THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
^ Volume M, No.40, USPS 4M-0M Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, October 16, 1984 2S CENTS
Pictured here is the Newbold
White House which is the site
for shooting of a film entitled
'The First Colony' which is
being done by the UNC center
for public television. The film
is being done to honor the
400th anniversary of North
Carolina and our English her
itage.
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the scene for the production of a
movie celebrating North Caroli
na's 400th anniversary to be
viewed later this year.
The UNC center for public tele
vision is producing a film about
John White to celebrate the 400th
anniversary of North Carolina,
and the Newbold-White house is
0 being used to depict White's Irish
resiucucc ui uic mm.
White traveled to Ireland late
in his life after traveling to Roa
noke Island looking for his fam
ily. He's portrayed in the film as
a lonely dejected man who is
very embittered.
The Newbold-White house was
selected for the film due to it's
authenticity according to Jim
McCall, who is the producer and
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The film is scheduled to run on
the last day of the anniversary
celebration, August 18th, 1987
which is Virginia Dare's birth
day. The film is currently enti
tled 'The First Colony'.
The center for public television
has condensed four years of qua
dracentenial minutes into an
hour and a half for the film which
uas iiui pruveu 10 oe an easy lasx.
Many hours of work and re
search have gone into the pro
duction of the script and the film.
The time frame of the movie is
approximately 1606, and many
other sites such as Jamestown,
Lynnhaven house, and Plymouth
England have been used in the
shooting of the film.
Fall fun festival is viewed a success
The fall fun festival held this
weekend has been deemed a suc
cess.
Festival chairperson Anzie
Wood echoed feelings of success
. stating that the turnout for the
? festival was fantastic.
Mrs. Wood stated that every
thing was a big success and the
festival raised $4,535.97 dollars
for the school.
The festival had many high
lights this year, one of which was
the haunted house. This was the
first year for the haunted house
at the festival, and the festival
committee estimates approxi
mately 400 persons visited.
The other games and shops
also did very well according to
Wood. The hotdogs, hamburgers,
and barbeque all sold out, and
the crafters seemed pleased with
the turnout.
The pumpkin carving contest
was a big hit. There were two age
groups participating and approx
imately 15 pumpkins all carved
in various shapes and designs.
Winners in the pumpkin carv
ing contest were TYay Lewis - 1st
place, Matt Tunnel - 2nd place,
and Beth Bateman - 3rd place in
K thru 2nd grade age group. In
the 4th and 3rd grade category
the winners were Leah Allen - 1st
place, Paul Byrum - 2nd place,
and Justin Berry - 3rd place.
Everyone seemed to enjoy
themselves and the festival was
a big hit. The parents and other
participants deserve a big hand
for all their hard work.
Pirates kill
Barrons
Perquimans High school ath
letic field was the scene of a
blow-out Monday night as the Pi
rates of Perquimans met the
Gates County High School Bar
ons in their homecoming game.
The final score of the game
was 54-0 and was literally a ma
sacre.
The Pirates led 28-0 at the end
of the first quarter, and Coach
Bill Flippen took the opportunity
to substitute several second
string players.
Mike Thatch had a 64 yard run
for a touch down in the first quar
ter, and several other players
were able to run by the Barons to
score including Rodney Welch
who had a 55 yard touch down
run, and Jevone Coston who ran
23 yards for a touchdown on the
last play of the game from the
scrimage line.
r Perquimans managed to get a
whopping 413 yards rushing com
pared to 14 yards rushing for
Gates.
Gates managed to get off 66
yards passing and the Pirates
had 62 yards passing two touch
downs from the air.
Anthony Johnson threw one
touchdown pass, and Milton Har
reli also completed a pass for a
touchdown.
Game officials shortened the
quarters in the second half from
12 minutes to 8 minutes to soften
the blow to the battered Barons.
Half-time of the game was
highlighted by the crowning of
Tammy Dizon as homecoming
queen, and Russell Parker was
crowned homecoming king.
Pictured here is a Perqui
mans county player as he
catches a pass for a touch
down. One of three passes
caught for a score on Monday
night as the Pirates defeated
Gates 54-0. Also pictured is
Tammy Dizon this years
homecoming queen with her
escort. Tammy was crowned
at half-time of the game.
The Pirates leading rushers
were Rodney Welch with 115
yards, Mike Thatch with 109
yards, and Jevone Coston with 83
yards rushing.
This Friday night the Pirates
face a big game. The team will
host North Hampton. Game time
is 8 p.m..
Gov. calls for support?
?.Approximately 150 people
gathered last Saturday morning
at the Golden Corral in Eden ton
.far a republican rally headed by
(J Gov. Jim Martin.
The theme of the governor's
message was 'give me strength',
the strength he was talking about
was giving him strength in the
state legislature.
- "Give me strength in the state
legislature to help me do the job I
need to do," stated Martin.
?Martin urged those present to
1 support the local ticket for the re
" publican party i&cluding Perqui
mans County resident Shirley
Peg? who is running for the
state legislature.
Martin stated that canidates
like Shirley Perry and Tim
Hodges who are conservative
canidates need to be elected into
state government to aid the gov- '
ernor with some of his programs
which have been put down by the
democratic majority.
The governor also stated his
need for veto powers so that state
government can be kept in
check.
Martin also used the meeting
to ask for support of his new pro
gram to finance capital im
provements for public education.
Dm proposed plan calls for the
state to issue bonds to create a
pool of funds from which counties
could borrow at very low interest
rates to make improvements.
