News & Society Items Mrs. C. B. Burton. Mrs. R. W. Gary and Bryan of Newport News, Va.. spent last week with Mrs. Mattie Frazier. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Davis and Todd have as weekend quests Mr and Mrs. Edward Shearin. Beth and Chris of Fayetteville and Miss Mary Ann Davis and Mason of Wilson and Sherwood Beaman of Wilson. Mr-. J \ Koss is visiting relatives in Florida for some I inn*. J H Palmer is visiting relatiws in Miami and Si. Petersburg. Fla. Betsj Bryd Bobbin of Greensboro spent the weekend here. Mr .ind Mrs. S. T Thorne of Greensboro were quests of Mrs. W \ Graham and Mrs. R. I). Meade last week. Mrs F I' Hunter is visiting relatives in Charlottesville. Va. Mr and Mrs. Dan Caldwell and daughters of Charlotte were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs I, M. Lee Miss Ellen Baxter of i lemson. S C . was a weekend guest hi Mrs. K. W. Baxter. Mr and Mrs. I,. A. Thompson >! Franklinton were dinner guests ol Mr and Mrs. George \\ I (avis on Sunday. Their Friday luncheon guests were Mrs Kathenne Cockshutt and Michael Southern of Raleigh and Mesdames J, H. Kerr and H. F. Twitty of Warrenton. j. Howard Powell has returned from Duke Hospital in Durham. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Scott and son of (iarner spent the weekend here with relatives. Mrs. A. 0. Harris has returned from visiting relatives in I.umherton. Mrs. K. A. Stewart of Dunn is her guest. Weekend guests of ;v]rs. Clarence Lynch and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stallings. Kim and Chris, were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Good win, Brian and Joel, Mrs. Edna Speight of Raleigh, Mrs. Marv Thompson, Mrs. Stith Mr. and Mrs. Garland Richardson of Essex announce the engagement of their daughter. Gwendolyn, to Ronald Eric Richardson, son of Chief and Mrs. W. R. Richardson of Essex. Miss Richardson is a senior at John Graham High School and Mr. Richardson is a junior at Pembroke State College where he is majoring in history. No wedding date has been set. Mrs. Walker Is Feted On Sunday afternoon at the Macon Firehouse, Mrs. Sarah Walker was entertained at a floating babv shower. Barbara Walker, Mrs. AI Stoner and Bert of Greenville, J. W. Bed dingfield, April and Kari and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rivers and Vickie. Mr. and Mrs. Coley Perkin son, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Edwards and Miss Janet Edwards visited Mrs. Mariam Ellis in Maria Parham Hospital on Sunday where she recently had surgery. Leonard Buskey of Norfolk visited her last week. Mrs. Leon Adams of Wilson visited here during the weekend. Guests of Mrs. A. C. Powell during the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Powell, Fred Powell and son, Gregory, and friend of Richmond, Ya., Mrs. Albert Andrewj of Whitakers and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell and son of Norlina. Mrs. F. T. Read visited relatives in Roxboro this week for several days. Mrs. S M. Bentun and Bob Benton visited Mr. and Mrs. Richard Benton and Mrs. Martha Anderson in Raleigh on Wednesday. Stalling. Hattie Williams, Margaret Mustian. Margaret Gooch and Pat Walker were hostesses. Mrs. Walker received many useful and lovely gifts from approximately 5U guests at tending. PASCHALLHONORED Melvin Glenn Paschall of Norlina has been honored for his outstanding year with Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co. Paschall led his district in production and finished as the No. 1 agent in the Durham District. In addition he also qualified for his company's Leader's Club and was awarded an all expense paid trip to Miami Beach. Fla. ON DEAN'S LIST Mildred Elaine AyscQe has made the Dean's List for the first semester at North Carolina Central University in Durham. Miss Avscue, a sophomore majoring in accounting. is a 1974 honor graduate of John Graham High School and is the daughter of Mrs. Nannie B. Ayscue of Warrenton. MAKES DEAN'S LIST Karl Shearin of 532 White Street made the Dean's List f -r the fall semester at Pitt Technical Institute in Greenville. Karl is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Shearin of Warrenton and is majoring in mental health. ON DEAN'S LIST Kathryn Larnell King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Lou King of Areola, has been named to the dean's list at U.N.C. Chapel Hill for the fall semester. Miss King is a 1975 graduate of Warren Academy. Follow Plan In Making Smart Furniture Buys If your New Year's plans call for buying new furniture for your home, shop carefully to find suitable furnishings without overspending. "Before going to a store, take a realistic look at the needs of your family." advise extension house furnishings specialist*. North Carolina State University. Then list the activities that will take place in each room. This should help you decide what furniture is necessary. Familiarize yourself with the price ranges of the furniture you're interested in to avoid impulse buying and to stay within your budget. Look through magazines, newspapers, pubications and other sources of consumer information. This will help you to