THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 59, No.30US PS 428-080' Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, July 26,199030 CENTS
Community
Community happenings '
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FARM
Beyond the Weeds
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FEATURE
Cartoons, crossword
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Briefs
Planters Bank declares
third quarter dividends
The Planters Corporation (NAS
DAQ :PNBT) has declared a third
quarter cash dividend of 15 cents
per share, a 3.4 percent increase
from the 14.5 cents paid in the third
quarter last year.
The dividend is payable on Sep
tember 15, 1990 to shareholders of
record on August 31,1990. It is the
24th consecutive year Planters has
increased cash dividends to its
shareholders.
The Planters Corp., with its sub
sidiary Planters National Bank, is
the 10th largest bank holding com
pany in North Carolina with total
assets on June 30, 1990 of $1.2 bil
lion.
Peoples Bank announces
third quarter dividends
The Board of Directors of Peo
ples Bakcorporation declared on
July 18 a third quarter dividend of
15 cents per share, up from 14Ms
cents per share the previous quar
ter, to be paid on September 19,
1990 to shareholders of record on
September 5. The ex-dividend date
is August 29,1990.
Peoples Bankcorporation is
traded on the American Stock Ex
change under the symbol PBK.
Arrests reported
The Hertford Police Department
reported the following arrests:
Nancy Joyce Harris, 39, 603
Pennsylvania Avenue, Hertford,
was arrested July 1 and charged
with simple assault.
Nancy Joyce Harris, 39, 603
Pennsylvania Avenue, Hertford,
was arrested July 3 and charged
with simple assault. ~ " .
Stanley Lee Jones, 33, Rt. 2, Box
55, Hertford, was arrested July 5
and charged with first degree tres
pass.
Shelma Clay Miller, 34, 329 Mar
ket St., Hertford, was arrested July
9 and charged with assault on a fe
male and injury to personal prop
erty.
Robert Neal Kirk, Jr., 27,222 Ap
pache Trail, Edenton was arrested
and charged with DWI and simple
possession of marijuana.
Doug Eugene Pickop, 31, Box
5442 Holiday Island, Hertford, was
arrested July 14 and charged with
assault of a female.
John Daryle Elliott, 36, Rt. 5, Box
112, Hertford, was arrested July 21
and charged with possession of
drug paraphanalia.
The Perquimans County Sheriff’s
Department reported the following
arrests:
Lenay Nathaniel Felton, 17, Rt. 5,
Box 375, Hertford, was arrested
July 5 and charged with larceny -
Perquimans County, breaking and
entering auto - Perquimans
County. He was confined to Albe
marle District Jail on a 66,000 se
cured bond.
Donald Felton, 30, Rt. 5, Box 373,
Hertford, was arrested July 16 and
charged with one count of failure to
appear in Perquimans and two
counts of failure to appear in Cho
wan County. He was released on a
61,100 secured bond.
William Continental Jump, Jr.,
52, Box 5192, Holiday Island, Hert
• ‘ ford, was arrested July 17 and
charged with a worthless check.He
. pleaded guilty, and made restitu
tion and costs to the magistrate.
Johnny Lee Flythe, 29, 416 Dobb
- St., Hertford, was arrested July 18
' and charged with failure to app^r.
He was confined to Albemarle Dis
- trict Jail under a $200 secured
bond.
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Photo by Beth Finney
The patriotic grand finale included rifle, flag and dance routines.
Students produce
successful show
For the second time, the Stage
Right Players hit the stage at Per
quimans County High School. And
again, their production was a suc
cess.
The 29 students who participated
in the Stage Right summer enrich
ment program presented “A Spe
cial Summer Package,” adapted
from John Jacobson's script con
cept of “It’s a Small World.”
As the curtain opened, campers
and staff at Camp Itch ’N’ Scratch
were contemplating summer fun.
The staff remembered the fun of
last year when they had traveled in
time through the rock ’n roll era.
This year, they decided, they would
travel around the world to visit
children in other countries. But the
time machine failed to function,
and their plans were temporarily
stymied.
But not for long. Mr. Jet Plane of
Jet’s To ’N’ Fro Travel Agency
took the campers and staff on a
whirlwind tour of Mexico, the Brit
ish Isles, Europe, Africa and the
Far East.
The students performed songs
and dances from around the world
with enthusiasm and poise.
The show’s finale was spectac
ular. With assistance from John
Merrit, color guard instructor of
the Marching Pirates band, the stu
dents learned rifle, flag and dance
routines set to the patriotic “Before
the Parade Passes By.” Just before
the final curtain fell, the riflemen
lined up to form an arch under
which the American and North Car
olina flags marched.
