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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 58, No.29 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, July 20, 1989 30 < Local Briefs NCDOT to hold public hearing here Raleigh? The N.C. Department ) of Transportation will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 27 on a proposal to widen US-17 from the south end of the Hertford Bypass to the intersection of US-17 Business north of Hertford in Perquimans County. The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Perquimans County Courthouse in Hertford. Construction has been scheduled in the Transportation Im provement Program (TIP), ? NCDOT's planning document for highway projects, to widen the existing two-lane road to a four lane divided highway in Fiscal Year 1991. The public is invited to attend the informal meeting, ask questions, make comments or recommenda tions and submit material about NCDOT offFcials are asking in terested citizens to meet with them [) on a one-to-one basis. This will give the department a better opportu nity to understand citizens' atti tudes about the proposed project. Other written material may be submitted to J. M. Greenhill, Man ager of Planning and Research, N.C. Department of Transporta tion, P. 0. Box 25201, Raleigh, N.C. 27611. Peoples Bank kicks, off campaign Rocky Mount? Peoples Bank and Trust Company recently kicked off a public awareness cam paign on the environmental crisis affecting our state's recreational fishing areas. As part of the cam paign, Peoples has provided over 200 public service posters to mari v nas and tackle shops as well as fishing and wildlife magazines. According to H. Kel Landis, Jr., Executive Vice President and Campaign Director, Peoples im plemented this campaign in early June to encourage the public to preserve the magic and beauty of our state's rivers, lakes, sounds, and oceans which have been en joyed by area fishermen for gener ations. J "We realize that the posters are a small contribution to this worthy cause. Yet, we feel compelled as concerned corporate citizens to do whatever we can to help preserve the beauty of our waters," com mented Landis. NCNB has , higher profits ^ Charlotte? NCNB Corp. reported J net income of $91.5 million for the second quarter of 1989, a 54 percent increase over net income of $59.3 million in the second quarter of 1988. The current results also rep resented a 21-percent increase over net income of $75.8 miUion in ?r?t auarter of 1989. *- ? ? rose 43 per resenteo ?, __ . over net income of $75.8 mu. ? the first quarter of 1989. Earnings per share rose 43 per cent to $1.00, conipared to second quarter 1988 earnings per share of 7Qr cents. These earnings were 22 i percent higher than per-share J earnings of 82 cents in the first quarter this year. rrierson will be new staff columnist Marian Frierson has agreed to write a bi-monthly column for the Perquimans Weekly. Frierson's $ first submission appears this week on page four. It will be known as "Bits'n Pieces. , A native of Perquimans County, Mrs. Frierson is a widow with five grown children and eight grand children. Very active tiiroughout the com munity, she is a member of Bay Brand) Home Extension Club, Happy Days Senior Citizens Club, and Eiy Branch Church where she serves as deaconess. She is very 0 active with the youth and the church in her community. She has hosted a feeding site for the sum mer child nutrition program oper ated through the local school sys tem for the past five years. Mrs. Frierson once wrote a so ciety column for the Norfolk-based newspaper "Journal and Guide." The Perquimans Weekly wel comes the addition of Mrs. Frier son's column to the publication. S Her feature will run every other 9 week, with Charlie Skinner's "On the banks of the Perquimans" run ning on the other weeks. k : i Hertford Police Department to be fullv staffed Yet another officer has defected from the Elizabeth City Police De partment to the Hertford force. Brad Krause will assume his du ties as captain of the local squad in mid-August. Krause is a 16-year veteran of police work, and is eager to begin his tenure in Hert ford. He began his career as a cadet with the Elizabeth City Depart ment, moving through the ranks to his present position as sergeant. His area of expertise is identifica tion, and he has also attended drug investigation school. In Elizabeth City, Krause served as sergeant under Aubrey Sample, who is now chief of the Hertford Police. "It's a good career move for me," Krause stated. "I like the town. I like the people. I believe my e> ence in the past will be of Vu lse and his wife, Kim, and children Lana and Cal look for ward to moving to Hertford. They are spending a lot of time over here on weekends looking around and getting to know the area. All of them feel are excited about coming to a smaller, friendlier town, and feel that the move will be a good one for the family. Kra uses' hiring Cbmes on the heels of months of turnover in the department. The force was not fully staffed in March when former Chief Mar shall Merritt resigned, leaving three vacancies. In April, Anthony Jordan and Bobby Watson were sworn in as pa trolmen. Jordan lasted only a short time. The department again had two vacancies. May brought the resignatiopn of Timothy Spence.a Hertford vet eran who had been promoted to captain just prior to his resigna tion. A new chief, Ernest Nixon, was sworn in on May 6. He would not serve out the month, resigning due to complications involving his property in northern Virginia. The tide turned in July, when Au brey Sample