THXJRSDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1957
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
Pa^e FIVE
Women’s Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
BESSIE CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2 m2
Silver Foils
Tourney Results
Are Announced
The Silver Foils Club’s weekly I
Tuesday tourney—a Twelve Blind |
Holes—6 each 9—event for indivi
duals completed Tuesday at Pine-
hurst, had an entry of 34 members
and the following winners: Class
A—first, Mrs. Daniel O. Delany,
22-22-44; runner-up, Mrs. Francis
Ray, 21-24-45. Class B — first,
Mrs. Mercer C. Hufford, 21-21-42;
runner-up, Mrs. Richard Earle,
21-22-43.
This contest was the last on the
February schedule and the next
Silver Foils Club event will be
held on Tuesday, March 5, with
the playing of the Beatrice S.
Stevens Memorial Cup tourna
ment, in which a trophy for low
net of the field and other prizes
for non-winners will be awarded.
The Country Club’s reserved,
starting times program wiU be in
effect by that date and Silver
Foilers are reminded to sign up
for their “take-off time” in ad
vance.
Thistle Club
Lists Winners
Four tables were at play at
Wednesday afternoon’s meeting
of the Thistle Club, held at the
regular meeting place, the Civic
Club. Winners were Miss Mar
guerite Wolf, Mrs. J. G. deBerry,
Mrs. Arthur Chadwick, and Mrs.
L. W. Bryant.
New County Basketball Champs
GIRL’S CHAMPS for the first time in the
history of the Moore County Tournament, which
spans 30 years, the Carthage girls were jubilant
following the game which they won from Aber
deen 55-52. Members of the squad are Csindace
McDonald, Evelyn Troxler, Patricia Myrick,
Mary Frances Kirby, Hilda Cagle, Virginia
Crabtree, Clara Matthews, Pat Baker, Sara Jo
Allen, Martha Carter, Delia Priest, Mary Ruth
Douglas, Ruth McDonald, Frances Phillips, Pat
sy Crissman, Faye Rogers, Helen Cockman, Jo
Ann Denning, Norma Petree, Betty Jean Brad
shaw and Addie Mae Hunt.
MAPLES FAMILY—-Mr. and Mrs. Walter R.
Maples, seated at center, were given a reception
Sunday on their Golden Wedding Day, by their
children, all except one of whom are shown
with them in this photograph. Reading clock
wise from Mr. Maples are: Mrs. S. D. (Annie)
Bowers, Mrs. Chester (Edith) Maready, Ralph,
Sammy, Eugene, Walter, Jr., James, Mrs. W. M.
(Esther) Fitzgerald, and Mrs. Roland (Kather
ine) Robertson. Mrs. Maples is holding a photo
graph of the absent member, Mrsj Tom (Paul
ine) Waddington, who is in Franck
—Photo by Humphrey
MRS. HORR GIVES TEA AT PINEHURST
HONORING HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER GROUP
Mr. and Mrs. Maples Are Honored On SOth Anniversary
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter R. M^les at 940 South Broad
Street was the seen of a pleasant
get-together of family and friends
Sunday afternoon when children
of the couple gave a reception to
honor their parents on their fif
tieth wedding anniversary.
The Irving room and dining
room were attractively decorated
with yellow roses and other
flowers, arranged by one of their
daughters, Mrs. Morgan Fitzger
ald of Liberty, who, also did the
catering for the reception.
Mrs. Ralph T. Mills greeted
guests at the door and Mrs. M.
G. McRae was in charge of the
register.
In the reviving line were Mr.
and Mrs. Maples and nine pf
their 10 children; Mrs. Dee Bow
ers of Beaufort, S. C.; Mrs. Ro
land Robertson of Troy, James
Allen Maples of Miami, Fla., Mrs;
Morgan Fitzgerald of Liberty,
Walter T. Maples, Jr., and Mrs.
Chester Maready. both of South
ern Pines, R-' a W. Maples of
Miami, Fla., oammy F. Map)es of
Lumberton, and Eugene Maples
of Camp Lejeune.
Mrs. George B. Little poured
punch and Miss Delores Maready
and Mrs. Eugene Maples assisted
in serving. The tiered cake was"*”
decorated in yellow and whi^c |j
an . candles used on table and'*
buffet were flecked with gold.
Mrs. Maples is the former Miss '
Lucy Wicker whose childhood'
home was on the Pinehurst road. '
Mr. Maples was born in Camer
on, son of Mr. and Mrs. James |
Maples. They were married in
the old Shaw House by the late ■
Squire Shaw on February 24,
1907.
Eleven children were born to
the couple, those mentioned
above and two other daughters, |
Mrs. Tom Waddington who is
now in France, where her hus
band is stationed with the US
Army, and Louise, who died in
1940.
Approximately 75 relatives and
friends attended the reception.
Among those from out of town
were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Buck
and daughter, Terry, of Beaufort,
S. C., and Robert and Sonny
Robertson of State CoUege, Ra
leigh, Dee Bowers of Beaufort,
S. C., Roland Robertson of Troy,
Morgan Fitzgerald of Liberty,
Mrs. Ralph Maples of Miami.
