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IWs^ THE PE ANS WEEKLY ; Volume 35, No. 21 USPS 428-000 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, May 31, 1979 15 CENTS Cox works for i '?:+ ? ? ? > - ; ? _ V " >? '? " improved 17 The new Highway 17 Transportation Associa tion in North Carolina made its first pitch to the North Carolina Depart ment of Transportation last week during public shearings in the region ^relative to the annual up dating of the depart ment's seven-year transportation plan. Three spokesmen for the organization appeared at three divisional hear ings this week. Mayor Bill Cox of Hertford, made a statement at the First Division hearing conducted Tuesday, May 22 in Plymouth. Presenta tions were also made at the Second Division hear ing in Morehead City and the Third Division hear ing in Clinton. Cox's statement said in part, "Highway 17 has been North Carolina's most neglected major North-South highway. I think eyery governor, both Republican and Democrat, since Melville Broughton, has promised to do something about it in his campaign. Nothing ever happened after the election was over. We now have hope. ^Governor ^indicated an interest in Eastern North Carolina and its roads. The Board of Transportation has moved to include several sections of Highway 17 in its Seven Year Plan. But, is this what is needed? We think not. Unfortunately, the plan ning on Highway 17 has taken place in between the communities along the route. If we develop 17 in that manner, we are going to have a highway with door to door business along its entire length from South Mills to Wilmington. For tunately, new roadbed is contained in the plan, for the most part, from Wilmington to the South Carolina line. What is needed most along Highway 17, is an overall plan. A plan stretching from the Virginia border to the South Carolina line. We seek to make the tideland area of Eastern North Carolina a tri econoihy region by add ing a productive tourist economy to agriculture and industry. We cannot do it without adequate linkage to the Norfolk port nor can we do it -inadequate Highway 17. RECEPTION, PART OF PERQUIMANS HOUSE TOUR. Mrs. Robert Hollowell (left) talks with Robert L. Stephenson and Mrs. Ray Godfrey at the reception in the Hollowell hone for Perquimans House Tour guests. ?Council directors begin work ? . ?? '..V. ' . ? ? ? The Board of Directors of the newly formed Per quimans County Arts Council has been announced by Billy Wooten, Chairman of the Perquimans Coun ty Arts Council Steering Committee. The Board, which consists of twelve people, will guide and direct the operations of the Perquimans :? County Art Council The arts council idea is not new to Perquimans County, as two previous attempts to organise a council have faltered. But, according to Wooten, if the efforts of the Steering Committee is : an example, the third time should be different. At a public meeting in January, a Steering Committee, with Wooten as Chairman, was formed to take a look at the Arts Council concept, the previous at tempts in the county, laws and rules governing arts council activities, and in general, make some deci , sions on behalf of the citizens in Perquimans County who are interested in the arts. This committee con sisted at Mrs. Carroll Harrell, Mrs. Estelle Felton, Mrs. Betty Jean Beers, Mrs. Brenda HoDowell, and Mrs. Gladys Hall. Committae members Harrell, Felton, all agreed to serve one-year Board of Directors in an effort to continuity between the new board ? the wort of the Steering Committee. MMpar Eastern North Caro lina, the eastern Tideland, yes, North Carolina itself, badly needs a four lane, con trolled access freeway from the Virginia border to the South Carolina line. We must have it to grow and prosper. It's time the Board of Transportation got its sights set in the right direction." In a move directly related to the town of Hertford, Cox wrote a letter to the North Carolina Department of Transportation asking four-laning of Highway 17 for the Hertford By-Pass. The letter requests that 17 be four-laned from Woodville by-pass to the south end of the Hertford by-pass. In it Cox said, "This section of Highway 17 has a high traffic count and it is growing fast, fit increased from 4,100 per day in 1965 to 5,800 in 1976. If north eastern North Carolina is to improve its economy it has to be opened to the rest of the state and to industrial Tidewater, Virginia." The letter end ed, "We ask you to con sider this a top priority." Tour is termed a success By LUCILLE S. WINSLOW The Perquimans House Tour evoked fond memories for many who participated in the Museum of the Albe marle House