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PEKOUM AN WEEKLY
Volume 33, No. 19
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, May 12, 1977
15 CENTS
'Leading Conservatives'
Draw Large Crowd
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
ELIZABETH CITY - A
capacity crowd far above
the expected 300 gathered at
the Knobbs Creek Recrea
tion Center here Friday to
heir what had been billed as .
"Two of America's Leading
Conservation Spokesmen,"
that is Senator Jesse Helms
of North Carolina and
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. of
Virginia.
Thomas F. Ellis, Chair
man of the Helms for Senate
Committee, presided and in
troduced Senator Helms for
remarks and the introduc
tion of Senator Byrd.
In his remarks, Sen.
Helms said, "I know how the
folks back home must feel
about the goings-on in
Washington more federal
deficits, more wild federal
spending, more inflation,
more controls, more red
tape." The crowd applauded
when Sen. Helms followed
that remark by saying,
"Well, you've got two per
cent of the United States
Senated here tonight and
this two per cent, neither
one of us, is supporting that
kind of nonsense." Helms
continued saying that he
agreed with his friend, Alex
ander Solzhenitsyn, who
said "It is the spirit of the
people that makes them
free." Helms commented,
"We've got to stop assuming
that the American people
understand Americanism
Population Estimate
Sets County At 8,400
As of 1975,, the estimated '
population for Perquimans
County has been placed at
8,400. This represents a .6
per cent increase above the
figure given in the 1970 cen
sus which set the county's
population at 8,351. This in
formation along with the
following was recently
released in a report titled,
Population Estimates for
North Carolina Counties and
t Municipalities, published by
' the Demographic Research
Branch of the Office of State
Planning in the North
, Carolina Department of Ad
ministration. According to the 1970 cen
sus, the population of Hert
ford was reported as 2,521
' The estimated 1975 popula
tion for the municipality is
placed at 2,160 representing
a 6.8 per cent increase. The
population of Winfall based
on the 1970 census was 581
persons. That compares to
Resolution Passes
Honoring Archie Lane
. Both the House and the
Senate of the North Carolina
General Assembly ' have
passed a joint resolution
honoring Archie T. Lane Sr.
of Perquimans County. The
resolution was introduced in
the House by Represen
tative Vernon James and in
the Senate by Senator
Melvin Daniels Jr.
'. The resolution "honors
' Lane, a former member of
the General Assembly, "for
his lifelong dedication to the
' public service of the State of
July 4th
The Perquimans County
' Chamber of Commerce has
authorized the Perquimans
County Jaycees to handle all
X activities for the Fourth of
July celebration in Per
quimans County. Tentative
plans are to again sponsor a
parade and fireworks
display. Any civic club or
' -group wishing to participate
In the July 4th celebration or
having ' suggestions for
related activities should
contact Gary Kennedy, Ex
ecutive Chamber Secretary,
at 4" ' IC57. The information
111 t :a be passed on to the
J;;wc;s.
SEN. JESSE HELMS
just because they were born
in America.
. Following his remarks,
Helms introduced the
speaker for the evening Sen.
Byrd calling him a
"remarkable American"
and describing him as '
"impeccably honest, com
pletely fearless, and a
gallant symbol of a strong,
free America."
In his opening remarks,
Sen. Byrd described Sen.
Helms as a man of
"courage, ability and sound
common sense." He con
tinued, "And the commodity
in shortest supply in
Washington, D.C. is sound
common sense." Sen. Byrd
told the crowd the biggest
problem he saw facing the
nation at present was the
need for the federal govern
ment to put its "financial
house" in order. The
Virginia Senator also
discussed the employment
picture saying, "The only
the 1975 population estimate
of 700 persons representing
an increase of 20.5 per cent.
The same report state the
annual growth rate for Per
quimans County from 1960
to 1970 was -.90 per cent and
for 1970 to 1975 was .21 per
cent. The annual growth
rate natural increase for the
county was reported at .61
per cent for 1960-1970 and at
.17 per cent for 1970-1975.
The annual growth rate for
net migration for Per
quimans County was listed
at -1.51 per cent for 1960-1970
and at .04 per cent for
1970-1975.
