THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 60, No. 24
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, June 13, 1991
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Community:
Perry to lecture
on environment at
local library: Page 2
Sports:
Middle School sports
stars recognized during
special program: p^b 3
Briefs
Cardiac group meets
The next regular meeting of
the Cardiac Support Group will
be held on Thursday, June 13
at 7 p.m. in the Nurses Dorm at
■Albemarle Hospital.
The support group .offers
cardiac patients an opportunity
to network with others.
For further information, con
tact the Public Relations Depart
ment at 331-4455 or Cardiac
Rehabilitation at 331-4450.
Club to orfanlM
’ There will be a meeting on
■June 17 at 8 p.m. at the Senior
Center for those Inerested in or
ganizing a local ski club. Mem
bos of the Elizabeth City club
will be on hand to share infor
mation about ski clubs. For fur
ther information, call Tom
Terranova at Apricot Inc. at
426-5257 during business
hours.
Smoking cossntlon
program slated
Albemarle Hospital will be
sponsoring the American Cancer
Society's “Fresh Start” smoking
cessation program again in July.
The program will be pre
sented on four consecutive
Wednesday -evenings beginning
July 10 and ending July 31. The
registration fee is $10, payable
to the American Cancer Sotiety.
The fee will be refunded to par
ticipants who attend all four
sessions.
Pre-registration is required.
Call 335-0531 ext. 5239 for
more information or to sign up.
Memory Lam to moot
Hie Memory Lane Senior Citi
zen Club will hold their monthly
on Monday. June 17 at
the Perquimans Senior Center at
2 p.m.
applications accepted
. Applications will be accepted
for the Economic Improvement
Council Inc., Head Start Pro-,
gram that will start In Septem
ber. 1991 on Monday. June 17.
at the E.I.C. Resource Center.
310 Dobbs St from 2-4 p.m.
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Children who will be 3. 4. or
5 years old by October 15. 1991
are age eligible for the program.
In order for an application to be
processed, parents or guardians
must bring a copy of the child's
birth certificate. Immunization
record, T.B. Tine results and
proof of all household income.
For additional information,
parents may contact the Family
Services Coordinator. Maggie
Griffin at 482- 4495.
Story clarification
* A front-page article which ap
v * peared In the June 6 edition of
\ The Perquimans Weekly stated
that Ford Motor Co. took the
' cars off of the Wlnslow-Blan
J chard Motor Co. lot According
l to a company spokesperson. It
5 was the financial institution
:«■ with whom Winslow-Blanchard
r p pas dealing, not Ford Motor Co..
that ordered the cars removed.
The newspaper regrets the mis
’d understanding. , V
Remember pad
on Father’s Day
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County hammers out balanced budget
The Perquimans County
1 commissioners have hammered
out a fiscal 1991-92 budget that
does not call for an Increase in
the ad valorem tax rate.
“This board has decided
there would be no tax Increase,"
said county manager Paul Gre
gory at a budget nearing Mon
day night. Gregory’s original
proposal to the board had provi
sions for a two cents ad valorem
tax Increase, but the commis
sioners revised line items In the
$4,372,729 budget to hold down
the rate.
In his budget message to the
commissioners, Gregory stated
that three major Influences have
reduced revenues and Increased
expenditures on the county
level. He cited the loss and un
certainty of state revenues; the
financial impact of SB 111, The
Solid Waste and Recovery Act;
and the county’s financial obli
gations for the Medicaid, Aid to
Families with Dependent Chil
dren and Special Assistance for
the Aged and Disabled as three
areas which Impact the sub
mitted budget.
The only new program added
to the county manager’s budget
proposal is bonding tor the Com
munity Development Block
“This board has decided that there would be no tax
increase.”
Paul Gregory
County manager
Grant which the commissioners
voted to pursue. Gregory sug
gested budgeting $10,000 in
each of the next two fiscal years
for the program, which would
account for the $20,000 the
county agreed to use as match
ing hinds for the grant.
At the commissioner’s re
quest, Gregory added a line item
titled Reserve for Capital Pro
jects to the amount budgeted for
the county's volunteer fire de
partments. Transfer to Revalua
tion was also added to begin to
build a reserve for the next re
valuation. scheduled for the year
2000.
