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LOCAL NEWS Local briefs FFA to offer services The Perquimans County FFA is starting a Community Service for any elderly person who needs the help of a teenager. If you need any odds-and-ends to be done, such as cleaning a yard, moving furniture, etc., call 426 7031 and ask for "Bobbie." This is a non-profit organization. Renovation help available Perquimans County FFA is starting a program in which they will be glad to help any businessowner to renovate. paint, or landscape. For further information call 426-7031 and ask for "Bobbie." This is a non-profit organization. Savings Bonds sales up Sales of Untied States Savings Bond in Perquimans County during October-December of 1984 totaled $7,836.00. Total sales for 1984 amounted to $32,465.00 according to R. L. Stevenson, Volunteer County Chairman. October-December sales of Untied States Savings Bonds in North Carolina amounted to $13,057,794. Sales for the year rose 1.6 percent over 1983, to $54,108,108, the best sales performance in North Carolina since 1980. NNCT to sponsor conference On March 16th a conference on the role of churches in community development, sponsored by Northeastern North Carolina Tomorrow, Inc. (NNCT), will be held at the K. E. White Graduate Center in Elizabeth City. The conference starts at 9:30 a.m. and is designed to inform ministers and laypersons of current efforts by churches and church-supported organizations in northeatern North Carolina to meet some of the needs of older persons, low-income persons, and those in crisis situations. Workshops will be held to provide information on meeting those needs. There is no admission fee for the day-long conference but intersted persons need to pre register by March 8 by calling NNCT at 335-3502/3491. Foster grandparents needed Walter L. Davis, ACTION Regional Director, has announced that proposals are being sought from public and private non-profit organizations intersted in sponsoring a Foster Grandparent program serving Council on Aging, Region R. As Foster Grandparents, low income persons 60 and over provide companionship and guidance to mentally, physically or emotionally handicapped children. For further information Big brother , sister classes scheduled Expecting a baby? If so, there's help for you and your youngsters. Big Brother and Sister Class, sponsored by Albemarle Hospital, is getting ready to meet. The meeting wjll be March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the A H. E. C. building. ? So far 23 children have attended the classes which teach boys and girls what to expect with a new baby brother or sister. Children of all ages are welcome. Past classes have included children from 18 months to 13 years of age. The classes are free, open to all, and require no registration. The A. H. E. C. building is easy to find; it's just accross from the emergency entrance of the hospital. Signs will direct you there on class night. For more information, please call 335-0531, extension 308. interested groups may contact Robert L. Winston, State Program Driector, ACTION ? Federal Building, P. 0. Century Station; 300 Fayetteville Street Mall, Room 131, Raleigh, NC 27601. Area obituaries WINSLOW .Percy Emmitt Winslow, 90, of Route 1, Belvidere, died Thursday, March 7 at his residence following a long illness. A native of Perquimans County, he was a retired farmer and Vepco Contractor. He was a member of the Up River Friends Meeting and a Woodman of the World. He was the son of the late Eugene and Lelia Jolliff Winslow. He was the widower of Nora P. Winslow White Winslow. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Merrill (Onella Winslow, Yadkinville, NC and Mrs. Lewis (Joann) Stallings of Belvidere; one stepdaughter Miss Johnnie White of the home; two sons, Percy L. Winslow Sr. of the home and Burwell R. Winslow of Suffolk, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Lucius Winslow of Belvidere, Mrs. Maxwell McCain, Waxhaw, N. C, and Mrs. Joseph Winslow of Hertford; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Up River Friends Meeting at Belvidere with Rendel Cossand and Hersehl Hill officiating. "What A Friend We Have in Jesus" was sung by the congregation, accompanied by Mrs. Gladys Kerr, organist. Pallbearers were Lot Winslow, Merrill Winslow Jr., Joe Evanoff, Marshall Winslow, Arba Clair Winslow and Savage Jolliff. Interment was in Up River Cemetery. OVERTON HENRIETTA, N. Y. -Harry Cason Overton Jr., 55, of 1160 Pinnacle Road, Henrietta, N. Y. , died Sunday, March 10, in his home. Looking back BLANCHARD HOLDS HOSPITALITY DAYS: J. C. Blanchard and Company, Inc., John Deere farm equipment dealer issues a cordial invitation to the public to be their guests on John Deere Day, "Hospitality Days" Tuesday. It's their way of thanking their customers. This will be a real special day. The event will begin Tuesday morning at 9:30 at J. C. Blanchard and Company's new John Deere farm equipment location in the former Winslow Blanchard Motor Company building, on the corner of Church and Grubb Streets. It's open house. There will be prizes, and refreshments will be served. HIGH COURT UPHOLDS