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Letters To The Editor Ours Are Out : We Still Say Yes " to The Editor: We would like to urge the eitisens of Perquimans County !" to vote FOR the school bond referendum on Tuesday, Nov. f I. Even though all of our children have graduated from ' high school, we still strongly support the public school education ? feeling it is necessary to the orderly growth of '' youth. " We are aware that what was provided for us in the form * of buildings and education was done by others in the 1920's at much expense to them ? maybe more than to us, com r paratively, because of the difference in availability of money at that time and now. " Much has been said about the scale of decreasing future .school attendance issued by one of our state offices. This was not correct for last year as we had no decline in the school census, and this year there will be only a very slight IT decrease. We must assume this statement to not be entirely correct. Also, the question is being asked as to why we can't renovate the present building rather than construct a new one. Along with the $500,000, our county commissioners have in a capital reserve fund to use for this project, we do .have $539,000 available from the 1973 Statewide Bond * Referendum. BUT, very seldom, if ever, does the state per mit this money to be used for renovation of a building over 50 years old. If we were able to do this, where woula our students attend school during the IVi to 2 years it would 1 . take to renovate? The other school buildings are already '' overcrowded. Renovation costs would be as much if not more than con struction of the new building. We would find almost all of the walls to be supporting walls; thus, enlargement of the rooms would be very expensive and this, in turn, would eliminate some of the present classrooms. We need more, not fewer rooms. Elevators would have to be installed along with other aids to meet the requirements for pro viding facilities for the handicapped. In an Oct. 10 letter to our school superintendent, Mr. Lacy Presnell, Director of Division of School Planning for the State, states that they have reviewed the findings and recommendation of the survey report and recommend REPLACEMENT not RENOVATION. They do not feel it is economically feasible to renovate and " it may, in fact be impossible to renovate this building into a condition that will meet the current building code " The state energy ? laws now being written will further complicate matters. NO additional land is being purchased through this bond referendum and the present building will not be torn down. In fact, the present auditorium, lunchroom, library and 1 King Street buildings will all be utilized along with some of the downstairs rooms. ? We complain about our children having to leave the coun ty to find work and this is true. But one of the first questions asked by prospective industry is about the availability of schooling, if the schools are filled to capacity and is there room for expansion. To us, our first and most important consideration should be our children and what is best for their future. Our taxes will be raised but when broken down by the cost per day or week, this is a small amount compared to the benefits which will be reaped by our children who are our future. MARION AND BETTY SWINDELL Dobb St. Hertford, N.C. We Have The Right To TRY To The Editor: A little over fifty years ago, the citizens of Perquimans County realized that the educational facilities that then ? existed were no longer adequate. So they pooled their resources and built a new high school. They believed that in order for the county to participate in the social and economic changes that were taking place, the county's educational structures had to also change. Their foresight was not unwarranted; their belief in in evitable social and economic changes was correct. We have participated in a rage of progress, social, economic, and technological. We have seen Mars; we have seen men walk on the inooa; ?? live in a world where it will soon be possible to alter the genetic structure of living things, both plaat and animal; we can go from place to place faster than wt aver could before; we have even witnessed the life and death struggle of the Vietnam War day by day on television. Time is moving faster and space is getting smaller. Our world is not the same as it was yesterday and tomorrow it will change again, so too will our nation, our state, our county, our town. Neither time nor progress will wait for us. Neither time nor progress will tolerate piecemeal alterations in our educational structure. No man has the right to ask snother to stand still, to not participate in progress. No man has the right to deny another the opportunity to try. If we do not vote yes on the school bond referendum, we will be removing ourselves from the natural course of events; we will be allowing progress to move on without us. We will be denying others