Workshop set
for substitutes
The Perqnimana County
Board of Education would like
to offer a reminder to
? prospective substitute teacher
workshop participants.
There will be tiro workshops
this year ? on Sept 11, a
workshop for beginners will
focua on helpful technique* to
be uaed in the elaaaroom.
Principals will be available
for comments and questions
concerning their individual
? On Sept U. an advanced
workshop will be held for
those who did participate in
the 197M0 workshops. There
will be a review of last year's
content and a discussion (with
activities) of other techniques
substitutes can use ef
fectively.
Each workshop will be held
from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
For registration, call 426
5741. Class size will be limited.
Library news
Come enjoy the hilarious
comedy of Chaplin and Fields
on Friday, Sept. 5! Charlie
Chaplin will (tar in "Easy
Street" (1117) and "The Gold
t Rush" (1925). Two 1933 W. C.
Fields flicks, "The Phar
maciat" and "The Barber
Shop" will also be playing.
Showtime is S p.m., at the
library, and admission is free!
Did you know that the
library has materials to help
your child learn to read?
Come check it out!
NEW BOOKS
?e THE WOMEN OF EDEN by
Marilyn Harris. Continuing a
story begun in three previous
novels, the Eden family
women find their lives shaped
and changed by the
domineering influence of John
Eden, husband, son. and
lover.
IN THE NAME OF LOVE.
Love in theory and practice
throughout the ages.
SINS OF THE FATHERS by
Susan Howatch. The story of a
family divided from
generation to generation by a
great fortune, and the con
sequences of a terrible secret
that lies at the very heart of
their wealth.
DON'T PUSH ME, I'M NO
COMPUTER: how the
pressures to achieve harm
preschool children.
OLD MAN'S GOLD: and
other stories, including
Gub'ner Green, Midnight
Prayer, and For Rosa McGee,
by North Carolina writer,
Ovid Pierce.
Patrol to begin
safety program
i With the new school year
bow underway. Colonel John
T. Jenkins, Highway Patrol
Commander, has announced a
program designed to improve
s?fe travel for children
(^commuting to and from
ftchool.
; "The safety of these
children is everyone's
responsibility and we're
bopeful that parents will assist
us in implementing the
program", Jenkins Mid.
* He pointed out the program
wiS involve members of the
Patrol's Traffic Safety In
formation Unit meeting with
is many elementary school
Children as possible and
discussing pedestrian, bicycle
and school bus safety.
"Hopefully we'll be able to
reach all students in grades 3
and 4 during the school year",
Jenkins said.
He said the program also
^provides for students to
Boosters to
meet
The Perquimans County
Band Boosters will hold a
membership meeting Mon
day, Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the
^bigh school cafeteria.
C* All band parents and band
supporters are urged to at
tend.
' List your property with '
William F. Ainsley
Realtor
Hertford. N.C.
Dial 42* -7659
receive a letter for their
parents requesting they
discuss with their children the
safety rules printed on the
reverse side. "This is a dif
ferent approach, but it's an
effective way to request and
receive the assistance of
every parent," he said.
Jenkins pointed out that
many students will be walking
or riding their bicycles to and
from school, while ap
proximately three-quarters of
a million children will be
transported by school buses.
Although the Patrol's
program concerns the safety
responsibilities of students
and their parents, Jenkins
called on all motorists to be
especially alert between 7
a.m. to 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. "The priceless cargo of
these buses and the safety and
well-being of all children
warrants every possible
consideration on the part of all
drivers", Jenkins concluded.
on Edenton-Road St.
I invite all of my customers, both old and
new, to come by and say "hello ! " <
Let me be your
IRA HAM
CAU 426-7441 FOR APPOINTMfNT
Nursing graduates
Brenda K. Strain, a Snug
Harbor resident, was among
20 students who recently
graduated from the Practical
Nursing Education program
at College of the Albemarle.
Mrs. Strain, the wife of
George Strain, received her
cap and pin during a can
dlelight ceremony at Cann
Memorial Presbyterian
Church in Elizabeth City.
Graduates are (front row, left
to right): Belva A. Biggs;
Janet Lee Burris; Judy C.
Byrum; Shirley J. Castelow;
Janet G. Forehand; Deborah
Rae Griffin; Virginia C.
Hassell; and Katherine J.
Henderson. Second row (left
to right): Beverly T. Koonce;
Sandra Lane; M argot Hearn
Liggett; Denise V. Mack;
Rhonda A. Midgett; and
Elizabeth L. Pipkin. Back row
(left to right): Sandra H.
Wilson, Julina Lynn Wilson;
Carolina P. Williams, Nancy
Sue Twiford; Mrs. Strain; and
Charlene F. Stone. (COA
Photo)
Annual testing aids college prep
James S. Midgette,
guidance director at
Perquimans County High
School, has announced that
students taking the
Preliminary Scholastic Ap
titude Test-National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test
on Oct. 21, will benefit from
additional services in 1980.
These services are designed
to provide students with more
information about the content
and uses of the test.
Students who plan to take
the 1980 PSAT-NMSQT will
receive a complete sample
test to practice, along with an
answer key and scoring in
structions. When scores are
reported in December, each
student will receive a Report
of Student Answers, including
the correct answers as well as
LOST
A ? YEAR OLD
GERMAN SHEPHERD
answering to the name of
Bear. Has a black body with a
brown stomach. He was last
seen at Southern Shores ?
