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HGS Chalkdust see pg. 14 FEATURE Halloween contest winners see pg. 15 COMMUNITY Jordan honored Tuesday see pg. 9 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 58, No. 44 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, November 3, 1988 30 < T urkey walk date planned Walkers throughout Elizabeth City will get out their favorite trav eling shoes on Saturday, Novem ber 5 for the American Heart Asso ciation's Turkeywalk. The event is expected to attract walkers of all ages from through out the community and is being coordinated by Albemarle Hospi tal's Cardiac Rehabilitation De partment. The funds raised will be used to support the American Heart Association's research pro jects, public and professional edu cation programs, and community service programs. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. in front of Riverwind III Health Club and the course will run alnong riv erfront and through Winslow Acres. )/ According to event chairman James Stiles, the Turkeywalk is more than just a fundraiser: "This is also a means of letting people know that walking can help them to become physically fit and condi tion their hearts and lungs. The en tire family can enjoy this activ ity." All Turkeywalkers will receive a certificate and a recipe booklet for their efforts. Those walkers raising y $50.00 or more will receive a Tur keywalk T-shirt. A frozen turkey and a T-shirt will go to those who raise $100 or more. A t-shirt, turkey and a Turkeywalk warmup suit are the prizes for walkers who raise $250 or more. "Giving away a turkey is a great incentive at time of year," Stiles said, "and we want people to be aware that a diet including low-fat poultry such as turkey is impor tant, not only around the holiday, '? but year-round." If you are interested in partici pating in the Turkeywalk, please contact Peg Manson at the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department of Al bemarle Hospital (331-4450). NNCT Board 1 meeting scheduled Northeastern North Carolina To morrow, Inc. (NNCT) will hold its Fall Board Meeting on Tuesday, November 22nd at Beaufort County Community College in Washington, NC. Following the 3 o'clock Board . Meeting, a Rural Leadership Semi ' nar will be conducted by Billy Ray Hall and Leslie Lilly of the Rural Economic Development Center (REDC) in Raleigh. The REDC will provide the seminar because it believes that future economic pro gress will "depend on the success mi development of leadership in rural communities, of a literate, skilled workforce and of the local facilities necessary to support growth." } The dinner speaker will be Doro thy Redford of Creswell, who has won acclaim and put Somerset Place on the map. She will speak on her search for her roots ana the subsequent Homecomings and new book. Guests are invited and will have the opportunity to meet Ms. Red ford and get an autography copy of her book SOMERSET HOMECOM ING. The cost to attend the 6:30 I . p.m. Dinner is $10.00 per person; " money must be received by Fri day, November Ilth. For more in formation on NNCT or the Sched ule, please call 335-3491 or 335-3494 in Euzabeth City. APES meeting K planned The Albemarle Citizens' Advi , sory Committee of the Albemarle Pamlico Estuarine Study (APES) is holding its next quarterly meet ing on November 7, 1988 at the Col 1 lege of the Albemarle (boardroom) in Elizabeth City. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Agenda items will include a pre ? sentation on an APES early imple ' mentation project in Gates R /? County; review of the 3rd cycle - Call for Proposals; discussion of the APES Public Involvement Plan; consideration of replace ments for committee vacancies; and an opportunity for general puttie comment. Hm Albemarle-Pamlicao Estua rine Study is a federally and state fundsdprogram intended to facili tate effective management of the very valuable, productive re ft sources in the major estuaries of northern and central North Caro I I It.* Carnival a big hit Sat On Saturday tha Halloween carnival at Hertford Gram mar School was extremely successful. Ghost, Ghouls, and Goblins attended, and ev eryone enjoyed the beautiful fall day. Halloween carnival successful Saturday The Halloween Festival held at Hertford Grammar School on Sat urday was a huge success. Festival organizers estimate that over 500 ghouls and goblins and their parents and friends at tended the carnival enjoying the crisp fall afternoon while playing games, having their fortunes told by the gypsy fortune tellers and eating hot dogs and hamburgers. The highlight of the afternoon was the costume parade around the school drive. Witches, prin cesses, monsters, dracula, and many more were on hand to partic ipate. The carnival which was orga nized by the PTA, not as a fund raising event, but as a fun project for the kids raised over $600.00, and was a huge success. In addition to all the fun and games at the festival, visitors were also given reflective safety stick ers to wear on their shoes while trick or treating. Commodities distribution announced (Rain Date: November 23, 1988 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) Perquimans County will receive butter, corn