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Briefs
Drive carefuiiy
during hoiidays
An estimated 96 people may be
killed in traffic accidents in Math
Carolina over the upcoming Christ
mas and New Year's holiday week
ends and approximately 2,000
injured, according to the N.C. Skate
Motor Club.
The Christmas holiday officially
begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 and
ends at midnight Monday, Dee. 25.
The New Year's holiday begins at 0
p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 and ends at
midnight Mon., Jan. 1.
Last year 46 persons were killed
Md 2,732 injured over the two offi
cial holidays weekends, while 37
were killed and 2,464 were injured
in 1967 over a similar period.
The Christmas and New Year's
holiday period traditionally is a
time of family reunions, friendly
gatherings and good cheer. The hol
iday tramtion also holds that an in
crease in the number of serious
injuries and fatalities on the road
ways will occur.
?^<The holiday season is a joyful
tipie of year, a cause for cele
bration," Dr. John G. Frazier, II!
Resident of the statewide motor
Sub said. "People enjoy the many
parties and get togethers and alco^
nol consumption often figures
prominently at these gatherings,"
added. '"This is a particularly
appropriate time to focus our atten
tion on the critical problem of
drinking drivers. The drinking
dfiver has no place on our high
ways, especially during the festive
holiday season."
- ;A11 drivers are urged not to drink
gad drive. If in a group, designate
ode person to refrain from drinking
dnd drive the others home safely.
"Law enforcement officers get
tough when it come to DWI, " Fta
tier said. "Police roadblocks and
checkpoints are one of the most ef
fective means keeping the drunken
driver off the road and can be ex
pected this holiday season ", he
added.
Motorists are also urged to re
double their efforts to obey all
speed limits, avoid peak periods
and travel during the non rush
hours if at all possible.
"Don't forget to buckle your seat
) belt," Framer stated. "It's the best
life-saving device available to the
motoring public "
The most recent study by the Uni
versity of N. C. Highway Safety Re
search Center revealed seat belt
usage in North Carolina hovers
around CO percent, one of the high
est in the nation. "Let's make it
even higher," Framer urged.
, To date the North Carolina death
' toll stands at 1,371 which is 136 less
than at this same time last year.
Make this a safe and happy time
by driving carefully.
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The Perquimans Jaycees wiii
sponsor an American Red Cross
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Photo by Bath Finney
The Newboid-White House was dressed simpiy wtth greenery, candies, herbs and other period deco
rations during the open house heid Sunday. Visitors enjoyed touring the home and snacking on
muited cider and cookies, aiso reminiscent of the period.
Newbo)d-Wh!te House dressed
for the hohdays !ast Sunday
for the holidays last Sunday
The Perquimans County Restoration Association
heM an open house Sunday at the historic Newbold
White House in Hertford. The house was open to the
pubiic from 3-7 p.m., and refreshments were served
at the Visitor's Cento-.
ve everyone a tour of
was decorated for
Alien made ail the decorations
LudlhtWinsiow, president of the restoration asso
ciation, 'decorated the Visitor's Center with plants
from her yard. She also made an assortment of Ch
of the association were on hand to dis
cuss the history of the house and the area. The New
bold-White House is the oldest house in North
Carolina and was buiit about 1684. It is also the old
est surviving seat of iocai government in the state
and served in 1896 and 1697 as a meeting place for
the governor, the governor's council, the general
court and other governmental bodies.
The open house provided an opportunity for any
one interested to see the house for free. There is
usually a (2 fee to tour the Newbold-White House.
Frances Rood of Hertford was one of the visitors
Sunday. "1 gave the Newbold-White House its first
gift, " she said, which was a 17th century sterling
silver spoon. Rood is a descendent of Joseph Scott,
the presumed builder of the house
Pirates scrape by Bruins in overtime
I saw Larry looking at
Boone hits two at buzzer
The Camden Bruins ieamed a lesson in Perquimans
High's gym last Tuesday night: The Pirates may have
been dawn, but they were far from being out.
