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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Votuma n No. 41 USPS 42S-4MO Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, Octobor 17, IMS 25 CENTS Albemarle EMC members elect new directors Two Albemarle EMC Incum bent director* will not be return ing to the EMC Board as of an October IS election which was held during the Annual Mem bership Meeting. Newly elected for three year terms are Willis J. Ferebee, Sr., of South Mills, and Ernest McCoy of South Mills. Ferebee will rep resent District 1 (Camden County) and McCoy will rep resent District 5 (all counties). The third member elected to the board was incumbent Walter Grammarfest Declared Success Hie Hertford Grammar School Parent Teacher As sociation recently held their annual festival at the school. Helium-filled ba loons were one of the many crowd pleasers available at the festival. The organi zation raised more than $2,000.00 during the course of the day. (Photo cour tesy Andrea Boone, Big Wednesday TMC.) Judge Barefoot presides over h'* - . -i? * > -T-/. - .wiij ? ' n-i ' - ? ?rfir rf"* / Perquimans Superior Court The Honorable Napoleon Bare foot presided over the October session of Perquimans County Superior Court last week. The following indictments were handed down prior to the court's convening by a Perqui mans County Grand Jury: Eddie Lee Rankins, assault with a deadly weapon; Carl Ray Yow, Desecrating cemetery and tombstones; Samuel Louis Co hen, breaking and entering, lar ceny and receiving; Scott Roger Herald, indecent liberties; Ed ward Junior Woodard (aka Buddy Woodard), murder. The following cases were heard: Phyllis Etheridge Wiggins re ceived 90 days suspended with two years unsupervised proba tion for driving while impaired. Scott Grayson Tilley pled guilty to indecent liberties and solicitation for crimes against nature for which be was given a three-year sentence with the N.C. Department of Corrections. The sentence was suspended and Tilley was given two years of su pervised probation and one year of unsupervised probation. The cases against Link O'Neal, Jr. charging him with first de gree burglary and first degree rape were dismissed. Rodger Winslow was given a 90-day suspended sentence and two years unsupervised proba Peoples Bank employees honored On September 24, 1905 Peoples Bank and Trust Company held their annual Service Awards Banquet at the Carletoo House in Rocky Mount. The banquet hon ored employees throughout the system that have worked at Peo ples for ten, twenty, thirty and forty year*. Following dinner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert R. Mauldin. ad dressed the group and presented gold pins to each recipient. Hon ored employees from the area were: Frances R. Jordan who re ceived her 10 year pin and Roy S. Chappell, Jr. who received his 30 year pin. rights Chappell. Jordan. ? tion for tampering with a motor vehicle. James Clifton White, Sr. pleaded guilty to the charge of injury to personal property and received a six-month sentence with the N.C. Department of Cor rections. The charge of resisting arrest against him was dropped. Peggy Hunter White received a 90 days suspended sentence with two years unsupervised proba tion for driving while impaired. William Edward Skinner re ceived a 60-day sentence with the N.C. Department of Corrections for misdemeanor shoplifting. Lois Lane pled guilty to giving malt beverage to a person under age and was given an active 14 day sentence. The charges against Samuel Lee Stevenson of assault cm a fe male were dropped. Ledell James, charged with no liability insurance, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and re ceived a 90-day suspended sen tence with three years unsuper vised probation. Jacqueline Denise Kee was charged with trespass, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, as sault with a deadly weapon and two counts of communicating threats. The case was remanded to the Judge's decision resulting in a 80-day suspended sentence with two-year unsupervised pro bation. Adam Flora pled guilty to tres pass and received a 30-day sus pended sentence and three-year unsupervised probation. Tammy Jo White pleaded guilty to simple assault and was given SO days. Walter T. Overton pleaded guilty to assault on a female and was given a nine montn sentence suspended for a period of two years. George White pled guilty to as sault with a deadly weapon and was remanded to sherriff s cus tody for W days. He was also R. l**ry, of Lowry will represent District 3 (Pasquotank County). Albemarle EMC's president, L.A. Harris, Jr., welwmed ?ome 260 registered members In his opening remarks be reminded the members "We've come a long way in forty years. We can point with pride to the past, but we must look to the future. We can only look to history as a guide for the future, and we should do that today. We should be pioneering just as much today as did those early leaders of the Rural Electric Program, for we will have to face many problems. But with your continued support and' cooperation, 50 years now the member-owners marie EMC can look back with the same pride that we have to day." Manager Dorris White said "1984 was one of the best years in your cooperative's history. All fi panrial indicators were at an all time high." In her report to the members, White stated that the EMC had a net increase of 161 in connected meters for 1984. She went on to say this is the EMC's largest an nual increase since 1977. Along with the increase in meters, also an increase in KWHrs sales of which wore over 5 percent. Manager White noted that the EMC members paid slightly less for electricity in 1984 than in 1983. (1984 it was 6.91 cents and 1983 it sbjj-ad, -ra. was a first in the history of the Cooperative that purchased power cost for the year was less than it was the previous year. The reason was due to two