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W oman of year is chosen
The Hertford BPW Club met
Thrusday, October 18. Special
guest for the meeting was
Mrs. Hazel Powell, speaker
nor The American Lung
Assoication.
. The American Lung
Association was organized in
1907. Mrs. Powell explained
the purpose of the Christmas
Seals, emphasizing that the
donations form the Christmas
Seals are used for research
pertaining to the diseases of
the lung. The first Christmas
. Seal was designed by a
woman.
During National Business
Women's week, Bonnie White
1 was chosen by the local club
' ' as Woman of the Year. Ms.
! White is actively involved with
the BPW on a local and
district level. She is currently
Treasurer and has served the
office of President. Some of
her recent acheivements
include 4-H leadership, ex
tensive political volunteer
work, and membership of the
First District Political
Women's Caucas, The United
Methodist Women and now the
Band Parents Club. She has
been recognized for Woman of
the Year as a result of her
many endeavors.
BPW will sponsor their
annual Christmas Tree
project on the Courthouse
Lawn again this year. The
lights may be placed on the
tree in honor or in memory of
a loved one. This is a reminder
that the lights will be on sale
for $1.00 donation each until
November 23rd. The lights
may be bought from any cli^b
member, or contact Bonnie
White at 426-5211 or Paula
Miller at 426-8234.
People briefs
' ' A1C John W. Chalk of Dyess
Air Force Base, Texas was a
recent guest of his aunt, Miss
Louise Chalk.
? Mrs. Haywood Divers and
' ' Mrs. Helen Woodard spent
last weekend with Mrs.
Monnie Ross in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Mat
W thews and Mrs. Cora Stafford
were guests of Mrs. Evereti.
Babb at WhiteviHe last week.
Miss Ann Winslow, student
at UNC-Wilmington, spent last
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Winslow.
Miss Sue White from
Virginia Beach, Va. was a
weekend guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Julian White.
Mrs. Eldon Winslow, Miss
Thelma Elliott, and Miss Sara
Winslow spent the weekend at
Topsail Beach.
R.B. Kirby and Kermit
Kirby of Norfolk, Va., visited
friends in Hertford on Mon
day.
VOTE I
ERT NIXON
Town of Hertford
1-No axe to grind
2-RETIRED, no job or business connections,
nothing to sell.
-PRESSURE-PROOF
3-No future political aspirations^
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YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT WILL
BE APPRECIATED NOV. 6. 1979
County gets free life insurance
ByNOELTODD
McLAUGHLIN
It's 10 a.m. on Sunday
morning. Most people are on
their way to church, or en
joying a late-morning snooze.
But members of Perquimans
County's Bescue Squad are
speeding toward the scene of
an accident where ? seven
people have been injured,
expertly administering first
aid care and stabilizing the
victims while en route to the
Albemarle Hospital.
It's all part of a day's work,
with one exception. Nobody
gets paid for this work; all
rescue squad time is volun
teered.
And if time is money, then
we in Perquimans County are
rich. Some 38 rescue squad
members freely give their
time to insure the rest of us
with a much needed am
bulance service.
"It does take up a lot of my
time," admitted Rescue
Squad Captain Seymour
Chappell,"and there's enough
red tape involved with the
book work I do to fill up this
room."
To qualify as a rescue squad
volunteer, one must complete
a 109-hour Emergency
Medical Technician's Course
and successfully pass a
written test.
"When you get through with
that, you should be a doctor,"
said Chappell. An EMT
student not only learns basic
first-aid such as how to handle
an injured patient and how to
stop bleeding, but also such
life-saving skills as Cardio
Pulminary Resuscitation, a
technique used to revive a
failing heart.
At any given time of the day
or night, a rescue team is on
duty, ready to cope with any
emergency situation that
arises.
A squad mamber has an
option of shifts to choose
from; he or she can either
serve one day a week (from 6
a.m. to 6 p.m.) or two nights a
month (from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.).
But even after fulfilling
obligation!, members may be
called upon at any time to
assist as back-ups or stand
bys. The member squad is
apparently not large enough to
adequately serve the county.
"It would take at least SO
people to take care of
Perquimans County the way it
should be," Chappell said.
Although there is currently
an EMT class of IS in session,
Chappell said that only about
three of the group would be
joining the Rescue Squad.
