. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 40, No. 47 USPS 42S-0M Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, November 15, 1984 25 CENTS
Pirates advance to
Division II Play-offs
By TERRY WILLIAMS
The Perquimans Pirate*,
behind the inspired play of the
"DEATH SQUAD" defense,
forced the Gates County Barons
into four turnovers inside the
Pirate 10-yard line en route to a
20-6 victory last Friday night.
With the win, the Pirates upped
their record to 7-2-1 and advance
to the runner-up playoffs this
week. Perquimans will play
James Kenan High School,
runner-up in the East Central
Conference, Friday night in
Hertford. Kenan's record on the
year is 8-2.
The Pirates took the opening
kickoff and moved the ball 70
yards in 12 plays. Richard
Thach, the versatile senior
fullback, broke two tackles and
slashed into the endzone from 12
yards out as the Pirates jumped
out to an early 7-0 lead.
Gates returned the kickoff to
their own 39 yard line. On their
first play from scrimmage Jeff
Privott broke around his right
end and outraced the Pirates to
the endzone. The point after try
(PAT) was no good and the
Pirates led 7-?.
Quaterback Teton Reid led the
Pirates to their second score
early in the second quarter.
Starting from the Gates 41, the
Pirates scored nine plays later
when Reid sprinted 18 yards into
the endzone for the score.
Thach kicked his second PAT
of the night and the Pirates led
14-6.
The final score of the night was
set up when senior Jeff Modlin
recovered a Baron fumble and
returned it to the Gates 38 yard
line. On a fourth down play
Thach found junior Johnny "G
Man" Gallop for a 28-yard
scoring strike.
It was Gallop's sixth
touchdwon reception of the year.
On the night Thach gained 71
yards on 14 carries while Vincent
Foster had 36 yards on seven
carries. Reid hit two out of five
passes for 19 yards, and also
intercepted one pass. He also
rushed for 24 yards. Thach
intercepted two passes and
averaged 52 yards punting with
no punts returned.
"1 felt we played a pretty good
ball game," commented Coach
Pat Morgan. "We played with a
lot of enthusiasm. Our players
did a good job of readjusting
their goals and reaching the
playoffs."
"James Kenan is a good ball
club. They are a run oriented
team and play hard power
football. They play aggressive on
defense and it should be a good
ball game."
Game time Friday night is 8:00
p.m. Admission price is $3.00.
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Area residents voice their
concerns over water quality
Approximately 40 area
residents, including government
} officials, farmers and
environmental scientists
gathered at the Albemarle
Commission Office in Hertford
last Wednesday night for the
second of a three-part series of
meetings designed to inform the
Coastal Resources Advisory
Council of public concerns over
the water quality issues.
The group that assembed for
' the meeting concluded that
groundwater should receive
close scrutiny from government
agencies. The group added that
groundwater is a precious
resource and that its quality and
quantity in the area is
threatened.
Among the concerns cited by
those in attendance were
saltwater extrusion and
depletion of aquifers.
The input given by those in
attendance will be used for
research and regulation needs of
coastal water resources.
Jim Mulligan, regional
supervisor of the state Division
of Environmental Management
stated that, "this needs to be a
very high priority area."
Coastal groundwater is
especially vulnerable to
saltwater extrusion as the
freshwater table falls, and that
table has fallen 100 *eet in the last
40 years, according to
information given by scientists
presen at the meeting.
Development, especially in
southeastern Virginia, was
blamed for the depletion of the
resource, and Mulligan said that
steps to check the groundwater
drawdown or to replinish it
should be implemented.
"Sometime in the long-term
future, someone might have a
heavy need for groundwater in
the Albemarle area, and it may
not be there," Mulligan said.
Agricultural irrigation was
also noted as a culprit in the
draining of groundwater, and
agricultural officials said that
concern, combined with the cost
of drilling deep wells had
prevented many farmers from
implementing irrigation
systems.
Several regulations are
already in place to preserve and
protect groundwater, and
according to Mulligan, more are
being developed. Even though
these regulations are in effect,
many of the participants at the
meeting expressed concern that
the regulations should be
enforced.
Other water quality issues
discussed included agricultural
runoff, basinwide pollution of an
estuary, and coastal
development density.
The participants agreed that
programs already in place to
check agricultural runoff
adequately address that
problem, and one official had an
encouraging report on the
educational aspects of the
programs.
