Family Members, Friends
Honor Lillie Drakefo
B\ Teresa Burns
Bust Managing Editor
About 150 family mem
bers and friends gathered
to honor Lillie M Drake
ford on her 80th birthday
May 9 at East Stonewall
AME Zion Church.
Actually Mrs Drakeford
was 80 on May 6 but the
three day wait wasn't so
bad. The glorious cake
made by Mrs. Drakeford's
niece. Elmira Henderson of
Salisbury, was enough to
bring tears of love to the
birthday lady's eyes.
But there was more love
shared during the birthday
party
The mistress of cere
inonev was Lelia Drake
KIKST BABTIST-WEST
Interested in taking a
trip to the World’s Fair in
Knoxville, Tenn., Friday,
July 9?
If so contact First Bap
tist Church-West. The
round trip fare for this
460-mile adventure is only
$35 which also includes one
You must write your
check before June 15.
About 25 seats are avail
able oo the third bus. Rev.
Dr J 6 Humphrey jr. is*
pastor of First Baptist
West located at 1801
Oaklawn Avenue.
Prayer Meeting is held
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
You are invited to come
and worship with the First
_ Baptist-West family._
SECOND CALVARY
The Missionary Group I
of Second Calvary Baptist
Church will present
“Fruits of the Spirit”
Sunday. May 16 at 6 p.m.
There will be messages
to learn from and beautiful
inspirational gospel music
rendered by the Senior
Musical Choir of the
church, under the direction
of Ted Martin.
.. The Young Adult Choir
will celebrate its annivers
ary Sinday, June 6, with a
program.
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NOTES
I>r. Deborah Scot!, M.D.
Rocky Mountain Spot
ted Fever (RMSF) is a
disease caused by the
organism Rickettsia
rickettsii which is trans
mitted by the wood tick
and the dog tick. Al
though RMSF occurs
throughout the United
States, it is most preva
lent in tjie southeastern
and south central states.
North Carolina and Vir
ginia lead the nation in
numbers of reported
cases. The occurrence
of RMSF is greatest
during the spring and
early summer.
.The-diaea«« begins
with a tick bite. The
time span between the
tick bite and appear
ance of symptoms
ranges from two to
fourteen days, but a
period of four to eight
days is most common.
The illness begins with
flu-like symptoms, such
as headache, fever, de
creased appetite, rest
lessness and muscle
wehes. -The rash that
accompanies RMSF is
a fine, red rash, which
usually appears on
about the third day of
illness, and begins on
the ankles, wrist and
lower legs, and then
spreads to cover the
entire body, including
the palms and soles of
feet.
If you find a tick on
your child, watch him
closely for these symp
toms • Even if your
child has the above
mentioned symptoms,
without evidence of a
tick bite, notify your
doctor early in the ill
ness, before symptoms
last too long, so that
treatment can be given
Rocky Mounted Spot
ted Fever is a danger
ous disease, and should
be taken seriously. The
j disease can be tatai,
especially if it is left
untreated
ford. There was a short
devotional period and
greeting followed by Mrs
Lelia Drakeford Friends
and relatives sung 'What A
Fellowship" and a scrip
ture was read by Rev
Walter Pegues Rev
Walter Huggins gave a
warm prayer, followed by
expressions of welcome
from Valerie Drakeford.
Susie Rawing sang “How
Great Thou Art" accom
panied by Rev Walter
Pegues
Remarks were given by
Mrs Lillie Drakeford and
her daugtitei-in-law Helen
Drakeford
Mrs. Drakeford was
married to the late John H.
Drakeford They reared
three children. Johnnie
Mae Drakeford Flowers,
Andrew James Drakeford
and Willie Drakeford.
Today there are five
generations in the Drake
ford lineage including
about 14 grand children, 16
i
great grands and one
great-great grand.
The multipurpose room
of East Stonewall was
decorated in yellow and
gold representative ot
Mrs. Drakeford's Golden
Years
There were two birthday
cakes One with 80 in big,
bold print on top and one
sent to Mrs Drakeford
from her friends in Phila
delphia. This cake was in
the form of L and D.
Dinner was served to the
guests. Mrs Helen Drake
ford read a befitting poem
--for the occasion and, of
course, the gang sang
"Happy Birthday” in a
moving fashion.
Many gifts were un
wrapped by Mrs. Drake
ford. But the biggest gift of
all was the one she re
ceived when she first
walked into the door And
that was the gift of love her
TaffTity and- -friends—sur
rounded her with.
Mrs. Lillie Drakeford
...Going strong at 80
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For May 15
IJNCC Sets Commencement
Commencement cere
monies for the U ni versity
ol North Carolina at mar
lotte at 1U a m. May 15 at
the Charlotte Coliseum will
feature Illinois Congress
man Paul Simon, former
domestic worker Miss
Anita Stroud, and some
1.800 graduates.
Congressman Simon,
who will give the com
mencement address, is
■ considered une uf the best
friends of higher education
in the Congress and its
most scholarly member.
Miss Stroud will be pre
sented an honorary doctor
of humanities degree in
recognition of her more
than 40 years of providing
story hours. Christmas
parties^ and sunfifTCr
-camps for deprived inner
city children.
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Pork consumption in
creased from 59.4 pounds
per captia in 1977 to 73.5
pounds in 1980.
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