THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
..Volume 57, No.4l USPS 428 080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, October 8, 1M7 io ppnt<
LOCAL
J.V. team undefeated
see pg. 8
FEATURE
Open house scheduled
see pg. 3
COMMUNITY
Senior Center news
see pg. 2
County still plagued
with water problems
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County is still plagued in spots of the
county with water problems as the
Perquimans County Board of Com
missioners learned on Monday.
Mrs. Alfred Cohen, Sr. of Snug Har
bor came before the board Monday
armed with a jar filled with discol
ored drinking water that she ob
tained from her sink on Sunday eve
ning. Mrs. Cohen told board
members that her water had been
discolored sense Saturday, and she
wanted something done.
Mrs. Cohen suffers from asthma,
and told members of the board on
Monday thatshe is forced to buy bot
tled water so that she can take her
medicine. Mrs. Cohenstated that this
was not the first time she had had wa
ter troubles, and that she often must
borrow water from her neighbors.
After talking with Mrs. Cohen it
was discovered that the Bethel Fire
Department had a training session in
her area, and that most likely was
the cause for her discolored water.
The commissioners assured Mrs.
Cohen that the lines leading to her
house would be flushed as soon as
possible, and Paul Gregory, county
manager, reported that for the most
part county water problems have
been resolved.
"Since the system came on line the
water department has spent a good
deal of time flushing lines, and other
residents of Snug Harbor have said
the water is clearing up," said Gre
gory.
uregury aiiu uie commissioners
stated that they are continuing to
work on the water problems in the
county, and feel that for the most
part county residents are receiving
good quality water.
Under other business the board
nominated members of the commu
nity to serve on the Nursing Home
Advisory Committee. This commit
tee will assist the Brian Center nurs
ing home and the department of so
cial services in matter concerning
the nursing home.
Mr. Keith Haskett, Perquimans
County tax collector also came be
fore the board on Monday to review
new tax laws for the upcoming year.
Under the new laws several things
will change including the following:
the county tax supervisor will now be
called county tax assessor, residents
will now have five years to demand
tax refunds, and common property
belonging to homeowners associa
tions can no longer be taxed under
1987-88 tax laws.
Also the tax office will no longer be
listing inventories of manufactures,
wholesalers or retailers.
The Perquimans County Commis
sioners also agreed to sponsor a con
ference in conjunction with the Town
of Hertford and Hertford Horizons on
the Perquimans River. The confer
ence is scheduled for October, and
will discuss several aspects of the
river and its importance to the com
munity.
Andy Downing, and Ellie Vickers are pictured above with
Governor James Martin as they receive their awards for
community service from the governor. Mr. Downing was
(> honored for his work as a coach with Special Olympics in
Perquimans County, Mrs. Vickers represents the Perqui
mans County "Meals on Wheels" program, not pictued was
Rev. George Wilmore, honored for his work with Hospice,
and a representative from the Perquimans County Hospice
program which also received an award.
Area volunteers honored by Governor Martin
Raleigh? On September 17, 1987,
Governor Jim Martin hosted a cere
mony and reception in honor of Cen
tral North Carolina's outstanding
volunteers at an annual Governor's
I Volunteer Recognition Ceremony in
' Raleigh. The reception was sched
uled at 2:00 p.m. at the North Caro
lina Museum of Art. and was fol
lowed by the awards ceremony at
3:00 p.m.
"This regional recognition is an
important part of our efforts to en
courage the seventy percent of our
North Carolinians who serve as vol
unteers," Governor Martin said.
"The Governor's Award for Out
standing Volunteer Service is North
Carolina's tribute to the boundless
care and dedication that so many of
our volunteers freely give to our com
munities and to our great state."
Local committees in thirty central
counties were invited to choose four
award recipients from the categories
of community service volunteers,
school volunteers, and volunteer or
ganizations. County nominations
were submitted to the Governor's Of
fice of Citizen Affairs. The award re
cipients from Perquimans County
were Anthony Downing for his work
with Special Olympics, The Perqui
mans County "Meals on Wheels"
Program, The Perquimans County
Hospice Program; and the Rev.
George Wilmore for his work with the
Hospice Program in Perquimans
County.
