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Duke Lipscomb and his
daughter Miss Hazel Lipscomb
of the home were happy to
have his daughters and Miss
Lipscomb's sisters to spend
vacation with them. Mrs.
Harry Lewis and daughter S.
Lewis of Courtsvilie Pa., Mrs.
Lewis is the former Miss Eve
lyn Lipscomb. Mrs. Ronie Esey
and son Greg of Brooklyn,
New York, Mrs. Esey is the
former Miss Gazelle Lipscomb,
Mrs. Gus Bailey of Brooklyn,
N. Y. Mrs. Bailey is the former
Miss Majorie Lipscomb, Mrs.
Edward Clemons and daughter
of Pittsburg, Mrs. Clemons Is
the former Miss Murdle Lips
comb and Miss Wanda Lips
comb who is a rising senior
at Bennett College, Greens
boro. Miss Hazel Lipscomb is
a teacher at Heat Start.
The Senior Choir of the Mt.
Calvary Baptist Church of
Bahama will observe its thirty
fifth Anniversary on Sunday
August 6, at 7 o'clock p.m. in
the church santuary. Rev. C.
L. Dunstan, pastor of Mount
Level Baptist Church will de
liver the message and music
will be furnished by the Mt.
Level Senior Choir and the
Red Mountain Male Chorus.
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Mr. & Mrs. James Bass of
N. Y. City spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs.
Fannie Rhodes & his aunts
Mrs. Mary Bass & Georgia Suitt
on Onslow St.
Sympathy to; The late Mrs.
Ann Smith May family, the
late Annie Stewart Lyons
family, the late Frank Rich
ardson family, the late Leroy
Samuel family, Mrs. Leroy
Samuel & children. To Di;.
and Mrs. E. P. Norris & family.
He healeth the broken in
heart, and bindeth up their
wounds. Psalm - 147:3
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Justice
and children Kirk, and Derick
of Hampton Virginia and Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Holman and
children Debora, Barry and
Terry of New Jersey are visit
ing Mrs. Justice and Mrs. Hol
man, mother Mrs. Aurelia M.
Neal on Milton Rd. Mrs. Mack
Justice is the former Miss
Ruth N. Neal, and Mrs. An
drew Holman is the former
Miss Bessie Neal.
Mrs. Gay Murl Iving have
returned to her home in Wash
ington, D. C. after visiting her
family Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Gentry Long Ward Rd. Miss
Sharon Long accompanied her
sister back for a two weeks
stay.
Congratulations and best
wishes to newly weds Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Wayne Dae, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Sanders and
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen.
Mrs. Margaret J. Parker of
Bahama, was confronted with
a big surprise when her daught
er and family Mr. and Mrs. E.
J. Hedgepeth and their son
Gregory and a friend Andra
Parker of Washington, D. C.
and her daughter Mrs. Mar
garet P. Wingfield and children
Dexter and Vivica of Greens
boro, spent a long weekend
with her and their sister Miss
Vivian Parker Dexter spent his
time with his cousin Anthonv
Parker, and Gregory and his
tnend Andra Parker spent their
time with his cousin Marcellus
Parker. E. J. Hedgepeth spent
his time with his brother and
family Ford Hedgepeth. E. J.
Hedgepeth niece Sandra
Hedgepeth daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ford Hedgepeth re
turned with her uncle & aunt
home to spend two weeks.
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Congratulations to Mrs.
Jewel Merritt Best who re
ceived her Master's Degree in
Education from Federal City
College of Washington. Mrs.
Best, I wish you good luck in
your future endeavors.
Mrs. Edna Alston Royster
MISS SHEUA BULLOCK
Miss Sheila Bullock a grad
uate of Hillside High School
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Bullock Sr. of 2418
Anocosta Durham was named
to the Dean's List at St.
Augustine College Raleigh for
the Spring Semester. Miss Bul
lock is a rising senior and
is working very hard trying to
graduate in three and half
years. Miss Bullock's major
study is Sociology and minor
in Political Science and is em
ployed this summer as a coun
selor at Shaw University for
the Model City program of
Brooklyn New York. Attend
ing St. Augustine's College
along with Miss Bullock is her
brother Oliver Bullock Jr. who
is a rising sophomore. Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Bullock Sr. also
have two other daughters who
attended NCCU at Durham.
Miss Phyllis Bullock, who was
sent to Richmond Virginia for
special training by Thalhimers
and is now a Junior Execu
tive at Thalhimers in the area
of sports wear in Crabtree
Valley, Raleigh; and Mrs.
