THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume SS, No.22 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perguimant County, N.C. Thursday. June 1, 1989 30 CENTS
kJMHM
?
Martial arts achdol
attracts all ages
Many factors affect
farming and yields
P*8* 10
Community
happenings
l Local
| Briefs
County wins
safety award
Perquimans County will receive
an award for outstanding achieve
ment in on-the-job safety on June 6
along with 26 other award recipi
ents.
The N.C. Department of Labor
recognizes annually those business
and governmental agencies which
have maintained either a perfect
safety record for the year or re
corded an occupational injury inci
dence rate (for cases involving
days away from work) at least 50
. percent below the statewide aver
age for their particular industry
group. In addition, the firms must
nave 10 or more employees and no
on-the-job fatatlities in a calendar
year.
Dr. James A. Oppold. director of
the Department of Labor's Occu
pational Safety and Health Divi
sion, will present the awards at a
dinner at the Vicki Villa Restau
rant in Elizabeth City. The banquet
is cosponsored by the Elizabeth
City Area Chamber of Commerce
and the N.C. Department of Labor.
Freddie Pierce, a comedian and
performer, will entertain the as
semblage.
Oppold said, "The safety awards
program recognizes the efforts of
management and workers in busi
nesses and governmental agencies
in North Carolina who maintain a
safe and healthy place to work.
"The firms receiving awards
have done a superior job of avoid
ing injuries and illnesses in their
workplaces. We commend them
for that and encourage them to
continue to promote safety and
health awareness among their em
ployees," he said.
Perquimans has received the
award for five years.
Swindell receiver*
director's license
Suzanne Stanton Swindell of
Hertford, recently received her
Funeral Directors License by pass
ing the North Carolina State Board
of Mortuary Science exam. She
and her husband. W. Larry Swin
dell, have owned and operated
Swindell Funeral Home in Hert
ford since October 1985. Prior to
joining the family business, Mrs.
. Swindell taught social studies in
' high school.
Also licensed in insurance, Mrs.
Swindell will work in the area of
Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements.
Through her license, Mrs. Swin
dell will De better able to assist the
public in arranging and conducting
funerals or answering questions.
Jaycees attend
state convention
L' The Perquimans County Jaycees
received several state awards at
the annual North Carolina Jaycee
convention May 19-21 in Greens
boro.
Denise Peckham won the JCI
Senate first-timer's award. The
award is given to the Jaycee at
tending his or her first state con
vention who can answer specific
questions about the Jaycee organi
zation and gets the most signatures
E> of executive committee members.
Recognized as one of the top
three regional directors in the state
was Parker Newbern. He was also
inducted into the President's Club
for the second time. In addition, he
won the "Eat My Dust" award for
traveling more miles in April than
any of the other 10 regional direc
tors in the state.
Diane Copeiand was recognized
for serving on the state's CPG PAC
committee.
The chapter received awards for
its contributions to Boy's Home,
Cystic Fibrosis and Duke Cancer
Center.
Attending the convention from
Perquimans were Parker New
bern, Sara Winslow, Chris and
Denise Peckham, Carlton Boyce
and Percy Davis.
Chamber sets date
1 for anaaal festival
* ' I
Planning is underway for the
Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce eighth annual Indian
Summer Festival to be held Friday
and Saturday, September 15 and
Entertainment and activities are
being scheduled for all ages both
days Arts, crafts, displays and
food booths Will again be available
|on Saturday hi the Park.
Application for all booths are
available by contacting the Cham
ber oj^ommerce (919' 436-5657
Library plans fun summer schedule
By: Maria T. Hoffman
June will be a busy month at the
Perquimans County Library. On
Sunday, June U from 2:30 - 5:30 the
Perquimans Quilters will hold a
quilt show and silent raffle at the
library. Admission to the show will
be $1.00. Quilt raffle tickets are
currently available at the library
for $1.00.
Beginning on Wednesday, June
21 at 10:00 a.m., we will kick off our
Summer Reading Program. The
theme of this summer'sprogram is
On Beyond.. .Reading. The purpose
of the program is to foster a love of
reading and to promote the use of
the library. The activities are de
signed for children in grades K-7.
Come to one or come to them all.
Please sign up at the library by
June 16 if you plan to participate in
the reading portion of the program.
On the first Wednesday we will
journey back into the past to ex
plore local history and genealogy.
On June 28, we will listen to ghost
stories. Come dressed in a scary
costume! On July 12 come dressed
as a sea creature. We will explore
the water around us and the crea
tures living there. We'll travel into
space on July 19 and learn how tQ
navigate by the stars.
On July 26, we'll travel to a far
away country and learn a game
called wari. Come dressed as your
favorite fairy tale character on Au
gust 2 as we journey into the imagi
nation. We'll also learn several
string games. On August 9 we will
return to the library to explore its
treasures. Join in a scavenger hunt
for information. Certificates will
be awarded for those who have
participated in the reading portion
of the program.
Following is a partial list of our
new books:
Agent of Influence by David Aa
ron.
