THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 54, No.4?, USPS 42(-OM Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, December 11, 19M 25 CENTS
Pictured here is the new Perquimans County fire truck. The truck was recently purchased by the county, and
is operated by Hertford Fire Department.
Council approves development amendment
The Town of Hertford approved a
proposal at a public hearing Monday
to ammend the community devel
opment plan, and use surplus funds
to complete additional rehab housing
units.
The Town of Hertford received
some time ago a community block
grant to improve housing for low and
> moderate income families. The ad
ministration of the grant is outlined
in the town's community devel
opment program.
On Monday, Don Harvey, who
works with the town on community
development reported to the council
that the town will have some surplus
funds. Mr. Harvey stated that the ex
Cess funds are coming from phase III
of the community development pro
ject, and recommended that the
^ council amend the plan and use the
surplus funds for additional rehab
bousing units.
Mr. Harvey stated that the excess
in funds occurred because costs were
Oot as great as the projected figures
m the Community Development Pro
gram Budget.
Concert set
The annual Perquimans Union
D School Christmas Program will be
held Monday, December IS, at 7:30
p.m. in the school gynatorium. The
program is a joint effort of David
Ziemba and Lynwood Winslow and
their music students.
The first half of the program will
feature selections old and new for the
Christmas season, sung by the Fifth
and Sixth grade music classes and
the newly formed Seventh and
Eighth Grade Chorus. Appearing as
f guest performers for the evening will
be the Perquimans County High
School Chorus. All these groups are
under the direction of Lynwood
Winslow.
After an intermission, David
Ziemba will lead the Seventh and
Eighth Grade Bands in several num
bers separately, concluding the pro
gram with a grand finale by the com
bined bands. This will be the second
I performance of the band this year,
V having marched only last week in the
annual Christmas Parade.
Admission is free for the program,
and the public is heartily invited to
what promises to be a delightful eve
ning of fun and entertainment.
Hearing set
There is a public hearing scheduled
on Monday, December IS, 1906 at 7
h p.m. in the Perquimans County
Courthouse. The hearing will be to
discuss the problems of Duckweed in
the Perquimans Rivers.
Mr. Bo Burns, Division of Water
Resources, will be present to discuss
the problem and answer any ques
tions. Hie public is invited to attend.
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See parade
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The council approved the amend
ment, and Mr. Harvey stated this ac
tion will allow the target area in the
project to be expanded, and will
hopefully allow 13 additional housing
units to be included in rehabilitation.
Mr. Don Conners, of the North Car
olina Department of Transportation
was also on hand to present the
NCDOT's plan for rerouting of trucks
into the town of Hertford. The rerout
ing of trucks has come due to the de
clining condition of the causeway.
Mr. Conners reported that the rerout
ing will effect trucks with 10,000
pounds per axle or more. The plan
calls for NC 37 to be rerouted en
tirely. Instead of going right at the
intersection of NC 37 and Highway 17
Business the trucks will go left, and
follow Highway 17 to the current in
tersection of NC 37.
The plan also calls for 17 Business
to be routed as it is now with the use
of truck routing signs. Trucks over
the weight limit would be brought
into Hertford through Church Street.
The Town Council accepted the plan,
and once again stated their concern
over the condition of the causeway.
The council stated that they want to
make sure that the causeway re
mains open, and in passable condi
tion. Mr. Conners stated that he did
not have any additional information
on when the causeway would be
scheduled for repairs. The council
stated that they would continue to
work with NCDOT Board members
until the project was scheduled to be
done.
The Town Council also heard from
Mrs. Black who operates the Bingo
Hut in Hertford. Mrs. Black came be
fore the council to request approval
of her opening on Sunday evening.
Several local residents were on hand
to offer opinions on Sunday opening.
The residents stated their concern
over the business opening on Sunday,
and urged the council to vote no on
this issue.
The council decided to table this
matter until their next meeting. The
council feels that it is necessary to
check into the legality of the matter,
and would like to hear from additio
nal members of the community on
this issue.
