J.V.'s win over Aces
see pg. 11
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Reduced lunches available
see pg. 5
Heating assistance available
see pg. 3
THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 5$, No. 39 USPS 428-080
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, September 29, 1988
30 CENTS
Pirates lose
to Aces 6-7
Despite a gallant effort by the Pi
rates' defensive squad on Friday
evening, they just couldn't fend off
the Eden ton Aces. The Aces beat
the Pirates by one in a 7-6 victory.
The Aces, who had been injured
during the first portion of the sea
son, appeared to be healthy on Fri
day, and the Pirates had numerous
chances to score and take over the
lead, but just couldn't convert the
chances into reality. It was not the
Pirate's destiny to win on Friday
and Perquimans' record drops to 2
2 for the year, 1-0 in the conference.
Spencer White, coach of the Per
quimans Pirates attributed the Pi
rates' loss to bad field position
early in the game.
"If you want an excuse," said
White, "I would have to say the
loss was due to bad field position
throughout the game."
"A little more luck here and
there and the ballgame would have
gone our way," White added.
The Pirates scored midway
through the second quarter of Fri
day's game, answering Edenton's
only touchdown.
Perquimans first and only score
resulted after Tyvoice Coston car
ried the ball seven times for the Pi
rates for a total of 25 yards, setting
up a 12-yard touchdown pass from
Perquimans' quarterback Derrick
Rogers to William Foreman. Fore
man scored the touchdown, but
Coston, who carried the ball, for
the two-point conversion was
stopped just short of the goal line
by Edenton.
A second scoring drive came
later in the ballgame for the Pi
rates, but the drive was short lived
as Shawn Mallory fumbled and
then recovered a punt return leav
ing Perquimans on their own 11
yard-line. The 11 yard carry came
after the Aces downed a punt re
turn on the one yard line.
In addition to bad field position,
Coach White also stated on Friday
that the team had had a tough time
getting up for Friday's game
against the Aces. The game, which
was originally scheduled for play
two weeks ago, was cancelled due
to rain.
"The kids were extremely ready
for the game the first time we were
suppose to play," said White. "It
was hard to prepare a second
time," he addea.
Perquimans must now forget
their loss against Edenton and pre
pare for Friday night's contest
against Currituck. The game is
scheduled for 8:00 p.m. at Curri
tuck.
County
considering
passage of
no-wake zone
Concerns for water safety and
boating congestion near the
bridges in Hertford prompted Per
quimans County Commissioners to
go along with a request by mem
bers of the Hertford Town Council
to establish a reduced speed or no
wake zone in the Perquimans
Hiver.
Members of the board of com
missioners instructed Paul Gre
gory, county manager, following
the meeting to contact the North
Carolina Department of Wildlife
and determine what the county's
options are in developing a no
wake zone or a speed limit for boat
ers in the river.
Town council members had for
warded the no-wake request to the
board last month, but questions by
several commissioners prompted
the board to table the matter until
the town could present their propo
sal to the board of commissioners.
Several of the commissioners felt
that the town's original proposal,
which asked for the no-wake zone
or speed limit to be instituted along
almost all of the shoreline along
town limits, was to restrictive.
The new proposal calls for the
none or speed limit to be institued
from the eastern boundry of Miss
ing Mill Park to the second buoy
east of the bridge.
; Gregory told commissioners last
week that before the law can be in
stituted a public hearing will be
held by the Wildlife Commission.
The request has been made for the
hearing but no date has been set.
In other business the board lis
tened as yet another resident from
Snug Harbor came before the
board tc discuss water problems in
the county.
0 Joseph J. White told commis
sioners that his dishwasher, wash
ing machine, and children's
clothes bad all been ruined by rust
in the water, and the cleaning solu
tion given out by the county to re
move stains.
White stated that he wanted to
tam ^j^o^was ^respwwiMe^ for
? 1
Erie Haste, righf, is congratulated by Hertford Mayor Bill Cox on his reappoint to the N.C.
Coastal Resources Commission. Haste has served as a members of the the commission since
i fti i
Erie Haste reappointed to N.C.
Coastal Resources Commission
The North Carolina Coastal Re
sources Commission has announced
that Mr. T. Erie Haste, Jr., of Hert
ford has been reappointed to serve on
the commission for an additional
four-year term to expire in 1992.
Haste, who was reappointed by
Governor Martin, has been serving
on the commission since it's incep
tion in 1974, when he was appointed to
the commission by Governor Hols
houser. Haste was reappointed in
1976 by Holshouser to serve a four
term, and was reappointed to serve
two four year terms under Governor
Hunt in 1980 and 1984.
15 representatives make-up the
commission, representing a variety
of concerned citizens, and business
interests. Mr. Haste, the owner of
Hertford Hardware and City Marina
of Elizabeth City represents marine
related business and its concerns to
the commission.
The North Resources Commission
was established in 1974 to create a
greater awareness of the environ
ment and the need to protect coastal
resources by the citizens of North
Carolina. The commission was also
formed to provide more responsible
development of coastal resources in
the state.
