Winslow of Belvidere wins
state tractor driving contest
I Perquimans County netted a date
championship during this year* 4-H
State Congress held in Raleigh, July
? through 23. Scottie Winslow, son of
Mr*. Judy Winslow of Route 1.
Bel vide re. brought home the honors
with his first place win in the 4-H State
Tractor Driving Contest
Scottie, age It, won first place in the
Perquimans County contest held July
I In Chapanoke. As state champion,
Scottie will now compete in the
Regional Contest to be held in Rich
mond, Virginia during September 28,
29, and 30th.
The contests consist of both a 4
wheel trailer event and a 2-wheel
trailer event in which a course of
stakes, lites, and gates must be
maneuvered, as well as a written
Tractor Maintenance and Safety Quiz,
and a Tractor Parts I.D. Quiz.
Scottie swept the competition in the
driving events but even his lower
scores on the quizes did not stay his
ciose six point win. Tweleve youth
from across the state compete in the
State Finals.
Jeff Copeland, Perquimans County
Extension Agent said, "I was really
glad to see the support Scottie had
from his home folks, with his grand
father, mother, brother and two
friends accompanying him in his
victory. Scottie has a good chance to
win the regional event because of his
skill in driving although he will have
to study a little harder for the written
part. Hopefully, having a state winner
bom our county will encourage more
participation in our county contest
this coming year."
Scottk Winslow of Behridere, is the Tractor Driving Contest held in
new State Champion in the 4-H R.uigh
Report reveals consumer habits
Have you ever wondered how your
eating patterns and food buying habits
compare- with other American con
sumers? According to Kraft's "Con
sumer's Right To Know" program, food
* pnsumption and consumer trend sur
veys have revealed many interesting
facts about the changing patterns in the
American way of eating. Comparing
data from surveys by government
agencies, market research
organizations, and independent com
panies in the food industry, Kraft has
compiles a "food profile" of today's
consumers.
"These surveys suggest that, when it
* A>mes to food, today's consumers are
better educated, more demanding, and
put a greater emphasis on quality,"
Kraft reports. "Tbeir major food buying
concerns include cost, nutrition, and
lifestyle."
To cut grocery expenditures, shoppers
are choosing such alteratives to ex
pensive beef cuts as poultry, pork,
hamburger, fish, cheese, and non-meat
products. Redeeming coupons, shopping
for sales, less impulse buying, using
leftovers and more home gardening and
canning are other consumer methods for
coping with rising prices. Although price
is the major consideration in food
buying, nutrition is still a concern.
Nutrition labeling, food additives and
weight control are important issues. One
survey revealed that there has been a 33
percent increase in the number of people
on a weight-watching or reducing diet.
Major trends in American households
are two-income families, more single
person households, and more women in
the workforce. As a result, demand for
convenience products, labor-saving
equipment, and small-portion packaging
is growing. At the same time, the
previous trend toward more eating away
from home is beginning to decline, due to
rising fuel prices and general inflation. A
return to eating at home is indicated.
With more women in the workforce,
more men are doing the grocery shop
ping and cooking.
"All of this data," Kraft notes,
"suggests that we are in an era of
transition as people continue to cope with
changing economic, demographic, and
social patterns.
Roster of county War
soldiers now available
Cook's comer
EDNA WOLVERTON
History of the 27th through 31st
Regiments of the North Carolina troops
and the names and service records of
approximately 7,000 Civil War soldiers
are included in a new roster.
Volume VIII of "North Carolina
Troops, 1961-1965; A Roster," published
by the N.C. Department of Cultural
Resources' Historical Publications
section is off the press and now available
according to editor Weymouth T. Jordan.
Included in the volume is a roster of a
Perquimans County company, the
"Perquimans Beauregards," known
officially as Company F, 27th Regiment
N.C. Troops. Among the service records
are those for a number of soldiers whose
last names are still common in
Perquimans County today.
The 566-page volume includes an in
dex, frontispiece and introduction.
Copies can be ordered for $23.50 each
from the Historical Publications Section,
Division of Archives and History,
Department of Cultural Resources, 109
E. Jones St., Raleigh, 27611.
This layered salad has been a tradition
in my family. The secret is the
homemade mayonaise but use real
commercial mayonaise if you are not
adept at making your own. Use perfectly
C'^pe vegetables ! You will be sure to enjoy
this as a garnish for and summer meal.
Several tomatoes, cucumbers, onion.
Slice vegetables ? drain on paper
toweling. Layer in a deep souffle dish ?
top with generous amounts of salt and
pepper and spread with a layer of
mayonaise. Repeat layers of vegetables
and mayonaise ? ending with
mayonaise. Sprinkle with fresh dill or
basil and lightly with peprika. Cover and
refrigerate until serving time.
Quality Food
Prepared And
Served By
> People
r Who
^ CARE
*Nixon
places
second
to
Nickie Nixon was second overall in
placing! in the State 4-H Livestock
Judging Contest held in Raleigh, July 28.
Nickie who is the son of Mr . and Mrs. Ed
Nixon, of Route 1, Hartford, was in
competion with other young people from
across the state.
Nixon along with Rebecca Rayburn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walker
Ray burn, and Jimmy Twine, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James I. Twine, of
Perquimans County Junior Team Judged
market hop, Hereford hiefers, Suffok
ewes, market lambs and market steers.
