THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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For the third year in a row students from Perquimans High School have won first place in the
district math contest. Above the students who participated in the contest pose in front of the
school with their winning trophy.
High school students win. first place!
Students from Perquimans County
once again placed 1st in the district
mathematics contest held Thursday,
March 24th at Elizabeth City State
University in Elizabeth City.
This is the third year in a row that
students from the high school have
won the competition, and since the
contest moved to Elizabeth City State
University several years ago, Per
quimans High School has always
placed either first or second in the
competition.
This year students from Perqui
mans High School participated in all
the categories offered in the senior
division of the contest including Alge
bra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and
Comprehensive Mathematics.
The contest consisted of each stu
dent taking an 80 written exam in his
field of mathematics, and students
were judged individually and overall.
Perquimans finished first overall
in the competition with 14 students
placing in the top ten. Perquimans
won first place over such schools as
Currituck High School, Camden High
School, Manteo High School, North
Pitt High School, Northeastern High
School, and many others. No one
from Perquimans High School par
Chef's
Spectacular
planned
The Perquimans County Extension
Service and the Perquimans County
Extension Homemakers are again
sponsoring a Local Chef's Spectac
ular.
This exciting opportunity will be
held on Thursday, April 14, 1968 from
7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Per
quimans County Extension Office.
The cost is $2.00, which will be used to
help cover the cost of supplies for the
presenters.
This year three of the five presen
ters will be sharing interesting ways
to prepare poultry. These include
?Perquimans Weekly Editor, Gina
Jepson, who will be preparing Italian
Stuffed Chicken Breast. Gina's Ital
ian heritage is rich with lots of reci
pes that just melt in your mouth.
Mrs. Lucy Johnikins will share
Chicken casserole. She says it's easy
to prepare because everything is just
-poured into a casserole dish, includ
ing raw spaghetti, and baked. It's es
pecially good for the working women,
because it can be mixed, frozen un
baked and just popped in the oven
when you need a quick meal.
Mrs. Emma Burke will demon
strate Cuban Chicken. This is a fes
tive main dish suitable for a buffet
?upper. It's combination of colorful
vegtables, ham and poultry will
please any palate.
Mrs. Florence Christensen and
Mrs. Barbara Rose will both demon
strate bread items. Mrs. Christensen
'will demonstrate a Six Week Bran
' Muffin that is very popular. This rec
ipe can be mixed and held in the re
frigerator for up to six weeks, allow
ing you to cook only what you need
. for each meal. Moravian Sugar Cake
is the speciality that Mrs. Barbara
Rose will demonstrate. She will
share a long and short method for
? making this cake.
Moravian Sugar Cake is unique in
that it has a delicate texture and a
pleating aroma as result of mashed
potatoes used in the recipe.
Mark your calendars and call the
Perquimans Extension Office at 06
I 5431 to register for this exciting pro
gram NOW!
ticipated in the junior division of the
contest.
Several of the students who took
part in the competition will now
move on to run-off competition at
North Carolina Wesleyan College in
Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The
run-off competition will be held on
April 26th.
Students were selected to partici
pate in the math contest by the high
school math faculty which consists of
Ms. Robin Ward, Mrs. Kathleen
Brickhouse, and Mr. George White.
Those students who participated in
the contest and their places in the
competition are as follows: Algebra
I, Charity Cartwright, 6th place,
James Gard, Shelia Hurdle, Matt
Matthews, 3rd place, Crystal Musick,
Tars ha White, and Sara Winslow, 1st
place. Algebra II: Cathy Banks, An
drea Bass, 9th place, Dawn Benton,
'Nancy Boynton, Tracie Brown, 6th
place, Jennifer Kraft, Chad Nixon,
Ryan Overton, Derrick Rogers,
Paula Stallings, 3rd place, Tisha
Turner, Christy Waters, John West,
1st place, and Lori White, 4th place.
