r OF INTEREST
WOMEN
CLUB NEWS
Krs. Edward DiOard has return- :
o her home on Hill Street af
% visit to relatives in Burling
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rs. J. W. Weiseger entertained
\ the Clubertson Club at her home
on Tarboro Street last Tuesday af
iternoon.
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pdgemont School Parent Teacher
Association met last Wednesday.
Mrs. Ira Gunn addressed the asso
ciation on child training.
Messrs. R. T. Fountain, Ted
Green, and J. A. Edgeton attended
the funeral of Mr. T. C. Whitaker
TO Trenton, last Tuesday afternoon.
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Mrs. Thomas Hall entertained
the Nash-Edgecombe chapter of
Tjrk. C. T. C. Alumnae Association
her home on Hill Street Tues
- 11 day evening.
M* Mrs. Bayard Wooten of Chapel
J Hill was in Rocky Mount last week
and lectured before the Twentieth
Century Club on her Charleston
■election of pictures.
Edgecombe Council Holds
Interesting Session
guest speakers, Miss Mary
Arlington of this city, and Miss
Sally Staton, of Tarboro, featured
the outstanding program presented
at the session of the Edgecombe
County, council which was held in
the office of Miss Katheryn Milsap,
Edgecombe county home demon
f stration agent in Tarboro on Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Blanche Anderson, presi
dent of the council, called the
meeting to order and in her pre
) liminary remarks extended greet
ings to members of the 10 councils
» represented and, in clever rhyme,
commended leaders of the agencies
for their work accomplished dur
ing , the past year and presented
to t£em a gift as a token of appre
ciation of the cooperation accorded
the leaders,
i County project leaders from
I West Edgecombe, Woodland, Tar
y bm>, Pleasant Hill, Oak Dale and
Maecleseld clubs submitted detail
ed reports of work accomplished,
including canning, sewing, home
beautification of house and
grounds, the planting of trees,
shrubs, gardening and other pro
i jects, all tending to show that the
! year has been marked with un
, usual activity.
; * Mrs. Anderson, at the close of
the routine session, presented Miss
W Mary Arrington, who spoke to the
council on the "Joys of Family
| Life." In summing up her re
marks, following an interesting
j address, Miss Arrington urged club
members to do dil gently those
tasks assigned and not to become
discouraged over the small things
that make up the daily lives of
most of us. She prescribed faith,
patience and courage as requisites
for a happy and successful life
ft fend a healthy body, good nervous
Vjfystem, a serviceable mind, the
.. /Jbility of think independently, i
JQfeste for good reading, good man-
adaptability and the develop
ffi ment of an indoor and outdoor
I hobby as necessary to theifulfill
ment of an efficient life. *
f Citing the fact that big things
} from small beginnings grow, Miss
Arrington pointed to the grow'h
the Thomas Hackney Braswell
jlMemorial library here, the move
ment for which was instigated by
i "a small group of local women who
gave of their own books for the
11 nucleus of a small library which
was maintained over a downtown
store, with voluntary workers.
From this humble beginning a
generous citizen was inspired to
contribute the handsome structure
which is now largely patronized as
a memorial to a member of his
yf family. In touching on the work
f • of club c.fromen, -Miss Arrington
praised the effort of Mrs. Jane F.
McKimmon, pioneer club worker
• \ n the state, and traced the growth
' of the women's club during the
m past twenty years.
1 V Miss Sally' Staton, prominent
Tarboro woman, who is a deep
Rtndent c f history and world af
faire, srcl-" briefly on the work
of 'he couw-'l, also according high
praises to M'-s. McKimmon for her
pioneer work in the state. She
put before the council a plan to
* establish rest rooms in Tarboro
for the comfort and pleasure of
the rural women and urged that
members of the council give the
1 plan their support.
The meeting was attended by 20
1 representatives of the clubs, with
J two special guests being present.
PERSONALS
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LEGGETT NEWS ITEMS
By Margaret Lawrence
The friends of Mr. F. F. Savage
regret to know that he is in Edge
combe General Hospital with an
infected hand. We wish for him
a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Harriss of
Enfield were the guests of Mrs.
Harriss' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
D. Parks Sunday afternoon.
L. H. Fountain has returned to
Chapel Hill after spending the
week-end with his mother, Mrs. L.
H. Fountain.
The Senior Class of Leggett
High School sponsored a square
dance Friday night.
Miss Mary Louise Grimes and
Miss Lucile Gammons, students of
E. C. T. C., Greenville, spent Sun
day with their parents.
Miss Huldah Roberson of Rober
sonville was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Winstead Sunday.
Mr. B. A. Fountain is out after
an attack of flu.
Mr. R. A. Fountain and Miss
Martha Brown Fountain o£ Foun
tain, were visitors here during the
week.
