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?THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 35, No. 14 USPS 428-060 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, April 5, 1979 15 CENTS BIRD'S EYE VIEW ? These two young baseball fans found the best seat in the house to observe the Pirates game Friday. See details ^on page 6. (Staff Photo by Tony Jordan.) Sheriff's Department to Add Car: Commissioners Consider Raises By JACK GROVE Sheriff Julian Broughton will soon be adding a new blue Plymouth to his inventory of patrol cars. At the County Com missioners meeting Monday morn ing, approval was given for the purchase after discussion of exten sive repairs needed recently for the cars now in service. It was pointed out by Durwood Reed, County Treasurer that the repair budget for these cars has already been exceeded for this fiscal year. The car will be ordered under a state contract. Social Services Director Paul Gregory discussed a tentative 6.5 percent pay raise for his depart ment's personnel. The new pay schedule will be presented for con sideration at the upcoming County budget meeting. Boyce Named to Cancer Crusade Gene Boyce has been named Chairman of the Perquimans County Unit of the American Cancer Socie ?'$ fund-raising Cancer Crusade ^Wiich began April 1. Working close ly with him will be John Biggers. Biggers is in charge of contacting the local business firms. Mrs. Warner Madre, county assistant, and Miss Hulda Wood, Hertford assistant, are also working for the crusade. "This is the time of the year when the ACS asks for your support for its program of research, education, and service to cancer patients and their families," said Boyce. "The need is great!" ACS will be contacting local people for support. According to facts released by the American Cancer Society, cancer wiftstrike one in four Tar Heels and two of every three families. Approxi mately 8,500 citizens died of cancer in North Carolina in 1978. It is estimated that there were 15,000 new cancer cases. In Perquimans County the most recent figures available (1977) listed 26 deaths caused by cancer during that year. In the same year, 100 deaths were reported. "We are trying to fight cancer in every way we can. To do so we need your support," Boyce said. "Please give what you can." Civic Calendar THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in the Hertford United Methodist Church. American Legion 8 p.m. Hertford Lions Club. American Legion Aux. MONDAY, APRIL 9 Winfall Fire Dept. Chamber of Commerce Bd. Dir. Rescue Squad Ladies Aux. 7 p.m. Inter-Co. Fire Dept. TUESDAY, APRIL 10 Perq. Masonic Lodge. Perq. Co. Horse and Pony Club. Hertford Rotary Club 6:30. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Garland Post 8148 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at Municipal Bldg. 7:30. FARMING TIME BEGINS - Al fee fields dried out, it was a com W? n* to x. farmers btfto techniques. (Staff photo by Tony Jordan.) Gregory also presented an estimate of approximately $30,000 to renovate Social Service office space in the Agriculture Building. This sum would provide repairs and changes to walls, doors, elec trical modifications, floors, ceil ings and the heating and air con ditioning system. Necessary roof repairs were not included in the estimate. Russ Chappell of the Water Department reported on the con tinuing problem of the automatic salting system at the Water Plant which has had to be operated manually for the past six months. He also reported on a 400,000 gallon water loss due to an overflowing tank. Paul Smith and Marvin Hunter appeared before the Commis sioners to oppose a proposed state law that would ban loaded rifles and shotguns on ~!tt state and county roads and roadway right of ways. Their opposition was based on the hazard to otherwise law abiding hunters who might be cited for violations when crossing roads with loaded guns. Linda Grieve requested con sideration for a permanent live tree on the Court House lawn for use as the County Christmas Tree. Each year a tree has been donated for the Christmas Season. She was asked to look into types and prices of trees and report back to the Commissioners on the feasibility of this project. A petition from Snug Harbor to add a portion of that subdivision's roads to those already approved for state maintenance was presented and a motion to recom mend that these roads be added to the state system was passed by the Commissioners. Grace Dizon of the Economic Improvement Council has asked the Commissioners if the County will participate in the PACE pro gram this year. Under the PACE program, a college student working in a coun ty office would have his county pay matched with college funds to apply toward the student's tuition. A proposed change to a state law originating in Cumberland County was approved by the Com missioners. At present, towns and cities of North Carolina receive 50 percent of the State Franchise Tax levied on utilities located within their city limits. The pro posal would extend this revenue sharing to counties in which utilities are located. The unsatisfactory heating and air conditioning system at the Court House was discussed and it was decided to request that Noel N. Coltrane, Architect, and an engineer meet with the Commis sioners on this problem. A Resolution of Appreciation for the services rendered by George S. Peckham on the Rescue Squad, to be presented to his family, was adopted. The Commissioners adopted a resolution to support the plan of the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City to establish a Northeastern Branch of the