WEEKLY Volume $3, No. 44 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 3, 1977 15 CENTS Convention To Be Held : School Board member* and administrators from throughout North Carolina will gather Thursday, November 3 in Wilmington for the Eighth Annual North Carolina School Boards Association Convention. , ; According to Dr. Raleigh Dingman, Executive Direc tor of the Association, over 390 are expected to attend the Convention, to be held >ai the Wilmington Hilton Hotel. - The Association will elect officers and directors for two year terms . at a business session which will conclude the Convention on Saturday , November 5. ? Major highlights of the Convention will be con sideration of education legislation enacted by the 1977 General Asaembly and legislation to be considered or supported in 1978. Primary topics of con cern will be implementa tion of legislation proposed by Governor Jim Hunt and enacted by the Legislature. The Primary Reading 4 Program, Community Schools Act and Testing Program* will be discussed at a Roundtable discussion Friday morning. Proposals to increase state funding in the areas of additional instructional personnel, school plant operations, programs for exceptional children and other areas will also be discussed. Former National PTA President Carol Kimmel of Rock Island, Illinois will present the Convention's keynote address Friday morning. Other speakers include Assistant State Superinten dent of Public Instruction Dudley Flood, Dr. Charles Gibboney and National School Boards Association First Vice President Margaret Buvinger of Enid, Oklahoma. Convention participants will focus on a number of educational and legal Issues in discussion groups Friday. Legal issues such as the Open Meetings Law, Con ?Library Update By WAYNE HENRITZE BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE NEW STOP ON DURANT'S NECK ROUTE. The y bookmobile will be operating in the Durant's Neck and Woodville sections of Perquimans County this Friday, November 4 and every third Friday thereafter. The stop at Galatia Baptist Church is being moved to Overton's Store due to a larger number of residents in the area. ? Destination Arrives Departs WoodUlrt Church 10:0ft 10:25 Whitehat Landing 10: J5 11:00 Berea Church 11:10 11:35 New Hope Methodist * 11:40 12:05 Overton's Store 12:10 12:35 Leigh's Temple Church ' *? 12:45 1:10 J.H. White Store 1:30 1:55 Woodville Baptist ?:00 2:25 Towe and Quincy Store 2:35 3:00 Parkville Holiness Church 3:05 3:30 STORY HOUR ?' Our usual Friday morning story hour for preschoolers will continue as usual from 10-11 a.m. If someone in your - neighborhood with children ages 3-5 still doesn't know about this story hour, please let them know about it. NEW BOOKS THE SILMARILLION by JLR.R. Tolkien is another is the best selling series about middle earth, hobbits, and the like. Although published last and written before his other works, it was his favorite. LUCIFER'S HAMMER by Larry Niven is a tale of world-wide disaster in which the earth is ravaged in a brush with a comet. THE EXPERIENCE OF INNER HEALING by Ruth Carter Stapleton is an account of faith healing by Jimmy Carter's sister who is well known in the field. THE MAN FROM NEXT DOOR by Honor Traey is a novel of two diaries kept by two people with radically dif ferent points of view, one a proper English girl framed for a crime and the other the man who framed her. * THE DRAGONS OF EDEN by Carl Sagan, the Tonight Show's resident astronomer, is an account of the develop ment of human intelligence and the possibilities of similar development elsewhere in the universe. flict of Interest and Hearing Procedures relating to non-renewal of teacher con tracts will be discussed. Participants will also consider ways of dealing with school personnel, the public and County Commissioners. According to Dr. Dingman, "Attendance at Conventions and other meetings ie extremely important to school board members and administrators." "None of these public of ficials operates in a vacuum," he added, "By sharing ideas and gaining access to innovations, local board members can im prove education in their local communities." "In addition to improving education," Dingman noted, "ideas generated during conventions often result in substantial sav ings of the tax dollars." "As a result," he pointed out, "attendance is well worth the small cost involved." The Association's Ex ecutive Director em phasized that the annual Convention is one of many ways the Association at tempts to