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Drivers urged to
exercise caution
i CHARLOTTE, NC? According to
estimate issued by the N.C. State Mo
tor Club, IS North Carolinians may
lose their lives in traffic accidents
over the 76-hour Easter Holiday
weed-end, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Fri
day, April 17 and ending 12:00 mid
night Monday, April 20.
Last year 16 were killed and 999 in
jured during a similar period with
speeding and DUI-Alcohol leading
causes of fatal accidents.
Traditionally, Easter signals the
beginning of spring vacations and an
increase in recreational travel. "Un
fortunately, it is in this vacational
travel area that more vehicle acci
dents occur," said Dr. John G. Fra
zier, III, president of the statewide
motor club.
Enforcement of safe driving laws
will be intensified over the holidays,
however, the greatest contribution to
safety is the voluntary action of indi
viduals of all ages.
To help insure a safe and happy
spring holiday, Frazier urges all
drivers to observe speed limits, use
safety belts, don't (hive and drink,
and if possible travel during then
non-rush hours.
With the recent passage of the
highway bill, an increase in the speed
limit to 65 miles-per-hour on some ru
ral and Interstate highways will be
permitted. "There is no doubt that
there will be areas in North Carolina
where the speed limit will be raised,"
DR. Frazier stated. "The routes
which can accomodate a higher limit
with safety must be carefully se
lected, and we are hopeful that a very
critical look will be taken at the num
ber of accidents and fatalities before
the limit is raised," he added.
Based on Federal Highway Admin
istration figures, it is estimated that
North Carolina has 628 miles of rural
Interstate eligible for 65 miles-per
hour speed limit.
"It is every drivers personal re
sponsibility to drive safely," Frazier
stated. "We urge all motorists to
keep this in mind as they travel to
their destinations this week-end, and
realize that only the drivers them
selves can help reduce the morbid
figures showing the loss of life."
To date 334 fatalities have been re
ported due to traffic accidents in
North Carolina.
Artifical reefs placed
RALEIGH? A two-year, $500,000
project to sink 209 discarded railroad
cars off the North Carolina coast for
use as artificial fishing reefs has
been completed by the Department
of Natural Resources and Commu
nity Development (NCRD).
Tommy Rhodes, Secretary of
NRCD, said additional reef projects
are underway by the Department's
Division of Marine Fisheries in
coastal and off-shore waters from
Dare to Brunswick counties. The ex
pansion of the artificial reef program
is one of Governor Martin's major
proposals to improve commercial
and sports fishing along the coast.
The state funds have been spent to
transport and sink 209 railroad cars
donated for the artificial reef pro
gram by CSX Transportation, for
merly Seaboard System Railroads.
The reefs are now located at 20 spots
on the ocean side of the Outer Banks.
Rhodes said the state is preparing
to expand the artificial fishing reef
preogram by sinking a 125-foot barge
for the Manteo region, a 105-foot tug
off Hatteras, and a 440-foot Liberty
ship off Cape Lookout.
Division officials are working with
Brunswick County officials to free
$12,000 from the state program to
help offset costs already incurred in
the moving of a damaged draw
bridge to serve as a fishing reef off
Southport.
Brunswick County, the most active
of coastal counties in artificial reef
placement, already had sunk four 30
ton steam boilers, a 180-foot oil
barge, and a large dredge donated
for reef projects.
Jones begins search
Elizabeth Jones announced last
week that she is beginning a search
for memorabilia to create a historic
tableau highlighting the career of her
husband, Congressman Walter B.
Jones.
The Congressman, she said, has
been elected to offices beginning with
the Town Council in Farmville, N.C.
he went on to become Farmville's
Mayor and held seats in the N.C.
House of Representatives, the N.C.
Senate the U.S. House of Representa
tives, the N.C. Senate the U.S. Huse
of Representatives. He is serving his
12th term in Washington, D.C. "Wal
ter Jones must be doing something
right in public office," she said. "The
people keep electing him to serve.
And he really tries to serve them hon
estly, openly and industriously. He
has been a represntative of the peo
ple for over 40 years. The people of
the First District are his life."
