. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 40, No. 15 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, ApriM2, 1984 25 cent?
Disaster relief services are available for local tornado victims
FAYETVILLE, N. C. - Although
the 13 one-stop federal and state
Disaster Assistance Centers which
began operating in 14 North Carolina
counties Tuesday, April 3, are now
closed, officials emphasized Monday
STUDENTS HELP -
Students from College of The
Albemarle pitched in last
week to help Snug Harbor
residents cleanup damage
caused by the devastating
March 28 storm. Above,
Student Senate president Jim
Timmerman (left), Mike
Payment, and Chris Meekins
remove debris from the
ground-level, while COA
student activities director
Mark Helms and Tom
Edmondson clear a damaged
section of a trailer roof.
Others assiting included:
Kent Chapell, Mark Gregory
and David Milam of
Hertford; Steve Leary of
Edenton; Chris Krainiak,
Joni Gray, Jim Knowles and
Amy Steinert of Elizabeth
City; and Currituck County
residents Judy Jordan and
David Mason.
Census report shows loss in
local and state farm numbers
North Carolina farms declined in
numbers and increased in size
between 1978 and 1982, according to
the Commerce Department's Census
Bureau.
Preliminary reports just released
for the 1982 Census of Agriculture
show 72,799 farms, compared with
81,706 in 1978. Land in farms totaled
10.3 million acres, an average per
farm of 142 acres, compared with 135
in 1978. Total sales of agricultural
products amounted to $3.5-billion in
1982.
Preliminary reports from the 1982
Census of Agriculture show that the
cumber of farms in Perquimans
County decreased from 397 to 343
since the 1978 census. All land in
farms totaled 86,376 acres in 1962, an
average of 252 acres per farm. The
Census Bureau defines a farm as any
place from which $1,000 or more of
agricultural products were sold or
normally would have been sold.
, . Land from which crops were
? harvested increased to 68,275 acres
? since 1978.
* The county's farmers sold $24.3
* million in agricultural products
? according to the reports. The 1962
I sales figure represents an average of
* $70,887 for each of the county's
farms.
? ? The census reports that $16.1
million or 66 percent of the total sales
were for crops, while $8.2-million or
34 percent of the total ca me from the
sale of livestock, poultry and their
products.
Preliminary data indicate that
expenditures for feed for livestock
and poultry were $3.5-million; total
farm energy costs were $2-million;
fertilizer costs were (3.8-million; and
seed costs were $l.l-million.
Of the total farms in Perquimans
County, 67 had gross sales of $100,000
or more; 84 reported sales of less
than $10,000. Farms operated as sole
proprietorships represented 86
percent of the total. In 1982, the
average age of farm operators was
49.7 years. The proportion of
operators reporting farming as their
principal occupation remained
essentially unchanged at 76 percent
since 1978.
Data in the report for 1978 and 1982
are directly comparable for acreages
and inventories. Dollar values have
not been adjusted for changes in
price levels.
Agriculture census data for the
state of North Carolina revealed
these facts:
?Of the total farms in the State,
8,999 had gross sales of $100,000 or
more, 39,528 reported sales of less
than $10,000.
?The average age of farm
operators was 51.7 years; 10,210 were
under 35, and 32,874 were 55 or older.
?Women operated 4,498 farms or
six percent of the State total.
?Fifty-five percrent of the arms
were operated by individuals or
familes as sole proprietorships, 7,094
by partnerships; and 1,228 by
corporations of which 86 percent
were family held.
Eighty-eight percent of the
farmers owned all or part of the
farms they operated; 40,919 were
fully owned; 23,184 partly owned;
and 8.696 were operated by tenants.
Single copies of the preliminary
state and county reports may be
obtained for $1.75 aqd $1.50 each,
respectively, prepaid from the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Ofice,
Washington, D.C. 20402. Price for
entire set is available upon request.
