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Property appraisal
policy needed - . -
An opinion from the N.C. Attorney
General's office underscores a ticklish'
situation confronting the Perquimans
County Board of Commissioners.
The opinion supports securing the
approval of the property owner-occupant
before entering construction in progress
for appraisal purposes to avoid any
"unfortunate sort of dispute. "
If permission is denied the tax officer
should make the best appraisal possible
based on information available to him,
according to the attorney general'a of
fice. Should the result be higher than the
owner believes to be correct, ha may
appeal, but the burden of proving actual
value falls od the property owner, the
opinion states.
; We heartily agree that permission
"should" be sought of the property owner
before entering a construction project,
but we also understand that oft-times it is
difficult to find a property-owner during
working hours.
? It is in the best interest of any taxpayer
to alio*, the tax appraisor to get a fir*o
hand look before placing a value oa any
dwelling or other building.
But it is also apparent that many
private citixens do not want uninvited
guests on their property.
The board of commissioners has
discussed the subject at prior meetings
but has so far not come up with any sort
of notification system that would not
require an excess of paperwork and
additional manpower.
Tax supervisor Keith Haskett has also
responded to the problem by posting a
schedule of his appraisal visits in this
newspaper. ?
These kinds of steps show that the
board of commissioners and the tax
supervisor are making a positive effort
to resolve the problem.
But the opinion from the attorney
general's office indicates that further
study is needed, and that a clear policy
needs to established for making ap
praisals of new construction.
Looking back
by VIRGINIA WHITE
TRANSEAU
November 1942
RENOVATION GOING ON AT LOCAL
HANK: In order to add the efficiency of
handling the increased business at the
Hertford Banking Company, work was
begun this week in renovating the local
bank.
Officials at the bank stated the work
would be completed with in six weeks.
When completed, the bank will have an
additional vault and entirely new fix
tures, and a larger lobby for the patrons
of the institution.
WE'RE SORRY: This week's
newspaper experienced "its most
disastrous breakdown during its entire
existence, and but for the cooperation
and accommodation of the Roanoke
Beacon at Plymouth and the Enterprise
at Williamston, it would have been
necessary to miss this week's edition
entirely. As it is, the paper is greatly
curtailed, it being necessary to leave out
most of the advertising-and news, but we
have been saved from missing an issue
altogether due to the good nature of the
two above mentioned newspapers.
MISS BLANCHE BUTLER LEAVES
FOR TRAINING AS MEMBER OF
WAAC: Miss Blanche Butler, daughter of
Mrs. G.W. Butler, left Thursday for Des
Moines, Iowa, to begin training as a
WAAC. Miss Butler's application for the
Women's Auxiliary Armed Corps was
accepted several 'fceeks ago. After
completing her training, Miss Butler ?
expects to be stationed in Norfolk.
?
DRAFT BUARD SELECTS 13 WHITE
? MEN TO FILL NOVEMBER 18th CALL:
Thirteen white men have been notified by
the local draft board to appear on
November 18th for induction under the
Selective Service, Mrs. Ruth Sumner
stated Tuesday. The men cwho will fill
call number thirty-two are, Robert
Turner, William Morgan, Columbus
Layden, George Riddick, Lofton Dail,
Paul White, Thurman White, Kermit
Kirby, Willie Colson, John Winslow,
Millard Robertson, Willis Lane, and
Robert Lane.
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Parkville area
developed by Quakers
Before its 1868 establishment by the
Conty Commissioners, Parkville
Township was called Suttons Creek
District.
Parkville Township is bounded by
Perquimans River on the south, Suttons
Creek on the east, and Bagleys Swamp
on the west From points on the creek
and the swamp, man-made lines run
cross-country to Little River, which
forms the northerly boundary .
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The first part of the township to be
settled by Europeans was the rivershore
between Sattons Creek and Vosses Creek
(Blights Mill Creek), known as the Old
hfcck.
Most of the Old Neck was included in
2,500 acres granted to William West on
Sept 2S, 1663 by Governor Sir William
Berkeley of Virginia. Soon after, much of
the land was possessed by William Von,
who lived on the point where the high-rise
Perqn<~."-..- River Bridge strikes the
portherc lank of the river.
? Foremost among the early settlers of
the area was Francis Tomes (ca. 16S3
1712), who lived by Perquimans Elver on
a farm later known as Rivenride. Tones
was one of the first converts to the
Society of Friends in North Carolina, and
ha opined his home to missionaries
William Edmundson and George Fox in
waa a member of the Gover
nor's Gmmcil as a deputy to the Lord
Proprietor Thomas Amy. He was in
public affairs local and provincial from
1670 to 1705, and for forty years he was a
leader among the Quakers. - /
The Monthly Meeting of Friends in
Perquimans frequently met in Tomes'
house, as did the Yearly Meeting. In 1705,
he gave land for a meeting house, which
later acquired the name Old Neck
Meeting House. There through most of
the eighteenth century all the Quakers of
the state gathered for their Yearly
Meeting.