"A vibrant and active Member of
Congress," Mrs. Jones said, "he is
Chairman of one committee? the
House Merchant Marine and Fisher
ies Committee? and is a ranking
Member of the Committee on Agri
culture." Mr. Jones is also Dean of
the North Carolina Congressional
Delegation.
"As one of the most senior Mem
bers in Congress," Mrs. Jones said,
"Walter is in a position to bring even
more assistance to the needs of North
Carolina's people. Recently, he was
national co-chairman for a benefit at
the Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C. The Gala raised over $120,000.
The funds will go toward the new
Roanoke Island Center for the Arts,"
she added.
The Joneses are currently tourning
the First District in an effort to foster
economic development in Eastern
North Carolina.
Mrs. Jones explained that she is
collecting photographs, newspaper
articles, letters, political campaign
artifacts, etc. from his political ca
reer career, and from the early years 1
when he was a child in Fayetteville,
N.C., later a student at North Caro
lina State University, the owner of an
office supply business and a referee
at football and basketball games. She
said contributors will receive a cer
tificate of appreciation and be appro
priately acknowledged by the Con
gressman.
For now, the artifacts will be on
display at the Jones' home in Farm
ville, N.C. ;
Dep. Secretary named
, RALEIGH? Secretary of Trans
portation James E. Harrington re
cently announced the appointment of
Thomas J. Harrelson of Southport as
Deputy Secretary.
Harrelson, 46, joined the D.O.T. on
April 8. He is monitoring and direct
ing selected matters, concentrating
on the department's day-to-day oper
ations
Secretary Harrington cited Harrel
son's governmental and business ex
perience as a major factor in his se
lection. Harrelson is a former
member of the North Carolina Gen
eral Assembly and served as Chair
man of the State Environmental
Management Commission. He is I
president of Harrelson's Appliance
Center in Southport.
"Tommy Harrelson is well re
garded and highly respected," Har
rington said. "His experience is an
asset to the department, and his per
spective as a well-read, well-traveled
citizen of North Carolina is of great
benefit. I have long counted Tommy
as a close friend, and look forward to
the opportunity of working with him.
I am delighted that he agreed to join
the department."
Harrelson became one of two dep
uty secretaries for the department.
The other deputy position is held by
William W. Cobey.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY
PUBLIC NOTICE
Except for the Sheriffs Department and Dispatch of
fice, all coonty offices in the Perquimans County Court
house, Social Services, Agricultural Extension Service,
Perquimans County Library and Perquimans County Rec
reation Department will be closed on Monday, April 20,
1987 for observance of Easter. The Water Department
office will be closed but emergencies ma/ be reported
to the Dispatch Office by calling 426-5751 .
The Perquimans County Board of Commissoners' regu
lar meeting has been changed from Monday, April 20th
to Tuesday, April 21st at 8:00 p.m.
Randy Keaton, County Manager
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Pictured is Joe Brickhouse being presented with Mercury
Marine's Prestige Master Mechanic award by his area tech
nical service representative Rusty Cheeh. The award is
given for outstanding performance in providing the highest
standard of service on Mercury outboards and Mercruiser
stern drives. Joe Brickhouse is the owner of Hertford Marine
in Hertford, N.C.
Budget transfer to
cut federal funds
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Com
mission could lose up to $230,000 in
rederal funds this year if Congress
ipproves a U.S. Department of Inte
?ior Budget proposal to transfer $25
nillion from a wildlife trust fund to
.he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Under the Interior Department's
sroposal, $25 million of $174 million
inticipated as proceeds for the 1988
iVallop-Breaux Trust Fund would be
iiverted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
service's basic operating account for
general fish and wildlife programs.
The Wallop-Breaux Trust Fund is
designed to provide money to the 50
.tates for specific projects that en
hance boating and fishing opportuni
ies. That includes improving access
:o lakes and rivers and improving the
ishery resource. States must match
Jie money received from the Wallop
Breaux Fund.
