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Community Calendar r*"1" "? ? Bake sale : There will be a Bake Sale on April 2 from 10 A.M. until in ?front of the courthouse lawn. This event is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department. There will be all kinds of goodies to choose from-cakes, pies, jacks, cookies and much, much more. Old Timers game The Perqimans Athletic Boosters will have a barbecue chicken supper Saturday, April 2 from 4-7 P.M. at the high school cafeteria. Plates can be taken out or eaten there. Tickets will cost $3 and are being sold by the Boosters. At 7:30 P.M., there will be an "Olde Timers" baseball game with "Catfish" Hunter and those former Perquimans High baseball players 30 years and older playing the 1983 Pirates baseball team. Proceeds from these two events will go towards paying for the new backstop, dugouts, 4' restraining fence and batting cage recently purchased for the high school baseball field by the Athletic Boosters. Meeting cancelled The regular meeting of the Perquimans County Board of Education for April 4 has been cancelled. Special Meetings have been scheduled for April 11 and April 15. Fire education week proclaimed by Hunt Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., has proclaimed the week of April 3-9 as "Fire Education Awareness Week" forN.C. The Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department will host a series of activities throughout the week-beginning with "Open House" on Sunday, April 3 at 3 P.M. Other programing during the week will be held nightly, Monday-Saturday, beginning at 7 P.M. All activities will be held at the Fire Station in Belvidere. Admission for the entire week is FREE. There will be nightly door prizes given away and free refresh ments will be served. Special Note-There will be ab solutely No fees of any type charged. No donations will be asked for at all. This is a FREE presentation for the public. Special highlights of the week will include skits, cassette tape, demonstrations and guest speakers including one very special surprise guest. Kids night featured on Saturday night will include games, quizes, contests and special demonstrations. Children are invited to participate in a poster drawing contest to be judged on Saturday night. Prizes will be awarded to winners (first, second and third) in the following age groups: 4-6; 7-9; and 10-12. Posters must be drawn on the theme of "Fire Safety and Prevention" and must be turned into any Belvidere fireman no later than 8 P.M. on Friday. Please write name and age on back of poster. 4-H'ers attend district retreat BY: ERIC SKINNER The Northeastern District 4-Hers' held there second weekend retreat in Greenville N.C. This involved almost 200 students from the 17 counties in the Northeast. Eric Skinner, Connie Brothers and Torrence Mack attended the retreat to represent Perquimans County. Juanita Bailey, Perquimans Home Extenion Agent along with Reba Green, Gates County Extenion Agent have been planning this retreat since mid-summer. Eric Skinner, last years northeast district repoter along with the three other officers, conducted all meetings for the 200 4-hers'. CPR, Self-Defense, Food Safety and the Effects of Alcohol were taught for the 4-Hers. Instructers from the Albermarle area, along with others from Pitt County, Hert ford County, as well as the Raleigh area stayed along with the 4-hers, at the Holidome in Greenville. After returing home on Sunday, ? Connie Brothers said, "the retreat was great, but coming home is dynamite." Two Perquimans County 4-H members recently auditioned for the 1983 4-H Performing Arts Troupe. Torre Vice Mack of Belvidere and Granett Trent of Hertford auditioned at Wellcome Middle School in Greenville for the troupe, which will present several performances, in cluding one at N.C. 4-H Congress in July. For his audition, Mack presented a dramatic reading, played the piano and sang. Trent sang, played the piano and presented an expressive dance routine. Announcements of the winners will be made in April. The group will also attend a retreat in May at Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Center in Reidsville, in which they will receive training in acting, stage managing, make-up and other facets of dramatic production. Area obituaries ? WHITE BELVIDERE ? James Thomas Whit*. M. a native of Belvidere and the husband of the late Willow llae White, died Wednesday in a hospital. He was a member of Riddick's Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include eight daughters, Alma Lowe, Kathy White, Erma L. White, Rachel Whitehurst, Diane Wilkinson and Dorothy White, all of Norfolk, Va.. Eloise A. Hurdle of Belvidere and Clara M. Parker of Brooklyn, N.Y.; eight sons, Douglas White and Charlie White, both of Belvidere, James R. White, Alvin J. White and Michael S. White, all of Elizabeth City. Melvin White of Newport News, Vs.. and Lawrence White and Lester White, both of Norfolk; four sister*. Rebecca Sum mere 11, Hattie Mm White and Willie Mae White, all of Baltimore, and Alice White of Belvidere; two brothers, Lassiter White of Belvidere and Joseph E. White of Charlotte; 44 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. The funeral was held at 2:30 P.M. Sunday In Riddick'a Grove Missionary Baptist Church by the Rev. William A. Moore. Burial was In White Family Cemetery. Visitation was held from 1-9 P.M. in Stallings Memorial Chapel, Hertford. TOMES Charlie Tomes, a native of Perquimans County died March 18. He ?u the aoo of the late Charlotte and Joseph Tomes. He ?u a retired employee of Sheppard k Enoch Pratt Hospital Dietary department. He Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ella M. Diggs and son-in-law, Joseph Diggs; three sisters, Mrs. Julia Johnson, Mrs. Katie Johnson and Mrs. Lucille Felton; six brothers, George Tomes, James M. Tomes, Linwood Tomes, Chester Tomes and Percy Tomes; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mni.KH William Thomas "Tommy" Miller. 