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Charles Fleming of Colonial
Heights. Va., visited his
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Fleming,
on Saturday. Other
visitors on Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs J L Gettings and
grandson of Chester, Va..
Mr and Mrs. James T.
Fleming and children of
Warrenton and Mr. and
Mrs. William P. Fleming
and children of Norlina.
Miss Elizabeth Gooch of
Sykesville, Md., was a
visitor in the home of Mrs.
Susie Faucett last week.
Miss Gooch also visited Miss
Ozie Gooch while she was
here
Mrs. Julia Stokes and
Miss Helen Delbridge visited
Mrs Stokes' daughter,
Sandra, in Wilmington. Miss
Stokes accompanied her
mother and Miss Delbridge
to Myrtle Beach, S. C.,
where they spent the
weekend
Mr and Mrs. Roger
Norwood had Mr and Mrs.
Robert Goodbar of Durham
as guests on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs C T Baurof
Richmond. Va.. were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
H E Bobbitt
Mr and Mrs.. Leon
Pridgen and son, Bob.
traveled to Natural Bridge,
Va.. Sunday
Mr and Mrs W. d. Little
had her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Knox Watson of Red
Springs, to visit over the
weekend.
Mr and Mrs. W. J.
Egerton were in Atlantic
Beach for the weekend.
Mr and Mrs. Grady
Lawrence of Salinas, Calif.,
Mr. and Mrs George W'.
Davis of Inez and Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Egerton were
dinner guests of Mrs. 0. T.
Hicks Monday mght.
Mr and Mrs. Z. M.
Newman of Virginia Beach,
Va.. were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Faulk Monday
and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Severance and Mr. and Mrs.
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Third graders of Northside who recently performed in the play "The Nutrient Trial,"
are. first row. (left to right) Derrek Peel, Bryant Alston, Susan Pullen, Donna Peace,
John Minton, and Bobby Smith. Standing in the back row are (left to right) Patricia
Mayfield, Alan Ellington, Frederick Wilkerson, Allen Overby, Marvin Burton, Thedric
Moseiey, and Mark Lawhorne. Seated at the desk is Flynn Meares. (Staff Photo)
School Lunch Week Observed
National Sch<*.l Lunch
Week was observed at
Northside Elementary
School during the week of
October 10-14. A program
was given in an effort to
ensure that families in the
area are aware of the
importance of good nutrition.
Howard Edmonds went on
an auto tour through the
Blue Ridge Parkway over
the weekend.
Mrs. W. S. Hicks visited
relatives in Fayetteville
over the weekend.
Mrs. Robert Whitman will
return to her home in
California Thursday after
spending some time with
her cousin, Walter Newman,
and his daughters.
Mr and Mrs. David
Perkinson and family of
Cary visited his mother,
Mrs. W. H. Perkinson, over
the weekend.
Mrs. Bessie Dalton and
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Dalton of
Richmond, Va., spent several
days last week visiting
relatives in Shelby and
Cherryville. There they met
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Perkinson
of Stillwater, Okla., and
went on to tour Chimney
Rock and Asheville. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Robbins of
Richmond, Va., joined them
later and they all enjoyed a
tour of Kings Mountain. S.
C., and the mountains of
North Carolina.
Mrs. Maggie Adcock and
Ben Lloyd spent the weekend
in Magnolia with their
niece, Mrs. Eldon Brown.
Friday, Mr. Brown visited
his grandson, Tom Shaffer
at Lake Waccamaw.
The skit entitled, "Nutrient
Trial," was given by
members of the third grade
class, with the assistance of
their teacher, Mrs. R. I.
Paschall, Mrs. G. G.
Burchette, and Mrs. H. I.
Williams.
Visitors to the school
included Mayor and Mrs.
Literature And Music
Club Members Have Meet
The Norlina Literature
and Music Club met Thursday,
Oct. 13, in thehome of
Mrs. Florence Heid.
Mrs. Nita Fuller, Mrs.
Viola Taylor and Mrs. Heid
served as hostesses.
Mrs. Lillian Kilian presided
over the meeting due to
the absence of the club's
president.
Mrs. Kilian shared poems
with the group that she had
written, entitled "Listen,
Son," "Easter Meditation,"
"The Transplanted Rose,"
"Let's End This War,"
"Write A Letter Tonight,"
"Patience," "To The Graduate,"
and "Our Captain Is
Dead."
During the business porBirth
Mr. and Mrs. William
Jackson Hicks, Jr., of Richmond,
Va., announce the
birth of a daughter, Brandie
Clark, on Oct. 15 at Chip K.
Manahan Hospital. Mrs.
Hicks is the former Betty
Ann Wilkerson of Chase
City, Va., and Mr. Hicks is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Hicks of Rt. 2, Norlina.
"Bill" Perry of Norlina;
Mrs. K. Harvey, Title I
ESEA Reading Supervisor;
Mrs. A. Kilian. Supervisor
of Warren County lunchrooms;
and parents.
The lunchroom manager
and the staff prepared the
"Universal Menu" for the
occasion.
tion of the meeting a motion
was made and approved to
donate a book to the Norlina
Public Library in memory
of Mrs. Esther Rodwell.
The Rev. Elton Cooke will
present a program on home
life at the next meeting on
November 10.
Delicious refreshments
were served and the social
hour was enjoyed by all.
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Mrs. Thaxton Hosts
Bridge Club Members
Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Faulk hosted a dinner party
Monday night for Mrs.
Robert (Nancy Blair) Whitman
of California.
