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yoIume32.No.51 , , Hertford. Perquimans County. N.C Thursday, Dec. 16, 1976 , 15CENTS"
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41 V 1 4 Schools joined an estimated '"WU
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& - f' associate superintendents r 1 I ' - i
1 and assistant super- iTi'ii mm
V . - Intendents who attended the ",f k ' I '
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ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS - Three
outstanding younff men were honored
Dec. 8 at the Perquimans County;
Jaycees' Annual Awards Night Banquet."
Pictured above, left to right, are Paul
Smith Jr., winner of the coveted
Three Young
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The Annual Awards Night
Banquet sponsored by the
Perouimam Countv
Jaycees was held Dec. 8 at
Angler's Cove Restaurant.
John Bell, Mayor of
Elizabeth City, served as
, guest speaker for the event
attended by town and county
government officials, com
raunity leaders, and
members of the Jaycee
organization. Bell was an
active Jaycee in his local
chapter for 13 years, having
won the Distinguished Ser
vice Award and a JCI
Senatorship. In his com
ments, the mayor praised
the efforts of the local
"Jaycee-Tftapter and' cited
the organization's contribu-
uons to ine community. He
themed his talk around The
American Dream and em-
phasized that the young
NEW STICKERS - The 1977 license plate stickers for
North Carolina will feature a white outline of the state on a
red background Renewal cards for stickers and license
'plates are now being mailed to state residents.
Stickers & Plates
To Go On Sale
RALEIGH - Edward L.
Powell, Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, announced
t recently an early mailing of :
' renewal application cards
needed to obtain 1977 North
Carolina motor vehicle
license plates and stickers.
The renewal cards will be
, mailed on two spearate
, dates. One mailing went out .
on Dec: 10 and another is i
planned for Dec. 20. A total
of i approximately four
million cards will be
distributed.-
Private passenger
automobiles will again be
renewed by stickers. The
1977 renewal stickers are
more distinct; featuring a
white outline of the State of r
North Carolina on a dark:
red background. Other,
vehicles will receive a 1977.
red on white license plate.
Stickers and plates will go
on sale Jan. 3, 1977 at 102
locations throughout North.
Carolina.
. The license plate stickers v
must he placed on the upper
ricit r and corner of tie 1275
"cen j directly over the
"ze ' "er. Powell urged
i T 'c to f "sw the
careful'y on the
:
Lcr wrE"cr
it to tie
, leaders of this country, such
as the Jaycees. helo make
this dream a realitv
The highlight of the even
ing was the presentation of
tne , tnree awards which
recognize Perquimans
County citizens who have
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made outstanding contribu-
tions to their community,
state and nation.
Ed Brown served as chair
man for the Outstanding
Young Educator Award and
made the presentation to
award winner Danny
Meads., Very active in the
church, and community,
Meads serves as music
teacher at - Perquimans
Union School and "isery
interested in the arts" cur-
rently serving as president
of the Perquimans County
Arts Council,
, Wade Morgan was named
do not receive their license
plate renewal card by Jan,
3rd should notify the Divi
sion of ' Motor Vehicles,
Registration Section,
Raleigh, N.C. 27611. The
renewal card . must be
presented when applying for
a new plate or sticker. Vehi
cle owners are asked to read
the instructions and com-'
pleta the application before
presenting it for purchase of
license stickers or plates.
Commissioner Powell
stated "The use of the
stickers for the year 1976
saved the State of North '
Carolina approximately
$744,000 the first year alone. -,
We feel the continued use of
the sticker is imperative due -
to the tremendous cost ad
Vantages. We are asking the '
1977 General Assembly to
provide the funds necessary
to implement a staffered
registration system in North
Carolina. This system can'
eliminate the long lines by
spreading out annual
renewals on a monthly
basis. This year'however,
the renewal period ends by'
law on Feb. 15. 1S77 at mii-.
rt. If everyone will come
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tie mofiiicf
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Distinguished Service Award; Wade
Morgan, named Outstanding Young
Farmer; and Danny Meads, winner of
the Outstanding Young Educator
Award.
Men
cees
recipient of the Outstanding
Young Farmer Award
presented by Douglas Urn
phlett,OYF chairman".
