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Volume 30 No. 48
Hertford. Perquimans County, North Carolina Thursday, November 28, 1974
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CARETAKER'S HOUSE Before being moved to the site
of the Newbold-White House, the caretaker's house was
. located in New Hope and looked like this.
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years old. It was used on the Newbold-White House to
replace the original ones which had probably begun to leak.
The section is being used as
. currently being made.
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EARLY TOOLS Some of the tools being used to make
the Newbold-White House shingles are a frow, stuck in the
' wood and a mallet used to strike the frow until the shingle
can be split off from the wood.
Shingles Being Made At
Newbold-White House Site
. By KATHY NEWBERN
' ' Just outside the city limits
of Hertford, there is a lot of
- . work and activity constantly
. going on. To many ofthe
residents of Perquimans,,
!K County, this work goes on
unnoticed. At the site of the
Newbold-White 'House, ;
restoration of the oldest ,
"' house in North Carolina is
slowly, but surely becoming
a reality. ,. ; .
, At present, two segments
. of the long range completion
i of the house are taking
" place, Work is being done on
v a caretaker's house which is
set off from the main house ,.
and an interesting process ;
- of riving shingles for the v
X roof of the Newbold-White
House is under way. Riving
a guideline for the shingles
is the correct term for the
original process of making
shingles.
The caretaker's house
was , moved to its present
site from the New Hope
area. Herbert N. Nixon,
chairman ; of , the
Perquimans Restoration
Association, stated that the
caretaker's ' house was
probably built ca.-1810 by
Lemuel Whedbee. Standing
beside the - house is a
smokehouse built at the ,
same time. 4
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teresting work being done at
the Newbold-White house is
the shingle making process.
Replicas ; of the original
shingles that appeared on
the house are being split on '
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SHINGLE SOURCE From heart cypress logs such as
this, the shingles are being made for the Newbold-White
House. On the right is a shingle dating back over 300 years
which is one of the originals found on the house. On the left
is a modern replica which was made on the site.
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DEMONSTRATION W.D. Kemp, restoration
constructor for the Newbold-White House demonstrates
the way the shingles are being made with the same tools
early settlers used, a frow and a mallet.
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FINISHED Shown here is a pile of the finished shingles
which will be used on the roof of the Newbold-White House.
Shingles for this purpose have not been hand-split in
Perquimans County in at least 100 years. (Staff Photos by
Kathy Newbern)
Interesting Process :
the lot using the same tools
as was done in the 1600's.
One of the orginal shingles
removed from' the house
dates back to 1684 and is
being used as a model or
those being rived today.
Two of the tools being used
include a frow, purchased at
an auction sale in North
Wilkesboro, and a mallet.
The shingles are made from
huge heart cypress logs
most of which came from
one gigantic tree obtained
from a mill pond in Bertie
County which measured
about 100 feet in length. The
age of the tree is hard to
determine, but Nixon said,
"The tree was standing
when John White put his
first colony , on Roanoke
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Island." Totaled, the logs
being used to make the
shingles for the Newbold
White House contaon ap
proximately 4500 to 5000
board feet.
The riving of the hand
split shingles is an amazing
sight . The heart cypress
logs are cut into segments
which are then quartered.
Then, they are cut into 20
inch lengths' From these
pieces, the shingles are
split. Each shingle is cut to
measure one-half inch thick,
four and one-half : inches
wide, and twenty inches
long. To rive a shingle, the
frow is place on top of the
log section and then struck
several times with the
mallot thus spliting off the
First Lady Speaks
At Chamber Banquet
Mrs. James Holshouser,
North Carolina's first lady,
was guest speaker for the
Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce
annual banquet held
Monday night at Angler's
Cove.
Wayne Winslow, outgoing
chamber president, called
the meeting to order
followed by the invocation
given by Rev. Kenneth
Spivey. Winslow also
welcomed all those in at
tendance and recognized
special guests.
Providing entertainment
for the evening was Rev.
James McKenzie of Rob
bins. Combining bagpipe
playing with storytelling,
McKenzie kept the audience
in a lively mood.
Following the en
tertainment, Frank
Roberts, chamber manager,
gave the annual report
followed by a membership
report by Ed Nixon.
Tour Is
Planned
Plans are being made by
the Home Economics
Extension Office for a tour
to Northern Neck, a part of
Colonial Virginia.
On Thursday, Dec, 19, the
tour group will leave the
County Office Building in
Hertford at 6:30 a.m. and
travel to Gloucester and
Kihrfarnock, Va. stopping at
historic sites and antique
shops along the way.
Thursday night will be spent
at the Williamsburg Hilton
Inn. The Friday schedule
will include shopping at the
famous Williamsburg
Potter and Glass House.
The price of the trip is
$42.50 which includes
lodging, transportation, tour
tickets and the Thursday
luncheon. A $20.00 deposit
should be paid to the
Extension Homemakers
Tour Fund by Dec. 9 and the
balance will be paid on the
first day of the trip.
Since room reservations
must be made soon; anyone
wishing to sign up for the
educational and enjoyable
tour should do so im
mediately. Reservations or
more information may be
obtained by phoning the
Home Extension Office or
writing the office at P.O.
Box 87, Hertford.
shingle'. One end of the
. shingle is then left squarely
exposed and the other is
; rounded off. ;
This riving process, it is
interesting to note, was used
more than 300 years ago not
only for shingles, but also
for sidings of buildings. At
first, the boards obtained
through riving were used on
actual dwellings but was
later limited to outbuildings.
