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Community Hurdle-Avila engaged Brandon Ainsley Hurdle of Hert ford announces the engagement of his mother, Hazel Dee Hurdle to AGI Reynaldo Diaz Avila. The bride-elect is a 1980 graduate of Perquimans County High School and is employed as the manager of Family Dollar Store of Hertford. The prospective bridegroom at Eure-Floyd engaged Mr. ondd Mrs. Fenton Tow Eure, Jr. of Rt. 2, Edenton announce the en gagement of their daughter, Amy Es telle Eure to Dodd Langdon Floyd, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. D.L. "Sonny" Floyd, Sr. of Route I, Hobbsville, N.C. The bride-elect is a graduate of Perquimans County High School and is a 1987 candidate for graduation of Pitt Community College. The prospective bridegroom is a graduate of John A. Holmes High School and and COA and is employed with C.A. Perry & Son, Inc. of Hobbsville. ' The wedding date is set for May 31, 1987 at Rocky Hock Baptist Church at !3:00 p m. tended Palmer High School and is a graduate of Troy University AL. He is stationed on the USS Mt. Whitney (LCC-20) Norfolk, Va., as a Navy Weather Forecaster. The wedding is set for June 7th at the home of Mr. Y.L. Brown (grand father of the bride-elect) at 7 o'clock in the evening. AMY E. EURE Quilters day planned in eastern North Carolina ? Quiltmaking in eastern North Car olina, focusing on the North Carolina Quilt Project, will be featured in the August-Semtember issue of the na tional magazine, Lady's Circle Patchwork Quilts. Published six times a year, each issue features a I different section of the country. Carter Houck, Editorial Director of the magazine, will arrive in North Carolina from New York today (Thursday) April 9. She will be ac companied by photograher Myron Miller and Karen O'Dowd, editorial assistant. Ruth H. Roberson, Direc tor of the North Carolina Quilt Pro ject, will travel with them for seven days along the North Carolina coast. Beginning in Hertford on April 10, 1 they will go to Hatteras (April 11), Beaufort (April 12), Washington (April 13), New Bern (April 13-14), and Wilmington (April 15-16). On Saturday, April 11. they will at tend the last Quilt Documentation Day of the North Carolina Quilt Pro ject. Hazel Lewis of Snow Hill, Re gional Coordinator for the Project, is planning the day in cooperation with Yancey Foster of Hartteras. Local I citizens are asked to bring quilts made before 1976 to the Hatteras Community Building between the hours of 9 and 3 for documentation. This last Quilt Documentation Day will make a total of 74 days that have been held across the state. Because of the enthusiastic public response to these days, the North Carolina Quilt Project has documented more than 10,000 quilts. This is the largest amount of primary data in existence y about American quilts. A computer program is being de veloped for filing and sorting infor mation collected by the Project. Eventually this information can be shared with other states, so they will know about quilts made intheir states that are now in North Carolina. All of the information collected by the Project will be permanently stored in the North Carolina Museum of History and will be available for study by those who are interested in quiltmaking, women's studies, folklore, textiles, and North Carolina history. There will be an exhibition of quilts from the Project at the North Caro lina Museum of History in Raleigh September 15, 1988 through January 8, 1989. A book reflecting the work of the Project and quiltmaking in North Carolina will be published at the same time. The North Carolina Quilt Project is a nonprofit corporation with tax exempt status. The Project is sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina Quilt Sympo sium, Inc. Members of the Board of Directors are Ruth H. Roberson of Durham, Sue McCarter of Charlotte, LaVerne Domach and Karen Pervier of Winston-Salem, Kathy Sullivan and Martha Battle of Raleigh, and Beverly Smalls of Wilmington. The North Carolina Quilt Project has received funding from the Folk Arts Section Of The National Endow ment For The Arts, the Folklife and Visual Arts