THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Votume 58, No.4!
US PS 428 080
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, October 12, 1989
30 CENTS
Sports
Middie Schoo! teams
keep on winning
Page 6
Farm ""
WMU hotds specia! day
at Camp Cate „ „
Page 3
Feature
Benton creates baskets
for festiva)
Page 10
L!ons p!an broom
and !!ghtbu!b sa<e
The Hertford Lions Club wili hold
their annual iightbuib and broom
sates campaign on Thursday, Octo
ber 12 from 6 - 9 p.m. The group
asks for your support in this fund
raiser for the sight-impaired.
Chamber seeks
award nominees
The Perquimans County Cham
ber of Commerce wilt present the
Charles M. Harrell, Jr. Business
Person of the Year Award at the
Annual Banquet to be held Decem
ber 4. Over the years, this person
will have exhibited outstanding
leadership qualities to develop, en
courage and promote the commer
cial, professional, financial and
general business interests of Per
quimans County. This person shall
be a reputable Perquimans County
resident, currently serving or hav
ing served in any capacity in a Per
quimans County firm, corporation,
agri-business, partnership or pro
fessional group that is a member of
the Perquimans County Chamber
of Commerce. This person shall be
selected by a majority vote of an
Awards Committee that will review
nominations and make their selec
tion.
Mr. Harrell was the first presi
dent of the Chamber and this award
is contributed by his family. Dead
line for nominations is October 29.
Applications are available at the
Chamber Office or by calling 426
5657.
Ptayhouse wi!!
honor members
The Perquimans Playhouse will
host its first annual Perqy Awards
dinner-dance, featuring music by
the Bob Thomas Trio, at Angler's
Cove Restaurant's private dining
room on Saturday, November 11.
Perqy awards are given annually
in recognition of outstanding per
formance during the year. A select
i committee of judges who have at
tended performances of "Curse
You, Jack Dalton! " and "Egad,
What a Cad! " will make the final
selection of award recipients.
Perqy awards are given for the
best male leading actor, best fe
male leading actor, best male sup
porting actor and best female
suporting actor to performers ap^
pearing in productions by the Play
house during the year.
The public is invited to the
1 awards dinner-dance, and tickets
are now available through the Per
quimans County Chamber of Com
merce.
P(ay to open here
next weekend
Audiences can expect good food
and a "rip-roarin', foot stompin' "
good time when they attend the din
) ner theater presentation of Perqui
mans Playhouse's latest
production at Angler's Cove Res
taurant's private party room on Oc
tober 20,21,22,27,28 and 29.
The old fashioned comedy-melo
drama "He Ain't Done Right By
Nell " by Wilbur Braun promises
fun for all when the vile villain pur
sues proud beauties to the tune of
baying blood hounds and blizzard
^ winds.
Will Granny 's long-held secret be
revealed? Must Nell go out into the
"cold, cruel world to earn her own
bread" in order to avoid those who
would "pint the finger o'shame? "
Or will the "low down, no account
polecat," Hilton Hays, get his just
deserts?
For the answer to these questions
k and further startling devel
* opments, call the Perquimans
County Chamber of Commerce for
your tickets and reservations.
Phone 426-5657.
Perquimans Marching Pirate band
takes top honors in Peanut Festivai
The Perquimans County High
Schooi Marching Pirate Band
performed beautifutiy in the
- Edenton Peanut Festiva) Band
Competition Saturday, in the 2
j A ctass, the group took third
ptace drum major, second
ptace cotor guard, second
piace riftes, first ptace drum
tine, first ptace horn tine and
first ptace band. They atso won
the coveted spirit and band of
the day awards. At top, the
band members rush on the
fietd after hearing the an
nouncement that they had
been named band of the day.