serve '-'Its members. "This is our largest meeting of the year," he noted. "But the Convention, District and other state meetings, as well as our ef forts to represeat local boards at the state level are directed at two major goals." "Primary is the need to maintain control of public education in the hands of those citizens closest to the schools, those at the local level," he said. "A related goal is to assure that those citizens are as well equipped as possible to see that our schools and school systems are operated economically and for the benefit of our young people," Dingman stated. Advisory Council The Albemarle Advisory Council on Aging held its first monthly meeting for FY 78 on October 20, 1977 at the Edenton Municipal Building, Edenton, N.C. Following approval of the minutes, a report relating to progress under the Area Agency on Aging was presented by Naomi C. Hester, Program Administrator. CAPITAL CXIDIT CHECK PRESENTED ? Capital credit checks will be mailed to members of Albemarle Elec tric Membership Corporation this week, accorlfnf to general manager Ed Brown Jr. Brown (right) a check lor ^*1.51 to Carroll Williams ?fRt. 2, Hertford (or capital credits earned Id 1MM9. A non-profit, member-owned butineti. Albemarle EMC assigns all margins left over at the eodof each year's operations to the Bombers. Some *42,000 is being mailed <SUBpho'?? __ ; . ?? I Public Meeting On School Bond : Supportive Atmosphere Prevails By KATHY If. NEWBERN, "I don't see how any one of you could vote fro on the school bond issue." That statement made by Lynn Hurdle, senior at Per quimans High School, sum med up the feeling of those present at a public meeting held Tuesday night to discuss the upcoming school bond referendum. While opposition was voiced, the majority of those in the crowd of ap proximately 200, expressed support o* the issue which faces Perquimans County voters next Tuesday. The public meeting, scheduled to give all in terested citizens an op portunity to express opinion and ask questions concern ing the school bond referen dum, was sponsored by the Concerned Citizens for Bet ter Education. Heading that group, and serving as moderator at the meeting was Miss Thelma Elliott, a former teacher, principal and school board member. Others recognized at the Tuesday night meeting in cluded School Superinten dent Pat Harrell, all 'five members of the Per quimans County Board of Education; Dr. Lacy Presnell, Director of the State Department of Public Instruction's Division of School Planning; Sam Ashford, architect working with the Board of Educa tion on the proposed plan and representative of Newberry, Ashford & Associates; and Nick Garner, structural engineer working with the board architect. The out of-town visitors were called upon at several times throughout the evening to answer specific questions concerning the proposed plan for the high school. The opening question, posed by Jessie Harrell, re quested a breakdown of how much of the $1.85 million in bonds would be used for new construction caa how much would be used for renovation. Superintendent Harrell responded saying such a breakdown was difficult due to inflation, the inten tional lack ot building Civic Calendar Thursday, Nov. 3 Hertford Lions Club Meets + + + American Legion Meets + + + American Legion Aux. Meets at 8:00 4 Saturday, Nov. 5 American Legion will hold a Turkey Shoot all day at the kigh school football field. Rain Date will be November 12. + + + Bazaar Garage Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. also a bake table. " f Sunday, Nov. 6 Perquimans Co. Horse and Pony Club Show at 1:30 p.m. ? + + + Holiday Island Civic League Meets at Club House at Ll:00a.m. Monday, Nov. 7 Hertford Town Council Meets + + + Perquimans County Comm. will meet at 10:00 a.m. + + + Winfall Town Council will meet + + + Winfall Fire Dept. Will meet + + + Perquimans Co. Board of Education will meet Tuesday, Nov. 8 Perquimans Co. Horse and Pony Club meets + + + Hertford Rotary Club meets + + + Perquimans Masonic Lodge Meets UpComing Events Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Nov. 14. Tickets are available at Chamber office. *?' + + + Perquimans Co. Jaycees will hold a turkry shoot on Nov. tf at high school football field. + 4+ Nov. 19 ? Perquimans County marching unit will spon tor a bake and yard sale. specifications prior to the election, and the fact that the project is being con sidered on a total basis. Harrell added that more than $1.85 would actually be