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NEWS f ROM LITTLETOH
Birth Announcements:
Capt. and Mrs. Stephen A. Acai
announce the birth of a son, Steph
en Andrew, Jr., on July 5, at Roa
noke Rapids Hospital. Mrs. Acai is
the former Betsy Skinner of Lit
tleton.
The Rev. and Mrs. Garland A.
Hendricks of near Apex announce
the birth of a son, Garland Cul
lom, on June 14.
Ensign Rudolph Topping spent
the week-end with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R, Walker and
Miss Hattie Cullom spent the week
end in Charlottesville, Va. Miss Mar
garet Bruce of Miami, Fla., return
ed with them. She is enroute to her
home.
Miss Blanche Threewitts of New
port News, Va., Mrs. George Wil
son and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Edmonds and two children of Roa
noke Rapids, spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Three
wiitts, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McKittrick are
spending a few days visiting Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Hedgepeth.
Chief Steward K. B. Topping was
home on a 21-day leave recently.
F2/c Linwood Topping, USMC, of
Norfolk, arrived last Wednesday to
spend a week.
Miss Colleen Spain, a student
nurse at the Roanoke Rapids Hos
pital, spent the week-end with her
mother, Mrs. J. D. Pope.
Mr. E. C. Bobbitt spent the
Fourth with his brother, J. L. Bob
bitt, in Rocky Mount.
Miss Lillie Barnes of Vaughan
spent a few days last week with
Mrs. Ed. Hale.
Mrs. Maynard Hale and Mary Vir -
ginia Hale went to Hamlet last
Tuesday and returned home Satur
day. They accompanied Mrs. R. W.
Rayborn, mother of Mrs. Hale.
Harold Keeter, Jr., of Hamlet, has
returned home after spending a
week With his aunt, Mrs. T. R.
•Walker.
Beulah Mae Atkins and Louise
'Shearin are spending two weeks
in Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Riggan of Nor
-Ifolk, spent the week-end with Mrs.
A. P. Farmer..
W. A. Bobbitt spent Thursday in
Norfolk.
A. P. Farmer of Norfolk, spent
the week-end at his home.
Miss Betty Hardy is visiting in
her home near Nashville and in Ral
eigh.
\xr n Polmor lRillv) whn has re
ceived his Medical Certificate upon
completion of his studies in the
Medical School of the University
of North Carolina, left week be
fore last for Boston, Mass., where
he has entered the Harvard Medical
School.
Miss Mary Shields Justis gradu
ated from the University of North
Carolina with the A. B. Degree.
Sgt. and Mrs. W. J. Benton, Jr.,
who have been in Myrtle Beach, S.
C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Benton, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham King spent
Wednesday, July 4th, at the home
of Mrs. King’s sister in Richmond
They returned Thursday.
Memorial Day:
A Memorial Service was held at
Bear Swamp Baptist Church, near
Littleton, Sunday, June 24, at the
regular morning worship service at
twelve o’clock, with the pastor, Al
bert E. Simms, officiating.
After the piano prelude, Doxologj
and invocatory prayer, “Come
Thou Almighty King,” was sung. A
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Mrs. S. E. Ward. A solo, "There Is
No Death” was sung by A. E. Simms
who also read the Memorial to
Harry Miller Bowers, in whose
memory the service was being held.
Harry Miller Bowers was born
January 21, 1924, and died on Oki
nawa, April 1, 1945. “The Beautiful
River” Was sung and the congre
gation adjourned to meet again in
rear of the church yard. Flowers
placed on all the graves, after
which the choir sang: “Faith of
Our Fathers” and the Pastor an
nounced the benediction.
Mrs. L. C. Copeland of Woodland
spent the week-end with her dau
ghter, and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Threewitts.
Mrs. Roy Spain spent the week
end in Raleigh.
Mrs. Lee Riggan, Mrs. Jum Nem
som and Mrs. A. P. Farmer shop
ped in Roanoke Rapids Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodwell Crawley
and son spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Riggan.
Cadet Annie P. Farmer, who is on
vacation from Norfolk General Hos
pital, is visiting friends in Ports
mouth, Ohio and Bluefield, W. Va.,
after visiting in her home last
week.
John Vincent of Littleton left
Tuesday, June 26, for Fort Bragg
to be inducted into the Army.
Mr. Goode Retires After
Long Service:
Rev. W. Everett Goode, for the
past 17 years pastor of the Scotland
Neck Baptist Church, retired from
his active ministry and preached
his final sermon as the active pas
ton on Sunday, June 24. He and Mrs.
Goode plan to continue to live in
Scotland Neck.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. S
B. Bobbitt.
Beth Powell is spending the week
in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sadler of
Richmond have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Freeman Myrick.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rainey
spent the week-end in Portsmouth
with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lee
Rainey.
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Jones were in
Roanoke Rapids Monday.
Election of Officers and Course
Of Study For Wyanoke
Study Club:
At the last meeting of the Wa
noke Study Club, the following of
ficers were elected: President, Mrs.
Joseph P. Pippen; vice-president,
Mrs. Horace P. Robinson; secretary,
Mrs. Garland May; assistant secre
tary, Mrs. Herbert Worthen. Each
member will review a book, and a
personality will be discussed. The
club has disbanded for the sum
mer.
Holds Missionary Meeting:
The Woman's Missionary Soci
ety of the Littleton Baptist Church
held its regular monthly meeting
in the Prayer Room of the Church
at 8:00 in the evening. The lead
er of the monthly program was Mrs.
A. J. May. The topic: “Christian Cit
izenship Today and Tomorrow” un
der the Theme for the year: “Fac
ing Tomorrow with God.” Mrs. May
gave the devotional, Mrs. M. P.
Cassada lead in prayer. Those
speaking were: Mesdames Wallace
Bowers and S. D. King, the material
for study covered Patriotism. Moral
Standards, for ourselves, the fam
ily .community and country, and
for the world. It closed with these
lines:
“All war and strife shall surely
cease, when all men know the
Prince of Peace."
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowers and
spent Friday in Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bowers
spent Sunday, July 1, at Ocean
View, Va.
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