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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
THURSDAY. JULY 12. 1956
News and Personals from Vass
Bessie Cameron Smith. Representative — Telephone Vass ilTl
WSCS Meets
Mrs. Edgar Mashbum was host
ess in absentia to the July meeting
of the Methodist Women’s Socie
ty of Christian Service, with Mrs.
Redga Thomas and Mrs. Cortis
Thomas pinchhitting in the mat
ter of serving refreshments. The
meeting was held in the fellow
ship hall of the church.
Mrs. Redga Thomas, the pres
ident, gave the opening medita
tion and conducted the business
session.
“Scatter the Seed in Brazil
was the topic of devotions led by
Mrs.' C. P. McMillan, and the
theme of the program of which
Mrs. A. G. Edwards, Sr., was
leader. Mrs. Edwards gave the
introduction and a prayer, fol
lowed by experiences in planting
seeds of goodwill, love and Chris
tian brotherhood in^prarious mis
sion fields, given by Mrs. A. G
Edwards, Jr., Mrs. C. L. Tyson
Miss Bessie Cameron^ and Mrs.
S. R. Smith. Mrs. H. A Borst
closed the program with prayer
after which refreshments were
served.
New Minister Preaches
The Rev. C. A. Trivette, new
pastor of the Vass Presbyterian
Church, fiUed his re^lar ap
pointment Sunday morning with
a large congregation present to
hear and greet him. He was ac
companied by his wife and teen
age daughter, Myrtle Jane. They
are living in the manse at Cam
eron.
Lights Out
The Rev. and Mrs. Jim Esk
ridge, accompanied by her moth
er, Mrs. McCormack, who had ar
rived Saturday from Mississippi
drove down from Durham Sun
day evening for Mr. Eskridge to
conduct the evening worship ser
vice at the Vass Methodist
Church, which was to be featured
by a film on Korea.
After members of the congre
gation left home and about the
time for the services to begin,
the electric current went off. They
waited for a while, then, as a
storm seemed to be coming up,
went home.
It was learned later that the
lights were off' not only in Vass,
but also in Aberdeen and South
ern Pines, but due to the usual
on-the-job-ness of the CP&L
people, service here was restored
about 9 p. m.
Vacationing
Vacation time is here and local
people are making their way to
the beaches and mountains for a
few days of relaxation.
Four families left Sunday eve
ning for a week’s stay at Ocean
Drive, where they had procured a
big house for the week. In the
group are Mr. and Mrs. Cortis
Thomas, Dana, Jim Ed and Ann
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ed
wards, Jr., Ann and Al, Mr. and
Mrs. Horace Mullinix, Jeanette
and Jimmy, and Mr. and Mrs. W
J Morgan and sons, David and
Bruce. The Morgan baby is
spending the week with her
grandmother at Ansonville. Some
of the men are remaining
throughout the week, others
came home for a part of the time
and will go back this weekend.
They will return late Sunday
evening. Bill McKenzie of Pine-
hurst is working in the bank dur
ing Mr. Morgan’s absence.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gladstone
returned Sunday night from a
trip to Georgia that included vis
its to Forsyth, Macon and Atlan
ta. They were away more than a
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Callahan
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Callahan are back from
a trip to Ocean Drive, S. C., and
Lake Waccamaw.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Crissman,
Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. At
kins, Jr, the latter couple from
Cameron, returned Sunday from
a Florida vacation They spent
some time in Miami, and on the
way home stopped in GreenviUe,
S. C., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Atkins.
Mr. and Mrs. James Key and
daughter, Betty, and Mrs. I. J.
Key took a trip to the Great
Smoky Mountains last week. Also
visiting the Great Smokies were
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mastourn and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mashburn
and son, Jimmy.
Back Fromi Canada
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williams
and son, Danny, and J. W. Hen
nings have returned from a vaca
tion trip on which they saw m^y
interesting places. They visited
Mr and Mrs. Irvin Kiser and
family in Flint, Mich., and went
to Canada to visit relatives.
A Son
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Spicer
(Janet Rosser) of Haddonfield, N.
