News & Society Items
Miss Mary Bryan Cheek of
St. Mary's College and Bovce
Cheek of Raleigh were
weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Boyce.
John W. Garrett spent
several days last week with his
son, John W. Garrett, III, and
family in Reidsville.
Mrs. Anne Weaver of
Asheville spent the spring
holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Hawkins Thompson.
Bruce Weaver was here for
the weekend.
Mrs. M. J. Spain of Norlina
has moved to the Annie Lee
Apartments.
Miss Tammy Peoples of
Henderson was a weekend
guest of Wendy Loyd.
Mr. and Mrs. John VanPelt of
Sharps. Va„ and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Baskervill of New Bern
visited Mrs. W. R. Baskervill
over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. VanPelt and
Mrs. Baskervill were luncheon
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Baskervill of South Hill, Va., on
Sunday.
Mesdames Pryor Rodwell,
Joseph Hutton, J. E. Rooker, F.
T. Read and Edith Crinkley
visited Mrs. Mildred Crinkley
in Pine Haven Rest Home last
week.
Guests of Melville Southerland
and Mrs. A. D. Alston
recently were Mrs. Herman
Lawrence and Mrs. C. S. Scott,
both of Raleigh, and Mrs. R. W.
Underwood of Durham.
Tuesday luncheon guests of
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Stailings
were Mrs. Roy Hilliard and
daughter, Debbie, and Mrs.
Bertha Womble of Durham.
Mrs. R. B. Butler has
returned home after spending a
week with Mrs. K. R. Rodwell
in Gulfport, Florida.
Broad Wingspan
The Sespe condor has a wing
span of 9 feet.
MRS. ELTON LEON DILLARD
Miss Bri/ey Weds
Elton L Dillard
Miss Cathy Darnell Briley
became the bride of Elton Leon
Dillard on Sunday at three
o'clock at the West Oxford
Baptist Church. The Rev. Allen
Raines officiated at the
double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Dillard of
Warrenton.
Mrs. Shirley Newton of
Oxford rendered nuptial music
and Mrs. Beulah Dalton of
Oxford sang "As Sweet
Mystery of Life," "One Hand.
One Heart," and "The Wedding
Prayer."
The couple spoke their vows
before a setting of jade fern
standards, nine-branch candela
bras and a huge brass basket of
white glads, fugimums and
white carnations. A Christian
candelabra held three candles
with the couple lighting the
center candle signifying becoming
one.
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father, the bride wore a gown
of white silk sheer fashioned
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Jimmy Parrott of Oxford,
brother in-law of the bride, and
Robert Fowle of Greenville.
Edmund Joseph Guthrie, Jr.,
of Greenville, nephew of bride,
was ringbearer.
Ms. Rhoda Asbell of Raleigh
registered the guests.
The bride is a graduate of
East Carolina University and is
employed by the Granville
County Department of Social
Services as a social worker.
Mr. Dillard is engaged in
farming.
Following a wedding trip to
Florida the couple will live in
the Inez community. '
Reception
A reception was held at the
church immediately after the
ceremony. The reception table
was decorated with a lovely
arrangement of pink snapdragons,
carnations, white daisies
and babies breath flanked by a
three-branch candelabra.
A three-tiered wedding cake
and punch were served. Other
dainties were nuts, mints,
cheese straws and sausage
balls. Serving during the
reception were sisters of the
bride, Ms. Juanita Currin and
Ms. Carolyn Guthrie of
Greenville and Mrs. Connie
Parrott of Oxford.
A rehearsal dinner was given
by the groom's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Elton Dillard on
Saturday night. The dinner was
held at the Charcoal Hearth
Restaurant in Henderson.
Bake Sale Planned
The Warrenton Rural Fire
Department Ladies Auxiliary
will sponsor a bake sale on
Saturday, April 9, at the AAA
Gas Company beginning at 10 a.
m.
Cakes and pies for the Easter
holiday along with light lunch
plates, sandwiches and homemade
ham and sausage biscuits
will be sold.
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MRS. GREGORY WILSON THRIFT
Ruritanettes Meet Monday
The Ruritanettes of the
AftonElberon Club met on
Monday night at the home of
Mrs. Ann Gottschalk. The
meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Ann Brown, president.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shearin
of Raleigh announce the birth of
a daughter, Amanda Victoria,
on Saturday, March 26, in Rex
Hospital in Raleigh. Mrs.
Shearin is the former Miss
Charlotte Wood of Warrenton.
Mr. and Mrs. John William
Malfitti of Seaford, N. Y.,
announce the birth of a
daughter. Norma Elaine, on
March 22. She is the former
Betty Riggan Lovell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lovell
of New York City, former
residents of Warrenton.
Hospital Patients
Patients in Warren General
Hospital on Tuesday at 5 p. m.
were listed as follows:
Lou Zene E. Aycock, Nancy
A. Moore, Carlisa A. Jiggetts,
Mary S. Williams, Dyron M.
Kearney, Thomas D. Bolton,
Ethel F. Stegall. Margaret T.
Myrick, J. B. Thompson,
Robert T. Thompson, Herman
Winstead, Paul L. Eason,
Herbert R. Alston, Mamie P.
Pinkett, Emily L. Hunt, Mary
T. Brown, John J. Edmonds,
Agnes W. Taylor, Cherry
Robinson, Pearlie G. Parker,
Johnie L. Skipwith, Albert S.
Bugg, Martha R. Richardson,
Romie J. Lyles, Jake Seward,
Mattie W. Jones, Elizabeth B.
Morris.
