THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume M, No. 23 USPS 428-0*0 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, June I, 19OT 30 <
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I School
Students recognized
for achievements
pag?6
Garden
Cut azaleas now for
spring transplanting
pag? 14
Feature .
Timely advice for grads*
Ramblin' with Susan
page 4
Local
Briefs
Quitters hold
show, raffle
The Perquimans Quilters
will sponsor a quilt show and
raffle Sunday afternoon from
2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Admission to
the show will be $1. Quilt
raffle tickets are available at
the library.
The first place winner will
receive a beautiful quilt
which is on display in the win
dow of Darden Department
Store. Other prizes include a
baby quilt and quilted pil
lows.
Time is running out for the
library's matching funds
grant, so everyone is urged to
support this very worthy
cause.
E1C receives
federal grant
to assist the
homeless
Governor Jim Martin has an
nounced that $516,437 in federal
grants has been received by North
Carolina to provide emergency
services to the state's homeless
population.
The Economic Improvement
Council which services Camden,
Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates,
Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Tyrrell ana Washington counties
will receive $16,127.
Funds from the 1988 Emergency
Community Services Homeless
Grant program will be distributed
among 32 of the state's Community
Action Agencies and groups serv
ing migrant and seasonal farm
workers. The grants will be admin
istered by the Division of Eco
nomic Opportunity (DEO) in the
Department of Natural Resources
ana Community Development.
Governor Martin said the funds
will enable the local agencies to
provide urgently-needed services
to homeless individuals and to de
velop follow-up and long-term
care.
The state's DEO also adminis
ters the Community Services Block
Grant program and the Commu
nity Action Partnership program,
two major anti-poverty programs
in the state.
Boosters
to help St.
Jude's kids
Cancer is the number one killer
of children except for accidents.
This year alone, 10,000 children
will develop cancer, and in spite of
the best efforts of researchers and
doctors, one-half of those children
will die.
The Perquimans County Band
Boosters will join hands with St.
Jude's Children's Research Hospi
tal on Saturday, June 10 when they
sponsor a "Wheels for Life" bike-a
thon. Bikers should meet at the
Winfall Post Office at 9:30 a.m.
The work done at St. Jude's Hos
pital is known and respected
around the world. The hospital is a
vital international resource in the
continuing battle against cata
strophic childhood diseases.
A staff of 800 scientists and doc
tors have worked diligently at St.
Jude's for over 25 years looking for
the causes and cures of children's
diseases such as lieukemia, Os
teosarcoma, Hodgkin's disease,
malnutrition and others. The hospi
tal also serves as a teaching unit
for doctors from other countries.
Help the Band Boosters give the
hope of life to thousands of children
and their parents who do not know
from day to day how long they or
their loved ones will live. Race
your wheels in the "race against
death" Saturday.
Call Linda Pnvott at 416-7009 for
further information
Inside
Accent on Apiculture 14
Beyond the Weeds 14
Church new* S
Classifieds .....15
Community happening* .J
Money Management It
Obituaries 1
Sheriff's Department to become involved
with drug enforcement task force
Sheriff Joe Lothian told the
county commissioners Monday
that Perquimans County is going to
participate in the first district drug
enforcement task force. The board
passed a resolution supporting the
efforts of the sheriff's department.
The commissioners have histori
cally been very supportive of Sher
iff Lothian and his efforts to com
bat the drug problem in the county.
"I think this is a major step in
the right direction," said Lothian.
He told the board that this will be
the first mutual aid agreement
drawn up between counties and
municipalities within the district.
Commissioner Thomas Nixon
said he was supportive of the task
force, but that it wouldn't make
any difference in the drug traffic if
the judges will not dole out tough
sentences. : "
Lothian agreed. He said that the
major problem is judges who come
from out of our district. They are
used to huge drug trafficking prob
lems. "They may be satisfied with
that quality of life there, but we're
not going to accept that here," Lo
thian said.
