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Local News Bethel Fire Dept. plans project '^Thirty four Perquimans County businesses will be for sale in the near liture, available to anyone with a little luck and a special kind of Money. f Before local realtors become too ?xcited, they should know that the business will be available only on a ^Monopoly" like game called The |uie Of Perquimans County. %- The game will be sold for $12.00 by the Bethel Fire Department which is jbtaining them from G & J Ideas, Jlyerstown, PA 17067. * "Much of the money goes right feck to the community however ?irough Fire Department projects ?uch as the pruchasing and maintain ing of equipment for the Bethel Fire Department," noted Mr. Jeff Proc ter, Projects Chairman. ? Civic pride, the fun of playing the ?feme, and the advertising for local lusinesses are other benefits to be Qerived from The Game Of Perqui mans County. t- Just thirty four businesses will be flble to purchase spots on the board. |nstead of spaces named 'Park Place and Marvin Gardens,' the local board game will sport the names of local businesses. ?Z "A representative of G & J Ideas yill be in town on Monday, January 26, to begin selling spots on a first come, first-served basis," Mr. Proc tor said and several local businesses have already expressed an interest. The game board, similar to a "Mo nopoly" board, wil also feature the names of th efirst 500 people who or der games in advance, Mr. Proctor said. From two to six players start with $69,000 and move around the board investing in local properties or com modities, such as oil, paper, tin, etc. One bad roll of the dice can spell fi nancial ruin. Even if players invest wisely, they must deal with pitfalls stewn around the board. They can also lose big money if landing on City Hall and paying a tax. The winner can be the person with the most money after a predeter mined amount of time has passed or the millionaire who drives his com petitors to bankruptcy and owns all of Perquimans County. Persons can order games in ad vance by calling Ben Hobbs during the day at 426-7815 or Jeff Proctor at 426-7812 and Wes Weatherington at 426-8568 during the evenings. Also any businesses that would like to participate please contact the above people. Hobbs goes to conference ?I Bejamin Calvin Hobbs, a student at Perquimans County High School, will te one of 150 high school juniors from Iqcross Eastern North Carolina to participate in a Rotary Youth Lead ership Award Conference at the Ahoskie Inn of Ahoskie. The confer ence, sponsored by the Rotary Clubs district 771 and 773, will be con ducted February 27 through March I, 687. '?> Discussion leaders will address such issues as Selling Your Ideas, Rooking Like a Winner, The Next 100 Years, and the Attitudes and Qual ities of Leadership. Each participant ?fill receive a Personal Profile Anal ysis by Merly and Judy Fraser of Pallas, Texas. Discussion leaders in clude Gary Price of NASA's Re search Center in Hampton, Virginia; ?ou Hampton, Director of the Wash ington Office of the Executive Tele Vision Workshop; Krista Weih, Presi dent of Image Investments, Washington, D.C.; Major Bob Weber Jnd Capt. Doug Watson of the United States Military Academy at West fcoint ; and Dr . R.G. Israel of the East Carolina University School of Medi cine. BENJAMIN C. HOBBS "Conference participants, se lectyed by local Rotariens in con junction with school officials, were chosen because of scholastic achieve ments, school and community in volvement, and a desire for personal growth and development," said Con ference Chairman Clayton Lewis. Benjamin Calvin Hobbs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Hobbs, Rt. 1, Box 5X7, Hertford, NC 27944. Facts about aids i' - "The AIDS Virus? What Does the jJPublic Need to Know?" will be the Jopic of a panel discussion at the Cho wan County Democratic Women's jllub Educational Forum. The Forum jvill be held on Tuesday, January 27th 4t 7:00 p.m. at Boswell's Restaurant jnd is open to the public. - Panel members will include Mr. timothy Wolfe, Health Educator, Representing the Chowan County and ^Regional Health Departments' divi sion of sexually transmitted dis eases. Mr. Wolfe will present the -roost up-to-date knowledge of the ^IDS epidemic in the United States .^tnd North Carolina. Local panel ^nembers will include Dr. Edward jJJond Edenton internal medicine icpecialist and former school Board ?nember; Dr. John Dunn, Superin ?Jendent of Edenton-Chowan Schools; !|4r.