THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 60, No. 32
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, August 8, 1991
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The dinner theatre produc
tion of the hit comedy. “Love.
Sac and the IRS," presented by
the Bootstraps Acting Company
at Angler’s Cove Restaurant Is
being held over by popular de
mand for additional perfor
mances on August 9 and 10.
Dinner will be served at 6:30
p.m., with the play following at
* 8 p.m.
‘ T For more Information or to
make reservations, please call
4^6-7294 or 426-9295.
Notary class offered
College of the Albemarle will
offer a one-night Notaiy Public
Training class on August 8 in
Elizabeth City.
. The class will be held from
7-10 p.m. In room 229 of the A
Building. Jeanne C. White, with
.the Perquimans County Register
t>f Deeds office. Will teach the
^course.
; The cost of the course is
-$25 plus $5.25 for a required
.'manual. A social security num
•bq: is needed to register. For
-more information, call COA’s
Continuing Education ofice at
335-0821, ext. 250.
•Football practice to begin
• - Practice for those Interested
‘In playing football at Perqui
"mans Middle school will begin
;on Monday, Aug. 26. The prac
•tice will begin Immediately after
‘.school and last until 5 p.m.
BPW to hold meeting
'The Hertford BPW will hold their
.regular meeting on Thursday,
-Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Senior
‘Cehterv .‘"'
Auxlllary holds raffle
The Ladies Auxillaiy of the
Hertford Fire Department is
holding a raffle. First prize Is
$150, second is $25. The draw
ing will be held on Saturday.
Sept. 14 during the Indian
Summer Festival. Tickets are $1
> each and may be purchased
from Auxiliary and fire depart
ment members.
Clinic schedules
The Perquimans County
Health Department Clinic
schedule for August 9-15 Is as
follows:
August 9: general p.m., pil
l/problems all day; August 13:
Ktal a.m.; August 14: child
i all day, WIC: and August
15: adult health a.m.
Playhouse opens season
The Perquimans Playhouse
Jnc. announces its season activ
ities for 1991-92. A reprise of
the hilarious “Curse You, Jack
Dalton!” will be presented at the
Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce Indian Summer Fes
tival on September 13 and 14 at
f~\ the Perquimans County Court
ly house.
; : The fell feature will be four
performances of “Suitehearts” at
Anger’s Cove Restaurant on No
vember 1, 2, 8 and 9. The
spring feature will be four per
formances of "The Marrlage-Go
Round” on March 6, 7, 13 and
14. 1992, also at Angler’s Cove
Restaurant. Climaxing the sea
: sop will be thq annual "Perqy
Awards” dinner dance on a date
r* Ip . the spring yet to be i an
nounced.
C- "Curse You, Jack Dalton!”
yV; was presented by the Playhouse
- at the 1988 Indian Summer Fes
5 tival, and is being reprised by
popular demand. _
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Committee makes proposals to halt bus feud
Board positive about recommendations
The Snug Harbor Transpor
tation Committee presented a
report to the Perquimans
County Board of Education in
regular session Monday night.
The committee was formed
in response to parental com
plaints regarding bus driver
Ethel White, who transports stu
dents on the Snug Harbor route.
The parents met with the board
on June 17 to register their con
cerns about discipline on the
bus and what some considered
unsafe driving by White.
Snug Harbor residents Gary
DeWeese, Deb Kundee DeWeese.
Marty Crawford and Susan
Chaney, along with board mem
ber Wayne Howell and assistant
superintendent Jake Boyce,
served on the committee. Their
plan included performance stan
dards for the bus driver, admin
istrative responsibilities and
community responsibilities.
Hie report calls for a maxi
mum speed of 25 miles per hour
in the Snug Harbor community,
and for the bus driver to stop on
the pavement when meeting a
vehicle on a narrow street to al
low the vehicle to pass. It fur
ther states that the driver will
turn around only in authorized
areas.