ask questions while shoping. When you are ready to buy, purchase the best quality of furniture you can afford that is best suited to your needs, the specialists suggest. Sit on chairs and sofas, check construction and sturdiness. Read labels, hang tags and seals to learn all you can abet the furniture and ask questions if you do not understand. Check the ^terms of guaran tees and warranties. Know w hat is covered and for how long, who is responsible for meeting the terms and what vour responsibilities involve. Also, know the store's policies and procedures. Reputable dealers stand behind their merchandise. Finally, before you sign on the dotted line, be sure you have compared prices and services in several stores for the best value. ON DEAN'S LIST Gary Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews of Fairview Street, has been named to the Dean's List for the fall quarter at New River Community College at Dublin, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Smelley of Richmond, Virginia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Deborah Ann. to Charles Ervin King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benzie W. King, also of Richmond, Virginia. A February 14 wedding is planned. Four Take Honors Four students from the Warrenton area were hon ored by being named to the Dean's List at Louisburg College for the fall semester. Those named were Donna Kay Dillard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dillard of Route 3, Warrenton: Sandra Kaye Milliard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hilliard of Macon; Michelle M. M. Matuskowitz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo S. A. Matuskowitz of Route 2, Warrenton; and Elizabeth Sue Salmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady T. Salmon of Route Birth Announced Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Harris of Macon announce the birth of a daughter, Heather Michelle, on Jan. 20 at Maria Parham Hospital. Mrs. Harris is the former Miss Becky Richardson of Norlina. 1, Norlina. To be named to the Dean's List a student must attain a 3.1 or B average while carrying i full academic load. GRASS RIVER ... The In dians tailed it Pa-hay-okee, 'name for the true 1-iorida Evergladfs. Fresh water wend ing toward the sea flows into the salty waters of Florida Bay, a "River of Grass" providing a superabundance of diverse plants and animals. Islands of dense vegetation and thickly clustered trees dot the grassy waters with tropical oases called hammocks. Rl'RITANS ATTEND MEETING—Some 15 Ruritan members, representing six clubs, gathered at the Afton-Eiberon Clubhouse on Tuesday night of last week for an officers training school. Pictured above, left to right, are: Joe Cobb, vice president, Wise-Paschall Club; J. W. Arvin, Past District Governor; Clifton Hicks, president of the Norlina Club. Representatives attending were from clubs in the Rocky Mount-Durham District. Others from Norlina attending were Daniel Knight, treasurer; Horton Brantley, secretary; and Hal Paschall, director of the Norlina Club. Nat Turner Over UK) Negroes and 55 white persons were killed during a NeKro insurrection led by black sla\e Nat Turner in August, 1831. Twenty slaves were executed as a result of the Virginia revolt. Big Methodist Event Slated United Methodist Women of The Norlina Methodist Church will hold one of their most important annual observances February 2 at 8 o'clock in the church parlor—The Call to Prayer and Self-Denial. About 1.5 million women in 35,000 local units in all 50 states will join in the observance. The Call, inspired by special mission needs, focuses on prayer, a deepened spiritual life and a guided mission study. Major events of the observance include the Quiet Day and an interpretation of the mission projects in the United States and abroad for which a special offering will be made. Each woman who takes part is asked to give for others by denying herself, and to cultivate through prayer a spiritual oneness with planners, mission workers and those served in church-related ministries. The Women's Division of the Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church sponsors the Call to Prayer and Self Denial and has designated two aspects of the large united Methodist mission program to benefit from this year's special offering. The Division says of the 1976 mission aspects: In the United States the offering will be used for "Healing Ministries and Services for the Aged." Through the programs and projects benefitting from this offering, the lives of many senior citizens will be enriched. Ih erseas the offering will be directed toward "Support of Victims of Oppressive Societies and Systems." Those victims may be identified as political prisoners, exiles, refugees and women in the urban labor force in Asia, Africa, Latin America. Programs include education and development, community building, research and publication ventures. Last year the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial offerings of United Methodist Women totaled approximately $700,000. The Light Touch JjTS l1-'1' A AI.KX S. WATKI.VN. I\ wpsfft """ IIKM>KI