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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume S7, No.lt USPS 428-OM Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, April 30, 1987
30 CENTS
Seminar held
l ? By DEBRA N. SHEAR!)
On Saturday, April 25, 1987, the
first seminar of Leadership Devel
opment For Rural Minority Women
was held at the Albemarle Commis
sion Building in Hertford.
The purpose of this seminar was to
learn about the challenges and strat
egies involved in family and commu
nity leadership. The seminars' theme
was "Positive Thinking For Lead
ership.
^ The program began at 9:50 a.m.
with Juanita T. Bailey, Home Eco
nomics Extension Agent, presiding.
The Rev. Harold H. Murrill of Hert
ford offered the invocation, and an
extended welcome followed with
Stanley J. Winslow, Director of Per
quimans County Extension Service,
welcoming everyone, Welly White,
Chairman of the County Commission
ers, extended a welcome on behalf of
the county, and Mayor Cox, wel
k corned everyone on behalf of the
town. The Mayor also reminded ev
eryone of the Indian Summer Festi
val and emphasized Jim "Catfish"
Hunter Day which is to be held on
Saturday, May 9th. Pat Harrell, Su
perintendent of the Perquimans
County Schools, followed with a wel
come on behalf of the schools and
commented with a positive note on
the theme "Positive Thinking."
The assembly proceeded with an
overview of the Rural Minority Wom
en's Leadership Development pro
gram which was given by Mrs. Bai
ley.
The seminar, which ended approxi
mately 3 p.m., was divided into three
sessions. The first entitled "Commu
nications: Build Up One Another",
was led by Attorney Ronald G. Penny
of Penny, Barnes and Rodgers of
Elizabeth City, NC.
I He stressed many strong points on
positive leadership. Penny stated
that minorities have problems which
collectively face them and which in
dividually face them. He stated that
very few changes can be made with
out gaining the ability to work to
gether. Atty. Penny highlighted his
45 minute spot by involving everyone
present. Volunteers participated in
three separate group demonstra
tions. The demonstrations provided
^ the seminar's participants with new
skills to assess their personal assets,
ways to overcome sterotyping, and
exercises which improved their lis
tening skills.
Throughout his session Penny
stressed the ability to function
through speech, body language and
writing.
At the end of his session, Attorney
Penny, and the other speakers were
presented with a token of apprecia
* tion by the planning committee. The
planning committee consists of Vera
Murrill, Estelle Felton, Carolyn Mod
lin, Emma Burke, Celestine Modlin,
Arlene White, Mountray Godfrey,
Pictured above Gloria Mitchell makes her presentation during the seminar.
Lillian Jordan, Gloria Thomas,
Joyce Felton, Juanita T. Bailey,
Agnes R. Evans, Deborah J. Howard,
Demetria Felton, Linda Felton, and
Phyllis Moore.
The second session, which was led
by Mrs. Gloria Mitchell, Consultant,
Winfall, NC, carried the theme of
"Building Self Esteem Through
Christian Values." Mrs. Mitchell ac
centuated the importance of spiritual
values in building self esteem and
gave pointers to remove negati
visms.
A luncheon was then held with a
blessing given by the Rev. J.H. Lon
don. The lunch was provided by the
Perquimans County School Food
Service Association, Carolyn Dar
nell, President.
After lunch the guest speaker, Dr.
Brenda Allen, Leadership Devel
opment Specialist, N.C.S.U., Ra
leigh, N.C., portrayed Coretta Scott
King, widow of slain civil rights
leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
using exerts from "To The Mountain
Top".
Stressing eight ways to "Build Up
One Another", Dr. Allen reiterated
how to function more effectively in
communication through speech,
body language and writing.
The program proved to be a great
success despite inclement weather.
The seminar was made possible by
the following businesses: Z. Smith
Reyolds Foundation, R.J. Reynolds
Nabisco Company, N.C. Agricultural
Extension Service, Perquimans
County School Food Service, The
Above Juanita Bailey welcomes everyone and gives an
overview of the program.
Perquimans Weekly, Doziers Florist,
The Orchard, Peoples Bank & Trust
Company of Hertford, NCNB Na
tional Bank, Hertford, Hardees of
Hertford, Hardees of Elizabeth City,
Little Mint of Hertford, and the Per
quimans County Chamber of Com
merce.
Funding for this seminar was pro
vided by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foun
dation and R.J. Reynolds Nabisco
Company in cooperation with the
N.C. Agricultural Extension Service.
The extension service provides edu
cational services to N.C. citizens in
the areas of agricultural, home eco
nomics, community development,
and 4-H and youth. There are exten
sion offices located in each of the 100
counties. For further information on
the leadership development pro
gram, contact Dr. Brenda Allen,
Leadership Development Specialist,
Agricultural Extension Service,
NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695, (919) 737
2770.
