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News & Society Items Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gilbert of Laguna Hills, Calif., returned home after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Harris at Grove Hill. Recent guests of the Harrises were Dr. and Mrs. Albert Bugg of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Eugene Peeke of Ocala, Fla. Miss Leslie Cameron Copley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Copley of Wilmington, spent the week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Haithcock, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rooker and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Copley. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Shearin and family of Springfield, Va., and Ronald Shearin of Washington, D. C. were weekend guests of Mrs. Roy V. Shearin. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Benton and family returned to Aiken, S. C., on Monday after attending the Shearin reunion. Mrs. K. B. Rodwell and grandson, Jimmy, son of Mrs. Lucy Hundley, left last week for Florida where they will make their home. Mrs. John Coleman and daughter, Emmy Lou, en tertained on Wednesday night at a cook-out honoring Jimmy Hundley. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes and Mr, and Mrs. Frank Reams have returned from Wrightsville Beach where they attended an Industrial Commission meeting. Mrs. Carol Busby of Carthage spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reams. She was accompanied home by her daughter who had been visiting here. John McWhorter of Wash ington, D. C., arrived Friday to spend the weekdn with Mr. and Mrs. Si Nunn. Mrs. Thomas Holt spent Wednesday and Thursday nights in Durham with her sister, Mrs. Eugene Wiley. Jeff Holt, grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Holt, has returned to Warrenton^ after spend ing & weetT&t Camp Willow Run., Jute' Banzet and Paul Green have returned home after being at Camp Willow Run for a we£k. Mrs. E. E. Gillam has returned from Topsail Beach and a week in Rocky Mount where she was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Lem Komegay and family. Mrs. Duke Jones spent the weekend in Belhaven where she joined a group of her high school classmates for a Fourth of July celebration which is held annually. Miss Sandra Jones, of Charlottesville, Va., spent the weekend with her father, Duke Jones. Mrs. Herman Rodwell had as her guest last week her daughter, Mrs. Parks King of Charlotte. MRS. MICHAEL JOSEPH STANLEY Miss Cole Marries Michael J. Stanley Miss Cynthia Louise Cole and Michael Joseph Stanley were united in marriage June 26 at 3 p. m. at St. James United Methodist Church in Raleigh. The Rev. Cecil Greene and the Rev. Lester Jackson officiated as the couple repeated their wedding vows. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norris T. Cole of Raleigh and the Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Farmer, Sr., spent the weekend in Wendell with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Farmer and daughter, Kathy. Sun day they visited their grandson, Floyd, at Camp Sea Gull. Mrs. W. R. Baskervill spent the weekend at Myrtle Beach with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baskervill, Jane and Bob, Jr. They were joined 3y all of Mrs. Baskervill's children and their families. On Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Read of Oxford were uncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pettway Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. George Scott >f Richmond, Va., spent several days last week with Vlr. and Mrs. F. M. Drake, Jr., and accompanied their :hildren, Leanne and Bill, lome. Mrs. W. T. Burton had as ler guests for a few days Vlr. and Mrs. Arnold Davis ind daughters, Elizabeth ind Mary of Fort Lauder iale, Fla. granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fleming of Henderson. Parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stanley of Raleigh. The program of wedding music was presented by Allen Davis, organist. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a formal gown of silk organza over peau taffeta and carried a bouquet of carnations, pink roses and baby's breath. Miss Christine Stanley, sister of the groom, was maid of honor. She wore a formal yellow gown, and carried a bouquet of yellow and white carnations. Miss Donna Kennedy attended as bridesmaid and wore a formal mint green gown and carried a bouquet of yellow and white carna tions. Mr. Stanley was his son's best man. Ushers were David Cole, brother of the bride, and Lacy Fleming, uncle of the bride, of Warrenton. Mrs. Stanley attended King's Business College and is employed by Wachovia Bank. Mr. Stanley is attending East Carolina University. A reception was held in the church's fellowship hall following the ceremony. After a trip to the North Carolina coast, the couple will reside in Greenville. Miss Bachman Is Named Assistant Therese Minette Bach mann, daughter of E. J. Bachmann, of Warrenton, has been chosen to serve as a resident assistant at Campbell College for the 1977-78 school year. Therese, who will be a sophomore next year, is majoring in home econom ics and is a member of the American Home Economics and the Student National Education Association. As a resident assistant she will be responsible far programming in the resid ence hall, for counseling, for tutoring, and for the overall supervision of her floor. Mrs. Sue Burgess, dean of women at Campbell College, announced her selection as a Resident Assistant and added that "only girls with great leadership ability, a good academic average and an ability to make friends easily are considered." Revival Planned Revival services at Macon Baptist Church will begin Sunday, July 10, at the morning worship service at 11 a.m. Dr. Richard Spen cer, former pastor of Gardner's Baptist Church, will bring the message. The services will continue through July IS at 8 p. m. nightly. The World Of Books In The Warren County Memorial Library STORYTIME will begin July 19. It will be held each Tuesday and Thursday morning through August 11. Ages 4V4, 5 and if six but pre-kindergarten, 10:30 a. m.; pre-first grade, or slow reader, pre-second grade, 11:15 to 12. Parents are requested to bring and pick up their children on time. This progam is being held with the cooperation of the Warrenton Junior Woman's Club and is for all interested Warren County children. R. J. Reynolds North Carolina Artists Competition Brochures are available from the library. All of you budding artists take note; competition on from August through