To The Editor: , Readers React To Local & State Issues ? To The Editor: Having taught for thirty-six years at Perquimans High School. I naturally have a great love and concern (or tne school and the children who go there. When I retired in 1972 this in no way lessened my interest. In 1927 when I started teaching at P.C.H.S. there was only the main building on the campus. Now look at the complex. I believe the first building added was the bus garage. Then the gymnasium and the agriculture department were built. Much later the King Street School was annexed , and recently the library building was erected. Just as these developments took place to fill needs, so now a bond issue is necessary to fill the need for much needed improvements for our old school. NOW is the time for a new high school. It has been proven that environment has a great deal of influence on children. I know of nothing more that would improve the morale of the student body at P.C.H.S. than to have new, modern, upto-date facilities provided by taxpay ing adults who care. With unemployment so high, we need to do all we can to see that the children of our county get the very best educa tion possible so that they may not have to join the hordes of the unemployed. I want the best school possible for our grandchildren as well as all children. What better heritage could we possibly leave them? Wealth gets away, but training and education are induring. When I was teaching I frequently hope that I taught more than just English and French. I hope that the more than 3,600 students I taught through the years, somehow on the side learned civic responsibility and a concern for others, and a true sense of values. I trust that these thousands of former pupils will accept their civic responisbility and vote overwhelmingly YES for the school bond issue on Nov. 8, so that their children and grandchildren will have better facilities for learning that they had. DOROTHY WHITE BARBEE 320 W. GrubbSt. Hertford, N.C. 27944 To The Editor: At this time, I feel that most of the voters in Perquimans County have some information concerning the school Bond Referendum to be voted on November 8. The amount is $1.85 million. This, with other funds available from the County and State, would provide money needed for renova tion and construction of new facilities at the Perquimans High School. I feel strongly that the need is great. In our present com plex, the majority of the students use the two story brick building that was constructed in 1924. A 53 year old struc ture is hardly adequate to meet the educational needs of iur youth in 1977. Viewed from the outside, it is beautiful, I think. However, upon entering, the appearance is drab. The halls are narrow, rooms are small, and the heating is inadequate. The Science Lab leaves much to be desired. Environment does affect the learning process and can be a morale builder for students and teachers. Shall we continue to house our students in our present out-dated buildings, or shall we take a progressive step for ward and provide facilities more conductive to a better learning and teaching situation? We have much that is good going for us in the areas of ad ministration, instruction, and a dedicated School Board. Thiy need our support. Reaction to this Bond issue ? pro and con ? has been hottest and commendable. We are aware that education all over the country is receiving much criticism. This offers Parents and educators a clear cut challenge to improve the educational climate. Certainly adequate facilities are a "Must." |chools are the greatest institution we have for pro moting our democratic way of life. Let each one now exer cise this right. Study the facts. Go to the polls, and vote yonr conviction on Nov. 8. ftemember, the youth of today and of the future will be affected, from an educational stand point, by the results of the vote. let us give our students and Perquimans County High a bcg>st and VOTE FOR the School Bond Referendum. There is* need! T0ELMA ELLIOTT IOC Phelps St. Hertford, N.C. 27944 TBThe Editor: we, the members of the Perquimans County School Ad vaory Council, unanimously endorse the school bond rJierendum to be held on Nov. 8, and urge each voter to cfcsiderthe facts. JWe believe our students deserve the best facilities that can be made available to them. We want our students to be iw confortable surroundings with adequate temperature control. We also want the unity that Athe new and renovated facilities would bring between the existing buildings. gWe are cognizant of builqing