3 At right, a group of captains
H poses proudty with some of the
^ trophies they were to take back
to Perquimans. Before the
judges' decision was an
nounced, the Pirate captains
and drum major were anx
iousiy awaiting the voice of the
master of ceremonies to take
away the suspense. Seven
bands competed in the day's
activities, inciuding Camden,
Gates, Wittiamston, Ptymouth,
Cotumbia, Jamesvitie tand Per
quimans. The band had pre
viousty done wet! in aj competi
tion in Churchiand, Virginia
and iooks forward to perform
ing in severa) upcoming
events.
Judge Beamon hears cases in District Court
Judgments in Perquimans County
District Court the week of Sept. 13
with Judge Grafton Beaman pre
siding:
' Doian Dauis Gaskili Jr. pleaded
guilty of driving while impaired
md was ordered to serve 90 aays in
: us tody of Perquimans County
sheriff, suspended two years, and
say (200 fine and cost of court.
' John Henry Riddick pleaded
guilty of assault on a female and
was ordered prayer for judgement
md to pay cost of court.
* Ronnie Phillip Story pleaded
guilty of driving while impaired
and was ordered to serve 30 days in
custody of Perquimans County
Sheriff, suspended two years, 24
hours of community service, com
plete ADET school, and pay (100
fine and cost of court.
* Robert Lewis Linton pleaded
guilty of speeding SO mph in a 35
to serve 30
«f Perquimans
pended two
pay (100 fine and cost of
Sheriff, suspended two years, and
pay $300 fine and cost of court.
* Clyde Alien Harris pleaded
guilty of driving while impaired
and was ordered to serve 90 days in
custody of Perquimans County
Sheriff, suspended two years, and
pay $150 fine and Cost of court.
* Ernest Lee Perry pleaded guilty
of expired registration violation,
and was found guilty of driving
while impaired and was ordered to
serve 30 days in custody of Perqui
mans County Sheriff, suspended
tow years, 24 hours community
service, and pay $60 fine and cost
of court.
* Wilbert Lee Jones was found
guilty of resisting a public officer
and assault with a deadly weapon
and was ordered to serve not less
than 12 months in N.C. Department
of Corrections.
* Tony Darnell Sutton pleaded
guilty of resisting a public officer
and was found guilty of simple as
sault and was ordered to serve 30
days in custody of Perquimans
County Sheriff
* Cecil Ira Elliott was found guilty
of injury to personal property and
was ordered to pay $50 and cost of
court.
ts in Perquimans
net Court the week of
Judge J . Richard Par
ker presiding:
* Jeffery Dean Toppin pleaded
guilty of driving while impaired
and was ordered to serve 60 days,
suspended one year, complete
ADET school, and pay $100 fine
and cost of court.
* Ronald Keith Boiinsky pleaded
guilty of driving while impaired
and was ordered to serve 8-12
months in custody of Perquimans
County Sheriff, suspended two
years supervised probation, and
pay $350 fine and cost of court.
* Glennis White pleaded guilty of
larceny and was ordered to serve
60 days in custody of Perquimans
County Sheriff, suspend- one
year, 24 hours of community serv
ice, and pay $75 fine and cost of
court.
* John Darryl Elliot pleaded guilty
of assault on a female and was or
dered to serve 90 days in custody of
Perquimans County Sheriff, sus
pended one year, and pay $50 fine
and cost of court.
* Clyde Josephius Leary Sr.
pleadsd guilty of larceny in gen
eral and was ordered to serve 60
days in custody of Perquimans
County Sheriff, suspended one
year, and pay $50 fine and cost of
court.
* CarmiHa B. Sellers pleaded
guilty of two counts worthless
check and was ordered to serve 90
days in custody of Perquimans
County Sheriff, suspended one
year, and pay $550 restitution.
* Primas White pieaded guiity of
speeding 74 mph in a 45 mph zone
and was ordered to serve 10 days in
custody of Perquimans County
Sheriff, suspended one year, and
pay $35 fine and cost of court.
* Christopher Lee Webb pieaded
guiity of misdemeanor possession
of marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia and was or
dered to serve 60 days in custody of
Perquimans County Sheriff, sus
pended one year, and pay $100 fine
and cost of court.
