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Briefs
BPW to hold picnic
The Hertford Business and
Professional Women's Organiza
tion is celebrating their annual
picnic on Thursday, July 11 at
Missing Mill Park at 6 p.m.
■ The organization is saluting
all volunteers who have or . will
be donating their time to assist
with the programs, being con
ducted for the youth in our area
this summer at Wynne Fork
Court Apartments and in the
Town of Winfall. For more infor
mation please call Janice McK
enzie Cole at 426-7962.
Theater hold auditions
Auditions will be held on
•Sunday, July 14 at 2 p.m. at
• 1201 Herrington Road in Ellza
ibeth City for Paul Green’s “Car
olina”. These auditions are open
!to all readers, singers, musi
‘cians and actors of the Albe
' marie area. This performance
;will be held August 24 at the
;Newbold-White House. If more
; information is needed please call
; Lucy Vaughn at 335-5505.
/-Aerobics classbegins
• The Perquimans Recreation
Department is sponsoring a six
week aerobic class to begin on
Monday, July 15. The classes
will be held on Mondays and
Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Per
quimans Library. The cost is
$20 per person. For more infor
mation or to register, call the
department at 426-5695.
Parfomuutcaa scheduled
The recently organized Boots
trap Acting Company will pre
sent the comedy. “Love, Sac and
the IRS” for six performances on
July 26-28 and August 2-4 at
Angler’s Cove Restaurant.
TO make your reservations.
call 426-7294.
AADA to moot
The Albemarle Area Devel
opment Association (AADA] will
meet on Thursday, July 11 at
6:30 p.m. at the Riverside
Campgound In Hyde County. A
program on the local economic
development will be presented. A
seafood buffet will be provided
for '$8.50. Anyone wishing to at
tend Is asked to contact their
County Agricultural Extension
office.
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Eloard will iqeet on Monday,
July 15 at 8 p.m.at the Wash
ington County Public Library In
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Rain does not dampen patriotic spirit
4th Fest activities go on as planned
Intermittent showers did not
dampen the patriotic spirit of
the annual 4th of July Fest In
Missing Mill Park last Thursday.
The rain held off long
enough to allow the parade led
by the Hertford Fifes and Drums
to move from Harris Shopping
Center to the park, where a cer
emony honoring veterans was
held. After the national anthem
was sung by Amy Parker and
the Invocation offered by the
Rev. Glenn Moore, those who at
tended the ceremony were forced
under the park pavilllon by a
downpour to hear comments
from U.S. Navy (ret.) Admiral
Harry Train.
“On this day each year we
can remind ourselves that we
are proud, and fortunate, to be
Americans.” Train said. 'This
year we had numerous opportu
nities to be proud of our coun
try, - proud of Its armed forces
and proud of its leadership.
"It Is great to be an Ameri
can, not only on the fourth of
July, but 365 days a year,”
Train said.
Nickie Whitehurst and Sarah
Winslow, accompanied by Lyn
Winslow, followed Adm. Train's
speech with a musical tribute to
the veterans.
Although storms continued
throughout the afternoon, audi
ences were enthusiastic about
the performances by the Curtis
Ray Perry family, John and Deb
Die Lambert of the Cornfield
Cloggers. the Silver Threads,
Darrell Stallings and Jeffrey
Winslow and Patrick Kelly.
The Jaycees raised $369 for
Andrew Wyrick, a 3-year-old
Winfall resident with Sotos Syn
drome. thanks to auctioneer
Brent Winslow and Some good
sports who took pies in the lace.
Farm Bureau Insurance agents
Edgar Roberson and Lewis
Evans, sheriff Joe Lothian, Hert
ford Police officers Aubrey Sam
ple, Tim Bunch and Tommy
Teague and Jaycee president
Susan Harris were covered with
Cool Whip by “friends” who do
nated their money to a good
cause.
Disc Jockey Paul Ahearn,
who played for the street dance
sponsored by Jimmy’s Barbecue,
the Hertford Rotary Club and
Steppin’ Out Productions, began
his show with patriotic music
which lasted throughout the
fireworks display.
The Jaycees opted not to
postpone the fireworks, although
there was a 20-minute delay
due to the weather. The show
began with an American flag
fronted by sparklers, and ended
with a 100-shell finale. Appre
ciative comments were made by
the crowd throughout the show.
The evening continued with
the street dance until 11 p.m.
Aheam coaxed dancers into the
parking lot, where a mass of
Photo by Nancy Royden-Clark
Jaycee president Susan Harris recovers after taking a pie in
the face during the annual 4th of July charity pie auction.
bodies swayed to The Electric
Slide.”
Fest-goers enjoyed tradi
tional grilled hot dogs and ham
burgers, ice-cold Cokes,
homemade ice cream, baked
goodies and sno-cones during
the celebration.
Kids enjoyed riding through
the park on the Tiny Town Fire
Truck courtesy of Pat Harrell.
