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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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Volume 57, No. I, USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, January 2S
? Pictured above are significant events that took place throughout 1986.
Perquimans County was a growing and active community in 1986. The Bryan Center and Apricot, Inc. broke
ground on new facilities, the municipal building annex opened, the Pirates had a winning season, and the
community grew and prospered. Happy New Year from the staff of the Perquimans weekly. We hope these
pictures bring back memories of a great year.
January set as month to renew fishing licenses
North Carolina fishermen who
have 1966 commercial fishing li
censes will have the month of Jan
uary to obtain their 1987 commerial
fishing licenses, according to Ed
ward G. McCoy, Deputy Director,
North Carolina Division of Marine
Fisheries.
The 1986 licenses will be valid
through January 31, 1987. McCoy said
Marine Fisheries law officers would
be on the lookout February 1 to make
sure fishermen have their 1987 li
censes.
The 1987 licenses will be available
beginning January 1 from license
agents open for business on New
Year's Day, and beginning January 2
from the Morehead City office, and
other license agents located in
coastal counties.
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For further information contact
the Division of Marine Fisheries by
calling toll free 1-800-682-2632 be
tween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday.
Area college schedules career day program
Albemarle area high school and
college students will have a chance to
explore career opportunities with
maqy professionals when College of
r The Albemarle hosts its annual Ca
reer Day early in January.
Sponsored by the college counsel
ing and placement office, the pro
gram will be held from 9 a.m. until 12
noon on Friday, Jan. 9. More than 200
students from high schools in the col
lege's seven-county service area are
expected to attend the morning
event.
Ray Scaffa, assistant dean of coun
seling and placement, said the stu
dents will be able to discuss career
opportunities, the job outlook, and
specific training requirements with
representatives from a wide range or
occupations. More than 20 businesses
and public agencies are expected to
participate, the dean said.
Local businesses, state, federal,
and public agencies taking part in the
program include: Alpine Data Sys
tems; Biggs Pontiac, Buick, Cadil
lac, Oldsmobile; N.C. Agricultural
Extension Service; Albemarle Hospi
tal; Chesapeake General Hospital;
Chowan Hospital; Friends of the
Court; Elizabeth City Pasquotank
Public Schools ; Elizabeth City Police
Department; E.C.S.U. geoscience
department; National Park Service;
N.C. Highway Patrol; U.S. Army;
U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Navy; and
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company,
N.A.
Harris elected
WILSON, N.C.? Jesse Harris was
re-elected an at-large executive com
>mittee member on the North Caro
lina Eastern Municipal Power
Agency Board of Commissioners dur
ing its monthly meeting December
18. Harris is a Hertford commis
sioner.
As the agency governing board,
commissioners approved an annual
budget and direct projects. Hie
board of commissioners approve an
annual budget and direct projects.
The board of commissioners consists
y of a representative from each partk
* ipating city.
NCEMPA is one of two municipal
power agencies in the state. Its 32
participants own their electrical dis
tribution systems and purchase
power from the agency. The agency
has ownership interests in generat
ing facilities operated by Carolina
Power & Light.
NCEMPA has contracted with
Electricities of North Carolina, Inc.
for management and technical serv
ices. Electricities is a joint munici
pal assistance agency composed of 64
North Carolina cities and to;. os
which own and operate their electri
cal distribution systems.
^Children celebrate Christmas
The Perquimans County Head
Start Program has been very active
this holiday season.
Hie Parents of the children sold
over 2000 raffle tickets for holiday
groceries. The groceries were given
away last week and Mr. John Hoffler
of Hertford was the proud recipient
of the food items.
P A portion of the money from the
sale of the raffle tickets was used to
purchase a Christmas gift for each of
the children, and the remaining
money will be spent on a spring field
trip to the Norfolk zoo.
Local businesses also donated to
the program over the holidays. Don
Juan Manufacturing and Apricot,
Inc. donated shirts for each of the
children. 17 South Garment Company
also donated two outfits to bead start
and The Oarrboro donated toys for
the children.
Convention scheduled
Soybean meeting speakers will as
sess profit possibilities in '87 Raleigh
NC-With soybean profits thin to non
existant at current levels, farmers
will hear speakers discuss a variety
of topics affecting supply, demand
and income potential for the state's
most widely grown crop during the
20th annual membership meeting of
the North Carolina Soybean Produc
ers Association here on January 16.
