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Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, March 9, 1978
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Rep. Vernon James
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receives appointment
House Speaker Carl J. Stewart Jr.
of Gastonia, announced today the
appointment of Representative
Vernon James of Elisabeth City to
membership on the Legislative
Research Commission's committee
to review recodification of North
Carolina's public school laws.
Representative James will fill the
vaeaaey on the committee created
^ by the resignation of Represen
P tative Joy Johnson from the
General Assembly.
The 1977 General Assembly
directed the committee to complete
the recodification of the State's
public school laws which was begun
in 1975 by the state Board of Educa
tion and a special Legislative Com
mission on Revision and Re
codification known as the Renfrew
Commission. In addition to in
coporating into the statutes changes
made by the 1177 General
Assembly, the committee wUl also
study the fiscal functions of the
State Board of Education. Recom
mendation of the committee are to
be reported to the 1171 General
Assembly.
Speaker Stewart previously ap
pointed Representative James
Oouse Co-Chairman of the interim
study committee on the financing of
Water Resources Development
Projects.
Representative James, a five*
term veteran, served daring the
1977 Session of the General
Assembly as Chairman of the Honse
Agriculture Committee and as
Vice-Chairman of the Transporta
tion committee. In addition, he was
a member of the Appropriations
Committee on Human Resources
and Corrections and of the commit
tees on Commerical Fisheries and
Ihe Oyster Industry, Human
Resources, Rules and Operation of
the House, and State Government
Doctor coming to Hertford
Hertford will soon hive a doctor
intowa.
According to Hertford Mayor Bill
Cox, Dr. Ernest 0. Laxaro will be
letting up practice in early April at
the Hertford Medical Center. Dr.
Ltxaro comes to Hertford following
work with the Eastern Carolina
Sanitarium in Wilson, N.C.
He was obtained through the
Chowan Medieal Center and will be
working with that agency also.
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Dr. Lazaro was in town on Friday
to talk with local officials and look
over the facilities. He then decided
he and his family would locate here.
The family does need housing
however.
COUPLE HONORED - Pictured
above, H. Duke Fentress Sr., Vice
President of American Defender
Life Insurance Company (1.)
presents D. Parker Newbern a cer
tificate of recognition at the North
Carolina Jaycee Awards Banquet
held recently in Wilmington, N.C.
Newbern was recognized for his
outstanding performance in his
community which led to his nomina
tion as one of North Carolina's Five
Outstanding Young Men. His wife,
Kathy, was also nominated for the
honor and was named one of North
Carolina's Five Outstanding Young
Women of 1977.
Husband & wife honored:
KathyNewbern named one
of state s outstanding women
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Involvement in the community by
a local couple recently received
recognition on the state level
At the annual Award Weekends
recently sponsored by the North
Carolina Jayeeea, Parker and
Kathy Newborn of Rt 4, Hertford,
were recognized at their local
Jaycee and Jaycette chapter!
nominees in the Five Outstanding
Young Men and Five Outstanding
Young Women program.
Newborn was nominated by the
PcfMtmans County Jaycees as the
stub's Distinguished Service Award
winner on the local level At the
state level he received a certificate
recognising Us nomination. He is
involved In the Perquimans County
Jaycees, Perquimans County
Rescue Squad, is an officer in the
Hartford volunteer Fire Depart
and has been Involved In
community projects and
Nawbarn was alao
a certificate and
f the Five j
May from Elizabeth City State
University in the area of English.
She has attended college the past
four years on a full-time basis while
holding her full-time position at the
newspaper. She is a dean's list
student
Mrs. Newbern's involvement in
her profession and In the com
munity has been recognised
previously. She was named 1971
Young Careerist of the Hertford
Business and Professional Women's
Club, went on to be named lt7S
Young Careerist of District ZI of
the N.C. Federation of BPW Clubs
and was named runner-up for State
Young Careerist competition.
She h as been involved in the Per
quimans County Jaycettes since
they were organised holding
several offices including president.
She was named Speak-Up winner
for the Coastal Begion of the N.C.
Jaycettes last year and waa named
runner-up for State Speak-Up
competition
She has received several awards
in ?b? local Ji
? Mrs. Newbern also served on the
Perquimans County Citizens United
(or the Improvement of Reading in
'7S and has served as publicity
chairm an for the Perquimans Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce for two
years.
