THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 5$. No. 23 USPS 428-0?0 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, June 9, 19U in rcun
Summer school set
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see pg. 6
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A visit with Mary Lane
see pg. 10
Faculty field day held
see pg. 14
Hurricane
awareness
week is
proclaimed
Raleigh? Governor Jim Martin
has proclaimed the week of June 12
18 as "Hurricane Awareness Week"
in North Carolina.
"Hurricane Awareness Week" is
an annual cooperative effort of the
Emergency Management Division of
the N.C. Department of Crime Con
trol and Public Safety, the National
Weather Service, and the Marine Af
fairs Division of the N. C. Depart
ment of Administration. In proclaim
ing the week. Governor Martin noted
the recently completed Eastern
North Carolina Hurricane Evacua
tion Study as the newest aid in pre
paring coastal counties to face a hur
ricane.
"Through the cooperative effort of
the North Carolina Division of Emer
gency Management, the Army Corps
of Engineers and the Federal Emer
gency Management Agency, our
coastal officials now have better de
cision-making information with
which to make evacuation plans in
the event of a hurricane," said Gov
ernor Martin.
The highlight of this year's cam
paign will be a three-day hurricane
"table-top" exercise which will in
volve various state agencies and
North Carolina's coastal counties.
Officials will plot a mythical hurri
cane as it bears down on the coast.
By using the hurricane evacuation
study information, they will be able
to practice what steps would have to
be taken in the event of a real hurri
cane situation.
Hurricane season officially begans
June 1 and continues through Novem
ber 30. Most hurricanes occur during
the months of August, September and
October.
For more information on hurricane
safety, "Hurricane Awareness
Week" or the hurricane drill, contact
your local emergency management
agency.
D.A.R.E.
graduation
is held
On Friday, June 3rd, students at
Perquimans Middle School com
pleted the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Re
sistance Education) program.
D.A.R.E. graduation exercises
were held and parents, teachers,
other students, had an opportunity to
witness the graduating students as
they presented skits on "Ways To
Say No", and gave personal commit
ments to saying no to drugs. Fol
lowing the presentation of certifi
cates to the graduating students, Pat
Harrell challenged them to reflect
back on what they'd learned from the
D.A.R.E. program, and to remember
the importance of avoiding drug and
alcohol abuse.
Closing remarks were provided by
Sergeant T. K. Spence, and Deputy
R. P. Robinson, D.A.R.E. officers.
Those students graduating in
cluded:
' Ms. Needham's Class - Kellie Lynn
Bloodworth, Richard Ray Byrum,
Michelle Lee Callaway, Alexander
Chobot, Michael John Clinkscales,
Ann Marie Foreman, Lori Ann Godf
rey, Jason Benjamin Hanson, Nicole
Cherite Hunter, Dwandela Webster
James, Renita Michelle Johnson, Ja
son Robert Landing, Amber Hope Le
. wis, Jamar Ricky Moore, Danielle
Lee Peede, Elizabeth Dianne Perry,
Billy Wade Pierce, Zita Linette Pi i
vott, Bernadette Gail Shively, Heat
her Renee S tailings, Michael Lee
Stallings, Michael Brad Stevenson,
Amy Michele White, Kelly Tyrone
White, Hisshorwn Williams, Vero
' nica Louise Wilson and Edward Phil
lip Wyenandt.
, ?- Ms. Pasternak's Class - Shawn La
vawn Ames, Joni Lynn Bundy,
Christopher Wayne Carter, Gregory
, Benjamin Chambers, Shannon Marie
Chick, Timothy Shawn Creamer, Na
tasha Lynnette Downing, Tanya
Michelle Everett, Tammi Lynne
Godfrey, RoncheUe McCoy Hinton,
Daphne Diane Lamb, Georgia Faye
Lamb, Takesshea Janet Mallory,
William Ernest Manderville, Adam
Lee McGoush, Patricia Ann Moore,
Nancy Jean Nordstrom, KenO Dante,
Parker, Jennifer Lynn Phillips, Tim
continued on pg. 6
Long joins Hertford Police force
George Washington Long, Jr. joined the Hertford Police Department last week. Long is a native
of Hertford and a graduate of ECSU in Elizabeth City where he majored in criminal justice.
Above Officer Long is sworn in by W. W. "Welly" White, clerk of superior court in Perquimans
County.
4th of July celebration planned
The Perquimans County Jaycees
have announced that their annual 4th
of July festivities at Missing Mill
Park will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Mon
day, July 4, according to Chairman
Susan Harris.