Since 1974, the commission has led
the nation's coastal states in protect
ing its coastal resources through the
development of permit programs for
development, implementation of
land use planning projects for coastal
counties, and has worked diligently
to acquire valuable coastal re
sources.
Mr. Haste and others were sworn
in to serve on the commission last
week at the commission's meeting
held September 22 and 23 in Wilming
ton.
Local
residents
honored by
governor
Greenville ? On September 13,
1988, Governor Jim Martin hosted
a ceremony and reception honor
ing Eastern North Carolina's out
standing volunteers including two
residents and one organization
from Perquimans County as part
of the annual Governor's Volunteer
Recognition Ceremony held in
Greenville.
A 2.p.m reception at East Caro
lina University s Mendenhall Stu
dent Center preceded the 3 p.m.
awards ceremony during wnich
Governor Martin formally pre
sented the honorees with North
Carolina "State of the Hearts" pins
and the Governor's Award for Out
standing Volunteer Service. In his
comments, Governor Martin spoke
words of encouragement and sup
port to volunteers, calling them an
irreplaceable resource in North
Carolina."
Local committees in 36 eastern
counties were invited to choose
four award recipients from catego
ries such as community service
volunteers, school volunteers and
volunteer organizations.
James Houlihan, Gina Jepson,
and the Hertford Lions Club were
chosen as the honorees from Per
nuimans Count v
Pictured with Governor Martin are L to R: James Houlihan,
Gina Jepson, John Meyers, president of the Hertford Lions
Club.
Houlihan was recognized for his
volunteer service with the Perqui
mans County Restoration Associa
tion and the Newbold-White House.
Jepson, the editor of the local pa
per was honored for her contribu
tions to the Perquimans County
Special Olympicsprogram and the
Hertford Lions Club was honored
for their volunteer involvement in
many aspects of the community,
especially the distribution of butter
and cheese for Perquimans Social
Services.
Perry credited with axing transfer tax
Elizabeth City ? State Represen
tative Bill Boyd (R-Randolph) told
a rally for 1st District N.C. House
candidate Shirley Perry Saturday
evening that "northeastern North
Carolina has been shortchanged
for many years by the legislature
because of its pattern of one-party
politics." Boyd also credited candi
date Perry with stopping a conto
versial local land transfer tax in
the last session of the General As
sembly.
"When you look at which areas of
the state receive the most from the
legislature, you find that it is areas
with a 2-party system. One-party
areas like the northeast are taken
for granted by Uston Ramsey and
the Democrat power-brokers", he
observed.
"In ignoring the east, Ramsey
and his crowd put more of the
state's resources in their own home
areas", Boyd said. "In the last ses
sion of the General Assembly, M
percent of a special state fund for
school systems with critical nee*
went to c? Ucs represented by the
S top Democrat
Shirley Perry, Rep. candidate for the House of Representa
tive, speaks to a group of supporters during a rally and pig
pickin' Saturday.
"Your legislator*. Thompson
and James, ae nice guys bat vote
like they are told by Kamsev, and
jut roll over aad play dead. I've
?ever heard them complaia when
Ramsey cats oat Funding for some
thing the east needs", he said.
Boyd credited Perry with stop
ping the controversial local land
transfer tax for Pasquotank, Per
qui mans and Washington counties
see Perry pf. 11
New smoking policy
adopted by schools
ine Perquimans County Board of
Education met last Monday eve
ning and adopted a new smoking
policy that prohibits students from
using or possessing any tobacco
products on school property or dur
ing school functions.
The policy also restricts teachers
and school employees from using
tobacco products except in desig
nated areas, and not when they can
be observed by students.
Dr. Mary Jo Martin, superinten
dent, stated that the new policy
was adopted and now each work
place in Perquimans County, in
cluding the system's administra
tive offices, maintenance gara
ge, and schools will have a
designated smoking area.
Under the newly adopted smok
ing policy, education concerning
health risks involved with the use
of tobacco products will be an inte
gral part of instructional cirricu
lum at Perquimans High School
and Perquimans Middle School.
The new policy regulations apply
at all activities including athletic
events, field trips, and all other
school activities.
In other business the board took
the following action:
Roof Repair: The board voted to
repair a portion of the roof over the
media center at Central School in
Winfall. The repairs are necessary
because the roof is reportedly leak
ing.
Dr. Martin was instructed by
members of the school board to ob
tain estimates for the repairs and
report back to them.
New Adminstrative Building:
The new administrative building
still has a few things left to be com
pleted. The board hopes to move
into the building by Oct.
Band places second
in "Trucker Classic"
The Perquimans County High
School "Marching Pirates" per
formed at the "Trucker Classic"
band competition on Saturday,
September 17th, in Portsmouth,
Virginia.
The Band placed 2nd in Class
AAA, scoring an 82.5, a rating of
Superior. The Marching Pirates
also placed 4th in the entire show of
22 bands. Auxiliary awards were
given to the band for 1st place Per
cussion, 2nd place Hornline, 2nd
place Color Guard and 2nd place
Drum Major.