Governor Martin formally pre
sented the Governor's Award for Out
standing Volunteer Service along
with North Carolina "State of the
Heart" pins. The Governor will for
mally recognize outstanding volun
teers in the remaining seventy coun
ties at eastern and western
ceremonies scheduled in October.
Public officials discuss
emergency management
w On Monday various puDlic officials
from Perquimans County met with
representatives from the North Caro
lina Department of Crime Control
and Public Safety, Division of Emer
gency Management for a public offi
cials conference.
The purpose of Monday's confer
ence was to educate county officials
on the vital role of emergency man
agement serves in our community,
. and to fo6ter a spirit of communica
I tion and cooperation between local
and state officials.
Mr. Vince Kees of the Division of
Emergency Management provided
an overview of effective emergency
management, and reviewed with
those officials present the proper
ways to plan for and carry out effec
tive emergency management proce
dures.
According to Kees, there are three
I things which are vital in planning ef
" fective emergency management.
They are midigation, preparedness,
and recovery. Midigation involves
developing plans and standards for
emergency management, and check
ing buildings and shelters to make
sure they meet safety standards.
Preparedness involves developing a
viable emergency management plan,
and making sure everyone is aware
of their role in implementing the
I plan. Recovery is the Final element
" involved with emergency manage
ment, and it involves assisting vic
. tims of emergency situations with all
A of their needs.
Kees stated Monday mat cooper
ation is vital for good emergency
management. "Mo6t co-ordinators in
the counties know their emergency
management plans, but there must
be some cooperation and plans must
be tested to insure effective emer
gency management ih the counties,"
he said.
Kees also made suggestions to the
public officals present regarding
communication during an emer
gency situation, and outlined the du
ties of such agencies as the Red
Cross, law enforcement officals, lo
cal government, and the media in the
event an emergency situation were to
develop.
The Division of Emergency Man
agement has identified a list of
things, which their office feels are
necessary for developing a workable
emergency management program at
the local level, and Monday's meet
ing reviewed with Perquimans
County officials those necessary el
ements.
Perquimans County currently has
an emergency management plan,
which is overseen by Mr. Keith Has
kett, Emergency Management Coor
dinator for Perquimans County, but
the state Division of Emergency
Management is attempting to make
local officials more aware of emer
gency management, and its impor
tance before the county experiences
an emergency situation.
WEATHER
Weekend
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Forecast
The weather forecaster are calling for
cooler partly cloudy weather this week
end.
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Temperatures will feature highs in the
upper 60s and low 70s, lows will be in the
upper 40s to low 50s.
Band wins Peanut
Festival parade Sat.
The Perquimans County High
School "Marching Pirates" per
formed at the Edenton "Peanut Fes
tival" last Saturday, and not even the
rain would spoil their excellent per
formance.
The band won first place in class A
for the best overall band for the
fourth time in five years, having won
first place in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,
and this year. In addition to winning
the overall band competition the
"Marching Pirates" also received
first place percussion, first place
drum major, first place rifles, and
third place flags. The band also re
ceived a plaque for their perfor
Rodney Welch is tackled Friday evening by a Knight from Currituck. The Pirates shut out the
Knights 36-0, and dominated the entire game.
Pirates shut out Knights 36-0
All the Pirates got a chance to play
Friday evening, as Perquimans once
again came out on top defeating the
Knights of Currituck High School 36
0.
Both the offense and the defensive
teams played well, and the Pirates
racked up 313 yards in total offense
scoring on four of their first five pos
sessions of the football.
The defense also played extremely
well, holding Currituck to just 51 total
yards in offense throughout the
game. The Knights found themselves
helpless against the Pirates, and re
mained in negative yardage until
their last possession of the ball.
On a 62-yard run by Currituck's
Mike Gallop the Knights gained 51
yards. Their first positive yardage of
the game, but it was to little to late.
Perquimans was playing extremely
well, and there was little the Knights
could do to stop them.
It was a frustrating night for Curri
tuck fans. Hie Knights threw five in
terceptions during the g?me, and
Perquimans wasted littw> rime in
dominating the game
"We played very well," said Per
quimans coach Bill Flippen. "Our
linemen and backs did a good job,
and I was pleased with our defensive.
