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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Volume 61, No. 1 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, January 2, 1992 35 Garden: | Proper care means - longer life for \ 7 r / ? gifts of green: Page 8 Sports: 1991 began sadly ■ for former players of Bob Carter: Page e Business: 1991 saw changes in local businesses, good and bad: Page s I Briefs Merchants pleased with holidays FmHA opportunities A meeting will be held to discuss contracting opportuni ties with Farmers Home Admin istration. FmHA frequently has contractural requirements for various services throughout Chowan-Perquinas Counties and North Carolina. Contracts awarded support FmHA’s Farmer Programs and its Rural Housing Program. The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on Jan. 9 at the Albe marle Commission Building, lo cated on Church Street Extended in Hertford. Minority and women- owned businesses are encouraged to participate in FmHA's Contracting Program for required services. Areas for which we have recurring needs are as follows: Real Estate Ap praisals. Crop Inspections, Farm Chattel Appraisals, and Trustee i Agent. • Additional information may be obtained my calling Melvin Howell at (919) 426-5733. t - ,. . Playhouse try-outs set Try-outs for the planned | spring production of "The Mar riage-Go-Round” by Perquimans Playhouse. Inc. are scheduled for Jan. 6, 7. and 8 at the Hert ford Lion’s Club building. Four men 40-years-old or over, two women 40-years-old or over and s' two Women 20-or-over are needed for the production. Try t, outs begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call 426- 9563. Genealogical meeting set * The Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina will meet Sunday. Jan. 5 at the Senior Citizens Building at 3 p.m. Genealogy/family informa tion exchange on Camden, Cho wan, Currituck, Gates. Pasquotank and Perquimans will take place. Meetings are open to the public at no charge. For more information, contact Laura Parker at (919) 771-5935 or June Thomas at 297-2869. ' Researchers need informa tion on men that served in the 8th N.C. Regiment, 17th N.C. Regiment ana 68th N.C. Regi ment during the Civil War. Annual meeting set The Perquimans County Re storation Association will hold its Annual meeting at Perqui mans Center at the Newbold White Site on Jan. 10. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a dinner to be served by the special events committee chaired by Sharman Haskett. Reservations are re quested and may be made by calling the Newbold-White site at 426-7567. or by sending a check for $7.50 per person to P.O. Box 103. Hertford. N.C. 27944. Pilgrim, COA’s visiting artist, will present a varied program of 17th century music. The Harvey Award for Distinguished Public Srvice will be presented by Rep. R.M. “Pete" Thompson. Progress is being made in mounting exhibits in both the foyer and great hall in Perqui mans Center. Seven main exhib its have been planned to show i the importance of the Newbold White site in North Carolina’s I earliest history. During the evening Barm t': : fc" t . DEADLINES FOR THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY ARE AS FOLLOWS: RELEASES .MON. 3 P.M. ADVERTISING . . . MON. 3 P.M. turns ...MON. 3 P.M. PRIOR TO THURSDAY PUBLICATION PERQUIMANS WEEKLY 119 W. Grubb St ' 426-5728 Santa brought a mixed bag of Christmas traffic to Perqui mans businesses. Some store owners reported strong holiday sales, while others say things must change or their doors will close. Jean Bell at All Around the House was optimistic about the holiday season. “I think it was pretty good.” Bell said. "Generally. I think it did well." Bell opened the custom inte rior business earlier in the year, and said while she did not have “There is a trend toward people moving back to downtown Hertford (to shop).” Erie Haste Owner, Hertford Hardware past history to help determine how good sales were, she was pleased. Neighboring Orchard Shop also reported a strong season. “I think it was real good," said manager Jill Myers. Myers said that some days were slow, but there was a noticeable im provement a few days prior to Photo courtesy Country Leisure New businesses Country Leisure and Custom Interiors opened their doors to business during the holi days. Located on U.S. Highway 17 South, Country Leisure offers modern gas logs, wood stoves, swimming pools, spas and accessories. Owners Mike and Sue Stokely are Per quimans County natives glad to be doing business in their home county. Sue’s mother, Dolna Proctor, is the proprietor of Custom Interiors. From draperies to bedspreads to ac cessories, Custom Interiors can provide anything for the home. Shown above are Dolna Proctor, Sue Stokely, Mike Stokely, Brandon Stokely, Tommy Stokely, and Mrs. Ike Sto kely. Headlights required in bad weather Are you at a loss for a New Year’s resolution? Don't worry. State authori ties have one for you: Turn your headlights on when you're using your windshield wipers. It's state law. “Other drivers can see you much better In bad weather when you drive with your head lights on." says Robert F. Hodges, N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles commissioner. "You and 1 are that much safer when we can see each other clearly in poor weather.” State law requires using headlights when visibility is less than 500 feet. “It's not only state law.” Hodges said. “It makes perfect sense to add measures that pro vide a greater safety margin.” The General Assembly in 1990 adopted legislation requir ing motorists to turn on their headlights when having to use windshield wipers in bad weather. The legislature which first adopted the law as a one year trial, made the law perma nent in 1991. The law requires that head lights must be turned on at “any time when windshield wip ers are in use as a result of smoke, fog, sleet, show or when Inclement weather or environ mental factors severely reduce the ability to clearly discern per sons and vehicles on the street or highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead.” Headlights are not required in intermittent misting rain,!; sleet or snow, . ■ ;• Hodges said more than 28.000 accidents occurred on North Carolina roads and high ways last year during periods of inclement weather. Of that num The use of headlights in bad weather is not just a good idea, it’s state law. Using headlights can save personal injury and loss of life resulting from accidents, state officials said. ber, 165 resulted In fatalities. “Because most of the weather-related fatal accidents occurred during periods of rain, some of the fatalities could have been prevented," Hodges said. “In effect, we could have pre vented some deaths and injuries if headlights had been in use before these accidents." Hodges listed eight safety rules that motorists should obey when driving in