THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 139 S
The Womans Angle
CLUB ACTIVITIES • SOCIETY • PERSONALS
MISS ALMA HUGHES, Society Editor Office Phone 8391
± • PERSONALS
Miss Julia Tapp, of King’s Busi
ness College, Raleigh, spent a few
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Tapp.
Mrs. Charlie Tapp and Mrs. Dew
ey Tatum have returned from Fort
Lauderdale, Florida where they vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Gentry.
Pvt. William W. Clayton has re
turned to Fort George C. Meade, Md.
after having spent a two weeks fur
lough here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Clayton.
Miss Dorothy Young, of Elon Col
lege, spent the week-end here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gurney
Young.
Mrs. Fred H. Fox, of this city,
who has been ill in a hospital at
Great Bend, Kansas, where her
husband, Cpl. Fox is stationed ar
rived here Friday and will be with
her mother, Mrs. N. R. Hall. Cpl.
Fox, came with his wife, will re
turn to camp at Great Bend,
where he is with the Air Force
Ground crew.
Pvt. William Jones lias returned
to Fort George G Meade, Md., after
spending a furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Chambers
and family spent Sunday with Mrs.
J. N. Chambers at Rougemont.
Sgt. Bill Sanders and Cpl. Har
old Doizer, of Cherry Point, spent
the week-end here with Sgt. San
der’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Sanders.
Mrs. Norwood Newman, of Bur
lington, spent the week-end here
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Featherston and
baby visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. D. Featherston over
the week-end.
Mrs. Raymond Hunt and son.
Buddy, of Durham, are spending a
few days here with Mrs. W. F. Lat
ta and family.
Mrs. Ben Wade is confined to
her home because of illness.
Sgt. Gardner K. Adcock of Moore
General Hospital, Swanhanoa, spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. I. S. Adcock.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rudder, of
Durham, spent Thursday in Rox
boro on business.
Mrs. C. R. White is spending a
few days in Raleigh with her moth
er, Mrs, J. W. Bryan.
Week-end guests. of Mi's. A. M.
Long were Tech. Sgt. and Mrs. E.
W Drake, of New River. Mrs.
Drake is the daughter of Mrs. Long.
Miss Mary Lee Wade of Durham,
and Clyde Wade of the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
spent the week-end here with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wade, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parham were
visitors in Raleigh Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Paylor and
son, George Edwin, spent Sunday
with Mrs. R. L. Paylor, who ob
served her 70th birthday yesterday.
Miss Ldcille Davidson spent the
week-end in Richmond, Va., vis
iting her brother.
Miss Gertrude Tilley and Miss
Geneva Woody, of Washington, D.
C., are spending a few days with
their parents and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wilkcrson
spent the week-end in Raleigh with
relatives.
Charles Lee Winstead, son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Winstead, was car
ried to a Durham hospital Sunday
afternoon. He had been ill for
several days.
L. L. Harvey has returned to Rox
boro after being a patient at Mc-
Pherson Hospital for the past sev
eral days.
Miss Mary Hester of Raleigh and
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Baldwin of
Dunn spent the week-end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hester
of Roxboro.
Mrs, J. A. Martin, Jr., and Miss
Emily Bradsher have returned to
Roxboro after spending some time
in New York.
Mrs. Frank J. Hester, Jr., and
Frank 111 of Canton spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hester of Roxboro.
Miss Eglantine Merrit of Laurin
burg, spent Saturday and Sunday!
in Roxboro.
• BIRTHS
, A daughter, Anne Dolorel, was
born to T. Sgt. and Mrs. Floyd
Edwards at Community hospital,
Saturday, April 21st. Weight was
six pounds and twelve ounces.
Mother and daughter are getting on
tine.
Featherston Reception Outstanding
Social Event Saturday Afternoon
Outstanding social event of the
week-end occurred Saturday after
noon when Mr. and Mrs. James
Montford Featherston, of this city,
were host and hostess at Hotel
Roxboro at a reception and tea to
mark their twenty-fifth w'edding
anniversary.
