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News & Society Items
Gary Andrews has returned
to Dublin, Va., where he
will spend the month of
August. He has had as his
guest at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Andrews, Luc de Roeck of
Aalst, Belgium.
George Scoggin has had
as his guest for a week his
daughter, Mrs. J. C.
McGruder of Whitestone
Va.
Mrs. Fred Cheek and
daughter, Bryan, of Kinston
spent Monday night with her
parents, Mr and Mrs
William Boyce.
Mr. and Mrs. John
Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Williams, Mr and
Mrs. Bruce Bell, Mrs.
Alpheus Jones, Mrs. James
Bullock and Hugh Holt have
returned from the mountains
where they were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Lee for several days.
The Rev. and Mrs.
William H Crouch, Jr., and
daughters, Allison and Rebecca,
are spending two
weeks at the Crouch
summer home at Lake Lure.
Mrs. Howard Edwards
and daughter, Laura Egerton,
of Hickory, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Drake and son,
Joseph, of Raleigh were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Tucker during the weekend.
Miss Jan Gardner, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs.
Monroe Gardner, went to
Raleigh on Thursday to
enroll as a freshman at
Meredith College.
Mrs. Wiley Coleman is a
patient in Maria Parham
Hospital in Henderson.
Miss Susan Gardner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Gardner, has gone to
Greensboro where she will
be a sophomore at U.N.C.-G.
Mr. and Mrs. James B
Rothwell of Boston, Mass.,
were recent guests of Mr
and Mrs. H. S. Andersen
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Henry of New York are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. R
Drake in Macon. While here
they spent a week at
Atlantic Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Reams and Mr. and Mrs.
Duke Miles attended a golf
tournament at Boone last
week. Mr. and Mrs. Reams
also spent a few days in
Spruce Pines.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Rodwell had as their guests
for several days last week
Mrs. J. F. Trotter, Sr., and
Mrs. Sara Howard of Reidsville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Mitchiner and son. Will, of
Roxboro spent last weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Oakley.
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Banzet
and children, Ann Howard
and Jule, spent several days
recently at Nags Head.
While there they attended a
performance of The Lost
Colony.
Mrs. Rufus S. Jones has
returned to her home after
spending two weeks with Dr
and Mrs. Sydney Jones and
daughter, Laurie, in Randolph,
N. J., and Dr. and
Mrs. Lon Jones and children
in Scotia, N. Y.
The Rev. and Mrs. John
Link of Spring Hope were
here on Sunday where he
held services at the Baptist
Church. Mr. and Mrs. John
i .ink and children of Raleigh
and Mr. and Mrs. William
Fleming of Henderson attended
the church services.
Miss Carolyn Shearin of
Durham spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Roy
Shearin.
Miss Chalmers Ward left
Monday for Raleigh where
she has accepted a position.
Mrs. Hartmut Spindler
and children, Richard
Thorne and Elissa Mayo,
have returned to Munich,
West Germany, after
spending two months with
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Geddie.
Miss Sallie Tayloe and
William Duff of Raleigh
were the guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Ryall Woodall.
Laura Lee Shearin,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Willis Shearin. has
returned from Noisy Le
Croi, France, where she has
been an exchange student
for the past four weeks. Mr.
and Mrs. Shearin, Laura
and Marie-0 Fourmanoir,
their houseguest, attended a
French picnic at Umstead
Park in Raleigh.
Mrs. Walker Burwell has
returned from Raleigh and a
week at Atlantic Beach
where she was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston
Hicks and sons, Cleve and
Walker.
Miss Lucy Banzet of
Washington, D. C., was the
weekend guest of her
parents, Mr. and -Mrs.
Frank Banzet.
The Rev. James Stoney
was the weekend guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Williams and held services
at Emmanuel Episcopal
Church on Sunday.
Mrs. George Scott and
children, Leanne and Bill,
were recent guests of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Drake.
Miss Cynthia Haithcock of
Henderson was the weekend
guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Haithcock.
Miss Pam Haithcock left
Sunday for the University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill where she is a student.
