THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 58, No.19 USPS 428-080 Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Thursday, May 11, 1W so cents
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Those were the days shows
class of 1939
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School
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Special Olympians com
pete In Hertford
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Community
Community happenings
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Local
Briefs
T-ball sign up
) going on now
The Perquimans County Parks
and Recreation Department an
nounces that T-ball sign up is being
held through May 31. The cost is $5
per child for girls and boys ages 5
through 8. Stop by the Perquimans
County Recreation Department
and sign up.
Ford dealer wins
DSA award
' Winslow-Blanchard Motor
Co.Inc. of Hertford has been se
lected as one of the nation's out
standing Ford dealerships and re
ceived Ford Motor Company's
Distinguished Achievement Award
For Quality. This award is pre
sented "in recognition of progres
sive management.. .sound mer
chandising practices . .high quality
standards . . .and continuing interest
in rendering superior service to
" Ford owners."
Cecil E. Winslow, president, has
been a Ford dealer in Hertford
since 1955. The dealership is lo
cated at U.S. Hwy. 17 N.Bus. The
Dealership was franchised by Ford
Motor Company November 1936.
Harrell travels to
tourism meeting
Perquimans County Chamber of
Commerce Executive Director,
Mary C. Harrell, attended the 1989
North Carolina Governor's Confer
ence on Travel and Tourism held
May 3- 5 at the Sheraton-Appala
chian Inn in Boone. Organized
jointly by the North Carolina Divi
sion of Travel and Tourism, the
Boone Convention and Visitors Bu
v reau and other organizations in
I High Country, the three day event
brought together travel and tou
rism experts from across the coun
try speaking on topics important to
the tourism business.
Governor James G. Martin ad
dressed the group of representa
tives at a luncheon held at the Ap
palachian State University using
the topic "Keeping a Good Thing
Going . A performance of "North
Carolina Is My Home" by North
^ Carolina natives Charles Kuralt
' and Loonis McGlohon was a high
light of the Conference and made
you proud to be a North Carolinian.
? . For those who think Tourism
doesn't pertain to them, think
again. "Tourism is everyone's
business.
Schools observe
( employee week
Quality school personnel is one of
the most important investments a
community can make in providing
a bright future for our citizens. The
Perquimans County School System
will be observing employee appre
ciation week, May 7-13, with Na
tional Teacher Day being observed
on Tuesday, May 9. This is a time
to express appreciation to the tea
> ching staff and all education sup
* port personnel who carry out tasks
to keep our schools in operation. A
special thanks is extended to all
school personnel who make a posi
tive difference every day in the
lives of our children.
Old-Timer's
game scheduled
> for Saturday
The Perquimans County Athletic
Boosters have planned their an
nual Old Timer's baseball game
and supper for this Saturday.
As in year's past, this year's
game will pit former Perquimans
athletes against the high school
team, if all goes as planned. With
the inclement weather this base
ball season, regularly scheduled
f games have been postponed and
the team is sometimes playing
three games per week. Because
conference rules will not allow the
team to play more than the three
games, the high school team may
not be able to take the Held.
But organizers say not to worry.
They have found enough teams to .
play so that some older old timers *
can go up against some younger
old timers.
The supper begins at 4:00 p.m.,
' with game time at 7:00 p.m.
For some good family fun, go to
PCHS Saturday
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Buck house upsetting to neiahbors of nroDertv
Although they hate to see the
Buck house demolished, some resi
dents who live near the vacant
dwelling say something must be
done about its condition. That's
what a delegation of citizens told
the town council Monday night.
Steve Farthing first spoke on the
group's behalf. Farthing said he
has lived near the Buck house for
one and one-half years, and has
seen the house steadily decline.
"As it is now, it creates a haz
ard," Farthing said. He reported
seeing children playing in the
house, fires, and vandalism, and is
concerned about the neighborhood.
He said he knew the town had be
gun some type of action on the
property, but asked for a time
schedule. "When can we rea
sonably expect something to be
done with the house?" Farthing
asked.
Town attorney Walter Edwards
updated the group on the situation
surrounding the property. He said
that a Maryland couple owns the
house. In the past several years,
people have made offers to pur
chase the dwelling, but the owner
would not accept any of them. He
was asking what Edwards consid
ered too much money for the prop
erty.
At present, the couple is involved
in a protracted divorce. Edwards
has spoken with the wile, who is
willing to sell since she cannot af
ford to restore the home herself.
Edwards has sent both spouses
certified letters, but the husband
refuses to accept his correspon
dence.
Condemnation proceedings have
begun, but Edwards advised cau
tion in proceeding due to possible
legal ramifications since the prop
erty is tied up in a contested di
vorce in Maryland.
The council expressed concern
over the situation, and voted to
board up the windows and doors as
soon as possible to keep people out.
