THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, October ?, ? rFNT(
Military heritage day to highlight activities
. Perquimans citizens will ob
serve Military Heritage Day on
October 18, 1966 at North Caroli
na's oldest house, Newbold
White (ca 1685), near Hertford.
])The day begins at 10:30 a.m. with
music by the award-winning Per
quimans High School Band. The
speaker, Major General (NC)
Charles Edward Scott, Adjutant
General of the North Carolina
National Guard will highlight the
program which wil pay tribute to
300 years of citizen soldiery in the
Albemarle and in North Caro
lina.
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General Scott's service to his
country spans almost forty
years. He began his military ca
reer by enlisting in Headquarters
and Headquarters Company,
30th Infantry Division, October
13, 1949. He remained an enlisted
man until his appointment as
Second Lieutenant, Infantry
Weapons Platoon Leader, August
30, 1957. Successive promotions
led to his appointment as Major
General, and as Adjutant Gen
eral of the North Carolina Na
tional Guard on October 1, 1985.
General Scott's awards and
decorations include the Army
Commendations Medal; Army
Achievement Award; Armed
Forces Reserve Medal with two,
ten-year devices; Army Reserve
Components Achievement
Award with three oak leaf clus
ters; Army Service Ribbon;
North Carolina National Guard
Commendation Medal ; North
Carolina National Guard Service
Ribbon with one gold and one sil
ver hornet's nest devices.
As one of North Carolina's four
oldest counties, Perquimans has
one of the earlist recorded in
stances of civilians arming them
selves. On the first Saturday of
December, 1677, a ship called the
Carolina, sailed into Albemarle
Sound, ending a long voyage
from London. George Durant,
the most prominent citizen of the
Albemarle, was aboard her, re
turning from a visit with the
Lords Proprietors in London. He
had gone there to tell them of the
many grievances the colonists
felt against their appointed gov
ernors who ruled the young,
struggling colony unjustly. The
Durant visit was not a success;
the large amount of firearms,
ammunition, and cutlassses in
the hold of the Carolina proved
that the Carolinians were prepar
ing to defend themselves against
all odds, including an unjust gov
ernment. The resulting skirmish
was recorded in history as Cul
peper's Rebellion.
Featured in the day's program
will be the 3rd Regiment, North
Carolina Continental Line,
Thomas Seuberling Commander,
and 3rd North Carolina Battalion
of Artillery, Battery B. with
Charles W. Clark III as leader.
The Hertford Fifes and Drums,
with Charles T. Skinner, Jr. and
W.A. White will lead the posting
of the colors at eleven o'clock,
and will also end the program
with a Memorial March. This
March is a tribute to all who have
served in the defense of our coun
try, both living and dead, and ev
eryone is invited to join it. Ray
mond A. Winslow, Jr., Archivist
for the Perquimans Restoration
Association will provide the his
torical narrative for the occa
sion.
Following the formal program,
the two reenactment groups will
make an encampment at New
bold-White from one to five
o'clock p.m. They will portray
camp life in both the Revolution
ary and Civil Wars. Everyone is
invited to visit them and see the
demonstrations in weaponry, sol
dier's dress, camp cookery and
other phases of life while soldier
ing. Some of the men will be ac
companied by their wives and
children.
Invitations have gone out to
Perquimans Restoration mem
bers for a "Jollification" benefit
on Friday night, October 17, from
six to nine o'clock. It will be held
at 110 North Front Street which is
one of the buildings fired upon in
the invasion of Hertford in 1863.
Shrapnel recovered from the bat
tle will be displayed. Campfire
life will be featured, with food
and drink appropriate to the oc
casion. The nine o'clock gun, a
Civil War cannon owned by the
3rd North Carolina Battaliion,
will be fired. Tickets for the "Jol
lification" are available from
Mrs. R.C. Glover, Telephone 426
5919.
The three-day observance will
end with a religious service con
ducted by the Baptist churches of
Perquimans County at three
o'clocck p.m., Sunday, October
19th at, at the High School ball
park. The Rev. Larry McClure
will be a special guest, and the
program will feature community
singing.
All programs are being spon
sored by the Perquimans County
Four Hundredth Anniversary
Committee, with Jeanne C.
White as Chairman.
