THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volumo 58, No. 31 USPS 428-080 Hortford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 11, If 88 ? rcrc
LOCAL
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Antique chairs donated
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FEATURE
Engagements
see pg. 3
COMMUNITY
Farm tour set
see do. 2
Winfall
discusses
firemen's
benefits
Wayne Winslow, chief of the Win
fall Fire Department, came before
the Winfall Town Council on Mon
day to discuss fireman's death ben
efits.
Winslow outlined with coun
cilman two agreements which
must be signed to ensure that Win
fall volunteer fire department
members will continue to get death
benefits if killed in the line of duty
during a fire.
State requirements now require
that local volunteer departments
must sign mutual aide agreements
will all departments they assist in
order for members to receive bene
fits, and they must have a resolu
tion signed by the county commis
sioners outlining their area of
coverage.
Winslow told councilmen that in
the past the agreements between
departments concerning mutual
aide and area of coverage were al
ways verbal, but that the state was
now requiring that these
agreements be written.
Winslow also told members of
the council that the North Carolina
Department of Fire and Insurance
is in the process of checking local
departments to make sure ail
agreements are in place, and he
expects that the Winfall Depart
ment will be checked within the
next 30 days.
According to Winslow he has
been working to get all of the de
partments records in order to en
sure that benefits would be pro
vided, and these agreements are
the last step in the process.
The town councilmen stated that
they saw no problem in signing the
agreements, but instructed Winfall
town attorney Janice Cole to re
view the documents. Upon her ap
proval the council instructed
Winslow to sign them on behalf of
the board.
In other business the county took
the following action:
David Brookins, Albemarle
Commission representative, re
ported to the council that seven of
13 residents recommended for
"Meals on Wheels" have been ap
proved. These seven residents all
live in the city limits of Winfall,
and will receive a hot meal one a
day, Monday thru Friday.
Brookins stated that now he is in
need of volunteers to deliver the
meals. He is in need of five people
to deliver one day a week.
Brookins also reported that the
Albemarle Commission has re
ceived $93,000 for a study on gar
bage disposal. The study will look
into the feasibility of a central in
cinerator for garbage. This will be
reported on at a later meeting.
Brookins also reported that each
county will soon De getting new
septic tank regulations. This will
also be discussed in detail at an up
coming meeting.
There being no further business
the meeting was adjourned.
Pirates
ready for
1988 season
Football season is just around
the corner, and the Perquimans
County Pirates are getting ready to
begin the 1968-89 season.
The Pirates began practicing on
August 1, and will face the Eagles
of Northeastern High School of
Elizabeth City in their first game
on August 26th.
Head coach Spencer White says
he is enthusiastic about this years
turnout for football practice, and
he is extremely pleased with the
boys attitudes. "I am enthusiastic
about the team's attitudes, several
gentlemen will be playing new po
sitions this year, ana things are
going well so far," said White.
nWe ve had a good turn-out," he
added.
64 young men turned out for
team try-oute for both the varsity
and junior varsity squads, a good
turn-out compared to past years.
According to White, the team
looks good, has good size, and will
festuregood strength at some posi
tions. The team may need work at
other positions, as 1-A football
teams often do, because of the lack
of students available compared to
larger schools.
The 1988-89 Pirate football team
will feature many new faces due to
the fact that 18 seniors graduated
last year, but according to White
most of the other players from last
year will be returning.
.In addition to new faces, the
team will also ran a new type of
offense this year, an I offense. The
I offense will be much different
from the wishbone offense run in
the past by the Pirates under
Me Pirates pg. 11
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Wreck blocks traffic in Winfall Monday!
Above rescue workers work diligently to free a man trapped in an overturned truck on Monday.
Two received minor injuries in the accident which blocked traffic on highway 17 for over an
hour.
Two military men injured in wreck Monday
Traffic was tied up on Monday
afternoon for almost an hour and a
half as rescue workers fought to
free a man following a one vehicle
accident.
At approximately 2:04 p.m. on
Monday, a large military truck
overturned in front of the NCDOT
shop on Highway 17 trapping its
driver, Corporal Robert D.
Vaughn, and injuring his passen
ger, Corporal John S. Ovens.
According to Vaughan, age 23, of
Camp Lejuene, North Carolina, he
experienced difficulty in steering
the vehicle. The vehicle was steer
ing to the right, and when he at
tempted to steer it to the left it
overcorrected and turned on its
side in the ditch. The vehicle over
turned with the drivers side down
trapping Vaughan in the cab.
