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Volume 33, No. 4- Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 27, 1977 1 . 15 CENTS
NEW EQUIPMENT - Looking over the
Perquimans-Chowan Sanitary Landfill's
' new John Deere Compactor are (1. to r.)
Lester Copeland and J.D. Peele, Landfill
Board members from Chowan County;
Compactor Is Delivered
. Tuesday morning marked
the arrival of the newest ad
dition of equipment to the
Perquimans-Chowan
Sanitary Landfill.
Members of the Landfill
Board and Landfill
employes watched as R.W.
Moore Equipment Company
of Greenville delivered the
John Deere Compactor
weighing in at 32,230 pounds.
The needed
machinery was
piece of
purchased
Judge Grafton Beamon
presided at the Wednesday
session of Perquimans'
' County District Court and
disposed of the following
cases: ;?: ;
Ronnie Lewis Hunter,
, charged with assault and
'committing threats, (the
two charges were con-
solidated for judgment)
received a 90-day sentence
, - suspended for three years, a
: fine of $100 and cost, was
, told to remain on good
' behavior, not to violate any
Federal, State, or local laws
of North Carolina during
period of suspended term,
and, also, not to have
' firearms on his person when
' off of his own property;
John Robert Lewis Jr.,
charged with driving under
; the influence, was given a
; 60-day sentence suspended
. . for two years, a fine of $125
and cost, and was ordered to
surrender his operator's
license to the Clerk of '
Superior Court. The defen
dant was told not to operate !
a motor vehicle in North
" Carolina until duly
j relicensed to do so. An ap
. peal was noted and the case
; was placed on the Superior
. " Court Docket for trial;
' William R. Armstrong
' was found guilty of assault
. n and battery on a female and
was given a 60-day sentence
' suspended for two years,
was taxed with cost of court,
v and was told not to violate
any Federal, State, or local
laws in North Carolina dur
ing term of suspension, and
to remain on good behavior;
, " James Taylor, charged
with assault on a female,
. , received a 60-day sentence
suspended for two years, a
fine of $15 and cost, and was
told to remain on good
. behavior and not ', to
physically abuse Nancy
Brickhouse;
Lester Kell Jr. was found
guilty ;of not wearing a
helmet and was taxed with
cost; v v; vs..
, - Dewey Bell, charged with
tf- driving under the influence,
;,was given a 60-day sentence
.' suspended for two years, a
. fine of $130 and cost. The
" defendant was told not to
operate a motor vehicle in
- North . Carolina for : 12
. months, A certified copy of
the judgment to be sent to
jointly by Perquimans and
Chowan counties at a cost of
$61,200 after bids had been
taken.
According to Landfill
Board member Lester
Simpson, the new equip
ment will "pay for itself in
the saving of land space
over a period of years by
compacting the trash in the
ground." Simpson added
that - Hertford County has
had the same type piece of
machinery for two years
the Virginia Department of
Motor vehicles; .
Robert Lee Thatch,
charged with larceny in
general, was sentenced six
months in the custody of
North Carolina Department
of Corrections with active
period of 20 days : and
balance suspended for two
years active probation, a
fine of $100 and cost. The
defendant was ordered to
make, restitution of $19.49
and cost to Winslow Oil Co.
Fine, cost, and restitution
must be paid under supervi
sion of Probation Officer.
Ronel M. Reynolds, Jr.
was found not guilty of being
a public drunk;
Corrine Williams was
found guilty of being a
public drunk and was taxed
with cost; s
Lonnie Elton Bell,
charged with allowing a per
son to operate a motor vehi
cle owned by Bell while he
was driving under the in-
nuence. The defendant was
given a 60-day sentence
susnended for two vm a
Blood Donors Needed!
Perauimans Countv hlnnH
needed. This is the important message
being put before the citizens of Per
quimans County now, just prior to
another Bloodmobile visit.
The Bloodmobile will be in Hertford on
Monday. Jan. 31 at the First United
Methodist Church from 12-5 p.m. collec
ting the life-saving fluid.
Recent Bloodmobile visits have not
been successful and an all-out effort is
being exerted for this visit. In the last
two visits made by the Tidewater
Regional Red Cross Blood Program's
Bloodmobile, a total of 73 pints was col
lected. Of that 73 pints, 24 were collected
on the first visit and 49 were collected on
the second visit. The goal fpr the Jan. 31
visit is set at 75 pints, a goal set much
lower than usual for this area. , -,
Joan Langevin, Donor Recruitment
Consultant, said that for this visit, blood
types 0, 0-, and B are particularly
needed. However blood of all types are
needed in order to meet the quota.
