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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 35, No. 29 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, July 26, 1979 15 CENTS SIGNS PROCLAMATION - Hertford Mayor Bill Cox signs a proclamation designating Beautification Weeks for the town. Thomas Riddick (1) has been designated Livabiiity Committee Chairman. Joe Nowell (r) is the Chairman of the Perquimans County Industrial Development Commission. ( Staff Photo by JACK GROVE ) TOUR ? Over 75 people went on the hour-long tour of the Bear Swamp Watershed Project. The photo was taken at the Smith's Bridge crossing as the group inspected and discussed the project. Albert Moore, District Conservationist led the tour. (Staff Photo by JACK GROVE) ? ? A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE - Many participants look over the bridge to the canal which was widen as a part of the Bear Swamp Water shed project. Chief Skinner reports on fire calls Chief Charlie Skinner of the Hertford Fire Department reported that 30 fire calls were made ^during the first half of By the month, calls answered were: January, 8; February, 7; March, 5, April, 5; May, 3; June, 2. Of these, six were dwellings, three were contents; three were vehicles; five were heating; and three were outbuildings. Hertford beautification begins Mayor Bill Cox of Hert ford has proclaimed July* 30 through August 11 as Beautification Weeks for the town. During this time, local groups and individuals are asked to help to beautify the town with such projects as painting store fronts and other buildings, clearing vacant lots of grass and debris, picking up trash along town streets, and clean ing other areas of the town which have become unappealing to the eye. The beautification ef fort is a part of the town's quest to achieve the Governor's Communi ty of Excellence Award. Sponsored by Governor Jim Hunt and the N.C. Department of Com merce, the program is designed to assist com munities in the state to become more attractive for prospective industry and related economic development. The eventual outcome of the project would be improved job oppor Bear Swamp tour is success By DAVID LEATHERWOOD Conservationist Recipe for success: 150 ears of corn, 101 local representatives, 27 dozen hush puppies, 15 automobiles, 10 flood con trol and drainage ditches, 7 gallons of barbecue sauce, 6 state Soil and Water Conservation Com mission Representatives, 5 gallons of slaw, 4 pounds of butter, 3 State Soil Conservation Service Officials, 2 pounds of salt, 1 bus and 1 pig. All these ingredients came together Thursday, July 19 for the public in spection tour of Bear Swamp Watershed. The Albemarle Soil and Water Conservation District in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service sponsored the tour. The day began with the annual Field Day meeting of the Albemarle Soil and Water Conserva tion District. The Annual Plan of Operation for the District was discussed and approved. This is a guideline of objectives the district will use to ac complish a comprehesive conservation program in the five county district. At 11 a.m. the inspec tionhtour introduction began with a welcome by Perquimans County Board of County Commis sioners, Chairman Joseph Nowell. Following the in troduction the chairman of the Bear Swamp Watershed Commission, Archie T. Lane Sr. gave a brief historical sketch of the project. To con clude the introduction, Albert Moore, District Conservationist with SCS made a slide presentation of the actual work history of the project. Over 115 people attend ed the scheduled lunch, and old fashioned pig pickin' at Jimmy "Cat fish" Hunter's farm in Bear Swamp. After the lunch, about 75 people boarded a bus and about 15 cars to tour specific parts of the Bear Swamp Watershed project. The project was con ceived to alleviate the flood hazard and rectify the drainage problem in a 1300 acre area known as Bear Swamp in Chowan and Perquimans Counties. The project consisted of dragline and clearing channels to im prove water run-off characteristics and pro vide a better outlet for the run-off. Special em phasis was placed on en vironmental factors such as wildlife habitat and erosion control. Channel banks were seeded with shrub lespedezea, fescue, love grass and various wildlife mast trees such as Autumn Olive, Saw tooth, Oak, Willow Oak, and Green Ash. Participants were able to see the benefits of the project easily because of a three inch rainfall the day prior to the tour. All roads were easily passable and cropland was free of standing water within 15 hours. tunities and capital in- , vestments in the area. Cox, at the request of the Hertford Town Coun cil, is spearheading the effort to have the town named a Community of Excellence. Working with Cox are Joe Nowell, Chairman of the Per quimans County Commis sioners, the county's in dustrial development commission, and other in terested citizens. The Albemarle Re gional Planning and Development Commission is providing technical assistance in preparing the project. The Jaycees have taken the challenge of directing the beautifica tion campaign with the help of the Agricultural Extension Service, other clubs, and individuals. The governor feels that FACE LIFT ? New siding and paint are being ap plied to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Boyce at 210 S. Church St. in Hertford. Efforts such as this are being encouraged by the town in its beautifica tion campaign. (Staff Photo by JACK GROVE) appearance of a com munity is one of the foremost factors con sidered by potential in dustry. A review team from the state will be in Hert ford on August 16 to review the work of the town toward the Gover nor's Community of Ex cellence Award. Director Sullivan to Retire Henry C. Sullivan, exe cutive director of the Hertford Housing Authority since October of 1962, will retire from that position on August 1. The newly appointed exe cutive director is the Rev. W.I. Wolverton. The position, for the most part, is a part-time posi tion. The