Ovens, age 20, also of Camp Le
juene, North Carolina, was thrown
free of the vehicle.
According to Officer Timothy
Spence of the Winfall Police De
partment, Vaughan was trapped
for approximately one and one-half
hours as rescue works tried to get
him free, and a front-end loader
provided by the NCDOT shop held
the truck from sliding into the
ditch.
Spence stated that co-operation
in this accident was outstanding,
and played a major role in saving
the driver's life.
"The co-operation was outstand
ing and unbelieveable," said
Spence. Spence stated that several
of the residents provided rescue
workers with water, and showed
real community spirit.
Several units responded to the
accident including the Perquimans
County Rescue Squad, the Perqui
mans County Special Rescue
Squad, the Hertford and Winfall
Fire Departments, the North Caro
lina Highway Patrol, the Perqui
mans County Sheriff's Depart
ment, Jack Staley, Perquimans
County Wildlife Officer, the
NCDOT Shop, and the Chowan
County Rescue Squad, who pro
vided their "Jaws of Life" ma
chine to cut Corporal Vaughan
free.
S and J Motors and Robert Sawy
ers Wrecking Service also assisted
in the accident.
No charges have been filed in the
case, and an investigation is
continuing.
Both Vaughan and Ovens were
taken and admitted to Albemarle
Hospital for observation.
Albemarle Hospital spokeswo
men, Donnie Gardner, reported
this morning that both men are
doing well, and received only mi
nor injuries.
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Business opens at Ward Shopping Center!
The Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce sponsored a ribbon cutting at Ruth's Shoes and
Clothing on Friday. Pictured above are on the left: Ruth Sutton, Clyde Sutton, Joshua Sutton,
Stephanie Sutton, Jennifer Stallings, Amy Stallings, Debbie Sutton, Steve Sutton, and Pam
Stallings. To the right: Bill Cox, cutting the ribbon, Lester Simpson, chairman of the county
commissioners, Larry Swindell, president of the chamber, Janie Proctor, Peoples Bank, Caro
lyn Winslow, Jeanette Smith, and Gail Hill. Ruth's Shoes and Clothing is open Monday thru
Saturday from 10:00 until 5:30 p.m., and features a full line of children's clothes and shoes and
ladies shoes, as well as stuffed bears and dolls. Ruth's Shoes and Clothing opened on July 1st.
County census now underway
As you drive around Perquimans
County in the next several weeks
you may notice a small white pick
up truck along side the road, don't
be alarmed its just Charlie Skinner
taking the county's house census
count.
Skinner has been hired by the
Perquimans County Electorial
Study Committee to physically
count all of the houses in Perqui
mans County, and determine if the
residents are black or white.
The information gathered by
Skinner will be used by the county
and the Regional Development In
stitute in Greenville to determine if
new voting districts can be estab
lished in Perquimans County.
The formation of the tectorial
study committee and the decision
to take a house count census be
came necessary earlier this year
when the NAACP threatened to sue
the county for unfair voting prac
tices.
Following an in depth study into
the matter by the committee, and
see census pg. 11
Dr. Martin named to
superintendent's post
The Perquimans County Board
of Education announced on Tues
day morning at 9:00 a.m. that Dr.
Mary Jo Martin has been hired as
superintendent of Perquimans
County Schools.
Clifford Winslow, Chairman of
the Board of Education, stated the
board had been working on the se
lection process for several weeks,
and selecting one candidate was
not an easy task.
Winslow reported to the board of
education staff members that the
board had received 13 applicants,
screened them to five, and brought
two candidates in for second inter
views before choosing Dr. Martin.
Dr. Martin, age 50, is currently
serving as assistant superinten
dent in the Vance County Schools,
and according to Winslow received
excellent references.
Dr. Martin has an excellent edu
cational and professional back
ground for her new position. She
obtained her bachelor of arts de
gree in math from Atlantic Chris
tian College, her masters degree in
counseling and educational admin
istration from East Carolina Uni
versity, and her doctorate degree
in education from Duke Univer
sity.
She has served as a science tea
cher at Tarboro Sr. High School, an
assistant principal in Rocky
Mount, as director of K-12 educa
tion in Vance County, has served
two terms at two different schools
in Vance County, served last year
in an interim position in the finance
department of the Vance County
schools, and has been very active
with the building program in the
Vance County School system.