Nixion pointed out that
this is the first time shingles
, have been hand-split for an
entire roof in Perquimans
County in at least 100 years.
This makes this segment of
the Newbold-White 1 House
, work not only interesting,
but also allows reenactment
of history.
"Roberts then had the
pleasure of introducing the
guest speaker. He pointed
out that Mrs. Holshouser is
the youngest first lady in the
history of the state. A
graduate of Appalachian
State University, Mrs.
Holshouser holds a degree in
home economics. The in
troduction included some of
the many activities that the
first lady iilas been involved
in through Hhe years. In
Boone, she was a member of
the Jaycettes and a member
of the Colonial Garden Club.
Since 1973, she has been
serving as state chairperson
of the Governor's Com
mission on Citizen Par
ticipation. She is honorary
chairperson of the North
Carolina Autistic Children's
Foundation; a member of
the Historic Hope Foun
dation; board member of
the Pines of Carolina Girl
Scout Council; honorary
chairperson, of the North
High School Has
Of Occupational
Several new courses have
been initiated at
Perquimans County High
School this year. A recent
interview with school of
ficials Pat Harrell, Kenneth
Stalls and John Hassell
revealed some new in
novations in the school's
occupational education
programs. Hassell is Area
Director of the Division of
Occupational Education for
educational district I. which
includes Perquimans
County. A recent visit to the
school resulted in some
complimentary comments
from Hassell. He stated that
he was pleased with the
posit iveness of all the oc
cupational teachers and the
sincere enthusiasm they
showed.
The high school now has
occupational programs in
six main areas : agriculture,
drafting, electronics,
automechanics, home
economis and business
occupations.
The agriculture classes
have something new this
year in the form of welding.
The classes cover a wide
range of subjects from
production agriculture to
forestry. Students enrolled
in the agriculture classes
are eligible to join the
Future Farmers of America
program. The local chapter
of FFA has strong
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NEW OFFICERS Officers for the Northeastern District Association of Extension
Home Economists for 1975 weri recently installed at Edenton Restaurant. Officers are
front row, left to right: Clara Motley, advisor; Paige Underwood, president; Linda
Bridgers, second vice-president; Gladys White; handling the installation. Second row,
left to right: Frances Voliva, state second vice-president; Vivian Morris, president
elect; Sandra Brown, first vice-president; Sandy Wiggins, secretary; and Susan Powell,
treasurer. (Photo courtesy of The Chowan Herald) ;
Carolina Muscular
Dystrophy Association;
member of the President on
the North Carolina Arts
Society; and member of ttie
Executive Mansion Fine
Arts Committee.
Mrs. Holshouser pointed
out how impressed she is
with the state's most
valuable resource, its
people. '
Following the first lady's
comments, Wayne Winslow
recognized the retiring
chamber officers and made
his remarks as retiring
president. Winslow said, "It
has been an honor and
privilege to have served you
the members of the
chamber as president this
past year." He also pointed
out that despite increased
membership in the
Chamber of Commerce,
eacli and every member
must remain active. He also
asked that the public feel
enrollment and is very
active this year. Teachers of
agriculture at the high
school are Joe Tunnell and
Fred Riddick.
As is the custom in most
higli schools, the home
economics program at
Perquimans High is divided
into segments. The first is a
basic course dealing with
(he fundamentals of home
making such as child care
and development, cooking,
food selection and clothing.
A new program added this
year is Bathelor Home
Economics. The second
segment of the program is
known as advanced home
economics wich in reality is
semester courses taught in
two-hour blocks. This
segment involves clothing
and textiles along with foods
and nutrition. Home
economics teachers at the
high school are Evelyn
Stubbins and Nina White.
Students taking home care
eligible for membership in
the Future Homemakers of
America organization. This
too is an active group. For
example, a FHA rally was
recently held at Nor
theastern High School in
Elizabeth City with about
100 students in attendance.
Another area of
Occupation Education at
Perquimans High School is
automechanics. The course
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free to call on the chamber
at any time.
Following this, Marion
Swindell installed the
chambers new officers and
Ed Nixon, new president,
made his remarks, Nixon
said, "I want to thank
Wayne Winslow and the past
Board of Directors for a job
well done. There are
projects you have started,
and we hope to finish. You
have laid the groundwork
for our country's
celebration of the Bicen
tennial. We hope to build on
that foundation." Nixon
added that he was looking
forward to working and
growing together in the
coming year.
The Annual Chamber of
Commerce Banquet was
t lien adjourned President
Ed Nixon ending an en
joyable and informative
evening for residents of the
county and chamber
members.
Variety
Courses
is designed to teach the
basics of work on an
automobile. Automecha
nics, like the home
economics program, no
longer involves only one sex.
There are ten females
enrolled in the
automechanics I course.
The teacher is Alonza
.Joyner.
Archie Miller is the in
struct or of the drafting
program. The courses in
volve basic concepts and
application of floor plans,
blueprints, plumbing,
electricity, landscaping,
etc. Also, isometrics, and
cabinet drawings are part of
the course. Miller also
teaches electronics at the
high school. This course is
divided into two main ap
proaches. The first is
strictly electrical involving
such things as basic com
ponents and electricity. This
approach later involves
work on televisions and
radios. The second ap
proach is aimed at house
wiring and installation.
Students enrolled in
drafting, electronics and
auto mechanics courses can
join a new organization at
Perquimans High this year,
VICA.
Another especially new
program at the high school
this year is the Directed
Office Occupations.
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