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Volume 35, No.2 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, January 11, 1979 WEEKLY 15 CENTS Three Perquimans County Men Arrested (6 Murder for Hire" Occurs in Ya. Beach I By TONY JORDAN As the "made for television" plot plays what appears to be its last card, it was pointed out by Ted Wtanson, Assistant Attorney for the Commonwealth of Virginia, that the of apprehending the suspects would not have been as easy if it hadn't been for the cooperation of (lie Hertford Police Department. Hanson has been involved with the iase since its strange beginnings that can be traced back to |lNovemberofl978. Hanson stated Tuesday, "We were able to do more in Hertford in three hours than we could do in three days in a lot of places." It was in Hertford thkt Hanson and two Virginia detectives came, after tracing calls from Wilmer Rowe's business phone to the small and once isolated from crime town. ~ The incident began Dec. 18 in what appeared to be a typical shooting and armed robbery at Heritage Paint . & Decorating in Virginia Beach. Rowe's wife, Kathy, was in the store at the time and was shot twice in the lower back and ab domen. According to Moody E. Stallings.Jr., Assistant Com monwealth's Atty., in Monday's hearing in Virginia Beach that "a black man forced her to lie on the floor facedown. While she lay there helpless on the floor, ,?he was shot in the back near her jpine. Then the back door was rattled and Mr. Rowe let another man enter." Judge Frederick P. Aucamp denied bond to two of the five arrested in the "murder for hire" plot. Rowe was refused bond "for the protection of the public from danger." James Lewis Riddick, 35, Route .2, Box 138, Hertford, was not given bond, also. Bail was set for Walter Daniel White, 36, Covent Garden Street, Hertford, and Luther Hayes, Jr., 33, of Winfall at $45,000. A fifth man arrested, Angelo Burke, 23, of Portsmouth, but originally of Perquimans County, was released under a $25,000 recognizance bond. The three Perquimans County residents face charges of armed robbery and malicious assault in the "murder to hire" case. Burke faces one count to commit a capital felony, to wit "murder to hire". Rowe faces two counts of "murder to hire". Stallings stated Monday that this was not the first time the attempt to kill his wife was made. On Nov. 15 an attempt failed when the gun would not fire, ac cording to Stallings. Rumors that Riddick, the Hertford garbage man, had been taken at least once and maybe more than that to New York as a government witness in bank robberies and narcotics cases, were said to be \ untrue by FBI supervisor J.G. Whittington. The fact remains thtft the key to breaking the case occured in Hert ford. Through Chief Marshall Merritt, who was able to get a search warrant in an Hertford apartment, and Officer Robert Logan, whose knowledge of the suspects and area, made it possible for the authorities to acquire some important evidence from the residence of Alice Felton.Felton lived at 307 Stokes Street with one of the suspects. Hanson stated, "The people in Hertford were so helpful to us." MORGAN LUNCH - Active Demo crats were present Monday at the hmcbeon in which Sen. Morgan spoke. Over 100 people were present representing the Northeastern North Carolina area. Morgan spoke on a wide variety of subjects. His stand on a strong national defense seemed most, significant. Many of the area people agreed with the senator. In the photo above, Hert ford Mayor Bill Cox, cento*, is seen talking to Ray Rivers, left, and Melvin Daniels, right, State Senator for Northeastern North Carolina. (Staff photo by Tony Jordan) Forgery Spotted at Woodard 's Pharmacy ting an obvious forgery, a pharmacist made two phone calls Jan. 3 that led to arrest of a Virginia man on a o f uttering and forging a rescription for a controlled ibstanoB. Police Chief Marshall Merritt said i be and Tropper Y.Z. Newberry <????*??? the suspect at 5:20 p.m. at jds Curve on U.S. 17 North as [ibe man and a companion drove toward Elizabeth City. Merritt said the man identified himself as John Edward Woodard, 30, 5701 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, and gave his occupation as maitre d'hotel of the Sandpiper Restaurant there. He was being held in Tri-County Jail under $10,000 bohd. No charges were lodged against the other man who was driving the car. Charles Woodard of Woodard's Pharmacy here (no relation to the accused) said he knew as soon as the prescription form from a Camden physician's office was presented that the doctor's signature was a forgery. He phoned the doctor to confirm this. Aware that he had aroused the pharmacist's suspicious, the man left. The pharmacist then phoned police. Perquimans School Buses Big Yellow Chugs Along lb. According irector of to Louis Alexander, the of the Division of tion for the Department Education, the 11,910 hoses 71 travel average bus day carry when it came to bow many miles traveled per vehicle each day. Only nine counties were ahead of the county. Perquimans was nine miles per bus above the state average with 53 miles. Annual audit figures released by the State Board of Education in dicate that the cost of transporting the public school $5 million < previous year. A total of I was spent to transnoi students in 79-78. The figure 1977-71 is $51,072,903. The cost o I increase o t $8.09 per pupil. Per quimans County spent $91.2*2 k^JTi transporting students to school dur ing 77-78. it ' Northeastern Rural Health Development Association , Construction Announced In one of the most important undertakings in health care in Northeastern North Carolina many years, it was announced today