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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 57, No.n USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, March 12, l?87 30 CENTS
The league champs!
Pictured above are members of the Royals. The Royals were
the league champions of the Perquimans Recreation Depart
ment's midget basketball league for 1987. The players are
left to right on the bottom row : Tony White, Jeremy Riddick,
Jerroid Turner, Torey Carter, second row : Charles Simpson,
Carlton Simpson, Maurice Shannonhouse, Third row: Man
ager, Xavier Shannonhouse, Coach, Willie Shannonhouse. Not
pictued is Brad Oliver.
Winfall police department discussed at meeting
By GINA K. JEPSON
WINFALL-The town of Winfall
may soon find itself under police pro
tection which is provided by the Hert
ford Police Department.
Members of the Winfall Town
Council discussed and voted Monday
evening to go back to the town of
< Hertford and ask that they provide
?police protection for Winfall. The
council also voted not to hold another
public hearing on the issue in Winfall.
Several council members stated
that they feel they must do something
about the police department in Win
fall soon. The majority of the council
feels that Hertford's police depart
ment can provide better police pro
tection for the citizens of Winfall, and
that costs of this protection will be
^cheaper than the costs of running
their own department. However,
Mayor Lloyd Ray Morgan stated on
Monday he feels the people of Winfall
should have a say so in this matter.
Morgan stated that he wants to do
whatever the people want to do con
cerning this issue.
The proposal for police protection
which was discussed at a work ses
sion for the two councils earlier this
year has an estimated budget figure
of $26,152.00. Under the proposal Win
fall would be guaranteed 24 hour po
lice protection, and Winfall would re
ceive the same services which the
Hertford Police Department cur
rently provides the town of Hertford.
Police calls would be answered by
the department on a priority basis no
matter where they were, with the
most serious calls being answered
first.
In response to Winfall Council's ac
tion at Monday's meeting members
of the Hertford Town Council made
the following statements when
phoned on Tuesday. The Hertford
Town Council was asked for a tenta
tive budget and they responded with
a proposal based on several things.
Their first concern is that they, the
Hertford Town Council, feel that the
citizens of Hertford and Winfall de
serve the opportunity to express
themselves at a public hearing and
agree that before any final decision is
made on their part there will be a
public hearing held by the Hertford
Town Council to address the issue.
The date and place will be advertised
as soon as it can be agreed upon.
Following the hearing they will get
back to Winfall with a final decision
on the issue of providing them with
police protection.
Cheri Williams also reported to the
board on the upcoming centennial
celebration. Williams stated that
plans are progressing nicely, and
that numerous activities are being
planned.
The tenative schedule calls for such
activities as a mustache contest, per
formances by the Perquimans
County High School Band and the At
lantic Fleet Navy Band, an appear
ance by Miss North Carolina, histori
cal displays, crafts, and much much
more. The date for the celebration is
set for May 16th from 10:00 a.m. until
7:00 p.m.. Williams also shared with
the board a letter from Gov. James
Martin, and a letter from President
Reagan congratulating the town of
Winfall on their centennial.
The Winfall Council also appointed
Cheri Williams to the position of tax
collector for the town, Williams is
currently responsible for collecting
all taxes. Also the board voted to ad
vertise the list of unpaid taxes owed
to the town. The list will be adver
tised sometime in April.
The council also announced new
operating hours for the town office.
The new office hours will be as fol
lows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
and Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m..
The office will be closed all day on
Wednesday. The new office hours
will go into effect on April 1, 1987.
There being no further business the
meeting was adjourned.
commodities distribution
outlined for community
March 18, 1987
9:00-12:00
(RAIN DATE 3-19-87)
Perquimans County will be receiv
ing cheese, butter, corn meal, instant
milk, honey, flour and rice for distri
bution to the needy of Perquimans
County in March. We hope to have
good weather for the distribution;
however, a rain date has been made
for March 19th if it is needed.
The distribution wil be adminis
tered by the Hertford Lion's Club as
?they have volunteered their club for
the management of the U.S.D.A.
Commodities Program. There will be
very little in the handling of the dis
tributions. It will be conducted at the
Ice Plant, Grubb Street, and will be
gin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and end at
12:00 noon on March 18, 1987. House
holds having four or more members
should bring a helper with them to
assist in carrying the food to their
_car
9 All households who will not be able
to pick up their own commodities
may use a representative for this
purpose. The commodities card must
be signed in the correct place for a
representative to be aceptable. If
representatives are used by a house
hold, the representative can only
pick up for himself or herself and one
additional household.
