y STANDARD PRISTm CD XXX
Volume 34, No. 4?
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, November 30, 1978
15 CENTS
A Long session
o
for commissioners
In a lengthy five boor session, the
Board of Commissioners met
November 20 and heard from the
newly formed forth Carolina Water
Resources Frimework Study. With
the state's growing need for com
prehensive water resource planning,
the study was set up to ensure that
Are continue to have enough water to
^neet our needs and also preserve
the quality of our environment.
The Framework Study Is the
result of a year-long effort by scien
tists, engineers, planners, elected of
ficials and other citizens from all
over the state. It outlines the overall
water resources situation in each of
the major river basins. With the
Framework as a guide, decision
makers can view water problems
and opportunities with better
insight.
With the demand for water in
creasing every year, it was agreed
that the study could benefit the com
munity in years to come. It was
pointed out by Steve Reed from the
North Carolina Water Resource
Planning Board that the public must
be informed of what this means.
Reed said, "Broad-based citizen
participation is vital to the success
of future planning efforts."
In other business, Bill Oetker
representing the Alliance for Pro
gress, was interested in what posi
tion the county would take on a com
puter project the six-county alliance
is planning. Three of the six counties
are committed to the data process
ing. The cost per county drops con
siderably with every county com
mitted. The commissioners did not
take any action at this time.
Jack Revelle of Edenton wished to
study the possibility of establishing
an FM radio station in the county.
Revelle has investigated the
possibility with the Federal Com
munication Commission (FCC) and
his attornies will meet with John
Matthews, Attorney-At-Law
representing the eounty, to square
away any legal matters. The study is
in the earliest stages and it would be
premature to draw any conclusions
other than what was stated in the
meeting.
Macon Johnson, owner of the
White Hat Road subdivision, asked
for help from the commissioners
after splitting lots not in accordance
with the Perquimans County Plan
ning Board. Johnson met with the
planning board November 16. He
was told that the problems must be
worked out with that board.
Search continues
for vandals
HERTFORD ? Apparently driv
ing around armed with an icepick,
vandals the night of November 20
punctured tires on 14 cars including
the patrol car parked behind the
municipal building.
1 ^ Chief Marshall Merritt said
^November 21, "I want them bad."
Ifare isfWO reward for information
leading to an arrest.
The vandalism was reported to the
dispatcher at 9 p.m. by the Rev.
Charles Bullard of the Hertford Bap
tist Church, 124 W. Market St.
The minister said after practice
members of the choir went to the
church parking lot to find their nine
cars all resting on flat tires.
Merritt theorized that the vandals
then went to the police station and
circled into Church and Front
Streets, puncturing tires of five
more cars.
Calling the incident "pretty
senseless" the Chief said there had
to be more than one person involved.
One probably drove a car while
another jumped out with an icepick.
The Hertford Police are, in
vestigating one lead in the case at
the moment
Project operating
A pest management services pro
ject is in operation in Chowan, Per
quimans, and Pasquotank counties.
It is unique in that an economic
evaluation component is plugged in.
' The project, funded by Coastal
Plains Regional Commission, is
designed to provide pest manage
ment services to growers and for all
major crops; to organize grower
participants into a business
cooperative; and to evaluate the
economics of the services and the
value of business provided.
Mike Williams is the pest manage
ment agent assigned to the project
and Steve Riddick is the farm
management specialist. They work
under the umbrella of the county ex
tension chairman as well as with
Clyde Weathers, economist and
j^John Van Duyn, entomologist, all of
W.C. State University.
The project U unique in that while
it is a pilot program growers on the
6,000 acres involved pay a portion of
the cost for scouting and for
nfeipatode-soil sampling and
anal&is.
Riddick said 4U participating
farmers are also involved in the
farm business records program.
"Through the project we will be able
to evaluate the financial benefit ob
tained through pest management,"
he noted. "The project is designed to
see if pest management is eco
nomically feasible."
Williams added that soil sampling
and scouting will enable them to pin
point problem areas and recom
mend corrective measures, in this
light, he emphasized that this is an
agricultural extension program
which will give chairmen and agents
more timely and accurate reports on
conditions thereby allowing them to
make more specific recommenda
tions as to what farmers can do.
Seal underway
More than 200 people frem across
- the state attended a tancheon at the
County Club of North Carolina at
Pinehurst in Support of the 1978-79
Christmas Seal Campaign for the
North Carolina Long Association.
