Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:
On behalf of the Perquimans County Marching Unit and
the associated Parents' Club, we would like to express our
deepest appreciation to the citizens of Perquimans County
and the surrounding area for their financial support in
helping to purchase our unit bus.
We are thrilled to announce that on Tuesday, Nov. 22, we
were able to retire the bank note! When we decided to buy
this new bus in the Spring of 1975, the job of raising the cost
((12,052.00) of the bus seemed monumental. But, our spirits
soared when we began asking for help from you. Each of
you responded sc generously during the initial campaign
that we only had to finance $3,700.00. And now, through
hard work and many club projects over the past two years
? which you have also supported ? we now have the bus
paid for.
Having our own bus on which to travel to the ballgames,
parades and other events in which we are involved has
been good for the morale of the members and their parents.
We hope to continue respresenting our county well;
thereby, being worthy of the faith you have had in us.
We thank you for your continued support.
BARBARA SYMONS, Pres. PCMU
MxcS. PAUL BYRUM, Pres. Parents' Club
Looking Back
DEC. 1939
By VIRGINIA WHITE
TRANSEAU
FIRE DESTROYS
HERTFORD HOME THIS
WEEK: Fire of unknown
origin practically
destroyed the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Felton in
Hertford, early Tuesday
morning. The family
escaped from the burning
building from which much
of the furniture on the first
floor was removed.
MATTIE REED NAMED
SCHOOL BEAUTY
QUEEN: Miss Mattie
Reed, the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dan L. Reed, was chosen
the beauty queen of Per
quimans County High
School. She was also the
guest of honor at the Sadie
Hawkins' dance Friday
night.
BIRTH ANNOUNCE
MENT: Mr. and Mrs. John
Foster of New Hope an
nounce the birth of a son on
Saturday morning, Nov. 25,
1939.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS
CHECKS TO BE
DISTRIBUTED SOON:
The Hertford Banking Com
pany will mail the
Christmas Savings checks
shortly, sometime between
the first of December and
the ninth. Approximately
$9,000 will be paid out by the
bank this year, which
represents a substantial in
crease over any former
year, according to R.M.
Riddick, cashier, who
states that 300 people took
part in the Christmas Sav
ings Club this year.
NO DEER BUT PLENTY
OF BEAR REPORTED:
Hunters up in the Whiteston
section failed to bag a deer,
but picked up a bear when
they went out deer hunting
Saturday afternoon. Deer
hunting and bear hunting
are popular sports up in
that section of Perquimans
which makes up into the
Great Dismal Swamp, and
there is added zest in bear
hunting for a farmer whose
corn is eaten up in the fields
in great quantities every
fall. There has been a great
deal of corn distroyed by
bears in this section of Per
quimans this year. A bear
hunt is a frequent neigh
borhood sport. Last Satur
day, however, Arba
Winslow, James Carver,
James Rountree, Noah
Stallings and a number of
others went hunting for the
fleetfooted deer. Everyone
enjoys a meal of venison
now and then. Incidentally,
the meat of the bear is also
very popular. When the
dogs picked up the scent of
a bear on the dear hunt
there was no disappoint
ment, but they say that that
bear led the party a right
merry chase. Bruin,
himself, was exhausted at
last, however, and both the
men and dogs were down.
He gave up, but he had
worn proved to be a young
bear, weighing only about
150 pounds.
MONDS-TRUEBLOOD:
Clinton Monds and Miss
Sallie Mae Trueblood were
quietly married in Suffolk,
Va., on Nov. 15, 1939. That
evening Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
But, brother-in-law and
sisicr of the groom, enter
tained them at supper. Mr.
and Mrs. Monds are mak
ing their home on the farm
of Eddie Sutton in the New
Hope Community.
SHEARS
Cutting shears are refer
red to as dressmaker's
shears. Although there are
several kinds, the seven
inch length is recom
mended for small hands
and the eight-inch for
larger hands.
79
CHURCH & MARKET ST.
HERTFORD
WATCH FOR NEW
OPENING
AT
79* STORE
NEXTTO THE FORMER
HIS STATION
TH?