Governor's council holds local hearing on drug abuse
By GINA K. JEPSON
Editor
Local citizens got an opportunity to
? voice their concerns over substance
abuse last Tuesday when First Lady
Dottie Martin came to Elizabeth City
for a hearing on the matter.
Mrs. Martin along with others in
cluding Wallace Nelson of Hertford
held a public hearing and sat on a
panel which listened to about 20 peo
ple testify about problems and possi
ble solutions for substance abuse.
Most people who spoke to the panel
voiced they feel answers to this prob
) lem should involve better education
programs on substance abuse in our
schools, more money to fund these
programs, and continued education
and reinforcement from the home.
Last year Governor Martin formed
the council by executive order to
study Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Among Children and Youth. Hie pur
pose of the council is to survey public
opinion across the state, and thru the
use of panel discussions such as the
one held last Tuesday determine the
problems and solution for substance
abuse in different areas.
By holding these meeting across
the state the council hopes to develop
a plan which will include implement
ing various resources including local
ami state agencies in addition to com
munity agencies.
Wallace Nelson of Hertford who
serves on the council, and who is the
pharmacy director at Chowan Hospi
tal served as moderator for the hear
ing.
Mrs. Martin stated that there are
many people in North Carolina " sit
ting on the edge of their chairs" re
ady to come together and identify the
state's drug problem. She added that
those people feel that this problem
should lead the list and take prece
dence over anything else.
Joe Lothian, Perquimans County
Sheriff testified at the hearing and
stated that he feels there is a tremen
dous problem in this area. "We have
a tremendous cocaine problem
here", said Lothian. He praised the
area's law enforcement agencies
who are working together to fight this
problem, but added that Northeast
ern North Carolina is not getting the
help it needs from Raleigh in this
matter.
Several members of S.A.D.D., Stu
dents Against Drunk Driving testi
fied at the hearing. They stated that
students often feel left out while
watching their parents who drink or
may do drugs. Laurie Halsey, a local
member of the organization says she
feels that parents and other role mod
els should explore their behavior and
attitudes about substance abuse be
fore dicussing it with their children.
"We need to work hard and parents
and child need to work together,"
Commodities distribution
outlined for Perquimans County
COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTION
May 28,1987
(RAIN DATE S8-21-*?)
[) Perquimans County will receive
cheese, butter, corn meal, instant
milk, flour and rice for distribution to
the needy of Perquimans County in
May. We hope to have food weather
fjpr the day of distribution; however,
we have made a rain date of May 21,
1987 if needed
. The Hertford Lisa's Club will begin
the distribution at S :10 a.m. It will be
conducted at the Ice Plant, Grubb
N Street in Hertford and will be avail
1 ftfrU ?? all InMiM ?Hg>hU hOIMnhoitil
in Perquimans County. Households
having four or more members should
brfc^ a helper with thorn to assist in
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carrying the food to the car.
All households who will not be able
to pick up their commodities may use
a repesentative for this purpose. Hie
commodities card or application
must be signed in the correct places
for this to be acceptable. No house
hold will be allowed to pick up food
for more than themselves and mm
other household as representative.
There will be two lines at the distri
bution site. TSe second line will be for
the handicapped and-or disabled;
however, a doctor's statement must
be provided for this purpose.
Cars may Mt be driven into the dis
tribution area. Please remember to
park in only authorised parking
are*? as the Hertford Police Depart
ment win be patnj^ng the area.
Applications may be obtained from
the following agencies beginning
May 11, 1987; Department of Social
Services, Health Department; Eco
nomic Improvement Council, Catho
lic Social Services, Senior Citizen
Center and the Open Door Ministries
at the Ice Plant.
The Commodities Distribution Pro
gram is available to all eligible per
sons without regard to race, color,
national origin, age, sex, religion,
handicap, or political beliefs. Infor
mation about regulations against dis
crimination and how to file a com
plaint may be secured from the N.C.
Division of Social Services, 335 N. Sa
lisbury Street, Raleigh, NC, or from
your county Department of Social
Services.
Ms. Halsey said to the first lady.
Students who spoke at the hearing
stated that they did not feel peer
pressure was the major reason for
substance abuse.
The testimonies of others sug
gested lack of discipline, curiosity,
boredom, family deterioration, work
ing mothers, and a spiritual defi
ciency within people's lives were all
causes for an increase of substance
abuse.
In a closing statement to those peo
ple present Mrs. Martin stated that
the council is hearing the same com
ments from across the state.
The hearing which was held in Eliz
abeth City last week was the third in
a statewide series of hearings held
throughout the state. At the conclu
sion of these hearings the council will
identify the causes and make recom
mendations concerning solutions to
the problems.