Of the amount dispersed to the 50
states, North Carolina received a to
al of $974,210 last fiscal year, with
(557,567 going to North Carolina's Di
vision of Marine Fisheries. If the
funds are transfered, Marine Fisher
ies would also lose their share of the
money.
Donald J. Tobaben, program man
ager for the Commission's Division
of Boating and Inland Fisheries, said
his division would have to cancel
some soon-to-be-implemented pro
grams to build fishing piers, boating
ramps and lake and stream access
areas across the state if North Caro
lina loses the funds.
The Wallop-Breaux amendments
to the Dingell-Johnson Fund legis
lation in 1984 resulted in significant
increases in the level of funding for
states. The trust fund was created
when boaters and fishermen agreed
to contribute to the fund through ex
cise taxes on fishing tackle and mo
torboat fuel if they were direct bene
ficiaries of the money.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
already receives 6 percent of the
Wallop-Breaux funds for administra
tive purposes.
Board to hold meeting
ASHEBORO? The North Carolina
Board of Transportation has allo
cated more than $12 million to cover
the cost of snow and ice removal this
past winter and early spring.
The board approved the allocation
at its April 10 meeting in Asheboro.
The snow removal funds are part of
(234 million approved by the North
Carolina General Assembly in July
for highway and bridge mainte
nance.
The board annually reserves
money to cover weather related
Jther unexpected maintenance costs.
This year's snow and ice removal
:ost is almost three times the $4.4
million spent by the department last
winter for clearing state primary, ur
sa n and secondary highways.
The board also awarded highway
improvement contracts for $7.7 mil
lion for work in 21 counties statewide.
Included were contracts for con
struction of an interchange on US-l
34 at Cary Parkway southwest of Ra
leigh for $2.2 million, demolition of
the existing bridge over the Bogue
Sound between Atlantic Beach and
Morehead City in Carteret County for
(975,000 and construction of a bridge
jver the Northeast Cape Fear River
in NC-2S east of Kenansville in Du
plin County for $626,098.
The board awarded contracts for
work in Northhampton, Duplin,
Wake, Mecklenburg, Carteret, Hert
ford, Edgecombe, Halifax, Ashe,
Rowan, Dqavidson, Davie Forsyth,
Stokes, Alleghany, Surry, Yadkin,
Avery, Caldwell, Watauga and
Wilkes counties.
Members of the state Board of
Trans portatin are: Philip P. Godwin
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 Albe
marle; John W. Harris of Charlotte;
James B. Garrison of Albemarle;
Brent B. Kincaid of Lenoir; Lucy C.
Everett of Elkin; Harry Robertson of
Taylorsville; Ken Younger of Cher
ryville; 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 an ex-officio
member and is chairman of the 24
member board.
The Spanish ones believed bread on the window sill would avert a storm.
I would like to take this opportunity to f. ,
express my sincere appreciation to every- V
one who remembered me with cards, rjj
flowers, gifts and visits and especially
your prayers while I was in the hospital
and since my return home. Your thought- ^
fulness will always be remembered. May uj
God bless each of you. /Jt
Willie Ainsley ^
PUBLIC HEARING
Perquimans County
The Perquimans County Board of Commis
sioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tues
day, April 21, 1987 at 8:00 p.m. in the
Commissioners' room to hear comments on
a proposed Animal Control Ordinance. Cop
ies of the proposed ordinance are available
for public inspection in the County Man
ager's office. All interested citizens are in
vited to attend and comment. </-.
Randy Keaton, County Manager
Soap star coming to
Riverspree this year
"Young and Restless" fans will
have an opportunity to meet the
young man who has zoomed to popu
larity because of his singing ambi
tions and good looks in the role of
Danny Romalatti. "I don't think
there are many people who won't rec
ognize Michael Damian," said Billie
Buell, RiverSpree Entertainment Co
Chairman. "Even people who don't
watch the soaps have heard about
him and are excited about seeing him
perform." Damian Has surprised
many as his popularity has grown to
include people of all ages.
