THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, May 17,1990
Volume 59, No.20
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Girls take Manteo
Page 6
FARM
Beyond the Weeds .
Page 7
featME
Old Timer’s highlights
Pag* 12
Briefs
Arrests reported In county
The Perquimans County Sheriff’s
Department reported the following
arrests:
Faith Felica Woodard, 24, 121
Wynn Fork Ct., Hertford, was ar
rested on April 2 on a criminal sum
mons for a worthless check on a
Chowan County warrant on May 2.
Annie Vaughn, 47, P.O. Box 363,
Hertford, was arrested on a crimi
nal summons for a worthless check
on a Hertford County warrant on.
May 7.
Jerry Wayne Edwards, 47, Rt. 1,
Box 830, Hertford, was arrested
and charged with assault on a fe
male on May 8 and was transported
to Albemarle District Jail in lieu of
a $200 secured bond.
Jeffery Rickard, 21, 308 Church
St., Hertford, was arrested for fail
ure to appear on a Washington
County warrant on May 9 and was
released on a $200 secured bond.
Thomas Dean Halstead, 21, Rt. 3,
Box 389, Hertford, was arrested
and charged with injury to personal
property on May 12, and was re
leased on a $200 unsecured bond.
Clifton Tillet, 39, Rt. 4, Box 111,
Hertford, was arrested and
charged with second degree tres
pass on May 14 and was released on
a written promise to appear.
Gloria Jean Walker, 39, Rt. 4,
Box 884, Hertford was arrested on a
criminal summons for a worthless
check on a Pasquotank County war
rant on May 14.
The Hertford Police made one ar
rest.
Shawn Owens, 27, Rt. 2, Box 6A,
Hertford was arrested and charged
with being drunk and disruptive on
May 6.
Youth program needs help.
Chowan-Perquimans Partners
with Youth desperately needs vol
unteers to work with young people.
Organized under the Governor’s
One-on-One program, Parners with
Youth pairs children who have spe
cial needs with adults willing to
help them through tough times and
provide a role model.
There are children waiting for
someone to care, but no volunteers
to complete matches. Some youth
have only their partner to give
them attention, to care about them,
to encourage them. Without Part
ners with Youth, these children
founder, often ending up as juvenile
delinquents.
Please help to make life easier
for our children before it is too late.
Call Partners with Youth at 482
3993 or Diane Hoofnagle at 426-7993
to learn more about volunteering to
help tomorrow be a little brighter
for a child.
Student physicals resched
uled
Dr. Robert Earl Lane has an
nounced that the health examina
tions scheduled for females who
wish to participate in any sport in
Perquimans schools during the
1990-91 school year have been re
scheduled until May 24 at 3 p.m.
The physicals were originally
slated to begin at 4 p.m., out the
time has been changed.
Anyone not receiving an exami
nation at this time should make an
appointment for a private appoint
ment at the expense of the patient.
Tilley announces run-off
Perquimans Board of Elections
Chairman William “Buddy” Tilley
announced recently that Michael
Easley has requested a run-off pri
mary against his Democratic oppo
nent for the U.S. Senate seat how
held by Jesse Helms, Harvey
Gantt. Although Gantt received
more votes than Easley in the May
8 primary, he did not receive 40
percent of the vote.
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Commissioners adjust large water bills
The Perquimans County Com
missioners were once again asked
to consider forgiving a portion of
customers’ water bills at their May
7 meeting.
The water customers received
their high bills after water depart
ment employees took their bi-an
nual meter readings.
Robert Litteress received a
$356.10 bill; Andrei Henry, $259;
William Bowser, $214.97 and Todd
Smith, $131.70.
Commissioner Wayne Winslow
stated that he felt that the board
should be tougher on the bill-slicing
policy, especially after the six
month water department readings.
The county, he said, should not be
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responsible for leaks or excess us
age allowed to continue because the
customer failed to read a water me
ter monthly.
Commissioner Durwood Reed
agreed.