North Carolina Museum of History at the Museum of the Albemarle. This is a regional concept that in corporates the Musdum of the Albemarle into the state museum system. Man Injured in Fall Leslie Shaw, 60, of White Hat Road, sustained severe back in juries last Friday when he fell from the roof of his house. The Perquimans County Rescue Squad carried Shaw to Albemarle Hospital where he was reported in stable condition. Doctors said Shaw suffered three crushed vertebrae, a crack ed rib and a wrist injury. He was making repairs to the roof when the incident occurred. Shaw and his wife have main tained the weekend home at White Hat since 1962. They are residents of Norfolk. Education Session Held By PAIGE EURE The Perquimans County Board of Education met in regular ses sion, Monday, April 2 and discuss ed several matters. Among the items of business, the mandatory retirement age was amoved to extend firom C5 to 70. The Board made a motion to let Superintendent Pat Harrell draw up a policy that would give him the authority to accept any resignation from Board employees prior to the scheduled Board meeting. The Board sees many (Cootiaoeiimptgtt) Secondary Road Report Returns Marc Basnight, Highway Commis sioner, has announced that Per quimans County will receive $150,000 for secondary roads improvement. Included in the report was a list of allocation amounts for each road considered. Deep Creek Road (State Road 1328) will receive $20,000 for grating, draining, and stablizing with stone. Two miles of Yeopin Station Road (SR 1101) will receive $20,000 for stone stablization. Bear Swamp Road (SR 1102) will have $16,000 worth of stone placed on 1.7 miles. It is for stablization purposes. One and one-tenth miles of Tucker Road (SR 1326) will receive $13,000 for stablization purposes. Others roads in the county receiving money for stablization are: $6,000 to Russell Bundy Drive (SR 1301 and SR 1363) for .7 miles; $4,000 to Dozier Thicket (SR 1124) for .4 miles; $8,000 to Boy Scout Road (SR 1317) for .7 miles; $10,000 to Howell's Road (SR 1112) for .8 miles; $12,000 to Hickory School Road (SR 1226) for one mile; $16,000 to Church Road (SR 1350) for 1.3 miles; $11,000 to Creecy Lane (SR 1345) for a one mile stretch; $10,000 to Ernest Moore Road (SR 1333) for .8 miles; and $4,000 to Caddy Road (SR 1313) for .4 miles. Bond allocations for Perquimans County is $60,873. The final total for secondary roads improvemant ex ceded the proposed $98,204 for the project. Considering overdrafts and others unseen expenses, $17,742 is being held. New Program Begins at Union By TONY JORDAN Dust fills the air in an abandoned room at Perquimans Union. No one is quite sure what the spill on the floor was since only a stain remains. A young lady busily searches for the lamp shades to the typical school lights. One can be seen dangling by a piece of wire from the light in the back of the room. The lady is not a janitor or maid for the school. She is the builder of dreams and her first dream is to change the dirty room into a classroom for problem county children in the 5th, 6th and 7th grades. She is Lueta Sellers. Sellers is the Alternative Learning Center teacher. The program is being funded by a grant made to the Perquimans County Commissioners by the Dept. of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Crime Control. Morris Kornegay is the director of the program. "They (the children) may not be able to control their environment, but they can learn to control their behavior," Sellers said. "This will be the underlying theme." Sellers is a graduate of University of Florida, receiving a Bachelor of Science, and of Wake Forest University. At Wake, she received her Master in Education and Counseling. She has been the director of Evaulation and Work Adjustment Departments at the Good Will Rehabilitation Center located in Winston-Salem. She has been living in Edenton the past six years. Sellers feels the room is a symbol of the program at this point; plenty of work is needed if the program will succeed. Children who have disciplinary problems will be referred to Sellers by the teachers and principal. There, they will be able to attain the needed attention. The group will consist of no more than ten students. The students will be learning to cope with their problems through the following teaching techniques: listening and > responding; con structive criticism (giving and receiving it); role playing; building cooperation skills; goal setting (planning ways to achieve it); examination of values; school and home survival skills. "We want to put dreams back in them. We want them to know that it's all right to make mistakes," Sellers continues, "as long as they learn from it." PUMPING GAS - ERA has not died in Hertford. Pat Riddick, first woman gas station attendant in Perquimans County, who is employed at One Stop Service Sta tion, proudly displaying her Union 76 symbol, when she rushes out to serve her community. Pat does not consider her job to be man's work. (Staff photo by Tony Jordan) Bike-A-Thon Scheduled A Bike-A-Thon is to be held this Sunday with registration beginning at 12:30 p.m., Harris Shopping Center, Hertford. The proceeds from this event will go to the following foundations: Cystic Fibrosis, Heart, Cancer and the March of Dimes. Prizes will be awarded: a 10-speed w* * bicycle, black and white portable T.V., Timex watch and other prize*. Anyone needing registration forms or having any questions con cerning the Bike-A-Thon should con tact Ray Winslow, 426-8178; Thomas Riddick, 426-5802 or 426-5040.
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