r.niin «vo<iweil. .it,' n- -v.nrd, firds hf>r path blocked after grabbing this first quarter
rebound ovor Itroughton dof> !'•>,-> Anita Phillips (23| and Leanne Creech.
| Staff Photos by Don Stithl
Lady Jackets Win Holiday
Tournament Stay Unbeaten
Mirrainc wima •
(mints to top her s ason ha h of
29 here Thursday night on
route to John Graham's 4:» 15
win over Rroujjhton during
holiday tournament hosted lv
the Lady Jackets. The recent
win Rave the Lady Jackets a a
mark.
"Without a doubt, Rr-; ^
was the best team that we hay.
played this season, ' commou
ed John Graham Coach Hen
Howard after his iorts <-h:ilk< <
up their fifth str:. 'h' '
Graham rallied in thi
quarter of plav to.cap' in- I:,
win over the M-A Raleigh
school, after falling ix I: ■
14-11 at the end of the op .
quarter.
Lorraine Williams and
h v- illiams were the
••• iiiint' VVarrenton scorers with
;!0 'id 11 points for the Lady
Jackets.
B rh.i':i Culter and Anita
m ' i paced Hrouphton with
ir.tl 10 points, respectively.
i"i Graham's win followed
■' .}<•;;! win hy Northwest over
.'•••mi! Neck in the prelimirrarv.
. ,-.1. Hines and Annette
: mine paced Northwest with 10
I lints < ' h. Ruth Hiddick was
idi if scorer for Scotland
■ !v v itlv 12 points.
' nics seen on Wednesday
r'ltrli:. John (iraham beat
i-ihw st 53-25. Coach Char■
( hambliss of Northwest
lid t';;it he blamed the poor
: • • nr: hoc of his team on
inexperience, saying mat ne
had to place three sophomores
in his starting line-up which is
built around Bridgette Newell,
a 6-1 all-conference center.
Coach Ben Howard said that his
girls did an excellent job of
controlling the game.
Although she had double and
sometimes triple coverage put
on her, Ix>rraine Williams was
the game's leading scorer with
16 points for John Graham.
Edith Rodwell (11) and Janet
Bell (10) scored in doubles for
the Jackets. Brenda Williams
added another nine.
Lorraine Williams |44l, center on John Graham's undefet..e«J
girls' basketball team, stops Rruughton's Leanne Creech |33] on
this scoring attempt during Warrenton's 49-15 win in the finals
of the holiday tournament held here last week. Edith Rodwell
(401 observes the action.
Jacket Boys Rally In
Overtime; Girls Win
John Graham's boys, behind
during most of reputation play,
survived two overtimes to take
a 71-64 victory over home
standing Enfield Tuesday night
to move its record to 7-1.
In the girls' preliminary.
John Graham managed to score
only a single point in the first
quarter as Enfield turned on
the deep freeze and led after
the opening frame, 2-1. The
Lady Jackets caught fire in the
second period and built a 15-7
margin en route to a final 40-24
win for their sixth of the year
without a loss.'
Lorraine Williams led the
Jackets with 13, followed by
Edith Rodwell's 9. Paula
Nicholson led the losers with
12.
In the nightcap. John
Graham played catchup hall
most of the night before
knotting the score 56-56 at the
end of four periods. Each team
managed four points in the first
eftrn period, and the Jackets
pulled in front by seven in the
second overtime.
Thomas Taylor hauled in 27
rebounds and added 17 points.
Doiir Stiff was the scoring
leader with 25 and Mike Vick
had 15 rebounds. Jesse Hilton
with 18 and Donald Pittman
with 12 led Enfield.
Both John Graham teams will
be at home Friday and
Saturday nights for contests
against Eastman and Gaston. •
Norlina Boys Coast
To Victory Tuesday
Norlina's boys posted a 77-87
varsity win over visiting
Nottoway Tuesday night bo
hind the 21 point scoring effort
of Michael Yineey. Spence led
the visiting Virginians with 21.