code requirements and feel tflat student safety and well-being should not be considered lfehtly. New construction is going to be a necessity sooner <$ later. We feel new construction should be now before in fction further shrinks the monies already available. We ?el new construction should be now before increased ?nldings costs require a greater amount of bonded ?debtedness. ? We encourage you, the voters, to consider the needs of $e students. They want and deserve your continuing ftipport. WAYNE ASHLEY, MARY BRYANT, HENRY &AUGHTERY, ESTELLE FELTON, A.L. LANE, REV. WALTER LEIGH, REV. WILLIE VAUGHAN, ANNE WINSLOW, JOHNNY WINSLOW Jdenton Road St. Hertford, N.C. 27944 yo The Editor: ? There is no one in Perquimans County who can afford to wote against the bond referendum. If for no other reason NOTICE TO VOTERS r OWN OF WINFALL The Perquimans County Board of Elections has appointed the following Registrar for the Non-Partisian Municipal Electon for the Town of Winfall. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1977 POLLS OPEN 6:30 JLM. - 7:30 PJI. EVELYN ANN SMITH Pn? miwih BUH Wlnfih uommunuy DiU' Perq. County Board of Ekct HV.LTMm I 1^. II II .1 man ine longer wvpum on ine more n s going 10 coat. I The new construction is inevitable. We can ask neither the faculty nor the student body to do the Job we expect of tnem if we do not give them our support. It takes years to build a ye? and minutes to destroy it with one no. CLIFF TOWE Rt. 2, Hertford. N.C. 27944 To The Editor: We would like to encourage the citisens of Perquimans County to vote for the school bond referendum on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Now is the time to build what has been needed in our county ? A Modern High School. At this point in time, a school such as we have now; that is almost six decades old should fell every tax payer that our boys and girls have been short changed for a long time. It is time we had Con cerned Citisens ready and willing to build a school which will meet the standards needed for these times, and serve the future generations better. As supporters of public education, tax payers, North Carolinians, and above all, voters, we question, why renovate? Let us go to the polls and vote yes for a new High School. LAURA AND ISAAC LOWE 212 S. Edenton Rd. Hertford, N.C. 27944 To The Editor: Our young people deserve the very best in modern educa tion so let us get together and help up date OUR HIGH SCHOOL. VOTE YES ON NOV. 8. JAN 0. SPRUILL Hertford, N.C. 27944 To The Editor: Loves means absolutely nothing unless we put it into ac tion. Let's show our young people that we really love them by modernizing our high school. VOTE FOR THE BOND REFERENDUM on Nov. 8. PERCELLMcCLENNEY Hertford, N.C. 27944 To The Editor: There are many reasons to vote YES for the School Bond Referendum. Our young people need the best that we can give them. They need quality education, they need space to have the programs that are essential to better training in order to enter the job market upon graduation. Our young people should not have to leave the communi ty in order to find employment, but one of the first ques tions that a prospective industry ask is what kind of school ing is available. This is a major concern of all of us living here now. Vote YES, lets take a postive step forward for better schools for our children and for progress in our communi ty. Education is the basis for better living. BILL COX Hertford, N.C. 27944 To The Editor: As a resident, employee and parent of Perquimans Coun ty, I am in favor of the School Bond Referendum and will support it with my vote. During the past year, I have had the opportunity to visit schools in other counties. I've seen many new schools. The thought that entered my mind then and now is that our students deserve a new building and new and better facilities as much as any other county. The old high school building has seved us well; however, I believe that it is time to accept that it can not meet the changing needs of our students as well as ithas in the past ? simply because it (the building) has not changed. There are only two exits in the main building upstairs. Should fire or some other unnamed, but possible disaster occur of what worth would our intentions be to build, restore, prepare, the new school soon? Vote now, soon often is not soon enough. School pride, student morale, teacher morale, all of these rest upon our shoulders. If we wish to boost these ideals in our county and at the same time upgrade the quality of education in Perquimans