LOCAL Middle School news I 1 pg- 1 FEATURE High School honor roll see pg. 3 COMMUNITY Class collects food ?:PM see do. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY W 57, No.53 USPSrn-WO Hartford, Pf qwlmiru Cowtty, N.C., Wiifcui?y, D?cemfcf 2MW7 30 CENt! Apricot f Inc. officially opens! Apricot, Inc. held their official ribbon cutting and open house at their new factory on Sunday, December 20th. The com pany moved into the new facility the week before Thanksgiv ing, but Sunday's festivities marked their official opening. Pictured above are from left to right: John Beers, Hertford Town Council, W. D. "Bill" Cox, Mayor of Hertford, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Terranova, Sr., Apricot, Inc., Mr. W. W. "Welly" White, Chairman Perquimans County Board of Commission ers, and Mr. Henry Carney, Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100, rear: Mr. Ben Berry, Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Hertford, Mr. Larry Swindell, president, Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce. State against expanding state's closed airspace Raleigh? The Federal Aviation Ad ministration's (FAA) request to ex pand restricted airspace in eastern North Carolina came under fire from the State of North Carolina. At issue is the FAA's reluctance to recognize its legal obligations under the National Environmental Protec tion Act. At the request of the Armed Forces the FAA has proposed to ex pand the restricted airspace in east ern North Carolina to cover an addi tional million acres. Airspace over approximately three million acres is already dedicated to military air training. This restricted airspace af fects four of the state's five fastest growing counties. In testimony before a Senate Sub committee, Natural Resources and Community Development assistant secretary Dr. Lynn Muchmore said such action would "take away air space used by the state for marine fisheries, wildlife and forest manage ment activities... jeopardize the vi ability of needed civil aviation routes by mixing military and civilian traf fic in airspace lacking radar and communications services..." Many of the military aircraft are coming from military bases outside North Carolina and are going to the Dare Bomb Range located in Dare County. "They (the military) funnel high speed fighter traffic at low alti tudes down a pristine national sea shore," said Muchmore. "They further antagonize an al ready irate citizenry fed up with bro ken windows, cracked plaster, and tree top confrontations with hot-dog pilots violating the military's own rules at near supersonic speeds, pi lots who seem immune from discipli nary action unless some ordinary cit izen who happens to have near supersonic eyeballs can get the num ber of the aircraft or discern what type (aircraft) it is and who it be longs to." In summarizing North Carolina's position Muchmore said that unless the FAA assumes its responsibility states would be left without the pro tection promised in the National En vironmental Policy Act, "and would be driven to the courts for remedy." IRS sends out notices of unreported income The IRS is sending notices to tax payers who may have underreported income on 1985 income tax returns. The underreporting was detected during matching of the returns with information returns supplied to the IRS by banks and other payers. Taxpayers who failed to report in terest, dividends, or patronage divi dends will get notices that automat ically include a negligence penalty. This automatic penalty, which began last year, is five percent of the addi tional tax on the underreported in come from interest, dividends or pa tronage dividends plus fifty percent of the interest on the additional tax. When this program is conducted for 1987 tax year, the penalty will apply to the tax increase from all types of unreported income. In the absence of clear and con vincing evidence to the contrary, fail ure to report interest and dividend in come shall be treated as due to negligence. The determination of what constitutes acceptable evidence will be made on a case-by -case basis. In cases such as these the taxpayer would have to provide a written statement of the facts, together with any supporting documents, and re quest that the penalty be waived. The IRS offers the following addi tional advice concerning replying to these notices for various types of in come: Check to see if the income reported to the IRS was your income and whether it was reported on your 1985 return. If you did not correctly report your income and you agree with the notice, sign the notice and pay the amount due. If the report of income that the IRS has received is incorrect, request that the payer give you a corrected statement. Return this statement to the IRS with your notice to show that you reported correctly. If you ha"e any other disagreement with the no tice, reply to the IRS and explain where you reported the income on your return or why you disagree. In either case, do not sign the notice agreeing to the change if the income was not yours or was reported. Commercial licenses , to expire Morehead City? North Carolina fishermen who have 1987 commercial fishing licenses will have the month of January to obtain their 1988 com mercial fishing licenses, according to Fentress Munden, Deputy Director, North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries. the 1987 licenses will be valid through January 31, 1988. Munden said Marine Fisheries law officers would be on the lookout February 1 to make sure fishermen have their 1988 licenses. The 1988 licenses will be available beginning January 1 from license agents open for business on New Year's Day, and beginning January 4 from the Morehead City office, and other license agents located in coastal counties. For further information, contact tM N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries by calling toll free 1-800483-X32 be tween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 plm., Monday through Friday. Three of Perquimans County's businesses this week donated goods for children in Perquimans