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LOCAL NEWS Local briefs Early deadline set ; Advertisers and news contrib utors to The Perquimans Weekly should take note that an early deadline has been set for the week of July 4th. Due to the holiday falling on a Thursday, the paper will be published on Wednesday. ; The deadline for all news and advertising for next week's edi tion will be *t 4:00 p.m. on Fri day, June 28. The paper will be printed ahead of schedule to al low area merchants a more timely opportunity to advertise holiday specials. The Perquimans Weekly of fice will be closed on July 4th. Farm survey underway Farmers in the Pasquotank - Perquimans - Camden - Chowan District may receive a survey concerning Farm Safety-Risk Reduction. The survey is very important and your input is needed to make this program a success. Let's all work together to make our community fiee of farming accidents. Divorced spouse benefits By LEE WALLIO Field Representative ; Social Security Administration A divorced husband or wife may now be able to get Social Security benefits on their for mer spouse's work record even ?if the former spouse has not re tired. ; A provision in the 1983 Social ?Security Amendments provides that starting in January 1985 di vorced spouses age 62 or over ?can get montly payments re gardless of whether the former epouse has applied for benefits. ? To get payments under this provision, the former spouse must be eligible for benefits, the marriage must have lasted for at least 10 years, and the di vorce must have been in effect for at least two years. The earnings of the former spouse who continues to work will to reduce the amount of the divorced spouse's payment. Full benefits are payable at age 65; reduced benefits are payable as early as age 62. For more information about benefits for divorced spouses, call the Elizabeth City Social Security office at 338-2161. Jaycees plan for J uly 4 festivities I The Perquimans County Jay icee's will once again sponsor the annual Perquimans County t Fourth of July Festivities. * -V Hi-. - .* Events will get underway on {June 28 when the Jaycees will host a pork barbecue supper at Perquimans County High School to help offset the expense of fireworks and other miscella neous expenses incurred. Tick ets for the supper are on sale now, and are available for $3.50 each from any Jaycee member or Jaycee Women member. Tickets will also be available at the school cafeteria on the 28th during the serving time of ;4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The agenda for the July 4th festivities will start at 3:00 p.m. with boat tours of the Hertford and Winfall waterfronts. Also scheduled for the day are an "Anything Goes" competition, bingo, a county-wide church service, gospel singing, the dunking booth, fireworks and many other activities. Concessions will be available, and anyone interested in having at booth at Missing Mill Park should contact Greg Biggs, com munity development vice-presi dent after 6:00 p.m. at 426-5959. Everyone is invited to attend the festivities and join in with the fellowship of neighbors and friends. John Quincy Adams became president of the U.S. in 1824, getting almost . 50,000 fewer votes than his chief rival, Andrew Jackson. He won in the ? electoral college. ? Area obituaries WIN SLOW NASHVILLE, N.C. - Marga ret Boyce Winslow, 72, of Nash ville, and a former resident of the Whites too Community, died Friday night in Nashville. A native of Perquimans County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Iola Mae Madre Boyce, the step daughter of the late C.J. Layden of Hertford, and the widow of James Alvin Winslow. She was a member of Up River Friends Meeting. Besides her step-father, she is survived by two daughters; Mrs. Jane W. Abbott of Rocky Mount, N.C., and Mrs. Rachael W. Lamm of Nashville, N.C.; one sister, Mrs. B rough ton (Harriett) Dail of Hertford, and 3 grandchildren. Graveside funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Up River Friends Ceme tary by the Rev. Rendel Cosand and the Rev. C.F. Boykins. Swindell Funeral Home was in charge of local arrange ments. TX)WE VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Garland D. Towe, 94, died Mon day morning, June 17, in Hu mana Hospital in Virginia Beach, following a long illness. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday, June 19 at 2:00 at Twiford's Memorial Cha pel by Dr. Rick Tatum, pastor of Cann Memorial Presbyterian Church. Burial followed at Westlawn Memorial Park Cem etery. Pallbearers were: Miles Spaih, William Meekins, Donald C. Davis, Heywood Houtz, Eldon R. Boom, and B. E. Smith. Twi ford's Memorial Chapel was in charge or arrangements. Towe was a native of Perqui mans County and was a former resident of West Main Street in Elizabeth City and had recently moved to Virginia Beach. He was the oldest cdtton buyer and cotton, gin operator in the Chap anoke section of Perquimans County. Prior to moving to Eliz abeth City, he served three terms as Perquimans County Commissioner and played a part in the forming of the first Highway Commission in Perqui mans County. He was Postmas ter in Chapanoke for more than fifteen years when the small ru ral route Post offices were closed. He was a Deacon and Elder of Cum Memorial Pres byterian Church for 96 years. Earlier, he was on the Board of Directors for a number of years for the Elizabeth City Boys' Club. He watt the soo of the late James H. and Margaret D. Towe and was die husband of the late Margaret Sheep Towe He survived by two brothers, Edgar B. Towe of Wilson, and Forrest S. Tow* of Charlottes ville, Va; four nephews, Dardeo Towe and James P. Tow?, both of Charlottesville, Va, William H. Towe of Cary, and Cary P Quincy, Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va.; one niece Janet Quint? Brewer of Tallahaaaee, Florida. In lieu of flowers, contribu tions may be made to the Cann | Memorial Presbyterian Church's Funds. Theft increase in Perquimans 2* Years Ago THIEVES STAY BUSY IN PERQUIMANS: ANOTHER BUSINESS ENTERED: A wave of robberies in Per quimans County that began last week with the breaking and en tering of the Albemarle Electric Membership Corp. office lo cated at the south end of Hert ford on the Hertford-Edenton Highway. Hertford Police Chief B.L. Gibbs stated the break + in at Albermarle Electric was being investigated, that the thieves entered the building through a window. On the inside they tried unsuccessfully to break into the safe. Taken from the building was an electric mixer and iron. A wire cutter was taken from a service truck parked in the yard near the building. The robbery NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Hertford has called a public hearing at 7:30 o'clock, on the 8th day of July. 1985, at the Municipal Building on the question of annexing the following described territory, re quested by petition filed pursuant to G.S. 160A-31, as amended: The area to be annexed is continguous to the Town of Hert ford and the boundaries of such territory are as follows: Beginning at a point on the northwestern edge of the right of way of State Road 1108, said point being 150 feet more or less from the southwestern edge of State Road 1110, thence contin uing from said point along the northwestern edge of State Rood 1108 South 50?00' West 1359.49 feet to a point; thence continuing North 48#55' West 211.88 feet along the northeast ern edge of a 60-foot wide right of way to the middle of a ditch, thence continuing along the middle of said ditch North 50*04' East 1222.57 feet to a point, thence continuing South 70?45' East to the point of beginning. J. Marvin Hunter Town Clerk occured sometime Sunday night. Also during the weekend, a Chrysler automobile belonging to W. H. Oakey was taken. The automobile was found later by State Highway Patrolman B.R. Inscoe and has been returned to Oakey. The wave of break-ins began last week when thieves entered the Harrell Gas & Coal Company and made off with ap proximately $1,250 worth of merchandise. On the same weekend, on Saturday night, a brand new 1965 Galaxie 500 4 door sedan was taken from the outside parking lot of the Winslow-Blanchard Motor Com pany. And on Sunday night a fi berglass boat equipped with an ^ outboard motor was taken from the Hertford town pier. FHA OFFICERS ARE IN STALLED: The following FHA officers were installed Friday. President, Betsy Kirby; vice president, Aileen Beck; secre tary, Shannon Taylor; trea surer, Carolyn White; parlimeh-. , tarian, Helen Overton"; ' historian, Linda Harrell; recre ational leader, Debbie Stokley; and pianist, Delphine Whitev " Spring and Summer Merchandise Now In Stock Free to give you hundreds of hours of exciting and unique television every week I More news ? live and in depth. More sports ? from practically everywhere I More movies! More spedalsl You'll see TV that's religious, educational, cultural - the variety is absolutely incrediblel TV from space offers you more of what you bought your TV for - the only problem is deciding what to watch I (Some programs require viewer fees.)
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