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Woodland Mother Writes About Occoneechee Neck (The following article is re printed from the News and Ob server.) By Stella Lassiter Woodland—Along the Roanoke Ri -er between Jackson and Wel dor. there is a place called Oc coneechee Neck which abounds with interesting stories and myths about an old Northamp ton County Family, the Burg wyns. Here was the setting that iueoane Holoman Burgywyn chose for her recently published r children’s book, "River Trea sure.” Until “River Treasure” was published about a year ago, Mrs. Burgwyn had never seri ously considered writing as a career. For her writing was and still is a hobby to be enjoyed at odd moments when she is not engrossed in her four children. Johnny, 11. Jo, 7, Henry, 3. and Stephen, 17 months. A visit in her home readily assured you that no matter how successful she may become as an author, « j her main interest will always ue I in them. She delights in telling | funny experiences she has had with the children, especially I about the time she discovered i Henry, whom she terms as ab solutely unpredictable, on the back porch standing up to his knees in soap suds and wash ng five kittens in the washing machine. In fact it was her children who probably awakened her in terest in writing. They were al ways quite interested in her bed time stories about Occoneechee Neck, but she says that she never even thought of writing bout these tales until three | rs ago and then only by ac cident. After she had put the children to bed, she would prac tice on the typewriter, using as her haterial those same fabu lous tales she had been telling the children. Writing in this manner, she states, opened a new field of recreation for her, and she became increasingly more interested in it. Of particular interest to her was the tale she had heard when she had lived on a river farm at Occoneechee Neck concern ing the Burgwyn silver which was supposedly buried in a near by millpond during the Civil War. An old Negro who had once lived on the farm and had moved to New York wrote her husband, telling him about this buried silver. She had kept the letter and one day happened to ’ find it among some other things, I and it was this tale which I formed the basis for her first' book. However, she never seriously began weaving the stories to gether until her sister came home to write a book about her many interesting experiences as a cadet wife. Mrs. Burgwyn be came very interested in her sis ter’s book and helped her write it. Her sister then suggested that she submit for publication those children’s stories that she had been writing. The two compared their manuscripts and criticized each other work. How ever. her sisterr lost interest in her book, while Mrs. Burgwyu continued to write her stories, mixing many true experiences about Occoneechee Neck with fictional characters. Finally after about a year, she completed the series of short stories for children and submitt ed them to a publisher in New York who became interested in them and suggested that she combine the stories into one book, which she did. using illus trations drawn by Ralph Ray of Gastonia. She had originally planned to name the book Oc coneechee Neck but decided to change it because of the diffi culty of children in remem bering such a title. When ask ed why she did not choose a pen name. Mrs. Burgwyn replied ! that she never even considered it and that she couldn't imagine us ing any name other than her own. Mrs. Burgwyn is the wife of John Burgwyn of Woodland, who . *s the son of Superior Court 'Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn. I Since the Dublication of her i b°ok, Mrs. Burgwyn has given a number of lectures and pre views of “River Treasure’’ both locally and throughout the State. Last year she spoke at the State ( Libary Convention in Greens! boro, at which time Straughn's1 Book Store carried a window display of the book. Her book was also displayed at WCUNC, her alma mater. Mrs. Burgwyn admits that she was a little frightened when she was first in terviewed in Greensboro, but her love for people and her na tural ability as a conversation alist soon set her at her ease among the reporters. At that time she also visited the Negro and white children’s libraries during story hour, telling them excerpts from “River Treas ure.” Concerning her writing Mrs. Burgwyn states. “I shall never forget the excitement I experi enced when I actually saw ‘River Treasure’ in print for the first time. I still have to ninrK myself to believe it.” She consid ers becoming an author one of the nicest things that has ever happened to her, no only for the experience of writing alone, but for the contacts she has made, the people she has met, and details she has learned about writing that she never knew before. She relates that as a young child she had visions of becom ing an author and even wrote a few poems and short stories, but these childhood aspirations be came obscure in college. In fact at WCUNC she originally plan ned to major in physical educa tion but changed to primary education, a change which de noted her apparent interest in children. As for her technical backgrown for writing, Mrs. Burgwyn laughingly admits that while she was in college she never had an English course be yond freshman composition other than one that included Eugene O’Neil. With one successful book be hind her, however, she is now writing two more chileren’s books which she hopes will be published within the next year. One, "The Unusual Mouse,’’ is now in revision, while the other one, "Allen’s Royal Mischief,” is not quite completed. Even though she considers writing a hobby at the present time, if "River Treasure” is any indica tion of her talent as an author of children’s books, Mrs. Bu3sssy of children’s books, Mrs. Burg wyn seems well on the way *.o writing seriously within the next few years. Enfield Soldier Among War Dead Returning Enfield,—Pfc Thomas Sledge, son of Mrs. Mamie Sledge, is among the 2,530 Americans who lost their lives during World War II, who are being returned to the United States from Africa aboard the United States Army Transport Barney Kirschbaum, the Department of the Army has announced. Arrival of the vessel will be announced by the New York Port of Embarkation. Army dead originally in terred in temporary military cemeteries near the battlefields of North Africa are amont those being brought back to this country. A total of 56 remains are being returned upon instructions of next of kin residing in North Carolina. • Principals To Meet A meeting of the principals of all Colored schools is scheduled this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the auditorium of the County Office Building. Matters relat ing to school closing were to be discussed, end final reports forms distributed. Dogs, Too, Can Have Heart Trouble From Excessive Exercise Don’t let your dog chase speeding cars if you want it to live a long life, pet owners were told this week. Exercise is necessary for dogs, but overdoing it can lead to fatal heart trouble, the American Veterinary Medical Association declared. Some owners do not realize that there is a definite limit on the amount of physical strain a dog’s heart can withstand, AVMA authorities said. They cited a report by Dr. William J. Lentz of the University of Penn sylvania veterinary staff, point ing out that many pets “sport ingly’’ required to run alongside the family automobile over long distances at high speed have suffered permanent heart dam age as the result. Other types of unusual strain may likewise bring on fatal car diac involvement, as can fever producing infectious diseases, such as canine distemper. In fact, nearly any serious disease may lead to cardiac ailments, it was stated. Detection of heart disease is more difficult in dogs than in human beings, the association laid, because heart-recording instruments used in diagnosing human cases are not entirely practical for veterinary use. Many types of canine heart disease could be avoided, the WMA believes, if all owners would follow a “rational sched ale” in caring for their pets, rhis includes proper feeding, regular but moderate exercise appropriate to the animal’s Dreed and physical stamina, and i rigid adherence to professional ! advice when infectious diseases ' Dr other disorders threateh the log’s health. Navy medicine established a ! Derfect record against tetanus luring World War II, with not a ;ingle person developing the in fection. Couple Honored Littleton—Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cayhill, of Henderson, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Hag wood, of Raleigh, N. C., enter tained at a party May 8 in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pow ell, newly wedded couple, at the Parlom Cabin in Henderson. The bride was presented with a corsage of pink roses and a piece of china. Csb L ^k-Oraught Dip an Upset Sfomach? Ves. 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