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1 Cat burglar sought see pa. 1 1 Graduates reflect on school's history see pg. 8 J. V. team beats Camden see pg. 10 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 59, No. M USPS 42S-4M0 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, September a, 1?M 30 CENTS Local girl killed while watching drag race A Hertford teenager was hit and fa tally injured, according to the high way patrol, when a pick-up truck hit her last Tuesday, as the driver participated in a drag race down a road in Nix on ton. Gina Michelle Giles, age 16, of 322-A Camp Perry Road, was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospi tal following the accident, and according to reports died early last Tuesday morning. According to the hospital reports Giles died of a car diac arrest, and injuries sustained irf the accident. On Tuesday morning of last week, Highway Patrolman, C. H. Mims charged Larry Thomas Broyles, age 20, of Rt. 2, Elizabeth City, and Darrell Norris, age 16, of Duke Street, Taylor's Beach, Cam den County, with manslaughter and pre-arranged drag racing. According to reports Broyles was also charged with having no driv er's license, no liability insurance, no vehicle registration, and with an inspection violation. The accident occurred at approx imately 10:05 p.m. on August 30th on rural paved road 1340, seven miles south of Elizabeth City. Broyles driving a "souped-up" 1965 Chevrolet El Camino pick-up truck, the truck that struck Giles, was drag racing with Norris, Giles boyfriend, the highway patrol re ported. Giles was standing along side of the road watching the race, the left side of the road, with two other spectators who have not yet been identified, watching Broyles who was traveling south on the road, at an excessive speed. The other spectators ran to the opposite side of the road as the cars approached and hollered for Giles to accom pany them. Broyles put on the brakes to slow down as he ap proached a sharpe curve in the road, but lost control of the vehicle, sjunning out of control and striking According to reports both of the vehicles have been confiscated by the highway patrol, until a trial takes place, or bond is posted for the boys. Giles was a native of St. Peters burg, Florida, she is the daughter <of Katherine Adel Poindexter Par ' fcer of Hertford and the step-daugh ?ter of George Parker of Hertford. i Hertford : youth killed Monday A Hertford youth was killed Mon day evening when the truck he was riding in was hit while crossing U. S. Highway 17, south of Elizabeth .City. ? Winston Ardell "Chip" Chappell, Se 16, of Route 4, Hertford, was (en to Albemarle Hospital fol lowing the accident which oc curred at 6:50 p.m., and was pro nounced dead at 8:11 p.m., the result of multiple injuries received . in the accident. '? } Chappell was a passenger in a W65 Chevrolet truck driven by Ste ven Wray Langley, age 16, of Route 2, Hertford. The accident occured when the truck driven by Langley, traveling west toward Okisko to ru ral paved road 1140 attempted to cross U.S. 17. According to the highway patrol accident report Langley did not see a car driven by Mamie Turner Parker, age 40, also -4f Hertford, which was traveling south on the highway. ' * Langley 's car was hit broad side ?by Parker, and according to the re *port, Chappell who was a riding in -the passenger's seat received the 'brunt of the impact. '? At the time of the accident, according to reports, Langley was 'not wearing a seat belt. Investigat ing officer, Highway Patrolman ^Mountain, stated that he could not '-fletermine whether or not Chappell 'was wearing a seat belt, v Langley received only minor in juries from the accident, and was treated and released on Monday -evening from Albemarle Hospital. Parker, who suffered no signifi -Cant injuries from the accident was traveling 55 mph at the time of the ?rash. Damage to both cars is esti ' mated by the patrolman at ?2,000.00. : As of press time charges are still -psoding in the accident. ?** Chappell was the son of Winston ~A. Chappell. Sr. and Nancy Daugh ' try Chappell of Hertford. He was a ?native of Norfolk, Va., and was in Ms Junior year at Perquimans . ? ... 1*1?1. Crtk^l 'County Mign acnooi v Chappell was an honor a asember of the Iwnd, and a mem ?tar of the Art Chib. i Pirates win game and get new mascot! Friday evening the Pirates defeated Williamston 40-3, in a game highlighted by great defensive play. The Pirates were also cheered on by their new Pirate mascot, donated to the school by Betty Brown Bright. Above Ty voice Coston rushes for one of his touch downs, and below, the Pirate gets a few tips from a Perqui mans cheerleader. Perquimans downs Williamston 40-3 Fri. niqht Good defense combined with nu merous penalties and mistakes by the Tigers led the Perquimans County High School Pirates to 40-3 non-conference win over Williamston at home on Friday. Defense was the key to Friday's win for the Pirates who converted four Williamston turnovers into touchdowns in the second half. In addition to the four turnovers the Tigers were also penalized over ten times for a total of 115 yards, including a motion penalty which seeJootbaMjjg^n The class of 1938 was honored on Saturday during the Perquimans Union School Reunion as they celebrated their 50th