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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 53, No.H USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, April 17, ItM IS CENTS Candidates for sheriff speak on law enforcement needs By JANE B. WILLIAMS Incumbent Sheriff of Perqui mans County, Julian "Little Man" Broughton, will face oppo sition in the May 6 Primary from three Democratic contenders as be seeks his sixth term in that of fice. Opposing Broughton in his re-election bid are Joe Lothian, Chief of Police in Winfall; Don ald Riddick, a local building con tractor; and B.F. (Ben) Shively, a local maintenance mechanic. Following is the response of the candidates to a questionnaire is sued by The Perquimans Weekly to the candidates. If you are elected, or re-elected to this office, what are your pri mary goals for your term of of fice? BROUGHTON-To continue serving and answering the needs in all areas for the people of Per quimans County. LOTHIAN? If I'm elected sheriff, I will seek out and re spond to the needs of the people of this county. As an elected offi cial, I will make myself accessi ble to the people and attempt to provide effective law enforce ment for the people of this county. RIDDICK? I feel being sheriff demands total commitment to the job, a sincere caring and con cern for the people, and I can't stress enough the importance of being there when you are needed. SHIVELY? 1. To perform the duties of the office I am to serve. 2. To respond to all calls of need that come under my juris diction. 3. Be fair and impartial. Do you have a plan of action to carry out your goals or ideals? BROUGHTON? To continue to proyide crime protection and es tablish community crime watch policies. To establish and pro mote educational lectures to stu dents and civic clubs on crime prevention and drugs. LOTHIAN? Before you can deal with a problem you have to make an initial response to the problem. If the people of the county know that they will re ceive adequate response from their law enforcement officials, they will be more inclined to get involved in a case and see it through; making it a successful investigation. RIDDTCK? Most vital is an im mediate response to all calls for help or service, with complete follow-up investigation. Also vital is good communica tion links established with all elected officials that are rep resenting the people, and all lo cal and surrounding law enforce ment personnel. SHIVELY? 1. These duties are outlined in law enforcement manuals, schools. 2. In the past I have heard of little, or no response to the need of the people, or you will have to come and get a warrant, or I'll be out as soon as I can; some are still waiting. 3. To serve the people of this county with fair and impartial treatment in the performance of my assigned duties. What, do you as a candidate for public office, see as the major is sues and concerns in this elec tion, and what is your position on these issues? BROUGHTON? The major is sues and concerns of this office continues to be Theft, Breaking & Entering, Child Abuse. The posi tion of this office is to continue to seek some form of prevention, before the crime happens. LOTHIAN? This is a small area and for this county to have successful law enforcement, it must take advantage of every re source available. The major is sue in this election is to get the three law enforcement agencies in this couty working together as an efficient unit. I do not mean make one countywide agency. Each Department has its own identity and serves areas with different needs. By working to gether, we can serve everyone more efficiently and provide for those special needs. Crimes against people such as robbery and burglarys need special atten tion and to give them the atten tion they need we must work to gether exchanging information and striving toward the common goal of stopping these offenses against the people of this county. The drug problem is enormous, and this county has not been spared. Only by working to gether can we start making suc cessful inroads to this problem. I Education Candidates express views By JANE B. WILLIAMS Voters in Perquimans County will voice their choice between two candidates running for the non-partisan seat for the New Hope Board of Education mem ber on May 6 during the Perqui mans County Primary Election. Seeking office during this race will be incumbent candidate Mack Nixon, who has served one term on the board; and the Rev. Walter Leigh, who made an un successful bid for this office in the last election. Following are the answers to a questionnaire furnished to each of the candidates by The Perqui mans Weekly regarding their goals if elected, and the major issues facing the school board at this time. If you are elected, or re-elected to this office, what are your pri mary goals for your term of serv ice? NIXON? 1. Completion of our renovation to the high school fa cility. 2. Completion of the Union School lunch room addition., 3. An ongoing preventative maintenace on all buildings in our school system. 4. To see the Career Ladder Development plan through to 100 percent in our school system. 5.To see the Basic Education Plan be accepted statewide. 