Josephine B. Sellers who is
manager of the Sign Risk Dept.
for Reliance Insurance Co.,
Durham. Congratulations to
each of you, may your future
be bright and prosperous.
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of East End Ave. has returned
home from the hospital. She
wishes to thank her many
friends for the cards & flowers
during her illness.
Sick and shut ins; Mrs. Mae
Pettiford, Mrs. Mandy Bass,
Ronald Harris, Duke Hosp.,
Hosea Moore, Lincoln Hosp.,
Gattis Bass, Mrs. Luch Whit
ted, Lucious Glenn, Mrs. Lona
Parker, Miss Wilhemenia Cros
sat, Mrs. Mollie R. Mason, Mrs.
Lola Bullock, Oscar Tapp, Mrs.
Emma Farrow, Mrs. Bertha H.
Hunter, Philadelphia, Mrs.
Annie Mack, Mrs. Georgia P.
Mitchell, Mrs. Lucendia Evans,
Mrs. Mary Tabon Cooley, Mrs.
Mattie Lyde, Mrs. Amelia
Hester, James Long, Mrs. Bea
trice Laster, Mrs. Lizzie Mc-
Millian, Mrs. Deliliah Hollo
way, Nathaniel Brewington,
Mrs. Blue Bell Peaks, Charlie
Hogan, Jasper Haskin, Harvey
Tilley, Meardie Mangum, Ben
Morning, C. G. McLaughlin,
Grover Shaw, Sr. Victor John
son, L. F. Warren, Stroud
Kenion, Joseph Wade, Mrs.
Vera Brown, Ellis D. Jones,
Sr., Mrs. Mary B. Bynum, Mrs.
Dorcus Reed, Mrs. Annie Fau
cett, William Carrington.
The Lord is my Shepard;
I shall not want, Psalm 23-1.
REVIVAL SERVICES
TO BEGIN
Revival services will begin
on August 6-12 th at 7:30 p.m.
at the Oak Grove Free Will
Baptist Church of 801 Colfax
Street, Durham.
Music will be furnished by
the church choirs.
The Evangelist will be the
Bishop M. E. Holmes, who is
a dynamic speaker and the
pastor of the Miracle Temple
of Truth "Church of God in
Christ" Chicago, Illinois.
Pastor, Rev. Z. D. Harris.
THI Lire expectancy of
•n alcoholic la about 10 to
12 years lass than that of
the average population, ac
cording to the National la
atitute of Mental Health.
Co*6d Attends
Regional Meeting
Of AKA Somrify
ELIZABETH CITY - Hav
ing spent nine weeks of sum
mer study and employment.
Miss Vickie Carleen Midgett
has about a month's rest be
fore viating the far-away
fiftieth state. The high-ranking
Elizabeth City State Univer
sity senior will visit Hawaii,
August 25 - 30.
Vickie, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Midgett of
Williamston, is onw of the top
ten regional representatives
of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority. With a 3.8 academic
average, she sill represent the
mid-Atlantic Region of AKA,
at Hawaii.
The former "Miss E. J.
Hayes High" in 1969 has been
a top ranking student since
enrolling at ECSU, which in
cludes being ranked the second
highest ranking freshman and
the highest ranking sophomore
and junior. She is also a
member of Alpha Kappa Mu
and Kappa Delta Pi honor
societies.
Miss Midgett is a Business
Education major at ECSU,
and has plans to enter graduate
school at Howard University or
Morgan State College. Her ul
timate ambition is to become
a Certified Public Accountant.
Farewell Party
Held For Mrs.
Idora Murchinson
The residence of Mr. &
Mrs. T. R. Speight of Bar bee
Road was the setting for a
Bon Voyage party honoring
their granddaughter Idora
Muchison, Friday, July 14.
The party was given by her
aunt Mrs. Lacey Alford of
Atlanta, Ga.
Idora left Durham on Sun
day, July 16, for New York
where she joined other
members of the Tour Group
accompanied by Mrs. J. B.
McLester of Durham. The
Tour Group departed Kennedy
International Airport on July
17, for London, England.
Countries to be visited dur
ing the month long tour are
France, Spain, Italy, Monaco,
Holland, Austria, Switzerland
and Germany. Idora is the
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie
Man ley of Durham.
Birthday Dinner
Given Mrs. Ruffin
A surprise birthday dinner
was given to Mrs. Patricia
Ruffin July 23, Sunday at
1:30 o'clock. Invited guests
were Mr. & Mrs. William
Adderley, Mr. & Mrs. Thelma
Downy, Uncle & aunt of Mrs.
