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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1956
Women’s Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
BESSTT’’- CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2-6512
Mrs Mark J King, Jr., I MISS CARLOTTA MAPLES BECOMES BRIDE
OF GILBERT MAPLES IN CHURCH RITES
Miss Carlotta Frances Maples, i Mrs. Patterson.
Is Feted At Luncheon
By County Welfare Staff
Mrs. Mark J. King, Jr., of South
ern Pines, case work assistant
with the Moore County Welfare
Department, was given a luncheon
at Hamel’s last Thursday by mem
bers of the Welfare staff as a fare
well courtesy before she leaves
next Monday to take graduate
work in social services at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Chapel
HiU. She was presented a shower
of gifts, also.
Those honoring Mrs. King were
Mrs. Walter B. Cole, welfare sup
erintendent for Moore County;
Mrs. C. A. McCallum, Mrs. J. H.
McCaskiU, Mrs. George Fischer,
Mrs. Ann Russell, Mrs. John Kel
ly, and Mrs. Idonna Russell, field
representative for this area from
the State Welfare office in Ral
eigh.
Mrs. King entertained this
group at luncheon at her home on
Boiling Springs Circle on Wednes
day of last week.
The course which Mrs. King
plans to take requires nine
months. She will study at the
University for three months, then
take three months of field train
ing, and return to the University
for the final three months.
Leavitt Family Visits
In Sandhills On Way
South From Vermont
A family in which older
resi-
daughter of Mrs. J. E. Cockman of
Carthage and the late Gilbert
Maples, became the bride of Air
man l|c David Maples, also of Car
thage but now stationed in Savan
nah, Ga., in a candlelight cere
mony at the Baptist Church- in
Carthage at 7:30 o’clock Saturday
evening, September 8. The Rev.
C. A. Kirby, Jr., was the officiat
ing minister.
The bride is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Patterson of
Carthage, with whom she has
made her home since early child
hood.
Church decorations consisted of
baskets of white gladioli and
standards of white candles against
background of palms. White
satin ribbon marked special pews.
Prior to the ceremony Mrs. Bert
Moore, organist, and Miss Mary
Jane Martin, vocalist, both of Car
thage, presented a program of
nuptial music. Miss Martin sang
Walk Hand In Hand,” “Where
Thou Goest,” and, as a benedic
tion, “The Lord’s Prayer.” Mrs.
Moore played “O Promise Me”
and “I Love You Truly,” and the
traditional wedding marches.
The bride was given in marriage
by her step-father. Her princess
style dress was of Chantilly lace
and duchess satin, fashioned with
V-shaped neckline and long point
ed sleeves. Her fingertip veil was
attached to a tiara of lace orna
mented with seed pearls. She
wore a pearl necklace and carried
a white prayer book topped with a
white orchid and showered with
stephanotis caught to satin ribbon.
The bride’s wedding dress and
the dresses of all of her attendants
Leavitt. Their grandparents, also
were long-ago residents of South
ern Pines and the family owned
and operated the telephone system
then in use here.
The Eugene Leavitts’ daughters,
said to be very attractive, are Ann,
Jean, Linda, Dorothy, Edna Jane,
and twins Julia and Joan.
Ann, Jean and Linda were
weekend guests of Betsy Scheip-
ers, and Edna Jane visited Sally
Scheipers.
Mrs. Bernard Leavitt, Sr.,
teaching.
'Future Homemakers
Welcome New Members
And Elect Officers
The Southern Pines High
School Chapter of Future Home
makers of America held its first
meeting of the new school year
Monday afternoon at the home
economics cottage. The main
purpose of the meeting was
elect officers for the year. New
high school students desiring to
join the club were invited to do
so at this time, and new and re
newal memberships totaled ap
proximately 30.
Miss Vira Rodgers, club ad
riser, presided at the meeting, at
vhich the club’s colors, flower,
;reed and mottq were explained,
.\rden Fobes read the purposes
of the club.
The following new officers
were elected: Sondra Bailey,
president; Linda Thompson, vice
president; Patsy Garner, secre
tary; Diana Tolar, reporter
Frances Harper, parliamentarian
Alice Gamble, historian; and
Betty Jo Lowdermilk, social
chairman.
The club voted to hold its
meetings on the fi”^ Monday of
each month.
Armnnoppm^nt of the district
■fuA Rallv to be held in Ham-
/kt 13 was made.
Refreshments were enjoyed by
the group.
Miss Betty Jo Gilmore of Ft.
