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Wtnfall Torn ComcUmm prated
pwaUt remedies lor the area, defined
as aear the post office Mayor Lloyd Ray
Morgan pointed oat thai the street
a parking lot
The area is being used as a hangout for
loiterers both day and night according to
Morgan. He termed the sitaauon so bad
that "residents of W infill arc afraid to go
Placing no parking signs on the street
alongside the building was one suggested
remedy Enforcement of the ban seemed
to raise another obstacle. While it was
suggested that the Perquimans County
Sheriff's Department could be asked to
provide enforcement it was pointed out
that the Sheriff Department's other
responsibilities would probably preclude
TV incident on Wednesday
night took place ia a building near the
post office.
County Dog Catcher W. Ray White
appeared before the- council to explain
the county' 1 itray animal program
White trap* nuisance animals on the
request of residents. He emphasised that
complaints about stray animals should
be made to the County Health Depart
ment (Ci-MU).
White said. "The county has a place to
put a dog if you want to get rid of it" The
county has an animal enclosure at the
end of the road where Meads Trailer
Court is located. Dogs should be
deposited at one end of the enclosure and
cats at the other end.
"Dogs are kept for as long as two
weeks, especially when an animal looks
like it might be owned by someone,'"
White taid
White told the councilmen that Winf all
did, at one time, have a town ordinance
concerning stray animals. Morgan in
dicated that a new animal ordinance
would be included with the rest of the
town ordinances that are being drawn
up.
Several issues are pending before the
council that cannot be resolved until
annexation proceedings have been
completed. The issues include toning, an
appointment to fill a vacancy on the
council, and a petition being circulated
by Winfall residents asking that their
electrical aervice be trauferrod fro?
the Hertford utility to the Albemarie
Electric Cooperative.
The anoexatin proposes to take into the
town 500 feet on both skies of U.S. ITaad
N.C. Highway 37 and extend the tin? db j
some m feet near Union School. S?m
300 to 300 acres of woodland hn?dud by
the current town limits would also be
taken into the town. Morgan indicated,
however, that farm and woodland would
not be taxed by the town.
Surveying and preparatin of maps for
the annexation cost the town 1*22. A
hearing has been set for If arch t, 1M1 for
citizens' input on the plan. A map
RivercroA are am te pnpaity ?f
W mfall Cost of (fee water ftm was
reported to be PUIS;
?Tabled a proposal by the OMy
Commissioners for tfceltw* of Wtefalte
contribute to tke Coowty fcecreatin
Department;
garbafe track;
?Moved late a new meeting no* te the
fire station
System for burning set
TV Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development today an
nounced that a new permit
system has been initiated in 13
eastern North Carolina
counties to reduce the amount
of smoke and air pollution
problems from burning
windrows.
The action was taken as a
result of numerous citizen
complaints in the fall of 19W
when smoke from land
clearing activities reduced
visibility on highways and
adversely affected daily ac
tivities in the area.
Dr. Neil Grigg, assistant
secretary for natural
resources, said the new
permit system went into effect
Feb. 5 in the following coun
ties: Beaufort, Bertie,
Camden, Carteret, Chowan,
Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde.
Pasquotank, Perquimans.
Tyrrell and Washington.
"The purpose of this new
permit system is to provide
added safety and protection
for our citizens by minimizing
the amount of smoke in the
atmosphere while allowing
necessary burning. By con
trolling the amount of burning
done in an area, we can better
control the smoke and air
pollution problems." Grigg
said.
"Individuals or companies
wishing to burn debris from
land-clearing activities will be
required to obtain a permit
from Division of Forest
Resources personnel." Grigg
said. "These permits will &e
required in addition to normal
burning permits aimed at
protecting against forest fires,
but they will be issued by the
same personnel at the same
time."
The county forest ranger
will inspect the windrows to
determine the amount of
material to be burned and the
content of that material. The
amount of peat in the material
will be given careful con
sideration since it burns
slowly and generates smoke
over a prolonged period of
time.
