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1905 Tarboro: By letter
1906 Red Oak: R. M. Dunn.
1907 Henderson: Not represented.
1908 Sandy Creek: W. C. Parker, S. J. Dunn.
1909 Sharon: J. H. Hicks, W. C. Parker, Henry White.
1910 New Bethel: J. H. Hicks, Willie White.
1911 Samaria: No delegates,
1912 Red Bud: Rev. K. W. Hogan.
1913 Warrenton: P. R. Perkinson, W. R. Coleman.
1914 Ephesus : By letter.
1915 Louisburg: J. D. White.
1916 Philadelphia : R. M. Dunn, B. Dunn, R. I. Mulchi. P. W. Perkinson.
1917 Gardner's: W. F. Dunn, C. W. Perkinson.
1918 Bunn: By letter.
1919 Harris Chapel: C. W. Perkinson, W. F. Dunn.
1920 Cedar Rock: W. L. Perkinson.
1921 Littleton : W. F. Dunn.
1922 No records.
1923 Pearce: By letter.
1924 Louisburg and Littleton : Not Represented.
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ASSOCIATIONAL MESSENGERS
Our church has always been well represented at our associational meetings. Here are the names of the messengers beginning with 1925 and where the Tar River Association met :
1925 At Vaughan : Elmo King, Miss Lalla Perkinson, W. H. S. White.
1926 At Castalia: R. I. Mulchi, W. L. Perkinson, Horace Hawks, Miss Lena White.
1928 At White Level: R. I. Mulchi.
1929 At Brown's: W. L. and C. C. Perkinson.
1930 At Sandy Creek: F. G. Walker, pastor.
1931 At Louisburg : R. I. Mulchi.
1932 At Ephesus: Elizabeth Powell, C. H. Thompson, Mrs. W. W. St. Sing.
1933 At Gardners: Mrs. M. H. Hayes, C. H. Thompson.
1934 At Carey's Chapel : Mrs. T. H. Sledge, C. H. Thompson.
1935 At Peach Tree: By letter.
1936 At Corinth : Mrs. M. H. Hayes, Sallie Powell, Mrs. W. W. St. Sing, C. H. Thompson served on finance com- mittee.
1937 At Bunn: Mrs. W. W. St. Sing, Mrs. T. H. Sledge, Clarence H. Thompson. Clarence H. Thompson also served on Time, Place, and preacher at associational meeting at Bunn Church in 1937 -- Incidentally the As- sociation met at Wise in 1938.
1938 At Wise: Clarence H. Thompson.
1939 At Philadelphia : Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Adams.
1940 At Henderson First: Mrs. M. H. Hayes, C. J. Adams, Clarence Thompson, Miss Lalla Perkinson, Mrs. T. H. Sledge, Walter Perkinson. (Clarence Thompson made annual church report on October 10, 1940.)
1941 At Castalia : Mrs. W. W. St. Sing, Clarence H. Thomp- son.
1942 At Bear Swamp: C. J. Adams.
1943 At Mount Zion: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Adams, Walter Perkinson.
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1944 At Pine Ridge: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Adams, Walter Perkinson.
1945 At Warrenton: Mrs Glenn Perkinson, Mrs. W. G. Thacker.
1946 At Peach Tree : C. J. Adams, Mrs. Lena Williams.
1947 At Gardners and Red Bud: No messengers.
1948 At New Bethel and New Sandy Creek: Mr. W. M. Rochelle.
1949 At White Level and Maple Springs: No messenger.
1950 At Cypress Chapel: W. T. Bush, Miss Carrie Dunn, Mrs. Elmo King, Mrs. W. M. Rochelle, Mrs. W. G. Thacker.
1951 At Pilot and Bear Swamp : Mrs. H. H. Belton, Miss Car- rie Dunn, Mrs. Clanton Perkinson, Mrs. W. W. St. Sing, C. H. Thompson, Mrs. Lena Williams.
1952 At Samaria and Sulphur Springs: Mrs. Sol Perkinson and Mrs. L. G. White.
1953 Tabernacle and Philadelphia: Warren T. Bush.
1954 Duke Memorial and Norlina: Mrs. H. H. Belton, Mrs. W. G. Thacker, Mrs. S. A. Tudor, Mrs. Lena Williams. 1955 At Carey's Chapel and Wood: Mrs. H. H. Belton, Mrs. Leon Perkinson, Mrs. Roy Perkinson.