rain, fog, sleet, snow or other conditions that reduce visibility to less than 500 feet. •Use windshield wipers and defroster as necessary for maxi mum vision. •Reduce speed. •Be patient. •Drive with lights on low beam when operating windshield wipers. Never drive with just your parking or fog lights. •Avoid crossing traffic unless absolutely necessaiy. •Listen for traffic you can not see, •Unless absolutely nec essary. don’t stop on a freeway or other heavily traveled roads. •If your car stalls or is dis abled, move away from the vehi cle to avoid personal injury. Hodges said motorists re duce chances of being in weather- related accidents by developing good traffic safety habits- He said using headlights for added visibility is one of the best ways to reduce injuries and save lives. ,j I Christmas. Linda Bundy at Woodard’s Pharmacy saidf traffic in the downtown business was about the same as in 1990. Bundy at tributed the good season to county residents shopping at home this year. Erie Haste of Hertford Hard ware echoed Bundy's statements. Haste said the holi day season overall was up from 1990. "There is a trend toward people moving back to down town Hertford (to shop).” Haste I said, adding that he hopes the trend will continue. He said ap pliance sales were particularly strong. But Toni Stallings at Divers & Son Jewelers was not so pleased with the Santa time. Stallings reported extremely sluggish sales, possibly less than half that of previous years. She said local residents choos ing to travel to the Tidewater area took a bite out of local sales. 1991 brings mixed business success The past year has been good for some county business own ers, slow for others. If things don’t get better, said Toni Stallings of Divers & Son Jewelers, her business may have to shut its doors. “Pitiful" is the way Stallings described business in 1991. She said she does not want to close th^store which has "always been here,” but she cannot afford to put money into a floundering enter prise. Discount houses and shop ping out of the area are two of the problems facing small busi nesses like Divers, Stallings said. Local merchants must have hometown support to stay in business, she said. Other businesses in Perqui mans are faring better. Spokespersons for All Around the House. The Orchard Shop, Woodard’s Pharmacy, and Hert ford Hardware said they were pleased both with holiday traffic and the year in general. Jean Bell of All Around the House said she was very pleased to have done so well during her first year in business. “From what everybody tells me and hearing about the econ omy and everything, I think I've done very well,” Bell said. “I cannot complain at all. I did not know what to expect when I opened. It's been better than I expected.” The shop began basically as an upholstery business, but has expanded to offer custom interi ors of all kinds. Carpet, slip cov ers, draperies, dust ruffles, furniture, pre-flnished hardwood floors and more can be found In the shop on U.S. Highway 17 South. Things have been so good that Bell has hired a full-time interior design consultant. Linda Williams, to assist with the growing enterprise. “I think we did better (In 1991 than in 1990).” said Jill Myers of The Orchard Shop. My ers said there had been a lot of traffic in the shop, especially during the summer months. The shop will expand in 1992, hopefully in time to offer unique Valentine's Day gifts. Woodard's Pharmacy has also had a good year. “We had a good year,” said Linda Bundy. "We have not room for complaints.” Bundy attributed the suc cessful business year to locals shopping at home. A strong 1991 also charac terized business at Hertford Hardware, according to owner Erie Haste. Haste said he sees a trend toward shopping at home, and he hopes the trend will con tinue. Haste said that merchants owe it to locals to offer attractive and competitively-priced mer chandize so that they are able to find what they need right here in the county. All the businesspersons In terviewed said they appreciated the support of local residents, and hope that 1992 will be the year of a successful partnership between Perquimans businesses and residents. NCNB to become NationsBank NCNB Corp. and C&S/Sov ran Corp. will merge soon and form NationsBank. NationsBank will have com bined assets of approximately $118 billion. $6.8 billion in shareholders' equity, and will be one of the largest and best capi talized financial institutions in the country. During the transition, Den nis Bottom will direct the opera tions of C&S/Sovran, and Timothy Hartman will have the same role of for NCNB. Hugh' Chapman and Jim Thompson will head the transition teams for their respective companies. Hance and James D. Dixon, chief financial officer of C&S /Sovran, will handle the finan cial aspects of the merger.. “What we have created is an institution that is unique in American banking and a com pany that is strategically posi tioned to compete successfully in the U.S. and in the world,” McColl said. “The strength of di verse but compatible traditions and markets has come together in NationsBank, a name that makes it perfectly clear what this company is.” The NationsBank names was chosen to reflect the geographic diversity, financial strength and community orientation of the combined companies. The name has been in use for more than a year with the NCNB credit card , bank and already has cleared all legal and marketing tests. Brown said the agreement between the two companies is rooted in common goals pursued by both for decades. “Separately we each have worked to build customer driven. regional financial tnstitu tions with the strength, depth, diversity and capability to con tinue to enhance the economic development of our region/’ Brown said. "In addition, we wanted Our companies to be competitive na tionally and beyond, so that our communities, our customers, our shareholders and our em ployees could count on our stay ing power,” Brown continued. “What we have pursued so avidly as competitors, we will now accomplish together.” Brown said. NationsBank will feature the premier retail banking franchise in the United States, with ap proximately 1,900 banking of fices serving attractive and growing markets in nine states. The company will enjoy the number-one market share lit Georgia. North Carolina, South Carolina. Texas and Virginia, will rank a strong second In market share in Florida and will be third in Maryland and Ten nessee. 1 "It is no secret that, for sev eral years, we have been excited about the concept of combining these companies." McColl con- i tinued. “NationsBank is pre cisely the company that Is needed in our industry today. It brings together two companies with proud traditions of commu nity service, solid financial strength and remarkable depth of management talent" > 1 * • ; _;V'- .'•••
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