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Volume XXXII Number 9.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, February 26, 1965.
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Another of Perquimans Coun
ty's few remaining pre-Civil
, War landmarks, which dates
fcack for many years, has passed
Sale of License
. Dick Lowrance, manager, and
Miss Mary Ella Smith, assistant
manager of . the Division of Mo
tor Vehicles office in Hertford,
reports that they have served
over 3,000 citizens of Perquim
ans and surrounding counties
since the 19G5 license plates
went on sale here on January 2.1
Mr. Lowrance stated .that the
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sales for the period exceeded
$58,000.00. The people of Per
quimans and the surrounding
counties should , take advantage
of the new office in that it of
fers all services in title work,
Notary work, truck weight de
creases, truck ', weight increases,
Farmer Affidavits for purchas
ing Farm Plates, change of ad
dresses, license . plate transfers, J
: license plate replacement and
many . other "transactions. ' The
office hours are from 9:00 A.'M.
to 12:00 noon and from 1 P, M.,
:to 3:00 P. M.p Monday, Tuesday.
Thin sddy and 'Friday- The of
fice clones at 12 noon on Wed
nesdays s
. M Jwhtfjee oil that (hi
new service is being given to
the. citizens through' the efforts
.' of the Chamber of Commerce
and that "we tire most happy to
7 servo our citizens' ' in -nnv wKav
possible " - J
Window h Aiiiorii5!
JNcw llevelopers
Jack Winslow, native of this
county and who now resides in
Plymouth, N. C, is one of the
devebpers J of the "Plymouth
Center" a new shopping center
to be erected on U. S, Highway
64. ':,: ;:';,
First units to be constructed
will include a new Colonial Su-
per Market, and ' ; a .. new drug
, store to te occupied, by Womible
Drugs. '''-..:;". ":-;':-'
,, The entire development . plot
., contains some 12 acres of land
not including a 10jacre plot on
, ithe south side which will be de-
, velpped at . a latep. date.
Developers of - the Plymouth
Center, jn addition to ' Winslow
Hklealty Co., of Plymouth, are
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luisuu-xuyior oxsui. csiuie, ixor
folk: Jack Winslow 0f Wins
low Realty Co., is in charge of
local operations.
ON HONOR ROLL
Fayc Long was listed on the
Chowan College Honor Roll for
the fall semester, which was re
leased recently by. the Dean. -
She is a freshman and a grad
uate of Perquimans County
High School
Fourteen Cases
Trial Al March
Tho March term of Perquimans
County Superior Court will coff
vene here Monday morning, March
8 with Judge -'Joseph . W. Parker
of the Sixth Judicial ; District
from Windsor, presiding over the
all ciyil term of court ! '
Fourteen cases are ' on 1 the
docket for trial as prepared by
W Jarvis Ward. Clerk 'of Court
Tags Boom Here
jfriiey aie as follows;, ( r
, Monday, March 8
Roy S. Chappell vs. Noi-man
Ixsv Bass,
j 1: Thomas E.' Chappell, et ls vs.
Jforman T'a Jlass.
f Clarence and Lillie Mae Wins
I lew vs. Wise Homes, Inc. ' (Mo
1 tion). . 'C . ; -: .
B.' D,, Pierce 'vs. Coastal' Lum
ber Company and R. G. Ball.
Lee Brick & Tile Company 'vs.
TMton'.Dailk Jr., - Administrator.
