THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
_V olume 57, No. 49 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Wednesday, November 25,19(7 30 CENTS
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LOCAL
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Middle School news
see page 3
feature
Look who's new
see page 7
COMMUNITY
COA players to perform
see page 2
Check presented!
photo by Gina Jepson
Dr. Farhadi of East Carolina's School of Enironmental De
sign is presented a check from Mr. John Christensen, chair
man of the Hertford Downtown Revitalization Committee for
work which Dr. Farhadi and his students recently did on a
new facade project for downtown Hertford. The check will be
donated to ECU'S School of Environmental Design. Pictured
left to right in the photo are Dr. Farhadi, Ruth Leggett, North
Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community
Development, Tom Richter, North Carolina Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development, Mayor
Bill Cox, Mary Harrell, Executive Director Perquimans
County Chamber of Commerce, and Carl Terranova, a mem
ber of the Hertford revitalization committee.
Gatekeeper program outlined for residents
Raleigh? David T. Flaherty, Sec
retary of the Department of Human
'Resources, has announced a cooper
ative program between four electric
companies in the state and the N.C.
Department of Human Resources'
Division of Aging. The Gatekeeper
Program is designed to assist vulner
ab'e elderly who need help to func
tion independently.
Flaherty said the utility companies
have pledged to implement the Gate
keeper Program in many of their
service areas in the state. Company
meter readers, trained to recognize
certain danger signals in the elderly,
will call for assistance if they feel the
elderly person needs help. The com
pany employees will watch for
changes in appearance or behavior
signs of confusion or disability.
Elaine Stoops. Assistant Secretary
of Aging, stated that this new pro
gram in North Carolina will provide
the assistance the frail elderly re
quire to stay in their own homes.
"The elderly have a great deal of
pride and they normally function
without asking for help," she said,
"but we need to listen and watch for
warning signs to avert a crisis."
Stoops added, "if they become ill or
unable to function independently, the
elderly can easily go unnoticed and
unattended, that is where a caring"at
titude on the part of utility company
employees can serve the community
and may even save a life."
Flaherty praised the public spirit
of the companies involved, saying
they are showing their concerns for
their neighbors, the elderly. "Good
neighbors watch out for each other."
The companies initiating the Gate
keepers Program are North Carolina
Power, Carolina Power and Light
Co., Duke Power Co. and Nantahala
Power Co.
Parade
scheduled
It's time once again for the annual
Perquimans County Christmans Pa
rade sponsored by the Perquimans
County Jaycees.
This years parade will be held on
Saturday, December 5th in down
town Hertford at 2:00 p.m., and will
feature all the highlights from years
kpast.
' The parade will wind through the
streets of town and will feature ev
erything from the Perquimans
County High School "Marching Pi
rates" to fire trucks and horses with
buggies. Santa Claus has also prom
ised to be on hand for the big event.
Parade entries are still being ac
cepted for the Christmas parade, but
they need to be returned as soon as
possible. If anyone group or organi
\ zation did not receive an invitation to
?'participate in the parade and would
like to do so, tfiey may obtain an invi
tation by calling Phil Harris at 426
5307.
The grand marshall for this years
parade will be announced at a later
date.
Make plans now to come out apd
see this years Perquimans County
Christmans Parade on Saturday, De
cember 5th at 2:00 p.m..
Christmas
parade
scheduled
AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
"An Old Fashioned Christmas",
they just don't make them anymore.
Sound Familiar? Well, not so! The
Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Com
> merce will be sponsoring the annual
Cnristmas parade again this year
with the theme being "An Old Fash
ioned Christmas." The date will be
Wednesday, December 2 at 4:00. All
Chowan county schools will dismiss
at 1 : 30 to allow students to attend this
spirited parade.
Follow the leader! Above John Morgan does a turn for his faithful followers.
Tax rules for dependents explained
The Internal Revenue Service has
issued a new publication to inform
parents and children about changes
in the tax law regarding taxes of chil
dren and other dependents.
The IRS says its Publication 922,
"New Tax Kules for Children and De
pendents," is a handy guide to help
parents and children understand the
new law.
As a result of the 1966 Tax Reform
Act, many children who have never
filed tax returns before may have to
do so and irtay also have to pay tax
for the first time beginning in 2987,
the IRS says. Under the new rules,
any individual who can be claimed as
a dependent on another's tax return
generally must file an income tax re
turn if he or she has any investment
income, such as intercrt or divi
dends, and that income, plus any
wages, will be more than $500.
Beginning in 1967, no personal
exemption is allowed to a taxpayer
who can be claimed as a dependent
by another taxpayer. Publication 922
explains this rule, as well as new
rules that limit the standard deduc
tion and require tax filing for chil
dren and dependents. It also dis
cusses a new method of taxing
children under the age of 14 who have
investment income of more than
$1,000. The publication answers ques
tions parents may have and gives ex
amples that illustrate typical tax sit
uations.
The publication is available free by
calling IRS at 1-800-424-3676
Mayor Cox elected to
board of directors
Raleigh, North Carolina, Novem
ber 18,1987? Raleigh Mayor Avery C.