Geometry: Valerie Burke, Chad
Bundy, 8th place, Cip Chappell, Chris
Evans, Ernie Hobbs, 7th place,
Yvette Leigh, Jim Luke, Leonard
Mansfield, 6th place, Selena Overton,
Tracy Randolph, Stuart Rayburn, 4th
place, Brice Shirey, Stephanie
Vaughn, Kenneth Waters, Chad
White, Shawn White, and Corey
Newby.
Comprehensive Math: Terri Baker,
10th place, Machele Davis, Molli
Fehrman, Joanna Haskett, Calvin
Hobbs, Alan Kirby, Amanda Korne
gay, Bob Luke, 6th place, James
Newby, and Brian Seay.
Those students going on to the run
off competition include: Algebra I,
Charity Cartw right, Matt Matthews,
and Sara Winslow. All three of these
students are 9th graders. Algebra II,
Tracie Brown, Paula Stallings, Lori
White, and John West. All of these
students are juniors with the excep
tion of John West, who is a tenth
grader. Geometry, Leonard Mans
field, and Stuart Rayburn. These stu
dents are in the 10th grade.
No students will move on to run-off
competition in the comprehensive
category. Only the top five in that
contest could continue. The students
who competed in the comprehensive
competition were all seniors.
Three area men vie for seat on
county board of commissioners
EDITOR'S NOTE: On May 3rd,
1968, the voters of Perquimans
County will go to the poles for the
democratic primary, and both local,
state and national offices will be
voted on. This is the first in a series of
articles on the candidates, and their
views about the issues facing the vot
ers in Perquimans County. .
This year the voters in Perquimans
County will be chosing four candi
dates for the county board of com
missioners. Three commissioners for
a four year term, and one commis
sioner for a two year term. The com
missioner elected for the two year
term will be fulfilling the unexpired
term of W. W. "Welly" White, who
resigned recently from the board to
serve as the Perquimans County
Clerk of Superior Court, and two of
the candidates seeking four year
terms to the board of commissioners
are incumbent candidates and are
running unopposed in this election.
They are Thomas Nixon, and Wayne
Winslow; however, the third incum
bent commissioner up for re-election
is the current chairman of the board
of commissioners, Lester Simpson.
Mr. Simpson faces two opposing can
didates.
The other two candidates seeking a
seat on the Perquimans County
Boara of Commissioners for the four
year term are Edward H. Allen and
Leo Higgins.
EDWARD "Ed" ALLEN
Edward "Ed" H. Allen is a resi
dent of Holiday Island, and has
owned property and resided in Per
quimans County for the past 13 years,
and his campaign slogan is "heritage
with a future". Allen feels there are
13 major issues as well as others that
must be addressed by the Perqui
mans County Board of Commission
ers for the citizens of Perquimans
County.
The 13 issues are as follows: (1)
The redistricting issue, (2) jobs, we
must look into the exodus from this
county, (3) tourism, (4) waste treat
ment, (5) placement of a traffic light
at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 17
South and the road going to Bethel
and Snug Harbor, (6) updating of our
library facilities, and the Blanchard
Building, (7) tax base; what are we
getting for taxes paid?, (8) U.S. Hwy.
17 North Welcome Center at the Va.
line, (9) Softball lighting at Union
School, (10) trash collection at Holi
day Island, (11) paving of our coun
ty's roads, (12) zoning, and (13) fish
ing - Albemarle Sound; we must
assist commercial fisherman in im
proving their catch.
In discussing and expanding on
some of these issues in a recent inter
view, Allen stated the following. With
regard to the redistricting situation,
he feels that it is not appropriate to
comment on that issue at this time.
He stated that he is certainly glad
that the board of commissioners has
formed a working committee to look
into this matter. On the other issues
outlined by Allen he had the following
remarks; Jobs - Allen feels the
county should encourage light indus
try. He also stated that he feels the
young people of Perquimans County
need something to look forward to
here in terms of jobs. He added that
he is not at all interested in seeing
Perquimans County become an as
phalt jungle, but he would like to see
some new industry, and is certainly
happy about the industry that is here
presently and expansion of that in
dustry. With regard to tourism, Allen
states that he feels we need to pro
mote this county, and look for the
best way to let people know what's
here, and encourage them to come
and view this lovely area, which is so
full of history.