Ruffin, Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Geer, Mr. & Mis. Charles
Daniel & family of Washing
ton, D. C. who is the brother
of Mrs. Patricia Ruffin, Mr. &
Mrs. Claude Springs, Harold
Smith, Miss Cheryl Ruffin,
sister-in-law, George H. Daniel
of Washington, D. C., the
brother of Mrs. Patricia Ruffin,
Miss Vivian Lewis of Wash
ington, D. C., Mrs. Catherine
Ruffin, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Marie
Mr. & Mrs. Maree McKeller
& family.
The menu consisted of fried
chicken, ham, macaroni salad,
pickled beets, string beans, hot
homemade rolls, cake squares,
ice cream and punch.
A locked medicine cabinet is
the only »ure method of
keeping inquisitive small
children from sampling toxic
preparations.
Add salt to the water when
boiling eggs. This will keep egg
contents from escaping into
the water in the event shells
crack.
When a parrot moults, save
the feathers. Men like them for
their hats.
tonMl Hemingway wrote, :
"The world la a fine place
and worth fighting for."
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MISS PHYLISS THOMPSON
Miss. Phyhs Am Thompson
Wtiam Gum Exchange Vows
Ebenezer Baptist Church
was the setting for the 5:15
pan. Saturday wedding of
Miss Phyllis Ann Thompson
and William Lloyd Gunn. Offi
ciating were the Rev. J. W.
Smith, Jr. and the Rev. W. E.
Daye.
John H. Gattis was or
ganist, Miss Sherian Davis of
Wilmington, was soloist.
Ita bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus R.
Thompson, Sr. of 416 Moline
Street. The bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. William
S. Gunn of 1005 Gillette
Avenue.
The bride wore a gown of
silk organza over taffeta with
an empire bodice trimmed in
Cluny lace. Her silk illusion
mantilla was attached to a
matching lace headpiece. She
carried a Bible .topped with
carnations.
The mother of the bride
wore a peau de soie ensemble
of aqua blue with matching
accessories and a white cor
sage. The groom's mother wore
an aqua blue crepe with white
accessories and a yellow cor
sage.
Maid of honor was Miss
Sandra Pendergraft of Bar
hamsville, Va., cousin of the
bride and matron of honor
was Mrs. Gerald Henderson
(Estelle Bailey Henderson) of
Durham. Attendants were Miss
Linda N. Gunn of Washington,
D. C. Miss Monika L. Gunn,
Miss Fern Gunn of Durham,
sisters of the bridegroom, Miss
Birdena Mcintosh, Mrs. Ivester
Bailey (Brenda Brewer Bailey),
Miss Lauren Brown of Dur
ham, Miss Calrinda Johnston
of Macon, Ga., cousin of the
bride, Mrs. Arthur Davis
(Gloria Alston Davis) of
Riviera, Florida, Miss Hilda
Two NCCU Graduates Honored
For Outstanding Achievement
GREENSBORO - Two
graduates of North Carolina
Central University in Durham,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny B.
Hodge Jr. of Greensboro, have
been individually honored for
outstanding achievement in a
nationwide selection.
Hodge, a band leader for
the Greensboro public schools
and for Greensboro college,
was named to the 1972 volume
of "Outstanding Young Men
of America." Mrs. Brenda
Hodge was named to appear
in the 1972 edition of "Out
standing Elementary Teachers
of America."
Selections for both publi
cations are made by a board
of former national presidents
of the Jaycees. Hodge was
nominated by the Rev. Joseph
Bethea, a United Methodist
minister and an instructor at
Duke University. Mis. Hodge
was nominated by Calvin Mor
row, principal of Greensboro's
Murphey Elementary School,
where she teaches.
Neither knew of the nomi
nations until they learned they
had won.
Mr. and Mrs. Hodge both
Hayes of Mullins, S. C., Miss
Elida Perry of Boston, Mass.,
Mrs. Therion Cobbs (Anita
Cox Cobbs) of Atlanta, Ga.
and Mrs. Emilio Larrier of
New York.
Best man was Marcilen L.
Gunn of Durham, brother of
the bridegroom, J. Reginald
Bynum of Durham was the
groomsman. Chief ushers were
Augustus R. Thompson, Jr.
of Louisville, Ky., brother of
the bride and Milton P. Gunr
of Durham, brother of the
bridegroom. Ushers were John
nie P. Battle of Washington,
D. C., George E. Evans, Jr. of
Baltimore, M.D., cousin of the
bridegroom, Harold Pratt of
Tuskegee, Al., George Gilmore,
Thomas McCoy, Joseph
Bames, Leroy Pegray, and
Samuel D. Morrison, Jr. of
Durham.
