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Charlie's column LOCAL SCENE: This is a follow up ?ft-the question. . What happened to the native Americans? the Yeoptm Indians in Perauimans County, "fclr. Asa E. S tailings, a resident of the Craney Island section of the Belvidere Township for the past 77 years, is by far the most Knowl edgeable person on local Indian ar tifacts in Perquimans County. He has collected and has on display at his home, arrow points, stone axe heads, and other items he has fbtind near Indian burying ^rpunds The Yeopim Indians were a part bf the Algonquicans culture in this region. According to the account in the Winslow Haley book (page 3), sotne of the Yeopims may have ipoved to Camden County after 1?S2 Dr. David S. Phelps of the ECU, states that many vanished around 1750 probably due to being diseased from the white man that settled this region. * Mr. S tailings has supportive in formation to confirm that William Sexton, a full blooded Yeopim, lived in the Craney Island area. Mr. Sexton had a son, Simon Sex t&n, that served in Co. F, 27th North Carolina Regt. CSA. Pvt. Sexton died in a military hospital on June 21, 1864 and is buiied in the National Cemetary in Petersburg, Virginia. William Sexton must have still been living in Perqui ifaans County about 1844. Many lo cations thought to have been In dian burying grounds have been destroyed by land clearing or sim ply, the marking stones have dis appeared. Mr. Stallings has found many of his artifacts around the sand hills on his farm. He also confirmed that the head waters of the Perquimans River originates in the Dismal Swamp area of Gates County. Again land clearing operations and U. S. 158 highway have changed the flow of water into the river. Mr. fallings remembers walking through the Long Swamp, over log footpaths, to the school in the Whiteston-Nicanor district, a dis tance of 3 miles as the Indians trav eled the same paths many years Wore. * Mr. Stallings, his wife. Sue, and son, Eddie, agreeded that the best improvement in Perquimans County in the past 50 years have been the paved roaas, R E. A power source, and county water systems. Mr. Stallings is quite unique in his love of history of Perquimans County. He has a collection of pay roll documents of men from Per quimans that served in the War of 1812-14, also has records of men that soldiered in the Civil War and World War L He has a vast knowledge and re cords of family geneology for many families in the Nicanor Sandy Cross area. The Craney Is land section, believed at one time to have been partically covered by river swamp water, may lend to origin of the name of Craney Is land. This area, with the last sand trails and still unpaved roadway, offers a unique place in our history as the last frontier of our Yeopim Indian heritage in Perquimans County. ++++++++++++++++ The Indian Summer Festival held in Hertford September 16-17 again was successful. Thanks to Mary C. Harrell and her commit tees in skillful planning of events and craft displays. Friday af ternoon, in the downtown shopping "maul" area, the Edenton Preser vation Band - a 5 piece instrumen tal group-made the day for many of our citizens. When the band played By-By Blues, Stardust, In the Mood and many other oldies, we saw peo ple patting their feet, keeping time on the arms of chairs, whistling or singing, and some danced on the street to the "good mood" music. The information booth volun teers - James Divers, Jim Bass, Alma Davenport Leicester, Addie Nixon Keegan, J. W. Dillon, Lola and Bill Satterfield, J. E. Skinner, Eleanor Wilder, Evelyn Fields, Elaine Harris, Bobby Berryman, and Julian Broughton were very helpful. The biggest request for in formation I received was? Where is the nearest rest room?? That proves the "necessary room" is still necessary. QUESTION: How many churches are there in Perquimans County? Food service association elects new 1988-89 officers ? Perquimans County School Food Service Association met Septem ber 21 at Perquimans High School ft?r their regular quarterly meet ing. ? . Officers for the new year are: Linda Jordan - President * Carolyn Darnell - Vice-Presi dent Nancy Chappell - Secretary Edith Mansfield - Treasurer Doris Chappell - Reporter Eleven members were present with three new members joining at the meeting. The Perquimans Pirates lost a tough defensive game Friday to Edenton 6-7. Above Tyvoice Coston is tackled by Edenton. Local students invited to compete for merit awards North Carolina State University is sponsoring its 10th annual Merit Awards Program and invites aca demically talented high school se niors to compete for scholarships. Under the program more than 100 scholarships will be awarded for the 1969-90 academic year on the basis of merit. Scholarsh' range in value from $1,000 for freshman year only, to $3,500 an nually, renewable for four years. The competition includes the prestigious John T. Caldwell Alumni Scholarships, which will be offered to 30 freshmen entering NCSU in the fall of 1989. Patricia J. Lee, program coordi nator, said Nov. 15 is the deadline for applications. Scholarship recip ients will be announced in early April. The overall renewable value of university wide and individual school scholarships for the 1988-89 competition amounted to more than $1 million. Lee said NCSU's goal is to at tract academically talented high school seniors from North Carolina and the nation. Last year more than 1,200 students from North Carolina and other states applied for merit awards. She said several awards carry an extra stipend to offset the differ ence between in-state and out-of state tuition. For more information and appli cation forms seniors should con tact their school counselors or write to the Merit Awards Pro gram, NCSU, Box 7342, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7342. IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN! We Carry A Complete Line of Winterizing Products: ? Covers ? Plugs ? Air Pillows ? Gizzmos ? Water Tubes ? Winterizing Kits CAROLINA FIRE SHOPPE & POOL SOPPLIES 1623-A N. Road St. Carolina Plaza 33S-4101 Perquimans County school lunch menus The following is the Perquimans County School menu for the week of October 3-7, 1908. Monday? breakfast? sausage biscuit or cereal, fruit or Juice, milk Lunch? barbeque-bun or hot dog, tater tots, vegetable sticks, green limas, fruit, milk. Tuesday? breakfast? cinnamon raisin biscuit or cereal, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch? steakum or pork chop pette-hot roll, candied yams, greens, corn, sticks, fruit, milk. Wednesday? breakfast? ham biscuit or cereal, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch? spaghetti-bread or fla? sandwich, potato wedges, green beans, mixed vegetables, fruit, milk. Thursday? breakfast? chees* toast or cereal, fruit or Juice, milk; Lunch? pizza or submarine, shoestring fries, winter mix vege^ tables, congealed salad, fruit; milk. Friday? breakfast? scram bled eggs, bacon, toast, or cereal, fruit or juice, milk. 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