THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 58, No. 45
USPS 42S-060
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, November 10, 19M
30 CENTS
Streamwatch group
now organized
see pg. 3
FEATURE
P.E.P. visits
Central School
see pg. 10
COMMUNITY
Christmas house
tour scheduled
. ' see pg. 1 1
Community
* Briefs
Farm City
Banquet
November
21st
Dr. Frank Humenik. Extension
Specialist with the Biological and
Agricultural Engineering Depart
ment of North Carolina State Uni
versity will be the guest speaker at
the annual Farm City banquet on
Tuesday, November 21, 1988. Hu
menik, a informative and enter
taining speaker will speak on the
subject of water quality.
The annual banquet will be held
this year at the Perquimans
% County High School cafeteria. The
banquet will begin at 7:00 p.m..
Tickets for the banquet are $7.00,
and the meal which is being pre
pared by the county Ruritan clubs
will feature steak and all the trim
mings.
In addition to the program being
presented by Dr. Humenik, the
town of Hertford will presented an
award and honored for being an in
corporated town government for
ft over 200 years.
Seating is limited. To obtain tick
ets for this year's banquet contact
any Ruritan club member or the
Perquimans County Extension Of
fice.
The annual Farm City banquet is
sponsored by the Perquimans
County Extension Service, the Per
quimans County Extension Advi
sory Council, and the Ruritan
clubs.
1 Jaycees
announce
parade date
It's that time of year again, the
holiday season, and the Perqui
mans Collnty Jaycees have an
nounced that the Perquimans
County Christmas parade will take
i place on Saturday, December 3rd.
The theme for this year's parade
will be "Country Christmas". This
year's grand marshalls for the pa
rade will be the Boys' Home Choir
of Lake Waccamaw, North Caro
lina.
Immediately following the pa
rade the boys' home choir will pre
sent a concert on the court house
green for the public.
This year's parade promises to
be exciting. It will feature the Eliz
abeth City State University
"Marching Vikings", horses and
ponies from the Moss Point Sta
bles, fire trucks, and lots of floats.
Make plans now to join the jay
cees and the crowd at the Perqui
mans County Christmas parade on
Saturday, December 3rd. at 2:00
p.m..
In addition to announcing the pa
rade the jaycees would also like to
remind the community that they
1 are conducting a raffle to benefit
the boys' home of North Carolina.
They are raffling off your choice of
a 19 inch cable-ready color tele
vision or VCR. Tickets are avail
able from anv jaycee. The drawing
will be held following the parade.
? 'Curse You
Jack Dalton"
to be
performed
By popular demand, the old-fash
ioned "mellerdrammer",
"CURSE YOU, JACK DALTON!"
is being presented again with a din
ner theater at the Holiday Island
Clubhouse on November 19th, 1968.
The evening of hilarious enter
tainment is being presented by the
Holiday Island Civic League in
conjunction with the newly formed
PERQUIMANS PLAYHOUSE. In
addition to the play there will be
several musical acts presented,
featuring many familiarofaces of
Perquimans County.
The dinner will feature
Steamship Round of Beef, Baked
Potato, Fresh Green Beans Almon
dine. Buttered Corn, Dinner Rolls,
Jello Fruit Salad, Ambrosia, a spe
cial surprise dessert, and coffee or
iCed tea.
Tickets and reservations are
available from the Social Director
of Holiday Island, Marda Lowman
(496-5937) or from die Chamber of
Commerce (426-9657). Tickets are
going fast, so get them early. Ad
mission price, which includes the
play, entertainment and the dinner
is $9.50 for adults and 17.50 for chil
dren under twelve
This will be the first presentation
of the PERQUIMANS PLAY
HOUSE and it promises to be a
great evening of fellowship and en
tertainment
Election day in Perquimans County!
On Tuesday voter turnout was good in Perquimans County approximately 60 percent, but re
sults brought few surprises. Above, East Hertford was extremely busy throughout the day.
Norma AAcMullian helps local voters with questio is and problems as they cast their ballots.
Election brings few surprises Tuesday
Tuesday's election brought few
surprises in Perquimans County,
the county primarially supported
the Democratic party with the ex
ception of the presidental race, and
due to the lack of locally contested
races the day was rather dull on
the political front.
Turnout at the polls was heavy
showing a record 3370 voters, 60
percent of the approximately 5100
registered voters in the county, a
substantial increase over the last
general election.
Local registrars were busy all
day long, in Parksville they esti
mated that they handled one voter
every minute throughout the day.
Following are the results of the
election:
On the state and national scene
George Bush was elected presi
dent, Jim Martin was elected gov
ernor, Walter Jones was re-elected
to congress, Rufus Edmisten was
elected secretary of state, Lacy
Thornburg was re-elected attorney
general, Bob Etheridge was
elected state superintendent of
schools, Marc Basnight was re
elected to state senate, Vernon
James and Pete Thompson were
also re-elected, Jim Long was re
elected commissioner of insur
ance, James Graham was re
elected commissioner of agricul
ture, Ed Renfrow was re-elected
state auditor, Harlan Boyles was
elected treasurer, and John Brooks
was re-elected commissioner of la
bor.
