THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 60, No.4
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, January 24,1991
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Sports:
Freshman play
well for Lady
Pirates Friday page6
Feature:
Adoptions create
new ‘families’
in county
Briefs
AARP to mMt
Perquimans chapter 4118 of
AARP Inc. will meet Monday, Jan.
28 at 2 p.m. at the Senior Center. A
board meeting will begin at 1 p.m.
Grover Johnson of Edenton will
be the speaker. He will present a
program by The Mended Hearts,
Inc.
Hospital to scroen
Chowan Hospital will offer blood
pressure and cholesterol screen
ings, Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9-11
a.m. at the Snug Harbor Clubhouse
in Perquimans County. The fee is
$3.
Chapter 1 moots
The Perquimans County Schools
Chapter 1 Program will be having a
meeting on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 1
p.m. in the Board of Education
building on Edenton Road Street.
The purpose of this meeting is to
involve parents and guardians in
planning and evaluation of the Per
quimans County Chapter 1 Parent
Involvement Project. If you have
any questions or concerns, please
contact Chris Barber or Estelle
Felton at 426-5741.
Cancer benefit set
The Perquimans County Chapter
of the American Cancer Society
will hold its annual pancake and
homemade sausage meal on Satur
day, Jan. 26 at the Perquimans
County High School cafeteria.
Meals will be served from 7-10
a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and 5-7 p.m.
The all-you-can-eat meals will be
served for 53.50 per person. Enter
tainment, including local church
choirs and The Wings of Love vocal
group, will perform during the eve
ning meal.
Tickets are available at Centura
Bank, Hertford Savings and Loan,
The Perquimans Weekly, and the
Perquimans County library.
Clinics snnouncsd
The schedule for the Perquimans
County Health Department is as
follows: Feb. 1-general p.m., WIC
all day.
Nutrlclous meals served
. The Nutrition Site Program
menu for the week of Jan. 28- Feb. 1
is as follows:
Monday: Swedish meatballs,
rice, seasoned green beans, whole
wheat bread, margarine, chocolate
pudding and milk.
Tuesday: Fried chicken, baby
lima beans, marinated tomatoes
with peppers, dinner roll, marga
rine, apple cobbler and milk.
-Wednesday: BBQ pork, coleslaw,
potatoes in the jacket, comsticks,
margarine, sliced peaches and
milk.
Thursday: Tuna salad, potato
salad, okra and tomatoes, 4 crack
os, margarine, pear half and milk.
"Friday: Spaghetti with meat
sauce, tossed salad, seasoned
green beans, French bread, marga
rine and milk.
Mookmobll* stops m«
The schedule for the Pettigrew
bookmobile for Jan. 25, is as fol
lows: 9:30-10:00- Has It Store (New
Hope); 10:15-10:40- White Hat
(Cartwright Driveway); 10:45
10:55- G. Walker; 11:05-11:45
Woodville Fire Station; 11:50-12:00
S.Broglin (Woodville); 12:00-12:15
A. Whitley; 12:20-12:45-Chapanoke
(Stallings Driveway); 1:00-1:15
C.W. Gregory (Shady Croft Road);
•*•45-1:30- Winnie Riddick; 2:30
2:55* Library; and 3:00-3:45-Wynne
Fork Courts. .
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U.S., allies bomb Iraqi targets
Families concerned for safety of loved ones in Mideast
President George Bush ordered
U.S. troops into battle in the Mid
dle East last Wednesday.
The massive air attack on Iraqi
targets began about 7 p.m. East
ern Standard Time. News of the
fighting was brought immediately
into the homes of Americans via
coverage by the country’s major
television networks.
Dubbed Operation Desert
Storm, the battle has raged day
.and night since the first shot was
fired, according to network re
ports. Monday night, CBS news
broadcast that over 8,000 air mis
sions had been flown by the U.S.
and its allies. The air missions had
resulted in the loss of nine planes,
with 14 military personnel de
clared missing in action.
