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MISS LINDA LEE SHERWOOD
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Sherwood of Sugar Otove announce the
engagement of their daughter, Linda Lee, to Herbert Nelson
Osborne, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Osborne, Sr., of
Greenville, S. C. Miss Sherwood is a teacher in the Greens
boro City Schools and Mr. Osborne is working as an execu
tive manager trainee of the Woolworth Company in Greens
boro. An April wedding is planned.
Local Affairs
Mrs. Edward Stroupe, Mac
and Lee o{ Charlotte, spent the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Dempsey Wilcox.
Mrs. Carl Smith, Janie, Susie
and Carl of Mooresville, are
spending the holidays with Mrs.
R. K. Bingham.
Miss Eva Danay Erneston of
Concord, is spending the holi
days with her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Erneston.
Mrs. Julian Ragan and daugh
ter, Valerie of Charlotte, spent
Thursday and Friday w
and Mrs. Dempsey Wilcox.-. '
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Worth
spent Christmas Day in Jeffer
son visiting with relatives and
friends.
King Triplett, student at Har
vard, visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H: C. Triplett, during
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Dowling
spent the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Craig, Jr., Cindy and
Sally in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. Ernest Miller of Tampa,
Fla., is spending a few days
with his sister, Mrs. J. C. Good
night and Mr. Goodnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fidler and
family were in Cornelius dur
ing the holidays visiting with
Mrs. W. C. Fidler.
Mr. and Mrs. David Gebhardt
of Arlington, Va. are spending
a few days with Rev. and Mrs.
J. K. Parker, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Whitener
spent Christmas with their son,
Captain C. C. Whitener and
family in Springfield, Va.
Miss Ann Sherwood of Ashe
ville spent the holidays with
her sister, Mrs. Grace S. Bing
ham of Sherwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walsh, Jr.
and Paul III of Graham, N. C.
were holiday visitors with Mrs.
Paul Walsh of Sherwood.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Coun
cil spent Christmas week in
Sylva visiting Mrs. Council's
sister, Mrs. David Hill.
Miss Pat Dowling spent the
holidays visiting with Mr.
George Davis and family in
Hickory.
Mrs. Tom Brown and Miss
Dorothy Brown visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mor
eti in Lenoir.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cot
trell and family visited during
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Palmer in Albemarle.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown of
Norfolk, Va., spent the holi
days visiting Mrs. Brown's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cobb.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Plemmons
returned Sunday from a two
weeks visit to rt. Myers Beach,
Fla.
Mrs Jaaea B. Winkler ia im
proving from a serious illness
at Watanga Hospital, where she
has been a patient since Decem
ber 17. U
Sunday visitors with Mrs. J.
K. Brown were Mr. and Mrs.
Carlton Winebarcer and Mr.
Myral Winebarger of Piney
Flats, Tenn.
Mr. Perry Carroll of Balti
more, Md., spent the Christinas
holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Greene Carroll of
Rutberwood.
Mrs. R. C. Greene and grand
son, Jerry Creech, spent a week
visiting her daughter and son
in-law, Mr., and Mrs. Ben Estes
i^Newton.
'"'J.' K. Parker, III of BrUtol,
Tenn. Is spending the Christ
mas holidays with his parents,
the R?v. and Mrs. J. K. Parker,
Jr.
?
Mr. E. J. Abernathy of Ruth
erford College, N. C., spent a
few days during Christmas with
bis sister, Mrs. J. D. Rankin
and Dr. Rankin.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Miller of
Deep Gap have gone to Miami
for the winter. Mr. Miller is
recovering from a recent ill
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelley Cashion
and Jennie Lee have returned
to Wadesboro after spending
the holidays with Dr. and Mrs.
John VanNoppen.
Jim Goodnight, student at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, spent the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Goodnight.
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Mecks and
family spent the Christmas
holidays visiting Mrs. Meeks'
mother, Mrs. D. F. Clark of
Johnson City, Term.