A question was asked about
whether the town could gain own
ership and then sell the property to
avoid tearing it down, but Edwards
told them that the town can only
condemn the property and tear it
down. The property itself cannot be
obtained in the proceedings.
The council also decided to give
the people 60 days to resolve the
situation, then to proceed with tea
ring the house down. Physical evi
dence of conveyance or restoration
must be seen. Indications of intent
will not stop the process.
Old business
Eldon Winslow asked the board
for an update on the walkway and
other items the council discussed
at its April meeting. Bill Cox said
the town has been asked to submit
a full application. He said that the
application is being prepared, and
that a public hearing should be set
concerning the matter. The public
hearing was set for May 22 at 7:00
p.m.
Winslow asked the board to con
sider restricting use at night due to
noise. He said those people who
live near the proposed site will be
bothered by late-night noise if pre
cautions are not taken.
JoAnne Morris questioned the
council about the possibility of in
creased insurance costs arising
from the construction of the board
walk.
The board said that now they
want to submit a full application
for grant money, then deal with
possible problems when the funds
are available. They advised that
they could change the plans if nec
essary.
Mayor Bill Cox told the council
that he understood at his last meet
ing concerning the project's fund
ing, that once the plans were ap
proved and the monies made
available, the plans could not be
changed. He urged the council to
be sure they are ready to fully en
dorse the project before the tre
mendous amount of paperwork
that must accompany the applica
tion is completed.
Since the application must be in
by May 31 and the public hearing
has been set for May 22, the council
decided to proceed with present
plans, but to consider any prob
lems and discussion that arises at
the public hearing before fully en
dorsing the project.
Billy White had suggested to the
council that the member visit the
town's facilities at the old ice plant
to view its deplorable condition.
The councilmen did tour ihe build
ing last month.
Mayor Cox reported that some
painting has been done, some
areas are being cleaned as time
permits, and that bids have been
requested from two roofers.
Eldon Winslow suggested that
perhaps money spent on other pro
jects may need to be funnelled into
the town's facilities. He reminded
the council that Cox reported at the
last meeting that he had made the
council aware of the leaking roof at
least five years ago. He told them
that they had a responsibility to the
town's people to keep up the build
ings.
It was suggested that erecting a
new building might be less expen
sive than repairing the present
structure, but Cox warned that the
cost of tearing down the facility
would hover around $10,000. He
told the council that every angle
must be considered before making
any disposition decision.
Winslow also asked Whether the
town had pursued the suggestion of
forming one law enforcement unit
in the county. Cox told him that he
had been concentrating on hiring
sufficient officers to staff the Hert
ford Police Department and had
not had much time to actively pur
sue the matter. He did, however,
say that he had asked the League
of Municipalities to send him any
information available concerning
the combination.
Lion's Club Week
The Hertford Lion's Club will cel
ebrate its 50th anniversary on May
18. The town designated the week
of May 14-20 as Lion's Club Week.
Scenes from Saturday's Newbold-White Heritage Day show the Philip Ludwells serving cake and the
Hertford Drums and Fifes.
Hertford Police Chief Ernest Nixon is sworn in.
Agricultural Extension Service Week
The Smith-Lever Act of May 8,
1914 has fostered the development
of a system of State Agricultural
Extension Services in partnership
with our nation's land grant uni
versities and county governments
for disseminating and encouraging
the application of research-gener
ated knowledge and leadership
techniques to solve problems of in
dividuals, families, and commu
nities.
The North Carolina Agricultural
Extension Service has for seventy
five years contributed greatly in
, assisting citizens of our state to im
prove the quality of their lives, de
velop leadership, improve their
communities, promote achieve
ments o< young people through 4-H,
and improve the efficiency of agri
cultural production and market
"111. relationship existing be
tween federal, state, and county
extension services has provided for
citizen input to research and edu
cational programs of North Caro
lina State University and North
Carolina Agricultural and Techni
cal State University. All North Car
olinians can benefit from our
state's agricultural extension serv
ice educational programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES
G. MARTIN, Governor of the State
of North Carolina, do hereby pro
claim May ? through May 14, 1969
as "Agricultural Extension Serv
ice Week" in North Carolina to
commemorate the seventy-fifth
anniversary of Agricultural Exten
sion Services in our state.
James G. Martin
Governor
Teen dead of
knife wound
A Hertford teen-ager was fatally
injured by a knife Thursday night
at Meads Trailer Court. According
to Captain Timothy Spence of the
Hertford Police Department,
Erica Warren, 17, died of a punc
ture wound to the throat.
Spence said the incident alleg
edly occured outside of one of the
mobile homes at Meads Trailer
Park. Preliminary investigation
results do not indicate whether the
wound was self-inflicted or she was
stabbed by another person.
The incident is still under investi
gation.