He stressed that the judges in
this district have been giving strin
gent sentences to drug offenders.
"I don't have any problem with our
judges," he commented.
It's bad on the street, Lothian
told the board. He said that one
year ago in September he was able
to make a drug buy on a street in
Hertford without disguising him
self. Some of the dealers have been
put out of business, but others have
just moved their headquarters.
When judges come in and give
light sentences, Lothian said it
makes matters worse.
Mail tax listings
Tax supervisor KeiUi Haskett
told the commissioners that he
would favor mailing personal and
real property tax forms.
Haskett said that many sur
rounding counties mail tax forms
and that they report an improved
listing rate as a result.
When asked what he thought the
initial result would be, Haskett an
swered, "Confusion." But, he
added, he thinks that by the second
or third year, people will be used to
the system and that it will become
easier.
"I have been told by other coun
ties that this is an improvement,"
Haskett said. "We're looking for
improvements in listing and col
lecting."
Thomas Nixon told Haskett that
he thought people would throw the
forms away. Haskett replied that
there would still be a 10 percent
late listing penalty.
After much discussion, the com
missioners agreed to the new
method with the stipulation that
next year tax listers will go into the
townships as usual to list taxes,
and will take the forms with them
to familiarize taxpayers with the
new forms and method before im
plementation.
New clean water legislation
Water Department supervisor
Russ Chappell informed the com
missioners of new legislation deal
ing with water supply contami
nation. All water meters utilized
for mixing chemicals must have a
special unit attached to prevent the
cnemicals from becoming mixed
The PCHS Marching Pirate Band performed a beautiful open-air concert in Missing Mill Park on Sunday.
PCHS graduation set for Friday night at 8
Over 100 students will graduate
from Perquimans County High
School Friday night during com
mencement exercises. Graduation
is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Me
morial Field.
Valedictorian is Paula Kaye
Stallings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Ray Stallings of Belvidere.
Lori Ann White, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clark White of Belvidere,
is salutatorian.
Dr. Jimmy Jenkins, Chancellor
of Elizabeth City State University
will deliver the commencement ad
dress. Dr. Jenkins received his
B.S. degree in biology from
G.C.S.U. in 1965. He earned both
his masters degree in biology and
his doctorate at Purdue Univer
sity.
In 1973, Dr. Jenkins was pro
moted to Assistant Academic Dean
of Administration and Associate
Professor of Biology at ECSU. He
became a tenured professor in
1977, the same year in which he
was promoted to Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs. On October
14, 1963, he was elected Chancellor.
Dr. Jenkins has received many
awards and honors and sits on
many local boards of directors.
Extension service makes annual
report to county commissioners
The Perquimans Extension Serv
ice boated its annual program sum
mary report to the county board of
commissioners with a luncheon at
tended by county commissioners,
extension members and guests at
the extension building Monday.
The extension service was born
75 years ago, and has provided a
peat service to rural families.
Presently, the service uses as its
slogan, Helping people put knowl
edge to wortT Working through
North Carolina State University,
the extension service has indeed
helped many local fanners, home
makers and youth.
Extension Director Stan Wimtow
told those gathered that the exten
sion service is now working to help
ability in agriculture; findTnew
sources of farm income, maintain
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water quality ; conserve and man
age natural resources; revitalize
rural communities; improve nutri
tion, diet and health: contribute to
family and economic well being
and develop human capital.
This year farmers have partici
pated in many on-farm tests and
demonstrations debigned to keep
them updated about the latest farm
tretxfe. They have attended schools
and seminars to learn about man
agement, pest control and other
topics of concern to them.
Homemakers have raised money
for the library fund, held
workshops on decorating, self-im
provement, crafts and a host of
other topics, and participated in
craft fairs.
Expanded Foods and Nutrition
offered several programs during
the year, teaching adults and chif
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dren proper nutrition.
