THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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Commissioners adopt hunting regulations for New Hone
By JANE B. WILLIAMS
HERTFORD-A resolution
containing a set of controversial
hunting regulations was adopted
for New Hope Township here
Monday afternoon by the Perqui
mans County Board of Commis
sioners after a lengthy morning
discussion involving county land
owners and hunters.
The Board adopted a resolution
to request that a bill be intoru
duced in the 1906 General Assem
bly that would make it unlawful
to hunt on or from the right-of
way of any public road.
The resolution, if signed as a
bill, will also make it unlawful to
hunt with, or possess, a firearm,
bow and arrow or dog on anoth
er's land without the permission
of the owner or lessee of the land.
This act will apply only to New
Hope Township and those por
tions of Parkville, Bethel and
Hertford Townships which lie
south or east of U.S. 17.
Pending passage in the Gen
eral Assembly, this act will be
come effective September 1,
1966.
The Board acted on the resolu
tion following comments from
concerned citizens in at least two
other meetings. During Mon
Winter Fantasy
Last week's freezing temper
atures, combined with a win
ter storm, briefly trans
formed the court area at
College of The Albemarle into
a sparkling Fantasyland.
Less than an hour later, the
feathery adornment had dis
appeared, leaving trees and
shrubs to once again stand
starkly exposed to the barren
ness of the season. (CO A
Photo)
day's meeting the Board was
presented with 260 signatures on
petitions from the affected areas,
requesting that this action be
taken.
As adopted, this bill applies
only to a portion of Perquimans
County, however, the Board did
stipulate that nay citizen living
outside of that specified area that
wishes to be covered by this ac
tion should make their request
known to the County Manager's
Office by March 3, 1986. At that
time the Board will review the
requests to determine whether or
not there is enough interest to ap
ply the bill county-wide.
Landowners present at Mon
day's meeting voiced their objec
tions and concerns with hunters
positioning themselves along
state roads; while hunters ar
gued that hunting from the
roads' right-of-way was a safer
practice than hunting from the
woods and shooting towards
roads and highways.
Former County Commissioner
Bob Spivey told the Board that
the New Hope landowners were
seeking regulations to keep hunt
ers without permission off of
their land. "Nobody should be al
lowed to get in front of your
house and discharge a gun," Spi
vey said, adding that it was not
an uncommon sight in his com
munity.
"The function of a highway is
to travel down," Spivey said.
"Right now there's nothing to
keep us from having a shooting
match on the highway." He em
phasized that the landowners
were not interested in stopping
anybody from hunting, but
added, "I do object to folks
standing in front of my house fir
ing guns."
Belvidere resident Archie Rid
dick encouraged the Board to
adopt the resolution county-wide
stating, "If you don't make it
county-wide you're very proba
bly going to have to sit with this
problem again in a few years."
Four file for sheriffs seat in Perquimans
By JANE B. WILLIAMS
HERTFORD? The number of
candidates filing to seek the of
fice of sheriff in Perquimans
County doubled Monday as the
filing period for the May Pri
mary Election came to a close at
noon.
Winfall Police Chief Joe Lo
thian and B.F. "Ben" Shively
joined incumbent Julian "Little
Man" Broughton and Donald
Riddick in their quest for the of
fice. Each of the four candidates
are democrats.
Lothian, age 35, is currently
employed as Chief of the Winfall
Police Department, and has
'served in that capacity since the
department's inception in 1983.
Prior to that time Lothian was a
deputy with the Perquimans
County Sheriff's Department.
Shively, age 50, is an indepen
dent general contractor. He re
sides near Hertford.
Riddick, age 37, is a self-em
ployed building contractor. He
has made a prior unsuccessful
bid for the office of sheriff.
Broughton, age 59, is seeking
his sixth term of office. In addi
tion to his duties as sheriff, he is
also the owner-operator of the
Hertford Bus Station.
Perquimans County's Clerk of
Superior Court, Jarvis Ward, has
filed for re-election to that post.
The democratic candidate faces
no opposition in his bid for re
election.
A race for the District One
County Commissioner seat has
developed for the November
General Election. Incumbent
W.W. "Welly" White, Jr., a dem
ocrat, will be challenged in the
fall by Republican Candidate
John L. Jennings of Snug Harbor.
Neither candidate will face oppo
sition in the primary election.
Distric Two Commissioner
William Wray Chappell (D)
faces no opposition in his bid for
re-election.
In the non-partisan Board of
Education race, Clifford S.
Winslow, the board's chairman,
will be unopposed in Belvidere
Township.
In the New Hope Township, in
cumbent Mack Nixon has filed
for re-election to that seat. He
will be opposed by Walter L.
Leigh, an area minister.
Perry makes bid for House of Representatives
By JANE B. WILLIAMS
HERTFORD? Perquimans
County resident Shirley El
liott Perry filed Friday to
seek the Republican nomi
nation for the North Carolina
House of Representatives.
Perry, a 1985 GOP convert, is
the only republican seeking
election to the House in the
First District.
Perry stated in an inter
view Monday night that her
decision to seek elected office
was based on her belief in a
strong two-party system.
Perry conveyed that, at pre
sent, she felt that there is no
two-party system in the First
District. "I'm serious,"
Perry said of her intentions;
"and I want to be taken se
riously."
Perry and her husband, Ru
dolph, reside in Belvidere.
Following the recent deci
sion of Represenative Charles
Evans not to seek re-election
to the General Assembly, a
large field of democratic can
didates have entered the poit
ical arena to claim one of the
two First District seats.
Representative Vernon
James, a democrat from Pas
quotank County, has filed to
retain that seat.