Fla., Mrs. Eugene Maples and
Michael Maples of Camp Le
jeune.
In and Out of Town
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Parker and
family of Albemarle spent the
weekend with his mother, Mrs.
R. S. Parker.
Mrs. Lyle D. McDonald, Jr.,
and Lyle III of Raleigh are
spending several days with Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. McDonald at their
home on North May Street.
Mrs. Lawrence Olsen of Hoo-
sick Falls, N. Y., and Miss Mil
dred Ackert of Oneonta, N. Y.,
are houseguests of Mr. and Mrs.
CadwaUader Benedict.
Ike Vem, a well-known pho
tographer of New York City, was
a recent guest at the Howard
Johnson Lodge.
' Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Black
and sons, Danny and Steve, ar
rived this morning from Las
Cruces, N. Mex., to visit Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Ferguson, Mrs.
Black’s parents. Mrs. Ferguson,
who recently underwent surgery
at Moore County Hospital, is re
ported to be doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. Deane M. Evans
and sons, Deane, Jr., and Jimmy,
of Darien, Conn., will arrive Fri
day night to visit Mrs.^ Evans’
parents. Dr. and Mrs. James S.
MUliken.
Mrs. J. B. Cameron and Mrs.
Louis Honeycutt spent Monday
in Raleigh, and called on Mirs.
Cameron’s granddaughter, Aim
Richardson, who^ is in school
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lee of Red
Springs visited Mr. and Mrs. John
Blue last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Mat
thews, Jr., and children, Lana,
Kay, Warren D. Ill, and Mike, of
Fayetteville visited Mrs. W. D.
Matthews Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Matthews, who suffered a back in
jury in a fall at her home several
weeks ago, is improving but is
still in bed the greater part of the
time.
Mrs. Mildred Merrill is expect
ed home on Monday from New
York, where she is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. William D. Campbell for
two weeks. She is having a won
derful visit and seeing many
places of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Baker left
today on a motor trip to Albany,
Ga., where they will be guests of
their son and daughter-in-law, Lt.
and Mrs. W. L. Baker, Jr.
Mrs. Bessie Swearingen is leav
ing this weekend for Enterprise,
Ala., to spend some time with her
son-in-law and daughter, Lt. and
Mrs. Harold Darling.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Stewart
and son, Gary, left Tuesday for
Pensacola, Fla., where Mr. Stew
art has accepted a position.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Cash of
Raleigh and Andy Patterson, a
student at Edwards Military In
stitute, Pineland, were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. George C.
Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Miller of Al
bemarle visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Arey, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Ben
son, and Mrs R. S. Parker Sim-
day.
Miss Shirley Whitaker spent
last week in Waltham, Mass., vis
iting the Leo Walshes.
MRS. CECIL APPLEBERRY
“Mrs. A,” Colorful
Naturalist of National
Fame, To Speak Here
The Civic Garden Club has se
cured as a speaker for its meet
ing on Thursday, March 7, Wil
mington’s colorful “Mrs. A,’
whose interest in the Wilming
ton Bird Club and a permanent
nature museum there have
brought her national fame.
To the uninitiated, “Mrs. A” is
Mrs. Cecil Appleberry. Readers
far and wide know of her
through such publications as
Teale’s “North With the Spring,”
in which Edwin Way Teale, who,
with his wife, traveled 17,000
miles up the eastern shore of
the North American continent
following the track of spring,
describes Mrs. Appleberry as
“One of the most enthusiastic
and capable amateur naturalists
we met on the trip.”
“Mrs. A” has also been inclu
ded in Pettingill’s Guide to Bird
Finding East of the Mississippi,”
Nature Magazine and Girl Scout
Magazine, and in Howard
Cleaves’ movie “Animals in Color
at Midnight.”
A woman of extraordinary hu
mor and energy, she is credited
with having done more than any
one else to stimulate nature in
terest and activities in the Cape
Fear section. She has,been very
active in Girl Scout work, serv
ing as nature counselor for the
Cape Fear area and as a member
of the Board of Directors.
The Garden Club cordiaUy in
vites the Bird Club, Girl Scouts,
and any other garden clubs and
bird lovers to attend the meet
ing and hear this outstanding
speaker. Time of meeting is 3
p. m.
HAVE YOU SEEN . . .
Have you noticed the large
King Alfred jonquils that have
burst into bloom this week in
The Pilot’s front yard?
Mrs. Mulford Horr of Pine
hurst entertained for 75 guests
at tea Wednesday at the Pine
hurst Country Club in honor of
all volunteer workers of the
Moore County Hospital Woman’s
Auxiliary.
Mrs. Horr is chairman of the
floor workers who distribute
mail, arrange flowers and work
in the hospital supply room.
Mrs. Alwin L. FoUey, president
of the Women’s Auxiliary, wel
comed guests and reported that
the biannuEil meeting Of the Aux
iliary will be held in early May
at the Nurses’ Home in Pine
hurst. She also reported that Mr.
Warman of the Dunes Club had
offered again their services for
the benefit dinner to be held
March 11.
Mrs. Folley announced that
confirmation of the Spring Fash
ion Show given by Razook’s, Inc.,
and the Carolina Hotel had not
yet been made.