* Jerry Bennett Hope pleaded
guiity of misdemeanor hit and run
and was ordered to serve 9-12
months in N.C. Department of Cor
rections with 10 days credit given
for time served.
* James Paui Trueblood pieaded
guilty of misdemeanor possession
of marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia and was or
dered to serve 90 days in custody of
Perquimans County Sheriff, sus
pended one year, and pay $150 fine
and cost of court
4
Schoot board,
commissioners
endorse tax
The Perquimans County Board of
Commissioners and the Perqui
mans County Board of Education
are in agreement that our present
schooi buildings need im
provements and that there is and
will be a need for additiona! class
rooms in the future. The two
Boards believe that the best ap
proach to accumulating funds
needed for school capital expendi
tures is the land transfer tax. This
is why the boards are jointly sup
porting the passage of the land
transfer tax on November 7. If
passed by the voters of Perquimans
County, the land transfer tax will
generate an estimated $100,000 to
$120,000 annually.
The Perquimans County Board of
Commissioners, by General Stat
ute, is required to provide the reve
nues for renovation and new
construction of our school facilities.
The Board of Commissioners and
the Board of Education are both
committed to providing for this
needed construction and renovation
cost. Both boards are also in
agreement that the land transfer
tax provides a better way of raising
the necessary revenues. At this
time, the only alternative to the
land transfer tax will very likely be
an increase in the local property
tax.
Presently, the North Carolina
State Treasurers Office has re
ceived and invested school con
struction funds in the name of
Perquimans County in the amount
of $265,290.58. These funds must be
matched on the basis of $1 of local
funds for $3 of state funds. These
funds are accumulating at the rate
of $120,000 to $140,000 yearly.
Today, immediate capital fund
ing needs of our schools include
new sewage systems at Central
Grammar and at the Middle
School, the replacement of part or
all of the King Street Vocational
Building and additional classrooms
at the middle school to mention
only part of the needs. These addi
tions and renovations must begin to
be addressed immediately.
Questions concerning the land
transfer tax may be directed to any
board member or by contacting Dr.
Mary Jo Martin at 426-5741 or Paul
Gregory at 426-8484. Clubs are be
ing encouraged to invite the above
to visit their meetings so that ques
tions may be answered fully prior
to the referendum on November 7.
NCNB offers
home ioans
Charlotte—NCNB Mortgag
Corp. announced it has been se
iected by GE Capital Mortgage In
surance Companies (GEMICO) as
one of six initial lenders nationwide
to offer a new mortgage insurance
program that will nelp iow- and
moderate-income families qualify
to buy a home.
Under the program, GEMICO
will accept mucn more flexible
qualification criteria than mort
gage insurers currently accept, and
insure low-and moderate-income
loans by adjusting the underwriting
guidelines to allow borrowers to
dedicate a higher portion of their
income (33 percent) to their
monthly housing expenses than the
ratio accepted for conventional fi
nancing (28 percent). The program
also includes home-buying educa
tion and counseling and a pre-pur
chase home inspection. The
program is in its formative stages
with application procedures yet to
be developed.
"NCNB Mortgage Corp. is proud
to be associated with GEMICO's
Community Home Buyer's Pro
gram. It further demonstrates our
strong commitment to serving low
to moderate-income households,"
said BiU Middiemas, president of
Southeastern Banking for NCNB.
NCNB Mortgage Corp. is in
volved in a number of proyams to
serve iow- to moderate-income
homeowners. These efforts have re
sulted in (38 million in loans either
closed or in process in the South
east, including a $15 million loan
pool made available to low- to mod
erate-income potential home buy
ers.
NCNB Mortgage Corp. is partici
pating in other low to moderate-in
come programs through: North
Carolina Housing Finance Agency:
Virginia Housing Development Au
thority; South Carolina Housing Fi
nance Agency; Florida Housing
Finance Agency; Housing Finance
Authority of Dade County (Flor
ida) ; Housing Finance Authority of
Broward County (Florida) and
Maryland Community Devel
opment Administration.