THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Votume 58, No.44
US PS 428 080
Hertford, Perquimans County*N.C. Thursday, November 2, 1989
30 CENTS
Sports
Tigers continue to win
Briefs
November 11: Aree-wMe
RecyeHng Day
The Albemarle Environmental
Association is organizing a mini-re
cycling center on Nov. 11 at Ward's
Shopping Center, Hwy. 17 opposite
Hardee's in Hertford
Cash will be paid to anyone who
brings items to be recycled be
tween the hours of 10 a m. and 4
p.m. Materials that will be ac
cepted for payment include glass,
all colors; hard plastic, such as
milk jugs, soda bottles and deter
gent or oil containers; metals, in
cluding aluminum cans or foil,
brass and copper; car batteries
and radiators. Tin, cardboard and
all kinds of paper will be accepted
without payment. Best payment is
received if articles are sorted gen
erally by type (plastic, glass,
metal, paper).
Area residents are urged to par
ticipate in this recycling event. Re
cent statistics show that if
individuals support a recycling
movement, more than 50 percent of
materials currently being depos
ited in the landfill can be recycled.
This savings of landfill space trans
lates directly into savings in tax
dollars. For more information, call
42M563.
Shipyard anticipates targe
hiring tncraaae aeon
Newport News Shipyard antic
ipates an extensive increase in hir
ing during the next year due
primarily to beginning overhaul of
the Carrier Enterprise. All hiring is
done trhough the Virginia Employ
ment Security Commission. The
North Carolina Employment Secu
rity Commission has a cooperative
agreement with the VA Employ
ment Security Commission to as
sist in the testing and referral of
applicants to the Newport News
Shipyard.
Individuals interested in obtain
ing employment with Newport
News Shipyard no longer need to go
to Virginia to apply for these jobs.
Most openings with the Shipyard do
require testing.
The NC Employment Security
Commission will administer the
test free of charge and will then
refer qualified applicants to the
Shipyard.
The Edenton and Elizabeth City
offices anticipate testing large
groups of applicants. Testing will
be administered by appointment
only. For further information or to
; make an appointment contact your
local Employment Security Office.
Po*! Office an Kiwanis offer
new service to elderly
The Postal Service, through
QWL-E1 and the Hertford Kiwanis
Club has joined together and ini
tiated a new program for our cus
tomers which we hope will be
extremeiy helpful to our Senior Cit
izens or handicapped customers.
This program involves the installa
, tion of a simple flag which pops up
when a rural mail box has been
opened. This will serve as indica
tion that the mail man has been by
and mail has been delivered to
their box. ft is our intention to save
many steps for the elderly and pre
vent an accident that could happen
going to check the box.
The Kiwanis Club members have
volunteered to install these devices
at no cost to the boxowner. They
are free for the asking. You may
receive your flag by placing your
name and address on a card or
piece of paper and leaving it in your
mailbox. Your request wul be given
to the members of the Kiwanis Club
who will in turn install the device
for you.
We hope that you will be excited
and appreciative of this program
and respond to it. We want to help
those who ask for help.
Dont forget the annual
joMMcaMon on Wow. 10
The fun-filled, fundraising feat
and frolic which benefits the New
bold-White historic site - the jollifi
cation - is nearing. The event will
be held in the Perquimans Center
at the Newbold-WMte historic site
on Nov. 10 from 6-9 p.m
Send your reservation to PO Box
103, Hertford, NC 37944. Tickets are
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Second CROP Waik raises money for the hungry
By: Joe Southern
Daily Advance staff reporter
Over 125 participants, about half
of iast year's turnout, put their best
foot forward in the second annua!
CROP WaUt held Sunday.
"Our goal is to raise $6,500,"
coordinator Ted Henson said.
"One-fourth of that wiii stay in the
county and go to the Open Door,
which is an agency that he!ps the
needy ." The rest of the funds raised
will go to the Church Wor!d Serv
ice.
The CROP Walk is a 10 kilome
ter, or six-mile, course which took
participants around the town of
Hertford and the surrounding coun
tryside. The event began and ended
at the Perquimans County High
School.