the right to try. CLIFFORD TOWE Rt.2 Hertford, N.C. 27944 Violation Of Zoning To The Editor: In August, 1977, the Perquimans Weekly reported that the Albemarle Regional Planning and Development Com mission had moved into office space at two locations in Hertford, N.C. The report did not include the fact that use of one of these locations as office space for ARPDC, specifically the house located at 217 N. Church St., is a violation of the zoning ordinance of the Town of Hertford. In accordance with the requirements of the zoning or dinance, I filed a written complaint about this zoning viola tion by certified letter on August 18, 1977, with the ap propriate official of the Town of Hertford. As of October IS, 1977, no action has been taken by the Town of Hertford to correct this violation. It is ironic that ARPDC, an agency presumably concerned with town, city and county plan ning, is involved in a continuing zoning violation which makes a mockery of the zoning ordinance of the Town of Hertford and the planning purposes for which that or dinance was adopted. MRS. JOANN MORRIS 214 Market St. Hertford, N.C. Displays Determination '< Navy Gunner's Mate 'Seaman David A. Harrell, son of Jack W. Harrell of Rt. 1, Hertford, is par ticipating in the major NATO exercise "Display Determination." He is serving as crewmember aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Albany, homeported in Gaeta, Italy. His ship is operating as a unit of the U.S. Sixth Fleet. His command has joined naval forces from Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom for the combined exercises which include* convoy operations, amphibious assault land ings and antisubmarine warfare maneuvers. "Display Determination" is designed to train NATO naval forces in combined sea operations, refine I NATO procedures and en sure that operational plans are current. Participating units will test NATO Stan dardized doctrines, equip ment and armaments, plus command and control pro cedures (or coordinated ac tion by NATO Sea, land and air forces. The operation will evaluate allied capability to control Mediterranean sea lanes plus reinforce and resupply ground forces in Southern Europe. Acting as opposing forces, NATO units will simulate surface, subsurface and air attacks, along the convoy routes. A series of amphibious land ings also are scheduled at Saros Bay, Turkey, with follow-on exercises contin uing ashore. TOWE MOTOR COMPANY HERTFORD, N. C. "Where Service Is A Pleasure" THE BEST IN USED CARS Phone: 426-5661 The South is the fastest-growing area in the country. And Southern Railway is growing right along Everybody knows the South is with it. railroads will get an increase in the fastest growing area in the freight volume of 143% by 1990. U S But what you might not know is it s one of the seven fastest -growing areas in the world One of the biggest reasons is that industry is flocking to the South And each time the South grows, we at the Southern Railway grow too After all, who do you think carries the raw materials to these new plants? The finished goods to market? In large measure we do And. as the South s population grows, who do you think brings the things these people need9 The cars, the carpets, the appliances the clothing, the sporting goods and the food'' Largely, we do But. we're not growing just to keep up with the ever-increasing population We re growing to be prepared for an even bigger South m the future According to the federal government, the And the railroads share of market will go up by a big 24% Will we get the lions share of these Increases when they come' Maybe But whatever happens, we re getting ready for them by expanding right now. We re putting m a new $40 million comput erized freight classification yard in North Carofoia. We re adding to our microwave communications system, which is already the largest in the South And we re laying two tracks where one used to be enough to handle all the traffic in the area. So. even though we re growing right along with you. we re also growing ahead of you Because when the demand is there, we want to be there ready to serve SOUTHERN VX *AtV*V SVSffM THAI GMtSAGflffN llGfft fO MNO%*hON$ The Southern Railway to one more good reason for living in the South. Police Reports The Hertford Police Department ku released the following reports for this week: ACCIDENT Larry Wayne Chilton of 207 E. Grubb St. was charged with following too close by Officer K.L. Harvey following a minor accident on Church St. Wednesday , Oct. 11- at 3:10 p.m. According to Harvey, Charles Edward Forehand had stopped for a red light on Church St. and the Chilton vehicle traveling behind him failed to stop in time and struck the vehicle in the rear bumper. There was approximately $100 damage to the Chilton vehi cle and 150 to the Forehand vehicle. There were no injuries. ARRESTS John Edward Brown of 210 Covent Garden St. was arrested by Chief Merritt and Officer J.R. Logan on Sunday at S a.m. Oct. 