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Volume 33, No. 31
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Augusts 1977
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NEW POSITION - Paul Gregory, a native
of Perquimans County, has been named
new Administrator of the Perquimans
County Department of Social Services.
Monday marked the beginning of what
Gregory described as a "challenging" posi
tion for hpm. (Staff photo by Kathy
Newbern)
Gregory To Head
Local Social Services
The Perquimans County Department of
Social Services has a new Administrator in
the form of Paul Gregory. '
Gregory assumed the administrative
duties Monday which include responsibility
for all administration of programs, super
vision of staff members and the overlook
ing of the general workings of the entire
agency.
Gregory, a native of Perquimans County,
was named to the position by the Social Ser
vices Board which is comprised of three
local citizens under the auspices of the Per
quimans County Board of Commissioners.
. With educational training in administra
tion and what he described as "a will
ingness to work for the people of the coun
ty," Gregory explained that he is looking
forward to meeting the challenges of this
position, ''
. Gregory ' holds a B.S.B.A. degree in
administration-management 'from ' East
Carolica Uwversityand has just completed
, the requirements for a Master's degree in
Educational Administration, also at ECU.
Prior to this position, he has taught
school for eight years having served as
assistant principal at Hertford Grammar
School and occupational education teacher
at Perquimans Union School. He points out
that this new position will offer him his
first opportunity to function in an
administrative role.
Concerning the job, Gregory said, "I've
always wanted to be in a position to use my
first degree in business education. I love
Perquimans County and when I found out
this job was available, added with that
desire, it really steered me this way."
Gregory added that he feels his educa-,
tional training and teaching experiences
will prove helpful in the new position. He
pointed out that the agency offers many
child-centered programs which will allow
contact with young people, but that more
importantly, he sees Social Services as a
people-centered agency. He hopes to work
closely with the schools in the county and
said, "I want to make sure we offer the
services we can to the people, of the
community."
Gregory continued, "I wanted an op
portunity to do whatever I could for Per
quimans County. It's the greatest county in
the world as far as I'm concerned and I
want to contribute what I can." v f
In the immediate futurei he will be par
ticipating in courses offered for directors
and administrators in Departments of
Social Services, an opportunity, for real
learning as he sees it. He added however
that he hopes to learn by doing and through
observing. In this area, he offered praise to
the job currently being done by Mrs.
Blanche Campen and members of the local
department staff.
Official By-Pass Opening
A ribbon cutting
ceremony on the fully com
pleted U.S. 17 By-Pass at
Edenton will signal the for
mal opening of the 7.6 mile
stretch of roadway on Mon
day Aug. 8.
The ceremony is
scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and
will be held on the U.S. 17
Edenton By-Pass at its
intersection with N.C. 32.
Dignitaries scheduled to
take part in the ceremony
are J.J. (Monk) Harrington,
State Senator, C.A. Phillips,
Chairman of the Chowan
.County Commissioners, Roy
L. Harrell, Mayor of Eden
ton, and Thomas W. Brad
shaw Jr., State Secretary of
-Transportation.
. The ceremony, open to the
'public, will mark the open
ing of the by-pass from just
north of the Chowan River
easterly to just west of the
Chowan County line.
. The project consists of an
initial two-lane freeway
-with right of way reserved
for future four-laning. Five
fridges are included in the
-project; one over the Pem
broke Creek, two over pass
ing secondary road cross-
Slight
Increase
Noted
According to Jeanne
White, Perquimans County
Register of Deeds, certified
copies of birth and death
certificates and marriage
licenses will now cost $2 in
stead of the $1 fee charged in
the past. .
. - The increase was ap
. proved during the last ses
sion of the North Carolina
C:-sral Assembly in an
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ings one over the Seaboard
Coastland Railroad and one
over passing N.C. 32.
Grading structure and
paving work on the project
was done by Dickerson Inc. :
of Monroe. Total cost for the
project was $12.3 million.
The project was approved
by the Board of Transporta
tion in November 1969 and
was included in the State's
first highway improvement
program in October 1973.
Evacuation Plan
Set As Precaution
Keith W. Haskett, Coor
dinator for the Perquimans
County Civil Preparedness
Agency has released the
following hurricane safety
rules and the map of hur
ricane shelters at right in
conjunction with the North
Carolina Division of Civil
Preparedness.
The map which shows the
location of the five hur
ricane shelters in the county
which should be observed in
the case of a hurricane,
June through November is
considered hurricane
season and local citizens
should join others in
.preparation for a possi
ble hurricane, Haskett
explained.
At the first warning of a
tropical storm or hurricane
advisory; residents should
listen for future messages,
which in this case would be
broadcasted by radio sta
tions ' in Edenton and
Elizabeth City.