6.To work for the one-half per cent sales tax going to school fa cility improvement. LEIGH? I don't have any spe cific goals, however if I am elected I intend to be the best role model the black community could have in office. Do you have a plan of action to carry out your above-stated goals? NIXON? (1,2, & 3) With a con struction background, I feel I will be able to give insight to our con struction needs in the present, and able to help with ongoing needs. 4. Being on the local steering committee has enabled me to get a first hand look and understand ideas the pilot system has stud ied. 5. By talking to local political leaders, we can encourage them to fund the Basic Education Plan. 6. By talking to our elected offi cals we can work to get them to give the one-half percent to edu cation. LEIGH-Yes, I will try within all my power to arrange as many as needed publicized open ses sion board meetings for any spe cial interest groups. What do you see as the major issues and concerns in this ejec tion and what is your position on these issues? NIXON? Education in Perqui mans County needs good teach ers with pay equal to their abil ity. Career Ladder will help with this. The Basic Education Plan will help with building needs in the county, add additional teachers, etc. The one-half percent sales tax going to public education statewide will keep local tax dol lars down. LEIGH? I don't see any real special concern at this time. Why are you seeking public of fice? NIXON? I have children in our school system. I feel I have a vested interest in our schools. I feel I have something to offer with four years on the board. LEIGH? To give the black community some assured rep resentation on the school board. Why do you feel that you are qualified to seek office? NIXON? I have been a mem ber of the board for three and one-half years. I know some of the needs we face now, and I feel I can help in the ongoing con struction projects. I have a work ing knowledge of the board and its duties to our children in the county. LEIGH? Because I have had the opportunity to study in three institutions of higher learning. Six injured in week-end accidents By JANE B. WILLIAMS Six people sustained minor in juries in a four-car collision Sun day afternoon on U.S. 17, approx imately two and one-half miles north of Hertford. According to Trooper Y.Z. Newberry with the North Caro lina Highway Patrol, three peo ple were taken to Albemarle Hos pital in Elizabeth City, where they were treated and released for injuries incurred when the ve hicle they were traveling in Cole named to NCNB Board EDENTON? Steve Robertson, NCNB National Bank city exec utive in Edenton, has announced that Janice McKenzie Cole has joined NCNB's local board of di rectors. "We believe Janice Cole is a significant addition to our local board," Robertson said. "I look forward to working with her and having her expertise on the board." Cole, who lives in Hertford JANICE MCKENZIE COLE with her husband, J.C., is an at torney. She received her bache lors degree in government from Fordham University. She earned her law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1979. She also holds a master of public administration degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Before moving to Hertford in 1963, Cole sored as assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern Dis trict in New York. She also has worked as a research associate at the John Jay College of Crimi nal Justice. Active professionally, Cole is a member of the N.C. Bar Associa tion and the N.C. Association of Black Lawyers. In her commu nity, she is a director of Albe marle Hopeline, Albemarle Men tal Health and Perquimans Open Door. She currently is president at the Hertford Bu&iness and Pro fessional Women's Association. In 1984, she was named Woman of the Year by the Hertford is the Corp., com billion of tbe NAACP J&S struck a car in the rear, and then they were struck in the rear by another vehicle. Three other peo ple complained of minor injuries at the scene of the accident, but no medical supervision was nec essary. According to Newberry, the ac cident occured around 5:00 p.m. when a line of traffic heading north on U.S. 17 stopped to allow a car to make a left-hand turn into a private drive. A 1984 Ford Pick-up Truck, operated by Rob ert Lee Jernigan of Norfolk ran into the back of a 1978 Ford Thun derbird operated by Stephanie Renee Thomas of Elizabeth City. The impact forced the Thomas vehicle into the back of a 1985 Ford Station Wagon operated by Robert Ronald Weintraub of Edenton. After the three vehicles collided, a fourth vehicle came up behind the incident and un able to stop crashed into the back of the Jernigan truck. That car, a 1976 Pontiac, was operated by Marie Douglas Drew of Edenton. Three people in the Jernigan truck were taken to Albemarle Hospital, where they were treated and released for minor injuries. They were: Jernigan, Roderick Hood and Patricia Hood. Three others sustained mi nor injuries at the site, but re quired no medical attention. They were: Thomas; Ronald Fennell, * passenger in the Thomas vehicle; and Patricia H. Weintraub, a passenger in the Weintraub vehicle. hide receiving $1000 worth of damage, the pick-up operated by Jernigan receiving $8,500 worth of damage and the car operated by Drew receiving $3,000 worth of damage. The vehicles oper ated by Jernigan and Drew were