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Local News Of Local Interest Mansfield named president The North Carolina Taxiderm ists Association has elected Er vin Mansfield of Hertford, North Carolina, its President for 1966. A Social Studies instructor at Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City, and part-time taxidermist, Mansfield was in volved in the formation of the NCTA in 1981. Since that time he has been actively involved in all > its activities; serving three years on the Board of Directors and as Vice-President in 1965. From those positions he has worked ti relessly to keep NC taxidermists informed about the NCTA and its 1 efforts to promote th art of taxi dermy and quality workmanship; and to impress on the Wildlife Resources Commis sion, the mutual interests be tween the commission and taxi dermis ts in wildlife conservation across our state. For him, taxidermy began as a bobby and a personal challenge. Having one hand makes his ac complishments even more sigfni ficant; for his hobby has mush roomed into a part-time enterprise? Quality work is his only advertisement. Partici pation in numerous seminars conducted by the nation's fore most taxidennists at Roxboro, N.C. each April has proven bene ficial in improving technique and the quality of work from Bear Swamp Taxidermy. He and his partner, Bill Newbern, have gained recognition as ribbon win ners in most catagories in State, Regional, and National levels of competition. Savings Bond sales increase Sales of United States Savings Bonds in Perquimans County during October? December of 1965 totaled $14,072.00. Total sales for 1985 amounted to $44,124.00 according to R.L. Ste venson Volunteer County Chair man. October? December sales of $23,452,820 concluded the best sales year for the U.S. Savings Bonds Program in North Calro lina since 1979. Fourth quarter sales, 80 percent above the same period in 1964. Obituaries THOMAS E. UMPHLETT Washington, NC? Thomas Ed ward Umphlett, 53, of 202 Cam illa Road, Washington, NC, died Friday evening, February 21, 1986, in Pitt Memorial Hospital. A native of Perquimans County, he was the son of Mrs. Imogene Morgan Umphlett of Hertford and the late Charlie Jasper Umphleltt. He was the Di rector of Continuing Education at Beaufort Co. Community Col lege and was a member of the First United Methodist Church and its choir. He was Vice-Chair man of the Beaufort County De velopmental Center and was re cently appointed by Gov. Martin to the Community Resource Council of the Washington County Prison Unit. He was an Army veteran. Besides his mother, survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jenean Madre Umphlett ; two daughters, Miss Amie Umphlett of Rich mond, Va. and Miss Marie Umphlett of the home; a sister, Mrs. John Freeman (Lenna) Mansfield of Hertford; and two brothers, Charlie Morgan Umph lett of Laguna Hills, California and Douglas Umphlett of Hert ford. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. in the Paul Funeral Home, Washington, with the Rev. Charles Pollock officiat ing. Burial followed in Oakdale Cemetery. Information was provided as a courtesy by Swindell Funeral Home. NATHANIEL M. McGOOGAN Nathaniel M. McMGoogan, 84, of Route 1, Shannon, NC died Fri day, February 21, 1986. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in the St. Pauls Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in the Church Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Miss Louise McGoogan of the home; and two brothers, Frank McGoogan of Hertford and Dun can McGoogan of Red Springs. Information was provided as a courtesy Swindell Funeral Home. WALTER J. LASSITER SUNBURY? Walter Vivian Jackson Lassiter, 71, of Route 1, Box 39, died Sunday, February 23, 1966, at 11 p.m. in his home. The funeral was conducted Tuesday, Feb. 25th, at 2:30 p.m. in Warwick Baptist Church by the Revs. James Davenport and Carl Martin. Burial was in the church cemetery. Twiford's Gates Chapel, Gatesville, was in charge. Mr. Lassiter was the son of the late Burt and Nora Piland Jack son. He was a native of Gates County and a member of Damas cus Christian Church. Lassiter was retired from United Piece Dye Works. Survivors include his wife, El sie Hobbs Lassiter of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Norene L. Spivey of Sunbury and Mrs. Pat ricia L. Eure of Gatesville; a sis ter, Mrs. Mildred J. Jordan of Hertford; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Social Services to hold food distribution day The Perquimans County De partment of Social Services will receive the county's allocation of cheese, butter, flour, corn meal, dry milk and rice in March for distribution on March 26, 1966. The distribution will be held at the Hertford Ice Plant and will begin at 1:00 p.m. As has been the requirement in the past; this distribution will be on a "first come, first serve" ba sis. During past distributions, we have noted that many individuals have claimed a disability and have not been able to stand in line. All households with disabled adults in them should contact a neighbor or friend to pick up their commodities for them? be ing sure to sign the form cor rectly when using a representa tive. If this cannot be done, the person who is head of household