Tour on Wednesday, May 23. Joshua Sutton came all the way from Renton, Washington to help with the interpretation of the Whedbee-Small-Chappell House in Durant's Neck. Another far-away visitor was Ms. Virginia Anderson of Santa Monica, Calif. Other visitors included Mrs. Brooks Whedbee and daughter, Penelope of Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Coan, Charlotte, and Mrs. John Graham Webb, Hillsborough, Ms. Rita Dutton, Saipan, Marshall Islands, Mr. and Mrs. John Hennekes, Norfolk, Va., Ms. Cdia Driver, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dalton, Raleigh, N.C. Visitors were en thusiastic in their praise for the people who open ed their homes .for the tour. "The homeowners were so warm in their welcome to all of the guests that I felt that I was really paying a call oo a friend." said Mrs. Tony Hornthal Of Elizabeth City. "And the variety of homes shown NEW FACE ? Workmen begin a face-lift to the front of the Hertford Savings and Loan Association on Church St. The second story windows disappeared behind light tan steel fac ing on the building. N ursing, rest homes are defined by Aging Sec 'y There are over 17,000 North Carolinians in the 193 licensed nursing homes in the state, ac cording to Nathan H. Yelton, Assistant Secretary of Aging. Of that number the majority are women who are over 70 years of age. Women outnumber men three to one in nursing homes, he said. "Most people know lit tle or nothing about the types of nursing homes, the care provided, and the matter of payment until they are faced with the problem personally," said Yelton. "Some peo ple think that their in surance will cover nurs ing home care, but most private insurance policies do not." There are two types of nursing homes in the state. The Skilled Nurs ing Facility provides 24 hour-a-day skilled nursing services. The Inter mediate Care Facility provides supportive care and nursing services but not at the continuous high skilled level of the Skilled Nursing Facility. A home may be licensed for both skilled and in termediate care beds, or they may choose to have only one of these levels. "Approximately 80 per cent of all nursing home residents in the state are Medicaid recipients, which means that Medicaid pays some part of the bill for 80 percent of nursing home residents," Yelton pointed out. "Eligibility for Medicaid is based on income and resources, and application is made through county Depart ments of Social Ser vices." On the other hand, Medicare, the insurance program through Social Security, will pay only for care in a Skilled Nursing facility and then only on a very limited basis. "This is surprising to most people," Yelton said. "Medicaid pays for approximately only four percent of nursing home care in this country." People also become confused about rest homes ? which we call residential care facilities. These are often mistakenly referred to as nursing homes, which they are not. These residents do not need nursing care, but they have physical and mental infirmities that prevent them from maintaining homes of their own," Yelton explained. Residential care facilities (rest homes) are in three cate gories:(l) the Family Care Home, which has from two to five adults^ and provides meaningful activities to enable in dividuals to function to the maximum .of their abilities in a family set ting; (2) the Home for the Aged and Infirm, which provides sheltered care for six or more adults, with activities structured to the needs of the individual within a group setting; and (3) the Group Home for Developmental^ Disabled Adults, which is a small residence that provides care for two to nine adults who have been diagnosed as having a developmental disability. Only persons who are able to participate in employment and/or social activities in the community are admitted to the home. "Neither Medicaid nor Medicare will pay for rest home care," said Yelton. Persons needing assistance in paying for care in a rest home should contact their coun ty Department of Social Services. Commercial fishermen advised to make reports Commercial fishermen are urged to certify their current and future gasoline and diesel fuel requirements to insure sufficient fuel supplies in the future, according to Howard N. Lee, Secre tary of the N.C. Depart ment of Natural Resources and Communi ty Development. Agriculture require ments and the Depart ment of Defense are not subject to fuel reductions. Commercial fishermen are included in the agriculture category. The proper forms, however, have to be cer tified to insure this pro tection, Lee said. Ac cording to the N.C. Energy Division of the Department of Com merce, the following is Fishermen^, need to complete a priority cer tification NCED-101 and give it to their suppliers or jobbers. The jobber uses this information to complete form FEA-25 which he forwards to his prime supplier (Gulf or Texaco for example) who then adjusts the jobbers allocation. NCED-101 forms are available from an energy liaison officer located in each county. These of ficers can also give in formation about the forms. State agricultural stabilization and conser vation service offices located in each county can alto provide informa tion. Someone new in com mercial fishing with no supplier or allocation will have to first find a will ?v i ? . 