County, now is the time to do so. Vote. Finally, I say without reservations that Perquimans High's building needs a "face lift" and that we can restore MR. FARMER SEE US FOR YOUR TRACTOR PARTS WE CARRY AIR, CHL & FUEL FILTERS, BATTERIES. PAINT, MOTOR & HYDRAULIC DRIVE OILS. MURRAY MOTOR PARTS A YOU* NAPA OKAUK HERTFORD SUNBURY 426-3218 46VR61* Furniture & Antiques Repaired Chairs Glued NOTICE TO VOTERS TOWN OF HERTFORD The Perquimans County Board of Election* has appointed the following registrars for the Non-Partisian Municipal Election for the Town of Hertford. Tuesday, November 8, 1977 it, by our positive votes to the beautiful face it once had. ROSA S. T ALLEY P.O. BoxlM Hertford. N.C. 27944 To The Editor: We are writing to express our concern in regards to the school bond referendum. We would like to convey to the people of Perquimans County, at the end of each fiscal rear, a good business man will take inventory of his assets. We would like for the people of our county to take inventory rf their assets and realise this much needed facility is way past due. So on November 8 mark your ballot "yes" for the ichool bond referendum. EDDIE AND LOUISE BABER Rt. 2, Hertford, N.C. 27944 To The Editor: First, we would like to thank those people in the com munity who have taken a stand in favor of the school bond; especially those who have no children that would not benefit directly from its passage and unselfishly support it anyway. Next, as so many things become obsolete or inadequate with changing times, we feel the present high school facili-. ty is now in this position. As grand as the Model T was in it's day, it could not meet the needs of people in our fast pace world today. And who would have attempted to travel to outer space in Wilbur and Orville Wright's plane? So we must not attempt to educate our children in outdated facilities. Another reason we favor the school bond, besides the ob vious benefits to our children and community, is that in this instance we have a .direct opportunity to say exactly how we would like these tax dollars spent. We feel there is no better way to use tax dollars than to provide a pleasant, confortable and adequate learning environment for Per quimans County's children. We will vote tor the school bond on Nov. 8 and hope others will too. MARY AND JOHN CORPREW Rt. 1, Hertford. N.C. 27944 To The Editor: FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION As you consider the schjol bond referendum on Nov. 8, ? X r . Help Hold Down Future Electric Costs ) Paid for by the Political Committee of I ,* t * * , of North Carolina ** *w * V - * ^ t v please keep in mind that all the material possessions we " ' five our children can never replace the education which will play such an important role throughout the rest of their '[\j Uvea. In our fastmoving world, pressures continue to ^7? mount on parents, children, government, society and }/" schools. Numerous social problems are created which J'.j compound the other problems that are as yet unslovfed. As . ' , long as we sit at our tables drinking coffee and only com- * ' - - - - - ?? ?!? i* - ? J llX plain about these problems, they will continue to exist and plague us. Let's be a group of people who can stand up and ' say.. ..We took that first step of positive action....We voted ^ *ES! v PAUL G.WARD 303 Hiland Park , Hertford, N.C. 27944 , i J J f ? To The Editor: \ If not for the young people, and they are what is rfcally ' important, if not for an educational facility which Per- ' ,, quimans County can add to its many attributes, then the ' voters of this county should vote YES to the School Bond , " Referendum for its practicallity. One need not to mention \ the continued high inflationary rates, especially in building ' '* materials, and common sense dictates that a new building r will inevitability be consturcted. If later, a higher cost and [ a less purchasing power of our tax dollars will be in effect. ' Let's get a "bargin" for our young people. VOTE YES on ? ! Nov. 8! EARL W.WILLIS JR. ?'JlJ Teacher, P.C.H.S. , 713 Edenton Rd. St. Hertford, N.C. 27944 1 Dale > Behridere: Mr. Mack White ? Parkville: Mrs. Evelyn Ann Smith dew Hope: Mrs. Betty Eure East Hertford: Mrs. Carol Baker West Hertford: Mrs. Archie Lane, Jr. PERQUIMANS COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS C. R. Ward's Bl* Ser. Station Community Building Community Building Community Bldg. (Winfall) ' ? . . .* ? ?' * Community Building Perquimans Co. Courthouse Hertford Grammar School \y. W L TiMej, Chairman 13 <3 W