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LOCAL Headstart graduation held! H-AIURI A visit with the Burkes COM MUNI I V Athletic banquet held THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 58, No. 22 USPS 42t-0?0 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, June 2, 1988 30 cents I ? . ? I ? ? " ' ? Playground is safe once again for kids! On Friday, electrical crews removed the lights from the Mid dle School athletic field. The lights and their rotten poles have been a source of much controversy, but with their re moval the athletic fields at the Middle School will once again be safe for area children to use. IM.U. legislature to reconvene June 2nd Raleigh? The 170 state senators and representatives will reconvene for the 1968 regular session of the 1967 General Assembly at 12:00 noon to day, June 2. The session will be limited to a few specific matters including bills af fecting the state budget for fiscal year 1968-89, bills introduced in 1967 that passed one house and are pen ding action by the other, and bills im plementing the recommendations of study commissions authorized to re port to the 1968 session. Other matters which may be taken up include non-controversial local bills, membership of state boards and commissions, state or local pen sion of retirement systems, adminis trative reorganization, and any mat ters authorized by joint resolution passed by two-thirds of the House members present and voting and two-thirds majority of the Senate members. The 106 members of the General Assembly's Joint Appropriations Committee have been meeting since May 16 to hear budget requests from state agencies. No formal action will be taken until after the full legis lature convenes in June. The 1988 session is considered a continuation of the 1967 General As sembly. The Legislature, which tra ditionally meets during the odd-num bered years, also has been meeting regularly for a short session during the even-numbered years beginning in 1974. Perquimans County Board of Elections; vital to county * EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to schedul ing problems and space limitations within the paper the weekly article on a Perquimans County office has not been running. It returns this week, and will run until the series is complete. When most people think of elec tions and voting they think of voting booths, long lines, debates, candi dates, and making choices, but to one office in Perquimans County, the election process is much more com plicated than those things. ? The Perquimans County Board of Elections is charged with conducting all the elections, and the election pro cedures. They must make sure that all the filing deadlines are posted, that all the filing fees are posted and collected, they insure that all the election information is advertised correctly, and they ensure that all the poling places are run properly on election day. If this sounds like a big Job, it is, and it is one that carries much re sponsibility. The Perquimans County Board of Electioos is made up of three people, and control of the elections board is determined by the party which is in control of the Governor's office. Presently in Perquimans County we have two Republicans, and one Dem ocrat on the board of elections. John O. White, IV, and Charles Murray are the two republicans on the board of electioos, and the Democratic member, and chairman of the Per quimans County Elections Board is Buddy Tilley. Members of the Board of Elections are selected by their local parties and referred to the state for appoint ment to the board. Appointments are for two years, and are done during odd years. The current board will serve until 1900. . The appointed members of the board of elections have many duties, especially the chairman of the board. After filing deadlines are met the chairman is responsible for printing all the county ballots, and the board of education ballots. He hires all the registrars for the county polling JTL-ST the poles The chairman is also lesponsible for wsrseeing the entire election proc ess in the county. . The offkial function aftosbMW of 50th year class reunion held Members of the class of 1938 gathered on Saturday at Joe's Place for their 50th year class reunion. Members of the class present gathered for a photo before adjourning their gathering. Class of 1938 holds reunion On Saturday, Joe's Place fan Hertford came alive as members of the grad uating class of MM from Perquimans High School gathered for their 50th class reunion. The school song, roll call of the classmates, recoginition of the class superlatives, and a walk down mem ory lane highlighted Saturday af