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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 62, No. 12 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, April 1, 1993 35 Cents *t C; Sports: Perquimans baseball, softball teams get SlOW Start: Page 6 Reminder: Daylight savings time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. Change your clocks. Garnett Midgett (left) modeled a navy blue dress trimmed with swirls of braid from her shop, Brittina’s. (Above) Irene Meads emerges from the fashion show dressing room in this flowered jacket over a two piece knit dress. Meads modeled for White’s Dress Shoppe and The House of Hurdle’s. (Photos by Susan Harris) Fashions bloom at spring show Spring fashions bloomed at 1812 on the Perquimans Friday when The Perquimans Weekly, the bed and breakfast and area merchants sponsored Fashions on the Perquimans. The fashion show high lighted the season’s hottest looks In fashions for all occa sions. Darden Department Store, Diver’s Jewelers, Dozier’s Flo rist, White’s Dress Shoppe, Once is Not Enough, Kids’ Ex press, Brittina’s, 1116 House of Hurdle and The Men’s Shop highlighted springs looks for Easter Sunday, work, the beach, weddings, parties, for mal occasions and play. Models strolled into the for mal parlor at 1812, showcasing clothing, jewelry and accesso ries. Because of the intimate setting, the audience was able to touch the outfits and ask questions about accessories and garment care. Home Extension Agent Paige Underwood was mistress of ceremonies for the occasion. The fashion show capped a campaign sponsored by the participating merchants and the Perquimans Weekly. David Lane was sworn in recently as the new chief of the Win fall Police Department. (Photo by Susan Harris) New officer hits streets in Winfall The citizens of Wlnfall are once again seeing the familiar dark blue Wlnfall Police Depart ment patrol car cruising. David Lane hit the streets In mid-March as the town's new po lice chief. Lane was hired in No vember, but had to go back to law enforcement school in Greenville to be recertified be fore officially donning his uni form. The 39-year-old U.S. Army veteran brings years of experi ence to his new post. Lane spent 18 years in the military, serving In the military police and air defense units. He also served as a police officer in Edenton for over three years. While In the army. Lane earned seven Army Achieve ment medals, six ARCOMS for outstanding performance of duty, six good conduct medals, three overseas ribbons, three school ribbons and a meritorious service medal. After leaving the army last summer. Lane came to Perqui mans County to spent time with his parents, Larry and Selma Lane. He also spent time in Ten nessee with his mother. Ann Mer ritt. He surveyed the job market in both areas. A native of Edenton. Lane chose to come back home, and accepted the position in Win fall. Lane’s first order of business is to get to know the people in Winfall. and establishing trust. "I’m not out there to hurt peo ple,” Lane said. Tm out there to protect and serve and to help, not to hurt. I’ll go out of my way to help anybody.” Lane replaced Dale Vanscoy. who signed on with the Hertford Police Department last fall. He and his wife, Betty, are renovating a home in Hertford. Governor proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month Last year over 76,000 chil dren In North Carolina were re ported abused or neglected and 51 children died as a result of abuse, according to the North Carolina Chapter of the Na tional Committee For Preven tion of Child Abuse. Hie committee said those ' who survive often have prob lems with school, substance abuse or mental health prob lems. Because of the alarming statistics. Governor Jim Hunt proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in North Carolina. Bvexy day pressures can mount up. the committee said, and sometimes parents lash out at their children when par ents reach the boiling point. Often, die behavior of the child I Is not what upset the parent, ' but the child becomes the tar get of the parent’s frustration or anger. T' There are some things par ents can do to help stop child abuse: • Take a deep breath. And / another. Then remember you are the adult. , •• • Close your eyes and imagine you're hearing what your child is about to hear, fe • Press your lips together : and count to ten, or twenty if you need to. • Put your child In a time out chiar. • Put yourself in a time-out chair. Think about why you are angry: Is it your chad, or is your child simply a convenient/ target for your anger? ffv • Phone a friend. / v • If someone can watch the i children, go outside and take a - Walk. ■ s • jHug. a pUlow, or bit It if Siili you need to. • Turn on some music and maybe sing along. • Take a hot bath or spash cold water on your face. • Pick up a pencil