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Local News Of Local Interest $ Social Services to host job training interviews HERTFORD? The N.C. De portment of Human Resources, Divisioi of Social Services, will conduct interviews in Perqui mans County on April 25 for job {raining with Job Corps Coun selor E.J. Rascoe. ? The interviews, which are open to youths age 16?21, will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Perquimans County Social Services Depart ment (426-7373). For Job Corps information or referrals call (919) 733-4610. The Department of Human Re sources information and referral service's Care-Line staff will bridge a client to the Job Corps Branch (five-minute limit) to set ' up an appointment with Mr. Ras coe. The toll-free Care-Line num ber is 1-800-622-7030. Quiz Bowl teams advance Nine High schools teams will compete in the state Quiz Bowl finals slated for Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. in the auditorium of the Archives-State Library build ing in Raleigh. The nine finalists who have al ready competed at the local, dis trict andd regional levels are: Tuscola High School in Waynes ville; Freedom High School in Morganton', Salisbury High School; Richard Senior High School in Rockingham; Sander son High School in Raleigh; D.H. Conley High School in Green ville, sponsored by the Sheppard Memorial Library; New Hano ver high School in Wilmington; and North Caolina School of Sci ence and Mathematics in Dur ham. The Quiz Bowl ^egan in 1978 as an academic competition among teams of high school students in 12 eastern North Carolina coun ties. Under the sponsorship of public libraries, the program ex panded to a statewide cntest in 1979. By 1965, the Quiz Bowl had grown to include more than 70 counties. The program gives academi cally-oriented students the chance to compete and shine in a spotlight normally reserved for athletes. The Quiz Bowl encour ages learning andd education an provides public libraries with an exciting program involving young adults. The University of North Caro lina Center for Public Television will tape highlight of the state fi nals for broadcast over their net work on Sunday, April 20, from 3 to 4 p.m. The Quiz Bowl is co-sponsored , by public libraries and by the Di- ' vision of State Library Services Construction Act, Title I. ? i Support Group ( Continued from page 1 ) stroke and ways to overcome handicaps generated by stroke; and to give hope and encourage ment to new stroke patients. The most valuable support given to rrjembers of the Stroke Club com is from other mem bers. Almost any stroke-related problems that may arise will have already been faced and dealt with by one or more mem bers of the group. The support a recent stroke victim receives in hearing from another stroke pa tient who has coped with a simi lar problem may have a greater impact than the advice of a phy sician or therapist. Only another stroke victim can fully under stand the obstacles a stroke pa tient must overcome. The same can be said of spouses and families of the stroke victim. A Stroke Gub can provide support to a fartiily, and the knowledge that they are not unique in facing stroke-related problems. Other families have overcome these same" bstacles and can offer specific advice. Thfe Easter Seal Society spon sors Stroke Clubs in 23 counties throughout North Carolina. The Pasquotank County Stroke Club will hold its first meeting on Mon day, April 7, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. at thee Agriculture Building on Mc Pherson Street in Elizabeth City. * * Any person who has had a stroke is eligible to join; and family members and friends are also encourage to attend meet ings. For more information about Easter Seal Stroke Clubs, con tact Ann Williams, toll-free at 1 800-622-7119. Area obituaries HENRY K. HARRELL MIDLOTHIAN, VA-Henry Keaton Harrell, Sr., 76, of Midlo thian, Va. died Thursday, April 3, 1906. A native of Perqauimans County he was the husband of Mrs. Carrie B. Harrell. he was retired from the E.I. DePont Co. after 31 years. Surviving besides his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Bal derson of Richmond, Va.; a son, H. Keaton Harrell, Jr. of Flor ida; a sister, Mrs. Eunice Spivey of pelvidere; three brothers, Ralph Harrell of Rt. 4 Hertford, James Harrell and Vernon Har rell, both of Rt. 3, Hertford; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grand children. Funeral services were held Monday at 11:00 a.m. 