Receives First Oak Leaf Cluster ? ^
Picture depicts Colonel John N. Schoming, Advisor Group Commander, presenting the Army
Commendation Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious service to Master Sergeant
Harry K. Gillispie on the occasion of his retirement from the US Army. MSG Gillispie had
served since March 1967 as Chief Enlisted Advisor to the 5th Bn, 113th Artillery of the North
Carolina Army National Guard. His wife, Ethel, and son were present for the ceremony at the
Raleigh headquarters of the Advisor Group.
MSG Gillispie lived at 105 Beam Circle in Louisburg until his retirement. He has now moved
to Chatham, Virginia, where he has accepted a position at the Hargrave Military Academy there.
First Citizen Launches Credit Card
Within the next few days
First-Citizens Bank & Trust
Company will launch its Mas
ter Charge bank credit card
projpam throughout its 55
town market and service area
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in North Carolina.
First-Citizens is a member
of Atlantic States Bankcard
Association whose members
throughout the two Carolinas
and Virginia will simultan
eously t Initiate their Master
Charge-credit card campaigns
as well.
Master Charge, thru Inter
bank, is the Nation's largest
and fastest-growing bank
credit card.
According to Vice Presi
dent E. L. Hicks who heads
First-Citizens Master Charge
Department headquartered in
Raleigh, the bank will offer a
number of unique services to
its participating merchants
well as to its customers, In
cluding specialized computer
marketing information, su
perior rapid credit and appli
cation authorization and an
exclusive promotional cam
paign in which First-Citizens
cardholders may win cash
awards.
"There is no doubt in our
minds that Master Charge is.
the very best bank credit card
available anywhere in the'
United States today," Hicks
stated. "We waited until we
could offer the best and our
customers now will have the
very best within a matter of
days."
Mrs. Porter To Chair N.C.C. Council Drive
i
Kep. Kichard Clark of
Monroe, president of the
North Carolina Consumers
Council, announced the ap
pointment of Mrs. Julian Por
ter of Severn as Region 11
chairman of the Council's
1969 membership drive.
Mrs. Porter is a North
ampton County homemaker,
Tarmer, business woman and
civic worker.
Region II is comprised of
Edgecombe, Franklin, Gran
ville, Halifax, Nash, North
ampton, Person, Vance, War
ren and Wilson counties.
Members of the statewide
membership committee from
the region are Dr. Edgar T.
Beddingfield, Jr. of Statons
burg and Mrs. Fannie New
some of Rich Square. Mrs. E.
Lee Jones of Hamlet is state
membership chairman.
The North Carolina Con
sumers Council is a voluntary,
non-profit, non-partisan citi
zens' organization working
for consumer service and pro
tection through edpoatjbn. re
search and legislation. It is
made up of individuals and
urban, rural, business, farm,
labor, civic, men's and
Campaign
Successful
An unusually successful
Heart Fund campaign in
Youngsville netted $160.85;
exceeding previous solicita
tions in behalf of Heart
Funds.
The Youngsville Woman's
Club sponsored the local
drive which was conducted
by General Chairman Mrs. L.
A. Woodlief with the assis
tance of Business Chairman
Mrs. T. E. Lindsey.
On Sunday February 23
which was set aside as na
tional Heart Sunday, mem
bers of the 'Teenage Club
were out under the leadership
of Mrs. Woodlief to conduct a
house to house canvass. Par
ticipating were Debbie Gris
som, Libbie Brown, Clara
Ann Stallings, Deborah Davis,
Connie Woodlief. Debbie
Woodlief, Deborah" Wright,
Ricky Reddick, KeAny Wood
lief, Ricky Dement, Gordon
Conyers, Johnny Conyers,
Gordon Lye and RocheUe
Holmes.
Adult teenage club chap
erones who drove their cars
and assisted the young people
were Mrs. H. H. Reddick,
Mrs. Vernon Grissom, Mrs.
Standi Woodlief, Mrs. Doug
las Holmes, Mrs. Allen Stal
lings, Mrs. Clarence Conyers,
Mrs. N. A. Brown and Mrs. L.
A. Woodlief.
Volunteer workers return
ed to the community building
after they completed their
fob, and had refreshments of
punch, cupcakes and potato
chips.
women s and low-income
groups representing more
than 500,000 North Caro
linians across the state.
Council President Clark, a
member of the 1969 General
A ssembly, said * the Con
sumers Council has received
widespread and strong sup
port for its program.
"Never in the history of
North Carolina," he said,
"has greater interest in con
sumer affairs been as widely
expressed by leading states
men. The challenge ahead
(for the Council) is to be
come a strong voice express
ing new influence on the eco
nomic scene -as consumer in
vestments and expenditures
are becoming as large as busi
ness investments in today's
market."
Modern
Reading
"What are you reading,
daughter?"
"A novel, father, entitled
'The Lovelorn Lovers."
"Umph! The usual modern
rubbish, I suppose!"
"It's a book you presented
to mother years ago."
TOWN 'N CAMPUS
12 HOUR
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28th
12 NOON To 12 MIDNIGHT
t?Hr. Stock Of m. r Merchadise
LADIES And MEN
PRICE
TABLE
MERCHANDISE
From
$100
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Beginning March 1
your crumpled,
worn little sales slips
are going to be
worth saving.
Save your First Bank Card sales slips and choose
from 160 free gifts.
As a First Bank Card holder, you'll receive in the
mail a catalog covering all the details.
Then, just save your sales slips from First Bank
Card purchases And when you've got the dollar
.imount of sales slips you need for the gift you want
Hist fill in an order blank, gather up your sales slips,
and mail them in,
It's just another extra for First
And if you don't already have
this is just one more rea
son why you should You / '
can get an application from f (
any First Bank Card mem \_
ber merchant.
Shop where you see
these emblems. the
Bank Card holders,
a First Bank Card,
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