The Featherstons were married
April 20, 1920, in Durham at the
residence Os Mrs. Featherston’s
aunt, Mrs. Fannie Lee Dameron,
by the Rev. J. A. Martin, of West
Durham Methodist church, former
ly of Leasburg, where he was pas
tor of the bride. Mrs. Featherston,
the former Miss Sue Featherston,
is the daughter of Mrs. Thomas
Freston Featherston, now of Leas
burg, and of the late Mr. Feather
ston, while Mr. Featherston is the
son of the late J. W. Featherston.
At the time of their marriage,
however, both the bride and bride
groom were living in Roxboro.
In the receiving line with the
Featherstons were their daughter,
Miss Nellie Scott Featherston, three
of their foud sons, Lawrence Joe
and Jack Featherston, Mrs. Thomas
Preston Featherston, of Leasburg,
mother of the hostess, Mrs. J. W.
Featherston, of Leasburg, mother
of the host, and Mrs. Hattie Den
ny, of Burlington, aunt of the hos
tees.
Greeting guests at the front door
were Mr. and Mrs. Mclver Feather
ston, of Roxboro, brother and sis
ter-in-law of the hostess, and Mrs.
T. M. Phillips, of Raleigh, her sis
ter. Presenting guests to the re
ceiving line was Mrs. Nash Win
stead, another sister and showing
callers to the guest book was Mrs.
A. S. Thaxton. of Prospect Hill, also
a sister of the hostess. Presiding
over the guest book was Miss Anne
Bethel Hill Banquet
Held Friday Night
At Hotel Roxboro
Held Friday evening at seven j
o’clock at Hotel Roxboro was the |
Senior-Sophomore banquet of Beth- |
el Hill high school. An attractive
color scheme of blue and white was i
used throughout the decorations. |
Centering each table were arrange- j
ments of lovely red roses in crys-I
tal bowls, also on. the tables were !
blue candles. Extended from the
ceiling were blue and white stream
ers.
Places were marked by white pa- (
per miniature traveling bags which
were tied with the blue ribbon Pro- :
gram for the evening carried out :
the aviation theme with the title ;
being “Up In The Air.”
The program was as follows: dis- !
pateher. Miss Edith Oakley; flight l
commander, Miss Mary Wiley; lieu- |,
tenant in charge of rookies, Miss
Sadie Ray Woody; ground crooners,
a Quartet composed of Miss Eliza
beth Shot well, Miss Emily Lowery,
Clyde Gillis, and Clifton Puryear; j,
test pilot, James A. Stanley, prin- j
cipal; giftorians, Miss Essie Ruth
Jones and W. T. Walters; last will I
and testament, Mrs. Besselie D.!
Thomas; and the farewell, a song |
by the entire group which was com- !
posed by the senior class.
Guests for the evening included
R. B. Griffin, County Superintend- ,
I ent, twenty-six seniors, twenty- i
three sophomore, and the following
faculty members: Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Stanley, Mrs. Hurley Bar
ker, Mrs. Ross Taylor. Mrs. James
Wilborn, Miss Ruth Hall, and Miss
Estelle Vernon, faculty advisor.
Immediately following dinner,
dancing began at the Recreation :
Center and continued until twelve <
o'clock. i
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Featherston, of Durham, a niece of
the hostess.
Receiving at the doorway to the
dining room was Miss Evelyn Cald
well, of Roxboro. Presiding at the
punch bowl was Mrs. Gilmer Mas
ten, of this city, a sister of the
hostess. Alsu greeting guests were
Mrs. C. E. Brooks, of Person Coun
ty, a sister of the hostess, Mrs.
Thomas J. Crutchfield and Mrs. W.
R. Woody, both of Roxboro, while
goodbyes were said by Mrs. A. F.