Patrons showed their apprecia
tion for a job well done with a cur
tain call and a standing ovation.
In addition to the acting, singing
and dancing, the students made
their props. All of this was accom
plished in only four weeks under
the direction of instructors Marga
ret Brothers and Sue Leete.
Students involved in the produc
tion were rising sixth through
eighth graders.
Photo by Beth Finney
The Mexican Hat Dance was one of the Highlights of the students’
stop by Mexico.
Guardian at Litem volunteers help children
The Office of Guardian ad Litem
Services in Raleigh provided more
than 6,250 abused and neglected
childen caught up in the court sys
tem with legal help and other ur
gently needed assistance in fiscal
1988-89, according to a report is
sued by the Office in March.
The report shows that the num
ber of children reached by the of
fice has risen substantially since
the volunteer Guardian ad Litem
Program was authorized by the
General Assembly as part of the
Administrative Office of the Courts
(AOC) in 1983.
In 1984-85, its first full year of op
eration, the program had 326
trained volunteers working as
guardian ad litem with court-ap
pointed attorneys representing
1,887 abused an neglected children
in the courts.
By fiscal 1988-89, when the pro
gram reached over 6,260 children,
the office had 1,200 trained volun
teers working with 106 attorneys
appointed to represent abused and
neglected youngsters in the court
system.
Volunteer Guardians ad litem
spent more than 108,000 hours
working in behalf of the children
they represented that year.
Chief Justice James G. Exum Jr.
of the State Supreme Court and
Franklin Freeman Jr., Director of
the AOC, said they were pleased
with the progress the program has
made ana praised volunteers work
ing in the program.
Undo: die program, volunteers
are trained to perform impartial in
vestigations after Department of
Social Services workers file peti
tions in court against the parents of
minors who have allegedly abused
or neglected them.
$ The volunteers act as advocates
for children, recommending serv
ices that focus on the needs of the
children.
Guardian ad litem volunteers are
sworn in as officers of the court, at
tend hearings, and make written
reports of their findings to judges
who must make a riding in the
case.
The program “gives the abused,
neglected or dependent child a rep
resentative who is specially trained
to speak up for the child” and thus
can help assure that the child “has
the care and support necessary to
become happy, secure and produc
tive,” said Chief Justice Exum.
The volunteers also provide
judges with “the objective informa
tion they need to make decisions
based on the best interest of the
child,” he added.
“Because of the information the
volunteer pieces together and rep
resents to the courts, because of
what the volunteer recommends,
judges can make decisions that can
put the lives of these children back
together,” Freeman commented.
Guardian ad litem volunteers at
tended more than 7,000 court hear
ings in behalf of children in 1988-89,
up from about 4,000 hearings the
previous fiscal year. District Court
judges across the state strongly
support the program.
The office, headed by adminis
trator Virginia G. Weisz, had 1,200
trained volunteers working with 106
attorneys appointed to represent
abused and neglected youngsters in
the court system in 198889.
While progress has been made,
“the number of abused and ne
glected children who need the serv
ices of a volunteer Guardian ad
Litem grows at an even greater
pace,” Ms. Weisz said. “More
members of local communities are
needed to speak up for and help
these children.”
In the 1st Judicial District, which
includes Perquimans County,
Veola R. Spivey is program coordi
nator. There is a caseload of over 40
representing 75 juveniles. The pro
-has 24 volunteers. Janice M.
In Perquimans County, five vol
unteers have helped children in dis
tress. These people have taken 16
A typical volunteer case
What types of children benefit
from the Guardian ad Litem vol
unteer program? Mrs. Spivey
helped to outline a typical case. It
is not the case of any particular
child who has received assis
tance through the program, but
rather an example of the type of
help given through the program.
Junior “falls” a lot. One day he
came to school with serious
bruises. His teacher was con
cerned about the situation and
called in the school psychologist.
After speaking with Junior, the
psychologist spoke with the prin
cipal, relaying her fears that the
child had been beaten by his
mother. The principal in turn
called the Department of Social
Services who dispatched a case
worker to do a home study. Find
ing substantial evidence that the
child had indeed been abused, the
case worker filed a petition with
the court to remove the child
from the home.
The clerk of court, upon re
viewing the petition, contacted
Mrs. Spivey. She then reviewed
the petition and called upon a vol
unteer to whom she felt the child
couldrelate.