Myers, ^la., and Southern Pines
was maid of honor. Bridesmaids
were Mrs. Jack Phillips of Siler
City, Mrs. Bill Frye of Carthage,
and Miss Patricia Hunter of High
Point. Their gowns were of pale
green nylon crystallette, ballerina
length, with V-necklines, and they
carried baskets of yellow carna
tions. Miss Carol Caddell of Car
thage, cousin of the bride, was
flower girl. She wore a long
dress of white eyelet embroidered
organdy and carried a white bas
ket filled with tuberoses.
Grady Caddell of Carthage at
tended Mr. Maples as best man,
and ushers were the bride’s cous
in Ralph Gilmore, Jr., and Carl
Michael, cousin of the groom,
both of Carthage. Milfe Griffin of
Vass, the bride’s cousin, served as
ring bearer.
The bride’s mother wore a dress
of rust lace with a corsage of
bronze carnations. Her grand
mother was dressed in blue lace
with white carnations. The bride
groom’s aunt, Mrs. Muriel Mi
chael, was attired in aqua lace
with a corsage of white carna
tions.
Following the wedding, which
was directed by Mrs. R. J. Gil
more, the couple received in the
vestibule of the church.
Mrs. Maples was graduated
from Carthage High School last
spring. The bridegroom is a grad
uate of Carthage High School and
has been in the service since com
pleting his studies there. After a
wedding trip they will be at hom^
in Savannah, Ga.
A cake cutting party was held
dents of the town will feel espe
cial interest spent last weekend in
the Sandhills: Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Leavitt and their seven
daughters and Mr. Leavitt’s broth
er Bernard Leavitt, all of Bridge-
water, Vt. They were en route to
Florida to make their home.
The Leavitt brothers are sons of
former Southern Pines residents,
Mrs. Bernard (Nellie) Leavitt of
Bradford, Vt., and the late Mr. a^jult leaders of the Presbyterian Wide
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Looking Ahead
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MRS. HUGH WILLIAM CARTER, Jr.
CARTER-KELI.EY WEDDING CEREMONY IS
SOLEMNIZED SATURDAY IN CHARLOTTE
were made by her grandmother, ’ Friday night after the rehearsal.
COUNSELORS GIVE PICNIC FOR YOUTH
GROUP PRIOR TO OFF-TO-COLLEGE TREK
Dr. and Mrs. R. M. McMillan,"^
young people, assisted by Mrs. C.
H. Donnell, entertained the
Youth Fellowship and Pioneers
of Brownson Memorial Churcn
at a picnic supper at Watsor’s
Lake Sunday evening, honorhg
members of the group who vill
be going away to college or prep-
school. Adult guests were the
Rev. and Mrs. John Reagan and
Dr. and Mrs. Cheves K. ligon.
Around 50 attended.
Mrs. Reagan, who ha.' been
employed to help with the youth
work while here for a tenporary
stay, spoke briefly to thf group.
Young people of the Resbyte-
rian church who have gone or
will be leaving soon and the
schools which they wU attend
are: Bill Marley, Davd McCal
lum and David Baily, N. C.
State College, Ralegh; James
Collins, John Ray, Gorge Morri
son and Elmer Ren^ar, Univer
sity of North Carcina, Chapel
Hill; Harold Collhs, Jr., and
Bobby Cline, Du^e University,
Durham; Joe Maley, Campbell
College, Buies Creek; Julian
Pleasants, Davidon College; Paul
Kinnison, Texas A&M; June Bris
tow, Troutman Beauty School;
Claude Reams, Jniversity of Vir
ginia; Don vanBenschoten, Guil
ford College; Dorothy Newton,
Peace Collegt Kathryn Dwight,
WCUNC, Gpensboro; Joe Steed,
The Citadel;Alex McLeod, Duke
Medical ScBol; Emmaday Col
lins and Ssan Leonard, Ashley
Hall; JohnMcMillan, Hill Prepa
ratory Soool; Tony Leonard,
Christ /chool; and Thomas
Mitchell, Georgia Tech.
Mrs. Ligon Presents
Program At Meeting
Of Jr. Woman’s Club
“Who, What and Where?” This
was the topic of the Junior Wom
an’s Club’s program Tuesday
night at the first fall meeting,
held at the Civic Club building
with the new president, Mrs.
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., presi
ding.
Mrs. Cheves K. Ligon, whq
was in charge of the program,
answered the three-fold ques
tion, giving information about
the functions and aims of both
Junior and -Senior Woman’s
Clubs.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mrs. Ted Klingenschmidt, Mrk
Lynn H. Ledden and Mrs. Irie
Leonard.