Bush was outraged Monday by
Iraq’s television broadcasts of Al
lied prisoners of war. According to
military experts, former prison
ers of war, and psychologists in
terviewed by CBS news
correspondent Dan Rather, the
prisoners appeared to have been
both physically and psychologi
cally abused. Each P.O.W. made
negative statements regarding the
Allied military action against
“peaceful Iraq.” Saddam Hussein
reportedly threatened to use cap
tured Allies as human shields.
“America is angry about his,”
Bush said in his televised response
to the P.O.W. broadcast.
Earlier reports indicated that
Hussein had paraded captured
servicemen through the streets of
Bagdad.
Through all the battles, military
officers said that morale remains
high among the troops.
While early objectives of the
mission require air power, mili
tary officials are preparing
ground troops for battle.
Meanwhile, in Perquimans
County, families of military per
sonnel go through the motions of
normal day-to-day life, but
thoughts of the raging battle are
never far from their minds.
Glenn and Charlotte Jones have
learned what it’s like to live with
fear and uncertainty. Their son,
Darrell, is a U.S. Air Force air
plane and ground equipment spe
cialist stationed in Saudi Arabia.
“We’re really concerned about
his safety and welfare, and the
safety and welfare of all our
troops,” Glenn Jones said Monday
night in a telephone interview.
“We’re really uncertain of what’s
going to happen.”
Jones said that things “seem to
be getting worse.” His gravest
concern is for the tremendous po
tential for loss of life when the
ground attack is begun. “I was
hoping air strikes were going to
take care of it,” he said.
Darrell Jones planned to join the
military about two years before
his 1989 graduation from Perqui
mans High School, his father said.
Although Jones fears for his son,
he stands firmly behind the Presi
dent’s decision to use force in
Iraq. “You have to stand united.
Divided you can’t stand,” he said.
Vera Murrill is not sure she sup
ports the war in Iraq. “I have
mixed emotions,” said the mother
of PFC Harold Murrill Jr., a Ma
rine communication specialist
serving in the Middle East.
But Murrill knows she supports
her son as he serves his country.
She said that PFC Murrill is doing
his duty to his country just as thou
sands of other men and women de
ployed to Operation Desert Storm.
Murrill said that she is praying,
and she knows that whatever hap
pens, it will be God’s will.
PFC Murrill is also the son of
the Rev. Harold Murrill Sr. The
1988 PCHS graduate also left be
hind his wife, Shannon.
Band performs well in Super Bowl XXV festival
The Perquimans County High
School Marching Pirate band
turned in super performances dur
ing the NFL Super Bowl XXV
America’s Salute to Marching
Band in Orlando, Fla. last week,
according to band director David
Ziemba.
The band and Ziemba brought
hack five awards from the band
festival. Perquimans captured first
place in class A field show, third
place in class A parade competi
tion, first place overall in rifles,
and third place overall band.
Ziemba was also presented with a
plaque from the NFL Music Festi
vals Committee for his contribution
to music education. Disney World
honored the band with a plaque.
“We have the best class A band in
the country because of everybody
in the county,” Ziemba said. “Ev
erything was perfect in our show. It
was the best show I’ve ever seen
from around here.”
The band was judged in two com
petitions, Ziemba said. On Friday,
the field show was held. The band
was also judged during the parade
at Disney World on Saturday.
Perquimans was up against
seven bands from all over the
United States competing in class A.
Ziemba did not know how many of
the 28 bands originallyscheduled to
represent the NFL teams were in
the overall competition because
some were forced by financial re
strictions to cancel their trips. At.
least one band did not perform due
to the outbreak of war in the Middle
Blast.
Ziemba said that the war was on
the hearts and minds of the Perqui
mans delegation during their stay.
“We dedicated the field show to the
Photo by Susan Harris
The PCHS Marching Pirate band brought home three trophies and
two plaques from the Super Bowl XXV marching band festival in
Florida last week.
soldiers that were serving in Saudi
Arabia before we went on,” Ziemba
said. He added that the group kept
up with the conflict while they were
away. Several former band stu
dents have been deployed to the
conflict.
