THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1956
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolinii
Page SEVEN
News and Personals from Vass
Bessie Cameron Smith, Representative — Telephone Vass 317'
Christmas Program
“The Coming of the Christ
Child” in living pictures will be
presented at'the Vass Presbyteri
an Church at 7:30 p. m. Sunday,
and the public is invited to at-1
tend. The annual Joy Gift offer
ing for ministerial relief will be
made.
Pageant WeU Attended
A large congregation attended
the pageant, “The Abiding
King,” given at the Methodist
Church Sunday night by the
Methodist Youth Fellowship,
with a few small children and
adult woriters also taking part,
biingiiig the number of partici
pants to 50. The service was des
cribed as very impressive and
beautiful.
At the Baptist Church
Young people of the Vass Bap
tist Church will present a pag
eant, “Little Star of Bethlehem,”
at 7:30 o’clock Friday evening
before Christmas, this to be fol
lowed by a Christmas tree in the
new educational building.
WSCS Meets
The Vass Methodist Woman’s
Society of Christian Service held
its December meeting in the fel
lowship hall of the church with
Miss Ethel Davis as hostess and
with the president, Mrs. R. R.
Thomas, presiding.
Mrs. Russell Bullock was lead
er of the program, which had
Christmas as its theme. All took
part in a Christmas choral led by
Mrs. Bullock, with Mrs. A. G. Ed
wards, Jr^ Mrs. H. A. Borst and
Mrs. C. P. McMUlan taking spe
cial parts. Mrs. Bullock gave a
Christmas reading interspersed
with carol singing.
A card acknowledging receipt
of a shipment of stockings Bent to
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Japan by the Society was read.
Plans for sending supplies to a
school in Georgia, also for rem
embering shut-ins at Christmas,
were made.
The hostess served fruit cake
topped with whipped cream, cof
fee, and Christmas candies.
Dinner Party
Mr. and Mrs. Cortis Thomas
entertained at a dinner party at
their home last 'Thursday eve
ning. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. A.
G. Edwards, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C.
P. McMillan, Mir. and Mrs. Hor
ace Mullinix, and Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Edwards.
Visit College
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gladstone
drove to Raleigh Saturday to
take a group of his agriculture
students to State College for
High School Day. They were
guests of the college at the Penn-
State game Saturday evening.
Students going were James, Billy
and Danny Ceimeron, Larry
Johnson, Jimmy Mashbum and
Stanly Buie.
Presbyterian Circles
The Circles of Vass Presbyteri
an Women of the Church met
last week.
Mrs. T. L. McNair was hostess
I to the Jane McGill Circle and
Mrs. C. G. Crockett led the Bible
study. Mrs. W. E. Gladstone was
jin charge of a program on the
' Joy Gift, with Mrs. Monroe
: Chappell, Mrs. G. M. McDrmott
and Mrs. P. A Wilson taking
part. Plans for Christmas cheer
work were made. Refreshments
were served.
Circle 1 met at the home of
Mrs. J. A. Hudson with Mrs. H.
L. Price as Bible study leader
and Miss Polly Hudson in charge
of the Joy Gift program. The
group made plans for remember
ing a child at Barium Springs
Orphans Home at Christmas. The
meeting ended with a refresh
ment period.
Attend Rally
A group from the Presbyterian
Youth Fellowship attended a
rally at the Presbyterian Church
in Carthage Sunday afternoon.
Attending were Janice, Bruce,
David and Roy Jackson, Miss
Polly Gilmore, John Wayne
Hipp, Bonnie Hicks, Carol Jes
sup, Barbara Griffin, Joan Bald
win, and their adult leader, Mrs.
Eugene Hicks.
Honor Sons
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lassiter
gave a birthday dinner at their
home Sunday honoring their
sons, Wilford, Bobby Lee and
Johnny, and their son-in-law,
Jesse Coore, all of whom have
birthdays within a short period
of time. The entire family was to
gether: Mr. and Mrs, Lassiter and
Diane, of the home, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilford Lassiter and little son,
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lee Lassiter
and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Coore and
son, Jesse, Jr., all of the Vass
community, and Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Lassiter and baby of
Cameron.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Jack-
son and Ann Jackson of near
Godwin and Mrs. Ellis Edmonds
and daughter, Linda, of Cameron
visited Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mc
Lean Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. W. T. Cox, Mrs. Robert
Waddell and Billy Waddell of
Sanford attended the pageant at
the Methodist Church Sunday
evening. They called on the Von
Metzgers and N. A. McMillan,
also Mrs. S. R. Smith, while here.
Marjorie Leslie Bullock went
to Greensboro Friday for a week
end visit to her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Leslie, and
had a delightful time visiting
them and seeing the city’s Christ
mas decorations. They brought
her home in time for Sunday
School Sunday morning.
Russell Bullock, who is on the
tobacco market at Sparta, Tenn.,
spent the weekend at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McNair
and Ronnie spent the weekend
with’ his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. L. McNair. His mother accom
panied them home to Charlotte
to spend a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brooks of
Sanford called at the home of
Mrs. G. W. Brooks Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Autrey Jr.,
and daughter, Betsy, of Ashe-
boro visited his parents Sunday
and attended the pageant at the
Methodist Church that night.
Miss Janice Graham came with
them and spent the afternoon
with Miss Vonnie Mae Frye.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Callahan
visited his uncle at Bladenboro
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edwards vis
ited relatives in Saluda, S. C.,
Sunday.
Edison Callahan became ill
while at his work Monday and
was taken to Moore County Hos
pital.
Mrs. George Blue spent from
Tuesday until Saturday in Lau-
rinburg with her sister, Mrs. Lee
Wilkes, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Dowdy
and children of Sanford visited
the W. H. Fryes Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Graham of
Asheboro attended the Christmas
pageant at the Methodist Church
Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Graham
and family of Graham and Mrs.
Graham’s mother, Mrs. R. T.
Gardner of Hamlet, were callers
at the home of Mrs. W. B. Gra
ham and the W. A. Muses Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Gardner was
on her way to Graham for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Abernathy
visited relatives at Chapel Hill
Friday. Mrs. Abernathy has not
been well for several months and
this was her first trip off in some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McGill
went to Crossnore on Wednesday
of last week to bring their grand
daughter, Debbie McGill, here to
stay with them until after Christ
mas.
Mrs. J. B. Parker, Mrs. Ray
Griffin and Mrs. Lacy McRae
called on Mrs. Bertie L. Mat
thews at Moore County Hospi
tal Sunday afternoon. Among her
Monday callers were Mrs. P. A.
Wilson and Miss Bessie Camer
on. Little change is noted in Mrs.
Matthews’ condition from day to:
day.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ring and
son, Dennis, spent the weekend
in Greensboro with Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. TUTr-nnnniH noon. They visited Mrs. Jewel;a recent afternooa
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hemphill Hemphill in Cameron, elso. | Mr, and Mrs. Jim McCaskiU
and daughter, Betty, of Hamlet Glenn Crissman of Ashley and chQdren cil Carthage Route
visited Mrs. W. D. McCraney and Heights was a guest at the home 3 spent Saturdtiy night with Mr.
the D. H. McGills Sunday after- of Mr. and Mrs. Cortis 'Oiomas and Mrs. H. C. Callahan.
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