New police
chief hired
The Hertford Town Council wel
comed new chief of police Ernest
Nixon Monday night at their regu
lar monthly meeting. Nixon, raised
in Chowan County, comes to the
force from Metropolitan Police De
partment in Washington, D.C.
A 20-year law-enforcement vet
eran, Nixon also served in the U.S.
Marine Corp prior to joining the
Washington, D.C. force. He and his
wife, Sandra, and son, Chris, are
looking forward to living in this
area.
Nixon told the council that he
looks forward to working and liv
ing in this area.
The council also announced the
promotion of Sergeant Timothy
Spence to the rank of Captain.
Spence has been with the depart
ment for eight years.
Mayor Bill Cox and the coun
cilmen thanked the members of the
Hertford Police Department for
their efforts when the department
was very understaffed. He said
that they were all fine officers, and
had served the town well.
Newbold-White Heritage
Day is successful
Over 100 people attended the
North Carolina Heritage Day at the
Newbold-White house, North Caro
lina's oldest house, on Saturday.
The day was an observance of
the three hundredth anniversary of
the 1689 appointment of Philip Lud
well to "govern that part of Caro
lina lying north and east of Cape
feare," thus marking the end of the
County of Albemarle.
In addition, the day commerated
the 200th anniversary of North Car
olina's ratification of the U.S. con
stitution in 1789.
Surprisingly, Ludwell and his
wife Lady Frances attended the
celebration along with George
Washington. Dressed in their sev
enteenth century finery, the Lud
well and Washington sang to
gether, "America." Later, the
Ludwells sang "God Save the
Queen." Ludwell also addressed
those gathered about his life and
early Albemarle government from
a text prepared by Raymond A.
Winslow, Jr., archivist. The Lud
wells were portrayed by Drs. Da
vid and Mary Jo Martin. Philip Mc
Mullan, Executive Director of
Northeastern North Carolina To
morrow, was Washington.
The afternoon began with a flag
raising ceremony. B. Earl Hughes,
National Representative Fraternal
Coordinator of the Eastern N.C.
Woodmen of the World was as
sisted by local Woodmen in pre
senting a flag pole, a U.S. flag, and
a state flag to the Newbold-White
site.
Representative Pete Thompson
compared the seventeenth century
legislature to the twentieth century
law makers. Thompson said not
much has changed since that time.
Dean of the First District Legis
lative Delegation Representative
Vernon James was on hand to in
troduce guest speaker, Senator
Marc Basnight.
Greetings were brought to the
group from the National Society
Colonial Dames XVII Century by
Mrs. Walter Spaeth, President
General.
The North Carolina Society of
Colonial Dames XVII Century pre
sented a check for $1,200 to the Per
quimans Restoration Association
to purchase furnishings for the
Newbold-White site Mrs. Wiley
Jordan Ellis, president of the
group, made the presentation.
Speaking briefly on North Caroli
na's role in the ratification of the
constitution of the United States in
1789 was Mrs. William Nixon, Re
gent, Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo
lution.
Roy L. Reed, chairman of the
Perquimans Heritage Center
Building Committee, presented
awards of merit to the center's
builders. College of The Albemarle
received four awards given to fac
ulty members. They werfe: Dr.
Parker Chesson, president; Robert
L. Ford, professor, drafting and
design; Orville E. McNary, in
structor, electrical installation and
maintenance; and Douglas H. Wil
liams, assistant professor, air con
ditioning, heating and refrigera
tion.
Awards were also presented to
contractors S. Edward Winslow
(Quality Builders) and Tildon
Whitehurst.
The day ended with the cutting of
the 300th anniversary birthday
cake in the Perquimans Heritage
Center. Quilts made by the Perqui
mans quilters were on display in
the Center.
benior Center Week
North Carolina will pay tribute to
the state's older adults and the 124
senior centers they attend daily
during "Senior Center Week," May
14-20, Senior Center Week is al
ways an important part of the
"Older Americans Month" cele
bration in our state. This special
week ties in well with the month's
theme of "Aging, Aren't We All"
and the Senior Center Week theme
of "Senior Center - An Open Door."
Many special activities will be
held during "Senior Center Week. "
Most centers will sponsor open
houses, health fairs and special
luncheons or picnics. Some will
host arts and crafts fairs, interge
nerational days and parades or
walks. Senior Center Week is a
good time for the general public
and community officials to visit se
nior centers.
For the state's over one million
citizens 60 years of age or older,
the senior center is often their
main tie to the community. It helps
them receive services which facili
tate their independence, and gives
them the opportunity to be more in
volved in matters which affect
their lives. It is a place for comfort,
friendship, assistance and learn
ing. Older adults can receive help
on their income tax, blood pressure
checks and guidance to other com
munity services. They may receive
health screenings for feet, teeth
and mouth.
As a service provider the center
is a unique multipurpose social in
stitution. The first senior center
was established in North Carolina
in 1978, and the program has con
tinued to grow through federal and
state and local funding.