Town of Hertford
to enact civil laws
The Hertford Town Council
unanimously approved a motion on
Monday night to re-write certain
town ordinances, making them a
civil offenae instead of a criminal
. offense.
The ordinances that will b?
affected by this new decision are the
town'a parking ordinance, dog ?
ordinance, and town tag ordinance.
The new ordinances ?U1 go into
effect on April 15, 1M4.
Before these new ordinances were
effected, individuals charged with
violations of any of these ordinances
were charged with a criminal
violation After the 19th this will
change to a civil offense.
k U an offender elected not to pay his
fine he would currently he Mod in
V criminal court and could he made to
pay up to a 990.00 f^e and/or serve M
. days In jail. The new flat under the
civil ordtaanee cede will he ton
dollar*, and will he paid to the Town
of Hertford Clerk. Individuals not
paying their fines within the 72 hour
limit will be taken to civil court.
The ordinances covered under this
action were drawn up by the Hertford
Police Department and Walter
Edwards, Jr., attorney for the Town
of Hertford.
The ordinances prohibit allowing a
dog to ran at large within the city
limits, prohibit parking violations In
areas restricted by signs, and
require that all persons living within
the city limits display a town license
tag on all vehicles.
Hertford Police Chief Marks all
Merritt said that the police
department had not bean strictly
enforcing these ordinances because
they were waiting for the ordinances
to become decriminalised. "We will
that victims of the recent tornadoes
may continue to apply (or aid
through May 31.
Paul Hall, Federal Coordinating
Officer, said the federal and state
agencies called in to spearhead the
recovery effort "are still in place and
will remain until the job is done. For
those tornado victims who were
unable or did not have an opportunity
to visit the centers, we will provide
information on whom to contact."
One source of this information,
Hall said, is the toll-free Disaster
Hotline. That number is 1-800-682
2675. Operators are on duty from 8:00
a.m. until 6:00 p.m. seven days a
week.
In addition, a referral list of
federal and state agencies has been
compiled to enable tornado victims
who have not visited the centers to
apply for assistance. (The list for
local victims is attached at the
bottom of this story.)
Persons who have registered at the
centers are now being visited by
representativess of the appropriate
agencies. These visits enable the
agencies to determine losses and
review program procedures.
The verifiers have been issued
color-coded identification cards by
the Disaster Field Office. Temporary
Housing will be carrying green
cards, Small Business
Administration blue cards, and
Individual and Family Grants white
cards. Residents are reminded to ask
to see the cards before admitting the
verifiers into their homes.
Also, Temporary Housing
continues to seek rental properties
which may be used as homes for
families whose homes are
uninhabitable as a result of the
tornadoes. Anyone with rental
property is urged to call the Disaster
Hotline.
The following is an Agency
Referral List for Perquimans
County:
Hertford, NC 27944
426-5802
Commission on Aging
Albemarle Regional Commission
P.O. Box 646
Hertford, NC 27944
426-5753
Community Action
Economic Improvement
Inc.
