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The Perquimans Weekly
350
Vol. 63. No. 42
The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County people
Hertford, North Carolina 27944
HDMA
presents
“Our
Town”
By SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
The beauty and history of
Hertford’s downtown area will
be highlighted on Saturday,
Oct. 21 when the Hertford
Downtown Merchants
Association presents “Our
Town.”
Our Town will feature a
tour of three homes on Front
Street. The residences of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry C. Stokes Jr.,
Andrew Toxey and Mrs. R.
Timothy Brinn will be open
for viewing. All three overlook
the Perquimans River. Also on
the tour will be the historic
Perquimans County court
house and Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church and ceme
tery. Tickets will be $10 and
will be available at a booth
downtown on Oct. 21.
Visitors may also step back
in time at Aunt Arlene’s Attic
and Merchant Museum at
Darden Department Store and
the old State Theater at
Hertford Hardware.
Caning and furniture build
ing demonstrations are
planned. Ben Hobbs, the
Perquimans County artisan
whose reproduction furniture
is scattered throughout the
United States, will demon
strate his craft. Mary
Danchise will demonstrate
caning, an art she has used to
restore many fine pieces of fur
niture.
The Perquimans Arts
League will hold an art show
and sale featuring a variety of
arts including quilting, paint
ings, silver jewelry, furniture,
bears, spin art, dulcimers and
poetry. Bert Berry will play
the dulcimer and other
stringed instruments. Sean
and Lisa Jackson will present
poetry readings.
Other entertainment will
include a martial arts demon
stration at 10 a.m., violinists
Frank Harrington and Jackie
Hobbs at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.,
violinist Barney Pilgrim at
noon, and classical guitarist
Steve Raiser at 3:30 p.m.
Antique cars will be dis
played on Church Street
between Grubb and Market
streets. The block will be
closed to traffic. The show will
feature a 1940 Ford firetruck.
Antiques will be displayed
and sold. Local quilters and
home canners will also have
booths.
Barbecue chicken plates
will be available for $5 per
plate. Tickets can be bought
ahead of time from downtown
merchants or can be pur
chased Saturday as long as the
supply lasts.
Our Town will be held from
10 a.m.-4 p.m with home tours
beginning at 11 o’clock.
Inside
Perquimans athletes
take wins in football,
volleyball, soccer
- Pages 7,8
Benton moves from
enlisted ranks to
officer -PagelO
Cancer support
group forms-Page 10
New fire equipment
PHOTO BY SUSAN HARRIS
Deputy Commissioner Max A. Powell with the
Eastern Regional Office of the N.C. Department of
Insurance presents a check to Intercounty Fire
Department officers Eugene Rountree and Danny
Gregory. The department will use the matching grant
to pay for the equipment on its new fire truck.
Fire departments receive grants
Two Perquimans County volun
teer fire departments were on the
receiving end of checks from the
North Carolina Department of
Insurance Monday.
Intercounty was presented an
$18,368.50 check and Belvidere-
Chappell HUl, a $1,371.70 check, by
Deputy Commissioner Max A.
Powell of the Eastern Regional
Office of the insurance depart
ment.
The money is from the
Volunteer Fire Department Fund
set up by Insurance Commissioner
Jim Long to assist fire depart
ments all over the state.
“One of the reasons that we feel
so strongly that this fund is need
ed is that it frees up the time of
these fire fighters for further
training,” Long wrote in a pre
pared statement. “Without this
grant, fire fighters would be forced
into spending too much of their
time fund raising, just to keep
departments afloat.”
Before presenting the checks,
Powell inspected equipment pur
chased by the departments.
Intercounty used its funds to pur
chase all the removable equipment
needed to outfit its new fire truck.
Belvidere-Chappell Hill purchased
an air pack, air bottles and a but
terfly valve.
Last month, the Winfall Fire
Department received a grant
check used to purchase turnout
gear, lights and other equipment.
The Volunteer Fire Department
Fund was established in 1988 and
has granted nearly $7 million
through 1993. To qualify for a
grant, the fire department must be
a volunteer organization, must be
able to match the grant for up to
$20,000, and must show need based
on a set of objective criteria.
All six of the county’s fire
department are volunteer.
Violence
is major
health
concern
Violence is no longer just the concern of law
enforcement officials. The rising occurrence of
violence aimed at children is also a major
health concern in this country.
In an effort to counter the epidemic of vio
lence aimed at youth, the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the PPCC District Health
Department have chosen violence prevention
as the theme for Child Health Month 1995.
“Every 75 minutes, a child in our country is
starved, beaten, shot or killed in some violent
way,” said Howard Campbell, Health Director
at PPCC. H
Campbell noted that violence is a growing
public health epidemic affecting millions of
children every day.
This year, ChUd Health Month will concen
trate on prevention strategies aimed at protect
ing children from violence in the home and the
media.
Tips on rearing children in a safe and loving
home include
• Communicate with your children. It’s not
always easy to show love, but do your best to
avoid hostile words and actions.
• Try “time-outs” for discipline. Place your
child in a quiet place if he or she misbehaves.
Keep in mind that it’s normal for children to
test the limits that parents set.