Norlina broke to a 24-10 first
quarter lead and only a 35-point
fourth-quarter outburst by
Nottoway made the score
respectable.
Nottoway gained a 50 45
jayvee victory in the opener
despite 14 point efforts by
Norlina's Darnell Champ and
Marvin Henderson.
Snell Is Named
Deacon Of Month
James T. Snell is being
honored as Deacon of the
Month bv thr Enterprise
Baptist Church of Rt. 3,
Littleton, the pastor, the Rev
Jerrv R. Harper, reported this
week
The Rev. Mr Harper said
Snell will be honored during the
month of January, and urged
families assigned to Deacon
Snell to be present to support
him throughout the month. Mr
and Mrs. Jsnell ahd daughter,
Hope, are residents of Rt. 1.
Littleton.
He is vice chairman of the
Hoard of Deacons. Sunday
School director and chairman of
the church's Nominating Com
mittee.
Activities at Enterprise
Church include the following:
Sunday—Sunday School at
9:45 a. m„ new church member
training at 9:45 a. m., morning
worship at 11 a. m.. adult choir
at 7:30 p. m.. men's choir at 8:15
p. ni. and deacon's meeting at
8:30 p. m.
The church council meets at
7:30 p. in. and Wednesday's
agendasncludos mid week Rihle
Study at 7:30 p. m., junior choir
at 7:30 p. m. and youth choir at
8:15 p. m
I he two Norhna clubs will
return to the court Saturday
night for a home encounter
against Oxford Webb.
REV. HOBBY COLLINS
Guest Pastor
Will Appear
The Rev Bobby Collins.
Christian Education Director of
the K ('. Conference of
Pentecostal Holiness Church,
\> i!1 hold a special service on
Sunday. January 9. at the 11a
m. worship service of the
Wan i nton Pentecostal Holi
lies Church.
Thi' Rev Mr. Collins will he
.uconipanied by a youth impart
[cam of sinners. The worship
service will he youth oriented,
said the Rev. Robert J.
Forehand, pastor of the church.
He welcomed visitors to the
service.
Cranberries will keep for 4 to
8 weeks in your refrigerator.
Or you can freeze them with
no preparation.
Littleton News Items
'Continued from page 3)
and Mrs. Roy Gupton and Mr.
and Mrs. Gilmore Copley and
son of Warrenton. For supper
guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Marson Sykes and daughter of
Cary, Mrs. Cleaton Porch and
family and Bill Whitlev of
Weldon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Chaplin
and daughter of San Antonio,
Tex., and Mrs. William Bobbitt
and children of Charlotte spent
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Bryant Beid.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Johnson
of Youngsville and Mr. and
Mrs. Major Pope Powell of
Warrenton were Sunday visitors
of Mrs. Hunt M. Johnson.
Jeffrey West of Newport
News, Va., spent last week
with his grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Stuart West.
Among holiday guests of the
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert W.
Baucom. Jr.. were Herbert
Baucom. Ill, of Columbia. S. C.,
and the Rev. and Mrs. James E.
Baucom and children of
Radford. Va., Miss Rebecca
Mahess of Buies Creek and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bodkia of New
Bern.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hannahs
and son of Portsmouth. Va., and
Mr. and Mrs. White Neville and
sons of Carv were holiday
visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard P. Bobbitt.
Last week visitors of Mrs.
Jesse M. Perkinson were Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Powell and
son of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Edwards of Portsmouth.
Va.. Mr. and Mrs.
Clifton Perkinson of Way
cross. Ga.. Mrs. W. B. Harris of
Colonial Heights, Va., Mr. and
Mrs. Henrv Lowe of Siler City
and Mrs. L. H. Taylor of
Roanoke Rapids.
Among recent visitors of
Mrs. Gladys Stansburv were
Woodrow Shearin of Norlina,
Mrs. Ben U. Allen of
Henderson, Mrs. R. H. Bright,
Grover L. Shearin, Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Moselev. Mr. and
Mrs W. D. Shearin. Edward
Shearin of Warrenton, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Frazier of Portsmouth.
