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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1957
Women’s Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
BESSIE CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2'fi9I2
Jordan J. Frassineti
Is New Member of
State Bar Association
Jordan J. Frassineti is now a
member of the North Carolina
Bar. He recently received his
LL.B. degree from the law school
of the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill, and last
week successfully passed the
State Bar examination.
Mr. Freissineti and his fiancee,
Miss Elizabeth Studdert of Mid
land, Tex., who is doing graduate
study at UNC, spent last week
end here with his mother, Mrs.
Edward Gordon-Mann, and fam
ily.
Paul Jones Family
Has House Guests
F'rom Tennessee
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones and
young son, Joe, have as guests at
their home at 620 Valley Road
Mr. and Mrs. William; Hooper
and Miss Jane Hooper of Hum
boldt, Tenn. Mrs. Hooper and
daughter came by plane to Char
lotte, where they were met by
the Jones family, and after a
few days in Southern Pines, the
Joneses and their guests went to
Myrtle Beach, S. C., to spend last
week, returning Sxmday. Mr.
Hooper drove here to join
group Sunday night.
VACATION SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT SET
FOR SUNDAY, WIDE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
Commencement exercises for ' ' '
the Church of Wide Fellowship’s
daily vacation Bible school will
be held as a part of the 10 a. m.
.service Sunday morning, and
parents of the children are es
pecially invited and urged to be
present, according to Roger
Gibbs, director of the school,
which started on Monday of last
week, and is continuing through
tomorrow (Friday).
Seventy-eight boys and girls
from four years of age through 13
have been enrolled in the school,
and their commencement will
consist of songs, recitations, and
handwork, the latter to be exhib
ited as a part of the service, and
in the educational building.
Friday morning from 11:30 to
noon, a ‘last day” picnic will be
held in the fellowship hall, to
which parents of the children are
invited, also.
Miss Mary Jane PriUaman is
assist^t director, and the fol
lowing are serving on the facul
ty: Beginner Department, Mrs.
T. E. Shockley, Miss Barbara
Blackwelder and Mrs. Eugene
Blackwelder; Primary, Miss
|Mary Jane PriUaman; Junior,
\lrs. Charles Austin; Teen-age,
Mrs. R. M. Cushman, Jr.; Handi
crafts, Mrs. Elmer Donaldson,
Mrs. Roger Gibbs, and Elmer
Donaldson. y
Mrs. Stanley Austin and Mrs.
Gibbs are co-chairmen of the re
freshment committee; Mrs. Gibbs
heads the transportation commit
tee; pianists are Mrs. Lillian
Miles Raymond, Mrs. R. M.
Cushman, Jr., and Mrs. T. R
Shockley; and Miss Gerrie Madi-
gan is serving as secretary.
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Miss JoAnne Harriss
Is Brifiesmaid In
Wedding At Kannapolis
Miss JoAnne Harriss was a
bridesmaid in the wedding of
Miss Royce Jeroline Watts and
Ned Grady Robinette, both of
Kannapolis, who were married in
the First Baptist Church there at
5 o’clock on Saturday, August 3.
Another bridesmaid. Miss Bar
bara Proctor of Lincolnton, and
Miss Harriss taught with the
bride in the A. L. Brown High
School at Kannapolis last year.
'They entertained for her at a
luncheon at Chirburko’s in Kan
napolis as a pre-nuptial courtesy.
The bridegroom is in the teach
ing profession, also.
Misses Alberta And
Blanche Monroe of West
End Entertain Guests
The family of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Monroe of West End
held their annual get-together last
weekend at, the Monroe home
with Misses Alberta and Blanche
Monroe. In the group were Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Monroe and fam
ily, including their little grand
daughter, Cherril Bryson, all of
Charlotte, Dr. and Mrs. C. R.
Monroe and daughters, Mary and
Anne, of Pinehurst, and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred B. Monroe of West End
and their son John Lauchlin Mon
roe, who is a rising senior at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
Miss Mary Hebe Degler of
Cleveland, Ohio, a former anes
thetist at Moore Memorial Hospi
tal who is now supervisor of anes
thetists in a Cleveland hospital,
also her niece, Mrs. Stanley Chid-
dister and two sons, of Lancaster,
Pa., left Saturday after spending
a week with the Misses Monroe.
Mrs. Tom West and Miss EUen
Bruton of Chadboum visited the
group on Tuesday, and Mrs. Vio
let Yoimg, assistant superintend
ent of nurses at Moore Memorial
Hospital, was a dinner guest in
the Monroe home Friday evening.
