Newspapers / The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, … / Aug. 16, 1979, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Senator Morgan guest at reception Senator Robert Morgan will be the guest of honor at a reception being held tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Perquimans County ARPDC building. The reception is being hosted by the County Democratic Party. Morgan is completing his Qfirst term in the United States Senate. Prior to his election to the Senate, he was the Attorney General for North Carolina from 1969 to 1974. He has served five terms in the North Carolina State Senate and practiced law in his home town of Lill ington in Harnett County. He has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for East Carolina University. Morgan and his wife, Katie, have two daughters, one in college and one in high school. Senator Morgan is serving on the Senate Armed Ser vices Committee which is now hearing testimony on the Stretegic Arms Limita tion Treaty, II with the Soviet Union. He is also a member of the Senate Banking and Housing and Urban Affairs Committees as well as the Senate Select Committee on Ethics which is conducting the hearing into alleged wrongdoing by Senator Her man Talmadge of Georgia. Other invited guests at the reception include State Senator Melvin Daniels, Joe Nowell, Chairman of the County Commissioners, and Democratic Party Chairmen from surrounding counties. County Democratic Chair man Archie T. Lane, Sr. said "This is an excellent opportunity to meet Senator Morgan and show him how much we appreciate the job he is doing in Washington." NEW AUTHORITY - The County Com missioners on August 6, named members to new cowty,.OTMni^i8ttJi>ai wiU belp in industry to the county. The new commissioners for the "Perquimans County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority" are (left to right) C. ?i? Douglas Layden, Billy L. Pierce, John V. Matthews, Jr. (Secretary), R.S. Chappell, Jr. (If??surer), James.. Patrick Hatreil (Chairman), J. Wayne Ashley (Vice chairman) and William Wray Chappell (not pictured). (Staff Photo by JACK GROVE) Pounds for palsy day is planned Under the auspices of the North Carolina Jaycettes, August has been adopted as Pounds for Palsy month, and here in Perquimans County the local Jaycette organization has designated Saturday, Aug. 18 as Pounds for Palsy day. On this date Jaycettes will be receiving contributions by asking donors to "weigh in" and pay a penny per pound to finance maintenence pro grams for those suffering with this condition. Scales will be located at Harris Shopping Center, in ?^|Wbt of Darden's Dept. SUre, and at Layden's Grocery in Belvidere. Throughout the week preceding Aug. 18, "weighing in" may be done and contributions made at Bank of North Carolina in Hertford and Winfail Super market in Winfail. Cerebral palsy is a condi tion caused by damage to the brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly following birth. It is characterized by an inability to fully control motor func tion; therefore, one or more of the following may occur, in varying degrees: seizures, spasms, mental retardation, abnormal sensation and perception, an impainaeut of sight, hearing or speech. It is estimated that some 700,000 children and adults in the U.S. manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy. Approximate ly 10,000 infants are born with the condition each year and some 2,000 young children acquire cerebral palsy as a result of head in juries. Citizens of Perquimans County who wish to make contributions but are unable to "weigh in" may make their checks payable to United Cerebral Palsy and mail to Mrs. Kay Winslow, chairperson, Rt. 1, Box 951, Hertford, N.C. Tax returns must be filed on trucks Most owners of large trucks, truck-tractors or buses must Hie a Federal Highway Use Tax return by Aug. 31, 1979, the Internal Revenue Service says. According to the IRS, the tax generally applies to single unit trucks weighing 13,000 lbs. or more, two axled truck-tractors weighing 5,500 lb*, or more, three or more axled truck tractors regardless of weight, trucks of 9,000 or more lbs. equipped for use in combinations and buses with a gross weight of more than 26,000 lbs. The Highway Use Tax Return, Form 2290, and Publication 349, "Federal Highway Use Tax on Trucks, Truck-Tractors and Buses," are available free from any IRS office. For in formation, call the IRS toll free number 1-800-822-M00. ft j?*< j 111 Bi* SUr La?* <*m t h25^T? new ,. JA<*CRoi% "*? ? b foi'JKiS ^ ?