PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
. Volume 35, No. 46
USPS 426-080
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 22, 1979
20 CENTS
Happy Turkey Day
Turkeys like these will be the guests of honor on many a dinner table as families across the country celebrate Thanksgiving
today. (Photo by NOEL TODD-MCLAUGHLIN)
Santa Claus coming soon
Although Santa Claus will be
on hand for the 1979
Perquimans County Christ
mas Parade at 4 p.m. on
Friday, November 30, ap
parently his elves won't be
able to make it, said Edgar
Roberson, parade chairman.
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The annual parade, spon
sored by the Perquimans
County Jaycees, will leave
Perquimans- County High
iSchool, travel down Edenton
j^ad Street, bear right on
Grubb Street, continue to
Main Street where it will wind
its way to Dobbs and back to
Edenton Road Street.
Six float entries have
already registered, and
although the final registration
date is technically November
23, Roberson said he will
accept late entries.
Roberson said he presently
has a commitment from two
marching bands.
"Band participation is
looking good this year," said
Roberson.
The parade will also feature
area beauty queens, county
fire departments, and maybe
even a surprise or two.
Float entries in this year's
parade will be judged in two
categories: school and civic,
with first place taking a $50
cash prize and second being
awarded a $20 prize in each
category.
Bands will also be judged in
two categories: 60 or more
members, and under 60
members, with trophies going
to first and second place
winners in each category.
Judges for this year's
parade are Joe Lee Tunnel,
retired Perquimans County
Agricultural Extension
Chairman, Marjorie Fields,
Perquimans County
Agricultural Extension
Secretary, and Mike and Noel
McLaughlin, editors of THE
PERQUIMANS WEEKLY.
ySchool buses collide , none hurt
. Two Perquimans County
jjchool buses carrying a
combined total of some 80
students collided within the
City limits of Winfall Friday
morning, damaging the buses
to the tune of |2;000 each.
None of the students,
however, were injured in the
crash, according to in
vestigating officer Y.Z.
Newberry, of the North
Carolina Highway Patrol,
the accident occurred when
bus 10, a 1979 International
driven by Sherry June
Hollowell, 17, of Belvidere
pulled out of Catherine Street,
heading south on N.C. 37
toward its Perquimans High
School destination, Newberry
said.
The bus steering apparently
malfunctioned, he Said, and
ihe couldn't straighten it up
ifter turning.
The bus swerved into the
lorthbound lane, in front of
>us 32, a 1975 Ford driven by
Charlie Johnson, Jr., 18, of
Hertford, and destined for
Perquimans Union School.
Busing is back
Perquimans County Sheriff
Julian Broughton has gotten
into the transportation
business by opening a new bus
station in downtown Hertford.
The station is located on the
corner of Church and Grubb
I
Streets and schedule in
formation may be obtained by
phoning 426-5521.
Broughton eventually plans
to open a fountain and offer
refreshments for sale at the
station.
F uel help on way;
|: The Economic Im
provement CounciHnc. will be
condhcting Hs Energy Crisis
Assistance Program in the
nearfbtufe.
I Those persons who will be J
needing assistance with their
fuel billi are reminded to get a
copy of their checks made
before they cash them.
This wffl include Social
Security, SSI, Veteran's
pension. AFDC or anjr check
(Tom Deptartment of
Trices, child tuDDort
sdTSv so^Tf
? Those who are employed
will need a recent check stub
?1
m ?
This copy will have to be
included with their *pplication
(or fuel assistance. The j
verification ir needed to
participate in the program
and will speed up the
processing, said Ms. Grace
.Diaonogf EIC.
Applications are not being
taken as of yet, however, the
program will probably go into
effect in thi^area around the
first part of December.
Mi Dizon a^ked that
prospective participants be
ready with the needed in
formation when they come
into the EIC office at 210 Hyde
Park Street to apply. ,
For any further information
please come in or call the EIC
Office *t 428-7*8
Town receives award
Hertford was officially
honored as a Governor's
Community of Excellence by
Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.,
in Raleigh Thursday during
the Governor's Conference on
Economic Development.
Governor Hunt presented
the award to Mayor William
D. Cox.
"I am proud of the progress
whieh communities like
Hertford have made during
the past year," Governor Hunt
said. "It is an achievement
which they can relish with
great pride. The work which
has been done in qualifying for
this honor also represents a
big step toward better job
opportunities."
To qualify for the award,
Hertford had to meet the basic
criteria required by new in
dustry which amoung other
thjngs includes: an
organisation for / patting
together and presenting the
town s story, adequate labor,
industrial sites, financing and
access to markets.
A total of 77 communities
received Community of Ex
cellence Awards.
Two highway entrance signs
noting the boaor will be fur
nished. In addition, special
consideration will be given
these communities in search
of industrial plant- sites.
Train paints bleak
defense picture
ByNOELTODD
McLAUGHUN
Almost an entire fleet of
chamber members and their
guests turned out for the
annual Chamber of Com
merce Banquet held last
Monday night at Angler's
Cove.
Guest speaker for the event
was Admiral Harry D. Train
II, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Atlantic Command and U.S.
Atlantic Fleet, headquartered
in Norfolk, Va.
A four star admiral, Train
has a home in Snug Harbor,
and was introduced by Hert
ford Mayor Bill Cox as "a
Perquimans County tax
payer."
Train spoke on the role of
the Navy in war time as well
as in peace time, stressing the
United States' dependency on
the sea not only in commerce
as the world's leading ex
porter of food, but also in
defense matters.
"Congress maintains the
Navy and raises armies,"
added Train.
The United States presently
possesses sufficient Naval
strength to dominate world
threat; however, Train said
this would not be true in five
years.
Although Train said he did
not want to portray the Navy
in the traditional fashion by
using the threat that "the
Russians are coming," he did
note the Soviet Union as the
United States' main
protagonist.
