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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Velum* 44, No. 41 USPS 421-OtO Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, October 4, 1914 25 CENTS
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th Century Courts Commemoration to feature Chief Justice
Now hearthis! The place for
history butts to be on October 12,
19, and 14, is Perquimans
I County. After Sir Walter
Raleigh's first colonies became
"kMt" on Roanoke Island. 1584
87, nothing much happened in
"northern" Carolina, as it was
then called, until a new colony
began. And that began in
Perquimans when some settlers
drifted down from the
Jamestown settlement in
Virginia.
b Being thoroughly familiar with
English law, these people set up
a courts system patterned after
the mother country, and the
business of the government of
North Carolina began here.
A portion of , this important
early history will be re-created
by the Perquimans County Four
Hundredth Anniversary
Committee at the Newbold-White
House on October 12. The
Perquimans County Restoration
Association will take part in the
day's activities.
Joseph Branch, the Chief
Justice of the North Carolina
Supreme court, will be the
Death claims
Capt. Tim Brinn
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Rufus Timothy Brinn, Sr.,
Retired United States Navy
Captain, died Saturday in
Bremerhaven, West Germany,
while visiting a son.
Brinn, 65, of North Front
Street, Hertford, was a native of
Perquimans County, owner of
Brinn Family Farms, and a
member of the Hertford United
1 Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Alice Cahoon Brinn; three
daughters, U.S. Army Capt
Harriett Brinn of Alexandria,
Va., Beverly Brinn and Mary
Martha Brinn, both of Raleigh;
two sons, U.S. Army Capt. Rufus
Timothy Brinn, Jr. of
Bremerhaven and U.S. Army
Capt. Claudius Ray Brinn of San
Antonio, Texas; a sister, Mrs.
Jesse Parker Perry of Hertford;
and two grandchildren.
Arrangements will be
> announced later by Swindell
Funeral Home. Memorial
donations can be made to the
Hertford United Methodist
Church, the Perquimans County
Volunteer Rescue Squad, the
Perquimans County Library and
the Perquimans County High
School Band.
RUFUS TIMOTHY BRINN
featured speaker, and will pay
tribute to the 17th century courts
which sat at the Newbold-White
site periodically from 1689 to
1704. Chief Justice Branch will be
assisted by Chief Judge Naomi
Morris, North Carolina Court of
Appeals, (Retired), the
Honorable Lindsay C. Warren,
Jr. Chairman of America's Four
Hundredth Anniversary
Committee, the Honorable
Charles D. Evans, First District
Representative in the North
Carolina General Assembly, and
Mrs. E. M. Todd, President of the
North Carolina Society of
Colonial Dames XVIIIth
Century. Mr. Warren will open
an exhibition of early Carolina
crafts and foods which has been
assemblyed by Edna Wolverton,
Juanita Bailey, Paige
Underwood, and Charlie Skinner.
Joseph Branch was born in
Halifax county, in the town of
Enfield. He received his law
degree from Wake Forest
College in 1938. He has since
received the degree of Doctor of
Laws from Campbell University
and Wake Forest University. He
was appointed to the Supreme
Court by Governor Dan K.
Moore, in 1966, and was named
Chief Justice by Governor James
B. Hunt, Jr. on August 1, 1979.
Following this program, there
will be a subscription luncheon at
Angler's Cove honoring Chief
Justice Branch. The Judiciary of
the state has been invited for this
look into the beginnings of North
Carolina's courts system.
Missing Mill Park will be the
scene of a Perquimans fabulous
fish fry at six o'clock that day,
October 12. Music of the Four
Hundredth Anniversary period
will be performed by the East
Carolina Chamber Singers and
Collegium, with harpsichord and
viol. These Chamber Singers
have just been named official
Four Hundredth Anniversary
representatives for a tour of
Europe next summer.
