THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY.
Volume 41, No. 7 USPS 42S-0M Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, February 14, 1*85 25 CENTS
Stallings wins Albemarle Firemen 's award
By CINDY LEICESTER
"Family dedication,
dedication to church and
community and his
unselfishness to go into a
toxic area he may not have
come out of" are some of the
remarks used to describe Lee
Stallings, recipient of the
Albemarle Firemen's
Association's "Fireman of
the Year" award.
The award was presented
to Stallings, a member of the
Durants Neck Volunteer Fire
Department, at the
Association's annual ladies
night banquet held February
5 at the Knobbs Creek
At left Chief Lynn Perry of
the Edenton Fire
Department, outgoing
president of the Albemarle
Firemen's Association,
presents a plaque to Lee
Stallings honoring him as the
Association's Fireman of the
Year for 1984. (Photo by
Edward Leicester)
Guests look on as Charlie
Skinner, former chief o? the
Hertford Fire Department,
installs the new officers of the
Albemarle Fireman's
Association during a banquet
held recently in Elizabeth
City.
Pictured with Skinner are
(left to right) Frank Cherry
of Roper, 2nd vice president;
Edgar Roberson of Hertford,
president; Jimmy Harris of
Pasquotank/Providence, 1st
vice president; and Walter
Edwards Jr. of Hertford,
Meretasy. - - *
Other officers not pictured
are Phil Tant of Edenton,
treasurer; and Denis Swain
of Columbia, chaplain.
(Photo by Edward Leicester)
Recreation Center in
Elizabeth City.
Stallings joined the Durants
Neck Fire Department in
November 1980. From that
date until November of 1982
he served as assistant chief.
He served as captain from
November of 1982 until
November 1983. He currently
is serving as captain.
During his four years of
service Stallings has attended
more than 400 hours of fire
training.
Stallings was selected by
the Association not only for
his participating in the
department but, also for his
outstanding resuce of Frank
Ownley on May 2, 1984.
Upon answering an alarm
to the Ownley residence,
Stallings arrived to find the
living, area fully engulfed in
flames and smoke. Without
regard to his own pesonal
safety, he entered the house
to get to Mr. Ownley who was
trapped in the bedroom.
Stallings then proceeded to
drag Ownley out of the house,
but was overcome by smoke.
Both men were treated at
Albemarle Hospital. Were it
not for Stallings, Mr. Ownley
may not have been here
today.
After the awards
presentation, new officers for
1985 were installed by Charlie
Skinner, retired chief of the
Hertford Fire Department.
Among those installed were
Edgar Roberson, president,
and Walter Edwards Jr.,
secretary. Both are members
of the Hertford Volunteer
Fire Department.
The Albemarle Firemen's
Association was formed in
October of 1967. It is now
comprised of over 50
departments representing the
10 counties that comprise the
Albemarle area.
Conferences planned on the role
of churches in community development
Northeastern North Carolina
Tomorrow, Inc. (NNCT)
announced recently that it will
sponsor a conference on the role
of churches in community
development.
D.O.T. awards
$22-million contract
RALEIGH ? Among the
contracts approved by the state
Board of Transportation at its
monthly meeting today was a $22
million contract for the
rcjylacment of the bridge over the
Albemarle Sound in Chowan and
Washington counties.
"This is the largest single
structure contract ever let by the
Department of Transportation,"
said State Highway
Administrator George Wells.
"The Albemarle Sound Bridge is
3.5 miles long? the state's
longest bridge."
Also included among the
contracts approved by the board
were nine additional bridge
replacement projects across the
state, four projects concerning
interstate 40, and two rest area
improvement projects.
In additon, the board approved
over 180 miles of resurfacing on
state primary and secondary
roads. <
"This is the largest single
contract letting in the
Department of Transportation's
history," said Secretary of
Transportation Jaiqes E.
Harrington. "These contracts
represent progress for our
state'* transportation system.
"Our bridge replacement and
maintenance programs are
protecting our valuable bridge
and highway assets I'm very
pleased with the board's decision
to award these contracts."
sp "In addition to approving a
record number of bids, the board
rejected all bids received on a
contract for slated
improvements to the intersection
of the Cliff Benson Beltline (US-1
and 64) and Glenwood Avenue
(Secondary Road 1793) in
Raleigh.
"The low bidder was S. T.
Wooten Construction Company fo
Raleigh whose bid of $6.8 million
was 27.5 percent above the
department's engineers'
estimate for the project.
Members of the state Board of
Transportation are: Kenneth H.
Roberson, Robersonville; Randy
D. Doub, Greenville; Benny
Thomas Polalrd, Jacksonville;
John G. Bishop, Rocky Mount;
James M. Peden Jr., Raleigh;
Nancy Rand, Durham; H. Terry
Hutchens, Fayetteville; W. B.
Buchanan, Graham; Roland
Barbee, Greensboro; Richard K.
Pugh, Asheboro; Charles M.
Shelton, Winston-Salem; J. F.
Alexander, Salsibury; Seddon
Goode Jr., Charlotte; John W.
Harris, Charlotte; W. Frank
McCray, Kannapolis; Brent B.
Kincaid, Lenoir; Lucy C.
Everett, Elkin; Harry L.
Robertson, Taylorsville; H.
Lanier Willams, Gastonia;
Robert Z. Falls, Shelby; Ted
Smith, Swannanoa; J. Curtis
Youngblood Jr., Fletcher; and
James P. Myers Sr., Bryson
City.
Secretary Harrington serves
as chairman of the board.
