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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 57, No.41 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, October 15, 1X7 , 30 < LOCAL Local youth honored see pg. 2 FEATURE Fun fall festival ? see pg. 10 COMMUNITY Fair trip scheduled see pg. 3 ) Hertford launches clean-up campaign The Hertford Town Cotincil voted Monday to begin an anti-litter cam paign within the city of Hertford, which will hopefully put an end to a growing problem. For several years the town of Hert ) ford has been faced with a growing problem. A problem, which is facing many cities and towns across the United States, the problem of litter. On Monday evening the town council endorsed an anti-litter campaign pro posed by Mayor Bill Co*. The new campaign is designed to educate the local population regarding litter, and is designed to constantly remind peo ple to put litter in its proper place. k The town will use visual aids to as * sist them in their clean-up efforts in cluding signs, and posters. The town will also begin strictly enforcing city ordinances regarding litter, and fines <ar littering will be imposed. The town is also looking into requiring persons charged with littering to complete community service work, and working around town to clean-up litter. Councilman Erie Haste com )mented Monday on the edging and street clean-up efforts currently be ing undertaken by the town. Haste stated that he was pleased with the results of the project. Mayor Cox re ported that the town intended to edge all of the streets in Hertford, and that so far work on Grubb and Dobbs Street has begun. Cox and the mem bers of the council stated that the town is undertaking this effort now to I beautify the streets, but that in the 'future they hope property owners will keep up the edging along side walks throughout Hertford. Cox stated that the project would be too costly for the town to continue. "The town is doing the inital cutting, but we hope to instill some pride in our community," said Cox. "I hope the property owners will continue with our efforts in the future," he said. Under other business: The council voted to allow Cox to work out and sign a contract with the Albemarle Commission for adimistration of community development block grant funds for the Apricot, Inc. project. The council also discussed adoption of the USS Barney. Mayor Cox re ported to the board that Mrs. Maxine Cherry, who has a son on the de stroyer, had made the request. Cox is1 looking into the matter, and will re port back to the board concerning this issue at a later date, when he re ceives additional information. Adop tion of the ship would involve no mon etary support by the community, but serves as a morale booster for sail ors. Cox stated that other communities are taking on such projects and according to the Navy the project is very successful. end Julian White was also appointed Monday to another term on the Hert ford Housing Authority board, and the council voted to request that the state remove all no turn on red signs from intersections throughout Hert ford. The council stated that they no longer feel these signs are necessary. Winfall begins looking into repairing streets Needed street repairs may soon be completed in Winfall, thanks to the work of Councilman Bill Bartlett. Bartlett presented members of the | council Monday with a detailed map of several streets in Winfall, which are in desperate need of repairs. The map, which included such streets as Catherine, King, and Louise, was marked with xs showing pot holes and other needed street repairs, w hich Bartlett and other council mem bers feel can no longer be ignored The council appointed Mr. Barber and Mr. Bartlett to work on the pro ject, and instructed Barber, Town > Clerk, to begin advertising for bids from contractors for the necessary repairs to be completed. Council members also discussed some recent problems with hard wa ter expressed by residents of Winfall. It was noted by the council that some residents are complaining that it is difficult to get the water to lather, and that people are having to use large amounts of soap when doing clothes and dishes. The council dis cussed the problem and decided to consult with the Rural Water Asso ciation, of which the town is a mem ber. The council stated Monday that they will take the necessary steps to fix the problem as recommended by the association. Under other business, the council took the following action: The board voted to lower the Mayor's salary to $100 per month and $25 per meeting, the town will begin charging (15 per hour to mow private lots within Win fall, It was reported that $1627 has been paid out by the town for the re wiring of the water plant, and the board appointed Mayor Lloyd Ray Morgan and Mr. Bartlett to go and discuss with Mr. Ward of Ward and Nixon Cotton Gin, the problem of cot ton on Highway 37. The board hopes to find a solution to this problem, and to get the cotton cleaned up