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By KATHY M . NEWBERN Newt Editor Six per cent of the voters in Perquimans County made the difference in rejecting the 91.85 million school bond pro posal voted on Tuesday. Following approximately three hours of tallying the hand marked ballots, the totals were determined as 825 votes for and 929 votes against. The difference in these countywide totals was 104 votes. A crowd estimated at ISO was present as the vote was totaled. The vote appeared close throughout the night, at one point the "noes" outnumbering the "yeses" by only five. It was not until six of the county's seven precincts had reported that the actual outcome could be determined. After the outcome had been determined, Jesse Parker Perry Jr., a member of Concerned Citixens Opposing the Bond Issue, said, "Since a majority of the voters did not ap prove the bond issue, I think it will be helpful if the Superintendent, Board of Education, and County Commis sioners would make a strong effort to find out what is an ac ceptable way of improving the quality of education in Per quimans County." The I1.S5 million school bond proposal went before the voters following a request for that measure by the Per quimans County Board of Education which had studied the need at Perquimans High School for three years. Board of Education Chairman Clifford Winslow said, following the outcome, "We do know we've done the best we could. We put it before the people letting them know the need. The voters have spoken. We're going to be just as committed to our school system as we have and work with what we have. We certainly appreciate the support we did get and certain ly appreciate all the hard work everybody did in helping us get the message out." Perquimans County School Superintendent Pat Harrell said, "I'm disappointed. I appreciate the efforts of the many people who worked very hard for improving school facilities in our county. To the students, community leaders, community workers, those who contributed finan cial support for ads, and to all of those who gave of their time, I'm deeply grateful. The issue will not be dropped. We will continue to try to provide the best facilities and most meaningful programs possible for the, students. We feel our students deserve all the opportunities that others have. I believe the people of the county appreciate the Board of Education giving them the opportunity to decide on an issue." One other group openly expressed a position on the bond proposal, the Concerned Citizens for Better Education. Heading that group was Miss Thelma Elliott. Following the totaling of votes, she spoke on behalf of that group saying, "The voters have spoken at the polls. We lost by a very small margin. However, we shall continue our support for the public schools of Perquimans County." Only two of Perquimans County's seven precincts favored the issue overall: Bethel by 10 votes and East Hert ford by 11 votes. The precinct with the largest opposition was Parkville by 49 votes. A total of 1,776 Perquimans County voters went to the polls on Tuesday. That figure, compared to an estimated 3,600 total registered voters, put the turnout at 49 percent. On a statewide basis, a 28 percent voter turnout had been predicted. County Precinct Bond Vote Totals The following is a breakdown of the voting on the school bond referendum : PRECINCT Belvidere Bethel East Hertford West Hertford New H:>pe Nicanor Parkville TOTAL YES 67 99 224 152 115 32 136 825 NO 80 89 213 157 146 60 185 929 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 33, No. 45 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 10, 1977 15 CENTS MR. THOMAS RIDDICK New Director Named Thomai Riddick, a native of Perquimans County, has been named County Execu tive Director of the Per quimans Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service (ASCS) office. He replaces Bobby S. Heath in that position. Riddick's job involves overseeing the administer ing of federal farm pro grams enacted by Congress at the county level. Those programs include such areaa as feed grains, wheat, cotton, peanuts, the conservation program, and others. The new Director will join the two other staff , members, Mrs. Christine Copeland and Mrs. Dorothy White, both Program Assistants at the office location in the Agricultural Building. The ASCS is operated with federal funds as a branch of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Riddick pointed out that the new four-year Farm Bill enacted by Con gress will keep the program areas basically the same but will involve a con siderable amount of change within program ad