Perquimans County
Middle
School news and
highlights for week
. The North Carolina Writing Test
was administered in Perquimans
Middle School November 10, 1987
Anxiety was high as no one knew
what the writing assignment was
going to be until the zero hour. ..9:00
Tuesday morning.
I The sixth grade prompt was clarifi
cation: "Choose a place where you
lik$ to eat or would like to eat. Name
the place and tell why you would like
to eat there."
The eighth grade prompt was per
suasion: "A television program is
having a contest titled 'The Best
Place to Live.' Write a letter convinc
ing the producer of the program that
where you live is the best place to
live."
Student responses to "How did you
feel about the test?" were varied.
Mrs. Linda Needham's 6th graders
said:
"It was hard, but I did it!"
"I was nervous, but I felt better as I
began writing."
"We had been writing, so I felt pre
pared."
"It was an easy prompt to write
Governor announces
Aew acquisition plan
Kaleigh? Governor Jim Martin an
nounced that the state will begin pur
chasing key portions of the Buxton
Woods, North Carolina's largest re
maining maritime forest, for use as a
natural area.
The Governor will ask the Council
of State to approve the purchase of
Tour tracts in the Buxton Woods at its
meeting December 1. The tracts, to
taling 150 acres, will cost $750,000.
^hey are now owned by Mr. Robert
Fen-ell of Currituck and Mr. Ralph
Blades of Elizabeth City. Future pur
chases of the central part of the mari
time forest are planned as funds be
come available and agreements are
negotiated with landowners.
? "This exceptional area warrants
an extrasordinary measure of pro
tection," Governor Martin said.
"Our goal is to keep the heart of this
Special place undisturbed so that fu
ture generations will continue to en
joy its benefits of natural beauty,
unique plant communities and com
munity water supply protection."
The area, which will be managed
by the Division of Coastal Manage
ment in the Department of Natural
Resources and Community Devel
opment, will be left in its natural
state for research, education and
public enjoyment. Agreements may
:)b1so be reached that would allow por
tions of the acquired area to be used
for community water supply.
Buxton Woods, which covers al
most 3,000 acres near Cape Hatteras,
is regarded by scientists as an ex
tremely important natural system.
Rare plant communities are found
among the wetland and relic dune
systems of the woods. The woods are
also the recharge area for the aquifer
that is the sole supply of drinking wa
ter for the communities of Buxton
and Frisco.
Addtional protection strategies for
the Buxton Woods are still being con
sidered. The Coastal Resources Com
mission will hold a public hearing on
the proposed designation of the
woods as an area of environmental
concern, which would require that
the development projects receive a
Coastal Area Management Act per
mit. Dare County adopted the first
zoning ordinance for the woods in
September, and special maritime
forest regulations are being devel
oped. .The county planning board has
also proposed including special pro
tection measures in the county's land
use plan update.
Secretary Tommy Rhodes, speak
ing for the Department of Natural
Resources and Community Devel
opment, noted that it is very impor
tant for the land acquisition initiative
to be carefully coordinated with the
other protection initiatives.
"To be fully successful," Rhodes
said, "we will have to have the active
cooperation of Dare County, local cit
izen groups, landowners, the General
Assembly, our congressional dele
gation and the federal government.
This is a large undertaking that will
take several years to complete, but I
believe the special value of Buxton
Woods will bring us together to get
the job done."
Anticipating frosts
^ Cold hands can be avoided in bad
weather by covering regular garden
gloves with old rubber gloves.
Wait until a killing frost to cut and
remove the fern-like growth of aspar
agus. Established plants will appre
ciate two to three pounds of super
phoshate per 100 square feet.
I Harvest sweet potatoes before the
vines are killed by frost. Save a cou
ple to sprout inside.
v Harvest and store green tomatoes
'if a killing frost is predicted. Place on
a screen in a well ventilated area, or
loosely wrap in newspapers and keep
in a cool dry place.
; Gather cucurbit foliage as soon as
frost kills it and burn instead of com
posting. This will rid the garden of
any cucumber beetles and squash
bugs.
