FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1961
News of Columbia and Tyrrell Co.
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TYRRELL ACHIEVEMENT DAY
Nancy Coles Basnight, of Manteo,
president of Eastern District 4-H
Clubs, will be principal speaker for
the Tyrrell County 4-H Club A
chievement Program to be held
Thursday night, November 16, be
ginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Colum
bia High School.
•Nancy, an outstanding 4-H mem
ber from Dare County, has been
declared county winner 21 times
and twice district winner in the 4-H
clothing project She was one of
two representives of North Carolina
at National Youth Congress in 1960.
The exhibit committee met this
weeK and prepared iaoeis ior pro
ject exhibits. Helping with the
labeling were Thadine Hopkins,
Alice Ann Oliver, Ashley Hardison,
Ret White, Flora Ann Hollis, and
Judy Basnight.
Simple stage decorations will
carry out the 4-H colors of green
and white. Working on stage com
mittee were Mrs. Agusta Higgins,
Mrs. Edmond Harroll and Emma K.
Harroll, David Bams, Viola John
son, Chris Yerby, Bill Voliva and
Ann Clough, 4-H members.
MATTIE MACON CIRCLE
COLUMBIA The Mattie Ma
con Circle of the Columbia Baptist
Church Monday night at the home
of Mrs. Lessie Harrell was given a
program by Mrs. R. M. Everton.
Responsive readings were given
by Miss Esta Mae Bodwell, Mrs.
E. S. Brickhouse, Miss Rose Bate
man, Mrs. Lonnie Cooper, and Mrs.
W. A. Williams. “Giving Thanks”
was read by Mrs. Everton.
Reports showed 86 visits to the
sick and bereaved.
The December meeting at the
home of Mrs. W. A. Williams will
be a Christmas party. Prayers were
by Mrs. W. A. Williams and Mrs.
Lessie Harrell.
Mrs. Harrell and Mrs. Martha
Walker, hostesses, served refresh
ments. Attending were Mrs. W. N.
Gibbs, Mrs. R. M. Everton, Mrs. J.
H. Bateman, Mrs. Ernest S. Brick
house, Mrs. Howard Brickhouse,
Mrs. Lonnie Cooper, Mrs. Jerry
Davennort, Mrs. Hoover Liverman,
Mrs. Martha A. Overton, Mrs. Jo
seph Rhodes, Mrs. Minnie Sprui 1,
Mrs. Dan K. Sawyer, Mrs. E. V.
Tweedy, Mrs. W. A. Williams, Miss
Rose Bateman and Miss Esta Mae
Bodwell.
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WOMAN’S CLUB DISTRICT
15 MEETS IN COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA At the annual
meeting of the 15th District of the
N. C. Federation of Woman’s Clubs
at Wesley Memorial Methodist
Church Thursday, 16 of the 23 clubs
of the district were represented.
The principal address by Mrs. C.
Gordon Maddrey of Ahoskie, State
Federation President, was on "Re
sponsible, Responsive Citizenship”,
Mrs. J. M. Badgett, State second
Vice-President of Thomasville spoke
on “Now Is The’ Time”. Assistant
State Junior Director, Mrs. A. G.
Hutton’s remarks were on ‘ Nothing
Ventured, Nothing Gained”. Mrs.
Hutton is from Wilmington.
District Education Chmn. Mrs.
Howard Barnes of Lewiston, report
ed 12 Clubs rating 100 per cent last
year, and District International
Chairman, Mrs. James Langston of
Ayden gave the changes which have
been made in the scholarship pro
gram. Mrs. Walter Gerard Jr. of
Washington, N. C., gave report on
Semarcand, a correction school for
wayward women.
In the morning session greetings
were brought by Mrs. E. J. Brick
house. Response was by Mrs. Tom
Sanderson, president of the Ply
mouth Woman’s Cub. Presentation
of special guests: Mrs. C. W. Beas
ley, Mrs. J. G. Brickhouse, Mrs. L.
