HOLLISTER HOST TO
150 MEMBERS OF CO.
DEM'STRAT'N CLUBS
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Halifax County Federation of
Home Demonstartion Clubs, under
the direction of Mrs. Hazel E.
Wheeler, Home Agent, met at Hoi
Hater in the Methodist Church
Tuesday, July 19, with Hollister
Club as hostess. 150 members and
visitors represented the following
clubs: Aurelian Springs, Calvary,
Darlington, Dawson, Halifax, Har
drawee, HeathvUle, Ringwood, Hol
lister, South Rosemary, Spring Hill
and Tillery
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. R. L. Applewhite of Hali
fax, Federation President. After the
Club Collect, invocation was given
by Rev. W. M. Howard. Jr., pastor
of Hollister M. P. Church. Mem
bers and visitors were sincerely
welcomed to Hollister by Mrs. T. R.
Wollett, of the local club and re
sponse given by Mrs. Dora Haw
kins of the South Rosemary Club.
After the regular business was
discussed and “Tiritomba” was
sung by the group, Rev. E. B. Fish
er, pastor of First Methodist
Church in Roanoke Rapids, gave an
inspiring and helpful talk on “Re
ligion in the Home’.
Miss Frances MacGregor, Assis
tant State 4-H Club leader of Ra
leigh, gave a talk on the work be
ing done by 4-H Club members
over the State, and the need of one
here in Halifax County. It is hop
ed that this phase of work can be
put in the Home Demonstration
program for the girls and boys of
Halifax County at an early date.
Short talks, concerning the work
being done in the different govern
ment projects in Halifax County,
were given by Mrs. Wiggins and by
Miss Williams of the Resettlement
Project and Miss Winnie Burt of
the WPA. Miss Williams, Home
Economist for the Project, told of
the work and number of clubs al
ready organized and extended an
invitation to the Federation to visit
them at their meetings.
After lunch a recreational pro
gram of songs was led by Miss
MacGregor and three choruses un
der the direction of Mrs. Miller of
Enfield were given. The clubs tak
ing part in these choruses, “Were
You There”, "Heav’n, Heav'n” and
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, were
Hollister, Heathville, Aurelian Spgs.
and Hardrawee.
Heathville club was awarded the
silver loving cup for having the
most members present and the vis
itors’ cup went to the Hardrawee
club.
The Federation was brought to a
close by singing “Sing Your Way
Home” and with the hope of meet
ing again in November with the
Calvary club, at Calvary.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of
expressing our sincere thanks to
our many friends who helped in
any way to lighten our sorrow and
grief due to the lingering illness
and death of our husband and fa
ther, E. C. Dickens. We appreciate
the beautiful flowers given, and es
pecially do we appreciate the kind
ness and attentiveness given us by
our neighbors during the last week
of his illness.
Mrs. E. C. Dickens and family.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Helms are
spending a week's vacation motor
ing in Virginia.
Miss Hazel Cobb is spending this
iveek in Washington, D. C.
Explorer, Set Upon By Savages,
Uses Light Ray Instead of Bullets
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Henry Clay Gipson, New York
photographer and writer exploring
In the wilds of Peru, saved his life
by pressing a switch Instead of pull
ing a trigger when two savages
tried to knife him in a hut near
the headwaters of the Amazon.
Gipson, gathering some new mat
erial on Peruvian Indian life, was
making his way through the sacred
valley of the Incas. He was bound
for Macchu Plchu, the ancient Inca,
city which has been called “the
most interesting native ruin in the
Americas."
looming upon a crude shelter
loon after dark, he decided to
samp. He had a light supper from
»la knapsack, then threw himself
in the floor of the abandoned hut,
slothes on and pistol by his side.
