THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 60, No. 23
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C.,Thursday, June 6, 1991
30 Cents
Sports:
Perquimans High School
honors athletes at annual
sports banquet: Page e
Religion:
Up River Friends
celebrates 125 years
in Whiteston: Page 5
Briefs
Drug proceeds shared
United States Attorney Mar
garet Person Currin announced
recently the sharing of
$569,248.57 in forfeited drug
proceeds by the federal govern
ment with 37 local, state, and
federal agencies that partici
pated in the investigation of
drag cases in the Eastern Dis
trict of North Carolina.
Among those agencies receiv
ing checks was the Hertford Po
ll ce Department. The
department’s share of the pro
ceeds was $4475.99.
Hunter back on mound
Jim “Catfish” Hunter, a for
mer major league baseball
player who played with the Kan
sas City A’s, Oakland A's and
New York Yankees, will be par
ticipating in the Upper Deck
Heroes of Baseball game to be
played at the Oakland Alameda
County Coliseum on June 9.
J991.
* The Upper Deck Heroes of
Baseball series, to be held at 24
major league parks throughout
the summer of 1991. consists of
4 three-inning exhibition game
held before the home team’s reg
ularly scheduled games. In Oak
land. the game will feature the
iSetirement of Jim "Catfish"
Hunter’s number.
AADA to moot
* The Albemarle Area Devel
opment Association (AADA) will
fiieet on Thursday, June 13 at 7 ~
p.m. at the Columbia Fire
House. The presentation will be
on "Survey Results of the Solid
Waste Task Force." The Dutch
treat meal will be $8.50. Anyone
wishing to attend is asked to
contact their County Extension
office.
NNCT plans banquet
Northeastern North Carolina
Tomorrow Inc. will hold its bian
nual board meeting and banquet
on June 19 at the Elizabeth City
State University’s K,E. White
Graduate Center.
Mr. Wayne Peterson, presi
dent of Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Co. has been selected
as tne keynote speaker. Peterson
will speak on the topic “Part
nership in Education."
The board meeting will begin
at 4 p.m., with a reception at 5
p.m. and at 6 p.m. the banquet
wfll follow.
Sports sign-ups
In progrsss now
Three athletic camps are
planned in Perquimans County
this summer.
The First Annual Perqui
mans County Instructional Bas
ketball Camp will be held at the
Ijigh school June 17-21 for girts
ages 9-13.
Also June 17-21. the second
annual baseball camp will be
held at the high school baseball
fcld.
i A four-week sports camp will
tie' held at the middle school
June 24-July 19. Skills in soc
cer. softball, basketball, racket
sports, gymnastics, wrestling
(boys), volleyball and track and
field will be learned. The camp
will be held from 8:30 a.m. until
^2 noon daily.
^ Parents interested In signing
Up children for any of th camps
should call Roger Morgan at
426-8468 or 426-7355.
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Prisoner transportation bill endorsed by counties
Sheriffs still upset after meeting
By SUSAN HARRIS and
JASON SANFORD
Perquimans. Pasquotank and
Camden county commissioners
voted Thursday night in a spe
cial joint session to support pro
posed state legislation requiring
their county sheriffs to transport
county prisoners between Albe
marle District Jail and medical
facilities.
Perquimans County Sheriff
Joe Lothian and Camden
County Sheriff Joe Jones were
upset over the vote to support
House Bill 584.
“I’m very disappointed,” Lo
thian commented after the joint
session during which he and
Jones argued that the legislation
will place financial and man
power stress on their depart
ments.
The joint meeting was called
after area sheriffs learned that
Rep. R.M. "Pete” Thomspon, D
Chowan, had introduced House
Bill 584 on behalf of the Jail
Commission. Both law enforce
ment agency heads stated that
they had not been officially noti
fied by either the Jail Commis
sion or their respective boards of
commissioners that the legis
lation would be submitted to the
General Assembly.
Under the terms of the bill,
the three sheriffs departments
would be responsible for trans
porting their county’s prisoners
between the jail and medical fa
cilities 24 hours a day.
Attorney Herbert T. Mullen
Jr., jail commission legal advi
sor, said the jail commissioners
realized the need for legislation
after Lothian refused to trans
port a prisoner.
"This unilateral policy deci
sion (not to transport a prisoner)
made by the sheriff of Perqui
mans County without consula
tion with the Jail Commission or
the Perquimans County Board of
Commissioners presented the
Albemarle Jail Commission with
potential legal ramifications. In
essence, we were aware that
there was a void in our proce
dures due to the refusal by the
sheriff of Perquimans County to
perform a historical duty of his
office.” Mullen said.
Lothian and Perquimans
commissioners had discussed
the transportation issue last
year in an open meeting in No
vember. Lothian said he told the
commissioners at that time that
he had spoken with Mike Smith
at the Institute of Government
and Ralph Strickland, the assis
tant attorney general, regarding
prisoner transportation. Lothian
said that both government enti
tles said that under state stat
ute, transportation was a jail
function, and was not the re
sponsiblity of the sheriffs de
partments.
The sheriff said that the
commissioners disagreed with
his findings.
Lothian said that after his
discussion with the Perquimans
commissioners, the jail commis
sion requested a written opinion
from the attorney general’s of
fice. That opinion suported Lo
thian's findings, he said.
"In January, I refused to
take a non-emergency case to
Albemarle Hospital,” Lothian
said. “At that point I was told
that if I would help through the
old fiscal year, that the jail com
mittee was trying to put together
a program where they would
have a van and would hire
somebody to take care of this
situation for the jail. When I
was torn mis, i inougm uiai uhs
was a pretty progressive thing,
so I agreed to take prisoners to
the hospital through June 30 of
this year. I now find that not
only was there never any inten
tion of doing this, of getting this
van and trying to set this up.
some of the jail comiitte said
they never even talked about it,
discussed it.
