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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 3i, Wo. 49 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, December 9, 1982 20 CENTS Caution kids at play It teemed as If half the kids in Perquimans County were par ticipating la last Sunday's Christmas Parade, and the other half were watching. At kit, a hoy points out something his trieods group of thQdren sing carols. Above, a lew Uda-at-heart down around for the crowd. Ibe church civic float winners were Pincy Woods Frtaads Meeting (first place) and Elizabeth City Moeoe Lodge (second place) with Woodville Baptist Church and Mudnes Day Care receiving honorable mentions. Nor theastern High School won the school float award, with Perquimans Central School Leaders of America an hooorable mention. Urn Perquimans Union Band won first place In the hand competition, with Kdenton Holmes secoad. The rniipMfcm County Jaycees and the Chamber o f Commerce, which sponsored the event, wish to thank all those who participated. Book details history of county buildings By TOM OSTROSKY After three year* of work, the Town of Hertford, with assistance from the county and the state, has published an inventory o f the historic buildings in Perquimans County. The tint copies of the book were presented during an Informal . ceremony Wednesday of last week at ' the Municipal Building. ? The ICS-page book, entitled "The Historic Architecture of Perquimans County, North Carolina," was written by local historian Ray t; Winslow and state Department at Archives and History consultant Dru Ga'ewood Haley. The wo rk was financed under a grant from the Department o f Ar chives and History, as well as coo I tribntkos from the town arid the The book, oa sale at the Municifral Building far 915 a copy, details the history, of about 300 sites In Perquimans County, everything from homes to businesses to tuTET book > *7"* each township, and a photograph and brief history of each historic building in the township. The work is also thoroughly footnoted. The book features buildings built before 1900 that have kept their original architectural style, as well at those that best rulect the period between 1900 and 1180. Mayor and Town Manager Bill Cox reports that well over 100 copies of the first 1,000 printed have been sold ? about SO of them last Monday alone ? with no advance publicity. If sales continue at this rate. Cox plans to order another printing of the book. Sales from the book will go to recouping the town's and county's investment in the work. In spite of the long history of this region of the state, and the many old buildings still extant. Perquimans County is the tint county In the region to publish an inventory of its historic sites. Wlnslow said he hoped the book would be bted among "the ptoswering worts of historic ar chitecture We are pioneers here." Haley, an architectural historian lor the state, did moot of the Hold (OmUmmdmpagtave; Jmm Cartas (right) of Precision Printing pracntt i copy of "The Historic Ar chitecture at Perquimans County, North1 Carolina to Mayor Bill Cox (tell) and coanty Board of Com missiooert Chalrmaa Joe NowoIL Between Carden, who printed the book, ud Novell are authors Raj Window and Dru Gatewood Haley. Behind them are member* of the Hertford Town Council, county Board of Com mittionert, and a few of people who aaaiated the authors ia their wot*. Chamber members hold banquet and induction By VAL SHORT "Whatever you can do to build a better Perquimans County ? do it!" Sara Bundy told members and guests of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce at the annual banquet Monday night at Angler's Cove Restaurant. Bundy, who is a retired school principal from Farmville and also a N.C. representative from the ninth district, presented an entertaining and inspirational message as guest speaker for the event. The popular speaker brought chuckles from the group with his witicisms and encouraged them with his patriotic remarks. Using the theme, "Our country ? let's keep strong, great and free," Bundy challenged the group to build a better community, state and nation through organizations like the Chamber of Commerce. "You build a better Perquimans County and we'll have a better nation," he said. "No matter how good things are in Perquimans County, they can be better... the best jobs in Perquimans County have not been done," he continued. Knowledge, understanding, im provement and appreciation are all things that will help our country remain great, according to Bundy, but redication to love of country and love of freedom will be necessary also. "Let's don't lose it! " he saitl. Bundy spoke to the group following a social hour, courtesy of Peoples Bank, and a buffet dinner that in cluded seafood, roast beef and chicken. Mary Harrell was installed as the new Chamber president during the banquet and in her remarks as the new leader she said, "I hope I can serve you well, but I will need lots of help. Any organization is only as good as its membership and can only accomplish what its members want to accomplish. "We are counting on you!" she continued. Retiring president Chris Christensen presented a report of the year's activities including the Chamber's active support of tourism in the area, the four-laning of High way 17, and Band Boosters and Jaycee projects. The chamber also promoted the N.C._ 2000 program, coordinated a Washington's birthday sale, assisted with the local Christ mas parade and sponsored a