and write down as many helpful words as you can think of. Save the list. • CaO 1-800-354-KIDS for prevention Information. Shopping with children can be one of a parent’s most diffi cult, stressful chores. Children get bored and tend to look for something to do. A harried par ent can lose control in this sit uation. Again, there are ways to deal with the frustration with out lashing out at the child: • Discuss rules for the store before leaving home. If you want, let them know that when you are ready to leave the store, they can select a package of raisins or nuts if they remember the rules. • Role play the shopping trip ahead of time. Let the chil dren know what you expect. Have fun. Laugh. See what their suggestions would be if you were to misbehave. • Make a game of It Who can find the potatoes first? Which blouse Is the best bar gain? What Is their favorite color? • County how many steps it takes to get from the Fruit Loops to the Wheatles, or be tween the last aisle and the checkout counter. • Play a game with your child, such as counting the number of people who are wearing sneakers, • Play “I see something" and have your child guess what It is.' ■ ;v • Reward good behavior. .■hrti.riin.mirYnni.in,, WM mm MmUm Promise to play a game with or read to your child when you get home and then follow through with your promise. Observing a parent lashing out at a child can be a hurtful experience. The committee of fers some hints on what people can do when they see a frus trated parent or a child misbe having. Things you can say: • He seems to be trying your patience. • Gee, ifs hard to get your shopping done with small chil dren along. • My child used to get up set like that • Children can wear you out can’t they? Is there any thing I can do to help. f * Looks like you’re having a rough day. . Other hints: • Strike up a conversation with the adult You can possi bly redirect the adult’s atten tion. • Praise the child and/or parent at the first opportunity. • Talk sympathetically to .file child, ' v • If you are concerned Ibout the physical Safety of the child, alert the store manager. • If you know the parent offer to watch the child while the parent takes a break. - For more information on what you can do to prevent child abuse, call The North Carolina Chapter of the Na tional Committee For Preven tion of Child Abuse at 1-800 354-KIDS., Beech Springs-Bear Swamp Ruritan officers installed last Thursday evening included (left to right) Ed Lane, standing in for director Ear lie Byrum; Tommy Harrell, vice president; Ed Nixon, director; Wilbur Roberson, director; Bill Newbem, president; Edgar Roberson, trea surer and Irvin Mansfield, secretary. The club brings to five the number of Ruritan groups in the county. (Photo by Susan Hanis) New Ruritan club charters in county A new civic group was char tered in Perquimans County last Thursday night. The Beech Springs-Bear Swamp Ruritan Club received its official Ruritan International charter at the organization’s Charter Night Banquet at the Country Comer Diner. Local and state Ruritan offi cials gathered with members of the new group to offer support and congratulations. The Parksville Ruritans spon sored the new club. Bill New bem, charter president of the Beech Springs-Bear Swamp club, said Parksville Ruritan Eddie Barber was instrumental in the new club’s formation. Barber, a district governor for zone 3, con-, tacted Newbem and other neigh borhood residents sporadically over a two-year period trying to spark interest in forming a Ruri tan club in the county’s west end. Newbem, Tommy Harrell and Irvin Mansfield decided to con tact a cross-section of residents in the Beech Srings and Bear Swamp areas to guage commu nity Interest. A meeting was held on Feb. 25. With sufficient inter est shown to officially organize, die group elected officers and the new dub was bora. Officers elected included Newbem; Tommy Harrell, vice president; Edgar Roberson, trea surer; Irvin Mansfield, secretary; Ed Nixon, Eariie Byrum and Wil bur Roberson, directors; Phil Harris, reporter; J.D. Hollowell, chaplain; Pete Riddick, sergeant at arms and Ed Nbcon, song leader. The officers were Installed by former district governor Harry Lee Winslow of Chowan County. Twenty-four members have signed the charter so far. New born said. All those who join be fore or at the April 25 meeting will be charter members. Meetings will be held the fourth Thursday night of each month at 7:30 at the Country Comer Diner. Ruritan is an organization dedicated to community service. The Beech Springs-Bear Swamp club joins four other Ruritan clubs in Perquimans County: Bethel. Durants Neck. Inter county and Parksville. All actively seek to improve the neighbor hoods they serve and stress lead ership, patriotism and community improvement.
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