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FEATURE
COMMUNITY
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Partners with youth news
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Extension office news
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Democratic party to meet
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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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Winter weather hits state!
Winter weather hit throughout the Albemarle area last week,
but Perquimans County did not receive nearly the snow ex
pected. Bitter cold temperatures closed area schools early on
Thursday and all day Friday, but for the most part business
continued as usual in Perquimans County while other com
munities in the state were snowed in. Temperatures continue
to be cool, but most forecasters are predicting higher tem
peratures for this weekend.
Department of motor vehichles cracks
down on insurance regulations for drivers
Raleigh? Starting January 4, it's
^ going to be a lot harder for North
CArolinias to drive a friend's or rela
tive's motor vehicle on the state's
highways unless they're covered by
automobile liability insurance.
That's the day on which a new state
financial responsibility law takes ef
fect.
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
William S. Hiatt said that all resi
dents of the state who apply for an
^original driver's license, and many of
those who renew their old licenses,
will now be required to show proof
that they are covered by liability in
surance.
The requirement is the result of a
new law ratified during the 1987 ses
sion of the General Assembly. The
law requires that before they may be
licenses, designated applicants must
Banquet
^scheduled
The Perquimans County Jaycees
have scheduled their annual Distin
guished Service- Rogerson Memorial
Awards Banquet for Thursday, Jan
uary 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Joe's Place in
Hertford. Past N.C. Jaycee Presi
dent Jim Godfrey, also a former U.S.
Jaycee Vice President, will be the
guest speaker for the program.
| During the evening, awards will be
presented to outstanding county resi
dents in the following categories:
youth, rescuer, firefighter, senior cit
izen, law enforcement officer, gov
ernment official and educator. The
Joseph R. Rogerson Memorial
Award for the most outstanding
men's softball player will also be pre
sented. The awards program will cli
Ouu with the presentation of the
prestigious Distinguished Service
_ Award.
P. The public is invited to attend the
bgnquet. The cost is $7.50 per person
fbr the chicken and roast beef dinner.
Residents file
for local offices
Several local residents have filed to
rim in the upcoming election.
Jeanne White has filed to run again
Joe the office of Register of Deeds for
Perquimans County. White is the cur
rent register of deeds.
W. W. "Welly" White, recently ap
pointed Clerk of Superior Court in
Perquimans County has filed to run
for that office. White will be running
to complete the two years left on that
term of office vacated by the retiring
Jarvis Ward.
; tt the race for the seats on the Per
gaans County Board of Commis
ers, Wayne Window, has filed to
for district two. Winslow is cur
rqitty serving on the board.
.W the Board of Education race
ttirae seats will become available,
a tfi the election far those seats will
be held in May, and results at that
time will be final. Residents will not
vqta lor board of education seats in
lbs' November general election. The
s*ti available are cwreotly held by
Preston Stevenson, Cliff Towe, and
Cfewte hssfiMin thatraeete Mr.
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furnish their state license examiner a
certificate of liability insurance cov
erage (Form DL-123) signed by an
authorized agent of an insurance
company licensed to do business in
North Carolina. Citizens who are af
fected include;
1. Applicants for an original li
cense;
2. Motorists who are required to
take a written test to renew their old
license;
3. Drivers whose licenses are be
ing restored after revocation or sus
pension; and
4. Motorists receiving "limited
driving" licenses from a court.
Hiatt added that applicants may be
exempt from the law, provided they
certify (on Form DL-123A) that they
do not own or have access to a motor
vehicle. To qualify for the exemption.
an applicant must meet all three of
the following requirements:
1. Not own a motor vehicle;
2. Not reside in a household in
which another member owns a motor
vehicle; and
3. Not operate a non-fleet private
passenger vehicle.
Applicants who must comply with
the new law are required to obtain a
certificate of liablility insuran e cov
erage from their insurance agent
prior to visiting the Driver License
Office nearest them.
Approximately 700,000 copies of the
certification form are now being dis
tributed by the Division of Motor Ve
hicles to insurance agents statewide.
Hiatt estimates this is the number of
motorists who will be affected by the
law annually.
Motor vehicle owners already are
required under state law to show
proof of liability insurance coverage
when purchasing their license plates
each year. The new law extends the
same requirement to drivers who do
not own a vehicle but who have ac
cess to one owned by a relative,
friend or employer.
