Volume 61, No. 10
WEEKLY
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, March 5,1992
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Briefs
Club to moot
The Friendship Senior Club
will meet on Tuesday. March' 10
at 2 p.m. at the senior center.
Guest speaker will be Mayor'
John Beers.
The club Is now open for
membership for this year.
Heart Fund dinner
The annual Heart Fund Ce
lebrity dinner will be held Satur
day, March 7 at Angler’s Cove
Restaurant. Call Cathy Terra
nova at Apricot, Inc. to reserve
your table. The gala Is a dinner
/dance.
Support offered
Sometimes when tragedy
strikes In the form of a loved
one being lost, family members
may need help coping.
If you find yourself In that
category, an outlet in the form
of a Grief Support Group has
been formed in Edenton. The
meeting will be held on Tuesday.
March 10 at 7 p.m. In Chowan
Hospital’s Psychiatric Center
group meeting room. For more
information call Teresa Baggett
at 482-6323. ; ,
: Raffle sponsored
The Perquimans Middle
School PTSA Is sponsoring a
raffle for a complete entertain
• ment center. The prize includes
.1 a 20-inch color television. VCR
; double tape CD player and cab
• inet. Tickets are $1 and may be
! purchased from middle school
• students or by telephoning
) Charlotte Jones, school secre
. at 426-7355. The drawing
be held March 17. . . - -
Extension mooting sot
There will be a meeting
March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Perqui
mans County Extension Center
Auditorium to update farmers
on financial investment options.
Being self-employed, farmers
must plan and arrange financial
security to meet their nee the
future. During this meeting, you
will be able to hear and discuss
various options. The speaker will
be Jimmy Smith who works with
New York Life and he will dis
cuss “Investment Options Avail
able to Farmers.**
Registration open
Baseball registration Is now
open for youth ages 9-12.
Soccer registration has be
gun at the recreation depart
ment for boys and girls ages 5
15. Registration deadline Is
March 27. There is a fee of $7.
To register for either of these
sports come by the department
or call 426-5695.
Clinic schedules
The Perquimans County
Health Department clinic sched
ule for Feb. 28 • March 4 is as
. follows:
Feb. 28 - general p.m., teen
clinic a.m. and family planning
p.m.; March 2 - prenatal a.m.,
family planning p.m.: and March
4 - 5-7 immunization clinic for
working parents. ; '
Patients are seen by appoint
ment only and there is a fee
based on income for all clinics.
Bookmobile steps
The Pettigrew Bookmobile
schedule for March 6 is as fol
lows: Library - 9:45-10:30; Holi
day Island Club House -11-1;
Snug Harbor - 2-2:30; Adams
■ Family County Store (Bethel) -
2:45- 3:15; E. Kirby (Highway
17) - 3:30-3:40; and Gladys
Warren (Davenport Lane) - 3:45
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Ribbon cutting
set for Friday
Perquimans-Chowan-Gat
es Solid Waste Management
has opened its first conve
nience (recycling) center. The
site, located in New Hope ad
jacent to the Durants Neck
Ruritan Club building.
. opened last Thursday.
“The New Heme Ruritans
were instrumental in the de
velopment of this center,’
said Jerry L. Parks, director
of the tri- county waste man
agement system. “The Ruri
tans showed sincere concern
for the environment of the
community by leasing the
property for the construction.
Special thanks to the Ruri
tans and the people of New
Hope for their cooperation
and support."
The New Hope recycling
carter will be attended at all
times during its hours of op
eration, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon
day-Saturday and 1-6 p.m.
on Sunday. The center will
accept aluminum beverage
cans; green, clear and brown
glass: newsprint; residential
white goods (appliances);
bully items such as furniture
and televisions; and yard
waste. Separate containers
are available for each cat
. egoiy of recyclable material.
1 Household ! garbage will also
The "accepted. Residents using"
the center are encouraged to
remove recyclable items prior
to disposing of their garbage,
and to rinse glass and plastic
containers.
iPp^ The second center is un
der construction on U.S. 17
I Just south of the weight sta-.
: tion. It is scheduled for open
l. ing this spring. Weather -
conditions have hampered
progress on the site. Also
scheduled for spring opening
is the site on Center Hlu
Highway near the former PCX *
building. The fourth site, to
be situated near Allen’s BP on
U.S. 17 South, will be con
structed next fiscal year.