The handicapped and-or disabled
have, in the past, been allowed to
pick their commodities up the day
prior to the distribution. For this dis
tribution, they will pick up their com
modities on the same day; however,
there will be a second line for them.
It should be noted that a doctor's
statement is required for this pur
pose.
Cars may not be driven on the
roads leading into or out of the Ice
Plant property. Please remember to
park in authorized parking zones as
the Hertford Police Department will
be patroling the distribution area.
Applications may be obtained at
any of the following offices beginning
on March 9th: Department of Social
Services, Health Department, Eco
nomic Improvement Council, Catho
lic Social Services and Recreation
Department.
The Commmodities Distribution
Program is available to all eligible
persons without regard to race,
color, national origin, age, sex reli
gion, handicap, or political beliefs.
Information about regulations
against discrimination and how to
file a complaint may be secured from
the N.C. Division of Social Services,
325 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC,
or from your county Department of
Social Services.
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Per Per
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1,192
1,396
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Mrs. Estelle M. Felton is pictured above with her award.
Felton receives award
By GINA K. JEPSON
The Epsilon Chi Lambda Chapter
of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
held it's ninth awards program on
Saturday night at the Boys Club in
Elizabeth City.
Dr. Andrew A. Best, M.D. of
Greenville, North Carolina delivered
the address. He congratulated, chal
lenged, and charged the brothers of
Alpha Phi Alpha not to become com
placent because of the numerous
problems still facing the world.
During the awards program Mrs.
Estelle M. Felton, a Perquimans
County resident, was presented the
fraternity's community service
award for outstanding leadership
She received the award for her work
in church, civic, and community af
fairs throughout the Albemarle area.
Mrs. Felton is employed with the
Perquimans County Board of Educa
tion.
Transportation Board
to meet in Raleigh
RALEIGH? A contract for con
struction of the first section of the I
40 Bypass of Winston-Salem is one of
27 highway improvement contracts
totaling $42.7 million to be considered
by the state Transportation Board at
its March 13 meeting in Raleigh.
A contract for construction of the
interchange of 1-95 and 1-40 in
Johnston County is also on the
board's agenda.
The meeting starts at 9 a.m. in
room 150 of the highway building lo
cated at the corner of Wilmington
and Morgan streets.
Also to be considered are contracts
for work on 4.6 miles of US-21 south of
Roaring Gap in Alleghany and
Wilkes counties, construction of a
bridge over US-301 Bypass on NC 43
48 east of Rocky Mount in Nash
County, widening 1.9 miles of NC-18
in Lenior in Caldwell County and
safety improvements to a section of
Market Street in Wilmington.
The board will consider contracts
affecting Allghany, Wil;kes,
Johnston, Sampson, Nash, Fosyth,
Mitchell, Stanly, New Hanover,
Wake, Guilford, Caldwell, Gates, Da
vidson, Davie, Rowan, Stokes, An
son, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg and
Union counties
Today (Thursday), March 12, the
board will meet in committee work
sessions at various locations in the
highway building.
Members of the state Board of
Transportation are: Philip P. God
win of Gatesville; Randy D. Doub of
Greenville; Tommy Pollard of Jack
sonville; John E. Bishop of Rocky
Mount; Elwood Goodson of Mount
Olive; James M. Peden, Jr. of Ra
leigh; Nancy Rand of Durham; H.
Terry Hutchens of Fayetteville;
W.B. Buchanan of Graham; John
Thomas, Jr. of High Point; Richard
K. Pugh of Asheboro; Herman G.
Thompson of Southern Pines;
Charles M. Shelton of King; James
E. Nance of Albemarle; John W.
Harris of Charlotte; James B. Garri
son of Albemarle; Brant B. Kincaid
of Lenoir; Lucy C. Everett of Elkin;
Harry Robertson of Taylorsville;
Ken Younger of Cherryville; Joseph
H. Palmer of Clyde; John R. Sutton,
Sr. of Candler; and James P. Myers
Sr. of Bryson City.
Secretary of Transportation James
E Harrington serves as ex-officio
member and is chairman of the 24
member board.
$3.2 needed for school
facilities needs survey
In a recently completed survey in
volving city and county boards of ed
ucation and boards of county com
missioners, more than three billion
dollars in school facility needs were
identified.
