Chef's Spectacular held
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COMMUNITY
Crap Walk scheduled
see pg. 9
THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
jurttwrtf, PtrqirtiMM County, K.C. Thursday, April 21. 1W X CENTS
. "As we were"
scheduled
The time is getting closer, and ev
erything is ready so make plans now
to attend "As We Were" a show of
historical pictures depicting scenes
of Hertford and Perquimans County
as they were not so long ago.
"As We Were" will feature old pho
tos of the floating bridge, the Hert
_ ford Hotel, and much more. There
w may even be a few mystery photos.
The show will be held on Friday,
April 22nd from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.,
and on Saturday, April 23rd from
10:00 until 4:00 p.m. at the Perqui
mans County Chamber of Com
merce. Admission is free to all, and
the building is accessible to hand
icapped persons.
This event is being co-sponsored by
The Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce, and Perquimans County
P Historians.
Health fair
is scheduled
The Perquimans County Agricultu
ral Extension Service will host a
"Food For Health" Fair, on Thurs
day, April 21, 1968 from 7:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. in the Perquimans Exten
| sion Auditorium. The Health Fair
will offer cholesterol screening for a
three dollar fee, blood pressure and
diabetes screening, a three minute
step test for cardiovascular fitness
and a taste of low-cholesterol foods.
Educational exhioits will also be
available for viewing and obtaining
health and nutrition information.
Sponsors for the "Food For Health
Fair" include the American Cancer
Society, American Heart Associa
& tion, Perquimans County Extension
? Service and the Perquimans Ccunty
Health Department. Throughout the
fair, door prizes (cookbooks) will be
given. We cordially invite you to this
Health Fair and encourage you to
bring family, friends and neighbors.
For more information and to register
for the cholesterol screening, call
436-5428.
i "Freedom or
Tyranny" to
be presented
A Town Meeting To Discuss
? Our Proposed National Constitution
'< You are invited to participate in a
recreated 1788 town meeting in north
eastern North Carolina where period
; characters will debate the newly-pro
) posed national Constitution. Discover
the reasons many North Carolinians
feared this document and see why the
establishment of a strong national
government became such a volatile
issue in this state. Relive the contro
verises and emotions of this fascinat
ing period in our nation's history.
Dr. Fred Ragan, Professor of His
tory at East Carolina University, will
introduce each program and will af
_ terwards challenge the audience to
P examine the Constitution more clo
sely. Using the Albemarle region as a
specific example, participants will
be asked to discuss both present and
future issues involving Constitutional
questions. A reception will follow this
discussion.
Presentation Dates & Locations
All programs begin at 7:38 p.m. ? All
presentations are free
April 21 - Elizabeth City - Museum of
the Albemarle
) April 25 ? Edenton - Old Courthouse
This special program commem
orating the 200th anniversary of the
United States Constitution is funded
by the North Carolina Humanities
Council, the North Carolina Commis
sion on the Bicentennial of the United
States Constitution and the North
eastern Historic Places Office.
For additional information, please
contact: Eastern Office - Archives
I and History, 117 W. 5th St., Green
9 ville, N. C. 27858, Phone 752-7778.
Groundbreaking
CWMIOBiM
planned
? The spring meeting of the Board of
Directors of Perquimans County Re
. Iteration Association will feature
groundbreaking ceremonies for the
Perquimans Center for seventeenth
. century life in the Albemarle. The
| present State of North Carolina had
? jts true genesis in 1688 when Philip
. Ludwell was appointed governor and
given a commission which referred
. to him as governor of the "Province
of Carotins that Lyes North and East
? pf Cape Feare." Taking part in this
caramony will ba a representative of
Dr. Parker Chaaaon, President of the
College of the Albemarle. The Col
. lege has been most helpful in devel
? oping the plana for the Center. Alao,
I Mr. Irving H. Wainwright who baa
established a trust to help with the
? operation of the Newboid- White will
Special Olympics held Friday!
The weather co-operated and local students enjoyed the Special Olympics on Friday. Over 50
athletes participated and the games were extremely successful. Above Phil Woodell, helps one
special olympian with the standing broad jump.
Two men vie for two year term
on county commissioner's board
EDITOR'S NOTE: On May 3rd the
voters of Perquimans County will
also have an opportunity to vote for
one county commissioner for a two
year term from the Hertford District.
The commissioner elected will be ful
filling the unexpired term of W. W.
"Welly" yftiite, who resigned from
the board to serve as Clerk of Supe
rior Court in January. This week, we
visit with those candidates Durward
F. Reed, Jr. and Jan Spruill.
DURWARD F. REED. Jr.
One of the candidates seeking the
people's vote in the primary for this
office is Durward F. Reed, Jr. Mr.
Reed is currently serving on the
board of commissioners, he was ap
pointed by the commissioners to fill
the seat left by W. W. "Welly" White.
