HENDERSON - The July
fourth holiday began with a
downpour of rain, which was
' ory rrnich needed in this sec
tion. The farmers are jubilant
and are looking forward to a
good hai vest of tobacco and cu
cumbers in this section. Tim
growing crops have been re
tarded in growth from the long
days of drought. With the be
ginning of congestion of travel
Friday for the 4th holiday, we
are to say that at this writing
there have been no reports of
highway deaths or serious ac
cidents in this area.
The rain ceased early Sun
day morning and the beautiful
sunshine was seen again and
the people went to their various
places for worship and Holy
Communion. Your humble serv
ant attended service at the
Brookston Baptist Church and
had the honor of being the guest
speaker because the church
was without a pastor. Mr, Ear
nest Thomas, Bro. Lesslie
Davis and Mrs. Maggie Davis,
who are members of the church,
really made It pleasant for the
guest minister.
People visiting in and out of
Henderson during the weekend
were so numerous that we shall
not attempt to name them here
because of space. We certain
ly hope for them a pleasant
happy trip and a safe return.
The James Taylor and Evans
Family reunion was held Sun
day, Juno 25th, at the Mobile
home cTf Mr. and Mrs. John J,
Tames at Henderson. Dinner and
refreshments were served at
'wo o'clock. There was an es
timated number of attendance of
relatives from ninety to one
nundred. It had been several
years since the family as
sembled together and certain
ly there was extreme happi
ness manifested on the part of
each member present. In part
inij. it seemed a hi-fi matter
to keep back tears, but there
was srreat hope that in the years
to conic- that there wilt be many
more family reunions with
St. Andrews Church News
BY MISS VICKIE FIELDS
HENDERSON - The St. An
drews Sunday School opened at
10 a.m. The title of the lesson
was "Genesis In The Christian
Perspective.” The lesson
scripture was from Genesis
1:1, John 1:1-3, Romans 1:18-
21 and Colossian 1:15-17. The
memory selection was “By
Faith We Understand That the
memory selec
tion was "By
Faith we Under
stand that the
World was
created by the
word of God, sc
that what is seer
was made oi
tilings which do
0,
MISvS FIELDS
not appear ,” Hebrews 11:3.
Vacation Bible School spon
sored its program Sunday night,
July 5, as 7;30. The masters
of ceremony were J. T. Mar
row, and Billy Williams. The
primary class and teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Fields’
opened the program by singing,
"Jesus Loves Me,” and re
peated the 23rd Psalm. The
beginners class and teachers,
Miss Naomi Bryant and Miss
Evelyn Fields, repeated "The
Lord’s Prayer” and “The
Pledge to the Bible,” after
which Keith. Fields and Ronnie
Williams led us in the Pledge
of the U, S. flag. Miss Brenda
Vandergrift led the pledge to
the Christian flag. The classes
presented a play entitled, "The
Mac! me.”
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' HENDERSON-OXFORD-WARRENTOIN
Henderson News
BY L. B. RUSSELL
equal happiness.
OBITUARIES
MRS. INDIA Kin MEADOWS
One sweetly solemn thought,
comes to me over and over, I
am nearer my home today than
I ever have been lief ore. Near
er my F’atiier's house where the
many mansion.? be; Nearer the
great White Throne, the crystal
sea.
Mrs. India Reid Meadows,
daughter of trie late Edmond and
India Reid, was born in Vance
County in 1890 and departed this
life June 11, after a lengthy ill
ness. Stie was a member of the
Saint John Baptist Church, Mid
dleburg. She finally moved her
membership tothe Manson Bap
tist Church where she remain
ed a faithful member until death.
MRS. CHARITY R. DUCKET
Mrs. Charity R. Ducket de
parted this life on June the
30th. Eulogistic services were
conducted Sunday, July sth, at
the Ashby Grove Baptist
Church. Mrs. Ducket was the
da tighter of the late William
Henderson and began her early
life in the profession of teach
ing in the public schools of
Vance County. She later moved
to Washington, D. C. where she
worked for the U. S. Govern
ment and joined the Florida
Avenue Baptist Church and re
mained a faithful member until
death. Her people, relatives and
friends mourn her loss. The
eulogistic services were in the
hands of the pastor, Rev. H. F.