Though estimates are still rough,
the walkers brought in pledges esti
mated at $3,000, about half the goal,
and half what was raised last year.
Henson said last year's walk had
250 participants and $6,000 was
ratsed.
Henson said he felt the reduction
in numbers was due to a change in
promotion from iast year.
"We went through the churches
and tried to get the churches to re
spond, which they did," he said.
Henson said he was not here for
the walk iast year, but said he
thought it was promoted through
the schoois as weii, which ac
counted for the higher involve
ment.
"I think it wiii grow, I was
pieased with the turnout," he said.
Henson said he thought promotion
should stay with the churches since
it is a church-sponsored event.
For those who did turn out to
walk, and bike, the six-mile route
the weather was fair, and rest stops
were set up along the way. The
Hertford Folice Department and
Perquimans County Sheriff's De
partment provided an escort for the
walkers around town.
Photo by Joe Southern
Participants in the second annuai CROP Waik for hunger step out from the high schooi parking iot
Sunday, beginning their six-miie trek for hunger. The group of over 125 waiked on Edenton Road Street,
turned on Dobbs Street, cut through Covent Garden, took a ieft onto Grubb, then waiked out to the o)d 9
foot road. From there, the group turned ieft on Baiiahack Road, another ieft onto U S. Highway 17
business, then meandered through Brown Acres before returning to the high schooi.
Head Start ce!ebrates 25th birthday with baiioon iaunch
By: Joyce G. Felton
Head Start Director
The children in Perquimans
Head Start joined miiiions of chil
dren around the United States to
celebrate the 25th birthday of the
Head Start Program. Twenty
bright balloons soared through
the air as they were released by
the children, staff and Dr. Mary
Jo Martin, School Superinten
dent.
Head Start has been in Perqui
mans since 1970. The program
has been located in three schools
and is now located at the T.C.
Sharpe Building on Dobbs Street.
Hundreds of children and fami
lies have benefited from the
Head Start experience. Many
mothers have gone back to school
ta receive their GED, complete
college or receive job training.
Many have found jobs, better
housing and have improved their
quality of life. This is the true
purpose of Head Start. Head
Stan advocates for the child and
his family.
Head Start is a federally
funded program sponsored by
the Administration of Children,
Youth and Families in Washing
ton, DC. Continued existence of
the program is matched in dollars
from the parents and community
through the use of volunteer time
and inkind donations (which are
tax deductible). We are a non
profit organization under the um
brella of the Economic Im
provement Council. Head Start
serves 270 children and families in
eight counties.
The philosophy of Head Start is
to create an environment for the
child which is conducive for learn
ing (physically, mentally, em&
tionally and sociably) and
enhances his-her developmental
growth.
Parents play an active role in
Head Start Director Joyce Feiton, Schoois Superintendent Mary Jo Martin and the head start chiidren
ceiebrated the 25th anniversary of Head Start with a baiioon iast week.
many policy-making decisions
and the total operation of the pro
gram. Parents nelp plan the activ
ities for the month and are given
notification of their child's pro
gress. Yes! Home work is sent
home to foster learning at home.
Team effort between parents and
staff is a must if the child is to re
ceive the full benefits of the objec
tives-goals set forth by Head
Start.
Our children have received va
rious screenings (dental, visual,
speech-hearing and physicals).
All of the children were tested by
Developmental Evaluation Clinic
in Elizabeth City for the purpose
of determining their deve'opmen
tal growth.
Hats off to six of our parents
who have found jobs since their
child has been enroiied: one mom
works part time and is attending
cosmotoiogy school at Beaufort
Tech; one mom is working on her
GED at COA, and two mothers are
students at Elizabeth City State
University majoring in geoiogy
and special education.
Head Start since 1970 has made
a difference in Perquimans. Many
of our children are honor students
or average students, but most of
all "they are winners '-they go on
to graduate, thanks to you - the
community, school officials, con
tributing organizations and agen
cies and most of all, parents.
Head Start has made a great im
pact in the iives of children ages 3
5 years and families for 19 years in
Perquimans. Head Start is aiive!
