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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1957
V
Women’s Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
BESSIE CAMEKON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2-6512
Mrs. William Lee
Feted At Shower
Given By Aunts
Mrs. William H. Lee of Crest-
view Road was honored at a
stork shower Tuesday night giv
en by her aunts, Mrs. Alma Gay
and Mrs. Sue Ivey. After the
gifts had been duly admired, the
hostesses served refreshments.
Guests were: Mrs. Howard Mc
Neill, Mrs. Cass King, Mrs.
James Hall, Mrs.' EsteUe Jones,
Mrs. Clyde Tew, Mrs. Grady
Wright, Mrs. Julian Lane, Mrs.
Fred Hall, Mrs. Doris Warren,
and Mrs. Howard Allred.
DR. ELMENDORF DISCUSSES MEDICAL
WORK IN LATIN AMERICA AT CIVIC CLUB
Mrs. Hartshorne Is
Honored By Does With
Miscellaneous Shower
At the conclusion of the regu
lar meeting of Drove 42 BPO
Does on Tuesday night of
last week, a surprise shower of
miscellaneous household articles
was given Mrs. James Hart-
shome. A large basket filled
with attractive gift packages was
brought in and placed before
Mrs. Hartshorne, who opened
and displayed the many lovely
linens and useful gadgets given
her to replace the things which
she lost in the Highland Pines
Inn fire. Refreshments were
served.
Dr. John E. Elmendorf, Jr., of
Midland Road was guest speaker
at the February meeting of the
Southern Pines Civic Club, held
Monday afternoon with the presi
dent, Mrs. J. B. Boyle, presiding,
and with a number of visitors
present to hear the’ speaker.
Dr. Elmendorf had as his sub
ject “Medicine and the Rockefel
ler Foundation in Latin America.”
He gave a vivid word picture of
what work for the Rockefeller
Foundation in the jungles of Bra
zil means in research and hard
ship, tracking the germ of yellow
fever in people living or dead and
in animals, and making serums
with which to fight it. From 1920
to 1952 he visited every country
in South America, his work tak
ing him among tribes where epi
demics were rampant.
His talk aroused in his hearers
a feeling of profound gratitude to
all pioneers who risk their lives
in working to eradicate dread dis
eases when they could be practic
ing in the cities and living in
comfort; to the Rockefeller Foun-
Mr. And Mrs. Best
Come From Canada
To Reside Here
New residents' of Southern
Pines who are this week getting
settled in their newly purchased
home—the Major Price house on
Maples Road—are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Best, who came from
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where
they had resided for 20 years.
They have been staying at Brae-
bupn Hall since arriving in the
Sandhills.
Mr. Best recently retired from
his position as Canadian ihanager
for Standard Products Company
of Cleveland Ohio. He and Mrs.
Best had been down here twice
before, spending about a month
here last spring. They liked the
place so much that they decided
to make it their home, so here
they are—an enthusaistic addition
to the host of Sandhills boosters.
dation and its courageous volun
teers in the cause of science and
humanity.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Boyle. Mrs. Elmendorf was
present at the meeting, and she
was presented a corsage.
Another interesting feature of
the meeting was a brief talk by
Mrs. Fred Carmichael, of the Car
avan Theatre, which is opening
its first season at the Caravan-
Pinehurst Theatre next week. Mr.
and Mrs. Carmichael head a stock
company that has been playing in
Dorset, Vt., and she told a little
about their work and expressed
the hope that the people of this
community will derive pleasure
from their plays.
Tea and a social hour followed
Mrs. M. Y. Poe, Mrs. Wade Stev-
ick and Mrs. Ernest M. Poate
were hostesses. The tea table was
centered with a beautiful bouquet
of flowers arranged by Mrs. Dean
Dorman. Mrs. Russell Simons
and Miss Louise Haynes poured
tea.