Daughter of Destiny by Eenzir
Bhutto
The Naked Heart by Jacqueline
Briskin
While My Pretty One Sleeps by
Mary Higgins Clark
The Bailey Chronicles by Cathe
rine Cookson
The Negotiator by Frederick
Forsyth
The Charmed Circle by Cathe
rine Gaskin
Incident at Badamya by Dorothy
Gilman
Life Lines by Jill Ireland
Eminence by William X. Kienzle
The Dreaming Tree by Patricia
Matthews
The Boat Maintenance and Re
pair Book by Tony Meisel
ACC Basketball by Ron Morris
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illit
eracy by John A. Paulos
Stranger in Savannah by Euge
nia Price
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
The Temple of My Familiar by
Alice Walker
And remember the library's SUM
MER HOURS:
Monday - 9:30 - 5:30
Tuesday - 9:30 - 8:00
Wednesday - 9:30 - 1:00
Thursday - 9:30 - 8:00
Friday - 9:30 - 5:30
Saturday - 9:30 -12:30
The Perquimans County Library
is located at 110 W. Academy St.,
Hertford, NC. Phone 426-5319.
Cement has been poured for Pala Engineering, a new business expected to open in Hertford this
summer. Community and business leaders came out to welcome Frank Pala to the area.
Local educators attend state conference
The N.C. Alliance for Public Ed
ucation sponsored Public Educa
tion Day on Tuesday, May 16 at the
Civic Center in Raleigh. Represen
tatives from the Perquimans
County Schools were Dr. Mary Jo
Martin, Superintendent; Clifford
Winslow, Chairman of the Board of
Education; Nancy Harrell, teach
ing assistant at Central Grammar
School; Charlotte Jones, secretary
for the Department of Mainte
nance and Transportaion; Richard
O'Neal, Director of the Mainte
nance Department- Pete Riddick,
Director of School Transportation;
Wayne Howell, Board of Educa
tion; and Jeanie Umphlett, Com
munity Schools Coordinator.
The day began with a general
session featuring Joe Mavrectic,
Speaker of the House and Jim
Gardner, Lieutenant Governor, as
they shared a legislative update
and entertained questions from the
floor.
Bob Etheridge, State Superinten
dent of Public Instruction, brought
greetings from the Department of
Public Instruction during the buf
fet lunch. Jim Martin, Governor of
North Carolina, was the guest
speaker. The topics from all four
speakers centered around the fate
of the Basic Education Plan, Ca
reer Ladder, and salaries as the
three "big ticket items which re
main to be resolved." Compound
ing the puzzle are funding initia
tives necessary to end the road
building debates.
Speculation has and continues to
exist on holding the course on the
Basic Education Plan. There con
tinues to be some strong commit
ment to full funding but it would be
shortsighted to assume that it is
safe. It is possible that some parts
of the plan may be in danger and
there is still some conversation
about either changing or delaying
this vital program.
Four salary plans are under con
sideration. All of them contain
common elements; specifically,
multi-year phase-in plans that re
sult in more competitive salaries.
Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Sen
ators Ward and Conder and several
other members of the Senate, has
passed the Senate Education Com
mittee. Senate Bill 2 has the mak
ings of a historical piece of legis
lation. In a nutshell, the bill would
Srovide far greater local flexibility
lan currently exists while calling
for a much higher level of school
accountability. The bill also pro
poses to continue the Career Lad
der Program but gives local sys
tems a choice of whether they
participate or not. This legislation
gives a great deal of choice to local
school systems. Each system could
choose to:
-participate in the flexibility-ac
countability program only.
-participate in the Career Ladder
Program only.
-participate in both flexibility-ac
countability AND the Career Lad
der Program.
-not to participate in either flexi
bility-accountability nor Career
Ladder.
The afternoon concluded with an
ice cream social served on the leg
islative veranda.
Hospital celebrates nursing home week
By: Pete Rogers
Public Relations Director
National Nursing Home Week
May 14-20 had a special meaning
thisyear for the patients and staff
at Chowan Hospital's Skilled Nurs
ing Facility.
Of course, it had to do with the
modern new surroundings as the
facility is less than one year old,
having opened in July 1968.
Still one thing is certain, the staff
treated the week special to go
along with this year's theme: "A
Tradition of Caring".
All 40 patients got to wear but
tons signifying the week, but that
was only the beginning. A large
banner was placed in front of uie
facility proclaiming that residents
along with the families and staff
were oelebrating National Nursing
Home Week.
, Drawings for gifts were held da
ily, especially a "Special Gift", for
employees. Balloon liftoffs took
place Wednesday and Friday in
front of the facility with residents
participating. ?
Concluding the festivities was a
patient-family soci^on Saturday
in the dining room.
Some of the reasons why the care
at the Skilled Nursing Facility is
truly a Tradition of Caring is not
only because of the staff ana volun
teers, but also because of the stu
dents from the Health Occupation
Classes at John A. Holmes High
School.
Two of those students, Karen
Wright and Tommy Priest, both se
niors at Holmes, have spent the
last five months, (two hours a day,
five days a week) doing their share
to make life a little easier for the
patients.
