Speakers Announced
For North Warren Hi
One hundred and three can
didates for graduation at the
North Warren High School will
hear two prominent and dyna
mic speakers for the two
paramount graduation ex
ercises, G. H. Washington,
principal, said yesterday.
The Rev. Charles W, Ward,
a native of LaGrange, Ga., and
pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Raleigh, will deliver
the annual baccalaureate ad
dress on Sunday, May 29, in
the North Warren auditor
ium at 3 p. m.
Mr. Ward received his early
education in LaGrange, Ga.;
his Bachelor of Arts degree
from Morehouse College, At
lanta, Ga.: his Bachelor of
Divinity degree from Howard
I'niversitv School of Religion,
Washington, D. C.; and a cer
tificate of Psychosmatic Med
lcene from Bowman Gray
School ol Medicine, Winston
Salem.
Mr. Ward has served as
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West End Baptist Church,
Winston-Salem; Rising Star
Baptist Church, Walnut Cove;
and First Baptist Church, Ma
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DR. WEAVER
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professional offices: Dean of
Missions, Forsyth Baptist
Missionary Fellowship and
Executive Secretary of the
Georgia Missionary and Edu
cation Convention.
thai "with
a bundle of energy and vital
concern for mankind he has
given his services to many
professional and civic organi
zations."
Dr. Frank B. Weaver, State
Supervisor of Elementary
Schools, State Department
of Public Instruction, Raleigh,
will be the commencement
speaker Tuesday, May 31, at
8 p. m. in the school audi
torium.
Washington said that Dr.
Weaver comes to North War
ren as an educational and
Inspirational light to youth.
He received his early training
in the Tarboro school system.
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Your Vote and Support in the Democratic Primary
Saturday, May 28, will be appreciated.
Mr. And Mrs. W. W.
Coleman Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cole
man entertained at Open House
on Sunday afternoon from
three to five o'clock at their
home in Norllna honoring Mrs.
Laura Tarklngton, Mrs. C.
C. Coleman, Miss Mollie
Young and Miss Annie Walte
Hunt who are residents of
their boarding Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman are
operators of one of nine lic
ensed family care homes for
the aged and Infirm in War
ren County and the affair was
held In observance of Senior
Citizens Month. Mr. and Mrs.
Coleman have operated their
home continuously since 1961.
During this time they have
admitted residents from War -
From there he pursued de
grees from several colleges
and universities along the
eastern coast. They include:
The Bachelor of Science de
gree, Fayettevllle State Col
lege, Fayetteville; the Mas
ter of Arts, North Carolina
College, Durham: and the Doc
tor of Education, Peiilisy
lvania State University, Uni
versity Park, Pa.
He has served as an ele
mentary teacher at John R.
Hawkins High School; princi
pal of Provident Elementary
School, Roberson Elementary
school; and Willow Grove Ele
mentary School in Edgecombe
County, He has also served
as a guest professor at A.
and T. College, Greensboro,
and as pastor of Jerusalem
Baptist Church in Whltakers.
Whites Attend
Festival Of Music
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. White
of Rt. 1, Norllna attended
a city-wide Festival of Sacred
Music_lniienderson afternoon.
Their daughter, Mrs. Faye
Taylor, was one of the solo
ists participating in the festi
val. She is a member of the
First Baptist Church Choir
one of the four city choirs
totalling 60 singers parti
cipating in the festival.
The music festival was
directed by Thomas J. Coley,
a member of the faculty of
Western Carolina College.
Mrs. Philip M. Young, organ
ist of Henderson's First Bap
tist Church, served as accom
panist.
Drafffin To Head
Norlina Beta Club
Charles Draffln was elected
president of the Norlina High
School Chapter of the Beta
Club for 1966-67 at the last
meeting of the 1965-66 school
year on Monday.
George (Peepl) Perklnson
was elected vice president;
Marshall Perry, secretary;
Jeanna Bobbltt, treasurer; and
Jerri Yancey, reporter.