1 ing supplier. He will then have to complete form FEO-17 or ERA-99 and forward it to the U.S. Department of Energy, 1655 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30309 to receive an allocation. If there is a problem ob taining fuel while the forms are being process ed, he can contact Ann Hitchcock or Carol Simon or Lila Rash or Paul Hitchcock of the N.C. Energy Division, P.O. Box 25249, Raleigh, N.C. 27611, phone (919) 733-2230 for hardship assistance. Charter boat fishermen fall under the recreation category and are not assured protection from a reduction. They can seek hardship assistance from the N.C. Energy Division if nece^gary. ^ ? Men held in thefts Arrests have been made in connection with two recent house break ins in Hertford, Police Chief Marshall Merritt has reported. Goods stolen from the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brantham of 212 Dobbs St. and Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gillikin of 221 Dobbs have been recovered according to Merritt. Merritt said "a break in the case came on the evening of May 23." At that time a search war rant was obtained for the residence at 305 King St. At 2:11 a.m. on May 24, a search was conducted and a diamond ring valued at $2,000 was recovered. Quinton L. Brickhouse, age 23, was arrested and charged with possession of stolen property. At 11 a.m. on May 24, a juvenile was arrested and charged with break ing and entering and larceny at the 212 Dobbs St. address. He was subsequently charged with the 221 Dobbs St. break-in. Another search warrant was obtained for the residence at 308 S. Church St., the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wilkins. Jewelry, in cluding a $700 ring, a camera and a radio, stolen from the two break-ins, were recovered. Ronald D. Wilkins, age 17, was ar-. rested and charged with two felony counts of breaking and entering. Working on the case were Chief Merritt;, ; patrolman Robert K>; Morris and patrolman J.C. Boyce, Sr. Merritt said, "the investigation is continuing and we expect to make more arrests." The juvenile charged in the case has been releas ed in the custody of his parents. Brickhouse and Wilkins are in Albemarle ' District Jail. Merritt said that botH he and patrolman Morris had worked 30 straight hours on the case. Officer Morris said that the Hertford Police Department is planning a Community Watch pro gram. He said that all in terested citizens are in vited to attend the first meeting which is ten tatively scheduled for June 18 and 19. Jay Trivett of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety will be in Hertford to help set up the pro gram. "We believe the pro^ gram can deter activities, such as occurred recently on Dobbs St. and in other areas of town," Morris said. Morris is designated as the Crime Control Of ficer for the Hertford Police Department. DISPLAY EVIDENCE - Chief Merritt and patrolman Morris show some of the stolen items recovered as arrests were made in recent break-in cases. Horse show is set The Perquimans Coun ty Horse and Pony Club will hold a show on Sun day, June 3, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The show ring is located four miles west of Hertford on Joe Perry's farm. The show will consist of a variety of classes in- < eluding halter, pleasure, trail, pole bending, barrel racing, ring spearing, mail train, and fastest horse around the ring. The concession stand will be open, featuring homemade goodies, hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks. The public is in vited. Admission is free. " ? ^ * * ? A* Festival features food and music Over 12,000 tickets have been sold for the fifth an nual Virginia Pork Festival to be held Wednesday, June IS, at the Greenville County Ruritan Club Grounds war Empori^, Va. Those attending will have an opportunity to sample at least twenty different pork food items and side dishes. All total, oyer seventeen tons of food will be served.
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