"1 was dog-tired," Gipson said,
^but I slept lightly—In that country
Sou have to be on guard even when
rou are asleep. Hours later I be
tan to realize that something was
tstlr. Believe me. 1 woke up com
lletely than. In the shadows I
kmld dimly sea two Indians ad
vancing on hands and knees toward
aa
4 1 crabbed mj ptstai bot natar
ally 1 didn’t want to shoot unless
1 was forced to. When 1 leaped up,
they stopped, apparently undecided
what to do. 1 yelled that I was
armed—that If they didn’t get out
I’d let them have it. But they didn’t
understand English, I didn’t speak
Indian, and In the darkness they
couldn’t Bee my black pistol, though
the moonlight revealed their
knives.
une or mem saia sometning to
the other, and they moved toward
me. Then 1 picked up my flashlight
and played its beam on my gun.
When they saw the weapon, they
let out a yell and ran. Had it not
been for the flashlight, in the next
Instant there would have been a
dead Indian or a dead photograph
er in that hut. But the flashlight
worked one hundred per cent—an
explorer takes no chances on bat
teries that are not fresh when he
loads up—and as a result a good
story for the newspapers was lost.'*
Gipson has traveled nearly 60,000
miles through the southern conti
nent His book, "Look at Latin
America”, contains some of his
most recent photographs and
I TOWN
TALK
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pruden
spent the week-end at Nags Head.
Mrs. J. M. Grizzard left Thurs
day for Washington, D. C.. where
she will spend a week.
Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Harbour and
children, Clarence and Marie, re
turned Monday from a ten days
visit to relatives in Western North
Carolina. They were accompanied
on their return by Mrs. Boaz, moth
er of Mrs. Harbour, who will spend
some time here.
Miss Mildred Lee Moore is spend
ing this week in Norfolk and at
Virginia Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Collins have
returned to their home in Wash
ington, D. C., after spending several
days with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Wilkinson, and Mr. and
Mrs. Dallas Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. Melton Jackson and
daughter, Edna, of Washington, N.
C. spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Wilkinson.
Miss Ruby Wilkinson is visiting
Miss Edna Jackson in Washing
ton, N. C.
Mrs. Hubert Collins of Washing
ton. D. C.. has returned home after
visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lee motored
to Monroe, N. C., through the week
end. Mr. Lee returned Monday and
Mrs. Lee will spend several weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Laney.
Mrs. Bahnson Weathers and son.
Harry, are spending some time in
New Hampshire with Mrs. Weath
ers’ parents.
Misses Virginia Lee Thorne, Ella
Dean Lee, Margaret Martin, Eliza
beth Beckwith and Ruby Lee Wil
liams are spending several weeks
at Crab Tree Camp, which is a G:r)
Scout Camp near Durham, N. C.
Miss Annie Mae O’dell is spend
ing this week here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. O’dell.
H. L. White of Jackson spent the
week-end with Leslie Tippett.
Mrs. Jesse Avent and children
and Miss Jo Avent ofcgkqj
and Miss J\ Avent of Nashville, and
Mrs. Katie Staton of Bear Swamp
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
G. L. Jernigan.
Mrs. Herman Jenkins and son
spent the week-end at Ocean View.
Miss Eugenia Rook is spending
this week in Suffolk. Va. as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rook.
Miss Victoria Vester left Friday
for an extended visit to friends in
Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and Nash
ville.
Miss Elizabeth Wolhar of Wil
mington, Del., is visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wolhar.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Rawls and
children spent Sunday in Rich
mond, Va, as the guests of Mrs.
Nannie Brown.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. White of Hal
ifax, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith,
Misses Lois and Miriam Smith
spent Sunday at Va. Beach.
At The Hospital
Out-of-town patients now at Roa
noke Rapids Hospital: Miss Retha
Banke Davis of Seaboard, Baby
William Lee Howell of Washing
ton, D. C., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph S. Howell, and Miss Cath
erine Crewe of Pleasant Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shearin,
Miss Ruby Wood spent the week
end at Carolina Beach.
Misses Janet Grant and Mabel
Williams are spending the week
with friends at Conway, N. C.
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