Miss Loyce Blaylock has
returned after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. J. A Yost in
Winston-Salem. Mrs. Jesse
Helms of Washington, D. C .
was a recent luncheon guest
Vaughan Baptist
Church Has A
New Pastor
The Rev. Richard A.
Green has accepted the
pastorate of the Vaughan
Baptist Church. The Rev.
Mr. Green, his wife, Linda,
and their children, Donna,
6 and Claudia, 4, are
making their home in
Wake Forest where he is a
second year student at
Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary and
has been working parttime
in the Pharmacy at
Wake Forest.
A native of Columbia, S.
C , he is a graduate of the
University of South Carolina
School of Pharmacy.
The Rev. Mr. Green said
he is "looking forward to
our upcoming revival
which will consist of four
services, Aug. 28-30. The
opening service will begin
at 11 a. m. on Sunday,
followed by dinner served
in the churchyard.
••The Sunday night service
will be especially for
the youth of the church and
community, beginning
with a sermon by puppets
at-7:30p. m., followed by
the regular service at 8
o'clock. Monday's service
has been designated as
Family Night with light
refreshments and fellowship
at 9 p. m. after the 8
o'clock worship. Tuesday
night we plan to honor our
Senior Christians with a
special Old-Time Hymn
service at 7:30 p. m.
followed by the 8 o clock
worship service." he said
Attending the ordination
services for the Rev. Mr.
Green recently at Pine
Bluff Baptist Church,
Columbia. S. C. were Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Harris,
Mr and Mrs. Gene Pierce
and children. Helen. Sallie,
Beth and Roy all of Vaughan,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ron
B. Butts and Andy of
Raleigh.
of Miss Blaylock.
Dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Moseley or
Saturday were Mr. and Mrs
Robert Wortham of West
Palm Beach, Fla., Joe
Backus of Stuart. Fla., and
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harris
of Areola.
Mrs. Joyce H Carroll and
children. Wanda and Keith,
and Mrs. C. W. Hilliard of
Macon were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Mosheim of Asheboro.
Mrs. C. V. Whitford, Mrs.
Glenn Coleman and daughter.
Kathy, spent several
days last week at Virginia
Beach, Va.
Dr. Weldon Receives
Degree On August 19
"• John I. Weldon, Jr., completed
the requirements for
the Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) degree on July 15
and received the degree
August 19 from Heed
University, Hollywood, Fla.,
affiliated with the University
of Miami. His degree
program provided him
expertise in Research and
Evaluation, Curriculum Development,
Guidance and
Counseling, Achievement
Motivation, and Organization
Development.
Dr. Weldon is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ira Weldon
of the Epsom community
between Henderson and
Louisburg and is married to
the former Elizabeth Cowles
Spivey of Sunbury. He has a
daughter, Alicia, and a son,
John III, and has been a
resident of Newport News,
Va., since 1955. He is a
member of the Warwick
Peoples Reunion
Held At Afton
Elberon Clubhouse
F our generations of children
of Joe and Nellie
Aycock Peoples held their
family reunion at the AftonElberon
Clubhouse on Sunday,
August 21.
Lunch of barbecue chicken,
cole slaw, potato salad,
brunswick stew and a
variety of pies and cakes
was enjoyed by the 63
members attending.
Children of the couple
present were Maude Lee
Jones, Edward and Lewis
peoples, Pearl Stone,
Margie Mustian, Elizabeth
Grimes and Delia Stegall.
Another son, Joe K. Peoples
of Columbus, Ga.y was
unable to attend.
The children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren
were from AftonElberon,
Henderson, Kittrell,
Raleigh, Middleburg,
Clinton, Fayetteville and
Virginia Beach, Va.
The family members
attending ranged in age
from seven months to 76
years.
Stew Sale
The ladies of the Macon
United Methodist Church
will sponsor a brunswick
stew sale on Saturday,
August 27, at the church.
The stew will be ready by
noon. Orders may be
reserved by contacting Mrs.
Henry Fuller or Mrs.
Wheeler Stevenson of Macon.
When traveling, carry
large safety pins for pinning
skirt tops to the bottoms of
hotel hangers.
WELDON
United Church of Christ in
Newport News.
