THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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FEATURE
COMMUNITY
The Brian Center in Hertford
will celebrate its first anni
versary this week. The Brian
Center is located off of Grubb
Street and features many pro
grams and activities for its
residents, as well as land
scaped gardens for them to
look at.
i, Brian Center celebrates anniversary
On Tuesday, June 21st, the Brian
Center Nursing Care facility in Hert
ford celebrated their first anniver
sary.
A year ago Tuesday, the center
held its official ribbon cutting cere
monies, gave guided tours, and ac
cepted their first patient, Mrs. Milli
cent King.
During last year's dedication cere
& monies, Mayor Bill Cox of Hertford
? stated that the Brian Center had built
a cadillac in a full line of nursing care
facilities, and a year later the
statement holds true.
HISTORY
A year ago when the Brian Center
opened it doors, it was a dream come
true for many area residents, and
residents in many of the surrounding
counties who felt there was a great
need in this area for a quality nursing
l care facility. Perquimans County
r- was chosen by the state and the Brian
Center's management corporation
after a long and detailed process. Af
ter several years of work on the part
of many people, the Brian Center
opened at its present location off of
Grubb Street in Hertford.
The Brian Center's management
offices are located in Hickory, North
Carolina, and Brian Centers have
been providing quality nursing care
for their residents for over 15 years.
29 centers are currently in operation
across North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Georgia, and Florida. The Brian
Center Management Corporation is
chaired by Donald C. Beaver, a id the
Brian centers are named for Bea
ver's young son, named Brian, who
Beaver and his wife lost several
years ago.
Today the Brian Centers makes ev
ery attempt possible to provide their
residents with the best quality nurs
ing care available.
FACTS ABOUT THE
LOCAL CENTER
Since February of 1968 the Brian
Center-Hertford has been operating
at approximately 96 percent occu
pancy. The center is designed to
house 78 residents with 27,000 square
feet of space in the facility. 39 resi
dents are in skilled beds, and 39 in
intermediate care. There are two pri
vate rooms in the facility, and the re
maining rooms are either semi-pri
vate or wards. The facility has
gardens, uncovered patios, and
plenty of landscaped scenery for pa
tients to enjoy. Locally 80 people are
employed by the center on a full-time
and part-time basis with a monthly
payroll of $55,000. Most of the em
ployees are from the local area, and
there has been very little patient and
staff turn-over since the center
opened a year ago.
see Brian Center pg. 11
Perquimans County Board of Education;
providing school leadership for county
One of the many services wbicn
Perquimans County residents often
take for granted are our local
schools, and leading the schools is the
A Perquimans County Board of Educa
tion.
The Perquimans County Board of
Education is composed of five mem
bers elected at large, but represenat
ing each of the five townships. Cur
rent members of the board are Cliff
Towe, Parkville Township; Emmett
Long, Bethel Township; Preston Ste
venson, Hertford Township; Mack
Nixon, New Hope Township, and Clif
ford Winslow, of Belvidere.
0 The Board of Education has oper
\ a ted as it does today in Perquimans
County since 1970. Prior to that time
following local elections those people
1 getting the highest votes in the elec
tion were appointed by the N.C. Gen
eral Assembly to serve on the Board
of Education.
The current members of the Board
of Education have over 68 years of
experience serving as leaders for the
local school system, and they have
many responsibilities, and many du
ties.
In the state of North Carolina
Boards of Education are incorpo
rated. As a corporate body, the
Board of Education has a legal exis
tence separate and apart from it's
members. Even though the Board of
Education is made up of individual
members, it must act together. No
board member can act alone. As a
corporate body, the board may sue,
be sued, purchase and condemn
property, and receive monies and
goods in its corporate name. The
board also has authority over all pub
lic school matters in its unit.
The local school board has the duty
of providing adequate school facili
ties and programs within their unit,
and they are charged with enforcing
school laws in their unit.
Simply put, the school board has
total responsibility for daily opera
tion of the school system. They set
educational policies, hire personnel,
oversee financial affairs, guard fi
nancial assets, access general needs
and present them to the local Board
of Commissioners, which functions
as the tax-levying board for the
county, plus much more.
Board members do much for the
see school board pg. 11
Motorists urged to drive carefully over holiday
CHARLOTTE, NC.? Eighteen per
] sons may lose their Uvea in fatal acci
I dents during the 78-hour F ourth of
1 July holiday weekend, the N.C. State
ft) Motor Club has projected. The mid
year holiday begins Friday, July 1, at
? p.m. and ends Monday, July 4, at
mid-night.
