THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, October 22, 1W7 30 CENTS
LOCAL
Residents participate
in senior olvmpics
see pg. 1 3
FEATURE
School celebrates national
school lunchroom week
see pg. 9
COMMUNITY
Pony express run begins
Sunday , October 25th
see do. 8
Morning Fog!
Perquimans County and the surrounding area was covered
Monday with thick smoke and fog. The fog caused numerous
problems for the schools, people going to work, and area
farmers. By mid-morning the fog had cleared but traces still
remained throughout the day.
Fog causes problems for Perquimans schools
Earlier this week Perquimans
County found itself paralyzed by
smoke and fog.
On Monday morning area residents
woke up to the smell of smoke in the
air and fog everywhere. As they at
tempted to get to work and school the
problem increased, and most of the
county's school buses were forced to
pull over and stop until the fog lifted.
The issue of those buses on the road
during the fog has been an issue this
week with many parents.
On Monday, Superintendent of the
Perquimans County Schools, Pat
Harrell addressed the issue of the
fog, and outlined the schools' posi
tion. He also commended area bus
drivers for the way they handled the
situation.
Mr. Harrell stated that early Mon
day morning both he and Mr. Pete
Riddick, the county employee in
charge of bus maintenance and
emergency procedures were on the
road assessing the situation, and that
at6:00a.m.and6:30a.m. there wasa
light fog, but nothing that would
cause the buses any major problems
in reaching the schools. Mr. Harrell
also stated that he was in contact
with several adult bus drivers from
other parts of the county, and that
they forsaw no problems in leaving
home. Apparently the problem
moved in over the county after the
buses were on the road, and delaying
the schools even an hour or two would
not have helped the situation. Harrell
stated that the bus drivers have been
instructed in emergency procedures,
and followed those procedures on
Monday. If the weather is too bad,
they have been instructed to stav at
home, and many did on Monday, or if j
the weather becomes bad, they have |
been told to pull off the road at a safe |
place and stay there until it is safe to
travel again. 1
"I appreciated the job our drivers
did on Monday morning," said Har
rell. "They used very good
judgment," he said.
Harrell added that it is impossible
to predict such a problem as the
county experienced on Monday, but
in the future the schools will follow
normal emergency procedures in
such situations.
lown ot Hertford obtains grant increase from EPA
naieign? uovernor James u. Mar
tin announced that the town of Hert
ford has been awarded a $189,424
grant increase to upgrade its waste
water treatment facilities. The N.C.
Environmental Management Com
mission approved the supplemental
Environmental Protection Agency
grant on October 8.
The town had originally received
$192,460 for the project, but when bids
were opened project costs were al
most twice those expected. The sup
plemental grant brings the town's to
tal grant for the project to $381,884.
The Division of Environmental
Management in the Department of
Dr. Lane re-opens office
many peupie may nave noncea a
change on Market Street in Hertford
over the past few weeks.
On October 11th, Dr. Robert Earl
Lane's offices reopened following
two weeks of being closed for renno
vations with a new fascade and a new
name.
The former Hertford Medical
Clinic is now the offices of Dr. Robert
Earl Lane, M.D., P.A. . After 14
years association with the Chowan
Medical Center in Edenton, Lane
purchased the building from them
earlier this fall, and reopened it last
week as his own medical practice.
Lane states that he and his family
decided they wanted to make a per
manent commitment to Hertford and
Perquimans County, and that com
mitment involves providing the best
permanent medical facilities for the
community. He adds that they are
really excited about serving the area,
and that they have received a good
response to ine announcement o( his
office opening.
Dr. Lane's offices have been re
modeled and he and his staff will con
tinue to offer complete medical serv
ices to the area, as they have done in
the past. Dr. Lane has added several
new pieces of lab equipment, which
will now allow him to do multi-testing
in the office, and they will also be
doing all of their x-rays in the office.
Dr. Lane's office hours are from
9:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. and from
3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and
from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on
Wednesday. The office is closed on
Wednesday afternoons.
On Sunday, October 23th, Dr. Lane
and his staff will hold an open house
at their office on Market Street from
3:00 until 5:00 in the afternoon, the
public is invited to stop in at the of
fice during the open house.
Registrars and judges
announced for elections
The following persons have been
appointed to serve as registrars and
judges to the Perquimans County
Board of Elections for 1967 - 1989.