The course] however, ap
parently leaves squad
members well prepared for
any situation they might
encounter in rescue work.
"People wonder how we can
deal with some of the cases
that arise, "Chappell said,
"but you don't think about it.
If you're weak-stomached, it's
hard, but you get over it. You
just do what you have to do."
But often there is only so
much that can be done.
Chappell recalled an incident
that occurred at the ABC Store
a couple years ago when a gas
truck caught on fire with a
man trapped inside.
"There was nothing' we
could do for him. I could see
his hands on the steering
wheel, burning up, but we
could not get him out of that
truck," he said.
Chappell said he always
expects the worst when he
gets a call. "A lot of things go
through my mind. Usually, I
run through what I'm going to
do when I get there," he said.
John Beers, another rescue
squad member, also expects
the worst. "The most
frightening feeling is when
you come upon a wreck. You
visualize all these terrible
things but it always seems to
turn out for the best," said
Beers.
"If it's a life or death
situation, you keep your
fingers crossed that it's not as
bad as it sounds. And if they
expire before you get to the
hospital, there is always the
hope that something can be
done to rally them back," said
Beers.
It's not always grim,
though. That human nature
often recognizes the ridiculous
in the serious is nothing new.
And it's often such comic
relief situations that keep
people going when the going
gets tough.
One volunteer remembers a
call she received to pick up a
man with a broken arm.
Arriving at his home, she
found the man dressed and
ready to go to the hospital in
coat, shirt, and tie. But in his
slightly intoxicated state, he
had forgotten one essential
item-his pants.
"We got a call to go pick up
a man one time that really
didn't want to go with us,"
recalled squad member,
Talmadge Rose. "When we
got there, he was sitting up on
the porch with the biggest
butcher knife I ever saw. He'd
pick that knife up and jab' it
into a wooden bench over and
over again, all the while
saying, 'I am not going to the
hospital. You can't make me
go to the hospital.' We said
okay, got in the truck, and left.
Beers remembered a call he
got about ten years ago in
volving a pregnant woman.
"We were on our way over to
Edenton, and her labor pains
were getting worse. I asked
her if this was her first child.
She said yes, it was. Then we
told her that what she was
experiencing wasn't labor
pains at all and talked her out
of it. She had the baby not five
minutes after we got to the
Chowan Hospital," he said.
On duty
Members of the Perquimans County
Rescue Squad on duty Sunday afternoon in
cluded (left to right) Don Chise, Obie
Gilstrap, and Thomas Proctor. All are
emergency medical technicians who
volunteer their time to the county. (Photo
by NOEL-TODD-MCLAUGHL1N)
VOTE
BILL COX
MAYOR OF HERTFORD
A vote for Bill Cox is a vote for ... :
Improved Services Without an
Increase in Taxes
Progressive Leadership
and Representation
State and Federal Grants
Water & Sewer $270,000
Urban Renewal 400,000
Waterfropt Park 140,000
Senior Center 38,000
Historical 11,000
Planning 20,000
Crime Control 34,000
Public Enployment 106,000
TOTAL $1,019,000
Experience in Government, with 8 years -
as Mayor and 4 years as Councilman -
Search for Quality Industry
and Development
Town and County Cooperation
Governor's Community of Excellence
Award
Recreation Department
Senior Citizens Center
Industrial Development Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Central Dispatching System
Fire Department
Representation of the Town of Hertford at the State, Local, and Regional Levels
Vice Chairman of the Governor's Crime Commission Crime Prevention and Public
Information Committee
Member of the Statewide Joint Regional Forum of the League of Municipalities and
Association of Counties
Vice Chairman of the Highway 1 7 Association Professional Advisory Council
Member of the Eastern Carolina Developers Association
Chairman of the Albemarle Association of Counties and Towns
Member of the Executive Committee of the Albemarle Area Development Association
Member of the Governing Board of the Economic Improvement Council
Member of the Board of the Albemarle Regional Planning and Development Commission
Vice Chairman of the Region R A-95 Clearinghouse Committee
Member of the Region R Aging Advisory Council
Member of the Headstart Advisory Council
Member of the Policy Council of the Albemarle Law and Order Association
Director and Past President of the Hertford/Perquimans Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Perquimans County Industrial Development Commission
YOUR SUPPORT AND VOTE
ON NOVEMBER 6
WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED