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Mr. and Mrs. John Allen
and Heather of Carolina
Beach and Mr. and Mrs.
Carson Clary, Amanda and
Charles, visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson of Norlina
over the weekend.
Mrs. Martha Draffin,
Dee Draffin and family
and Charles Draffin and
family spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hicks at Ocean Isle Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. George
White and sons of
Alexandria, Va., spent the
weekend with Mrs. G. E.
White.
Mr. and Mrs. N. M.
Hilliard of Chapel Hill
spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Harper and Dale.
Mrs. Peete Rose spent
the week in Raleigh with
her son and her daughter
and their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Whitmore dined with Mr.
and Mrs. Odis Richards of
Henderson on Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Taylor and Douglas spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight Hinson of Jackson
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bobbitt, Jr., of St. Peters
burg, Fla., visited Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Bobbitt on
Thursday and Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Pridgen and Bob Pridgen
spent Sunday in Norfolk,
Va., visiting relatives.
Mrs. Mamie Thaxton,
Mrs. Polly Clark, Mrs.
Eleanor Hayes, Mrs.
Cornelia Wiggins, Mrs.
Pattie Robertson and Mrs.
Louise Robinson attended
a concert in Louisburg on
Sunday night.
Mrs. Sarah Dishmon of
LaCrosse, Va., and Mrs.
Kathy Morris of South Hill,
Va., spent Monday with
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Baker,
Beth and Norwood. Buster
Dishmon joined them on
Monday night.
Circle Meeting
Dates Are Listed
Miss Gwen Allen reports
that the Norlina Baptist
WMU circles will meet
November 23 as follows:
Annie Armstrong at 8 p.
m. with Mrs. Lottie Nance,
Mattie Pridgen at 10 a. m.
with Mrs. Eleanor Hayes,
and Olga Hood at 7:30 p. m.
with Mrs. Martha Ann
Overby.
Lola Sue Group
Meets Monday
The Lola Sue Mission
Action group met Monday
morning at Hardee's for a
brunch meeting with Mrs.
Mattie Bishop and Miss
Bertha Bishop as
hostesses.
After the brunch and
fellowship, Mrs. Sadie
Mustian, director, read the
devotions from Psalms 121
followed by prayer.
There were seven
members present.
During the business
session, Mrs. Nita Fuller
reminded the members the
foreign mission study
group would be held
Tuesday night, Nov. 17, at
the church fellowship hall.
The Week of Prayer for
foreign missions will be
Nov. 29 thru Dec. 6. The
Lola Sue group will have a
Week of Prayer program
on Dec. 6, 10 a. m., at the
church.
The group will have its
next meeting on Dec. 16 at
10 a. m. in the church
fellowship hall.
Mrs. Grade Floyd and
her husband will be leaving
Monday to spend the
winter months in Florida.
The group presented her a
gift of love and
appreciation.
The program was given
by Mrs. Emily Bobbitt,
program chairman. The
topic was "Reaction to
Grief." Mrs. Bobbitt also
gave the names of
missionaries from the
birthday calendar for
Monday. Mrs. Fuller led in
a prayer for the missionar
ies, which closed the
meeting.
Ruritans Hold
Monthly Meeting
The Norlina Ruritan
Club held its monthly
meeting recently at the
Norlina Woman's Club.
A delicious ham dinner
was served by the
Woman's Club.
After a business session,
L. B. Hardage, program
chairman, introduced C. T.
Dean, county agent from
Franklin County, who
presented a most
interesting program on a
variety of subjects mixed
in with many humorous
incidents about tobacco
farming.
THANK YOU
I would like to express my thanks
and appreciation to those who voted
for and supported me in the Town
Council Election. I will try to do my
best.
William Leonard
Paid for by William Leonard
WARRENTON FURNITURE
EXCHANGE f INC.
ASKS
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$50 Worth FREE
Gas Or Groceries
Come In And Register Each Time
You Make A Purchase Or Pay On
Your Account.
WARRENTON FURNITURE
I EXCHANGE. INC.
1 115 East FrankHn St. Warranton
Mr. and Mrs. I^eonard M. Bender of Rt. 2, Norlina
announce the engagement of their daughter, Suzanne
Marion, to Glenn Price Hudson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
Hart Hudson of South Hill, Va. A February 14 wedding is
planned at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ridgeway.
Literature,
Club Has Gathering
The Literature and
Music Club of Norlina met
Thurs., Nov. 12 at 2 p. m.
with Mrs. Jimmy Shearin
and Mrs. Ira Weaver as co
hostesses.
Mrs. Weaver opened the
meeting, gave the
devotions and led in
prayer.
During the business
session, the members
decided to give a book to
the library in memory of
Mrs. W. S. Hicks.
Miss Loyce Blaylock
introduced the Rev. Claude
Pepper of Warrenton. He
gave an interesting talk on
home life. It was enjoyed
by all. The members were
glad to have the Rev. Mr.