involved when the close to $1 million on hand is added to the bond monies pro vided voters agree. Of that $1 million on hand, approxi mately half will be coming from a fund set aside by the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners with the remaining being Per quimans County's share of the bonds approved for schools statewide in 1973. Another response was given to the same question by Gilliam Underwood, a citizen attending the public meeting. Underwood ex pressed an opinion that the decision of new construc tion vs. renovation should be left up to the Board of Education, a body elected by the people. He said, "I simply say I think we need to pass the $1.85 million bond referendum and let this decision be left to the Board." Following that comment, the group ap plauded, a sign of approval that was to be heard repeatedly throughout the meeting. Several other questions of concern were addressed in cluding the feasibility of erecting new construction over the creek section be tween the two buildings currently used. Garner, the structural engineer, responded outlining the specific measures which will be taken assuring those present that construction is indeed possible, construc tion that will not damage ?the environment. Another pending question was discussed ? the pro posed plan which involves^ new construction and renovation as opposed to building a new school at a new site. Dr. Presnell ad dressed this issue pointing out that he served on a com mittee which examined the alternatives Perquimans County has as to the future of Perquimans High School. In his comments, he said, "As a committee we looked at many alternatives, one of which was the possibility of a new school at a new site. But we couldn't see deserting what's good here to move at a cost of about 60 or 65 per cent more for a new school at a new site." He cited an estimation of $5 to $6 million if new con struction at a new location had been the choice. That compares to the $1.85 million being requested on Nov. 8. William Bundy Jr. then asked for some specific ex amples of reasons the cur rent facility is inadequate. Several people replied in cluding William Byrum, Perquimans High School principal; Lynn Hurdle, student; Dr. Presnell and others. Some examples cited included the existence of two distinct and separate buildings resulting in a split campus situation, the fact that the current main building does not meet building standards or pro vide for handicapped per sons, inadequate science facilities, inadequate classroom space, crowded conditions in the lunchroom and during those times students are not in class, such as at recess, since no area is provided for them. Questions were also pro posed concerning paying for the bonds and the amount of time involved in that repayment. Along this line, Bundy spoke out again, this time addressing the tax issue. He said, "Good education arises from the motivation within a student and the motiva tion by the teacher. The school bond is going to be based on county property taxes and the brunt is going to hit the large acreage farmers. The man with large acreage is going to pay for this. Are the farmers of this county and are the businessmen willing to pay for something that won't be used full-time?" He then emphatically urged those present to vote against the school bond proposal. Operation Santa Claus Operation Santa Claus is a yearly tradition for Albemarle area citizens to bring a joyous Christmas to our mentally retarded citizens who reside in the Caswell Center. This is the sixth year for this drive to send gifts to County Stands To Receive $129,816 ? WATER BOND ALLOCATIONS REGION !'R" ALLOCATION COUNTY WATER SEWER CAMDEN $ 84,767 $ 40,238 CHOWAN 167,325 79,427 CURRITUCK 108,442 51,476 DARE 108,737 51,614 HYDE 86,600 41,108 PASQUOTANK 416,976 197,930 PERQUIMANS 129,816 61,622 TYRRELL 59,163 28,085 WASHINGTON 218,219 103,586 TOTAL- Region "R" *1,380,054 $655,086 * County Allocations according to population, if the referendum is approved. North Carolina Counties stand to receive more than $100,000,000 for wastewater treatment and facilities construction if voters ap prove the issuance of $230,000,000 in bonds on November 8. The funds will be distributed on a county wide basis according to population. Referendum would provide matching funds to eligible units of local government (city, county, water and sewer districts or sanitary district) for improving, ex panding or constructing new facilties for wastewater treatment and water