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October 29, 2003
Vol. 71, No. 44 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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PERQUIMANS COUNTY LIBRARY
110 W ACADEMY ST
HERTFORD, NC 27944-1306
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Friday
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Costumed characters
will hit the streets Friday
night, seeking treats from
those who welcome them by
turning on an outside light.
The downtown mer
chants are also opening
their stores to trick-or-
treaters from 3:30-5:30,
offering a safe and fun
alternative to traditional
treks through Hertford’s
neighborhoods.
According to co-organiz-
er Harriette Woodard, sev
eral merchants were con
cerned about the debris on
the streets and sidewalks
resulting from Hurricane
Isabel, and the safety prob
lems the stumps, limbs and
cracked sidewalks could
pose.
The merchants decided
to invite children down
town to collect treats.
The group has also
arranged for local tale-
weaver Ann Carol White to
tell ghost stories on the
courthouse lawn at 5
o’clock.
The event, which will
also feature cookies and
punch at the courthouse
lawn, is for children age 12
and under.
Hertford Town Manager
John Christensen said
those planning to take chil
dren trick-or-treating in
town should be extra cau
tious this year because of
Storm debris, but that he
believes much of the refuse
wiU be off the streets by
Friday.
Trick-or-treating should
be done during daylight
hours, Christensen said,
and children who may be
out after dark should wear
reflective clothing.
There is a home football
game Friday night, so extra
caution should be taken by
drivers and by trick-or-
treaters.
Schools have also set
some guidelines for
Halloween.
At Perquimans Central,
each teacher will decide
whether children may come
in costume. In no event wiU
masks, face paint or hair
paint be allowed. Parents
should check with teachers
for their child’s class for
more details.
No costumes will be
allowed at Hertford
Grammar, Perquimans
Middle or Perquimans
High schools.
Parents who wish to send
treats must send store-
bought, individually
wrapped goodies.
New Hope United
Methodist Church will
sponsor a Holy Ghost Party,
a Christian alternate on
HaUoween, on Friday, 5 - 9
p.m. at the Cale Retreat and
Conference Center. Kids
through age 12 are wel
come.
The evening will include
food, music, treats, games,
storytelling, a campfire and
a 7p.m. costume contest (no
scary or ugly costumes).
Admission is free, but dona
tions are welcome. Call
Frances Jones, 264-2683, for
information.
Parents should accompa
ny children trick-or-treat-
ing and to any of the
Halloween festivities men
tioned.
Wilmington
students also
send supplies
to county
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Children in other towns
and states who have experi
enced the devastation of
hurricanes like Isabel
reached out to Perquimans
County students recently
Students from the
Pascagoula, Mississippi
School District and
Wilmington, N.C. sent
school, cleaning, baby and
other supplies to those in
Perquimans County
rebuilding their lives after
the powerful storm swept
through.
Branwick Associates
offered the use of their
building at the Perquimans
Commerce Centre as a stor
age and distribution center
for the donated supplies.
“John Brogan and I are
pleased that we are in a
position to help,” said Bob
Smithwick, president of
Branwick Associates. “Our
building had been leased,
adn fortunately, the build
ing is now available for the
conty’s needs during this
difficult time of re-build
ing.”
County Manager Paul
Gregory said Brogan and
Smithwick offered the use
of the building to county
relief efforts immediately
after the storm.
“We needed a large facil
ity to receive the donated
goods and prepare them for
delivery. The building on
Harvey Point Road off
Route 17 meets ou needs
perfectly,” said schools
Superintendent Ken Wells.
The Mississippi school
system learned about
Perquimans County’s
needs through Paul South,
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student government representatives, school mainte
nance staff, administrators and volunteers unload a
truck of supplies sent from Mississippi by school chil
dren to local families in need after Hurricane Isabel
(above). Wal-Mart provided the truck and driver at no
charge to help the community. A Wilmington school
also reached out to their fellow students by sending
supplies that were unloaded by student government
members and administrators (right).
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a newspaperman there who
formerly worked with the
Virginian Pilot in the
Albemarle area.