J are the parents of a second
son, bom June 29 weighing seven
pounds, four ounces. ’They have
named him Guy Kevin. ’Thmr
other child is Christopher, eight
years old. Mrs. R. G. Rosser, Mrs.
Spicer’s •mother, plans to visit the
family within the near future.
Anniversary Picnic
To celebrate their fourth wed
ding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Ferguson, with a number
of their relatives and friends,
went to Aberdeen Lake Friday
evening* In addition to a bounte
ous picnic supper, swimming and
miniature golf were enjoyed.
Celebrating with Mr. and Mrs.
Ferguson were their daughters.
Card and Cynthia, Estelle Sellers
and Sgt. and Mrs. James Hiltz
and son, Peter, of Vass, Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Ferguson, Hilda and
Happy Ferguson, of Carthage
Route 3, and Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Ferguson and daughter, Brenda,
of Seat Pleasant, Md.
Luncheon Guests
Mrs. W. A. Muse entertained as
luncheon guests Monday Mrs. H
C. Gibson and Miss Jane Gibson
of Rockingham, Mrs. Mabel Muse
McRae of King’s Park, N. Y., and
Mrs. Jewell Hemphill and Miss
Jacksie Muse of Cameron.
Coming Home
Mrs. G. W. Griffin has receiv
ed news from her brother. Hunter
Byrd, of Phoenix, Ariz., that he
and his wife are planning to
leave the first of August on
trip to his old home community,
arriving around August 15. Mrs.
Griffin is very thrilled at the
news as her brother’s last trip
home was, she believes, in 1929.
His wife has never been here.
Their parents were the late Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Byrd, the first set
tiers to build a home in what is
now the town of Vass. They lived
for many years in the ‘'‘long
house” by the railroad, near the
Methodist Church. Hunter still
has many friends here who will
be delighted to see him and his
wife.
Personals
. Mrs. W. D. Matthews of South
ern Pines spent the Fourth with
her sister, Mrs. W. B. Graham,
while the latter’s daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. 'W. A.
Muse, took ar trip to Morrow
Mountain. They returned by
Rockingham, stopping to see Mr.
and Mrs. H. C'. Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Key and
Betty spent Friday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Avron Upchurch at
Fuquay.
Mrs. June McCaskill and
daughters, Mary June, Katie and
Marie, of Carthage Route 3 spent
three days last week with Mrs.
McCaskill’s father, H. C. Calla
han, while Mrs. Callahan and her
sister. Mrs. Ed Franklin of Dan
ville, Va., were visiting in Con
cord. Mrs. Franklin has returned
to her home in Danville.
Mrs. P. B. Irby and children
visited relatives in Raleigh sev
eral days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tyson are
expecting their daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Mann, home from. Washington, D.
C., this weekend for their vaca
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones and
son, Joe, visited the Morehead
Planetarium at Chapel Hill Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Griffin
spent two days last week at
Ocean Drive, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Grahani
and family of Graham visited
Mrs. W. B. Graham and the
Muses Sunday. Mary Lou Gra
ham remained for a week’s visit.
Mrs. Julian Smith and son
Johnny, and Mrs. Arch McGill
came home Sunday after spend
ing several days with Mrs. J. M.
Norton near Raeford. Sandra
Smith spent the time with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Smith, on Route”2.
Visiting Mrs. S. R. Smtih Sun
day afternoon were Mrs. J. B.
Cameron and Mrs.. Eveleth Rich
ardson and children, of Manly,
Mrs. Louis Honeycutt and chil
dren of Southern Pines, and Mrs.
John B. Cameron and children of
Asheboro.
M>. and Mrs. L. L. McLean of
Southern Pines visited the N. N.
McLeans on the Fourth.
Mrs. F. L. Taylor of Pinehurst
visited Mrs. W. C. Leslie Monday.
Marjorie Leslie Bullock went
home with her for a short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Waylon Thomas
and son of Sanford visited the L.
B. Fryes and the James Key fam
ily Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. Griffin returned
home from Albemarle last Thurs
day after a visit of sever^ days.
Her son Ray went to bring her
home.