The ranger will then
determine how much of the
material can be burned,
taking into consideration
expected atmospheric con
ditions. distance to smoke
sensitive areas such as towns,
schools, hospitals, highways,
rest homes and similar areas
and the number of other
burning windrows in the area.
"What this boils down to,"
Grigg said, "is the greater the
smoke dispersal, the more
windrows or piles of debris
can be burned. We feel that
the Forest Resources per
sonnel are in the best position
to make those decisions, and
we are confident that this
system will prevent the kind of
situation we had last fall when
smoke became such a
problem for everyone."
Grigg cited the following
conditions under which a
permit will not be issued :
?When the wind will not carry
the smoke away.
?When the prevailing wind is
blowing toward towns or other
smoke sensitive areas.
?When the material to be
burned is located within 1,000
feet of an occupied dwelling
located in a predominantly
residential area.
?When there is too much dirt
or organic soil mixed with the
wood.
?When too much heavy oil,
asphalt material, rubber or
other synthetic material has
been added to the windrows.
"In addition," Grigg said,
"after the permit has been
issued, burning must begin
between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and
no combustible materials may
be added."
The Division of En
vironmental Management
delegated the permit issuing
authority to the Division of
Forest Resources. The two
divisions worked together in
developing guidelines for the
new permit system.
"It is a logical action since
Forest Resources personnel
already work closely with
landowners and since they
already administer a burning
permit system," he said.
"People wishing to burn
debris from land-clearing in
the 13 affected counties will no
longer need to obtain a
separate permit from the
Division of Environmental
Management."
He pointed out, however,
that reports of violations of the
new permit system will be
turned over to the Division of
Environmental Management
for possible enforcement
action. State law provides for
a maximum civil penalty of
(5,000 per violation.
Individuals or companies
wishing to apply for the new
permits should contact their
local county forest ranger.
The Division of Forest
Resources intends to provide
same-day action on permit
requests.
Industrial
(Continued from ptge one)
There were several suggestions as to
the kinds of industry that might be at
tracted to the county. These included
food processing, modular home con
struction, and defense related firms that
might spill over from the Norfolk area.
"What can we offer in the way of
skilled and semi-skilled labor or
training?" asked commission member
Ed Nixon.
Nowell responded that if the jobs were
available the labor would be there.
Indeed. Cox maintained that it was a
tailor-made labor survey that convinced
Hertford Apparel, which recently closed
its doors, to move to Hertford from
Belhaven, N.C. several years ago.
Acquiring property options was
another item of discussion, as was the
need to meet with the industrial revenue
bond commission further down the road.
The consensus of the commission was
that the climate is right in Perquimans
County for some full scale industrial
recruitment.
"It's better than it's been in a long
time," said Hollowell.
Members of the commission are:
Wayne Ashley; Bill Cox; Ed Nixon;
Dewey Perry, Jr.; Fenton Eure, Jr.;
Marshall Caddy; Joe Nowell; Jimmy
Hunter; Joel Hollowell, Jr.; and Charles
Ward.
Shooting incident occurs in Winfall
A shooting believed to have
stemmed from a domestic
dispute occurred in a Winfall
establishment last Wed
nesday, according to the
Perquimans County Sheriff's
Department.
Winfall resident Dennis
Warren sustained gun shot
injuries allegedly due to the
eruption of a quarrel between
William Joseph "Lucky"
Payton and his wife, Mary
Ann. who own Lucky's Place, '
where the incident ocurred.
Warren, shot in the right hip
by a 12-gauge shot gun, was
transported to Albemarle
Hospital by the Perquimans
County Rescue Squad, where
lie was later released, ac
cording to authorities.
Arrests are pending on
further investigation, ac
cording to the sheriff's
department.
Perquimans County Deputy
Sheriffs Joe Lothian and Vic
Lamb investigated the in
cident.