The counties would pay the
money with revenue received for
the newly adopted Vfc cent sales
tax. .
Perry stated her support of the
governor's new plan in a tele
phone interview Monday, and
stated that she felt it deserved
everyone's support.
After the breakfast meeting in
Eden ton the governor continued
a busy day making several stops
in the Albemarle region.
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Building report
shows growth
rne Perquimans county quar
terly building Inspector's report
for the period of July, August,
and September shows a large
amount of growth in the county's
construction level for the quar
ter.
The inspector's report for the
third quarter shows $2,009,798
dollars in construction, $747,485
which is new construction. The
report also states that 197 per
mits have been issued during the
quarter.
Any building 150 square feet or
more requires a building permit,
and those people who build or
make an addition without the
proper permits can be charged
with a misdeameanor.
Permits are required for con
struction, reconstruction, re
moval of buildings, repairs to
existing buildings, electrical
work, installation of plumbing,
and heating and cooling work.
"People have been very co-op
erative in working with me" said
Jimmy Harrell. Anyone having
questions about permits or build
ing inspections should call Har
rell at 426-8283.
The building inspector's office
is located in the Blanchard Build
ing between the courthouse and
Peoples Bank on Church street.
It is open Monday thru Friday
between the hours of 9:30 and
11:30 a.m..
Local Police seek suspect
On September 30, 1986 a 37 year
old clerk was taken at knife point
from an Elizabeth City conve
nience store and forced to drive
to Perquimans County where she
was later raped.
Fast Fare at Jordan Plaza was
the scene of the crime which oc
curred at approximately 2:05
a.m.. A black man entered the
store and forced her at knife
point to give him $71.00 dollars in
cash and food stamps from the
register and later to drive him in
her car to Perquimans County
where he allegedly raped her.
The black man has been de
scribed as being approximately 5
ft. 10 inches tall and weighing be
tween 175 and 180 pounds.
Baptist plan
celebration
In keeping with the North Car
olina 400th anniversary cele
bration the Baptist churches of
Perquimans County will hold an
anniversary celebration on Octo
ber 19th at 3 p.m. at the Perqui
mans County High School ath
letic field.
The program will include spe
cial music by the members of
area Baptist church choirs who
will be led by Reverend Ray
Needham. A brief historical ac
count of the churches in the
county will be given, and the
message will be delivered by
Rev. Larry Ray McClure.
Reverend McClure is a native
of Dallas, North Carolina, and
The clerk was reportedly tak
ing inventory when the man en
tered the store. After rendering
the money and food stamps to the
man the clerk was forced by him
to drive her car from the store
down the Foreman - Bundy road
into Perquimans County.
The woman was reportedly
raped near Dick Miller's path,
and later the man got out of the
car at the bridge going into Hert
ford. Investigations into the mat
ter are continuing.
Investigating the incident are
the Elizabeth City, Hertford, and
Winfall police departments, the
Perquimans County Sheriffs de
partment, and the State Bureau
of Investigation.
serves as a missionary in eastern
North Carolina. He is a former
pastor of Rocky Hock Baptist
Church in Eden ton.
Sunday's program will also in
clude old familar hymns, and in
case of rain the program will be
held in the high school gymna
sium.
COA to meet in Hertford
An informal meeting for per
sons of all ages who are consid
ering continuing their college ed
ucations will be held at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Per
quimans County Senior Citizens
Center. It is one of five informa
tion sessions that are scheduled
during the month in counties
served by College of The Albe
marle.
The college admissions staff,
along with other student devel
opment personnel, will travel to
Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates,
and Perquimans counties to con
duct the two-hour evening ses
sions, according to Roy Winslow,
COA assistant dean of admis
sions. A meeting also will be held
for Pasquotank County residents
on Oct. 29, from 7 p.m. until 9
p.m. on the college campus.
Winslow said high school se
niors who intend to go to college,
their parents, working adults,
and senior citizens are encour
aged to attend. "Our purpose is
to explain the educational pro
grams at COA to anyone who is
thinking about enrolling after
high school graduation, or who
may want to return to college af
ter some years of absence from
the classroom," he said.
Topics to be explained include
admissions requirements, pro
gram of study, academic re
quirements, financial aid, and
support services. Guidance and
counseling, placement, and stu
dent activities at COA also are
among the subjects that will be
discussed.
The admissions team will be at
the following locations at 7 p.m.
on: Wednesday, Oct. 15? Curri
tuck County Library; Monday,
Oct. 20? Gates County Commu
nity Center; Wednesday, Oct.
22? Perquimans County Senior
Citizens Center; Monday, Oct.
27? Room 114, COA Dare County
Center; Tuesday, Oct. 28? John
A. Holmes High School Student
Commons; and Wednesday, Oct.
29? Room A-104, COA main cam
pus.
Pictured here It Shirley Perry as she speaks with the Gov. on
Sat. in Eden ton. Supporters look as the |wo talk.
General
visits
Hertford
Major General Charles Edward
Scott, Adjutant General North Caro
lina National, will be the guect
speaker at Perquimans Military Day
at New bold- White House on October
18th.
The ceremonies will begin at 10:90
a.m. and will continue until 5:00
p.m.. The 3rd regiment, North Caro
lina Continental Line (revolution)
and the 3rd North Carolina Battalion
of Artikry, Battery B. (Civil War)
will give reenactments of military
life during the day.