THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1956
the pilot—Southern Pines. North Carolina
Women’s Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
BESSIE CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2'^5}2
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NEW OFFICERS—Installed last week as
new officers of the Junior Woman’s Club
of Southern Pines were the young ladies
shown above. Seated, left to right, are:
Mrs. Thomas R. Howerton, vice-president;
Mrs. Norman B. Caudle, treasurer; Mrs.
Stanley Austin, historian; and Mrs. Norris
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L. Hodgkins, Jr., president. Standing, same
order: Mrs. T. T. Hayes, Jr., recording sec
retary; Mrs. James T. Suttles, rating sheet
chairman; and Mrs. E. Earl Hubbard, cor
responding secretary. Mrs. Joe Mar ley, a
past president, served as installing officer.
(Photo by Humphrey)
CHURCH CEREMONY AT CAMERON UNITES
MISS JOHNSON, THE REV. MR. STARNES
Miss Alma Erancine Johnson
and the Rev. William Brantley
Starnes were united in marriage
at 4 p. m. Saturday in the Cam
eron Methodist Church with the
bridegroom’s father, the Rev. S.
J. Starnes, officiating at the
double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Aldon F. Johnson
of Cameron and the bridegroom
is the son of the Rev. and Mrs.
S. J. Starnes of Fuquay Springs.
The church was decorated with
arrangements of gladioli and cin
namon ferns and branched can
delabra holding lighted tapers.
Mrs. Myrtie M. McPhail of Car
thage, organist, and Miss Emma
Bruton of Lexington, vocalist,
presented a program of nuptial
music.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
gown of French Dupioni silk with
alencon lace trim, and full chapel
sweep train. Her fingertip veil of
French illusion was attached to
a headdress of matching silk cov
ered with lace and outlined with
seed pearls. She carried a bou
quet of white snowdrift.
Miss Alicia Johnson was her
sister’s maid of honor. She wore
a dress of ice blue nylon crysta-
lette and carried a cascade of
mixed summer flowers. Miss
ried similar bouquets.
Bob Hayward of Daytona
Beach, Fla., was best man. Ushers
were Franklin Johnson, brother
of the bride, the Rev. Julius Rice
of Sanford, the Rev. Max- Vestal
of Ramseur and David Bruton of
Mt. Gilead.
Following a reception given by
the bride’s parents, the couple
left for a wedding trip.
Mrs. Starnes was graduated
this month Jrom Duke University
with an A. B. degree in account
ing. She was a member of Alpha
Chi Omega sorority.
’The bridegroom received both
his A. B. and B. D. degrees from
Duke University. He has served
as pastor of Fountain Place and
Glencoe Methodist Churches in
Burlington and at present is pas
tor of Cameron, Lemon Springs
and Center Methodist Churches.
His father is a former pastor of
Page Memorial Methodist Church
at Aberdeen and the Vass Meth
odist Church.
Looking Ahead
Coming To Sandhills
To Make Their Home
Lt. Comdr. E. L. Finch, USN,
(ret.), and Mrs. Finch had as their
weekend guests at their home
four miles north of Southern
and Cameron and Miss
a long-time Navy friend, and his
XI 1 « w u- 4. Eddie, of Arlington, Va.
Hessick of Washington. D. C., Comdr. and
. J! 4.1. 1. -J XI , Mrs. Sweinfurth
cousins of the Miss Rachel and family will return around the
Ann Manning of Burlington and first of July, planning to make the
Miss Ricky Tegtmeyer of Doug- Sandhills their home. They will
laston, L. I., were bridesmaids, stay in Southern Pines until they
They wore dresses identical to build a new home near the
that of the maid of honor and car- Finches.
Due to the difficulty of getting competent help
DIXIE INN DINING ROOM in Vass
WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAYS
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
WILL CONTINUE SERVING MEALS MONDAYS
THROUGH THURSDAYS
DOGWOOD GROVE
Dogwood Grove No. 253 of the
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
will hold its regular meeting at 8
p.m. Wednesday in the Woodmen
Hall.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
The executive board of Brown-
son Memorial Presbyterian Wom
en of the Church will meet at 8
p.m. Monday in the church par
lor.