**&* (On occasion this number is monitored to ensure correct information and courteous response from IRS employees.) Jaycettes plan event Let's rock! Choose your favorite rocking chair or your favorite rock and roll tune, for on Sunday, Sept. t, the Perquimans County Jaycettes will sponsor a Rock-A-Thon from 14 p.m. at the Perquimans County Recreation Center. Proceeds from this "Rock for Rec" will be presented to the Recreation Dept. Participants are asked to obtain per-hour pledges from Sen. Robert Morgan Local store redeems stamps By JACK GROVE In last week's edition of the Perquimans Weekly, an ar ticle concerning Gold Bond Stamps redemption was printed which was misleading. The stamps may still be redeemed right in Hertford. Hertford Hardware has been redeeming the stamps for merchandise for over five years and will continue to do so "until further notice," according to store owner, Erie Haste. Haste said ttiat the stoMTWR accept filled regular books and filled one-fifth books of stamps. The .stamps are redeemable on any mer chandise of a value of $2.50 or more. He said that the books may be used as partial or down payments on any article in the store with the remaining price of the article paid in cash. He emphasized that the store will not redeem Gold Bond Stamps for cash. He said that over 2,500 books of stamps have been redeemed by Hertford Hardware in the last two weeks. There were four to six businesses in the area that also redeemed the stamps but they no longer do so. Haste said, "As far as I know, we are the only business in the area (hat is still accepting Gold Bend Stamps for redemp tion." He added that many people have been coming from Edenton and Elizabeth City to redeem the stamps at the store. Highway projects are considered Among 43 highway im provement contracts, which the North Carolina Board of Transportation will consider for approval in its Aug. 10 meeting, are five major in terstate projects. The pro jects are being advanced nearly four months ahead of schedule because of addi tional federal funding an nounced recently. They include safety im provements on a portion of 1-40 in Burke County, paving and placing of signs on two portions of 1-95 (Fayetteville Bypass) in Cumberland ^ounty, and safety im provements on two portions of 1-85 in Guilford, Rowan and Davidson counties. The board will vote on the projects in its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. on Fri day, Aug. 10, in the Coastal Carolina Community College Library on Western Blvd. in Jackonsville. Total highway improve ment contracts to be acted upon represent $31.9 million. In addition to the major in terstate projects, there are other contracts for highway improvements including seven projects for pavement markings at railroad cross ings statewide and 19 con tracts for paving and resur facing roads in piedmont and western sections of North Carolina. Secretary of Transporta tion Tom Bradshaw noted, "For fiscal year 1979 (begin ning July 1978 and ending June 1979), the transporta tion board awarded are record $285.5 million for highway construction and improvements. Such action exemplifies the board's growth and economic development through a com prehensive transportation system." The board is also expected to take action on requests for funding of primary, secondary and urban road projects as well as bridge replacement projects. The secretary, who will chair the meeting, added, "The public is welcome and encouraged to attend our meeting." VAN-TRACTOR MISHAP ? This tractor was being ridden by Johnny Franklin, 12, of Rt 4, Hertford, when it was struck from the rear awl overturned Young franklin was not seriously injured. (Staff Photo by JACK C.ROVK) Sloan is returned; Billups still in N. Y. Anthony Huston (Tony) Sloan was returned to North Carolina last week. Sloan, wanted for breaking parole and leaving the state, had been arrested in N.J. and was being held pending ex tradition proceedings which Sloan waived. J. Michael Thomas, parole officer from Perquimans County, went to N.J. and returned Sloan to the state. He was jailed at the Tri County jail in Elizabeth City pending hearings. A warrant had been issued at the time of his disap pearance for his arrest in connection with the larceny of $198 and forty pounds of frozen steaks from Ascue's Cafe in Hertford. The war rant was served upon Sloan's return. Extradition had been re quested by the State of North Carolina, based on the parole violation. Extradition is still pending for Waymar Billups, who was arrested in Brooklyn, N.Y. and jailed there. Billups is wanted for two counts of armed robbery and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious bodily injury. The charges stem from the robbery and shooting of Isaac Lowe, retired Hertford funeral home director and the robbery of Franklin's Grocery at the intersection of Covent Garden and King St. in Hertford. Hertford Police Chief Mar shall Merritt and Officer Robert Morris are scheduled to appear at the Brooklyn hearing for Billups next month. Electricities announces savings gained Electricities of North Carolina, which represents municipal electric systems in opposing rate increases by the private power com panies, saved those municipal utilitiies $23 million in the past fiscal year, the association reported at its thirteenth an nual meeting, held at Pinehurst Friday and Satur day (Aug. 3-4). It was the second 