MAY
By NELLIE M.SANDERS
Director. Pettifrew Regional Library
HOOTS
MEASURING UP ? As * part of the comprehensive
study of the public libraries in the state which is currently
being conducted, called a Community Assessment, the
State Library has provided us with a checklist. This is a
very useful tool for measurement since it forces us to com
pare the libraries to the minimum Standards for Public
Library Service in North Carolina which were re
cently adopted. (Incidentially, I worked on the North
Carolina Library Association committee which wrote the
Standards).
As one of my last official acts as Director of the Pet
tigrew Regional Library, I filled out the checklist to see
how we measured up;
POLICIES ? The first questions had to do with library
philosophy and policy. We scored well in this regard since
the region does have (1) A written statement of objectives,
revised in 1976, (2) A materials selection policy, also
revised in 1976, (3) A personnel policy, revised by a com
mittee of trustees in 1977, to be presented to the full Board
of Trustees at their next regular meeting, and (4) A pro
cedures manual. Long before I came to the region in 1970,
the Board had adopted the Library Bill of Rights and the
Freedom to Read Statement. Both these coduments are in
cluded in the revised Policies adopted in 1976.
MEMBERSHIPS ? The next group of questions elicited
negative answers since the Pettigrew Regional does not
maintain institutional memberships in the state (North
Carolina Library Association) or national (American
Library Association) trustees' organizations. Individual
staff members and trustees belong but not the Regional
Library. This is an easily corrected "black mark" ? all it
takes is the Board's authorization to spend a small sum of
money.
UNIFORMITY ? We got good marks on the next section
since we have (1) Uniform lending practices, (2) Regularly
scheduled intralibrary delivery systems, (3) Telephone
service between units, and (4) Information regarding
organizations in the community. In each case, there is
room for imporvement and a need for closer cooperation
between the member libraries but on the whole, I could
truthfully answer with a qualified YES.
HOURS OF SERVICE - The Standards suggest a
minimum of 45 hours a week and each library in the Pet
tigrew Region exceeds that: Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library, Edenton 48, Washington county Library,
Plymouth 50, Perquimans County Library, Hertford 51,
and Tyrrell County Public Library, Columbia 53. The dif
ferences reflect the number of evenings and the week-end
hours which are tailored to suit the different communities.
BOOK COLLECTION ? Two books per person is the
recommended size for a minimum book collection. With 4
county population of 36,959, that comes to 73,918. The pre
sent size of the Pettigrew Regional Library's book stock
(not including uncataloged books and paperbacks) is 93,861
which makes us look pretty good.
More important than mere size, though, is currency and
variety. Each year, it is recommended that new titles
amounting to 1/6 of the population be added. That would
beam over 6,000 books per year but our budget allowed only
5,057 new books last year, causing us to fall short of that
goal. And that's the biggest number of books the region has
ever purchased in any one year!
OTHER MATERIALS ? We exceeded the standards for
Sound Recordings since we own 2,343 and the minimum is
500-1,000. Our 35 filmstrips fell within the recommended
range of 20-50 but we drew a big, fat zero on 8 mm. films
since we do not own any, yet.
PERIODICALS - The Abridged Reader's Guide to
Periodicals indexes 45 different magazines and small
libraries are expected to subscribe to each one of these
magazines. Our score is a respectable 91 percent since we
get 41 of them. However, I just received word that the list of
magazines being indexed has been changed drastically ?
dropping several and adding many more ? so the subscrip
tions for Pettigrew will have to be adjusted accordingly.
DISCARDS ? The Standards say "Systematic removal of
materials no longer useful is essential to maintaining the
purposes of quality of library collections. Library items
that are outdated, seldom used, and in shabby conditions
should be removed. Annual withdrawals from community
library collections should average at least 5 percent of the
total collection." At the rate of 5 percent times 93,861, we
should remove 4,693 books but we only withdrew 1,585 ?
not a very ^ood record (or maybe it is a good one, depend
ing upon how you look at it).
PERSONNEL ? Here is where the Pettigrew Region real
ly shines. Each of the five professional positions is sup
ported by at least two full-time paraprofessional
employees. The requisite staff member for each 2,000
population is achieved by counting all part-time
employees.
