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HE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 33, No. 1
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 6, 1977
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School Figures Released
Expenditures from the State Public '
School Fund totaled over $736 million
during the 1975-76 school year, according
to figures compiled for the annual audit
. report of the State Public School Fund.
The total represented a 2,7 percent in
crease in spending over the 1974-75
school year.
The largest expenditure from the State
Public School Fund, a total (of ,
$523,407,433.00, paid for instructional
services, which included salaries of
. teachers, principals, supervisors and
' clerical assistants in schools as well as
instructional supplies. Perquimans
County Schools spent $895,309.06 from
the State Public School Fund for in
structional services.
An additional $88,811,561.00 was spent
for employee benefits, the second
largest expenditure from the Fund.
Perquimans County Schools spend
$157,817.00 for employee benefits, which
included hospitalization insurance,
social security, retirement and pupil
reimbursement for injuries. Retirement
and social security costs amounted to
. over $79 million of the total State ex
penditure. ' , The cost of transporting children to
and. from school amounted to
$40,128,809.00 statewide Perquimans
County "Schools spent '$104,757.24 to
transport local school children. Tran
sportation costs included such items as
salaries of bus' drivers, and mechanics,
garage equipment, contract tran
sportation for handicapped children, bus
replacements, as well as items needed
Planning Board To Meet
The Perquimans County
Planning Board is urging in
terested citizens to attend
its regularly scheduled
meeting Tuesday, Jan. 11 at.
7 p.m. in the meeting room
j)f the County Extension Of-
' Sice. Although all planning
lard meetings are open to
, public, this meeting is of
spetial interest because it
will Jmslwjft a public presen
tation about land develop
ment issues' and a question
and answer period.
Jud Little,., a planner
under contract to the county
from the North Carolina
Three Will Attend Conference
Rosa Talley and Ronnie
Capps, Instructional Coor
dinators for Perquimans
County Schools, along with
Hertford Grammar Prin
cipal Bill Tice, will have an
opportunity to observe over
40 successful education pro
jects from across the nation
while attending a Statewide
Awareness Conference in
Raleigh Jan. 6-7. The con
ference will be held at
McKimmon Continuing
Education Center on the
TOTAL LOSS This 1946 Taylorcraft plane was a total loss
as a result of a crash in the New Hope section of Per
quimans County which occurred at 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 28. The
student pilot and one passenger in the plane received
serious injuries and. are patients, in Norfolk and Ports
Two
. A plane crash near the
New Hope section of Per-
' Quimans County which oc
curred Tuesday, Dee. 28 at
2:45 p.m. resulted in serious
injury to the pilot and one
passenger. ., .
It took approximately 30
. minutes for rescue workers,
' the Perquimans ' County
Sherrlf's Department of
ficials, and others to remove
the two from the 1946
' ; Taylorcraft plane. The pilct,
Douglas T. Gawadzinsi),
' age 27, of Elizabeth City and
' the passenger, Christina
tfocier, age. 24, of Gardner
Mobile home Pari,
Division of Community
Assistance, will briefly ex
plain the county's-subdivision
regulations that set
standards for the division of
parcels into building lots. In
addition, the activities of the
Coastal Area Management
Act and the District Health
Department's land develop
ment ordinances will be
WPt explained Several.
issues under consideration
by the planning board such
as a lot sales disclosure
statement and county zon
ing will also be presented.
Anyone who has questions
campus of
University.
N.C. State
Sponsored by the Division
of Development of the
Department of Public In
struction, the conference
will feature exemplary
education projects which
have' been validated by the
U.S. Office of Education as
producing significant learn
ing gains for children. The
projects will focus on all
subject , areas from
Injured In Plane Crash
Elizabeth City were both
taken from the scene in a
U.S. Coast Guard helicopter
"piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Larry
" Rodgers and Lt. Bill Missal
V to Albemarle Hospital for
emergency treatment..
Gawadzinskl was transfer
; red to . Portsmouth Naval
Hospital ! and suffered
: compound fracture of the
, right leg, . dislocations of
both ankles, and a lacera
tion to the side of the head in
addition to internal injuries,
Passenger Christina Hooker
was transferred to Norfolk
General ; Hospital vand
reportedly received two
for regular maintenance such as gas, oil,
anti-freeze, tires and license plates.
Another major expenditure, paid for
operation of school facilities. School
officials spent a statewide total of '
$28,349.00 for janitors' wages and: sup
plies, heating fuel, water, light, power
and telephones. Perquimans County
Schools spend $45,075.00 to maintain
local school facilities.
State funds were also used for ad
ditional instructional services, the
major portion of which paid for the
kindergarten program. Other in
structional services included physical
education, school psychologists and
other teacher support personnel in the
school system. A total statewide ex
penditure of $446,546,658,000 was ex
pended for other instructional services.
Perquimans County Schools spent
$744,7244.00 for that item.
The smallest expenditure from the
State Public School Fund, a total of
$8,863,621.00, paid for general control of
the shcools. That item included salaries
of . superintendents and assistant
superintendents and general office
expenses. Perquimans County Schools
spent $35,712.68 for general control of
local schools.