If the local area is coverdd
by a hurricane watch,
citizens should continue nor
mal activities but stay tuned
to radio or television sta
tions for . all National
Weather Service advisories.
A hurricane., watch means
possible danger within 24
hours; if the danger
materializes, ' a hurricane
warning will be issued. ,
If a hurricane warning is
issued, residents in mobile
homes are urged to leave for
more substantial shelter.
Residents should moor
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By KATHY M. NEWBERN
The labor market in Per
quimans County is the key
the determining factor in
having an apparel industry
locate in Hertford.
The Marshall Tyndall Cor
poration which forms a part
nership between Tyndall
and Jerry Holt manufac
turers men's and boy's knit
casual shirts. The firm
which is considering
locating an operation in
Hertford, currently V has
Coastline Sports Wear in
Belhaven, N.C. However if a
local location is assumed, it
would be initiated under
another name. The firm is a
private label business and
its products are marketed
all over the nation.
The reason Perquimans
County and more specif
ically Hertford has been
considered for an addition to
the firm's operation is two
fold. Holt explained that
reports, seem . to indicate
that the local labor market
would support such an
undertaking and secondly
an existing building, the site
of the former Don Juan
operation and more recently
S&E Fashions, has been an
added attraction.
However the final decision
is dependent on the results
of a labor survey the firm is
now undertaking. Holt ex
plained that the survey is
being conducted in an effort
to "let the people know
we're interested in
establishing a new company
in Hertford and to let people
know jobs are available for
men and women."
He added that the com
pany, if located here, would
need people to fill the follow
ing positions: sewing
machine operators, inspec
tors, quality control person
nel, cloth spreaders, cut
ters, die cutters, folders,
boxers, warehouse super
visor, shipping and receiv
ing clerk, and office-clerical
help.
Applications for employ
ment will be available
starting next week at the
Chamber of Commerce of
fice in Hertford and at the
Employment Security Com-
M. Ir TrH,t ton ' Ki
FIRST DAY Jack Morris Kornegay
began work Monday with the Peruqimans
County School System as Supervisor of
Secondary Instruction and Director of the
ESEA Title I Program. He replaces Ronnie
Capps who has taken a position with the
Currituck County Schools. (Staff photo by
Kathy Newbern)
Kornegay Joins System
Jack Morris Kornegay
has been employed with the
Perquimans County School
System as Supervisor for
Secondary Instruction and
Director of the ESEA Title I
program. Kornegay began
his new duties on Monday
and replaces Ronnie Capps
who has taken a positon with
Currituck County Schools.
Kornegay is a native of
Goldsboro, N.C. and
received an A.B. degree in
biology from East Carolina
University as well as his
MaED in education from
that school.
Prior to his move to
northeastern North
Carolina, he was employed
by the Edgecombe School
System for five years, two of
which he taught in Coneto
and the remaining three
years at North Edgecombe.
There he taught biology,
chemistry, and physical
science. For the past three
years, he has been
employed at Millbrook
Senior High School in
Raleigh as assistant
principal.
He is married to the
former Chris Kelley of
Raleigh and the couple has
two children, Amanda, age
6; and Jay, age 3. Kornegay
said he has always been at
tracted to the area and feels
fortunate to have found this
position allowing him to live
and work in the north
eastern part of the state.
One of his priorities, as he
explained, is reading, an
area he feels needs more
emphasis on a statewide
basis.
Concerning Kornegay's
recent employment,
Superintendent Pat Harrell
said, "I feel we're fortunate
to be able to find a person
with Morris' background
and experience and I think
he'll prove to be a tremen
dous asset to our school
system because of his
previous experience. From
all reports received, he has
an excellent working rela
tionship with teachers and
administrators and I also
feel that he and his family
will be an asset to our
community."
boats securely; board up
windows, secure outdoor ob
jects; store drinking water;
and check battery-operated
equipment which might be
needed such as radios and
flashlights. The car should
be kept fueled since service
stations may be inoperable
for .,' several days due to
flooding or interrupted elec
trical power. If a home is
sturdy and on high ground,
residents are urged to stay
there; if not, they are ad
vised to move to a
designated shelter area.
When a hurricane has
passed, medical care should
be sought out if needed and
if driving is necessary, it
should be done so with
precaution. Loose- and
dangling electrical - wires
should be avoided at all
times and extra precaution
should be taken to prevent
possible fires. ;
The following instructions
are offered to people
needing to evacuate their
homes during a hurricane:
shut off the main gas and
power switches; head for
the designated shelter
areas; take only clothing,
food and special medication
that is necessary; follow the
instructions of the shelter
personnel; and then remain
at the shelter until informed
that lea ving is feasible.
Questions concerning this
information can be directed
to the Perquimans County
Civil Preparedness Coor
dinator, P.O. Box 2, Hert
ford, N.C. 27844.