My answer to the critical question "Percentage of total
professional time spent is direct public service" was a con
servative 75 percent. It is probably a lot higher than that
since we do not keep our librarians hidden away in offices
? they work with the patrons. And of course, I could proud
ly answer YES to questions about regular inservice train
ing for staff and opportunities for all staff members to at
tend workshops outside our service area.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES ? The minimum standard for
size of the library building is square foot for each person
in the community served. Using that rough rule-of-thumb,
this is how we stack up:
Washington County should have 7,019 sq. ft.; it has 8,190
COOLING SYSTEM
WINTER CHECK UP
REMOVE THERMOSTAT, FLUSH ENGINE & RADIA
TOR, CHECK HOSES, INSTALL NEW THERMOSTAT,
INSTALL ANTIFREEZE
PARTS LABOR INCLUDED
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ELECTRONIC FRONT END
ALIGNMENT
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When Frostbite Occurs . . .
Human beings arc essen
tially semi-tropical
animals. Our bodies at rest
and unclothed are designed
to maintain their internal
temperature effortlessly
with the thermometer at
about <5 degrees. However,
with last winter behind us
and the chill of this winter
almost here, keeping com
fortably warm has become
the national pasttime. How
do we stay warm? We
achieve cold weather com
fort impart by generating
more heat in our internal
furnaces and, in part, by
conserving that heat.
The most important
source of internal heat is
our muscles. They use
about 70 percent of the food
energy they consume, at
work or at play, in heat
generation. Under average
conditions body muscles
produce enough heat to boil
a quart of freezing cold
water every hour. So when
you stomp your feet and
wave your arm while
waiting in the cold, you are
?taking your muscles to an
even higher level of heat
production.
If you don't exercise
voluntarily to build up the
heat in your muscles they
will take over themselves,
involuntarily by shivering.
Under extreme conditions
o t exposure, intense shiver
ing may even save you
from freezing to death. As
one doctor has said, "It's
largely shivering which ex
plains why many are cold
but few are frozen."
One of the most severe,
problems that cold weather
brings upon us is the danger
of frostbite. If you are
canght in sub-sero
temperatures and reach
shelter chilled to the bone
with nipped fingers and
ears, what should you do
about it? Don't follow the
ancient suggestion to rub
the frostbitten parts with
snow or ice. Doing that only
compounds the problem.
Recent research has
sq. ft.; Perquimans County should have 4,175 sq. ft.; it has
3,503 sq. ft. ; Chowan County should have 5,382 sq. ft. ; it has
3,416 sq. ft.; Tyrrell County should have 1,903 sq. ft.; it has
1,200 sq. ft. Since the absolute minimum size for a full
fledged library building is 2,000 sq. ft., the inadequacy of
the Tyrrell County building is quickly apparent. (My best
efforts were of no avail in improving that situation, to my
great disappointment.) The other guildings compare more
favorably with the recommended size.
EXPENDITURES - The 1976-77 fiscal year which ended
on June 30 reflected the following income and outgo:
Total operating receipts $204,133, Expenditures: Person
nel 70.1 percent, Books and Materials 17.7 percent. Other
12.2 percent. This year (1977-78) the local support from the
counties amounts to $2.74 per capita. (Seven years ago,
when I came to Pettigrew, it was 87 cents!) The State Aid
and Federal Grants amount to $3.26 per capita or more
than 50 percent of the total budget. This is probably the last
year that such an imbalance will be allowed.
SCREECHES
LONG WAY TO GO ? The facts and figures outlined
above combine to place the Pettigrew Regional Library at
the top of the list of many categories. A quick perusal of the
yearly statistics published by the State Library will
substantiate this claim. But there is no reason for
complacency.
SERVICE ? The questions about service brought forth
as many lacks as strong points. We provide voter registra
tion in only half of the member libraries. Storytelling, film
showing the program planning assistance are much in
evidence in the Pettigrew Region. But we can't claim any
credit for special interest lists and bibliographies, lectures,
musical programs, or circulaiton of art reproduction.
ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTROL OF MATERIALS -
Reserve lists are much too long for current bestsellers but
that can be remedied if the Board of Trustees approves my
recommendation for using a lease plan for renting instead
of buying the most popular titles. Card Catalogs are main
tained and kept up-to-date in the main library which has
the master file and in each of the member libraries. A
long-awaited, larger card catalog was delivered and in
stalled on my last day as Director. It made an impressive
going-away gift.
List Your Property With
William F. Ainsley
Realtor
Hertford, N.C.
Dial 426 -7659
MOORE'S
HOUSE PAINT
Harris Plumbing
&
Building Supplies
Phone 426-5576
shown that the immediate
application of gentle
warmth leaves you with
less tissue damage and less
likelihood of infection or
gangrene. You should be
brought into a warm room
as soon as possible, given a
warm drink, and either
wrapped in a warm blanket
or placed in a warm tub of
water.
Too much heat should be
avoided. Don't nse a heat
lamp or a hot water bottle
and don't expose frostbitten
?real to a hot stove.
After the finger, or other
affected part, is warmed,
exercise it and let muscles
warm it.
The best approach to
frostbite is to prevent it* oc
curence in the first place.
Dress warmly enough and
dress drily enough. Exer
cise to keep warm,
especially your toes and
fingers. And, have enough
sense to come in out of the
cold. : ' '
Open House Slated
WINDSOR - The fifth
annual Christmas Open
House at Hope Plantation
will be held Sunday, Dec. 11
from 1-7 p.m. This will of
ficially open the Christmas
Season at Hope, the
restored 1800 home of North
Carolina's Governor David
Stone. Light refreshments
will be served on this day.
Hundreds of visitors have
viewed the traditional
decorations at Hope each
holiday season since the
two-story Federal period
mansion was opened to the
public in 1972.
Hope, located four miles
north from Windsor on
North Carolina Highway
308, will remain decorated
until Jan. 1 and will be open
every day except Dec. 24,
25, and 26. Visiting hours
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. week
days and 2-5 p.m. on Sun
days.
Mrs. A1 Baker of Colerain *
is serving as Chairman of
the Decoration Committee.
Hope Christmas decora
tions have been featured in
national publications. The i
Southern Living December
1975 edition featured a
Christmas Kitchen Scene
from Hope on its cover.
Your Pharmacist I ?
Charles Woodard
Says?*
WiMMiaril'N I'hHrmm v, /?/ N. Church Strr* \
Hertford. N C M. 426-5327
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Why stick with
one pharmacy?
Should you patronize a
single pharmacy? Of
course, drug stores often
encourage store-hopping
with their price come-ons.
But, really, I feel any drug
patient should find a suit
able pharmacy and stick
with it.
You return to th*? same
doctor because you feel
that that doctor knows you
and can better serve you.
Similarly, getting to
know your pharmacist
and the many service# he
offers can be very impor
tant. In turn, just like your
nal Physician, your
y Pharmacist main
tains a working knowl
edge of your drug needs
and peculiarities. So, play
it safe. Choose a phar
macy and stick. Won t you
"stick" with us?
Prmriptioa Specialist*
p W oodard's Pharmacy
B Dial 426-5527 Hertford. N.C.
NOTICE
Take notice that the Board of Adjustment of
the Town of Hertford N.C. will hold a Public
Hearing, Dec. 12, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Municipal Building in the Town of Hertford,
Hertford, N.C. on the question of adjusting
property located at 302 Church Street, Hert
ford N.C. and owned by J.R. Davenport. This
the 1 st day of Dec. 1 977.
This Is an appeal by Mr. Davenport on action by the Board of Adjust
ment at previous meeting.
Board off Adjustment
Town off Hertford
By A. Marvin Hunter, Clerk
Function or purpoH
of e*pendinife
fSoo OOocripfferM
tOWN OF HERTFORD
Proposed (budgotad) um
of Kovanua Shoring funds
(Omit cants)
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Actual usa of Ravanua
Sharing funds
(Omit cants)
Cwrr?nt
Actual usoof Antlrocossion
Fiscal Assistonca funds
(AMvMrt. 1*77 <
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for this function
from all fund*
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