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a> THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 35, No. 23 USPS 428-060 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, June 14, 1979 15 CENTS MAKING HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES - A harvester works wheat fields in the New Hope area last Thursday in an effort to bring in the crop before more showers hit the area. Rain fell again Monday bringing farm operations to a halt in the fields once again. Don't make things easy for would-be burglars Statistics reveal that over 15,000 burglaries oc curred in North Carolina from June through August of 1977. Un fortunately, some residents will discover this fact the hard way. fhey will return from a fun-filled vacation to find the front door ajar and possessions missing. There were 37,887 residential burglaries reported to the North Carolina Police Informa tion Network during 1977. The total value of items taken in these visits by uninvited house guests exceeded $14.2 million. Because some people do not take precautions before leaving on vaca tion that would help pre vent burglaries, the In surance Information In Crime watch planned Officer Robert Morris of the Hertford Police Department has announc ed that firm dates have been set for public meetings for the new Community Crime Watch program. The meetings are scheduled for June 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Hertford. ; ? Jay Trivett of the North Carolina Depart ment of Crime Control and Public Safety will speak at the meetings and assist the Hertford Police in setting up the program. Trivett is also scheduled to speak at a Hertford Rotary Club meeting. The program is design ed to help residents com bat burglaries and other crimes before they hap pen and is one that has met with success in other communities. In announcing the pro gram Morris said, "it will give every potential criminal in the communi ty the feeling that everyone is watching him." He urged full par ticipation and attendance by the community. Area organizations get recognition for safety North Carolina Labor Commissioner John C. . Brooks presented the Jbor department's "Cer tificate of Safety Achieve ment" to employees and management of 45 firms at a dinner program in Elizabeth City Wednes day evening, June 13. Seminar slated for law, leadership ' High School students in Perquimans County have an opportunity to register for the Sixth Annual North Carolina Youth Seminar on Law, Leadership and Government to be held Sunday, July 29 Friday, August 3 at the N,C. In stitute cf Government in Chapel Hill. Open to students who will be in grades 10-12 next fall/ the seminar is designed to help develop leadership qualities of the state's young people. The registration fee is 4k which includes 5 nights wring. 7 meals and in Mfece. The deadline for registration and payment of fee is Friday, July IS. For additional in formation or raghtrttlM superintendent's office, o*eof ? t . missioners or Pam Kohl, Youth rnvovlement Office, 112 West Lane Street, Suite 115, Howard Building, Raleigh, 27611, or call 919/733-5866. Attorney General Rufus Edminsten, Cultural Resources Secretary Sara Hodgkins nd State Representative Ted Kaplan of Winston-Salem are among the speakers scheduled. The students will discuss a number pf topics, including student rights, news madia, Judicial system, com munity organising and leadership skills. The seminar is cosponsored by the In stitute of Government and the State Tooth a component of N.C. Department of Ad ministration's Youth In volvement Office. Among recipients were: (First Year Awards) Town of Hertford, Per quimans County and Towe Motor Co., Inc., Hertford; (Second Con secutive Year) Albemarle Electric Membership Corp., Hertford. Co-sponsored for the second year with the Elisabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce, the awards presentation was held at the Holiday Inn, Highway 17 South. Nearly 90 guests at tended. - Presiding at the pro gram was Nelson P. Watkins, president of the chamber of commerce. Brooks honored repre sentatives of plants, businesses and service establishments from com munities throughout Chowan, Dare, Pas quotank and Perquimans counties. The companies qualified for the depart ment's 1978 award by maintaining a perfect safety record during the calendar year, or by recording an occupational injury incidence rate at lent sp pfrwwt below the statewide rate tor stitute offers the follow ing pre-vacation check list: ? Make sure the home retains a "lived-in" ap pearance. Discontinue deliveries of mail, newspapers and milk. Ar range to have the lawn mowed, and circulars removed from the premises. ? Leave the hom lights burning. Automatic timing devices are an ex cellent investment. As a professional burglar put it: "I won't take a chance on a timer even if I see it. Why take a risk when right down the street some fool hasn't got one?" ? Don't publicize your vacation. Society or fami ly pages often advertise trips that will be taken. Burgl ars read the newspapers. Don't talk about your vacation to strangers. ? Ask a neighbor and local police or the sheriff to keep an eye on your home. Leave a key with the neighbor so he can inspect your home periodically and vary the position of blinds, shades and drapes. Convention planned in Charlotte The American Legion, Department of North Carolina, with a member ship of over 46,000 Legionnaires, will con vene at the Sheraton Center in Charlotte June 14-17, 1979 for its sixty first annual, state Con vention. More than 870 delegates from 339 local Legion Posts will assem ble to elect their State Officers for the coming year and to establish, refine, and promulgate Department policies for 1979-90. In addition, five Department Vice Com manders ? one tor each of the state's five Divi sions ? and 25 District Commanders, as well as S3 Delegates and Alter nates to the National Convention in Houston, Tex. August 19-23, 1979, will be elected. Sets up special commission Board hears problems By JACK GROVE The Perquimans Coun ty Commissioners met in regular session on Mon day, June 4. All commis sioners were present. Kay Boyce, represent ing the Band Boosters Club, appeared before the board to request funds