Ruth Mayfleld presided over
the meeting. It was announc
ed that Mrs. Breedlove's third
grade won the "Clean-up"
banner for keeping their sec
tion of the grounds the clean
est.
Charles Draffln gaveashort
dedication service for George
Perklnson.
Thanks Public
Mrs. Henry F. Twltty this
week expressed appreciation
for the support of the Confed
erate "Flag Sales" by the
Children of the Confederacy,
and requested that anyone
whom the children did not
contact, who wished to make
a contribution to the work of
the organization, can send a
check to Mrs. C. L. Purdy,
treasurer, U.D.C. Warrenton,
and state for "Children's
work."
The May 28th Primary will be the most important to Warren
County in its history. We MUST retain representation in State
Government. Get out and vote for Drake.
'
ren, Vance, Franklin, Bertie
and Northampton counties.
Guests were greeted by Mr.
and Mrs. Coleman and Intro
duced to the honorees. The
refreshment table was center
ed with an arrangement of pink
carnations and white and la
vender Iris. Mrs. Gerston
King, Mrs. Taker Perklnson,
and Miss Ethel Collier assist
ed In serving punch, cake and
mints. Of special Interest to
those attending was a display
of needlework and other hob
bles made by the residents.
One hundred guests Includ
ing operators and residents
of other boarding homes In
the county and relatives and
friends of the honorees at
tended.
Stokes Funeral
Held In Durham
Funeral services for Mrs.
Sayde Perklnson Stokes of
Durham were conducted at
Trinity Methodist Church In
Durham Friday Illuinliig-at-U
a. m. with burial following
in old Maplewood Cemetery.
The Rev. Leon M. Hall, as
sistant minister of the church,
and the Rev. Warren B. Pett
way, minister of Duke Me
morial Methodist Church of
ficiated.
Mrs. Stokes, wife of Thomas
A. Stokes, died at about 7:30
p. m. on Wednesday of last
week at Duke University Med
ical Center, following an Ill
ness of the past nine months.
She was born In Warren
County, daughter of the late
Arthur G. and Helen P. Per
klnson. She attended private
schools In Oxford and had re
sided In Durham for the past
40 years.
Surviving, In addition to her
husband, are two sons, Dr.
Thomas Angler Stokes, Jr.,
of Durham and William Alvls
Stokes of Greensboro; five
grandchildren; four sisters,
Mrs. Leon Perklnson, Mrs.
Otis Powell, Mrs. Wiley Mlt
chall and Mrs. Oscar King of
Wise; and one brother,
Nathaniel G, Perklnson of
Wise.
Attending the funeral from
Wise were Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Perklnson, Mrs. Otis Powell,
Mrs. Wiley Mitchell, Mr. and
Mrs. Nathaniel G. Perklnson,
Mrs. Gertrude Thacker, Mrs.
Mildred Felter, Mr. and Mrs.
Clanton C. Perklnson, Mrs. D.
G. Rlggs and Mrs. Page Per
klnson.
Hicks Rites Held
At Marrow's Chapel
Funeral services for Ralph
Gordon Hicks, 40, were held
Saturday at 3 p. m. & Mar
row's Chapel Methodist
Church with burial In the
church cemetery. Officiat
ing were the pastor, the Rev.
Jim Eskrldge, and the Rev.
Claude Pearson and the Rev.
F.iul Mattox.
Mr. Hicks, a resident of Rt.
5, Henderson, died at 3:30
o'clock Friday morning at
Maria Parham Hospital in
Henderson. He had been In 111
health for several years.
Mr. Hicks was the son-in
law of Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Schuster of Norlina.
A native of Vance County,
Mr. Hicks was born on June
20, 1925, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Hicks, who sur
vive. Upon retiring because
of declining healttvhe was em
ployed by the state and work
ed with the Vance County
school garage.
In addition to his parents,
Mr. Hicks Is survived by his
wife, Margaret Hicks, and one
daughter, Anna Hicks, both of
the home; two sisters, Mrs.
H. A. Reams, Jr., and Mrs.
Walter McKenzle, both of
Henderson.
