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Volume 33, NO. 41
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 1977
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MANAGERS GATHER -
Among those attending the
annual meeting of
Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation
were all the managers who
have served the coopera
tive since' its inception.
Shown above (1. to r.) are:
Arsh'ie T. Lane Sr.,
1945-1948; Gilbert Whitley,
1948-1950; John Coston,
1950-1973; and Ed Brown,
* 1973-present.
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SPECIAL GUESTS - Pic
tured in conversation
before the Saturday's
annual meeting of
Albemarle EMC members,
are (l.to r.) Rep. Vernon
James, guest speaker Alton
P. Wall, and Rep. Stanford
White.
^INCUMBENTS RE
.jELECTW) - One highlight
the EMC membership
meeting was the election of
directors to the
cooperative's Board. The
reelected incumbents
(shown above, I. to r.) are:
W.E. Meiggs, District 1;
Joseph A. Byrum, District
2; and Floyd Mathews,
District 4. (Staff photos by
Kathy M. Newbern.)
I
Annual Meeting Held
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
HERTFORD - Over
141,000 will be returned to
the member-consumers of
Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation in
capital credit checks. That
news came Saturday when
over 275 people attended
the annual meeting of the
Cooperative held in the
auditorium of Perquimans
County High school.
In his report to the
membership, Ed Brown,
the EMC'S General
Manager, announced the
Board of Directors' ap
proval of capital credits for
1962 and half of 1M3. Brown
added that an additional
$20,000 will be returned to
the estates of deceased
members is 1971.
In addition to the annual
report, other highlights of
the meeting included the
election of directors and
comments from Alton P.
Wall, Manager of the State
Association, the North
Carolina Electric Member
ship Corporation.
Elected to the
cooperatives Board follow
ing Saturday voting were
the three incumbents: W.E.
Meiggs of Camden
representing District 1
(Camden County); Joseph
A Byrum of Tyner for
District 2 (Chowan Coun
ty); and Floyd Mathews Sr.
for District 4 (Perquimans
County).
Comments from guest
speaker Alton P. Wall
centered around four points
that contribute to the in
crease in power cost.
Having served as a
cooperative manager for 29
years, Wall spoke with
authority. The Rural Hall,
N.C. native also drew from
his experience as chair
man of the State Power
Committee.
Wall pointed to four
specific reasons for the in
crease in power costs: en
vironmental concerns, the
cost of money (increasing
interest rates), a plateau in
the economy of scales, and
the inflation spiral.
Wall also told the gather
ing of the possibility of
developing a "new" energy
source. He explained that
work is being down to build
a generating plant to purn
peat at First Colony Farms
with a projected completion
date for the first generator
set for 1982. Wall said. "We
find we have a better quali
ty peat on the eastern
seaboard and and a lot of it.
I'm hopeful we'll be able to
bring this about."
Other special guest at
Saturday's meeting in
cluded former managers of
the cooperative, Archie T.
Lane Sr., Gilbert Whitley,
and John Coston. Also pre
sent were representatives
Vernon James and Stanford
White. In breif comments,
both state legislators
praised those responsible
for the organization and
continuous operation of
Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation.
James A. Whitehurst,
president of the
cooperative, presided over
the annual meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Allan were winners in a
drawing for $100 free elec
tricity. Over 30 other atten
dance' prizes were awarded
to lucky winners. Each
member registering at the
annual meeting received a
free silver dollar.
Albemarle EMC serves
some 5,500 member
consumer families in parts
of Chowan, Perquimans,
Pasquotank, Camden and
Currituck Counties.
ON THE FIRE LINE
By CHIEF CHARLES
SKINNER JR.
A great deal of emphasis
, Is being placed on Fire
Prevention Week thru
television, radio, and
newspaper this week ?
Oct. MS. The fire fighters
* in Hertford place great em
phasis on fire prevention
each week of the year.
Efforts ar? being made to
encourage homeowners to
instill smoke detectors in
the home. Smoke detectors
are very helpful in alerting
families. But another "fine
sale precaution" is needed
in the home. A family
escape plan (how to get out
of the building) is most im
portant. Simply plan two
escape route* from your
home now, for use later as
an "EDITH" - Exit Drill
In The Home.
Caution is urged in using
portable kerosene heating
in s'c-. !ag areas. These
stoves use up oxygen from
the room, plus they are
very easily knocked o**r
thus creating a serious fire
condition. i
The sale of gasoline or
other flammable liquids in
glass and plastic jugs u
unlawful in North Carolina.