The biggest 4-H project of the
year was the livestock show. Other
activities included district and
state horse shows, an energy
drama, a summer recreation pro
gram, bike safety and preventive
substance abuse.
The extension service staff in
cludes Stanley J. Winslow, County
Extension Director; H. Jeff Cope
land, Area Specialized Agent;
Paige L. Underwood, Home Eco
nomics Extension Agent; Juanita
T. Bailey, Home Economics Exten
sion Agent; Earline C. Saunders,
Kxpanded Food and Nutrition
Aide; I. Louise Barnett, Home
Economics and Expanded Food
and Nutrition Secretary and Cathe
rine O. Winslow, Administrative,
Agriculture and 4-H Secretary.
Shown left is salutatorian Lori
Ann White, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clark White of Belvidere. In
the center is Paula Kaye Stal
lings, valedictorian. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald Ray Stallings of Belvidere.
Above is Dr. Jimmy Jenkins,
Chancellor of Elizabeth City
State University, who will be the
guest speaker at the PCHS
graduation Friday night. Ap
proximately 115 students will be
awarded diplomas during the
ceremony which begins at 8:00
p.m.
with the water supply.
The meter owner must purchase
the apparatus, but the county will
install it.
"It's for everybody's protec
tion," said Chappell.
If people are caught using their
meters with chemicals and no unit
attached, the county will turn off
their water supply. They must turn
it off, according to Chappell, be
cause the state has made the water
department responsible for non
compliance
School budget
School Board Chairman Clifford
Winslow and Superintendent Mary
Jo Martin spoke with the board
about favorably reviewing their
budget needs for the coming year.
The proposed budget provides for
an 8.4 percent increase in capital
outlay and current expense.
"We have been conservative
over the years," Winslow told the
board. He reminded the commis
sioners that capital outlay needs
are great. Asbestos removal,
lease-purchase agreements for
mobile homes to use as classrooms
and other necessary renovations
will be costly.
Winslow also told the commis
sioners that they are responsible
for the compensation ot school
board members. He said that the
school board members weren't
asking for an increase in their
earnings, but would accept a raise.
Thomas Nixon assured Winslow
that school board compensation
would be adjusted.
Winslow also told the commis
sioners that both boards should re
view long-range plans the board of
education has. With an increasing
enrollment, the uncertainty of fu
ture BEP funding and so many
capital needs, the boards need to
look for a capital source.
Blanchard building
County Manager Paul Gregory
told the board that an engineer's
report verified that the upstairs of
the Blanchard building can be ren
ovated for courtroom facilities.
The renovation will make use of
a truss system to support the sec
ond floor roof. A new concrete first
floor will be poured. Downstairs,
walls will offer support.
Shirley Vann, the roofer whose
bid was accepted to put on a new
roof, said he preferred to wait until
interior modifications are made
before doing his work, so that the
roof system will be more sound.
HPD Chief
Nixon resigns
In an emergency session called
by Mayor W.D. (Bill) Cox Monday,
the town council accepted with re
gret the resignation of Chief of Po
lice Ernest Nixon.
Nixon stated that his resignation
was due to a series of problems
that had recently developed in the
sale of his Woodbridge, Virginia
home which required his immedi
ate attention.
He commented after resigning,
"I appreciate the opportunity each
of you have afforded me to serve
the Town of Hertford. Your support
of me has been exceptional in ev
ery way, and I will sorely miss the
outpouring of friendliness that has
met me on every corner."
The council members said they
felt Nixon could have done an out
standing job as chief, and were
sorry that he was not able to stay
on with the department.
The resignation is the second ac
cepted by the town from police offi
cers in as many weeks. Earlier,
Captain Timothy Spence left the
department after eight years.
Cox said that he is actively inter
viewing for the position of chief,
and hopes to fina one soon. He is
also looking for officers to fill two
patrol slots.
Tim Byrum plays in the brass section of the band.