THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 40, No. It USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, May 3, 1984 25 CENTS
Donning old fashioned
dress the members of
Woodland United
Methodist Church
celebrated 200 years of
Methodism last Sunday.
(Top photo) Pictured are
left to right Steve and
Sylvia Perry and Rev.
Tom Supplee and his wife,
JoAnne. (Bottom) Rev.
Supplee arrives like the
old circuit rider preachers
by horse and buggy.
(Photos by Jane
Williams.)
Woodland Church celebrates Methodism
By JANE WILLIAMS
Woodland United Methodist
I Church celebrated the 200th Year of
Methodism in the United States last
Sunday with many members adorned
in 'old-fashioned' attire and an old
time dinner on the grounds.
Members of the church gathered
on the front lawn to welcome their
pastor and his wife as they arrived in
horse and buggy similar to the circuit
rider preachers of years ago.
The members heard the history of
the church from Curtis Eure, who
told the congregation thatthe church
began "when a group of people who
r i ?
had been meeting and holding
services in the local schoolhouse
were offered land from John T.
Wood."
Construction of the church began in
1917 under the direction of George W.
Gregory, a building contractor. The
church was named Woodland
because the land was given by Wood.
On September 30, 1917, 81 charter
members joined the church, and on
September 22, 1918, 2? additional
members joined.
During these years since the
corner stone was laid in 1917. many
changes have been made to the
church building. The sanctuary has
weekly announces
, \ new appointments
? The sUff of THE PERQUIMANS
WEEKLY i? pleased to announce the
addition of Ruth Mengel as
typist/receptionist at the paper. She
will also be heading up the classified
advertising department.
Mengel, a native of Perquimans
County, is a graduate dt Perquimans
County High School and Kees
Business College in Norfolk, VA. .
Prior to joining the newspaper
staff she was employed as office
manager for Edenton Radiology.
"Ruth's understanding of office
procedures has really been an asset
for us," said Jane Williams,
Managing Editor of the paper. "We
really feel fortunate to have her
Mengel is the former Ruth Jones.
She resides in the Dufanta Neck
community with her daughter,
Susan, and her sod, Gary.
Ken M. Castelloe, of Edenton, has
been promoted from sale*
representative for THE
PERQUIMANS WEEKLY to
Advertising Manager for the
publication.
Castelloe has been with the paper
since September and will replace Pat
Mansfield la this position. .< .
Castelloe is a graduate of John A.
Holmes High School, and has
attended College of the Albemarle.
been completely renovated, class the outside has been re-done with
rooms have been added, central heat aluminum siding.
has replaced the wood heaters and
Students honored at achievement banquet
Bond referendum
and commissioners
race highlight
local election
By JANE WILLIAMS
A two-million dollar bond
referendum for the renovation and
construction of high school facilities
and two county commissioners will
be decided next Tuesday in
Perquimans County.
The school bond referendum,
which has met with little opposition,
if passed will enable the Board of
Education to proceed with their plans
of renovating the 1926 Circa building
and adding additional wings to the
facility.
In the County Commissioners race
there are four candidates running for
two seats in District II and two
candidates running for a single seat
in District I.
Joe Nowell, the incumbent from
District II, will face opposition from
former County Commissioner
Thomas Nixon; Arnold Everett
Winslow, a county farmer; and
Wayne Winslow, Sales Manager for
Winslow-Blanchard Motor Co.
In District I the incumbent is
Lester Simpson. Simpson faces
opposition from Charles H. Ward,
who currently serves, as a
commissioner from District II. Ward
has moved from District II into
District I since the last election.
Clifford Towe, Preston Stevenson,
and Emmett Long are seeking re
election to the Board of Education.
They are unopposed.
Jeanne White is seeking re-election
as Register of Deeds for the County,
she is also unopposed.
Due to the local bond referendum
and the various races for state offices
a large voter turnout in the county is
expected.
Polls will open on Tuesday at 6:30
a.m. and will close at 7:30p.m.
School personnel
say "kids count"
in the county is estimated to cost six
to seven million dollars.
The new construction and major
renovation plan would begin in the
fall with the passage of the school
bond referendum on May 8th. New
classroom spaces wotild be built on
both sides of the campus. This would
enable students to move from the
1924 building without any disruption
in the daily school schedule. The new
cafeteria could then be built and tied
into the existing structures with the
removal of one wing on the 1924
building. Students would be out of the
present cafeteria, allowing for
renovation and tying the present
structure into the new classroom
building by removing the other wing
of the 1924 building.
Major renovation will be done on
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(Editor's Note: The following is
part nine of a nine-part series of ;
articles that have been prepared by
the Perquimans County School
Administrative Staff. These articles
are being provided as a public
service in an effort to educate the
general public of the needs facing the
county school system today.)
Over the. past eight weeks, it has'
been our intention to inform you
about the inadequacies at
Perquimans High School. We hope
you can see now that the need for new
school facilities does truly exist.
The Perquimans County Board of
Education, after much deliberation
over architectural and structural
data, selected a new construction and
major renovation plan at an
approximate cost of two million
dollars. To abandon the present site
and build an entirely new school out
By CINDY LEICESTER
In what was a first for Perquimans
County, and possibly the state, 108
students in grades one through 12
were honored at the First Academic
Achievement Banquet held Monday
night at Perquimans Union School.
The banquet, attended by parents,
teachers, town, county and school
officials, honored those students in
grades one through six who made all
A's for the first five six-weeks
grading period and students in
grades seven through 12 who
maintained an A average with no
grad? below B for the same period.
"A night in which parents can show
their children they are aware of the
hard work they do," was the way
Mary Bryant, an active parent
volunteer with the schools, described
the evening as she welcomed guests.
Following a ham dinner which was
prepared and served by the
Perquimans County School Food
Service, special guests and sponsors
of the bapquet were recognised.
"Without the support of the
sponsors, the evening could not have
been possible," said Brenda
Hollowell, parent volunteer and
former teacher.
The crowd was then entertained by
the Perquimans County Jazz Band,
under the direction of David Ziemba.
Pat Harrell, Superintendent of
Perquimans County Schools, then
spoke to the group. He stated that he
felt great strides had been made in
living up to the motto of the schools,
"Committed to caring, sharing,
learning."
Harrell then introduced the guest
speaker for the night. Dr. A. Craig
Phillips, State Superintendent of the
Deptartment of Public Instruction.
Dr. Phillips praised Harrell for his
outitanding job as school
superintendent. "He's learning all
the time to do his job better." He then
went on to point out that although the
banquet honors students for their
academic achievements, it also
recognizes parents for their love,
affection and patience given to their
children.
He stated that special recognition
should also go to the schools,
teachers, administrators, leaders
and a community made up of loving
and taring people.
Phillips then pointed out thatthese
students are the adults of the 21st
century. He stressed that these
students should strive for excellence
In all they do.
"These are food times and good
communities. Happy times for most
?f us. Be thankful." However, he told
students to bo aware of the problems
?round them and that they are the
ones who will be asked to do
something about them.
In dosing Dr. Phillips stated,
"More important than what you will
be la that you will he a member of a
community ot peoples with likes,
privileges and responsibilities that
DR. CKAIO PHILLIPS
Students were then presented a
school letter and a certificate by
their respective school principals
and Clifford Winslow, Chairman of
the Perquimans County Board of
Education.
Kino Bogrce of Perquimans
County High School is shown
receiving on award for
outstanding scholastic
m ahLw ?> awl f , __LL HIKi ? il
i enlevement rrom ^unrora
Window, Chairman of the
Perquimans County Board of
Education. (Photo by
Edward Leicester. )