" The recycling centers are
fenced areas with green strip
ping threaded through tne
| chain links. No garbage will be
seen from the roadway. The
collection bins sit on cement
pads and the driving areas are
rocked.
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The new recycling center in New Hope is an attractive area (above), unlike the open
boxed (below) which are being replaced by the centers. Although the Durants Neck Ruri
tans worked hard to keep the site below clean, many dumpster sites around the county
are eyesores.
According to bounty man
ager Paul Gregory, the sites
will cost the county around "
$27,000 each to'construct. Op
erating expenses will run in
the neighborhood of $42,500
per site annuially.
As the recycling centers
open in each community, the
green boxes will be remowed.
"With the cooperation and
the patience of the people, this
(new system) will be a positive
step toward a solution for the
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worldwide solid waste disposal
problem.'* Parks said.
A ribbon cutting Is planned
for tomorrow (Friday) at the
New Hope site at 8 ajn.
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County extension service changes name, logo
The Perquimans County Cooperative Ex
tension Service welcomed local government
and education officials and civic leaders to
their annual luncheon and report to the
Perquimans County Board of Commission
ers Monday.
County Extension Director Lewis Smith
updated the board on changes that have
taken place In extension over the past year,
(hoe change Is the name. Long known as
... the North Carolina Agricultural Extension
Service, extension Is now the North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service. The logo is
how the seals of the state’s two land grant
universities: North Carolina State University
and North Carolina A and T University.
Smith said the changes represent an ef
fort .on the part of extension to Inform the
public that extension programs are not Just
V for form families. Extension offers a broad
Sof programs useful to youth and
i from all backgrounds.
Home Economics Extension Agent Paige
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Underwood reported that the national exten
sion homemakers association has changed
its name to the National Association for
Family and Community Educatjpn. Under
wood added that the state council will not
vote on the name change until the annual
meeting in October. Smith told the group
that the state extension service has released
its latest four-year planned titled 'Visions
for the Future.” The long-range plan out
lines the mission, vision and goals of the or
ganization as it continues to help people
improve the quality of life by providing re
search-based information and informal edu
cational opportunities focused on Issues and
needs.
In addition. Smith presented a synopsis
of the county’s 'Visions for the Future” plan
for 1992-1995. The plan was prepared by
the local advisoiy council based on county
needs* It encompasses pertinent issues in-,
eluding water quality and waste manage
ment; field crop.production, processing and
marketing: livestock production, processing
and marketing; knowledge needs of youth;
family development; family economics; home
environment and health; voiun
teers/leadership development: food, nutri
tion and health; human development needs
of youth: 4-H youth program management
and support: and 4-H leadership and volun
teer development
The programs will be implemented by
agents Smith, Underwood, Home Economics
Extension Agent/4-H Juanita Bailey and
Area Specialized Agent/Livestock Jeff Cope
land with assistance from Expanded Foods
and Nutrition Aide Earline White and ad
ministrative assistants Catherine Winslow
and Reisha Foreman.
The program ended with a video, "Help
ing People Put Knowledge to Work,” the .
motto of the extension service.
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Founders’ Day is observed at Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City State Univer
sity observed its annual Found
, era’ Day Celebration on March 3
beginning at 10 a.m., in Moore
Hail Auditorium. The guest
speaker was Dr. Jimmy Ray
mond Jenkins, Chancellor of:
Elizabeth City State University.
According to University offi
cials, Dr. Jenkins serves as an
excellent role model for the stu
dents, faculty, staff and alumni
of ECSU; first because of what
he has already achieved as a
leader in northeastern North
Caroliria and secondly because
he also attended ECSU.
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Dr. Jenkins received his B.S.
degree in biology from ECSU In
1985. From 1965 through 1969.
he taught biology and chemistry
at Queen Anne's County High
School in Centreville. Maryland.
From 1969 to 1972. Dr. Jenkins
studied at Purdue University in
Lafayette. Indiana where he re*
celved his master's degree in bi
ology and his Ph.D in biology
education:
Dr. Jenkins returned to his
alma mater where he was ap
pointed assistant professor of bi
ology. After teaching at ECSU
for a short period, he was ap
pointed Assistant Vice Chan
cellor for Academic Affairs and
, in 1977, after a national search,
he was appointed Vice Chan
cellor for Academic Affairs and
Dean of the Faculty. In 1982,
upon the serious illness of then
Chancellor Marion D. Thorpe.