meal, instant milk and flour for distribution to the needy of Perquimans County in Novem ber. The Hertford Lion's Club will begin the distribution at 11:00 a.m. on November 22, 1988, with a rain date scheduled for November 23, 1988 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please note the change in distribution times from previous distributions. It will be conducted at the Ice Plant, Grubb Street in Hertford and will be available to all income eligible households in Perquimans County. Households having four or more members should Dring a helper with them to assist in carry ing the food to the car. All households who will not be able to pick up their commodities may use a representative for this purpose. The commodities card or application must be signed in the correct places for this to be accep table. No household will be allowed to pick up food for more than them selves and one other household as representative. There will be no exceptions. There will be two lines at the dis tribution site. The second line will be for the handicapped and-or dis abled WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE DISTRIBUTION to pick up their food. A doctor's note, stating the disability, must be provided. Again, there will be no exceptions. Cars may not be driven into the distribution area. Please remem ber to park in only authorized park ing areas as the Hertford Police Department will be patroling the area. Applications may be obtained from the following agencies begin ning November 14, 1988; Depart ment of Social Services, Health De partment, Economic Improvement Council, Catholic Social Services, Senior Citizen Center and the Open Door Ministries at the Ice Plant. The Commodities Distribution Program is available to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, re ligion, handicap, or political be liefs. Information about regula tions against discrimination and how to file a complaint may be se cured from the N. C. Division of So cial Services, 325 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, N.C., or from your county department of social serv ices. The income criterior are listed below: HOUSEHOLD GROSS INCOME MUST BE BELOW LEVEL OF APPROPRIATE SIZE HOUSEHOLD Household Size 1 2 3 k 5 6 7 8 Add for each additipnal household member: Per Year $ 7,150 9.620 12,090 1^,560 17,030 19,500 21,970 2U,M0 $ 2,<?70 Per Month $ 596 802 1 ,008 1 ,21^ 1 , ^20 1,625 1,831 2,037 Per Week $138 185 233 280 328 375 *?23 *?70 $ 48 Pirates defeat Redskins for championship MANTEO: Michael Jordan rushed for lie yards and caught a touchdown pass to lead the Pirates to a 12-7 Albemarle Conference vic tory over the Redskins of Manteo Friday night. The win on Friday lifts the Pi rates record to 5-4 overall and 4-1 in the Albemarle conference. The Pi rates are currently tied for first in the conference standings with Cur rituck going into the last week of regular play. With tne loss oil Friday, Manteo fell to 4-4 and 1-4 . Manteo's trouble started in the first quarter when Willie Ether idge's fumble was picked up by Perquimans' Shawn Mallory, who returned it 18 yards for a touch down. The PAT failed, and the Pi rates led 6-0. i Perquimans held the 6-0 lead un til the third quarter, when Manteo bounced back and took control on Bobby Etheridge's 25-yard touch down run and Las Austin's success ful PAT, giving Manteo a 7-6 lead. With only 1:10 remaining in the third quarter, Derrick Rogers made an 18-yard pass to Jordan for the touchdown. The conversion at tempt failed, leaving the score 12-7. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter. The Pirate's defense was led by Jevone Cos ton, who had 13 tackles. Perquimans will play Camden at bome this week in their final regu lar season game. Gabriel to speak at chamber banquet Former professional football player Roman Gabriel will be the guest speaker at the annual Per quimans County Chamber of Com merce banquet on Tuesday, De cember 6th. The annual banquet will be held at the Perquimans County High School lunchroom with dinner be ginning at 7:00 p.m.. Tickets for the banquet are $12.50 and are on sale at the chamber of fice. Entertainment will be pro vided by the Edenton Preservation Band. Also during the banquet the "Charles M. Harrell" award will be given. Gabriel is a native of North Caro lina, and the father of four boys and one girl. While at New Hanover High School in Wilmington, N.C., he was all-state in three sports, and re ceived most valuable player hon ors in both basketball and football. Upon entering North Carolina State, he was offered a pro basket ball contract by the New York Yan kees. He chose to continue his edu cation and received many honors while at NC State, including the Teague Award as the Carolina's most outstanding amateur athlete. After receiving his degree from State in 1962, he was the number one draft pick of both the Los An geles Rams and the Oakland Raid ers. He was the Ram's Most Valu able player in 1963, '67, and '71. He was All-Pro for four years, and the MVP in not only the 1969 Pro bowl, but was also the NFL's MVP that year. After eleven years with the Gabriel Rams, he went on to a successful five years with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was chosen