simpson, unopposed in
cumbent, was reelected to
his first district seat on the
Board of County Com
missioners receiving 2,198
votes. In the contested
district II race, both
Democratic candidates
The Saturday events in
cluded a tour of the First '
Colony Farms, a visit to the
site of the Lost Colony in
Manteo, and a trip through
the Wright Brothers
Museum in Kitty Hawk.
At the Saturday night ban
quet, Edward D. Hews
served as guest speaker
delivering the keynote ad
dress. Hews is with the Ad
ministrative Services Divi
Of Education Meets He re
won: J.W. (Joe) Nowell Jr.
received 1,873 votes while
Waldo Winslow was the top
vote getter receiving 2,148
votes. Republican Wayne
Winslow received 577 votes.
In the local Register of
Deeds race, Jeanne C. White
soundly defeated Thomas
M. Applegate receiving
2,222 votes to Applegate's
267 local votes. There were
six write in votes in the
Register of Deeds race.
Jean Winslow received two
votes; Elmer Lasslter
received two votes; Frank
Brown received one vote
and Mickey Mouse received
one vote.
Unopposed in the State
Senate election were Melvin
R. Daniels Jr. receiving
2,140 votes and J.J. (Monk)
Harrington who received
2,070 local votes. Also
unopposed were the House
of Representatives in
cumbents. Vernon G. James
received 2,170 votes and W.
Stanford White received
2,090 votes. Congressman
GUEST SPEAKER - Guest speaker for the Saturday night
banquet was Edward D. Hews, (pictured above) Ad
ministrative Services Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Also shown are Rep. James and Mrs. Hews.
(Newbern photos)
sion of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. Hews briefly
spoke on some of the areas
of concern to producers. In
his comments, he said "We
have been told we must
organize our own advisory
committees in agriculture.
This is the new trend. It
bothers growers, producers,
and ranchers around the
country." He also cited the
trend toward filing en
vironmental studies which
The Board of Education discussed several items under
the heading of administrative Operations. A status report
was given on school food service. Harrell also announced
that all school personnel will have the opportunity to take
the swine flu vacination being administered by the local
health department.
General discussion and additional comments were heJrd
on the findings of the climate-leadership survey results
recently shared with the board by Dr. Julio R. George,
Director of the Leadership Development Program spon
sored through Alliance for Progress and Rockefeller
Foundation.
In action taken, the board unanimously approved the re
quest by Harrell to give Perquimans High principal William
Byrun authority to act on behalf of the superintendent in his
absence.
It was announced that work has begun on roofing at the
Perquimans High vocational building and at Perquimans
Union School. Furniture needs were also discussed concern
ing the acquisition of additional lunchroom tables at Pep
quimans High and the need for more used lockers at Per
quimans Union School. No action was taken.
In other action, the board unanimously and wholehearted
ly approved a resolution in recognition of service rendered
by retiring Board of Education member Thelma Elliott.
Monday night was the last meeting for Ms. Elliott who has
served on the board for eight years, was a principal at Hert
ford Grammar School for 20 years, and has also been in
volved in the teaching aspect of education.
The board also approved a motion to meet twice monthly,
on the first and third Mondays of each month. This action
will become effective Jan. 1. The time for board meetings
will be 7 p.m. November through March and 8 p.m. April
through October. v
' Announcements made included a visit by Elliot Wigginton
on Nov. 8 at John A. Holmes High School in Edenton begin
ning at 4 p.m. The board was also reminded of the Alliance
for Progress Elected Boards Institute to be held Nov. 30 in
Windsor. The topic of the meeting will be community educa
tion and Dr. Norton Beech of UNC-Chapel Hill will present a
program on improving teaching. Board members were also
asked to keep the dates of March 25-30 in mind for the Na
tional School Baords Convention to be held In Houston,
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Walter B. Jones received
2,064 Perquimans votes
while Republican Joseph M.
Ward received 397 votes and
American candidate
Michael M. Parker was
given 52 votes.
In the election of State Of
ficers of the General Court
of Justice, only one
Democrat had opposition, J.
Frank Huskins defeated
Samuel A. Howard,
Republican, by receiving
2,464 votes. Other totals in
that election included the
following: Joseph Branch,
2,059; R.A. (Fred) Hedrick,
1,964; Gerald Arnold, 2,038;
Earl W. Vaughn. 1,962;
Lynn Bradford Tillery Jr.,
2,036; Darius B. Herring Jr,
1,957; Giles R. Clark, 2,034;
Ronald W. Howell, 2,042;
and Robert E. Gaines, 2,064.
The only other local voting
was the non-partisan elec
tion of Perquimans County
Soil and Water Conservation
District Supervisor. Elmer
Lassiter was unopposed and
received 2,289 votes.
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would affect those present.
In closing, Hews said, "I am
pleased with the leadership
and activities you have been
involved in with the Na
tional Potato Board.
At the Friday night
meeting held at the Holiday
Inn in Elizabeth City,
members heard comments
by James Graham, North
Carolina Commissioner of
Agriculture.