Animal control
ordinance passed
The Perquimans County Commis
sioners have passed a countywide an
imal control ordinance.
At a meeting held Tuesday, April
2lst commissioners listened as seve
ral citizens asked questions about the
proposed animal control ordinance,
before voting unanimously to pass
the ordinance.
The majority of the citizens pre
sent at the meeting Tuesday were
from the Snug Harbor area and
stated that they welcome the new or
dinance because they have such a
problem in that area with stray dogs.
The ordinance which covers seve
ral main points, and basically defines
the duties of the animal control de
partment, and gives the Perquimans
County animal control officer, some
authority under which to operate.
The ordinance outlines procedures
for keeping stray animals in the ani
mal shelter, animal abuse, seizure of
animals, and outlines procedures for
treatment of animals to prevent ra
bies and other diseases. The ordi
nance also outlines complaint proce
dures, and penalties for violations of
the ordinance.
Randy Keaton, County Manager
stated that the new ordinance is a
combination of several ordinances
from different counties from around
the state which a committee dis
cussed and developed considering
the county's needs, and situation.
The ordinance is available for re
view at the office of the county man
ager, and Ray Winslow, County ani
mal control officer will also be happy
toanswer any .
The commissioners also voted to
purchase a tranquilizer gun for use
on animals which Ray Winslow, Ani
mal Control Officer, feels are dan
gerous.
The commissioners also voted to
proclaim Saturday, May 9th, Jim
"Catfish" Hunter day in Perquimans
County. This action comes as a result
of the festivities which are being
planned in honor of Hunter on that
day. The festivities which are being
planned include a parade, a pig
pickin, and the old timers baseball
game.
Charles Woodard and Steve Sutton
were appointed to the Hertford Zon
ing and Planning board Tuesday by
the commissioners, and the commis
sioners voted to write a letter in sup
port of Mr. Hull's election to the wild
life committe. Hull is a farmer from
Camden who has been very active in
wildlife issues.
The board also learned that some
time in the next few weeks the school
board will have a proposed budget re
ady for their review. Keaton told
commissioners that Pat Han-ell,
School Superintendant and the school
board were currently holding meet
ings to prepare the budget. Both
boards will be meeting in the next
several weeks to review the budget
for the upcoming school year.
Paul Gregory also came before the
board to let them know about a bill
being introduced in the legislature
which will provide $10 millon dollars
for Social Service programs in the
state. Gregory asked that the board
support the bill, and write our area
representatives asking for their sup
port of the bill also.
The board also discussed a bill be
fore the legislature concerning the
proposed land transfer tax for the
county. Keaton told board members
that the bill is meeting with some op
position in Raleigh, and that at this
time it's future is uncertain. The pro
posed bill would provide the county
with additional revenue.
There being no further business the
meeting was adjourned.
Hearing held on police
department in Winffall
On Tuesday, April 21st the Hertford
Town Council held a public hearing to
discuss the fate of the Winfall Police
Department.
Approximately 35 people gathered
at the courthouse last Tuesday eve
ning to let the council know their feel
ings on the issue of whether Winfall
should receive police protection from
the Hertford Police Department or
continue to maintain their own de
partment.
The majority of the Winfall citizens
present seemeid to favor their own de
partment; however Mr. Floyd Mat
thews of Winfall stated that a joint
department could bring the two
town's together, and give Winfall bet
ter protection than they can receive
from their own officer. Matthews
also stated that he felt the citizens
would get better protection 24 hours a
day rather than 40 hours a week.
The proposal which is being consid
ered by Winfall and Hertford would
provide24 hour protection for both
cities. If adopted it would provide
Hertford's department with another
officer, and a new car. Calls for the
department would be answered on a
priority basis, and hopefully would
afford all the citizens in the two
towns the best protection possible.
After listening to the people's com
ments both councils stated that no de
cision would be made that evening.
The councils are planning to get back
together at a later date to make a de
cision.
Mayor Lloyd Ray Morgan stated at
Tuesday meeting that he just wants
to do what the citizens of Winfall
want. "I just want to give the citizens
what they want" said Morgan.
The councils decision will be an
nounced at a later date after a deci
sion is made.
Pictured above are Dr. Melvin Styons, Wallace Nelson, Mrs.
Dottle Martin, and Dr. Shirley Turnage who were all present
for the hearing on substance abuse.
HOUSEHOLD
SIZE
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GROSS INCOME OF HOUSEHOLD
PER PER
YEAR MONTH
PER
WEEK
1 $ 6,968 $ 581 S 1 34
2 9,412 785 181
3 11,856 988 228
4 14,300 1,192 275
5 16,744 1,396 322
6 19,188 1,599 369
7 21,632 1,803 416
8 24,076 , 2,007 463
Add for each additional
household member: $ 2,444 $ 204 $ 47
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