RED OAK NEWS
By Helen Beal
The Epworth League of 'the
Methodist Church had a party last
Wednesday night at the home of
Miss Mable Jones.
The P. T. A. of the Red Oak
High School held its regular meet
ing Friday night, February 2.
Miss Francis Taylor was the
week-end guest of Geraldine Par
rish.
Miss Elsie Beale spent the week
end with Hazel Frazier, of the
Philadelphia section.
Miss Annie Pearl Faulkner and
Hazel Fisher were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jones Saturday
night.
Miss Gupton, a member of the
faculty, has been very ill, but we
are glad to say now that she is
able to be up.
Miss Thelma Leonard was the
guest of Miss Lucile, Arnold Sun
day.
I STANHOPE NEWS |
Messrs. Prentice Longest and
Howard Hill of Beaufort were
guests df Miss Louise Roberson
Sunday.
Mrs. W. W. Roberson is ill at
her home here.
Misses Ricks and Daniels of
Wilson, were week-end guests of
Miss Rachel Daniels.
Misseb Leta Brantley and Emma
Roberson were business visitors in
Nashville and Rocky Mount Fri
day.
Miss Louise Roberson spent Fri
day in Rocky Mount.
Mrs. C. S. Bunn was hostess at
a delightful dinner party Monday
night honoring the birthday anni
versaries of Mr. C. S. Bunn and
Miss Rachel Daniels. Covers were
laid for nine. The guests besides
the honorees were Mr. and Mrs. H.
D. Richardson, Mrs. Fred-Wallace,
Miss Miriam Norris, Miss Emma
Roberson, and Miss Janie Lee.
The P. T. A. met Friday eve
ning, February 2. Mr. C. S. Bunn
was in charge of the program. An
original skit, "Two Sides to Every
thing," depicting right and wrong
methods of home training, was
given. Those taking parts were
Mr. Bunn, Mrs. H. D. Richardson,
Ernestine Harper, Mabel Rober
son, Sarah Skinner Roberson,
Braxton Harper, and Mark Bunn.
Mr. Richardson's room won the
attendance prize.
On Friday night, February 9,
Mrs. Fred Wallac, Mrs. John Rob
erson, and Miss Carolyn Brantley
will sponsor a supper in the lunch
room at Stanhope School. The
proceeds will be used to purchase
maps for Mrs. Wallace's fourth
and fifth grades.
EARLY HOPPERS DIE
Helena, Mont.—The appearance
of tiny grosshoppers, showing
premature hatching due to mild
weather, has encouraged farmers
who believe that subsequent zero
weather will be fatal to the grass
hoppers and avoid a plague this
summer.
Germany and Poland sign ten
year peace agreement.
Washington extends "loan" of
$2,000,000 in food to Cuba.
THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1934
A VISIT TO "AUNT PET"
NORWOOD
Four miles south of Chapel Hill,
on the highway to Pittsboro, N.
C., in a little two roomed cottage,
lives a lovely old lady, familiarly
known by her neighbors as "Aunt
Pet Norwood." She was born near
Pittsboro, eighty-three years ago
on the 23rd of February, this
month. When a child she was
known as Annie E. Horton. More
than half a century ago, she be
came the wife of Mr. "Sack" Nor
wood. For many years they lived
and loved each other in their home,
near Mann's Chapel Methodist
church rn Chatham County. A few
years ago they moved to the above
mentioned cottage to be near their
son, John, who has a nice new
home about a hundred yards away.
After her husband's death, a few
months ago, John asked his mother
to move in and live with him and
his wife, but she preferred to stay
in her own little home.
"Aunt Pet" is feeble, and can'*
see how to read. Her mind is
good. She has an unusual mem
ory, and a keen sense of humor.
It was the writer's great pleasure,
recently, to make a visit to this
dear old lady. While in her home,
I was told by a neighbor about
some rhymes that she had written.
Somehow the papers had been de
stroyed, but from memory she
could readily reproduce her pro
ductions, which she was kind
enough to do for us, and let us
write them down.
One of these rhymes she calta
"The Corn," and we may think of
it as her temperance song. She
looked out over a field of corn
from which the tops of the stalks
had been cut, leaving the ears
showing prominently, and this is
what she wrote:
"You must plant me, and then you
must plow,
And I will grow the best I know
how;
Then take me to the mill, and have
me ground,
I'll feed your children, and your
hound.
Treat me right, and I'll treat you
bright.
But run me through a still,
I'll help you a drunkard's grave to
fill.
For I was made to be eaten, nbt
to be drank,
To go in a crib, and not in a tank."
Another she calls "The Hill."
The hill was near an old Pritchett
home place.
"I climbed the hill that Pritchett
trod,
And viewed the landscape o'er;
It was a beautiful sight
I wish the world was living right.
