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Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Currie and Roberta of
Alexandria, Va., and Hinton
Britton of Pendleton were
guests of Mrs. Nita Fuller
over the weekend.
Mrs. Pete Rose returned
home Thursday after spending
several days in Rex
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fleming and family of
Rockingham, were weekend
guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Fleming.
Mrs. John Day and son,
Gus, and Jack Mabry of
Henderson and the Rev.
Gilbert Mabry of Dallas,
Tex., visited Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Knight on Saturday
night. Mrs. Knight's niece,
Mrs. Marshall Sasser, of
Smithfield was their guest
for the weekend.
Ronald Rose of Cary
visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Rose, on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
"Sonny" Goodbar of Durham
were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Norwood Sunday
afternoon.
J. R. Lloyd of Congress
Heights, Md., visited Mrs.
Maggie Adcock on Sunday.
Mr. Lloyd was enroute to
Florida, and J. L. Thaxton
joined him for the trip.
Mrs. W. S. Hicks and
sister, Mrs. Ann Bowls of
Florida were in Fayetteville
over the weekend visiting
relatives.
Sunday, J. T. Fleming
returned to MCV Hospital in
Richmond, Va., where he
is having tests made and
possible surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Wiggins were in WinstonSalem
over the weekend to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Buck
Wiggins and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Knight were in Suffolk, Va.,
for a few days last week to
visit Mrs Elmira Brewer
and to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Sarah Brewer.
Mrs. Edith Cawthorne
and Mr and Mrs. Elmer
Davis are visiting the Davis'
daughter and her family,
Mr. and Mrs Alexander, in
Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Lillian Kilian is
spending the Thanksgiving
holiday with her daughter,
Ms. Cheryl Kilian, in
Hampton, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Thaxton and Debbie of
Goldsboro and Bob Thaxton
and William of Wilson were
weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs B A. Thaxton.
Mrs. Willie Williams of Ridgeway announces the
engagement of her daughter, Miss Patricia Jordan, to
Wilbur Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davis of
Norlina. A December 17 wedding is planned.
Train Of Thought
By MRS. ANN PL LLEN
Librarian
Norlina Public Library
NEW BOOKS: "C B
Radios" by Dolowich; "The
Football Play Book" by
Deluca; "Astrology" by
Hoffmann; "Judo For The
West" by Barnes; "Adoption:
Is It For You" by
W'aski; "Jane Eyre" by
Bronte; "Pudd'nhead Wilson"
by Twain; "Silas
Marner" by Eliott; "Pot"
(a book about dope) by
Lloyd; and for people who
like crafts - "The Pleasure
of Crewel" by Springer.
NEW CHILDRENS
BOOKS: "Tell Me A Joke"
by Sokol; "Meet The
Pilgrim Fathers" by
,r Hi
Payne; "The Big Book of
Real Trucks" and "The Big
Book of Real Fire Engines"
by Benson; and "Clowns"
by Sutton.
THANK YOU- to the
person who left a box of
books by the door without a
name and to the anonymous
person who left a bag of
paper back books by the
door.
GIFTS: Two boxes of
books given by Mildred
Floyd; Two books given by
Pat DeBari; a box of
children's books given by
Linda and Edward Myrick;
and Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell
Keeton and Carolyn gave 3
boxes of assorted books.
Thanksgiving Eve
Service Planned
The Norlina Baptist and
United Methodist churches
are having a joint worship
service on Wednesday,
Thanksgiving Eve, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. at the
Norlina United Methodist
Church.
The Rev. Elton Cooke will
bring the Thanksgiving
message.
Circles To Meet
The Norlina Baptist WMU
Circles will meet Monday,
Nov. 28. At 10 a.m. the
Mattie Pridgen Circle will
meet in the home of Mrs. W.
O Reid and the Lola Sue
Circle will meet with Mrs.
Ora Moore.
At 8:00p.m. theOlga Hood
Circle will meet with Mrs.
Eva Ayscue and the Annie
Armstrong Circle will meet
in the home of Mrs. Ann
Mulchi
Dividend Declared
The Board of Directors of
Peoples Bank and Trust
Company has declared a
regular quarterly dividend
of 24 cents per share and an
extra year-end dividend of 8
cents per share on the
bank's common stock for
the fourth quarter.
The 32-cent dividend
brings the total dividends
paid in 1977 to $1.02. This
represents a 9.2 percent
increase in cash dividends
paid over 1976 after giving
effect to the increase in
number of shares outstanding
as a result of the 20
percent stock dividend declared
in November, 1976.
The new dividend is
payable Dec. 30, 1977 to
shareholders of record on
Dec. 21, 1977. The ex-dividend
date was set for Dec. 15,
1977.