-.Last year the Sastern Long
Association's Christmas Seal Cam
: . paign raised approximately 197,000.
' This money was used to fund such
? programs as workshops, health
fairs, school programs, patient ser
vices, scholarships, research and
other projects that are essential to
the health needs of local com
munities. However, this year's
Christmas Seal Campaign is running
several thousand dollars behind lam
year's efforts.
Mrs. M.B. Taylor, of Hertford,
Board Member of the Eastern Lung
Association said, "Our worthwhile
programs are imperiled this year by
the lack of contributions. It is im
perative that we join together to sup*
port the fight to prevent and control
lung disease. This is why it is impor
tant that the people of this county
support the Eastern Lung Associa
tion's Christmas Seal Campaign."
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PARADE ROUTE - Saturday's
Christmas Faracfe in Hertford will
begin at 2 p.m. Around 30 units will
be in this year's march, including
four musical units. Those in the
tar r r m ?
parade are reminded to be at the
high school by 1:15p.m.
H? local people taw tome near faces
dotted around the community this
past holiday. Doug Gaines, from the
Virginia Military Institute and guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murray of
Hertford, decides to practice on his
tennis swing at the Hertford Recrea
tion Center. He is the friend of the
Murray's daughter who is now
teaching in Virginia. (Staff photo by
Tony Jordan)
Berry
named
Ben Berry, Assistant Cashier of
Peoples Bank and Trust Co. in Hert
ford, has been named by the Young
Bankers Division of the North
Carolina Association to coordinate
the activities of Project TELL
(Teach Economic Literacy Lec
tures) in Perquimans County. Pro
ject TELL is the primary public ser
vice effort of the Young Bankers
Division.
The statewide program was
developed by the Young Bankers
Division in cooperation with the
Bta?e_Department of Public Instruc
tion. Project TELL makes available
the experience of young bankers as
resource people for classroom lec
tures on economic subjects. It is
designed to supplement economic
education programs offered through
the public school system.
Each county representative is pro
vided a kit of approved classroom
lectures on economic related sub
jects, but flexibility of presentation
is one of the chief assets of the
program.
"We encourage all of our
representatives to work closely with
the teaqhers and try to deal with
whatever economic related subject
they feel will be most helpful as a
supplement to the courses they are
teaching," said Benjamin A. Wilson,
Jr., of Fayetteville, president of the
Young Bankers Division.
Project TELL was originated hy
the Young Bankers Division in 1863,
and is rapidly gaining recognition
for its contributions to the improve
ment of economic literacy among
the young people of North Carolina.
Eastern and Regional EMS meeting held in Hertford
Ted Plum, assistant director of
ECEMSS, Inc., was the speaker for
the regional EMS meeting. Plum
brought the council up to date is
matters pertaining to the 1108
Federal Grant Process and urged
the council for their eofttimwd sup
port and cooperation.
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Thoee representing Perquimans
County were Talmadge lose, Board
member; Marsha Masse? from the
Health Depagtmcot; Seymor* Chap
pell, H.B. Miller, Emment and
Jeanette Elmore from the Per
quimans County Rescue Squad; and
Rita Ernst. ARPDC secretary.
In other business, the regional
council sent a priority list and
Justifications tor each Item to
has formed a Hazardous Materials
Response Team. The team is being
prepared to instruct in Handling
Hazardous Material Incidents for
fire departments, rescue squads,
law enforcement, or other emergen
cy service units in the ten county
region.
First on the priority list are three
mannequins to aid in teaching local
people at artificial respiratkrt. In
order to reduce death, the council
adopted a project to teach the course
to as many as possible in the region.
In May of 1977, 38 individuals were
certified by the North Carolina
Heart Association as CPR instruc
tors. The problem has been securing
an adequate number of mannequins
for the course. The Heart Associa
tion advises a ratio of one manne
quins for every five students.
EMS is making major strides to
?yerve this rural area due largely^?
the local agencies and departments.
Bill Underkofler, ARPDC advisor
from the Office of Emergency
Medical Services, remarked after
the meeting of the region's "poll
together spirit". "la the two years
that I've been associated with SMS
what seems remaffcahle is the
unselfishness of the counties. If
someone needs something, everyone
Is glad to sea them get it The seeds
of the ten counties always coma
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