These members of the 1932 graduation class of Littleton High School
met Tuesday night for a reunion at the Afton-Elberon School. Shown,
left to right, sitting are Bessie Newsome Atkins, Ellen Shearin
Moseley, Enia Held Gibson, Bollie S tans bury Vann, Doris Bobbitt
Wilkinson and Alice Jones Harrison. Standing, left to right, are
Christine Boone, Bessie Phelps Oalllhan, Mildred Evans Carter, Roger
Moore, Dorothy Newby Sawyer, Helen Riggan Donne 11, Marie Alston
Dickens, Frances Tate Blair, Ruby Smith Conn, Mary Fleming White,
Home Room Teacher»JlHnn Robinson, Louise Johnston Estes, Marvin
Cooley nnrf Brantley Acree. Ethel Shearin Smith arrived too late to be
pictured. (Staff Photo)
LHS Class Of 1932 Holds Reunion
The Littleton High
School Class of 1932 held its
jOth reunion in the Kuritan
Hall at Afton-Elberon on
April 24 with 20 of its 35
members present.
Miss Christine Boone
welcomed and registered
the guests.
Mrs. Lillian Robinson,
the only teacher attending,
was presented an orchid
corsage.
The tables and club were
decorated in pink azaleas
carrying out the class color
theme.
During the social hour,
everyone enjoyed seeing
pictures of each classmate's
family and telling
about events of the past 50
years.
Brantley Acree, vice
president, served as
emcee. Mary Fleming
White gave the invocation.
Alice Jones Harrison
Norlino Resident Hurt
When Struck By Vehicle
A Norlina community
resident was injured Monday
afternon as he stepped
into the path of a Volkswagen
1.3 miles from
Norlina, according to
Highway Trooper B. R.
Pope, investigating officer.
Patrolman Pope said
yesterday afternoon that
Willie Blackmon, 33 black
male, stepped out of a van
in which he was riding, and
in attempting to cross SR
122S to reach his mail box,
stepped into the path of a
67 Volkswagen being driv
en by Samuel Todd Meadows.
16, white male.
Blackmon was taken to
Maria Parham Hospital in
Henderson, but Patrolman
Pope said he did not know
the extent of his injuries.
The address of Meadows
was given as Rt. 1, Box 55,
Norlina, and that of Blackmon
was given as Rt. 1,
Box 22, NorttAa.
Patrolman Pope said
that no charges were
made, and that damage to
the Volkswagen was estimated
at $25.00.
called the roll and each
member told how many
children and grandchildren
they had.
Mrs. Robinson gave
some very interesting remarks
about school days.
A moment of silent
prayer was observed in
memory of six deceased
members: Els telle Heuay
Stainback, Robert Newsom,
Nannie Maude Collier
Coppage, Jack Bragg,
Leonard (Jack) Thompson,
and Ruby Palmer
Moore.
A delicious meal was
served by the Afton-Elberon
Ruritanettes.
A bookmark with each
classmate's initial, high
school initial and the year
was done in cross-stitch by
Ellen Shearin Moseley in
class colors of pink and
silver. Favors tied with
pink and silver ribbon
were at each plate, given
by Branch Bank & Trust
Co. and First Citizens
Bank of Warrenton.
Attending ' the reunion
were: Marvin Cooley and
his wife of Huntsville,
Ala.; Eula Reid Gibson of
Warrenton and her daughter,
Myrtice James of
Richmond, Va.; Bollie Lee
Stansbury Vann of Gaston,
and her grandson, Tony
Martin, of Roanoke Rapids;
Marie Alston Dickens
and her husband, Warren,
of Skippers, Va.; Alice
Jones Harrison of Friendly,
Va., and her sister,
Mrs. Hawkins Thompson
of Macon; Bessie Mae
Newsome Atkins and her
husband. Melton, of Littleton;
Bessie (Phelps) Callihan
and her husband,
Tyree, of Vaughan; Mary
Fleming White of WarrenSupervisor
Of
Elections Named
Ruby Jones of Norlina
assumed her duties as
Warren County's new
supervisor of elections on
March 31, accepting the
position vacated by the
recent resignation of
Miriam Coleman.
Mrs. Jones, who has
lived in Warren County for
the past four years,
worked with the Agricultural
Extension Service for
Homemakers prior to
coming to the county
Board of Election office.
She attended Virginia
Union University in Richmond,
Va. and the A IB
Banking School at Pace
University in New York
City. While in New York,
she was employed for 13
years with Chase Manhattan
National Bank in the
Federal Reserve Division.
Mrs. Jones is married to
James Marvin Jones and
they have one daughter.
Visitors Given
Tour Of School
Northampton County
central office staff and
faculty members visited
John Graham Middle
School on Wednesday,
April 21.
Approximately 13 guests
were present, including
Northampton County
Superintendent Dr. Willis
McLeod.
The visitors were
greeted by Principal J. T.
Wilkerson and were given
an overview of the middle
school concept and its
implementation. The
guests were then given the
opportunity to view the
school program by visiting
classrooms conducting
various curricular
activities.
