THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volyiw M. No-33 USPS 42>-OM Hartford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, September 11, 19M 25 CENTS
Indian Summer Festival begins Friday in Hertford
By GINA JEPSON
tanoi -
On Friday Hertford will com* alive
with the sounds and sights of the fifth
annual Indian Summer Festival.
The festival has been in the plan
ning stages for months, and the Per
quimans County Chamber of
Commerce is expecting a record turn
out this year.
* Friday has been deemed Colonial
Day. Events will get underway at 9
a.m.. Merchants will donn colonial
apparrel to carry out the theme, and
t$e store windows on Church street
will feature historical displays.
Old fashioned sidewalk sales with
good old fashioned bargains will run
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and there will
be something on sale for everyone.
The senior center will be the site for
the papoose contest(baby) from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m.. Stop by the center and
vole for your favorite little person.
The senior cittern of the community
will also have arts and crafts on the
display at the center throughout the
day.
Hourly drawing for prizes donated
by local merchants will run from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m., see local merchants
for all the details.
The Coca Cola Scavenger hunt, and
the Mystery man contest will be con
ducted during the day, and should
prove to be most exciting.
There will be a sidewalk artist dis
playing on the courthouse green, and
downs win be walking up and down
Church street with ballons for the
kids.
Lunch will be served from 11:00 un
til 2:00 at the sidewalk cafe sponsored
by the chamber of commerce and the
menu includes hamburgers, hot dogs,
and french fries, and ice cream.
Friday's entertainment will get un
derway at 10:00 a.m. with music by
Bruce Todd. Mr. Todd will entertain
festival goers with musk on the gui
tar and drums, and the Perquimans
County high school band will perform
atU:30a.m..
The local merchants will sponsor a
fashion show at 3:30 p.m. with local
models, and at 4 p.m. Miss Indian
Summer Festival will be crowned.
The Double Dare bike trick team
with Kenny Waters and Trip Brown
will perform at 4:30 p.m. Friday af
ternoon.
Friday's events will conclude with
a fish fry at Missing Mill Park, (take
out or eat at the park), no tickets will
be sold in advance, and service will
be on first come, first serve basis.
The fish fry hours are from 5 p.m. un
til7p.in.
Saturday has been designated 'Pow
Wow' day, and the day will kick off
with the SK Indian Summer run.
Registration for the run begins at
8:30 a.m., and will be conducted at
Hertford Grammar School. The run
will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Other events in the park begin
promptly at 10:00 a.m. in Missing Mill
Park. The Hertford Lions Club is
sponsoring a mobile eye unit for any
one interested in having their eyes ex
amined for glaucoma and diabetes.
They will also have light bulbs and
brooms on sale.
The Optimist Club of Edenton will
have the train ride for the kids, the
moon walk will be set up, and there
will be a race car on display during
the day.
The tug o* war starts at 12 noon, and
the Sudan Temple will have animated
animals on parade, sponsored by
C4K Meats of Belvidere.
Saturday's stage entertainment in
cludes 'Out in the Cold Band', The
Flatland Cloggers, The Jean Wallace
Dancers' from Virginia Beach, and
the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Band, 'Atlan
tic Express.'
Food booths will fill the park Satur
day. 17 vendors will be set up offering
everything from gingerbread cookies
to softshell crab sandwiches. There
will be hamburgers, barbeque, ribs,
baked goods, and something sure to
please even the most discriminating
palate.
Arts and crafts booths will be set up
selling their wares. There will be lo
cal artist as well as artists from out of
town. The booths include crafts such
as Needlepoint, woodcrafts, mac
rame, silver Jewelry, decoys,
wreatha, and many others. The
booths will be open at 10:00, and will
offer a great array of possible
Christinas gifts.
The annual Indian Summer Festi
val pig pickin' will start at 5 p.m., and
the menu will Include barbeque, po
tato salad, coleslaw, and rolls.
Following the pig pickin' the street
dance will get underway. The dance
will run from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. with
music by 'Qakwood'. No alcoholic
beverages will be permitted at the
dance, and the public's cooperation in
this matter will be greatly appre
ciated.
This year's festival proves to be ex
citing, so bring a chair and plan to
spend the weekend in Hertford at the
5th annual Indian Summer Festival.
The weekend promises something for
everyone.
Mrs. Martin
campaigns
- By GINA JEPSON
* "Editor
Sitting the governor's need for sup
port in the legislature Mrs. Martin
urged local residents to support Re
publican candidate Shirley Perry as
well as other Republican cani dates
throughout the area as she toured the
northeast on Friday.
Governor Martin addressed a GOP
rally Friday evening in Elizabeth
City, and Mrs. Martin came ahead of
the Governor to campaign for Shirley
Perry, Republican canidate for N.C.
House.
Mrs. Martin began her day at a lun
cheon held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hood Ellis in Edenton, and later
attended a reception at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murray in Hert
ford.
Urging everyone to elect more Re
publicans to the legislature in Novem
ber, Mrs. Martin stated that the
governor needs only 4 more support
ers in the legislature to have issues
-facing state government debated
fully. Mrs. Martin stated that good
.government is simple, it must be
- ? straight forward, and represent the
people.
