THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 61, No. 5
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, January 30,1992
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Briefs
Fire department
to'hold supper
; - .The Belvidere-Chappell Hill
Volunteer Fire Department now
has barbecued chicken plate
tldkets for sale. The supper will
be held Feb. 15. Plates may be
pibked up between 4-7 p.m. The
cost Is $4 per plate. Anyone not
contacted by a fire department
number may contact Jennifer
Leyden at 426- 5728.
Band Boosters moot
. The Perquimans County
Band Boosters will hold a
Booster meeting on Tuesday.
Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. In the Per
quimans County High School
band room.
Rosoarch Soclsty moots
The Family Research Society
of Northeastern North Carolina
will hold their monthly meeting
on' Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. In
tbs Senior Citizens Building.
■ ■ Guest speaker will be Jean
S. Spencer of Moyock. The sub
ject of the meeting will be on
how to start genealogy research.
Ms. Spencer Is president of the
Albemarle Genealogical Society
and taught genealogy courses In
Currituck County. For more In
formation. contact June Thomas
at 297-2869.
Playhouse moots
The Perquimans Playhouse,
Inc. will meet on Monday, Feb. 3
at 7 p.m. at the Hertford Lions
Club building. Anyone Interested
In Joining the Playhouse may at
tend the meeting.
Circus trip sot
The Perquimans County Rec
reation Department/Senior Cen
ter is sponsoring a trip to the
Ringling Bros, and Bamum and
Bailey Circus at Norfolk Scope
on Thursday. Feb. 27. The bus
will leave the center at 4 p.m.
and stop for dinner at Shone/s
before arriving at Scope In time
for the 7:30 p.m. performance.
Cost per person is $16 which
includes bus fore and a ticket.
All money must be received by
Feb. 14. For more information
or to register, call the center at
426-5404.
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Jazz comM to COA
New Orleans comes to Eliza
beth City when College of the
Albemarle Center Stage presents
^l\e Preservation Hall Jazz Band,
■originators of the New Orleans
jazz sound. The world-renowned
musicians will perform Tuesday.
Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. in the COA
Community Center Auditorium
Iiv Elizabeth City. Tickets are
j$l4 in advance and $16.50 at
; ihe door and are now on sale in
.Elizabeth City, Edenton, Manteo
■ and tty mall. For more informa
tion. call COA at (9m 335
C$21. ext. 265.
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Harrell to lead 1992 Chamber
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“We’ve got to realize that
we've all got to work together to
succeed.” incoming Chamber of
Commerce president Tommy
Harrell told those who gathered
for the Chamber's annual ban
quet Monday night at the Holi
day Island Clubhouse.
"WeVe got a lot of people
who don’t realize what we've got
to offer,” Harrell continued. He
said the Chamber members can
make an Impact on the local
economy by continuing to work
together for progress in the
county.
Outgoing president Nancy
Newbem said that 1991 was a
successful year for the Cham
ber. Three seminars, three busi
ness after hours gatherings, an
appreciation picnic and the 10th
annual Indian Summer Festival
were the highlights of the Cham
ber year, Newbem said. She
added that Chamber employees
reported an increase in tourists
thanks to the information signs
posted by the Chamber.
Gwen White, director of pub
lic Information in Dare County,
was the guest speaker for the
evening.
Artifacts
requested
The Perquimans County Re
storation Association in its ong
oing process of interpreting the
17m century through the fur- "
nishlngs of the Newbold-Whlte
site is now in the process of fur
nishing the smoke house that
was given by Elizabeth Proctor
Saunders. Inis smokehouse has
been located near the David
Newly house on the site.
If anyone has any appropri
ate artifacts - tools, barrels,
hooks, crocks, anything used or
kept in smoke houses for the
preservation of meat and fish,
the Association would greatly
appreciate your donation. Your
donation will be identified as
given by you and will be on per
manent display.
like to donate, please call Ste
phen Allen at the Newbold
White site at 426-7567 or Mary
Alice Brinn at 426-5696. Ar
rangements can be made to pick
up your donation.
anything you'd
“there witt never be a time when we can sit down
and feel that our work is done.”
Gwen White
Chamber speaker
“I know that many a town is
on the map today because of a
Chamber of Commerce,” White
said. ‘Your Chamber is putting
Perquimans County on the
map.”
Counties must advertise and
promote themselves. White said,
in an effort to reverse downward
economic trends. Knowing the
county, its needs and its people
well puts the Chamber in a pos
itive position to work for growth,
she said.
Promoting the community is
an ongoing job, White stated.
Working for progress is some
thing that must never stop.
"There will never be a time
when we can sit down and feel
that our work is done,” White
said.
By combining a knowledge of
the area, a love of the county
and far-sighted wisdom. White
said that economic problems
can be solved.
I'm convinced that Perqui
mans County will always go for
ward.” White concluded.
William D. “Bill” Cox re
ceived die Charles M. Harrell
Businessperson of the Year
Award for his dedication to the
growth, prosperity, and success
of Perquimans County.
The town of Hertford re
ceived a certificate of apprecia
tion for efforts on behalf of the
business community. The certif
icate was accepted by mayor
John G. Beers and councilmen
Billy Winslow, Erie Haste, Sid
Eley, and Larry Chappell.
In addition to Harrell, mem
bers of the 1992 Chamber
board of directors include Hal
Byrum, D. Mark Winslow,
Rhonda L. Gregory, David R. Ro
bin Jr., W.D. Cox, Marie Ayscue,
Photo by Susan Harris
Dare County Public Information Director Gwen White wa8 the
guest speaker at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet
Monday evening at the Holiday Island Clubhouse. The award
winning journalist and publicist interspersed humor with her
message to advertise the positive factors in Perquimans
County.
