THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 61, No. 9
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C..Thursday, February 27,1992
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Perspectives:
- Too many sacred cows
can quickly overload
the pasture: Page 4
Briefs
AARP to moot
The Perquimans County
Chapter of AARP will meet Mon
day, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at the
Senior Center. A board meeting
will begin at 1 p.m.
The Bell Ringers of Holiday
Island will provide entertain
ment. Chapter 4118 is open to
membership for all of the sur
rounding areas.
' For more information, con
tact the senior center at 426
5404 or Mona Sadler at 426
9044.
Benefit to bo hold
A benefit for St. Jude’s Chll
dren’s Research Hospital Is
planned for Saturday. March 21
ln-Winfall, coordinators an
nounced recently. Bikers, walk
ers. and joggers will gather at 9
ja.m. that day to travel the Two
Mile Desert Road as many times
as they wish. Participants will
pbtaln pledges for miles trav
eled.
I For more information and
pledge sheets, contact coordina
tors Clara Clauson (426-9556).
Wanda Fortenberry (426-1305)
pr Veralynne Malone. Entry
deadline is March 14.
Republicans to moot
The Perquimans County Re
publican Party will hold its pre
cinct meeting on March 5 in the
Perquimans County Courthouse
at- 7 p.m.. followed by the
County Convention at 7:30 p.m.
for more information call 426
8577.
Democracts will moot,*f
The Perquimans County
Democratic party will hold its
annual precinct meetings on
Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.
at the precincts.
Polleo Issuo warning
Hertford Police Chief Aubrey
Sample Jr. announced recently
that officers in his department
are Issuing citations for city res
idents who have failed to pur
chase 1992 tags for their
vehicles. Sample said the dead
line for displaying the tags was
Feb. 15.
Aetrass needed
The Bootstrap Acting Com
pany is presently holding re
hearsals for their spring
production, “The Senator Wore
Pantyhose.” The company is still
looking for a young woman to
cast in the role of the senator's
Wife. Anyone interested in pur-,
suing the part may attend a re
hearsal on Monday or Thursday
evening at Angler's Cove Restau
rant at 7 p.m.
fax help offered
•* < AARP is providing free Tax
-Assistance for senior citizens at
' the Perquimans Senior Center
-'on Wednesday from 1-5 p.m.
.until April 8. Anyone interested
Should bring their last income.
Odx return and current tax
t-materials. For more information,
call the center at 426-5404,
Bookmobile atop*
:>V The Pettigrew Bookmobile
schedule for Feb. 28 is as fol
>Jows: Has-It Store (New Hope) -
‘40-10:30; White Hat (Cartwright
Orlveway) - 10:45-11:15: G.
. Walker - 11:20-11:30; WoodvUle
•■Fire Station - 11:40-12:30; A.
.-Whitley - 12:45-1; Chapanoke
■(Stallings Driveway) - 1:05-1:30;
Library - 2:30-2:55; and Wynne
. 'JTork Courts - 3-3:45.
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Drug dealers receive active sentences
Four of the suspected drug
dealers arrested by the Hertford
Police Department In September
1991 pled guilty to drug viola
tions In Perquimans County Su
perior Court last week and were
Sven active sentences by the
onorable Thomas Watts.
Joe Willie Brothers pled
guilty to felonious trafficking by
possession of more than 28
grams of cocaine and two
counts of felonious sale of co
caine. Brothers was ordered to
serve 12 years for the trafficking
conviction and three years for
each count of felonious sale.
Watts ordered that the three
year sentences begin at the ex
piration of the 12-year term. He
was given credit for the 142
days he was In custody awaiting
trial.
In addition. Brothers was or
dered to pay $2,900 restitution
“I would have liked to
have seen them get
more time but with the
present prison
(overcrowding) situation
like it is, I was happy
with what they got.”
Aubrey Sample Jr.
Hertford Police Chief
to the Hertford Police Depart- $350 In counsel fees and other
ment less any proportionate expenses.
share ordered to be paid by co- Tony Allen Parker pled guilty
defendants In the case, and to two counts of selling cocaine.