I stood and communed with God,
And wished I could walk in the
paths He trod.
We can if we will.
He left no gaps that we can not
fill.
I love to view the sun go down,
And wonder if I will ever wear a
crown.
I'm willing to take both stripes
and bars
If I can win one golden star."
Again, as she meditated on
"Prayer" she wrote:
"Prayer will make a Christian's
armor bright,
Prayer will put old Satan to a
flight;
Prayer will carry you on wings
of love;
Prayer will land you in that sweet
home above.
Then pray, both day and night
And be sure you are living right.
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If you don't, when ybu come to die
You will have no wings in heaven
to fly*
Mrs. Norwood's sense of humor
and repartee may be seen in the
following lines. A son, who loves
to hunt had married a Virginia
lady, and was living in that good
state. His wife, who rightly loves
her native state, wrote among
othe r things, these words:
"When my time is come to die,
Carry me back and let me lie,
Close to where James River goes
rolling by,
Down in Old Virginia."
"Aunt Pet" wrote without in
tending for it to be seen;
"Virginia was grandfather's native
state,
But nature worked a different fate;
And when he died and was laid
away
North Carolina gave him the best
of clay.
To the one who has made Virginia
his home,
No more in Carolina ever to roam,
Who tells his little band
Great will be that man
'When I am dead, carry me back
and let me lie
Close by where Haw River goes
rolling by,
Down in Carolina, the home of the
free,
Where the willows will weep o'er
Mother and me."
Perhaps she would call this one
"Virginia and Carolina."
But the rhyme that Mrs. Nor
wood loves most she has named
"My Children," and is as follows:
"My dear children, may your lives
ever be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
No sorrow may you ever know,
But peace and love forever flow.
And when your mother is laid tc
rest,
Look and say, she has done her
best. '
When she is numbered among the
dead,
She will softly around you tread.
When you are out under a starless
sky,
Always feel that mother is nigh."
Before her eyesight failed her,
"Aunt Pet" made it her habit to
read the New Testament, which
she loves, and finds a source of
joy and comfort now, through
twice each year. One year she
read it three times. No doubt her
wonderful memory was made
strong by being constantly filled
with the knowledge of the Word
of God.
The little visit was a great joy.
When the writer had read some
verses from The Book and offered
a simple prayer for this humble
child of God, she laid her hand
gently on him, and he went away
■feeling that one of God's saints on
earth abides for a while in that
little cottage by the roadside.
S. W. OLDHAM.
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FALLING LIMB PUTS
' NASH COUNTY WOMAN
IN THE HOSPITAL
Miss Mary Lynch, 26-year-okl
Nash cuonty woman, was in a local
hospital today with severe head
injuries caused by a falling limb.
She was brought to the hospital
this morning and put under phy
sicians' observation. The extent
of injuries revealed in a prelimi
nary examination was a lacerated
skull and minor hurts.
"Army of Mendicants" is held
a menace to public health.
PINEJTOPS NEWS
By Bather Mawn Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Phillips and
family have recently moved here
from Rocky Mount where Mr.
Phillips runs a mattress factory.
Mrs. E. L. Pitt is ill at her home.
Last night the Merchants and
Farmers Bank of Macclesfield was
attempted to be robbed, but two
men were on the guard, watching
for the robbers who were fright
ened away before securing very
much money. The officers haven't
been able to locate robbers yet.
The P. T. A. of the grammar
school of Pinetops gave a silver
tea last Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. M. E. Lane. Mrs.
Leon Griffin, Mrs. T. C. Webb and
Mrs. J. K. Harper were on the
program committee. The program
was composed of music, reading
and (dancing by a group of girls).
Tea and sandwiches were served
by Mrs. E. L. Pitt, Mrs. Mark
Webb and Mrs. W. E. Crisp.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Farmer of
Elm City, visited relatives near
Pinetops Sunday.
Misses Margaret Wooten, Doro
thy Steadman and lone Lane gave
a party honoring Miss Elizabeth
Clark Barber who is leaving for
Maryland.
"Hearts Dice" was enjoyed and
the guest of honor was presented
a lovely gift.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses.
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| SEVEN PATHS NEWS |
Miss Elizabeth White of Bunn,
was a visitor here the past week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Sykes and
family visited friends at Nashville,
N. C., Sunday P. M.
Miss Estelle Strickland of the'
Youngsville school faculty spent
the week-en** here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Strick
land.
Miss Hattie Murphy, Miss Mary
Grey Alford and Mr. Ennis Mur
phy of Bunn, and Messers. Junie
and Glycerine Turnage visited Miss
Grayce Strickland, Sunday P. M.
Mrs. J. M. Lanum visited her
daughter, Mrs. B. C. Strickland
of Spring Hope last week.
Mrs. Bettie Hinton of Greens
boro, N. C., visited Mr. and Mrs.