ministration. Because of this, he described the tim ing of his move to Per quimans County as a good one. Riddick anticipates no major changes in the opera tion of the local ASCS of fice, but explained that the new Farm Bill itself will create some change. He said, "The main thing is that we're a service organization and we are here to serve the farmer." He stressed an eagerness to continue that service. Riddick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N.T. Riddick of Belvidere. He and his wife, Rose, has a four-year old son, Thomas Lindsey Rid dick Jr. They are residing at Grubb Street in Hertford. Prior to his move to Per quimans County, Riddick served as Chief Program Assistant with the Halifax County ASCS office. He has also worked with ASCS in Washington County. Con cerning his move "back home," he said, "I'm pleased to be back in Per quimans County and I am looking forward to serving the farmers of this area." Civic Calendar THURSDAY NOV. 10 Perquimans Co. Jaycees will meet. FRIDAY NOV. 11 Bethel Homemakers will meet. SATURDAY NOV. 12 S.H<i).P. Gov. \v ill meet at 10:00 a.m. MONDAY NOV. 14 Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet. + + + Intercounty Fire Dept will meet. TUESDAY NOV. 15 Belvidere-Chappell Hill Ladies Aux. will meet. + + + Hertford Rotary Club will meet. + + + Perquimans Masonic Lodge will meet. + + + Snow Hill Whitehat Homemaker club will meet. WEDNESDAY NOV. 16 Duranta Neck Ruritan club will meet. FRIDAY NOV. IS Holy Trinity Episcopal Church bake sale 11 a.m. Child Find November has been pro claimed as "Child Find" month in North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt. "Child Find" is a statewide effort to locate and identify every handicapped and gifted child, ages 0-21, who is not now receiving ser vices. This effort is designed to insure that these youngsters receive appropriate educational services when they reach the age of five years. The Child Find census is one of the requirements of new legislation eaacted by the 1977 North Carolina Legislature . Pirates Thank County Dear People of Perquimans County, Wo the memberi of the Perqvimaa* County High School'* Football team would like to thank the following Pirate Football fan* for their great i and < Peoples Bank and Trust Company, Dan Berry, Claude Brian, Mack Bunch. Ponton Cartwright, Bui Cot. Dardens Dept. Store, Ban Etheridge, Snooks Everette, Bill]: Harrell, Hertford Hardware, Guy HoMM, Marrin Hunter, Ir via Long Jr., Lee Stalling; Preston NUon. Billy SU11 ings, Gary Stubbioi, Clyde ?? >' ' ? ? I* . Sutton, Eddie True blood, Bryant Woodell, and Charles Woodard. This dinner was given showing their support and also honoring us as the AlbeaarU Conference Champions. \ ? Yours, 1977 Perquimans County Pirate Football Team F avor Statewide Issues By KATHY M. NEWBERN While the proposed $1.85 million school bond referen dum received the most at tention among the issues facing Perquimans County voters Tuesday, they also made decisions in two municipal elections and joined voters statewide in deciding five constitutional amendments and two bond referendums. There was no opposition in the non-partisan municipal election for the Town of Winfall. Incumbent Mayor David R. Trueblood received 89 votes. Four write-in votes were recorded: John Symons and Paul Douglas Umphlett received one each while Durwood Barber Jr. received two votes and Lloyd Ray Morgan received three votes. Two Winfall Council seats went to the incumbents Paul Douglas Umphlett, 86 votes; and John (Jack) Symons, 81 votes. Two write-in votes were recorded, one each for C.D. Barclift and Eugene Boyce. There was opposition, however, for the two seats determined for the Town Council in Hertford. Both incumbents were reelected: T. Erie Haste Jr. received 122 West Hertford votes and 206 East Hertford votes for a total of 328; the other incumbent, John G. Beers, received 131 West Hertford votes and 240 East Hertford votes for a 371 total. Totals for the two re maining candidates were: Jesse Harris, 69 votes from West Hertford and 141 votes from East Hertford total ling 210; and John H Lon don, 6 West Hertford votes, 159 East Hertford votes totaling 165 votes. While local voters passed ,*? of the state issues, the My close decision came in tbe. vote concerning $300 million for Highway Bonds. The total was 889 for and 817 against. In the other state bond referendum, $230 million in Clean Water Bonds, Perquimans voters cast 1,046 favorable votes and 671 votes against the proposal. In the five consitutional amendments, Perquimans County totals came to 1,415 for Amendment 1 and 169 against it. This amendment