Karen, who plans to enter the
three year nursing program at the
College of the Albemarle in the fall,
decided healthcare would be her
chosen profession from the health
occupation courses and practical
experience at Chowan Hospital. "I
like helping somebody else," said
Karen, who's mother is a nurses'
assistant
Although Priest, a 17 year-old
resident of Tyner, has already
committed to the military upon
E actuation in June, the experience
'? received at Chowan Hospital,
especially at the SNF has been re
warding.
Where is the
"pig lady?"
Several people have called and visited Hertford recently looking for
Cathy Chapman, known as "the pig lady." The Chamber of Commerce
has tried unsuccessfully to track her down.
Those looking for Chapman say they have purchased ceramic pigs
with tags reading "Cathy Chapman, the Pig Lady, Hertford, NC," But
no one seems to know who she is or how to locate her.
Anyone with any information regarding Chapman is asked to con
tact the Chamber office. ~
Partners with youth
needs volunteers
By: Karen Dashiell-Ames
The Perquimans-Chowan Part
ners With Youth Program is
looking for some good volunteers to
become a strong role model in a
young person's life.
Presently, we have four children
waiting, all male, ages 12-16 years.
Most of these boys have been on
our waiting list for some time now.
As has been stated in the past, we
are part of the Governor's One-On
One Volunteer Program that pres
ently serves 34 counties in this
state, and is expanding. These pro
grams have been designed to help
curb the problem of juvenile delin
quency, undisciplined behavior,
and we also focus on keeping the
children of our community at home
with their families.
The Partners with Youth Pro
gram accomplishes this by match
ing these young people with adult
role model volunteers. Ninety per
cent of our population does have
some sort of contact with the juve
nile court system ; the other 10 per
cent are children who have never
been involved with the court, but
are at risk of getting into trouble.
Our goal in working with these
children is to eliminate any further
court involvement, improve school
attitudes, and strengthen home
relationships. In order to complete
our goal, volunteers are given a
strenuous eye-opening training
session that is set up at their conve
nience. This session has been de
signed to better help volunteers
work with the children. Our volun
teers are also required to spend at
least four hours a week for one
year with their matched child, at
tend on-going training sessions bi
monthly, and participate in
planned group activities.
Keep in mind, we have children
waiting. Won't you be a friend?
If you are interested, please con
tact Partners With Youth in person
at the Old Courthouse on E. King
Street, 2nd Floor, by calling 482
3939, or by writing to P. 0. Box 943,
Edenton, NC 27932. Financial con
tributions are also accepted at the
above address.
Chobot wins TIP
scholarship at Duke
Alejifinder Chobot, a student at
Perquimans Middle School will be
honored for his academic achieve
ment at a statewide ceremony on
June 2 at Duke University in Dur
ham.
The recognition ceremony is
sponsored by the Duke University
Talent Identification Program
(TIP) to salute the seventh graders
from North Carolina who qualified
in TIP'S ninth annual Talent
Search. All students invited to the
ceremony have earned scores on
the Scholastic Aptitute Test (SAT)
or the American College Testing
Assessment (ACT) comparable to
college-bound high school seniors.
The students will receive certifi
cates of distinction at the cere
mony. The highest scorers will also
receive scholarships and books.
TIP conducts recognition cere
monies in each of the 16 states it
serves in the Southeast, Midwest
and Southwest. Over 50,000 math
ematically and verbally gifted sev
enth graders are identified by this
program each year. TIP offers ad
ditional educational opportunities
for gifted students in seventh
through tenth grades.
TIP is a non-profit educational
organization established in 1980
with a five-year grant from The
Duke Endowment. The program
receives continuing support from
student fees, individuals, corpora
tions and foundations.
Chobot was awarded a $1,300
scholarship to attend TIP's 1989
Summer Residential Program.
In addition, Wake Forest Univer
sity awarded Chobot a scholarship
to pay tuition for one college-level
course based on outstanding per
formance in the 1989 search con
ducted by Duke's Talent Identifica
tion program. The scholarship
must be used in the next two years
at Wake Forest University only.
Chobot is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John I. Chobot of Hertford.
Thach wins Heart Fund award
Research Triangle Park-A Per
quimans County resident was
among the volunteers honored at
the American Heart Association,
North Carolina Affiliate's 40th An
nual Meeting, Delegate Assembly
and Scientific Sessions on May 19
at the Sheraton imperial Hotel and
Towers in the Research Triangle
Park.
Elizabeth S. Thach of Hertford
received the Ten Year Service
Award. The award, a bronze me
dallion with an easel bearing the
recipient's name, is presented to
volunteers who have rendered 10 or
more years of continuous and out
standing service in two or more of
the Affiliate's major areas of inter
est. Those interests include fund
raising, community programs or
administration.
The 40th Annual Meeting brought
together more than 300 medical
and nonmedical volunteer leaders
from across the state to share
ideas, discuss policy and recognize
achievements.
A Monday morning wreck on the U.S. 17 Bypass bridge slowed traffic to a snail's pace. A pickup truck
caught on Are after knocking a portion of the cement bridge rail into the river. No details were available
^ press time. ^ ^
i