Mr. and Mr*. J. C. Martin and
Miss Suzanne Martin of Frank
lin, Ky. arrived Saturday to
spend a few days with Mr. and
Mr*. Frank Payne.
Miss Carolyn King, student at
East Tennessee State College,
visited her parent*, Mr. and
Mr*. E. Ford King, Jr. during
the Christmas holidays.
E. Ford King, V, of King
College in Bristol, Tenn., visit
ed at home during the Christ
mas holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mr*. E. Ford King, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Harmon.
Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Harmon and Bradford viaited
over the week end with rela
tives in Valdese.
Mr. and Mr*. Glenn Burn* of
Hollywood. Fla., visited with
Mr. and Mn. Bob Nichol* and
family of Deep Gap over part of
the holidays.
Mr. and Mr*. Bob Nichols
and family of Deep Gap, spent
part of the Christmas holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Welch
and family in Rock Hill, S. C.
Holiday visitors with Mrs.
Ray Brendall were Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Brendall and daugh
ter, Lynn of Pinehurst, Mr. and
Mr*. ' Martin Champion add
boys of Morgan ton and Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Brendall and daugh
ter of Chatham, Va.
Miss Patty Adams, student at
Duke University, is spending
the holidays with her grand
parents, Dr. and M.s. Taylor
Adams.
Mr. and M s. W. L. Hisrh and
family spent Sunday and Mon
day with Mrs. High's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Farabea
in Lexington. #
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hamby,
Jr. and Pam spent Christmas
with Mrs. Hamby's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Faulk in Fair
mont, N. C.
Mrs. Evan John of Walts,
mother of Mrs. William Surry,
former resident of Boone, died
Thursday, December 20, in Os
wego, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Claw
son of Tallahasaee, Fla., spent
the Christmas holidays with Mr.
Clawton't parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Clawson.
Mrs. C: M. Stiles and Miss
Cynthia Stiles spent the Christ
mas holidays at home. They
visited with Mrs. A. Lee Gibson
and family in Greensboro on
Christmas day.
Spending the holidays with
their parent!, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Bumgarner of Boone, were
Billy L. Bumgarner of the U.
S. Navy and Miss Betty Bum
garner of Lenoir.
The Rev. and Mrs. Gerald
Troutman, Stephen and Lee of
Greenville, Tenn., are spending
a few days with Rev. Trout
man's parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. Edwin F. Troutman.
Visiting during the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Eggers,
Sr. is their daughter and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. H G. Perry
and son, Ronnie of Vincentown,
N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gidds
and daughter, Cindy have re
turned to their home after
spending the Christmas holi
days with their parents in Mar
ion.
Mr. and Mrs. & N. Hagaman,
Nancy and Jane of Norfolk, Va?
visited during the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hagaman of
Vilas and Mr. aqd Mrs. Charles
Lewis of Sherwood.
Mrs. Dean Bingham returned
Sunday from Concord where
she spent the Christmas holi
days with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald L. Berryhill.
Mrs. Chapell Wilson and Jan
ice spent the Christmas holi
days in Williamsburg, Va. They
enjoyed the season celebrated
in the manner of the 18th Cen
tury.
Mr. Joe Moretz who is a
law student at the University
of North Carolina, and Mrs.
Moretz, spent the holidays in
Miami Shores, Fla. with Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Pickard.
Mr. Frank Hamilton, teacher
in the Pittsboro High School in
Pittaboro, N. C., returned Wed
nesday after visiting with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hamilton.'
Pfc. Jim Fox and wife, Gail
of Ft. Bragg, spent the Christ
mas holidays with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox of
Banner Elk and Mr. and Mrs.
Dock Dishman of Mabel.
Mrs. Dave P. Mast and Mr.
and Mrs. Mack Mast spent the
week ?nd in Richmond, Va.,
visiting with Mrs. Mast's sister,
Mrs. M. M. Neblett and mother,
Mrs. W. P. Blalock.
