THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 60, No.18
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, May 2, 1991
30 Cents
Community
Local Jaycees install ”
officers for new year,
give awards: Page 3
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Farm & Garden:
Conservation committee
sponsors annual nature
field day: Page 9
Briefs
Tour Is Saturday
The North Carolina Society
of Social Dames Seventeeth Cen
tury will dedicate a marker to
Ann Durant at 3p.m. on May 4
at the Newbold White site.
A Pllrimage from Land's End
In Durants Neck will begin at 10
a.m.. on May 4 and includes
lunch at Durants Neck Ruritan
.Club, four National Register
Houses, and the Ann Durant
marker dedication and reception
at the Newbold- White Regional
Histoiy Site. For more informa
tion call 426-7567.
-PTSA plans sale
The Perquimans Middle
School Parent-Teacher-Student
Association will be sponsoring a
yard sale on Saturday, May 4,
from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Spaces are
available for rent and those in
terested should contact Sherie
Duncan at 33- 2141 (day) or
564-2976 (after 6 p.m.) to re
serve a space. There will be a
charge of $10 per space. Now is
s good time to get rid of some of
the "treasures” you may have
^discovered while doing your
Spring cleaning! Concessions will
be available. Candy is also being
sold for the organization.
Class schedule change
* College of the Albemarle has
announce that the one-night No
tary Public Training class that
Jwas scheduled for May 2 at the
-main campus has been changed
to May 9 at the same location.
The class will be held from
7-10 p.m. in room 229 of the A
Building. Jeanne C. White, with
the Perquimans County Register
of Deeds office, will teach the
course.
The cost is a one time fee of
$25 plus $5.25 for a required
manual. A social security num
ber is needed to register. For
inore information, call COA’s
Continuing Education office at
335-0821. ext. 250.
Office extends hours
Beginning April 29. 1991. the
Albemarle Child Support Office
will begin extended hours during
the summer. Office hours will be
from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
Event set at hospital
The second annual Chowan
Hospital Fun Run/Walk will be
held on Saturday. May 11 with
a starting point at the Library
on Water St. in Edenton.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
in front of the courthouse green
on Water St. Races will begin at
9 a.m.
- Entry fee is $2 and includes
a t-shirt. To register, call Cho
wan Hospital Public Relations at
482-6283.
»' Also, on Tuesday. May 14.
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., we will
sponsor a blood pressure and
cholesterol screening at Wood
ard’s Pharmacy. The cost is $3.
Fundraiser planned
Perquimans County baseball
programs will get a financial
boost Saturday. There will be an
adult trap snoot and batting
Ctice with a pitching machine
8*11 a.m. at Perquimans
Middle School. The trap fee is
$5 for 40 shots. Over at the
pitching machine, youth can get
15 balls for only $1.
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Photo by Susan Harris
Smoke continued to pour out of the day, where a Sunday fire destroyed The blaze was at Ward & Nixon Cotton
flaming cotton seed warehouse on Mon- about $150,000 worth of cotton seed. Gin in Winfall.
Parents, educators attend school budget rally
•. i:~ A. group of seven parents
and educators from Perquimans
County attended the school bud
get rally held last Tuesday in
Raleigh at the Legislative Build
ing. A group of approximately
300, composed of school person
nel and parents, had an oppor
tunity to talk with legislators
expressing their concerns.
Bobby Etheridge, state su
perintendent, said progress had
been made in education with the
Basic Education Plan since
1985. However, he cautioned,
“We have to make sure we don’t
lose that ground.” He also ad
vised the group to let the people
back home know the serious
ness of the situation.
Speaker of the House Dan
Blue said that the legislators
fully understand the situation.
“WeVe gone as deep into the ed
ucation budget as we can afford
to go,” he said. Legislators are
committed not to have to make
further cuts, but they are still
over $400 million short of a bal
anced budget
Senate President Pro Tem
Henson P. Barnes also said the
group must consider the inevi
tability of some kind of new
taxes in order to balance the
budget and continue programs
that are already In operation.
The Perquimans group vis
ited Vernon James and R.L.
“Pete” Thompson. The represen
tatives were willing to listen and
are in support of education, but
were quick to point out that the
budget crisis Is real. The money
has to come from somewhere In
order to balance the budget.
Both representatives thanked
the group for taking time to
come to Raleigh.
Senator Marc Basnlght.
chairman of the powerful Senate
Appropriations Committee, ad
dressed the delegation. Basnlght
said a likely solution to the bud
get deficit would be a 1-cent
sales tax increase which would
eliminate the need for more cuts
In education. He said he had re
ceived “more than 500” letters
this week urging him to protect
the education budget.
School supporters from all of
the northeastern counties met
with legislators. Perquimans
County was represented by su
perintendent Dr. Randall He
nlon. Helen Hunter, Estelle
Felton, Ellen O’Neal, Mary
White, Frances Hammer and
Jeanie Umphlett.
Photo courtesy of Perquimans County Schools
Estelle Felton, Helen Hunter, Mary White, Ellen O’Neal and
Frances Hammer were a part of the Perquimans delegation to
the state school budget rally last week.
Williams to preach youth
crusade in Perquimans
Hank Williams doesn’t croon
country-western tunes and all
his rowdy friends have settled
down. But the message of this
young evangelist is as far-reach
ing as tne music of his
namesake: life's meaning and
purpose can only be found
through the acceptance and
service of Jesus Christ.
M The 32-year-old minister be*
gan taking his message to youth
in 1981 as a youth pastor. Now
he travels internationally, shar
ing his message and making an
impact on, the lives of young;
people around the globe.
