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ATTENDS' MEETING Mrs. Marian B, Frierson
.represented Perquimans County s at the . Extension
.'. Homemakers' annual state council meeting. She is
secretary of the Bay Branch Homemakers Club, county
. health program work chairwoman, and public information
. chairman of the northeastern district of the Home
Extension Homemakers. (Ray Ward photo)
Homemakers Council
Meets In
.'. Mrs. Marian B. Frierson
was Perquimans County's
representative at the
' Extension Homemakers'
Annual State Council
Meeting in Charlotte, N.C.
. September 18-19. The theme
of the two-day meeting was
"Join Hand Across North
Carolina - Extend Them
Around The World".
Mrs. M.B. Taylor, County
, Home Economics Extension
Agent accompanied Mrs.
Frierson. They were among
the 285 women registered
for the meeting from all
over the state.
Following the Wednesday
Luncheon Greetings ex
tended from the county and
city officials.
Wednesday afternoon'
agenda . consisted of 1973
minutes of State Council
i meeting roll call and reports
from the seven districts.
The progress report on Girl
Haven was heard. The
Educational Loan Fund
report was given. Delegates
to National Homemakers
Council at Urbana, 111., gave
their reports. Wednesday
evening dinner program
featured the presentation of
"Program of Work" which
was narrated by Mrs.
Brenda Hedgepeth, Fashion
Coordinator for Sears
Roebuck and Co., Charlotte
N.C. This consist of a
fashion Show and reports
from the nine program of
work committees.
A Demonstration,
The
Perquimans Weekry
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"Expand Your Out Door
Living" was presented by
1974 4-H state landscaping
winners.
Thursday's Events in
cluded a 7 a.m. award
candlelight breakfast.
During the breakfast, Mr.
Denver Robinson, Western
District Extention Chair
man, gave his version of the
23rd. Psalm by film and
narration. Larry Hardy,
soloist for Station WSOC,
sang "How Great Thou
Art".
Sixteen persons were
recipients of A and P silver
trays awards,
Following the Award
Breakfast on Thursday
morning, the general and
final session of the council
meeting was held. On the
agenda was constitution,
creed treasure report,
proposed 1975 budget
nominating committee
report - election and in
stalling of officers.
The speaker, Mrs.
Frederic G. Grassion of
Michigan Associated Club
Women of the World, Area
Vice-President for U.S.A.
who spoke on the subject "I
Wonder As I Wonder". Mrs.
Grassion a world traveler,
said she attended school in
Switzerland, met her
husband in Cuba, married in
London and honeymooned in
Holualoa.
Mrs. Grassion stressed
that the needs of women all
over the world are the same
although different methods
are used. In Africa it takes
two days for some women to
walk to their meeting,
others attend meeting by
way of a canoe.
Mrs. Grassion said that
pennies for friendship keep
London's office open and
helps to make it possible for
Associated Country Women
of the World to do the work it
does. She stated that the
lack of proper food is
responsible for ' many
illness of the world. She
closed her address by
saying, "Women - be aware
of possibilities and
we clean and repair
radiators, turn
brake drums.
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10, 1974
Native
Displays
Her Art
The Elizabeth City State
University Art Department ,,
has opened its Art
Exhibition Program, with
the works of three advanced
art majors being unveiled in
the Foyer of the G.R. Little
Library.. The 30-piece.
exhibit, featuring the works ,
of Paula i. Backus.Davenia
Solomon and Cynthia R.
Wells, will remain on exhibit
through Oct. 21.
The first to pioneer the
presentation of art
exhibitions in communities
in northeastern North
Carolina, the current ECSU
Vincent J, deGregorio,
Chairman of the Art.
Department, "We have,
always believed in taking
art to the people, so as to
further stimulate ah interest
in and an appreciation of
the arts." Previous off
campus exhibits have been
held in motels, banks,
shopping centers, public
parks and elsewhere.
A former member of
Eastman High School's art
club, at Enfield, .N.C.,
Solomon has the most
varied and extensive
collection of the three
exhibitors. Her 15-piece
exhibit includes still-life,
portrait, landscape and
other paintings in oils, water
color, acrylics and collage,
as well as drawings in ink
and pencil.
Keenly interested in
capturing the faces of
people, four of the works by
Wells are portraits' in oils
and charcoal. The Hertford,
N.C. native also has on
exhibit wood carvings and
ceramic pieces.
The most talented painter
of oils appears to be Backus,
as five of her six paintings
are done in oils. One
becomes impressed with
"Still-Waters," "Reflect
ions of Nature," and "Petals
and Shells," as done by the
Edenton, N.C. native.
responsibilities we hold in
our hands. Remember how
inportant you are!" !
Following the president's
report and ? the courtesy
report, an invitation was
given by Gaston County to
have Luncheon in Gastonia
and tour the Gaston County
Extension Home Center.
Then a tired but inspired
group of 26 homemakers
boarded the bus and
returned to Northeastern
North Carolina after a very
informative State Council
meeting.
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( Serving Hertford, Winfall, New Hope
and Vicinity Tuesdays and Fridays
Complete laundry & Dry Cleaning Service
Bill Crummey, Salesman
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HOME ECONOMISTS Mrs. M.B. Taylor (left) and Mrs.
Paige Underwood were among 1,518 participants at a
meeting of the National Association of Home Economists.
Economists Meet
MINNEAPOLIS - Home
Economics , Extension
Agents Mrs. Paige
Underwood and Mrs. M.B.
Taylor represented
Perquimans County at the
40th annual meeting of the
National Association of
Home Economists at the
Leamington Hotel here,
September 24-27. Mrs.
