r* THURSDAY. MAY 31. 1956 THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina Page THIRTEEN I News and Personals from Vass I Bessie Cameron Smilh. Representatire — Telephone Vass 2171 Masons Are Guests Members of Masonic Lodge 180 from Carthage attended in a body the Sunday morning service at the Vass Methodist Church. This was the Rev. Walter C. Smith’s final service as pastor of the church eind a Isirge congrega tion was present to hear him and to bid him and Mrs. Smith good bye. Following his graduation from Duke Divinity School next Monday, the Smiths plan to re turn to the Baltimore Conference. The new pastor, the Rev. James Eskridge, also a Duke Divinity School student, will preach at the 11 a. no. service next Sunday morning and the public is invited to hear him and join in welcom ing him and his wife to the com munity. ' ) Bixtnaay Meeting Vass Presbyterian Women of the Church observed their annual “Birthday Party” with a program at the cnurch Sunday night, to whkn their families were invited. Mrs. Eugene Hicks presided over the business session. Mrs. D. F. Cameron, chairman of church extension, was in charge of the program, a feature of which was a playlet presented by Mrs. HowarU Gschwind, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Crockett, Jr., and Daviu and Ann Crockett. The program, dealt wtih the birthaay objectives, Area Laboratory Schools and Ybor Mission Work, for which an offering was made. Refreshments were served fol lowing the program. There was a large birthday cake decorated with a small church and a group of “children” to carry out the teaching theme of the program, made by Mrs. Gschwind, wno is chairman of Christian education in the women’s organization. As sisting her in serving were Miss Polly Gilmore, chairman of stewardship, who poured punch, and Mrs. D. F. Cameron. Celebrates Birthday Robbie McGill, son of Air man l|c and Mrs. W. R. McGill of the Bristow Trailer Court near Southern Pines, celebrated his third birthday Saturday after noon at a party given by his mother at the home of her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parker, in Vass. The children had a good time playing and watching Rob bie open his gifts. They were pre sented party hats and horns as favors. From a table set up in a yard decorated birthday cake, ice cream, lemonade, peanuts and lollipops were served. Small guests were Sue Bullock, Carol and A1 Klingenschmidt, Joe Parker, Kathy McGill, Dennis King, Kathy Wolfe, Carol Edmis- ten, “Rusty” Hudson, Mitch and Susan Jessup, and Raymond and Jimmy Caviness. Others present were Mrs. Bill Hudson of Bristow’s Court, Mrs. Donald Jessup, Mrs. Charles Cav iness, Mrs. Henry Klingen- ' schmidt, Mrs. T. C. Evans, and Robbie’s grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. J. B. Parker and Mrs. J. J. Parker. His grand father D. H. McGill brought gifts to the party, staying only a short time. The honoree’s' little cousin, Debbie McGill, had chick- ien pox, which kept her and hej grandmother McGill from attend ing the party. Honors Seniors Honoring the seniors of Vass- Lakeview ,High School, Mrs. Jack Morgan, former home economics teacher in the school, gave a re ception at her home for the seniors and high school faculty after the Class Night piay Wed nesday night. The class colors were featured in a table arrange- emnt of pink flowers and green foliage. Sandwiches, cookies, nuts, mints and punch were serv ed, with Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, senior sponsor, presiding^ at the punch bowl. Personals Mr. avd Mrs. H. C. Callahan went to Bladenboro Sunday to see his uncle, Empie Callahan, who is sick. Little Beverly and Deborah Sharp of Swann Station visited their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Cameron, from Thurs day until Sunday night. Mrs. P. B. Irby and children, Susan, Chip and John, are spend ing this week in Raleigh visiting the children’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary A. Irby. Mrs. Jim Reynodls of Raeford came to attend the graduation of Carole Jessup and visited rela tives for several days. Here to at- ttend Cardie’s graduation, also, were her sister and niece, Mrs. J. S. Mock and Kathy, of Wilson. Mrs. Billy Jessup and children, Joyce, James and Terry, return ed last week to their home here from Flint, Mich., where they had been with Mr. Jessup for about two months. Mr. Jessup came with them for a weekend visit and returned to his position in Michigan. Vick Keith and children and Linwood Keith and son Joe, all of Sanford, called on Mrs. W. H. Keith Sunday afternoon. Mi^ Alberta Monroe of West End spent Thursday night with Mrs. P. A. Wilson and attended graduation -.exercises at Vass- Lakeview School, of which she is a former principal. Mr. and Mrs. James Key and Betty, also Mr. and Mrs. Waylon Thomas and son, Mikg, of San ford, recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Avron Upchurch and family at Fuquay Springs. Mrs.. Up church, sister of Mrs. Key and Mr. Thomas, and husband have a second daughter, Vicki Lynn, born early this month. Their oth er child, Dianne, is three years old. Mrs. Upchurch is the former Mary Elizabeth Thomas of Vass. Mrs. S. R. Smith visited Mrs. J. M. Norton of near Raeford Fri day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klingen schmidt and children, Carol and Al, also Mr. and Mrs. John Baker of Cameron Route 1, visited Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Monroe of Rae ford Sunday afternoon. Guests in the home of Mrs. A. G. Crissman and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crissman are Mrs. Frank Miletich (Ruby Crissman) and children, Beverly and Janice, of Fairfax, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guydes (Moverine Criss man), of Staten