"W.'F. 'Arcball vs. 'Milton Dai,,
Into history,. The old Pender
house as it was known, located
on the Blizzard's Roost Road just
off the Harvey Point Highway,
Winners Are Announced After
Third Annual AADA Hog Show
The third annual Albemarle Junior Champion Pen of Five' "Tnere wiI1 f)e a Corn Produc
Area Development Market Hog was shown toy David Williams i tion meetinK flt the Agricultural
Show and Sale was held - at and purchased by Gwaltney Buildin8 in Hertford on Wednes-
uwanney nam at Hertford live
stock on Wednesday, February
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The: Grand Chamoion in .the
Junior Division was shown by
.Ttinnnn T iilnn' J . 1
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Dy uwanney ackmg Company
for $56.25 per 100 lbs. The Re
serve Junior Champion Individ
ual was shown by David Wil
liams, and purchased by GwaU-
ney Packing Co., for $25.25 per
100 lbs. The Junior Pen of
Three was shown toy Edmond
White, and purchased by Albe
marle Chemical Co., of Winfall
for 26c per pound. The Junior
Reserve Champion Individual
Pen of Three was shown by Di
anne Lavden and purchased by
Miller and Humphlette of Win
fall for 24c per pound. The
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HERTFORD, N. C The First
District Medical Society held its
L'tfurd and final Stop.Polio Sun-
pajru'ntsrpaptr unaaj5 m a- nihe
&vbKfi S Artai viof i? Northeastern
North Carolina.' ' i
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Perquimans, Chowan, Gates,
Uare, Bertie, and Hertford coun
tics visited public clinics, mostly
in the schools, Sunday afternoon
to receive the final in a three
dose scries of Sabin Oral Polio
vaccine. 4,219 Perquimans Coun
ty residents turned out to re
ceive the final dose.
"We were highly pleased, with
the tral Tic in the clinics Sun
day," Dr. T. P. Brinn, Hertford,
Chairman of the project, said
today. "We' didn't have quite as
many as we did for the second
dose on. January ' 10, when we
gave 52,787 doses.V Dr. Brinn
explained, - "but, we did much
better than we ,did -.on the first
dose back on Novemiber 15, when
we had a total of 46,239."
Dr.' Brinn expressed apprecia
tion to the more than 500 vol
unteer' citizens .who Worked in
the polio clinics "during the three
Sundays of the campaign. " "Our
entire group performed in an
outstanding manner," Dr. Brinn
said. Volunteer physicians, nurs
es, P.T.A. .members, school of
ficials, and Jaycees manned the
clinic locations throughout the
nine county area. Thev werp
backed up by a smoothly work
ing radio communications team
made up of civil defense radio
inn -nnrt h.
jn.Tsonnei, cui.cns Dand opera
enforcement offi-
Continued on Page Five
Docketed For
Term Of Court .
Jr., Administrator. "
t i 1; Tuesday March 9 t : t J J
vieo raauoiy vs. Willie Chup
pcll, et als W, , . (
M. T. Grifijn, t al vs. II!
Kirhy, et als. f.
William W. Dundy va. Will
Ayscue. '
J. W. Jennette and M. B. Simp
Mn vs. Enos and Hattie Mallory.
Wcdn-dHy, March 10
Mattie E. Ftlton vs. John
Quincy Wlhite Sr.
Clyde M. White, Sr., va. Joel F.
HolloweB, Jr.
Morgan's .Grocery vs. Hatti"
Pearl Ormond. (Appeal from
J-P.)
William . Henry.i Cartwright ' -va.
Edward iSchedit, Comm. . (
' Cases not reached on day set
take precedence on '-next day'
calendar. ---- -r-- v
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has been torn down.
The house was on a farm
owned by Mrs. J. H. Newbcld of
Hertford,
Packing Co. for $19.25 per 100!day niehi March 3- beginning at
pounds.
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shown by Alfred Slallings, Jr.,!
of Gales County, and purchased
by M. D. Baker Hog Market for
$50.25 per 100 lbs. The Adult
was shown by J, S. Hill of Gates
County for 30c per pound, and
purchased by Robert Hollowell
of Gates County. The Adult
Champion Pen of Three was
shown toy Alfred Stagings, Jr.,
of Gates County and was pur
chased by M. D. Baker Hog Mar
ket for $30.25 per 100 lbs. The
Adult Champion Pen of Five
was shown by J. S. Hill of Gates
County for 20c per pound n
was purchased by Robert Hol
lowell of Gates County. The
Adult Champion Pen of Five
was shown by Hertford Live
stock and purchased by Gwalt
ncy Packing Qk,. for $J9.25 per
100 Ibrr Thef AtR Reserve
Champion; Pen; 'of5 Five was
shown by Belvin Eure and pur
chased by tSwaltney, Inc., for
$18.75 per 100 lbs. 'Lot No. 1
Hogs (49 head) was purchased
by Gwallncy. Inc., for $18.25
per 400 lbs. Lot No. 2 of No. 2
Hogs (y4) was purchased by
Gwaltney, Inc.,. for $18.25 per
100 lbs.