The theme song was sung,
followed by the pledge of
allegiance. Mrs. Birdie Aycock
led in a word of prayer.
Mrs. Delia Stegall introduced
the guest speaker, Mr. Russell
Currin of Warrenton, Veterans
Administrator. He talked on
benefits of the veterans and
soldiers that served but not
during wars. He also talked on
the Red Cross Bloodmobile and
of donations for giving or
needing blood.
During the business session,
it was announced thai the club
had purchased new silverware
for the clubhouse. They also
helped with the concession at
the tractor pull recently.
Plans were discussed for
serving the Ruritans in April
and coming events of the
summer.
Mrs. Ann Gottschalk and
Mrs, Annette Marshburn,
hostesses, served refreshments.
The next meeting will be held
April 18 at the clubhouse.
On Dean's List
Karl Shearin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur D. "Doc" Shearin
of Warrenton, has been named
on the dean's list for the fall and
winter term at Pitt Technical
Institute in Greenville.
He is majoring in mental
health.
Thrift-Limer Vows Spoken
In a candlelight setting of beauty and
dignity on March 20 at three o'clock in the
Warrenton Baptist Church, Miss Louise
Victoria Lamer became the bride of Gregory
Wilson Thrift. The Rev. William Crouch
officiated for the double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Osborne Limer. The groom is the
son of Mrs. Johnnie M. Leonard of Palmer
Springs. Va., and Jack Russell Thrift of
Florida.
The church was decorated with arrangements
of palms using arch and spiral brass
candlelabra holding burning tapers. The
pews were marked with candlelamps and
fern.
The bride, given in marriage by her
father, wore a gown of white silk chiffon
fashioned with a high V-neckline outlined
with Alencon lace and pearls. The formal
gown featured camelot sleeves embellished
with lace and pearls and flowed into a
cathedra) length train. She wore a mantilla
veil of silk illusion and carried a cascade
bouquet of spring flowers and babies breath
centered with white orchids.
Miss Tammie Poole of Henderson served
as maid of honor. Miss Elizabeth Ann
Leonard, sister of the groom, was
bridesmaid. They wore identical gowns of
blue crepe and white picture hats. Each
carried baskets of spring flowers.
Best man was Jack Russell Thrift, Jr., of
Norfolk, Va., brother of the groom. Ushers
were Tommy Limer, brother of the bride
and Robert Thompson of Warrenton.
A program of nuptial music was rendered
by Mrs. Irma Rideout, aunt of the bride.
Macon Robertson of Warrenton, soloist,
sanjj, "Whither Thou Goest."
Mistress of ceremonies was Mrs. Joyce
Wright of South Hill. Va., aunt of the bride.
The bride is a graduate of John Graham
High School and attended Vance-Granville
Community College. The groom is a
graduate of Park View High School and
attended Southside Community College.
Reception
Following the wedding, the bride's
parents entertained in their home honoring
the wedding party, relatives and close
friends.
The lace covered table held an
arrangement of pink and white flowers and
silver candlelabras with pink tapers. A
three-tiered wedding cake was served by
Mrs. Joyce Wilson of Palmer Springs, aunt,
of the groom. Punch was poured by Mrs.
Sarah Morton of Raleigh, aunt of the bride.
Mrs. Joyce Wright assisted in serving
cheese straws, mints and nuts.
Quotable Quotes
Rocks have been shaken from their solid
base, but what shall move a firm and
dauntless mind?—Joanna Baiilie.
1 like the silent church before the service
begins better than any preaching.—Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
Conservationist
Addresses Club
The Warrenton Junior Woman's
Club held its March
meeting last Thursday night at
the First Citizens Bank at 8 p.
m.
Mrs. John Coleman, president,
called the meeting to
order. Following the Pledge of
Allegiance, the devotional was
given by Mrs. Linda Carter.
Mrs. Sandi Rivers, chairman
of the Conservation Department,
introduced Mike McKinney.
Warren County Soil
Conservationist, as guest
speaker. He gave a very
informative slide presentation
on his work in Warren County.
After the business session,
the meeting adjourned with the
repeating of the club collect.
Refreshments were served
by the hostesses, Sandi Rivers
and Becky Harris.
Accepted
Miss Ann Wood Hardy has
been accepted for the fall term
at the University of North
Carolina Law School in Chapel
Hill.
The HUNTERGRAM
A Newspaper Within A Newspaper
VOL. IX FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1938
NO. 14
j WE KEEP CRAZY CRYSTALS AT ALL TIMES- 70c S1.00
The Warrenton
boys had an enjoyable
but came
pretty near being
"shirt-tailed" in
their golf match
with Roanoke Rapids
Wednesday
Peete saved the
day by defeating
his man to win by
his man to win one
point.
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We are glad to
report that no
reports have come
from our many
tobacco growing
friends of blue mold
in their plant beds,
thus far.
• • •
Congratulations
to the J. G. High
More than 30
years ago people
were making
Hunter's a favorite
gathering
place at just
about any time of
the day. We
welcomed our
friends then, and
we welcome them
now. Throughout
the years quality
and courtesy bave
been two reasons
why Hunter's has
become a name
worth rernember
inS- v.V
School on winning
the debates. The
local team has our
best wishes for a
pleasant and profitable
visit to Chapel
Hill for the finals.
• • •
It is our hope
that the ladies will
have more pleasant
weather for their
garden tour than
we were experiencing
yesterday.
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No one has come
forward to claim
that "dope" which
we so generously
offered two summers
ago to the
golfer making a
hole iri 1. The offer
still stands.
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