Recreation
Happenings
?y BILLY WOO TIN
Ae basketball trip was a big success.
TW 45 that went all had a good time.
Tbaoks go to those in the county who
contributed to the trip, Winslow Oil, Don
Juan, Brinn Insurance, and Albemarle
EMC.
The Midget basketball season will begin
on January 13 at the high school gym. The
schedule will be in next week's paper.
The adult basketball league has seven
teams and will begin play on Thursday
night, January U. All games will be at the
Union school. They will be played Mon
day, Tuesday and Thursday nights.
?
Basketball for girls will begin in
February, provided we get enough
coaches. Anyone interested please con
tact the Recreation Department at 426
5695.
Let's wish , a good New Year to
everyone. Hopefully the resolution for
everyone is "get involved in recreation".
If you remember last year's resolution,
"Recreation is for everyone", you know
that has been proved. Now let's all get
involved.
See ya' next week.
k ApC ACTION? One of the exciting
moments in the N.C. State-Penn State
basketball game. Those that attended
were Billy Wooten, Emment Winslow,
Jjm Underwood, Dwayne Procter, Tony
Jordan, W.E. Pierce, Eddie Pierce,
Horace Reed, Mack Nixon, Chad Nixon,
Doug Sawyer, Kenny Nixon, Bobby
jtinslow, Chris Boyce, Richard Thatch,
Meads, Tony Meads, Brad Hurdle,
xHqp James, Ray Hall, Marvin Sutton,
Jimmy Skinner, Eric Skinner, Ferrent
Downing, Washington Lyons, Rodney
Lyons, Jeffery Modlin, Johnny Gallop,
Alex Cox, Andy White, Guan Skinner,
Billy Holoman, Cliff Haskett, Don
Holoman, Teton Reed, Stacy Owens,
Marshall Tillet, Xaiver Everett, Brock
Winslow, Robert Phthisic, Charles
Elliott, and Gene Appleton.(Staff photo
by Tony Jordan) ^ . . . .
I Children May
Carry Diseases
A recent survey among school children across the
state revealed a hidden problem that could be a
castastrophe just waiting to happen. An estimated
180,000 children in grades six to 12 are not fully pro
tected against the "deadly six" childhood diseases:
polio, measles, rubella (German measles), diphtheria,
whoopihg cough, and tetanus. These children constitute
a a potential for epidemics that could be among the worst
Hhis state has ever seen. Earlier this year, for example,
an outbreak of measles in just one of our counties
numbered 40 cases before an emergency effort could
bring it under control. This type of thing, health
authorities assure us, could happen at any time with
any of these contagious diseases .
State law requires all beginning students to show
proof Of vaccination before admittance, thus placing
responsibility for enforcement of a health law on school
> officials. Clearly, some school authorities have been lax
|in ittieir duty, or we wouldn't have so many apparently
< ^fap&ected students in school today.
society, we wi!l not tolerate even one case of
?malpox in North Carolina, yet many adults appear to
?le wiling to accept the risks of twisted limbs, loss of
; Hearing, brain damage, and even death, from polio,
? mealies, and other diseases that can be prevented as
easiy as smallpox. The shots are safe and available
your family doctor, or free of charge at the County
Department.
te health officials are urging school authorities to
strong, positive action io get proof of vaccination
from all students, and tp exclude from school those who
ve not been vaccinated until they correct the situa
The state's Attorney General has held that this is
so long as parents have been given ade
unity to do what is right before the child is
approach can be effective. Last year in Alaska,
students were excluded from school for
eet immunization requirements. Two weeks
201 remained out for this reason, and in two
to think that not a single parent in this county
rately expose a child to disease, or to ex
school. But, paraphrasing the old saying,
to catastrophe is paved with good inten
at belt can't help you unless it is buckled;
is no good sitting in the
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! about these diseases. We
event the catastrophe
; who have not been
i to
Perquimans win Murfreesboro Classic
MURFREESBORO
Mike Holley hit a basket to
put the Pirates up by one
point, and Garry Byrant
drilled in two free-throws
with three seconds left to
seal the win as
Perquimans defeated 3-A
Plymouth for the cham
pionship of the Mur
freesboro Holiday Classic
Saturday night.
The Pirates got to the
championship game by
slipping by Murfreesboro
58-57 Friday night. Ellis
Everett picked off a
Murfreesboro pass in the
final seconds and went in
for the layup and Garry
Byrant made a critical
rebound at the other end oi
the court as time expired.
The two games were the
first wins for the Pirates
after losing five. It was the
third time Perquimans had
'played Plymouth this year.
The Vikings had beaten the
Pirates 98-79 and 94-90. ,
After falling behind
early, the Tirates made a
game of it as they pulled
within five with four
minutes to play.
Perquimans took the lead
with less than three
minutes. From then on, the
teams exchanged the lead
to set up the shot by Holley
and the last seconds
Bryant free-throws as the
Pirates won 77-74.
The Pirates' Most
Valuable Player and
leading scorer in the
championship game,
Edward White, chipped in
10 of his 24 points in the
third quarter to bring the
Pirates back from a Viking
43-39 halftime lead.
The jumping ability of
Holley and White kept the
Pirates close: Together
they brought down 30
rebounds, Holley with 17
and White with 13.
The first game of the
tournament was even
closer for Perquimans.
They led Murfreesboro by
three entering the final
Tiger girls' Lose
Boys Win
The biggest lead the
Pirates held was at half
time yith four points.
ECJH came back after
trailing 34-32 at the end of
the third quarter to tie at 52
in regulation time.
In the girls game, the
Yellow Jackets ran to a 25
18 win over Perquimans.
Leading scorers for
Perquimans was O'Neal,
Jackson, and Ormond.
On Jan. 2 the Pirate
jay vees host Camden.
Johnny Frierson hit a
pair of freethrows in the
wanning seconds and
Fonzie Miller scored eight
of his points in the over
time period Tuesday to lift
Perquimans High jayvees
to a 62-60 overtime victory
over Elizabeth City Junior
High.
Frierson led the Pirates
with 27 points in the game.
Nate Carson added nine
while Craig Perry scored
eight. Robert Mallory had
four while Alvin Flythe
scored two.
People in the News
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Stall
ings and Eddie spent
Christmas in Knoxville,
Tenn. visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hill and
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian
White, Jr. and Miss Joanne
White of Forest Hill, Md.
have returned to their
home after spending the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Julian White, Sr.
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period, 42-39, but a strong
Raider rally cut the lead
quickly. With 3:50 left in
the contest, the Raiders led
by seven.
Ed White came in with a
pair of jumpers and
Everett scored four but
that did not seem enough
as the Pirates Were down j
by one point with 12 ,
seconds on the clock.
Everett's layup with eight
seconds left made the
difference in the first win
of the season for the team.
Fred Rountree came off
the bench to score 10 points
and snatch down 12
rebounds. Mike Holley
finished the game with 10
rebounds and White had
eight.
Combined scoring for the
tournament was: White, 33
pts.; Holley, 20 pts.; Bobby
Tolson, 19 pts.; Byrant and
Everett, 18 pts. each;
Roundtree, nine pts.;
Levon Skinner, six pts.;
and Victor Askew with two
points.
Perquimans gets a
rematch with Mur
freesboro this Friday night
in Hertford. Come out and
support all three teams.
The jayvees play Friday
afternoon while the girls
and varsity square off in
the evening.
WINNING WEEKEND? By the expression on this little
cheerleader's face, you would think the Pirates were
losing. They may have been losing when this picture
was taken, but the Pirates were victorious when the last
horn blew. (Staff photo by Tony Jordan)
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