should talk with the Director of the Department to look into alter natives. Food stamp recipients will be automatically eligible and will be mailed an application card which they must bring to the Ice Plant in order to receive the USDA do nated foods. All other low-income families must pick up an applica tion blank at any one of the fol lowing locations: Department of Social Services, Health Depart ment, Economic Improvement Council and Catholic Social Serv ices. Applications will not be available at the distribution site. You may pick up an application form at the above locations on or after March 17, 1986. The distribution of USD A com modities will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 1966 at the Ice Plant on Grubb Street in Hertford. A rain date has been scheduled for March 27, 1986 at the same location and time. No cars will be allowed on the roads leading into or out of the Ice Plant property. Please re member to park only in an autho rized parking zone. The income criterior are listed as follows: NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 8 ADD FOR EACH ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD MEMBER YEARLY $6,474 8,73? 10,998 13,260 15,222 17,784 20,046 22,308 2,262 GROSS INCOME MONTHLY $540 728 917 1,105 1,294 1,482 1,671 1,859 189 GROSS INCOME WEEKLY (125 168 212 255 299 342 386 429 44 Revco to open new store in Hertford TWINSBURG.OH, February 17, 1986? Revco D.S., Inc., the nation's largest discount drug store chain, announces the open ing of its first store in Hertford, North Carolina, on Sunday, March 2, at Hertford Plaza Shop ping Center, U.S. Hwy. 17 Bypass and Church Street. This an nouncement was made by Rev co's senior vice president of Real Estate, Marvin Solganik. The new Revco store occupies 8,450 square feet of building area and offers the products and serv ices which have marked the suc cess of our 30-year pld chain, says Solganik. As with most other Revco stores, the Hertford store will stock thousands of fa mous national brand products and more than 700 private label products. Some of the departments fea tured in this full-line discount drug store include the pharmacy, a greeting card section, health and beauty aids, school and of fice supplies, household and au tomotive products and film proc essing. Revco places heavy emphasis on its prescription business, filling more than 57 million pre scriptions annually. Pharmacist manager Jim White says that the store also will offer customers PHARassist, a program that en courages customers to talk to their pharmacist about their health care product choices. The PHARMassist program, White explains, offers customers infor mative brochures, health check lists, discount coupons and pro fessional advice. "It's our way of putting service back into self service," he adds. Another feature of the new Revco store is a pharmacy com puter, which White said will pro vide several benefits for Revco customers. "It automatically completes Third Party claim forms and keeps records of cus tomers' prescription numbers in case the customers can't find theirs. And, it gives a view of the customer's past prescriptions, allergies and such, so that we can identify any drug interactions with prescribed medicines. Also, customers will appreciate the prescription records they can easily obtain for their tax forms," White said. The new Revco in Hertford will also employ Michelle Curtis, floor manager, and several full time clerks. Store hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from l to 6 p.m. on Sundays. The pharmacy hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Revco encourages senior citi zens who visit the new Revco in Hertford to take advantage of its special 10 percent discount on prescriptions and Revco brand products. Children up to age six are also eligible for a special 10 percent "Stork- Aid" discount on pre scriptions, Revco brand baby products and vitamins. Revco, headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio, operates more than 1,970 stores in 28 states and has more than 24,000 employees. There are 229 Revco stores in North Carolina. Service news ARMY PRIVATE NEAIi S. WALKER Army Private Neah S. Walker, son of Catherine and William L. Walker of Rural Route 4, Hert ford, NC, has completed basic training at Fort Dix, NJ. During the training, students received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map read ing, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid, and In the February 20th edition of The Perquimans Weekly, an incorrect phone number was given for Qual ity Clothing Outlet. The correct number is 426-7978. We regret the error. Army history and traditions. He is a 1985 graduate of Perqui mans County High School, Hert ford. For example, if you deposit $2000 in an IRA in early January instead of waiting until you file your tax return the next year, and keep doing that for the next 20 years, you'll come out with over $10,000* more interest. * Assuming an interest rate of 9% compounded daily, the additional interest earned over 20 years on a $2000 IRA invested on January 1 each year compared to a $ 2000 IRA investment made fust prior to filing your tax return a year later.
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