NOTICE
*?
The Board of Commissioners of Perquimans
County will offer for sale by sealed bids the
following vehicles formerly used by the Per
quimans County Sheriffs Department
One 1976 Plymouth, 4 Dr., Sedan
One 1978 Plymouth, 4 Dr., Sedan
Sealed bids may be submitted in writing to
the undersigned clerk on or before 8:00 o'clock
P.M., August 17, 1981. The Board reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
Perquimans County Board of Commissioners
By: Jmanrw C. Whit*, Clerk to tho Board
.
Country corn contest announced
Bill Jester, Perquimans County Ex
tension Chairman and Chairman of the
Rural Development Panel announced
that the Rural Development Panel will
again sponsor a corn yield contest in
Perquimans County.
The purpose of the corn contest is to
recognise production practices
necessary to produce outstanding corn
yields, to encourage all of our farmers to
strive for higher corn yields and to
reward those producers who are
producing high yields. Jester indicated
that anyone in the county who grows
more than one acre of corn may enter.
Only one entry per (arm it eligible for
award, however several applications
may be submitted if production practices
are different. Three trophies will be
awarded to the top three entries at the
annual corn banquet.
The harvested area must be a con
tinuous area with four straight sides and
minimum area of one acre. There must
be a minimum of two rows similar
produced corn oo harvested area. At
least one member of the Rural
Development Panel must be present at
the harvesting and weighing of the yield.
Anyone interested in entering the
contest should contact one of the
members of the Rural Development
Panels: Tony Short. Soil Conservation
Service (426-5545); Tommy Lynn Rid
dick, Agricultural Stabilisation and 1
Conservation Service (4M-3N2); and Bill J
Jester, Perquimans County Extension '
Service (426-5428).
Last year's winner was J. Preston
Morgan of the Whitehat community. The
county contest was woo with a yield of
162.6 bushels per acre. Anyone entering
this corn contest will also be eligible for
the N.C. Corn Contest Jester indicated
that it would facilitate harvesting
process if the grower had the plot
blocked out and had the combine and
truck ready to go.
Perquimans
Gardening
By
Jean Wins low
Try a new type of salad green for this
fall: feldsalat or corn salad. I ordered
some seed from Burpee, which I just
planted. House & Garden magazine
suggests tossing these tender leaves with
a little vinegar, oil, pecans and roguefort
cheese.
While planting for fall, keep in mind
that a family of four can use :
?25 cabbage plants
?1 pkg. each: kale, lettuce, beets,
mustard, radish, spinach, and turnips.
?30 broccoli plants
?25-50 collard plants
Mark day lilies as they bloom. Next
spring, after danger of frost is over, you
will be able to divide your favorites for
the following summer's bloom.
The best defense against drought
damage in gardens is a good soil
preparation. Here, as always, your
compost pile will be a great help. The
decayed vegetable matter, when in
corporated into the soil, will act as a
sponge trapping moisture for the benefit
of thirsty roots.
NEVER spread compost or peat moss
on top of the soil. The material will trap
the water, and eventually shed the
surplus. Get your muscles and elbow
grease on, dig in with "vigah." It'll pay
off, believe me. (What do you mean, hire
somebody? Cheater. )
This area's encounter with unusually
dry conditions will ? and should ? make
us all stop and consider planting dif
ferent varieties of plants, and
eliminating those that are too deman
ding.
Looking around the area, I notice a
paucity of the following drought resistant
perennials:
?Armerea alber, white thrift;
?Artomesia, silver mound;
?Coreopsis;
?Eryngium, blue top eryngo;
?Gaillardia, blanket flower;
?Kniphofia, red hot poker;
?Salvia ozurea, blue salvia;
?Yucca Smalliana, Adam's needle.
When you order perennials this fall,
consider some of these along with your
favorites.
Lost Colony seeks baby actor
MANTEO ? It sometimes takes years
to break into show business.
But, for three toddlers, that break
could come mighty early in their
"career."
"The Lost Colony" production staff
will conduct auditions Saturday, August
1, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Lost Colony
Building, for the role of the infant
Virginia Dare, first English child born in
the New World.
Associate producer-general manager
Bob Knowles will be in charge of the
auditions, assisted by three members of
the cast in costume to help hold and
handle the future stars.
The Lost Colony Building is adjacent to
the Elizabethan Gardens at the Fort
Raleigh national Historic Site.
Children should be between the ages of
two months and two years of age. They
will appear in the August 18th per
formance of the drama to celebrate the
birth day of Virginia Dare.
Knowles said mothers must be
available the night of the performance to
be backstage with the children until time
for them to appear on stage.
Photographs will be permitted during
the auditions. Interested parents seeking
further information can call 473-2127
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
Seniors sponsor trip
The Perquimans County Senior Center The package includes four nights at the
is sponsoring a trip to Las Vegas, Las Vegas Hilton and the round trip air
Nevada. The tentative date is set for ^are departing from Raleigh Durham
November 15-19. The cost of the trip will Airpost. If you are interested or would
be approximately $500 per person. All Me additional information, please
ages are eligible for this trip. contact Patti White at 426-5695
?50 REWARD
Offered for information leading to
the apprehension and conviction of
person or persons responsible for
vandalism to tent top July 18, 1981
at Snug Harbor Waterfront Park.
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