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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Vblume 61, No. 18
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, April 30,1992
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Briefs
Benefit planned
, There will be a dance bene
flttlng Walter Gregory on Friday,
May 1 at Joe's Place from 9:30
■ p.m.-l:30 a.m. Wild Streak Ban
will play. All proceeds from the
$5 admission price will go to the
benefit effort.
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.Comedy extended
5 • The Bootstrap Acting Com
pany's Jilt comeay "The Senator
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Wore Pantyhose’’ will be held
Saver for an additional perfor
mance on Sunday, May 3. The
May 3 show will begin at 7 p.m.
^Dinner will be served at 5:30.
Por reservations, call Angler's
JCbve Restaurant. Hertford, at
J426-9295 day. 426-7294 eve
jnings.
^Benefit supper
t The Allen Winslow benefit
Jsupper will be held Saturday,
JMay 2 at the Hertford Town
.Park from 4-7 p.m. Pork barbe
cue plates Will be available for
*$4. Advance tickets may be pur
chased at The Perquimans
Weekly.
'Meet the candidates
* There will be an opportunity
,to meet the candidates for Per
{quimans County Commissioners
.and Board of Education held at
tlhe Snug Harbor Clubhouse on
'Friday. May 1 from 3:30-5 p.m .
.The informal gathering is open
J to the public.
.Hospital offers tests
*' - Chowan HOspifa! will be4
sponsoring cholesterol and blood
pressure screenings at Wood
ard’s Pharmacy on Monday, May
11 from noon to 2:30 p.m.
School luncn menus
' MONDAY: Breakfast
French toast fingers or cereal,
biscuit, fruit or Juice, and milk:
Lunch - pizza or chicken
charms, green beans, cheesy po
tatoes, succotash, fruit, not
rolls, and milk.
TUESDAY: Breakfast - steak
biscuit or cereal, toast, fruit or
juice, and milk; Lunch - lasagna
or pork choppette, green beans,
French fries, tossed salad, fruit,
hot rolls, and milk.
% WEDNESDAY: Breakfast -
super donut or cereal, fruit or
Juice, and milk: Lunch - spa
ghetti or hero sandwich, lettuce
and tomato, glazed carrots, po
tato wedges, fruit, hot rolls, and
milk.
THURSDAY: Breakfast - pe
can twirls or cereal, toast, fruit
or Juice, and milk: Lunch -
chicken or steakum with bun.
com. steamed cabbage, boiled
potatoes, fruit, hot rolls, and
Tbilk, t ! .
: ’ FRIDAY: Breakfast - eggs,
grits, toast or cereal, fruit or
iuice. and milk; Lunch - Pirate
(Bfcili-cheeseburger or rib sand
wich. French fries, broccoli with
; cheese, greens, fruit, and milk.
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Tuesday
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WEEKLY
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Ruritans spearhead campaign
Durants Neck
to be improved
The Durants Neck Ruri
tans are spearheading a com
munity improvement
campaign which could be a
model for other communities
across the county and state.
Rurltan Albert Eure led a
meeting attended by a baker’s
dozen Monday evening at the
Durants Neck Fire Station to
oiganize a group to work for
crime prevention, a cleaner
community and support an
emergency response team.
The club divided the New
Hope township into 12 sec
tors, and invited a resident
from each sector to attend
the meeting and act as a lal
son between, their neighbor
hood and the Ruritan Club.
Eure said the crime prob
lem would be handled by at
tacking crime from a
psychological and educational
point of view, not as a vigi
lante group.
“Crime comes where It’s
welcome." Eure said, “and
leaves where it's not welcome.
We don’t want it to be wel
come here.”
Some gathered said they
felt they received poor re
sponse from the sheriffs de
partment. Eure Volunteered to
speak to the sheriff about re
sponse time.
Richard Watts discussed
the spring clean-up scheduled
for May 9. from an environmen
tal standpoint.
The group also wants to
support a newly-formed emer
gency response team made up
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Durants Neck Ruritan spokesperson Albert Eure passed out maps at the organizational
meeting Monday night at the Durants Neck Fire Department, which shows the New Hope
township divided into 12 sectors. With cooperation, the Ruritans hope to stop crime,
clean up the community and support an emergency response team.
f. vLtyfl cqtlflc^ EMTs. a oerti
• fled ambulance attendant and
two other volunteers. The pur
pose of the responders Is to ar
rive and begin emergency
procedures prior to the arrival
of the rescue squad. It Is
hoped that this can save lives
since the travel time from Hert
ford to New Hope runs between
20 and 30 minutes.
