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STANDARD PRINTING CO XXX LO'JXoILLS, KENTUCKY 40200 : t ses Heard In District Court AM ; .'THIS- PERQUIMANS WEEHCEY v Volume 32, No. 25 Hertford, Perquimans County, MC, Thursday, June 17, 1976 15CENTS Ga !' 1 11 '-" . 1 ' -If HlllllljiSBK IIHIII IMWMW W J.' III MI1IIML I t: Judge Grafton Beamon presided at the Wednesday session' of Perquimans County District Court and heard the following cases: ; On the Civil Docket ab solute .divorces were granted to Jarvis Winslow vs Teresa Winslow and Wanda Twine vs John Albert Twine. v' . ; Other cases included Louis Quevon Stallings, charged with permitting a motor vehicle owned by him to be operated by a person under the influence of in toxicating liquor, received a . 30-day sentence suspended for 1 year, a fine of $100.00 and costs, and ordered to surrender all. driver's license to the Clerk of Superior Court, and not to operate a motor vehicle in North Carolina for a period of 12 months except as allowed by limited privlege; . Probable cause was found in the 2 cases of Ervin Fields, charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly. . weapon inflicting serious I injury, at the preliminary Highway Approved Here RALEIGH The North Carolina Board of Transportation recently approved four separate " highway improvement projects for Perquimans Coun ty. Two of these projects are for the municipality of Hertford at an estimated total cost of $31,200. The re maining two are for Winfall at an estimated cost of $55,000. Approval of these four projects came at the Board's monthly meeting recently held in Plymouth, N.C These projects are part of the Department of H Transportation's Small Urban Projects Program and ' are financed entirely with state funds. Members of the Board of Transportation Instituted . this program to take care of a need not previously handled by the Highway Improvement Program. In its April meeting the Board approved the use of a total-. of $6,000,000 in Statewide Urban funds for new small" urban projects. These funds are equally allocated among the Transportation Department's 14 divisions 4 S and the specific projects are selected for full Board i approval by the representative division engineer, Secondary Roads Councilman, and' Board of Transportation member(s). : U J The Hertford projects include: (1) construction of a 7 ,: four-foot paved shoulder on each side of Harveys Point " : Road (Secondary Road 1336) from US 17 Bypass north to Church Street, at an estimated cost of $12,500; and (2) construction of a four-foot paved shoulder on each side of US 17 Business from Dobb Street south to Cedar Stretch Road (Secondary Road 1107) at an estimated cost of $18,700. -'The Winfall projects include:. (1) construction of paved shoulders on a two-mile portion of NC 37 from northwest of Winfall City limits south to US 17 Business; and (2) construction of 1.3 miles of paved shoulders on US 17 Business from its junction with NC 37 northward to US 17 Bypass. ' . Work on these Hertford and Winfall projects will be performed by Department of Transportation employes. . -' -, rr-r RIBBON-CUTTING The new building to house CD. White & Son, retailer of lumber and builJing materials,' was opened Friday n'nht with ribbon-cutting ceremonies. Pictured above (1. tor.) are David Trueblood, mayor of Winfall; Bill Cox, mayor of Heitford; tester Simp son, chairman of the Perr ars Coun ty Cc r' 's-z s; CD. 3, c - .:;r- i. r; Eva VI ';; J:... .7 'or, t ' a f r over 13 yt-rs; a-1 -e '-, " t r.f C;.:r' cf -. . ' C3 rl' ' :v hearing and the cases will be heard at the probable cause hearing set for July 7; :t Probable cause was found in the case of Dion Barry Dale, charged with unlawful burning, and the probable cause hearing was set for July 7 ; Linda Gaye White was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance marijuana' and received a fine of $75.00 and costs and placed on probation for 2 years; An order terminating probation was granted in the case of Donald Thomas Hurdle,: charged with possession of a controlled substance, but the suspended sentence con dition will continue; Clifton Welch, charged with driving under the in fluence of : intoxicating liquor, was given a 60-day sentence suspended for 2 years, a