12-month period in which the volun tary, nonprofit association had achieved municipal power cost savings in excess of $20 million, Electricities Executive Director Ralph W. Shaw noted. The savings for 1977 totaled $26 million. In the five-year period beginning July 1, 1974, municipal electric systems saved $80 million through the association's continuing opposition to rate increases by the private companies, Electricities President Donald C. Lambeth reported. That is more than 30 times the association's costs during the same period, he said. Lambeth is mayor pro tem of Morganton. Sixty-six of North Carolina's 72 municipal elec tric systems are members of Electricities, which also has eight associate member cities in Virginia. These municipalities, in cluding Hertford, own and operate their own electric distribution systems. They buy power at wholesale from the private utilities and resell it at retail to their own residents and utilities and resell it at retail to their own resident and customers. Municipal elec tric systems in North Boy escapes death A local youngster escaped serious injury in an accident on U.S. 17 at the Old Hickory store north of Hert ford last Thursday morning. Johnny Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Pierce, was turning his tractor left off of the highway onto a dirt road when the machine was struck from behind by a van driven by Mrs. Cheryl Poyner of Hertford. The tractor proceeded down a ditch along the dirt road and overturned about 50 yards from the highway. Franklin jumped or wai thrown clear of the tractor before it overturned and received only abrasions. He was taken to the Albemarle Hospital for treat ment. Sheriff Julias Broughton investigated the accident. There are no charges pending as a result of the mishap. Carolina serve more than one million Tar Heels ? about 20 percent of the state's population. The meeting's featured speaker was William S. Lee, president of Duke Power Co. Lee urged the municipal of ficials to speak out in sup port of nuclear power. Nuclear is not the only answer to the energy crisis but it is an indispensable part of that answer, Lee said. Those who are associated with and are knowledgeable about energy matters must actively seek opportunities to tell the story of nuclear power ? its risks and to tell it in a that the public will understand. When the public perceives the realities of the situation, the public will have adequate energy, Lee Said. On behalf of 19 of its member, "electric cities," N.C. Municipal Power Agen cy Number 1 has purchased a 75 percent ownership in terest in one of the two generating units of the Catawba Nuclear Station, which Duke is building at Lake Wylie, S.C. It is one of three municipal power agen cies in the state that were formed under the spon sorship of ElectiCities. The association's staff provides all three power agencieswith professional management, at cost. Attendance at the two-day meeting was 450 ? a record. Slightly more than 400 at tended in 1978. Mayor Bill Cox represented Hertford at the meeting. In addition to general membership meeting, of ficials of Electricities' member municipalities took part in workshops on: load management, alternate fuels, joint action projects (such as the Catawba owner ship with Duke), and customer deposit policies; saw a film and held a ques tion and answer session on nuclear power. Cox termed the workshop "very informative." Panelists for the workshop on alternate fuels included James M. Hubbard, ex ecutive vice president and general manager of the N.C. Electric Membership Corp. Area man arrested for illegal crop By JACK GROVE A county grower was stop ped from producing his crop last Sunday. The crop just happened to be marijuana. Stanley Pasiecznik, Jr., 49, was arrested around 3:15 p.m. by sheriff's deputies and charged with the manufacture of a controlled substance, marijuana. The arrest was made at Pasiecz nik's home in Belvidere near the Chowan County line. Acoording to Sheriff Troy Toppin, Sheriff of Chowan County, he first spotted the suspect in a vehicle with suspicious looking green plants in the back. The suspect was followed to his home when other officers were called in. Participating in the in vestigation and arrest were Perquimans Deputy Sheriffs Walter Harrison and Victor Lamb, Deputy Sheriffs Perry and Evans of Chowan County and State Highway Trooper Y.Z. Newberry. At the time of the arrest, Pasiecznik was transplanting the marijuana from pots to his garden according to Sheriff Toppin. The sheriff said the plants were from one to three feet tall and there were 14 plants in all. Pasiecznik was jailed in the Albemarle District Jail pending a $1,000 bond. POTTED ? This potted plant in the trunk of a ear was part of the marijuana confiscated by authorities in a raid at a residence in BelvMere. (Photo by Deputy Sheriff Victor Lamb)
The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 16, 1979, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75