. Protect blooms of snow peas and
Knap peas with a fibrous material
such as Reemay. Rolls of yard-like
fabric may be anchored with dirt or
stones. Leave a little lee-way for the
plants' growth. Water and warmth
will penetrate.
Protect blooms of snow and sugar
peas with a fibrous material such as
Reemay, which lets water and
warmth in, and keep6 frost out. Yard
wide fabric comes in rolls that can be
Ibraped over the plants and anchored
with dirt or stones. Leave some lee
way for the plants' growth.
Mulch roots crops such as carrots
with chopped leaves.
Turn open soil over to expose insect
larvae to birds. Plant a winter cover
of rye or oats in unused garden areas
to turn over in the spring. This will
improve the humus content of the
^soil.
? Set the lawn mower blade low and
mow beneath all orchard trees. Pull
any weeds around trunks. Rake up
debris and discard. Check with any
Extension agent about correcting
any suspected mineral deficiencies
now.
Nut trees can be host to the twig
girdler, a varmint that lays eggs in
girdled twigs in late summer and
|early fall. The resulting grubs feed
on the wood until the following Au
gust. They then metamorphosed into
adults and start all over again.
Gather a .d bran girdled twigs now.
Check shrubs and trees for poison
ivy while the leaves are easy tp spot
,and plants are still growing. Materi
?als approved for poison ivy are 2,4-D
?mine. Amitrole, Roundup and Ban
vel. These are listed in the N.C. Agri
cultural Chemicals Manual prepared
?by NCSU. Following directions exac
tly, as herbicides can present prob
lems to both the human body and sur
rounding desirable plants.
Top dress tulips with a slow-re
lease high nitrogen fertilizer. Infor
mation on the proper types of ferti
lizer to use and which tulip cultivars
perform the best when grown in the
South is available by the N.C. Agri
cultural Research Service at N.C.
State University. Write Publicatins
Office, Box 7603, School of Agricul
ture and Life Sciences, North Caro
lina State University, Raleigh, NC
27595.
Take some cuttings of geraniums
for rooting. Actually don't cut, snap
the soft, green stem about four inches
in length. Remove flower buds and
all but four upper leaves. Root in wa
ter, moist sand, or vermiculite.
Avoid sunlight until roots are one to
three inches long. After potting,
gradually move the individual plants
into full sun.
One final thought about the gar
den:
Don't forget each plant's need for
water-even in winter. Soil doesn't
dry out as quickly in fall weather, but
it eventually will in the absence of
rain or irrigation. During rainless
weeks slowly soak the soil around the
plants.
Water individual plants by making
small holes in the bottom of an old
bucket or large can and filling with
water. A one-gallon milk jug will do
for a small plant, use a five-gallon
can for a small tree. Set container be
side plant. Water will slowly seep
into the soil.
,
i I would like to thank you for all
j your support during the Nov. 3
I | election.
Congratulations to the present
elected officials.
Thank You
Rev. John London
about."
"Actually, it was fun."
Mrs. Sue Leete's 8th graders said:
"Relieved; tense; different from any
other writing assignment."
"Difficult... I could think of reasons,
but had trouble persuading the pro
ducer."
"I didn't like having to take it."
The writing will be scored by read
ers trained by the state, and the test
results will be returned to our school
system in the spring.
Mrs. Mazzie Williams and Mrs.
Linda Needham's 6th grade students
have been seen on the school grounds
flying paper airplanes they designed
as a part of a science lesson on forces
of flight. The Rev Raymond Need
ham spoke to Mrs. Needham's class
and demonstrated the forces of
thrust, drag, lift, and gravity. Mrs.
William's class wrote poems about
their airplanes. Here is one:
My Paper Airplane
It flew through the air
So wonderously free.
