•J.U. VAUGHAN
DIES FRIDAY
* IN WELDON
Had Been Resident Of
•Weldon For 30-Years;
Funeral Held Saturday
Jackson U. Vaughan, 73-year old
resident died at his home in Wel
Hclon, Friday morning after an ill
ness of several weeks.
Funeral services were held at
the Weldon Methodist Church Sat
urday afternoon at 3:30, with the
Rev. E. D. Weathers officiating
(Jpssisted by the Rev. W. W. Fin
lator, pastor of the Weldon Bap
tist Church. Burial followed in the
Calvary Church cemetery, near Lit
tleton.
Mr. Vaughan was a native of
jijBertie County but had made his
home in Weldon for more than
30 years. He retired from business
several years ago.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Sally Myrick Vaughan; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Ernest McDaniel of Rich
mond and two sons, J. U. Vaugh
an, Jr., of Weldon and Oscar R.
Vaughan of Greensboro.
#Cotton Trophy Of
County Displayed
At Scotland Neck
a
w The trophy presented two weeks
ago to the farmers of Halifax
County by the Atlantic Cotton
Association was put on display
at the Farmers Hardware Com
pany, in Scotland Neck, last week.
^ The trophy, a handsome silver
loving cup standing about 18 in
ches high, was presented to the
county which showed the greatest
advance in cotton improvement
miethods during 1942. Largely
through the work of the Halifax
Cotton Improvement Committee,
which devised a six year program
which has increased the Halifax
county home more than $2,500,000
^nnually .this fine record was
wnade possible.
Funeral Held At
Burlington For
*Mrs. Nannie Dycus
Funeral services were conducted
at the home of her daughter in
Burlington Friday afternoon for
wMrs. Nannie E. Dycus, 80, who
died there after an illness of
four weeks. The rites were con
ducted by the Rev. M. C. Hen
derson, the Rev. C. J. Andrews and
the Rev. George W. Swinney.
Mrs. Dycus was a native of
Halifax County, the daughter of
the late Charles and Mary E.
Latham Baker. She made her
home in Weldon for a number of
years prior to going to Burling
9ton to make her home with her
daughter two years ago. She was
the widow of Willis Dycus.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. A. B. Barkley of Halifax,
Mrs. B. G. Taylor and Mrs. J.
(S>W. Matthews of Roanoke Rapids
and Mrs. W. E. Morris of Burling
ton and two sons, Robert W. King
of Roanoke Rapids and Paul W.
King of California.
^Special Signal Corps
Course Will Be Taken
by Thurman Underwood
f Camp Murphy, Fla., April 29.
Corporal Thurman Underwood, son
of Mr. and Mrs. V. N. Under
wood, 314 Jackson St., has been
enrolled in a special course of
instruction at the Signal Corps’
^School at Camp Murphy. Cpl. Un
derwood was selected for this
specialized training on the basis
of his aptitude.
Miss Teresa Wolhar of Belmont
^Abbey School was the week end
guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
W. A Wolhar.
Bob Moore Arrives At
Athens For Training
Athens, Ga., Apr. 29 Naval Avia
tion Cadet Robert uee Moore, of
Roanoke Rapids, N. C., has report
£d to, the u- s- Navy Pre-Plight
School here for training in Naval
Aviation.
Each cadet undergoes three
IBSSBBi ~ aEgiMM
months physical conditioning and i
pre-flight training in academic and
military subjects, before being
transferred to Navy flights cen
ters for progressive air training
preparatory to joining a combat
unit.
Moore is the son of Mrs. Jimmie
Mayfield, whose home is at 1000
Jackson Street. He graduated
from high school in 1940 and att
ended N. C. State College, Hal
eigh. He completed CPT primary
flight training at Roanoke Coll
ege, Salem, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Cannon have
returned from an extended visit
to Orlando, Florida.
Miss Madeline Lipscomb return
ed to Washington, D. C. Monday,
after visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Lipscomb.
1 Whitfield - Padgett
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Whit
field announce the engagement of
their daughter, Mary Virginia, of
Weldon and Roanoke Rapids to
Edward C. Padgett of this city.
Mr. Padgett is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Padgett of this
' city.
Grover Edmonds of Burlington
was a recent visitor here.
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