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mission office in Edenton.
Additional information con
cerning interviews for the
positions can be found in an
advertisement on page 9 in
this edition.
If the availability of labor
proves to be as expected,
Holt said the company
would employ up to 85 per
sons within a three to four
month period with 100 or
more employed within six
months. He said, "Labor is
the key to the whole thing.
The sales markets are open
and can definitely support
the operation."
Board Meets
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
All members were present when the Perquimans County
Board of Education met in regular session Monday night to
discuss and take action on matters related to policy, person
nel, budget, programs, administrative operations.
In policy matters, which were first discussed, the board
approved a motion requesting that any person who would
like to appear before the board and have a matter put on the
meeting's agenda would be required to have that request in
the Superintendent's office by noon on the Thursday prior to
the regular Monday night meeting. The board also ap
proved having its meeting dates listed on the Community
Birthday Calendars sold by members of the Perqimans
County Marching Unit.
Under the area of budget, there was a general review of
the 1977-78 budget, approved at the last meeting. The board
also discussed the final Local Current Expense and Capital
Outlay areas of the 1976-77 budget comparing actual
amounts to projected figures.
In personnel matters, the board unanimously approved
the employement of the following people : Virgie Whitehurst
and Daphnne Higgins as occupational education teachers
from grades seven and eight at Perquimans Union School;
Lois Hooks as reading teacher at Union School; Kay Crum
as fifth grade teacher at Union School; Janice Barclift as
second grade teacher at central Grammar school; Cathy
Seagravcs as teacher in the giftedtalented program at
Union School; and Parthenia Hill as sixth grade teacher at
Perquimans Union School. At their last meeting, the board
approved the employment of the following eight people:
Nancy Tunnell as kindergarten teacher at Central Gram
mar School; Margo Perry Owens as second grade teacher
at Central Grammar; Cynthia Norman as fourth grade
teacher at Central Grammar; Beth Toxey and Rita Roberts
as English teachers at Perquimans High School; Lori
Krizowsky as math teacher at Perquimans High; Jeffrey
Copeland as agriculture teacher at Perquimans High; and
Kaye L. Gibson as reading teacher at the high school. In
otner personnel matters at tne Monday mgnt meeting, tne
board approved the employment of Jack Morris Kornegay
as Secondary Coordinator and ESEA Title I Director for the
school system. They accepted the resignation of Paul
Gregory and Kathy Tant and following the regular meeting
went into executive session on a personnel matter.
In the area of programs, it was pointed out that several
plans for the new school year include the expansion of the
giftedtalented program to include seventh and eighth
grade students placing the system in the position to offer gt
Droerams for students in tirades four through 12. It was
added that more focus will be placed on reading in the com
ing year with teachers hired at the 7th and 8th grade levels
for that purpose. There are also four current reading slots
in the primary reading program.
Superintendent Pat Harrell informed the board of several
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across the country during the summer, some of which have
included local people as staff instructors.
In the area of Administrative Operations, the $1.8 million
bond referendum for construction and renovation at Per
quimans High School was briefly discussed. Harrell pointed
out that the Board of County Commissioners has submitted
the bond order to the Local Government Commission as is
required and approval of that application should be forth
coming. He also announced a meeting with the architect
planned for the next regular session of the the Board.
The Board also granted permission to the College of the
Albemarle to use facilities at the vocational building of the
high school for adult interest courses.
An optional Dental Insurance Program for students was
discussed where action was tabled with more information
desired.
The board accepted an agreement with Economy
Typewriter for service during the summer months and
throughout the school year to office machines in the schools.
The Board accepted milk bids from two companies and
awarded the contract to Maola Milk Co. which submitted a
bid of .0994 for one-half pint of white milk and .1004 for one
half pint of low-fat chocolate milk with delivery dates ap
proved. These figures represented the lowest submitted to
the Board of Education.
School insurance for students and football players was
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the 1977-78 insurance at the rate of $3.50 for regular in
surance, $26.00 for 24-hour coverage and $39.00 for staff in
surance. The board approved assistance in the area of foot
ball insurance with the board paying one-half of the $42.50
for each varsity player and ode-half of the $21.25 total for
each junior varsity player.
The board also approved the work calendar for clerical
and physical education aides and the salary cchedule for
non-professional personnel employed with the school
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Before adjourning, Superintendent Harrell, brought a
current security problem to the attention of board
members. It was pointed out that break-ins in each of the
schools in the county have been continuing and increasing
as of late with no arrests being made. Members agreed that
action must be taken to decrease the activity and several,
possible security precautions were discussed. Harrell
added that he has requested a meeting with Hertford Police
Chief Marshall Merritt, Sherrif Julian Broughton and Hert
ford Mayor Bill Cox to discuss the problem and some possi
ble solutions. . . .