"Since the Cuban Missile
Crisis in 1962, the Russians
have built a credible threat
that in five years will in
fluence world events to the
extent that we'll be hurt," said
Train.
Among the present ad
vantages U.S. Naval power
has over the U.S.S.R., Train
cited U.S. sea-based air craft
carriers, strong amphibious
units that can transport
Marines to strategic spots,
and the quality of the sub
marine forces.
The Soviets presently utilize
land-based air craft carriers,
consequently making them
more vulnerable to attack and
also suffer what Train called
"choke points," or
geographical disadvantages
such as the narrow body of
water that is the only
separation between Russia
and the United Kingdom.
But despite present U.S.
Naval strengths, Train again
prophesized a coming change
in world powers, with the
U.S.S.R. dominating events in
the Third World against the
U.S. and its allies.
"The Russians are
presently building four
nuclear cruisers weighing
30,000 tons with the most ef
fective air missile system the
world has ever seen," said
Train.
Train blamed the failure to
convince the public and the
government of the Navy's
importance on military
leaders, adding that he was
confindent that the trend
would be reversed.
"There's nobody except
those of us on the inside to
stick up for the importance of
the Navy so that you can carry
on life as you will on the
outside," said Train.
In another matter, Nan
Reynolds presented the
Chamber of Commerce
progress report which in
cluded the Chamber's efforts
to protect area businesses
from advertisement fraud by
requiring solicitors to register
at the Chamber office, the
Chamber's support of con
solidating the Perquimans
County Marching Unit and the
Perquimans County High
School Band, and the
Chamber's commitment to
Operation Overcharge, an
organization created in
response to Vepco's utility
rates.
Douglas Layden installed
the 1980 Chamber of Com
merce officers. They are:
Henry Carney, President;
Fenton Eure Jr., Vice
President; and Pete Over
man, Treasurer.
Members of the 1980 Board
of Directors are: Lee Brabble,
H.R. Christenson, C.D. White,
C.J. Stallings, Teenie Pierce,
Thomas Dale, and Mary Ruth
Smith.
Officials say Vepco will
stay in North Carolina
Following a Thursday night
forum in Hertford, Virginia
Electric and Power Company
officials threw cold water on
the notion that Northeastern
North Carolina residents who
purchase power from VEPCO
might be able to switch over to
Carolina Power and Light.
"Basically, we're not really
interested in giving this area
up," said Clayton E. Gentry,
Northeastern district
manager.
Gentry, along with
customer service supervisor
David Harris addressed a
small gathering of county
residents at a forum con
ducted by the Perquimans
County Business and
Professional Women's Club at
the courthouse.
Gentry argued that the
difference in electric rates
charged by VEPCO, and those
charged by the two North
Carolina utilities is made up
solely of fuel cost.
There is also the cost of
delivering electricity to an
area that is primarily "rural,
with only 13 customers per
mile, he said. This compares
to the 19 customers per
average mile served by
CP&L.
The primary reason fuel
charges are higher is that
VEPCO depends on a number
of oil powered generating
facilities, while the North
Carolina utilities rely more on
coal, and, to a lesser degree,
nuclear power.
"We became heavily
dependent on oil back in the
sixties when oil was cheap and
there wasn't such thing as an
Arab embargo," Gentry said.
Because of the utility's
proximity to the James River
and the Chesapeake Bay,
( Continued on page 2)
Hollowell announces for congress
Joseph B. Hollowell Jr.
swung into Hertford last
Wednesday to announce his
candidacy for the Democratic
Nomination for U.S. Congress
during a nonstop four-day
campaign through the 21
counties of the First
Congressional District.
"This is my twentieth
county since Monday mor
ning," said Hollowell, who
traveled to Hyde County on
Thursday to complete his
district-wide declaration of
candidacy.
Although Hollowell ad
mitted fatigue from the ex
tended tour, he emphasized
his desire to be in touch with
the people of the First
District.
"I want to show people
we're willing to come to
them," said Hollowell, who
described the theme behind
his campaign as one of service
and representation.
And if elected, Hollowell
claimed service and
representation would also
mark his term in office.
"I will be responsive to what
is on people's minds and work
for all the people, not special
interests," said Hollowell.
Hollowell cited eastern
North Carolina's declining
fishing industry and the
polluted Chowan River as two
of his local concerns."
"I would also work toward a
positive energy program and
do all that's possible to help
curb inflation," said
Hollowell, who reiterated his
intention to fulfill needs that
would affect everyone in the
district.
In reference to Democratic
incumbent Congressman
Walter B. Jones, who is
seeking re-election, Hollowell
stated that he was, "not
running against Congressman
Jones, but running for the
people."
"It is time for new
leadership and new ideas,"
said Hollowell.
Although . Hollowell has
never held public office, he
feels his experience as North
Carolina state Jaycee
president in 1976-77, has given
him a solid background in
dealing with people and af
forded him an opportunity to
meet people all over the state.
"If it's a question of getting
involved and using vour
talents, I'm not one to sit
back," said Hollowell.
An Edenton native,
Hollowell, 36, is a 1959
graduate of Chowan High
School, and a graduate of
North Carolina State
University where he earned a
bachelor's degree in
agricultural chemistry.
After marrying the former
Linda Copeland, Hollowell
managed the family farm and
has also worked as a retfl
estate agent.
The Hollowells have three
children, Joseph, 13, Mark, 11,
and Kerry Lynn, 3.
The Hollowells are mem
bers of Edenton Babtist
Church, where he also serves
as a Sunday school teacher
and director of the youth
group.
Excellence award
Mayor Cox receives Hertford's Community of Excellence award from Governor James B."
Hunt, Jr. at aa awards ceremony in Raliegh.