Pan 8 -ThePerquimtMCouhty Weekly, Hertford, N. C Thursday , October 15, 1970
dtarly Mcriford
Church On Tour
For Celebration
One of the moat beautiful
cfaurchea and moat Interesting
architecturally, the Episcopal
Church of the Holy Trinitf, will
be open to the public Friday.
The Perquimans Pariah was
organized in 1848, the church vias
built in 1850 win the belfry and
1 vestibule added about 1894,
! Architecture of the frame
building has been designated as
i "country gothlc." The church
i building has rare, functional,
: wooden buttresses supporting its
barrel roof, the only known
building of this kind in the United
States.
The exterior buttresses sup
port the interior exposed rafter
beams. Along with the notable
exposed band-cut beams which
dominate the celling, the gallery
at the nave's western end shows
a pegged frame.
The chancel and nave of the
.church which is located on
Church Street, are separated by
a large archway. The chancel is
raised three steps above the nave
and Its celling is divided into two
panels, each having a raised
plaster decoration of concentric
circles, foliage and centers of
i rippling leaves.
All windows and doors in the
church have pointed arches. The
three windows behind, and
partly hidden by the altar
together with the west window
above the gallery, are the
Stained-glass ones installed in
1858.
Among contributions listed for
the church in 1854 under
parochial objects was a sum of
$763.23 for an organ. The organ
was given to the church by Miss
Sara Edna Jones. According to
tradition, it cost about $1,500 in
all. A one-manual instrument, it
was probably built by George
Jardlne of New York and is said
to be one of the oldest organs still
in use In North Carolina.
The church uses a baptismal
font said to have been given
origUnlly by Queen Anne of
England to St Paul's Parish in
Edenton.
During a remodeling program,
some old and valuable things
were found. They Included a pair
of candlesticks, probably of 1870
design; and a chair used in the
chancel was discovered to be an
early, distinctive and valuable
piece.
The first known sale of a burial
plot in the church cemetery,
which extends from the back of
the church to Perquimans River,
was made May 3, 1858. James
Newby bought a plot for Miss
Mary A. Toms, deceased, for $10.
When the church was admitted
into union with the convention of
the Diocese of North Carolina in
1848, the parish paid
assessments of $20 for the
bishop's salary and contingent
fund; $30 for the missionary
fund, and $2.40 for the relief fund.
Records show there were 24
white communicants at Holy
Trinity in 1852. There are ap
proximately 85 active members
in the church today according to
the rector, Edwin Williams.
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result In a further postponement
of the referendum. This
Congressional action could take
place at any time prior to the
start of a referendum on October
Individual allotment notices
will be mailed to about 1.6
million persons holding an in
terest in established farm wheat
allotments.
Signed ballots need to be
mailed or delivered to the county
offices by October 15, 1970.
Preliminary results of the
referendum will be compiled and
announced by USDA on or
shortly after October 20.
Secretary Hardin announced
April 14, 1970, a national wheat
marketing quota of 1,210 million
bushels and a national allotment
of 43.S million acres.
. A two-thirds or more "Yes"
vote for marketing quotas would
brina a domestic marketing
Church of the Holy Trinity ( Episcopal ) will be open to the
public Friday and Saturday as a part of Perquimans
300th birthday celebration. Located on Church Street,
this is the oldest church building in Hertford and
probably is the only building in the country with wooden
buttresses supporting its barrel roof. Mrs. Raymond
Schofield checks the 1850 construction date.
Perq. Marching
Unit To Lead Tri
Centennial Parade
October will be a very busy
month for the Perquimans
County Marching Unit. In ad
dition to performing each week
at the football game, the unit will
participate in three parades.
Saturday, October 10th the
girls will take part in the
Elizabeth City State University
Parade in Elizabeth City.
Saturday, October 17th, finds
the Unit at the head of the
Perquimans County Tri
Centennial Parade.
On Saturday, October 24th, the
Perquimans County Marching
Unit travels to Norfolk, Va., for
the annual Oyster Bowl Parade.
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News
perq referendum on 1971 - crop
wheat marketing quotas announced
A mail referendum on 1971
crop wheat marketing quotas
will be conducted October 12-15,
Secretary of Agriculture Clifford
M. Hardin has announced. In the
absence of new legislation for the
1971 wheat crop, current law
requires that the referendum be
held. However, a second
Congressional resolution like one
initiated July 24, 1970, could
certificate, valued at $1,39 pet
bushel, the total price support or
that portion of the crop ther
would be $2.54 per bushel -90 per
cent of parity as of July 1, 1970.1
Domestic certificates would be'
Issued subject to penalty. 1
If the referendum fails i tf
carry, the price-support l6ai
rate would be mandatory at 5C,
per cent of July 1971 parity. J)m
would be $1.41 per bushel based
on, current parity. Loans ortty
would be available to producers
remaining within their I971j
allotment acreages. " 1
AGRICULTURAL ACT OF ijfj
Both the House of Repraseaf
lauves ana ine aenate navi
passed the Agricultural ActoJ
1970. Due to some rather major
differences in the two bills, the
Act has gone to the Conference
committee.
WELCOME!
One and All
TO THE
Perquimans County Tri
Centennial Celebration.
We Appreciate
Your Business!
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The 1854 Jardine organ, the oldest in the country, is still used for each worship service in
the Church of the Holy Trinity. Mrs. H. A. (Mildred) Whitley, shown at the console, has
been organist at the church for over 50 years.
Mrs. Mansfield
Wins Again
Mrs. Nellie Mansfield
representative of the Charlotte
Liberty Mutual has won a trip to
New York to be taken by bus on
October 29th.
This trip was based on a
contest that ran for twelve
weeks. The Company asked for a
forty dollar life increase for the
twelve weeks. Mrs. Mansfield
had a fifty seven dollar increase.
She will receive this trip and
dollar for dollar for extra in
crease. '
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