Va., Mrs. L. E. Morris,
Romie C. Woodlief, Mrs.
William McWilliam of Henderson,
Mrs. Joseph E. Stansbury,
Jr., and son of Raleigh and Mr.
and Mrs. Robbie Paynter and
Gary and Randy of Norlina.
Last Sunday dinner guests of
Mrs. Annie Lee Hilliard were
Mrs. Michael Wilburn and
children of Eton, Mr. Rohrer of
Burlington, Lee Roy Lynch and
sons of Hopewell. Va., Henry F.
Hilliard, Jr., and Miss Donna
Joyce of Eden, Mr. and Mrs.
Bernice Hilliard of Littleton.
Mrs. Lillian Brittian of
Greenbelt, Md.. and Mrs. L. A.
Goodwin of Lanham, Md., spent
some time with Mr. and Mrs.
Sol B. Bobbitt and Mrs. Alice
Chichester during the holidays.
Miss Annie Shearin of Rocky
Mount and Mr. and Mrs.
Horton Shearin of Rocky Hill
and Mr. and Mrs. I«ee Carroll of
Norlina were recent visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shearin.
Among recent visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Delbridge
were Mr. and Mrs. William
Sharpe and son of Newport
News. Va.. Mr. and Mrs.
Reynold Perkinson, Mrs. W. A.
Delbridge and daughter of
Norlina. and Mr. and Mrs.
James Perkinson.
Miss Mary Frances Little of
Boiling Springs was a holiday
visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Conzell
Little and Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Little. Miss Carolyn Beattie of
Shelby joined her here for a
visit.
Among those attending the
funeral of Mrs. Doma Taylor on
Friday in Blaylock Funeral
Home were Macey Taylor and
children of Elizabethtown. Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Taylor and
children of Griffin. Ga., Tommy
Williams. Mrs. Charles Fitts,
and J. V. Smith of Roanoke
Rapids, Mrs. Marie Donn of
Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Spain of Virgnia Beach, Va..
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Spain, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Pope of
Raleigh. Mrs. Mary Stanley and
daughter of Lawrenceville, Va.,
Travis Stanley of Farmville,
Va.. Mrs. W. C. Jones. Sr., of
Roanoke Rapids, Miss Jacqueline
Moore and mother, Mrs.
Macon Moore, of Goldsboro.
Mrs. Stansbury
Is Party Hostess
Mrs. Gladys Stansbury
entertained a ,'roup of her
friends last Thursday with a
Christmas party in her home.
The Rev. Herbert W. Baucom,
Jr., pastor of the Littleton
Baptist Church, told the group
a story and read them a
scripture.
Mrs. Stansbury thanked the
children for sharing their time
in doing things for her during
the past year. Christmas carols
were sung and gifts were
exchanged.
Cookies, potato chips, rice
krispie treats and fruit punch
were served to Wendy and
Nikki Little. Mary Lou, Brenda,
Scott and Robert Young,
Jimmy Dean and Betty Felts,
Bruce, Cindy and Billy Pike,
Wavne Jefferson, Mrs. Tommy
Young and the Rev. and Mrs.
Baucom.
Hospital Patients
Patients in Warren General
Hospital on Tuesday at 5 p. m.
were listed as follows:
Woodrow Odom. Gilbert
Eeerton. Sally Limer, Roy
Overbv, Jacob Marks, Gayle
Tarwater, Hattie Hunt, Alice
Alston, Lillian Kilian, Pejfgy
Medlin. Linda Creech, Joe
Williams, Henry Drew. Janice
Shearin. Roxie Richardson,
Rita Lovd, Josephine Cunningham.
Teressa Williams, Nancy
Langrlois. Robert Alvin Hunt,
Lillian Stevenson, Jo Karen
Williams, Laron Walker, Susie
Kins:. Emma Stevenson, IjOis
JiKgetts, Fannie Bowen,
Martha Williams, Josie Hester,
Johnny Paul Robertson. Willie
Brown, Fannie Baltrip, Lyle
Smith.
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