* John Mitchener, III, current 'member of the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education. "We are pleased to be able to find leaders in our community who are willing to discuss the subject of the AIDS virus, the disease, and to look at the need for educating citizens in Chowan County. The disease is frightening not only to those who have contracted it and their families, but also to a community, large or small. We hope our panel discussion will be a beginning of squarely looking at the disease of AIDS and determining rational steps which we as a community can take to minimize the potential danger to our children and adults," stated Lueta Sellers, President of Chowan County Demo cratic Women. For more information or to make reservations, call Dr. Candace Cor son, Educational Forum Program Chair, at 482-7747 by Friday, January 23. ^Tarheel health watch V? jj Hypertension? also called high yiiood pressure? is a slow and silent {JJtiller, but the North Carolina Medi rjal Society says prompt detection treatment can control it. no symptoms, person who has it does not feel " Though it's a "silent" dis hypertension can be a killer if treated. It is a major cause of heart failure, and kidney fail but these disorders can be pre with control of high blood most cases of hypertension the isnot known. But several fac play a part in the disorder, factors include heredity, obes jfcy,- excessive salt intake, and a Stressful lifestyle. Smoking can fur jjher elevate the blood pressure of some hypertensive patients. The good news is that hypertension can be detected by a simple blood pressure check, and if hypertension is discovered, a physician can treat it through medications and changes in lifestyle. To control hypertension, a patient must begin a program of proper medical treatment and stick with it even though he or she may not feel sick. It has been estimated that one in five adults has high blood pressure; half of those don't know they have it, and most of the other half aren't re ceiving effective medical treatment. Many of these people are drifting to ward an avoidable tragedy. Have your blood pressure monitored regu larly and follow the regimen your doctor prescribes. SUGGEST TO YOUR ROOFER THAT HE FIND THE LEAK BEFORE MAKING THE REPAIR. AMAZING HOW MUCH TIME AND MONEY THIS WILL SAVEl GORDON SHEET METAL ELIZABETH CITY 315 S. ROaD ST. 335-5404 A LIVE BIRTHS PER THOUSAND WOMEN TEEN BIRTH RATES 150 125 100 75 50 25 WOMEN 15-17 WOMEN 18-19 U.S. U.K. FRANCE CANADA SWEDEN NETHERLANDS | Schools are trying to reduce the more than 1.1 milion unintended preg nancies among U.S. temtgiri every year. Tarheel health watch Before you go out to cut wood, the North Carolina Medical Society urges you to read your owner's man ual carefully and follow its safety in structions closely. You should also ask your dealer any other questions you may have about operating a saw safely. There's no sense becoming a chain saw statistic. It's also the time when chain saw accidents are most likely to occur. Each year thousands of accidents are most likely to occur. Each year thou sands of accidents are reported, sev eral lives lost, and hundreds of peo ple left scarred for life. Most don't have to happen. Chamber seminar to provide tools for success If you've ever wondered how some people seem more sucessful than others... how they seem to be in the right place at the right time.. .how they balance personal and career life, the best person to ask is one who has accomplished it. That person is Rita Davenport who will lead a semi nar entitled "Focus on Effective Suc cess Concepts" at the K.E. White Graduate Center, beginning at 10:00 am, today (Thursday), January 22. Davenport travels extensively as a keynote speaker and leading in house business seminars for many nationally-known companies as well as seminars for groups and associa tions. "I am trying to teach people how to find their talents," Davenport said. "Three to five percent (of the Ameri can population) actually know what 6they want to do in life." That's just what Davenport has been doing since she began her multi-faceted career as TV show hostess and producer, au thor, keynote speaker, seminar leader and mother. One reporter de scribed her as "the southern charmer who... is really a magnolia blossom with a will of iron. She is much smaller and thinner in person and can talk non-stop about goals, how to succeed..." One of her first goals was to own a Corvette; another was to be a college graduate. She ac complished both by working hard. Author of two best-selling books, co-author of "Professionals at Their Best" and years of research in the field of developing human potential have established Davenport as