Miss -iJcIver, Former
Loca Teacher, Engaged
To Ved Capt. Taylor
Mr and Mrs. John McMillan
McLer of Gulf announce the en-
gagfinent of their daughter, Hen-
rieta Love, to Ross Gerald Tay
lor Captain, United States
Army, son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Guilford Taylor of
KushviUe, Ill.
Miss Mclver, a graduate of
Queens College, Charlotte, is
teaching in the August Circle
School of Greenville, S. C.
Captain Taylor, a
Fellowship Notes
Attention is called to the
Church Night covered dish dinner
to be held at 6:30 tomorrow (Fri
day) evening in the fellowship
hall of the Church of Wide Fel
lowship. This will be the'first
social get-together of the new sea
son and a large attendance is de
sired.
Trustees, deacons. Church
School officers, teachers and heads
of departments are asked to re
serve Sunday afternoon and eve
ning, September 23, for attendance
at a conference at the church for
the purpose of making plans for
future activities. The conference
will open at 4 p.m., supper will be
at 6 o’clock, and a closing session
will start at 7:30.
Ladies of the church will hold
an all-day rummage sale on Fri
day and Saturday of next week in
the church basement. Anyone
who has articles for the sale may
leave them at the church Thurs
day afternoon, September 20, or
any time after 9 a.m. on Friday
and Saturday, or they may call
Mrs. Bryan Poe who will arrange
to' have articles collected.
Methodist Church
Observes Anniversary
In Unfinished Building
In celebration of the second
birthday of the local Methodist
Church, services were held in
the new building now under con
struction last Sunday. Eighty-
five attended Sunday School, and
107 were present for the worship
service which was followed by
a covered dish dinner and fel
lowship hour in the building.
No other services are planned
^or the new building before its
completion.
In a ceremony at 7:30 p. m.
Saturday, September 8, in Myers
Park Presbyterian Church, Char
lotte, Miss Margaret Patterson
Kelley became the bride of Hugh
William Carter, Jr.
The bride is' the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Kelley of
1659 Hertford Road, Charlotte.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carter of Pinehurst.
Dr. Thaddeus A. Cheatham of
Pinehurst, maternal grandfather
of the bridegroom, performed the
ceremony, assisted by Dr. James
E. Fogartie. A reception at the
home of the bride’s parents fol
lowed.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown of
cahdlelight silk taffeta and Alen-
con lace, fashioned along prin
cess lines with round neck and
short sleeves. Gathered fullness
in the back of the skirt extended
into a chapel train. Her fingertip
the bridegroom. Miss Charlotte
Marian Nicoll and Mrs. John Van
Ness Andrews.
Mr. Carter had Dr. John Cod
ington as best man. Ushers were
Gaither Walser of Lexington,
Henry Walker of Kinston, Robert
P. Wye of Hartford, Conn., and
Charlotte, John Snow Glover
and the bride’s brothers Blaine
Kelley, Jr., and Austin Patterson
Kelley.
The bride, a graduate of Cen-,
tral High School in Charlotte, at
tended Hollins College in Vir
ginia and graduated from the
University of North Carolina,
where she was a member of.
Delta Delta Delta sorority. She
was presented to society at the
Charlotte Debutante Ball in 1953
and was a member of the Spin
ster Club.
Mr. Carter is a graduate Of
Woodberry Forest School and
the University of North Carolina,
veil of candlelight illusion was. He was a member of Kappa
attached to a Juliet cap of Alen- Sigma fraternity. After a wed-
con lace. She carried a bouquet | ding trip to Jamaica and Nassau,
of gardenias, stephanotis and j he will enter the service.
LEGION AUXILIARY
The American Legion Auxil
iary will meet in the Legion hut
at 8 p. m. Tuesday, the 18th. New
officers will be installed and
Miss Joan Howarth will give her
report on GiAs State.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
Next Monday night’s meeting
of the Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Women of the
Church, starting at 8 o’clock, will
have special features, with teach
ers in the Southern Pines School
invited to attend. After an ab
breviated business session, Mrs.
Avery Evans, chairman of Chris
tian Education, will lead a pro
gram on “ifeligious Education in
the Home.” A panel composed of
Mrs. Wayland Blue, Mrs. L. L.
Woolley and Mrs. James-Stevens
will discuss the subject: “You
Are a Pupil and a Teacher Every
Day.”
A reception honoring the
teachers will be held in the rec
reation room following the pro
gram.
BAPTIST WOMEN
A very important meeting of
the Women’s Missionary Society
of the First Baptist Church will
be held at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the
church parlor. The nominating
committee, composed of Mrs. T.