Early on, the Religious Society
of Friends (Quakers), played an
important part in the state's
beginnings. George Fox and
William Edmundson, visited
here in 1672 and attracted many
followers. As a result, religious
activities were organized in
North Carolina. John Archdale, a
Quaker, became governor (1696
? 97) and brought stability to the
colony following the Culpeper
Rebellion. On October 13, a
Pilgrimage will begin at the
Perquimans Court House to 38
places important to Quaker and
early Perquimans history. A few
of these will be open to those who
wish to view the interiors. These
are (l)the William Jones House,
known as Riverside, which has
been in the Francis Winslow
family for about one hundred
years, and is now occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Perry, Jr.;
(2)Cove Grove, a National
Register property, built and still
owned by the Skinners, will be
shown by Mrs. Frank Skinner;
(3)the Thomas D. White House
near Belvidere, is on land
occupied by the Whites since
1720. The original land grant and
other old records will be shown;
(4) the Col. Francis Toms House,
215 West Market Street, now
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Kornegay will be open. It was
built by a lineal descendant of the
Francis Toms who in Hertford
was important to Quaker
history; and (5)the Church of the
Holy Trinity, (Episcopal) (ca
1849-50), may also be viewed.
Luncheon will be served at Piney
Woods Meeting House by the
ladies of the church, from 11:00
a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The tour and
luncheon are $3.00.
The Pilgrimage ends on
Sunday, October 14, at the
Newbold-White House with a
morning worship service
conducted by Dr. D. Elton
Trueblood, an inter-national
author, lecturer and preacher.
Dr. Trueblood traces his
Perquimans' ancestry to some of
the country's most prominent
pre-Revolutionary leaders.
Music will be by the Up River
and Piney Woods choirs, from
the two remaining Friends
Meetings in the county. Dr.
Trueblood has written a special
hymn for this occasion.
Following the service there will
be an old-fashioned "dinner on
the grounds." Everyone is
invited to come to this service,
bringing a picnic lunch and
chairs for seating.
JOSEPH BRANCH
Perquimans Commissioners
hire new county manager
By JANE WILLIAMS
Perquimans County's Board of
Commissioners voted Monday to
hire Randy Keaton of Camden as
the county's first County
Manager.
Keaton was among several
qualified applicants that were
interviewed in September for the
position of the County Manager,
and upon his acceptance of the
position on Tuesday morning
stated that he would begin his
new duties around the end of
October.
Keaton, 24, is a resident of
Camden where he currently
serves as Register of Deeds,
Clerk to the Camden County
Board of Commissioners, and
county budget officer.
He attended North Carolina
State University, and is a 1982
graduate of Old Dominion
University where he obtained a
B.A. in history.
Keaton's job duties as the
county's first manager will
include various activities.
Primarily his responsibility will
be to coordinate between the
county commissioners and
Festival of Skills to offer wide variety of crafts
By PAIGE UNDERWOOD
Time has arrived with the
cool, criap days of fall for the
Fourth Annual Festival of
Skills ? Saturday, October 6,
at the Perquimans High
School Gym in Hertford.
Doors will open at 10:00 a.m.
with sounds, aromas, sights,
and wonderful people to greet
you until 7:00p.m.
This year, door prizes will
be given on the hour from a
drawing of a lucky ticket.
Just think how exciting it will
Alvis Jordan, (top left
photo) of the Snug Harbor
Women's Club, was among
the numerous craftsmen
who displayed their wares
during last year's Festival
of Skills held at
Perquimans County High
School. (Below) Lessie
Benton, of Belvidere,
displayed her fabric crafts
last year and caught the
attention of Paige
Underwood, local Home
Extension Agent.
(Perquimans Weekly file
photos.)
be to hear your name called
as winner of a wood craft,
lamp shade, pillow or some
other lovely item.
Craftsmen have been
preparing for months to have
their booths stocked with gift
items and appealing
accessories.
They'll be new crafts and
new faces along with the
familiar crafts and
craftsmen. Newest craftsmen
added to the array of twenty
nine booths -are Edward L.