by Dr. Richard Hines and Dr. Clement Lucas that construction of a 37,000 square foot Major Comprehensive Ambulatory Health Care Center will begin in the next few weeks. Over two years in planning and develop ment by Dr. Hines, an Edenton Den tist, and Dr. Lucas, an Edenton Family Physician, the project is ex pected to cost over two million ddllars when completed and fully equipped. The facility will bring to the Albemarle Area for the first time ever a Comprehensive Array of health services under one roof in cluding Family Dentistry, Oral Surgery, Pharmacy, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology, Orthopedics, Otorhinolaryngology , and Ophthalmology, as well as Psychiatry. Also offered will be unique patient support areas such as optical Shop, a Patient and Health Education Center, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy and a Com prehensive Blood Laboratory and an Extensive X-ray Unit. The adminstration will be based upon a sophisticated cost accounting mechanism utiliaing an In-House Computer for billing and patient ap pointments. Dr. Hines and Dr. Lucas indicated that every possible modern aspect of Medical Technology had been incorporated in the design. For instance, there will be a separate waiting area for well and ill children, and a separate entrances for ill newborns, as well fcs a playground for children. In a continuing relationship with the Northeastern Rural Health Development Association, linkages to the three main satellite clinics will be maintained and stregthened. health professionals in each speciali ty area will schedule rotations at each site. This will enable non am bulatory patients and those lacking transportation to be able to receive the very best of health care in their own rural area. It is anticipated other agencies will be contracted with for the provision of services. Dr. Hines and Dr. Lucas indicated that staffing for the new facility is rapidly nearing completion and will total over 30 health professionals when completed including over fif teen Physicians and two Dentists. It was indicated that while some of the new Staff has already been announc ed, others will be announced in the next few weeks. All Physicians and Dental staff will serve on the staff of ? Chowan Hospital. Patients will be hospitalized primarily at Chowan Hospital, or at the hospital of the pa tient's choice. Dr. Lucas indicated there will be several innovative diagnostic Centers in the facility: A major Car diology Diagnostic Center has been planned and will be supervised by a board certified Cardiologist who will be announced in a few days. The Center will include Brgometer Stress Testing, Exercise Stress Testing, Vectorcardiography, Echocardiography, Phonocar diography, Electrocardiography, tolter Monitoring , Blood Gas Analysis, and Ultrasound Imaging, including future Nuclear Capabilities. This Center will be af filiated with a Major University Medical Center. A Major Diagnostic and Treat ment Pulmonary Laboratory has been designed and will be directed by a Physician already recruited. There will be analysis of Drugs in blood as well as a computerized In terpretation of a patient's Pulmonary disorder. Patients will also be able to receive outpatient treatment for asthma and Emphysema. ASCS Elects Members for 1979 Term Thomas Riddick, County Ex ecutive Director for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Ser vice in Perquimans County, releasl ed recently results of the December election of committee members. Three members were selected from each area of the county. The members are: from Belvidere, Clinton Winslow Savage Jolliff and George E. Nowell, Jr.; from Bethel, Johnny Corprew, Donald Madre and Dewey Perry, Jr.;" from Hertford, Oras Winslow, Wayne Winslow and Weldon Byrum ; from New Hope, Belvin Eure, William Wray Chappell and Claude W. Russell; from Nicanor, Donald Ray Stallings, Douglas Baker and Iinwood Twine; from Parks ville, Billy Pierce, Paul Smith, Sr. and Floyd Long. These committeemen met on December 18 for the County Conven tion to elect a member to the County Committee, two alternates, a Chair man and Vice Chariman. The Coun ty ASC Committee for 1979 will be Lester Baker, Chairman; Prestion Nixon, Vice-Chairman; Marvin Cad dy, Regular Member; Wayne Howell, First Alternate; and William Wray Chappell, Second Alternate. Requests for new grower allotments on peanuts must be filed by Februray 15. There are aeveral eligibility requirements relating to interest in other farms, availability of equipment, income, experience, ownership, etc. Anyone interested in filling an application should contact the ASCS office. Although the 1979 peanut farm quota will take a five percent reduc tion over past year, there will be no reduction in the farm allotment. Allotment notices will be mailed as soon as possible after 1978 marketings are reconciled. The ASCS office can then begin accept ing applications to lease and transfer quotas from one farm to another within the county. Farmers buying, selling or chang ing their farm operation for 1979 are requested to come by the county of fice so that our records may be up dated for current program operations. Payment statemeats of all payments made to farmers under ASCS programs should be received before the end of January. These statements are mailed directly from the Data Processing Center to the farmer. Any farmer having ques tions concerning these statemeati should contact Director Riddick. ' Measurement services will fee available for all 1979 crops and land uses. Rates will be unchanged from 197?, H per acre plus a $4 service charge with a $10 farm minimum. .
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