County with special needs. Apricot, Inc., 17 South Garment, and Don Juan each donated items to the Perquimans County Head Start program for distribution to area children with special needs. Don Juan donated shirts for boys at the high school and Hertford Grammar School, Apricot, Inc. donated shirts for high school girls, and 17 South Garment donated outfits for younger children at Hertford Grammar School in Ms. Ansink and Ms. Riddick's classes. This program has been an ongoing project of Head Start for several years, and each of these busi nesses have donated in past years. Last years donations were distributed to children at Union School. Motorists urged to drive with care over holidays Charlotte, N.C.? It is estimated that 38 North Carolina motorists will die in traffic accidents over the up coming Christmas and New Year hol idays. The state will count its toll from 6 PM on Wednesday, December 23 through midnight Sunday, December 27 for Christmas; and from 6 PM Wednesday, December 30 through midnight Sunday, January 3, for New Year's. Last year over a similar period of time 23 were killed and 982 injured over Christmas, while 28 were killed and 1,097 were injured over the New Year's holiday weekend. "We are approaching two of our most celebrated holidays," Dr. John G. Frazier, III, president of the statewide motor club stated. "How ever. it is also a time when we lose more people due to traffic acci dents." The two holidays come exactly one week from each other and present the opportunity for a longer break. Many people seize the opportunity to travel as everyone likes to go "home for the holidays". This holiday season everyone is urged to take time to plan safe travel, whether the trip is a short one to the corner store for last-minute shop ping. or a longer one to visit relatives or friends. Each trip places the driver in situations where care and proper reactions are required to make the trip a safe one. "You can play an important part in preventing these accidents by learn ing the holiday dangers and the ways to avoid them," Dr. Frazier said. Speeding is at the top of the list. Speeders not only lose licenses, they lose lives. Fatigue is also a culprit Leave early enough to allow adequate rest stops in an effort to keep you alert at all times and help you recognize and avoid unsafe movements. Driving and drinking. "One of the increased dangers this time of year is drinking, and it involves you in three ways," Dr. Frazier stated. "As a party-goer, as a party-giver and as a driver " As a party-goer, limit yourself to no more than one drink an hour and stope drinking one hour before driv ing. Don't let anybody talk you into "one for the road", instead, let it be NONE for the road As a party-giver, you have a cer tain amount of control over the flow of liquor Convince guests who have had too .much to drink to stay over night, ride home with someone else, or go home in a taxicab you call for them. "Keep in mind that the alcohol con tent is the same in 12-oz. of beer as in 6-oz. of wine or 1'2 oz. 80 proof whis key." Dr. Frazier stated. Only time will rid the body of alcohol and its ef fects. It takes about one hour for the body to dispose of one ounce of whis key, or a single bottle of beer. "Law enforcement officers get tough when it comes to DWI." Dr. Frazier continued. Police roadblocks and checkpoints are one of the most effective means of keeping the drunken driver off the road and can be expected this holiday season. "Make a personal commitment to be a responsible driver over the holi days," Dr. Frazier urged. "And don't forget to buckle-up for every trip and make sure that all passengers do the same." To date the North Carolina death toll stands at 1,477, some 77 less that at this same time last year. Open Door in need of all types of food items Christmas is the time of year when everyone is busy enjoying their fami lies and their many blessings. It is also a time of year when we should remember the less fortunate mem bers of our community. The Open Door of Perquimans County is in urgent need of food items for the needy this holiday season. According to Ann White, Director of the Perquimans County Open Door, all types of non-perishable food stuffs are needed by the agency. If anyone has food items they would like to donate, the Open Door will be open on Wednesday to accept items, or they can call the Open Door intake office at 426-7776 to make other arrangements. Governor applies for federal relief funds Raleigh? A $275,000 red tide disas ter project proposal was sent to the National Marine Fisheries Service December 4th by S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary. N.C. Department of Natu ral Resources and Community De velopment (NRCD), at the direction of Governor Jim Martin. "The Governor is greatly con cerned about the red tide's effect on shellfishermen in North Carolina," Rhodes said. "He has urged us to ex plore every svenue of relief. "While this grant money would not provide any immediate assistance, it would enable shellfishermen to re bound more quickly in the future. The Governor intends to follow every single approach available to help this stricken area This is just one of many shots in our gun." Total projected benefits from the project would be $3.9 to $4 4 million. Bloodmobile set The Perquimans County Jaycees would like to remind everyone in Per quimans County that the Tidewater Area Red Cross will be conducting a bloodmobile in our area on Tuesday, December 29th at the Hertford United Methodist Church from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.. All types of blood are urgently needed. Give the gift of life this holi day season, please help the county meet its goal by donating blood. WEATHER Weekend Forecast The weather forecasts are call ing for fair weather on Wednes day and Christmas eve with temperatures in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. The forecast for Christmas day calls for warmer weather with a slight chance of rain. Tempera tures will be in the 30s, 40s, and 60s. iawiaiaiHisiatai?{aianniB?aian{?Mi?iEa{a!M