The Population Estimate
report also compared 1970
and 1975 listing for the 25
largest municipalities in the
state. Several changes were
noted. According to the 1970
census, the following were
the 25 largest municipalities
in North Carolina, here
listed from from largest to
North Carolina to the eter
nal benefit of the State and
its people." The resolution
continues saying it "salutes
its distinguished native son,
Archie Travers Lane Sr.
with gratitude and apprecia
tion for his service and ac
complishments for the State
of North Carolina and its
people."
Lane, a native of Per
quimans County, served in
the General Assembly in the
.1961, 1963 and 1965 sessions.
He served as Sergeant at
Arms in the 1967, 1969, 1971,
1973 and 1975 sessions.
He has also been active in
farming and general
business. Lane has been a
member of the North
Carolina Farm . Bureau '
since it organized and
served as its president from
1942 to 1947. He also worked
32 years with Albemarle
Electric Membership Cor
poration, as manager for
I four years, as director for 28
years, and as Chairman of
the Board for 16 years.
' ' The honored Lane has also
served as member of the
North Carolina Electric
Cooperative, the Executive
' Board of the Tar Heel Elec
tric Association, first Chair
man of the Board of Super-
way we're going to supply
adequate jobs for the
American people is through
the private sector. There's
no way government is going
to get it done." He added,
"The greatest threat to our
nation as I see it is infla
tion." He continued saying
that 50 per cent of the total
national debt has been
created in the last eight
years. The speaker received
applause as he announced,
"I think the people are fed
up with the concentration of
more and more power in
Washington, D.C." "What
we need in Washington are
policies and programs that
will stand the test of time,"
he said.
Following the remarks, a
message from Jim "Cat
fish" Hunter, Hertford
native and pitcher for the
New York Yankees, was
read. In it, Hunter ex
pressed sorrow in not being
able to attend the dinner and
offered words of praise and
continued support for Sen.
Jesse Helms.
Helms then heard ques
tions from those attending.
The Friday night dinner
was sponsored by the North
Carolina Congressional
Club, a bi-partisan organiza
tion that supports conser
vatism. Hosting the event
were Currituck, Camden,
Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Chowan, Hertford, Bertie,
Washington, Tyrrell, Dare
and Gates counties.
smallest: Charlotte,
Greensboro, Winston
Salem, Raleigh, Durham,
High Point, Asheville,
Fayetteville, Gastonia,
Wilmington, Burlington,
Rocky Mount, Wilson,
Greenville, Goldsboro,
Chapel Hill, Kinston,
Salisbury, Hickory,
Statesville, Concord, Lex
ington, Lumberton, Shelby
and Jacksonville. This
listing can be compared to
the listing according to the
1975 estimates, again from
largest to smallest:
Charlotte, Greensboro,
Raleigh, Winston-Salem,
Durham, High Point,
Asheville, Fayetteville,
Wilminton, Gastonia, Burl
ington, Rocky Mount,
Greenville, Chapel Hill,
Wilson, Goldsboro, Kinston,
Salisbury, Hickory,
Statesville, Jacksonville,
Lumberton, Concord, Lex
ington, and Asheboro.
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ARCHIE T. LANE SR.
visors for the Soil Conserva
tion District, Chairman of
the Bear Swamp Drainage
Commission since 1940,
served as a local County
Commissioner from 1937 to
1942 and from 1949 to 1958
and as Chairman of the
Board for eight years. He is
also a charter and master
key member of the Hertford
Lions Club, served as presi
dent in 1944 and as District
Deputy Governor in 1915. -
k- Lane Is married to the
former Sallie Perry
McNider. They reside at Rt.
1, Hertford and have one
son, Archie T.Lane Jr. -
DISCUSS BLOOD PROGRAM - Shown
discussing possible efforts to increase
blood donations in Perquimans County
are (I. to r.) A.L. West, County Blood
Blood
Several town, county and
civic representatives met
Monday night to discuss the
blood program in Per
quimans County.
Talking with the represen
tatives were Mrs. Joan W.
Langevin, Blood Program
Field Representative with
the Tidewater Regional
Blood Center, and Dr. Julian
Schorr, M.D. with the
Tidewater Blood Program.
Recent bloodmobile visits
in the county have fallen
about 50 per cent short of the
county's goal and the group
met to discuss possible ways
to bring the program back
up to par.