Other Democratic candi
dates seeking a nomination in
the May Primary for the
House of Representatives
are: Manteo Town Commis
sioner Harry Schiffman;
Elizabeth City minister Audie
V. Simon; R.M. "Pete"
Thompson of Chowan
County; S.A. "Sam" Walker,
Jr. of Currituck County; and
Winnie Wood of Camden.
SHIRLEY PERRY
Local officials discuss feasibility of 911
emergency number for county-wide dispatch
By JANE B. WILLIAMS
WINFALL? At the suggestion
of Winfall Mayor Lloyd R. Mor
gan county and municipal offi
cials met last Tuesday night to
discuss the possibility of offering
a nationally publicized three
digit telephone number for emer
gency calls in the county.
Lin wood Langley, the Ml Co
ordinator for Carolina Telephone
of Tarboro, met with the group to
explain the concept of the emer
gency number program which
was established nationwide in
1988
Langley pointed out that in a
provides easier access to emer
gency service agencies in the
county. "The number is much
easier to dial than a seven-digit
number," be said. "It can be di
aled by those indviduals who
can't see well, and children can
remember a three-digit number
in case of an emergency.
Langley stated that the tele
phone company's central office
equipment in the three major ex
change offices serving Perqui
mans County (OS-Hertford; 297
Piney Woods; and?4-Woodville)
could be modified at a minimal
coat to provide the required ded
icated lines into the Perquimans
County Dispatch Office.
The cost to the county for sub
scribing to the 911 Emergency
Service Number in the Hertford
exchange area would be $49.19
per line, per month. (The same
costs as a local business line.)
The monthly fee for the Piney
Woods exchange would be
$183.15, and the Woodville ex
change would cost $172.15 per
month.
The service would eliminate
the need for a separate emer
gency telephone number for the
county's rescue squad, fire de
partments, forestry service,
sherriffs department, as well as
the Hartford and Win
Departments.
The county already works on a
central dispatch office, so no ad
ditional costs would be incurred
for changing to a single-emer
gency dispatcher for all emer
gency services. I
Langley also pointed out the '
advantages of a dedicated line ,
for emergency situations. Cur
rently we are on an EAS network
which provides a limited number l
of circuits going into and out of 1
an exchange office. With a ded- <
icated line, the calling party <
from a 264 or 297 exchange will i
be able to reach the 911 number I
even when all of the 426 exchange I
circuits art in um. t
A discussion of costs differ
ences ensued following Langley's
presentation, with local officials
asking County Manager Randy
Keaton and Terry Daniels, CT&T
District Commercial Manager,
to look into current costs on all
emergency lines handled
through the Perquimans County
Dispatch Office.
Morgan, Jack Symons, a Win
fall Councilman, and W.W. i
White, Jr., chairman of the Per- <
juimans County Commissioners, 1
sach expressed a hearty interest 1
n the proposal if it was deemed ]
o be financially feasible able the I
otal cost differences are ascer- i
? i ?
Commissioner Thomas Nixon
echoed Riddick's statement say
ing, "We don't need to do this
part-way," adding, "I've already
faced this thing twice."
Nixon was referring to an ear
lier Board's action that made it
unlawful to hunt from the right
of-way in Bethel Township.
Marvin Hunter, President of
the Bear Swamp Hunting Club
stated, "I think if this is what
New Hope Township wants, then
make it for that side of 17 and
leave the rest of it alone."
Hunter argued that the bill
would be better if it read "state
maintained road instead of right
of-way. It's better to shoot from
the right-of-way towards the
woods than from the woods to the
right-of-way," he said.
Hunter pointed out that prop
erty owners must pay taxes on
their lands that fall within the
state's right-of-way, stating that
permission to hunt on a man's
land should include that prop
erty.
Commission Chairman W.W.
"Welly" White, Jr., stated that
the act was designed to protect
the county's landowners and le
gitimate hunters.
Spivey summed up his feelings
saying, "A big part of the people
hunt legitimately, but there's
enough of the others to make it
troublesome."
The Board will hold its next
meeting on Monday, February
17, at 7:00 p.m. in the Commis
sioners Room at the Perquimans
County Courthouse.
Rountree
leads in
discussion
of roads
By JANE B. WILLIAMS
HERTFORD? The state's
newest Board of Transportation
member, Earl Rountree of Sun
bury, met here Monday with
area residents and officials, who
are concerned with' the transpor
tation needs in the northeastern
sector of the state.
Following an informal meeting
at the Hertford Municipal Build
ing, sponsored by the Perqui
mans County Chamber of Com
merce, Rountree addressed a
gathering of area political lead
ers and citizens at Gabby's Res
taurant.
At the luncheon Rountree told
the group that "we need more
secondary road appropriations."
He commented that this area is
above the state average in un
paved roads and said, "we need
more money."
Rountree said, "I think we all
agree on U.S. 17. We need to im
prove 17 on down through the
state." He further stated that
"we can four-lane 17 from one
end to the other, but we still get a
dead-end at the Virginia Line.
We need to place more emphasis
on highway liason."
Rountree favors assigning an
agent to travel to Richmond, Va.
and negotiate for the paving of
the 11-mile stretch that joins
North Carolina with 104 in Vir
ginia.
Representative Vernon James
commented that he had always
given his support to highway
funds, adding that, "If you look
at areas of growth, you'll see that
it always comes to places with
good highways."
James favors a raised gasoline
tax of three-cents per gallon to
aid in the funding of road im
provement projects.
Robert Thomas of Edenton,
Vice-President of Jimbo's Jum
bos, Inc., expressed his interest
regarding the importance of
Highway 17. "Highway 17 is the
most important issue in this
area, end of story," he said.
Thomas added that it was time
for the state to take the initiative
and raise the gasoline tax,
thereby letting the people that
drive on the highways pay for the
highways. He agreed with James
that it was unfair for the elderly
people in nursing homes to share
the burden of road im
provements through intangibles