Calling on Miss Blanche Mon
roe Sunday were Mrs. Kenneth
Foushee of Sanford, Miss Lillian
Cole of Cameron, Mrs. Hawley
Poole of West End, Mrs. Myrtle
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Earl Bruton, Mrs.
Elva Ewing and Miss Annie
Campbell, of Candor, and Miss
Luna Monroe of Southern Pines.
Miss Blanche Monroe, while at
tending the N. C. State Classroom
Teachers’ meeting at the Blue
Ridge assembly last spring, slip
ped on a freshly waxed floor as
she was leaving for home and suf
fered a broken hip. She has been
recuperating at home following a
stay at Moore Memorial Hospital,
and her friends will be interested
to know that she is getting along
so well that she expects to be
ready to return to her classroom
when school opens. She teaches
in the primary department of the
West End school.
Jeffrey Lee Williams
Has Birthday Party
A 7 p.m. party Monday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Barrett
Harriss marked the first birthday
of their little grandson, Jeffrey
Lee Williams, who with his moth
er, Mrs. Raymond Williams (Mar
tina Harriss) is here from Fay
etteville on a visit. Sixteen chil
dren were there to celebrate with
Jeffrey Lee.
The birthday cake was in the
form of a circus tent and this was
served with a special treat—
homemade ice cream. Party hats
and favors added to the fun, and
pictures were made to record the
event. Je:^rey’s father was here
for the party, also, as were moth
ers of the little guests.
Mrs. James Ratliff
Is Circle Hostess
The Virginia Oliver Circle of
the First Baptist Church met
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs.
James Ratliff. Mrs. Ray Huffman
was enrolled as a new member
and Mrs. Houser of Pennsylvania
was a guest, bringing the attend
ance to 11.
Mrs. Ned Bushby conducted the
devotions and Mrs. J. H. Caulfield
led the program.
Looking Ahead
Church Circle Meets
With Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. W. M. Mitchell of Midland
Road was hostess to Presbyterian
Circle 10 'Tuesday morning, with
nine members attending. Miss
Effie Bailey conducted the Bible
study and Mrs. Mitchell led the
“Let’s Talk About . . .” discussion
from Presbyterian Women.
CHURCH WOMEN
The monthly meeting of
Brownson Memorial Presbyteri
an Women of the Church will be
held at 8 p. m. Monday in the
church sanctuary, with Mrs. J.
W. Causey, chairman of church
extension, in charge of the pro
gram.
A film, “The Church In Thy
House,” will be shown, and MisS
Elaine Berrong, Brownson Mem
orial’s educational director, will
report on Camp Monroe activi
ties. Miss Berrong served as a
counselor there for a while dur
ing the summer, and a number
of boys and girls from this
church have attended the camp.
BAPTIST MEETING
The Women’s Missionary Socie
ty of the First Baptist Church will
meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, August
20, at the church.
Miss Vonnie Mae Frye
And Cranford Allred
Are Wed At Vass
In a private ceremony at the
Methodist parsonage in Vass at 8
p.m. Saturday, August 10, Miss
Vonnie Mae Frye, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Frye, became
the bride of Cranford Allred, son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Allred of
-Aberdeen.
The Rev. T. Fant Steele, Jr., of
ficiated at the double ring cere
mony, which was perfonhed in
the presence of the bridegroom’s
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Black of Pinehurst, Eind
Mrs. Steele.
The bride was wearing a pea
cock blue dress with white acces
sories and a corsage of pink car
nations.
Mrs. Allred is a 1957 graduate
of Vass-Lakeview High School
and is employed by the Aberdeen
Hosiery Mill in Aberdeen. Mr.
Allred attended high school in
Aberdeen and is employed by the
Aberdeen Coca-Cola Bottling
Company.
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INS AND OUTS
Miss Letha Copeland spent last
weekend in Charlotte.
Mrs. Howard Butler and son,
Dan, went to Kushequa, Pa., last
week to spend the remainder of
the month. Mr. Butler drove up'
with them and returned.
Mrs. Frank Walker spent last
week in Sanford with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Ray Backlund, and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Freeman
left Sunday for their home in
New York after visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Douglas.
Jeffrey Freeman, who had been
with his grandparents for the
summer, returned home with
hem.
Mr. and Mrs.' W. H. Sitton and
daughters, Dolly and Cathy, of
Charlotte spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. James Prim. Carole
Anne Prim, who had been visiting
the Sittons for a week, returned
to Southern Pines with them.
Mrs. Irie Leonard and son,
Gregg, are leaving Saturday for
Burlington to spend about a week
with her mother, Mrs. J. R. Cop
land, Sr.
