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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY i Volume 52, No. 30 USPS 421-0*0 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 1, 1985 25 CENTS Harrell claims first place at state 4-H demonstration Fifteen year-old Jason Harrell of Rt. 1, Hertford, didn't do all the talking when he competed at State 4-H Congress Tuesday, July 23. He booked a voice syn thesizer to his computer and used that in his demonstra tion entitled "Getting Dovfo to Basics." iiuti, aiuu^ wiui an cxpia nation of commands, com puter terms, computer lan guages and instruction in writing a program in Basic, earned Jason first place in electric demonstration, se nior division. Jason, who is the son of Tommy and Sherry Harrell, has had about four years ex perience on the family com puter and is thinking about a career in that field. He has been in 4-H about ? seven years and has also been involved in showing livestock. Jason is a mem ber of the Town 'n' Country 4-H Club, which is led by Sherry Harrell, Ginger O'Neal and Ann Shallock. "4-H has helped me learn to talk in front of crowds and to teach others. I've helped some of the younger members of our club at live stock shows, and helped them learn to use the county (extension) computer, Jason said. As state electric demon stration winner, Jason was presented a $150 savings bond from the N.C. Associa tion of Electric Cooper atives. State 4-H Congress is sponsored by the N.C. Agri cultural Extension Service. JASON HARRELL Plans announced for new shopping areas in Hertford By JANE B. WILLIAMS Perquimans County will soon boast two new shopping areas according to plans announced recently by a local businessman and a Raleigh development company. Charles H. Ward, who owns and operates Dixie Auto, Dixie Tire, and Ace Hardware on U.S. 17 By-Pass in Hertford, is currently adding an additional 9,000 square feet of space to his building to house at least five new stores. Ward stated in a telephone in terview on Tuesday that four businesses have made commit ments to locate in the new fa cility. The facility will bring about the relocation of two county businesses, Copeland Communications and Quality Clothing Outlet; and two new businesses, Pritchard's Florist and an antique store owned by Harold Winslow, will open in the county as a result of the new shopping area. Ward added that he is cur rently negotiating with another business that will possibly lo cate in the facility. He also stated that upon completion of the new stores he plans to fur ther expand the area. Scheduled for opening by No vember 1, the new center will soon gain a neighbor on the op posite side of the road. Plans were announced last week by the development com pany of Davidson and Jones to construct a new shopping cen ter on U.S. 17 By-Pass on a Voter's names purged from election roll By JANE B. WILLIAMS Approximately 400 names have been purged from the county's voter registration books due to lack of partici pation in elections during the past four years, according to Elizabeth Winslow, secretary for the Perquimans County Board of Elections. Registered voters who fail to vote in any election during a four year period are deleted from the books if they fail to re ply after being notified of the election board's intentions. A letter is sent by the board to the individual and a 30-day waiting period is established to give the voter the opportunity to stop the action. Individuals whose names have been purged from the ?i Officials urge immunization RALEIGH - North Carolina health officials are urging par ents to have their children properly immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertus sis (whopping cough), and to be sure that the DTP vaccinations are given on time. ? Dr. J. N. MacCormack, chief of Epidemiology for the N.C. Department of Human Re sources' Division of Health Services, said that despite some recent negative publicity about DTP immunization, the vaccine is safe and effective for the vast majority of children. DTP vaccine has been used in the United States since the 1940't. "In recent weeks, a growing number of parents have de layed their children's immuni zations because of the reaction of a few children to the pertus sis (whopping cough) portion of the vaccine," he pointed out. "But waiting is risky, partic ularly for babies less than one year old." MacCormack said that per tussis can cause pneumonia, convulsions, hernias from vio lent coughing, and other respi ratory complications. It can even be fatal. Statistics show that in 1984 there were 30 cases of pertussis reported in North Carolina, while in 1963, there were 34 re ports. Eighty percent of these cases occured in children under one year of age, and 63 percent affected infants less than six months. Of the 62 cases for whom the DTP immunization status was known, 84 percent had either not received the vac cine at all or only one does of DTP; of those under one year of age, 90 percent had not re ceived, their DTP immunization or only one dose of the vaccine. North Carolina law requires that children be immuized against diphtheria, tetanus, per tussis, measles, rubella, and po lio. It applies to school children in grades K-12 as well as those in licensed day care facilities. county's books will not be eligi ble to vote in the upcoming mu nicipal election unless tfrey re register prior to the cut-off date of September 9. Any county resident age 18 or over, that is a U.S. citizen, and who has lived in the county at least 30 days prior to an elec tion is eligible to register and vote. The next election in the county will be the November 5 Municipal Election. Town of Winfall voters will cast their ballot for the mayor's seat and that of two town coun cil seats which are currently occupied by Jack Symons and William Wray Miller. In Hertford the seats now oc cupied by John Beers and Joe Towe White, Jr. will be de cided. Piling dates for those seats begin at 12:00 Noon on August 30th and close on September 20 at 12:00 Noon. Individuals wishing to vote in that election must be registered no later than September 9, 1965, or 21 working days prior to the upcoming election. Signs offer safety message Farming is big business in Perquimans County and farm equipment can prove to be hazardous to the unsuspecting motor ist. The North Carolina Farm Bureau has devel oped the sign pictured left to help alert motor ists when they enter farming communities. Lo cally the sign can be pur chased at the Perqui mans County Farm Bureau Office on Church Extended In Hertford. Bumper stickers are also available. four-acre tract adjoining the Sea Jay's property. Excavation of the site is al ready under way, and officials of Davidson and Jones have stated that the center may be open by Christmas. Although no statement has been made as to the identity of the stores that will be located in the center, it has been an nounced that the center will house a prominent regional chain supermarket, a national chain drugstore and a discount store. It was also announced that a fast food restaurant may locate at the shopping center. The four-acre site will offer room for expansion for local re tailers also. TENNIS ANYONE ? Staying out of the rain and heat have been among the recent activ ities in Pequimans County, but Jimmy By rum of Hertford seized the opportunity to play tennis on a recent dry evening. Byrum can be spotted frequently sharp ening his skills at the public court located on Grubb Street in Hertford. (Photo by George Wil more) County receives $10,000 grant RALEIGH? Camden, Perqui mans, Chowan and Gates coun ties have been awarded a total of $32,900 for natural resources planning, N.C. Department of Natural Resources and Commu nity Development Secretary S. Thomas Rhodes announced to day. The counties are among the 13 coastal communities which have been granted a total of $129,700 for local planning. Both Camden and Gates counties will receive $9,600; Perquimans and Chowan counties will receive $10,000 each. "These grants will assist towns and counties with their efforts to protect their natural resources through the local planning process," Rhodes said. The grants, which will be ad ministered fay the Division of Coastal Management and par tially matched by local funds, will be used to update local land use plans. The Coastal Area Management Act requires that the updates be prepared every five ytars. Some of the policy areas which the updates will address are pre- and post-storm disaster planning, public beach access and coastal water quality These awards are part of the current grant cycle which will fund 75 communities between 1964 and 1967. This is the third generation of plans since the coastal program began in 1974. Rhodes stressed that land use planning "is essential to effecti vely manage coastal resources. The participation of local gov ernments in the land use plan ning process continues to be a major factor in the success of the coastal management pro gram. This state and local part nership is the key to protecting North Carolina's coast." Other local governments re ceiving grants include Hyde County, $16,000; Onslow and Pender Counties, $15,000 each; Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Long Beach and Ocean Beach, $8,000 each; Pine Knoll Shores, $7,800; andvAurora, (6,000.
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