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Perquimans People l ",?v^ '?? *?-' ; ' ]- '.... .-^-' I I ? Perquimans Qtiilters Club needles work of art to give away By VAL SHORT At least 12 pairs o I nimble hands having been working steadily for hundreds of hours needling thousands of tiny stitches creating a to Inch by 107 inch quilt since January. The quilt, made up of quilted and appliqued squares in a dogwood * pattern, will be given away in a raffle at the Northeastern District Ex People briefs Elmer J. Tarkenton has returned to his home In Tuscon, Ariz, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Tarkenton, Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and other relatives here last week. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Dillon spent the weekend at Kure Beach. While there, they attended the North Carolina Shell Club meeting which was held at the Marine Resources Center at Fort Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meads and son, Tony, have returned from a vacation in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. John Morris of High Point were weekend guests of Mrs. J.E. Morris. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Biggers returned home last week after spending several weeks with relatives in Pinehurst and friends in Orlando, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Welly White and Mrs. Kelly White have returned from a visit with relatives at Melbourne and St. Augustine, Fla. Miss Barbara Symons, student at ECU, Greenville, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Symons. Dr. W.B. Tucker of Henderson was an overnite guest of his mother, Mrs. G.R. Tucker, on Thursday. Mrs. Eldon Winslow and Miss Thelma Elliott left Monday to visit Lt. and Mrs. Tommy Manning at Altus, Oklahoma. Mrs. Dick Brewer spent several days last week with Mr. Cleo Whitley at WUliamston. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Biggers were weekend guests of their son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. W.E. Schaaf, at Gloucester. Mrs. Helen Woodard has returned from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hunter for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann of Virginia Beach, Va. were guests of Mrs. Ben Thach and Mrs. Phillip Thach on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bumbarger of Hickory were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Ward. HOSPITAL NOTES Mr. C.T. Skinner. Sr. is a patient in Chowan Hospital. Mrs. Addie Keegan has returned home from Norfolk General Hospital. tension Homemakers Activity Day April I at Perquimans County High School. Perquimans is hosting the annual event which will include Extension homemakers and agents from the 17 county Northeastern area. The quilt has been painstakingly created by members of the Perquimans County Quilters Club, a group which was organized in I960 to expand and promote awareness and education in the art of quilting. Members of the club have met each Monday since January to put the quilt together. The quilt has gone from a mere pencilled drawing to a finished work of art in less than three months. But club secretary Ruth Eure estimates that at least 500 hours of total sewing hsve gone into creation of the quilt. The dogwood quilt is the third created by the club to raffle and Mrs. Eure is sure "it's the prettiest I've ever seen." Three crafts have been exhibited in the creation of this quilt, according to Mrs. Eure. She said applique, quilting and embroidery have all been used to put the quilt together. She said "good taste" was used in selected colors for the quilt, which is basically white, with green leaves and rust outlines. Ten pillow* have also been quilted by club member* and constructed by local Extension Homemakert to also be raffled during District Day ac tivities. Although the dogwood design is not an original created by the club, Thelma Eogerson, former club president and active member, copied the design from a picture of a quilt square. From the picture she drew a pattern for the petals, limbs and stems. "We just took it from there and made up the idea as we went along," said Mrs. Rogerson. She said the dogwood was selected because it is the state flower which blooms in the Spring and is a reminder of Easter. Mrs. Rogerson said the club used the applique theme, using dogwood appliqued squares in each corner of the quilt with two in the center, forming a diamond. Squares with the quilted dogwood design are placed in between the appliqued squares. The project took quite of bit of cooperation, according to Mrs. Rogerson, because, "We had to fit as we went along," she explained. "But everyone cooperated and worked well together," she said. Membership in the quilters club is Approximately 69 percent of Americans read a news paper at least once a day. Bare with it Open the way for a fresh look in sandals. This sleek style will step lively with so many fashions, wherever the season takes you. 16/8 Louise Heel. Cushioned in sole. White. *36?? os odvertised on TV Darden Dept. Store Public Announcement Mayor Bill Cox of the Town of Hertford has announced that a public hearing concerning the application for funds from the State of North Carolina under the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program will be held on April 1 1 , 1983 at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building. The proposed Community Development project would be centered in a target area which would include King Street from Church Street to Hyde Park, Gum Street, and the east side of Hyde Park to Dobbs Street. Within the target area, the Community Development project would. involve the acquisi tion and demolition of approximately 1 1 residential and 3 commercial structures, the relocation of the persons occupying those dilapidated structures, and the rehabilitation of approxi mately 23 substandard residential structures. The estimated cost of this proposed project is $539,545. The public hearing is being held prior to the submission of the application to the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Com munity Development in order to obtain suggestions, provide information, and respond to comments from the citizens of the Town of Hertford. All interested citizens are invited to participate in this meeting. open to all ages and to anyone in terested in the art of quilting, ac cording to club president Lib Harris. The club travels regularly to quilt shows and exhibits and plans to sponsor its own show this Fall. Mrs. Harris said the club members will make a dresden plate quilt using earth colors which will be raffled during the show. Tickets for the dogwood quilt will be on sale through April 6 at Dar den's Department Store or at Woodland Dress Shop in Hertford, where the pillows are now on display. Raffle tickets, which are $1, can also be purchased by calling the Perquimans Extension Office at 426 7697. The quilters have "signed" their work by embroidering "Dogwood ? by Perquimans County Homemakers, 1983." The winner will not only win a hand created work of art, but also an heirloom and a part of Perquimans County ? a prize, indeed. Members of the Perquimans Quilters Club proudly display their work of art ? a hand crafted dogwood quilt ? which was made by club members to be given away at the Nor theastern District Activity Day April 6 at Per quimans High School. Raffle tickets are now available at the County Extension Office and also Woodland's Dress Shop and Darden's. Picture with the quilt are, from left to right, Olivia Madre, Thelma Rogerson, Margie Wood, and Ethel Winslow. DON'T YOU DARE . . . Purchase A Mobile Home Until You've Seen The Prettiest Homes At The Best Prices.. Si TERRY JONES MOBILE HOMES ? Br/qad/er * Commodore ? Parkway ? Fleetwood ? R-Anel/ 1983 70'xl4' Fleetwood - 3 bdrnrx, 1 '/? both $12,695 1983 48x14' Brigadier - 2 bdrm., 1 bath $ 9,695
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