"There's been a tremendous
change in the attitudes of
farmers in the last few years.
They're more concerned with
environment," said Sam Cox, an
area soil conservationist from
Edenton.
The Coastal Resources
Commission's effectiveness with
dealing with basin-wide pollutant
loading, however, received a
discouraging assessment
because of the wide geographic
spread of coastal river systems.
Many of these systems begin in
the Piedmont, such as the Neuse
River basin, and some, like the
Chowan, have headwaters in
another state.
"The CRC can encourage other
agencies to check pollution both
through xereareh. and
management techniques," said
George Everette, an
environmental scientist with the
Water Quality Section of the
DEM.
The recommendations made at
the meeting will be passed on to
the CRC to aid in prioritizing
research and recommending
regulations.
The third of the scheduled
meetings will be held on
December 5 at the Albemarle
Commission Office.
HPD issues warning
BY JANE B. WILLIAMS
Hertford Police Chief,
Marshall Merritt, stated this
week that town residents should
be especially careful about
leaving valuables in their
automobiles, due to a rash of
Early
deadline
An early holiday deadline will
be observed by the staff of The
Perquimans Weekly for the
Thanksgiving Edition of the
paper next week. The deadline
for all news and advertising will
be at 5:00 p.m. Friday,
November 18.
The deadline for the paper
during Christmas and New
Year's weeks will also be at 9:00
p.m. on Friday prior to the
publication date of each paper.
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break-ins in the Hertford area.
Merritt stated that since
approximately the first of
November many cars have been
the subject of breaking and
entering and larceny, along with
some homes in Hertford.
Merritt said that the culprit of
these crimes is seemingly
looking for money when entering
homes, since items of high value
have not been taken. Merritt
added that items of value have
been taken from cars that were
ransacker .
According to Merritt there
have been several recent
Incidences of cars parked in
yards that have been entered
with items taken and there have
also been occurences at church
meetings where numerous cars
have been ransacked.
With the Christmas season
nearing Merritt said that
residents should be careful no* to
laav* packages in their
a utomobiies to attract theives.
Hr^Hs nil ?> 3
Hertford prevails in appeal
with Town of Winfall - AEMC
BY JANE B. WILLIAMS
Hertford Town Council
members received good news
Monday night regarding a
lawsuit that had been pending
since May 1982.
The suit; Thomas S. Morgan,
Town of Winfall and Albemarle
Electric Membership
Corporation Vs. The Town of
Hertford; had already been won
by the Town of Hertford in the
initial court case, and received a
favorable ruling in a recent
appeal decision sought by the
plaintiffs.
The case involves the rights of
a municipality to continue
providing electrical service
within an area recently annexed
by a neighboring municipality
and potentially serviced by a
franchised electric membership.
The case was filed after an
annexation in the Winfall
I community left many Winfall
residents receiving electrical
service from the Town of
Hertford. Other Winfall residents
are served by Albemarle
Electric Membership
Corporation.
At the request of many of the
newly annexed residents a court
suit was filed to release these
customers from the Town of
Hertford service line.
The Court of Appeals ruled that
the Town of Hertford was a
qualified secondary supplier of
electrical service, and therefore
it has the exclusive right to serve
all premises in the annexed area,
which were served by it, or to
which any of its facilities were
attached on March 9, 1981, the
daieof annexation.
Hertford Council members
expressed their relief at the
decision, and it was noted that
the decision by the Appeals Court
was unanimous, therefore the
plaintiffs do not have an
automatic right to an appeal to
the Supreme Court.
Winfall Mayor, Lloyd R.
Morgan stated in a telephone
conversation on Tuesday
morning that he did not know at
this point if the Town of Winfall
would pursue the case.
Morgan added that the Winfall
Council had not had the
opportunity as of yet to discuss
the latest ruling with Albemarle
Electric officials, and that he
could not say whether they would
seek an appeal until all parties
had the opportunity to talk the
matter through.
Morgan said that the entire
process had been "long and
drawn out," and that the suit was
filed at the request of residents in
the Town of Winfall.
Futrell to speak at
Farm-City Banquet
A tour featuring cotton
production and a banquet at
Perquimans County High School
will be the featured events next
week during Perquimans
County's Farm-City Week.
