Dickerson, Gupton Speak Vows
Henderson - The Rose
chapel of the First Methodist
Church was the setting Friday
evening at eight o'clock for
the marriage of Miss Margaret
rh " t.Gupton ?nd Henry
Cheatham Dickerson, Jr.
both of Henderson. The Rev
Dermont J. Reid, pastor, of
iciated at the double-ring
ceremony.
f J.he j>ride is 'he daughter
ot Mrs Kathleen Taylor Gup
ton of 508 Oak Street and
Roy Edmund Gupton of
,?* Canaveral, Fla, Parents I
of the groom are Mr. and Mrs.
?erson of the Raleigh I
The chapel was decorated
*'t.h ,fltar vases of. white
gladioli, snapdragons, carna
tions and daisies. Nine
branched, tiered white and
gold candelabra flanked the
altar arrangements. Seven
branched candelabra and
emerald fern stands complet
ed the decorations.
Wedding music was render
ed at the organ by Mrs. Ric
hard L. Matthews, Mrs. Wil
liam Nelson Vaughan, Jr.,
sang "Whither Thou Goest"
and "Wedding Prayer."
The bride was given in
marriage by James Howard
King of Henderson. She wore
a formal gown of bridal satin
and peau d'ange lace. The
gown was designed with em
pire waist, scoop neckline,
long sleeves and detachable
train. Her headpiece consisted
of a mantilla of peau d'ange
lace mounted on a pillbox
Her only ornament was a
string of pearls, a gift of the
groom. She carried a nosegay
of frenched white carnations
yellow sweetheart roses, gar
denias and lilies-of-the-valley
Attending the bride as
maid of honor was Miss Vicki
Sue S tailings of Louisburg
She wore a full-length gown
of yellow crepe and chiffon
with empire waist accented
by white daisies. Her bouquet
was of yellow and white Mar
guerite daisies.
Roy Edmund Gupton, Jr.,
brother of the bride, was ring
bearer.
Henry Cheatham Dicker
son, Sr., was his son's best
man. Ushers were Albert
Dickerson of Henderson and
Elwood Lynn Hight of Louis
burg.
Mrs. Gupton chose a dress
of seafoam green chiffon with
beaded trim and matching ac
cessories for her daughter's
wedding. Mrs. Dickerson,
mother of the groom, wore a
navy sheath with navy acces
sories. Both ladies also wore
white Georgianna orchid cor
sages.
Reception
The bride's mother enter
tained at a reception for the
couple on the back lawn of
her home immediately fol
lowing the ceremony.
In the receiving line were
the mother of the bride, the
father of the groom, James
Nelson King and the bridal
couple.
Mrs. Parham Gupton and
Mrs. Clarence Gupton, aunts
of the bride, and Mrs. Roy W.
Gupton, paternal grand
mother of the bride, alternat
ed in serving punch. Cake was
served by Mrs. Wesley W.
Young. Mrs. Joe Pender Tay
lor of Roanoke Rapids, ma
ternal grandmother of the
bride, assisted the hostess, al
so.
Guests were served lime
punch, chicken salad in patte
shells, cheese puffs, toasted
nuts, wedding cake and bridal
mints.
In the living room a circu
lar table was overlaid with a
full skirted satin cloth, ac
cented with smilax. White
tulle, surrounded by gar
denias and miniature grapes,
was placed around the three
MRS. HENRY C OICKERSON. JR.
?tiered wedding cake. The liv
ing room mantel held an ar
rangement of magnolia blos
soms.
The refreshment table on
the lawn was covered with a
white satin cloth overlaid
with scalloped lace caught at
intervals with wedding bells
and ivy. Silver punch bowls,
surrounded with gardenias,
grapes and garlands of English
ivy, were placed at each end.
An antique compote held an
arrangement of white snap
dragons, carnations, daisies
and baby's breath. Hurricane
lamps encircled with similar
arrangements were placed at
intervals down the long table.
The garden gate was high
lighted by topiary trees cen
tered with hurricane lamps
containing burning white
candles.
Guests were registered by
Miss Vicki Sue Stallings.
About the Couple
The newlyweds left later
for a wedding trip to points
south. The bride changed to a
beige linen ensemble featur
ing white trim and accented
by a corsage of yellow roses.
The bride is a graduate of
Henderson High School and is
enrolled at Louisburg College.
The groom also attended
Henderson high school and
will be associated in business
with his father.
Mrs. Zealand Attends Institute
Mrs. Josephine P. Zealand,
Assistant Librarian at Louis
burg College, is attending a
summer institute of Junior
and Community College
Librarianship, being held at
the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor, Michigan from
June 24 to August 2.