34-Hweek
observed
Oct. 5-10 is National 4-H week,
and local 4-H Club are busy parti
ciapting in special events honor
ing the week.
This year county 4-H'ers will
-\be involved in a county wide lit
^ter clean-up campaign, 4-H Sun
day services the local churches,
and there will be 4-H exhibits at
the local library and the South
gate Mall in Elizabeth City.
The 4-H program is designed to
develop the whole individual. 4-H
allows youth and adults to de
velop essential skils.
For the Youth, 4-H provides an
~v informal, out-of -school, learning
by doing educational programs
for our youth. Youth ages 9-19
can participate whether they live
in the city or on a farm.
For adults 4-H is an opportu
nity to become leaders and pro
vide learning experiences for
youngsters. Adults from all back
groundds are involved and find it
most rewarding.
4-H focuses on the youth indi
vidually but provides for both in
dividual and group involvement.
In Perquimans County, youth
can participate in activities cov
ering everything from learning
about different crafts to working
with horses and livestock.
Each year 4-H'ers have a state
; project complete with a the
me."Heritage" was this years'
state project. To get the project
going, 4-H clubs in the area com
piled slides of historic places in
the county which will be given to
the Chamber of Commerce.
4-H camps are also offered for
youngsters. Children can attend
day camp or they can travel to
Camp Mitchell and spend a
week. Camp activities include,
sailing, canoeing, and swim
ming, and kids study everything
from Marine Science to how to
dress.
The 4-H pledge sums up how
the 4-H program helps to develop
the whole individual. I pledge my
head to clearer thinking, my
heart to greater loyalty, my
hands to larger service, and my
health to better living for my
club, my community, my coun
try, and my world.
Formore information about 4
H programs in Perquimans
County contact the Agricultural
Extension Office.
Pictured above are members
of local 4-h clubs as they par
ticipate in area 4-H events
around the county and dis
trict. In the top picture young
sters learn all about raising
hogs and other livestock.
Left: The eclipse is pictured
as it passed through the
county on Friday afternoon.
An eclipse should never be
viewed with the naked eye.
Pictures offer glimpses of the
eclipse.
Two men arrested by local police after struggle
On Sunday, Sept. 28th, at ap
proximately 2:30 p.m. the Hert
ford Police Department received
) information that there were sub
jects at Wynfork Court selling
drugs and operating a stolen
trupk.
. After receiving the call, senior
patrolman, Tim Spence went to
Wynfork Court in patrolman Ste
phen Terrill's personal car to ob
serve the area and watch for
drug sales.
, When Spence arrived at the
9 scene be observed the vehicle
leaving the area. After request
tag for assistance senior partol
man. Spence began to follow the
vehicle from the area where it
was seen.
The suspects, who are believed
to have been in the area for ap
proximately 3 to 4 weeks recog
nized him as a police officer and
began traveling South on US 17 in
excess of 100 miles per hour.
After chasing the vehicle for
some time, both vehicles stopped
and Officer Spence identified
himself as police officer and at
tempted to arrest the men.
One man attempted to flee the
scene, but was apprehended
when Highway Patrolman McAr
thur, Highway Patrolman, Gar
riss, Officer Terrill, and Joe Lo
thian arrived to assist Spence.
Steve Robinson, age 23, and
Donald Ray Floyd, age 22 were
arrested.
Later investigation into the
matter revealed that the vehicle
they were traveling in had been
stolen from S.C. approximately 4
months earlier.
The police also determined
that Robinson, a Whiteville, NC
native, was wanted in Wilming
ton, NC on 15 felony counts, o> 5
felony counts in Whiteville, NC
and wanted by the Roberson
County Sheriff's Dept. for rape.
The other felony charges against
cover everything from rape,
armed robbery, burglary, lar
ceny and credit card fraud.
Donald Ray Floyd, the second
man, is being held on $15,000
bond in the Albemarle District
Jail charged with felonious pos
session of a stolen truck.
On Oct. 2, the District Attorney
allowed Robinson to be escorted
back to Wilmington to face the
charge against him there.
The stolen truck was returned
to Allstate Insurance on Oct. 1.
Festival plans set
Final plans are set for the Fall
Fun Festival to be held at Per
quimans Central School this Sat
urday, Oct. 11th.