"We urge all applicants who are af
fected by the new law to obtain a cer
tificate of liability insurance cover
age (Form DL-123) from their agent
in advance and to bring it with them
when applying for a license," Hiatt
said. "This will help applicants avoid
any inconvenience and enable license
examiners to serve them promptly
and efficiently."
Applicants who do not own or have
access to a vehicle may obtain a cer
tificate of exemption. Form DL-123A,
from the Driver License Office when
they apply for a license.
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N. Paul Gregory, county manager of Perquimans County receives the checks for Carolina
Telephone Company's taxes for Hertford and Perquimans County from Mr. Bill Meekins. Taxes
paid by CT&T represent a big investment by the company in Perquimans County.
Taxes paid by Carolina Telephone
represent big investment in County
Hertford? Carolina Telephone's
1987 city property tax payment of
$8,532.62 for the town of Hertford
made the company the largest local
taxpayer.
Bill Meekins, District Community
Relations manager, said Carolina
Telephone is also the largest tax
payer in all of Perquimans County,
where the company tax bill totalled
944,232.01, including all county and
city taxes.
County and municipal taxes paid
by the company in its 50-county oper
ating area totalled $6.7 million.
"The taxes reflect Carolina Tele
phone's extensive investment to pro
vide telephone service to our 688,000
customers in eastern North Caro
lina," Meeldns said.
Carolina Telephone's total tax bill
for 1987, including all state and fed
eral taxes, is expected to be about
$82.2 million. This figure does not in
clude 821.6 million in 3 percent fed
eral excise and 3 percent state sales
taxes collected by the company in
1987 from telephone users.
"Carolina Telephone has more
than $1.2 billion invested in our oper
a ting area to p wide modern, reli
able telephone service to our custom
ers," Meekins said. "Each year, we
must invest millions of dollars in new
equipment and facilities to keep pace
with rapidly changing technology
and to meet the communications
needs of growing eastern North Caro
lina.
"In 1M7, our construction program
cost us almost $123 million. About
half went to modernize and replace
existing equipment. The remaining
dollars were used to expand our fa
cilities for new growth in our service
area."
Hospital coordinator joins aids panel
Eden too. N.C.-Claire Mills, R.N.,
B.S.N..C.I.C., Staff Development
Coordinator at Chowan Hospital, will
Join a panel at ana health experts
and educators Thursday at the Hart
ford Grammar School PTA meeting
in praewitint information about the
AIDS disease. Mills, who recently re
ceived national certification in Infec
tion Control, will bow AIDS is
transmitted and the universal pre
cautious recommended in dealing
with the devastating illness
Joining Mills on the panel are Can
dace Corson, M.D., win will offer a
history of AIDS; John Kitchener, 111,
? registered pharmacist who will
reoraaeat the Chowan County Board
of Education and discuss its rale in
dealing with AIDS in the schools; and
JUI Jordan, Health Educator for the
Chowan County Schools, who will fo
cua on the role of the health educator
in getting information across to stu
dents, faculty, and adminiatraton.
Following their presentation of
about 10 minutea each, the panel will
answer questions from the audience.
The meeting begins at 7:80 p. m.
Winfall accepts bids
for street repairs
The Town of Win/all voted Monday
evening to accept a bid and begin
construction on their much needed
street repairs within the municipali
ties' limits as soon as possible.
Members of the council voted to ac
cept the low bid received by the town
by Mr. Charles Small of Eure, North
Carolina for $29,475.00 to complete
the following street repairs in the
town of Winfall.
Resurfacing of Belvidere, White,
Louise, Catherine, Nixon and Wil
liams street at a cost of $3,224.00 for
Belvidere Street, $2,596.00 for White
Street, $1,962.00 for Louise Street,
$3,290.00 for Catherine Street, and a
combined cost of $6,940.00 for work
on Nixon and Williams Street. The
bid also received from Mr. Small in
cludes an estimate 153 tons of rock to
be used for repairs on the streets be
fore they are patched. The cost of
rock per ton is estimated at $120.00.
Several residents who reside on
River Street in Winfall came before
the board on Monday to ask council
members why River Street had not
been included in thetown's proposal
for street repairs, and Mayor Bill
Bartlett stated he would takethe re
sponsibility for not including the
street in the project.