Mrs. Horr spoke to her guests
of the successful support the
floor workers had given during
the past season. She emphasized,
however, the continuing need for
volunteers in the near future
when the opening of the new
v/ing will increase the demands
of volunteer services. Volunteers
will also be needed when in the
near future a cart service from
the hospital canteen and an in
formation desk will become part
of the Auxiliary program.
Those attending the tea were
members and volunteers from
Aberdeen, Carthage, Southern
Pines and Pinehurst.
Garden Club, Meeting
At Mrs. Milliken’s,
Has Novel Program
Mrs. James S. MUliken was
hostess to the Southern Pines
Garden Club at its monthly meet
ing Monday afternoon, with 20
members attending.
Mrs. Claude Reams, president,
conducted a business session in
which plans for the annual Spring
Homes and Gardens Tour were
discussed. The exact date of this
popular event will be announced
later.
Also coming up for lengthy dis
cussion was the planting of the
school courtyard, which will be
the club”s major project for the
year.
Mrs. L. T. Avery, program
chairman, had arranged a novel
program that proved to be of
much interest. Each member had
been asked to bring to the meet
ing her favorite garden gadget,
prepared to explain its use and to
tell members where such gadgets
could be procured.. This exchange
pf information is expected to re
sult in many additions to eager
gardeners’ equipment.
Tea was served at the conclu
sion of the program.
Ruth Class of
Baptist Church
Holds Meeting
The Ruth Class of the First
Baptist Church met Monday night
at the home of Mrs. B. C. Mc-
White on Indiana Avenue for a
business and social session.
Mrs. Norman Caudle conducted
devotions and Mrs. Calvin How
ell, president, presided over a bus
iness session during which several
matters were discussed, including
visiting of members who had been
absent for a while.
Miss Ahna Chalker, a case
worker with the Welfare Depart
ment, gave a summary of her
work.
Refreshments Were served by
the hostess during the social hour.
Others attending, in addition to
those already mentioned, were
Mrs. L. T. Heill, Miss Jeanne
Saunders, Mrs. Grady Wright,
Mrs. Bob Howard, Mrs. Barbara
Raper, Mrs. Herman Shaw, Mrs.
Hoke Coon, Mrs. Gay Rlue, Mrs.
James Clayton, Mrs. B. PI. Weeks,
Mrs. M. G. McRae, mid Mrs.
George Little, a total of 16.
Dogwood Grove
Elects Delegates
To State Convention
Dogwood Grove No. 253 of the
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
met Wednesday evening in the
Woodmen hall with president
Florence E. Perham presiding.
During the business session the
members voted to make a contri
bution to the heart fund.
Mrs. Perham was elected as a
delegate to the state convention in
Charlotte April 26, 27 and 28, with
Stella Homaday and Louise Crain
as alternates. Mary Scott Newton
will attend and fill the office of
first state vice president.
A report of the recent Valentine
party given by the circle for the
junior members of the grove and
their friends was given by Bette
Bohlander and Stella Homaday,
who were responsible for the en
tertainment the 25 youngsters
thoroughly enjoyed.
Grove inspection was postponj"
ed from March until the May
meeting.
Miss Pauline Crain was wel
comed as a new member.
Coca-Colas and cookies were
served by Mrs. Bohlander and
Mrs. Perham duripg the social pe
riod.
Aberdeen Shop To
Stage Fashion Show
For Civic Club
New spring styles in their gay
colors from McLean Style Shop
in Aberdeen, outfits for sports and
dress events, will be shown at the
Civic Club building beginning at
8 p.m. next Tuesday when Mc
Lean Style Shop of Aberdeen
stages a Fashion Show to benefit
the Civic Club. It promises to be
an event of much interest.
The Civic Club is endeavoring
to pay off the mortgage on its
building and proceeds of the
Fashion! Show will be applied on
the debt.
Farmers marketed about 2 to 3
per cent more products in 1956
than in 1955. Cash receipts from
farm marketings were up about
the same percentage as market
ing. With additional income ‘ re
ceived from soil bank and wool
incentive programs, farm opera
tors realized net income for the
year rose for the first time since
1951.
COUNTY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS—Aberdeen’s Red Dev
ils, defending champions of the Moore County Conference, de
feated Southern Pines Saturday night in Carthage to retain th&
title for another year. Pictured here, but in no particular order,,
are Sunny Smith, Harvey White, Gwynii Voss, Mike Holden,,
Larry Littleton, John Caldwell, Ken Carrington, Wilson TeaL
BiUy Marks, Styers Green, Jim Veasey, Raymond Wilson, Terry
Farmer, Marvin Lewis, Wade Walters, Eddie Garrison, Arnold
Baker, Eddie Geer and BUly Marks.
21st SEASON
(A Chartered Private Club)
NOW OPEN
—FEATURING—
DAVE LESTER
and his Society Orchestra
Coming from the Americana Hotel in Miami
WOODSIDE SISTERS
From the Arthur Godfrey Show
Located 2 miles from Southern Pines
on Midland Road
Phone Pinehurst 4604 for-reservations
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