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Vol. 69, No. 31 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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Perquimans County Restoration Association presi
dent Chris Lane and East Carolina Bank City
Executive Becky Winslow welcome visitors to the
Newbold-White Visitors Center during a Chamber
of Commerce Business After Hours co-hosted by
PCRA and the bank last week. Newbold-White
House Site Manager David Webb looks on.
Town agrees to
close street until
school is over
Jimmy Hunter
Drive to be
closed school
days 74
SUSAN R. HARRIS
The Hertford Town
Council voted to curtail
the vehicular use of
Jimmy Hunter Drive
until &e end of the school
year.
The school board ini
tially requested that the
town allow the portion of
Jimmy Hunter Drive
between Edenton Road
Street and Ainsley Drive
to be closed during school
hours. The board placed
mobile imits on the other
side of the street from the
school’s main building,
forcing students to cross
the street to attend class.
School officials indicat
ed in a recent letter to the
town that the schools have
contacted the North
Carolina Department of
Transportation regarding
the street running
through the campus and
the resulting danger to
students. DOT indicated
that it would cut a new
road between the mobile
units and schools admin
istrative building to
reroute traffic. However,
council members said
they are not ready to dedi
cate a portion of the
street to DOT as would be
required to cut a new
street. If they dedicated
the street to DOT, council
would no longer control
the street.
Coimcil voted to allow
the school board to close
the portion of the street
in question from 7 a.m.—4
p.m. each school day
through the end of the
school year. The motion
made by Carlton
Davenport further stated
that during the school
year, a permanent solu
tion to the problem be
sought.
Couple killed in wreck
6-year-old
loses both
parents
SUSAN R. HARRIS
and SEAN JACKSON
A Hertford couple was
kilted Friday evening just a
few miles from their Snug
Harbor Home.
Loren Perry Hillaker, 24,
and Aaron Lorn Hillaker,
30, both of 349 Snug Harbor
Rd., died from injuries sus
tained when their 1996
Pontiac Grand Am was
involved in a three-vehicle
accident.
The HUlakers’ 6-year-old
daughter and two other
youths, ages 13 and 14, were
also in the vehicle at the
time of the accident. AU
were taken to Chowan
Hospital. The 13-year-old
was treated and released.
There is no word on how
long the other children
stayed at the hospital. The
teens were friends of the
family.
The driver of the second
vehicle in the accident,
Sylvia Ides of Hubert, N.C.,
was taken to Chowan
Hospital and later trans
ported to Pitt County
Memorial Hospital by
EastCare helicopter. She
was later released, accord
ing to N.C. Highway Patrol
Trooper C.T. Griffin.
According to Griffin, the
Grand Am was making a
left turn off of U.S. 17
South onto Snug Harbor
Road when it pulled into
the path of the Dakota.
“It was just a failure to
see (oncoming vehicles)
before crossing a lane of
traffic,” Griffin said.
The Hillakers were
pinned in the vehicle.
A third vehicle, a 2000
Ford furniture truck
owned by RentWay Rental
Company of Elizabeth City,
was struck by Ides’ Dakota
after it struck the Grand
Am. The truck overturned
in a nearby field after strik
ing the furniture truck and
came to rest on its side.
The furniture truck was
at the intersection of U.S.
17 and Bear Swamp Road.
Bear Swamp Road is direct
ly across the intersection
from Snug Harbor Road.
The truck driver was not
taken to a hospital, but did
Griffin said he complained
of a sore neck.
Griffin said that there
was no indication that
drugs or alcohol were
involved in the accident,
and that all the drivers and
passengers were wearing
seat belts. He added that no
charges will be filed.
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Johnny Corprew explains the inner workings of the
headers on his cotton combine to visitors during the
Perquimans County Farm Tour Sunday afternoon.
Coilin Byrum, the youngest Byrum in Tri-B Farms,
shows off one of the pigs on the farm, which breeds
and sells show pigs. (More photos, page 7)
Tourists glimpse life on the farm
SUSAN R. HARRIS
From Peruvian Pasos to
pigs to peanuts, people got
a taste of life on the farm
during the weekend’s
Perquimans County Farm
'Tour.
Folks flocked to the
fields in spite of Saturday’s
rain, according to agribusi
ness representatives who
participated in the two-day
event.
“I was really surprised
(at the number of people
we had) Saturday,” said
Johnny Corprew. “They
really asked some good
questions, too.”
Corprew opened both a
peanut and cotton field to
the public for the tour.
Corprew, Donald Madre,
Gene Madre, Tim Corprew,
Ray Winslow and Lewis
Smith explained the
process of harvesting the
crops and the equipment
used.
Down the road at Ward &
Nixon Cotton Gin, tourists
could see what happens
when the cotton leaves the
field.
New to the event this
year was a display of boats
and equipment used for
commercial and recre
ational fishing at the
Hertford boat docks.
Livestock was also a big
component of the tour. The
largest collection of
Peruvian Paso horses in
North Carolina was on the
tour. Owned by Douglas
and Cheryl Perry, the hors
es are considered by many
to be the smoothest riding
horses in the world.
The Perrys welcomed
Christian Zoeger, a native
of Peru who now trains
Peruvians in New York, to
their farm to offer demon
strations and information.
At nearby Proctor and
Sons Farm, Willis, Pete,
Tim, Nicholas and Blake
offered a look at Angus
influence beef cattle. The
Continued on page 12
Two new businesses make Hertforci their home
>: SUSAN R. HARRIS
’>Church Street welcomed
twjCnew tenants recently
United Country Real
Estate and Church Street
Grille. The Chamber of
Commerce sponsored rib
bon cuttings for both.
Carolyn Hare is $imply
at home in the kitchen. As
she teUs it, she’s always
enjoyed mixing up taste
treats with a different
Iw^t, listening to cooks
with years of experience
under their belts, and
watching how good cooks
prepare and serve meals.
Continued on page 12
The Chamber of Commerce sponsored ribbon cuttings
for United Country Real Estate (above) and Church
Street Grille (right) recently. Both are located on
Church Street in Hertford's main business district
downtown.
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
High: 74
Low: 59
Mostly Sunny
Friday
High: 75
Low: 57
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 74
Low: 57
Partly Cloudy