WEEKLY
>34, No. 9
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Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, March 2, 1978
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IcOUNTY POSTER WINNERS -
Winners in the conservation poster
contest in Perquimans County were
presented prises Friday. Shown
above are 1. to r. (front row) Lisa
Thompson, Jenniai Perry; (back
row) Alice White, Joseph Smith,
Wayne Wilder and Gina Stevenson.
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Conservation posters :
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Winners named
Winners were announced Friday
in the Perquimans County Conser
vation foater Contest, The contest
is spenereA astttrtlly by the Per
quimans County Board of Soil
and 'Water Conservation District
supervisors.
This event was the climax of a
coarse of study on conservation con
dusted in the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades ? during February. The
students studied conservation and
prepared individual posters for this
contest. The posters were not
restricted to Soil and Water Conser
vation, but to any sound conserva
tion idea of our natural resources
that the student wished to present.
The posters were judged on how the
conservation idea was presented, 50
points;
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were: Fourth grade, first place,
Lisa Thompson, Central Grammar
second place, Jenneal perry, Hert
ford Grammar; Fifth grade, first
place, Joseph Smith, Perquimans
Union School; second place, Alice
White, Hertford Grammar; Sixth
Grade, first place, Wayne Wilder,
Hertford Grammar, second place
Oina Stevenson, Hertford
Grammar.
Prizes were presented by District
Clark Elizabeth Winslow. First
place winners received $5 and se
cond place winners received $3.
The District contest will be held
March 2, in Winfall, where a lun
cheon will be held in honor of the
winners from the five counties,
sponsored by the Albemarle Elec
tric Membership Corporation.
The local Board of Supervisors,
Floyd Mathews, Carroll Williams
and Elmer Lassiter wish to express
their appreciation to the students,
Mrs. John Coston, and school of
ficials and teachers for their fin*
cooperation in ma ding this project a
success, and also the judges, Miss
Thelma Elliott, Mr. F.A.
McGoogan, and Mr. Joe Tunnell for
their assistance in selecting the
winning posters.
CAM A permit program in effect
Carolina's Coastal Area
lent Act (CAMA) permit
is in place and will begin
1 1 according to the North
Coasts Resources Com
mission and the Coastal Resources
Advisory Council.
Alter March 1, the (CAMA) per-]
mft will apply to most construction
activity in designated coastal areas
of environmental concern.
Tipped permit officers will be
available at most local coastal plan
ning or building inspection offices
or at the field offices of the North
CaroUas Department of Natural
Pesburces and Community
Development- (NRCD) in
Washington, Wilmington, and
Morehead City, to assist any per
planning development in
coastal area. These permit officers
will assist persons in identifying
projects which require the CAMA
permit and will provide information
on other state, federal and local per
mits. Information is ftlso available
St the NRCD Coastal Management
Office in Raleigh at 11*733-22*.
The local permit officer is Keith
Haskett who tan be contacted in
Tax Department located in the Per
quim ans County courthouse.
"This (CAMA) permitting system
l going to protect tlM vital natural
resources tor which the Coastal
Area Management Aet was
designed," said Dr. Parker
lan of the Coastal
i. ^With the
of local
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- let this
responsibility we have for good land
use planning in our state."
The CAMA permit for major
development activities will be let by
the Coastal Resources Commission
while local governments, par
ticipating in the CAMA permit pro
gram, will handle minor develop
ment permits.
A major development permit will
be needed if the development re
quires another state permit, con
tains a land or water area in excess
of 20 acres, contains a structure in
excess of 60,000 square feet, or in
volves drilling or excavating for
natural resources. Minor develop
ment permits wiH be issued by local
governments for all other develop
ment activities in areas of en
vironmental concern. v
Designated areas of environmen
tal concern consist primarily of the
estuarine system, ocean hasard
areas, public w^ter supplies, and
fragile coastal natural resource
areas.
The estuarine system includes
estuarine waters, eoastal wetlands,
public trust areas, and estuarine
shorelines.
Ocean hazard areas include
ocean beaches, frontal dunes, inlet
lands, and other areas in which
geologic, vegative, and soil condi
tions indicate a substantial
possibility of erosion or flood
damage.
Public water supplies include
small surface supply watersheds
and public water supply well fields.
Fragile coastal natural resource
areas include coastal complex
natural areas, unique geologic for
mulations, and coastal areas that
sustain remnant species. Designa
tion of these fragile areas will be
done in the future on a case-by-case
basis.
Persons who proceed with
development in a designated area of
environmental concern without a
permit will violate the CAMA if
subsequent determination is made
that a CAMA permit is required.
Penalties may be up to $1,000 or 60
days or both.
Senior, citizens receive aid
More than 3,000 senior citizens in
Region R received help from the
Area Agency on Aging during the
first quarter ofdgfe current fiscal
year.
The Area Agepeg on Aging
receives money each October 1
from Title III ff the Older
Americans Act to promt amices
to persons 60 years of age and older
these services are prevlitf by the
Economic Improvement Council,
Albemarle Regional Planning and
Development Commission.
Available services include
transportation for medical
assistance, public agency
assistance, special senior functions,
shopping, and banking; in-home
services suck a/i visitation,
telephone communication, and
minor tasks; small home repair;
and employment counseling.