"Cotton? From the Field to the
Mill" will be the theme for a tour
sponsored by the Perquimans
County Extension Service on
Monday, November 19th. The
tour will begin with a visit to a
local cotton field and will enable
participants to view cotton being
picked by machinery.
The second stop on the tour will
be the Ward-Nixon Cotton Gin in
Winfall to observe the ginning
and baling of cotton. The third
stop on the tour will be Edenton
Cotton Mills, Inc., where
participants will observe the
spinning of cotton into thread.
The public is invited to
participate in the tour, and a bus
will be furnished at no cost. The
tour bus will leave the local
extension office at 1:30 p.m. and
reservations can be made by
calling the extension office.
"Agriculture - the Year 2003"
will be the title of a talk by Jim
Futrell during the annual Farm
City Week Banquet on Tuesday
night, October 20.
Futrell is an assistant Vice
President of the Federal Land
Bank of Columbia and the
Federal Intermediate Credit
Bank of Columbia, in Columbia,
S.C.
Futrell grew up in
Northampton County, and
received his B.S. in Agricultural
Education from N.C. State
University, where he served as
class president in 1962. In 1968,
Futrell received his Masters
Degree at NCSU. ,
JIM FUTRELL
He has professional experience
as an agriculture teacher, an
agricultural extension agent, an
insurance and real estate agent
and as a banker.
Willard Pettengill, Chairman
of Perquimans County Farm
City Week said, "Jim Futrell has
a farm and city background. He
recognizes the importance of
each to the other."
In addition to the regular
features of the annual banquet,
this year's Perquimans County
recipient of the Woman in
Agriculture Award will be
recognized.
White selected Outstanding Economist
High honor was paid to Ila
Mcllwean "Ila Grey" White
of Hertford recently when she
was chosen as the
Outstanding Home
Economist in North Carolina
by the North Carolina Home
Economics Association on
November 3, in Pinehurst,
N.C.
Mrs. White is an Area
Home Economics Extension
Agent, EFNEP, employed by
the Agricultural Extension
Serivce, North Carolina State
University.
The award was based on
Mrs. White's ability to
provide service and
leadership in home
economics, which has been
demonstrated through her
performance as an employee
of NCSU and as Present of
the North Carolina Home
Economics Association.
Mrs. White was nominated
for the honor by the Northeast
Region Home Economics
Association, and she was
recognised for continuing
service and leadership in
home economics at local,
state and national levels.
Criteria for the award
included outstanding
personal performance in
employment and in the
profession, evidence of
impact on the home
economics profession,
developing and interpreting
the basic concepts and
philosophy of home
economics as a profession in
innovative and creative
ways.
Mrs. White is presently
employed as an agent in the
Northeasta District. She has
25 years of service with the
NCSU Agricultural Extension
Service. She currently is a
supervisor and conducts
educational programs in
foods and nutrition for
EFNEP program aides in
cooperation with County
Extension Staffs. She has
worked in Perquimans
County as Home Economics
Extension Agent (1958-1970).
She also ' was a home
economics teacher for
Perquimans High School
during the 1970-71 school
year.
Among her outstanding
accomplishments are various
memberships and leadership
roles including: a 26 -year
member of the American
Home Economics
Association, in which she has
participated in numerous
activities; a 26-year member
of the North Carolina Home
Economics Association,
where she served as
President in 1982; a 26-year
member of the Northeastern
Regional NCHEA; a 26-year
member of the National
Association of Extension
Home Economists; a 26-year
member of the North
Carolina Association of
Extension Home
Economists; and a 26-year
member of the Northeastern
District Association of
Extension Home Economists,
where she has held many
offices Including President in
1964.
Mr*. White has also served
on many home economic
related, fraternal and civic
clubs and committees.
Mrs. White has been
awarded numerous awards
and honors including: the
Distinguished Service Award
from the National Association
of Extension Home
Economists, 1978; Certificate
of Merit from N. C.
Department of Public
Instruction for improving the
quality of life for Indian
Children, 1983; Certificate of
Appreciation, Eastern
Carolina Health Systems
Agency, 1981; Listed in the
1970 Edition of "Personalities
in the South"; H.E.
Foundations Board at UNC
G; and Past President,
NCHEA.
Mrs. White resides in
Hertford with her husband,
W. A. "Billy" White and their
two children, Alice and Andy.
ILAM. WHITE