'in the Woody Funeral Home, Rich mond. Burial was in Maury Cem etery. Information was provided as a Courtesy of Swindell Funeral Home, Hertford. BLANCHE B. RIDDICK SCOTLAND NECK-Mrs. Blanche Bunting Riddick, 85, of Scotland Neck, died Sunday, March 30, 1966. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 1st at 2:00 p.m. in the Scotland Neck Funeral Home. Burial followed in Sunny side Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Allen M. Averett of Scotland Neck; seven step-sons, Thurman Rid dick and McKay Riddick, both of Belvidere, Page Riddick, of Gates, Lloyd "Pete" Riddick of Hertford, Leonard Riddick and Carroll riddic,, both of Ports mouth Va. and Frank Riddick of Kennesaw, Ga.; two step-daugh ters, Mrs. Lillie Mae Deans of Norfolk, Va. and Mrs. Mary J. Everett of Portsmouth, Va.; 3 grandchildren and 7 great-grand children. Information was provided as a courtesy of Swindell Funeral Home. JOSEPH L. GANGON, SR. SOUTH MILLS? Joseph Loied Gagnon, Sr., 55, of Route 1, a dis abled veteran, died April 6, 1986, in Albemarle Hospital. Services were held Tuesday, April 8th at 3 p.m. in Twiford's Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Thomas Loftus. Burial followed in the veteran's section of West lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. RE-ELECT JULIAN (Little Man) BR0U6HT0N Sheriff of Perquimans County DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN ALL PHASES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT "DEDICATED TO SERVING" van nmiT am van mu k mtkgutb Paid tor by Julian Broughton i Stop by and wish us a happy I Oth Anniversary on Friday, April llth between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.* a lid receive Mr. Gagnon was an Army and Navy veteran of the Korean War. he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church, South Mills, and was a member of the Ridge Anglers Surf Fishing Team, Kill Devil Hills. Survivors include his wife, Leota Grace Smith Gagnon; three daughters, Marilyn Nooney of Clearwater, Fla., Susan Gag non of Hertford and Cathy Mon roe of Kitty Hawk ; a son, Joseph L. Gagnon, Jr. of Kill Devil Hills; two sisters, Doris Garceau and Barbara Drew, both of Manches ter, N.H., his mother-in-law, Mae E. Smith, who made her home with the Gagnons and five grand children. . Combs joins Wolfpack team 20 YEARS AGO . Combs Twins With Wolfpack: A potentially talented, but' un tested, pitching staff will deter mine the success of North State's 1968 baseball season Coach Sam Esposito appears to have good hitting, sharp fielding and better speed than a year ago when his first Wolfpack squad split even in 22 years. Two of the Pack's more dependable performers, Steve Martin and Perquimans Fred Combs, with combs range in cen terfield a big asset. Catching is expected to be a strong with Gary Young, last year's regular, and Francis Combs, ineligible last year but a starter in 1966, both are receivers. The Comb's are twin brothers frcrn Perqui mans and graduated from Per quimans High School. District American Legion Aux iliary To Have Meet: A District Meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the American Legion Hut on S. Dyer St. in Elizabeth City on Tuesday. Those weho wish to attend are asked to contact Mrs. Lessie White, President, by Friday of this week, so that she can make reservations. On UNC Deans' List: Joseph Ray Haskett, Jr., and Ronald Marce Jennings of Perquimans County are among the list of un dergraduade students on the Dean's List at the University of N.C. for the fall semester, 1967. Birth Announcement: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walton Winslow of Wilson announce the birth of their first child, a son, Todd Wal ton, born Friday, March 29, 1968 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Wilson. Mrs. Winslow is the for mer Miss Brenda Byrum, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T.P. Byrum, of Hertford. Mr. Winslow is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Winslow, also of Hertford. Thanks to all our friends and customers who stopped bv to helo us celebrate.
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