as soon as possible. Seminar scheduled on the Perquimans River The organizers of the Hertford Ho rizons revitalization project have an rtouced they will hold a seminar spon sored jointly by Hertford Horizons, the Town of Hertford, and Perqui mans County on the Perquimans River. ' Four presentations will be deliv ered by speakers on various subjects during the evening meeting relating to the ecologic state of the Perqui mans River and its recent history. - Presenters will include Harrell Johnson, N.C. Dept. of NRCD, Divi sion of Marine Fisheries, Jim Mead, NRCD -f Chowan River "Stream Wat ch'.'Organization, Jim Mulligan, NRCD, Division of Environmental Management, Doug Racier, Albe marle-Pamlico Study, and J. Parker Chesson, Chowan-Albemarle Citizens Interest Group. Topics presented will include com merical and sport fishing, informa tion on "Stream Watch", information on data collected about the river, ma naging the A-P resource, and the citi zens role in the A-P study. There will also be time provided for questions and comments. Every one is invited to attend this very in formative meeting. The meeting will be held in the Per quimans County Courthouse on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m.. WEATHER Weekend Forecast Forecasters are calling for partly cloudy cooler weather on Thurs day and Friday, and throughout the weekend. 1 Highs will be in the low to mid 50s with lows in the 40s. i" I ? f Rescue squad members honored Keuring rescue squad members were recently honored at a dinner held at Anglers Cove Restaurant. The retiring mem bers who were honored are left to right on the front row are: George Byrum, Willard Copeland, Doris Chappell, accepting for Seymour Chappell, H. B. Miller, Emmett Elmore. Second row: left to right, Elton Winslow, Elliott Layden, Dan Berry, Gene Phillips, Milton Dail, and Thomas Proctor. With the recent retirement of these members the squad is in need of volunteers. National hurricane awareness hotline is established for use by citizens Raleigh? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has activated its NA TIONAL HURRICAN HOTLINE to provide direct public access to the National Hurricane Center during hurricanes and tropical storms. By dialing 900-410-NOAA from any where in the country, anyone can ob tain a taped update on a hurricane or tropical storm threatening the East ern or Gulf Coast states. Callers will be charged fifty cents for the first minute and thirty-five cents for each additional minute. The average call costs about eighty-five cents. The recordings will be updated with the issuance of each new advi sory. A typical recording identifies the coastal areas under a watch or warning, the storm's present position and anticipated path, its forecast po sitions, wind speed, and tidal effects. Predictions of where the storm is ex pected to cross the coast also are in cluded if landfall is anticipated dur ing the current forecast period. In past years NBC News, under writer for the hotline, presented much of the proceeds generated to the American Red Cross for hurri cane emergency or disaster use. A similar service is provided by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center to benefit residents in Hawaii. Dial 900 410-CANE for Pacific hurricane and tropical storm information. Non-AT&T subscribers can access the Atlantic-Gulf or Pacific service by first dialing 1-0-288-900. For more information on this serv ice contact: -Donald E. Witten -Public Affairs Officer -NOAA-National Weather Service -(301) 427-7622 photo by Steve Jepson Rodney Welch is seen attempting to complete a two point conversion play during the game against the Red Barons of Gates Friday night. Welch was unsuccessful and the Pirates were defeated 35-12. Red Barons defeat Pirates 35-12 Gates County got even Friday eve ning for their 54-0 loss at the hands of the Pirates last year as they defeated Perquimans Friday evening 35-12 at home in front of an over zealous crowd. Led by Eric Knight, quarterback for Gates the team dominated the game from the start, and kept Per quimans off balance throughout the entire game. Knight led the Red Barons with four touchdowns, passing for two, and running for two others. The Bar ons were also very successful in com pleting the two point conversion play on Friday evening. The Pirates scored twice on Friday evening, and came extremely close to tying the score of the baUgame, but it wasn't to be. Perquimans made their first touch down of the ballgame mid-way through the first quarter as Cedric Felton ran for a touchdown. Shortly before half-time, Perquimans gave up an opportunity to tie the ball game when Darnell Spellman caught a pass thrown by Rodney Welch just out of bounds in the end zone. The Pi rates scored the second time late in the game, when Derrick Rogers threw a long pass to Rodney Hill. "I have to give Gates credit," said Bill Flippen. "They're a good team, and they played well." Flippen added that he was ex tremely proud of the Pirates, who