August 23. If found, please
David Brookins - 426-7791
?50.00 REWARD
the answers the student gave.
To allow students to refer to
the original questions, schools
will return te?t booklets with
scores. Students will continue
to receive ABOUT YOUR
PSAT-NMSQT SCORES, a
booklet of general information
on college planning.
The PSAT-NMSQT is co
sponsored by the College
Board and National Merit
Scholarship Corporation. It is
administered annually to
more than one million
students and measures verbal
and mathematical abilities.
The PSAT-NMSQT gives
students a chance to find out
what the College Board's
Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT) is like, and helps them
in planning for college; fur
ther, students who opt to
participate in the College
Board Student Search Service
have an opportunity to hear
from colleges that they might
not otherwise learn about.
Students honored
Graduate
Mark Steven Cummings
recently graduated from the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill with an A.B.
degree. Cummings resides at
Route 1, Hertford.
Scholarship
Thomas Lightfoot and
Chrita Whitehurst were the
recipients of the Elnora V.
Billups Memorial Scholarship
presented during the Youth
FORBES MOBILE
HOMES SALES
LARGEST SELECTION
OF PARTS AND
*
ACCESSORIES IN
ELIZABETH CITY
ASK FOR PAUL 1107 NORTH ROAD ST.
PHONE: 338-8758 Elizabeth City
Day service at Bay Branch
Church on Aug. 24.
The scholarship of $100 was
presented by Marian B.
Frierson.
Girl scouts set
recruitment night
Girl Scout Recruitment
Night will be held Tuesday,
Sept. ?, at 7:90 p.m. at the
ARPDC Building, on Church
St. Ext., in Hertford.
A film in scouting will be
shown and Girl Scout leaders
and personnel will be on hand
to answer questions.
Girls in grades 1-3 can
qualify as Brownies; girts in
grades 4-6 qualify as Junior
Girl Scouts; and girls in
grades 7-9 are eligible as
Cadette Girl Scouts.
For further information,
contact Marjorie Rayburn at
426-7167.
Lunch menus
GRADES K-t
Moo.. Sept. I
Waffle-Syrup Mixed Fruit and Milk
Ham biscuit. French Fries. Peas and
Carrots, and Milk
Tues Sept. 9
Cheese Toast. Fruit Punch and Milk
Seaman's Cake. Potato Salad. Lettuce
4 Tomato. Corn Stick, and Milk
Wed. Sept 10
Sausage Biscuit. Assorted Juice, Milk
Country Style Steak. Rice L Gravy.
Turnip Greens. Pear Halves. Corn Meal
Muffin, and Milk
Thurs. Sept. 11
Cheese Danish. Apple sauce, and Milk
Chuckwagon-Bun. Lettuce-Dressing.
Whipped Potatoes, and Milk
Fri. Sept. 12
Cinnamon Toast. Orange Wedges, and
Milk
Lasagna. Green Beans, Frozen Fruit
Cup. Buttered Toast, and Milk
GRADES 7 - 12
Mod. Sept I
Ham Biscuit or Hamburger. French
Fries, or Peaches. Peas k Carrots, Milk
Tues. Sept t
Seaman's Cake or Submarine. Potato
Salad or Fresh Fruit. Lettuce k Tomato.
Corn Sticks and Milk
Wed. Sept. 10
Country Style Steak or Ham Pattie,
Rice k Gravy. Turnip Greens or Candied
Yams, Pear Halves. Corn Meal Muffin
and Milk
Thurs. Sept. 11
Chuckwagon-Bun or Pizza, Lettuce
Dressing. Whipped Potatoes or Fruit
Cup. and Milk
Fri. Sept. 12
Lasagna or Cheeseburger. Green
Beans or French Fries, Frozen Fruit
Cup, Buttered Toast, and Milk
Youth day at capital
If you are a high school
student in Perquimans County
and would like to run state
government for a day, now is
your chance.
Approximately 125 students
in grades 10 to 12 across the
state will have an opportunity
to serve as governor,
lieutenant governor, state
attorney general and other
state officials during Youth
Involvement Day activities in
Raleigh, Ocotber 6-7.
"This experience gives our
young people a firsthand look
at the daily operations of state
government," said Gov. Jim
Hunt. "State officials also
learn from them about their
concerns and recom
mendations for young people's
programs."
The cost per student is
$24.50, which covers a dinner,
entertainment, lodging and
breakfast.
For registration and in
formation, contact Pam Kohl
at (919) 733-5966, or write to
Youth Involvement Office,
Suite 115, Howard Building,
112 W. Lane St.. Raleigh, N.C.
27611. The deadline for
registration is Sept. 15.
Youth Involvement Day is
sponsored by the State Youth
Council component of the N.C.
Department of A d
ministration's Youth In
volvement Office.
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY OPEN FROM 3 P.M. TO 1 2 P.M.
SATURDAY 1 P.M.-1 2 MIDNIGHT
ADMISSION $2.00 ADULTS AND $1.00 CHILDREN
Children's Nights
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
When accompanied by an adult ? they get in FREE !
? FEATURING ?
Wednesday ? Melissa Lewis
Thursday ? Tne Countrymen Fever
Friday ? . Two Mystery Guests
Saturday ? Country Rain
Follow tho signs to Church Stroot Extended.