Peace, who was assisted by the
Rev. L. B. Russell.
Mr. Russell C. Stokes, who
has served thirty years in the
United States Army, has now re
nted from the Army and is
spending the weekend holiday
with his father and mot hoi,
Mr. and Mrs. William F, Stokes'
of 219 Elizabeth St. After a
brief stay, Mr. Stokes will re
'urn to Bangkok, Thailand in
Southeast Asia. Mrs. Jessie
Stokes, I:is mother, is a minis
ter it: the Holiness Church.
Mr. Stokes retired wi” the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Burnette; Voices, Kenneth Wil
liams and David Shepard. Boys,
Allan Fields, King Hezekiah,
Chauncey Marrow; Isaiah,
Glenn Alston; Roman SoHder*
Robert Vandergrift, and Mary
Magdalene, Debra Williams.
Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Fields, J. T. Marrow,
Miss Vickie Fields and Biily
Williams.
Billy Eugene Williams son of
Mrs. Louise Williams of Mer
rimorn St. left July C on his
way to Spain where he will lie
Stationed for three years. Mr.
Williams is in the Air Force.
You are all invited to at
tend our second Sunday serv
ice beginning at li;30. After
brief moments of consecra
tionai prayer service, music
will ire rendered by the junior
choir.
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More than $5 billion is state
highway user tax collections
were spent on non-road pro
grams during the decade of
1958-’67, reports the American
Petroleum Institute. This di
version of funds represented
eight per cent of the $61.6 bil
lion collected from motor ve
hicle owners and operators by
the states during the 10-year
period. The federal govern
ment also withholds large a
mounts of its special highway
user taxes from road-build
ing, In tin- fiscal years 1957-
’6B, the amount of federal mom -
t! us cha: a wav from hie -
wavs adder, up to $20.3 billion,
Born m afrsca, brought to
THE U.S. IN 1761, SHE WAS SOLD AS
A SLAVE TO MR. JOHN WHEATLY OF
BOSTON. IMPRESSED BY HER INTELL- mJ&zZ j
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CATION -SHE WAS A MASTER OFLATM
a m eternal fame
AS A POET/SN ENGLAND SHE WAS QUEST
OF NCmiTY-ANqHOME ~ *
GEORGE WASHINGTON/
Carter Invited
To Head
Travel Croup
KT.IZAP.FTH CITY - Thomas
F. Carter, Assistant to the
President of Elizabeth Ci» v
'S* ate V liversitv, has in
vited to travel abroad under t! e
People so People Travi ! Pro
gram. This program, initiated
b> former President Dwight D.
Eisenhower is a 'voluntary
effort of private citizens to ad
ance the cause of international
friendship.”
Carter, a native of Prince
George. Va. and a graduate
of Virginia State College, was
also invited to serve as a leader
for a People to People delega
tion to either the Orient, A
frica, South America, or Eu
rope. This honor entitleshim to
have all of his travel expenses
paid by the Program.
“Although my plans for the
1970-’7l academic year are
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and invitation, hopefully that I
will be available to serve this
most noble cause,” Carter
stated.
Caster, who lias done post
graduate work at New York
University, joined the KCSU
faculty as an Assistant Pro
fessor of Mathematics, in 19-
65. Prior to his appointment
•’* KCSU, lie served as a public
school teacher, and as an in
structor iii the U. S. Army’s
Basic Education Program in
Korea, Carter' also held the
position of Acting Dean at h-
CSU, Irefotv lieingappointed As
sistant r > the President, durin;
the summer of 1969.
We holds membership in sev
eral educational fraternal, and
civic organizations, amon g
them the American Mathe
matical Association, the North
Carolina Association of Aca
demic Deans, Alpha Kappa Mu
National Honor Society, and the
National Council of Teacher of
Mathematics.
All of the automobiles
trucks and buses on United
States highways travel an aver
age ol about a million miles in
a minute.
* * *
In the computerized data
bank o', Dun & Bradstreet
which writes repor', on busi
nesses is currenl credit infor
mation >n nearly 'hree million
.: ms from Mam St reel to W,,9
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