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The Perquimans Weekly, March 29, 2001 3 Lane again elected PCRA president Chris Lane will continue to lead the Perquimans County Restoration Association. Lane was elected to serve another two-year term as president of the organization at PCRA annual meeting. Other officers elected included Natalie Bero, vice president; Linda Burkhalter, treasurer; and Nelia Lane, secretary. In addition to the offi cers, the following individ uals were elected to serve two-year terms on the PCRA Board: Mary Alice Brinn, William Byrum, Chari Colin, Carlton Davenport Sid Eley, CarroU Harrell, Jackie Hobbs, Jan Hostetler, Merry Johansen, Elizabeth Jones, Mary Krepela, Steve Lane, Barbara Matthews, Jane M. McMahon, Donald Morris, Catherine Nixon, Van Shank, Bettie Stokes, Paige Underwood, Jeanne 4-Hers earn annual awards i \ \ i I i I 4-Hers and volunteers earned accolades for their work at the Annual 4-H Achievement Night. Everett Foster, Fiffany Mills, Anneisha Overton and Stephanie MiUs were named Outstanding 4-H Club Members. Pooles Grove captured' Outstanding 4-H Club of the Year honors. The Outstanding 4-H Volunteer of the Year award went to Elizabeth Mills, with Chardae Garner as Outstanding Teen Volunteer. “Gus Award” recipient for outstanding service to 4-H went to Hertford Grammar School principal Edward Williams. Project book award win ners were: 9-10 year olds: 1st Place Dog - Marcus Bailey; 9-10 year olds: 1st Place Fruit/Vegetable Use - Anneisha Overton; 9-10 year olds: 2nd Place Hog - Daniel Forbes; 11-12 year olds: 1st Place Peanut Foods -TVIariza James; 11-12 year olds: 1st Place Hog - Heather Forbes; 11-12 year olds: 2nd Place Lamb - Courtney Lane; 13-15 year olds: 1st Place Community Service - Chardae Garner; and 13-15 year olds: 2nd Place Lamb - Hannah Lane. Other youth and volun teers recognized for their 4- H work were Billy Townsend, Tykisha Frierson, Latoya Garner, Keisha Wynn, Kiara Garner, Madonna Garner, Jessica Townsend, Kelly Detmer, Sheila Overton, Sarah Garner, Johnetta Frierson, Pat Harris, and Barbara and Don Gustafson. A talent show themed “A Night With the Stars” fea turing music was present ed by youth. Taking part in the pro gram were Kelly Detmer, Tiffany Mills, Tykisha Frierson, Stephanie MiUs, Latoya Garner, Mariza James, and Anneisha Overton. Applications available for meal delivery volunteers Nominations are due Friday, April 20 for the Albemarle Commission’s Annual Volunteer Appreciation Awards. The awards will be presented at the luncheon on May 9. The award is named for the late Clifton M. Grimes of Gates County and honors those who have shown outstand ing dedication and devo tion to older adults in the agency’s 10-county service area. The Area Agency on Aging serves Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties. Categories for awards are (1) Excellence in Aging (individual); (2) Positive Image (group, business, or church); (3) Public/Private Partnership (organiza tion); and (4) Outstanding Dedication To Aging (serv ice provider). To receive a nomination packet, please caU Myra L. Mock, Volunteer Administrator, at 426-5,753. **' V’ To get the Daily Advance call 335-0841 today! It’s the perfect companion to The Perquimans Weeki.y Veep Creek/ Waterfront Property from $49,900 For details call (252) 337-5006 Pager 453-1206 ar( .cpas iina tal) Deaths White, Lois White, Julian Winslow Jr., Harriett Woodard, and Gerald Zel. Ex-officio members of the board are Melanie James, Mary Reed and Shirley Spaeth. The Perquimans County Restoration Association, a non-profit organization, promotes the cultural her itage of Perquimans County and preserves the 18th century character of the Newbold-White , House. From its location on the Perquimans River the Newbold-White House interprets early 18th centu ry life in North Carolina. Dating to 1730, the house is the oldest brick house in the state and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information caU (252) 426- 7567. Walter M. Adams Walter M. Adams, 88, of the 200 block of West Church Street, Edenton, died Friday, March 23, 2001 in Chowan Hospital. Mr. Adams was the son of the late Mittie Phelps and John Adams and the husband of Edith Winslow Adams. Mr. Adams was a member of the Edenton United Methodist Church. Surviving other than his wife are two sons, John Adams of Edenton and Herb Adams of Jacksonville, FL; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Adams. A funeral was held March 25 in Beaver Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Huskins and Rev. Charles Lockwood officiating. The Evans Funeral Home of Edenton served the Adams family. Jesse R Perry Jesse P. Perry Jr., 88, an international agricultural expert, botanist, author, sculptor, and poet, died Saturday morning, March 24, 2001. Mr. Perry was born in Hertford, North Carolina, son of Jesse P. Perry and Buena Vista Perry of Hertford. Following a four- year tour of duty (1941-45) in the US. Navy where he attained the rank of Lieutenant, he enrolled at Duke University There, he received his Bachelor of Science, followed by a Masters Degree in Forestry Following one year as an assistant professor of forestry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he joined the staff of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1949. At that time, he moved to Mexico where he was in charge of experiment sta tion operations for the Foundation’s Mexican Agricultural Program. In 1956, he surveyed experi ment station operations in Trinidad, Chile, Columbia and Peru. In 1958, he spent three months in India developing plans for agri cultural experiment sta tions. Later that year, he was