T. Hayes, chairman, Mrs. Fred
Woodruff and Mrs. C. D. May,
will make its report, and the new
Circle chairmen will draw names
for their Circle membership for
the new year which begins in Oc
tober. The president asks that all
chairmen and members be pres
ent.
LEARN MORE CLASS
The Learn More Bible Class
will meet at 8 p. m. Monday at
the home of Mrs. George B. Lit
tle, 115 Soqth Ridge Street.
CHICKEN SUPPER
The Southern Pines Methodist
Church'will serve a chicken sup
per from 5:30 to 7:30 next Wed
nesday evening at the Southern
Pines Country Club, as a benefit
for the church building fund.
Mrs. Allan Shaw, Jr., is ticket
chairman, telephone 2-9895.
DOES TO MEET
BPO Does will meet at 8 p. m.
Tuesday, the 18th, at the South
ern Pines CountA Club.
Mrs. Hal Adams Is
Shown Several
Farewell Courtesies
Mrs. Hal Adams, who will be
leaving soon to make her home
in Hartsville, S. C., has been the
recipient of a number of social
courtesies. Mrs. Viotor N. Shep
hard entertained at a luncheon
for her today. Mrs. Sherwood
Brockwell was hostess at a
bridge luncheon last Friday, and
Mrs. J. S. Hiatt, Jr., had pre
viously honored Mrs. Adams at a
bridge-luncheon.
New Heir-rivals
MARY GRAY PA’TTON
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Gray Pat
ton announce the birth of a
daughter, Mary Gray, on Wed
nesday, September 5, at Lees-
ville. La. The baby weighed sev
en pounds, seven ounces.
Dr. Patton is the son of Dr.
and Mrs. Lewis Patton of Duke
University. Mrs. Patton is the
former Miss Rosemary Dundas,
daughter of Mrs. John Dundas,
formerly of Southern Pines but
now living in Washington, D. C.,
and the late Vice Admiral John
Dundas, Royal Navy.
THOMAS STEELMAN DERBY
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Derby of
865 Saylor Street are the parents
of a son, born Tuesday, Septem
ber 11, at Moore County Hospital
weighing seven pounds, six
ounces. They have named him
Thomas Steelman. They have
two little daughters, Judy, two
and a half years old, and Penny,
16 months. Mr. Derby, who is
news editor of The Pilot, and his
family moved to Southern Pines
from Waynesville last January.
valley lilies.
Mrs. John Codington of Balti
more, Md., sister of the bride-
The bridegroom’s grandmother
Mrs. Cheatham of Pinehurst at
tended the wedding. His paternal
groom, was matron of-honor, and grandmother, Mrs. H. M. Adams
Miss Mary Ann Shannonhouse of Somerville, N. J. was not pres-
was maid of hohor. Other attend- ent. His paternal grandfather
ants were Miss Mary Ann Carter was the late J. J. T. Carter of
of Pinehurst, another sister of Penzance, Cornwall, Eng.
NEW MEMBERS OF JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB
HONORED AT ANNUAL PRESIDENTS’ TEA
Johnny McConneU, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John D. McConnell
of Country Club Drive, flew to
Chattanooga, Tenn., where he
has enrolled at McCallie School.
the University of Illlinois, is
army liaison officer at Donaldson
Air Force Base, Greenville, S. C.
Miss Mclver taught third grade
in the Southern Pines School in
1955-56.
Miss Janet Hamel
Graduates From
School of Nursing
Miss Janet Hamel graduated
from the University of Virginia
Department of Nursing last Fri
day. She returned to Southern
Pines with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Hamel, who attended
the graduation exercises, for a
brief visit. Miss Hamel is plan
ning to join the staff of the Uni
versity of Virginia Hospital on
September 30.
Lt. Betty Coley
Voices Appreciation
A recent card from Lt. Betty
Coley, who was hospitalized at
Denver, Colo., for observation,
brings the good news that she
was being discharged the latter
graduate of August with an o. k. as to
her condition. She expressed
thanks for the notice of her hor
pitalization which appeared in
this column and for the many
cards and letters which she re
ceived “from all those wonderful
southern people.”. Betty is sta
tioned at the AF Hospital in Sa-
lina, Kan.
SOLOES
This is an eventful week
for John Ray, son of the Dan
S. Rays. Yesterday he made
his first solo flight, after tak
ing a Series of lessons from
Buck McKenzie of Knoll-
wood Airport, and today he
soloed into the outside world
as a freshman at the Univer
sity of North Carolina.