'Public business must be conducted
inpublic view', stated Mrs. Martin.
Mrs. Martin said that she and the
governor were strongly supporting
Mrs. Perry in her candidacy, and
Mrs. Martin stated that Shirley Perry
will be an excellent representative of
the people in the first district. She
stated that she and the governor will
support Shirley in any way possible.
'I am not here to help Shirley out'
stated Martin, 'I am here to help Shir
ley in.'
Mrs. Dottie Martin and Shir
ley Perry are shown with
Wallace Nelson, campaign
manager for Shirley at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hood
Ellis Friday in Edenton.
Right: Mrs. Martin and Shir
ley Perry are talking with
Mary Harrell at a reception
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Murray in Hertford.
Mrs. Martin was in the area
campaigning for Mrs. Perry.
Hertford to be the site of Brian Center
HERTFORD? Groundbreaking
ceremonies for the new Brian Center
Nursing Care in Hertford will be held
i at the site at 5:90 p.m. on Thursday,
September 18, 1906. All interested
persons are invited. The building will
be located on State Road 1109, imme
diately adjacent to Don Juan Man
f) ufacturing Company.
Construction will be handled by
Brian Center Development Corpora
tion at an approximate cost of $1.2
million, with construction expected to
be completed by April, 196?. The fa
cility will have 39 skilled nursing care
beds and 39 intermediate care beds.
It is anticipated that the Center will
employ approximately 65 full-time
and 15 part-time employees. The
services to be offered at the new cen
ter will include professional nursing
care, medical attention, physical the
rapy, a full range of dietary services,
planned recreational activities and
social services.
"We are excited about the opportu
nity to bring needed nursing home
services to the citizens of Perquimans
and Gates Counties. Since this is the
first such center in either of these
counties, we especially feel this new
center will fill an important need,"
said Donald C. Beaver, president of
Brian Center Management Corpora
tion.
Brian Center Management Cor
poration owns or operates 29 nursing
care facilities in North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and
Pennsylvania, most of which are un
der the trade name of "Brian Cen
ter". Some of the facilities are also
Health and Retirement centers.
Brian Center Management Corpora
tion has corporate offices located in
Hickory, North Carolina.
Albemarle Commission names Bunch
The Albemarle Commission has an
nounced the appointment of Pam
L Bunch to the position of Employment
?) Developer with the aging program.
[T Ms. Bunch began her duties Sep
tember 2, 1986. Pam will be working
with persons age 56 and older who are
interested in finding full or part-time
employment.
Festival held
'-i
\ Fiuiimrfr?ports
1 ' Clouds hung heavy most of the day
I but brought a nice Saturday for the
crowd visiting the Sixth Annual Festi
val of Skills. The concession out front
of the Albemarle Commission
: (ARPDC) Building in Hertford gave
(he appearance of a side walk cafe or
? a lawn party in progress while in
doors it was a giant craft show or
; market. Pood was plentiful, both in
the booths and in the concession
. Among the favorities were the quar
A ter poind hamburgers with all the
' trimmings, grilled by Cecil Timms
Also, popular were fee brownies and
' v variety of tarts made by some of the
?;? best cooks in the county.
ij. ? The Perquimans County
1 appreciation to all who supported Se
' -Mttival by their attendance, partici
> . nation, hours of work and prepare
l &m. . ,
A An adorable prancing reindeer was
V a new Hem appearing in The Mat
; (hews woodwork booth.
Her duties will include the teaching
of interviewing skills, Job seeking
skills, and job placement of the par
ticipants with area employers.
Bunch replaces Margie Lane who
has taken the position of Nutrition
Project Direct with the commission.
Ms. Bunch is a native of Hertford,
and was previously employed at Dr.
Lane's office in Hertford.
If you are 55 or older and interested
in finding employment, or any area
business seeking qualified older per
sons, please contact Ms. Bunch at the
Albemarle Commission by calling
426-5753, or writing P. O. Box 646,
Hertford, N.C. 27944.
Shown here is one of the
many artists who psrtici
Julie Hudgine sad Angel Matthews,
two teenagers who sold tickets stated
that they really Uked the handmade
items and were Impressed with the
unique crafts that wers not manufac
tured. They win receire gifts at star
Hag sihrer Jewelry from Bill Bunnell's
booth as wall as give silver Jewelry to
their boy flreads thie Christmas. De
tachable collars trimmed in Anne
paled in the festival of skills
Saturday in Hertford.
nian Needle Lace required hands on
fitting as the buyers modeled and ad
mired the creation by Enrify HarreU
assisted by her daughter, Peggy An
derson.
One of the youngest shoppers, Crys
tal Owens, ages, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Owens, found the Just
right Cabbage Patch doll clothes in
Myrtle Jordan's booth.
Pirates kill Tigers
By GINA JEPSON
Editor
Rising to the challenge, the Perqui
mans County High School pirates
stomped the Williamston Tigers 26-7
Friday night.
Defense was the name of the game
Friday night and the pirates took re
venge on tigers for the 34-8 loss l^st
year. 'Our defense just stopped them'
said Coach Flippen. 'We took it to
them physically.'
