News and Events of Interest To Norlina Readers
MRS. IMOGENE ARNOLD, Editor
Weekend guests of Mrs. Sam
Rivers were Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Rivers of Pittsburg, Pa.. Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Aycock of New
Orleans. ~La.. Bobby Dean
Rivers of Kenner, La., Mr. and
Mrs. Bryant Caulder and
fdftNglMaawMr. and Mrs. B. B.
Caulder of Plymouth, Wayne
Rivers of Richmond, Va., Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Rivers and
Terry and Mrs. Norma Rivers
of Warrenton. The group
enjoyed an oyster dinner, pie
and coffee.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Newsom of Atlanta, Ga., are
spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Jim H. Hundley.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Noneman, Mark and Bob of
Edenton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hicks and Chris of Charlotte
were weekend guests of Mrs.
Martha Draffin.
Mrs. A. A. Kempson has
returned after an extended
visit in Hickory and Charleston,
S. C.
Mrs. Louise Cottrell and
Gene of Red Springs and Mrs.
Hazel Ayscue of Henderson
visited Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Liles
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Kidd,
Rob and Tommy of Hartsville,
S. C.. spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Stallings.
Mrs. Mira Kelly Parham of
Raleigh and Mrs. Josephine
Shearin of Macon visited Mrs.
Maggie Adcock on Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. H. E. Davis of Raleigh
spent last Thursday and Friday
with her mother. Mrs. D. R.
Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Edwards
visited Mrs. Edwards' mother,
Mrs. Bessie Y. King, at
Guardian Care Nursing Home
in Henderson on Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Perkinson and
Mrs. Sol Perkinson spent
Saturday in Winston-Salem
with E. W. Limer at the Baptist
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Simber, Mr. and Mrs. David
Simber, Mr. and Mrs. James
Young, Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Lunsford of Mebane, Miss
Bettie V. Cawthorne of
Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Cheek of Littleton, Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Cheek, Jr.,
Demse, Larry and Alan of
Warrenton were Sunday guests
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Williams and attended the
funeral of John T. Cawthorne in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Boyd Mayfield To
Head Club At Norlina
By MRS. LILLIAN KIUAN
Mrs. Boyd Mayfield was
elected president of The
NorlinaLiterature and Music
Club for the years 1978-1978 at
the regularly scheduled meeting
held Thursday afternoon
March 11, at the home of Mrs.
C. E. Tucker.
Serving with Mrs. Mayfield
will be Mrs. W. S. Hicks, Jr.,
vice-president and Mrs. Joe
Heid. secretary-treasurer. Mrs.
Mayfield and Mrs. Hicks have
recently retired from teaching
in the Warren County School
System.
Mrs. Martin Hayes, retiring
president, presiding, greeted
the fourteen members and one
guest present. She then
presented Mrs. John Kerr, Jr.,
of Warrenton, vice-chairman of
the Warren County Bi-Centennial
Committee.
Mrs. Kerr stated that events
leading up to the Revolution
began in 1763. In 1775 the
Continental Congress in
Philadelphia established the
State Committee of Safety to
keep the peace, raise the militia
and to hold courts. Their
dependence on God gave to
them their independence and
gave them the victory.
Following the example of this
action' in Philadelphia, the
Warren County Bi-Centennial
Committee proposes to publish
the Bute County Committee of
Safety Minutes. The Committee
has adopted the project of
restoring Nathaniel Macon's
homeplace, the corn crib
already having been restored,
except the door.
It is considered that Mr.
Macon was the most significant
Warren County man in the
State and in the nation, having
been elected to the State
Senate while fighting in 1781,
and later becoming the
Speaker of the House of
Representatives. Mrs. Kerr
said that the North Carolina
Bi-Centennial period is actually
1763 1789, 1789 being the
time North Carolina ratified the
Constitution.
Details of the Warren County
Arts and Crafts Project which
will be held April 4 are as
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follows: It will begin with a
luncheon and bake sale at the
Lion's Den, Warrenton (schools
will have booths in the display
area) followed by a tour of
private homes and the
renovated depot.
Mrs. Kerr further stated that
the Warren County Bi Centennial
Committee will continue
with its work, endeavoring to
preserve the heritage, having
festivals (parades, etc.) looking
toward horizons of improving
our way of life, and our living
conditions, etc.
A social period followed at
which time Mrs. Tucker and the
co-hostesses, Mrs. Mable
Dempt and Mrs. Dwight
Scotten, served sherbet and
party dainties.
Hostesses for the April
meeting will be Mrs. R. G.
Norwood, Mrs. Ira Weaver and
Miss Loyce Blaylock; the
program will be on Literature.
Miss Robinson,
Mr.Baker Honored
Miss Charlotte Roberson of
Henderson and Mike Baker of
Norlina, groom and brideelects,
were honored at a
four-course dinner at the
Norlina Clubhouse on Friday
evening, March 12, at 7 p. m.
Other invited guests for the
occasion were Mr. and Mrs. 0.
