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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11,2018 Spotting scope would be nice addition for turkey season I t’s not even June yet and I already know what I want Santa to bring me in December. The idea came to me while I was peering through my 10 by 50 binoculars, trying to see the beard on a wild turkey. The birds were at least 700 yards away, it was painfully obvious that I needed more magnification. Scouting for turkeys, looking at turkeys, researching turkey hunting in other states, practicing my turkey calling and just about anything wild turkey related is what I’m all about this time of the year. Get there before daylight and listen for gobbling and then back out and use the binos to finish the job of scouting is one of the best ways to find out where to be on opening day. Turkeys can be funny, sometimes you can kill a tom one day and then call in his buddy the very next day in the very same spot. But other times a veiy small amount of human activity can send the flock to parts unknown. A few years back on one of the farms I hunt, the fanner started plant ing com on Lie Thursday before opening day and for some reason, known only to the turkeys, ran the birds out. I shouldn’t complain be cause if not for farm- rs letting us hunt their bad there wouldn’t be much hunting opportunity. Just an example of what can happen and another reason we call it hunting instead of killing. If done stealthily, Do It Outdoors Wade Betts scouting can be done without the birds even knowing we were there. The run up to turkey season is always busy. My vest still needs cleaning out and rearranging and my camo clothes need to be sprayed with permethrin to ward off ticks and other creepy crawly things. I’m hearing that Lyme dis ease is more prevalent than ever and there is also a relatively new tick home illness that causes an allergy to red meat. For some one like me that enjoys a good ribeye as much as he does deer backstrap, any talk of red meat allergies is not good. DEET and permethrin are a turkey hunter’s friends. Before opening day I need to scuff up my pot and peg calls and chalk up my boxes. I’d say that most of us could use some calling practice. I always like to shoot my turkey gun just to make sure the pattern is hitting where I’m looking. After that the Mossberg gets a thorough cleaning. Always remember to think safety in the turkey woods. The N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Home from the Hunt cam paign reminds hunters not to stalk turkeys. Stalking is the least effective and most dangerous way to hunt wild turkeys. Also, never where red, white, blue or black, this will reduce your chances of being mistaken for a turkey. If you see another hunter ap proaching say “stop” in a loud voice. Never use animal sounds to try to alert someone. Be careful with decoys and harvested birds, wrapping them in blaze orange is the best practice. The big day is April 14th. If I had me a spotting scope I could really do some long range turkey scouting. A spot ting scope would easily triple or even quadru ple the magnification of my Nikons. A high speed, low drag optic would also be an asset at the shooting range. Maybe if I continue to be a good boy I can stay on the nice list HOUSE Continued from 1 White House, which was built around 1730, but it is not within the town limits of Hertford. Their new home in Hert ford was built at a time when Congress adopted the current American flag with 20 stars for each state. An drew Jackson was fighting Indians in Florida, which was still owned by Spain. The builder, Isaac Hall, was a craftsman and chair maker. In 1822 he sold it to Daniel Rogerson and in 1834 Dr. Robert Gordon bought it. He was the first to make an addition to the house. Since it was built it’s been bought and sold more than a half dozen times. In 1856 Thomas White bought it, and it stayed in the White family until 1973. Mattie White was the last White to occupy the house, Miller said. Perhaps the most well known resident was Clinton White Toms. He was born in SURVEY Continued from 1 Town Manager Brandon Shoaf estimated the annual cost at $8,500, but said that cost was “sort of up in the air” in part because of the frequency of meetings. Hertford holds one regu lar meeting a month and one workshop meeting. Howev er the space inside town hall can’t accommodate more than about 20 or 25 people comfortably. Earlier this year when the issue of utility bills and the fire department was on the agenda and the venue was moved to the old Perqui mans County Courthouse, more than 100 people at tended. Monday night about 15 people attended. The town included a copy of the survey with each utility bill this month. It’s also had a link to an on-line survey on