Nichols.
Assisting with serving the punch,
cakes and salted nuts were a num
ber of nices of the hostess, Misses
Ruth and Betty Bowe Phillips, of
Raleigh, Mrs. Franklin Kirby and
Miss Jean Winstead of Leasburg,
Mrs. Nancy Masten Cash, of Rox
boro, and Miss Becky Featherston,
of Roxboro and Durham.
Decorations in the dining room
were in green and white, with a
centerpiece of peonies and lillies,
flanked by tall white tapers in sil
ver and crystal holders. The hos
tess, who wore dark blue, had a
corsage of gardenias, while her
daughter wore a pink and black
print dress and a corsage of sweet
peas. Music was by Mrs. Kendall
Street and Clyde Wade, pianists,
with Mrs. George W. Walker and
Mrs. H. Wheeler Newell as vocal
soloists.
Among the out of town guests
were Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Henderson
and Miss Geraldine Jones, all of
Wendell, where the host, Mr. Feath
erston is redryer with the Monk-
Hcnderson Tobacco company. Dur
ing the season Mr. Featherston is
also on the Kentucky and Roxboro
markets. Mrs. Featherston is ex
ecutive secretary of the Person and
Roxboro chapter the American Red
Cross. Only one of the Feather
ston sons unable >to be present
was Sgt. J. M. Featherston, Jr.,
now on duty with the U. S. Army
in the Pacific theatre of war.
Immediately after the reception
group photographs of the family
were made to send to Sergeant Fea
therston. Many gifts were receiv
ed by the host and hostess and
numerous friends called to greet
them during the afternoon.
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Bridge Club Meets
At Vogler Home
Mrs. Gordon Carver, Misses Billie
Vogler. Katherine Matthews, Marg
aret Fulcher and Helen Reid San
ders entertained members of their
bridge club Friday night at the
home of Miss Vogler on Oak Street.
Arrangements of lovely roses were
used to decorate the home.
After several progressions of
bridge which was played at five
tables, club high score prize was
awarded to Mrs. Thomas Hatchett;
visitors high to Mrs. John Wilson
Brewer and low' score prize w'ent
to Miss Jean Rook.
An iced course was served at the
conclusion of the games.
Special guests were: Mrs. R. D.
Bumpass, Mrs. S. B. Satterwhite,
Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Sanders Mc-
Whorter, Mrs. John Wilson Brewer,
Misses Evelyn Davis and Evelyn
Umstead.
Club members present were:. Mrs.
Bradsher Gentry, Mrs. Thomas Hat
chett, Misses Carolyn Brooks, Jane
Currin, Frances Sears, Jean Rook,
Margaret Brown Martin, and the
hostesses, Mrs. Carver, Misses Vog
lcr, Matthews, Fulcher and Sanders.
Lumber is a critical war material.
Uncle Sam needs 40 billion board
feet of lumber and 16 million cords
of pulpwood for war and essential
civilian requirements.
THE COURIER-TIMES
Rapid Transit for Islanders
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(U, S. Marin* Corps PbMo)
The 96-passenger bus used to transport Guamanians from their
homes to jobs on important military installations was constructed
from salvaged materials by Marines and Seabees under the direc
tion of Marine Maj. William J. Baker of Topeka, Kan., head of tho
island’s military motor pool. The tractor part of the bus has been
through the Bougainville and Guam campaigns; the trailer has
considerable Jap material in it. The bus is the first of several similar
vehicles planned by the Civil Affairs Section of Marine Major Gen
eral Henry L. Larsen’s Island Command for civilians
Miss Sulou Johnson
Lindsay Wagstaff
Wed Sunday
Miss Sulou Johnson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Johnson of
Kenly, and Lindsay Thompson
Wagstaff, son of Mrs. K. C. Wag
staff of Roxboro were united in
marriage at the home of the bride
at five o'clock, Sunday afternoon,
April 22nd. The bride's pastor of
iciated, using the double-ring cere
mony.