R. Baker, Robin, Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Egerton, Tony Ggerton,
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Baker,
Miss Mary Dowell Taylor and
Bob Taylor, Bob Pridgen.
George Bobbitt, Miss Donna
Wheeler and Preven Pederson.
Host and hostesses for the
dinner party were Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Pridgen, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Egerton, Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Norwood, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Bobbitt and Mr. and Mrs.
Graham Grissom.
Zion Homemakers
Meet On Thursday
The Zion Extension Homemakers
Club held its regular
meeting last Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs.
Myrtice Richardson. The meeting
opened with the group
singing, "All Through the
Night," led by Mrs. J. D.
Holtzman. The devotional was
given by the hostess.
Roll called with each member
present answering to the color
scheme of green. Following the
routine business session, Mrs.
Bertha Forte, County Agent,
presented the lesson and
demonstration on "Dots, Dashes
and Designs."
The meeting closed with the
members repeating the club
collect.
Lime punch, cookies and nuts
were served by the hostess.
Mrs. Hal Paschall will entertain
the club at the May meeting.
Methodists To Have
Conference Preview
By REV. M. W. WARREN
A preview of the General
Conference of the United
Methodist Church to be held at
St. Mark's United Methodist
church, March 20, 10 a. m.-3 p.
m. All United Methodists know
that the General Conference
which is to be held in six weeks
is the law-making body of the
church. And it is a known fact
there will be some controversial
and revolutionary petitions
coming before the 1976 General
Conference.
All laymen interested in
these issues which will be
debated at the 1976 General
Conference can get a good idea
of these by attending the
meeting Saturday at St. Mark's
United Methodist Church. Dr.
Paul Michey of the Duke
Divinity School and Dr. Fred
Brooks of the University of
North Carolina will lead
discussions at the session; also
delegates who are to attend the
General Conference from the
North Carolina Annual Conference
will be on hand.
Any layman interested in the
church will be invited and will
find the above meeting at St
Mark's informative and interesting.
, Iran'a parliament has 24
women members.
Despite Economic
Problems, Finland
Settles U.S. Debt
Finland ia struggling to
reverse a huge balance of
payments deficit, but it
managed to pay off its World
War I debt to the United States
recently—ten years before it
was due.
Though not a rich nation,
Finland never missed an installment
of its $9 million loan from
the United States. Even in the
depths of the Depression
during the 1930's, the Finns
faithfully forwarded interest
payments twice a year, the
National Geographic Society
points out.
Victim of Slump
Finland was particularly
vulnerable to last year's
worldwide slump triggered by
rapidly rising prices for oil.
Until early in this century,
Finland was a poor country
largely dependent on its
precarious agriculture. Industrialization
has changed all
that.
Once, Finns survived on
bread baked with ground pine
bark when famines swept their
country. Today, they enjoy one
of the highest living standards
in the world, as more than
50,000 American tourists who
visit Helsinki every year can
attest.
But industrial growth has left
Finland increasingly dependent
on trade. Exports account for
only about 5 percent of the
United States gross national
product; in Finland, the figure
is closer to 30 percent.
Everything that Finland
buys abroad, from food and raw
materials to petroleum and
machinery, must be paid for
with exports.
Yet demand for Finnish
products, froip newsprint and
textiles to glassware and
ocean-going ships, fell sharply
as a result of the global
slowdown.
Finland's trade deficit for
1975 is estimated at about $2.3
billion—against a national
budget for the year of less than
$6.5 billion.
Few Resources
About the size of Minnesota
and Mississippi combined,
Finland is one of the world's
northern most countries and
straddles the Arctic Circle.
Volcanic rock is never far
below its thin soil. The
combination of poor land and a
short growing season limit
Finland's agriculture. And the
country has few natural
resources.
But the hardy Finns make
the most of what they have,
particularly what they proudly
caB their "green gold" and
"white gold."
The first refers to Finland's
most abundant resource: the
forests of spruce, pine, birch,
and aspen that cover more than
half of the nation's 130,119square-mile
area.
Paper, pulp, lumber, plywood,
furniture and other
forest products make up more
than 50, percent of Finland's
exports.
More than 55,000 lakes are
linked by swift-flowing rivers
to supply Finland's white
gold—the innumerable rapids
that provide power for much of
the country's industry.
Ruritan Club Holds
Regular Meeting
The Norlina Ruritan Club
held its regular monthly
meeting on Tuesday evening at
the Norlina Club house with
dinner served by the Norlina
Woman's Club. The invocation
was by R. B. Lloyu.
Boyd Mayfield, vice president,
presided over the routine
business session.
Guest speaker, Ellis Fleming
of Manson, gave an interesting
talk on the accomplishments of
Warren General Hospital.
New Loak For Fee4 Label*
There's a new look on many
food labels. And the reason for
the new labels is to improve the
imformation and to make it more
meaningful to the consumer.
Nutrition labeling is voluntary
on most foods. However, If a nutrient
is added to any product,
or if a nutritional claim is made
on the label or in an advertisement,
then full nutritional labeling
is required.