Children in the wedding
were Ste >hanie King of Wash
ington, D. C. cousin of the
bride and Gerald Henderson
II of Durham.
The ceremonies concluded
with the bride and groom's
devotional presentation of a
long stemmed red rose to both
mothers.
A reception was held at the
church.
The bride is a graduate of
Johnson C. Smith Univ. where
her sorority was Delta Sigma
Theta. The bridegroom grad
uated from North Carolina
Central University and is em
ployed by North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance of Dur
ham.
Mr. and Mrs. Gunn will
spend their homeymoon in
Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The wedding arrangements
were conducted exclusively by
John H. Gattis.
received B. A. degrees in
music from N. C. Central
They met at the Durham in
stitution and married after
graduation.
Hodge, who is working to
ward his doctorate in music,
has led several bands which
received superior ratings at
state contests. In 1966 he
was awarded a gold plaque
for organizing and conducting
the Jackson Junior High Honor
Band. His Smith High School
Stage Band recently completed
a northern tour.
Mrs. Hodge holds an M. E.
degree from UNC-G, and has
trained at the Seawell School
in Chapel Hill and at the
North Carolina Leadership In
stitute in Greensboro. Her
co-workers have nominated
her four times as an "Out
standing Young Educator."
By United Press International
Take short breaks while
doing housework. Janet
Wilaon, of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Service, recommends a 10-
minute break per hour rather
than going at chores for three
hours and then taking a 30-
minute break.
13th Annvenarf
Of Mt. Vernon
Floral Club
The Mount Vernon. Baptist
Church Flonl Club, obaerved
its thirteenth anniversary July
23 at 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Luetta
Sims presided.
Music was rendered by the
Chapel Choir, Mrs. Blanche
Davis serves as president and
Jesße McCrite is the pianist.
The program was continued by
president and Jesse McCrite ia
the pianist. The program was
continued by scripture read
ing by Mrs. Fannie Jones and
Joseph Lang ley offered prayer.
Deacon S. L. Fennel
brought greetings andsthe his
tory was given by Mrs. V. M.
Faulk, Guests included Mount
Zion Floral Club and tbd Oak
Grove Floral Club.
The speaker for the occa
sion was Dr. Wlliimena Davit.
She was presented and Intro
duced by Mrs. A. W. Pearce.
All were challenged by her
speech which pointed up that
if we as Christians would make
our lives as a beautiful flower,
the world would be a better
place in which to live.
Others on the program were
Mrs. Margaret Adams, King D.
Brown, Ernest Henry and Mrs.
Elnora Arrington.
Honoree was Edward
Hayes - 90 year* young. Words
of appreciation was given by
Mrs. Josephine Brown, Club
president. Final remarks were
offered by the minister, Dr.
Percy L. High.
Nurses Club
Held Monthly
Meeting July 19th
The Nurses Breakfast Club's
monthly meeting was held at
the Holiday Inn, Chapel Hill
Street, July 19th at 9 a.m.
The president Mrs. L. McCoy
opened the meeting with Rev.
Mrs. Sims giving invocation.
Reports of all committees
were given and received. Social
committee chairman gave out
tickets for the contest and the
time of the picnic given for
Duke Park. Other business was
discussed and projects.
Birthdays celebrated were
Rev. Mrs. E. Sims, T. Smith,
Madams L. McCoy, G. Pretty
and N. Poole. Cards were given
to each one and Happy Birth
day sung by all.
Present were Madams L.
McCoy, G. Pretty, N. Poole,
E. Sims, R. Daye, P. Nu-
Church, L. Sims, T. Lynch,
C. Scott, L. Swinson, A. Black,
J. Miller, Mr. T. Smith, Misses
0. Rogers, R. Brown, H.
Howard, Madams K. Evans,
M. Thompson, G. Richardson,
M. Gattis, S. Thompson, E.
George, C. Watson and A.
Jones.
Absent were Mrs. Margaret
Howard in hospital. MB. F.
Revels, G. Robinson, B.
Snipes and A. Ingram.
Mrs. P. Nuchurch and Mrs.
Ethel Sims was hostesses to a
wonderful breakfast.
The Norwoods
Return From
Trip To Hiwaii
Mr. & Mrs. Moses Norwood
of 1916 Cecil Street returned
home last Monday from Hono
lulu, Hawaii. While in Hono
lulu they visited the University
of Hawaii, the International
Market place, a cruise to Pearl
Harbor and attended two Is
land Native Stage Dinner
Shows.
