Littleton News
Mr. and Mrs. Cullom
Critcher, Mrs. Mamie
Barnes and Mrs. Calvin
Critcher of Oxford spent
Tuesday with Mrs. L. E.
Morris. Mrs. Barnes remained
with her sister lor a
longer visit.
Mrs. Freeman Myrick
and Mr. and Mrs. R. JMyrick
visited Freeman
Myrick in Veterans Hospital
in Durham Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Gladys Stansbury
was a Friday visitor of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur D. Shearin
and Mrs. Grady Moseley in
Warrenton.
Misses Mamie and Josephine
Stansbury were Tuesday
visitors of Mrs. Nannie
Whitson of Roanoke Rapids.
They visited Mrs. Thomas
Neville in Burnette's Rest
Home near Louisburg on
Friday.
Mrs. Annie Lee Hilliard,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice
Hilliard and daughter and
Lee Roy Lynch were
weekend visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Rohrer and
family at Elon and visited
Mr. and Mrs. L.W.Wagner.
Miss Mary Lois West and
Eddie Rhon of Charlotte,
Mr. and Mrs. Whit Neville,
Jr., and children of Cary,
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Manning
and daughter, of
Warrenton and Mrs. Brenda
Hudson of Roanoke Rapids
were visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert West on
Mother's Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E.
Shearin of Scotland Neck,
Mrs. Lizzie Camp of
Roanoke Rapids were Sun:
day visitors of Mrs. Gladys
Stansbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Reese of Fort Myers Beach,
: Fla., spent several days last
- Week in their home in Little•
ton. They were en route to
their home in Quakertown,
Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack May of
Raleigh spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. A. J.
May.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward E.
Riggan of Raleigh spent the
weekend with her mother,
Mrs. A. P. Farmer, and his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Lee Riggan.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E.
Barrett of Murfreesboro
spent theiweekend with Mr. *
and Mrs. Bobby Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Elkins
of Greensboro were weekend
guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Linda Mangum.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Shelton
of Durham were weekend
visitors of their daughter,
Mrs. M. Fred Scott. '
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L.
Paynter and children of
'Norlina, Miss Denise Clark
of Warrenton, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Salmon, Jr., and
children of Roanoke Rapids,
Mike Ferrell and Miss
Annette Wilcox of Roanoke
Rapids were weekend visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Salmon.
Among weekend visitors
of Mrs. J. A. Myrick were
Dr. and Mrs. William G.
Myrick and daughters, of
Winston-Salem, Dr. and
Mrs. Alvin G. Myrick and
sons of Greensboro, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey L. Paynter and
sons of Norlina and Mrs.
Jimmy Allen of Roanoke
Rapids.
Pvt. Wayne Pike of Air
Force Base in Norfolk, Va.,
spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Walter G.
Pike.
Mrs. George Capps of
Rocky Mount, Mrs. Lowell
Harris and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Arrington of Hollister
were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice West.
Miss Ellen Harvey of
Raleigh and Mr. and Mrs. F.
D. Honaday and son of
Burlington were weekend
visitors of their mother,
Mrs. G. E. Harvey.
Last weekend Mrs. Bob
Rogers of Pisgah Forest
visited Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
W. Egerton, Jr. On Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Jack May of
Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs.
Egerton, Mrs. Egerton s
mother, Mrs. A. J. May and
Mrs. Bert Schlichter had
Mother's Day dinner at
Fairfax Restaurant in Roanoke
Rapids.
Little Kevin and Stacey
Leigh Ferrell of Roanoke
Rapids spent the weekend
with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Salmon.
Mrs. Joseph Delbridge
was a Sunday visitor of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Myrick in
Warrenton and visited Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Perkinson
near Warrenton. Mr.
and Mrs. Perkinson and son
and Mrs. Delbridge visited
in Henderson during the
afternoon.
Xfflnioy S. Young is a
patient in HaUfax Memorial
Hospital following a fall in
which he broke his leg.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice
Miss Tammy Carroll
Is Bride Of Mr. Clark
Miss Tammy Annette
Carroll of Roanoke Rapids
became the bride of Robert
Scales Clark, III, of Littleton
in a double-ring ceremony
in the United Methodist
Church in Littleton on
May 1 at two o'clock. The
Rev. John Neal Salter, Jr.,
officiated.
