THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 53, No. 15 USPS 42?-0?0 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, April 10, 198* 25 CENTS
BPW to
sponsor
Meet the
Candidates
forum
Concerned citizens will have
an opportunity to hear political
candidates address campaign is
sues when the Perquimans
County Business and Profes
sional Women's Club (BPW).
hosts a "Meet the Candidates
Night" on May 1.
The forum will begin at 7:00
p.m. at the Perquimans County
Courthouse on Thursday, May 1.
Individuals running for county
office including Sheriff, County
Commissioner and Board of Edu
cation candidates will be invited
to speak, as well as those candi
dates seeking election to the*
First District House of Represen
tatives.
BPW President Janice McKen
zie Cole, a local attorney, will
preside over the evenings' activ
ities. The public is encouraged to
attend this function to gain addi
tional information about the can
didates seeking office in the up
coming election.
Feline
Capers
Whoever said "it's a dog's
world" must have never
had the opportunity to ob
serve the cat community.
Perhaps there is no other
creature that enjoys
springtime anymore than
those friendly felines. Just
lounging around in a sunny
spot seems to be enough to
keep them happy and con
tent throughout the day;
except for those times (top
left photo) when they're
stalking their prey. (Pho
tos by George Wilmore
and Jane Williams.)
Candidates for N.C. House seats reveal issues of race
(baitor s Note: This is the sec
ond in a series of articles con
cerning the issues pending in the
upcoming election for the two
seats from the First District for
the North Carolina House of Rep
resentatives. In an earlier edi
tion, portions of interviews with
The Honorable Vernon James,
incumbent representative, along
with Winnie Wood and Harry
Schiffman were published. This
week we will take a look at the
remaining candidates, Republi
can Shirley Perry, Pete Thomp
son, and Sam Walker, both demo
crats. We have no comment from
Democratic Candidate Audie Si
mon, whom we have be unable to
reach for an interview.
Although the May 6 Demo
cratic Primary ballot will not list
Republican Candidate Shirley
Perry, we have included her in
this selection of interview?.
The same format will be used
throughout the series with the
questions asked and them the re
sponse from each of the candi
dates.)
PERRY
If you are elected to this office,
what are your primary goals for
your term of service?
PERRY? My primary goal is
THOMPSON
to represent the needs and inter
ests of all of the people of the
First District. I am committed to
work for good, fisically sound
WALKER
Band to perform
at Disney World
By SUSAN HARRIS
Perquimans County Schools
Band Director David Ziemba ob
tained approval Monday night
from the Perquimans County
Board of Education for the high
school band to travel to the Inter
national Music Festival at Walt
Disney World in Orlando, Florida
next month.
Ziemba told the Board that the
PCHS Marching Pirates were se
lected to attend the festival,
which will be held May IS - 18,
after submitting newspaper arti
cles of their achievements over
the past five years, along with a
video tape of their performance.
The award-winning band will
participate in a parade through
Disney World on May 17th along
with other marching bands from
around the world.
Ziemba and the Board ap
plauded the band students for
their hard work which resulted in
their inclusion in the prestigious
festival.
Travel to Florida will be via
Treat Atlantic Travel of Virginia
Beach, VA. The group, along
with chaperones and band assis
tants, will leave Hertford on
Thursday afternoon, May 15th.
The return trip will begin after
supper on Sunday, May 18th.
The band students and the Per
quimans County Band Boosters
have raised funds through sub
scription sales of The Perqui
mans Weekly, their annual fruit
drive and various other projects
within the community. These ac
tivities enabled students to earn
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TO PERFORM AT WALT DISNEY
WORLD? Member* ef the Perqilnui
County High School MarcMag Bud will he
amoag a hoot of hands world-wide thai wfll
at the MMlar theme aait la Or
Florida next month. The band will par
ticipate ia a parade through the park during
the International Mask Festival, which will
ha held May 1S-1S. (Perquimans Weekly file
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credits towards the trip, which
will cost $105.00 per person. The
activities raised $30.00 per stu
dent, which will go towards ex
penses of the trip.
Last week, an anonymous do
nor presented $3,000.00 to the
band which will be equally di
vided among the students to aid
in paying expenses of the tour.
Each band member will be re
sponsible for the remainder of
the $105.00, one meal, and their
spending money.
Ziemba assured the Board that
the students would tour the
theme park in small groups, with
each group escorted by a chaper
one.
In other business of the Board:
Terry Chappell of Chappell and
Associates was at his request re
leased from his contract to per
form the 1965 audit for the school
system. R.E. Aiken and Asso
ciates agreed to do the audit for
1965 with the stipuation that the
firm" be awarded the 1966 con
tract. The board voted to con
sider holding Chappell responsi
ble for any costs incurred as a
result of his firm not completing
the 1965 audit.