concerned homestead ex emption for surviving spouse. Amendment 2 (life insurance for benefit of sur viving spouse) received 1,434 favorable votes with 143 against. Amendment 3, dealing with the question of succession for the governor and lieutenant-governor, received 1,017 for votes and 571 against votes. Amend ment 4 (revenue bond financing of jointly owned electric power systems) received Perquimans Coun ty approval 997 to 438, and Amendment 5 which would amend the state constitu tion to require a balanced budget for the state received 1,163 votes in favor compared to 302 votes against. As vote totals were com ing in early Wednesday morning, it appeared that the remainder of the state agreed with Perquimans County, putting a stamp of approval on the entire state package, the five constitu tional amendements and the two bond issues. Board Of Education Meets By KATHY M. NEWBERN Variety flavored the regular meeting of the Per quimans County Board of Education Monday night when members discussed items ranging from over night field trips to liability insurance. The field trip matter was one item discussed in the policy area. It was pointed out that a current Board policy covers field trips of an educational nature, but trips requiring students to stay out of town overnight are not included in that. The Board went on record looking toward this pro posal favorably with a policy outlining some specifics to be drawn up and presented for final Board approval. Also discussed in the policy area was a proposal being considered by the six-county Alliance for Pro gress, Inc. involving a pro gram request to the Rockefellar Foundation. A similar three-year program involving leadership development for school ad ministrators has just been completed. The most recent proposal, under considera tion, would involve a detailed program on policy making for elected of ficials. This group would in clude county commis sioners, board of eduation members, school superin tendents, and represen tatives from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A specific outline of the proposal will be submit ted Nov. 18 with local elected officials involved in the planning stages. Anther Alliance for Pro gress project was discussed, the proposed six-county computer center. Chairman Clifford Winslow gave an update of progress on that proposal. He pointed out that the feasibility study completed on the project indicates that a data processing center for the AFP counties is justifiable. Following a workshop on the project, it has been suggested that AFP consider a director for the project to help in the planning stages. In order to finance this position, each county which would utilize the center is being asked to contribute an equal share. Chairman Winslow reported that following his Library Update By WAYNE HENRITZE LIBRARY CLOSED FRIDAY The Chowan and Perquimans County libraries will be closed this Friday, Nov. 11 for Veteran's Day. We will operate as usual on Saturday. NO BOOKMOBILE OR STORY HOUR FRIDAY The bookmobile had been scheduled to operate on the Bethel and Harvey's Point route this week but will not run due to the Veteran's Day Holiday this Friday. Books will be renewed automatically. The next run in this area will be on Friday, Dec. 2. Out usual Friday morning story hour will not be held this week only. NEW BOOKS THE CULT OF THE WILD by Boyce Rensberger challenges popular ideas that man is an unusually murderous animal by citing evidence of high "murder" rites among other animals. THE WINDS OF LOVE by Anges Turnbull is a novel of a woman who muat begin a life on her own after her husband leaves her for another woman. LAMENT FOR A LOST LOVER by Philippa Carr is a historical novel involving English royalist refugee in Prance after the Englith king is beheaded. THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE by Tristam Jones is the account of an around the world voyage which included sail ing the highest (an Andean Lake) and lowest (the Dead Sea) bodies of water ia ft* Mfli. 0. appearance at the Monday morning meeting of the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners, that ap proval for Perquimans County's share was approved. Annual and competency testing were discussed at length in the program area. Superintendent Pat Harrell reported that local testing will take place in late winter and spring of 1978. He added that several deci sions would have to be made on a local level re garding the type of data to be compiled from test results as well as a decision concerning those students who fail to meet the minimum score for com petency. It was pointed out that work