May '^1: 1 o5 :c • C . - Y :t : D r , J^/17/1996 20 The Perquimans Weekly 350 Vol. 64, No. 19 The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County people Hertford, North Carolina 27944 Winfall okays sewer bond By SUSAN R. HARRIS Editor and GINGER LIVINGSTON The Daily Advance “Thank God that the people had the faith, had the vision to move forward,” Winfall Mayor Fred Yates said about the over whelming support for the sewer bond referendum in Tuesday’s primary election. The $500,000 bond referen dum brought out 209 of the town’s 333 registered voters. There were 156 votes cast for the sewer referendum and 53 against. Yates said the referendum passed because the people of Winfall realized that a sewer system was vital to the town. “They saw the need,” Yates said. “You can only contami nate the surface water so much before you contaminate the drinking water and people knew it was a necessity.” Loan funds will come from RC&D, formerly FmHA. The bond will be paid back over a 38-year period. If 121 house holds sign up for sewer ser vice, the cost to each house hold will be less than $20 per month. The $500,000 bond repre sents only a small portion pf the estimated $4.2 million cost of the project. Yates has sought for and earned grants to cover the majority of the project cost. The mayor planned to meet with engineers on Wednesday to get the project underway as soon as possible. If all goes weU, yates anticipates that the system will be one line by late 1997 or early 1998. Yates has pursued the con struction of a sewer system in Winfall for seven or eight years. He inherited the project from his wife, Shirley, who served on the Winfall Town Council prior to her election to the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners. The couple has been tireless in their efforts to seek funding for the system which will allow some Winfall residents to have indoor bathrooms for the first time. Now THIS IS moving! PHOTO BY GINGER LIVINGSTON, THE DAILY ADVANCE A 1910 Victorian house in Winfail was moved from its original lot on the north side of Main Street Extended to the south side of the road Tuesday. Buiit by Horace and Saiiie Baker, the home was purchased by W.D. and Liliie M. Rogerson in 1940. It has been empty since Mrs. Rogerson’s death in 1991. New owners, Mr. and Mrs. Reese Egieston of Lexington, Kentucky, pian to restore the home as a private residence. It was moved by Bray House Movers of Camden. Low donations puts July 4th fireworks show in jeopardy By SUSAN R. HARRIS Editor Independence Day may lack sparkles and booms in Perquimans County if dona tions to the 4th of July fire works fund don’t pick up. Diane Stallings, treasurer for the fireworks committee, said that donations are not coming in for the show. Lack of funds could put the fire works in jeopardy, she said. In order to ensure delivery, the fireworks had to be ordered early this year. That’s because the fireworks compa ny is also contracted to pro vide pyrotechnics for the Summer Olympics. A deposit on the show is due next week. As of last week, sufficient funds for the deposit had not been donated. Inside Old Timers games set for Saturday—Page 3 Pirates, Lady Pirates defeat Camden in big contests; Girls track team regular season champs—Page 6 Classifieds—Page 8 Happenings—Page 2 Obituaries—Page 2 Fire training will close Hertford streets Hertford firefighters will take to the streets of down town Hertford on May 16 for a training drill. “This drill will allow the firefighters to test themselves and their ability to flow large volumes of water in a short time,” said Fire Chief Sid Eley. Eley said only about 1,000 gallons of water will be drawn from the town’s hydrant sys tem. The majority of the water will be drafted from the river. How Perquimans voted County Commissioners President, Republican Agriculture Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Yates 689 Dole 146 Republican Instruction, Democrat Miller 505 Buchanan 33 Rountree 88 Ward 818 Howell 401 Forbes 12 Davidson 30 Diamont 553 Higgins 328 Keyes 11 Gray 27 Alexander 5 Tew 14 Auditor, Republican School Board Lugar 4 Daly 132 Nelson 666 No preference 14 Insurance Commissioner, DiNubila 27 Shaw 563 Republican Riddick 428 U.S. Senate, Democrat Rogers 93 Superintendent of Public Terranova 305 Gantt 799 Causey 64 Instruction, Republican Keefe 155 Sanders 647 Sharpe 82 McKinney 203 Labor Commissioner, Robinson 73 Register of Deeds Democrat Reed 174 Governor, Republican Payne 1,119 Treasurer, Democrat Barclift 331 Hayes 82 Funderburke 