fine of $100.00 and costs, ordered to surrender driver's license, and not to operate a motor vehicle in North Carolina except as allowed by limited privilege; Projects -: cutting, open house was held. The win : ners in the drawing for door prizes were Mri. Pauline Prichard of Elizabeth City, three gallons of outside Lucite paint; . Mrs. Doris Ainsley, wallpaper; Mrs. M.J. Gregory, entry door lock; Cecil Everett, entry lock; Mrs. Cathy Mum, skill sander; Mrs. Marvin Davenport, I!oo ice chest; T'rs. Donna Karrell.one case Quaker Slate oil; Mrs. C.T. Rober son, paint brush; and Teresa Bright, op-, tical tape. (Newborn photo) Wilbur Jackson Wilkins was found guilty of driving recklessly after drinking and received a fine of $85.00 and costs; Marshal Dwi aht Davenport, charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (2nd offense), was given a 90-day sentence suspended for 3 years, a fine of $200.00 and cost, was ordered to surrender all driver's license, and not to operate a motor vehicle in North Carolina until duly relicensed bv the State Department. The defendant was ordered to report to the Albemarle Mental Health. (Hertford) within 5 days and participate in good faith with treatment with cer tified copy furnished to the defendant by Clinic; Nathan Morris Felton was found guilty of failure to comply with restrictions on his driver's license and received a fine of $25.00 and costs provided that defendant complies with restrictions for a period of 2 years; Commissioners AUotM For Library The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners authorized the Revenue Sharing Budget to be amended at their meeting on Monday in the amount of $15,350 for the purchase of shelving and carpet forjhe -loIBbrary.-.. ; : -;; ' " - In other matters of business, the Board appointed Riley 5. Monds, Lester H. Simpson, and Mrs. M.B. Taylor as members of the Board of Directors of the Albemarle Regional Planning and Development Com- mission. Monds was also appointed as a member of .the Executive Board of Directors. Terms will expire at the end of February and will run as follows: Monds, -1974-1978; Simpson, 1975-1979; and Taylor, 1976-1980. The Revenue Sharing Budget was amended in the amount of $150,000 with money to be contributed to the Capital Reserve School BuUding Fund. A tentative budget was adopted for fiscal year 1976-77 and the date was set for a public hearing on June 21 as prepared and presented by the County Finance Officer. .' , A Civil Preparedness Ordinance effective June 7, was also adopted by the Board. Census To The 1970 Census as corrected will be used in determining State Schedule "B" Privilege License tax liability for the tax year beginning July 1, 1976, according to information furnished by . Wayne t 1 Steven Allen Dale was 'found guilty of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (2nd offense), and received a 90-day sentence ; suspended for 2 years, a fine of $200.00 and costs, was ordered to surrender all driver's license to the Clerk of Superior Court, and not to operate a motor vehicle in North Carolina until . dry relicensed by the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles. An ' appeal was notd and the case was placed on the Superior Court Docket for trial; Margaret Askew ; and Glenda Whitehurst, both charged with two counts each of assault,1; received fines of $25 00 and costs in each case, n J told to void personal contact with Claudia l'nr ring ton and Marian Roont e; Clyde Leary was found guilty of coir munica ting threats and tweaking and entering. In the first case the defendant was given a 90-day sentence suspened for 3 years and a fine of Be Used Hamilton, local Revenue Officer for the N.C. Department of Revenue. Hamilton states that many Privilege Licenses are based on population and suggests that the taxpayers refer to the partial list of State Privilege Licenses, ' which is being mailed together with applications to taxpayers throughout the state within the next few days. Privilege Licenses not based on population will not be affected by these population changes. ; The correct 1970 population figures for some of the places in Perquimans and Chowan Counties are: Edenton 4,956, Hertford 2,023, All other towns and localities in above counties are