Betvidere Precinct Regis trar-Arlene
Lay den
Judge - Marie S. Layden
JUdge - Brenda Winslow
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BaMdere Nicanor
Pfecinct Registrar-Becky White
Judge - Lester Baker
Jiidge - Virginia White
Hartford -East
' Precinct Registrar-Dorothy O.Read
Judge-Norma R. McMullan
Judge- Yvonne Stallings
Hertford -West
Precinct Registrar-Earline Whitr
Judge-Maude Lane
Judge-Clara Schofield
Bethel Precinct Registrar - Delsey
Ward
Judge-Eleanor Richardson
Judge-Myrtle Cope land
New Hope Precinct Regis trar-Car
roll Roberts
Judge - Leroy Lamb
Judge - Lois K. Eure
Parkville Precinct Registrar-Evelyn
Ann Smith
Judge - Ann Winslow
Judge - Sandra Hudson
William L. Tilley, Chairman
Charles F. Murray, Member
John O. White IV, Member
Perquimans County Board of Elec
tions
Seminar to discuss River
The Perquimans River will be the
subject of an evening meeting on
Wednesday, October 28, 1987 at the
perqubnana County Courthouse.
Four presentations wiH be given on
' a
various subjects relating to the river.
There will be time for questions
and answers and comments. The
public is Invited to attended.
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Natural Resources and Community
Development had reviewed the pro
ject and had recommended the sup
plemental grant be approved. The re
view indicated that some items such
as dewatering and the difficulty of
operating the wastewater treatment
plant during construction were not
considered in the estimated project
cost.
The federal EPA grant program is
administered by the Construction
Grants Section in the Division of En
vironmental Management. The pro
gram helps local governments fi
nance wastewater treatment and
collection facilities.
Fog causes accident;
seven people injured
Fog is being blamed (or an accident
which occurred Monday morning,
and resulted in the injury of two Hert
ford residents and five others.
The accident occurred at approxi
mately 8:15 a.m. on US 17 North, one
quarter mile from Jimmy's Barbe
que. The smoke and fog which
crippled Perquimans County and the
surrounding area on Monday has
been blamed for the accident which
tied traffic up for several hours.
According to reports visibility at the
accident scene was 0, and witnesses
have stated that the accident oc
curred in the southbound lane of traf
fic.
The accident occurred when a trac
tor trailer truck apparently pulled off
the road, the truck was struck by a
car which was struck by another car
causing a chain reaction on the high
way.
Barbara Winslow and Barbara Wa
ters were both injured in the accident
along with five other people from
Elizabeth City, but as of press time
their condition was unknown. All
seven were treated at Albemarle
Hospital in Elizabeth City.
As of press time on Tuesday no re
port had been filed with the office of
the North Carolina Highway Patrol,
and it is unknown whether charges
have been filed in this incident.
Band takes 8th place in
festival competition Sat.
i ne 'Marcning Pirates were on the
move again last weekend as they per
formed at "Tidewater Festival of
Marching Bands" held at Indian
River High School in Chesapeake,
Virginia on Saturday, October 17th.
The festival, which featured some
of the best bands from North Caro
lina and Virginia featured 30 partici
pating bands, and was divided into
four classes A thru AAAA.
The "Marching Pirates'' per
formed in the AA class and finished
fourth in the class. Perquimans was
also selected to perform in the finals
on Saturday evening, after being se
lected one of the top ten highest scor
ing bands in the festival. The follow
ing other bands were also selected to
participate in the finals: Heritage
High School, Richmond, Virginia;
Kellan High School, Virginia Beach,
Virginia; J R. Tucker High School,
Richmond, Virginia; Tabb High
School, Northern Virginia; South
Granville High School, Creedmoor,
North Carolina, Kempsville High
School, Virginia Beach, Virginia;
Thomas Dale High School, Rich
mond, Virginia; J. H. Rose High
School, Greenville, North Carolina,
and Monacon High School from Rich
mond, Virginia.
The band was also featured on the
television news on Saturday. Tele
vision stations 10 and 13 out of Vir
ginia featured the "Marching Pi
rates".