towed away from the scene. The other two vehicles were in driva ble condition. Jernigan and Drew were charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. firmly believe that by working together, the three law enforce mmt agencies in this county will better serve the people and after all, serving the people is the name of the game. RIDDICK? Child abuse and drug abuse are the two most damaging things our young peo ple and children may encounter in life. The people of Perquimans County know it's real, it's here, and they do care. Their concern should not be taken lightly. Any effective accomplishments in this area, can't be attained with out the Sheriffs Dept. working closely with the people, in partic ular, school officials, teachers, Continued on Page 2 BROUGHTON LOTHIAN RIDDICK SHIVELY Dear announces sale 01 Advance Publications David R. Dear, president of Advance Publications, Inc., owner of the Daily Advance and The Perquimans Weekly of Hert ford, last week announced the sale of these publications to Thomson Newspapers Inc., of Des Plaines, 111. Dear said, "Dear Publication and Radio, Inc., owner of API, has been privileged to serve the residents and advertisers of the Albemarle region for over 30 years. We have deeply appre ciated their loyal support. Frank Miles, senior vice-presi dent and general manager of Thomson Newspapers Inc., and Merle Becker, vice-president and assistant general manager, were at the Daily Advance for the announcement. Miles said, "It is our belief that newspaper publishers should ob serve two basic principles. The newspaper should insure the best interest of the community and in so doing tell the truth. The news paper must report the news fairly and without bias. It is an axiom that only if the publisher observes tb?sr rules will the newspaper be a success." In his statement, Dear said. "We have especially enjoyed be ing associated with a group of dedicated, hard-working, loyal employees. We are well satisfied that the community residents, advertisers and company em ployees will be in good hands with the new owners who have a track record of giving outstand ing service in the communities in which they operate newspapers. Dear added, "Mrs. Dear and I will always have a warm spot in our hearts for the people of Eliza beth City, where our four sons were born and raised through early childhood." Miles said there will be no changes in personnel or policies of the two newspapers. He pointed out that Thomson News papers "made it a point not to in terfere with local editorial poli cies." "Each of our newspapers is au tonomous," he said. C. Bruce Bulman will be re tained as publisher. Thomson Newspapers oper ates newspapers in the United States and Canada, including Rocky Mount, Florence, S C. and Petersburg, Va. Hertford youth killed in cycle accident on Sunday HERTFORD? A Perquimans County youth was killed Sunday afternoon when he ran into a steel cable stretched across a path while riding a four-wheeler near Hertford. According to Perquimans County Sheriff Julian Broughton, Jonathan Ray (Jon-Jon) Ward, age 13, died after suffering se vere neck injuries incurred when he struck a steel cable while rid ing a Honda Four-Wheel All Ter rain Vehicle down a dirt path be hind Don Juan Manufacturing Company, Inc. Ward was pro nounced dead at approximately 4:30 at Chowan Hospital in Eden ton. Sandra Millwood of Little River Shores in the New Hope section of the county was treated and released at Chowan Hospital on Sunday for injuries sustained when she was thrown from the vehicle. Millwood was reportedly riding on the four-wheeler with Wardatthe time of the accident. According to Broughton, Ward and Millwood were with a group of friends near the scene of the accident shortly before riding off down the path together. Upon learning of the incident, friends that were in the group sought help from Mr. and Mrs. Ray Twine, whose home is in near proximity to where the accident occured. The Twines notified the Perquimans County Rescue Squad at approximately 4:00 p.m. and then went to the scene of the accident. Information obtained by Broughton indicated that the ac cident occured between 3 :00p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Ward, who resided at 214 Woodland Circle in Hertford, was the son of Louise Barber Ward and Ray Ward, both of Hertford. A native of Pasquotank County, be was an eighth grade student at Perquimans Union School in Winfall and a member of that school's baseball team. He was a member of the Hertford Baptist Church and the Green Wing Chapter of Ducks Unlim ited. He was employed as a news paper carrier for the Daily Ad vance. Surviving besides his parents are: a sister, Darbie Ward of the home; a half sister, Jennifer Leigh Ward of Austin, Teaas; a maternal grandfather, Louis Barber of Williamston; maternal grandmothers, Thehna Edwards and Essie Barber, both of Williamston. Graveside services were con ducted Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in Cedarwood Cemetery by the Rev. Raymood Needham. Swin dell Funeral Home of Hertford was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were W. Ray White, Rich BizseU, Chris La Roy, BiB Cox, Jimmy Hunter, Ray Ooltraln, James Wilder and Richard Ifeach. Members of the
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