Ms. Langevin also pointed out that
Don Juan Manufacturing Corporation
has been very responsive in the blood
donor program. She added that she per
sonally urges employers in the area to
allow employes the time from work to
give blood, an acf that only takes a few
minutes.' -
In stressing the importance of building
Dallas Jethro, Chowan County' Coor
dinator; Lester-Simpson, Landfill Board
member from Perquimans County; and
Hatt Spivey, Landfill Supervisor.
(Newbern photo)
and they have experienced
"good results."
April of this year will
mark the four year anniver
sary of the Perquimans
Chowan Sanitary Landfill.
The Landfill Board is made
up of two commissioners
from both counties involved
in the joint effort. Board
members from Perquimans
County include Lester Simp
son and Tuck Webb. Chowan
Commissioners on the Land
fill Board are Lester
Copeland and J.D. Peele.
fine of $100 and cost, and
was told not to operate a
motor vehicle - in North
Carolina for 12months;
.. Edward Daniels, charged
with aggravating an affray,
and being a public drunk
received 15-day sentence
suspended for two years, a
fine of $15 and cost, and was
ordered not to violate any
laws, remain on good
behavior and stay off
premises of Wilderness
Lounge during suspended
period;
George Riley Whedbee
was found guilty of assault
and received a 60-day
sentence suspended for
three years, a fine of $50 and
cost, and told to remain on
good ; behavior during
suspended period, not to
violate any Federal, State,
or local laws, and not to har
rass, molest, or physically
abuse the person of Jean
Cherron Whedbee;
Glenn Alvin Elmore,
charged with speeding,
received a fine of $50 and
cost .
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Meeting PI
Interested In
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
Efforts are underway to
discover interest in starting
a REACT club in the Per
quimans County Area. The
'letters REACT stand for
Radio Emergency Asso
ciated radio operators who
voluntarily provide
assistance and two-way
radio communications in
local emergencies.
Locally, Charles White is
working on the concept of
v possibly starting a REACT
club. As part of that effort,
he has planned a meeting of
any interested citizens for
Jan. 31 at the Albemarle
EMC Building on U.S. 17
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Dur
ing the meeting, White will
show a 12-minute film about
REACT titled, "Every Sec
ond Counts." There is no
charge to attend the
meeting and White urges
those interested in the
REACT concept or finding
out more about the REACT
program to attend. He em
phasized the fact that the
purpose of the meeting is not
necessarily to start a
REACT team, but only to
find out if any interest exists
in starting such a program
locally. He added that the
meeting is open to anyone
interested, and encouraged
interested women to
especially consider attend
ing. He pointed out that the
REACT program involves
monitoring the emergency
C.B. radio channel 9 and
that non-working women
' can be very useful assets to
the program by monitoring
the channel while at home.
REACT has six basic ob
jectives. The first is to use
citizens band radios as addi
tional communication in
cases of emergencies.
Secondly, it aims to
establish 24-hour volunteer
monitoring of emergency
calls and reporting them to
Albemarle Area
Is Recognized
The five - county
Albemarle Soil and Water
Conservation District,
which serves Pasquotank,
Perquimans, Chowan,
Camden and Currituck
counties, was recognized
Monday night as North
Carolina's outstanding
district in environmental
education work.
The honor was presented
the blood donor program hack up to its
full potential in Perauimans Countv. Ma
Langevin released some statistics on
blood visits in Perquimans County in the
past. The following chart represents the
the actual amount of pints donated per
fiscal year as compared to the goal for
that same fiscal year: "
FISCAL ACTUAL
YEAR , GOAL PINTS
1970- 71 , 310 158
1971- 72 - 290 222
1972- 73 ; 294 153
1973- 74 - 351 214
1974- 75 314 . 127
1975- 76 334 238
The Blood Donor Recruitment Consul
tant also pointed out that Perquimans
County is one of 58 chapters in the
Tidewater Regional Red Cross Blood
Program. She projected that if all 51
chapters fell short 100 pints during each
fiscal year, which Is the case with Per
quimans County, then the regional pro
gram would fall short of 5,800 needed
pints of blood. .-v. , , -,t
The Perquimans County Jaycees will
once ' again be sponsoring the Blood
mobile visit Jaycee Bloodmobile Chair
man A.L. West urges each and every
potential donor In the county to visit the.