Treatment Plant
Testing Is Made
The Warren County
Waste Water Treatment
Plant at Warrenton was on
Tuesday turned on for
testing by the contractors,
and the old Warrenton
Plant cut off its electric
power.
Following a period of
testing and correction of
any sbotcomings that may
be revealed, the contractors
are expected to turn
the plant over to the
Warren County Commlssioners,
who will deed it to
the Town of Warrenton for
its operation.
ton; Frances Tate Blair of
Wollaston, Mass. and her
brother, Claude, and his
wife, Edna, of Norfolk,
Va.; Doris Bobbitt Wilkinson
and her husband. Jack,
of Littleton; Helen Riggan
Donnell of Littleton and
her friend, Bill Rhodes,
of Cuthbert, Ga. and her
sister, Dorothy Stansbury,
of Littleton, Ethel Shearin
Smith and her husband,
Richard, of Portsmouth,
Va.; Ruby Smith Conn of
Louisburg and her guest,
Margie Muller; Mildred
Evans Carter and her
husband, John, of Roanoke
Rapids; Dorothy Newby
Sawyer and her husband,
James, of Norfolk, Va.;
Roger Moore of Littleton;
Brantley Acree and his
wife, Elizabeth, of Littleton;
Louise Johnston Estes
of Gainesville, Ga.; Ellen
Shearin Moseley and her
guest, Owen G. Shearin, of
Warrenton, and Christine
Boone of Henderson.
Roger Moore entertained
the group with many
good jokes.
Tyree Callihan closed
with prayer.
Former N. C. House Speaker
Enters U. S. House Race
James E. Ramsey, a
Roxboro attorney, today
announced his candidacy
as 2nd District U. S. Representative,
running for the
seat vacated by Rep. L. H.
Fountain.
In his announcement remarks,
Ramsey proposed
a "New Dimension" in
congressional representation
for the district. He outlined
a five-point program
utilizing existing resources
of the congressional office
that would directly affect
the "pocketbook condition"
of the district.
He proposed to employ
staff peisonnel who are
experts in the development
of expanded job opportunities
for people in the
district, to designate a
staff member to help
existing industries in the
district procure new contracts
from government
agencies and the private
sector, to designate a
person on the staff to
specialize in helping existing
industries find international
markets and to (
aid in cutting of red tape
and paperwork involved in
exporting, and to designate
a staff member with the
exclusive duty of attracting
new industrial plants
and new venture capital to
the district.
His last proposal involved
aid to large and small
farmers to find both
national and international
markets for their crops.
Ramsey, a Roxboro
native, is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina
and the UNC Law
School.
He served as Speaker of
the House of North
Carolina General Assembly
for 1973 and 1974. He
served in the General
Assembly for 12 years,
from 1962 to 1974. Prior to
his legislative service,
Ramsey was, for two
terms, judge of Person
Mrs. Banks Presides
Over Spring Meeting
Mrs. Carrie Banks, president,
presided over the
spring meeting of the
Warren County School
Food Service association
held April 20 at the North
Warren lunchroom. W. T.
Ramey, school principal,
welcomed the group.
Presenting the membership
report was Mrs.
Minnie White, presidentelect.
She reported that
seven out of nine schools in
the county have 100
percent membership in the
county, state and national
associations. The managers
of the following
schools will receive recognition
for this at the state
convention in May: Warren
County High School,
Hawkins, Mariam Boyd,
Northside, North Warren,
South Warren and Vaugh
an.
During the business
session new officers were
elected and will be
installed at the May
meeting. Mrs. Willie Mae
Williams, secretary-treasurer,
read the minutes of
the last meeting and save
the treasurer's report.
"Italy's Contribution
To American Cooking"
was the program
topic. A filmstrip was
shown by Mrs. Ann Kilian
and a discussion followed.
The words Antipasto,
Espresso and Pasta were
new words learned as a
result of the program.
Mrs. Mattie Hawkins
and her staff served
delicious refreshments
which included an Italian
ice cream dessert.
RAMSEY
County Recorder's Court.
Ramsey is married to
Eunice Jordan Sanders
and they have four
children.
Dedication
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Board of Commissioners.
Mrs. Rachael Ricks,
assistant superintendent,
introduced the day's main
speaker, Dr. Dudley E.
Flood, assistant state
superintendent for student
services. Dedicatory remarks
were made by
Michael F. Williams. Warren
County superintendent.
A choral presentation
was given by the Warren
County High School Chorus
under the direction of
Howard Lee Stultz, and
refreshments were served
in the scheol cafeteria.
Constructidta of the new
consolidated high school
was called fot in October
1973 by the Warren Board
of Education. In July 1977
the board purchased the
present 77-acre site. In
August 1978 ground was
broken for the first phase
of building construction.
The building, home of 86
employees, contains 112,525
square feet, is of
masonry construction, is
heated with electricity,
and, with the exception of
shop areas and the
gymnasium, is completely
air conditioned.