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Corbitt Preservation Association to hold quarterly meeting this Sunday

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This is a reminder of the 1st quarter meeting of The Corbitt Preservation Association. It will be this Sunday Feb 5th at 2:00 pm at the Bennett H. Perry Museum (180 Church Street, Henderson) the home of the Corbitt Preservation Association. We look forward to seeing each and every one of you there.

We are going to have a great year hope you can join us in the fun.

Thanks again,

Ken Stegall

Treasurer and Archivist

The Corbitt Preservation Association

 

15th Annual Corbitt Truck Show

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The 15th Annual Corbitt Truck Show and the 15th Annual Show, Shine, Shag and Dine are THIS SATURDAY, OCT 15TH in downtown Henderson.

Charles Powell, Curtis Paul, Kenneth Stegall and the entire Corbitt Preservation Association are proud to announce that this should be the largest show so far.  Stegall wrote in a recent email to association members, “We will have vehicles here that have never been here before.”

Powell said, “John (Hedgepeth’s) military truck is going to be there.  And we will have one of the racing Corbitts that used to be on the racing circuit.  Some of the former drivers of the racing circuit will be there too.”

Stegall wrote, “It is the most amazing restoration I have ever seen. I am sure you will agree when you see it as well.”  The Hedgepeth military truck is pictured in the flyer below.

“Richard Johnson Corbitt IV will be attending the show for the second time.  There will be lots of reminiscing about the Corbitt company happening for sure with family and friends,” Stegall wrote.

Twenty five Corbitts or more are expected this year.

The Corbitts will be on display in their regular spot at the corner of Williams and Montgomery streets.  The museum will be open all day as well at the corner of Church and Chestnut streets.

If you wish to donate to the museum, mail your response to The Corbitt Preservation Association, PO Box 74, Henderson, NC 27536.

(This article was written by John C. Rose of WIZS, who is a member of the Corbitt Preservation Association.)

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Corbitt Museum and Meeting

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The first Corbitt Preservation Association meeting of 2016 will take place Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 P.M.  Kenneth Stegall, association treasurer, informed WIZS News that folks interested in the group are invited to attend the meeting at the Bennett H. Perry, Jr. Museum (the Corbitt Museum) located at 180 Church St., Henderson, NC.  There will be good fellowship, and it will be a great opportunity to see in the museum if you have not done so already.

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In the following written statement, Stegall says the museum is in need of volunteers.

“The Corbitt Preservation Association would like to thank all the citizens of Henderson, NC and the surrounding area for their support. We opened the Bennett H. Perry Jr. Museum back in October of 2015 which is the home of the Corbitt Museum as well as a museum of the City of Henderson. We are having trouble finding citizens willing to volunteer to help us keep it open on the weekends. We are in need of volunteers for 3-hr shifts on Saturdays and Sundays. The hours for Saturday are from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. We are in need of volunteers to work 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. on Saturdays and 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. on Sundays. We will assist in the training of the volunteers as to what needs to be done. We are also open by appointment for groups and individual showings. We encourage other groups to have meetings at the Museum. Please feel free to contact any Corbitt Preservation member or Ken Stegall, Charles Powell or Curtis Paul. The Corbitt Preservation Association is on facebook and our website is www.corbitttrucks.com ; we can be emailed at info@corbitttrucks.com. We look forward to hearing from anyone willing to help. We have a nice Museum, but we need our community’s help in keeping it open.”