Capt. and Mrs. Ralph Kester
and son, Wayne, of West Palm
Beach, Fla., former residents of
Knollwood apartments, stopped
by to see Mr. and Mrs. Irie Leon
ard this morning. The Leonards
are entertaining as their house
guests from today until Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Wyrick of
Yuma, Ariz., who are in North
■’Carolina for three months.
Melanie Montesanti
Has Birthday Party
Melanie M. Montesanti, three-
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dante Montesanti, was hon
ored at a birthday pau^ty at her
home at 345 Country Club Road
from 3 to 4 p. m. Tuesday. 'The
tots had a good time playing in
doors, and watching as Melanie
opened the many gifts she re
ceived.
Mrs. Montesanti was assisted
in entertaining and in serving
ice cream, heart-shaped cakes,
each bearing the figure ''‘3,”
chocolate milk and lollipops by
Adrienne Montesanti), Cathy
Wilson and Susan Ewing. Party
hats and balloons were given as
favors.
Melanie’s small guests were:
Joy Page, Jean and Micky Hrm-
nemann, Kathryn Ewing, Mat
thew Mills, Mark Branigan, Rob
ert Buchholz, Brad Montesanti.
Todd McKinney, Jimmy Hower
ton, and Mark Lowstutter.
Mothers attending the party
were Mrs. Joe Montesanti, Mrs.
John Buchholz, Mrs. R. N. Page,
III, Mrs. Lynn McKinney, Mrs.
Russell Mills, Mrs. John Hun-
nemann, and Mrs. William J.
Wilson.
Mrs. Jones Reports
On Convention
Of BPO Does
Drove 42, Benevolent Patriotic
Order of Does, met in regular
session last week- and heard an
interesting report on the Na
tional Convention held at Idaho
J ails, Idaho, given by their pres
ident, Alma Jones, who was the
official delegate. She gave the
total attendance as 438 and next
year’s convention city as Albu
querque, N. Mex.
The new Supreme President,
Lillian Tomilson of Ogden, Utah,
is to visit here next spring when
Southern Pines is hostess to the
State meeting.
Melba Bushby reported that
the Sanatorium committee had
visited the children at McCain
Sanatorium, taking gifts, toilet
ries and clothing.
'The Fall Festival to be held in
September was brought to the
attention of members by the
chairman, Louise Johnson, and
the discussion brought out the
fact that members are already
engaged in plaiming their pro
jects.
MRS. THOMAS JOHN FREDERICK BECKER
OVER 1,000 PEOPLE FROM 43 COUNTRIES
ARE PRESENT AT BECKER-DEANE WEDDING
Miss Agnes Carol Deane, i bourtie, Australia; and John
daughter o£fomer_Conpessman! Hugh Vanes Nowell, Runcorn,
England.
Wedding Banquet
Immediately following the
marriage, both of the couples
were hosts at a banquet for all
attending the wedding. After
wards, at a reception featuring
songs from the MRA internation
al chorus, guests from Japan,
England, Germany, India, Africa,
New Zealand, Hollywood, Scan
dinavia, and a refugee who took
part in the Hungarian revolu
tion, delivered some of the many
messages received from all over
the world. The Minister-Presi
dent of Lower Saxony, Germany,
Heinrich Hellwege, and the for
mer U. S. Secretary of the In
terior, Oscar Chapman, were
among those who sent telegrams.
fFoillowing the graduation of
Mrs. Becker from the Rocking-
hapi High School in ,J951, she
gave her full time to the work of
Moral Re-Armament in this
country and in Europe and Asia.
She has sung with the interna
tional chorus of MRA and has
taken key parts in several ideo
logical plays. In 1955 she travel
ed through Asia, the Middle
East, Africa and Europe with the
world statesmen’s mission at the
invitation of the heads of state
and leaders of government.
Mr. Becker was educated at
the well-known British school.
Charterhouse. He is an accom
plished musician and actor. Like
Mrs. Becker, he has traveled ex
tensively with the force of Moral
Re-Armament in Asia, Europe
and America and has spent biuch
lime working in many of the key
cities of Africa.
Following their wedding trip
Mr. and Mrs. Becker will return
to Mackinac Island to rejoin the
MRA Assembly of Nations.
Mrs, W. H. Thomley and Mrs.
Mattie H. Currie, of CHiarleston,
S. C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Blue and Mrs. Jean Edsoru
and Mrs. Charles B. Deane of
Rockingham, became the bride of
Thomas John Frederick Becker
of London, England on Tuesday,
August 6. He is the son of Mrs.