transferred to the Rockefeller Foundation’s New York City offices. In 1959, he attended the Advanced Management wifi Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, In 1960, he was named Executive Assistant to the President of the Foundation, Dean Rusk. In 1961, he served as the Assistant Treasurer to the Foundation and served as President of the Harvard Advanced Management Association for the New York Area. Between 1961 and 1964, Mr. Perry was the Assistant Director for Agricultural Sciences after which he served as the Foundation’s Fellowship Officer. From 1970 until his retirement in 1974, he was the Associate Director for Agricultural Sciences with responsibili ties for rural development in the United States. As such, he was instrumental in funding the College of the Albemarle and was also involved with a number of other educational institu tions throughout rural areas of the US. Later, his role expanded to rural eco nomic development pro grams in El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Mexico, Columbia, Brazil and Guatemala. After his retirement from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1974, Mr. Perry moved from New York to his family home in Hertford, North Carolina where he operated a suc cessful “pick-your-own” blueberry and muscadine grape operation on his farm on Chinquapin Road in Perquimans County until 1998. Subsequently, he devoted much of his time to his poetry book and sculp ture. It was a great satisfac tion to Mr. Perry to encour age those around him to further their education. There are many people in Perquimans County who will remember him fondly for his moral and some times financial support in helping them to attain their educational goals. As a scientist, Mr. Perry had interests in agricul ture, forestry and botany, particularly pine trees. He published more than thirty technical articles and popu lar articles in these area. His interest in pine trees culminated in the publica tion by Timber Press of his authoritative book. The Pine Trees of Mexico and Central America in 1991. Mr. Perry supported many conservation organi zations including The Nature Conservancy, the QJ efoun. cele&iatcoH^,.. ‘Pteeiae' CMtfUete Mn. a*uU(Aen.Aevuf, on^ a*td retuxK tAetK to- J1 En Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. He practiced his conservation ethic on his own farm and woodlands and received the Governor’s Soil Conservationist of the Year Award in 1981 and 1982. He was honored in the year 2000 as a founding father of CAMCORE, a cooperative devoted to the conservation of endangered forest genet ic resources around the world. Since his days in New York, Mr. Perry had been working on wood sculp tures depicting animal or human forms that explored environmental or anthro pological themes. His sculptures have been exhib ited at the Rockefeller Center in New York City and have won awards at some of the numerous art shows exhibiting them in Eastern North Carolina and the Tidewater area. His body of work includes nearly thirty pieces, many of which have been sold to private collectors. A life-long poet, Mr. Perry published a compila tion of his poems entitled The Rivers Call, many of which express his deep and personal relationship with nature. The first edition has sold out and a second edition has recently been published. Mr. Perry is pre deceased by one sister, Mary Lavinia White, and two brother, Eugene Perry and William Perry. He is survived by his beloved wife, Sarah Brinn Perry of Hertford who he married in 1943, his two sons, Jesse P. Perry III and Robert T. Perry and his daughter Sarah B. Perry, and five grandchildren: Margaret L. Perry, Katherine F. Perry, Sarah B. Perry, Jonah Wittkamper and Wesley Wittkamper. A memorial service was held at the Hertford United Methodist Church in Hertford, North Carolina, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2001. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his name to The Nature Conservancy, One University Place, 4705 University Drive, Suite 290, Durham, NC 27707. Swindell Funeral Home of Hertford was in charge of arrangements. ; u M u u u uu ml 111M -11111111N11/; ^ V / // / [u , Serving All the Albemarr * — " 1"', i'UJttiiiEU Iffwnrral TJ|ntnc 509 Dobbs Street, Hertford 426-7311 Death hurts. When your spouse dies, a part of you has died. Give yourself time, time to hurt, to grieve, to cry. Remember that grief is a process. No one can tell you how to grieve. There is no “normal “ time span during which healing takes place. The grieving process is never the same for any two people. Heal in your own way and in your own time. 1 o % A i^jL : i •• :■:% ... Larry Swindell ^ Rodney Jordan J Cremation Services Available ,241920 Over the past 2 years our family has received ] such love and support from this community that we could never do enough good deeds to make up for what we have received. During Archie’s illness and since his journey home, we thank you for your prayers, cards, gifts of remembrance, food & flowers. It is from his love of the Lord, his strength, his endurance, and his thankfulness that we continue to be thankful for each friend and each day. Never once did Archie ask why me?, complain of his pain, or forget to thank God for that day and the blessings he received. He loved Perquimans County; it was his birthplace; where he raised his children; and he wanted to help make it a better place to live. I thank you for sharing your stories of his inspiration with us. It gives us great comfort to know how he touched lives and how he did have a positive influence on his community. With heartfelt thanks. Pasty & A.J. 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