Island. Mrs. Guy- 24 Vass-Lakeview ! Graduates Receive Diplomas Thursd’y 'Twenty-four seniors received their high school diplomas last Thursday night in the final event of the commencement season of Vass-Lakeview School, and num erous awards were presented. Excellent programs and large attendance marked each of the events. The seniors and their mascots maiH^ed in procession to their places on the stage, and the Rev. Thomas Wolfe spoke the invoca tion. The high school chorus sang “One World.” Instead of having a guest speakfer the seniors had five of their own class give short ad dresses. Theme of the program was ‘‘We Look to Tomorrow,” and it was introduced by H. A. Monroe, class president. Other speakers and their subjects were: Algene Hennings, salutatorian, “Today Ends; Tomorrow Begins”; Effie Mae Burnette, “Education and Our Plans”; Eddie Cameron, “Youth, Democracy, and Peace”; Emily Priest, “Our Faith in Op portunity”; Roy Frye, valedictori an, “Let Us Have Our Dreams.” Following the singing of “(^o. Lovely Flower” by a chorus of 12, C. Landon Tyson, chairman of the school board, presented a di ploma along with a red rose given by the Southern Pines Florist to each of the seniors: Rachel Van Arsdale, Donald Brid- gers, Effie Mae Burnette, Eddie Cameron, Sue Coore, Glenn Fos ter, Roy F^e, Anna Mae Fer guson, Doris Garner, Lavonne (Sraham, Jewell Garner, Nellie Hart, Algene Hennings, Lena Rose Jackson, Carole Jessup, Fairley Johnson, Kay Keith, H. A. Monroe, Emily Priest, Earl Simpson, Mary Edith Simpson, Harold Trogden, Bette Vreden- burg, and Virginia Webb. Supt. John McCrummen pre sented perfect attendance certifi- des, a Commander in the U. S. Public Health Service, has just received her master’s degree in nursing administration from New York University, where she has been studying during the year, and is being transferred to the U. S. Public Health Service Hos pital in Seattle, Wash., to be di rector of nursing there. She and Mr. Guydes will leave this week end for Seattle. Mrs. W. T. Cox of Sanford call ed on Mrs. W. C. Leslie Tuesday night. Mrs. Leslie has not been well for the past two weeks. Out of town callers last week at the home of Mrs. Bertie D. Matthews were Mrs. W. D. Mat thews of Southern Pines and Miss Alberta Monroe of West End. Miss Monroe called on several friends during her brief stay. Mrs. Walter C. Byrd of Albe marle came Teusday to visit Keith relatives. Edward Gschwind of Greens boro paid a brief visit to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gschwind Monday night, coming from Sanford, where he had been on business. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rosser and children of Charlotte spent a day last week with his mother, Mrs. R. G. Rosser. cates and gifts from the senior home room teacher, Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, to the following seniors: Mary Edith Simpson, Doris Garner, Carole Jessup, Earl Simpson, Sue Coore, Kay Keith, Anna Mae Ferguson, La vonne Graham, and Roy Fi^e. Mn McCrummen also present- I ed medals and awards, as fol lows: special agriculture awards —farm machinery, Brent Hall; dairying, Douglas Johnson; elec tricity, Larry Taylor; scholarship —^mathematics, Peggy Jean Briggs; science, D. A. McNeill; agriculture, Earl Simpson; home economics, Janice Graham; pom- mercial, Charles Ferguson; special awards—school activities, Algene Hennings; athletics, Doris Garner; school spirit, Eddie Cam eron; salutatorian, Algene Hen nings; valedictorian, Roy Frye, who as valedictorian also receiv ed a year’s subscription given by Readers Digest; the school’s high est honor, having one’s name en graved on the honor roll plaque, Roy Frye. Mrs. S. R. Smith, vice-president of the Vass Woman’s Club, pre sented medals awarded annually by the club, as follows: English medals (for greatest improve ment) — 9th grade, Joanne Mc Rae; 10th, Mary Ruth Smith; 11th, Joan Baldwin; 12th, H. A. Monroe; citizenship, Janice Gra ham. Roy Frye, president of the Beta Club, presented five dollar schol arship awards from the organiza tion to Myrna,' Ruth McRae and Henry Matthews of the ninth grade. The commencement ended with the recessional “For the Honor of Vass-Lakeview.” “Play Ball,” a Class Night play presented Wednesday night, was one of the liveliest and most en joyable programs of its kind ever presented in the school. Two baseball teams, a boys’ team and a girls’, staged a game in pantomime complete with ^ hot argument between the umpire and the boys’ manager. A sports announcer, hot dog vendor, cheer leaders, a lively trio of singers, beauty queen and attendants and others added to the general in terest. Assisting the seniors were several juniors: Joe Edwards, Bobby Apple, James Howell, John Alex Chavis, Barbara Grif fin, Mary Frances Hall, and Joan Baldwin. Previous programs were the baccalaureate sermon Sunday night, preached by the Rev. Au gust McK. Cameron of Englehard, an alumnus of the school, a piano recital Friday night by pupils of Mrs. H. D. Mclnnis, and eighth grade graduation the morning of senior graduation day, when 42 pupils of Mrs. P. A. Wilson and R. E. Beasley were given certifi cates by Miss Mary Logan, school supervisor, in a program in which class members were the speakers. Commencement marshals were Janice Graham, chief; Elise Mc- Williarns, Johnsye Cameron, Joan Baldwin, Douglas Johnson and Jimmy Key. Mrs. H. D. Mclnnis was accompanist for aU music and Mrs. W. E. Gladstone was di rector. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PILOT MOORE COUNTY'S LEADING NEWS WEEKLY. I- Tn and congratulations for y'our achievements, graduates of 1956 POE’S SERVICE STATION SOUTHERN PINES SALE! ECHO SPRING Legal Notices KENTUCKY BOURBON S2!^on 45 $3.85 4/5 Of. 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