He received sentences of 10
years and two years to run con
currently, with credit for the 119
days he was in custody awaiting
trial.
Wilbert Lee Jones pled guilty
to four counts of felonious pos
session of cocaine with the in
tent to sell and deliver. Watts
ordered him to serve nine years
with credit given for the 142
days he was in custody awaiting
trial. The judge further ordered
that Jones pay $398 in restitu
tion to the Hertford Police De
partment and $350 in counsel
fees and other expenses.
Vincent Lee Foster pled
guilty to two counts of felonious
sale of cocaine. He received an
8-year sentence with credit given
for the 154 days he was in cus
tody awaiting trial. In addition,
Foster was ordered to pay resi
tution to the Hertford Police De
partment and Perquimans
County Sheriffs Department,
and to pay $100 In attorney fees
and other expenses.
Hertford Police Chief Aubrey
Sample Jr. was satisfied with
the outcome of the court ses
sion.
“I would have liked to have
seen them get more time, but
with the present prison (over
crowding) situation like it Is, I
was happy with what they got,"
Sample said. “They did get time.
“I think the sentences were
fair. Judge Watts did an out
standing job on it,” Sample
added.
The charges stemmed from
an undercover drug operation
last spring which involved the
Hertford Police Department, the
Roanoke-Chowan Task Force
and the Edenton-Chowan Task
Force.
Photo by Susan Harris
Indian village
Students in Sharon Tunnell’s second grade class recently studied Indians. Each student
made a model of one of several types of homes in which Indians lived and wrote a short
report about their structure. Mrs. Tunned said she was sure the parents had a great time
assisting their children with the project.
Commodities to be distributed soon
Perquimans County' will receive USDA do
nated commodities for distribution on March 10.
The Hertford Lions Club will begin at 10 a.m. at
the Ice plant. A rain date has been set for March
11.
All households who will not be able to pick up
their commodities may use a representative for
this purpose. The commodities card or application
must be signed In the correct places for this to be
acceptable. No household will be allowed to pick
up rood for more than themselves and one other
household as representative. There will be no ex
ceptions.
There will be two lines at the distribution site.
The second line will be for the physically hand
icapped and/or disabled who are present at the
distribution to pick up their food. A doctor's note
stating the disability or proof of handicapped li
cense plates for their vehicle must be provided.
Those persons using the handicapped line may
pick up food for their own household only. Again,
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there will be no exceptions.
Cars may not be driven Into the distribution
area. Please remember to park only In authorized
parking areas as the Hertford Police Department
will be patroling the area.
Applications may be obtained from the follow
ing agencies beginning March 2: the Department
of Social Services. Health Department, Economic
Improvement Council. Catholic Social Ministries.
Senior Citizen Center and the Open Door Min
istries at the ice plant.
The Commodities Distribution Program Is
available to all eligible persons without regard to
race, color, national origin, age. sex, religion,
handicap or political beliefs. Information about
regulations against discrimination and how to file
a complaint may be secured from the N.C. Divi
sion of Social Services, 325 N. Salisbury St., Ra
leigh, N.C. or from your county department of
social services.
The income crlterlor are listed below.
HOUSEHOLD GROSS INCOME MUST BE BELOW LEVEL OF APPROPRIATE SIZE HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
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4
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PER YEAR
$ 8,606
11,544
14,482
17,420
20,358
23.296
26,234
29,172
PER MONTH
£ri«?
Each additional family
member adds
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$ 2,938
$ 718
962
1,207
1,452
1,697
1.942
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2,431
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PER WEEK
$ 166
222
279
335
392
448
505
561
$ 57
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More candidates file
Three more candidates have
signaled their intention to run
for public office by filing this
past week.
The race for the first district
county commissioners seat is
now three-way. as Charles T.
Skinner Jr. filed Monday. Skin
ner will face off with David
Bines Jr. and Julian “Little
Man” Broughton in the election.
Incumbent Lester Simpson, for
mer board chairman, is not
seeking re- election.
Wayne Howell, present chair
man of the board of education,
will seek to retain his seat on
the board. He represents the
Hertford Township. Howell had
no opposition as of press time.
