THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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Stokes Scholarship established
Gwen Perry of Route 3,
Hertford is shown accept
ing Lois Asbell Stokes
.* Scholarship from O. Lloyd
Armstrong, Assistant
Dean, Financial Aid, at
College of The Albemarle.
Perry is a first-year busi
ness student at the col
lege.
A scholarship has been es
tablished at College of The Al
bemarle in memory of a Per
quimans County resident.
The Lois As bell Stokes
Scholarship was established
recently by her husband,
Henry C. Stokes of Hertford.
Perquimans County residents
have preference for receiving
this annual scholarship.
Gwen S. Perry of Route 3,
Hertford is the first recipient
of this award. A first-year stu
dent at the college, Gwen
plans to complete the business
administration curriculum at
COA. She is a 1965 graduate of
Perquimans County High
School and the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford J. Perry of
Route 3, Hertford.
First-year students who re
i ceive the Stokes Scholarship
must have graduated in the
upper 50 percent of their high
I school graduating class. Sec
; ond-year students must main
1 tain at least a 3.0 grade point
average in their college
courses. Additional informa
tion on the scholarship re
quirements is available from
the financial aid office at COA.
Albemarle Electric to hold annual
' membership meeting this Saturday
Hie cooperative way of doing
business has been successful for
Albemarle Electric Membership
Corporation. The local Cooper
ative is completing forty years of
productive service to its now
6,636 member consumers.
i On Saturday, October 12th, the
' ' ? \
Elizabeth
City man
i killed in
shooting
incident
: By JANE B. WILLIAMS
I WINFALL? An Elizabeth City
' man was shot and killed here
early Saturday morning as the
result of an apparent domestic
dispute.
Richard Ardell Overton, age 28
of 111C Herrington Village, Eliz
abeth City, was pronounced dead
on arrival at Chowan Hospital in
Edenton after he was trans
ported there by the Perquimans
u County Rescue Squad.
V . Edward Junior (AKA Buddy)
Woodard, age 33 of Main Street,
Winfall, was indicted Monday
morning on a charge of first de
gree murder by a Perquimans
County Grand Jury. He was
placed in Albemarle District
Jail, where he is being held with
out bond pending trial.
; According to Winfall Police
| Chief Joe Lothian, he received a
call and responded to Woodard '? ,
home around 3 :00 a.m. Saturday.
When he arrived at the scene he
found Overton on the floor, shot
once in the lower chest by a small
? Overton was the brother-in-law
of the alleged perpetrator, and
. Lothian stated that the incident
^ appeared to be the result of a do
mestic dispute.
?I
members of the EMC will gather
in Hertford at the Perquimans
County High School for their An
nual Member Meeting which will
start at 2:00 p.m.
Providing power to themselves
has been a rewarding achieve
ment for members and manage
ment. For today, members own
better than 3 million dollars of
the total electric system. Thus
far, the local EMC has returned
$973,422 back to local members
since 1954 thru capital credits.
Manager Dorris White said
"Our Board of Directors has ap
proved the refunding of $123,221
in capital credits to our members
who were being served during
the years of 1972 thru 1974."
White stated that capital credit
checks will be passed out before
and after the Annual Meeting.
She encouraged members to
come out to the meeting and take
part in the election of 3 directors
and hear reports on the 1984 oper
ation.
One part of the program will be
a slide show presenting the his
tory of Rural Electrification.
Like Albemarle Electric Mem
bership Corporation, the Rural
Electrification Administration is
celebrating their 50th birthday.
REA is the financial arm of Ru
ral Electrics.
The local EMC serves mem
bers in the following counties .
Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquo
tank, Camden, and Currituck.
Renovation work
underway on
PCHS project
By SUSAN HARRI8
Work has begun in several
areas of the high school renova
tion-construction project,
according to Perquimans County
Schools Superintendent Pat Har
rell. "We're off and running,"
Harrell told the Board of Educa
tion in regular session Monday
night.
Harrell said that Billy Ownes
had installed partitions in the
newest high school building to
create more classrooms. All the
classes previously housed in the
1928 facility have been relocated
in the newest structure. All sal
vageable items have been identi
fied and are being removed from
the 1928 building. That project is
nearing completion, Harrell
stated.
The canopy connecting the caf
eteria and the 1928 building has
been taken down and the side
walk torn up. The circle drive is
presently being removed and
curbing is being poured for the
new driveway.