There were 94 hogs entered in
the Show and ' Sale and this
year for the first time there was
not a single No. 3 hog brought
to the show and thee were
only 14 that graded No. 2's.
"We would like to lake this
opportunity to thank Mr. Johnny
Winslow, who was the auction
eer and also the' Albemarle De
velopment Association, Hertford
Livestock and- Gwaltney, Inc.,
Miller and Humphlette, Ray
Stallings, of Gates County; and
Albemarle Chemical Co., for
their support in making arrange
ments for the Show and Sale
and for touying these '. animals.
Also the numerous other people j
who help us. to put on this show jVasti White, J. R. Aysouo, W. S.
and sale, and The Perquimans j Benton, Jihn R. Hill, Morris W.
Weekly for the publicity,'' states. By rum, Howard K. Ward, Robert
R. M. Thompson, -County Exten- Julian Harrell, R.-ill. Thach, Sr.,
sion Chairman. ,
SCnCLAE." WINNERS Mary Beth Hurdk, Route 3, Hertford, and Donald White. Bout 5
I, SUvt City, hav been telacted to reeeiva scholarshipi, to the, Danforth 4-H Leadership Camp
in Michigan. Dr. Carlton Blalock lofX stale 4-H Club leader', congrarulalet the winner at
nortfl vaxounabw where the
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, Although the oldslructuie had
deteriorated through' the years,
j the old building was demolished
and removed from the properly
Corn Producers
J-"- uiims, wnom
! manv farmers have had personal
dealings' with, will be here to
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discuss corn
UIUUUL11UU UI1U
mostly Trace Elements", states
R. M. Thompson, County Ex
tension Chairman.
TS rli:.. ...:it u
om the Extension Service in
July, and at the present time he
is head of the Agronomy Depart
ment of the Extension Service,
and this will probably be his
last appearance here in the of
Cici;il capacity. .
"The trophy for the highest.
i yield of corn , turned into the
County Agent's office will be
presented ' at -this meeting also.
It is hoped that we will have
a large crowd here for this
meeting, because corn is a very
big crop financially for ms ir,
Perquimans County, 'and- we
need to know the latest research
if we arc to produce our flrggest
yields,"- fttrihei - states: Mr.
Thompson, '
38 Jurors Drawn
The following ''good and lawful
persons were drawn to serve as
jurors at the regular term of
Superior Court for Perquimans
County',' North Carolina, which
convenes Monday, March K, 1!)65:
John Wood Uillups, James C.
Collins. Clarence C. ChanneH, Sr..
L.'L. tie?, Elmer C. Ward, Hay
wood L. Small Mclvin Elmer
Chappedl, Joseph W. Ayscuc, Ju
lian A. White, Luther Ghessnn,
R. W. 'Wlicdlee, James E. Twine,
William J. EWiott, Paul Stokely,
Charlie Wilder, Francis L. White,
James (Simpson, Thomas A. Duil,
Jiws Copoland Morgan Walker,
Howard W. 'Winslow, Charlie
Thomas Mansfield, Ward Hunter,
Juanita Divers, Leslie It. Wins
lovv"; Wesley E. Nelson, Oorge
Byrum, Jr., Carson L. Winslow,
Lloyd Evans, Roy S. Chappell, Sr.
Plan Meeting
For Court Duty
Perquimans County Girl Scholarship Winner
Wm
panel oJ judjeijnadr the- leltctions,
by Isaac Lowe. ,
It is understood that some wall !
paneling was sold to individuals!
who have redecorated their
Collection From North Carolina
Museum Of Art To Be Seen Here
A collection of early book art,
a traveling exhibition on loan
from th... North Carolina Museum
of Art in Kulcigh will be on dis
play in the Perquimans Ccutity
I'ublk: Library on Sunday, Marco
14 from Ii to T f. M. undi r Hie
.oral sponsorship of the Hertford
111 W Club. During this time, an
open house will bo observed with
n fro.- hnients being served by tin
club. .
