THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Volume 61, No.44
Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., Thursday, October 29,1992
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Charles or
Charles?
Perquimans
voters to
make choice
By TRACY E. Q ERLACH
The Daily Advance
Their names are the same,
they're friends and there’s not
much difference In the philoso
phies of the two candidates run
ning for the only contested local
race in Perquimans County.
But come Nov. 3, voters will
have to choose between Republi
can Charles E. Woodard and
Charles T. Skinner, a Democrat,
as their next representative on
the Board of Commissioners in
the first district.
“Basically
Charles and my
self agree on the
things we feel
are Important for
the county,” said
Skinner of his
friend and phar
macist. Wood
ard. ”1 just want
to do what I can
fm - aaa - jm 1
Skinner
do to Help the community. 1 al
ways have.”
Skinner. 65. is a former em
ployee of the N.C. Employment
Commission and former Perqui
mans County fire marshall of 20
years. He is retired.
Woodard. 45. owns and is
the pharmacist for Woodard’s
Pharmacy on Church Street
Both candidates identified
the county's water system and
waste disposal as the two Issues
most Important to Perquimans
County during the next four
years.
"Water is a critical need for
all people.” Skinner said, adding
that solid waste and waste water
will also be on top of the county’s
agenda. "It’s a universal problem
throughout our state here. We’re
all farad with taking care of this
mess we’re making._
In addition
to water and
solid waste dis
posal. Woodard
said he would
like to see the
sheriffs depart
ment receive ad
ditional help and
more cooper
ation between
Woodard
cuunucs. mure cuouaauvc in
volvement. like the Albemarle Re
gional Solid Waste Management
Authority is essential in North
eastern North Carolina, he said.
“Anytime you can join forces
together, it seems like you have
better solutions to problems.”
Woodard said. “If we can join to
gether, maybe Raleigh wifi listen
to us more.”
Woodard, a graduate of the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill’s School of Phar
macy, serves on the Health De
partment board, the Perquimans
Social Services board, the College
of the Albemarle Nursing board
and the Hertford Lions Club.
He and his wife. Harriette
have three children. Dabney.
Drew and Rob.
Skinner, a U.S. Marine and
veteran of WWII and the Korean
War. is a graduate of Perquimans
County High School. He and
wife. Thelma have two children.
Shelton and Richard.
In addition to the first district
commissioner’s race. Shirley
Yates and Archie W. Miller Sr.,
will run uncontested for two va
cant commissioner’s seats in the
second district
Bed and breakfast inn opens
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
Hie lilting drawl of a smil
ing Nancy Rascoe drifted
across the lawn of 1812 on
the Perquimans Sunday, wel
coming guests to the grand
opening of the bed and break
fast inn with the hospitality
for which southerners are fa
mous.
The music of the Deten
tion Hall Jazz Band, featuring
Edgar Lane and David
Ziemba, floated across the
lawn where guests chatted
while enjoying a banquet of
hors d’oeuvres served on ta
bles covered with crisp, white
table cloths and a variety of
drinks.
Inside, music from the
antique piano in the down
stairs hallway was audible
over the voices of guests tour
ing the rooms painstakingly
restored with attention to ev
ery detail.
The open house, complete
with a ribbon cutting cour
tesy of the Perquimans
County Chamber of Com
merce, was the culmination of
a dream for Rascoe. Sur
rounded by family and
friends, she celebrated the
renovation of the home once
owned by her grandparents and
its future as a historic lodging
for visitors to Perquimans
County.
About 350 people toured
the nine-room, rambling farm
house which features five guest
rooms, each complete with its
own bath facilities. The center
hall structure boasting eight
Are places includes first- and
second-story porches on the
front, and a screened porch
joining the 1920s-era kitchen to
the main house. On the screen
porch is a dining table where
guests can enjoy home-cooked
breakfasts in warm weather,
and a wicker swing and chairs
for lounging or visiting with
1812 on the Perquimans owners Nancy and
Peter Rascoe cut the ribbon at the grand
opening of the bed and breakfast inn Sun
day. Offering best wishes were Chamber of
Commerce president Tommy Harrell, com
missioners chairman Mack Nixon, Edenton
Chowan Chamber representative Carol
Twiddy, Hertford mayor John Deers, and
Peter Rascoe III. The ribbon cutting was
sponsored by the Perquimans Chamber.
(Photo by Susan Hams)
other guests.
In addition to the guest
rooms and porches, visitors-to
the inn can enjoy the formal
parlor, dining room and cozy li
brary downstairs, or relax in
the wide upstairs hallway filled
with cushioned wicker chairs.
The downstairs guest room
houses a poster bed draped
with white cotton, a chaise
lounge and a bathroom com
plete with an old-fashioned
footed tub and brass fixtures.
Two of the four upstairs rooms
contain twin beds. The remain
ing two offer king-size beds and
day beds. Each room has been
decorated with different colors,
all carefully selected with the
assistance of the North Caro
lina Department of Archives
and History. Paint colors were
chosen to echo the original
hues.
Rascoe named the inn 1812
on the Perquimans because the
deed to the property upon
which it sits was dated 1812.
From the second floor porch,
the Perquimans River is in view
on the horizon. A path across
the road from the inn leads
back to the river, where a pier
will be built to allow visitors to
arrive by boat and dock near
the inn.
Not only does Rascoe wel
come overnight guests, 1812 is
available for bridesmaids’ lun
cheons, wedding receptions and
other celebrations.
The tan is located on Old
Neck Road. Wanting* those who
wish to visit the bed and break
fast to recall the telephone
number easily. Rascoe was able
to secure 426-1812 far the inn.
