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Mrs. Mildred Morrison
and son of Prince George,
Va., and Mrs. F. T. Flippin
of Colonial Heights, Va.,
and Mrs. J. L. Gettings of
Chester, Va., visited their
mother, Mrs. Myrtle
Fleming of Norlina on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D.
Knight are spending several
days with Mr and
Mrs. Dan Knight in Rocky
Mount
The Rev. and Mrs
Nathan Burgess are on
vacation in Atlanta, Ga
0. R. Baker and J. H
Lifsey will be going to
Chesapeake Bay, Va., on
Thursday to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Bizell
Mr and Mrs Thurston
Ayscue and son, Charles
Allen, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Harp and Mr
and Mrs. David Harp in
Shelby over the weekend
Mr and Mrs. Baxter
Collins and son, David, of
Lawrenceville, Tenn.,
visited Mrs. Julia Gallian
last week. They also
visited Mrs Anne Rappe
and brother, John, while
they were here
Mr and Mrs. Clayton
Taylor and son, Douglas,
spent Saturday in Yorktown,
Va.
Mrs. B. A. Thaxton and
Mrs. Martha Draff in spent
a few days recently at
Emerald Isle with the John
Clarks.
Mrs. Clyde Haitheock of
Greensboro visited Mrs.
Julia Gallian several days
last week. Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Hester of Mount
Olive visited Mrs. Gallian
on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Anne Rappe and
John attended a shoe show
in Charlotte recently.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Egerton entertained Mrs
Bobby McGrath of South
Carolina and Mrs. John
Smiley and Mrs. O. T.
Hicks on Monday. Mrs.
McGrath is a cousin of
Mrs. Hicks and Mr.
Egerton.
Mrs. Ida Bobbitt is
spending some time in
Richmond, Va., with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Eauer.
Sgt. and Mrs Carl J.
Deloach and daughter
visited Mrs Bertie Deloach
last week. Sgt.
Deloach and family are en
route to Tampa, Fla., with
the Army after being
stationed in Germany.
Miss Teresa Dickerson
had Miss Michelle Simmons
of Burlington as a
guest last week Saturday
night Michelle's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian
Simmons, were guests of
Mr and Mrs. William
Dickerson
Mr. and Mrs. W J.
Egerton and Mr and Mrs.
M. M. Perkinson of
Wendell spent the weekend
in Surf City.
Miss Pam Hege of
Raleigh visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clint
Hege, this weekend.
Miss Mary Dowell Taylor
spent several days in
Fayetteville last week and
attended a wedding in
Petersburg, Va., on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Newsom returned Monday
from the Monument Builders
of the Carolinas
Convention in Charleston,
S. C.
Miss Kimberly and Master
P. T. Koenig of
Pennington, N. J., are
visiting their grandparents,
Mr and Mrs.
Kenneth Davis.
Family Reunion
Is Held Sunday
The Beamon Hunt and
B»rgess family reunion
was held Sunday, August
14 at the Lions Den in
Warrenton. Approximately
250 guests attended from
California, Ohio, New
York, Washington, Virginia,
New Jersey, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, North
Carolina, Tennessee and
Peru.
The family attending
ranged in age from seven
months to 77 years.
Hospitals Patients
Patients in Warren General
Hospital on Tuesday
at 5 p m. were listed as
follows:
Margaret K. Blaylock,
Eloise L. Evans, Sidney S.
Odom. Marjorie H. Walker,
Mary I. Barnes,
Lizanna T. Terry, Romie
J Lyles, Arthur W.
Stephenson, Lena L. Rivers,
Geneva P. Paschall,
Willie Boyd, Florence R.
Edwards, Miles C. Alexander.
Pearlie G. Parker, Ida
B Hecht. James A. Jones,
Katie P Marks, Mary D.
Fleming. Jesse E. Pittard,
Mary C. Wortham, Sharlene
E Hinton.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton E.
Moseley of Norlina announce
the birth of a
daughter, Teresa Lynn, on
August 14, at Maria
Parham Hospital. The
infant weighed seven
pounds eleven ounces. The
mother is the former Jean
M. Elliott of Dabney.
Congratulations to Carolyn
and Fritz Vaughan.
Their son, Jonathan Scott,
was born August 2 at Duke
Hospital. The infant weighed
seven pounds 11 ounces.