John Guise and the late George
Becker.
The ceremony uniting this
couple followed immediately the
marriage of Mr. Becker’s sister
Jane to Herbert Allen of Seattle,
Wash., in a double wedding cere
mony.
Over 1,000 people from 43 dif
ferent countries attending the
Moral Re-Armament Assembly
of Nations were present at thq
service, which took place in the
Great Hall of the Assembly Cen
ter, Mackinac Island, Mich.
'The marriage was performed
by the Rt. Rev. George West,
formerly Bishop of Rangoon,
Burma.
Special Guests
Among the chief guests were
Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman, initi
ator of Moral Re-Armament;
General Ho Ying-chin, chairman
of the Military Strategy Advis
ory Board of Formosa and former
Prime Minister of China; Major
General Hayaddin, Pakistan Mil
itary Attache in Washington;
six members of the British House
of Commons; Prince Castelbarco
of Italy, and Senator Shidzue
Kato, member of the Upper
House in the Japanese Diet.
H. W. “'‘Sunny” Austin, former
British Davis Cup tennis star,
gave the address. He spoke of the
far-reaching effectiveness of the
lives of both the bride and Mr.
Becker in many nations and
iround the world in bringing an
.“jnswer to Communism and in
creating unity at a time when
division was on the increase.
Their marriage, he said, because
it was based on absolute moral
standards would unite not only
two people from different nations
but would give hope and faith to
many.
Mr. Deane gave his daughter
in marriage. She wore a long-
sleeved gown of white peau de
soie. The skirt was straight in
front and gathered into a bustle
at the back from which two pan
els fell forming a train. She wore
a crown of orange blossoms
v/luch held a ballerina-length
veil in place. A spray of garden
ias, white carnations, and pink
roses made up her bouquet.
Mrs. Blanton Belk of Summit,
N. J., and Richmond, Va., was
matron of honor. The bridesmaids
v/ere Mrs. John Hallward, Mon
treal, Canada, and Miss Anne
Twitchell, New York City. They
wore floor-length dresses of lilac-
colored organdy over taffeta. The
other I,bridesmaids were Mrs.
Anne Howard, London, England,
who wore a Greek national cos
tume belonging to her mother’s
family; Miss Jon van Os, The
Hague, who wore a Dutch cos
tume; and Miss Madi Hegetsch-
weiler of St. Gallen, Switzerland,
who wore her national costume.
The bridesmaids carried baskets
of mauve and pink zinnias,
phlox, asters, and baby’s breath.
'The bride’s mother wore a
gown of aqua lace over taffeta.
Mr. Becker’s best man was the
bride’s brother, Charles Deane,
Jr. ’The ushers were John M.
Hallward, Montreal, Canada;
.Terome Nelson, Los Angeles,
Calif.; Vere C. James, London,
England; Saami Contractor, Bom-
Mrs. C. R. Mills
Plays For Wedding of
Niece At Chapel Hill
Mrs. C. R. Mills went to Chap
el Hill last Friday and pltyed for
the wedding of her niece. Miss
Jane Kelly, and Dr. Thad Mon
roe, which took place in the
Baptist Church there at 5 p. m.
Saturday. She returned home
Sunday.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. HoUie Olive Kelly
of Apex, and Dr. Monroe is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thad-
deus Monroe of Fayetteville. They
will make their home in Raleigh.
The bride is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina with
a B.S. degree in nursing. She was
formerly employed as a staff
nurse in the operating room at N.
C. Memorial Hospital, ^Chapel
Hill, and will be employeerin Ral
eigh as an instructor with the De
partment of Nursing Education at
State Hospital.
Dr. Monroe is a graduate of Da
vidson College and the University
of North Carolina School of Medi
cine. He is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa honorary fraternity. Beta
Theta Pi social fraternity. Alpha
Omega Alpha honorary medical
fraternity, and Phi Chi. He in
terned at Massachusetts General
Hospital in Boston and is now a
resident on the psychiatry staff
at N. C. Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Henry Jones
Is Honored At
Farewell Parties
Honoring Mrs. Henry Jones,
who with her children, Henry, Jr.,
Jane and Susan, will leave Mon
day to join Captain Jones ki
France, Mrs. Irie Leonard, Mrs.
Charles Cole, and Mrs. Joe Mar-
ley entertained around 25 guests
at a Coke party at Mrs. Marley’s
Friday morning.
Sandwiches, cheese biscuits,
cookies and Coke were served
and informal conversation was
enjoyed.
Mrs. Jones was complimented
again on Monday afternoon when
Mrs. ’Victor Sheppard gave a tea
for 15 guests.