Offering congratulations
and best wishes to Rascoe and
her family at the gyand opening
were Mary HarreQ. taqubnans
County Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director; Chamber
President Tommy Harrell:
Beard of Commisstaners chair
man Mack Nixon; Hertford
Mayor John Beers and Eden
tan-Chowan Chamber of Com
merce representative Carol
Twiddy.
Teen escapes
injury in train,
truck wreck
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Edttor
A Perquimans County teen
ager walked away from his over
turned truck after colliding with
a train last Wednesday af
ternoon.
Billy Wade Pierce, 16, of
! Route 2, Hertford was travelling
north at a normal rate of speed
on S.R. 1214 near Winfall when
he crossed a railroad track and
was struck by a westbound loco
motive. According to the report
of N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper
T.M. Lassiter, the 1992 Ford
pick-up driven by Pierce was
knocked off the left-hand side of
the road, overturned and landed
on its top in a ditch. The acci
dent occured around 3:35 p.m.
Pierce ran to the nearby
home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Roach for help, said his mother,
Marlene Pierce.
Mrs. Pierce said that locomo
tive engineer Alan Johnson, 54,
of Suffolk. Va. told her that as
soon as he could stop the train,
he and a second railroad em
ployee ran back down the tracks
to investigate. When Mr. Roach
saw the men looking around the
truck, he called out to tell them
i that Pierce had escaped from the
overturned vehicle. Johnson also
told the Pierces that their son
was the only survivor of the
three vehicle-locomotive crashes
he had experienced over the past
three years.
Pierce was transported by
Perquimans EMS to Albemarle
Hospital. Mrs. Pierce said he re
ceived over 100 stitches to close
deep gashes in his neck which
resulted from flying glass.
“He was Just blessed,” Mrs.
Pierce said. ‘The good Lord was
looking after him. that’s all there
is to it."
The truck, registered to Billy
Pierce Farms, was totalled. No
| damage to the train, owned by
the Chesapeake and Albemarle
Railroad Company, was reported
to the highway patrol.
Pierce was charged with fail
: ure to reduce speed to avoid an
accident. No charges were filed
| against Johnson.
mmamaam
Those who gathered tor Jollification VII en
joyed a delicious buffet prepared by the Per
quimans County Restoration Association
Special Events Committee. Table decorations
were made by Mary Alice Brim. PCRA raised
over $2,000 from the annual event, which in
cluded entertainment and a raffle. (Photo by
Anzie Wood)
History buffs find ‘fun’ in ‘fundraising’
rrocn sin rtepocn
Newbold-White house pa
trons found the “fun” In “fund
raiser” Saturday evening at
Jollification VII, the annual
money-raiser for the Perquimans
historic complex. (
Guests tapped their toes to
the sounds of the Detention Hall
Jazz Band. Edgar Lane. David
Zlemba. Michael Clinkscales,
Joey Haskett, Daniel Fowler,
Adrian Frierson and Billy Reed
played the swing music of die
jazz era on die porch of the Da
vid Newby cottage.
Chairman Shannan Haskett
and the Perquimans County Re
storation Association Special
Events Committee prepared a
tempting assortment of culinary
delights for the soup and supper
buffet The hamhock bean soup,
a southern favorite, was enjoyed
on the lawn during the concert
After the entertainment, the
guests assembled In the taqgft
mans Center far dinner.
Sarah Bunn of Elisabeth C$y
won the drawing for the fta
broke table, handcrafted bf Gor
don Boyce ofiyner.
Organizers tagged the ope
ning a success, with 75 attend
ing the jollification. Proceeds are
estimated at over $2,100, and
will be used to continue to up
grade the Newixdd-Whae historic
complex.
Joining regional landfill
authority benefits county
By TRACY E. t
The D«%*annne
Perquimans County could
save as much as *90.000 in tip
ping fees, or 3 cents on the
county tax rate through its deci
sion to Join an eight-county solid
waste management authority.
County Manager N. Paul Gregory
said Monaay.
By Joining with other coun
ties. the cost of a liner for the
landfill, legal expenses and engi
neering expenses wffl be spread
d^t ways instead of one.
"We know we can do It
etmaprr by more counties being
lunahed." Gregory said.
Perquimans County was one
of etyht to attend the first official
■weeing of the Afcemarle Re
Currituck. Camden. Gates.
Hyde. Tyrrell. Perqui
mans and Dare counties sent ap
pointed drlrgstrs to the meeting
at the Afixnade Commission
biding Pasquotank and Wash
ington cormties. both of which
were considered In earlier plans,
did not vote to Join the
ttte ftrst orders of
die new authority
be to dose an a option to
121 acres of land to
County for a landfill
_ .>1.250 per acre. The group
also discussed hiring Jerry
ftrin to be uruilie director of
celve some Incentive money
ftam the other seven counties in
the authority since t is Mkdy to
host die new farii tech fawRHl
_ could be used
county project. It would
not be tied directly to solid waste
issues, he said.
“Other counties have talked
about providing to Perquimans
County for being host county,"
he said. "We’re not asking for in
centive, but there will be.”
According to estimates from
Perquimans County may
receive some incentive
money from the other
seven counties in the
authority since it is likely
to host the new high tech
landfill within its
boundaries, Gregory
said. That money corild
be used for any county
project. It would not be
tied directly to solid
waste issues.
Parks. Perquimans County would
pay a tipping fee of $50 if It were
to remain in the three county
system, but less than $40 per
ton as part of the larger author
ity.
As the host county, Perqui
could get Department of
Transportation funds over and
above its usual allotment for the
upkeep of roads leading to the
landfill, Gregory said.
Under the current Perqui
mans County system, residents
pay a $25 solid waste fee. Gre
gory said he doesn’t expect that
amount to decrease now that the
county has Joined the authority,
but hopes to keep it constant for
another year.
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