the town web site, http:// AGENCY Continued from 1 then we would do every thing we could,” Heath said. Perquimans County owns the current site at 512 S. Church St. and leas es it to the Commission. The U.S.DA Farm Service Agency also leases space in the building and has not an nounced plans to move. About 17 members of the commission staff currently work in the agency’s build ing on Church Street. Trans portation planner Angela Welch, however, is still op erating out of Perquimans County office space on Dobbs Street. The commis sion is also renting storage units in Elizabeth City and Hertford to house supplies and equipment. The move to find a new Read more Perquimans news and feature stories online at DailyAdvance.com the house in 1868. After graduation from UNC Chapel Hill in 1889 he started a private school in Plymouth. While there he married Mary Newby of Hert ford and they had seven chil dren. Five years later he was appointed superintendent of the Durham public schools. He entered the tobacco busi ness in 1897 and shortly after that he moved the family to New York City. Mary died in 1925. In 1928 he was made president of the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company, where he remained until he died in 1936. Miller said the house was originally built as a Federal- style two-story building with a side hall plan. The rear parlor and upstairs bedroom were added around 1835, as well as the single story shed- roof porch. That porch was changed as it appears today by Thomas White around 1856 or 1857. The chimneys were also converted to interi or ones sometime after that As part of the rear ell enlarge ment in 1835, the stairs were relocated to the location they townofhertfordnc.com/ for about the past three weeks. Monday night the item was on the council’s agenda Shoaf said to get a good re sponse, he’d suggest keep ing the survey period open through the next billing cycle in April. Councilman Frank Nor man said some Hertford utility customers might not have even noticed the sur vey this month. “When I look at my bill, I look at how much I owe,” Norman said. The survey was on a separate sheet of paper in the envelope the bills are mailed in. Shoaf said while the cost of broadcasting meetings is important, it’s important for the council to know just how many people would watch it. The survey asks the ques tions: ■ Do you regularly at- building is the commis sion’s latest effort to con solidate its operations. When Davison was hired, the commission was oper ating its nutrition program out of a rented office on Ocean Highway South. The program has since been relocated back to the commission’s building on Church Street. Accord ing to Davison, the Ocean Highway site was costing CORPORATE & INDIVIDUAL TAX PREPARATION BOOKKEEPING PAYROLL PROCESSING CHAPPELL Accounting & Tax Service 220 WINFALL BLVD, WINFALL (APPLE TREE MALL) : (252) 426-1 040 MONDAY - FRIDAY 9AM - 6PM • SATURDAY 9AM - 12PM www.chappellaccounting.com remain today. The house now stands as a center hall Fed eral style house with Greek Revival enlargements. Painters are already in the process of scraping the old paint away. Some exte rior boards will need to be replaced, but most are in good condition. The electric system has already been up graded and the plumbing is good. Miller said the main thing is the roof and floors are solid. Once the home is com plete Miller isn’t sure if he and his wife Pat will move in or rent it out. The home was on the mar ket briefly in 2016, but the listing was quickly pulled. When it went back on the market last year, it was only a matter of months before the Miller family bought it. For now, Miller has not been short on company while he supervises the ren ovations. “Almost everybody on the block has stopped by and they can all tell me a little bit about the house.” tend meetings of the Hert ford Town Council? ■ Do you regularly read minutes from Hertford Town Council on the town’s webpage? ■ If available, would you watch meetings of the Hert ford Town Council on-line? ■ If available, would you watch meetings of the Hertford Town Council on a government programming channel through a local ca ble provider? ■ Do you have Internet access at home? ■ If you do not have In ternet access at home, how do you access the Internet now if needed? Via Smart phone or device, at a public provider (ex. Library), or at work? ■ Are you a town citi zen? The on-line survey is available at https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/GX- HC7BL the commission $15,000 a year, and the money was coming out of the agency’s reserve fund. The commission’s cur rent building was built in 1977 with support from Perquimans County and funding from the U.S. De partment of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The