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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 39, No. 50 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, December 15, 1983 25 CENTS White found guilty in Superior Court trial | By JANE WILLIAMS Bonnie Dail White, was convicted Thursday in Perquimans County Superior Court on charges of con spiracy to burn and burning an uninhabited dwelling. The jury, comprised of nine men and three women, deliberated for one hour and twenty, minutes before returning to the court room Thursday evening with their verdict. White, 42, of 200 Crescent Drive, Hertford, was charged in connection with an August 12, 1982 fire that destoryed a house that she owned on Center Hill Road, deeded to White and her husband, Clyde, by her father. In an August hearing Larry Wayne Sanders, 35, of Route 5, Box 210, Morgans Corner, testified that White had hired him to burn the house down. Sanders pleaded guilty to a charge This weeks' drawings from the Perquimans County School Arts Program depict a drawing of Santa Claus by Carlton White, Grade 12 of Perquimans County High School, and the traditional manger scene by Angelique White, a tenth grade student at Perquimans County High School. Council adopts resolution to support Committee petition for County Manager | ' Br JANE WILLIAMS ? ' The Hertford Town Council voted unanimously on Monday night to I support a resolution presented to them by the Perquimans County Committee of 100 to petition the Perquimans County Commissioners to hire a County Manager-Economic Developer for the county. In an effort to attract more businesses and industries to ^ Perquimans County the Committee " of 100 has solicited the support of the Hertford Town Council, W Infill Town Council, the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce and other groups to sign resolutions to be presented to the County Com missioners at their next meeting, Monday, December II. T)m Chamber of Commerce had V previously endorsed this proposal at W a Joint membership meeting. Winfall Town Council voted to sign the resolution at their meeting on Monday night. Hertford Mayor-Manager W.D. ?'Bill" Cox pointed out that he felt the Commissioners were already highly interested in the possibility of hiring a County Manager, and the ad ditional one-half cent sales tax in the county would be beneficial in funding this type of position. Cox pointed out that adopting the resolution would not be telling the Commissioners what to do, or how to do their Jobs, but would show the Commissioners that the town was supportive of their endeavors. Town Councilman Jesse Harris Mid, "We should go on record as being 100 per cent for the acquisition of new industry in the county." Other council memebers expressed mutual feelings, agreeing that a County Manager-Economic Developer could only be an asset to the county. The Council also heard an up-dated report from Steve Player, a representative of L.E. Woo ten Co. in Raleigh, concerning the revitalization of the King Street Project through the Community Development Block Grant Program. The L.E. Wooten Company has been contracted by the town to handle the administration the project. Player told the council that an Environmental Impact Assessment would have to be completed and approved by the state before funding would be released for the project "We are pretty well along with the assessment project," Player said, " and hope to have it completed by Friday." Player said that funding could be expected to arrive around mid January. In other actios the Council : ?Appointed Jim Baal to another five year term with the Hertford Housing Authority. ?Passed an ordinance prohibiting parking on the Hertford Causeway. ?Voted to set up a meeting with the Winfall Town Council as a public relations move to discuss mutual problems and concerns. ?Heard a report from Cox con cerning inadequate production of one of the towns' two wells. Cox reported that one of the pumps is 350 gallons of water per minute, and the other is producing at a rate of 75 gallons pr minute. Cox told the council that recent testing has shown that there is water there but the pump is not bringing that water to the surface. The Council asked Cox to in vestigate the possibilities of repairing the faulty pump as economically at possible. of burning an uninhabited dwelling in Chowan County during a July session of Chowan County Superior Court. Sanders agreed, as part of a plea bargain, to offer testimony on defendents in arson cases pending in Chowan and Perquimans Counties. Also pleading guilty to arson charges, in connection with the Chowan County fire which destroyed the Elliot House, owned by Haymakin International, on N.C. Highway 32 near Tyner is Mitchell Duke Ivey, 35, of Route 3, Box 776, Hertford. Others charged in connection with the Elliot House fire are James D. Singletary, 32, a Hertford attorney, of 102 Kenyon St., Hertford, Douglas "Luckie" Cartwright, 36, of Route 3, Box 823, Herford, and Peter Rosenthal, 45, of Virginia Beach, Va. White, who operates Bonnie White's Bookkeeping and Income Tax Service, appeared for sentencing on Friday morning. Prior to sentencing the court heard from an extensive list of witnesses for the defense of White's character. . White was sentenced to five years imprisonment on the charge of burning an uninhabited dwelling, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 30 years, and six months imprisonment on the charge of conspiracy to run concurrently with the first sentence. Judge Herbert 0. Phillips, III added a recommendation that White be eligible for immediate work release, based on testimony given which proved her to have no prior criminal record and being an up standing citizen in the community. The sentence has been appealed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. White was released on $10,000 secured bond. White also faces charges made during a Perquimans County Grand Jury hearing on Monday December 5 when she was indicted and charged with eight counts of embezzlement of funds from the Open Door, a non profit charitable organization in Perquimans County. White served as treasurer for the Open Door. She was arrested on Monday, after the indictment was handed down and released on $4,000 unsecured bond. The indictment was the result of an investigation conducted by the Hertford Police Department. White is scheduled to appear in Perquimans County Superior Court during the January 30 session on these charges Holiday schedule THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY staff will observe the following hours and deadlines for the upcoming holiday season. The Pre-Christmas edition will be published on Wednesday, December 21. Anyone wishing to purchase advertising or submit an article for next weeks' paper is asked to please have their copy in the office no later than noon on Monday, December 19. The office will close at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23, and will be closed on Monday, December 26, and Monday, January 2. The deadline for the December 29 and January 5 editions will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday prior to each publication. Perquimans trio named to All Albemarle team By KEN CASTELLOE The Perquimans Pirates were represented by three of it's star players on the 1983 ALL ALBEMARLE AREA football team picked by the DAILY ADVANCE. Teton Reid and Kenny Perry were selected to the first team defensive squad while Rodney Gordon was selected to the first string offensive team. Reid, a 6-2, 155-pound junior was selected on his performance in the Pirates secondary. According to Head Coach Pat Morgan, he was a very consistant player in his position and very valuable to the team. Reid led the team in interceptions with a total of six on the year. Reid was also selected to the 2A All-Conference team which was picked by the coaches on an earlier date. Perry, a 5-10, 165-pound junior lineman was the leading tackier for the Pirates. A very quick athlete that led the Pirates on and off the field was also selected to the All Conference team. Gordon, a 6-0, 210-pound senior was the center for the Pirates this year and was very effective in opening up the holes for the backfield to gain yardage. Coach Morgan said, "Rodney was a three-year starter that will be greatly missed next season." Gordon was the "big" man for the Pirates in size. Gordon was also a member of the All-Conference team, but was selected for his defensive ability on the line. Morgan noted that all three All Conference selections were made for their defensive play and leadership. Members of the second team All Albemarle offensive unit were Percy Davis, a 6-0, 165-pound senior tackle; Alton James, a 5-9, 165-pound senior tailback; and Richard Thach, a 5-11, 190-pound junior fullback. REID PERK' GORDON
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