CEDAR GROVE AREA NEWS Plan Now For Picnic In The Park BY BARBARA T. IIKWETT Make up your mind to be there Saturday. The place is Wacca maw Township Park at Ash; the event, Ocean View Associa tion's annual picnic. This occa sion will pro vide for your HEW kit v cry own per sonal enjoyment. Your attendance could also help your church earn recognition for having the most people present. Just think about how delicious the chicken prepared by Cedar Grove and Little Macedonia churches is going to be, cooked to your taste. All of us?large, medium or small?have been known to have fun and get rid of the blues when we let down our hair to play tennis, baseball, horseshoes and other ac tivities with the youth at the park. Singers Make History In their own special way, on July 24, the Christian Singers made his lory for their church ind for Occur? View Association. The group, which is based at Pleasant Hill Bap list Church, appeared at the young Right To Life Plans Meeting Brunswick County "Right To Life has planned a membership meeting Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. in the S'naiiotte Comiiiunity Chapel. Area residents concerned about saving baby humans arc invited to attend tlie public meeting, said spokesperson Janet Pope. Shallotte Community Chapel is located on N.C. 130 Hast (liolden Beach Road) next to June's Fabric Shop. For more information, call Mrs. Pope at 287-3111 or Jean Barber at 579-6623. Commissioners Do Not Meet Bccause only iwo of five Bruns wick County commissioners were present Monday night, the board did not have a quorum, or majority of members, and did not conduct its regular meeting. Only Vice Chairman Frankie Ra bon and Commissioner Kelly Hold en were present. Board Chairman Gene Pinkerton was visiting his sick father in Asheville, Commissioner Grace Beasley was attending to her ill husband and Commissioner Ben ny l.udlum was at New Hanover Memorial Hospital with a member of his wife's family, according to Rabon. A public hearing on the issuance of SI.9 million in bonds has been rescheduled to the board's Aug. 20 meeting. Calabash Presbyterian Church Worship Services Sunaay 9:30 AM VFW COMMUNITY HALL TRADERS' VILLAGE, CALABASH js St. Luke (mmIrO I iifhnron (^S'rrh liunavi till v^iiui Vll Jack Martin, Pastor Worship Service Sunday, 9:00 A.M. Sunday School a! 10:15 a.m. Meeting In Shallottc Middle School 754-7816 r ailuli session of the Woman's Baptist State Convention. Their selection. Who is Going to It'll the Child About Jesus, was re ceived with much rejoicing and a standing ovation by die more than 2,()00 messengers at the session. Priscilla Brodic, state executive secretary treasurer remarked that anytime you bring tears from the eyes of Bcrthcnia Home, past exec utive secretary-treasurer, you have made history. The Christian Singers received numerous requests for lxx)kings. Some of the places they anticipate singing later this year include Council, Qxfosd, Charlotte, Win gate, Sanford and the Raleigh /Durham area. One retired teacher had the group sing two selections just for her. She has spoken with them about record ing opportunities. Birthday (.reelings Happy birthday this week to Robert Flylhc, Nathonial Randall, Cynthia and Jeff Bryant, Calhy Johnson, Perry Hill, Andrea John, Covcll Gore and lia Bowdcn. Weekly Seripture The Seripture for the week comes from Philippians 3. "For I have told you often before, and I say it again now with tears in my eyes, there arc many who walk along the Christian road who arc really enemies of the Cross of Christ. Their future is eter nal loss, for their Ciod is their ap petite. They arc proud of what they snouid UC a.Miaiitcd of, and aii UlCy think about is this life here on earth. But our homeland is in heaven where our Lord and Savoir Jesus Christ is, and wc arc looking for ward to his return from there. When he comes bacjc, he will take these dying bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own using the same mighty power lhat he will use to conquer all else everywhere." CHURCH BRIEFS Older Adults Choose New Name "Creative Christians" is the new name choscn by the Older Adults Department of Shallottc First Bap tist Cliurcli ai a luncheon held last Thursday. The Rev. Landis Lancaster, pas tor, said leaders for the group arc as follows: Orian Holdcn, president; Inez Gray, chaplain; Mablc Hcwett, phone committee chairman; Maidie Hcwett, secretary; Ruby Blanton, treasurer; Lila Hester, food commit tee chairman. Senior Coordinator Ouida Hcwett will act as program chairman for the balance of the church year. Other leaders will be named in upcoming months. The group plans in hold a lun cheon meeting the fourth Thursday of each month, starting with busi ness and activity planning at 11 a.m. and lunch at noon. A singspiration is planned in August, along with an outing and volunteer services, said Lancaster. LaBelle Will Speak Louie LaBelle of Castle Hayne will be the guest speaker at the Aug. 11 meeting of Shallottc Women's Aglow. w ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH 4^41 Main St Shallot!