Holiday visitors with .Mrs. C.
B. Angel were Mr. and Mrs. J.
V. Caudle and son, J. V. and
Mrs. Caudle, and Mrs. Helen
Caudle Clay, all of Raleigh; and
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dagess and
family of Newland.
Mr. and Mr*. Orus Sutton and
children, Elizabeth and Tom
spent the Christmas holidays in
Middle Tennessee with Mr. Sut
ton's parents, Mr. and Mrs P.
B. Sutton and his sister, Miss
Elizabeth Sutton.
Mr. Phil Hughes of Coco
i Beach, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Tom
my Greene and family of Eau
Gallie, Fla., Cap*, and Mrs. Ro
bert' Ray and family of Waeo,
Texas were holiday visitors
with Mrs. Margaret Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson
and their children, Martha,
Julia and Danny of Charlotte,
visited recently With Mrs.
Chapell Wilson and Janice.
The first of lfe? year they mov
ed to Raleigh where William
will be sales training manager
for Nationwide Insurance Com
pany, working in the Carolines,
Georgia and Florida.
Mrs. CharlM L. You nee,
teacher in the WtlkMboro ele
mentary school, underwent sur
gery at Baptist Hospital, Wln
ton-Salem, December 21. Her
condition if aaid to be satis
factoiy.
Hiss Joan Thalheimer and
Hiss Hermlne Harieux return
ed to New York City Saturday
xfter a week's visit with Miss
Thalheimer's parents, Mr. and
M:i M. E. Thalheimer in Blow
ing Rock.
Visiting with Hr. and Hrs.
Bill Bingham during the Christ
mas holidays were Hr. and
Mrs. George Haat and son,
Charles of Smithfield, and Ro
bert Bingham of Ft. Benning,
Ga.
Hrs. Claude Hughes and
daughter, Billle of Newland and
Mrs. Dempsey Clark and son,
Dempsey of Montezuma, visited
during the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Mack Luttrell.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Winters
of Elk Park, Mr. and Mrs. Har
old D. Winters of Kershaw, Ind.
and Mrs. R. C. Habry and Hiss
Sara Lynn Habry of Concord,
were holiday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. J. K. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Roseoe Brown,
Jr., and children, Elaine and
Timothy of Lancaster, S. C., vis
ited last week end with Mrs.
Tom R. Brown. They also ris
ited Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Colvard.
Mrs. J. C. Cooke returned to
her home Sunday after spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
her daughters, Mrs. Ray Harrill
and family and Mrs. Harvey
Owens and family, all of Qas
tonia.
Sam Tully, son of Mrs. Kath
ryn Tully, will return to his
studies at the University of
North Carolina Thursday, after
spending the New Year's holi
day as a guest of Col. and Mrs.
Charles Bank in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Payne,
Jr., Lynda, Cathy and Bill of
Asheville, spent a few days
with Mr. Payne's mother, Mrs.
Will Payne of Sugar GroVe.
Mrs. Payne recently spent a
week with her son and family
in Asheville.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Sowder,
Mr. John Sowder, all of North
Wilkesboro, Mr. and Mrs. James
E. Hillman. Jr. of Chapel Hill
and Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hill
man of Raleigh, visited during
Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. E.
T. Glenn.
Mr. Bobby Watkins, student
in the Law School at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and
Miss Dianne Watkins, who is
in nurses training at Charlotte
Memorial Hospital, viaited their
parents, Mr. and Mri. R. W.
Watkins, during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bum
gardner and daughters and Miss
Ann Edmisten of Cleveland,
Ohio, spent the Christmas holi
days with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Voyne Edmisten of Boone
and Mrs. Nora Bumgardner of
Zionville.
Visiting during the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. Dave P. Mast
were Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mast,
David, Scott and Kathryn of
Winston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs.