Bloodmobile on Jan. 31 and donate a pint
of blood. Assisting the Jaycees will be
the Methodist Women of the church.
approriate emergency
authorities. Thirdly,
REACT promotes highway
safety. Fourthly, it coor
dinates efforts with and pro
vides communications help
to other groups. The fifth ob
jective of REACT is to
develop and administer
public information projects
concerning the proper use
and benefits of citizens band
radio service. Sixthly, it
charters local REACT
teams to carry out the objec
tives of the REACT concept.
About 40,000 citizens band
radio operators in the
United States participate in
REACT. And about five and
one-quarter million
emergency calls are made
on C.B. radios each year
with about four and one
quarter million of those
dealing with automotive
emergencies. Since 1962
REACT has handled about
55 million emergency calls
nationwide.
The only requirement to
join REACT is that all
members must be licensed
citizens band radio
operators, In local REACT
clubs, members pay dues
which help finance REACT
projects. The only other
source of financial support
is from the General Motors
Corporation which main
tains the national head-
quarters for REACT located
in Chicago, HI.
White also emphasized the
fact that REACT is not a
crime watch program. If a
by President Joseph L.
Williams of Duplin County
at the 34th Annual Meeting
of the state-wide conserva
tion group in Wilmington
last week.
The award is sponsored by
the National Association of
Conservation Districts
(NACD) and the Allis
Chalmers Corporation. The
Albemarle District was
recognized for its en
vironmental education pro
grams which serve more
than 2,500 students and in
volve outdoor classrooms,
land judging, poster con
tests, and woodland im
provement clinics.
Scope of the district's en
vironmental program
ranges from elementary
schools to the university
level. The district' Educa
tion Committee plans an
nual activities and secures
local sponsors to carry out
the program.
Also, Herbert Crase of
Elizabeth City, Service
forester with the N.C.
Forest Service, received the
"Carolina Conservationist"
award for his widespread
conservation work.
Crase was recognized
both of his enthusiastic sup
port of good forestry prac
tices and for his broader
based conservation work,
including multiple land use
environmental classrooms,
wildlife plantings and
cooperation with other agen
cies, v -.
Perquimans County se
cond place ; conservation ,
poster winner, Gina Steven
son received recognition at -the
awards banquet and was
sent a $25 Savings Bond. v
anned
REACT Concept
REACT club was organized
locally, no patroling would
be involved. He said the pur
pose of REACT is "strictly
to assist in radio com
munications." He gave the
following example: If a
REACT member were
monitoring the emergency
channel and received a call
concerning a highway acci
dent, he would only call in
such information as the
location, the number in
volved, and any injury in
formation to the proper
emergency authorities.
They in turn would take any
necessary action.
White, who has always
been a C.B. enthusiast, is a
member of the Pasquotank
Camden REACT team.
Although a citizen of Per
Young Pe ople Eligible
For Electric Youth Tour
Each year Roanoke Elec
tric Membership Corpora
tion sends two young people
from within its seven county
service area on the Rural
Electric Youth Tour to
Washington, D.C. This year
two 4-H club members will
be selected for the "all ex
pense paid" 1977 Youth Tour
from June 13 to June 17, ac
cording to an announcement
a sift recently by Vernon E.
Taylor, Roanoke EMC
General Manager.
All high school 4-H'ers
who are at least 16 years old,
unmarried and hold a local
4-H club or county council
office are eligible to enter
the 1977 Rural Electric
Youth Tour Contest. Win
ners will join winners of
similar contests sponsored
by other electric co-ops
across North Carolina on the
tour. All expenses of the
five-day trip, beginning
June 13, will be paid by
Roanoke EMC, Taylor said.
Contest rules, application
forms and reference
materials may be obtained
from the county 4-H leader.
The reference material is
designed to increase the ap
plicant's knowledge of
Roanoke EMC and the
Rural Electrification Pro
gram. A qualifying quiz for
Seminar
Tonight
A seminar on Estate and
Wills will be held tonight,
Jan. 27, at the Perquimans
County Courthouse in Hert
ford beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The seminar is being spon
sored by the Perquimans
County Council on the Status
of Women.
David W.G. Maclntyre
Jr., Trust Officer from
Peoples Bank and Trust
Company, will be the guest
speaker, Maclntyre
specializes in the area of
financial planning. He
received his B.S. degree in
Commerce and Business
Administration from the '
Lemar School of Law at
Emory University. He is a
native of Franklington, N.C.
and before joining Peoples
' Bank, was a Trust Officer
with the Trust Company of
Georgia in Savannah, Ga.