Overall, 2,522 senior citizens in
Region R received transportation
services, M received in-home ser
vices, US received small home
repair, and ST received employment
counseling.
ESEA consultant visits school}
Em met! Klmbro?, CoatoltMt
with ESEATHIel for scMl district
to obsen^MMd review HiT local
Board of Education meets
The Perquimans County Board of
Education met recently in regular
session with all members present.
In policy matters, the Board was
informed of the approval of a
Rockefeller Foundation Grant for a
six-county Alliance for Progress
program project.
In budget matters, the board ap
proved the following: increase of
$2,245 for occupational education
equipment, increase of 12,820 for oc
cupational education materials, in
crease of $1,483 for occupational
education work study, and increase
of $921 for occupational education
extended day. All increases were
made with state funds. The board
also approved the transfer of $700
from the principal services account
to jpsychological services and
The board discussed banking ser
vices and services offered to school
systems in other communities by
banks. No action was taken.
In action, the board approved the
direct reimbursement method for
unemployment insurance as of Jan.
1 to Board employees qualifying
and properly certified by the
Employment Security Commission
as eligible for unemployment in
surance benefits.
In personnel matters, the Board
accepted the resignation of Betty C.
Sawyer as ESEA Title I Aide.
Several other personnel matters
were discussed with no action
taken.
In program area, the board
discussed the recent three-county
meeting to discuss the concept of a
career center for Perquimans,
Chowan and Gates counties. The
board was informed that a meeting
had been scheduled with Walter
Jones Jr., staff member for Gover
nor James B. Hunt Jr., to discuss
the concept and to request a
meeting with the Governor. In for
mal action, the Board went on
record endorsing the concept and a
continuance to explore the career
center concept and to see1: outside
funding.
In other program area, the Board
discussed state accredidation and
the Perquimans County testing pro
gram. Plans to address the problem
of unsatisfactory student per
Kindergarten
registration opens
Hertford Grammar School and
Perquimans Central School will
register students for the 1978-79
kindergarten classes on Friday,
March 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In
order for a child to be eligible to
register, he or she must be five
years old on or before October 16,
1978.
In order to be accepted and pro
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p?rty reguwrea, must
furnish the school valid proof of the
child's age and present the school
with the child's immunisation
record. The immunization record
can be obtained from either the
family doctor or the health
department.
For further information, contact
the schools: Hertford Grammar
School ? 426-7166; Perquimans
Central School ? 426-5332.
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form a nee of seventh and eighth
graders at Perquimans Union
School was also discussed.
The Board also approved the
driver education plan for Per
quimans County as presented by
William Byrum, principal of Per
quimans County High School.
The Board heard status reports
on Phase I of the Perquimans High
School construction and renovation
project and the high school field
house project. It was announced
that a special meeting had been
planned to meet with the Board ar
chitect on PCHS Phase I.
The Board was informed of plans
to initiate a breakfast program for
grades K-6 in the county beginning
May 1. It was pointed out that this
would allow approximately five
weeks to carefully study and
analyze the breakfast program
prior to the end of the school
term. Plans are to use the summer
months to review the program and
make any necessary changes
before the next school year.
The Board approved a revised
school calendar for teachers and
aides.
Following its regular business
session, the Board heard from a
delegation of citizens headed by
spokesperson Clifford J. "Pete"
Perry. They expressed concern
over the proposed plans for con
struction and renovation at Per
quimans High School. The Board
assured the group that they have no
plans to construct any buildings in
the "swamp" area between the cur
rent high school main building and
the vocational building. The Board
also informed the delegation that
specifications for Phase I of the pro
ject are being developed by the
Board architect to determine the
amount of work that can be done
with the funds on hand which
amounts to close to $1 million.
Democrats plan
March 4 gathering
The newly formed Perquimans
County Young Democrats have an
nounced plans for their pig picken'
membership drive.
The event will be held Saturday,
March 4 beginning at 5 p.m. at the
Lions Club Building on Grubb Street
Extended, Hertford.
Special guest speaker will be
Steve Glass, Executive Director of
the North Carolina Democratic
Party. Other party officers plan
ning to attend are M.C. Teague,
Gary Jewell and Lee Walton.
At a recent organizational
meeting, enough interest was ex
pressed to form a local chapter of
the nationwide organization. The
March 4 meeting will include com
ments from the guest speaker,
presentation of the club's charter,
election of officers.
Prospective members are invited
to attend. The only qualification for
membership is that the person be a
registered Democrat 36 years of
age or less. Membership dues are $1
per year.
More informatin may be obtained
from Mrs. Ann Young or L. Paul
Smith Jr., acting chairman.
FIRST PLACE WALKER - Chief
John Krause with the Chief Petty
Officers Association, Elizabeth City
chapter, is shown presenting a $50
savings bond to Sarah Nixon, stu
dent at Perquimans County High
School. She was first place in
pledges collected for the recent
Walk-A-Thon sponsored by the
PCHS Health Careers Club to
benefit Unitzd Cerebral Palsey.
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PRESENTATION MADE - Plac
ing Mcond in pledges collected in
the recent walk for Cerebral Palaey
was Tool Divers. Above, she
receives a $25 savings bond, from
Sandra Middleton representing the
Coast Guard Officers Wives' Club of
Elisabeth City. (Staff photos by
Kathy M. Newborn)