THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Votuiyi# 5t, No. 31 USPS 42>-OX> Hortford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 4, lftt ? <
Money management
see pg. 12
Butlers visited
see pg. 1 1
Dogwoods available
see Da. 1 3
Sewer plant
riears its
completion
Construction of the new sewer
plant in Hertford is approximately
80 percent complete, and town offi
cials hope to have the plant in oper
ation sometime this month.
During a meeting last Tuesday,
members of the town council fi
nalized the sale of bonds totaling
$200,000 with an interest rate not to
exceed 5.75 percent for the con
struction, Mayor Bill Cox stated
that deadline for the project's com
pletion is August 16, 1988.
Cox stated that although the con
tractor may not have all the work
at the new sewer plant complete by
the August 16th deadline, the con
struction is going well, and should
be complete this month.
Construction of a new sewer
plant became necessary, because
the Town of Hertford outgrew the
old system. The old plant operated
continually exceeding its capacity,
and operating under a special or
der of consent. While operating un
der this special order of consent,
the town had to gain state approval
before anyone could be hooked into
the system, thus preventing town
growth.
The new sewer system, when
completed, will increase the Town
of Hertford's sewer system capac
ity from 300,000 gallons to 400,000
gallons daily, and will allow the
town to hook up new customers.
Sewer bills are expected to go up
slightly, increase in user rates is
necessary to help finance the pro
ject. Mayor Cox stated on Tuesday
that the town expects the average
user's bill will go from $4.00
monthly to $5.00 monthly.
Also, the Mayor stated that the
Town of Hertford may be able to
save some money by refinancing
the bonds issued by the Farmers
Home Administration. This year,
FmHA paid part of the principal
amount of bonds financed with
them as an incentive for munici
palities and counties to refinance
bonds.
According to Mayor Cox, if
FmHA offers this Incentive next
year to counties and municipali
ties, the town will pursue the op
portunity to refinance the bonds.
Two men
sentenced
in robbery
Two men were tried and con
victed of the November 17th rob
bery of Rob Turner's Store during
the July 25th, session of Perqui
mans County Superior Court.
Francis Patrick Jones, 26, a resi
dent of Perquimans County, was
tried on two counts of armed rob
bery and found guilty. Daryl Alex
ander Gibbs, age 22, and a resident
of Perquimans County, was origi
nally arraigned on two counts of
armed robbery, but in return for
testimony and as part of a plea bar
gaining arrangement, he plead
guilty to common law robbery.
For his part in the robbery and in
exchange for his testimony, Gibbs
received only six years to be
served with the North Carolina De
partment of Correction, while
Jones received 28 years.
Both men began serving time
with the NCDOC immediately.
Roberson
joins
Farm Bureau
Insurance
N.C. Farm Bureau Insurance of
Perquimans County is proud to an
nounce the appointment of Edgar
W. Roberson, Jr. of Hertford, N. C.
as an agent for North Carolina
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Company and the Southern Farm
Bureau Life Insurance Company in
Perquimans County. He will also
represent North Carolina Blue
Cross and Blue Shield, Inc. to the
Farm Bureau Members.
Edgar is a life long native of Per
quimans County ana is married to
the former Gau Chappell of Hert
ford, N. C. They have three chil
dren, Kristie 10, Mindy 6, and Jus
tin 4.
Roberson's wife, Gail, is a R.N.
at Chowan Hospital in Edenton,
N.C.
Roberson is a graduate of Per
quimans County High School and a
1974 graduate of North Carolina
State University majoring in soil
and crop technology
Roberson holds many outstand
ing community positions and has
received many distinguished
see Roberson pg. 12
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Thornburg visits county!
Attorney General Lacy Thornburg stopped briefly in Hertford Friday for a campaign visit.
Thornburg addressed a small gathering at the courthouse before going on to Elizabeth City.
Attorney general makes campaign
stop at courthouse on Friday
Several county officials, area at
torneys, and concerned citizens
turned out Friday to greet and
meet North Carolina's Attorney
General, Lacy Thornburg, as he
made a brief campaign stop at the
Perquimans County Courthouse.