Among the judges were Mike Ce
sario. Program Coordinator for the
Garfield Cadets and Phantom Reg
iment, nationally ranked Drum
Corps, who said on tape, "He al
ways looked to this band for Pride,
Poise and Dignity and again this
year I am not let down."
Also Greg Cesario of the Phan
tom Regiment, stated that the
Color Guard was "mature and el
egant". The Perquimans Drum
line was awarded 1st place in the
entire field of 22 bands.
The "Marching Pirates" will be
performing locally on October 1st
at the Edenton Peanut Festival in
their parade and field show con
test.
The band's Drum Major is Ch
risty Waters and is directed by Da
vid Ziemba.
The Perquimans Marching Pi
rates Color Guard would like to
thank Mr. and Mrs. Terronova,
owners of Apricot for their help in
making the flags, Mr. Hal Byrum,
Manager of Don Juan and Mr.
Leon Harrell, Supervisor of the
Cutting Department for their help
in making skirts and flags.
Jaycees to sponsor
bass annual tournament
me Perquimans county Jaycees
are busy making plans for their an
nual Perquimans River Bass Tour
nament to be held Saturday, Octo
ber 8th at the Hertford Municipal
Boat Ramp in Hertford from 7:00
a.m. until 4:00 p.m..
The tournament offers $1,050.00
in guaranteed prizes. First prize is
$500.00 - second prize is $200 - third
prize is $150.00 - fourth prize is
$100.00 - fifth prize is $50.00, and the
lunker will receive $50.00.
Teams for the tournament will
feature two persons per boat. No
one can fish alone, and there is no
restriction on boat horsepower.
Size limit of fish is 14 inches in
length or over. A two ounce penalty
will be given for fish under 14
inches brought in to weigh-in. All
entries must make an effort to
keep fish alive, and no bass on ice
will be allowed. Only artifical lures
may be used, no live bait will be
allowed. There will be a two ounce
dead fish penalty.
Registration fees for the tourna
ment are $25.00 per person. Start
ing times will depend upon the time
the entry fees are received. Each
boat will leave the ramp in approx
imately 15 second intervals.
Entries for the tournament will
be taken up until tournament start
ing time on October 8th. For more
information or to obtain entry
forms, contact Sara Winslow, 102
Phelps Street, Hertford, N.C. or
call (919 ) 426-7669.
Senate may force FFA
to take environmental
responsibility for airspace
By SCOTT YATES
8UH Writer
HERTFORD ? The FAA may
have to take responsibility for the
environmental concerns when
granting military airspace re
quests if a proposed bill is ap
proved by Congress.
The proposed bill is planned for
debate in a Senate committee that
would force the Federal Aviation
Administration to ensure that mili
tary requests for airspace use com
ply with the National Environmen
tal Policy Act.
The FAA, which must approve
requests concerning military air
space use, has maintained in the
past that it does not need to con
duct its own assessment of any en
vironmental studies, but local and
state officials have challenged that
position. NEPA requires all gov
ernment agencies to assess and
document concerns on all action
that could adversely affect the en
vironment.
A recent report issued by the
General Accounting Office refuted
this FAA policy, and the proposed
bill would mandate that the FAA is
indeed responsible to ensure
NEPA requirements have been
met rather than by merely deter
mining that the military had con
ducted its own environmental as
sessment and had thus complied
with NEPA standards.
Bus teed said U.S. Sen. Terry
Sanford, D-N.C., supports the bill,
and though he has not been able to
contact U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, R
N.C., Bus teed said the language of
the Ml] is along the lines of what
Helms said when he requested the
GAO study on military airspace.
The Navy has requested an ex
pansion of restricted airspace in
the Albemarle Sound south of
Drammond Point and in the Pam
lico Sound which covers most of the
northern end of the sound.
be impacted by the proposed bill.
The proposed expansions in
Northeastern North Carolina drew
heated debate at a public meeting
held by the FAA last year in Hert
ford, and Special Deputy Attorney
General Dan McLawhorn said the
state would file a lawsuit if the
FAA granted the request without
addressing environmental and
safety concerns expressed by seve
ral state agencies.
The state's Joint Legislative
Commission on Government Oper
ations also opposed the plan. Ear
lier this year, the Albemarle Com
mission threatened an injunctions
federal court to halt the proposed
expansions.
A GAO report on FAA proce
dures issued in July called for bet
ter management of airspace use
and stated that the President's
Council on Environmental Quality
also agreed that the FAA has an
independent responsibility to eval
uate the military's environmental
documentation.
Bus teed said the proposed bill
would eliminate loopholes used by
the military in the past, such as the
use of military training routes.
Tliese "corridors" for military air
craft can be 10 miles wide and al
low for low-level flights at speeds
in excess of 250 mph. Bus teed said
FAA policy has been to grant MTR
requests by the military without
environmental documentation.
Bus teed said there are two MTRa
over the Chowan River and one
MTR that is located directly over
Phelps Lake and Pettigrew State
Park in Washington County.
The bill also requires that public
meetings be held," Busteed said,
adding that the bill also requires
the FAA to review all military uses
of airspace every three years to en
sure it is being used efficiently add
according to terms stated by the
military.