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The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-24
WILLIAM THOMPSON

William Edward Thompson, "a,
resident and retired farmer OF the
Leechville community, Route one,
Behaven, died in a Raleigh hospi.
tai Wednesday morning at l1:5U
o'clock following a critical illness
of several days. He had been In
failing health for several months:
Born in Pantego November ~,
1876. son of the late Charlie and
Sarah Windfield Thompson. he
was a member of Bethany Metho-
dist Church.
Surviving are five sons, Johnny
and Charlie Thompson, both oil
Route one, Belhaven; William,
Thompson of Engelhard; Roy ano
Toe Thompson both Of Beaufort .
q. IL grandchildren and IL grea'
grandchildren; one sister, MRS. LII
ia Gregory of Norfolk, Va.
Graveside services We're held at
the Ryder Hill Cemetary, Route
two. Belhaven, Friday at ESQ PM,
conducted by Fred Hopkins.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mickey Leigh celebrated his 10th,
birthday Friday by entertaining a
number of his friends at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Leigh on Water Street in Belhav-
en-.
The large living room was at
tractively decorated with early
spring flowers. Guests were asked
to come as you are" An evening
of informal entertainment ano
dancing was enjoyed.
The refreshment table was cen
tered with a lovely birthday cake
trimmed in pink and green WIN
16 candles. Cake, minis, and MUS
were served with iced drinks to ap'
proximately rs party guests.
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MRS. TAYLOR HOSTESS

Mrs. Jesse Taylor was hostess to
members of her bridge club and in
vited guest at her home on Front
Street Belhaven Tuesday evening.
The playing area was decorated
with arrangements of spring flow
ers and the hostess served each
guest as they arrived German Cho-
colate cake and coffee and during
progressions she served iced bot
tie drinks and cheese crackers.
Club members playing were Mes
danes John Boyer, J. T. Wright,
Glenn Caravan, H. L. Dilday,
Floyd Lupton and Russell John
Ston.
When scores were added after
several progressions Mrs. Caravan
was high and Mrs. Dilday received
the bingo award.
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MRS. TAYLOR HOSTESS
TO BOOK CLUB

Mrs. Jesse Taylor was hostess to
the Pungoan Book Club on Thurs
day evening, March &c.. The home
was lovely with arrangements of
early spring flowers.
Miss Roberta Taylor, daughter of
the. hostess was guest speaker; a
senior at John A. Wilkinson High
School, gave an interesting and in
formative program on France. U.s.
ing a large map of the country, she
pointed out the major cities and
other places of interest; also gave
the statistics about the size of the
country, the religion and popula-
ton.
Miss Taylor prepared booklets
for each guest, decorated with a
miniature French flag, it contained
the French names for the days of
the week, dolores, month, and the
French translation Of some modern
teenage English slang. She con-
cluded with the showing of slides
of France with an accompanying
narrative by Chales Boyer.
The hostess served pecan pie and
coffee to the following members,
Mesdames John Boyer, Roy Justice,
J. R. Brown, Paul Dawson, J. II.
Purvis, L. A. Knight, J. Harold
Lupton, E. w. Midgette, R. D. Nit
chell, Angus Miller and Miss Loyce
Crimson.
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MRS. JONES HOSTESS

Mrs. Clifton Jones entertained
members of her bridge club and IN
vited guests. The Belhaven nome
was decorated with camellias and
other spring flowers.
Guests were Mrs. Rad Jones and
Mics Mary Costilis. Members play
;na were Mesdames Ed Harris
I Charles Powell, Frank Noble, D. A
Rouse, James Edwards, Jr' anu
Russell Daniels. a.,
Mrs. Powell was high lor Wy
club and Mrs. Harris was low, MIS-
Costulis won the guests high ano
Mrs. Noble won at Bingo. Mi WIS
Jones served bottled drinks, nusi y
and candy and a dessert course =, -
ME and coffee at the close Oh 'he
evening.
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MISS BELL HOSTESS

