THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
VohMM 62, No. 7
Hartford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, February 25, 1993
35 Cents
Sports;
PCMS Lady Tigers win
tournament; take winning
streak to 16: Page e
Opinion:
Courtesy, common
sense can shoot down
hunting dog feud: Page 4
Sports:
Youth recreation
basketball season ends;
allstars chosen: Page 6
Newbern
receives
award
• Named
AFA Fireman
of Year
A Hertford firefighter was
named the Albemarle Firemen's
Association Fireman of the Tear
earlier this month.
Parker Newbem. a 20-year
firefighting veteran who presently
serves as captain and training of
ficer in the department, earned
the honor from the 10-county
firefighting association. Newbem
was named Hertford Fire Depart
ment Fireman of the Year in De
cember 1992.
“He (Newbem) is one of the
leaders and part of the backbone
of our department.” Newbem's
nomination form read. “Parker Is
a loyal and dedicated department
member.”
During 1992, Newbem logged
370 training hours. Part of these
hours were taken under the fire
science curriculum offered by
Wilson Technical Community
College through College of The
Albemarle. Once finished with
the curriculum. Newbem will re
ceive an associates degree In fire
He also trained employees at
Brian Center Nursing Facility to
respond to fires with fire extin
guishers. The training proved its
merit in January, when two em
ployees were credited with con
trolling a boiler room LP
blaze at the facility using fire ex
tinguishers. Training sessions at
other places are under consider
ation.
Ncwbun Is a member of the
department's emergency re
sponse team. He has taught ex
trication to those enrolled in
EMT courses sponsored fay the
Perquimans County Rescue
Squad.
One of three representatives
from Perquimans County on the
Albemarle Fire Safety Committee.
Newbera spent 24 hours last
spring teaching fire safety at the
county’s elementary schools us
ing the Albemarle Fire Safety
Trailer.
Newbera is the director of
public works far the town of
Hertford. He lives in Winfall.
Landfill study
group to meet
with officials
The dttaens* group fanned to
study solid waste management
will meet with Perqulmahs
County Commissioners Monday
at 7 p.m. lb ensure that all dtl
sens who wish to attend the
meeting can be seated, the meet
ing will be held tn Courtroom B.
The group wiD make a pre
sentation to commissioners,
based on Information they have
learned through their waste
management study.
Cooperative clean-up
Volunteers spent Friday and Monday cleaning up a
trash site on Boat Ramp Road in New Hope.
Spearheaded by the late Fred Jones, the Durants
Neck Ruritans decided to push for clean-up on the
site owned by Steve Perry. The state, the county,
the county water authority, Ruritans and other
community volunteers kept trucks and heavy
equipment moving briskly, hauling away about 45
r
50 loads of garbage. Law enforcement officials will
be keeping an eye out for those illegally dumping
on the property, and Perry has said he will press
charges. The clean-up is just one of the commu
nity projects coordinated by the Ruritans. (Photo
by Susan Harris)
i
Home alone:
Ready or not':
In the wake of recast publicized child
neglect cases involving children being left
home alone far extended periods of time,
many parents have questions concerning
when children can be safety left alone.
There is no magic age when all children
are ready to be left along but the North Car
olina Chapter of the National Committee for
Prevention of Child Abuse offers the follow
ing guidelines far parents.
Some children are able to start being
alone between the ages of 10 and 12 al
though every child is different In order to
stay alone for a short period of time chil
dren should demonstrate:
* A desire to stay alone.
* Telephone skills such as knowing
whom to rail, what to say In an emergency
and how to handle phone calls.
• Ability to get ready for school on time,
solve problems Independently and finish
homework with little supervision.
• Ability to communicate problems.
According to Jennifer Tolle, Executive
Director of NC/CNPCA. parents should pre
pare their children to stay alone by teaching
them how to handle potential problems
such as getting locked out. arguments with
siblings, answering the door, preparing
snacks and handling household emergen
cies or injuries. Children should have defi
nite rules, preferably written and signed by
both the parent and child.
Even if a child seems ready to stay
alone, parents should continue to provide
supervision, guidance and emotional sup
port. Listen as you regularly ask your child
about problems they may experience.
For more information contact the North
Carolina Chapter of the National Committee
far Prevention of Child Abuse at 1- 800
354-KIDS.
Extension plans
jewelry workshop
“Jewelry and Fashion Accessories'* will
be presented by Amy Taylor Nixon at the
Perquimans Comity Cooperative Extension
Service on Thursday, March 11 at 2 p.m.
Nixon handcrafts bows, tee shirts, belts,
carriers. and other customized
The Bertie County native is married to
urtmj Nixon of Chowan County. They live
die Rocky Hock community with their 5
year-old daughter. Jessica, who is responsi
ble for her mother's accessory hobby and
business. Nixon first made hair bows for
her daughter and tyn branched into other
can 436-7607 or 436-5438 to
V».Y 5 ^ f.4.
Willis Proctor (left), a member of the Board of Directors of Ru
ritan National, presented the corn yield trophies at January’s
Farm-City banquet. Winners were (left to right) William Wray
Chappell - first place, Michael E. White (Willow Branch Farms) -
second place, and Gene Perry - third place. The trophies were
sponsored by the Ruritan Clubs in Perquimans County. (Photo
courtesy Perquimans Cooperative Extension Service).
