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Perquimans High School student Bevon Miller (right) maneuvers through a slalom course while wearing
goggles that simulate driving under the influence of alcohol. Kelly James of the N.C. ALE Division, District 1,
sits at left.
PCHS students learn how to DWI
S. BRADY CALHOUN
The Daily Advance
This isn’t your typical driver’s edu
cation course.
Friday morning, local teenagers
experienced the sensation of drunk
driving — without the alcohol. North
Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement
officers gave 33 Perquimans County
High School students a chance to see
just how much drinking can impair
driving ability.
The students were encouraged to
drive a golf cart while wearing goggles
that mimic the effects of being under
the influence of alcohol. The officers
also set up a straight line of cones for
the cart to pass through. None of the
students could drive in a straight line
while wearing the goggles.
They laughed at each other as they
bobbed and weaved through the
course, but they got the message.
“1 can’t imagine anybody driving
like that when you are under that kind
of influence,” said senior Bevon Mill
er. “If you are that drunk you are
going to hit someone.”
The drunk driving simulation is
performed with students all over
North Carolina, said ALE Agent Kelly
Jones.
“The program gives them the effects
of alcohol in a safe and controlled
environment,” Jones said. “I haven’t
had one yet get off the golf cart and
say they would drink and drive.”
After driving the course, some of
the students thought stricter laws
should be in place.
“I hear people say they got their
third DUI,” said Senior Justin
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Area Relay for life
set for June 7-9
ANNA GOODWIN MCCARTHY
Correspondent
The Relay for Life, a fund-raising event for the Ameri
can Cancer Society, will be held on June 7-8.
“It’s one way you can get involved, and make a differ
ence,” said Brenda Newbem, registration chairperson for
the Relay for Life.
Teams, consisting of 10 to 15 members, can register for
the event. Thirty-one teams have already registered, said
Newbern.
Teams are from churches, schools, civic organizations,
government offices and families in Perquimans and
Chowan counties.
Anyone from the general public who wants to partici
pate can form a team, said Newbern. Children, accompa
nied by adults, are also encouraged to take part in the
event, said Newbern.
Participants in the Relay for Life will begin arriving at
John A. Holmes High School at 3 p.m. Friday, Jxme 7.
During this time they will set up their tents.
Cancer survivors will arrive at 5 p.m. Cancer survivors
who have registered for the event will receive T-shirts
and ribbons. The simvivor lap will kick-off the relay at 6
p.m. The names of the cancer survivors will be
announced as they take part in this ceremonial first lap.
The Luminary Ceremony is scheduled to take place Fri
day night. Luminaries can be dedicated to cancer survi
vors, or in the memory of someone who had cancer, said
Newbem.
The luminaries will be placed around the track. The
lights wiU be turned off, and the luminaries will be lit at 9
p.m. The names of the people, who the luminaries were
dedicated to, will be announced at this time.
“It is very beautiful,” said Newbem who has partici
pated in the Relay for Life for the last e(ght years.
Luminaries can currently be purchased for $10 each,
and proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society, said
Newbem.
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Perquimans County 4H'ers and volunteers recently
observed their Annual 4H Achievement Night at the
Perquimans Cooperative Extension Center.
Perquimans youths
receive 4-H awards
Perquimans County 4H’ers
and volunteers, recently
observed their Annual 4H
Achievement Night at the
Perquimans Cooperative
Extension Center.
Youth and volunteers
received awards for 4H work
completed over the past year.
Madonna Garner, Mistress of
Ceremonies, got things mov
ing by calling the program to
order. Mariza James wel
comed 4H’ers and their guest.
Miss Garner provided the
devotion, followed by presen
tation of the U.S. and 4H flags
by Tykeisha Frierson and
Latoya Garner. Tykeshia
Johnson lead the pledges.
With preliminaries over.
Madonna Garner and Juanita
T. Bailey, Extension Agent,
School board
mulls religion
policy changes
ANNA GOODWIN MCCARTHY
Correspondent
A Perquimans County com
missioner wants to give fifth-
graders at Hertford Grammar
School the opportunity, if they
so may choose, to receive
Bibles from the Gideons.
Wallace Nelson asked mem
bers of the Perquimans County
Board of Education to consider
amending the system’s “Reli
gion in Schools” policy at the
Board of Education meeting
Monday night.