Miss Mary Elizabeth Bell of Bel
haven was hostess to members of
her bridge club and invited guests
Misses Loyce and Helen Brinson,
Mrs. Jack Leigh, and Mrs. c. B.
Tillman. Club members playing
PLAYING were Mrs. Andrew Hodges,
J. w. Lloyd Jr. and Mrs. George
Riddick.
Arrangements of camellias and
other spring flowers were used
throughout the house. During pro-
gressions she served fruit punch
and cheese straws; at the end OF
the evening she served lemon pie
and coffee.
High score for the club members
went to Mrs. Riddick and high
guest prize to Miss Helen Brinson'
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SUPPER SEVEN
HONORING MRS. CLARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Smith were
hostess at their home on Cedar
Street Belhaven on Wednesday ev-
ening honoring Mrs. Glayde c.
Clark and Eugene Linton whose
marriage will take place on April
2 at the First Christian Church in
Belhaven.
The hostess presented Mrs. Clark
a corsage of white carnations and
a wedding gift.
The table was laid with a white
cloth conferred with an arrangement
of white carnations and fern; from
which the quail dinner was served
buffet style. Ice cream moulded
as wedding bells, party cakes and
coffee made up the desert course.
Guests excluded Mr.. and Mrs
Arson Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B
Voliva, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hold
ges, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Johnston
Mrs. Edna Russell and Frank
House (of Greenville) Mrs. Made.
line Bartlett, Mrs. Victor Ruark
and the honored couple, Mrs
Clark and Mr.. Linton.
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NEWS OF BELH AVEN
And The Pungo River District
MRS. NJ l. WINDLEY. Observation-Disclosures VIII a-soS
PUNGO HOSPITAL NEWS

White patients March 1920:
Mrs. Elosie Smith, Mrs. Matte
Cuthrell, Mrs. Gussie Calfee, Mrs.
Rosa Johnston, Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Rose of Belhaven. Mrs. Mar
ion Stotesberry and Cleveland Paul
of Pantego. George Cason and Jo-
seph Tunnel of Swan Quarter.
Miss Sherrie Creole and Mrs. Hat
tie Mae Turnage of Bath. Mrs.
Alice Caravan, Mrs. Shirley Spen-
Ger and James H. Spencer of
Scranton. Mrs. Pattie Jarvis of En-
gelhard.
Colored Patients: Dorothy Will
loughby and Lydia Mae Barrow of
Belhaven. Orlando Price of Bath.
Harvey Selby of Engelhard. Annie
Lee Harkins and Kelly Green of
Pantego. Lemon Spencer of Swan
Quarter and Oney Spencer of
Scranton.
White births:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Willis Mid
gette, Jr. of Belhaven son, John
Frances Midgette on March IA,
Mother was the former Lille May
Ross of Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Leslie Smith
of Belhaven a son, Mark Anthony
Smith on March IA, mother was the
former Elosie Mckinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henry Spen-
GER of Scranton, daughter, Sherry
Kay Spencer on March 16, mother
was the former Shirley Caravan.
Colored births:
Mr.. and Mrs. Travis Brown of
Scranton a daughter, Ethel Ramo-
ma Brown on March 16, mother was
the former Ethel Mackey.
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MRS. POWELL HOSTESS

Mrs. Charlie Smith was high
scorer and won the floating prize
when Mrs. Charles Powell enter
tanned her bridge club and invited
guests Tuesday.
Club members playing We're Mes
DANES Charlie Smith, Harold White
Victor Ruark, Thorne Paul, Bill
Moore and J. P. Harrison. Guests
were Mrs. Jack Alligood and Mrs
John Cutrell.
On arrival the hostess served
ice cream with cake and hot coffee
and during progressions bottle
drinks and assorted candies We're
passed.
Mrs. Alligood won the guest
high, Mrs. Smith club high and
Mrs. White was low for the club
members.
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IN GERMANY

Army Sgt. Daniel M. Cahoon, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis L. Cahoon,
25, Route 8, Columbia, is participat-
ing with other personnel from the
Srd Armored Divisions Seth In
fantry in six-week field training
exercise in Grafenwohr, Germany.
The units phase of the training is
scheduled to end March 80. He is
a squad leader in the Infantry's
Headquarters Company in Kirch
Cons entered the Army in 1852
and arrived overseas, on this tour
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MRS LOGAN HOSTESS

Mrs. Billy Logan was hostess at
her home to the regular meeting Of
the Ladies Aid of the West Belhav-
en- Church of Christ last week. Ar
rangements of lovely spring flow
ers were used througout the home.
Mrs. Ira Rose presided over the
meeting and gave a most inspiring
devotional program.
During the business session the
group decided upon new project
purchasing new chairs for the pull
pit.
Mrs. Logan had the program. she
showed slides of Guy Whitley's
work as a missionary to Jamaica
Christian Boys Home. The church
helps to support this home and MIR;
whitley; the slides were enjoyed
by all.
At the conclusion the Hostess
served cup cakes and coffee. Mrs.
Hartford Brooks will be hostess to
the next meeting.
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pE,HAyEN MAN IN GERMANY