Examples of donations
and goals were given. In
1971, the county goal was set
at 310 pints while 158 were
actually donated. The 1973
goal was 351 pints and 153
were collected, in 1976, the
goal of 353 pints was again
not met, but 238 pints were
collected. The average goal
for Perquimans County
ranges between 300 and 350
pints per year. The 1977
figures, show 175 pints have
been collected."
Dr. Schorr explained that
the need for blood is increas
ing especially with the addi
tion of a Medical Center at
East Carolina University in
Tax Statistics
Are Released
A recent publication,
Statistics of Taxation,
published in Raleigh,
presents tax collections
figures in county and
municipality break-downs
for 1975-76. The Biennial
Report was made by the Tax
Research Division of the
North Carolina Department
of Revenue.
The report shows Per
quimans County's in
heritance tax for 1974-75 as '
$55,854 compared to $42,543
collected in 1975-76.
License tax collections in
the county were $9,484 for
1974-75 and $8,304 for 1975-76.
The net taxable income
for Perquimans County,
based on the 1973 income
year was listed as
$12,066,585.
For the two periods
reported, the county col
lected $397,186 in 1974-75 and
$425,645 in 1975-76 for sales
and use taxes representing
an increase of 7.17 per cent.
For 1974-75, gross retail
sales in the County was
listed at $22,563 compared to
$22,789 for 1975-76.
The county's net collec-
tlon of the one per cent local
government sales and use
tax was $112,462 for 1974-75
and $120,736 for 1975-76.
Distributive shares of the
above were $111,497 for
1974- 75 and $119,707 for
1975- 76.
' Local revenue from ABC
stores showed the
municipality of Hertford
with $352,937 in gross sales
for 1974-75; $63,279 from
state taxes; $4,097 for five
cents per bottle collection;
$2,130 reserved for $38,346.
Perquimans County col
lected $21,875 from in
tangibles tax in 1974-75 and
$26,961 in
1975-76. The in-
tangibles
tax ... amounts
Boost Needed
Greenville, N.C. He said,
"As our goals expand and as
our needs go up, quite ap
propriately, it's my job to go
to the people who are not
carrying their weight."
He also explained that if a
goal of 100 pints, for exam
ple, is reached, there may
still be a shortage of
specific types of blood.
The Red Cross Blood Pro
gram representatives urged
the group attending the
Monday night meeting to
stress face-to-face contact
with local citizens in an ef
fort to build the blood pro
gram up. Dr. Schorr em
phasized the fact that if
every 2.5 people out of 10
that could donate blood
would turn out for the four
yearly visits, then the coun
ty would meet its goal.
In a question and answer
session, it was explained
that the bloodmobile person
nel can process about 32
pints of blood per hour and
could "easily handle" bet
ween 150 and 200 units at
each visit.
County tfiooo Program
Chairmen Mrs. Geneva
Sawyer and A.L. West are in
charge of the local blood
program with assistance
from the Perquimans Coun
returned to the county under
the distribution formula for
1974- 75 was $20,980 and for
1975- 76 was $23,328.
For the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1976, Perquimans
County collected $26,961
from intangible property
tax.
For 1975-76, the county
collection of county-wide
property tax was $717,477;
license tax was $851; excise
stamp tax on conveyances
was $4,677; county share of
local government sales tax
was $88,468; county share of
state intangible property
tax was $18,819; county
share of state beer and wine
excise taxes was $16,802 for
a total in this category of
$847,094.
The following figures for
the two local municipalities
were presented for the
1975-76 period: property tax
Hertford, $58,738; Win
fall, $11,447; license tax
Hertford, $3,758; Winfall, no
listing given; municipal
share of local government
sales tax Hertford,
$22,056; Winfall, $7,257;
municipal share of state
tangibles taxes Hertford,
$1,738; Winfall, ,$423;
municipal share of state
beer and wine excise taxes
hertford, $6,203; Winfall,
$1,987; municipal share of
state utility taxes Hert
ford, $16,596; Winfall,
$1,982; municipal share of
state gasoline taxes Hert
ford, $23,784; Winfall,
$7,704; profits from ABC
Stores Hertford, $18,593;
Winfall, none. Totals in this
category are listed as Hert
ford - $151,466 and Winfall
$30,800. ,
The total property tax
levied in Perquimans Coun
ty for schools during 1975-76
was reported as $345,694.