Allen also briefly discussed the es
tablishment of sewer districts in Per
quimans County. He stated several
communities in the county, such as
Holiday Island currently are having
problems with sewage disposal, and
he feels some way must be developed
to deal with these situations. He also
feels the establishment of sewer dis
tricts must be looked into with regard
to the county's current and continu
ing development.
In terms of the other issues out
lined above, he discussed briefly as
follows : THE LIBRARY, he feels it is
important for someone to look for the
money needed for it's expansion. He
feels the library is important and it
supports education. TAX BASE: Al
len feels this is a real concern, the
county needs to let people know what
the money is going for, and be re
sponsive to the residents, and com
munity's needs. WELCOME CEN
TER: Allen feels it would benefit the
county to support this project. He
see candidates pg. 9
Bass tournament scheduled Saturday
This weekend, the Perquimans
County Jaycees will hold their annual
river bass tournament, and commu
nity yard sale. They will also raffle
off a floral print on Saturday worth
$500.00 with proceeds from the raffle
going to the Duke Cancer Research
Center.
Registration and weigh-in for the
bass tournament will be held at the
Hertford Municipal Boat Ramp prior
to 7:00 a.m. launch time.
A total of $1,000 in cash prizes will
be awarded.
Anyone interested in entering the
tournament should contact Sara
Winslow, 102 Phelps Street, Hertford,
N. C., or any Perquimans County
Jaycee for an entry form.
The community yard sale will aslo
take place on Saturday. Spaces are
still available.They are being rented
by the Jaycees for $10.00. The yard
sale will be held at the Perquimans
County Recreation Department and
will begin at 8 a.m.
Also chances are still available for
the limited edition floral print paint
ing, to be raffled off on Saturday.
Chances are $1.00, and they are avail
able from any Jaycee. Print is on dis
play at Darden's in Hertford.
the recreation department does many things. Above Andy Downing works with area students
who will be participating in the upcoming special Olympics. This is just one of many ways that
he is active in many residents lives.
Perquimans County Recreation Dept.;
Keeps county residents active!
Perquimans County residents re
ceive many services such as helpful
information, but in addition to those
services the Perquimans County
Recreation Department provides
area residents with a variety of rec
reational programs.
Throughout the year, the Recre
ation Department offers a number of
sporting events for youths and adults
ranging from soccer to volleyball
with baseball, tee ball, football,
Softball, and basketball inbetween.
In addition to running these va
rious sporting programs, the depart
ment must also find coaches for all
the youth teams, officals for all the
games, make-up league schedules,
find sponsors for some of the teams,
such as tee ball teams, and keep and
store all the equipment
Throughout the year, the Recre
ation Department has a busy sched
ule of offerings and activities are be
ing held at a variety of locations
throughout Perquimans County.
All of the basketball, Softball, and
volleyball events are held at Perqui
mans Middle School, football and
baseball are held at the high school,
soccer events are held at Central
School, and t-ball is played at the
Recreation Department
Andy Downing, ?ho is the director
of the Perquimans County Iters
ation Department, has quite a busy
schedule. He laughs when asked if
the department will be offering any
new programs, but says they are al
ways willing to try new things if the
interest exist, such as their upcoming
fishing clinic for kids on April 16th.
The department is also considering
the possibility of offering tennis les
sons, if an instructor can be found. In
the past, they have offered craft
classes for both adults and children,
and hopefully they will be offered
again.
In addition to playing locally,
many of the teams, such as soccer
teams, and midgett football teams,
travel to other areas such as Eliza
beth City, Plymouth, Edenton, and
Gates County to play games on a reg
ular basis. This is always exciting for
the youth involved, keeps interest in
the various sports growing.
Currently the Recreation Depart
ment is operating on a 145,000 budget,
and Downing says the department is
growing all the time. Programs, such
as soccer and t-ball, have shown the
most growth recently, but he adds
that people are always looking for
better and more quality ways to
spend their leisure time
Pattie White, the director of the
Perquimans County Senior Center
atoo assists Andy with the Recreation
Department. She types the sched
ules, runs them off, and helps answer
the phone when Andy's out, she also
helps supervise some of the games as
she's needed.