Mr. Winslow stated on Tuesday
that after interviewing all of the
candidates, the board of education
felt that Dr. Martin was the best
person to lead the school system at
the present time, and added that
her selection was unanimous by
the board.
"Dr. Martin's selection was
unanimous in the first round of bal
loting," said Winslow "She will
have the full support of the board, "
he added.
Winslow went on to say that Dr.
Martin is a rural person, having
been raised on a farm near Pine
tops, and that he felt she under
stood the needs of the Perquimans
County Schools
In a telephone interview later
Tuesday morning. Dr. Martin
stated that she is extremely
pleased to be coming to Perqui
mans County.
"I am looking on this as an excit
ing challenge," said Dr Martin. "I
plan to continue all of the pro
grams put in place by the board
and the past superintendent," she
added. "Working with the board
and the community in all areas of
school programs to help move the
system to even higher levels of ex
cellence," said Martin.
Dr. Martin is married to Dr. Da
vid V. Martin, and is the mother of
four grown children. Her husband
is currently employed with Vance
Granville Community College, and
is an adjunct professor at Duke
University. Dr. David Martin plans
to retire and relocate with his wife
in Perquimans County, possibly
seeking employment in the future.
Dr. Martin has been hired by the
board for two years, and will begin
her duties on August 16th
Public hearing scheduled
on fishing issue in Hertford
Once again the issue of bass tour
naments in the Perquimans River
and use of the municipal boat ramp
came up at the Hertford Town
Council meeting Monday, and the
council took action to remedy the
problem. The council has decided
to hold a public hearing on this is
sue, Wednesday, August 17th, at
7:30 p.m. at the Perquimans
County courthouse.
Council members listened atten
tively as Mr. Eldon Winslow came
before the council to state his views
concerning the subject of bass
tournaments in the Perquimans
River, and the use of the municipal
boat ramp.
"I hate to see the Black Bass de
stroyed in the river," said
Winslow. " I think there needs to be
some control," he added.
Winslow, a former Perquimans
County Game Warden stated that
the Perquimans River just can't
stand the pressure placed on it by
so many tournaments during the
spawning season.
Winslow went on to say that he
felt it was ashame that the state is
not more involved in controling
such things as they were when he
was a game warden. Winslow
added that there used to be desig
nated spawning areas in the river,
but now they seemed to have disap
peared.
Stating he knew everyone had a
right to use the river, Winslow
stated he felt co-operation between
everyone using the river would be
the key.
Mayor Bill Cox echoed Winslow's
statement adding that he still is not
sure what can bo done. "I don't
know what can be done," said Cox.
"We need to get input from every
one using the river and the town
ramp, and come up with some
guidelines suitable to all users," he
added. "The river is in far better
shape than it was 30 years ago, and
we need to work to keep it that
way," said Cox.
Cox went on to say that the town
could not expect to get cooperation
from everyone involved with this
issue without letting everyone us
ing the facilities and the river pro
vide their input.
Mayor Cox went on to say that he
hoped the public hearing would be
an orderly meeting, and he feels
that something can be worked cut
suitable to all parties involved.
Cox urged Winslow and all the
citizens of Perquimans County to
attend the meeting, and stated that
representatives of several bass
fishing clubs in the area would also
be invited to the meeting
Other business which came be
fore the council included the fol
lowing :
ABC Store
Cecil Winslow, chairman of the
Perquimans County ABC Board
gave the monthly ABC report.
Winslow also reported to the coun
cil that the board spent $10,465 in
rennovating the Hertford ABC
Store.
The store is now self-service, and
Winslow told council members that
he felt the rennovations on the
store had made a great im
provement.
Housing Grant
Mayor Cox reported to the coun
cil that a housing redevelopment
grant recently applied for by the
town was not approved.
Cox stated that the town's appli
cation lacked seven points from be
ing in the funding cycle. Cox stated
that three times as many munici
palities as money was available
applied for the grants
Cox added that he felt the town
had a good application for the
grant, but that competition was
keen. Cox stated that applications
are judged on several criteria in
cluding: area, number of houses to
be rennovated or redeveloped,
amount of money, and benefits to
low income families. Cox stated
that the town can reapply for the
see fishing pg. 11
WEATHER
Weather forecasters are calling
for hot weather throughout the
weekend with afternoon and
evening thunderstorms.
Temperatures will feature
highs in the 80s with lows in
the 60s and 70s with humid
hazy conditions.
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