accepted the chief's position. A week later, Gregory Vick joined the force. Krause rounds out the staff, which will be back up to full capacity, six offi cers, when he assumes his post next month. "I'm real enthused about what's happening in the police depart ment," said Mayor and City Man France joins Brian Center staff ? m"-s 1 1"'1-1" 1 ' . - ? : Joe and Becky France pose with children, Erin, 4, and Joey, 3, in their new Sunset Drive home. A new administrator is at the helm of Brian Center/Hertford. Jo seph France, formerly a medical technician in Charleston, South Car olina, has changed career courses, and finds his new position, as well as his new town, very satisfying. After 15 years of shift and holiday work in a hospital laboratory, Joe and his wife, Becky, also a medical technician, threw caution to the wind, leaving the security of Charleston. Joe enrolled in a state-required course in Thomasville to train to become a long-term care administrator, and moved his wife and chil dren, Erin, 4, and Joey, 3, to High Point. There was no guarantee of a job upon course completion. The family was looking for a small, rural place to locate, and, as France said, "Hertford just seemed to fit in." Becky is especially happy with her new home, and the friendliness of her new neighbors. "I just love my new house!" she says delight edly. Erin and Joey are happy to have a nice yard to play in, quite a change from the apartment parking lot in High Point. Joe is obviously very dedicated to providing quality care to his residents at Brian Center. And Becky is obviously certain that her hus band will succeed, and vows that she will support him 100 percent. Perhaps Becky summed up the family's feelings about coming to Hertford best, "I hope we can call this home for a long, long time. Spencer White resigns to assume Bertie post Athletic Director and head foot ball coach Spencer White resigned recently to accept a position at his alma mater, Bertie High School. White came to Perquimans last year to replace Bill FOppen. The move is one more step to wards fulfilling White's career goal of being named athletic direc tor and head football coach in a large school system. Although White is excited about returning to Bertie, he said, "Any time I leave a school I leave very sadly, because I love my athletes." He said it's hard to leave when you become so involved with your play ers. White feels that his greatest ac complishment at Perquimans was the improvement in player atti tudes. He said he has witnessed a lot of growing over the past year. Last year, Perquimans posted a 7-5 varsity football record, ending the season with a two-way first place conference tie with Curri tuck. Prior to joining the local coach ing staff, White coached a formerly underdog Columbia High School into the state 1-A championship, quite an accomplishment for a team with a long-running losing streak. His first position after graduat ing from Chowan College and Temple University was assistant football coach and bead wrestling coach at Northern Nash High School. He kept that post for five years. After that, he spent two years at Southern Nash as head football coach and wrestling coach. White says he believes the foot ball program at 3-A Bertie is strong. The ninth grade teams plays a 4-A schedule. Students in the tenth grade are assigned to the junior varsity team, which plays the regular 3-A conference circuit. Juniors and seniors comprise the varsity squad. Bertie also boasts six junior high football teams, whichplay on an intra-system circuit. Trie philoso phy in the junior high program is to instill a love of sports. The coaches try to get as many youth involved as possible, so that they will learn that the game can be fun. White's wife, Gaynor, is assis tant superintendent in the Camden School System. The couple lives in Elizabeth City. Although commuting long dis tances does not Droviae a perfect family life, White said he and his wife have accepted the fact that it will be difficult for both of them to be employed by the same school system, and are willing to make the necessary sacrifices to grow in their careers. He said he appreciate the cooper ation from Principal William By rum and Superintendent Mary Jo Martin while at Perquimans. He also stated that he feels that Per I ?? quimans will have a good team if the players keep positive attitudes. "I think the potential is here," he stated. Tomorrow is White's last day here. Football practice is sched uled to begin on July 31. At present, the athletic program must acquire an' athletic director, head varsity football coach, junior varsity foot ball coach and cheerleading spon sor. KT ' i Taxpayers get break Legislature enacts law giving taxpayers grace Raleigh? Tax evaders, phone home? all is forgiven. Or it will be, if you pay your back taxes plus in terest. But, this is a one-tiiuc offer and good only for the three months be tween September first and Decem ber first of this year. In an effort to collect millions in back taxes and encourage the pay ment of future taxes, tne General Assembly has created a one-time amnesty period for individuals and businesses who failed to report or pay back North Carolina taxes. Penalties and criminal prosecu tion are waived for taxpayers who participate by filing returns and paying taxes and the appropriate interest. The amnesty applies to North Carolina inheritance, license, fran chise, income, sales and use, gift, intangibles, motor fuels and in spection taxes. Experts estimate North Caroli na's tax amnesty program could collect at least $25 million in past taxes. Thirty-one states have