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Parry's blueberries
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bring pickers to P erquimans
By VAL SHORT
v^lmost daily during July and
August Loretta Sedler and her
mother Amy Right travel from
fllqyock to J.P.Perry's (arm to fill
tlk>ir buckets and tubs with those
pfump, Juicy, deep blue niorsels
called blueberries.
With brows dripping and arms
filled with containers brimming with
the delicate fruit, the two women
make their way back to their
CfitTituck kitchen where jars of jam
atiA Jelly will be prepared to sell to
awaiting customers.
^Thousands of the Perry blueberries
hfcte gone into their near-famous
concoctions over the years. Loretta
s*ys they have tried other blueberry
pick-your-own operations, but "We
always come back here. They are the
best!" if
Though Amy has chronic heart
problems, she and her daughter, a
I former school teacher, think their
regular sojourn into Perquimans is
certainly worth their while.
Such is the feeling of others from
surrounding counties and Virginia
who flock to the Perry farm and
withstand the unrelenting heat to
pick buckets of blueberries. Perhaps,
thoughts of blueberry cobbler,
buttered blueberry pancakes and
fresh blueberry bread cool the
perspiring patrons.
Jesse Parker and Sarah Perry
have operated the 3Vi acre pick-your
own blueberry farm for about five
years. Many of the bushes were
planted years ago during summer
vacations by Perry and his children.
The farm is lcoated in the heart of
Perquimans near Beach Springs and
off state road 1114. Signs point the
way for newcomers. The farm is
open Monday through Saturday from
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
According to Perry, the variety
Tif-blue, makes up 70 percent of the
crop on the farm and the remainder
are either Home-Woodard or Home
Bell varieties.
The blueberry season usually
begins around July 10 and a few
berries can still be found around the
end of August, said Perry.
Perry estimates 25 percent of the
crop was lost because of the late frost
this year. Lack of rainfall has also
had its effect on the blueberries.
"Like any crop, they depend on
moisture," said Perry. An irrigation
system relieves some of the threat of
dry weather, however.
Soaring temperatures have not
discouraged the steady stream of
blueberry customers, most of whom
are repeat customers, who tend to
come in groups, according to Perry.
Last week Perry recorded 102
degrees in the shade, "during one of
the hottest days I've seen." Still, they
return to pick buckets of the cool
delicious fruit.
People
briefs
I Mrs. John Marris of High Point and
MV Marcelle Garnichat from
Troyei, France were overnite guests
of Mrs. J. E. Morris on Thursday of
last week.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold White and
Chuck are visiting their home in
Belvidere until August 13.
Mrs. Eldon Winslow and Miss
Tlfelm n EUiott have returned from a
vacation at Topsail Beaeh.
| Mrs. EUie Vickers of Hertford,
Mrs. Fred Gregory and daughter,
Vieki, from Raleigh, and Eoyce
Vickers, Jr. from Virginia Beach,
Vai spent a few days last week in
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Cecil Harrington and son,
Mlthael, of Perry, Fla., were guests
of her mother, Mrs. H. C. Strokes,
last week.
Mrs. W. L. Pickhardt returned to
Nier home in New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
last week after spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. J. H. Bagley.
Mr. and Mrs. John Decker were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Decker, Jr. at Atlanta, Ga. They
were accompanied by their grand
daughters, Rosalind and Olivia
Decker, who have spent several
weeks with them.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. McGoogan
Is pent a few days this week in
Clarksville, Md. with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Miller, Jr.
Mrs. Geqrge Clarke of Petersburg,
Va. is a guest of her mother, Mrs. J.
E: Morris, this week.
Mrs. Flora Hurdle of Belvidere is a
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Florine
Weeks in Elizabeth City.
Hospital Notes
' ?r- Thurman Riddick is a patient
in Albemarle Hospital.
Mrs. Sylvia Miller is a patient in
Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville.
Mr. Jimmy Stallings is a patient in
Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville.
Mr. Reggie Winslow is a patient in
Norfolk General Hospital.
ir. Chester Winslow is a patient in
A jemarle Hospital.
k Urs. Laura Fesperman is a patient
'in Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Shirley Edenfield has
rt turned home from Albemarle
H ?piUl.
Mr. J. W. Ward has returned home
b$m Albemarle Hospital.
Loretta Sedler of Moyock is a
regular customer at the J.P.
Perry blueberry farm.
(Photo by Val Short)
Senior calendar
The following is a list of activities
scheduled for this week at the Senior
Center located on Grubb St. in
Hertford.
August
4 ? Trip to Bath, N. C.
5 ? Blood pressures checked free,
9-12, & 2-5.
8 ? Crochet class, 1-4.
9 ? Putt-n-Play Miniature Golf, 7
p.m.
10 ? Bingo and cookout in Missing
Mill Park, 2 o'clock.
11 ? Bible study class, 1-3.
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Amy Kight of Moyock picks blueberries that will go into her own jams and jellies.
(Photo by Val Short)
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