Here and There
Please Don't Say 'Hello'
I am indebted to Marvin R. Tharrington, director of transporta
tion for Warren County Schools, for sending my way a 1935 copy of
the telephone directory published by Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Co. for the exchanges at Warrenton, Littleton, Macon and
Norlina.
Upon seeing the directory, one is impressed by just how thin the
publication is, reflecting the small number of persons and firms with
telephones, and lack of any Yellow Pages advertising.
There is some advertising in the directory, and two Warrenton firms
had ads on the front and back cover. Hunter Drug Company, billing
itself as "prompt, reliable, and courteous," could be reached by dial
ing Phone No. 6. Boyce Drug Co., the Rexall Store, told readers it
was "as near as your telephone" and offered "prompt and efficient
service." It could be reached by calling 2, or at night, 59.
On the inside covers, ads carried the messages of W. A. Miles Hard
ware Company in Warrenton, and Norlina Ice Corporation, coal
dealers and ice manufacturers with phones in both Norlina and
Warrenton.
Among the Warrenton businesses listed in the directory were Bob
bitt's Garage, Harris and Gardner Laundry, Warrenton Flower Shop
(operated by E. T. Odom), Gillam Auto Co. and Burrough's Grocery
Co.
L.A. Corbitt of Warrenton was listed as group manager, and down
at Littleton Miss Lucille Topping was listed as operator in charge.
There were four telephone customers in Littleton that year whose last
name began with the letter "A."
All told, there were 157 telephone customers in Littleton, and among
the business firms listed were the Robert Arlington Store at Hollister,
the office of Dr. W. E. Campbell, the Currin Pressing Club, Farber
and Jones Store, the J. P. T. Harris Store in Vaughan, the Orange
Crush Bottling Company and the office and residence of Dr. Horace
Palmer. There were no advertisements from Littleton merchants.
Over at Macon, where Mrs. Ethel Harris was operator in charge,
there were 38 customers, whose names and telephone numbers oc
cupied only a half -page in the directory. Older readers will remember
the P. A. Agelasto family listed, as well as the Mack Capps Store,
the W. G. Edgerton Store, Charles Harris Garage, Macon Gin Co. and
the Rev. J.J. Marshall. As with Littleton, there were no commercial
ads.
Norlina had 92 customers that year, and two of the telephones
belonged to the Norlina Hotel, which could be reached by dialing
either 2261 or 2271. All Norlina phones had four digits, whereas
customers on the other three exchanges had either one, two, three
or four digits.
Among the merchants listed in Norlina were the W. A. Delbridge
Store, Farmer's Supply Co., Benton's Filling Station, the Metropolitan
Cafe, Mrs. Irene Mumphord's Store and Norlina Motor Service.
The only advertisement from a Norlina business carried on the
regular pages of the directory was from the garage of W. R. Hayes,
which advertised its "wrecking service."
Instructions from the telephone company indicated that there were
short rings and long rings, and a combination of each. Service con
nection charges were priced at $2.50. Among the recommendations
from the phone company was the following:
"When answering your telephone do not say Hello. Only say, This
is number 236-1 or whatever your telephone number happens to be.
This will help the calling party in knowing whether or not he has dialed
the right number, and will eliminate useless conversation."
Appointments To Take
Bulk Of Board's Time
Appointments to county com
mittees and commissions will
claim the bulk of the time spent
tonight (Wednesday) when the
Warren County Board of County
Commissioners convene at 7:00
in the courthouse for its regular
mid-monthly meeting.
Vacancies on the following ad
visory groups are expected to be
filled: Economic Development
Commission, Parks and Recrea
tion Commission, Nursing Home
Community Advisory Council,
Domiciliary Home Community
Mrs. Holtzman Feted
On 70th Birthday
Mrs. Eva S. Holtzman was
honored on her 70th birthday on
Saturday, July 9 by her (our sons
and their families with a birthday
party and dance at the Ridgeway
Community House.
For the occasion, music was
furnished by Marvin Pierce of
Raleigh, and over 100 guests en
joyed the cocktail hors d'oeuvres.
Mrs. Holtzman received many
nice and useful gifts from family
members.
Attending the party were her
sons, Chris F. Holtzman of
Orangeburg, S. C., Reuben S.
Holtzman of Ridgeway, George
W. Holtzman of Hinesville, Ga.
and Claiborne R. Holtzman of
Rocky Mount. Also present were
family members from Cary,
Virginia Beach, Va? South Hill,
Va., Henderson, Wise and
Manson.
Advisory Council, ABC Board,
Fire Commission, HealthCo
Board and Zoning Board of
Adjustment.