Ausburg, Germany (AHTNC)L
Army Specialist Four nn l;,,a
O'Neal, Jr., 81, whose parents i've !,
on Route 1, Blehaven, recently
participated with other per ssO ne
from the gath Divisions gath M
fantry in a field training exercise
" snecialist O'Neal, a medical aid
man In the infantry's Headquar-
tiers Company, entered tne Amy
in May 1869 and arrived overseas
the following October. He received
basic training at Fort Jackson
9 q. O,Neal is . 1868 graduate
of Belhaven High School.
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BEAUFORT COUNTY UNIT
NCEA ELECTS OFFICERS
Meets al Choeewinity: Wilkinson School
in Charge Of Program

The Beaufort County Unit of the
North Carolina Education Associ-
alton met at Chocowinity High
School Wednesday.
Officers elected for 1961-62
school year were elected as fol-
lows: Mrs. Katherine M. Foreman,
president; Belhaven; Kirby Wat
son, vice-president, Aurora. and
Mrs. Edna T. Justice, secretary
treasurer, Belhaven.
The John A. Wilkinson High
School of Belhaven was in charge
of the program which was explain
ed and introduced by Gene Purvis,
principal.
The elementary; part grades Is;
of the program was under the SUI
pervision of Paul A. Peoples, con-
sultant with the Education of the
Mentally Retarded, State Depart
ment of Public Instruction, Raj
eigh. Mr.. Peoples disclosed the
startling fact that approximately
2 per cent to 3 per cent of our
total population consists of the
mentally retarded, with los of 70
or below. He further stated that at
the present time there were about
200 classes for the educable men
tally retarded child in the public
schools of North Carolina, empha-
sizing that this number was not
enough to take care Of North Caro-
ina's needs.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Peoples
talk there was a most informative
question and answer period. This
type of education is a new and
most needed thing for North Car
olnia. Mrs. Katherine Forman of
Belhaven acted as overall chairman
for this part of the program.
High School teachers with Mrs.
Ruth B. Midgette, Belhaven High
School teachers as chairman met
with Leonard johnson, Consultant,
High School library services, State
Department of Public Instruction,
Raleigh, and discussed library SER
vices in the small high school. He
stressed how teachers can get the
hest results from available mater
ials and local libraries.
A business meeting preceded the
study sessions, with Mrs. Elizabeth
Gibbs of Pinetown presiding. Mrs.
Grace Lupton of Belhaven opened
the session with an inspiring devo-
tional, after which Mrs. Helen C.
Gaylord of Pinetown, read the min
utes. J. L. Patrick legislative chair
man Of Washington reported for
his committee; and w. F. Veasey,
superintendent, commended teach
ers for their cooperative profess
Sional attitude and improvement.
Delegates for the North Carolina
Education association State meet
-ng be held in Ashville on March
%, "a and Is were announced as
follows: w. G. Joyner, ]. L. Patrick
and Mrs. Betty E. Jolley, Choco-
winity; Mrs. Katherine Forman.
Belhaven; Ward Woolard Pine
town. Mrs. Flora H. Brown, County
Guidance Director. Gray Hodges
Supervisor and w. F. Veasey Su-
perintendeRt,
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Blue Room.
A chicken salad plate was served
at card tables set up in the hotel
|parlors. Each table was centered
by pink candle and appointments
were in the bridal motif. Dessert
was orange sherbert topped with a
cube of flaming sugar.
At the conclusion of card play
which followed the dinner the prize
for high score went to Mrs. Made
line Bartlett, low to Miss Mary
Elizabeth Bell and bingo to Mrs.
Glenn Caravan.
Mrs. Clark received corsage of
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MRS. GLAYDE. C. CLARK TO
WED EUGENE 8. LINTON

The Wedding of Mrs. Glayde C..
Clark of Belhaven to Eugene S.
Linton of Sidney will take place at
the First Christian Church on Sun
day evening, April 2 at 700.
No invitations are being issued
but the public is cordially invited
to attend.
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DIST. HOME &c. MEETING SET

The 25th District Home Ecoro-
mics meeting will be at the KITTY
Hawk School on April 2, 1861 be
ginning at 1890 am, Mrs. Beulah
Gaylord, Home Agent advises.
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white carnations upon arrival and
also received a gift from her host
ess, fifty-one guests attended.
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MRS. CLARK HONORED
ON FRIDAY EVENING