It turned with great care,
And came back to me
Governor James Martin
Chorus participates
in choral festival
inirty-seven Perquimans County
High School Chorus members travel
led to Greenville to participate in the
American Choral Director's Associa
tion Festival held Friday, November
13th. High school choruses from all of
Eastern North Carolina met at East
Carolina University to perform for
each other and to be critiqued by uni
versity faculty. The P.C.H.S. Com
bined Chorus sang two numbers
which they have been preparing for
their upcoming Christmas concert,
after which an adjudicator made
comments to them and the audience
and worked with them briefly. Writ
ten comments received by Director
Lynwood Winslow from two judges
were favorable and commended the
chorus on their ensemble effect, vo
cal energy, full choral tone, attire,
and stage presence.
During an afternoon session the
choruses reconvened at Mendenhall
Student Center for a joint rehearsal
conducted by Dr. Rhonda Fleming,
Director of the E.C.U. Chorale. The
two works sung in this rehearsal
were "Adeste Fidelis" (an extended
eight part arrangement in Latin of
"O Come All Ye Faithful) and "In the
Bleak Midwinter". Combining the
choruses in this way gave students an
opportunity to experience choral
singing in a manner not usually
within reach of the average high
school chorus. Following the re
hearsal, students heard a brief, but
highly, entertaining concert by the
E.C.U. Chorale.
Helping to chaperone the chorus on
this trip was Miss Caroline Wright,
music teacher at Perquimans Cen
tral and Hertford Grammar School.
Information about
nickels for know-how
EXTENSION NEWS
by: Stanley J. Winslow
County Extension Director
NICKELS FOR KNOW-HOW REF
ERENDUM - Nov. 24, 1987
Wayne Nixon of the Bagley Swamp
Community serves as our director on
the Agricultural Foundation which
oversees the Nickels for Know-How
monies. Prior to his appointment,
Paul Smith, Jr. served in the same
capacity. I would like to thank both of
them for their service to the county
and to N.C. Agriculture in this impor
tant task.
Please plan to vote on November
24. Following is a list of Polling
places:
ASCS Office
Agricultural Extension Office
Farmer's Feed and Seed Co.
Hertford Supply Co. Inc.
Rob Turner's Store
W. S. Winslow's Store
What is Nickels for Know-How?
Nickels for Know-How is a self-help
program for farmers. Farmers as
sess themselves two nickels for each
ton of feed and fertilizer they pur
chase. The money is used by North
Carolina State University for agricul
tural research and education.
How is the money collected?
The North Carolina Department of
Agriculture collects the money from
the manufacturers of feed and ferti
lizer. The manufacturers build the
extra cost? 2 nickels per ton? into
Who decides how the money is spent?
The Board of Directors of the North
Carolina Agricultural Foundation.
Based at North Carolina State Uni
versity, the foundation has a farmer
member from each county.
Who started Nickels for Know-How?
Farmers did in a referendum held
Nov. 3, 1951. The General Assembly
authorized a vote on this self-help
program after it had been requested
by the N.C. Farm Bureau and the
State Grange.
How long will the program continue?
Farmers have an opportunity ev
ery six years to decide if they wish to
continue the program. The next ref
erendum is scheduled for Tuesday,
November 24, 1987. If two-thirds of
the voters vote "yes" in the referen
dum, the Nickels for Know-How pro
gram will continue for another six
years.
Who can vote?
All users of feed and fertilizer in
North Carolina and family members.
Where can I vote?
Numerous polling places will be es
tablished in each county, much like
they are for commodity referen
dums. A complete list of polling
places can be obtained from your
county agricultural extension office,
the price of their products.
How much does the program cost
me?
Nickels for Know-How yields about
$450,000 annually. This is an average
of $6.50 per farm.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners are
requesting sealed bids from all interested parties for an
IBM System 32 Computer - 13K of memory. The IBM
System 32 was formerly used for billing in the Perqui
mans County Tax and Water Departments. For infor
mation regarding this computer system, you may
contact the County Manager's Office at 426-8484. All
bids must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Decem
ber 4, 1987 and will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on Mon
day, December 7, 1987 in the Commissioners Room.
The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to ac
cept or reject any or all bids.