As of press time on Wednesday
morning the race for Lt. Governor
between Tony Rand and Jim Gard
President- elect Bush
ner was still to close to call. Gard
ner was leading with 51 percent of
the vote to Rand's 49 percent. If
Gardner is elected it will be an up
set, and truly shows the beginnings
of a two party system in North Car
olina.
Following, are county voting sta
tistics: PRESIDENTIAL RACE:
George Bush - 1781, Michel Duka
kis* 1542, GOVERNOR'S RACE:
Jim Martin - 1484, Bob Jordan -
1801, LT. GOVERNOR'S RACE:
Tony Rand - 1808, Jim Gardner -
1383, SECRETARY OF STATE:
Edmisten - 1956, Carrington - 1158,
STATE SENATE: Basnight - 2417,
Lawrence - 700, HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIVES: Thompson -
2150, James - 2121, Perry - 1305,
CLERK OF COURT: Godwin -
2558, Whitley - 613, REGISTRAR
Governor Jim Martin
OF DEEDS - Jeanne White - 2672,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
Simpson - 2572, Nixon - 2433,
Winslow - 2491, Reed - 2576.
Other state race results were as
follows: ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Thornburg - 1957, Wilson - 1105,
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR:
Brooks - 1926, Levy - 1101, TREA
SURER: Boyles - 1927, Coward -
1111, AUDITOR: Renfrew - 1899,
Garner - 1145, COMMISSIONER
OF AGRICULTURE: Graham -
2075, Tew - 1019, COMMISSIONER
OF INSURANCE: Long - 2002,
Rednour - 1066, STATE SUPERIN
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS: Ether
idge - 2013, Rogers - 1048.
None of the candidates could be
reached on Wednesday morning
for comment.
Community service a lifesaver
Lifeline, the personal emer
gency response program, is aptly
named as it saves lives.
Since 1983, Chowan Hospital has
participated in the community
service that consists of three
parts: (1) Electronic equipment
located in the home with a button
linked to the telephone used to
summon emergency assistance,
(2) An emergency response center
located at Chowan Hospital with
24-hour coverage, (3) People ( re
sponded) who have agreed to re
spond to a call for help.
Currently, there are 61 subscrib
ers in six counties, including nine
residents from Perquimans
County, according to Chowan Hos
pital Assistant Director Barbara
Cale, who also is the hospital's
Lifeline coordinator.
"Any senior citizen who lives
alone and has a medical problem
needs one. Even if they don't have
an acute medical problem, a Life
line unit can be Justified," related
Mrs. Cale, who added that sub
scribrs don't need a doctor's refer
ral for the service that charges a
monthly fee of $15. The installa
tion, which takes 90 minutes, is
free. However, one must have a
modular Jack telephone unit and a
private line.
In order to participate in the
program, you must have two or
three respooders. either neigh
bors, relatives or friends, who will
respond to your residence in case
the hospital home base is unable
to reach you by telephone if the
help button activates.
You wear the personal help but
ton on a chain around your neck or
' ? 1
Minnie Covington isn't alone anymore, as the 81-year old
resident of Prime Time Retirement Village is in view of her
Lifeline emergency response home unit and also has a help
button on a neck chain.
straped to your wrist. At night, the
button is placed on a nightstand.
When bathing, it's taken off, but
kept close by.
In case of an emergency, the
pressing of the bottom activates
the home unit, which automat
ically dials the hospital emer
gency room response center. A
loud beep goes off on the home
based hospital unit that also dis
plays on a screen the subscriber
who called, along with the date
and time.
At that point, the hospital calls
the subscriber. If the person re
quests help, the rescue squad is
dispatched to the residence.
However, if the hospital calls
the subscriber and there is no an
swer, the respondsrs are called to
check oa the subscriber. If help is
needed, the res ponder can either
transport the person to the hospi
tal or summon the rescue squad.
"We also want to determine if
they can still push the button. If
not, a voice-activated unit can be
installed," said Smith.
The unit activates within 300
feet of your home or apartment.
"It gives them indepenaence with
security, and it keeps them away
from nursing homes," said Mrs.
Cale.
Since Lifeline is a community
program that is a non-profit serv
ice of Chowan Hospital, Mrs. Cale
requests any civic organization
wishing to sponsor a Lifeline sub
scriber, to contact her. Presently,
there are three units sponsored by
area churches and a civic organi
r
County social services
department honored by
North Carolina for
excellence in eligibility
Raleigh? The Perquimans
County Department of Social Serv
ices has been chosen to receive the
N. C. Division of Medical Assis
tance Award for Excellence in Eli
gibility. The county's Medicaid eli
gibility staff was recognized for
having made correct determin
ations of eligibility for Medicaid
benefits for a consecutive period of
eighteen months, through March,
1988
"This is a remarkable achieve
ment," according to Human Re
sources Secretary David T. Flah
erty, whose department houses the
Division of Medical Assistance.