B. Perry, Past District Officers and
Mrs. J. M. Phelps, District mem
ber in the N. C. House of Represen
tatives, was by the district presi
dent, Mrs. Emmett W. Burden.
Special music was. a trio, Mrs.
Frank Alexander, Mrs. T. K. Yerby,
Jr. and J. A. Brickhouse, Jr., sing
ing "Our God”. Devotion was by
the Rev. Earl R. Meekins. Mrs. B.
B. Mitchell led “The Club Women’s
Hymn” accompanied by Mrs. Gladys
Sawyer, who also gave a prelude
of organ music.
After a turkey dinner served by
the Columbia PTA, reports were
given Fine Arts, by Mrs. J. C.
Galloway Jr. of Greenville; GFWC
by Mrs. Katherine Gilliam of Wind
sor; Scrap book, Year book and
Press book by Mrs. Walter Gerard
of Washington.
100 per cent certificates went to
Windsor Senior Woman’s Club;
Thursday Afternoon Club, Ply
mouth; Powellsville Woman’s Club;
Washington Woman’s Club; Wind
sor Junior Woman’s Club; Aulan
der’s Club; Ayden’s Club; Colerain
Ciub; Columbia Junior Woman’s
Club, Creswell’s Chib, Literary
Club of Farmville; Greenville’s
Club; Jamesville’s Club; and those
of Plymouth and Lewiston.
The incomplete report of the
nominating Committee was accept
ed: Mrs. Ray Craddock of Creswe.l,
Vice-President; Mrs. James Bond of
GreenvLle, Junior Director; Mrs.
Walter Bond of Windsor was named
to the State Nominating committee.
An invitation from Colerain Wo
man’s Club, by their president Mrs.
Mary M. McCallum to meet there
next year, with the Powellsville
Club as joint hostess, was accepted.
Pages were Mrs. T. K. Yerby Jr.,
Chief, Mrs. Gene S'mm
Wilbtrt Simmons, Mrs. Cecil Lilley,
Mrs. Frank A,exa„uvr,
Knight.
As hostesses for ’S»I
Creswell Womans Club, the Colum
bia Senior C.uo aiiu w.e v-
Juniors, held a reception, honoring
the State Federation Officers on the
evening before, and at a coffee
hour preceeding the meeting.
COLUMBIA MAN IN GERMANY
U. S. FORCES, GERMANY (AH
TNC) Army Sgt. Benjamin Hill,
24. whose wife. Eula, ives on Route
1, Columbia, N. C., recently arrived
in Germany and is now assigned to
the 34th Artillery.
Sergeant Hill, a gunner in the'
artillery's Battery B, entered the
Army in May 1956 and was last
stationed at Fort Sill, Okla.
The sergeant is a 1955 graduate
of Tyrrell High School. His father,
Ben D. Hill, also lives on Route 1.
COLUMBIA PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Alexander and
daughter of Fairfax, Va., visited
Mr. Alexander’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe A. Alexander, last week
end.
Miss Kay Melson, who is em
ployed in Raleigh, spent the week
end home with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Melson.
Mrs. W. M. Calhoun of Belhaven
is visiting her daughter and son-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Swain.
Sheriff and Mrs. C. E. Morris
visited their son Clair Morris Jr.
in Raleigh last week end. Their
daughter, Miss Madgetta Morris,
student at WCUNC, spent the week
end with them there.
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of Wesley Memorial
Methodist Church of Columbia an
nounce a ‘Silver Tea’ to be held at
the Methodist Parsonage, Sunday
November 12th at 4 p.m. The public
is invited.
Sgt. and Mrs. W. Albert Owens
and children Anne, Lynn and Mike,
of Langley Field, Va. were week
end guests of Mrs. Owen’s mother
Mrs. W. V. Reynolds.