Underwood and Mrs. Taylor
along with nine other
representatives from the
Northeast District were
among the 1,518 par
ticipants. In keeping with the 1974
NAEHE theme "Concern,
Challenge, Commitment" &
speakers focused on critical
social issues, Extension
heritage and future
directions.
Keynote spaker, Dr. Lois
A. Lund, dean of human
ecology at Michigan State
University, discussed recent
and anticipated change in
the family and suggested
new rcles for Extension
home economist.
The dean expects more
older people than children,
people to move from urban
centers to fringe areas,
insufficient housing for
many persons, over half the
women working outside the
home and living costs to
rapidly go up because of
BRIDGE CLUB MEETS
Mrs. G.W. ' Barbee was
hostess to her bridge club
Tuesday night at her home
on Grubb Street. Those
playing were Mrs. John
Coston, Mrs: H.C. Stokes,
Mrs. T.L. Jessup, Mrs. J.T.
Biggers, Mrs. C.R. Holmes,
Miss Mary Sumner, Miss
Ruby White, and the
hostess.
, Mrs. Holmes was high
score winner. A sweet
course was served.
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scarcity and international
interdependence.
Even though more in
dividuals will have more
education than those of any
previous culture, Dr. Lund
forsees the future culture of
the United States one of
confusion, alienation and
estrangement. -
Mentioning the trend
toward increased county
investment in Cooperative
Extension programs, Dr.
Lund urged the home
economist to get a fair share
of local revenue sharing
funds to help solve im
mediate problems of people
through family living and 4
H progam.
Other speakers discussed
taste and smell, food, tex
tiles, health, new en
vironments, housing, family,
life and professional improvement.
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NOTICE TO VOTERS
The Perquimans County Board of Elections has appointed
the following registrars for State and County Democrat and
Republican General Election
, for : :
Perquimans County - Tues., Nov. 5, 1974,
POLLS OPEN
6:30 A.M. 'TIL 7:30 P.M.
, Polling places listed below: ;
BETHEL: Mrs.
NICAN0R: Mrs. Evie B. Dale
Looking Backwards
By VIRGINIA WHITE
TRANSEAU ,
HERTFORD FIRMS
MAKE DRIVE TO BOOST
BUSINESS: Following their
, usual custom, the Hertford
merchants are advertising
' their goods ; in The
Perquimans Weekly, A
number of more progressive
merchants of the town, in a
buying-at-home program,
are telling the public
something of the , ad
vantages of shopping at
home in a full page ad
vertisement in this week's
issue of this newspaper.
These merchants believe in
. cooperation and they feel
t that when they trade with
each other each is helping
1 the other. Every dime and
dollar spent with the local
- merchant comes rolling
back in something more
valuable than merchandise
' alone, because a community
spirit is fostered. It helps the
.merchants to pay better
wages to their employees
and helps the employees to
buy better merchandise.
PERSONALS: William
Lewis Tilley, of Norfolk,
Va., is visiting his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.E
Hoffler, Rev. R.S. Monds, of
Chowan College, was at
home for ' the weekend.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT:
' Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert N. Nixon, at their
WANTED TRACTS of
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Chesapeake Corp. of Viiv
glnia P.O. Box 1626
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Delsie Ward
BELVIDERE: Mrs. Zenovia White 1$
PARKVILLE: Mrs. Evelyn Ann Smith
NEW HOPE: Mrs. Ben Chambers
EAST HERTFORD: Mrs. Betty B. Hare
WEST HERTFORD: Mrs. Archie Lane, Jr.
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home on Church Street, on
Thursday, September j 24,
1936, a daughter, Katherine
Alic6. "
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
TO BE HELD OCTQBER
15; The date of the big
Democratic Rally to be held
in Hertford has been shoved
up a couple of days and will
be held on October 15. Mrs.
B.G. Koonce is in charge of
the program for the Rally.
Congressman Lindsey
Warren will be the speaker.
In addition to the speaker
there will be other special
guests. L,W. Anderson and
R.S. Monds.' Jr. will be
singing. Mrs. W.E. White
will give a special reading.
Others taking part in the
program are A.W. Hefren,
Miss Ruth1 Davenport, Billy
Tucker, Hollowell Cox
Nixon, William Hardcastle,
Miss Evelyn Riddick, Miss
Elizabeth Knowles, Mrs.'
Herman Winslow, W.T.
Elliott, James Robert
White, and Lucius Blan
chard. A number of at
tractive little children will,
take part, including Pat
Morris, Katherine Anne
Holmes, Ruth Tucker, Ida
Lee White, Dorothy Gordan
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Community Building ,
Community Building -Community
Bldg. (Winfall)
Community Building
Perquimans Co. Courthouse
Health Department.
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Oakey, and Peggy Felton.
In the chorus are ten pretty
young girls including Nitai
Newbold, Sarah Ward,"
Katherine Jessup, Polly
Tucker, Alice Roberson,
Marie Anderson, Maywood .
Pierce, Anna Tullis Felton,
and Florence Darden. -
ROOK CLUB MEETS
Mrs. Julian White en
tertained her Rook Gub
Wednesday afternoon at her
home on Market Street.
Those playing were Mrs.
J.E. Morris, Mrs.- Walter .
Dale, Mrs, C.T. Skinner,
' Mrs. G.R. Tucker, Mrs. C.E,
; Cannon, Mrs. Jack Kanoy,
Mrs. John Coston, and Miss
Mary Sumner.
Mrs. Morris won the high
score prize. A sweet course
was served. . ,, ., . t
MICSOWAVB OVEN ?
Metl pana cant b UMd
in a microwava. oven.
Foods must ba cookd on
paper, glaaa or earthen
ware ao that electronic
waves can paaa through,
aaya Mrs. Edith McGlam
ery, extension house' fur
nishings specialist. North
Carolina State University.
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