In other business, the board is
also expected to take action on
two chainge-order requests to the
contract for the Quick City
Drainage and Utility Improve
ments project. One change order
has been requested to bring the
final contract price in line with
the actual costs incurred and
payments made in the project.
The other change order reflects
costs of man holes, driveways,
piers, surveying and shrubbery.
Special Event Set
On Sunday, July 24, a special
dramatic presentation will be
presented at the Norlina Baptist
Church.
"James King's Translation"
will be performed at the church
at 7:30 p.m. The play, authored
by the Rev. Elton Cooke, former
pastor at Norlina Baptist, will be
presented by a cast of over 25
members from Lyndale Baptist
Church. The drama is about the
end of time on earth, and focuses
on an evening worship service at
a church where the title charac
ter, James King, must deal with
his readiness to face eternity.
The ultimate question of the play
for the audience is "Are you
ready?"
The public is invited to attend
this special presentation. For
more information, contact the
pastor, the Rev. Bob Lowman, at
456-4121.
It's getting C .oseR !
Warren Caapii
Fall Classes Vance-Granville
Begin Sept. 8 Community College
Charles Montague (left) and Steven Lynch (right) were awarded
associate of applied science degrees on June 1, following the com
pletion of the "Furniture Production Management" course offered
by Cochrane Furniture Company, Inc. to its employees. The course
was taught at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory.
(Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
With Company Support,
Two Men Receive Degrees
Two Warren County men have
received associate of applied
science degrees, thanks to their
own hard work and the support of
Cochrane Furniture Company,
Inc., Mrs. Alice Young, Cochrane
assistant personnel manager, an
nounced this week.
Charles Montague and Steve
Lynch, both long-term Cochrane
employees, were awarded their
degrees in graduation cere
monies held on June 1 at Lenoir
Rhyne College in Hickory. Re
ceipt of the diplomas marked the
end of a one-year-nine-month
course, "Furniture Production
Management," that had been of
fered through Catawba Valley
Community College, also in
Hickory.
The two men were selected for
the expense-paid course following
evaluation of their applications
by Jerry Cochrane, vice presi
dent of Cochrane, and Bob
Harold, division manager for the
East (Warrenton) and Lincolnton
plants.
Montague and Lynch lived in
Hickory for the duration of the
course, which began in Septem
ber of 1986, returning home to
their families only on weekends
and during vacations. While in
Hickory, they resided in a home
that had been made available by
Cochrane.
In addition to their studies?
which included English, mathe
matics with the exception of
calculus, physics, first-line
management supervision, time
and motion, plant layout and cost
analysis? the Warren County
men worked in Cochrane's Lin
colnton plant.
"The experience made me a
better person and I would advise
4-H Club To Meet
The Best Better 4-H Club will
meet on Thursday, July 21 at 7
p.m. at Mariam Boyd Elemen
tary School. We will leave at 5: 15
p.m. on Friday, July 29 for a trip
to Durham, where we will attend
a Durham Bulls baseball game.
The cost of transportation and ad
mission to the game is $9.
Shop Alone
People who shop alone for gro
ceries spend less than those who go
with friends or relatives, according
to studies.
MR.
LANDOWNER!
Don't
Sell That Timber
Until You Talk To
Amos L. Capps
Pulpwood Co., Inc.
Buyer 01 All
Korest Products
? ??
None Too Small
Or Too large
Clint, Lester,
Robin Capps
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all Cochrane employees to 'go for
it!' " Montague said. "In this
day and time, you can never get
enough education," he concluded.
Lynch echoed those senti
ments, adding that the knowledge
gained "really helps here in the
Warren County plant."
With completion of the course,
comes career advancement.
Montague, who joined the
Cochrane staff on Oct. 6, 1976, is
a lead-person-in-training in the
molding machine department.
Lynch, a veteran staffer since
Aug. 26, 1981, is a lead-person-in
training in the case sanding
department.
Montague resides at Rt. 1, War
renton with his wife, the former
Brenda Wright, and their daugh
ter, Crystal, age five. Lynch
resides at Rt. 1, Norlina with his
wife, the former Donna Evans,
and their two daughters, Chris
tina, age seven, and Candace,
age six.
The Furniture Product Man
agement course is an employee
benefit offered by Cochrane.
Montague and Lynch represent
the second class of Warren Coun
ty Cochrane employees to have
graduated from the program.
Adventure And Fantasy
Found On Florida Trip
By CHANDRA SLEDGE
Club Reporter
A chance to mix adventure
with fantasy began on Sunday,
July 3, when members of the Best
Better 4-H Club and area citizens
left Warrenton on a fun-filled and
educational tour of Florida.