One case was heard in Recorders
Court in Tyrrell, Monday morning
before Judge W. T. Reynolds: Wil
liam Gene Woodard, charged with
speeding at 70 miles per hour, was
found guilty and fined $lO and
costs.
Mrs. Mart Jones is visiting her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Christianson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack A Earl of
Winston-Salem this week visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Earl.
Miss Vera Swain, Mr. and Mrs.
Wes.ey Baker and son Michael of
Elizabeth City spent the week end
with Charles L. Swain.
Mrs. W. B. Brown of Goldsboro,
Floyd E. Cohoon Jr. of Raleigh,
Mrs. Stella Howell Dollar of ,Ra
leigh, Fred Armstrong of Raleigh,
Mrs. Tim Brinn of Washington, D.
C., Mr. and Mrs. Delton Cohoon and
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Cohoon of
Norfolk were among the out-of
town persons who attended the fu
neral of Mrs. Lula A. Cohoon Wed
nesday.
Miss Cleata Ann Ainsley of
Hopewell, Va., visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hoid C. Ainsley, last
week end.
Mrs. Kenneth Weatherly and
children of Hampton, Va., and Mrs.
Iris Ambrose of Creswell spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Linwood
Simmons.
Miss Billy Ann Spencer, Mrs.
Paul Foster and son Mike visited
Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Spencer last
week end. ( ,
Mrs. Bessie Spencer and daughter
Mrs. Thelma S. Oliver are visiting
Mrs. Ted Armstrong in Richmond.
E. M. Simmons was honored on
his 61st birthday Sunday by Mr.
and Mrs. Hilton Simmons at their
home in the Frying Pan Commu
nity. A Thanksgiving dinner was
served. Others attending were: The
Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Ambrose of
Creswell, Mrs. E. M. Simmons, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Simmons of Graham
N. C., house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Hi>ton Simmons, and James Sim
mons of Jacksonville, N. C.
Mr. qpd Mrs. V. Wayne Blalock
and children, Chip and Laura, of
Wilmington visited Mrs. Blalock’s
I mother, Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon, Mon
day. Laura Blalock is spending this
' week with her grandmother.
Mrs. M. P. Armstrong and Mrs.
Mildred Simmons of Norfolk visited
Mrs. Armstrong’s mother, Mrs. C.
G. Simmons, Saturday.
John Cohoon is a patient in the
Beauiort County Hospital.
Miss Shirley Bumgardner and
Miss Gail Cohoon of Norfolk were
week end guests of Mrs. C. Earl
Cohoon.
Mrs. Wayland Yerby is visiting
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. George M. Kelley, Jr., in
Norfolk.
Mrs. Tom K. Yerby, who has been
visiting her daughter and son-in
law Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wade in
.Chattanooga, Tenn., returned home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Delton Everton of Norfolk
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Armstrong.
Robert G. McLaughlin a local In
surance man has won a trip for
two to Florida, in the recent In
surance sales contest. He and Mrs.
McLaughlin will go on the trip
the last week in November or the
first week in December.
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Hamilton
and daughter Julia, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Piland all of Conway, Mr. and
Mrs. Albin Hamilton and children, 1
Angeia and Al of Williamston; Mr.
and Mrs. Edward HamiKon and.
daughter Debra of Norfolk were all
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Hamilton.
The Senior Class of Columbia
High School elected superlatives
this week: Best All Round Fred
die Mitchell and Dana Davenport;
Most Likely To Succeed Hal Co
hoon and Hope Most At
tractive Brian Hopkins and Jack
ie Smith; Most Courteous Neil
Hearn and Ann Clough; Most Ath
letic Herbert Brickhouse Jr. and
Dottie Pritchett; Wittiest Alan
Basnight and Nancy Hassell.
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. •
LEON LINDEN DAVENPORT
OF TYRRELL DIES AT 82
Leon Linden Davenport, retired
farmer and former light tender in
the Coast Guard, died Monday
morning in Lane Nursing Home,
Woodville, after eight months ill
ness.