Discipline was also ad
dressed. "The driver will main
tain discipline on the bus. in a
consistent and fair manner, us
ing an assertive discipline plan
approved by the administration,”
the report states. Specific behav
ior expectations are listed, and
Chaney, who spoke to the board
on behalf of the committee, said
that the committee suggests that
the rules of conduct be posted
on the bus. Chaney also said
that the some community lead
ers had indicated that they
would be willing to assist with
distributing a copy of the rules
of conduct to parents in Snug
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Chappell retires
Photo by Susan Harris
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Roy Chappell Jr. was honored for his 36
Tyears of service to Centura Bank (formerly
Peoples Bank & Trust) last Wednesday. Co*
workers and customers stopped by to wish
Chappell well during his last day with the
company. Pictured with Chappell are his
co-workers (I to r) Anita Tiliett, Renee By
rum, Linda Hurdle, Bobbie Webb, Audrey
Bunch, Rick Tobin, Chappell, Janie Proctor,
Frances Jordan and Becky Winslow.
Apricot, Inc. sponsors education mini-grant
The Board of Education ac
cepted a partnership grant from
a local business in regular ses
sion Monday night
Apricot, Inc. will sponsor a
$500 mini-grant through the
school system. The company
will make the funds available to
a teacher who devises an inno
vative plan to Improve writing
skills, and therefore scores on
the state writing test.
Grant proposals submitted
by the Oct 15 deadline will be
reviewed. The funds to Imple
ment the project will be avail
able In November.
Superintendent Randall He
nion said he appreciated Apricot
taking the lead in local busi
ness-school partnerships, arid
he hopes other businesses will
be encouraged to follow suit.
The project has been tagged
Sew Write.
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Photo by Susan Hants
North Carolina Representative RM. “Pete” budgat to a packadf houaa. Afterwards,
Thompson (center) visited Hertford Saturday Thompson visited with his friends like Julian
morning for a Democratic party breakfast at “Uttlo Man” Broughton (loft) and Paul Smith
the Senior Center. Thompson explained state jr,
budget woes an|the process of finalizing the f
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Harbor.
The committee requested
that the school administration
periodically monitor the bus
driver along with a community
volunteer, contact N.C.D.O.T. to
have low hanging limbs removed
and drain pipes repaired, design
and conduct assertive discipline
workshops for all bus drivers
and have a representative ride
bus routes with drivers prior to
the first day of school to in
struct drivers on details related
to performance standards.
Community responsibilities
listed in the plan include provid
ing monitors to accompany ad
ministrators on monitoring
visits, establishing a committee
to hear grievances and review
and monitor the plan, providing
Information to the community,
encouraging parents to have
students ready to board the bus
when it arrives and providing
adult monitors at designated
bus stops If necessary.
Board members responded
positively to the report, and sev
eral expressed appreciation to
the committee members for their
efforts to improve bus safety.
Boyce reported that the com
mittee had met three times to
look at transportation problems.
He added that he saw the report
not only as a recommendation
for the Snug Harbor community,
but as a plan that could possi
bly be implemented systemwide.
Thatch released on bond
The man charged with the
murder of Perquimans County
native Joseph Richard Rogerson
Jr. was released from Albemarle
District Jail last Wednesday
night after posting bond, accord
ing to Chief Jailer Aubrey Onley
Sr.
William
Lloyd “Hawk”
Thach, 42, ap
peared in Per
quimans County
District Criminal
Court around
noon last
Wednesday,
where he was
scheduled for a Thatch
probable cause hearing. Thatch
agreed, through his legal coun
sel Michael Johnson of Elizabeth
City, to waive his probable
cause hearing In exchange for a
bond recommendation from the
state.
Eight members of Rogerson’s
family sat in court and listened
as assistant district attorney
Frank Parrish recommended
bond be set for Thach. They
said they were disappointed with
the terms of Thatch’s release.
“It was a disappointment to
our family that Thatch was re
leased on bond, especially one
so low. Certainly we expected a
man charged with murder to be
incarcerated while awaiting
trial,” said the victim’s sister,
Ann Rogerson.