The current “Board Policy
5900" states: “Religious books,
including Bibles, or religious
symbols may not be given to
students as an award for
achievement and may not be
generally distributed by reli
gious groups to students at
school.”
“We would like this resource
to be available for the stu
dents,” said Nelson, a Gideon
and former Perquimans
County Board of Education
Member.
Nelson said the Gideons
would not hand Bibles to stu
dents, but they would be on a
table in a location where stu
dents could voluntarily pick
them up.
“There is no solicitation,”
said Nelson.'
Nelson said the Bibles would
Family & Consumer Educa
tion, 4H presented the follow
ing awards and recognitions.
District Presentation
Winners:
Mariza JamesPeanut
Foods,lst place
Annieshia OvertonFruit &
Vegetable Use, 1st place
Marcus Bailey Dog, 2nd place
Latoya GarnerScience, 3rd
place
Courtney HunterBreads, 3rd
place
Madonna GarnerPublic
Speaking, 2nd place
Chardae GarnerPhotography,
3rd place
District Project
Book Award Winners
Mariza James, 1st Place
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be available during scheduled
dates and times with the per
mission of the school’s princi
pal.
The Bibles would contain
the New Testament, Psalms
and Proverbs, said Nelson.
Nelson said the distribu
tion of Bibles is permissible
in Dare County.
While a policy that allows
the distribution of religious
material in schools might be
a problem in large counties, it
would not be a problem in
Perquimans County, said Nel
son.
School Board Member
Charles Cheezum said he
would like to see the policy
changed so that there is a bet
ter understanding of our
neighbors and their feelings.
Cheezum said his opinion
was motivated by the tragedy
of Sept. 11, and the lack of
knowledge about various reli
gions.
School Board Chairman
Walter Leigh said there is a
“need to know what others
are thinking.”
“It’s such a voluntary
basis, I cant see a problem
with it,” said School Board
member Iris Byrne, who is in
favor of amending the policy.
Board Policy 5900 was on
the Board’s agenda as a con
sideration, with any action to
he taken at a future date.
Tom White: If the
King were still alive
HELEN KERR OUTLAND
The Chowan Herald
Elvis is alive
and...weU...sort of.
The Elvis, sort of, and
Jessie Claus, that’s Santa’s
brother from the South Pole,
will be on stage Monday night
April 1 to bring a little Coun
try Rock and Roll and a night
of very special entertainment
to Rocky Hock Playhouse in
Chowan County.
Tickets for “If the King
were still alive” wiU buy a
seat for the performance and
a Prime Rib dinner at Nixon’s
Family Restaurant prior to
the show.
The talent for the evening,
both Elvis and Jessie Claus,
are good friends with Tom
White. “Big Tom White”, that
is. “I was always big,” says
White. “My birthday is
December 11,12, and 13.”
If you ask the folks around
here who Big Tom White is
their first response is that he
is the guy who sang “The Cat
fish Kid (Ballard of Jim
Hunter).”
Hunter, who hailed from
Hertford, North Carolina, was
a Baseball Hall of Earner who
pitched for the New York Yan
kees. White, Hunter, and the
author of the song, Bobby Hol-
lowell, were also friends.
White was working selling
cars for Hollowell at his
Chevrolet dealership when
they decided to write and pro
duce the song. It was a hit.
On March 31, 1976 Hollow-
eU and White signed a con
tract with CMH Record, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
owned by Christian Martin
Haerle.
“The Catfish Kid”, a ballad
about Jim “Catfish” Hunter,
has been received well locally
as a hit for author Bobby Hol
lowell and singer Big Tom
White. However, the single is
promising to go on to even
greater heights,” began an
article in the Perquimans
Weekly in April 1976. CMH
Records was known as the
world’s largest Bluegrass
music label at the time. Art
ists like Lester Flatt, the
Osburn Brothers, and George
Beverly Shay had recorded
with CMH.
The record, cut on the
Moon label, was considered a
collectors item in ‘76.
“They’re selling fast,” said
songwriter Bobby Hollowell
in the same interview. Jhe
record was selling for over $2
a piece in New York at that
time. The two young artists
went on to face a deluge of
invitations to appear on TV
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