Airs, J. Einmelt Winslow, duo
chairman of the 151'W project, an
neunees thai the collection con
tains '!!' book haves, all from tin
l'lth and Kith centuries. Thir
teen are vellum sneets from hand
written and hand-illiiniinaled man
uscripts, with one of Ihese a cal
endar page from a llook of Hours
estimated t i date to M:.i().
.The remaining leaves are early
printed pages, embellished with
woodcuts, except for , , arfi
iiible pages that displ:,y only
M(Vl 1 1 od i s Is Kn (1 i 11
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Mission Sliidy
The First M Ihodist "Church in
Hertford will conclude its ehurch-
wide mission study on "Spaiiish .'Dr. ('liffoid K. i.air, director of
Americans" this Sunday evening, j music at College of the Albe
Kelirunry 28, beginning at (i:;itl j marie, was guest speaker to a
o'clock. group of interested Pirquimans
The study has been greatly en- """'on Wednesday inerning at the
hanced by the. guest speakers, home of Mrs. It. M. Riddick. His
Mrs. Alexandra lioada, formerly ! subject was "Cultural Needs of
of Cuba now cf Elizabeth City
was guest speaker for the adult
class. Mrs. America Koboi tson,! home to each listener the need
who was born in Puerto Rico now! for ti am work among people who
living in Hertford, spoke to a; cared and participation in the
group of children. The xecutive ! projects of neighboring counties
secretary of the Albemarle Coun- as well as Perquimans,
cil on Migratory Labor, Dr. liar- At the close of his informal
old White, spoke to the youth . talk, Mrs. Ross Inglis of Eden
classes. ton. chairman of the Fine Arts
.. Each Sunday - night's session ; Council of the AADA, led a live
during .the month has been vcry.ly discussion about projects avail-
interesting and informative. It is
felt that the purpose cf the study
has been accomplished and that
all who attended has a better un
derstanding and growing appreci
ation of iSpanish Americans.
: A fiesta will commence at (:'!
o'clock with a 'Spanish covered
dish supper in the Fellowship
HaM. Boys and girls will be
dressed in gay colors for Un
happy occasion. Afterwards all
classes will share their activities
and projects.
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homes and used the paneling.
Some of the woodwork was
sold and went as far as Winston-
' Salem, N. C.
liand-iHuminated initials. Thir
teen of these printed pages come
from tin. loth century, several
from the 1 170's, only .'JO years af
ter the Gutenberg's first printed
I'.ible and only Ml years after
woodcut illustial ions were intro
duced. North Carolina Museum of Art,
Din elor Dr. Justus liier calls th" j
book art items "examples of a!
minor art, but great works of art:
nevertheless." He points out that!
the traveling exhibition "will;
bring to the gallerii s of the state!
works which can rival in quality
the best of all times."
A second appropriation from tie
Itchy Lewis I'mcliase l''um aided
in the purchase of Hie book art
collection. The first appropriation,
in l!Wi, also went toward a trav
eling exhibition, a collection of
jrapbir ai-l drawn from the artist
f North Carolina and called
North Carolina Trintmakors.
Fine Arts Group
Hears'Dr. Dair
fie Albemarle Ana, and How
Tliey May IV Met." He brought
able if people want them. Among
them was a Perquimans- choral
a roup, with Dr. Bair to direct; a
ballet class for children; conver
sational French for adults, and
(ven a conditioning class1 for
teachers are available as soon as
enough people ask to enroll. If
we can get as many as 30 mem
bers of a choral group, we are
ready to start. Call Mrs. Charles
Johnson if .you sing. The train
ing under Dr. Bair is n wonder
ful opportunity in itself. - For
other classes, call Mrs. Robert
lloMowoll for Information. Art
classes will be started soon in
Kdenton to start with, then if
there are enough students in
Hertford. Fill nut your survey
sheets as you get them and
turn them to the boim-.demonstration
agent or to Mrs. Riddick.
When we know what ylou want,
wc will try to get it if we have
sufficient numbers to justify it.