CHAIRMAN INSTALLED - Shown
above, L. Paul Smith Jr. (left) is in
stalled as elected chairman of the
newly formed Perquimans County
Young Democrats. Performing the
installation is Gary Teague, Presi
dent of the North Carolina Young
Democrats. The installation was
one highlight of a pig pickin' and
membership drive sponsored Satur
day night by the new chapter. Addi
tional pictures are on page 5 in this
edition. (Photos courtesy of Steve
Glass)
New Perquimans chapter:
Democrats select leaders
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HERTFORD - Saturday night
marked the official organization of
the Perquimans County Young
Democrats when the local chapter
had elected officers installed at a
& pickin' held at the Lions Club
Building.
Several state leaders and guests
were present for the event. Guest
speaker was Steve Glass, Executive
Director of the N.C. Democratic
Iarty. His comments reflected a
positive attitude about the
Democratic Party and Democratic
leadership both on the state and na
tional level. In closing, he said,
"The Democratic party is the oldest
political party in the world. But its
vitality and its vision, in its ideals
and its appeal, it is clearly the
youngest."
Other special guests present were
M.C. Teague, President of the N.C.
Young Democrats; Gary Jewell,
District Coordinator for Young
Democrats; and Pam Pallock,
First Vice-Chairman of the N.C.
Democratic Party.
Officers of the new Perquimans
chapter were installed by Teague.
They are: L. Paul Smith Jr., chair
man; Earl Willis, first vice
chairman; and Donna Baker,
secretary-treasurer.
Approximately 50 people turned
out for the gathering. Following the
meeting, the Peruqimans County
Young Democrats now consists of
34 active members and 14 honorary
members.
ESC participation noted
EDENTON ? Citing a proclama
tion issued today by President
CArter, Mrs. Alice W. Bond,
Manager of the Employment
Security Commission's Edenton
Job Service Office, announced her
office's participation in National
Employ the Older Worker Week,
March 12-18.
"As much as race, sex, national
origin or physical handicap, age is a
significant source of employment
discrimination today," declared
Mrs. Bond. "Our society overem
phasises youth," she added, "and
the ESC's participation in this
observance seeks to remind area
employers that age has very little to
do with either employability or job
performance."
In addition, Mrs. Bond cited the
Federal Age Discrimination in
'ployment Act of 1967 which pro
hibits any form of job or hiring bias
by an employer on account of age.
This law particularly applies to per
sons between ages of 40-65.
"Our intention, however, is not to
intimidate employers with the
law," said Mrs. Bond. "Instead, we
want employers to consider older
workers because they've proven
themselves reliable and ex
perienced employees."
In fiscal year 1977, the Employ
ment Security Commission placed
nearly 13,000 persons 45 and older in
jobs. This figure represented some
12 percent of all job placements
made by the agency that year.
Mrs. Bond stated that each ESC
office offers a trained Older Worker
Specialist to aid persons 40 and
older in the job search.
POSTER
Pictured
CONTEST WINNERS -
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poster contest winners. Tbe* are (1.
to r.) front row: Stephen Bau of
Chowan Academy, first place in
fonrth grade; H. Smite Robe run
ID of Cbowan Academy, second
of Wooksrflie
Elementary School, first place fifth
grade; Barbara Thomas of H.L.
Trigg School, second place fifth
grade; and Gina Stevenson of Hert
ford Grammar School, second place
sixth grade. The first place sixth
grade wfcultr (not pictured) was
Jennifer Ledford of Srnest A. Swain
School. (Staff photos b j Ksthjr M.
Newborn)
LUNCHEON SPEAKER - G.
Samuel Cox, Area Conservationist,
is shown discussing conservation at
the 25th Annusl Albemarle Conser
vation Poster Contest luncheon held
Thursday at the Albemarle EMC
Building in Hertford. The luncheon
and eon test were sponsored by the
cooperative and the Alhemarle Soil
Conservation District. la hit
remarks, Cox expressed his per*
sonal appreciation to the Tonne peo
ple for assuming "leadership roles
1a the area of conservation" and
congratulated then on their Jn
Itiatire and concern in entering the
annnal poster contest.