thing*? First, it was the first full year that our statewide power supply organization was our pri mary power supplier? our sav irigS from the triggering of the Catawba contract with Duke Power Company amcxmted to over >156,000. Second, the 1983 VEPCO rate increase was settled and we received a refund of $49,000. . . White warned that purchased power is going to continue to in crease, but "Now, for the first time, there is a way that you, the member, can help control power cost. By participating in our Load Management program, you can reduce wholesale power cost. In her report she noted that there were 500 switches "Stalled at the end of 1984, but today the EMC has just over 1,000 or roughly one-half of the number needed to receive the maximum benefit from the system. The general Manager pointed out to the members that on their Octo ber 1 bill the wholesale power ad justment was a credit of 1.03 cents per KWHr Without the load management, the savings would have been much less. The savings came as as result of the system being operational in Au gust during the extremely hot weather, thus reducing the peak load which in turn resulted in a lower August wholesale power bill. It was reported to the mem bers that the EMC has grain) from a 100 percent debt in 1945 to where the EMC members today have an ownership of 45 percent in their system. To put it in dol lars, that 45 percent equals ta over 3 million that the members: own. I The EMC is refunding some $123,000 in capital credits for the years 1972, 73, and 74. The newly appointed members of the Albemarle Electric Membership Cor poration Board of Direc tors are: (left to right) Walter R. Lowry, Jr., Wil lis J. Ferebee, Sr., aaa Er nest McCoy. (Photo coor- ? tesy Larry Johnson, Albermarle EMC.) Commissioners enact solicitation ordinance The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners enacated a new ordinance to regulate soliciting in the county during their October 7 meeting. The ordinace will regulate solicitation in the county, and will prohibit door-to-door canvassing without an invitation. Board memebers felt that the ordinance was necessary be cause complaints have been registered regarding certain door-to-door salesmen harrassing and intimidating elderly residents in some sections of the county. The ordinace will require that all persons and organiza tions wishing to engage in door-to-door sales, solicitations, or on the street sales must apply to the Sheriff's department for a permit to perform such sales or solicitations . The permit fee will be $1.00. The penalty for soliciting without a permit is a misdemea nor, and a guilty person can be fined not more than $50.00, or imprisioned for not more than 30 days. This ordinance does not apply to the sale of one's own prod uct as in the case of a farmer or other individual selling the products of his or her own labor. The Board stressed that the ordinance is not intended to interfere with civic clubs, school groups, and fire departments that conduct door-to-door sales in the county, although they, will be required to apply for a permit. The purpose of the ordi nance is to provide the Sheriff with a record of who is conduct ing door-to-door sales in the case of a complaint. A family tradition continues By SUSAN HARRIS Marion Swindell, long-time owner and operator of Swin dell Juneral Home, recently turned ova- the reigns of the company he began to his son Larry. The business, now a corporation, will continue to trade as Swindell Funeral Home under Larry's direc tion. A native of Oceana, Vir ginia, Marion's family relo cated to Elizabeth City when he was a child. Marion came to Hertford in June of 1952 to operate a branch of Twiford's Funeral Home. In 1969, he purchased the company and began operation of Swindell Funeral Home. The Swindell building has been expanded over the years to allow more room for the needs of the company. When Marion first opened, the space included a chapel, an embalming room, entrance hall, living room, viewing fa dlit", and office. Through the years, renovations and ex pansion have created a cas ket selection room, two view ing rooms, a hallway, and two living rooms. The outside of the building has received a tm n ?Hfl .mjI kaa * raceufl Ana AM oeen DncKea Larry first worked with his father in 1908 at age 14. He earned his mortician's li cense in 1973 from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, and was employed by a New bern mortuary. In November 1975, he returned to the area and rejoined the family busi ness, working for his father. "I hope to keep things going pretty much as Daddy has , "Larry said. He added, "I hope we continue to meet the needs of the people in the area." The changes the Swindells have seen in the undertakers' industry over the years ind LARRY SWINDELL * lude a move toward simpler - services; foregoing chapel or ? church services, instead hold ing only graveside memori- : a Is; lower attendance; more " creamations; and more state and federal regulations. On a. limited scale, the industry* has seen greater donation of organs and visitation held at the funeral home. The firm has loaned its tents to numerous organiza tions over the years, and has: been actively involved in community and civic |xx>jects : such as co-sponsoring a Babe ; Ruth baseball team. Staff wil remain unchanged under the new management. Marion will serve as a consul-; tant, and will be available': upon request to meet with ; customers. Swindell Funeral Home m< only offers traditional burial; needs, but also pre-need burial trusts which allow for the planning of funeral ar rangements before the time of death; a rail line of n? umnets, markers, and mau soleums , equip ment rental. The Swindells are proud of the quality service they fMi they have provided in tfca past, and Larry expects to*, continue that tradition
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