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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 5?, No.21 USPS 42t-0?0 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, July 13, 1989 30 < Board votes to transfer school principals Local Briefs Filing period opens here The filing period opened for the November 7 non-partisan munici pal elections in Hertford and Win fall on July 7th. Candidates can file until August 4th at 12:00 noon. The Winfall Town Council has three seats available, including the mayor's seat. Hertford voters will choose two councilmen. Incumbent Winfall Mayor C.W. (Bill) Bartlett has made no deci sion on whether he will seek re election. Present seat-holder on the Win fall Town Board William Ray Miller has not decided if he will run again. Shirley Yates, who was ap pointed to fill the unexpired term of John (Jack) Symons, will seek re relection. The seats of John Beers and Erie Haste are open in Hertford. Haste says he will definitely seek re-elec tion. Beers, who has been on the Hertford board for over 25 years, does not know if he will again run for his seat. Voter registration deadline for the election is October 9th. Persons who are already registered will not be required to re-register. Musical set for Monday The Perquimans County "Stage Right" summer school students will beperforming a production ti tled "The Time Machine" on Mon day, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Per quimans High School auditorium. The students have worked very hard writing and developing the script, constructing and designing their scenery, and choreographing their dance presentation. One of 'he exciting features of the produc tion is the utilization of "special ef fects" lighting. This production has been devel oped under the direction of Brenda Hollowell, Sue Leete and Margaret Brothers. The teachers have been very impressed with the talent and dedication that the students have displayed throughout the devel opment of the production. This has been a very exciting venture for the students and teachers. The production will be open to the public and there will be no charge for admission. Come on out and enjoy some fantastic enter tainment and witness some "stars" being born! Peoples Bank profits up Earnings for Peoples Bancorpo ration continued to gain momen tum during the second quarter with the corporation posting a 34 per cent increase in earnings as com pared to the same period last year. This is the fourth consecutive quar ter in which Peoples has experi enced an earnings increase. Re turn on equity for the first six months was 16.36 percent. Second quarter net income of $3,158 million, or $.43 per fully di luted share, brings Peoples Ban corporation earnings at mid-year to a 32 percent increase over the first six months of 1988. Total net income on June 30 was $6,207 mil lion, or $.85 per fully diluted share. Wards do well in Great Race Charles Ward and Pete Ward, the brothers who piloted Willis Jes sup's 1936 Bentley four-door saloon across the country in the Great American Race, came in a respect able 41st out of a field of 120 classic cars in the competition. According to reports from the en tourage to Bill Glover, Mrs. Jes sup's son, the pair and the car per formed extremely well. The only trouble the team encountered was hitting a dog in Tennessee which damaged the car's fender. The ma chine ran perfectly throughout the race's course. Tbe racers, Glover said, picked up a lot of racing tips from other participants, such as pre-beating tires prior to race time. The group reported being tired from the long hours required dur ing the race. They rose about 3:30 a.m. and got to bed around 10:00 p.m. A leisurely sight seeing ride back began for tbe group this put ay . They should arrive bade in ford early next week. Hertford ? The Perquimans County Board of Education approved the transfer of two principals at their July 3 meeting. Morris Kornegay will be moved from Central Grammar to Hert ford Grammar School, and Wil liam Tice will transfer to Central Grammar School. The change will take place on July 15. Personnel Officer Paul Ward asked the Board to accept the res ignations of teacher Robin DeMur ray and secretary Joycelyn Whid bee. Joseph Stroud was hired as Industrial Education Coordinator at Perquimans High School. Serv ing as Vocational Direct-Observer Evaluator will be Ann White. Parent-Preschool Program Chapter I Director Chris Barber reviewed the proposed Chapter I program with the board members. The tandem program will provide pre-kindergarten instruction for the children, GED instruction for the parent who attends with the child and parenting classes. Fif teen children and their parent will be admitted into the program. The county received a total of $300,000 in Chapter I funds. In addi tion to the new program, the county offers intensive reading in struction on the elementary and middle school levels. Student transfer policy The Board voted to continue us ing its present student transfer pol Hertford Police Dept. hires two new officers The Town of Hertford is coming closer to its goal of reorganizing its police department. Two new offi cers have been hired, and the mayor and town council are confi dent that the department is headed in the right direction. Aubrey Sample, a 17-year law enforcement veteran, has accepted the position of chief. Sample came to Hertford from the Elizabeth City Police Department. "It is a challenge. It is a good ca reer move," Sample said. "I'm ex cited about it." In Elizabeth City, Sample worked his way up from patrolman to lieutenant. He worked in the criminal investigation and identifi cation areas. A one-year stint in the full-time Army National Guard gave Sam ple experience in training, as he was and NCO, assisting and coordi nating training. Sample's first priority is to hire another officer, which will make the department fully staffed. Once his department is reorga nized and working smoothly, Sam ple said he and his men will go af ter the drug dealers. He said that from his review of past records and his observations, drug-related crimes are the most prevalent in Hertford. Sample and Sheriff Joe Lothian will work closely in their efforts to rid the