THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 60, No. 51
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, December 19, 1991
30 Cents
srquin ans, traditions
id greetings:, Pages 7-12
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Lady Pirates cruise
to 5-0 record,
boys struggle: Page 4
Briefs
Sente to visit Center
> Santa Claus will be at the
Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome
Center on Highway 17 on Satur
day, Dec. 21 from 1-3 p.m. An
Open House will also be held at
this time.
Museum closings
; The Museum of the Albe
marle will be closed Dec. 24- 25
far die Christmas holidays. Reg
ular hours will resume on Dec.
27.
Bookmobile stops
The Pettigrew Bookmobile
Schedule for Jan. 10 is as fol
lows: Has-It Store (New Hope) -
10-10:30: White Hat (Cartwright
fXriveway) - 10:45-11:15; G.
Walker - 11:20-11:30; Woodville
Fire Station - 11:40-12:30: A.
Whitley - 12:45-1: Chapanoke
(Stallings Driveway) - 1:05-1:30:
library - 2:30-2:55: and Wynne
Fork Courts - 3-3:45.
Clinic schedule
! The Perquimans County
Health Department clinic sched
ule for Dec. 24-27 is as follows:
: Dec. 24-26 - HOLIDAY: and
Dfcc. 27 - General p.m.. Family
planning follow up.
Museum sets workshop
; The Museum of the Albe
marle will hold its annual chil
dren's Christmas workshop for
youngsters 5 to 8 years of age
, ori Dec. 23 at 10 a.m. The chil
dren will enjoy making a
Christmas craft, listening to a
Christmas tale, and of course, a
visit from Santa.
C The program is free, but
space is limited (reservations are
required). For more information
or to make a reservation call the
museum at 335-1453 or 335
2987.
Holiday daadllnoa chango
1 The news and advertising
deadline for the Dec. 26 issue of
The Perquimans Weekly is Fri
day, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. Due to
holiday scheduling, no late copy
w&l be accepted. The newspaper
wjll be mailed on schedule.
- The office will close at noon
: on Tuesday. Dec. 24 and will re
open on Thursday, Dec. 26 at 8
ajn.
Deadlines for the fiew Year’s
edition will be printed in the
Dec. 26 issue.
Have a merry Christmas!
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Ham and sausage bring home the Christmas bacon for hog
farmer Elton Layden and his wife, Arlene, of Belvidere, The
s brick ranch was one of the homes on the annual
AHi dita &E
Extension Homemakers Christmas Ramble last Tuesday.
For a run-down of the homes tour, see our special
Christmas section beginning on page 7.
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State highway patrol gears up for holiday traffic
The Christmas and New
Year’s holiday season is tradi
tionally the most deadly time of
the year for motorists on North
Carolina highways. For that rea
son. the State Highway Patrol is
urging motorists to drive safety
and fulfill their wish for a safe
holiday season.
Joe Dean. Secretary of Crime
Control and Public Safety, said.
“This holiday season is a special
time of the year, a time of caring
and sharing with family and
friends. The State Highways Pa-.
trol cares about the safety of ev
ery motorist and will be working
heat] to prevent traffic accidents
during the holidays, but every
driver will have to contribute for
the Patrol's wish to come true.
One careless driver can keep the
wish from being fulfilled and
Locals win
music awards
Two Perquimans County res
idents captured top honors at
the 1991 Virginia Country Music
Association awards ceremony re
Barbara
Jean Reames
was named Top
Female Vocalist
by the Associa
tion. Her hus
band. Bobby
“Muskrat”
Reames. earned
the Best Instru
mentalist desli
Barbara
nation. The duo .
professionally in her band. Bar
bara Jean and the Band of
Gold. Barbara Jean belts out
the group’s country tunes while
Bobby plays peddle steel guitar.
On hand for \
the awards cere
mony were over
200 Association
members. Grand
Ole Opry star ■
Charlie Walker.
Chesapeake vice
mayor John
Butt and former
Virginia Senator
Joe Canada.
Last year-, Barbara Jean and
the Band of Gold traveled, to
Nashville, Tenn. to perform at
the Opryland Hotel. They were
invited for a return performance.
The group Is the house band at
the Udo Inn In Norfolk. Va.