Godbey featuring toys,
bathroom fixtures and
kitchen items. Also, Elvis
Perry, noted hearth broom
craftsman.
After seeing a display of
Claude Long's crafts of
Channel 9 ? WNCT T. V. ,
we are in for a real treat. The
folk art animals of pigs and
ducks looked appealing as did
the small lamps, towel racks
and other wood items. Nancy
Hobb's machine embroidery
made a great appearance on
WVEC T. V. and Emily
Harrell may have a few
pieces of the rare Armenian
needle lace which was a sell
out and popular booth at the
Albemarle Craftsman's Fair.
If you haven't seen Emily's
lace, be sure to look her up at
the Festival of Skills !
Selection and sales of crafts
wll benefit many groups as
proceeds will be used for
projects in organizations such
as: Snug Harbor Community
Church, Memory Lane Senior
Citizen* Club, Ladies
Auxiliary Hunter's Fork
Pentecostal Holiness Church,
Snug Harbor Civic League
and Burgess Extension
Homemakers. Also, the
Extension Homemakers will
use grate receipts for
equipping a modern food
labroatory and kitchen for
educational programs for
Perquimans County.
The following individuals
will take part in the Festival
of Skills and the Newbold
White House Celebration ?
Heritage Day on Friday,
October 12: Leslie and Penny
Williams from Windsor, Va.
who paint beautiful scenes on
switch plate covers,
Christmas balls and other
media; Deborah Norwood
with Soft Sculpture dolls, doll
houses and toys; Nancy
Townsend who makes
handcrafted lollipops and
original crocheted Christmas
Ornaments; Dick Mann with
baskets, benches, spice
cabinets, etc., Nancy Hobbs,
Joyce Hobbs, Elvis Perry,
Emily Harrell, and Snug
Harbor Community Church.
Rain or shine the
Perquimans High School
Gym behind the school will
provide the perfect location
with plenty of parking.
Vegetable beef soup, chili,
hot dogs, and sweets will offer
& selection for lunching or
munching along with coffee
and soft drinks. It's worth
attending the festival just to
sit down with a friend and
enjoy the delicious food
provided by Perquimans
County Extension
Homemakers.
You will be amazed at the
skills and talents of local
people as well as those from
Greenville, Goldsboro,
Windsor, Va. and other areas.
They have alot to share, so
consider it an opportunity for
you to benefit greatly as you
will be inspired and delighted
to see and buy the variety of
handmade items. There are
many other participants who
could not be named in this
article. Come and meet them
all on October 8.
various county department
heads.
RANDY KEATON
Upon announcing his
acceptance of the position
Keaton said, "I am very excited
about being chosen as the first
county manager for Perquimans
County, and I look forward to
working with the county
commissioners. I was impressed
during my interview with their
goals and expectations for the
county, and I trust that I can
fulfill those expectations to
benefit Perquimans County in
the years ahead. I believe that
Perquimans County has a great
potential for the future and am
very glad to be a part of this new
venture."
County Commissioner
Chairman Joe Nowell stated that
he was "happy to have Randy
here with us. We've needed to
have somebody here in this
capacity for years and I'm
certainly glad to see it finally
happen."
In other major action taken
this week the Commissioners
voted to inform Peters and White
Construction Co., contractor for
Phase II of the county's water
system, that they believe that the
company is liable for liquidated
damages and will consider
charging those damages at the
October 15th meeting of the
Board.
After a lengthy discussion with
Wayne Floyd and Gil Alligood of
Rivers and Associates, engineers
for the county water system, the
Board concluded that a certified
letter to Peter* and White stating
their intentions was possibly the
only way to hasten the
completion of the plant located in
Winfall.
Floyd told the Commissioners
that it was feslble that the
remaining plant work could be
completed in four days and that
it should have been finished
several months ago.
The original contract called for
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