A program of nuptial
music was provided by Mrs.
H. E. Dickerson. Mrs. Christine
Murphey, soloist, sang,
"If" and "The Wedding
Prayer."
The candlelight service
was performed before an
arrangement of white azaleas
placed on the
communion table with palm
arrangements on both sides.
An arched 1?-prong candelabra
with - te burning
tapers enha the setting.
Pews were larked with
bows and weUuing bells and
the windows were adorned
with hurricane lamps.
Given in marriage by her
grandfather, Charlie King of
Roanoke Rapids, the bride
wore a formal gown of white
eyelet, featuring a V-neckline,
fitted bodice with long
sleeves that ended with soft
ruffles around the neck and
wrists. She wore a single
string of pearls. Her shoulder-length
veil was edged
with lace and seeded pearls
was attached to a circle
head piece. She carried a
cascade bouquet of white
daisies, pompons, gypsophelia
and greenery.
Miss Juanita Carter of
Roanoke Rapids was maid
of honor. She wore a yellow
Aycock and daughter were
Sunday afternoon visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Harwood
and family in Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Riggan entertained Friday
night with a fish fry at their
home. Mrs. Macon Moore,
Miss Fannie Moore, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert A. Shearin and
daughter attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Frazier
of Portsmouth, Va., spent
several days with Mrs. L. E.
Morris. They accompanied
Mrs. Mamie Barnes to her
home on Tuesday after she
had spent some time with
Mr«. M«rrf8. — ,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Riggan were Tuesday night
visitors of Garnett Inscoe in
Halifax Memorial Hospital.
floor length dress with deep
ruffles at the hem and a
yellow wide brim hat. She
carried a bouquet of yellow
and white spring flowers.
Miss Barbara Sue Clarke,
sister of the bridegroom,
and Miss Cynthia Carroll,
sister of the bride, were
bridesmaids. They wore
lime green dresses identical
in style to that of the honor
attendant and white hats.
The father of the groom
served as best man. Samuel
Clark served as ringbearer.
Ushers were Phil Harris,
uncle of the groom, and
Kenneth Topping of Littleton.
Mrs. L. Clay Cooke, aunt
of the groom, was mistress
of ceremonies.
The wedding party received
in the church
vestibule following the ceremony.
The daughter of William
Carroll of Roanoke Rapids,
Mrs. Clarke is a 1977
graduate of North West
High School.
The groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scales
Clarke of Littleton. He is a
1976 graduate of North West
High School and is presently
employed with J. P. Stevens
■in Roanoke Rapids.
Rehearsal Party
A rehearsal party was
held on April 30 in the
fellowship hall of the church
by the bridegroom's grandmother,
Mrs. Raymond G.
Harris, and aunt, Mrs. Clay
Cooke.
The table was covered
with a yellow linen cloth
centered with an arrangement
of white flowers
flanked with lighted candles.
After the bridal couple cut
the first traditional slice, the
four-tiered wedding cake
was served by Mrs. L. Clay
Cooke. Miss Sharon Cooke
poured punch. Cheese
swirls, mixed nuts and
mints were also served to
approximately 40 guests.
A housewife, Nancy Johnson,
in 1846, made an ice
cream freezer that could be
turned with a crank.
However, she did not patent
it and later improvements
were made and a patent was
granted to William G
Young.
Enterprise
Area News
Opportunities to worship
at Enterprise Baptist
Church.
Saturday, 7:30 p. m..
Fellowship—meet Mitchell
Lewis and Susan Conger.
Sunday, 9:30 a. m.,(
Lakeside -Come as you are'
services, American Heritage
Campgrounds, Eaton's
Ferry Marina; 9:45 a. m.,
Sunday School for the
family; 11 a. m., The House
of Power, "A New Creature
In Christ" message by the
pastor; 2-5 p. m., House
warming for Ed and Johnnie
Laffman (Director of Missions
and wife) Red Bud
Circle, Henderson; 7:30 p.
m., Adult Choir.
Monday, 5 p. m., Boys
Ball Practice.
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.,
Mid-week Prayer and Study
—beginning study of "Vocations
Guidance in a
Church"; 7:30 p. m., Junior
Choir; 8 p. m., Youth Choir.