LEARN MORE CLASS
The Learn More Bible Class
will meet with Mrs. Jack Reid in
Pinedene Monday evening at 8
o’clock.
CARD PARTY
The Civic Club will sponsor a
benefit card party, bridge and ca
nasta, at the Civic Club building
next Monday, June 25, at 8 p.m.,
to which both men and women are
invited. Refreshments will be
served and prizes will be awarded
the winners.
' AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Commencement exercises of
the daily vacation Bible school of
the First Baptist Church wiU be
held at 7:30 p. m. Sunday. All
who have attended are requested
to be at the church at 7:15
o’clock.
The Sunbeams and the Girls
Auxiliary will meet at 3 p. m.
Tuesday at the church.
The Brotherhood will meet
Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. Circle
6 wiU serve the dinner.
HAM SUPPER
The VFW Auxiliary will serve
a ham supper next Wednesday at
the VFW Post Home from 6:30 to
8 p.m. The supper is being spon
sored by the VFW Post and Aux
iliary, and tickets may be pro
cured from members of these or
ganizations.
Mrs. S, O. Nicholson
Accompanies Friends
On Trip To Mountains
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hening of
Richmond, Va., were overnight
guests last week at the home of
Mrs. S. O. Nicholson, who went
with them the next day on a trip
to the mountains. They went first
to Boone to visit Mr. and Mrs. T.
A. Bowen, son-in-law and daugh
ter of Mrs. Nicholson. Mr. Hening
in the godfather of little Christie
Bowen, aged 13 months. After a
night there, they drove up the
Blue Ridge Parkway, where the
mountain laurel is now at its peak
of bloom, and on to Richmond.
Mrs. Nicholson returned home by
train Saturday night.
B&PW Club Will
Meet Tuesday At
Pinebluff Lake
The Sandhill Business and Pro-
fc.'-.'-ional Women’s Club wiU meet
at llip Pinebluff lake at 7:15 next
TiK'.silay evening for a.buffet sup
per which will be served by the
American Legion Auxiliary. In
the event of rain, the meeting will
be held at the Legion Hut in Ab
erdeen.
A TOWN SALUTE, sponsored by civic
and business interests of Southern Pines,
honored officers of the Air Force Air-
Ground Operations School at the Country
Club last Friday night. The informal par
ty, an expression of appreciation to officers
at the school for their cooperation and pEfr-
ticipation in civic affairs, drew almost 150
people. Pictured here, left to right, are:
W. B. “Chick” Holliday, chairman of the
committee in charge of arranging the sa
lute; Mrs. Voit Gilmore, Mrs. Daniel W.
Jenkins, Mrs. W. Lament Brown, Mrs. Al
fred K. Clark, and Mrs. John S. Loisel. In
the background at right are W. Lament
Brown and Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Jenkins,
commandant of the school.
(Photo by Humphrey)
In and Out of Town
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones of Co
lumbus, Ohio, with their four
children Scott, Christopher, Robin
and Claudia, were guests for three
days this week of Mrs. S. O. Nich
olson and her mother, Mrs. R. L.
de Milhau. Mrs. Jones is the
granddaughter of Mrs. de Milhau.
Dr. Jones has just graduated from
the medical school of Ohio State
University.
Mrs. Aleksy Guryn and daugh
ter Marysia were home last week
with Mr. Guryn, returning this
week to Belmont, where they
spent last year as students at Sa
cred Heart Academy and college.’
Miss Jasia Guryn, elder daughter
of the family, has also been a col
lege student during the past year
at Sacred Heart, and is working
in Belmont this summer. They
will remain at Belmont during the
summer and continue their studies
next yeair at Sacred Heart, where
Mrs. Guryn and Jasia will grad
uate together from the junior col
lege. 'While here Mrs. Guryn help
ed her husband with his arrange
ments to move to New Britain,
Conn., where he will be employed
during the coming year.
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Paul Kjnni-
son' and family have as their
guest Mrs. Kinnison’s mother,
Mrs. W. E. Saunders of San An
tonio, Tex.
Miss Ruth McFarland of Ashe
ville arrived Saturday to spend
a week with her sister and broth
er-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hartshorne of 245 Highland Road.