supply systems. Funds would be distributed separately for pollution control and for water supply. Pollution control funds would be ad ministered by the Division of Environmental Manage ment of the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. Water Supply account would be administered by the Division of Health Ser vices of the Department of Human Resources. If the Clean Water Bond is approved in November, the State will provide one half of the non-federal share up to a maximum of 25% or project costs for pollution control. For water supply, the State grants vary (basically, "what is available") limited to up to 25% of the project cost. County allocations ac cording to population, if the referendum is approved, would be as shown above. the seventy-seven residents of our area who are in The Caswell Center hospital and training center. These residents are from Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties. Each institution in North Carolina is dependent upon the area citizens to supply gifts for residents from that area. Gifts and cash donations from citizens, service clubs and industry are needed. A suggested gift list is attached. Gifts should be new and unwrapped. Cash donations should be in check form made payable to: Volunteer Service Christmas Fund, The Caswell Center. Appropriate gifts will be purchased for each Albemarle resident by staff members who know their wishes and desires. To give your much needed gift or money to our mentally retarded citizens at The Caswell Center, please contact the Albemarle Retardation Program, telephone 482-4635, Route 3, Box 24-C, Gdenton, North Carolina. Gifts are needed before November 18, 1977 in order that they can be delivered to The Caswell Center in time for staff and volunteers to prepare these gifts in a personal manner for our residents. The Albemarle Mental Health Center Mental Retardation staff and volunteers will coordinate the pro ject and collect the gifts and donations. Please help to make Christmas brighter for those who will not be able to be home for the Holidays. GIFT SUGGESTIONS Please note that the population at Caswell Center in predominently adult; (approximately 1,050 adults, 200 children). We would like to request gift items be more ap propriate to Resident's ages. Toys make fine gifts and will often be used for teaching purposes. However, please make sure they are sturdy and well made in construction. The following are suggestions for gifts : MAIE RESIDENTS Bedroom shoes ? washable, wallets, hankerchiefs, belts, rain coats, or ponchos ? colorful, sweaters, ties, hats, tobaggans, jewelry (wathces, tie pins), after shave, shave lather, cologne, deodorant, hair tonic and gloves. FEMALE RESIDENTS" Bedroom shoes ? washable, panty hose, gloves, sweathers, socks, rain coats or ponchos ? colorful, purses, wallets, emboidery thread and stamped emboidery pieces, jewelry (pins, necklaces, earrings, braclets), cosmetics (bath powder, cologne, hand lotion and makeup, hair spray, deodorant). FOR ALL Cigarettes, smoking tobacco, pipes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, shaving cream, after shave, cologne, hand lotion, talcum powder, deodorant, hair tonic, ultra sheen products, finger nail polish, lipstick, perfume, shampoo, comb and brush sets, panty hose, watches, radios, pocket books, wallets, instant coffee, pop corn popper and pop corn, electric coffee pots, lock boxes, record players and records, T.V.'s, pictures for walls, tape player and tapes, bedspreads ? bunk and flashlight batteries ? all sizes. RECREATION AND TRAINING Puzzles (100 pieces or less with large pieces), games ? ages 1-7, toys, books ? simple, playing cards, dolls, stuffed animals, record players and records, rhythm toys, large balls, crib mobiles, large sturdy cars, and wagons, road building sets, tinker toys, lincoln logs, simple indoor game sets, blocks, educational toys for all ages, crayons and col oring books, musical toys (harps, guitars, drums, horns), tricycles ? large and sturdy, bicycles (two and three wheels), pull toys, jack in the box, sturdy rubber squeak toys, talking and wind-up toys, tops, view masters and reels, yo-yos and jump ropes. For Christmas gifts we ask that these be NEW as this will be the only package some of the residents will receive. With your help this can be a happy Christmas morning for these people that are dependent on us. Please try to have gifts at Caswell Center by December 1, 1977. A Happy Holiday Season to One and All! ! '<f,y ?& K2H
