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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 3?, No. 32 USPS 42?-0?0 -- Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 11, 1983 20 CENT Soybeans, peanuts in danger Perquimans corn crop damaged by weather By VAL SHORT The sixth consecutive week without any significant rainfall means bad news for Perquimans corn growers. II raiafall doesn't soon relieve the parched fields, soybeans and peanuts may also be in danger. As one farmer expressed it, "Corn has had it," and County Extension Chairman Bill Jester predicts this year's corn crop will be as bad as the 1980 crop, which averaged 70 to 75 bushels per acre. Corn growers Jimmy Lane of Belvidere and Ronnie Baker of Hertford estimate they will average SO bushels of corn per acre. In sharp contrast. Lane averaged ISO bushels per acre while Baker harvested an average of 160 bushels per acre last year. Jester said Perquimans growers set a record last year, averaging 125 to 130 bushels per acre countywide. No records are expected this year. "Under normal planting con ditions, we would have had a good chance," said Jester, but planting wmmHmmGRmmjpztsi "tr " ' y " ? Late planting and dry Vjrektker conditions can be attributed (or the pour corn crop in Perquimans County this year. County Extension Chairman Bill Jester reports that in some fields dobs can .< .?? ?' <T'*' Vi-. -V^"" J t .**? ?Mxmm* ?*> zjsumsmm be found partially filled or with no graia at all. He ex pects an average county wide yield this year of 70 to 75 bushels of corn per acre. (Photo by Val Short) Town Council discusses vandalism V*.';-!' . \% '<> '.'?J'"' ?* ? ? * /? v- ? ?? . ? *? ? ' . ? ... By SUSAN HARRIS The town council could not agree unanimously on a solution to the vandalism and parking problem in the cemetery at their meeting ^ Monday night. Councilman John Beers has for several years tried to get the Council to barricade the individual driveways off the main throughway .in the cemetery, since policing the area has not alleviated the problem. An even more drastic step was suggested by Councilman Joe White, who proposed closing the entire Ml, cemetery, including the main road, at specified times. White said he felt it was disrespectful to use the cemetery as a shortcut. Councilmen Billy Winslow and Jesse Harris were opposed to such severe measures. Harris said he hesitated to impede the rights of so many citizens in order to halt the actions of a few. The council did agree that a barrier be erected between the cemetery and the high school practice field as soon as possible .to prohibit traffic from leaving the school property through the cemetery. The council authorized Mayor Bill Cox to have a temporary fence of guideline wire put up until a per manent structure can be erected. Council further authorized Cox to order no parking signs to be posted in the cemetery, and to order stricter police surveillance. Tickets will be ? written to those people who continue to park in the cemetery during football games. Attorney Chris Bean came before the council on behalf of Albemarle Cable TV, who last month requested Council to approve a $1 per month increase on the basic service rate, and to endorse other rate increases. The increase was approved, with Councilman Beers being the sole negative vote. ABC sales continued to decline, according to ABC chairman Cecil Winslow. Sales totaled $35,942.80 for the month of July, down $3,027.hs from July 1982, which represented a sales drop of 379 bottles. Winslow said that information he has received indicates that this is the first year that no increase in $ales has occured since North Carolina became an alcohol control state. There have been three price in creases in the past 60 days in the store, Winslow said, adding that another price increase is on the way in the fall. The ABC board earned $129.84 interest on its checking account in July. Blair Pollock of Integrated Energy Systems, which recently completed an energy audit of the town under the state's Energy County Management System funding, reported his fin dings to the Council. Costs of overall energy con servation measures, with labor supplied by the town's maintenance department, totaled $2,350, with a projected annual savings of $1 ,610. Pollock suggested that the town apply for a grant from the Alter native Energy Corporation to fund energy conservation measures in residents' homes. Water heater timers and low-flow shower heads are two of the recommended energy savers. Council listed as maintenance priorities leveling the dirt piled behind the municipal building and repairing the streets. , Quilt show scheduled A number of firsts will be a part of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce's second Indian Summer Festival. The Perquimans County Quilters Club, which is the first organized quilters club in the county, will hold its first area quilt show on Friday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to < p.m. at the Albemarle Commission Building on Church . Street in Hertford. . The QuiKers Club was organized in ?October, 1M1 with 12 members and meets the last Monday in the month. I The club is not associated with any other organization, but a group of highly talented ladies of all ages jm Joy quflting, sharing ideas, and ^ 'learning new ways to improve their -craft. ; Some ef the members have Joined -the Four County Quilters Guild and 'the Tidewater Guild. Indian Summer Festival Tickets are on sale now by the members and can be obtained at the Card Cottage Shop and Woodland Dress Shop. Everyone is invited to attend the Festival sponsored by the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, September 15, 16 and 17 to relive the past and enjoy the present, but mcst of all to have a good time with friends. Other events scheduled for the festival Include Heritage Day, Old Fashioned Bargain Day, street dance, entertainment, and arts and Booths are still available for food, crafts, art and displays. For in formation, contact tl)e chamber at ?