cur rent lease for the Hertford office is about $43,000. Relay for Life planning events From Staff Reports The Chowan-Perquimans Relay for Life will hold a se ries of events in the coming weeks. A Captain’s Meeting will be April 17 at 6 p.m. in the classrooms at Vidant Chow an Hospital in Edenton. Call Smith for more informa ¬ Garden show coming up on April 28 From Staff Reports The eighth annual Al bemarle Master Garden ers’ Spring Garden Show, “Through a Garden Gate,” will be held on April 28 at the Perquimans County Recre ational Center, 310 Granby St, from 9 am. until 3 p.m. This annual fundraising event to support the Mas ¬ CAMERAS Continued from 1 The town has nine pa trol vehicles. The problem is the grant cycle started in November and there is little money available, but Shoaf said there is some. If the town is unsuccessful this time, it can apply for grant money this November when the cycle restarts. Shoaf said. Councilman Frank Nor ¬ ELECTION Continued from 1 mission from the justice department by no means indicates that any change will not be challenged in the courts.” He cited examples in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Texas and North Carolina Hoffler is concerned about gerrymandering in the creation of any new vot ing districts. “Gerrymandering the vot ing precincts of Perquimans County will result in expen sive lawsuits to sort out the variety of constitutional violations created by m ger rymandered Perquimans County’s voting map.” He also said it could de lay elections. “That (gerrymandering) is the political sr nsitive ‘hot potato’ that Commissioner Jones skillfully avoided mentioning,” Hoffler said. “Any change that dilutes tion. The seventh annual Team Lesley four-person Superball golf tournament is on April 27 at The Sound Golf Links at Albemarle Plantation. Registration starts at noon and the shotgun start is at 1 p.m. The cost for a team is $300 and lunch is provided. ter Gardeners’ scholarship fund will feature plant sales, gardening items plus locally made crafts from a variety of vendors, a children’s cor ner, “Ask a Master Gardener Booth,” homemade baked goods, educational speak ers, 50/50 raffle drawing and more. Lunch will be available for purchase by Brew2Rescue Cate and admission is free. man said it’s critical the town gets the cameras. “It’s important, not just for the citizens but for the officers themselves,” Nor man said. While the idea of spending $30,000 or more is a lot of money, he said the expense is not “frivolous.” Councilman Sid Eley agreed the cameras should be a high priority, but sug gested spending money now when there is a chance of a 50/50 grant is unwise. “If we can get these at the black vote will be chal lenged,” Hoffler said. “My advice to my fellow com missioner is since the sys tem for electing County The Washington Area Historic Foundation Presents a April 14,2018 Advance Tickets $20.00 • Day of Tour $25.00 Ticket Outlets: Washington Chamber of Commerce • Washington Visitors Center • Little Shops on West Main Street • Coffee Caboose • Day of Tour- Coffee Caboose PERQUIMANS WEEKLY (USPS428-080) Vol. 86 No. 15 Published each Wednesday. A publication of Cooke Communications North Carolina, LLC Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Mike Goodman Publisher Peter Williams News Editor Bev Alexander Advertising Representative Phone 252-426-5728 • Fax 252-426-4625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rates In Daily Advance home delivery area $26.25* All other continental U.S $32.50* ♦Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 Contact Lynn Knapp at 252-331-3151 for more infor mation. The Relay for Life event will be held on May 18 from 6 p.m. until midnight at John A. Holmes High School in Edenton. There will be a lu minaries ceremony at 9:15 p.m. and a silent auction from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. For more information, please contact Katy Shook, extension agent for Gates, Perquimans, and Chowan Counties at kgshook@ncsu. edu or call 482-6585. For ad ditional information on ven dors, exhibits, and speakers the website is https://perqui- mans.ces.ncsu.edu/spring- garden. The site includes di rections to the event. 50 percent off, that’s a big chunk of money,” Eley said. He pointed the town’s annu al budget is just $1 million. Since it’s likely the town will have a new police chief soon, Eley urged all the councilman to start with a clean slate. “Let’s start anew and let’s move forward.” For his part, Shoaf said his priority would be to get car cameras that are com patible with the body cam eras that officers wear. Commissioners in Perqui mans County is not broken, don’t try to fix it by gerry mandering the voting pre cincts.”
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