PERQUIMANS RULING: The North Carolina Supreme Court last Wednesday upheld a ruling that would allow a Perquimans County Superior Court ruling that would allow the Town of Hertford to comdemn five acres of a 15-acre parcel of land to be used for construction of a sewage treatment plant. The court also told Hertford to go ahead in appointing a three member commission to set a price for the land. The land is owned by Jesse Harris, who is in the process of developing a shopping center and already has a Colonial Store under construction. NOTICE OF BIDS FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION WORK TOWN OF HERTFORD Notice is hereby given that bid packages may be obtained on or after Tuesday. March 19, 1985, during normal office hours at the Hertford Town Hall for the rehabilitation of approximately three (3) dwelling units. Bids will be received and opened on Friday. March 29, 1985, at 3:00 p.m. at the Hertford Town Hall. This work is funded through the State of North Carolina, FY 1984, Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. The Town of Hertford is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages bidding by Small and Minority Con tractors. Inquiries should be directed to the Town of Hert ford at 426-531 1 . ATTENTION FARMERS We are now selling liquid fertilizer \ ' * ?? ? ? , 1 *S Tanks available Hollowed Oil Co. 1 Mobil Products Joel F. Winfall N C Pnone: Hollowell, Jr. Ta"' "V" 426-5745 ' ^ 8 A native of Chowan County and a former resident of Hertford, he was the son of Mrs. Betty Overton of Hertford and the late Harry Cason Overton Sr. He was a self-employed electrician and a Navy veteran. Besides his mother, survivors include his wife, Mrs. Blanche Montey Overton; five sisters, Mrs. Sallie Layton of Edenton, Mrs. Shelby Hopkins of Renton, Wash., Mrs. Betty Jane Keech of Pinetown, Mrs. Nell Seymour of Camden and Mrs. Helen Hunter of Hertford. Other survivors include four brothers, Alton Overton of Greenville, Elmer Overton of Edenton, Bobby Overton of Wurtland, Ky. and Carl Overton of Hampton, Va.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 10:00 a.m. in Rochester, N. Y. with burial in a Rochester cemetery. Information was provided by Swindell Funeral Home of Hertford. BUNCH EDENTON? Willie Thomas Bunch, 80, a native of Chowan County and the widower of Annie Peele Bunch, died Friday in a hospital. Mr. Bunch had retired as a farmer and a commercial fisherman. He was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church, the Oak Grove Hunting Club and Order of Redmen. Survivors include three daughters, Frances Small of Edenton, , Marie Hollowell of Norfolk, Va. and Dorothy Perry of Hertford; two sons, Norman Bunch and Wilbur Ray Bunch, both of Edenton; two sisters, Lettie Ashley and Effie Cale, and three brothers, Ellie C. Bunch, Loice Bunch and Rodney Bunch, all of Edenton; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in Rocky Hock Baptist Church by the Rev. Donald Wagner. Burial followed in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Williford-Barham Funeralflome was in charge. ROUNTREE HOBBSVILLE ? Sarah Elizabeth Hurdle "Betsy" Rountree, 90. of Route 1, died Sunday in Chowan Hoapital, Edenton. She was a native of Perquimans County and the widow of Thomas William Rountree. She was a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Virginia Smith of Hobbsville, Margaret Baker of St. Louis, Winifred Watts of Chesapeake, and Norma Hinant of Richmond; three sons, William Murray Rountree of Portsmouth, Milford Shirley Rountree . of Chesapeake and Lester Brantley Rountree of Hobbsville; 18 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. The funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Sandy Cross Baptist Church by the Rev. Bobby Hewitt. Burial wasin the Rountree Family Cemetery, Hobbsville. with Williford Barham Funeral Home in charge. HARRELL EDENTON? Bertie Mae Jones Harrell, 60, a native of Chowan County, died Wednesday in a hospital. Mrs Harrell had retired from a job at the Edenton Cotton Mill. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Lawrence Smith of Belvidere^ two sisters. Mary J. Belch of Edenton and Mildred Byrum of. Hobbsville; two brothers. Walter E. Jones and William P. Jones, both of Edenton; two grandhcildren; and a great grandchild. Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p.m. in Williford Barham Funeral Chapel by the Rev. George Cooke. Burial was in Beaver Hill Cemetery. EDWARDS CHARLOTTE? Mrs. Esther Jones Edwards, 93, of 4009 Craig Avenue, Charlotte, N. C. died last week. A native of Beaufort County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edgar Jones and Mary Turnage Jones and was a resident of Hertford for 40 years.She was the widow of Walter F. Edwards. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Dot Yantis, Mrs. Esther Jarvis and Mrs. Mary Atwater, four grandchildren and four great-granchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 11 a.m. in Charlotte with the Rev. Joe Burnett of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Sharon Memorial Park. J.P. TIMBERLAKE III CPA, P.A. 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