And Paul Smith Jr. was
named winner of the
Distinguished Service
Award, the highest honor
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the Jaycees oresent annual.
ly. Charles Woodard made
the presentation to Smith
who is an active member of
the Perquimans County
Young Farmers and Ran
chers Committee. Smith
farms in a partnership with
his father and received a
degree in agronomy from
N.C. State University. He is
captain of the Winfall Fire
uepartmeftt," an .active
memoer or tne parksville
Ruritan Club, and a precinct '
chairman' .'of the . county's
uemocrauc party. Smith
also works part-time with
Swindell Funeral Home and
is very active in church
work at Hertford Baptist.
Civic Calendar
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 16
Helen Gaither Home Extension Club will meet at 8 p.m.
Hertford BPW Club will meet.
Hertford Fire Department will meet.
Hertford Lions Club will meet.
SATURDAY: DECEMBER 18
- The Perquimans County Jaycees will have a Turkey
, Shoot beginning at 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the High School
BaU Park. v
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The members of the Belividere-Cnappell Hill Fire
Department will sponsor a Turkey Shoot from 4 p.m. until
at the fire sation. The public is invited.
SUNDAY: DECEMBER 19
Snug Harbor League will meet at 1 p.m.
" MONDAY: DECEMBER 20
Marching Unit Parents Club will meet.
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Perquimans County Commissioners will meet at 7:30
p.m. .
The Board of Directors of the Perquimans -County
Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7:30 p.m. 'at the
Municipal Building in Hertford. All Directors are urged to
please be present.
TUESDAY: DECEMBER 21
The Perquimans County Senior Citizens Club will meet
for a covered dish luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the County
Extension Office Building. All members are invited.
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Hertford Rotary Club will meet. '
Perquimans Masonic Lodge No. 108 will meet at 8 p.m.
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 23 '
- Perquimans County Jaycees will have a Christmas Party '
at the lions Club beginning at 7 p.m., given by the
Jaycettes. , :
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Bethel Ruritan Club will meet.
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GREENSBORO - Pat
Harrell, Superintendent of
Perquimans County
; Schools. Joined an estimated
450 superintendents.
associate superintendents
and assistant super
intendents who attended the
annual Winter Conference of
the Division of Super
intendents of the North
Carolina Association of
Educators.
The conference was held
Dec. 8-10 at the Holiday Inn
Four Seasons in
Greensboro. Division
' members attended ' from
most of North Carolina's 145
school systems.
The conference opened
with a meeting of the divi
sion's Board of Directors on
Wednesday, followed by a
general session and banquet
Wednesday evening. John
' Popham, managing editor,
of the Chattanooga Times
was guest speaker at the
banquet. V , , ; t
Business sessions - and
workshops were held on
Thursday and Friday. A
number of awards and
recognitions were presented
Thursday morning.
State Superintendent of
Public Instruction A. Craig
Phillips and members of his
staff met with conference
participants on Thursday
morning. Presidents of
other NCAE divisions were
speakers to the Thursday
afternoon conference.
Superintendents Division
President ; Malcolm E.
Brown of Shelby presided
over the conference. Other
division .. leaders par
ticipating in the conference
: includedAsron E. Fussell of
Raleigh, president-elect;
Kenneth R. Newbold of
Laurinburg, vice-president;
R. Thorpe Jones of
Greensboro, past president;
Walter R. Dudley of
Raleigh, division director.
NEW VOICES IN
AMERICAN POETRY, New
York 1976, contains a poem
written by Mrs. Harold
Thompson of Snug Harbor.
The book is new on the
shelves ' in the Perquimans
County Library. , . .
: Mrs. Thompson has writ
ten numerous articles for
educatLnal publications.'
However, her main interest
t:t in writing stories for
ciren and producing
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GUEST SPEAKER In his comments at the Friday night
meeting of AADA, Lieutenant Governor Elect Jimmy
Green, outlined bis duties for the future.
Stevenson Elected AADA President
By KATHY
President Raleigh Carver presided over the fifteenth An
nual Banquet of the Albemarle Area Development Associa
tion last Friday night at D.F. Walker School in Edenton.
About 30 Perquimans County residents were among the
near 250 people in attendance.
C.A. Phillips, Chairman of the Chowan County Commis
sioners, welcomed the guests to Edenton and presented a
brief history of AADA. One of the first projects sponsored in
AADA's 15-year formation was the establishment of the
Economic Improvement County. The AADA is also respon
sible for the formation of the Albemarle Association of
Counties and Towns and the Albemarle Regional Planning
and Development Commission (ARPDC).