The volunteer began an inde
pendent investigation which in
cluded speaking with the child,
the parents, neighbors, family
members and school personnel.
The volunteer found that the par
ent had an alleged alcohol abuse
problem which led to the beat
ings Junior received.
The volunteer’s report sug
gested that the judge order treat
ment and subsequent counseling
for the parent, and that the child
not be allowed to live in the home
until these treatments were com
pleted. Further, the volunteer
felt that Junior needed counsel
ing from the school psychologist
to help him deal with the prob
lems at home.
The Guardian ad Litem volun
teer attended the hearing in sup
port of the child’s best interests.
In making his decision, the
judge reviewed the findings of
the case worker, school psycholo
gist, attorneys and the volunteer.
Because he had so much infor
mation upon which to base his de
cision, his job was much easier.
The judge opted to follow the
recommendations. Through pro
fessional help, the mother
learned to deal with her prob
lems. Junior’s school work im
proved as his self-confidence
improved through counseling.
At a subsequent hearing, the
judge felt that Junior could
safely return home.
Of course, all cases do not end
happily. Sometimes lengthy fos
ter care is required. In other
cases, the c^tild is returned home
only to be abused again. But
thanks to the Guardian ad Litem
program, children know there is
someone who cares about them
and will help them through diffi
cult times.
hours of training, and observe in
court before handling a case.
More volunteers are needed to
help represent the needs of children
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in the area. Mrs. Spivey welcomes
telephone calls at 335-2877. She is
also willing to speak to church and
civic groups about the program.
Farm crops
look good
Perquimans County crops look
good right now, according to county
extension agent Stan Winslow.
Winslow said that although the
rain has been spotty, most crops
have not suffered from severe dam
age due to dry conditions in June.
Some areas of the county have
had sufficient rainfall, he said,
while others west of Bethel and in
Joppa in are still dry. Some-areas
even got too much precipitation.
The two key areas to watch now
are peanut and cotton diseases,
Winslow said.
“By and large, we have a good
corn crop,” Winslow said.
There was some damage to corn
as a result of the high temperatures
in June. Winslow reported that the
heat caused some pollination prob
lems. Depending on the location,
rainfall and soil type, he estimated
that some farmers had 25-30 per
cent damage in their cornfields.
Fortunately, peanuts seem to be
developing well.
“Peanuts look good all the way
through,” Winslow commented.
He said that farmers should scout
their peanuts closely for Southern
stem rot, and treat fields as needed.
“This hot, humid weather we’re
having is ideal for leaf spot devel- «
opment,” Winslow added.
He recommends that farmers
maintain a good spray schedule to
fight the disease.
Winslow said that cotton produc
tion in the county has more than
doubled this year, with over 3900
acres planted. He said that cotton
got a good start and has fruited up
well.
“It’s well on its way to making a
good crop,” he stated.
Farmers are presently having to
deal with pne of the earliest Dull
worm infestations ever in the
county. While spraying for boll
worms is typically done during the
first full week in August, farmers
are spraying now to erradicate the
pest. !
Winslow has issued an alert to
farmers to watch cotton closely for
boll worms. He said that crops can
be lost if farmers do not keep an eye
on their cotton.
“Soybeans are looking fine,”
Winslow said.
He said that most farmers have
good stands and that weed control
is progressing very well. The ear
liest peas are now beginning to
bloom.
As with cotton, early pest man
agement in soybeans tins year is re
quired. Corn ear worms have hit,
and soybeans should also be
scouted closely.
“I’m optimistic,” Winsloy com
mented. “I really am.”
“We are really blessed compared
to other counties in the state and
some parts of the country,”
Winslow summed up his crop out
look.
The county’s annual crop man
agement tour will be held on the af
ternoon of August 14. Winslow said
that details will be available soon.
Football
practice
begins
Football season is just around the
corner, and the Perquimans High
School football teams are getting
ready for competition. Both varsity
and junior varsity players should
report to the high school on Mon
day, July 30 at 6:55p.m.
The first two days will be used to
condition athletes. Several students
have taken advantage of a summer
conditioning program which in
cluded weight lifting, running and
general strengthening exercises.
Anyone who has not had the re
quired physical should meet at the
gym on Tuesday, July 31 at 1 p.m.
This will be the last opportunity for
group examinations.
“We need to hit the ground run
ning in order to make up for last
year.” said athletic director and
nead football coach Frank Cia
millo.
For information pr to discuss
playing football, contact coach (3a
millo at the high school.