an au thority. Her seminars and lectures include motivation, sales training techniques and time management. Attendees at today's seminar spon sored by the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce and ECSU will learn ways to increase the dollar value of every minute, utilize peak times, increase productivity and per sonal energy, balance personal and career life, establish long-range and short-range goals... and more. For further information and regis tration, interested parties should call The Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce, (919) 335-4365. Methodist provide farm assistance RALEIGH, NC? United Method ists in the North Carolina Conference have raised over $43,000 for assis tance to farm families who are vic tims of the farm crisis. Contributions in the amount ol! $43,052,82 from 280 churches have been received and other congrega tions will be sending money to be added to this figure, Bishop C.P. Min - nick announced. The money is from a special offer - ing Bishop Minnick requested in the 844 churches in the conference which encompasses 56 eastern North Caro lina counties. When requesting the special offer ing, Bishop Minnick said the funds will be given "to individuals and fann ilies within the bounds of our Annu Eil Conference who have been victim ized by the farm crisis and are in need of some immediate, but limite cl, financial assistance." In addition, Bishop Minnick hn>s designated Sunday, February 8, as a special day of prayer for farm peop lie in crisis and asked each United Met h odist Chruch in the conference to o la serve the day as it deems appropri ate. Pastors of the United Methodist Churches in the conference ha re forms requesting support as speci fied by the Conference Task Force urn te Farm Crisis. The guidelines for disbursement say the fund shall be disbursed witJti- . out regard to erace, sex or religion; that requests shall be by local Unitiid Methodists Chruch pastors with a.p proval of the district superintendent. Amounts not to exceed $500 will be made out to the recipient who must be a farming individual, family or families victimized by the farm cri sis. The local pastor requesting funds will deliver the funds. Applications for assistance com pleted by a local United Methodist pastor will be sent to the United Methodist Building in Raleigh where the Conference Farm Task Force Committee will authorize funds dis bursement by the conference trea surer. The Task Force was established during the June annual meeting of the conference to study and develop ways United Methodists can address farm problems. Members of the Task Force were appointed by Bishop Minnick. It is composed of farmers, pastors, agri cultural specialists and a representa tive of the North Carolina Confer ence. Other members of the Task Force are the Reverend Charles V. Bryant of Raleigh, the Reverend Robert A. Fairley of Maxton, Bruce Flye of Battleboro, the Reverend David L. Harvin of Cedar Grove, the Reverend James R. Huskins of Hurdle Mills, and Loring Mclntyre of Durham. Also, Dr. Fate Thompsom of Car y,the Reverend M. Whit Warren, Jr. of New Bern, Leroy B. Whitfield of Hookerton, Sherrill Williams of New ton Grove, and the Reverend Richard L. Stone of Laurinburg. New Subscription Rates ! Beginningi Feb. 1, 1987 In-County *10.00 Out-of-County * 13?00 n Renew Mow & Save! Perquimans Weekly NCSSM invites student applications DURHAM? The NC School of Sci ence and Mathematics (NCSSM) has mailed thousands of application forms to high schools throughout the state, opening its 1967 nomination process. The state school is seeking students for next fall's junior class. Opened in 1980 as the nation's first statewide, residential public high school for analytically gifted stu dents, NCSSM invites applications by North Carolina tenth-graders who have demonstrated a high aptitude and motivation for the sciences and mathematics. Because the school is residential, prospective students must be willing to live on the Durham campus, but NCSSM charges no fees for tuition, room and board, textbooks, routine health care or laboratory equipment. Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 1987. Applicants must take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) no later than the Jan. 24 test ing date. The NCSSM application-nomi nation process includes these steps : Nomination on an NCSSM applica tion-nomination form during the sophomore year by teachers, parents or others acquainted with a student's work. Students may nominate them selves. And an evaluation form, com pleted by a science or mathematics teacher and a guidance counselor, must accompany all nominations. Jan. 24, 1987. Students take the SAT. Feb. 1987. Students take an NCSSM test that measures abstract rea soning, intellectual curiosity and writing ability. The test will be ad ministered at eight locations across the state on Feb. 21 and Feb. 28. March? Selection of semifinalists by a statewide group of scientists and educators, followed by interviews on campus. May? Notification of finalists, each of whom is invited to attend NCSSM upon successful completion of the 10th grade. Those interested in nominating themselves or others for admission to NCSSM should contact local science and mathematics teachers, princi pals and headmasters, or guidance counselors for application-nomi nation materials. Application booklets also may be obtained by writing to the Admis sions Office, NC School of Science and Mathematics, P.O. Box 2418 Dur ham NC 27705. Jones meets to discuss Oregon Inlet with Hodel WASHINGTON, DC-Congress man Walter B. Jones today met with Donald Hodel, Secretary of Interior, and encouraged the Secretary to re consider his Department's opposition to the Oregon Inlet stabilization pro ject in Dare County, North Carolina. The meeting took place in the Con gressman's Washington, D.C. office. "Secretary Hodel assured me that he would personally review the mer its of the project, although he made no commitment about a change in the Administration's position," stated Congressman Jones, who represents North Carolina's First Congressional District. Congressman Jones has advocated the stabilization project as necessary to protect the lives and welfare of those who use the Inlet for access to and from the protected waters of Al bemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Atlantic Ocean. Proper channel depth through the Inlet is nearly im possible to maintain. This, combined with the powerful local currents, makes for a hazardous passage which has claimed lives and millions of dollars worth of property. The Jones proposal would allow the Army Corps of Engineers to use lim ited acreage within both the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge as footings for the construction of jet ties on either side of Oregon Inlet. The coastal Carolina Congressman has been an avid proponent of the In let project, achieving passage of the necessary authorizing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984. That bill subsequently died when the Senate took no action. "A clear channel will save lives and vessels and enhance the devel opment of our commercial fishing in dustry, an important component of the economy of northeastern North Carolina. I am convinced that the jet ties can be built without undue envi ronmental harm and in the long run will be cheaper than the costly and continous maintenance dredging, the benefits of which can be eliminated with the lashing of one storm," stated Congressman Jones, who serves as Chairman of the House Merchant Marine Fisheries Committee. &U)inbell Monument (Company Monuments Markers Mausoleums Available in granite (of various colors) or marble We Are Direct Factory Representatives Call Larry Swindell 509 Dobbs St. 426-7311 STARTS FtlDAY Clint Eastwood IN "Heartbreak Ridge" <r> MILD OVER 2nd BIO WIKK Eddie Murphy ? IN - "Golden Child" <poiji COMING "American Tall" "Jumping Jack Flaah" "Thr?e Amlgos" MATINEES SUNOAYS AT 3:00 P.M. The Scars Run Deep... CLINT EASTWOOD Heartbreak Ridge STARTS FRIDAY, EDOIE MURPHY IS BACK THE 5 GOLDEN CHILD HELP OWB! J Dr. A.F. Downum OPTOMETRIST HARD OR SOFT? Which type of contact lenses ore best for yoo, hard or soft? Be fore being fitted for lenses, you and your optometrist should s't down and discuss the type of lenses best suited to your needs and eyes. Fifteen years ago there was only one choice: hard lenses. Today there are many types and brands of lenses available. There are flexible soft lenses; semisoft-gas-permeable lenses that Jet your eyes "breathe"; and the fabulous, new super-soft, super-thin ex tended-wear lenses that everyone's talking about. Eoch type of lens has certain advantages. Hard lenses remain popular because they have proven successful, they are less costly, easy to maintain, and provide excellent vision. On the other hand, most newcomers to the contact lens scene more often seem to prefer the comfort and ease of adaptation found in soft lenses. Your optometrist can help you choose a lense that best corrects your visual deficiencies while still providing comfort and safety. Dr.A.F. DOWNUM 103 W. Eton St. Edenton, N.C. Phone: 482-8444
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