THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Votumo 40, No. 34 USPS 42I-0M Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 23, l?M " CENTS
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Season Tickets
The Perquimans County
High School Pirates are
getting ready for another big
? e a ? o n
Season tickets for the
Perquimans County Pirates
football games are available
for individuals desiring
. reserved seating for the 1M4
season.
The tickets are available
for all five home games, and
as an additional benefit
holders of the tickets will be
given free admission to all six
if the junior varisity's home
games this year.
Tickets can be obtained by
contacting Pirates Coach,
Pat Morgan at 426-5778( work)
or 426-8210 (home.) Season
tickets will also be on sale at
the Pirates opening game
against Williamston on
August 31. (Photos by Ken
Castelloe.)
5-K run slated for Indian Festival
A 5-K run will highlight the
events scheduled this year
during the Peruqimans County
Indian Summer Festival.
The run, which is sponsored by
the Perquimans County Parks
and Recreation Department and
the Chamber of Commerce, is
scheduled for Saturday,
September 15, with registration
set for 8: 30 a .m. and the race will
begin at 10:00 a.m. at Hertford
Grammar School.
Age groups for the race are as
follows: Mens' division-17 and
under, 18-29, 30-39, and 40 and
New deadline set
Advance Publications of
Elizabeth City, owners of The
Perquimans Weekly, has
announced a change in
scheduling for the printing of the
Perquimans paper.
The paper, which is published
on Thursdays, will go to press on
i Tuesday evenings beginning this
week instead of Wednesday
: afternoon.
The new schedule will not
affect the delivery dates of the
newspaper, which will continue
to be mailed on Wednesday for
home delivery in the county on
Thursday.
Because of the earlier press
time for the paper, deadlines for
news items, classified
advertising and legal advertising
will be moved to Monday at 5:00
p.m. prior to that weeks'
publication. Retail advertising
deadlines will be 10:00 a.m. on
Tuesday prior to publication.
Charlie Skinner, at Hartford,
(right) wti recently
presented with ? pin
oommemorating 25 pears of
ft*rv|ce with the Employment
Security CommUiiofc of
North Caroline In Edenton
Pn?lltlm Skinner wttk the
pin It Gordon Allen, of
tufuura, ?m|cr oc um
Xdenton Office. (Photo by
K?q C*at?Uoe. )
over; Womens' division-17 and
under, 18-29, and 30 and over.
Certificates will be given to
each runner that finishes the
race, with two awards in open
men and open women and one
award in each age group.
The course for the race is all
asphalt and dirt roads, mostly
country, all flat.
The entry fee for the race is
$6.00 until September 10.
School Board
awards contract for
\
well construction
By JANE WILLIAMS
The Perquimans County Board
of Education accepted a bid
Friday from Tillman Well
Services of North Carolina for
$6,300 to install wells for a new
water-to-air heating and cooling
system for Perquimans County
High School.
The bid was one of two
received by the Board for wells
for the system which will be
approximately 100 to 120 feet
deep.
Only one bid was received by
the Board for mechanical work
for the system, therefore the bids
will have to be re-advertised,
which will delay operations of the
system.
School Superintendent Pat
Harrell said that the delay would
probably mean that the school
would not have a cooling system
in operation this fall.
The Board moved their regular
meeting up from Monday to
Friday in order to review bids for
the cooling and heating system,
in an effort to get the project -
underway as soon as possible.
The Board is required to receive
at least two bids before action is
taken, therefore re-advertising is
necessary before a bid can be
accepted. Harrell said that the
re-advertising will delay bid
acceptance by at least a week to
ten days.
In other action taken Friday
the Board:
?Granted the release of Robert
Tracy King, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Danny King, to the Edenton
Chowan School system.
?Granted permission to Sheila
Perry Bunch to transfer from the
Edenton-Chowan School system
into the Perquimans system.