It is willing to stand the test and
meet the challenge: To help chil
dren ages 3 - 5 years from low in
come families grow in the true
meaning and dignity of the Ameri
can dream that we so often talk
and sing about..."Life, Liberty
and the Persuit of Happiness."
The investment is great, the
challenge is rewarding , and the
outcome is... A productive and re
investing young adult into our so
ciety.
Photo by Leo Higgins
Howdy! !m M!nn!o Poor!
Minnie Peart entertained at the dedication of the new nutrition site at the Perquimans County Senior
Center Monday. A!ao on hand were town and countyofficiais, as wait as many directors of programs for
the eidertyat Aibemarfe Commission. The new buiiding hasoffered the nutrition program expansion
opportunities, aawetiasaddtngneededapacetotheSentorCenter. ]
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Shooters
education
program set
The Perquimans County Ducks
Unlimited and the Perquimans
County Jaycees will jointly sponsor
a Greenwing and Daisy BB Shoot
ers Education Program Saturday,
Nov. 11 from 9:30 am. until 12 noon
at Missing Mill Park.
Daisy BB Program will consist of
Hunter Safety and marksmanship.
The ages for this program will be S
through 12. There will be a $1 cover
charge for this segment of the pro
gram.
Ducks Unlimited Greenwing Pro
gram is designed to inform and ed
ucate the young sportsmen on the
conservation practices of Ducks
Unlimited. This program is also
used to educate the young sports
men on identification of the various
types of waterfowl. The Greenwing
Program is open to individuals
from birth to 17 years of age. There
is a $5 membership fee for this pro
gram.
Wildgame mounts will be on dis
play, compliments of Russ Chap
pell and Hunter's Choice
Taxidermy. Various types of am
munition and firearms will also be
displayed. A film will be shown on
the Greenwing Program. Assisting
in the training Will be representa
tives from Wildlife Resources Com
mission.
Parents should encourage their
children to attend this educational
program. The sponsor organiza
tions encourage parents to attend
with their chudren. Hot dogs and
drinks will be provided. You may
sign up through any Perquimans
County Jayeee or member of the
Perquimans County Ducks Unlim
ited Committee.
Low-income famiiies may
quaiify for assistance
Energy grants available through
local Social Services departments
Human Resources Secretary Da
vid T. Flaherty announced that as
many as 166,000 low-income fami
nes in North Carolina may be eligi
ble for special financial assistance
through a federal energy assis
tance program.
"The purpose of this program is
to provide families with some re
lief from high energy costs during
the winter, Flaherty explained.
"Priority will be given to the el
derly, disabled citizens and fami
lies with young children. " Flaherty
emphasized that the program pro
vides a one-time payment to help
persons pay heating bills.
To be eligible for the Low-In
come Energy Assistance Program,
families must have incomes at or
below 110 percent of the 1969 fed
eral poverty level which is $735 per
month for a family of two, and
$1,109 for a family of four. In addi
tion to these income limits, a
household's financial assets cannot
exceed a value of $2,$00.
The size of payments families re
ceive will depend upon the number
of people in the household, their
combined incomes, where they
live, and the type of heating fuel
they use. Last year, more than
160,000 families in the state re
ceived this federal assistance with
payments averaging $112.56 per
household. This year, North Caroli
na's expenditure for the Low In
come Energy Assistance Program
is expected to be about $17.9 mil
lion.
The N. C. Department of Human
Resources' Division of Social Serv
ices has been designated as the
state agency responsible for ad
ministration of the program with
county social services depart
ments determining eligibility. Only
households with heating bills or
with heating included in rent are
eligible for this assistance. Fami
lies living in public housing and
subject to heating charges may
qualify for partial payments.
Heads of eligible households
should apply for this Low Income
Energy Assistance Program on the
local level at their county depart
ments of social services. The de
partments began talcing these ap
pplications October 16 and wul
accept them through November 23.
A one-time payment will be made
to eligible households in February.
More information may be ob
tained on the Low Income Energy
Assistance Proyam by contacting
any county department of social
services or by calling CARE
LINE, toll-free from anywhere in
the state, at 1MM6Z-7030.