The total county-wide pro
perty tax levied in the coun
ty for purposes other than
schools for the same period
was listed as $534,278.
Co-Chairman; Dr. Julian Schorr, M.D.
with the Tidewater Red Cross Blood Pro
gram; and Mrs. Joan Langevin, Field
Representative.
ty Jaycees who have been
sponsoring the bloodmobile
visits.
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HELP IN CANCER CAUSE - Members
'iii. 0Perqu?mans County HipH Sh'
Health Careers Club recently
volunteered their time to help the cause
of cancer. The club members sold "Send
a Mouse to College" buttons. Pictured
above, Health Careers Club President
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Homemakers of America at Perquimans
County High School recently conducted a
raffle for 50 gallons of gasoline with the
proceeds being donated to the local
chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Shown above, FHA President Bertha
Youth
Mrs. Ann White, Presi
dent of the Perquimans
County Chapter of the
American Cancer Society,
recently praised efforts of
local young people for their
involvement in the fight
against cancer. Specific ex
amples of this involvement
are recent fund-raising ac
tivities by the Health
Careers Club and the Future
Homemakers of America at
Perquimans County High
School.
She pointed out that the
American Cancer Society
recognizes the fact that
young people care about
themselves and their world.
This type of involvement is
an example of the positive
things in which young peo
ple are participating. The
society has four reasons
why young people should
learn more about cancer.
Though understanding, pro
tection will result; young
people, too, are health con
sumers; , the health field
Bill Would Aid
Rural Doctors
RALEIGH - A bill which
would provide incentive for
groups of two or more physi
cians to locate practices in
rural North Carolina coun
ties was introduced by 19th
House District Represen
tative Ron Taylor recently.
The bill, sot up on a two
year trial basis, provides
financial assistance to
groups of two or more physi
cians who want to locate
in counties which have
towns no larger than 7,000
population.
Taylor said the bill was
aimed at recruiting more
primary care physician
practices in rurual North
Carolina counties.
Guidelines for the trial pro
gram will be set up by the
Department of Human
Resources Division of Rural
Health Services according
to the bill.
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Efforts Praised
often offers young people a
meaningful career; and
education allows for educa
tion personal health,
decisions.
Mrs. White added that for
every dollar donated to the
American Cancer Society,
57 per cent is used in
research, 15 per cent is used
for public education, three
Grant Approved
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Walter B. Jones
has announced the approval by the Community Administra
tion of a grant to the Economic Improvement Council, Inc.,
Edenton, in the amount of $116,668.
This is an administration general community program-.
ming grant to provide assistance to low income citizens of
all ages through projects such as housing, transportation,
job development, senior opportunities and services,
emergency energy conservation, consumer education, com
munity food and nutrition, core services, and youth develop
ment.; The EIC serves Camden, Chowan, Dare, Currituck, Hyde,
Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington
counties.
This grant is effective as of June 1 and will run for four
months.
"There is a large concen
tration of physicians in the
urban areas of our state,"
Taylor said after introduc
ing the bill, "and there are
few physicians in the rural
counties. This situation
causes rural residents to
lack proper medical care."
The bill, if passed, will ap
propriate $125,000 for each
of the 1977-78 and 1978-79
fiscal years to set up prac
tices of two or more primary
care physicians.
"Physicians are just like
most people. They want
good working conditions,
good school systems and
entertainment. We don't
want physicians who want to
set up practice for two or
three years and then leave.
We want physicians who will
take part in community ac
tivities and stay. We aren't
(See DOCTORS, page 10)
Beth Winslow presents a check for the
prri;?ds to Mrs. Ann White, President
of the PerquinWs County Chapter of tne
American Cancer Society. Looking on
are club members (1. to r.) Benita
Hollowell, Nancy Banks, Claudia
Winslow, and Nancy White.
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Wells presents a check to local Cancer
Society President Mrs. Ann White. Look
ing on is FHA member Barbara Tetter
ton who sold the most raffle tickets and
won a $10 prize. Winner in the raffle
drawing was Mrs. Pearlie Knight of Win
fall. (Newbern photos)
per cent is used for
seminars, periodicals,
films, etc.; nine per cent is
used to transport and assist
patients; six per cent goes to
clinics; six per cent assists
volunteers in crusades; and
only four per cent is used
to coordinate programs
and projects through
administration.
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