The supplies were driven
to Hertford by B.J. Raynes
of Columbia, Mississippi, a
Wal-Mart truck driver.
Raynes said he drove 914
miles on his trip.
He said Wal-Mart often
offers its trucks and drivers
at no charge in emergen
cies.
“They do this a lot,”
Raynes said. “People don’t
know it.”
The supplies are being
distributed by the school
system through Latonia
Saunders, the system’s
Homeless Coordinator
based at Hertford
Grammar School.
Saunders wUl work with
counselors at each school
to determine needs of local
families.
The supplies are also
available to those who do
not have children in the
school system.
For information, call
Saunders at 426-7166.
{Editor’s note: See related
story, page 7.)
Municipal elections are Tiiesday
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Hertford voters will have some choices
on the ballot, but WinfaU voters won’t as
registered residents of both towns go to
the polls Tuesday
Polls wiU open in Hertford at the court
house and Hertford Grammar School,
while WinfaU voters wiU cast their ballots
at the ParksviUe Ruritan Building. PoU
hours are 6:30 a.m.—7:30 p.m.
Perquimans County Board of Elections
Director Eula Forbes said One Stop voting
is underway now, and voters can cast
their votes at the Board of Elections
Office in the Extension Building on
Edenton Road Street during regular busi
ness hours the rest of this week and on
Saturday until 1 p.m.
There are six candidates for two avail
able seats on the Hertford Town Council.
The seats are currently held by Jo Ann
Morris and Carlton Davenport. In addi
tion to Morris and Davenport, those vying
for the seat are Ralph Autry, Anne White,
Dan Daneker and Drew Woodard.
Mayor Sid Eley is running unopposed.
In WinfaU, Mayor Fred Yates and coun-
cilpersons Bertha Dixon and Kenneth
Rominger face no opposition. Rominger
currently serves as mayor pro tempore.
The Perquimans Weekly traditionaUy
publishes information about candidates
for contested offices. Efforts began Friday
to contact all six Hertford candidates.
Attempts continued untU Tuesday morn
ing. The newspaper was unable to reach
both White and Woodard. Daneker opted
not to complete his questionnaire.
The responses to the questionnaires of
Autry, Davenport and Morris appear
exactly as submitted to the newspaper.
Because we were unable to reach White
but were sent a brochure about her candi
dacy, the information from her brochure
wiU be published.
Answers to the questionnaire appear in
alphabetical order, with White’s informa
tion from the brochure at the end.
How long have you lived in
Hertford? If a native, please tell why
you chose to stay in Hertford. If not a
native, please tell how you came to
live here and why you chose Hertford
as your home.
Autry: 5 years. My wife and I were
employed in the northeastern NC area
and began looking at communities/towns
to find the best place to live. We found
exactly what we desired in downtown
Hertford.
Davenport: I grew up here, pursued a
number of proffessional opportunities in
other places and chose to move back here
in 1988. I have lived here ever since. I
always intended to return to Hertford,
and while away, I kept up with events and
friends in this area. This town will always
be home to me.
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History book is here
The pictorial history
book, “Perquimans County,
North Carolina,” is now
available for purchase.
The 128-page book fea
tures 225 photos in seven
chapters: At Home; At
School; At Work; At Play;
At Worship; In Town; and
On the Water. It sells for
$19.99 and is available at
the Perquimans County
Library, the Newbold-
White House Visitor
Center and the
Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce.
The book is a joint pro
ject of the Perquimans
County Library and the
Perquimans County
Restoration Association.
Forty local citizens con
tributed images for the
book and Raymond A.
Winslow Jr., local genealo
gist and author, wrote the
text and captions.
The book was produced
by Arcadia Publishing, a
publisher of local and
regional interest books.
“Perquimans County,
North Carolina” is the lat
est volume in the compa
ny’s Images of America
series. Arcadia has also
published books in this
series about Elizabeth City
and Chowan County.
A community signing
will be scheduled the near
future. Call 426-5319 or 426-
7567 for information.
Weekend
Weather
THURSDAY
High: 71
Low: 58
Mostly Sunny
Friday
High:74
Low: 59
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 75
Low: 16
Partly Cloudy