Mr. Jack Symons, a member of the
Winfall Town Council also came be
fore the board Monday. Mr. Symons
came to officially request that the
Hertford Police Department offer
full time police protection to the
Town of Winfall. Mr. Symons stated
that Winfall is currently accepting
applications for the position of Police
Chief, and at this time has an acting
chief. Mr. Symons stated that the
Mayor and all members of the Win
fall Town Council were in agreement
concerning this request. After much
discussion the Hertford Town Council
stated that they would like to have
input from the citizens of both com
munities on this issue before a deci
sion is made. The council and Mr. Sy
mons agreed to allow the Town of
Hertford to come up with a proposal
concerning a budget. The matter will
be discussed at a later meeting with
members of both councils present.
There being no further business the
meeting was adjourned.
I Pictured above are a group of
fans who cheered excitedly
for the Pirates Friday.
Tabor City tailback Greg Car
trette eludes the tackle of Pi
rate Jerrod Baccus in Fri
day's 1-A Eastern Regional
Championship. Cartrette
scored three touchdowns in
Friday's 28-9 win over the Pi
rates.
Winfall approves changes
The Winfall Town Council met Mon
day night and approved the following
fiscal policy changes.
Property tax abatement: No
changes will be made in anyone's tax
bill or figures without council's ap
proval, Purchase Orders: Purchase
orders $50.00 or less can be approved
by one person. Any purchase order
over $50.00 requires the council's ap
proval, Petty Cash: $10.00 or less
withdrawl can be signed by em
ployee, ticket are to be made out to
the Town of Winfall, Payment of
Bills: Durwood Barber and Mayor to
oversee payment of bills. The checks
require two signatures.
Richard Copeland also reported to
the council that the town is in need of
additional water lines in Joel Hollo
well's trailor park. The new lines are
necessary to ensure that there is
enough water available in case of a
fire. The council voted to accept bids
on this project.
Mr. Bill Bartlett also came before
the council and requested that lim
ited manufactoring on highway com
mercial property be adopted into the
town's zoning ordiance The council
discussed this matter, and adopted
the request.
The Council also voted Monday to
send Jack Symons to the Town Coun
cil of Hertford. Mr. Symons is to
make an official request to Hertford
for complete and full time police pro
tection for the Town of Winfall by the
Hertford Police Dept. if they would.
There being no further business the
meeting was adjourned.
Fund drive underway
Perquimans-Chowan Partners
With Youth are conducting a
Christmas Raffle as a fund-raising
project for the program. The pro
gram, which matches up sharing
caring adults with children who in
some way or other have had court
contact, is partially funded by the
State with the major operational
funds coming from the communities
involved.
To be raffled off are two flag afg
hans. One of these afghans, a Queen
Size Colonial Flag, was crocheted
and donated by Chief Warrant Offi
cer Ken Rollins of the USCG, Eliza
beth City. It took CWO Rollins all of
1985 and part of 1986 to do the work
and its statistics speak for them
selves?over two miles of yarn and
more than 100,000 stitches. The afg
han is wonderfully warm and washa
ble. The second prize is a flag afghan
crocheted and donated by Mrs.
Peggy Baker of Chowan County.
Mrs. Baker has donated her work to
community organizations at various
times to help them in their fund rais
ing. Both Afghans are on display this
week in Hertford at the Darden De
partment Store. Tickets for the raffle
are also on sale there as also at
Woodard's Pharmacy, Layden's T.V.
Service, the Hertford Cafe, and the
Hertford Hardware Store. Perqui
mans-Chowan Partners With Youth
Board Members are also striving to
contact as many people in the area as
possible for help in the effort.
It is an exercise in futility to work
to raise funds in the community with
out at the same time doing every
thing possible to attain the objectives
of the program itself. The Governor's
One-on-One Volunteer Program
(Partners With Youth in Perquimans
and Chovan Counties) is exactly
that? volunteers matched one-on-ne
with youth. To do that requires volun
teers! If interested in sharing your
time and caring for the child you will
be matched with for four hours a
week for one year, please contact Dr.