"We began to see where
teenagers are," Williams said of
his decision to focus his min
istry on youth. “Their world
ends at tne parking lot on Fri
day night” Somebody. Williams
said, has to show kids what God
has to offer them. "That's where
It beggn for us. I think.*' he
'said. • :
>' Williams’ theme is “God's
dream,” what he calls “an1 old
dream for a new generation.” He
believes that there is a purpose
for everyone on earth, and that
through Christ, that purpose
can be found.
Lots of teens think that reli
gion is "uncool.” Williams said,
and that Christianity is for old
people. Youth reach for things
that feel good or give them an
instant hjj#v but those, good
Hank Williams
feelings don’t last. Wiliams said.
“The satisfaction that the
world offers Is short-sited, it's
very momentary,” Williams said.
He added that youth need
heroes that show that being
Christian is being cool, and that
living a Christian life is a real
and lasting experience.
There are 3.3 million teen al
coholics In the nation. Williams
said. He attributes the numbers
to lost youth trying to find a
niche in life, trying to be cool,
and trying to find a purpose.
But those things can only be
found through Christ, he said.
In order to reach youth, “We
have to begin in the home," Wfl
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liams said. The primaiy objec
tive In his pre-crusade messages
to church congregations Is to
strengthen Christian family life.
He said teens have to see Christ
at home.
“As a Christian, your life has
to speak for itself.” he said.
“Your life speaks louder than
your words a lot of times.”
When parents are hypocritical
and don’t set an example, the
family unit is weakened and Sa
tan can take over.
Williams admitted that it is
difficult to gauge success during
his crusades, but he has come
to realize with God’s help that
even If only one person comes to
Christ, his mission is success
fid. So far. every crusade his
been “overwhelming” he said,
Williams will preach during
the Greater Perquimans County
Youth Crusade which begins
Sunday night at 7:27 In the Per
quimans High School football
stadium. Sponsored by the Per
quimans County Ministerial As
sociation. the
Interdenominational revival will
run through Thursday night.
Special guests for the week In
clude Mark Llppard. a renowned
unicyclist and Juggler and Glen
and Beth Ward, singers. Ward Is
also a kick boxing champion.
"I really believe a lot of peo
ple will be changed by God
through the crusade." Williams
said. “It’s the only way to find
peace.”
Williams has already reached
many in the county. His ser
mons In local churches have
brought many to the altar to
make decisions for Christ or to
rededicate their lives. He has
also joined In the street ministry
which has begun on the comer
of Edenton Road and Market
streets.
Williams said his message
during the revival will not be
gimmicky, but consists of a
straight-forward presentation of
the gospel. “The power of the
gospel. That’s what this whole
thing’s about,” Williams said.
’Teenagers are hungry for the
gospel.
"Young people are our great
est resource. Unless we reach
them with the message of the
gospel, we’re In trouble,” Wi
liams stated.
Admission to the youth cru
sade Is free. Special music will
be provided nightly by a choir of
Perquimans residents under the
direction of Scotty Gulledge,
crusade music director. .
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destroys
gin
Perquimans County volun
teer firefighters were summoned
early Sunday morning to a
warehouse fire at Ward & Nixon
Cotton Gin in Winfall.
Winfall Fire Chief Wayne
Winslow said his department
was dispatched to the scene
about 6:30 Sunday morning,
dumping over 30,000 gallons of
water on the blazing cotton seed
stored in the warehouse.
Winslow said firefighters from all
county departments and equip
ment from Perquimans County,
Belvidere-Chappell Hill, Hertford,
Durants Neck and Winfall
helped to battle the fire.
Smoke continued to pour
from the building and flames
were still flickering Tuesday
morning. Winslow said that the
fire was contained, but could
not be put out. He explained
that water penetrates only to a
certain depth into the individual
seed, but the natural oils in the
seed prevent the total absorption
of the water.
Co-owner of the business,
Charles Ward, estimated that
seed worth $150,000 was lost in
the fire.
A salvage expert tram Mem
phis, Tenn. was contacted by
owners Ward and Ned Nixon,
Winslow said. He said that the
expert was expected to arrive on
Tuesday, and would advise
Ward and Nixon, as well as fire
fighters, on handling the situa
tion. Winslow said that it is
possible to save some of the
seed.
The metal warehouse, lo
cated next to the gin, was com
pletely ruined. The top caved in,
and die sides buckled and rup
tured. Also lost in the blaze was
a John Deere tractor and a con
veyor belt.
Ward said the fire would not
affect the operation of the busi
ness, which serves between 100
150 customers.
Sheriff hires
new deputy
A new deputy has been
added to the Perquimans
County Sheriffs Department,
sheriff Joe Lothian announced
recently.
Susan Rivenbark, a civil
process, physical fitness and
Basic Law Enforcement Training
Academy instructor, joined the
department in April.
Rivenbark has served as an
Elizabeth City police oficer, as
well as with the Dare County
Sheriffs Department. She has
about 10 years of law enforce
ment experience.
'Tve known her for a long
time,” Lothian said. “She’s com
petent. She knows how to do
the work. 1 think that she’ll be a
very valuable asset to our de
partment.”
Service places
employees
The Edenton Employment
Security Commission office
placed 50 individuals in jobs
during the month of March
1991. The office has placed 789
individuals in jobs during this
program year, which began July
1, 1990. This office thus far has
a total of 944 transactions.
Placement transactions Include
applicants placed in more than
one job during the program
year. Of those finding jobs 674.
went to work in non-agricultural
related work.
The Edenton Job Service of
fice has available to the public a
self service computerized job in
formation system. Through this
program applicants can access
information about jobs listed
throughout the state.
The Edenton office Is located'
at 709 North Broad Street and
Is open from 8 a.m. to 4:90
p.m., Monday through Friday.
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