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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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