Judges from the contest were af
filiated with several major U.S.
universities, including Temple and
the University of Illinois. Bands
hailed from as far away as Califor
nia.
Ziemba was proud not only of his
band’s performance, but of their
behavior. He said that the motel
manager and the bus driver asked
that their businesses be employed
should the band ever travel to Flor
ida again. “That always makes you
feel proud,” Ziemba said.
Ziemba was lavish with praise
not only for the band students, but
for those who made it financially
possible for the band to travel to
Florida.
“I would like to thank very much
the Perquimans County commis
sioners, the Hertford Town Council,
and two individuals who made
anonymous donations because
without their belief and support,
the trip wouldn’t have been possi
ble,” Ziemba said. He also said he
appreciated the work of the Band
Boosters, and the civic, business,
and personal donations that helped
make the trip possible.
Ziemba attributed the band’s
competition success to color guard
instructor John Merritt, Camden
County band director Lynn Dale
who worked with the percussion
section, and Anzie Wood for her
contributions to the color guard. He
said that Perquimans High School
principal William Byrum has
worked hard to incorporate more
band classes into the schedule,
therefore allowing more students to
participate.
Performing in the Inaugural Pa
rade of President George Bush and
performing so well in national com
petition at the Super Bowl band fes
tival have been highlights of the
Perquimans band over the past
three years. Next on the Marching
Pirates’ agenda is staying in Per
quimans to thank the people here
for their support.
“The kids and I are going to do a
series of concerts during second se
mester for the hometown folks,”
Ziemba said, to show the uand’s ap
preciation for all the community
has done.
The trophies earned in Florida
will be on display next week in
Woodard’s Pharmacy. Ziemba said
that when the tape of the festival is
received from the NFL, it will be
placed in the school media center
for viewing.
Hertford
woman
found dead
The body of an elderly Hertford
woman was found in a farm drain
age ditch last Wednesday morning.
Helen Holley of 203 King St. was
found about 8:45 a.m. by Dan Berry
on his Church Street Extended
farm.
According to Hertford Police •»
Chief Aubrey Sample, his depart
ment received a call around 11p.m.
Tuesday that Holley, in her early
70s, had apparently wandered -
away from her home near 7 p.m. ’
Family and friends began to search
for her, but had not been success- -
ful. A family member called sher- ~
iff’s deputy James Logan at 10:50
p.m. Logan immediately called the
Perquimans County Dispatch Of- “
fice and reported the incident. The ;
Hertford Police joined the search.
Berry said that he was in Hard
ee’s at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday when ;
the Rev. John London told him that
Holley was missing and had been
seen in the vicinity of Berry’s farm. .
Berry drove his pick-up truck down —
a farm path that ran beside the
drainage ditch. He found the body
at approximately 8:45 a.m.
Holley was found lying on her
back in shallow water. Sample said
that there were no apparent signs
of fold play.
The body will be sent to the state
medical examiner’s office in
Greenville for autopsy.
The investigation is continuing.
Arrests made
The Perquimans County Sheriffs
Department reported the following
arrests:
Staley Douglas Colson, 22, of Rt
3, Box 12, was arrested on January
18,1991 and charged with an assault
with a deadly weapon and second
degree trespassing on a Pasquo
tank warrant. Bond was set at $400
unsecured.
Nancy Joyce Harris, 40, of 603 ;
Pennsylvania Ave., was arrested ~
on January 6, 1991, and charged
with simple assault. Bond was set
at$100 secured.
Tony Darnell Sutton, 34, of 308
Dobbs St., was arrested January 8, '
1991, and charged with larceny in
general. Bond was set at $500 se
cured.
Cary Van Eaton, 24, of 809 Wed- *
gewood Road, Johnson City, Ten
nessee, was arrested on January
10,1991, and charged with 12 counts "
of obtaining property by false pre
tense. Bond was set at $36,000 se
cured.
