THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 57, No.2? USPS 428-OtO Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, July 9, 1987 30 < LOCAL Modlin selected as writing fellow ?ec page 12 FLATLRL Lions Club selects new officers for 1987-88 sec page 1 1 COMMUNITY Hurricane evacuation study outlined see page 13 i 4th of July celebrated County residents came out on Saturday to Missing Mill Park to celebrate America's Independence Day, July 4th. The day-long event spon sored by the Perquimans ."County Jaycees featured g^games and entertainment for all ages. Highlights of the day in cluded games for the kids such as the balloon toss, drop ping a clothespin in a iar (right photo) and the softball toss, music was provided throughout the day bv sucfc~* groups as tbe Snug Harbor Coinob, the Warden Family Singers, Clark Bateman, and gic. The ever popular dunking booth was also on hand for Saturday's festivi ties, and young and old alike were entertained by the daz ijing display of fireworks. Three arrested in connection with break-in at club June 30th Two Perquimans County men and a juvenile have been arrested in con nection with a break-in which oc curred in Bethel. On the night of June 30th or in the early morning of July 1st, the Acro polus Club at the Bethel Fishing Cen ter was broken into. .According to the Perquimans County Sheriff's Department an un determined amount of money was taken. In addition to the money a large quanity of beer and some snack items were also taken during the rob bery. An investigation which was con ducted by Sgt. J. R. Logan resulted in the Peruqimans County Sheriff's De partment obtaining a search war rant. The search which was con ducted by the sheriff's department recovered a large quantity of the items which were stolen. The investigation also resulted in the arrest of three suspects : Fritz Ju lius Kunkel, Jr. of Snug Harbor, Bill Clark, Route 1, Hertford, and a juve nile. |?New FmHA loan program makes I more families eligible for loans More families may be able to pay for building new homes or repairing old ones thanks to some recent changes in Farmers Home Admins tration housing loan program The FmHA's rural housing loan program in Chowan and Perquimans Counties recently was changed to en able more families to qualify for loans to construct, purchase or re pair mpdest homes. Money is also available to pur chase lots, landscape and provide waste and sewage systems when con struction of a hone is involved. And the size of the home to be financed is also tied to the number ofpeople in the family. The present interest rate on a rural housing loan is 9.0 percent, with re payments up to 38 years under cer tain conditions. '"Payments are based on the gross family income at an interest rate within the family's ability to repay a loan," said Winslow. The new income limits are based on federal Housing and Urban Devel opment limits for an adjusted in come, which is the gross family in come minus $480 for each child under 18 years old. The qualifications in Perquimans County are: one family member at $10,850 of adjusted income, two at $12,400, three at $13,900, four at $15,500, and five at $16,400. The qualifications in Chowan County are: one family member at $11,200, of adjusted income, two at $12,906, three at $14,500, four at $16,100, and five at $17,000. Families must have good credit history, steady employment history to obtain a loan. The Hertford office is located in Perquimans County office building on Church Street extended, Hertford. Hearings scheduled on community services block grant revisions The Ecomomic Improvement Council. Inc. will hold a public hear ing in each of the ten Albemarle counties on proposed revisions to the 1868 Community Services Block Grant Anti-Poverty Plan The hearings are set for: Camden : Camden Conference /"loom, Camden, NC, July 22, 1887 at ifrOOa.m. Chowan: Municipal Build ing. Eden ton. NC, July 20, 1967 at 2:00 p.m. Currittejt: Currituck Library, Batco, NC, July 22, 1887 at 2:00 p.m. Dare: COA Dare County center, Manteo, NC, July 14, 1987 at 10:00 a.m. Gates: Courthouse in the Com missioners Room, Gatesville, NC, July 24, 1967 at 2:00 p.m. Hyde: Courthouse Building, Swan Quarter, NC, July 14, 1967, at 2:00 p.m. Pasqu otank: Agricultural Extension Build ing, Elizabeth City, NC, July 20, 1987 at 10:00 a.m. Perquimans: ARPDC-Perquimans County Office Building, Hertford, NC July 24, 1987 at 10:00 a.m. Tyrrell: Agricultural Extension Building, Co lumbia, NC, July 23, 1967 at 2:00 p.m. Washington: Agricultural Extension Building, Plymouth, NC, July 23, 1967 at 10:00 a.m. The CSBG Anti-Poverty Plan and supportive documents may be re viewed by the public at the EIC Ad ministrative Office, Edenton, NC be tween 8:30-5:00 p.m. of each business day until the end of the hearings. Maggie M. Griffin is the CSBG Pro gram Director. I Kevitaltzation committee to meet On Thursday, July 9th the Hertford Revitalization Committee will hold a meeting at the Perquimans County Courthouae. 9 The meeting will begin at 7:90 p., and all Hertford merchants and