Margaret Ainslcy Is Named
Miss Perquimans For 1965
Margaret Aintflcy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrsf W. F. Ainsley, was
chosen Miss Perquimans County
High School of l!Hi!i Wednesday
night, February 17. She was
crowned bJlarbara Jlawison,
Miss PeKihii!ins oimty High
School of 1064. Miss Ainsley was
selected from a group of 12 Per
quimans High contestants.
A member of the (senior class
of 198.r), Miss . Ainsley plans to
enter college in the fall and major
in F.nglislh and art, . The theme
of the projrram fwas "Stairway to
the Stars." , Her talent was a
sketch of the late President John
F.' Kennedy and hen accompany
ing a tape recording of her voice
with the guitar and singing '.'This
Funds Campaip
rt
Mis. J. II. Town, Sr., reported
icru iMcnday that n sidents of
I'ctquimaiis County oucr.cd their
'.carts wide to Hrart Sunday
volunteers last Sunday and Mo
n the contributions to the motor
canv.s conductitl by the Hert
ford Jaycees. The solicitations
arc incrmnlete as yet, but will
)e announced i.i the net issue
of this newspaper.
iWi-H. Towc sta'l that the mo
tor ciuivass conducted by the
Hertford Jaycees with Sid Har-
man as chairman, president of.
thc Jayces, collected a total f
$111.55. The Jaycees who served
in the nielor canvess were Sid
Harmon, Johnnie Winslow, Ruddy
Tilley, Joe Towe, Jr.. Thurman
Wheilliee, Julian Winslow, Jack
llrighl and Carson Spivey, Jr.
The Jaycees worked in pairs,
ach of 1 he above s rved a one
hour staml last 'Sunday from 1
o'clock until 5 P. M.
The hatlloon sales, of which Mrs.
Durwood Ueed. Jr., was chair
man, went exceptionally well. It
was held for two Saturdays and
their turn-in of contributions
amounted to $89.30. The girls
who participated in this part of
the progr'ini were Jan Dillon
Peth ltiinn, Barbara Waters,
I'alti and l.yn Landing,- Maria
j Lou Towe, Ka'hy and Terry
Keel, Uobin aiid Margo Perry and
j Angie Laydcn.
Tin county chairman had this
to say:
"Wi- are most grateful to the
people of Perquimans for their
generosity and to the Volunteers
and campaign 1 aders for the ser
vice they have; rendered in sup
porting .thu Heart. Fund. Once
again 'thvy -iiH-'Jiavc shown that
litis community is ever ready to
support a worthy cause."
Observance Set
By Hertford Club
The Hertford Busim-ss :ind
I'rofessic nal Women's Club met al
the home of Miss Thelma Klliott
on ihursday evening, rehruary
1 for a business-program inect
imr. Iii Hie absence of the jiresi
dent, Mrs. Anne Young, the
vice presided. Mrs. Marie Kl
liott, presided.
Mrs. Elliott announced thai
National Business Women's Week
would he March 7- M. As the
highlight of that week, th0 Hert
ford club, along with all oilier
B.PW Clubs of North Carolina,
have hcen invited to Raleigh
March 10 as Kuests of the Gen
eral 'Assembly, followed by a lea
in the afternoon given by Mrs.
Dan Moon; at the Governor's
Mansion. It is hoped that a size
able delegation from the local
club will be able to attend.
Among other announcements!
made were: "Spotlight on Wo
min" in Chapel Hill March C and
7 and the district meeting in
Gains Supdo
w
, Rocky Mount March 28.
The club voted to sponsor a
Mass in conversational French if
re-'enough .interested people were
available.
Mrs. Dor.i Riddick read a let
ter from Mrs. Emmctt Winslow
advising us that an art exhibit on
Continued on Page Three
Land Is Your Land." In the hack
ground were her pictures depict
ing the words of the song.
W. A. (Billy) White acted as
master of ceremonies and Mrs.
White introduced the contestants.
Pricr to the selection of Miss
TCI IS. Mr. White announced Miss
Congeniality as chosen hy the
contestants W Miss Carolyn Long.