The estimated cost of providing
good school facilities for children in
North Carolina rose from the $2.2 bil
lion estimate in a 1984 survey to $3.2
billion in this latest survey. The re
sults were announced today by State
Superintendent Craig Phillips.
The survey figure reflects the cost
of housing all students in safe, attrac
tive and functional facilities which
are in compliance with the recom
mendations of the Basic Education
Program.
In commenting on the survey re
sults State Superintendent Phillips
said he appreciated the time and ef
fort spent by local boards and school
system officials on the surveys and
"I think we now have a comprehen
sive picture of the facility needs of
school systems in this state." Phillips
added that "A solution must be found
to ease the school facility needs to
keep up with the Basic Education
Program implementation."
Although the total amount of $3.2
billion is higher than state school offi
cials expected, the Director of School
Planning, Da.rell Spencer, said he
feels the total amount accurately re
flects the cost of long-range plans for
upgrading school facilities.
Spencer attributes the billion dol
lar increase from 1984 to 1987 to a
more comprehensive analysis of
school facility needs, the rise in
school construction costs, the need
for additional classrooms and related
spaces tor additional teachers and
other staff members called for in the
Basic Education Program, growth in
enrollment in many school systems
and more instructional equipment
needs under the Basic Education
Program. The greatest increases
from the 1984 survey to the 1987 re
sults were in Replacement of Tempo
rary Facilities (up to $361,545,215
from $170,063,006), Renovation of
Buildings for Long- Range Use (from
$370,993,064 to $653,099,187) and Other
Needs which rose from $299,718,265 to
$634,080,766.
Like the 1984 survey, the latest
school facility needs study looked at
nine categories, including replace
ment of temporary facilities such as
mobile units; replacement of obso
lete facilities to accomodate students
with special needs and provide acces
sibility for the handicapped: energy
conservation renovations ; renovat
ing facilities to improve their func
tion and to enhance their use after
school hours as Community Schools;
renovated facilities for administra
tive offices, maintenance, transpor
tation and warehouse space; and
other needs such as multi-purpose
rooms and television systems.
Governor Martin and members of
the General Assembly will receive
the survey results.
For more information, contact the
local school superintendent or Dar
rell Spencer, Division of School Plan
ning, at 919-733-3700.
NC older worker week
proclaimed by govenor
By GINA K. JEPSON
Recognizing the need for innova
tive employment programs for
adults age 55 and older, Governor
James Martin has proclaimed the
week of March 9th thru the 14th as
employ the older worker week.
In making such a proclaimation
Governor Martin hopes to encourage
business, industry, and government
to strengthen their efforts in hiring
older workers.
According to Sharon Robinson,
Employment Developer witht he Al
bemarle Commission many older
workers need to be retrained for jobs
because they do not have the nec
essary job skills, Also, many older
Americans do not know how to go out
and look for a job, or they are afraid
of getting back into the work force.
That's where job banks, and job
search programs such as the one run
by the Albemarle Commission come
into play.
Celebration of employ the older
worker week recognizes the need for
employment programs for older
adults that are innovative, offer flexi
bility, retraining, and provide them
with self-confidence. More and more
officials are finding that older work
ers can participate and have a posi
tive role in the country's workforce.
According to Robinson since she
began working as the employment
developer with the Albemarle Com
mission in December four senior citi
zens from Perquimans County have
been place in jobs.
Robinson stated that the largest
number of jobs available to older
workers lies in the fields of adult sit
ters and child care, but she added
that other opportunities do exist for
them. She said that she receives as
many as eight to ten inquires a day
from either people looking for work
or people who are calling with em
ployment opportunities.
Robinson stated that employers
who hire older workers obtain many
rewards They find older workers de
pendable, knowledgable, and able to
adapt to new environments.
For more information on jobs
available to senior citizens, or if you
would like information on hiring
older workers contact Sharon Robin
son at 426-5753.
County board of elections
to be elected this summer
The State Board of Elections is
scheduled to meet Tuesday, June 30,
for the purpose of appointing mem
bers of all 100 county board of elec
tions.
Appointments will be made from
the list of 300 nominees submitted by
the board jf each of the chairmen of
the Democratic and Republican par
ties.
The officers will be sworn in office
on Tuesday, July 21, after which each
county board is required to have an
organization meeting to nominate a
chairman and secretary.
Then, on Tuesday, August 18, the
county board will meet to appoint
registrars, Judges and registration
commissioners from lists of nomi
nees submitted by the respective
party chairmen in each county.