He was range light tender in Al
bemarle Sound from 1904 to 1928.
A lifelong Tyrrell County resi
dent, his parents were Ebenezer
and Mrs. Winnie Overton Daven
nort. He was the husband of Mrs.
Mary Norman Davenport.
Besides his widow, surviving are
three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Hawk
ins of Plymouth, Mrs. Richard C.
Schrader and Mrs. Nina West of
Norfolk, Va.; two sons, R. W. Dav
enport of Greenville and Felton D.
Davenport of Norfolk; three broth
ers, James S. Davenport, Luther N.
Davenport and Ellis R. Davenport
of Commbit; and eight grandchil
dren.
A funeral service was conducted
in Wesley Memorial Methodist
Church in Columbia, of which he
was a member Tuesday at 3 p.m.
by the Rev. Earl Meekins.
Burial was in Oakwood Ceme
tery.
GUM NECK PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Gibbs and
children of Norfolk visited Mrs. Ly
dia Cohoon and Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Selby.
Mr. C. A. Jones and Capt. Frank
Meekins are Columbia hospital pa
tients.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weather
ly and children of Hampton spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Weatherly.
Miss Gwen Armstrong returned
from Duke Hospital in Durham,
where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. El
wood Armstrong took .her Oct 29
and brought her home Nov. 3.
Pvt. Harold Liverman from Fort
Jackson, S. C. where he is taken
basic training and will return Nov.
17, is visiting his parents.
Mrs. Annie Sexton is spending a
week home from Norfolk.
Mrs. W. A. Owens of Portsmouth
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Basil Cahoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Whitson of
Kill Devil Hills visited Mrs. Annie
Turner and Adelaide Combs.
Mr. Ben Turner returned to Nor
folk Sunday after a week home.
Mrs. Curtis Liverman of Golds
boro spent Thursday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Godwin before
going to Portsmouth where Mr.
Liverman is a hospital patient.
Mrs. Joe Liverman returned Tues
day from New Orleans. Mr. Liver
man met her in Plymouth. '
Mrs. Henry Meekins of Norfolk
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Liver
man.
Miss Fannie Liverman of Cres
wood Cooper and children, Susie
and Durwood Jr. were in Plymouth,
Monday.
Mrs. N. L. Ewell and daughter,
Mrs. Cannie Phelps and Mrs. Jay
Crosswhite of Norfolk visited Ray
Everton in Columbia hospital and
Mrs. Sally Everton here.
Mrs. Delton Everton and son
Lee spent the week end with his
mother, Mrs. Sally Everton. Mrs.
Everton is with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Armstrong in Co
lumbia. Mr. Armstrong is seriously
Miss Fannoe Liverman of Cres
well returned Sunday after two
weeks visit with Mrs. Minnie Liver
man and Mrs. Leona Norman.
Mrs. Junior Weatherly and chil
dren wei-e in Elizabeth City Tues
day.
Mr. Shelbourn Williams of Nor
folk visited his mother, Mrs. J. W.
Williams.
The Home Demonstration Club
met Oct. 24 with Mrs. Len Jones.
Mrs. Hiram White spent Tues
day in Hei-tford and Elizabeth City.
Mrs. J. W. Williams visited the
Bertna Waters family in Plymouth.
Mr. L. A. Smithson returned
Friday from Lawrenceville, Va.
Betty Barefield and Nina Sykes
spent the week end in Norfolk with
Mrs. Lois Cullipher.
Mrs. Worth Snell and Mrs. Min
nie Alexander of Cresweil were
nere Monday. Mrs. Alexander re
mained for a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Cahoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKinney
and children of Elizabeth City vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Patrick.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rose and chil
dren were in Plymouth Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rhodes and
son of Norfolk visited the O. B.
Cahoon family.
I Mrs. Lydia Cohoon and Thedia
visited Mr. and Mrs. Rommie Alex
ander in Hassell.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Combs of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Combs. Mr.