First runner-up was Harristte
Williams und , see-ond runner-up
was Delores Chappell.
The judgca were Miss Marie
Brothers, Miss Flna Bishop, Par
ker Chesson, Jr., and Frank Rjb
erts. The event sponsored an
nually by the junior class. Doug-
toss Umphlebt, class president,
save the welcoms., .. . . .
Tile Perquimans County Cham
ber of Commerce board of direc
tors voted unanimously jn favor
of endorsement to the tale of
general obligation bom s for t-'ie
purpose of rontfruct.i. wate
treHlment facilhir- in Inrifonl.
Dick lowrance, exi cuv-fT' man
ager of the Chamber of Com
merce, stated that "the' passing
of a general obligation bond i--
suc would save the citi.ens of
Hertford countless dollars. TV,'
waste treatment facilities must bo
built in the near future, and reve
nue bonds can be expected to
carry a much higher interest ra:
Therefore, the passing 0f a gen
eral obligation bond issue will al
low the Hertford municipality to
comply with the laws relating u
stream sanitation the most eco-
i nomical way." The Chamber of
Commerce urges the citizens of
Hertford to cast their ballots in
favcr or a general bond issue as
soon as practical.
On page eight of this issue of
The Perquimans Wekly the To'.v.i
of Hertford has a map showing
the exact location of the pro
posed sewage plan', to be voted 011
the sewage bond i-sue on .Satur
day, March 2,0, l!Mi5.
The proposed location of the
plant as shown in this map is
not the first one selected. TI13
first site was at Vinegar Bailey.
The location now, as shewn 011 the
Continued on Page Five
Held By Court
Perquimans Recorder's Court
was in short session here Tues
day wiuh only 11 cases on the
docket. Of th,. n 'cases, 10
were traffic violation. The other
case was an assault charge.
Allen Manley, charged with
assault m. Mclvin Dwaing, with
his fist. Cost was assessed
against the. prosecuting witness
Mclvin Downing.
'Alvin Franklin Karlcy. was
faed with court costs for fail
ing to have 15 license plates
displayed.
Harvey K." Meads, charged with
driving faster than was reason
able and prudent due to existing
conditions, paid the costs.
Joan W. Chappell charged with
driving faster than was reason
able and prudent, was taxed with
-oiirt costs.
Lee Creech Palmer, chargid
with disobeying a stop sig:ial,
was assessed coun cosK
Robert S. Catlett, charged with
failure to yield the. right of way,
was taxed with court costs.
The following were charg 'd
with exceeding the speed limit:
Prayer for Judgment was con
tinued upon payment of court
costs in the case charging .lames
G. Woodard with speeding, Wil
liam Guy Bell. Martin K. Pluin
mer and Paul Taylor Lassiter,
each charged with speeding, were
fined $10.25 each plus the cos's;
Klbert L. Bailey, charged with
speeding,, was fined ?5.C5 and the
costs. .
Crit J) Publish
Uplnbrls' Slory
Frank ; Roberts, who is sales
manager and morning dee-jay on
radio station WCDJ, as well as a
correspondent and feature wrivr
for tho Raleigh News and Ob
server, will have a story appear
ing in the next issue of Grit.
(February 28). Grit is a wexjcly
news, magazine.
The story is called "Tho Billy
Graham of Hollywood," and con
cerns itself with the religious
and professional activities of ac
tor Gregory Wukott. Walcott,
well known to movie and tele
vision audiences, is currently
making plans to produce and star
in a movie cutled 'IBill Wallace
of China " the Klory of a Baptist
missionary,.- who whs the first
American killed hy the" Red
Chinese.
WalcoW, in addition to his many
other activities, is an executive
of the Southern Baptist Assoca
ticn. ; Wcli ktiown in this area,
he; is the brotlx r of Rev. James
Maddort,' forTej- .. pastor of 'the
Hertford 1 .Baptist Church, now
pastor uf IttM Springs Buptist
Church, ! ,
Robelt is"' tvery happily) -mar
ried to the former Valeria iWhite
of Hertford.. I They . have twu
hovs. '- - -.- --. -!
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