"The meeting, to be held at the North
Raleigh Hilton, will begin at 9:45
A.M. with the association's business
session being the first activity," said
President Prestion Harrell of Stan
tonsburg. j
Don Leavenworth, Group Vice
President for Cargill, Inc. out of Min
neapolis, Minnesota will be a fea
tured speaker at 10:45 A.M. The Car
gill official who represents one of the
largest world-wide grain merchan
dising firms, will discuss domestic
and international production and de
mand and how farmers might react
to these factors in 1987. Cargill owns
major soybean processing plants in
Raleigh and Fayetteville, as well as
Norfolk, Virginia and Hartsville,
South Carolina.
Ken Bader, Chief Executive Offi
cer for the American Soybean Asso
ciation in St. Louis, MO will round out
the mornings program. Bader, who
served as chairman of the congres
sionaly established National Com
mission of Agricultural Trade and
Export Policy, will discuss the find
ings of this committee's recently
completed two-year study. He also
will discuss the world soybean out
look and programs of the American
Soybean Association.
Following an industry sponsored
luncheon, North Carolina Agricul
ture Commissioner Jim Graham will
deliver a luncheon address.
During the afternoon session spe
cialists from North Carolina State
University will discuss a wide array
of topics, including cost-cutting mea
sures; soils and tillage tips, the 1986
tax reform act; the latest in weed
and grass controls and new herbicide
products; and, an update on produc
tion know-how and innovative rental
and financial arrangements.
Parralleling the days session will
be a trade show to exhibit products
and services for soybean farmers;
and, a morning program especially
designed for ladies. The noon lun
cheon will be open to all convention
attendees.
The annual banquet and awards
program will round out the one-day
event at which time the 1986 State
Soybean Yield Champion will be
named, along with other special
award recipients. Bones McKinney,
prominent basketball personality
and TV commentator, will provide
special entertainment to conclude
the day's activities.
Police Chief issues reminder
about safety belt law
Marshall Merritt of the Hertford
Police Department announced today
a reminder that the $25.00 fine for vi
olation of North Carolina's manda
tory seat belt law goes into effect
January 1, 1987.
Merritt stated, 'The increased use
of seat belts caused by passage of the
law, and voluntary compliance with
it have already saved thousands of
North Carolinians from injury or
death. 'We believe reasonable en
forcement can save thousands of
other families from suffering the
emotional and financial burdens
when a child or parent is seriously
injured or killed in an automobile ac
cident.'
North Carolinians have had over a
year to get into the habit of wearing a
seat belt as the law went into effect
without a fine on October 1, 1985.
'We've had one of the longest warn
ing periods of any state in the coun
try,' said Chief Merritt.
Effective January 1, 1987, all driv
ers and front seat passengers must
be in a lap belt or lap and shoulder
belt. Already in effect in North Caro
Una's child passenger protection law.
This law requires children less than
age three to be in a safety seat, and
children between the ages of three
and six to be in a safety seat or
buckled up no matter where they are
in the car.
'From a law enforcement perspec
tive, it's interesting to note that in
North Carolina three times more peo
ple are killed in auto accidents than
are murdered. Three times more
people are seriously injured in auto
mobile accidents than robbed.' Mer
ritt said.
He also added 'the economic im
pact of auto accidents is six times
higher, not counting repairs, than the
value of property stolen, and in North
Carolina more people were injured in
automobile accidents than were
treated nationwide for cocaine over
dose.'
Each year approximately 1,400
people are killed and 14,000 injured in
automobile accidents in North Caro
lina. Automobile accidents are the
leading killer for people 40 and under
in the state.
KNCB and NC clean join forces
RALEIGH? First Lady Dottie
Martin announced today that Keep
N.C. Beautiful, Inc. and N.C. Clean
have taken action designed to merge
the two organizations effective Jan
uary 1, 1987. She was joined by for
mer First Lady Jeanelle Moore and
Secretary of Transportation Jim
Harrington.
Keep N.C. Beautiful (KNCB), a 20
year-old, statewide non-profit organi
zation based in Raleigh was founded
under the administration of former
Gov. Dan K. Moore. Mrs. Moore
serves as chairman of KNCB which
administers educational environ
mental programs in schools and com
muities throughout N.C.