Enroute they visited rela
tives in Altadenia, California.
On the fourth of July they
visited Disneyland and the
firework festivities at the Rc*e
Bowl in Pasadenia.
On their return from Hono
lulu to Los Angeles, they
visited Hollywood, Ocean
City, San Clemente, San Die
go and T\juana, Mexico. Their
flight from the West Coast
took them to New York where
they viated other relatives in
Morris town, New Jersey and
then on home to Durham.
They enjoyed a beautiful vaca
tion.
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MISS CATHERINE D. WILLIAMS
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ENFIELD - Waymen A.
M.E. Church wit the letting
Saturday, July 29, for the
wedding of Mis Catherine
Drunay William* to Carl Ste
phen Laßohne. Mn. Laßohne
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mri. Johnnie H. Williams of
Enfield. Labohne is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Neilson
Labohne of Philadelphia,
Penn.
The bride was given in
marriage by her father. Rev.
George W. Dudley, assisted by
Father Clyde E. Beatty, was
the officiating minister.
Wedding music was pre
sented by Lawrence Cooper,
Steve McQueen and Miss Alma
Bethea.
The bride chose an elegant
gown of custom-made silk
organza and Venice lace. The
Solitaire neckline and fitted
bodice waa accented by bishop
sleeves with deep cuffed lace
and tiny buttons. The full cir
cular skirt gave the bride the
total look with her formal
mantilla of English silk illu
sion, edged with a Venice
lace border. She carried a
cascade of orchids with minia
ture mums and stephanotis.
Miss Carol Daniels was maid
of honor and Mrs. Debra H.
Sweet was matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were: Miss
Re nee' Wilkins, Mrs. Wanda
Williams, Miss Cynthia Jones,
Miss Esther Boyer, Miss Sheila
Holmes, Miss Geneva Williams,
Miss Marlene Daniels, Miss
Hilda Smith, and Mn. Yvonne
D. Bryant. Karla Solo man was
junior bridesmaid and Vonnie
Williams was flower girl.
The honor attendants wore
dresses of orchid chiffon with
College View Nursery
School will open for new re
gistration Monday August 28th
at 7:30 a.m. Regular schedule
will resume at that time.
Tau Gamma Delta Sorority,
Inc. will hold its 27th Bouie
beginning August 7th through
the 12th at the Los Angeles
Hilton with Mu Chapter as
hostess. The sorority is a serv
ice organization for business
and professional women. Serv
ices are rendered through
national and local projects and
scholarships to worthy stu
dents. Following the Conven
tion trips have been planned
to Mexico, Las Vegas, and
Hawaii.
A large delegation is ex
pected from all regions.
Mrs. Mary L. Brooks and
daughter, Maria Lynette, re
cently visited Florida's Disney
land. They traveled via
chartered Trail ways with other
Guys and Dolls groups
throughout North Carolina.
Canadian physician Sir
William Osier said, "Tact
is the saving virtue without
which BO woman cab be a
success."
a scoop ruffle neckline snd
high rise bodice with a floral
ribbon belt failing into a
sweep-back effect. Their head
dresses were horse hair picture
hats trimmed with orchid lllu
rions streamers. They carried
nosegays of pink mums with
orchid streamer*. The other
attendants wore timilar attire
and carried similar nosegays.
Eric Laßohne was best man
and ushers were Peter La-
Bohne, Dewight Custis, Frank
Harrison, Robert Simpkina,
Ramydon Cautorn, Andrew
Huston, Edwards Frauds,
Harold Williams, Estee Wil
liams, and Gerald Williams.
Terry Knight was junior usher
and Avery Williamson was
ting bearer.
Mrs. Laßohne is a graduate
of Saint Augustine's College
and plans to begin graduate
work at Morgan State Univer
sity. Labohne is sfeo a graduate
of Saint Augustine's. He is an
accountant with Humble Oil
Company in Baltimore.
Following a wedding trip
to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the
couple will reside in Baltimore,
Maryland.
Miss Carol Dank Is and Mrs.
Yvonne D. Bryant entertained
the bride at a miscellaneous
shower on Wednesday evening
July 26, at the Waymen Com
munity Club. More than thirty
guests were present.
The parents of the groom,
Mr. & Mrs. Neikon Laßohne,
entertained the bridal party
and friends at a beautiful
dinner at the Carlton House
following the rehearsal Friday
evening. More than fifty peo
ple were present for this love-
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