Our Carolina Trailways bus ar
rived at Wet 'N Wild in Orlando,
Fla. at 10 a.m. on Monday, and
we prepared ourselves for the
wettest and wildest fun-filled
time of our lives. Those persons
who were daring enough took a
chance to enjoy the 60-foot-high
Corkscrew Water Slide. The day
spent at the 15-acre water park
was like a day at the beach? only
much, much more!
After dinner, we checked into
the Howard Johnson's motel on
International Drive, our home for
the next two nights.
Our tour continued on Tuesday
with a visit to the Magic Kingdom
of Walt Disney World. We toured
Adventureland, Frontierland,
Liberty Square, Fantasy land and
Tomorrowland. Several mem
bers of the group had a chance to
attend the 60th birthday party for
Mickey Mouse and to help blow
out the candles! At 9 p.m., the
beautiful electrical parade began
and the fantasy continued.
We toured the Dark Continent/
Busch Gardens on Wednesday.
One of Florida's most popular at
tractions, it is located in Tampa
and has as its theme, Africa. We
stayed overnight at an Econo
Lodge to rest up for Florida's
Silver Springs that we would see
on Thursday.
The tour on Thursday gave us
a chance to see the famous glass
bottomed boats that travel over
the world's largest group of
limestone springs and give their
passengers a view of marine life.
The park also featured a Jungle
Cruise, a reptile institute, a deer
park, as well as an antique car
collection.
Our final night was spent in
Hardeeville, S.C. On Friday, we
got a chance to tour Hilton Head
Island in South Carolina. The
Rev. Benjamin Williams, brother
of Mrs. Catherine and Mrs. Katie
Williams of Warrenton, served as
our tour guide. The Rev. Mr. Wil
liams, who has lived on Hilton
Head Island for several years,
showed us the malls, businesses
and, of course, the ocean.
After thanking our guide for his
kindness, we left at 1 p.m. for our
last shopping spree in Florence,
S.C. at one of the largest malls of
the area. We arrived safely in
Warrenton at 9:15 p.m. on Fri
day, July 8.
The Florida travelers were:
Mrs. Portia Barnes, Adrian
Brown, the Rev. Alvin Sledge,
Mrs. Catherine Sledge, Chandra
Sledge, Marc Johnson, Keenan
Johnson, Mrs. Sadie Jones, Mrs.
Rebecca Solomon, Teresa Solo
mon, Nneka George, Ivan Wilson,
Mrs. Jessie Kearney, Kimeki
Kearney, Antonia Johnson, Ar
telia Covington, Clifton Baskett,
Mrs. Goldie Baskett, Christopher
Williams, Mrs. Ida Pierce, Mrs.
Rebecca Russell, Eric Solomon,
Cosmos George II, James Wil
liams, Desmond Pierce, Mrs.
Willie Mae Turner, Mrs. Adlena
Durham, Mrs. Candis Miller,
Mrs. Evelyn Davis, Freda Davis,
Eric Davis, Mrs. Karen Solomon,
Ernest Solomon, Mrs. James An
na Johnson, Mrs. Lucy Meadows
and Mrs. Ruby Hargrove.
We extend a special "thanks"
to Mrs. Portia Barnes for all her
hard work in planning the trip
and for helping to make it an en
joyable one for all age groups.
Items Missing,
Lawmen Told
The disappearance of personal
items valued at almost $1,300 has
been reported recently by area
residents, a sheriff's spokesper
son said.
On July 12, Thelma Y. Ball of
Wise reported the apparent theft
from her residence of four 15-inch
Ford sport tire rims. The four
rims have been valued at $800.
Two days later on July 14,
Franklin Broadwell, of Mosby
Avenue in Littleton, reported the
disappearance of $466 in proper
ty from his boat. The 14-foot 1984
Kayot Ltd. had been left at
Panda Lawn, the spokesperson
said.
Reported missing were a boat
steering wheel ($60), a fire ex
tinguisher ( $16 ) , a stereo system
with four speakers ($300) and an
ice chest ($70).
Deputy W. T. Winston is the in
vestigating officer for both cases.
A STEP CLOSER .
To Reaching
Your Goals
i
Opening This Fall!
VGCC Warren County Campus
Located at 210 Wast Rldgaway Street, Warrenton, N.C.
(John Graham Middle School site)
New Programs:
Business & Secretarial
Business Computer Programming
College Transfer
Continued Programs:
(at Norllna Mlddl* School)
Cosmetology
(evening only)
PLUS: Continuing Education and
Adult Education (ABE/GED) Classes
Apply Now For Fall Enrollment
Call 257-1900 after August 1
Fall Classes Begin September 8
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