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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY ? . ? Volume 34, No. 39 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, September 28, 1978 15 CENTS CLOSE-UP OF COMPLETED SEC TION ? This picture of the com pleted roof section on the Newbold White House shows the shingle detail as well as window intracacies. The curved-end shingles, all handmade, were not unusual for the period in which the house was built. Early set tlers found the curved end prevented the shingles from splitting. INTERESTING FEATURE - The other end of the Newbold-White House also has an interesting I . ? feature to offer. While these glaze headers give some architectural in sight of the period, when caught by the sun, they offer a glassy effect of beauty. Newbold- White House : Completion in about a year is projected Text & Photos By KATHY M. NEWBERN 4 PAIGE EURE The latest fund-raising efforts of the Perquimans County Restoration Association have put the historical Newbold-White House back in the spotlight. I Sitting rather isolated a few miles - east of Hertford, work has teen ongoing at the site of North Carolina's oldest house since it wa& purchased by the association in 1973. That work has been delayed off and on due to a close monitoring of restoration by state and federal agencies. However, this latest fund-raising effort is attempting to raise monies which would allow completion of the building in about one year. Then fur nishings and added touches would follow including restoration of the caretaker's house, located adjacent to the house on the same Newbold White House, on the same property. Ray Winslow, local archivist and secretary to association's ex ecutive committee, recently ex plained some background and research connected with the restora tion process. He pointed out in an address before the Hertford Business and Professional Women's Club that the fund-raising campaign now under way will attempt to raise $25,000 locally. If that goal is reached, then the association would be eligible for two matching grants of $12,500 each from the state legislature. However, Winslow pointed out, that the mat ching process is not an "all or nothing" deal. For every $1 raised locally, $1 will be matched. Ray Winslow, Local Ar chivist: "The Newbold White House was a large place in its time; a man sion when built. " R.L. Stevenson, Chairman of the association's Finance Committee is heading the drive and noted that a Nov. 1 deadline has been set. Winslow explained that three types of research have been involv ed in the project: historical, ar chaeological, and architectural. Then, with that information, W.M. Kemp and Company, a reputable historical restorations group, hjwt gotten underway with the actual work of restdring th4 "house to its ap-~ pearance when built in the late 1600's. According to Winslow, there is "no better man in the state" than Kemp. And when talking to him about the house, you are impressed with his knowledge, understanding and per sonal commitment to seeing a job through. On a recent tour of the house, he pointed out several interesting facts concerning restoration and current progress. For example, the original hard ware can be found on the upstairs closet doors (unusual since closets were seldom found in houses of the period), and the fact that the original flooring and paneling re main upstairs. For the listener with an imagina tion, Kemp's explanations of how the house once was and will be again with restoration, can bring to mind images of owner Joseph Scott play lia - I ? have resulted to mind boggling achievements in modern society, the delicasies of this garden spider's web remind us * that nature still has much to offer. (Staff photo by Kathy M. Newbern) r '??mm' ing host to famed visitor George Fox during his religious visit to hold ser vices there in 1684. Or, a colorful Perquimans County court session can be imagined with ?* ?*? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmam CURRENT LOOK half of the county's population pre sent to "get the news." With a successful fund-raising campaign and local support, these bits of past history and Perquimans heritage will become more of a reali ty to future generations who might visit a completely restored Newbold White House, proudly located in "The Land of Beautiful Women." Mental Health Chairman is i named for Town of Winfall Aubrey Umphlett has been named Mental Health Bellringer chairper son for the Town of Winfall for the October, 1978 campaign. The ap pointment was announced recently by Ludie H. White, President of the Mental Health Association in North Carolina. "The Mental Health Association is the largest citizens' voluntary ad vocacy organization in the United States fighting mental illness and promoting mental health," said Mrs. White. Since the organization is non profit and non-governmental, its en tire support must come from con tributions such as those to be col lected in October. The original and continuing pur poses of the association are to: im prove attitudes toward mental il lness and the mentally ill through public education; improve services for the mentally ill; and work for the prevention of mental and emotional illness and the promotion of mental health. Through the social action and education programs the tion helps to assure that ap propriate funds are available to sup port public mental health services in North Carolina, and that laws are passed to protect the rights of the mentally ill person to humane and dignified treatment. Registration deadline for upcoming election The Perquimans County Board of Elections announces that Oct. 9 will be the last day for persons who have not registered previously or who have moved to another precinct to get their names on the Perquimans County registration books, for voting in the Nov. 7 General Election. State law requires that to register, a person must have been a resident of the state or precinct 30 days prior to the date of the general election and must be 18 years of age by November 7. The election office is located in the Agricultural Building on 104 Dobto Street. Ghost stories wanted As a special Halloween treat, < The Perquimans Weekly will be tak- I ing a look at ghosts in Perquimans County. i Local residents with ghost stories I or unusual incidents to report for this special edition are urged to con- < tact the office at 426-5728 in the next tew weeks. These reports will be researched and accompanying photographs will be included if possible. So, if you've had a bewitching en counter, call now.
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