below 1,000 population. If any taxpayers in Perquimans and Chowan Counties are In any doubt as1 to their correct tax liability or need assistance in filing their applications, Hamilton suggests that they contact him at his office, which is located at 102 W. - Eden Street in Edenton, or call him at 482-3424, and he will be 'glad to furnish any in formation desired. See Page 10 For Flag Day Pictures $50.00 and costs, and or dered not to have any firearms in his posession, to stay off the premises of : McKinley Jones, not to harass, threaten," or molest him, and not to consume any alcoholic beverage. On the breaking and entering charge, the defendant was giyen a 12 months sentence suspended for 3 years, a fine of $100.00 and costs, and ' with the same conditions as given in. the first case; Louise Lane was found guilty of 2 charges of being a public drunk and received a . sentence of not less than 30 days and not more than 6 months. The defendant was recommended to be sent for alcoholic rehabilitation; Traffic violtions included William Earl Houlihan, Jr., speeding, $35.00 and costs; Robert Fulton Banks, Thomas Edward Hurdle, Edgar Allen Jones, and Wendell Lynn Hobbs, all charged with exceeding a safe speed, were taxed with costs; James Carmino Cando, Jr. and James P. Aylesworth, both charged with speeding, were taxed with fines of $5.00 and costs in each case. Art Work Needed The Perquimans County Arts Council will be sponsor ing a booth during the local bicentennial celebration to be held July 3-4. The booth will feature all types of flat work: oils; acrylicspen and ink, charcoals, water colors, etc. Any local person desir ing to exhibit his or her work may do so. More paintings' in a variety of media are needed in order to make an interesting display. Those interested in displaying work or requesting more in formation should contact Arts Council president Dan ny Meads by calling 3304184. Art Exhibits To The Perquimans Arts Council is sponsoring a "Summer Artists' Festival" in which area ar tists will be exhibiting their work. Each artist will have an opening reception after which his or her work will remain on exhibit for one week to ten days. The artists have the option of selling their work. The first exhibition will be by artist Clark Winslow and will open with a reception from 7-9 p.m. at the Perquimans County Library on June 21. The work will remain on display through June fc r i , n n ...iirnii it . j.irr mr.ii.m.T li-rin. m g " t WmwJ - ' im. 4iTM4)fc, A VISIT WITH THE AUDIENCE Ben Wool verton, who played the part of the villain Taggart, sits with " the audience to see the Muggins Company's produc tion of "The Rivals." "Freedom's Way" and "The ! i f- m3 mWn OPEN NEW OFFICE - Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Monday morning at The Perquimans Weekly to officially open additional office space. Pictured above (1. to r.) are Jean Harrison, chamber secretary; Wayne Ashley, chamber of commerce president; Bill Be Sponsored 28. Winslow is an art major at Chowan College and will continue his art education at East Carolina University. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Winslow of Hertford. Other artists scheduled to exhibit their work during the summer include: Mary and Peter Nisbit of Coinjock from July 1-9; Mrs. R.L. Stevenson from July 29 through Aug. 9; and Margaret Brewin from Aug. 12 through Aug. 23. All of the exhibits will be held at the Perquimans County Library on Academy Street in Hertford. Rivals" was presented Friday and Saturday In the .high school ballpark. For more pictures nd a story, see page 2 and see page 6 for a Letter to the Editor con cerning the performances. (Newbern photo) ' Q Wtf Cox, mayor of Hertford; Ray Ward, Per quimans Weekly general manager; . Kathy Newbern, news editor; Freda Nelson, circulation manager; and Don Whitley, general manager of The Daily Advance. CUTTING THE CAKE -Don Whitley and Ray Ward prepare to cut this cake to serve visitors at the ribbon cutting and open house. The cake, a replica of a front page of The Perquimans Weekly, was prepared by Freda Nelson. , Approx imately 80 people visited during the day to see the ex pansion of offices and offer their congratulations.
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