1956 At Henderson First and Sandy Creek: No messengers.
1957 At Louisburg and Littleton : No Messengers.
1958 At Bunn and Warrenton: Mrs. H. H. Belton, Mrs. Roy Perkinson, Mrs. Lena Williams. (C. H. Thompson ap- peared before the association and asked that a perma- nent file be made of the Minutes of the Tar River As- sociation at Wake Forest College in Wake Forest. He also submitted a letter regarding this that he asked to be read into the minutes to be considered now or later.)
INFORMATION OF GENERAL INTEREST
Elmo King was Secretary of Sunday School in 1925. He was also BYPU President the same year.
Mrs. R. T. Perkinson, Secretary, and Mrs. S. Perkin- son, President of BYPU in 1926.
Mrs. Lena White and Mrs. R. I. Mulchi leaders of
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Womans Organization 1925.
Miss Lena White served on Executive Committee 1927. Also served as YWA Counselor and Sunbeam Leader.
Mrs. J. R. Thompson served as WMU President 1927. Miss Blanche Banks, BYPU President 1928.
Elmo King was BYPU President 1929.
Rom White was Secretary of Sunday School in the years 1926 and 1927.
Miss Emma Dunn, WMU President 1929.
Miss Elma May Mulchi served as Sun Beam leader during 1930 to 1932.
Mrs. Roy Perkinson, WMU President 1930.
Mrs. M. H. Hayes, BYPU President 1930.
Miss Sallie Page Perkinson was BYPU President dur- ing 1931.
Miss Elizabeth Powell, President of BYPU 1932.
Mrs. Russell King, WMU President 1932.
Miss Florrie Perkinson, BTU President 1939.
Miss Carrie Dunn, served as WMS President from 1941 to 1952, a period of eleven years. No other person has served as long in this work.
Miss Lalla Perkinson, WMS Treasurer for the follow- ing years: 1941, 1942, 1943.
Miss Geraldine Harris was Training Union Director for the year 1947.
Mrs. May Sallie Dryden, WMS President 1953 and 1954. Elected to this post again for the years 1956 and 1957.
Mrs. Earl L. Harden was WMS President 1955.
Robert Young, Training Union Director, 1955, 1956, 1957.
Mrs. Mattie W. Perkinson was Choir Director during 1956 and 1957.
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Mrs. Manie Riggs, Organist Youth Choir 1958.
Miss Emma Dunn, Church Organist 1958.
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Chapter XI
HONOR ROLL - WORLD WAR I
These are the men that went out from our church in World War I, to give their best for God and their country :
Pvt. Vance H. Saint Sing - Died in Service.
Cpl. David M. Saint Sing - 660 Aero Sqd. A. E. F.
Pvt. Leland M. Perkinson - Co. I, 324 Inf.
Pvt. Claudie F. Paynter - Co. K, 324 Inf.
1st. Lt. Robert M. Dunn - Co. H, 46 Div.
Pvt. Manson E. Myrick - QMC 310 Aux Ront Depot.
Pvt. Robert T. Adams - FRS 327, died overseas 10-15- 1918.
Pvt. Benjamin H. Thompson, Field Artillery.
Pvt. Clanton T. Perkinson - Co. B, 324 Inf.
Pvt. Horace A. Darnell - Army 156 Depot Brigade.
Pvt. Clements Rivers - Co. D, Eng. Trn. Reg.
Pfc. Luther M. Paynter - Co. F. 322 Reg. 81 Div.
Pvt. James D. White - 156 Depot Brigade C. O. P. S. Seth Shearin - Medical discharge, early in army career.
Fred Rivers -
John Collins and Nick Collins - We believe these two men were members of our church.
We hope we have missed no one that should be men- tioned here.
HONOR ROLL - WORLD WAR II
These men were members of our church and served in World War II :
Pvt. Russell W. Perkinson, U. S. Inf. Killed in combat, buried in France. Memorial Stone at Wise.
Pvt. Charles B. Prince, Supply Co. 31 FA II Division.
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Pfc. Clarence H. Thompson, 2001 Ord. Avn. Co. 8th. Air Force, U. S. Army.