Camden went into the game undefeated and had
soundly whipped the Pirates, 77-60, the Friday night
before. The underdog Perquimans team was 0-3 and
had been outscored in their first three outings, 232-183.
But that didn't mean Roger Burgess' struggling young
team didn't have the right stuff. And they proved that
they do to a shocked Camden team.
With nine seconds left on the overtime clock, the
score was 48-48. Coach Burgess had a time-out called
to consult with a nervous Pirate squad. The final shot
hadtobeagoodone.
"We were looking to go down inside to (Arthur) Fel
ton," Burgess said, "we wanted to have him post up,
but if it wasn't there, we wanted whoever "T""
get the shot . "
Felton wasn't open, but Josh Boone was.
two second left, he got an opening,
Larry Billups, and sunk a jump s!
sounded to give the Pirate team their first victory,
48.
"Pandemonium" describes the scene that followed,
as teammates, cheerleaders and fans poured onto the
BOOT tO Celebrate With the vif hn-t<mK PimtM and eon
gratulate Boone on his shot
"1 was open on the play —
me, sam owue, ww mute tv* vto *^m*.c*r
tration and ball-handling ability than for his scoria
"1 just threw it in. I was off balance, but I
shot."
One can imagine that Boone has — — — —-r
into the hoop, heard the fans screaming and felt the
sense of accomplishment over and over in **'—
That final shot & tht
ball player dreams.
The game was hara-tougnt. n
quarter, the score was knotted, 10-all. Camden came
out strong in the second, easily outscoring the Pirates,
11-3.
Being down at the half didn't halt the Pirates' deter
mination. In the locker room, Burgess pumped up his
players. "Basically, 1 toldthem & keep doing what
Sey were doing in the first half," Burgess said. "We
were executing well enough that once the shots started
falling! thought we'd beO-K."
Burgess was right. The Pirates came back in the
third period, ending it behind by only two points. With
just 2:13 remaining in regulation time, Felton, who has
been the spark of his year's Pirate team, sunk two of
his W-of-10 successful free throws to tie the gamo at 44
44.
Meanwhile, the Bruins' luck was going the other
way. They failed to score in the last three minutes of
play. Terrence Bogues missed a free throw in the last
relation play that could have nailed
entire Pirate team mat set
lwin.
Godfrey 13, Tim Fletcher
Fite photo
Josh Boone sunk the basket at the overtime buzzer
that ctenched the Pirates' first win.
serves something like this.'
Junior varsity
The varsity team wasn't dealt the only winning hand
in the Camden games last Tuesday. The junior varsity
squad got the bail rolling in the arst of the t!
three con
tests from which all three Perquimans teams emerged
victorious.
After losing to Camden 63-42 the week before, the
jayvees proved they couidhoid their own, taking down
the Bruins 49-44
Pirate stand-out Xavier Shannonhouse led the at
tack, ahmHng for 13 points and collecting five re
bounds. Jan Spruill scored nine points and had five
rebounds, Jeremy Riddick eight points and three re
bounds, Nakevor White seven points and 14 rebounds,
Torris Johnson six points and four rebounds and Adam
Perry two points and eight rebounds
Coach Luther Overton felt the win was an important
one for the Pirates, as they now know they can win. He
looks forward to entering conference play in January,
when he hopes most of the problems nagging the young
Pirates willbe ironed out.
See page six for a recap of the Lady Pirates' win
theLady Bruins.
Hertford youth drowns
By KEV!N KN!GHT
DaOyAdwce^Owrttw
Harbinger—The body of a 16
year-oid bov was pulled from a
pond in southern Currituck County
Friday morning.
The boy, identified as Gene Allen
Upton II of Hertford, had appar
ently been hunting when he slipped
into the pond and drowned, the Cur
rituck sheriff's department re
ported.
Currituck sheriff Norm Newbem
said that Upton, who lived in Hert
ford, was reported missing Thurs
day night. ' He had really been
missing since Wednesday night, the
thirteenth, " he said.
