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T«a dance set
Tea Dance titled “A
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tyens Tea Dance" Is scheduled
far, Sunday, May 17 at Chris
and Robert Earl Lane's tennis
courts In Wlnfall. This will be a
furt affair for the benefit of the
Perquimans Restoration Associa
tion. Get out your prettiest bon
fief and come help celebrate
feprjng with a May Pole, liba
tions, food and a live band while
Contributing to a worthy cause.
The time will be from 4-6:30
p.m. and will cost $12.50 per
person. The event is open to the
public. Please call for reserva
tions at 426-7567.
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Cessation program slated
I " Albemarle Hospital will be
sponsoring the American Cancer
Society’s "Fresh Start” smoking
^e$sation program in May. The
program will be presented on
four consecutive Thursday eve
nings beginning May 7. A regis
tration fee of $10 payable to the
American Cancer Society will be
collected. The fee will be re
funded to participants who at
tend all four sessions. Pre
registration is required. Call
335-0531 ext. 5239 for more In
formation or to sign up.
NAACP to moot
y*”The Perquimans County
Branch of the NAACP will hold
Its’monthly meeting Monday,
April 27 at 8 p.m. at the Senior
Citizen Center on Grubb Street.
The Executive Committee will
meet at 7 p.m.,
Kindergarten registration
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be- held at Hertford Grammar
School April 27 - May 1 for all
children who live in Perquimans
County and will be 5 years old
on or before Oct. 16. The hours
will be 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. each
day. Parents should bring the
child's certified birth certificate
and social security number with
them. All parents of children
who are eligible to attend kin
dergarten for the 1992-93 school
year are encouraged to register
their children during this week.
For more information, call Hert
ford Grammar School at 426
7166.
; Legion Installs officers
| The William Paul Stallings
American Legion Post No. 126 of
Hertford held their.regular
; monthly meeting at the Legion
Hut on April 9. Officers for 1992
were installed by George Schaf
* fhayser, Districtl Commander, of
' 'Maple, as follows: Commander:
Can T. Mumm: First Vice Com
mander Julian Broughton: Sec
ond Vice Commander: Frank L.
Williams: Adjutant: James W.
Rountree: Historian: Charles TV?
Sldnner Finance Officer: Scott
f’&Fyy: Service Officer: Johns
Defers: Chaplain: Roy Ball: Ser
geant-at-Arms: Melvin Rountree..
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Another Hertford business closes
Phillips Furniture to shut doors
Another Perquimans County
business announced plans to
close its doors this week,
i Phillips Furniture Company
Owners Jack and Gene Phillips
said they will begin a going-out
of-business sale on May 1. The
brothers have operated the fur
niture factory outlet for 22
years.
“Due to the state of the
economy and other business in
terests, we have decided to go
out of the furniture business,"'
the Phillips brothers stated in a
written notice Issued to The Per
quimans Weekly Monday.
The Phillips brothers started
out with a small cabinet shop
and the business grew into a
first quality and reject furniture
outlet. The business grew to the
point that an addition was re
quired on the building.
But Jack said furniture is
one item that does not have to
be purchased when consumers
must tighten the purse strings,
and sales have not been good
over the past two years.
The closing comes on the
heels of Variety Wholesalers' de
clsion to close Eagles In down
town Hertford and a major lay
off at Don Juan Manufacturing.
Earlier In the year, Nino’s Res
taurant closed.
“Due to the state of the
economy and other
business interests, we
have decided to go out
of the furniture
business.”
Jack and Gene Phillips
Owners, Phillips Furniture
Gene will continue to oper
ate Creations In Wood, a custom
wood-working business. Jack
will still operate Phillips Auto
Sales.
Phillips Furniture closed at
5:30 p.m. yesterday (Wednes
day), and will re-open on May 1
at 9 p.m. to begin a stock liqui
dation sale.
Phillips Furniture on U.S. Highway 17 Bypass in Hertford is closing its doors after 22 years in
business. Owners Jack and Gene Phillips cite the economy and other business interests as
the reasons for closing. (Photo by Susan Harris)
Arrests
__ The Hertford Police reported
file following arrests: • "
George Keith Hulett. 32, of
Rt. 4. Box 295, Eden. N.C., was
Issued a citation on April 12 for
no registration and no insur
ance. ;
' Nancy Lee Brinkley. 26. of
P.O. Box 41. Highway 32.
Hobbsville. was issued a citation
on April 21 for speeding.
i James Ulysses Walker, 27,
of 323 Stokes Dr., Hertford, was
arrested on April 20 and
charged with assault on a fe
Calvin Harrison Cockman,
48, of P.O. Box 5511, Robbins,
was Issued a citation on April
18 for speeding.
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.‘Joseph Aurele Dupuis III,
27. of 201 Micmac Trail. Eden
ton. was arrested on April 18
and charged with no insurance
and no operators license. Bond
was set at $200 unsecured.
Richard Allen Barry Jack
Son, 39. of 301 Dobbs Street,
Hertford, was, Issued a citation
on April 18 for driving while li
cense revoked.