N. Paul Gregory, Jr.
County Manager
I really don't know
Why it tilted just a smidgen,
Did it look like a crow,
Or did it look like a pigeon?
It looked like a lark,
Well, that's what I think
It flew like a spark
and landed in the sink.
I revived by pet plane
With the family's blowdryer,
But I got a big pain
When the paper caught on fire.
Michael Williams
6th Grade
Fifth and Sixth graders in Mrs.
Edna Wolverton's class are begin
ning a science unit "Conserving our
Resources " As a part of the study,
the students have placed a container
in the teacher's lounge to collect alu
minum cans for recycling.
Students will also enjoy a visit from
Mrs Ginger O'Neal from the Depart
ment of Soil and Water Conservation
who will present a puppet show dem
onstrating good conservation prac
tices.
Summer ventures
program announced
Summer Ventures in Science and
Mathematics is a five week, summer
residential, research-based, cost
free program created by the North
Carolina General Assembly to pro
vide enrichment opportunities in Sci
ence and Mathematics for academi
cally talented rising Juniors and
Seniors (Present 10th and 11 th grade
students).
Students selected for this program
will study both Science and Math
ematics at one of six participating
schools: Appalachian State Univer
sity, East Carolina University, North
Carolina Central University, the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Char
lotte, the University of North Caro
lina at Wilmington, and Western
Carolina University.
Parents are asked to encourage
their sons and daughters to take ad
vantage of this enrichment opportu
nity.
Interested parents and students
should contact .lames S. Midgette,
Counselor at Perquimans High
School
Deadline for receiving applications
is January 29. 1988.
Red Drum tournament
scheduled in Avon
(Ocean, NC)? The Fourth Annual
World Championship Red Drum
Tournament will be held in Avon, NC,
November 21-23, 1987. Over $4,500 in
awards will be given away during the
three day tournament with catego
ries for red drum and bliiefish, both
individual and team competition. En
try fees are $25 a day.
A casting tournament sponsored by
Sportcast USA will kick off the event
on Friday afternoon, to be followed
by a reception and rules meeting for
contestants on Friday evening at the
Kona Kai Hotel. Tournament fishing
will begin at 12:01 AM on Saturday
and conclude at 4:00 PM on Monday
evening to present awards.
The tournament is an annual fund
raising event for the North Carolina
Coastal Federation. The Coastal Fed
eration was established in 1982 to in
crease public awareness of and in
volvement in coastal resource
management.
For more information contact:
NCCF, Donna Agnew, 1832 J. Bell
Land (Ocean), Newport, NC 28570,
(919) 393-8185.
School lunch menus
The following is the school menu
for the week of November 23-27, 1987.
Monday? breakfast? honey bun or
cereal, fruit or juice, milk.
Lunch? pork pattie-bun, or stea
kum-bun, hash brown, green peas,
onion rings, fruit, milk.
Tuesday? breakfast? danish or ce
real, fruit or juice, milk.
Lunch? roast turkey-dressing-hot
roll or managers choice meat, corn,
green beans, candied yams, cran
berry sauce, milk, THANKSGIVING
TREAT.
WEDNESDAY ? FRIDAY
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
BE WISE - ADVERTISE!
'TIS A MONTH
BEFORE
CHRISTMAS...
When all through our store,
You'll find goodies, and prizes, and
bargains galore.
We've dressed up The Cotton Gin
in holiday style,
Hoping good friends ? like you! ?
will stop by for a while.
You' re cordially invited to help us
welcome in the holiday season at our popular
annual
Open House!
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
November 2 1 & 22
Refreshments & Door Prizes
1 to 4 p.m. both days
9 mile* north of the Wright Memorial Bridge
919 491 2387
SPECIAL EVENT! AUCTION
LIMITED-EDITION CAIRN GNOME
'Telly," a brand-new creation by renowned Caim
Studios sculptor Tom Clark, will be sold at auction
from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. We invite you to come
view the in-store premier of the video The World of
Tom Clark and see Telly" for yourself ?because
this limited-edition piece will be retired by Cairn
Studios immediately after the sale.