MISS WILEY DIRECTS FINE DAY OF GOLF
AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR TAR HEEL WGA
Sixty players from the 10 clubs
which make up the Tar Heel
Women’s Golf Association com
peted in a tournament played
last Friday at the Pine Needles
Club in Southern Pines, and en
joyed the hospitality of Miss
Kitty Wiley, of Tot’s Toggery,
sponsor of the entertainment
part of the day’s program. The
affair proved a great success both
from golfing and social stand
points.
Mrs. Pearson Menoher of
KnoUwood won the low gross
prize in the first flight, with 81.
Tied for net honors were Mrs.
Little and Mrs. Gravely. Mrs.
Johnson had the low gross in the
second flight with a 92 and Mrs.
Resch and Mrs. Dunn tied for
low net with 76.
In the third flight, Mrs. George
Pottle, with 110, was low gross,
with Mrs. Hodgkins, 80, and Mrs.
McMillan, 82 taking the net
awards. Mrs. Altibellis and Mrs.
Mangrum tied in the putting
competition, each with 27 putts.
Miss Alice Baxter
Takes Advertising
Work In Charlotte
Miss Alice Baxter left Sunday
for Charlotte to take a postion in
the advertising department of
Belk Brothers store, where she
worked in 1950-51. She has had
similar experience at Efird’s and
the Deadwyler Advertising Agen
cy, both in Charlotte. She receiv
ed her commercial art education
at the Ringling School of Art in
Sarasota, Fla.
For the past year Miss Baxter
had been doing art ■ work here in
the Training Aids Section at the
USAF Air-Ground Operations
School, which has now moved to
Biloxi, Miss. From May 1953 un
til March 1956 she! was executive
secretary for the Southern Pines
Chamber of Commerce and was
in charge of the branch office of
the Carolina Motor Club, issuing
automobile license plates here.
Active in the work of the Sand
hills Business and Professional
Women’s Club, she edited a
monthly bulletin. The Sandpiper,
for the club. Her address is: Apt.
207, 712 Louise Avenue, Charlotte
5.
Brilliant Hunt Ball
And Dinner Hold Top
Place On Calendar
Holding top interest on the so
cial calendar for February is the
formal Hunt Ball to be held this
Saturday night at the Southern
Pines Country Club, following
the annual Hunter Trials spon
sored by the Moore Coynty
Hounds.
The traditional Hunt Ball and
dinner will begin at 8 o’clock and
music will be furnished by Dave
Brown’s Orchestra from Raleigh.
The dining room and ball room
will be de,corated in the brilliant
Moore County Hunt Colors—
hunting pink and royal blue.
There will be guests from Cen
tral New York State, Connecti
cut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Ohio, Virginia, and South Caro
lina, as well as from the Sand
hills section.
Sweethearts Ball
. To Be Held Tonight
Sponsored By Beta Club
A “Sweethearts Ball” will be
held tonight at the Southern
Pines Country Club under spon
sorship of the Southern Pines
Beta Club chapter.
Decorations will be in the Val
entine motif and refreshments
v/ill be served. The party is for
students of the high school and
their dates, and stags.
This is an annual project of the
Beta Club to raise funds for
scholarships which it offers and
Other needs.
Officers Wives Hold
Farewell Luncheon
At Carolina Hotel
Members of the USAFAGOS
Officers’ Wives Club held a fare
well luncheon at the Carolina
Hotel in Pinehurst a day last
week, attended by 34 members,
most of whom were leaving
within the week. Mrs. John Cor
ley and Mrs. James Purdy serv
ed as hostesses.
Miss Jean Adams And
Mr. Bowers Are Wed
In Sarasota, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Adams
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Mary Jean, to Morrie
E. Bowers on Saturday, January
26, 1957. The wedding vows were
spoken in the parsonage of the
Methodist Church in Sarasota,
Fla. The bride’s cousin, Mrs.
Robert Angers, and uncle, Joseph
Molella, attended the bridal
couple.
Mrs. Bowers had been living in
Southern Pines with her parents
for several years before going
to Sarasota a year ago. Mr. Bow
ers, now a resident of Sarasota,
formerly lived in Toledo, Ohio.
The young couple will make
their residence in Sarasota.