North Carolina Clean (NCC) is a
program established in December
1983 in the state Department of
Transportation. This program mar
kets and implements local and state
efforts to prevent litter and promote
recycling.
Operation funds for the merged or
ganization will continue to come
from the private sector.
Ed Woodhouse of Raleigh, who
serves as president of KNCB, said,
"For two decades KNCB has been in
the forefront of educating the North
Carolina citizenry about the need to
enhance the environment of our
great state. We owe a debt of grat
itude to the many outstanding North
Carolinians, particularly Gov. Dan
Moore, for their vision in helping to
build a solid foundation for this beau
tification program.
'By merging with NCC we are con
fident that our educational efforts
and leadership role will be strength
ened and will help insure that the
generations following ours can enjoy
the natural beauty of North Carolina
as we have enjoyed it," he added.
Chairman of NCC Council Malcolm
W. Owings of Pinehurst commented,
"Several months ago, we discussed
the idea of merger with Secretary of
Transporation Jim Harrington.
He agreed with us that by uniting
NCC and KNCB we would strengthen
our effectiveness in reducing litter,
increasing recycling and enhancing
the visual appearance of our beauti
ful state. We are excited about the
plan to merge and look forward to
our new partnership, " Owings said.
The merger was approved in prin
ciple by KNCB's board of directors
and the NCC Council during meetings
in Asheville in late October. Specific
details concerning administration
operation and financing are being
worked out. The name of the newly
formed organization will be Keep
N.C. Clean and Beautiful.
Perquimans County well
represented at meeting
Several area* residents were pre
sent in Williamston recently for the
Fall Board Meeting of Northeastern
North Carolina Tommorrow, Inc.
(NNCT).
Mrs. Ila Gray White was one of the
special guests introduced and given a
moment to speak to the Board and
thank them for their support and
help. Mrs. White is the area Home
Economic Extension Agent, and she
is in charge of the Extended Food
and Nutrition Program (EFNEP).
She also introduced several area res
idents she brought with her as rep
resentatives of the EFNEP pro
gram: Mrs. Eula Jordon, area 4-H
EFNEP aide; Mrs. Margie Harrell,
and EFNEP aide for Chowan
County; Mrs. Earlene White, an EF
NEP aide for Perquimans County ;
and Katherine Elliot, an EFNEP
homemaker who has benefitted from
the program.
These women joined other invited
guests from the 16-county region who
were invited to speak to the NNCT
Board to explain their programs.
Mrs Ila Gray White thanked the
NNCT Board for its support in pro
viding transportation for people with
limited incomes to attend a series of
meetings on nutrition and fitness
Another highlight of the evening
was the viewing of "Eye Can," a
teenage-pregnancy prevention film
produced by NNCT. The film is an
up-beat, motivational story designed
to encourage and inspire young peo
ple to say "yes" to a good education
and better future, and "no" to sexual
involvement at an early age. The
film will eventually be available for
distribution to schools, health educa
tors and other interested and in
volved organizations.
Hertford resident Philip McMul
lan, Jr., Executive Director of
NNCT, introduced the guest speaker
for the dinner meeting. Admiral
Harry Train (Ret ), Executive Vice
President of "The Future of Hamp
ton Roads." His invitation to speak
was part of NNCT's "Hampton
Roads Project," an ongoing effort to
promote the close economic
relationship between neighboring
Northeastern NC and southeastern
VA. Admiral Train's theme was "Re
gionalism Works: The whole is
stronger than the sum of its parts."
The sixteen counties of Northeastern
NC working together will have more
clout than acting individually as one.
NNCT is a non-porfit organization
created to promote and enhance re
gional development in the areas of
agriculture and natural industries;
business, industry and tourism; con
servation and natural resources; and
prid^ education and community
servicc.
It is guided by a 15-member Exec
utive Committee and a 60-member
Board of Directors. Mr. Isaac Battle
of Gatesville is Chairman of the
Board. NNCT's office is located on
the campus of Elizabeth City State
University. Assisting Mr. McMullan
are staff members: Joseph Umesi,
Assistant Director; Shirley Brown,
Research Assistant; Beverly Samp
son, Information and Communica
tions Specialist; and Felicia Whid
bee, Secretary.