White -Wooten indicted on additional charges
By JAMS WILLIAMS
Bonnie Dafl White, age 42, of 200
Crescent Drive, Hertford waa in
dicted by the Perquimans County
Grand Jury en Monday. White vaa
charged with eight counts of em
bezzlement of funds from the Open
Door, a non-profit charitable
organisation governed by a Board of
Directors provided by area churches.
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Whit* served if treasurer lor Open
Door.
White, who operetes Bonnie
White's Bookkeeping and Income
Tax Service, was arrested Monday
after' the indictment was handed
down. She was released on $4,000
unsecured bond.
The indictment was the result of an
Investigation conducted by Captain
Robert Morris of the Hertford Police
Department.
White is currently in the midst of a
trial in Perquimans County Superior
Court where she is charged with
conspiracy to burn and burning a
building.
This caae stems from an arrest on
July It, when White was arrested and
charged with the 1*2 burning of a
home in Center Hill once owned by
her late father, Rennie Dail.
According to the warrant! issued
(or her arrest in July, White is
charged with conspiring with Larry
Wayne Sanders, 35, of Route 5, Box
210, Morgan's Corner, who is also
scheduled to appear in Superior
Court this week, and others to burn
the dwelling located on the Center
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Holiday Art
This week's winning
feature picture from the
school art program was
drawn by Sheila Bunch an
eleventh grade student
from Perquimans County
High School.
No well re-elected Commissioner's Chair
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the cost of heating and maintenance
of the building.
John Matthew*, the Attorn? to the
Board noted that three things mutt
be considered when m airing the
decision concerning this matter.
First, who will fee In charge of the use
of the building. Second, who or what
organisation* wfll be allowed to nse
the building and It's grounds and
third, how much wO be charged to
nse the building.
A motion was made and appeared
tor Thoma* L. mdtehtn become the
building and It's maintenance.
Mddlck wfll determine who enn use
the facility and the lees that will be
applied. He will also be required to
report to the fleerd en any problems
?estimate and present to the Board
recommendations tor a policy to bo
drawn op concerning proper usage of
?Matthews presented to the Board
a map of the ono-acre plot of land on
the promises at the Ward aad Nixon
Cotton Ota that contains the well site
?or Phase n of the County Water
project A discussion was made
Wfoni*^ the transferring of this
ted from Ward and Nixon to
ins County.
?The Commissioners hoard a
?* the Perfilaant County
looteratton Association, lor the
to Join in a
with the ststo tor a sign
project lor the Nowheid- White
available when matched with county
fundi.
The money will be used for large
bill-board type signs to promote the
Newboid- White House in Perquimans
County.
The Board approved matching
funds in the amount of $1.M7.
?Ron Sessoms gave a report
concerning the current projects and
problems that exist In the County
Water system. Seaaoms notified the
Board that the department would be
turning on water service to each line
aa testing is completed by the State.
It has alao been determined that iron
and magsneee content In the water is
the came of most at the major
problems that have taken place.
Aanljrato shows that the maganeae
level la not above the proper level but
with toe two chemicals together , It ia
eaetole that prabtome may
iBtewtoarvai&fflg I
HU1 Road, state road 1110. .
In connection with the same in
cident is Douglas "Luckie" Cart
wright, 36, of Route 3, Box 823,
Hertford, who was scheduled to
appear in Perquimans County
Superior Court for sentencing this
week.
White is scheduled to appear in
Perquimans County Superior court
during the January 30 session.
In other action the Perquimans
County Grand Jury indicted Willie
Lee Wooten, alias Billy Wooten, a 28
year old resident of Winfall, on a
charge of indecent liberties.
Wooten is accused of attempting to
take and take immoral, improper
and indecent liberties with a male
child under the age of 16 for the
purpose of arousing or gratifying
sexual desire, and attempt to commit
and commit a lewd and lascivious act
upon and with the body and members
of the body of a male child less than
16 years of age.
Wooten was previously indicted by
the Perquimans County Grand Jury
on October 10 on charges of a second
degree sexual offense, when he was
accused of allegedly forcing a male
youth to participate in sexual
relations with him in August of 1978
while Wooten served as Director of
the Perquimans County Parks and
Recreation Department.
During session on Monday the
Grand Jury re-defined the charges
against Wooten in the October in
dictment. The change occured due to
the time factor involved.
