THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 60, No.9■ _'. Hftford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, February 28,1991
30 Cents
Sports:
Lady Pirates take
first conference tourney
game at home: page e
Farm:
Southern States procures
equipment to assist farmers
this spring: Page 3
Briefs
Center plans classes
; ' Flower arranging and quilt
ing classes will begin at the Per
quimans County Senior. Center
In-March.
Flower arranging classes will
: begin on March 4 and end on
May 20. Classes will be taught
on Mondays from 9 a.m.-12
noon. The instructor will be
Dqbbie Folsom.
Quilting classes will begin on
March 5 and end on May 21.
Clksses wUl be taught on Tues
days from 7-10 p.m. The In
structor will be Stella Nash.
TThe cost for these classes is
;$25. Anyone 65 or older may
enroll free.
Hertford PTA to meet
A PTA meeting Is scheduled
for Monday. March 11 at 7:30
.p.m. at Hertford Grammar
•School. LaClalre Anderson will
jbe.the guest speaker for the eve
jnjng. Schools superintendent
jffohdall Henion will be attending
land available for comments.
Central PTA set
i Central School PTA will meet
bn Thursday, March 7 at 7:30
p.m. In the school library. Guest
Speaker will be community
Schools coordinator Jeanie
Umphlett Students who have
learned inclusion on the honor
roll during the first three six
weeks periods will receive certifi
cates during the meeting. '
CPR course offered
1 The Belvidere-Chappell Hill
Volunteer Fire Department is of
fering a free CPR training course
on Tuesday and Wednesday;
March 5 and 6, from 7-10 p.m,
at the fire department.
Don Madre will be the CPR
instructor for this program. If
you are interested in attending^,
please call 297-2901 or the Per
quimans Weekly at 426-5728 to
sign up.
Clinic schedule set
The Perquimans County
Health Department schedule for
March 1- 7 is as follows:
March 1-General p.m., WIC
all day: March 4-Prenatal a.m.;
Family planning p.m.; and
March 7- 5-7 Immunization
clinic for working parents.
All clinics are held on an ap
pointment basis only, and there
is a fee for all clinics based on
income.
Bookmobile sets stops
The Perquimans County
Bookmobile schedule for Friday,
March 1 is as follows:
9:45-10:30—Library: 11:00
1 ^00--Hollday Island Club
riquse; 2:00-2:30~Snug Harbor;
2:45-3:15—Adams Family Coun
try-' Store (Bethel); 3:30-3:40—
E.Kirby; and 3:45-4:00-Gladys
Wafren.
Mt>A opens exhibit
;«‘*As a companion piece to the
"A Taste of the Past” exhibit, the
Museum of the Albemarle has
Eublished an exhibition cata-,
igue which contains original re
search by noted historians on
various aspects of cooking, din
in*. and entertaining. This cata
logue was underwritten by the
North Carolina Museum of His
tory Associates, and features
some of the artifacts contained
in. the exhibit The cost of the
catalogue is $10 and can be '
nulled for an additional $2.
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ON PERQUIMANS
My Favorite Place
Please; see page 4
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Hertford council amends mobile home ordinance
The Hertford Town Council
closed up the loopholes in their
non-conforming mobile home
park ordinance earlier this
month after two nights of review
and public hearings.
An amendment to the zoning
ordinance which went into effect
in 1968 and was revised in
1980 was passed by council af
ter lengthy debate on a motion
by councilman Jesse Harris.
Under the amendment, non
conforming mobile home parks
may not be expanded in any
manner. The park may continue
to operate as a non-conforming
park with the same number of
spaces for which improvements
had been made on the date of
adoption of the amendment as
long as other state and county
requirements are met. Once a
non-conforming park is disconti
nued or abandoned for six con
secutive months, the land can
no longer be used in any man
ner that does not comply with
present zoning regulations.
Mayor W.D. “Bill” Cox said
the council failed to address mo
bile home parks with two or
more separate hook-ups when
revising zoning ordinances in
1980. Cox said the state sug
gested at that time that the
town amend the ordinance to
deal with the matter.
The ordinance effectively al
lows established non-conforming
mobile home parks to continue
to operate as any other non-con
forming business has been al
lowed to do until the park Is
closed, Cox said.
Some residents of Hertford
who attended the public hearing
were not happy with the deci
sion. Many had been under the
impression that once an Individ
ual mobile home was removed
from a non-conforming mobile
home park, the lot from which
the mobile home was removed
could no longer be used for mo
bile homes.
Cox said that the Issue had
not been addressed In an ordi
nance at all, but added that the
town should have dealt with the
issue in 1980 when revisions
were made.
