MR. AND MRS. STEPHEN B. HAMLET
Warren Native Feted
On 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B.
Hamlet were honored at a
reception at the Wilson
Woman's Club Saturday
afternoon, June 18, in
celebration of their 50th
wedding anniversary.
Hosts and hostesses for
the occasion were the
couple's sons and daughters-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. S.
B. Hamlet, Jr., of WinstonSalem,
and Mr. and Mrs.
Swayn G. Hamlet of
Fayetteville, and their
grandchildren, Mrs. Beth
Hamlet Leonard, Miss Lisa
Hamlet and Stephen Hamlet,
III of Winston-Salem
and Miss Martha Hamlet of
Fayetteville.
Receiving with the honorees,
their chidlren and
grandchildren, were relatives
who participated in the
1927 ceremony. Among
them were the officiating
clergyman, the Rev. Carleton
Wilson and her sisters,
Mrs. Harry Wake, maid of
honor, and Miss Kitty
Wilson, flower girl.
The Hamlets received in
the music room. Refreshments
were served in the
dining room. Miss Mildred
Wilson, Mrs. Hamlet's sister
of Clearwater, Fla., and her
niece, Mrs. George Berger
of Roxboro, served refreshments.
Prior to- their retirement,
Mr. and Mrs. Hamlet were
associated with the American
Tobacco Co., in Reidsville.
Mrs. Hamlet is the former
Carrie Wilson, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel G. Wilson, of
Warrenton.
Former Warrenton Coach
To Receive National Award
Simon Terrell, executive
director of the North Carolina
High School Athletic
Association, will be honored
by his colleagues July 7
when he is presented the
National Federation Citation
for contributions to
interscholastic athletics.
The presentation will be
made at the 58th Annual
Meeting of the National
Federation of State High
School Association in Milwaukee.
For the past 25 years,
Simon Terrell and North
Carolina high school athletics
have enjoyed a close and
continuous relationship
highlighted by large strides
forward in the scope and
success of the state's interscholastic
sports program.
A native of Warrenton,
Terrell graduated in 1941
from John Graham High
School where he was a
talented athlete in football,
basketball and baseball.
Following a tour in the
Merchant Marines (194346),
Terrell entered the
University of North Carolina
where he played
basketball and graduated in
1951 with a B.A. degree in
education.
After receiving a master's
degree in education from
UNC in 1952, Terrell began a
coaching career at Warrenton,
Cary and Durham in the
sports of football, basketball,
baseball and golf.
During this period he
received acclaim by guiding
several of his teams to state
championships.
t
Terrell completed his
coaching in 1959 when he
joined the North Carolina
High School Athletic Association
as assistant executive
secretary and supervisor of
officials. From 1967 until the
present he has held the
position of executive secretary
of the association and
has directed the organization
through its most rapid
growth. Today the NCHSAA
serves 35 high schools and
sponsors eighteen sports
programs for more than
70,000 young boys and girls
each year.
In addition to working on a
number of national athletic
councils, Terrell has been a
member of the Football
Rules Committee of the
National Federation, the
Governor's Task Force on
disruption in the schools and
the Sports Medicine Commission.
Terrell and his wife,
Betsy, live in Chapel Hill
<«nd have two daughters,
Betsie and Ann, who also
reside in Chapel Hill. Mrs.
Terrell is the former Betsy
Blue Person of Louisburg.
Vacation Bible
School Conducted
Vacation Bible School
ended last Friday at
Greater Lovely Hill Baptist
Church after a full week of
Bible study, religious instruction,
and arts and
crafts activities. About 50
children attended the daily
VBS which began at 1 p. m.
Closing exercises were
held on Friday afternoon
with parents and friends in
attendance. Each department
presented an activity
and attendance certificates
were issued by Mrs. Willie
G. Kearney, Bible School
Director.
Mrs. Emily Hudgins hosted
a reception for those in
attendance.
The Rev. M. R. Hedgepeth,
pastor, thanked each
worker and all persons
responsible for having such
a successful Bible School.
Greenwood Baptists
Set School Dates
Bible School will be held
at the Greenwood Baptist
Church Monday through
Friday, July 11-15 starting
at 7 p. m. All members and
friends are invited to attend
this week of spiritual teaching.
Hand Harvesting
About 25 percent of
Maine's annual 1.4-millionton
potato crop is harvested
by hand, mostly by youngsters
who start school in
August so they can recess
later to pick for pay or papa,
National Geographic says.