Parrish recommended, and
Judge J. Richard Parker or
dered, bond in the amount of
$50,000, $25,000 secured and
$25,000 unsecured. The only
stipulations were that Thatch
have no contact with any mem
ber of Rogerson’s family. Dam
one Kee, Emma Kee or Manuel
Miller pending his trial. Thatch,
Damone Kee and Emma Kee all
reside at Miller & Meads Mobile
Home Park. Miller also resides
In Hertford.
Damone Kee was arrested on
July 17 on drug charges and
charges of breaking and enter
ing. Initially, his bond was set at
$91,000. His bond was reduced
Wednesday in court to $85,000,
$60,000 unsecured and $25,000
secured. The breaking and en
tering charge was dismissed.
Kee was held in the Chowan
County jail awaiting his proba
ble cause hearing. Hertford Po
lice Captain Brad Krause would
not comment on the reason Kee
was not held at Albemarle Dis
trict Jail.
Thatch was arrested on July
17 and charged with Rogerson’s
murder. His trial date was not
set during court. However, the
next Criminal Superior Court in
Perquimans County is scheduled
for Sept. 23.
Rogerson’s body was found
by a surveyor from Tyner on
July 11 on the north end of
Bear Swamp Road.
An autopsy revealed that Ro
gerson received a gunshot
wound to the head fired from a
small caliber weapon. According
to Chowan County Sheriff Fred
Spruill, there were also abra
sions to Rogerson’s head. A full
autopsy report has not been re
ceived.
The Chowan County Sheriffs
Department. State Bureau of In
vestigation and Hertford Police
Department are investigating the
case.
Politicking begins in, town
Hertford voters will go to the
polls in November to seat a new
mayor, fill a two-year vacancy
left by the resignation of John
Beers and decide whether to re
seat encumbents or elect new
faces to represent them in two
4-year seats. The seats held by
Billy Winslow and Jesse Harris
are up for grabs.
John Beers, a 27-year vet
eran of the council, is the sole
candidate for mayor. Beers said
the knowledge he has gained
while sitting on the council has
prepared mm to serve as the
town’s top elected offtcial. Elec
tion laws forced Beers to resign
from his present council seat
before he could file for the may
or’s slot.
Carlyn Brown was the first
to file for a four-year seat.
Brown, a Hertford native, moved
out of the area for a number of
vears after high school. Since
her return, she has encouraged
the town council to proceed with
the condemnation of substan
dard buildings. She said she
feels she has a right and a re
sponsibility to be involved in the
community.
Larry Chappell, owner of
Larry’s Drive-In, has also de
clared his candidacy for a four
year seat The 36-year-old busi
nessman has been actively in
volved with the Hertford Fire
Department and Perquimans
County Rescue Squad few many
years. He said he feels it’s time
some younger citizens to be-,
cqme involved Ip government
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Incumbents Winslow and
Harris have both filed for re
election.
Winslow has retained his
seat for 20 years, never failing
to be re-elected. He forsees
tough economic times ahead,
and believes that his experience
will help the town weather the
economic storm.
Harris has also been on the
council for 20 years. His cites
his main concerns are escalating
ad valorem taxes and electric
rates. He said expenses, possibly
services, should be cut in order
to control spending.
Filing for the vacancy left by
Beers were Sid Eley, Franky
Brown and Joe Towe white.
Eley said his main objective
In running for council Is to add
some new ideas while planning
for the town’s future. He be
lieves his Involvement In the
school system, fore department
and rescue squad helps him to
see needs in the area.
The youngest of the candi
to use his age as a campaign j
toed. He said the town can bene
fit from young, fresh ideas. t
Cost-cutting and recyllng are
two areas of concern for Brown. «
White served on the council ’
from 1981-85. He said he feels
that the experience he gained
during his tenure as a coun
cilman and his experience as a *l
businessman can help the town
grow and thrive, diespite tough
Brown plans
economic