Entertainment Co-Chairman
Charles Gregg reported that a num
ber of people have already gotten
word about Damian's visit and are
calling to find out when he will per
form. "It appears that he'll be one of
the most popular entertainers we've
had since the inception of RiverS
pree," he stated, "and that sure
makes us feel good since we've been
working with his agent since last Au
gust. However, we aren't far enough
along to have started scheduling en
tertainment times as yet. So, folks
will have to wait a little longer to see
the times for Michael's three appear
ances.
Begun in 1982, RiverSpree was
dubbed "a celebration of life on the
river" by a local reporter and the tag
has stuck. RiverSpree has gained a
reputation of being a family festival
with a jam-packed weekend of things
to see, do and taste. The addition of a
third festival day on Monday, May
25, there will be even more to do.
Monday Morning, prior to the
school's early release day, has also
been designated as RiverSpree Se
nior Citizens Day. Seniors will have
an opportunity to view exhibited arts
and crafts and take advantage of Se
nior discounts. Traditional southen
style cooking as well as more exotic
dishes will also be available.
"Mast people don't know that Mi
chael Damian was a singer before be
coming an entertainer," said Buell.
Twenty-five-year-old Damian grew
up with music. His Italian mother
was a classical pianist and his Dish
singing father encouraged the musi- Q\
cal talent of each of their 9 children.
Michael played trombone, vibes and
keyboards in addition to occasionally
singing in the family rock band, The \
Weirz. The group achieved success in
their San Diego hometown and
moved to Los Angeles in 1977.
They became one of L.A.'s "hottest"
acts and headlined every major club
in the area. When Michael's older
brother saw the attention Michael r ,
was getting from their audiences, he W
sent a series of photos to national
teen magazines which brought in
credible responses from their read
ership. And Michael Damian soon
left The Weirz to begin his solo career
that led one reporter to report that he
was "on a collision course with su
pers tardom."
A record deal in 1981 brought about
his first charted record, "She Did it".
He began headlining concerts at at- ^
tractions such as Knotts Berry Farm
and Disneyland, but his big break
came after an appearance on Dick
Clark's "American Bandstand."
"Young and Restless" producers
saw his performance and offered a 3
month summer spot as Dammy Ro
malatti. He has twice received the
Youth in Film Award and now has a
long extended contract.
Damian has made numerous other
television appearances and he is re- ^
cording a new album, which he and
two brothers are producing at his
own 24-track recording studio in Cali
fornia. He is also considering feature
film work later this year.
Home improvements payoff
Location. Location. Location. If
you've ever been in the market for a
house, chances are you've heard
these words referred to as the three
golden rules for real estate. But,
according to the North Carolina As
sociation of CPAs, many people don't
realize that location is an equally im
portant factor to be considered when
planning major home improvements.
Because the value of your home is
largely determined by the value of
the home around you, you're not
likely to recover remodeling costs
that take your home well above the
values of similar homes in your
neighborhood. As a general rule, you
should not expect to sell your house
for more than 20 percent above the
average in your area. So if you buy a
$90,000 home in a $100,000 nieghbor
hood, you probably shouldn't spend
more than $30,000 in home remodel
ing costs.
Homeowners often overlook the
way in which remodeling can actu
ally help to cut their tax bills. While
many people are aware of the tax ad
vantages of buying and owning a
home, fewer homeowners equate re
modeling with tax savings. But with
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Like any other investment, you
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mine your profit, you must first cal
culate your cost basis by ading the
cost of all improvements you have
made to the original purchase price.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Board of Equalization and Review
The Perquimans County Board of Commis
sioners, as the Board of Equalization and Re
view will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April
27, 1987 in the Commissioners Meeting
Room in the Perquimans County Courthouse.
They will examine and review the 1987 tax
listings and hear any property owner regard
ing the listing and assessed value of their
Personal or Real Property. Anyone desiring to
meet with the Board of E&R should contact ;
the Tax Supervisor's office by 9:00 a.m. on
April 27,1987426-7010.
Keith W. Haskett
Tax Supervisor
Perquimans County
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