The first church built in Perquimans
County was also in Parkville Township.
It stood by Perquimans River two miles
west of Winfall and was erected by the
Quakers in 1704. It was first called the
Upper Meeting House and later took the
name Wells Meeting House.
Parkville Township has had two in
corporated towns. The first was Park
ville (sometimes called Canaan), which
was developed prior to ICO by Aaron
Albertson. He even cut two roads just I*
reach his town. These survive as the twe
mile and four-mile desert roads, bat tew
traces remain of the town itself.
The second town was WinfaB, which
was begun about 1172 by JoriahH. White,
Judge Jonathan W. Albert**, and Id
ward C. Albertson. Tfceae tine mi
owned farms which came together near
Red House Fork, and they aaU
inhtriilial VHfrmnmrnialMr
Tradition says the town was called
Windfall because a great wted blew town
a store there.
The railroad increased WtefaTs tan
portance and ta 1OTT. the tewa waa In
corporated. A. Smith Jordan was (ha
first mayor.
Other communities ia Parkville
Mongrel hordes swarm for gifts
It's hard to believe, but that japans
time of year is almost upon ?s again.
As of Thursday, Nov. ?, yen w?B kavt
exactly 35 shopping days tail mfti
Christmas, and that's even counting
Sundays and Christmas Eve.
I decided to get a jamp on the mad
Christmas rush and took off with a ceapie
of other beat-the-scrambie hapiMt and
headed for Lightfoot last week
For tho9e of yon who have never had
the opportunity to shop at the ?math
complex commonly referred to as the
"Williamsburg pottery," let me make a
few recommendations
Do not attempt a shopping spree in
Lightfbot any time after My ?h if yen
hope to beat thone who think they're
sairt t? pt their Christmas shopping
owl of the way early.
Afthmcfc aw trip qp was oo a weekday,
the hordes were ?t hgr the chartered
taMwkss.
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ffyoc fike you are doing well
to wi tU abort QtM**" t*^t"c
in mid-November, at least try to do it on
a weekday.
A friend, of mine went to the pottery
last Saturday, and although she survived
the trip, she lived to tell of her venture
minus any Christmai purchases.
She said the lines in front of checkouts
were endless. And after seeing one
woman completely lose .her mind, she
decided to head for home, while her
sanity was still intact.
It seems the frenzied woman accosted
a policeman screaming, "Our state fair
doesnt even attract this many people!
Can't you control how many come in
here?" A silly expectation of a business,
dont you think?
Even sillier, though, was a woman I
overheard ask a checkout clerk for gift
wrapping. The Williamsburg pottery is
strictly head 'em up, move 'em out.
Shopping bags are available, but at a
price, aad grimy newsprint is all you
dare hope for in the way of packaging.
To accomodate the herds are barns
and barns chalk full at goods and shop
ping areas are numbered as well as
separated by merchandise.
For instance, there is a barn of <
Mexican furniture, a warehouse full of
paint-on-velvet, and a room bousing only
glased ceramics. Real quality stuff.
And while I'm sure you couldn't buy
such stuff any cheaper this side of the
border, I think I'D stick closer to home
for the rest of my Christmas's list
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Fa p.i f\ iS SotltK voices ?f trac|i,i?n I
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MOUNT PLEASANT, FU - DavM
Avast, Jr. fell SO kd (M a piae tree
trying to retrieve Iks family's teMery.
The tt year oM |>Uicrijln Mi
historian was restart^ a ptaatatisa
house kNgkt toy his freat-freat
grandfatber ISO years ac*.
The boase, lag CMtteni a cm*
m unity eyesore, hags the am* staaMer
of U^ffiUnray ? atw Kmc FlHMft ii
room baMlag ? the WTv tat Ami's
ancestors <alar?H ft Mo aae ?f the
large* taam hi the area.
By the ariMe ?( the Wh eeatary the
hoase had talea Mo ah mt was
Avaat ?uphil the taaae firaai a
IMlfkMliMa
aa toeh, toact ft, tahe yav jack 4mm.
atove it lov teal jack qp the teaai fcore.
another, but both drove off without
lowering' their windows. Then another
stopped with four ladies from Fort
Lauderdale. They turned off the motor
and got out to read the sign and walk
around.
"I was out in those briars jelling,
?Help! Help!* and waving my hand. It
?eared them. They could see this man's
hand sticking up and they dktnt know
who Iwuor what had happened. They
got hack in the car and then yelled at me
to see what was wrong.
"I was pretty weak - didn't fed like
carrying on any long conversation ? all I
could yd back was, 'Broke leg!' Well
they jumped out of their car and came to
help me. Those ladies saved me. Yessir,
the ladies? and that historical marker."
The accident slowed Avant down, bat
dkta*t stop him. "I wasn't ahle to get oat
and do much work, but every evening,
when I went to bed. I'd make my plans
tor what N be doing wheq.1 could. "
DONFRES&foT
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