ternoon's activities as over SO gath ered to remember their good ate high schooldays. In addition to the classmates who gathered, five of the student's former teachers include Mr*. Barbae, Mrs. Lis Jessup, Hannah Holmes, Elizabeth White, and Mrs. Esther Evans were on haad (or the reunion. For many of the guests, it had been over 90 years sinoe they had been to gether, (since their 10th yew reus ion), and jokes, laughter, and rami nising were the order for the evening. A good time was had by all in atten dance, and the clan of 1988 is already making plana for another reunion. Those in attendance at the reunion included: Mae 'As bell Shall, Julia Broughton Rivet, Fred and Betty Campsn, Celia Blanche Dail, Doris (Lane) and Burton Mqwi, Marga ret (Mays) and Leslie Holt, George and Elizabeth (Caddy) Baker, Frances (Bundy) and Ray Perry, Ray and Margaret Jordan, Clyde and Daisy Lane, Addle Ruth (Morgan) Armstrong, Moaslle (Smith) Pea body, Louise (Tarkenton) Bailey, Charles and Doris White, Marjorte (Perry) Wtaslow, Eugene Wlnstow, Juanita (White) Sawyer, Elisabeth Know lee White, HanMh Holmes, Mary Louise (Cfcappell) Meads, Batts, Cuthrie and Blanche Joliff, Sybil (Layden) Evans, Marie (An derson) Banks, Blanche Moore (Berry) and Dill Dillon, Blanche (Chappel) Matter, George and Eliza beth (Elliott) Winslow, Annie Mae (Matthews) Baker, Alice (Roberson) and Jim Johnson, Li la Budd (Ste phens) Inman, Jarvis and Eva Ward, Rollo and Rente White, W inman and Jeanne Spivey, Herbert L. and Jesse Williams, and Ellie Mae (White) Vickers I Those present also took time on Saturday to honor their classmates including Charlie P. Sumner, David B rough ton, George Miller White, Ruby Lee Sumner, Clarissa Winslow, Carlton Smith, Eugenia Gregory, Charles HarreU, Jr., Katherine Hen dricks, Zack Toms White, Iris Winslow, Walter Bond, and Darius Elliott, who are deceased. Runion named new chairman of NNCT Northeastern North Carolina To morrow, Inc. (NNCT) recently held its annual Spring Board Meeting in Elizabeth City. As part of the meet ing, the election of new Board mem bers took place, and Mr. Jack Runion of N. C. Power in Roanoke Rapids be came the new Chairman of the Board. Mr. Runion takes over the helm of NNCT from Mr. Isaac "Ike" Battle of Gatesville, who completed a suc cessful two-year tenure as Chairman of the Board. During the course of the evening, Mr. Battle was presented with a plaque for his service and was honored and praised by the Board of Directors and staff for his leadership and guidance. NNCT is a regional, non-profit eco nomic and community development agency that serves the 16-counties of northeastern NC. It is governed by an Executive Committee that acts for the 60-member Board of Directors between bi-annual Board Meetings The Executive Committee that will serve with Mr. Runion is comprised of the following: Mrs. Lueta Sellers of Edenton. First Vice Chairperson: Dr. Willis McLeod of Jackson, Sec ond Vice Chairperson; Mr. Joe Par ker of Ahoskie, Secretary: Dr. Par ker Chesson of Elizabeth City, Treasurer; Mr. Joe Hollowell of Edenton, Chairperson of Agriculture & Natural Industries Committee; Mrs. Mary Lilley of Williamston, Chairperson of Business and Indus try; Mr. Yates Barber of Elizabeth City, Chairperson of Conservation and Natural Resources Committee; Mr. Ike Battle, Chairperson of Pride, Education, and Community Services Committee; Mrs. Winnie Wood of Camden, Chairperson of Tourism Committee; Dr. Jimmy Jenkins, Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University; and the following at large members; Mr. Bill Hodges of Washington, Mrs. Shirley Jones of Camden; Dr. Harold Mitchell of Aho6k:e, and Mr. Ralph Plumblee of Plymouth. NNCT Board members from Per quimans County are Mrs. Lucille Winslow and Mayor Bill Cox. NNCT has had a very busy year. NNCT was tapped by the Southern Arts Federation of Atlanta, GA. to implement a Rural Arts Initiative de signed to promote and preserve re gional art and culture. From this, a Northeastern Cultural Alliance has been formed. This Alliance will build strong regional bonds while devel oping artistic growth, finding funds for the arts, and bringing profes sional art activities and performers to the area. Additionally, NNCT has worked with a public relations firm this year in the promotion of the region in the Hampton Roads area. Brickell and Associates of Norfolk has developed several ideas, including a quarterly schedule of events distributed to the media and a speakers' bureau. NNCT has also co-operated with His toric Albemarle Tour and Brickell and Associates in the implementa tion of tour group packaging. NNCT also sponsored its Annual Essay