Unit Meeting Is Held
By Jerusalem Women
The United Methodist
Women of Jerusalem
Methodist Church held
their third unit meeting of
the year on August 9 at 8 p.
m. at the church.
Twenty-one people were
present and 16 were
members.
Becky Rooker, unit
president, and local member
Sue Hebel presented
the program on their
"Conference Leadership
School Experience" and
"Mission Awareness."
The business session was
opened with a devotional
by the Christian Personhood
leader, Maureen
King. It was decided to
have a bazaar in the future
and to continue to work on
mission projects. President
Becky Rooker told of
the upcoming annual
meeting in Greenville
Sept. 30-0ct. 1. Those
wishing to attend are
asked to contact Becky
Rooker for information.
Pat Brantley and Chuck
Ellington displayed their
talent. Miss Brantley sang
"There s Something About
That Name," while Mr.
Ellington accompanied
her on the piano.
Mrs. Hebel and Mrs.
Rooker told the group of
their recent trip to the
leadership school in Fayetteville
and the group was
very interested as they
shared the schedule of
events and classes that
they experienced.
Miss Brantley and Mr.
Ellington rendered "Precious
Lord" to the group.
A question and answer
period followed. Then
"Take Any Day," a film,
was shown. The film
represented the many
needs in the world and
ways in which the United
Methodist Women can
help.
The program ended with
benediction, "The Lord's
Prayer," sung by Pat
Brantley and accompanied
by Chuck Ellington.
After the program a
variety of refreshments
were served in the fellowship
hall by the Daughters
of Jerusalem.
Littleton Area News
Mrs. Gladys Stansbury
was a patient in Mary
Elizabeth Hospital in Raleigh
last week. Visiting her
were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
E. Stansbury, Jr.. and son,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe L.
Shearin and Mrs. Myrtle
Anne Foushee of Raleigh.
Mrs. Lizzie S. Camp of
Roanoke Rapids visited
Mrs. Stansbury on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Salmon, Jr., and children
of Roanoke Rapids were
Sunday visitors of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Salmon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
West visited Norman
Etheridge in Community
Hospital in Scotland Neck
Sunday and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Wilkerson in Tillery.
Jeffrey West of Newport
News spent last week with
his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Stuart West. Vernon
West spent last week with
his aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. Chesley Stokes, in
Smithfield and is spending
this week with Mr. and
Mrs. Danny West in
Newport News, Va.
The Rev. and Mrs.
Herbert W. Baucom, Jr.,
recently visited his sister.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bodkin, in
New Bern.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Riggan visited Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Riggan in
Henderson on Sunday.
The Riggan men accompanied
their mother, Mrs.
Jack M. Riggan, and sister,
Mrs. Norman Lovell,
of Bronx, N. Y., from
Raleigh-Durham Airport
to Henderson to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Riggan
before visiting other relatives
in the Littleton area.
Mrs. William Pittman
and daughters of Richmond,
Va., spent the
weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Hedgepeth.
Mrs. Don Engel and
Mrs. Earl Massengill of
Wheaton, Md., spent Friday
night with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles (Dick) Fugitt.
Weekend visitors of
the Fugitts were Misses
Debbie, Patty and Linda
Doyle and Charles Fugitt,
Jr., and John Spang of
Wheaton, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
King and daughters, Kim
and Dana, spent the
weekend with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. King
in Wallace.
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin
Manning and daughter of
Warrenton were Sunday
visitors of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert West
Mrs. Whit Neville, Jr., and
children of Cary were
Friday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. West and Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Bobbitt.
Mr and Mrs. Gary
Hannahs of Portsmouth,
Va., were Sunday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
P Bobbitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Pitchford of Embro were
Sunday visitors of Mrs
Macon Moore. Sr., and
Miss Fannie Moore
Mr and Mrs. Luther
I Tanner and son, Tony of
Roanoke Rapids were
I Sunday visitors of her
parents. Mr and Mrs.
L Alfred Salmon
l Mr and Mrs Herman
Rjggan, Jr.. and daughter,
I Patricia, and guests, Mr.
and Mrs Cornelius MurI
phey and children of
Spring Valkry. S. Y., were
visitors several days last
, week of Mrs Macon
Moore, Sr., and Miss
| Fannie Moore Mr. Riggan
and Mr. Murphey are
I members of New York
Transit Police Department.
