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state championship
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May 18, 2000
Vol. 68, No. 20 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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Old Timer's Day draws hundreds to PCHS
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
It was exactly what a day on
the diamond should be: fun.
The annual Old Timer’s Day
games and activities brought
out young and old alike to
enjoy a day of baseball and
softball, and raise money for
the Jim “Catfish” Hunter ALS
Foundation and the
Perquimans County Athletic
Boosters.
Hundreds of folks baked in
the unseasonably warm sun
Saturday as they watched a
softball game, two baseball
games and two homerun der
bies at Perquimans High
School.
Some who enjoyed the day
got an early start, attending
the- 7 p.m. prayer breakfast at
which the guest speaker was
Clyde King. King, who lives in
Goldsboro, is a special assis
tant to New York Yankees
owner George Steinbrenner.
The former major league pitch
er and manager has had a
interesting, long career in
baseball.
Once the action moved to
the ball park, it began to look
as if PCHS was hosting a
multi-year class reunion and
family reunion in one.
Brothers, sisters, father and
sons, aunts, uncles and cousins
picked up bats.
Because the Lady Pirates
played Saturday night in the
third round of the state play
offs, they could not face a team
of Old Timer’s at noon as
scheduled. So two teams of for
mer players, joined by several
middle school softball players,
faced off
The high school homerun
derby was for bragging rights
as teammates alternately
taunted and cheered each
other. Nick Proctor won the
contest.
The open derby was a spe
cial event for winner Marvin
Hunter Jr. The nephew of
Catfish Hunter, Hunter played
baseball at PCHS for four years
until his graduation in 1978.
The oldest participant in the
contest. Hunter tied with Eric
Byrum in round one before
winning it in the extra round.
His pitcher was his father, him
self known throughout the
area as an outstanding player.
“I’m telling you, I wouldn’t
take a million dollars for this,”
Hunter said as he shook
Byrum’s hand. “Having my
daddy pitching to me and win
ning this, this is just some
thing I’ll never forget.
“Thank you for letting an
old man win this,” he said to
Byrum.
The first baseball game pit
ted a team of players mostly
from the 1970s and 1980s
against the JV squad.
Before the varsity game, a
moment of silence was
observed in memory of
Hunter, out of the dug-out for
the first time during an Old
Timer’s Day game.
“And now, as he would have
wanted, play ball!” announcer
Mark Winslow said to end the
tribute to Hunter.
For the headliner, players
from the 1963 state champi
onship team and other 1960s-
era players faced off against
the varsity team. In the later
innings, some of the younger
former PCHS stars entered the
game.
The father-son tradition of
Old Timer’s continued as
Justin Roberson K’d his dad,
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Former baseball players Jim Pagliaroni (left) and Steve Farr*
sign autographs for fans during Saturday's Old Timer's Day.;
Pagliaroni caught Hunter's perfect game for the A's, and now*
serves as marketing director of the Jim "Catfish" Hunter ALS:
Foundation. i
Tour to
Perquimans is not only
home to the oldest surviving
brick house in the state, it is
also the land of a treasure
trove of distinctive, important
architectural finds.
And while last year’s spring
homes tour drew hundreds of
out-of-towners, many locals
did not take advantage of the
opportunity to tour these his
torically significant buildings.
So Perquimans will welcome
its guests this weekend, but
organizers also hope that
home folks will take in the
county’s rich history
Tickets for Friday’s supperi
on the courthouse lawn are $5.
A five-piece band will enter
tain on the green. They are
available from downtown busi
nesses.
Tour tickets are $20 for
Saturday and Sunday. Tickets
can be purchased at the
Newbold-White House on the
day of the tour.
Tickets to Saturday
evening’s Garden Party to ben
efit the Restoration
Association are $25 each.
, The antiques show and sale
will be held Saturday and
Sunday in the Morgan
Building. Admission is $3.
For more information, call
the Newbold-White House at
426-7567.
Citizens replace
stolen bicycle
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Bill Moore has wheels
again.
The senior citizen is a famil
iar site in Hertford, as he cruis
es around
town on his
three-
wheeled
bicycle. But
a vandal put
the brakes
on Moore’s
riding last
Tuesday
afternoon
when his
bicycle was stolen from the
bike rack on the corner of
Market and Church streets. It
was Moore’s only means of
transportation.
The Hertford Police
responded to the stolen bike
call, and have been searching
in vain for the bike ever since.
Mary White, owner of The
Wishing Well, said Moore was
so forlorn just after the inci
dent she knew she wanted to
do something to help. She
called the post office and other
local agencies with employees
regularly on the streets and
asked them to be on the look-
“This was one of
those times you’re
glad you live in
Hertford.”
Mary White
Owner, The Wishing Well
out for the bike. Next, she
called to see how much a
replacement would cost.
In the meantime, Gaye
Murray of Chimney Masters,
Officer Trish Morgan of the
Hertford Police Department
and Frankie
Eason of
Frankie’s
Hertford
Cafe also
wanted to do
something
for Moore.
White put up
the first $100.
Murray
called Cycle World, told them
the story of the stolen bike and
asked if they could help. Cycle
World offered a top-of-the-line
bike with a nice key lock, bell,
light and name plate, and
assembled it for $350. Morgan
and Eason began collecting
donations.