Murray Motor Parts merges
As of Jan. 1, Murray Motor
Parts, Inc. of Hertford and
Sun bury were merged with
Murray Auto Supply, Inc. of
Manteo under the name of
Murray Auto Supply. Inc.
Murray Motor Parts Co.
was founded in 1S3S by Ralph
C "ufr" >Dd g"*s f
Murray and has since
operated continuously.
Murray Motor Parts Co.
became offiliated with
National Automotive Parts
Association in the mid fifties.
Ralph Murray retired in 1957
while Charles Murray con
tinued opertim the business.
Murray opened a branch
store in Manteo in 1961, which
became Murray Atuo Supply
Inc. in 1972 when Fred Murray
purchased that business from
his father.
In April 1977, Brant Murray
joined his brother Fred in
business and together they
opened a branch operation in
Kill Devil Hills. They opened a
branch in Engelhard in 1978.
Charles Murray remains
active in sales but will no
longer have store
management responsibilities.
Open for business
The Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce was among the crowd on
hand to help Dennis Hare open One Stop
Auto Parts in the Harris Shopping Center
on Saturday. Pictured a re: (left to right)
Andy Hare (Hare'a brother), store
employee Earnest Stone, Betty Hare and
husband Dennis Hare, chamber
president Featon Kara, Mi Owlfci*
mayor Bill Cox.
Senior
director
hired
The town of Hertford has
hired a director of senior
citizen activities for the
county.
Pat Lorrick, a native of
Winston-Salem, was selected
for the post, which was funded
through a 100 percent grant.
Ms. Lorrick hopes to in
crease participation at the
senior center as well as bring
in a few more recreational and
educational programs.
She will also help out with
some of the programs coor
dinated by center employee
Pattie White.
Outreach will be another
phase of Ms. Lorrick's work. '
She will be available for
Pat Lorrick
programs at nutrition sites,
nursing homes and other
agencies related to senior
citizens.
Her major goal, though, is to
get more senior citizens in
volved in activities. "Anyone
with a talent they'd like to
share, especially music," she
said.
The center is open to all
senior citizens.
DSA banquet set
The Perquimans County
Jaycees will hold their annual
Distinguished Service Awards
banquet at 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday, Feb. 26, at Angler's
Cove Restaurant in Bethel.
Social hour will be from 6:30
until 7:30 p.m., with dinner
immediately following
Tickets for the dinner are $6
and may be obtained from any
Perquimans County Jaycee or
Jaycette.
i
The public is invited to at
tend. J
strange thieves ?
Nothing more than two
truck doors are missing as a
result of a Monday night
breaking and entering that
occured at Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation,
located on Highway 17
Business.
According to Perquimans
County Deputy Sheriff Joe
Lothian, who investigated the
incident, entry was made into
both the main building and the
warehouse.
Trial
postponed
The murder trial of Okisko
resident Arthur Throck
morton has been postponed
until May to allow
Perquimans County sheriff
Julian Broughton time to
Recuperate from double by
pass heart surgery.
Broughton is the
prosecution's primary witness
in the case dealing with the
murder of Columbus
Brothers, 39, of Route 2,
Elizabeth City.
Brothers was shot at
Mickey's Place in Chapanoke
early Christmas morning.
A new trial date has been set
for May 18.
JIMMY'S BAR B.
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U.S. 17 BUSINESS ? HERTFORD, N.C.
Although he said all offices
were entered, ransacked, aad
money was food scattered
around, nothing was take* tat
two doors off of a UN
Chevrolet pick-up track,
which was parked outside
near the warehouse. Q
The sheriff's departiM*
has no suspects, but has
requested that aayoae with
information related to the
incident contact the sheriff's
department.
"We would like auyuae with
information leadiag to the
recovery of the stoieu foods tw
caU us," said Lothiaa, ilih?
"All informatiou received will
be handled iu strict
fidence."
HARRIS
Plumbing
&
Building
Supplies
206 N. Perry
Phone
426-5576
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