• Take charge of television. By age 18,
young people will have viewed an estimated
200,000 acts of violence on television alone.
Limit television viewing to 1-2 hours per day.
“Our children deserve a lot less violence in
the world around them,” said Wanda StaUings,
Health Educator at PPCC. “By working togeth
er, we can silence the violence.”
Child Health Month was established four
years ago as a public awareness effort to focus
national attention on the importance of pre
ventive health care for all children.
Jollification celebrates
historic harvest
PCRA reflects on
annual work during
Friday’s fund-raiser
By GINGER LIVINGSTON
The Daily Advance
This year may have brought a
bittersweet harvest to the
Perquimans County Restoration
Association and supporters of the
Newbold-White House, but they
could still find reasons to cele
brate during the 10th annual
Jollification held at the Newbold-
White House Visitor Center
Friday evening.
“It’s celebrating the good
things of everything,” PCRA
President Evangeline “Van”
Shank, said. “The cotton’s picked,
the peanuts are picked and this is
stiU the only place I know where
you can buy scuppernong grape
jeUy which has just come in.”
Association members worked
diligently to strengthen
Perquimans County’s place in the
heritage tourism arena. Member
actions placed historic markers
erected at Belvidere Academy
and in front of the approximately
20 homes located on the tour of
historic Perquimans homes.
However, Steve AUen, Newbold-
White House site manager, left
for a position with Historic Bath.
Shank said now is the time
PCRA members must encourage
more community support and
recruit new members.
“Jerry Cashion, research
supervisor from (N.C.) Archives
and History brought a team to
our site in September,” Shank
said. “He commented the work
and love expended on Newbold-
White House shows. It is impres
sive.
Jollifications began in New
England states with fife and
drum groups. After practice,
group members would hold par
ties to celebrate their work,
which is what Newbold-White
House supporters did.
“It’s one of the finest things we
have in this county and I’m inter
ested in the work that’s done
here,” Bettie Stokes said. “I hope
more people realize the impor
tance of these treasures in our
county.”
Charlotte resident Russell
Anderson attended the
Jollification with his father, for
mer Hertford resident Jack
Anderson.
“It’s nice to see some of our
history is being kept alive and
people are concerned with the
community,” he said.
Christmas parade
progressing smoothly
Hospital blood bank reaccredited
Chowan Hospital has been
granted renewal of accredita
tion by the American
Association of Blood Banks
(AABB), according to Barbara
Cale, hospital administrator.
Accreditation follows an
intensive on-site inspection by
specially trained representa
tives of the Association and
establishes that the level of
medical, technical and admin
istrative performance within
the facility meets or exceeds
the standards set by the
AABB. By successfully meet
ing those requirements,
Chowan Hospital joins more
than 2,000 similar facilities
across the United States and
abroad that have earned
AABB accreditation.
“The AABBs inspection and
accreditation procedures are
voluntary,” Cale explained.
“Chowan Hospital has sought
AABB accreditation because,
this program assists facilities
around the country in achiev
ing excellence by promoting a
level of professional and med
ical expertise that contributes
to quality performance.”
Since 1958, the AABB has
been engaged in the voluntary
inspection and accreditation
of blood banks and transfusion
services. The Inspection and
Accreditation Program assists
blood banks and transfusion
services in determining
whether methods, procedures.
personnel knowledge, equip
ment and the physical plant
meet established require
ments.
The minimum require
ments for accreditation of
blood banks and transfusion
services are based primarily
on the AABBs Standards for
Blood Banks and Transfusion
Services. The AABBs
Committee on Inspection and
Accreditation assures compli
ance with these criteria before
granting accreditation.
These standards not only
set the level of professional
proficiency for blood banks
and transfusion services in the
United States, but laround the
world.
A Tidewater, Virginia tele
vision personality will make
his second appearance as
grand marshal in the Dec. 2
Christmas parade.
Don Slater, weather fore
caster on WAVY TV-10, agreed
this week to a return visit to
Hertford for the annual holi
day kick-off.
Northeastern High School
Band Director Wayne James
has also committed to partici
pate in the parade.
In addition, both the award
winning Perquimans County
High School Marching Pirates
and the Perquimans Middle
School band will appear.
The children in Perquimans
County will be happy to note
that Santa Claus has accepted
his holiday invitation.
Only Hertford United
Methodist Church has
responded with a float entry.
The Chamber of Commerce
is sponsoring this year’s
Christmas parade, themed
Share the Joy of Christmas.
Invitations have been sent to
business, school, civic and
church groups throughout the
county. Because the Chamber
is working with only a partial
list of former participants,
those who did not receive invi
tations are asked to call Diane
Stallings at NationsBank,
Sandra Smith and the
Chamber of Commerce or
Susan Harris at The
Perquimans Weekly to have
information mailed. Entry
forms and parade information
are also available at each of
the three offices.
The Hertford BPW will
sponsor its annual tree light
ing on the cotuThouse lawn at
6 p.m. on parade day. Bulbs
may be purchased in memory
or in honor of a loved one for
. $1 from Nov. 1-Dec. 1. For
information, contact Dr. M.B.
Taylor at 426-5445.
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