Robert Doyle, 32, was the last
person to see Upton, Newbem said.
The sheriff said Doyle has said that
the two were drinking beer and
smoking marijuana before they
went hunting for deer. The two ap
parently shot a deer and were
looking for it when Upton slipped
and feU into the pond, which New
bem said varies from three to 12
feet deep.
"(Doyle) said that he puiied Up
ton from the pond and left him on
the bank while he went to get the
car. When he gjt back about 20 min
utes later, Upton was gone," New
bem said.
Sandy Sanderson of the Nags
Head Rescue Squad was called in
and asked to dive into the pond to
locate the body. Sanderson re
trieved the body at 11 a m. Friday.
Newbern said that it was
"mighty strange" that Upton fell
into the pond a second tune. No
charges nave been filed, but the
State Bureau of Investigation is
aiding the Currituck Sheriff's De
partment in the investigation.
The body has been sent to Green
ville for official identification and
for an autopsy, but Newbern quoted
the state medical examiner as say
ing that Upton probably drowned.
Seamon plants ideas for
community deveiopment
"The opportunity is out there,"
Jesse Lee '"Tony" Seamon, Jr. told
Chamber of Commerce members
and guests at the Chamber's an
nual banquet last week, speaking
about business opportunities in
Perquimans County. "It's here. It's
around you," he added.
"Isn't it funny how people from
somewhere else can come into an
area and start a business, " Seamon
queried.
Seamon, who grew up working in
his family's business, Tony's Sani
tary Fish Market in Morehead City,
is now a partner is Carolina-In
Touch, a marketing firm with of
fices in North Carolina and Mos
cow, USSR.
Seamon recommended that the
Chamber sitj down and have a
"think tank," a session where peo
ple could leam, think, explore and
motivate each other to come up
with ideas for potential new busi
nesses in the area. "You must go
out and get ideas, then put them
into action, " he said. He com
mented that the Chamber must
identify what can be done to en
courage economic growth.
He also suggested surveying to
determine why people move here.
Once you find out that, according to
Seamon, you have a marketing
took to attract others. People like
to move, but they move for a rea
son," he said.
He cited the county's greatest as
sets as the three rivers, the sound
and the people.
"You want a new business?" Sea
mon asked. "Start recycling , be
cause that will be the new
business."
"If you don't have enough fish in
your rivers, raise them, Seamon
said, suggesting another possible
business enterprise. "You can start
a museum right here from your
garbage dumps," he said, adding
that sometimes business opportu
nity iurks in forgotten places.
Tourism is another avenue Sea
mon feels should be explored. He
suggested working with Dare
County to develop day tours to Per
quimans County. "Your county is
noted for a lot of first - your county
more than any other county in this
state," he said. And that could
mean profit, as well as repeat tou
rism.
"You're a tourist here in Perqui
mans County only one time," he
said. "The next time you come
back, you come as a friend '
Seamon urged the Chamber to
take an active role in the 1990 cen
sus to be certain that everyone is
counted. He said the figures could
be essential to planning for the fu
ture and soliciting government
grants.
Involvement in education is also
vital to a Chamber of Commerce,
Seamon said.
Out-going president Ray Twine
reported that the Chamber had
sponsored three ribbon cuttings
and the Indian Summer Festival
during 1989. "We had a big Indian
Summer Festival," he said. "It
seemed to be a real good success.''
Twine added that Chamber mem
bers are needed. "The more we get
to push this wagon along, the faster
it will move," he commented.
Twine handed the gave! over to
Lewis Evans, who will serve as
Chamber president for 1990.
How tM's o two!p!
J. Wedey Harrei! grew this dx-pound turnip in his Forestburg gar
den. Warreii said he enjoys working his garden, and that he's going to
order some unusuai seeds from a catatog to experiment. One item
he')! be pianting is popcorn that is put in the microwave on the ear,
then eaten iike com on the cob. Do you think that's possjMe? We
asked him to stop by The Perquimans Weekiy to show ut^da that
new-fangiedpopcom works.