Temporary heat and plumbing
for the cafeteria must be consid
ered as the boiler has been disas
sembled and the water will be
turned off when the wings of the
old building are demolished.
Relaying other capital im
provement activities at the high
school, Harrell announced that
the gym painting project is al
most completed. He said that the
work has taken longer than antic
ipated due to extensive caulking
required by the metal windows.
Also included in the project was
painting the ceiling beams.
The new lights at the high
school athletic complex weath
ered Hurricane Gloria with mi
nor damages. Harrell said poles
that had suffered wind damage
were realizned by a crew sent by
Musco, Inc., the company that in
stalled the lights.
New turf was bought for the
baseball infield by the Athletic
Boosters, who also provided la
bor to install the project. Mack
Nixon, board member and Ath
letic Booster Club member toM
the Board that the grass has
matted and is growing well.
Assistant Superintendent Sbel
ton Davis reported that the Union
School flood control and drainage
project has reached its final
phases. He said leveling and coo
touring are being done now. The
next and final step will be pour
ing concrete around the basins.
Davis and Harrell said that
even unfinished the project made
a dramatic difference on the
school grounds during the heavy
rains last week. No water was
found inside the buildings.
Harrell reviewed the progress '
of the Career Development Plan.
He said that the training sessions
have been completed and make
up classes are being held for em
ployees hired after the start of
the sessions.
Feedback from the training
sessions has been very positive
according to Harrell and Davis.
Participants receive a $500.06
check as an incentive for com
pleting the program.
Prospective substitute teach
ers will have to perform well on a
basic English, reading, and math
test to qualify for inclusion in the
substitue teacher training ses
sion to be held next Thursday. 06
Thursday and Friday, October
10th and 11th from 1:00 until 3:00
p.m. the screening test will be
administered.
The more stringent standards
represent an effort on the part of
local school administrators to
provide quality substitue teach
ers for county students. Accord
ing to Harrell, teachers are leav
ing very good plans for
substitutes, and expect their stu
dents to receive instruction in
their absence.
Junior Achievers learn business first-hand
By SUSAN HARRIS
The world of business is be
ing explored by a group of
county high school students
involved in Junior Achieve
ment ( JA) of the 24 youth who
initially signed ip to partici
pate in the program, about 12
14 are actively involved in the
15-week venture.
The Perquimans effort is
one of thousands nationwide.
The program stresses learn
ing abut business through
hands-on experience.
Terry Chappell, financial
advisor, Bill Glover, produc
tion advisor and David
Twiddy, executive advisor,
are local businessmen who
have generously volunteered
their time and expertise to
JA. Attorney John Matthew is
involved in JA on the district
rcVCl.
The students must create a
product, keep records, pay
bills, name their company,
sell their product, acquire
start-up capital, elect offi
cers-perform all the func
tions of a corporation operat
ing in the free enterprise
system.
The corporation, named
"Goose Burters," manufac
tures geese with "Welcome"
assembly line: sanding,
painting the body, painting
the feet and bills, adding the
eyes, lettering, and Anally ty
ing the bows.
The youth are paid wages of
$1.00 per night. Officers make
$1.25, while the president
earns $1.50 per session. They
also earn a 10-percent com
mission on their sales.
Expenses include $15.00
rent (set by JA) electricity,
insurance, the JA kit, and
workbooks.
Records are kept, and re
ports are sent in to JA outlin
ing progress.
At the helm of the corpora
tion is President Valerie
Vaughan. Her duties include
presiding over business meet
ings, setting goals, and keep
ing the business running
smoothly.
Vice-Presidents are : Tanya
Howell, marketing; Jeff
Cain, production; and Wanda
Chappell, finance. Paul White
serves are corporate secre
tary.
Other active participants
include Carl James, Tina
Wolfgang, Lisa Copeland, El
len Lane, Melanie Corprew,
Lisa Carter, Lynnette Rid
dick and Kay Matthews.
The youth have impressed
their advisors who label
them, "A great bunch of
kids." When asked if they'd
rather sell a lot of geese or
put out a quality product,
they unanimously chose qual
ity.
Most of the group say they
got involved in JA to gain
business knowledge and
skills, and some hope to ma
jor in business areas in col
lege.
At the end of the 15-weeks
the corporation must liqui
date. The final bills will be
paid, and the stockholders
will receive their initial in
vestment back with interest.
The net profit can be spent
however the participants see
fit.
The program offers an ex
cellent learning opportunity
for young people.
PHOTOS BY JANE WILLIAMS