The Perquimans County High
School Band is directed by Mr. David
Ziemba, Lynn Dale is the band's per
cussion instructor, and Ivie Elliott
serves as color guard instructor
Ward shopping center
to celebrate anniversary
On October 31st Ward Shopping Cen
ter, U.S. 17-bypass, Hertford, N.C.
will celebrate its 2nd anniversary,
and in honor of the anniversary the
Ward Shopping Center merchants
are planning a 2nd anniversary
"sale-a-bration" and "Autumn
Fest".
The "Autumn Fest" will feature
food, clowns, arts and crafts, a white
elephant sale, pick your own dis
counts, and fun for everyone.
The "Autumn Fest" will begin at
9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31st,
and the Ward Shopping Center mer
chants will remain open until 7:00
p.m. for shoppers who can't get by
during the day.
ryvoice Costen of Perquimans is tackled Friday evening by Ronnie Ingrim of North Hampton
West during a drive up the field. The Pirates lost the game to the Hurricanes 33-0.
Hurricanes defeat
the Pirates 33-0 Friday
GUMBERRY - The Perquimans
Pirates lost another game on'Friday
evening as the Hurricanes of North
Hampton West blew by them in front
of a home town crowd with a 33-0 vic
tory. i
Sherman Roberts served as a ca
tylist for the Hurricanes with an 18
yard touch down interception late in
the second quarter, giving the Hurri
canes a 23-0 half-time lead, which
proved too much for the Pirates to
overcome.
Freeman, Ingram, and Banks also
scored touchdowns for North Hamp
ton West oa Friday, and a 38 yard
field goal by Kirby Underdue, late in
the game, sealed the Pirates fate,
who have lost their last two games.
North Hampton West managed to
get >18 yards total offense on Friday
evening, while holding Perquimans
to Just 98 yards. Tyvoioe Cos ten and
Mike Thatch led Perquimans with 74
and 38 yards respectively.
Defensively Friday's game was
hard hitting, and Perquimans was
led by Senior Calvin Hobbs, and Ju
nior Jevone Cos ten with nine tackles
each.
Despite their losing trend recently
the Pirates played well Friday eve
ning, and didn't give up until the
game was over.
"Our team played with intensity,"
said Perquimans Coach Bill Flippen.
" We came a long and played hard\
but we were overmatched."
With Friday's loss the Pirates re
cord fell to 2-5 overall, and 2-2 in the
Albemarle conference. The Hurri
canes remain unbeaten in the confer
ence, and are 6-1 overall.
Although last year's game, played
at Perquimans, became a free for all,
Friday's match between the teams
went off smoothly without any prob
lems.
A
Albemarle Furniture Center
opened in November, 1985. Their
motto is quality furniture at comfort
able prices. They offer a complete
line of living room, bedroom, and di
nette furniture, and due to limited
floor space they will due custom or
dering for customers at no extra
charge. Albemarle Furniture Center
also accepts old furniture on trade
when people purchase new items. Al
bemarle Furniture Center also has a
used furniture department for people
who are looking for good quality used
furniture. Albemarle Furniture Cen
ter is owned and operated by Harold
and Carolyn Winslow.
Quality Clothing Outlet opened in
November, 1985. They carry moder
ately priced sportswear, accessories,
and have just recently began carry
ing some dresses in stock. They also
carry foundation garments. Quality
Clothing Outlet is owned and oper
ated by Glenn and Jeanette Smith.
D & B Shoes opened at Ward Shop
ping Center in July, 1987 The store
features children's wear, country
crafts, dolls, and a full line of shoes
for the entire family, and they also
have wide and extra wide shoes in
some styles. D & B Shoes is asso
ciated with Mother and Daughter
Shoes in Louisburg, N.C.. The store is
operated by Sonya Davenport, Man
ager.
She Boutique has been operating at
Ward Shopping Center for the past 18
months. She Boutique features better
dresses, suits, some formal attire for
ladies, and a few shoes. Ann Vaughn
is the assistant manager of She Bou
tique, and Gail Hill is manager of the
store. She Boutique is associated
with JoVon's in Elizabeth City, and
all of the fashions in both stores are
ordered directly from New York.
Ace Hardware is one of the orginal
businesses located at Ward Shopping
Center. It is owned and operated by
Charles Ward, and offers a complete
line of hardware items for all their
customers hardware needs.
WEATHER
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Weekend
Forecast *
Forecasters are calling for partly
cloudy cooler weather on Thurs
day and Friday, and throughout
the weekend.
Highs will be in the low to mid
50s with lows in the 40s.