Most wore designs on their faces
painted by Anzie Wood. The
dunking booth, operated by the
Perquimans County.Band Boost
ers, was a popular spot as
county commissioner Wayne
Winslow, band director David
Ziemba, and band students Ja
son Cartwright, Dena White,
Stephanie Stallings and Missy
Drozdowski were dropped into
cool waters often.
Parade participants included
the Hertford Fifes and Drums.
Town of Hertford, veterans.
Snug Harbor 4-H Clubs,
Friendship 4-H Club, Cub Scout
Troop 150 and the Belvidere
Chappell Hill Fire Department.
Photo by Nancy RoydeivCIark
U.S. Navy Admiral (ret.) Harry Train sspoke during a 4th of
July ceremony honoring veterans. Train has a second home
in Perquimans County.
Photo by Nancy Royden-Clark
Cornfield Cloggers John and Debbie Lambert dance routines to an interesting variety of
entertained 4th Fest goers with their lively music.
Ptvjto by Nancy Roydendaifc
County commissioner Wsyne Winslow prepares to take a dip
on the dunking booth after someone hit the bull’s eye oh the
target. Winslow rode the booth to support of the PerquImana
County Band Boosters.
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Tyner resident convicted of incest
By NANCY ROYDEN-CLARK
Perquimans County reporter_
4 Michael Wayne Miller Sr.,
39, received a six-month active
sentence Monday for having sex
ual intercourse with his then
16-year-old stepdaughter, Pat
ricia Lynn Orr.
Miller’s investigation was
handled jointly by the sheriffs
departments in Chowan and
Perquimans counties. He was
arrested in both counties on two
separate counts and was tried
for both offenses during Mon
day’s proceedings.
| t On Nov. 30, 1990, Miller
was arrested by the Chowan
County Sheriffs Department for
the first offense of sexual activ
ity by a substitute parent On
Jan. 2, 1991, Miller was ar
rested on a Perquimans County
warrant for felonious incest He
was released on a $5,000 se
cured bond.
As Judge Thomas Watts pre
sided over Perquimans County
Superior Court, ne told Miller he
was concerned about the girl's
welfare. Miller s address is listed
in police and court records as
Route 1, Box 494, Tyner.
“... the little girl coming up
in that home — it worries the
dickens out of me,” Watts said.
Watts handed down the
maximum 15-year sentence for
the crimes. If Miller violates su
pervised probation or any other
condition included in his sen
tence, he will serve more time
than the six-month, sentence.
Watts ordered Miller to have
no form of contact with Orr.
He said there should be, “no
contact by telephone or in writ
ing. If you see her walking down
the street, turn around. It’s that
simple,” Watts told Miller.
The Tyner man was also di
rected to undergo psychological
counseling at Albemarle Mental
Health Center.
According to North Carolina
law, it is a class G felony,
“whenever there is even a single
act of sexual Intercourse be
tween a grandparent and grand
child. parent with a child of
stepchild or legally adopted
child, even If Illegitimate, and
between brothers and sisters of
whole of half blood.”
Miller told Watts during the
proceedings that he would sur
render himself to the Perqul
mans County Sheriff’s
Department at 9 a.m.
Charles T. Busby, of Eden
ton, was Miller’s attorney.
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Buyer beware of door-to-door meat sales
RALEIGH-Door-to-door meat
.sales seem to be the rage now,
and customers should know
what they are paying for.
!'-■ “These meat companies ap
pear to be going to great lengths
;not to disclose the weight." said
David Smith, director of the
Standards Division for the N.C,
Department of Agriculture.
Meat salesmen are offering
“deals" on large quantities of
meat For example, 10 rlbeyes,
12 T-bones. 25 hamburger pat
ties and 10 pork chops for one
price. The steaks may not be la
beled with the weight which
makes It Impossible for consum
ers to determine the price per
pound.
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Consumers haw been calling
the NCDA Standards Division
wanting to know about the meat
companies, some not satlsified
with what they got
Smith knows of meat distrl-*
button bases In Charlotte, Ra
leigh, Fayetteville and Marlon.
Standards Division inspectors
check the weights of operation
centers as soon as they know
about them and some short
weight products have been
found. It a second inspection
turns up Inaccurate weights, the
company can be fined.
Inspection of the meat for
wholesomeness falls to te NCDA
Meat and Poultry Inspection
Sendee. Ely law-jneat salesmen
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can sell only products Inspected
. by the NCDA or USDA. (
Dr. Claude Carraway, direc
tor of NCDA’s Meat and Poultiy
Inspection Service, said the box
should be fully labeled when It.'
comes to the door, including the
plant name, where it was
packed, weight and the USDA or
NCDA stamp of inspection.
-V.’ Smith has some good news
if « consumer feds he’s made
the wrong decision. "If you’re'
taken in by the- advertisements
saying "unuelieveable prices’’ or
“beautiful cuts,”and you sign
the contract." Smith said, ‘you-:
still have three days to caned ;
the contract, .;
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