He completed the requirements
for the Bachelor of
Arts Degree in 1350 from
Elon College and the
Masters Degree from the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill in 1955
with a major in Guidance
and Personnel Work.
Presently Dr. Weldon
serves as an Education
advisor at Headquarters,
United States Training and
Doctrine Command, Fort
Monroe, Va. He works with
ROTC Programs conducted
in over 925 colleges or high
schools within the United
States, Puerto Rico and the
Canal Zone. He also serves
as Director of General
Counseling Services in Newport
News and is a licensed
professional counselor. He
has written many publications
and has served as a
high school teacher, a
principal and a professor.
First Wright Reunion Held
Descendants of the late
Robert Bruce Wright,
known as "Man" Wright,
met at the Carlton Clary
cottage on Lake Gaston near
Gasburg, Va., on Sunday,
August 21, for their first
family reunion. The reunion
was coordinated by Mr..and
Mrs. Samuel Clary of
Gasburg, Va., and Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Moseley of
Warrenton.
The lunch was spread on
tables under the trees and
thanks were returned by
Calvin Edwards of Brodnax,
Va.
Grady Moseley of Warrenton,
grandson of Robert
Bruce Wright, acted as
master of ceremonies. Miss
Edith Moseley of Brodnax,
Va., registered approximately
275 family members.
Guests attended from
Littleton, Ayden, Roanoke
Rapids, Gaston, Halifax,
Weldon, Vaughan, Conway,
Eure, Morganton, Wilming,
Birthday Party
Roy E. Pierce was honored
at a birthday picnic on
Saturday, August 13 at the
Pierce pond near Vaughan.
The occasion was to
celebrate his 71st birthday.
Hosts were Mrs. Roy
Pierce and Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Pierce.
Mr. Pierce received
many useful and attractive
gifts. Sharing the occasion
with him was Debra
Brown, who was observing
her 11th birthday on the
same day.
Approximately 40 guests
were present from Vaughan,
Macon, Littleton, Roanoke
Rapids, Warrenton,
Raleigh and Milesburg,
Pa.
ton and Warrenton, North
Carolina; and Gasburg,
South Hill, Lawrenceville,
Kenbridge, White Plains,
Virginia Beach, Brodnax,
Valentines, McLean, Lacrosse,
Ebony, Baskerville,
Blackstone, Hopewell, Emporia,
Brookneal, Colonial
Heights, Linville, Prince
George, Dolphin and Triplet,
Va.
The late Jim Wright, son
of "Man" Wright, had the
highest number of children
in attendance.
Gifts were given to Mrs.
Mary F. Wright of Roanoke
Rapids for being the oldest;
Eric Stamper of Brodnax,
youngest; Paige Wright of
Brodnax, door prize; Carl P.
Wright of McLean, Va.,
travelling the furthest; Mrs.
Mary P. Wright of Lacrosse,
Va., for the most
grandchildren and M. T.
Floyd of Roanoke Rapids for
the biggest feet.
The group voted to make
the reunion an annual
gathering. Officers were
elected for 1978 and included
Paige Wright of Brodnax,
president; Mrs. Margaret
Baird of Valentines, Va.,
vice president; Miss Sandra
Wall of Brodnax, secretary
and Mrs. Hattie Ruth Jones
of Ebony, Va., treasurer.
Former Pastor
Will Preach At
Homecoming
The Rev. Dennis Levin,
pastor of Providence United
Methodist Church, has announced
that the Rev. Oliver
Taylor, a former pastor, will
preach at the homecoming
service on Sunday, August
28 at 11 a. m. Taylor was
pastor of the Warren
Methodist Church comprised
of Providence (Afton),
Prospect (Embro) and
Shocco (Vicksboro) from
1962 until 1966.
The Rev. Mr. Taylor's
sermon will be entitled
"Paso Por Aqui" which is
Spanish for "passed through
here."
The Rev. Oliver Taylor is
a member of the Florida
Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church
and is pastor of the Miramar
United Methodist Church.
He and his wife, Laura,
will be visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Melville Hicks while in
the area.
All friends and former
members are cordially
invited to attend the
morning worship and a
fellowship picnic lunch
which will follow.