Dr. Jenkins was assigned the
task of day-to-day management
of the university. On May 1,
1983, upon the death of Chan
cellor Thorpe, Dr. Jenkins was
appointed acting Chancellor of
the University.
On Oct. 14, 1983, after a.
nationwide search and the appli
cation of 130 candidate*. Dr.
Jenkins was elected Chancellor
of the University. Upon his elec
tion. Chancellor Jenkins became
the youngest Chancellor in the
UNC 16-campus system. Dr.
Jenkins has the distinction of
being the first alumnus to serve
as chancellor of his alma mater.
A pilgrimage to the
graves!tes of the University’s
founding fathers. High Cale,
Peter Weddick Moore, and John
Henry Bias, immediately fol
lowed the ceremony. |
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Political
climate
heats up
The political climate in Per
quimans County has heated up
as five residents added their
names to the candidates’ list for
the May 5 primary election prior
to the closing of the filing period
Monday at noon.
What at first was a three
way Democratic race for the
available first district county
commissioners’ seat became a
two-party bid when Republicans
John O. White IV and Charle s
E. Woodard filed. The two Re
publican challengers will call for
the first Republican primary
held in Perquimans.
Democrats seating to rep
resent the first district are David
Bines Jr.. Julian “Little Man”
Broughton and Charles T. Skin
ner Jr. Registered Democrats
and Republicans will choose One
candidate each in the primary to
face off in the November general
election. Long-time board mem
ber Lester Simpson is not tun
ning.
A race has also developed in
the second district as Democrat
Shirley Yates added her name
for consideration. Yates Joins Ar
chie Miller and Elmer C. Las
siter. Two seats are open in the
district. Incumbents Wayne
Winslow and Thomas Nixon are
not seeking re-election.
There is competition for only
one of the three seats to be de
cided in the non-partisan board
of education race. Three candi
dates have filed to represent the
Parksville township. Incumbent
Clifford P. Towe will be chal
lenged by Arthur Mitchell Jr.
and Wallace Nelson for his seat.
Board chairman L. Wayne
Howell is running unopposed in
the Hertford township, as is
vice-chairman Ben Hobbs in the
Bethel township.
Jeanne C. White is not chal
lenged in her bid for register of
deeds.
The last date to register to
vote in the May 5 primary is
April 6 at 5 p.m. those who
wish to register may do so at
the board of elections office on
Edenton Road Street. J
Sound Links
has heart .
The American Heart Associa
tion will once again have their
golf classic on the Sound Golf
Links at Albemarle Plantation.
On Saturday. March 28. avid
golfers throughout the Albemarle
area will raise their qlybs
against heart disease along1 side
dedicated volunteers who want
to promote healthier hearts.
Jimbo's Jumbos of Edenton
has entered the fight against
heart disease as the sponsor of
the event. Area businesses have
also chipped in to sponsor indi
vidual holes to aid tne Heart As
sociation in its effort to heighten
public awareness about the
number one killer in America., „
“Last year’s event was a
huge success! We hosted the
event on a Tuesday and still
managed to attract 84 players
and raise over $4000 for educa
tion and research,’’ said Joe
Gay. head golf professional at
The Sound Golf Links. “This
year’s event promises to be an
even greater success with the
overwhelming support from. Jim
bo's Jumbos and other area'
businesses.”
The entry fee is $40 per
player (plus $10 per person cart
charge) and includes 18 holes of 1
golf, a cookout for the partici
pants, free beverages. $1000 in
prizes, closest to the pin and
long drive prizes, and a chance
to qualify for the state-wide
Heart Golf Classic in Plnehurst-.
The Jimbo’s Jumbos Arherl-!
can Heart Golf Classic will be *r ■;
four-man team captain’s choice !
event If possible, sign up ‘ In' :
teams of four players, or individ
uals can call the club and be !
assigned to a team. Hay starts’
at 9 a.m. To sign up or to re
ceive more information, callJoe
Gay at 426-5555.
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