Valentine Motif
Used At Thistle
Club Meeting
The Thistle Club met for an
afternoon of bridge at the Civic
Club Wednesday. High scorers
were: Mrs. H. E. Thrower, Mrs.
Charles Loup, Mrs. J. D. Sitter-
son, and Mrs. J. G. deBerry.
Refreshments are served at
each meeting by the Civic Club
and Wednesday’s featured the
Valentine motif, adding a real
party note to the occasion. Club
members expressed their thanks
for this extra thoughtftilness on
the p2urt of the Civic Club com
mittee.
Devins Family
Sails For Italy
Lt. and Mrs. J. Herbert Devins
sailed Tuesday on the Constitu
tion for Geneva for a three-year
tour of duty in Italy, taking with
them their German police dog,
Katinka. Lt. Devins will be sta
tioned at Vicenza.
After spending three weeks
here with Mrs. Devins’ mother,
Mrs. Edward Gordon-Mann, and
family, they spent the final two
weeks before their departure
with Lt. Devins’ parents in
Flushing, N. Y.
Mrs. Butler Is
Dinner Hostess
Mrs. Howard Butler had as her
dinner guests at the Hollywood
Hotel Wednesday evening Mrs.
H. C. Bleckschmidt, Mrs. John
Reagan, Mrs. George Heinitsh,
Mrs. Walter Harper and Mrs. R.
S. DuRant.
J
Mrs. Jean Edson, Mrs. Roy Local friends will be faiterested.
Grinnell and Mrs. James • Pleas-1 to know that Mrs. B. J. Kimbrell
ants spent last weekend with of Aberdeen, a patient at Moore
Mrs. Grinnell’s sister. Miss Ali-
mae Temple, at Lake View, S. C.
County Hospital,
nicely.
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MISS MARIE ELEANOR KEHOE is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Kehoe of Southern Pines, who announce her en
gagement to Larry Evans Hartsell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J.
Hartsell of Pinehurst. A fall wedding is planned. Miss Kehoe
graduated from Notre Dame High School in Greensboro. Mr.
Hartsell was graduated from Pinehurst High School in 1953 and
served in the United States Army in Korea and Japan.
CIVIC GARDEN CLUB HAS MR. HALL AS
SPEx-VKER; HONORS MEMBER WITH SHOWER
of the program. Mrs. James ^at-
Hairdressers Guild
Is Planned For
Moore County
Representatives of several
beauty shops in the county held
a meeting at the Agnes-Dorothy
Beauty Shop in Southern Pine^
on Wednesday night of last week
for the purpose of forming a lo
cal unit of the National and State
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists
Guild.
Philip Shehan of Phillip’s
Beauty Salon in Raleigh, mem
bership chairman and vice presi
dent of the State Council, was
principal speaker, discussing the
advantages of the organization.
Joe Snotherly of the Sir Walter
Raleigh Hotel Beauty Salon in
Raleigh, who is second vice pres
ident of the state organization,
also spoke briefly.
A second meeting was sched
uled for Monday, February 18, at
which time officers will be elect
ed.
Mrs. Johnson of the Agnes-
Dorothy shop served refresh
ments.
Attending the meeting were:
Catherine Blue Edwards and
Tecia Graham of the Vass Beau
ty Shop; Edith Gotch, Juanita
Kirby and Margaret Nance of
The Vogue, Southern Pines;
Helen Johnson and Lillian Par-
shley, Agnes-Dorothy Shop;
Frances Flack and Thelma Lock
lear, Franthel Beauty Shop,
Southern Pines; and Jean Tate,
Carolina Hotel Shop, Pinehurst.
Thomas Hall, assistant Moore
County farm agent, spoke to the
Civic Garden Club at its meet
ing last Thursday afternoon, giv
ing much information on pruning
shrubbery, the planting and care
of bulbs, landscaping home
grounds, and the planting of veg
etable gardens. A question and
answer period followed, in which
members received help on their
individual gardening problems.
' The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Frank Hale, club president.
