LOCALNEWS^
Library
grammar school, and the
whole wooden building was
given far use of the library.
When the grammar school
burned in ISM the brick lunch
room waa not damaged, and
when the school was reopened
in another part of town the
brick lunchroom waa given
over entirely to the library.
A bookmobile was put into
operation going through the
county taking books and mag
azines to the elderly, to chil
dren and others who could not
come to the library.
Before this time a state-wide
library system was organized
and financial aid was given to
each county that partici
pated.
A bill that established this
was largely the work of Sen
ator Charles Whedbee who
travelled over the entire state
talking to each member of the
legislature to interest them in
statewide support of public li
braries.
Some years later this
county took over the entire lo
cal support of the library and
spent about $50,000 in renova
tions of the building, adding a
wing, new shelves and fur
nishings. In addition to state
aid and county funds, the Per
quimans County Library was
made one of the beneficiaries
of the Thomas G. Skinner
Trust Fund, set up by the
heirs of T.G. Skinner, a for
mer resident of the county.
This money was designated
for the purpose of purchasing
books. With this and state aid
and county funds the collec
tion of books grew rapidly.
In its 50 years the Perqui
mans County Library Board
has had only four people serv
tag as chairman-Mrs. Earl
Perry, Mist Mae Wood
Winslow, Mrs. Howard Pitt
and Mr*. John Biggers, its
present chairman. Under
their leadership the Perqui
mans County Library has
come a long way.
In 1971 the library joined
the Pettigrew Regional Li
brary with Tyrrell, Chowan
And Washington Counties.
This resulted in a larger staff,
longer hours of service, more
books and special programs
for the community.
Since Perquimans County
joined the region the follow
ing have served as head li
brarians: Wayne Henritze,
Ellen Bowen and Terry
Bossley. Doris Pappendick of
Elizabeth City served a short
interim period before Ann
Lennon, the present librar
ian, was hired.
Throughout the years a
number of volunteer and ded
icated trustees have served
with the already mentioned
chairpersons. Old minutes re
veal the following names. Mr.
J.G. Tucker, Mrs. H.C.
Stokes, Miss Helen Gaither,
J.E. Newby, Helen W.
Winslow, Mrs. Josiah Elliot,
and Mr. Max Campbell.
Also Mrs. Vivian Darden,
Mrs. L.J. Winslow, Mrs. T.P.
Brinn, Miss Thelma Elliot,
and Mrs. W.C. Stroud.
The present board is com
prised of Mrs. John Biggers,
chairperson, Mrs. Jessie Har
ris, Mrs. Elaine Phillips, Mrs.
Irvin Turner, Mrs. George
Barbee and Mrs. Wiley Whed
bee. Mrs. Biggers, Mrs. Har
ris and Mrs. Turner represent
the local board on the re
gional board.
Area obituaries -
HARRY C. HOBB8
HOBBSVILLE, N.C- Harry
Clyde HobkM, 15, a native at
Gates County, N.C., died Tues
day, September M, 1985, in a hos
pital.
Mr. Hobbs was a retired car
penter. He- was a Navy veteran
and a member of Hobbsville Bap
tist Church
Survivors include his wife,
Edla HollowellHobbs; two
daughters, Gwendolyn Hendrix
of Suffolk and Kathryn Ward of
Gates, N.C.; a son, Larry C.
Hobbs of Suffolk; a sister, Nina
Hobbs of Hertford, N.C.; three
brothers, Junie H. Hobbs of Mad
ison, Va.; Wade H. Hobbs of Co
rapeake, N.C., and Horace C.
Hobbs of Hobbsville; and two
grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Thursday in Hobbsville
Baptist Church by the Rev.
Bobby Hewitt. Burial will be in
Damascus Christian Church
Cemetery. The body will be
placed in the church at 1 p.m.
Thursday. Twiford Funeral
Home, Gates Chapel, is in
charge.
BRYON T. PAUL
Bryon T. Paul, 69, of 504 Jessup
St., died Thursday, September
26, 1965, at 2:30 p.m. in Veterans
Hospital, Hampton, Va.
The funeral was conducted Sat
urday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at
Twiford's Memorial Chapel by
the Rev. Glen Greenway. Burial
was in Westlawn Memorial Park.
Visitation was Friday night from
7:30 to 8:30. Twiford's Memorial
Chapel was in charge of arange
ments.