town and Perquimans County of drugs. The town has also hired Gregory Vick to fill one of the empty patrol slots. Vick comes to Hertford from the Camden County Sheriff's De partment. "I'm excited about it (the new position)," Vick said. "They've got some good people over here." After spending time in the Army sionfwck spent 21 montSs in Cam den. He said the move to Hertford is an opportunity for him to increase his knowledge and to advance in his career. Both Sample and Vick are wel come additions to the officers who have worked a tremendous amount of overtime during the past few months due to the department's un derstaffing. Sample told the Town Council Monday night that be has devel oped a new schedule which will put two officers on patrol at night and will eliminate the need for over time as soon as the sixth officer is hired. Feige joins newspaper staff The Perquimans Weekly is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Feige to its staff. Feige will serve as advertising man ager of the newspaper. Feige comes to the Perqui mans Weekly from the Daily Ad vance, where he served as classi fied display advertising representative from August 1988 until June 1989. "I'm excited about the oppor tunity to learn the management end of the business," Feige said. He added, "I have enjoyed meeting the friendly people in Perquimans, and look forward to working with the advertisers." A native of Edenton, Feige re ceived an associates degree in Business Administration from the College of The Albemarle. He has also attended an advertising workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. "I feel that Eric is going to be an asset to our staff, said Per quimans Weekly Editor Susan Harris. "He is making every ef fort to contact all the businesses, and to offer quality service. We are very pleased to have him in Perquimans." "I have a lot of ideas to share with advertisers," Feige said, "and look forward to implement ing those ideas." Feige and his wife, Shirley, live with daughters Jessica and Amanda in Elizabeth City. Hertford police The Hertford Police Department has made the following arrests re cently: On June 26, Tammy Car* v right,22. was arrested and charged with failure to appear. John R. Jones, 42, was arrested on June 28 and charged with pass ing a worthless check. , Arrested and charged with as sault with a deadly weapon on July 1 was Peggy Hunter, 33. On July 2, Kent Wayne Felton, 26, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault by pointing a gun. Ponce Lamont Lee, 25, was ar make arrests rested on July 3 and charged with assault on a female. Paul Robin Jordan, 21, was ar rested and charged with hit and run on July 5. On July 6, Victor Whitehurst Askew, 29. was arrested and charged with larceny from a per son. Arrested and charged on July 6 was Wilbert Lee Jones, 28, who was cited for obstruction and delay. Julia Ann White, 27. was ar rested and charged with larceny by trick on July 7. Gloria Geine Hunt, 32, was ar rested on July 7 and charged with simple assault. Whlstleblowers are protected Raleigh? For a good feeling? and respect in the morning? call 919-733-3276. That's the menage to be posted in state offices and state agencies throughout North Carolina, according to legislation recently passed by the General Assembly. The phone number goes straight through to the State Auditor's fraud, waste and abuse section. The recently passed law mains it the policy of tne state to encourage the reporting of violations of slat* or federal law, fraud, misappro priation of rwsafirrsa and acts which endanger the public health or safety. State, public school and conupunity college employees are encouraged to report such abuses to their supervisors or on thehot line directly to the auditor's office. The General Assembly has pro tected any employee who "blows the whittle" from retaliation such as dismissal, demotion, relocation, salary loss or change in job terms or confitions. The same protection applies to employees who refuse to carry out orders in violation of laws, rules or regulations. icy for the 1989-90 school year. Plans are to make the policy more stringent for the 1990-91 term. Odyssey of the Mind Odyssey of the Mind (OM) coach Paul Gregory presented slides and a videotape featuring highlights of the five-member OM team's trip to the World OM Competition in Boul der, Colorado. "They came back with a lot of memories, a lot of friends..." Gre gory told the board. Gregory said that no other school system whose representatives he spoke with were from schools par ticipating in OM for the first time. Most teams who got to the world competition were from systems in volved in the program for the past five to seven years. "Our children are to be commended," he said. Appreciation was expressed to Apricot, Inc. for handling corre spondence; Don Juan Manufactur ing for shipping the display to Colo rado ana back; the Board of Education for providing travel funds; Ms. Pasternak, Middle School teacher, for giving the team members suits- Sue Leete for pre paring snacks for the trip; ana all the teachers who supported the stu dents. The students, he said, were very appreciative. "They constantly said, 'Thank you,' " Gregory stated. Approximately 20,000 people from all over the world attended Chief Aubrey Sample sifts through paperwork at the Hertford Police Department. Clerk of Court Gail Godwin swears in Officer Gregory Vick. Town will condemn properties Hertford residents are still con cerned about unsafe buildings in the town, so they told the Town Council Monday night. The Rev. Ray Wittman and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Farthing, who have come before the council before to discuss the issue, returned to re quest an update on the council's plan to rid the municipality of un sightly, structurally unsound build ings. Wittman told the council that he found beer cans under the porch of the Buck house. It appeared, he said, that a person or persons have recently been under the house. The town earlier this year boarded the doors and windows to keep people out of the structure. Town attorney Walter Edwards said that an amended complaint was filed by the town in May to pro ceed with condemnation proceed