Menus
Mariam Bojn
Monday?Ham, grits, green
beans, candied yams, biscuits,
milk.
Tuesday ?Balogna, cream- I
ed potatoes, garden peas,
rolls, pineapple salad, milk.
Wednesday?Fried chicken, I
rice, gravy, creamed cabbage,
biscuits, apple sauce, milk.
Thursday ? Chicken noodle
soup, sandwiches, congealed
fruit cup, cookies, milk.
Friday ? Weiners, beans,
cole slaw, rolls, French apple
pie, milk.
Norlina
Monday?Hamburger, slaw,
onions, creamed potatoes,
buns, pineapple upside-down
cake, butter, milk.
Tuesday?Brunswick stew,
peanut butter and jelly sand
wiches, mixed fruit, prunes,
butter, milk.
Wednesday-Luncheon meat,
sliced tomatoes, potato salad,
apple sauce, cookie, butter,
milk.
Thursday?Irish stew, gar
den peas, l/2 orange, hot
rolls, butter, milk.
Friday?Fish sticks, slaw,
mashed potatoes, cornbread,
Jello, whipped cream, but
ter, milk.
Wedding
(continued from page 8)
Reception
Parents of the bride and
groom entertained at a recep
tion In the Fellowship Hall
of the Methodist Church Im
mediately following the cere
mony.
Mrs. Clanton C. Perklnson
greeted the guests and In
troduced them to the receiv
ing line.
Lime Ice punch, petlts
fours, bridal mints and salt
ed Virgin,e nuts were served
by Miss Faith Ivey of Durham,
Mrs, Frank Perklnson, Sr.,
and Mrs. Joe Rlggan of Wise
and Mrs. John Faulk of Nor
lina from a beautifully ap
pointed table covered by an
Imported cut-work white
tablecloth, centered with a
white floral arrangement and
flanked by burning tapers.
Miss Sharon Land of Rocky
Mount presided at the guest
book.
Good-byes were said to
Mrs. Stephen Rodwell of War -
renton.
Around one hundred and fifty
guests attended from Warren
ton, Wise, Rocky Mount, Hen
derson, Ahoskle, Elizabeth
town , Mlddleburg, Durham,
Norlina, Whltevllle, char
lotte, Wilmington, Del., Boy
Kins, Va., Blmlngton, N. Y.
and Richmond, Va.
After-Rehearsal Party
Miss Nancy Jean Norvell
and Mr. Richard Ivey, were
entertained on Saturday, May
14, at an after rehearsal party
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Rodwell on Hazelwood
Road, with Mrs. a. P. Rod
well, Jr., and Mrs. Joe Rlg
gan as joint hostesses.
Miss Norvell was present
ed a corsage of pink rose
buds upon arrival.
A crystal candle arbor with
pink and white flowers center
ed the dining room table, with
the bridal cake, pink and white
mints, nuts and strawberry
punch.
After the traditional first
slice of wedding cake was cut
by the bride, Mrs. Harry No
vell, mother of the bride, ser
ved the cake and Mrs. Helen
Ivey Hardee, mother of the
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groom, served the punch to the
approximately 40 guests from
Warren Plains, Wise, Norllna,
Henderson, Rocky Mount,
Charlotte and East Shore,
Maryland.
The home bo re beautiful ar
rangements of spring flowers.
Mrs. Perry Hostess
To Wise Bridge Club
The Wise Bridge Club was
entertained on Wednesday
afternoon of last week by Mrs.
J. W. Perry. The home was
decorated In spring flowers.
Mrs. C. C. Perktnson was
htgh score prize winner. Mrs.
Mary Blalock received the
bingo prize; Mrs. Glen Per
kinson of Warrenton, a visi
tor, received the consolation
gift, and the visitor's prize
was presented to Mrs. M. S.
Dryden. Mrs. D. S. W nbrow
of Norllna was also a special
guest.
The hostess served ice
cream in canteloupes with ham
biscuits, pickles and mints.
Later fruit punch was served.
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