On Friday Evening Mrs. Arson
Smith, Mrs. Bernard Voliva and
Mrs. John Romick were hostesses
at a combined shower, dinner, and
bridge party held at the River For
est Manor in honor of Mrs. Glayde
Clark. Upon arrival, guests were
invited to view an assortment of
beautiful gifts displayed in the
of duty, in August 1858. He attend
ed Columbia High School. His wife,
Audrey, is with him in Germany.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-03
Gary Nelson Was Seriously Hurt
Sunday, When Struck By An Auto

ABILENE, Nov 2 - Gary Mel
son, l2-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd Nelson, was acciden-
tally hit by a car late Sunday
afternoon while he was walking
home from a football game at
Charlotte c. H. He was rushed
to SOuthside Community Hos
pital and then on to Richmond
to the Medical College Hospital.
He was seriously injured.
Mrs. Willie Nelson spent Sun
day with her son. Boyd. and
dauehter-in-law. Josephine, and
family near Charlotte c. H.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Mitchell.
of Newport News recently visited
her mother, Mrs. Gladys Nelson.
Charles Anderson, son of John
Anderson, left October % for
service in the amy. He is taking
training in South Carolina.
Guthrie Anderson spent the
week end with his father. j. G..
Anderson. and Henry Chester
man Anderson.
Mrs. Cora Pankey continues
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Watershed
Bids Opened

CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE
Nov. 2 The Roanoke Greek
Watershed project in Charlotte
county is rapidly taking shape
Bids were opened here Tuesday
on the seventh Of II dams
planned for construction in the
$2.306, 1855 project.
A Harrisonburg firm, Lester B.
Frank. submitted the apparent
low bid of S45, 1916. rs among the
nine contractors submitting bids.
Formal awarding of the contract
will follow a review Of the bid
by the state office of the Soil
Conservation Service.
The latest project to be To-
Gated on Spring Creek near the
corporate limits of Keysville will
be a dual purpose development
in that it will serve as source
OF water for the town as well as
its normal function as a flood
retarding structure.
The town. which purchased $50
acres of land in connection with
the building of the dam and as
acre reservoir, will share in the
cost of the project. Mayor H. H.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-03

OLD ABILENE, Nov 2 On
November Is. from 10 am. to
pm, workshop for repairing
or making new electric lamps.
wiring Gil lamps, vases and other
objects that can be made into
electric lamps, will be held at
the Abilene Community House.
Anyone interested is invited to
come. Lunch vii be sold by the
Beulah WSCS ladies'
The WSCS of Beulah Metho-
dist Church will sponsor a turkey
supper November "a at the Abb
lene Community House at Abb
lene. Starting at pm supper
can be bought at SIPS for adults
and so cents for children. Pro-
of the church.
A film, THE Life of Martin
Luther" will be shown Saturday
night. November 4. at 7::.30 pm.
at the Abilene Community House
Everyone is invited.
The Abilene Community Club
will hold its regular meeting on
Friday night, November 3, at Z
pm. Dudley Peery, county
agent. will speak on Changing
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/ gram.
Denny Throckmorton, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Throckmor-
ton. won one of the first prizes
in the Ford Motor Company S
Pass. Punt and Kick contest.
The prize was a complete foot
ball uniform.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Douglas Stew
art. of Norfolk. were week end
guests Of his cousin. Mrs. c. l..
Irving They visited their son. E
Douglas. Jr, who is a student
at HanIpden Sydney College
They also attended homecoming
| there. Mr.. Stewart. Jr.. was a
! dinner guest of Mrs. Irving on
/ Sunday.
Johnny Chernault, of Ferrum
College, spent the week end at
his home here.
Luncheon guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gee were
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Tatum. Mrs
E. c. Gee. of Richmond. John
Gee, Miss Ellie Gee and Warren
Gee. of Kevsville. Sunday after
noon callers were Mrs. AGREE
Chappell and son, of Farmville
Mrs. Elon Wilkerson and Miss
Ollie Porterfield visited Mr.. and
Mrs Lawrence Tucker in Crewe
one day last week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Greed DeHart
visited their son. Earl. in Rich
mond Friday.
Mrs. Iva Overstreet, of Lynch
bug, is spending some time with
her sister-in-law, Mrs c L. Irv-
ing. Luncheon guests on Tuesday
of Mrs. Irving were Mrs. j. D.
Thrcckmorton and Miss Ollie
Porterfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bobby Rodgers,
Of Roanoke. were Sunday guests
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Rodgers. Billy Rodgers,
of Lynchburg, was their week
end guest.
Mrs Chester Ellington, Mrs.
Bernard Gee, Mrs. Clara Pillow
and Miss Ollie Porterfield were
among those who enjoyed the
circus at Jarman Hall Saturday
night
Mr.. and Mrs. Greed DeHart.
Wilbur DeHart. and Mrs. j. D.
Throckmorton attended services
Sunday in the home of Harbour
Bowman. of Green Bay. The
Rev. Vitman. of Stuart, was the
speaker.
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Week end guests of the R. B.
Derrys were the Edwin Derrys
and children, of Colonial Heights
Randall Derry and son. of Hope
well. and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Lewis, of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. West and sister
Of CreWe, and Cabell winfree
Of Richmond. visited Mrs. B. M.
Hudgins Sunday.
Week end visitors of the Aub-
rey Dodsons we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Littleton Smith and children,
Mesdames Carl Myers and son,
Gordon Fleming and children
and her Mother, Mrs. Elmer
r'elts. and Mrs. Clyde Bowman
and daughters. Mrs. Joe Cosby
was a visitor in the same home
Thursday night.
The Earnest BeaSleys, Of Rich
mond, and the Thomas Beasleys
motored to Lynchburg Sunday.
They were dinner geusts Of the
Sidney Aliens and visited Mr..
, Beasley's sister, Mrs. A. c. Nash
in a Lynchburg hospital that
afternoon. They were supper
guests Of Mrs. Earnest Beasley's
mother, Mrs. c. c. Newcomb,
Of Burkeville.
Mrs. Mary Derry spent Fri
day with Mrs. Syble Dodson.
Mrs. Mary Miller, of Amelia,
spent a few days with Mrs. J. A.
Lawrence last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Felts
! spent Sunday with the Hadley
Worrells at Goochland Court
House.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-11-03

