THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 57, No. 27 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, July 2, 1987 30 CEMT$ LOCAL 4th of July schedule P?- 2 FEATURE Drum Majors attend camp (CC pg. 9 COMMUNITY Central School honor roll ??? p|. 10 photo by Gina Jepson r i _ The torch arrives! Pictured above Mary Harrell welcomes everyone to Hertford on Sunday during the short program held for the arrival of the Olympic festival torch. Pete Mansfield is seen holding the torch as the other Perquimans County runners including: Linda Raymond, Ben Roberts, George White, Tom Terra nova, Elmer Boyce, Lloyd "Fletch" Dail, and Jay Mansfield look on. Olympic festival torch visits Town of Hertford On Sunday, residents of Perqui mans County had an opportunity to glimpse history in the making as the Olympic Festival Torch passed through Perquimans County. The torch arrived at the Perqui mans County line shortly before 5:00 p m., carried by Ben Roberts, and made it's way towards Hertford car ried by Linda Raymond, Elmer Boyce, Jay Mansfield, and Mr. Pete Mansfield. As approximately 100 citizens looked on the torch arrived inside the city limits of Hertford carried by Mr. Pete Mansfield who was also accom panied by Mr. Ben Roberts and Mr. Lloyd "Fletch" Dail, and was car ried several blocks through town past Missing Mill Park before arriving ih front of the court house for a short program planned by the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Hertford, and Perquimans County. The program which began at 6:00 p.m. featured patriotic songs led by Mr. Jerry Elmore, Director of Youth and Music at Hertford Baptist Church, a welcome by Mrs. Mary Harrell, Executive Director of the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce, a few words by Mayor Bill Cox, and Mr. Paul Gregory, Per quimans County Manager, and few short comments by Mr. Jack Hughes, Torch Run Coordinator for the Olym pic Festival. Mr. Paul Gregory stated in his comments Sunday the historical sig nifance of the torch, and reminded everyone that we should keep that In mind as the torch passed through our area. "We should be reminded of the 400th anniversary of North Carolina on this occasion, and we should not forget the historical signifacance of this activity," said Gregory. Gregory was referring to fact that the torch will travel through 400 North Caro lina communities before it reaches it's destination in honor of North Car olina's 400th anniversary. Following the program members of the community had an opportunity to hold the torch before it began it's journey toward the county line. Mr. Ben Roberts carried the torch out of town accompanied by fellow runners George White, Tom Terra nova, Pete Mansfield, Elmer Boyce, and Lloyd "Fletch" Dail, who dropped out at Hardees to take their places further down the torch's path. The seven Perquimans County run ners carried the torch a total of ap proximately 16 miles, and according to Ben Roberts it was a very worth wild experience. "It's been an experience I'll never forget," said Roberts. "I really en joyed it." The Olympic Festival Torch began it's 26 day journey toward the trian gle area on Saturday, June 22nd in Wilmington, North Carolina. It will arrive in Raleigh on July 17th for the opening ceremonies of the festival having passed through 88 of the state's 100 counties, and traveling over 2,800 miles. Before the run is over almost 8000 people will have carried the torch, al though not all of them will be run ning, and according to Hughes every citizen of North Carolina will be within 150 miles of the torch's route during the 26 day run. Martin proclaims state hurricane awareness week RALEIGH? Governor Jim Martin has proclaimed the week of July 5-11 as "Hurricane Awareness Week" in North Carolina. Governor Martin said, "Since 1984, three hurricanes have crossed the state's coast, killing four people and causing more than $98 million in property damage. Despite the threat I posed by these weather occurrences, our coastal population has increased by 41 percent during the past 25 years. The challenge facing us is how to evacuate people from flood-prone areas in an orderly and timely fash ; __ *? ion. In response to this challenge, sta tye and federal officials have devel oped a hurricane evacuation study, liiis three-year planning effort by state and federal agencies will give local authorities in coastal counties the information they need to decide what areas to evacuate, when to be gin, how long the evacuation will take to complete, and where to put the evacuees. Longtime residents of North Caro lina remember the powerful hurri canes that struck the state in the fif ties when four hurricanes passed over North Carolina. The strongest of the storms was Hurricane Hazel in October of 1954. Next to Florida, NOrth Carolina Carolina has the highest incidence of hurricane land falls along the Atlantic Coast. How ever, during the 60s and 70s, hurri cane landfalls were most common along the Gulf of Mexico. In 1984, the long lull in hurricane activity ended for North Carolina with the passage of Hurricane Diana, followed by Goria in 1985 and Charley in 1986. Hurricane Charley was a mi nor storm ; however, it demonstrated how difficult it is to quickly evacuate some of the barrier islands during the tourist season. The hurricane evacuation study may not elimate traffic jams, but it will give local decision makers the information they need to deckide when to evacuate and where. The study includes extensive studies of coastal geography and population patterns. It identifies evacuation cor ridors and evacution clearence times, analyzes the behavior of coastal residents and vacationers, and describes the wind and storm surge that would occur with different intensity hurricanes. The evacuation study is the focus of "Hurricane Awareness Week," an annual effort by the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety's Division of Marine Affairs, and the National Weather Service. Officially, hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through Novem ber 30. In North Carolina, most hurri canes occur during the months of Au gust, September, and October. Keith Haskett is the emergency management coordinator for the county. Anyone needing additional information may contact Mr. Has kett at 426-5564. ? Winf all adopts budget The Winfall Town Council met Mon day, June 29th, in a special session and adopted their FY 1987-88 budget as it was orginally proposed. Winfall's FY 1987-88 budget is broked down as follows: Revenue: Water, $34,000.00, Town Taxes, $23,000.00, Interest, $4,500.00, Miscel laneous, $2,000.00, Police Receipts, | $200.00, Town Tags, $400.00, Fran chise tax, $8,470.00, Sales and Use Tax, $39,263.00, Intangibles Tax, $940.00, Beer and Wine Tax, $3,290.00, Powell Bill Fund, $14,900.00, ind County Fund (Fire Department), $6,000.00 for a total revenue of $136,963.00. Expenditures: General Fund, $72,500.00, Water Department, $30,179.00, Police Department, $25,734.00, and Fire Department $8,500.00 for a total of $136,963.00. The FY 1987-88 budget reflects an $11,273.58 increase over last year's budget figures. Five injured in wreck Five people were injured Saturday morning as the result of an wreck in volving a tractor trailor and an auto mobile. The accident occurred on Harvey k Point Road at approximately 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27th. The trac tor trailor driven by Edward LeRoy Black well, a resident of Kenbridfce, Virginia, was attempting to turn around on the two lane road, but missed the driveway, and got stuck in the ditch. After several attempts to remove the truck from the ditch, Bfackwell went across U.S. 17 to Hardees to call police for assistance, and while he was on the phone a 1987 P Pontiac Grand Am, driven by Marvin Godfrey, Route 2, Hertford, ran into the truck Godfrey, who was traveling west on Harvey Point Road, hit the truck which was across his lane of travel he*