Pepper to visit with the
club.
The meeting was closed
with all repeating the club
collect.
The hostesses served
cake, cheese straws and
coffee to the 14 present.
The club will meet with
Mrs. H. H. Foster on Dec. 6
at 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. W.
0. Reed, Mrs. J. T. Walker
and Miss Minnie Harris as
co-hostesses.
Try Chestnut Trees
That Resist Blight
It is possible to grow
chestnut trees in North
Carolina, despite the
disease that devastated the
American chestnut years
ago.
If you live in an area
where the chestnut was
once a native tree, try one
of the newer varieties of
Chinese chestnut, suggest
N. C. Agricultural Exten
sion Service specialists.
The American chestnut
was native to the Mountain
and upper Piedmont
sections of North Carolina,
but these trees were lost to
the blight disease.
Most newer varieties of
Chinese chestnut have
some level of resistance to
the blight. Although the
resistance is only partial,
most Chinese chestnuts
will survive an attack by
the blight fungus.
If you want to try a
Chinese chestnut, start
with a named variety
rather than a seedling tree.
They usually produce
larger, tastier nuts.
Five named varieties
that should do well in North
Carolina are Abundance,
Crane, Ruling, Meiling and
Nanking.
The chestnut does well
on fertile soil and on a site
with good air draining for
frost protection. It cannot
stand competition from
grasses and weeds, so
clean cultivation under the
tree is essential.
The application of one
pound of 10-10-10 fertilizer
for each year of age up to
10 years usually is
sufficient. For example, an
eight-year-old tree would
require eight pounds, while
a four-year-old tree would
require only four pounds.
Apply the fertilizer at the
drip of the brandies.
Most Chinese chestnuts
will grow about as large as
an apple tree, and pruning
and training are similar to
that of an apple tree. Sun
scalding U often a
problem, so leave
adequate growth in the top
of the tree for shading.
Harvest the nuts daily
and cure them for a week
to 10 days in a cool, dry
place. Stir frequently and
then store at 30 to 35
degrees.
Incidentally, scientists
are still working on a
blight-resistant American
chestnut. The mountains of
North Carolina and other
places are full of chestnut
sprouts, and occasionally
one of these develops into
a fairly large tree. But, so
far, they all eventually
succumb to the blight.
this cat, you told me he was
good for mice. He doesn't even
go near them. Pet Shop Owner:
Isn't that good for mice?
Littleton Items
Mr. and Mrs. William
Buffaloe and daughter,
Amy, of Greenville were
visitors of his
grandmother, Mrs. Selma
Bobbitt and mother, Mrs.
William Buffaloe, Sr.,
during the weekend.
Mrs. Lorn Mclntyre of
Wilson spent several days
last week with her father,
L. E. Stainback, while
Mrs. Stainback is a patient
in Halifax Memorial
Hospital. Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Stainback of Golds
boro were Sunday visitors
of his mother in the
hospital and his father at
their home here. Mrs.
Lloyd Earl Baird of
Pleasant Hill visited them
Sunday and remained with
her father for several days.
Mrs. L. E. Morris is
home after having spent
some time with her
daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nether
land in Roanoke Rapids.
Mrs. Netherland spent
Sunday with Mrs. Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Glasgow and Delbert
Porter were Sunday
visitors of Mrs. Daisy
Porter Bobbitt in Brinkley
Community.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe
Wagoner and daughter,
Nora, of Charlotte spent
the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. George
Threewitts. They attended
worship services in Little
ton Baptist Church Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Shephard and Mr. and
Mrs. G. Wheeler of
Durham were Saturday
visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Bernice West. Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Inscoe of
Louisburg and Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Seuis of
Roanoke Rapids were
Sunday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. West.
Cecil Ray Shearin and
Steve Manual of Charlotte
were visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Clarence West
during the weekend. Mrs.
Freddie Paynter and
children, James Allen and
Kevin of Wise and Mrs.
John King and son,
Donavan, of Norlina were
Sunday visitors of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
West.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Harris of Roanoke Rapids
were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Mable Browning.
Mrs. Vernon Walker, Sr.,
Mrs. W. G. Hedgepeth and
Mrs. Hayward Browning
visited Mrs. Vernon
Walker, Jr., Monday in
Raleigh. Mrs. Walker's
granddaughter, Tiffany,
accompanied them home
and spent some time with
her.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Delbridge were Saturday
visitors of Mrs.
Delbridge's brothers and
sisters-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Reynolds Perkinson
of Norlina, Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Perkinson and Mr.
and Mrs. James Perkinson
of Warrentonarea.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest
Cheek, Jr., of Warrenton
and daughter, Denise
Cheek, of Raleigh were
Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Skyes.
Mrs. Alice Porch of
Weldon visited her father,
Mr. Willie Sykes, and Mrs.