Improvements
’The floor in the sanctuary of
the Vass Baptist Church has just
been sanded and refinished and
new pews are being installed this
week, replacing the theater-style
seats that have been in use.
Improvements are in evidence
also, in the new educational
building which was recently oc
cupied.
Back From Vacation
The Rev. ’Thomas Wolfe, his
vnfe and baby son, Tommy, re
turned Sunday night from a two
weeks’ vacation spent with their
parents at Burlington. Their
daughters, Karen and Kathy, re
mained with their grandparents
for a longer visit.
While Mr. WoUe, who is pas
tor of the Vass Baptist Church,
was away, Sunday services were
conducted by two laymen of the
church, W. V. Nix on the first
Sunday, and F. L. Taylor on the
second.
Associational Rally
Girls’ Auxiliaries of the Bap
tist Churches in the South Sandy
Creek Association will hold a
rally at the Vass Baptist Church
next Tuesday, July 17, beginning
at 5:30 p. m. Around 150 girls are
expected to attend.
The 5:30 session will be follow
ed by a picnic supper in the base
ment of the new educational
building, and a social hour.
Buffet Supper
a buffet supper Friday honoring
Mrs. Helen Hardy of Bonlee and
Mrs. J. C. Wicker of Tucson,
Ariz. Several friends called dur
ing the evening.
Personals
Mrs. R. G. Rosser had as her
guests Tuesday her son John and
his family, of Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Beal and
children and Judy Rosser are
spending a few days at MyrtM
Beach, S. C.
Mrs. George Stutts had the fol
lowing visitors last ■week: Mr.
and Mrs. John Stutts of High
Point, Paul Thomas, Jr., of San
ford, Mf. and Mrs. B. F. Lane of
Bynum, and Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Jones of Hope Mills.
Airman lie and Mrs. W. R. Mc
Gill and children and Mrs. J. B.
Parker and son Joe spent Sunday
at Bahama with their aunt, Mrs.
Ben Mangum.
Mrs. George Barnhardt and
With The Armed Forces
Army Sergeant First Class
John E. Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Johnson, Route 2,
Cameron, recently appeared on
the Ed Sullivan television show
with a drill team from the 3rd In
fantry Regiment.
Composed of men from the reg-
Mrs. Ted Rosser entertained at Mrs. Dorothy Berry of Sanford
visited Mrs. Bertie L. Matthews
and her son, Franklin, Thursday
afternoon. Franklin, who was
hospitalized for several months,
first at Oteen, then at Swannan-
oa, has recently been discharged
and is now staying at home.
Mrs. Thurlow Evans and her
mother, Mrs. Ora Thompson, who
had been here from Salem, N. J.,
on a few days’ visit, left Monday
night for Baltimore. Md., to visit
the latter’s daughter Eimice (Mrs.
Powers), who has recently gone
home from a hospital there.
iment’s Company G, the team
demonstrated its skill in close
order marching on the coast to
coast telecast. Sergeant Johnson
is stationed at Fort Lesley J. Mc
Nair in Washington, D. C.
Johnson entered the Army in
January 1951 and was last assign
ed to the 24th Infantry Division
in Korea.
The 25-year-old soldier attend
ed Benhaven High School, Olivia.
Pfe James R. Sheffield, son of
Mrs. Bessie K. Sheffield, Pine
hurst, is participating in annual
battalion training tests with the
25th Infantry Division Artillery
on the island of Hawaii.
Sheffield is scheduled to return
to his regular station at Schofield
Barracks on Oahu in early Au
gust.
A cannoneer in Battery A of
the division’s 90th Field Artillery
Battalion, Sheffield entered the
Army in November 1954. He
completed basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. C.
Sheffield attended Pinehurst
High School.
Billy M, Cole, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Cole, Route 1, West
End, recently was promoted to
specialist third class in France,
where he is a member of the
7832nd Army Unit.
Specialist Cole, a driver in the
unit’s Headquarters and Service
Company, entered the Army in
September 1954. He completed
'basic training at Fort Jackson,
and arrived in Europe in March
1955.
Cole attended Pinehurst High
School.
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