“I think the main thing is
cheating a good spirit.” Eure
said about the ambitious pro
gram.
Arrests made
The Hertford Police reported
the following arrests:
William Earl Elliott. 30. of
204 Church St., Hertford, was
arrested for common law rob
bery. Bond was set at $3,000
secured.
Clarence Harvey Hoggard,
65, of 40 Ridgewood Pkwy. New
port News, Va., was issued a ci
tation for speeding on April 23.
Margaret Ann Foreman, 26.
of Rt. 5 Box 367, Hertford, was
arrested on April 23 for giving
false information and no opera
tors license.
Allen Lee Wilkins, 26. of 308
Church St.. Hertford, was is
sued citations for driving while
license revoked, speeding to
elude arrest, expired registra
tion, and no insurance.
Johnny Willie Lane Jr., 33.
of 940 Sandy Hook Rd., Shiloh,
NC, was arrested on April 24
and charged for driving while li
cense revoked. Bond set at
$500 unsecured.
Clinton Roach. 30, of 814
Morgan St., Elizabeth City, was
issued a citation on April 25 for
no operators licence.
The Perquimans County
Sheriffs Department reported
the following arrests:
Anthony Roosevelt Lavell.
53. of 5236 Holiday Island.
Hertford, was arrested for as
sault by pointing gun on April
23. He was released on $200
unsecured bond.
Patrick Lee Henry, 43, of
Box 4, Bethel Fishing Center.
Hertford, was arrested on April
24 for assault on a female. He
was released on a $200 unse
cured bond.
Ronald Dean Bateman. 35,
of Rt. 4 Box 263, Hertford, was
arrested on April 25 on Pasquo
tank County warrants for forg
ery and worthless checks He
was confined to Albemarle Dis
trict Jail on a $3,500 bond.
Political forum draws big crowd
State, federal candidates
seek local support, votes
An overflow crowd packed Perqui
mans County courtroom B and spilled
into the halls last Tuesday evening when
the Hertford Business and Professional
Women’s organization hosted “Meet the
Candidates.”
Political hopefuls and their
spokespersons vying for local, state and
federal offices outlined their platforms.
Of the eight candidates for governor,
only James “Jim” Hunt Jr. was rep
resented.
“We need real proven leadership
again.” said a Hunt spokeswoman. “Jim
Hunt is a great governor.”
State auditor Edward Renfrew was
the lone candidate for lieutenant gover
nor represented. His Wife spoke on his
behalf.
"The best way to go is with Ed Renf
rew." Mrs. Renfrew stated.
Renfrew will work for a balanced
budget without intermingling funds, and
to improve education, Mrs. Renfrew said.
, ' AU three men seeking election to the
state House of Representatives attended
the forum. They are Vernon James,
Charles L. Foster and R.M. “Pete”
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, James, who has served for 40 years,
said. “I will continue to keep on doing
exactly what I've been doing and that’s
represent you very well.”
"I have always been concerned about
this district.” said Foster. “I know what it
takes to recruit industry to this area."
■ The ECSU faculty member said the
district needs aggressive leadership to get
a fair shake from Raleigh.
The highway fund established to pave
the way for economic development in ru
ral areas must, not be raided, said
Thompson. He added that natural gas
availaoility must also be expanded to
stimulate economic development.
All but two of the eight congressional
candidates espoused their platforms.
Democrats Thomas B. Brandon . III. Eva
Clayton, Thomas C. Hardaway, Staccato
Powell and Willie D. Riddick and Repub
lican Ted Tyler were represented. '
Brandon, in his fourth term as mayor
of Williamston. said.a good four-lane
hignway system is crucial to economic
development.
“I’m a person I feel is committed to
people." said Clayton. “I’m running be
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cause I care about people.”
State Representative Hardaway cited
his record in his present position and
his desire to do more as his main qual
ifications.
"There is much more that needs to
be done and I believe it has to be done
on the national level.” he said.
Powell, a Wilson minister, said peo
ple are apathetic and discouraged with
government because government is not
responsive to the needs of constituents.
Riddick, a Walter Jones Sr. assistant
for 14 years, knows and understands
northeastern North Carolina, said his
representative, Johnny Huston. “He un
derstands the possibilities for northeast
ern North Carolina." Huston said.