One of thb outstanding events
on the year’s calendar for the
Junior Woman’s Club—^the Pres
idents’ tea honoring new mem
bers—was held from 4 to 6 p. m.
Saturday at the Knollwood home
of Mrs. Joe Marley. Hostesses
were past presidents, Mrs.
Cheves K. Ligon and Mrs. Mar
ley, and the new president, Mrs.
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr.
The honorees included: Mrs.
Frank Blue, ^s. Robert Bums,
Mrs. Royden Council, Mrs.
Thomas Craven, Mrs. Roger
Gibbs, ^Mrs. William Howell,
Mrs. Ted Klingenschmidt, Mrs.
W. A. Raymond, Mrs. Hugh
Rhodes, Jr., Mrs. Herman Shaw,
Mrs. Thomas Surratt, iMrs. Kirk
Thayer, Jr., and Mrs. David
Whitehead.
The Marley home was decora
ted with arrangements of mixed
garden flowers. The club colors
of white and green were featured
on the dining table, which was
covered with a white cloth and
centered with a bowl of white
flowers flanked by green
candles.
Mrs. Hodgkins and Mrs. Mar
ley greeted the guests, number
ing around 35, and Mrs. Ligon
presided at the punch bowl.
Bridge Club Has
Master Point Night;
Winners Are Listed
Six and a half tables were at
play Tuesday night when the
Sandhills Duplicate Bridge Club
met for its monthly master point
game at the Southern Pines
Country Club.
North-South wiimers were:
1st, P. Van Lenten and Mrs. V.
Pavlor, Fort Bragg; 2nd, Mr. and
Mrs. I. B. HaU, Fayetteville; 3rd,
Mrs. B. W. Dickerson and Mrs.
1st, R. Alexander of Fayetteville
J. B. Hogan, Hamlet. East-West;
and F. A. Simmons, Raleigh;
2nd, Mrs. R. M. McMillan and
Alex McLeod; 3rd. Mr. and Mrs.
Hg|old Markham, West End.
James Humphrey will be a
student at Elon College.
Ann Richardson has returned
to Raleigh, where she has been
attending school for several
years, y
Baptist Circles
Hold Meetings
Circles of the Women’s Mis
sionary Society of the First Bap
tist Church held their monthly
meetings last week and this, with
programs and refreshment hours.
Circle 2 met Wednesday after
noon a week ago with Mrs. C. B.
Gale. Eleven members attended
and two visitors, Mrs. Preston
Stancil, and Mrs. Everett Kiv-
ett, Jr., of New York, who led
the devotions. Mrs. William Dale
reported on a conference which
she attended at Campbell Col
lege last week.
Mrs. Fred Woodruff was host
ess to Circle 3, with 12 members
and one visitor. Miss Agnes
Adams, attending. Mrs. Z. V.
Tolar led the devotions and Mrs.
John Stewart presented a pro
gram on prayer and world mis
sions.
A continuation of last month’s
program on stewardship was giv
en by Mrs. Bill Baker and Mrs.
David Gamble Tuesday morning
at Circle 5’s meeting, held at the
home of Mrs. O. Leon Seymour.
Committee chairmen gave their
final reports for the year.
Mrs. C. A. McLaughlin was
hostess to Circle 6 Tuesday, with
one visitor, Mrs. W. F. Thomas-
son, and 11 members attending.
Devotions were conducted by
Mrs. Ned Bushby and Mrs.
George Little. Mrs. M. B. Arnold,
Mrs. Ray Trudell and Miss Pat
ArchbeUe presented the pro
gram.
Miss Margaret Thomas
And Gene Maynard Wed;
At Home In Chapel Hill
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Thomas of
Southern Pines announce the
marriage of their daughter, Mar
garet Carolyn, to Gene Harris
Maynard, son of Mrs. E. B. May
nard and the late Mr. Maynard
of Aberdeen, on August 20 in
Bennettsville, S. C. After a wed-
,ding trip to the mountains they
are now living in Chapel Hill,
where the bridegroom will be a
member of the Junior Class of
the University of North Caro
lina. Mrs. Maynard graduate'-’
,Jrom ^Southern Pines High
School last spring.
WSCS MEETING
The general meeting of the
Methodist Woman’s Society of
Christian Service will be held at
8 p. m. Monday, the 17th, at the
church parsonage, 435 North
Ashe Street.
Jim McDonald will be a stu
dent at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurin McQueen
of Laurinburg visited Mrs. S. R.
Newton at St. Joseph’s Hospital
'Tuesday afternoon.
John Seymour is entering N. C.
State College in Raleigh.
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