ings. In the meantime, the owners reached a property settlement in conjunction with their divorce pro ceedings, which gave ownership to the wife. A person had negotiated an oral contract to buy the property from the wife which was supposed to be acted upon last week, but has not been. The wife has now filed an appeal to the decision of the building in spector to condemn the property. Ine town cannot move to destroy the house until the appeals process is completed. Wittman also expressed concern over an abandoned house at 322 Market Street commonly known as ? "crack house." He said that peo ple are afraid to drive in some neighborhoods at night. The council set a special meeting for July 19 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the condemnation of several prop erties in the town. Building Inspec tor Aubrey Onley will be asked to submit his reports on the inspec tion of the properties to the council. A decision is expected at that time to go ahead with condemnation proceedings on some properties. Waterfront revitalization Land planner Howard Capps of Howard Capps and Associates pre sented the work he has done on the waterfront revitalization project. Capps suggested rezoning along the riverfront to allow water-re lated commercial businesses to lo cate there. The long-range plans include the possibility of a visitor's center, wa terfront shops, a restaurant, a ma rina, a bed and breakfast inn and other water-related businesses along the river. The implementation of the pro ject is expected to be a joint effort using public and private funds. There are no immediate plans to proceed, but rather the town felt that a long-range plan was needed. Steve Gable of the CAMA office said the plan "fits right in with the atmosphere of Hertford... and can be a real boost to the local econ omy." Causeway traffic Councilman Billy Winslow sug gested that the council ask the state to disallow tractor-trailers on the causeway. He said they pose a hazard to other motorists. Police report Patrolman Gregory Vick was in troduced to the councilmen Chief Aubrey Sample told the council, "We are putting together an excellent police department in Hertford." Sample told the council that Offi cer Steve Thomas was injured when he answered a breaking and entering call. A man trying to flee jumped on Thomas, breaking a bone in his shoulder. Other business Edward Griffin was appointed to the Board of Quality Committee. i the closing ceremonies. Compensation The County Commissioners wrote the Board to inform them that their compensation has been raised to $50 per meeting. The funds will come from the budget passed by the commissioners last month. Meeting change At the request of the Stage Right Players, the board members will attend the musical revue to be pre sented on Monday, July 17 at 7:30 C.m. at Perquimans High School y the summer school students in volved in the drama class. Af terwards, the Board will convene at the Schools Administration Building. WIC program provides food supplements The Woman, Infant and Children (WIC) program provides supple mental foods and nutrition educa tion to pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, as well as to infants and children, from birth to their fifth birthday. The program is currently being conducted in Pasquotank, Perqui mans, Camden, Chowan and Curri tuck counties. It provides special vouchers, similar to food stamps, which can be redeemed for cheese, eggs, milk, juices, dry beans, and peanut butter at many local stores. Special infant formulas can also be obtained from area drugstores, using the vouchers. A WIC poster identifies participating stores. In order to be eligible for the pro gram, an applicant must: -Be a pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum woman, infant or child under the age of five. -Reside in the local health service delivery area. -Meet the financial eligibility guidelines of the Pasquotank-Per quimans-Chowan-Camden (PPCC) Health Department. -Be found to be a nutritional risk. Persons who think they are eligi ble for the program should contact the health department of the county in which they reside. The telephone number in Perquimans County is 436-5498. Office hours are 8 a.m. - noon and 1-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Standards for participation in the program are the same for ev eryone regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, political be liefs, sex or handicap. Dismal Swamp booklet ready The Dismal Swamp Canal Visi tors' Center brochure committee now has a much-needed brochure on the history of the Canal, a first of its kind. The new brochure was under the leadership of Chairper son Loraine Simpson of Northeast ern Historic Places. The Committee depended on the business corporate sector for help. Typesetting courtesty of Precision Printing Company and complimen tary printing by Carolina Tele phone meant a great deal to the Center in being able to have this brochure available to travelers whether by land or water. The brochure highlights the his tory of the Canal. The Canal has experienced numerous changes and periods of prosperity and ne glect. Though once a vital commer cial link from Virginia to North Carolina, the Canal is quiet now and plays host to picnickers and pleasure boaters. Being a historic landmark serves to remind Canal visitors of its con tributions to the economic and so cial development of northeastern North Carolina. Its inclusion into the National Register of Historic Places and its designation as a National Civil En gineering Landmark are honors worthy of its colorful past. With the location of the new Cen ter on the Canal, stronger interest of the Canal with its sources of pride, mystery, unique wildlife and tales of every variety are now here for our travelers to experience as they share with us in northeastern North Carolina. With the new Dismal Swamp Ca? nal Visitors' Center, this is now the place for travelers to stop for infor mation on attraction, accommo dations, historic tours and infor mation packets. For further information please call or write: Visitors Center, Rt. 1, Box 148, South Mills, NC 27976, Phone (919) 771-8333
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