Thornburg, who has served as at
torney general for the past three
and one-half years is being chal
lenged in November's general elec
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tion by Republican candidate Sam
Wilson.
On Friday, Thornburg visited
throughout Northeastern North
Carolina, making stops in Chowan,
Gates, Perquimans, and Pasquo
tank Counties.
During his visit to the courthouse
on Friday, Thornburg thanked ev
eryone for their continued support.
Thornburg also asked for questions
and comments concerning the at
torney general's office.
In a brief comment made by
John Matthews, county attorney,
Matthews thanked Thornburg for
his office's help in the past, and ad
ditional help in the future.
Thornburg left the courthouse,
after greeting county employees,
to continue his campaign swing at
a luncheon in Elizabeth City.
photos by Gina Jepson
Drug raid
successful!
A drug raid by the Perqui
mans County Sheriff's Dept.
at the home of Al Robertson,
Rt. 2, Hertford on Friday,
netted a small amount of
drugs and paraphernalia.
Charges are pending includ
ing simple possession of mar
ijuana, misdemeanor posses
sion of cocaine, and
possession of drug parapher
nalia. The inital case was in
vestigated by Sheriff's Dep
uty E.V. Tilley.
Commodities distribution announced
Perquimans County will receive
cheese, butter, corn meal, instant
milk, flour and rice for distribution
to the needy of Perquimans County
in August. We hope to have good
weather for the day of distribution ;
however, we have scheduled a rain
date of August 25, 1968 if needed.
The Hertford Lion's Club will be
gin the distribution at 8:30 a.m. It
will be conducted at the Ice Plant,
Grubb Street in Hertford and will
be available to all income eligible
households in Perquimans County.
Households haying four or mem
bers should bring a helper with
them to assist in carrying the food
to the car.
All households who will not be
able to pick up their commodities
may us a representative for this
purpose. Hie commodities card or
application must be signed in the
correct places for this to be accep
table. No household will be allowed
to pick up food for more than them
selves and one other household as
representative.
There will be two lines at the dis
tribution site. The second line will
be for the handicapped and-or dis
abled WHO ARE PRESENT AT
see distribution pg. 12
HOUSEHOLD GROSS INCOME MUST BE BELOW LEVEL OF APPROPRIATE SIZE HOUSEHOLD
Household Size
1
Add for
??ch additional
household
rr
Per Year
$ 7,150
9,620
12,090
1*,56 0
17,030
19,500
21,970
$ 2, *70
Per Month
$ 596
802
1,008
1,21 A
1 ,'?20
1,625
1,831
2,037
$ 206
Per Week
$138
185
233
2 80
328
375
423
*170
$ *8
Perquimans rescue squad
to discontinue day service
County to study possibility
of establishing paid day squad
The Perquimans County Commis
sioners took action on Monday to set
the wheels in motion for a paid res
cue squad.
After many months of struggling to
cover day rescue calls, and following
a meeting last week with state emer
gency service officials, Todd Tilley,
Captain of the Perquimans County
Rescue Squad, told the commission
ers on Monday that the squad feels
they can no longer adequately pro
vide emergency medical services
Monday through Friday.
"The rescue squad has met, and
despite mixed emotions among mem
bers of the squad, we feel we can no
longer provide emergency medical
services in Perquimans County
through the week," said Tilley.
Tilley stated that the squad will
continue to provide emergency medi
cal services in the evenings from 6:00
p.m. until 6:00 a.m., and on weekends
and holidays.
After much discussion concerning
recruitment of new members, com
pensation for a paid squad, responsi
bilities and more, the commissioners
instructed County Manager Paul
Gregory to set the wheels in motion
for a new system to cover the day
shift.
Tilley stated that the squad was ex
tremely disappointed that the cur
rent situation had come to this solu
tion, but they saw no other choice
than to discontinue their coverage of
the day shifts.
The commissioners will explore
the possibility of establishing an am
bulance service separate from the
rescue squad, similar to the system
used in Pasquotank County. The am
bulance service would handle the
daytime calls and will operate from
the same building as the rescue
squad, using the same equipment,
but will operate independently of the
Perquimans County Rescue Squad
with the employees working for the
county.
hour course before they can be a
member of the squad.