The institute is being held
under the Higher Education
Act of 1965. Classes are
scheduled during the morning
hours, and discussion groups
and guest speakers in the
afternoons. Field trips to out
standing college libraries in
the vicinity are also scheduled
On Dean's List
Paul "Buddy" Stewart, Jr.
was on the Deans list in the
College of Arts and Sciences
at the University of N. C. at
Chapel Hill, for the spring
semester 1968.
This honor requires an
average of B or higher, which
is obtained by only 20% of
the University's enrollment as
stated in the letter received
from Dean of the College, J.
C. Morrow.
Buddy is a graduate of
Louisburg High School and is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Stewart of Louisburg.
If you listen carefully, you
can hear the seashore calling
? along about this time each
year.
? one to the Henry Ford
Community College in Dear
born and another to the Oak
land Community College.
1938 Class
Reunions At
Bunn H.S.
The Class of 1938 of Bunn
High School held its 30th
Anniversary reunion at a
luncheon Sunday, June 30,
1968, in the lunchroom of
the Bunn High School.
Twenty-two of the mem
bers were present for the
occasion. Also present were
Mrs. Martha Richardson and
Mrs. Janie B. White, members
of the faculty during the time
this class was enrolled.
Special guests for the
occasion included children
and spouses of various mem
bers of the class. Robert E.
Wheless, a current member of
the Bunn School faculty, was
also a special guest. He con
ducted a special tour of the
school plant following the
luncheon.
The arrangements for the
day were made by Mrs. R. B.
Gill of Franklinton (Geral
dine Wilder) and John L.
Richards of Raleigh. Presiding
was Mrs. D. J. Hundley, Jr.
(Martha Wheless) of Greens
boro.
N.C. Ballet
To Conduct
Auditions
The North Carolina Reper
tory Ballet Company will
conduct auditions for new
members on Saturday, July
20th at 2:00 p.m. Auditions
will be held at the Emanuel
Kovach School of Dance in
Glenwood Shopping Center.
This new civic, non profit,
performing company was just
organized a year ago. Since
October there have been
weekly classes and rehearsals
for the Company, and in the
spring the Repertory Com
pany presented its premier
performance at the Raleigh
Little Theatre. The Senior
Group performed an adapta
tion of Marius Petipa's Gar
land Oance from The Sleep
ing Beauty; and the Junior
Group presented "A La
Russe" with original choreo
graphy by Betty Kovach.
All persons interested In
auditioning should write to
Mrs. Jon Kovach, 2901 Essex
Circle, Raleigh, N. C. 17608.
Applicants for the Junior
Company must be 10 through
14 years of age. Those for the
Senior Group must be IS or
older, and should have pointe
instruction. Both groups re
quire that the member have
had the equivalent of three
years of ballet training, and
that they continue instruc
tion with their present teach
er.
Franklin Mem.
Hospital Notes
The following were pa
tients in the hospital Thurs
day morning:
PATIENTS - Ella Vee Al
len, Franklinton; William Ray
Barnhill, Franklinton; Elnora
Davis, Louisburg; Mabel Irene
Driver, Louisburg; Mabel Leo
nard Edwards, Louisburg;
Alice Faye Gardner, Wendell;
Elizabeth Garrett, Louisburg;
Dorothy Lindsey Harris, Cas
talia; Mamie Wiggins Hill,
Louisburg; Louise Hobbs,
Louisburg; Bernard Leslie
Joyner, Franklinton; Carol
Gail Kemp, Louisburg;
Joseph Jackson Leonard, Cas
talia; Virginia Hawkins Levist
er, Louisburg; Ethel Cardwell
McGuire, Louisburg; Johnnie
Rayboun Medlin, Louisburg;
Pattie Lee Mitchell, Louis
burg; Charlie Cornelius Mor
gan, Louisburg; Bobby WUson
Murphy, Louisburg; Sandra
Fisher Murphy, Castalia; Nel
lie Gray Richards, Youngs
ville; Lucindy Silver Richard
son, Louisburg; Linda Lancas
ter Rowe, Louisburg; Thomas
Leaston Timberlake, Zebu
Ion; Frances Sherwood Tur
ner, Louisburg; James Harris
Turner, Louisburg; Thomas
Kent Arnold, Sr., Louisburg;
Myrtle Woodlief Ayscue,
Louisburg; Hugh Brandt,
Louisburg; Mollie Jackson
Brewer, Louisburg; Joseph
Henry Chappell, Franklinton;
Mary Bell Williams Davis,
Spring Hope; Ilda P. Edwards,
Louisburg; Nonie Bunn
Pearce Edwards, Louisburg;
Annie Boone Frazier, Casta
lia; Jesse Crudup Fuller,
Youngsville; Neva Rowland
Fuller, Louisburg; Lilla
Lanier Griffin, Louisburg;
Zena Leonard Griffin, Casta
lia; Jerry Hayes, Louisburg;
Jimmy Green Lloyd, Louis
burg; Bessie Bailey May,
Louisburg; Jessie Gray Moon,
Louisburg; Onnie Tucker
Perry, Franklinton; Annie Ed
wards Powers, Youngsville;
Grace Medlin Wheless, Louis
burg.