Sykes one day this week.
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Mr. and Mrs William
Liles of Corinth Commun
ity were Sunday visitors of
Misses Mamie and
Josephine Stansbury
Among those visiting
Mrs. Bonnie Wilson
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Moore of
Lawrenceville, Va., Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Johnston,
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt
Johnston and family of
Youngsville, Mr. and Mrs.
Augusta Johnston and
family of Franklinton and
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Harris of Littleton.
Mrs. Bernice Aycock, Sr.
recently visited her
daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Harwood in Wilson.
Mrs. Bernice Aycock, Sr.
and Mrs. Cliff Wheeler and
children, Scottie and
Barbara lieigh of Roanoke
Rapids spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Carlton
Critcher in Portsmouth,
Va. They also visited Mrs.
Peggy Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Baine and Mrs. Lou
Jane Early.
Mr. and Mrs. George
McMahan have returned to
their home after having
spent several days last
week with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmie McMahan
and children, Lori and
Billy in Olney, Md. They
also visited McMahan s
brother, Robert McMahan
in Lutheran Village
Nursing Home in West
Minister, Md.
Mrs. Lula S. Kidd and
daughter, Agnes Kidd, of
Richmond, Va. spent last
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Reid. They
were supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. King. Miss
Kidd gave a book study at
Enterprise Baptist Church.
Miss Angela Hamill of
East Carolina Univer
sity in Greenville spent the
weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Ray
Hamill.
Mrs. Katherine B.
Gardner of Greensboro
and Clinton Dickens of
Snow Hill recently spent
several days with their
mother, Mrs. Jack
Wilkerson and Mr.
Wilkerson.
GARDEN
Japanese Plum Bears
Fruits During Winter
HAS ABOUT 400 MILES OF TRAILS. THE PARK IS
LARGER THAN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. SOME
275 SPECIES OF BIRDS LIVE THERE, AS DO SEVERAL
HUNDRED WILD BURROS. SOME 6 MILLION YEARS
AGO THE COLORADO RIVER STARTED TV FORM THE
CANYON. THE FIRST EUROPEANS TO SEE THE 0I&
CANYON WERE SPANIARDS IN FRANCISCO COROJADOS
EXPEDITION IN I540. THE CANYON WAS UNEXPLORED
UNTIL LATE IN THE iQbO's WHEN A ONE -ARMED EX
ARMV OFFICER, JOHN POWELL, HEADED AN EXPE
DITION. IN 1869,
HE MADE THE FIRST
SUCCESSFUL RiVER RUN
OF THE GRAND CANYON.
TEMPERATURES CAN VARY
25 DEGREES BETWEEN
THE TOP AND BOTTOM
OF GRAND CANYON.
Rare indeed is the plant (hat
will (lower and bear t'run in the
dcpihs of w inter, but such is the
Japanese Plum or loquat. Na
tive to China and Japan, the
plan is adaptable to areas of
the South and Southwest.
Tlis handsome evergreen tree '
spoits a foliage of dark, glossy
green leaves that may be 6-12
inch;s long and 3-6 inches
broad. Flowers are yellowish,
cmcige in late autumn or win
ter cs wooly clusters and are
followed, by plum-sized, edible
fruit which ripens in early
sprinj.
Propagation is by seed or
layeriig in ordinary garden soil
in half-shade to sunny loca
tions. Regular watering may be
requir«d. but the Japanese plum
will th'ive in the humid winter
atmosphere.
The spider lily, or Lycoris
radiate was named after a mis
tress olthe famous Roman gen
eral, Mark Anthony. Hand
some, lutumn flowering bulbs
usually make their growth dur
ing winter and go dormant dur
ing the summer However, if
potted in cool greenhouse loca
tions, they may bloom in late
summer. Interesting and artistic
flowers emerge from tall stems
in the fall and are followed by
Amaryllis-like foliage, which re
mains green throughout winter.
Propagation is by seeds sown
as soon as it is ripe or by division
of bulbs. Full sunlight is prefer
able as is regular watering dur
ing periods of active growth.
THANK YOU
I would like to express my 'hanks
and appreciation to those who voted
fo* and supported me in the Town
Council Election. I will try to do my
b«st.
James Vaughan
Paid for by James Vaughan
MANY THANKS
The Northside Elementary School P.T.A.
wishes to express their thanks to those who
made our 1981 School Halloween Carnival
such a succesj
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Tray lor's Dept. Store
Traylor's Hardware
Grissom's Cleaners
Knight's Appliance &fV Center
Pridgen's
Leggett Of Warrentor
A & P Of Warrenton
Country Store
Walker Drug Store
Village Pharmacy
Oine Texaco Discount
A & P Of Henderson
Southern National Banks, Inc.
Rose's Stores Of Henderson
Communication Workers Of
America (Henderson)
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