Water Department Supervisor
Keith Haskett said that the bills
sent out each month contain a sec
tion where customers should indi
cate the current meter reading.
They are also instricted to read me
ters monthly.
The board voted to cut the billed
amounts for the four bills in half,
and also decided that a written pol
icy should be set and enforced.
Hertford Town Councilman Erie
Haste asked that the board adopt a
resolution requesting that the N.C.
D.O.T. name a portion of Hwy 17 in
Perquimans County for Hertford
Mayor Bill Cox to acknowledge his
devotion to four-laning Hwy 17.
Commissioners Chairman Lester
Simpson told Haste that the county
had refrained from naming public
buildings in honor of citizens, and
felt that adopting the resolution
might be in conflict with the policy.
Haste replied that the highway
was unlike public buildings in that
the county does not own or control
it.
“Bill Cox is known up and down
the coast as ‘Mr. Highway 17,’
Haste stated. “I feel that only good
can come to this county by doing
something like this.”
Haste said that N.C. Senator
Marc Basnight supported the high
way naming, and that he would
contact other state officials soon to
enlist their support.
The board adopted the resolution.
In other busines the board:
-heard a report that the county
has collected 94.15 percent of aa
valorem taxes billed.
-accepted the resignation of Di
ane Stallings from Social Services.
-heard that the athletic fields will
be ready for use in May.
-agreed to purchase 400 books
about county government for the
county’s fourth graders.
Fearn takes over reigns as new county librarian
sPerquimans County welcomed
librarian Shelley Fearn on Tues
day, May 1.
Ms. Fearn came to Hertford
from Greenville, where she
worked as a reference librarian
at both Pitt Community College
and East Carolina University.
“I always wanted to be a li
brarian, since I was a little girl,”
Ms. Fearn said.
She reached her goal by way of
a long, winding path wnich led
from her dream to its reality.
One of seven children, Ms.
Fearn was responsible for find
ing her own funds for college. She
chose to go after an ROTC schol
arship, but couldn’t study library
science under that program. So
Ms. Fearn earned an undergrad
uate degree in labor relations
from the University of Connecti
cut.
From there, she entered the
Marine Corps, a family tradition.
Her grandparents and parents
had served, and all the children
in her family were expected to
enlist, even if for only a short
time.
She attended Officer’s Train
ing School and spent five years in
the Marines.
“You owe something to your
country,” Ms. Fearn said, so she
served. “I enjoyed it.”
After her honorable discharge,
she was free to pursue her dream
of becoming a librarian. Having
Photo by Susan Harris
Shelley Fearn (standing) and library assistant Connie Reid (right) help children make Mother’s Day
presents to take home from story hour last week. Ms. Fearn assumed her position as librarian May 1.
moved to North Carolina, she en
rolled at East Carolina Univer
sity. She is now only a report or
two away from earning her mas
ter’s in library science.
Before deciding to accept the
Perquimans position, M§. Fearn
researched the county.
“I’m impressed with the coun
ty’s commitment to the library,”
she commented, referring to the
$25,000 raised for the library ex
pansion.
Beginning this week, Ms. Fearn
will write a column to be titled
“Bookmarks” which will tell
about library activities and new
books.
Six locals attend first phase of N.C. Rural Leaders Program
Six Perquimans County resi
dents, Willie Ann L. Bines, Carlton
A. Davenport, Jr., Fondella A.
Leigh, Brenda C. Hollowell and
Chris K. Kornegay of Hertford, and
Capt. Minnie S. Yates (USN-Ret.)
of Winfall are among 40 partici
pants selected by The Center for
Rural and Coastal Living (CRCL)
at Elizabeth City State University
to participate in the 1990 North Car
olina Rural Leaders Program.
The program is underwritten by
the N.C. Rural Economic Devel
opment Center to promote eco
nomic development through
community-based involvement.
The Rural Center is a non-profit
state-funded agency located in Ra
leigh.