Pfc. William C. Paschall, 105 Inf. 97 Inf. and 11 Air- borne.
Thomas Paschall, Co. and Div. unknown.
T/3 Walter J. Paschall, 3rd. Engineers - Special Brigade S/Sgt. Clanton C. Perkinson, 121 Station Hospital Eng- land.
Sgt. Ivan W. Young, 36 Armored Inf. Div.
3rd. Class Gunners Mate Calvin G. Young, USNAF 63 Night Fighter Sqdn.
Specialist 2nd. Class Malvin E. Young, Jr.
S/Sgt. Charlie Morton Paynter, Co. K, 334th., 84 Div. T/5 Arthur Lee Paynter, 42nd. Cal., Troop E. ETO. Cpl. Charlie Holt Rivers, 106 Div: Co. B. 423 Platoon. Cpl. McCoy Foster Adams, Co. H. 2nd. BN. ?
Pfc. Walter C. Paynter, Co. B. 117 Inf. 30 Div. Killed in Combat.
Pfc. Maynard Calvin Paynter, Btry. C. FA BN. Chief Petty Officer Luther F. Paynter, USN.
T/4 Frank D. Perkinson, 180 Signal Repair, 5 Army Hdq.
T/4 Charles T. Rochelle, 325 Air Service Group, 8th. Air Force.
Pfc. Sterling L. Perkinson, Jr., 908 FAB 83 Division.
Cpl. Laurin Earl Leete, 383rd. Quartermaster Truck Co., U. S. Army.
HONOR ROLL - KOREAN WAR
W. Wallace Paynter, Rank and Co. unknown. Thomas Holt Paynter, Rank and Co. unknown. Norman H. Newell, Jr., Rank and Co. unknown. Airman 2nd. Class Thomas Myrick, 301 Bombwing and Command Sqd.
Sgt. Walter M. Rochelle, Jr., Headquarters & Head- quarters Battery - 99th. Field Artillery BN, 1st. Convoy Div.
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Chapter XII
TIMES AT WHICH ASSOCIATION HAS MET AT WISE
The Tar River Association met at Sharon Church at Wise in October, 1859, the second year the Church was or- ganized. At that time the Moderator was T. J. Pitchford; G. M. L. Finch, Clerk and Treasurer; and the preacher of the in- troductory sermon was G. M. L. Finch. At this session a plan to provide financial assistance to aged and infirm ministers and their families was considered and adopted, and a com- mittee was appointed to carry out this plan. This was the first systematic effort made by the Baptist of North Carolina to provide for their aged ministers.
The Tar River Association met again at Sharon in September 1869. T. J. Pitchford was still moderator; G. M. L. Finch, Clerk and Treasurer. The sermon was preached by G. M. Duke.
The next time the Association was in session at Sharon was in 1908 in the new stone building, but the name was not changed to Wise Baptist Church until 1925. At this meeting the moderator was G. M. Duke; Clerk and Treasurer, A. G. Wilcox; Preacher, J. R. Doan.
The last time the Association has met with us was October 5 and 6, of 1938. Now we were called the Wise Bap- tist Church. J. Edward Allen was moderator; John Edwards. Clerk and Treasurer ; Garland A. Hendricks, preacher. James S. Potter, pastor at Wise, led the Association in the singing of "Stand Up for Jesus" and "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name." The devotion was conducted by Theo B. Davis of Zebulon, N. C. Dr. Charles E. Brewer of Raleigh was recog- nized as a visitor by moderator. Later he delivered an ad- dress. Marvin K. Aycock presented the report on Christian Education. The report on Baptist Hospitals was presented by Mrs. C. R. Rodwell, Warrenton, N. C. At this meeting nine- teen pastors, two hundred seventy-nine messengers, and
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twenty-four visitors registered. The sermon was preached by Rev. Garland Hendricks using the text Mark 3: 14-15.
A sumptious dinner was served on the grounds by the ladies of the church.
On the closing afternoon October 6, 1938, Dr. W. R. Cullom delivered an address on "The Education that is Need- ed in Today's World." The report on temperance was pre- sented by our pastor, James S. Potter.
We hope we may have the honor and pleasure of en- tertaining the Association again in the near future.
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Chapter XIII EDUCATIONAL BUILDING
Along in 1953 our Sunday School facilities began to be crowded and we began to consider either building on to our present Church or an additional building. While most of us wanted to build an ell on to the end of the Church, others considered it impractical and more expensive to add to the present building. Some even said it couldn't be done, but four years later, it was proven that an addition was possible.
So in 1954 we built our present Educational Building. I believe the plans were drawn by our pastor at that time, Earl L. Harden. The building was constructed by the Grey- stone Corporation of Henderson, N. C. It consisted of a plain rectangular building, 32 ft. by 621/2 ft., made of cement blocks, and faced in a rock composition, called "Rock Face." This building has a kitchenette, and dining room used for Church socials and suppers on occasion. Between times, it serves as a Sunday School classroom. Actually there are several rooms in this building that are used for classrooms. Also, there are two restrooms. These were much needed, for prior to this the Church had only two outside privies. These were not only unsightly but hard to maintain in a decent con- dition.
This building was finished and equipped in 1954 at an approximate cost of $15,000.
While we use the building, lots of us feel it is an eyesore to the general appearance and harmony of the Church and that it should never have been built unless it was an addition to the Church and being made of the same kind of granite as the Church. Perhaps in the years to come it may be connected to the Church and veneered in granite to har- monize with the church. We sincerely hope this will happen eventually.
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COLEY CLEMMONS PERKINSON
Chapter XIV
COLEY CLEMMONS PERKINSON (Church Treasurer 1924-1951)
Mr. Coley, as he is called by everyone, was born in the Wise Community on June 12, 1875, the first child of Page Ransom Perkinson and Sallie Coleman Perkinson. Early in life he became a lifelong member of Sharon and Wise Bap- tist Church.
He was married to Sallie White on October 25, 1899 at the bride's home near Reavis Mill. It has been sometimes called the Snap White Place. The pastor of Jerusalem Church, Preacher Daley, performed the ceremony.
To this union the following children were born: Roy, Manie, Page, and Clanton. Mr. Coley's father was clerk and
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treasurer of our church for fifty years, as I have previously mentioned, so it was only natural that he, Mr. Coley, would find his place in his church work. So in 1924 he became Treasurer and served in this capacity until 1951, at which time his youngest son Clanton became, and at this time is still, the Treasurer of our Church.
Mr. Coley's period of service as Treasurer, twenty- seven years, has only been surpassed by one person, his father.
Personally, I've never known Mr. Coley to teach a Sunday School Class, or have a great deal to say about any phase of church work, but somehow, you always knew he was deeply interested in this work, and rarely missed a Sun- day service unless he was sick or had sickness in his family. He is always generous in his donations to Church and Sunday School. To sum it all up in a few words, he has been faithful for many years in service to Sharon and Wise Baptist Church.
CLERKS OF OUR CHURCH
Our first clerk was R. J. Perkinson who served from 1858 to 1868. Mr. Perkinson was succeeded by W. R. Cole- man who held this office until 1878 or a period of ten years. Our next clerk was P. R. Perkinson who served well from 1878 until 1917 -- The longest time any clerk has served in our church, about thirty-nine years. He also served as Secretary of Sunday School in 1915.
C. W. Perkinson was clerk of church from 1917 until 1923. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent for part of three years.
Mr. W. F. Dunn became the clerk for one year 1924.
In 1925 May Sallie Perkinson, the daughter of C. W. Perkinson, became our clerk for one year.
Beginning the year of 1926, Mrs. Cameron Michael became our clerk and served until 1931.
Miss Emma Dunn has been our Clerk since 1932 until the present time. A period of twenty-six years -- only one clerk has served longer -- P. R. Perkinson.
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Chapter XV
OUR CEMETERY
It seems almost as if our cemetery was never destined for a burying ground. If it had been, it does not seem that Rev. Perkinson, who gave the land for the church for the life of it, would have neglected to remove that clause from the deed that caused it to revert to his heirs at the removal of the church to the village. And yet his infant daughter Mary was the second body buried there July 31, 1872 -- the first person buried was Mike Paschal, date unknown as time has erased the dates from a hand hewn stone at his grave.
As time went on, age and disease took their toll, and more and more of our members were laid to rest under the shade of the oaks that stood around the church. Families be- gan their own family plots beginning across the back of the church and the east side. After the removal of the church to Wise, more space was available and graves are now where the old church stood.