Upchurch has been installed as 1987
88 president of the North Carolina
League of Municipalities (NCLM).
Upchurch and other NCLM officers
and directors were elected and in
stalled during the 1987 NCLM Annual
Convention held in Greensboro Nov.
15-17.
Upchurch will serve a one-year
term as president of the NCLM, a
non-partisan federation of 479 N.C.
cities, towns and villages. The NCLM
serves as the advocate of municipal
interests at the state and federal
level and provides a variety of con
sulting and other services to member
municipalities.
Other 1987-88 NCLM officers in
clude the following: first vice-presi
dent, Mayor Donald W Bryan, Nags
Head, second vice-president, Mayor
Joe V. Knox, Mooresville; and third
vice-president, Mayor Jimmy C,
Draughn, Valdese. Chapel Hill Coun
cilmember Jonathan B. Howes, im
mediate past president, will continue
to serve as a member of the Board of
Directors.
District representatives elected to
the NCLM Board of Directors in
cluded the following: NCLM district
1, Mayor William D. Cox, Hertford:
NCLM district 2, Mayor Derryl Gar
ner, Newport; NCLM district 3,
Mayor Edith L. Greene, Bolton;
NCLM district 4, Mayor Kenneth
Baker, Smithfield; NCLM district 5,
Mayor Pro Tern Mary Katheryn
Dornseif, Nashville; NCLM district
6, Mayor Mary T. Goodman,
Pittsboro NCLM district 7, Coun
cilman J. L Dawkins; Fayetteville;
NCLM district 8, Mayor Roy Maness,
Troy; NCLM district 9, Councilman
Roy B. Culler, High Point; NCLM
district 10, Mayor Fidell Frazier,
Wilkesboro; NCLM District 11, Coun
cilman Hal W. Kaylor, Conover, and
NCLM district 12, Mayor David E.
Hensen, Franklin.
Elected as at-large representatives
to the NCLM Board of Directors were
the following: Mayor William R. Mc
Donald III, Hickory; Alderman
Larry W. Wombte, Winston-Salem;
Vice Mayor Mary Lloyd Frank,
Asheville; Richard A. McLean, man
ager, Mooresville; Dee A. Freeman,
manager, Brevard; David R.
Walker, manager, Morehead City;
Henry W. Underhill, Jr., city attor
ney, Charlotte, Jean M Bailey, city
clerk, Rocky Mount; Larry B.
Thomas, public works director, San
ford; and Z. Bryan Hill, finance di
rector, Raleigh.
Election of NCLM officers and di
rectors took place Monday, Nov. 16
during the business meeting of the
NCLM convention and the board was
installed during the closing luncheon
of the convention.
Chamber banquet set
The Perquimans County Chamber
of Commerce will celebrate their
25th anniversary on December 7th at
their annual chamber banquet.
This year's banquet will be the 25th
annual banquet sponsored by the
chamber, which was chartered in
1962. This year's banquet will be held
at Angler's Cove. The social hour will
begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner
at 7:00 p.m..
This year's program will feature
highlights of chamber years gone by
presented by former presidents of
the chamber of commerce. Enter
tainment for the evening will be pre
sented by the Bob Thomas Trio.
Tickets for the chamber's annual
banquet and 25th anniversary cele
bration are $8.50 and can be pur
chased at the chamber office or by
calling 426-5657. All reservations
must be made by Monday, November
30th.
Make plans now to come out and
celebrate with the Perquimans
County Chamber of Commerce on
Monday, December 7th
Awards banquet set
On Thursday, December 3rd, the
Albemarle Area Development Asso
ciation will hold their annual meeting
and 25th Annual Awards Banquet.
This year's banquet will be held, as in
past years, at the Kermit E. White
Center on the campus of Elizabeth
City State University. The guest
speaker for this year's banquet will
be North Carolina's governor, the
Honorable Gov. Jim Martin.
Also, during the meeting several
awards will be presented by the Albe
marle Area Development Associa
tion honoring recipients in the areas
of business, economic and commu
nity development as part of the asso
ciation's Economic Development
Business Awards Program.
This year the award for business
and economic development in Per
quimans County will be presented to
Dr Robert E. Lane, MD, PA of Hert
ford.
The AADA annual meeting and
awards banquet is open to the public
and everyone is invited and encour
aged to attend. Tickets for the eve
ning are $10.00, and they can be pur
chased at the Perquimans County
Extension Office and the Perqui
mans County Chamber of Com
merce.
Open house scheduled
The Perquimans County Board of
Education has announced that they
will be holding a Christmas concert
and open house at Perquimans
County High School on Sunday, De
cember 13th beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Craig Phillips, North Caroli
na's Superintendent of Public
Schools will be on hand for the event,
which will include brief comments by
Dr. Phillips, concerts by the PCHS
band and chorus, and tours of the
building. Light refreshments will be
served.
The public is invited to attend.
WEATHER
Weekend
Forecast
Weather forecasters are calling
for fair weather on Wednesday
and Thanksgiving with a possi
ble chance of showers on Friday.
Temperatures will feature highs
in the 60s and lows in the 50s.