We are asking merchants
and service station
operators to stop selling
flammable liquids in un
approved containers, such
as, glass and plastic Jugs,
Bond Supporters Meet
By KATHY M. NEWBERN
"I'm here because I'm in
terested in the boys and
girls of Perquimans County
and I'm interest in public
school education."
That statement was
made Thursday night by
Miss Thelma Elliott, county
chairperson for citizens
favoring the school bond
referendum to be voted on
Nov. 8.
The meeting of school
bond supporters was held in
the cafeteria at Per
quimans County High
School. Approximately 40
persons attended to discuss
the issue facing Per
quimans County voters in
less than three weeks.
On Nov. 8, local citizens
Police
Activities
The Hertford Police
Department has released
the following arrests and
citations for this week.
ARRESTS
inomas wayne sawyer
of Hertford was charged
with apearing in an intox
icated condition in a public
place and resisting arrest
by Chief Marshall Merritt
and Officer J.C. Boyce on
Friday, Oct. 7 at 11 p.m.
The arrest occured on the
sidewalk between the bus
station and the Gulf Service
Station. Sawyer was taken
before Magistrate
Broughton T. Dail Sr., who
ordered sawyer committed
to the Albemarle District
Jail until sober, and to be
released at 7 a.m. Oct. 8.
Jerry Freeman Mans
field of Rt. 1, Hertford, was
charged with a ppearing in
an intoxicated condition in
a public place by Chief Mer
ritt, and Officer J.C. Boyce
on Friday, Oct. 7 at 11 p.m.
The arrest occured on the
sidewalk between the bus
station and the Gulf Service
Station on Church St.
Mansfield was taken before
Magistrate B.T. Dail Sr.
who ordered him to be com
mitted to the Albemarle
District Jail to sober up and
to be released at 7 a.m. on
Oct. 8.
Two juveniles were ar
rested and released during
the same incident. One
juvenile was later charged
by Chief Merritt in a
juvenile petition with ap
pearing in an intoxicated
condition in a public place.
CITATION
George Gilbert Winslow
of Rt. 1, Hertford was
charged with improper
passing by Officer J.R.
Logan on Monday, Oct. 10
?t 7:10 a.m.
will approve or disapprove
school bonds in the amount
of $1.85 million for renova
tion and construction at
Perquimans High School.
The bonds would be repaid
over a 20-year period. If ap
proved, that bond money
would be added to the close
to $1 million on hand for a
total of almost $3 million for
improvements and addi
tions at the school facility.
The money on hand in
cludes a local allocation
from the 1973 statewide
school bond referendum
and a fund earmarked for
school use by the Per
quimans County Board of
Commissioners.
School Superintendent
Pat Harrell was introduced
by Miss Elliott to present
the facts on the proposal.
Using visual aides, Har
rell went over a fact sheet
now being circulated in the
community and a sketch of
the proposed work at the
high school.
Questions were raised as
to the actual cost to the tax
payers, the additonal
amount of classroom space
the new construction would
allow, and the feasibility of
building over the area that
now separates the two
buildings currently being
used. On this last point,
Harrell emphasized that
soil samples have been
taken and studies show that
the area would support the
proposed construction.
Harrell added that the low
area could not be filled in
due to controls by en
vironmentalists since it
does contain tide water.
Concerning the current
high school's main
building, Harrell said, "The
building, we feel, is educa
tionally inadequate to offer
what we would like."
Co-chairperson in the
support group, Marion
Swindell, added, "When the
two-story building was built
in that day, it was as big an
undertaking taxwise as this
proposed project today.
They were willing to pro
vide for us and by the same
token, we need to pnvide
for our children."
Another co-chairperson
in the effort, Milton Coston,
said," "The purpose of this
whole thing is for the best
interest of the children in
Perquimans County."
In comments before and
after Harrell's presenta
tion, Miss Elliott summed
up the feeling of those pre
sent saying the issue came
down to one question, "Are
we willing to try to educate
our boys and girls in the
facility we have or do we
want to do more?" She con
tinued, "This (approval of
the bond referendum) is
something we're doing for
the most precious asset in
this county ? our boys and
girls."
Leaders of the group,
which consists of parents
and other interested
citizens, repeatedly pointed
out the need to take the
facts to the people. Marion
Swindell urged those pre
sent to first learn the facts,
"then present them to
others, not in an argumen
tative way, but in a positive
way."