B. P. Hinton the past week-end.
Mr. J. M. Sykes, Jr., is now H
resident of our community. He
was formerly of Centerville, N. C.
Mrs. Susie Dodd and Miss Mary
Grey Alford spent Saturday night
with Mrs. J. M. Lamm.
The G. A. meeting was held with
Miss Grayce Strickland Sunday
P. M. at :00 o'clock.
It has been reported that Reu
ben Sykes, so n of Mr. and Mrs.
M. R. Sykes, is ill at Park View
Hospital, Rocky Mount, N. C. We
wish him a speedy recovery.
Mr. Bruce Sykes is visiting his
brother, Mr. Dwight Sykes and
family, of Wallace, N. C.
Shower Party
A shower party was given Fri
day evening, Feb. 2 in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stallings,
honorary to Mrs. A. C. Stallings.
The games led by Miss Margaret
Strickland were greatly enjoyed.
Two interesting contests were held,
the winners being Mrs. A. C.
Stallings and Miss Estelle Strick
land. Radio music was enjoyed
throughout the evening.
A delicious course of hot choco
late and cake was served by Mrs.
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ROCKY MOUNT PUBLIC OTIL ir
Avery Stallings, assisted by Mrs.
Arthur Stallings.
Mrs. Stallings was the recipient
of many useful and attractive
gifts.
Guests of the evening included
the interment friends of Mrs.
Stallings.
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The Busy Person is Always in De
mand.
When there is a big job to be
done, a difficult deal to be put
over, where a keen active brain,
thought and skill are to be taxed
to the utmost, those who have
myich leisure who can afford to
spend a good deal of idle time in
amusements are seldom, if evei-,
called on.
Unthinking people say, "Why
ask a. busy man like Brown to do
an extra job, when his hands are
so full already? Why should an
other burden be placed on him
when Mr. Jones has only a little
job, that leaves him much spare
time?"
The reason is not hard to find.
The busy man is willing to work.
He is accustomed to activity. If
the project is important, he will
find time to give it his personal
attention, while the man who has
but little to do, cannot be relied
upon to take upon himself extra
burdens. He has not been suffi
ciently interested in his own or
family affairs to do more than
plod along in a routine, never get
ting out of his rut sufficiently to
reach out for bigger and better
opportunities for success.
Ambition is a wonderful asset
provided it is not turned to selfish
ends. Roosevelt was ambitious to
become president of the United
States. Perhaps he did desire the
prestige, the glory and the honor
that pertains to the office. But
above all he wanted to serve his
country to pull it out of the slough
of despair in which it was floun
dering.
He found graft, crime, ruin,
staring the nation in the face.
Did he shirk, or sit down and
hope that conditions would get
better ? No, he set to work to
make them better. He has gone
forward with such courage and de
termination that the timid and
conservative stand aghaßt, and
predict that we are faced by dire
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disaster. Is he discouraged by
their carping and prophesying?
No. He has set himself a. task
and he is pushing forward with
determination, such as few possess,
to accomplish that which he set
out to do. He will no more turn
back in defeat than did Columbus
when his sailors were threatening
mutiny. He had a purpose in
view, an end to gain and he went
forward in the face of opposition,
threats and seemingly unsurmount
able obstacles. But he won and
the new world was discovered.
Doubtless Columbus was a man
of many faults, perhaps he later
deserved to be sent to Spain in
chains, because he had misgovern
ed San Domingo, but he won last
ing honor and fame because he
refused to give up in the face of
discouragements and won. He did
that which he set out to do.
The world hates a whiner and.a
quitter. They hate flabby charac
ters, which usually po with weak
bodies. The body and mind must
function together. Begin this year
to strengthen your will by building
a strong body. Sometimes it takes
much determination and self de
nial, but like Columbus, chait
your plans and follow them. Let
your motto be that of the Greeks,
"a sane mind in a sound body."
CHIEF OF POLICE TO
RESIGN FROM OFFICE
(Continued f*om uaae one)
citizenship of Mount, and
our people always felt safe under
the protection of Chief Hedgepeth.
He was reared on the farm in
Nash County, coming from a stur
dy and upright parentage, receiv
ing the training on the farm which
has always given to our outstand
ing business men a training that
city life does not give them, and
at this time there is not a mow
beloved citizen in Rocky Mount,
by all classes of all races.
The news of his resignation
comes to the attention of the
citizenship of Rocky Mount with a
tinge of sadness. Yet, one who
has been continuously in harness
for twenty years, who has rarely
taken a day's vacation, is entitled
to a. rest.
His resignation places upon the
Board of Aldermen the very seri
ous duty of the election of a suc
cessor, for a city that has been
used to the services and ability of
Chief Hedgepeth will not be satis
fied with a man of just ordinary
character and ability.