stuck together throughout the game. The Pirates face another challeng ing opponent on Friday evening as they travel to Gum berry, North Car olina for their game against North Hampton West. Friday's loss makes the Pirates' record 2-4, with only one loss in 1A conference play. Game time is 8:00 p.m. WIC program available for families at the district health department WIC, the Special Supplemental Nu trition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is available at the Pas quotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Camden and Currituck Health De partments. The WIC Program provides supple mental foods and nutrition education to iwegnaiit, breastfeeding and post partum women, infants, and children up to tbeir fifth birthday. In order to be eligible for the WIC Program, the applicant must: 1. Be a pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum woman, infant or child undar the age of five. 3. Reside in the health service de livery area at those counties listed above. S. Meet the financial eligibility guidelines of the PPCC-C District Health Department. 4. Found to to at a nutritional risk. Hie PPCC-C District Health De partment WIC Program is partic ularly interested in participation of women and infants. If you think you are eligible for the WIC Program contact the health de partment in the county you lire in: Camden County Health Depart Chowan County Health Depart ment -482-2511 Currituck County Health Depart ment-232-9016 Pasquotank County Health Depart in ent-338-2167 Perquimans County Health De partment -496-MM The office hours are t:00 - 13:00 and 1:00 - 5:00 Monday through Friday. Standards for participation in the WIC Program are the same for ev eryone regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, political be ltafs, sex, or handicap. * " ? "I w Food show scheduled "Nutrition in a Pumpkin Shell" is the theme of the October Extension Area Meeting and Six County Food Show. This program will be held at the Perquimans County Extension Office on Wednesday, October 21, 1987 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The purpose of this food show is to pro vide the general public and Exten sion homemakers information on the nutritive value, preparation and preservation of pumpkin that is so abundant in our area. Extension Home Economist from Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Gates and Hertford Counties will be presenting this educational program. Some of the recipes which will be demonstrated and available for tast ing include beef stew in a pumpkin shell, pumpkin bean soup, sauteed pumpkin, pumpkin french toast, mi crowave pecan pumpkin pie, plus several others. The cost of this workship will be $1.00 to help cover workshop cost. Persons interested in attending must register by October 19, 1987 Call 426-7697 for more infor mation. This program is being spon sored by the Perquimans County Ex tension Service. Loan assistance available On September 25, 1987, the Secre tary of Agriculture declared nine (9) North Carolina counties eligible for Emergency (EM) physical and pro duction loss loan assistance as a re sult of damage caused by severe drought and high temperatures which occurred June 1 through Au gust 31, 1987. Those counties are Cas well, Chowan, Cumberland, Greene, Johnston, Orange, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson. As a result of this disaster declara tion, twenty-three (23) additional contiguous counties were also named as areas where farmers may qualify for Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) Emergency (EM) loan as sistance, pursuant to the contiguous county provision of the Emergency Agricultural Credit Act of 1964 (Pub lic Law 98-258) . Those North Carolina counties are: Alamance, Bertie, Bla den, Chatham, Duplin, Durham Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Guil ford, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Le noir, Nash, Pender, Perquimans, Person, Pitt, Robeson, Rockingham, Wake and Washington. Melvin E. HoweU, County Supervi sor, said that provr.ions of the Food Security Act of 1965 (Farm Bill) pro hibits FmHA from providing Emer gency Loans to fanners on crops grown in areas where Federal Crop Insurance or Multi-Peril Crop Insur ance is available if the insurance cov erage was not taken out on the af fected crops. Howell said that this prohibition will effect eligibility of some farmers for Emergency Loan assistance. Also, a farmer must have a 30 percent production ion and col lateral for the loan. Howell said that effective Septem ber ?, 1967, farmers in Chowan and Perquimans Counties may apply for EM loans and that the deadline for filing an application is May 25, 1*6 for physical and production losaes. The local FmHA office is located at Perquimans County Office Building, Church Street, Hertford, North Caro lina and has office hours of Monday through Friday, ? a.m. to 5 p m How ell sakl that any firmer who suffered a loss should conUct his office lor ad ditional tatamnan.