Louis V. Nadeau, Executive Director
of the program, at 482-3939 or drop in
to the office at the Old Court House in
Edenton (2nd floor), or write Perqui
mans-Chowan Partners With Youth,
P.O. Box 943, Edenton, NC 27932.
Devils defeat Pirates
TABOR CITY? The fourth round of
the playoff contests proved fatal for
the Pirates. For the three previous
rounds the Pirate's defense shut out
their opponents, but Friday the Pi
rates seemed to meet their match.
The Red Devils of Tabor City man
aged to get 296 yards in offense to
dash the Pirates hopes of a state
championship. The Red Devils de
feated the Pirates 28-9.
Coach Flippen stated that the Red
Devils were probably the best team
the Pirates had played this year.
'They manhandled us up front', said
Flippen. The Red Devils were also
quick, and they had size to their ad
vantage.
The Pirates seemed to get off to a
great start in the Eastern Regional
Championship. The Red Devils fum
bled the ball on the opening kickoff,
and Rodney Hill recovered the ball at
the Tabor City 29 yard line.
Perquimans managed to get the
ball to the 10 yard line very quickly,
but got stalled by the Tabor City de
fense. Xavier Everett kicked a 26
yard field goal, and the Pirates took a
3-0 lead in the ballgame.
After that score the half, and the
majority of the game belonged to the
Red Devils of Tabor City.
The Red Devils' first possession of
the game yielded them 59 yards in 13
plays for a touchdown. Wideman
scored a touchdown on a one yard
drive which capped their efforts, and
used up six minutes of the clock. Ed
wards threw a pass to Watts for the
two point conversion. Tabor lead the
game 8-3.
Tabor City scored the first touch
down that the Pirate defense had
given up in eight quarters.
The Red Devils continued to score
for the rest of the ballgame, proving
that they meant business.
Tabor continued to score through
out the half. The Pirate offense
gained a total of 17 yards in 24 plays
which was little help compared to Ta
bor City's 161 yards gained in 32
plays.
Tabor City had been charted as a
running team, but on Friday they
proved they could also pass the foot
ball. The Red Devils passed for ?6
yards and one touchdown in the first
half.
A mistake by the Pirates led to Ta
bor City's third score. A bad ex
change from center caused a turn
over on the second play from the
scrimmage line in the third quarter.
The Red Devils got the ball on the
22 yard line and scored in just six
plays. The score rose to 21-3.
The Pirates came back and Perqui
mans moved the ball 75 yards to nar
row the lead. Milton Harrell
scrambled for a 40 yard pickup, and
the ball was on the Red Devil three
yard line. On third down from the
three yard line Harrell tossed the ball
to Marshall Tillet who scored. The
score rose to 21-9.
Tabor City scored with 2:46 left in
the game on a 26 yard run by Car
trette, and the Pirates' hopes were
dashed.
The Red Devils finished the game
with 220 yards rushing, the most
yardage scored on the Pirates this
year.
Coach Flippen stated that Tabor
City ran the same plays against the
Pirates that they had run the week
before against Richlands. 'They ran
the same plays over and over.' he
said. 'We set up our defense to stop
them, but we just couldn't do it.'
Flippen also stated that the Red
Devils were just a good football
team.
After Friday's loss, the Pirates fin
ished the year 11-3. Tabor City now
13-1, hosts the undefeated Murphy
(14-0) for the 1-A state championship.
Murphy beat Clarkton 46-6 in the
semifinals.
At the conclusion of the game on
Friday the Pirates were also treated
to barbeque sandwiches sponsored
by John Dowd and Associates, Dar
den Department Store, Woodards
Drug Store, Landing Supply Com
pany, Snook's, Hertford Cafe, Towe
Motor Company, Apricot, Inc., and
Jimmy's Barbeque before returning
home.
Bloodmobile
Dec. 1 6th 2-6 p.m.
Don Juan Manufactoring
gpffnf?>ed by th> Pwqulman* County Jaycees