The Enterprise Baptist
Church held special
Mother's Day services
which honored the youngest
and oldest mothers present
and dedicated children born
in the past year.
The oldest mother present
was Mrs. Emitt Reid of Rt.
3, Littleton. She received a
red rose corsage in honor of
her presence. She is the
mother of four children.
The youngest mother
present was Mrs. Howard
Hale, Jr., of Littleton. She
also received a red rose
corsage in recognition of the
honor. She is the mother of
one son.
Dedicated in the service
was Alvin Alexander Lockerman
of Gasbure.Va. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Lockerman of Gasburg, Va.
Mrs. Lockerman is the
former Miss Jane Stansbury.
Youth To Have
Fellowship
The youth of Enterprise
Baptist Church will celebrate
a fellowship on
Saturday evening at 7:30 in
the church fellowship hall.
The reason for the fellowship
is to meet summer
youth worker Mitchell
Lewis and summer lake
worker Susan Conger.
"We are glad to have both
of these young people to
work with us this summer.
We look forward to a rich
blessing from the sharing of
both Susan and Mitchell,"
says pastor, Jerry E.
Harper, Sr.
Lakeside Services
Enterprise Baptist
Church will again sponsor
"come as you are" Sunday
lakeside services at American
Heritage Campground
and Eaton's Ferry Marina
on Lake Gaston from
Mother's Day through Labor
Day weekend each Sunday
at 9:30 a. m.
Regular worship services
will also be held at the
church on Eaton's Ferry
Road at 11 a. m. The public
is invited to join in worship
at these services.
Mrs. Marinda Earp checks the blood pressure of Mrs.
Peggy Rivers at the Warren County Health Department
during a campaign to increase the number of people
having blood pressure checks during High Blood
Pressure Month.
More County Residents
Having Pressure Checks
The first week of an
intensive educational campaign
as part of May as High
Blood Pressure Month resulted
in an increase in the
number of people having
blood pressure checks at the
Warren County Health Department.
"The number of people at
our clinic indicates an
increased public awareness
of the dangers of high blood
pressure," says Mrs. Doris
Dryden, head nurse at the
department. She adds that
effort is still needed to reach
undetected cases of high
blood pressure in the
county.
High blood pressure has
no symptoms but can do
great damage to the body if
left untreated. Each person
should have a blood pressure
check at least onct a
year. The Warren County
Health Department offers
free blood pressure checks
every Tuesday from 8:30 to
4:30.
As part of High Blood
Pressure Month the department
is also making a film
Tobin-Battle Wedding
Miss Elfreda Vashti Battle
and Jeffery Benjamin
Tobin were joined in
marriage on April 9 at the
First Baptist Church, Deanwood,
in Washington, D. C,
The Rev. Andrew J. Allen
performed the double-ring
ceremony at the 5 p. m.
service.
The bride is the daughter
of Mrs. Tena Ellis Battle,
formerly of Warrenton and
Lucious C. Battle, formerly
of Tuckerman, Ark. Her
husband is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd Tobin of
Wagener, S. C.
Following a wedding trip,
the couple is residing at
Capitol Heights, Md.
on high blood pressure,
"Without Warning," available
during the week of May
23 to community groups. If
interested in this film or
other educational materials
contact Dennis Retzlaff,
health educator at the
department.
Miss Davis Is
Honor Graduate
Ms. Delores Davis, a 1973
graduate of Norlina High
School, graduated on May 8
with honors from Elisabeth
City State University. She
received a bachelor of
science degree in art
education.
Delores was a member of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor's
Society, Kappa Delta Pi
Teachers Honor's Society,
Fine Arts Festival Committee
and for two years she
was a member of Who's Who
Among Colleges and Universities.
She also received
the Senior Art Award for
1977.
Miss Davis has maintained
a high academic average
throughout her college career.
Miss Richardson
Is Initiated
Miss Wanda Richardson
of Norlina was among those
recently initiated into membership
in Alpha Pi Epsilon,
National Honorary Secretarial
Society at Chowan
College.
"In selecting candidates
for membership, the society
seeks young people of
character, intelligence,
leadership, scholarship and
superior competence in
secretarial subjects," said
Mrs. Patricia Edwards,
sponsor.
In order to qualify a
student must maintain a 3.0
rating on all work.
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