In 1978 there was no definement of
sexual offenses by degree, therefore
the indictment has been re-defined as
a crime against nature.
Wooten, who is currently employed
as District Supervisor for Green
Thumb, Incorporated, had not been
arrested at press time.
Monday's indictment was the
result of an investigation conducted
by the Winfall and Hertford Police
Departments.
Board of Education
hears test results
By JANE WILLIAMS
The Perquimans County Board of
Education heard a report from Paul
Ward, Co-Ordinator of Ad
ministrative Services for
Perquimans County Schools, con
cerning the results of the competency
tests that were administered to high
school juniors and seniors on October
4-6, during their Monday afternoon
meeting.
The North Carolina Competency
Tests in reading and mathematics
have been administered to eleventh
grade students since 1978. Students
who initially fail the tests have ad
ditional opportunities to be retested.
The legislation which created the
Competency Testing Program
provides: (1) that the competency
tests be administered to eleventh
grade students in the State as a
requirement for graduation; (2) that
students who fail the tests be
provided with remediation; and (3)
that students who fail one or both of
the competency tests be retested.
Special funds have been allocated to
provide remediation to students prior
to and after the administration of the
tests.
The results of the October testing
in Perquimans County Schools are:
Reading ? First time juniors - 91.9
per cent passing compared to 89.8 per
cent in the region and 92.8 per cent in
the state. Math ? 95.1 per cent
passing compared to 87.3 in the
region and 89.9 per cent in the state.
Reading ? Seniors - 70.6 per cent
passing compared to 52.6 in the
region and 59.4 in the state. Math ?
100.0 per cent passing compared to
48.8 per cent in the region and 52.7
per cent in the state.
Members of the Board expressed
that they were pleased with the
results of this testing.
In other action the Board :
?Adhered to legislation passed by
the General Assembly that the Board
must re-organize annually.
Clifford Winslow was re-elected
Chairman, Preston Stevenson re
elected Vice-Chairman and Pat
Harrell was re-appointed secretary.
?Approved a request to release
Dawn Duncan to attend the Elizabeth
City /Pasquotank Schools.
?Met in Executive Session with
Board Attorney, John Matthews, and
Architect, Sam Ashford of Ashford
and Associates in Raleigh to discuss
school facility planning.
Chamber names
Perry President
By JANE WILLIAMS
Shirley Perry, wife of Rudolph
Perry, of Route 2, Hertford, was
named President of the Perquimans
County Chamber of Commerce for
1984 during the Chambers' annual
banquet held on Monday night at
Anglers Cove Restaurant. The
Perry's own and operate Perry Hog
Farm.
Perry joined the Chamber of
Commerce last year and has been
very active in the Chamber during
this time.
She served on the Board of
Directors for the Chamber and as
Legislative Chairman. As
Legislative Chairman Perry was
instrumental in heading up the local
hearing on telephone tax increases.
Perry also headed up the en
tertainment committee for Missing
Mill Park during the Indian Summer
Festival held earlier this year.
Other officers for ISM are Walter
Umphlett, Jr., Vice President; and
Directors are William Wray Chappell
of New Hope, Becky Winslow of
Hertford, and Phillip Lane of Bethel.
During the annual meeting
Membership Chairman Pat Harrell
reported that membership for 1M3
increased from IS to 114 members
after the annual membership drive.
HarreD reported that the Chamber
already has signed up lit members
for 1M4
Retiring President Mary C. Harrell
said, "We have had a let of building
to de in the past year. 1 feel that
although we did not accomplish all of
the goals that we had heped to we did
do a let We have worked very cloeeiy
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PERRY
with the Elizabeth City Area
Chamber of Commerce and the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce to
compile a three-county map and I
have been informed tonight that
everything is on go."
Harrell reported that the Chamber
hat aponsored six ribbon cuttings for
new businesses in the county since
September 1.
She also stated that the Chamber
wu endorsing a Perquimans County
Service Directory to be completed
early next year, along with a survey
of local citisens to get a feel for their
?bopping habits. These ideas were
formed through Merchant Meetings
that were initialized during the past
year.
The guest speaker for the banquet
was Ed Walker, President of the
North Carolina Association Chamber
of Commerce Executives and
Prist dsat of the Pitt-Greenville
Chamber of Commerce
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