Hammer, Jr., places the towns
share Of the structural cost at
between $l3,0Oo and $4,000
I'VE are delighted that the
project has advanced to the con-
tract-letting stage" Mayor Han
mer said this week. He noted
that a system of wells is pres
emily affording an adequate sup
ply Of water for the town, but
that more was needed as poten-
tial for industry that might Sc
lect Keysville.
The new reservoir will have .
storage capacity of five and q
half million gallons for the town.
Sufficient acreage for q filter
and pumping station has already
been purchased by the town.
The dam. No. 70-A will be 50
feet high. Its permanent pool of
As acres will make it one If the
largest in the Roanoke creek
project.
Three dams have already been
built in the watershed, and three
are at present under construc-
ton. Bids are to be let soon on
the eighth dam.
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Trends in Agriculture" 1t is
hoped that a large crowd will
be present
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith Chap
pell and children spent Sunday
in Richmond visiting Mrs. Chap
rell's m 0 t h l., Mrs. Robert
ceeds will go to paint the inside
Webb, and Mr.. Webb and her
brother. Robert Ball. They also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. Y. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Clark
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Feguson, of Natha-
lie.
Pvt. Thomas Gryder, Miss
Betty Dunn. Mrs. Thomas Stay
don, Patsy Slaydon and Mrs.
Wayne Gryder were supper
guests Wednesday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Gryder in Law
renceville.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Driskill.
Mrs. Gregory Nelson and chill
dren, Judy and Wayne. Eyerette
Driskill and daughter visited MIR
and Mrs. Jamie Bowman in
Rocky Mount on Saturday.
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Workshop On Electric Lamps VIII Be
Held At Abilene Community House

Albert Davis received bad
burns on his hands when a load
of tobacco which he was carry
ing to market caught fire. He
says he is lucky to have had help
from the driver of transfer
truck. or the truck and load of
tobacco would have burned. Let
this be a warning to use ash
trays when smoking.
Miss Mabel Davis along with
several other nurses reported a
delightful vacation trip last week
through the Smokes.
Mrs. Anne Thompson and chill
dren, of Richmond and Rev. and
Mrs. A. A. Blanks and family
spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Blanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Ward and
daughter. Barbara Lee, of Gov
ington. spent the week end with
her mother. Mrs. Mamie Chap
pell and Mr.. and Mrs. j. W..
Chappell and family. Also visit
ing were Miss Margaret Chappell
and Wayne Sykes Of Richmond.
and Miss Halle McCraw and
Mrs Suzie Hillsman, of Farm
Mrs. Mamie Chappell will con-
suit her doctor in Charlottesville
November 8 about her eye. II
he thinks she is ready, he will
operate on her eye.