trip to the World's Fair in October. The highlight of the year for the Chamber was the very successful Indian Summer Festival held last September, a three-day event which took nine months to plan and im plement. "The people of Perquimans really turned out and supported the final event," Christensen com mented. "With this spirit ? and we know it is here ? I think the Chamber has a good year ahead of us," said Christensen. Other officers installed included Allan Asbell, vice president and Alan Copeland, treasurer. New members of the Board of Directors are Marion Harrell, New Hope; Paul Smith Sr., Parkville; Dan Nixon, Belvidere; Eddie Miller, Parkville; Burt A. Eure, New Hope; Shirley Perry, Belvidere; and Henry Carney, Bethel. The Chamber president announced the next Board of Directors meeting will be January 3 at the chamber office. Door prizes were presented at the end of the meeting and were donated by Don Juan, DiJop, Dar den's Department Store and Dr. Jack Boone. Rape , embezzlement trials slated for Superior Court session By VAL SHORT Two men charged with first degree rape and aiding and abetting first degree rape, and one man charged with 18 counts of embezzlement will be tried this week as Superior Court convenes with Superior Court Judge Richard B. Allsbrook presiding. The cases of William Graham Cohen, 19 , of Holiday Island and Terry Lynn Miles, 28 , of Suffolk, Va., have been brought to trial after being continued since September 27. Cohen and Miles have been charged in the alleged rape of a 23 year-old Holiday Island woman last August. Also on trial this week is Dennis J. Stallings, of 819. West Way, Elizabeth City, who was indicted October 4 by a Perquimans County grand jury for embezzlement. The indictment charges that Stallings embezzled about $20,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wood Lowe, the owners of Lowe's Funeral Home in Hertford. Stallings was the manager of the funeral home. The indictment followed a three month investigation by Hertford Police Capt. Robert Morris and State Bureau of Investigations Special Agent Walter L. House. The in vestigation began after the Lowes reported to the local police they suspected Stallings of taking money. Embezzlement carries a maximum jail sentence of 10 years. Also on trial this week was Arrie Lee Wilson, charged with assault on a female. Wilson pled guilty and received a 60-day sentence. Curtis McKinley Thomas, charged with death by motor vehicle, pled no contest to reckless driving and received a $100 fine and cost of court, which is to include to cost of at torney's fees. Thomas was ordered to remain on good behavior. The case of Carlton Walters, charged with driving under the in fluence, was continued. Charges of felonious possession of stolen goods, and two counts of aiding and abetting breaking and entering and larceny and receiving stolen goods against Jimmy Earl Squires were dismissed. Also on the Superior Court calendar this week are Wallace Hinton, charged with first degree rape and two counts of incest; Henry Russell Mallory, Jr., charged with first degree rape; Alvah Linwood Twine, charged with communicating threats; and Charles Henry Whidbee, charged with common law- robbery. Other cases scheduled to be heard this week include: Lawrence Smith, charged with indecent liberties; Gene Evans Moore Brickhouse, charged with two counts of breaking and entering, larceny and receiving stolen goods; and James Matthew Weeks, III, charged with felonious possession of marijuana and manufacturing marijuana. Also, Ervin Isaac Bryant, charged with breaking and entering and larceny and receiving and possession of stolen goods; Victor Felton Oliver, charged with two counts of driving under the influence; and Frank Benjamin Miller.III, charged with driving under the influence. Dear Santa... Once again this year, the Perquimans Weekly invites readers and their young charges to send us your Christmas letters to Santa Claus. We will print selected letters in our Christmas week edition. Send the letters to the Perquimans Weekly, P 0. Box 277, Hertford, N.C. 27944, or drop them off at our offices at Cour thouse Square. Repair scheduled for local secondary roads The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners, during the regular meeting Monday morning, approved a recommendation by state Department of Transportation District Engineer R.E. West to spend $37,800 to repair selected roads in the county. The money is state funds which have been earmarked for Perquimans County's secondary roads but left unallocated. Most of it Is the 10 percent of this year's state road maintenance money that is reserved for emergencies and cost overruns. The money will be used to repair about three miles ot cbunty secon dary road with stone, as well as spot repair another mile and a half . The roads that will receive repair are seven-tenths ot a mile on Preston Stevenson Road (SR 11?), six-tenths ot a mile on Boy Scout Road (SR 1J1T), and three reads in Snug Harbor, Willow, Linden and Hickory. The roads to be spot repaired are Colson Beach Road (SR 1332) and Paul Colson Road (SR 1335). Final approval from the state won't be received until early next year, according to West, and work will probably begin in the spring. f " 1 This week Henry Carney of Anglers Cove opens a new restaurant in Virginia Beach. Tun to page three. Weather Moetly cloudy with highs in the 80s lower sixttou, turning colder ovtr the w cckcod .
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