for the purchase of band uniforms for members of the Perquimans County Band. She stated that $4,000 has already been raised, but that a total of $12,000 was needed. Board chairman Joe Nowell indicated that the request would be taken under consideration. Paul Gregory, Social Services director, submit ted a monthly report to the board. Albert Moore and Floyd Matthews of the Soil Conservation Service introduced two new addi tions to the service - David Leatherwood, a summer trainee and John Scott, soil scientist, a permanent addition to their staff. They also discussed renovation of the SCS office and re quested funds for a relocation of a door. The funds for the door reloca tion were approved. Ben Roberts and Louis Eaves, who live on Russel Drive in Billy's Beach sub-division came before the commissioners concerning a road ap proved by the state which would be built by the state at the expense of the property owners. They indicated that one property owner on the proposed road is unwill ing to share this expense. Roberts and Eaves asked the board for a special assessment against this property owner for his share of the work as pro vided in the N.C. General Statutes, G.S. nos. 153A-185 and 153A-205. No official action was taken at the meeting. Clyde Lane and Mr. Randolph, residents of state road 1351 made in quiry as to when they could expect water from the county for their pro perties. Tom Harwell, an engineer with Rivers and Assoc., designers of the county water system was present at the meeting. He explained that they would be included in phase II of the project, funds for which had not been received yet. Harwell also stated that a new trzatment plant would be needed in the Hat area and that three new wells would be necessary before expan sion of the system is possible. Phillip Williams of the Lazy-Y Campground off S.R. 1332, accompanied by his attorney, Ray Etheridge of Elizabeth City, next spoke before the board. They wanted to know why water pipe had been layed part-way to the Lazy-Y property and then the pipe con struction was halted. Harwell informed them that a right of way was needed from Williams on the Lazy-Y property and the property would then be included in phase II. John Coston, chairman of the County Planning Commission asked that the board consider reim bursing the owners of Shady Oaks sub-division for the cost of imple menting the water system on that property. The commissioners reac tion was negative but no official action was taken. Other sub-division regula tions were brought before the board by Costen, also with no official action taken. John Matthews, county attorney, again discussed with the commissioners the subject of a special commission to help bring industry into the county. This was a continuation of the discussion before the board on May 21. At that time, it was explain ed that this commission, required by state law, would screen industries wishing to locate in the county that could be eligible for state bonds as a financial inducement to locate here. The commis sion would be composed of seven members who would be independent of the County Commis sioners' directions. Matthews found, after investigation, that there would be no cost to the county in connection with these bonds. The commis sioners then passed a resolution to create the independent commission which will be titled the Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financ ing in Perquimans County. Band day termed success for Perquimans County By PAIGE EURE It was a beautiful day to get out and have some fun in the sun. Many peo ple in Perquimans Coun ty found the same spot to gather and enjoy a day of entertainment. The Perquimans Coun ty Band Day Benefit was held Saturday, June 9 at the Little League Ball Park and Hertford Saddle Club Horse and Pony Ring. The morning started with a Western and English horse show, spon sored by the Hertford Saddle Club. Throughout the day you could enjoy country and rock music, participate in bingo, ring toss, cake walks and many other carnival games. Saturday evening a silver tray was presented to Kay Boyce, organizer of the horse shew event and as it grew to include the fund raising for the band, all of the events. The day proved to be a success by raising $5,451.87 for the Per quimans County Band to be used for uniforms. That makes a total of $8,295.54 of the needed 112,000. Horse show winners were Kim Pope of Cur rituck, riding Dan's Bar Gold, was the high point champion. The reserve trophy went to Hope Har rell of Tyner, riding Maley. Aa the day grew cooler and and the son began to sink into the west, people came out to take part in the Fish Fry and get good seats for the even ing events which included a very enjoyable concert by the Perquimans Coun ty Schools Band playing I traditional band music. As the grand finale, children tried their luck at catching the greasy pig. RAFFLED OFF ? This hand-crafted charcoal grill was built by Wilfred M. Smith to benefit the Band Boosters Club money-raising efforts. The ther mometer indicates the level of funds raised so far for band uniforms. NTE tests held at ECSU The National Teacher Examinations (NTE) will be given at Elizabeth City State University on July 21,1979. Scores from the ex amination are used by the states for certifica tion of teachers, by school systems for selec tion and identification of leadership qualities, and by colleges as part of their graduation re quirements. Educational Training Service, which prepares and administers the tests, says they are designed to measure knowledge gain ed from professional and general education and in 21 subject-matter fields. Bulletins describing registration procedures and containing registra tion forms may be ob tained from Mrs. Olive R. Wilson, Director of Guidance, Counseling and Testing or directly from the National Teacher Ex aminations, Educational Testing Service, Box 911, Princeton, New Jersy 08541. The deadline for registration is June 28. On-the-spot registration is not permitted. SWING YOUR PARTNER - Square dancers added a little swing to the day by performing many dances. Represented were the Harbor lights and the Country Squares. (Staff Photo by Paige Eure)
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