Combs returned to U.S.P.H. Hos
pital with them.
Otis Cohoon returned Saturday
from Jacksonville, Fla. wnere he
visited his daughter Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Beck.
Gilbert Owens returned to his
work in Florida Wednesday.
Fred Metcaif spent the week end
here from Burlington.
Reuben Berry, Jack Combs, Elmo
and Roy Sawyer spent the week end
home from Norfolk.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR SALE: 1947 Dodge Sedan,
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4-H ELECTRIC CLUB
COLUMBIA The Tyrrell Coun
ty 4-H Electric Club met Thurs
day Nov. 2, at the Agriculture
Building. Officers elected were
Rhett White, pres.; Gordon Hop
kins, Vice-president Katie Basnight,
Secretary and Ashley Hardison re
porter. The program for the next
meeting will be an electric work
shop on how to electrify Christmas
Decorations.
Miss Nancy Broda and Aubrey
Woorley, representatives of the
VEPCO., were present to explain
'he e'ectric project books. Those
present were: Anne Ludfrod, Wayne
Suiitn, Gary Davis, Lawrence
Swain, Rex Simmons, Al Hohis,
Eugene Starling, Council Bryan,
Aubrey Ludford, Lonnie Cowell,
Marilon Norman, Gail Aidoock,
Ashley Hardison, Flora Ann Hollis,
Dale Davis, Gordon Hopkins, Rhett
White and Katie Basnight.
EDUCATION BOARD MEETS
COLUMBIA The Tyrrell County
Board of Education meeting Mon
day accepted the resignation of
Frank D. Rivenbark, vocational ag
riculture teacher, effective Oct. 31,
and agreed to pay him salary as
substitute for the four days teach
ing beyond the effective date of his
resignation.
Supt. M. L. Basnight announced
that Roland Riddick would take
over the position on Nov. 15. Riven
bark has accepted a position as vo
cational agriculture teacher in Free
mont.
The Board went on record*in
favoring full cooperation in the
fourth coming dedication of the Al
ligator River Bridge.
All current bills were ordered
paid. Members present were Har
vey Davis and H. Collon Snell, Supt
M. L. Basnight and Mrs. Thelma
McDuffie, Clerk met with the
board.
CAR CHECKS SUNDAY
COLUMBIA N. C. Highway
Trooper James H« Withers, announ
ces that on Sunday night, November
12, all cars in the vicinity of Co
lumbia, will be stopped and check
ed. He states arrests will be made
on all clear cut violations.
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■ COLUMBIA MAN INJURED
COLUMBIA Linwood Spencer,
Negro, is a patient in a Greenville,
N. C., hospital as a result of an in
jury sustained Tuesday while work
ing with Julian H. Swain, on a
dragline right of way clearance job
near Greenville.
Spencer is reported to have a
broken left leg, injujred right shoul
der and a head injjury. He said that
he was cutting down a tree with a
power saw when the accident oc
curred.
JOSEPH S. SAWYER
Joseph Sherrill Sawyer, 48, of
New Orleans died Friday in a New
Orleans hospital.
A native of Columbia, N. C., he
had lived in New Orleans 10 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mildred Laßlanc Sawyer of New
Orleans; two sons, David and Dickie
Sawyer, and two daughters, Miss
Mellissa Sawyer and Miss Joyce
Sawyer, all of Windsor; five sisters,
Mrs. Erma Meekings, Mrs. Lillian
Mann and Miss Carolyn Sawyer of
Norfolk, Mrs. Violet Liverman of
Columbia, and Mrs. Hazel Dicken
son of Chapel Hill, and a brother,
Carroll Sawyer of Lakeland, Fla.
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on
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COMBINATION STORM DOORS
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PHONE 18-J MANTEO, N. C.
A funeral service was conducted
Monday at 10 a.m. in Schoen Fun
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