The cost of running pro
grams mandated by the state
and federal governments
through the social services de
partment is rising annually.
Medicaid, which is expected to
exceed last year’s $125,000 esti
mate by $15,000, is anticipated
to rise again to $155,000. AFDC
has been allotted $149,000. The
cost of operating the department
during fiscal 1991-92 will ap
proach $1 million.
Commissioner Leo Higgins
noted in the budget hearing that
the county is responsible for
only 5 percent of Medicaid. The
other 95 percent comes from
state and federal funds.
"We Just pick up 5 percent
of the tab and it's like picking
up a blank check,” Higgins com
mented.
The current expense budget
for the Perquimans County
School system remained the
same as in fiscal year 1990-91,
$994,730. The capital outlay
budget increased to $279,875,
up from $213,439, primarily due
to roof repair and sewage sys
tem construction. Part of the
funding for the increase is ex
pected to come from the county
land transfer tax, and $73,500
from the capital Improvements
fund In Raleigh. The school bud
§et does not reflect over
130,000 that the county will
pay In debt reduction and Inter
est an the bond referendum to
renovate the high school.
Solid waste management ts
expected to consume $93,508 of
the county funds. This expense
will be onset with a $25 per
household waste management
fee. The fee will be billed when
the ad valorem tax notices are
mailed. Every household, not
Just landowners, will be ac
cessed.
Commissioner Thomas Nixon
noted that the ad valorem tax
rate would have risen four cents
had the county not opted far die
$25 waste management fee.
Gregory had requested a 5
percent across-the-board salary
Increase for county employers,
but the commissioners chose to
grant only 2.5 percent in order
to hold the tax rate down.
The commissioners antic
ipate adopting the budget at
their June 17 meeting which
will be held in the commission
er’s room at 7:30 p.m.
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Parade set
for Friday
The streets of Hertford will
resound with patriotism Friday
afternoon when the William Pain
Stallings American Legion Post
126 and the Garland H. Ownley
VFW Post 8148 Join to revive the
traditional Flag Day parade.
Once an annual event in
Hertford, the parade has not
been held for several years.
Events in the Persian Gulf War,
however, sparked local patriot
ism. This resurgence of Ameri
can pride led to the reinstltutlon
of the Flag Day parade.
Special honors for the day
are Purple Heart recipients. One
local Navy veteran. Jack Hoffler,
distinguished himself on D-Day.
June 6, 1944, at the Omaha
Beach landing. Hoffler was the
youngest Navy participant
wounded in the landing at age
14. For his heroic efforts he re
ceived the Purple Heart.
Leading the people will be
W.D. Landing, a member of
General Douglas McArthur’s
South Pacific Command, who
will represent veterans of World
War II. FoUowing will be the
award-winning Perquimans High
School Band under the direction
of David Ziemba.
Also participating will be
Perquimans 4-Hers, Cub Scout
TYoop 150, VFW Post 6060 Color
Guard, VFW and American Le
gion members, Perquimans
Youth League ball teams. Hert
ford Fifes & Drums and youth
from Snug Harbor. There will be
a motorized float, antique cars
and other marchers.
The parade will begin at 2
p.m. from the American Legion
building on the comer of West
Academy Stmt, move east on
Grubb Street, turn right on
Church Street, turn right down
Market Street and will proceed
back to West Academy Street
Guests on the courthouse
green reviewing stand will in
clude 1st District VFW Com
mander Robert Russell. 1st
District Legion Commander Wll
. Ham Manke and 1st District Le
gion Vice Commander Robert
Creecy.(K;::v r|>v;
Bloodmobile!
set for June |
The Perquimans County Jay*
cees, with the cooperation of the
AARP., will sponsor a blood
drive In Hertford on Thursday,
June 27. An American Red
Cross blood donation unit will
be stationed at the Senior Citi
zens Center on Grubb Street.
According to Red Cross
spokesperson Betty Paige, sum
mer is a crucial time tor blood
gfvltagr All types are needed, ^ J -
Number retired for 'Catfish'
Hall of Famer Oakland Athletics pitcher Jim
‘Catfish* Hunter glances at his Jersey dur
ing a ceremony to retire his number Sun
day at the Oakland Coliseum. The Jersey
plaque was presented by Athletics' Chief of
Operations Walter Haas (center). Hunter is
the first team member to
retired. The Perquimans County nodes Is a
lagsnd in major loagus baseball. Ha
pitched a perfect gams, son dm Cy Young
Award and
Had of l
Ward helps cancer patients look and
feel better with hair, make-up service
When you look good, you
fed better about yourself. And
three national associations have
teamed up to bring that mes
sage to cancer patients.