Newcomers to Southern Pines
are Capt. and Mrs. Simpson, who
arrived Wednesday and are liv
ing at 355 South May Street.
Donald Burney left Sunday
evening for Richmond, Va.,
where he has enrolled for the
summer school at Richmond Pro
fessional Institute of William and
Mary College.
Mrs. Florence Perham return
ed Tuesday night from Portland,
Maine, where she had been for
about a month. She was accom
panied home by her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
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MARK ROBERT CORNWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cornwell,
Jr., of Raleigh are the parents of
a son, Mark Robert, born June 14
at Rex Hospital weighing seven
and a half pounds. Mrs. Stanley
Fobes of Southern Pines is the
maternal grandmother and Mark
is her first grandchild. Mr. Corn-
well is attending N. C. State Col
lege. His wife is the former Grace
Campbell of Pittsboro.
L. D. McDonald hi
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle D. McDon
ald, Jr., of Raleigh are the pa
rents of a son, Lyle D. McDonald
III, bom last Saturday, June 16,
at Mary Elizabeth Hospital. He
checked in at eight pounds, two
ounces. His mother is the former
Shirley Johnson of Du?-ham.
Mr. and Mrs. McDonald of
Southern, Pines are the paternal
grandparents. Mrs; McDonald has
been at her ’son’s home all this
week.
JOHN NEILL WILSON
A son whom they have named
John Neill was bom to Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Wilson at Moore
County Hospital on Tuesday, June
12, weighing nine pounds, 10%
ounces. They have another son,
Herbert, Jr., three and a half years
old.
James Luke, and their son Lynn,
who will be her guests for 10
days.
Mrs. Allan W. Shaw, Jr., and
children, Allan III and Amy, of
345 West Delaware Avenue have
returned home after spending a
few days in Charlotte with Mrs.
N. G. Howell. Mrs. Shaw took
Mrs. Howell and children, Jerry
and Debby, and her own chil
dren to Blowing Rock, Grand
father Mountain, Linville Falls
and Linville Cavern while away.
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Dar
den had as their guests Sunday
and Monday his brother and •sis
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harper
Darden of Richmond, Va. Miss
Nan Harmon and Mrs. Joe Dan
iel of Charlotte spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Darden.
Miss Grace Donaldson attend
ed the State convention of the
American Legion and Auxiliary
in Charlotte as a delegate from
the local unit of the Auxiliary.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. .Blue spent
Sunday in Wilmington with Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Blue, Jr., and
small son. Mrs. Jean Edson ac
companied them and remained
for a week’s visit.
Capt. and Mrs. Risden Bennett
and son, 'Tyler, who have been
living in Southern Pines, are at
Wrightsville Beach for two
months before going to Ft. Bel-
voir, Va. Captain Bennett is with
the Engineers Corps.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Riddle of
Tram,way visited her sister, Mrs.
Hugh Kelly, Tuesday evening at
her home on Connecticut Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sellars and
family of Ruby, S. C., spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. E. McDonald, and
on Sunday attended the Deese
family reunion held at the old
Deese home near Carthage. Mr.
and Mrs. McDonald, George Mc
Donald, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
McDonald and son, Michael, at
tended, also.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Kob-
leur and little sons, Ricky and.
Michael, spent Sunday and Mon
day at the Patch cottage at Kure
Beach.
Mrs. Victoria McKenzie return
ed to her home in West End Mon
day after spending a week with
Miss Luna Monroe.
Mrs. R. M. McMillan and chil
dren, John, Julia, Mary and Rob
ert, went to Pawley’s Island
Tuesday where they will occupy
the Richard S. Lovering cottage
for about I’O days. Dr. McMillan
plans to join his family for the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Walker left
Tuesday morning for Eaglesmere,
Pa., where they have taken a
cottage in the mountains for the
summer. Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Coleman will occupy the Walker
home on East Illinois Avenue
during the Walkers’ absence. Mr.
Coleman is with Amerotron Cor
poration. The Walkers will return
to Southern Pines about October
1.
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Barrett of
Fayetteville were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McLean at
their home on South May Street.