Elmer Lassiter joined Archie
Miller Jr. in a bid for one of the
two seats available in the sec
ond district county commission
ers race. Lassiter, who filed last
Tuesday, is awaiting a ruling
from the state election board on
the status of his candidacy. He
already holds an elected position
on the Perquimans County Soil
and Water Conservation Com
mittee. The state may rule that
Lassiter must resign from the
conservation post in order to be
eligible to run for county com
missioner.
The filing period ends Mon
day, March 2 at noon.
Arrests made locally
The Perquimans County
Sheriffs Department reported
the following arrests:
David West Kirk. 34. of 3817
Broad Leaf Court. Virginia
Beach, Va., was arrested on
Feb. 14 and charged with as
sault on a child under 12 years
of age. He was granted a cus
tody release to Sharon Elliott.
William Earl Ward Jr.. 18. of
Rt. 1. Box 243, Belvidere, was
arrested on Feb. 19 and charged
with injury to personal property
and communicating threats. He
was released on a written prom
ise to appear.
Donell Brothers. 31, of 413
King St.. Hertford, was arrested
on Feb. 19 and charged on a
Chowan County warrant with
failure to return rental property.
He was released under a $200
secured bond.
Cedric Lasander Felton, 21,
of Lot 24 Dogwood Trailer Park.
Hertford, was arrested on Feb.
19 and charged with commu
nicating threats. He was re
leased under a $400 secured
bond.
Manuel Miller, 29, of 329
Market St., Hertford, was ar
rested on Feb. 21 and charged
with failure to appear. He was
confined to Albemarle District
Jail under a $300 secured bond.
Anthony W. Downing, 36, of
Rt. 2 Riverwood Dr., Hertford
was issued a Pasquotank
County criminal summons on
Feb. 24 for two counts of issu
ing worthless checks.
| Willie Vaughan of P.O. Box
363, Hertford, was Issued a
Gates County criminal sum
mons on Feb. 24 for issuing a
worthless check.
The Hertford Police Depart
ment reported the following ar
rests:
Beatrice Johnson Perry. 63.
of 202 Coke Ave., Edenton. was
issued a speeding citation on
Feb. 13.
Sandra Faye Perry, 31. of 7
Brace St.. Hertford, was issued
a citation for a fictitious plate on
Feb. 17.
Gloria Williams Wilkins. 42.
of Rt., 2. Box 13. Plymouth, was
issued a citation for exceeding a
safe speed on Feb. 19.
Patsy Ward Sawyer. 37, of
Rt.. 5. Box 5A. Hertford, was is
sued a citation for failure to
yield the right of way at a stop
sign on Feb. 19. The citation re
sulted from the Feb. 14 accident
• at the intersection of U.S. High
way 17 By-pass and Wynn Fork
Road.
Howard Lee Alexander. 42.
of 214 Coke Ave., Edenton. was
issued a citation for expired reg
istration and inspection on Feb.
22.
Shelma Clay Miller. 36, of
329 Market St., Hertford, was
arrested on Feb. 24 and charged
with assault on a female. Bond
was set at $200 unsecured.
Tony Darnell Sutton, 35, of
308 Dobbs St.. Hertford, was ar
rested on Feb. 24 and charged
with larceny in general. Bond
was set at $200 unsecured.
Eric Lynn William, 28, of
Rt., 1. Sunbury, was issued a
citation for exceeding a safe
speed on Feb. 24.
Phone sen/ice to expand
Carolina Telephone's 1992
construction plan calls for
spending $364,000 in this area
for a new long-distance cable
made of fiber-optic strands, the
state-of-the-art material in tele
communications.
The new cable, slated to be
eaced into service in June from
ertford to Welch to Piney
Woods. Is part of Carolina Tele
phone's plans to spend $137.4
million on construction this year
in eastern and central North
Carolina.
“We have more than $1.44
billion invested in equipment
and facilities in eastern and
central North Carolina.” said
Bill Meeklns. Carolina Tele*
phone's district community rela
tions manager.