It was a good team effort," added
Flippen.
The Pirates got off to an early
start. Less than three minutes into
the first quarter, Cary Winslow of the
Pirates intercepted a pass from
Charles Lee, and returned it 61 yards
for a touchdown. The touchdown was
disallowed, but six plays later Mike
Thatch ran into the end zone for the 6
0 lead.
On Currituck's next first down, Lee
threw another interception, and it
was picked off by Erin Everett of
Perquimans. After five plays Rodney
Welch scored to make it a 12-0 game,
and Derrick Rogers threw a pass to
Darnell Spellman for the two point
conversion making the score 14-0.
The Pirates seemed unstoppable
on Friday evening, as they scored
two more times before half-time. Cal
vin Hobbs kicked a 22-yard field goal
during the second quarter to boost
the score to 17-0, and a three yard run
of Cedric Felton, just moments be
fore half-time, made it 23-0.
Early in the second half, following
a fumble by the Pirates on tbe Curri
tuck two-yard line, it looked as
though the Knights might get an op
portunity to score. However, on the
very next play Currituck gave the
ball back to Perquimans when Cory
Adams, in for Lee, fumbled the ball.
Darnell Mallory picked it up on the
five yard line and ran into the end
zone hiking the Pirate lead to 29-0
Once again, on the next play Curri
tuck turned over the ball. Josephus
Parker intercepted a pass,
and ran the ball back 22 yards to the
Currituck three yard line. Two plays
later Cos ton scored, and Calvin
Hobbs kicked the extra point making
the score 36-0.
Throughout the fourth quarter
coach Bill Flippen played his re
serves, and neither team scored.
Friday's win against the Knights
raises the Pirates record to 2-3 for the
season. They are undefeated in the
conference, and although the Pirates
were scoreless in their first three out
ings of the season, they have scored
80 points in their last two games.
The Pirates will travel to Gates
County oo Friday evening. Game
time it 8:00 p.m.
mance in the "Peanut Festival" pa
rade. The "Marching Pirates"
received an award in very caption of
fered.
The top three scoring bands in the
class A competition were Perqui
mans High School with 85.03 points,
Washington High School with 76.03
points, and D.H. Conley High School,
from Greenville, with 72.23 points.
The "Marching Pirates" next con
test will be on October 17, 1987 when
they travel to Virginia for the "Tide
water Festival of Marching Bands".
The festival will be held at Indian
River High School in Chesapeake,
Virgiuia.
Disciplinary
policy
adopted
The Perquimans County Board of
Education adopted a resolution on
Monday evening, which will do away
with corporal punishment in our local
schools.
Since the beginning of the 1987-88
school year, school officials have
been compling with North Carolina
legislation, which disallowed cor
poral punishment in state schools.
Monday night's adoption of the new
disciplinary policy by the board fur
thers their commitment to find an al
ternative form of discipline for use
locally.
The policy adopted on Monday eve
ning only deals with the issue of cor
poral punishment, but according to
Jake Boyce, assistant superintendent
of the Perquimans County Schools,
each of the schools has formed a
committee and is now in the process
of establishing a discipline policy,
which will be more comprehensive.
While the new policy, which was
adopted by the board on Monday,
does away with corporal punishment
in the schools it does not specify al
ternative punishment measures for
students, but give; alternative sug
gestions for diciplinary action
against a student such as time-out
areas in the classroom, notification
of parents etc.
School officials hope that a new dis
cipline policy will soon be in place at
each of the schools.
Other action taken by the board of
education on Monday included: re
viewing the high school project and
its completion. The project is now
complete with the exception of some
adjustments, which must be made to
the heating and cooling system of the
building. The board hopes to have
those adjustments completed by De
cember 1, 1987. The board also ap
proved payment of the insurance pre
mium on the county's school
facilities Monday evening. The Per
quimans County school facilities are
valued at $15,724,775.00, and the in
surance premium with the State
Board of Education for the coming
year totaled *8,500.00. The Board of
Education also discussed placing a
new roof on the high school gym. The
board is currently in the process of
pricing roofing systems for the build
ing.