The Reames live in Behrfdere
with their daughter, Lacey Jean.
Barbara Jean is the daughter of
Mr. and Mis. Charles Layden.
“The toughest thing a Trooper has to do Is deliver
a death message. Imagine going up to a door
during this season to inform family members of a
loved one’s death.”
Col Wayne A. Ballard
Cdr. N.C. Highway Patrol
ruin a joyous time for many
other people."
Last year during the
Christmas and New Year’s holi
day period. 27 people were killed
and over 2,200 were Injured on
North Carolina highways. The
Christmas holiday period begins
at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23
and ends at midnight on
r
Wednesday. Dec. 25. The New
Year’s holiday period begins at 6
p.m. on Monday. Dec. 30 and
ends at midnight, Wednesday.
Jan. 1.
Colonel Wayne A. Ballard.
Commander of the State High
way Patrol, said. "The safety of
motorists is the Patrol’s priority
every day of the year. We will
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at our disposal to prevent colli
sions, deaths and injuries
throughout the approaching hol
iday season. I urge every motor
ist to drive safely for their sake
and ours.
"The toughest thing a
Trooper has to do is deliver a
death message. Imagine going
up to a door during this season
to inform family members of a
loved one’s death. It's a memory
families don't want. Troopers
don't need, and one you can
prevent by driving safely. Protect
yourself and your loved ones.
Buckle up, be a defensive, cour
teous. and sober driver every
day.”
Beautiful decor
The home of Mac and
Zenova White (above)
; waa declared the winner
of a holiday decorating
contest sponsored by
Layden’a Supermarket In
Belvidere dubbed “Let’s
Light Up Belvidere.” At
left, the White’s choose
a country ham as part of
the $50 shopping spree
that was first prize In the
contact
AADA
honors
Layden’s
Layden’s Supermarket was
the Perquimans County win
ner of the 1991 Albemarle
Area Development Association
Economic Award.
Located In the historic vil
lage of Belvldere. Layden’s
has served residents In the
northern end of the county for
over 46 years. One of the few
“country stores” still In exis
tence, Layden’s offers a full
line of groceries, meats,
household products, and gas.
People come from far and
near to purchase country
sausage, cured hams, and
“rat” cheese (cheese on the
round.)
Originally known as the
“Old Tim Perry Store,” Lay
den’s once served as a- post
office, blacksmith shop, and a
place to list taxes, as well as
being a general store.
Layden’s has retained the
special flavor of a neighbor
hood store since Charles Lay
den purchased it in 1945.
Layden and his wife, Mitde
Jean, could be found in the
store daily, usually along with
at least one of their six chil
dren. Everyone worked inth
store, and that tradition has
continued since elder son
Douglas began managing the
business in 1986. Seven of
the eight employees are family
members, including Douglas’
wife Geri and children
Christy, Charlie and Bobby.
Younger son Elton raises
most of the hogs which are
processed into sausage. Ex
cept for some modernization
required by health regula
tions. things have remained
pretty much the same at Lay
den’s over the years.
The Laydens are very
civic-minded and have a long
history in 4-H Club work.
They sponsor a trophy at the
Albemarle Livestock Show and
purchase at least one animal.
They are also active in White
ville Grove Baptist Church.
Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volun
teer Fire Department and the
Chowan River Moose Lodge.
Each year they participate in
the Chamber of Commerce-or
ganized Indian Summer Festi
val.
Hertford
gets grant
Governor Martin has an
nounced the Town of Hertford
has been awarded a $43,000
federal grant for neighborhood
access to the Perquimans River
in downtown Hertford. The town
will contribute $12,000 and
$2,333 in services to the project.
The new handicap-accessible
facility will have an eight foot by
107 foot boardwalk and paved
parking for about 20 cars. A
200-foot sidewalk will connect
the boardwalk with the parking
lot
Local governments compete
for access funds which can be
used for land aquisition, project
construction and improvements.
This grant is administered by
the Division of Coastal Manage
ment Department of Environ
ment, Health, and Natural
Resources.
The Town of Hertford is a
Governor’s Coastal Initiative
community. Coastal Initiative
communities have priority for
state assistance with planning,
permitting and grant projects. „
The Coastal Initiative promotes
environmentally-sound economic
development along the North
Carolina coast