OCTOBER, 1951
The Caromount News
Page Three
Family Of Mr. And Mrs. Raleigh Evans
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Pictured here is the family of Mrs. Edna Evans (Wai^ping)
and Raleigh Evans (Weaving). When asked why she and Raleigh
\vere not in the picture, Mrs. Evans replied that there just wasn’t
room. Reading left to right they are: Elmer Gray Evans, age
13 years; Jackie Morris Evans, 14 years; Charles Malcolm Evans,
11 years; Rilly Maydocke Evans, 15 years; Little Miss Fannie
Evans, 8 years; and Little Miss Tempe Evans, 7 years.
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Fun
Frosh: Transfer, please.
Conductor: Where to?
Frosh: Can’t tell ya. It’s a sur
prise party.
‘"Can you keep a secret?”
“Sure can.”
“I need five bucks.”
“It’s as if ya never told me.’
Then there was the Scotchman
who took his girl to the beach
but wouldn’t hire an umbrella be
cause he knew a lot of shady stor
ies.
Chinese: Lighthouse no good
for fog. Lighthouse he shine, whis
tle he blow, fog-bell he ring—and
fog he come in just the same.
Lady: How were you wounded,
tny good man?
Sailor: By a shell, lady.
Lady: Did it explode?
Sailor: No, it crept up close and
bit me.
Movie Actress: I’ll endorse your
cigarette for no less than $50,-
000.
Cigarette Manufacturer: F’ll see
you inhale first.
1st man (beside coat rack) : Are
you William H. Harris?
2nd man: No.
1st man: Well I am and that’s
his topcoat you’re putting on.
“What are the chances of my re
covery, doctor?” asked the bed
ridden man.
“One hundred per cent,” the
physician reassured him. “Medi
cal records show that nine out of
ten die of the disease you have.
Yours is the tenth case I’ve
treated. Others died. Statistics
are statistics. You’re bound to get
well.”
The teacher was trying to popu
larize arithmetic by bringing
home examples to pupils.
Teacher: ‘‘Now, Junior, if you
had $5 in one pocket and $7.50
in the other, what would you say
you had?”
Junior: “The wrong pants.”
A Scotchman had been keeping
vigil at the bedside of his dying
wife for several days. One even
ing he said, “Mary, I must go out
on important business but I will
hurry back. Should you feel your
self slipping while I’m gone, please
blow out the candle.”
A doctor was addressing his
class. He said, “Liquor had killed
more people. Staying out late has
taken more lives. Smoking has
taken more lives.” A pupil rose
and interrupted him.
“Doctor, I’d like to ask you a
question—what kills those people
who live right?”
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Trophy On Display Mending Reports
The Shelton Looms Trophy
which will be presented to the win
ner of the Wilson-Rocky Mount
football game November 9 in Wil
son, is now on display in the J. C.
Penny Store window on Main
Street in Rocky Mount. It will be
displayed in Bissette’s Drug Store,
No. 1, in Wilson, November 2 to
November 8.
The trophy, more than four feet
high, was given in 1948 by Sid
ney Blumenthal and Co. Inc. and
will be presented to the winner of
the Wilson-Rocky Mount game
each year. The first team to win
the annual football game ten times
will become the permanent pos
sessor of the trophy. Wilson had
possession of the trophy for the
past two years when they beat
Rocky Mount 13-7 in 1948, and
14-6 in 1949. Rocky Mount took
over the trophy in 1950 by virtue
of their 33-0 victory over the Wil-
“A lot of people who are always
itching for something never seem to
get around to scratching for it!”
Near the end of an appraiser’s
return to the Probate Court ap
peared the following:
“One quart of Scotch whiskey.”
The next item was:
‘One revolving Oriental rug.”
Visiting Mother
Miss Joyce Kermon, has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Retha
Kermon for some time after com
pleting her training at Riverside
Hospital in Newport News, Va.
She will report back to Riverside
Hospital to do private duty until
she takes the state board exami
nation.
Entertain Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ward of
Miami, Florida spent some time as
the guests of their sister, Mrs.
Ruth Reid.
A'isited Daugnters
Mrs. Annie Woodard visited her
daughters in Norfolk recently.
They are Mrs. Dan Williams and
Mrs. M. L. Etheridge. She enjoyed
the television and also did some
shopping.
Rack At Work
Mrs. Maud T. Ward was out for
one week with ptomaine poison
but is glad to be back on the job
now.
Out Sick
Mrs. Samatha McLamb has been
out sick for some time and has
been in the hospital for observa
tion and treatment. We wish her
a speedy recovery.
Home On Visit
Lonnie Gray Privett spent 15
days recently with his mother, Mrs.
Gertrude Rowe. Lonnie Gray is
with the United States Air Force
at Breckenridge, Kentucky.
Visited Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Taylor, and
little daughter. Ginger, spent a
couple of weeks recently visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Worrell of Route 2, Rocky
Mount, and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
of Tarboro.
New Home Of The Luther Rowes
Above is the home of Mr. and Mi*s. Luther Rowe (Weaving).
It is located at 1625 Hartimond Street. The Rowes moved into
their new house January 16, 1951.