“Then we hear about the leg
islation,” Lothian stated. “What
are we supposed to think? We've
been had.”
Lothian said that House Bill
584 will apply only to Albemarle
District Jail, not to all district
jails operating in the state.
Jail Commission chairman
and Perquimans commissioner
Thomas Nixon told the Perqui
mans commissioners Monday
that after speaking with elected
state representatives, he expects
the measure to pass.
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. ice explained to the Perqui
mans County Board of
Commissioners in a public
hearing Monday the process
used to revaluate the property
in Perquimans County.
Juvelis told the commis
sioners that all appraisals are
based on the market value of ;
property in the county, which I
J Is determined by recent sales
Everything is based oft
market values," Juvelis said.
V?Ihe state requires market
value.”
Factors Involved in deter
mining a property value in
y dude location, size, quality of
construction, the condition of
the property and the effective
age.
Juvelis reviewed three
properties he has appraised
1 during the revaluation proc
f ess to explain to the commls
f' sioners and restdents who
| attended the hearing how he
determined their values.
"We think you're too high,
period, overall,” commissioner
Thomas Nixon told Juvelis.
Nixon added that he thought
all the appraisals should be
dropped by 10 percent
Juvchs responded that lo
cal sales supported his values.
m, “I highly recommend dtat
you do not come up with that
10 percent stuff until you look
at that sales analysis. Juvelis
' advised. V.
Tax supervisor Keith Has
kett supported Juvelis’ values.
H “They are very much in line
with sales,” Haskett said.
/£ Nixon stated that recent
sales reflect top prices, and
that values should not be set
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County commissioner Wayne Winslow (left)
and county attorney John Matthews (cen
ter) review property revaluations with ap
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praiser Pater Juvells during Monday’s
public hearing.
at what he termed "peak" sales
prices. He added that the mar
ket Is not as strong as it has
been and that he believes
prices will begin to plummet.
Juvelis countered that
sales over the past two years
have been reviewed, and that
prices have continued to climb,
especially In certain areas,
such as waterfront devel
opments.
“lt*s no simple thing what*|
berm done, to go out there and
try to set values," Nixcn said.
“Revaluation is fust a game
with tax laws," added commis
stoner Mack Nixon. “All It does
is confuse the public.’ ’
Juvelis reminded the com
missioners that rising property
values usually mean a lower
ad valorem tax rate. He added
that the commissioners, not
the appraiser, set that rate. Af
ter the last revaluation was
done eight years ago. the ad
valorem rate was halved.
The public hearing was
scheduled to explain the reval
uation schedules, standards
and rules, not to discuss spe
cific property values. The
schedule, which was adopted
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by a 4-1 vote with Mack Nixon
casting the dissenting vote, will
be advertised each week in f
June In The Perquimans
Weekly. The last date to appeal
the schedule Is July 3.
Haskett said that hls de
partment expects to mall the
updated real estate values to
property owners in August.
Juvelis will be available by
appointment at least two weeks
in September to answer ques
tions and hear complaints.
Land owners may appeal the
values set on their properties.
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4th Fest plans
progressing
The annual 4th of July Fest
sponsored by the Perquimans
County Jaycees should be one
of the best ever, according to
chairman Chris Peckham.
Peckham said the day has
been themed "Heroes of Today
and Yesterday.” The theme was
submitted by fourth grader Mi
chael Jarvis In a theme contest
sponsored by the Jaycees, Town
of Hertford and Chamber of
Commerce. The town and
Chamber are joining the Jaycees
in planning this year's cele
bration of independence. ’
The day will kick off with a
parade of veterans at 3 p.m. The
star-spangled parade will leave
Harris Shopping Center and
move to Missing Mill Park for a
brief ceremony honoring the
county's veterans featuring U.S.
Navy Admiral (ret.) Harry Train.
Entertainers will share their
talents during the afternoon
from the park pavillion. There
will be games, including the
ever-popular dunking booth, and
face painting for the younger
set. The concession stand will
feature hot-off-the-grill ham
burgers and hot dogs, as well as
ice-cold beverages. Baked goods
will be available to satisfy the
sweet tooth.
A charity pie auction and
county-wide nondenominational
religious service are planned. At
present, the planning committee
is hoping to offer the popular
street dance before and aifter the
day’s main event, the fireworks
show.
Peckham said that the Jay
cees welcome all county civic
groups to participate in file 4th
Fest. Any group wishing to be
involved in the 4th Fest should
contact Peckham or Susan Har
ris.
Apricot, Inc. employee
designs new logo, wins company contest
Apricot, Inc. has a new logo,
announced company president
Carl Terranova last week.
The logo was designed by
employee Delma Owens. Owens
was one of over 35 employees to
submit an emblem and slogan
during the company’s logo con
test held in May.
Terranova said that the logo
contest was the brainchild of a
group of mangers and employees
from each section of Apricot who
are meeting to revamp the em
ployee handbook. Apricot man
agement is actively seeking
input from employees to create
policies which affect the work
place.
“It seems to be working
fine." Terranova said of the new
program. He added that the
meetings have been very infor
mative, and both management
and employees “fed really good”
about their involvement in the
new concept.
Apricot is a clothing man
ufacturer located on Don Juan
Road. The Terranova family
brought the company to Hert
ford in 1982. It nas since ex
panded its operation.
Photo by Anzie Wood
Apricot officers Tom and Carl Tsrranova (loft) look on as
Hertford Mayor W.D. “Bill” Cox presents the grand prize to
employee Delma Owens, winner of the logo contest aft the
company. Over 35 employees participated in the contest. t
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