Lester Simpson, chairman of the
county commissioners, stated on
Monday that the county is truly
thankful to the Perquimans County
Resque Squad for its service over
the years, and added that hopefully
this situation can be worked out in
the near future.
In other action Monday, the com
missioners announced that Rivers
and Associates, the county's engi
neering firm which has worked on
the water system for many years,
have been fired.
Stating their displeasure with the
firm for their inability to help solve
problems with the county's water
system, and reported inefficiency
over the years the board acted
Monday.
Gregory told members of the
board Monday that he was cur
rently in the process of looking for
a new engineering firm to work
with the county Gregory recom
mended the firm of Diehl and Phil
lips of Cary, N.C.. Gregory stated
that a representative of Diehl and
Phillips had visited the county and
has made several recommenda
tions for correcting problems with
the county water system.
Diehl and Phillips currently
works with Gates and Chowan
Counties, and according to Gre
gory comes highly recommended.
After much discussion, the board
voted to wait on hiring the firm un
til a presentation by them is made
to the board.
Gregory stated, following Mon
day's meeting, that he is extremely
pleased with what he has seen from
the company representative so far,
and feels they will be able to cor
rect the current problems, which
exist with the water system.
Commissioners also listened on
Monday as Mrs. Edna Trueblood, a
resident of the New Hope area
came before the board to ask that
the county's animal control ordi
nance be stiffened.
Gregory told commissioners on
Monday, and they agreed, that in or
der to finance such a service, a bil
ling program for emergency services
would have to be developed.
Tilley estimated on Monday that
based on the number of none emer
gency transports and emergency
calls currently being handled by the
rescue squad, that two crews of two
people would be needed to handle the
day time hours Monday through Fri
day.
Gregory told the commissioners on
Monday that the situation in Perqui
mans County is not unique. Accord
ing to state officials, many counties
are being forced to go to paid squads.
Following Monday's discussion
about the rescue squad all of the com
missioners stated their disappoint
ment in having to go to a paid squad.
"I hate that this has to be done,"
said Durward Reed. "But its some
thing that will have to be done," he
added.
Requirements in the state have
become so strigent, many squads
iust couldn't replace retiring mem
bers. At the present time, new
members are required to take a 120
Trueblood, who was bitten ear
lier this year by a neighborhood
dog, and who states she is cur
rently being terriorized by the dog
asked the commissioners to in
crease the fines for violating the
county's ordinance.
After much discussion, the com
missioners told Mrs. Trueblood
that they felt her only recourse was
through the court system.
The commissioners stated they
felt the animal control officer had
done his job in the situation, and
that the only other alternative
would be to take her neighbor to
court.
In other business, the commis
sioners were given a brief report
on the current census being done
for the electorial study committee.
According to Paul Gregory,
things are going well with the cen
sus. Gregory reported that Charlie
Skinner has completed the Hert
ford township, and is currently
working on the Bethel township.
According to Skinner everyone is
cooperating, and he has been well
received. The NAACP is working
with the county on the project.
There being no other business,
the meeting was adjourned.
Search for new county
superintendent continues
The search for a new school su
perintendent in Perquimans
County is still on.
Following a board of education
meeting on Monday evening, Clif
ford Winslow, chairman of the
board, stated that the search for a
new superintendent is moving
along nicely.
According to Winslow, the board
received 13 applicants for the posi
tion.
Winslow reported that the board
met three times last week in exec
utive session interviewing five ap
plicants, and was to meet on Tues
day of this week to begin a second
round of interviews
"We have been very pleased with
the calibar of applicants," said
Winslow, adding that he sees no
reason why search will not be com
plete soon.
The board stated at the onset of
the search that they hoped to make
an announcement concerning the
position by August 15th, Winslow
stated Monday that he sees no rea
son why this will not be done
Weather forecasters are
calling for continued hot
muggy weather the remain
der of this week and week
end.
Temperatures will feature
highs in the 80s and 90s
with lows in the 70s.