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2B The Perquimans Weekly, June 24, 1999 Progress Strotfiefs words, music cfuiracterize life in Terciuimans County Perquimans is no stranger to beautiful AA^ords and music. The classic “Carolina Moon” was inspired by the moon shining its glittering gold on the sparkling waters of the Perquimans River. 1 The county inspired another song recently, “Beautiful Morning,” written by Jon E. Strother, former pastor of Hertford United Methodist Church. Strother wrote colorful lyrics that paint a picture of life in rural Perquimans County. He gave the rights to the music to the Chamber of Commerce. The chamber immediately adopted “Beautiful Morning” as the coun ty song. Cassettes and possibly CDs should soon be available for sale. Albemarle Plantation partnered with the chamber to produce the song. A contest for cover art for the cassette was won by Mary White of the Wishing Well, who painted a stool based on the words to the song. The song was introduced when state and federal agency representatives visited Perquimans in conjunction with review of the heritage tourism development plans of the county. Strother was joined by local fourth graders on the song’s cho rus. The words to beautiful morning are: It’s a beautiful morning, the sun is peekin’ a smile As the geese take to calling, silhouettes in the sky. And neighbors are waving, where cotton is king While the wind on the river, plays a sweet melody. It’s a place called Perquimans The land of beautiful women The place that we call home Can you hear the crowds cheering, as the bat meets the ball? See the Pirates’ band marching, over one-hundred strong. As the Plantation duffers, strolling down seventeen. See where ospreys have nested... hear the mockingbirds sing It’s a beautiful morning It’s a beautiful morning It’s a place called Perquimans Perquimans County Courthouse •County Manager, Paul Gregory 426-8484 • Finance Officer - Sharon Ward • Clerk to the Board - Mary Hunnicutt •Register of Deeds, Deborah Reed 426-5660 Clerk of Court, Gail Godwin 426-1332 •Tax Department, Cheryl Phillips 426-5564 •Economic Development Commission 426-2027 Water Department, Russ Chappell Location: 128 North Church Street ' Courthouse Annex •Sheriffs Department, Ralph Robinson 426-5615 •Magistrates, Todd Tilley & William T. Winslow 426-2201 ■ •Building Inspector Izell Jackson 426-8283 Location: 110 North Church Street Cooperative Extension Service •Agricultural Service, Lewis Smith 426-5428 •Livestock, Jeff Copeland •Family & Consumer Science Education & 4-H, Jewel Winslow & Juanita Bailey 426-7697 •Elections Office, Eula Mae Forbes 426-5598 ‘Soil Conservation, Ginger O’Neal & Bill Blackwell 426-5545 Location: 608 Edenton Road Street Library •Jeri Oltman 426-6319 Location: 110 West Academy Street Parks & Recreation • Tim White 426-5695 Senior Citizen Center •Delphine Barr 426-5404 Location: 300 West Grubb Street Emergency Medical Service - Rescue Squad •Director, Larry Chappell 426-5646 •Captain, Mary White Location: 608 Edenton Road Street, behind Extension Office Perquimans County Office Building •Farm Services Agency, Tommy Riddick 426-5802 •USDA Rural Development, Barbara Scaff 426-5733 Location: 512 South Church Street The land of beautiful women. The place we call hoime. There’s new day dawning, can’t you feel it inside? Take a look all around you, with your eyes open wide. There are people of interest, and places to see We’re a quilt-top of patchwork, sewn in humanity. It’s a placed called Perquimans, The land of beautiful women. And best of all, it’s the place we call home... It’s a beautifull. morning.... There’s a new day a daawning... It’s a beautiful morning. Perquimans is the place many of us call home. It’s also the place where many people are working diligently to preserve the past in order to bring a brighter future. There are two main components of local economic development plans — strengthening small, local businesses through the development of heritage tourism and slow, steady development of the county’s Perquimans Commerce Centre with non-polluting industry that will provide jobs without overtaxing county services and damaging the pre cious natural resources so abundant in the county. With Hertford’s designation as one of the state’s two Heritage Tourism Development Pilot communities, the emphasis today is on working to give life to the development plans into which so much time and effort was poured. The people in Perquimans are welcom ing, and the county has benefitted from the “patchwork” of residents — some who trace their roots back to the area’s earliest settlers, others who found what has been called the Albemarle’s finest hidden jewel and fell in love. Let’s look at what Perquimans has to offer in the way of heritage tourism. Where are those places others might like to visit? Join the tour... Georgia- Pacific ...the name you count on to provide you with top quality building products. SHUTTERS Colonial Raised Panel Shutters offer richness and sophistication to any home. We have the following color choices in stock at Elizabeth City Brick Co, •Basic Black •Savannah Blue •Burnt Red •Maritime Blue •Hunter Green Larson Storm Doors Craftsmanship in every detail. 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