"I did not know that it was included
in the town limits," said Bartlett. "I
apoligize to you." The board did vote
on Monday to fill any holes on River
Street with rock, and Bartlett stated
that the road would be paved before
the end of 1988.
Bartlett stated during the council
meeting and again following the
meeting that the council hopes this
street repair project will get the
town's streets in decent shape so that
each year more work can be done on
them instead of doing itall when they
get in such bad shape.
The town currently has $43,768 66
dollars appropriated for street re
pairs, and hopefully by the end of
1988 all the critical repairs will be
complete.
New public relations
director named by
Chowan Hospital
Edenton, N.C.? A public relations
coordinator has joined the staff at the
Chowan Hospital, Marvin A. Bryan,
hospital director, announced this
week. Eileen Myers, who assumed
the position January 4, will continue
to advance the current public rela
tions programs, as well as develop
new projects, publications, and other
promotions for the 127-bed hospital.
Myers, a native of West Virginia, is
a resident of Elizabeth City, where
she previously taught English and
Journalism at Northeaster High
School. Prior to that, she served as
editor of a corporate magazine for
the Eastern Division of Beverly En
terprises, Inc., a nationally-known
health care firm; and as an informa
tion officer for the Virginia Port Au
thority in Norfolk, Va.
Myers' background also includes
seven years of newspaper experi
ence. including two years as news ed
itor for The Daily Advance in Eliza
beth City.
"I am excited about my work here
at Chowan Hospital." she said. "The
staff is warm and caring and there is
a refreshingly progressive attitude
towards health care marketing
here."
Chowan Hospital administrators
recently presented a comprehensive
marketing plan to its Board of Direc
tors. The plan is designed to both en
hance the present care and to add
new types of health care programs
for its patrons Chowan Hospital
serves a seven-county region of
northeastern North Carolina.
Myers and her husband. Gerry, are
the parents of two daughters, Kari,
14, and Jamie, 11
Low interest loans
available to fisherman
Raleigh? Coastal fishermen and
businesses hard bit by the red tide
infestation will be able to apply for
low-interest loans fromthe Small
Business Administration (SBA),
Governor Jim Martin announced.
The Small Business Administra
tion has been ordered by Congress to
act on Governor Martin's request for
disaster assistance. The Governor
initially asked for federal assistance
for fishermen in a letter to the SBA
on November 9, 1987.
"This is encouraging news for the
people who have suffered more than
$3 million in losses due to the red tide
infestation," Governor Martin said.
"I am pleased Congress was able to
move on this before recessiong for
the Christmas holidays."
Governor Martin has directed two
state agencies to move immediately
to assist the SBA with the loan appli
cation process when President Rea
gan signs the bill.
The department of Crime Control
and Public Safety and natural Re
sources and Community Devel
opment will assist tne SBA in noti
fying fishermen and businesses of the
loan program and setting up conve
nient sites for Disaster Assistance
Centers, where state and federal per
sonnel will be headquartered to help
with the loan programs.
The centers will be set up on a ro
tating basis in the four counties most
affected, Carteret, Onslow, Pender
and New Hanover.
NAACP to honor King
The Perquimans County Branch of
The NAACP is sponsoring a cele
bration honoring the birthday of the
late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The
celebration will be held on January
18, 1988 at First Baptist, and will in
clude a motorcade in memory of Dr.
King and a guest speaker. The motor
cade will begin at 2:00 p.m. at First
Baptist and travel around Hertford
and return to the church. (Persons
interested in participating in the mo
torcade should be at First Baptist at
2:00 p.m.) After the motorcade has
returned to the church, the Rev. Je
rald I. Perry of Cherry Point. N. C.
will be the speaker for the 3:00 pro
gram. The music will be provided by
choirs of the churches in the Perqui
maps County Fellowship Union, un
der the direction of Mrs. Earlene
Sellars. Ushers of all Fellowship
churches are asked to serve.
WEATHEi
Weather forecasters are calling
for slightly warmer weather on
Thursday. Temperatures will fea
ture lows in the 30s and 40s with
highs in the 50s.
The weekend forecast calls for
cooling temperatures with a
slight chance of persipatation on
Friday.