During the depression years, 1931 and 1932, one of the WPA projects of this community was the beautification of our cemetery. A wall of native stone was erected around the South and East side, and along each side of the front or main drive with stone columns on each side at the entrance. This particular part of the work was under the supervision of Mr. Willie Ball. The stone was given by Mr. Horace Hawks from a hill near my home that has always been called Rocky Hill. These stones are of unusual color, and formation, and the hill has been checked at one time by a geologist looking for valuable mineral deposits. Some of the stones were very large, and had to be broken up in pieces, so that they could be moved to Wise, and then placed in position in the wall. Only mules and wagons were used for transporting them and no power equipment at all was used.
Mr. Elmo King had charge of the tree planting detail.
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Small cedars were dug up anywhere they could be found, that is of course with the consent of the owners. These were brought to the cemetery, and replanted around the South and East side, just inside the stone wall. After these had grown for a year or two, they were clipped like ornamental bushes. I remember that my brother Jasper and I pruned these trees the first time. Now after twenty-five or six years they are still pruned regularly and are very pretty. Some dog- wood, and crepe myrtle has been added from time to time. Also there are many other evergreens, and flowering plants that enhance the beauty of this God's acre.
As with all things, time began to tell on the old oaks, that had stood so long around Old Sharon. Many had become diseased with dead and decaying limbs, that were endanger- ing the tombstones around and under them. So it became necessary to begin to remove them. This began along in 1938 and was finished in 1941. This changed the appearance of the grounds and took some getting used to, but the grass grew better, on account of more sunshine, and there was no more danger to the memorial stones.
Early in 1938 the fact was brought to the attention of the church, that we did not own the land where so many of our loved ones were laid to rest. It seems to have come about by the oversight of Luther Perkinson, the youngest son of Preacher Perkinson's first marriage, who in selling a parcel of land adjoining the cementery on the North side, found out too late, he was actually selling his parents graves. Then he appealed to Mr. C. C. Perknison to buy this land at any price, and he would make it right with him as he did not like the idea of selling the cemetery in which his people were buried. At this time the land had reverted to the heirs of Preacher Perkinson, as the church had been moved, and of course it forfeited the deed.
The sale took place at the Court House in Warrenton, September 9, 1938. The bidding was spirited and the price went up and up. Walter L. Perkinson finally bought the tract of land adjoining the cemetery and the cemetery for $460.00. And Luther had no understanding with Walter, and the church cemetery no longer belonged to the church -- Then
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rumors began to circulate. The cemetery was to be parceled out in lots, each family had to pay for the place their loved ones now occupied, and so on and on. New lots were to be staked off and sold as they were needed. There was probably very little truth, if any in all this, but the leaders of the church knew it could happen, so they took steps to prevent this. Mr. W. L. Perkinson agreed to let the church have the cemetery for $50.00. This transaction took place on 9-26-1938 with the property being deeded to the Trustees of Wise Bap- tist Church, forever. The trustees at this time were J. H. Hicks, Rom White, Horace Hawks, W. M. Rochelle, and Roy Perkinson. The records of this deed may be found in Warren County records in the Court House in Warrenton, Book 144, Page 483.
Now we had the cemetery all paid for, we felt there would be no more complication and all would be smooth- sailing, but not so. On August 13, 1942, W. Jackson Paschall was buried on the Western extremity of our cemetery, very near the line, in fact the owner claimed the grave was a foot over on his side. Actually this was not true, but he felt it was, and was properly upset about it, so it went pro and con for a while, in fact over a year. Then on December 21 of 1943, Freddie L. Hicks stepped into the breach. He suggested to the owner, since he and his brother brother Tasker had no per- sonal lots in which to bury their dead, that he would like to buy some land on the Western side of the cemetery. The owner Mr. W. L. Perkinson accepted the offer and sold F. L. Hicks a lot 50 feet by 249 feet across the Western side of our cemetery. This parcel of land is bisected by a driveway running east to west. Freddie very generously gave consent for the church to use the property on the south side of the drive to use for general burial purposes, but reserved the Northern side for his and Tasker's use. Mr. Perkinson ac- cepted $100.00 for this piece of land. The records may be found in Warrenton at the Court House, Book 164, page 178.