1C, for making a false report of a stolen vehicle. Brown was taken before Magistrate B.T. Dail Sr. who released him on a $50 cash bond. CITATIONS Leroy Ferebee of 103 White St. Hertford was charged with failing to stop at a duly erected stop sign by Officer R.L. Harvey on Monday at 5:20 p.m. Oct. 17. STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED A 1974 Chevrolet truck that was stolen from Con ner Mobile Home in Elizabeth City on Friday, Oct. 14 was recovered by the Hertford P.D. on Sun day, Oct. 16. According to Chief Merritt, Henry Clay Stokes of 104 Front St. called the police and reported that the truck had been parked it the rear of his residan' j since late Friday night. Chief Merritt responded to the call and determined that the vehicle was stolen. The vehicle was impounded by the Hertford P.D. for the Pasquotank P.D. BREAK-INS Someone broke out the glass in the front door of Dixie Auto Supply, entered and took approximately $40 la change from the cub register and several aocket sets values at approxi mately $100. Seven dollars and fifty-eight cents in change was recovered on the outside of the building that was dropped by the perpetrator in his haste to get away. The Incident oc curred on Thursday, Oct. 13, between the hours of 1:90 and 10:20 p.m. ac cording to chief Merritt and Officer J.R. Logan. The case is still under investiga tion and a suspect has been tenatively identified. Someone broke out the side window at Pyrofax Gas and entered the building on Friday, Oct. 14. According to Officer J.R. Logan who investigated the incident, nothing was stolen. Logan stated that the building was ramsacked in an attempt to locate money, but the management never leaves money in the building over night. TIME SAVER Keep a nail file close to the telephone for a time saving manicure while you talk. I The Perquimans Weekly Court House Square HERTFORD. N.C. 27944 Entered as second class matter November 15, 1934 at Post Office in Hertford, N.C. RAY WARD General Manager KATHY NEWBERN News Editor OFFICE HOURS 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Monday-Thursday PHONE 426-3728 News and advertising deadline: 11 a.m. Tues. prior to Thurs. pub lication. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR "ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE IN ADVANCE" Published By Advance Publications Inc. Elizabeth City, N.C. Your Pharmacist Charles Woodard ?Says Wmidard'a Ituirmary. Ml * <*?#?+ .STmf. Hmrftord N C M 4**3*7 1 How retarded think Out of (ome six million retarded Americana, the vast majority can con tribute to industry and community if given the opportunity. Such people are eaaily satisfied and get a deep feeling of achievement from tedious jobs most of us reject as too boring. It makes good sense, then, to put our retarded to work helping them selves help their com munities. Do you ever wonder how a retarded person sees the world? In the poem, Think of Me Fint At A Peraon, Rita Dran ginia haa captured juat auch aentimenta. Request your copy through our Clipping Service, Box 5051, Raleigh, N. C. 27607. Out compliments. ~-^WI Preemption Specialist* Wo odard's Pharmacy Dial 426-5527 Hertford, N.C. DIXIE AUTO PARTS HAS ENLARGED THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT PHONE 426-5716 Electronic Front End Alignment *9.95 Electronic Balancing on Wheel *3.50 ea. Oil & Filter Change *8.95 WE MAKE EXHAUST & TAIL PIPES, DUAL EXHAUST KITS WE REPAIR & CLEAN RADIATORS & TURN BRAKE DRUMS. WE CARRY FARM BUREAU TIRES & BATTERIES Last year, Farming is a gamble. There AAA are to? many things y?u lul sEldTS can't count on. Like weather, ? A. ? ? market prices and the cost (111 11 iarmin^ of equipment. On top of ?w 71_ all this, farmers have toA ? worry about govern- J ?/ ment support. What / if the peanut program is killed? You could be in for a rough time. / Look at peanuts, hogs, corn or tobacco. All have had / "rough" years in the recent past. But those years weren't nearlw as rough for Perdue growers who were protected with a Perdue / contract. Think about the last time you had a lean year. Some I extra income would have helped a lot. In the future, a Perdue g broiler house can be a big help. m A Perdue contract guarantees you an income for t every flock of broilers you raise and you get five crops a year. When m you count on the weather, you're putting all your eggs in one m basket. It's better to diversify ? you'll have Perdue broilers to m fall back on. You can make extra money at home, without K working in town. Last year thousands of wives in North Carolina# worked off the farm to earn needed income. But raising broilers in business making good money right at home.^ can put a wife For families especially, raising broilers is ideal because the family works as a tec It's something everyone can do together without much effort. If you'd like more information on growing broilers for Fferdue, fill out and mil our coupon.
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