^57' , ... conditions were anything but normal this year. According to Jester, those conditions plus other factors have contributed to the corn problems. "Corn was planted two to three weeks later than usual," said Jester, because of the heavy rainfall during the regular planting season. "This put pollination back a week, "said Jester, also a critical factor. Pollination, or fertilization of the female corn plants, would have oc curred during the first weeks in July, during which some of the hottest temperatures on record were recorded, ranging from 100 degrees and above. According to Jester, any tem perature above 90 degrees will ac tually kill pollen. Perquimans corn growers are now seeing the result of the pollination problems ? partially filled corn cobs and in some cases, empty cobs with no grain at all. Dry weather has also been a factor in the poor corn crop this year, ac cording to Jester. "We went from ample moisture to none at all.. The critical period for corn is usually the first weeks in July," sais Jester. From one-half to one inch of rain fell on Perquimans last month, five inches short of the average for July. Jester said scattered showers have hit small areas, specifically, Bethel, New Hope and Four-mile Desert areas of the county. "We just need a good rain all over," said Jester. "Soybeans are reaching a critical period and really need rain. Peanuts have not yet been hurt," Jester commented. Jester warns that proper handling of corn during harvest will be critical because of possible aflatoxin problems. "Under stress conditions, the chances are greater of having aflatoxin," said Jester. He said dring corn to 13 percent before storage and aerating corn often will help guard against aflatoxin. Ronnie Baker, whose farm is located north of Hertford near the Perquimans River, said his soybeans are "looking bad," while peanuts are "holding their own." Baker said cotton looks good, but it is also a dry weather crop. Belvidere farmer Jimmy Lane enrolled in the Payment-in-Kind (PIK) program, setting aside 400 of his 525 acres of corn. But he is con cerned about his 500 acres of soybeans as he joins Perquimans growers in a collective hope for rain and "better luck next year." It s time again tor immunizations Howard B. Campbell, Health Director of the Pasquotank Perquimans-Camden-Chowan District Health Department today urged all parents to make sure their children have had the minimum immunization shots required by state law before school starts this month. Parents who have moved to North Carolina from other state should request immunization records from their former physicians or local health clinic. North Carolina's immunization law, revised by the 1979 General Assembly, requires a complete basic series of shots for all children in kindergarten through the twelfth grade. These immunizations include three combination diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) shots; three oral polio vaccine doses; measles vaccine on or after the child's first birthday; and rubella (german measles) vaccine. The majority of the children af fected are those entering licensed day care centers, kindergarten, and the first grade. The law allows exemptions only for medical or religious reasons. Campbell stressed that parents should be diligent about having their children properly immunized and keeping their records up-to-date. "Now is the time for kindergarten < Continued on page 2) lwo injured in wreck Two men remain hospitalized after a one-vehicle accident Friday night. Paul Jerome Trueblood and William Hollowell were hospitalized after Trueblood lost control of his truck, striking a ditch. The men were traveling north on rural paved road 1145 in Pasquotank County when Trueblood ran off the right side of the road, came back onto the road, veered into the left lane, again ran off the right side of the road, and struck a ditchbank. William Hollowell was transported to Norfolk General Hospital by Nightingale helicopter late Friday night, where he is being treated for a broken neck. He is listed in stable condition. Trueblood is listed in satisfactory condition at Albemarle Hospital. According to a family member, his injuries include numerous cuts in his head, bruises and a cut under his arm. Sanborne charged Trueblood with driving under the influence and exceeding a safe speed. Damages to the truck are estimated at $2500. ' A dretden plate pattern quilt In earth colors will be given ?way during the quilt show at \ s, V. <? . the Indian Summer Festival September 1? and IT at the Albemarle, Commission Building In Hertford. The quilt it now on display at the Card Cottage at Harria ? *** r .* ? ?* ' ' "sp " Shopping Crater. (Photo by Vol Short)
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