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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume $7, No. 52 USPS 428^)80 Hertford, Perquimans County. N.C., Thursday, December I7,m7 30 CEN LOCAL Grammar school news see pg. 9 FEATURE Prize winners announced see pg. 2 COMMUNITY Candlelight tours planned . . . . .. ' see pg. 3 Councilman sworn into office! Jarvis Ward, Clerk of Perquimans County Superior Court, swears in the newly elected members of the Hertford Town Council. Pictured left to right: Mayor Bill Cox, Councilman Billy Winslow, and Councilman Jesse L. Harris. Hertford town council supports Project DARE The Hertford Town Council went on record Monday evening in support of the Perquimans County Drug Coali tion and Project D.A.R.E.(Drug Abuse Resistance Education). Anne Flippen, the guidence coun selor at Perquimaas Middle School, and Pat Harrell, superintendent of Perquimans County Schools went be fore the council Monday evening to ask for their support of Project DARE a new drug education pro gram, which will be implemented in the schools next yeir. ~ Flippen explained to members of the council on Monday that Project D A R E is a program aimed at edu cating fifth and sixth graders about drugs. The program, through the use of trained law enforcement officials not only educates kids about drugs and their uses, but also breaksdown the stereo type ideas they have about law Apricot, Inc. ( open house planned Apricot. Inc. will hold a ribbon cut ting and open house on Sunday, De cember 20th in honor of the reloca tion and opening of their new factory. The ribbon cutting and open hose Will begin at 2:00 p.m.. The new fac tory will be open for tours, and re freshments will be served I Motorist urged to drive safely Raleigh The Christmas and New Year's holidays are certainly times to enjoy friends and family. It is a time for festive occasions, a time to " B've and a time to celebrate. But, for too many people, it is a time marred by death and tragedy. During the Christmas holiday pe riod last year, 23 persons were killed in motor vehicle accidents in North Carolina An additional 28 were killed during the New Year's holiday pe riod. Over 2,000 persons were injured in motor vehicle accidents during both holidays. Colonel J. F Cardwell Commander f of the North Carolina Highway Pa trol, offered some sobering remarks. "For these families, this holiday sea son will never be the same. They must live with their memories of loved ones who were senselessly killed on oui* highways. Those who were injured will always remember this season as a time they suffered because someone drove carelessly. The Patrol can emphasize safety pro | gr;uns. concentrate manpower in s4 w lected locations, and even increase the time Troopers spend on patrol, but highway safety actually depends upon the motoring public. Without their support, we all lose." During this holiday season, buckle up, stay alert and drive safely. If you plan to travel, take a rest stop every hour A fatigued driver could lead to a fatal mistake. The Christmas holiday period be k . gins at 6 p.m. December 24 and ? ?<tt P, midnight December 28. The New Year's holiday begin at 6 p.m. De cember 31 and enda midnight Jan enforcement officials. The program makes kids aware of their choices when it comes to drags. Flippen told members of the coun cil that the program has been very successfl in other areas where it has been implemented, and that she is very excited about the support she has received so far from the commu nity concerning this project, and the formation of the drug coalition. Chief Merritt who was on hand for Monday evening's meeting told the council that senior patrolman Tim Spence has been selected by the de partment and the school system to at tend the two week training course in Raleigh for the project. Upon his re turn Spence will work with teachers and school officials in getting the pro gram ready for implementation in the school system next year. Perquimans County is one of a few selected counties in the state to par ticipate in Project D.A.R.E.. Harrell and Flippen also em phasized on Monday evening that the drug problem in or area is not just < problem which shcfld be addressed b> or schools, but is one which should be addressed by or entire community. Wallace Nelson came before the council on Monday to update mem bers on the progress of the newly formed Perquimans County Drug Co alition. Nelson also asked for their support of this project. The council also conducted other business at the meeting Monday in cluding: Passage of a resolution allowing the sale of C-4 Media to US Cable. Mike Adamchek of C-4 Media in formed members of the council that their customers should not experi ence any changes with the new com pany. ? The council also instructed Mayor Bill Cox to look into the cost of curb and guttering and paving Phillips Street. He is to report back to the council at the next meeting with those bids. The town council also passed a res olution making littering a civil of fense punishable by $20.00 fine or for hours of community service work. The council also voted Monday eve ning to continue insuring town em ployees with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical insurance. After re viewing Blue Cross and Blue Shield which increasing it's premiums sig nificantly and other programs the board decided to leave the current policy in effect until July 1st. The town council also voted to pass a resolution submitted to them by the local American Legion asking that they support the naming of the Albe marle Sound Bridge to The Veterans Memorial Albemarle Sound Bridge. Showing obvious pleasure with the new facilities at Perquimans County High School Dr. A. Craig Phillips addresses members of the community during Sunday's successful open house festivities at the high school. Open house successful Sunday Over 200 people gathered on Sun day to get a glimpse of the new facili ties at Perquimans High School dur ing the school's open house and Christmas program . In a tribute to the school and the community, Dr. A. Craig Phillips, State Superintendent of Public In struction, stated that Perquimans County has shown their commit tment to public education by provid ing such a nice facility for the coun ty's young people to learn in. "The record is clear," said Phillips, during his remarks, "The community has worked hard and they have produced very nice results." Dr. Phillips also referred to a poem on Sunday, which states that the school in a community should be the loveliest place in town. " You have made this the loveliest place in town,'' said Phillips. Phillips added that he felt the community had cap tured the beauty of the past as well as the school's heritage with the new building, and added that Perquimans County High School is truly a facility the community can be proud of. He added that he feels the commu nity has produced an atmosphere for achievement, and he congratulated everyone involved with the project on their efforts. Dr. Phillips also gave a brief over view of the basic education plan on Sunday, and stated its importance in North Carolina public education. Following Dr. Phillips remarks the Perquimans County High School Cho rus and concert band gave a beauti ful performance of Christmas music for members of the community and special guests. Bloodmobile scheduled Dec . 