Cape Colony Airport Tower
P.O. Box 549
Eden ton, NC 27932
482-4459
Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection Division
P.O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-733-7741
FmHA
ARPDC Building (Albemarle
Commission)
Church Street Extended
Box 47
Hertford, NC 27944
426-5733
IRS
320 Federal Place
Greensboro, NC 27401
1-800-424-1040
Legal Services
Call Hotline at
1-800-682-2675
Mental Health
Albemarle Mental Health Center
111 East King Street
Edenton, NC 27932
482-7493
Council,
Building
NC Division of Forestry
Forest Ranger
Winfall, NC 27985
426-5551
NC Division of Insurance
P 0. Box 26387
Raleigh, NC 27611
ATTN: Consumer Division
1-800-662-7777
919-733-2032
NC Department of Revenue
Room 201
216 South Broad Street
Edenton, NC 27932
482-3424
Salvation Army
906-4th Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
338-4120
Major Arnold Williford
Social Security
111 Jordan Plaza
P. O. Box 1286
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
338-2268
Unemployment Assistance
(Economic Security Commission)
709 North Braod Street
Edenton, NC 27932
482-2195
Veterans' Administration
(U.S. Veterans' Administration)
251 North Main Street
Winston Salem, NC 27102
1-800-642-0841
NC Division of Veterans Affairs
(County Veterans Service Officers)
P. O. Box 254
Winslow-Blanchard Motor Company
Hertford, NC 27944
426-5654
N.C.'s First Lady to
visit county schools
Small Business Administration
Disaster Field Office
P.O. Box 70119
Fort Bragg, NC 28307
919-436-2060
Temporary Housing
Disaster Field Office
P.O.Box 70119
Fort Bragg, NC 28307
919-436-5455
Individual and Family Grant
1 Dobb Street
P.O. Box 107
Hertford, NC 27944
426-7373
American Red Cross
200Hiland Park
Hertford, NC 27944
426-7648
Ms. Gene Sawyer
ASCS
County Office Building
512 South Church Street
Mrs. Carolyn Hunt, wife of North
Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, will be
in Perquimans County on
Wednesday, April 18 to speak on the
importance of volunteers at each of
the county schools.
Mrs. Hunt was invited to the county
by Anne Young, a member of the
Youth Advisory Council for North
Carolina, and will be honored at a
reception at Mrs. Young's home at
510 Pennsylvania Ave., Hertford,
from 2:30 until 4:30 that afternoon.
The public is invited to attend.
The public is also invited to
Perquimans County High School for
a 1:00 assembly that will be
addressed by Mrs. Hunt.
Mrs. Hunt, a former elementary
teacher, lists her primary interest,
outside of her family, as
volunteerism. Realizing the
importance of adult volunteerisn in
the schools and with youth, she
spends a great deal of time working
as a volunteer in the Wake County
school system.
MRS. CAROLYN HUNT
Historic Stockton House offered for sale
The Historic Preservation
Foundation of North Carolina, Inc., is
offering to sell the historic plantation
house, Stockton, in Perquimans
County. The property is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places.
The foundation will sell Stockton to a
buyer willing to rehabilitate the
house subject to protective
covenants.
Stockton is the only know tripartite
house in North Carolina in the Greek
Revival style. Built about 1840 by
Josiah T. Granvery , Stockton was the
seat of a 800 acre plantation. The
house was named for Commodore
Robert F. Stockton, noted for his
actions in the Mexican War. Mr.
Granbery represented Perquimans
County in the House of Commons in
1835 and 1836 and served as ?
councilor of state from 18S8 to 1880.
The house has one-story wings
flanking a two-story central block
four bays deep. Particularly striking
is the full Doric portico with four
columns. The interior has a large
central foyer with the single room
wings on each side. These rooms
contain the original woodwork. Rear
doors exit from each parlor onto
porches that extend the length of the
central two-story block
The living room and kitchen are
downstairs in the central section, and
(Mr, bedrooms are upstsirs. The
enclosed stairway ascends from a
hallway behind the foyer. Floors
throughout are of Are inch wide pine
Stockton is located on N.C. State
Road 1329, one and one-half miles
south of the Woodville community. It
is approximately 10 miles west of
Elizabeth City.
The 3200 square foot house on 2.5 to
2.75 acres can be purchased for
$30,000. It will be sold subject to
protective covenants to be
administered by the Historic
Preservaton Foundation of North
Carolina, Inc. The restrictions will
allow the buyer flexibility in the use
of the property, while protecting the
structure from demolition,
inappropriate exterior alterations or
insensitive additions.
Those interested fn buying
Stockton should contact J. Myrick
Howard or Larry D. McBennett,
Historic Preservation Foundation of
North Carolina, Inc., P.O. Box 27644,
Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7644; telephone
(919) 832-3652.
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