Li - f"- " !
Leo Higgins (left) of the Hertford Lions Club presented soy
bean yield trophies at the Farm-City banquet last month. Re
ceiving trophies were (left to right), Randy Parle and A.O.
Roberts of Eure Seed Farms - second place, and Gene Percy -
third place. Choice Acres, Inc. earned first place. The Hertford
Lions Club sponsored the trophies. (Photo courtesy Perqui
mans Cooperative Extension Service).
Crop yields recognized
Local producers of com
and soybeans received tro
phies for high yields entered
in the county yield contests.
Winners in the county com
contest were: first place - Wil
liam Wray Chappell with a
yield of 213.15 my bushels
per acre; second place - Wil
low Branch Farm with a yield
of 209.24 bushels per acre;
and third place - Gene Perry
with a yield of 202.24 bushels
per acre, in the soybean con
test, the following winners
were recognized: first place -
Choice acres. Inc. with a yield
of 61.4 bushels per acre; sec
ond {dace - Eure Seed Farms
with a yield of 52.5 bushels
per acre; and third place -
Gene Feny with a yield of 48.9
bushels per acre. Com tro
Swere sponsored by the
[mans County Raritan
, while soybean trophies
were sponsored by the Hert
ford Lions Chib.
Taxpayers
sentenced to
pay in Little
Rascals case
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Being a good neighbor is sometimes costly. Per
quimans County found that out firsthand by hosting
the trial of Kathryn Dawn Wilson, the second de
fendant to be tried in the Little Rascals Day Care sex
abuse case.
County Manager Paul Gregory said Monday that
the trial cost Perquimans County taxpayers between
$14,000 and $18,000 to provide heat, a deputy to
run court and janitorial services. He said it would be
difficult to tie down an actual to-the-penny figure be
cause of how the deputies were scheduled to handle
the extra workload caused by the case.
The money was not the only damage done to tax
payers’ pocketbooks. Gregory said Clerk of Superior
Court Gall Godwin has been trying to locate two
missing law books. The two volumes were part of a
set So far, Godwin has had no luck finding the
books. In addition, the carpet must be cleaned, the
carpet was damaged in one room and some walls
need to be repainted thanks to encounters with ta
bles and chairs that were pushed into them during
the trial.
“You can definitely tell it's been used." Gregory
said of the upstairs facilities.
The Wilson trial began in mid-November and
ended on Jan. 26. when Wilson was found guilty of
five counts of sex offense and sentenced to life in
prison.
Wilson's conviction came nine months after the
guilty verdict handed down against former day care
co-owner Robert F. Kelly Jr. Kelly was found guilty of
99 counts of sex offense and received 12 life sen
tences. Kelly's trial was heid in the Pitt County town
ofFarmville.
Both the Kelly and Wilson cases are on appeal.
Still to be tried are Kelly's wife, Elizabeth, former
Edenton video store operator Willard Scott Privott.
and three others. No decision on who will be tried
next, when another trial will begin or where the next
case will be heard has been made.
Do you think Perquimans County should host a
second Little Rascals day care trial? Why? Voice your
opinion by calling 426-5728 before Monday at 5 p.m.
You do not have to identify yourself.
Arrests made
The Perquimans County Sheriffs Department
reported the following arrests:
On Feb. 16. Richard Edward Mathews Jr.. 25,
of Route 2 was arrested and charged with first de
gree trespassing and simple assault. He was re
leased on a $200 unsecured bond.
On Feb. 17. Erman Carton Lane. 25. of Route
1, Box 725-C, was arrested and charged with as
sault on a female. He was released on a $200 un
secured bond.
On Feb. 18, Isaac Stanley White. 35. of 211
Covent Garden, was arrested and charged with
failure to appear. He was released on a $200 se
cured bond.
On Feb. 19. Sherri B. Ward, 38. of Route 1.
Box 497, was issued a criminal summons for
worthless checks.
On Feb. 19. Gary Lee Thlmadge. 34. of 132-M
Cork Street, was arrested and charged with two
counts of worthless checks. He was released on a
$200 secured bond.
On Feb. 22. John Edward Brown. 47. of Lot 55.
Meads Trailer Court, was arrested and charged
with failure to appear. He was confined to Albe
marle District Jail in lieu of a $7,500 secured
bond.
On Feb. 22. James Ulysesses Walker. 27. of
Route 4. Box 1025. was arrested and charged with
felony larceny and two counts of failure to appear.
He was confined to Albemarle District Jail in lieu
of a $1,900 secured bond.
Doggone problem:
Courtesy may be key
to hunting situation
Those you who called in for our poll were 29-9
in favor of hunting- Most cited personal freedom,
population control and animals feeding on crops as
reasons you support hunting.
However, even most hunters acknowledged
that there are those in their ranks who do not take
care of the property of others, and who do not fol
low safe hunting practices.
From your comments, it is evident that many
of you. whether you favor hunting or not. agree
that hunters should police themselves in order to
save die hunting tradition far more fathers to pass
on to their sons.
Some callers warned that they are serious
about putting an end to hunting with dogs, and
maybe even going after high-powered rifles, be
cause sitting down and talking simply didn't work.