is now being done to coordinate those tests and information from the state level will help deter mine the Board's role. In the area of ad ministrative operations, bids were accepted for tile work in the kitchen at Cen tral Grammar School. One bid was received for the work outlined. The Board approved having Stanley Tile complete the work at cost of $1,852 for broken, non-skid tiles as preferred by the Health Department. The bid pointed out that the work could be completed in two days, preferably during Christmas vacation. This is the second time bids for the project have been requested. A matter of leakage due to roof problems at Central Grammar School was also discussed with no action be ing taken due to the request for additional information and alternatives to replac ing the entire roof on the main section of the building. Superintendent Harrell told the Board he had been asked to serve on a school facility survey evaluation team Dec. 13-15 in Stanley County. The Board ap proved this involvement. The Board also heard a report from Chairman Winslow and members Ralph Harrell and Preston Stevenson of highlight at the annual convention of the North Carolina School Boards Association held Nov. 3-5 in Wilmington. It was pointed out that Chair man Winslow was elected Vice-President of NCSBA at that meeting and the Board went on record recognizing him for this "very deserving honor." Police Dept. Reports The Hertford Police Department has released the following report for the week of Nov. 3-10, and the month of October. ARRESTS Callie Faye Miller of 208 King St. Hert ford, was arrested by Officer J.R. Logan on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and charged with possession of Intoxicating liquor for sale and Possession of Non-Tax Paid (bootleg) whiskey. Lawrence Leroy Trafton who gave his address as 408 Gail St. Edenton, was ar rested for shoplifting on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 3:55 p.m. Officer J.R. Logan who was off duty at the time was grocery shopping at the Colonial Store when he made the ar rest. Trafton was taken before Magistrate J.D. Young who set bone at $500. He was unable to make bond and was committed to the Albemarle District Jail with trial date of Nov. 9 in the District Court of Per quimans County. ACCIDENT Bessie Norman Moore, age 75, of Rt. 2, Box 83 Chocowinity, N.C. was slightly in jured in a one car accident on U.S. 17 By pass Friday at 9:05 a.m. According to Chief Merritt, Mrs. Moore attempted to turn on her windshield wipers, and lost control of the car as she did so. Chief Merritt stated thet the vehi cle, a 1969 Plymouth, ran off the road on the left, crossed the ditch and ended up in a field near Dixie Auto Supply. There was approximately $250 damage to the vehicle. The Perquimans County Rbscue Squad took Mrs. Moore to the Hertford Medical Clinic. CRIMINAL SUMMONS Alonsa White of 311 Stokes Dr. Hertford, was served with a criminal summons for simple assault and assault and battery on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1977. Investigating Of ficer was Patrolman J.R. Logan. CITATIONS William Richard Harrell, II of Rt. 1, Box '12 of Hertford was charged with reckless driving by Officer J.R Logan on Monday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. Christopher Howard Barnhill of Rt. 4, Box 34-A, Hertford was charged with speeding 48 in a 25 m.p.h. zone by Officer J.R. Logan on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 2:55 p.m. David Benjamin Harrell of Rt. 2, Box 21A, Hertford, was charged with speeding 37 in a 25 m.p.h. zone by Officer J.R. Logan on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 3;00 p.m. Larry Stephen Harris of P.O. Nox 10, Durants Neck, was charged with speeding 46 in a 25 by Officer J.R. Logan on Thrusday.Nov. 3, at 3:23 p.m. Graham Lee Overton Jr. of Rt. 1, Box 1001, Hertford, was charged with ex ceeding a safe speed' by Chief Marshall Merritt on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2:45 p.m. on Church St. For the Month Of October: Arrests and Citations Disorderly Conduct, 1, Speeders ar rested 2, Assaults 1, Operating Intoxicated 1, Careless and Reckless Driving 1, Larceny 1, Miscellaneous Traffic Arrests 1, Whiskey Violations 2, Miscellaneous Ar rests 3, Breaking and Entering 1, Total Ar rests and Citations, 2*. Activities: Accidents Investigated 7, Automobiles Recovered 1, Funerals Worked 4, Courtesies Extended 76, Doors Found Unlocked 8. Fire Calls Answered 4, Radio Calls 157, Citations Issued I, Sub poenas Served II. Lights Reported Out 4, Criminal Summons Served 1.
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