Mrs. Hale, who recently enjoyed
a Florida vacation, told of the
pleasure she derived from visit
ing the Pahokee Garden Club in
Florida, which met outdoors in
a beautiful setting of trees and
blooming plants.
Miss Helen Butler told of plans
for landscaping the Alston House
grounds.
Plans are being made for a
spring flower show, which will
be announced later.
Colorfxil flower arrangements
were on display, with blue and
red ribbons attached to those
judged to be the best, and these
formed a pretty setting for a
surprise feature of the meeting
a surprise for one member, that
is_which came at the conclusion
liff and Miss Helen Butler left
the room to reappear moments
later rolling a wheelbarrow
beautifully decorated and filled
to overflowing with shower gifts
for Mrs. James Hartshorne from
club members and other friends.
The Civic Garden Club meets
on the first Thursday of
each month at 3 p. m. at the
Civic Club, and visitors are al
ways welcome to attend. .
Holl3rwood Club'
Meets Tuesday
The Hollywood Bridge Club
met Tuesday afternoon at the
hotel whose name it bears, with
four tables at play. Winners were
Mrs. F. Trimble, Mrs. Florence
Graff, Mrs. M. Barnes, and Miss
Mary Davidson.
Local People Attend
Friend’s Debut At
The Metropolitan
Mrs. Arch Coleman of “Sky
line” and her daughter, Mrs.
Wolfgang Langwiesche of Lake
ville, Conn., left Tuesday night
for New York City to attend the
debut at the Metropolitan Opera
on Wednesday night of Mary Cur
tis Dema, their long-time friend
and Mrs. Langwiesche’s former
roommate in New York. For the
past eight years she has been
singing in Italy.
Mr. And Mrs. Sitterson
Give Family Luncheon
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sitterson of
North Ashe Street entertained at
luncheon Tuesday honoring their
daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. D. Sit
terson, Jr., of Fort Bragg and her
mother, Mrs. Thomas Hopkins, of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., who is a guest
of the junior Sittersons at Fort
Bragg. Others attending the fam
ily luncheon were the Sittersons’
daughter, Mrs. Jamie Guin, and
little Jimmy, of Greensboro, who
are visiting here this week.
Mrs. Chandler And
Mrs. Dale Are
Club Hostesses
The Past Matrons and Past Pa
trons Club of Magnolia Chapter
26, OES, was entertained at the
home of Mrs. R. L. Chandler, Sr.,
with Mrs. William Dale as co
hostess Monday night. Mrs. E. L.
Finch is president of the club.
After a business session, there
was a social hour topped off with
the serving of an array of delec
table refreshments.
WHY SUFFER WHEN WE HAVE THE
NEWEST AS WELL AS THE OLD
RELIABLE COLD REMEDIES?
Coldene — Super Anahist
Coriodin — Kriptin — Resistabs
Emprin Compound
4-Way Cold Tablets — Vick's Medi-Mist
Norwich Children's Nose Drops
Guard Cold Tablets — Bayer Aspirin
T-Mist Nasal Spray
St. Joseph Anti-Histamine
Darol Capsules — Stanback
Bromo Quinine — Children's Aspirin
Benzidrex Inhalants
WE WILL BE OPEN
SUNDAY, FEB. 17
REMEMBER THE HUNTER TRIALS
. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16th
Sandhill Drug Company
SOUTHERN PINES
SOUTHERN PINES
HAIRDRESSERS
Celebrate
NATIONAL
Beauty Salon
WEEK
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VISIT YOUR FAVORITE BEAUTY SHOP THIS WEEK
AGNES-DOROTHY
BEAUTY SHOP
110 N. W. Broad—Tel., 2-2701
FRANTHEL
BEAUTY SHOP
120 S. W. Broad—TeL 2-4282
MARENNE
.BEAUTY SHOP
114 W. Penn. Ave.—Tel. 2-4831
TATF'5*
BEAUTY SHOP
157 E. New Hampshire—Tel. 2-8421
VOGUE
BEAUTY SHOP
117 W. Penh, Ave.—Tel. 2-8711
Give Yourself A New Lift For The Spring Season