Capt. Yates serves on the town
council, Ms. Bines is employed by
Albemarle Electric Membership
Corp., Mr. Davenport is a consult
ing engineer with Quible & Asso
ciates, Ms. Hollowell is a visual
arts and drama teacher, Ms. Leigh
is acting secretary for the NAACP,
and Ms. Kornegay is the executive
director of Hertford Housing Au
Perquimans County residents (l-r) Captain Shirley Yates, Carlton A.
Davenport, Willie Ann Bines, Fondella Leigh, Christ Kornegay and
BrendaHollowell attended the first session of the Rural Leaders Pro
gram at E.C.S.U. recently.
thority. ,
“We want to thank Perquimans
County for its contribution to our
success,” said CRCL Executive Di
rector Philip S. McMullan, Jr. in
making the announcement, these
folks immediately grasped the op
portunity before us and the magni
tude of the task at hand. ’ ’
The first of three introductory
sessions was held March 29-31 at
ECSU’s Kermit E. White Center for
Graduate and Continuing Educa
tion. Events began with a Thursday
evening dinner as participants
from the eight-county Albemarle
region were welcomed by ECSU
board member Shirley L. Mays,
Vice Chancellor Ulysses Bell and
Elizabeth City Mayor, Sidney M.
Oman.
Friday and Saturday workshops
were presented by Rural Center
staff, by CRCL staff and ECSU fac
ulty, by East Carolina University’s
Regional Development Institute,
by the Center for Creative Lead
ership of Greensboro, and by MDC,
Inc.
The program includes round-trip
transporation expenses, meals and
overnight accomodations. Partici
pants returned for a second session
April 26-28 and a third session is
scheduled for May 17-19.
Pirates take Manteo Redskins
Manteo came to Hertford last
Tuesday expecting a win. They
got disappointed.
The Pirates fell behind 4-1 in
the second inning, then orches
trated a 10-run scoring attack in
the bottom of the fourth to put
themselves on top 11-4. Manteo
never recoverd, and was de
feated 13-7.
“We got 11 hits for the first
time this year,’’ said Pirate
coach Phil Woodell. “Hopefully it
shows a sign of improvement”
Robbie Ponton led off in the
fourth with a single. After Man
taeo helped out with three walks,
a passed ball and a hit batter, the
Pirates had tied the game and
loaded the bases with no outs. {
Derek Scaff slapped a single,
which scored the go-ahead run.
Tommie Dale took a walk, and
Steven Langley sent a shot so
deep into the outfield, it appeared
that he had nailed a grand slam.
The Manteo outfielder went all
the way to the fence to catch the
shot, leaving Langley with a sac
rifice RBI.
Ponton singled to widen the
lead. Rustin Howell doubled and
Allen Stallings tripled before
Manteo retired the Pirates, who
had jumped past the Redskins 11
4.,
Perquimans scored two more
runs in the fifth inning. Manteo
tallied three in the top of the sev
enth to end the game at 13-7.
Senior Steven Langley took the
win, pitching 6 1-3 innings before
being replaced.
The win upped the Pirates to 4
12 (3-7). Their Friday game at
Northampton West was post
poned due to inclement weather.
Commission gets housing grant
RALEIGH—The Albemarle Com
mission in Hertford has won a
$135,000 grant from the N.C. Hous
ing Trust Fund to rehabilitate ap
proximately 27 substandard homes
and apartments in Chowan, Pasqu
otank, Perquimans and Washing
ton counties. The project is one of
30 funded from among 81 appli
cants statewide.
Perquimans County’s share will
be approximately $15,000, most of
which is a grant for the town of
Hertford. The town is presently us
ing a $30,000 Community Devel
opment Block Grant to upgrade
housing.
The money is part of the state’s
settlement under oil overcharge lit
igation, which the General Assem
bly earmarked for low-income
housing. It is distributed by the 13
member Housing Partnership with
state assistance from the N.C.