Dan Nixon, Tildon Whitehurst
Jr. and Julian E. Winslow Jr.
Ex-officlo members are Beers,
Leo Higgins. C.W. Bartlett and
A1 Lewis.
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Members of the Hertford and Bethel volunteer fire departments responded to a call at the
home of Jerry Ennis on Harvey Point Road Monday around noon. An older mobile home
being used as a storage shed and Its contents were completely destroyed in the blaze.
The fire was reported by a passing motorist No estimate of damages was available at
press time. ■
Museum offers
history program
On Saturday, Feb. 8 at
10:30 a.m. the Museum of the
Albemarle will present a family
program featuring native North
Carolina storyteller Barbara
Lott. In honor of Black History
Month, Ms. Lott will dramatize
parts of the lives of such promi
nent blacks as Mary McLeod Be
thune, Paul Lawrence Dunbar,
Dr. Charles Drew, and James
Weldon Johnson. Ms. Lott has
entertained audiences through
the state with her folk tales, sto
ries, and poems. She said. “I
paint pictures with words, and
people say they can see what is
happening when I talk.”
Funds for this program have
been made available through the
Northeastern Historic Places of
fice. The program is free and
open to the public, but reserva
tions are required. Call the mu
seum at 335- 1453 for more
information or to make reserva
tions.
SADD chapter attends seminar, encourages sober driving
Alcohol and gasoline don't
mix, and members of the Per
quimans County High School
Students Against Drunk Driving
chapter say that’s a message
they want to share with their
friends.
Nine local SADD members
attended the North Carolina
SADD conference in Raleigh
Jan. 18-19 along with over 200
other teens from across the
state. The students said the ex
perience had a profound impact
on them.
Slides of the scenes of traffic
accidents attributed to drinking
and driving are still fresh in the
girls' memories.
"It (seeing the slides) makes
it stick out in your mind." said
Nicole Baker.
“The reality of what can hap
pen to you," is what Impacted
on Beth Boynton.
Hope Stallings said listening
to the messages of the speakers
was a highlight of the confer
ence;
*T learned that you and oth
ers can get together and have a
lot of fun without drinking or
getting high.” said Amber Bass.
“1 have never really known
anyone involved in a drunk driv
ing accident but hearing those
people talking about losing their
parents, friends and relatives
really made me think twice
about drinking and driving and
riding with a friend who has
been drinking." said Jenny Hur
dle. s-'.V
The students said some of
the things that have an influ
ence on teens who choose to
drink include peer pressure, the
fear of not belonging to a group,
die thought that drinking makes
one seem older, and wanting to
be “cool.” The factors that teens
who don't drink think about are
H can’t stop them (othei
people) from drinking,
but I can try to stop
them from drinking and
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getting in trouble with their par
ents or the law, and knowing
the consequences of drunk driv
ing accidents.
Although some of these girls, v
too, have felt the pressure to
drink, most said they can over
come that pressure. Their rea
sons for not drinking included
having a family member involved
in a drunk driving accident, see
ing the affects of alcoholism in
family members, being embar
rassed to get caught drinking,
knowing better ways to have
flip, and their religion.
“I can't stop them (other
people) from drinking, but I can
try to stop them from drinking
and driving.” said Ttacey Col
son. Colson added that she can't
understand why some teens
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think it s cool to get drunk.
“They act so stupid sometimes,”
Colson said.
When asked how many of
their 10 closest friends drink,
the answers ranged from “none”
to “most.” They said they hope
they can have a positive influ
ence on their friends. They said
they did not want to lose friends
over alcohol, and some admitted
it would be tougher as they got
older to associate with people
who don't drink.
The entire group agreed that
while some might nang around
with people who drink, they
draw the line at drinking ana
driving. All nine of the students
who went to the conference said
they would not ride with some
one who was drunk. If they
were in a situation where the
person they were riding with got
drunk, they would low for an
other ride home, call their par
ents. or even drive themselves
to a safe place, even though
they know what would happen
if they got caught driving with
out a license, to keep from rid
ing with someone impaired fay
alcohol.
Stallings said that statistics
show that one in 10 drivers on
the road are under the Influence
of alcohol. Now when she is rid
ing in the car. she said, she
wonders which of every 10 driv
ers she passes is the one who is
drinking.
The group agreed that
drinking is not an excuse for in
appropriate behavior. Each per*
aoft Is responsible for his. or her
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own actions, tne girls saia. Ana
while they do not think that
teens who drink are bad people,
they do think they have a bad
habit.
Drinking and driving ac
counts for a disproportionate
number of teen deaths across
the nation. Perhaps the message
Hope Stallings. Nicole Baker,
j.d. wiese, iracey poison, Am
ber Bass, Holly Russell, Jenny
Hurdle, Jennifer Robbins and
Beth Boynton brought back
from Raleigh can spare Perqui
mans from the pain of such a
toll.
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Photo by Susan Harris
Nine members of the PCHS SADD Chapter attended a Jan
uary SADD convention in Raleigh. Those who made the trip
were (left to right) Hope Stallings, Nicole Baker, J.J. Wiese,
Tracey Colson, Amber Bass, Holly Russell, Jenny Hurdle, Jen- |
nifer Robbins and Beth Boynton. Advisors who accompanied
the group were Carolyn Rogers, Angela Tripp, Georgia Stal-,
lings and Jane Puryeer. . •
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