Nathaniel Anthony Moore,
30, of Rt 5. Box 18 Dogwood
Mobile Home Park, Hertford,
was arrested on April 17 and
charged with .assault with a
deadly weapon. Bond was set at
$500 secured,
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A hoppin’ good time
Jonathan Godfrey, 10, and his sister Jennifer, 6, took
time out from their Easter shopping to visit Peter Cotton
tail at Southgate Mall last week. The pair are the children
of David and Gayle Godfrey of New Hope. (Photo by
Both Finney) .
Fire chiefs:
Departments
need county funds
Representatives of the
county’s fire departments ap
proached the county commis
sioners in regular session
Monday night requesting con
sideration for more funding In
the 1992-93 fiscal budget!
Spokesman for the group
Danny Gregory, chief of the
Intercounty Fire Department,
told the commissioners that
the cost of the service the de
partments provide is escalat
ing, and the volunteer
departments are facing eco
nomic crisis.
Gregory said that the fire
fighters volunteer their time
for services and training, and
must raise the funds nec
essary to replace aging build
ings and equipment, pay
rising insurance premiums
and purchase gear. The chief
said that the cost of firefight
ing turn-out gear and equip
ment has doubled in the past
10 years. Gregory added that
It is not fair to firefighters
who volunteer for service to
also be asked to personally
endorse bank loans for equip
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The commissioners bud
geted $7,500 for operating ex
penses and $1,500 for new
equipment purchases last fis
cal year. The departments re
quested $10,000 in operating
funds and $2,000 for equip
ment replacement next year.
Gregory said the chiefs of
the departments would like to
meet with the commissioners
to discuss long-range plans
for firefighting organizations.
Bethel Fire Chief Jeff Proc
tor echoed Gregory’s
statements. Proctor told the
commissioners he was appre
ciative of what the commis
sioners had done in the past,
but the time has corner to do
something better. He said
most departments have trucks
that are old and must be re
placed within the next few
years. In his district, he said,
Albemarle Plantation could
have a great impact on nec
essary services.
“Your requests are not
falling on deaf ears.”
Mack Nixon
Commissioners chairman
Jimmy Chappell, chief at
Belvidere-Chappell Hill, said .
firefighters provide the most
dangerous service in the
county. He said the increase
in hazardous chemical calls
increases the likelihood of in
jury to firefighters.
Commissioners chairman
Mack Nixon said the board
and county residents appre
ciate the services provided by
the department. He added
that the departments will be
given consideration when the
budget is prepared, but there
will be a strain on rnnntv cof
fers. While he said the request
for additional funds did not
appear out of line, he could
not guarantee that the monies
could be found in the budget
in view of the economic situa
tion in the county.
“Your requests are not
falling on deaf ears." Nixon
assured the firefighting dele- C1
gation. ie
Gregory requested a better
communication link with the ^
board. He said firefighters un- J
derstand the money crunch, J
but want to work with the v3
board to provide service.
Tlie contracts for two more
recycling centers were awarded
Monday evening when the
county commissioners opened i
sealed bids for the projects. i ■;
1 The first center to be con*1,
structed will be located on Cen-..
ter Hill Highwav near the old
FCX building. Outer Banks Cen-;
tractors was awarded the site
preparation contract with a low
bid of $18,467. Tildon White
hurst will do the site work cm;
the U.S. 17 South site adjacent'
to Allen’s BP where the county
purchased land earlier this year.
He was low bidder at $19,638.
Albemarle Fencing will erect the
fences at both sites at a cost of
$8,840 per site.
Hie Center Hill Highway pro
ject was funded in the 1991-92
budget The U.S. 17 South Site
will be funded next fiscal year.
The first center opened to
New Hope earlier this year on
land leased by the county from
the Durants Neck Ruritans.
County manager N. Paul Gre
gory Jr. said the site Is being
used at present. Under con
struction presently is the second
recycling center located on U.S,
Highway 17 North, Just south of
the weight station. ‘ "
Cable request deferred
The commissioners deferred
a decision on allowing MultlVl
sion Cable Company to transfer
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trolling interest, to Cable Vision
Systems. Representatives of the
company requested authority to
make the transfer, however, the
commissioner^ said that only
about one-third of county resi
dents are presently receiving Ca
. b!e service, and they get
■ requests frequently for expanded
service.
Chairman Mack Nixon told
the company representatives
that cable companies serving
neighboring counties have ex
pressed an interest in a fran
chise in Perquimans County.
There is no limit on the number 1
of franchises the commissioners
i can allow to operate in the
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said.
No decision on allowing the
stock transfer will be made until
the company submits informa
tion on future expansion to
serve more residents, the com
missioners decided. The rep
resentatives agreed to have the
requested data back to the ,
county by the May 4 meeting.
In other business, the com
missioners: ij,
•approved a land variance
on property at Albemarle Planta
tion owned by Carl and Cathy
Terranova with a 3-2 vote. Com
missioners Wayne Winslow and
Thomas Nixon voted against the
measure, while Leo Higgins and
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Chairman Mack Nixon was
forced to cast the tie-breaking
vote. di
sapproved grant fund distri
bution for the Home €kre and
Community Block Grant.
•approved a resolution re- ^
quested by Albemarle Mental
Health to bring its salaiy sched
ule in line with state agencies.
•reviewed a proposed ordi
nance restricting the entry of
mobile homes into the county.
•approved the transfer of so
cial workrr Melissa Stokely into
Eotective services and approved
ring Vickie Williams as a so
cial worker trainee. ^ ;
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