housing authority was established in September, 1961 as a low rent housing project sub sidized by the Federal Government. It was created by the town council who appointed five commissioners to run the project. Initially, application was made to the Federal Government for 44 hous ing units. Government guaranteed bonds were sold in the amount of $665,000 to mature in 40 years. At the time the bonds mature, the town FINAL DAYS ? Henry C. Sullivan in a relaxed mo ment at the desk that he will vacate on August 1. Sullivan will retire as Executive Director of the Hertford Housing Authority on that date. will own the units. Units have been added since the program started and the project now has 78 units. The current commissioners of the authority are Henry C. Stokes, Chairman, Julian A. White, D.T. Rose, James S. Bass and Shelton Zachary. Stokes and White have been commissioners since 1961. Sullivan retired from the Hertford Savings and Loan in 1975. At that time, he was managing director of the firm. Daniels elected to board Lieutenant Governor James C. Green announc ed today the appointment of Senators Melvin B. Daniels of Elizabeth City and Joseph E. Thomas of Vanceboro to the newly created Board of Public Telecommunications Commissioners. The 27 member Board will serve as the governing body of the North Carolina Agen cy for Public Telecom munications which was established by the 1979 General Assembly. The agency will have the powers of a body corporate, with the Board responsible for all management functions. Senator Daniels, in troducer of legislation establishing the agency, represents the 1st Senatorial District. Dur ing the 1979 Session, he served as Chairman of the Economy Committee and as Vice Chairman of Appropriations and Natural and Economic; Resources. prison visit ? sister uaroara <i; ??u ^ Gloria wait to be admitted to the Washington County Prison Unit. (Staff Photo by JACK GROVE) ? i Daughters of Charity conduct prison ministry By JACK GROVE Catholic Social Services serves a unique role in the community. Located at 123 Market in Hertford, it is staffed by Sister Barbara Gerwe and Sister Gloria Gilman. They are Sisters of the Daughters of Charity order. According to Sister Barbara, Catholic Social Ser vices is "a multi-function, family oriented agency. It is the arm of the Church reaching out to those in need." Because it is not strictly regulated, it can help those who possibly don't meet the criteria for services at other agencies. Services are rendered to the elderly, in adoption and foster care, in counseling and crises interven tion, in problem pregnancies and in ministry to prisoners, migrants and other minorities. The Hertford agency has a very active program in its ministry to prisoners. The Sisters became aware of the need for this program through the Economic Improvement Council (EIC). Their first visit to a prison unit Was at the Gates County unit at Gatesville in April of last year. Knee then, Currituck and Washington County units have been added to the program. In an interview. Sisters Barbara and Gloria ex to ^prisoners is so of education, and etc. at the tot of time on their a** hands to brood and to worry about families on the outside. When they began the program in Washington County, the program was set up on an individual counseling basis. In many instances, prisoners, wor ried about their wives and families, asked them to write letters or to make personal contacts to alleviate family problems. Often the inmates just wanted to talk about what was happening on the outside in order to forget for a little while about their prison environment. The program at Gatesville consists of group ses sions of films, tapes, singing, and prayer and devo tional services. The Sisters visit the Gates unit every Wednesday evening. - They have been guest speakers at local churches, explaining the prison ministry and the needs of the prisoners. The Men's Bible Class from the Hertford Baptist Church has visited the unit along with Rev. Bullard who conducted a devotional service. On another occasion, the choir from the Hertford United Methodist Church sing for the prisoners. And Father Joseph Klaus and members of the congrega tion of St. Victor's Catholic Chapel in Hertford visited the unit with Father Klaus celebrating Mass. Sitters Barbara and Gloria have arranged for guitar lessons to be given at the Gatesville unit by a College of The Albemarle instructor. They expressed a need for guitars for this facet of the program. There is a possibility of other programs being established for the prison unit through the Adult Education Director of the College . The North Carolina prison system has four ; categories of prison units: maximum, closed, medium, and minimum custody. The units in Cur rituck and Washington Counties are classed as. medium custody units with armed guards in towers and constant supervision of all prisoners. The Gates County unit is a minimum custody unit without the guard towers and with work release programs for the inmates. In a visit to the Washington unit at Creswell last week, Sister Barbara had not even entered the ad ministration building yet when she was called over to the "yard" fence by an inmate for some on-the spot counseling. The unit is a rather grim place to visit with its guard towers and high fences topped * with wicked looking barbed wire. The Sisters visit the unit every Tuesday morning for two hours. The counseling is done in the ad ministration building. As we entered and signed in, we were met by the unit's Program Supervisor, Preston Bunch. Bunch coordinates the religious, social, recreation and counseling programs for the uni' Bunch said - that "the Sisters have helped tremendously in in dividual counseling in the areas of family, marital,- 1 and social problems of the inmates." The Sisters have been viciting the unit for about nine months. In that time, according to Bunch, they have counseled with about 25-35 percent of the in (See Daughters, page 5) -f
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