Last year the holiday claimed 17
lives in North Carolina and Injured
1,315. In IMS there were 38 fatalities
fend 1,075 injuries.
The Fourth of July holiday week
end tends to produce more fatalities
M average than any other holiday,
except Thanksgiving and Christmas,
lb according to Dr. John O. Fraxier, m,
president of (he statewide motor
club.
"Summer months are the most
dangerous months, and vacation
driving is more dangerous than busi
ness or normal everday driving," Dr.
Frazier stated. "Unfamiliar roads,
fatigue, and the tendency to cele
brate before reaching the vacation
spot contribute," he added. All mo
torists are urged to stay on guard
while driving and don't relax until
destination is reached.
Speed continues to be the number
one contributing factor in motor vehi
cle deaths and driving under the in
fluence of alcohol or drugs ranks sec
ond on the Hst.
The North Carolina Crime Control
and Public Safety Department
spokesman, Phil Bridges, advises
that the State Highway Patrol will
have every available trooper on duty
this July Fourth weekend. They will
be participating in Operation CARE
(Combined Accident Reduction Ef
forts), designed to promote traffic
safety and reduce accidents on inter
state highways. AO troopers will be
concentrating on excessive speed,
and drinking drivers in an effort to
reduce the number of traffic acci
dents deaths.
The National Safety Council has
projected 400 to 500 deaths nation
wide over the holiday, and 19,000 to
24,000 may suffer disabling injuries.
As we celebrate our independence
on this Fourth of July, let's not forget
the freedoms we enjoy, among than
the freedom to travel anywhere we
like," Frazier said. "If you are trav
eling this weekend, drive safely and
remember the words of Will Rog
ers? "We kill more people celebrat
ing our Independence Day, than we
lost fighting for it".
To date 639 fatalities have been re
ported on North Carolina highways
according to the N. C. Department of
Motor Vehicles. IUs is 4t less than at
this same time last year.
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Fourth of July festivities planned
Make plans now, and bead out
Monday to Missing Mill Park for the
annual Fourth of July celebration
sponsored by the Perquimans County
Jaycees.
This year activities will get under
way at 2:00 p.m. with concession
sales, entertainment of all kinds,
games for kids and adults, the annual
street dance, and, of course, the big
gest and best fireworks display ever
shot off in Perquimans County.
Hamburgers, barbecue, hot dogs,
corn on the cob, french fries, pop
corn, soft drinks plus other delicious
treats will go on sale at 2 : 00 p.m. , and
be available throughout the af
ternoon and evening. Sara Winslow
will be in charge of firing the grills,
and promises to have something to
tempt everyone's tastebuds.
The afternoon will be filled with a
variety of entertainment for every
one's enjoyment. Entertainers
scheduled to appear include the Har
bor Lites, Lyn Winslow, pianist, gos
pel singers, and Magic, who will be
making their second annual appear
ance at the Fourth of July festivities.
A county-wide church service will
begin at 7:30 p.m. under the Missing
Mill Park shelter, and following the
entertainment, at dusk, the fireworks
display will begin.
Games for both children and adults
are planned from 2:00 p.m. until 4:30
p.m.. JoAnn Jones has organized
such games as volleyball, badmin
ton, tug-o-war, horseshoes, and more
for the adults. All entry fees from
these games will be donated by the
Jaycees to the N.C. Burn Center in
Chapel Hill.
Water balloon toss, balloon shav
ing, a tricycle- bicycle decorating
contest, and much more are planned
for the little folks. Prizes will be
awarded in the bike decorating con
test. There will be three categories
for judging, two to four years of age,
five to eight years of age, and nine to
12 years of age. Parents are asked to
bring all children competing in the
contest to the park at 2:00 p.m. with
their bikes decorated.
Diane Copeland has taken charge
of entertaining the teenagers this
year, and they should have a wonder
ful afternoon. Diane has planned a
scavenger hunt, a new event for the
Fourth of July festivities, and there
will even be a greased pole available
for climbing, if they dare.
As dusk descends over the county,
Wayne Layden and crew will begin
their magic, sending up the largest
and mo6t spectacular fireworks dis
play ever seen at the county's Fourth
of July celebration. Several of the
Jaycees traveled all the way to South
Carolina for the fireworks and fire
work training, and they promise to be
most enjoyable.
As you can see, a fun family day is
planned to celebrate the 212th birth
day of our nation.
The Jaycees invite everyone to
come out and have a good time, and
celebrate the Fourth of July with
them on Monday at Missing Mill
Park in Hertford, see ya there.