Copies of the fact sheet
used at the Thursday night
meeting and the sketch of
proposed renovation and
construction, along with a
breakdown of the actual tax
increase based on property
valuation, are available at
no charge at the Per
quimans County Board of
Education office located in
the Perquimans County
Office Building on
the Hertford-Edenton
Highway.
SCHOOL BOND SUPPORTERS - Shown
reviewing a fact sheet on the upcoming
school bond referendum are the leaders of
a citizens' group favoring the issue. They
gathered with other supporters for a
meeting Thursday night at Perquimans
High School. Shown above are: (1. to r.)
co-chairpersons Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Coston, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Swindell,
and chairwoman of the group, Miss
Thelma Elliott. (Staff photo by Kathy M.
Newbern)
I CB'S
A jamboree for citizen
band (CB) radio operators
is planned for Oct. 23 by the
Currituck Breakers CB
Club.
The jamboree, titled the
"Carolina-Virginia CB
Break," will be held from
II a.m. until 6 p.m. at
Northwest River Park
which is located just off
highway 168 before the
Virginia-North Carolina
line in Chesapeake, Va.
Signs wiO be posted for
directions.
The day will include an
opportunity for recreation
and fellowship with fellow
CB operators.
Civic Calendar
THURSDAY, Oct. 13
Perquimans Co. Jaycees meet.
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Hertford Grammar PTA meets.
FRIDAY, Oct. 14
Bethel Homemakers meet.
SUNDAY, Oct. 16
Snug Harbor Civic League meets.
MONDAY. Oct. 17
Memory Lane Senior Citizens Club meets at the Exten
sion Building at 2 p. m .
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Perquimans Co. Comm. will meet at 7:30 p.m.
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Wiafall Community meeting at 8 p.m. at Union School.
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Marching Unit Parents Club will meet.
TUESDAY, Oct it
Belvidere-C happell Hill Ladies Aax. will meet.
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Hertford Rotary Club will Beet.
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Perquimans Masonic Lodge wiB meet.
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Snow Hill, White Hat Honemakers Club meets.
WEDNESDAY.Oet.lt
Durants Neck Ruritans meet.
Chamber Meets
With the help of students
from Elizabeth City State
University, progress will
soon be made on the park
site at U.S. 17 north of Hert
ford, a project sponsored by
the Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce.
At the Monday night
Board of Directors
meeting, Anne Young,
chairperson for the project,
told members of plans to
have students in the ECSU
Biology Department land
scape the area, aide in the
labeling of trees, and
design the nature trails.
Mrs. Young added that help
is also being solicited from
agricultural classes at Per
quimans High School who
will build a bridge over a
revine in the area. She said
work is expected to get
underway in late October or
early November. In
preparation for the student
work, a park clean-up day
has been set for Saturday,
Oct. 22 beginning at 10 a.m.
Mrs. Young said that all
chamber members, civic
groups, and interested
citizens are invited to assist
in the project.
Other business brought
before the Chamber Board
included the election of of
ficers as follows: Douglas
Layden, president; Henry
Carney, vice-president;
Mary Sue Roach, executive
secretary; and Anne
Young, treasurer. New
board members include Jo
Dixon, Marion Swindell.
Thomas Johnson, Archie
Miller and Ed Nixon.
Chamber Vice-President
Douglas Layden, who
presided, reminded
members that tickets are
now on sale for the annual
chamber banquet. This
year's banquet is set for
Nov. 14 at Angler's Cove
Restaurant beginning at
6:30 p.m. Guest speaker
will be Representative
Walter B. Jones. Tickets
priced at $7.50 each are
available from chamber
members or at the chamber
office.
Layden also presented an
update on the membership
drive. To date, 45 business
concerns and individuals
have joined for the year
with three new members.
Skinner Wins
Richard Skinner, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Skinner Jr. was declared
winner in the Perquimans
County 4-H Postor Contest,
held during National 4-H
Chib Week Oct. 3-1 The
subject of his poster is
"Let's AU Join Together to
?
Fight Pollution, 4-H Can
Make' the Difference."
Richard is 12 years old and
president of the Pioneer 4-H
Club. Mrs. Dina Hurdle and
Miss Linda Greive are the
4-H leaders. Richard is the
historian for the 4-H County
Council.