The home was decorated through
out with white peonies, snap drag
ons and roses. The improvised al
ter was banked with longleaf pine
and ferns. Candelabra holding
candles lighted the scene.
Miss Mary Johnson, siscer of the
bride rendered a program of nup
tial music and Miss Jo Ann; A’-
kins of Kernersville, N. C., sang
"Calm As The Night" and "I Love
Thee." The traditional wedding
march was used and “O Perfect
Love" was played during the cere
mony.
The bride was attired in a suit of
aquamarine with brown accessories
and wore a corsage of orchids and
orange blossoms.
Mrs. Wagstaff is a graduate of
Eastern Carolina Teachers' Col
lege and holds a position in the
Roxboro schools.
Mr. Wagstaff is a graduate of
Roxboro High School and is a to
bacconist and warehouseman.
A reception was held immediately
after the ceremony for members
of the families and a few invited
guests after which the couple left
for a short wedding tour.
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Mrs. Boyle Entertains
Rook Club Thursday
Mrs. Charles E. Boyle was hos
tess Thursday afternoon when she
entertained members of the Rook
Club and special guests at Hotel
Roxboro.
Following several hours of rook
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which was played at four tables,
high score prize was awarded to
Mrs. J. A. Long while Mrs. Hugh
Woods received second high score
prize. A delicious dinner was then
served in the hotel dining room.
Guests for the afternoon were:
Mesdames Burley Clayton, Clyde
Crowell, Hugh Woods, C. c. Crit
cher, Jack Strum, and R. H. Gates.
Club members present were Mes
dames J. A. Long, T. E. Austin, W.
F. Packer, Ruth Stevens, John
Winstead. J. D. K. Richmond, W. D.
Merritt, G. W. Kane, and G. A.
Duncan. Miss Anne Margaret Long
came in for dinner.
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Junior Order Has
Barbecue Supper
The Junior Order United Ameri
can Mechanics held a chicken bar
becue Thursday afternoon at the
cabins of Louis Long in the Olive
Hill section of the county. The
barbecue was cooked by master
chef Louis Long. With the chick
en was served slaw, coffee and other
tasty bits of food.
Approximately one hundred and
twenty were present for the affair
including the members of the lodge
; and many wives along with invited
| guests.
| Marvin Clayton is counselor of the
Person Lodge of the Junior Order,
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Miss Hudson And
Lt. Ned Thomas Wed
On Friday, March 9th, Lt. Ned
Thomas, son of Mrs. Thomas and
the late G. W. Thomas of Roxboro
was married to Miss Neva Rae Hud
son of East Prairie, Mo. Vows were
said at the First Central Methodist
Church in Austin, Texas.
Mrs. Thomas has a position with
'the Mauldin Airport at Mauldin,
jMo. She is from East Prairie, Mo.
| and has been with the Mauldin
Airport for some time as an office
clerk.
Lt. Thomas has been in service
for approximately two years and is
now at Fort Wayne, Ind. He is an
Alumnus of Wake Forest College
and a graduate of Roxboro High
School.
Mrs. O. W. Thomas, mother of
Lt. Thomas, was present at the
wedding.
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Pvt. Margiet Redd A-414554
Co. A. S. M. DT. Bks. 23
Wm. Beaumont Gen. Hospital
El Paso, Texas.
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J. Rogers Cobb
At Moore Hospital
Cpl. J. Rogers Cobb has arrived
in the states and is now at Moore
General Hospital, Swannonoa, ac
cording to information received
here, Cpl. Cobb was with the Avia
tion engineers and has spent the
last ten months in Italy.
He is a brother of P. J. Cobb and
Mrs. S. Farris Hamlin of Roxboro
and at one time lived here where
he was connected with Kane Con
struction Co. but was on construc
tion work at Alexandria, Va. when
he volunteered for the army in j
September 1945.
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