Z. V. Tolar spent several days
last week at Ft. Banning, Ga.,
with his brother Bob, who has
undergone surgery. Mrs. Z. V.
Tolar, Sr., of Charlotte accom
panied him.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kelly, Jr.,
of Virginia Beach, Va., were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George B. Little, 115 South Ridge
Street. Mrs., Kelly and IMrs. Little
are sisters.
D. P. Scarboro of Beverly,
Mass., is visiting his son-in-law
and daughter, Sgt. and Mrs. Wil
liam Nicely.
Mrs. Edwin D. Besley and chil
dren, Scotty, Randy and Christy,
of Miami, Fla., have been here
for several days as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Besley. ’They will
attend the wedding of her sister-
in-law, Miss Joan Besley, and
Roy Bowden, which will take
place at 4 p. m. Sunday in the
Church of Wide Fellowship, be
fore going on to Rochester, N. Y.,
to visit relatives.
Miss Mary Johns Cameron has
gone to Spring Lake, N. J., to
work at the Stockton Hotel which
is operated by George Pottle dur
ing the summer. Miss Cameron is
a Woman’s College of the Univer
sity of North Carolina student.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Newton
left Sunday for their home in
Titusville, Ala., after a visit to
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Newton. Mr. and Mrs. James' Ed
win Newton and son ’Steve of
Greensboro came for the day
Sunday.
Mrs. Vance Derby and smaU
daughters, Judy and Penny, are
spending the summer at the
Winnward apartments at Cherry
Grove Beach, S. C. Mr. Derby,
news editor of the Pilot, joins
them, for the weekends.
Miss Anzy Sherman, who stay
ed in Southern Pines as a guest
of Mrs. Bynum Patterson until
the end of her school term, left
last Thursday night to join her
family in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Paul Fitanides and son
Philip left Saturday night for
Ogunquit, Maine, for the sum
mer. Mr. Fitanides drove up sev
eral days ago.
Miss Lilia Annis, who spent the
winter and spring at the Park
View Hotel, left today for Wells,
Maine, for the summer.
Mrs. F. Howard Collins, who
spent the winter at the Jefferson
Inn, leaving a few weeks ago for
Six USAFAGOS
Officers’ Wives
Feted At Coffee
Mrs, L. A. Silvernail and Mrs.
David P. Currey were hostesses to
the USAFAGOS Officers Wives
Club at a coffee hour at the
Southland Hotel Monday morning,
honoring six of the members
whose husbands are being trans
ferred within a short time.
The honorees were Mrs. Claude
McRaven, Mrs. Robert Rader, Mrs.
Paul Lynum, Mrs. Herbert Smith,
Mrs. W. A. T6yne, and Mrs. Er-
skine Crew.
Summer flowers were used as
decorations, and the refreshments
were attractively served.
Each guest made a copy of her
favorite recipe for each of the
girls who are going away to place
in her card file, as a memento of
their association in Southern
Pines and of this particular pleas
ant hour.
New York City, will sail June 27
for Naples, Italy, on the Vulcania.
She plans to return to Southern
Pines in the fall.
Mrs. D. E. Bailey, who return
ed home last week from Moore
County Hospital to which she
Attend Wedding
In Statesville
Dr. John L. Flaherty of South
ern Pines and Mrs. C. J. Johnson
of Aberdeen were in Statesville
last weekend to attend the wed
ding of their brother. Dr. Edward
Everett Flaherty, and Miss Mar
garet Bailey Swann.
Dr. Flaherty was best man for
his brother in the wedding, which
was held^in the New Hope Bap
tist Church Saturday evening.
The newlyweds will make their
home in Sanford where the bride
groom, a chiropractor, practices.
He is a graduate of the University
of North Carolina and Lincoln
Chiropractic College, Indianapolis,
Ind. He did graduate work at the
New York Institute of Chiroprac
tic.
The bride is a 'Woman’s College
graduate and has been a member
of the faculty of the Sanford City
Schools.
was admitted for treatment fol
lowing a stroke suffered on May
29, continues to make fine prog
ress. She can walk around some
in the house and can move her
left arm, but has not regained use
of her affected hand.
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