The new label must follow a
standard format and will appear
at the right of the main label or
name of the food. The information
will include the number of
calories, amount of protein, carbohydrate
and fat.
Mrs. Frances H. Knight b shown selling her last stamp to Roger Johnson of Norlina. Mrs.
Knight retired from the U. S. Postal Service after 33 years of service on Friday, March 12.
Norlina Postmaster Bill Delbridge said, "Mrs. Knight is certainly one of the most efficient
employees he has ever worked within the Postal Service. During my 20 years as Postmaster, I
have not known of her being late for work. Her attention to duty, obvious concern for the postal
customer, and knowledge of the Postal Service made my job and responsibilities much easier and
enjoyable."
Delbridge continued, "I rejoice in knowing Mrs. Knight can retire; however, it is with remorse
that I know the Norlina Post Office and U. S. Postal Service is losing such a dedicated and able
employee."
Because of the present financial crisis within the Postal Service, Mrs. Knight will not be
replaced, Delbridge said.
Voice Valid Complaint
To Bring Satisfaction
When you have a valid
complaint about a product or
service, don't keep it to
yourself or just tell your
friends.
Make your voice heard where
it counts, suggests Dr. Justice
Rozier, extension family resource
management specialist.
North Carolina State University.
Take your problem to the
retailer or manufacturer. Tell
how you feel and why. In most
cases, your problem will be
resolved.
Businesses do not want unsatisfied
customers. Dr. Rozier
adds. In fact, many firms rely
on consumer feedback to
pinpoint problem areas, so you
may be doing a service by
complaining.
"In complaining, always
remember that your main goal
is to get the product repaired or
replaced or to obtain the
service you contracted for and
paid for," she explains. "If you
must, vent your anger before
you leave the house and not
where it could antagonize a
middleman."
Before you leave home or call
a serviceman, Dr. Rozier
suggests you make sure there
is genuine reason for
complaint. Be sure you are not
to blame for the failure.
Is an electrical appliance
plugged in and turned on? Is
the circuit working? Have
you followed the directions that
came with the product? Double
check before expending further
time and energy.
Get all the facts together.
Write out the details of your
complaint. Tell what is wrong,
, what the appliance does or
doesn't do. List your efforts to
make it work.
Take along the sales slip and
warranty, or photocopies of
both.
Act while the problem is
fresh in your mind and while
the warranty is still in effect.
Be faetual, not angry or
sarcastic.
If there has been no
reasonable solution to your
complaint after six weeks
seek help from a third party,
Mrs. Rosier suggests.
This third party might be the
Better Business Bureau or
Chamber of Commerce; the
Attorney General's Office; a
newspaper's Action line; one of
the Consumer Action Panels; a
relevant governmental agency;
or the Small Claims Court.
Send a copy of this
correspondence to the offending
company.
Methodist Women
Hold March Meet
The Zion- United Methodist
Women held their March
meeting on Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. Albert Lee
Lynch with 17 attending.
Mrs. Lilly Harton, president,
presided over the meeting. The
devotion was given by Mrs.
Jake Norwood.
An interesting program on
giving was presented by, Mrs.
Mary Harton.
Mrs. J. F. White will
entertain the society at the
April meeting. During the
social hour, the hostess served
ice cream floats, cheese straws,
nuts and cake squares.
VISIT PEACE
Michele Ayscue and Frances
Daniel, both of Warrenton, and
Elaine Bender of Norlina were
among high school seniors from
throughout the state visiting
the Peace College campus
during the Raleigh school's
recent annual visitation program..
Approximately 3 per cent of
the supply of sawtimber in
Western North Carolina is
located on the Pisgah and
Nantahala National Forests.
Baptists invited
To Baby Shower
Members of the Norlina
Baptist Church are invited to
attend a baby shower for the
Rev: and Mrs. Eiton Cooke on
Sunday afternoon, March £1
from 2 to 4 p. m. in the
Fellowship Hall of the church.
Hostesses for the event will be
members of the Woman's
| Missionary Union.
iMefhodist Services
Announcements for Norlina
United Methodist Church were
made this week by the
minister, the Rev. M. W.
.Warren, as follows:
Thursday, March 18-7:30 p.
m., Bible Study and Sharing
Group (Rev. 15-16) at home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Newsom.
Saturday, March 20-10 a. m.,
church membership training
class.
Sunday, March 21-9:45 a. m.,
Sunday School (all ages
invited); 11 a. m.. Morning
Worship; 6 p. m., UMYF.
Wednesday, March 24-7:45 p.
m., Chancel Choir rehearsal.
Thursday, March 25-7:30 p.
m., Bible Study and Sharing
Group.
Saturday, March 27-10 a. m..
Church Membership Training
Class.
First cheese was probably
made in Asia.
FOLDING ALUMINUM PLASTIC
TUBE FURNITURE
... a high back arm chair with
colorful plastic tube seating
material ... on high strength
aluminum frames with
outdoor finished
hardwood arms.
High Back Arm
Chair $00.00
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
NORLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
456-1971
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