The audit report of the State Public
School Fund included only State con
tributions to the operation of North
Carolina's public schools. It does not
include federal or local tax money which
a local school unit may use to sup
plement the State contribution.
or opinions about these or
related matters should at
tend the meeting to make
their views known. The
planning board will pass all
comments and recommen
dations on to the county
commissioners for their
consideration.
At 8 p.m., at the close of
the presentation, the county
planning beard will consider
several subdivision plans
that have been submitted
for approval and conduct
other items of business.
Chairman John Coston will
preside.
kindergarten through high
school.'
According . to division
director Henry Helms, the
conference is an outgrowth
of a recent trend to keep
educators better informed
of new and more effective
educational methods, to
eliminate duplication of
developmental efforts
throughout the nation, and
to transport proven pro
grams to educators in all
states.
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mouth, Va. hospitals. Representatives of the Federal Avia
tion Administration are continuing investigations into the
. apparent cause of the crash landing. (Photo courtesy of
John Floars, The Daily Advance)
broken ankles, a punctured '
wound in the chin, and a
double break in the back
in addition; to minor
lacerations.
' According to a report by a
flying instructor, Gawad
zinski, a student pilot, was
allowed to fly without an in
structor but was prohibited
from carrying passengers.
Representatives of the ,
Federal Aviation vAd-,
ministration are continuing
investigation into the crash
and had no report at press ;
lime. "'-.-..--
The plane, which had only r
recently been purchased by
.v-
BREAK-IN A break-in at W.M. Divers and Son Jewelers
occurred early Sunday morning resulting in the theft of five
watches. (Newbern photo) '
Board Of Education Sees Need
To Pursue PCHS Construction Plans
By KATHYM. NEWBERN
All members were present
for the regular meeting of
the Perquimans Ctfunty
Board of Education held
Monday night at the Per
quimans County Office
Building.
The main item of discus
sion was proposed construc
tion for Perquimans High
School. The Board members
discussed the .ecent
meeting held with the Per
quimans County Commis
sioners at which time they
asked for endorsement of a
1.5 million dollar bond
referendum. Faili ;z tfVsiet
that endorsement, members
discussed possible future ac
tion. No decision was made
at the Monday night
meeting but discussion
revealed that members of
the Board of Education did
see a need to pursue the
proposal.
Under policy matters, the
Board reviewed the Title IX
Policy regarding sex
discrimination. Every
member received a copy of
the four-page policy which
essentially jays the Per
quimans County Board of
Education will not, on the
basis of sex, discriminate
against any person. In addi
tion to adopting the policy,
which had already been
done, the local unit must
also appoint an existing
employe as Title IX Coor
dinator to accept any
iGawadzinski, was reported,'
as a total loss. '
Plans Program
The Perquimans County
Council on the Status of
Women announces a pro
gram featuring Dave
Maclntrye, a Rocky Mount .
lawyer, who will discuss'
Estate and Will Planning.
The program, sponsored by ;
the local organization, will
be held at the Perquimans
County Courthouse, located '
in Hertford, on Jan. 27 , :
beginning at 7:39, p.m. The
public is invited to attend,
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grievances under the policy.
And the policy also calls for
an annual report to be
presented by the superinten
dent regarding any com
ments, grievances, or com
plaints registered in relation
to accusations of sex
discrimination.
In budget matters,
Superintendent Pat Harrell
told the Board that the for
mat for next year's budget
has been received and that it
will involve much more
detail than the format used
before. The new format is a
result of the Fiscal Control
Act which becomes effective
on Jiy 1,. 1977.. Harrell also
pointed out that the new for
mat requires all school
districts to follow a uniform
budget procedure,
something he sees as ad
vantageous. The new format
was followed this year by
several pilot school systems
one of which was Edenton
Chowan Schools. Harrell
Henry To Teach
Audiometry Course
The Continuing Education
Department of College of
the Albemarle announces a
new course to be offered in
Perquimans County next
quarter. The course is
Audiometry and deals
with the testing of human
hearing.
This may be the first time
such a course has been of
fered to the general public.
Usually the course is offered
only to those colleges and
universities which offer a
degree ' program in '
audiology and speech
pathology.
Andrell Henry, a certified
and licensed audiologist and
speech pathologist, will con
duct the course. A brief
outline of the course reveals
that it begins with a student
orientation into the broad
field of oto-rhino-laryngology,
audiology and
speech pathology of which
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Theft At Divers Jewelers
Five watches were stolen from W.M.
Divers and Son Jewelers as a result of a
break-in which occurred around 4:30
a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2. According to
Hertford Police Chief Ben Gibbs, an of
ficer had checked the doors of the
jewelry store between 4 and 4:10 a.m.
and then discovered the break-in when
checking around 4:30 a.m. The officer
discovered a rock which had been
thrown through a side display window.
At press time, the value of the stolen
merchandise was not available. Chief
Gibbs commented that the investigation
is continuing.
The break-in was the most recent in a
series of thefts occurring in the
downtown section of Hertford. Within
the last month, eight employes at dif
ferent stores located on Church Street in
Hertford have had money taken from
their pocketbooks during store hours.