?Approved a new temporary
disability policy in accordance
with the new state sick leave
policy.
?Accepted the following new
personnel for the school system :
Karen Luszcz, Elementary;
Catherine Tillett, Aide; Ellen
O'Neal, Aide; and Margaret Ann
Williams, Aide.
?Discussed classification of
non-certified personnel (e.g.
janitors, maids, etc.). No action
was taken.
?Discussed curriculum and
instructional activities, including
Project APEX, a new
curriculum project funded by
North Carolina State University.
The Perquimans County School
system was one of ten systems
selected to participate in the
program which is designed to
work with teachers in the area of
exceptional childrens programs.
The program deals with staff
development activities to help
create a better understanding of
the needs of exceptional children
in the schools.
?In the area of capital
improvements the Board
discussed problems that still
exist with the roof at the high
school. After several attempts to
rectify the situation at the high
school, there are still several
leaks remaining in the roof at the
school. The Board decided to
turn the matter over to their
attorney to work with the
manufacturer of the roof system.
?The Board discussed the
feasibility of fencing in an area
by the bus garage to secure
buses. In previous years there
have been some problems with
vandalism during the summer
months when the buses are
parked near the garage. No
action was taken.
?Board members agreed to
attend the District North
Carolina School Board
Association Convention in
Williamston on September 6.
The Board has also released
the following information
regarding student holidays
during the upcoming school
year:
August 27-First day of School.
September 3-Labor Day
Holiday.
October 8-Parent Conference
Day.
November 12-Veteran's Day
Holiday.
November 22, 23-Thanksgiving
Holidays.
December 20-January 1
Christmas Holidays.
January 18-Teacher Work Day.
January 21-Parent Conference
Day.
March 4-Teacher Work Day.
April 8-12-Easter Vacation.
June 4-End of School term.
Armed robbery suspect evades area law
By JANE WILLIAMS
A man suspected of armed
robbery of a convenience store in
Newport News, Va. evaded local
law enforcement personnel
Sunday during a approximately
six hour manhunt conducted by
officers of the Winfall Police
Department, Hertford Police
Department, Perquimans
County Sherriff's Department,
Pasquotank County Sherriff's
Department, North Carolina
Department of Corrections, and
North Carolina Highway Patrol
personnel.
According to Joe Lothian,
Chief of the Winfall Police
Department, at approximately
3:00 p.m. on Sunday the
Perquimans County Sherriffs
Department received
information that Michael
Edward Gurganus; a white
male, age 23, and a prime
suspect for the armed robbery of
a convenience store in Newport
News; had been seen in a blue
vehicle coming off of Harvey
Point Road and heading north on
U.S. 17.
A vehicle was dispatched from
the Hertford Police Department,
and began pursuit of the car.
When the vehicle in which
Gurganas was a passenger
reached the base of the bridge on
Highway 17 in Winfall, Gurganas
Jumped from the ear,
unobserved by law enforcement
personnel whose view was
obstructed by the hump in the
bridge.
A passing motorist observed
the action taken by Gurganas
and notified polite officers.
Law enforcement officers then
began a search on foot for the
suspect, calling in trained police
dogs from Goldsboro to aide in
the capture of the suspect.
A search of the area did not
turn up the subject, but officers
did find the general direction
that was taken by the suspect.
Darkness and the heavy
terrain of the swampy area
forced law enforcement
personnel to discontinue the
search at approximately 9:00
p.m. on Sunday.
Gurganas' mother, brother
and girlfriend were arrested and
charged with delaying and
obstructing justice.
No further information was
available at press time.
Area law enforcement
personnel worked late Into
the erenlnc last Sunday
searching for a possible
suspect In a Newport News,
Va. convenience store
robbery. The suspect
reportedly was in the area
around the north end of the
bridge connecting Winfall
and Hertford on U.S. 17 By
pass. A search of the area did
not turn up the suspect
(Photo by Ken Csstelloe. )