During the years since we have been trying to improve our cemetery, we have had many committees, sometimes only one or two; lately, several. The author Clarence H. Thompson remembers working on this project as early as
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1934, along with Mr. M. H. Hayes and Miss Carrie Dunn.
Horace Hawks followed next to take charge of the cemetery. Since Horace and I had our own help we were al- lowed to use it. All along Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were active, in fact Mr. Hayes was probably the first person to see the possibilities of making our cemetery a better place in which to rest for eternity. Miss Carrie Dunn has never lagged in her efforts for this either. We have always been able to de- pend on Miss Carrie to come through on this project.
Other Committees that have served at different and numerous times have included Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hayes, C. H. Thompson, Horace Hawks, Miss India Hawks, Leon Perkinson, Freddie L. Hicks, Mrs. Wiley Mitchell (Sallie Page), Mr. Coley Perkinson. In 1950 the Committee was com- posed of Leon Perkinson, Mrs. Wiley Mitchell, Mr. Coley Perkinson, F. D. Hicks, Horace Hawks, Mrs. Walter Thacker, and Mrs. May Sallie Dryden. Our present Cemetery Com- mittee is composed of many of the 1950 Committee plus Mrs. Sol Perkinson, Joe Kimball, Carl Perkinson. Then too, there has been an agreement that the current pastor shall serve as president on this group.
Mrs. Sam Tudor at her death, April 19, 1957, was on this committee as flower planting director. She left a bequest of $1,000.00 to maintain her lot, the Hayes and Thacker lot, and the rest to be used in the general upkeep of the ceme- tery. We have had only one other bequest, that of Dr. Gwynn Nicholson for $225.00 to maintain his lot and to help in the beautification of the cemetery. Dr. Nicholson is the son of Gidd W. Nicholson one of the Grantees of Old Sharon Church. He, Dr. Nicholson, still keeps and maintain a burial plot here.
On December 1, 1948, Mr. Lonnie Thompson, a state employed surveyor, surveyed our cemetery, all of the family plots were numbered and named. These were transcribed to a scaled map, drive and walkways were laid out, most of the graves were indentified. Now it is very simple and easy to find any graves here. He would accept no money for his ser- vices, but said we might give his wife $25.00, which we did. The Commttee in charge at this time were C. C. Perkinson,
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President; Leon W. Perkinson, Vice-President; M. H. Hayes, Escretary ; Miss Carrie Dunn, Treasurer.
Through the years, I might mention Freddie Hicks has always been helpful, whether on the committee or not, with time, money and advice. Sallie Page, Mrs. Wiley Mitchell, has also been a willing worker.
It has been the custom in the past to set an annual day for a fund drive. Solicitors went out and asked for funds to maintain our cemetery. People usually welcomed us and helped as best they could. This year, 1958, we plan to change to a different system. We will send cards or letters telling the people who have loved ones buried here what we need and what we expect of them individually. We trust it will work.
Our sexton since 1936 has been mostly Robert Mon- ague, a colored gentleman -- Mrs. Hayes' caretaker. He has worked well and faithfully, and the results he has achieved through his labors has been most satisfactory.
This is a copy of annual letter to members to help in the care of their cemetery. We have to depend almost en- tirely on donations to care for it.
Wise, N. C. February, 1959
Dear Friend :
Another year has passed and it is now time for our annual drive. We hope you have been pleased with the work of the cemetery committee and we wish to express our ap- preciation and thanks to all who cooperated and contributed in making this possible. Largely through the planning, ef- forts and supervision of the committee the cemetery has kept in splendid condition. However, our funds are now very low and we are asking your support and cooperation. We trust your donation now and the future will (someday) result in the permanent care of all plots. The committee will be glad to receive your constructive criticism and helpful suggestions at any time. A resolution was passed at the annual meeting Sunday, February 8, 1959 that owners of plots, please not place any corner stones above the ground that will interfere
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with the mower or place sand on graves. Your cooperation, in this will be greatly appreciated.
Please send your check to Mrs. M. S. Dryden, Wise N. C.
Thanking you in advance for your contribution, we are Yours truly, C. C. Perkinson, President Mrs. Ruby Perkinson, Secretary Mrs. M. S. Dryden, Treasurer
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