Smith, Burnette Wed
Wedding vows were ex
changed Sunday by Mi^s
Peggy Diane Burnette and
Thomas Harrison Smith in
Sandy Creek Baptist Church.
Rev. Donald Ballenger,
pastor of the church, per
formed the double ring cere
mony.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Bland Floyd
Burnette of Louisburg, Route
2, and the bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Loyd Smith of Cumberland.
Maryland.
Prior to the ceremony a
program of nuptial music was
presented by Mr. Nu berry of
Raleigh, organist, and Mrs.
Sandra Wood, vocalist, who
sang, "I Love You Truly",
"Whither Thou Goest" and
"The Wedding Prayer."
Given in -marriage by her
father, the bride wore a floor
length gown of white satin
re-embroidered with alencon
lace at top of bodice with
lace appliques on skirt. The
bodice featured a portrait
neckline with brief sleeves,
the back of gown extended
into a wide train from
shoulder. Her silk illusion
bouffant veil fell from match
ing headpiece of white satin.
Pam Burnette, maid of
honor, and cousin of the
bride, wore a semi-A-line
floor length gown of ro9e
bonded crepe with empire
effect, featuring a round neck
with short sleeves and floor
length train. Her head piece
was a large rose fashioned out
of silk illusion with veil to
match, matching shoes and
white gloves. She carried one
large red rose bud.
Bridesmaids were Mrs.
Lois Burnette, sister-in-law,
Elane Brewer, Mrs. Janet
Jones, Connie Aycock,
cousins of the bride, and
junior bridesmaid, also a
cousin, was Kim Burnette of
Rocky Mount. They wore
pink bonded crepe dresses
identical to that of the maid
of honor with accessories to
match and also carried one
large red rose bud. Mrs. Bert
Kennedy made all the dresses
including the wedding gown.
For her daughter's wed
ding Mrs. Burnette chose a
blue lace dress and hat, blue
shoes, white gloves and her
corsage was white orchids.
The groom's mother chose a
yellow dress with matching
accessories and a corsage of
white orchids.
The best man was Kenneth
Smith, brother of the groom.
Ushers were Larry Gilliam,
Forrest Harper, Jr., cousins of
the bride, Bernie Cooke of
Alexandria, Va., and Dur
wood Burnette, brother of
the bride. Mrs. Livingood, an
aunt of the groom, presided
over the bride's register and
Mrs. Don Ballenger directed.
For traveling the bride
wore a navy blue and white
dress with matching acces
sories, and an orchid lifted
from her bridal bouquet.
The bride is a graduate of
Gold Sand High School and
Hardbarger Business College
in Raleigh. She is presently
employed with the Secret
Service in Washington, D. C.
The bridegroom, a graduate
of La Salle High School,
Cumberland, Maryland, is
now attending night school at
Strayer Jr. College, Washing
ton. D. C. and is employed as
Head of Cost Accounting at
Applied Science Industries.
Falls Church. Va.
After a few days in the
Smoky Mountains, Mr. and
Mrs. Smith will be at home at
83 Mace Circle, Manassas. Va.
Reception
Immediately following the
wedding a reception was held
in the social hall of the
church.
A large table was covered
with a white linen cloth and
centered with an arrangement
of pink and white flowers and
flanked by pink tapers in
crystal candelabra. On one
end of the table a decorated
tiered wedding cake was ser
ved to relatives and friends
along with pink punch, served
from a crystal bowl. Nuts and
mints were also served.
Those, who served at the
reception, were Mrs. Lena
Burnette, Mrs. Becky Bur
nette, Mrs. Cora Mae Hayes
and Mrs. Mildred Harper.
Rehearsal Party
On Saturday evening fol
lowing the wedding rehearsal,
members of the Smith-Bur
nette wedding party and out
of-town guests and families of
the bridal couple met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bland
Bur nette for a rehearsal
party.
The table was covered
with a white cloth centered
with an arrangement of mag
nolia blossoms. A crystal
punch bowl was used from
which lime punch was served.
White glads were used in the
living room with white
candles in crystal holders on
the mantel.
Takes
Command
Receives Medal
Lt. Colonel Dean R. Pa
quette took command of the
228th Aviation Battalion, 1st
Cavalry Division on 16 June
1968. The 228th Battalion is
located north of Hue.