The American Cancer So
ciety, Cosmetic, Toiletry and
Fragrance Association Founda
tion and National Cosmetology
Association (CTFA) have put to
gether a training workshop for
cosmetologists and health care
professionals called Look
Good...Fed Better.
Hertford cosmetologist
Louise Ward attended a
workshop at Beaufort Commu
nity College recently, and is very
excited about the prospect of
helping cancer patients with the
hints die learned.
“It was very Informative.”
Ward said about the seminar,
"her enthusiasm obvious from
the huge smile on her face.
Ward said that the seminar
‘ Included a brief segment on
cancer and the effects of treat
ment on the body, especially the
skin. hair, nails and teeth.
Methods of wig styling, using
headbands and turbans and'
make-up application were'
taught. Also discussed was how
to talk with the patients and
their families, ethics and. confi
dentiality.
A video was used to demon
strate styling and application
techniques, and a cancer patient
was there to allow the cosmeto
logists to get first-hand experi
ence with make-up.
“I'd like to take more
classes," Ward said.
The goals of the program we
to
•boost self-esteem and over
all well-being of patients by
helping to Improve their appear
ance,
•create a nationwide net
work of resources including cos
metologists, health care
professionals and counselors to
whom cancer patients can; turn
far professional advice, and <
•provide an opportunity far
trained beauty experts to offer
•Villa and expertise.
“This feu right in with, ay
professional,'* wud said of her
decision to take the class. IMs
Is something that I can do pn>
, fesslonally and personally."
Then Is a personal giving in
mvcd m tne program, ine coa
metologsts do not charge far
their services under the pro
gram. The CIFA provides make
up free, the American Cancer
Society provides die mgs. and
die cosmetologists give their
time to help these patients feel
better about themsehea.
would
Wadi
cer. and feels that
to help other I
with feeing Alness. She said that
In addition to offering
support and love tho# dm
It is obvious tbatWfcrd <
profcaaion and the i
isnwt to
tact with. She rtatta Brian
Center often as die Center1* <
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Anyone who wiahea to del
Information about the
. Xook Good. Jtof Better program
can^contagt Ward. Becky
Budget
process
explained
County resident Roy
Reed, one of three con
cerned citizens who at
tended the county's budget
hearing Monday, told the
commissioners that he
would like to know how
the budget process works.
County manager Paul
Gregory briefly outlined far
Reed the steps taken to
formulate a new budget
According to Gregory, he
requests a proposal from
each department head
which includes an explana
tion far any line item in
creases or new
expenditure. Gregory then
reviews each proposal. He
said that if any expendi
ture looks excessive or he
has any questions, he
meets with the department
head to discuss such
items. Gregory then makes
his recommendations to
the budget and finance
committee of the county
commissioners.
Com
missioners
serving on
the fiscal
1991'92
budget and
finance
committee
were
Thomas
Nixon and
Leo Higgins.
T. Nixon
Higgins said in a Tues
day telephone interview
that he. Nixon and Gregory
had been through the en
tire budget at least three
times during the budget
process. The committee
met with the school board,
social services department
head and sheriff to further
discuss their budget propo
sals.
The budget was for
mally submitted to the full
board in regular session on
Monday. June 3. The com
mittee was still short on
revenues at that time.
Final
cuts were
r e c o m -
mended by
commis
sioner
Wayne
Winslow
which bal
anced the
budget
without increasing taxes.
Basically, cuts were made
to enmuyee salaries, the
sheriffs department, the
school board and social
The original budget
contained a 5 percent
across-the-board salary in
crease far all county em
ployees. Higgins said the
commlsstoaers authorized
Gregory to formulate a
budget to include a 5 per
cent salary Increase. But
after working on the bud
attaed that the pay raises
would mean a rise in the
ad laterem tax rate, a step
die board was umrilftng to
Ml
appoint*
■lent In
the budget
Is that b
were un
afale«»#B
the 5 per
cent pay
ralaea to