288 Boyles 872 Vinroot 63 Weisel 567 State House District 86 Rogers 22 Secretary of State, Democrat Culpepper 926 Manning 21 Lee 377 Treasurer, Republican Forbes 569 Marshall 291 Duncan 103 Midgette 96 Lieutenant Governor, Kramer 281 Linney 68 Republican Pollard 184 President, Democrat Arnold 132 Langston 170 All vote totals are unofficial Clinton 1,294 Hege 38 Hurst 61 until the Perquimans County LaRouche 113 Board of Elections canvass on No preference 332 Thursday, May 9. l^ktes, Miller Howell top Democratic commissioners primary race The Chamber of Commerce, one of the groups supporting the 4th of July festivities, is sponsoring a raffle to help defray the cost of the fire works. Tickets are $1 each. The prize is $100. Tickets are available at the Chamber office and from members. The wining ticket will be drawn on the courthouse lawn on June 8 at noon. Hayes’ bid to run unaffiliated appears likely By SUSAN R. HARRIS Editor It’ll be Yates, Miller and Howell on the Democratic bal lot for the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners in November. Incumbent Shirley Yates finished on top with 689 votes. The commissioner carried the New Hope, East Hertford, Belvidere and Parksville precincts. Fellow incumbent Archie Miller Sr., who received the second highest number of votes with 505, fin ished first in Nicanor. Wayne Howell carried his home precinct. West Hertford, and earned 401 votes.. Likewise, former commissioner Leo Higgins was tops in his home precinct. Bethel. Higgins fin ished the race with 328 votes. While there were no Republicans running in the primary, the race for the three commissioners’ seats is not a done deal. Perquimans County Board of Elections Chairman L. Paul Smith Jr. said Tuesday night that Bert Hayes is only one signature shy of having his name appear on the com missioners’ ballot in the gener al election as an unaffiliated candidate. Hayes initially planned to run for the board as a Republican, but did not change his party affilication in time. As a result, he must present a petition to the elections board by June 28 bearing the signa tures of 4 percent of the coun ty’s registered voters. Smith said Hayes had gotten enough signatures on the petition, but some of them were not regis tered voters. Hayes said in February that he has the support of the grow ing local Republican Party. If that support is translated into votes in November, the com missioners race could be very interesting. There are 1,052 registered Republicans in the county; 4,909 Democrats; 575 unaffiliated; and one Libertarian. Those 6,537 regis tered voters, along with any others who register in time for the November elections, must choose only one candidate from what appears likely to be a field of four. The top three finishers will be elected to the board and will be sworn in at the board’s December meeting. Register of Deeds Deborah S. Reed will keep her job after defeating challenger Gregory Barcltft 1,527-331 in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Reed was appointed to her post in 1994 upon the retire ment of Jeanne C. White. Before begin named Register of Deeds, Reed had worked in the office for 17 years. She car ried all seven of the county’s precincts Tuesday. All vote totals are unofficial until the election board’s can vass on Thursday. The drill will run from about 7:30-9 p.m. During that time, several streets will be closed. Motorists should pre pare to detour due to the fol lowing closings: Church Street will be closed from Grubb Street to Market Street. Grubb Street will be closed from Church Street to Covent Garden. Punch Alley will be blocked at Church Street. Barrow’s Alley wUl be blocked at Market Street. Nelson leads school board votes Shaw reseated, Riddick is new board member By SUSAN R. HARRIS Editor The only incumbent on the ticket was the top vote-getter in the five-way race for three seats on the Perquimans County Board of Education. Wallace Nelson finished ahead of the pack with 666 votes. He will be joined on the board by former board mem ber Helen T. Shaw and new comer Thomas L. Riddick Sr., who garnered 563 and 428 votes, respectively. Cathy Terranova finished with 305 votes, Kathy Keefe with 155. Nelson carried all precincts except East Hertford, where Shaw enjoyed a 23-point lead. Terranova made her strongest showing in Bethel, trailing Nplson by only six votes, 120-114. The school board race was non-partisan. Election win ners will be sworn in and seat ed in July. 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