Dr. Vida McLeod,
Injured In Fall,
Is Hospital Patient
Dr. Vida McLeod of 265 North
Ridge Street, is playing the role
of patient at Moore Memorial
Hospital, and reports of her prog
ress indicater>that she can be a
wonderful patient, as well as a
wonderful doctor.
Shortly after 2 p. m. Tuesday,
Dr. McLeod fell when a rug skid
ded on a waxed floor in her
home. She returned to her office
for the afternoon hours, but that
evening suffered intense pain
A doctor wa? called, and- she was
sent by ambulance to the hospi
tal, where an examination re
vealed a broken left hip. Siu-gery
v/as performed the following
morning, and-xthe doctor-patient
is getting along nicely.
Dr. McLeod’s children, Alex,
a Duke medical student who is
doing research work this sum
mer, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
McLeod of Charleston, S. C., vis
ited her as soon as they learned
of the accident, and they will re
turn this weekend for another
visit.
Preston Matthews
Is Here From Alaska
Preston Matthews of the An
chorage Daily News, Anchorage,
Alaska, arrived Tuesday to visit
his mother, Mrs. 'W. D. Matthews.
He is the Alaskan delegate to the
International 'Typographical
Union convention to be held in
New York City August 17-20. He
will go to New York Friday, and
will return to Southern Pines the
middle of next week to spend a
few days more before going
back to Alaska.
Officers Club Of
Eastern Star Has
Outdoor Supper
'The Past Matrons and Past Pa
trons Club, Eastern Star, met
Monday evening with Mrs. Ed
win Causey at the Forrest-Caus
ey lake cottage near Lakeview.
Mrs. M. G. McRae was co-host
ess.
A short business session was
held, and an outdoor hamburger
and hot dog supper was enjoyed
complete with baked beans, toss
ed salad and tea.
After a singing and “gab ses
sion,” homemade ice cream was
served.
Club memibers with their
guests included: Mr. and Mrs. 'Ty-
lon Stubbs and Mark, of Pine
hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd ’Wool-
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Council,
Mrs. Ralph Chandler, Sr., Mrs.
Leta McAdams, Mr. and Mrs. M.
G. McRae and Carolyn, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Sitterson, and Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Causey.
Lt. And Mrs. Devins
Take Trips In Italy
Mrs. Edward Gordon-Mann has
received news, from her daughter
that she and her husband, 1st Lt.
J. Herbert Devins, Jr., are visit
ing in Puccini Coiano, near Siena,
to attend the Palio of Siena. They
will visit other friends and rela
tives at Forte dei Marmi, near
Florence, also
Wide Fellowship
Church School Picnic
Set For Wednesday
The aimual chxu'ch school pic
nic of the Church Of Wide Fel
lowship will be held at Pinebluff
Lake next Wednesday. Sand-
v/iches are to be carried by those
who attend. Beverage and ex
tras will be furnished by the
church school.
Cars will meet at the church
at 3:30 p. m. for those who wish
to go to the lake for swimming,
and it is hoped that many will go
at this time. Supper will be at
6 o’clock.
All members of the church
and church school are invited to
attend.
Duplicate Club
Lists Winners
Mrs. James Besley and Boy
Grinnell were winners in the
Sandhills Duplicate Bridge
Club’s play Tuesday night. In
second place were Mrs. B. W.
Dickinson and Mrs. L. Fetner of
Hamlet, and in third, Mr. and
Mrs. I. B. Hall of Fayetteville.
PIERRE T. SPENCER, JR.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre T. Spen
cer, of 565 East Indiana Avenue,
are the parents of a son, Pierre
T., Jr., bom ’Thursday, August
8, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. They
have three daughters, Lee, 10
years of age, Lynn, nine, and
Deana, a year and a half.
The Spencers have resided in
Southern Pines two years. He
was in the service when they
moved here. They liked South
ern Pines BO much that they de
cided to stay, and have bought a
home here. Mr. Spencer is with
the Pmdential Life Insurance
Company.
, . Lt. Devins is sta
tioned at Vicenza in Italy .‘and
, — they are living at Abano Terme,
bay, India; Ronald Pratt, Mel- near Venice.
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been engaged in the important task of
compounding your doctor’s prescrip
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It has been our job to compound the
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We shall remain constantly alert to the
rapid advance of modern medicines;
Your doctor’s prescription will be com
pounded to the exactness of his order
when it is-placed in our hands. '
Above all, the good health of our com
munity shall be foremost in our minds
and we shall extend every effort to
keep' it so.
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