Representatives of the
Albemarle Food Bank, the
Shepherd's Staff, The
Interchurch Forum of
Washington, the Open Door of
Perquimans County, the
Roanoke-Chowan Ministerial
Association, Catholic Social
Ministeries, Open Door Christian
Ministeries of Creswell, Coalition
16, NNCT, and several individual
churches have planned the
program- for a conference
scheduled for Saturday, March
16 at the K. E. White Graduate
Center in Elizabeth City.
The first objective of the
conference is to inform inisters
and laypersons fo current efforts
by churches and church
supported organizations in
northeastern North Carolina 10
meet some of the needs of older
persons, low-income persons,
and those in crisis situations.
The various groups will have
exhibits and displays to describe
their work and representatives
will be available to answer
questions.
The second objective is to
provide an opportunty for
intersted persons to learn about
developing and operating such
programs. Four workshops will
be held to provide iformation on
(1) meeting the need for food (2)
emergnecy shelter (3) crisis
intervention and (4)
organizational issues.
In addition, the Reverend Mac
Hulslander, Director of CLAY
(Clergy and Laity Together in
Ministry) fo Raleigh will speak.
He will address the issue of the
church as a "sleeping giant" in
terms of its potential for
community service.
The final objective of the
conference is to establish a
network of relationships among
these groups that will facilitate
their work. A directory of service
organizations in the Northeast
will be produced from
information gained through the
conference.
The day-long conference will
be open to all interstd persons.
There will be no admission fee
and lunch will be available for a
nominal charge.
Organiations intersted in
participating in the conference
or persons wishing to attend
should call NNCT at 335-3502 or
335-3491.
HPD offers annual"
report to council
By JANE B. WILLIAMS
Hertford citizens were( the
victims of a 97 percent increase
in value of stolen property during
1984 as compared to 1983,
according to an annual report
presented by Hertford Police
Chief Marshall Merritt at the
Hertford Town Council meeting
on Monday night.
Merritt attributed the rise in
stolen property to several
factors, including two large
crimes involving the theft of a
truck owned by Dixie Auto
valued at $50,000 and the break-in
of a Grubb Street home where
$20,000 worth of silver was taken.
The truck was recovered by the
police department.
"There was a definite and
marked increase in breaking and
entering and larceny cases
during the past year," Merritt
stated. The report indicates that
there were 44 reported violations
in 1983, compared to 63 breaking
and entering cases in 1984. There
were 46 cases of larceny reported
in 1984.
The recovery rate for stolen
property by the department was
55 percent, a 19 percent increase
over 1983.
Merritt stated that, " the
current economy had a lot of
bearing on the rise in breaking
and entering cases; and the fact
that a lot of criminals that were
arrested in previous years were
released in late 1983 and 1M4,
and many of them returned to
their former occupations."
According to Merritt there was
a dramatic increase in the
number of reported assaults
during the past two years. "In
1982 there were 39 reported
assaults, 60 assaults were
reported in 1983, and 68 assaults
were reported in 1984. These
numbers represent a 57 percent
increase in the number of
reported assaults from
December 1982 through,
December 1984," Merritt said. ;
The police department had a
100 percent arrest rate for
assaults committed in 1984.
Overall the department
investigated a total of 276
reported cases in 1984, ranging
from first degree rape to an
absent without leave from the
U.S. Armed Forces.
The deparcment logged a total
of 148 arrests during the year.
The department issued 93
citations, comprised primarily of
warning tickets; investigated 55
accidents, served 843 subpoenas;
reported 38 civil violations and
worked a total of 11,920 hours.
Winfall Council
reviews CDBG
By MONICA ROACH
Members of the Winfall Town
Council were on hand Monday
night to review the plans for just
compensation of the King Street
Project on Monday, February
11th.
This project consists of a block
grant which enables the town to
purchase property that has been
condemned and to destroy the
structures now located on the
property. The town will then
proceed to "clean-up" the area.
The properties may then be put
up for bids for resale or can be
used for construction of
community oriented facilities,
' housing or business.
In further business the Board :
? Discussed the 45 m.p.h. zone
which was recently established
on Highway 17 in Winfall. Joe
Lothian, chief of police, reported
that warning tickets have bc?n
issued to speeding motorists, and
he has noticed a "slow-down" in
the flow of traffic.
?Was made aware by Lloyd
Ray Morgan, Mayor, that a
silver dollar was given to each
Winfall Fireman at the Banquet
which was held On Saturday,
February 9th at Tuck's in
Elizabeth City.
?Approved the request by
Durwood Barber to transfer
funds in the budget to meet the
requirements which were
needed.
With no further, business the
Winfall Town Council was
adjourned.
This week..
This edition of The
Perquimans Weekly contains
two special features. On Page
3 is our annual display of
Valentine Love Lines. Pages
4 and 5 of this weeks' edition
contains advertising for the
annual Townwidf
Washington Birthday Sale,
sponsored by local businesses
in the community.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Winfall Volunteer
Firemen and their wives
or guests, enjoyed a
seafood buffet at their
annual Ladies' night
which was held at Tuck's
in Elisabeth City on
February 0th. David
Pritchard, Captain of
Elisabeth City Fire ]
Department was the guest
speaker for the event.
Pictured left to right:
Floyd Long, winner of the
Meritorius Award;
Outstanding Young Fire
Fighter ? Thomas Uoach;
i and Fireman of the Year
? Rufus Hudson. Not
pictured ia Dennia
Williama who waa
awarded the Meritory
Service Award. (Photo by
Monica Roach)