The Fall Fun Festival will take
place this Saturday at Central
School in Winfall. The festival is
sponsored by the P.T.A. and will
run from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00
p.m.
The festival will offer shops,
games, crafters, food and enter
tainment for the entire family.
There will be a glass and gift
shop sponsored by Mrs. Wiggins,
a plant shop rim by Mrs. Houtz, a
toy flea market offered by Mrs.
Morring, and a country store run
by Mrs. Stallings and Mrs. Fos
key.
Games such as win a coke, the
candle squirt, and golf will be of
fered for the kids, as well as a
face painting booth and a hunt
for buried treasure.
There will be a bake sale for
those with a sweet tooth, and for
those who would like to have
lunch the festival offers home
made chile and crackers, hot
dogs, grilled sausages, hamburg
ers, and drinks.
Also, the festival will have
their annual pig pickin. The
menu features barbecue pig,
slaw, potatoes and hushpuppies.
There are no tickets being sold.
People will be served on first
come, first serve basis. Cost of
the plates is $4.00.
Going on throughout the day at
the festival there will be a magic
show by Mr. Andrell Henry, the
haunted house, a pumpkin carv
ing contest, fingerprinting of
children by Joe Lothian, WZBO
broadcasting live, and the Res
cue Squad will be offering free
blood pressure screenings.
11 Crafters will also be at the
festival displaying their wares.
They will offer everything from
wood crafted items to ceramics.
The PTA is also sponsoring a
raffle. First prize will be a ham;
2nd prize, a guilt rack, and 3rd
prize, a bowl and pitcher.
All money raised at the Festi
val will be used for purchasing
additional computer equipment
for the children, weekly readers
for each child, new screens for
the school building windows, and
for a park bench for the play
ground.
Make plans now to join every
one for the Fall Fun Festival on
Saturday.
Pirates slay Knights
The Pirates traveled to Curri
tuck Friday night to face the
Knights and barely squeaked by
with a 6-0 win.
The Pirates achieved no first
downs in the first half and got
only 7 yards, but obtained a 6-0
lead going into half time.
The touchdown came on a 50
yard carry by Jevone Coston,
which was the result of a recov
ered Knight fumble.
"We came into the lions den
and won", stated Pirates Coach,
Bill Flippen.
The Pirates barely touched the
ball in the first half and had only
10 plays for a total of 7 yards.
The Knights obtained 187 yards
on the ground and after a good
rally in the second half, the Pi
rates oDtainea 132 total rustling
yards.
The Knights concentrated on
Johnson Friday holding him to
minus 4 yards on 5 attempts.
Currituck ran 70 plays to the
Pirates 40.
Penalties were also important.
Currituck had 90 yards worth of
penalties to the Pirates 45 yards.
The Pirates got their offense in
the second half but Currituck
held them.
The Pirates played very con
servative football in the second
half but Coach Flippen said "We
were ahead and we didn't want to
make a mistake."
Perquimans record went to 4-1
Friday night. They will host
Gates County on Friday night.
Rally scheduled
ELIZABETH CITY-One of
two 1st Congressional District
Democratic rallies will be held
here on Friday, October 24 begin
ning at 7:00 p.m. in the K.E.
White Graduate Center on the
Elizabeth City State University
campus.
A second 1st District rally will
be held the following night at Le
noir Community College in
Kins ton starting in 6:30 p.m.
United States Senate nominee
Terry Sanford, 1st District Con
gressman Walter B. Jones, most
of the Council of State and many
of the Democratic statewide ju
dicial candidates will attend the
rallies.
The rally will be a major event
of the fall campaign in the 1st
District. "I am excited about the
fellowship that 1st District Dem
ocratics will join in at our rally,"
Congressman Jones said in an
nouncing the schedule.
"We feel that November 4 will
be a big success for Democrats
all over North Carolina and look
forward to a winning spirit at our
District rallies," Jones stated.
The Elizabeth City rally will
begin with a reception at 7:00
p.m. followed by a dinner at 7:30
p.m. Admission will be $7 per
person.
The Kinston rally on Saturday
night will have the same cost
with events starting a half hour
earlier than the Friday night af
fair in Elizabeth City.
Tickets to the rally can be ob
tained from any Democratic
Party county chair in the dis
trict. For more information, call
District chairman Bill Hodges in
Washington, N.C. at 946-6553.
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