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Page 6 The Perquimans Weekly Community July 23, 1998 PCHS class of 1948 gathers for 50th reunion >'0 ' h : « Members of the Perquimans County High School Class of 1948 and their guests enjoyed a 50th reunion at Albemarle Plantation on Saturday, July 11. After a social hour, class member Leon Lane gave the invocation prior to dinner. ijClass president Howard B-rpughton presided over the prbgram. Trafton Phillips, a cfass member who has enjoyed traveling, gave a short talk. Madelyn Phillips Long remem bered departed class members a^ild others dear to the class. Miry Julia Harrell Parrish r^^d an interesting poem titled “3»he Class Reunion” that highlighted changes through the years. Remarks were made b^feach class member. •j.Puring the evening, those g|thered shared family pho- ti|);?raphs and brought back liliRh school memories brows- iM through yearbooks. “••iJimmy Godwin took a class pji^Otograph and copies were cjejivered back to the reunion before the evening was over. Letters were read from Jean Hurdle Vick of Windsor and Catherine Perry Layden of Virginia Beach, Va., from classmates unable to attend the reunion. Those at the reunion includ ed Laurastine Britton Phillips of DuBois, Penn.; Howard Broughton and wife, Pete, of Southern Pines; Doris Butt Carpenter of Great Falls, Va. and her sister, Norma Butt; Lillie Rae Ghappell Askew of Eure and her sister, Paige Stallings; Peggy Cook Webb and Horace Webb of Point Harbor; Carl Dail and wife, Gail, of Creswell; Margie Davenport Sawyer and hus band, Russell, of Suffolk, Va.; Mary Julia Harrell Parrish and husband, Yates, and Kathryn Lane Byrum and hus band, Carroll, all of Edenton; Leon Lane and wife, Mickey, of Chesapeake, Va.; Edward Lane and wife, Betsy, of Cary; Trafton Phillips and wife, Joanne, of Hilton Head, S.C.; Reginald Tucker and wife, Maude of Emerald Isle; and SUBMITTED PHOTO Members of the PCHS Class of 1948 attending the July 11 reunion were (left to right, seated) Gaynell M. Gregory Eloise G. Landing, Ventrice C. Sawyer, (first row) Kathleen W. Stokely, Peggy C. Webb, Leon Lane, Elizabeth B. Ward, Loraine H. Simpson, Laurastine B. Phillips, Doris B. Carpenter, Trafton Phillips, (second row) Mary Julia H. Parrish, Lillie Rae C. Askew, Howard Broughton, Anna Faye C. Stallings, Kathryn L. Byrum, Eula S. Smith, Margie D. Sawyer, Mayward Chappell, Madelyn P. Long, Catherine J. Markham, (back row) Reginald Tucker, Horace Webb, Edward Lane, Carl Dail, Maryland boyce, Emmett Elmore, John Ward and Chester Winslow. wife, Christine; Ventrice- Chappell Sawyer and husband, William; Anna Faye Copeland Stallings and husband,- Glenwood; and Catherine Jordan Markham and friend, Sharon Greene. Those at the reunion from Hertford were Elizabeth Byrum Ward and John Ward; Emmett Elmore and wife, Jeannette; Eloise Godwin Landing and husband William “Bubba;' Madelyn Phillips Long and husband, Emmett: Eura Smith Smith and son, Andy; Chester Winslow and wife, Peggy; Loraine Harris Simpson and husband, Lester; Gaynell Miller Gregory; and Kathleen White Stokely and husband, Ike. MEADS POOL SWIMMING LESSONS Season Passes Call 338-5151 _ Mayward Chappell and wife, Rita, of Hobbsville. Attending from Elizabeth City were Maryland Boyce and ’t get ripped off by federal job scams SYou don’t have to pay for information about job vacan- ciejs with the U.S. Government o^'iU.S. Postal Service. But scam artists are victimizing rriany Americans by selling information about federal job opportunities. These scam artists advertise in the classi fied sections of newspapers and offer - for a fee - to help job sehkers find and apply for fed- ei'pl jobs. Some fraudulent ciipipanies even try to confuse c'dhsumers by using names like the “U.S. Agency for Career Advancement,” or the “Postal Employment Service,” which sound like federal agen cies. Scam artists may lie about the availability of federal job openings in your area. For example, the Postal Service has a few vacancies for career positions. For many of the entry jobs you must take a written examination first. Test 470. Postal Service hiring takes place through 85 district offices at the local level. If a private party tells you that postal jobs are available, check with the Postal Service to determine if hiring is taking place and if the exam is required for eligibility. Because of the high volume of applicants taking the test, it is only offered every few years in any given district. Information about U.S. government jobs is avail able free. Federal agencies and the U.S. Postal Service never charge application fees, or guarantee that an applicant will be hired. If positions require a competitive exami nation - and many do not - hir