Mr. Paul, a native of Pamlico,
had lived in Elizabeth City for 23
years. He was a retired barber, a
member of Berea Baptist Church
and a Navy veteran of World War
II.
He was the ton of the late John
Tillman Paul and Nettie Farrow
Paul and the husband of Lula
Sparrow Paul of the home.
Other survivors include two
daughters, Miss LuAnn D. Paul
of Apes and Mrs. Gretchen P.
Carter of Camden; three sons,
Larry H. Paul of Knoxville,
Tenn., Bryon T. "Pete" Paul Jr.
of Hertford and H. Staley Paul of
Norfolk, Va.; two sisters, Mrs.
Lucy Yancey of Colonial Heights,
Va., and Mrs. Cora Lupton of
Pamlico; two brothers, Carol D.
Paul of Toms River N.J., add
Roderick Paul of Pamlico; nine
grandchildren and three grand
children.
ELBERT J. WILSON
HERTFORD? Elbert Joseph
Wilson, 73, of Route 4, Box 768,
died Thursday at 9 a.m. at his
residence.
A funeral was held Saturday at
2 p.m. at Twiford's Memorial
Chapel by the Rev. Kendall Has
tings. Burial was in Wilson Fam
ily Cemetery in New Hope. Visi
tation was Friday night from 7 to
8:30. Twiford's Memorial Chapel
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wilson was a native of Per
quimans County. He was a re
tired farmer and a member of
Woodville Baptist Church.
He was the son of Margaret
Ivey Wilson of Route 4 and the
late John Louis Wilson.
Other survivors include seven
sisters, Mrs. James (Nellie) Jor
dan, Mrs. Kenneth (Elizabeth)
Peele, Mrs. James (Evelyn)
Eu re, all of Norfolk, V*., Mrs.
Johnnie (Lin*) Smitbwfck of
Elizabeth City, kin. Greco Bar
nes, Mrs. Gertrude Cohen, and
Mrs. Lottie Mae Lamb, all of
Hertford; three brothers, Wil
bert W Wilson, John F. Wilson,
both of Elizabeth City, and Arrie
Lee Wilson of Hertford; and one
half-brother, Raymond Ivey of
Moyock.
JOHN RAWLINGS "JACK" ED
WARDS ?
GREENVILLE? John Rawl
ings "Jack Edwards, 88, of 510
W. Fourth Street, Greenville,
died Wednesday, September 25,
1985, at 2:00 p.m. in Greenville
Villa Nursing Home.
Funeral services were held
Friday at 1:30 p.m. in St. Pauls
Episcopal Church, Greenville, by
the Rev. L.P. Houston, Jr.
Graveside services were held at
4:00 p.m. in Holy Trinity Episco
pal Church Cemetery, Hertford.
Swindell Funeral Home was in
charge of local arrangements.
Mr. Edwards was the son of the
late William Franklin Clifton and
Pattie Valentine Edwards.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Shepard Parker Edwards
of the home; a daughter, Mrs.
Leo B. Merrill of Sonara, Texas;
a sister, Mrs. H.A. Whitely of
Hertford; a brother, Walter G.
Edwards of Hertford; and 2
grandchildren.
MRS. CLEMMA HURDLE HAY
DEN
NEWPORT NEWS, VA-Mrs
Clemma Hurdle of HSU War
wick Blvd., age 98, died Mooday
September 90, 1985 at 10:10 a.m.
in Newport Coovel Center. She
was a native of Perquimans
County, and a retired owner op
erator of The Travelers Inn in
Newport News. She was a mem- (
ber of Noland United Method
Church.
She is the daughter of the late
Quinton Riddick and Mrs. Hen
rietta White Hurdle and the wife
of the late Roger B. Hayman.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Dorothy A. Hayman of Sun i
City, Arizona, one son, Roger B.
Hayman of York town, Va., 5
grandchildren, and one great
grandchild.
A funeral service will be held
today at 2:00 p.m. in Twiford Me
morial Chapel in Elizabeth City
by die Rev. E.M. Thompson of
the First United Methodist
Church in Elizabeth City. a
Burial will follow in Old Holly
wood Cemetery.
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most serious pest affecting the
crop, costing American farmers lost
profits each year. One European
corn borer first generation egg
mass per plant means a yield loss
of six to nine bushels per acre.
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