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-TILE CLAYTON NEWS.
Clayton; N..C. September 18, 1C57
DOINGS
AROUND
CLAYTON
Mrs. Frank Weeks entertained
her Sunday School class Saturday
'afternoon at 2:30 p.m. After games
.and refreshments "Mrs. Weeks
gave each member a Biblical
ame "Who Am I ."
. Mrs. L.r A. Wilder visited last
week in Lumberton with her
Local Performers
Appear On Show
Proceeds from the variety show
which the Lions club sponsored on
Friday night, Sept. 13 will go into
work with the blind people of our
community or into the prevention
of blindness.
The participants in the show do
mated their talents and time to this
'worthy cause.
Master of Ceremonies Bill Kirby
from station W.M.P. interspersed
his introductions of performers
With jokes. Jimrny Catlett and his
string band added to the program
with a number of hill-billy songs
climaxing his portion with the
VBoll Weevil Fonr" Little M: Jses
Pat Duncan and Linda Mitchiner,
accompanied by Mrs. Charles Gul
ley. did a tap dance in gay green
and white costumes.
The Harmony Four composed of
Helen Allen Jimmy Turner, Her
man Moore and Raeford Under
wood and accompanied by Audrey
Ragland rendered several gospel
songs. They were followed by
Dwight Blinson who played a piano
solo.
A quartette from the Cleveland
High school glee club sang selec
tions from "Maytime." These
young ladies who had been on the
stage for other programs herei
.were accompanied by Mrs. Charles
Gulley who teaches music and
voice in the Clayton and Cleveland
schools.
daughter, Mrs. P. G. Greer and
family. -
Mrs. Rosa . Bridges is a patient
at Duke Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Creech
and family spent the week end
at Topsail Beach.
Mr. and Mr3. Rex Lee, Mr. and
Mrs. VPelma Blinson attended $he
Blinson - Dalton wedding in Dur
ham Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bill Thorne has returned
home from Johnston Memorial hos
pital. Mr, and Mrs. William Bagley of
Greenville visited friends and rela
tives over the week end.
Mrs. Zeb Austin has returned to
her home after a two weeks visit
'in Colerain. Ahoskie and Como.
iShe also visited with friends in
Williamsburg while away.
Mrs. Joyce B. Williams of Oak
Ridge visited with her sister, Mrs.
! John T. Talton, Sr., here last week.
Misses Mary Whitley and Grace
j Talton of Williamston spent the past
week - end in Clayton.
Ends Second Phase
Of Six-month Tour
At Indiana Post
Pvt. James H. Ellerbe, whose
wife, Helen, lives at 341 Lombard
St.. Clayton completed the
second phase of a six-month tour
of duty Sept. 10 under the Reserve
Forces Act program at Fort Ben
jamin "Harrison, Ind.
Ellerbe terminated a period of
enlisted finance training after hav
ing completed basic combat train
ing at Fort Knox, Ky. The 23-year
Kld soldier was graduated from
Bast Carolina College in 1956. His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Ellerbe, live in Rockingham.
VJfcoQlojr CompIoJcs
Fiire Control Course -With
Army In Korea
Pvt. Dewey E. Wheeler, ' whose
wife, Sara; lives on Route 1,
Knightdale, recently completed the
fire direction control course at the
I Corps Non-Commissioned Officer
Academy in Korea.
Wheeler was instructed in the
fundamentals of computing map
data and plotting artillery fire. He
entered the Army in November
1956 and arrived in the Far East
in July of this year.
The 18-year-old soldier is a 1956
graduate of Slayton High School.
His mother, Mrs. Emma L. Whee
ler, lives in Calyton.
Women To Have
Concession Stand
The Clayton Junior Woman's
club will have a "Chuck Wagon"
concession stand at the Johnston
County Fair starting Tuesday
Sept. 24. through the 28th. Hot dogs,
sandwiches, drinks, home - made
pies, cookies and cokes will be
sold.
Mrs. James Cash is chairman
of the ways and means committee.
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RECEIVES AWARD Miss Mildred Faye Corbett, (center
above), daughter of Mr. and Jjjs. B, G. Corbett of Clayton,
is presently serving as secretary in the Raleigh Veterans
Administration office, whose director is Marion Killian
(right). A Superior Performance Award was recently made
to the Raleigh office by A. W. Tate (left), acting manager of
VA for the state. The award was in "recognition of an out
standing contribution to the improvement of operations re
sulting from superior performance."
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VA Benefits
Are Extended
An estimated 12,000 widows of
veterans may be eligible for Vet
erans Administration benefits be
cause of a recently enacted law
liberalizing the definition of
"widow."
Public Law 85-209, provided the
change, VA said.
Under the new law, the date of
her marriage to the veteran will
not disqualify a widow for VA
benefits if a child was born of the
marriage or, if no child was bom,
the marriage existed for at least
five years.
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Most laws providing for widows'
benefits from VA ,contain a mar
riage cut-off date as an element
Circle Meets
The Alda Grayson circle of the
First Baptist Church met at the
home of Miss Addie Bell Harrison
on Tuesday evening at 8:oo p.m.
Mrs. McDonald Ellis completed the
review of the Mission Study Book
for this quarter ''Primer for Pray
er." The hostess assisted by Mrs.
Kenneth Smith served pineapple ice
cream, cookies and nuts.
of entitlement, with many differ
ent dates for varying benefits and
periods of service.
The new law does not alter the
existing cut-off dates, but provides
uniform qualifying alternatives if
the marriage dates are not met.
CLAY THEATRE
AIR CONDITIONED
Improved methods of processing.
cottonseed meal make it desirable
for use in pfoultry rations.
Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 19 & 20
Gregory Peck & Lauren Bacall
DESIGNING WOMEN
To Catch A Woodpecker
Sat. Sept. 21
Donald O'Connor
THE BUSTER KEATON STORY
Beverly Garland
NOT OF THIS EARTH
2nd Ch. The Green Archer
Birthday Party
Mon., Tues. & Wed.
Sept. 23. 24-& 25
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