com pleted an amnesty program? some of them collecting more than eight times as much money as originally estimated. Another two states, in cluding Virginia, have similar am nesty programs in the works. To discourage future tax eva sion, the Legislature substantially i increased tax avoidance penalties. The strictest penalties go to those who willfully evade paying tax: from a $1,000 fine-six month im prisonment misdemeanor to a $25,000 fine-five-year-imprison ment felony. The stiffer penalties go into effect the day after the am nesty period ends. In addition, legislators appropri ated $10 million over the next two years for more auditors, tax collec tors and other personnel in the De partment of Revenue in an effort to increase enforcement and compli ance with the existing state tax laws. Beefed-up enforcement and com pliance efforts could produce an additional $69 million per year in permanent tax collections for the state. North Carolina collects more than 96 percent of the taxes due to the state and local jurisdictions. The remaining Ave percent due but not paid means honest taxpayers must pay approximately $350 mil lion in higher taxes to carry those who do not pay their fair share. Ibe revenue produced by fair tax compliance will help ease the strain. xi budget situation produced in part by slowed revenue growth ana costly federal mandates. Leg islative researchers consider the 1969-90 budget one of the tightest since the 196142 recession. Spencer White will leave his post tomorrow to accept a position in Bertie. William Toon and Anna Murphy stand beside the pool from which William pulled Anna just in time. I V ager W.D. (Bill) Cox. "We've got the makings of a first class small police department." Sample will initiate a new sched uling procedure when Krause ar rives that will eliminate the many overtime hours worked by the offi cers during the past several months. The chief also plans to put two officers on duty at night, when he feels the need is the greatest. Officers serving in the town of Hertford now include patrolmen Robert Harvey, Steve Thomas, Bobby Watson and Gregory Vick and Chief Aubrey Sample. Chief Sample stated last week that his first priority will be to go after the drug dealers. He will work closely with Perquimans Sheriff Joe Lothian. Together the departments hope to make a differ ence in Perquimans County's fight against drug trafficking. Drowning victim saved by child Ramona Murphy and Rene Toon are long-time friends. Neither would have ever guessed that Rene's son would rescue Ramona's daughter from drowning. The Toons and the Murphys both reside at Hollowell's Mobile Home Park in Winfall. Mrs. Toon, her two children and Anna were outside by the Toon's pool on a recent hot summer af ternoon. Anna announced her intention to go in the house, and proceeded to the door. Another neighbor, Sue Copeland, shouted to Mrs. Toon that Anna was running in the direc tion of the Murphy's home. Mrs. Toon asked her six-year-old son William to run after two-year old Anna and bring her back. Wil liam said he ran, falling by the side of the Murphy's mobile home. When he got up, he saw that Anna had gotten in to her family's pool, which was over her head. William said she was lying face down in the three-foot pool spashing wildly. An outstanding swimmer, Wil liam climbed into the pool and lifted the choking Anna to safety. Mrs. Murphy was returning to her home as the drama unfolded. She drove up to see Anna in the pool, with William running towards her. Before she could stop her car and get out, William had saved the drowning child. The Murphys do not allow their children to play in the yard alone because of the pool. Now, Anna won't even go in the pool with her parents. The accident obviously frightened her. When you ask Anna what hap pened, the petite blonde says, I was drowning and Buggy (Wil liam's nickname) saved me." Experts estimate that over 300 children could drown in pools this summer, and say that children should never be allowed to swim alone. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the majority of the 630 pool drownings reported last year were toddlers and children under five. Another 4200 childen are treated in hospital emergency rooms for submersion and near-drowning accidents in backyard pools. Typically, the drowning victim is a boy who is one or two years old. One of every three children who drown was last seen in or around the pool prior to the accident. They all were in the pool prior to drown ings. CPSC said that drowning hap pens quickly and without warning; there is no cry for help in many cases. If an adult must leave the pool area and another adult cannot su pervise children, the children should be escorted into the house until the adults returns to the pool. Under no circumstances should a child be left in a pool area unat tended. Some pool safety measures are: Constantly keep your eyes on young children while they are in the pool; Never leave young children alone in or around the pool; if you leave, even for a few seconds, take the children with you; Avoid confusion by always as signing one adult to watch young children who are in and around the pool. Know how to administer CPR to a drowning victim before rescue help arrives. Another pool safeguard is teach ing children to swim, which will help them to avoid panicking if they get into trouble while in a pool or other recreational waterway. Even a very wise and careful pool owner who adheres to safety rules can have an accident. Prepa ration can help to save lives of drowning victims
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