Waddell Harvey, 29, of 323 Grubb ,
St., was arrested January 11,1991,
and charged with going armed to -
the terror of the people. Bond was
set at $200 unsecured.
John Henry Askew, 31, of 126 -
Wynne Fork Court, was arrested on
January 15,1991, and charged with
second degree trespassing. Bond
was set at $200 secured.
Local citizens burn candles to show
support for troops in Middle East
Perquimans County residents
are showing their support for
din the Mid
in
U.S. troops stationed i
die East by burning candles if
the windows of their homes.
■ Christmas lights packed away
Just a few weeks ago are being
pressed into use as a sign of sup
port for American service men
and women. The number of resir
dences burning candles grows
daily.
The candle-burning began with
a Gates County woman who
wanted to do something to show
support for the troops. Jane Spi
vey said she got the idea while
putting away her Christmas dec
orations. She said she hoped the
idea would spread. It did. Soon
lights were burning throughout
Gates County, and the concept is
now being adopted by other com
munities.
The Hertford Town Council
voted to endorse the candle-burn
ing at their January meeting.
Mayor W.D. “Bill Cox said of the
council's decision, “I think we felt
that it was one more way that we
could let our servicemen and the
families of our servicemen over
seas, know of our support for
them, our backing.” The town of
fice is burning ca.idles in each of.
tfri building's front window*. Co®,
Photo by Susan Harri*
More and more lights shine from the windows of Perquimans
. homes as the idea of burning candies to show support for troops
in the Middle East gains popularity. The Hertford Town Council
' last week endorsed the concept at their meeting.
' also has a candle in Us home.
Carolyn Lane, a Hertford resi
dent, said she decided to burn #
candle after reading about Spi
vey’s ided in The Daily Advance
newspaper. “I don't agree with all
these demonstrations against it
(the war) and I feel like that some
of us realty need to show them
(U.S. troops) our support,"
said.
Irene Broughton is also burning
a candle. “I’m thinking about
those people over there. Pm very
dedicated to them. I think we
should do something to let them
know that we’re thinking about
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King remembered locally -
By NANCY ROYDEN—CLARK
Daly Advance (tail writer
Song; worship and thanksgiving
were blended together Monday at
Melton Grove Baptist Church as
Perquimans County residents hon
ored ^artin Luther King Jr.
Members of the Perquimans
County NAACP organized the
event. This year is th sixth year the
event has been held in the county.
The Rev. Willie B. Moore of Bag
ley Chapel Baptist Church offered a
prayer for King’s family and local
and national government officials.
The newly-formed Wynne Fork
Four, gospel musicians, performed
during the service.
Nettie Moore gave greetings on
behalf of Melton Grove Baptist
Church. She used the word “wel
come” to explain the reason for
gathering to honor King.
“Watch, enjoy, learn, count your
blessings; open your eyes, ears and
minds; make it your business to
keep the dream alive; and encour
age children to remain in school,de
velop their religion and say no to
drugs," Moore said.
Henry Felton, co-principal of
Perquimans Middle School, spoke
about King’s dream for black
Americans. ~
“What’s wrong with the dream?”
Felton asked, saying the dream he -
saw was equality, economic and so- Z
cial justice for all people. z
Felton also said King was not an ^
advocate of violence. -
“Violence was immoral. They old
saying ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves »
everybody blind. Violence is based Z
on hatred, rather than love," Fd- -
ton said.
Felton shared with those gath
ered King’s believ that human be
ings “must learn together or perish
as fools. Freedom is like life — it
cannot be made in installments.”
Shirley Yates,> a member of the
Perquimans County NAACP and
Winfall Town Gouncilwoman, said
King started the dream for black
Americans. It is up to everyone, she
said, to cultivate the seed or it will
die.
NAACP president Frederick L.
yates encouraged the congregation
to become actively involved in the
local NAACP chapter.
“There is no better organisation
that will keep the dream alive,” he
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