Superintendent Pat Harrell
told the Board that work is pro
gressing on the high school con
struction-renovation project. All
the contractors have been at the
site recently, according to Har
rell.
The Board will hold budget
work sessions for Fiscal Year
1986-87 on Monday, April 14, and
Tuesday, April is, at 7:30 p.m.
Harrell announced that the
Board of Education personnel
have already begun assembling
preliminary budget outlines, ""I
that a rough draft from which to
begin work would be ready by
late this week.
government, for education im
provements and funding for high
way needs which is a must for
needed industry and job opportu
nities in our area. I am also inter
ested in working to find solutions
to help the agrictultural econ
omy.
THOMPSON? To represent
the people in the Albemarle Area
and the State of North Carolina.
WALKER? My primary goal
will be to encourage the eco
nomic growth of the Albemarle
Area, whether it is through agri
culture, tourism, or expanded
clean industries.
I have a deep respect for the
history of our area and its influ
ence on our economic growth. We
must protect our good land and
water for future generations.
However, we must continue to
provide the economic stimulus
for the area to grow and prosper.
Do you have a plan of action to
cany out your goals or ideals?
PERRY? I will keep an open
door policy by listening to the
man on the street and keeping in
touch with local officials on mat
ters of interest in all First Dis
trict Counties. I will try to be in
formed on the issues and work
with the District delegation to
Raleigh for legislation that will
be most beneficial to the p ople
of our area.
THOMPSON? I plan to work
very closely with the elected offi
ciate and to listen to the concerns
of the people in this district. Pri
marily 1 plan to make myself
available to the people.
WALKER? I will give what is
necessary to be our full-time ad
vocate in Raleigh. I will listen. I
know how important citizen input
is to good government. I will not
disappear after I'm elected. You
will help make those decisions
that affect your daily lives.
What do you, as a candidate for
public office, see as the ma jor is
sues and concerns in this elec
tion, and what is your position on
these issues?
PERRY? Major issues at this
time seem to be completion of
four-la ning U.S. 17; funding to
hire and retain good teachers;
and job opportunities.
I favor funding for the comple
tion of U.S. 17 because it will di
rectly and indirectly have a posi
tive, long term effect on each of
these major issues. Since additio
nal funding will be needed for the
Highway Fund to accomplish
this, I favor a modest gasoline
tax increase if assured that the
First District will get its fair
share. This could be done by leg
islation based on miles of roads
and population for the various
highway districts.
I favor adequate funds to keep
our good teachers and to be com
petitive with the job market.
I favor bringin in more non-pol
luting industries that would pro
vide jobs and increase the tax
base, ultimately putting more
tax dollars in our local economy.
More jobs are needed if the work
fare program is to be a success
and the best social program is a
good job.
THOMPSON? 1 believe that
education, agriculture, transpor
tation and natural resources are
the major topics of concern at
this time.
I support the Basic Education
Plan, and support C.O.A. and
Elizabeth City State University.
I will continue to research and
promote the use of agricultural
products, and will work toward
the development of a road sys
tem for this region.
I also support planned growth
that will protect our shorelines
and rivers.
WALKER? Education-I favor
the Basic Education Plan the im
plementation of it.
Trasnportation-I will work to
continue the four-laning of our
major highway arteries. I will
negotiate with leaders of our
northern border state for better
interstate cooperation.
Economic Growth-I will work
hard to sell the Albemarle's at
tributes to clean industries and
cooperate with those existing
businesses- agricultural and
tourist oriented- for future
growth. I will be accessible wl\pn
needed.
Support group forms
A positive approach designed
to meet the need for a support
system for stroke victims and
their families is being organized
in Pasquotank County by the
Easter Seal Society, and will
serve residents of Pasquotank,
Perquimans, Camden, and Cur
rituck Counties.
A Stroke Club is a group of peo
ple who have a good deal in com
mon due to the reality that stroke
has touched their lives. Although
each stroke is individual, stroke
affects families in similar ways.
Bach experiences physical disa
bilities, limited social contact,
k
the desire to enjoy other people,
and a wish for better understand
ing
The EASTER SEAL STROKE
CLUB NETWORK is a support
system that focuses on the posi
tive through demonstration of
success. It provides the opportu
nity for stroke victims and their
families to learn from one an
other. The objectives of the Eas
ter Seal Stroke Club are: to bring
together persons with stroke for
the purpose of helping each
other; to educate stroke victims
and their families the nature of
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