Planned for this year are conces
sion sales, entertainment, games for
all ages, and a street dance. Of cours,
the day will be topped off by the larg
est fireworks show ever in Perqui
mans County.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, french
fries, popcorn and softdrinks will be
available from the 2 o'clock starting
time until the end of the street dance.
Sara Winslow will be in charge of fir
ing the grill.
Entertainers include the Harbor
Lites, pianist Lyn Winslow, and goe
pel singers. Magic, the band that
kept last year's crowd on their feet
through the sreet dance, will be mak
ing their second annual 4th of July
appearance.
JoAnne Jones is organizing the
games for adults to include volley
ball, tug-o-war, horseshoes and
more. Entry fees on these games will
go to a charity supported by the Jay
cees.
Children's games will be chaired
by Nancy Perry. Water ballon toss,
he big hit last year, a bicycle/tricycle
decorating contest, and much more
has been planned by Nancy to enter
tain the children.
For teenagers, Diane Copeland has
a scavenger hunt planned. This is a
first-time event for the 4th festivities,
and promises fun for everyone. A
greased pole climb is also scheduled.
When darkness falls over the Per
quimans River, Wayne Layden and
crew will send up the largest, most
spectacular fireworks show ever
seen in Perquimans County. Four
jaycees ventured to Rock Hill, South
Carolina for special fireworks train
ing, so this year's show will definitely
be memorble.
As you can see, a fun family day is
planned in the park to commemorate
the birth of our nation. The jaycees
invite any civic or non-profit organi
zation wishing to sell home-made ice
cream, baked goods, or other items
to contact chairman Susan Harris at
426-5309. All items to be sold or dis
played will be subject to approval by
the jaycees. There will be no charge
for setting up booths.
In order to fund the festival, the
jaycees will sponsor a barbeque din
ner on Saturday, June 25th from 4-7
p.m. at Perquimans Central Gram
mar School. The club will be canvass
ing the county during the next two
weeks selling the $4 per plate tickets.
Your support is appreciated, and is
necessary in order that the jaycees
can continue to sponsor this event.
Perquimans County animal control officer;
Keeping up with man's best friends!
Have you seen any stray animals,
do you have a pet you would like to
find a home for?
If so the Perquimans County ani
mal control officer can help.
Ray Wins low serves the county in
this position, enforcing the Perqui
mans County animal control ordi
nance and doing much more.
His job involves picking up 'all
stray animals or animals which are
running at large, answering com
plaints about animals, and finding
homes for dogs and cats left at the
Perquimans County pound.
In addition to picking up animals
and answering complaints, Ray
feeds all the animals in the pound,
keeps the pound clean, tries to find
good homes for animals left there,
runs yearly immunization clinics,
and puts animals to sleep.
He also keeps a log of people who
ire looking for pets, and he says if he
comes across the breed of dog or cat
someone is looking for he calls them.
As animal control officer, Ray is
suppose to work 20 hours a week, but
he claim's that's difficult because
there is so much to do, and it's hard
to keep people pleased working so
few hours. "Sometimes it gets very
hectic," says Winslow.
Ray has served as the animal con
trol officer for the past 14 months,
and in that time he has received 809
calk, 276 dogs have been brought to
the pound, and 342 cats have been
dropped off, and Ray has traveled an
average of 1000 to 2000 miles monthly
riding in a truck.
The worst two areas in the county
for strays are Snug Harbor and Holi
day Island. Winslow claims you can
drive in those areas all day picking
up dogs and cats, but it doesn't seem
Ray Winslow, animal control officer, is pictured at the Per
quimans County Pound.
to make a difference, there are al
ways more.
In addition to patroling and an
swering calls in the county, Winslow
must also enforce the county's ani
mal control ordinance in Hertford
and Winfall. In town, Winslow just
enforces the county ordinance, leash
laws must be enforced by the local
police.
Winslow would like to remind peo
ple that if their animals or any ani
mals are picked up, after Ave days
they become county property, and if
a home cannot be found in a reasons
ble time, the animals must be put to
sleep.
A small adoption fee is charged, if
someone gets a pet from the Perqui
mans County pound, which covers
the cost of keeping the animals, and
at most any time the pound is full of
animals, which need a good home
and would make nice pets.
The pound is located on Pump
House Road, which runs in front of
Joe's Place just off Grubb Street, and
animals can be dropped off at any
time.
Mr. Winslow can be contacted by
calling the dispatch office at 426-5751.
He checks in two times daily to get
calls, and he will handle calls as
quickly as possible. If someone has
an emergency, such as a dog who has
bitten someone, the dispatch office
can page him immediately to handle
the problem.