The department also has an advi
sory board made up of area residents
in the recreation department, which
offers guidence and suggestions for
the department.
Andy Downing has an excellent
background for running the Recre
ation Department. He attended and
received a Bachelor of Science De
gree in Physical Education from
Johnson C. Smith University in Char
lotte, and prior to coming to work for
the Recreation Department, he
worked teaching Physical Education
for the Perquimans County Schools
at the elementary level.
Downing is a native of Perquimans
County, and he and his wife, Jona
than, have three boys, ages 8, 5, and
4.
If anyone has any questions con
cerning the Recreation Department
or any of their programs, contact
them at 4X-M86 or visit Andy at the
department located at 300 S. Grubb
Street In Hertford. The department is
open from 1:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
daily Monday through Friday.
Perquimans County High School
athletic teams will compete again
next year in the 1 A classification, but
school officials say they do not know
what conference Perquimans County
will be playing in.
This decision was made during a
special meeting of the Board of Edu
cation held on Tuesday, March 29th
due to the Easter holidays, and will
remain in effect for the next four
years.
Every four years, school systems
and North Carolina High School Ath
letic Association Officials re-eval
uate high school's athletic classifica
tions, and redefine conferences as
part of a classification and confer
ence alignment program.
The decision by the Board of Edu
cation to remain in the 1A classifica
tion supports the position taken by
school administration officials, and
officials at the high school.
According to Perquimans County
Schools Superintendent Pat Harrell,
the board could have requested to
play up in the 2A classification, but
they did not feel this would be fair to
the students. Members of the board
and school administration officials
stated they felt that requesting to
play up in the 2A classification might
have hurt many of the teams chances
for making the play-off round of com
petition yearly.
The North Carolina High School
Athletic Association will determine
conferences in the next few weeks
taking into consideration several fac
tors according to Harrell.
The NCHSAA will look at geog
raphy, rivalry, tradition, and other
factors when assigning schools to a
particular conference, even though
Perquimans High School has always
participated in the Albemarle Ath
letic Conference, several options are
currently being discussed.
Harrell stated that the classifica
tion and conference realignment is
done every four years, because of
shifts in population, which cause
shifts in student enrollment at many
schools which might change their
athletic classification. A prime ex
ample of this change is Manteo High
School, which will became a 2A
school next year. Manteo was for
merly a 1A school, and a member of
the Albemarle Athletic Conference
along with Perquimans High School.
In other business, Harrell reported
to the board that Cooley Roofing
Company is continuing to work on the
high school administration building
roof, and that things are going well
with the project.
Harrell also reported to the board
that the new administration building
project is progressing well. The foun
dation has been poured, and things
are continuing on schedule.
Board members also learned that
the state has installed a satelite dish
at the high school, which will be used
for satelite programming offered by
the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction.
The satelite programming will of
fer school systems programs in the
areas of staff development and in
struction, but according to Harrell,
the Perquimans County School Sys
tem will use the system primarially
for staff development. Harrell stated
that most of the courses offered un
der the program are already being
taught to local students, but added if
there were classes being offered
which are not being taught, students
would have the opportunity to take
them.
The satelite program is a statewide
program, which is new this year, and
each school system in the state re
ceived a satelite dish and other
equipment at a very minimal cost to
them. Thus far, according to officals,
the only costs incurred locally have
been for a dedicated phone line for
the system.
In addition to each school system
getting a dish the 52 smallest high
schools in the state also received a
system; however, Perquimans High
School did not qualify as one of those
52 schools.
Harrell stated, school officals de
cided to locate the dish at the high
school, because they felt that would
be the best location in the county for
staff development, and instructional
purposes.
The board also approved payment
on some of the outstanding bills from
the high school construction project,
thus taking some of the final action to
close-out the project, and Harr?U re
ported to board members on the pro
gress of the voting rights committee
established by the county, which met
on March 28th.
There being no further busineto the
meeting was adjourned.