THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Vo)ume59, No.l
USPS 428-080
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, January 4, 1990
30 CENTS
Sport*
Pirates do we!) in match
Pago 3
Fawn
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Layden w!ns hog show
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Feature
Bits 'n Pieces
Page 4
Briefs
Hertford man stabbed by
grandson d!ea of Injuries
A Hertford man has been ar
rested and charged with murder
for allegedly killing his grandfa
ther in a domestic dispute on Fri
day, Dec. 29 at approximately 7:30
am.
Carlton Alexander Mallory, 22, of
Route 3, Hertford, was arrested on
Dec. 29 and charged with the stab
bing death of his grandfather, Wil
liam Mallory, also of Route 3,
Hertford.
Sheriff Joe Lothian said that
according to witnesses, William
Mallory and his wife had argued.
Another argument began between
Mallory and Carlton Mallory. Carl
ton Mallory allegedly pick&l up a
butcher knife from the kitchen and
stabbed William Mallory in the
chest.
Carlton Mallory is being held in
Albemarle District Jail without
bond.
Investigating officers are Sgt.
JR. Logan, Sgt. E.V. Tilley and Lo
thian.
Perquimans waekiy to raise
annua) subscription rates
Effective Jan. 1, the annual sub
scription rates for the Perquimans
Weekly will increase to $11 in the
county and $12 outside the county.
The newstand price will remain 30
cents per issue.
The circulation of The Perqui
mans Weekly has grown from just
over 1,700 to almost 2,000 over the
past year. Presently, the newspa
per enjoys the highest paid circula
tion in its recorded history.
To subscribe, please send your
check to The Perquimans Weekly,
P C. Box 277, Hertford, N.C. 27944,
or stop by our office at 119 W.
Grubb Street between 8 a m. and 5
p.m. Monday through Friday.
American Legion Auxiiiary
Unit met to reorganize
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
No. 126 of Hertford met recently for
the purpose of reorganizing. In ad
dition to Auxiliary members pre
sent, Connie Brice, Past Division
President of Moyock, Betty Boyce,
District President and Pat Lind
hardt, District Vice President, both
of Edenton, were also in atten
dance.
The next meeting wil! be January I
11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center
on Grubb Street in Hertford. Instal
lation of officers will be heid. All
members are urged to attend. Pro
spective members are welcome.
For more information, contact Ca
thy Mumm, Secretary pro tern at
426-7465.
State grants focus on treating
victims of child abuse
Funds are currently available to
assist communities in treating
abused children.
The North Carolina Fund for
Children and Families Commission
will award grants, totaling $65,000,
this spring to government agencies
and public or private non-profit or
ganizations to held address child
abuse concerns.
The pre-application deadline is
Jan. 15.
According to Don Angell of Clem
mons, commission chairman, the
annual grants are available to or
ganizations that are currently pro
viding, or are planning to provide,
treatment or treatment-enhancing
services to child abuse victims ana
their families. Grants are designed
to support programs which fill gaps
in existing serv ices and innovative
new programs which would better
serve the needs of the community.
To receive the guidelines under
which grants will be awarded and
pre-application instructions, write
Tracy Schmoll, North Carolina
Fund for Children and Families,
Youth Advocacy and Involvement
Office, 121 W. Jones St., Raleigh,
N.C. 27603-1334, or call 919-733-9296.
Hatct! * pirate
feutr!
] Pints of iife
J Linda Godfrey, a regutar
j btood donor, gives a pint dur
' ing the Jaycee-sponsored
Red Cross Btoodmobite on
Thursday at the Perquimans
Senior Center. Members of
the focal AARP chapter as
i sisted the Jaycees with the
drive. Thirty-three pints were
; coffected. Only one person
was deferred. Although the
goal was 60 pints, Jaycee
president Sara Winslow said
that she was satisfied wi^h
the turn-out considering that
Don Juan, Apricot and the
school teachers were not
working on the day of the
drive. Employees of these
entities usually support the
drive well.
Perquimans youth make AH-Aibemarie footbaii team
Two Perquimans football piayers
were named to the 1989 Daily Ad
vance All-Aibemarie Footbaii first
team recentiy, whiie another made
second team and received honora
ble mention designation.
Shawn White and Ronald Coston
were named to the first team of
fense and defense, respectively.
White was also listed as a second
defensive team lineman. Henry
Felton was named to the second of
fensive team and received honora
ble mention as a defensive
lineman.
White is a 6-foot-l senior tackle,
who weighs in at 270 pounds. He is
credited with 53 defensive tackles
during the 1989 season, as well as
Shawn White
with opening up holes for Pirate
running backs. White's experience
and drive wiii be missed by the 1990
Pirate team.