George Mast and Charles of
Smithfield and Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Mast of chapel Hill.
Mr. Ed G. Farthing, and Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer G. Miller and
Ban, viaited Mr. and Mrs. Rhea
Farthjng and family in Miami.
Fla. during the Christmas holi
days. While in Florida they
viaited many of the attractions
in Miami, Cypress Gardens and
Bok Tower.
Mr. and Mrs Hershel Williams
of Jacksonville, Fla. and Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest C. Lane of
Portsmouth, Va? spent the
Christmas holidays visiting Mrs.
Lane's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe L Coffey. While here they
also visited other relatives in
the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Nash
and daughter. Lenore of Lexing
ton, Ky? visited during the holi
days with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hamilton and family. They also
viaited with Mr*. Nash's moth
er, Mrs. W. F. Miller, Sr., who
is a patient at Watauga Hospi
taL
Visitors with Mrs. Luther
Wilson of Beaver Dam ?n
Christmas Day were Mr. aad
Mrs. Doyle James of Guilford,
Mr and Mr* Jnm Harrison
Mr. and Mrs Jerry Harrison aad
children, Luther and Dianna, of
Boone and Mr. and Mrs. James
Wilson of Vilas.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. S.
F. Horton during the holidays
are Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Horton
and three sons of Winaton
Salem, Captain and Mrs. David
Horton and three children ?(
Ft. Benning, Ga. and Mr. and I
Mrs. Sail Taylor and son, Mike
of Buone.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Zollie Greene Sunday afternoon
were Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Greene
and children, Phillip, Ricky
and Karen; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Watson and daughter, Linda,
and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Greene
and children, Denia, Lois, Lane
and Dennie.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Auton
and Mr. and Mrs. John Shook
have returned from a weeks
viait In Vero Beach, Fla., where
they v Mi ted Mrs. Auton and
Mrs. Shook's sister, Mrs. Karl
Hollars and Mr. Hollars. Mrs.
Hollars is the former Barbara
Bentley of Boone.
Mr. and Mis. Burl Brown and
Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Brown and children, all of Al
exandria, Va., Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Brown of Trade, Tenn.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brown
and children of Galax, Va., spent
the holidays with Mr. Milton
Brown and Ray at Trade, Tenn.
A3-c Harold D. Cole, Jr. of
the U. S. Air Force, who has
been stationed at Chanute AFB
in Illinois, is home on leave
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold D. Cole of Perk
insville. He recently graduated
from the school of electronics.
He will leave January J8 for
3 years duty in France.
Mrs. Maude Estes and Mrs.
Bertha Hayes entertained Mrs.
Estes' children at a Christmas
dinner Sunday the 23rd. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Estes, Boynton Beach, Fla.; Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm Laxton, Car
roll and Neal Laxton of Le
noir; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Law
rence, Mineral Wells, Texas;
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Estes,
Boone.
Mr. and Mrs.' Joe Hardin of
Brookfield, Connecticutt, cele
brated their Silver Wadding
Anniversary on Christmas day.
They were honored at a dinner
party given by Mr. and Mrs.
David Duncan of Brookfield and
White Plains, N. Y., at the
Duncans' White Plains home.
The dinner was attended by
close friends and relatives of
the Hardins.
Among the visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Moretz during the Christmas
holidays were Mrs. E. S. Quails,
Mrs. R. Q. Collier and daugh
ter, Kathy and son, Bobby, Mrs.
Boyce Rhymer and daughter,
Rebecca, Mr. and Mrs. Billy H.
McGoogan of Rockingham, Dr.
and Mrs. Elmo E. Moretz and
daughters, Anne and Patty of
Tampa, Florida, and Miss Olive
V. Moretz of Gsstonia. Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Myers of Chatta
nooga, Tennessee, also joined
the others.