Board of education
questions $100,000
school budget cut
Members of the Perquimans
County Board of Education met with
members of the Perquimans County
Board of Commissioners on Monday
morning to express their dissatisfac
tion with a $100,000 cut in the school
system's budget.
Addressing county commissioners
on Monday, Superintendent Pat Har
rell toid them that the commissioners
response to the board of education's
budget request was totally unaccep
table, and issued the commissioners
the board of education's position
statement on the cuts.
The position statement states that
the board of education recognizes
their responsibility to provide lead
ership in obtaining financial re
sources necessary to ensure that the
students of Perquimans County have
educational opportunities available
equal to other students in North Caro
lina. The position statement also
states that our society is constantly
changing, and becoming more and
more technological, and that faced
with these changes the single most
important responsibility confronting
all elected officials in government to
day is the education of public elemen
tary and secondary students.
The board of education stated that
they felt the budget presented to the
commissioners was conservative,
realistic, and represented the educa
tional needs of the students in Perqui
mans County.
The board also stated that the cuts
bring up several questions as to what
positions they would cut, what pro
grams to cut, how facility needs can
be addressed, and were all the county
department of agency budgets also
cut by 10 percent, and as state funds
are increased to support the man
dated Basic Education Plan will local
appropriation continue to decrease ?
Members of the Board of Educa
tion stated that they never remem
bered another reduction in the coun
ty's budget in the area of education,
and felt that this was certainly un
fair.
Board of Education members
stated that increases in the current
budget for education are basically re
flected in four areas: asbestos com
pliance, increased custodial person
nel, increase in electric services, and
a five percent salary increase for em
ployees.
Following the board of education's
presentation, members of the board
of commissioners stated that they did
not realize that the $100,000 cut in the
school system's budget would affect
local programs and services. ?
Durward Reed and other members
of the commissioners stated that it;
was their understanding that they
were cutting capital outlay expendi
tures planned by the board of educar
tion not monies for basic operating
expenses.
After much discussion, members
of the board of commissioners told
members of the board of education
that they would once again review
the budget, and reconsider the cut
ting of funds.
This year the county is faced with
several large capital outlay expends
tures for such projects as the jail ex
pansion, and the new landfill, and it
was the commissioners hope that
they could budget the necessary
funds for these projects without rais
ing taxes.
After meeting with the board of ed
ucation on Monday, it seemed to be
the feeling of several commissioners
that taxes may have to be raised to
meet the budget currently proposed
at $4,051,116.00 for the coming year*.
A public hearing on the proposed
budget will be held June 20th at 8:60
p.m..
Also during Monday's meeting
Paul Gregory, chairman of the fetecr
torial study committee in Penjui
mans County, recommended to the
board of commissioners that
Charles. T. Skinner, Jr. be hired to
supervise the house count census,
which will be conducted by the
county.
Gregory stated that Skinner has
census taking experience, and will
work closely with the Regional De
velopment Institute in Greenvile be
fore, during, and after the census.
The census is being done to deter
mine if a district exist in Perquimans
County with a 60 percent black pop
ulation, which would be used in de
veloping a new voting system for the
county.
Other business conducted by the
board included: Charles Robinson
came before the board to explain the
JTPA (Job Training Partnership
Act) program in Perquimans
County, and to ask that the commis
sioners write a letter of support for
the program so they can obtain fund
ing next year, and Keith Haskett
came before the board to discuss the
procedure for billing the Holiday Is
land Property Owners Association
for their water.
There being no other business the
meeting was adjourned.
Gradution exercises set
On Friday evening, June 10th, the
Perquimans County High School Se
niors are scheduled to graduate from
Perquimans County High School at
8:00 p.m. .
Mr. Calvin Hobbs will represent
the graduating class as valedicto
rian. Calvin is the son of Ben and
Jackie Hobbs of Bethel. He will at
tend Davidson College next year.
Miss Kathy Lynn Ayscue, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ayscue of Hert
ford is the salutatorian. Miss Ayscue
is planning to attend the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next
year!
Graduation exercises are sched
uled to be held at Memorial Field on
the school grounds. In the event of
inclement weather, graduation exer
cises will be held inside.
WEATHER
Weather forecast
ers are calling for
warm weather for
the remainder of
the week. Tempera
tures will feature
highs in the 80s
and 90s, and low
temperatures in the
mid to upper 70s.
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Ayscue
Monday, June 13
3-7 P.M.
Hertford Methodist Church