reunion. Four members of the class of 1938 were present: L to R: Mrs. Annie Wiggins, Mrs. Ella Walker, Mr. James Collins, and Mrs. Malinda Daniels. Annual Perquimans Union School reunion held On Saturday, graduates proud of the school's rich history and tradi tion, gathered at Perquimans Mid dle School for the second Perqui mans Union School Reunion. Over 300 graduates from the classes of 1938 through 1970, for mer teachers, principals, and school employees gathered to talk of old times, renew old friendships, remininisce, and talk about the days of the mighty "Panters" dur ing the daylong event. The reunion kicked off at 1:00 p.m. and featured a program, a so cial hour, dinner catered by An nette Gregory, class photos, and a dance on Saturday evening. Shirley Yates, a retired Navy Captain, and a graduate of the class of 1961, was the guest for the reunion program which ran from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.. Mrs. Yates spoke on the future of the black community, and on the fu ture of Mack education. Mrs. Yates is also a member of the Winfall Town Council. In addition to Mrs. Yates speech the program also included the invo cation by Rev. Walter Leigh, class of 1900, presentation of the school's listory presented by Rose Z. Madre, class of 1961, recognition of the classes present, and recogni tion of the farmer teachers and principals present, also recognized was the football team of 1965, state champion. Mr. John L. Thatch, class of 196S, ierved as emcee for die event. Mr. Thatch is employed with the school system in Wake County, and makes his home in Raleigh, N.C.. The Bill Wills Combo provided dinner music, and T-Connection was on hand playing everyone's fa vorites during the evening social hour and dance. Door prizes donated by area merchants were also given away Yates during the reunion, t-shirts high lighting the event were on sale, as well as other merchandise offered by Mr. Edward Ferebee, Jr., class of 1987. Following Sunday's reunion the group continued their time of fellowship by attending church services at the churches of their choice. Sgt. Jerry Johnson was honored as the graduate who came the most distance for the reunion. Sgt. John son traveled all the way from Ha waii. Saturday's reunion was also at tended by Mrs. Dail Williams, wife of King A. Williams, the man who mortgaged his house so that the school could be built. Mrs. Wil liams resides in Winfall. Saturday's reunion was the sec ond of this type to be held. Last year the first Perquimans County Union School Reunion was held. At this time the committe does not know if any more reuions will be held. As a result of the reunion, Per quimans County Union School graduates have formed the Perqui mans County Union School Alumni Association. One of the first official functions of the alumni association will be the establishment of the King A. Williams Memorial Scholarships These scholarships will be awarded at graduation ceremonies 1988-W to a underprivil edged boy and girl in honor of King A. Wil liams, former principal of Perqui mans Union School. The associa tion is currently in the process of establishing a committee and cri teria for the awarding of the schol arship. Members of this year's reunion committee included: Ms. Dee Rid dick, Mrs. Esther H. Bryant, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Modlin, Mr. William Modlin, Mrs. Constance L. Ever ett, Mrs. EMse P. Smith, and Mrs. Shirley Yates. Indian Summer Festival plans set Summer is over, fall is here, and on September 16th and 17th Perqui mans County will officially kick off the autumn with its annual Indian Summer Festival. Residents from the area, as well as tourists from as far away as ti dewater Virginia are expected to visit Hertford for the two day event which will feature arts and crafts, exhibits, lots of delicious food, games, sidewalk sales, and terrific entertainment. On Friday, the merchants will fill the sidewalks of the downtown Hertford with bargains galore dur ing the Indian Summer Festival sidewalk sales. Artists from across the eastern part of North Carolina and south em Virginia comprising approxi mately 35 booths all together, will display their wares Saturday at Missing Mill Park on the bank of the beautiful Perquimans River. Quilts, scherenschnitte, jewelry, soft sculpture and more will fill the booths, making for a shopper par adise. In addition to the sidewalk sales, foods, and arts and crafts, the In dian Summer Festival will offer a wide variety of entertainment both days. The Perquimans County High School "Marching Pirates" will get the festival's entertainment schedule underway Friday with a performance a 12 noon. Other highlights of the entertain ment planned during the festival's two days include the Edenton Pres ervation Band, the Navy Atlantic Fleet Band, Katie Cudworth, a teenage country singer from Man teo, "Paradise Road", the Flat land Cloggers, "TRADOC ROCK", a division of the U.S. Continental Army Band, the "Harbor Lites", square dancers from Snug Harbor, "Curse You Jack Dalton", an old fashioned mellerdrammer, and the annual street dance on Saturday evening with the "Fun Seekers" Band. Other activities planned during the festival include a "sidewalk cafe", a chicken fry, and a pig pickin' all sponsored by the cham ber of commerce. Historical win dow