ing agencies typically offer free sample questions to con sumers who sign up for the exam. It is deceptive for anyone to guarantee you a high score on Tests 460 and 470, the postal entrance exams for rural carri er associate, clerk, city carri er, mail handler, flat sorter machine operator, mail processor and markup clerk. These exams test your general aptitude, not your knowledge of facts. Attending workshops, studying exam techniques, and taking practice questions will not assure you of a top score on any postal exam. Indeed, a top score does not guarantee that you will be hired. You must meet other requirements, including pass ing a background check and a drug test. Veterans receive hiring preferences. The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Office of 'Personnel Management say certain tech niques are tip-offs to federal and postal job rip-offs: • Classified ads’^r oral sales pitches that implij^ an affilia tion with the federal govern ment, guarantee'" high test scores or jobs,, or state that “no experience is necessary.” • Ads that offer information about“hidden” or unadver tised federal jobs. • Ads that refer to a toll-free phone number. Often, in these cases, an operator encourages you to buy a “valuable” book let containing job listings, practice test questions, and tips for entrance exams. • Toll-free numbers that direct you to other pay-per-call numbers for more informa tion. Under federal law, any solicitations for pay-per-call number must contain full dis closures about cost. Also, the solicitation must make clear if there is an affiliation with the federal government. You must have a chance to hang up before you incur any charges. If you have concerns about a company’s advertisement for employment services, contact: • Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Response Center, 202-FTC- HELP (382-4357 • U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). Your local USPIS office is listed in the blue (Government) pages of your telephone directory. • The National Fraud Information Center (NFIC), a project of the National Consumers League, www.fraud.org. • Your state attorney gener al, or your local Better Business Bureau. Federal job information is available through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s USA Jobs infor mation system. Call the Raleigh office at (252) 790-2822. In addition, job information is available at www.usajobs.opm.gov. Information on postal jobs is available at your local post office. In many areas, the Postal Service offers a job information hotline with cur rent hiring announcements. Also, check the Postal Service web site at www.usps.gov. 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To get the Daily Advance call Jenny Snow today! 335-0841 It’^he perfect companion to The Perquimans Weekly NOTICE OF SALE OF BUILDINGS by Sealed Bids The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners hereby presents for sale to the highest bidder by sealed bids the following buildings and structures: 1) Farmhouse and outbuildings 2) 4 Grain bins The buildings and grain bins listed above are located on County property known as Tract No. One of the Granby Properties, Inc., also known as the Perquimans Commerce Centre, on the northeast side of Harvey Point Road, S.R. 1336. Bidders may submit separate bids on: 1) Farmhouse 2) Each outbuilding; and 3) Each grain bin. ? or they may submit a single bid on the total of the buildings and grain bins. All bids must be Received at the office of the County Manager of Perquimans County in the Perquimans County Courthouse by 2:30 p.m. on August 17, 1998 and will be opened at that time in the Office of the County'^a»ger. The bids will be presented to the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners during the re^lar meeting of the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners on September 8, 1998. 4 A cash deposit of 5% of each bid shall be required of the highest bidder or highest bidders at the time of the acceptance of the bid. The balance of the bid price shall be due and payable in cash at a closing to be held within 30 days of the acceptance of the bid at a time and place to be desigrfated by the County Attorney for Perquimans County at which time the deposit will be applied to the ttd price. Perquimans County reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ^ All buildings and grain bins purchased must be removed from the property referred to above within the 90 day period immediately following closing. If any bidder shall fail to comply with his bid, his cash deposit shall be deemed forfeited and shall be retained by the County. P.O. Box 45 Hertford, NC 27944 N. 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