Mr. Reed stated that he has chosen
to run for this office, because he has
been interested in Perquimans
County government for over 33
years, he feels he is well qualified to
become a county commissioner, and
adds that since he was appointed to
fill the seat, he decided he would be
come a candidate, and hopefully be
given the opportunity to continue
serving the county for another two
years.
Mr. Reed states he is not familiar
with any great problems facing Per
quimans County, other than normal
operations, but adds he is certainly
concerned with several issues, such
as problems with the environment,
roads, economic growth, and the
quality of life in Perquimans County.
In discussing the environment
Reed stated he feels the commission
ers and the county should work to
clean-up problems which exist. With
regard to roads, Reed feels the
county has always pushed for the de
velopment of roads, but feel they
should continue working on the
roads, especially the four-la ning of
U.S. 17. Reeds sees this as an impor
tant factor in developing this area.
Reed states he is interested in eco
nomic growth provided it is good, sta
ble development, which will be bene
ficial and attractive to the
community. He feels economic devel
opment should be well planned, and
added it takes money to promote de
velopment in a county.
ReeH
When asked about the voting rights
issue, Reed feels the committee ap
pointed by the board of commission
ers to work on this problem has made
a great deal of head way, but the pre
sent system needs to be corrected
Reed feels the system should be es
tablished so all qualified citizens can
have an opportunity to run.
Reed is familiar with Perquimans
government. He was elected in 1952
to the position of county treasurer,
and served in that position and later
when it was changed to county fi
nance officer for over 33 years.
Mr. Reed is a native of Perquimans
County, and he has been in business
in Perquimans County (Reed Oil
Company) for 38 years. He is a grad
uate of Wake Forest University, and
he has attended several county gov
ernment schools at the Institute of
Government in Chapel Hill. He is an
active member of the Hertford
United Methodist Church, is a
charter member of the Perquimans
County Jaycees, and has been active
in other civic organizations.
Reed and his wife, Edythe have
four children, and they live in Hert
ford.
JAN SPRUILL
The other democratic candidate
seeking election to the board of com
missioners for the two year term is
Jan Spruill.
Mr. Spruill has chosen to run for
county commissioner at this time,
because he says he feels it is time for
a change in Perquimans County Gov
ernment.
He states there are lots of problems
facing the county, and that many of
Spruill
those problems are similar in nature.
Spruill feels the biggest problems
facing Perquimans County at this
time are growth, and planning for
that growth. He feels industry should
be sought out, and adds that growth
and development are important to
the economic future of the county.
In discussing some of the other is
sues facing the county, he had the fol
lowing comments: sewer districts
and their establishment: Spruill feels
this issue should certainly be looked
into, and adds this is part of the coun
ty's growth problem. Without proper
sewage facilities, industry cannot lo
cate here. Roads: Mr. Spruill feels
road development is important. He
feels the county should work on hav
ing dirt roads here paved, and he is
certainly in favor of four-la ning U.S.
17., Zoning: He is in favor of zoning in
Perquimans County, and adds that
he feels this ties into the growth is
sue.
Mr. Spruill is a native of Perqui
mans County, and has lived here all
of his life. He has been in business in
Hertford (Community Gas) for 18
years.
He is a member of the local Com
mittee of 100, is active in the Ameri
can Legion, is a member of the Per
quimans County Chapter of the
NAACP, and is a member of First
Baptist Church in Hertford.
Spruill and his wife, Ann, have two
children and they reside in the Bethel
township.
Mr. Spruill states he feels he will do
a good job if elected county commis
sioner.
Holiday Island completes
environmental survey
The Holiday Island Property Own
ers Association has developed a list
of SO to 60 alleged environmental vio
lations on the island, and they are
moving forward in an effort to get the
problems corrected.
According to several members on
the board of the Property Owners As
sociation, a survey of the property in
Holiday Island, done earlier this
year, has revealed the alleged viola
tions, and the list has been forwarded
to the Perquimans County Health De
partment for action.
Jake Hardison, president of the
property owner's association said the
violations have a wide range in
scope, but cover everything from dry
wells to drainage pipes running into
ditches.
The property owner's association
and other residents of Holiday Island
are concerned about these violation
since many of the ditches flow into
canals leading to the Albemarle
Sound and may endanger its water
quality.
Hardison was quick to point out
during a recent interview that the vi
olations identified are alleged, and
because the board members are not
environmental specialists, they have
forwarded the list of what they feel
are apparent violations on to the
health department for their review
and action.
Hardison added that the property
owner's association has offered to
help the health department any way
they can, but stated they will have to
depend on them to enforce the law.
"We will have to depend on the
Health Department to do the police
work," he said.
Perquimans County Health De
partment Sanatarian, Vernon
Squires, said on Tuesday that he has
not yet received the list, and before
making any comment on what action
the health department will take he
will have to see the list of the alleged
violations.
The property owners whose names
are on the list of alleged violations
have never been contacted individu
ally by the board or the Holiday Is
land Environmental Committee, but
Hardison and the other members of
the board present stated notices had
been sent to all the property owners
on the island. These notices stated
the survey was being conducted, and
outline what they could expect. Other
notices appeared in weekly and
monthly newletters, and the matter
was discusscd at general meetings of
the property owners.