73, of 243 Woodland Circle, died Monday night in Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Chowan County, he was the son of the late William Henry and Virginia Byrum Miller and the husband of Mrs. Minnie White Miller. Be waa a retired Town of Hertford employee water plant operator, a former Town Policeman and a retired fireman. He waa a member of the Be re a Chureh of Chriat and was ? member of the William Paul Stalltngs American Legion Post. Beaidea his wife, surviving Is one brother, Conroy Miller of Battleboro, N.C. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 P.M. in the Berea Church of Christ. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Swindell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Northeast impresses District Chairman ; Two things about Northeastern N.C. impress Tom Hobgood-the area's agriculture and history. As the new chairman of the 17 county Northeastern District of the N.C. Agricultural Extension Service, which includes Perquimans County, Dr. Hobgood is learning the region quickly. "Certainly, it is one of the most important agricultural areas in the state," he said. "Gross farm income in the 17 counties reached about $683 million in 1982. Further growth in GT camp set Gifted and talented science students in grades 7-10 are eligible to participate in a week-long annual activities program at ECU this summer. The camp, sponsored by the Dept. of Science Education, will include a session for 7th-8th grade students July 17-22 and a session for 9th-10th grade students July 24-29. The camp program will include an in-depth instructional curriculum, free and structured recreation period and an evening lecture series. Applicants will be selected on the basis of teacher, counselor or prin cipal's recommendation, grades in science and math; latest acheivement test scores and date of application. For more info., contact Dr. Floyd Matthels, Dept. of Science, Green ville, N.C. 27834. Correction In a recent feature story the Perquimans Weekly mistakenly reported that Jason Harrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Harrell of Bear Swamp attended Perquimans Union. Jason attend Albemarle Academy in Elizabeth City. We regret the error. Walkers Construction Specializing In remodel ing, and repairs. 25 years of pleasing people. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED fREE ESTIMATES John Walkor 297-2507 agriculture is going to depend largely on markets and our ability to en vision what can be." Hobgood notes that people in the Northeast are proud of their heritage." Settlement of the state began in the area, as recognized in the upcoming 400th anniversary celebration of the Lost Colony. "Of course, we can't overlook the area's marine resources. You know that N.C. ranks second only to Louisiana in square miles of sounds and estuaries." Hobgood also observed that people in the Northeast are very receptive to extension programs. "They work closely with our agents and seem appreciative of what extension does. "And I believe we have a good staff of agents in the district," he added. "They are well trained and sincerely interested in working with people." As the new district chairman. Dr. Hobgood succeeded Mrs. Josephine Patterson, now retired. He is a native of Granville County .with 29 years of extension experience. He was an extension agent in Person County and an extension chairman in Surry, but most of his career has been spent as a community development specialist. As district chairman, his piain job is to see that the 17 counties have a staff of agents who can carry out educational programs in agriculture, home economics, 4-H and community and rural development. His office is located at N.C. State University, state extension headquarters, but he spends much of his time traveling in the district. Senior calendar March 31 ? Bible Study Class - 1-3. April 1 - Blood Pressures Checked for Free - 9-12 and 2-5. 4 -Closed. 5 - Program at Nutrtion Site - 11. 6 - Bingo - 2-4. 7 - Bible Study CLass - 1-3. 8 - Blood Pressures Checked for Free - 9-12. On Sunday, March 20, the Senior Center sponsored a trip to the Tidewater Dinner Theatre to see the play entitled "Teahouse of the August Moon." The following people attended: Mattie Matthews, Bonnie Nixon, Callie Spruill, Billy Wooten, Terry Bossley, Lillie Mae Yeates, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Murray, Ella Rae Bites, Alvis Jordan, Agnes Flanagan, Eleanor Richardson, Mary Overton, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Riddick, Lessie White, Bell Elliott and Lib Thach. Also Helen Winslow, Catherine Reed, Jo Hunter, Eleanor Bass, Leola White, Lillian Michael, Arlene Dail, Carolyn Bunch, Carolyn Raines, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Reese, Hazel Morgan, Odell Stallings, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hollowell, Medora Pritchard, Lillie Mae Prichard and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert White. j The center is sponsoring an Exercise Class especially designed with senior adults in mind. The classes are designed for all shapes and sizes. The classes will be held on Monday mornings 10-U A.M. with the first class starting April 11. The class will last 8 weeks and are held at the center. The instructor will be Mrs. Nancy Street of Elizabeth City. The registration fee is $5 and you must register no later than April 18. For more information call 426-5404. Class size is limited. Tom Hobgood SEE JACK BURBAGE for camellias and azaleas Hwy. 17 North of Hertford 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 11, 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. The New One-Bvo. Two of the nicest things that have happened to savers in years have been the new IRA rules and the new Money Market Accounts. Now NCNB has put together a plan that LNew Money Market liquidity. Deposit $2500 or more in an NCNB Money Market Investment IRA, earn money market rates, along with the flexibilty of moving your money into another invest x ment any time you like. 2.IRAlax Benefits. As with other IRA plans, you can deduct your contributions each year and you pay no tax on interest earned until you start withdrawing money. lets you ^et the best of both ideas. Its our new Money Market Investment IRA. 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