October, 1977. NEW BOOKS—"Cameron's Landing," Stuart—light novel; "Death is a Drum," Wyllie—mystery; "Echoes from the Macabre," de Maurier—short stories; "Death> Cap," Thompson—mystery; "Bound for Glory," Woody Guthrie, "Full Disclosure," Safire; if you like Drury political novels you will want to read this one; "The House of Christina," Ben Haas, and in paperback, "The Jazz Book," Berendt—all forms, up to free Jazz and Rock. MEMORIALS—The following books were given by Mrs. Kitty Rodwell and family: "Young People's Concerns," Bernstein, for Elizabeth Hunter Weston; "The Annotated WeMen," Thoreau, for Robert S. Register, Jr.; "I Never Had It Made," Jackie Robinson, for Charles R. Rodwell; "Modern Fresh and Salt Water Fishing," Walterman for H. E. Shaw; "Poetry of Robert Frost," Lathem, for Mrs. Eva Seaman Hayes; "Ibsen," Meyer, for Nellie B. Register; "The Age of Napolean," Durant, for Linda R. Greenwood. GIFTS—The Warrenton Lions Club presented us with a check for which we are most appreciative. The following books were given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orvis: "The Spirit of Seventy-Six," the story of the American Revolution as told by participants, edited by Commager and Morris, "Thomas Jefferson," Boddie; "The Age of the Renaissance," and "The Age of Expansion, these two being fabulous pictorial histories. EXHIBIT OF CHINESE ART is still on display. You will have missed something very outstanding if you don't hurry and get down here. Shearin Reunion Is Held Descendants and relatives of the late Ellen Wemyss and Jesse Vance Shearin of Warren County met at the Glass House on Satterwhite Point near Henderson on Sunday, July 3, for their annual reunion. Edwin Shearin of Scotland Neck asked the grace and lunch was served buffet style. Stuart Moretz was the oldest member present and was given a miniature cactus. Mrs. Lady Mae Shearin Moretz of Atlanta, Ga., was the oldest survivor of the Shearin family. She was presented an afghan made by her sister, Mrs. Gladys S. Stansbury of Littleton. Little Miss Jennifer Curl of Norfolk, Va., was the youngest descendant pre sent. She is two years old and was also presented a gift. Those attending from out of the area were: Mr. and Mrs. Stuart G. Moretz of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Shearin and children of Springfield, Va., Ronald Shearin of Washing ton, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Benton and children of Aiken, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Shearin and son of Kay Thompson To Scotland Neck, J. Edwin Stansbury and son of Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bracy of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. David Curl and children of Norfolk, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boone and son of Norfolk, Va. Marry On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myrick and Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Finch announce the approaching marriage of their children, Kay Thomp son and Larry Finch, on Sunday afternoon, July 10, 1977, at five o'clock on the lawn of E. G. Hecht & Sons, Norlina, North Carolina. No invitations are being mailed, but friends and rela tives of the couple are invited. Haynes-Peoples Wedding Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Peoples of Warrenton request the honor of your presence at the marriag«^t their daughter, Betsy Ann, to Grady J Haynes, III, on July 10 at 3 p.m. at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. Births Susan and Claiborne Holtzman of Henderson an nounce the birth of a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, on June 20 at Maria Parham Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Davis of Warrenton an nounce the birth of a daughter, Benjamine Mariah, on July 4. Mrs. Davis is the former Laura Benjamine Davis of War renton. To make a soft crust on freshly baked bread, spread warm crust with soft butter. Pictured in "Caronae!" are Nancy Holland as Jnlle Jordan, Jim Davis as Billy Blgelow, and Peggy Stanton as Nettie Fowler. Players Open With 'Carousel' The Henderson Rec Play ers opened the 1977 season Wednesday night with Rodgers and Hammersteins "Carousel." The play will run Wednesday thru Satur day nights, July 6-9 at 8 p.m. in E. M. Rollins Auditorium in Henderson. Appearing in the musical are several local residents. Jim Davis of Warrenton appears in the leading role as Billy Bigelow, barker on the carousel. Among the familiar songs in the musical are "You'll Never Walk Alone," "If I Loved You," and "June Is Bustin' Out all Over." Also appearing are Jill and Todd Wemyss, children of Mr. and Mrs. Macon Wemyss of Norlina, and Pat Brantley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horton Brantley of Norlina. Director of the Rec Players is Dwight Pearce of Norlina. The sets for the musical were designed and created by David Peoples, social studies teacher at Warren Academy. On schedule also for this summer are productions of "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "A Funny Thing Happened On the "Vay to the Forum." They will run July 20-23 and August 10-13, respectively. Tickets are available by calling the Rollins box office at 492-4870. Thompson Reunior Held In Warrenton The descendants of Aaron and Loulsia Thompson held their reunion on Sunday, June 26, at the Warrenton Lions Den at 12:30 p. m. Upon arrival the family members and guests were registered by Eleanor Full er and Ruby Hilliard, granddaughters of Waviely Thompson. There were 77 members present along with four visitors. The official welcome was given by J. B. Thompson and the invocation was given by Doc Thompson. After a bountiful meal enjoyed by all, business matters were discussed. A brass planter was given by Kenneth and Mary T. Copley in memory of Waviely and William Thompson. This planter is to be used each year for flowers. The flowers for this year were given in loving memory of William A. Thompson by his children. A silver tray was given by Carlton Myrick and family in memory of all deceased members of the James Henry Thompson family to the oldest member present. The tray was awarded to Virgie T. White. The youngest member present was Marsha Renea Ross, great-granddaughter of Waviely Thompson. There had been five births, 3 weddings and two deaths since the last reunion. The date for the next reunion was set for June 25, 1978, at the Warrenton Lions Den. The reunion closed with the group joining in the singing of "Blest Be The Ties That Bind." Beavers are good engi neers at building dams by instinct; not by training.
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