At its regular meeting, the
Board of Directors established
a new policy of
payment of dividends. According
to Chairman and
President William H. Stanley,
the bank has historically
paid an extra year-end
dividend on its common
stock but will alter that
practice in 1978.
Norlina Girl Wins
Ride In Big Parade
Miss Surena Dawn Evans
of Norlina, seven-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Evans, was named a
winner of the WRAL 101
radio contest last Wednesday.
As a winner, Surena rode
on the station's float in the
Raleigh Christmas parade
Saturday.
The Raleigh radio station
sponsored a contest asking
contestants to write why
they wanted to be in the
parade.
Surena wrote that she was
born in Portsmouth, Ohio,
and her mother was a
Virginia Tech fan. She
included that she learned
the word "Gobbler" long
before "Buckeye."
She noted she had been a
mascot cheerleader at Norlina
High School for four
years making her a veteran
of parades.
In naming her winner.
Bob Inskeep, morning man
of the radio station, said
Surena was the only
contestant who confessed
Citizens Enjoy
Annual Dinner
The Senior Citizens had
their annual Thanksgiving
dinner at the Lutheran
Church last Thursday. The
assembly room was decorated
with pictures of
turkeys and many other
Thanksgiving symbols.
Each member carried a
covered dish There was a
large assortment of deliciious
food which everyone
enjoyed
The Rev. Elton Cooke,
who has been an inspiration
to the senior citizens and
who has given much time
for helping them, showed
slides of the trip to
Charlottesville, Va. These
slides included pictures of
the members and the lovely
fail scenery of the area.
Several of the members
helped Oscar Baker present
present a skit, "Casey At
The Bat" that was enjoyed
by everyone.
At the present time Mrs.
Joyce Mabry is the president
of the club and the
enrollment has reached 104
members. Over 60 members
participated in the Thanksgiving
celebration.
The Rev. Elton Cooke
invited the senior citizens to
attend services in the
Baptist Church in Norlina
Sunday, Nov. 20. Fifty-six
members attended and
enjoyed the fellowship and
the dinner which followed in
the assembly room of the
church. Among the guests
were the Methodist minister.
the Rev. Curtis Campbell
and his family.
Service Slated
A Christingle service will
be held at The Church of the
Good Shepherd in Ridgeway
Nov. 27 at 3:30 p. m.
This service comes from
an old Moravian custom for
Advent and Christmas. It is
widely used in Europe.
The service is being held
on Advent Sunday at the
historic church, now listed
on the National Register of
Historic Places by the
United States Department
of the Interior.
Surena Evans
she could help him. He
noted Surena said they
would have something to
talk about. (Inskeep often
talks about Ohio and
Virginia Tech)
Surena is a second grade
student at Northside Elementary
School.
Minister Appointed
To Norlina Methodist
NORLINA- United Methodists
here have a new
pastor. Bishop Robert M.
Blackburn, Raleigh, has
announced the appointment
of the Rev. Curtis W.
Campbell, Raleigh, to the
Norlina United Methodist
Church, US 1, Norlina.
He replaces Rev. C.
Nathan Burgess who has
moved to Tennille, Ga.
Campbell, a native of
Raleigh, holds a Bachelor of
Music Education degree
from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro and
recently graduated from
Southeastern Seminary,
Wake Forest.
He has served as interim
minister at Berry's Grove
Baptist Church, north of
Durham and at Roanoke
Island Baptist Church, Manteo.
He has also served as a
Minister of Music at Berry's
Grove Church; Magnolia
Street Baptist Church,
Greensboro; and Westover
United Methodist Church,
Raleigh.
Campbell was a member
of "The New Hermeneutics,"
a Christian musical
group of the Circus Tent
Christian Ministries, Kitty
Hawk, for four years, and
served as musical director
for one summer.
The new pastor moved to
Norlina on Nov. 16 with his
wife, Deborah Holland
Campbell, formerly of Clinton,
and their three-month
old son, Colin. Campbell
began his service there on
Nov. 20.
Norlina United Methodist
Church, which now has
approximately 300 members,
was founded in 1910
and was orginally called
Community Chapel.
Warren County launched the observance of Farm-City Week with a tour of Norlina
Manufacturing Company, Inc. Four tours were conducted through the plant with 37
people getting a look at the plant operation. Last Thursday's tour was planned and
arranged by Tom Peele, Warren County Farm-City Week chairman and Miss £mily
Ballinger, Home Economics Extension Agent. Plant manager Bob Boher and his wife
assisted the tour.
Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the light bulb and the phonograph, patented 1,093
inventions in his lifetime.