The first reported incident of this nature
occurred at Youthland and. two weeks
later an employe at Darden's Depart
ment Store reported money missing
from her pocketbook. Later the Hertford
Police received reports of money stolen
from the pocketbooks of four employes
also told Board members
that he has begun working
with principals to determine
the budget needs for each of
the schools next year.
The Board accepted the
resignation of Dewey S.
Newby as ESEA Home
School Coordinator under
personnel matters and ap
proved the employment of
Estelle Felton to this posi
tion. Ms. Felton will take on
these duties in addition to
her current position as Coor
dinator of the Parent Ad-'
visory Council under Title I.
In other personnel matters,
the Board approved a re
quest by Maxine Wiggins,
kindergarten teacher at
Hertford Grammar School,
for five days of personal
leave.
Two possible project pro
posals were also discussed
at the Monday night
meeting. Superintendent
Harrell informed members
of the Board that due to lack
audiometry plays an impor
tant part. The course also in
volves teaching students the
proper use of the
audiomeftr, the instrument
used to test human hearing.
It will'be a basic course and
requires no previous
knowledge of the field.
Anyone interested is en
couraged to take the course.
The cost is $5. It is possi
ble that a textbook may be
recommended for those who
wish to purchase it.
The course will be held on
Tuesday nights from 7 to 10
p.m. at the Perquimans
High Vocational Building
from Jan. 4th through
March 8. Registration will
be the first part of the class
periods on Jan. 4th and Jan.
11th. Those wishing to enroll
must have their Social
Security numbers. Fred T.
Riddick may be contacted
for more information.
of time, a project proposal
would not be submitted for
funding under the Emergen
cy School Aid Act (ESAA).
However, Harrell an
nounced plans for Per
quimans to join Chowan and
Gates Counties in submit
ting a regional exemplary
occupational project pro
posal with the deadline for
application being Feb. 7.
In action under Ad
ministrative Operations,
members approved a re
quest by Harrell to enroll in
the Institute of Government
School Law Course to be
taught in Chapel Hill by Dr.
Community
Calendar
MONDAY, JAN. 10
The Inter-County Fire Department will meet.
The Perquimans County Rescue Squad will meet at t p.m. at the Rescue
Squad Building.
A meeting of the Town Beautification Committee wiU be held at S p.m. in
the Municipal Building in Hertford.
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The Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet in the Municipal '
Building in Hertford beginning at 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY.JAN.il
The Hertford Rotary Club meets.
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge 106 will meet at 8 p m. at the Lodge HaU in
Hertford.
THURSDAY, JAN. 13
The Perquimans County Jaycees meet.
FRIDAY, JAN. 14
The Bethel Homemakers will meet.
SUNDAY, JAN. 16 '
A meeting of the Snug Harbor Civic League will be held.
MU Calendars Are
Still Available
The Community Birthday
Calendars for 1977 have
been delivered by members
of the Perquimans County
Marching Unit. If there is
anyone who ordered a calen
dar and has not received it,
he or she should call Mrs.
Marion Swindell at 426-5614.
There are some extra
calendars for sale. These
may be purchased for one
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at Roses Five and Dime and money
stolen from the pocketbooks of two
employes at Woodard's Pharmacy. The
thefts from the employes at these two
businesses occurred within one hour on
the same day.
Regarding the recent thefts, Chief
Gibbs said the investigations are con
tinuing and added, "This is the first time
we've had anything like this in a long
time. It's been years."
The Police Chief added that catching
such thieves is difficult since laws re
quire catching a person in the act of theft
before an arrest can be made. He said,
"People don't realize the fact that they
(criminals) are educated and know you
can't do anything unless you catch them
in the act."
Chief Gibbs said he would "advise peo
ple to be more careful." He reported how
he has spotted unlocked cars containing
packages and pocketbooks left parked
and unattended on Hertford streets and
sees this as an invitation for theft. He
further advised the public to lock all
items of value in their car trunks when
leaving a car, to take the keys, and to
also lock the car.
Robert Phay, Educational
Attorney with the Institute
of Government. The ten ses
sions involve meeting one
day every two weeks and
will involve participation
from school administrators
from across the state.
Plans for attendance at
the National School Board
Convention in Houston, Tex.
March 25-30 were also
discussed. Four local Board
of Education members,
Superintendent Harrell, and
two County Commissioners
will attend the meeting ac
companied by their spouses.
dollar by calling Mrs.
Swindell at the above
number.
Members of the marching
unit and their parents ex
pressed appreciation to all
who helped to make this
year's calendar project one
of the most successful yet.
Proceeds from the sale will
be used to help defray run
ning expenses of the unit.
RECEIVES LIFE
MEMBERSHIP - The
Hertford Lions Club enter
tained their wives at a
Christmas dinner held at
Cabby's Restaurant during
the Christmas season. One
of the highlights of the
evening was a presentation
by John T. Biggers of life
membership to Jim "Cat
fish" Hunter in the North
Carolina Association for the
Blind., Life memberships
are given to individuals con
tributing $100 or more to the
White Cane Drive. The Hert
ford Lions Club expressed
thanks to Hunter , and all
those contributing to the
1976 White Cane Drive.