The question about non-con
forming parks arose last fall
when a mobile home was re
moved from a non-conforming
park on Pennsylvania Avenue
owned by Clark Harris and was
replaced with another mobile
home. Residents, believing that
the move was not in accordance
with a town ordinance, com
plained to council.
At that time, the council
agreed to study their ordinance,
contact the N.C. League of Mu
nicipalities for guidance, and
have town attorney Walter Ed
wards Jr. review the niatter.
They told residents action would
be taken in six months.
When the vote was taken‘on
Harris’s motion to accept the
new amendment, he and coun
cilman Erie Haste voted to pass
the policy. Councilmen John
Beers and Billy Winslow voted
agalnt the move, leaving Cox to
break the tie. Cox voted to pass
the ordinance,
“The town council did the
only thing that they legally
could do acording to the infor
mation that we got from the
state,” Cox said later. “Any other
action would have been illegal
and would have opened the
town up to a law suit. I was
convinced that the only legal
thing that the Town of Hertford
could do was to amend the ordi
nance.”
Cox said he based his opin
ion on a 1980 letter he received
from William K. Painter with the
N.C. Department of Natural Re
sources and Community Devel
opment and on advice from the
League of Municipalities and Ed
wards.
In the letter. Painter outlines
possible alternatives to the
town, such as establishing strin
gent design criteria for non-con
forming mobile home parks and
requiring that they be imple
mented within a specific time
period, or passing an amend
ment stating that once mobile
homes were removed from indi
vidual lots In non-conforming
parks they could not be re
placed.
Painter, however, added that
In considering any alternatives
"there are concerns to be con
sidered that are not apparent on
the surface.” Cox said that In
formation from legal advisers left
no doubt In his mind that
amending the ordinance was the
town’s only alternative.
The town has two non-con
forming mobile home parks, the
Pennsylvania Avenue location
and in the Brown Acres subdivi
sion.
Cox said that the town has
scheduled a work session on
March 4 to evaluate the town’s
mobile home park ordinance.
Cox said that an ordinance simi
lar to the county's may be con
sidered. He added that public
hearings on any proposed
changes will be scheduled.
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Concert preparation is emotional for PCHS band
Preparing for their patriotic
concert has been very special
for members of the Perquimans
High School band. While there
is excitement In playing for the
President of the United States
and nervous anticipation in
performing in national competi
tion, those feelings do not
match the myriad of emotions
the band members are experi
encing as they prepare for this
program.
The students didn't know
George Bush personally, nor
had they met many of the
thousands of people who
watched them perform during
the NFL-sponsored “America's
Salute to Marching Bands.”
But they know Tony Boone,
Jim Luke and Harold, tilurrill.
.Some present band members
rode long hours on bus trips
with the trio. Others stood be
side them during field shows.
And their spring concert is a
salute to their friends.
Senior Jeff Privott was in
the band with Boone, Luke
and Murrill. This concert
means a lot to him.
“It means more because
you know they’re over there
fighting,” Privott said. “We’re a
free country and we can do
what we want to. It shows how
lucky we are.
“It’ll be Just like playing
any other concert. It’s just got
a different meaning to it. Ev
erybody’s doing their part and
trying to make it a good con
cert.
Fellow senior Robbie Pon
ton feels that the concert is
special, and he also realizes
that a protracted war could
have an even greater Impact on
his life.
Ponton said, “A lot of peo
ple don’t support the troops,
rve got friends over there. It
(the concert) does have a differ
ent meaning since it’s for a
war. It’s not like you’re just
playing for the football team or
something. It’s just not a regu
lar show. It could affect us
later on in the war if it lasts a
long time because we're 18
now. We’re playing for our
friends."
“I think it's an honor that
we can play for the public and
help support the troops,’’ se
nior James Loftus said. “I
think it’s important to show
our support any way we can
while they’re over there.”
Although band members in
the 11th grade played with
only Boone and Luke, their
feelings are no different
Said Kaye Long, “It helps to
boost the morale of the troops
and the people here who have
family in the Persian Gulf. It
helps our spirits.” This concert
is different from others “in a
way because we know we're
doing it for people that we love
and care about. We want to do
better. We want to be ready, to
do a good job for this conceit,”
she added.
Tanya Brothers said the
practices have been different
because of knowing people in
volved in the conflict. “It is a
good experience. It shows how
the people back here feel about
the people over there. And it
shows' them that we’re sup
porting them all the way. In
stead of everybody joking and
File photo by Beth Finne
Performing in Christmas parades, competitions and at
football games is not the same, say Perquimans High
School band members, as the upcoming patriotic concert
scheduled to honor the troops serving in the Persian
Gulf and their families.
stuff (during practices), they
take it seriously.”
