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Page -The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford. N.C.. Thursday, August 26, 1976 t AT REUNION - Some of those attending the Class of '26 reunion were: (i. to r.) Martha Jane E. Polland, class president; W.J. Taylor, high school prin cipal; ' his wife; Bertha Lane, student; and Hanna Fleetwood Holmes, one of the class teachers. Mrs. Edgar ' Lane -and 'Edgar Lee Lane spent last week at Nags Head. , Miss Thelma Elliott was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. . Charles Godwin, Jr. in I I ......... ARRIVAL - Some of the 1926 graduates of Per quimans High School ar rive for the class reunion 50 years after their graduation. Class Of 26 Holds Reunion The first graduating class of Perquimans County High School held its fiftieth re union on July 28 at Boswell's Restaurant in Edenton at 6:30 p.m. for a social hour and dinner.' The Class of 1926 presi dent, Martha Jane Elliott Pollard presided, welcom ing the class members, their husbands or wives, the 1926 high school principal and teachers and the present chairman of the school board. The class secretary, Charlotte Nixon Umphlett, : called the roll. Out of 39 graduates, 26 answered "here." Seven members were unable to attend and six are deceased. Those present were Em ma Booth Barclift Umph lett, Fred Chalk, Bertha Chappell Lane, Gladys Chappell Warren, Martha J. Elliott Pollard, Elizabeth Hollowell Lane, W.L. (Tody) Hoffler, Charles E. Johnson, Maggie Lane Umphlett, Ina Lane Stal lings, Mabel Layden Mat thews, Nove-la Matthews White, Charlotte Nixon Umphlett, Mary Frances Shepard Flinn, : Audrey Stallings Roach, Shelton Sutton, Margaret Towe Eason, Elizabeth (Shrimp) Tucker Sutton, Virginia L. Tucker, Dora White Rober son, Elwood White, Helen White Winslow, Wilbur (Dick) White, Delsie Whitehead Howell, Carrie Winslow Gregory, and Lena Winslow. Those unable to attend were Mildred Hinton Mont gomery, Ruth Hurdle Burden, Emily Leigh Tun no, Miriam Morgan Hughes, Virgie Parker Gilchrist, Carrie Smith Chappell, and Leroy Speight. : The centerpiece of white roses, the class flower, was given in memory of Hey ward Butler, Mills Eure, Eddie Thomas Langston, Gertrude Sutton, Annabel White, and Fred Winslow by Bertha Chappell Lane and Helen White Winslow. Mr. Walter J. Taylor, principal for the Gass of '26 and his wife of Edenton were present as were Mrs. Hannah Mae Holmes of Hertford and Mrs. Eunice Perry Winfield of Washington, N.C., teachers; and Clifford Winslow, the present chairman of the school board, and his wife were also present. Virginia Tucker, valedic torian of the class, read let ters of regret from teachers and classmates and also the program for class night exercises to refresh memories of that occasion. Fifty years brings up a lot of reminiscing as well as a lot of changes. They were lean, plump, white-haired, bald, gray, slightly wrinkled, but all in all we thought we were beautiful and handsome. Submitted by: Charlotte Nixon Umphlett, secretary Martha J. Elliott Pollard, president Arts & Crafts Fair Held Holiday Island held its an nual Arts and Craft Fair Saturday, Aug. 21 at the Club House. Several booths were rented by persons displaying arts and crafts. One of much interest was that of sculpturing which was demonstrated in dough (bread) and woodcarving by Barbara Frierson. Other booth displays were afghans by Marie Evans; Sewing by Helen ( Allen; Flower ar rangements and ceramics by Pat Worthington; Gem stones jewelry by Ted Weeks; and other items were shown. Fried chicken snacks were served by Anna Rodgers, Lelia Weather ford, Grace Trinca and Sue Conway. Chefs for the occa sion were Cecil Tims, Floyd Frierson and Phil Phillips. ' - Games and contests were handled by Howard (run Safety. Program w The Perquimans County Jaycee's will be sponsoring a Gun Safety Program to be conducted at their Sept 9 meeting. The program will , ' begin at 8 p.m. in the aututorium of the Albemarle , EMC Euilding on U.S. 17, . north cf Hertford. ' Fr;r?ram leader will be J; 2 Tuanell. All area r ' " '3 interested ia par ' . jj in the C. i Sc.'oty : i are ur zi to at . 1. V. re wLl ta ro Weatherford. The free suds was ably dispensed by Joe Segar, who was assisted by Don George. The Teens bake sale was under the direction of Sandy Berry. The event was climaxed by a dance in the Club House during the evening with music by The New Century Sounds. The Holiday Island Civic League will sponsor a free Fish Fry on August 28 (Saturday) at Lot 363-R, Camp Holiday. Joe Segar, Chairman, urges all league members to come and bring their guests. Chappell (Continued from pagel) Democrats and Republicans, have helped the birth and .growth of this council. The council is for all people, both men and women." ' Anyone interested in finding out more about the local council or the progress being made in Region R can contact the Regional office at 426-7466. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The office is closed daily from noon until 1 p.m. In The News Mr., and Mrs. Delmas Price of Crisfield, Md. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ward on Tuesday. , Bobby and Johnny White of Newport News, Va. spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bass. Dr. and Mrs. Jack Broughton, Jr. and family of Indiana, Pa. spent several days this week with Mrs. - Broughton, Sr. -ANNOUNCING C.C-3. MAMS DEAL 'ESTATE CO. Now tc!;:r.2 listings far ccr.ftercial residential - 22 riculture. r.cw h;v3 s:3 zi?.t z':z'.zl'.2., CALL " Williamston on Tuesday of last week. , Talmadge Stallings has returned home after being a patient in the Chowan Hospital. M-Sgt. and Mrs. Will Green and family of Laurel Bay,' S. C. were weekend guests of Mr., and. Mrs. Preston Nixdn.' Mrs. J. T.' Biggers and Miss Thelma Elliott will be guests of Mrs. T. P. Brinn at her cottage at Nags Head today. Mrf and Mrs. Webb Gould and family of 'Virgiaia Beach, Va. were guests of C.L. Dail on Sunday. .- Miss Ann Winslow and Miss Mary Bryant left this week to enter Pace College in Raipih. v ; - mm Trfe mt f? fir Tira Since 1940, the cost of living has increased a whopping 284., Everything food. gas. rent, clothes, you name it has gone up in price. And electricity has been no exception. But a close look at the unit price of electricity shows it has actually increased very little over the years. From 1954 to 1970, Vepco reduced its rates several times. Today, the average resi dential oost per kilowatthour is 3.88 cents 5 more than 1940. Why then are electric bills higher than they were in 1940? Consumption and fuel costs soar. The biggest single factor is the tremendous amounts of electricity households, business and industry consume these days ' compared to a generation ago. The average Vepco family is using about 9 times as much electricity as it was 35 years ago. : ' The second major reason for rising electric biUs has been inflation, especially the higher cost of fuel used to generate elec tricity. The days of cheap energy disappeared with the oil embargoinl973.Over70of the increase in the price of your electricity since 1970 is due to the increase in fuel costs. Electric service must be weighed against other commodi-' ties in both value and cost. Prices for groceries, medical services, gasoline and many other commodities have risen sharply in the Seventies, as has the price of electricity. The question is whether the value of the commodity or service has increased during . that time. , Still a lot of value for your electric dollar. Today, a typical North Carolina family might consume about 750 kilowatthours of electricity per month. Their August bill would be about $32.66. - . When you considerthe many uses of electricity lights, refrigerator, TV, radio, washer, toaster, -and so on all for about a dollar a day, it's a hard bargain to beat. Over half of our customers use less than 750 kilowatthours. The others use more in some cases considerably more. But how much you use is entirely up to you. . t .;' Keeping a good thing going. K The biggest challenge facing electric utilities today is to And the most economical way of providing the huge amounts of power needed for the future. Right now, Vepco is working toward developing a balanced use of domestic energy sources that will reduce our dependence . on expensive foreign fuels. Nuclear power stations will produce half of Vepco's energy when our first two North Anna nuclear units go into operation, making use of the most economical fuel source presently avail able. Coal is being used wherever it is more economical than oil. And plans for pumped storage hydroelectric generation are also being developed. Energy b our livelihood. . America must have dependable, economical energy in order to grow. : v . . V To provide this energy, Vepco supports a strong national policy of energy independence, built on environmentally sound use of domestic fuel resources and wise use of electricity we generate- In this way, America can extend its high standard of living to all our citizens, and help insure adequate energy supplies (or future generations. . . Lett l:2zp itilttiv - ) . t ' -1
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