Hardison stated the notices in
formed property owners they had 30
days to clean-up any environmental
violations, and that time has long
passed.
"We were hoping this would not be
necessary," said Hardison. "It was
our hope that some of the problems
would be corrected," he added.
Hardison stated some violations
were cleared up by property owners
following the association's survey,
but most still remain. He also stated
the alleged violations included on the
list are not limited to one area of Hol
iday Island. There are violations
sited in both the camping and resi
dential sections of the community.
He also added that it is also very dif
ficult to know for sure whether some
of the violations sited have merit, be
cause not all the residents at Holiday
Island reside there year round. "For
people who do not live here year
round, it is difficult to say it is a viola
tion for a pipe to run to a ditch with
out actually seeing something being
discharged," said Hardison. He
added, although we did find a few
pipes running from dwellings to
ditches or possibly a canal, it is diffi
cult to know for sure whether they
are actually violations, that will be
left up to the health department.
Hardison and the other board
members stated on Saturday, that
public awareness has done some of
the policing in these matters, adding
that many of the situations existed
because people simply were unaware
that they were doing anything wrong.
Since undertaking this project, the
board members stated that the re
sponse they have received from prop
erty owners has been good, and they
are pleased that the association has
taken steps to clean-up these environ
mental problems.
Hardison added he is sure there are
similar problems, such as the ones at
Holiday Island, throughout Perqui
mans County, and hopefully Holiday
Island's actions will make others
aware of similar situations, which
exist in their community.
PCHS host Albemarle
area band clinic recently
On Tuesday, April 12th, Perqui
mans County High School hosted the
Albemarle Area Band Clinic.
Over 85 students were selected and
participated in the clinic from the Al
bemarle region, including Holmes
High School in Edenton, Camden
High School, Currituck High School,
Manteo High School, Northeastern
High School, and Perquimans High
School.
The clinic began at 9:00 with re
hearsals throughout the day, and
concluded on Tuesday evening with a
concert conducted by guest Conduc
tor, Ralph Shumaker. Shumaker is a
Professor of Music at East Carolina
University in Greenville.
The Albemarle Area Band Direc
tors Association was founded in Feb
ruary of 1966 for the purpose of en
riching music education in this part
of North Carolina, and to foster pro
fessional development among its
members. At that time, they orga
nized the Albemarle Area Band
Clinic to be held in April of each year.
Each school can bring 16 students
to the clinic with a set instrumenta
tion. Selection for the clinic band was
based on two criterias, benefit to the
individuals as a musician and benefit
to the home school band in terms of
that students musicianship and lead
ership.
Those students selected from Per
quimans County included: Lisa Ren
nie and Josie Wills, Flutes, Anita
Whidbee, Tammie Willetts and Re
nee Turner, clarinets, Nancy Boyn
ton, Bass Clarinet, Darrell Felton
and Robert Ponton, Alto Saxophones,
Tony Boone and Cornelius Mack,
Trumpets, Chad Bundy and Sean
Vail, French Horn, Matt Matthews,
Trombone, Rodney Modlin, Baritone,
Tim Byrum, Tuba and Trade Brown,
Keyboard.
Albemarle 4-H livestock
show and sale scheduled
The forty-third annual Albemarle
4-H Livestock Show and Sale is set for
next Tuesday and Wednesday, April
26th and 27th, at the Albemarle 4-H
Livestock Building in Elizabeth City.
This year's program will get un
derway at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday with
the weighing and entering of all the
hogs, lambs, and steers in the show,
and will culminate on Wednesday
evening with the livestock sale of the
animals at 7:00 p.m..
As in past years, this year's show
will feature competition in the follow
ing categories: lambs, fitting and
showmanship for lambs, judging of
hogs, fitting and showmanship of
hogs, judging of the steers, and fit
ting and showmanship of steers.
This year Perquimans County will
have 42 participants in the show, in
cluding 37 youngsters who will show
hogs, 7 showing steers, and 12 who
will show lambs.
Mark your calendars now, and
make plans to come out and see the
43rd annual Albemarle 4-H Livestock
Show and Sale.
For more information on the Live
stock Show and Sale, contact Stan
Winslow or Jeff Copeland at the Per
quimans County Extension Office,
426-5428
Meet the candidates night
On Tuesday, April 12th the Hertford
Business and Professional Women's
Club sponsored "Meet the Candi
dates Night".
All of the local candidates were
present as well as candidates for
state offices. The evening was very
well planned, and the courthouse was
filled with people interested in the is
sues, and the candidates views con
cerning them.
Also last week the PTA at Hertford
Grammar School held a "Meet the
Candidates Night" for everyone run
ning for the board of education.
Due to tho political artlclaa running thla witk thoro will bo no
artlclo on a Porqulmana County agoncy. That faaturo will roturn
noxt wook.
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