Their guests included
Mrs. Whitman, Mr. and
Mrs. Z. M. Newman of Virginia
Beach, Va., Miss
Clarice Newman of Richmond,
Va., Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Brantley and son,
Scott, of Henderson, Ms.
Gladys Newman, Perry
Newman, Walter Newman
and daughters, Martha and
Elizabeth and Mrs. Lucille
Newman.
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Senior Citizens
Tour Virginia
Some 38 members and
guests of the Senior Social
Club of Norlina left on a
chartered bus on Oct. 13 for
two days and one night in
Charlottesville, Va., and the
surrounding area.
The Rev. G. Elton Cooke,
leader of the club, planned
the trip with the assistance
of Mrs. Ellen Moseley.
The group toured Monticello,
home of Thomas
Jefferson and Ash Lawn, the
home of James Monroe, in
Charlottesville where they
also spent the night.
Friday, they journeyed to
Swannanoa, Va., to tour the
Marble Palace and Sculpture
Gardens which were
described as a mountain-top
paradise.
Then they went to Stannton,
Va., and the birthplace
of the 28th President,
Woodrow Wilson.
Friday night they returned
home. A little tired
perhaps, but all the happier
for having participated,
pated.
Mrs. Bender Is
Hostess To Club
On Friday. October 14,
Mrs. Leonard Bender entertained
the Zion Homemakers
Club in her home.
The meeting was opened
by singing "Sweet Hour of
Prayer." Mrs. J. D. Holtzman
gave the devotions.
The minutes were read
and old and new business
was discussed The club
planned a trip to Richmond.
Va., to tour the Phillip
Morris Tobacco Factory on
Nov. 22.
Mrs. Bertha Forte gave
an interesting program on
smoke detectors.
For the social hour the
hostess served delicious refreshments.
Mrs. Meredith Richardson
will entertain the
members in November.
Gala Dinner Party
Honors Mrs. Whitman
Mrs. B. A. Thaxton hosted
the Norlina Bridge Club in
her home on Tuesday,
October 11.
The high score player was
Mrs. Katherine Robertson;
second high, Mrs. Maggie
Adcock; and Mrs. Katie
Davis won the bingo hand.
Guest players were Mrs.
Maggie Adcock and Mrs.
Minnie Cawthorne.
Mrs. Thaxton served her
guests a salad and coffee.
A ball game craze swept
parts of America long
before Columbus arrived.
Virtually every Middle
American ruin contains at
least one court where teams
played a ball game that is
still not perfectly understood.
Mrs. Marie Jones, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
0. Leete of Wise, is nurse
practitioner recently hired
by Dr. Donald R. Coffman of
Norlina. Mrs. Jones studied
at the University of Virginia,
and was formerly
employed by a rural health
center in Buckingham County,
Va., financed by the U. S.
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare.
Methodist Women
Conduct Meeting
The Daughters of Jerusalem
met October 11 in the
home of Mrs. Dot Leete at 8
p. m. Mrs. Leete presided
over the meeting.
The program was given
by Mrs. Brenda Rooker on
what United Methodist
Women means to her.
The group adopted a new
project to send bath kits to
the migrant workers in the
Raleigh District. Becky
Rooker was appointed
chairman of the project.
Mrs. Alice King will be the
hostess for the November
meeting.
Church Women
Conduct Meeting
The United Methodist
Women of Jerusalem met in
the home of Mrs. Ida Bolton
on October 12.
Louise Riggan presided
over the meeting in the
absence of the president.
Becky Rooker discussed
plans for the tri-county
meeting at Jerusalem on
November 3. All ladies were
urged to attend.
The meeting closed with
prayer. The hostess, Dot
Bolton, served chicken
salad sandwiches, ham biscuits,
chips, pickle and
coffee.
Rescue Squadsmen
Receive $3,168
Captain George Carter of
the Warren County Rescue
Squad reported a total of
$3,168 was received during
the month of September.
Fund raising projects
during the month included a
road block during Labor
Day weekend, a musical
program presented by the
Community Chorus at McIver
School Gymnasium,
and a canvas of area
businesses and individuals.
Meeting Slated
The Community Sharing
Group will meet each
Monday from 9 to 10 a. m. in
the home of Mrs. Joe
Riggan. This week the
program, "Witness for
Christ and our Brothers"
was given by Louise Riggan.
The Rev. Jim Hebel will
have the program next
Monday.
Drewry Bridge
Players Gather
The Drewry Bridge Club
met Tuesday, October 11
with Mrs. Edmund White.
Mrs. A. L. Faulkner, Jr.,
won the high score; second
high score was won by Mrs.
Joe Mabry, Jr.; Mrs. C. B.
Curtis, Jr., won the surprise;
and the bingo hand
was won by Mrs. Roger
Fleming.
Other players were Mrs.
Ellis Fleming, Miss Ann
Floyd and Mrs. W. H.
Fletcher.
The hostess served butterscotch
delight and coffee.
Norlina Women
To Sponsor Drive
The Norlina Woman's
Club is sponsoring a paper
drive in the NorUna area.
Old newspapers should be
bundled and placed on the
front porch for pickup on
Monday, November 7th.
No magazines, please!
Anniversary Set
The children and grandchildren
of Mildred and
Everette Meador cordially
invite friends and relatives
to join them in celebration of
their 50th wedding anniversary
on Sunday, the twentythird
of October, 3 to 5 p. m.,
at the Recreation Hall of the
Zion United Methodist
Church, Oine, North Carolina.
Smallest Member
With a population of only
60,000, the republic of
Seychelles is the smallest
member of the United
Nations.