Comeback Player of the Year and Philadelphia's Man of the Year for 1973, '74, and '75. Since retiring from professional football, he has been active in coaching at both the college and professional level. He has numer ous movie, radio, and television credits, and currently serves as president and general manager of the Charlotte Knights AA Baseball team. Roman is active in community events, a member of the North Car olina Sports Hall of Fame, and an entertaining motivational speaker. Band wins honors at competition Sat. On Saturday the Perquimans County High School "Marching Pi rates" traveled to Roanoke Rapids for the Eastern North Carolina Band Festival. Approximatley 40 bands partici pated in the event, and the Perqui mans County band received an overall rating of excellent as well as receiving several other honors in the 4-A competition. Honors re ceived included: first place drum major, 2nd place percussion, and third place overall in their division. Perry appointed by Governor to commission Raleigh? Governor James G. Martin has announced three ap pointments to the N. C. State Social Services Commission. Appointees are Michael P. Gore, Sr. of Clinton, Evelyn Parker-Es worthy of Fayetteville and Shirley E. Perry of Hertford. Gore and Perry's terms run through May 31, 1989. Parker-Es worthy's term runs through May 31, 1991. The 11-member commission was established to set standards and adopt rules and regulations for the programs of public assistance. The Commission works to achieve maximum cooperation with other agencies of the state and of federal government in rendering services to strengthen and maintain the family life and to help recipients of public assistance obtain self-sup port and self-care. Gore, 52, is president and gen eral manager of Gore Manufactur ing Company. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of First Union National Bank. Parker-Esworthy, 50, is co owner of Spring Lake Super Flame Gas and Oil Inc. and the Travel the Globe Travel Agency. She was the first and only woman mayor of Spring Lake. Perry, 53, is a home-maker and bookkeeper for the family-owned farm and hog operation Residents save kittens from certain death Debbie Ayscue had no idea when she went to empty her trash re cently what she would find, but her story has both a tragic and happy ending. When Debbie approached the dumpsters and threw her trash away that Saturday morning she heard a noise, she looked around the dumpsters and saw nothing, but continuing to hear the noise she ran to the home of Melba Overton for help. According to Mrs. Overton when Debbie got to her house she was very upset, and she suspected that there was an animal in the dump ster. "I knew I couldn't get in the dumpster, so I went next door and got by brother-in-law, Grafton Overton, and we went back to the dumpsters," said Mrs. Overton. The group, now joined by several ladies in Mrs. Overton's ceramic shop, returned to the dumpsters, ana Mr. Overton climbed in amongst the bags of trash and be gan his search. After searching for just a few minutes, and shaking three or four bags of trash, he found the trash bag where the noise was coming from. He opened the tied up bag, and much to his surprise and ev eryone elses, inside were four tiny, newborn kittens. The kittens were so small that their eyes were not even open yet. One of the kittens found in the bag was dead, and the others were barely hanging on for their lives. "We were so surprised," said Overton, adding the group's con cern for saving the kitten's lives. "We got the kittens out of the trash bag, and took them to my shop, cleaned them up, " said Overton, and then Mrs. Overton, Mr. Overton, and Jenette Wojcik, a lady working in the shop, began an attempt at saving the kittens lives, Mrs. Overton and Mrs. Wojcik feed the kittens with eyedroppers, and kept them warm while debat ing about what to do. "They were so cold,'' said Over ton, with obvious emotion in her voice. Than Kathy Elmore, another lady working the ceramic shop of fered a solution, a surrogate mother The Elmore s cats had just had babies, and Kathy suggested to ev eryone that she take the kittens home and attempt to introduce them to one of her mother cats to see if she would nurse the kittens. Everyone agreed, and Mrs El more took the cats home, and placed them in with her mother cat and kittens. The mother cat, "Chubs", took the kittens and has been nursing them ever since. Upon visiting the Elmores on Friday of last week the kittens were doing fine. "Chubs" was al lowing them to nurse, and they were playfully fighting for their place with her other kittens. Many people may be asking themselves, who would do such a thing, or saying this is just one iso lated incident, but according to Mrs. Overton many people would be surprised by how times animals are left at the dump. Over the years she claims that she has raised 53 kittens and 25 puppies, and spent a large amount of money feeding other animals. State SPCA officials also have alarming statistics concerning abandoned animals, and urge citi zens who have animals that they can not take care of to either call the local chapter of the SPCA or the county dog catcher.
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