The Pirate's offensive game was
also working well on Friday night, Pi
rate halfback Milton Harrell threw
three touchdown passes and fullback
Mike Thach obtained 141 yards on 24
carries while employing the wishbone
offense.
The pirates kept the ball all game
long. The pirates led in the first quar
ter 14-0, and by half time the score
was 20-0.
The Tigers finally scored in the
fourth quarter on a 41 yard pass play
from Purvis to James.
The Pirates recovered five fum
bles, and the offense rushed 353
yards. The first three fumbles recov
ered by the pirates resulted in touch
downs, and the pirates also scored on
a fumbled punt return by
Williams ton.
At 3:01 in the ballgame Harrell
threw his first touchdown pass and hit
Marshall Tillett for a 10-yard pass
which resulted in 6-0 lead. At the 28
second Mark Harrell threw a pass to
Tim White ?hich resulted in a 14-0
lead. Harrell hit Tillett in the second
quarter from the 17 yard line and the
score was 20-0, the final score came
as Thatch a junior fullback scored
from the one yard line.
Friday night's game was full of pe
nalties, and flags were flying every
where. "We had a lot of motion
penalties," stated Flippen Flippen
feels that this will improve as the sea
son progresses.
Overall Friday's game was exciting
and hopefully serves as a preview for
the remainder of the season.
The team will travels to Edenton on
Friday night for a non-conference
game again John A. Holmes High
School.
Scoring
PiratesTillett 10 yd pass from Harrell (kick no
good)
Pirates-White 10 yd. pass from Harrell (Co6ten
run)
PiratesTillett 17 yd. pass from Harrell (run
failed)
Pirates-Thatch 1 yd run
Hertford cracks down
on back taxes owed
By GINA JEPSON
Editor
If you owe back taxes to the Town of
Hertford then beware because the
town is going to crack down and begin
collecting some $18,067.74 dollars
owed to them.
The town currently collects approx
imately 90 percent of the taxes, but
they would like to collect more, and
they think they have found the way.
The state of North Carolina cur
rently has a statement on your driv
er's registration card which
specifically asks if you owe taxes on
the motor vehicle you are registering.
If you sign the card stating that you
do not owe taxes and you do, you can
be prosecuted to collect any taxes you
might owe. This law refers to taxes
owed to the town as well as to the
county, and the law allows the tax of
fice to go back as far as ten years.
The tax office sends out notices of
the taxes owed to the towp, and taxes
are due and payable upon receipt.
According to Marvin Hunter mo6t
people pay at the time they receive
their notice but those who do not may
find themselves in court. Residents
must make an effort to make sure all
taxes are paid before registering any
motor vehicle or they may end up in
trouble.
The North Carolina statutes do not
allow for separation of taxes owed on
motor vehicles from those owed on
property etc. ; therefore, the town can
prosecute an individual for all taxes
owed.
Mr. Hunter recommends that you
pay all taxes owed to the town before
endorsing your vehicle registration
card to avoid any questions.
3rd North Carolina Battalion of Artillery, Battery B with model 1861 cannon
Military consideration necessary
From staff reports
Military consideration was nec
essary from the time the American
colonies were settled. French, Dutch,
Spanish, and of course the native
Americans, all were hostile to the set
tlement of the New World by the En
glish. Yet the charters which were
given from time to time to settlers
anxious to claim land, were explicit in
pointing out that these settlers were
expected to defend their poaaaMkms
by "force of artnes. "
And about 1668, Precinct Militia
were farmed in the four Albemarle
Precincts? Chowah, Currituck, Pas
quotank and Perquimans.
Jeanne C. White, Chairman, Per
quimans County Four Hundredth An
niversary Committee, and Loraine
Simpson, Manager, Edenton Office of
Cultural Resources, have secured two
outstanding military re-enactment
groups to pay tribute to the part citi
zen soldiers have played in the his
tory of the United States of America.
The 3rd Regiment, North Carolina
Continental Line, Thomas Seuber
ling, Commander, will make an en
campment at North Carolina's oldest
house, NewboJd- White, on October It.
This group has aim bean chosen to
reprweni niurui uvwn i in m 1 1 ut
actment of the signing of the United
State* Constitution in Annapolis in
1987.
The Civil War phase of our history
will be portrayed by the 3rd North
Carolina Battalion of 'Artillery, Bat
tery B, was formed of men enlisted
mostly in Chowan and Tyrrell Coun
ties, and commanded by Captain Wil
liam Badham. The present unit is
directed by Charles W. Clark, III,
with headquarters in Wilmington.
Hertford Fifes and Drums led by
Charles T. Skinner, Jr.m Sergeant
major, will represent the seventeenth
century militia, or citixen soldiers.
They would aho like to know of any
one in the county who was in the PM1
jppiM UUads prior to December 7,
There will be a benefit "Perqui
mans Prevue" on October 17 at 111
North Front Street, the home of Mrs.
J. Emmett Winstar. These events
were called "Jollifications" accord
ing to Sergeant-major Skinner, pro
ceeds win go to NewboM-WMte.