. Housing Finance Agency. \
“We are extremely pleased by
how effectively the projects we’re
funding will reach low-income fam
ilies,” Garrett said. “More than 90
percent of the money will assist
households that earn half the local
median income or less, and more
than half of the funds will serve
households earning less than 30
percent of local median income. ”
The grants will generate repairs
worth $8.4 million, since each pro
ject sponsor must commit local or
private funds in order to receive
state assistance. I
Applications are currently being
accepted for $4 million in forgiva
ble loans to local governments,
nonprofits and private developers
that build new houses and apart
ments affordable to low-income
residents. For information contact
the N.C. Housing Finance Agency,
Program Development Dept.,
P.O.Box 28066, Raleigh, NC 27611
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Council votes
to honor Cox
By NANCY ROYDEN-CLARK
Daily Advance Staff Writer
The Hertford Town Council
agreed in Monday night’s meeting
to name a section of Highway 17 in
honor of Mayor Bill Cox.
This actions follows in the foot
steps of the county commissioners,
who agreed unananimously on the
decision.
The resolution states, “Mayor
Bill Cox has been a constant and
persistant driving force for the ex
pansion of Highway 17.”
Cox thanked council members
saying he didn’t know if their action
was tne right thing to do, but he of
fered his gratitude.
No decisions were made concern
ing electric rates, however, power
saving switches were discussed.
About fifty switches have been in
stalled in the area. Eventually, 300
switches will be installed. Council
members are interested in deter
mining exactly when the demand
for power is at its greatest.
Cox noted that 7-9 a.m., 3-5 p.m.
and 5-7 p.m. (hot weather) will nor
mally be the times when power us
age is high.
In other business:
Council members expressed a de
sire to have the Coca-Cola banners
on Church Street taken down.
It was announced that June 11
would be the date for a public meet
ing concerning re-development of
the area. The meeting will be held
at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building
in Hertford.
A work session will be held on
Tuesday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Municipal Building. The budget
will be discussed at the meeting.
Winfall will
purchase aerator
By NANCY ROYDEN-CLARK
Daily Advance Staff Writer
A round, molded fiberglass
frame with polyvinylchloride
(PVC) piping will be purchased by
the Town of Winfall to aerate the
town’s water supply at the town wa
ter treatment facility.
The new equipment, consistings
of 10 units, will cost about $1600.
It will allow iron and magnesium
to be filtered from the water.
Recent road improvements were
also discussed, including the River
Street area road.
Councilwoman Shirley Yates ex
pressed concerns over the longev
ity of improvements, adding that
the widening project seems to be
good.
Yates offered a suggestion that
additional funds may be available
for further road improvements.
“You just have to look for them,”
she said.
Council approved Perquimans
County’s request for water service
to the new park near Cedar Street.
The water service will be pro
vided free of charge for one year.
After the year has ended, council
will study the matter further.
Council moved on to discuss staff
insurance.
Town employees may be sub
scribers to a new insurance com
pany.
IRNF, a self-funded, non profit
company may be solicited. It would
provide all insurances, including
liability. The company is geared to
wards serving municipalities’ in
surance needs.
Council added one stipulation
concerning the policy. If quotes are
determined to be unusually high,
the town may not use the company.
New Rivercross resident Burt'
Hayes asked council members if
they could investigate the possibil
ity of using grass killing chemicals
to stop it from growing under paved.
roads. He also asked if council had
a copy showing proposed construc
tion on Highway 17 near his home.
He was interested to learn if he
would have direct access from his'
home to the highway. Mayor C.W.
“Bill” Bartlett said he was not cer?
tain about the access at the curreAt
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mother business: .
Council members discussed add
ing a part-time police officer to the
town’s staff. At the current time!
they are gathering information
about an applicant’s schooling bei
fore taking further action on the
matter.
A proposed budget was distrib
uted to council members to begin
studying.
Funds amounting to $159.15 are to
be transferred from the general
fund to purchase office supplies. >j i
A new check printer will be pur- | >
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