Lisa Lane echoes Brothers’
statements. “I thought It was a
good Idea to show our support
and let the people over there
know their efforts are sup
ported. All the music that we
play has a purpose, but this
music has a special purpose
because it’s in honor of those
over there and gives each of us
a chance to realize our Ameri
can morals.”
Barbie White summed up
the group's feelings very sim
ply. “The music’s different now,
because we did play It with
them (Boone, Luke and Murrill)
and now we’re playing It for
them. The concert will be held
on Sunday, March 10 at 3
p.m. In the high school audito
rium. Families of troops sta
tioned In the Persian Gulf
region may call the Perqui
mans Weekly to reserve seats.
The families and the troops will
be honored during the concert,
along with other veterans.
Association
plans tour
The Perquimans County
Restoration Association an
nounced plans for a spring
tour at the organization’s an
nual meeting held at the Per
qulmans Center on the
Newbold-Whlte historic site
Friday night
Archivist Ray Winslow said
that the association plans to
recognize those families who
have continuously lived In Per
quimans County since Its early
history with a tour of the Old
Neck and Durant’s Neck com
munities. Many surnames of
early settlers are still promi
nent in the county, such as
Barcllft, Bateman, Bundy,
Godfrey. Haskett, Sutton.
Whidbee and several others.
The county’s Ruritan Chibs
have been asked to prepare a
meal at the Perquimans Center
to be served during the tour.
Mrs. William Nixon an
nounced that the association
has arranged with the state to
have a marker honoring Ann
Durant placed at the Intersec
tion of U.S. Highway 17 By
pass and State Road 1300. Thi
group has also requested tha
the marker honoring George Du
rant be placed in the same loca
tion, where they fed It will b
Perquimans Restoration Association president i
Lucille Winslow (left) presents a certificate of i
appreciation to June Watldns (right) during i
the Association’s annual meeting Friday l
V Photo by Susan Harris
light Watkins planted an herb garden at the
the and has plane to add to the area this
tpring. Looking on are Clara Schofield and
jester Slmpeon, Association board members.
s more prominent
1 Newbold-White House site
' manager Steven Allen told the
■ group that visits to the center
; were down fay about 500 last.
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year. He said that tourism is
down in other historic sites, in
cluding Colonial Williamsburg
which test year suffered a 30
percent loss in visitors.
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- ■ Allen said that more printec
literature and more activities an
being planned at the
Sound Links
to host golf
tournament
The American Heart Associa
tion will be the first organization
ever to hold an organized event
at the newly-opened Sound Golf
Links at Albemarle Plantation.
On March 26, avid golfers
from all around the Albemarle
area will raise their clubs
against heart disease in the first
American Heart Golf Classic to
be held in Perquimans County.
Fred Matthews of Dodge City
in Chesapeake, Virginia has
sweetened the Classic by donat
ing an automobile for a hole- in
one prize on the 14th hole.
“Get out your most accurate
weapon and prepare to play the
fourteenth hole in one shot,”
said Pat Storie, regional Heart
Association director.
Joe Gay, head golf profes
sional at the Sound Golf Links
looks forward to the tourna
ment. “What better way could a
person help fight the number
one killer in America than to
spend a fun-filled day with their
friends playing golf," Gay said.
“We want the American Heart
Golf Classic to call attention to
the seriousness of heart disease
and how it can be prevented in
our area.”
Cardiovascular disease and
strokes account for almost one
million deaths in American each
year, or as many deaths as all
other causes combined.
Sponsored by many area
businesses, the American Heart
Golf Classic will be a four-man
team, captain’s choice event over
the 18 holes. Participants are
asked to sign up in teams of
four if possible, or individuals
can call the club and be as
signed to a team. The play
starts at 9 a.m. To sign up, con
tact Gay at 426-5555.
Thief steals
timely item
County residents passing by
Larry’s Drive-In at the foot of
the causeway can't check the ,
time any longer, thanks to the
person or people who stole the
large clock off of the front of the
building almost two weeks ago.
According to owner Larry.
Chappell, the clock was on the
wall when he purchased the
business from Dick Long 15
years ago. It was also there for
the five years prior to the busi
ness purchase when he worked
for Long.
Chappell said that people
have stopped by and lamented
that they used the dock regu
larly, checking the time each
time they passed Larry’s.
Chappell is offering a reward
for the return of the clock,
which was discovered missing
just before 8 a.m. on Sunday.
Feb. 17. . ,
The Wlnfall Police Depart
ment .is investigating the that
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