Contest for high school ju niors. The winners were honored and recognized at the Banquet. The First Place scholarship amount of $1,000 was awarded to Jim Brumsey of Cur rituck County High School. Teacher Susie Spruill was the coordinator. Second place honor with a $300 schol arship went to Christy Waters of Per quimans County High School. Paul Meads was the co-ordinator. Paige Chandler of Cape Hatteras High School was awarded the $200 Third Place scholarship. Carolyn Cooper was the teacher from Cape Hatteras High who co-ordinated the contest. Assistance and support have been given on a continuing basis to the Re gional Small Business Incubator in Ahoskie, the promotion of a teen pre gnancy prevention film, the Wan chese Seafood Industrial Park, and several other on-going programs. Projects assisted with grants or loans this year include: Perquimans Chowan Partners with Youth; a Nu trition and Fitness Program; 4-H Club David Toma Event; Northamp ton Mastery in Learning; Albemarle Crawfish Farm; the C. S. Brown School in Winton; Albemarle RC&D Aquaculture Project; Historic Albe marle Tours Fam Tour; the Eliza beth City Area Girls' Club Choices and Challenges Program; the Dis mal Swamp Canal Visitors' Center; Roanoke-Chowan SAFE (Services for Abused Families in Emergen cies) ; and a Regional Choral Music Festival. For more information on NNCT, please call or write one of NNCT's staff members: Phil McMullan, Jr., Executive Director; Joseph Umesi, Assistant Director; Shirley Brown, Research Associate; Beverly Samp son, Information and Communica tions; and Felicia Whidbee, Secre tary. The address is: NNCT; Elizabeth City State University Box 962; Elizabeth City, NC 27909; (919) 335-3491 or 335-3494. May and June named S.A.D.D. months in NC Governor James G. Martin has proclaimed May and June as "Stu dents Against Driving Drunk (S.A.D.D.) Months in North Caro lina." These months are especially dangerous because of activities asso ciated with proms, graduations and the beginning of summer vacation. "Automobile crashes casued by drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs ae still the number one killer of young people ages 16 to 21," Governor Martin said in the procla mation. As S.A.D.D. members, junior and senior high school students from throughout North Carolina are work ing to save the lives of teens and oth ers. Through local public awareness projects, they are telling others what happens when a person drinks or uses drugs and drives, the governor said. S.A.D.D.'s motto, "Friends don't let friends drive drunk," encourages young people to use positive peer pressure to help eliminate deaths due to driving while intoxicated. In 1986, 707 North Carolinians were killed in DWI-related accidents. Ninety-two of those killed were young people between the ages of 15 and 19. Another 3,222 teenagers were se riously injured in crashes involving a drunk driver. N.C. S.A.D.D. is housed in the N.C. Department of Administration's Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office. "The goal of the North Carolina S.A.D.D. program," Administration Secretary James S. Lofton said, "is to reach throughout the state and in volve students who are concerned and want to help fight this important battle against mixing alcohol and driving on our highways. School of Science and Math invites student Durham? Selena E. Overton, a sophomore at Perquimans County High School, has been invited to at tend the N. C. School of Science and Mathematics next fall, school offi cials announced. Miss Overton, daughter of Ms. Sandra Overton, was chosen for the incoming junior class of 282 from nearly 700 nominees statewide. As a junior class candidate, Miss Overton underwent a rigorous admis sions process, beginning last winter with her nomination by teachers and counselors and her submission of class grades, essays, and scores on the Scholastic Aptitude and Califor nia Achievement tests. She also was required to take a school-administered test designed to measure creative thinking and writ ing ability and attend a personal In terview on the Durham campus. An affiliate school of the University of North Carolina, the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics opened in 1980 as the nation's first statewide, residential, public high school for students with special ability and in terest in the sciences and mathemat ics. Students attend the school their junior and senior years. WKATHLR Weather forecasters are calling for warm sunny weather this weekend with lows In the 60s and 70s, highs In the 80s and 90s.
The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.)
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