Mr and Mr*. Charles Boon*
and daughter, Mary of Durham
visited oyer the Christmas holi
days with Mr. Boone's mother,
Mrs. Esther Boooe. Also visiting
with Mrs Boone was another
?on and his family, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Boone and sons,
Stevie and David John of Val
dese.
Out of town guests visiting
in the home of Dr. snd Mrs.
Gale Bare last week were Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Sturgill and son
Barry of Piney Creek, Dr. and
Mis. E. S. Cooper of North
Wilkesboro, the Rev. E. B. Bar
ton of Atkins. Virginia. Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Pierce of West Jeff
erson; and Mr. Brantley Bare
and children, Darrel, Shirley,
and Audrey Bare of Crumpler.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown
have returned from a trip to
Corpus Chriati, Texas, where
they spent the Christmas holi
days with their dauchter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Char
| les R. West and Col. and Mrs.
I L. V. West of Lake McQueeny.
I Texas. They were accompanied
by their daughter, Mrs. Lynn
Quails . and grandson, Jerry
Quails of Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrst John Jellicorse
of Evanston, III., spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Jellieorse's fath
er, Dr. C. Ray Lawrence. Also
visiting Dr. Lawrence were Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Lawrence and
daughter, Sharon of Charlotte.
Mrs. Jack D. Lawrence and
children, Jack, Jr.. Beth, Susan,
Martha, Sally ahJ Jim visited
with Mrs. Lawrence's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cheek of
Rockwell.
Visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Aud L. Ward during
Christmas were Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Ward and daughter,
Sandra, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
BJrd and daughter, Mary El
len, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ward,
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Matheson
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Al
len Presnell and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Ward and son,
Cecil, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hen
son, Mrs. Ray Ward and child
ren and Mr. and Mrs. Duke Hol
lars.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles L. Lewis during the
holidays were Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Lefis of Bristol, Tenn., Mr
and Mrs. Howard Range of E11
zabethton, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs.
T. D. Heffner, Tom Heffner of
Glen Alpine, Miai Linda -Hef
fner of Womans' College In
Greensboro, Mr and Mrs. Art
Krida, Jr. of Chattanooga,
Tenn., Miss Rachel Rivers of
the University of Missouri in
Columbia, and Mr*. Rob Rivers
of Boone.
Blowing Rock
Home Club News
The Blowing Rock Home
Demonstration Club met at the
home of Mrs. Bryce Beard, Jr.,
on Monday, December 17. Mrs.
Lillian Danner presented a var
ied display of gift suggestions.
The trouble with many peo
ple, in thia day and time, is
that they are perfectly willing
to be neighbors to the people
of Africa, India and Asia but
unwilling to be neighbors at
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MR. AND MRS. ELIJAH REID
Mr. and Hn. Elijah Reid of
Blowing Rock, celebrated their
aixtieth wedding anniversary at
their home on December 33,
with a quiet family dinner
given by their daughter, Miss
Grace Reid of Asheville.
Mr. and Mrt. Reid were mar
Blowing Rock
Garden Club
A festive bucket of red-stud
ded holly greeted Blowing Rock
Garden Club members and their
guests at t}ie home of Mrs.
Bryce Beard, jr., on Tuesday,
December 18.
Preceding the festivities, the
club heard of the Silver Bene
fit Tea for the Daniel Boone
Botanical Gardens which was
held at the Plemmons' home
during the holidays. Members
who attended described the or
iginality and appropriativeness
of design which coincided v th
the Christmas season.
Guests for the occasion includ
ed Mrs. Spencer Percival, Mrs.
Curtis McGowan and Mrs. T. R.
Snyder, Jr.
Miniature sherried fruit
cakes, petits fours and coffee
were served during the gift giv
ing.
More Society on
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ried at Blowing Rock on Dec
ember 29, 1MB. Mrs. Reid is the
former Miss Loll Winkler. They
have three children, G. M. Reid
of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs.
Lucille Lett of Boone and Miss
Grace Reid of Ashevile. There
are three grandchildren and f
one great grandchild.
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