“When the community
learned that we had replaced
the bike, everyone wanted to
help,” White said. “It was so
heartwarming. This was one of
those times you’re glad you
live in Hertford.”
Donations came from the
staff at Woodard’s Pharmacy,
Hertford Hardware, Gregory’s,
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Bill Moore is all smiles as he tries out his new three-wheel
er purchased by businesses and local residents after his
was stolen last week.
Smith’s Jewelry, the employees
of Dowd & Twiddy, the patrons
of Hertford Cafe, Carolina
Trophy, Inteliport, White’s
Dress Shoppe and Swindell
Funeral Home.
Oh Friday, Moore was down
town, still moping over the loss
of his bike. The downtown
community gathered on the
courthouse lawn to present
him with his new, deluxe trans
port. Moore couldn’t stop smil
ing as he tried out his new
wheels, and everyone else on
the courthouse lawn couldn’t
stop smiling because they’d
done something that made
someone else so happy.
Moore’s bike was found
Monday afternoon in the 300
block of Market Street, accord
ing to Hertford Poolice Chief
Dale Vanscoy. The bike had
been stripped of its baskets
and repainted. Vanscoy confis
cated the bike and will return
it to Moore.
Local students prepare for end-of-year state tests
Students in Perquimans
County Schools will take the
I famed state end-of-course and
end-of-grade tests beginning
Tuesday.
The tests are designed to
measure students’ understand
ing of the curruculum that is
taught in North Carolina’s
classrooms. North Carolina is
known as one of the most
accountable states in the
nation for student' perfor
mance, according to the State
Board of Education.
End-of-grade tests in read
ing comprehension and mathe
matics are given to students in
grades 3—8. Those tests will be
administered throughout the
system on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Students in high school take
end-of-course tests in certain
subjects. The schedule for the
high school tests is: VoCats,
May 26: English I, U.S. history,
ELP, May 29; Biology, chem
istry, physics. May'30; algebra
II, physical science. May 31;
geometry, June 1; algebra I,
June 2; make-ups, June 5.
High school students will
take local final exams June 6-8.
The state tests are multiple-
choice and generally take
about two hours for each sub
ject.
The report on each child’s
performance on the tests pro
vides information on the read
ing and math achievement
level of that child. Parents are
given these reports by teachers
at the end of the school year.
Student performance is report
ed by levels. Level I perfor
mance means insufficient mas
tery; Level II is inconsistent
mastery; Level III is consistent
mastery (at grade level); and
Level IV is superior mastery.
Students performing at Level
III and Level IV are considered
to be at or above grade level.
In addition, students in
grades, 4, 7 and 10 have already
taken the state writing profi
ciency test and are awaiting
results. In order to continue to
develop and practice writing
skills, students at other grade
levels also took practice writ
ing tests.
Locally, students are expect
ed to test at the proficient level
on the state tests in order to
move to the next grade or
course level. The school board
has policies in place for reme
diation and re-testing for those
students who do not perform at
expected levels. Ultimately, it is
up to the principal to deter
mine whether a student is
ready to move to the next level.
Superintendent Gregory T.
Todd said that while the tests
are important means of gaug
ing what students have
learned, they are not the only
measure schools use to deter
mine student progress.
“Teachers judge student
progress throughout the year,”
he said. “The end-of-grade and
end-of-course tests that are
given at the end of the year are
the final check to determine
how well students have
learned the curriculum that
was taught during the year.
We’ve seen teachers and stu
dents working diligently this
year and have high hopes for
much progress.”
According to information
received from Perquimans
County Schools, parents can
help make sure their children
are prepared for the tests by
having them get a good night’s
sleep the nights before the
tests, eat a good breakfast the
mornings of the tests, and
understand the need to do as
well as they can on the tests.
Lou Fabrizio, director of
Accountability Services for the
Department of Public
Instruction, said that the most
important way that parents
can help children do well on
the tests is by encouraging
their children to read, both at
home and at school. Children
need to read a lot and they need
to see parents reading.
Information collected from the
end-of-grade tests indicates
that children who read more
outside of school score higher
on the tests.
He recommended that par
ents talk with teachers about
their child’.s reading level and
skills and ask about ways the
parent can help the child devel
op reading skills.
Performance on the tests is
used in the ABCs accountabili
ty model. In August, the State
Board of Education will
release the results of the test
ing by school in the ABCs
report. Based on these results,
certified staff and teacher
assistants in some schools will
be eligible for financial bonus
Please see TEST, page 6
Towns
observe
Safe
Boating
Week
ANNA GOODWIN
MCCARTHY
Correspondent
Every year approximately
800 people in the United States
die in boating accidents, and
eight out of 10 victims were
not wearing life jackets,
according to information pro
vided by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The “Boat Smart From the
Start: Wear Your Life Jacket”
campaign will emphasize boat
ing safety through education
and promoting awareness of
hazards that can be avoided
when operating a water craft.
National Safe Boating Week
is important because it brings
attention to the need for safe
boating through education,
said Peter Wood, flotilla staff
officer for public education. .
Wood said it is not enough
to just keep life jackets oa
boats.
“Life jackets don’t work if
you don’t wear them,” said
Wood.
Hertford Mayor Sid Eley
and Winfall Mayor Fred Yates‘S
both signed proclamations
acknowledging National Safe
Boating Week, said Wood. '
Please see SAFETY, page 6 ' -
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