, Major changes in estate
tax laws, which came into
effect Jan. 1, 1977, will be
one topic of discussion.
The Council on the Status
of Women is urging atten
dance of interested citizens
at the 7:30 meeting and sug
gests that both wives and
husbands attend if possible.
For Those
quimans County, he-joined
the neighboring team since
his place of business is
located in Camden. He did
add, however, that clubs
usually restrict member
ship to only those residents
living in the service area.
The Pasquotank-Camden
club has 50 members who
monitor the emergency C.B.
channel on one Or two-hour
shifts around the clock.
White said that if interest
indicates starting a local
REACT club, he would hope
to work in a cooperative ef
fort with all local officials
including rescue squad,
town and county law en
forcement, and the county
dispatch system. He also
urged representatives of
these agencies to attend the
county finalists will be
based upon this material.
Deadline for completed
applications to be in the
county extension service of
fice is 12 noon, March 4.
That afternoon two finalists
from each county will be
selected by county 4-H
leaders. Then on March 11,
those finalists will visit
Roanoke EMC in Rich
Square.fere they will be
judged on the basis of their
achievements as 4-H'ers
and also on scores made on
the qualifying quiz which
will be taken that day. Two
youth tour winners will be
selected along with a first
and second alternate.
As participants in the 1977
Rural Electric Youth Tour,
local contest winners will
travel by bus to Washington,
D.C. on June 13 where they
will spend five days visiting
places of historical interest
Poster Contest Begins
The Perquimans County
"Conservation Poster"
Contest sponsored annually
by the Perquimans Soil and
Water Conservation
Committee got underway
this week. Mrs. Grace
Coston, a retired school
teacher, is assisting the
district supervisors again
this year.
The 4th, 5th, and 6th grade
students will participate in
this contest. Conservation
Booklets "Pioneers of
Conservation in America"
has been distributed to each
student, also guides for the
teachers to be used during
February as a unit of study.
This booklet explains how
the environment was im
proved through community
cooperation. The quality of
Civic Calendar
MONDAY, JAN. 31
The Inter-County Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will
meet.
TUESDAY, FEB. 1
Whiteston Homemakers meet.
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Parksville Ruritan Club will meet.
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A meeting of the Hertford Rotary Club will be held begin
ning at 6:30 p.m.
The Perquimans Masonic Lodge 106 will meet.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2
The Perquimans County Jaycettes will meet at the
Albemarle EMC Building.
THURSDAY, FEB. 3
The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 8
p.m.
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The American Legion meets.
'
r A meeting of the Hertford Lions Club will be held.
Jan. 31 meeting to learn
about REACT and ways it
can benefit them in carrying
out their work.
White does see a need for
a REACT program in Per
quimans County and said,
"Radio communication in
this county as a whole would
be to our advantage." He
added that a central head
quarters would have to be
established in order to pro
vide REACT services
throughout the county due to
its geographical layout, the
county consisting of more
rural area compared to
urban.
Assisting White in his ef
forts to set up the meeting of
those interested in such a
program is Marion Han-ell,
also of Perquimans County.
and seeing the nation's '
government in action. One
day during the week they
will meet with approximate
ly 1,000 other young people
from 30 states for a program
coordinated by the National
Rural Electric Cooperative
Association. The program
will feature congressional
leaders and high govern
ment officials. A visit to the
White House and a fun-filled
"shindig" will highlight the
day's events.
County Extension Agents
in charge of 4-H activities in
Halifax, Bertie, Gates, Hert
ford, Northampton and Per
quimans Counties will coor
dinate the application and
selection process.
Interested 4-H'ers in Per
quimans County are urged
to contact Mrs. M.B. Taylor,
County Extension Agent, for
more information and ap
plication forms.
our environment is a con
cern to all of us and should
be taken seriously.
Teaching our young people
to become "Caretakers" of
our environment and the
motivation of each in
dividual to protect and
conserve our natural
resources for a better
tomorrow is a real
challenge. This message
was given by Mrs. Coston as
she visited each classroom
this week. She also ex
plained the rules, poster
materials and basis upon
which all posters would be
judged. She urged each
student to do his best in
representing his class and
school. County winners for
each grade will receive cash
prizes according to Mrs.
Coston.
Wil
Wwit Moflday,