I' Thursday afternoon Mr.
and Mrs. Riggan and
daughter entertained their
I guests on the lawn at the
home of Mrs. Moore with a
I barbecued chicken cookout.
Others present were
1 Mr. and Mrs, Robert
, Riggan of Enterprise. The
Murphey family was en
| route to vacation in
Florida.
) Mr. and Mrs. Willie
> Herbert of Enfield were
I Wednesday visitors of
k Mrs. Macon Moore, Sr.,
► and Miss Fannie Moore.
The recent summer drought around Warren and Vance Counties didn't seem to
hamper the growth of Woodrow Ayscue's watermelon crop as he harvested three
prize winning melons on his farm in the lower part of Warren County near
Franklin County, one of the driest sections of the county according to Ayscue. His
melons (above) tipped the scales at 92. 67 and 62 pounds Shown in the photo are
Ayscue and his grandson, Phil Seaman (center). (Staff Photo)
Warren Has 13 Representatives
At School Food Service Session
Warren County had 13
representatives at the
School Food Service Summer
Workshop held August
10 at Murfreesboro High
School. The meeting began
at 9 a. m. with a welcome
from Mrs. Katie Heath,
Director for Hertford
County SFS.
First on the program
was Mrs. Beth Everly,
Nutritionist for GatesHertford
counties, who
gave many helpful pointers
on Nutrition Education.
Jay Smith, with the
Nash County Health Department
spoke about the
Local Boys Win
Scout Badges
Charles (Dick) Fugitt,
Scoutmaster, and Ray,
Ken and Tommy Rightmyer
attended Camp Bonner
near Washington July
16 through July 22. The
boys achieved three merit
badges, five skill awards
and partially completed
seven merit badges while
at camp.
Approximately 12 boys
have attended scout meetings
and eight boys have
passed the rank of scouts.
An induction ceremony
is planned for August 23 at
7 p. m. at the Lions Club
Building with Troop 144 of
Roanoke Rapids conducting
the ceremony. Boys
and their families are
urged to attend. Explorer
85 will provide refreshments.
Big Eaters
Rats consume 48 million
tons of rice every year in
Asia, the National Geographic
says. This year in
India alone they will deprive
people of enough grain to fill
a freight train stretching
more than 3,000 miles.
excellent Sanitation Training
Program in his county
for food-handlers. The
remainder of the day's
program was devoted to
large equipment use and
care. Speakers were: Mrs.
Vera Jenkins, from Jenkins
Associates, Jerry
Watts with Market Forge
Company and Scott Murphy
with Hobart Company.
New food products were
shown by Kenneth Hale
representing Pate-Dawson
Company. A barbeque
lunch provided a break in
the program which ended
at 4 p. m. Mrs. Ann Kilian.
Warren County SFS director
was one of the co-ordinators
for the day's events.
Attending with Mrs.
Kilian from Warren County
were Mrs. Mary Dillard
and Marian Robinson from
John Graham School; Ella
Cook and Ethel Harris
from Mariam Boyd
School; Florence Somerville
from South Warren
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Largest Melon
Is Reported By
Extension Staff
The largest watermelons
displayed to County L. B.
Hardage this year were
the three submitted by
Woodrow Odom of Areola
last week Mr. Odom's
melons weighed 104lbs.,
95 lbs., and 90 lbs
Hardage said that Mr
Odom planted these melons
around April 15 on a
clayish, rocky type land
He used a 3-9-9 tobaccr
fertilizer under the watermelons
and put in real
deep—one furrow topdressed
with 8-0-24, used at
about the rate of one ton
per acre of the above
He planted the Week's
Super Giant Variety. The
rows were 12 feet apart
and thinned apart every
twelve foot on the row. The
104 '/i lb. melon v. as the
only one on that particular
hill, all others had been
pruned off.
Tight Schedules
In the heyday of steam,
luxury trains kept tight
schedules. In June 1905,
when the engineer of the
crack Pennsylvania Special
needed to make up lost time
on the Chicago-New York
run. he opened the throttle
and averaged more than 127
miles an hour for part of the
trip, odys the National
Geographic Society's new
book, "Railroads: The
Great American Adventure."
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