Sections Of The North Carolina Arts Council, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc., and the North Carolina Quilt Symposium, Inc. The Project needs matching funds for grants received. Donations can be made to the Project in honor of or in memory of a quiltmaking and should be sent, along with the name of the quiltmaker, to the North Caro lina Quilt Project, P.O. Box 2739, Durham, North Carolina 27705. For more information about La dy's Circle Patchwork Quilts' visit to North Carolina in Hertford contact Effie Harris at 335-4190. Highway patrolman ; planning for Easter RALEIGH? Many North Carolina families plan to travel during he long Easter holiday weekend, and the State Highway Patrol plans to use ev ery available trooper to help make the highways as safe as possible. Easter is one of the most danger ous holiday periods of the year. Last year, there were 1,266 traffic acci | dents during the Easter holiday weekend. Sixteen people were killed and 999 were injured. "Speeding and driving while im pared are the two leading causes of accidents and fatalities on our high ways," Highway Patrol Commander Colonel J.F. Cardwell said. Accord ing to Colonel Cardwell, troopers will troopers will strictly enforce all mo tor vehicle laws with special empah sis on the detection and apprehension of speeding an impaired drivers. "A good way to reduce fatalities and injuries is to drive at the posted speed limit, obey traffic laws, wear your seat belt; and if you drink, don't drive," said Colonel Cardwell. The Easter holiday weekend be gins at 6 p.m. on Friday, April, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 20. You Are Invited New Hope United Methodist Church MRS. GLENN ALLEN PARKS Bookmobile schedule The schedule for the Perquimans County Bookmobile for April 10, 1987 is as follows : New Hope, 10:00-10:15; White Hat, 10:30-11:00; M. Wood Drive, 11:15; Annibelle Whitley, 11:30; Woodville Fire Station. 12:00-12:30; S. Broglin Drive, 12:30; J. Perry's Drive, 12:30 and Chapanoke, 12:45-1:15. Also, C.W. Gregory, 1:30; Winnie Riddick, 1:45; Layden Supermarket, 2:00-2:15; K Turner's Drive (Belvi dere), 2:15-2:30; M White, 2:45; Ruby Raby, 3:0C and Wynne Fork, 3:15. White-Parks married' PARKS-WHITE Miss Annette Eunice White and Glenn Allen Parks were married March 29 at 2:00 p.m. in North side Assembly of God Church by the Rev. Jay Robinette. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Geraldine Lane White of Elizabeth City. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arlon V. Parks of Edenton. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Clay White of Eliza beth City. The bride wore a gown of organza designed with an open neckline, full bishop sleeves and empire bodice all lavishly adorned with chantilly lace and pearls, the full skirt was a tier of lace and crystal pleatig and extended to a chapel train. Her veil of illusion was edged in shiflli embroidery and arranged from a lace covered juliet cap and sprinkled with seed pearls. The attendants wore hot pink gowns of taffeta designed with a flounced off-the-shoulder neckline and a full skirt highlighted with a peek-a-boo train of ruffles. Mrs Elaine Garrett of Elizabeth City, was her sister's matron of honor. Bridemaids were Mrs. Emily Copeland of Tyner, sister of ibe bride, Mrs. Janet Barnett of Clair mont, California. Junior Bridemg)d was Kay Copeland of Tyner, niece of the bride. Arlon Parks of Edenton was best man for his son. Ushers were Wade Parks (brother) of Edenton. TraCey Parks (brother) of Edenton, Wayne Baker of Camden. Children in the wedding were Chad White, ringbearer, and Katr)*a Meads, flower girl, both of ElizaB&th City. Mrs. Sharon Hetherington of Elisa beth City and Mrs Gale McDanieTs'of Murfreesboro were mistresses Of ceremony. The reception was held at . the church. After a wedding trip to Pocp nos. Pa, the couple will live in Eden ton. ~ry fail fa* Otfax*naU?K <ut data <uuUUu6lt in TfavicA & /fyviil. Gentle Touch Facial Tissue Regularly 67* Each. Box of 175 tissues. Limit 4 boxes. Ladies' Dressy Blouses Regularly 9.99.
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