29th, Tuesday Hertford Methodist Church - ? t Solution being sough* for water problems Once again Perquimans County residents are experiencing water problems, and over the past several weeks Perquimans County officials have been attempting to find a solu tion. According to Perquimans County manager, Paul Gregory this ruond of problems began approximately three weeks ago when too much chlorine was released into water system at the Bethel plant. The chlorine acted as a scrubbing agent on the water lines in the area, stirring up rust in them and many of the residents in the Bethel and Snug Harbor commu nities of the county experienced prob lems with their water. That problem was cleared up quickly, but than over the weekend of December 5th and 6th and again last Thursday other prob lems with the water system devel oped when a pump at the Bethel wa ter plant allowed too much of the water treatment chemical potassium manganate into the system. As a re sult of that incident residents had ad ditional problems. According to Gregory the chemi cal turned the water a pinkish-red color, and some residents said their water had taken on the appearance of pink lemonade. The pump, which was one of the last things added to the plant at Bethel when the system went on line was fixed after the weekend prob lems with pink water, but apparently malfunctioned again on Thursday The additional amount of potft-sii i. manganate introduced into the v ? i system caused no health problem l< anyone, hut was most upsettiiu; > > residents, who have had to suit t +>-r sometime with water problem In a teleplione interview on Mot day Gregory stated thai th<* pump which caused the problem has been turned off and removed. and a i v pump will be installed on th" sv-'t- . i as soon as it arrives. Gregory also added that some t ? dents suffered water problem* it past weekend in the Harvey I'l re el area when a main water line at II' 1 day Island broke Hesta'edt' ' ' problem was on the Holiday Kl-'t I system, but drained much ol tin* county's water supply forcing tli" county to take on w ater from < h-tvv County. The reduced water 'i < - -i did not permit flushing ol the wnt ? lines before obtaining water frutji Chowan County, and many resident in the Beech Springs and HeKi areas of the county rnav have <???<]? enced discolored water According lo Gregory that pr>>i i ? i has been corrected '? rid hopefllv t! . other problems with the wa?> tern will soon clear up I'he coun' \ working and committed to preve ing lutre problems All of. the coiir.i ty's water storage tanks have been, cleaned out, and all ol the water lines are being flushed on regular b; i prevent future problems Local school board to re-advertise bids The Perquimans County Board of Education has announced that it will readvertise for the general contrac tors bid for their new office complex. Following bid openings last week, which came in over the alotted bud get by some $33,000.00, the school board has decided to review the plans to see if there is something that can be deleted or revised, which will make it possible for the total project to meet the projected budget figure, ot $200,000.00 . The board received six general contractor's bids for the project, but they are hoping to reduce the bid fig ures by making some changes to the project. The board will ieadvertiso general contractor and upon tance of a bid, they will also a c- :? bids from. the plumbiiig. lit -a air conditioning, and .electrical. . tractors. Low bids covering those nsp?:c!s <. the project were received in w .!!?? following, plumbing: White's H'\vt ing and Sheet Metal Works I heating and air condit'^mm; < en'* V Builders. Inc $22,149 no. an?t ?'!?*?' ' cal: Pitt Electric - <>'?<1 The board hopes to accept : from a general contractor on tt project within :W da\s State extension granted: for student bus drivers The Perquimans County Schools can breathe a sigh of relief following a decision last week by the federal government to grant an extension re garding student school bus drivers. Federal and state officals an nounced last Thursday that North Carolina has been granted an exten sion until the 1988-89 school year to have all adult bus drivers in place. Originally the new law requiring all school bus drivers to be 18 years of age or older was to go into affect on January 1st. In an appeal to the federal govern ment made by Governor Martin, he stated that the new law would have a tragic effect on the rural counties of North Carolina. In Perquimans County alone the new law would have forced school officials to make many changes. School officals would have been forced to reschedule routes, combine routes, and take other ac tion to comply with the law. The extension granted by the ' eral government will tmv all' school officials more time to ade'ju tely recruit and train adult driver,, as well as evaluating the count!* ? needs for drivers. The county will also be looking dual employment for sbtr.e emplm ees, which would require that H ? driver of a school bus would be .? ion of their job. According to Fat Harrell Stipe; tendent of the schools the extension will also allow the general assernh' . time to look into increasing diner - salaries, and providing funds to t sist counties with their needs in p u ing adult drivers. According to Harrell ver> few el this counties student drivers are U but he added any who are \\ ill be abk' to drive a bus next year He also added that any students who turn M throughout the year could be used w substitute drivers. Early deadlines set Deadline for all ads for the special edition "Christmas in Perquimans County" must be in our office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, De cember 16th. All ads and copy for the regular edition of the paper must be in our office no later than MH' p lit. on Friday, December 18th. We would like to thank everyone in advance for their help in observing the deadline schedule. WEATHER Weekend Forecast Weather forecasters are calling for partly cloudy windy weather on Thursday with temperatures in the low 30s to mid 50s. The weekend forecast calls for cooler weather with a chance of rain. Temperatures will be in the low 20s to high 40s. ^ ^
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