June 12, 1968, Colonel
Paquette was awarded the Air
Medal for distinguishing him
self by meritorious achieve
ment while participating in
sustained aerial flight in sup
port of combat ground forces
in the Republic of Vietnam
during the period 21 May
1968 to June 12, 1968.
Colonel Paquette has partici
pated in more than twenty
five aerial missions over hos
tile territory. ^
Colonel Paquette is the
husband of the former
Shirley Jones of Route 3,
Louisburg.
Promoted
To Sergeant
SGT. HART
Sergeant Dillard P. Hart,
U. S. Army, has been promot
ed from Specialist E-4 to Ser
geant E-5.
Sgt. Hart who has served
26 months of hardship duty
is now station with the Arm
ed Forces Police in New York"
City.
He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jones W. Hart, Rt. 1,
Louisburg, N. C. He is the
grandson of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Card and Mrs. Ora
Hart of Youngsville.
Crusade Report
Announced
Youngsville - A final re
port on the Franklin County
Cancer Crusade for this year,
shows that funds raised are
the highest since 1962. The
total amount to date for
1968 is $3,535.55, as com
pared to $2,647.00 in 1962.
Mrs. N. A. Brown and Mrs. W.
C. Timberlake, county
crusade chairmen, received a
telegram of congratulations
this week commending the
county volunteers for attain
ing such a high goal.
The Crusade chairmen, on
behalf of the Franklin
County Unit of the American
Cancer Society, expresses
gratitude for the cooperative
effort in making this year's
crusade so successful. Sup
port such as this is cause for
great encouragement in the
fight against cancer.
Louisburg and Rileys com
munity nearly doubled any
collections they have ever
made. Pilot, Centervil)e, Jus
tice and Seven Paths went
over any previous year.
Mr. Robert Versteeg and
the Louisburg College Players
Special Events presentation
of "Tartuffe", brought in the
amount of $136.00. Me
morials have amounted to
$85.00.
Thanks goes to all com
munity chairmen, special
events chairmen, house-to
house volunteers, contribu
tors; as well as to Radio
Station WYRN and to The
Franklin Times for their sup
port.
Bobby Hills
Honored
A Housewarming was held
for Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hill
at their new home on Fox
Park Road in Louisburg Sun
day afternoon from 3 to 6
p.m.
Hostesses for the occasion
were Misses Judy Hill, Carlye
Hill and Mrs. Harold Foster.
Guests were greeted at the
door by Mrs. Foster.
The refreshment table was ?
covered with a linen cloth
and centered with an arrange
ment of yellow glads. Punch,
petit-fours, nuts and mints
were served.
The lovely array of gifts
were displayed in the living
room.
Deaths
DAVIS A. PEARCE
Davis A. (Cracker) Pearce,
65, of Bunn, died Wednesday
at Wake Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Friday at 3 p.m. at
White Funeral Chapel by the
Rev. C. W. Driver. Burial will
be in the Bunn Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Betty .P. Pearce; three daugh
ters. Mrs. Edith Whisnant and
Mrs. Derele Joyner, both of
Bunn and Mrs. Barbara Clark
of Washington; four sisters,
Mrs. Evelyn Johnson of Rt. 2,
Zebulon, Mrs. Verma Fergu
son and Mrs. Stancey Perry,
both of Rt. 3, Zebulon and
Mrs. Anna Shouse of Wins
totl-Salem; one brother,
Steven Pearce of Rt. 3, Zebu
lon; six grandchildren. He was
employed by the State High
way Commission in Bunn for
20 years. Since his retirement
he had worked as a night
policeman for the Bunn
Police Department.
MRS. GERTIE W. CONYERS
Franklinton ? Mrs. Gertie
Winston Conyers, 86, died
Tuesday. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday
at 3 p.m. at the Sandling
Funeral Chapel by the Rev.
Norwood L. Jones. Burial fol
lowed in the Fairview Ceme
tery.
4-H'ers Attend
Electrical
Congress
Three 4-H'ers received an
all expense paid trip to the
annual 4-H Electric Congress
which was held at the Blue
Ridge Assembly at Black
Mountain, North Carolina.
Sandra Harris, Myra Harris
and James Taylor Boone of
the Justice 4-H Club along
with Mrs. Bemice S. Harris,
Assoc. Home Economics Ex
tension Agent left Raleigh the
morning of July 1 and return
ed to Raleigh the afternoon
of July 3.
The trip was sponsored by
Carolina Power and Light
Electric Company.
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JULY 8th - JULY 13th
FOR VACATIONS
WE WILL REOPEN MONDAY, JULY 15th
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