Coston filied many positions dur
Ronatd Coston
ing the Pirates' disheartening sea
son. The 6-foot-l, 185-pounder
played linebacker,cornerback,
anywhere he was needed to help the
Pirates. Coston also was noted for
Henry Felton
having the third best statistics of
area receivers. He had 285 yards
and four touchdowns. The junior
wit! be back next year to heip to
rebuild the Pirate footbaH pro
gram.
LP in short
suppiy in state
A record cotd December and
threats of single digit temperatures
in the next few days have caused
demand for propane gas to exceed
supplies. Because of this shortage,
Agriculture Commissioner Jim
Graham has urged propane gas
companies to give farm operations
high priority in their gas distribu
tion.
Shipped from Texas through a
six-inch pipeline to Dixie Pipeline
in Apex, propane is used to heat
most of the poultry and swine oper
ations in the state. A maximum of
1,209,600 gallons can be shipped ev
ery 24 hours. Propane is economi
cal and efficient in heating turkey
houses and hog bams.
Graham said, "Home heating is,
of course, top priority, but 1 urge
people to conserve their use of pro
pane. Using alternate heating
sources will help protect our state's
turkey and swine industry . "
Hie North Carolina Department
of Agriculture's Standards Division
inspects gas distributors to ensure
proper meter calibration and
safety of equipment. For informa
tion, call David Smith, NCDA Stan
dards Division, 919-733-3313.
Photo by Beth Finney
Here !t sMs
The equipment that has been used by operators to expand U S. Highway 17 between Woodvitie and
Wintait to four ianes has been idie iateiy, the resutt of hoiiday scheduies and inciement weather. With
hoiidays past, and weather forecasters predicting warmer temperatures, work shouid resume soon.
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Perquimans
schoois set
in motion
reading p!an
By JOE SOUTHERN
The Perquimans County Board of
Education has set in motion a plan
which shouid improve the Chapter 1
reading program at Perquimans
Middle School where test results in
dicate problems with the program
Chris Barber, director of federai
programs, came before the board
last week to present the program
and to request $2,000 in additional
funds for the project. The funds
were granted.
Barber told the board that the
program at the middle school was
not meeting minimal federal re
quirements, and that steps had to
be taken to make improvements
The four-step proposal will start in
January and should be complete by
the 1990-91 school year.
The first step involves all of the
fifth grade teachers, a central of
fice staff supervisor add the
Chapter 1 reading teacher They
will conduct a self-study of the pro
gram.
"This study will focus on current
teaching practices as well as the
test results which indicate that ad
equate progress is not being
made," Barber wrote in her propo
sal.
The second step, scheduled for
February through April, calls for
the development of strategies for
teaching reading in the middle
grades. The third step, to be imple
mented between February and Au
gust, is the development of
strategies for monitoring the pro
gress of the students. The final step
will be the implementation of the
new program at the start of the
next school year
Gov. Martin to
make Eiizabeth
City mock capita!
Rateigh—Governor Jim Marti
and severai members of his cabinet
wiii travel to Northeastern North
Carolina on Tuesday. Jan. 23, for a
day-tong series of meetings, office
hours, tours and activities as Eiiza
beth City becomes "Capita] for a
Day."
"This gives the peopte of Eliza
beth City and the surrounding
areas a chance to meet with the of
ficials who have been entrusted
with the daiiy operations of state
government," Governor Martin
said, "it atso attows us to work to
gether with toca) officials to deat
with unique problems and to see
first-hand the good ideas a commu
nity has developed that we might be
able to use a statewide basis."
Accompanying Governor Martin
will be Secretary of Commerce Jim
Broyhill; Secretary of Environ
ment, Health, and Natural Re
sources Bill Cobey; Secretary of
Cultural Resources Patric Dorsey;
Secretary of Correction Aaron
Johnson; Secretary of Human Re
sources Dave Flaherty; Secretary
of Administration Jim Lofton; and
Secretary of Transportation
Tommy Harrelson.
Also attending will be Betsy Jus
tus, chairperson of the N. C. Em
ployment Security Commission:
Jim Oliver, the governor's agricul
ture advisor; Dr. Lee Monroe, the
governor's senior education advi
sor; Jim Polk, the director of the
Governor's Office of Minority Af
fairs; and Wilma Sherill, director
of Boards, Commissions, and Per
sonnel Appointments
Elizabeth City will be the 10th
city to participate in the "Capita)
for a Day" program. Others in
elude Gastonia, Jacksonville,
Rocky Mount, Fayetteville,
Winston-Salem, hickory, Asheville,
Asheboro and Laurinburg.
Governor Martin and several
cabinet members will hold office
hours at the Community and Small
Business Center on the campus of
the College of the Albemarle from 9
a m. to 11 a m. Staff members of
the Governor's Office of Citizens
Affairs will remain at the college
until 4 p.m.
Anyone can arrange a meeting on
a first-come, first-served basis. Ap
pointments may also be made in
advance by calling toll free 1-800
662-7952. A detailed schedule for
Governor Martin and members of
the Cabinet will follow.