displays will be seen down town, the dunking booth will be in the park on Saturday, clowns with ballons will be around on Friday, and there will be all sorts of games for the kids including train rides, games, and more. The Indian Summer Festival is an annual event which everyone looks forward to, and this year' fes tival is no exception, it will provide fun and excitement for visitors of all ages. Make plans now to come to Hert ford, September 16th and 17th, and enjoy the 7th annual Indian Sum mer Festival. Four laning U.S. 17 seen as top priority Four laning U. S. Highway 17 from Virginia to South Carolina will be a top priorty if Bob Jordan is elected governor this fall. The annoucement made by Jor dan as he spoke to with members of the Highway 17 Transportation As sociation last Tuesday in Washing ton, North Carolina, came as no surprise. Jordan has made no se cret that he supports four-laning the highway. According to Jordan U. S. 17 plays a great role in the economic development of the coastal plains region of North Carolina, and is im portant to the tourist industry. "Highway 17 is important to our tourism industry," said Jordan "It links many of our historic areas and is a primary artery serving many of our coastal areas. Our beaches, our national parks and our good fishing will continue to at tract more and more visitors from the northeast and midwestern parts of our country. If the area through which U.S. 17 runs it to prosper, we must improve and widen it as soon as possible. The NCDOT's Transportation Improvement Plan adopted by the North Carolina Transportation Board in 1987 calls for approxi mately $81 million dollars to be spent on Highway 17 over the next nine years, but Jordan feels that the work on the highway must be completed sooner than that. Jordan told members of the Highway 17 Transportation Asso ciation that the state's Highway Study Commission is currently studying the state's highway nees and will make recommendation to the legistature next year on the best ways to pay for highway pro jects like four laning U.S. 17. Town officials consider putting curfew on park Vandalism and defacing of prop erty may force Hertford town offi cials to impose a curfew at Missing Mill Park. According to recreation depart ment director, Andy Downing, and Mayor Bill Cox, problems in the park have escalated to the point that something must be done. The town has replaced the restroom doors at the park numerous times, as well as picking up trash, clean ing bathroom floors, and repairing damaged park property. "I hate that the problem has come to this," said Cox. "But something must be done so that residents of the community feel they can use Missing Mill Park," he added. The problems at the park appear to occur after 5:00 p.m. according to Cox and Downing, and Hertford Police Chief Marshall Merritt is in agreement with them. "I feel we need a curfew," said Merritt. "A curfew will help us (the police dept.) take care of the park," he said.. At the present time there is a town ordinance which governs Missing Mill Park, but town offi cials feel that it is not specific enough, and in the past it may not have been enforced as well as it should have been. Under the ordinance it is illegal to willfully mark or deface struc tures and facilities at the park. It is illegal to remove property, cut, carve or transplant trees or shrubs, it is illegal to ride moto rized vehicles through the park and more, but according to Cox the or dinance does not cover some of the problems which now exist at Miss ing Mill Park. Problems such as people wash ing and waxing cars or doing car repairs are not covered, and play ing loud music is not covered spe cifically in the ordinance. While strict enforcement of the ordinance on the books would con trol some of the problems, there are still some amendments which he and Downing, as well as Chief Merritt, feel need to be addressed, and added to the current law. On Monday evening, during the regularly scheduled town council meeting, Cox will carry the recom mendations of he and the others to the town council for their approval. Those recommendations include placing a curfew on the park. If adopted by the council the curfew would close the park at 6:00 p.m. from Sept. 1 until March 31st., and in the summer from April 1st until August 31st the park would close to the public at 9:00 p.m.. Cox stated during the recent meeting that he doesn't feel the curfew will hurt the park's useage, but he hopes the curfew, and en forcement of the current ordiance will make Missing Mill Park a more pleasant place for the citi zens of Hertford. Cox also stated that if the council does not approve the new curfew, the ordinance currently in effect will be strictly enforced in the fu ture, and violators will be pros ecuted. Locker searches are planned for schools In a continuing effort to combat the war on drugs in Perquimans County, the Perquimans County Board of Education has authorized the sheriff's department to conduct random locker searches at Perqui mans High School, and Perqui mans Middle School. According to school officii* and Sheriff Joe Lothian, the sniff searches will be conducted with the use of Kirfoy, the drug dag. They will be random, and unannounced. see locker search pg. 11
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