* Sundays: 8:15-10:30 A.M.-Holy Eucharist 9.13 AM-Church School 6:30 PM-Episcopal Youth Wednesdays: 7 00 PM-Holv Euchari>t 7:30 PM- Bible Study I he Rev. Or Richard W Warner, Jr Rector Church 754 9313 Rectorv 842 8498 The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Lockwood Folly Com munity Building, and is open to all women. While she has no sewing ability, Ms. LaBclle creates expressions of worship in the lomi of banners of her own design. More information about the mee ting and the Aglow fellowship is available from Tuddie Dixon, presi dent. S42-6565. Anniversary Set Ml Zion Baptist Church at Longw(x>d will celebrate its pastor's 26th anniversary in the ministry the weekend of Aug. 10-12. The pastor, the Rev. M.C. Hci ring. and congregation will dine to gether at 7 p.m. Friday at Bennett's Seafcxxl Restaurant in Calabash. Then, on Sunday, Aug. 12, the Rev. Jimmy Brockinglon, his church choir and congregation from Kingstrec, S.C., will be the guests of Mt Zion Church for the enure day. Dinner will be served after the morning service. Rev. Herring invites the public to attend. Seaside Church A New United Methodist Cluirch SUNDAY SERVICES 9 AM?Church CASUAL DRESS Paslor: The Rev. Camtlle Yorkry Edwards 579 5753 Meeting: Brunswick Island Furniture On liwy. 179 at Ocean isle Beach TJs AUTO ELECTRIC ALTERNATORS STARTERS VOLTAGE REGULATORS GENERATORS REPAIR-REBUILT-EXCHANGED AUTOMOTIVE WIRING BUSINESS: HOME: 754 7656 754 9963 Royal Oak Road & Hwy. 17 N., Shallotte ?1*90 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON Are you weary in your Christian life? Do you need to hear from God? Join us ... August 8-11 at 7:30 p.m. each evening PROPHETIC CONFERENCE WITH ALLEN ARROWOOD Hvvy. 17 lhomasboro IMJTiSvWlCKl^PCHRSrWM CGfKR \ t 1 M?0 iHt fy?uNSWV>C? BtACON Deaths And Funerals ILYSSES CIIRISCOK Ulysses Chriscoe, 73, of Randlc rnan, died Aug 1 in Brian Nursing ("cnlcr. The funeral was Aug. 3 in Big Oak Church of God, Montgomery County. Burial was in (Ik* church cemetery. Chriscoc was a native of Mont gomery County and had retired from Collins & Aikman Corp., Silcr City. Me was a member of Big Oak C hurch of Ciod. Survivors include three daugh ters, Alice Gray of Shallottc, Mac ~r r? ?.- i o ? tkWI WIIMM.) Ui J, I WltvlKIHilll, and Carol Osborne of Greensboro; 12 grandchildren and 12 great - grandchildren. SCOTT KDYVARI) CLARK The funeral for Scott Edward Clark was Aug. 2 in the Coblc Ward-Smith Chapel, with the Rev. Billy Pcclc officiating. Burial was in Oleander Memorial Gardens. Clark, 17, of Route 2, Leland, rlifwl !..!?. 1(1 In KU... f MIVVJ 4UIJ ?./ Ill I 1V.?? I UUIUVV.I l?IWIII" orial Hospital of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Wilmington on Oct. 26, 1972. He was a rising se nior at North Brunswick High School. Survivors include his father, Ro land E. Clark Jr. of Winnabow; his mother, Jackie Doshcr Somcrs, and stepfather, William H. Somcrs Jr., both of Wilmington; paternal grand mother, Margaret Clark of South* pori; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doshcr of Soulh port; a brother, Roland E. Clark III of Long Beach; and a niece. GKORGK TALMADGK LEV F.RKTT JR. George Talmadge I.cverc'.t Jr. of Boiling Spring Lakes, died July 30 in New Hanover Memorial Hospi tal, Wilmington. The funeral was Aug. 3 at And rews Mortuary Market Street Cha pel. The Rev. Jesse Highlit! officiat ed. Leveretl was born in Jennings, la., on Dec. 5, 1924, the son of the late George T. and Thclma Andreus Ixvcrctl Sr. He was a member of First Wcs Icyan Church of High Point and was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He received two Purple Hearts, five The ftunily of the lute James J. Butler would like to take this opportunity to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to their many friends and neighbors for all the acts of kindness and words of comfort shown to us during our time of sor row May God bless each of >ou. The Butler Family Battle Stars and a Silver Star. Prior u> his retirement from 34 years in law enforcement, Lcvcrctt graduated from the FBI Academy, earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Guilford College and an associate degree in criminal justice and law degree from Black Stone School of 1 aw. Survivors includc his wife, Mar garet R. Lcvcrctt of the home; a daughter, Rhonda Lcvcrctt of Boli via; a son, George T. Lcvcrctt of State Line, Nev.; a brother, Martin j. i^cvcrcu Gi v iuui, iCAd.N, iwu m.s tcrs, Betty Myers of Jennings, La., and Sue Hayw