The mayor of Rich Square for nine
years. Tyler said the federal budget Is
not balanced because Congress doesn't
want It to balance. He spoke for tax In
centives to business, adding Jobs, slash
ing spending, closing obsolete military
bases, ending foreign aid given in
money, health care, a strong military
and capping terms.
Perquimans County Schools superin
tendent Randall Henlon spoke on behalf
of Bob Etheridge, who is seeking an
other term as Superintendent of Public
Instruction. Etheridge was the only one
of the five candidates for the position
represented.
H believe he deserves another
chance In office.” Henlon stated. “He is
very optimistic about where we can go.”
' The sole Judicial candidate to attend
was present district court Judge J. Rich
ard “Dick” Parker of Manteo. a Murf
reesboro native, , * *
? “I think I possess the training, qudfr
iflcations and experience to be a good
superior court Judge,” Parker said, citing
his 18 years of dally courtroom expert
ence.
None of the candidates for state au
ditor, commissioner of insurance or
commissioner of labor attended the fo
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Local candidates speak
Eleven of the 14 candidates for lo
cal office spoke during the BPW forum
last week, seeking support for their
bids.
L. Wayne Howell, present chairman
of the school board, is seeking a sec
ond term. He is, running unopposed
from the Hertford Township.
“My main goal is to see more par
ents involved in the schools,” Howell
said.
Howell said education is changing
and that there must be a push to
reach what he tagged “the neglected
majority,” those children who perform
in the average range.
“I am concerned about the educa
tion in Perquimans County,” said Ar
thur Mitchell Jr., who is seeking
election from the Parksville Township
along with fellow challenger Wallace
Nelson and incumbent Clifford P.
Towe.
Mitchell commended the present
board and said he cares about quality
education.
Nelson said. "We need parents on
the board of education that have chil
dren in school,"
Nelson stated that he is not against
any member of the board, but feels
that it is imperative that parents sit on
the board. His experience on the COA
Board of Trustees and working with
state drug programs qualify him for
the position, he said.
Towe agreed with Howell that edu
cation is changing. “The future should
not repeat the past..." he said.
“I want to become a part of what’s
taking place in education today,” said
the former teacher.
’What we need to do is graduate
students that can and will be able to
further their education,’’ continued
Towe. adding that students must be
given the tools they need to make a
living in a world society.
Incumbent Benjamin C. Hobbs
from the Bethel Township was not pre
sent.
“I have a firm commitment to edu -
cation here in this county," said David
Bines Jr., one of three Democratic can
didates for the first district county
commissioners seat.
Bines said his experience as a-,
safety administrator in the solid waste
industry gives him the background he
needs to Help with what he says Is the
second largest item in the county bud- ;
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get.
Charles T. Skinner Jr., also a Dem
ocratic candidate for the first district
seat, said he has a working knowledge
of local government and wants to rep
resent the people of the county.
“I have the time to represent all the
citizens of this county.” he said.
Julian “Uttleman” Broughton, the
third Democratic candidate, was not
represented.
Republicans John White IV and
Charles E. Woodard, whose candidacy
sparked the first Republican primary
ever held in Perquimans County, both
attended. They are seeking nomination
to represent the first district on the
board of county commissioners.
“I’ll take your money and treat it
just like mine because part of it is.”
White said.
White said the county commission
ers essentially administer what the
state and federal governments man
date. He said he would fight for the
rights of the people of the county.
"If I get in. I’ll try and do what you
need,” Woodard said. The pharmacist
said he comes in contact with a lot of
people every day. and would always be
available when called upon.
All three second district candidates
are Democrats, and all three spoke at
the forum.
“I love Perquimans County,” said
Elmer Lassiter, whose retirement gives
him the time he needs to represent his
district, he said.
“If I am elected...I will certainly re
member who put me there,” he stated.
Archie Miller said he will listen to
the peoples' needs if elected.
“I think I have something to give
the county,” he stated. “I want to be a
county commissioner and I care about
this county.”
Shirley Yates, who has experience
on the Winfall Town Council, said she
can deal with stress and pressure,
which she said comes with the county
commissioner’s seat
“I’m concerned about people,” i
Yates stated. “I’m concerned about
Perquimans County. If I’m elected...Ill
do all I can to make Perquimans
County a better place to live."
- Jeanne C. White, who is running
unopposed for register of deeds, did
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