"The record is proof that county
staffers are doing a good job in
qualifying eligible individuals and
families for help in paying their
medical bills."
Recipients of the award were de
termined through an audit of a
sample of the county's Medicaid
cases. To receive the award, a
county was audited and found to be
100 percent accurate.
North Carolina's Medicaid pro
gram must have an overall error
rate of 3 percent or less in order to
prevent a fiscal sanction by the
federal government. The state's
error rate for the most recent audit
period is 0.2 percent (two-tenths of
one percent).
Barbara Matula, director of the
Division of Medical Assistance,
commented on the level of profes
sionalism and the quality of work
done by county Medicaid eligibility
staffs. "I am extremely proud of
the quality of work done by our
county departments," Matula said.
"I know of no other government
sponsored program that demands
the level of perfection expected of
Medicaid; and I know of no more
dedicated and diligent individuals
that those members of county Med
icaid eligibility staffs."
"All North Carolinians should be
proud and pleased that thanks to
these outstanding individuals,
their tax monies are getting to
those citizens who need them aod
are eligible for them," Matula
added.
To qualify for benefits under the
Medicaid program, eligible citi
zens must meet a financial needs
test and other conditions. Those
conditions include: being elderly,
disabled, blind, pregnant, a child
under age 21 or the caretaker of an
eligible child.
Medical care and services cov
ered by the Medicaid program, ip
clude inpatient and outpatient hos
pital services; home health care;
services of physicians, dentists or
optometrists; nursing home care;
prescription drugs; hospice care;
clinic services; and personal care
in the home.
The cost of the program is
shared by the federal, state and
county governments. For the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1988, total
medical assistance payments
made on behalf of indigent individ
uals were $934,701,547.
In Perquimans County, medical
assistance payments for State Fis
cal Year 1988 were $2,044,940. Of
this cost, the county's share was
$95,668.
Perquimans Pirates defeat
Bruins Friday night 22-14;
Move into play-offs!
On Friday evening Derrick Rog
ers dispelled any notions that Per
quimans County Pirates aren't a
passing team.
On Friday night, Rogers threw
for 155 yards and three touchdowns
- the last one with 1:33 left in the
game - to lead the Pirates to 22-14
Albemarle Conference victory
over Camden County.
The victory left Perquimans with
a 6-4 record overall, and 5-1 in the
conference, good for second place.
Currituck, which beat Manteo 15-0
Friday night, also finished 5-1 in
the loop, but was crowned confer
ence champ due to its 12-0 victory
over Perquimans in September.
Camden wraps up its campaign
at 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the confer
ence, good for fourth place.
Both teams will advance to the 1
A state playoffs, which begin on
Friday evening. Perquimans will
host Jamesville (6-4), the No. 3
team in the Tobacco Belt Confer
ence.
Friday night, Rogers threw two
touchdown passes to William Fore
man, including a 60-yarder with
1:33 left in the game to break a 14
14 tie. Rogers then hooked up with
JoJo Parker on a two-point conver
sion to make it 22-14.
Rogers completed six of 11
passes for 155 yards, including
touchdowns of 29 and 60 yards to
Foreman and 34 yards to Reggie
Trueblood.
"Derrick did the best job he's
ever done reading his secondary
receivers," said Spencer White,
Perquimans Coach.
White said his team went to the
air when its old standby, the run,
failed to do much damage.
"We felt like we could run on
Camden," said White, "but they
did a much better job containing
our run than we anticipated. They
were coming up tight on us, so we
took what they gave us. Derrick's
audibles on the line were excellent.
The Bruins got the early advan
tage on Friday when quarterback
Brian Webster scored on a two
yard run, and Stephon Lanoue
kicked the extra point for a 7-0 first
quarter lead
Perquimans went up 8-0 in the
second quarter when Rogers
hooked up with Foreman on the 29
yarder, and Jevone Coston ran in
the two-point conversion.
In the third quarter, Camden
went up 14-8 when Webster hooked
up with Ernest Harris on a 35-yard
touchdown pass and Lanoue kicked
the extra point.
Perquimans knotted it up later in
the third when Rogers and Trueb
lood connected. A two-point con
version run failed, leaving it a 14-14
and setting up the thrilling finish.
"I think we had a very good sea
son," said White, noting that the
Pirates' four losses were to top
teams - Northeastern, Edenton,
Currituck, and Bath. "We played a
very strong schedule, and our kids,
with a break here or there, we
could have won some of the games
that we lost."
Game time on Friday evening is
8:00 p.m. at the Perquimans High
School athletic facility.
Beginning Monday, November 14th
deadline for news copy for The
Perquimans Weekly will be at
3:00 p.m. on Monday prior to
Thursday publication.
WEATHER
Weather forecasters are calling for
warm partly cloudy weather on Thurs
day with temperatures in the upper 60s
and low 70s. Overnight lows will be in
the high 40s and 50s.
The extended forecast calls for rain
on Friday with highs in the 70s, and
overnight lows in the 40s. Saturday will
feature warmer partly cloudy weather.
Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s.