Operation fan heat relief begins
Human Resources' Secretary Da
vid T. Flaherty announced that "Op
eration Fan-Heat Relief" will begin
its third year of operation again this
summer. "Operation Fan-Heat Re
lief" is a special emergency project
designed to help elderly North Caro
linians cope with the summer heat.
"Many elderly citizens do not have
electric fans or air conditioners in
their homes," Secretary Flaherty
said. "This makes them highly sus
ceptible to heat stroke and heat ex
haustion. These life-threatening situ
ations can be avoided when our older
citizens are able to keep cool through
the use of fans or air conditioners."
"North Carolinians are urged to
join in Operation Fan-Heat Relief by
donating electric fans and air condi
tioners or by making cash contribu
tions to buy these items through one
of the 18 Area Agencies of Aging or
their Council on Aging or Senior Cen
ter," Flaherty said.
Each year older adults die from
heat-related illnesses. Health offi
cials say most of these fatalities
could have been prevented.
Already this year, North Carolina
has experienced temperatures in the
90's. These high temperatures, cou
pled with high humidity, can inhibit
the body's natural cooling process
prespiration.
Assistant Secretary for DHR's Di
vision of Aging Elaine Stoops says el
derly citizens have a greater need for
a cool environment during the sum
mer. "Older people often have ch
ronic health problems requiring
medication which affects the body's
natural defenses for coping with
heat," Stoops said. "For example, di
uretics, often prescribed for high
blood pressure, reduce the amount of
fluids in a person's body and in turn
affect the body's cooling system. Cer
tain tranquilizers and drugs used to
treat Parkinson's Disease also inter
fere with perspiration. A number of
other chronic medical conditions,
such as diabetes, stroke, heart dis
ease and obesity often upset normal
bodily responses to heat," Stoops
added.
The fans that will be collected and
purchased through "Operation Fan
Heat Relief"- will be given to those
elderly citizens who have the great
est need for relief from the heat.
Other aspects of the program include
having volunteers who deliver meals
to the elderly, home health aides and
chore workers check older citizens
for heat stress during hot weather.
The state's 112 Senior Centers will
also be open to provide a cool place
for older adults who lack air condi
tioning or fans in their homes.
Those wishing to donate cash con
tributions or electic fans to "Opera
tion Fan-Heat Relief" or older adults
seeking fans should call the Division
of Aging at 919-733-3983, or CARE
LINE at 1-800-662-7030.
Winslow selected outst??,u
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Stanley J. Winslow, Perquimans
County extension director, has been
selected as the outstanding young ag
ricultural extension worker in the 13
county North East Extension Dis
trict.
The selection was made by the
North Carolina Association of County
Agricultural Agents. He received a
plaque and $25 cash award.
Winslow was cited by the associa
tion for his contributions to the area
intergrated pest management coop
erative, which he was in charge of for
three years. He helped to move the
cooperative to it's highest level of
achievement? 15,000 acres of soil
sampling and 12,000 acres of crops
that were scouted for pests on a regu
lar basis. Included were corn, soy
beans, wheat, Irish potatoes, wheat
and cotton.
Winslow has a B.S. degree in
agronomy from North Carolina State
University. He joined the North Caro
lina Agricultural Extension Service
in 1978 as an agent in Lincoln County.
He transferred to Perquimans in
1981, where he was promoted to
county director in 1985.
Other 1988 winners of young agent
achievement awards are Kenneth
McCaskill, Jackson County; Robert
Parriott, Watauga and Ashe coun
ties; Curtis D. Fountain, Edgecombe
County; Richard Melton, Hoke
County; Philip J. Denlinger, Duplin
County; and Thomas R. Martin,
Mecklenburg County. The honor is
reserved for agents who have less
than 10 years of extension experi
ence.
Schedule of Events
Missing Mill Park, Hertford
2:00 p.m. ? Children & Adult games
Teen games
Boat Show
Dunking booth
Concession stand
(Games will run until 4:30 p.m. featuring trl-cycle, bicycles decorat
ing contest, scavenger hunt, balloon shaving, greased pole, volley
ball, horseshoes and more.)
4:30 p.m. ?
5:30 p.m. ?
6:30 p.m. ?
7:30 p.m. ?
Harbor Lites
Piano Concert by Lyn Winslow
Gospel Sing
County-wide Church Service
(Missing Mill Park Shelter)
8:00 p.m. - Magic
Dusk ?
Fireworks
(Biggest & Best Ever)
'(All monies raised from adult games will be donated to N.C. Burn
Center. Children participating In tricycle and bicycle contest should
bring bikes decorated to the park.)