State Senator Melvin Daniels introduced the guest
speaker of the evening, Lt. Gov. Elect Jimmy Green. Green
is a native of Halifax County, Va. and served as a corporel
in the U.S. Marines during World War II. A graduate of
Washington Lee University, he has a background in
agriculture. Daniels described Green as a "moderate con
servative who is very liberal in human affairs." Daniels
also mentioned Green's expressed interest in developing an
ast-West highway in North Carolina, a statement which
received heavy applause, j 1
In his opening comments, the lieutenant governor elect
expressed bis personal respect for those Representatives
and State Senators serving from the Albemarle area. Green
emphasized his feelings that there is no fame or fortune in
serving in public office and because of this, office holders
' are needed who can make sacrifices and who exhibit rare
dedication. Green also outlined his new job as lieutenant
governor which will involve presiding over the Senate, serv
ing on the State Board of Education, and taking on any other
duties as assigned by the Governor or the legislature. In
referring to himself and the peoples' representatives from
the area, Green said, "We're going to make you proud of us
in the manner in which we handle your business." On the
subject of the east-west highway, the former Speaker of the
House said, "We've got to improve highways in eastern
North Carolina. I'm going to remind everybody every op
portunity I have, that we need to Improve east-west
RECEIVES SPECIAL AWARD - Car
roll Baker, president of the Perquimans
County Farm Bureau, receives a special
award from John Sledge, president of
the North Carolina Farm Bureau
Federation at its annual meeting held in
Greensboro last week. The award was
' presented in recognition of outstanding
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INDUSTRIAL AWARD - Don Juan Manufacturing Co. of
Hertford was named Perquimans County's Outstanding
Business for 1976. Shown above, Industrial Committee
Chairman Ed Brown (left) presents the award to Stuart
Anderson.
transportation facilities in the State. Green also called for a
tightening in the budget. In closing, Green said, "I will be a
full-time lieutenant governor. I want you to communicate
with me. It's your government. It's your building and it's
your office. I may not at any time be able to say I'm the best
lieutenant governor North Carolina every had, but I pledge
to you tonight, when my time is up, that I will be be able to
say I was the very best lieutenant governor Jimmy Green
could have been."
Green's remarks were followed by the presentation of in
dustrial awards by Ed Brown of Hertford, chairman of the
AADA Industrial Committee. Don Juan Manufacturing Co.
of Hertford was named Perquimans County's Outstanding
Business for 1976. In presenting the award to Stuart Ander
son, Brown described Don Juan as "civic-minded" and as
providing a significant boost to the county's economy.
Don Juan Manufacturing Co. employs 325 citizens of the
county.
Awards were also presented by the Economic Improve
ment Council in the areas of community development,
gardening and food conservation. Perquimans County's
Belvidere Township received honorable mention in the area
of Large Community Development and Beech Springs
received first place in the area of Small Community
Development. In the judging of large gardens, Clarence
Felton of Perquimans received honorable mention and Eva
Hurdle, also of Perquimans, received honorable mention in
the food conservation awards.
Recognition of individuals was also in order as cer
tificates were presented to the following: David Deari
former AADA president and currently editor and publisher
of The Daily Advance; Bud Amburn, former AADA presi
dent and editor of The Chowan Herald; and Leon Ballance
of Hyde County. Dr. Tom Hobgood, AADA advisor, received
the coveted "Duke of the Albemarle" award given by
ARPDC.
In other business, new officers were elected with R.L.
Stevenson of Hertford selected to serve as president of
AADA. Serving with him will be Leon Powell of Shawboro,
Vice president east; Mrs. Nellie Sanders of Plymouth, vice
president south ; Ron Hutto of Sunbury, vice president west:
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production by Farm Bureau insurance
agents in the county in a statewide con
test in which agents had an opportunity,
to 'win this honor for their ' county
presidents who serve on a voluntary
basis. Pictured from left) are Sledge
and Baker.
NEW PRESIDENT -Outgoing
president of AADA
Raleigh Carver (left) talks
with the association's new
president, R.L. Stevenson of
Perquimans County.
Special
Next week's issue of The
Perquimans Weekly will be
a special Christmas issue
with greetings included by
local businesses and special
Christmas stories, pictures,
recipes, and lots more. .
Any advertiser or citizens
wishing to purchase a
special Christmas greeting
for this issue should contact
the Weekly office by Mon
day, Dec. 20.
The issue of Dec. 23 is sure
to be filled with a litttle
' something to everyone's lik
ing. Don'tfaiss it. . i
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